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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-09-13

Toads have been found to be TRENDS
of the farmer.
They feed entirely upon an 1ncreo,,
ible number of insects. The Fedora
department of agriculture, lnVesu-
eating the toad, discovers startling
fact that in twenty-four hours the IN
sect food consumed by one toat equals
in quantity four times the capacity OF
it's stomach, which is practically nlled
and emptiei four times every twenty
four hours. One hundred ana MY
nine examined by n de-
Dartment showed a content of ~ per
cent of ants; is per cent of cut
worms: 10 per cent of thousand leg
ged worms; 9 per cent caterp1liars 8
per cent of ground beetles; 6 per cent
of destructive weevils; ) per cent or
grasshoppers, together with crlck-
cts. spiders. SOW bugs, potato bugs n
a miscellaneous lot of other insects.
Protect the toad. Ieach the
thoughtless boy friendliness TO THIS
HELPLESS. harmless, useful animal
The frogs and toads, like many AMI
mails hat are unable to defend them
selves with teeth or claws, and are
slow of loot and at the same time
make a tempting morsel for almost
any hesh-eating animal, rely TO some
extent at least on protective co1ora-
ton.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-09-13

weed out dogs. Why this IiGerenaer
Simply because few sheep are raised
and they of a very inferior kind.
If a farmer raised sheep worth SO
per head would they gently submt to
the ravageS of dogs? BERTHE coun-
ty has only about $500 head Of sheep
when it ought to raise -. coo yer an
mum. It has been demonstrated That
climate n grains lands are
suitable for this industry and that
blooded sheep thrive We'll here. Is il
not passing strange that an Ht.StrY
that would increase the taxable re-
sources of the county and add t. The
wealth and comfort Of the people IS
allowed to dwindle away for want o.
protection, Dogs ought to be taxed
a dollar a head. If q person IS tu-
willing to pay this tax it is coA".ls.@'
evidence the dog is worthless AZ
the price of coon skins q coup-. would
save the dog.
Those that kill sheep, suck eggs. hay
the moon, bark all night at hnJl.HI
owls and their own echo. ought jo Re
killed as d~estrOyers OF pTvPerjs AMI
disturbers of the peace and tiau4-iA-
Of the community.
From the revenue derived from THIS
source OI1er IlLg QO4IdiN ~ la" t
son who gets the most wool per heai
from his flock and fifty dollars ann
to the person who sells his @'"tp '"F
the highest prices for br"el.IS I"
poses. This would encourage .'E'. '7
to raise good stock especially ""."
protected by law. The baIano" o. '"3
taxes thus raised to 60 t. the @.h'''
fund
Whan nr0Dertv is assessed require
the assessor to ask every one ll"e-
oath how many dogs they or l'..,
family own. Let the county l"-D.s''
a collar with a metal tag sho"'E- '--
tax IS paid. These tags to "3
nished to the various tax col'''t.. 10,
every township for distributor Nan
it q misdemeanor for the o"h'' u
dog not to list him for taxes " ---
law is enacted in ten years the s'-"'g
would have $4,000 head o. 7"e''
worth 5000, 900.
What has been done in otho' 9.".+
can be done here. Mr.. EdItoI. W.,
of our representatives are a'l".'
have an act of this kind p1S7F'
ca1sa thew believe it to be -'r.f' .t,
Probably it would not meet wa r-
anDroval OF a few who love I'D ',
but a majority Of the land """.5' ~
have to bear the greater .-' mis-
taxation and are justly cHt.LiF8
protection ask for it. ,,.--
J. H. ETHEklD'~
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-09-13
Z WM
RAISING SHEEP IN BERTHE.
Sheep Versus DOgs-Dogs Should be
Taxed-Sheep Industry Protected.
(Windsor ledger

g
Raising sheep was once a profitable
industry on the large arms Of this
country. because they were watched
and bench legged eur Of mutton pro-
clivities were killed If seen proving
about. In many sections of the State
it is profitable now where sheep are
kept in pastures and protected. The
writer was in E.. City a short time g
and DR.. Lumsden was selling fine
blooded sheep ten dollars per head.
Lambs Of good stock are selling in
Northern markets for mutton at six
dollars to eight dollars per head.
Many years ago a farmer in this
county purchased a CotsWold ram
and crossed him with his common
sheep sheared about three pounds Of
wool per head and sold from 1925 to
$3.50 per head.
In four years the improved sheep
sheared on IN average of ten pounds
per head and the lambs nearly grown,
sold in Baltimore at five to seven dol
lars per head. The ram for which
he paid $50 when a lamb sheared Is
pounds Of wool when grown.
Farmers who ave grazing lands
take your money and see if you can
invest it in any kind Of business that
is legitimate, which Jays a larger
dividend.
lTlS HOOK OIL SIcep was SOlO Tor 80
per head to persons in HEREFORD u
ty because worthless dogs began to
kill them.
Dogs that are not property unless
taxed, and few are allowed to de-
stroy taxable property, simply to ap-
pease the clamor of "coon hunters"
What a traversity on j~usticei What
fine announcement to those DESTROYS
Of raising blooded stock.
uppoS dogs went about killing
hogs running at large in the woods
what would be the consequence? Own
ers of hogs would wage a war of ex-
termination or have a law passed to
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-09-13
COMPULSORY MARRIAGE.
High Cost of living Makes Matrimony
q Luxury.
montgomery Advertiser.

montgomery AdVertlser.)
DR.. Anna Shaw favors compulsory
marriage Of all normal. healthy cou-
pies. If Mrs. Shaw will induce the
able-bodied men Of our country to
amend our tariff law SO as to insure a
lower cost of those family necessities,
she will have rendered a greater serv-
ice to our people and at the same
time solve the phases Of the matri-
monial problem which concerns her
most. While anything that Mrs. Shaw
might say on this or any other mat
ter that affects the welfare and hap
piness of humanity is not of special
moment she nevertheless raises a
question which has for a long time
held the attention of those who think
Of and grieve over, our economic and
social conditions.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-09-13

are covered by a jeliy-like coat, which
Swells up and makes the mass of eggs
frequently larger than the parent.
This covering probably protects the
eggs from being eaten and also serves
to retain the heat Of the suns rays
The rate Of growth of the egg de-
ponds upon the temperature, but in a
few lays the young tadpOleS come out
Of the eggs remaining attached, how
ever, to the masses Of jelly or to ad-
jacent vegetation.
The metamorphosis of toa1s and
frogs is one of the most marvellous
processes in nature and gives us a hint
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-09-13

That is, they may seek surround
tngs in which their permanent color
is inconspicuous or, as in the case lof
the frog and toad, they may in add
ton change their color to suit the sur
~rOunaings.
If you examine a toad particularly,
Or even a frog, you will see several
colors, such as red, yellow and brown
shading into black.
The intensity of these colOrS and
the amount of surface covered by
them varies, so that the effect of the
blended colors varies considerably.
An interesting experiment for a
young naturalist consists in placing
frogs, particularly the tree frogs, on a
green, brown or gray background to
see to what extent they Will assume
the color Of their surroundings.
The skin of the toad is covered
with warts, which have a more or less
unpleasant taste to m If we may
judge by their actions when they pick
up a toad.
The raccoon is said to roll the toad
between its paws some time before
eating it. While the secretion Of the
skin is protective neither it nor any
other act of the toad produces warts.
The food habits of the toad can be
easily tested by keeping them in the
yard or garden and feeding them in
the evening. They feed at night, and
are not at all wild after being handled
q few times.
In feeding them. only live insects
should be used. and when placed near
the toad, insects disappear as | by
magic.
The toad's tongue is fastened in the
front part of its mouth and loose be-
hind, and is Tipped out so suddenly
that it is almost invisible, even if you
keep your eye on the animal when it
II, ~ Tho 90 80 ootobi,~ ~ ~ ircaof
They will be found to eat almost
any kind of insect ana will devour
large numbers, and any one attempt
ing to supply q toad with all the in
sects it will devour will find a large
task or his hands.
They are simply invaluable in rid
ding gardens and fields Of injurious in
sects.
The feeding habits OF toads and
frogs are closely related to their meth
Cd of spending the winter.
During the summer food is stored
in the body in the form Of fat, in
the liver in the form Of ~glycogen, a
form of sugar, and in the muscles.
In the fall, on the approach Of cold
weather, they bury themselves below
the frost line and slowly use their
stored up food.
The temperature of the body is only
slightly above the surrounding earth,
and they ma be partially frozen even
and revive. During Information they
cease to breathe by using the lungs
and breathe through the skin; the
beating Of the heart and the circula-
ton slow down, so that a very small
amount Of food and oxygen is suff1-
cient.
On hot sand beaches the toad es-
capes the extreme heat in the day
time by burying itself. It's tempera-
ture varies with it's surroundings, be-
Ing below the highest temperature in
which it can live and above the low
est.
It would be more accurate to de-
scribe the toad as having a variable
temperature than to call it cold
blOOded
h method by which frogs bury
themselves is not easy to observe. as
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-09-13
DON'T KILL THE TOAD

thew USUALLY hibernate in the mud,
but tOads can sometimes be found
burrowing in the ground backwards,
working the loose soil in front OF
them.
The winter sleep is followed lmme-
diateIy in the spring by ~egg-iaylng'
and much of the stored up food IS
probably used in forming the large
masses of eggs which toads and frogs
lay.
These are always deposited in the
water. The frogs eggs are in a mass
and the tOad's in a long string; both
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-09-13
Getting Acquainted.

how other animals hat now always
live on land once came out Of the
water, for all land animals show evil
dence of having descended from water
animals.
The imitation of the body is a curl
Gus habit of toads and frogs. If
pursued or seized, they swell the body
up, thus making it more difficult for
the snake, which is their worst enemy,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-09-13
Speaking About Chickens.
(ApeX JOurnall

Speaking Of chickens, Mr.. G.. A.
Upchurch, Of Apex Route No. 1, says
that he las four pullets four months
old that have been LAYING for ten days
or more. The Journal correspondent
at New Hill says that Capt. J.. M.
Ross has a hen that was Matched in
January land tina she now has a
brood Of young chickens several
weeks old. Can anybody beat either
MI. Upchurch Of Captain Ross?
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-09-13
Good Wheat.
(McDOWell ProgresS.l

George Chapman reports that on II
81 acres of land he made 191 ii
bushels Of wheat without the use of
any fertilizer. His total wheat crop
was 400 bushels. This yield resulted
from sowing pea and turning them
under. Mr.. Chapman brought us
samples Of some very fine grapes and
apples. The apples weigh one-half
pound each and have a delicious fla
vor.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-09-13

toward his mistress. He always sits
IN the position shown in the. picture
when taking his food. He is dainty in
his habit. He is fond Of apples, pears,
candy and cakes. He went away once
and stayed five weeks. finally came
back and is now as gentle and affec-
tomato as before.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-09-13
IrfPE.R NECK AND Rfhi-N'

To the Editor: Some Oh '.. -. Ill
bors had quite recently lost "g'' kate
their poultry, and l went Id mind
convention with an inqu,FF x-r-i
for Prof. Jeffrey. Xxx the
my questions; and no" -..,.e and
cause of Elmer neck IN c4 a9-
the remedy. The p~reVeIl~4+ a.. .ausa,
parent to one who knows ~. tr.n
Keep all dead ~carcasSeS ~--~ Us
your chickens II a
bury it deeply or burn it. +-rrc-
From the testimony o. -.y.rI %
from free range couhtItT Earned ,att
losses from hog cholera, / .e4' .~re4,rs;
stock law is needed, as lh3 - mn
aid in removing this, the ErT INK fry
drance to hog breeding anu
duction. "praEEE--
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-09-13
AN ODD PET.

This is a picture Of a West Vir-
ginia girl and her pet w~oodchuck or
grounding as they are generally
called. She say that w~oodchucks are
very Interesting pets. This n soon
got very tate and even affectiOnate
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-09-13

The secret of a mans '-r..a.r be-
in his religion, in what ~ his 7F0
lieves about this world ana
place in it.-Froude.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-10-02

tally does this refer u the rural dis
tricts, large numbers of which are
practically untouched by the warmth
and virility of Christian tutelage. If
the latent forces of these places We're
rightly manned they would furnish
the medium through which would
come large contributions for the care
and maintenance of the enterprises
that represent our denominational
strength. We would not decry the ne
cessities of our city churches; they
too have urgent appeals for help, but
in many of these splendid churches
the situation is not so distressing, the
sacrifice is not so pinching and the
outlook not more glorious than will be
found in these simple. unpretentious
wayside stations. Here are many
hardships to be endured, many uncon-
genial surroundings to be had and
many occasions for heroic giving to be
seen-all because we promise ac-
cording to our hopes, but fulfill accord
ing to our selfish desires Frequent
ly the pastors in these localities who
have given themselves so unreservedly
to the complex duties which confront
ed them have been pastors whose
scholastic advantages in early life
were limited and whose opportunities
for present ministerial training are
meagre in the extreme"
After few Illustrations OF church
work in nearby towns, which space
forbids printing, Miss Nichols says IN
conclusion:
An impartial glance a. the status
Of religious affairs in Oklahoma will
convince the most incredulous that no
where in all our fair America has mi
sionary achievement received a great
er impetus than here amidst the sol
itude of earth and sky, where men,
strong and sturdy, unlettered, perhaps,
have their quaint trysting places with
God.
The cry of the West is for more
money and men whose work shall be
constructive in the highest sense. The
young people of whom there Is
great array here, need TO be taught
now as never before, that their unused
powers represent nothing less than
shifted responsibilities and that the
purest icy is ever to be found not
amidst the glare and glory OF worldly
strife. bit ra her in the atmosphere If
self-renuno!ation and spiritual gam.
The unsaved OF the frontier have nsk
ed us for the Bread of Life. Shall We
give them a stone?"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-10-02

more of victory, has marked a year SO
pregnant with prophecy and power as
to make glad the hearts of those who
have been in touch with and conscious
of the fellowship of the Divine. Sure
~ here, as Hale would say, The nation
has found light, and light means life,
and life means God" The plan or
work adopted in Oklahoma, though
somewhat intricate to the newly-in-
formed laborer, is cooperative in its
nature, being under the superlnten-
dency of three distinct organizations
the Home Mission Board S. b. C., the
State Board and the Home Mission
Society of the North. This, of course,
does not include the Usage and Paw
nee Indian charges, which are the di-
rect and imme ediate concern of the
Southern Board.
Conservative st2:isticians tell us
that our UNCONVENTIONAL prosperity Is
evidenced by an increase OF 500 per
cent. since 1890, and that Oklahoma
furnishes the second largest field for
imperative operation known to South
ern Baptists. In the annual report
submitted to the General Convention,
the past November by our efficient
superintendent of missions, J. c. Stall
cup. some interesting items well worth
our while will be found. With the
assistance of the above mentioned
forces. We have been able to support
.2l7 missionaries: Az stations have
been supplied. 1872 Sunday schools
have been organized, and a total OF
S,762 additions reported to the various
churches. If missions is love OF
work" how tenderly and tirelessiy
have these workers given themselves
to the task, and how often to them
must come with renewed emphasis the
reflection of a statesman who said:
The longer | live the more | am con-
vinced that TO him who giVAS the best
he has to others there must come con-
stantly some new and unexpected en-
couragement." SO here, where only a
short while ago Mature was the
church and stars the candles we
have expanded so nightly In reac.
ana range of the eternal vision that
there are something like 800 churches
in Oklahoma, with a membership aS-
gregating many thousands. If in its
formative state the investment of a
few cents meant so much to the king
dom's sway. what conquests In the
name of Jehovah might be ours for the
yielding to Him of moneys His very
own? What then of Oklahoma's fu-
ure spiritual needs? How shall we
cope with the dominating worldly IN
fluences which play constantly about
rs? What of our matchless mission
opportunities. shall they not be COM
mensurate with the stride of flnanciaI
and civic advancement? For a mo-
ment let us look upon some of the
conditions that obtain In this field
white unto harvest. Perhaps one Of
the most serious demands of the hour
is fer men who know and stand for
the properly organized work. Espec-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-10-02
CONNECT FARMS
BY TELEPHONES
WESTERN PORTION OF COUNTY
BECOMING NETWORK OF TELE.
PHONES-PROSPEROUS.

L. +. Rexroat one of the most pro
gresSive farmers in Carter county, and
the nominee for the state legislature
at the recent primary was in the city
yesterday together with his little
daughter, Opal.
Mr. ReXroat is very optimistic in
regard to the crop outlook and said
that the farmers in his community
would raise from a third to one half
more cotton than they had counted on
and that the corn crop was fine. Mr..
ReXroat told of an institution in his
section that few people outside that
immediate vicinity know about, and
that is the Hewitt Telephone Co., an
Independent concern that has been or
ganized by the farmers in that section
and have nearly 100 boxes in as many
stores and farm houses.
DIR. Darling of Hewitt is the presi-
dent of the company and U. T. Rex
roat of Keller, secretary and treasurer.
The following towns are connected,
Hewitt, Wheeler, Oil City, Keller,
Newport, HealdtOn, Reck and Joiner
City. and also have connection with
the local exc hange of the Chickasaw
Telephone company so that they are
able to talk from their homes in the
country to any one in Ardmore or TO
any city where the lines of the
Chickasaw telephone extend.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-10-02

educated man. said Mr.. Murphy, as
a personality apart whatever may be
his walk in life. He Is acute, eXhaus-
tive. He brilliantly shows the charac-
teristic and the individual in his work,
his swiftness of handling with COM
pleteness of effect. lie has an insight
into essentials, the capacity of vita,
suggestion. He EXHIBITS the touch of
ingenuity, the trace of originality, the
sign of cleverness. The impression he
gives Is one of singular lOftiness Of
purpose, a rare nobility of mind. 1t
is the educated man who leads, who
commands the others. He is con-
scious of mastery-his supremacy Is
completely revealed. Particularly true
is all this OF the actor. TO him is Civ
en- the power of proclaiming not I'M
personal distractions, but living,
breathing. individual facts. His imag-
ination must be far-reaching, his grip
upon human events must be firm and
logical. his manner of presenting the
essentials of the character he Is for
the moment assuming, must be ap-
pealing and sincere. In short, the
great public out there beyond the
footlights ust believe in him, be con
vinced and swayed by him, be made to
realize that what they see and hear
is not the mere charm Of a reclter or
lines a gesticulatOr, a pOseOur, but
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-10-02

and the oil mill also wants men and
wants them bad. Many of the colored
laborers of the city who In the past
have been employed at these mills
have left town and gone to the farm to
pick cotton, yet Ardmore has bunch
of sporty coons" on the east side that
toll not, neither do they spin" and no
amount of money could induce perspfr-
alton out of them other than over q
crap table, and as one larger employer
of unsldlled labor said yesterday, they
should be made to indulge in honest
work or be arrested as 'vags' and
placed on the public streets" No
doubt there will be an exodus from
that quarter in few days either to
the mills of the city or to the cotton
fields, if not, there are plenty of the
city streets that need Improvement.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-10-02
Suits That Dress You Well On Show Garment
Tuesday October Our Storey Be CosedAn Day
Genuine Nan Tailored
Coat Suits

COAT SUlTS-Of cheyeron stripes and fancy
morseds, coats 80 inches long, handsomely
lined only ........................ $1,000
TAILORED SUITS-In wide wall serge,
braided, with coats lined with satin and
}2 inches in length, coors brown, blue, car
dinal gray and black, for only y........ $3.50
MAN TAILORED SUlTS-Of hard finish
worsted diagonas and stripes, satin lined,
an elegant garment, priced at. ....... $3.50
MAN TAILORED SUITS-Of basket cloth in
gray, navy and black, coats 32 inches in
length and satin lined price is only. $500
HANDSOME TAILORED SUlTS-Of Cheyiot,
coat plain tailored and semi-titted skirts
pleated, price Observation-Disclosures. $4,000
FINE TAILORED SUITS-lIard finish, trim
med with braid and buttons, strictly mannish
tailored with shall collar, lined with Skin
ners satin ......................... $500
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-10-02

the message of one who has in his
grasp the core of the mystery, the hu-
man note, that quality that influences
the mind and heart. What thrills him
to utterance is the spirit of the part,
the reality of the scene, the forceful-
ness of the action. Everywhere in
his work are exhibited greatness and
nigh imagination--true effects of
vigor and variety"
Seats on sale Tuesday morning at
Frames Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-10-02
Tim Murphy Comma.

Tim Murphy who comes here on
Thursday. oct. 9Th at Robson opera
house in a new comedy. was talking
the other evening about the advantage
of a more than ordinary education for
the actor who wuld succeed in keeping
awake and amusing his public. The
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-10-02

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has
become famous for its cures Of
coughs, colds, Group and influenza.
Try it when in need 1t contains no
harmful substance and always gives
prompt relief. Sold by all dealers
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-10-02

Your cough annoys you. Keep on
hacking and tearing the delicate
membranes of your throat if you
want to be annoyed. But if you want
relief. want to be cured, take Cham
berlains Cough Remedy. Sold by all
dealers