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The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-18
CHEERFUL SIDE OF OUTLOOK,

Our great, boasted and wonderful prosperity took wings and flew away almost in a day. Looking backward, we can see why The exposures which shook faith during the boom and those that followed the breakdown of the crazy schemes of interruptions adven- turers give the adequate explanation and make us wonder that the smash did not come sooner. The thing to do now is to get back to a normal condi- tion of industry The closed mills, the empty freight cars, and general slack ing up make a pitiful picture. Are | things to be better soon or must they get worse first? That is the vital ques- tion.
 Older observers will recall that at the previous panics in their memory the great and almost universal com plaint was of reproduction. The country was so much more than sup piled that it could not create a de- mand for more until it had taken time to use up what was waiting for pur- chaser and consumer. That meant a long period of sackness during which all interests suffered Of course, the recovery came. It always comes, as panic always does
 Now, if it can be shown that the supplies of material in the country are short, and that the production,
 which so hampered the past, is not in- volved at this time, great element
 for hope will be introduced. The more
 one studies and investigates the surer
 this seems to te the case. The supplies
 of goods are scant, not over-abundant There are many demonstrations of this cheerful fact One is the declaration of nearly all manufacturers. They
 ought to know, and their shut-downs
 and their limitations of working time
 go to prove their statements. Another and very significant thing is the report
 that comes from the fire insurance ! people all over the country to the eff. feet that manufacturers, storekeepers and warehouse men are all of then
 reducing their lines of insurance. , III part tIllS HliStll bt SApldilltu pA
 reduction in the value of the stock' on hand, which undoubtedly has oc
 cured. But they say this is not suffi
 cient to account for the reduction anC
 that it admits of no other explanation
 than the actual diminution of the sup plies In other words. already we hav' begun to use up the surplus that wa
 on hand The mills are making onl,
 on hand-to-mouth orders, the countr, stores are only buying what they hav' ! to buy It is a waiting game with tn quiet consumption going on every da. that represents the daily demand 0 S0,000, 900 people who have to eat ant | to wear clothes. All this gives earl 5 promises of resumption and suggest ! that, if all get the new move on then at the same time, as is possible, ther will be something very like a boon D when the tide turns and its turn
 recognized Courant
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-18
DEATHS.

NASH.-In st. Louis, March l4, 1908, Melbourne son of Albert Nash, in the 18th year of his age. Funeral services will be held at Lewis X Maycocks mortuary chapel. No. 11lO Chapel street. on Wednesday af- ternoon at half-past two o'clock Friends are invited to attend. Inter ment in Evergreen cemetery. mlS II
 GIBBONS-On March 15, at her resi- dence. 64 Trumbul street, Harriet widow of the late Thomas P Gib- hons. NJ. D.. and daughter of the late Frederick Prime and May Rutherford Jay of New York.
 Funeral services st Trinity church al 12:30 on Wednesday. March 1S h. terment private. m1I q
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-18
BRAVERY OF SMALLEST BIRDS

Fearless birds are humming birds So unafraid are these charming .crea- lures that they readily will enter open windows of houses if they see the flowers within.
 They even have been known to visit the artificial flowers on a woman's hat when she was walking out and other writers speak of their taking sugar from between a persons lips. In a room they become confused. and be- ing frail they are apt to injure them selves by striking against objects.
 It is of no use to try to keen .hem in captivity. unless possibly it were :n greenhouse, where there were nlen- ty of flowers. for no artificial f. cd ever has been found which will nour- ish them. Yet even in a greenhouse they probably would kill themselves by flying against the glass.-Chicagc go | Tribune.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-18
ANNOUNCEMENT.

Idesire to announce to my friends and the public generally, that pending readjustment of my affairs, calls intended for mo may be sent to Messrs, Lewis & M-ycock, No. iii2 Chapel Street. Ali work will receive prompt and careful attention. Telephone 6fs.
 RORTs ~, BUR WEIl,
 Und0rfahk0r.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-18
SPEAKS AT MEMS CLUB
At City Mission Hall on Orange Street
 Tonight.

The university speakers this evening for the Berkeley Mems club at the City Mission hall, No. POI Orange street, will be Pascal c. Franchot, on "The Meaning of the Sunday Opening of the Yale Art School and Peabody Muse um," and William Barnes on "Yale's Mission in China All are welcome with free admission during the social hour" from to 9 o'clock. New mem bers will be welcomed at the weekly business meeting of the club, held aft erWard,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-18
TEACHERS JOURNAL OUT.
Third Issue. Which Appears To-day
 of High Quality.

The third number of the New Haven Teachers Journal is issued to-day and it may justly be said that it more than fulfills the promise of the earlier num- bers. As a publication the Journal has now established itself and it's advent is eagerly awaited each issue by not only the teachers and others interested primarily in education but by a num- Der of other reaier.
 One of the features of this number which first comes to notice is the new
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-18
The R.H. Nesbit CO, Church and Elm Streets.
 BRANCH STORE,
 z75 Edgewood Avenue.
IRISH-AMERICAN \. \.
Newly-Formed Local Organization Has
 Banquet.

The Irish-American Athletic associ- ation. a newly-organized athletic club of this city. which has for it's object the promulgation of sport in this city, held it's first annual banquet last eYen- ing at the Cafe Heublein About a score of members were present and spent the evening in feasting and merriment. Speeches. songs and stories made the night a very pleasant one. The members are looking for ward to a repetition of the event each year.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-18
MY RESIDENCE ON TRUMBULL ST.
 IS FOR SALE

This is an old-fashiOned, large rOOmed, big-timbered house, built, as they used to build houses, to stand for all time. IL is convenient. has the Improvements and is a most comfort able home. Ten rooms. Why do I want 10 sell it? Because my family has Outgrown the size and we are just finishing a larger place and don't need two.
 If you are interested come and sec me at once, as the price I have put on it is low for such a desirable place.
 l No. agents or ''lookers." Only such as mean business need apply to i ALBERT w. MATT00N
 Wholesale and Retail Scgars. sos Chapel Street, Corner Orange
 MATTOON's CORNER.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-29
awful purpose. this incomparable hero.

awful purpose this Incompatible hero
ism, was revolving in his brain, pass
ers-by saw, only gray and weary
looking man bent over the reins. his
eyes so fixed upon his horses head
that he hardly returned their saluta-
tiOns.
Still scrutinizing the dread burden
In his heart, he went as usual to the
post Office, and then to the village
grocery for bag of feed" He test.
ed the feed as critically, and ques-
toned the price as frugally (gaining
few cents of discount because of
musty spot in the bag), as II he were
just going home to fodder the cattle
and make hearty meal of buck
wheat cakes. AS he passed out Of
the shop, between pile of Goldfish on
one side and a dark.streaked molasses
hogshead on the other. one of the
group OF men who occupied the coun-
ters and biscuit boxes remarked to
him, Il hear Lyddy's talkin of goin' to
Bawston this winter!'
John Cassidy glared blankly at the
speaker, and went on without reply
ing. When he was out OF earshot a
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-29

Try Admiral Coffee.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-29

smoldered down in his heart. and he
went on: but well try to wean her
from 1t. Marthy; an maybe God II
help us. He didn't help us much the
other time, about Maggie, but maybe
he'll hear us now. There's that organ
the agent over to the Corners was try
In to sell me. Wen git 1t. Lydia's
been wantin' one this long time"
He stopped abruptly as Lydia came
in with the empty dish. Putting q
light to his pipe he went out at once.
Lydia had caught his last words, and
now she saw her grandmother's eyes
red and swollen. Her heart was torn
with divided emotions. She was angry
at the idea of being bribed. like a
child. to give up what she looked upon
as her serious ambitions. She told her.
self that the young had = right, a
sacred right. to carve out their for.
tunes, and she was full of the idea
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-29
Business and Profession
LITTLE ADs. LIKE THESE BRING
PEOPLE To- ETHER WHO WANT 10
DO BUSINESS.

IT'S BRUNSklLL As USUAL. ~
Photographs taken under all con-
ditions of weather. Our plan is just
little better than others. Come
any time.
BRUNSKILL STUDIO.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-29

The attact OF grip from which Chan
cellor Won Buelow of Germany Is suf-
fering is severe, but is taking its nor
NAL course.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-29
THE j. w. CLARK REAL ESTATE
COMPANY,

Negotiates Loans, Auctioneering
Cry Sales, Buy, Sell and Exchange
Real Estate. Homes very cheap.
Cali at office, ia Court street.
headquarters for everything In
our line. t,g
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-29
New Accounts S ,licited
Old Accounts Protected
All Accounts Appreciated
Phone 1744

Ample cash reserve at all times, in
suring the safety and quick avail
ibility of all deposits.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-21

velopment of the size of the different
domestic breeds Of animals is still
among the undiscovered principles of
nature
" size of a breed was under the con-
troi or the breeder, except in restrict
ed manner, domestic animals could be
developed to any size to suit the fancy
or the breeder. Sheep could be bred as
large as cattle. and horses the size Of
elephants The variations In the size
Oh horses. from the diminutive Shet-
land to the ponderous Percheron, Shire.
Clydesdale or Belgian, were. achieved
by the operation Of the laws of hered-
lty that are yet unknown to modern
science. The potentialftlaw regulating
size which evolved the present breed
of horses has been supplanted by the
present laws of selection and liberal
feeding, now relied upon by breeders
to maintain the present size Of the diff
ferent breeds of domestic animals.
Size depended on selection and prodi-
gal maintenance reaches limit be-
yond which breeders have not been
able to make progress. Our ignorance
of many of the principles of heredity
stimulates us to prosecute those ex-
perimentations so necessary to MAIN
tain the present standard of excellence
of domestic animals.-J. B. jackson.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-21

Inc other general purpose breeds
| Whlch in late years have taken the
place of the Plymouth Rocks on many
farms are the Wyandottes, Orpingtons
and Rhode Island Reds They all have
LINER advantages, and it is more a
question of taste than anything else
which breed the farmer Should keep
Perhaps one disadvantage of a white
fowl on the farm where no particular
care is given them is that they arc
| apt 10 become more or less soiled in
running about in the wet grass and
| weeds, which spoils their appearance.
But this is not at all detrimental to
their economical advantages.
If the aim of the poultry raiser is
to furnish the market with fowls,
either live or dressed, it will be to his
advantage to keep one of the meat
breeds, such as Brahmas, Cochins and
Langshans. These fowls are large and,
due to their indisposition to forage,
they take on flesh rapidly. But they
are poor layers and have a tendency to
sit and are rather slow to mature.
On the other hand, the strictly egg
breeds are small or medium sized fowls,
very active in their movements. quick
to mature, poor sitters, in many cases
Will not sit at all, and rather poor
mothers. They usually lay white-
shelled egg, but plenty of them The
Leghorns and Minorcas are represent
atives of the egg type and any who
have had experience with them know
their disposition. They are very nerv-
Gus and hard to confine as they will
Nv iu1, nj
ance will cause them to scatter with
alarm. Because they are such poor
sitters the incubator is used with profit
n Matching their eggs. Sometimes one
Of the other and larger breeds is kept
Cor doing the incubation for them AS
they mature very early it is not I'M
common for them to begin laying as
early as Az months old. They do not
fatten very easily, as they are much
given to foraging.
Another class of fowls, but one which
is not adapted to farm conditions, is
that of the ornamental breeds. They
are kept more for pets and for exhibit
ton purposes. not being large enough
or fitted for commercial uses.
Whatever breed is kept it is well to
keep only one and not mix them so
Unfortunately as is usually done on
the farm. 1t is better from an aes-
thetic as well as an econornical stand
point to have chickens OF a uniform
color. And then again it should be
remembered that pure bred fowl will
be much more profitable than mongreI
and will not eat any more nor require
any more care than the scrab. But to
tl1o
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-21
RAISING BLACK FOXES

Ihere are three black fox farms near
Anterior, Prince Edward island, where
THESE animals are raised for their skins,
says Consul John H. Herley Of Char
lottestown in recent report. These
farms contain twenty, twenty-five and
thirty foxes, respectively. The skins
are sold In London at prices ranging
from $500 to $1,000 EACH according to
quality. ! am informed that the fur is
used for ornamenting the cloalts OF
royalty as 1t is the only fur to which
gold will cling.
The farm containing thirty foxes is
on Cherry island. The farm contain
ing twenty foxes is in rough, broken
woods country, where the animals are
confined by heavy woven-wire netting.
The wire is set in the ground two and
three feet in order to keep the foxes
from burrowing under, and is about
eight feet high above ground, with a
curve inwardly at the top of each post
OF another three or. four feet of wire.
in order to keep them from climbing
over the fence. They sleep in the omen
the year round, in hollow trees and in
hollow logs. These animals are not
crossbred, but are confined to their
own kind to keep the fur of best quail
ity possible. They are fed principally
on oats and milk and bread and milk.
with small quantity Of cooked meat
once a day, at noon, the amount OF
meat being lessened during the sum-
mer, as it has been shown that too
much meat creates mango. diseased
scalps, etc. These animals are vert,
wild and no one can get near them
except the keeper. and he only when he
brings them food.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-21
NuBBINs OF FARM NEWS

Walter Williams of Kansas recently
sold 112 head of range bred Herefords
on the Chicago market at SIPS, which
netted him over $4,000.
Kangaroo rats are destroying the
vineyards near Santa Cruz, Cal. They
have appeared in thousands and are
feeding on the young buds and vines.
While attending mule on a farm
in Morgan county, West Virginia. Frank
Cup, a farm boy, was attacked by the
animal and had his leg nearly chewed
off.
Texas raises one-f1fth of all the cat
tie in the United States, but they are
not all finished in that state. A few
days ago 10000 Panhandle steers sold
for s250.000.
A farmer in Lost Creek valley, Wis
consin, has discovered gold on his farm
which assays from SIS to $500 a ton.
He made the discovery several years
ago, but kept it a secret.
farmer of Charter Oak, Iowa,
sawed up an acre of timber and real
ICED 5000 from it. He estimates that it
took not more than twenty-five years
to grow IT. thus making an annual re-
turn Of s36.,
The Wisconsin experiment station
has issued the annual spring bulletin
on commercial fertilizers, which con-
tains discussion of the use of such
fertilizers for various farm crops. and
a list of manufacturers guarantees as
to ingredients
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-21
POISONING GOpHERS is BEST.
Use Of Strychnine Is Most Ct.
fective Method of De-
stroying Rodents.

Strychnine Is the most effectively
known poison for killing the pocket
gopher, and this method is recommends
ed by the United States Department OF
Agriculture for general use. Strychnia
sulphate is the most convenient form
OF the poison, since 1t Is freely soluble
IN not water and in the natural juices
used for bait. To disguise it's bitter-
ness so that the gophers may not be
deferred from eating the bait sugar is
often used. sugar sirup is prepared
as follows: Dissolve an ounce Of
strychnia sulphate in pint Of boiling
water. Add a pint OF thick sugar strip
scented by adding few drops of oil OF
anise, but this is not essential. II
preserved in closed vessel the sirup
will keep indefinitely
The above quantity Is sufficient to
poison half bushel Of shelled corn or
other grain. but corn Is recommended.
The grain Is stepped In hot water and
allowed to soak over night. 1t is then
drained and soaked for several hours
in the poisoned strip. Before using
cornmeal may be added to take up the
! excess Of moisture.
The prepared bait is introduced Into
the underground runways of the go-
piers with long handled spoon. A
spade handle sharpened, with a metal
point. makes good dibble for making
hoies Into the runways. Having locat-
ed the runway with the dibble, move
1t from side to side to firm the SOIL
about the hole and Sthen withdraw.
RMS Will leave a hole for the bait tn
be dropped into. Some prefer to cover
the holes. but 1t is better not to do so.
Bait should be placed in the main
runways and not in the short laterals
near the mounds. A skillful operator
can so oyer twenty to forty acres OF
badly infested land in day, and IL the
work is carefully done at time when
the gophers are active all animals
should be destroyed by the first appli-
cation Of poison.
Under favorable conditions the use OF
carbon bisulphide can be made success
fully. but extreme care. must be exer-
cised in handling the stuff. as it is
very inf1ammable and must be kept
away from all fire. 1t forms a heavy
gas that goes into the burrows and
kills the animals. An ounce of carbon
bisulphide for each burrow is sufficient
but even at that it is rather an expen-
sive method. The chemical Is poured
over a bunch of rags or cotton waste
and this pushed into the burrow, which
should be quickly closed.
Traps are also used by some with
good results. The ordinary steel traps,
as wellpas special gopher traps, are
used. However, the poisoning with
strychnine is undoubtedly the best and
cheapest method OF eridding ones farm
OF the pests.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-21

Il Is. y .4TE - q.
and clean the nails If you clean them
with a knife do not scrape the under
surface Of the nail. 1t makes them
thick and brittle.
Just touch of yaseline rubbed on
the eyelashes every night will soon
result in long, thick lashes, which add
greatly to the beauty of the eyes. Be
careful not to get any Of the vaseline
into the eyes, as it irritates them.
Keep a small bottle of glycerin and
rosewater handy in the kitchen and
after washing the hands rub a little
into the skin. This keeps the frequent
washing of the hands from making
them harsh and dry. A little vinegar
rubbed on after keeping the hands in
water long time is also good.
A little vaseline rubbed over the
finger nails at night keeps them from
being brittle and makes the skin
around their roots soft and white.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-21
1icts of swords, spears and lances we're

t1lcts of swords, spears and lances were
larger than modern cavalry mounts.
So far as the evolution of the present
classification of horses is involved
there is no record of a diminutive
Shetland being developed into the mos
sive modern draft animal There have
been, examples of increase in weight
by methodical selections and generous
maintenance. The 400 pound chunk
can be 'stall-finished into the 1900
pound commercial drafter by liberal
system of feeding. 1t vet remains
that the fat draft animal has the same
anatomical structure after being STALL
fed as before the commencement a
FEEDING operations. The uniformity Of
large size can be established by meth
odical selection and mating the largest
specimens of any breed of horses.
Freaks in nature are the progeny of
normal ancestors and their offspring
revert to normal size
If scientific knowledge had reached
the perfection of discovering the Sc
cret laws Of heredity which control
size, as well as mental and physical
animals could be
evolved to any proportions at the will
of the breeder. There is an average
weight and height of different breeds
of drafters and other classes of horses
and the most methodical application OF
the known laws of breeding have not
developed a class OF animals outside
OF the average type Of ancestors. The
secret of production governing the de-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-21
WHAT BREED OF CHICKENS?
Will Depend Largely on Taste
OF Individual and for What
Purposes Kept.

What breed of poultry is best for
the farmer and commercial poultry
man to keep will depend upon the
tastes of the individual and the pur-
poses for which the poultry is raised,
says Goodalls Farmer. On the ordi-
nary farm little attention is given to
the breed of chickens raised; in fact.
ordinary farm poultry is of no par
tloular breed, but rather a mixture of
all Perhaps a few good fowls of a
certain breed may be occasionally pur-
chased and turned loose, but in a few
Years they have become so mixed, with
the common blood that their identity
Is all but lost.
In many sections of the country the
popular farm fowl has been and is vet
to large extent the Barred Plymouth
ROCK. This is one of the general pur-
pose breeds, and one well fitted to fill
the bill for farm purposes. They are
good layers. the eggs being of fair size.
and the hens make good mothers AS n
market fowl they answer fairly well,
being of medium size and fatten we'll.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-21
IN THE SHEEP PEN

If you feed your breeding ewes bran
oats, little shelled corn and Glove,
hay they will come through in fine con
dition.
Never allow strange dog to come
within sight of the sheep. 1t is also
good plan to keep strangers out OF
the flock if possible.
Some men give their sheep the rur
of the straw stack, throw thep a littl.
corn fodder occasionally and then
wonder why they do not do as well az
their neighbors'.
The big mutton finishers, who OPP.
crate on a large scale and who have
made money during the last two or
three years. are the Colorado feeders
The cost of screenings and other feeds
in the other middle western states is sc
high that the business has become un-
profitable.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-21
EVOLUTION OF SIZE

By operations of the unknown laws
of heredity the present breeds of horses
have been evolved from a common
origin. While mental and physical
qualities can be developed and become
attributes Of heredity. the scientific
knowledge to evolve mastodian draft
horse from Shetland pony has not
yet been discovered
AS far back as authentic annals re-
cord the history of horses there APP
pears to be the same disparity in size
as characterize the several breeds of
the twentieth century. The ancient
war horses were of ponderous size. The
cavalry horse that in the dark ages
carried the mailed warriors into con-