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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-11-27
CAREFUL GREEK PARENTS.
Boys Were Escorted to school Just
a@- GIrIm Are Now.

@@-GArlm Are Now.
The extraordinary care that the Gre
clan boy received in his formative years
made his moral training more effective
than that inculcated by the most careful
of modern parents His general educa-
tion, coupled with skillful and continu-
GUS physical instruction, produced a
moral cultivation very similar and fully
as strict as that the Christian father
deems necessary for his daughters.
A pedagogue, generally an old and
trusted slave, led the boys to school and
called for them after it closed, carried
the books. looked out for the little bows,
kept the older ones from fighting and
falling into bad company aud had q
general oversight of their conduct and
street form. He was by no means a
schoolmaster or even a private tutor, not
even being allowed to enter the school
room. Oftertimes ignorant in the ex-
treme, he was chosen simply because of
his loyalty to the family and some
times, | fear. because he was unfit for
any other occupation. Though the butt
of the boys ridicule as well as that of
the comic poets aud low wits of the day,
he did M incalculable service in prevent
ing vicious companionships and keeping
pure the minds of those intrusted to his
charge.
The child was never sent off to board.
ing school. but boys attended the day
school; town life prevailed. Besides,
that sentiment that zealcusly guarded
the boys purity with pedaao2ue from
his sixth to his sixteenth wear could
brook no intermission of personal over
sight. Education was essentially pri-
vate, the state having jurisdiction sim
ply over the moral and not the profe3-
sional standing of the teacher.
lar Science Monthly.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-11-27
EReetlre Reneottnr

1T is SO suddenI' exclaimed the fair
naired girl, who had just received a
proposal to merge her identity in that
OF would be protector. "You must
give me time TO reflect"
No. no" retorted the diplomatic
young man. lone whose dazzling
beauty makes n mirror ashamed of
itself should never go into the reflect
ing business. Let this solitaire diamond
do the rejecting"
AND the records Of the license clerk
enow that IL was even so.-Chicaqo
News
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-11-27

Scot Is the equivalent Of the Anglo
Saxon word "sceat. '' meaning taxation.
therefore "scot free" originally meant
free from the payment Of taxes, and
now 1t has become general expression
Tor freedom from anything.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-11-27

DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve has
the largest sale of any salve in the
world. This fact and it's merit has
led dishonest people to attempt to
counterfeit it. Look out for the man
who attempts to deceive you when
you call for DeWitt's Witch Hazel
saiFe, the great pile cure. City
Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-11-27

The Papuans Of the Malay coast of
New Guinea are still in the most primi
tive state. They are wholly unacquaint-
ed with metals and make their weapons
OF stones. bones and wood.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-11-27

1t is only imperfection that complains
OF what Is imperfect. The more perfect
we are the more gentle and quiet we
bscome toward the defects Of others
Fenelon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-11-27

Aunt-Whom does your new little
sister most look like. your father or
your motherI
Little Emma-Both. She has no
teeth. That's like mommer. And she's
hairlesg like pepper. Toronto World
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-11-27
An Objection.

II you pass your college examina-
uons. III pay all your debts"
Why, uncle. do You want me IN
Work for the benefit OF my credito1s9''-
Eliegende Blatter.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-11-27

The Berbers Of Morocco are an tn.E
esting blond race dispersed Alons
Atlas range In the central Ati9 -
Itili call themselves "Berber lpio
Berebber), bat the meaning Of the - ,
8 uncertain. Perhaps It IL the solrN
Jnr word barbarian.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-09

occurs when he stalls are arranged
across one end Of the barn. or if SO
that the horses face the barn floor.
AS can be seen in the illustration
in place of the commonly wide and
deep manger construct Il trough "a
about d foot wide and the same in
depth, using hardwood boards for the
purpose, IL possible. in front of his,
away from where the horse stands,
insert iron rods or tough wooden
poles ~ the full width of the trough
and just far enough apart so that the
amin Il can get its nose between them
to pail out the hay or fodder placed
for ii by its keeper upon the slat sup
port (3). And how is this held in po-
sition? Why, by being hinged at the
bottom and supported from above at
regular intervals or being attached to
wires or ropes ca arranged there for
this purpose.
Thus you see it is a very simple de-
vice, and yet possessed of numerous
advantages in that it saves space,
wastes little or no feed and has no
hateful corners in which the refuse
parts OF the feed may collect. The
fact is, this affair faces the barn floor
all seed and chatr must fall through
the Stat support onto the same, and
as this in turn may be scraped up and
fed to the cows, not n single thing cdi-
be need to be wasted.
Provided corn fodder is at any time
largely fed, all one has to do is to let
down the Stat support from the'top
occasionally and out upon the floor
will roll the stalks, whence they can be
easily conveyed TO any spot desired,
which, of course, should not be the
manure pile, since cornstalks are al
ways a nuisance in dung OF any kind,
unless 1t is a mulch designed for some
special purpose.
And how about the economizine of
room? Why, IL the Manager is next to
the barn floor, when drawing in hay
or the like drop down the Stat support
from the top, leave it so. and it will
be entirely out of the way.
AS to the material for constructing
this support, generally speaking it is
best made of half-inch boards four
inches wide, and in fastening it at the
bottom so that ii will swing up and
down use common four-inch strap
hinges, these serving the purpose al
most as well as iron ones, and being
inconparably heaper.-Frederick o.
SibIey, in N. Y. Tribune,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-09
TIE ART OF GRINDING.
How TO Pat nm Edge on Moving Ma
chine knives ana other newell
Edued Tools.

There is propriety in all things, and
the grinding of moving machine
knives is not to be excepted. Most
farmers, however, hold the knives out
at arms length and grind them on the
top of the stone, similar to the way
that the scythe is ground, thus not
only making the process a slow and la
borious one, but producing very poor
edge indeed when compared with that
which is obtainable by the method
shown herewith in the illustration.
In order TO achieve the purpose at
issue one should have a good stone
a stone so hung that it will run true.
1t is preferable to have ii mounted
upon common friction wheel bearings.
Why? Because these raise the center
of it just high enough from the frame
to admit of the ihch-board rest on
cact end and make 1t about right for
grinding the moving machine knife
when the back of the knife section is
held in position against this rest.
Thus constructed. hold the knife sec
ton as described. but with the point
pitching little toward the stone, and
at such an angle to the face of it as
will result in producing the requisite
cutting bevel-a position easily ascer-
tanned by the operator after a few
trials. Grasp the section bar with
one hand and with the other press the
knife against the stone. Then let the
stone revolve toward the knife, and
when that is ground, which will be sur
prisingly soon, try another, and so on
consecutively until all the knives on
one side have been served alike, where
upon change the other side onto the
other side of the stone Ga thing neces-
STATED by the crank being in the way
of the end Of the section BARI, and in
a very short time you will have all the
knives in the mos: excellent condition.
II is advisable, however, to grind few
Of the end knives occasionally on that
side OF the stone next to the crank,
for this. together with the scythe and
other grinding that there may be, will
tend to keep the surface of the stone
worn off evenly, which is of the utmost
Importance
When once person has acquired the
art OF grinding bevel-edged tools in
this manner il will afford him q world
Of pleasure. in that he can thus grind
chisels and all such tools to perfection,
his greatest care being to give those
that do not reach across the face of
the stone a sidewise motion. so as to
wear the stone Off evenly. Indeed. it
will encourage much the sharpening
Of tools, and this is just what ought to
be desired, for nothing is more out of
place than ones endeavoring TO use
advantageously a dull implement OF
any kind. Frederick o. sibley, in N.
Y. Tribune.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-09
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FIG. l.

this passage is closed the opening from
the yard into the feeding place is
closed and the occupants of the pen
are shut up. Any pig that may have
to be removed from one pen to an
other can then be driven without any
difficulty, whenever desired.
A swinging door as shown in cut No.
2, in the rear, may be made to allow the
pigs to pass in and out of the barnyard
or pasture, If one is provided for them
The self-closing door can be made and
applied TO any pig pen. at least any to
which n door can be fixed at all. 1t is
hung on hooks and staples 10 the Intel
CT the doorway, and swings either way.
Generally it will be found better TO
have the pens built upon one side of
the barnynrd so that the pigs may be
used to work up any materials for
manure that may be nj hand for the
purpose. The floor of the pen should
be in part. at least, of plank; that of
the yard may be of pavement or cobble
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-09
MANGER FOR HORSES.
Just the Thing Wherever the space
for Horse stable IL Not Cap
able OF txpansiOn.

Owing TO the Improbable expense
OF roofing any more space than is alb
solutely necessary, one Of the great
problems in The interior arrangement
Of farm buildings is the ecOuomizing
OF room. Such being the case. every
practicable device possible should be
sought after, and when one is discov-
cred that answers the purpose fair
~ well ii ought never to be forgotten.
This is highly applicable to the
horse marger shown herewith. for net
only is 1t convenient and economical.
but just the thing wherever the space
for horse stable is small, as usually
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-09
BUILDING A CIsTERN.
Why Cheap Methods of Construction
should in No Circumstanccs
lie Employed.

When making IA cistern the same
rules as to doing the work in the best
possible manner apply as when build
ing house. If expenditure cannot be
afforded to make a large reservoir,
without cheapening the work, make
it small aud perfect. There are, of
course, some methods of construction
cheaper than others, and the cheaper
as good as the more expensive, so far
ms utility is concerned, the extra out
lay being for surface appearance.
There may be cases where they have
stood well made in this way, but it is
risky. Build up good brick walls, well
cemented, and use n stone cap and
then you have certainty. When the
size for the cistern has been deter
mined upon, take stick-a strip of
hoard-and bore two holes through
1t MS far apart as half the circumfer-
ence of the place to be dug, then
through these holes drive pins few
inches long, and use this as a sweep
for marking the circle upon the sur
face. Dig down, making the sides as
smooth and true as possible. If the
cistern is to be jug shaped, begin to
draw in when half the desired depth
has been reached. a Hat stone should
he put in the bottom, if convenient to
do so, with basin dug out of the cen
ter; then the brick wall, commenced
at the margin of the basin. Do not use
soft bricks, Sooner or later they will
slack down from moisture absorbed
from the soil, and make the cement on
the water surface insecure. Use arch
brick, at least those that are made
from good clay and well baked. One
can readily tell by the looks or testing
with n hammer whether fit for use in
cistern or not. After laying the bricks
in good cement, the wall should be
coated with plaster, made as follows
Clear, sharp sand, well screened. two
parts, and water, cement, one part
Western Plowman.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-09
o0G, W. 4!
{ ARfls.!GARDEN.
$50. sx,rrS1Ety. .b:aIS;-<$' 2e5,9sSs.S
-! jfV1 t y s'SyE~s.e - Wv
IMPROVED CORN HOUSE.
Because There In No Hiding
Places Under IT.

l notice that many farmers suffer a
great waste from vermin in the corn
crib, and frequently it is very serious.
Ratsare especially great enemy in this
respect Unless the courthouse Is 10
made that there are no hiding places. it
is impossible to dislodge the rats from
their retreat.
The courthouse, shown in end of view.
is made so it is inaccessible TO rats or
mice. and there are no hiding places be-
meath ii. II is elevated three feet above
the ground on firmly sci stone posts,
neatly dressed. The cribs may be made
from six to eight feet wide and of any
desired length. For 1000 bushels of
corn in The ear, the building should be
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-09
's'LIyE H.
e~>Sf0CIE
DESIRABLE PIG PEN.
Plans of n Cheap Structure which
Combines All the Good Points
of a Costly One.

This plan combines many of the con-
veniences of a desirable pig pen. Fig.
shows one complete pen with its divi-
sions. A row of pens may be built-any
number desired-and IA description of
one will answer for all. The pen is 1S
feet long from front to rear, by eight
feet wide. The front posts are eight
feet high; the rear five feet. 4 feed
passage runs along the front of pens
shown at A. The feeding and sleeping
apartment is shown at b. At is the
passage which runs along the whole
building but which, when closed b. the
door OBJ, makes the passage part of
the yard d. The feeding place CAY is
nine feet deep by eight in width. The
passage (C) is three feet wide, When
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-09

stone, or of cement, but should be so
laid that il cannot he torn up The
roof should be covered with inch boards
and over this lay sheet steel roofing;
sliding windows at the rear and front
will provide good ventilation.
The floor of the pen should slope
backwards Mt least one inch in five feet
and the yard ought TO be well drained
A guard rail should be fixed around
the bottom of the pen, about six inches
above the floor and project about six
inches from the sides, for the purpose
of preventing the young pigs from be-
ing lain on by the SOW and smothered.
The front partition of pen. as shown
in Fig. 3, is made TO facilitate the
cleaning of the troughs and the trans
ferring of the hogs TO the main hall at
Strengthening time. The front partition
of each apartment (F) is made separate
and hung so as to be swung back and
fastened back over the inside of the
trough (T) at feeding time, or when
cleaning the trough. II may also be
lifted as high as the top of the side
partition CID when it is desired to take
the hogs TO the dressing table. Pieces
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-09
A GOOD PLANK DRAG.
One That Any Farmer Cnn Make
ia Few Hours.

For some kinds of work this drag Is
better thnn a roller. Any farmer can
make one in few hours. The one |
use is made of three boards, seven feet
long and eight inches wide. Place the
plank eight inches apart, take two
pieces of two by four, long enough
10 bolt across each end 10 hold
the plank in place. Fit on the two by
fours or crosspieces by first saving
into the upper and front edge of each
plank and split off triangular shaped
piece, so that when the crosspieces
are bolted on the front edge of the
bottom of each plank will be about
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-09
A GOOD PLANK DRAG.

three inches from the ground. The
crosspieces should be bolted on with
two bolts through each board.
Some old drag or harrow teeth are
put through the front board four
inches apart, the holes being bored
so the teeth will slant back, which
prevents clogging. An old moving
machine seat is fastened to the center
of the middle plank. The drag can be
drawn by tongue fastened similar to
a wagon, or by a short chain in such
manner that the draft is from the
center. This implement works as well
on any kind of ground when first
plowed, and will fit it in good shape
for the harrow or cultivator. 1t will
leave the surface more level and finer
than a roller. ! keep one in the field
while blowing, and with it go over
what is plowed each day. This levels
and fines the surface so that the mois-
ture is retained.-John Jackson, in
Farm and Home.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-09
How TO Measure Cattle.

The following has been given as a
rule Of some value in determining the
weight when actual weighing is in
convenient, but in all the rules given
the weight will vary widely with ami
mails OF the same girth: Cattle girth-
irg five feet ordinarily weigh from
$50 TO $50 pounds, according to form
and fairness; for each additional inch
in girth add 25 pounds up to six feet.
aud for each inch after six feet add so
pounds" says T. Y. Adams, in the Mar
ket Basket, This is probably the
simplest rule known, and is probably
as good as any. but the only test that
Is at all reliable Is that Of the scales.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-09
Fnrnern Arc Nrcnt Eendrr..

According to late statistics the
American farmer is becoming an ON.
nivorous reader Of agricultural liter.
Rture, Prior to 1891 The total number
of farmers bulletins issued 10y the de-
partment of agriculture was 100000,
In 1894 the number used was 27s, 500;
1905, 1,567000; 1896 1891 900, and in
1897, 2,3s7Oo0. The superintendent of
the division of publication says that
the demand for literature is steadily
increasing, and that this increase
seems likely to continue until every
one of the 100000 farmers of the
United States is provided with liter
allure sent out by the department
bearing upon agriculture. .-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-09

40 feet long with cribs eight feet wide
and IL feet high. In building this, one
should use six by eight timber for stills
and two by eight joist.
The floor is made of two by three.
laid one-half inch apart so rs to admit
the free circulation of air among the
corn. The studding should be two by
SIM set three feet on centers, with
two by four girts notched into the
studding. The ends of this building are
sided with one-eighth-inch matched
drop siding put on horizontally. ex-
cept the gable, which is put on vertical
ly with the ends uotched as shown in
cut. The sides are covered with one by
three-inch strips set one-half inch
apart, and are put on vertically. The
space between the cribs is II feet wide.
and is closed inside from the bottom
of the cribs to the ground. forming an
inside shed which is not accessible IN
any farm animals. This inner shed is
closed by rolling doors nj each end The
cribs are boarded up inside the shed
with three-inch strips. placed horizon
tally. onc-haIf inch apart. to admit air.
and by opening the doors free circula.
ton Of air can be obtained in fine
weather.
Above the shed it is floored over.
formirg al apartment IL feet wide hy
40 feei long for storage OF corn. \ trap
door may be made in this floor to hand
mp corn from below. The she'd between
the cribs will make splendid store
house for implements. As many doors
may he made in the cribs as desired
Charles III TiicEoN IN nbi, E',r,,,a.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-09
EIectrin nnndIehnrs.

The cyclist can now take course of
electric treatment on his machine, says
Invention. new handlebar has been
brought out which has metallic grips
connected with small generator
mounted on one Of the wheels, In an
ether form of the same device shoes are
provided with contact plates, If the
force of the current depends upon the
speed the wheels are rotating, this may
be satisfactory device 70 discourage
rcorching.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-09
Knew All About II.

what is the meaning of Terra del
Fuego?'" asked the teacher.
Tommy fuckers hand went up.
"You may answer, Thomas"
Island of fire."
"That is right. What else do you
know of the country? What is it noted
for?"
"It's the place where wicked people
go when they die" said Tommy.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-09
How Not to XIII n Pig.

A great many breeders upon having
a hog or pig overheated and very warm
attempt to reduce the temperature by
d6shing a bucket of cold water over
It, says the Indiana Farmer. Very
often the result is dead pig in very
short time, The proper way to cool
off a pig just received in a crate or
one that is overheated is to let il lie
still and commence pouring water
gradually on its nose and continuing
for the space of two minutes on the
nose up to the top of the head. Then
when the head is thoroughly cooled
proceed backward gradually, not
pouring too rapidly at first, till you
have reached the tail. In this way
the hog will be cooled off without dan
ger OF any bad effects from the over
heating.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-09
unMIse recding sr.tem.

We could never understand how Eng
fish farmers made it pay to huddle
sheep on potato patches, and keep them
there until the turnips were consumed
All our American sheep would waste
more than they used, unless, indeed,
the turnips were only fed of while
the soil was dry or the turnips were
frozen into the ground. The only ad-
vantage of the plan seems to have been
that the sheep manure was evenly dis
lributed while the sheep were feeding,
and as the sheep were also fed grain
the land was enriched for future crops.
But the turnips surely did not make
as much mutton as they should have
done.-American Cultiyator.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-09
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

Soils rich in humus hold the mois-
ture longer against evaporation, and
humus soil, when dry, probably makes
the most effective soil mulch.
We do not always make repairs
when we should do we? We make
nothing by not doing such work
promptly, do we?
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-09

Every colony of bees which does not
contain fertile queen is in danger of
being robbed.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-09
FIG. 3.

marked EE are spiked to each front
partition and swing with it, forming
stalls to prevent their crowding while
feeding. These pieces are supported
when the partition is closed by notches
in the inner edge of the trough, made TO
receive them. The frame work of these
pens should be as follows: Lower joist,
two by eight. Rafters, two by six.
Posts and girts, two by four. The fol-
lowing materials will build one pen:
$50 feet S-inch drop siding
2SS feet Pinch match flooring.
IN feet roof boards
2XS. l6 feet.
2 2X6. IL feet
2xt, lG feet.
4 2xi, is feet
The whole pen will require about
LOO feet of lumber, A row of ten of
these pens, making n building so feet
long, TO accommodate co to so hogs,
would cost about $225 complete.-C. Ii.
Hlckox, in Ohio Farmer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-09

After the second year the hens value
as winter egg producer lessons.