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The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-11-20

seriously interfere with the supply OF
meat for the people.
The foot-and-modth disease affects
particularly cattle, swine and sheep.
1t is characterized by sores in the
the mouth which make swallowing
painful and frequently cause the ami
mails to refuse all food, and by sores
Ion the feet which cause lameness and
i'm severe cases, occasionally result In
the hoofs dropping off. The animals
lose flesh with extraordinary rapidity
and in the case of milk cows the milk
supply is SO seriously affected that 1t
frequently dries up altogether. The
first evidences of the disease are
chill followed quickly by fever, the
temperature sometimes rising as high
as 106 degrees Fahrenheit. Small
vesicles or blisters about the size of
a pea appear shortly after in the
mouth and spread rapidly. AS the
disease advances ropy saliva hangs
from the afflicted animals mouth,
which is opened and shut with
peculiar smacking sound. In short
time similar eruptions appear on the
feet, which are red, tender, swollen
and painful In consequence the ami
NAL persists in lying down and bed
sores soon develop. The udders OF
milk COWS are also susceptible and
the sores interfere with milking.
Most Contagious of Stock Plaques.
Although the mortality is, except in
very severe outbreaks, comparatively
low foot-and-mouth disease is prob
ably the most contagious of all stock
fplagues. The germ which causes it
is so small that it is invisible under
the microscope and passes through
the finest filter known to science 1t
can be carried in any one of hun
dred ways. In addition to direct con-
tact with affected animals, the disease
can be communicated by hay, straw,
bedding, harness, ropes, in fact, any
thing that has even Indirectly came
in contact with diseased animals.
Cats, dogs, and poultry have been
known to carry the germ from farm
to farm, and in particular this is fire.
quently done by human beings. AL
ready in the present outbreak cases
are on record where the curiosity of
farmers has led them to visit infected
herds. On their return to their own
homes these men have given the dis
ease to their own animals. For this
reason the authorities are urging up
on every one the duty of refraining
from such visits and Of keeping
strangers from visiting their stock.
The contagiousness of the disease
indeed is such that when one animal
in a herd becomes infected it Is con-
sidered useless to attempt to save
the remainder of the herd. For this
reason the federal authorities have
adopted the only practical method of
stamping out the disease, namely, the
slaughter of all cattle, sheep and
swine on an infected farm. When a
case is discovered deep trench is
dug, the animals led into it, slaught-
cred. their hides slashed and the car
casses treated with quicklime and
then buried under at least five feet of
earth. 1t is advisable to slaughter
the animals in the ditch itself in order
that the ground may not become af-
fected by dragging the dead bodies
over it. The hides are slashed part
" in order to facilitate the action of
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-11-20
Asks For Recount.

Racine-Warner Hurlbut, defeated
democratic candidate for the Office of
mand a recount of the vote on the
ground that votes thrown out as IL
legal have since been recognized as
valid.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-11-20

direct financial loss. To those who
can see no further ahead than this
and who do not realize what it would
mean to the entire country if the dis
ease were once to gain firm foothold
here, there is a natural temptation
not to report suspicious cases to the
authorities. This, however, is simply
to cut off ones nose to spite ones
face. The disease cannot be stamped
out by ignoring it. The only possible
way in which stock raisers can save
themselves tremendous losses in, the
future is to cooperate now with the
authorities by reporting every sus-
picious case of sore mouth or lame
ness among their stock and by as
sisting in enforcing the guarantees
both federal and local, which have
been declared.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-11-20
The World Burden

1t has been estimated that the war
will destroy one-fourth of the worlds
wealth. That loss will reach to the
utmost confines of the earth, and all
will feel it's effect-farmer, merchant.
and manufacturer alike.-ManEfac-
turer's Record.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-11-20
True Loves Blioht.

why are you so depressed today?"
I'm suffering from heart failure"
Nonsense There's nothing like
that the matter with you"
Eyes, there is. She said her heart
would never fail me, but it has,
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-11-20
Quits After Iona Service.

Observation-Disclosures Peterson has
resigned as postmaster at this place
after a length of service covering
'orty-two years.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-11-20

This Is the land of the free, but
don't try to get too free with some
people.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-11-20

Mild beer has 1 to IL per cent al
cohol, bitter up to 10 per cent.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-04
New Colors in Modern Dress

Where the question of womans dress is con
cerned there is perhaps no more interesting fea-
ture than the study OF color for year by year we
realize fully what immense scope there
is for artistic skill in this direction and what a.
real delight the production of beautiful color
schemes can be.
Look back through the past decades and notice
how greatly ideas this particular subject have
varied. says The London Globe" Early in the
fourteenth and fifteenth centuries the dress OF the
day was more wonderful in its combinations of
rich hues than any other time. The Renais
sance period brought with it the OF purples
and reds and lovely tones of green and brown
that lavishly used for the fur-edged and \be
jeweled robes OF the great ladies and the embroid
cred doublets Of the gentlemen, while from Italy
came the exquisite brocades and stamped yelyets
that were manufactured in Florence and Venice
more beautiful in color and design than any ma
terial that had ever before been SEEN and which
with all modern knowledge we still COPY
faithfully and find lovely as anything OF pres-
ent-day workmanship.
Later on came the delicate silks and satin. of
Georgian days. with new tones of mauve blue and
pink that originated in France and the combtna-
ton of all kinds OF soft shades. especially grays
and dull blues. that for over hundred Years held
their place in favor with both men and women
Eventually there arrived the early Victorian
era, with It's crude tones of red green and yelows
and the of much black and the weaving of
dress materials that almost an eyesore tn
twentieth century notions, but to which all the
same are indebted for much that we admire
today.
The post-impressonism OF the art world ia re.
sponsible for many of color schemes TODAY
just the pre-Raphaete school originated the
cult OF red hair and the green and clinging gown.
We clo.he ourselves according to the latest no
tions that advancing civilization brings in its
train, and chop and change from one theory to
another until one can only wonder what next.
and wait with mild astonishment for the latest
freak Of fashion.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-04
Democratic Deficit.

The experience of the Democrats as
tariff makers is disappointing to them,
but is not very surprising to the coun-
try. Americans are not importing
enough of dutiable goods to make up
the loss of revenues occasioned by re-
duction of tariff charges and the ex-
tension of the free list No organiza-
ton, no conspiracy" is responsible for
existing conditions. Importers have
not entered into a solemn league and
covenant to discriminate against the
administration. The depression in the
revenues is due to depression in busi-
ness. When the country is feeling
good" it imports largely; when caution
is the lesson of the hour it limits its for
eign orders. For some time past 1t
has done business "conservatiyely''
and the result of its Conservatism" Is
reflected in a deficit which is in excess
Of $2s.O0o.oo0. For this gap between
expenditures and receipts the opera
tion Of the new tariff is largely respon-
sible, as internal revenue collections
are little in excess of what they were
at the corresponding date Of the previ.
Gus fiscal year.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-04
Tariff Reform Incident.

1t is the loss in exports that gives
pause. II to an increase of $780,
100000 year in imports is to be add
ed a decrease of $204 100000 in ex-
ports. we shall witness a downward
revision" of s564,oo0 900 in the trade
balance at the end of the twelvemonth
Truly, facing such a prospect should
impel the low-tariff party to bestir
itself to adopt adequate measures of
relief. If the party is unalterably op-
posed to retracing its steps, has it no
other alternative than the passage Of
popgun arbitration treaties?
Why not. by the way, invoke the
reciprocity clause in the tariff law, the
allpowerful lever that was to have
brought about the conquest of the mar
kets Of the world? Or has that epochaI
coup in tariff tinkering already proved
to be what the Post repeatedly and
warningly advised congress that it
could not prove to wholly illusory
and Ineffective? AS for the treasurys g
ark of safety, the income tax, that
avails nothing in balancing imports
and exports.-Washin Post, Inde-
pendent
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-04
TRUTH ABOUT TARIFF
It's Mission as a Revenue Factor
Misunderstood.
Democratic Policy in Dealing with
Question Has Been Sectional and
Not In the interests Of the
Country as Whole

The causes productive of the present
trials OF the treasury are the inability
of the Democratic party to think ma
tionally and the popular misunder-
standing OF the part played by the
tariff in meeting the revenue demands
Of the government The governing
spirit of the Democrats in framing the
new tariff was sectional The leaders
among those who put the schedule to-
gether knew the South, but they did
not know any other section. They, TO
place the most charitable construction
on their course, were possessed with
the notion that the people of the North
and West were "groaning' under the
tariff burden" relieved from which
they would manifest their JOY by i'm
mense importations of foreign made
goods, which would keep up the reve-
nue. to the Democratic prospectus. Not
thinking nationally the Democrats did
not legislate nationally The popular
misunderstanding of the tariff as
revenue factor is one from which it is
not easy to absolve many of those who
fell into it. The tariff ordinarily fur
nished the government but little more
than half its receipts. yet it was not
uncommon to find men to whom pro
lection" was 'bugaboo" declaring
that nine-tenths of the national reve
nues came through the custom houses.
Such critics, who constituted no small
portion of the admirers of the new
freedom we're oblivious OF the ex-
istence of the free list, and were al
ways incredulous when the fact was
stated that in recent years the value
OF imports paying no duties largely
exceeded that Of imports on which du-
ties were collected. II these critics
are still incredulous. they are referred
to recently published government re-
turns showing that in the calendar
year 1912 imports free OF duty aggre-
gated $685.. .343,921. while those dutia BILE
were valued at $S25,729,134. The cal
endar year 1918 tells the same tale, for
the duty free total was 992,370, TAT.
and the dutiable was $500, O,667,733 By
this time the country is in some
measure recovering from its anti
tariff hysteria, and it is in a state of
mind to realize that those to whom the
tariff was a bugaboo were not less
mistaken than those to whom 1t was
a fetish.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-04

for producing one of the most nove,
beautiful. economical and easily attained effects
ever obtained any wood for interior trim. Its
extreme simplicity is OF the chief factors in
its success The only tools necessary a gaso-
line TORCH such as is used by plumbers painters
an ordinary steel wire brush and small scrub
bing brush
In selecting cypress for sugi work. care should
be taken to that the wood is fiat grained. with
very little edge grain and that It is perfectly dry
The only defects to be avoided splits, large
season checks and unsound knots. On account OF
the slightly uneven surface, it is difficult to glue
the edges OF two boards together, may be done
with oak mahogany, etc. and,for this reason it is
better to limit paneng to twelve or. preferably,
ten inches. Another reason is that it will take
huge logs to produce very wide boards showing a
fiat grain figure the full width.
The torch used should have large and
hot blue flame possible. since speed in burn
ing the wood is important II the surface can be
charred quickly that the heat does not go
through the board, the result will be much better
and much time will be saved. The use of two
torches at one time. arranged on a handle SO that
the flames a couple of inches apart will also
facilitate the work.
Since the burning is for the purpose Of coloring
the hard parts Of the outer grain only. it is i'm
portant not to burn too deeply, II the charring is
carried too far the soft will be burned clear
through to the next hard grain and the effect will
not be nearly good
The mill work should be done and the individual
pieces burned and brushed out before they put
into place because OF the tendency Of the wood to
warp when subjected the intense heat OF the
gasoline fame-equaling about 1000 degrees.
Warping under such conditions is perfectly natural
and unavoidable and need cause no worry. Wood
that is considered absolutely dry still contains
much moisture ordinary indoor atmosphere.
about 12 per cent The heat has the effect OF
driving this moisture from the burned surface OF
the wood through to the side. thereby
causing a shrinkage of face and a swelling
of the other The result Is that the charred face
becomes concave and the other face convex. BY
setting the board aside Immediately after the
burning and allowing it to stand for two or three
days it will re-absorb enough moisture to balance
up with the atmosphere and thus straighten out.
1t is then ready for the rubbing process.
1t is advisable to do the burning in narrow two
or three inch strips the full length Of the board
rather than to start at the top and work over the
full width. The thing to avoid is overburn-
ing. The ultimate color effect is not controlled
nearly much by the burning by the brush
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-04
Il AyHADc07 EA1E ar c5D0YIVMsEp CI75RZs5e5

OF artistic delight But the supply OF driftvood
was limited and its evolution from fresh wood
through the action of the sun and the sea covered
a long period of time Then it occurred to them
that the thing do find way to hurry
the process, to gain the result by other
methods-n other words. to produce artificial
driftwood.
Finally they discovered that charred wood with
the char brushed out. left the result
erosion by the sea-and thereupon was born the
"sugi-finish"
Just how it was done only the Japanese them
selves knew and they couldn't be coaxed
bribed into divulging the secret For long time
It was the general impression that the work was
done with acids and that the secret lay in the
knowledge of when and how to stop the action OF
the acids
Finally an American the noted Oriental scholar
and traveller John S Bradstreet OF Minneapolis.
got on the right track. What he did not find out
in japan he shrewdy guessed at, and upon his
turn to America satisfied himself by numerous
experiments that he had found the correct method
But that was only half of the game. The other
half was to discover an American wood capable
of taking the sugi finish.
The Japanese sugi, which is rather soft and
easily worked differs from most conifers or cone
bearing trees in that it is not resnous according
to the generally accepted term 1t is close grained.
and when cut into fatsawed boards shows
beautiful figure. The spring growth is much
harder than the summer growth, so that when
fire is applied to sugi board degree of heat
which completely chars the softer grain will mere
" dscolor the harder grain Then when the
burned pieces rubbed until all the charred
portions are removed. the darkened grain is left
standing out like embossed surface against the
lighter coored soft grain,
During the worlds fair few Japanese carpen-
ters were brought to this country to aid in the
construction of certain of the exposition buildings
When these carpenters became familiar with
American woods. they indicated strong prefer
ence for cypress, which they stated possessed al
most exactly the same qualities OF texture and
worka bility their native sugi
Here was Mr. Bradstreets tip He Immediately
began to experiment with cypress. and the results
convinced him that it the ideal wood.
Not only Is cypress free from resin and pitch,
condition which is necessary to the success OF the
sugi treatment. but by reason Of the unusual de-
gree OF difference between the hardness OF the
spring and summer growths. it presents q superior
contrast after the scorching and brushing-out
process.
The susi process is rapidly coming into favor as
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-04
Two Administrations COMPARES.

On June 80 tho current fiscal wear
the first under uninterrupted Demo
cratic administration since 1896, will
come to its close. and the contrast
with the record of the Taft admins.
tration is likely to be emphatic The
latter administration came into ONCE
facing deficit and went out Of ONCE
with surplus in the treasury. That
surplus has been wiped out and a new
deficit is being accumulated at = rate
that not even the income tar, which
will not be assessed until June. car
overcome.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-04
WESTE r N
MINING NEWS
-es,ern Newspaper Union News Service
New York Metal Values.
Colorado.
IN 3 RI EF

Georgetown tunnel, have started the
-hird 100 feet of their contract.
Within the next ten days en- en-
arged campaign of development will
De inaugurated at the New Era mine
1t Freeland
Up to March 81 the Isabella COM
3any, Cripple Greek, shipped LAO
.cns of ore for March. the values rang
rg from 81 to $40 per ton
The wide advertisement carnotite
and other radioactive ores have given
Colorado promises revival oil the
olden time prospecting excitement IN
this state during the coming summer.
AT Georgetown the Malm electro
chemical plant, which has remained
nearly completed for the last two
wears. will be finished and brought
into commission at as early date as
possible.
HAYDEN & Co, leasing in the Young
America mine on Red Elephant mCun-
tain, have uncovered six-inch streak
OF gray copper and ruby silver that
shows assay values running as high as
$700 ton.
According to officials of the Weller
Gold Mining and Milling Company,
Telluride district, the management Is
now contemplating the addition or
cyanide process to the mill of the COM
pany in Bear Greek canon.
The Revenue Cyanide Gold Mines
Company, Ohio City, which is equipped
with a twenty stamp cyanide mill, has
been purchased by George 2. Edwards,
formerly manager of the famous Col
den Gate and Delamar mines and mills,
Mercer Utah.
A force OF fifty men is now being
employed at the New Era mine, at
Freeland. Large development has
been inaugurated throughout the yari-
Gus workings and it is stated that the
stxty-ton mill will be remodeled with
a view of doubling its capacity.
The Ben Harrison mine at Lamar
tine will shortly be entered among the
list of the heaviest shippers of that
section. No ore has been marketed
since the storm of last December, ow-
ing to the bad condition of the roads
but the county road overseer is now
completing the task of opening the
highway.
The Gunnel mine. which lies in Gill
pin county. but which is being operat-
ed through the Newhouse tunnel
comes to the front with an important
mineral find. The ore vein has a.
width of two feet. while eight inches
of the same is of a smelling grade,
having value of about $40 ton in
gold and copper.
Word comes from Cripple Greek
that Harry J. Benkelman of Colorado
Springs and Anderson brothers of Vic
tor, who hold lease on the old Dex-
ter mine-which dates back TO the
rushing days of 1S96-haye encoun.
tered ore worth $1,000 per ton at the
twelfth level, or some 200 feet from
grass roots.
Cripple Creeks program for 1914 in
cludes, as the center piece, the exten-
sion of the Roosevelt tunnel some 10,-
0o0 feet to the Vindicator mine, which
it should cut at 2,1S9 feet. The Elk
ton-at the end of the first or more
difficult section-will be reached in
2,2o0 feet Other mines in the zone of
the extension are the Gold Dollar.
Portland, Strong, Mary Mckinney,
Cresson and the Golden Cycle group.
constituting the most important ship
pers in the district.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-04

or two experiments on small pieces
will teach all there is to know.
The work OF the wire brush
leaves the board completely COW
cred with a fine brown powder.
which must be entirely removed.
This is done by going over it lrst
with a whiskbroom and then with
small dry scrubbing brush. the
latter being handled vigorously to
polish the raised surface. Cloth
should not be used to remove the
powder. as it will rub the powder
in instead OF removing 1t,
The final finish depends upon the
taste of the operator. II the
process is completed after the re-
moval OF the powder the board
will be softer in tone and less bril-
liant than II waxed Ordinary floor
wax, however, Will bring out the
full effect of the grain. The wax
should be applied and then polished
with bristle brush. Thin stains.
while permissible. have the effect
of darkening the wood. An excel
lent way to give color to the board
is to apply ordinary lead paint OF
the desired color and then imme-
diately remove all that can be
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-04

rubbed out with cotton waste. Narnishes should
never be used They cheaper the work and the
results far from pleasing.
Not only is sugi-fnished cypress OF the most
distinctly beautiful OF all woods interior
trim for buildings. but because OF the ease and
cheapness with which the process be
ployed and the pleasing and novel effects that can
be obtained its use for special furniture and in
Vulnerable small articles Will undoubtedly cause
it to become extremely popular with the amateur
well the professional craftsman.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-04
Wyominu.

Dr. Louis Howe of Cody is In re-
ceipt of information to the effect that
the Winona Gold-Copper Mining Com
pany OF Sunlight is to be opened with
a force of fifty men within the next
Two or three weeks.
The city council OF Greybull has
granted franchise to the Big Horn
Oil and Gas Company to lay pipe lines
through the alleys of the town, con.
meeting their wells with their storage
field, which is one-half mile south OF
town.
General Manager G. W. Holdrege of
the Burlington and A. M. Johnson and
A. NJ. Gildersleeve of Denver, who
went to Basin with Geologist C. A.
Fisher in Manager Holdrege's private
car. left for home after closing a con.
tract for drilling on the Alderdice tract
which they purchased.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-04
HEARD ON A RAINY DAY.

Look here, madam. you just jabbed me in the
eye with your umbrella"
I'm very sorry. Here's my fathers card He.
an eye doctor. and II you use my name he'll give
you his lowest rates
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-04
THE SAME RESULT.

How'd you get the black eyer"
Il heard q man abusing his wife, and"
And you butted in to make him stop! Gee
but you are q chump!"
No started 10 to help him abuse her."
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-04

The tariff has reduced some things,
at least. For instance, federal reve-
nue., confidence in the Democratic
party. Industrial activity. but not the
cost OF living, as promised.