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The Holbrook news., 1910-08-05
Hint. About the Farm.

Avoid extremes in everything.
 Refill the salt box in the pasture
 Give the horses bran mash twice a week
 Money invested in land cannot eas lily be lost
 A good swing stanchion is not un comfortable to the COW.
 Gratifying the appetite adds grea; ly to the thrift of the flock
 No ups and downs in care and feed but keeping everlastingly at it.
 Set the strawberries in rows four feet apart and two feet in the row.
 If the pump bucket leaks. take it to towL with you. The timer will fix it while you wait.
 The plan of hay farming with chem icals has its attractions, especially for the oldish man, who desires to get rid of the care of live stock, and to cut down his labor outgo to the lowest possible amount.
 Milk from unhealthy COWS is not safe to use and only COWS in good health can max, profitable use of the food given them. The herd should be inspected at regular intervals by a competent veterinarian.
 A garden of an acre, we'll tended will produce vegetables enough to sup ply an ordinary family year in and year out. as well as to feed flock of fowls whose eggs may be traded for groceries at any country store.
 The man who puts the finest pro ducts on the market is the one who reaps the bountiful rewards. Be sure your products are in the most accept able condition before marketing if there is a desire to win new custom. ers
The Holbrook news., 1910-08-05
\ Ne,r Din for Cattle.

The Oklahoma State Board of Agri culture has adopted new dipping SO lution for cattie. The crude oil meth cd has been abandoned on account of its often injurious effect on steers All cattle shipped in from Texas must be dipped in order to keep out Texas fever by killing the ticks, which carry the disease. The new dip is an arsen- ical solution. much cheaper than the crude oil, just as effective and less in furious. It is made by boiling 10 pounds of commercial arsenic, "A pounds of sal soda and 1 gallon of pine tar in 40 gallons of water It is then increased to 50 gallons by adding water, and this solution is enough for 450 gallons of water when mixed with it. The cost is about cent gallon, or about 25 cents per steer in dipping. The only danger from the use of this dip Is that steer might accidentally swallow some of the solution, a quart of which would cause death.
The Holbrook news., 1910-08-05
RECALLED TO HER DUTY.

of all the complex requirements of modern civilization, the hardest to live up to is an English butlerI" de- clared an American hostess recently in humorous despair. You see, he gives no sig of satisfaction when one does fulfil his demands for lady in ''igh life; and when one doesn't, there is somthing in his eye-an ex- pression of remote, respectful, but ut terly crushing withdrawal from re- sponsibility for the errors of such hopeless person as yourself-that ex- tinguishes ones last, lingering spark of independence. Under Higgins dis approval I am reduced to a worm of the dust!"
 Her guests laughed, and several feelihgly assented But one woman, who visited much in England, de- clared that on his native heath the British butler developed virtues he seldom carried across the Atlantic.
 The butler at a famous country house where she visited was an aged man, of silver hair and benignant countenance, whose many years of loyal service in the family had earned their full reward of affection and re- spect.
 He felt an almost fatherly degree of responsibility for the manners and behavior of the younger members of the family, especially upon ceremo- nial occasions. At large reception the American guest overheard him speaking to the youngest grown daughter, under pretense of bringing her lace scarf.
 Miss HedithI Miss Hedithi The hold gentleman by the earth 'asn't 'ardly been noticed by hanybody for half an hour"
 Miss Edith not displaying any eager ness to hasten to the relief of the neg lected one,-a fat, bald-headed. unat- tractive little man.-he continued. re- proachfully:
 IFS a person of himportance if @ is helderly I've card 'es much re- spected in the 'Ouse Besides. Miss Hedith, in the words ofthe poet. Kind carts are more than coronets; and I 'avent a doubt, if ed 'appened to think of it. ed ave hadded, and ~ brainy 'eads than air"
 The conjunction of bard and butler was sufficient to recall Miss Edith to her duty as a daughter of the house. and she was. soon successfully enter taining the bald but distinguished member of Parliament
The Holbrook news., 1910-08-05
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Plan for Fee,i-Box.

The illustration of a feed box is sclf-explanatory, and with the follow ing list of dimensions should be easy to build: The legs are made from 4x4's A inches on the high side, saw ing bevel at one end of 12 inches;
 the sides are 2x12 inches; the length of the box is feet The bottom is made by joining seven common floor boards. generally using fence flooring clear of knots as possible. The best way to lay the bottom is to take 16-foot fence boards. laying the two end 2x4 cross pieces inches from the end. Across the center lay two ether inches apart. saving the bot tom in two to make the bottoms for two boxes. The 2x4 across the center, which is used for supporting the cen ter of the bottom. should be made of hard wood Clamps go around this 2x4 and over the top of the box. Use 16-inch clamp. such as commonly used for building hay racks; bore through the 2x4, place the clamp bot tom side up over the side of the box and draw it up tight. The lower edge
The Holbrook news., 1910-08-05
Teeth shouId Be Examined.

A great many of the troubles of the horse come when the owner thinks he is treating him the best in winter when there is little work and the horse is turned out to pasture, or to an alfalfa stack. There are num- Der of points to keep in mind when disposing of the horse for the winter, says Colorado bulletin.
 First of these is the condition of his teeth. Remember, if he has been liv- ing largely on chop feed, or other grain that requires little mastication, that his teett may not be in condition to handle the roughage of the pasture or the poor quality of hay which is usually fed to horses that are not working. He may be parrot mouthed and not able to- bite off the grass.
 The teeth should by all means be examined by a veterinarian, if the owner is incapable Rough feed must be well chewed before it can be prop erly digested.
The Holbrook news., 1910-08-05
The Woman ana the Dog.

A crowd gathered at 10th and Bar ton strees to watch a handsome fox terrier that was running about, nose in air. White froth was running from the dogs mouth.
 Hes madl" yelled a fat man.
 The fox terrier stood in the center of the group. with wide-open eyes. either too mad or too frightened to move.
 At this juncture. the policeman ar rived. A dozen voices began to tell him that the dog was mad; that it must be killed; that it had been snap ping at the children; that it began to froth when it passed a pool of water, and how best to shoot.
 A tall, quiet-looking woman pushed through the crowd and started toward the dog. A dozen men yelled at her, two or three men grabbed at her.
 She picked the dog up and started out of the crowd. The policeman stop ped her with:
 Madam, that dog is mad. He must be shot. Look at the foam coming out of his mouth"
 Foam" she said contemptuously. That's cream puff he was eating."- St Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Holbrook news., 1910-08-05
How Much Seed to Sow.

The question of the proper amount Of seed to SOW is never settled. Two and one-half bushels of average oats. sown broadcast, are not too many on average land. average seasons; and about one-half bushel less when drilled in, is looked upon as about right by most oat growers.
 Many good farmers differ, however. on this. many thinking a peck will bring as good or better results. There are varieties of oats with very large berry which would have to be in creased to get the same number of plants to the acre that the very small berry oats would give. Still, as a rule, a large vigorous seed will pro- duce large vigorous plant and this would need more room than a smaller one. The season and soil make con siderable difference, toe, with the amount of seed. Pasturing grain with sheep or other light stock, tends to thicken it, also to shorten the straw and to prevent lodging. though it fire quently adds to the length of time for ripening. When there is danger of oats lodging. thick seeding tends to prevent it.
The Holbrook news., 1910-08-05
Taking NIedIcine.

When one observes the general at titude of the public at large. even much of the instructed and intelligent public, on the subject of medicine-tak- ing, the wonder is that more people do not perish of their own folly.
 It is to be supposed that when a physician prescribes a drug he, and he alone, is equipped to know what he prescribes, what for, and how much. and how often it should be taken. It may be, it often is, dangerous poi sen if taken in excess, or at the wrong \ time, or in the wrong combination, and yet, although it seems incredible. one continually finds otherwise intelligent persons arguing that if spoonful does good, the process of cure may be hastened by a spoonful and a half: or that, having forgotten the medicine the day before, double doses today will help them to catch up; or that. al though the writing on the bottle says before meals" they never can remem- Der it till they have finished eating.
 There are also the ridiculous persons who seem to think that they can hasten matters by taking patent medicine, or something that helped them so much once before," or a pre- scription that a friend recommended. at the same time that they are taking the medicine prescribed by a phySl- clan, but of course without saying any thing about it to him.
 He. poor man. may be wondering why a certain drug should be failing of it's expected effect, or perhaps act ing in some curious manner unknown to science. Sometimes he even writes bewildered letters to the medical pa pers. telling of mysterious patient re has encountered. who has proved to 5e utterly unresponsiVe to the action of some well-proved drug. CT who has re acted to the same in a new and terri flying manner
 The sins of omission are as frequent as those of commission. and the sins Of carelessness are the most frequent and most dangerous of all There is no excuse. for the person who leaves me dicine bottles around where chil- dI en can reach them. or who has the carbclic acid or the ammonia cn the ! washing stand A few simple rules in | this regard can be made and kept by everyone. Let there be an inaccessible shelf for medicine bottles wherever | there are children. Never pour out and drink from any bottle until tho !! directions have been read. Always | keep dangerous fluids. such as strong | ammonia, carbolic acid. insect poisons | and the like in corrugated bottles.
The Holbrook news., 1910-08-05

orchard overrun by some destructive species, patented trap for the pests. A barrel has pieces cut out of the up- per portion ana is half filled with rot ten or bruised apples oi some other odoriferous fruit. On top of the barrel Is placed pan partially filled with water, oil or some poisonous liquid. From the apex of a tripoG that keeps the basin from falling of the barrel hangs lantern. In the daytime the insects will be attracted by the odor of the fruit. and in flying up to feast many of them are likely to fly into the water. At night the lantern is lighted and bugs will come from afar to f1ut- ter against it and meet their death iu the liquid below
The Holbrook news., 1910-08-05
SUN DIAL MoTToES.
Many Famous Examples in England.
 Ranging from Grave to Gray.

Ranging from Grave to Gray.
 Very curious inscriptions appear on many sun dials. such as the one on Paper buildings, in the Temple, says the Gentlewoman. which bids one ab- ruptly "Begone about your business, ' and again in Pump court we are told that shadows we are. and like shad ows depart"
 Others on various sun dials are: "The day will come" Everywhere the same," Behold we fly" T show by the kindness and splendor of the sun, ? This is the day. Learn to value time." T fly while you behold me" Enjoy the present hour," "The shad- ow moves though I am at rest" q set to rise" Days make years" q stay for no man." "The day flies" Such is life. Man is but shadow" Redeem the time" Lying does not belong to me-" The brightest day has it's shades You pursue a shadow" You may waste but cannot stop me-" Life is fieeting as the shadow" Let not the sun go down on thy wrath"
 Vertical sun dials could be placed or a south wall with but little trouble and less material, for it only required a dial to cast shadow and radiating incised lines marked on the wall These often appeared on churches, and were generally near the southwestern angle.
 Sometimes sun diaIs even appeared in stained glass windows. These are still to be seen in Lambeth palace, and at one time there was another in the Church of All Hallows Staining, Mark lane.
 Another kind of dial was of a port able description known as the ring" type, to be worn on the finger, the light finding its way through a tiny hole. Of these the rarest sort known was furnished with a combination of projections for throwing the shadow oc the sun. Cardinal Wolsey had one made in brass gilt on which were en- graved his arms. Other portable ones were a sort of combination of dial and compass folded up.
 Then there was the pillar sun dial, with which we are familiar. Of this kind the baiuster-shaped pillar is most frequently seen, though. of course, there are many variations, some talk ing the form of columns more or less carved and decorated.
 In most recent years sun dials of growing shrubs have been made as or naments to lawns, such as the one at Broughton Castle, near Banbury The hours are made of growing box or yew embedded in minute fragments of marble; the upright dial, also growing, is of yew, and is cut and trimmed into shape. Around the whole is written in letters of yew, Memory lives. but the hour flies"
 A vertical sun dial on the wall of SsEdringham House. King Edwards country place, says, Let others tell of storms and showers, I only count the sunny hours
The Holbrook news., 1910-08-05
DisIikcd Egotism.

What's the matter with you?" ask ed his wife.
 I'm feeling lonely" was the reply,
 Don't you like this town?'
 ''I don't like this earth
 Whats the objection to it?'
 People are too egotistical. If there's anything I hate it's egotism. And when 1 see kings. going about con fidently and doing things wrong. and diplomats trying all sorts of insincere tricks with complete effrontery, and lawyers seeking applause for arguing on the wrong side of case. and ev- erybody displaying utter selfishness without blush, I am forced to the conviction that I am the only consist entIy moral gentleman on this globe And it makes me feel lonely"
The Holbrook news., 1910-08-05
A pa, of ReckonInR.

It Is claimed by the many admirers of a rising author that his tongue is as ready and clever as his pen.
 During a conversation with a lady of uncertain age she said, with a mock sigh:
 But you are young, while I can ai- ready count my gray hairs.''
 But, dear lady" and the young man let his well-known genial smile play over his features. surely you know that as long as gray hairs can be count ed, they do not count"
The Holbrook news., 1910-08-05
SPELLING BEE PUZZLES JUDGES.
Ohio Commissioners Also Unwilling to Decide Who Won the Prize.

The people of certain township in Delaware county are excited over a recent spelling bee contest. and as opinion is divided as to who won it. the facts have been placed before th5 state school commissioner for deci- sion, but he has declined to settle tho matter, the Columbus (O.) correspond ent of the New York Herald says
 The teacher wrote to the commis- sicner about the contest. The prize was a dictionary to the pupil who spelled cown the others. The whole | township turned out for the bee. Fiji nally all the pupils except Florence and Catherine dropped out. Florence stood on the left and Catherine on the right and the spelling started from the left.
 After st.lling some time Catherine missed word and Florence missed it also. Now, because Florence spelled the first %ord she spelled one more word correctly than Catherine. Did Florence. as a consequence. deserve the prize?
 It was decided that Florence did not spell down Catherine because she missed the same word that Catherine did. and so they continued to spell for quite a while, when. greatly to her admirers disappointment. Florence missed a word which Catherine spelled correctly. Catherine was awarded the rrize.
 The commissioner is asked if this decision is right. He is also asked if the spelling had been started on the right side would Florence have spelled down Gather inc.
 Commissioner Zeller found this let ter waiting Tor him after his return from a tip to Indiana and another to a roial in Ohio, where he made an address. and being filled with con siderable ennui he felt that he was hardly equal to the task of endeavor- ing to find a solution for the weighty problems presented in the letter How ever, he has no objection to anyone else finding the answer. If any per son cares to take day off to figure out who should have received the prize he or she is welcome to assume the task
The Holbrook news., 1910-08-05

Obedience to God is the surest evil dence of faith in Him.
 The best preparation for tomorrow is to do your best to-day.
 The man with a bee in his bonnet often brings up in a hornets nest.
 The man who leans on his under standing alone leans on a mighty poor thing.
 A good habit cannot be formed in day, nor bad one broken in an hour.
 You would like to build a beautiful house? Then why not try to build beautiful character
 SomG people weigh little for the Lord because they talk about their re- ligious life as if it were medicine.
 The man who is troubled about Gains wife would be happier if he paid more attention to his own
 When the Bible is only center table ornament the devil is no more afraid of it than he would be of brick
 The man who can't find out how to add a cubit to his stature in the won derful time in which we live. might as we'll run his little head through the hole of a grindstone and jump into the sea
The Holbrook news., 1910-08-05

of the 2x12 used for sides should be planed to bevel to match the bottom of the box.
 For feeding meal it would be well to place a corn crib strip 1x4 inches around 'the top of the box. This will prevent the wind from blowing the meal out, as it projects over cn the inside 2 inches.
The Holbrook news., 1910-08-05
Chicken. for Market.

Old and young chickens to be sold for market purposes will bring much more if they are confined in close quarters for a week or more and fed heavily during the time. A part of the well-equipped poultry plant, there fore, should consist of a poultry fat tening pen, provided with adequate feeding and watering deEices.-Jour- nal of Agriculture.
The Holbrook news., 1910-08-05
The Ne,, College Game.

When other arms and other legs
 The game of football play; And fair co-eds and wispy segS
 Comminele in the fray, There may perchance in bleachers rise
 The voice Of some old frat, To say with sorrow and surprise,
 And so it's come to that!" Chicago Tribuna
The Holbrook news., 1910-08-05

are. Always except ing, of course, the victims of the vora- cious mosquito. In the niry all sorts of homely de- vices are used to catcf the bugs and kill them, ana an Ore gon man. who prob ably had his apple
The Holbrook news., 1910-08-05
Beiated.

"I understand that Frailman has come to the conclusion to contest his wife's will"
 Well what is there courageous about that? She's dead, isn't she7-
The Holbrook news., 1910-08-05
Propcrly Brnccd Corner Post.

The ordinary braces set in line with the wires do not prevent the corner post from leaning. A brace set in the direction that a post would lean. or a stay wire in the opposite direction.
The Holbrook news., 1910-08-05

are either effective. but both are un- desirable. The two posts on each side of and nearest to the corner post should be braced, as shown in the cut wire should run from the top of one post to the bottom of the other to tighten the brace, which will throw the strain on five posts instead of one.
 C. c. Ormsbee. in Farm and Home
The Holbrook news., 1910-08-05
Small Boys, Take Comfort.

In disclosing to acquaintances what he believed to be some of the causes of long life, the late Sir Isaac Holden, after dilating on the advan. tages of bananas as a food, used to conclude, And, above all. not too many baths; they are weakening. g."- London Pos:
The Holbrook news., 1910-08-05
A Call for Cough Drops.

''I tell you I must have some mon- cyl" roared the king of Maritania, who was in sore financial straits. Somebody will have to cough up."
 "AlasI" sighed the guardian of the treasury, who was formerly the court jester, "all the coffers are empty"- Tit-Bits.
The Holbrook news., 1910-08-05
Vaine of Guinea Fowl.

The guinea fowl is growing in favor as market bird. the flesh coming nearer to the flavor of game than any of our domestic poultry.
The Holbrook news., 1910-08-05

When rheumatism gets busy with man he is apt to forget his other troubles.
The Holbrook news., 1910-08-05

It is the opinion of every man who has made a fool of himself over a woman that he had the best excuse iR the world
The Holbrook news., 1910-08-05
Financial Note.

The easiest money to spend and the hardest money to save is that which you haven't earned.
The Holbrook news., 1910-08-05
A Novel Insect Catcher.

Only people who have had crops or plants destroyed by insects can appre- ciate what a pest these little things
The Holbrook news., 1910-08-05

A girl isn't necessarily a jewel be. cause she is set in her ways
The Holbrook news., 1910-08-05

Many a man who expects to go to heaven pays out lot of good money for fire insurance
The Holbrook news., 1910-08-05

The more talk it takes to run a l business the slower it moves.
The Holbrook news., 1910-08-05
TRUMPET CALLS.
Rams Horn Sounds . Warning Note
 to the Unredeemcd.

The man who judges simply by what he can see, never hits the bulls eye.
 The kind of 8 man your boy is going to be will be decided by the kind of man he has for his hero.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1910-01-01

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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1910-01-01

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