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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-20

Side Lines and Women Folk. AS
long as the average farmer keeps
his garden on the grocery shelf" he
sells everything wholesale and buys
everything retail Side lines such as
canning. preserving, making apple
butter, are profitable where the
farmer is wise enough to see that the
women OF his household get all nee
essary help with their work
The price difference between ham.
lard and bacon and hog on the hoof
shows the money gain for farm but
cheering and smoking
Making Capital Available" Keep
accounts--find just where your money
comes from and just where it goes.
Some mems wealth is like good deal
Of the fertility in their soil-it is not
available" If the boys and girls are
to be kept on the farm, the farm
must be made not only financial
and economic success, but also a
family and civic success. Any rea-
sonable expenditure for making the
home place more attractive is as real
and profitable an investment as
though the money had been spent for
liHeslo.ie anu phosphate.
Preparedness. Preparedness is as
important for he farmer as it is for
the soldier. The farmer who wastes
his leisure time and who fails to
utilize rainy days and slack seasons
to get his affairs in shape can never
hope to catch up during the busy
seasons.
Marketing and Cooperation. 1t is
not enough to grow good crop, or
even to grow good crop at low
cost. To make big crop d business
success it must be disposed of as
efficiently as it is grown--must be so
graded and packed as to meet market
standards and so marketed as to
bring the farmer the highest current
price.
The farmer who is too suspicious
to get together with his neighbors in
order to do comparatively what no
one can do alone is sure to pay dearly
for his incapacity for team work
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-20
MAKING CORN BELT FARMS PAY

and tier also burns all his corn
stalks and straw reminds one of the
! burglar who takes all the valuables
! he can carry off and sets fire to what
is left.
| HuM4s and Lcsumes. Humus is
the stnff with which nature fertilizes
uncuiiivatcd soil. Plow under all
stable manure, straw, corn stalks,
stubble, leaves, weeds and green
manure crops.
Where nature SfnWs sweet clover,
you can grow sweet clover. Remem-
Der there is Il logurne. crop for almost
every soil. The productivity of Il
farm is not being kept up on per-
manent basis unless annually at least
one-fou.th of that farm is made to
grow lesumes, all % which except
the seed is piowed under as stable
manure or green manure. Do not,
unless under exceptional circum-
stances, grow corn in the same field
more than two yearo in succession.
Feed as much of your grain as pos
sible to live stock on the farm.
Live Stock. When you break even
on, your beeves you are ahead of the
game provided you save the manure
especially if you have kept hogs
following the cattle. Saving the
manure" doesn't mean saving merely
one-third or one-Iourth. 1T means
saving 20 per cent or more, liquid
as well as solid. The problem of
keeping live stock with profit is
largely matter of making use as
s!lage, roughage, or bedding, of stuff
that is wasted on the average farm.
Weeds and weed seeds, usually
counted worse than nothing, may be
put on the right side of the ledger
by means of a few sheep.
Seed Selection and Wages. Catch
but one bad ear in testing seed corn
and you save a good days wages
Find the average number of bad
ones and you save a weeks wages in
winters afternoon. Buying seed is
business proposition-not an exer-
else of faith.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-20

The first essential in the adornment
of a home area is the formation OF
suitable plan In making this plan
the principal things to be considered
are the size of the area, the amount
which the owner feels able to expend
for the purpose, the climatic condl-
tons, the soil, the exposure, the pecul-
iarities of the site, and the style OF
treatment whether formal or natural.
Small places, consisting of an acre
or less, situated among others OF like
dimensions. can only be appropriately
improved in formal style. On the
other hand, large suburban places or
country seats should, in order to main
tain unity and harmony with their
surroundings. be treated in the natural
style. It is impossible to develop
forest, a park, or even a grove on an
area less than an acre in extent: and it
is equally impossible to maintain
fountains, terraces, sheared trees,
hedges, and carpet bedding over an
area of several acres. Hence the two
general styles of landscape gardening
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-20
Home Pasteurizer.

This consists Of tin pail and cover and a
pie-plate with holes punched in it, The pie
plate rests the bottom of the pail. Set the
bottle on this and insert thermometer through
hole punched in the lid of the pail SO the
thermometer will go directly into the bottle
The milk should be heated to 145 degrees; hold
there for some time, then cool rapidly to SO
degrees.
with the best methods prescribed by
the inspectors. No change should be
made from supply that has been
giving good results unless there is
reason to believe that the new supply
will be distinctly better.
Fortunately cows are subject to but
few diseases that are dangerous to
milk users. If COW appears to be In
good health and has no indications of
udder Inflammation, she can be count
ed on to give wholesome milk provided
she is free from tuberculosis. The
only way to be sure she is free from
this disease is to have her tested by a
competent veterinarian.
The family COW should be a con-
slant source of cheap. pure, and de-
licious milk. Such may be the case.
II few precautions are taken. 1t is
frequently observed, however. that
Aunder the conditions surrounding the
family COW only dirty, diseased milk
can be produced
A COW may be suffering from tuber-
culosis, the worst disease to which she
is subject, and still show no signs Of
it to the proud owner. For the sake
of the children who drink the milk, a
qualified veterinarian should be called
upon to inspect and test each COW
every year
With the assurance of a healthy
COW. she should be housed in clean,
well-lighted shed and provided with
clean yard in which to exercise The
milk should be drawn into a clean.
small-topped milk pail and kept cool
until consumed.
Milk sours and spells because of the
bacteria which enter it with dirt from
the COW and from pals not thoroughly
washed. Keeping these basteria out
of the milk and preventing their
growth by keeping the milk COOL are
easy and efficient means of procuring
the best Of milk from the family COW
provided she is free from disease
Percy Werner. Jr.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-20

Rubld Condiio Too

With trees, shrubs, vines, and her
baceous bedding plants pleasing con-
trasts can be produced. Each plant
or group Of plants has an expression
peculiarly its own, and when used
with suitable surroundings the effect
is pleasing. While each of these
plants possesses an intrinsic decorative
value. this value is enhanced in pro-
portion to the perfection ot the green
sward in which it is set. Green grass
is not only useful as a covering for the
earth, but it is of itself beautiful. A
perfect lawn is one of the rarest pos
sessions of either public or private es-
adjustments. A good lawn demands
great skill and judgment in its making
as well as in its maintenance The
difficulties of lawn making become
more accumulated as the heavy clays
and clay loans of the North and West
are replaced by the light, sandy soils
Of the South. The superb Kentucky
bluegrass, which produces such per-
feet lawns in regions with heavy soils
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-20

cret of pleasing effects in shrubbery
groups Glaring contrasts In habit OF
growth or in color OF flowers or foliage
are as Objectionable in planted groups
as in tapestries, but reasonable ana
harmonious contrasts only add beauty
and variety to the landscape. NOT
only do the flowers and foliage or
spring and summer contribute to these
results. but autumn colors add a most
desirab BILE and valuable contribution to
the seasons panorama.
Shrubs should be studied not alone
from the standpoint of the size, color,
and profusion of their bloom. but the
time of leafing should be noted. The
color of the leaf during summer as
we'll as in autumn is also important.
But most important of all is the time
the leaves fall, whether early or late.
or whether they remain on all winter.
Some shrubs retain their foliage well
on into winter, while others. such as
the California privet and many OF the
barberries, retain it all winter. some
OF the magnolias retain their large
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-20

are well suited for wind-breaks or
shelter belts, while the former lend
themselves to the formation of screens
or masks, either for walks or drives
or for fences or unsightly buildings.
Each group or plantation made upon
the grounds should have an excuse for
its existence and reason for occupy
ing the particular spot it does.
If there are unsightly rear views.
plantations in groups or belts should
be provided. in order to hide such OBJ
jects. # portion Of the grounds is
to be used for garden or stable,
then the planting should be so made
as to effectively shut these areas from
view.
Pleasing effects in shrubbery plan
tations come also from massing sorts
SO as to produce a floral display each
month of the year. A group which
blooms in May or June, and which
presents no additional feature other
than a mass of foliage from June until
autumn. has little merit from deco:
rative point of view. Variety is the Sc
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-20

Because of the peculiar food vaiue
If eggs. their relative freedom from
waste and the ease with which. they
NAV be prepared, their use as meat
Institutes at least is often desirable
sven when consideration of their
price alone would not so indicate
While this Is true Of eggs served as
one of the principal dishes of a meal
it often Is not true of eggs USED IN
cakes, buildings, and other desserts
along will. meats. 1t is in the latter
use of eggs that the housewife who
wishes to economic can try especially
to curtail consumption. a fact WHICH
makes This latter practice easier Is
that with the present availability OIL
baking powders. corn starch. gelatin,
etc, the use of eggs to impart light
ness OF to thicken liquids is not now
essential as it was in, the past.
The principal food element furnish
ed by eggs is protein, the heterogeneous
tissue building element whose pres
ence in considerable proportions also
gives meats. fish. milk, cheese. etc.
their special food value. Eggs can,
therefore, be substituted in the Diet
altering the proportion of protein con-
sumed. In addition to protein, eggs
also furnish fat and a number of VAL
uaple mineral elements, including sui
phur. phosphorus, iron, calcium and
magnesium, in an easily assimiable
form. and are believed also to be rich
In certain essential vitalizing clements
called vitamirs.
Like milk and unlike meats. eggs do
not contain substances convertible in
the body into uric acid. Their shells
constitute the only waste materials
Ninety-seven per cent of he portion
e:ten--a high proportion compared to
other foods-is digested. No extended
cooking is necessary for eggs and there
Is, therefore saving of time, labor.
and fuel in their preparation when
they are compared with many other
foods. For all these reasons eggs de-
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-20

'ts markings. which resemble those AZ
watered silk but with longer Iep. an
tall. 10 represented as Selling a duoN
by one wing, while she has a sho,
taieo Diro ike a quail and another a Y.
paFently q songbird. under her feet
IN such situations puss often appear
on the monuments of the middle em
pre-. put so far as ! can learn she NJ
not represented rs catching mice \
rats. Diodorus tells Of a mountain irE
Numidia inhabited by a "commons
wealth OF cats so that no bird eyeF
ventured to nest In its woods. No RAJ
mains OF cats were found in Pompes
or Herculaneum. but in the Museu
at Naples are some mosaics that can
from Pompeii which show that cat
were known there as they are repre-
sented as attacking or killing birds. A
writer who lived from 527 to seI
in the reign Of Justinian has left tpf
epigrams in which he scores q cat I'd
tearing on the head Of tame party
ridge. A celebrated ancient poem be-
wafing the cats destructive proclivi.
ties IA the "Anathema Marantba., by
John SHELTON. in the "Bokc Of Phylyp
Sparowe," in which he calls down
upon the whole race Of cats the ven-
2eance Of the gods. mankind and the
Monsters Of all creation in punishmerk
for the killing Of pet bird. The poen
begins:
That vengeance I mke and crye
By way of exclamacyon.
On Ill the whole nae Won -,
OF esttes, wild ard tsmr
God serd them sor-owe and shsnpe
That cat especyaIy
That slew so cruelty
Ny iytsll pretty st,arrowe
Thai l kc,,rht u,i 1t Carove, u
He dcvotes this cruel cate" to thh
tender mercies Of the lions, leopards,
''dragones." the formidable manly
cory Of the mountaynes." and hopes
that ''the greedy gripee might tare outg
all thy trypes." and so on. The little
birds mistress also joins in the denun-
citation. She walls:
Those vyisnous false Gates
Were mode for myse and rstAeA
And not fer byrdes ssnalle,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-20
THE IMP0RTANTpLACE OF EGGS IN THE DIET

serve an important place in the diet
for use at times in place of other foods
rich in protein, provided egg prices
are not so high as to outweigh the
other considerations
Though wholesome when fresh and
clean, eggs may be decidedly unwhole-
some when old or dirty. The house
wife should be careful when buying,
therefore, to choose eggs which are as
clean and fresh as possible. Similarly,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-20

the material at command. In al,
planting It should be the aim to con-
ceal the hand Of the gardener to tft
utmost possible extent. In small fog
NAL places with straight walks ",ES
hedges, the gardeners shears mr. fg9
used frequently, but the aim sho,'' tN
ways be to produce harmony and ia
metry without materially altering tiN
natural habit OF the plants. Formai
hedges are an exception but specime1,
trees and shrubs need not be.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-20

vaiue Of average annual consumption per
person of mest products. dairy products and
poultry PRODUCTS, showing relative amounts
bought and furnished by the farm.
(The darker portions show percentage of
products bought. The lighter show products
furnished by the farm.)
foreign demand IL not excessive. One
Of tho greatest agricultural needs.
therefore, Is the stabilixing of produce
ton.
Sharp fiuctuation Of yield and price
from season to season tends to stimu-
late speculative and superficial farm
ing and to discourage the systematic
crop rotation and thorough cultural
practice which are essential to an en-
during and economically sound agri-
culture. 1t is obvious that. in large
measure sterilization Of production
must be brought about through the
use Of better adapted or improved
crop varieties, more systematic and
rational crop rotations, and improved
agricultural practice generally. tnclud-
ing, in many sections. larger attention
to livestock production.
AS the principles Of crop improve.
ment are better understood and more
generally applied, larger yields PEI
acre should result In addition. a
great deal can be Accomplished
through increase Of soil fertility and
better cultural methods. EnouEh has
been done in this direction by t.,
State experiment stations and the u
s. Department of Agriculture. an
also by good farmers, to justly TIE
expectation that considerably ircreas-
ed acre yields gradually will be
brought about In large part Of the
area adapted to the staple food crops.
Very destructive climatic conditions
never occur in this country with equal
severity throughout all the sterl crop
regions. It is highly desirable. there
fore, further to broaden the areas for
these staples as far as expert nee ana
sound economies may warrant.
with all the agencies now available
for improving agriculture there is
ground for optimism as to the ability
Of the Nation not only to supply itself
with food but increasingly to meet the
needs Of the world.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-20

From an ancient Egyptian painting at Thebes.
catching propensities of the cat, and to
train her even to enter The water and
catch or retrieve waterfowl.
In the Egyptian gallery of the Brit
ish Museum there is = painting of a
man in boat engaged in throwing q
crooked instrument like a boomerang
at a flock of birds. and on TIE same
tablet cat much like our common
striped tabby (the word tabby does
not refer to the sex of the cat but to
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-20
Pure Milk Necessary
For Good Health

Pure, clean, sanitary milk is nee
essary for babies and very important
In the health of children and grown
ups. During the summer season when
there is especial danger from typhoid,
infantile paralysis. or other diseases
which may be transmitted through the
milk supply, it is especially important
to patronize only those whose prem
ises are carefully kept in accordance
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-20
Our Food Supply;
How to Maintain Il

The production Of food crops atle-
quate to meet the consuming needs of
the country and the export demand is
a matter Of large importance to the
American people. Our potential agri-
cultural resources in this respect are
so varied and ample that there can b
no doubt of our ability abundantly to
supply our domestic wants, when cli-
matte conditions are normal and the
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-20
THE CAT A BIRDCATCHER IN ANCIENT TIME
BY f. II. FORBUSH.

The ancients recognized the cat as a
destroyer Of birds. If we may judge
from pictorial representations on the
buildings tombs and monuments of
the ancient Egyptians the principal
early use made of the animal was as a
killer and retriever of birds. To the
ancient Egyptians, birds Except the
sacred ibis and the hawke meant just
so much meat. Apparently these peo-
pie were able to utilize the bird
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-20
GIVE MORE ATTENTION TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF HOME GROUNDS


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Arizona republican., 1917-07-08

If a man objects to paying seven cents for a pound of potatoes. why should he choose to starve? A pound of cornmeal, which can be had for five cents, contains four times as much sus- tenance Isn't it better to flourish on cornmeal than to starve or to riot?
Arizona republican., 1917-07-08
COLUM SIA

Three old cronies, in a quiet Ken lucky village, undertake to educate country lad, orphaned and friendless. Comes a real estate speculator intent on booming" the town. When plen- tiful signs of crude oil appear on some swamp land the sharper has pur- chased, the townsfolk go wild with visions of wealth and prosperity. It is the orphaned lad who discovers that the real estate operator has .'salted" the swamp with a few barrels of crude petroleum-and then some thing happens On this foundation is built the plot of Southern Justice" " the Bluebird photoplay to be exhioit- ed at the Columbia theater Sunday, with Myrtle Gonzalez, George Her nandez and the usual skillful Blue bird organization depicting the varl- ous roles.
 Upon this same bill is Billie Burke in The Murderer at Bay" said to be one of the best episodes in her series. There is also an excellent scenic reel.
 Opening tomorrow Annette Keller mann is shown in a new de luxe edi- tion of "Neptune's Daughter" This film while made prior to "A Daughter of the Gods," is probably the finest of the two. The Columbia announces that there will be no advance in price for the Kellermann film.
Arizona republican., 1917-07-08
FAIRBANKS WILL
 COME TO LAMARA

Commencing Tuesday the Lamara theater will present one of Aemrica $ nest popular made stars of the screen, Doug" Fairbanks, in his initial Art craft picture. produced by his own company. 'In Again-Out Again
 A typical Fairbanks picture, "In Again-Out Again" presents the smil- ing Doug at his best in a subject of rapid fire theme and hundreds of hearty laughs. Never before has the athletic one had a better opportunity to give his admirers so much of his in imitable self and various surprises are in store for his many friends who will visit the Lamara theater. Supported by Airline Pretty the popular screen actress, and an equally efficient cast, including Arnold Lucy Helen Greene, Homer Hunt, Walter Walker, Albert Parker. Bull" Montana and others of similar popularity, Doug" is given capable assistance in the presentation of the plot, which displays a satire of unusual humor.
 John Emerson, the director of vari- ous Fairbanks hits has turned out one
Arizona republican., 1917-07-08
THE HIP

While it is within the province of the press agent to make each coming week the biggest and best" sometimes fate takes the play out of the hands of this particular son of Ananias.
 The Hip has lineup this week that a man who had never seen a picture show would recognize as something out of the commonplace.
 The Chaplin Immigrant with "The Danger Trail is on today and the Trail holds over for Monday with a Pathe News.
 On Tuesday, that graceful artist Madame Petrova. is to be seen in just the type play that Petrova can revel in, a play where she can show her perfect figure in some of the most expensive gowns in the making of the extreme modestes.
 Her vehicle is called. The Soul of a Magdaline.' and if the critics are to he taken for even half Of their value this is Petrova's big effort of the year.
 The seventeenth episode of The Great Secret is to be added as the filler for this pair of dates. Tuesday and Wednesday. This by the way is all but one of the seiral with Bushman and Bayne and will mark the passing of serials at the Hip.
 
 reno returns in another rollicking pie ture. Moreno, who has been styled the pocket edition of Fairbanks is divorced from his usual role of the handsome gay, young blade and plays in this. A Son of the Hill.' part that brings out in the Spaniard all that has helped to make him one of the best liked young leading men in pictures.
 For Saturday, Harry Carey returns in Hair Trigger Burk," fast shooting, quick drawing gunman of the west
 The cooling and ventilating plant re gently installed at the Hip is the larg- est ever placed bv a theater in Arizona and is the same style as cools the great Madison Square Garden in New York. It consists of two huge multiple blade fans. rotating at a speed of 24O revo- lutionS to the minute and changing eV- cry cubic foot of air in the Hip every sixty seconds.
 The problem of ventilation is just now the paramount one in all big the aters. The perfect Typhoon system or the Hip is working wonders where the reputation of past summers has to De overcome by actual demonstration. Those who have attended the Hip have found the auditorium not only thirty degrees cooler than the street, but the air as fresh as a ride in a street car.