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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-08-19
WHY DAIRY1NG PAYS.
Farm by Maintaining Fertility
of the Soil.


Prof. Curtiss at the recent dairy con-
vention in Cedar Rapids, Ia. told why
dairying maintains the fertility of the
farm. He said: In selling $1,000
worth of wheat from an Iowa farm at
present prices we sell with it about $3.50
worth of fertility. In selling $1,000
worth OF corn we sell about $3.50 worth
OF fertility-or constituents which would
cost the farmer this amount If he were
Obliged to buy commercial fertilizers to
maintain the fertility of the farm. But
we can convert $1,000 worth of corn
into beef. pork or mutton and sell 1t in
that form and not remove over $25 worth
of fertility from the farm, or we can
convert $1,000 worth of feed into but
ter and not remove a single dollars
worth of fertility with it. Butter is al
most wholly pure fat or carbon, and it
adds nothing to the value or productive
capacity of the SOIL
I'VE probably shall never be obliged
to pay out much money for commercial
fertilizers in Iowa If we farm intelli-
gently, but we have already learned that
we cannot grow wheat indefinitely or
constantly draw upon even bountifuI
store of plant food without diminished
returns. The fact that this lesson has
been learned and is coming to be univer-
sally recognized is the main safeguard
and the strongest feature of Iowa agri-
culture. We not only produce an aver
age of 100000 worth of agricultural
products for every day of the year. but
we know enough to feed over $25O,0O0
worth of produce on the farms every day.
No other state in the union approaches
this amount, and there are only five
other states that feed even half as
much. By this means Iowa not only
leads in agricultural products, but
conserves her resources Maritime
Farmer
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-08-19
FARM ROOT CELLAR.
Valuable Information Regarding the
Most Modern and Best System
of Construction.

A common and practical way of
building root cellars is shown in the
Illustration. This method of construc-
ton is commonly used in the great pota-
borrowing sections of the country.
Excavate by means of scraper, and
then set up the retaining walls. The up
right pieces at the sides should be two
by four studding, placed not more
than four feet apart. The floor may be
plank, or may be simply of earth. If
no planks are used, the studding
should have the lower end imbedded
in the earth to prevent it from slip
ping.
The siding may be Of inch boards
and should be nailed to the studding
before they are raised into position.
The joists B o c should be of two by
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-08-19
FIGHTING BITTER ROT.
An Apple Disease Which Costs Amer
len Fruit Growers Vast For
tune Every Year.

There is disease of apples that an
nually renders unstable large quanti-
ties Of this fruit. The germs of this
disease pass the winter on decayed
fruit or on the limbs OF the tree. When
weather conditions are right the
spread of the bitter rot Tor ripe rot.
as it is called in some places is very
rapid. Fortunately it's attacks are not
common, else apple growing would be
a feat far more difficult than at pres
ent. The disease usually manifests it.
self during July and August, though in
some years it has been noticed as
early as June. 1t is so distinct in it's
| characteristics that it is easily recog-
nized when once it has been met with
and noticed. Each decaying spot
spreads uniformly from a single center
of infection and small black lustules
appear on the surface of the decayed
spots. Under the decayed surface the
fruit is of spongy character. brown
ish in color, very bitter to the taste,
and forms cone-shaped area with
the apex towards the core of the apple
F. W. Faurot says that if the pustules
on the decayed surface be examined
closely it will be seen that pink COLI
ored stringy masses are exuding from
them. This emulation is composed of
countless numbers of minute spores
cemented together, and which are dis
tributed by various agents throughout
the tree, and from tree to tree. Spray
ing with bordeaux mixture is one of
the means Of keeping the disease in
check and of saving the apple crop.
Perfect sanitary conditions in the or
chard VIII do much to prevent the
spread of this pest.-Farmers' Review.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-08-19

smashed to pieces. Here comes Jack
Stevens and Col. Mcintyre"
The new arrivals were welcomed on
the yacht. Col. Mcintyre was thick
set, broad-shouldered man, with an
immense black mustache, and com
plexion almost as dark as that of
mulatto. But his fiercencss was
all external. There was little to
his story which has not been told.
Hestor had contracted with him to
build bungalow on the shore of
the Gulf of Mexico south of Vera
Cruz. Hestor had prepared the plans,
which, when slightly modified by Col.
Mcintyre, were sufficient for the pur-
pose. He purchased the lumber and
materials in New Orleans, and sailed
with three carpenters for the site
selected. Extra workmen were Sc
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-08-19
HER "YARB" TEA.
The Old Lady's Praise of the Young
Doctors Medicine Hardly SAT-
isfed Him.

DR.. Chase has not long had the
privilege of writing 'sM. D." after his
name, which may account for his be.
lief in the correctness of his own
theories. He is fond of experiment.
ing with new drugs, and has sturdy
faith in his own methods and his own
prescriptions. He had been working
assiduously on a grip remedy, says
the Chicago News, and was eager to
prove its virtues to two skeptica!
colleagues. AT length his opportu.
nifty came.
Old Mrs. Luther, who had never
been known to employ doctor, sent
for him. She undoubtedly had the
grip. The doctor called twice a day,
and watched closely the effect of his
treatment. He reported the symp-
toms to his two friends, the other
doctors, and told them how sure he
felt of victory. The old lady did, in
deed, begin to mend. Finally the day
came when the disease was undoubt-
edly checked. Then the young doc
tor called in his friends.
"Now just tell these doctors, Mrs.
Luther" he began, affably, chow
pleasantly the medicine has affected
you and all about it,
The old lady fingered the bedquilt
nervously, and finally said: swell,
the truth is, doctor, l took only one
dose of your medicine. When my old
man gets sick have an awful time
getting him to swallow the yarb tea
l make, and when tasted that medi-
cine of yours and found it so nice
and sweet says to myself: Now
the old man would take this without
bit of trouble. I'll save it till he
needs it some time, and I'll go on
drinking my yarb tea. It's only fair
if 1 have the doctor that he should
have the medicine And I've got
along pretty well, doctor, NOW hain't
II"
The young man joined, although
rather lamely, in the laugh that fol
lowed.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-08-19
CALF CHOLERA REMEDY.
Lime Water, Followed by Corn
Starch, Has Proved Emcncious
Treatment in Many Cases,

Last spring was feeding my cows
corn and my calves when first born
seemed all right, but when one to three
days old they began to show signs of
cholera, tried several remedies, but all
failed; when, after losing five or six
made some strong lime water by putting
piece as large as your fist in quart
glass bottle and filed with good rain
water Tor any other clean water would
do) and then after shaking we'll set it
aside to settle. took the calves, says
the Stockman and Feeder, when first
noticed sick, away from their mother
few days; took little of her milk and
put two tablespoonfuls of the lime wa
ter in it and fed them three times a day.
After drinking it 1 gave each dessert
teaspoonful of cornstarch, moistened
with the milk. The cornstarch is cool
and healing. This saved them.
Another good remedy is laudanum.
When the rest were born (some semed
to be affected when born) gave ten
drops of laudanum in their milk twice
day till they were better. Two doses
were generally enough, as 1t won't do to
give too much. The calves should not be
allowed to eat too much at time
The sick ones should be kept from the
we'll ones. and the laudanum away from
the children. have used lime water for
hog cholera and found it very beneficial
This year we are feeding whole oats and
stock food to the COWS and one or two
calves were affected a little with cholera.
l gave one dose of laudanum as soon as
noticed and let them run with mother,
and they are all right now.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-08-19
Free Distribution of Seeds.

One of the officials Of the agricultur-
al department who is close to Secre-
tary Wilson tells me that any action
by the seed merchants which would
have the effect of disseminating the
free distribution of seeds would be
welcomed by the department. For
years the department has been trying
to rid itself of this work, but congress
annually approDriates money for the
purchase of the seeds and causes to be
distributed throughout the country
37.500,0o0 packages every year-Wash-
ington Letter in Country Gentleman.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-08-19
Rutter Keats olive OIL.

Now comes an experiment which
tells MS that butter and other animal
fats are much more healthful than
vegetable oils, hence the Haunted vir-
tues Of olive oil may be questioned.
In this experiment, made by testing
the quantity Of TAT assimilate1 after
digestion by a section of liver, the
amount observed six hours after the
ingestion Of len grains Of butter fat.
WAS 7.O3, while after tho ingest.on Of
the same amount Of vegetable Gil for
the same time, the les cent was only
| 2.6-Ohio EElmer,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-08-19
Il. KIDNAPPED
MILLIONAIRES
A Tale Of Wall Street
and the Tropics ~ ~
By FREDERICK u. ADAMS ]
Copyright, 1901, by Lothrop Publishing Company.
AL rights reserved.
CHAPTER xx11I.-Cosr1SuEp.

"The next day I became acquaint
led with the captain, man named
Parker, and found him a mighty good
fellow. By leading the conversation
gradually up to contractors, and to
my friend Hestor, learned that Col.
John Mcintyre was the contractor,
and that he lived in Havana. It
seems the schooner was loaded with
lumber for Col Mcintyre. The second
day out it turend and blew gale
and carried us away off our course to
the southwest. 1t was late in the
afternoon when we passed a steam
yacht, which seemed to be headed
for New Orleans. She passed us to
sstarboard. Capt. Parker sized her
up through a glass and said:
"'There is that yacht you were
talking about, Seymour. That is the
SHARK
"He was positive about it, The
first mate also said it was the Shark
She was about mile and a half
away, and they could not make out
her name. Both knew the Shark
well, and were dead sure they could
not be mistaken.
"The gale set us back so much that
we did not reach Havana until Tues
day morning. Col. Mcintyre was not
at the pier, and 1 had considerable
trouble finding him. He lives out on
Vedado street, and I jumped into a
carriage and went out to his house.
He had just left to go into the coun-
try. l went after him. 1t was noon
before l stood him up"
''Where is Col. Mcintyre now?"
asked Chalmers.
Gle will be here soon," said Mr..
Seymour. "Jack Stevens has gone
out to his house for him. When
we found you were in the harbor,
Jack went for the colonel, and came
to pay my respects to Miss Carmody.
Z am never looking for the worst
of it,
Mr.. Seymour raised his hat and
saluted Miss Carmody.
"But to my story" continued Sey-
mour. 81 found Col. Mcintyre a gruff
old dog, and he tried to stand me off.
He said it was none of my business
whether he had built a house for
Hestor or not. saw it was no use
trying to CON the colonel. He was
too wise. So I told him the whole
story. You should have seen his eyes
stick out. At first he wouldn't be-
tieve word of it, but finally he
changed his mind. He said Hestor
was such an cratic fellow that he
would not put anything past him.
Then he thawed out and told me
everything"
''What island is the house on?"
asked Miss Carmody with suppressed
excitement.
''It is not on any island" said Sey-
nour. sit is on the coast of Mex
Eco, south of Vera Cruz. From Col.
McIntyre's description, it is place
you would not find in thousand
years. The MeXicans and Indians
never go near it. They imagine that
it is haunted by the ghosts of some
old ruined city, which is said to be
! near there. There is small inlet
opening into bay. You cannot see
this inlet unless you are close to the
shore. There is only one pilot, ex-
!, cept Capt. Waters of the Shark who
I Knows the way in through the rocks
Sind shoals. Any boat drawing more
Ian FIVE feet of water would be
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-08-19

Look at that for a schooner
yacht!' he exclaimed, pointing ahead
and a little to starboard of their
course. "That is beauty! Look at
those sails! Wouldn't they stop you!
Capt. Baldwin what is the techinal
name for that class of ship? 1t is
not classified in my marine books"
Capt. Baldwin was studying the
strengthening craft through his
glasses. He did not answer Mr.. Sey-
mour's question, but stepped to
where Chalmers and Jack Stevens
were standing.
"Do you know the missing men by
sight?" he asked.
II do" said Chalmers.
"Look at the men on that boat
through this glass. They are sig
mailing to u.s."
Chalmers took one long, searching
look. They were rapidly approaching
the odd-looking craft. The men on
board of it were frantically waving
handkerchiefs and cloths.
cts them!" said Chalmers. 81 rec
ognize Sidney Hammond and Mr..
Kent!"
Chalmers rushed to where Miss Car
mody and Mrs. White were seated
abaft the rear deck house.
II think have good news, Miss
Carmody," he said. His face bore
evidence more eloquent than words.
"Do not get excited. 1 think we have
found Mr.. Carmody and his compan-
ions. Come along.'
Miss Carmody turned pale for an
instant, and almost staggered as she
started to rise. She took Chalmers
proffered arm and walked rapidly for
ward. The whistle of the "Helen
Carmody" sounded a long, shrill blast.
The motion of the engines ceased,
and the yacht swung to port. AS it
did SO the raft came into full view,
not a thousand feet away. Eight
men in yachting suits were standing
on the roof of low cabin, waving
their arms and yelling like Indians.
An answering shout went up from
Seymour. Stevens and Col. Mcintyre.
Again the whistle sounded it's well
come note, and the screw churned the
gulf as the signal was given to back
water.
There's papa!" exclaimed Miss
Carmody. Her hand frightened con-
vulsively on Chalmers arm, but she
did not faint or go into Mysteries.
This was not Carmody trait.
''There he is-God bless him!'' she
exclaimed, as Mr.. Carmody waved his
hand and shouted: God is very good
to us; they are all safe!"
The sun broke through the haze,
and every figure on the raft showed
sharply in the flood of light. At the
forward end of the craft a monkey
tugged at his chain and jabbered
in excitement. Sidney Hammond and
Mr.. Kent were cutting away the lash
ings of the dingy. The raft was now
so near the yacht that Capt. Bald
win gave the order to go slowly
ahead, so as to avoid collision.
The boat-boom swung into place,
and the gig was lowered. Four sail
ors leaped into the boat, and with
lusty strokes were speeding to the
raft. There was quite sea on, and
the gig had difficulty in approach
ing "The Jumping Jupiter" But in
a few minutes Mr.. Carmody, Mr..
Rockwell, Mr.. Haven and Mr.. Nor
ton were on board the dancing gig
and on their way to the yacht.
AS the gig neared the Helen Car
mody," the crew and its guests lined
up along the rail and gave cheer
after cheer. A stalwart seaman
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posts. The cut is self-explanatory
Pegs are driven through the poke in
such way that when grazing they give
the animal no inconvenience, but when
she reaches through the wires the sharp
points jab her shoulders sharply, and she
quickly learns to keep on her own side
of the fence.-Farm Journal.
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TO CORRESPONDENTS.

All communications for this paper should 70 accom-
tanned BY the name Of the author not necessarily foi
part OF the writer. Write only one side che pa
per. De particularly CAREFUL in giving names ene
dates to have the letters a figures plain and distinct
Proper names are often dnicut to decpher. because
OF the careless manner In which they are written.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-08-19
FOR, DESTRUCTIVE COWS.
Simple Device to Use on Animals Tint
Insist on Pushing Their Heads
Through Fences,

An Iowa subscriber sends us SIM
pie device he uses on COWS that insist on
pushing their way through wire fences,
or at least tearing the wires from the
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-08-19

During the hot weather the cows
should be kept in the stable during
the day and turned. 70 pasture at
night.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-08-19
UNAvAlLlNG.

4ts kind O. hard to understand the case
OF Ezry Jones.
We thought that he'd grow up to be a
regular lazy bones.
But his father felt quite hopeful when he
;. saw him out one day
A-toilin' with golf-stick an declarin'
1t was play.
He'd stop and hit that little ball most
tremendous lick
An then he'd run up hill an down, all on
the double quick.
To see him so Industrious done his folks
a heap o. good.
Nt'0 plain he isn't lazy: but he
won't
chop
wood.
He started in for ping pong, an his enter
prise was such
The doctor said as how he'd have to quit
An as fur pool an billiards I have seen
him, declare,
A-toilin' hard fur hours an holdin' one
foot in the air.
The neighbors when they used to go
visitin' would brag
About the scientific way he hit the punch
in bag
But there's jes' one thing about him that
we never understood:
He's got a heap o. muscle. but he
won't
chop
wood.
You'd think that any one with such
wonderful right arm
Would look on it as fun to help bit
around the farm.
He never sits down idle from the dawn
till set O. sun;
There's allus somethin' doin, but he don't
git nothin' done.
An Ezry amt the only one whose tall
ents goes astray.
You see lot o. folks a-keepin busy. day
by day;
You look for them to do things; you are
certain that they could;
But at last they disapp'int you. cause
they
won't
chop
wood.
Washington Star.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-06-18
THE u. S. MAIL
Steamer Buckeye

Leaves WHATCOM at 6 a. m. Mon
days, Wednesdays and Fridays, touc-
ing at Urban, Doe Bay, Newhall, East
Sound, Orcas, West Sound Deer Har-
Dor, FRID Y HA FRO r, Port
Stanley, Thatcher, Decatur, Guemes
and A n a CORTES, in the order
mentioned. Returning, leaves Ana
cortes at ,. III. Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays. Connects with Seattle
steamers mt both terminal points.
ANDREW NEWHALL, Owner
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PIGS FOR FEEDERS.
An Illinois Farmers Views on Ped
igsee and May Pigs.

igEee and May Pigs.
I wish to say right here that I am
rot in the swine industry for breeding
purposes, although l occasionally sell
few for that purpose, yet 1t is a side
issue and no real part of my business.
[ am a feeder, and in selecting my
animals / keep one eye on the 1nd1'
vidual quality Of the animal ana the
other on the Chicago market. care
nothing for the family history of the
sire If he is good individual, gooo
feeder and with great big hearty
appetite, capable of converting corn
into pork about as fast as you can
throw it to him. Never make the mis-
take Of purchasing an animal on &C
count of his pedigree alone, ever
though it dates back to that hero
which, being possessed by devils, ran
down into the sea and were drowned
History says they were all drowned
but doubt it. think there are some
of them left yet
The brood sows must not be stinteu
in their feed. There is more danger
Of having them too poor than too rat
They must be kept growing all the Tune
and must not weigh less than 3oo
mounds at narrowing time. Experience
and observation have convinced me
that the month of May, one year WIN
another. is the best time for the ltters
I'm come. The brood sows get rev
weeks run on grass before narrowing,
the weather is warm, and the young
nips can be out In the pastures with
safety There are two things absolutely
essential to the healthy, vigorous life
Of the young pig. These are dryness
and warmth.
believe a May pig will weigh more
az nine months old than March OF
April pig at the same age. There wiz
no many days of cold, stormy weather
n March and April, during which time
there will be no growth whatever un-
less they are kept under conditions oul
~ the reach of the general farmer
There must be no stoppage In {i ne
growth of any farm animals II the
eyeatnst development is to be Obtained
IN the least possible time. :
AS soon as the young pigs pegin 10
cat they are fed a little soaked com ID
trorvhs placed In small Enclosure INTO
which the old hogs cannot 60 1hen
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ron Cascade mountains, Washington; al
titude, 1900 feet, showing thick, rough
bark of mountain fornl.]
ern tree. 1t is suitable for use in all
ordinary building work, it furnishes
good paper pulp, it is sufficiently light
and strong to make excellent wooden
ware stock, and it is particularly valu-
able for indoor finishing. It's bark is
half again as rich in tannin as that of
the eastern tree.
Second-Under favorable conditions
the western hemlook reproduces abun-
dainty and grows very rapidly. Since
these conditions are. usually disadvan-
tageous to red fir, hemlock may often
be counted upon to reforest cut over
lands when red fir would probably
fail to establish itself.
Third. western hemlock has
now to contend mainly with a preju-
dice which is based upon knowledge
of the eastern tree alone. The impor-
lance of bringing it into the market on
a large scale as a substitute for spruce
and white pine is growing rapidly. Its
Qualities entitle It to rank among the
valuable timber trees of this continent.
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WESTERN HEMLOCk.
Its Claims as n Substitute For Spruce
md White Pine.

Western hemlock has suffered so Sc
verely through the reputation Of its
facturers and consumers that it has al
present scarcely any market standing
To remove this prejudice and to intro
duce the western hemlOck to the mar
ket by pointing out its uses, its eco
nomic value and the conditions under
which it may profitably be grown and
manufactured was one of the purposes
of a two Seasons study on the ground
by the bureau Of forestry. The con-
illusions to which this study has led
have been summarized as follows:
First.-The wood of the western hem
lock is far superior to that of the east