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The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-10-04


eight foot alley running lengthwise
east and west with the windows on
the south side. The important factor
TO consider in this connection is the
height Of the windows represented at
b and ID in connection with the width
and manner of construction Of the
building. The window Il Is so placed
that 1T noon of the shortest day of the
year the ray of light which passes
through the upper part will fall upon
the floor on the south side pen on the
opposite side from the window. This
allows the total amount of light com
ing through the window ut this season
of the year and this time of the day
to fall upon the floor within the pen.
In the morning and in the afternoon,
when the sun is not at its highest
point, part or all of this beam of
light will pass beyond the pen. Con-
sequently during the later winter
months there will be maximum
amount of sunlight on the floor of the
pen.
The lower part Of the window ID in
tire upper part of the building per-
forms the same function for the pen on
the north side of the alley as does the
window II for the pen on the south side.
BY this arrangement of windows
there is possible Il maximum amount
of sunlight OH the floor OF the pens in
winter which will serve to warm the
interior Of the house and especially the
beds during the latter months of win
ter, thus making 1t possible to have
pigs farrowed very early in the season.
Sunlight not only warns and dries the
building, but destroys disease germs,
thus making the building both warm
and sanitary. Sanitation is further
augmented by the upper part Of the
window u, which. when open, acts as
a ventilator 1t is supplied with
weights so that it can be opened and
closed at will by the attendant while
standing on the floor of the alley.
To have this arrangement of win
dows in the latitude above cited, it is
necessary to have the top of the win
dow Il, which throws light into the pen
on the south side, five feet six inches
from the floor The upper window,
which throws light into the pen on the
north side, is longer, but point in
this window the same distance above
the lower end as the height of the win
dow II should be nine feet eight inches
from the floor. This necessltates a nat |
roof for the part of the building south
Of the alley, which must necessarily be
made of some material that will shed |
water at a slight pitch. The wall on
the north side of the building is made
as high as that on the south side, but
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-10-04
LAUNDRY LINES.

Soaking handkerchiefs all night in
strong salt water will greatly facilitate
their washing
little salt placed In the starch will
prevent 1t from blowing out OF the
clothes on windy day.
II hooks and eyes have rusted white
goods put the garment into water In
which has been dissolved little cream
OF tartar and boil tor few minutes.
la washing the flannels should be at
tended TO first, then musllns aud fine
pieces, while towels. busters and
rougher things shouldsbe left until the
last.
The value of wrlnsing elotht well
cannot be oyerestimated. A good laun.
dress squeeEes out the last drop OF
soapy water aud again rlnses the gar
meat well after she has thoroughly
rlnsed IT..
II you are doubtful whether a mus
lin or print dress will wash well pref
ace the washing by soaking II for ten
minutes Ia pail OF tepid water, into
which a teaspoouful OF turpentne has
been stirred.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-10-04

masters nuke u big mistake every seat
son in not giving more attention to Sc
lectlng their best eve lambs.
The demand for breeding stock for
starting new fiocks should not induce
flock masters to part with their best
eve lambs. Not in many years have
known OF breeding material com
manding such a high premium as now
The price offered by some anxious buy
ers will be a big inducement TO let go
some Of the best eve lambs. thinking
that another year you will have some
more just as good 1t Is right here that
to fall down. The flock master who dis
poses OF his best eve lambs simply
shuts himself out of The race of reap
ing good harvest in the next few
years
Through the careful selection of eve
lambs some permanent and very de-
slrnble improvements Gun be effected in
the flock that will in the course of a
year or two return excellent profits.
The demand today is for early matur-
ing sheep-sheep that can be got to mar
ket at the earliest possible date. There
are always few ewes that show an
inclination toward early maturity. and
the progeny should be selected to pro-
mote this very desirable quality. Our
great need today is sheep that can be
fattened at any age and put upon the
market when prices are the highest.
This kind Of animals can only be OBJ
talned by making selection from ewes
that show an inclination to reproduce
that particular quality.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-10-04

Let girl be ever so graceful in the
dance, let her be ever so elegant Of
walk across drawing room, ever so
right in conversation, she must pos
ssss some other qualities to convince
the great average run OF young men
that she can be manager OF his
home. Frugality, woman instincts OF
love for home, an eye to the best In
terests OF her husband and the care
ful training OF her children-thess are
the traits which make the good wife
OF today and which young men look
for IN the girls they meet, says Wo.
mans Life Men may sometimes give
the impression that they do not care
for common sense in their sweethearts,
but there is nothing they so unfailing-
ly demand OF their wives.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-10-04
Philippine Roads.

Reports from the Philippines inform
us that the conversion of impossible
trails into good highways is proceed
ing rapidly. and the work is being done
by native conyicts in charge of white
officers, says Motor News. The lack of
ordinarily decent roads has been one
OF the most serious drawbacks to devel-
opment of our island possessions in
that it was impossible to transport
products from the interior at anywhere
near a figure which left fair profit to
those who handled the stuff at the
coast. Present information leads us to
believe that the farsighted policy now
being followed Is to be continued, with
the result. perhaps, that the Philippines
will possess Il network OF splendid
highways long before such results are
reached In the United States.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-10-04
The Enormous Mud Tax.

In the course of a speech Congress-
man John III. Bankhead OF Alabama
declared that "the amount OF money
1t takes to haul ton five miles on our
dirt roads will pay the freight for $50
miles on a railroad or 800 miles on Il
river and 1000 miles ON the lakes.
These figures prove conclusively the
enormous tax levied by the bad roads
on the farmers and how much OF their
legitimate profit is consumed in haul
ing from the farms to the railroad sta
tions, river landing and to the towns
and cities. Not only have the farmers
suffered great loss on account OF poor
roads, but the people in the towns and
cities who depend upon them for their
supplies have suffered also"
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AYRSHIRE COW.

way of dirt and injury; four good
sized teats wide apart ON the four
corners of the udder, in length from
two and a half inches to three and a
half inches, hanging perpendicularly
1t needs no argument to show that,
other things being equal, u COW with
the above udder and teats is perfection
and If breedeiS of Ayrshires would all
aim to produce this style Of udder ON
their cows it would In itself cover
multitude Of imperfections in other
parts of the body. The Ayrshire COW
here reproduced from Hoard's Dairy
man is owned by Barclay farm, Bryn
Mawr Pa. This cow entered the ad-
.vanced registry this year and gave
1,155 pounds of milk. 525 pounds Of
butter in one year.
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The separator In misseuri.

The hand cream separator Is very
potent factor In Missouri dairying. 1t
came slowly at first, but of late very
rapidly. 1t has come to stay and has
brought additional prosperity with 1t.
ANY man with ten ordinary cows
who ls where he can patronize
creamery, either centralized or local,
cannot afford to be without one. The
extra cream saved in one year over
the deep can or crock system will
usually pay for the machine, and
the machine If treated decently will
last for ten or fifteen years. There are
half a dozen makes of separators on
the market Competition has forced
them all to become good and stay good.
The farm separator is now to the dairy
farmer what the twine binder Is to the
grain farmer. 1t is possible to cut
grain with cradle, but 1t would not
pay to do 1t in that way. The milk
producer can make some money In
the old way of raising cream, but it
does not pay.-R. NJ. Washburn in
Kimball's Dairy. Farne-.
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rAE PLAIN GIRL.
A Course of Treatment That Made
Her auite Attractive.

Her auate Attractive.
The plain girl was "tired to death" OF
being mentioned as "that plain girl
over there" and looked long and scru-
tinizlngly at her figure one day In the
glass. After this scrutinizing process
she determined to kill the faults Of
''plain Mary Brown" First of all she
began so ne exercises for rounding out
her figure. The one she used most
frequently was this:
Stand erect, with the head held
easily, arms at the side. Taking in
full breath very slowly, lift the arms
shoulder high, at the same time rising
on the toes. Now bend the knees very
slowly, keeping the body in a we'll
poised position. then rise very slowly,
still on the toes. Then sink back to
position.
This exercise she found developed n
habit of walking, standing, sitting and
rising correctly, Strengthened the shoul-
ders and rounded out the hollows.
Bending the knees did away with the
stiffness, and with that the awkward
ness disappeared.
Her face, neck and arms she bathed
in very hot water every night, rubbed
In good cold cream and rubbed out
every suggestion of line or wrinkle.
In the morning she washed her face
with hot water, making lather Of
soap on her hands, not touching
cloth to her skin. This was followed
by good dashng Of clear hot water
and that In turn by vigorous spatting
with the fingers dipped in cold water,
says Woman's Life.
She practced smiling to make the
corners of her mouth turn up, and soou
she found the forced smile had become
natural one; that the contented splr.
1t within Generated by the Smiling
habit" was beginning to show itself In
happy expression, frightened eyes
and an utter routing of all the old lines
that erstwhile marked her face.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-10-04

The Massachusetts state crop report
contains an article by Professor r. s..
Cooley on "Some Causes Affecting the
Profits of Dairying." On the subject
of feeding dairy cattle the professor
urges that feeds be produced on the
farm as far as possible, Usually the
best practice Is to purchase only feeds
rich in protein and raise the coarse
folders on the farm. Cows fed on star
walton rations yield no profit, and those
Overfed with expensive feeds are also
kept at loss. The point of highest
profit In feed must be determined by
experiment and calculation and varies
with the locality and circumstances OF
the feeder.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-10-04
GOOD ROADS IN FRANCE.
How They Are Constructed and Main-
tniuel

How They Are Constructed and Main
tanned.
Consul Brunot of st. Etienne writes
Of tie excellent roads In France and
the government method of maintaining
them. He says.
"E'rnnce had wretched roads In for
mer times, aud this notwithstanding
The good example LETT by the Roman oc-
eupation Indeed, highroad accidents
were a favorte stock in trade of the
old romancers, Now the roads are
not only nearly perfect ana good at all
seasons, but are beautified by artistic
stone bridges and frequently lined with
fruit and shade trees. Spasmodic eff
forts were made to better the roads,
mostly around Paris, under Louis XIV.
Q643-1715) but it was not until about
1915 that the serious work of building
great roads of national extent was un-
dertaken. and Napoleon l. carried it
forward vigorously as a part OF his mil
itary schemes, uniting frontier points
with the capital. Never has the work
ceased, except during periods of war,
and the more difficult sections, at first
left to more convenient season, are
steadily being built, while new cutoffs
and connecting links are continually
being declared open for service. The
roads are divided into six classes, as
follows
First. - National roads, built and
maintained by the government, 21,3OO
miles.
"Second.-Departme (state) roads,
built and maintained by the political
divisions traversed by them, 15,700
miles.
"Third.-Principal local roads, tray
ersing two or more townships (com-
munes), are maintained by them with
government aid, 124,000 miles.
Fourth. Secondary local roads, the
same as the preceding, except that
they are of less Importance and are
by the townships under SUI
pervision by the government, 10000
miles.
"Fifth.-Minor local roads, still less
important than the foregoing and
by the townships under the
supervision of government engineers
sixth roads, lanes of small
Importance entirely maintained by the
townships without any Intervention or
supervision by the government.
THE rules for grades are-national
roads. 3 per cent; departmental roads,
4 per cent; principal and secondary
local roads, 5 per cent, which is the
maximum allowed, except in extremely
regions or on the most
difficult sections of the less i'm
portant roads where there is too
little traffic to warrant the expense
Of reducing the grade to within the |
rule. The method of construction for
merly was to grade the bed level and !
lay stone dressing of a depth of 171a |
inches in the middle, diminishing to
II inches at the sides, but experience |
proved that a better plan was to give |
The earth bed the same rounded form
intended for the surface, and the thick
ness of the stone layer was reduced to
ll12 inches. This Is the method now
generally followed, and about S,T00 |
niles of the most recent construction
nave been built on this plan, the others
being macadam roads, built Of material
'ound on the spot. and some minor
'oads Of gravel and earth"
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-10-04
King Drag work on Roads.

The influence of the ID. Ward King
road meeting March 81 at Erie, Kan,
has already extended to every town
ship in Neosho county. says the Thames
City Times. Taxes for road purposes
in all the townships were made payable
in cash this year, and the township
boards are appropriating the funds for
the building and operation of split log
drags. Fifteen drags are now at work
in Erie township under the direction of
the trustee, and, in addition to this
number, many farmers have built
drags for private use. The street com
missioner of the city has been using
several split log drags on the unpaved
streets OF the town, and these streets
are now quite as smooth and hard as
those that We're paved. Farmers are
enthusiastic over the results obtained
on the country roads, and plans are
being made for dragging every mile of
dirt road In the county this spring.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-10-04
THE POULTRY HOUSE.
Winter Quarters of Fowls Should he
Prepared For Occupancy.

Winter Quarters of Fowls Should he
Prepared For Occupancy.
1t Is not too soon to begin prepara-
tions for next winter. says Farm Jour
nal. Too soon to do the work ia not
to do. 1t is surprising how much one
will have TO do when winter comes on
and he is unprepared.
The poultry house may require over
hauling in various ways or a new one
may he built. 1t will be found that
new house will be less damp If built
soon enough to allow the wood to sea
son before winter Earth floors that
have been saturated with the drop
pings of the fowls should be removed
to the depth of six inches and fresh
material used, and the roof should be
carefully examined while made tight
on the old house.
Another point is that it is only after
one has built poultry house and used
it year that he knows what he wants
No man ever built poultry house that
he could not see something to improve
about il. and it is this experience that
is assisting to get more eggs in winter.
Then there are The roosts and nests.
Those who have spent hours per-
forming the work of cleaning out the
poultry houses Will appreciate any la
Dor saving contrivances, and the time
10 adopt them is before the winter be-
gins.
1t is suggested that the house have
plenty of windows, so as to secure
sunlight and warmth. Nothing is so
repugnant TO fowls as darkness during
the day, and they will frequently re-
main in a storm outside rather than
keep within the walls of dark house.
Begin the fall right and prepare for
the winter early so as to have the hens
and pullets laying before the cold
weather sets in.
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succ~~S m DAlRYNa.
II Ia the small Leaks That cause the
Failures


Little leaks In the dairy are the
cause OF every failure In the dairy.
The man who ruins his business by
some wild venture can justly lay all
The blame to n spirit of gambling. He
has got the disease called "get rich
quick" which has been the ruin Of
thousands In this money made age and
has nothing to do with the business he
Is regularly following. When 1t comes
to a lifelong occupation like that OF
dairylng we must make preparation
for stopping all the leaks we can and
thus add to the profit of our work
The trouble with most of us is that
we overlook, don't see, these small
leaks that make such large total
when added up at the end Of the sea.
sons work, says Home and Farm. TO
begin with, most of our dairymen are
not equipped for detecting these leaks
For instance, one has often heard that
hay cut when too old has lost a con
siderable portion of its feeding nutri-
ment--that Is, when the horses or cows
eat IL they do not get as much benefit
from 1t as IL 1t had been cut several
days sooner.
But the farmer answers it Is much
harder to cure 1t in u half ripe stage,
with risk of loss from rain, and, again,
If he sells 1t he gets more because 1t
weighs more. This first excuse Is no
excuse at all, for without trouble you
cannot make money. 1t is this lodging
trouble that keeps many, If not most,
farmers poor all their lives. If you
have to feed your hay on the farm,
then In order to get the greatest in
come from 1t you should have 1t In the
very best condition, and the only way
to do that is to take more trouble with
it, put it up in smaller cocks. so 1t will
cure more rapidly, work a little harder
and faster to avoid the rain, and you
many times save great deal more
money in the outcome of the crop.
MIX Easily Tainted.
A dirty tin bucket will lnjure the
ously the butter made from that milk,
no matter how carefully the work is
done subsequently.
Do not let dirt Get into 1t and keep
1t cold enough to make good butter,
and then you have mastered the situa
tlon. One thing about the milk room
have the floor on the ground and
made of cement, for youSare sure to
spill more or less milk or cream that
will spoil and taint the air Of the room,
but if the floor is made of cement and
you wipe it up before it dries no dam
age Is done. If the floor Is wood you
wipe or wash the oil out of the
wood, though painting it will help.
If you have been in the habit Of mar
keting your butter in long rolls or |
packed in jars or cans, you will be as |
how much better it will sell |
If you make it into pretty prints wrap |
ped in parchment paper. 1t will on an
average sell for ) cents more n pound |
and sell faster If made to suit the
fancy of the buyer. The grocer likes
to handle pretty looking pats and will
it before better article,
for he knows how lady buyers judge
by the looks Of things rather than the
taste.
Have your own stamp, so that those
who like the butter will know how to
tell it when they come for more; then
t looks as II you were ready to guar
lntee the article and were therefore
sure it was good.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-10-04

FINE RESULTS FROM EXPERIMENTS
At JACKSON, TENN.

Highways Thus Treated stand Wear
and Tear, Arc DuatIesn and Bene-
6ciai 90 Public Henlth-How the
Tar II Applied.
Experiments In tar and oil for road
improvement ut Jackson, Tenn, are
described In q bulletin issued by the
United States department of agricul-
ture.
During the spring and summer OF
1905, says the bulletin, the office of
public roads co-operated with Sam G.
Lancaster, city engineer of Jackson
and chief engineer of the Madison coun-
ty good roads commission, in making
series of careful experiments to lie
termine the value of coal tar for the
Improvement of mncadam streets and
roads. Tests were also made of the
utility of crude Texas oil and several
grades of its residue when applied to
earth and macadam roads.
The macadam streets In the business
center of Jackson were built originally
of the hard siliCeOus rock known as
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The care Of the teats should always
be observed by the mixer and when
they get hard and rough should be
anointed with vaseline, as cracked teats
are an annoyance to the mixer hurt
full to the cow and have tendency to
lessen the flow of milk. Long finger
nails are also discontinue to the
cow, and the mixer should keep them
well pared to avoid trouble.
Some cows will not give down their
milk for some mixers as readily as to
others. and it is often necessary to
change mixers and try to find one
whom the COW takes liking to and
for whom she will give it down. The
holding up of the milk has tendency
to lessen the secretion and consequent
ly the flow.
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LARGE Hc7 HOUSE.

Provides For naNiuum Of sunlight
and ENciuSiUn of Drafts.
The Illinois experiment station gives
The following description of large
hog house which Is in successful op-
GRAFTON:
Sanitatlon.-In order to he sanitary
a hog house should admit the direct
rays of the sun TO the floor of all the
pens and exclude cold drafts in win
ter, he dry free from dust well ven
tilated and exclude the hot sun during
the summer.
Fig 1 shows a hog house built with
this purpose in view. The building as
whole is thirty feet wide. with an
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DRESS HINTS.

Simplicity of taste In dress is good
taste
In basting the skirt band to the skirt
hold the skirt toward you and take
care to match the center of the skirt
10 the center OF the belt.
Plush goods and all articles dyed
with aniline colors which have faded
from exposure to the light will look
as bright as new after sponging with
chloroform.
A mixture of alcohol one part, and
water, three parts, wonderfully fresh
ems black dresses and suits. They
should be sponged all over on the
right side, then pressed on the wrong
side, while still damp.
1t may aem superhuous TO mention
so simple matter yet not all dress
makers or professional seamstresses
appreciate the Importance OF putting
patches on witt the twin or nap OF the
goods going me same way ia patch
and goods pltehed.