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The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-13
Informal Dance.

Tha Elks gave an enjoyable In
formal dance at their club building
last evening. A large number Of
members and their ladies were pres
ent and a most delightful evening
was spent. The next informal dance
will occur Thursday evening at tEe
club building.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-13
Seize on Opportunity.

There 10 no day too poor to bring
US an opportunity, and we are never
30 rich that We can AFFORD TO spurn
What the day brings. Opportunities
or character always bloom along the
pathway OF our duty and make 1t fra
grant even when 1t 10 thorny Samuel
T. Barrows.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-13
spending a few days in the city.

spending a few days in the city.
Mrs. f. J. Stuart who is i'll a
ISt. Mary's Inflnary is getting alohl
nicely.
Air. end Mrs. c. s. Roos OF PaIs
layenue are spendin a few days al
lChampain. III.
Mrs Fanny r. Hacker will return
from Unity today where she has beeu
Visiting the schools.
| airs. Catherine Bracket and Mrs
Frank Armstrong are attending the
Istyle shows al St Louis.
Mrs. Herman c. Stern of Chicago.
is the guest of Mrs. p. |. Nassaue'
OF 270l Washington avenue.
Mrs. David Johns of 32li Syea-
more street. who has been very III
the past few days is improving.
Miss Agnes Mathis OF Vienna, H.,
was tho guest of Miss lfaleen Hess
of Eli Seventh street, "Wednesday
Mrs. ". a. Williams of Newport.
Ark, IS the guest of her parents Mr..
and Mrs Henry Waibaum, OF Wa,-
nut street.
Miss Ilalccn less has returned
from visit TO Anna whore she Wen
to attend recital given at the hos
pital taere, As
Mr.. and Mrs, J., Nj. Dayidge and
daughters lrma and Dorothy OF 1912
Poplar street, are the guests OF the
formers father John Walker at Cnr
stead.
Mrs. Willilord, OF Joneshoro, H.,
Is attending ner son Charles Will
ford who has been i'll for several
days. Mr.. Williford is bookkeeper
for r. Smyth 4 Co.
II, d. Mural of Thirtieth street
has returned from Murphy ysboro. H..
where he was called by the Illness 3i
his VIC who is down with pnel
monia. Mrs, Mural is improving
Charles c. Anderson of st. Lolis
travelling passenger agent for tha
Rock Island lines, and Richard {.
Gentry OF St. Louis. Mo, travelling
passenger agent for the Frisco raL-
road were in the oity on business
yesterday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-13
Spring Soon.

Spring is scheduled to be-, II
March 81, a week from SATURDAY
No guarantee is given that winter
will no linger in springs lap al
though the six weeks OF had weatne.
promised by the ground hog will
have expired on the 18th.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-13
Nsyer Makes Friend.

The spendthrIft overpays Tor every
thing he receives. 1t is impossible for
him to obtain equitable value for the
money which he distributes He sows.
but be does not harvest he works
harder IL his field Of folly than does
the 00Sesk kniler of the soil.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-13

The Patty "Radium' enpertaiu-
ment win be given at the Cairo HiGa
school, Wednesday evening, March
|. An opportunity OF a lifetime tr
see suoh an interesting demonstra-
ton. 3-l3 II
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-13
Babies Saved.

The lives of IL 900 babies hat 2
been saved in New York City in the
last seyen years by cooperating pub
lie AMI private welfare agenc eS.
During that time $4,000 babies
we're born in New York City.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-13
NEWS BREWT|ES
Time Limit Has Expired

A citizen remarked yesterday
time is up and the shacks at the
corner OF Twelfth street and Conn
mercial avenue are still in exist
ence."
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-13
River Forecast.

Little change is expected withiH
this river district during the ne,;
= or J days, except that the Ohio
Cairo. will continue to rise.
Il. 7. LiNDLEY,
Local Forecaster.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-13
Christian Church Aid,

The Ladies Aid society of ;he
Christian church will meet this
afternoon with Mrs. p. ]. Thistle
wood of 23l5 Washington avenue.
Mrs. Thistlewood and Mrs. Boyd wa
be the hostesSes.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-13

An eminent authority has estimated
that 81 per cent. of the people OF Paris
have the germs Of tuberculosis IN their
hlood and are capable of spreading the
disease.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-13
Cheerful Workers.

The Cheerful Workers OF the Car,
Baptist church will meet this after
noon with Mrs. ]. II. Westerman q
1923 Ninth street.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-13
Iadies C:lcle.

The Ladies Circle OF the First
Methodist church will meet WIFI
Mrs. C. II. Harp of S26 Char e'
street, this afternoon.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-13
Wonan's Guild

The Woman's Guild of the Church
of the Redeemer, will meet in the
Guild rooms of the Parish house Oh
Sixth street, this afternoon.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-13
Lutheran Ladies Aid.

The Ladies Aid society OF tht
Lutheran church viii meet this attef-
noon with Mrs. Herman Weber o'
Ninth street.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-13

The Ladies Aid society of the
Calvary Baptist church will meet
with Mrs. G. Lawler of 722 Thirty.
fifth street, this afternoon.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-13
ST. Patrick's Church.

The ladies of st. Patrick's churcl
will meet this afternoon with Mrs.
R. T. Welsh of Sixteenth street.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-13
ST Iosenh's Church.

The Sewing Circle of St. Joseph 5
church will meet this afternoon WITH
Mrs. George Fisher of 52s Center
street.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-13
NEWS OF THER RIVERS


Stag of river 23.l a rise OF =:
during the preceding ~ hours.
Stage of river March IL. 1913
.6.2 feet.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-13
S25 DIAMOND RING

Given away free on repairing at
Shop 209 Eighth street, ADV 2-2s I'm
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-13

Kyle Ent OF Muskogee, Okla, i.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-13

G. NJ. Schmutte remains critically
i'll at the Bondurant hospital.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-13
re NAs
PERSONALS.

Little Miss Grace Danforth is i'll at
her home on Eleventh street.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-13

II. d. Mural of Thirtieth street
has returned llom Murphy sboro, H..
where he was called by the illness d
his We who is down with pne1
monia Mrs, Mural is improving.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-06-26
Truth as to Mexican situation.

Secretary Bryan's reference to the
Mexican situation as legacy from
the Taft administration" was not a
happy one. Compared with today the
Mexican situation was in embryo when
Mr. Taft left the White House, very
properly refraining from inaugurating
a definite policy with reference to SO
important subject within such a
short time of the Inauguration of his
successor. Mr.. Taft. it may be recalled,
was extremely solicitous that the new
administration should be placed in
possession of all the facts and infor-
nation concerning Mexico, which had
come to the knowledge of the old one.
II the Mexican situation may be
termed legacy. at least no one can
be accused of dissipating it.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-06-26
SUCCESS WITH SMALL FRUIT
Knowledge Of Market Requirements,
Executive Ability and Expert
ence Are Necessary.

To successfully harvest and market
a crop of small fruit requires business
ability of no mean order.
Because person is successful in
growing fruit it does not necessarily
imply that he will make success of
the harvesting and selling part of the
business. Still there is nothing about
the work that should discourage the
uninitiated.
The principal characteristics called
into play are, knowledge Of market
requirements, executive ability. expe-
rience and knowledge as to the char
acteristics of the different kinds and
varieties of fruits
One of the first things to consider
is the market, whether local. semi
local or distant. For long-distance
shipping, only those varieties that are
noted for firmness and bookkeeping
qualities should be used, and these
must be picked before they are at
their highest state of ripeness.
With nearby or local markets, how
ever, the question becomes one of size
and quality rather than one of firm
ness though firmness is desirable in
any case. 1t is often an advantage to
grade strawberries and If this is ,ione
it should be done by the pickers as
they are removed from the vines. The
grade should be- made uniform
throughout the package, but the tor
layers may be turned calyx down
greatly enhancing the attractiveness
of the fruit. The package should be
full.
To oversee a dozen or fifteen pick
ers is no small task. To secure the
best work the overseer should be in
the field among the pickers. Among
the, number will be those who will
need watching. 1t is a good plan tc
reward the faithful ones at the close
of the season. In general, generous
treatment in dealing with pickers is
returned four-foid in better service
rendered.
The growers whose style of culture
is up-to-date, that is to say, plenty OF
room for each plant so that the Der
ries are large and no weeds or grass
in the way, so that the berries may
be easily and quickly gathered, will
usually have no trouble in securing
pickers. He has first choice for ot
course, every one will want to pich
where picking is best.
Picking berries is at best tedious
back-aching job. 1t takes grit to stick
to it day by day, hence it is that the
task should be made as agreeable as
possible.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-06-26

(. One day a fruit dealer in Iowa
reused the curiosity of the local wealth
er observer by telephone inquiry
about the weather prospects in tho
grape belt of western New York
which, at that season, suppsied large
part Of the demand from the territory
just west of the Mississippi river.
Rain was the answer. Its going
to rain there tomorrow and probably
the day AFTER
A week or two later the observer
met the merchant and asked what use
he made of the information.
1T was worth to me-" replied the
fruit man. "about 5000. You see
grapes can't be picked In wet wealth
er so knew if it was going to rain
out there grapes would be scarce here
AS soon as got your answer or.
dered double shipment--two cars in.
stead of one. 1t rained in New York
for three days running, and the price
of grapes here rose to figure that
let me sell my shipment at fine
profit. The only mistake made was
in not ordering four cars instead OF
Worlds Work.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-06-26
HOW TO TREAT PIMPLES AND
BLACKHEADS

For pimples and blackheads the fol-
lowing is a most effective and eco
nomical treatment: Gently smear the
affected parts with Cuticura Oint
ment, on the end of the finger, but
do not rub. Wash OF the Cuticura
Ointment in five minutes with Cuti-
cura Soap and hot water and continue
bathing for some minutes. This treat
ment is, best on rising and retiring.
At other times use Cuticura Soap
freely for the toilet and bath, to as
sist in preventing Inflammation. irri-
tation and clogging of the pores, the
common cause of pimples. blackheads.
redness and roughness, yellow, oily,
notify and other unwhoIesome condi-
tions of the skin.
Cuticura Sbap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
tree with 32-p. Skin Book Address post
card -Cuticura, Dept L. Boston. n.'--Adv.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-06-26
FRESH AIR REQUIRED
OXYGEN is DoUBLY IMPORTANT
DURING THE NIGHT.
Many Advantages Seen In Use of Open
Front House-Scratching Shed 10
Kept Dry During Wet Wealth
er-Hens Keep Clean.

How It ever came to happen that
chickens came to be confined in small,
close, illventilated houses during the
long hours of night, it is hard to i'm
agine.
Perhaps it was the result of mans
effort to domesticatel the wild fowls.
He had to make many changes in the
habits of the birds, and it was natural
for him to do so along the lines of his
convenience and in imitation of his
own conditions.
If he and his family spent the night
indoors with as little fresh air as pos
sible admitted into the rooms, why
was not that the proper plan to pur-
sue with his hens?
Oxygen is needed even more at
night than in the daytime, and chick
ems night is long affair, especially
during the winter time, when it goes
to bed at 4:3O, and is up at $50 or Z
a. m. So if fresh air is important 1t
certainly is doubly so at night, and
the open houses provide for this very
nicely.
There are many kinds of fresh air
houses in use at the present time;
those that have canvas or burlap
| curtain are not truly open-front
houses, except when the curtain is
withdrawn.
The best open-front is covered with
wire netting on one side or at least
the greater part of one side. The
open side should face the south, so
| as to admit the sunshine as well as
| the fresh air.
As this is the storm side, the end
Of the house occupied by the roosts
| should have d, canvas frame fitted
over the upper part, leaving all the
rest Of the front that is occupied by
the scratching pen, ETC., open to the
weather, as the protecting caves or
slanting roofs are sufficient to keep
! out the rain and excess of sunshine.
The advantages of this way of hous-
Ing chickens (are many, and it pro-
vides a well-ventilated scratching
shed, which lis big item during the
winter, and a more even temperature
during all seasons of the year.
During wet and muddy weather, the
] scratching shed. which remains dry,
! prevents the fowls from bringing mud
into the nest boxes on their feet, and
dirty eggs do not bring as ready a
sale as the clean ones, and washed
| eggs lose their gloss, and that outer
4 film from the shell, which admits the
air more freely to the inner part of
the shell. causing it to spoil more
readily.
| The open-front houses remain com
paratively dry during the wet weather,
| and frost never accumulates on the in
side, SO that litter remains dry for a
long time, and droppings are more
easily cleaned. There is no danger OF
the fowls taking cold as one would
seem to fear. Such troubles come from
impure air, produced by long, damp
ness or draughts.
The pure air gives them resisting
power against roup, throat or similar
| troubles, as it adds to their vigor
These houses are now being tried in
places where the weather is very sc.
we're In the wintertime, and no bad
results have yet been reported.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-06-26
IN L|NCOLN'S STEPS
Policy for Republican Party to
Pursue.
Leader of Organization That Will Re
store Good Government to the
People Must Be Guided by His
Wise Statesmanship.

In his eloquent speech at Detroit
predicting the reunion of the Republi-
can party and it's return to power
Senator Borah said:
What we want in this country is
party which will do the simple but
profound thing which Lincoln did
hat is, gather up the common sense,
ihe common honesty, the common
patriotism, the common courage and
he common righteousness of the com
non people of this country. and or
sanize it into militant, progressive,
disciplined force for legal and social
Justice. and do it all under the Con
stitution and laws of this blessed ole
,epublic."
This is very much to the point
The Republican party under Lincoln,
and for many years later under the
inspiration of his achievements. did
Notable things. Notable things are
still demanded, and if Mr.. Borah's
prediction is fulfilled, the party. in or
Ter to retain power, will have to ad
iress itself to their performance.
While under criticism as non
progressive, Mr. Lincoln was making
The truest because the safest progress.
He was setting off no fireworks-in-
lulging in no perfervid professions of
devotion to progress. His policies
reasoned out, and in the end all were
Justified. His delay of two years in
The issuance of his emancipation proc.
amation proved to be the wisest step
If his whole administration. The
natter was so momentous time was
Necessary to ripen it; and Mr.. Lin
.oln's judgment as to the time was
an inspiration.
The new Republican leader will be
oeset in this way He will be urged
to go faster. He will be warned to
go slowly. He will not be able to
please both sides. He must decide
many things for himself. and take the
consequences.
Mr.. Borah is rated as progressive
Republican. At Chicago two years
ago he sympathized with the Roose
velt cause during the preliminary
work of the Republican convention
but refused to follow Mr.. Roosevelt
,ut of the party. He remained Re
publican, and is Republican today
So that when he declares that all the
progress now necessary to the vel
.are of the country can be made ''un
! Ter the Constitution and laws" ht
sounds note of Importance agains'
Ill suggestions of tinkering with tht
fundamentals of the government The
Did foundations will easily bear what
/ eyer additions may be necessary L
the present superstructure.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-06-26
Depression Disappearing.

The engineers of the Republican
party are getting to work. The men
who have fought big fights and won
them are taking hold and combining
their wits. There are signs of com,
promise, adjustment. renewal of old
lies, resumption of teamwork. Such
nsen as Elihu Root are prominent in
he councils of Cancellation. He has
settled many a difficult case, to the
satisfaction of all concerned. The de-
preston in the Republican ranks has
been found to be purely psychologi-
,al." 1t is rapidly disappearing under
the stimulus of brilliant opportunities
opened by the enemy.
A little more conference among
.hese meditators-not mediators-and
the old Republican party will be it.
self again, with fresh spirit of ag-
yression and conquest. The finest
political organization in the world. II
Is swinging, into its old habit of win
ming by choosing the winning side
Of popular questions
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-06-26
PROTECT PLANTS FROM BUGS
Simple Devices May Be Made From
Wire Screens-lIIustration Show
How They Are Made.

These figures represent simple de-
vice for protecting young plants from
insects. 1t is made from wire screen.
The first figure shows the screen with
q section cut out
The second figure is a section of
wire screen about rs inches in diane
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-06-26
EYE STRAIN
Relieved by Quitting Coffee.

Many cases OF defective vision are
caused by the habitual use OF coffee.
1t is said that in Arabia where cot.
fee is used in large quantities. many
lose their eyesight at about fifty. Tea
contains the same drug. caffeine. as
coffee.
A N. J. woman writes to the point
concerning eye trouble and coffee.
She says:
my son was for years troubled with
his eyes. He tried several kinds OF
glasses without relief. The optician
said there was a defect in his eyes
which was hard to reach
HE used to drink coffee. as we all
did, and finally quit it and began to
use Postum. That was three years
ago and he has not had to wear
glasses and has had no trouble with
his eyes since.
81 was always fond Of tea and coffee
and finally became so nervous could
hardly sit still long enough to eat
meal. My heart was in such a con-
dition ! thought might die at any
time
Medicine did not give me relief
and was almost desperate. 1t was
about this time we decided to quit cof
fee and use Postum, and have used it
ever since. l am in perfect health
No trouble now with my heart and
never felt better in my life.
Postum has been a great blessing
to us all, particularly to my son and
myself"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read 'sThe Road to Well
Vile" in pkgs.
Postum now comes in two forms:
Regular Postum-must be well
boiled. 15c and 25c packages.
Instant Postum-is a soluble pow.
der A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
in cup of hot water and, with cream
and sugar. makes delicious beverage
instantly. zoe and SOC tins.
The cost per cup of both kinds Is
about the same.
There's Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocers
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-06-26

pounds of phosphorus in the first
seven inches, and this entire amount
of phosphorus would be sufficient for
only 70 years of such farming. On
the other hand, suppose with this crop
rotation we can secure from the soil
each year only one per cent of the
phosphorus contained in the first
seven inches; this would be only II
pounds year, and would necessarily
reduce the crop yields much below the
amount suggested.
Three crops of corn in this rotation
would remove 290 pounds of nitrogen
per acre. If all the nitrogen contained
in the clover crop is taken from the
air, the clover roots and stubble would
apply only 80 pounds of nitrogen to
the soil. Here will be a net loss OF
more than 200 pounds of nitrogen in
this rotation.
"It is not possible to maintain the
supply of nitrogen by such system
Where this rotation is successful for
a time, 1t is due to the fact, that the
soil nitrogen has been drawn upon
year by year, while the chief effect OF
the clover has been to extract phos
phorus from the soil for it's own
growth and for the use of succeeding
crops
IF the yields were only half those
assumed above they would not be re
duced so rapidly, but it would be a
matter of a little longer time when
such rotation would fail.
"On land capable OF furnishing nj
trogen for even 50-bushel crop OF
corn, the clover crop will undoubtedly
draw a third of It's nitrogen from the
soil and not more than two-thirds from
the air. Consequently since two-thirds
of the nitrogen In the entire plant is
removed in the tops, the roots and
stubbles will leave no more nitrogen
in the soil than the plant takes from
the SOIL
"If all the crops taken in the rota
ton are fed, including the corn-stalks
and If three-fourths of the nitrogen is
returned in the manure, we have sufh
cient to replace that removed in the
corn and oats crop. Possibly the
grain farmer can maintain the nitro
gen by plowing under everything pro
duced excepting the grains and the
clover seed, preferably only one corr
crop being grown in rotation.
"This nitrogen can be maintained
easier in a six-year rotation. to include
about two years of pasture, using q
mixture of red clover, alsike, timothy
and red top, instead of seeding rec
clover only, with tho oats. This would
mean three grain crops, and meadow
and pasture the other half of the
time"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-06-26
WHY THE CLOVER
CROP OFTEN FAILS
Rotation Alone Will Not Always
Maintain Fertility Of Soil,
Says Prof. Hopkins.

The most thorough investigator
and student of actual soil conditions
and the highest authority on this sub
ject, is Professor Cyril G. Hopkins of
the Illinois experiment station. Con-
corning rotation of crops he has this
to say:
'sThe only kind of soil treatment in
common use that Is even believed to
benefit the soil is crop rotation in
cluding a clover crop, but that rota-
tion is means of depicting fertility,
and the clover used in this way in
grain farming serves only as most
powerful soil stimulant, leaving the
soil poorer with each passing rota-
tion until crop yields become reduced,
clover being the first crop to fail in
this system.
"At this point land values usually
begin to decrease. Under the success
full clover system of grain farming,
the landowner may receive one-half of
6O-bushel crop OF corn, which at 35
cents bushel will return $10.50 an
acre-50 cents for taxes and 5lper cent
interest on 5000 land. but 10 or 20
years after the clover system fails the
landowner may be receiving only one
third of 80 bushels of corn per acre,
which with the same price and tax
would leave him only $3-5 per cent
interest on $50 land
"Crop rotation alone Is sufficient to
maintain the fertility of some soils at
a low-yielding power, as on sloping
land whose surface is washed away
at least as rapidly as the fertility is
removed by crops and whose subsoil
is as rich or richer than the surface.
Suppose we are practising a four
year rotation; corn two years. oats
with clover seeding the third year, and
clover for hay and seed crops the
fourth year. Let US assume yields of
100 bushels of corn per acre, 100 bush
els of oats and four tons per acre of
clover (such yields have been pro
duced). The four crops in such a 70
tation would remove 81 pounds OF
phosphorus per acre from the soil, or
II we leave the stalks on the land SO
pounds of phosphorus.
''The principal type of soil in the
great corn belt averages about 1900