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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-07

fruit 1t bears. 1t is also less inclined
TO rot than when left to trail upon the
ground.
why is it that so few colored beans
are placed upon the market? Those
familiar with their rich flavor prefer
the horticultural to the Lima for some
purposes. especially for baking.
IT is doubtful if they could be pur-
chased in this locality, and children
look with wonder on the garden con-
tanning them. The white field bean
mas Its place, yet many would welcome
the colored varieties, at least for a
change
AS the early potatoes are used the
ground can be replanted to celery. In
TACT, many farmers find it a saving of
labor as well as of ground to plant
celery between the rows of field pota-
toes after they are hilled up in the
final cultivation, this process forming
the trench desired for the young
plants.
10 thus grow several hundred plants
on soil which otherwise would be idle
is certainly a good illustration of what
intensive cultivation signifies and in
addition to the luxury OF having this
crop in abundance for home use the
surplus will yield enough to pay for
the trouble of it's care.
Ii the cucumbers or melons do not
thrive well try sinking and old tin
can with perforations in the bottom in
the space between each four hills. Fill
this nearly full of manure and keep it
saturated with water. But be sure that
the cans are set deep enough in the
ground that the drainage may sink to
the roots instead of coaxing them to
drought.
Pick the melons which set late and
therefore cannot mature to enable the
vines to exert their entire strength in
perfecting the earlier fruit
Tomatoes require rich soil, and if the
fruit is slow in maturing a bit of fer
tilizer worked around the roots may
give them the needed impetus. In saw
ing seed select only the choicest speci-
mens-those which ripen evenly with
out inclination to rot
Instead of spreading them on a cloth
to make a muss the whole year try put
ting them in a dish of water and set
ting aside in some out of the way place
for a week.
They will seemingly sour and at last
sink to the bottom of the dish. The
water should then be poured off and
the seeds dried, after which they will
be covered with a soft fuzz like those
sent out by seedsmen, and can be
slipped into paper packet--a much
heater one than the pulpstained cloth
inevitable with the old method.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-07
ADDS LIFE TO FENCE POSTS
Forester Declares Pine Posts
Will Last is Years Longer by
Soaking in Creosote.

Improvisation with creosote has been
greatly cheapened by the introduction
OF the open tank which can be in
stalled at cost of from $50 to s45, OF
much less if an old boiler is used.
tank with bottom twelve feet
square in area will suffice for treating
forty or fifty six-inch posts a day. or
double this number when two runs per
day can be made.
The price of creosote is about la
cents per gallon in the east and middle
west, liz cents per gallon on the Pa
cine coast, and q cents per gallon in
the Rocky mountain states. The cost
OF treating a post will therefore vary
from to Is cents Properly treated
1T should give service for at least TWEEN.
ty years.
Experiments of the forest service
show that with preservative treatment
the durability of lodgepole pine in
Idaho is increased sixteen years.
The cost of creosote is there relative
ly nigh, yet by treating posts there is
a saving, with interest at per cent. Of
cents per post yearly.
A detailed description of experiments
IN preserving fence posts, together with
practical suggestions ror treating them
on commercial scale is contained
In circular lit of the forest service
Write to the forester at Washington.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-07
A NEW SWlNDLE ON FARMERS

An entirely new but highly success
ful scheme to separate farmers from
their money has been worked in South
Dakota during the past few months.
An oily CRATER calls on a farmer and
makes bid for his land. The fis-
ures are absurdly low at first, but by
degrees are raised as high as $50 an
acre, and the farmer consents,
Then the visitor explains that he is
only an agent, but that he can sell
the land at the price named if the
owner will agree to pay for advertis
ing at the rate of so cents an acre.
The agent" promises orally that the
advertising money will not be PAYABLE
until the land is sold, but this stipula-
ton is not contained in the contract
that the farmer signs
In a few days he receives g, COPY Of
an ad and not overcourteous demand
for money.
1t is said that twenty-five agricul-
turists We're caught with this bait in
Brown county and that one of them
gave up $500,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-07
NEGLECT KILLS FRUIT TREES

we nave some fruit trees; they bore,
out the fruit did not ripen and +ba
leaves dropped from the trees. There
were caterpillars on them, but NOT the
famous "brown-taiP' variety. The bark
IS becoming very rough or .lurnpv"
and cracking
some one told us there were worms
Miiich maze their nest inside the bark
ana were taking the sap from the trees
one late apple tree, two red plum ana
one blue plum were affected. Orr
other early apple, plum and cherry
trees We're not affected.-B. Duen1ine
Massachusetts.
It is very hard to say just what does
all his fruit trees. The Indications ore
very strong that this a case of gen
eral neglect. There need be no fear of
there being worms inside the trunks
winch are causing this lumpv and
cracking condition of the bark The
probability is that the trees need prun-
ing, spraying and general good care.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-07
BRAVE BOY GETS A MEDAL

Charles K. Fife, Is years old, of
Cleveland, Ohio, has received from
the secretary of the treasury let
ter and silver medal for heroism. In
transmitting the medal, which was
awarded by congress for extraordinary
bravery in saving human life, the sec
rotary wrote:
Such a fine exhibition of courage,
GOODNESS and judgment in a lad is ex-
ceptional and calls for the highest
praise"
While fishing in Lake Erie his boy
companion fell into the water. Fife
saw him go down, and without remov-
ing his clothes dived after him The
two boys had a battle in the water,
but Fife restored his comrade to cool
ness and got him on land.
Then he applied all the usual re-
storative measures for drowning per-
sons to him and soon had him in nor
NAL condition again.
All this he did without assistance
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-07
PHILOSOPHY OF AN OLD FARMER

Be slow about making promises
then you won't have SO many to
break.
1t takes courage to adopt new meth
DDS of farming in an old fogy neigh
borhood, but success will soon change
public sentiment.
If we all stopped for a moments
sound thinking before starting out on
a new enterprise it would save some
of us the trouble of retracing our
steps.
Stop worrying over the troubles of
yesterday and get ready to overcome
those of tomorrow.
The man who has no bad habits,
never makes mistakes and never fails
to say so is too good for the company
of ordinary mortals and should be let
alone.
Putting the best foot forward means
putting up a bluff. The only sue
cessful men are those who get there
with both feet.
Trying to run a farm without ma
rure is like trying to run an auto
mobile without gasoline.
The boys may not say much when
IiiSy dIS loICco W WoIh SlhIeeIlH
a day without a share in the profits,
but they suddenly run off to the city.
1t shows they have been doing some
strong thinking.
Some farmers who think they cannot
run the place without a hired man
would yell murder if their wives asked
them to get them a hired girl
Some men who boast that they go to
work before daylight sometimes spend
SO much time at the grocery store and
the old fishing hole that they lose more
than they gain by the early bird
methods.
It's all right to put your shoulder to
the wheel" but be sure the wheel is
steered in the right direction.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-07

about the head, catch the fowl and
place in clean, dry coop after it has
| been forced to swallow mixture COM
posed of the following Ingredients:
One tablespoonful each of cornmeal,
bran and powdered charcoal, and one
half teaspoonful each of powdered
alum, copperas, sulphur and EPSON
salts.
Mix well together, then divide into
four equal parts, to be given at four
different doses, three or four hours
apart, adding a very little milk or wa
ter to moisten.
Form into pills, open the birds beak
and place the pill far back so that it
cannot be shaken out. Each dose is
moistened just before using A larger
quantity in the same proportion should
be prepared if more than one fowl is
to be treated.
Give the fowls water to drink in
which copperas and alum have been
dissolved. The right proportion is one
rounding teaspoonful each of powdered
alum and copperas.
Cholera is highly infectious and
therefore diseased fowls should be iso-
allied as socn as the first signs of the
disease are noticed Use quicklime
freely around the premises and give the
house thorough cleaning.
Here is a good disinfectant and at
the same time a sure vermin de-
stroyer:
Take one pound of quicklime and
one pound of sulphur for every four
gallons of spray mixture to be made
First Stake the lime in a large can or
boiler. Then add tho sulphur and
enough more water to make it stir
easily. Heat to the boiling point and
let boil until the sulphur is all dis
solved.
The mixture must be stirred con-
stantly from the time it is placed over
the fire until done, which is usually
about forty-five minutes.
When the sulphur is all dissolved
remove from fire and add about half
of the required amount of water and
one ounce of carbolic acid.
Stir for few moments and then add
the remainder of the water.
STR again and then strain through
coarse sieve or wire screen before
transferring to the spray tank, to re-
move all coarse particles that might
clog or injure the nozzles.
In the absence of a spray one may
use common sprinkler or watering
pot. Before beginning the spraying
process we give the inside of the poul-
try houses a thorough overhauling,
cleaning the floors, walls, perches, nest
boxes, etc. Nest material and litter are
burned.
We use the spraying solution twice a
year-in the spring and again in the
fall The work is thoroughly done and
we are never troubled with lice or
mites.
If the houses have been neglected for
a time it would be well TO use the mix
ture about once month during the
summer and fall.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-07
FARM THRESHING COMPANIES

Farmers should form organizations
for threshing. 1t is well to have a
number of men help in threshing who
are congenial. When the thresher
comes into the neighborhood all know
the routine and all help stays with the
machine while it is in that vicinity.
There is no room for boobies and
stolts about a threshing job. The man
who shirks should be given a chance
to join another ring. Do not put this
matter off. 1t is not too early to form
your organization now before the rush
of summer work is upon you.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-07
CANNOT BEATT HE GAME

A Chicago man who thought he could
beat the Board of Trade grain markets
is being sued for $4,000 lost through
a firm of brokers. He is resisting the
collection of this wad on the ground
that buying and selling grain on OPP
tons is gambling and therefore the
debt is not legal one The man who
will deliberately go against a gambling
game and then Welches when he loses
is mighty poor gambler and will re-
nAius little svmpathy.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-07
MUST FIGHT THE CHOLERA
This Dread Disease Can Be
Cured, but Prevention Is
Great Deal Better.
BY ANNA GAL1GHER, OHIO.

We have often heard it said that
cholera cannot be cured, but have
learned by experience this is not true
having treated both chickens and tur-
Keys with marked. success. In fact, we
have lost but one fowl from chol-
era since adopting our present
course of treatment, in which case the
disease had reached the last stage be-
fore treatment was begun.
Slack mead in turkeys is nothing
more nor less than cholera. The symp-
toms differ somewhat, but the same is
true of cholera in chickens.
At the first sign, which is droopi
ness and pale or blush black color
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-07
PIGS AND THE sow

Is it a good plan to allow some of
the pigs to remain with the sow after
removing the others III. l.. G., Ohio.
1t certainly is, especially if she is a
heavy mixer, as it will be better to
dry her up gradually than to take
the pigs all away at a time. This will
eliminate all danger of calSed udder
and she will be more apt to prove a
good mixer for her next litter. Many
good sows have been injured by wean-
ing the pigs too soon or by only hav-
inc thraa or four at q litter.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-07
KEEP DIGGING IN THE CORN FIELD

Some ambitious farmers are anxious
to lay by the corn field very early; but
it is not wise, for the grass and weeds
are always more forward to grow about
this season than any other and the
ground will become very foul where the
corn is too early laid by and, more
than this, a great proportion of the
noufishment of the crop is derived
from the air and dew conveyed to the
roots. This can be done only when the
surface is free from weeds,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-07
A GARDEN IN MIDSUMMER
Hotter the Weather the More
Actively We Should Keep
the Hoes Going.
BESSIE L. PUTNAM,

AS the vegetables have now gained
undisputed mastery over the weeds
in the well-kept garden there comes a
strong inclination to rest from labor,
especially as the days grow hotter.
Yet the hoe is needed every day to
keep the soil light and porous, there
by admitting air to the roots as well
as fitting the soil to take up atmos-
pheric moisture. In early moning, or
after sunset, one can accomplish Won
ders for the plants with very little ex-
ertion.
Did you ever try training cucumber
vines over a trellis? Just watch one
that strays into the sweet corn and
notice what large, straight and shapely
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-07
THE COLORED LAB0RER's FAlLINGs

Northern farmers who hope to profit
by the Influx of colored laborers from
the south have much to learn. In the
south the colored man generally lives
IN rented cabin or in one provided
by the farmer on the place. He sell
dom eats at the big house kitchen.
He looks out for his own washing,
mending and gives his employer very
little trouble. He will not work alone,
neither will he do good work in com
pany with others unless watched and
directed by a white man.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-07
A WONDERFUL COLLIE DOG

This is Springdale Queeny, collie
bred by Johnson Lowe of Illinois. Her
owner has twice refused $500 for her
She will drive any kind of stock by
word or sign, fetch any particular COW
from herd, or bring up the horses
and leave the cows, or vice versa, as
directed. One of her puppies has the
wonderful instinct Of caring for ami
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-07

are likely to give no end of trouble if
the soil is badly infested with weed
seed.
Ih1s small late growth, though SEEM
lngly not of any significance, assumes
great proportions during the spring
months if not removed, and there is no
Tune quite so favorable as the late fall
months in which to do the work
There is another task in connection
Will strawberry growing that should
not be neglected at this time of the
year. Surplus runners should be re-
moved. An unnecessary plant is as
much out of place in strawberry bed
as a Weed.-M. n. Egerton.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-07
UNCLE SAM OUT FOR sCALPs

For the past year the government
has employed in the forest ranges of
the far west rangers and guards with
the sole aim of killing off the animals
that prey upon stock. The work has
met with marked success and hundreds
of wolves and coyotes have succumbed
to the bullets and the poison of the
hunters. Each animal killed means a
decided saving to the sheep industry,
for it is estimated that one wolf av-
erages about $1,000 damage each year
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-07
WET FEEDS FOR cows

]. B. r., Ohio, asks if dry feed will
produce as good results as wet
From this question l would infer that
he meant grain foods. We have made
some experiments along those lines
and have been inclined to favor wet
feed, unless the cows have access to
pure water at all times, but where they
are turned out of the stable and wa
tered in the winter time we find that
wet feed will give better results as a
milk producing food There are some
of the commercial feeds that should not
be fed dry, such as malt sprouts and
feeds that absorb an unusual amount
of water.-W. M. Kelley.
1t is estimated that 1900 carloads of
radishes will be shipped out of Louisi-
ana this year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-07

mails almost as well developed as his
mother At months he would guard
cattle in the fields all day without any
attention from the owner. When he
wanted drink he would drive the
cattle over to one side of the field, so
they would not have time to reach the
corn before he returned.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-07
HOW TO COOL MILK

Practical experiments seem to prove
that many, If not all, of the benefits OF
aerating milk We're due more to cool
ing than to any other cause Coolina
to the same degree will accomplish
substantially the same results, but
without an aerator it may be difficult
to reduce the temperature as rapidly,
hence the aerator may be considered
an advantage unless patent cooler
is used.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-09-19
HOTEL ARRIVALS
HOTEL ILLINOIS

JIM King, W S Moore u ta','"'H
H.. F,i,,cham, Harry Esgiesop'
Fan. ptickett, L B Yonng, R \ Bell
IN a,l,enwa,er, J L Priest, G E Close
prnsson, Joe Plaissed, Boisei
s,.,,b. Mcconnell, W G Co"deh'
c.,I,..Il, f A White, St LOuisi oe0
s,,nser, Joe nn,sy, B sun'D''d' Port. or.
land G E Cooper, Frank St 'Onn' c'a'. S-,.
rasa.ME ''% POwel.on, LardOi Geo oFOi'
,na' ,an j.. Gilmore, wsisefi rhOs Mann
,,.....h,e Bend J J porbridse' y"
40 lie McGillivray, Nj S ROsen''aa
,''l'I : Dibb,e, n L Shelter San Fr'H'l''0 o.
v.c,;D,ick & wife, BlackfO0'i -
',s"d. ? -. Decatur, Hi Frank Herl0'AeF'
'rai,a,'T' ,",~n n: Chas Wright, W win'loT'
o,1,oo.. l.,EJB Bauer, wei'efi enA'
O'.aO".. U'sn,Oa.' Homedale; Mr. . Mrs G NJ he''
fa''Js, Roswell, Ell BronSach' Big Bend Bend
'sy, '' " p,.rn, Ogden CT whesi'r' l. rilsI
a " wheeler, Riverside, Cali h,fl'
O,.,,s.. 80 VIM Mcomis, P'yet'ei ; '0',
Grlih'''' nrcrav. Hood kiVef
sap, "a S.,.nsio, S.,sS G P Knox Stuart Ids
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-09-19
BOY SHOT
AND KILLED
Horrible Oregon Accident takes
place Tuesday on Island In
Snake river.

Last Tuesday an accident oc-
Cured on an island in Snake riy-
er in the Big Bend country that
cost Clay Jones his life. The is
land is situated in Oregon, just
west OF the Idaho line. Togeth-
er with three companions he went
hunting Tuesday morning and
rowed over to the island. When
the boat touched the land he
jumped out and pulled his gun
out after him. The hammer of
the gun caught on the side Jf the
boat causing the gun to discharge
both loads, which struck young
Jones just about the eyes, blow
ing the top OF his head entirely
off. He was buried at Roswell
Wednesday: His parents have
the sympathy OF the entire COM
munity.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-09-19
Ontario Will
Be Lighted
Extension of Ok Bow Project will
Furnish Light for Boise and Pay
ette Valleys.

The Interstate Light & Water Co.,
are running a line fIom their power
plant at Horseshoe Bend on the Payette
river to weiser and from there it viii lie
extended to this city.
Aluminium wire is used in the con-
struction Of this line, which will later be
connected with the OK Bow tunnel plant
and the line extended to Boise; 5000
volts will be tramitted over these wires.
They have force of 40 men at work
and the line is being constructed at the
rate of one mile day. They expect 10
be in Ontario within the next two
months. A party Of engineers are now
in this city locating the line between
this place and weiser.
As soon as the line reaches this city
Manager Rockwell states that some at
tractiye rates for lights. power, etc., viii
be made to the citizens of Ontario and
the company will make extensive i'm
pruvements here.-Ontario Argus.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-09-19
RESERVOIR
COMPLETED
Deer Flat Project Reached its end
and Outfit Moved Elsewhere.

Edward Heidens project engineer Tor
the reclamation services announces that
both dams Of the Deer Flat reservoir
have been completed and that the ma
chiuery is now being moved from the up
per embankment 20 othef works where
If can be used 10 advantage for some
time. The big steam shovel which was
usei on the works from the beginning
will he taken 10 Sampa and shipped to
Yuma, Arizona, 10 be used by the ser
vice in completing the work cf dsmins
the Colorado river.
He also stated that the attention. Of
the reclamation service was now being
directed toward securing the rights OF
way of lands in the reservoir site and
that this work would be closed up as
soon as possible as the service hopes to
turn water into the reservoir some time
during the month OF October.
In commenting upon work at the gov
srpment dam up the Boise river, he said
that il would be completed by October
ami would be by far the finest dam bull
in the northwess.zSappa Record,
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-09-19

NOMINATE
County Convention at Nampa Thurs
day Names Victims for Slaughter.
Parma Gets Two.

The republican county convention met
at Nampa Thursday. The convention
was called to order by Chairman 6owan
and J. II. Purdman Of Nampa wcs eho-
sen chairman. The platform adopted
declares for a direct primary and local
option. The following ticket was nomi-
mated;
State Senator-B. P. shawhan, Pay
ette.
Representatives.. NJ. Thompson
Caldwell; Claud Duyal, Nampai L. V
Patch, Psyette.
sherif-Frank Breshests, Caldwell
Assessor--Frank Crother, Payette.
Tressurer--william Munk, Middle
ton.
County attOrney--o. NJ. Van Duyn
Caldwell.
Probate Judse--H. +. Bagelin' Cald
well.
sup't Of schOOls--Miss Grace Carlton
Emmett.
srrveyor--Fred II. Mcconnell.
| Corouer--A. II. Lang, Parma
Commissioners-First district o''
Reinhart, Nsmpa second dietrict' D. Z
Kerrick, PARMA third district '""s
yanderdasson, Emmett.