Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-26

to fight anything. but when 1t comes
to lying in foul camp and being killed
by fever, most of them revolt at the
idea. The First Vermont has already
been returned home; the Fifty-second
asks to be sent home also, with its
800 sick.
Dying Mysteriously.
DR.. W. B. Niles, assistant safe veter-
marian, has just returned to his home
III Ames after investigating number
of cases in Hamilton county where
sheep and lambs have been dying mys-
teriously for some time. He found
the disease to be what is commonly
known as the stomach worm, which
caused severe losses on the agricul-
tural college farm and over the state
some two years ago. In the vicinity
of Randall DR.. Niles found the sheep
and lambs to be badly afflicted with
this disease, and letters received from
other parts of the state show that the
spread of the disease is considerable.
The indications at present are that
the losses will be as heavy this year
as they were in 1896, when the disease
hrst visited the state in serious form
The Treatment.
DR.. Niles gives treatment which
has been found effective, if properly
administered, and it is recommended
to all farmers in the state who are
troubled with the stomach worm in
their flocls. The treatment, which is
now Of great value to farmers over
the state, consists, in brief, of adj
ministering mixture of oil of tur-
pentine and milk, one part of the for
mer to IS parts of the latter. Before
being administered, this mixture
should be thoroughly shaken, and
each afflicted lamb should receive
from one to three ounces of the mix
ture. The dose should be repeated
every third day until three doses have
been given. The disease should be
treated as soon as the first symptoms
of the sickness are observed. In cases
where lambs become weak ana die in
festival parasites should be suspected
and sick lambs should be slaughtered,
so that careful Investigation may
be made. The stomach worm, the one
causing the greatest trouble, will be
found in SMALL threadlike worm,
about one inch long, in the fourth
compartment of the stomach. They
are generally present in well-nigh
countless numbers, which will be one
of the guides in determining their
identity.
Investigating.
Ex-Gov. William Larrabee and
Judge L. G. Kline, of the state board of
control, were in Council Bluffs investi-
eating the management of the Iowa
school for the deaf Both ex-Gov. Lar
rabee, who is chairman of the board,
and Judge Kline We're reticent about
the object of their visit, but admitted
that charges have been filed with the
board against the present manage
ment of the sehoo. for the deaf, and
they We're there for the purpose of
holding an investigation, which will be
a thorough one. What the nature of
the charges are they declined to state.
Hon. John Cownie, the third member
of the board, was not present at the
investigation.
Some IS teachers and employees of
the school were subpoenaed to give
thteir testimony. A. T. Flickinger, of
Council Bluffs and L. De Lashmutt, of
Mt. Ayr, former trustees of the school,
were also subpoenaed. AS far as can
be learned the investigation was held
behind closed DOORS
superintendent Rothert has been at
the head of the state school for the
deaf for the past 10 years, and his pres
ent contract expires on September /.
When asked if they intended appoint
ing a superintendent at this time the
members of the board declined to
state. Whether Mr.. Rothert will be re-
appointe is not known, but it is known
that there are several applications on
file with the state board of control for
the position.
1t is-no secret that a number of
teachers at the institute are more or
less disgruntled, especially since the
reduction of salaries was put into eff
feet by the new board. For instance,
the salary of the principal has been
reduced from SLIGO o$1 900 and that of
one ofthe principal teachers from ST 300
to $40. Under the new law all the
teachers will have to pass an examina-
ton before being reappointed. The
superintendent salary has also been
reduced from S2.25o to 81 500.
The First Claim.
Mrs, Madge Newsome, widow of
Daniel S. Newsome, of company D,
fifty-frst Iowa colunteers, who died
n Camp Merritt July 90, has filed the
first claim for a pension in central
Iowa growing out of the war with
Spain.
f. w. BIcKNELL.