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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-12
/. souAe FARnMNo TRUTHs
Facts Cleaned from Thirty Years Exs
perience. 3

SQUAD farming has developed in the
last ten years into an industry OF con-
siderable importance, and so far tnere
is no trust" connected with 1t.
1t is important, before going into
the industry, that d fair. statement Do
made OF what the financial returns
may be. For while the work among
the birds may to many people be the
most delightful and fascinating OF all
rural occupations, still serious disap.
pointment win be met If only the
glowing promises of the boomers are
read.
Much Of the squad farming litera-
ture disseminated by those having
breeding birds to sell would indicate
that to obtain one Of their beautifully
illustrated booklets and to buy some
birds from them, is all that Is re-
quired to assure complete success and
large profits. That Is very far from
the truth.
If one is fond enough OF the work
really to give the closest attention to
his birds until he knows they are
properly mated land this requires .
great deal of time and patience even
from the most experienced), and then
will daily continue to give them the
most careful attention and see that
all their requirements are met (and
this is essentially, such one win run
good chance of raising an average Of
three to five pairs Of marketable
squads per pair of breeders per annum
in the northern states. He win, how.
ever, raise three to four pairs very
much oftener than five.
Presuming that the flock consists
OF Homers, the squads produced
should be mostly eight pounds to the
dozen, says Howard Butcher, in Farm
Journal. There might be a few weigh
ing nine pounds to the dozen, and an
occasional one little heavier; but
there will also be a few weighing as
low as six to seven pounds to the
dozen, and once in q while a Gull. ANY.
body in the last IL months who OBJ
tanned an average Of three dollars per
dozen for squads from such a flock,
got about the highest wholesale mar.
ket price. It must be borne in mind
that while squads command fancy
prices in winter, that season is the
time when comparatively few are pro-
duced; the greatest production is in
the summer when the prices are the
lowest. There is an opportunity some
times to sell young birds for breeding
purposes and thus get better price
for them than by killing for squads.
but, as rule, squad farmers have to
depend upon sending the birds to
market.
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experiments possible direction but the right It has tried
preaching and praying fasting eden humiliation pomp
creed and ritual and all the and scms and oms and
theology but the simple mathematical certainty racial
embodied sociology and demonstrated
nature has persenty ignored During the last
United States has appropriated than for the waste
Of and preparations for Could 1.-THE of this
pended training boys in the knowledge of knowledge
what constitutes true manhood and true happiness the world would
short time become much respectable which live
If the mothers of the will teach their children that ignorance
they will do cleansing Augn
our modern society,"
It not true that the New York with
sections the country alone
The social atmosphere needs publication locality though
York. with its unweldy and congested Millions nearly
pesthouse of vice than other large cities We need bath
and the luxury Of thinking along right lines.
Dreams and fanc be realized but principles attained
and demonstrated by ample
future realization.
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THE WINDING ROAD.

Ho for the road. the winding road,
That stretches away DER the hills to-
where?
a hickory staff and crust my load,
With a song to sing and leave of care.
Ho for the road. the winding road;
That leads like ribbon of white unfurled
From the grimy town and the walled abode
To the misty rim Of the far OFF world.
Ho fer the road that winds away
Over the valley and hill and stream
Who will follow with me to-day
Its winding course-to rove and dream,
Milwaukee Sentinel.
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Poultry and Bee Notes,

Carelessness in handling poultry
will ruin the finest flock in short
time.
Nitrogen may be the costliest or the
cheapest element Of fertility, as you
like it-C. E. T.
Paint the poultry house and have it
an addition to the looks of the farm
rather than something that detraAts
from the appearances.
Scratchivity is virtue to be en-
couraged in the hen because upon 1t
largely depends layity, and that is
what most of us want.
II cellar stands too near the freez-
ing point for the bees, bring the tenn
perature up by making the cellar
closer; but there viii be better venti-
lation and better air by bringing the
temperature up at such times by
means of as mall fire.
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our pomestIc rurkex.

While there are differences Of opin-
ion regarding the origin of our domes-
tic turkey, 1t is currently believed that
it came directly from the wild turkey
of the United States and Canada One
writer expresses the opinion that the
original variety imported into Eng
land In 1920 came from a variety that
formerly existed in the West Indies
and was afterwards exterminated by
the natives This is guesswork There
is apparently no good reason for go
ing out Of the way to hunt for any
other origin than that currently ac-
cepted. What is known as the domes-
tic turkey crosses freely with the Wild
variety. thus establishing q close rela-
'tionship a. having existed in the past.
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Uses Water Glaze.

Most OF my stock is sold for breed.
ing or exhibition purposes and nv
eggs sold for Matching. Such cni,
stock and market eggs as sell make
up so small part of my business thar
have never made the effort to se,, :.
private customers, writes a CORES.
pondent OF the Farmers Review. The
eggs furnished to me by my flock ont.
side OF the matching season preserve
In water glass. and sell to our eroc.rs
here when the price suits me.
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Piano Box Poultry House.

down for door and the houses should
be set the distance apart of the width
of the door. In the other end place a
window, or the same may be put in
the front. To make the house warmer
cover with roofing paper. This makes
an ideal colony house for 10 hens, or
individual brooder house.
Another plan of construction is
shown at the left of the cut. This is
smaller house, built of one box. The
front is removed and extended in
height. For brooder house for small
chicks the plan may be reversed, says
the Farm and Home, and the front
of the house made the height of the
back of the box. Two small sash and
a door complete the arrangement.
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The Flirt.

Miss Chicago kind of a gown
are you going to wear at the college
ball?
Miss Detroit-rm having one made so
that can wear four different fraternity
pins and only one will show at time.-
Detroit Free Press.
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To one who for more
than 20 years was asso-
ciated in a supervisory
relation with thousands
of boys who subsequently
won success with nothing
but push, the question
whether pull, or infiu-
ence, is necessary to sue
cess, must seem a little
odd:
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CHEAP HOUSE OF PIANO BOXES
How They Can Easily BE Converted
Into Serviceable Chicken House.

Piano boxes can easily be procured
at low cost and cheaply converted
into good houses for small flocks. The
cut shows two styles of houses. The
one at the right of the picture is
made of two boxes set back to back.
The top and back of each are taken
on and will give enough material to
close in the ends and roof, also the
floor. The top of one can be cut
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eurIap Bee Brushes.

one made first. 1 now use a wider
one. You can make them the whole
width of the frame If you wish.
We believe that these brushes would
be very satisfactory, especially as the
burlap would not be as irritating "a
the bees as the stiff BRUSHES in an
ordinary brush.
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BEE-BRUSHES OF BURLAP.
Better Than the Brush Made of Bris.
ties Because Softer.

The inclosed drawing illustrates my
bee-brush which 1 have used several
years, which is the cheapest, simplest
and best brush that ever used 1t is
made Of burlap, writes correspond.
ent Of Gleanings in Bee Culture. The
one I send you is narrow one, the
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Wanted to Hide It.

Hewitt What are you raising a
beard for?
Jewitt-well. don't mind telling
sou: I'm wearing necktie my wife gave
<me. TIT Bits.
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In Japan there is no
.coeducation of the sexes,
except for. young child
rem of the primary grade.
Boys and girls above the
middle grade have sep
arate schools, each with
its separate programme
or curriculum. One of
t h e m o. t surprising
things to me in YOUR
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CIR Only may 5n m4irh
tn makr mrn mnral
By MARY ELIZABETH LEASE.

city where the monopoly Of opinions morals and general
supervision of and has armed by the
eminent to the Gers and Comsock the Parkhursts Pnke
tons and other amateur overseer there nothing more ud
among the sedeceptions of modern society than the
decisions regarding the faacy that moral by
legislation by any mathematical ecclesiastical legal
process whatever by the incubation and practice
and morals by ancestry.
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Stocking Invitations Bid the Guests
-Assemble-Tree Filled with Five
6 Gent Presents Causes Much Merri-
'ment-Gifts for Children in Great
Turkey-A Snowfall Filled with
Favors.
Evening journal., 1906-09-22
ri THE GENTLE SEX
The Mid or the Widow /?

There may be compensation for be-
ing an old maid in the cities. where
the school ma'am who gets married
has to quit teaching, but it appears
that it is only in the teaching pro-
fession that spinsterhood is looked on
as desirable. But there viii be more
Of us becoming old maids if widows
keep on grabbing the matrimonial
prizes" said a girl recently. Just
think how many girls not a year more
than 30, and how many debutantes,
too, wanted to share the gilded state
of the richest bachelor in this count
try; yet he sought refuge with the
mother OF two grown-up children. No.
a widow or a divorcee doesn't have TO
be young A man may not marry his
grandmother but he sometimes mar
ries a woman almost as old. Hopeful
ness is a beautiful state for a spinster,
but how is she going to manage 1t
with such things happening?"
Evening journal., 1906-09-22
Let the Child Work

All children should be given some
work to do some trivial duty to per-
form regularly. and they should be
taught to do it willingly and without
whimpering. Train your children to
wait upon themselves and to keep
their toys and playthings tidy and in
their proper places.
1t is a good plan to teach him to
play with one toy at time. and when
that is tired Of TO replace it before a
fresh one is taken, Then instead Of a
litter Of things to be tidied and put
away at bedtime or when the little one
has tired of playing, there is simply
one toy that can be quickly cleared
away.
When a child returns from walk
teach him to put his outdoor garments
neatly away in the place allotted to
them. This early training win be of
great use to him as he grows older
and help to form and strengthen his
character.
Evening journal., 1906-09-22

about the middle Of June. and continue
FOR i've or six weeks,
Lilies Should Have a Corner
But whatever is planted in the spring
garden, and whatever Is left. the lilies
should be sure OF a corner all their
own. There are no flowers more beauti-
ful and generally admired. and yet
strange 10 say, no flower is so seldom
seen in the gardens. All they ask is
to be planted IN a partly shady. moist
place, and year after year they will
come back to greet us with their frag-
rance and beauty. They do not have to
be renewed; on the contrary. they will
multiply rapidly. and in a few years
a small cluster OF bulbs will have filed
whole corner of the garden. In
Southern Maryland there Is a hillside
covered with lilium candidum, or an
nunciation lilies. Years ago there was
just small clump. and now they have
multiplied until the great masses Of
blossoms in June attract visitors for
miles around. Then there is the single
and double tiger lily, which blooms
later IN the summer; the common red
lily and the magnificent lllium ara
tum, or the "gold-banded lily OF
Japan" This lily has enormous ivory
white blossoms thicl1ly studded with
crimson and yellow. while I'm the CEN
tire Of each petal is a gold band, which
fades away into the white of the edge.
So with a little management one
can have flowers until late IN the sum-
mer by the mere planting OF bulbs in
the fall AS the early flowers finish
blooming the bulbs can be taken up
and ANNALS sown, and in this way a
great many flowers can be produced
on a small plot OF ground.
Although It Is not generally known,
sweet pea seeds which are planted In
the fan thrive much better than those
sown in the spring, and will bloom a
week or more earlier. They should be
sown just before the ground freezes.
and, contrary 20 the usual plan, should
be planted about five inches deep, and
not in a trench with a light covering.
If pansy seed are also sown in the au-
tumn and are allowed to get a good
start before the frost, and then COW
cred over, they win not only bloom
earlier, but win stand the summer bet
ter than those started IN hotbed and
then transplanted. These should be
planted at once.
Thus can a whole garden be planted
in the fan, and with a few perennials
one can have flowers Of the most beau
tlful sort with a minimum OF labor.
For the busy man or woman whose
garden Is ones pastime, this Is what
Is desired, FOR when the work becomes
so heavy as to be laborious II is no
longer a recreation and a pleasure.
Evening journal., 1906-09-22
HeydaY

Come and go a-berrying,
Would you wiser bel
Come and learn that everything
Younger is than We
We who almost dared to think
In our wearying
There were no more springs to drink
No more pals to swingl
We were dusty with our books,
Come and let US go
Out among the lyric brooks,
Where the verses grow.
Where the world is one delight
Made Of many a song
Lasting till the nod Of night,
Lovely all day long.
Till the smallest glimmering nook
Holds the moon in glory;
And the heavens are the book
And the stars the storyl
There the peaceful earth is sweet,
Either way it lies
Under unacquainted feet
Or on tired eyes.
Walter Bynner.
Evening journal., 1906-09-22
MEN MAKE STYLES
Fashion Expert startles Dressmakers'
Convention BY Telling Why.

Convention BY Telling Why.
CHICAGO. Sept 21.-"woman's ca
price in dress is swayed by the dlcta-
tion Of man in search Of dollars. II
the women should suddenly decide to
emancipate themselves by wearing last
seasons gowns there would be a finan-
cial crisis such as the world never has
seen
This statement was made by Mrs.
Bertha Armstrong Whitney, of New
Yorw, expert on fashions, at the semi
annual convention Of the Dressmakers'
/ Club. II was a bit OF sartorial phil
osophy which staggered her hearers.
who came to the meeting under the inn
preston that In the realm of dresses
mere man was a rank outsider. When
they learned they were merely puppets
who dressed as man desired there was
a demonstration OF injured feelings
but no one suggested for a moment
running the credit OF the country by
dragging last years walking suit out
Of the moth balls.
'This idea that the designing OF
styles and the making Of dresses IS
distinctly woman's province is all a
mistake" said Mrs. Whitney. styles
change because the capitalists who
/ have millions OF dollars invested In
the business wish to put something new
on the market. They decide what we
are to wear for the next season. and
we fooiishly pay our money for It
without a whimper."
Mrs. Whitney urged many "don'ts." ."
among which were:
Don't walk up the front breadths of
the new dress for which your husband
has paid a thousand francs In Paris.
Don't walk with the instep, lively
movement. or let the present-day lack
OF pose get the better OF you. Don't
get yourself up as If you were a walk
ling advertisement Of the amount Of
money your husband could spend
Don't wear n Directore' hat with
sweeping plumes with an outing skirt.
Don't wear elbow sleeves without de-
lvlsing some means for covering your
elbows If they happen not to be good.
Don't. I'm choosing your costume, look
at it in parts and through a micro
scope. but rather use a telescope and
get the effect OF IT sa whole, as regards
lines, color and suitableness."
Evening journal., 1906-09-22
ENDORSE CANDIDATES
Twelfth Ward Democrats Adopt Reso.
lutions to This Effect.

The Twelfth Ward Democratic Club,
at a meeting held last evening. adopt
ed the following resolutions.
Resolved. That we themembeds OF
the Twelfth Ward Dmocratic Club, In
meeting assembled, do hereby endorse
the nominees of our State and county
tickets, knowing them TO be men of
character and ability and If elected,
will faithfully perform their duties
We therefore earnestly pledge our un-
qualified support to the ticket, which
has been named and earnestly recon-
mend the candidates to the voters ol
the State"
Former Judge David T. Marvel, candi
date for Congress; Thomas Il. Bayard
former Mayor Charles d. Bird. Mat.
thew d. Murphy. nominee for recorder
of deed, and charles Hurlock, NOMINEES
for sheriff. attended themeeting an,
made stirring addresses.
Evening journal., 1906-09-22
In the Woods

The delicate little purple gerardia.
Great golden asters, like rayed suns
The fve-fingered gentian, deep blue
and pointing upward.
Goldenrod, both plumed and fiat top
ped.
The rich purple red Of the iron
weed.
Fragrant clusters of life everlast-
ing.
Bushes hung with the brilliant gold
en- gems Of the jewel weed.
Asters, whites and blue and pinkish
lavender.
Evening journal., 1906-09-22
coIdey Alumni.

A business and social session was
INDUCED in last night by the members
of the Alumni Association of Goldey
College in the college rooms. Vaca-
tion experiences were told in an inter-
esting and amusing manner by many
and thefollowing officers for the ensu-
ing year were elected: President, f.
E. Warrington; Vice President, Sc
rena NJ. Munda; Recording Secretary,
Rietta NJ. Emerson; Corresponding
Secretary. Agnes B. Mitchell; Treas
urer, w. e. Douglas.
Evening journal., 1906-09-22
4 Smart SuitFor a Miss

There is a real pleasure in fashion
ing suits and frocks for the young
girl, for she is at that age when every
small item of apparel counts for a
great deal in her estimation, and if a
garment is attractive it is sure to look
its best on her and be fully appreciat-
ed by theowner. Among the new suits.
the smartest jackets are of pony shape
and one which deserves favor is.
shown. The coat is semi-fitted, hav-
ing cutaway fronts and full-length
Evening journal., 1906-09-22
Flower Games

A contest good for this season is a
over game. Cut out of flowers and
seed catalogues pictures y of flowers.
Have them all glued on piece of card
board and numbered and passed
around; the guests must tell the names
of all. You can have for the prize
pot Of growing fiowers.-Harper's
Bazar.
Evening journal., 1906-09-22
A HumminE BIrd's umbreIIa.

In front'of a window where work
ed one summer was a butternut tree
A humming bird built her nest on q
limb that grew near the window, and
we had an opportunity to watch her
closely-in fact. we could look right
into the nest One day when there
was heavy shower coming up we
thought we would see If she covered
>her young during the rain. Well, when
the first drops fell. she came and took
in her bill one of two or three large
leaves growing close by and laid this
leaf over the nest so as to completely
cover it. Then she few away. On
examining the leaf we found hole IN
it, and in the side Of the nest was q
small stick that the leaf was fastened
to or hooked upon. After the storm
was over the old bird came back and
unlocked the leaf. and the nest was
perfectly dry. Exchange.
Evening journal., 1906-09-22


One clever girl buys two invisible
hair nets, puts one over the iuffed-out
portion Of her back hair fastening it
with a barrette, and the other over
her front hair, and thus keeps her
tresses from tossing untidily about.
The nets are put on so loosely that
their fine threads mingle with her hair
and do not show.
Girls who wear their hair low have
taken to pinning the loose ends of their
short chiffon wells on the knot Of hair
at the back of their heads. They use
pretty bar pins for this purpose.
Glass cases containing artificial hair
are now the feature Of some millinery
parlors. The little curls, puns and
rolls are placed on the customers
head in the chinks to be filled up by
some Of the queer hats we buy now.
Much tulle is used in the new mill
linery. Not a few youthful looking
hats Of the toque order have long folds
to match, sweeping from the back and
brought around like strings to tie
under the chin in a huge fluffy bow.
Evening journal., 1906-09-22

or shorter sleeves. The collar might
be of velvet as well as the cuffs, as
this fabric is much used for adorn-
ment upon the new suits. The skirt
is seven-piece circular one with an
unusually pretty flare about the lower
edge. 1t may be trimmed with fat
bands of the material or several rows
of braid. For themedium size the suit
call for Ia yards Of 54-inch mater
ial.
Two Patterns:-4102 sizes 13 to II
years; 4l0s. sizes. same.
The price Of these patterns is zoe. but
either viii be sent upon receipt Of 10
cents.
Evening journal., 1906-09-22
Hat Hints

Plumes must droop.
The rose of silver or gold is the
latest.
The velvet hat is in the lead.
Fuchsias and small roses are favored
flowers.
Fur crowns are luxuries.
As many as six large plumes are
worn in one hat.
Evening journal., 1906-09-22
The velvet hat is in the lead.
Fur crowns are luxuriea
Special s1.oo Excursion to Baltimore,
Baltimore and Ohio R. r., Sunday,
September %.

Special train will leave Wilmington.
Delaware avenue station, at 9.1O a. m:
Newark, at $50 a. m. Returning. leave
Baltimore Camden station) at $50 p.
m; (Mt. Royal station) at 6.s5 p. m.
Evening journal., 1906-09-22
Feminine Vanities

Little ruffles to take the place OF
the deep fiounce are one Of the returns
to the ancient styles. They are used
on the bottom Of silk and gauze
frocks.