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Omaha daily bee., 1913-10-19

Nne summer JOOn -
I@ Freund. the editor OF Musical
America, made the startling
announcement that America
I spends yearly s0Oo. 10000 for
49, music When we consider
that forty years ago New York had very
little music, Boston. Philadelphia and
Chicago even less. the statistics are even
more amazing. Mr. Freund says in
part:
Some time ago l prepared an article
on the parucipatinon OF women in musi-
cal upltft. Women constitute 75 per cent
cent OF the purchasing pAwer. 1t is the
women who patronize the opera and bring
the men who patroniSe the concerts and
the recitals, buy musical Instruments
and send the children to the music
teachers and the music schools l began
to estimate from memoranda and re
search l had made for years past to
what the sum total of tho musical &c
tivitics In this country amounted-in
other words, what Is the annual bill OF
the United States for music? AS l got
deeper and deeper into tho matter and
later verified my figures regarding tho
musical industries, through the kindly
assistance OF the director Of the census
at washington, was myself amazed at
the total, although l have been identi-
fled with the musical world here for
nearly half a century. After much cor
respondence and careful investigation
with experts 1 drew up the following
figures;
AMOUNT SPENT ANNUALLY IN THE
UNITED STATES FOR MUSIC IN
ALL ITS FORMS
Exclusive OF Musical Comedles.)
Opera-Itallan, French, Engiish.S 5000 900
Concerts-Symphonic recitals by
artists, ordinary concerts, wo-
mems clubs .....-............... 25,Oo0OO0
Church MusloLOrganists ..,..... 10000 900
Choirs and music ............ 20OO0O0O
Orchestras-Theater, VAUDEVILLE.
movies :. ..,.,......,............. 25.oo0ooo
Bands-Milit.~y, brass .......... 30,0o0OO0
Teachers -Conservatories, pri-
vate schools .................... 10000 900
Studenta abroad ........,.... 10000
Notwithstanding festivals 100000
Music Trades-Pianos .......... 1851 Geo
Music rolls ..................... b0o0,O 900
Organs (church and reed) 10,O0o,000
Musical merchandise of all
kinds (violins, band and
Imported instruments) 80. sEOo,eoO
Music (sheet and books)... -. 10,5oo,O0o
Talking machines and music
records .s..........a... 60Ooe, 900
Artists for records and COPY
right royalties .............. 2O0O, 600
Papers Musical magazines
musical weeklies and trade
papers, musical critics and
lies :. ....................... s5OO.oOo
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Omaha daily bee., 1913-10-19

Omaha music lover who did not at
tend the violin recital last Tuesday night
by Olga Either. little girl of II years
Of age. pupil OF Frank Mach, missed q
rare treat. Musicians and Iaymen were
alike In enthusiastic praise OF ths un-
usual talent and siiIl OF this wonderful
little lady who plays with q taste and
understanding far in advance Of her
years Her future appearances will be
awaited with great interest She was as
sisted by Harry Disbrow. baritone. and
Mss Ruth Flynn. aocompanist.
Omaha daily bee., 1913-10-19
COOPERATIVE
GUARANTEE

We. ......,.............
manufacturers OF plano
NUMBER ofsss.s...s., ana the
undersigned sellers Joint
ly guarantee said piano for
the period of five years
from date. Any defects in
material or workmanship
appearing within that time
will be repaired, or the
piano replaced with a new
one OF like grade. without
cost, upon it's return 60 thu,
undersigned
(SiRned)
Omaha daily bee., 1913-10-19

Out this coupon off, and mail tonight
NECESSITY.
Without obligation on my part. mail photo
graphs and description of pianos and player
pianos being sold on your cooperative plan to
NAhe '-'''''''-- --''''' '-' ---s...s...s
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Omaha daily bee., 1913-10-19
NJ HENRIErTA NJ. RBEs.

JRING the summer John c.
Freund. the editor OF Musical
America, made the startling
announcement that America
spends yearly s0Oo.OOo,0oO fog
music. When we consider
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-27
235 BUSHELS OF CORN ON AN ACRE.
c. W. Parker Jr., Woodland, N. c., Young
Prize Winning Corn Grower, Tells How He
Produced His Enormous Corn Yields.

given by the Hines Buggy Comnan,
or Murfreesboro. and a King weede,
given by the Progressive Farmer CON.
test.
In December, 1910, selected an
acre of land upon which nv broth a,
had gathered 1865 bushels of corn
this being the acre used by ma in the
| 1909 corn contest.
I hauled out 10 wagon-loads of
stable manure and spread it broad
cast over the land; bedded it some ~
to IA inches deep.
ABOUT February I. 1911. 1 reversed
the beds, blowing the same depth as
stated above, and ran deep burrows
between the beds as before. March
21st I listed the land with two-horse
plow, two burrows to the row. IL to
IA inches deep. and leveled it with a
disc narrow as deep as I could.
l then broke the land about IL in
ches deep with a two-horse plow. fol
lowed behind in the same furrow with
subsoil pillow to inches deep, maxi
ing total depth of breaking about IS
inches.
I ran off my rows with a cotton
the first day Of May planted "Biggs
seventeen corn" inches apart in the
drill, to grains in each HILL
with Centennial corn planter. I
used 1915 worth of fertilizer, includ-
ing 200 pounds nitrate of soda. I put
all fertilizer in drill under corn when
planted except the nitrate of soda
One hundred pounds of this was sown
broadcast about the first of June and
narrowed in with an iron-tooth har-
row.
Up until this time there had been
only one good rain since the CORN was
planted. The weather was SO dry
for the next four weeks my corn be-
gan to parch, and about the 18th OF
July my neighbors said I would not
make as much as I planted. About
the Goth Of July we had fine rain and
cloudy, damp weather for several
days. Then I scattered 100 pounds
more Of nitrate Of soda between the
rows as top dresser. The corn ct
this time had blown down so badly
could not cultivate it any more, and
it was really difficult to walk through
1t. However, I have carried out the
instructions and methods advocated
by the Farmers Cooperative Demon
stration Work. with the exception of
doing the subsoiing in the spring in
stead Of the fall. After the corn was
planted did not use any implement
in the cultivation except the harrow
and light cultivator running very
shallow.
I am happy to say that the result
was the largest yield ever known to
this section, 1855 bushels field meas
ureme nt. making 1875 bushels Of dry
shelled corn. I am satisfied that 1t Is |
possible to grow $50 bushels Of corn
on one acre Of land. and I propose to
work toward this end. My corn only
cost me "a cents per bushel, which
shows the yield was the result Of good
and not the extravagant use
Of Commercial fertilizer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-27

Guinea pigs. or CAVES, are raised
chiefly for two purposes-as pets or
fancy stock and for scientific uses.
For four centuries the guinea pig
was regarded merely as a pet and
bred for show and fancy alone. Being
q plastic animal, it was considerably
changed during this period. and Sow
eral strains and notifications of the
original were developed. Thus, besides
the smooth haired forms, we have the
Peruvian, which is a very lons-haired
type, and the Abyssinian. a type with
rather long hair standing out In Curl
GUS rosettes all over the body. Tho
long haired CAVES are not recon-
mended for ordinary pets. as their
coats need much care. The smooth
haired require less attention and
make equally attractive pets. They
have the advantages Of being easily
kept and Of never biting when han
died. However. 1t Is not advisable to
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-27
THE RAISING OF GUINEA PIGS.

perfments. II nc can do this ana fur
nish the animals as needed, he should
be able to command good prices Tor
them and to establish q permanent
and lucrative business.
The chief enemy Of the guinea pis
is the common rat. Preventive meas.
ures should be taken for the extermin.
alton OF rats; after they have thorough
ly established themselves about tho
premises it IL no easy task. In neigh
borhood that Is rat-infested. buildings
intended for housing guinea pigs
should be made absolutely rat-proof,
The rearing Of guinea pigs requires
no extraordinary knowledge and no
sreat outlay Of capital. Little space
Is needed to accommodate the anis
mails, which are hardy and easily man
aged. They make interesting pets ana
are useful food animals. The COM
stantiy increasing demand for them ~
scientific Investigations and medical
research insure d ready market TOR
reasonable numbers at prices that
should be relnunerative to the pro-
Queer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-27

subject pet animals Of any sort to
much handling or fondling. Even
dogs and cats are always the worse
for such treatment, and pet rabbits
or guinea pigs soon show the results
Of much handling In their roughened
coats and lack of sprightliness. Long
haired guinea pigs. especially IT In
tended for show, require some han
ding. since the hair has to be
brushed frequently This Is best
done while the animal rests on high
shelf where it need not be held dur
ing the brushing
Guinsa pigs are In much demand for
use In the preparation,
testing, and standArdizing seruns and
antitoxins. They are we'll adapted for
this purpose, being small and easily
handled. Their use In medical re-
search Is steadily Increasing, and some
of the large institutions. unable to Sc
cure steady supply OF reliable stock
for their own purposes, have set up
breeding establishments Of their own.
Sometimes guinea pigs found in bird
stores are unfit for laboratory expert
meuts. They may have been pre-
viously used for serum or antitoxin
tests OF may be tho offspring OF ant
mails that have survived such tests.
Unless the dealer knows the source
from which the animals came and
can guarantee that they have never
been used for experiments, he can
rarely sell them to institutions. Any
breeder undertaking to supply aniuaals
20 laboratories must give absolute as
surance as to their suita bility for sx-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-27
RELATION OF THE HOUSE FLY TO PUBLIC HEALTH.
The Fly Of the Most Dangerous of Veta
bic Wolf in Sheep Clothing
by w. b. HERNfES.

Another flesh fly conspicuous be.
cause Of its bright metallic green COL
or, Ia the green bottle fly. This fly
rarely comes into the house 1t ia
typicAlly fly Of the out Of doors.
The stable fly Is often confused with
the house fly because Of it's close re-
semb lance, but the structure Of the
mouth parts will serve to readily dis
tingu ish the two. Several other flies
are commonly found indoors.
From 75 to 1913 eggs are deposited
singly In one mass by the house fly,
and there are usually from Q to 4
such layings. Excrementous material
especially Of the horse, is the favorite
place upon which the eggs are de-
posted. Other suitable situations are
kitchen refuse and all deohying mat
ter. The eggs hatch in from twelve
to twenty-four hours and the newly
Matched larvae begin feeding at once
To gain an estimate Of the number
Of larvae developing in an average
horse manure pile, samples were
taken from such a pile after an ex-
posture Of four days with the following
results: first sample a 1bs.) contained
1913 larvae; second sample q lbs),
1142; third sample a lbs.), 1888;
fourth sample 6 lbs-), 6s2; total
1892 larvae in Is pounds. All these
larvae were quite or nearly full
grown. The weight Of the entire pile
of manure was 1000 pounds Of which
certainly two-thirds was infested. A
little arithmetic gives us the astonishing
estimate of 455,525 larvae. No Won
der flies fairly swarm in the vicinity
of these choice ornaments.
Circumstantial evidence against the
house fly as transmitter Of such in
fictitious diseases as typhoid fever, tu-
berculo sis, dysentery and cholera is COM
plete as summed UP thus: First. It
possesses the best possible structures
for the conveyance of germs" and
filth; second, 1t possesses the habit Of
feeding on excrement of all kinds;
third. the causative organisms of the
above named diseases are present In
the matter mentioned in the second
clause: fourth. the house fly Is the
principle fly found in dwellings,
alighting upon the prepared food Of
man, or on food products In grocery
stores, fruit stands and markets. BY
ample evidence 1t Is known that the
house fly actually does carry bacteria
upon its mouth parts and feet and in
is intestinal tract.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-27

IA the Spring OF 1909 selected al
acre Of land upon my fathers farm
% pIant In corn for the Hertfort
County Boys Corn Club contest.
f,lowed the land ten inches deep. hav
lnS prev iously spread broadcast tel
wagon loads OF stable manure. I ther
ran of the rows 4 feet apart listet
same two burrows to each row, abou
the 18th Of April. The LIST OF May
PLANTED the corn--Biggs and Honey
cult varieties mixed. I used $9.5(
worth of fertilizer, one-half used II
drill when planted and the other hall
used beside the corn at the seconc
cultivation. The fertilizer used was
II per cent acid phosphate. cotton
seed meal and kainit In equal parts.
We had excessive rains throughout
May, June, ind the first OF July, which
drowned my corn, and It's yield was
only 67H bushels, which won first
county prize, however. The entire
cultivation was done with a f1ve-hoe
cultivator and Climax cotton pillow
run very shallow
In December, 1909, I selected an
acre OF land on the same farm, spread
broadcast eight wagon-loads of stable
manure and bedded the land up.
breaking same twelve inches deep.
Then I took wing off Of plow and ran
two burrows in the bottom Of the row
between the corn beds from 8 to 10
inches deep.
About February 1, 1910, I reversed
the beds, breaking same from IL to II
inches deep, and ran two centre sub
soil burrows, s to 10 inches deep. be-
tween the beds, as in December.
1 opened the beds the 25th of April
and planted corn about six inches be-
low the level of the bed, using in the
same furrow 400 pounds Of cotton
seed meal, acid phosphate. and asa
guano 11ixed In equal parts. I used
the "Biggs seven-ear corn" planted
with q Centennial planter. AS soon
~ the corn was large enough to cul-
tivate used the f1ve-hoe cultivator.
At tho second cultivation I used 100
pounds Of nitrate OF soda In shallow
furrow beside the corn and split
middle with flve-hoe cultivator. About
ten days later used 100 pounds OF
nitrate of soda In the other row, used
a. stated above, which was the last
cultivation. gave the corn two
civilizations with five-hoe
cultivator and two with cotton p1ow,
very shallow each time.
planted the corn Is inches In the
drill, two to four grains in each hill,
and harvested 1924 bushels OF corn.
which was the largest yield in my dis
krict. had what I considered ideal
seasons. and found that I made big
by planting my corn too far
apart In the drill and too few stalks
In the hill. Therefore, I resolved to
try to plant 1911 crop thicker In the
drill and have my rows feet 10 in
ches apart. instead Of I feet. as in
1903 and 1910.
On this 1910 acre won the first
district prize given by the State Board
81 Agriculture, which was $25; the
hrst county prize. runabout buggy
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-27
BY j. f. FRANDSEN.

bottles. An accurate therm ometer
should be placed in tho water or in
one of the bottles. Set the bottles OF
milk in the pail and fill with water
nearly level with the milk in the bot
ties. Place the pail with the milk
bottles on the stove and heat until the
thermometer indicates a temperature
Of from $50 to 100 degrees F. The
pail and bottles should then be re-
moved from the stove and allowed to
stand 25 minutes in the hot water.
Now remove the cover and place the
pail under a cold water faucet, allow
ing the water to run slowly into the
pail. Continue until all the hot water
has been replaced with the cold water
and the temperature of the milk has
been reduced to about that Of the
water. This Is the cheapest and most
efficient way Of cooling and will also
prevent breaking Of bottles. The milk
Gun then be conveyed to the refrigera-
tor and placed on ice until required
for use.
Whenever IT Is necessary to use
cows milk in place Of mothers milk
for the feeding Of infants, It effectual-
ly safeguards against contamination
and greatly facilitates matters to, use
special bottle. The special features
Of this bottle are a wide neck and
rounding corners, enabling the bottle
to be easily cleaned. Being made
also to Withstand changes Of tempera-
ture. it may be readily used for pas
teurizing the milk. During the process
Of pasteurization and until feeding
time, clean cotton plug can be used
in place Of the rubber nipple, thus
preventing injury to the rubber and
keeping the milk free from fresh con-
tamination before being fed. With a
sufficient number of bottles for the
babys entire daily ration all may be
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-27

Mosquitoes and flies have for CEN
turtles past been looked upon Al .
source of extreme annoyance to the
human family. but that these insects
might be transmitters Of diseases was
hardly ever suspected until the latter
part of the last century. The expense
to the United States incurred in the
purchase Of fly traps, sticky fly paper,
fly poison and the like. must GER
tafnly exceed two million of dollars
annually. while the cost of screening
Is estimated to be more than ten mil
lions Of dollars per annunn. The COM
mercial value of human life is esti-
mated on the average at three thou
sand dollars The decrease in the
vital assets of this country through
typhoid fever alone, much Of which Is
transmitted by the house fly, amounts
to $3.50, 900. e..
Malaria, typhoid fever, yellow fever,
bubonic plague. sleeping sickness,
cholera. are all preventable diseases.
carried wholly or in part by insects.
The enormous sums of money spent
in the temporary control of these dis
eases might we'll be spent in more
effective manner, and be directed to-
ward the root of the evil-at the
cause. Eliminate the cause. you
eliminate the effect"
Properly speaking only one species
Of fly is rightly called the house fly.
though there are several species
which invade the house. either regu-
larly or at times. The blow fly or
blue-bottle fly, is the large. noisy fly
seen frequently on the window and
about meat. This is typically a flesh
fly. depositing its eggs on the meat in
the pantry or elsewhere, finding the
proper food for It's larvae often in the
most protected situations. The female
often deposits its eggs in proximity to
meat and the larvae on Matching
crawl to this food. While the blow fly
is conspicuous 1t is not as plentiful
as the house fly, and is not as liable
to be found walking about on the pre-
pared foods Of man.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-27

Tho fly can be controlled without
question. This Is demonstrated BY the
scarcity Of flies in localities whore
cleanliness about stables and houses
prevails. The work OF control can be
greatly furthered by each individual
citizen, but the work can be done only
by united effort. The citizen must do
the work and willingly. but, II nsgli-
gent. the strong hand of the law
should compel it.
If more than 95 per cent Of our
house flies develop in tho manure Of
horses. ana the rest In kitchen re-
fuse. garbage and excrement Of man,
the point Of attack Is clearly outlined.
The open manure pile must be abol-
ished and stables must be Kept clean.
This calls for the use Of cement In
stables. Receptacles, containing
Kitchen refuse must be tightly closed
to prevent the fly from depositing its
eggs there.
Where many horses are stabbed.
cement closet to receive manures can
be butt at small cost. This must
be Kept closed. The main object IS
to prevent the deposition OF eggs by
the nies on manure or other offal
which Will provide food for the
young.
On farms the manure should be re-
moved to the field and spread thinly.
every day. Farmers or gardeners who
wish to use decayed manure for fer
tilizing purposes should screen the
manure heaps. Empty town lots used
for horses are a source OF many flies.
Human excrement If left uncovered,
furnishes another good breeding
ground for the house fly. On farms
and in communities where there is no
sewer system, the dry earth" closet
Is most satisfactory and should be re-
quired by law. Guinea pig pens, rab-
bit pens and all such places become
breeders Of flies If they aro not care
fully cleaned. TO eliminate the f1y
"tlean up and stay cleaned up"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-27
POULTRY-YARD SUGGESTIONS,

Keep the houses and runs clean. It
will save trouble later in keeping the
fowls healthy.
Air slaked lime sprinkled on the
floor and on the dropping boards will
help to keep the place healthy and the
air pure.
The hens must be kept quiet to in
sure good Digestion If they are wor-
ried, chased and frightened it has a
very bad effect on their health. A
sudden fright will often cause a hen
to drop dead of apoplexy.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-27
Id11EwATER KILLS THE WORMS.

TO the Editor:-It may be Of inter-
ct to some of the boy readers to
know how I grow my vegetables.
I have a plot Of ground Of my own
IN which I grow potatoes, onions,
fadishes, lettuce, etc.
There Ia often trouble encountered
IN keeping onions and radishes from
getting wormy but I find that lime
water (when not too strong) is a good
remedy for this, as it keeps out the
worms and also adds to quality of the
vaxeta Gilroy, Ontario.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-27
NOTES OF THE HOG LOT.

From the day the pigs are dropped
the sow is nothing less than a milk
machine and in order to keep her up
to full capacity she must be supplied
with plenty Of disestible, milk-pro-
ducing feed. 1t is q good plan to boil
her ground grain and feed In the
form Of Stops for few days
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-27
METHOD OF PASTEURIZING MILK.

MIX can be pasteurized most ef-
nciently in the bottles in which 1t Is
received. TO do this a small tin pail
With 4 perforated false bottom can be
used. II a special pail Is not at hand,
the Same results can be secured by
using an ordinary tin pail with an in
verted pie tin placed in the bottom of
the same. This false bottom is placed
IN tho pail 30 as to permit circulation
OF water and prevent humping of the
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prepared at one time. Then when
feeding time comes the bottle to be
used may be taken from the refrigera-
tor and reheated to the proper tenn
perature, the rubber nipple slipped on
and 1t Is ready for use.
1t Is we'll to remember that pas
teurized milk should not be used for
the feeding of children after it is "a
hours old.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-27
HORSE SENSE.

A man who had spent days hunting
q lost horse finally offered q reward
for him and the man who brought him
in and claimed the prize was one who
was always considered queer BY the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-27

New York courts hold that. under
the highway law, fowls or animals al
lowed to stray even in front Of the
resid ence Of the owner are unpro-
tected from accident as being killed
by a motor car and the drivers Of
cars are not responsible IL they should
be killed,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-27

fixed up leg with hoof on a hinge
and attached it to the animal and she
promptly adopted It. She now man
ages to get about comfortably, al
though not very rapidly, and is az
fat and in every way as valuable al
any other cow on the place. The doc
tor believes that many valuable ami
mails that sustain injuries of this kind,
might be saved by the use Of artificial
limbs
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-27
SAVED THE COW.

Near Galena, ILL.,, veterinary sur
geon owns a cow with a wooden leg.
Owing to an accident her leg had to
be amputated just below the knee.
When the wound healed. the doctor