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The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-10-17
Fastening the MouIt.

The natural season for the casting
of the feathers is during August and
September, but to some extent the
process al be FASTENED by artificial
means. If the summer is wet and cold,
the moulting period is frequently pro-
tracted, with the result that new feath-
ers are not formed ere the winter
begins, which has a very serious effect
upon the laying. By some it is thought
advisable, therefore, to try to force the
moult, so that the change of feathers
can take place during fine, warm
weather, which materially assists In
the production of winter eggs. The
plan is to feed the fowls on a very
low diet for a few weeks. The low
feeding should commence during July
and continue for four Or five weeks-1n
fact, until the feathers are observed
to be falling. 1t is essential to ex-
ercise the greatest care when following
this plan, as it is easy to do the birds
a considerable amount of harm, event.
ually retarding the moulting period.
AS soon as the first feather Is seen to
drop out, the low diet must be stopped
and more nutritious foods supplied IN
more generous quantities. 1t Is doubt
full whether it really accomplishes as
much good as is often claimed, be-
cause the birds become too thin, and
are unable to form the new feathers
in a satisfactory manner.
Matching of ducklings may continue
throughout this month, as it is not yet
too late to hatch a quickly-maturing
strain of ducks for breeding purposes
next winter. Such birds will require
to be very generously fed upon nu-
tritive foods in order to encourage
growth as much as possible. Geese and
turkeys may also still be Matched, but
it is getting late. Large size is so
very important a factor in determining
the price at Christmas that it is adj
v%antageous to get the birds out as
early as possible in the season, so as
To give them plenty of time in which
to grow. The youngsters should be
given plenty of exercise, especially the
geese, as only in this manner is 1t pos
sible to build up a strong and healthy
frame upon which the flesh can AFTER
wards be laid.-American Cultivator.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-10-17
The Umbrella an Insignia of Power.

with the seasons upside down as
they are at present, people are pegln-
hing to realize the absolute necessity
bf never stirring out of doors without
an umbrella. If social history is 10
be trusted, the first Englishman u
carry an umbrella was n Hanway,
who lived at the end of the eighteenth
century. At first he was regarded as
an eccentric individual, but by de-
sgrees many discovered much method
in his madness, and before he died IN
1885 the fashion he set was adopIed
by society in general. OF course han
way was not the originator OF tine UNI
brella. Among the Greeks n no
mans some such article was very COM
mon. though oddly enough it was re-
earded as a purely feminine appan-
age and one which men might never
condescend to adopt. But all owe the
East the umbrella has for generations
been well known as an insignia OF
mower and royalty. Thus, on the
rsculptured remains of Egyptian tenn
nles n sees representations oil Kings
potng in procession with umbrellas
carried over their heads. Even IN m
ala to-day some OF the great Mahara'
iahs still cali themselves Lords o
the Umbrella and In an address pre-
scented by the King of Burma to TN
viceroy OF India in 1856 the Brltlsi
representative is described as I'M
s.monarch who reigns over the grea
UMBRELLA wearing chiefs Of the East.
one has only TO walk through tn
! streets Of any Indian town to-day =
see how important a social d~istincllol
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-10-17

standing beside her lair" The mar
had his back turned towards her, and,
if one judged by his bent head, was
thinking also. Miss Galbraith pres
emily found courage to draw near and
take up her position on the little piece
of messy turf she had selected to be
her final resting-place. She measured
the plot with her eye. 1t would be cos
Ter next to the wall, but that would
not get the warm sunshine, and she
loved warmth. She would feel easier
in her mind when this purchase was
settled, and she knew where she would
be put when her time came. She had
left all directions for the funeral, and
everything would be decent and in Or
der. There would be no chief mourn
er. She was the last of her race. Her
annuity would die with her-so would
her race. She was so lost in these
thoughts that she quite forgot the vi
cinity of the stranger, and failed to
observe that he had become aware of
her presence, and vas now quietly re-
garding her. He was a tallish man,
older than one would have judged
from his broad shoulders and upright
carriage. His hair was gray and griz-
zled, and his gray moustache hid his
mouth and showed only his firm chin.
Under his rather shaggy gray eye
brows his eyes were alert and keen and
kindly.
Yes, her annuity would die with her
and so would her race. They had been
much respected folk, the Galbraiths;
but she had done them no discredit.
She had lived quietly in the little
stone house with the front garden,
had been p~eaceable with her neighbors
and helpful as far as her means and
her abilities allowed her, had been a
dutiful church member, and had train
ed her maid-servants and given them
teas-sets when they left her to be
married, and had done up her hair
neatly morning after morning in front
of the mahogany mirror with the
drawer in it. Well, one day, it would
be over, and they would lay her here,
where the afternoon sun struck the
grass. They would carve her age on
the tombstone. There would be no
chief mourner; but beside her in the
grave, if her written instructions were
carried out, a little sealed packet
Miss Janet suddenly became aware
that her tears were tickling her face,
and wopse still, were fallipa
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-10-17
Meal for Mich Cows.

How much cotton-seed meal can pc
fed daily to mich cows without de-
teriorating the butter? According to
DR.. Allen, of the office OF Experiment
stations. Department of Agriculture
northern dairymen incline to the ne-
lief that not to exceed two poun +
should be fed daily. at is the general
experience said DR.. Allen, that d.
ton-seed meal produces a hard butter
and in some instances a small amouns
If such feed is given simply to secure
This result. The Mississippi Expert
ment Station has made some expert
ments with large feelings OF cotton
seed meal which are interesting, ana
tbev show that liberal rations OF cot
ton-seed can be fed with no bad re-
su,ts. The station herd was fed daily
| for a period of two weeks on q "a
tton composed of 10 pounds OF COW
nea hay. 20 pounds OF corn silages !
nounds of wheat bran. 5 pounds O
cotton-seed meal, and the milk Y
Ing the last two days Of this periof
WAS made into butter. In the two
weeks following this s pounds Of corr
and cob meal was substituted 9 tn
cotton-seed and the butter made q
before. The butter was sent to 81
Tm,is where 1t was scored as follows
an a scale Of 100: Butter from cotton
seed meal IS IL points: butter fror
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-10-17

ana SuAel-
ing. but the generally overlooked lit.
tie things and seemingly i~nconseauent-
ial details that really make or mar
he only real pleasures which the pa
tient creature is usually fated to en-
ioy-e6mfort of body and ease OF
mind. C~uriously enough, 1t is not the
lame horse (that is, the animal not
too disabled to still perform his usual
tasks) who suffers most, for the very
limp or shortness of stride n still
ness Of gait, which call out
TO his trouble, are an evidence not OF
pain, but of the creatures precaution
to prevent suffering-just as IN u
own case we limp and go short not
because corn or bunion troubles u.s. put
so that they will not.
This point is one always ignored by
those well-meaning but impractlcapie
neople who, lacking experience and Or
binary "horse sense are governed en-
tirelv nv the eye in making their deci-
sions unon the condition of horses, and
their fitness for work, and strain at the
gnat of an inequality of gait, whiie
countenancing for years, in the care
and training of their OWE carriage
horses. the most pernicious practices
nc destructive to health and durability
as to comfort and ordinary ease-as
universal as ~inexcusable.
Of such there are but too many wnt
| brsy themselves with other peoples al
fairs in the administration of our varl
ont societies for the prevention o.
cruelty to neutrality-suspicious.
which. worthy in themselves OF TN
highest praise and most liberal sup
port. prove almost without exception
SO i'll managed and SO Impractical a
to discourage the philanthropist an
disgust the practical horseman, wn'
can but view their abortive proceeding
with mingled feelings of contempt an
amusement.
Every animal lover hopes for tn
time when the management of sue
bodies shall be placed in the hands Q
men competent t decide and alert t
administer. and not left to the indiffer
emf the inert and the inapt in matter
which concern animal care and man
agement.-F. M. Ware, in the outin
Magazine.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-10-17

Some flowers there are that care
nothing for the weather. Wet or fine.
hail or snow, they make a brave
show. Such are the sweet-pea,
fuchsia, heather, hyacinth and others
of the bell" flowers. But even a
casual glance at our fields will show
that many other flowers and plants
are by no means so Indifferent. Thus
a meadow that will be radiant with
flowers on a sunny day is utterly
ransformed-when.the clouds are low
ering and torrents of rain falling.
Nor Is this change due to the pre-
vailing grayness of the day. For II
you examine the meadow at close
quarters you will see that 1t is mainly
the flowers themselves that have
wrought the change. Many plants
have closed up their blooms and en-
tirely hidden all the gay petals.
others, again. have merely dropped
earthward, presenting only sombre
colored backs to the falling rain.
Much the same thing happens on
banks where in early summer the
little Stellaria shines forth like so
many stars from the brilliant green
background.
The moment bad weather comes
these stars disappear, and the bank
they adorned becomes dull and unin-
teresting. The pretty star Of Beth
leham is equally sensitive and shows
or hides her sweet face just as the
weather a~lternates from bad to good,
and vice versa. On a fine day our
garden borders may be brilliant with
white stars, but the moment clouds
appear and the rain descends they
withdraw themselves and fold up
their little petals with anxious care.
The green sepals now close over
and form an impenetrable rain coat,
showing only a series of ra~gged-look-
ing plants, from whose painted leaves
and striped tapering buds the water
trickles harmlessly.
The Eschscholtzias, too, are "fair
weather" flowers, Haunting gorgeous
ly in the sunshine, but shrinking
from bad weather. Let the day be
merely dull and they will not even
awake from the nights sleep, but
remain tightly closed. True, If MORN
ing opens with promise they are lured
to unfold their orange petals, and
bask a little at breakfast time; but
should the day refuse to fulfill its
promise, the Eschscholtzias calmly
wrap UP their flowers with as much
care as a little girl does her dainty
muslin frock, fearing the slightest
wetting or the menance of lowering
clouds.
These folding processes are some
times simple enough, but when a long
spell Of wet weather is threatened
each petal folds into a little twist
by itself, so that four small spiral
pyramids stand up on each flower
stalk. to face the downpour in per-
feet assurance.
Even the familiar daisy is a we'll
known ''barometer-plant." Does not
Its yellow eye open out to sunny days
and close to duller ones? And its
big, coarse brother, the dandelion,
seems to be just as sensitive. In the
ease of the daisy, however, each head
- - |aE
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-10-17

X,
ages of her forbears anu
kindred down to the inconsiderate I'M
cle-in-law in the last line-"fhomas
Willie relict Of the above Susan Gal
hraith"- then she was ure the last
Ioiterers would have gone, and that
she could feel secure from garrulous
acquaintance. For Miss Janet was
hopelessly shy and difident, and her
dignity of carriage and reserve OIL
speech were as much the outcome OF
shyness as they were the result of the
nride natural in the last survivor OF
"a highly respectable and professional
family. cay, she keeps herself to her
self" they said about her in the small
market-town that had known her for
over half a century. "She has aye
kept herself to hersel,' and been that
respectable l doot if she has ever had
an offer O. marriage" it was once
added.
But the speaker was mistaken. the
anniversaries that are marked in the
calendar are not the only ones in a
woman's reckoning. There was a GER
tain day-in June it was, when the sun
shone and the birds sang year after
wear in unconscious cruelty-when
Miss Janet always, unostentatiously
wore black; and in the afternoon
when the duties of the day were
over. she would go upstairs to hel
W room and after carefully draw
ing down the blinds, whether to keel
out the sunshine or to prevent the
birds from looking in was uncertain
would unlock an old desk and take
hence three letters tied together, and {
photograph. and two or three appar'
emily meaningless %trifes. When Miss
Galbraith came downstairs again quite
two hours later, the sad look in he
blue eyes was intensified, and he
gentle mouth was somewhat tremu
lous. But, indeed, there YVES no ont
to notice.
When Miss Galbraith walked int
the graveyard on that May mornin,
it was with an added sense of import
ance that she made her way, not Il
the moss-grown monuments she knew
so we'll. under the dark yew-trees be
low the church, but up towards III
newer part that lay east. Here re-
granite and new black LETTERING
abounded; and as in most Scottisl
c~hurchyards, very few of the grave
stones were in the form of crosses
Miss Janet went towards a green cor
ner. across which the afternoon SUI
struck. Her head was bent and sh
was neutrality-suspicious. of a grave ia
away under the palm trees on the ia
cifc coats, where the hot sand had lall
for-was it thirty years? Or perhap
she was thinking Of that presumptu
GUS u~ncle-in-law who had ousted he
from her rightful place in the old cor
ner, and forced her to rest at last, a
she had lived, alone. Suddenly sh
raised her head, and as she did 81
she paused, and drew herself up wit
a quick, shy movement, and a shade
annoyance passed over her gent
face. There was a man, a strange
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-10-17

whole cotton-seed SO points; butter
from corn and cob meal So points.
"The finding of the station vas that,
as there was practically no difference
in the score the quality Of the butter
was not injured by feeding as much as
5 pounds of cotton seed meal or s
pounds of cotton seed. She test also
showed that this cotton-seed butter
melted at 00.1 degrees F. while that
from cows fed on cotton-seed melt
ed at 1858 degrees Z, thus showing the
former to be a better shipping but
ter.2
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-10-17
Matrimonx.

A census taEer made his rounds in
an isolated village. He gave one OF
his official papers to a woman that she
might fill in the required answers.
one OF the. questions, instead Of read
ing Married or single" had it Con
dition as to marriage" The woman
filed in the answer thus: Awful
hard up before, Wuss after."-Argo-
maui.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-10-17
Grade Up the Cattle.

The farmer who wants to improve
mis- cattle and make more money OUT
Of them can, by keeping a pure pred
bull in a very few years grade up ms
common cattle and make them worth
at least one-third more than they are.
It only takes six cattle generations OF
breeding to make all pure breeds IN
this way. This. is what pure blood at
the head of cattle herds will do. And
what is more three or four years OF
such breeding will SC increase the
value of the herd as to cover twice over
the original cost of such a bull, TO say
nothing of the saving in food while DO
ing to. Growing and fattenlng nve
good grade steers per year VIII IN
crease the income more than one hun
dred dollars annually, when compared
with the marketing of common ones.
This is the reason why a pure bred
bull is regarded as more than half the
herd" as we often hear 1T sad .py
those who are familiar with the matter
of cattle growing.-Indiana Farmer.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-10-17
A Source of Weeds.

Manure in the garden is a prolific
source of weeds. If the manure pile
is well composted-kainit is one of the
best mediums, preventing as it does
the escape of the nitrogen in the man
ure, while losing none of its own pot
ash-then the weed seeds will be killed
by thousands and the itself
will be more readily available as plant
food.-American C%ultivator.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-10-17
Poetic Justice.

Here is one instance where a man
was known to get ahead of a woman
In Warrensburg, Mo-, a woman had a
man arrested for allowing his COW to
trespass on her property. The man
was fined 81 and costs. During the
trial it came out that the womans
property was ~overgrown with tall
weeds. The nan filed a complaint
against the woman fcs violating the
anti-weed ordinance and she was
fined $3.50 and costs.-Kansas City
Journal.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-10-17

NV RltcS q 1A6ht
it printed matter may be read at d
distance of two or three inches.
The project for electric railways
which since the late wal nave peeh
mt forward in Japan aggregate an es-
timated expenditure of $390,0O0 900.
Kentucky negro earns double
wages as q ~hodcarrier, because he is
able to do the work of two men. He
carries from forty to fifty bricks at a
time He places the bricks upon a
hoard which he balances upon his head
as he climbs to the tops of high build
ings.
The only law passed at the recent
sess;on of the Manx legislature, which
has received the royal assent, has been
proclaimed at Tynwald Hill, In &C
cordance with the custom for l000
Years. The law abolishes the compul-
sorry viewing of bodies by coroners'
juries.
Bananas are being ripened in Eng
land by electricity. The punches are
hung in alright class cases in which
are a number of electric lights. The
light and heat hastens the ripening,
and it has been found possible to make
: delivery of any desired quantity at any
I agreed date.
a man who has a faculty for statis-
eics has made out a statement to the
effect that it takes twice as long to
TRANSPORT women in elevators as men,
because they ta.e longer to get OH and
ON. and he says on that account the
elevator service is slower where wo-
men are carried up and down.
The fact that a man today can sil
dow, in a restaurant overlooking the
Thames e~mbankment, or at a table un'
der the trees at the edge of the Thier
earten and dine on fresh salmon
brought from the waters of California
oregon and Alaska, shows graphicall!
how industrial efficiency has given 70
nance to modern trade.
Proverbs Of the Arabs place a yer.
low value on women. Here are som
samples: s.The beauty of man is in hi
spirit; the spirit of woman is in he
beauty" Always consult your wife
but do as you please" When yo'
want to get square with a man Civ
him a handsome wife; when you wan
revenge on a woman give her a hand
some husband"
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-10-17
Feminine Consistency.

aWhat is Luella going to take al
her graduation essay theme?'
"A woman's career versus mar
riage."
what kind Of a r is she plan
ming for?'
ooh, she isn't planning for a career
she is making the loveliest arrange
ments for a rose wedding IN July
Baltimore American
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-10-17
white House Gold Plate.

The fact that the White House is
equipped with a service of solid gold
ulate for use on state occasions Is not
talked about too loudly, as It seems,
somehow, to Jar on democratic SIM
Herald. zazxxS
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-10-17

the umbrella has become. For a ma
tive to go without an umbrella in the
streets of Calcutta, for instance. is
practically a mark of degradation
| London Globe.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-10-17

reavTng the wool outside Then loia
the skin up as tight as you can, ana
nut 1t in a dry place. In two or three
aavs or as soon as it is dry, take 1t
down and open and scrape the flesh SIDE
with a blunt knife until 1T is clean
and supple. This completes the pro-
cess. and makes an excellent saddle
cover. Other skins which it is desired
to cure with the hair on may be treat
ed in the same manner. II it Is de-
sired to use the skin for a rug, it should
be well washed in soap suds, rlnsed
in running water, and let get partly
dry, then rubbed together until II Is
soft and dry.-American Cultivator.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-10-17
mAssIE.s CREEK.

I've Just been wondering Bill, If you re- Remember how w ueI to thro~ or
E member Ndasses Crfck- bare selves dow m lie
Or" Greek" they call 1T nowadays-wth Alokng through the checker work OF
sumch growing thick good green leaves n sky. =
Along the banks md willows that bent mi count TIL cloud ships sailing through
dow to make a shade the sea of hmpd blue ~
Above the Dreaming shadows where us h hen WI did not know how much
boys one time would wade, that meant for me and you!
Remember how it used to loaf sedatey h sunshine shutledt through the leaves
through the town ~ $685. n iewened all the stream. E
And ot into the pasture and and ten Al laughter sometimes bubbles through
would hurry down the mazeso of "a DREAM
tive the cifs-and sang m sang n we knew not that roundabout the
a song to you and me big world waited then
h tod us of the outer world the rivers % rob us of our boyish ways when we
and the sea. should grow to men. ".
I'VE lust been wondering BILL that's all We Just been wondering Bill, if you can
If you still hear it sin. hear I'D NasIesC uck
II YOU can shut yor ewes nd see the Call softly through the umm days
pray that it woud fling M does YOU heart eatq quick
Above the crooks ntnt sparhledo on the In nswer? Does your mind leap pck
hanging ferns into the long ago
That nodded from the messy cliffs in hid And laugh nc sing ant dream again the
den hooks M turns days We used to know? ~
Chicago Post.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-10-17

The machine which cuts up wood to
make matches turns out 10000
"splints," as they are called, in a sin
gle minute.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-10-17
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

The coal consumption per head is
greater in England than OF any other
country.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-10-17
Curing sheep skins.

This is sent in by one who
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-10-17

A healthy adult breathes from four
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-10-17

lIuIdH HIC-
fy gives a light so brilliant that by
II nrinted matter may be read at a
distance of two or three inches.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-10-17

The project for electric railways
which since the late war have been
put forward in Japan aggregate an es-
timated expenditure of $3.50, OOo,OO0.