The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-03

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Kittens are generally viewed as cute
and harmless pets for little children,
but the truth is that they are among
the worst germ carriers we have.
Praties may go out of sight as a re-
suit Of the drought, but there Ia reason
for comfort In the thought that there
LIS better crop of apples in sight than
for number Of years.
A section OF wire netting makes a
fine trellis for Champion of England
peas, and also a good perching place
for the grosbeaks that like to shell
and eat the green pens as a relish be-
tween rations of potato buga
There is no profit whatever in keep
ing hens of the "star boardeT" type
through the molttn9 period for the
few eggs hey may lay in the fail
They should be converted into tooth
some stews or shipped to market
A musty old rat L. an uninviting
morsel to the family cat when she
has had her appetite aroused with
two or three juicy young birds, and 1t
Is quite natural that she should pass
the former up when the latter are to
be had.
The aim Of the designers Of women's
dress styles seems to be to make them
so outlandish In style that 1t will be
impossible to make them over into
anything that 1t would be safe to wear
outside the back yard. Surely the wom-
en- are deserving OF pityl
Post timber felled the last week In
July will outlast two cut during the
winter months. The reason for 1t
seems to be that 1t has a chance to
dry out thoroughly before being set In
the ground In any event year
should elapse between time Of cutting
and setting.
uNh. habit aouao animals oId ou1
young, have Of eating dirt Is usually
due to the fact that some mineral ele-
ment Is not present In sufficient guam
titles In the ration which they are get
ting. Where such tendency ia noticed
bran or other bone forming feed should
be furnished; also salt and an abund-
ance of pure water.
Evidence a-pienty Is Forthcoming to
show that the presence OF cedar trees
in the vicinity OF apple orchards rs
prolific source OF the cedar rust which
has done much damage during the past
year or two. Little help has been de-
rived from spraying. and the only way
to keep an orchard free from the dis
ease is to cut down all red cedar trees
In the neighborhood
Stock that is not used to eating al
faifa have to learn to like 1t the way
some folks do olives and Holsters. On
the farm of friend, who was grow
ing a small patch OF the legume for
the first time, the farm animals had
the range OF this alfalfa. clover and
some timothy and blue grass. II was
interesting to notice that while the al
falfa was the most nutritious forage
available, the stock ate everything else
before they would touch IT,
While birds like the robin and brown
thrush never build or rebuild their
nest In the same place during the same
season, the writer has noticed with
much interest that a pair OF the latter
have built new nest in the same
syringa bush as the one from which
they led brood OF little ones about
four weeks ago. Wyens. ON the other
hand, will rebuild their nests In the
same place and will do 1t the more
quickly IL all the old nest material is
removed
A gang of sharpers have been work
ing number OF old soldiers and SOL
tiiers' widows In Kansas lately. The
grafters posed as representatives OF
the government who were introducing
q new electric belt price only 500.
which they guaranteed would give
long life and happiness. and they aug
mented their sales by promising that
the government would increase the
pensions of all purchasers. Just so
long as suckers of this type run around
loose they are bound to get caught.
There are two or three points in the
artificial watering OF gardens that 1t Is
well to keep In mind. One of these is
that water should be put on growing
vegetation only IN the evening or early
In the morning Applied when the sun
Ia shining brightly. 1t is likely to scaid
and kill garden STUFF. Another point
worth keeping in mind is that unless
watering Is kept up systematically DUR
IT, 4~- .nH haof tod cnaila II IA oftan