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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-12
SPORT NOTES
TRIANGULAR TRACK MEET

The Y. M. c. A. athletic directors at Camp Gordon, Camp Jessup and Fort Mo- Pherson are planning triangular track meet to be held Labor Day. Events will follow the same lines as the victory athletic meet held July 4. and each camp will be allowed to enter two men in each event. Medals will be awarded to the winners.
 FRENCH RELAY TEAM WINS
 That our French cousins are good stu dents. was demonstrated at the big ath- letic meet held by the Y. M c. A. on July 4
 Tn the relay race the Frenchmen de- feated an American team composed of Ted Meredith. former Pennsylvania star Jack Eller of the New York Athletic club. Tommy Lennon of Pennsylvania and George Klein of Minnesota.
 Klein gained three yards on Bendon, Lennon added two on Tissier, Meredith increased the total lead to eight yards, but Andre, the French star, overcame . lead of 10 yards and showed hiS heels to Filler by several yards.
 Fully 30.000 fans witnessed the big meet,
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results Chicago 5-3. Pittsburg 3-6. Cincinnati 3-3. St. Louis 2-5.
 Games Today Pittsburg at Chicago. Philadelphia at Brooklyn. Boston at New York.
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Dear Mir. Corbett: What was George Bothner's wrestling weight?
 Bothner's weight for his most re- cent matches was around 155 pounds, but earlier in his career he wrestled as welterweight, lightweight and featherweight.
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LEAGUE STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results 8 Detroit 2-5. St. Louis 5-1. Washington 3, Philadelphia o Cleveland a-6, Chicago 6-5.
 Games Today Chicago at Cleveland. Washington at Philadelphia New York at Boston. (Two games).
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Indians Break Even

lnOlanS bIeak Eyen
 Cleveland, August 1l.-Cleveland and and Chicago broke even in a double head CT today, Chisago taking the first, 6 to 3, and Cleveland the second, to 5. win ming in the ninth when five hits and a wild throw were punched for four runs. Scorse:
 First game: R.H.E. Chicago ................ 101 020 200-6 Il Cleveland .............. 200 O01 0Oo-S F 4 Batteries: Cicotte and Schalk; Cove leskie, Coumbe, Enzmann and O'Neill, Thomas
 Second game
 Chicago ...... 101 no 10o-5 15 l Cleveland .......... lo1 900 004-6 10 l Batteries: Shellenback. Russell and Schalk, Jacobs; Enzmann, McQuillan. Morton and O'Neill
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Another Even Break


 Cincinnati. August 1i.-Cincinnati made two strong ninth inning finishes in the double-header today with St. Louis. The first won the game to ?, when triples by S. Magee and Grif- filth and a sacrifice fly scored two runs. Up to the ninth inning Doak had al- lowed one hit
 In the second game Cincinnati again scored two runs in the ninth by hard hitting, but could not overcome the lead of St. Louis, who won to 3. Scores:
 First game: R.H. B. St. Louis ........ .000 o00 2oO--2 Cincinnati .001 900 0o2A3 3 8
 Batteries: Doak and Gonzales; Eller and Wingo.
 Second game: R. H E. St. Louis ........- .3ol oOo Oll-o F. U - 900 0oi 002--3 10
 Batteries: Packard and Gonzales, Luque and Wingo.
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Shaw Invincible

Shaw Invincible
 Washington. August 11.--With Shaw pitching in good form Washington de- feated Philadelphia here today, to 2 Shaw allowed three scattered hits and only z batsmen faced him. Score
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consist of the best rour games out of seven and should be over by September 10.
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Dear MT. Corbett: What is the age, height, weight and nationality of Jack Dempsey, the heavyweight?
 WILLIAM F. SPIES, Dempsey is 22 years old, feet tall and weighed 1SS pounds for his bout with Fred Fulton. He was born in Colorado. His father was of Irish par entage and his mother three quarters French and one-quarter Cherokee In- dian.
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Phils Win Exhibition

Phils Win Exhibition
 New Haven. Conn.,, August 1.-The New York Nationals were shut out to- day by the Philadelphia Nationals, 8 to 0, in an exhibition game here. Wat son held the Giants safe throughout the contest. Score: R. H. E. New York .............. 0 FnlIa0SlpniA ; t Z Batteries: Schupp and Gibson; Wat son and Devine.
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stronger and effective
 Giespy Birmingham Aa)
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coming in daily and buying enough clothes to last two or three years.
 We, of course, could hold these suits and sell them at regular prices later on, but we have de- termined to move nothing from here to our new store but "your good will and our reputation" Our stocks are so large that the size and style range is yet unbroken-but we advise you to make your selections AT ONCE.
Middletown transcript., 1918-11-23
IRON FOUNDRY IN WAR AREA
How Women of France Are "Doing
Their Bit" to Keep the Wheels
Of Industry Moving.

An interesting narration Of opera
ton under unique and difficult condl'
lions Of an iron foundry in the war
area is given by the correspondent OF
a British paper writing from the hrihg
line in France. He relates: One does
not see much foundry work out here
but a few weeks ago was billeted III
a town near by, and actually saw
cupola in full blast. at once got per-
mission to have q look around. ana
was greatly surprised at what l saw.
The foundry was very primitive al
fair-just a little jobbing shop-and
was mostly run by French women ana
girls, superintendent by a few men.
These women were making work up TO
three or four hundred pounds In
weight, and In little side shop some
half dozen women were making COM
ponent parts of machinery by the
simple method Of bedding-in. after
ward saw some of the finished work.
and it would put to shame the work
done by many Of our so-called moiders
at home. The women work in Ordl-
nary dress, and work very clean ana
exact in both iron and brass, and also
under she'll. fire and air raids. In the
shop was great hole where Ger
man had dropped bomb the night be-
fore, but the women still worked on
Scientific American.
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WHEN HE MADE RECORD lljkA?
Youngster Was Trying to Escape Dog
He Thought Was Mad, So There
Was Abundant Reason.

Commander G. B. Fry, who has tenn
porarily relinquished athleticism in or
der to train boys for the navy, de-
scribed to me the other day how he
arst came to discover his ability as
jumper.
when quite youngster," he said,
II was one day strolling along close to
our house, when there came bounding
along the road in my direction an ex-
ceedingly wicked-looking terrier l had
recently become possessed Of.
1.-The animal was fOaming at the
mouth and showed other unmistakable
signs of excitement and distress. Hy-
drophObia was rife in the district at
the time. A horrid fear gripped me-
Turning swiftly aside, took the ditch
and hedge bordering the road in one
wild leap. landed safely In an or
chard on the other side, and was up
plum tree few seconds later.
''The dog, however, followed through
gap in the hedge and sat at the Dot
tom Of the tree, but he brought toad
in his mouth, and perceived he was
not-mad beyond the degree OF trying 10
eat the toad. So I came down, ana
went to ~hoye ~a-leek at the hedge l
had Jumped over.
1T was much higher than my head
not to mention the ditch. 1t was many
years before l jumped as high again.
Parsons Weekly.
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Made Brave Rescue.

Once a terror to mariners, Minots
light, which stands on a reef off Bos-
ton harbor, has another thrilling story
added to its history, says the Popular
Mechanics magazine. Three days be-
fore Christmas, Captain Octavius
Reamey. the keeper, approached the
tower in his motorboat, which was
loaded with provisions and fuel OBJ
tanned on the mainland. AS the craft
drew up, it was overturned by the
waves that were breaking over the base
of the structure, leaving the captain
battling alone in a tossing maelstrom
of icy water. The assistant keeper was
lowered on a rope from the door fifty
feet above. He managed to seize the
drowning man before it was too late.
and both men were pulled from the
water by their companions to the door
way high in the tower.
Middletown transcript., 1918-11-23
Reservoir Dams in Tunls.

Already the French are looking for
ward to the rapid development of the
proyince of Tunis in Africa. Accord
ing to a civil engineer who has been
investigating the matter there are
about So localities in that country
where dams could be constructed, with
reservoir capacities ranging from B.
100000 to 4OOOOO,O0O cubic meters, and
water power ranging from 30 to 5000
horse power Of continuous energy. The
engineering difficulties are stated to
be small in comparison with those OF
dams already built in Europe and the
United States, and the utilization OF
the water for irrigation, electrical
power, and in one case canal naviga-
ton is estimated to furnish a good
margin of profit. The numerous ruins
of Roman dams found in TuntS show
by what methods the country became
"the granary of Rome under the en-
pire and the ruins of large cities. with
cOliseums, bath and temples Of great
size standing In what are now barred
plains, are evidence of the success of
the organized methods Of irrigation OF
those ancient times.
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No. l. ROWDY, Brown Horse, 19
years old, work anywhere.
No. 2. DELAWARE, Brown Horse,
Is years old, good worker and driver.
No. 8. PRIDE Of ENGLAND, Bay
Horse, Is years old. good as any man
has.
No. 4. ADDIE, Bay Mare, II years
old, good worker.
No. 5. LIZZIE, Bay Mare, 8 years
old, weighs 1900 lbs, work anywhere.
No. 6. LUCY. Bay Mare, 6 years
old, good work mare.
No. z. DAISY. Grey Mare, 6 years
old, elegant worker.
No. 8. COMET, Light Bay Mare. 6
years old, fine Percheron mare.
No. 9. LADY. Grey Mare, 5 years
old work anywhere.
No. 10. FANNIE, Black Mare, 4
years old, work anywhere, sired by
Prince March,
No. II. ROWDY BOY, sorrel Horse,
years old a fine horse, sired, by
Prince March.
No. II. PRINCE MARCH, Bay
Horse, 4 years old, good worker and
driver, sired by Prince March.
No. 10. JERRY, Brown Mule, IA
years old, work anywhere.
No. IA. ROSIE, Bay Colt, coming 3
years old.
Nos. Is, 16, II, and 10 Four Yearl-
ing Colts, Prince March Stock.
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Great Annie Industry.

The apple industry in the United
States today represents a stupendous
commercial achievement. It had
grown to 6O,OOO,OOO barrels in 1916;
it dropped to 2S,Ooo.OOO in 1911. and
went up again to 100000 barrels in
1912. From this date forward there is
n continual increase in the production,
for the great cities of the world are
crying for apples, and people every
where are just beginning to apprehend
the actual value Of this delicate fruit.
we are turning backward to our heri-
tage. for in the days of our great
grandfathers the common adage was:
IAN apple a day will keep the doctor
away" Fruit as part Of the diet
represents a most health-giving ele-
ment.-Chrjstian Herald.
Middletown transcript., 1918-11-23
Notice to Home-seekers
and Investors

Having sold twelve houses since Sept
LIST, 1918 still have a few listed suita-
BILE for most any demand also.
Farm Of 1875 acres, 20 acres meadow,
balance high dry land naturally drain
ed, we'll fenced. all necessary build
ings new. 5 acres fine Alfalfa.
Handy to School, Church and R. R.
Station.
Farm of 1856 acres tillable. Good land,
we'll located, field system, IS acres
in wheat, all of which goes with the
farm, near R. R Church and School.
Farm of 1T acres, 140 tillable, balance
wood. 1000 peach and $50 pear trees
Fair buildings and fences. 40 acres
in wheat clear. to purchaser plenty
winter feed. Possession by January
1st, 1918.
Farm of 20 acres. Ample buildings,
well located on stone road two miles
from town. Nice little home for any
wishing to retire.
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Dance in Club House

A number of the young men of this
town gave q very pleasant dance in
the New Century Club House. on We'd
nesday evening, from 8. 80 to IL o'clock.
About twenty couples. mostly out-of-
town folks were present. Curtis Bros.
from Fort DUPONT furnished fine music
for the occasion.
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Tractors for Cultivation Of Rice.

The French government of Cochin
China has become interested in the
employment Of caterpillar tractors for
the cultivation Of rice. On September
%, 1917, As horse power track ma
chine valued at more than $500 Unit
ed States currency, was purchased tele-
graphically. II the experiment is sue
cessful, larger orders will follow. Hv-
erything depends upon whether the
tractor can operate in the soft rice-pad-
~ fields Of Cochin China.
Middletown transcript., 1918-11-23

STATE AND PENINSULA
Secretary of State johnson has an
nounced that automobile tags for 1919
are ready for delivery at his Dover
office.
Secretary of State johnson, of New
ark, will move to Dover for the winter,
having leased the G. D. Jackson home
on North State street.
The influenza epidemic has broken
out new again in Bridgeville. Over
forty cases were reported there this
week, and the public school has been
closed.
Pilot John L. Barnes, of Lewes, has
been presented with silver medal by
the Government for the rescue of 10 men
from the sinking yacht Hyacinth on the
night of March 10, 1916.
Frederick johnson, local thresher has
finished threshing for this season. With
a record of $4,000 bushels, said by aged
machine men to break all former thIe sh-
ing records for one season.
Rev. A. Victor Lightbourne, pastor of
the Peoples Christian Church, Dover,
who enlisted some weeks ago tor Y. M.
G. A. work overseas, received notice to
report to New York Tuesday.
Farmers in Kent county are-busily
engaged in seeding the largest. RE
in wheat for many years. Cb..1t.ons
were never more favorable for-all kinds
of farm work than they have been this
week.
Only about half the usual number of
ducking licenses for the Susquehanna
Flats have been issued at the Clerks
office in Elkton as result of the Fed
eral regulations prohibiting sales and
cunning from powerboats.
The Lewes fishing plants have closed
for the season and their boats have been
sent south where they will still continue
in the fishing business for some time.
1t is reported that both plants had a
very good season, the best for number
of years.
Professor Gilbert Nickel, who has been
principal of the Milford Public Schools
for the past two years, has rendered his
resignation to the Milford Board Of
Education. The resignation will take
effect Friday of next week. Mr.. Nickel
has accepted an offer to teach in Glens
Cove High School, Long Island.
Delaware women may we'll congratu-
late themselves on their Liberty Lean
achievement, when they recall that
Wilmington women sold SCOTS, 900
worth, and the women .of Baltimore
only 81, 995, 900 worth. In our State the
women's sale amounted to SCOT, $50
and in the Big State of Maryland not
quite seven and half million.
At patriotic mass-meeting in Dover
Opera House Sunday to celebrate peace
and also in the interest of the War Work
Campaign, addresses were made by
Chief Justice James PennewilI, United
States Senator Josiah 0. Wolcott and
former Secretary of State James H.
Hughes, all of Dover Community sing
ing was led by Rev. A. Victor Light
bourne.
The miner who first found gold on the
Yukon never was more delighted than
is Wilson Monroe, a Mispllion oyster
longer, who has discovered an oyster
mine, the location of which he has so
far kept secret. The bed, he says, is
about 300 yards long and extends across
the river and has the finest of oysters
Monroe makes one trip day, gathering
the catch allowed by law and selling
from his boat at 81 bushel AS the
beds are open to the public, other
oystermen are watching for the location
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Notice !!
France, Oct. I'd. 1913.
NV Friends and Patrons:

MY Friends and Patrons:
Through the columns of this paper l
wish to extend to you nv many thanks
for the favors and courtesles extended
me through our most friendly business
dealings. Now that am serving our
Country for the most noble cause, stalk
ing my all to make you safe and secure,
l ask in behalf of my future that my
old patrons and friends support my
business as old, which is now being con-
Quoted by my brother, H. Elmer Kirk,
who is liable to Military Service, and ii
he be called will be conducted by my
father, L. V. Kirk, who will accord you
most satisfactory dealings. Support
my cause at home which will assist in
supporting my cause here. Trusting
may return to relate my experiences to
you all. Wishing you all great sue
cess, thanking you again for all past
favors, l remain,
AS ever,
CORPORAL JULIUS N. KIRK.
Middletown transcript., 1918-11-23
Is Head Of
CATTLE

Graded Holsteins and Guernseys, con-
sisting Of Il Mich Cows, 3 Yearling
Heifers, l Holstein Bull. 8 years old.
Anyone wanting good Cows will do we'll
to attend this Sale, as l know what
they are, having raised all of them
but two, some will be fresh and some
close springers by day of Sale.
Middletown transcript., 1918-11-23
Farming Implements, &c.

Four Iron Axle Farm Wagons, two
of them Aspril make, wide tires and
nearly new; l Milk Dearborn, Aspril
make; 2 Osborne Binders, TIT. cut, 2
Osborne Mowers, ! Hay Loader, John
Deere make; / Side Delivery Rake, Hay
Tedder, Horse Rake, John Deere Gang
Plow, Deere. Sulky Plow, 2 2-borse
Oliver Flows, 3 3-rorse Oliver Flows,
8 section Springtooth Harrow, 2 section
Springtooth Harrow, Drag Harrows,
Disc Harrow, Farmers Favorite Disc
Grain Drill, II hoe; Roller, 3 Sulkey
Cultivatcrs. hand Cultivators, U. S.
Corn Planter, Corn Shelter, Eureka
Grain Fan, Seed Sewer. Platform
Scales, Buffalo robe, Extension Ladder.
80 feet; Large Tent, either for camp
ing, or covering wheat stacks. Sprayers,
Circular Saw and Bench, Single, Double,
8, 4, and 6 Horse Trees. Shovels,
Hoes, Rakes, 3 higgins, Grain Bags
and everything to be found on farm.
CARRIAGES AND HARNESS
One Surrey, Family Carriage, l York
Carr age, 12-seated Sleigh, with Bells;
l set doul lie Carriage Harness, set
single Carriage Harness, set Hearborn
Harness, set Wagon Harness, with
Breecbings, 8 sets ?low Harness, Col
lars. Brides, Halters and Blankets.
DAIRY FIXTURES, &c.
l Milk Cooler, holds cans, IS Cream
cry Cans, 5 Milk Buckets, Buckeye
Incubator, 60 eggs capacity; 3 large
Tables, 2 Benches, 2 large Meat Barrels.
Lard Furnace.
Hay by the ton and Corn by the
bushel.
Middletown transcript., 1918-11-23
TERMS OF SALE

All sums of $1,000 and under, Cash;
over that amount Credit Of IL months
will be given by purchaser giving bank
able note with approved endorser, in
terest added from day of sale. Pos
itively no goods to be removed until the
the conditions are complied with.
Middletown transcript., 1918-11-23
Public Sale

The undersigned intending to discon-
tinue farming will sell at Public Sale
on the "McCrone Farm" on the road
leading from Boyds Corner to Port
Penn,
Thursday, Dec. Il, 1918
At 10 o'clock, Sharp
The following described Personal
Property, to-wit:
Is Head Of
&Horses, MuIes,Colts
Middletown transcript., 1918-11-23
INDIGESTION and Stomach Trouble
Caused This Lady To
Buy Tonall

Il took one bottle of Tonall,'' says
Emma Croft, of Reading. Pa, Route
2, "and now am much better. had
indigestion and was bioated and would
get very sick as soon as / would eat |
had stomach trouble like so many
others have today. | was unable to
do any work.
''Tonall was recommended to me by
Susannah Seldomridge and on her ad-
vice bought bottle, as 1t had done
80 much good for her. l am sure it
will do all that it claims to do and l
have great faith in the roots, herbs and
banks contained in 1t.
II recommend Tonall as a medi-
cine that will do all that is claimed
for it and am so thankful that I found
out about it at this time"
This testimonial was given June II,
1918.
Tonall is sold at the =
MIDDLETOWN DRUG Co. Inc.
and TESTERS, Delaware City.
Middletown transcript., 1918-11-23

Women and Misses Top Coats
the
full
slightly Materials Wool vours zb
Cors
shades beautifully with huge
pockets Prices from 30 to 2o
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JAY c. DAVIS
Middletown, Del.

Phone 1853.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-08-30
Prospective Wheat Grower, Attention

About 20 farmers In Luna county
may. SOW whent this fall and they
shoald know that one of the most
Important requirements to insure a
good crop is to treat the seed for
smut.
The loss due to smut is approx
mately $4,000 in New Mexico dur
ing normal years. II is both an
economic and patriotic duty to OBJ
yiate this loss when it can be done
with very little expense and labor.
We are Informed that all smutted
heads are complete loss. They also
lower the grade of the sound grain,
and make it worse than useless for
seed unless treated. The combined
loss in yield and grade Of wheat
infected with sinking smut is seldom
less than 10 per cent Of the value
of the crop. That is, on n field that
normally would produce 30 Bushels
per acre the loss would be, l-2
bushels Of wheat. Al two dollars per
bushel this would mean loss Of
5000 per acre, and on a ten acre
field, a loss Of 800.
Ten acres Of wheat will require
from II l-2 TO Is bushels of seed
This amount could be treated with
one half pint Of fOrmalin at cost
of about % cents and would require
the labor Of one man for about five
hours. In other words il n farmer
will invest 25 cents in money and
five hours in labor on the treating of
his wheat he may normally expect
a return OF 800 on ten acre field
of wheat Mr.. Farmer, can you make
q better investment than thisl
EASY TO TREAT WHEAT
Mix at the rate of one pint Of
formalin to as gallons Of water and
give the wheat a bath in this for
about ten inmates. One can do this
by simply dipping the sack Of wheat
in the solution but the better method
Is TO use an open tub and stir the
wheat in the solution for the above
period.
Every farmer in the county ought
to have Extension Circular No. 2S
which is "a manual for the Detec-
lion and Treatment of SHUTS of
Wheat, Oats, Barley, Corn, Millet,
and the SOrghums, Including Broom
Corn, Sudan Grass, etc" This cir
cular may be obtained by writing to
the State College
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Enrouie Troop Train,
Somewhere in L. s. A.
Dear John -


Dear John; -
just line on our second day out q.
We are making good time and enjoy
ing the best of Accommodations. The
spirits all seem 10 be in the best of
spirits although many freely express
themselves as leaving some mighty
dear friends behind. Many have
condemned Deming, rs you know,
while they were there, but when it
finally came to leaving they realized
they had many friends to leave be-
hind. We have been travelling ra-
pidly for . days aYd through some
mighty desolate country. We have
startled some Of the natives with
band concerts and drills along the
route, hut all appear glad to see us.
Il is hard 10 write on the train, John,
50 will close. You will hear from
me with more details as soon as |
get to where ! can write better. Tell
all who inquire that the boys Of the
l34th are all well and happy. Will
send you mail address 50 soon as
| have one. Then write me all the
news and ! will tell all the boys.
Your friend.
r. X. EVANS,
HQ. l3ith Inf.
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How about those cattle, Mr.. Stock
mani Have you taken precautions
against blacklegf II you have not,
you'd better do it now as this is the
season with improved range condi-
tons that cattle are most likely to
get it.
The government serum may be
procured from your county agent Of
from the State College. Or the
Kansas Blackleg Serum may be Sec
ured from DR.. G. II. Young. One dose
of this later serum is guaranteed to
make your cattle immune from black
leg throughout the life Of the animal.
Several stockmen Of this county
have used the Kansas serum and
they claim that II has given excellent
satisfaction.