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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-02

It is stated that the nation spends
one hundred and fifty millions annu-
ally for patent medicines and an equal
amount at soda water fountains. These
alleged facts are cited lest we forget
while discussing one Of the most I'M
portant problems Of the nation that,
after all, the country Is in fairly
prosperous condition.
How are young men to become
farmers? Why do young men seek
positions at salaries rather than en-
gage in business. such as farming.
which requires capital? How Is farm
ing to be made continuous COM
mercial enterprise like manufacturing.
transportation, or banking? One OF
the leading furniture stores in San
Francisco was organized in the f1fties.
How many farms anywhere In the
United States have been under con-
tinuous management during the same
period?
One Of the principal subjects Of dis
eussion at present Is that Of farm
credit How II this to be made to
apply to the man who most needs Il?
How IL young man Of twenty-one
years Of age to obtain farm credit?
Seven years ago q man came to
CalifoFnia and invested $4,000 in q
section Of land and it's improvements.
He still owns the land and its i'm
provsments. I drove some distance 10
sn>sA thfu man. I found him working
down on q log and talked It over. We
he
only product that oould be soonon-
.1cally shipped out Of his valley was
eul3sr fat. He.saAd they were talking
OF starting . cooperative creamery.
xness wsro two hundred cows in the
valley. The farmers were saving their
hsaser calves. Whom they had three
hundred COWS they expected to make
q start. said. 'You should have Ave
hundpad cows." EYES," he said, ut
would be better" Gle had been the
naanaaer OF creamery in Iowa and
understood tho business thoroughly
a.The farmers would be willing to buy
the sowe, but there is only one bank
IN this county which will lend the
farmers money to buy cows, and 1t
charges ten per cent"
T0Gu1u0u W IAo A0Aw0y oSAsASA.,
hook the train to the town said to con-
tain the only bank in the county that
would lend the farmer money to buy
COWS, and introduced myself to the
cashier Of the bank. "Is it true" said,
that you will lend money to farmers to
buy COWS p Under certain conditions"
he said. what rate Of interest do you
eharge % "Ten per cent"
I wish to say at this time that have
no criticism to make Of that cashier
DR. Of that bank. I cite the incident to
show that a real problem exists here
ut our door It also has a bearing on
what shall propose later.
Every young man is born into this
world with no resources. His prtn-
eipal assets are honesty and ability to
work. Few are born with a silver
spoon or with gold ladle in their
mouth. OF those who do inherit
money relatively few inherit 1t at or
before twenty-one years of age. Few
young men can remain on their faith
er's farm. because the farmer is there.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-02
HEALTHY FOWLS PAY.

In breeding for eggs, the main re-
quirement is flrst-class, healthy. vigor-
Gus stock. Such fowls, well managed
and properly fed can not help but
produce eggs. We must have vitality
and constitutional vlgor in fowls that
are to be any good as egg machines or
as breeders. Only frst-class stock
should be kept for such purposes.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-02

II you decide to depend on birds.
then buy from someone as near home
as possible We have had some very
good matches from eggs shipped sew
eral hundred miles and again we have
had some very poor ones from the
shipped eggs.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-02
SOFT SHIELDED EGGS.

When fowls produce deformed or
soft shelled eggs they should have all
stimulating food withheld from them
for a time. Hard grain should take
the place of soft food and some
Epson salts, about a teaspoonful,
added to every pint of drink
ing water supplied until a cure Is Of
fected. If narrow perches are used,
replace them with wider ones.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-02

If you are thinking of putting
money into fancy poultry house
don't-put it into good stock instead.
All a hen asks is to be comfortable.
She doesn't care whether her house
Is painted, or has fancy trimmings.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-02

The price of $4,000, agreed upon
between w. H. Tichnor, Of Economic
voc, Wis, and F.. L. Ames, of North
Easton, Mass, for the purchase Of q
Guernsey CALI is probably the highest
on record. The peculiar feature OIL
the contract Is that the calf was yet
unborn.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-02

The early influence Of parents upon
children is stronger on the farm than
in any other surroundings. With all
mem bers Of the family drawn together
by one common interest there Is an
opportunity to cultivate the unity OF
family spirit. f.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-02
BY HI. e. HODGKISS

Investigations of failures to control
the psylla in pear orchards by summer
spraying led-the New York Experiment
station to inquire into the susceptibility
Of the insect to spraying mixtures at
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-02
MONGREL SHEEP-DOGS.

The sheep dog generally used on
hill farms is Of the collie type. Usually
q mongrel. Intelligence Is sometimes
highly developed in oddly-bred dogs.
Occasionally one comes across an old
bobtailed sheep dog at work on the
sheep runs and excellently does he
discharge his duties.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-02
PROTECTING THE TREES PEAR PSYLA The Southern

In England, the persmmon tree is
often cultivated for the beauty of its
dark green foliage, but the fruit sell
dom reaches maturity in that climate.
The long warm summers south OF
Mason and Dixon's line, followed by
several frosty nights, render this fruit
very sweet and palatable
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-02
xgB.Dod~sow-of Good Conformation.

AEkfo0Q~ 6OSv~ O1 ~OON SOuAOE11AhS%AOass
t1souM be a least eight months old
be10re being bred.
DuE5nG pregnancy, sows should have
ebundaant exercise and a variety OF
iced. During the winter months, I'M
loas extra care be taken, brood sows
a. particularly liable to lie ip their
a,ssrtsys and become inactive. Effort
should be made to induce them to
sxugctsa. This may be accomplished
by having them travel around the
barnyand for feed, or by housing them
some distance from their feeding place,
Or by making them root for grain
scattered under litter ON q barn or
shed floor. They should not be given
too much Of any one kind Of feed. If
excessively fed, corn is particularly
Objectionable.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-02
NOT A GOOD METHOD.

Most Of the hogs in this country
are raised by the "by guess and by
gosh method" that Is, the breeding
sows are allowed to run with the herd,
fed any old thing that comes handy
without regard to their condition at
narrowing time, or when great guam
titles Of milk are needed to start the
youngsters on the road to profit.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-02

Only a small farm is required
where the operations are confined to
hogs, poultry, bees and gardening.
The labor is less irksome than on a
big place, the general investment
smaller and the risk reduced to a
minimum, "...-...
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-02
Care Of the Brood Sow.

AZ the breeding season approaches
Il II necessary to have the sows in the
best of condition. Animals intended
for breeding purposes should be
na4ured but not fattened: II immature
animals are to be used at all. they
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-02

Both in color and shape it closely
resembles the apricot, being about. an
inch and half in diameter. with
a bright orange-yellow color.
In eastern Tennessee the fruit 10
said to attain Its greatest perfection;
there, in the autumn, 'simmon beer
'possum and 'simmon sauce, are re-
garded with the same favor that tur-
key and cranberry sauce are in New
England.
Many animals, both wild and do
nestle, such as cows, horses, dogs
rabbits, raccoons and oppossums are
very fond of the fruit.
1t Is a we'll known fact that dogs
will sometimes camp by the hour un-
der a persimmon tree waiting for
something to drop."-A. D. Dart.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-02

If all the fruits and flowers worn
on women's hats were the real thing,
orchardists and gardeners would all
be rich.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-02

Young men who hesitate to marry
should remember that while it costs
more to keep double team than a
single horse, the efficiency Of the team
u nearly three times as great.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-02

If you cannot see where the new
tool or machine will be of value right
now, delay its purchase until you
need It,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-02

In the southern states practically
all that is required in dairy barn con-
struction is that the building be wind
and rafnproof.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-02

Blodgett, Mo-, is the largest melon
shipping point In America. Georgia
is also famous for waterme lons.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-02

'IeauIM eql 5uIInp 1IoJmoo InoG o.
6laBsIs sppB ssnou Qua 70 epIs QlIou
eua no ssuIusdo Ilv no sIoop uIolS
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-02

If the country boys all go to
towns where 10 the town boys go?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-02

other stages of its life, special atten-
ton being given to the alternating
adults and to the eggs Of this brood.
The results Of these careful expert
ments are summarized as follows:
Studies of the seasonal history and
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-02
HOW CAN A YOUNG MAN BECOME A FARMER?

Who Are O" Eons the State
Departments of
~ mheO yIendN No Nation
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-08-20
HIS HIGHEST INTEREST.

A man in another state was once asked
which of his several investments paid him
the highest rate OF interest and he prompt
Nv replied that it was the dollar he paid on.
his subscription to the local paper.
"One day | wanted to buy COW, ne
said, ''and was intending to make a trip
of about fifteen miles to get one that knew
was for sale at certain price. But just
before starting happened to pick up the
local paper and noticed that nearby
neghbor was offering one Of the same
breed at dollar less than the other one.
He really sold it to me for "a less. !
saved long thirty mile drive and "a In
cash because had paid dollar for the
paper. L..
matter of fact saved both time and money
in fifteen or twenty different ways during
the year, and all through reading the ads
in paper that had cost me but dollar a
year consider that dollar the best in
vestment ever made, and am investing
as regularly as the year rolls around, and
always with the most satisfactory results
Exchange.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-08-20
WHO is ENTITLED TO REGISTER?

During the registration OF voters the
past week the question came up as to
whether or not those who would become
qualified voters before the August and No
vember elections should be allowed to
vote.
The right is given by the Constitution.
The law says man must register to be
able to vote Therefore, if a man 90 be
fore the registration board and make affi-
davit that he will be a qualified voter at
at such and such an election, we do not
see how, under the law he can be refused.
The law does not say that any man must
wait for a supplemental registration. 1t
clearly gives him the right to register when
ever the registration books are open and if
a refusal of the registration board to so re-
gister him results in his being disfranchised,
a grave injustice has been done.
Objection was made that if a man regis
tered now he would be entitled to vote at
any election held previous to the ones tor
which the registration was held. Had the
board noted in the book "a voter at such
and such an election" no one could have
voted an illegal ballot for the regis
tration clerks would have the record and
would not issue him ballot.
There is too much red tape about the
registration of voters and it does seem like
law could be phrased SO that the ordinary
mind could grasp it,
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-08-20
RUNNING ON LOW GEAR.

Now that Clint CLANCY has sold his car,
he has been reduced to the mode of his
foretathers in travelling, that is he has to
depend upon "Shank's horses"
Oh his last trip to Blue Ridge he had
rather bad fall taken out of him.
He went out to see his girl who lives
some distance from that place and when
ready to go she accompanied him for
short distance.
When she had gone as far as she deemed
necessary, she said
TCoodby, Nj. CLANCY. You can go the
rest of the way on low gear.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-08-20
ADVERTISING EPIGRAMS

SIT frequently happens that an advertiser discovers TOO
late that poor printing does not pay.
The first dutu of piece of printing is ia get itself
read.
Good printing expensive; it's the cheap IN
effective kind that costs.
One thing worse than gutter is the chap tOho IS
afraid to begin.
Select Jour printer and head statesmen With equal
What chance lO you haze at dollar sent out OF the
DucktolUn Basin?
We are no farther arUay than your telephone
LET US TALK THESE THINGS OVER WITH YOU
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-08-20
Local and Personal Mention
A HEAVY BOLT.

Last Saturday, about noon, bolt OF
tightening struck the house of Mrs. Lucy
MAXWELL and played some queer Pranks
Ii entered the roof on the east side and
tore up the floor of the attic and then
plunged down the stairway scattering de
bris over the hallway and dining room.
From the smoke emerging from the hole
in the roof, ii was thought the house was
on fire and big crowd soon gathered. A
thorough examination failed to find any
trace of fire hewever, and the damage was
not very great.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-08-20
SAMPLE COPIES FREE
The Globe Printing Company, Publishers
ST. LOUIS, MO.

Grant Smonds has purchased the inter
est of Clayt Alternately in the firm OF Hop
kins & Alternately and Clayt left for Mas
cot, Wednesday.
MI Anderson's dog which had been
lost fol couple Of days, was found at
Copperhill.
Our magazine section was week late
this month 1t won't happen again.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-08-20
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

This is to notify the public in enera
that will not be responsible for any debts
contracted or made by my son, Luke Cal
lowBy, after this date.
March 8, 1915. Mrs. Ben GALLOWAY.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-08-20

sick list.
Miss Minnie HARRISON was in Knoxville
last week
Mss Mary Boring visited home folks in
Turtetown, this week.
c. g. Hyatt went to Knoxville, Monday,
returning on Wednesday.
Clint CLANCY made his usual pilgrimage
to Blue Ridge, last Sunday.
Parks Hyatt has been in Cleveland for
the past week, visiting friends.
We hear rumors of another wedding or
two, but are not at liberty to give any
names ..sl]
AVllage Fair will be held at the Y. NJ
G. A. sometime in September. More Of it
later on.
Ed Reese is working for the Ducktown
Banking Co., during the absence of Cash
Ter Taylor.
Chas Skullman and family motored to
Appalachia, Tuesday, where they spent the
day fishing.
The registration books closed yesterday,
and will open again twenty days before the
next election.
The "Only" Blalock is back in the Duck
town Basin once more, after an absence of
several months.
Several of our young ladies are indie
scribably lonesome since the departure of
the diamond drill boys.
They say that moonshine whiskey is he
ing brought into Ducktown by the wagon
load and peddled around.
Work begun on George Longs new resi-
dence, Monday, and the work will be
pushed to an early completion.
Mr.. and Mrs Grover Password and lit
tie daughter, Edna, spent Sunday in Ben
ton, Il guests of Mrs. Presswood's mother
Again, the past week, our merchants
have watched outsiders come in and take
away business that rightfully belonged to
them.
Mrs Robert Rymer returned from Madi-
sonville, Tuesday, where she and the
children had been visiting for the past
month.
Rev, F. R. Snavely filed the pulpit of
Rev. c. H. Williams at Knoxville, Sunday
morning and evening He reports SPLEEN
did audiences.
Work on DR.. L. f. Kimsey's brick build
ing was begun Monday, and a decided
improvement in the appearance Of that
section will be the result.
The big pike road truck is proving
boon to builders, as it hauls more at a load
than half a dozen teams aud does it quicker,
besides saving time in unloading.
Rev. f. A. Shugart presiding elder of
the Cleveland district, will be here, next
Saturday, and will hold quarterly confer
ence Everybody is invited to come out
and hear him.
Chas. f. Taylor and family are enjoying
vaction, this week. They went ny auto
mobile and will touch jacksonville, Etc.
wah, Benton, Cleveland, Chattanooga and
points in Georgia.
The entertainment given by the Boy
Scouts at the Y NJ c. A., Monday
night, was a big success, socially and fnan-
ciaIy. Scout Master Suttles makes big
success out of anything he undertakes.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-08-20
THE WEEKLY GLOBE DEMOCRAT
ISSUED TWICE EVERY WEEK

great newspaper md journal foe member the a WIN
weekly Farm omeM Regular
wear Two YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR Soo M
BIG BARGAIN for those readers VINO 40 MOI care Z
their home daes by taking Nero
ola ran for the news of ORDER the edition prefer lODA
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-08-20
Legal Blanks for Sale.

We are ready to supply justices and con-
stables with garnishment blanks in any
quantity.
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why. then. has everybody fled
from the vil,age?' continued the in
t~errogator.
"'Oh. these are Ruthenians-cow-
ardly ~dogs-that's why they ran away
"'How near are the R%ussiane here"
the First Lieutenant insisted.
81 hear they are in Zborow, thirty
miles away
W looked at each other. the First
Lieutenant and |. What this man said
could not possibly be true. Still. there
were no Russians here in the place.
hat was certain. nor any trace of
their recent presence. The First Lieu
tenant went and tod his men to look
up quarters for the night. but to leave
a guard at each end Of the village,
To he relieved every i've hours, and TO
use caution.
so then we had our supper, The
wine was good. Besides the two
daughters there was the young man.
the priests son. He had first adj
mitted us. During the meal l watched
this young man. I have seldom seen
n face expressing such fanatical
hatred. His eyes burned like live
coal and his face was livid.
But the Pope smiled on and talked
a great deal. The elder girl gazed at
us with that singular expression, and
Tatyana regarded us with pity, So it
seemed to me.
After the supper the young man
disappeared. The priest sat slipping
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his wine. I went into the adjoining
room. There stood n piano.
"'Can you play. Tatyana" | asked.
"A little she replied, and sat down
and began t. play-at first dance
music, operettes, lively pieces.
Finally she drifted into Tschai-
kowsky's reveries-siowly. humming
this song and that. l bent over her.
"A kiss | said.
she bent back her head. looked at
ME with the same glance of pity. and
kissed me. Then she got up from the
stool saying. 1t is getting late. n
my father will scold.' SO she went cut
of the room-turning once more at
the threshold. lingering for an instant.
and disappeared.
Il went to bed. but did not undrcss.
and kept my revolver sluns ready
for use. At ) IN the morning
was wakened by a rifle shot. Another,
IA whole score. The 'Crra, urra!' of
the Russians was heard, then the
shouting and believing of a fight. The
First Lieutenant came running into
my room.
"'Treason,' he cried. The Rus
SLAMS
1t WAS "A tough fight. We had the
advantage of cover. and though the
Russians must have numbered six
tines u strength We shot down 50
many of them in the gloom If dawn
that they lost heart. At last they
tried to storm the houses, made bayo-
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ny DIR. WOLF vON sCHIER BR

T NET him in one Of the reserve
hospitals In Vienna. He had
been brought in severely
wounded from the huge
slaughter in the Carpathian Range
FIVE bullets from a Russian machine
gun had struck him.
He was only just picking up-his
pale young face, with just a trace Of
dark mustache, pillowed on a bed Of
pain, where he had spent sever long
weeks. A mere boy as yet, 50 far as
years went. But now a Lieutenant in
the Hungarian army, and with the
brilliant star of the signum laudis on
his breast.
In the adjoining room n Of the
Red Cross ladies is playing softly on
the piano and young Terok, the pa
tlent. Is intently listening n hum
ming the plaintive tune, one Of
Tschaikowsky's. He does so dream
lily, while the glimmer of remem-
brance creeps into his dark eyes. The
tune makes him uncomfortable. \
haunted look overspreads his face.
He turns to me. still with the same
unquiet glance.
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paced ear a lamp on a heavy table.
rose the Pope-the Greek orthodox
priest-smi!ing welcome, and said in a
voice of s~!ngularly rich depth:
"'Ah. gentlemen officers. | am glad
to see you. BE seated. And he him
self drew up chairs to the table. He
continued: a bit OF supper. gentle
men? Tatyana!'
From the neighhoring roo came a
young girl, perhaps 20 or 81. Her
face shone as white as the snow out
side.
MY daughter said the priest.
Then he turned to her. Prepare some
supper for these honored guests And
bring the red wine from the cellar
'Tatyana did as she was hidden.
In her stead appeared her elder sis
ter. Natalie, a stunning beauty. But
she was silent. Said not a word, but
looked at us in a strange manner.
Meanwhile the First Lieutenant
had gone outside, given instructions
to II men 20 examine the village
closely, and II no enemy was sighted
and no suspicious circumstances were
noted TO report to him. All the while
the snow fe,l thick and thicker. Then
he came back into the room.
81 hear that Russian troops are in
TIE habit OF frequenting your house
and the place" said he to the Pope.
"'Russians?' the latter said. Won
deringly. We have seen nothing Of
them
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do you know where I heard this
same passage last?" he says. 1T is
little more than two months ago. She
had a sweet little voice to go with It.
And now she is dead-oh. now hor-
rlble to think Of it. Little more than
two months ago."
l eyed him silently. 'tSome story?'
/ remarked. .
Yes, a story. l believe I am the
only one still alive that formed a part
Of the story. Strange! l vas still a
cornet at the time"
He looked through the window
where the warm spring sun was bath
ing the budding garden.
When it happened said he then.
in a dreamy way. sit was showing
fast and hard. Our regiment of hus-
sars was quartered in foul Ruthenian
villages. In the morning il had be-
gun t. snow and by noon it had
turned into a blizzard.
we received orders to reconnoitre
in a village lying about three miles to
the west. Russians had been observed
there. Strategically, too, the place
vas OF some Importance. Half a
squadron Of us were told to go. There
were the First Lieutenant. two Sub
Lieutenants N myself and about
fifty of our men.