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The Washington times., 1913-12-19
THE WASHINGTON TINES. FRIDAY DECEMBER 49, 1913.
The Washington Times Will Civ
ONE DOLLAR Day Until }

This is the letter that won the prize today. .
Washington, D. c.,
December l6, 1918.
The Xmas Bargain Editor The Washington Times
SrThere classes of buyers in the world WHAT'S your
lowest prce? only mind OF Inc
other class always what the QUALITY of the goods offer
what VALUE is there in them?
1t the quality which Geo. A. Baker at TT Fourteenth
street northwest belongs Selling hghgrade becomes joy
and a dservice when this spirit prevails
And only they sell the highest grade but the in
formation and they give all those deal with Geo
Baker worth much them the entire of the cameras
Their interest receipt Of his order
found they Busy questions The pleasure
they derive in helping worth much to them as the
money they receive for the cameras
The aung offers of the cheaper fellows lead many amateurs
their undoing The best and their line Wash
ngton city are Geo. a, Bakers. Yours respectfully
.s... ... ALBERT e. LIPPHARD
1l04 Street Southeast
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The Washington times., 1913-12-19
REfRIGERAT0Rs, ICE BOXES

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Aad Cooling Rooms Have No EqusL
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Sseree A. Watts.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-24
AUTOMOBILE LOANS

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THE RATE for inserting Want Ads in
The Call is 10 cents a line tcount six words
10 a linel each insertion. minimum charge 70
cents. Six insertions will be allowed FOR the
price of four. EXCEPTIONS; SITUATIONS
~Rooms to Let'' and Boarding" private
houses two lines. six times 80 cents: 'Busi-
ness Personals" IS cents a line. one time;
NOTICES, 10 cents a line one time, suOse-
Quent insertions. 10 cents a line.
TELEPHONE your Want Ads to The Call.
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day.
THE CALL will not be responsible for more
than one incorrect insertion Of any advertise
ment ordered for more than one time
ANY ADVERTISEMENT ordered to run 'till
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Verbal or telephone orders 10 discontinue or
change can not be accepted
OUT OF TOWN advertisements must be ac-
cempanied with remittances.
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AGENTS WANTED
statesmen AND SOLICITORS

SEVEN experienced solicitors and statesmen for
city and country; others make from 81 to So
an hour. Why work for small amount? No
better. legitimate proposition on earth.
FLOYD & MURRAY MFG. CO.. as Muir
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daiIr
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07
MILK GOATS ON THE FARM.

The common milk goat can be kept
by the families who cannot afford to
keep a cow and as the milk of the goat
Is highly nutritious It Is an excellent
substitute for the cows milk. For
children there is nothing better and Il
is q we'll known fact that It IL almost
entirely free from tuberculosis.
But, answering a question Of a cor
respondent as to whether it Ia profit
able to keep common goats on the
farm for the milking purposes, we
should say that as a general rule it Is
not.
Goats require tho proper feed Just
the same as other animals If they are
expected to give large quantities Of
milk and unless one lives near a large
CITY where goats milk can be sold to
hospitals and rich private patients Of
physicians. it cannot be disposed of to
advantage.
Common goats are cheap to begin
with: they cost little If q small flock
is kept on a large farm as they can
pick up. a pretty fair living by broWs-
ing on the place. 49,. ,
On the other hand, the odor from
the bucks is in~tolerab1e to most people.
Goats are difficult to confine within
bounds as they will climb fences Of
almost any height. and their favorite
summing place Is the top OF the barn
roof. Altogether, we should say n a
the common milk goat Is entirely out
Of place on the average farm. Used
to supply milk, for special purposes
or BY people who are unable to keep a
COW, they are more or less valuable.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07

. variation Of only one-half Of ono
pom cent being allowed. Certified
milk must be free from all disease
germ and not contain over teu-thou-
sand non-pathogenio germs (not pro-
ducing disease) in each drop. CONNER
ctal milk often has - high a one
million germs in each drop.
Only healthy employees : per.
mitted to work on farms producing
certified milk. They must observe the
highest degree OF personal cleanli.
ness At all times. When employed In
milking they must wear clean white
duck suits. Utensils used In handing
certified milk must be kept scrupu-
lously clean and sterilized before
using. MIX 10 cooled to Is degrees
or lower Immediately after milking.
bottled IN stertlised bottles, which are
then sealed and packed in ice within
twenty minutes after milking. The
milk Il kept packed in ice until de-
livered at the customers house.
Certified milk near the best and
cleanest raw milk on the market. It
IL always clean at all stages. II 10
never a dirty milk which has been
processed. It is a natural raw milk.
not a cooked milk.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07
By 81, GAR1fAN.

ner Of their cultivation. It 10 moi
practicable to 30 among with q team
and wagon.
For extensive spraying, It is we'll
to secure 4 strong pump attached TO
q barrel or tank that ~ be hauled
shout IN q cart OF wagon. Hand
pumps 90 attached ars used for small
orchards and other plants grown IN
q moderate way, but power pumps are
necessary for extensive spraying int
for that required by tall trees.
A man engaged in fruit growing or
potato growing, a. business. ought
to have q power sprayer OF some sors.
either operated by the wheel OF the
vehicle carrying the outfit. 40 ! n the
compressed air sprayers. or by . gas
oline motor.
A general purpose spray pump
should be made Of brass 30 that It
will not be corroded by the copper
sulphate used In bordeaux mixture.
MOBILES, too, should be made OF brass
and ought to be constructed 50 tnat
they can be quickly cleaned OF solid
particles that may lodge in the outlet.
The punps will last longer and give
better service II washed out with clear
water whenever done using them.
Hose should be OF the best. For
trees It Is we'll TO have q surdclens
length SO that the nozzle can be ele-
waited on the end Of . pole among the
branches. The precise length VIII de'
pend upon the size Of the trees. Fof
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07
SHADE TREE PESTS CAUSE GREAT DAMAGE.

The protection of the shade trees
and ornamental shrubs Of our city
parks against insects has been for
several years a problem OF Increasing
importance Many OF our most de-
sirable trees and shrubs are liable to
slow destruction by obscure insect
pests little understood, II at all. by
those Immediately concerned.
Trees which have grown for years be-
coming more attractive, more valuable,
and more highly valued veal by year,
begin to weaken and decay. the owner
does not know why. This ts often
due to borers or to scale insects or
beetles. the presence OF which has not
been detected or suspected, but whose
injuries might have been prevented II
tho facts had been known in time.
More sudden losses are frequently
caused by overwhelming attacks Of
leaf-eating insects. which, although
conspicuous, are not dealt with be-
aus proper measures Of procedure
are not known.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07
BY 8. A. FORBES.

But, of late years, a great work has
been accomplished along this line
through proper experiments and OBJ
servattons. Careful examinations are
being made Of the effected trees and
shrubs and the life history Of the
insects causing the injuries is being
studied deeply. This is in order that
authorities In control Of parks. boule-
yards and streets. and owners of lawns
and other private premises may become
posted on the habits and character
1sttcs OF the pests. and know how to
combat them. D..
Take. for instance, the elm tree.
The spraying Of large elms Is, Of
course, q difficult and expensive oper-
alton, and the canker-wor1ns, which
cause great injury to these trees, are
less susceptible to a~rsenical poisons
than many other insects. A cheap
and efficient method of protecting the
tree Is the application of adhesive
preparations. for trapping the insects
which creep up or down the trunks
Of the trees. a-4
When the elm caterpfllars are full
grown they leave the rec to pupate
in the earth, and the female moth
emerging, being wholly without wings,
a only reach the tree to lay her
eggs by climbing up the trunk. II
this is encircled at the proper time by
a sticky band impossible by her or
by young worms just emerging from
the egg, the tree is virtually secure
against canker-worm injury.
The sticky substance may be ap-
piled directly to the bark as a deter
rent against the attacks Of borers, or
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07
GRASS AND SILAGE
AN IDEAL FEED

s'Vvhen I get my cows into grass
again there will be more milk"
This 10 a statement frequently heard
during tho last month that the herd
II confined in the yard. When onoe
on pasture the Yields show a marked
increase even though the animals may
have had rienty Of good grain and
forage previously.
What - there about grass which
makes II such an excellent ana very
satisfactory food for a milk cow? Isl
not It's succulent nature?
Su%cculence means full Of Juice and
the 1uicy ration for the dairy COW 10
the correct one from all standpoints.
Large quantities Of water are required
by the cow IN order to make largo
quantities Of milk. .
A large part, IN fact all but about 10
or IL per cent Of milk 10 water. and
consequently the COW that produces
5000 pounds Of milk in a year makes
use OF something like 1000 pounds OF
water. or a little over. for milk alone,
to say nothing of what 10 required Tor
her body.
Thus the importance Of a succu-
lent ration as We'll d6 q pure SoppA5 "
drinking water IL apparent.
Realizing the great stimulus to pro-
duction which grass Is. h dairymen
anxious for large yields should seek
70 pattern his ration as nearly as pos
sible the year around after this natural
food.
Grass alone. Of course. would no be
satisfactory for winter feeding for it
keeps tho body Of the COW too full, OF
water and allows her to suffer from
the cold. but in conjunction with more
Reforming foods. such as grains and
folders. grass would be a part OF an
ideal winter ration.
The neares approach to grass. how
ever, IL silage and 1t 10 for this reason
that silage is held In such high esteem
by those who feed TT. B. Rushing.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07
SAVE THE

In promptly handling barnyard
manure, the farmers can w or lose
hundreds Of dollars annually. A ma
nure heap Is a hot bed Of bacterial
activities. Some Of the nitrogen IS
formed into ammonia and passes into
the air; this is a clear loss. Some is
transformed into ~nitrates. which are
soluble. These are washed out by
rains and sink into the soil, or run of
into the ditch: this also IL a direct loss.
Some is formed by bacteria into
nitrates and these n~itrates attacked by
another species OF bacteria which
change into nitrogen gas. which
passes into the air and IL lost.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07

4 t-..". - r.
The kind Of q spraying outdt to
get depends entirely ON the kind OF
spraying to be done ana the extent OF
the work proposed. II n has q Few
rose bushes or tomato plants about q
dwelling. or even a few ma
trees. he can get along with q small
hand pump known as a bucket pump.
With a little extra hose and q pole, or
a bamboo rod, with which to elevate
the nozzle, 1t ia possible to spray trees
eight or more feet IN height with suoh
an outfit. Grape vines can be sprayed
very we'll with a bucket pump. pro-
vided there are not many Of them. II
there are many vines to spray q KNAPP
sack prayer may be best. This 10 q
very convenient outfit for spraying
tobacco. potatoes and other low
growing plants. which from the man
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07

The Housewives Criminal Neglect.
Milk bottle when empty should be
thoroughly washed and stored in a
clean place, rot left standing IN
washed besides garbage M Bottles
left IN this condition are extremely
dangerous.
Common market milk frequently
contains large numbers Of germs de-
rived from dirt or filth that get into
milk during milking or from dirty
milk pals. cows or bottles, and which
grow In the milk during its handling
and transportation to the customer.
Some of these germs OF their products
cause diafrhea or other intestinal dis
ease. While some produce typhoid
fever, scarlet fever, dtptheria, tuber-
culosis and other serious diseases.
Even under the most honest and
intelligent supervision some will be
present. If; instead Of every practi-
cable aseptio precaution, there are
utensils and water, the result Is a
product wholly unfit for the use of
any person.
In urging city mothers to use only
certified milk, the commission makes
The following appeal: r..
"One babe IN every six dies as a
.esult Of dirty milk. Don't let your
oaby be the one in six. Holp us to
top this heavy mortality by using
clean. raw milk-certified milk. This
IS higher priced to buy but safer and
,.heaper In the end.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07
PLANTING COW
PEAS CORN

7 often read az sewing ooW paaD n
corn at last working n order 10 hAlp
keep up the fsrAaty Of he ooQ And
perhaps, make somo feed 70 - D4saasd
after the corn comes OK In ~ m
This plan Will likely Do WHY WoQ
for the southern 1asmsss Wh4s <ha0
hsve Q long growing eoasuoA ~Do9a
farmer who has only . seAooQ >pn1
varieties of osn the sason y eco
cultivation Of the oogu.
fIills Of COW peas may b pa1nesA
between ths corn hus ~ tAs same
timo tho corn - PLANTED. ~ eooa ofeoP
where the corn b cultivated only ooo
way. The work may b done Win Q
hand corn plsnAer.
One hill OF oowpeas should - planeod
midway between every Two corn h1l1A
The peas will not imjure the corn, n
fact I am not surs that thW A. nee Q
benefit 70 the ceen.
They Win make q large growth, uoA,
besides furuishtns considerable huzaus.
making material. they will fuznasA
considerable nitrogen 10 the soil, The
vines may run up tho oorn. but e tAsy
do thay jast add value to the seovss
a. fesdtn8 material
They San be out up With tho corn
with but little extra troub1e, Thaa
they will grow considerable sosd peas
can be hand-pickad. II II u dasCra-
bic to do 10, The vayleeiss that I havs
grown successfully with corn In this
way are the New Era, tho Iron pa
and the WhfppePWfll.
Tho IRON pea - a nttle lats IN ma
turing. Only a few pods of my teoa
peas got ripe last pear that wsrs
planted about Juno hsSt- The New
Era peas planted at the am time got
ripe in August.
This plan may not provo pENotical
with many farmers, but W md IL to
be quite an advanta0e 10 gsov oow
peas with our oorn In arder b Natofs
fertility and humus TO tho sof1-$hea
we can also secure u oWn.oeod 1rcm
tho peas in the oorn.-A- J. lagE-Hsw
York.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07
TREE BARK

They have trees for blankets In
Ecuador, and they like them. too.
They are fond of the arm touch OF the
bark against them as they sleep.
We would probably think they
were Zero in covering" and we
would doubtless wake up in q much
bestifrened condition II we slept under
a wood covering.
But the native Indians are most en-"
thus!nstic. according to ]. jameson, Q
traveller and lecturer. who has ecently
returned from those parts.
The blankets are made from the
bark of a tree which Is cut particularly
thin. It IL pounded and mossteneo
and then pounded sorno more and put
out Into the sun to dry. And q mo
desirable and economical blanket It II,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07
GROWING

While there is no mystery about
growing mushrooms, It IL such special
particular work that many have tried
and failed. After the beds are planted
1t Is almost entirely Q question OF
right conditions Of temperature and
moisture. knowledge Of what Is
wanted and q careful touch are re-
CURED.
Tho preparation OF the beds also re-
quires sl1ll which comes from expert.
once In handling manure. Several
weeks are needed to properly mix and
rot tho material ana It must DO done
In warm weather, or In . arr room.
Caves or cellars are right places for
this work and tho winter ID tho best
time. It ID easier to keep them warm
enough than to keep them cool enough
in summer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07
THE WOODLOT.

A good income may be obtained
from a farm woodlot If it Is properly
handled. The main thing is to make
1t better all the time by eliminating
the less valuable trees and improving
the conditions 10 the other trees may
make a better growth. ...
Trees like elrns ought always to be
cut instead Of trees like oak and wal
nut when they will serve the purpose
equally we'll. Crooked trees make
Just as good arewood as straight
trees. Grape vines and all similar
pests injure the growth Of the trees
materially, and 1t will pay big TO out
them. Good management pays tn
Woodlots.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07
MEDICINAL VIRTUES or VNGEs
TABLES AND BIkUITA

Lettuce has q soothing e1ece on the
nerves and 10 excellent for Ea6oross
from insomnia. 4
Tomatoes are rood for Z toTpdd lfvse;
but should be avoided BY gouY people.
Celery and Onions Ire nSrvo to1ia.
Spinach has great aapef3ent QRan.
ties and 10 better than medicine TOY
constipation,
neets are ~fnttening ana are good for
people who want 70 put on desh. 30
are potatoes.
Parsnips possess the samo virtues
as sarsaparilla.
Asparagus stimulates the kidneys.
Bananas arc beneficial TO OU6eroSo
from chest complaints.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07
sUasMR PRUNING OF PEACHES.

Summer pruning should never be
revere. however. for top growth and
root growth are interdependent and
In q ~well-rooted tree. any severe cut
ting would throw it, root system out
OF balance and hold the tree back. A
good top and plenty Of dark green
foliage are essential to healthy growth.
The work Of summer pruning is 50
easily done that It IL q temptation to
go at the young and tender wood with
the hands alone. but there Is danger
OF skinning down from the broken
twig a shoot. A pair Of clippers such
rs one uses In pruning vines is safer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07

may be used on bands Of paper. tin.
or strawboard. For the elm leaf
beetle a trough shaped band. the in
side Of which Is smeared with the
sticky material, entraps great num-
bers Of the descending larvae. Used
IN connection with spraying arsenate
of lead on the leaves, 1t affords q very
satisfactory means Of keeping the elm
pests in subfectfOn.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07

The cat is considered the greatest
enemy OF birds. A lively cat, not
overfed, may destroy hundreds OF
birds each year. Since there are
about az many cats in the country as
there are men. and women. say 10000
900. the number Of birds DESTROYED by
he cat. a easily be estimated. The
cat gets In her best work after heavy
showers when the, birds feathers are
wet, when the bird Is not normally
active, and when the birds are q
grown, In which time the cat climbs
a tree and finds the birdlings helpless.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07
CANNING STRAWBERRIES.

A very delicious strawberry sauce
is made by sprinkling the washed and
hulled strawberries with sugar, three
fourths Of q cur Of sugar to n quart
Of prepared strawberries. Allow them
to stand over night. In tho morning
set in the oven and bake until boiling
hot, put into sterilized jars, and seal.
Do not allow the fruit to cook to
pieces but simply become boiling hot.
Mary L. Bull.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07

Medical Society. to certify to the pur-
ity and wholesomeness Of milk from
dairy herds inspected and certified
by official inspectors representing tho
commission.
The commission favors all agencies
which aim to give the public a safe
and healthful MIL: supply. It 10 e.
pecially concerned In guaranteeing Q
limited supply OF milk for tho use of
infants, invalids and convalescents.
Tho commission holds that milk Ia
pure only when It IL kept pure
Al every stage from the time It IL
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07

to give 1t to the baby"
Chicago IL not the only large city
that is using brains. science and
money to benefit its people. All Of
the more progressive cities have COM
missions or boards similar IN charao-
ter ana purpose. The work 10 q
grand ono ana deserves the hearty
appreciation and cooperation Of the
entire community in which It 70 car
ried on.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07

Have q purpose and stick to It We
know q Pennsylvania farmer who
failed four times to make Alfalfa
stick, but he finally learned how-po
fault OF the soil-and he now ratses
the biggest crops In his county.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07

tanned. rap the bottle IN q wet cloth
and stand II in a dish Of water BY an
open window out Of the sun. Evapor-
alton Of water will cool milk.
Keep milk or cream covered until
wanted and In the bottle IN which It
is delivered. In open bowls and
pitchers it will absorb doors and col
lect flies and dirt. Pour from the
bottle only what Is needed for imnne-
diate use. MIX or cream that q
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07

THIS medical society milk commits
sion. which was established IN 1909. 10
purely philanthropic in it, aims. work.
Ing without compensation or hope OF
reward othsr than helping maintain
human health and saving the lives OF
helpless babies. It 10 composed Of
six practising physicians resident in
Chicago. appointed by the Chicago
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07

duce certified milk. These are tested
with tuberoulin by u. 8. government
veterinarians and parsed al healthy
before the milk IL certified by the
commission. When any oow in q herd
certified milk IL found dis
eased she must be Immediately re-
moved from tho farm. All dairy
barns must be sanitary In construo-
ton, with special regards to light.
ventilation. general cleanliness. and
an abundant supply Of pure running
water. All milk is required to have a
definite percentage Of cream each day.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07
PROTECTING INFANTS AND LNHALLDS
The Chicago Medical Society Milk COMMISSIONS dga V~yE Excellent Wkm Saving tn Babies d Helping Cure
Skd That City by Making w nmP Poor The ammmannU Urges the Pohchmd Only Clean
Milk and FMu. the Use Of Certified Milk

mo case Of tuberculosis. 10 Cpl.
demn Of scarlet fsvsr. measles o.
dtphthsr1a has evern bssn traced {
q certified milk farm"
TO housewives IN general the fol-
lowing suggestions are given BY the
commission:
Keep milk and cream cold until Il
u ready for use. II ice cannot b OBJ
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-07

drawn from tho SOW until Il u used
- human food. The commission
holds that contaminated milk can not
be rendered pure by artificial pro-
oesses and that while such "Processed
Milk'' may be useful for general COM
merctal purposes It 10 not suitable -
food for infants or invalids.
Only healthy cows are used TO pro-