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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-04-25
Practical Floor for Hog Houses.

concrete floors. Concrete floors are,
however, very satisfactory when COW
cred with plank overlays, or false
floors, which should be raised from
the concrete about an inch by mailing
cleats on the under side, as shown in
the illustration. The wood portion of
this floor consists of by 4 inch tim
bers laid about one-fourth inch apart
to allow drainage.
Board floors are expensive, short
lived, cold if up off the ground, and
make the worst kind of rat harbors.
The writer once visited an old hog
house with wood floor in which the
owner said the rats had gotten over
half the pigs. Several men report
that rats may be kept out by packing
sand or cinders to the top of the joists
before laying the floor, but these ma
terials are often too expensive to be
used for this purpose.
In making the inside partitions, care
should always be taken to have them
perfectly tight at the floor and for
about 10 to IL inches above, so that
young pigs can not crawl through, and
so sows in the adjoining pens can not
get hold of them and pull them
through. A SOW will often pull new
ly born pig through under a partition
and eat it, when, if the pig was in
the pen with her, it would be perfectly
safe. Above the first 10 or IL inches
it is better to have the partitions open
enough so the hogs can see out, other
wise at every sound the sows will be
up on the partitions to see what is
going on.
Pig rails or guardrails should We
placed on the inside of the pen, from
6 to 10 inches from the floor, accord
ing to the size Of the sow, and should
stand out or inches to prevent the
SOW from MASKING the pigs against
the wall.
It will be found convenient to have
the alley gates removable by lifting
out. 1t is sometimes helpful. also, to
have part or all of the partition fences
removable. All partitions should be
80 to SO inches high.
Six by feet is generally found to
be very satisfactory size for pens,
but if feeding is to be done inside, the
pens will need to be longer in order
to give room to feed and water with
out getting the bed befouled. Very
large sows, such as are sometimes
kept by breeders, may need more
room, but the producer of pork will
not need a larger pen. Small sows
do not need this much room, and it
might be good economy to make half
of the pens 5 feet wide. Five by 8
feet will accommodate a small SOW
very well.
Hog doors should be % to 23 inches
wide and 80 to 81 inches high in the
clear. In cold weather piece of bur-
lap or ducking hung at the top of the
hog door, with a stick little shorter
than the width of the door nailed
across the bottom to prevent the wind
from blowing 1t back, will help mate
rally to keep the pigs warm. The
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-04-25
SALMON SALAD WORTH TRIAL
Always Good, This Method Of Prepa-
ration Is Recommended as Bet
ter Than Ordinary.

Salmon salad, always appetizing II
we'll made, is particularly so made by
this rule: Remove all skin, bones and
other undesirable parts from a pound
Of canned or cold cooked salmon.
Break it with a silver fork into small
pieces. Mix into 1t the cut-up yolks
of three hard-boiled eggs and table.
spoonful Of chopped olives, pickles
and capers. Arrange on lettuce and
Just before serving top with a mound
Of mayonnaise.
This variation Of the familiar po-
tato salad, too, will be found specially
delicious without any sacrifice Of sub
stantiability. Prepare the potatoes as
for potato salad, boiling them fresh.
Rub bowl with slice of onion and
mix the potatoes in this bowl with
some tender nasturtium seeds, a little
cut-up cucumber and some finely
shredded sweet green pepper. Dress
1t with a sauce made Of rich whipping
cream, combined carefully with lemon
juice, salt and white pepper until the
cream thickens. Mix with the pota-
toes and serve on lettuce.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-04-25

YQyESTI0Ns

To insure kerosene lamps giving a
clear and bright light, boil the in
terror parts of the lamp in vinegar and
soda at least once in two weeks.
When washing oilcloth tablespoon
full OF painters size added to a pail
full of water will give a glossy surface
and make it wear much better than
when washed in the ordinary way.
Skinned milk and water, with bit
Of glue in it, made scalding hot, is ex-
cellent to restore old rusty black
crepe; if we'll squeezed and pulled dry
like muslin it will look as we'll as or
better than new.
To clean white enamel furniture re-
move all dirt marks with a flannel
dipped in methylated spirits. Then
wash at once with tepid water, to
which has been added little fine oat-
meal. Never use soap or soda.
AS compromise between ironing
sheets all over and not ironing them at
all fold sheets once lengthwise and
twice crosswise, then iron out sell
edges and the hens, ironing the
outside as you fold them to lay away.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-04-25
CORNER FOR SAvoRY HERBS
No Matter How Small the Garden,
These Cooking Requisites Must
Have a Place.

Every garden, however small, should
have a corner for the savory herbs
that are so much more savory when
gathered fresh for immediate use, or
put up by oneself with no loss of fla
vor and no admixture Of foreign sub
stances. Summer and winter savory
are standbys, and are unequaled for
seasoning pork and lamb, or as stuff
fing for fowls. 1t used to be consid-
cred the only possible seasoning for
the old-fashioned lamb broth, thick
ened with rice. Lamb suggests mint,
which should surely have a place
among the sweet herbs. Sage and
thyme are well-known favorites. Pars-
ley is deservedly popular, as it can be
used green or dried, and for garnish-
ing as well as seasoning. Tarragon
gives pungent relish to vinegar to
be used for salad and fish sauces.
None Of these herbs need take much
room, as one or two plants of any va
riety will give seasoning enough for
an entire year.-Womans Home Com
panion.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-04-25
By J. A. WARREN, United States De-
nartrnent of A prlcllltnraN

partment OF Agricuture.)
Whether the large house for swine
with individual pens is better than the
individual cot is an open question,
perhaps largely a matter of individual
preference. Each has its distinct adj
vantages which can not be secured in
the other. Many of the best hog rails
ers are now providing themselves with
both types of houses, and this seems
to be the most satisfactory method.
1t is no more expensive in the long
run, for all the buildings can be kept
in use the year round. In such cases
the large houses are used for farrow-
ing quarters, and as soon as the pigs
are week or two old, or as soon as
the weather permits, the sows and lit
tiers are removed to the individual
cots. During the remainder of the
year the large houses are utilized for
sleeping quarters.
The small cot has the advantage of
keeping each SOW from the disturb
ance Of the others, and lessons the
danger from contagious ard infectious
diseases. The disturbance in a large
house, however, is usually not a Sc
rious matter and is often unduly en-
phasized. After the pigs get a little
start there is usually more or less
robbing where many are together.
The individual cot lessons this trouble.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-04-25
Dr. Mrs. Estella Gillispie
ONE CASE OUT OF MANY
TO PROVE OUR CLAIMS.

st. Anne, Ill.-"I was passing
through the change of life and I
was a perfect wreck from female
troubles. / had a displacement
and bearing down pains, weak
fainting spells, dizziness, then
numb and cold feelings. Some
times my feet and limbs were
swollen. l was irregular and had
so much backache and headache,
was nervous, irritable and was
respondent. Sometimes my ap-
petite was good but more often it
was not. My kidneys troubled
me at times and / could walk
only a short distance.
II saw your advertisement ina
paper and took Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, and
1 was helped from the first. At
the end Of two months the swell
ling had gone down, was re-
lieved of pain, and could walk
with ease. / continued with the
medicine and now / do almost all
my homework. / know your
medicine has saved me from the
grave and / am willing for you to
publish anything l write to you,
for the good of others. Mrs.
EsrELLA GILLESPIE, RID. No. 4,
Box "a, st. Anne, Illinois.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-04-25
125,000 AMERICANS GO
TO CANADA IN 1911.
THE YEAR 1912 WILL SHOW A
GREAT INCREASE.

In report of the House Committee
(Washington) appears the following:
Canada offers a three-year home
stead upon good land, easily reclaimed
and cultivated, with SIX months leave
of absence each year and most lenient
regulations"
All Of which Is true and 1t is now
the part Of the careful reader to con-
slider the opportunities that exist in
Western Canada which, in addition to
the above, are attractive features.
The evidence of these is found in the
letters contributed by some of the
settlers. For instance: A former Min
nesotan, writing from Warner, South
ern Alberta, speaks Of that district.
but what he says, applies generally to
all Of Southern Alberta. He says:
Il have seen six crops, four of them
were first class, one of them a very
good crop, and the other a poor crop.
Government statistics for the last fif-
teen years show that this country has
averaged about fifteen or sixteen
inches Of moisture. In 1910 there was
only seven inches, and in 1911 twenty
two inches. The 1909 crop was about
as good as l have seen in this coun-
try and we had about twelve inches of
moisture, so that am thoroughly con-
WINGED that with normal conditions,
that is, from twelve to fifteen inches
of moisture, and with the natural in
crease of population and immigration,
that Southern Alberta will be one of
the very best mixed farming districts
in the world. We have good soil, good
water, and good climate, and alto
gether just as desirable country to
live in as Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, or
Wisconsin"
Hundreds of letters are on file from
former American settlers, which give
good reasons why the Western Can
ada lands are being settled so rapidly.
Full particulars can be had of any Ca
madam Government Agent, who will
furnish literature and give low rate
certificates. Excursions are being run
daily.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-04-25

Experiments at the Pasteur Insti-
tute in Paris have demonstrated that
chickens can thrive without bacteria,
though most vertebrates seem to re-
Quire them. The experiments were
made by Doctor Cohendy at the sug-
gestion of Professor Metchnikoff Doc
tor Cohendy used a storilized .lncuba-
tor He introduced three eggs which
were about Matching. He sterilized
them on the outside. the air apparatus
was carefully filtered and all the food
was perfectly sterilized. Several sets
OF chickens raised in this way were
found after six weeks to be too big
for the incubator and were taken out
and compared with chickens which
had been raised In the ordinary way.
The tests showed that the incubator
chickens we're absolutely free Of MI
crobes though after some hours Of
unsterilized life their digestive tubes
contained thousands OF them.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-04-25
Sunday Supper,

For luncheon or a Sunday night
supper have cold boiled fish ready.
Shred it and mix it with chopped Gu
cumbers and radishes, with just a sus.
piclon of onion, and the result is a
most appetizing one.
When the leftover happens to be a
pint Of cold boiled Brussels sprouts
proceed with them in the following
form: Drain thoroughly, sprinkle with
chopped onions, olives, walnut meats
and capers, using an equal portion Of
each, and two tablespoonfuls Of lemon
juice. When these ingredients have
been thoroughly mingled add an excel
lent mayonnaise in generous quantity.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-04-25

Physicians tell US that IS per cent
Of the children in the public schools
of Boston are physically defective,
says the Boston Globe The trained
nurses who attend the pupils have per-
formed good service in correcting tenn
porary defects. Now 1t is proposed
seriously to not only fed the hungry,
but to furnish medicated baths for
children suffering from skin troubles.
1t is also urged that more attention
should be paid to school clinics by
teachers and parents cooperating for
that purpose A wise medical sugges-
ton is made that there should be less
competitive work in the schools and
that the pupils should be relieved OF
some studies. homo lessons abolished
and children promoted or graduated
with more regard to their actual men,
tai capacity as shown by their daily
efforts.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-04-25

pigs will soon learn to lift the curtain
when they want to go through. The
board doors in cots would not then
need to be closed except in very bad
weather, or while the pigs are very
small.
In most cases, either ventilation Is
lacking or the house is drafty. In a
well-ventilated, double-walled building,
little moisture will gather on the
walls even in very cold weather, while
in poorly ventilated one thick coats
of frost will often gather, and the
whole house will be damp when the
frost melts. 1t is not easy to secure
a good supply of fresh air and pre-
vent all drafts from striking the pigs.
There are, however, several quite sat
isfactory methods Of ventilation in
use. The commonest one is to make
some of the windows so they will
either slide or swing on hinges. The
box ventilators shown in the illustra
tons are very satisfactory. The cloth
curtain window also does good work
Whitewashing the inside Of the
house is an excellent practice. Be
sides going long way toward disin
fecting, it increases the light mate
rally. When the sunshine strikes 8
whitewashed wall. much of it is re
Elected to the floor and does a great
deal Of good. Dark houses which must
be used will be much improved BY
whitewashing.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-04-25

Nine people were killed in January
and nearly forty MANNED by automo-
biles in the streets of New York In
every city of any size a toll of either
life or limb is demanded as the price
of carelessness or speed mania on the
part Of motor car drivers 1t is time
that strict laws guarded the right of
way Of the pedestrian and put the bur
den of care on the vehicle. 1t is q
hardship not to be tolerated in these
times Of law, order ard equal rights
that the pleasure Of few should ex,
act this toll from the many.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-04-25
eLEc rRlcITY AS CURATIVE.


Electricity was formerly the mystic
remedy of the quack, but since cleo
trical apparatus has become so essen
tial for X-ray work. more serious at
tention has been given by regular
physicians to the physiological effects
OF this powerful agent Among the
notable results has been an electrical
method of arresting the degeneration
of the arteries so common In prema-
ture old age. new announcement Is
that Of DR.. Labordie, a French medical
man. who gives details OF method
OF treating sciatica by tonization with
sodium hyposulphite, and shows what
appears to be an effective cure for a
painful disease The effects are at
tributed In this treatment to sulphur
oxide from electrolytic decomposition
instead Of the direct action Of the
electric current itself. A thick layer
Of absorbent tissue saturated with 8
per cent solution of the sodium hypo-
sulphite was covered over a piece OF
tin as the negative electrode. which
was placed on the rear OF the thigh
over the sciatic nerve. The positive
pole. wet with water, was put in con-
tact with the calf of the leg. The pa
tient had been unable to use his legs
for ten months. but after ten sittinss
of forty minutes he could walk mile
and recovery seems to have been com
plete.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-04-25
&uenu
From Forty-Five to Fifty Are Much Benefited
by
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound

The "change of life is a most
critical period in a woman's ex-
istence, and the anxiety felt by
women as it draws near is not
without reason.
When her system is in a de-
ranged condition, she may be
predisposed to apoplexy, or con-
gestion of some organ. At this
time, also, cancers and tumors
are more liable to form and begin
their destructive work.
Such warning symptoms as
sense of suffocation, hot flashes,
headaches, backaches, dread of
impending evil, timidity, sounds
in the ears, palpitation of the
heart, sparks before the eyes,
Irregularities, constipation, vari-
able appetite, weakness and
inquietude, and dizziness, are
promptly needed by intelligent
women who are approaching the
period in life when woman's
great change may be expected.
These symptoms are calls from
nature for help. The nerves are
crying out for assistance and the
cry should be needed in time.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound is prepared to meet
the needs of women's system at
this trying period of her life. 1t
invigorates and strengthens the
female organism and builds up
the weakened nervous system.
1t has carried many women safely
through this crisis.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-04-25
Simple Butter Making.

When you have a small amount of
sour cream on hand it may be churn-
ed, making a nice little cake Of but
ter.
Place the cream in a deep bowl and
beat with a Dover egg-beater. In a
very short time it will become stiff.
immense the bowl in a vessel Of
warm water and collect the small
grains of butter into one large lump.
Knead the butter with a spoon until
the water is separated from it. Mold
into cake ready for use.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-04-25

Painting and sculpture are condu.
ctive to long life. Yet music kills men
young. Schubert, with all his wealth
of song, died at 81; Mozart, who
danced and laughed his melodies into
being. died at 35. the same age as
Bellini; Bizet, the composer OF Car.
men," died, like Purcell, at 81; Men.
delssohn survived to SS; Chopin, who
loved life so well. had done with 1t at
80. while Weber expired at the age OF
40 and Schuman at as. But Verdi
lived and flourished as a nonagenarian
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-04-25
What She Wanted.

Before the fire on Christmas eve,
two old maids were planning for the
holiday.
SISTER Mallie," said the younger,
would a long stoch1g hold all you
want for Christmas Eift?"
mo, Elvira," said the older, "but
pair of socks would"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-04-25

' AS the output Of real gold was $780,
100000 in 1911, It seems strange that
some men should care to buy the imi-
tation article in bricks. says the Chi
cago News But the trouble is that
If these men get $4,000 worth of real
cold they have to put up $4,000 for
It: while the alleged $4,000 of gold
bricks can be had for a beggarly $500.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-04-25
Green Pea Broth.

Drain liquor from a can Of peas,
cook them until very soft, then rub
through colander. Thicker a quart
of milk with a tablespoon Of flour
rubbed into one Of butter. Stir the
mashed peas into this, boil up once,
stirring steadily; season with salt and
teaspoon of sugar and serve.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-04-25
Tarts.

Soak or 10 common crackers until
real soft, place on a cake rack, put
large piece of butter on each, and
bake in oven until real brown. Re-
move and place small spoonful of
preserves on each. OF course you can
put the cake rack in a baking pan.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-04-25

Russia threatens to retaliate by
ceasing 10 purchase American-made
sewing machines. This leaves us help
less. We can't get even by refusing
to consume Russian caviar. because
our entire supply comes from San
dusky, Ohio.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-04-25
His Work.

"An electrician ought to be a social
success"
why an electrician especially"
Because he is so well posted on
current topics"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-04-25

A Boston social scientist wants
women to do the proposing. This will
be terrible strain on the remnant OF
male chivalry which is left in these
prossic times.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-04-25
Size Of Incubators.

Never buy an incubator Of less than
100-egg capacity. Two hundred is bet.
ter and costs but trife more to run
It.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-04-25

10 U are vowels that have caused
many a mans downfall.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-04-25

If a girl really wants a mans love
she returns it.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-04-25
ADVANTAGES OF LARGE HOUSE
AND INDIVIDUAL HOG PENS

Many Of the Best Swine Rasers Now Providing Them.
selves With Both Types Of Shelter and This Seems
20 Be Most Satisfactory Method-PrOb1en OF
Securing Best Floor for Animals.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-29
GIRLS EXCEL DRUM MAJOR
No Fife and Drum Corps Ever
Did Such Recruiting.
HIGH SCHOOL ENROL ENT
Some $500 Put on Washington
Irving Roster in Fashion to
Shame Election Experts.

Girls-a long string of them. any num-
Der in Uncovered The sidewalk IN 3th
street from Broadway westward 10 the
middle OF the block i was o'clock yes
terday afternoon and registration day for
Washington Irving High School.
six Of the old pupils each wearing her
heart on her hreast-red cardboard hearts
stood at the door Of the school and gave
the eager applicants the glad hand as
they crowded in Back in the assembly
hall was an orderly scene that would have
pun the average election booth assemblage
TO shame
All the registrars were girls. Every let
ter OF the alphabet had one. except and
y, which shared a girl between them. and
as the applicants came IN the red heart
committee steered each 10 the division the
letter of which correspondent to the first
letter of her last name. Then the applicant
handed over a card showing from which
primary school she had been graduated.
and WOO be 10 her II her name was written
in the wrong place or any other irreg-
ularity appeared, for the registrars
wouldn't tolerate that kind Of thing at all!
Tho subsequent proceedings looked rather
mysterious to an outsider. but when they
were ended each application card was
neatly fled away. pinned to a businesslike
paper, and a postcard all ready to mail to
the applicant in September, telling her at
which branch Of the school TO report
Next registration" said one Of the red
hearted girls In great glee. well be in the
new big school in Irving place"
The building. It is expected. will be COM
pleted some time in November. II is Just
ten years since William McAndrew. the
principal, and the friends of the school
began 10 agitate for that building and
they have kept up the campaign ever since
About flfty-seven hundred girls registered
yesterday, and Mr.. McAndrew said he
didn't quite know where they would all be
put, but q place would be found for them.
1t was curious to see how little and young
some OF these prospective high school girls
were
why, some came IN" said one Of the
red hearted girls, who looked almost like
babieR with their hair cut round in their
necks and little short dresses on
tits rather hard 10 put such infants at
high school work" the reporter suggested.
'NOh, but the work isn't hard here" said
the red heart girl eagerly. The teachers
never force US; they think that if girl
is forced she won't do well. And as we're
left TO our honor. Of course we do as well
as we can. But we do so many pleasant
things In between the lessons that it never
xeems hard and then the teachers never
seem to mind staying after hours TO help
US"
The assembly hall was deliberately deco
rated with flags and other trimmings in
the national colors for the occasion. All
this decorating the girls had done them
selves