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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-07
ALBA.

John Ralston fell down the stairs at
his home on West Second street and
fractured a rib. He is recovering as
rapidly as his age will allow.
Superintendent and Mrs. Vasey ar
rived at Abba yesterday from their
European trip. They visited nine coun-
tries and had an exceedingly fine trip.
Buffalo. N. Y. where he has been at
tending the summer session Of college.
John Forsythe from near Frederic
was attAlbia on business yesterday.
A. e. Noble has just returned from
Parsons, Kansas, in which vicinity he
was overseeing the harvesting Of the
big wheat crop on his farm.
Sheriff W. B. Griffin went to Hynes
last night on official business.
The officers in the department of the
county clerk are very busy getting
matters in shape for the opening Of the
September term Of court which occurs
on the 18th.
Mrs: Fred Abegglin Of Lovilia was
visiting Abba friends yesterday.
The Monroe county fair is growing
potentially every day The live stock
entries the exhibits and the race course
entries now promise to far exceed those
Of past years. The officers Of the as
to the success of the fair.
John Lathrop of Kirkville was a
business caller in Rutledge Thursday
Jersey Ridge TO Teach Agriculture.
Davenport. Sept. 5.-The Jersey
Ridge school opened yesterday with
an elementary course in agriculture
as a part Of the curriculum, the first
time this study has been taught in
the schools in this section. The
work will be under the general direc.
ton Of G. R. Bliss, Scott county crop
doctor.
The enrolment at the school has
increased to such an extent that 1t is
now necessary to have two teachers
instead OF one. One of these, who has
had practical experience in the work,
will have charge Of the course in agri
culture
The school has been enlarged dur
ing the past year, an ample addition
having been added It's equipment is
now ample and it is expected that the
school will be one Of the best country
schools in this vicinity.
Plans are being discussed for using
several acres Of land adjacent to the
school as a demonstration plat be-
ginning next spring. In the meantime
the children will be taught facts about
the termination Of seeds and some.
thing about crops and their diversifi-
cation to supplement the practical
work.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-07

6:10 pdCo- -...
Harry Emmett. owner. a.
Daugherty Brothers,
Knoxville; driver,
Morgan .......... / L
Kitz Heiress, e. G.
Stroud. Ottumwa;
Kings Heir; W. b.
Thomas, Eldon,
Time-2:24A, 2:24A. 2:2eA. 2:27.
2:24A.
1885 trot- ~.
Emmett H.. Jr.: Daugherty
Bros, Knoxville; Morgan. 1 / l
Ramona NJ; c. H. shifflett,
Milton; Shifflett >. ........ 2 8
Lavernon Chief: Cormchoral
& Co. Fairfield; Cornchoral 4 3 2
Chas. Warrington; G. A. ""
Kreise Eldon; Kreise -. 8 4 4
Reverend Dick; P. L. Atkins,
Time-2:26A, 2:26A. 2:29A.
Half-mile running dash
Lapinka; G. E. Carpenter, Des
Moines; Erwin . ............... 1
Ned White; DR.. Tolbert. Center
Vile q
Diamond Dick; ]. E. Duffield, Keo-
sauqua: Scott ............... 3
Time-:52. ,H.0
Farmers trot, 1a-mile heats &c..
Wade Jr; w. j. Johnson,
Stockport: Johnson :. ..... 1 2 1
Wrinkle; A. J. Baldwin, Eldon;
Baldwin ............... / 3
Butte Aloma: S. S. Bishop,
Fairfield; Bishop !. ...... 4 3 2
Dynamite: Marve Jaques,
Eldon; Jaques amman. 4
Caesar: ]. G. Lewis, Selma;
Lewis 3 s
Time-1:25. A:24A, 1:18A. '
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An UuIy Cash

should be covered with clean bandages
saturated with Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
Heals burns, wounds, sores, piles. 25c.
Frank B. Clark.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-07
A Life Problem Solved.

by that great health tonic, Electric Bit.
tiers, is the enrichment Of poor, thin
blood, and Strengthening the weak. soc.
Frank B. Clark. .s-.s
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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-07-04
Should Have Voted for Nehemiah.

Should Have Voted for Nehemiah.
1t was down at 'Mott, the Spot"
where Jack Charmley writes true
stories and fiction, that Jos. Devine
and Nehemiah Davis, two congress
sional aspirants from the Third dir.
trsct met in debate, recently. Joe
spoke first and for an hour told of
many good things which he had done
for his party. and he had too. Then
Nehemiah arose and altho he had a
very flowery speech prepared which
he delivered later, remarked:
"Countrymen and Fellow Citizens
Mr.. Devine has just told you OF all of
the good things he has done for his
party. Don't you think that he has
done enough SO that he can afford to
stay at home? Gentlemen, vote for
yours truly" Mr. Devine got back
at Nehemiah in this wise: Gentle
men, If you are going to vote for your
candidate upon that theory, suppose
you should all vote for Mr.. Davis, for
he has never done anything for any
body, at any time anywhere
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-07-04
NORTH DAKOTA BIRDS
Certain Of Feathered Tribe Di.
minisking in Numbers.
Pressing Need Of Services Of Insc ,tiv.
orous Little Creatures to Hold N
Check Constantly Increasing
Imported Pests.

(By DIR. W. B. BELL, Biologist North
Dakota Agricultural College.)
The following extract from the re-
port of the chief of the bureau OF
biological survey for the year 1911
deserves the careful attention of ev.
cry person in North Dakota. The
facts stated regarding sinsects and
birds are particularly applicable in
our state at the present time when
agricultural operations are making
conditions favorable for the Increase
of insect pests and at the same time
rendering it increasingly difncult for
the misunderstanding birds to main.
tain their usual numbers. The con.
tinual observance of these four recon.
mendations by North Dakota people
will mean the saving Of thousands OF
dollars worth of products of the
farm, garden and orchard every year.
During the year circulars have
been issued calling attention to the
fact that certain Of our native birds
appear to be diminishing in numbers.
This applies particularly to game
birds. but it is true also Of some OF
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-07-04

the more valuable insectivorous spe.
cies and Of shore birds. Moreover, it
is doubtful if, taking the country as a
whole, any of our native species are
increasing, excepting In restricted To-.
calities. This is the more deplorable,
inasmuch as now, more than ever,
there is pressing need Of the services
Of insectivorous birds to hold in check
the constantly increasing numbers of
insects imported from abroad or that
cross our borders from adjacent terri.
tory. AS these destructive foreign in.
sects are rarely accompanied by the
enemies which check their increase iu
their native habitat. they soon multi.
ply till they become veritable pests.
Nature has provided in this country a
sufficient number of species for the
work Of keeping insects in check, "a.
Guiding the various swallows. fy-catch.
ers, thrushes, woodpeckers, sparrows
and others, and 1t remains for us, by
vigorous and concerted effort not only
to protect the uesful species. but to
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-07-04
MANAGEMENT OF YOUNG PIGS,
shoaHd be Given Ample Space for ex.
sreIse From Time They Begin
to Run About.

(By PROF. w. B. RICHARDS. North
Dakota Agricultural College.)
Young pigs should be given plenty
OF opportunity for exercise from the
time they begin to get strong enough
to run about. II they are confined
too closely they are apt to take on
flesh too rapidly and become infected
With what ia known as thumps.
Thumps are indicated by violent vi
brations OF the heart. It is caused
By the deposition OF fat about the In.
ternal organs. When the pigs get an
an attack of thumps they never will
thrive we'll afterwards, and It often
results in death. II the weather ia
cold 1t Is good plan as soon as the
pigs are old enough to begin eating. to
scatter some grain On the floor OF the
alley ways and let them pick It up.
Lots should be provided adjoining the
pens of the piggery In order that the
PIGS may have the run Of them al
soon as the weather will permit. They
should be transferred to e1ass lot
a. soon as grass comes.
Pigs generally have learned to eat
when they are about three weeks old.
From this time on they should b
encouraged 20 eat % much q posi-
-. Provisions should be made 10
that the pigs can be fed in an en-
closure to which they may gain access
BY means OF q creep. When they
tEst begin TO eat. fasd q mixture OF
m1dd1inss and skim milk, for there
u nothing better. A little ground
oats may be added to their ration
when they are about Z month 10 sin
weeks old.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-07-04

told from all other grasses except
cockspur, by its rather wide leaf and
the reddish color of the stems near
the ground. The heads Of this grass
resembles those Of Italian and other
similar millets, but are somewhat
smaller. The seeds are yellowish, oval
and rather hard. They are easily re-
moved from wheat, but are difficult to
remove from fax seed. This weed IL
present under the most careful meth.
~ Of farming. All that can be done
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Is to reduce its ravages to minimum.
Pure seed grain is an efficient factor
here as elsewhere. Early seeded grain
gets started ahead Of this weed. Lat.
or seeded grain should certainly be
harrowed-even II this weed were the
only one. The weeders do this work
very we'll. This plant produces 4 fair
quantity of forage In dry years.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-07-04
WEED IS FOUND EVERYWHERE
Particularly Abundant In Grain Fields
Gardens and Potato Patches
.ss- Furnishes Forage.

tBy L. r. WALDRON, North Dakota AZ
ricultural College)
Pigeon grass, yellow foxtail or wild
millet is an introduced weed found al
most everywhere in cultivated ground
1t is particularly abundant in grail
fAelds, potato patches and gardens. 1
is an annual and terminates about tn,
first of May. When young it can b.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-07-04

M. O. Aamquist was arrested and
taken before Judge Murray charged
with carrying automobile passengers
without taking out a city license.
He acted as his own attorney.
Col. Little was defeated for the
state senate down at Bismarck.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-07-04
Danger In Too Much Corr.

Most farmers give too much corn.
~ corn makes the hens too TT, care
should be taken to diversity the feed.
Domc meat scraps, green stuffs, wheat
md oats should be fed. Keep the
fowls we'll supplied with water, being
oareful that It don't freeze in win
ter nor set too hot IN the summer, and
- that they gst plenty of exercise.
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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-08-30

rhapes which would last for weeks and l
was not able to sit up in bed. suffered
a great deal with my back and was 50
nervous could scarcely sleep at night,
and / did not do any housework for three
years.
"Now I can do as much work a.
any woman Of my age in the county,
thanks to the benefit l have received
from Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. / recommend your remedies
to all suffering women. Mrs. MARTHA
L. HOLLOWAY, Odd, Va
No other medicine for woman's ills has
received such widespread and unquali-
fed endorsement. We know Of no other
medicine which has such record Of
success as has Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. For more than 30
years it has been the standard remedy
for woman's ills.
If you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia II. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound will help you, write
to Lydia E.Pinkham Medicine Co.
(cOnfidential) Lynn, Mass, for adj
vice. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman
and held in strict confidence.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-08-30

ture l.. which should be free from In
festation; on July LIST, repeat the
treatment, and remove to pasture
H.; on November 1st give anoth.
er treatment, and remove to pas
ture Ill, or to a lot where they may
remain until the following March;
In March. or as soon as possible,
remove to pasture w., and on July
LIST to pasture l. again. and SO on re-
peating in this order.
After this, the treatment should be
only In the fall Of the year, Just before
entering the pasture or enclosure for
the winter. Lambs that show signs
OF infestation with worms should be
removed and treated separately. Avoid
stocking the pastures too heavily,
keep salt before the animals all the
cine, and avoid low, wet pastures
Animals that die should be burned up
II possible, otherwise buried very
deeply.
1t may be of great value to know
that 1t Is quite without danger to use
infested pastures for other animals
than the ruminants, such as cattle
sheep and goats. 1t will be perfect
ly safe to- pasture colts or hogs or
tnes badly infested pastures, and
where no other use can be found we
would recommend this procedure.
The writer will be glad to communi
cate with any farmers that suspect
stomach worms In their stock.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-08-30
To Control Chicken Lice.

Provisions should be made for
dust bath in every chicken house, for
the problem of dealing with lice Is
greatly reduced by its presence. The
objection that 1t creates dust is great
ly overcome by its beneficial features
and closed bath with a special win
dow In the south side and accessible
by small opening can be easily con-
structed which has an additional! ad-
vantage in that It is comparatively
free from the danger of any dirt or
litter accommodating from the pen. Fine
road dust, finely sifted coal ashes, ETC.,
are very desirable materials for the
dust bath, and the addition of lime,
tobacco dust and patent preparations
tend to make It more effective.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-08-30

weed to be feared In field crops bur-
docks are often allowed to grow In
unused corners, but they are insight
ly and are liable to be taken as an
indication of lack of thrift and care
less farming.
The burdock Is biennial, and can
be killed by cutting below the
ground. II cut sufficiently low with
a heavy mattock or spade that Is
about the only way to deal with them
In places that are net cultivated for
farm crops.
Tie accompanying cut which is
taken from Michigan Experiment
Station Bulletin No. 267, shows the
characteristics Of the plant and seed.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-08-30
Sparrow Sets House AbIaxe.

An English sparrow was the cause
of three houses catching fire at Law
renceburg, Ind. recently, and had 1t
not been for the prompt work of the
neighbors and friends all would have
been destroyed. The sparrow was
building a nest under the caves of the
home of Mrs. Mary Weber. and it
picked up long cotton string from a
pile of rubbish that had just been
burned. With the burning string in
its beak. the sparrow few to the roof
of Mrs. Sophia Skaters house, then
to Otto McCright's house and then to
the roof Of Emanuel Wuests home,
where 1t dropped the burning string.
A fire started in the shingles of each
building. Each was extinguisbed by
neighbors before much damage was
done.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-08-30
Section Of Wall In the Concrete Cellar.

232 feet, while the floor space would
be 1000 square feet
Although these two buildings will
have the same floor space. yet the man
will have to pay for building 70 feet
feet more of sides in the oblong build.
ing. There will be a similar waste in
the construction of the roof OF the OBJ
long barn.
Surprising that 1000 square feet OF
lumber would need be bought, the
lumber alone would cost about $50 at
least When the extra labor used in
the building, the cost of repairs and
the interest on this sum is considered,
anyone can understand that 1t is an
expense to be avoided.
Probably this matter Is Of the most
Importance In the construction Of
poultry houses and dairy buildings:
although even In such buildings the
form cannot always be made square,
yet the arrangement can be made In
such way that there will he no need
less waste.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-08-30
HOW TO ERADICATE
COMMO BURDOCK
BY r. J. Baldwin.

One of the rankest growing and
most disagreeable weeds in Michigan
is the common burdock (Arctium
minus). II is not a bad weed In cul-
tivated fields and usually disappears
from land on which a crop rotation
is practised. Uncultivated places, such
as old pastures, roadsides. fence cor
ners, orchards and cut over timber
lands are places which favor the
growth of burdock, and In such
places they become a very great nui-
sance where farm animals, especially
sheep, come In contact with the
burs. Simply because II is not q
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-08-30
Floor Plan for the General Cellar.

with earth. but make your concrete
thicker at these points.
Next comes the mixing of the con-
crete. This work Is done on plat
form about nine by ten feet, built OF
boards driven tightly together so that
no cracks are left for the materials
TO leak through. The concrete used
for this work will consist of one part
Portland cement, two parts clean.
sharp sand and four parts broken
stone or gravel, of a size to pass
through a two-inch ring. Spread the
sand out on one side of the platform
in a pile about four inches thick, pour
the cement as evenly as possible over
the sand, and then shovel them to the
other side of the platform, turning
the mixture as you throw 1t and let
ting 1t slide of the end and sides OF
the shovel In order to mix 1t as 1t
falls. This operation should be re-
peated. Next spread the stone over
the top of the sand and cement. Wet
the whole with water and repeat the
shoveling operation three or four
times, adding water when necessary
until the whole is thoroughly mixed
and contains as much water as it will
hold without running. 1t is then
ready for use. Fill the footing trench
level to the top with concrete and
lamp 1t down well.
The forms for the walls should be
made of one-inch boards laid hori-
zontally and held together by 2x4 ver-
teal pieces nailed to the side away
from the concrete. They should ex-
tend from the footings to a point just
above the lower side of the sill and
should be placed twelve inches inside
OF the bank for the cellar wall, and
nine inches for the wall OF the steps.
They should be well braced to prevent
bullying from the weight of the con-
crete. The concrete may be poured
in from the outside and should be in
well-tamped layers of not more than
| twelve inches. When the ground level
is reached outside forms will be
necessary, but they will be run up.
one board at a time, to facilitate the
placing Of the concrete. The top
board must extend above the bottom
OF the sill and will be three inches
outside of It. This gives a chance to
pour the last of the concrete. which
should be very wet and tamped as
much as possible. Holes should be
left round the snoring timbers so that
they may be taken out when the wall
has set The holes may then be filled
with concrete. The window and door
openings are formed by setting the
frames in place before the concrete
is poured. They should be well brac-
ed to prevent sagging or bullying.
Half-inch iron bars, or an old wagon
tire, should be laid in the concrete
and extend eight inches into the wall
on each side. This forms a re-en.
forced beam over the opening. The
walls OF the cellarway should extend
at least three feet six inches below
the ground at all points Above
ground they should slope upward to
the top of the cellar wall. The walls
should be allowed to set for at least
two weeks before the snoring Is taken
out Then the concrete floor and
steps can be laid.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-08-30

Every farmhouse should have cell
ihr. This article is intended as
9uide to the man whose home has
tbeen built without a cellar and who
wishes to remedy the defect, and to
the man who is about to build. The
use of stone or brick as building
material is so generally understood
that description of a wall of either
would hardly be necessary. Concrete.
however. is comparatively new
form of construction which possesses
certain advantages over both brick
and stone, writes Donald Folsom In
the Country Gentleman. 1t does not
require skilled workmen, is vermin-
proof, and If well mixed will be al
most waterproof.
IL the cellar is to be placed under
a wing of house already built 1t will
be necessary to brace up the walls
until the new work Is in place and
the concrete has set. AS a rule,
frame houses without cellars are sup
ported on isolated brick or stone
piers or wood posts. In this case
there is wood sill or beam extend
ing from one support to another, on
which the studding or upright timbers
OF the framework rest. Under these
stills heavy pieces of timber should
be placed horizontally and vertical
pieces should be placed under the
horizontal timber forms a bridge sup
ported at each end with the sill rest
ing upon 1t. The outside vertical
piece should be set at a sufficient dis
lance from the building to be safe
from any possible caving-in of the
bank, and the inside one should be
placed far enough back to allow a
trench of sufficient width to work in
to be dug. The snoring or bracing
should be wedged up tightly under
the stills and made secure against any
possible settling of the building when
the old supports are knocked out, for
It would throw the building out of
plumb and crack the plaster on the
walls and ceilings. In case the old
foundation is a continuous wall of
HEX or stone II will be necessary
cut holes through II large enough
to receive the horizontal piece.
When the snoring is In place the
work Of excavating the cellar may be
begun. The most convenient way OF
getting at the work under the house
will be to begin with the outside eel
lar steps. The first work Of excava-
ton should be in the form of trench
that extends entirely round the build
ing to a depth of five inches below
the desired level Of the cellar floor
and wide enough to work in con.
veniently. Care should be taken to
keep the outside bank smooth and
straight, for 1t will serve as one side
of the form when the concrete Is
poured. In the bottom of this ex
cavation dig another trench to re
ceive the "footings." 1t should be six
inches deep and eighteen inches
wide, so that 1t will project three
inches beyond each side of the twelve
inch wall that will be placed upon It
BE sure that the bottom Of the foot
ing trench is Of good solid earth
Should you by mistake dig too deep
ly In places, do not attempt to fill In
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-08-30
MUCH SAVING in
FARM BUILDINGS
Not Every Farmer Recognizes
Fact That a Square Struc-
ture Costs Less Than
an ObIonG.
cBy L. EDIE. New York;

Does every farmer realize that a
square building can be built CHEAPER
than one in the shape Of an oblong.
although the floor space is the same?
To understand this. observe particu-
lar example.
In square building that measures
40x40 feet, there will be 1900 square
feet of floor space; the distance around
the building will be 100 feet or there
will be sides to the equivalent of 100
feet wide.
But II. as is often the case, the
buildings we're made 100x16 feet. this
distance around the building or the
aotal width Of the four sides would be