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Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-05
LIMESTONE is OF
MUCH IMPORTANCE
Recent Experiment Conducted at
Rhode Island Station With
Poultry.

A recent experiment by the Rhode
Island experiment station with poul-
try feed emphasizes the great need
of permitting the fowls to have plen-
ty of bone-forming material
To compare the effect of the addi-
tion of bone ash and different
amounts OF ground limestone to the
ration of poultry, three lots each of
IA two,weeks.old Cornish Game-White
Wyandotte chicks were fed the same
basal ration OF corn meal. cracked
corn, mixed feed and alfalfa, supple
mented with cotton-seed meal on an
equal protein basis with animal
meal.
Lot received no added ash con-
sttuents, lot enough bone ash and
ground limestone to supply phos-
phorus and calcium equal to the ami
NAL ration, and the ration of lot 3
the same ration, but with three times
as much limestone.
The experiment was begun the lat
ter part of October and by the first
week in December all the chicks in
lot / had died The chicks in lot 2
began to show signs of leg weakness
the middle OF December and three
afterwards died, None of lot died.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-05

The little town of Honfleur. near
Havre, is enjoying an extraordinary
brisk season, many Americans making
1t objective point this year, the Kan
sas City Star states. Honfleur, which
was lately discovered by artists who
now flock there every year for sketch
ing purposes, is typical French fish
ing village of two or three genera
lions ago, unspoilt by contact with
modern conditions. 1t is chiefly in
teresting to Americans because of the
preservation of an old fifteenth cen
fury building on the quay from which
Samuel Champlain, the founder Of
Quebec and after whom Lake Cham
plain is named, sailed for the new
continent in 1903 and on three sub.
sequent occasions up to 1917. A tab
let attached to the side of the build
ing announces these facts to the Wis
itors. But besides this old building,
Honfleur is rich In ancient structures.
1t has become a popular excursion
from Trouville, the fashionable French
watering place some miles down the
coast. and the drive between the two
places is one of the most beautiful
in France.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-05
SAVING BIRDS FROM SUICIDE
Perches Built Around the clarine Re-
Electors Of Lighthouses Has Di-
minished the Mortality.

AT last a promising remedy has
been found to prevent at least part
of the annual slaughter of birds by
lighthouses.
A scientist has supplied the, cure.
He is Dutch naturalist, who made a
careful study Of the manner in which
lighthouses cause the death of birds,
and found that in most instances the
bird is not killed by the impact of
flying against light but by exhaus-
ton from flying round the light. APP
parently the birds usually succeed In
veering off as they fly up to light;
but then. for many of them, the light
still has fatal fascination, and they
circle round the great lamp until they
drop or until daylight comes.
So this naturalist proposed to put
perches round the light little below
the strongest beams, so that the birds
might find resting place when they
became tired. Since the perches have
been built the death rate among them
at this light is only two per cent. of
what 1t has been.
Other installations now being tested
show that the location of the perches.
which are usually rings of gaspiping.
must be located carefully to be effec-
tive. They must not be In the full
glare of the lamp; yet they must be
in the light beams or the birds will
not roost on them.-Saturday Evening
Post.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-05
Her brothers Voice.

Little Faith was possessed of a
most friendly disposition, but had not
yet reached the age where she could
understand the silence-that may wrap
itself around wordless intimacy In
lact, she demanded speech, frequent
ssnd loving.
One night her brother was studying
most assiduously his arithmetic les
son, and after calling to him several
times without receiving an answer,
she appealed to her father.
George is busy" said father,
81 know" replied Faith, but he
might at least have said Shut up"
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-05
FIRE LOSS A HEAVY BURDEN
During Year 1912 Small Towns Suffer-
ed to the Extent of More Than
Fifty Million Dollars.

millions for defense but not one
cent for tribute" is phrase familiar
to those who know American history.
Paraphrased to apply to rapidly burn
ing communities, 1t would read this
way: Millions for tribute Ito the
fire waste) but not one cent for de-
fense."
Only recently small town In Louis
lana was consumed completely by fire.
The indwellers stood helpless before
the advancing flames. An aged man
and child were burned to death; six
others were unaccounted for. All that
distinguishes this instance from thou
sands of others is that 1t is one of
the most recent disasters.
Not less than fifty million dollars in
real values were lost by fire during
1912 in small towns and villages with
out means of fire defense. This
amount is nearly twenty-five per cent.
of the total losses OF 1912, as estimat-
ed by the National Board of Fire I'm
derwriters. and is conservative.
CONGREGATIONS involving three or
more buildings occurred in $50 cities,
towns and villages in the United
States, and in forty places in Canada,
during 1912. Fifty per cent. of the
number were in towns and villages ut
terly without fire defense equipment
and So per cent. in cities and towns
with inefficient fire department organi
cations.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-05

An interesting wedding took place
in Bucharest recently. when Mile. Luz
pasco married Doctor Theodoru dur
ing a violent thunderstorm. For three
weeks the young couple have been
praying for a storm, the bride having
stipulated that her wedding should
take place to the accompaniment OF
thunder and lightning. This quaint
idea was due to Mile. Lupasco having
been born during memorable storm
twenty years ago, and to her engage
ment having dated from an August
day last summer when she. and Doctor
Teodoru. while picnicking, narrowly
escaped death by lightning.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-05

can be thrown short 200 pounds right
in front of your eyes and eleven men
out of every dozen would not notice
1t. When / first purchased my scales
ten years ago my neighbors thought
| was just sinking that much money
in the ground. unnecessarily, but |
have learned to consider them a good
paying investment.
My custom weighing at ten cents
draft paid good interest on the in
vestment the first year, and has every
year since. Perhaps there will be
some that will be interested in the
cost of good wagon scales. l bought
a standard make Of five tons capacity
and the scales, timbers for the frame
and platform, stone and mason work
cost me about an even 500. including
50-pound test weight.
When you buy a set of scales be
sure and get test weight. Then IL
you keep them tested up your scales
will be as standard as any and you
need not take a back seat for short
weight. A pound is a pound, and you
are entitled to it, Usually when farm
ers are buying and selling among
themselves nearly everything is lump
ed Off but you cannot afford to do
this, or at least think | work too
hard for my dollars to swap them of
that way.
When you get ready to buy a set of
scales do not let few dollars diff
erence in price stand in the way and
lead you to buy an inferior article.
If you are buying set of wagon
scales for lifetime. which you are,
get set that will stand up, and one
that you can stand behind, and be
sure that the weights are correct.
When you set your scales put them
where they will be handy to use;
don't put them Off in one corner where
no one can get to them. Have them
handy to drive onto and collect ten
cents for all custom weighing. There
are so many reasons why scales
should be on every farm that il
seems to me that every wide-awake
farmer should see, at least some oil
them, enough to cause him to get in
| action.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-05
SCALES ON FARM
GOOD INVESTMENT
Average Farmer Does Not Real
ize How Much He Loses Each
Year by Lack of Device.


do not believe the average farmer
because he has not a pair of good,
reliable scales located on the farm.
Nearly all of the farmers produce is
sold by weight and It is not enough
to stand by and see IL weighed on the
buyers scales. You should have a set
of your own in your yard so that you
may be sure you are getting all you
are entitled to, do not mean to in
sinuate that buyers are dishonest, but
mistakes are sometimes too easily
made.
If you feed number Of hogs you
should have pair of platform scales
to weigh them on when you COM
mence to feed them, and then by
weighing the grain that is fed them
you should be able to tell whether
you were doing it at profit and how
much When you are ready to deliver
to market it takes just a few minutes
to weigh your wagon empty and again
after the hogs are loaded, and then
you are able to tell where you are.
OF course you must allow little for
shrinkage. From my own experience
! would say fat hogs will shrink about
two pounds apiece. drawing four
miles.
Here in southern Illinois many Of
the hogs and cattle are sold to the
buyers, who come and buy them at
the farm, and unless a pair of scales
are at hand they are generally lump
ed off This. of course, is too Cncer'
tain. The buyers are buying all the
time and are very apt to make a price
that is more than safe for themselves
Besides there is not the satisfaction
4 in the deal that there is where you
see them weighed on your owr
scales.
When you go to the market to buy
a piece OF meat or TO the grocery fo.
sugar it is never Jumped off. but care
fully weighed and believe that I
is poor rule that won't work botl
ways. If it pays these people to have
scales. why will it not pay you?
If you are a farmer that does no
feed stock. but sell your hay ant
grain to feeders, you certainly d,
need a pair OF scales You canno
afford to guess Off load OF hay. VIVA
you would lose In this way in a yea
would usually buy pair of goo,
scales if you do much business. /
you sell your corn to feeders you ar
liable to lose money by guessing OF
crib OF corn or by measuring II
This, as you plainly see, is not SAT
way to do business
When you draw your wheat, oats o
rye to market and try to load abou
the same every time you may fin
that the loads vary 200 pounds G
more. No use to kick, unless 20
kick yourself because you have nc
bought a pair of scales. for they ar
constantly being advertised in tn
best farm journals.
The first year had my scales &c
enough more money on two deals
half pay for the scales. One was
load of wheat that fell short SC
pounds. and the other was wool, an
still some will say II does not pay
bother with weighing everything yo
sell. They are satisfied as long &
they cal see the weighing done, bl
even this Is not always safe.
have in mind pair of scales tn;
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-05

who have not these facilities can
cool it very readily in a can placed
in cask of water. For this purpose
the ordinary shotgun can does very
well, particularly IL the cream is
stirred, and for stirring it tin dish
with perpendicular rod from the
center for handle is very effective
For farm butter-making the churn-
ing should be done not less than
three times a week in the summer.
Ripen the cream at 65 to 10 degrees
and then cool it and keep it-cool for
few hours before churning.
Usually 1t is good plan to begin
cooling the cream before it is quite
sour enough to churn because it will
sour some while cooling.
The proper temperature for churn-
ing varies with different localities, but
in most cases from so to 81 degrees
will be all right for the summer
months.
In the early summer churn at 81
degrees.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-05

When on the scaffold Robert Bam-
ford. who was hanged at Nottingham,
England. several years ago, politely
asked the hangman If he could have
more rope. On his request being
granted, he endeavored to shake hands
with the hangman, but being unable
to do so with his pinioned arms he
gave him courtly bow and smile of
thanks.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-05

There's a fellow who is hoping for
q crop failure"
THAT seems unusual. What has he
Aown?"
wild oats"
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-05

Recently Returned Neighbor-Lets
see, jeff, your youngest boy must be
about sixteen. Does he smoke?
jeff. hesitatingly-Well, yes, Cyrus
Albert smokes. but his ma and don't
know it.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-05

= B. A. de Gree-My stomach's out of
order, doctor.
Doc Shipp-Have you tried home
cooking?
B. A. de Greene. that's not the
reason.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-05

Raw cotton from Africa and Asia
imported into England and re-exported
to the United States during January
April weighed 5S,00O,00O pounds.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-05

such as prickly heat. ivy poisoning,
insect bites and offensive perspiration
are quickly relieved by applying
Tyree's Antiseptic Powder. 25c. at
druggists or write ]. s Tyree, Wash
sngton, D. c., for free sample.-Adv.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-05
WOMAN IN
TERRIBLE STATE
Finds Help in Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.

Bellevue, Ohio" was in terrible
state before took Lydia E. Pinkham's
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-05

Beating the plowshare into sword
must be some stunt
"Oh. ! don't know. |. beat Peoria
colonel into saloon the other day"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-10

rifying as it was half-dozen years
back.
"The King" as American Ieaguers
call Lajoie, is the same old Nap.
Years of starring have not dimmed
his batting eye. Since the opening
of the season Larry has hit the bali
in the fashion that Kept him at the
top of the list for years and has cut
off base hits and made seemingly
impossible plays around second with
the same INDECENT ease which long
ago earned him the reputation of be-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-10
| ing the most graeeful nan O. base-.


ball.
RUDE Waddell has gone to the
bushes. Cy Young is managing a
team in the Federal League. One by
one the stars fall, but to all appear
ances Larry and Hans are as good
as they were 10 years ago. Both deny
they intend to retire and Lajoie made
his assertion strong by saying that
he'd play until they tore off his uni
form.
Jimmy kiIroy, a graduate from the
feathefweight class, who has boxed
a host of the good ones in the game,
is done with the mitt-slinging part of
the sport, and has become a full
f1edged manager.
In his stable is Eddie Mcfarland,
whose 6 feet inches is upholstered
with only 1S1 pounds. The human
shadow is being nursed along care
fully, and so far has engaged in only
a few private bouts. Kilroy thinks
his man is ready to stand the gaff,
and has matched him at 12S pounds
with Jack Lyons, another North
Slider.
Danny Digger, a welter from the
North Side, is also under Kilroy's
management. One thing we like
about Kilroy+in handing out chal-
lenges he doesn't spout about mill
hon-doIlar side bets and other such
dreams.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
American League.
Chicago, 6; washington, 1.
st. Louis, z; Philadelphia, 8.
Boston. 8; Cleveland, 1.
New York, g; Detroit, 0.
National League.
Brooklyn, Z; Chicago, 5.
Cincinnati, 8; New York, 1.
Boston, 5; Pittsburgh, 4.
Philadelphia, 3; st. Louis, 1.
American Association.
Columbus, 2; Louisville. 2 g in.).
n r n q
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-10

ner, two Of the most brilliant prod
ucts Of the game, go on forever,
seemingly.
Hans Wagner is back in the game
for Pittsburgh, after a layoff, due to
an injured knee, to the disgust of
pitchers who must face him, while
his manner of numbering across the
diamond after batted bah is as ter
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-07
Daddy sBedtirne
@. Painting ths
DlOl " ktssa Liz
esgsa The House

\ HERR" wAsrs
she putting dely bed;
oh ho! laughed Jack. why
ribbon
"We II Evelyn doean
daddy
heard about itte Mimi
"wAsa vocation
made
'fzs made q
10 M n ~
Mimi
snsd
brush 4 ] .s
Of
and ths ladder Mda #
I'm answered I woudnx eok
" sE#
ut
his ladda, Mind had 4741&7s
"she supeose
he said hnsh His paint Da howsvs
the ladder 70 on q t7.-58 sss
A = .r.:a re corner = he hsss think
there AtId She
very gently shs painted IL cost She
animal alnoa NJ painted
asrer called he. DADDY II Ae1nsd
turned snning face the kitten
the cellar where It hid for hour tie darkest
Mind paint Make
had painted Mimi thought
match and a. not sure she he'd not
stopped work Perhaps not unu she had
Though her daddy did bis best
Rested flowers probably saved the plants MvsA"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-07
MUST MEET COMPETITION.

3. mOo
Because keener competition Is ex'
pected in foreign made goods through
the new tariff law that is about to be
enacted, manufacturers attending the
meeting of the National Association OF
Cotton Manufacturers were warned
yesterday to wake up and start cam.
paign In other lands for the sale OF
American made goods. The manufac-
turers we're addressed by William
Whittam Of New York on the new
tariff and foreign competition.
1--WE have now competition from
abroad OF no mean Importance, he
said, ''but under the new schedules
we will have more and more. Indeed.
It may and likely will be for time
calamitous. For while we are adjust
ing ourselves to new conditions the
foreigner will be seeking every weak
spot in our new armor and attacking
us there"
In urging manufacturers to give
more attention to the foreign held,
Mr.. Whittam suggested that an ex-
change be established in New York
along the line Of the royal exchange IN
Manchester, England. Such an ex-
change, he added would enormously
reduce the present cost Of both selling
and buying without diminishing net
profits
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-07
aWILLIAM8 BUR0.

Mrs. 8. Perry Grswold. OF Los Anse.
les, Cal, is here visiting at the home
OF her parents Mr.. and Mrs. 81. p.
Blasler, and other relatives and
friends.
~ Evan Edwards who has been away
on a business trip to Chicago Is now
at home.
VIII James and family were in the
city Saturday and visited at the home
Of the formers mother, and brother
David
william Lyttle Of Frankfort, Kan, u
here visiting at the homo Of his broth.
or.
John Jones Of Parnell transacted
business here recently and visited with
friends.
I Miss Sarah Watkins was . visitor
Saturday at the homo OF her sister,
Mrs. Dixon Jones.
Workmen are now engaged in the
building OF new residences here for
William Thomas and Mrs. Ella Parr.
John Pierce Of st. Paul, Mimi. was
here Monday attending to his business
interests and visiting at the home Of
his parents.
will Harris Of WEIGH Prairie trans
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-07
gLDoN.

&c. "A. Owens. Jr., and wife left for
Rock Island Thursday to visit his par
ents for week. @a
Dr.. b. A. Jay took his patient Rus
sell Rogerson 70 the hospital In OF
tumwa to have an x-ray examination
made of the wound no recsiyed week
ago. He was operated on and the bull
let removed Thursday.
7 Railroad business 10 quiet on the
Rock Island Another cut In the force
has been made this week.
Il II. A. Flint left for Croston Thursday
to toin his wife there for q Few days
visit with relatives.
Chas. A. Needham has moved his
family to Knoxville, Ia. He has taken
the run from Knoxville to Evans.
Y The Primative Baptist association
will hold meetings In their church Bat
urday, Sunday and Monday. Oct. 4, 5
and s.
Look at the date on your name on
this paper, and be sure to renew
your subscription before 1t expires.
J M. T.. church Sunday morning serv-
ices IL o'clock Subject "The Soul.'
Sabbath school 10 q. m. Evening scrv-
Ice 1880 o'clock.
Congregational church services az
usual Sunday II q. m. and 7:30 p. m.
Subject morning service will DO found
in Deut 1926. Christian endeavor p.
m.
Rev. Mary c. Collins q former mis-
sionary will speak at the Congrega-
tional church next Tuesday afternoon.
Free Methodist church. Sunday
school at 10. a. m. Preaching morning at
Il o'clock, evening At 1850.
The regular mass will be said at the
Catholic church tomorrow.
Services will be held at the Christ
ian Scientist church az usual Sunday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-07
MR.. ROCKEFELLER's SECRET

Mr.. Rockefeller, playing golf, missed quite an easy
shot the green His ball didn't go into the hole He
stopped the game and kept waiting while he made the
same shot over fifty times, to find out just why ne
had missed it and how he could avoid missing it next
time That gives you an idea Of the way he gets things
DONE
Arthur Brisbane, the brilliant editor of the New
York Journal, prints the above and comments as
follows:
1T wasn't what Rockefeller did in the golf game
that made any difference It what the fifty times
trying told about his character"
Why not apply the Rockefeller storyt to the particu-
lar thing you trying to do now? you are doing it
in careless ineffective way missing sometimes and
hitting sometimes put your brain the problem and
stop missing To do so may not make you Rockefeller
but it will make you better player Of the game" than
YOU are-Wear Ever.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-07

In commenting on President Wilson's
complaint about the United States two
per cent bonds not selling at par, Con-
gresham Levy Of New York said re-
Gently:
Common sense will convince anyone
that the value Of and 3 per cent
bonds has only been sustained on &C.
count Of the privilege of issuing cir
culation against them. The premier
security Of England onsuls, ~ per
cent-are only quoted at 70; the 8 per
cent bonds of Germany are only quoted
at 70; and the per cent rentes Of
France are only quoted at IS. In the
face of all this how can we expect
either the 8 per cent or per cent to
be sustained above par If the circula-
ton privilege is not allowed them?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-07
STONE TO LEAD IOWA
WESLEYAN ELEVEN,

Mt. Pleasant, Oct. 6.--At a meeting
OF the Iowa Wesleyan football team
held last evening, Harlan Stone, .
senior in college and a veteran OF
three years experience on the purple
team. was elected captain to succeed
Everett Shipley, who has entered
Northwestern university %1
It would have been hard to have
found q man better fitted for the posi-
ton. He IL one Of the coolest and Il
the same time most aggressive play
ers who has ever been in WesleyaR.
Stone played 1t tackle for two Yeas,
but last year he was given Z tfy 20
f'lllback and Immediately made I
reputation for himself He will play
In this position this year. Immediately
after the election the team, departed
for Mt. Vernon whore they are playing
the initial game OF the season with
Cornell college today.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-07
FIND BALL LOST FOR
THIRTY-EIGHT YEARS

Norfolk, Neb., Oct. "A baseball
batted over into corn field thirty
eight years ago by q. K Ballantyne
later sergeant-at-aRms In the United
States senate, was found yesterday
when ercavattpns were being made
for new buitding.
The ball had completely turned TO
stone but the seams and stitches were
perfectly visible. A slight dent on
one side marks the terrific waAop CIV.
en- the ball by Ballantyne.
This was the first league baseball
bought for northern Nebeasl1 and
the game which was being played be.
tween Tekamah and West Point had
to be stopped because the ball was
lost.