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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-04-17
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BIDS OF persuasion, not By spectacular

UUh VI I'VI'S1t1'' ' Nv . =
demonstrations,
Fortunately We are union Of states
and not an imperialistlc unit like Eng
land. Thus we may have miiitancy in
one state and good.natured argumeR.
tation in another. II the women see At
to make spectacles Of themselves IN
big. parades that men nothing they
are at liberty to do SO. If rhcy want to
hike" to state capitals tos the adyer.
Using there is in 1t they are at liberty
to West Virginia suHragist in this
part Of the country are fairly well
convinced that methods o. this kind
rcpel Two where they attract one.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-04-17
sHor1 QUITS.

Hugh Ike Shot, cditor OF the Blue
field Telegraph, is very generous to
the Democrats. He has resigned as
postmaster at BluefeId although his
term does not expire for about two
years.
Blueneld is good town and the
postofilce there is one of the best pay
iEg in the State.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-04-17
Attended Dance.

The Misses Mary Windsor, Mary
Reitz and Zoe Joliine were in Man
.nington last night and attended the
home.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-04-17

'f'rotethe plan, famous operas VIII Ue
sung at Six centers Beginning next
month. The admission prices arc 70
be fifty and twenty-five cents,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-04-17
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Speed, Comfort, Rellahllfty:

speed, Comtoftii tsell anlItty
a car-that win tYs scu anini +
ruptcd service. It kesS Iindeper
ent OF train, trolley ana stoas distat 3
You can go any osef ttny stpa
Of roads from . to450lntles Ber hour
You bring your tar rlcse 70 loEp
when you own d NET u is Trii
Costs next 10 nothing " run. to B
miles on one gallon % sasolins ~.
ways ready for instant use
W. VA. sPEclAL'f
so7 Water ST, Kelley shIldfng
Q. 6. sIatt pelnonSsF
58s 9. Ben Phots.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-04-17

The Kentucky delegation held a
pretty reception at the New Willard
Hotel at $50 last night Mrs. viii
! liam H. Thompson, State regent, an
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-07-10
THE DoppER PEST.

Dodder is one of the worst ills that
can beset the grower of small grain
clover and alfalfa. and it is likely to be
especially troublesome in fields of the
iegumes, named because it's seed so
closely resembles theirs. The presence
of dodder in ones field is usually the
penalty he pays for buying cheap
John" catalogue house clover and al
falfa seed. The dodder is a parasitic
plant and sponger-that is. it lives off
other plants. AS soon as the seed is
started and the plant gets start it
attaches itself to any plant which it
may touch. and shortly afterward the
stalk from this point Of contact to the
ground withers. but the plant above this
point f1ourishes on its stolen nourish-
ment. The most effective way of get
ting rid of dodder is to quit buying
cheap seed that is infested with it. An
other is cutting the crop which it in
tests before the dodder seeds. Still
another is following system Of crop
rotation which will not leave the same
untitled crop on the land two years in
succession.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-07-10
AzEL6
RE MODELLING an
old DAIRY BARN

Frequently farmer or a dairyman
asks help or advice in remodeling an
old barn, writes III. E. Mccartney in
Natl onal Stockman. Recently the writ
er was called out ON such an errand.
The barn was found to be very sub
stantial frame affair, once beef cat
tie feeding barn. but few years ago
put to its present use. The chief faults
of the barn from the standpoint Of a
dairy barn We're:
There was an insufficient supply Of
light. There was really no light on the
south at all. The managers were Of
lumber and built rather high, SO that
the cows breathed against them in
stehd of above them. The stall parti-
tons We're of lumber and rather high,
making them not only insanitary, but
very serious Instructions to light and
air i'll the barn. Then there was no
system or effective means of ventilat-
ing the building Such conditions ex-
list in great many herds, but they
may be overcome quite readily when
1t IS undertaken Systematically.
The plan worked out for the removal
ton of the barn in question and which
the owner expects to follow is to dis
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-07-10

card interior furnishings Of wood. All
the high wooden hangers and stall
partitions will be torn out and floors
and managers Of cement constructed.
A single curved iron pipe will be used
for stall partitions. Thus the interior
will be made light, sanitary and easy
To clean. The south end and the east
and west sides Of the barn will be
opened up and almost continuous glass
thirty inches high put In. Then for
ventilation two open shafts will be con-
structed In the middle Of the barn and
from some distance below the ceiling
to the roof. Fresh air will enter
through the outside windows and the
foul air pass out through the central
shafts.
Along with cleaning mp the barn we
may well consider cleaning up the
yards Clean milk cannot be secured
from cows running in dirty yard, for
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-07-10
DEPUTY AT COURT HOUSE LOSES
ONION CROP WHEN PSEUDO
GARDNER PASSES UP
CROP OF WEEDS.

There's good story going the rounds
of court house circles in which deputy
in one of the important offices plays a
star part and wherein the old adage
Whatever's worth doing is worth do,
ing well," finds exemplification.
The yarn unwound discloses that
the deputy, busy at his official duties.
sent broadcast the word that he desired
succor; that it was imperative that as,
sistance be given him Immediately in
order to prevent a luxuriant growth Of
weeds from destroying his crop of
onions and parsnips in his garden.
An individual about town, who for
brevity's sake, shall be designated here
as Shorty responded to the wall.
Shorty was employed by the deputy
to assail the weeds with hoe and save
the vegetables. .,
Shorty took the hoe and went to
the garden spot; came back later and
advised his employer that the deed was
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-07-10
curry to Director Page. ONCE OF public
roads. Washington.
GROWING THE cArALPA.

The Burlington railroad Is closing an
interesting test In the growing Of ca.
talpa trees for railroad ties Eleven
years ago the management of the road
planted tract of 1875 acres adjoining
its right Of way In western Iowa. and
for the past three weeks this has been
Forest Of bloom. the fragrance of the
bloom being waited through the win
dows OF passing trains. The FIRST fall
after setting the trees were damaged
by an early freeze. and two years lat
er they were hit by a hailstorm. but
Notwithstanding these rawbacks they
have made a good growth. many hav-
ing attained a height Of twenty feet
and a circumference of eighteen to
twenty inches. Experiments by the
railroad company with the catalpa
wood treated and nntreated indicate
that the nntrented trees make the best
and most lasting tie.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-07-10
THE HANSON ALFALFA.

Some three years ago Professor Han
son of the South Dakota Agricultural
college made a trip to Siberia for the
federal department Of agriculture for
the purpose Of securing. ii possible.
the seed of variety of alfalfa that
would withstand not only great cold.
but also the semiarid conditions that
prevail in many of the western and
intermountain states. He brought
home the seeds Of yellow towering
variety. the stalk of which is smaller
and the leaves Of which are finer than
the common blue lowered variety. 1t
is three years now since this Siberian
alfalfa seed was sown. and 1t is now
possible to note results. A stool Of
this variety recently dug near Pierre
weighed seven and half pounds.
while the stalks measured more than
thirty inches in length. In view Of
such showing. this new variety Of
alfalfa gives promise Of being real
find and Of flourishing under any con.
ditions which are likely to be found
in the bleakest and driest parts of the
country.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-07-10
Shorty Good in / nches
but his Control luas Bad

done, whereupon the deputy is said to
have deposited shining shekels in
Shorty S palm.
few, hours later the deputy went
home to inspect the work. He found
only one onion that had survived the
attack. Many, many weeds were un.
touched. :. There were no parsnips left.
Rilea perceptibly, the deputy strobe
aowntawn. met Shorty and after an
embrace yor two persuaded the diminu-
tive one. to accompany him back to the
garden, Here, with the deputy direct
ing The overture Shorty was cajolel
to plant an entire row of onions and
snotAser Of parsnips in the same spot
where the slaughter Of the growing
sprigs had occurred. only few hours pre-
!. yiaus, Now the garden is the same as
hefoEe only the parsnips and onions win
be several weeks late.
I; But those onions and parsnips won I
grow up this year." chirped the dep
uty's. mates in the office after the
story came to light.
SAID the deputy smiling:
81 should worry like an onion and
lose my strength
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-07-10
PRIZES FOR RURAL PUPILS.

Some months ago Director Page Of
the Office of public roads announced an
essay contest to be participated In by
pupils Of the rural schools Of the coun
try. One gold medal and two silver
medals were to be awarded on the best
essays written on the subject Of 1.-THE
Maintenance Of Country Roads," The
time limit within which these essays
may be written has been extended TO
Oct 10. The idea which II il desired
to have brought out In the essays
and to have public attention centered
upon Is that Of the improvement Of
country roads and the keeping ofsthem
up through the use Of materials that
are found available In each locality.
This contest is one In which. both
teachers and pupils should take keen
interest. as 1t IL one Of the practical
and vital problems confronting every
rural community today. Further par
hculars in regard to the contests may
be had by addressing a letter Of In
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-07-10
A HOMEMADE ROAD DRAG.

The office Of public roads at Wash.
ington has recently sent out a circular
which contains the following directions
Tor making the spit log drag and how
to use it: This road drag is made from
two halves OF a log which has been
split. The log should be about eight
inches in thickness and from ak to
eight feet long The two halves Of the
log should be set with the dat surfaces
forward and upright and fastened to-
gether with braces set in holes bored
through the log. The team for hauling
the drag should he hitched to chain
fastened to the front half OF the log. The
drag should be hooked up in such q
way that it will run diagonally and
slide past 1t to the center of the road.
thus forming the crown. The edges
Of the drag will smooth out the ruts.
The best way to drag Is to begin at
the side ditch and 90 up one side OF the
road and then down the other. In the
next trip the drag should be ruin lit
tie nearer the center. and the last trip
over the road the drag should be work.
ed close to the center. Small ridges of
earth will be thrown in the horse
tracks and wagon ruts. This smear
ing OF the earth by the drag is called
pudding and tends to make the sur
face Of the road smooth and water
tight after the sun comes out. A road
should always be dragged following a
heavy rain, when it is moist and mealy
and will work to the best advantage"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-07-10

Ing him is forced to take what Is left
Of the breeding herd after all other
sales have been made from it. He
may possibly get good animal, but
the chances are against him, and the
small cost of feed which the boar con-
sumes during the months before he is
actually used is more than offset by
this opportunity for first choice and
by the fnct that the farmer can train
the boar himself and fit him to his en-
vironment in his new home. There Ii
profit to be had in buying the boars
young for these reasons, as we'll as for
the added and important reason that
he does not cost so much when bought
young as he does when grown to ma
turity.'
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-07-10

After many experiments and investi-
CATION into the causes of white diar-
rhea In chickens the poultry depart
ment of the Storrs Agricultural college
recommends the feeding of sour milk
or buttermilk to the chicks from the
time they are ten days old The acidi-
ty Of the milk seems to serve as a
germicide and to keep the bowels in
healthful condition. Besides this. the
food elements which the milk contains.
being. as they are. largely protein. are
excellent for the growth and vigor of
the young chicks and also fine ration
for the laying hens. If plain sour
milk is thus a preventive Of this worst
of poultry plaques it should be sup
piled to the chicks and hens whenever
possible.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-07-10

Attention has been called in a good
many quarters to the fact that most
states exact definite qualifications for
the man who would operate a station
airy engine. but that Tom. Dick and
Harry are allowed to operate engines
Of from twenty to sixty horsepower on
high speed autos. which are menace
to life and limb to degree far ex-
ceeding engines Of the stationary kind
The time is ripe for change and for
insisting on fair measure of sense
and capacity on the part Of the person
who would run high power motor
vehicle on a public highway.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-07-10
Buy the Herd Boar Early.

One of the greatest advantages that
the farmer can have in the early pur-
chase of his herd boar lies In the fact
that he has first choice from among
the animals offered No breeder has
vet succeeded in producing perfect
lot Of pigs. The most successful
breeders are those who produce the
largest number Of good pigs. but all
breeders produce inferior pigs and
those which have only mediocre
quality. The farmer who waits until
he is ready to use the boar before buy
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-07-10

II the yard is dirty the cows will be
also. Frequently we find cows during
a wet season almost to their knees In
manure and filth. Such conditions are
unhealthful for the cows and mean
contamination Of the milk. The manure
had best be hauled to the field as fast
as load accumulates. The cows
should have dry, clean place to run
during the day. 1t means better milk
and more milk and more healthy cows.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-07-10

Rape sown at the time Of the last
cultivation Of the corn will give an
ABUNDANT supply Of green stun for hog
pasturage that will dovetail in nicely
II the hogs are turned into the corn
ana allowed to hog 1t down next Octo-
Der and November. But. whether the
hogging down method is followed or
not. the rape will give an excellent and
much needed pasture after the crop
has been removed.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-07-10

Where pasturage is abundant the
feeding Of grain ration to milk cows
does In most cases increase the milk
dow somewhat. but the increase is sell
dom justified In view Of the cost of
the grain fed. However. it has been
noted In some experiments conducted
by the animal husbandry department
Of Cornell college. New York. that
cows that were given such grain ra-
ton gave 16 per cent more milk after
the pasture season than cows that had
pasturage only.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-07-10

For soreness of the muscles, whether
induced by violent exercises or injury,
there is nothing better than Chamber.
lain 5 Liniment. This liniment also re-
lieves rheumatic pains. For sale by all
dealers,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-07-10

quite unusual damage to the small
branchlets on the Oregon fir has been
noticed on the Pacific slope within the
past few weeks This is attributed to
the fact that the sap started early in
April. the trees being hit shortly after
ward by bitter cold snap, accompa-
MED by sharp northeast wind. The
damage seems akin to that which fruit
trees often suffer from what is usual
~ called sour sap.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-07-10

Old potatoes reached new low rec
ord mark in large market centers ear
" in June. when they slumped to 16
cents a bushel. In some cities they
were dumped out and poor people Of
the city allowed to come and get them
for nothing
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-07-10

Coal and charcoal are supposed to be
good for hogs-that is. they like it-be-
cause it not only stimulates the flow of
the digestive juices. but because the
sharp cornered pieces are tough on the
worms that sometimes infest the in
testinal tract.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-07-10

"hlle soap. whitewash and some
other Things may be applied to the
trunks OF fruit trees without injury.
mixtures containing grease or heavy
OILS are always injurious. Many a
young orchard has been ruined through
applying to the bark such greasy mix
lures through the mistaken notion that
they check or ward of some fungous
or insect pest with which the trees
were threatened.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-07-10

The soil about the bushes and shrubs
should be kept spaded and the suck
to give heavy mulch Of straw ma
nure This not only serves to hold
moisture. but gives the growing bushes
needed fertilizing elements.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-07-10

The South American banana crop is
90 large that the United Fruit compa-
ny finds itself unable to handle 1t. The
cause Of the enormous crop u not only
favorable growing conditions. but free
dom from storms and other forms OF
damage.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-07-10

II the wren's nest is exposed to the
direct rays Of the afternoon sun It is
a good idea to shield 1t with some sort
Of covering. This will take but a mo-
ment's time. but will be a service that
the little birds will much appreciate
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-07-10

Placing sack containing equal
parts of saltpeter and fine broken char
coal in a cistern is said to be an eff
feetive means Of clearing the water
The saltpeter draws the SCOT to the
sack and the charcoal holds it. This
process does not injure the water and
Is effective for several months.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-07-10

Barring invalids. the folks who COM
plain most about the hot weather are
those who have little else to do. The
fellow who is building. ditching or hay
ing knows 1t is hot. but he is too busy
to think very much about 1t.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-07-10

A fellow down in Washington has
cured a bad case Of dyspepsia by eat
ing a teasy"nnful of sand once a day.
This cure cheap enough. but it
would better not be tried except on
the recommendation Of reliable ply
stefan.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-07-10

Guernsey cattle are gaining a
great reputation in this country for
milk and butter production. The
cows are economical producers, and
their vitality and constitution make
them satisfactory on the average
farm. Guernsey cattle are very
prepotent and will rapidly improve
the milking capacity Of native herds
on which they are crossed. Glen
GOES Bopeep, the Guernsey COW
shown, is one Of the most famous
cows of her breed. She was first in
the aged cow class at Chicago in
1912 and has won many prizes in
competition with the best in the
land. She 10 owned by w. w.
Marsh, Waterloo, la.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-07-10

The o6O,0O0,000 pounds of veal which
,'iie''cahs consume annually would
make 4o.Ooo.O00.VG0 pounds of beef n
'ue caves that are slaughtered We're
h'iowed to grow to maturity. More
imam this. the vastly larger amount Of
oeel Is not only more digestible but a
s"ou Deal more nutritious than the
smaller amount of veal
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-07-10

In the manufacture of the high grade
tankage which is used to furnish pro-
TEN in condensed form in the hog ra-
ton the materials are subjected to SO
high a temperature that all disease
germs are killed. including those OF
hog cholera. However. the sterliZing
OF the tankage in the cooking proc
ess would not preclude the possibility
OF contamination by cholera germs sub
sequent to the time of manufacture.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-07-10

A French aviator, Perreyon. recent
" broke the record for an altitude
flight in carrying two passengers.
reaching a height Of 15.4SO feet.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-07-10

PROFESSOR Hayward of the Delaware
experiment station reports that a
guernsey bull. King Beda. gives a
snaii quantity of milk. While 1t is a
uia1ter OF common observation thar
niost male maEmals have undevaloned
wa n'inary glands. it is rare that these
glands perform their function.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-07-10

A little copperas in the drinking wa
ter serves as good preventive of dis
eases to which the poultry dock may
be subject
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-07-10

While there are few New England
orchardists who favor keeping their
trees in grass. cutting the grass and
using 1t for a mulch. and while in
many ranches in the far west the sys-
tenn Of clean cultivation throughout the
season is followed. there Is much to
commend the system Of giving clean
cultivation up to the middle Of July
and then seeding to some leguminous
cover crop and blowing this under the
following spring. Even in sections
where the rainfall is limited and most
Of 1t falls from the 1st Of October to
the LIST Of April the cover crop idea
is good. In such case. however, the
seeding should be made just before
the fall rains set in. The growth
made. while not needed as winter
protection. serves to keep the soil from
washing and. plowed under in the
spring. furnishes humus that most
soils are much in need of.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-07-10

The greatest danger to young apple
orchards comes from the inroads Of
the borer beetle. The eggs are laid by
the mature beetle the latter part Of
May and early June. and the little
borers which hatch in few days are
soon busy The point where they enter
the bark Is usually indicated by drop
Of brown colored sap or. In the case of
the borers that are several months or
year old. by brownish. sawdust-like
excreta Washes applied at about the
time the young hatch will destroy
many. but the only sure method Is to
inspect the trunks Of the trees just
above the ground at intervals during
the summer and cut out and destroy
any that are found. Where the borers
are old and deep in the tree pliable
twig may be used to prod them In
their holes where at work. The ground
for diameter of two or three feet
about the trunk should be kept free
from weeds and grass so that evidence
of the borers can be easily detected.