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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-02-27
Buff Turkeys.

wherever 1t appears, and this Is re-
sponsible In very large degree for
the rapid curtailment of the industry
In the eastern states.
The hope of the turkey-raising in
dustry appears at present to lie In
the west, and those portions of the
south which have so far escaped this
dreaded disease. Breeders have now
learned at least In a preliminary way,
how to prevent the disease. and In the
west, where it has not prevailed to
any considerable extent, farmers have
taken up turkey breeding, encouraged
by the tremendously high prices that
have prevailed during the past few
years and by the hope that they will
be able to escape the losses suffered
by the eastern breeders who did not
know how to cope with the disease.
AS farmers receive about 60 per
cent. of the retail price OF turkeys,
there is good profit in the business,
provided the birds escape disease.
Turkey-raising is no more difficult
than the raising Of any other kind OF
poultry. 1t requires just as much,
but no more trouble than should be
devoted to the raising of guinea
fowls. well-bred chickens, or squads.
In fact, where extensive range can be
secured the rearing of turkeys is less
trouble than that of chickens.
Turkeys are great rangers, but as
they quickly become attached to their
attendant, it is not difficult to control
them. They should be fed and cared
for by the same person from the time
they are Matched until they are ready
for the market In this way they will
learn to come at the call of the at
tendant, and follow him for long dis
tances, from the fields to the coops.
If young turkeys are carefully
handled by the same person they can
be easily driven from one place to
another, and when storms come on
they can be quickly housed. In for
eign countries turkeys are driven to
market 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.
Texas is, perhaps, today the great
est turkey state in the Union. Breed
ers of this state have taken first
premiums at many Of the national
shows during the past few years, and
the industry has thrived wonderfully
in the mild climate Of the state.
Turkeys in the southern states,
where range is ample and the winters
are mild, grow to an exceptionally
large size, twenty-five to thirty-fve
pounds being a common weight for
the prize birds.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-02-27
(BY C. M. SHULTZ. }

(BY c. NJ SHULTZ)
Many city family man, when he
comes to pay from S. to 81 for his
Thanksgiving or Christmas turkey
will be quite ready to affirm that per
sonally he has no objection to the
passing of the turkey forever. even as
holiday piece de resistance
Last year in the largest cities first
class birds brought from % to sc
cents per pound. and So bill was
hardly adequate to secure a bird that
would sufficiently serve an ordinary
sized family.
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
very few are now being raised. The
disease has spread to other states
throughout the east, and it's ravaging
effects have been so disastrous that
thousands of farmers in Massachu-
sets, 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
understood tbap avar hafora ouipu tO
the Industrious and intelligent in
vestigations started several years ago
by the Rhode Island experiment sta
ton and supplemented by the work
Of the U. S. department of agricul-
ture
Blackhead is~a disease of the liver
and intestines which produces a form
of dysentery and is caused by minute
parasites, and called blackhead be-
cause the heads of the affected birds
turn black at certain stage Of the
disease
In many cases birds die from
complications induced by the presence
of the disease rather than from it's
immediate effects.
Blackhead destroys about four-fifths
of the young turkeys before they are
six weeks old, and of the remaining
one-fifth, according to Prof Cooper
Curtiss of the Rhode Island station,
one-tenth to one-fifth die at a later
date.
While there has not been great
progress made in the control of this
disease the limits of ignorance have
been clearly defined, and 1t is believed
that the scientists will, in a very short
time, discover effective remedies.
The advice given by experts in the
disease is to quit breeding turkeys
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-02-27

niture. | don't blame a woman FOL
preventing unnecessary work so fal
as possible. but cheerful fire In 9
fireplace, properly built and taker
care of as 1t should be. sheds more
brightness and dispenses more com
fort than the cost of taking care OF
dozen fireplaces.
One feature about this house tina,
should attract special notice Is the
placing of the bedrooms on one side
of the house and the living rooms on
the other side with a hall between
and the bathroom is so arranged that
it is not necessary to go through the
living room to get to It. 1t Is difficult
to plan such a division of space when
the rooms are all on one floor, but 1t
Is very satisfactory arrangement In
this case. In this little bungalow
there are many cupboards and con
veniences to aid in easy housekeep-
ing.
The plan of putting sink In the
pantry is good one IL the pantry is
large enough. In this case the dining
room and kitchen are one room. BY
getting rid of the sink there Is moth
ing left in the kitchen that could be
considered Objectionable or out OF
place in a dining room. especially
when gas Is used for cooking. The
dining room kitchen is in such close
communication with the pantry that
the work may be done with the fewest
possible steps, which is another point
of value to credit up to this pretty
little cement bungalow.
This arrangement also works well
in putting in the plumbing. The bath
room and kitchen sink being so close
together, the pipes both for hot and
cold water may be short and the
sewer connections are all close to-
gether. 1t is fact that the plumbing
in some houses costs twice as much
as the plumbing in other houses that
are no better served when the job is
done.
There is a grade entrance door al
the back, four steps below the kitchen
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-02-27
EXERCISE HELPFUL
TO HOGS HEALTH
Successful Kansas Swine Breed
er Permits His Animals to
Have Full Sway.

One of the most successful hog
feeders In Kansas uses no pens at all,
but permits his hogs full range, and
scatters the soaked corn from tank
wagon out upon the ground, never
feeding twice In the same place. He
believes the exercise is very beneficial
to the hogs health, but says that 1t
takes more corn and larger feeding to
make the animal ready for market.
This feeder buys his shoats, never
keeping more than a dozen brood
sows on the place, and the hogs he
buys for fattening begin to arrive by
late fall, when they at once are put
on alfalfa in the pasture and later
given steamed and cut alfalfa, which
Is cured very green. His hogs go on
the market by the last of June or first
Of July-sometimes earlier He takes
a long time to At the shoats for heav-
Ter feeding. working up to full feed.
ing quite gradually.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-02-27
White Holland Turkeys.
TOOL CHEST VERY
HANDY FOR FARMER
List of Implements Given That
Are Quite Indispensable
Reduce Repair Bills.

Pleasure and profit meet in the
farm tool chest. The good workman
takes a Just pride in bright, well kept
tools They cut down repair bills.
They avoid the delay and cost OF
sending for a carpenter. They are
especially needed at this time OF the
year In repairing buildings for the
winter.
The exact tools to be provided vary
with the nature of the work to be
done, the size Of the farm and the
means and personal tastes Of the far
mer Every farmer should have at
least the following tools:
Hammer, rip saw. hand saw, Jack
plane. square. ratchet, brace. expan-
sive bit; bits u. ". ". v and u in;
chisels " and 11a in; mallet, draw
knife, screw driver, rule, marking
guage. wood rasp. oil stone.
Buy good tools. Cheap materials
even at a little lower first cost. do
not mean economy here. Have a
place for every tool and every tool In
it's place. II does not take long to
lose quite q bit Of money II tools are
carelessly thrown about by children
or hired help.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-02-27

dows are double for winter and are
carefully fitted to keep out the cold.
While window seats with an abun-
dance of glass look nice, many of
them are uncomfortable in cold wealth
er for the reason that they are not
we'll built. Even in cement houses
there are cracks between the window
frames and the cement work. Some
contractors are careless about joints
so long as the work looks we'll The
only way to get window seat proper
ly built is to either .superintend it
yourself or. hire some man who not
only understands how to build 1t
properly but is honest enough and
painstaking enough to do it right
don't know anything more comfort
able than a window seat like this
properly protected from the cold and
fitted with a good thick cushion, up
holstering at the back and at the ends
and filled in with plenty of sofa pill
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-02-27

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject OF building for the readers or this
paper. On account of his wide experience
- Editor. Author and Manufactures, he
-. without doubt, the highest authority
On all these subjects. Address all inquiries
10 William A. Radford. No. ITS West
jackson boulevard, Chicago. Ill. and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
A fourroom cement bungalow Is an
Interesting proposition. The bungalow
style Of house has been very popular
In California for a good many years
and 1t has steadily worked it's way
east. During the past five years these
Interesting little dwellings have grown
In popularity until 1t seems that the
more bungalows we have the more
We want.
The introduction of modern con-
veniences into bungalows has altered
the whole house building problem.
The first bungalows in the east were
not called by that name. They were
known as summer cottages and they
were built usually on the bank of a
river or near the shore Of the ocean
or some pretty lake. They were mere
shells Of houses without any attempt
to protect the family against cold
weather; but improvements have fol-
lowed until we now have not only
very artistic bungalow designs but
many Of them are very convenient
and very comfortable houses to live
In winter as well as summer
The bungalow plan has made the
large living room in a small house
possible. Usually bungalow bedrooms
are small. In the best designs space
is economical in many ways very
much to the advantage of small fami-
lies. In this plan the living room is
ii feet inches in width by 20 feet
In length and ii has a splendid fire.
place in one end with bookcase at
the side In the corner. Then, to make
the room still larger, the easement
window is built out from the side in
such way as to provide a long, wide,
comfortable window seat. The win
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-02-27
Toothache.

A man in London killed himself and
his son because he had the toothache.
The English are exercised about It.
They say the curse is spreading all
over the earth. They have or have
had. such strange notions about
teeth! The Indifference Of many 9TH
erwise intelligent and refined people
on the other side of their teeth is
something astonishing. So It's well
that the country has at last realized
that toothache Is thing to be taken
in time. They need not, however, in
clude us in their sweeping statements
In the subject A dentist tells me
that there probably never was time
or a country in the world when and
where 80 many people took the
proper care Of their teeth as in
America today Which seems to me
selfevident fact.--New York Press
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-02-27

lows. Then, II you have a good book
and fire In the CRATE you can enjoy
life II you have a clear conscience.
A living room like this will appeal
to every housewife who has ambition
to make home really comfortable and
attractive. 1t will appeal to any man
when he comes home at night from a
hard days work and will keep him at
home IL the wife is Of the right sort
But I have seen such rooms too nice
to use. have known women who
would not have a fire In the fireplace
because the ashes sometimes get out
onto the hearth and sometimes there
A q little dust that settles on the fur
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-02-27
Fitting.

Manager-So you call your play The
Muzzle?
Authorizes. sir.
Managerial right Well try It or
the dog.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-02-27

Experiments In France show that
ordinary sod makes an eflcient filter
for sewage.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-21
Early PRINTING.

The first book printed in the Eng
fish language was not printed in Eng.
land. William Caxton, the English
mercer, carried on business in
Bruges. In 1859, he began to trans,
late into English the "Recueil des His.
tories de Troye," ant to supply the
great demand for copies of the book
he set himself to learn the art OF
printing. The "Recueil," the first
printed English book probably appear,
ed in 1474, and may have been printed
either at Cologne or in Bruges. #T In
l475 Caxton printed another work
translated from the French, It's title
was "The Game and the Playe Of the
Chesse." This was the second printed
English book. Il Caxton left Bruges in
1746, and set up his press in West.
minister, England. Such is one &C.
count, but other authorities hold that
the book on chess was printed al
Westminster and was the first book
printed in England. There is no com.
plete history OF printing in the Eng
ish language, though T. L. de WINES
1.-THE Invention of Printing" and Rob
ert Hoes "A Short History of the
Printing Press" might be of use tc
you. Any good bookseller should b<
able to get them Ior you.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-21
the sECRETsoF SUCCESS
Genuine. Merit IA Rlleauired to Win the
Nv, III Peoples Confidence.
MI s1a --

Have you ~eyer#stopped to reason
why it is that so many products that
are extensively advertised, all at once
drop out of sight and are soon forgot
ten? The reason is plain---the article
did not fulfil the promises of the
manufacturer. This applies more par
ticularly to medicine. A medicinal
preparation that has real curative
value almost sells itself, as like an
endless chain system the remedy Is
recommended by those who have been
cured, to those who are in need of it.
In an interview on the subject a
prominent local druggist says "Take
for example DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, a preparation I have sold for
many years and never hesitate to rec
ommend, for in almost every case it
shows immediate results, as many Of
my customers testify. No other kid
ney remedy that I know of has so
large a SALE"
The success Of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root is due to the fact that it fulfils
every wish in overcoming kidney,
liver and bladder diseases, corrects
urinary troubles and neutralizes the
uric acid which causes rheumatism.
A free trial bottle will be sent by
mail, absolutely free. Address DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. T.,
and mention this paper. Regular size
bottles sold at all druggists-50c and
$1.00.-Adv
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-21
EARLY DAYS ON THE BATTERY
Men Great In History Have Visited
New York's Most Famous Point
Overlooking Sea. e., e. 4 H.

Superb was the view from the Bat.
terry in the old days, and glorious are
the. wraiths who still haunt its paved
and shaded places. z @ 49,.
,Talleyrand, self-exiled from France,
a hundred-odd years ago often paced
slowly along where thousands now
move, who, perhaps, never heard OF
him.
After Talleyrand came Louis Phil.
lipe and Jerome Bonaparte, both of
whom knew and admired the Battery.
Lafayette walked it's sea wall and
gazed out on the bay, and here saun.
tered that audacious traitor, Benedict
Arnold, ruined by an ungovernable
temper and a Tory wife, ~.....
Here, in the same strenuous days,
came Clinton and CORVALLIS, and
here, through the vista of half cen
fury, we witness the new worlds
loud-voiced welcome to Kossuth.
Nor is the fact to be forgotten that
In ancient Castle Garden; transformed
from a fort into an opera house, Jen.
ny Lind one autumn night in 1850,
began the triumphal progress which
made the name of that richly lowered
queen Of song household word in
every nook and corner of America
Rufus R. Wilson's "Rambles in Colo
NAL Byways."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-21
GETTING Around French Law.

. 1T is against the law in France to
make derogatory statements about a
servant, even although those state
ments may happen to be true. An
employer who refused to recommend
cook "by reason of her extrava-
gance, impertinence, and prediction
to drink" was prosecuted by said cook
and fined for libel, the court inform
ing her that the truth of the charges
had nothing to do with the matter.
Henceforth French housekeepers, says
the New York Sun, in order to evade
the responsibilities placed upon them
by the law have issued certificates of
character in form something like the
following: ''This certifes that Nine.
Marie, late nurse of my daughter, aged
one year, did not leave her on bench
in the Jardin des Plantes and go
away and forget her on October u
last"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-21
AGE of Peat.

Natural peat, as is generally known.
is the product OF the partial decay OF
MOSES and other plants that grow in
swampy places or in damp and foggy
regions. DR.. Bergius, German chem
list, is said to have produced artificial
peat by subjecting a mixture of cellu-
lose and water to a pressure of more
than 5000 pounds to the square inch
and heating the mixture to about 240
degrees ccntigrade. This treatment
continued for twenty-four hours trans.
forms the pulp into a product the con.
stituents Of. which are identical with
those Of peat. Calculations based on
this new process show that at a tenn
perature as low as that of the earth,
it must have required 100000 years
to form the deposits of natural peat.
This estimate agrees roughly with the
calculations of geologists.-Youth' .
COMPANION.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-21

fered him a generous reward for the
performance Of a very simple task.
When three suspected persons sent
their boots for repairs, the nails or
Jackets were to be placed in the soles
according to different designs which
the keeper would provide. The son Of
St. Crispin agreed to the proposal, and
it was carried into effect as opportun-
ty offered. ..s.s-s ,....s.. - as
3 The result was that a charge Of
poaching has been proved against two
Of the three men through the distinc-
tive Impressions made by their boots
in the retentive soil. The cobbler's
connivance L in the keepers little
scheme has Of course, been kept q
strict secret l. .s39. = :
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-21
Available WomanE1ood,

'The American nation will have lost
considerably by having utilized in the
production a mere material wealth
the best years Of great part of its
available Womanhood, when the ma
ton itself is so much in need of sons
and daughters born under the flag and
reared in the traditions of all that has
made the United States progressive,
powerful and enduring."-Sir Thomas
Oliver.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-21
DID GOOD DETECTIVE WORK
Gamekeeper's Really Shrewd Scheme
Resulted In Identification of
Annoying Poachers.

A gamekeeper. in England awakened
to the fact that in the silent watches
Of the night some Of his pheasants
were being systematically purloined.
Footprints were always discernibla
but, as there was nothing remarkable
about any of them, they were of no
value for detective purposes. They
served, however, to suggest a plan.
He went to the local cobbler and Of
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-07-07
FATAL ROW At CALIENTE
OVER A LABOR DISPUTE
-FOUR MEN QUARREL OVER UN-
LONESOME KILLED, TWO
FATALLY SHOT.

CALIENTE, July Tin row which
occurred in a local saloon William
Robinson was shot and killeda i'm
stantIy and Philip Dubois and Joseph
Myers received wounds which it is
believed win prove fatal,
George Harper, aged 20 years, is
charged with murder as result of
the shooting. The quarrel is alleged
to have grown out of a dispute over
labor unions and Harper is said to
have called the other men "scabs
After the argument Harper left the
saloon but returned shortly after
armed with a pistol and opened fire
on the three men. After the shoot
ing Harper disappeared and Officers
have been unable to locate him,
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-07-07
|. R. HANCHETT, PIONEER
DIES At OAKLAND HOME
CAME TO SAN FRANCISCO IN 1851
WAS WIDELY KNOWN MIN
ING AND STOCK MAN.

Lewis r. Hanchett, a pioneer min
ing operator and stock raiser of Cal
ifornia, died yesterday at his home.
in Oakland. aged 81 years The
funeral will be held from his late
residence at IL O'Clock tomorrow
morning.
Michigan was Hanchetts native
state. He left there in 1851, when
the California gold excitement was at
its height, and came to San Fran
cisco by way of Cape Horn He en-.
gagged in mining in California and
Nevada and amassed a fortune. Lat
er he tried his hand at raising blood
ed horses and in farming Hanchett
lived at various times in several Ne
vada towns, including Silver Creek
Belmont, Austin, Phoebe and Hamil
ton At one time he was resident
of San Jose, Cal His son, Lewis z
Hanchett, acquired control of the
street railway system of San Jose
and held the properties until a few
years ago
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-07-07
PITTSBURG
BANK IN
TROUBLE
CAPITAL IMPAIRED TO THE EN.
TENT or OVER A MIL.
LION DOLLARS.

PlTTSBURG, ia, July 7.-Because
of differences OF long standing with
the treasury department concerning
the character and value of the as
sets of the former First National
bank Of Pittsburg, merged with the
Second National bank last March
the title of the First Second National
bank of Pittsburg. the bank closed
its doors today on order from Deputy
Comptroller Kane.
The Pittsburg clearing house has
taken charge. No further trouble is
expected. It is said that at least
one-third of the $S.5OO.O0O capital is
impaired
w. S. Kuhn, president of the bank,
also Is vice president OF the Ameri-
can Water Works and Guarantee
company which controls about 40
plants in various cities Of the United
States. and is largely interested in
irrigation projects, The capital stock
of various controlled companies is
s7S 100000.
Kuhn is president and director of
the Sacramento Valley Irrigation com
pany. and James S. Kuhn, his broth
er is president and director of the
American Water Works and Guaran
tee. and many subsidiaries, including
the CaliforniaIdaho company, owninl
/ land in Sacramento valley. He il
president of the First National banl
of McKeesport, which also closed IL
doors today. and Of the Pittsburl
Bank for Savings, which suffered
run today. The federal court lat
today appointed receivers for tn
American Water Works and for J
and w S. Kuhn, Inc.
SACRAMENTO, July 7.-One Of tn
Kuhn projects in this state consist
of 225,OOO acres in Glenn and c,
lusa counties