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Professional Cards.
B. D. GIBSON
ATTQRNEY-AT-LAM

Charles Town, leiTt,. son .'otntv, Nv Va.
irnc,.4,s in the cirtllii courts Va
vireiilia the supreme rnurt II lea S and
the l'uited states district cshrt at Mar
ti,,>h tr ,.tli.t over Miit.r $ FIJI rniacy
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For any pain. burn, seald or bruise..
apply DR.. Thomas Eclectic Oil-the
household remedy. Two sizes 25c. and
soc at all drug stores.
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Peter Brooks.
Wanted

A good live agen. to.zell useful House
hold articles in jefferson Co. on Pre-
MUM plan.
Coates Supply Co.,
2 Field ST.. rorrington, Conn.
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? There is more Catarrh in this section OF
the country than all other diseases put
together, and until the last few years
was supposed to be incurable. For
great many years doctors pronounced it
local disease and prescribed local RENE
dies, and by constantly failing to cure
with local treatment, pronounced 1t incur
able. Science has proven Catarrh to be
constitutional disease, and therefore re-
quires constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. j.
Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. is the only
Constitutional cure on the market 1t is
taken internally. 1t acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces of the system.
They offer one hundred dollars for any
case it fails to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials.
Address: F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo.vo
Sold by Druggists. 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for constipatjon-
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Try our With Hazel Soap. for the
skin, absolutely pure. l0c or cakes
for 25c. Brown s Hooff.
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SMASH FLY in SPRING.

One fly destroyed in the spring will
prevent the Development of more thai,
5000, 000UG0. coo before the end of sum,
mer.
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GEO. u. MOORE
MISUNDERSTANDING

Ci.ur,,s los. IL, Jeleison County, w. Va.
VIII undertah e ases III TINS and adjoin-
ing .nlntl. 8, a SON e,,Iltt of ap.,raIs.
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Good Salesman Wanted.

To sell our Fruit Trees in This County.
Best terms known to the nursery
world. Steady employment, cash
weekly. Good money made selling our
excellent stock. Satisfaction and profit
from every tree. If you ARE the right
man, we win make you our county
manager
Cedar HilI Nursery and Orchard Company.
Bog F.. WtncAestsr. Tenness.e. !.
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Paid Policy Holders Since Organ
ization IN t645 over Two Hun-
dred' and Ninety Million
Dollars.
THE MUTUAL BENEFIT
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Newark New Jersey

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Someone has said there are
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life when he needs Life Insur-
ance. DEATH and OLD AGE.
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ing on the necessity, some !.
times. for READY CASH. An
insurance contract offers the
best security, and is needed
ALL THE TYNE! The new
contract issued by the Mu-
tual Benefit Life InSur-
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offers you the best all-around
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protection to your family, be- :,
cause the largest amount of
insurance can be carried for
a given cash payment, pro
lection to your old age, be-
cause the policy is converted
into an endowment, pro
lection to your business, be-
cause of the liberal values,
1t covers every contingency.
Nearly twenty years association
with the best Life Insurance Com
pany on earth, enables the under
signed to personally guarantee its
every statement. While he does
not now actively solicit insurance,
yet you want information, with
ont undue or importunate solici-
tation, he will submit cost, ETC.,
IN application. He will also re-
ier prospective insurants to those.
n this community who have poll
lies in or who have received bene.
its at the hands of the Oldest
ind Largest Annual Dividend
company in America
William Campbell.
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PrtsbyterIsh Church.

Rresbyteriah Church.
Rev. b. n. Moffett, Pastor.
Sunday School, $50 q. m.
Morning Service, liam.
Evening Service, 7:30 D. m.
Wednesday Evening Service. 7:30 p. m.
Zion P. e. Church, Rev. J. S. .Alfriend.
Sunday School, ESQ a m.
Morning Service, IL a. m
Evening Prayer, 7:30 D. m.
Communion Service every End Sunday,
7:30 q. M.
Wednesday Prayer Service. 7:SO p. m.
Morning Prayer Service Friday, 7:SO an.
Methodist Episcopal Church South,
= Rev. Frank A. Tyler, Pastor.
Sunday School, $50 q. m.
Preaching, IL a. m.
Epworth League, 6:45 p. m.
Evening Service, 7:30 p. m.
Prayer Meeting, Wednesday, 80 p. m.
Baptist Church. Rev. S. W. Cole.
Pastor.
Sunday School, $50 a. m.
Preaching, II a. m.
Evening Service. 7:3O p. m.
Prayer Service, Wednesday. 7:3O p. m.
.
Catholic Church, Rev. Father Curren
Rector.
End Sunday. Mass 8:45 a. m.
4th !" - 1890 a. m.
4th Evening service 7:3O p. m.
Sunday School, every Sunday GAS m
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D, spepsia is AMERICAS rnr,e 10
res ore digestion, norma, Wal. ut. ond
health and purity me hood. u-.'@. = n
dock Blood Rltters. Sold 4, eli d'r.:
stores Price, 81 60
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as important fire preventative as is
the removal of rubbish from garrets
and areaways. He is therefore strong
ly urging "Clean Up and Paint Up"
weeks for every city in the state.
Inspections in the larger cities"
says the Indiana Fire Marshal, SHOW
that about 10 per cent of all buildings
and premises within business districts
are. being endangered by rubbish.
Though the residence districts have
not been inspected, the proportion, no
doubt, is just as large. One of the
most effective fire representatives. is
clean and tidy premises, both in bust
ness houses and in dwellings,"
The Fire Marshal is advising every
where the painting of the single roof.
Paint not only makes shingles more
durable" says the Fire Marshal, "but
it acts as fire preventative as well.
By covering and protecting the fuzzy
splinters that form on the outer sur
face Of shingles, the paint greatly re-
duces the likelihood Of fire from fall
ing sparks"
Scores of Indiana cities are follow
ing the Fire Marshal's advice this
year. A "Clean Up and Paint, Up"
campaign will reduce fire losses in
Ourtown.
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Clean Up and Paint Up
to Reduce Fire Hazard
THE Indiana State Fire Marshal de-
4 clares that every city and town
rhnnld nnnd1,nt tsClonr, LIN and paint

Up" campaigns, to
reduce fire haz-
ards, if for no 9TH
er purpose. And
he declares that
the application of
paint to wooden
buildings is quite
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-16
RAISING AND FEEDING EARLY LAMBS

Msno, other tina Of feeding can
greater profits be secured on the
amount of feed consumed than in
raising and feeding early lambs. The
people who eat this class of mutton
are the wealthy, who are willing to
pay the highest price If the quality
- right. The best early lambs must
have good quality and be plump and
fat and have q good development Of
lean meat and muscle and be tender
AMI Juicy. Study and observation
wi1lsgIve a man general idea of the
hnslsess, but there are many points
thnk must be learned from actual ex-
pS03once before q man can have
fair assurance of success.
The first essential Of success is that
the sheep have good. warm quarters
and that they be kept dry and clean.
The Dorsets are the best breed for
early lambs for the reason that they
will breed any time that 1t Is desired
to have the lambs drop, but for the
common farmer who is going to start
in the business on a small scale, I
think that a flock Of f1rst-class Merino
ewes mated with a Dorset ram will
soon grade up and mako a very eff
cient flock of ewes for the desired
purpose.
With all breeds there is a certain
percentage of ewes that will not breed
at tim when the lambs will come
at the right time FOR the early lamt )
and these eve lambs may be so i'm
proved by the use of Dorset rams that
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they will make excellent ewes to re-
tain for breeding purposes.
In this way. in few years a flock
OF grade Dorsets will be ready to re-
place the Merinos that were used in
the beginning. OF course II it were
possible for man to secure flock
Of grade Dorsets at reasonable
price it might prove more economical
but 1t Is almost out of the question
at the present time as very few men
have this class Of ewes for sale.
The lambs should begin to drop
about the last week in October and
the ewes should then be put into
winter quarters as there Is less danger
Of losses and the lambs will thrive
much better. AS success depends
upon the rapid gains, ewes should
be fed on the right kind of food
that which is best adapted to pro-
ducing a large amount Of milk. Corn
ensilage, roots clover hay with grain
ration Of corn, oats, linseed meal and
wheat bran will make an ideal ration
for rapid growth, even though 1t may
not be mixed SO that it will form a
strictly balanced ration.
The time of marketing and the man
ner of preparing the lambs for ship
ment is controlling factor in the
amount that they will bring on the
markets. Success in the business de-
ponds in a wc..- as much upon tn,
marketing as upon the raising and
feeding kelly.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-16
COW FEED COMES HIGH THESE DAYS

| Coarse folders are highly essential
| in preserving the health Of the COW
and not tend toward fat.
As general proposition 1t will be
found a safe rule to follow to feed
twice as many pounds Of hay as we
do grain. The COW that IL being fed
eight pounds of grain day should
have sixteen pounds Of good hay.
II ensilage is being fed we must
count three or four pounds Of that
equal to one pound of hay or dry
fodder.
Methods Of preserving ensilage are
better understood and the prejudice
against milk and butter from cows
that are fed ensilage Is fast disappear
ing. Succulent foods and comfortable
barns are the making Of maximum
yields in winter practicable. and this
coupled with higher prices for milk
and its products makes It more profit
able for US to practice all-the-year-
around dairying.
We should study our COWS closely.
Watch their feed boxes to see that
they clean up all Of their feed and
have keen appetite for their next
feeding. Watch their droppings to
see that no food passes through them
undigested.
Watch results closely from any
new line Of feeding that may be in
troduced. Never make too sudden or
radical q change in the line Of feed
ing practiced. Treat the COWS kindly,
feed them regularly. milk them at
regular hours and, II possible always
have the same person milk them.
In increasing grain ration We
should never increase 1t moro than
one-half pound day. In this way
the cows digestive organs have an
opportunity to become adjusted to
the change and are able to take care
Of the additional amount Of feed. In
this way you can safely increase hor
feed untIl she IL obtaining all that
she can economically handle.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-16

In all sections where dairying Is
being conducted cattle foods are each
year becoming more costly and every
dairyman should make every effort tc
reduce the cost Of his cow feeds.
Instead Of feeding hay that is worth
fifteen dollars a ton he should re-
place a large portion Of It with en-
silage. which can be raised chiefly by
machine labor.
Instead Of experimenting a poor
pasture with purchased grain foods
he should raise oats and peas, green
corn and other green soiling crops.
Instead Of buying fattening foods
like corn meal he should buy milk
producing foods like bran, cotton
seed meal and gluten meal. As rule
1t is most profitable to buy the kind
that will produce the most protein
at the least cost.
Make the business as self-support-
ing as possible by raising as much OF
the feed for the dairy as your farm
and circumstances will allow.
Many of the failures in dairying are
due TO the fact that farmers disre-
gard these points and go out and
buy grain foods without discriminating
judgment.
To keep good COWS and feed them
good, wholesome food In abundance
and provide this food cheaply Is alb
solutely necessary II we make sub
stantial profit from the business.
There Is no rule for feeding dairy
cows that can be laid down. that will
apply to all COWS alike; and still the
arccosa NJ tho hard will deDend large
ly upon procurinE the best produce
ton at the lowest cost. from each cow.
Cows should be fed to their capa-
city to obtain the best results, but
many feeders do not seem to realize
what we mean when we speak Of a
dairy cows capacity.
Care must be exercised that we do
not feed so much grain food that
there Is no room or appetite left for
coarse folders.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-16

There is a great difference IN opin-
lon among farmers-and good farmers
at that--as to the age at which sows
should be bred. Some men breed
gifts at 10 or II months. while others
do not breed until they are two years
old. We have before us letter from
a man in North Dakota who says that
sow ave or six years old makes the
best mother. Some farmers claim
that sow should not be bred after
she is four years old. a. she ia then
apt to kill her pigs by lying on them.
This trouble 10 generally due to tho
sow being too fat rather than her age.
Never select brood sow with q long.
lean. narrow head and wicked little
eyes. She Is apt to be nervous and
cross ana a pig eater. It IL q good
plan to feed little grain to tho
growing pigs even though they are
running on good pasture. although
letter from friend in Canada says
he turns his. pigs into the clover field
as soon as they are weaned and feeds
them nothing all summer. often tax
Ing LuoHl 10 I1dEAoI OAEoCC 1IOIu Iu0
field.
In the south many hog raisers turn
their young hogs out into the swamps
along the rivers and creeks and pay
no attention to them during the en-.
tire summer. rounding them up in the
fall only to feed them two or three
weeks before shipping them to mar
ket. Some surprisingly good results
are obtained In this way, too.
sows with . young litter should be
watched carefully for there are many
sows who do not give enough milk to
start the pigs OF we'll. In such cases
the youngsters should DO fed little
whole cows milk at first and later
skim milk with handful Of shorts
In 1t.
Tho man who raises pigs for mar
ket and pushes them along with some
grain. shorts and oats. even while
they are running in rich pasture, will
bring them to perfection much
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II at any time during the period
that you are increasing tho cows
grain ration you notice that she falls
down In her dow OF milk II can be
taken as q pretty sure Indication that
you are feeding her too much. there
fore, 1t will be essential to cut do !:
her ration until she responds to It.
Ono OF tho greatest mistakes that
dairymen make IL that of disposing
OF breeding bulls whilo they are young
and before their get n tested by work
in tho dairy.
Some of the very best bulls are dis
carded when two or three years old.
This is DUE, In many instances, to
farmers being afraid to handle them
after they have reached that age.
Dehorning greatly modihes their tenn
per. II 1t does not completely remove
all their vicious tendencdsA
Horns on bull are . constant
menace and should b renewed. thea
he need not be sacFthoed before his
breeding value becomes known.
We must depend upon inbred bulls
If we are to secure tho transmission
of the qualities Of our best COWS 60
their progeny, and 1t IL best 70 ~
cure the first breeding bail BY bfeod-
ing the sire back to ono Of his daugh-
ters.
In order to secure tho best results
the bull and the COW should have the
same general conformation. In no
other way can We secure prepotency
than by inbreeding.
If we think there IL danger of carry
ing the inbreeding too far and fresh
blood 10 desired. It Is not necessary
to 60 outside the family to preserve
the vitality, for the infusion Of tho
new blood Of q Arst or second cousin
may be as fFesh and visor giving as
that Of one not related, and there will
be no danger of losing the perman-
ENJOY of the established functions OF
the family.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-16
Door Opened, Showing Position OF
Trigger When Trap Nest Is Set.

thought and study. Using the gray
matter in your skull v'ill make you a
successful poultryman.
Poultry keepers may easily reduce
the percentage Of dirty or soiled eggs,
and losses entailed to insignificant
figures.
First an ample number OF nests is,
of course. necessary but an ample
number means no more, than, and
probably not as many as, are usually
directed by poultry writer's. Laying
houses are. as rule, provided with a.
sufficient number, but where the
keeper falls down Is In failing to
supply enough nesting material and
floor litter.
Obviously the nesting material must
be clean. or the eggs become soiled by
contact, and it must be sufficient in
quantity. or the eggs are often broken
dropping upon the hard floor Of
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-16
REMOVING SILACE FROM SILOS
Removal of Sase From the
Putting 1t Into the Feed Trough, in Use by
Nebraska Farmers.
BY Il. w. CHASE

for raising, climb out Of the silo and
by means OF hook on a rope, hook
a basket OF silage to II and hoist II
out. After the basket is emptied.
drop It back into the silo. release the
hook and hook another basket.
A homemade hoisting device for
seni-pit silos and which can be
adapted to pit silos as we'll. consists
OF 3-inch pipe carrying q wooden
wheel and two drums. An old milk
can filled with scrap iron is used as
a counterweisht. It should be slightly
lighter than the weight of the cart
and the silage.
A horsepower hosting device is
easily used for silos entirely below
ground. These silos have IN opening
in tho roof through which silage Is
hoisted. The carrier IL a box about
feet long by 2 feet wide, having a
hinged bottom. The box Is hoisted
ana pulled over to the dump chu.e
by means Of one horse. A trip rope
allows the operator to dump the silage
through the chute and return the car
rier. AN ordinary hayfork cable and
carrier are used. This same arrange
ment may be used for feeding its
seveSal hunks.
A hoist which has been success
fully operated for number Of years
on two pit silos built close together,
may be easily constructed. 1t con-
sists Of frame work set upon the edye
Of the silo and firmly guyed In posi-
ton. A length Of hay carrier track
leading to each silo Is supported by q
piece Of by inch timber. These
timbers are laid upon the two 2 by 3
inch cross pieces which are supported
by two 1s-foot lengths Of telephone
poles. A. the rope unwinds from the
drum, one carrier may be run OUT.
tripped, and the box allowed to
lower, while the other box is ,ir'', !.
out. Pur1eys keep the ropes ! !. "a.
Of the wind and guide them IS ney
wind on the drum.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-16

No plant disease in this genera
ton has been the subject Of such gen.
eral discussion as that known In Ger
many as the "Blattroll-krankheit
herein named 'leaf-roll." None has
aroused greater difference Of opinion
as to its nature and cause, and no
other malady of plants is today re-
ceiving so much investigation by
skilled Psychologists as this. Possibly
no disease which has appeared since
the forties presents greater menace
to potato culture. The literature on
leaf-roll has become so voluminous
that few will undertake to peruse all
the contributions.
Leaf-roll is a disease characterized
by an upward rolling Of the leaves, by
decreased yield of tubers, and by
transmission of the diseased condi-
ton through tubers planted. Its
symptoms vary so much in detail that
they can be most clearly outlined by
separate treatment.
The rolling Of the leaves is the
most constant and conspicuous symp-
tom of this disease. The leaflets
curl or roll upward on their midrib.
often assuming q nearly tubular
shape. and giving plant starving
appearance. This rolling IL some
times restricted to the upper leaves.
while in other cases all or nearly all
Of the leaves may exhibit 1t. This
type Of roll is distinct from the curly
dwarf condition. but q very similar
roll may be induced by other causes.
The color Of the foliage changes
with the advent OF leaf-roll. but these
color-symptoms vary greatly, from
cases where the leaves assume an I'M
healthy, light-green color to those
marked by pronounced yollowish. red
dish or purplish tfnts.
Tho effect Of lecf-roll on the plant
Is to check development. There is a
lessening or cessation Of growth. The
Bhoots remain Short ana the leaves
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-16
THE ROADS.

There - no doubt that good roads
tend to prosperity to the farmers who
live on them. Their teams are not
worn out with the effort to pull a
light load over a bad road, for they
easily take a large one to market and
save not only the strength Of the team
and wear Of the wagon, but what is Of
more Importance still, the time of the
owner.
He gets his products to market
more cheaply and that item alone
tends to more prosperity. Then. too.
the value Of ais land Is increased by
the fact that it Is on we'll made and
well-kept road, Cor the heaviest tax
a farmer pays Is bad roads.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-16
HELPS FOR THE FARMERS WIFE

An excellent gargle for a sore
throat, especially II Of a catarrhal
nature. Is glycerine, one part; alcohol,
two parts; and water, three parts.
If the water is used when warm the
mixture will be found very soothing.
Hair brushes should be kept per-
fectly clean and frequently washed in
ammonia and soda water.
Lace curtains are more artistic when
hung straight the fullness gathered
into the body Of the curtain, thus
throwing the border design into re-
lief.
Grewsome stories should never be
told to children Childhood is natur-
ally entitled to everything bright and
cheerful. Little folks should always
be sent to bed with pleasant thoughts
for the mind to dwell upon.