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The depth Of soil best suited for
apple culture depends very larg ly
upon the character Of the subsoil.
with a suitable subsoil very little sur
face soil is necessary for success.
Good results are being obtained
where there IL but two or three feet
Of surface soil underlaid by = suitable
subs6N. H.
Perv!ous limestone subsoil permits
the roots to work deeply into It, giv-
ing trees with extensive root systems.
The limestone also aids in tho pro-
duction Of high color which Is so
essential in a good market fruit. 1t
is at least partially due to this fact
that the apples produced i'm some
sections are so highly colored. A
gravelly subsoil would be second
choice in selecting an orchard site.
Impervious subsoils are to be
avoided, especially If they come close
to the surface. Such a subsoil hinders
deep roofing and not infrequently
brings the water table SO close to the
surface that the root system is con-
fined to a shallow layer just under
the surface. An orchard planted on
such a all is sure to be failure un-
less the subsoil be broken up and their
water table lowered by drainage.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-12

With the widespread realization Of
the fact that flies spread diseases as
we'll as cause almost intolerable an
noyance, there has developed de-
mand for efficient means Of abating
or controlling the nuisance.
The use of formaldehyde Cor for
malin) seems to offer one such means.
r. I. Smith Of North Carolina found
that one ounce g tablespoonfuls) Of
formalin GO per cent formaldehyde)
in 16 ounces Il pint) Of mixture OF
equal parts of milk and water In
shallow dishes with q piece of bread
In the center for the flies to alight on,
proves very attractive and destructive
to the flies, especially when placed on
the front and back porches Of houses.
1t is less effective. when used inside
the houss, although the method was
used with good results In Kidding
diaries Of flies.
e. e. Green of Colon has used the
following method with success: Fill
a. soup plate with damp sand, cover
with piece Of plotting paper. spread
sugar on the plotting paper and
sprinkle it with, q mixture Of one
part Of formalin 60 per cent formal
dehyde) with 20 parts Of water.
Various forms of fly traps have been
used with good results. r. l.. Wash
burn of the Minnesota station de-
scribes an efficient and easily con-
structed form of trap as follows:
The trap is "a inches long, IL In
ches high, and inches wide. Tho
upper part (c) which may be oval or
rectangular as preferred, serves as a
receptacle which the flies enter
through the opening in tho top Of the
middle portion (b) made Of ordinary
mosquito wire screen and shaped like
the roof of q house. Under this IL
the Dashboard (a). upon which rest
two tin bait pans. The space between
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GET RID OF DISEASE SPREADERS

the Dashboard and tho middle portion
is about one-half inch, and between
this and the bait pans through which
flies enter pans, about one-fourth Of
an inch, stale meat, bread, and milk
are used as bait. The trapped dies
are killed by immersinE in hot watlE,
The City Of Chicago IL going about
this Fly" question in earnest. TheiS
methods should be adopted BY eveSH
other city In tho land. The otty odsS
Gals Of Chicago did not wait until
millions Of dies were bus7inS around
spreading disease and death, but b.
gan a strenuous war on these posts ~
January first, by taking tnAouBn1
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The hedge bindweed may start
growth In the spring from near the
top of the root stock sent to the sur
face during the preceding year, or the
top growth may come from any part
OF the preceding years underground
growth. This underground stem forms
buds. from which new root stocks
grow. Furthermore, new root stocks
may grow from any of the buds along
the old root stock. An individual root
stock may retain its vitality 70 two
or more years If left undisturbeC.
The field bindweed Is propagated by
roots instead of root stocks. These
roots extend in more or less hori-
zontal direction from several inches
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-12

Stalking the Field Before Planting
Hastens the Work and Insures Better
Results. BY this Method the Stake is
Not Placed Where the Tree is. to be
Set but Trees are Easily Located.
denly that preparation previous to
planting is not possible.
Preparation for planting should
consider at least the character of the
surface soil, and the subsoil. With
the ideal subsoil no attention need be
given, but where the subsoil, or even
the lower portion Of the surface soil
is compact clay. then subsoiling
should be done. The additional root
system secured in two seasons by this
operation will more than pay for it.
The surface soil should be con-
sidered from two standpoints - the
character of the filth, and the pres
ence of organic material. While the
former is more or less deper dent
upon the latter, the degree Of Arm
overlooked. A clover sod, or still
better, crop Of clover, ploughed un-
der followed by a cultivated crop.
preferably corn, grown upon the land
puts the soil in the best possible con-
dition for the planting of trees the
following year. Frequent cultivation
of the crop 80 as to put the soil in
good filth is essential. The crop
which has been turned under adds
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-12
PRACTICAL POULTRY SUGGESTIONS.

One of the very first things to do
to secure a profit from the farm flock
during the winter Is to Gull out the
mock and sell every bird that does not
show promise Of returning profit.
Old hens, superfluous males and
puilets that do not show good healthy
development had better be sold for
What they will bring. Every bird that
does not appear healthy and vigorous
should be placed in a house by them
selves and given a chance to become
marketable. In this way tho size OF
the flock can be reduced and only
ans that are capable Of paying for
.3eir feed and care kept through the
The flock must be fed literally dur
ing the cold weather. Nothing is to
be gained by feeding starvation ra-
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"Safe Farming" Always
Outline Of Program RscommsnAsA
BY Government Specialists - S.
cure Safety In the Cotton BsN.

The history Of agriculture IN the
south. It has been SAID has
been one Of lean years and fat
years Short crops ana hirh
prices have almost invariahly been
followed by big crops and low pricss
ana, In consequence, the farmer has
experencsd much distress, The In
creased attention whiSh he's rsesptly
Deem sivsn to supporting tte people
upon the land has already resulted
IN much good, but thew y some daA-
ger 1t 10 pointed out that, with he
price OF cotton r1sing, there viii b
tendency tor farmers to return r. Ne
ola system of gambling On ootton. II
the people OF the south produced their
own living. the circular points out, n
would steady tho whole aystsm and
Keep the bost from rocking. me
saissy msasuFss recommended oso @
follows:
First: Produce homo gasdsn ~
every family on tho tASsn ~ yoaS
round, paying spseisi sttsntsou ID .
Plot OF irish or sweet potatoes san,
cisnt to supply tho family WITH sooi
Of this chaSaetsr. Where feaslbAI
have a patch Of sorghum o. othe3
cane to produce syrup Tor the famtt1A
Second: Produce tho corn uecsssayy
to support all Of the people on thS
farm and the live stock. with absolu1S,
safety. 7
Third: Produce the necassssy o.
and other small grain to suppiemG1
the corn 90 food. PAY attention. u
winter grazing.
Fourth, Produce hay aad fuNae
from some forage crop, sufficient 10
supply all Of the live stock On tAo
farm. Use legumes such ~ cloves.
cowpeas. velvet beans, SOY beans and
alfalfa for the production Of hay ana
to enrich the soil with nAtnoesn ana
humus.
Fifth: Produce the meat neoessszv
to supply the people. through In
creased attention to poultry anu ho9n.
especially. Plan to inoRsass gradually
the number of cattle and other lfyN
stock so as to havo a sufficient NUM-
Der to consume tho waste products Of
the farm and mako tho waste lands
productive.
Sixth: After all Of these things
have been amply provided for pre-
duce cotton for the market.
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From the facts stated it Is evident
that the only successful methods for
the eradication Of bindWeed must be
based on the suppression of ali top
growth, in order to starve out the
underground parts, except, of course
those methods, at present of little
value, which have for their object
the direct killing of the roots or root
stocks by the appli, Ion Of chemicals.
A great many farmers are looking for
some easy method f killing the bind
weed, and in the@ meantime al let
ting it cover the fields and festoon the
trees of the orchard. hey are looking
for some magic remedy that will
completed. eradicate the weed with
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-12

A Planting Board is Great Aid to
Setting Trees at the Right Spot with
the Least Difficulty. The Central
Notch is Placed Around the :Ctake,
Two Stakes are then Driven in tho
Other Holes or at the Corners of the
Triangle, then the Stake Is Removed,
the Hole Dug and the Tree Set so that
1t Stands in the Point Formerly Oc-
.npied by the Original Stake.
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BY HI. z. COX.

to several feet below the surface. At
any point along the root an ADVENT
ton bud may form, from which a root
grows or a root shoot is sent to the
surface. These root shoots form buds,
from which other root shoots grow
to the surface, thus giving the impress
sion that the plant propagates by
root stocks
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Poultry House with Concrete Foun.
dation-Very Cheap and Convenient
tions. This much Is an assured fact
1T is better to sell half the flock and
give the feed 10 the ones that are Left
With fssds Of all kinds at present
prices, It requires strict economy and
careful management to secure results
during the winter months.
Wheat, corn and oats make an ideal
grain ration for laying hens. It forms
IA palatable feed, furnishes variety and
lis we'll balanced for egg production.
With boiled vegetables and meat
sc raps added or mixed with cut clover
1T makes well-balanced feed.
The grain feeds can be improved
by grinding and feeding in the form
of mash part OF the time. The
change is highly beneficial and in
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-12

A study Of the eradication Of any
perennial weed should begin with
consideration of it's underground
parts. When the character of its
underground growth is determined the
next step Is to devise a method Of
eradication based on its habits. Hedge
and field bindweed will be considered
in this article.
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Glover is a more efficient sub-soiler
than the best sub-soil plow.
The name Of the farm on neat
sign, shows the owner is not ashamed
of the place Now is good time to
mt 1T
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-12

For the home garden choose vege-
tables Of best quality. Quantity Is
not the important thing.
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Spray, prune, cultivate. but b. ell
means spray. No matter how largo
and healthy your trees may be. nor
how highly colored your fruit, II 1t
has worms in it, it il failure from
the market standpoint. aa
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The farmer who leads will get a
great deal more work out Of his hired
man than the one who nags and
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In Mexico, farmers instead of fenc-
ing in their hay and straw stacks,
erect them on platforms out Of the
n oh >f <.at tIA rs4t+#5
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grow along irrigation bitches, the
water in which distributes the seed.
The water of streams, especially at
flood times. is also factor in dis
tributing the seeds and roots to other
lands. e
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Gross Section II Z H11 nep W1o0
has been ueod WttA SsooeO u 1nnnnt
sofa.
providing for he 8bue1shtn9 a -
alley receptaclss for manure AMER usa0
date. All citizens have been asked .
Cooperate with tho oncialA It n b.
lieved that If all manure reosp%aolel
can be removed from alleys aud pro1k
erly constructed on private propertS
the fly pest will be largely controlsa
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How many head O. live stock you
got on the placer Live stoohk
echoed the somewhat puzzled fa1msA
What dye mean by live stock?
got four steam tractors and seven al.
tomo biles. "-"Judge".
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Less than ten farmers in one hun
Irad grow Strawberries
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Plenty Of exercise increases the egg
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Get your neighbor TO share with. you
in owning Babcock milk tester and
test the product OF each con..
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-19
Don't Neglect Kidneys
Swamp-RoOt, DR.. Kilmer's PreScrip-
ton, 0verc0mes Kidney Trouble

It is now conceded by physicians that
the kidneys should have more attention
as they control the other organs to a re-
markable degree and do a tremendous
amount Of work in removing the poisons
and waste matter from the system by
fltering the blood.
The kidneys should receive some as
sistance when needed. We take less ex-
ercise, drink less water and often eat
more rich heavy food, thereby forcing
the kidneys to do more work than nature
intended. Evidence of kidney trouble,
such as lame back, annoying bladder
troubles, smarting or burning, brick
dust or sediment, sallow complexion,
rheumatism, maybe weak or irregular
heart action, warns you that your kid
neys require help Immediately to avoid
more serious trouble.
An ideal herbal compound that has had
most remarkable success as a kidney and
bladder remedy is DR. kilmer's swamp
Root There is nothing else like it. 1t
is DR.. kilmer's prescription used in pri-
vate practice and it is sure to benefit you.
Get bottle from your druggist
However. if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to Dr..
kilmer & Co. Binghamton. \ Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper. ADV.
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-19
The Faro Gang and the Bank Bookkeeper

Copyright by W. q. Chapman

check might be sent by him to the
clearing house. 1t was the province of
the bookkeeper to enter the indiyid-
ual checks against the accounts rep
resented. When he reached his own
personal check. he charged it to some
one of the inactive accounts instead
of his own and destroyed it. So had
he taken 100000
But the immediate task in hand fell
to Billy Gard. 1t was the apprehen-
sion of the fugitive and the recovery,
If possible, of all or part of the money
taken. 1t was in the course of the
performance of this duty that the
ramitications of this case which give
it place among the most unique and
complete crimes of the age were de-
yeloped.
While accountants were revealing
the methods used inside the bank in
getting hold of the money. Gard was
busy outside. Tollman, having dis
appeared, was to be traced The first
step was to establish his habits. to
find his associates. To the expert
eneed special agent the groundwork
of a case Of this sort unfolds almost
of itself. There were the people who
knew him best in cambridge, for in
stance. They told Gard that the young.
ster had broken away, of late. from
the friends of his youth He was be-
lieved to have gone to Boston for his
pleasures. He had big red automo-
bile which, it was supposed, he had
bought with the money Of his inherit
anee and in which he drove away prac-
tieally every night
In Boston Gard picked up the clues.
Tollman was we'll known at certain ho-
tells and cafes. At one hotel which
was a rendezvous for sporting peo-
pie he regularly called upon very
dashing young woman who was regis
tered as Laura Gatewood 1t was at
this same hotel that he became ac-
quainted with an accomplished indi-
vidual known as John R. Mansfield.
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-19

that would have caused the bank ex-
aminer to grow suspicious. Unsus-
pectingly the stern old bank of Balm
bridge stood with unruffled front until
it became but financial skeleton, its
last spark of vitality wasted away
But this young bookkeeper of the
gambling mania, What became of
him? Those other aiders and abetters
to his crimel What action was taken
in their case?
Special Agent Billy Gard eventually
had in hand a complete understanding
of the individuals and the methods
that were associated with this case.
Kelliner was taken into custody.
He Indignantly protested that he was
innocent of any criminal wrongdoing.
Mansfield, Walls and Tollman had dis
appeared The capture of the latter
was of first Importance.
The special agent turned first to
that primary command of the old
school detective when a crime is COM
mitted: Find the woman. The re-
suits obtained indicate that there may
be much in the theory. In the case
of Tollman the connection with the
Gatewood woman was soon estab-
lished. She was not about her old
haunts in New York. No trails were
Immediately found 1t was developed
that she had originally lived in Kan
sas City. When any individual has
got into trouble there is always a
strong probability that he will return
to his old home, another detective the
ory to which Billy Gard subscribed.
Upon this theory Gard went to Kan
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-19
Headuear in War.

The German army was equipped
with steel helmets long before the war
was begun. After the conflict WIS well
under way the French discovered that
tanned by their soldiers Was much
greater than the percentage in the
German army The French adopted
the steel helmet. The British followed
suit. and now even the slow-moviug
Russians have equipped smalI part
of their ferceS With the best form of
protection against head wounds. After
Russia comes the United States with
an announcement through the war de-
parment That steel helmets for Ameri-
can soldiers are being considered. -
Washington Herald.
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-19
More Horses Than Ever.

For all motor vehicles Which are
multiplying like rabbits, horses are in
creasing in number. In New York
State census was taken by school
children last year under the auspices
Of the State education and agricultural
departments. This was the first cen
sas of Its kind ever attempted.
The ehildfen's figures give the num-
her of horses last year mt 1.01772S,
which is an increase of 10s000 over
the Federal census Of 1910 The mum
Der of horses last year at 1,017,72S,
Der of cows remains unchanged. but
sheep fell off 100000 \ gain of 200
600 is shown In swine.
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-19

who was we'll known about MeDou-
gals Tap. in Columbia avenue, and
whose livelihood was secured through
alleged games of chance. Miss Gate
wood also introduced Tollman to a
Mrs. Siddons, an especial friend of
Mansfield, who maintained a coy lit
tie apartment in a respectable part
of Boston, and who had, in dress
suit case, a portable faro outfit which
could be set up in her rooms upon oc-
casion. There was also Edward T.
Walls, a large and dominant man,
who had, of late. found poker playing
on transatlantic liners a rather pre-
carious calling. But, finally, Miss
Gatewood arranged meetings between
TollnMn and Big Bill Kelliner, who
lived in Winthrop, not far away, was
in the wholesale liquor business,
in politics. and, as afterward de-
veloped, was dominating spirit in the
faro gang
With the development of the friend
ship with Kelliner began the trips to
New York. These two would meet
two or three times week at the
Back Bay station and together take
the train for New York. So fire.
quent were these trips that the mem
bers of the train crews came to be
well acquainted with the men, and to
know something of their movements.
They gave clues to the hotels in New
York at which these travellers stayed,
and this led to their Identification by
hotel clerks and other facts as to
their associates. Eventually all this
led to a certain house in West TWEEN
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-19

ty-eighth street and a. consultation
with the New York police as to its
| character
1t developed that IN this house there
was always running, on evenings when
Kelliner and Tollman came to New
York, faro game. Here Kelliner
gambled and at first won and induced
Tollman to try his luck. The young
ster was allowed to win prodigiously.
Again he would lose, but not enough
to brighten him away So was the
craze for gambling developed in the
bookkeeper But eventually he lost
, what was left of his inheritance. Up
to this time he was honest. But at
the suggestion of Kelliner he stole
from the bank to make good his losses.
He lost again. and was in the mill.
There was no chance of escape but
through stealing more of the bank S
funds and gambling in the hope of
eventually winning out. The book
keeper had entirely lost his head. He
became consumed with the reckless
ness of desperation.
In the meantime the Gatewood wom-
an had moved to New York Also Toll
man had become deeply enamored
with her. SO fond was hs of her COM
pany, as matter of fact, that he
would often turn over to kelliner and
Mansfield and other of their friends
the money with which to gamble, while
he visited with Miss Gatewood. The
members of the gang would go to some
gilded restaurant and dine sumptuous-
ly and return to Tollman and report
that luck had been against them, and
that they had lost all the money. On
such occasions the profits of the eve
ming were almost clear to the gang On
such occasions. so the members of the
train crew back to Boston reported,
Big Bill" Kelliner would sob out his
apparent grief, because of his losses,
on the shoulder of Tollman. The lat
ter was thus placed in the role of
comforter. Kelliner would swear never
to gamble again and make his pro-
testations so earnestly that Tollman
would become the aggressor and urge
his associate on and paint pictures of
luck ahead So adroitly did Kelliner
play this game that Tollman had been
heard to threaten to break with him
because he was piker
For two years this arrangement con-
tinued. KelliHer, Mansfield, Walls,
the Gatewood woman, and other accom-
plices. maintained themselves as de-
coys that induced the young bookkeep-
er to draw even more checks against
his personal account and always ex-
tract these and charge them where
they were least likely to be missed
Despite his leng carouses at night
Tol1man never failed to be at the bank
in time to open the mail and extract
the checks that would have betrayed
him. Despite the loss of sleep he was
never so duh that he neglected any
detail in his bookkeeping that would
have caused his accounts to fail to
balance or to show any irregularities
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-19

She praises it highly as she has been
relieved of all these pains by its use.
All mothers should know of this remedy,
and all young girls who suffer should
try it. Mrs MATILDA KURTzwEd, 529
High St, Buffalo, N. Y.
Young women who are troubled with
painful or irregular periods, backache,
headache, dragging down sensations,
fainting spells or indigestion, should
take Lydia z. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. Thousands have been re-
stored to health by this root and herb
remedy.
If you know of any young wo-
man who Is sick and needs help
full advice, ask her to write to tho
Lydia Il. pinkham Medicine Co,
Lynn, Mass. Only women will
receive her letter, and it will be
held in strictest confidence.