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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-07-12
Poultry Notes.

Hay absorbs everything which il
comes in contact more readily thar
straw, therefore it makes better
material for spreading on the
floors.
Fowls are so evidently profitable,
that every family that can do Sc
has a few fowls of some kind.
They pay for themselves many
times during the year.
1t is claimed that eggs are about
so per cent water. Laying hens
need all the water they can drink.
1t is as impossible for them to
manufacture eggs without water
as it is for the COW TO produce
milk without water.
a mixture of all kinds of grain,
broken into small pieces, is the
best for the young and growing
chick. The same mixture of the
grain whole will be model food
for the fowls. Do not over sup.
ply them with fattening food.
Corn and such fattenipg grains
produce fat and heat. Wheat and
oats are almost a natural egg.
forming ration.
Now that warm weather has
come, it is necessary to provide
shade for the chickens, for the
young ones as well as the old, and
in the shaded places should their
feed be given them, otherwise they
will lie in the shade all day and re-
fuse to come out in the sun to be
fed. Their drinking water Should
be in cool place and ieplenished
with fresh, cool water two or three
times a day.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-07-12
Having By Telephone.

Mr.. A. H. Bates, whose farm is
five miles west of Topeka, relates
how, with the help of Uncle Sans
weather service, the telephone, and
perhaps, other modern convenience
es, he succeeded in getting his first
crop of alfalfa all in the barn be-
fore the rain began to fall. He
had read Observer jennings fore
cast and was rushing the hauling
as rapidly as possible. just as
the first load after noon had been
placed in the barn, the hook which
attached the horse.ork pulley un-
der the comb of the barn roof
broke. If a man were sent to
town for new one, so much time
would be consumed that it would
not be possible TO get ali of the
hay in before night. But Mr..
Bates stepped to the telephone and
asked the dealer in Topeka to send
out boy with the desired hook,
"and send him quick" By the
time the wagons were again loaded
the hook was at the barn. While
the last forkful of the last load was
passing through the door a loud
clap of thunder broke overhead
and just as the fork dropped its
load the heavy drops of rain beat
upon the roof. The telephone paid
for itself that day.--Kansas
Farmer.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-07-12
Ben Profits.

A farmer in the Berkshire hills
calculated on a profit of three dol
lars a year on every hen. He
matches the chickens in April,
which is the best month in the
year in. which to hatch medium
sized breeds. He makes produc
ton of cost for market the foun.
dation of profit and strives to
have eggs to sell in November and
December He carries but few old
hens over winter. relying on the
pullets for winter laying. This
friend of mine claims to have aver
aged ITO eggs each hen yearly,
producing eggs at cost of not far
from ten cents dozen.-Prairie
Farmer.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-07-12

there does not seem to be any
thing lacking in them to make
them great favorites, and this they
surely are.
White Plymouth Rock hens
have made some wonderful records,
one hen of this breed having an
undisputable record of more than
$50 eggs in year, and with proper
care In selecting the best LAYERS.
anyone can in few years breed
up strain of this variety that
will equal any other breed in the
number of eggs produced.
We have been breeding White
Plymoqths for a good many years
and have found them popular with
our customers. Our strain breeds
very true to shape, and always
produces pure white fowls.
Our White Plymouth Rocks are
up to the standard weight, and we
have bred them so as to avoid any
of the Leghorn tails and necks
that are often seen in this breed.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-07-12
Don't Let Baby Cry.

When baby cries, something is
probably wrong with its stomach,
or other digestive organs, and no
time should be lost in giving it a
small dose of DR.. Caldwells (laxa-
tive) Syrup Pepsin. This is the
only safe laxative medicine for
Babies and Children, and should
always be kept in the house. 1t
contains no injurious ingredients,
and can do nothing but good. Try
it. Sold by w. S. Lloyd at SOC
and S1.O0. Money back if it fails.
5l-4t
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-07-12
Eggs In Commerce.

A poultry farm, whether ducks
geese, chickens or turkeys be the
specially, accumulates large and
malodorous surplus of eggs that
refused TO develop into fowl. The
average person would suppose that
ii there is anything on earth that
is utterly worthless it is stale
egg. Millions of stale eggs are
used every year in preparing leath
er dressing for gloves and book
5iihding-an industry that is large
~ carried on in the foreign tene-
ment houses of New York and
other large cities. They are also
used iii manufacturing disinfect
ants aud iii the preparation of
shoe backing, and even the shells
are made into fertilizers. The
eggs that have not yet lost their
virtue also have other uses besides
the more common ones for culinary
purposes. 1t is estimated that
fully 100000 dozen are used by
wine CHARTERS, dye manufacturers
and in the preparation of photog-
raphers' dry plates.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-07-12
BEER DUELS IN GERMANY.
Only Wondering onlooker Sees Fun
in Contests Carried On in
Land of Teuton.

If the Rhodes scholar who had
been describing TO Chicago the
Oxford system of ''sconces" had
gone on to a German university he.
would have found that the man.
who can drink a quart of beer
without taking breath is not u
hero, but only an ordinary stu
dent. At the German ''kneipe"-
or club meeting for the drinking
of beer and the singing of stu
dents sOngs-there is a special
challenge to Bier-KOenig beer
king contest. The huge pots are,
filled, the dUeists face each other.
and at the work of command they
drink. The first who can invert
an empty pot and splutter Bier.
Koenig" wins. A German student
will bring pot and mouth to the in
innate angle, and down goes the
beer without a tremor of the
throat. This, of course, gives no,
pleasure but to the wondering on
locker; it is merely an acrobatio.
feat.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-07-12
Will You Accept The offer.

The Rev. T. L. Eaton, promi
nent Baptist pastor of Louisville
and the editor of the Western Re.
corder, offers reward of 800 tc
any one who will tell him of a
single new truth in theology dis.
covered since 1850. Here is an
opportunity for some one who has
discovered new gospel. truth" to
earn substantial reward.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-07-12

When the hog pasture begins to
burn out with the coming of sum-
mer, look out That SOW and pigs
which have been so full fed during
all this rainy season will disappoint
you if you allow the change to fall
on them too suddenly. They are
soft and easily hurt just now. See
to it that they get shade and some
green stuff, even ifyou must cut
and carry it to them early each
morning. A cultivated pasture is
better. Dry weather brings lice,
dust and disease in its train. Pigs
receive check in growth and
disease is invited to enter the herd
under these conditiong,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-07-12
Room For Chicks.

Close sleeping quarters are no
more comfortable for chicks in hot
weather than they are for people.
Unfortunately, chicks do not know
any better than to crowd. No
matter how large the house may be
they will bunch together, the weak
er ones are crowded under, and the
entire flock stunted more or less
from the sweating process which
goes on every night. Chickens do
better in small focks. This is
where hen-raised chicks have the
advantage over the brooder chick
ens-they are always in small
families; at weaving time they
roost together, taking in no new
bed fellows nnle-s unwisely forced
to do so. Often in the fall the
credit of their superiority is given
to the hen, when the difference is
only that of plenty of room in the
one case against fifty to one hun
dred chicks in a crowd in the other.
If it is necessary to house the
chicks together in large numbers
they should be separated at night
into small hocks until they learn to
roost-Wallace's Farmer.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-07-12
Potato BuQ Eating Bird.

Frank Collidy, gardner of Yer
million county, H., claims to have
discovered potato-bug eating
bird which he is confident is a new
species to Illinois, says dispatch
from Bloomington, Ill. Although
Mr.. Collidy is well acquainted
with the tribe of avis, he never re.
members of seeing or hearing of
such a species. The bird resem-
bles a quail, but has red spot on
its breast. He has been watching
several of the visitors of late, and
was surprised to note the avidity
with which they devoured the po-
tato bugs in his garden. They
have proven so active in this dl-
rection that he and his hired men
have been left free to devote their
time to other work. He is hope
full that the new species will in
crease, as they will be invaluable
aids to farmers and others who
seek to grow potatoes. He says
that most birds ignore the potato
bugs for some reason, and. as a
result, the potato grower has been
forced to wage the war of exter-
minetion alone.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-07-12
New Method.

An exchange prints a story about
the ladies in its community having
discovered a new method of churn.
ing. lie housewives spoken of
by this exchange have abandoned
the old arm breaking up and down
churn and now use glass jars in
which to get their butter. The
cream is simply put in self seal
ing fruit jars and shaken in the
hands until the butter is done,
which usually requires only a few
days, when most of the contents
of the jar are found to be solid
butter. The only objection to this
method is that there is no butter
milk, which our contemporary re-
CARDS as a serious drawback to
pigs and Emphatic husbands.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-07-12
End at The Beginning.

Every farmer boy wants to be a
school teacher, every school teacher
hopes to be an editor, every editor
wonld like To he banker, every
banker would like to be a trust
magnate, and every trust magnate
hopes some day to own a farm and
have chickens and cows and pigs
and horses TO look after. We end
where we begin,-Farm Life.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-07-12
Important Now.

Tall weeds and grass should not
be allowed to grow beneath grape
vines, especially in a damp rainy
season, such as we are experience
ing at present. The weeds and
grass create considerable damp
ness and this favors fungus
growth which attacks the grape
and causes rot.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-07-12

Trees when transplanted may
die from lack of moisture. The
advantage of planting in the fall
is that the heavy rains carry the
earth in and anound the roots and
moisture is plentiful. Excessively
cold, drying winds, however, are
injurious. If possible, very young
trees should be staked. Early fall
is an excellent time for trans
planting. Rootlets will grow un-
til frost stops them. A newly set
tree wants all the rootlets it can
get. No matter how well we NAV
work the earth in around the root
lets there will be many where
earth does not touch, but the grow
ing rootlet pushes in, and the
earth Is in contact over it's whole
surface. INLAND Farmer
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-07-12
An Indication of Love.

An exchange says: 1.-The
woman who can make good butter,
darn socks to FRAGILE, cook good
meal that tickles her husband,
and keep the children's neck and
ears clean, seldom figures in a di-
vOrce case.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-07-12
White Plymouth Rocks.

White Plymouth Rocks are too
well known to need a detailed de-
scription. They are the ideal
fowls for general purposes. With
pure white plumage, compact we'll
fieshed bodies and white pin feath-
ers, they are very perfectly adapt
ed to market purposes. Being
quite good layers. steady and re-
liable sitters and careful mothers,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-07-12
NUMBER So
TAKE 1T IN TIME.
Just as Scores of Dit. Sterling
People Fave.

Waiting doesn't pay.
If you neglectIthe aching back,
Urinary troubles, diabetes,
surely follow.
Doan's Kidney Pills relieve
backache,
Cure every kidney ill.
M. F. Enright, the well-known
wholesale liquor dealer of Hallen
avenue, Richmond, KY, says:
"Sharp aches and pains through
the small of my back and across
the kidneys were accompanied in
my case with other unmistakable
evidences Of kidney disorders. My
condition was so apparent to me
that | searched high and low for
relief, but seemed unable to find it
until one lucky day a friendItOld
me of Doan's Kidney Pills and
acting upon his advice, l got box.
They righted all the Irregularities
and weaknesses of the kidneys,
and l am therefore more than glad
to recommend Doan's Kidney.
Pills to others"
Plenty more proof like this from
Mt. Sterling people. Call at F. c.
Duerson's drug store and ask what
his customers report.
For sale by all dealers. Price so
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other. 51-2t.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-07-12
Valuable Find.

An old safe which had been used
in a bank at Burksville, KY, dur.
ing the war, but which has stood
in the vault since without being
opened on account of the key hav-
ing been lost, was opened few
days ago and found to contain
$4,000 in gold, gold watch and a
half gallon of whiskey.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-07-12
Quenched Enthusiasm.

"He writes very uninteresting
love letters, said the sentimental
girl.
"YOu mustn't blame him for
that" answered Miss Cayenne.
"He once served on the jury in a
breach of promise case."-Wasb-
ingtOn Star.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-07-12

The nights cream can be set in
4 the spring or the ice tank to cool
off until next morning. But the
mornings cream which is shipped
the same morning that it is sepa
rated, should be cooled before ship
ping. Mixing with cold cream
should be avoided. But if mixing
is unavoidable the mornings cream
must first be cooled. We have
found the milk cooler and areator
the best for this purpose. 1t is a
little extra work, little more
washing, little more care but it
pays. 1t pays because such cream
is longer lived and will reach its
destination sweet and in good con-
dition. Where the creamery ''docks"
Tor sour cream the difference soon
pays for the extra trouble.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-07-12
Pinch Now.

Grape vines should have the
ends of the vine pinched off at the
second joint beyond the first berry
cluster. This throws more of the
strength into the remaining vine.
1t also helps the development of
larger sberries and better shaped
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-07-12
Sentimental 0utburst.

Figure it out on a rose leaf and
write with the brew of lily that
nowhere under the great blue dome
is there a creature half so pretty
as a Kentucky woman. She is
prettier than an evening star in the
shadow of summer sunset; more
inspiring than a thousand songs
and as bewitching as a fawn tan
gled in the vines of a wilderness
of roses. She's our hope, our
romance, our vine and fig tree-the
light which enables us to see a
million miles beyond the north
star.-Springfeld Sun.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-07-12

The full, well rounded develop
ment of colt depends principally
upon its feed during the first year
and half of its life. If the mare
is good mixer the colt gets start
ed naturally, but many mares are
not good mixers and the colt re-
quires additional feeding at an
early age. In order to raise valu
able colts it is necessary to watch
their progress. 1t is easy to see
when a colt is doing well. A
stunted colt never makes a good
horse. 1t is folly to go to the
trouble and expense of raising a
colt and neglect proper feeding, as
this is the finishing without which
the greater time, money and labor
practically are thrown away.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-07-12
Change of Punctuation.

Barber-DOes this razor cut all
right, sir?
Victim-Well, it cuts, all right,
Done ii about eight times now
Cleveland Leader.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-07-12
Stomach Test.

The best thing on earth is good
woman, and the next best thing is
a g pod dinner prepared by good
wo nan,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-07-12

Diphtheria relieved in twenty
minutes. Almost miraculous. DIR.
Thomas Electric Oil. At any
drug store. 81 -.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-07-12
What Principles.

The trouble with some people is
that their principles are as unfixed
as a straw stack in the path of
tornado.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-07-12
DAIRY NOTES.

Our farming is shifting to new
basis. The COW will occupy the
most prominent position upon it.
The State will in few years value
the dairy cows as the most desira-
BILE and profitable asset.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-07-12
Cans and Giants.

A man can sometimes retrieve s.
waste of wealth and health, but he
can never retrieve a vast of time.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-07-12
A Test.

A tall man often becomes short
when you want to borrow some
tools or money from him.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-07-12

Not Too Late Yet.--Provide for
late green fodder by planting a
. field now. Corn planted as late as
July 4th will, with anything like a
fair season, make good crop and
furnish an abundance of rich, sue
culent feed for the herd at time
when pastures are dry and the cows
crave bite of something green.
, Under the stimulus of the hot sum-
mer weather cow peas will make a
rapid growth even if planted as
late as the first part of July. They
are very suitable as catch crop
after the oat crop has been taken
off the field. The black COW peas
are the best for this purpose.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-07-12
Which?

When a man and a woman are
made one, there is often wonder
as to which is the one.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-07-12
And Butter?

Everybody respects old age, ex-
cept when it comes TO beefsteak
and chicken.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-07-12
Cruel Judge.

Just TO keep peace in a family, a
New York Magistrate has sentenced
man and his wife to refrain from
speaking to each other.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-07-12

The sale of the herd of pure
bred Jersey cattle owned by the
late N. F. Berry, of Lexington, KY.
was a success. Seventy-five head
of home-bred and imported stock
averaged $195 so. Seven bulls
averaged $255.00. Forty-five cows
averaged $135.55; sixtwo-year. old
cows averaged $l71.66; four year
ling heifers averaged $203.75. The
highest priced COW Golden Ferns
Sensation) brought $2,250.O0. and
the highest priced bull (Bobbys
Shy Fox) brought $4,000.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-07-12

The healthy progress which the
dairy industry is making in this
State is evidenced by the increas-
ing number of herds of pure bred
cattle; by the introduction. at great
cost, of breeds new to our State
by the activity in silo building; the
construction of better barns. Men
of limited means are cutting loose
from une oid ways OF farming and
are cautiously embarking upon the
new industry. The renter, whose
only idea of farming heretofore
consisted of cropping" is now
turning his attention to the COW as
a redeemer of his fortunes. He has
learned by this time that with the
ownership OF live stock with its
production and increase comes
prosperity.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-07-12

Sulkiness is only efs ness
turned sour.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-07-12

Blessed is the sorrow that cures
of selfshness.
The Newtown bee., 1905-02-03

For the -nrsu t!c-c ic many moons, last weeks VIEWPOINT BEE failed tu reach it's subscribers. but put in its ap- pearance on Monday of this week more welcome than usual.
 Mrs Sarah Betts is better. Mrs Perry Shaw is caring for her.
 Mrs E. s. Hawley has returned after spending four weeks in Ridgeheld.
 Mrs E N. Bailey visited her grand mother, Mrs L. B. Gray, last week.
 Owing to the weather the annual church meeting has been twice postponed and another attempt will be made to hold it this week.
 MT and Mrs Frank Wells have started Sunday school in Wells Hul- low schColhouse for the benefit of the children in that section who have no church connections. They meet every Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
 Last Sunday George Northrop, Charles Etzel, Dorothy Holden and George Hnbhell received silver star pins for perfect attendance for nine months at Sunday school.
 MT and Mrs Paul Rehnberg have gone to PinehurSt for the winter.
 Anson Smith delivered mail, last week every day, as far as the roads were paSSable.
The Newtown bee., 1905-02-03
FAIRFIELD COUNTY
BEDDING.
IN LITERARY CIRCLES.

The Fortnightly club was enter tained by Mrs Thompson at her home on Monday evening. The musical committee provided very enjoyable program. Miss Eleanor Osborn and Mrs Emory Sanford gave a piano duet as the initial number, followed by solos by Miss Eleanor Sanford and Miss Eleanor Osborn, the latter re- spending very graciously to an encore "The Wreck of the Hesperus" was rendered by quartet of voices com posed of Mrs Thompson, Miss Wake man, Dr Smith and MT Saunders. It was marked for it's fine interpretation and good execution. The hostess served refreshments and a pleasant social evening followed. The next meeting will be held, February 13, at MT DuncOmb's and is in charge of the committee on Current Events.
The Newtown bee., 1905-02-03
SOUTH BRITAIN.
A CHARMING SOCIAL EVENT.


 For week before the event of the season a delightful rumor had been huating in the air of a mammoth ro- ception to be given by MT and Mrs Ira Hawkins in honor of MT and Mn George L. Cass on the evening of Jan uary 20. As alluring as the rumon were they were wholly inadequate to the pleasure experienced by those present From the north, south. east and west they came. A full moon, ture out of doors consp:red to make the journey enjoyable. It seemed that even the elements showed smiling face. The large rooms of the factory were meta morphosed into dressing rooms, supper rooms, and the large steam heated hall, 6Ox60, was a bower of beauty, with trimmings of evergreens, polted plants and myriad of electric lights. A fine orchestra of six pieces nf the dominies and deacons restless and the grand march found nearly 200 On the floor. after which dancing was enjoyed unt;i nearly one. During this time sumptuouS supper was served by Blanchard, the Waterbury caterer. The menu comprised creamed oysters, chicken salad, rolls, coffee, fancy ice cream, a variety of cake, punch and bon bons. Am sure the rapidity with which the dainties disappeared will go down in the annals of South Britain. But as great as the demand the supply was inexhaustible. The many beauti- ful gifts were displayed in a room set aside for the purpose. It was with real reluctance that the happy guests left the enchanted scene but they left behind host of good wishes for MT and Mrs Hawkins as we'll as MT and Mrs Cass. Such occasions finger long and pleasantly in the memory.