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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-02-28
MANAGING SHEEP IN WINTER
Where the Weather Is Severe Ample
Shelter and Food Must Be Fur
nshed to Prevent Loss.

Even at the far south. sheep should
be provided with comfortable sheds,
and in those portions where SHOWS
fall, and the food is destroyed by frost,
hay and roots of good quality and in
abundance should be furnished Where
the winters are severe, shelter and
food must be provided. The sheep
should be brought to the pens early
in the season. At the very first Of
the feeding season, the Oldest and
poorest Of the flock should be separat-
ed frem the others and put upon high
er keeping. They should have grain
in abundance and be made ready for
the butcher as soon rs possible. Too
many sheep must not be kept in
single pen. If the pens are small, or
the food is poor, large tlocks viii soon
become diseased, and the owner will
sustain a heavy loss.
A good shed. which Is comfortably
warm and thoroughly ventilated
should be provided. Sheep can endure
cold much better than they can i'm
pure air Still they should not be ex-
posed to the action of wind or rain,
and the temperature of the pen should
not run extremely low. Small pens,
which are quite warm should be pro-
vided for the use of sheep at lambing
time, and for sheep which do not own
their lambs. The bottom of the shed
should be kept constantly dry. Plenty
of straw or swale hay should be used
for bedding.
An occasional feed of bright corn
stalks will be rehshed by sheep, and
do them good 1t is not well to keep
breeding ewes very fat; on the other
hand. it is simply ruinous to allow
them to get very thin in flesh. A va
riety of food will be relished, and will
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-02-28
ERRORS IN MANAGING SOILS
Soil Acidity Is Responsible In Many
Instances for Failure of Seeding
of Alfalfa and Glover.

To be careless in the treatment OF
the soil is as fatal to profitable agri-
culture as to be Indifferent in the care
of live stock upon the farm, writes 4.
r. Whitson, chief of the State Labora-
tory, established by the last legisla-
ture to aid Wisconsin farmers.
We seem content to stop with the
knowledge that there is something de-
cidedly wrong with our fields We
know that at one time they yielded
much better crops, but we willingly
rest with the conclusion that they are
wearing out" Large areas of soils
even in this state are acid, and, as q
consequence will not yield as plenti-
fully as they should We have to de.
termine by means of a very simple test
whether or not our fields are acid, and
if so, apply known and dependable
remedy.
When a farmer finds that he cannot
get a good stand of thrifty clover on
his land. when he sees that certain
weeds, such as corn spurry and sheep
sorrel, grow readily in his fields, he
could, by obtaining a small quantity Of
blue litmus paper at his drug store,
easily test his own soil to find if it is
acid, Soil acidity is responsible, in
many instances, for the failure of seed.
ing of alfalfa and clover.
Growing in soils well supplied with
lime these plants are able to obtain the
nitrogen essential for their growth
through the work Of certain kinds Of
bacteria or germs which penetrate the
smaller roots, forming Jumps or swell
i2Ss. called nodules Each of these
nodules is a tiny chemical laboratory,
in which nitrogen gas is built up into
compounds for use by the plant,
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-02-28
NOTHING TO BOTHER WITH
Possibly Uncle Cal clay's Rebuke to
Pastor May Have Had Some
thtng Behind It.

Booker T. Washington told at Tus-
kogee a Christmas story.
"Old Uncle Cal Clay" he said. "in-
vited the parson to eat Christmas din
ner with MIN. The parson accepted,
and the spread was magnificent
sweet potatoes and celery, cranberries
and mince pie, plum pudding. and a
turkey so big and yet so tender that
the parson had never seen the like
before
Uncle CAL the parson said. as he
spread lie pink cranberry sauce on a
great, pearly-white, succulent slice of
breast. Uncle Cal, where did you get
this wonderful turkey?
''Pawson,' said Uncle Calhoun Clay
solemnly, when you preached dat
wonderful Christmas sermon dis
mawnin, did I AK you whah you got
him? Nuh. no. OATS a trivial mat
ter"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-02-28
Poultry Experinents.

AS a result Of feeding experiments
conducted at the Missouri station it
was concluded that whole grain does
not fatten chickens, that it is cheap
er to feed the grain finely ground; and
that the best grains can be had by
feeding birds finely ground feeds when
confined in crates The best returns
resulted from ration consisting Of
"a parts white bolted corn meal, s
parts low grade -four and 1 part each
Of oatmeal. pea meal, buckwheat mid
dlings, and wheat middlings. The
flesh Of the birds fed on this ration
was creamy white in color the fat
was distributed over the body, and the
entrails were encased with fat
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-02-28
Seeds Wrapped in Blotting Paper.

of blotter after folding. Place one
kernel in each square, fold as shown
in Fig. 1 after wetting thoroughly.
Wrap test in waxed (buttered) paper
after inserting a strip Of cloth about
ten inches long to act as a wick
Pile up the tests as in Fig. with
wicks leading into a glass of water.
Keep cool but do not let the test
freeze. Read the test in six to ten
days. Ninety-six seeds should germi-
nate.
1t is important to test all of the
seeds every year, because, for many
reasons, there are times when the
termination of the seeds is very low.
and many a poor crop, as, for in
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-02-28
DAMAGE BY POCKET GoPHERS
to Orchard and Nursery Stock and
to Garden Truck.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agricultural
According to the biological survey
of the department of agriculture, the
pocket gophers are very destructive
to orchard and nursery stock, and 10
garden produce. Apricot trees six
inches in diameter have been de-
stroyed by the gopher. In one orchard
in California alone an assistant of the
survey counted seven trees that had
been killed by gophers. The ranch
man did not seem to know what was
the trouble, but thought it was due to
some blight. A gopher was seen Dor
ing under one of the trees and later
on was caught i'll a trap. One of the
greatest enemies of the gopher is the
barn owl One-half bushel Of the re-
mains of gophers was found near the
nest Of an owl of this species. and yet
almost every ranchman would shoot
an owl at sight. The survey is trying
to educate them to the value Of owls
The best method OF killing the peck
ct gopher is to destroy them by the
use Of poison mixed with chopped
sweet potatoes. The potatoes are
very acceptable to the gopher owing
to the fact that they keep well under
ground. In one experiment Of 20 diff
ferent runways. dead gophers were
found in 10, and in the twentieth the
potato had been stored up by the 60
pher for a future meal.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-02-28

,.5-.,ff IA FNSW |~S~
,, W. Johnson was pitching Tor the
"s1 team, aUJ Mr.. Jennings
q; trying to pump optimism into
ao ,.rsiring players, sent up an am
t,sns Young man to try to make a
.l0u He acted briefly. After swing
IA at two of Johnson's offer
W. made a third wild swing, and
e. NV by accident, popped up a lit
L ~ ~ to first base.
I ~ "a loDed down toward first. and
a n1,sd out, he turned to jennings,
as e+ stream of emphatic and pic
-, language, and wound up with
als ,. o'' . son of gun if there
,,,,r he rule making that guy
'us-' Gshts on the BALL"
l' 1drn5ngs. who got his start in life
miner. smiled grimly.
= where do you think you're work
-" ba asked softly, I'm a coal
lis THE Popular Magazine.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-02-28
WESTERN CANADA
CAME INTO EVIDENCE
SUPPLY OF WORLDS FOOD
STUFFS.

The present demand for foodstufTs
In all parts Of the world, and the ex-
pense of producing it on high-priced
lands, would make 1t seem that west
ern Canada came into evidence at the
crucial period. There is to be found
the opportunity that viii be a large
factor in meeting this demand. With
it's millions of acres of land, easily
cultivatable, highly productive. acces-
sible to railways, and with unexcelled
climatic conditions, the opportunities
that are offered and afforded are too
great to be overlooked.
There have been booms in almost
every civilized country and they were
looked upon as such, and in the course
of time the bubble was pricked and
was burst But in no country has the
development been as great nor as
rapid whether in city or in country,
as in western Canada.
The provinces of Manitoba, Sas.
katchewan and Alberta have the larg-
est area of desirable lands on the
North American continent, and their
cultivation has Just begun
Even with a two hundred million
bushel wheat crop. less than eight
per cent. of the land Is under the
ploughs, four per cent, being in wheat
Less than five years ago the wheat
crop was only 100000 bushels 1t
is a simple calculation to estimate
that If four per cent. of the available
cultivatable area produces something
over 200000,000 bushels, what will "A
per cent produce? And then look at
the immigration that is coming into
the country. In 1901 It was 49,149.
1900 being from tho United States;
In 1906 1t was 1S9 ,06i, Of which $1,000
were Americans, and in 1918 it was
about 400 1000 of which about 10000
! were Americans. But why have they
| gone TO Canada? The American farm
| er is q man of shrewd business in
| stincts, just like his Canadian brother,
| and when he finds that he can sell his
own farm at from 500 to 5000 per
| acre and move into Canada and home
| stead and pre-empt half a section for
! himself, and similarly for all his sons
who are adult and of age upon lands
as rich and fertile as those he left,
| and producing indeed several bushels
to the acre in excess of anything he
has ever known, 1t will take more
than an ordinary effort to prevent him
from making the change.
And then, too, there is the American
capital following the capital of Drawn,
muscle and sinew, following 1t so as
to keep in touch with the industrious
farmer with which it has had dealings
for years back. This capital and the
capital of farming experience is no
small matter in the building up of a
| country.
Nothing is said Of the great mineral
and forest wealth. OF which but littlo
has been touched.
No country in the worlds history
/ has attracted to it's borders larger
/ number Of settlers in so short time,
| or has attracted so much wealth in a
period of equal length. as have the
Canadian prairies. Never before has
pioneering been accomplished under
conditions so favorable as those that
exist in western Canada today.-Ad-
vertisement-
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-02-28

A fudge was recently at q private
Sfruer defending a harsh sentence. Il
Relieve. he said. that it is better for
lav and order that sentences should
err on the side of harshness rather
than on the side Of lenity.
Look at nature, the great judge of
rs ALL Was there ever a harsher, Sc
ysrer Judge, than nature, who SEN
fences each and every one Of US to
hard labor for life?"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-02-28
The Haunted Man.

Again that ringing in his ears! 1t
was the warning he had dreaded He
knew his time had come. Yet, al
though he had started at the sound. he
seemed half-dazed and wholly care
less of the consequences. But still the
ringing in his ears! "Drat it," he
finally said, and springing from the
bed the careworn commuter shut of
the alarm clock and proceeded to dress
for the 7:10 train.-Puck.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-02-28
Practical Farming.

When a milk farmer begins to pick
himself up and grow ambitious, one Of
the surest signs is better stock. better
fed When a truck farmer begins 20
really hustle, he commences BY using
mors n&nure. Did you ever know a
really successful practical fatGaer who
didn't feed acu both his COWS and his
cropsi
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-02-28

r,a drummer was boasting about
.ba immensity of the firm he was
! 81 suppose your house is a pretty
establishment" said the Gus
/ -atqo You can't have any idea of
l.. dimensions. Last week we took
- inventory Of the employees and
sa.r5 ont for the first time that three
e.sbiers and four bookkeepers were
,rGssirg That will give you some
10. Of the magnitude of our bust
~oss"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-02-28
FACE BROKE OUT IN PlMPLES

Falls City, Neb.-"My trouble began
when l was about sixteen My face
broke out in little pimples at first.
They were red and sore and then be-
came like little boils. I picked at my
face continually and it made my face
red and sore looking and then l would
wake up at night and scratch it, 1t
was a source of continual annoyance
to me, as my face was always red
and splotched and burned all the
:.me.
Il tried . - and others,
but l could find nothing to cure it.
had been troubled about two years
before l found Cuticura Soap and
Ointment. sent for a sample of
Cuticura Soap and Ointment and tried
them and | then bought some.
washed my face good with the Cuti-
cura Soap and hot water at night
and then applied the Cuticura Oint-
ment In the morning I washed it
off with the Cuticura Soap and hot
water. In two days l noticed a de-
cided improvement, while in three
weeks the cure was complete"
(Signed) Judd Knowles, Jan. 10, 1913.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston. ADV
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-02-28
TESTING SMALL SEEDS
EXCELLENT METHOD FOR OATS,
WHEAT, ALFALFA, ETC.
Ordinary 5lotting Paper With Squares
Marked OFF Win Be Found Entirely
Satisfactory-Make the Test
Every Year.

(By BERT ZALL, National Crop I'm
provemenJ Service)
A simple method of testing small
grains for termination is to take an
ordinary piece of white blotting pa
per, about i've or six inches wide by
10 inches long. fold twice, making pa
per about square, as in cut.
Mix the sample thoroughly so that
when you count out 100 seeds they
will fairly represent the entire lot.
Take them as they come, large.
small, shriveled, smutted and weed
seeds, if there are any in the sample
Mark of 100 squares on one page
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-02-28

Let tbs serious, earnest waichword
De. fewer CO.'S. and better. If the COWS
that bring no profit to the owner were
put % the sba1bles the price of milk
would at once advance to where it
ought to be to correspond with the
cost Of production. Sell the robber
COWS noWl
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-02-28

Did you husband have any luck
on his hunting trip"
Splendid. Didn't you hear?"
NO, what was ito"
He got back alive"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-02-28

1t takes a philosopher. if he doesn't
get the best of 1t. to make the best
of IT,
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-02-28

Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate
and uvicoate stomach, liver and bowels.
Sugar coated. tiny gyanules, easy to take as
candy Adv
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-02-28

Putnam Fadeless Dyes guarantee
satisfaction ADV
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-02-28

A vivid Imagination is as dangerous
as d little learning.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-02-28
Quite Natural.

What fad have you on hand now?"
The most appropriate one to have
on hand-palmistry.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-02-28
Wicks Lead to Water.

stance, the oat crop of 1913, is largely
due, not only to the weather, but to
the fact that great deal of the seed
was not in proper condition to plant.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-02-28

What is to be the outcome OF the
romance"
Depends on the fellows income s."
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-02-28

The art OF pretending IS not confined
TO regular actors
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-02-28

Every woman is a good housekeeper
or, at least, it is wisdom to tell her
TO-
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-02-28
Exclaimed.

Madame de Massage wrote a great
hook called How to Become Beauti-
uI
Did It have a big sale?"
NO. she made the fatal mistake
ot publishing her own picture on the
ttle page.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-02-28

Every mother knows that her son
ought to marry a princess.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-02-28
A Thrifty Trio.

give better results. AS in summer,
salt should be kept in box to which
sheep can have free access.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-02-28
And tE1is.one from Mrs. Haddock:

mor 30 years Lydia r. Pnkham's Vegetable
mn mn pound has been the standard remedyforfe-
go MS. No one sick with W0man's ailments
os Justice to herself if she does not try this ia
H. H. Is medicine made from roots and herbs, it
- 1eStored so many sufferingwOm to health.
- Write 20 LYDIA E.PINKHAM MEDICINE co.
- CONFIDENTIAL LYNN, MASS, for advice.
IVdf letter viii be opened. reac and answered
- d woman and held in strict confidence.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-18
DELIVERS
ULTIMATUM
(continued From FIRST r.x.1


OF that government; and in order TO
escape from the consequences of such
APPARENT recognition, 1t should become
necessary for our government formal
ly to disavow II.
Stanton Removed.
In 1893 Rear Admiral Stanton.
United States navy, made the mis-
take OF saluting the flag of Rear Ad-
miral Mello. who was then in revolt
against the Brazilian government
The Brazilian government complained
TO our government, which promptly
disavowed the salute and relieved
Admiral stanton from command
Paragraph 1874 is not interpreted
as prohibiting the firing OF a salute in
honor of any nation of which the
government has merely passed from
the hands of certain individuals to
the hands OF other individuals, even
though our government may not have
recognized the new individuals For
instance. our ships in entering Mexi-
can ports have saluted the ports and
the salutes have been returned. This
salute IS considered merely as in
honor of the sovereignty of the re-
public of Mexico and not in honor OF
anv individuals who may have gotten
control OF the machinery OF the gov
eminent The salutes are national sa-
lutes and not personal salutes."
II was pointed out later that the
colors of Admiral Mello were not the
brazilian bag but the bag OF rebel
liOus forces.
Secretary Daniels. discussing the
return OF the salute. said he had CON
suited the general naval board. which
unanimously agreed that in all cases
where salutes have been given they
must be returned. Mr.. Daniels spoke
OF the fact that Mexican gunboats.
even though In the possession of the
unrecognized Huerta government.
were saluted when they passed Amer
lean warships. He referred, too. TO
the recent visit at New Orleans of a
Mexican gunboat which was no sa-
luted by the Shore battery. The war
department inquired OF tho navy de-
partment at that time about prece-
dents and the army officer in charge
at New Orleans was advised TO return
the salute.
1T Is not a salute TO a government
or an administration" said Secretary
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-18
n. G. A. & N. TAKES
v. Y. U. INTO CAMP.
oA1ezMAxA1s oxnnYoysaE M
WIT yTU0kwxAw1 N


nAIEroH- ~. O. April iT.-Hesvy
80 long distance hitting featured North
csro11na A ana M.is victory over West
yfrU1n1a to-day. ~ the score OF II 90 s.
AaGna startsd the rzms for West vir-
gfn1A but vas relieved by chenoweth
IN n nfth. but the latter failed TO stem
~ ensisushf OF the A. and n slurEer-
Lsw1s wsakensd for the vietors In the
etxeh inning and was followed By Jayne-
VIE ya1 I'm hot water several times. but
x41t neidinG pulled him out OF the hoiea
Ir1n brought his batting slump 10 an
en1 connecting four times as many trips
% ths plate and Ollie fattened his aver
- ~ collecting three pretty drives
Ihe team left for Annapolis. Nd. to-
nlght TO play the Navy Tomorrow. In
An snort TO win. Coach Pattison will
9end Barron In 20 pitch Herschsy was
y1rsd to-day 10 join the team in Wash
1neton. y. C.. a. q substitute for Trail
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-18

Wen known lightweight who has ap-
peared before local nghtfans on many
occasions and who has acquitted himse n
excellently. He has accepted a chal-
lenge made by Young Alexander, OF
Charleston, TO night for the lightweight
championship Of West Virginia Ar
engagements have not been made for the
bout but ~ IN very likely that the con-
test VIII be staged before the Bridgeport
Athletic club. Local night fans are
anxious TO see the match made, as both
boys are well known here. and n lively
bout Is promised.
Ritz record follows:
Wheeling.
battling Mears. no decision. 6 rounds.
Wheeling.
Kid Brown. no decision rounds
Wheeling.
Battling Mears. no decision. 6 rounds.
Wheeling.
Young Alderman won Z rounds
Wheeling.
Battling Mears. no decision. rounds.
WarWoOd.
battling Mears. won. s rounds. Wheel
ing.
Mickey McManus. no decision. rounds
Wheeling.
Mickey McManus. no decision. rounds
Steubenville
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-18
NINE GRADUATES
RECEIVE DIPLOMAS
COMMENCEMENT OF EAST TWENTY.
NINTH STREET SCHOOL IS HELD.
Interesting Exercises Rendered in Hope
M T. Church Last Might.
Teacher Given Present.

good program Of essays. rccitations
and music was the feature of the com
mcncemcnt exercises Of the East Tweu-
ty-uinth street school which We're held
last night la the Hope 81. y. church.
The exercises were very largely attend
rated. class cOlurs OF orange and blue.
predominatcinE. while back OF the plat
form on which the graduates were seat
ed. was a large American flag.
The members Of the graduating class
were.
Theima Baker. Ernest RicdeI.
Cora ~. Fritz. Francis Reynolds
Nelson Greer. Harry l.. Scngewalt
Edwin Eorcharf. Lindsay Greer
Roland Kraft
The commencement exercises began
crn orchestra played "a selection. mem
hers ~ the graduating class marched
into the church and upon the platform.
With County Superintendent John ".
Lazcsr and Rev Fullerton. pastor OF
the church. The graduating class con-
sisted 81 seven boys and two girls. who
received their diplomas FOR having COM
picted The course or study as taught in
the Eradcd schools
Following tho rendering Of the uro-
gram. County superintendent John ~.
l.azcar. in q few wei chosen remarks
presented the members % the class
with Diplomas. ~ the conclusion OF
hi. address. superintendent Tazelr. on
behalf uf the members OF the class. pre-
rcutCd their teacher. Mrs D. Jones.
With ri very beautiful gold headed un-
hrelh as token ~ esteem on the part
q the graduutes toward their teacher.
Mrs Jones ln n brief address thanked
the member ~ the class for their pres
emit