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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-04-25
INDIAN RUNNER DUCK.

These ducks came or Ginally from
India; hence the name Indian. h
term comes from the fact
that they literally III instead Of wad-
ding like most ducks.
The Indian Runner is a breed of
small. utility duck noted for its egg
production, and is often termed the
LeghOrn of the duo family. These
ducks have been credited with records
Of more than 200 eggs each in flockS
Of ten, and 1872 eggs each n flocks of
one hundred. The are ac-
tive III their habits. are good foragers,
and on an extensive run are able to
find u large proportion Of their food.
They are non-setters, are hardy and
easily reared, bat do not stand con-
finemen well. Their flesh is Of a
deep yellow color and is Of fine quail
ity, but their small size is rather
against them for market purposes, cx-
cept for broilers.
The standardized indian Runner
has a long, flat, finely formed head Of
q light fawn or gray and white color,
the former being preferred. The
head should be adorned with cap and
heck markings of light fawn or gray
the cap being divided from the cheek
arklngs by Z narrow line of white
about One-eightl of an inch vide
Ehe bill Is OF unusual length, fairy
broad and strcns at the base. In tnG
8rcklings the bill is of p yellow color.
spotted with green. When fully ma
| tured. the bill should be green in color
with a black bean
The Eyes are Of a hazel color and
set light in the head. The neck is
unusually long and slender and VIII tie
in color from head to the beginning of
the breast markings. The back is
long and narrow and of a light faWn
or gray color. The breast is round
| and full and OF q light faWn or gray
color, evenly divided about halfway
between the point of the breast bone
and the legs. The BODY is long, na1
| rev and carried erect. with no indicG-
ton of keel, somewhat resembling
that of p penguin in shape, and Is OF
a light fawn or gray color The
wings are Of medium length and car
ried close to the body, the shoulders
and top part Of the wings being Of
the same color as the ea The
| tail is composed Of hard, stiff feathers.
the six feathers of the drake being
well curred. The color of the .a1 is
light fawn or gray. The legs should
be of medium length and set Well
apart; the toes straight and connected
BY web. The shanks and toes should
be Of a deep. bright yellow.
The standard weight Of the drake is
4 IL pounds M of the duck 4 pounds.
George E. Howard.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-04-25

day or two. which would not be the
case # the colt were in -.a
she could keep IL in sight most OF the
time.
The first week. Of course, il will be
necessary 10 unhitch the mare in the
middle of the forenoon and again in
the middle of the afternoon. and take
her 10 the barn and allow the colt to
SUCK, but this Is not one half as n
convenient as having the colt In the
fleid 70 get in the way. and TO keen its
mother III z fluttcr eff excitement 1t
VIII not he long before the coli can
be lett away from its mother nalf a
day at a time and then the mare can
lie worked without any inconvenience
whatever.
II there are two or more colts. put
them in q lot together when their
mothers go 10 the fields, and hey " II
be more contented.
When Their is any ncssity
When there Is any necessity OF haN-
ing the brood-fnare away from home
all day, the colt should be battered 70
her side. If on the road there Will
then be 10 danger OF the colt running
back, or up ranch roads, or of fol-
Lowing other mares.
Iialtering the colt to the mare IS a
trip is to be made to town. or any
where where railroads have rack to
be crossed.-W. +. Purdue.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-04-25
KEEP THE COLT Up.

Nearly every one aims to give his
broOd-mares about a weeks rest alter
foal:ng. but on few farms are Sufficient
horses kept SO hat they can be allow
ed a longer period of rest than this.
When the mare is again put int the
fields, shall the colt be allowed to fol
low the mare. or kept in the barn!
The latter is the better plan IN
many ways. If the foal is allowed TO
follow it's mother to the field. to trudge
after her all day long, It will be com
pleteiy tired out. long before the day
work is ended.
It is also in danger Of being injured
in various ways. 1t would be Tar bet
ter OF left at the barn in a lot or II
the weather is bad. in a box stall,
where it can do itself no harm.
After the first day, the colt Will
cease to be restless, and will
perfectly contefted. as soon "a It's
mother is taken out of its sight.
Also, under this plan, the mafe'wili
work as we'll IA usual. after the first
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-04-25
KEPT TRACK OF CHURNINC
DAYS.

Clark Rogers, u farmer. for more
than a year has used his two big
collie dogs n his treadmill TO run the
dairy churn. C~hurning days We're
Monday and Thursday. The dogs be-
came tired Of the job and made it a
point to disappear from the farm IN
those days. Rogers was Obliged to
change the date Of his churning three
different times. as it only took about
three weeks for the dogs to learn the
dates when they were expected TO per-
form. He finally went back to Non
days and Thursdays and now takes
the p~recaut.on to chain up the dogs
on Sunday and Wednesday afternoons
IN order to insure their presence on
ChErning DAYS.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-04-25

Every macadam road should be
crowned in order that the water fall
ing upon it may run quickly TO the
cutters. 1t is also necessary that the
shoulders should have the same slope
as the macadam~or perhaps a little
greater.
For a road Il feet or less in width
il will be found satisfactory 10 have
the center > IL inche higher than
the sides. forming a crown Of three
quarters Of an inch to the foot. On
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-04-25
\ GOOD ALI-ROUND BRED

An enthusiastic admircr ~ tn.
Rhode Island Reds. states. They are
large, like the Barred Plymouth
ltocks. with long yellow ~Eauks aud
irm yellow SIX n, their flesh ist> sweet
ana juicy aS the IangshanS. thcy are
as good layers as the Leshorns and
Minorcas: they make good mothers
ana are easy TO raise.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-04-25

roads OF greater width IL will he
necessary to reduce the crown to
one-half inch TO the foot or perhaps
even less The apex should Be slight
~ rounded.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-04-25
BUFFERS LETTER
What the Cotton Crop Means to the North-Laree Factor in
the Balance of Trade
Southern Pi nt TounRt)

you are reading this. n their con-
certed morning hymn as they raise
thanks at the feed trough would re-
tnlnd yon Of the rehearsal of a Wag-
ner opera,
BTON Fl. BUTLER.
Southern Pines, y. G..
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-12-29

yon, which tower to heights of 5000
feet, piercing the clouds above, the
abyss yawning at his feet, the spec
tator is overpowered at their i'm
mensity. He stands transfxed!
There is probably no spot on earth
where man is more impressed with
his own insignifcance or more over.
whelmed with the majesty of nature.
1t is the grandest of gorges. 1t in
spires one with it's sublimity; it ap.
pals him with it's heights, it's depths,
it's awful solitude.
The hand of the infinite has chiseled
these rocks into most fantastic forms,
their towering turrets and imposing
minarets standing out boldly in bas
relief against the deep blue of a
southern sky. And over all is the il
fusion of distance. One cannot con-
ceive the vastness of it all, and is met
by series of surprises, as it is borne
in upon him that yonder gorge, or
rock, or peak, or crag lies perhaps
miles away. At the bottom of the
gorge the river, turbulent and pictur-
esque, madly rushes on amid it's
rocky environment, flashing itself into
foam. About the mighty peaks the
eagle scars and struggling vegetation
contends against fate for a roothold
among the rocks.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-12-29
Lived Close to Century
Death Claims TWO Oldest Colored
Women in Neutrality-suspicious. SO,
the Other o2.

Washington.-Two of the oldest col
ored residents of the capital have
been claimed by death recently, Mrs.
Mary J. Wayne, 50 years old, dy-
ing at her home, 315 East Cap
ital street, and Mrs. Louisa Wright, go
years old, dying recently at her home,
91S Twentieth street Northwest.
The funeral of Aunt Mary Wayne,
as she was known, was held from Is
rael African Methodist Episcopal
church, First and B streets, Southwest,
the services being conducted by Rev.
R. X. Harris, pastor of the church.
assisted by Rev. w. ]. Howard 'and
Rev. w. H. Stevenson. Mrs. Wayne,
who was the widow Of Rev. l.. Fl.
Wayne, who died in 1868, was born
in 1918. Seven children Is grandchil-
dren and 10 great-grandchildren sur
vive her.
Arrangements were made to hold
the funeral of Mrs. Wright from the
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-12-29
HITS SOCIETY WOMEN

rule, only last through the period of
childhood
There is no pleasanter sight than
that of some well-to-do American fam
lily in a beautiful and spacious house
in one of the southern states, where
the patriarchal life goes on beyond
the youth of the children, who, if they
marry, still keep the old home as their
center, and, instead of forsaking it,
bring new sons and daughters into it;
or, if they be unmarried, are com
rades and friends of their parents,
whom, as old age steals on them like
sunset, the children, in their turn,
cherish and care for as they them
selves were cherished
"This is the ideal of family life,
seldom realized anywhere, but more
often now in America than anywhere
else"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-12-29
DIVORCED WIFE MAKES FIND
Decree Twelve Years Ago-Property
Worth 100000 Found in Mans
Name-He Must Divide.

Seattle, Wash.-Superior Judge
Boyd G. Tillman has issued e decree
giving to Mrs. Sarah " Phipps title
to one-half of a 100000 property in
Seattle owned by Luther E. Ptipps,
from whom she was divorced in Chi
cage twelve years ago. Phipps was al
so ordered to give an accounting OF
the property for the last twelve years
Phipps' whereabouts are unknown.
Mrs. Phipps alleged that when she
obtained her divorce her husband set
tied with her for a few hundred dol
lars. assuring her that he had little
money.
Later she learned that he had prop
erty in Chicago worth s390,00O, and re-
Gently she discovered that he had val
liable property in Seattle, which he
had bought in 1896. before their di,
vorce.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-12-29
DR.. MAYO WILL RECOVER.
is Opinion of Surgeons After Second
Operation.

New York, Dec. 26.-Dr. Charles H.
Mayo of Rochester, Mimi, world fam,
Gus surgeon, was operated on for the
second time in a week in the Presby
terrain hospital here. He had been
operated on for acute appendicitis on
Saturday, Dec. Is. The second opera
ton was for acute cholecystitis Tin
flammation of the gall bladder) with
gall stones.
While DR.. Charles Mayo was rally
ing from the effects of this second
operation, his brother, DR.. William j.
Mayo, associated with him in conduct
ing the famous hospital in Rochester,
was fastening from Minnesota to his
bedside. DR.. Will Mayo rode in a
locomotive cab from Rochester to
Winona, hurried by special train from
Winona to Chicago and rode in a
Pennsylvania 18-hour flyer from Chi
cago to New York.
The condition of Dr. Mayo indicates
that he will recover.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-12-29
Briton Says American Upper
Class Petted Too Much.
Praises Southern Family Life-Pride
in Maintaining Lineage Receives
Approval of Writer in Eng
lish Review.

London.-The American society
woman is severely criticised by Filson
Young in an article on american
characteristics" in the current Eng
lish Review.
"She is as much pampered and pet
ted" he says, 'as the favorite of an
eastern harem. Her life, since most
with business, is lived almost entire
ly among women. The American
favorites of the harems crowd to-
gether in noisy restaurants in lunch
con parties, chatting endless nonsense
at the top of their voices, this being
almost their sole distraction, poor
things. since for women, no more
than for anyone else Except for chill
dren and servants, who have the lib
erty to be insolent and inefticlenD, IS
there any true liberty in America.
Just as the moment when women
in American society become mature
they cease to live and grow, and re-
main half children, half dolls.
Before marriage they can do as
they please; after marriage they sur
render both individuality and liberty
of thought and movement"
So much for the American woman
in society," On the subject of Amer
lean women in the family of the same
writer holds very different views. eff
one takes the family as the basis of
any state of community" he says,
land judges it by it's failure of success
in the communal purpose, then l think
without any doubt, one must admit
that family life is one of the very best.
things in America.
American families are singularly
united, and carry on into mature age
that unity and affection which, as a
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-12-29

New York Medical journal Declares
Cosmetics Help Miadi Keep
Young.

New Reimbursement of miladi's
powder puff and rouge pot has come
from an unexpected source. A recent
issue of the New York Medical Jour
nal, the most staid professional period.
ical of the physicians in the east, says:
THE use of face creams and makeups
is universal and the moral aspect Of
the question is becoming settled. Our
women now fearlessly and scientific"
ally handle the complexion brush, the
face cream and the powder puff.
why is the face of a country wom-
an of 60 years faded and wrinkled.
while the face of a city woman of the
same age frequently is smooth and
beautiful? On account of protection
against the clements
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-12-29

Through Her Wise Management Mrs.
Kdder of California Has Accum-
ulated a Fortune.

Sacramento, Cal.-As president Of
railroad in California, Mrs. John F.
Kidder, who recently disposed of her
controlling interest in the road, has
been no mere figure-head. When her
husband died and she found among
her other possessions a narrow gauge
railroad running through the Sacra-
mento valley she confessed to her
friends that she was "stumped." obs
pose Of it," they suggested. No, she
couldn't do that. The road had been
her husbands pride and she felt that
she must retain it for a time at least.
So, being a true example of western
womanhood, she started right in to
learn the duties and responsibilities
Of railroad management-and she
succeeded. To know how well, one
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-12-29
2P|T0ME OF EVENTS
GENERAL NEWS AND NOTES
FRESH FROM THE WIRE.
The STORY IN A NUTSHELL
Embracing a Condensation Of Events
In Which Readers Generally Are
More or Less Concerned.
Washington.

The senate by unanimous vote
formally ratified President Taft's noti-
fication to Russia of the termination
Of the treaty Of 1882.
Senator Penrose presented bill to
provide for a six day week and eight
hour day and extra pay for overtime
for mail carriers in city delivery SER
vice and clerks in first and second
class pOstOffices.
Confusion over the location OF the
boundary lines in the public lands IN
Congressman Kinkaid's Nebraska dis
trict led that member to introduce
bill in the house to appropriate $780,
600 for a resurvey Of such lands.
Discovery by the congressional
Joint committee on printing that
"adulterated" paper had been used for
years in the government printing Oh
flee led to the announcement of a
complete new set of government paper
: standards.
The Cummins bill to give right OF
appeal from the decree in the Amerl-
can Tobacco company reorganization
case to the supreme court OF the Unit
ed States was discussed in the senate
committee on the judiciary and re-
ferred to a committee.
The supreme court of the United
States adjourned on Friday until
Monday, January 8. Much of the time
of the justices during the recess Will
be devoted to preparing opinions IN
cases.
Subsequent to a call at the White
house by Vice President Sherman
wide credence was given to report
that Mr. Sherman does not desire to be
the republican candidate for governor
of New York. 1t further was reported
apparently on the highest authority
that unless his party desired him to
run again for the vice-presldency, he
would retire from politics March 4,
1913.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-12-29
Mrs. John r. kidder.

has only to mention her name in the
far west.
The little westerner quietly direct
ed the operation of the road-every
employee swears allegiance to her
increased it's value and is now said
to be worth more than $1,Q00000. Re
Gently she accepted the offer to sell
her interest in the road to the Cali
fornia Midland, and by so doing ends
her career as railroad president
probably the only one of her sex il
the United States.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-12-29
Metropolitan African Methodist Epis-
copal church. M street between Fiji
teenth and Sixteenths streets.
"Too Pretty for a Poor Man."

San Francisco.-A comely counter
ance of a wife is too great a luxury
for a working man, William ]. Gallag.
her told Judge J. ]. Van Nostrand in
the superior court the other day while
testifying in support of his mplaint
for divorce from Mrs. Blanche Gal.
lagher.
II could not afford to pay for the
motor cars which she thought her
good looks entitled her to be sup.
Piled" said Gallagher she also
thought she should wear clothes ell.
tirely too expensive for a man earn.
ing only S. or Sc day. l did the
best | could, but she was toe pretty
for a poor man and became discon.
tented"
After listening to the husbands de.
tailed recital of his wife's necessities.
the court granted Gallagher's petition
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-12-29
Abraham kalinsky Helped to Burn
Moscow When Napoleon Marched
Upon City.

Baltimore, Md.-Abraham KAHN
sky, one hundred and seventeen
years old, who helped burn Mos
COW when Napoleon marched up
on that city in 1914, and who was be-
lieved to be the oldest man in the
world died in the Hebrew Friendly
Inn and Aged Peoples Home, on Ais
quith street, late the other night. He
had been in the home only eight
days, having been taken there from
squalid room on Albemarle street,
where he had lived for years.
Infirm and feeble from age, he
nevertheless put up vigorous re-
sistance against his rescuers before
he was carried from the place by
force. He had lived in the room so
long that he did not want to leave, but
the Hebrew Friendly Inn Society de-
cided to care for him, and he was ac-
cordingly taken to the home on Ais
quith street.
After being taken there he remained
in a semi-stupor until he died. Dr..
Morris Savage, the physician OF the
home, attended him. His son, who is
siXty-eight years old; Morris Waxman,
superintendent of the home, and DR..
Savage were at his side when he died
He was buried in Mount Carmel
ceremony Services were conducted
by Rabbi Rosenthal of Low Street
Synagogue. Over $50 friends and rel
atives attended Born in Kiev, KAHN
sky lived with his parents on farm
until he entered the German army
under General Butcher and fought
gainst Napoleon. After the war he
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-12-29
Man III Years Old, Dead

settled down on farm for a while,
but after several of his children had
come to this country and written
home of their prosperity here he de-
cided to come to America and came
direct to this city, where he always
lived.
Thrice had he been married, his
last wife, who is eighty-four years old,
surviving him. Also surviving him are
three children, twenty grandchildren,
twenty-eight great-grandchildren. five
reat-grandchildren and six
great-great-grea grandchildren
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-12-29
General.

J. c. Mabray told the story OF his
life at Council Bluffs.
The senate by a unanimous vote
decided for the abrogation of the
treaty with Russia.
Veterans of Cuba feel themselves
able to dictate to the president, and
seemingly have succeeded.
Ten were killed and nearly a score
injured in a collision on the MilWau-
kee road in Minnesota.
Trade relations between the United
States and Russia are not affected by
the abrogation of the treaty.
Three were killed and eight Injured
in a trolley collision on the Kansas
City-Leavenworth Electric line.
Twenty-three sticks of dynamite
were found in the home Of a depart
ment store owner at Los Angeles.
A turkey from Rhode Island, in
tended for the presidents Christmas
dinner, arrived at the White house. 1t
weighed forty pounds.
Rev Charles V. T. Richeson, ac-
cused of murder, injured himself
badly in his cell Of Boston prison.
In a message to congress the presi-
dent said wool duties were too high,
and revision should begin Immediate
ly.
The government, alleging an illegal
combine, has brought suit against
the Keystone Watch Case company.
President Taft has accepted an in
vitation to open the twelfth Interna-
tional Association of Navigation con-
gress at Philadelphia. May 30
The California senate passed the
presidential preference primary bill
without dissenting vote. The bill
now requires only the governors sig
nature to become law.
Control of the Elgin Board of Trade
passed into the hands of Chicago and
Wisconsin creamery men, elected on
a producers ticket. Charles Potter
was elected president.
Bert H. Franklin, formerly an IN
vestigator employed by the defense in
the Mcnamara dynamite cases, was
brought before court for preliminary
hearing on the second bribery charge
against him.
At indianapolis, books and papers
seized from the International Associa-
ton of Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers after the arrest of the Nc
Namaras were infinitely examined fol-
lowing the appearance before the fed
eral grand jury of Robert J. Foster,
detective.
Oysters floated in brealIish water
for fattening purposes hereafter will
be considered as adulterated under
the pure food act, according to a de-
cision by the pure food board. The de-
cision will not be final until signed by
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson.
A johannesburg dispatch to the
London Express reports a diamond
rush at Bloemhof, farming district
on the banks of the Vaal river
Amendments to the articles of in
corporation of the Minneapolis & st.
Louis Railroad company have been
filed, increasing the capital stock
from $20,00O,OOO to $30,000,000
The senate made record time in
adopting a house resolution. The
measure provided for the payment OF
the salaries of the members OF the
house at once instead Of January 1.
The entire proceeding covered sixty
sernnds
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-12-29
Personal.

President Delano hopes to put the
Wabash road on its feet soon.
Postoffice employees over the coun-
try had to work Sunday on account of
the holiday rush.
President Taft is given credit ct st.
Petersburg for tactfulness,
Attorneys for Chicago packers tried
to have their cases dismissed
Senator Borah discussed big bust
ness" in an address at New York.
Chinese rebels are in high feathers
over the virtual recognition of their
cause by the powers.
Secretary Knox says the United
States is in a position to meet dis
elimination of other countries.
Senator Norris Brown of Nebraska
addressed the senate in support of
the Sherwood pension bill, which re-
Gently passed the house