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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-23
POOR MATERIAL FOR SPEAKER.

While Minority Leader Mann was making
pacifst speech and exclaiming: "God knows
where we shall land if this country enters the
war; Congressman Martin Dies Of Texas
broke in with pertinent question. He would
ask the gentleman, he said, eff we shall keep
our ships covering coward-like IN our harbors
because some nation orders our peaceful COM
merce off the sea?' When the Chicago con-
gresham lodged the question the Texan an
swered it for him that he would have our ships
sail the seas unafraid of Germany, of England
or Of any nation in the world remark which
drew warm applause from both sides of the
house.
A despatch from Washington says there is
much talk going around among republicans to
the effect that Mann will be ousted as floor
leader of the republicans in the next house, no
matter whether. they organize the house or not.
If they do organize, it is the present plan to
make him speaker, but some claim it is becom-
ing more and more evident every day that
Mann is being disqualified as republican leader
in the future congress. Further it is said:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-23

It is not yet apparent that the republicans
can elect speaker, though it is not improbable
that they might if they had candidate of COM
manding abilities like Thomas B. Reed. 1t is
happily apparent, however, if Congressman
Gardner and others are to be taken at their
word, that enough republican votes will not
unite on Mann to make him speaker of the next
house. He is political matchmaker, parlia-
mentary trickster, sharp-practice party man
ager, rather than a high-minded statesman;
and it probably would be better for the country
and for the party that the republicans should
fail to elect a speaker than to elect Representa-
tive Mann
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-23

The recent utterances of Mann on the floor Of
the house in regard to the present international
situation have caused many of his friends to turn
away from him and there is q steadily growing
sentiment among a number OF eastern republicans
in addition to the progressives that Mann is not
the ideal head Of the republicans in the house,
whether they be the minority majority party.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-23

Sioux City Tribune: Three cheers
for Princeton university 1t is back
ing the nation in worth while man
ner In the formation of a battalion
of 900 students for military train
ing. 1t is up to Roosevelt to inspire
Harvard and Taft to rouse Yale.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-23

Cedar Rapids Gazette: It is become
ing apparent that in case of war 1t
will be much easier to secure the
requisite number of colonies than
the proper number of privates willing
to concede that these colonies are the
real thing.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-23
IT'S DIFFERENT AT FORT MADISON.

long before congress wakes up to the sltuatlo
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-02-21

two and one-half to three pounds of
corn siagc or roots daily to each ami
-lgal. in addition 10. hay -Ahout-Ian- i
ewes receive limited grain ration
varying from one-fourth 10 onc-half
pound per day, depending on their con-
dition.
Ewes receiving Il grain ration before
iambing always produce more milk for
lambs. The grain mixture used at
State College farm consists of five
parts of shelled corn. three parts of
oats, two parts of wheat bran and one
part of Oilmeal
After lambs are born the eve will
not consume as much rOughage feed
More grain is then necessary to give n
milk flow sufficient for the best growth
of the lamb. The grain mixture should
be increased therefore, one-half pound
or more daily per eve, depending on
her condition and also upon the num-
Der of lambs she is raising.
Next to proper feeding, exercise is
considered the most important factor
in keeping ewes in good condition for
Landing. Exercise lots should be well
drained to prevent sore feet. 1t is well
to allow ewes to range on pasture dur
ing the winter, since exercise gives
strength and enables them to produce
lambs with less effort and Of strong
er, more vigorous type.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-02-21
SUCCESS WITH BARLEY.
Experience Of q Farmer Who Sowsd u
40 an Alfalfa Nurse Crop.

have never raised barley as a crop
but once. and then IL was used as a
nurse crop to alfalfa in 1915, writes a
correspondent Of Orange Judd Farmer
I sowed ten acres Of barley broadcast
on May 3. 1915. using ten bushels.
think the name of the variety was
Oderbrucker. IL is q bearded barley.
with six rows of kernels. l paid 30
cents bushel for the seed. ] graded
1t and treated it for smut In wagon
box, using formaldehyde.
The barley being bearded. could
not cut for hay. so | let IL mature and
cut and shocked II for thrashing. IL
being very wet at harvest time. Il was
set up I'm long shocks and not capped
and 1t stood the wet weather remark
ably well. When it stopped raining we
thrashed about Sept. 4. 1t yielded 1874
bushels. machine measure, and went
into the bin I'm fine shape. have used
1t for grinding and sold some for seed
at 7S cents per bushel. The alfalfa
came OH nicely, and the binder clipped
It some; then we moved IL Off about
Oct. and let the clippings lie on the
ground.
The field was lined April 81, using
three tons Of pulverized limestone per
acre, spread with n limestone sower.
The alfalfa seed was inoculated. The
two and one-half bushels Of seed used
was sown with a hand seeder. using
one-half of the seed both ways of the
field. followed by a sixteen foot har-
row. then rolled and narrowed again.
The ground was i'm oats stubble in 1914
and MANFRED and plowed deep. and the
ten bushels of seed barley produced
1874 bushels Of good heavy barley. Had
it not been used as nurse crop would
have sown more and it might have pro-
duced more bushels. a large per cent
was shelled and wasted ON the ground.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-02-21
Keep Eggs Clean.

Provide roomy, clean nests. There
should be at least one nest for every
six hens. Foul nests cause dirty eggs.
Dirty eggs, 10 matter how large and
fresh, are always graded as seconds
or lower. Gather the eggs often and
keep them in cool, dry place all the
time until they are sold. Use the small,
dirty or cracked eggs at home. Small
eggs are just as wholesome for food
as large ones.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-02-21

the past five to ten years will soon see
the error of their ways 1t takes time
to make much Roadway in the horse
business. Five years are needed to
grow horse. At best one should not
expect more than two colts from three
mares as an average per year. More.
over not more than 16 per cent of our
farmers are raising colts. Not long
hence the American farmer will wake
up only to learn that great opportu-
atty has passed.
The next ten years is bound to see
the greatest demand for hOrseflesh the
world has ever known. 1t can't be met
Oh short notice. The man who is
breeding every mare old enough to the
best stallion available and is taking
proper care Of the offspring is the man
who is sure to be rewarded.
There are plenty Of men who have
bought and paid for farms within the
past ten years by their pure bred draft
mares. In the same community there
are farmers who are no better of finan-
cially than they were decade ago be-
cause they failed to fOresee the profits
from using the right kind OF horses
In their farm work. The men who
have made money and who are going
to reap the fruits of their efforts in the
future are those who early saw the I'M
deniable need for heavy draft horses
for farm work, who bred that kind and
who will continue to do so without
halt
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-02-21
SIMPllFIED SPELLING.
The One Thing Needed to Make Eng.
lish the World Language.

Hbn tne WoTio Language.
Having been for years a teacher Of
English to foreigners and to high
school pupils as well as student of
modern languages, the subject Of an
international language interests me
greatly.
Certainly of the four important mod
ern tongues English is the easiest and
simplest in grammer, having no awful
genders such as German and no dread
full verbs such as French and Italian.
1t has no battling depths and subtleties
as the last two mentioned nor any
impossible pronunciation as the first.
Yet, In spite of its simplicity, 1t is a
very hard language for foreigners to
master. This is due, feel, solely to
its antiquated method Tor lack Of meth
ODD of spelling. The difficulties arising
from the difference between the spell
ing of English words and their pro-
nuncia ton are almost insurmOuntable,
fatal to it's universal diffusion. How
many natively English speaking people
do we know. educated, nay, intellec-
tual, who simply cannot spell, who
have given up trying?
All over the continent one hears re-
iterated with boring monOtony: 81 like
to read the English, but not to speak
1t. 1t Is too difficult to pronounce.
can never tell how a new word should
be said" In French and German GER
tain letter combinations invariably rep
resent certain sounds, while italian Is
absolutely phonetic. In Italian schools
there is no such thing as spelling
lesson. Think what saving Of time,
temper and grey Tor is it gray matter
this Is to the growing child!
1t Is all very well to insist upon the
classic origin of our photography, but
compare 1t for one moment with the
near and aristocratic parent of the ltal-
ian. Yet Italian does not hesitate to
discard all artificiality.
/ feel sure that only one thing will
make English, which stands today as
the easiest and most concise OF lam
guages-only one thing will make 1t tile
universal language. and that is sim
plified spelling.-J. II. Harris In New
York Times.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-02-21
FERTlLIzING WHEAT.
For Spring Application Acid Phosphate
Is Recommended.

For Spring Application Acid Phosphate
Is Recommended.
For wheatfields not fortified last fall
nor MANFRED during the winter. the
Ohio experiment station recommends
for application in early spring, on near
~ all soils that have been under long
cultivation, from 200 to 300 pounds of
acid phosphate to the acre. Nitrate
of soda has paid for itself in some ex'
perimental field tests, but the present
cost of potassium prohibits its use this
year.
pounds of acid phosphate have produc-
ed increase in the yields Of corn, oats,
wheat and hay worth more than 81 at
ordinary farm prices. Nitrate Of soda
used alone has been Improbable. but
its addition to acid phosphate has paid
well on Wooster soil although barely
sufficient to justify its use at Strongs-
vile, Germantown and Carpenter sub
stations. These materials may easily
he sown by hand In the spring before
Sio"lH staitS anu are solupie III inc
soil for the use of plants. Because
of the limited response of wheat TO
potassium and because Of its high
price this year the experiment sta
ton advises against the use Of this ele.
ment for the present wheat crop and
urges farmers to preserve all barnyard
manure carefully to supply the neces'
sary potassium.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-02-21
SHOULD RAISE
MORE DRAFT HORSES

The danger Of overproduction Of
horses is remote. 1t costs more to pro-
duce them than any other class Of live
stock, writes Wayne DinsmOre in the
Iowa Homestead. For that reason
many farmers sit back and proclaim
that it doesn't pay to raise horses;
that there never was time when the
horse market was SO dull as now; that
the motor truck and tractor have killed
the horse business and the horse is
thing of the past. Some people believe
all of this, even though the truth of
the matter is the opposite.
Those who have allowed such
thoughts to direct their operations for
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-02-21

The Marksman's Eye.
Blue eyes prevail among marksmen
Of reIown. The blue is said to be the
strongest eye and gray next.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-02-21

One of the speakers at the ILL
nois Horse Breeders association
said that one reason for the fact
that our farm horses are not as
good as they ought to be is the
scarcity of good. useful sires. APP
proXimately half the stations stand
ing for public service in this coun-
try are grades and scrubs and half
the pure breds ought never to have
been used as sires. The stallion
shown is a pure bred Percheron.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-02-21
Something Wrong.

There was steep embankment on
my right and high wall on my left"
explained the bandaged motorist.
around curve swept a big touring
car full Of intoxicated Joy riders. was
between Scylla and Chary bdis."
Hold on" interrupted the interest.
ed listener "You told me just now you
were on the road between Perkinsville
and Jackson's Gap when this accident
happened. SPOKANE Review.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-02-21
FARM AND
LIVE STOCK
FEEDING EWES IN WINTER.
Grain Ration Necessary to Secure Best
Results at Lambina Time.

Large lamb losses are due to improp-
err care of ewes previous to lambing.
The feeding practice followed at the
Pennsylvania State college is as fol-
lows:
Ewes are bred during September and
October, insuring February and March
lambs. The latter part of NovembcS
ewes are taken off pasture and placed
i'm winter quarters. During the first
month they receive as much clover or
alfalfa hay as they will consume with
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-02-21
FARM STOCK.

y Cleanliness Is the watchword :
= for success with pigs. :
= There is no profit in IA sheep
y flock that is neglected
y Develop draft foals from birth ;
y TO maturity with plenty of good !
y feed. lots Of exercise and by 5
= proper care. Good breeding gives :
\ possibilities which good feeding
= and care develop.
y There is very little danger of
y disease with hogs If they are
= kept clean, fed clean food and
> given pure, clean water TO drink.
= Clover or alfalfa hay aud some !
y grain fed with roots will bring
:: the sheep Hook through the win :
y ter in thrifty and profitable !
y condition. :
y Mismating causes many horse !
y breeding failures. patrOnize only !
= superior pure bred, sound stal. !
y lion.
y
y y = i + y \ + \ y /. + i y y i y 4
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-02-21
Business.

Iawyer-lf | bring a suit against
yolr husband I'll be able to get about
a third of his income as alimony for
you. Prospective Divorcee-Umph!
can do better than that myself. For
years I've been getting nearly all his
salary out Of him. Lamb.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-02-21

The oxford Down sheep is a dou-
BILE cross, being made up of the
Hampshire eve, a cross bred ami
NAL, with the Cotswold ram. 1t is
the largest of this class of sheep.
1t produces an excellent mutton
carcass, and, as the fleece is worst
ed wool and weighs seven pounds
on an average, it is profitable
breed The sheep shown is an OK
ford.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-02-21
Religious,

lis he a religious man?"
II guess So
Does he go 20 church,"
81 don't think he ever goes himself
lat he never kicks on his wife going
when she wants to DETROIT Free
Press
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-02-21

An old box half full of wood ashes
and the ashes sprinkled with lime
makes a good bath wherein Biddy can
dust herself and free herself Of vermin.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-02-21

Advice is not disliked because it IL
advice, but because so few people know
how to give it.-Leigh Hunt
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-02-21
A Toaot.

To our mothers: May their eyes new
er be opened and their hearts never
closed to our weaknesses!- Life.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-26
ksokU. & pEs MONIES RAILWAY

No. Going North Depart
471B--Des Moines. Omaha. 6:15p m.
47TB-From Keokuk.. ;. :. $50 p. m.
473B -Dcs Moines, east and
west 80. -. -. ..... 10: so a. m.
475A-Des Noines. east, west
and north ....... s:15a. m.
Goino South.
470B--Eldon and X. Geo.. 1893 a. m.
472B-Keokuk and south :. $3.50 p. m.
474A-Eldon and X. c.. 10: so p. m.
476B-Ottunwa Keokuk -. $500 m.
A--Daily.
B-Except Sunday.
J. H. Robinson Agent
All trains stop at freigit house. at
foot Union street
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-26

Germany, March 30, 1924, and was the
son Of John and Katherine (Hovener)
Winter. He spent much of his youth
in his native land and on May IS. 1S41,
landed In New Orleans with his par
ents. having crossed the Atlantic In
the sailing ship Marengo, which was
age.
In the party were the father and
mother and six children, who made
their way up the Mississippi river and
on to Cincinnati. Ohio, where they
landed on May %. There they con-
tinued to live until July 3, when they
went to farm in Rush county, Indi-
ana.
Six years after his arrival. or on
May 8. 1s47, Mr. Winter married Cath
crime Hirschauer In Rush county. She
was born in Lorraine. Germany, and
was a schoolrnate Of her husband in
their childhood days, They came to
America on the same ship and for
thirty-fve years travelled life's journey
together. Mrs. Winter passing away
October 10. 1882
Following his marriage Mr.. Winter
went to Cincinnati, Ohio, and in 1856
came to Ottunlwa where he has since
resided The journey was made by
boat to Keokul1 and thence by prairie
schooner. For forty-five years he
lived on one farm on Sugar creek. east
of Ottumwa. During later years he
has resided in the city.
He is survived by the following
children: Peter. who lives in Pine
Bluff. Ark: Nicholas. Mrs. David Kelly
and Misses Mary and Rosa Winter OF
Ottumwa. An adopted son, Frank,
lives in Seattle, Wash.
The arrangements for the funeral
will be announced later. It was the
decedent's request that no flowers be
sent and friends are asked to comply.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-26
In MemOriam
Mr., Maro,ret c. Mowre

sVSO. "os S0s Sk ~.
The following is taken from the Os-
kaloosa Herald:
Margaret G. Smith was born Sep
TENDER II. 1860. in Elmwood. ILL.,. and
came to Iowa with her parents in
1866. She was married to BENJAMIN
F. Mowrey, on April 81, 1855: and to
this union one child was born. a
daughter. Mrs. c. G. Warder She
united with the Baptist church nearly
twenty-five years ago. She departed
this life on Jonuary II, 1917, after a
very brief illness.
Mrs Mowrey was taken to the Ma
haska hospital on Sunday, January IA.
suffering from bronchial pneumonia.
Everything possible was done for her
relief but strength failed her. and
she passed quietly to rest on Wednes-
day afternoon about one o'clock She
leaves to mourn her loss her husband.
B. F, Mowrey. one daugher Mrs. G.
C. Warder, two grandchildren, one
brother, B. H. Smith of Boone, one
nephew. G. D. Smith Of Trenton. Mo-.
and large number OF friends. She
was of cheerful disposition. and in
her home life was loving wife and a
fond mother; always ready to help
those who were in trouble and dis.
tress. Her actions through her whole
life were prompted by Christlike spir-
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-26

It. and there is no doubt that she has
gone to her reward with the Master
whom she so faithfully served Mrs.
Mowrev came to Oskaloosa with her
husband about one year ago and re-
sided at SIS South Seventh street.
A short prayer service was held
from the home at 10 o'clock Friday
morning. January 10, 1917. The body
was then taken to her old home at
Farson. where funeral services were
held from the Baptist church at 2
O'Clock p. m. Her former pastor Of
the Farson church. the Rev. John
Hasty OF the BAPTIST church OF Ce-
dar Rapids. read services. He took
his text from James Ala: Whereas
We know not what shall be on the NOR
row. For what Ia your life? II Is
even a vapor that appeareth for a
little time, and the vanisheth away"
The services were most impressive
and indicative Of the great regard
with which her friends and neighbors
held her. and the love which they
held for her. Floral tributes were
many and beautiful, again attesting
faith in a loved one, called to her re-
ward.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-26

terday attending the funeral of Mrs. N
E. Ewald.
Mrs. D. Farquhar left yesterday 70
Udell. called there by the critical illness
Of her nephew.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blackstone have re-
turned from Kirkville where they wer,
called recently by the death of 9Th,
latter's mother Mrs. Allison.
Mrs. Anne Needham of Des Nome.
came yesterday for visit near thi.
city with her daughter Mrs. Michae
Murphy.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Cross are the par.
ents OF daughter born Thursday Jan
Is.
Blanche and ROLAND Patterson o
Highmore, S. D., are here for visi
with their uncle John Patterson ant
other relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Jones of Potto
wattamie county, were in the city OF
Saturday enroute to Russell to visit hi,
mother Mrs. VIM Jones.
Mrs. Mary Gookin of Marysville. Mo.
who had been visiting in Charlton witt
her nieces Mrs. Garold Gilbert and Mrs
w. F. Plew. and other relatives. ,ha!
returned home.
Mrs. John Whitfield visited over Sun.
day with friends in Abba
Inc luHeTdl services or Mrs. j. l.
McKlveen who died in Chicago Wed
nesday night. We're held Saturday after,
noon at 10 o'clock at the First Baptis
church and were conducted by Rev. II
place in the Charlton cemetery.
j. Bryce. after which interment tool
Mrs. HAYES Gillespie of Bento,
township, died at her home early Sat
urday morning after an illness of bu
few DAYS. She was formerly Mis-.
Pearl Jamison and Is survived by hel
husband and-by two children, also b,
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ Jamison
formerly of this place but now of Hum
eston. Funeral services, conducted b,
Rev. w. NJ Story. were held at tn,
United Presbyterian church this after
noon at o'clock, followed by intermen
in the Charlton cemetery
Mrs. Frank Wilkins passed away a
her home in this city on Friday evenint
at 10 o'clock. She had been sufferini
with heart trouble for some time bu
her last illness was Of but few days
duration She is survived by her hus
band and three children. Walter ant
Thomas Wilkins and Mrs. G. f. Yonn
all Of this place. Funeral services wer,
held at the United Brethren church i,
this city this afternoon at o'clock
conducted by Revs. like and Curtis
after which the remains were laid t
rest in the Charlton cemetery.