davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-29
ION GOOD WATER MAP


Lawrence, Aug. ga growing dis
taste for water loaded with Nth anu
overpopulated with bacteria and q de-
sire on the part Of Kanscs cities ana
towns to furnish healthful water to the
people who get most Of what they drink
from the end of a pipe IL shown In a
report Just given out from the engineer
Of the state board Of health. c. A. Has
kins Of the University Of Kansas.
Sixteen waterworks plants were built
during. the year. following plans ap-
proved by the University engineers en-
ployed by the board OF health. These
are in Burlingame. Cfmarron. Jewell
City, Annapolis, Madison. Moline, Nick
erson, Oxford. sedgwick, Strong City,
Turou. and Westmoreland. Fourteen
other cities have secured reports on
available water supplies ana arc con-
sidering the construction Of plants In
accordance with recommendations of
tho engineer.
In more than thirty cities, Including
the largest in the state, improvements
have been made in waterworks systems
using both ground water ana surface
water supplies. Improved systems ara
now being planned for eight other
cities.
Sewer systems and extension-another
| sign Of better health in the community
have been built in thirty-four cities
the past year. Hundreds of complaints
as to unsanitary conditions have been
Investigated by the department and rec
concentrations made for preventing the
pollution Of streams, for tho construc-
ton Of small sewage disposal plants.
for proper farm sanitation, and for tax
ing care Of manufacturing wastes.
The state water survey laboratory al
| the University il kept busy making
daily analyses Of samples sent in for In
spection. Even the traveller who goei
through Kansas without getting or the
train comes In for his share Of protec-
ton. AS many as three men have been
sent out 1T one time to gather samples
of water used on railway trains rum
ming in Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-29
HIGHLAND PARK NOTES

A. B. Smith IL much improved and
u able to be at work.
After the tennis games last Wednes-
day evening, Miss Clara Bell Banta in
vlled the club to her home. where she
gave them q big watermelon treat
MRS. Geo. Stiles will return today At
ter visiting in Iowa for q few weeka
The regular meeting Of the X. K
club VIII be held at the home of Mabel
and Mildred Marsh next Friday even-
Ing.
Miss Elsie Case will arrive the first
Of the week after q two weeks vacation
in Kansas City.
Miss May jackson of Topeka spent
Thursday in Highland Park with
friends.
Mrs. Martha Walters Of st. Joseph
and Miss Lena Sthulthess Of Horton,
Kan, have been visiting with the ]. C..
Lair family the last few days. They
were on their way home from Colo
RADIO.
Tho Happy Hour Sewing club mot
with Miss Florence Marsh last We'd
nesday. Those present were Misses
Iva Butts, Roberta Cromwell, Mar
garet Anderson. Nettie Leuenberser,
Their next meeting will be with Miss
Tho camping party At wakarusa win
return today.
The coal proposition for the Grange
l WS0 00et4C0 a. In0AI A1lSSt1u8 lA0t 1Uc0-
day evening and any Granger desiring
coal should get In touch with E.
Leuenberger not later than Monday
morning as the order for coal will have
to be placed on that date in order to
reap tho benefit OF the prices quoted.
Mr.. Leuenbergers phone, No. 477e-K3.
| The K. K. ks won their final
game of tennis from the West side
boys last Wednesday evening ON the
Highland Park grounds- Those who
played were Davidson and Croft for
the Krats, and Montgomery and Will
liams for tho West side club.
| Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Smith have re-
turned from q three weeks vacation.
J. W. Ferguson returned yesterday
from q short business trip to Little
Rock. Ark.
Chas. Manshardt and family OF Man
hatan are visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ Manshardt.
Miss May Benander Of Richland haa
been visiting Mr.. C. w. Boast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas- De Moss and
daughter of Indianapolis, Ind, who
lhave been visiting with his sister. Ars
E. Sims and family. left today fol
Winfield. Kan. for further visit with
yx0l8JlV0A
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-29

Grasshoppers win Greatly
Damage the Alfalfa Crop.
Poison Bran Mass VIII Exter-
inmate Insects.

Manhattan, Kan, Aug. 29-There are
many localities In central and even In
eastern Kansas where grasshoppers
will damage young alfalfa and wheat
this fall unless something is done to
control them, according to George A.
Dean entomologist at the Kansas State
Agricultural college. There has been
no general outbreak of grasshoppers In
Kansas this year. Professor Dean says.
but there are now sufficient numbers in
some sections to do considerable injury
unless prompt and vigorous effort II
made to destroy them.
Poison bran mash distributed in the
infested portions Of the fields proved
very effective in destroying the grass
hoppers In western Kansas last year.
Enough Of this mash for five acres.
contains twenty pounds bran, ono
pound Paris green. two quarts syrup.
three oranges or lemons and three and
| one-half gallons Of water.
Mix the bran and Paris green dry.
Dissolve the syrup In the water to
which the Juice and finely chopped peel
| of the oranges have been added. Wet
tho poisoned bran with this mixture
l and stir until the mash is moistened
evenly.
The poison mash should be sown
broadcast over the infested portions.
The grasshoppers eat very little of the
mash after 1t becomes dry. Therefore
it should be scattered in the morning
Birds will not eat enough OF the poison
to hurt them II It Is sown evenly at
the rate suggested.
| It may be necessary to make q sec
ond or even a third application Of the
poison mash at intervals Of from three
to four days Too much emphasis. Pro-
lessor Dean believes, cannot be laid
upon the necessity Of keeping q close
watch ana beginning promptly az soon
as the insects are present in sufficient
numbers to threaten crops.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-29
ANOTHER WE'LL AT LAWRENCE
University Is Making Desperate Effort
IN Sernr> a WafeR Sunulv

Lawrence, Aug. 29.-Another city
test we'll has just been sunk near Bis
marck grove. This one was sent down
to rock in order that the direction of
flow, the nature Of the gravel. the kind
Of water and so on might be deter
mined. This well IL not to be pumped
SO extensively as the frst two have
been, but a small pump - to be start
ed hero in order to clear up the
water.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-06-05
GROWING RUSSIAN CABBAGE
Conspicuous Because it Requires Two
weeks Less Time to Mature
Than Other Varieties.

Among the maturing varieties of
caoDage the Volga, a comparatively
new sort in America, is conspicuous
because 1t requires about two weeks
less time than other varieties of this
CLASS 10 mature, says Farm and Fire
side. Concerning it the late c. L. AL
len, whose book on cabbage cauIi-
mower and allied plants is the AZ.
khowledged authority, writes: This
new russian variety is of the greatest
uniformity In field of several acres
frequently not single plant shows
any variation from a true and yalua-
ole type. In some respects it is a
vegetable wonder, as the heads are
ABOUT equal in size and shape. weigh
Ing from II to 10 pounds each. round
as ball, the largest measuring about
II inches in diameter either way. Tn.
Ike most varieties, the heads are per-
fectly solid, and the stem does not RIM
up into the head; the flesh is exceed
ingly firm, tender and white. In re-
spect TO hardness, We have never seen
a type which would favorably com.
pare"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-06-05
SCALP ITCHED AND BURNED

S93 South Scioto ST, Circleville
Ohio.-"My little girls trouble first
started on her head in bunch of lit
tie pimples full of yellow-looking mat.
ter and they would spread in large
places. In a short time they would
open. Her scalp was awfully red and
infamed and the burning and itching
were so intense that she would scratch
and rub till it would leave ugly sores.
The sores also appeared on her body,
and her clothing irritated them so
that | had to put real soft cloth next
TO her body. She would lie awake Of
nights and was very worrisome. At
times she was tortured with itching
and burning.
/ tried different remedies with no
benefit for months I had given up all
hope or her ever getting rid of it, then
l concluded to try Cuticura Soap and
ointment. The second application
gave relief. In a short time she was
entirely cured" (Signed) Mrs. Alice
Kirlin. Nov. 4, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card Cutlcura. Dept. l., Boston ADV.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-06-05
SOME CHICK DISEASES
HEAD LICE IN PARTICULAR ARE
SOURCE OF MUCH TROUBLE.
Dust Hen With Insect Powder, Spray
Coops With Disinfectant and Rub
Ointment on Chicks Head
and Under Wings.

Lice, head lice In particular. while
not disease In themselves. are a fer
tile source of trouble and disease
They are generally found where the
chicks are Matched by hens, the little
fellows appearing droopy, pale and
with some diarrhea, due TO weakness
DUST the hen with a good lice killer.
spray the coops with disinfectant and
rub a little lice ointment on the
chicks head, under the wings and
around the vent
While not so prevalent as some
times supposed, white diarrhea" is
a real menace, and here prevention is
the best remedy. Breed from strong.
healthy parent stock and avoid the
long, scrawny, crow headed hen. for
disease is transmitted through the egg.
Keep the incubator dark, feed good
nourishing food, separate suspected
chicks at once and disinfeet thorough
ly. III trouble is expected use a white
dlarrhea remedy in the drinking water
for the first ten days 1t will save
many chicks, but will not cure the dis
ease or save badly infected ones.
Bowel trouble, due to improper feed
Ing, is often mistaken for white diar-
rhea- Don't feed chicks until AZ
hours old, but give fine grit and fresh
water from the start. Let the first
feed be finely crumbled boiled egg.
Dreadcrumbs or prepared baby chick
1000, given cry, or moistened with
sweet or sour milk. Do not oyerfeed
but feed often. Later give a little bit
OIL fine grains, such as pinhead oats,
cracked wheat or chick size cracked
corn, scattered in the litter to induce
exercise. Beef scrap should not be
given until chicks are at least a week
old. Scald the drinking vessels fire.
quently, give plenty of green's after
the first five days and keep the chicks
exercising and there will never be any
bowel trouble among the birds.
Leg weakness frequently comes
from lack of exercise. Chicks appear
healthy, have good appetites, are
bright, but have no use of their legs.
Give them every opportunity to exer-
else, but do not allow them to be-
come chilled. Bottom heat in a
brooder will cause this trouble. The
neat should always descend on a
back, never upward. Lack of
bone forming materials in the food.
such as bone or shell meal, also causes
leg weakness, and every properly COM
pounded chick food contains these in
gradients, so, if it doesn't. either add
them or get one that does.
10 sum all up, if vigorous, quick
growing chicks are wanted breed from,
only the strongest and best of stock.
llslnIect freely, clean up regularly,
eed the best of food, give lots of good
resi- water and use common sense.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-06-05

had no appetite. Since l have taken
Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound the aches and pains are all gone
and feel like new woman. cannot
praise your medicine too highly. Mrs.
AUGUSTUS LYON, Terre Hill, Pa.
1t is true that nature and a woman's
work mas produced the grandest remedy
Tor woman's ills that the world has
ever known. From the roots and
herbs of the field, Lydia E. Pinkham.
forty years ago, gave to womankind
q remedy for their peculiar ills which
has proved more efffcacious than any
other combination of drugs ever COM
pounded, and today Lydia E. Pinkharn's
Vegetable Compound is recognized
from coast to coast as the standard
remedy for woman's ills.
In the Pinkham Laboratory at LYNN.
Mass, are files containing hundreds of
thousands of letters from women seek
Ing health-many of them openly state
over their own signatures that theyhave
regained their health by taking Lydia
L. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound:
and in some cases that it has saved them
from surgical operations.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-06-05

among Other Methods OF Extermina-
ton Suggested Is That of Man
With Good Rifle.

tby NJ. W. WILLIAMS, Minnesota)
The woodchuck, or ground hog" is
so destructive TO gardens in some
counties in this section, that a few
remedial measures may be of interest
White muslin strips may be tied to
the pea vine supports about a foot
above the ground, at intervals of about
a foot in the row, 10 keep the animal
away Cotton or oakum may be
wrapped around stone soaked in car.
bon bi-sulphid. and the mass rolled
into the hole as far as possible In
order that the fumes may have the
fullest possible effect, close the hole
as tightly as possible. A good marks
man with rifle. stationed where he
can secure a good view of the infested
heid. may prove effective. Blasting
powder and long fuse are sometimes
used and SO is the steel trap.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-06-05
VALUE OF PLOW AND HARROW
IN Purchasing Implements for the
Farm Their Construction Should
Be Carefully Studied.
By R. G. WEATHERsToNE1

(By r. G. WEATHERSTONE)
Inc value of pillow or other farm
implement consists of its doing the
thlng we want it to do. The plow
with a light draft simply turns and
cuts the furrow with the least resist
ance, resulting in very smooth work
10 look upon, but it's effect upon the
SOIL is not nearly so valuable as that of
the plow that runs harder and gives
more resistance to the soil and breaks
1t UP finer. The pillow that has a
harder draft goes through the soil and
not only breaks it up and turns a fur
row, but in the process it grinds and
pulVerlzes 1T into smaller particles.
The more thoroughly the soil is
broken up. the more the plant food is
made available and plant food is what
we are after. In purchasing plows
we want to study their construction
with this in mind
Inc same applies to the selection OF
the harrow. The harrow that has an
easy draft cannot do as good work az
one that moves more soil and runs
deeper. A harrow should do smooth
work and incorporate the vegetable
matter and fertilizers with the soil in
uniform manner.
The function of the harrow is TO
still further reduce and refine soil par
tlcles. because in every process of re-.
hnement We are getting at the plant
food which still so abundant in our
soil.
On the average farm where there
are various types of soil. a disk har-
row, spring tooth harrow and
harrow are practical neces-
sites. 1t is worse than folly for farm
ers to spend for commercial fertilizers
Of chemical plant foods until thew
nave first made use of that which is so
in their own soil at the pres.
ent time.
am a firm friend OF fertilizers but
do not believe in buying them until |
We have made use of every method Of
getting at the plant food already con-
aimed in our soils.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-06-05
SUCCEEDS IN CANADA


An interesting and successful Ameri.
can farmer, Lew Palmer, OF Staveley,
Alta, passed through the city today.
Mr.. Palmer came from Duluth. Mimi.
slst ten years ago, and brought with
MIN four cows and three horses-and
that was his all He homesteaded In
Toe Staveley district, and today has
sev acres OF land. $4,000 worth of I'm
PIGMENTS, 81 Percheron horses, made
$1,000 out OF hogs last year. raised
1000 bushels of wheat, 5000 bushels
OF oats. IL acres of potatoes, and Is
tons of onions. His farm and stock is
worth $4,000. and he made it all in
zen years.-ESchanoe= Advertisemen
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-06-05
MAKE USE OF OLD BICYCLE
Power for an Emery Stone May Be OBJ
tanned by Using Discarded Parts
of Velocipede.

An old bicycle may be used to fur.
nlsn power for an emery stone. It
can be rugged up on the frame of an
ola grindstone, or something SINH
lar. The large sprocket and pedals
are placed between the two 1 by As
Oh the grindscone frame, as in the
drawing, the hub. on either side. fitting
into large holes bored into these cross.
pieces, writes Floyd C. Miller of Inola,
Okla, in Farmers Mail and Breeze.
The counter shaft is placed below the
top of the frame. The mandrel is
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-06-05
ATTACHMENT ON FARM GATE
Discarded Plow Wheel and Wooden
Axle With Narrow Strip of Board
Makes Handy Arrange

mere are great many different
kinds of gates used on farms through.
out the country, some simple and 9th
ers complicated. The Farm and Home
describes and illustrates one as ar
ranged by Leslie Beattie of New York
as follows:
l take an old plow wheel, fit a wood
en- axle to it, and bolt it to the bottom
corner OF the gate. Then take a mar.
row strip of board six inches lonoer
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-06-05
reed Calves in Stanchinne

Calves should be fed in a stancbio,
so constructed as to prevent them
from sucking each others ears after
they have drunk their milk. The feed.
ing OF grain by placing a little before
tnem after every meal Of milk will
also discourage the desire to suck the
ears OF the calf in the next stanchion
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-06-05
For Real Speeding.

Pop" said Inq1isitive Ignatz, how
last can a horse go?"
Well" replied father, "a mile in
two inmates and four seconds is con-
sidered good speed. Why do you
ask"
Oh, was just thinking" replied
lgnaz. what shame it was that Paul
Revere, Tam O'Shanter, and John Gil.
pin didn't have motorcycles"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-06-05
SEEING Is BELIEVING

Miss Brown-Do you think that
Sally Collins believes in this "uplift"
movement?
Miss Jones-From the way in which
she mounts street car | have no
doubt of it.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-06-05

raised about inches SO the stone will
not rub against the counter shaft. II
there are no bookings handy, good ones
may be made from maple, or other
close grained wood, and babbitted. A
is the emery stone, B the counter
smart, Z small sprocket on the stone
shaft, d large bicycle sprocket. D
sprocket chain, and F the bicycle sad
die
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-06-05
Easy Gate to Open.

than height of gate, and to the bottom
end bolt short piece which makes it
I-shape. This is bolted to the gate as
shown in the illustration, and serves
as lock, for the short piece goes be-
tween the spokes in the wheel and
hoids the gate either open or closed.
A child can easily open a heavy gate
that has this attachment.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-06-05

LYDIA T.. Pinkham 8
V e &c ia bic Com
pound. When l first
% taking it I
y ai'ing from
fe. . troubles for
sorn.e lime and had
almost al kinds of
acheis-J ms in low
er part c back and
in sides, a. l press
ing down pains. I
could not sleep and
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-06-05
Benefit of the Best Iicht

We should be as generous with a
man as We are with a picture, which
we always give the benefit of the best
possible light.-Ralph W. Emerson.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-06-05
A Bio Man.

He seems to feel rather important"
Well, Yes He thinks tobacco
stocks ought TO slump bit whenever
he swears off smoking.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-06-05
Get the Kernel,

Look to the essence OF a thing,
whether 1t be point of doctrine, OF
practise, or of interpretation.-Mar
Aurelius.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-06-05
Said With a Reoretf,u Sinh

Miss Young-What in your opinion
is the best time for a girl to marry?
Miss Elder-Whenever the man is
willing.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-06-05

When pruning, have reason for
every cut made and cut close to the
limb or trunk. Leave no stubs.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-06-05

Be happy. Use Red Cross Ball Blue:
much better than liquid blue. Delights
the laundress. All grocers. Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-06-05

The high price of eggs has done
much to reduce stage fright.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-06-05
MRS. LYONS
ACHES and PAINS
Have All Gone Since Taking
Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound.

Terre Hill, Pa" Kindly permit me
70 give you my testimonial in favor of
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-06-05

ILL., Fresh Air Treatment at home. New
IHKA Invention TO invigorate weak lungs Par
INV tculars free. BOX 702, McCOOk, NEB
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-06-05

Erechie OihtInenI - fOSltlYely removes freckles
and discolorations, giving beautiful complexion
BY mail 5Oc Write for free booklet How Bea m
tiful. DR.. C. II. Berry Co., Chicago (AGENTs WAITED
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-06-05

= Mrc for staple article; sells like wild
@aN - fire: big commission send lOc for
2 and terms. Address Box 3S5, Valdosta, Ca
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-06-05

0TEFN Extraordinary. 20 postcards assorted lOc
IIffHk One flag rug free. Geo. Ill. Nichols
VI Hi Speciality Co., Dept. l, Whitehall, \. z.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-06-12

Fourteen months Ia entirely tor
long time for Congress to remain
in session, and il is NJ al all sur
prising that nov, after remaining at
work for that length OF lime, the
members Of the Senate and House
are anxious TO adjourn and return to
their districts. The demand that
Congress adjourn is voiced from
every section of the country. The
people are tired Of the legislative
treadmill at the Capitol. They ant
10 turn their minds to the q owf
business. They want the agitation
in Congress which has been Distract
ing the country for more than e year
to end. 1t may l,s that the situation
is psychological, as the President
terms it, but it is physical as well. SO
long as Congress remains in session
there will be feeling Of uncertainty
throughout the country, and this can
be remedied only bs Adjournment