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The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-09

Just bound to fight-the retired French gen.
eral of IS who has enlisted as a private.
Teacher Wilson has resumed his unannounced
coaching visits to his Congressional class.
The allies seem no more in love with Ger
many's diplomacy than with it's armies.
Congress will have to drop lot Of side-issues,
if it wishes to avoid an extra session. VA.
Paraguay is said to have bank notes that are
worth only half a cent. Keep EN-! 4,
Glory! Hooray! Bully! We can write it
1917 without a single hitch. .
Oh, well, the flowers will bloom in the spring,
even if peace does not.
Tom Lawson is an advertising expert, as well
as a st~ock-gambler.
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The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-12
CALIFORNIA HA5 BIc HARVEST
 IF CROPS
(By Associated Press)

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2-Ffgures on the most remarkable October Cali fornia has experienced in many dec ades, according to the United States weather bureau, have just been given out by the bureau here. The unusual ly dry month aided the state to pro- duce and harvest one of the biggest crops in its history and the sundrying of fruits was especially favored.
 It was the first October in the his tory of the weather bureau in which no rain fell in the Eureka region. This region is usually given a good drench- ing during this month During the first ten days of the month 100 de gree temperatures prevailed in some parts of Southern California. Citrus fruits were given great impetus be- cause of lack of numerous frosts
 The only rains of any consequence were thundershower in the south western part of the state
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-12

States probably 5,O0O,O0O. Among certain people there is an inherited prejudice against horse flesh. but there are many people who have not a prejudice against this food In many countries it has been used for hund- reds of years as a food product and at the present time it is offered for sale in New York, Cincinnati and St Louis.
 Tn food value horse flesh is about equivalent to lean beef. From a sani- tary standpoint, the horse is one of the cleanest animals living. It's habits require that it eat the purest food and drink the best of water. It lives in the open and is freer from transmiss- able diseases than are either cattle or hogs.
 T am of the opinion that there will
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-12
RANCE: HORSE. TO SOlVE: MEAT
 SUPPLY

HELENA, Mont, Dec 12.-A par tial solution of the meat problem, w. F. Butler, state veterinarian of Mon tana, is urging the slaughter of the range horses of the northwest which he declares are unprofitable for their present purposes.
 Hundreds of thousands who cannot afford to buy beef would by this means be supplied with meat, he declares. and ten to 15 million dollars in cash would be the return Such a course would also help to relieve the hay shortage and provide range for mill ion cattle and several million head of sheep, he believes
 There is no staple market for the light weight horse at the present time" he declares in a statement on the subject. Its day of practical use fuiness is practically at an end It is hay destroyer-a live liability rather than live asset This does not apply to the general utility draft horse. The farm draft horse is ani asset to any country and will remain an asset just as long as fields are piowed and man grows crops for his sustainence.
 We have in Montana probably 300,- i ooo light weight range animals and throughout the northwest would say that there are over a million such animals, and throughout the United
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-12

be no difficulty in obtaining steady supply of horse flesh for some time to come. We received communication several days ago from one of the large western horse markets saving that it would contract to supply 5000 horses monthly for the next twelve months"
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-12

Advices received at Anchorage state that Charles H. Johnson will leave New York in a short time with mining machinery for use on his claims in the Nelchina district, on Al fred creek.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-12

The night school at Douglas has an attendance of 50, more than half of the pupils being enrolled in the shorthand and typewriting class.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-12
NOTICED

l have turned over my local fish business to the Northern Meat Market and they will take care of and fill all orders for Cordova and the Copper River valley.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-12

Sporting goods, cutlery, flashlights, at The Northwestern Hardware Go.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-12

Your eyes fitted. Compound and astigmatic lenses replaced See Os- borne.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-12

Special cakes for Christmas at the city bakery.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-12
GUS OHM.

Complete line Of new silk hoisery at DoUgherty's.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-12

| am of the opinion that there will
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-12

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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-30

and only one trip in each direction was
necessary. Where more trips of the
drag were required the rate was. of
course, CORRESPONDENCE diminished.
In this way county teams with driv-
ers cost from $3.50 to So per working
day of from to 10 hours, and the
cost per mile for dragging road in
one trip showed a corresponding varia-
ton. The number of draggings neces-
sary per year varied over wide range
and depended on the length of time
the road had been constructed and the
character of the material composing
the road.
The average cost per mile of drag
ging an earth road miles long in
Alexandria county, Virginia, during
1911 and 1912 was $1.25 for each drag
ging, which included an average of
three round trips, and the total number
of draggings necessary to maintain the
road in good condition was "A per year,
making the average cost for dragging
$50 per mile per year. This road was
maintained as an experiment by the
Office of public roads and rural en-
cheering.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-30
NATIVE BULBS
BY LIMA r. ROSE.

You would not think one could find
enough native bulbs to stock garden
but every year | discover some new
ones and have high hope for future re-
searches.
The first thing that opens In my
wild garden is the iris. our mountain
sides are covered with II in the spring
and the flower stalks on the mountain
are seldom more than seven or eight
inches high, hut mine are much taller
and the purple flowers very much
larger.
Dog-tOOth violet comes next, and Is
one of my prime favorites. / departed
from my usual rule and planted the
bulbs in a large jar, which was sunk
in the earth and filled with Il rich soil
Of creek loam lenf mold and fertilizer
from the barn The flowers are much
larger than those found growing by
ilie brook two years ago. The leaves
ere very handsome, rich dark green
n"ttled curiously with dark brown
Cul white. The flower is clear lemon
ylOw tinge with recurved petals
about two inches long and dark brown
stanens.
Resides white and yellow water
lIiies. ! have two others that are ma
tiyCs. One, delcnte little white
beauty, that is called the fairy llly,"
the other larger. blooming in early
spring and sending up leafless flower
stalk. 1t is also white in color.
My wakerobins and lady slippers
also come on early in colors pink,
white. pale yellow and rich purple.
! The violet wood sOrrel is quite as
pretty as its naughty greenhouse kns-
folk, it's flowers being OF deep violet
'olor instead Of reddish purple, and its
leaves dark green with deep chocO-
late zone
! have sometimes succeeded I'm get
Ing the anemone TO grow but one va
rlety only likes me well enough ia
llfc through the winter Buttcrcups
grow for me without any trouble. and
! have some queer little bulbs which
The colored folks call adam and Eve"
They have no bloom but the dark
green leaves with maroon Innings are
very pretty. The bulbs ure pcarly
WI and look as IL they might be
good TO eat II You put them In water
those that float are Adams and those
that sink are Eyesl
over In his dark, damp den Of n
corner. covered with wild clematls and
Wild passion flower looms up a giant
,lpck-in-the-Pulplt. He acorns 10 b,
called Indian turnip, and wuch pre-
fprs that you should note the rcsom
hlance between his purpllsh.back anc
yellow striped spathe and the queen
j. Gala. In the late autumn when the
clgmatis festoons his pulpit Will
cteam-colored sprays, the sputhe viii
he gone ana In it's place viii flame q
spike Of scarlet berries
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-30

work are necessary to obtain the plants
in suitable condition and in sufficient
numbers, when the time for plnatin.
| out arrives.
Although decried by some, the scar
let geranum still has hosts of admir-
ers, especially since the introduction
Of the varicty-Paul Crampel.
Cuttings Of the varieties Of which the
numbers are short can be inserted now.
These may be obtained from the old
plants lifted from the beds in the au-
tumn, or a few tops may be taken Off
the strongest Of the young plants. In
serted In light, sandy soil they will
soon root on II shelf In warm house.
Cuttings OF ireslne, coleus, ageratum,
hellotrOpc, verbeua, fuchsia, fibrOu5-
rooted begOnia, etc. when required In
quantity, should be inserted In bed of
sand made up In prOpagatlng frame
with bottom heat. Three inches of
sand will be sufficient, and if this Is
made firm, well supplied with winter
and bottom heat of ~ to 50 degrees
maintained many of the cuttings will
be rooted In week and ready for pot
ting up Singly In srall pots.
Remaining In the sand such a short
time, they can be dibblcd in close to-
gether.
LObelias, altermantheras and mesem.
bryanthemums can also be Increased
by the thousands in this way.
Provided there Is good stock of old
plants on hand March Is soon enough
to commence prOpagating.
Early in February dahlia tubers, of
which a large stock is required, may be
brought into the propagating house.
placed on the stage, partly burying the
tubers in leaf mold, plenty of shoots
will soon push out. When these are
about three inches In length they
should be taken off with slight heel
and If inserted In a sand bed they viii
soon root.
A list OF the quantities Of plants re-
quircd should be mnde and the mum
bers entered rs they are rooted. This
may have much trouble when the time
comes for planting out.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-30
COMFORTABLE HOGS
MAKE LARGE GAINS
No Farm Animal Suffers as Much
From Extremes of Heat and
CoId-Provide Shade.

Farm animals must be comfortable
sible. This is especially true of swine,
since no farm animal suffers as much
from extremes of heat and cold as the
hog. Most men prefer to feed hogs In
the spring and fall, for they say the
hogs gain more at these times on the
same feeds than during summer and
winter. This is perhaps in a large
measure true only because they are
more comfortable.
L. A. Weaver of the University of
Missouri college of agriculture men
lions some of the things which may be
done to make fattening hogs comfort
able:
/. Provide adequate shade. If the
hog lot does not contain plenty of ma
tural shade, then artificial shade
should be supplied. Hog cots, made
so as to have at least one removable
side, would be good to use at this
time, or shade may be made by setting
four ordinary fence posts so that they
may be covered with planks or canvas.
2. Provide plenty of pure drinking
water. This may be cheaply and sat
isfactorily done with barrel waterer.
if an adequate supply cannot be had
otherwise. Two or three pounds of wa
ter are stored in the animal body for
every pound of muscle added, hence
the necessity and economy of furnish
ing plenty of water to drink. Most
feeders realize the Importance of sup
plying plenty of drinking water, but it
oftentimes is an easy thing to neglect.
Some think if they are feeding slop
that enough water Is supplied. The
water in the slop, of course. helps to
supply the water requirement, but the
hogs should have access to additional
water.
3. Keep pools or wallows clean.
Clean pools or wallows keep the hogs
comfortable, permitting rapid and eco
nomic gains This does not mean,
however, that any kind of a wallOw
is good, for water which is stagnant
and filthy may keep the hogs cool, but
the evil results from unsanitary con-
ulllOHS uluy lHun
the good derived from the protection
from heat.
4. Keep hogs free from lice, by dip
ping, spraying or by putting hog dip in
wallows.
5. Keep sleeping quarters free from
dust, which irritates bronchial tubes,
lungs and other organs. This may be
done by spraying with crude oil. No
hog can thrive if it is continually
coughing and wheeling.
6. Keep hogs free from wormsi Re
cipes of some good worm remedies
may be found in Agricultural Exten-
sion Service, Circular IL, Columbia,
Mo.
The foregoing measures are not usu-
ally expensive, but they are essential
for maximum gains.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-30
Probably His Best.

LlllIan's father had been travelling
fOt his health and tho little girl hadn't
seen him for year. When he went
away he was thin and pale and wore
Vandyke beard and a mustachc. Lii
liam was called downstairs and looked
the big, clean.shayen man over shy.
IT, when asked If she knew who II
was, she answered thoughtfully: Il
/ think it's n friend of my papa 3"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-30
Tilted MAN WILLED $1,000
Girls Father Leaves Request as Balm
for Young Mans Wounded
Feelings.

Guthrie, Okla. - Mrs. Mary A.
Thompson and Florence Brooks Of Rip
ley have filed an action in the county
court here contesting the will Of Wal
ter ]. Thompson, husband and father,
respectively, Of the contestants, who
left them little Of his estate of $4,000.
One Of the clauses which they par
hcularly attack gives $4,000 to Amos
Yates, young man studying for the
priesthood Of the Mormon church, the
money being willed him as balm for
his feelings because Of his having
been refused in marriage by the daugh-
ter who Is contesting the WILL
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-30
Find Petrified oaks.

Fremont, Neb.--Petrfled trunks OF
oak trees have been found 80 feet un
foreground In sand pits here. A the
DRY advanced Il that the trees were
buried several centuries ago when the
stream that II now the Putte river
cut Us channel through here. There
are now no oak trees In the Platte
River Valley except transplanted
specimens
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-30
Let in the Sun.

A suffered window does not put out
the sun, but IL keeps IT out. Discon-
tent In a girls heart does not change
the beauty and helpfulness there Is
all about her, but 1t keeps her from
discovering It. open the shutters of
the souls windows. It will not make
any difference to the sunshine, but II
viii mike all the difference In the
world TO you. Exchange.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-30
Girl Fights Burglar.

Marmath s. D.-A hand to hand
night. followed by duel between a
slXteen-yenr-old girl armed with n rifle
and burglar using a revolver re-
suited IN victory for the girl. The
combat occurred nc The home Of J. Il.
seels, Camp Crook ranchcr Bertha
seels. tho daughter, first threw q lamp
III the burglar. She then received =
bIow from the butt Of the bandits re-
Yolyer. Recovering, she procured her
father's rifle and opened fire, wound.
Ing the man In the shoulder. In an
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-30
ELECTRIC CHAIR FOR DRINKS
Not Electrocution, but Just Enough
"Juice" to Tame the Obstrep.
erous.

Sioux City Ia.-An electric chair.
which will convey just enough 'Juice"
10 make the person sitting in it think
he is on needles, has been built at
police headquarters for use on drunken
prisoners who nre ohstreperous. An
annoying voltage" i the way the
builders describe the current that will
be used.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-30
COMFORTABLE NEST FOR HEN
Late Sitters Should Be Put in Cool,
Shaded Pace-Do Not Leave
Them In Hen House.

In setting hens for late matches,
give them shaded, cool, comfortable
nest. Don't leave them in the chick
en- house. A nest followed out of the
ground under a shady tree is ideal.
Shelter them from the rain.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-30
PR0PAGATlNG BY CUTTING
BY w. n. GILBERT.

Where thousands Of plants are grown
for positions IN the open air during
TIE summer this is an important oper-
alton from March onward. Consider
able forethought and knowledge Of the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-30

Viscountess Curzon, wife of Wis
count Curzon, eldest son of Earl Howe,
is considered the most beautiful wom-
an in the English nobility. She is the
only daughter of the late colonel, the
Hon. Montagu CurZon. The beautiful
viscountess has two children.
Her remarkable beauty has made
her famous internationally. She is
one of the most popular women in
court circles. Viscountess Curzon
since the outbreak of the war, like
many other members of the nobility
and social set, has been spending Il
great deal of her time at war relief
work.
Viscount Curzon is commander Of
the Royal Naval Volunteer reserves.
He was aboard the Queen Elizabeth,
the great English superdreadnaught,
during the Dardanelles operations.
He is still aboard that vessel.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-30

virulent fevers that periodically make
their appearance in the lowlandS of
Macedonia during the summer months.
"For both bravery and distinguished
conduct" their citations read IAN abb
solute disregard of the personal risks
to which they exposed themselves and
their spontaneous action in bringing
in the wounded from the most ad-
vanced positions" the War Cross has
been awarded to each of the follow
ing: w. d. Swan of Boston, James
Harley of Knoxville, Tenn; Frank
Fitzsmmons of New York kimber-
ley Stuart of Saginaw, Mich; and
John Elliston of Los Angeles, Cal.
For Unusual Bravery
In addition to the CroiX de Guerre,
or War Cross, Elliston was singled
out for special distinction, being
award the Cross with Palms, which
means an act of unusual bravery.
curing local engagement around
Monastlr in which the French were
endeavoring TO take strongly held
trench that formed the advanced ele-
ment of Bulgarian salient the
troops advanced to the attack about
four in the morning before the sun
had made any activity almost intoler-
able
BY five o'clock the blue-coated poilus
had swarmed over the Bulgarian en-
trenchments, bayoneting or bombing
any of the enemy who remained to
offer resistance. The enemy counter
attack was slow in organizing, ana
the poilus began the tiresome work
of consolidating the position. Almost
at high noon the violence In the en-
emy's shell fire presaged the coming
counter-attack. Fifteen minutes la
ter the Bugars came over the top OF
their second line of defense and hurled
themselves on the small band OF
French.
The latter held firm and not only
succeeded in driving off the counter
attack, but chased the enemy back to
their second line, blowing up the
dugouts and putting a number OF
machine guns out of action. 1t was
during the intense heat of the mid
day and the concentrated fire of the
Bulgarian heavy guns that the
stretcher-bearers had to 90 out in the
open and pick up the wounded. NO
facilities were at hand for their treat
ment and an ambulance was asked
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-30
PANSlES

Pansles sown in midsummer will
come into bloom late In the season
when the weather is cool and give
some very fine flowers.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-30
Brooder Saves Worry.

The care in raising chicks in brood
err is not to be compared to the worry
and anxiety TO looking after half a
dozen fussy old hens and their broods.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-30
Dividends From Cow.

The dividends returned In year by
a good dairy COW make an eucalyptus
grove look like patch of sandburs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-30
Cost of Maintenance.
No Water for Swimming.

= Some of the most successful duck
raisers In the country raise many
thousands each year without any wa
ter except for drinking purposes.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-30
Constant Cultivation.

Onions, cabbage and tomatoes re-
quire constant cultivation. Are they
getting 1t?
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-30
Cows Improve Land.

There Is constant improvement In
the land where cows are kept.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-30

exchange Of shots she received n bull
let In her wrist. The burglar escaped.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-30
System OF Rotation.

Esery farmer should plan system
&c rotation for his crops.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-01
VERMONT MUNICIPAL COURTS.
Gov. Graham Announces Appointments
for Ten Courts.

Gov. Graham to-day announced the ap.
pointment of judges to the following ten
municipal courts in Vermont, the remain.
ing six to be given out later:
Albert w. Dickens OF Niddlebury
Judge of the municipal court for Addison
county.
Henry Conlin of Winooski, Judge of
the municipal court for the village of
Winooski.
Herbert H. Blanchard of Springfield,
Judge of the municipal court for Windsor
probate district.
Kyle T. Brown of Lunenburg, judge of
the municipal court for Essex county.
Nathan n. Post of st. Albans, Judge
of the municipal court for Franklin coun-
ty and for the city Of St. Albans.
Erwin NJ. Harvey of Montpelier. Judge
OF the municipal court of the city Of
Montpelier.
H. William Scott OF Barre, Judge of
the municipal court for the city of Barre.
Thomas f. 0'Brien of Bellows Falls,
Judge of the municipal court for the vii
lage of Bellows Falls.
Addison f. Cldworth of South Lon
donderry, judge of the municipal court
for the village of Brattleboro.
Arthur c. Whitman of South Royal
ton, judge of the Hartford municipal
court.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-01
TYPHUS IS
SAID TO RAGE
Adding to Germany's Other
Troubles at Present
Time
EPIDEMIC TRACED
TO FOOD SHORTAGE
Strict Censorship Is Keep
ing Information About
Germany at Home

May day dawned with the armed
hosts of England, France and Germany
still locked fast in the most tremendous
struggle of the whole tremendous world
war. But the eyes of the world were
fixed for the moment on events behind
the battle line, where, inside the closely
guarded frontiers of the central powers
the bursting of the long-brewing storm
of discomfort was awaited.
Extraordinary measures have been
taken by the rulers of the central EN-
pires to prevent the outside world from
knowing what is transpiring within
their borders. No German newspapers
are allowed to pass into neutral coun-
tries and for the past ten days all per-
sons have been forbidden to leave Ger
many. Reports from Switzerland, of
vague and indefinite authority, assert
that the troubled conditions in Germany
seem intensified by the wide spread of
typhus, especially in the industrial re-
gions. The epidemic is attributed to the
growing food shortage.