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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-12
The Corn Plant.

Reliable figures show the gf,.. ..ad-
ing value Of the hard lower end Of
the corn plant generally known rs the
stubblc, part usually discarded or
thrown To the hogs. but which, If prop
crly prepared. would add much value
10 the food supply. IT is estimated
that the top part Of the corn fodder
contains less food value than the lower
part Of the siubble aud that hfty-twO
per cent Of the food value is i'm the
plant and but fOrty-eight per cent. In
the cars. Moreover, the digestible con
tents are much greater in the lower
stubhle than in the main stalks
farther mp or in the leaves.
The reducing OF this stubblc TO n
condition so that the cows can eat il
readily is where the great value Of
the shredder comes in, but with the
majority of farmers the Old-fa shiOncd
cutter must take the place Of the
shredder. As an experiment the writer
took an Old aud very dull AK and broke
10 slivcrS lot of corn stalks, particu-
hrly the lower part, usually thrown
away. This mass was thoroughly
mOiSteucd in water which was quite
warm. covered thickly with wheat
bran and offered the COWS. They ate
il with much appetite, although they
had previously partially discarded the
fodder thrown into The managers in full
length. They had become tired Of the
corn stalks fed in the old way, but
were glad 10 have it when presented
in new form, just rs we humans like
our accustomed foods prepared with
more or less variety ty.-IndianapOlis
News.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-12
Cntnnh Grnnnd Ailnlfn.

I'm few instances we hear that alf-
alfa hay when dried is cut I'm short
bits 10y thc cutter ANA then run through
the corn mill aud made into meal which
is mixed with cOrmmcal and so fed 10
hogs, the reason for this being that
hogs not used to alfalfa viii not eat
il rcadily when only cut but will when
mixed with corumcal. 1t is stated that
an experiment in which ground alfalfa
cut i'm hail-iuch lcugths for fattcuing
pigs was recently made by the Color
ado Experiment station 1t required
III pounds Of corn ana alfalfa mixed
at the rate Of three pounds of corn to
one Of alfalfa 10 produce one pound of
gain, while 4Sl pounds of corn and
ground alfalfa mixed i'm the proportion
Of three parts OF corn to one Of alfalfa
were eaten for one pound Of gain, not
counting labor.
with cut alfalfa costing SS n ton and
ground alfalfa SIG ton. the cost Of
producing 100 pounds OF gain with the
former was S2.G2 and with the ground
alfalfa S312. with corn and cut alf-
alfa fed in equal parts by weight, the
cost of producing 100 pounds of gain
was S2.72. With corn and Ground alf-
alla fed in equal parts by weight the
cost was $3.50.
These results go TO show that ut the
prices quoted alfalfa is more cconomi-
cal TO feed than ground alfalfa, and
that II ration consisting of three fourthS
corn and one-lourth alfalfa is cheaper
than one consisting Of half corn and
half cut alfalfa FOR fat,cning pigs.
Grinding alfalfa is an expensive pro-
cess, and it is doubtful if machinery
can be improyiscd which will grind ii
MS chCaply as il can be ground by an
animal Farmers Home journal.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-12
Ruying An Axe

The essential points i'm good axe
are O. good qualltl of steel in blade
and well and evenly tempered; 2J pro-
rr shape in the blade 50 as 10 get the
best results for the force used, ca the
poll or back 10 be smooth and made Of
ihe .iLht weight that the balance Of
ihn axe is right when swinging; (i) the
weight of the axe to y" IA proper pro
portion 10 The worker ana user; 90
that the blade is fitted with q suitable
handle. Ey suitable laLllc is meant;
(D one that has the grain the right
way; - one that is the wight shape
and thickness For the first we saw
~ the description Of wood what this
should be aud why so.
Right grain is very important in an
axe handle for two reasons: First, il
you break it. as YOU generally do, at
work. you may have to 90 miles for 4
new one, and when got lose a lot of
time taking the remains out and put
ting the new handle in. - Farmers
Home journal
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-12
rr-m About the Radish.

II The account Of this radiSh. from
the Garden Magazine, is not greatly
exaggerated. the seed should be i'm
ported and American lovers Of rad
isles given an opportunity to test its
merits.
Picture to yourself pure white rad
ish the size of baseball or larger
firm ana solid such il the Japanese
radish. Cut II. and You find ii has
the consistency Of a Baldwin apple,
firm and fine grain; taste. and ii proves
80 be away ahead of the most delicate
spring radiSh that ever passed your
lips IL will thrive at any season dur
ing the growing year, 1t may be
transplantcd or left alone. cultivated
or uncultivated. 1t is as good to eat
when i'm bloom rs in its younger days.
aud one radsh will provide bulk
enough for three or four people or
more.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-12

That Mr.. HowellS is kind to the per-
sons and dresses of Englishwomen
marks a grateful chanEe-in him or in
them? In former book he dedicated
To the English girl Il phrase which
used by known lover of the slender
and the deliCatc-had an unavowed cru
city. The daughters OF travelling Eng
lishmen, he said. had honest cabbage
roses i'm their cheeks and their hair
tumblcd upon their broad backs. Else
where he claimed slimuCss as the de
vine prerogauvc ot the American wom-
an. The races change American wom-
en- have beautiful ngurts. with pecul-
iarly broad hips. restoring the Greek
ideal: England owns the slenderest
women in The world. and Englishwom-
Ell Nress as well or as III as the French.
London Chronicle.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-12
Worldly W sdon.

There is young minister in Phlla-
dclphia who has been remarkably sue
cessful in paying off the debts of the
various churches 10 which he has been
assigned from time to time. \ brother
minister who was lahoriug earnestly
by means of baZaarS. fairs and other
affairs TO accomplish a like happy re-
suit at his own church. went To him
and inquired the secret of his success.
And | observe that You never have
to resort TO my present methods he
concluded.
The successful ono smiled
NO" he replied. You see. when we
need money some good sister suggests
bazaar. Thou l call on the huS-
bands of the married ladies of the
membership and explain to them that
i'm order to raise certain sum we are
finding IL necessary to hold a bazaar.
We have never had to actually bring
the affair off."-Harpcr's Weekly.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-12
Misse.' Eton With Vest.

The jaunty eton coat is a favorlte
for the young girls as well as for the
more mature women and il to be noted
made in various styles. Here is one
of the prcttieSt and that includes a
narrow vest. wide collar and quite
novel sleeves. As shown il is made OF
dark red Venetian cloth combined with
silk. while the trimming il straps Of
the material embroidered with simu-
lated button-hOles and held by hand
some buttons. but it is an available
model and can be utilized in various
ways. The vest and cuffs appro-
priately could be of velvet. of silk
cmbroidered' in some simple design, of
the richer Mandarin embroideries or
of cloth braided or. indeed. of almost
any contrast material that makes
a good effect. while for the jacket it.
.nlf all seasOnable suitlngs are appro-
riate.
The Eton is made with the plain
Hck. fronts that are cut in two por
ipnS each and the vest The vest j.
Joined to the fronts and the closing
made at the centre while the neck edge
is finished with the collar. The
sleeves can be either long. as illus
trated. or cut off in three-quarter
length and allow a choice of scalloped
or plain cuffs.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-12

The proper behavior for carrots.
onions ana other plants Of "A similar
nature is 10 put in their time at grow
ing during the first summer, Seed
growing should be reserved till the
second year when the roots that are
found worthy may be given a chance
if ii is desired. Now and then some
root will 20 10 seed the first year.
Such seed is not desirable for planting,
As il is the result Of tendency to de
generate. A crop raised from ii would
show still stronger propensity in that
direction. till il would become an AN
uual, which would not he wanted.
With some plants this tendency is very
strong and must he continually guard
cd against by the seed grower. They
seem never TO be satisfied with civil
zation and are continually lapSng to-
ward their wild state. Back To ma
turc" is the cry of those who advocate
\ return from the city 10 the country.
It may do for people, but it is not
wanted for plants. - National Fruit
Grower.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-12
The Maintenance Ration.

The Wisconsin station has made
some interesting experiments which
seem to show that the maintenance ra-
tion may vary with the age of the ami
NAL. conditions Of shelter. care. etc.
This experiment deals with mature
Poland-China and Berkshire sows
eight weeks after weaving their lit
ters. Their average weight was 37S
pounds. Their feed consisted of corn
shorts, oil meal and skim milk. OF the
grain an average Of 354 pounds daily
was required aud of the skim milk an
average OF IL pounds 20 maintain
weight Per 100 pounds weight of
sow the average of grain was .9ji2
pound and Of skim milk 1917 pounds,
a total Of 2.S7 pounds per 100 pounds
live weight This was found TO be the
average maintenance ration of the
pure bred sovs OF the weight given.
Now. with thr scrubs. il was some.
what dihercnt In the experiment
were four razorback sows. averaging
226 pounds. They ate an average OF
80 pounds grain aud 6.3 pounds milk
per day. Pea 100 pounds of live weight
ahey ate 1.41 pounds grain and 2S1
pounds milk per day. "a total Of 42.
pounds against total Of @S7 pound,
per 100 pounds Of live weight in IN,
improved breeds So according to thi.
IL costs more 10 keep a scrub SOW thar
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-12
The Curse of Acres.

For years we have been accustomed
TO reading and hearing OF those who
have been land poor. How often we
learn of some one who has had some
very unpleasant dealings with the
sheriff who after it Is too late, openly
acknowledges that such would not have
been the case had he not been pos
ScSSed Of so much land. \ writer in
the National Stockman in speaking Of
this subject of being "land poor" says:
MANY man is burdcued unnCceS-
Sarily by the ownership of too many
acres of land. The desire TO extend
ones business and 10 have income in
creased is natural In the case of the
farmer this desire takes practical
form i'm the purchase of more land very
often when IL should be in the inn
provcmcnt Of the land already owned.
| believe | have met personally 1000
farmers who were making the mis-.
take Of striving 10 be owners of more
land than they should own. The evil
dence was seen in the neglect of the
opportunities offered 10y the farm, or
10y Strainlng under Il load of debt, de-
priving themselves and family unduly
for the sake of an expected reward in
the future.
There is a vast amount of land in
America whose nature and surround
mgs are such that il will give satiSfac-
tory returns only when farmed 10y the
owner, and in large part with home
labor. In fact. there is little land out.
side of the fertile black soil of the corn
belt. or of the districts peculiarly
adapted TO cash crop of unusual
profitablcuess. that can be made TO
| yield good net income when all the
! labor is hired. and the farm usually
/ owes much of its desirahility ms an in.
vestment to the fact that il provides
employment for all members Of the
! owners family. and rewards the skill
! OF interested workers according ia
their special skill and industry. II de.
pendeuce were placed entirely upon
hired labor. I'm the field and in the
| farm home. ninety per cent OF the
/ farms outside the districts named
those having wondrous fertility or q
special crop of unusual proftablCncss
would not pay as investments.
|
England has to import 10000 Christ
mas trees.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-12

desirable of all forms, occupying a
place midway between the severe Shlrt
waist and the elaborate blouse In the
Illustration il is made of pretty. SIM
pic figured silk trimmed with banding
aud matches the skirt, but it also Is
adapted to the separate waist ana Will
he found available for almost every
thing Seasonable. Ii is full below the
yoke and must take soft folds, but this
season SO many fabrics are OF the
chiffon" order that in spite of that
fact the list is long and generous.
The shaped yoke and the deep pointed
cuffs make especially noteworthy
features and could be Of contrasting
material if better liked.
The waist is made with the fitted
lining. which is optional. the yoke and
the full fronts and back. These las,
are gathered and joined to the yoke
and the waist is arranged over the
lining. the closing being made inviSi-
bly, at the centre. In this instance
the plain stock is covered with a crush
able one of chiffon. but the collar with
out fulness has certain advantages
which are self evident The sleeves
are full above the deep pointed cuffs
and are arranged over fitted Innings.
The quantity Of material required
for the medium size is four and one
eighth yards twputy-one, three and
one-duartcr yards tweEt seven or two
and thrcc-quarter yards forty-four
inches wide. with seven-eighth yards
silk for belt and four and three-eghth
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-12
Extremely Popular.

Girdles are 50 extremely popular
that everybody seems TO wear them.
and keep a yaric,y OF them at hand.
for the various garments with which
they may be worn. Their popularity
is due TO the fact that they make the
waist look small and graceful and the
figure trim. a snug girdie gives a
woman a more youthful figure than
a loose low one; and the tight-titting
silks glrdle belts are certainly very neat
and becoming.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-12
Hand Rag.

ON some OF the newest hand bags the
handles are attached 10y means of tiny
buckles. This Is generally the case
when there are double handles. one
ON each side Of the opening. The
little envelope bags that are long and
rather narrow. and have q strap along
one side 50 that they may be slipped
over the back OF the hand. are very
popular and for some reasons are
more easily carried than the ordinary
hand bag.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-12
Tcating the short Feed.

In the sale OF thirty-fOur steers, aN-
nragug 1913 pounds, on the Chicago
market. nj $3.50, very timely cattle
'eeding experiment 10y the Illinois lGN-
pertinent Station was terminated. re
iatcS the Tribune Farmer These
steers were bought on the Chicago
market the last week i'm August As
purchased they wore ncshy feeders,
weighing 1913 pounds and cost Si25
ON thc Chicago market, and have been
fed for ninety days.
Professor Mumrord, associated with
". .. Allison senior student in the
College of Agriculture, who is 10 use
the records of the experiment station
relative to this test aS Il basis for Il
graduation thesis, planned this expert
mCnt as being one which would be
likely 10 appeal TO a large number of
cattle feeders throughout the country.
who have tried similar experiment
and who are not in a position to know
accurately the results Of their work.
The cattle were fed in two lots. both
however. receiving similar rationS,
which consisted Of cornmcal oilmcal
and clover hay. one lot received these
feeds after the common method of feed.
ing. while for the other lot the clover
hay was chopped (cut into two-inch
lengths by being run through an ordi-
nary cnSiiagc machine at cost of
about 81 tom ana mixed with the
grain part of the ration. This mixed
feed was then fed ia Il sclffeeder, 10
which the cattle had access at all times.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-12

Willie had savings bank;
Twas made of painted tin.
II passed IL round among the boys,
VINO put their pennies in.
Then Willie wrecked that bank and bougti
Sweetmeats and chewing gum.
And 10 the other cuyion, lads
lie never offered some.
"What shall we do:" his mother said;
"It j. "A sad mi-chancc.'
HI father mid. Wen cultivate
Ills ait for high dnluoo
-Washington Star.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-12

The quantity of material required
for the medium size sixteen years. is
three and five-eighth yards twenty
seven. one and seven-eighth yards
forty-four or one and five-eighth yards
tifty-two inches wide. with one yard
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-12

Man-"Go,ng in swimming, my bOy"
Boy-"NOpe; I'm taking off me clothes
to do skirt dance."-Houston Post.
"Do you owe Bllker money!" mo"
"Wby DO YOU avoid meeting him"
"Don't want him to owe me money
Cleveland Leader.
whats them numbers on the auter-
mobile fer?" "Why, that's the feller's
score. II shows how many folks he's
run over."-Chicago News.
Let us then be up and doing
Every one we can, and thus
We shall keep them from pursuing
Clever schemes for doing us.
Life.
"De man dat don't earn his salt" said
Uncle Eben, "s very often de one dat's
mos partic'lar bout havin' beefsteak
an pie. Washington Star.
"Yaas," said Cholly, ~ only associate
with my equals" "Indeedt" retorted
Miss Pert "YOu should aim higher
than that Philadelphia Press.
Am really awake" murmured the
vagabond on the park bench. "TH
pinch you and see" quoth the quick
wittcd policeman.-Cleyeand Plain
Dealer.
Undertakcr-"Buth have you had any
experience in cmhalming" Butcher
tout Of jobD-"IIave /? Wen, | guess
so | worked eight years for the Beef
TruSt"-Puck.
"What do you think Of this army
divorce scandal 1T proves the BRAY
cry Of the American soldier living in
dianapOis sun.
MANY man." said Uncle Ebcn,
thinks other folks is Ongrateful when
he's merely holdiu' exaggerated idea
Of de importance of his services. -
Washington Star.
There was once a sensitive cat
Who couldn't abide the word Scat"
"If you want me to 60
She yowled, Say so, YOU know,
But don't be so rude as all that
Alice Brown, IN st. Nicholas.
Dearborn-"And did you shake the
dust from your feet when you left New
York;" Wabash-"Wcll. | don't know
that | shook it from my feet exactly.
but | know | got rid of all the dust L
had, all right. t."-YOnkers Statesman.
Auntie-"How smart you look this
afternoon. dearie." Dolly (who has
been forbidden to ask if she may stay
to tea)-"Well, YOU see, | put on this
costume so that if anybody did ask me
TO tea | could stop. Conscience strick.
EMIL haven't asked, have IE-
Punch.
The Lady-"Why don't you so to
work and earn your living" The
Tramp-"AXin' yore pardon, ma'am,
but cf sich gents rs me went ter
work. dCre'd be more work fer tn un-
dcrtakcrs." The Lady-"Why. how $
that" The Tramp-"De noospaper
joke writer's would starve ter death.
ma'am We all has our uses i'm dis
world, ma'am." "-Chicago Daily News.
"Coufouud it, sir" carpingly cried a
hypercrtical summer hoardcr, address
ing the genial proprietor of the Palace
lee Cream Parlor i'm Pruntytown. See
here, what | have found in my ice
crcam-it looks like 4 bunch of whiSk-
crS," so il dooz. for fact; but
don't understand how it can possibly he
whiSkcrs," was The reply, FER we made
that ere ice cream with shaved ice"-
Puck.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-12
3 be ~sas5tos,f 0rLlX1~

IT does a pure bred one, which j. an.
other point added TO the many which
prove to farmers that they should
keep nothing but Al stock. WecEiy
Witness
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-12

fashionable one which can he closed
at the front while it retains the es-
sential features of style and smart
ness. Here is one that fulflls the con
ditions and that takes one Of the most
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-12

..urus OF banding 10 trim as illustrated
IN medium size.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-12

England has to import 10000 Christ.
mas trees.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-12

Wireless Records pssd.--Again
the wireless telegraph system of the
navy has eclipsed all previous records.
The Colon station has sent TO Rear
Admiral Nancy chief Of the bureau
Of equipment OF the navy, which has
this work in charge. transcripts OF
conversation between the stations at
Manhattan beach and Pensacola,
which was overheard on the evening
Of December 19. The distance be-
tween Colon and Manhattan beach.
the extreme range Of the message. is
2.15O miles. So extraordinary was
this fact that the bureau hesitated
about making IL public, and has only
done so after receiving corrobOrative
evidence from several points This
not only beats any previous record
made by the bureau. but ii beats the
record Of the first transatlantic cable,
which reached only 1850 miles, from
Newfoundland to the west coast oil
Ireland.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-01-02
MOLOKANS
ALSO FAIL
TO AGREE
LETTER FROM LOS ANGELES
SHOWS THEY ARE CONSIDERING
A TEXAS PROPOSITION.

A letter received by Governor Carter
/ from Los Angeles shows that the Rus
sian Molokans are divided as to whe-
I thcr they want to come here and take
up the Kauai lands or not. The letter
also shows that when the Russian re-
pres entatives left here it was with the
understanding that there was a COM
/ rlete agreement with the NTakee Su-
gar Company as to cane contracts.
which have been a subject Of disagree
ment here ever since they left
The letter is from NJ. Shokoff, one
of the deesates from Los Angeles who
discussed the matter here. He is
strongly in favor of having the Rus
sian colony come here, and says that
he regards the opportunity as one not
to be missed He says, however, that
the report given by him and associate
on returning from Hawaii led to a
division. incidentally, his letter re-
veals the fact that the appraised value
of the lands as reported to the Russians
was 100000. This means an appraise-
ment of about Sc per acre.
Shiokoff writes with great enthusiasm
of the desire of the Russians to make
their homes permanently on the Kauai
lands, and to settle a colony that will
last. He says his people are willing to
defer the matter of securing an alb
solute title to the land for ten years if
it is desired that they do so. He also
says that the Russians want to make
he land their "home forever"
Il beg of you to work quickly" says
the Russian delegate in his letter "and
feel that we shall be happy on your
island and we do not wish to miss the
opportunity
The writer also says that an offer
of lands in Texas is being considered
1t appears that there was a division
i'm the colony as to whether the Ha-
waiian offer should be accepted or not,
and whether the Texas offer should be
taken up. There was no idea at all
that any question had arisen here re-
garding the terms of the cane con-
tracts. The writer speaks of contracts
as agreed upon by Mr.. Fairchild."
The letter was sent to Carter by
p. A. Demons, the Russian who ORR
| ginated the Molokan proposition. IT
will evidently be a great surprise to
the Russians to learn that the parties
| here are in disagreement as to the
terms to be offered them.