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Warren sheaf., 1910-02-10
HOW TO GET WINTER EGGS.

6OW ~ Gil WIN 6n 601S.
How to get the flock of hens to lay
during the winter months is one of the
most important problems the poultry
man has on his hands, for it is then
that his eggs fetch the highest price.
Professor Rice of Cornell university.
who has made a special study Of the
care and feeding Of poultry, recon-
mends the following method: Keep
hoppers before the flock all the time.
one containing grit, another crushed
oyster shells, another ground beef
scraps and another mixture of equal
parts by weight Of cornmeal, wheat
bran middlings and beef scraps The
scraps should be Of the best quality,
and fresh water should be kept before
the hens all the time on the opposite
side of the house from the feed hop
pers. so as to give the fowls exercise.
An hour before dark ration Of whole
grain = wheat, corn. oats. barley or
buckwheat-shou he scattered in the
litter for the hens to scratch out. Pro
fessor Rice advises against a hot mash
for breakfast. practice followed by
many, on account Of its causing the
hens to be inactive for several hours
He comedies with the practice of many
In recommending green food-alfalfa.
clover or turnips-d during the winter
months.
Warren sheaf., 1910-02-10
THE HOME SUPPLY OF ICE.

Much may be added to the keeping
quality as we'll as to the enjoyment of
the food supplies for the home if
supply of ice is available during the
warmer months Of the year. In cities
and towns of any size the consumer
has his wants in this line met by put
ting up the lice" card. With country
dwellers the matter is not so simple.
For those who wish to lay by supply
of ice for next summer few sugges-
tions may be helpful. An outbuildiDg
Of about the size required for the nec-
essary supply may be utilized. This
should be so situated that there will
be good drainage from point below
the lowest tier of cakes. A space Of
foot or fourteen inches should be left
between the body Of ice and the walls
of the inclosure. The cakes should be
packed in regular fashion for economy
of room, with enough space between
them so as to give free drainage to
the bottom. The sawdust or other ma
terial used in packing should be pour
ed in between the ice and the walls as
the pile increases in height, but should
not be packed down. When the last
tier of ice has been laid ten inch
layer of the packing material should
be placed over the whole body of ice.
The air chamber above the ice should
be kept well ventilated during warm
weather A supply of ice is often kept
by cruder methods than those above
outlined. but not with so satisfactory
results .'.<
Warren sheaf., 1910-02-10
FARMERS, TAKE NOTICE,

l an tho authorized agent for thA'
Marshall County Farmers Mutual ~
surance Co., for tho towns of McCrua
Comstock, Warrenton, Boxvtlls, Ns~
Solum and Viking. Anyone wishtza
Insurance in this company 80
O.. L. okONOvp.
R1dlun Nina.
Warren sheaf., 1910-02-10
Winter in Qrcharda.

The best way to sell fruit is straight
20 the man who wants it. If you can
not do this, then a reliable middleman
is next best.
Winter has not much work for the
orchard, but orchardists can plan for
the days to come, and the planning is
just as essential as anything they can
do.
Warren sheaf., 1910-02-10

U0<S"8 so9 ''v'
should be protected from the wire by
q cloth. The constant bearing down
Of the weights will in a very short
time bring the tree to it's proper posi-
ton without injury.
Warren sheaf., 1910-02-10

1t is usually the greediest suckers
that get hooked the hardest and lose
most coin on these get-rich-quick
schemes. Those more sensible scrutt-
nize the bait and soon find out who's
holding the pole.
Warren sheaf., 1910-02-10

With rich, clean soil 50 abundant we
never could understand why fellow
would care to monkey with skunk
farm ---s-.. ..sF. 4;
Warren sheaf., 1910-02-10

A gardener living near Long Beach.
CAL, imposes on folks credulity in the
claim he makes Of having picked three
gallons Of blackberries from Logan
valley vine set out last year, when it
was but two inches long.
Warren sheaf., 1910-02-10

The very heavy fall Of snow in the
mountain states Of the west is causing
very heavy loss in both cattle and
sheep. as much Of the forage they sub
sist on in the valleys is deeply COW
cred with snow. Some fockmasters
are Offering at 81 per head sheep that
two months ago they would not have
sold for sc.
Warren sheaf., 1910-02-10

Landlord and tenant get along best
together when each does just a bit
more rather than a trifle less for the
other than the terms Of the lease re-
quire. The same kind of spirit will
go long way toward taking the kinks
out Of many other relations in life.
Warren sheaf., 1910-02-10

During the winter months, when
green food cannot be had, the hens
will relish head of cabbage, hung
where they have to jump for it. or an
occasional feed of raw beets or ruta-
bagas. Clover and alfalfa leaves they
will also eat greedily.
Warren sheaf., 1910-02-10

In Germany and some other Euro
pean countries oleo manufacturers are
required to add to the fatty mixture
10 per cent by weight Of sesame oil,
whose odor enables the purchaser to
detect the nature Of his purchase much
more readily than is possible in the
United States, where butter fat is
added instead.
Warren sheaf., 1910-02-10

A DR.. Spofford will be At the
~ Windsor Hotel, Warren, Feb.
9, one day. Eyes examined Glasses
fitted.
Warren sheaf., 1910-02-10

We saw lantern the other day be-
longing to a pretty bright fellow that
one would say was relic of the dark
ages-wick small, draft poor, chimney
smoky and the whole outfit calculated
to induce dubious thoughts relative to
the gumption and snap Of the fellow
who owned it. With lanterns and lu-
minants as cheap as they are today,
there is mighty little excuse for this
type Of mediaevalism.
Warren sheaf., 1910-02-10

Final estimates as to the 1909 cotton
crop place the total production at
1896 344 900 pounds. equivalent to 1O,-
08S,OOO bales at 500 pounds each. The
five leading states in the production of
cotton are as follows, the output being
expressed in bales: Texas. 2,57OOOO;
Georgia, 100000: South Carolina.
1,O95,OO0 Alabama and Mississippi,
each 100000 Next to corn, cotton
was the most valuable crop produced.
Warren sheaf., 1910-02-10

An effective warfare may be waged
against the lice and mites in the hen
house by squirting kerosene into the
cracks and crannies near the roosts
and by turning the hens outdoors and
scattering handful Of sulphur into
windows should be shut tight, and the
operator should vamoose as soon as
the fumes begin to rise. To make the
job effective this process may be re-
peated until pound of sulphur has
been burned.
The Columbus journal., 1910-10-12
Much-Read Social Science Bulletins

the use OF cheap cuts of meat. that it
was the first government cook book
ever printed
This was not altogether so. It Is
true that it was the nearest approach
to a real cook book. but the depart.
ment has printed all sorts OF receipts.
The social science series has been
running for more than a decade. and
has, incidentally. taken in various do.
nestle problems in the food line un.
der the head Of Nutrition Investiga
TONS" The earliest of these was ono
on the composition and cooking OF
meats. issued nearly II years ago. OF
this there has been something over
half a million copies distributed.
But the most popular of all the bull
let!ns was the recent one on The
Economical Use of Meat in the
Home" This has been out only a few
months. and there have already been
distributed 100000. Calls are still
coming in rapidly.
The series comprises books on all
sorts of subjects-the preserving OF
fruits and vegetables. fish as food. tbs
care of milk in the home. the value o;
peas, beans and legumes in general as
food. the cooking Of vegetables. AMI
more than Z dozen other subjects.
The Columbus journal., 1910-10-12

THE Postoffice Department daily re-
j ceives hundreds OF complaints
caused by the losses Of packages and
money. Mails are easy to rob. but few
postal thieves ever escape final de-
lection: they are sure to be entrapped
and punished in the end. While speak
ing Of these numerous complaints. an
old detective. called inspector. Of the
Postofice Department said: No
thief is harder to catch than the one
who robs Uncle Sans mail. The
methods of such thieves are ingenious.
the plumber is easily hidden or de-
stroyed. and their rascality is well
masked by the honesty and integrity
Of associates.
"Postofice thieves are not arrested
every day. although valuable letters
and other articles are stolen almost
daily and al army of shrewd inspec.
tors are on the alert. Positive proof
Of guilt must be in the possession OF
The inspector before an arrest is made.
Circumstantial evidence does not 60
at any time with US. It is an estab-
iished rule that the evidence must be
positive and direct. In almost every
case an arrest means conviction.
- 2ostonce employee never knows
The Columbus journal., 1910-10-12

r HERE is a determined effort being
made in Washington to have old
Representative hall in the capitol
cleaned out. This is the room now
known as the Hall of Horrors to those
who have seen the statuary in it. but
which is aristocratically titled the
Hall of Fame.
This hall is almost circular. II
has a tiled floor. many pillars and a
low gallery all across one end. 1t is
also known as the whispering hall"
for the reason that standing on GER
tain blocks of the thing your voice
comes to you from the floor on other
blocks, over your shoulder into your
car or other blocks, from the winged
victory clock that faces you, and
there are many other blocks which
give forth strange echoes when you
stand upon them. No one has ever
been able to tell why these echoes are
or why other tiles give forth nothing
at all. They just DO it: that is all
there is of Ii.
There are a lot OF statues that are
freaks from way back. There is only
one piece of really good sculpture in
the whole bunch of some 50 Or 40. and
that is Father Marquette, which was
presented by Wisconsin. 1t is an ex-
The Columbus journal., 1910-10-12

VIZ ASHINGTON-One of the mighty
w few instances on record of the
United States having been done" in
its cash accounts came to light at
the treasury department the other day
in decision handed down by the con-
troller of the treasury. In this par
ucular instance the government is
short more than $4,000 and has no
way OF helping ITSELF It became a
victim through the carelessness of its
own officers. and the victimization,
too. was not criminal in its nature.
Prior to 1879 the late Samuel J.
Little OF Georgetown owned four GER
tificates OF 6 per cent. stock of the
old corporation of Georgetown. Upon
his death he left life interest In the
stock to his sister. Mrs. Eliza A.
Ricketts,. and the residue to his minor
children. J. c. Little and Julia A.
Little. In the settlement Of the case
before the probate court the actual
possession of the four certificates of
stock was passed to Mrs. Ricketts,, so
that she might collect from the treas
urer, from time to time. the interest
due her
Shortly after this United States
Treasurer Giifillan issued a circular
calling upon all holders OF George
town corporation stock. which was
The Columbus journal., 1910-10-12

Contrary 10 an opinion commonly
held in New York. London does not
obtain relief from the effects of the
early-cloSing laws by forming supper
clubs There were such clubs fifteen
wears ago. but nowadays there are no
gupper clubs in London where the
thirsty can with slight formality OF
initiation get drinks after 1870 4. m.
when all restaurants and saloons are
closed ordinarily. the closing hour on
Saturday night being midnight and on
Sunday night eleven o'clock.
The police long ago made the life
Of supper clubs impossible and there
is not one now in existence in Lon
don. says the New York Suns Lon
Gcn correspondent The average Lon
doner when his restaurant and pub
closes must go home or to his club.
and London clubs with single ex-
ception are closed at two 4. IN. One
club keeps open until -four, a. n. Fake
clubs cannot exist nowadays.
The police permit two clubs in the
vicinity of Leicester square, the heart
of Lcndon's tenderloin, to keep open
al night. One Of them is patronized
The Columbus journal., 1910-10-12
Postal Thieves Comparatively Few

when he is being Swallowed. Even
when not under suspicion OF theft he
may be watched outside Of business
hours to see IL he is spending more
money than his salary will permit. 1t
sometimes happens that an inspector
may not be able to prove q man a
thief. and the fellow Is turned loose
with verdict of not guilty as his
certificate Of honesty, but he is not
wanted by the department any more.
From one point of view 1t is won.
derful that there are so few thieves
among the many thousands of clerks
who handle the mails first and last.
for great temptations surround them.
as they handle millions of valuable
parcels. II Is known that these clerks
soon learn to tell by the very touch
Of letter whether it contains money.
II so inclined 1t would be an easy mat
ter for the dishonest clerk to slip
letters into his pocket and open them
in the privacy of his room. That the
cases of dishonesty are comparative
ly few is q high tribute to the moral
qualities of the postofice clerks.
There are but two successful ways
to catch a postofice thief-constant
watch and decoy letters. With these.
and a large supply of patience, the
game will be landed. though 1t often
requires months. and sometimes years.
1t IL one Of the most annoying and dit.
fcult lines of detective work. and Re.
quires the most earnest application.
Not . single circumstance or detail
must be overlooked"
The Columbus journal., 1910-10-12
BABY'S SKIN TORTURE

when our baby was seven weeks
old he broke out with what We
thought was heat. but which gradually
grew worse. We called In q doctor.
He said It was eczema and from that
time We doctored six months with
three Of the best doctors in Atchison
but he only got worse. His face. head
and hands were q solid sore. There
was no end to the suffering for him.
We had to tie his little hands to
keep him from scratching. He never
knew what It was to sleep well from
the time he took the disease until he
was cured. He kept US awake all
hours Of the night and his health
wasn't what you would call good. We
tried everything but the right thing.
Finally got set Of the Cuticura
Remedies and I am pleased to say
We did not use all Of them until he
was cured. We have waited q year
and . half to see II It would return
but 1t never has and to-day his skin
is clear and fair as It possibly could
be. hope Cuticura may save some
one else's little ones suffering and
also their pocket-books. John Leason.
1903 Atchison St. Atchison. Kan. Oct.
10, 1909"
The Columbus journal., 1910-10-12
WHETHER the high price of foo,

WHETHER the high price of food
" is causing the public to take an
uncommonly keen interest in domes-
tic problems now, or whether the
cause is something else, the officials
of the Department of Agriculture do
not undertake to say. The fact re-
mains that there has been a greater
run up to date on the so-called social
science" series of bulletins than on
any other pamphlets the department
has ever produced.
Up 10 the present there has been a
total of 1862 900 bulletins distribut-
ed. Some now out of print have been
applied for so often that 1t is prob
able the estimates for next year will
include provision for reprinting.
This government is the only one in
the world that has gone into the bust
ness OF printing cook books. 1t was
stated, when the Department o: Agri-
culture recently issued the book on
The Columbus journal., 1910-10-12

upper bone of the arm (humerous)
may be either below. in front of, or
behind its normal position. Sometimes
it goes back into place very easily,
and so it is a good plan to attempt to
reduce il two or three times at least.
This should be done by having the pa
tient lie down on his back and fixing
the shoulder SO that il is fairly sta
tlonary. as having some one to hold
II. and pulling down on the arm The
pull should be steady and considerable
force used, but il must not be jerked
by 4 sudden pull Sometimes the
person giving the first aid can &c, {,
better pull and also assist in pushing
the head of the bone into place by re.
moving one of his shoes and placing
his heel under the injured shoulder
and pulling while bracing himself i'm
this way. Care must be taken not to
push up under the arm too forciblv.
as there is considerable danger of in.
Juring the blood vessels and nerves
that pass along under the shoulder.
The Elbow.
The elbow is quite frequently dislO-
Gated as the result of a fall or twist
The usual kind is to have the bones of
the forearm dislocated backward. but
they may go to either side or both
backward and to one side. This dislc,
cation is usually rather difficult to re
dCce and a physician should be seen.
DisIocation of the Hin.
The hips are not very Frequently
thrown out of joint and are with diff.
Guilty put back into place II may be
attempted by fixing the hips as solid
ly as possible and pulling down on
the leg. 1t the same time having an
assistant try to push the head of the
bone towards its normal position. The
muscles around the hip joint are SC
powerful that it is often Necessary to
give a general anesthetic in order to
relax the spasm of the muscles which
accompanies every dislocation.
The Knee.
Dislocations at the knee Joint NAV
take place in any direction. The at.
tempt should be made to reduce them
by the same general methods as IN
dislocations of the hip. but this usual
ly is rather difficult to accomplish.
The Ankle.
Dislocations of the ankle are in
clined to be somewhat complicated
and usually it is better to have the
patient see physician at once rather
than first attempt to reduce il without
his aid.
The Columbus journal., 1910-10-12
Sprains
By DR.. w. III. BAILEY
Of the Kansas University Medical
School at Rosed0le

At times the whole joint may appear
| loose and relaxed. In q very short
time swelling takes place and then the
pain which may have been lesssned
for a time, returns. Movement of the
joint now may be greatly lessened or
prevented altogether. 1t is very de,
sirable that the physician see the
sprain before the swelling becomes
too marked, because when ii is pres
ent, it is next to impossible to tell
whether or not a partial dislocation or
fracture also exists
In treating a sprain We want to
limit the degree of swelling as much
the pain and the time of disability on
account of the sprain. In slight sprains
the part may be bandaged tightly or
strapped with adhesive plaster (Which
is usually kept at all drug stores and
is handy thing to keep in the house,
hold. and the patient allowed TO use
the part the same as before.
Severe Sprains should be put at rest
fer - to Sc hours and the part kept
elevated so as to lessen the amount of
blood to the part. Soaking the part
in cold water while it is gently rubbed
is usually the most effective way OF
reducing the swelling. Sometimes
very hot water is more comfortable
and often acts as efficiently as cold.
The part should then be bandaged
,iub.lv nc tho prncc,rra in a measure
prevents swelling. Care must be eX-
ercised here not to get the bandages
too tight The injured part should be
watched closely so that the swelling
does not make the bandages 100 tight
Quite serious harm can be done by
too much pressure being applied.
After the acute pain has subsidized and
the swelling has ceased getting great
GER. usually about the beginning OF the
second "a hours. gentle massage and
passive movements working and
moving the joint with the hands,
should be gradually increased. After
2 few days the part may be strapped
with adhesive plaster or bandaged and
used little as normally. Although
severe sprains should be put at rest
for a day or two. it is not advisable
10 put them up in splints or plaster
of :raTis casts or delay the massage
and movement too long. as there l.
danger Of q stiff joint resulting.-Will-
lam II. Bailey. AM. Md. Kansas Uni
verSity School of Medicine. Rosedale
Kan.
The Columbus journal., 1910-10-12
Hall of Fame Statuary Not Artistic

guisite piece of work. The rest of
the statues are practical caricatures.
There is one of Fulton. who is seated
in a chair with a piece of machinery
in his hand. He lops all over the
chair. his legs are sprawled in all
sorts of ways. and it is about as woe
begoac a piece of marble as can we'll
be imagined. There Is a marble OF
Webster. whom everybody knows was
not a large man. but the statue makes
him a regular giant There Is a
statue OF John J. ingalls,. the only one
as yet sent by Kansas. and excepting
that it is like 4 line. has neither
breadth nor thickness. which was q
good description of ingalls,. 1t Is the
limit for ugliness. There is a statue
of Frances Willard In a basque and
ill-hanSing dress. which bears not the
slightest resemblance to that dainty.
sweet.faced woman. There Is a statue
Of Phi! KeaTny in bronze. which il
very pretty to look at. but has very
little artistic merit. and there IS one
of Shoup. of Idaho: which looks as
though 1t might have been sandpa-
rered out of a piece Of marble. And
then there is Washington. dapper-
little darling with sloping brow. as
fashioned by HOudon.
The Washington newspapers some
tiIoe ago began a crusade to have
the Law placing statutes In Statuary
hail by the states repealed. 1t is to
be repealed on the ground that the
hall is already damned to overflow.
ing. and if any more statuary is pre-
sented il will be necessary to make a
second ard inner row.
The Columbus journal., 1910-10-12
Uncle Sam Is Loser In Cash Account

one of the old forms of obligation by
the District of Columbia, to present
the certificates for redemption. Mr..
Ricketts, took the four certificates to
the treasurer's Office. Endorsed Il here
by assign the within certificates to
the treasurer Of the United States for
redemption. on account Of Eliza A.
Ricketts,"
The treasurer refused redemption
upon this Endorsement. Mrs. Ricketts,
then asked the first auditor OF the
treasury. as he was known In those
days. to approve the Endorsement. but
he refused. She appealed to the Of
fee of the then first controller OF the
treasury and obtained the desired ap-
prevail.
Accordingly the treasurer paid Mrs.
Ricketts, $4.012 principal and 1923 in
terest
In 1894 Julia A. Burnell. formerly
Julia A. Little. the daughter OF Sam
uel J. Little. made claim for the 49,
C:1.cc3, alleging that 1t had been er-
.cneous,y raid to Mrs. Ricketts,. who
had a life interest only. The claim
was disa!lowed by the treasury. Mrs.
Burne.l and her husband then entered
suit for the amount before the court
of claims. A year ago they obtained
Judgment for the amount. and in the
deficiency act of June %. 1910. ap-
preparation was made to pay this
claim, along with others.
Mrs. Burnell has beer fighting for
sixteen years to secure the money
she thought was hers and is just now
coming into her own. while the gov
ernment is out over $4,000.
The Columbus journal., 1910-10-12
London Goes to Bed Early

by the minor artists and stage hands
of the music halls and theaters near
by. the other the police permit to
exist because they know its regular
and casual patrons and can lay hands
on any one of them when wanted.
Both clubs are unattractive places
and women are vigorously excluded
after midnight.
Efforts to conduct even semiRohe
milan supper clubs fail. One started
recently in popular west end thor
Gushfare didn't last a year There
were not enough thirsty and hungry
souls abroad after midnight to NEE,
expenses.
Tie fact is that Londoners have
become so used to the restrictions of
the excise law that they have formed
the habit of going to bed early. The
reputable clubs, too, are deserted at
midnight, and there are only two good
clubs in London where the bar re
ceipts between midnight and two
a. m, their closing hour, are sufficient
TO pay for the electric light con.
Sumed