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The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-14
For Bibiics, Students.

The Bible contains 3.56S, IS0 letters,
733,74s words, S1,173 verses. LlSJ
chapters and &c books
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-14

The theatrical season is waning
and still the problem play hasn t
explai1sd any of the problems witn
which they dealt--Chattanooga
Times,
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-14

ia like to live in Iceland.
Thcge follows say in verse.
Compared with where they will live
Iceland Is not so worse
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-14

I'd like to live in Iceland
And have six months of dream
.',sn ia like TO live there
When it's time to freeze the cream
Memphis CommercialsAppyyI
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-14
PASTED PARAGRAPHS
Iceland.

ia like to live IN Iceland,
They have no telephones;
The gossip do not have chance
To rattle old dry bones.
Chicago Post.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-14

H. like to live in Iceland,
And feel as fine as silk,
Without a single cent TO pay
For ice To keep the milk.
Youngstown Telegram
I'd like to live in Iceland
Nights last till spring is near,
And | would only have 10
Bald q fire once year.
Houston ops
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-28

The commercial club of Sioux
Falls liz making great preparations
for the celebration of the 25th an
nlversary of statehood which
will be held in that city June 18th
to Goth. They will provide all
kinds of street attractions, music
by several fine bands, speaking in
the park, parades, picnics and ga
therings of all kinds to entertain
the guests. Thursday, June 18th,
will be governors day when the
governor and all the living x-goy-
ernors and ex- lieutenant governors
are expected to be present. The
home coming feature is expected
to be the great event that will at
tract the old residents of the state.
Every one is invited to attend, and
to pass the information along to
their friends, and if more informa-
tion regarding the gathering is de-
sired, write to tho secretary of the
com merclal club at Sioux Falls,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-28

Charles Becker, the former po-
lice lieutenant of New York city
was convicted second time of
murder in the first degree last
Saturday. He was convicted near
ly two years ago of conspiracy in
a plot which resulted in the muir der
of Herman Rosenthal, the crime
for which four gun-men were re-
Gently electrocuted. Becker was
granted a new trial by the court of
appeals on the ground that the
evidence against him was given by
those implicated and was not suf-
fciently corroborated. Additional
corroborative evidence was pro-
duced at the second trial, and he
was found guilty by the jury on
the first ballot.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-28

The Mitchell Clarion says that
|. II. Jones, secretary of the bull
moose organization in this state,
has been travelling over the state
soliciting certain gentlemen to
accept places on the bull moose
ticket which is TO be nominated at
Huron June 9th. The Clarion
says "Having been secretary ct
Senator Kittredge's campaign com
mittee, and later of Governor Ell
rods campaign committee, and
later of Thos. Sterling's commi Tee
Mr.. Jones should know the ins aud
outs of the secretary business
fairly WE'LL" Why does the Clar-
ion fail to state that Jones WAS
also the paid press agent of Mr..
Crawford's last campaign :? With
the exception Of the Sterling
campaign, Mr.. Jones has been on
the losing side every time, and he
probably wishes to maintain his
reputation. Mr.. Pinchot, the fin
ancial end of the moose national
| movement, recently visited Huron,
| Mr.. Jones' home town.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-28

81. L. Loucks can see no reason
why every person calling himself a
progressive, whether progressive
republican, bull moose, progressive
democrat, or socialist, should not
unite in support of his candidacy
for United States senator. Sure
thing Mr.. Loucks. 1t doesn't mat
ter whether one is progressing tow
ard socialism or anarchy, toward
government control or government
ownership of railroads, whether it
is nation wide prohibition, woman
suffrage or what not, MIR. LoucKs
is the champion of the cause. He
is one of those nultilarious pro
gressives who eau satisfy every de-
sire if only you give him the Office.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-28

rs 3 Z st 3 4
Activity in Home Missions was
very strikingly illustrated when
recently at the commencement ex-
ercises of the Bible Teachers Train
ing School, of Brooklin, N. Y, sew
en nationalities were represented
10 a class of twenty. On the plat
form we're classes representing ten
nationalities with their flags. a
Bible passage was recited by the
audience in English and was then
repeated in turn in Chinese, Jap
anese, Italian, Greek, Norwegian,
Swedish and German. ~
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-28

Mrs. Anna Ptak died at her
home near Tabor Montay, May 10
at the advanced age of sc years.
Mrs. Ptak came with her husband
to Dakota Territory forty-four
years ago and located on a home
stead near Tabor. At that time
Vermillion was the nearest rail-
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-28

farm, the youngest son, George,
remaing with her on the old home
stead to the time of her death. All
six of the sons are still living; Jos.
eph, Matias and George, Of Tabor,
Frank and Thomas, Of Tyndall and
James, of Fayetteville, ARK.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-28

road station and much of the trad
ing had to be done at that place.
While on one of these freighting
expeditions her husband contract
ed pneumonia which caused his
death. Mrs. Ptak with her six
sons continued to reside on the
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-03-19
CHEAP SEEDS PROVE
A BAD BARGAIN
Cents Saved and Dollars Lost In Buy.
Ing Poor Quality Seed.
G. p. SMITH.
Maryland Agricultural College.

You will soon be buying clover seed
its quality before you buy. A year
ago last summer farmer named
Jones visited seed dealers in his town
to compare the quality and prices OF
timothy seed. He found prices rang
ing from $3.50 to 1925 a bushel.s The
$3.50 seed looked good enough to him,
80 satisfied that he was making big
saving at getting It for rs cents be-
low the highest grade, he bought 1t.
The same week, his neighbor, Thomas,
telephoned to two Ct the same dealers
Jones had visited and from one of them
bought 10 bushels of the best grade
he could find at So rs bushel, which
the State Seed TIES ting Laboratory at
College Park had found 80 per cent
pure and terminating SO seeds out OF
100.
When the crops from these different
seeds were harvested and taken to
market Friend Jones' hay had SO
much sheep sorrel and other weeds in
It that it brought only $40 ton, while
Thomas crop sold for $13. At $3.50 a
bushel Jones paid little more than 51A
cents a pound for his seed, and SOW
Ing 1t at Is pounds per acre. his seed
cost him 80 cents. Thomas seed cost
him per acre $1.08 or 25 cents more
than Jones Jones cut / " tons per
acre, which sold for SIS. Thomas
raised 2 tons per acre which Melted
him $26 To save Is cents on his
seed, Jones missed the chance to make
Sill Did bargain seed pay?
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-03-19

continued and, too, If the beef-eating
puh;c is to secure its regular quota at
L.;@rs below prohbltive levels.
The nation has in recent years
drawn TOO heavily upon the source of
fat beef output, without due regard to
the future of the supply. Farmers OF
the corn belt have been prone to look
to the west and southwest for their
supplies of feeding cattle, not realizing
that the increasing population Is con-
stantly calling for greater home pro
ducIion OF fat beeves.
Time has arrived when the west, a
few years back the breeding ground
for the corn belt feeders, is no longer
able to supply feeding cattle to the
farmers of Missouri, Iowa, Illinois,
Indiana and Ohio except at almost fat
steer prices. The situation is growing
more acute each year. Within the
past two years the effect OF home pro-
duction of beef steers in the states OF
the middle west has been relatively
shorter supply of beef than consump-
tive capacity required, and the results
have been higher average prices for
fat steers than realized in thirty years
past. But instead Of general prosper
ity it has been prosperity for the few,
because cattle raising and feeding has
declined
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-03-19
DETENTION ROOM FOR PESTS
Method Adopted by Government 70,
Excluding Entry Of Bugs Injurious
to Farm Crops.

Experience has taught the officials
of our national government the advis-
ability of guarding against the posi-
BILE importation of injurious or undesir-
able plants and animals. Well mean
ing but carelessly inclined friends liv-
ing abroad send home specimens of
beautiful or peculiar plants or flow
ers, strange and unusual insects, small
animals as pets, and SO forth, not
knowing that they are aiding In the
spread Of what may be extremely
harmful pest. Often, too, seed" OF
some variety of fruit or vegetable Is
sent to home friends for planting
which contains the eggs of some in
sect pest or the germs of disease
which may sweep away thousands OF
dollars worth of valuable homegrown
plants or trees.
To prevent any of these disasters
the government has provided quar-
antine room," to which ell specimens.
living or dead and preserved, must
first go for thorough microscopic in
spection before being passed on to the
recipient. says the. New York indie
pendent. The first shipment received
after the establishment of this room
was lot Of potatoes from the Andes
Of South America. They were found
to be thoroughly infected with small
brown bug harmful enough to have
created an endless amount of mischief
among the potato interests Of this
country had they been allowed to en-
ter unobserved.
The inspection room is carefully pre-
pared to prevent the escape Of micro
scopic germs. 1t is simply a glass in
closed cage about eight by twelve feet,
placed in one Of the regular office
rooms in the department of agricul-
ture, and Is absolutely bug proof.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-03-19

So the average profit per cow instead
of being 1922 as in the frst year
jumped to $76.79 or an increase IN
profit per COW of $3.50. the increase
alone being double the original profit.
These results were secured simply by
testing the COWS for production, and
selling the improbable or boarder
cows.
OF course, dairyman, with special
training can make his own tests and
get his own conclusions. Better re
suits come, however, to the average
dairyman from helping to form Cow
Testing Association, whereby trained
tester can be employed at a cost OF 81
per COW year to make regular calCu-
lations of feed used and milk produced.
In such a case, the tester who 10
usually an agricultural college gradu'
ate, arrives at the farm In the after
noon That evening he weighs and
takes a sample of each cows milk.
The next morning, he again weighs
and samples the milk OF each COW.
After the morning milking, he tests
the samples of milk for fat according
to the Babcock method.
The tester also weighs the feed con.
sumed by each COW, and estimates the
cost So after he determines the value
of the milk or fat, he is able to cal
culate the profit or loss per cow for
the month. Further than this, he cal
culates the returns yielded for one
dollar expended for feed; also the cost
Of producing 100 pounds Of milk and
one pound Of butter fat for that
month. He leaves copy OF his rec
ords with the owner of the herd and
then goes on to the next farm. Fuller
accounts Of methods OF cow-testine
will be found in the Maryland Expert
msnt Station Bulletin No. 1863, which
may be had for the asking.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-03-19
Water is Great
Plant Feeder
Carries Other Plant Foods To Plants
But Too Much Gives Them
Wet Feet.
w. L. HANGER.
Maryland Agricultural Experiment
Station,

Can we have too much water in the
soil for good crops? We surely can!
Too much water destroys the life" of
the soil. The bacteria that make this
life" need not only water but air and
warmth as well. When the water
table is high they cannot do their
work. The soil is cold and plants do
not grow we'll in it. We can remedy
this trouble by tile draining. This will
probably cost $40 to $25 an acre. This
may sound rather high at first, but
when we know that land drainage
often makes all the difference between
a very poor crop and good one, we
see that the cost of thing will be
made up many times over in few
years. Such thing if laid rightly will
last lifetime, and always insure your
crops against wet feet" or poor crop
in a wet season.
How deep, how far apart, and what
size of tile to use depends on your
farm and its location. 1t Is not wise
to use less than three-inch tile for
most fields. A t.ice-inch tile will
carry away twice as much as two
inoh tile and costs but little more.
Tile should be placed from IN to 4
IT. deep according To the water table
and the lay of the land. Water In
your land properly landed and con-
trolled is the most valuable crop
feeder you can have. Take care OF II.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-03-19
ROAD :
BUILDING
EFFECTUAL REPAIR OF ROADS
Continuous Maintenance Keeps High
ways Always In Good Condition
Advantage Self-Evident.

The need Of effectual repair and
maintenance Of highways has now be-
come we'll recognized. The resulting
demand for better methods and more
certain results Is insistent. The ONCE
Of public roads of the department OF
agriculture Is making a strong effort
to focus the mind Of the country on
the fact that maintenance and ef-
fective repair are of equal Importance
with the actual improvement of bad
roads. Investment of money In new
roads does not become real economy
until provision Is made for keeping
these new roads in condition after
they are built. If a new road was
built and then allowed to fall into
disrepair. much of the original invest
ment Is simply wasted.
Europe, generally speaking, is ahead
of the United States in the matter
Of road improvement. but Great
Britain Is struggling with problem
similar to the one that confronts the
people of the United States. In Eng
land, Scotland and Wales there are no
fewer than 2,140 separate authorities
who between them administer It's, 4S7
miles of roads, or an average OF only
80 miles apiece. In Scotland. apart
from the big cities there are over 2Oo
burghs, one-half of which have III
miles of road apiece to maintain,
Needless to say, such minute mile
age Is insufficient to keep the road
plant fully occupied all the year
around and renders the employment
of a skilled engineer impossible for
economical reasons.
Officials of the office of public roads,
when called upon for assistance by
the various staes, are pointing out
that road building is an art based on
a science, and that trained men and
experienced men are necessary to &C.
cure the best results from the expen-
diture of road funds.
Statisticians have found that al
though the average expenditure on
the improvement of roads exceeds one
million dollars a day, a large portion
Of the money in the United States Is
wasted because of the failure to build
the right type Of road to meet the
local requirements or the failure to
provide for the continued maintenance
OF the improvement.
During the last two decades there
has been remarkable development OF
road building which Is intimately as
ISOLATED with state aid and state con-
troll, especially In the region north Of
the Ohio and east Of the Mississippi
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-03-19
IMPORTANCE OF CLEAN SEED
Corn Crop of Country Has Been In.
creased Millions of Bushels by
Good Seed Selection.

No farmer can get any one to take
the same pains in grading his seed
that he would himself. Some farmers
claim that 1t does not pay to clean
grain.
The corn crop Of this country has
been increased millions of bushels by
intelligent seed selection. All other
grain crops can be improved by grad
ing the seed, SO that only good, plump,
healthy grains, free from all foul
weed seeds may be sown.
The tanning mill, judiciously us'
will do much to increase the II
every small grain crop ar st in
keeping our fields fire." rom noxious
weeds.
1t will take Or out of wheat,
buckthorn, p' In out Of clover, in
fact, it CT . adjusted so as to han
die all kinds of grain and weed seeds.
If you decide that it pays to SOW
good seed and to keep your fields
free from noxious weeds, then do not
hesitate to invest few dollars in
tanning mill.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-03-19

shires. got half the returns from
my two sheep. which used mostly for
spending money.
Meanwhile my older brothers had
been going to the Maryland Agricul'
tural College and are now both farm
managers. Last fall | came here my
felf, and just as soon as | finish col
1ege shall go back home and farm
because | think it the best life there
is. | think most any boy would find
farm life interesting if he had a start
like my brothers and myself with
some live stock or in some little bust
ness of his own. think it Is splendid
training for boy to have to work for
a good part of what he gets and to get
what he deserves.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-03-19
The Farm Woman
Deserves Her Share
Should Have Her Say In Making Farm
and Home investments That Pay.
H. ]. PATTERSON, President.
Maryland Agricultural College.

When the farmer thinks of getting a
new binder, let him find out whether
or not a new sewing machine or bread
mixer Is not needed more. His wife
Is the one to help him decide the Ques-
ton. When he thinks of getting a
share in a pure bred stallion, perhaps
he had better think twice. His wife
might be able to make few pure
bred chickens pay even better. When
he Is planning his field work, let him
see that the half days work needed
In the garden is done In season. A
good garden will help his wife take
better care of his family than a dozen
fields of corn.
A lot of things can be done about
the house, from time to time, making
It brighter and more comfortable yet
costing little A bay window might
make the living room lot cosier and
provide a place for few flowers,
nice, little corner to darn socks and
sew in. The farmer might build out
bath room over the back porch with
a homemade bath tub in 1t. To be
sure he ought to have running water
to go with it. Why not? Some pipe,
a few tools. and little knowledge of
pipe fitting would do the trick. Add
a little gasoline engine that could
grind feed and churn or run separa-
tor. The whole outfit, engine, water,
and bath room ought not to cost oyer
$l00 if the farmer will turn to and get
busy. How many horses could he
buy for 500 that would save his wife
as such an outfit would and keep her
young?
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-03-19
KEEPS HIS BOY
ON the FARM
How q Maryland Farmer Gave HE
Son a Life Interest In Farming.
SNOWDEN STABLER.

SINOW DLlN OlADLIIlN.
Since every farmer who has sons
must wish to keep them interested in
farming, | am going to tell how my
fathers system worked with me.
When he was keeping a herd of cows
several years ago, my father told each
of us boys that as soon as we learned
to milk he would give each OF us
calf. This made me long for the day
when would be old enough to milk
COW. l used to watch the cows and
hang around the cow stable at milk
ing time and try to milk. When | was
seven years old got my calf FED
this calf myself and watched 1t every
day until 1t became a COW. l became
so fond of cows and calves that the
raising of the other calves was trusted
almost entirely to me. This gave me
something to do and kept me out or
mischief
When my heifer was first fresh, l
could scarcely stay in my skin. When
| sold her calf, felt as If | were the
richest man in the world. saved
this money and also the money l got
for the other calves she had. my
father getting the cows milk for her
feed. Later a neighbor gave me
nice pair of eve lambs. My father
and both took liking to sheep and
as there seemed more money In them
for us than In cows, we decided to get
a flock and turn the COW stable into
sheep fold Father went to the stock
yards in Baltimore and bought twenty
ewes, which were Of very poor
grade. He bought too. Shropshire
ram to 60 with them. | was to take
care of them when they came.
picked out all the good eve lambs and
my father sold off the old ones as fast
as the lambs took their places until
he had nice flock OF grade Shrop
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-03-19
Chicken Coops Should
Be Built Now
Winter a Good Time To Work Up Odd
Pieces Of Lumber Into Chicken
Shelters.
ROY II. WAITE.
Maryland Agricultural Experiment
Station.

Later in the spring you will find
yourself badly in need of colony coops
for your growing chickens. Get your
men folks to put some together for
you now. Such little houses come in
handy for several purposes, as we'll as
making nice shelters for chickens after
they have been brooder weaned. They
are made six feet long, three feet
wide, three feet high in front. and two
feet high in rear. An opening Is left
both front and back and covered with
wire. These openings are on a level
with the two roostS used and allow
warm air to be driven out during sum-
mer weather.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-03-19
Just Like 1t.

He-There are nine members Of my
family, and we are just like baseball
team.
She-What position does your ia
Their play?
He-Father Is the pitcher-the 9TH
or eight support him.
She-And your mother?
He-She is the catcher. Whenever
anything happens, mother always
catches 1t.
like a ball team!
He--Yes; we live on q farm, and
my little brothers play in the outtield
Judge
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-03-19
VALUE OF BAGGING GRAPES
Serves to Exclude Both Fungus Germs
and Insects, Both of Which Pests
Destroy Whole Crops.

When grapes are bagged at an early
stage there is hardly any work in the
fruit line that pays better. 1t prac-
tically assumes perfect bunch. The
time to bag them is just as soon as
the towering assures perfect bunch.
The time to bag them is just as
the Towering Is over. Many insects
and blights are not long in finding
out bunch of grapes, and though Il
week or two after Towering would be
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-03-19
RAISING BEEF CATTLE
Decrease of Supply East OF Mis-
souri, Is Vital Problem.
Farmers Of Corn Belt Have Been
Prone to Look to West and South
west for Feeders-Situation
Is Growing More Acute.
(By R., q. WEATHERSTONED

(By r., q. WEATHERSTONE0
We quite agree with the statement
by a Chicago man who has kept in
close touch with the cattle owners OF
the country for the past 20 years
that decreasing beef cattle supplies on
the farms east of the Missouri river
is the most vital problem facing the
live stock Industry today, and one
which must Ls remedied by greater
effort toward replenishment If the
prosperity of the land owners Is to be
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-03-19
Mixed.

The amateurs were presenting the
quarrel scene from Julius Caesar.
Brutus was getting more and more
nervous.
I'D rather be moon," he cried IN
that fine burst of scorn. land bay the
dog than such Roman! l m-mean'
he stammered, I'D rather be bay
and moon the Roman dog-l mean Ia
rather be such Roman and bay the
dog than be a moon, and-be dog.
and"
Then Cassius pushed him off the
stage.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-03-19
Rice as Food.

Rice forms nearly one-half of the
cereal food of the world and wheat Is
the chief cereal food of the other half.
The quantity of these two cere-
ais produced is approximately the
same, the latest estimate placing the
worlds rice crop at IT'S billion pounds
and the worlds wheat crop at 100 bill
lion pounds.