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The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-30
BY TAFT Butler.

By TAFT
TERTAIN of our readers are i'm
patient for discussion of the
~ methods used in killing the
ticks, claiming that they are all
agreed as to the Importance of the
work. We do not often notice COM
munications to which the writer's do
not attach their names; but we think
it we'll to state at this time that IL
even one-half of the people were to-
day fully convinced of the real i'm
portance of the work, there would
not be cattle fever tick left in Mis-
sissippi in two years. If all were con-
vinced Of the full Importance of the
work, it would not be necessary to
write these articles at all, for meth
DDS that have been demonstrated as
successful in the eradication of the
cattle ticks have been published time
and again in this paper, in many
other papers, and in bulletins scatter
ed by the hundreds of thousands all
over the land.
How to Get Rid of the Ticks.
To those who can not wait for
proper development of the subject,
which is necessary to a full under
standing of it. we will at this time
merely state that they should pre-
pare to take the cattle out of the in
tested pastures not later than Sep
TENDER LIST, and better, If it is at all
practicable, by August 18th. If these
pastures are kept absolutely free of
cattle, horses and mules until May
1st. 1911. they will be free of ticks
and will remain free unless ticks are
carried onto them by cattle, horses or
mules. To those who have ticks on
their cattle at this time, in such num-
bers as to require immediate atten-
ton, we suggest that IL they have
herds OF twenty or more cattle they
build dipping watts at once and begin
work on the ticks. II the number OF
cattle is less than twenty, begin at
once to grease the legs and under
parts Of the body. where the ticks
most infest. and repeat this every
three weeks until the cattle are taken
out OF the infested pasture this fall
and are free OF ticks. Any heavy oil
or grease will do the work, but pos
sibly crude petroleum is the cheap
est and best. For printed instruc-
tons on these matters, write to the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, Washington, ID. c., for all liter
ature on this subject available for
free distribution, and to the Live
Stock Sanitary Board, Experiment
Station, or Agricultural Department
OF your own State for such additional
literature as 1t may have to give out.
Any man fully convinced OF the i'm
portance OF the work has done these
things already; but we beg any one
who is at all Interested, or who has
tick-infested cow TO write for these
bulletins right now.
Are We Really Convinced?
Any one familiar with the life
history and habits OF the cattle tick
Will not need to be told of methods OF
getting rid OF them, by any one. A
full understanding OF the tick and
the way he is reproduced. and his life
habits, will at once enable any one to
see the ease with which he may be
destroyed, and II is for this reason
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-30

habits and manner of reproduction
of these ticks. The writer can, per-
haps, without Boosting, lay claim to
some of the small credit of first be-
lieving and demonstrating that the
cattle ticks could be eradicated from
large area, and he became thorough
ly convinced of this long before he
had accomplished the results, simply
by making a study of those facts re-
garding the life history and habits
of the ticks which others had worked
out and published. 1t is, therefore.
fact that any man should be able
to see the practicability of getting
rid of the ticks. even IL IL had never
been done; but fortunately 1t has
been proved thousands and thous-
ands Of times, by actually doing the
thing, that 1t is not only feasible but
is also comparatively easy and i'm
mensely profitable.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-30
u LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. |
HOW TO GET RID OF THE CATTLE TICK.

V-The Practicabity of Tick Eradication Beyond
Doubt by the Work Already Done-9O,OOO
tested Territory Cleared, me
Years Damage by Ticks.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-30
SHEEP

Ram Lambs for breeding. at $3.50 each.
Two Pure-bred Red Polled Bulls
Twenty Grade Red Pollcd Heifers.
Two Pure-bred. Is months old. Short-horn gul,.
One pair. matched Horses, years old. bo,h
saddle
One Bay Mare. good breeder and works any.
where weight 1000 lbs.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-30

S6 ~ x - ~ " u -
OF tho choicest strains In Anortea with IN, tost
shushuss that count In the show rIng poar ola
enough Tor service. Piss Of both sex1s ready 10
shp. sfsd ny my 20 III. Pearl boar Charrnars
E9os. son Of Lord Premier sy0i. and out of
choice cows OF the beet hro-siing am euro can
p..Ase sny one wanting tho beat. Ny motto IL do
unto others ne would have others do unto me-
a. ~. hobhhiS. 1t /. Woodland. Miss.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-30
What Has Been Done.

II is now only about ten years
since the first efforts started to Grad
icate the cattle ticks from the pas
lures OF the South. The North Caro-
lima State Department of Agriculture
was the first to undertake this work
on a basis which would practically
determine the necessary work and
cost TO get rid of the ticks on a large
number of pastures, or a large area
like county. Six years later, or by
the time the Federal Government
Joined In the effort TO get rid OF the
ticks, 1t had been abundantly proved
that these ticks could be eradicated
at cost little II any greater than
the damage done by them during any
one year. This fact had been proved
by actually doing the work In hun
dreds of pastures and several coun-
ties
Since the cooperative work be-
tween the United States Bureau of
Animal Industry and the several
States was started. or In about three
years OF actual work. territory has
been cleared OF ticks and released
from all quarantine restrictions as
large as the combined area of the
States of North and South Carolina
The total cost OF clearing this terri
tory, 10000 square miles. expended
by the Federal and State Goyeren-
ments. has probably not exceeded n
million dollars. The saving to the
farmers of this territory will be more
than that amount annually for all
time, without another dollar OF ad-
ditional expense TO maintain the ben
efits obtained.
Now that the damage done by the
ticks has been clearly proved and In
being more fully recognized by
stockmen every day. and IL has been
shown that the getting rid OF these
ticks is not only practicable but
profitable, why will any one oppose
the measures necessary to accomplish
these ends. or hesitate about start
ing the work on his own cattle and
pastures without waiting for State
aid or copnpu1aInno
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-30
Are We Really Convinced?

Any one familiar with the life
history and habits OF the cattle tick
Will not need to be told of methods OF
getting rid OF them. by any one. A
full understanding of the tick and
the way he is reproduced. and his life
habits. will at once enable any one to
see the ease with which he may be
destroyed, and II is for this reason
that we prefer TO discuss these mat
ters before taking up the methods of
destroying the ticks. Few men can
be sure enough" convinced of the
feasibility OF getting rid OF the ticks
and the ease with which IL can be
done until they understand the life
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-30

Poland Chinas The beet PIGS ever raised.
'~'~"S S"'S~ Now ready 10 Hhip. Every
one can he registered Are well represented h.
Chief Perfection breeding.
w. S. POPE. ysrura. Mia.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-21
Election Among Students Causes
Much Lively Comment as to
Who win Head the
List
ELEcTIoNEERING GOES
Knots Of Youthful Politicians :,
Every Corner of Halls Boost
ing Favorite Can
didates.


Second not even to their elders in
preparations and speculations as to
the results of the coming primary
election are the students Of the keo
kuk high school Their primary was
held at three o'clock this afternoon
and the results will be announced
later.
Prof. Reid says They attend
strictly to work while in the class
rooms, but in the intervals between
recitations they talk of nothing but
the election"
Placards line the walls Of the
school on which are crayon caricat-
ures of the different candidtes for
mayor with Vote for Smyser," King
for mayor" and many other such
startling commands. In every part of
the halls may be seen gatherings Of
young politicians discussing important
issues and electioneering for all they
are worth.
This is an innovation which accord
ing to Prof Reid is going to result
in the greatest benefit to the pupils
of the school, 1t will teach them the
value of clean politics and what is
more, it will have the effect of in
culcating in their minds firm prin-
ciples of independence, self reliance,
besides teaching them what it is to
vote and how to do it.
There is no doubt but what this
system should be adopted by every up
to date high school in the country and
this is the case in great majority
already.
The candidates for mayor are as fol-
lows: Edith Banks, Earle Carpenter,
Tom Howells, Charles King. Irere
Rollosson, Edgar Smyser.
For councilmen: Leroy L. Akerson,
George Bickel, Guy Fulton, Van Hay
den. Howard NJ Montague, Rosco ].
Nichols, Norman Ringstrom.
Some of the articles in their plat
form are rather comical, one OF which
reads: mo one will be permitted to
steal chickens except Baptist preach
ers and they must be yellow legged,
another, If you are twins you may
vote twice, triplsts three times and
SO on
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-21
TOOTHLEss GROOM
SO YEARS OLD
BIushins Bride at Fifty-Eisht In Unus
uaI Wedding in the County
Clerks Office.

McLEANSBORO, H., March 21--An
unusual wedding took place in Nc
Leansboro, in the county clerks office.
The contracting parties were John II
Paus and Mrs. Helen Hilker OF Dahl.
gren, Ill. 1t was the second matrimo-
NAL venture of the groom, who gave
his age as eighty-six years, and the
third for the bride, who is fifty-eight
Both were born in Germany.
The groom had no teeth and was
very deaf. but said that he had never
had rheumatism. Squire w. II. Daniel
performed the ceremony, and the
bride paid the fees for the license and
the ceremony. They were very affec.
Tomato and addressed each other AZ
father and mother.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-21
CARD OF THANKS

Mrs. Willer and children extend
thanks to friends and neighbors for
assistance and help extended during
their recent bereavement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-21
CRY NEWS.

There will be meeting this even
ing Of the board OF education. The
meeting will be for the purpose of re-
organization, the new members of the
board to take their places tonight.
The sale OF seats for the Gotch
wrestling match opened this morning
and many made early purchases. The
Grand viii be packed if present indi.
cation can be taken to mean any.
thing
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-21

Needs Quality Of Mercy.
Rigorous law Is often rigorous ip
Justice Terence.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-21
PERSONALS.

] Emmett Belts is in Chicago on
a short visit.
0. H. Adams. of the Bowman-Boyer
company, left this morning for Honey
well, Mo, where he 7ill be for few
weeks on business.
H. j. coulton. of Detroit, known as
the Salt King, is in the city today
in the interests OF business.
Fred P. Lang of Kahoka, Mo, was
d city visitor yesterday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-21

Assist Nature. There are times VIXEN
YOU should assist nature. 1t is now
undertaking to cleanse your system
if you will take Hoods Sarsaparilla
thu undertaking will De successful.
This great medicine purifies and
builds up as nothing else does.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-21
ANNOUNCEMENT

respectfully announce to the re-
publican voters of Lee county that
am candidate for the om.nation for
sheriff. subject to the decision OF the
voters at the coming primary election.
JULIUS EICHHORN.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-21

Spring is here. The big
paint advertising truck
which each spring makes its
appearance In front Of Wiki
inson & Co.'S drug store is
again in its place. It certain
ly Is a thing of beauty all
freshly painted in white and
gold. This excellent job of
painting and lettering was
done by Harris and Nelson,
the local painters.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-21

Pneumonia follows cold but never
follows the use of Fcleys Ho1ey and
Tar which stops the cough. heals the
luhgs and expels the cold from the
s.;stem Wilkinson & co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-21

Heavy. impure blood makes mud.
dy, pimply complexion. headaches
nausea, Indigestion Thin blood makes
you weak, pale, sickly Burdock
Blood Bitters makes the blood rich,
red. pure-restores perfect health.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-14
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
4 Brilliant Record.

5fr. Editor. En an address 1o Inc e8sg meeting Mayor Ta2yef Sz41 as a@6 something ED bss sleeve and FsA@- something was for sbe best ff2aessSt fsr t1e city Of &DEw5ef. lie als0 ss31 tasg ne knew nothing about ts5e Sater 9szes- ton, bat had r9 rely on information Q, engineers ln that ss1-< Dc 3e Ezk< me advice of water ezpe-ts ten years azpZ Let 1E look back The board Df s@Ess commissioner were 1Ss s@c 70 21 IT Stony brook when they found VS,oS sD- yes.lgztgon by competent eng aeezs taas Pe4se brook yae not feasible o'9 aceoun. Of excessive cost &0E, o>- cause our mayors Eg@t sse5eEEe @@s turned co~n~ what e4c he Eo2 E@ says We cannot afford 70 sce-lc r5e money come Bzea me to Ys1rg.eS zEs1 raise rs3e cam. and ir Si.l setz2e fse water question 9o- The nezx cgs1Ey- i've years and tre people f0Ik9gsz- asn like f5oex of sheep T.-hsLa E1- ing they ee-e told t+laE eTe-Y dollar they spent on their present yzters1@1 Ezs z dollar raTOe1 away and. also were told # He Gs9 not want 10 go 1TE to 70 somewhere e7se and gsr So17> water. We went to Fasrvt-T and rsss6 the dam. sps1r :fz&yssss .xsl'se CT legs. have appropriated szs ess 10 psH2D J from Trading cove, have driven -wo arxeslzn wells at a nogr ot s4es6 CT more fand are yGnptng 4@ gallons cs water Q minute ar z cost o4 sz5 ESe- z4 nourH). laid 2 pipe line 70 zEoaegzn lake ar c cost of ! don't xE0@ sow much, and are pun pig inc Eareg 5zZo the mains sr a ccs- of ~ lees- szS every z4 hours, and now comes 1ls chemist and cze11sczaE for yar11o -ETs- running pumps a- an expense o4 a. least 50 q HzT Take [r@ 7o0Ee and the coet DE rre citizens for TsE@- bought for drinking purposes z1e -53 amount would have built Stony C-ock az Laid osIt br oon peEenr ezg11ee-E and given uE the p1Tes- water that sTsr Lay outdoors for all po-p>osez fo- TEze ,ezr seFenty-hye years
 Now me city owns E-o1y brook 4- Palmers pond bug I sUpp0ze the seo- pie who opposed Etony brook gsu years ago would sink The city of &0rwscn Eo far in debt that F would uo- -eccTe- for the next one hundred ye21s before Ihey would ecIoEIe5g- E5@T ~e-e wrong and thai tae expert engineers knew their business And under 5s present conditions If Tz= Dz- f2zs11E , l would get rhe m&Yor -o call aZ0-he- city meeting so he could tell the people again how proud h. 5E There t= one thing evident the uzeFc1znEE w1aa leG oe oYerrun with Christmas szzsz1esE with people paying ten cents z gallon for drinking E2zsE
 AN EX-STCNT BROOK WATER COMMISSIONER
 without city 14te- enough I1 L< 1o-zEs 10 give El1e dog drink As ex-t5oF=E- nor Waller said aE Board 99 Trade oe enoaer, ex everything but ex<i-- guizhed-
 Norwich. De-. 1s 1910
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-14
TEN YEARS OF DRoUTH.

All New England has gone dry and the country as well as the cities are suffering from the severest drouth in the history of the country, and while conditions nowhere are first-class, there is no city in all New Englan4 that is facing such a serious water problem as Norwich is today.
 Commenting upon present condi- tions in the vicinity of Boston. The Transcript of that city says:
 '"The drouth is not merely last year and the year before that have dropped below the normal, but the dessicating process has been going on for a 'iec- ade. Before 1900 the average annual rainfall was 46.21 inches. Since that time up to a year ago this average hs s fallen so that the average figures for the decade were 42.6 inches or nearly four inches below the normal which in ten years would mean nearly an entire years deficiency. This added to the present years strain upon our reduced moisture resources very read fly accounts for the acuteness of the winter drouth."
 The history of rainfalIs shows that during the time records have been kept that the annual rainfall varies from 27 inches to SO inches d year. which gives an average or normal rainfall of 46 or 47 inches; but there is no record of an average ten years shortage which equals 3 1-3 feet on the level all over New England What an ocean of water that representa-
 The hope now is that 1911 may change the tide and that the January thaw may not only give relief but be sufficient in volume to strengthen our faith that better days are to come
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-14
DO NOT FORGET THE LETTER
 CARRIERS.

From now until Christmas the ist- ter carriers win be having an increas- ing burden and that is why those who have goods to mall should try 10 avoid the rush. and those who re- gard him as a friend as well as q pub lio servant should hinder him as It, tic aB possible. The NeWburyport News is endorsable when it says.
 Tt is the privilege of the public to assist these men so far is is in their power. Do not keep them waiting The government has recently urged that all househoiders should place let ter boxes on their houses or sIots in the doors so that these men should not lose time waiting and find the time in which they must carry d heavy load increasing. And yet there has not been such very general re- sponse to this request. Christmas time is the season when the loads Of the mail men become heaviest Of all. request has been made that so far as possible Christmas matter be mailed early, and so relieve the con- gestion of matter and the strain Of the employees. The average indiVid- ual knows how generally this request has been needed.
 Anyway, this is the Christmas sea son. Do not forget to have a spirit of good will and helpfulness towards your mail man"
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-14
RATES RAISED 500 PER CENT.

The fraternal insurance association of the Knights of Pythias has sur prised its policyholders of the big gcst advance in premiums that was ever made by such an association. and the counsel for one of the members has called on the attorney general of New York state to cancel the certifi- cate which permits the association to do business in that state and asks that a receiver be appointed
 With the letter to the attorney gen eral, Lawyer Bucky sent copies of communications from the central or Eanization to a client of his. Thomas Barber, or loS Rogers avenue, Brook lyn. It is on information us to the business of the order given in these letters that the lawyer bases his re- quest for the appointment of d re- cciver.
 Thomas Barber has been paying an assessment averaging S5.90 month pn a S2.000 insurance policy issued to h m in 1885. one of the letters from the Supreme lodge. dated November 'S 1910. informs him that a by law has been passed by virtue of which the members of the fourth class in tho insurance department. to which MT. Barber belongs. were to pay an assessment of S24.1O d month after January | next. for q continuance of insurance under their policies. The lawyer teiis The attorney general that this demand will not Dc complied With.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-14
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Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-14
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Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-14
stnprLgss nusInnss METHODS.

The oOfanitfee of one hundred crs~ htrd to look into The affairs of New Jisyen county after ths unfortunate j8ii fire al which s~yerst brave nfs~ mon lost fhsir lives, reported Mon day, exonsrating The county eofBnjis sionefs from all blame with reference fo that accident, but they nbd that ths business of Inc county has been conducted fin very HnDusiness- like way and thnt the conduct Of county srsirs was far From being endorsable
 in fact, the comnfttes recommended that two Of tue county commissioners be dropped at the expiration of tbeif terms and that more proficient men be appointed in their places.
 Such an adverse report ought to set tle tho future fate of the men who end their of1cial term branded for in- efficiency and 1t would be sure to If Inc people elected them instead of the legislature. but some doubt is be ing expressed whether the Legislature will yieH the matter in the same light Inc committee does.
 It seems to Tho Bulletin that the men who control these offices will not be blind to complaints so me medically made and heavily backed. mere IN nothtbS 70 DS BhihTp bJ 'E - noring the report Of such II committee, and no one realizes this more than the men who by ability and tact com 1- mand the confidence and popular sup port of the people.
 The plea that the condemned sys- tenn has been the regular rystem for ears, and that these men are no worse than their predecessors, is rath- CT a weak defence and should not bear much weight in the premises.