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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-12-18
"sCRUB" PUREBRED is ENEMY
These Occasional Animals Are the
Greatest Hindrance to Progress
in Dairyina.

Purebred bulls are not always Of
purebred character. They may some
times be of poor quality. Then, too,
purebred cannot be treated like a
scrub and expected to produce off,
spring of high quality. These occa-
sional scrub-quality purebreds are the
greatest hindrance to dairy progress.
The scrub" purebred must be culled
out; they are even worse than scrub"
scrubs because they are parading I'M
der false pretenses. The "scrub" pure
bred is secret enemy; the scrub"
scrub is an open one.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-12-18
WATER FOR COWS IN WINTER
II Highest Production Is to Be Main
tained Drinking Water Must
Be Warmed.

Cows frequently refuse to drink the
water in, an icy trough. A COW must
be thirsty. indeed, before she will fill
herself with freezing water. 1t is
necessary, in view Of the fact that
milk contains about 81 per cent water,
to warm the drinking water for dairy
COWS if highest possible production is
to be maintained. Unless the COW
drinks q sufficient quantity of wster
her milk production will diminish, and
she VIII not drink enough unless it is
warm. Suitable shelter from cold rains
and raw winds is another comfort
ahirh .:,e COW will repay in milk.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-12-18

Peach Tree Injured by San Jose Scale.
oils. Practically all Of those put out
by responsible companies are effective
If applied according to directions sent
out by the manufacturers.
Homemade Mixture.
One Of the common homemade lime
sulphur mixtures may be made by the
following formula:
Flowers Of sulphur .........1e pounds
Stone (unslaked) lime. pounds
Water observation-disclosures. so gallons
The sulphur is run through a piece
Of fly screen so as to rid it Of Jumps. 1t
Is then made into thin soupy paste
by adding water slowly and stirring.
The lime is next put in and more wa
ter added, and the mixture stirred
slowly, as the lime slakes. Following
this. about ten gallons Of water is
added and the mixture boiled from so
minutes to one hour. 1t is then made
up to SO gallons, with warm water,
and sprayed onto the trees while
warm.
Spray in Dormant Season.
The San Jose scale is so resistant to
sprays that any spray strong enough
to kill it will destroy the foliage of
the trees If applied during the summer.
We therefore have to spray against
the San Jose scale during the dormant
season.
Where the trees are badly infested
two sprayings should be given-the
first, soon after the trees are made
dormant by frost in the fall, and the
second just before growth begins in
the spring. Much time and material is
saved in the spraying if the trees are
pruned before the spraying is done.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-12-18
DON'T BURN AUTUMN LEAVES
Can Be Used as Compost and Added
to Soil in Spring--AIso Useful
as Winter Mulch.

By B. o. LoNGYEAR, Colorado Agri-
cultural College. Fort Collins. colo.)
Do not burn the shade tree leaves.
Your neighbors may not enjoy being
smudged. and then leaves are val
liable, natural fertilizer. Spade or
pillow them into the garden, if you OBJ
ject to leaving them on the lawn, or
use them as winter mulch in the
shrubbery border or compost them in
a corner of the back yard for future
use.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-12-18
DORMANT SPRAYS
FOR SCALE PEST
Insect at One Time Threatened
Fruit Industry of the Whole
United States.
Lime ANDsULPHuR CONTROL
Practically All of Compounds Are En-
fective If Applied According to Di-
rections-Two sprayings Often
Necessary.
by H. P. sTUcKEY, Director of Geor-
gia Experiment Statlon.l

(By II. P. STUCKEY. Director of Geor-
gia Experiment Station.)
A large percentage of all the home
orchards and commercial orchards are
more or less infected by the San Jose
scale. At one time this scale threat
ened the fruit industry of the entire
country, but sprays were soon found
by which it could be controlled.
The Georgia experiment station has
tested large number Of the proprie-
tary brands of mixtures recommended
for this purpose, as well as number
Of homemade formulas.
The most common of the proprietary
articles are the various compounds Of
lime and sulphur, and the miscible
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-12-18

in the shop windows, and Pm sure it
is hard for you to know whether am
talking about real ones or about make
believe ones.
"But l get so interested, too, when
Christmas time is the season of the
year that 1t is all I can do to tell
story.
II saw many wagons filled with
trees which were going to be used for
decorations and there were trees with
many colored lights standing in parks
where there would be Christmas sing
ing.
"Oh, everything was gay and happy
and merry and everyone was thinking
about presents and giving and all such
nice things. And the grown-ups were
thinking how happy the children We're
going to be-just as I am happy this
very moment-for we all know, all
grown-ups, that Santa Claus Is think
ing and scheming and working and
planning for the great trip he is soon
to make.
"And because we know our chill.
dren have such a friend, such a real,
real friend, we're all so happy. Oh,
Nick and Nancy, and all children who
know Nick and Nancy, can't we just
say we're happy because it's Christ
mas time and we know everyone else
is, too, and 1T doesn't matter about a
fairy tale when real and dear and
adorable person who loves the chill
dren is really coming soSsoon."
"Oh, Daddy, you're wonderful to be
so excited, too, about it," said Nick.
"And, Daddy, let's write some let
tiers to Santa Claus this very evening.
Let's wish him, too, merry Christ
mas" said Nancy.
"A fine idea," said Nick, "and,
Daddy, may we wish all the other boys
and girls who know us a merry Chris
mas. too?"
Indeed you may" said Daddy.
Nn.-
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-12-18
LIVE STOCK NOTES

Keep more sheep.
Hogs and alfalfa seem to have been
made for each other.
~
For the best bacon types Of hogs,
the Yorkshire and Berkshire are. the
most desirable.
Of all meats, it may be that of the
hog will EVENT. lily prove to be the
most indispensable.
Breeders of heavy horses have a
great outlook, if they breed the kind
the market demands.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-12-18

but it also saves shrinkage, which is a
mighty important item in these days
of high prices. 1t is important at any
time, regardless of what hogs bring
on the market.
But it is along dairy lines that the
motortruck is possibly even more
valuable, because the dairyman who
is selling milk and cream has to mar
ket his products either daily or three
times week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-12-18

posed hogs were vaccinated, while still
apparently healthy, losses amounted
to only per cent, but when vaccina-
ton was deferred until the animals
showed external signs of sickness
losses averaged nearly 20 per cent.
This shows that the man who puts off
the preventive treatment until his
hogs are sick with cholera stands only
about one chance in seven Of prevent
ing fatal results. It is important, also.
to maintain hog yards and barns in
clean and sanitary condition.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-12-18
MORE LIVE STOCK DEMANDED
It Means Less Marketing Of Crops
and Less Expense to Producer
Animals Consume Feed.

More live stock means less market.
ing Of crops and less expense to those
who produce the crops. Animals con.
sumo the feed at minimum prices and
produce animal products - milk,
cream, beef, pork, mutton, wool and
other articles-at prevailing prices for
finished products.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-12-18
MANURE is FARMING FACTOR
Those Who Have Thin Soils Will See
Good Reason for Saving All
Valuable Fertilizer.

In making arrangements to shelter
cattle, horses, sheep, hogs and goats
do not overlook the fact that the ma
nure will be factor in farming next
year. Those who have thin land will
see the reason for this suggestion.
Barnyard manure is worth more now
than ever before because crops are
worth more.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-12-18

Measuring Milk With Glass Tube
Onto Sterile Plate, Preparatory to
Making a Bacteria Examination in
Step Is Called "Plating."
of analysing and testing, and public
ity methods in connection with milk
and cream contests.
Copies of the circular may be had
free by interested persons on appli-
cation to the division of publications,
department of agriculture.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-12-18
BLESSINGS.

No man can get blessing and keep
1t all to himself without having 1t
like stagnant water in his soul; but
If 1t overflows to others it shall become
perennial spring to himself and to
the world.-Wilton Merle Smith.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-12-18

Opportunities.
Opportunities approach only those
who use them. -Emerson.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-12-18

The Broad Hat.
A broad hat does not always cover
4 venerable head.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-12-18

Sand Was Lacking.
Couldn't you put up a bluff?"
mo. l haven't the sand"-Selectad.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-16
TRAIN CRASHED
.OVEREMBANKMENT.
AND INTO CREEK
Robbers Fled in Automobile
When GuarGs. .Crawled
From Wreck.
T|ESWEREPILEDONGURVE
Train Was a Special Car
rying Pay to
Miners
TIESWEREPILED0NGURVE
(Ry AssocIated pressl

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa, Aug. is.
News was received here today Of a
daring attempt to rob a pay train car
rying $4,000 in gold and silver coin
for employees of the Buffalo mines at
McCormic, near hero late yesterday.
The train was derailed by ties piled
across the track on curve and
thrown down an embankment into
Little Mahoning creek.
According to John Harrington, the
engineer, three men who were hiding
in clump of bushes near the OBJ
struction, started for the scene, but
when they saw Deputy Herbert Dun
gey emerge from one Of the cars with
squad Of ex-soldiers who were
guarding the money, they fed In
waiting automobile.
The train, comprising two express
cars and a passenger coach, aiighted
in the creek without oyerturning.
Harry Dolbeys1 of. BuBois. fireman.
was injured, but the restssf the per-
sons on the train were unhurt. Mrs.
Maragret Henpesey, who lives near
the creek, today told the police she
saw two men placing ties across the
track short time before the wreck.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-16
$50 Boys and Girls
To Camp Next Week

One hundred and fifty boys and
girls are expected to go on a camping
trip at GOGGLES camp next week Civ
en- for boys and girls between the ages
of ten and eighteen who have been dc
ing club work in the county. The
boys and girls will assemble at the
office of the County Farm Agent w
e. McComas In the basement of the
court house at noon Monday.
A number of local speakers have
been engaged to talk to the boys
and girls in camp. County Superin-
tendent of Schools, Homer G. Tooth
man will be the speaker at IL O'Clock
Tuesday morning. Mrs. James A. Mer-
edith will speak Wednesday morning
and A. ]. Cash, secretary of the local
Y. NJ. c. A. viii speak Friday morn
ing.
Thursday is visitors day and A. G.
Arvold of Fargo, North Dakota, viii
give an entertainment as a feature of
the program Thursday evening.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-16
SIDE WOMAN CAN
TALK WITH HER HENS
Has Had Two for Housepets for Six Years, And They
Not Only Keep Themselves, But Help to
Keep Her.

WITHOUT living relative and with
very few friends Mrs. Harry West, aged
10 years, now resides with two pet
chickens, one by the name Of Joe
and the other "Goldie" at her home
at 116 Water street
MY chickens are my babies. talk
ITO them and in their way, they talk
to me and we understand each other"
explained the aged lady this morn
ing.
Mrs. West has learned to love the
two hens Just the same as she would
her children. They are both six
years old and have lived with Mrs.
West since they were Matched. Nat
urally they have become attached to
their mistress and are very obedient;
and do their utmost to help the old
lady make living.
81 could have a dog, but 1t would
take money to feed It; could not feed
Ia cat; but my hens lay eggs every day
and pay for their feed and help pay
for mine too," said Mrs. West.
For several years the old lady has
been getting a pension from the gov
ernment of Sc month and THE city
has been paying her 81 a month. She
has been selling her eggs for sixty
cetns per dozen and in that way max
ing most of her money. She says that
her two henB lay each day through
winter and summer and that Joe"
has not missed laying but six days
in six years. Joe never wants to set
and "Goldie" only wanned to set a
few times.
The hens get about the same kind
Of food that Mrs. West eats herself,
Occasionally tomato, some canned
corn or roasting ear.
Mrs. West has lived with the hens
so long THAT She Can readily UNDER
stand what they want when they ex-
press themselves by an occasional
cluck. Sometimes she will question
them and they will make known their
desires by nodding their heads one
way or the other.
Both hens were given to the aged
old lady by the Smouse grocry on the
East Side shortly after they were
hatched. At first she intended ito
raise them until large enough to kill,
but they proved to be such good com
pany that they were kept and are
now treated as members OF the family.
Joe" was named after Joe Wheeler,
q Mormon elder who used TO be In
Fairmont.
For years Mrs. West has been
with asthma and has not been
able to lie in bed She sleeps in a
rocking chair with her two hens in a
box at the side OF her chair. At
times when she Is suffering at night
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-16
Car Shortage Interfered
With Production and
Movement Here.
BIZ 0. HAS ADMITTEDTHIS
New England Fuel and
Transportation Co. Load
ing Coal at Lowesville.

No doubt the livest subject in coal
circles today is comment on Director
General of Railroads Hines reply to
the senate resolution in which he
states that the car shortage in the
bituminous fields should not warrant
any increase in prices or that any
shortage in transportation is being
experienced.
That the Fairmont field has been
suffering from a car shortage which
did interfere with production and
transportation of coal is known to
every coal operator as well as the in
dtvidual railroads themselves. Only
recently the B. 6 O.'s own figures
showed that Serious car shortage
was on and that the Fairmont region
was worse off than any other division
on the system save the Wheeling d.
vision.
H. B. Vorhees, Baltimore, general
manager of transportation of the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad, admitted
this recently in a telegram to the
West Virginia Coal Operators asso-
SAdliOh anu PlOullSeu SOule TelleI. IN
fairness to the B. 6 o. 1t must be
stated that this weeks car supply was
better than last weeks, although it is
yet quite inadequate.
The Fairmont region is rated at
1852 cars daily, but during the entire
month of August thus far, which is
one of the heaviest producing months,
there have been but two in the four
teen days that the rated number was
represented on the Monongah divis-
ion. On August 4 there were 1,747
cars and on August IL, 1893 cars,
both Mondays, and they were the only
exceptions that there were in which
there was generous supply on hand.
The result was naturally that the two
heaviest daily loadings were expert
enced, proving conclusively that the
division is capable of loading more
cars than 1t usually secures. Opera
tors figure that an average of almost
LOO cars can be loaded here daily.
Region in the Lime Light.
In connection with presenting his
resolution last week to the senate
asking the Railroad administration to
investigate coal carrying conditions,
Continued on page two.)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-16
REORGANIZATION
Of c. Of c. PUT
UP PTOCOMM|TTEE
President Jacobs Authoriz-
ed to Name Committee \
Members.
TELEPHONE RATES UP
Committee Was Named to
Give Them Looking
Into.
Telephone RATES UP

Frankly describing the dilemma the
telephone interests found themselves
in after government supervision was
concluded, David r. Tappan, mana
ger of the Fairmont exchange of the
Chesapeake G Potomac, last night dis
cussed before the Fairmont Chamber
of Commerce directors the proposed
new rates which will be applied for on
September 10, before the Public Ser
vice Commission at Charleston. At
some length Mr.. Tappan quoted figures
to show how the telephone interests
of the whole country had been affect
ed and how the West Virginia inter :
ests Of the Bell company had defi-
cheney Of several hundred thousand
dollars.
Mr.. Tappan stated that the rates as
a whole would be increased 80 per
cent. providing the public service COM
mission allowed 1t. In some instance
the raises are more than 35 per cent.
Mr.. Tappan asked that the chamber
appoint committee to investigate the
matter and report to the body at a
subsequent meeting. This was grant
ed and committee composed OF Carl
Riggs chairman; E. c. Jones, Harry
j. Hartley, E. E. Maston, Sam r. Nu-
yum and Fred Helmick, representing
the business and residential interests,
was appointed.
The telephone rate changes pro-
posed are as follows: Business places,
individual line, S72 present rate, $51) !;
two party line, $57 (prsent rate, $42) !;
two party line, S57 (present rate, $42) /;
so calls with 5 cents for each extra
call, $42 ((present rate, 500; rural
four party line, $42 (present rate, 500.
Residential places, individual lines,
$45 (present rate, $3.50; two party line,
$96 (present rate, $27); four party line.
$50 (present rate, S2D; rural rate,
$50 (present rate, $2D. Extension
phones as business houses will be in
Continued on Page Four)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-16
BOLSHEvIKI TROOPS
ARE FORCED BACK
Large Numbers of Prison.
ers and Guns Are
Captured.

LONDON, Aug. 16.-Several battal-
ions of Bolshevik troops have been
wiped out in the new counter offense
of the Russian army along the river
Luda, northwest of Petrograd, accord
ing to dispatches from Helsingfors
dated Wednesday. The Soviet forces
also lost large numbers of prisoners
machine guns, and ammunition.
On the west bank of Solujia the en-
tire Bolshevik troops occupied Alexan-
drossfskaia Groka.
East of Pskov, south of Nova anti
Bolshevik detachments made raids
against the Soviet front and captured
five hundred prisoners.
Near Pogsevy an entire Soviet regi-
ment is declared to have deserted to
the Esthonians.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-16

she has looked over into the box and
said: "Ars you asleep Joe?" and In
instantly Joe would hop out of the box
and upon her lap and remain there un
til Mrs. West got better.
Just recently Mrs. West has NOV
ed from Market street to Water
street She has resided in Fairmont
all her life and is well known on the
East side.
Complaint was sent to Mayor Bow
en- the other day from neighbors that
certain woman residing at 116 Wa
ter street was keeping chickens in the
house. Mayor Bowen detailed Sani-
tary Officer Carl Kern to make the
investigation. Officer Kern made the
trip to the East Side and met the old
lady at the door.
DO you keep chickens in your
house." Officer Kern inquired.
Come right in." was the old lady's
reply.
The officer walked into a cozy
room where the floor was almost
"spotless" and was offered seat. The
old lady opened an adjoining door.
Joe, come here" she commanded,
and instantly small yellow hen came
jumping out into the front room The
aged lady took her seat in rocking
chair and the hen gave a chuGkle
and jumped upon her lap.
Il have no relatives. and no chill
dren. All have are these two hens
and you surely are not going to make
me give them up. are you" the old
lady asked.
Goodbye" Officer Kern answer
ed as he made his way for the door.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-16
managers
INSPECTION FINE
Everything A No. / Except
Little Engine Trouble
Experienced.

other than a little engine trouble
on the Wheeling division OF the Baltl-
more and Ohio railroad, the annual in
spection Of the system by @. w. Gallo
way, Baltimore, federal manager OF
the eastern lines OF the B. & o. and
other officials, passed OF without
event yesterday. Last night Mr.. Gal
loway and party arrived In Fairmont
at 9:10 O'Clock after they had been to
Clarksburg and Parkersburg, going to
Wheelin cover the Ohio river division
to Wheeling and later arriving in Fair
mont. From here the party went to
Grafton and thence east on the main
line It is understood that Mr.. Gallo
way is we'll pleased with the condl-
ton OF the system, which has been
improved considerably. Among the
officials on the inspection were. J.. NJ.
Scott, Wheeling, general superintend-
ent; c. w. VanHorn, Grafton, super
intendent of the Monongah division;
B. 2. Holverstott, Grafton, assistant
superintendent OF the MononRah divi-
sion; T. s. Pattison, Grafton, division
engineer; Ernest Bartlett, Fairmont,
trainmaster; R e. Thomas. Fairmont,
supervisor; w. B, Porterfield, Grafton,
master mechanic; and M. ]. Tlghe,
Clarksburg, road foreman of engines.
A B. Cassidy, Fairmont, freight con-
ductor, today is attending the loss and
damage committee meeting OF the B.
& o. railroad at Clarksburg. MI Cas-
sidy is member OF the committee.
At noon today the Fairmont ticket
office OF the B. & o. railroad had fif-
teen tickets. sold for the Atlantic City
excursion. 1t is expected that fully
twenty-five tickets shall have been
sold before the train pulls out. 4
John Coyne, Brownsville, Pa, as Z
sistant supervisor of the Mononga-
hela railway. was IN Fairmont yester-
day.
Captain II. NJ. Crawford today re-
sumed his duties as supervisor OF the
Monongahela railway at Brownsville.
Pa.
Several 3. G o. freight firemen ara
off for few days. They include A.
F. Harris, 3. F. Means and G. v. Steele.
Walter Layman, claim clerk at the
Monongahela railway freight station.
is in Clarksburg today.
Miss Effie Steele, OF the B. & @.
clerical force, is in Atlantic City.
P. n. Jenkins, delivery clerk Of the
B. & o. railroad. has returned from
a visit to New York state.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-16
Plenty Of Lawyers in
This Family Quarrel

Four attorneys were employed to
settle family quarrel which was
tried before Justice NJ. R. Musgrove
this morning. The quarrel involved
four different trials, one each for Mr..
and Mrs. Frang Ross, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Pizatella. all of Watson. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ross were represented by Attor-
neys Ernest Bell and ]. P. Kirby and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pizatella were rep
resented by Attorneys L. G. Musgraye
and NJ. l.. Sturm.
None OF the attorneys had to 20 very
deep into the case, for before the trial
had gone very far the evidence was
so conflicting that Justice s.susgroye
grew tired of hearing SO many differ
ent sides of the case and announced
that he had already made up his mind.
whereupon the trial came to an end.
The case against Pizatella was dis
missed at Kelleys cost. His wife had
admitted to throwing a few rocks au3
was fined IS and costs. The cases
against Kelley and his wife were dis
missed at the plaintiffs cost.
Persons not vaccinated are not per-
mitted to vote in Norway.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-16

Cost of Living
Has Increased
Eighty Percent
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16-Gen-
eral increases in the cost of living
during the period OF December
1914 TO June 1919 were shown in
the tables made public here today
by the Department of Labor. The
tables were based on investiga-
tons in various representative
cities of the country.
In every instance greatest in
creases were recorded in the prices
OF clothing and housefurnishings.
Food advances were of third i'm
portance. Figures for the period
December 1917 to June 1919 show
general increase of about 20 per
cent.