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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-08
Cause Of Soil Acidity
BY A. WIIITsoN.

Acid is produced In soils as the
natural result of the decay of organic
matter. Unless there Is sufficient lime
present in the soil to neutralize the
acid as it forms, it will accumulate
and produce an acid SOIL The lack of
lime in the soil may then be con-
sidered the real cause of the acidity
which develops. This lack of lime in
some soils is brought about by leach
ing, by cropping. and by the absence
of lime in the rock from which the
soil was formed.
Practically all the loss Of lime from
the soil is caused by teaching. In the
formation of soil from rocks, the soil
always acquires lime. Whenever the
rainfall is sufficient the lime is gen.
orally washed out of the soil into
streams and away toLthe ocean. Lime.
then, does not accumulate in soils in
humid areas, but in regions of little
rainfall it does collect and so Is pres
ent-to neutralize any acidity which
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-08
WORTH THINKING ABOUT.

Sixty million dollars were lost by
the American farmer last year sim
ply because he did not take steps In
time to prevent the deadly hog chol-
era.
Little pig scab takes the lives of
thousands after all your trouble and
cost of wintering the sows. Yet this
scourge can be easily banished COM
pletely by proper care. saving the
pigs and adding to the cash profit Of
your labor and feed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-08

Within the last thirty years silage
has come into general use throughput
the United States. especially in those
regions where the dairy industry has
reached its greatest development.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-08
BY j. SAMIUS

he is aided in three ways: first, by
testing his cows he will be able to
weed out the robbers" and retain his
best producers for breeding and milk
and butter fat production. Second.
by frequently testing the milk or
cream before it is sold he should
have a check upon the test made at
the factory Third. by occasionally
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-08


pedigree six-rowed.
that barley can &c grown to advantage
over a wide range of territory and
there Is no reason why there should
not be gradual expansion of the
barley area.
In the United States and Canada,
barley is used for mailing purposes
and as feed for farm animals. A
limited amount is used in the prepare
ton Of breakfast foods, and for
pearled barley. Our farmers are
learning the value Of barley as part
ration for dairy cattle and young stock
and much more will be used as ami
NAL food in the future. In the Pa
cif1c Coast states barley is quite gen.
orally grown as a hay and feed for
horses. When used as a hay it is
cut in the milk stage shortly after
heading and cured like timothy or
blue grass. When the grain is used
as feed 1t is either fed whole or the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-08

The fact that 80 many shade and
forest trees throughout the United
States are dying is causing serious
concern on the part Of all who are in
terested In forestry. whether this
interest be caused merely because one
Is lover of the fine trees. which line
our city streets, or whether one 10 tho
owner Of q commercial forest.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-08
Lining acid soils for growing alfalfa
and clover is very profitable.

tends to develop through the decay of
organic matter. AS a rule. therefore.
the soils of dry climate are not acid;
in fact, they usually are alkaline. The
soils of humid climate. on the other
hand, naturally tend to become acid.
1t is only where unusual conditions
prevail, such as the existence of rot
ten limestone rock directly under the
soil. the presence in the soil of lime
stone rock ground up by glacial &C
ton. or the blowing Of soils from
dry area into an area of greater rain
fall, that the soils are not acid.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-08

The state of Wisconsin alone pro-
duces 25,00O,00o bushels of barley an
nually, or one-eighth Of all the barley
grown In the United States Even
then the barley crop in Wisconsin has
been confined to comparatively
small area. Experiments have shown
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-08

Keep all windfall apples and plums
of the ground. They often have
dropped because they are diseased or
have insects in them. Feed to the
pigs or burn.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-08

The number of calves lost last year
through calf cholera cannot be accu-
rately stated, but, estimated. it repre-
sents in cold dollars and cents value
that runs into the millions.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-08

Before 1890, when the Babcock test
was invented, no simple, accurate
method was known by which the
farmer could measure the richness of
the milk or cream which he sold, or
Of the skim milk which remained. At
ereameries and cheese factories, each
patron was paid in proportion to the
Nslght Of milk delivered. It was then
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-08

fully, or the sheep may be seriously
injured, or even killed. However, II
the owner is a careful feeder. he does
not sacrifice as many Of his animals by
show fitting as many believe, because
he understands reducing their flesh.
as we'll as putting it on. Reducing
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-08

Underworking causes a leaky and
nnottled butter of loose texture. But
ter should be cool at time of working.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-08

When we are about to say some
thing unkind about nefghbor 1t Is
a good plan to stop moment to think
Of sNrnAthins good to say instead.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-08

Are you the defena II r-i; >
man in the court room s.; az II, y
an old Eegro.
mo. sab. Poss::' WIS 80
amt done nutH;n' &c - g!
like that
Then w" ~ ri
Use t!ae 5 ..-:s.;:,- H,.st :.,':>
chickens"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-08

that is. according to the weight of
tat in the milk delivered by them.
The relative value of different cows
In herd is now determined by weigh
Ing and testing the milk of each.
Many cows produce profit Of from
$25 to $50 or more per year, but In
almost every herd tested. some rob
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-08

Time was when the top buggy the
plug hat and the boiled shirt were
hadxeA Of leisure and wealth
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-08

Bark beetles or shot-hole borers
cause more or less damage to fruit
trees every year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-08
WHY THE BABCOCK TEST IS USED

BY Bab:ock Dairyng Has Been Developed From
One of the Most Haphazard Of Industries to an Exact
and Attractive Business Enterprise.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1914-01-31

See the Examiner for job
printing.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1914-01-31

Of the 27 applications for help
under the recent mothers pen
sion law, in Stevens county, 10
have been allowed, and the sum
of $3.50 per month is being dis
tributed to enable women of this
class to divorce themselves from
destitution and maintain home
for their children under the age
of Is years. The county COM
missioners are by law required to
set aside a sufficient sum, accord
ing to their best judgment, to
meet the requirements for the
year, and accordingly the sum of
$1,000 was allowed for the cur
rent year. $3.50 of this sum
has already been spoken for
leaving $1640 to be parceled out
to the beneficiary claimants who
may see fit to ask for help during
the present year.
1t is a question whether the
law works out it's purposes in full;
because, it is claimed, there are
many needy mothers who seem
to have good claims, in point of
merit better than many who take
the benefits of the act, but are
barred because they cannot quail
ify. Those who are making ap-
plication now have a harder time
getting benefits because of i'm
positions that have come to the
knowledge of the court because
of the administration of an un-
tried law.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1914-01-31

The new airline telephone
rates, which are in effect by
authority of the public service
commission, provide for a rate
based on airline distance regard
less of the routing.
The changes in rates are many
to the long distance rates from
Spokane to points in all parts of
Washington. Notable among the
rate changes are the substantial
increases in rates between Spo-
kane and 48 Washington cities
and towns as against slight de-
creases between Spokane and 81
towns. The rate between Spo-
kane and the other q towns and
cities was left the same by the
commission. The new rates are
put in effect by the commission
at the request of the Bell Tele-
phone company.
Some of the changes are shown
as follows, between Spokane
op1-
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1914-01-31

fits and privileges received from
the government. 1t is urged
that with proper classification, a
very high percentage of personal
property will be added to the
rolls, thereby relieving the bur-
den from real estate.
The commission points out that
the present system takes the
taxes derived from the railroads,
revenue which belongs by right
to the people of the entire state,
and distributes it inequitably
among the local divisions. Sew
en- counties receive little or none
of such revenue and many school
districts receive none, while ad-
joining districts receive many
times the amount to which they
would be entitled by an equitable
division.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1914-01-31

The airline mileage rate IS
based as follows: to 10 miles
inclusive, 1Oc for 1st minute, Sc
each additional; II to 20 miles,
15c and Sc; 20 to 80 miles, Zoe and
1Oc; 81 to 40 miles, 25c and 10c;
Al to SO miles, 3Oc and 15c; each
additional 10 miles, sc.
Former Sound rates of $1.5O
are now ST..
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1914-01-31

statutory notice, the new "block
system rates" prescribed by the
interstate commerce commission
wherever these rates are lower
than existing rates. Wherever
existing rates are lower these are
to be retained. The Northern
and Great Northern companies
were faced by the fact that the
Well Fargo and American express
companies, which send their
shipments through two states be-
tween Seattle and Spokane,
would be able to put in effect a
So rate for this haul Feb. l. while
the companies operating in this
state would have to quote a rate
of So. 25 for this service. To OBJ
tain the opportunity to meet the
interstate companies in this haul
they were willing to concede the
lowering of all other rates.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1914-01-31

Adispatch from Olympia states
that after reaching an agreement
with the Northern and Great
Northern express companies, the
public service commission has is
sued an order allowing the COM
panies to install Feb. l. without
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1914-01-31

The individuals who protested
so loudly against taking the duty
from meat can now bewail the
fact that only very little meat
is being shipped in.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1914-01-31
tried law.

Can't look well. eat we'll or feel
well with impure blood. Keep the
blood pure with Burdock Blood Bitters.
Eat simply. take exercise. keep clean.
and good health Is pretty s"-e to fol-
low; 81 q bottle.-Adv.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1914-01-31

Governor Lister has issued his
second annual proclamation NAM
ing Thursday, Feb. 5, as Apple
day. The governor in his proc
lamation recommends that on
that day the people of the state
of Washington, in their homes,
at their clubs, in hotels and res
taurants, on dining cars and in
other places of suitable charac-
ter, partake'of the apple in its
natural form, or in the many de-
licious dishes and delicacies that
may be prepared from the apple,
by so doing not only assisting in
calling attention to the apple in
dustry of the state of Washing
ton, but affording themselves
practical proof of the real physi-
cal benefits and delight to be had
from the consumption of the ap-
ple." He further recommends
that the commercial organiza-
tions of the state of Washington,
the railroad companies, and 9TH
er organizations having for their
purpose the dissemination of in
formation and the upbuilding OF
the commonwealth. join, on that
day. in calling the Washington
apple to the attention of our own
people and also to the attention
of the world"
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1914-01-31


If Attorney General w. V. Tan
ner gives his official approval the
state agricultural department will
attempt, by a redistricting of the
state for horticultural inspection,
to undo some of the harm that
was done when the last legisla-
ture repealed the law allowing
counties to spend money for in
spection work.
The new plan is to divide the
state into 10 districts instead of
Is, as at present. Eight of the
present districts are west of the
Cascades, where there is compar-
atively little fruit, and seven in
eastern Washington.
Under the new arrangement
there will be five districts on each
side of the mountains. The bal
ance of the $75, 600 appropriated
for horticultural inspection work
will be divided into three parts,
one going for east side inspection,
one for west side, while the re-
naming third will be expended
for the employment of deputy in
spectors, practi. all of whom
/ will be used in tn. ~nIWash-
inpton fruit grow. .aa Ion.
The practical result of t.
will be that two-thirds OF .A-
spection work, instead of Sc, en-
fifteenths, will be done in eastern
Washington, where the fruit
trees are.
Figures compiled by the tax
commission show that only 1910
of the entire taxes of this state
are borne by personal property.
The reason assigned for this is
the fact that practically all in
tangible property escapes taxa
ton either by exemption or re-
fusal to list, which would indicate
that the Washington tax, COM
monty known as the general
property tax, is, in fact, a real
estate tax.
Contending that the present
system of taxation is antiquated
and has not been revised to keep
pace with modern conditions, the
tax commission is giving atten-
ton to a constitutional amend
ment to be presented to the next
legislature for submission to the
people at the election in 1916.
The present system is so embod-
led in the constitution that it can
not be remedied without such
constitutional amendment.
The remedy urged by the COM
mission in event of such amend
ment viii be the separation OF
state from local taxation as
sources of revenue. This implies
that the present state tax levy
will beabolished andinlieu thereof
the state will levy either a direct
or gross earnings tax on public
service corporations such as rail-
roads. telegraph and telephone,
express and car companies, leav-
ing to the counties and cities the
exclusive right to tax for local
purposes all other real and per-.
sonal property.
This will establish home rule in
the matter of local taxation, abol-
ish any necessity for the so-called
equalization between counties,
and will permit proper classifica-
ton of the subjects of taxation.
making it possible to tax each
class In proportion to its ability
to pay, or in proportion to bene-
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1914-01-31

MIR. Taft's automobile cost him
$4,000, and the New Haven as
SCISSOR assessed it at $4575. 1t
evidently costs Mr.. Taft more
than a pang of regret to be an
ex-president.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1914-01-31

The supreme court has upheld
the constitutionality of the act
passed by the last legislature
giving logging companies the
right to condemn right of way as
a private way of necessity"
over the land of another. The
act was the product of the senate
judiciary committee, of which
Senator Harry Rosenhaupt of
Spokane was chairman, and its
approval marks the end of a 10
year attempt to gain this end by
legislative acts and constitutional
amendments.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1914-01-31

Preparations for the quadren-
nial weighing of the mails are
now being made by the railway
mail service and the railroads,
although the date for beginning
the work has not yet been set.
The weighing will continue for
three months. The roads furnish
the scales at stations and the
cards upon which the records are
kept, while the government fur
nishes the laborers to do the
work.
Every pound of mail placed
aboard trains is weighed every
day and upon the basis of the
traffic thus ascertained rests the
pay of the roads for carriage.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1914-01-31

The progressive service board
of the progressive party. in ses-
sion at Seattle, decided to call a
statewide conference of progress
sives in March. at Seattle. In
vitations have been extended to
Governor Hiram Johnson of Cal
ifornia, former Senator Albert j.
Beveridge and Congressman Vic
tor Murdock to attend.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1914-01-31

Dane, the personal bodyguard
of Editor Doty of the Index, is in
the dog hospital with pneumonia,
after suffering life in the editor
ial sanctum of the aforesaid ed
itor for several months. It is
believed that the disturbed mem
tai atmosphere of the Office,
coupled with the increasing un-
certainty as to party allegiance
of the paper, brought on the
breakdown.
Newport daily independent., 1914-10-03
Eases Torment of Asthma And
 Hay Fever.

For the discomfort and mis- cry of asthma and hay fever use Foley's Honey and Tar Con- pound. It puts a healing, sooth- ing coating over the swollen, tickling membranes. and eases the thick and choking sensation. Helps you to breathe easily and naturally. Mrs. Agatha Long, acker, Fond du Lac, Wis, says: My left lung was greatly af- fected by a severe cold, and one half bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar cured me-" Refuse any sub stitute offered. For sale by City Drug Store. 9th.
Newport daily independent., 1914-10-03

+ba above stipulated rent It IS furtner s.,, saread s.y and understood that the rent IS held against all the crop as wnois untiI the said rent is pald m Iuii, aila ali crops gathered and disposed ol shall be first applied to the payment of said rent. .,. d
 Tn event the party of the second nart desires to settle his rent Wltn his his crop as has been outlined, the method for so doing shall be as fol- lows: nd For the land grown in corn ana neas. the rent may be paid with that crop ill proportion of Sl.oo ot corn U U S1.0O of peas; and for the land d grown in cotton, the rent may De pala in cotton. But the party ot the nrst part does not bind nor obligate nm self to accept as payment for all the rent due, any one crop alone { It is further agreed that the land grown in corn and peas, may be pas tured by the party of the second part with his individual stock, and that land growf in cotton may also be pas ,tured by the same stock provided the party of the second part has sowr some winter cover crop on the salc cotton land, at his own expense, other wise the cotton land shall not be pas tured The land that is sown to hay cannot be pastured at all unless agree able to the party of the first part Under no condition can the party o1 the second part, hire out, rent, or sel pasturage.
Newport daily independent., 1914-10-03
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

Our Bible school will open prompt ly at 9:30 a. m. Few points for being on time: Get the habit; don't sleep too late on Sunday; Let us do our Masters work equally as we'll as we do other duties.
 Promotion Exercises at 10 m. II you have boy or girl in Sunday school encourage them by saying am going with you this time John or Mary. Mothers and fathers will re- ceive a most cordial welcome.
 Communion at II a. m.
 Endeavor at 6:45 p. m.
Newport daily independent., 1914-10-03
ST. PAULS CHuRCH

Seventeenth Sunday After Trinity.
 Holy Communion 8 a. m.
 Church school 9:3O a. m.
 Rector's Bible Class 10 a. m.
 Choral Morning Prayer II a. m.
 In obedience to the presidents pro- clamation this will be special ser vice of Intercession for Peace. and the Rector will preach a short and vigorous sermon from the text: James ", 1 to 4.
 The music under the direction of Miss Ellen Jones will be particularly Programs of the service will be distributed at the doors.
 Evening Prayer, 7:3O D. m. with sermon on "The Working Mans Re- ligion"
 St. Paul's Church is your church, and the church of all the people. You will find cordial greeting and a sym pathetic message. Come.
 REV. LEE HEATON, Rector.
Newport daily independent., 1914-10-03
Granville Jones At High School.

Granville Jones At High School.
 The first number of the high school lyceum course was at the Auditorium Friday evening, when a small, but appreciative audience heard the Hon. Gram vile Jones, a former Arkansan, but now of South Dakota, lecture on Feeding On Husks". His lecture was most thoroughly appreciated by the audience, who applauded literally from time to time. His hour and a half talk was made up of genu- inc humor and good horse sense, combining the sublime and the ridiculous. You would not know whether to cry or laugh at his strong points, which nev- CT failed to strike home. His lecture was especially for par ents, who are confronting the boy problem. It was powerful appeal for better and stronger home conditions, showing that character was the foundation rock of it all.
 The speaker deplored the low estimate of human life which was so prevalent in our country today, and begged of his hear CTS to cater to the finer in- stincts of the boys, to whom he was such friend, and on whom our country depends.
 It is to be regretted that more of our people were not present to hear the speaker, who is con- sidered one of the best platform lecturers in our country.
Newport daily independent., 1914-10-03
SOW WHEAT.

The only way for the farmers of Jackson county to become in- dependent is through the diver sificatiOn of their crops. We must raise something to eat and less cotton.
 We will have a car of Fulz beardless wheat about October 9th, which we will offer at a very low cash price.
 BOWEN'S CASH STORE. 32b7t.
Newport daily independent., 1914-10-03
AFTERNOON SESSION.

1:3O to { 200 - Agricultural Club
 Work in the Schools-The Teach
 ers' Relation to It.-E. H. Bow
 man.
 1 80 to 2:0O-Some Things the Teach
 CT May Do That Will Secure the
 Cooperation of Parents-Mrs.
 Grant, J. M. Wick. 200 to 2:3O-Busy Work-Mrs. Box. |2:30 to BOO - Domestic Science In
 the Public Schools; How to Make
 It Go.-Mrs. Nettie Harmon. BOO to 3:30-How to Hold the Large
 Boy In School-Edgar Williams. |3:3O to- -Address-President J. M.
 Williams. Business Meeting.
 All Jackson County Teachers are urged to attend these meetings be- cause your standing in the county de- bends upon it.
Newport daily independent., 1914-10-03
War Oddities and Brevities-
United Press Service.

OultCu lS0o "
 Paris, Oct. 2.The gunners protecting the wireless station in the Eifel tower sent their first pay of ten gunners to the Belgian consul to be added to the fund for the relief of Bel ,gian refugees.
 The following is found among the prophecies of Mime. De The bes made in 1913: Before two years are passed Wilhelm Il will enter Paris, but not as king. He will bitterly regret the fulfill ment of his desires
Newport daily independent., 1914-10-03
School Tax Amendment Next.

Special to Independent.
 Little Rock, Oct. 3.-The first proposed amendment to the Con- stitution to be voted on in 1916 will be that initiated by the ed ucational interests of the state,