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CUB ONLY DEMOOUATIO PAPER IN
WEIlHTEIt COUNTY
FIT!
If you are "fit" to meet the"
demands which these thrilling
times make on every man
Look Fit!
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Lots of men are fit
brain and physique but their
pearance fails to show the fad.
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A county food administrator in Ne
braska, with power to effect his own
committees, will be named by Gurdon
W. Wattles immediately upon his re
turn from Washington. This admins-
trator wll be the chief executive of the
county and will be as supremo in his
district as Mr. Wattles ia in the state.
Hia duties will bo that of seeing
that the provisions of the food control
act aro carried out. All county ad
ministrators will bo called in to Om
aha for a conference, when they will
be given Information of the working
of the department.
The Government will not fix the
price of cattle and sheep at the pres
ent time. That decision came from
Joseph Cotton, meat director, and was
made public Saturday.
In order to stimulate the production
of hogs, a minimum price of $15.G0
per hundred for hogs farrowed next
spring lias been established, thisbased
on a ratio of 13 to 1, with price of
corn as a basis of the price.
The Food Administration commits
itself to a policy of keeping hands oft
in tho matter of price fixing of cattle
and sheep as long ns prices arc fair
and the producers secure a fair profit,
according to E. L. Burke, chairman of
the Nebraska live stock committee.
"Patriotism and the prospect of fair
prices should stimulate cattle and
sheep feeders to renewed cITerts to in
crease production." continued Mr.
Burke, who is one of tho largest cat
tle feeders in tho state.
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We have the Right Clothes to make
you ' look Jit.
Hamilton -Cather Clothing Co.
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Congrcgationnl Church Notes
Sunday, the 18th, Mrs. Mitchell,
pastor, gave an interesting sermon
from the Gospel of Luke, 4, 34.
Wednesday, Nov. 14, at the home of
Miss Cotting, a Woman's Society wns
organized and officers elected as fol
lows: Mrs. Lois Cowdcn, president,
Mrs. Jennie Flatt, .vice president, Mrs.
Edna Caldwell, secretary and Miss E.
Cotting, treasurer. The first regular
meeting is to be held with Mrs. Edna
Caldwell Friday, Nov. 23. Meetings
on alternate Fridays thereafter.
November 25th, Sunday bchool at
ten o'clock a. m., tegular morning
service at eleven o'clock; evening ser
vice at 7:30. At tho morning service
a thank offering will be taken for the
suffering Armenians and Syrians. Tho
public is cordially invited to all services.
Fattening Poultry for Market
The season of greatest demand for
maikct poultry is approaching. Most
of the market poultry on the Nebraska
farms and town lots can bo profitably
fattened if good rations are fed and
the stock is handled in the right way,
accouling to the poultry department
of tho college of agriculture. A grain
ration of sixty per cent finely ground
corn meal and forty per cent oats,
moistened with buttermilk or skim
milk to a mortar like consistency
makes a very palatable and highly
digestible ration. Full feeds should
not be given at first, but each feed
should be increased until on tho third
day tho birds aro getting all they can
cat in a twenty-minute feeding period,
morning, noon and night.. Best re
sults aro secured when the birds are
confined to a cage or small yard.
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F you want your home
Store or garage wired let
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on the job, complete.
The Knocker's Prayer
(The Docket.)
In the case of Bloodwoith vs. Times
Publishing Company, 193 Southwest
ern Reporter, 527, Judge Wood of the
Arkansas supremo court, said, in sub
stance, that where defendants in one
part of its paper referred to plaintiff
as a "knocker," and it was alleged
that he was the person specifically
meant, it furnished the necessary col
loquium to show that the following
prayer published in the same paper
applied to the ilaintiff:
"The Knocker's Prayer: Lord, please
don't let this town grow. I've been
heio for many years and during thai
time I've fought every public im
provement. I've knocked on every
thing and everybody. No firm or in
dividual has established a business
here without my doing all I could to
put them out of business. I've lied
about them, and would have stolen
f rom them, nf I had had the courage.
I am against building a new church,
even though I gave nothing. I am
against the electric light fianchise
being granted to George Booster,
George Washington, or Jim Tom1." It
pains me, O, Lord, to see that in spite
of my knocking the town is growing.
Then, too, more people might come
here which would cause me to lose
some of my pull. I ask, therefore,
to keep this town at a standstill that
I may be one of tho chiefs. Amen!"
Hastings Tribune.
Much Nebraska Corn Being Cribbed
Before It Is Cured
Letters to the Food Administration
from all parts of the state say that
com is being cribbed before it has
been thoroughly cured and that in
many instances corn is spoiling and
has been thrown away.
These letters further suggest that
husking and cribbing should be de
layed where the corn is not cured un
til the moisture has been eliminated.
Soft com with great moisture in the
cob is the statement of those who have
written.
When the live stock committee met
in Omaha recently it was stated that
a great amount of soft corn was in
the Nebraska fields, and that this
corn should have immediate attention.
Is it Mere Superstition? !
To the tfdftbr' Red Cloud Chief:
In the Mfssouri Valley Fanner I
noticed a very interesting essay on the
influence of the moon, written by Tom
McNcal, in which he quotes the say
ings of men of literature, men sup
posed to possess good common sense,
most of them being editors ot widely
circulated papers. He mentions in his
essay that many persons attribute
most marvelous powers to the moon;
some men, he says, will not plant po
tatoes, build a fence, shingle tho roofs
of houses, butcher their hogs, trim
their whiskers or corns unless the
moon is right. M. B. Loop of Gcncsco,
Kas., (who devoted much time and
study to this moon question as to its
influcccc on the earth) says there is
nothing in it. Ho quotes from the
Christian Advocate, which says that
there is no fact to support tho moon
theory; that it is mcro superstition.
The Toledo Blade, Harper's Weekly
and the Scientific Journal are all un
animous in maintaining that the
phases of the moon have no influence
on vegetation or the weather and its
belief is a degrading and idle super
stition, a silly rot, and that no intel
ligent person should believe. I must
say that it affords me very little pleas
ure or neither docs it give me any de
gree of comfort to read these state
ments in talking so antagonistic and
trying to lessen or defame the great
power, influence and reputation of the
moon, Tho Queen of all the heavenly
bodies, our nearest neighbor confer
ring untold benefits and blessings and
throwing light on land and sea at a
most opportune time when the eye of
heaven deserts us. It does not mean
or follow that because tho moon is
not so big or as rich as our planet
that we should disparage or lessen the
reputation or popularity of the form
er, wc should not be selfish, give to
every one and every thing its dues,
give to Caesar what belongs to Cae
sar, neither should wo bo too radical
because she gets full once a month.
Now I wish to state according to
my opinion that the quotations or
statements of all these learned men
aro entirely wrong. They aro too
much isolated in this part of, the coun
try to find out or analyze with any
degree of scientific correctness thefull
power and influence of the moon.
There are many reasons that can be
adduced to prove the mighty influence
of the moon where it plays its part
and performs its functioin on the ani
mal, vegetable and mineral kingdom.
Back in the western part of Donegal,
Ireland, where I came from, there is
an island the name of Inniskcl a little
over a mile from the mainland where
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We order any special fixtures you
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WIRING
A Royal Neighbor
Kensington for the benefit of the
Auxllllary of tho Red Cross Chapter
was held at the home 6f Mrs. J, M.
Burgess, Nov. 21, 1017. The hostess
was assisted by Mesdatnes Glen Wnl
ker, Tress Himvood and Walter War
ren. During the afternoon the company
was entertained by n ladles quartette
consisting of Miss Hazel Maladen, Mos
ilames nallle Thomas, Ed Gnrber aud
B. 0 Ellis, also by little Miss Tlipmns
Saunders, whiuh was greatly appreci
ated by all present. '
A luncheon wns served to a large
number of ladles and gentlcmnn, con.
ststing of ice cream and cake. The
proceeds taken In was $ 11.00 and (was
turned over to tho Auxiliary of the
Red Cross. Onk Who Was Tiiuiie,
M. A. ALBRIGHT t
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ROCKING
CHAIRS
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Have just received a large
of ROCKING CHAIRS
assortment
in all sizes
Annual Benefit Dauce will bu given
at tho Masoniu Hall on Thanksgiving
evening. Proceeds to be given to the
War Relief' Club, for Red Cross Work.
ships of large calibre can passthrough
at certain times just as the moon wills
or sees fit. At new moon and mole
particularly when she gets full this
spece (about a mile and a half) is as
dry as a bone at twelve o'clock, what
we term lpw watoj mark. Kach suc
ceeding' day an hour later just the
same as when she gets full here she
rises im hour later, bo you must in
fer that notwithstanding tho fierce in
vincible and domineering aspect of the
Atlantic and other oceans they must
all submit unto the laws of nature and
jurisdiction of the monn. Again, some
say they will butcher when they get
ready, paying no attention to the
moon. Well sir, I knew many that ex
perimented to their own cost. One
man up here in Smith county (an old
bachelor) purchased a hog from a
neighbor weighing 350 pounds, which
he butchered late last spring, paying
no attention to the light or dark of
the moon. His neighbors instructed
him not to butcher until the dark of
the moon, but as he was cettine meat
hungry he did not wish to wait that
long, so he went ahead. Tho weather
was getting warm and lest it would
spoil, he fried it down. Tho conse
quence was that it all turned into
lam except the lull ot a two gallon
crock of inferior lean meat. So the
old bechclor felt kind of cheap, still
he came out all right as ho sold the
lard for thirty cents a pound which
camo to the price of the hog and hav
ing enough lard left to last him sev
eral months. Again I could enumerate
hundreds of cases where farmers in
f;ood years plentcd potatoes in the
ight of the moon and did not realize
even the seed they planted. I also
wish to mention that I knew a man
back in Donegal, Ireland, who
trimmed his whiskers when the sign
was not right. His name was Andy
Gilespie, the consequence was that his
whiskers plus his side locks, never
grew again, the Btubble and roots be
gan to decay so afterward ho looked
as pale as a corpse, his whole phys
iognomy wob a barren waste, but by
some strange coincidence, the loss he
sustained in the one case was eouallv
counterbalanced by a heavy and lux
uriant coat of hair he received on his
apex, the latter occurrence was instru
mental in giving the old man much
joy, life ana vigor.
So in conclusion, I wish to say that
I do not wonder one bit for tho moon
show us a cold shoulder and a dark
countenance for our lack of respect,
obedlcnco and appreciation.
Yours respectfully.
Con McCoalc, Inavale, Nebr.
Baptist Church Notes
Sunday school at 10 a. m. Preach
ing at 11 a. m. At a business meeting
Wednesday evonlng. a call was extend
ed to Elder llaspoc to Oil the pulpit
until April 1st. Our motto: "Loyalty
o Christ with enmity toward none and
oharlty to all".
The regular W. C. T. U. meeting will
bo held with Mrs. Alice Pope next
Tuesday afternoou November 27th 'in
stead of Wednesday tho 28th. We
hope to begin our bandage work at
this meeting. Topic, fconscrvutioit
Leader, Mrs. Clara Smith. " f 1 '
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a good assortment of Childrens Rockers
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ample room in the armholes plenty cf room across the
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You will never know how different these garments
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Ask to see them the next time you drop into the
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