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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-11-14
By L. m. BENNINGTON,

Many city family man, when he
comes to pay from FIVE to seven dol
lars for his Thanksgiving turkey this
fall, will be quite ready to affirm that
personally he has no objection to the
passing of the turkey, even as holt
day piece de resistance.
Prices OF turkeys this year are high
er than ever before. Last year in
the largest cities, first-class birds
brought from IS to so cents per pound
and a five-dollar bill was hardly ade-
quate to secure bird that would suf-
fleiently serve an ordinary-sized fam
lily.
This year prices viii be higher still.
in spite of the fact that dealers have
been securing the country for
months, making contracts in advance,
and putting into cold storage every
bird that could be secured, long be-
fore the holiday season opened.
The fact is that fewer turkeys are
being raised every year, the decline
in the industry having started six or
seven years ago, when the terrible
disease of blackhead began to destroy
the fiocks in the New England states
The ravages of this disease have be-
come so great that in Rhode Island,
which was once the great turkey state,
none are now being raised. The dis
ease has spread to other states
throughout the east, and it's ravaging
effects have been so disastrous that
thousands of farmers in New York.
Massachusetts, New Jersey and New
Hampshire all formerly good turkey
states. have practically given up the
| business.
This disease has invaded the west
to some extent, but its ravages have
been checked because the means of
preventing it are now much better un-
| Gerstood than ever before, owing to
the Industrious and intelligent inves-
LEGATIONS started several years ago by
the Rhode Island Experiment station,
and supplemented by the work of the
United States department of agricul.
! tuy
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-11-14
NEW HEAD FARMERS
NATIONAL CONGRESS

William L. Ames of Oregon, Wis,
who for sixteen years has been close
ly identified with the Farmers Nation
al congress, was unanimously chosen
president of that organization at the
recent annual convention held at
Plano, Ill. Mr.. Ames, like most of the
members of the Farmers congress, is
an active farmer, having been born
and raised upon a farm in Dane coun-
ty, Wisconsin. Before his election as
president Mr.. bInss served four years
on the executive committee and eight
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-11-14
Do Land Tile Serve as Underground
Reseruoir2

Do Land Tile Serve as Underground
Reservoir?
In answer to a statement made by
ne to the effect that the drainage of
swamps and low wet places helps to
Increase destructive foods by running
out Immediately from such places the
water that nature has held there. one
drainage authority has replied: Elk
perience also has shown that tile
makes the ground more spongy and
prevents the rapid run off of the sur
face water. 1t also seems that the tile
forms sort of underground storage
reservoir which takes care of rather
large quantity of water Is this cor
rect? Kindly advice w d.
There is no question but what the
influence of tile, or any other system
of drainage for that matter, is to les
sen the rate of run off water from the
drained land, which would be caused
by a heavy downpour of rain. If the
ground is well saturated with water
the water coming in the form of a
new rain fall must run off the surface
or accumulate as standing water,
while if tile or other drainage has re-
moved the excess of soil water, the
soil is left in condition to absorb
considerable amount of new water
and thus prevent its running off rapid
ly. In this case it is the soil, not the
tile, which acts as a reservoir.-A. r.
w.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-11-14
Weeds Should Be Rotted.

Please inform me whether weeds
and grass, such as grow on low lana
would make a good fertilizer when
cut down and put in pile to decay
or would it be better to let them ar!
and burn them for the ashes Nv. II.
There is considerable fertility II
grass and weeds, such as grow on low
lands, to make a good fertilizer when
allowed 70 rot. However, you must
remember that you are contaminating
your good land with bad weed SEEDS
and undesirable grasses when apply
ing them in this way. It is far bet
ter plan to allow them to rot than
to burn them and use the ashes, Ii
rotted and added as manure to the
soil, be sure to allow the manure TO
compost we'll before applying it Sc as
to avoid all danger Of having the
seeds grow.-A R, w.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-11-14

can be quickly housed. In foreign
countries turkeys are driven to mar
ket in fiocks, and we once saw flock
of nearly 800 birds being driven along
the highway to the railroad station
three miles from the farm, where they
were to be cooped and shipped to the
city market.
The best-known varieties in Ameri-
ca are the Bronze, Naragansett, Buff
and Black. The Boubon Red is fine
bird, coming originally from the noun
tains of Kentucky, where it flourished
in wild state for many years. The
black turkey of America came from
England, where it is known as the
Norfolk
The bronze turkey, which is proba-
bly, the most popular turkey in this
country, was originated in England,
through the crossing Of an American
wild bird upon the black turkey
The North American wild turkey
was at one time very plentifully dis
tributed over the entire country from
the Carolinas to Canada, and most
plentiful to the sections sub-divided,
as Pennsylvania, Ohio and Kentucky.
They were migratory, following the
food supply, often wandering distances
of from zoe to 300 miles in search of
their favorite food, following the crops
into the localities where the season
afforded the greatest production.
These early wild turkeys visited the
barnyards of the early settlers of the
country where tame turkeys, brought
over from the old countries, were
kept, and the result was great i'm
provement in all qualities of this bird.
Breeders were quick to observe this
Improvement, and sought wild COB
blers TO cross upon their domestic
birds. 1t is from this cross that our
highest standard turkeys have been
bred. They have been SO carefully
selected, mated and cared for, by the
fanciers, that there has been produced
perhaps the most beautifully plumaged
and noblest table bird in the world.
Unfortunately, like the wild pigeon,
the wild turkey has almost disap-
peared from this country. A turkey
does not mature until it is about three
| years old, and to obtain strong and
vigorous offspring, hens from two to
three years old should be mated to
strong, active males of the same age,
! or older. The males and females
! should never be taken from the same
family, and no breeder should go into
| the business unless he is willing to
start with the standard bred stock.
The critical time in the lives of
! turkeys is in the first six weeks. They
are tender little things, and must be
kept dry and warm until the red be-
gins to show on their heads. They
should never be turned out when the
dew is on the grass, but may be con-
fined in large yard where they can
have plenty of exercise. When they
are old enough to run out on the
range with the mother hen, they must
be brought in before every storm, and
always at night.
Buyers in all parts of the country
are numerous. and are quite ready to
take the live birds on foot at the
farm, and thereby saving the owner
all trouble of shipping and marketing.
OF course, If the birds are slaughtered
on the farm and properly packed in
clean white paper and new boxes, they
will bring price enough higher to
pay for the labor involved.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-11-14

allowed to remain thus placed until
Matched.
The globe gave out heat of from
SO to 102 degrees, and soon the two
eggs developed two fine, healthy
chicks. These were taken out to the
farm and both of them were thriving
until one of them tried to swallow a
small lizard, which choked 1t to death.
These turkeys are now raised with
white Holland hens, and when young
birds are three-fourths grown they
are put under wire enclosures, raising
them under as natural conditions as
possible.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-11-14

results were obtained with the use q,
bordeaux mixture and pyrox in The
case of leaf blight, while dipping the
roots in mild solutions of corrosive
sublimate and forn1alin before plant.
ing were found to render them less
subject to injury from root rot. Care
in preparing the soil before planting
was shown to be necessary, and small
tests with steaming pans used in ster.
liking the soil to depth of over two
feet were tried out. Although when
the roots reach the market in healthy
condition and superior quality, they
bring at current prices about seven
dollars pound. ginseng is a plant
that requires a large fund of patience
as well as capital before it can be real
lied upon.
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-14
The "Spug' Movement Is a
Necessary Movement
The Society the Prevention of Useless Giving Finds
Cooperation in San Francisco

"Spug" unattracve nickname of society which is
doing discouagng the giving of useless
The full of the organization is the Society tor the
Prevention of Useless Giving" or S. P. U. g., "spug
society organized last year and has begun its
1913 campaign the habit of ndiscrminate and
necessary gift making
It would cruel fle the instincts OF
time and this society does not do that 1t does a
possible the giving of useless
ents and the useless giving of presents
But important important the movement IS
Encouragement and prevention gives gift making
employees developed born egitmasey of the
Christmas spirit shopgs and operatives in factories
giving their superors bosses and
department managers The vice of this practice is that employees
afford aeconae eembrances for their loved
contributing funds buy gifts for for
they have affection and oftmes little regard The
refusal contribute such fund discharge
abuse by the superior.
large department of San Francisco have caught the
spirit spug and have issued orders that there
departmental gift giving among their employees
their and
shall accept gifts from their subordinates
That the this practice OF gilt maklng
which suIies the sacred OF Christmas.
is the holiday have the holiday which
affection dominant day which show love
by tangible gift which other time could
make with such easy courtesy.
Yet spontaneous Christmas spirit be dued by
that day of extoons coercion No gift must be
that does from the heart and gift
freely from the heart when grudgngy from the
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-14
Rah! Rah! Rah! Adventure

The AAercan of athletes is travelling toward
the old habitat of kdnapers
but according the veracious sporting authorities
member of the nearly lost his because of rowing
band of kdnapers who his trail
Mr. Templeton, young scholar in the classics of avein
throwing aculated Stanford university because of his
prowess, nominated member of the But his college
did want Mr. Tenpleton brave the Pa
ci They knew that the deep abounds in dangers
whales sharks sharks o coral reefs and the temptation
daily to bet the ships log.
From such hazards did the Stanford students
their best point geeraso they wanted him for the field days
spring when Stanford university will with its worthy
rivals the University of the Pacific the University of Nevada and
the University of Southern California.
So according the story that appeared in the sport
ing columns plot plotted the dim the
and decided kdnap Tempeton the his
departure.
But triurnphs When the liner sailed the
with students who would shown
kidnapping Tempeton the narrative goes than
specto shows clipping age But the brave young athlete
crcuvented his dnapers by boarding the from launch
in the bay.
Adventure! Rah, rah rah, Adventure!
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-14
The Anti Defamation League
And Its Purpose
America Has Just Protested Against Russian Treatment of
Jews, Yet Are We So Very Much Better?

The defamation league has been organized protect
the good of the Jews
been organized the United States the country
which has against the
accorded the Jewish and the unfortunate
Bells acquitted of the imaginary crime of ritual murder
What will think when that in this country
Jews found their good by the
organization of body known the Anti Defamation eague
Yet there need for such league although be hoped
that the need will long exist The prominent Jews in
the United States members of executive committee and
the organization founded under the auspices of the Independent
Order of B'nai Birth the great Jewish order
The of the league by organized effort bring about
the abatement of the defamation of the Jew and ultimately put
end unfair discrimination against all citizens
The league asks for the support and cooperation of
all broadmnded and regardless of creed.
Broadinded people will respond the call of the league
and the purposes the organization will be quickly accomplished
But stain against the of the American people that
such league should have be established
Let the stain be quickly removed let the defamation of
which has the world its models of deas industry
and efficiency be stopped
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-14
ROCkefeller'S Income Tax

How much income will John D. Rockefeller pay the
government?
We believe that he will pay all that his conscience tells
that he ought We should like know what his
science will tell him.
He realizes of that the which lays the
him in the POSSESSION of his
is reasonable insurance.
He has shown his of public duty emphatically
the of of millions and by the effort
and tie for the public benefit fortune that would
ably to five hundred millions if
Just what his income the of the that he pays
will tell us 1t will be an interesting revelation
No matter how big the income IS the public need worry
is better have John Rockefeller drawing fifty million
dollars and envestng while he milk and seller
have fifty Coal Oil Johnnies John w. Gatses drawing
million each and spending the bad example
tracks, gambling houses and other disordery
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-14
WONDER SONG
By LILLIAN LAUFERrY

1IARKEN to my calling when the dusk is falling
II Joy Of all the morning glow and beauty of the night
Come with a-gypsying the Fields of Wonder
Let as fare Der all the world the skies asander
There to learn the mystery Of stars and thunder
Or to scan the foang above each and under
Let us livet
Listen to my pfeading when day is leading
Earth to JOY and witchery hearts to love and LIGHT
Come with me- beloved. past the plains Of unbelieving
Follow. sweet, gloomy hills of clan1orous decevnO
Where the stars calling thru the sunset falling
Let US live! :
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-14

Ebert Hubbard writing What hosiery viii
advertise?
The implication when he
Do wc
napng Wednesday
looked for while wouldn't Sox
here,b
Uncle Sam will lick the Christmas
Now he'd only buy the stuff for how grateful would we be-
days Of single bessedness should be thankful
variety
would judge that physicians
ticans -
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-14

Lade. Of Crete slit years agoand
of them
streets win look less
like adjuncts to summer resorts
Bangkok.
would conclude there be nobility with
created pier.
to thing
the theft Of $4,000 worth
Of jewels Just like
would have taken the full 100000 WORTH @ =
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-14

Train declared he should do so.
He believed he had overcome
death. He believed he had ac-
quired the Life habit, and he
meant to prove that there was no
need of changing bodies.
But his body is now dust
Mary Baker Eddy and Helen
Wilmars and Wallace Watties
and Eleanor Kirk all talked this
same philosophy; all believed
they had entered upon life eter-
nal in this body on earth
Yet all are gathered to their
fathers. All changed their
worlds
ALI live, on other planes in
higher states of Consciousness.
No doubt al come near the
old scenes and influence those
whose minds are tuned fn the
same key, at rmes-
Yet they have experienced that
change which we call death
To me this change seems de-
sirable-
I have seen three mature peo-
pie pass through the change, and
to each one it meant deliverance,
and each face wore an express
sion Of peace and Joy and salts
faction after the great event had
taken place
The most glorious music, If
played continually, ceases to
please the ear The most appe-
tizing food loses It's taste If con-
tinuafly taken, and Life would
pail upon the happiest heart If it
underwent no change of death
The good swimmer enjoys his
sea bath best when lightly clad.
How much more delightful
must be motion In space when
the body is cast aside
We have many bodies; the
physical one meant only for
earth
The astral body, meant only
for the astral plane; the desire
body, which is the vehicle our
emotions have made, and which
will eventually drop away, as
the others Will, and leave Us in
the spiritual body In each of
these bodies we win hzve new
and wonderful experiences And
we viii pass onward from plane
to plane, meeting those who have
been dear to as on earth, and
learning new truths and gaining
new powers to help us when we
again, after long periods of time,
return to finish the work we
leave undone here now
Each one of as ought to think
of these things, calmly and with
reverence and with faith In Gods
great goodness; we should. in
the midst Of all our pleasures
and pursuits and ambitions and
occupations, give a little time
every day to happy thoughts of
that wonderful change called
death; and we should know that
just as we think of it. and just as
we think of life here. so win that
life be to which death guides Us
We are building our heavens
(and our hells) as we pass along
the earth Cheerfulness, hope.
good wiIl- generosity, patience.
gratitude, love, reverence, indus
try, truthfuIness, admiration Of
the beautiful, the seeking for
beauty in all things, order and
system and harmony-aIl these
qualities are stones which are
being laid in the Mansion in the
Skies which wc will occupy.
Anger, revenge, hate, i'll will,
greed, and all the other unlovely
faults of human nature, build
heIls for souls to dwell in until
they work their way out into
fairer realms.
Choose your material with
care then. and give little time
every day to thinking your
heaven into shape, ready for the
occupancy of your soul when it
passes onward
And think of death as your
great. good beautiful Guide, not
as vryrrf hideorrs enerr1v
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-14

NAID Life to Death, Me
thinks if / were you,
- would not carry such an
awesome face
To terrify the helpless human
race.
And if, indeed. those wondrous
tales be true
OF happiness beyond, and II I
knew
About the boasted blessings OF
that place,
/ would not hide so miscriy all
trace
OF my vast knowledge, Death. if
were you.
But like glorious angel I would
lean
Above the pathway of each sor-
rowing soul,
Hope in my eyes, and comfort in
my breath,
And strong conviction in my
radiant mien,
The while l whispered of that
beauteous goal
This would I do, if I were you.
O DEATH"
Said Death to Life, "If I were
you, my friend,
l would not lure confding souls
each day
With fair, false smiles, TO enter
on way
So filled with pain and trouble
to the end.
I would not tempt those whom I
should defend,
Nor stand unmovcd and see
them go astrsy.
Nor would I force unwilling
Souls 70 stay
Who longed for freedom, were I
you, my friend.
But, like a tender mother, I
would take
The weary world upon my shell
tcring breast
And wipe away its tears, and
soothe its strife.
I would fulfil my promises. and
make
Ny children bless me as they
sank to rest,
Where now they curse-if / were
you, 0 Lifew
Life made no answer, and Death
spoke again:
II would not WOO from Gods
sweet nothingness
A soul to being, if I could not
bless
And crown it with all joy. If
unto men
Ny face seems awesome, tell me,
Life, why then
Do they pursue me, mad for my
carcss,
Believing in my silence lies re-
dress
For your loud falsehoods? $50
Death spoke again-)
"Oh, it is we'll for you l am not
fair,
Well that I hide behind a voice
less tomb
The mighty secrets of that other
place,
Else would you stand in inn
potent despair
While unfledged souls straight
from the mothers womb
Rushed to my arms, and spat
upon your face"
The main object of most hu-
man beings is to avoid death,
and yet death is the only certain
thing in life
From the hour we draw the
first breath we are going forward
to meet death
Instead of regarding death as
foe, would it not be more sensi-
bic to think of it as friends
One who comes to take Us on
a delightful journey!
There are some advanced
metaphysiians who talk and
write about the possibility Of liv-
ing continually and perpetuaIly
IN fbis BODY George Er,u~se
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-09-26
ABSENCE Of NEWS
DEPRESSES STOCKS
Only a Few Issues Active on Mar
row FIuctuations-S. P. State
ment Gives Bad Impression.
BY CHARLES w. STORM.

NEW YORK. Sept 25.-A sharp ad-
vance in Canadian Pacific in London
contributed strength to that issue at
the opening Of the New York stock mar
ket to-day, with the result that a gain
of 2 points was made. The copper
group was also strong. Amalgamated
Copper rose u, with Utah Copper gain
ing a. American Smelling and Chino
Copper gained fractionally after selling
a shade under Wednesdays final.
Southern Pacific began u lower, but
recovered and scored a net advance.
The undertone was steady Reading
was active, beginning at 1881 for a
gain of u, then increased this advance
to y. There was profit-taking in Peo-
ple's Gas, which slumped a point. Great
Northern Ore certificates lost y, While
fractional losses were sustained by Rock
Island and American Locomotive. Ana
conda Copper began with decline, then
recovered and gained.
Among the other gains were United
States Steel common q, Union PACIFIC
y, Northern Pacific u. Brooklyn Rapid
Transit y and American Can u.
The curb market was irregular.
Americans in London were quiet, out
prices were above New York parity.
The advances OF point or more dur
ing the first hour were due mainly to
Londons aggressive buying. Later in
the forenoon, reoessions were general,
American Can was weak, declining a .
canadian racine was uOHp / y. READ
ing, Southern Pacific and Missouri Pa
cifio were off Il. Steel rose q. Cop
per sold around 76A The tone con-
tinued heavy up to the noon hour. Call
money loaned at "a.
A number Of stocks were lower in the
last hour, giving an irregular appear
ance TO the railroad and Industrial
groups Delaware and Hudson ruled y
above the noon price, while Reading was
~ under its mid day range. Steel
shaded while Canadian Pacific crossed
232 for a substantial fractional gain
over the noon price. Union Pacific sold
through 1853 for net loss OF II on the
day, Missouri Pacific sold around 2S
for a net loss OF a point on the day.
Peoples Gas recovered.
The market closed heavy. Govern
ment bonds were unchanged; other
bonds were firm.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-09-26
Worlds Wheat Crop
Estimated Under 'l2

WASHINGTON. Sept. ga cable
gram received from the International
Institute OF Agriculture at Rome and
made public to-day gives the following
preliminary estimates on the world )
grain crops for the coming harvest:
Wheat: Bulgaria, so 62T. 900 bushels
France, 322. .734.OO0 bushels; Hungary,
1857 900 bushels; Italy, 20S 44O. 900
bushels; Canada, 2ll O04 600 bushels, and
for these countries, with Roumania, Bel
GUM, Denmark, Spain, Luxembourg,
Russia, Switzerland. the United States,
India, Japan Algeria, Tunis, Prussia.
England and Wales added, a total pro-
duction OF 1880, O00.o 900 bushels is es-
timated.
Corn: Hungary. 1874. 1853 900 bushels;
Italy, 9s.422,000 bushels, and with Bull
garia, Spain, European Russia. Swift
zerland. the United States. Japan and
Tunis added, the total production Is es-
tmated at 2.766 900 900 bushels
oats: Prussia. 42g 4Sg 900 bushels f;
Canada, 42O ,049. 900 bushels, and with the
countries named for the wheat crop. ex-
cept India and France added, the total
production is estimated at 1926 0OO, 900
bushels
The total production OF wheat last
year aggregated 3.75y, ,533, 600 bushels