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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-21
THE CAYuGA DUCK.

The only breed Of ducks that can
lay claim to being strictly American
y the Cayuga, but strange to say, II
is breed that is not generally accept
able to the American poultryman.
It h the smallest Of all the market
ducks. but it natures carly, and fur
nishes fine meat. The objection IL
that It IL blackfeathered bird, and
in consequence, a dressed carcass Is
very unattractive, principally on ac-
count Of the presence Of black PIN
feathers.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-21

Tho cells which are enclosed tn the
capsules appear in the form Of little
ro'mdish tubers or knots. and they are
called tubercles. This Is tho more
common form Of the disease.
The proportion Of deaths, II any.
from lung consumption pure and stn-
pie, is very small.
When tho tubefcles break and dts
charge they lea1e ulcers or cavities,
and It is these that do the deadly
work. Hence. 4 - essentially neeas-
saxy. particularly at this staga. that
the air should b pure.
No person or animal can possibly
co0hact Tuberculosis without recetv-
ing the germ directly o. indirectly
from another pesDon or animal any
moro than sratn can e,ov in q f3eld
without seed.
Under ordinary circumstances tuber-
euiosis b . comparatively mild and
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-21
Doors On Inclined Tt.caa.

caves. Provision Is made for the usaza
hay-carrfer track, extending under the
ridgepoie. The doors are strongly
framed and suspended on a bird proof
track from roller hangers. and are
counterbaianced By weights suspended
on ropes, run over three-inch pulleya,
as shown. This makes Il easy to slide
the doors into place mp tho Incline.
The sectional plan shows the ar1anae-
ment Of the rope eoanterwe1ght de-
vice, and the pulley rigging h siso
shown in the sketch. By extending the
control ropes, the doors can be ope1eA
from the barn below
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-21
w-uAREM SELECTING EWES

1n.purchAsing owes care should be
taken to obea4n those with sound
teeth. uddsss that arc soft and pliabie,
and teats that arc sound and have no
hard cores. Ewes from to 3 years
Of age are to b preferred. These
ewes may be In thin condition but
should suffer nodiscrtminatton on this
account alone. II thin they cost less
per head than II fat, and tho flesh
needed to put them In good condition
can be pxt ON BY tho purchaser more
cheaply than u can b bought IN the
open mn1AeG
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-21
Keep Rats Out

The accompanying ske1ch shows
one method of construction for a rat
proof crib and granary which Il to DO
separate and apart from other build
ings. The wire cloth or metal lath
:'hould have no meshes wider than
one-fourth to three-eights inch. Either
Stats or boards may be nailed outside
the lath. The metal strip prevents
the rodents from climbing higher
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-21

their 1asca, and oeher discharges, to
pass On the tzkeefaon 30 new aErlva1s.
Instead ofseompsns.tion being given
for tho slaughtered tubercular cows
far better that peemfumS be given to
tho frst 80 breeders who would satts-
~ an expertenceisvoterin that their
herds. Of good sise, were free from
disease.
Every COW, healthy or sick, should
be dealt with ~ though II were an
open case. It is all a matter Of
cleanlineDs tn dstaii. The public, COM
mon deeency and the cow-keeper's
ovn intnRests require this.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-21
SYSTEM NECESSARY.

The grower of staple farm crops.
who does not use a systematic rota-
ton in which clover or some other
legume enters, is slowly going into
bankruptcy. Land on which clover
generally fails, and which produces
sorrel and red top instead, will be
benefited by the use of lime.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-21
SPRAYING NOT EFFECTIVE.

Spraying for chinch bugs has not
proved successful, except on a small
scale and when conducted by an ex-
pert, the difficulty being that the sub
stances which kill the bugs are almost
sure to kill the corn also.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-21
Swinging The Seed Corn Properly.

'eoRsd dry out thoroughly before the
bitter freezes Of winter. millions Of
dollars would be added to the value
Of next years corn crop.
Whether our land be rich or poor,
Whesher It be well or poorly prepared,
whether the care of the crop be good
or bad. whether or not the insects
levy tribute on the crop, whether or
not the season be favorable, yet our
chances for crop are far better, II
we have good seed. seed that win not
only grow, but that win produce
strong vigorous stalks with good ears.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-21

While there can be- no doubt "a
considerable amount Of disease and
loss Of life, especially among Children
is caused by the consumption OF eoaa
milk containing the bacf1a germ %
tuberculosis, there Is little DANCES
tuberculosis meat as tho med<fB nearly
always cooked; It should, however. b
thoroughly inspected.
Tuberculosis in man and animals Is
due to the. presence of minute microbes
or germs resembling rods or sticks
slightly bent. These bactM. as they
are called. are so small that It would
take a few thousand Of them placed
end to end to make one inch When
one is fully grown, it heeaks or d.
vides into two, and escA part grows
as big az the original.
In this way they grow and mosedp1y
with amazing rapidity when the con-
ditions are favorable
Tubercle germs do not grow natuf-
ally outside the body-they only nre
two or three days In the sunshine, b1t
they live an indefinite period TN the
dark, shady places. although they do
not increase.
They can be cultivated IN nutritious
material such as veal broth or Jelly,
kept at g temperature near that OF
our bodies internally.
When the tubercle gems or bacini
ere thus growing they produce LIQUID
poison called toxin wh3sh exudes from
their bodies and becomes dissolved In
the surrounding nutritious material.
This dissolved liquid poison can be
separated from the living germs BY
means Of special filter and 1t Is then
called tuberculin. which II now 90
generally used for the test for tuber-
culosis.
a dose is injected under the slrin Of
the COW by means Of . 1yringe. tho
tuberculin soon becomes dtnused
throughout the body. and tho COW h,
If affected with tubescu3ns1s however
slightly, put into stnte Of feVer IN
dictated by high temperature and other
symptoms, after a lapse Of eight Or
nine hours.
If the COW is perfectly free from
tuberculo sis, or If the disease rs only
in the initial or latent stages. l1ttle or,
no fever follows tho infection Of tho
tubercuiin.
The latent stage Lasts from one tor
eight weeks after the COW has leceiv-
ed the living germs into her body.
Many cows have tuberculosis that. are
not visibly affected.
There is another kind Of tubescullD
which is a preparation or emulsion oil
the dead bodies Of these minute germs.
This tuberculin is used for curative
purposes.
Localized Tuberculosis is now beanea
successfully treated with this tnoar.1
cIi;n. The doses injected at inst ara
very small and arc afterward groduaa1vi
increased so that the patient suffers mol
fever or Inconvenience from tho fn-I
lection.
1t is injected under the skin in any
part Of the body and soon becomesI
djfused.
The injection of tuberculin slime
lates certain cells Of the body in such
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-21
CLOVER HAY.

Next to alfalfa there Is no roughage
grown on the farm that viii compare
with clover-hay. OF course the bright
er and cleaner it is, the better for the
stock.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-21
SELECTION AND BREEDING.

One OF the most important steps to-
ward success In turkey raising b the
proper selection Of breeding stock.
Birds for breeding should be selected
for vigor. size, shape, strong bone.
early maturity, and color OF plumage.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-21
SAVE FOR GOOD STOCK.

Eggs from the best hens should not
be eaten When foFi reaches the
coo-egg mark in season, it Is evi-
dence Of qualities which ought to be
perpetuated. Eggs from this kind Of
stock should 60 into the Incubator
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-21
AIR NOT DRAFT.

Better have hole two feet wide at
the top Of the pen than crack two
inches wide at the bottom. 1t is the
cold air blowing under the doors and
around the pen that causes the great
Anf aanonAnlnrf
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-21

Some farmers spend too much
money for buildings and farm equip
ments: others spend too little. One
extreme is quite - bad as the other.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-21
Savehe Choicest Ears
Of Corn for Seed

IF every ear Of CON intended for
planting next spring, was harvested
not later than the middle Of October,
and hung up in the attic where it
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-21

1t is essential to feed considerable
proportion of beef scrap in the mash
II q iwheatiess ration 10 used for egg
production.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-21

Work up the surplus apples into
CIDER and If there are grapes to spare,
try the unfermeuted grape-iaieA
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-21

Avoid crowdins the fattenins hogs.
The Tupelo journal., 1917-04-06
NOtice---PersOnal

The gentleman who disturbed the congregation last
Sunday at church with his incessant coughing will
please stop in and get a Is cent bottle of Penslar's
White Pine and Spruce Balsam and avoid a repetition
Of same.-St. Clair Drug Co., 1872 S.Spring ST.. Tupelo
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-04-03
WILL aRGAN7E RFGIMTN7
Of l5 Y[AR OLD NFN
fssoclated Press

san Francisco. April 9 The organ
Eat on Of one or more regiments Of
men over forty-five years old for
home protection, was under way To-
day under the direction OF Loyal
Regents.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-04-03
PATRIOTIC MEETING At
CITY HALL T0N|GHT
Good Speakers and Music. the
Election Returns Will Be
Read

Every patriotic man and woman
should attend the meeting tonight at
the city hall In his great crisis we
should all show our colors. There
will be a very interesting program a
few short talks by citizens. inter
spersed with music. songs and read
ings
The navy wants its quoto of Okla
homa men and there is now being re
cruited a cavalry troup which is like
ly to see interesting service, perhaps
IN the canal zone Many young men
are asking Information as to the var
ious branches Of service. and this will
be briefly given.
Just at this critical time it behoves
every citizen 10 attend this meeting.
and the ladies are especially urged to
be present
Arrangements have been made to
announce the first complete returns
from the election at this meeting.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-04-03
Steps the Presi
dent Would axe

An army of at least 100000 men.
based on the principle Of universal
liability to service and the author
ilation oi additional increments Of
50o000 each as they are needed or
can be handled in training.
Raising necessary money for the
United States government so far
as possible without borrowing and
on the basis of equitable taxation
To carry ON an effective war
fare against the German govern
ment which he characterized as a
natural foe to liberty" the presi-
dent recommended
Utmost practical operation in
counsel and action with the gov
ernments already at war with
Germany
Extension Of liberal financial
credits to those governments so
thai the resources of America may
be added, so far as possible to
theirs.
Organization aud mobilization OF
all the material resources Of the
country
Full equipment Of the navy, par
ticularly for means Of dealing with
submarine warfare.
All preparations, the president
urged should be made in such way
as not to check the flow of war
supplies to the nations already IN
the field against Germany
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-04-03
N ASS MEETING
UPH0LDS HANDS
Of PRES WILSON
PATRIOTIC RESOLt TIO\S
ADOPTED tCI\G Gt Ill
RTE ON RECORD IN NA-
TIO\A. CRISIS

Resolutions supporting President
Wilson were Enthusiastically adopted
ii big mass meeting held at the city
hall Monday night. The meeting was
called by Judge Dale who gave an
extended pacificist address. Jack
uorner was made chairman of the
meeting and Ned Holman was made
secretary. Following Dale speeches,
we're made by Judge Bierer and Col
Seward after which the following resi-
olution was adopted:
Resolution: Supporting President
Wilson and his policy of protecting
our country against a state of war"
which exists between our country and
Germany:
Where's, a system of ruthless war
fare / aeing pursued by Germany
aGainst our commerce, destroying the
LEES of our citizens without warning,
demanding that we surrender the
ght to traverse the seas without
laYing our property ships and lives
endangered by submarines, the em-
floying of high officials to stir up
rfe between th and other coun-
tries. Therefore be 1t resolved. First
that we express to President Wilson
that while we want our country at
peace with all other nations Of the
world, as he has shown himself to de-
sire, we want our country fully pre-
pared to protect our nation and its
flag everywhere It floats on land or
sea, and we pledge him our support
4
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-04-03
R A v " | N D 6
< { { P D D " n
H { A ' ! Y c T {
LILLE ACTIVITY NOTED IN
CITY ELECTION COMpAR-
ED TO LAST WEEK

From all indications the activity
and pep which characterized the
primaries last week were lacking In
'9e contest waged today. Whether
he absence of the university pre-
s'uon accounted for this condition or
not cannot be determined until tho
official results are filed.
The predicted demonstration on the
part or the women failed to material
lze and not as many of tho gentle
sex voted up to three o'clock as were
noted in the contest last week.
The Hartman forces we're very
confident of victory as the day wore
on and the Cook and Mitchell leu
tenants likewise.
The days cotribution of raw wind
and dust was not conducive to heavy
balloting.
One political seer placed the Inc
up for victory as follows: Hartman,
COOK, Mitchell, Smith and Bruce.
The Davis forces did not make a
determined show at the polls during
the early hours, but are. expected TO
rally at the close.
II is believed that the full vote will
not go above twelve hundred The
result of the balloting will not be
Known before nine or ten O'Clock.
since but two wards in the city are
counting the ballots as they fall.
When the votes are finally tabu-
llted | will be shown winner" said
K n Durham, present commissioner
OF Public Utilities this afternoon. The
Durham forces are putting up a Wig
ogous fight.
Following the usual custom. the
negro voters are holding back until
the closing hours; this vote can
turn the tide.
At four O'Clock this afternoon less
than 1000 votes had been case which
is zoo snort Of the showing made at
the same hour on primary election
day
Some bettLg was lndulged in this
afternoon when $l5 to $40 waeer
was laid on Hartman.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-04-03
America in Worlds War; To Draft 100000 Wien
LONDON TOUCHES ON
BROTHERS YARNS
Comment of English Press Shows
Delight Over President Will
son S Message

Associated Press
London April o. Under Jhe head
ing Brothers in Arms, the Pail Mai
Gazette says today of President VII
sons speech
lho president frames the issue in
setting calculated to still the deep
est emotions of the American people
The Russian revolution enables him
to commend it to them as conflict
between the virtues of democracy and
The crimes of aulocracy
Americas action viii be welcome
both for the specific aid which she
Will bring and for the spirit which
he win further awong every nation
of the world
The Gazet'. saws
German statesmen have scornnl-
ly effected to regard the entrance of
the United States as negligible. that
can safely leave them to find out
their mistake"
In long editorial the Evening
Standard says
The German government has done
every immediate thing in forcing the
United states into the ranks Of its
enemies"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-04-03
81: n A 7 { SAY {
{ A 7 { Of WAR
n D " EX|5 7 6
ADMINISTRATION RES0LU :
TION II APPROVED N
COMMITTEE. STONE
ABSENT
Associated Press

Washington, April The senate
foreign relations committee today ap-
proved the administration resolution
q claring a state of war exists with
Germany in practically The same
form as It was introduced in both
house, OF congress last night
Changes We're made in the word
ms but the effect remains the same.
The vote was unanimous except for
Chairman Stone and Senator Borah
Of Idaho who were absent Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska who will han
die the resolution on the floor went
immediately to the house foreign af-
lA.rs committee to show the changes
the senate committee had made in
order TO have il put before both
louses in the same form.
He will report the resolution to the
sera|e today and the effort will be
rade 10 PM II thru as soon as pos
sible
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-04-03
CROWD TOOK OVER
JUDGE DALE'S MEETING
Pacificist Argument Did Not Go
Well in Time of Stress at
Mass Meeting

Opinions are conflicting relative
10 Dalc's mass meeting last II ght"
sid citizen today That scores Of
persons were with Dale in his pacif-
icist argument cannot be questioned.
believe if he had cut out the long
speech and moved a resolution against
war at the start off it would have
carried
Later the hall filled
Jack Horner declared If this is a
mass meeting one man shouldn't oc-
cupy all the time" John Dean waved
a flag and a tumult ensued I'm
chairman and this is my meeting,
cried Judge Dale, He remained on
the platform Rogers, Socialist lead
er, stood at his elbow Judge Horn
aeay jumped on chair a1d chal-
lenged Walter Wilson. Men rushed
to the front a motion that Horner
be made chairman, an hour after the
meeting opened carried with whoop
Ned Holman was made secretary
Wen give Dale IS minutes and then
hear from others said Hornei
Quiet was restored and Dale conc..
ed and left the hall When Soward
aished his speech a patriotic reso-
luton was presented and adopted
Many who had been with Dale at
FIST joining the thr-r of shouteri.
Telegrams were rea' 2mg Of vii
sons message and the sinking or -
Aztec.
-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-04-03
NINETEEN SURVIVORS
OF AZTEC HAVE LANDED LAAhNHHL j
Twelve Americans on Torpedoed
American Shin Known to
Have Perished


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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-04-03
STOCKHOLDERS C|MARR0N
WILEY FAIR TO HOLD MEET

A meeting of the stockholders OF
the Cimarron Valley Fair Association
is called for city hall tomorrow Cwed-
nesday) afternoon at 2 O'Clock to
elect Officers and directors and
transact other unfinished business
relative to this years FIR.
The dates for the fair are Sept Is.
~, 20, 2l and all other preliminary
arrangements have been made and
the grounds put in the best shape
for years. ggHEuu
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-04-03
QUICK POTION IN 4
STOLEN FORD r'R

G A Brock of Crescent CITY lost
lala Ford touring car last night. The
thieves stole it from his garage after
breaking the lock. Early today Dep
uiy Sheriff Grant Redman located the
stolen car at Red Rock Two white
boys who were in the car escaped
from the marshal at that place.
Brock bought the car last month.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-04-03
iI1N'T |'TE1I To KILL
HER, WAS JUST PLAYING
But Examination Developed 90
Knife Wounds Inflicted By
Husband
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Chicago April 3--Declaring that he
didn't mean to kill her but just to
torture her" Hugh Tevan last nigh
forced his way into the home of his
divorced wife, and when the police
arrived short time later the, found
her lying on the floor in semi
conscious condition with twenty-three
Knife wounds in her body. Tevan
escaped.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-04-03

Continued On Page Eight.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-04-03

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-04-03
TO VOTE ON WAR TONIC IT
rs PLAN Of CONGRESS.

rs PLAN OF CONGRESS-
An effort 10 lmt thrones the resolution dcclariug n
state Of war before the senate adoums tonight will be
made by democratic lpadels
PRESIDENT pr 'YS E0IF
WHILE C0NGRFTS DEIJnERATES.
President Wilson ihis incoming left the White House
and went across the Potomac t. nearby Virginia
country club for round Of golf H planned to return
--~---A----~ - Continued Elght)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-10

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Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-03-15

The county commissioners Of
Grant county at their recent meet
ing made the county one stock dis
trict in which stock is allowed to
run at large between December 1st
and May list. Unless the herd law
was changed this winter by the leg
islature this is Is days longer than
than the state law permits stock to
run at large.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-03-15
OFFICIAL PAPER SIOUX COUNTY
A Timely Hint

A Timely Hint
Editor Christensen, Of the
Sioux County Pioneer, between
drinks, has paused long enough
to administer a gentle slap on
the wrist OF the Record man.
He dosen't like a reformer,"
which is evidently his character
ization of the Record man.
But he belongs to that class of
men whose personal character
istics are such as would in
cline any person to expect as
much from him.
Linton Record
Ii Failure B. Streeter. editor Of
the Emmons County Record of Lin
ton, did not take any more drinks
than the editor Of the Pioneer does,
he could devote ALL of his time to
getting out a decent, sensible news
paper. This drink proposition seems
TO bother Streeter good deal, iudg-
ing by the amount of writing he
does on the subject, and it is to he
hoped that when the bone-dry law
goes into effect he will let up on it,
as the maudlin rawlings he has been
indulging i'll lately through his
paper would indicate that the
brand he has in stock is making
him WOODY. 1t is sad to note
all old established newspaper go to
the bad tie way the Record is. One
surmises that Mr.. Failure got under
the evil influence while he "otiicrd"
in Bulldog Alley. during the time
he covered the Minneapolis under
world and red-light district for the
Journal-to which he so often
refers-bandit chasing Briggs, Nc
earthly, Breen and other notorious
characters. Brace up before it is
too late, Failure!