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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-03-03
FEEDING THE FALL CALF.


When one has calf which it is de-
sired be added to the dairy the point Of
good care in its early years is Of vital
Importance. If in a section where the
calf cannot go out of doors a great
deal during the winter some provis-
ion should be made so that she may
have exercise in an enclosure which is
dry and where some sun may be had
il possible. To a certain extent this
is quite as important as the food the
calf has. One of the best rations for
the calf is skim milk, but it will not
do to make this any considerable Of
the ration for the day, but in addition
the calf should have all the good clover
hay it will eat. If this is not possible
then let the supply of corn fodder CIV
en- be not only liberal. but of the best
quality; pick out the smaller stalks,
those that retain some Of the green if
possible.
If the calf is three months old or
thereabOuts. the grain food should con-
sist OF from two to four pounds daily
and may be corn and oats fed whole.
although mixture of equal parts Of
corn meal, ground oats and wheat bran
are more satisfactory. Treat it gent
ly. but do not spoil it by petting. Teach
it habits of cleanliness by always keep
ing the stall clean and the coat brushed
several times week. A calf brought
up in the manner described will make
a valuable addition to the dairy.-In-
dianapOlis News.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-03-03
KEEP CORN IN RATIONS.

While most pOultrymen advocate va.
riety in rations. and this means feeding
one grain one day and another the next
and so on, rather than feeding mixed
grains, it is well understood that there
are eases where the mixed grains must
be fed. Unfortunately, too many fowls
are fed freely on corn and too little OF
other grains. The mixture known as
screenings is, of late years, of little
value, and when it is desirable for any
reason to feed mixed grains rather
than the one grain by itself there is no
combination that should lack the corn.
' For example. il wheat and oats are
to be fed, add one-third OF corn, max
ing the ration onethird each of wheat.
oats and corn and one has a ration
much better than the combination OF
wheat and oats alone. The corn. ii OF
the yellow sort, will add richness to the
eggs, and if this ration is supplemented
with liberal supplies of green food the
quality of the eggs will be all that is
desirable, and the hers will supply
them i'll goodly numbers. While the
other little accessories are very deSlr-
able. we believe that if all who have
poultry would work along from the be-
ginning, during the cold months on
the mixed grain ration, which contains
one-third corn with the green food and
keep their houses clean and free from
vermin, the results would be so salts
factory that they would willingly add
the other little comforts Which they
now term ''frills.' s.''-Indianapolis News.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-03-03
WHY She Got New Dresses.

The lawyers at lola were swapping
yarns the other day during a recess
in the district court A lawyer whose
wife is marked for her good dressing
told how he had come to be such good
proyider. Soon after he was married
his wife met girlhood friend. The
friend said to her that she wasn't as
we'll dressed as she used to be before
marriage. "Oh. you are mistaken"
said the wife. 81 am wearing the same
clothes did then .''-Kansas City Jour-
n0l. :
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-03-03
REPARTEE ON THE ROOF.
Twas stormy day, it was dismal an
gray

Twas stormy day, it was dismal and
gray,
But the weathercock, perched on high.
ignored till old Boreas roared,
~ Ho, friend. will you not tell me why
fou would fain remain N this driving
rain?
-, l think you'll be vet if you do! =
Ihen the weathercock bowed. as he
chuckled aloud.
It's foul, but I'm fowl, toop
"Ho, ho!,' laughed the wind. Every good
of its kind,
Let me now blow you Oft insist!''
Il am grateful, I'm sure, but ] cannot en-.
dure
70 think from my post I'd be missed"
but you win not decline such innocuoua
wine?''
Cried the wind. s:Have cocktail OF
rain!'
Said the weathercock: "No; for I'm not
proud, although
l may be a little vane!"
Robert I. Hardy, Jr., in she Argosy.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-03-03
Of
Today

Il believe he made a fortune out of
tiction.' Indeed? What kind of fic-
tion?'' ''Wall Street rumors.''-Puck.
Though poverty is not crime,
Is 1t uot funny, neighbor,
That, being poor, we serve our time
Condemned to hardest labor?
Philadelphia Ledger.
Pretty Slcllkeeper-"Le Inc sell you
letter-opener." Victim-''I have one
at home.'' Pretty Stallkeeper-"Indeed
What kind is it," Victim-"My wife"
illustrated Bits.
Did anyone call me up while / was
Out?" asked the butcher. "No," re-
piled the boy, ''but a customer whose
meat for dinner hadn't arrived called
you down."-Houston Post.
Borum-"You need not trouble your
self to see me to the door, Miss Cans
tic" Miss Caustic-"No trouble at all,
Mr.. Borum. Quite a pleasure, l as
sure ou.'-Illustrated Bits.
Mr.. Goodly-"How's your father,
Freddie?'' Freddie-"Oh, havin' his
usual luck. Just as he was comm out
of the fever the doc says he's gettin'
convalescence.' Chicago News.
Young CASTOR MacAlphonse, ESQ,
Met a maiden and thought he would G.,
So he said, most politely,
II adore infinitely
Your figure" She answered. "You r."
Yale Record.
THAT young fellow l just met told
me that he tried on three dozen pairs
of shoes to-day. He must be very hard
to suit "Oh, don't know. He works
in shoe store, you ee.'-Cincinnati
Times-Star.
Mrs. Fondmar-"When you see the
children's stockings hanging up doesn't
it make you wish you had some little
fairies of yorr own:" Oldbatch-
Fairies, eh: Well, 1 think I'd prefer
mermaids. Life.
II wish / had been born dumb
BEAST said the youth. why. you
don't mean to tell me that. you could
talk as soon as you were born" Queried
the fair maid on the, other end of the
sofa.-Chicago Daily News.
Your daughter seemed to be in a
reverie when this picture was taken,'
said Mrs. OlucaStle. CI, no; you see
it was snapsho. thai her cousin took
and she was just layin' around in i
kimono. Chicago Record-Herald.
What asked the Cir. who reads the
newspapers. lis the difference between
Il trust and 'ring?'" ''While can't
just explain it, said the young man
'if you trust me until tomorrow III
see that you get the ring. buffalo
News.
The teacher called the bright boy
up to her desk. Nov. Homer she
said. "can you tell the class why Pau
|, Revere was so successful in his ride"
Because he didn.tsstart in an auto
mobile" said the bright boy.-Chica sc
Daily News.
Mrs. Planebuddy-"My husband
wanted me to have my picture, taken
| but I told him I didn't have dress
nice enough for the OCCASION Mrs
Naybor--''.And is he going to buy you
one?' Mrs. Planebuddy-"Oh, no! bu
| the servant girl overheard me, and she
| offered to lend me one Of hers. '-Phila
delphia Ledger.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-03-03
, The Alloy of Self.

Aehieyement fused with sell ms is too brittle
much in many fields was well expressed
when it was said that he had learned to
concentrate his powers on the result, ire
spective of how that result would affect
himself. Every atom of force detected
toward self becomes friction. Introspec-
ton, self-consciousness and egotism arc
all synonyms for wasted energy. Are you
striving to rid yourself of this waste! =
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-03-03
DAIRY NOTES.

A good dairy cow should hold out
we'll.
There is no way Of cleaning dirty
milk.
Milk yields very variable proportions
of fat.
Ground oats, corn and bran make one
Of the best winter rations for the dairy
cows.
Unless a COW turns her food into but
ter and not flesh she has no place in
the dairy.
The making up Of butter depends
upon the custom of the market to
which it is sent.
The big mixer is usually a sensitive.
''high strung piece of machinery. II
she kicks, don't meet it with blows un-
less you wish to spoil her.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-03-03
aIonr Weather Cycle.

A long weather cycle of about thirty
five years seems to appear in the Brit
ish Isles. From records of ninety years,
Mr.. Douglas Archibald concludes that a
dry period has just passed, and that
the years 1908 to about 1920 will show
more than an average rainfall and low
barometer. and two bushels per acre
deficiency in wheat yield.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-03-03

It will take five years to rebuild the
Campanile of Venice. The new tower
will probably have an elevator.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-03-03

At cost of $32, 100000 large cen
trail railway station, with thirty-two
tracks, is to be built at Leipsic.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-03-03
The
Bachelor
Cousin.

ANDY. he's coming again
b this year the same as be-
6 fore. About how many
X years has Cousin Jim been
coming here to stay the
The Falls City tribune., 1904-12-09
s
Nv INGNTQ
Electrical Clock Regulator.

A new method of driving n regu-
lating clocks electrically by the use Of
selenium cells has been devised by
Herr X. Siegl. the selenium cell, by
Runner, in an exhausted pear-shaped
bulb, was placed in the focus OF a
parabollc %cylindric mirror, SO that the
light from an ~incandescent lamp could
impinge upon the cell whenever a sec
Cnds pendulum passed it's lowest
point, at which a slit in a card
fastened Oh the pendulum conceded
with a slit on a fixed screen. The eff
feet on the selenium is made to actu-
ate an electro magnet-placed just to
n side of the point of highest veloci-
ty, owing to the tagging of the cell
so that ar impulse is impaired to the
pendulum at the right moment. An
other selenium cell can be used for
imparting motion to a series OF other
electrically operated clocks, which al
be of the step-by-step type. A clock
on these lines has given satisfaction
and demonstrated that an electric
clock without contacts can be made
London Engineer.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-12-09
Her Color Scheme.

What is your color scheme this sea-
son? Are you a study in brown or
a study in scarlet? Are you a melody
in yellow or a symphony in green?
Are you a white cloud or a black
shadow? Are you a poem in purple
or song in cerise?
Every girl is nowadays a symphony
of some sort. She does not necessar.
lily cling to one shade as she did last
season, but she runs in little crescen.
dos of a color from a deep base vic.
let skirt to a thrill of light lilac in
her hat; from a wine colored frock
to a delicate pink rose in her bonnet.
The pretty woman who wishes to
be prettier and the plain woman who
likes to look less plain will first match
her eyes. Are they brown? Then her
frock or her walking suit is of brown,
n its accessories may run from that
shade into all the burnt things-to.
mato, onion, olive-and from there on
into lemon or cream. Are her eyes
violet? Then let her try a violet vel.
vet gown, with the corresponding
shades Of lavender and blue-white,
Are they blue? Nothing will bring out
their color like a suit of military
blue. Is she the red-headed girl with
the green eyes? Then let her be a
symphony in sage-green.-New York
Times.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-12-09

bent, then a IA, a 12-foot driveway,
then two 14-feet bents, making 70 feet
in all. There should be an overshoot
of six feet on the east side of drive
way in the barn to give room for a
team to pass under if there should be
a loaded wagon on the drive floor. If
desired a window in any of the feed
alleys at the west end of barn may be
made into a door to get into the base
ment.
By having a large tank kept full Of
water and another small one connect
ed with 1t, and the water trough in
front of the cattle, the animals will
always have a continuous supply Of
water. The small tank is so arranged
with a float hat as the cattle drink
the water in the trough the water in
the small tank is lowered. This
causes the float to fall, opening the
valve and allowing the water to come
in from the large tank. AS the water
rises in the small tank it also raises
the float which shuts off the water
from the large tank. The water in
the troughs in front of cattle is there
fore always kept at an even height.
The water troughs are put in front of
hangers, and can be arranged so as to
have a lid on hinges at one side of
manger which the cattle will learn to
lift when they wish to drink. The lid
will drop back Of its own accord.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-12-09
White Fur in Favor.

White furs are in high favor. Err
mine, in all its exquisite purity and
with the accentuation of it's smart lit
tie bIack-tipped tails. Is to be as much
liked as ever. The tails give just the
smart touch necessary to squirrel and
many an otherwise tame neckpiece Of
squirrel Is made desirable by a judi
cious addition Of these tails. White fox
is lovely, either for stole and muff sets
Or for facing evening wraps. To go to
the other extreme, black Alaska fox
is smart. The new skins have been
pointed with white, which adds zest to
this lovely, glossy, flexible pelt.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-12-09
Candle E~xtineuisher.

There is always great danger in car
rying a lighted lamp, especially in 60
ing up or down stairs, and SO many
people realize this danger that they
prefer to use candles. The device
shown here is simply an e~xtinguisher
for candles, being adjusted to extin-
guish the candle after a predeter-
mined amount of the light has been
consumed. An alarm bell is attached
to the extinguisher, so that 1t may be
sounded a few minutes before the ex-
tinguisher can operate to enable the
user to adjust it. The cap on the left
of the candle is in the form Of a hol-
low cone, pivotally hinged to the
cylindrical bracket which is secured
to the candle. A small prong pro-
jects upward from this bracket, rest
ing against the candle, while another
pivot pin on the opposite side presses
into the candle a short distance above
the prong. This pivot pin works in
The Falls City tribune., 1904-12-09

winter models. and gladly hail its
appearance, for it is so useful and
convenient and looks just the thing to
wear with a simple skirt for morning
expeditions, shopping, etc. The new
"Carricks" are cut in much the same
shape and have capes that come over
the shoulders. but without covering
up the coat completely. They are
fastened to the side seams and so
do not interfere with the grace of the
silhoutte. Many Carricks are unlined,
the big pelerine being sufficiently
warm. These outer sleeves or capes
are fastened with automatic buttons
so that they can be taken of If de.
sired.-Paris Fashions.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-12-09
Can See Bed of Stream.

Capt. Louis Larsen, a Michigan sail
or, has devised a pleasure boat with a
glass bottom, which has under the
bottom an electric light that can be
used to illuminate the bed of a stream,
not too deep, of course, and enable the
occupants of the craft to take photo
graphs of whatever may be interest
ing under water. There Is also a
hooded reflector which makes 1t posi-
BILE to sit quietly in the bow or stern
Of the boat and see fishes or any form
of aquatic life which may happen to
come nea the transparent bottom of
the boat.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-12-09
@,tA ttsdk5f
6ojSsc!!tE'ds.Nl

White paint when dirty should be
washed in milk. Colored paints may
also he treated in this way
Glass can be cut with a pair of ordi.
nary shears If glass and shears and
hands are all kept under cold water.
Before using a clothes line boil it
we'll, This will keep it from stretch
ing and makes it last an extra long
time.
II lamp chimneys are held over
steam for a few minutes, then pol
ished with a dry cloth. they will not
break so easily as when washed.
When storing blankets cut up a bar
of well-dried yellow soap and place
the pieces among the folds. This
will keep away moths.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-12-09
Pockets Are Coming In.

A sure-to-be-welcomed-with-joy bit
of information is hat pockets are
coming in again. 1t is not only that
the winter coat will show more peck.
cts than for many a long season., but
actually that the tailor-made dress
skirt will be made with a big, roomy
pocket. However, the dressmakers
who have at last consented to make
a skirt with a pocket, are issuing
notices to their patrons who order
these skirts to the effect that the
pocket is not to be used as a SUBJ
stitute for the generous Peggy from
Paris" bag or any Of the other big
wrist-bags which the shops are show
ing.-Woman's Home Companion.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-12-09

connection with a striking head for
the bell, so that when the candle
burns to the pivot pin the latter is re-
leased. permitting the head to strike
the bell. When the candle burns far
Their down to the prong, a coiled
spring releases the cup, which rises
ard descends over the fame of the
candle. e~xtinguishing it.
George Stevenson of Dunedin, New
Zealand, is the patentee.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-12-09
PLAN FOR CATTLE BARN.
Gives Accommodation for Forty Cows
and Twenty Calves.

Sub.-Will you kindly give me a
plan for a cattle barn for forty COWS
and twenty calves. with three or four
box stalls. | have a bank on the north
side about ten feet high, from which
| should like a driveway in the base
ment (Which | propose to be of stone),
running from east to west. | want a
part Of loft to be a granary with a
room below it for preparing food. The
cheapest way to supply water to the
cattle in the stalls. I intend sinking
a well in the barn and erecting a wind.
mill.
The plan shown provides 80 single
COW stalls, IA calf stalls and 4 box
stalls, with feed room under the gran
airy. For cleaning the COW stables
there is a passage nine feet wide be-
tween each row of cattle running the
full length of basement. so that a cart
or boat may be driven through and
manure taken out. The barn (begin-
ming at the east) consists of a 16-foot
The Falls City tribune., 1904-12-09
Becoming to Most Women.

Here is an autumn and winter coat
that deles the wind and rain. 1t is
made of cravenette. The long box
effect in the front is especially good,
and the broad shoulder collar makes
the coat becoming to most
The Falls City tribune., 1904-12-09

plated and bordered with a fancy
braid or with velvet. The yoke is OF
cream embroidery, as are also the
deep cuffs, the latter trimmed with
the braid or velvet.
The girdle is of velvet, finished on
the left side with a knot of the same.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-12-09
The Winter Coats.

II long. tight r%edingotes and
basQued jackets are all the rage. the
little. short, loose paletot has GER,
tAinly not disappeared. for We see
many editions Of 1t among the new
The Falls City tribune., 1904-12-09

The narrow shouldered long coats are
always u~nbecoming, because they
give to the figure an unbalanced ap-
pearance. The hat worn with this
coat is a simple tan felt, with red
feathers across the front. The feath-
ers are confined by felt bands.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-12-09
Hazel Brush.

Subscriber-How can | rid my land
of hazel brush without blowing it up?
Loosen the clumps by digging
round them and after cutting the
roots close to the stems with an axe,
pull them out with a horse and chain.
This will probably be easier than cut
ting the bushes and burning the brush
and then blowing, and the land will
be in much better shape for using at
once. l don't quite understand your
objection to blowing your land, but If
it is to save pasture among the bushes
l think you would have better results
by cleaning your land of the hazels
either by slashing and burning or
hauling out, and then pillow and re.
seed the land.-J. F.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-12-09
IN WOMAN'S INTER EST
SHORT TALKS ABOUT MATTERS
EXCLUSIVELY FEMININE.

Autumn and Winter Coat That Will
Be Found Becoming to Most Women
Cashmere Dress for Little Girl
Hints for the Housewife.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-12-09
Little Girls Winter Dress.

Little girls dress of old blue cash
mere. The plastron and skirt are
The Falls City tribune., 1904-12-09
Material Needed for Concrete Wall.

d. w. Slow much Portland ce-
ment, sand and gravel would be re.
quired to build a wall 7 feet high for a
building 16 feet by 80 feet?
The Falls City tribune., 1904-12-09

1t would require rs yards of gravel
and 10 barrels OF Portland cement, u.s.
ing all gravel; or Is barrels, using
stone for filters. This is estimating
on the proportion of one of cement to
nine of gravel. and the wall one foot
thick.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-11-19
Orcas
EAST SOUND
Hrea 81 So. NJ.

J. T. Whitley went to Bellingham
Tuesday.
Bruce Willis spent Sunday with
friends here.
John Currie, of Bellingham, is Wis
ting friends here.
Wesley Langel, the popular stew
ard on the Islander, has left the boat
and returned to rural life.
Miss Nettie Showers, who has been
visiting for some time in Bellingham,
returned to her home Monday on the
Islander
Geo. Whitley, who had been in
eastern Washington for several
months, returned Friday to his nome.
George has been greatly missed by
the young people.
The steamer Lydia Thompson failed
to land at East Sound Tuesday morn
ing and Wednesday night The Is
lander also failed to put in an APP
pearance Wednesday. We felt quite
cut off from the world.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennison, who were
for many years at the lighthouse on
Patos island but are now stationed
on Smiths island, spent several days
this week at the East Sound House
Their many friends here were glad to
see them again
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-11-19
ORCAS

Eugene Fowler has been surveying
with Mr.. Vaughn.
Mr. Mayby, of Bellingham, is teach
ing the Orcas school.
Harry Walrath has returned from
a business trip up-sound.
Mrs. May Weldy has gone to Sc
attic to spend the winter.
Work on the steamer Zebeitka s
new cabin is nearly completed.
Geo. w. Meyer has been spending
few days in Seattle and Tacoma OF
business. He has the name of ship
ping the finest pears on Orcas island
While on recent visit to Seattle
Lyman Haines' room was broken into
by thief who stole clothing and {
violin valued at $50.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-11-19
DOE BAY AND OLGA

G. A. Palmer returned from Bell
ingham Monday.
B. F. White was in Beningham this
week on business.
Sam Moore went to Roche Harbor
this week on business.
There will be a masquerade ball in
Olga hall Wednesday evening, Nov.
3d.
Joe Burr and family have returned
to Roche Harbor after long stay ON
Mrs. Morress place
Anthony Ohlert has bought a g.
horsepower gasoline engine for his
schooner 'Wanderer.
R. I. Morse, of Bellingham, was at
Olga this week Work is progress
ing rapidly on his summer cottage.
County Surveyor Vaughn has been
at Olga this week measuring and
taking the angles of the Olga creek.
The ladies held a meeting last
Thursday in the Olga schoolhouse to
talk over ways and means" for a
Christmas entertainment and tree.
B. F. White and family were pleas
antly surprised last Friday evening
by about twenty-four of their friends.
Dancing was indulged i'm and a nice
lunch served.
Mrs. r. G. Willis is home from
Bellingham, where she spent two
weeks visiting and watching the
progress of her daughter, Mrs. Freel
who has been seriously i'll in st. 10
seph's Hospital for three weeks
She is recovering slowly and hopes
to be about again in few days.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-11-19
DEER HARBOR

Mark Bromley has returned to
Bellingham after a few days visit
with relatives here.
Mrs. G. B. Clay, who is employed at
the Sucia island quarry, spent Sun
day with her family here.
Miss Avis Pressy is home from a
weeks visit with her sister, Mrs.
VIM. Fowler, on Shaw island.
Mrs. W. A. Wakefield has returned
to her home after spending two
months with her daughter on Lopez.
McLachlan Bros. are repainting
their launch and putting a canvas
cover over it so as to be prepared
foc the rainy season.