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The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-10-27

Quite a crowd Of Columbia
folks are attending the fair in
Monroe this week.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-10-27

The date of filing for parish
Offices has closed. and the follow
ing persons have filed, to-wit::
For Sheriff, w. c. WEIGH and W.
E. Godfrey; for Clerk Of Court,
N. L. Hover and M. L. Mecom;
for Representative, N. M. Davis,
J. C. Hines and j. E. McClana-
han; for Assessor, S. P. Walker;
for Coroner, DR.. |. B. May. S.
P. Walker and DR.. I. B. May will
be declared the nominee for the
respective Offices without opposi-
ton.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-10-27

Tickling in the throat, hoarse-
ness, loss of voice. indicate the
need of Billiards. Horehound
Syrup. 1t eases the lungs, quiets
the cough and restores health in
the bronchial tubes. Price 25c,
SOC and 81 per bottle. Sold by
Columbia Drug Store.
The Southern herald., 1911-05-19
Meekness.

You should make special point OF
asking God every morning to give you,
before all else, that true spirit OF
meekness which he would have his
children possess, You must also make
firm resolution to practice yourself
in this virtue, especially in your In
tercourse with those persons to whom
you chiefly owe 1t. You must make Il
your main object to conquer yourself
In this matter; call 1t to mind hum
dred times during the day, commend9
Ing your efforts to God
1t seems to me that no more than
this is needed in order to subject yo,,r
soul entirely to his will, and then You
will become more gentle day by dAy
trusting wholly in his goodness. You
will be very happy, my dearest child
If you can do this, for God will dwell.
In your heart; and where he reigaa
all is peace. But II you should fail.
and commit some Of your old faults
do not be disheartened, but rise m
and go on again as though yo,, had
not fallen Saint Francis de- SaIes
The Southern herald., 1911-05-19
Our Own Burden,

Every man bears his own burden,
fights his own battles, walks in the
path which no other feet have trod.
den. God alone knows us through and
through. And he loves us, as Keble
says, better than he knows He has
isolated us from all besides that he
alone may have our perfected conf.
denoe, and that we may acquire the
habit Of looking to him alone for per-
feet sympathy. He will come into the
solitude in which the soul dwells and
make the darknss bright with his
presence and break the monotonous
silence with words Of love. We have
him only to speak to; he alone can
understand us. He will rejoice with
us when we rejoice and weep with US
when we weep. The heart knoweth
its own bitterness; God knows it tooa
and though stranger cannot inter-
meddle with its Joy, he whose temple
and dwelling place is the soul that
loves him is no stranger, but the souls
most intimate and only friend.-R. w
Dale.
The Southern herald., 1911-05-19
EAST eoFr


eve built a sheep barn in 1905. It
Is e0xS0 feet. standing north and
south. The doors are all at the ends.
The feedraeks divide the lower floor,
all Of which Is used for the sheep,
into four spaces about twelve feet
wide in the clear There are doors nine
feet wide at each end Of each space
to allow driving through with a ma
nure spreader. The end section of
each feedrack is left out 80 that the
sheep may pass freely to any part Of
the barn, writes Lee Colony of John
son county, Ia, In the Breeders Ca
Eette. The hay Is stored over the cen.
tral portion Of the barn. The haymow
is 30 feet wide. leaving a space Of Is
feet on each side where no hay is
stored. Hay is taken in at each end of
the barn. Large gates are fastened by
hooks to the posts at the side of the
NOW, then, In feeding, the gates are
moved little away from the hay,
which makes II possible to throw the
hay directly into the racks below all
along each side of the NOV. The hay
that is thrown down the central chute
has to be carried to the ends of the
feed alley.
The feed racks are constructed of
boards IL inches wide placed hori-
zontally. The lower portion is 8 feet
wide and one board high. The next
board is set In inches and raised up
8 or inches to leave space for the
sheep to reach the bag. The upper
part is sloped outwardly. The feed
troughs are unique feature. They
are inches wide and 2 inches deep
inside. They are made of 1-foot
boards. They are not fastened rigidly
to anything, but are made to raise and
lower. Each trough is 10 feet or so
feet long. Those on the hayracks are
made right in the line Of parts; that
is, the bottom Of the trough is cut out
where the post goes through and the
sides of the trough pass up and down
on each side of the post. Then at
each post a small rope is fastened to
The Southern herald., 1911-05-19

the trough. then passes over a pulley
up about feet on the post, then
down and once around three-quarter-
inch gas pipe, and then a 15-pound
weight is tied to the end Of the rope.
The gas pipe is one straight line tight
ly screwed together and placed in
brackets so that It is free to turn.
There is crank on one end Of the.
pipe. The iron weight balances the
weight of the trough so that by turn.
Ing the crank the trough can be raised
or lowered very easily. Boards IL
inches wide are then nailed on each
side Of the post, leaving a space Of
about ten inches through which the
trough can be raised and lowered. The
inner one Of these boards is a part Of
the hayrack. The grain Is fed first
and is put in while the trough Is up.
As the sheep cannot get to the feed
while the trough is up, one can take
plenty Of time In putting out the feed,
and then place It all In reach OF the
sheep In few moments by lowering
the troughs. AS soon as the grain is
eaten, the troughs are raised and the
sheep reach through under the trough
for the hay. The lower part of the
hayrack comes out even with the out.
side of the trough, SO that the hay
rolls out where the sheep can reach it
easily. The troughs along the outside
of the barn are made in the same man.
ner except that tAey are placed be-
tween two upright pieces. They are
just inside the line of posts.
These troughs have been in use for
four years. There is no danger of
catching sheep under them and cho-
king them to death, but after the
sheep become accustomed to being fed
in them there is practically no trou,
BILE.
The Southern herald., 1911-05-19

Secretary Williams, with a bushel of
practice balls, balls that had been
used and were being kept for morning
practice work, was clinging to
screen on top Of the stand watching
each ball that was fouled of. Every
ball that he saw go into or over the
stand and disappear he replaced with
a practice ball tossed onto the field
near the umpires.
In spite Of his work there were only
four balls in the hands of the umpires.
Neither Clarke nor the umpires de-
tected the trick. BY the fifth inning
seven balls were in the hands Of the
umpire. Sheckard came to bat and
fouled OF four rapidly, and watch as
he could Williams could only get one
back onto the field. Two more were
fouled of. An honest fan over in the
right field crowd threw back one. He
did not know 1t, but his honesty may
have saved the pennant for the Cubs.
The supply had dwindled until the
umpire was demanding balls when
that one came back and It gave Will
Jams new chance. He took desper-
ate chances and threw three more
balls onto the field, all from different
points on top of the stand, and with
out arousing suspicion. Meantime the
man who had, gone after new balls
nad been held up for speeding on the
rslurn trip from the store and was
The Southern herald., 1911-05-19
LUCK A BIG FACTOR
sAsEsALL cHAmPioNsHlPs ARE
OFTEN DEciCED BY SMALL
THINGS.
HOW PITTsBURG LOST OUT
Might Have Wen Great Battle Of tsos
u Club Had Known Facts in Con
test With chiesso-Tlhksr's stage
Fright.
By HUGE 5. FULLERTON.

Baseball Championships often de-
pend upon the slightest turn Of the
wheel Of fortune. Often a nebble
even a tough blade Of grass. will turn
the entire season and make Or mar
the prospects Of q club Possibly The
closest shave ever a ehampionship
club had was that Of the Chicago Cubs
m. lste Fnat was the year that
Aegkle forgot 10 touch second base.
the year that The Chicago club in
isLed tie Vita New York after beating
t1t,shurg Ia the last game of the sea
son, aud then won the pennant and
later the worlds championship BY
winning from New York in the play
OF Of the tie game
This yarn is about that last game Of
the season with Pittsburg. There Is
no harm in telling it now, but if the
Pittsburg club had known the facts
that day il could have claimed the
pennant and won it without an effort.
The Chicago club had been on the
road, battling desperately to hold
even with New York. The Pittsburg
team. coming from behind with a ire
mendous rush, had Unexpectedly leap
ed to the front On that last day Of
the season-Sunday, the situation was
this: New York was done If Pitts
burg won the Pirates won the pennant
on percentage If Chicago wor the
Cubs and New York would be exactly
tied. Chicago was baseball crazy.
Over $4,000 persons piled into the
grounds to see that struggle which
was to determine the championship of
the National league. The crowd was
banked around the playing field forty
deep and every ball that was fouled
into the crowd disappeared never to
return.
And thereby hangs this tale. Sec
retary Williams, of the Cubs, had been
on the road with the team. When he
left home there were hundreds Of balls
boxed and ready for use, he
terked out two dozen balls,
and sent them to the umpires when
play started, but within two innings
those balls had disappeared into the
crowd and the umpires were demand
ing more. Secretary Williams, sum-
moned from his duties of watching the
crowds, rushed for new balls and to
his dismay discovered that only bare
half dozen balls were left. The others
had disappeared. Not a ball that was
fopleu. off was coming back into play
and it'was certain that the half dozen
new balls would not last more than
an inning or two. Failure to furnish
balls meant forfeiture of the game and
the pennant for Pittsburg and 1t was
certain that Manager Clarke would
not hesitate to seize the advantage.
The situation called for action aad
Secretary Williams acted.
1t was Sunday and Spalding's store
was closed, but inside of three min
utes an automobile containing one of
the park employees armed with a key
to the store was racing down Jackson
boulevard TO bring balls. Meantime
The Southern herald., 1911-05-19
'pOULIM N)IE(
SSSSSSS@n J

Don't crowd your young chicks.
The loft should be cleaned out
every month, at least.
Resolve to set no eggs this year
from a weak, crippled, or alling hen.
DO not catch ducks by their legs. II
is much safer to handle them by the
necks.
Warm charred corn is fine for the
liver and sends blddies happy and
warm to bed.
Have removable nests, not too
many together, so you can dump
thom and fumigate when necessary.
It is an unpleasant fact that much
spraying is done badly; this means
that much money is thrown away.
A good male bird is half the pen.
and his influence on the entire
progeny is very marked.
Keep the brooder perfectly clean.
and always feed the chicks in. clean
place II you want them to live and
thrive.
Nests should be placed in any little
sheltered corner and should be 80
made that they can be closed when
needed.
Where plenty of nests are provided
little trouble will be experienced with
hunting eggs In the tall grass or with
egg-eating hens.
Farmers who raise $50 to 200 chick.
ems every season could raise double
the number with half the labor by the
use of incubators.
Artificial incubation has been re.
duced to such a science that II "a
comparatively an easy matter tn
hatch any number Of chicks.
A Pennsylvania woman raised. ss5
worth Of young turkeys from three
turkey hens last year, an unusual
record, but what has been done, can
be repeated.
Those who raise poultry on an ex.
tensiye plan get better results and
more profits by using the incubator
than when dependence Is placed sole
ly on the hens.
A most excellent mixture for clean.
ing the henhouse is one OF carbolio
acid and whitewash Paint all the
interior with It. using an ounce of the
acid to pail Of whitewssh.
The Southern herald., 1911-05-19
Hive H. Body. ILL., BottOm-eoard w. Hive in u..

Generally speaking, cheap contrap.
tions are Nan abomination in the bee
yard, but there are times when some
thing which can be gotten up in a
hurry and at a small cost will be
appreciated
In preparing such hives, however,
one should see to 1t that spacing is
kept right and nothing but standard
frames should be used. Then when
you get around to 1t you can simply
transfer your frames to another hive
and nothing will be lost, writes L. C.
Wheeler in the Michigan Farmer.
The hive body can be made by sim
ply mailing four boards together, leav-
ing the ends three-quarters inch low
er than the sides. Then form a rab-
bet by mailing on strip three.quarter
inch wide and three-eights inch thick
on the outer edge of the end boards,
The Southern herald., 1911-05-19

The only time ever got stage
fright relates Joe Tinker. the actor
ball player, vas the night I opened
In vaudeville this fall, and the cause
Of II all was one Of the wisest baseball
fans I ever saw in ny life. He knows
baseball al right, but I never saw him
before and I certainly hope l never
viii again.
When ! first started trying to act
It was pretty hard on the nerves, but
I got interested in the work-Which
was hard for NE, and forgot all about
the audience. After one season I
thought J wouldn't have any trouble
and when ! went onto the stage at
banville, H., TO try out the sketch /
Was as cool as If it was a ball game.
Down in the second row. on the aisle
The Southern herald., 1911-05-19
PE PE()IILIFI'
IS4ESCCT|
lSNAMN NJI
TURKEYS GAINING IN FAVOR
Industry Has Increases in Many Ways
On Account Of EHorts of Pro
ducers fer One Breed.

The growing OF turkeys seems TO
have markedly improved within the
last few years as a result Of a deter
mined e5ort on the part OF producers
Of what is termed standard bred. or
exhibition. stock 10 demonstrate that
II is more profitable to use pure bred
breeding stock than the smaller and
less vigorous stock OF days gone by.
Their efforts 10 introduce throughout
the country the several standard va
rieties OF turkeys has greatly bene-
ntted the turkexgrowing indnsiFy y
this country This has supplied rieh-
new. vigoroEs blood throusaoyt HE
country. adding .streEets ard yigGr %
trr Ear1ols rocks aEs -uersby. to
sou- eytaat bald az gr TIE stock
tia La1 become DE- --ora -sd through
tts rsrelessuezs ans 'naueution OF
tae pr0du"ers thsmse
The -act that one formulation is
sufficient 10 render fertile all the eggs
Of one laying has made possible the
undermining OF the health and vigor
Of the present-day domestic turkey.
Being advised Of this. hundreds OF
people depend upon their neigbbors'
iocks for the services Of a male, and
pay no attention to the breeding stock
except to keep one. or two turkey
hens. This has reduced many Of the
turkeys throughout the country al
The Southern herald., 1911-05-19

mailing 1t on with the thin edge up.
The hive should be Just the right
depth so that when the frames are
hung in the rabbets they will hang
with the bottoms Just on a level with
the. bottom Of the hive.
A cheap bottom-board may be made
BY hailing four strips together, leav.
ing one Of the ends an inch lower
than the sides and the other end.
Set this on theS ground and fill with
sawdust or clean sand and you have
a bottom-board that will serve the
purpose just as well Hs a more ex.
pensive one. A very good cover NAV
be made by cutting wide board Just
the right length and mailing strips on
each end to keep 1t from splitting. |
do not advise such hives for general
use, but. as said before, as a make.
shift they are all right.
The Southern herald., 1911-05-19

most to condition of imbecility. The
lack Of vigor in large portion Of the
breeding stock throughout the country
has jeopardlzed to a certain extent
the production Of a sufficient number
Of market turkeys to supply the de.
mand. In fact, not fully realizing
their failure was largely due TO un.
dermining the vitality Of their breed.
ing stock through inbreeding. People
have become SO disheartened in some
localities with the meagre results OF
their efforts to grow turkeys for mar
ket that they have given up the at
tempt.
The Southern herald., 1911-05-19

ut is a great honor for a statesman
to have his portrait circulated before
the gaze of posterity on our national
currency" remarked the treasury of
fetal. yes" replied Senator .Sorg-
hum; "and yet did you ever know any
body to hold on to q dollar bill long
enough to know whose picture is on
itf"-Washington Star.
The Southern herald., 1911-05-19
THE
FLEETING

HaaE DAYS Of our years are
three score years and tsnS
and If By reason Of strength
~k they be four score years.
- Jet is their strength labor
and sorrow; for It Is soon
cut of. and we ly away So
teach US 10 number our days that We
may apply our hearts unto wisdoW
Psalm s0;l0l2.
Monday.
Come now, ye that say, today or to
morrow We-will go into this city, and
spend a year there, and trade, and
get gain; whereas ye know not what
shah be on the morrow. What is your
hfel For ye are a vapor that appear
eth for little time. and then vanish
eth away, For that ye ought to say.
Il the Lord win. we shall both live
and do this or that James 4;1S-15.
Tuesday
Rejoice, o young man. in thy youth.
and let thy heart cheer thee in the
days Of thy youth, and walk in the
ways Of thy heart, and in the sight OF
thine eyes: but know thou, that for all
these things God viii bring thee into
Judgment. Remember now thy
Creator IN the days Of thy youth. while
the evil days come not. nor the years
draw nigh, when thou shalt say.
have no pleasure in them.
Then shall the dust return to the
earth IS It was; and the spirit shall
return unto God who gave It. Eccl
l1:9; 12:1-7.
Wednesday.
Boast not thyself Of tomorrow; toI
thou knowest not what a day may
bring forth. Prov. 27:1.
Thursday.
II ye call on him as father, who
without respect of persons iudgeth 40
cording to.each mans work. pass the
time Of your sojourning in fear. =.
For the time past may suffice to have
wrought the desire Of the Gentiles.
:, who shall give account to him
that is ready to Judge the living and
the dead. ! Peter 1:17; 4:3-5.
Friday.
will restore to you the years that
the locust hath eaten, the canker
worm and the caterpiller, and the pal,
mer-worm, my great army which
sent among you. And ye shall eat in
plenty, and be satisfied, and praise
the name Of the Lord your God, that
hath dealt wondrously With you. Joe
2:25-26.
Saturday.
Forget not this one thing, beloved,
that one day is with the Lord as a
thousand years, and thousand years
as one day. The Lord is not slack
concerning his promise, as some count
slackness; but is long-suffering to you.
ward, not willing that any should
perish, but that all should come to re.
pentance. But the day Of the Lord
will come as thief; in the which the
heavens (the sky shall pass away
with a great noise, and the elements
shall be dissolved with fervent heat,
and the earth and the works that are
therein shall be burned up. Seeing
that these things are thus all to be
dissolved, what manner of persons
ought to be in holy living and god.
illness, looking for and earnestly de-
string the coming Of the day OF God,
by reason Of which the heavens being
on fire shall be dissolved, and the ele-
ments shall melt with fervent heat.
But, according to his promise, we look
for new heavens and a new earth,
wherein dwelleth righteousness
Peter 3:S-13.
The Southern herald., 1911-05-19

DELAYED ten EinEtes. The situation
vas desperate in the seventh inning
Uhea the auto nashsd % IN front q
the CIee, End q few moments later
secretary Williams vas able 70 fur
nish rev halls as fast as the umpires
demanded them and the danger was
past
The Southern herald., 1911-05-19

Cecil Ferguson, the Adonis Of the
Boston National league team, made
what was perhaps the most peculiar
assist ever made in the season Of
1910. The play came up late in the
season in a game against Brooklyn
and resulted in victory for the Bos-
ton team. At least 1t prevented Brook
lyn from taking the lead and as Bos-
ton afterward won the game the
chances are the play turned the tide.
Ferguson was pitching. Both
teams had been hitting hard and max
ing many runs and Fergy was thrown
in to save the day with a runner on
third base and one out He pitched
we'll enough, but In spite of his efforts
the batter drove fly to Miller, who
was over in deep left center. The
runner held his base and the batter
tore around first to race to second on
the throw to the plate. Ferguson
went over on a line between the short
stop and catcher, being ready to catch
the ball and throw to second base IN
case he decided there wasn't a chance
to catch the runner going home. He
decided at the last instant that MIL
ler's throw was good enough to catch
the runner at the plate and lodged
quickly into a STOPPING position to let
the ball go on to Harry Smith, who
was catching. But in lodging Fergy
miscalculated the shoot of the ball,
which darted downward, cracking him
on the top of the head. Instead Of
losing the game the accident won II,
as the ball carromed perfectly on the
pitchers pate into Smiths hands and
the runner was out at the plate by
foot.
And, as Fergy came to the bench
Manager Fred Lake cruelty remarked:
I'm glad to see you using your noodle
at last"
Copyright 1911. by Joseph B. Bowles.)
The Southern herald., 1911-05-19

Authorities do not all agree wheth.
er a chickens should be allowed to
perch early in life or be compelled to
squat on the ground.
The Southern herald., 1911-05-19
Invlslbls.

Here's a foot-note which says,
See Webster"
Meaning Noah?"
"Yes."
1T would be hard matter to see
him now"
The Southern herald., 1911-05-19

was a big easy-looking fellow and
decided he would be a good man to
play to as the stage director told me
when l first started always to pick
out one or two persons and aim at
them while acting. ! never made a
worse guess in my life, even when
trying to figure whether Bender was
going to pitch curve or fast ball.
Il hardly had got started when that
fellow began to give me the Cub sig.
nails with his eyes and hands. The
first thing he did after catching my
eye was to slip me the hit and run
signal that Steinfeldt and l used last
year. | don't know how he got It,
but when he flashed It | began to
weaken Then he switched and sig.
nailed me to bunt tried to get my
eyes of him and watch someone else,
but it wasn't any use. When l looked
back again he signalled me that was
to cover second, using the same signal
Evers uses, and l nearly forgot what
! was doing. He had me on the run.
| was nearing the climax Of the act
and had almost forgotten him when
happened to catch his eye again. He
was getting up from his seat and look
ed bored. Without smile he signal
ed Chances signal to steal. stuck
to the base, but | never was more
tempted to try to steal-into the
wings-than was right there.
Il don't know him or how he got his
his signals, but If he comes around
again I'll strike out sure"
The Southern herald., 1911-05-19
CONSTRUCTION OF IOWA
SHEEP BARN INEXPENSIVE

Feedraes Divide Lower Four Spaces
In Illustration -FeedtrOuShs Are Unique Feature
No Danger Of Animal Being Caught.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-01-20

son of London. nieces, and to Norton
w. Barker. a nephew. of Michigan
City.
The bulk of the vast estate went to
the little daughter. who was an only
child and the idol Of her father. 1t was
his love for her. according to intimate
friends. which made him tie up her
fortune in such way that she might
best be protected from fortune-hunt-
ing husbands
Both the girl and the fortune are
turned over TO the guardianship of the
First Trust and Savings bank. Chica-
go. That institution will direct her
education and limit her expenditures
until she is of age. Even then the trus-
teeship continues. and only the income
of the estate will be paid to the young
woman