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Mexico Missouri message., 1914-11-19

yards before they themselves revealed
any symptoms of the disease. Once
this had taken place. every shipment
of stock from Chicago to other parts
of the country was likely to spread
the infection. For this reason fed
eral inspectors have for some time
now been engaged in tracing. by the
aid of bills OF lading and other rail-
road records, each OF these shipments
to it's destination and inspecting the
stock there This accounts for the
discovery OF cases In states as far re-
moved from each other as Iowa and
Massachusetts. The various quaran-
tines already imposed have been de-
signed to prevent the continued move
ment OF cattle from infected OF sus-
picious places. Once these move
ments have been halted and all the
exposed cattle brought to standstill,
1t will be possible for the federal au.
thorities to locate all suspicious cases
| and by the slaughter OF all exposed
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-11-19
Why the Muscles Contract.

Few persons ever stop to wonder
what. makes their muscles contract
Prof. C. s. Sherrington, F. r. s., says
In a paper published by the Royal So
ciety on August 81 last, that an osIho'
sis or mixing process occurs by inc
setting free of Tactic acid. which com
bines with protein to form SAL"
shortening the muscles until they afe
from 8 to 81 per cent less than theH
original length. The electrical changes
in muscles can be explained by 'ho
formation OF this protein salt. To De,
termine whether the shortening U,
muscles can In all cases be explalueu
by this hypothesis, tests should espe
cially be made of insects muscles
which contract most rapidly, Inc
mixing process can occur in frog .
sartorius muscle in less than four one
hundredths of a second.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-11-19

cattle ultimately eradicate the dis.
ease. The federal guarantees are &C.
companied by state and local quaran-
tines OF individual infected farms.
From these no produce whatsoever
can be sent out In many cases chill
dren are not even permitted to go TO
school. and the farmer cannot drive
his horses on the public highways.
stock Raisers Should Help.
The chief obstacle In the way Of the
successful prosecution of this cam
paign of isolation and determination
lies in the danger that there may be
concealed sources Of infection. Al
though the farmer receives the APP
praised value of his herd, it Is in.
evitable that the summary slaughter
of all his stock should cause him con.
siderable Inconvenience as well as in
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-11-19
FIND PLEASURE IN POULTRY.
Woman May Find as Much Enjoyment
With Flock Of Birds as She Does
on Shopping Expedition.

The woman who finds herself pos
sessed for the first time of flock OF
poultry will soon learn that she may
spend an afternoon working with her
birds and be just as much amused as
IL she spent her time shopping, nor
will she be nearly so tired as IL she
had been walking around on hard
sidewalks.
Instead of being out of pocket-for
most every woman will buy things that
she does not need II she chances TO
see then-she win find that she has
added to the possibilities for gain.
To be out in the open air and sun
chine Is to see more real life than
does the woman who is always in the
house.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-11-19

counts and the concerns investments
of every kind.
Rare was the day that she was in
the store less than eight hours. Gen
orally she was there ten hours or
more. Every minute of her time was
full of activity. She has wonder.
fully clear mind. Her eyes are very
bright and some clever men who
thought to take advantage Of her in
a business way. thinking she, as a
woman, would be easy to fool, soon
discovered that she was far more
clever than they had bargained for.
She could detect deceit or trick with
astonishing quickness. Maybe 1t was
a woman's intuition, but the men got
to say that she could see through any
thing--even a brick wall
Mr.. Netcher was a good business
man, but his widow was a better one.
Six months after she assumed con-
troll she had proved to her own salts
faction that she was fully capable of
managing her own affairs: At the end
of year she determined on a rad
ical departure. The store did a large
business, but 1t was not high class
ut had what was known as shawl
overwhelmed" trade Sales of more
than five dollars were rare. Patrons
were mostly from the tenements and
fats.
Erected immense Store.
Mrs. Netcher wanted to improve
the grade of goods and the grade Of
customers. This required great deli.
cacy of handling. To make the change
suddenly would drive away the old
trade, leaving the establishment with
out new customers to take their place
Patiently but steadily she made
changes. 1t took years to work the
revolution she planned, All this time
she kept her finger on the pulse OF
her business day after day. When
she had progressed far enough to
make herself sure OF her ground, she
made an announcement that startled
her people. 1t was to the effect that
she was going to build one Of the
greatest dry goods establishments in
the world. On plot 200 by $50
bounded by State. Madison and Dear
born streets and Calhoun place she
put up 20-story structure. Seventeen
of the stories are above ground and
three below. To pay for this build
ing cost fortune; to stock 1t cost
another fortune. Mrs. Netcher financed
the whole affair
The present establishment is five
times as large as the ones Charles
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-11-19

Netcher ruled over at the he,gh, -,
his prosperity. The volume OF b,sI
ness his widow transacts is five tim.
that which he built up. The for,nns
of $4,500,000 or 100000 which bs
left has been increased by this 70
markable woman to $4,000, 900 She
is today the greatest business wonan
In America and probably the creates,
business woman in the world She
Is as absolutely master of all the do
tails of her great enterprise No !,
John Wanamaker or BENJAMIN Croor
hut of his.
Helps Her Shop Girls.
With all her work she hasn't forgot.
ten her shop girl days She has been
the prime mover in dozen undertak
ings for their welfare. One of her ac.
tivities has taken the form of a pro.
tective association and there is hard
ly charity in Chicago that does NOT
know of her generosity. Although she
wasn't much for balls and parties
when she was shop girl, she takes a
keen delight in attending those given
by her employees. One thing she in.
sists upon and that is that she NAV
have the privilege OF buying the first
ticket. Usually she pays 81 900 for it.
Her business amounts to many mil.
lions of dollars year. She has rem.
resentatives in New York, Paris. Lon.
don, Berne and elsewhere. The Bos.
ton store used to have a branch in
Kansas City, but this was given up
and now the Chicago establishment
has all her attention. There is not
fabric that comes into the store that
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-11-19
EXCELLENT POINTS
CONCERNING SWINE
Alfalfa Recognized as Of Greatest
Value in Hog Feeding
Care for SoWs.
(By C. $. MILLER.)

II you intend to pillow your blue
grass and clover pastures next spring,
let the pigs have free range over them
until the snow falls.
No other feed for small pigs ranks
as high in value as skim milk TX
you do not have plenty of 1t on your
own farm. better arrange to get some
from a neighbor, even If 1t takes
trouble to do It.
In the West alfalfa is now recog-
nized as of the greatest value in
hog feeding. Giye brood SOW plenty
of cut alfalfa with a small ration OF
corn, say not more than two pounds
per day, and she will come through
the winter in fine condition.
A slop made OF shorts and hot wa
ter. fed every other day, is an excel
lent thing for brod sows.
A good many men Will tear them
selves from close proximity to a hot
stove, dash out into the storm, shovel
a few bushels of corn on the ground
for their hogs, and then leave them
to shiver and freeze without adequate
shelter during the night These men
are the fellows who are always sure
there is no money in hog raising.
Since Doctor Moore's discovery OF
the hitherto unknown qualities OF
copperas, it has been ased with great
success to preserve the health OF
hogs. A very small portion, say a
teaspoonful in barrel of drinking wa
ter once or twice a week, is recon-
mended.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-11-19

had only general knowledge OF the
capabilities OF the various depart
mental heads and did not know which
one. IL any, was fitted to succeed Mr..
Netcher. II she had doubt as to others
she had little doubt as to herself,
She determined to take the reins OF
management into her own hands. She
thought this the wiser move. II any
thing went wrong she had only herself
to blame.
Successful az Manager.
Only a woman of great courage
could have done what Mrs. Netcher
did All her business experience had
been embraced in those three years
in the underwear department. For II
years she had been away from the
store. The supervision of the house
hold and the care and education of
four children are enough to keep any
ordinary woman busy. A big dry
goods store is great machine. Mis-
management would ruin It. Men OF
many years of experience are appalled,
by its responsibilities. Mrs. Netcher
was not. She went down to State
street and moved into her husbands
Office. From the day she went In she
was the directing genius. There
wasn't detail that she didn't look
after. Almost solely and entirely, she
was the manager She conferred fire.
quently with the various heads OF de-
partments and the buyers. accepted
their suggestions when the ideas were
good and rejected them when they did
not appeal to her. She looked after
the payment of all bills, of bank &C.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-11-19
Center Of British Industry.

Within two or three hours by rail
and linked to,the River Humber by
a network OF canals, live 10000. 900
to 100000 people. mostly engaged
in manufacturing and mining. and
largely exporting their products to
foreign lands and receiving from
abroad the bulk Of their raw material
and food supplies. Seed crushing.
-four milling. oil refining. and the max
Ing OF paints and other goods into
which these oils enter. are the special
Industries OF Hull. England.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-11-19
Didn't Believe in rsttIins.

Marjorie, aged four. was in the H.
brary with her father, while her moth
or was experimenting the preparation
al. dinner. The attention of the head
OF the house was attracted by a
scratching sound. and he looked up to
find his daughter at work with pair
OF scissors on the top of a polished
table Marjorie" he said, sternly, "go
cell your mother what you've been do
Ing" Il won't do II, papa" she said
do you think I'm a tattletale?"-
Judge.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-11-19

she does not know as to its quality
and its price. There is not a man, or
a woman, or boy, or a girl among
the thousands on her pay roll that
she doesn't know personally. She has
that rare and wonderful combination
of faculties which only the born lead
ers possess. She watches over the
little affairs as well as she does over
the big. Probably no dry goods es-
tablishment in the world has such
careful supervision as that of this re-
markable woman.
But women will be women. After
being a widow for nine years, Mrs
Netcher became a bride again. Her
second husband is s. Newburger'
They have been friends since child
hood. He is widely known in the
middle West. For many years he was
connected with paint concern IN
Chicago. He has the reputation OF
being a great salesman.
Copyright, 1914. by the Mcclure Ncwspa-
per Syndicate)
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-11-19

direct financial loss. To those who
can see no further ahead than this
and who do not realize what 1t would
mean to the entire country IL 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 IL. 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.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-11-19

seriously interfere with the supply Of
meat for the people.
The foot-and-mouth disease affects
particularly cattle, swine and sheep.
IL is characterized by sores in the
dhe mouth which make swallowing
painful and frequently cause the ami
mails &c. refuse all food and by sores
on the feet which cause lameness and
In severe cases, occasionally result in
the hoofs dropping OF. 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 log 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 a 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
plaques. The germ which causes 1t
Us so small that il is invisible under
Ehe miscroscope and passes through
the finest filter known TO science. 1t
can be carried in any one OF a 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
fn 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.
rSEuently done by human beings. Al.
ready in the present outbreak cases
sare 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
H'tasUn the authorities are urging up
,on every one the duty of refrainint
from such visits and of keepinJ
strangers from visiting their stock.
The contagiousness Of the diseas'
indeed is such that when one ANNA
IN herd becomes infected 1t is con
sidered useless to attempt TO saw
Ehe remainder Of the herd. For thi
reason the federal authorities hay
adopted the only practical method o
stamping out the disease, namely. tn
slaughter OF all cattle, sheep ant
swine on an infected farm. When
case is discovered a deep trench
dug. the animals led into 1t, slaugh
cred. their hides slashed, and the ca
casses treated with quicklime an
then buried under at least five feet {
earth. II is advisable to slaughtt
the animals in the ditch itself in ord'
that the ground may not become a
fected by dragging the dead bodit
over II, The hides are slashed par
ny in order TO facilitate the action
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-11-19
1usntx.ons Years, Siege.

Crete endured the longest siege On
record, beside which Trpy's ten year.
seem but a skirmish. In 1873 lno
Turks. attempting to conquer ,no
island, laid siege to the capital CIT,
OF Gambia, which, however did no.
surrender until September, 1863, at,er
21 years. Again in 1921. when u ,'
Cretans revolted. the defeated Iu ..,n'
were able to hold the fortified cur .s
against all attacks. and many OF 'neIn
were still uncaptured when the pO"
ers interviewed nine years later
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-11-19
Prepared by the United States Depart
nent Of Agriculture.


ment Of Agriculture.
Fourteen states have been quaran-
Gned by the United States govern
ment for footandmouth disease
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New
York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsyl'
vaDia, Maryland. Ohio, Indiana, I'LL
nois. Michigan. Wisconsin. Iowa and
Kentucky. This disease is new TO
farmers OF the United States, for
there have been only FIVE outbreaks
in the history Of the country and oil
these the first three were unimportant
and the two others confined to com
paTatively limited area. In Europe
however, 1t has long been well
known and dread scourage. Should
II ever be permitted to establish it.
self as firmly here 1t would cause not
only tremendous losses to stock but
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-01-23
EVEN FLOWERS MUST LABOR
Nature Demands Its Toll From Every
Living Thing, and Accepts
No Excuses.

However fine and dainty flower
may look, it is pressed to do a great
service and it's colors and forms are
all suited to its work. 1t must bring
forth the fruit, or the continuity of
plant life will be broken and the
earth viii be turned into desert ere
long.
The color and the smell of the flow-
er are all for some purpose, therefore
no sooner is it fortified by the bee,
no sooner does the time of its fruition
arrive, than it sheds its exquisite pet
ais and cruel economy compels II
10 give up its sweetest perfume. 1t
has no time to fiaunt its finery. for 1t
Is busy beyond measure.
Viewed from without, necessity
seems to be the only factor in Ma.
ture. for which everything works and
moves. There the bud develops into
the flower. the flower into the fruit,
the fruit into the seed, the seed into a
new plant again. and so forth. the
chain OF activity running on uRhroken
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-01-23
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens With Jesse Smith re-
nting the story of his birth early life III
Labrador and of the death Of his father.
Jesse becomes a sailor. His mother mar
Hes the master of the ship and both are
.Dst In the wreck OF the vessel. Jesse
becomes a cowboy IN Texas. He Darries
Polly. a singer of questionable morals.
rho later is reported TO have committed
suicide. Jesse becomes rancheF and
noves to British Columbia. kate Trevor
Sakes up the narrative. Unlappily mar
s4fed she contemplates suicide, but changes
ber mind after meeting Jesse. Jesse res
sues Rate from her drink maddened hus-
sSand who attempts TO kill her. Trevor
pses his life in the rapids. Kate rejects
sfSers of grand opera managers to return
70 the stage and marries Jesse. Their
married life starts out happily. Kate sue
nmbs to the pleadings Of composer to
= beturn tn the stage and runs away with
him. She rescues Widow O'Flynn from
ser burning house, Is badly burned her
lef and returns home. where Jesse re-
'aeives Ter with open arms. CattlA thieves
appear ia the neiEhboIhOod Jesse asks
Kate to go to q place or safety TO his
Ioy abe refuses. Jesse resumes the mar
10 capture the robbers. Kate Is rescued
From the hands OF the bandits. The rob
beers are captured but later. make their
Escape. Jesse Is captured BY the robbers.
put by clever ruse makes prisoners OF
the robbers. They are turned over to
United States marshal, who has arrived
swith extraditlon papers Jesse takes
ltharge OF the outlaw chiefs son. Billy
10 Flynn. having promised the chief to
keep him out OF his fathers profession.
Tie takes Billy to Vancouver.
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( < ( ( < * < < & { k U2l

Should these crop up any disturbance
or impediment. no excuse would be ac-
cepted and the unfortunate thing so
choked in its movement would at
once be labeled as rejected, and be
bound to die and disappear post haste.
In theN great office of Nature there
are innumerable departments With
endless work going on. and the fine
flower that you behold there. gaudily
attiresi and scented like dandy. is
by no means what it appears to be.
but rather is like laborer toiling in
the sun and shower. who has to sub
NIT clear account of his work, and
has no breathing space to enjoy him
self in playful frolic.- Rabindranath
Tagore. In the Atlantic Monthly.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-01-23

told my husband 20 get me bottle OF
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and would try it before ! would
submit to any operation. He did so ana
] improved right along. l am now dong
all my work and feeling fine.
81 hope other suffering women will Try
your Compound. will recommend II
to all / know. 49, Mrs. DANIEL ID. b.
DAVIS, ITO Franklin St, Logansport, IND
Since we guarantee that all testirno-
malls which we publish are genuine, IS u
not fair to suppose that if Lydia T.
Pinkhan's Vegetable Compound has the
virtue to help these women it will help
any other woman who Is suffering IN
like manner7
If you are i'll do not drag along until
an operation is necessary, but at once
take Lydia z. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound
Write to Lydia i. Pinkham
Medicine Co., tconfidentiaD Lynn
Mass. Your letter vii be opened
read and answered by a woman
and held ia strict confidence.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-01-23
CHAPTER XIV.
The Locked House.


JesSes Memoir.
The book of our adventures which
we began together. was to go on
through all our years. We were too
young to think how it must some time
finish at our parting, that one of us
two was to be left WITH only the bro
ken end. the pity of Christ and every
word stabhlng memory.
Since / lost Kate is four years to-
night, and in all that time now. never
dared to enter the house wnere once
she lived with me. her poor fool Jesse.
Today unlocked the door. The sun
light. glinting through chinks in the
boarded windows. fell in long dust
streaks on rat-eaten furniture, gray
cobweb. scattered ashes. There was
the puppy piano. green with mold. her
work basket. half eaten, her writing
table Uttered with rat-gnaweS PAPER.
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fearful George. has been kind enough
to hriAg me hes9 in his blackboard.
which has complaining wheels. a
creaky body, and such a yyheezy horse.
He, fearful Getrge. / mean. contract
ed for seventy-fsve dollars to bring me
" paradise and back; but as we
creaked our passage through that
weird black forest feared my guide
had taken the pathway which leads to
the other place. confess. the upper
forest frightened nee. and now. nav
ing come to paradise. don't want TO
20 back. He sighed. George" he
added, lis making camp up yonder
Mrs. Smith. win you laugh at me very
much if tell you fairy tales It's
quite nice one"
oh, dol" / begged.
Well" he began. you know where
the three birch trees are all using q
single pool as their mirror?"
or course these we're the Three
Graces. Mrs. O'Flynn and had
known for months past that the spot
w2s haunted
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-01-23
CHAPTER XIII.
atlvitY.


JKGte's Narratioe
7 Jesse allowed that the upper forest
does look sort of wolfy" He would
post relays of ponies along the out
sward trail. so that he and McGee
could ride the so miles back in a sin
gle march IL the doctor survived that,
ne would be here in rs hours, perhaps
sn time.
$, 4 made Jesse take his revolver. yes,
Beaded II myself. and he promised a
signal SHOT from the rim-rock to give
ice the earliest news of his return. He
put out the light. kissed me good by.
and was gone.
From the Inner edge of the bed |
could see through the window. and
watched Orion rising behind the
a&iffs The night turned pale, then for
long time the great gaunt precipice
revealed in tender primrose. light and
amber shade. l heard our riders sad
Gle. mount and eanter away for the
oay work. The two Cinnamon wen,
on sifa Of some domc site errana tn
slA''ise caught the gires upon the rim