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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-08
SUCCESS WITH SWINE
no lnSurmOuntabIe Obstacle to
Industry in South.
From Some Of Actual Prae.
tees Followed by Successful Hoo
halsers-some Of Difficulties
Encountered.
By q. n. LLFoRD,

OAAO
l The following quotations give soma
Or the actual practices followed BY
successful hog raisers and ugxest
some OF the most serious obstacles
nkely to be encountered.
In speaking of raising hogs for pork.
Mr. FOSTER Of Louisiana says:
I think two filters should be raised
where winter pasture can be had
cneaply; otherwise only a spring lit.
ter to be turned of at eight or nine
months. In feeding breeding sows, I
! simply see that they are improving In
nesn and strength and have laxative
GOD before narrowing. II pasture
does not keep their bowels in good
condition. l feed bran or ~cottonseed
meal for a short time previous to far
rowing. On our plantation l put up
Sz,OOO pounds Of green bacon last
winter at q cost Of a little less than
. cents per pound on corn and alfalfa
pasture. charging corn at 40 cents per
pushel and pasture at IS per acre.
out charging nothing for fencing, shell
ters or labor, as the pasture 40
acres) furnishing a great deal Of Feed
for my colts, mules and cows. The
greatest obstacle to success. | think.
Is disease caused in a majority of
cases by crowding too many hogs to-
gether and disregarding sanitation. l
never keep more than three or four
filters, having my pasture subdivided
BY portable fences into small lots of
one-half to n acre each. with a
cheap shelter IN each lot. I never
saw all of a large bunch of hogs do
well when fed together. The fewer In
a drove the better"
Professor Duggar Of Alabama:
"Two litters a year are practicable
and profitable.
THE principal obstacles to c
are:
"(a) The want Of a market at
steady prices. We need packing
houses.
"(b) The attempt to make corn,
which is high-priced in most southern
communities, the main or sole food
for the hog. We need special hog
crops and pastures prepared especial
~ for hogs.
"(c) Cholera. which is largely pre-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-08

Ventablo by proper fencing, feeding
and a knowledge Of the means BY
which II is disseminated.
Id The cost of making hog-tight
fences around fields where hog crops
should be grown.
"(c) Scrub blood.
~ Financial loss due to keeping
hogs past the age Of twelve or fifteen
months, and similar errors Of judg-
ment due to want Of information"
DR.. Redding Of Georgia says:
Il prefer to have sows farrow in
March. the pigs to be made into bacon
the following December; harrow again
in September. the pigs to be sold for
butchers meat and consumed fresh.
The March pigs in December should
net 200 to 225 pounds each. The salt
ed pork should be ready for smoking"
by February /. The September pigs
should be kept In good butchers con-
dition and sold as the market may
demand.
Before narrowing, sows should be
kept In good, thrifty condition, but
certainly not fat, with moderate exer-
else required. or at least provided for.
After narrowing. the best and most
nutritious and milk-producing food
should be given-mashed and scalded
oats, shorts, bran. corn meal, wet up
with water. some green food, and pas
ture. Plenty Of pure. clean water is
desirable. The little pigs should be
taught to drink skim milk, thin bran
mashes, and the like as soon as pos
sfble. Later they should have a regu-
lar allowance of mashed oats. bran
and corr meal, with such green food
as may be available. I consider the
common collard an excellent soiling
food for hogs. The collard leaves are
especially suited for growing stock Of
all kinds. but particularly for hogs.
The plants should be set out one foot
apart, in three-foot rows. In rich soil.
in April. In a few weeks feeding may
begin by pulling out every third plant
and feeding them whole. Later. each
alternate plant of those remaining
may be removed and fed. After the
patch has been thus thinned to one
plant every three feet, commence to
prime that is. pluck of n or more
Of the bottom leaves of each plant.
and so on all summer and fall.
"Lucerne is an excellent soiling
plant, better and more convenient
than red clover. The saccharine
sorghums and Indian corn Tin roast
ing earl fed stalk and ALL are both
good.
1T should not cost over IS or So to
produce a hog weighing 200 pounds.
II know of no insurmountable OBJ
stacle to profitable hos raising
throughout the south. In fact, there
is hardly an impeachment in the way.
Want of wellestablished pastures Is
noticeable"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-08
Not lmpressed.


Nine Nordica at a garden party at
Deal Beach, said apropos Of her re-
cent European tour:
Many good people refuse to be i'm
pressed by the armless and legless
fragments of antique sculpture treas
ured In the museums Of the old
world.
"One day In the British Use a
guide was recounting to a little knot
Of tourists the glories Of a battered
centaur. when a Chicago meat sales
man broke the reverent hush with the
question:
EXCUSE me, sir, but what would
they feed a bloke like that on-ham
and eggs or hay?"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-08
DEVICE TO CHECK LIGHTNING
Simple Continuance, Easily Put To
gether and inexpensive, Will Save
Many Head Of Stock.
nv ]. E. ~BRIDGEMAN.)

E 10y u l..
An astonishing number OF stock are
killed each season by lightning. and
not a few human beings, and in al
most every case the dead stock Is
found near q wire fence. There Is
no doubt but that a large portion OF
this stock and human life could be
saved by grounding the wires of the
fence, but as this calls for a large
sized, rather expensive wire, or iron
rod, it is seldom done.
BY using an easily constructed de-
vice any ordinary, smooth fence wire
may be driven four or FIVE feet deep
in the hardest soil-at either depth
the wire is sure to be In damp O.
wet soil at all seasons Of the year.
Two ~1x12-inch boards. four or i've
feet long, are shaped as shown In
the right-hand figure Of the cut.
The step-shaped notches should be
about six inches in height and one
and one-half inches deep; in the top
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-08
GfhERALEARM
s. NQIES g

The breeding ram should be of the
best to be had.
Crop rotation belongs to any system
which seeks to better the soil.
Thin ewes have no business drop
ping lambs at any eason Of the
year.
Plenty Of cheap pasture or a heavy
green mulch to pillow under is always
a good asset.
In no line Of domestic animals can
there be greater improvement made
by good sires than In sheep.
The ewes when bred should have
special attention to keep them strong.
vigorous active and contented.
The breeding ewes should be fed
and gotten into good condition in the
fall, after the lambs are weaned.
Any feed that a be used for a pas.
ture Is worth more in that form to
the farmer than II plowed under for
manure.
Remember the COW has q hard time
to keep up her usual milk flow and
fight flies, to say nothing of the effect
the terrific heat has upon her.
The man who neglects to keep all
Of his farm buildings insured is
taking a greater risk than he can at.
ford. no matter how well of he may
be.
Soft fruits like apples. pears and
peaches will keep well In refrigera-
tor cars for six or even eight days, but
will spoil in two or three days in warm
cars.
When cultivating the orchard use q
short ~singletree with the ends curved
back like a half moon-no scraping the
bark of with this.
In buying grass seed get heavy.
clean seed. Clean timothy seed will
weigh As pounds and clean red top 32
pounds to the bushel.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-08
A Grandson Of Burma.

James Glencairn Thomson, a grand
son Of Robert Burns, died in Glas-
gov recently in his eighty-fourth year.
He was the son Of Betty Burns,
daughter Of the poet, and was a bach
elor. Mr.. Thomson resided nearly all
his life in the suburbs Of Glasgow
and was a frequent guest at social
gatherings, where his singing of
Burns songs was Q feature. He pos.
sessed a small civil list pension
Pail Mall Gazette.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-08

sleep. The doctors thought I had only
q short time to live. l was so great
ly improved after short use of Doan's
Kidney Pills that l continued and was
completely cured. ! am positive that
Doan's Kidney Pills will cure any case
of kidney trouble II taken as directed"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by druggists and general
storekeepers everywhere. Price soc.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-08
Emerson's Story Of Gratitude.

There Is a beautiful little story In
Emerson's recently published Jour.
nals." Of which his son, the editor,
DR.. Edward W. Emerson. said the poet
was very proud.
A certain widow was so poor that
she eked out the one thin bed cover.
ing by laying an old door wei herself
and her children.
Mamma" one Of the children said
one bitter night, what do those poor
little children do who haven't got q
door to cover them?"-Youth's Com.
panion.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-08

center OF each step a small groove
Is cut. an shown by the darts lead
ing to B. These should be o%ne-fourth
inch wide and about one-eighth of an
inch deep SO that when the two pieces
are fastened together each step has a
oue-fourth-inch hole its entire length.
The grooves should be as smooth
and straight as possible, but a be
cut with an ordinary pocket knife II
M other tool is at hand.
Fasten the lower ends Of the boards
together with a small bolt, as shown
in the left-hand figure; hold the top
.ogether with the left hand, set the
Ssyice where wanted and drop the
wire In the top hole; drive 1t down
e. the wood, lift the device and place
.ba wire In the next hole. and SO on
until the last hole is reached.
In this manner a very small wire
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-08
As Waists Used to Be.

A London paper prints an article
from the ladies' treasury Of 1866, In
which a prize Is offered. for the woman
with the smallest waist in proportion
to her size. A silk dress was the first
prize and a gold watch second prize.
In the school In which the prize was
offered by the principal the pupils
were required to sleep In corsets,
which could, however. be loosened
when retiring.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-08
Was He a Bostonian?

John" shrieked a woman, don't
30 under that ladder"
But under 1t John went with a
swoop to the pavement.
MY DEAR" he said, coming up with
a dollar bill In his hand, If l hadn't
gone under the ladder that boy would
have beaten me to the currency"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-08

O physical wreck.
My kidneys were in
terrible condition
the urine passing too
freely and being q
chalky white in col
or. My appetite fail
ed, I lost flesh rapid
l,v n-d oo,,II NOT
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-08

may be driven in the ground without
bending, as only six inches of same 10
above the wood al one time. Splice
the ground wire and connect same to
each wire of the fence and you
will have a first-class lightning ar
roster.
The distance apart these ground
wires should be placed is a question
the writer places them every eight or
ten rods.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-08
Men Iron Better Than Women.

That men are to take the place Of
women as hand ironers In st. Louis is
predicted by some Of the laundry men.
It Is said that the work can be done
better by men and that they can stand
the strain very much better than
women.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-08

WASCURED
By Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Baltimore, Md send you here.
with the picture Of my fifteen year old

u2ugnUer Auc0, Who
was restored to
health BY Lydia y.
.Pinkham's Veget-
bic Compound. She
was pale, with dark
circles under hoR
weak and irrie
table. Two different
doctors treated han
and called 1t Green
Sickness, but she
grew worse oil the
time lydia f. Pink
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-08

Mrs. wfnsiow's Soothing syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces innanma-
ton, allsys pain, cures wind collie. 80 . bottle.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-08
A Resulting Ambition

THE English are a queer people,
aren't they?"
I'm what way"
II suppose 1t Is a London mans day
dream to become a knight mayor"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-08

Prevention is better than a cure.
Poverty keeps off the govt.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-08
TO DRIVE OUT
An MINI ~ nm n

NND bUILD UT IIE b1SIEM
Take tho Old Standard GROVES TASTBLESS
CHILL TONIC. You know what you are taking.
The formula is plainly printed on every bottle,
showing IL is simply Qulnlne and Iron In n ~tasteless
form, and, tho most %enoctual form. For grown
people and children, W cent?.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-08
Not so Much.

"Ts he a captain OF Industry"
"No-nothing more than a second
lieutenant"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-08

Calling people down Is not Q very
uplifting process.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-08
Cautious Supervision.

NdotIOue SisiOH'
I'm afraid my work is going to
be complicated" said the new
teacher.
IN what way?"
"Mrs. Cumrox was looking through
the text book on arithmetic and 1t oc-
CURED to her to suggest that l refrain
from teaching her daughter any ex-
ample of improper fractions"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-08
A PHYSICAL WRECK.
Given Up BY Physlclans-cured BY
poan's Kidney Pills.

Edward Quicker, 612 S. 18th ST.,
Nation, ILL.,, says: II could scarcely
stand the terrible pains In my back
and | gradually ran down until I was
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-08

important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA. a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that 1t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-03-04
DON'T NEED WALKING STICK
Americans Do Not Often Carry 4, but
Is Matter Purely Of Per-
sonaI Choice

Now that we are reminded OF It. We
realize that the great American people
are seldom seen to possess a walking
stick. Its a small thing, writes
an essayist in morning paper. the
absence Of the walking stick but II
belongs Co the American motto. never.
in the hustle Of life. carry unnecessary
cargo" The idea is, of course. fantas-
tic with the fantasy of tran8pontine
common sense. The hustle Of life
surely extends TO travel il the, case
OF a nation 5ieh Wonld consider II
self degraded If It spent longer than a
week in a complete journey through
Europe; and when Americans travel
they are the last to deny themselves
the luxury of an extra bit of luggage
because it happens to be unnecessary.
1t is common knowledge that they 90
on loading the liner trunks until the
companys officials say Stop" il only
TO collect SO many more steamship
aud hotel labels to add to their aI-
ready bloated store of these trophies.
No. The walking stick il matter
purely OF personal choice. Most Amer.
leans chance to feel no need for
walking stick. whereas we do That
is how the thing stands. When Il
comes 10 a walking stick the world
must be considered individually The
physical wealxling is quite likely to
have a taste for gigantic club; the
enormously powerful man who snaps
his Sandow developer before break
fast as though 1t were a piece Of cot
ton may select for a walking stick the
thinnest shred OF malacca that money
can buy.--London Globe
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-03-04
Pursuit Of Pleasure BY
the Society Folk
-cIub Partx.

Club Party.
An an day party at the home Of Mrs.
Il. (. Good was the delightful conclu-
sion 10 a series Of meetings Of the
Euchre club Only The members were
present and a delicious turkey dinner
was served to fifteen at 1880 o'clock.
The reireshmenr committee was high
ly complimentd on the success Of the
menu From three nntil four-thirty,
the CLUB game was played, and Mrs.
la. Manatf who scored high. rsceiyed
IA cut glass bowl A half dozen sher-
bert glasses we're given Mrs Jim Ter
rell who won second honors, and sill
yer fork went to Miss Lee Irvine Bird
for being third. En an all around cut,
Miss Jennie OtNeill won a pretty com
pote. and for mixing the fewest pro
gressions Mrs. Good was presented
with bottle of talcnm.
The members present were, Mes
DANES Reiaheimer. Manatt. Trawick
Ad Melton, E W Shannon Ethel actes
Leeds, J. &. Good. Jim Terrell and Har-
well and Misses Mary Agnes and len-
ME O'Seill. Lee Irvine Bird and Gladys
Hureett
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-03-04

Wooden Wedding.
One OF the pleasant surprises Of the
week was planned by Mrs. T. D. Dan
iels who invited the Pythian Sisters,
Knights OF Pythias and the Royal
Neighbors to the home OF her mother
Mrs John Pottenger, Wednesday even
ing. the occasion being Mr.. and Mrs
.Pottenger's fifth anniversary. Appro-
PIRATE to the wooden wedding, the
guests came laden with bundles Of
kindling A great deal Of merriment
was caused during the fore part Of
the evening by the following guessing
contest on wood which was original
with Mrs. Daniels:
What does a girl I'd while her lover
Is absent (Pine.l
What does widower DO before he
marries again? tsprucel.
What was Noahs Ark made OFF
sGopher woodl
The bottom Of d garment and a
means Of safety2 tHemlock.)
Al hair ID the syrup? tCurly maple.)
A prominent man in the church
(Elder.)
The best place for a kiss2 (Tulip
wood 1
What was Chicago Reduced to in IT?
lAsh.@
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-03-04
4 student q the Drama.

It was at a recent performance OF
Macbeth" and the three weird sis.
ters mad just made their first appear
ance and chanted their uncanny mean
tations. when a handsomely dressed,
intelligent looking woman In the third
row turned to her escort and inquired,
whats the idea IN having those
wltches?"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-03-04
chocoIase-coated RaIsins.

Raisins coated with melted choco-
late make unique confecuon TO serve
at the end OF dinner Melt some
sweet chocolate and dip fine, large
raisins, seeded. into IT. Let them cool
and harden before serving. Small
stoned dates Of superior quality may
also be coated with chocolate In this
way. A candy dipper is q most CON
venient little utensil when dipping
fruits or nuts into melted chocolate
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-03-04
Farmers Plum Pudding.

Put In basin two cupfuls Of -four
pinch cf salt, two level teaspoon
fuls Of baking powder and one each
OF ginger and cinnamon. Sift and mix
we'll. then add one-half pound each
candied peel, currants or raisins, or
both currants and raisins. Next add
one-half cupful Of molagses. one-half
cnpful Of milk mixed with one beaten
egg and stir TO a batterlike consist
ency Put in a buttered mold and
steam three hours, with buttered pa
per tied over the top In place OF a lid.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-03-04
Choral Club Concert
Next Friday Night.

Choral Club Concert
Next Friday Night.
10 all lovers Of music the foremost
event Of the coming week viii be the
Choral Club Concert. 70 be given Fri
DAY evening at the Raptist church. The
names Of Oscar Joseph Lehrer and
Miss Gertrude Case on the program
will act as special drawing cards, and
the entertainment will undoubtedly be
the best the club has ever given. Prof.
I.ehrer is a graduate of Seminary Med
zach OF Austria, also Of the CONNER
cial Art. ana Industrial college AZ Her
mannsadt, Austria, and Of the National
Summer School al Chicago. Miss Case
has been musical director al Edmond
for ten years ad win give both piano
and violin solos
The sedections By tie Choral club win
be exceptionally strong ones. inclndins
the Bridal Chorus" from coman's
Rose Maiden, ANA Tannhanser's
Pilgrim Chorus
a ladies' cuartette and quartette
from the p0ys glee club viii give SCI
lections and Miss Milledge and Miss
Elsie Decker will render vocal solos.
Prof. Lester Majors will give piano
solo, and also assist with tire organ ac-
compartments.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-03-04
Scotch scones.

sift with one pound Of fioar a tea
spoonful Of bicarbonate OF soda, half
teaspoonful of cream of tartar and 4
little salt Wet with sour bnttermilk,
roll out round the sire Of d pie plate,
cut in four pieces and lay on hot
griddle. which has been busted with
dry flour only. When slightly brown
ed turn and brown the other side.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-03-04
Mutton Batter Pudding.

Two cups Of milk, one large cup OF
-four, two eggs, neat squares OF cold
mutton freed from ska and fat, pepper
and salt. some melted butter heated
with tomato .catsup. Make 9 batter Of
the milk. eggs and -four. Lay the mest
in the melted butter, pepper and salt.
butter a pudding dish, pour in little
Of The batter. then add the meat soak
ed we'll ii the butter; pour In the rest
OF the batter and bake one hour in a
steady oven and serve at once
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-03-04
oood MeetIna u Maceabees.

There was an unusually large attend
ance at the regular meeting OF the l..
10. \. Al. yesterday afternoon, over SO
members being present. Mrs. Laura
AZ Puckett. state commander, was pres
ent at the meeting assisting with ar
Irangements for the +. o. r. All state
convention which viii be held in Ok
lahoma City, May 81 and June L After
the business session. lovely refresh
lments We're served by Mrs. McAlasters
and Mrs Estes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-03-04

sawdust contaminates water ac-
eording 10 the decision Of a Virgins
court Ia the case brought BY resi-
dents along the banks Of A stream
10 prevent the owners Of sawmill
rom dumping the dust from their mill
into the water
The farmers testified that the saw.
fustN gave the water such color and
offensive odor thaf the cattle would
act drink IL on the strength Of this
testimony and other facts brought out
HE court ordered the sawmill people
10 make other disposition og thelr
refuse Popular Mechanics.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-03-04
Miss Cross Guest of Honor.

Thursday afternoon was spent most
pleasantly by number Of young la
dies who were invited to the home Of
Mrs. Ed Burton to meet her guest
..lss sIaud Cross. Of Thayer Kansas.
The entertainment OF the afternoon
wasc very informal writing poem
about. Oklahoma being an interesting
feature Each girl whote one line and
the reading Of the poem when com
pleted caused much fun A lovely
luncheon was served in two courses
az 8 O'clock. The guests were Misses
Verna Holt. Louise Trippett, Grace
and Elizabeth Butler. Anna White,
Lillian Hendricks. Sue Bridges, Gladys
Burgett. Nora Anderson, Amy Brown,
Ethel spencer and Henrietta Pyle.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-03-04

If the minister lnows nothing about
politics let him keep clear But II he
knows. and knows what he knows.
and how to say It. let him do that
thing. His utterances then will
trouble some brother of course. But
what Of 1t? TO trouble human con
science Is the preachers trade The
Continent.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-03-04
in cookino oysters.

In scalloping oysters do not use
much OF the liquor MIX may be sub
stituted Put en- plenty OF butter,
twice as much on the top layer as on
the under ones. or 1T will not be we'll
Drowned For creaned oysters use
all the liquor from the oysters in
place OF some Of the milk This
quite changes the flavor Of the dish.