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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-01

Scientists have made few startling
discoveries during the past few years
as that the two most common house
hold insects are the most persistent
bearers Of typhoid and malaria.
We have long dreaded the mosquito
and fly as personal nuisances, but
never more. That they are positive
menace to the human race has but
recently been fully shown.
And now, those conversant with
their methods are most determined
that they should be fought out, starved
out, exterminated.
Both are transmitters of disease;
and when either typhoid or malaria
exists in a neighborhood the common
house fly stands ready to carry the
one and its musical cousin the other.
The surest way to stamp out the dis
ease Is to wage war on the six-footed.
Rain barrels and stagnant pools are
the breeding places Of the misquito
where 1t Is commonly known in its
infant days as "wriggler."
In it's larval stage it is aquatic, and
by covering the surface of the water
with thin coating of oil it is de-
stroyed Look carefully after the rain
barrel.
Do not allow rain water to stand
long enough to breed these pests
and If there are pools Of water. drain
them or spray frequently with kero-
sene.
The house fly is more persistent.
more nearly omnipresent. It BREEDS
in filth and the more completely all
refuse is kept cleaned up the less per-
sistent will be the battle.
Stables in the vicinity Of the house
always bring trouble unless they are
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-01
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GROWING CELERY.

We SOW our celery seed In rows ana
then transplant it. In month or two
the plants are large enough to set out.
We first dig a trench or inches
deep, put little manure IN the bottom
and sprinkle 1t over with dirt; make
it very wet, put the celery plants IN
the trenches, then keep watering them
every day. When frost conas they
must be covered at night. To bleach
the celery. dig hole in the ground.
dampen the earth and set the celery
in on it's roots. Cover with old bags
or carpet, fill up the hole with earth
and cover that with corn fodder
Bertha Brown, Wisconsin.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-01
WE'LL PREPARED SOIL

Soil we'll pulverixed before the crop
is planted Is much more productive
than cloddy land or any land left with
an uneven surface, because the plant
food already in the land is made moro
accessible and the little root feeders
which literally fill the ground can bet
ter gather nourishment from both
earth and air. Land thoroughly
plowed and thoroughly pulverized be-
fore planting is not only rendered
more fertile from q natural stand
point, but is in far better condition to
receive whatever artificial fsrdliztnS
one may wish to apply.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-01

cleaned daily. A lady on the out
skirts of town, wondering at the
marked increase of flies one summer,
finally traced the source Of trouble
to the fact that the field across the
street, instead of being cultivated, was
converted into a horse pasture.
Strive to destroy their breeding
places. Convert the animal refuse IN
which they Turk into fertilizer on the
fields, and half the battle Is won.
Screens are so cheap that no one
can afford to be without them. This
is more than Ii matter of pleasure
and convenience; it is sanitary
measure.
mend them with black cloth. Better,
get a piece of wire cloth and with 1t
you can quickly patch up or replace
any defective screens.
There are good fly killers on the
market for small sum. But you can
easily make one equal to any of them
by taking a small piece Of wire cloth,
double 1t and then tack firmly on a
wooden handle of convenient length.
A window stick answers the purpose
nicely. 1t is light and reaches any
part Of the room without being so
large as to prove awkward and cum
bersOme.
With this. one may strike fly.
being almost certain to stun it so that
1t will fall and yet there is no danger
of m;-rring even a fine fabric in the
process.
The double piece of wire cloth is
sure to injure the insect so that it
will fall. 1t can then be disposed Of
before it has time to regain it's flight
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-01
COW TESTING ASSOCIATIONS HELP
The Usefulness
Demonstrated in Almost Every O
BY l.. ANDERSON

The cow testing association is plan
Of cooperation among dairymen for
the purpose Of regularly and eco
nomically testing their cows for pro-
duction of milk and butter fat. A
usual estimate places the average
production Of cows at IT'S pounds of
butter per cow per year. In these
days people who are familiar with
dairying think in terms Of butter fat
and if the above average be translated
to fat It makes about $50 pounds. At
80 cents a pound, which has been the
average price for the past three years
the annual income per COW Is $45.00
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-01
OUR GREATEST TWIN DISEASE BEARERS

With this device one may, in a
short time rid room permanently
of the pests. That is, you will know
that the same individuals will never
return.
Oil of lavender distributed about
room by means Of an atomizer tends
to keep the flies out and at the same
time imparts fresh odor. If you
use tanglefoot, place it where no one
can get into it.
The poison fly paper Is never to be
recommended, there being always
danger lest the poison be in some
way transferred to the food.
Study the habits of the pest and
then rob them of their weapons
A few moments daily spent in de-
stroying flies that enter the home IS
much better than to spend weeks
fighting typhoid.
To help exterminate the mosquito
film of kerosene oil should be used After
a rain, watch for the places that fail
to dry up promptly. Then get quick
action on them with the oil sprayer
and repeat the dose of oil every ten
DAYS or oftener if the film is broken
by showers or wind.
Rank grass sometimes hides pools
of water that make ideal harbors for
wrigglers. Cut all such grass as closely
as possible and apply OIL If oil does
not form good film owing to the
vegetation, use larvacide composed OF
nicotine solution to kill the wrigglers.
Bodies of water which can neither
be oiled nor treated with larvacide
can be kept free Of mosquito larvae
by stocking with fish. Native minnows
are best. ...-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-01

leaving. he makes calculations so that
he may leave with the dairyman tho
record of each COW down to date.
In European countries and some Of
the states in this country, one Of tho
duties of tester is to weigh and keep
a record Of food consumed by the
cows. The cost to the dairynlan for
complete testing varies from 80 cents
to $3.50 a year for each COW. This
variation il due to the number Of
cows in the associations and to the
size Of individual herds.
The first association In the United
States was organized at Fremont,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-01
Feeding Geese.

Geese require plenty Of green food.
which they pluck from the growing
plants, and plenty of water as SWIM
ming pool during the summer. When
they have this, the old geese and
ducklings that are past four weeks
old, will not need to be fed during the
summer. A feed of moistened meal
once a day hastens their growth, but
where there is plenty of herbage,
green and fresh. from which they can
pluck their food it will not be neces-
sary to feed them, providing there is
plenty of water for them to swim in.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-01
A GOOD "SIDE LINE"

A profitable side line of farming IS
to raise a few nice sheep every year
for men who are willing to pay a
bit extra for the sake Of improving
their stock. To do this, one should
have good stock and good pastures and
good barns. as well as a good man to
care for them.
In disposi1; of such stock, be fair
about it. A reasonable profit is all
right If you try to overdo the matter
you will break down, and be driven
out OF tina bnainasA
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-01

Cat-Proof Fence: A, with Barbed
Wires; b, with Loose Overhanging
Netting. Re-
effectual single step is to surround the
proposed bird sanctuary with YER
min proof fence. Such a fence should
prevent entrance either by digging or
by climbing, but will serve its greatest
use if it can not be climbed, and is
therefore cat-proof. If 1t is imprac-
ticable to build an impenetrable fence,
the next best device is to put guards
OF sheet metal on all nesting trees and
on poles supporting bird houses. This
should be done in any case where
squirrels or snakes are likely to in
trude, as it is usually impracticable
70 fence out these animals Tree
lulards should be 6 feet or more above
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-01
AN IMPORTANT PEACH TREE PEST
That Are Injurious the Peach But None
of Them Injurious as he
By j. b. SMITH

will serve to keep the trees free, If
the protecting exudations Of gum are
first removed.
In an infested orchard the earth
should be removed from around the
base Of the trees to a depth of six or
eight inches and every sign of wound
or place from which gum exudes
should be carefully examined. This
should be done late in the fall. Where
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-01

IN the form in which it is most
familiar to the grower. the peach-tree
borec is a white, grub-like caterpillar
with a yellowish or brownish shield
like head which lives and feeds in the
tree trunks at or just below the sur
face of the ground and makes irregu-
lar galleries or chambers Just beneath
the bark, from which gum and sap
ooze out to form conspicuous masses.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-01
Cause of Bad Habits.

Feather eating and feather pulling
are caused by combining the fowls and
leaving them idle. TO prevent their
getting the vice or to cure them when
they have acquired the habit, give
them plenty of green food and meat
scraps and give them plenty of exer
else by making them work for their
food. Keep them busy. Rub the
fowls that have been plucked with
carbolated vaseline. t
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-01

chips are mingled with the exuding
gum, borer is almost always present.
These should be killed, If possible, by
probing the wound with a stiff wire.
Leave the base of the trunks exposed
no longer than necessary at this period
In drawing up the soil against the
trunks bring the clean soil into direct
contact with the cut or wounded sur
faces, Again in late spring the
above process should be repeated.
Leave the base of the trees exposed
thus for few days. and then spray
very thoroughly with lime-sulphur,
arsenate of lead mixture to which an
excess of lime has been added. Use
one pound paste arsenate of lead to
every five gallons of lime-sulphur or
one pound of dry arsenate to every
ten gallons Of lime-sulphur and apply
with all the force possible to the ex-
posed trunk of the tree for a distance
Of eighteen to twenty-four inches
above the surface. Then after the
application is thoroughly dry, cover
and hill up at least six inches above
the surface.
In an orchard carefully looked over
twice year as above directed, no
largo larvae are likely to be over
looked, and there will be no early
moths except such as may come on
from outside. The toughened bark
covered with lime is not likely to be
attractive to the moths
Once an orchard has been put into
thoroughly good condition by year
or two of this practice, the future
years will be easy.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-01
Vermin Proof Fences
Are Easy to Make

Protection is the prime requisite for
increasing the number Of birds in any
area, and the results Of protection
are in direct proportion to the amount
given. Besides nsuring birds against
every form Of persecution by human
kind, we must defend them from
various natural foes. The most
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-01
One Way to Attract
Our Bird Friends

Nothing has q more potent attrac.
ton for birds during hot weather
than drinking and bathing places
The birds water supply should be
a pool not more than few inches
deep, the bottom sloping gradually
toward the edge. Both bottom and
edge should be rough. SO as to afford
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-01

To Remove SCOT from the Carpet.
Sprinkle carpet or rug literally
with salt where SCOT has been dropped.
Sweep carefully and no trace Of the
marks will be seen.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-01

Mich, in 1905. This association had
81 members, and 239 cows completed
the first years test. Since that time
similar associations have been organ-
lied in practically all Of the leading
dairy states of the Union, to tho srsa1
advantage Of dairymen everywhefa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-01

The birthplace Of Pasteur, at Dole,
has become place Of pilgrimage for
the people, who go to contemplate
with respect, the dwelling where, on
December q, 1922. this illustrious
man was born.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-01

ground. Attacks by hawks, owls.
crows, jays. or other enemies are best
controlled by eliminating the destruct-
i've individuals.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-01
Protect the Birds.

The birds eat millions Of insects
that, if left alone, would destroy mil
lions Of dollars worth of fruits and
grain. OF course, some kinds of birds
are pests, but you need not have many
Of those kinds on your farm If you
will spend little time studying birds.
Study their habits of feeding and nest
ing. Prepare homes for only the
helpful kinds the ones that feed
chiefly on insects and worms.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-01

use the spray pump to whitewash
your poultry house. Make a good
whltewash, adding a little carbolic
acid, and spray the building thor
oughly, covering every bit of the sur
face, and the house will be wonder
fully sweetened
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-01

Rhubarb and asparagus are two
perennial vegetables that are early on
the market and are easy to raise.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-01

There is big difference between
economy and stinginess.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-01

No man can keep a stiff upper lip
If his moral backbone is timber
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-01

saucer Gig. AZ is an excellent device.
or the pool may be made of concrete
or even metal, if the surface is rough
ended Gig. b.
The bird bath may be elevated, or
on the ground if in an open space
where skulking enemies can not ap-
proach too near. A water supply Is
appreciated in winter as well az
summer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-01

AS Heaven Is place of eternal rest
we have every reason to keep stepping
whila here on earth.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-01

Amply salt water for cabbage worms.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-03-18
CABLE ALEMAN

Mario, 17.-Los cruceros ingleses
Kent" (9,950 toneladas) "Glasgow"
(4,9OO toneladas) y "Omara'', hundie-
ron al crucero aleman ''Dresden"
1850 toneladas). Los supervivientes
fueron desembarcados en- Valparaiso
Los turcos han montado nuevos ca
nones de grueso calibre en- uno de los
fuertes a la entrada de los Dardanelos.
Dos cruceros ingleses fueron seriamen-
te averiados y tuvieron que retirarse a
la isla de Malta.
Los austriacos derrotaron a los rusos
en- Ell desfladero de Uzsok y en- la va
LA de Opor, capturando 1,500 rusos.
) Los alemanes tomaron la bayoneta
la posici0n inglesa de Saint Eloi al sur
de Ypres
Los rusos han sido derrotados por los
alemanes en- Jednorozek al Noreste
de Prasnysh, dejando 1000 prisioneros
en- poder de los alemanes.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-03-18
Arrollado por IN auto

En- la calle de La Fortaleza, cerca de
la plaza de Colon, Ell autom6vil de pa
sajeros n1mero 28O propiedad de Juan
A. Marrero y guiado por el chauffeur
Juan Bezarez, arroll6 a Juan Pi, eau
sandole varias contusiones leves en- di-
ferentes parties del cuerpo.
Fue asistido en- la Sala de Socorros,
y de ALI paso a SUI domicilo en- Catano.
El chauffeur fu6 llevado ante ell Juez
Municipal quien, despues de practicar
la Investigation del case, 10 puso en-
libertad pues demostr6 que no fu6 cul-
pable del suceso, sino que Sc debi6 a
que ri, imprudentemente, quiso atra-
vesar la calle en- ell momento en- que
ell auto pasaba.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-03-18

GO aver de Viequessel bizarre aefe de la
polic1a de aquella isla, senior j. Julia
Marin
-Simplicio Santos, ha sido senten-
ciado por Ell Juez G6igel, a pagar una
multa de ocho dollars y las costas por
haber agredido a Juan Figueroa. FL
suceso ocurri6 en- Ell interior del esta-
blecimiento La Mayorquina
Juan Orozco, fue sentenciado
por ell Juez de Paz a pagar una multa
de diez dollars, por dedicarse a cons
truir una casa en- los terrenos del pue-
bio de Puerto Rico. Ell citado Orozco
interpuso recurso de apelaci0n para
ante la Corte de Distrito.
-Eustaquio Ramos, ha sido acusado
ante la Corte Federal, por introducir
cigarrillos de la Habana sin pagar los
derechos. La Corte lie ha senalado una
fanza de quinientos dollars para su Ii
bertad provisional.
Ell secreto del buen CAFE 10 conser-
San Justo 6. San Juan, P. r.
va ''La CAFETERIA. ,,
Ell Juez de Paz, senior 'Gaetan Bar
bosa, ha sentenciado q treinta d1as de
carcel a Natividad Gonzalez, acusado
de estar construyendo una casa en- te-
rrenos propiedad del pueblo de Puerto
Rico en- Puerta de TERRA, sin tener pa
ra clio el debido permiso
En- canaverales de la Central Co.
loso en- Aguada ocurrio anteayer un in
cendio, quemandose como ocho cuerdas
de cana.
Ell cafe de las DAMAs,
LA CAFETERIA"
porque no expende licores.
San Justo 6. San Juan, P. r.
Ell guardia Jose NJ. Izquierdo,
arresto en- Aguas Buenas al individuo
Pedro Ortiz en- momentos en- que esca-
laba Ell establecimiento comercial del
senior Simon Jim6nez, sito en- ell barrio
"Pueblito."
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-03-18
NO'TICIAS S

En- ell Tribunal de Distrito de Are
cibo Sc han visto las apelaciones inter
puestas por varios indiyiduos, que fue-
ron sentenciados por e1 Tribunal NUM-
cipal de dicha ciudad con motivo de
actos por ellos' fealizados durante la
llamada huelga de los trabajadores
agr1colas
Del fallo que recaiga, informaremos
a nuestros lectores.
Ante el Tribunal correspondence,
Sc estan ceelbrando desde el lunes los
examenes de revalida de abogados.
-Regres6 anteayer a Arecibo don
Angelnor Cruz, active empleado que
fue de la Camara durante la session le-
gislativa que ACADIA de fnalizar.
Una importante casa constructors
de pianolas, pianos y demas instrumen-
tos musicales, de los Estados Unidos,
con motive de haber recibido algunos
originates de composiciones musicales
del Professor Federico Ramos que han
sido de su gusto, ha escrito a este COM
positor solicitando mas originates para
aplicarlos q los rollos de las pianolas
que fabrica.
Ell Professor Ramos ha enviado Is
obras de distintos generos, de las cien-
to doce que ha producido.
-Ha llegado a Ponce don Jaime
Castel, miembro de la colonia espanola,
que ha vivido muchos amos en- Puerto
Rico, dedicado al comercio, que en-
barc6 para su terra a raiz de la inva-
sion americana.
LIE traen Puerto Rico asuntos de
negocios
Ell presidente del Comit6 Unionista
de Lajas, don Jose Irizarry, ha contrai-
do matrimonio en- dicho pueblo con la
senorita Rosa Julia, hija de los esposos
Frank Paganaci. ..,
Con motive de la enfermedad que
aqueja a su hermano don Ramon, lle-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-03-18
La ocasion Ia pintan calva

Aprovechela. usted, 81 quiere estable-
GER su casa de comercio de provisiones
al detail, en- la Marina. .Ofrecemos un
local acabado de reedifcar, con dos
puertas a las GALES "Nueva" y "Presi-
dlo", una mas en- ell angulo de la es-
qulna, dando vista ambas al mar. ALI
trabaJaron con exito los Sres. Manuel
Vlllamil, don Vicente Garcia A. Men
dez heermano. Puede entenderse para
el arrlendo, con don Eusebio Rodriguez,
Ell los altos del VOLCAN, en- Ell mismo
uarrio.
Sirve tambi6n para ofcinas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-03-18
Nuevo Servicio de Garage
en- San Juan


No abandone su autom6vil, nj desgas-
te SUI valor, la intemperie.
Su CAIRO sera bien atendido, cuidado
y guardado en- mis- garages, especial
mente preparados al efecto, mientras
I'd. atiende sus asuntos.
No abandone su autom6vil en- la via
p1blica, haciendose partlcipe indirecto
de cualquier accidente, cuando una
n1nima cantidad Sc 10 asegura.
Recogere SUI auto donde I'd. orde
ne y Sc 10 tendre listo a la hora conve
niente.
Todo por POGO Dinero.
Tel. 10. II Allen st.
San Juan, P. r.
Avdt.
LIBROS DE MISA
EN- LA LIBRERLA DEL "BOLETIN. "
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-03-18
ES UN HECHO

Sc calzara bien barato en-
'LA CIUDAD CONDAL," Cruz 8 Bis
Botines, Borcegu1es y zapatos de to.
das formas y classes, para caballeros,
Se1ior..s y ninos, los comprara usted 4
ualquier precio.
Compre su calzado en- LILA CIUDAD
CONDAL," Cruz 8 Bis. Advt.