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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17
Decline in Prevalence
of Parasitic Disease

A noticeable decline in the prevail
ence of sheep scab, parasitic disease
especially troublesome in range fiocks,
is reported by the bureau of animal
industry, United States Department of
Agriculture. During the last fiscal year
the number of scabby sheep found by
federal inspectors was approximately
10 per cent less than for the preceding
year. The inspectors, working in CO.
operation with state officials, made in
spections of approximately 25,OOO,OO
sheep and supervised the dipping of
more than 100000. No infection was
found in Montana and Nevada, and the
disease Is very rarely found il Utah.
In other western range states where
the disease is still quite prevalent
decrease is reported in all except South
Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17
To Avoid Trouble Give
Ewes Proper Attention

Old ewes need good care. They need
to be under the eyes Of man who is
-skillful enough to avoid trouble. Old
ewes will die from hardships that
young vigorous ewes would survive
with little apparent loss. Under the
very best conditions the death loss in
a flock Of old ewes will be much
greater than with young ewes, and in
the hands of the inexperienced the
losses are likely to be so great that
a profit Is impossible.
One trouble with buying old ewes is
that they may be much older than they
are claimed to be. The ages of sheen
may be determined with approximate
accuracy up to four years old by the
appearance of the teeth. After that
age 1t Is impossible to tell how old
sheep is by its teeth or appearance.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17
CHECKS BIG ANNUAL
LOSSES OF NITROGEN
New Process Manufactures
Fertilizer Rich in
Nitrogen.

Each year 100000 tons of nitrogen
is lost down the sewers of the United
States. The first step in the recovery,
for the farmer, of this essential plant
food has been taken through the cree
ton Of Milwaukee's new $8,0O0,O0O
sewage disposal plant.
By using a new method of sewage
disposal, Milwaukee plans to accom-
plish the double purpose of purifying
her water supply and of placing on the
market a new organic fertilizer.
Rich in Nitrogen.
The total amount of nitrogen in a
fertilizer is not the only test that de-
termines its fitness. 1t is likewise
necessary that a fertilizer have the
quality of breaking down in the soil,
so that it is available as plant food.
Tests made by the soils department,
of the Wisconsin College of Agricul-
ture, show that the quality of nitrogen
in this sludge compares favorably with
that of the more common organic fer
tilizer materials.
Phosphoric acid and small amount
of potash are the two other plant foods
in the fertilizer. In the appearance the
sludge resembles a coarse, black
gravel The small grains are porous
and contain less than 10 per cent of
moisture.
On most soils 1t has been found that
the sludge needs the addition of phos-
pilates and potash to produce the best
plant growth. For this reason 1t Is
anticipated that "N1ilorgannite," the
new product, will have it's greatest sale
to fertilizer manufacturers, and to
those farmers who make their own
mixtures.
Large Production Seen.
Milorgannite is already produced in
commercial quantities by the Milwau-
kee plant, and 1t is expected that it
will have capacity Of $4,000 tons a
year, states o. J. Noer, of the soils de-
partment, Wisconsin College of Agri-
culture. Orders for 5000 tons have
been received for spring delivery from
widely distant points in the United
States.
The new process consists In sending
the sewage into long tanks through
the bottom of which fine bubbles Of air
are forced. The sewage is filed with
air, and is agitated at the same time.
Stirring and rapid movement cause
the bacteria to multiply with great
rapidly. The activity Of the bacteria
brings about a change in the organic
material, so that small particles join
together to form larger particles.
When the grains become sufficiently
large, at the end Of four to six hours,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17
Let Some Sunshine Into
Barns and Cattle Sheds

Sunshine is the disinfectant on the
farm. 1t is great destroyer of germs.
'Where one has the capital winter
is a good time to add some windows to
the barns and cattle sheds. If new
ones are being built. be sure to make
provision for windows" advises Prof
d. S. Weaver, farm engineer at the
North Carolina State college. These
windows permit of the free use of ma
lures disinfectant. Horses and cattle
should have at least three square feet
of glass per animal and hogs not less
than two square feet. These windows
should be so placed that the sunshine
falls directly on the floor as most of
the germs in barns and outhouses are
found in the litter on the floor"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17

-.sS ~ OO'tS9S ~ SNSaiSA -
added disadvantage of the inferior
product lies in tits inability to stand
the weather. 1t is likely to crack and
so prevent buildings from growing old
gracefully.
The Paint Fence.
Tests for determining the amount Of
damage the weather does to painted
and implanted lumber are being car
ried out by the use of paint fences.
On the farm Of the Wisconsin College
Of Agriculture, near Madison, such a
fence has been erected by the United
States forest products laboratory.
The fence consists of a long row of
boards that brings to mind the solid
board fence around the old fair
grounds at home. Some of it is paint
ed and some has been left implanted.
Into the construction of the fence
have gone % varieties of softwood.
Two kinds of paint are used on the
fence one is straight white lead and
the other mixture of white lead and
zinc oxide. They are now being test
ed for their ability to resist the
weather.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17
Poultry Facts

n n
Many of the summer poultry losses
are caused by spoiled grain and de-
composed animals being allowed to re-
main around the farm.
Hens, being crowded, (oftentimes
three to four times as many hens in
the house as should be) develop roup,
cholera and tuberculosis.
When you think your birds have
coccidiosis- first see if there aren't
lot of pin worms in the blind intestines
If there are so after the woEm and
see how fast the coccidiosis will dis
appear
Thanksgiving market is better mar
ket for old and heavyweight turkeys
than the Christmas market.
In feeding for egg production, the
poultryman must first supply the feeds
for body maintenance. He must fur
nish repair material for the renewal
Of worn-out tissue In the fowls body.
When birds crowd together In the
corners of the houses they become
overheated and are chilled on the
range the next morning. This Ia q
common cause Of colds.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17
Seasonable Suggestions
in Caring for Chickens

During the summer months many
farmers allow their chickens to shift
for themselves most of the time, but
with the coming of winter 1t is neces-
sary that poultry be fed. Conse-
quently it is doubly important that this
feed is not wasted. Here are some
seasonable suggestions.
Crll close or old hens. Keep the
best and sell the rest.
Well matured pullets make the best
producers.
Sell surplus cockerels unfit for
breeding purposes.
Be sure hens are free from lice and
mites.
Don't overcrowd the fowls.
Outline breeding system for the
coming year.
Be sure to get full value wher buy
ing breeding stock.
Reconstruct the hen house during
the fall. Damp hen houses are profit
eaters.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17

mo man can afford to let the weather
eat into the value OF his farm plant.
The situation calls for paint, and the
sooner, the better.
Painting the Buildings.
Whether the farm buildings are
painted by a master painter or by the
farmer himself, three coats are advis-
able for a f1rst-class job. Many build
ings are sighted with two coats of
paint, though real economy demands
a more thorough protection.
The first coat of paint prepares the
wood and is called the printing coat.
This should be brushed out thin. When
painting badly weathered or new wood
Of a species that absOrbs oil readily,
an extra amount of linseed oil should
be added, declares Browne. With hard
resinous woods such as southern yell
low pine, turpentine should be added
instead of linseed oil. The body coat
is next put on. The purpose Of this
application is to hide the wood and,
as a consequence, this coat is heavy
and thick. Another requirement of
the body coat is that 1t be dull. If it
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17
Drying Corn for Silage

Corn which is cut green should be
allowed to lie on the ground for day
or so before putting 1t into the silo or
stock. Drying the corn for short
time this way makes sweeter silage
chan when sliced too green. If stocked
zoo green, there is some chance of It's
molding in the stock. If a farmer
mas but small patch of corn, it may
be cut by hand. The grain binder will
handle corn Of medium height quite
satisfactorily. IF a large amount of
heayy corn is to be cut, it pays to have
q corn binder.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17
FARMERS URGED TO
PAINT ALL BUILDINGS
They Cannot Afford to Per
NIT Deterioration by
the Weather.

The day has come when the man
who paints the town red is regarded
as public benefactor. Science now
shows us that implanted wood wealth
ers twice as rapidly as that protected
by paint.
This recent finding is a challenge to
all Badger farmers who pride them
selves upon the smart, up-to-date ap-
pearance of their farms, declares F.
L. Browne, paint specialist of the
United States forest products labora-
tory at Madison. He maintains that
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17

they settle to the bottom. In this way
the water is purified, and is allowed to
run into rivers and lakes.
Material which has settled out is
put into long boiler-like cylinders
which are rotated and heated. By this
means the water is removed and the
organic matter dried.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17
Sunlight for Poultry

The poultry house flooded with sun
light is much more healthful and SAM
tary than a dark one. 1t also tends
to make the flock contented. Eggs
come from contented birds.
The Washington times., 1925-12-05
Donald Lowrie's Story
Back in PrisOn---Why?'

crucial nnoment. Some by religion,
by their families, their self-esteem.
could be saved by my writing.
There are many stories WanS
to write-not my own. / have had
four long chances to watch the
losing man and / think know
him. / want to write his story
so the stronger brothers win under
stand his crucial moments and try
to give him a hand. That was my
idea when / promised to write
the true story of my losing fight
for Fremont Older. If I've failed
to help it hasn't been because I've
not tried. Every page / have
witten has meant a blood sacri-
flee.
= .
On June "a. 1925. Donald Lowrie
died in the house of a friend in
Phoenix. He had written all but
the last chapter of his Back III
Prison-Why?" He had been pa
rolled only a few days before.
Donald Lowrie knew one great
truth. It was his own life, and
he told it fairly. He fought against
death to give that to the world.
In the last great story he gave
his life.
THE END.
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" HO S AID IT
AND WHERE
TWAS SAID
"NIost men. tilI b. losing rendered

Most men. till by losing rendered
Sager,
Will back their own opinions BY
wager"
When men become wise they
I do not bet on their own opinions
Byron remarks in "Beppo.
"But still remember, If you mean
to please,
To press your point with mOdesty
and ease.
Do not be harsh in sustaining
an argument. Cowper writes in
Conversation.
80 much is man worth as he
cSteef1s himself. =
People take a person at his
own valuation, Rabelais recalls in
his Works
''The best Il prophets for the
future is the past.
The past gives the best indica-
tions of what is to come, Byron
says in a Letter" written in
1921.
"SiIence is the best resolve for
him who dist1usts himself"
La Rochefoucauld in his Re-
Elections" recommends that we
keep silent when we are in doubt.
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IOVEBOJND-A STORY OF WASHINGTON By BEATRICE BURY
time, while I've been cooling my
heels here?" he asked.
f4I1 ApTER XIV

time, while I've been cooling my
heels here?" he asked.
CHAPTER XIV
"He-he brought me home from
the office because worked
late Mary Rose faltered in
Who's 'he'?" Tom asked as
the tail light of the car disap-
peared around the corner of the
street.
why, Mr.. Manners. the man
/ work for" the girl answered.
81 thought you knew. / must
have spoken of him to you"
"Oi, yes" Tom growled. And
then there was a tense silence.
Mary Rose looked up at him.
In the dimness he seemed very
tall, very good looking, very
Listen. d,d-darling," he. said
presently. Let's not go to see
movie tonight. There's going
to be moon, and we could
drive out in the country to see
that little house I told you about
the one l want to buy"
Mary Rose unused. She had a
queer feeling that walls were
closing in around her-that If
she went to see the little house
she would love it. And Tom
would buy it-and she would go
there with him as his wife. She
didn't want to be his wife
And yet as she looked up at
him, outlined against the dark
sky, she knew suddenly that she
was going to marry him some
day. 1t was as if something
WITHIN her spoke and told her so.
haven't had any supper"
she objected. Come on in. while
L have a bite, and then we'll drive
out and see it. Will that be all
right?' A
She opened the door or the
mouse and went in, Tom 70 low.
ing her on slow, unwilling feet,
Telegram
1t had hardly closed hebir1
them when the doorbeu naelod
loudly ir the little hall A mos.
senger boy stood on the norcb
with sheaf of yellow envelones
in his grimy hands.
Mrs. Arson Middleton live
here?" he asked, thrusting ona of
them toward Mary Rose.
The girl took it and looked at
it with wide, frightened ewes
A telegram was a raritv in tho
little household. The last one had
come years and years ago. when
Grandma Middleton had died
down in Florida.
The kitchen dodr opened and
Mrs. Middleton looked out. IT
thought / heard the front door
bell ring" she began, and then
she caught sight of the yellow
envelope in Mary Roses hands.
Under the electric light her
face went white to the lips
Your Uncle Charlie Dyer"
she said hoarsely, and held the
envelope as if it were a snake,
coiled to strike her.
Uncle Charlie Dyer was Mrs.
Middleton's. only brother, and for
years he had been slowly dying
with rheumatism of a curiously
Gripping kind.
II know he's dead" she said,
drawing her eyelids together in
pain. 81 know he's dead!"
open it, Mumsie," Mary Rose
said. Maybe 1t isn't bad news,
after ALL"
Mrs. Middleton gave her a wild
look and thrust the envelope into
her hands. "Of course, it's bad
news! kilograms are always bad
news for me-" she said, and col.
lapsed on the bottom step of the
stairs. you open it, Mary Rose.
can't! A telegram is a terrible
thing! You never know what's
in it,"
Mary Rose tore open the tele.
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LOVE LETTERS
THEY'D LIKE
TO RECEIVE
MY DEAR:

MY DEAR
XV4 1t wasn't just the moon or
the sky.blue waters that were SO
divine, it was because you were
here to share them with me.
How often / nave laughed and
scoffed at thoughts of Love. Love
to me was something that over
whelmed you, swept you off your
feet. Still, somehow, the sun
filled days spent roaming pra1rles
with YOU, the rain-Swept hikes to-
gether has brought me that blessed
sense of camradeship and COM
panionship which makes a perfect
Love.
You are back again in the daily
whirl of civilization and Its con-
ventions, and l write TO you this
only letter TO tell you that l miss
you indescribably, that the sun
niest days are cloudy because YOU
are gone--and when on your bridal
morn mot that it will make a
heap o. difference). remember it
is | who cares, because
LOVE YOU.
along. Mother. and Til help you
dress
She dragged the shaking little
figure up the stairs. Mrs. Mid
dleton sat staring straight ahead
of her into the mirror, while Mary
Rose did up her hair in a neat
knot, laced up her best shoes,
and brought the black taffeta
dress that Mrs. Middleton wore
on Sundays.
(TO Be Continued
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Now Go On With the Story

John Manners said slowly: 'I'll
tell you all about that some day"
AS they drove up to the house,
Mary Rose saw three people
standing on the tiny porch-her
mother, Flossie and Tom Fitzroy.
There's Tom" she cried, as
she stepped out of the car. And
I'm Iatei Good night"
"Oh, Tom, I'm so sorry she
called to him, as she ran up the
front walk.
Manners. car stood at the curb
stone for a moment more, and
then moved slowly down the
street, with it's tail light wink
ing at her through the darkness.
She turned to meet Toms
angry eyes.
Where have you been all this
The Washington times., 1925-12-05

IN less than twenty-four hours
4 there was noiseless typewriter
installed in my cell with guam
tity of stationery. After that
time went rapidly. During the
days / made notes and every
night I typed from 5 to 3.
During the rest of the time
spent at the Western Penitentiary
my thoughts were almost wholly
taken up with writing, and l
produced a dozen or mere stories
This was accomplished under
great handicaps. My health was
failing steadily. and during the
winter the cell-block was cold and
dismal.
was continually encouraged
by Warden Egan, however, VINO
frequently stopped at my cell door
while making his evening ROUNDS
of the tiers. Egan, l believe, was
doing his level best to give the
prisoners under him a square
deal. Many improvements and
new privileges were introduced
bv him. The food was constant
" made better and more dlversl-
fled, Yet the unrest was intense,
and there were many plots 10
escape.
I don't know why have len
Donald Lowrie's life. l can't say
now, with the pressure OF deatn
in NV lungs, why I have thrown
nv life away in hours or craft
ness. Perhaps l was given as Ia1f
chance as any. had good
teachers as a boy. | was put
into private families to study
French at an early age. l At
tended good schools, l even put
. in one year at Harvard and left
in one of my customary dis
graces. There was just some
thing lacking. A man whose
study is the doctoring of human
nature could tell what it is. l
can't.
I ought to be thoroughly cowed
by now. I ought to regard my
case as hopeless, having lost four
times in the fight. But | do not
Somehow, even at this late hour'
I haven't the least doubt put
that L could come back. What
ever it was that started me down
ward, it was drink that kept me
going. And now / can't drink.
A man doesn't dare when ne
knows his life depends on his
keeping a faint flame alive.
But I believe in the men who
lose. There are many who come
back, many we never hear about
They are saved by miraculous
chances that come to them ut the
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Every Man Is in Love With His Stem
ographer-Or His StenOgrapher Is
in Love With Him, . Says a Student
of Human Nature.

# Human Nature.

go to live with her chUm.
ALICE JAMES, q gay young
flapper.
And her affair with Dexter
goes merrily on. one night
she is arrested BY LENN!E
BLAIR, the son OF the
neighbOrhOOd gossip, AUNT
KENNY BLAIR, for speeding
in Dexter's car. Mary Rose
manages to keep the story Of
the escapsde from her mothers
ears.
FlOssSe, not at all daunted.
goes on her flirtatiOus career.
One noon after she has spent
S2g of the family savings on a
permanent wave for her hair.
she asks John Manners 90 talie
her to lunch. And rather
reluctantly he does. That
night he drives Mary Rose
home from work, and asks her
why she won't 20 out with
him. She tells him that her
reason for refusing Is his en-.
gagement TO Doris HING.
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FLOSSIE and MARY ROSE
MIDDLETON are two pretty
sisters. the daughters of q
widowed mother. Both OF
them work for the Dexter
Automobile Company.
FIOssie helps keep the files
under MISS MACFARLANE.
She is engaged to SAM .JES-
SUP. secretary to HILARY
DEXTER. the president of
the company.
Mary Rose is stenOgrapIler
to JOHN MANNERS. the sales
manager, and is I'm love with
him. But he is half engaged
to DORIS HING, a girl of
wealth.
Mary Rose discovers that
FIossie is carrying on a move
or less harmless filtration with
Hilary Dexter. who's msf'r'ied
and the father of grown chill
3ren.1 When she begs FlOSsie
e. give him up, the girl
threatens to IeaVe home and
The Washington times., 1925-12-05
IL IL rue? Read Beatrice
Burton's AnsueY

~ XOLD YOU last night 1 would
Il not have supper with you
because Of Doris HING" she an
swcred, her voice trembling.
He started the car. But You
also told me that you'd rather go
with me than anything else in
the world. Did you mean that?"
Her head dropped. YES" she
said, so softly that he had to
bend to hear the whispered word.
Then why not?"
Because you're in love with
another girl she answered. -
There was silence in the speed
Ing car for minute. And then
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Egg Plant AS
HOrs d'Oeuvre

- PARIS.
NOR eggplant as hors d'oeuvre
the French housewife peels
and then grills them.
Put the vegetable into an
earthen mortar with two or three
spoonsful of olive oil, the juice
of a lemon, salt, pepper ande
ptmiento. Mash well until the
paste is smooth and serve in an
hors d'0euVre dishs
The Washington times., 1925-12-05

gram. "It is about Uncle Charlie,
Mumsle," she said slowly. But
he isn't dead-only a little worse
than usual, Aunt Jane says. But
she wants you to go down there
right away"
Tom" she said sharply, you
look up the next train for Spring
field! And Flossie. you dash up
in the attic for Mothers valise.
You'll find it way up in the
front, under the windows. Come
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IT alone mrs who has FreedOms blue bonnet
Mr. Adams has The things he
- o do more?
He his They like
sleeves things that read of in
pictured and forgotten mes Mans clothes are
slhouettes his
always himself that his clothes and
can-shaven his chinbut he
rather have him shorn of all courne than
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robe this day FELLOWSHIP with four holes in it
get the other three for two and
head; respectively to get out of
getting into fock in nineteen twenty five is no
more peopa bridegroom and his bride The
who
but actually watches the struggle And
he cannot he woudgrovving tender Of heart
For the to help Bena her head through
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back the whkers of other times along with their
stand with his head uncovered in the street
while with damoseI Nor does ne
letters wherein him il she
will deign win call him the telephone to find out if he
hasa anything that evening!
And his freedom along another has
bondage butons He not have to
wife's dress Not For the
The Washington times., 1925-12-05
WHEN DID III,
HAPPEN?

WHEN did General Hunter
w issue an order freeing all
slaves in the Department Of the
South? ~
when did Ulloa explore the
Gulf of California?
3--When was William Walker.
American adventurer, executed
in Honduras?
4IWhen was the manufacture
of silk begun in England?
5-When was Morocco founded?
Answers to these queries viii be
printed Monday.
The Washington times., 1925-12-05
This Day IL, History.

TIS Is the anniversary of the famous Battle Of Hohen-
linden in 1900 in which the French under Moreau
trapped and destroyed the Austrian army under ATcn0uKe
John The battle fought in binding snow sloTm.
The Washington times., 1925-12-05
4 PInv with TlDo Last Acts.

| CIR John SUCKING wrote play entitled "Aglaura' IN
1897 and so that no one might be disappointed IN the
ending composed two final acts, with happy conclu
4 sion the other with tragic one.
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ANSWERS
To Yesterdays Questions

To YeSteFday's UueStlOhs
United States troops were
sent to Utah in 1857.
2--The Marshall Islands in the
Pacific were discovered in 1929.
3.-The Cathedral of Orvieto,
Italy, was founded in 1890.
4-Francis Quarles, E n g s
poet, lived from 1892 to 1644.
5-The Great Schreckhorn peak
in the Alps was first assembled in
1861.