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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-10-13


ducklings.
Few horses can perfectly digest
clear timothy hay.
Buring dairy feed is expensive,
oftentimes extravagant
The coops and yard and houses
should be cleaned daily.
Oats for the brood sows will pro-
duce better muscle for the pigs.
The long-headed farmer is the one
= who has hay to sell in the spring.
The lambs should have extra feed
in a wide-bottomed trough in the pas
ture.
The sows thus fed during the breed
ing season will produce strong, vigor-
GUS pigs.
EVEN WIFI hugs tHe Ndiue VI 6oou
feed is wonderfully increased by these
attentions.
There is always more or less loss
Of butter fat when the cream is even
ly ripened.
Allow them plenty of exercise, and
give them light feed Of grain and
plenty Of pasture.
It takes stockman's eye to detect
the first symptoms Of failing condi-
tions OF his stock.
The per cent of butter fat in cows
milk is not sure index to her ca
pacity as q butter maker.
Sheep give on an average more
pounds of meat per bushel Of grain
than either hogs or cattle.
1t often takes number of genera
tions to thoroughly change the dispo-
sition from timidity to quietude.
II the sitting hen cannot get good
dust bath when she comes off her
nest, trouble will result later sure.
While the chickens should be well
supplied with food at this period, we
must also guard against overfeeding.
Crops must be gathered in proper
condition and sent to the market fresh
and clean. Careful grading is essen.
tial.
No man is in better position to
build up his soil than dairyman, II
he uses wisely the forces at his com
mand.
Never salt the horses feed in the
box. Place big lump where he can
reach it and he will take it when he
needs it.
A very acceptable ration can be
made by letting each animal have
daily all the oat and vetch h. she
will consume.
Do not put more than so {. icks II
one brooder or one compartms ut, ant
better results will be secured with {
smaller number.
IF you have no green, CROWN feet
for your ducks, alfalfa meal maEes ;
fine substitute. Sprouted barley Il
also a poOd substitute
A small silo to open up the in sum
mer when the pasture becomes short
is the cheapest and best means o
keeping up the milk flow.
Do not let any weed go to seed II
the orchard or garden. It's easier t
kill the one plant than the hundre,
coming from 1t next year.
Never pasture too closely. Leave
are essential to plant growth an
enough should always be left to pre-
mote a good growth of plants.
If you have anything the matte
with your hogs just put them on
diet of dry oats and water and Sc
how quickly they will come around.
II any fruits or vegetables are maj
keted, see that they are put up 4
clean, neat and well-graded packages
They will sell quicker and at bette
price.
How is good butter made? The col
ditions for good butter are numerou,
First, the cow must be all right. Sh
must give rich cream. She must
fed right. Bad feed makes bad bu
ter.
Now is the time when 1t pays I
have supplemental forage crops an
to darken the stables and keep tn
COWS inside during the hottest par
of the day. The cold weather durin
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-10-13

young.
Beet leaves have been ensiled sue
cessfully.
Give young colts oats as soon as
they will eat them.
The cheapest way TO feed young
pigs is through the sow.
Commence feeding the new corn
crop by very slow degrees.
Any person can keep poultry, but
every one cannot get poultry to kesp
him.
AS o general thing fowls that have
good range do not lay thin shelled
eggs.
Dirty. collars are probably as re-
| sponsible for sore shoulders as ILL
| fitting ones.
| Plan your farm to reduce the neces-
sity of buying additional feed to the
lowest point.
The man who makes success Of
poultry is the man who starts with
the right aim.
The man who uses system is the
one who accomplishes the most work
with the least effort.
The hen that makes a good record
for herself in eggs for the whole year
is the hen to keep.
The butter fat in milk Is very va
riable, but is its most important and
valuable constituent.
The long halter strap in the stall
has been the cause Of permanent in
jury to many animals.
The hog is pretty nearly all bum
die of money and he should not be
neglected in any manner.
Ever know mule to step In a
hole or venture upon an unsound
bridge of his own volition?
Success lies not in the number OF
cows that a man keeps but rather the
kind of cows that he keeps.
1t is just as necessary to strengthen
the thin spots in the soil as to repair
the weak places in the fence.
1t is well known that pigs under
cleanly conditions thrive much better
than those in filthy surroundings.
To squelch the bacteria and prevent
it from souring the milk 1t must be
cooled Immediately after milking.
1t is a good plan to soak shellet
corn for the hogs and if 1t is grount
before 1t is soaked so much the better
The breeding of high-class hackne!
stations to high-class trotting mare:
has passed beyond the experimental
stage.
A SOW with a mean, cross tempera
ment is always hard to deal with, ant
this disposition often causes the LOST
of Figs.
Before any new chicks come Sc,
} that there are no scales on the hens
legs-no mites or lice in the poultr,
: quarters.
Keep cut flowers or bright leave
J and berried branches in the rooms
They add charm and cheerfulnes
to any room.
Remember that separator skimming
: are as liberal and as of good qualit
, in dog days as in May; and there
: mo necessity for Ice.
At present, the most popular kin
l of silo is the solid, cement wall, usr
l ally nine inches thick at the base an
4 six inches at the top.
If you would have any sort of sa
i lslactlon out QI DUCKS, teacn them I
a eat what is set before them, Will
s you are raising them.
Overheating is to be avoided by ca,
: tious working and careful watchin
!, of working horses; with shade and W;
I ter at intervals, if possible.
Ewes that are broad and long wi
n make good mothers and produce vigo
o Gus offspring. In this way lambs {
d better type will be produced.
The vigor and health of the no
S are to some extent involved in tn
d strength and texture of his bones, II
j. fuencing to some extent his exercis
The ram that is kept to head tn
r flock should be pure bred and of goo
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-10-13

FAILED TO
HELP HER
Cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Pound, Wis. ser am glad to an.
nounce that l have been cured Of dys.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-15

widest places with all the Injuries of
home During the week those who
entertain are planning to use as
favors the many novelties shown by
the shops in honor of the nations
birthday. Children are delighted with
the many conceits in red, white and
blue. Some of the boxes are in the
shape of dolls and the cannon, guns,
drums and flags are exact reproduc-
lions.
Let me tell you of a history" party
mother has planned for the two
children of the household, aged ten
and twelve The guests are asked to
come in costumes representing a
famous war hero; on the lawn a beau
tiful cedar tree is to bear fruit in the
guise of favors OF patriotic charac-
ter as well as flags of all nations.
The children are to be blindfolded,
led to the tree, handed a pair of
scissors and guided to an object;
when the order snip is given a par
eel or flag will be shipped of.
The flag, If guessed to what country
it belongs, is retained as a souvenir;
if not guessed correctly 1t Is laid In a
basket to be auctioned or later to a
correct guesser. If favor Is shipped
, off 1t is kept. Each child is to have
two ships. getting a flag and a favor.
This is going to be great fun.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-15

sands who have worked in the York
mills since 1856, and has even seen
the original owners of the great con-
Germ pass into their graves, she Is
still as capable a worker as the aver
age young French girl of nineteen,
and her fingers will comb out pick
out" or mend a thread or throw In a
new shuttle with all the deftness and
precision of the loom itself
Mrs. Hodgdon has seen the cotton
business change from struggling lit
tie industry, hampered by poor ma
chtnery and even by a dearth of cot
ton caused by the Civil war, to per-
haps the greatest activity Of New
England, and one of the greatest in
the United States. When she began
her work the cotton loom was little
different from the hand loom which
had been in use since antiquity. At
that time there were many hand
looms still in use. Mrs. Hodgdon
says she does not remember whether
she ever used a hand loom, but says
she knew weayers in Canada who
were then using them
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-15
Oklahoma Indians.

Muskogee, Okla.-There are many
Indians in the West prominent in pub
lie life Charles D. Carter of the
Fourth congressional district of Okla
homa, is a Chickasaw Indian, with
some Cherokee blood Carter was
born and brought up among the In
dams, was educated in an Indian
school and has been associated with
Indians all his life. Senator Owen of
Oklahoma is a quarter breed; w. A.
Durand, speaker of the Oklahoma
house of representatives, is a Chick
asaw, and Benjamin F. Harrison, sec
rotary of state of Oklahoma, is a
Choctaw, born and educated in the
Choctaw nation. In the eastern half
of Oklahoma, in proportion to the pop
ulation, more Indians are holding
state, district, county and municipal
Offices than white people, and they are
equally successful, which demon
strates conclusively that they are com
petent for self government Governor
Cruce of Oklahoma, while not an In.
dian, Ii married into the race, his wife
now dead, having been an Indian.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-15
HEART RIGHT.
When He Quit Coffee.

Life Insurance Companies will not
insure a man suffering from heart
trouble.
The reason is obvious
This is serious matter to the hus-
band or father who is solicftous for
the future of his dear ones. Often
the heart trouble is caused by an un-
expected thing and can be corrected If
taken in time and properly treated. A
man in Colorado writes:
81 was a great coffee drinker for
many years, and was not aware Of the
injurious effects of the habit till I
became a practical invalid, suffering
from heart trouble, indigestion and
nervousness to an extent that made
me wretchedly miserable myself and
a nuisance to those who witnessed my
sufferings.
81 continued to drink coffee, how
ever, not suspecting that it was the
cause of my i1l-health, till on applying
for life insurance 1 was rejected on ac-
count of the trouble with my heart
Then became alarmed. found that
leaving or coffee helped me quickly, SO
quit it altogether and having been
attracted by the advertisements of
Postum 1 began its use
s'The change IL my condition was re-
markable. All my ailments vanished
My digestion was completely restored.
my nervousness disappeared, and.
most important of all, my heart stead
led down and became normal, and on a
second examination 1 was accepted by
the Life Insurance Co. Quitting coffee
and using Postum worked the change
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich
There's a reason" and it is ex.
planned in the little book, The Road
| to Wellville,' In pkgs.
Ever read the shove letter. new
4 one appears from time to time. Ene5
inherent.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-15
PUTTING 1T RATHER NEATLY
Piece of Humor That Lifted Diffidert
Professor to the Highest
Submits of Joy.

1t Ia told that after Professor Ays
toun had made proposals of marriage
to Miss Emily Jane Wilson, daughter
OF Christopher North, he was, as q
matter OF course, referred to her Ia
Their. As the professor was uncom-
monty diffident, he said to her.
Emily, my dear, you must speak to
him for me. 1 could not summon
courage to speak to the professor on
this subject"
Papa is In the library" said the
lady.
Then you had better go to him"
said the professor, "and 1 will wait
here"
There being apparently no help for
1t, the lady proceeded to the library
'Papa's answer is pinned to the
back Of my Dress" said Miss Wilson.
as she re-entered the room.
Turning around, the delighted sutton
read these words:
with the authors compliments--
Success.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-15
euesslna Contest for Mem.

The other night jolly bunch of
young people were at a porch party;
it happened that the men present rep
resented many and varied occupa-
lions. The hostess said: II wonder
how many of you men would like to
know suitable names for your future
wives?" Then she propounded the
following questions, allowing a few
moments between each one: They
were first asked to guess the name of
a civil engineers wife (Bridget), a
gamblers (Betty), humorist's
(Sally), a clergyman's (Marie), a
shoemaker's (Peggy), a sections
(Belle), a porter's (Carrie), a dancing
masters (Grace). milliner's Chat
tie), gardeners (F1ora), judges
(Justine). a pugilist's (Mamie), "a
pianist's (Octavia), life-saver's
(Caroline). an upholsterer's (Sophyf,
an astronomers (Stella), a doctors
(Patience). a fisherman's (Netty), a
gasman's (Meta). marksman g
(Amy).
MADAME MERRI
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|llsAESyg1llES -0CZM
4. . ia 16ul@N .A

Sashes are worn a great deal with
afternoon toilets.
Blind embroidery and English eye
let are both favorites for the separate
white waist.
Some of the new parasols are edged
with narrow ostrich feathers and have
a big bow of ribbon ON the handle.
also edged with feathers.
For the cotton gowns the predilec-
ton is for colored embroideries. The
colors of the embroideries are pink.
rose, old blue, light blue. lavender
and yellow.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-15
Latest Kansas Events.
BOYS and Girls Collect Rubbish.

Thirty-one wagon loads of junk has
been hauled from out-of-the-way
places in Hill City to the dumping
grounds southeast of the city limits.
As a result of this the alleys and back
yards are free from rubbish. This
spring Marshal Yerkes hit upon a
novel scheme a Kidding the city OF
its tin cans. The boys and girls of
the city were offered five cents per
hundred pieces for all the old tin cans
and other rubbish brought to the big
wagons AS result the city has paid
$33 for $4,000 pieces of rubbish and
the city is clean. Not a piece was
left behind as every one meant more
pin-money to some city boy or girl.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-15
ANCIENT CHEST OF DRAWERS
School Teacher to Receive Heirloom
in Form of OId-Fashioned Ar
ticIe of Furniture.

South Paris, Me.-Being next in
line of family descendants, Frank
Farrar, a native of this place, now
school teacher in Dallas, Tex, is to
receive a valuable heirloom in the
form of chest of drawers, an old
fashioned, seldom-seen article of fur
niture. The old relic, handmade 100
years old, is seven feet high and has
eight large drawers and three small
ones. Four boards which make the
sides are each SO inches long by 1T
inches wide and "a of an inch thick of
solid mahogany. There are 80 feet of
this rare wood used in the finished
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-15
AMUSING Pastime.

At an evening party where the
guests were not well acquainted, the
hostess did not have. any especial
feature, so she passed to each guest
cards bearing these various verselets,
being careful to give to those she
knew could do the stunts we'll The
first guest had this on hers:
Though riddles do our minds distress,
We'd like two good ones now to guess.
And there were two good conun-
drums Immediately forthcoming.
Each guest read her card aloud be-
fore complying with its request. The
following are good suggestions:
We'd like to hear you tell today,
Some funny things that children say.
Describe some woman in the town,
Her nose and hair, her dress and gown /;
But do not give us her address,
Nor tell her name. and we will guess.
We'd like a story full of fun:
You're gifted, Lyman, tell us one.
Misery likes company. they say;
We'd like to hear you tell today
Don't hesitate, but now begin)
OF the worst scrape you e'er were in
Your talent gives as much delight;
We wish that you would please recite-
Your part in this program to help us
along
VIII give US much pleasure: please sing
us song
II music hath charms. we wish that today
You'd prove it, and something quite
charming would play.
Tell some joke on yourself. your wtre. or
your friend,
But we hope that you'll have 1T pleasantly
end.
Describe some trip you've taken far.
To Mexico. Europe. or ZANZIBAR.
Give a tale of old time when settlers were
few,
OF what they had then and what they
did do.
Describe some famous picture,
Whether dark or fair.
Please tell US all about 1t,
And the artist rare.
Without bit of gossip sweet,
This program would not be complete.
Be sure that while the seasons roll.
This crowd will never tell soul.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-15
Moonlight Picnic.

In a few days most all the cOun-
try houses open and those who haven't
places are planning to take baskets
and go to the open" for a day.
The properly equipped automobile
carries a tea basket, and meals en-
route are quite the proper thing.
There are many picnics planned
and beach parties are popular. What
can be more delightful than just the
right place, just the right things to
eat and perfect moon; the low MUIR
muir of the waves making just the ac-
compartment necessary.
Given six girls and six men with
couple of guitars or mandolins,
cushions and baskets to satisfy the
inner man and the result is apt to be
bliss personif1ed. OF course, there is
always a discreet chaperon or two,
but chaperons nowadays are apt to
fall under the spell of the waves and
moonlight, too, and the saying goes
that there are more engaged couples
resulting from these beach parties
than all the formal affairs could pro-
duce in a year. Maybe that is why
there is such a tremendous boom up
there, for if one traces back the be-
ginning of things there is pretty apt
to be a woman In the case some
where along the route.
The shops are showing the most
fascinating hampers for picnic
lunches, with baskets and cases ga
lore, so that one can dine or sup in
the very depths of mother natures
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-15
canton,s Bonds DON'T Sell.

A few weeks ago Canton voted on
the proposition of issuing bonds for
the purpose of constructing a water
and electric light plant, and the peo-
pie voted in favor of the issue. The
bonds have been issued, but because
of a clause in the ordinance author
izing the issue providing that the pay
ment of the ponds may begin at the
end of five years it is impossible to
dispose of the bonds, no one caring to
make an investment of that kind.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-15

A good cleansing cream to remove
CRIME and the dust of travel, plenty
of fragrant rice or ta1cum power to
freshen one after the bath, and a
generous bottle of eau de cologne to
battle ones wearied and aching head
these are some of the must HAYES"
of most women travellers
Smelling salts may also prove use
full, cucumber cream will relieve sun
burn, and peroxide may not come
amiSS.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-15
AGED WOMAN CLOTH WEAVER
Mrs. Hodgdon at rs Says She Could
Not Live Without Sound o:
Looms.

Saco. Me.-Save one, the only
American in vast room among thou
sands OF those who speak no word of
English and where the stridor of ma
chinery dins her ears from daylight
to dark, Mrs Melissa Hodgdon, at
seventy-fve, the oldest weaver Of
cloth In America, has just completed
her f1fty-fifth year of work in the cot
ton mill of the York Manufacturing
company here.
Although Mrs Hodgdon has out
lived all but one of the many thou
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-15
Kansas is Best, After All.

Many farmers who sold their pos
sessions in northern Kansas several
years ago and responded to the call
of new land in southern and south
western states are returning and buy
ing back their old homesteads. In
the South they encountered drought
or peculiar seasons with which they
were unfamiliar and some of them lost
nearly all the money. they owned be-
fore migrating.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-15
To Aid UniversIty Extension.

To assist the extension department
of the University of Kansas in it's pur-
pose of carrying the university to the
people, the board of regents at a
meeting recently created the posi-
ton of state organizer of extension
work. Chancellor Strong announced
that Ralph SPOTS, graduate of the
university in 1910, had been appointed
to fill the position.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-15
Spanish War Veterans Organize

A united Spanish war veterans en-
campment for all Spanish war vet
etans in the state was organized at
Wichita recently. c. C. Church of
Leavenworth acted as mastering Of
ficer and Carl Eckdall of Emporia was
master of ceremonies The lodge will
be known as the Lawton Camp No. IS
and will be affiliated with the national
organization.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-15
Done With Tin Bridges.

As an evidence of the growth of the
movement for permanent bridges in
Kansas, State Engineer Gearhart of
the agricultural college says he has
just prepared plans and estimates for
ten stone and concrete bridges, seven
of them to be built in Wabaunsee
county, one in Wichita county and one
in Butler county.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-15
Some Aviation Records.

Car Ferdinand of Bulgaria is the
first crowned head who has made an
aeroplane fight. The aviator who
took him up is the first man who ever
was knighted in midair. Prince Henry
of Prussia is. the first professional
aviator of royal rank. Mr.. Roosevelt
is the first prominent statesman to
have made an ascension in an aero
plane. Arthur ]. Balfour is the sec
ond
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-15
Wichita waterworks Fight.

Wichita seems to be at present just
on the verge of a great local fight on
primarily the question of municipal
ownership of the local waterworks
plant and incidentally, though of more
vital Importance, on the question of
taking over the old plant now owned
by the Wichita water company
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-15
Fredonia Church Burns.

Fire at Fredonia originating in a
blacksmith shop adjoining two-story
brick creamery station and the near
by Christian church burned both.
Only the floor and brick walls of the
church remain. This church had
metal ceiling and roof and now pre-
sents the appearance of the wrecked
battleship Maine. Loss, $4,000, COW
cred by insurance.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-15
Ship Car of New Wheat.

The first car of new wheat shipped
on the Central Branch this year was
shipped by the Skovgaard-Nelson ele-
vator at Greenleaf. 1t averaged 81
bushels per acre, tested 81 and
brought 76 cents per bushel. Not so
bad for the dryest part of Kansas.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-15
Will Put Hitchins Posts Back.

Some months ago the Abilene city
council ordered the removal of all
hitching posts from the main streets
where paving has been installed The
Commercial club has asked that mer-
chants so wishing be allowed to place
posts and the commissioners will pass
an ordinance to that effect.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-15
Light Plant for Minneapolis

A special election was recently
held in Minneapolis for the purpose
of voting $4,000 bonds for the pur-
pose of installing a municipal owned
electric light plant. The bond propo-
sition carried by a majority of 81
votes.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-15

Wheat Header Cuts Off Farmers Leg.
John Blowfield, a prominent farmer
living near Concordia, lost leg while
attempting to oil the header cycle
when the machine was in gear. His
team took fright and ran away.