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The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-26

By F. H. BALLOU.)
While it is impossible to preserve
seed potatoes in good condition in a
storage which combines too high
degree of temperature with darkness,
semidarkness or even slightly sub
dued light, it is quite possible to keep
them for several weeks, in late spring
or early summer, when they are
spread thinly on the floor of a bright
sunny room. After danger of freezing
weather is past they are even better
placed out of doors in the direct sun
shine. A series of shelves arranged
one above another on the southern
exposure Of the dwelling or farm
building provides an excellent place
for sun sprouting. The tubers are
spread in single layers on the shelves
and allowed to remain until wanted
for planting. Exposed to the full
force of the suns rays the tubers, in
stead of sending out long, white, ten
der, succulent sprouts as in poorly
lighted storage, become hardened in
flesh and green in color, and very
short, stubby, firm. green sprouts are
developed by the eyes. whitening of
the tubers is but slight as compared
with that under conditions found in
warm, dark storage, and they will
remain in the sunlight many weeks in
good condition for planting.
Tubers may be exposed to the sum
light for several Weeks-from four to
ten weeks, and they will sprout splen-
didly. Such tubers when cut one
sprout to piece and planted, send up
strong plants in surprisingly short
time. 1t is hardly profitable to sun
sprout large tubers for planting, as
not all of the eyes will develop sprouts
and considerable waste will result.
However, the plan is excellent when
smaller tubers are used and planted
without cutting. So firm and tough
become the hard, short, sturdy sprouts
developed in the sun, that planting
may be done with certain horse
power machines without injury to the
seed tubers If not too many are placed
In the planter at time. Planting of
sun-sprouted seed is often delayed as
late as the early part of July with
excellent results in the production of
fine quality of seed stock for the fol-
lowing year.
The results of careful experiments
with sun-sprouted and common seed
potatoes show a decided advantage in
favor of the former. Stock which had
been raised from sun-sprouted seed,
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-26
Locating the Trouble.

The foorwalker said to the manager
of the shoe department.:
II had the doggondest time with my
furnace this morning."
"What was wrong with it,"
81 couldn't get bit of heat in the
dining room, and couldn't understand
it,
what did you do?"
81 went down into the cellar and
teok off part of the pipe, but that
was all right
"Huh!"~
"And then I examined the check
damper and that was all right"
"Welli"
''Then looked at the draft and that
was all right"
"Well, WE'LL"
Finally, after working about an
hour I found out what the trouble
was.'
what was it,"
"The dining room register was
turned off."-Louisville Times.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-26

planted in July, two years ago, was
planted last year by the side of COM
mon stock, or seed which had been
grown in the ordinary way. There
are "a tenth-acre plots in each series
of the three-year rotation. potatoes
wheat-clover. The plots are 272 feet
long and 16 feet wide, which permits
five rows of potatoes in each plot. The
first three rows in each plot were
planted with seed tubers from the
July planted stock and the other two
with the ordinary seed. This method
precluded the possibility of any UNI
equal effect upon the various plots by
using two lots of seed
The potatoes were all the same va.
riety and were all planted the same
day. The plants grown from July
sun-sprouted seed appeared nearly
two weeks in advance of the others
and maintained quite a noticeable diff
ference until they were of large size
In fact so noticeable was the differ
ence in the vigor and increased size
of the plants that the casual observer
would stop and remark and the more
interested one would inquire into the
details of the method. Many thought
that the two parts of the plots were
planted at different dates or possibly
were of different varieties. Let it be
understood that this particular seed
was not sprouted but that the crop
was raised from sprouted seed, which
had been planted the first of July the
year previous. The season was not
good one, serious inroads being made
by the fusarium wilt, which seriously
impaired the results, but an increased
yield and higher per cent of germina-
ton we're constant throughout the
plats, in favor of the sun-sprouted
seed. The total average results are
as follows: Late grown (number of
hills per row.: 1854; common seed,
1923; late grown (per cent of ger
mination): common seed, 1913; late
grown average yield Of pounds per
row.: 1854; common, 64.6. r.,
A half bushel of potatoes raised
from sprouted seed were placed in a
closed box in the storage room beside
a half bushel raised by the ordinary
method placed in a similar closed box.
A half bushel of the same were placed
in closed boxes and set in the green
house under raised bed, over winter.
In both cases the July planted pota-
toes kept much firmer and were much
slower to sprout than the others.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-26
Neiuhborhood Melody.

please, ma'am," said the little girl
from next door, mother wants to
know if you will lend her your new
mechanical tune player this after
noon"
What an extraordinary idea! Is
she going to>give a dancer"
mo, ma'am. We're tired of dane
ing to it. She wants to keep it quiet
for couple of hours so that the baby
can Sleep"
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-26
SmaIlpox Stamped Out.

OF 1854 deaths in the great cpl
demic in Montreal IS per cent were
Of children under ten years. 1t is es-
timated that 100000 persons died
of smallpox in Europe in the eight
zenith century. The disease is prac-
tically stamped out now in civilized
countries. Doctor Rotch reports that
in Boston in Is years there has been
no death from smallpox in children
vaccinated
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-26
New interpretations.

Articles OF incorporation were filed
in the Office of the secretary of state
as follows:
The United States Refining company,
Milwaukee,; capital, 100000; incorpo-
rators, ]. A. Schultz, w. H. Heideman
and H. H. Schlaeger.
Farmers Cooperative Packing COM
pany. Madison; capital, 100000; in
corporators, Oswald Neesvig, julius G..
kropen. Herman Schultz, Carl g.
Rosenberg and John w. Pepper.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-26
Patents to Inventors.

John Burns, bed fabric; John P. Car
michael, Milwaukee, making polishing
compositions and the product thereof;
Charles J. De Coster, West Allis, non
Reliable bottle; James B. and O. R.
Erwin, Milwaukee, apparatus for ex-
tinguishing fires; Morton E. Gang
stad, Deerfield, attachment for agri-
cultural implements; Ivy N. Kelsey.
Algoma, horse f1ynet; August F.
Klinzing, st. Cloud, stanchion; Louis
E. Levi, Milwaukee, waterproofing and
strengthening compound for con-
crete; William HI. Lieber, Milwaukee,
trimmer saw.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-26
In After Years.

Beauty" remarked the poetic
youth, may draw us with a single
hair"
During the courtship, yes" re-
Joined the bald-headed man with
sigh, "but after marriage she is more
likely to grab handful"
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-26
Showing 1t.

'sThey tell me that prosecuting at
torney is very bold in his conduct of
cases."
$50 they say. He must have the
courage of his convictions"
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-26
Postmasters Named.

According to word from Washing
ton the following postmasters were
appointed Thursday: Bailey's Harbor,
Henry H. Hinrichs; Cutler, Lester G..
Mertens: Ellison Bay, Elmer A. Dis
garden; New Auburn, Malcolm Nc
Naughton; Theresa, James H. Ma
honey: Wyoming, Roy B. Ellington.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-26
MANY School Children Are sickIy.

Children who arc delicate, feverish and cross
will get immediate relief from Mother Gray's
Sweet Powders for Children. They cleanse the
stomach, act on the liver, and are recommended
for complaining children. A pleasant remedy
for worms. Used by Mothers for 26years Al
all Druggists, 25c Sample FREE. Address,
A. 8. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-26
Queer Proceedings.

'Tve got to wait in my trade un-
I'll there is a freezeout in the busi-
ness"
That's remarkable. What is your
trader"
I'm an ice cutter"
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-26
STATE NEWS BRIEFS

Merrill.-Henry E. Scarf of Toma-
hawk burned to death in a fire which
destroyed his large granary on his
farm near Tomahawk Mr.. Scarf had
been living in the granary since his
farm home was destroyed by fire some
time ago.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-26

Instant Relief from that Awful itching
and Burning Palm.
H0x.EMA Does It. There Is No Case Of Skin
Disease, scaly Skin, chafins, chapped Hands,
Itching Piles, Which k0x.EMA will Not
Instantly Relieve and Quickly Heal.
Why Suffer longeri
Send for Free Trial Paekass-2e Stamp.

It's useless and foolish to stand the fortunes.
the dreadful itching, the burning pain Of Eczema
when one application OF Nox-Ema will give In
slant relief.
Salt Rheum, chapped hands. chafed skin.
ulcers, old sores, burns, scalds, sunburn or any
and all skin troubles quickly yield to the use OF
Nox-ema.
No matter how obstinate your case may be
no matter how many remedies have failed, You
will find instant relief in the use of NoxEma i
does not stain the skin or soil the clothes, but 1t
does the business. All itching and burning stop
once.
Nox-ema is sold at 41.00 per package by most
druggists or by mail prepaid on receipt of price.
Address Hegtmuth Laboratories, Milwaukee,
Wis. 1t Is sure to give you instant relief II you
never found It before.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-26

Columbus.-At a meeting of the
Parent-Teachers' association. the or.
ganization voted "a to 2 in favor of
permitting dancing in the school
buildings.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-26

South Yard Dries Quickly.
A poultry yard on a southern slope
dries OF quickly after a rain.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-26

In Alaska women have full suffrage
without opposition.
The Little River news., 1915-11-20
Mourning for Pet Dogs.

Dog funerals are no longer an un- common thing in New York. Every day the local office of the dog ceme- tery in Twenty-fifth street has a few visitors who shed copious tears as they make arrangements for their dogs interment. And some of the numerous mourners are willing to pay large sums to give their favorite pet a comfortable resting place, even to the extent of buying tombstones for them. A ramble through this dog cem- etery, which is at Hartsdale, will dis close many remarkable instances of the devotion of owners to the memo ries of the animals they loved. Most of the graves have monuments erected over them with inscriptions telling of the good qualities of the pets which have gone to the happy hunting grounds" Some of these monuments are very pretentious affairs and cost as much as S1,000. The cemetery is we'll kept and flowers bloom on prac- tically all of the plots.
The Little River news., 1915-11-20
SAVED FROM KNIFE BY
 WONDERFUL REMEDY
Fearing an Operation, Fannie Rupert Tries Treatment and Laughs
 At Surgeons.

Fannie Rupert of Linevile, Ark, suf- gestive Arrangements of years stand fered from stomach troubles and di- ing. Her condition was serious and doctors urged an operation. She feared that because of her age.
 She took Mayr's wonderful remedy and right away her appetite came back and her health improved rapidly. She wrote:
 "I received your remedy and it has done all that you said it would do.
 "I fee better than I have for twen- ty-fve years, and the doctors said there was no cure for me except an operation, and I was too old. My friends are astonished at the way l eat now"
 Mayr's wonderful remedy gives per manent results for stomach, liver and intestinal ailments. Eat as much and whatever you like No more distress after eating pressure of gas in the stomach and around the heart. Give one bottle of your druggist now and try it on an absolute guarantee-if not satisfactory money will be re- turned. advt No. 4
The Little River news., 1915-11-20
WEAVING LITTLE PIGS
May Be Done at Eight Weeks of
 Aqe When Desired.
Sow Two Years Old Should Produce Two Litters Yearly Without Any
 Trouble-Give Feeds Condu- cive to Best Milk Flow.

(By JOHN c. BURNS. Texas Expert
 ment Station.)
 As a general rule, we find it advis- able to wean pigs at about en weeks of age. In the case of the especially thrifty, well-developed pigs, and when it is desired to breed the SOW as early as possible again, pigs may be weaned at eight weeks old with good results. AS rule, we do not consider it advisable to have SOW farrow before she Is twelve months old. Or, in other words, it is gen. orally considered best not to breed them until they are between eight and nine months old. Breeding too early often has the tendency to check the growth of the gilt and sometimes the effects are permanent.
 Fourteen or fifteen hours labor in bringing pigs is longer than ordinary. and would naturally be weakening on a young gilt. After weaning the litter your gilt has, would advise not breeding her until she is about fifteen or sixteen months old. She would thus have a chance to mend up and grow some and would bring yon better litter. After reaching two years old any brood SOW should bring two filters without any trouble.
 Turnips, mangel-wurzels and all such succulent feeds are good for sows sucking pigs, as they are con ducive to good milk flow. Whip-poor- will peas have good results as for age crop for all kinds of hogs, and especially brood sows and growing pigs. Ordinarily it is best to let hogs graze them and thus save the labor of harvesting. It is best to graze the peas when the fruit Is fully devel- oped, but the vines still green. as in this case much of the vines as well as the peas will be consumed.
 Rather than to feed straight corn. it would be best for you to dispose o1 some of it at one dollar per bushei, and in return get wheat shorts. Good, rich gray wheat shorts are costing here at retail about $1.25 per 100 pounds. Equal parts of corn and wheat shorts will give very well bal anced ration. About the only advan- tage in having corn ground for hogs is that 1t can more readily be mixed with other feeds in connection with 1t.
The Little River news., 1915-11-20
Notice for Publication.

Department of the Interior, U. S. Land Office at Camden, Arkansas, July 10, 1915.
 Notice is hereby given that Jake Hill, of Wilton, Arkansas, who on Ap- Til 8, 1910, made Homestead Entry Serial No. 04311, for the NJ SW3, sec tion 32, township II south, range 2S west, 5th principal meridian, has filed notice of intention to make Final three year proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before Register and Receiver of the United States Land Office, at Camden, Arkansas, on the 21st day of August, 1915. Claim ant names as witnesses. w. M. Flaw kins, D. s. Still, Henry Oliver, James Still, all of Wilton, Arkansas.-R. D. Newtor Register. w 65- 6w
The Little River news., 1915-11-20
FEVER TICK rDAn1CArroN

The last legislature passed an act enaSling the counties to Vo'e on llck Eradication, oth- ei "iee pfoviding for dipping 'a'e' rhe proposition will 'noi oioi' De voted on at the noA' seneral election. It would no. oo 'ntimely that the sub- Jeo' oe Studied by farmers and o'neis interested so that there ni"' Se a thorough understand ms Zs to the benefits to be de- Ed from a law of that kind. ,lxperts have this week lectur- ed on that proposition in the county. Only small propor- tion of the people heard these lectures, so the information must be gained from other sources. One Of our farmers claims to have recently lost 5 yearling from the effects of the fever tick. No doubt the same thing is going on all ov- CT the country to a more or less degree. Our cattle must take second place and second price in the markets on ac- count of being in the quaran- tine district. Let's bring the Arkansas cattle industry to the front ranks. Inform yourselv- es on the question. Investi- gate with an open mind, con- slider it fairly, and you will see the benefits that will accrue to you.
The Little River news., 1915-11-20
The GulIible Cow.

Two little girls walking through q field were afraid of COW. Said one of them, Let's go right on and act as if we were not afraid at all"
 But wouldn't that be deceiving the cow?" the other little girl expostulated
 We smile at this bit of conscientious ness, but we love the little girl for it. She would be uneasy in regard to Da- vid's reception of the Philistines, and most of us wish that, like Moses, he had gone down into the Sinai country, rather than place himself in position where he had to act lie-Christian Herald.
The Little River news., 1915-11-20
ALOMEL DYNAM|TES YOUR LIVERY
 MAKES YOU SICK AND SAL|VATE'

Tone tonight. Your druggist or deal sells you 50 cent bottle of Dodsor Liver Tone under my personal none back guarantee that each spoonful wi clean your sluggish liver better than dose of nasty calomel and that it wor make you sick.
 Dodson's Liver Tone is real liyl medicine. You'll know it next morni,. because you will wake up feeling fir your liver will be working; headac and dizziness gone; stomach will sweet and bowels regular.
 Dodson's Liver Tone is entirely veg table, therefore harmless and can n saiIvate. sai,. Give it to your childre Mlillons T or people are using Dodsor Liver Tone instead of dangerous calom now. Your druggist will tell you th the sale of Calomel is almost stonn, entirely here.
The Little River news., 1915-11-20
sOCIATI0NS
Human Food.

ny present have Babcock testers 2
 Jelve out of gathering of fifty an
 Jered in the affirmative. In reply to
 le question, How many of you who
 ave testers use them?" only one an swered in the affirmative.
 The object of COW testing associa- tions is to make the use of scales and Babcock machines a community affair ito unite dairymen into partner ship for the purpose of employing a trained man to visit each herd at regular monthly intervals and weigh and test the milk of each COW. At the end of the year, this man gives each dalryman a record of the indi1 viduals in his herd with little work or trouble to him and at the cost of about one dollar per COW.
 The tester weighs and samples tnq milk of each COW at the evening pm morning milking and tests the core bined sample for butterfat Befhat leaving, he makes calculations so the he may leave with the dairyman
 record of each COW down to date. Of
 In European countries and som the the states in this country, one of eep duties of tester is to weigh and kane record of food consumed by tpr COWS. The cost to the dairyman fds complete testing varies from 80 cents to $1.50 year for each COW. Th1f variation is due to the number de COWS in the associations and to tf size of individual herds. I'd
 The first association in the Unitet, States was organized at Fremord Mich., in 1905. This association he'd 31 members, and 239 COWS complete the first years test. Since that tiAn- similar associations have been orgag ized in practically all of the leadilht dairy states of the Union, to the grf a0vantage of dairymen everywhere,
The Little River news., 1915-11-20

An Illinois postmaster was discharged for criticising Pres ident Wilson. When the pres ident heard of it he ordered the man reinstated at once. That is just like Wilson. He is big enough to stand criticism. He recognizes the fact that this is country where free expres- sion is a right within any req sonable limit.
The Little River news., 1915-11-20
Killing Cabbage Pests.

Cabbage worms can be controlled in the same way as the potato bugs, but 1t is a hard matter sometimes to make the poison stick to cabbage leaves. Making the water very soapy helps a great deal in sticking" the poison, but better way is to use what is called the "resin-lime sticker." This you will need to make yourself, as we know of none of it on the mar ket.
The Little River news., 1915-11-20
BEST QUALITY OF PRoDUC
Often Happens That the Produce Good Dairy Articles Does No
 Find Ready Market.
'By J. CADWALLADER. Louisiana

tBy J. CADWALLADER Louisiana.
 pertinent Station.) sue
 Quality is the keynote to the lcts cessful marketing of dairy prodi will People always have and always Hore pay a premium for quality, therairy it Is useless to expect to marke 1t hose products successfully unless the products are Of better quality khs hap average. Unfortunately it ofteniairy pens that producers of go |od good produce do not always find that market, but this does not siknipduct there is not demand for the p,ns 1t good price, but simplyI mart of ack of business ability on the hrket. the farmer in securing a go2d rhomc He, too, often depends upon hi,mmu. town or upon his immediate cs and nifty for market for his prddup the IS too often satisfied to stl 9.
 middleman and the groceryDstr even
 In this day of the Earcelt DO great perishable products can be ,efing 1t distances for a few cents, mah but possible to sell such products , m ter. cheese, etc., direct from thl s to the consumer. There al hut D of people in our towns and odtjjlArV would be only too glad tp ~l theA products direct from tf'une1 cY for farmers who have thea aniform sale would insure theal to(
 products. d at eceives
 Ordinarily a grocer.ftor, lor han anywhere from 5 to ,,,u which ding a pound of butt fVen in is made from cream Ca1 rarmeg :. ferior to that from vmpbd to tf ,e made his butter whicere ger Key ap grocer. Why doesn't tbeS this profit for himseliRicbI
The Little River news., 1915-11-20
HELP FROM COW-
Economical Prt
CBy L. ANDFRSON)

By L. ANDERSON)
 The COW testing association 1
 plan of cooperation among dairy1
 for the purpose of regularly and
 nomically testing their cows for i
 duction of milk and butterfat.
 usual estimate places the aver;
 production of COWS at 175 pounds butter per COW per year. In tn days people who are familiar dairying think in terms of butter and if the above average be transla to fat it makes about 150 pounds. 1t 30 cents pound, which has been he average price for the past three years. the annual income per COW is $45 .OO. If the above figures are taken as a foundation, it Is very apparent that there are many COWS which are not paying the cost of their keeping. The use of the scales and the Babcock test has discovered in almost every herd tested some COWS that do not pay the cost of keeping. If dairying is to be made as profitable business as it ought to be and as it has a right to be under proper management, these robber COWS must be apprehended.
 There is no means of knowing what "a COW is producing without weight ing and testing her milk at regular inter vals. A dairyman selling milk by volume may not be concerned in the butterfat content further than Is he cessary to keep up to legal standa I'd. but one who is selling butterfat is vitally concerned in the amount each COW produces. Each dairyman may test his own COWS, but facing the condition squarely 1t is known that very few do. At a recent dairyman's meeting this point was raised-that testing asso- ciation was not necessary, because each man could test his own cows. The question was then asked: How