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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-08-07


in early winter and come in handy for
cut flowers.
Don't be too chary with your flow.
ers. Donate frequently. Send them
to the sick. Carry them to church.
Give them to little children.
! Top-heavy plants, such as dahliaA
and gladolia should be tied to neat
stakes. so that they may not become
injured by hard winds or rain.
If lots of flowers are wanted on tho
chrysanthemums, keep them well
pinched back. They will need water
twice u day now, If grown in pots. II
planted out, mulch Of rotted ma.
nure will help them.
When ant hills appear on the lawn
fill a long-nozzled oil can with kero.
sene in which you have stirred some
red pepper and pour the mixture in
the ant holes. Do not let it get on
the grass, as 1t will destroy it.
In cleaning up the front walks and
the paths about the flower beds, pour
hot brine over the bricks, gravel or
cinders forming the walks, and there
will be very little difficulty in keeping
them free from grass and weeds.
Do not be stingy with your flowers.
Cut them for the living as we'll as the
dead There are lots of tired, over
worked women who would thank you
more for a handful of flowers now
than for whole basketfuls on their
graves.
In arranging cut flowers, the rule
of affixing to each flower it's own APP
propriate foliage is one that should
always be remembered. Each flower
seems to have some peculiar shade
and shape of leaf which suits it be-
yond all Others
To keep rose slugs from destroying
the leaves on rose bushes, make some
strong soft soapsuds and sprinkle the
bushes just before dark, when the
slugs come up on top of the leaves to
eat. This will generally answer. II
not, make a solution of tobacco and
WdltI anu duu " the SOdpSuuS.
If you want tropical plant to
grace your window collection, cut the
top off pineapple and put in a jar
of. water and place In a sunny win
dow. In about four, weeks a mass OF
roots. will start, then pot in rich sandy
soil and give it an abundance. of. sun
shine and water and it will grow
right along and form q pretty plant
as we'll as a novelty
Never waste a tub of washing suds;
the filthier it is the more welcome 1t
will be to the peach trees, the plum
trees, the rose bushes or the garden
beds. 1t contains a solution of some
of the richest agricultural salts; soda,
ammonia, sulphur, phosphorus, pot
ash and some lime, all of which are
in constant demand by the most val
liable of our crops. .f- rsF
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-08-07

Don't be too chary with your flow.
ers. Donate frequently. Send them
to the sick. Carry them to church.
Give them to little children.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-08-07

Berna of Cornell university winning
the 5000 meter race. The distance is
equal to one mile, 1920 yards and ten
inches In this event Ohlsson OF
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-08-07

I Top-heavy plants, such as dahliaA
and gladolia should be tied to neat
stakes. so that they may not become
injured by hard winds or rain.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-08-07

In arranging cut flowers, the rule
of aftixing to each flower it's own APP
propriate foliage is one that should
always be remembered. Each flower
seems to have some peculiar shade
and shape of leaf which suits it be-
yond all others.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-08-07

If lots of flowers are wanted on tho
chrysanthemums, keep them well
pinched back They will need water
twice u day now, If grown in pots. II
planted out, a mulch of rotted ma.
nure will help them.
The searchlight., 1912-11-22
CURE FOR CHOLERA FOUND
And With u There Comes . Question
OF Immense Importance to
the Human Race.

French physicians In Tunis have
found a specific cure for Asiatic chol.
era. Without going into details unin-
telligible to the general reader. Il
seems that the new treatment follows
quite closely the lines laid down by
Pasteur himself when he discovered
the specific for tetanus.
That work OF this sort could be
done In Tunis at all is proof OF the
remarkable regeneration Of the south.
ern shore OF the Mediterranean under
French control. Yet that is not the
most significant thing about this new
discovery.
Every victory over contagious dis
ease throws upon mankind the re-
sponsibility OF doing the work for
merly done by the defeated plague.
Contagious diseases. after all. are
rude. crude. unspeakably cruel and un-
speakably costly ways OF eliminating
the unfit. For their cruelty and their
wastefulncss. they must be banished;
but the physical and mental standards
Of the race must not be permitted to
suffer
II Is a perception OF that fact which
has caused the sudden interest in
eugenics: and the sudden breaking
forth Of laws designed to keep the
criminals and the detectives from
reproducing their kind. Most OF the
new laws are crude and ill-fashioned:
much OF the new science is little mors
than guesswork: but the tendency 10
all toward good.
II Is not too much. even now. to
dream of a society In which health
shall be- ss universal as education IL
today: and be assured mankind will
never rest until that dream IL made
. reality.
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.EUROPE'S OLD RACE
NbanIans Are a Brave, Savage
and Religious People.
All Trained 20 WaHars-Po~sr u
LIE and Death Over Msmbsrs of
Tribe Held BY .ts Chief
Women Sacred.

London.-The only race claiming to
the Skipetar. native of Albania. and
its mentality affords a fascinating field
for delivers In prehistoric conditions.
Christianity, ardently assimilatcd and
interviewer with primeval instincts. to
which a tinge OF Mohammedanism has
been added. give a curious mixture
that puzzles students of this most an.
cient people In Europe. The Alban-
ian is brave. savage and religious. aft
er his own fashion. Catholicity Of a
particular brand fiourishes In the
northern regions. but II has proved
fmpotent to oust tribal custom, on
which, at most, II can impose certain
notifications. Thus We have the
church adapting her tenets to the reg
ulation OF what she canot as yet re-
move: the blood-feud, archaic mar
riage laws. and intertribal relations.
There Is nothing modern about the
Albanian, except his weapons. which
are Of the best calibcr. for here he is
indeed connoisseur. The annual Ger.
0ahohy VI ot'cthe th' kuhr III tho
Mirdite tribe is very impressive. The
Albanian youth does not always walt
for II to be invested with what Is to
him the symbol OF manhood. Should
occasion arise. after he has completed
his sixteenth year. II is solemnly hand
ed to him. and he receives 1t rever-
emily. making the sign OF the cross
and firing on his three first shots for
the Father. Son and Holy Ghost. lie
is already well versed In It's manipu-
lation, although he has not had weap-
on OF his own. but not until he has
used II to some purpose may he wed
the maiden to whom he has been be-
trothed from infancy.
An Albanian tribe or fls Is governed
arbitrarily by It's chief. who has pow.
er OF life and death over It's members.
A fis knows no distinction OF creed:
Moslem. Catholic and orthodox ow-
Ing perfect allegiance to each other,
and being ever ready to avenge fel-
low-tribesman on coreligionist of
another tribe. The head OF "a Moslem
tribe is styled "Muktar." that OF
Catholic "Kocogas." A tribe is divid.
ed into 'bariks" OF banners, which
muster In the appointed order as soon
as the summons for action goes forth.
Cowardice Is vice unknown to the
Albanian. for he has lived since birth
In a fighting atmosphere. and his skir.
mishes with his neighbors are more
frequent than football matches In Eng.
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Some may try to dispute this and
claim that not more than 10 birds
should be kept In II. as that In the
rule In tho east, but owing to our dry
atmosphere We can keep them In
closer quarters as the main protsc
fion Is required In the night
We build the houses four feet high
on the northside and seven feet high
on the south side. No matter what
design OF house In built. the south
side should not be- less than seven
feet high. with the windows extending
right to the top. Starting at the hot
tom OF the house tremember there Ia
no board hoor) there should be sui.
ficient earth brought In In the fall OF
the year to raise the ground inside
about six inches higher than the
ground outside. That will give sood
drainage 30 that the earth will ~
main loose and dry all winter. II also
provides . dust bath for the fowls
and does away with the boz In the
corner. Six or eight inches of
threshed straw should be placed on
the ground inside the house In the
winter. SO that the birds can be- kept
busy In the cold weather. The drop.
ping board Is built 20 inches above
the ground. and should be- Is inches
wide for each perch. Tho perches
should be 2x+ scantling. on edge. or
. good. strong pole. and should be-
suspended from the roof and not
touch the side Of the house. ~ II 10
much easier to isolate the fowls from
the vermin than To keep the vermin
out Of the house. The top OF the
perches should not bs more than
eight inches above the dropping
board. Then u platform made Of LIZ
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Hadn't Heard Of Socrates.

A big policeman who walks a beat
near the Greek settlement In the
North side always gets angry when
he hears this told at his expense. but
there are those who will vouch for its
truth.
About a month ago q young man
very much excited rushed up to this
policeman and exclaimed:
Say. Jim. did you hear about a
Greek by the name OF Socrates taking
poison7"
Il did not" Jim replied innocently.
Then he added. thoughtfully stroking
his chin: Sure. that's the first time
I ever heard OF a Greek going up
against anything stronger than what
he sells In his own coffee houses. I
guess I'D better look this up and bul-
letin all the details to the depart
ment It's an unusual case."-Kansas
City Journal
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HEN HOUSE MUST
HAVE GOOD CARE
Simple Form Of Whitewash,
Trimmed to Desired consls-
tency, 10 Commonly Used.

Most Of those who whitewash the
fowl houses regularly use the sim.
plest form Of whitewash. made by
slaking common lime In boiling water
and thinning to the desired consist
ency. II to be- used as . spray the
wash 10 strained. A spoonful Of crude
carbolic acid. added to each pailful.
Increases the disinfecting properties.
but lime alone 10 very cleansing, and
many dislike the somewhat persistent
odor OF the carbolic acid. There Is
another form Of wash liked better by
some. on account Of It's more gluey
characteristics. as ordinary whitewash
rubs on rather easily. For this. one
half bushel OF lime, one peck OF salt.
three pounds OF ground rice. half q
pound Of Spanish whiting and one
pound OF clear glue are the rightly
proportioned Ingredients. Slake. the
lime In boiling water. keeping II Just
covered with the water. Strain II and
add the salt. the rice. which has been
boiled with water to q thin paste. the
whiting and the glue. previously dis
solved In warm water. Mix carefully
and let the mixture stand three or
four days when ready 70 use the
wash reheat II and apply while hot
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American and Enolish Bacon.

"Our American bacon isn't worthy
Of the name" said q fat man just
back from England. "All last month
In London ! ate English bacon.
can't stomach our own sort now.
tough. salty. favorless rubbish II is!
Part Of the reason for American
bacon's inferiority lies. I suppose. In
the cut. English bacon is made Of the
chops. the ribs-and that. OF course. IL
the choicest part OF the pig. But our
bacon Ii made OF the ends-it Is made
Of that gristly part OF the chop which
We trim on and use for soup.
"Of course. English bacon is better
cured. too. II tastes more like ham
than bacon. But, aside from the cur
ing. our own bacon must always be
tough and tasteless as long as we
make II Of the ends. the refuse. In
stead Of the delicate chop"
The searchlight., 1912-11-22

Lieutenant Gushing. In command Of
the United States steamer Ellis. pro-
ceeded up the New river. N. C., on a
reconnoitering expedition. At Jack
sonville he captured two schooners,
and In returning down the river sue.
ceeded in running his own vessel on Q
shaol and losing her.
Noven,,er "a. 1862.
General Kelly sent out a party Of
Union scouts. who captured a picket
Of twelve Confederates near winches.
ter. Va, from whom il was learned
that the Confederate Gen. Stonewall
Jackson had left that place with all
his force excepting a regiment of
cavalry. on his way to Richmond,
Notice was given TO women desiring
to go their friends in the Southern
states that their applications would
have to be presented in writing. and
verified by oath previous to the
sixteenth day of December following.
The schooner Retribution ran the
blockade at Wilmington. N. c.
Gen. r. II. Milroy. commanding the
Cheat Mountain tVirginia) division Of
the Union army. issued an order sup
pressing the circulation OF the Wheel
ing Press within the lines.
Confederate irregulars attacked a
wagon train OF forty wagons be-
tween Hartsville and Houston, thirty
miles south OF Lebanon. In Missouri.
and succeeded In making OF with
twenty OF the wagons. after a fierce
struggle with the train guard. which
consisted Of detachment of the Third
Missouri cavalry.
The schooner Agnes and sloop Ellen,
which had run into Indian river.
Florida. and discharged their cargoes,
when returning in ballast were
captured by boat expedition from the
United States gunboat Sycamore.
Copyright. by W. q. Chapmsn)
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CONSTRUCTION OF SUBSTANTIAL POULTRY
HOUSES IN EXTREMELY COLD CLIMATES
No Matter What Design Is Used South Side Should Not Be Less
Than Seven Feet High With Windows Extending to
Top-Accommodates so Birds.

Poultry housing IN the west is .
subject that has caused lot OF dis
cission among poultrymen and far
mers. II is argued by some that ow.
ing to our winters. the cost of build.
ing suitable houses would be so
great that the profits Of the poultry
man would be eaten up before he got
started. After having had six win
ters' experience In Alberta. we are
using eighteen houses OF the type H.
Illustrated In this article. that have
been constructed somewhat cheaper
than the houses we used In Ontario.
The house illustrated is l2x20 feet,
giving accommodation for SO birds.
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ANGLER MAKES A GUESS


Carlisle. Pa.-'1t was never %
known before" say Rankin Dunfes, Q
local angler. who wasn't angling on
the occasion In point i was cross
ins the bridge near home. swinging
my lantern. for the night was dark
] heard a great splash. got down on
the bank with the lantern to see the
cause. and. 10 and behold. q sixteen
inch fish lay fioaIdering in the weeds.
The lantern must have scared him out
Of the water. don't you Think
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PREPARING GULL
BIRDS FOR MARKET
Should Be Fattened as Soon a.
Fowls Reach Proper Size
No Easy Task

How to fatten the culls for markse
10 question that IL worrying every
poultryman that has some for sale Il
this time. Il u . problem Of 10 nttls
concern.
II 10 not hard 10 put fat on fowis.
but to put tat on at q profit u
what Ii the problem. To do this we
must keep In mind that the sooner.
We market than the greater the
profit
As soon - the culis have r. ds
proper size they should be ed.
Place them In = psn to themselves
snd feed them foods that contain Q
large per cent Of carbohydrates. such
~ corn or its milling products. Dur.
ing the process Of fattening do not
give them any green food at al.
II usually takes about tvsaty days
to property prepare . fowl for the
market. With ducks II only takes ten
days. A. soon ~ they are plump
either Kin them or ship them %
your commission man or else ssnA
them alive.
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will be fairly decent II . woman treats
them decently. That means feeding
them properly and keeping up . lie
like appearance Of cheerfulness. I
practiced that on poor dear Henry
Merriwid SO long that I'm letter
perfect"
THAT may be-" conceded Aunt
Jane. But II you want . child to
raise. why not 60 to an orphan
asylum"
Il thought we were going to consid-
er this matter seriously" said Mrs.
Merriwid. "And from . matrimonial
point of view. dearis. wouldn't
have to wipe Teddie's little noty-poty
or see that he washed his neck and
around his ears. or worry about his
habits Of climbing trees and going
swimming. l might have worries. but
not that kind. I'm considering the ad-
vantage Of marrying Q young man.
Well, he wouldn't have any murky
past. to begin with, and think I could
take care that he wouldn't have any
Objectionable future, II I undertook
its management. Then he would have
generous impulses and large enthusi-
asms. Teddie has. All the freshness
and kindness hasn't been knocked out
Of him. He has fine ideals and ambi-
tions and / think 1t would be awfully
interesting to direct them. Life
doesn't mean money grubbing to him.
It means poetry and philanthropy and
romance and Righteousness and music
and-moonshine and such. He isn't
bald and blase. He hasn't any rheu-
matte tendencies or stomach trouble.
and as I intimated, he thinks I am
something wonderful"
How do you think 1t would be In
ten years time when you we're going
on for fifty and he was hardly moro
than thirty?" inquired Aunt Jane.
"Auntie!" demonstrated Mrs. Merri-
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inch stun. set say four inches apart
should be built 20 inches above the
top Of the perches and should extend
out even with the front Of the drop.
ping board. Straw should be packed
on this platform up to the roof. Then
make . curtain of coarse burlap o.
old grain sacks. which. when attach
ed to the front of the platform win
drop down two inches below the
dropping board. II this curtain 10 lee
down at night during cold weather
the fowls win be enclosed in . com
Portable roostins box. The straw
over the roosting place not only aids
In keeping IL warm. but II absorbs the
The searchlight., 1912-11-22
ARM SEVERED BY WILD HORSE
Young Man Found In Stall Nearly
Dead From Kicks and Loss
Of Blood.

Shamokin. Pa--Crowded against
the side Of stall and squeezed by
fractions horse. William Ross. aged %.
was almost kicked to death.
When Ross failed to return home
his father entered the barn to call
him. He was Mortified to find his son
lying back Of the horse with his left
arm severed at the elbow. the horse
having cut It on with its ironclad
hoofs. Ross was almost dead from
loss Of blood.
The searchlight., 1912-11-22
MELISSA DOES NOT CARE FOR
cAlloW YOUTH.

"You needn't tell mel" said Mrs.
Merriwid's maternal maiden aunt
Jane, Indignantly.
Mrs. Merriwid held back the loose
sleeve Of her tea gown with one hand
while she poured with the other. a
movement which displayed the beau
ties of her arm and hand. literally. to
admiration. II was q pity that no one
but Aunt Jane was present. At the
same time. Mrs. Merriwid's eyes
sparkled mischievously and she gig
gled 20 that she spilled the tea.
very well. dearie." she said, Il
won't tell you"
He needs spanking" declared Aunt
Jane. rubbing her nose, as she had q
habit Of doing when vexed. "and you
do too" she added. "Why, he's an In
FAINT! And you. you are
Count ON your fingers" suggested
Mrs. Merriwid. "You won't have to
wrinkle up your forehead SO much.
Or I'll tell you. to save trouble. I'm
twenty Weight II I'm q day"
You're thirty" snapped Aunt Jane.
and he isn't much over twenty"
But he's large for his age" said
Mrs. Merriwid. dimpling. six feet
and over. And you must admit that
! am remarkably well preserved. SO
that the disparity isn't really 80 great
as II might seem at the first blush.
Some Of the happiest marriage"
.Fddle!" Aunt Jane interrupted.
"You know better"
And he's seen q great deal Of the
world" Mrs. Merriwid continued, dis
regarding the interruption. He says
%. himself. He has been. In fact. a
bit Of a devil. but, Of course, that was
before he came under my ennobling and
refining influence. He finds himself
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. changed man since that Waring hop.
Really. auntie. dear"
You ought to be ashamed Of your
SELF" said Aunt Jane. mo. I don't
want any more sugar In my tea.
You're taking advantage of his youth
and insxperisncs to make the poor
boy unhappy"
Il make him unhappy" exclaimed
Mrs. Merriwid. why, sweetheart, he
never knew what happiness was be-
fore he met me. It's the delirium of
scstacy-or the scstacy Of delirium-I
forget which he said-just to be near
me. And the touch Of my hand-I
can't recall at this moment exactly
what the touch Of my hand II, but
the effect II something fierce. a. We
used to say In the ONCE. And when
you talk Of inexperience. well. that
IL to snigger. He knows women up
and down and all around. all the
same like . book. He's wise to US,
auntie. There aren't any Of our little
tricks and manners that he isn't, 20
to speak. hep to. It's positively un-
canny. his penetration where women
are concerned. That's without any
reference to me. Of course. I'm not
an ordinary woman; I'm an enigma,
even to him. He admits that. Dear
Teddie!"
Il cali It wicked" observed Aunt
Jane. II you were serious. II would
be different. II would be bad enough
then. but n It Ii. it's wicked"
Mrs. Merriwid set down the cup of
tea she had been slipping and leaned
back In her chair and sighed. II
wonder II I'm not serious!" shs said.
why shouldn't be? Look at II In
. reasonable light. auntie. Would 1t
be any disadvantage to him to have .
wife who was old enough to have
some sense? Suppose he marries
some half-nedged broilsr. - he prob
ably viii In the course Of time II I
let him 90. Well. she'll make him
miserable by expecting too much OF
him. and she'll be miserable herself
because he isn't al her fancy painted.
and then he'll BE- moro miserable.
Nov wouldn't expect anything un-
reasonably angelic. because I've ssen
too nsny men. young and old. 70 en-
terrain any llusioas. Most Of thsm
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moisture created by the animal hesS
that the fowls give on coming in con
tact with the cold air and prevent it
spreading to the walls Of the house
and forming that heavy coating a
white frost 20 commonly seen In poul
try houses when the weather is cold.
The front of the house In boarded
up two feet from the ground. Then
frames are made Ave feet high and
three feet wide and unbieached TAO
tory cotton is put on them. Then
they are hinged to the top of the
house 20 that they will swing In and
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Upon many farms there are Aslds
distant from half . mile to . nlls -
more nom the stock buildings. 0uch
fields are great consumers Of tims N,
less judgment II used In selecting
crops and time Of labor. II u N.
wise TO grov crops on distant fields
which require frequent tFiDs b taAing
care Of them Oftsn the most safis.
factory disposal IL 70 sssd down tAo
piece and keep II In permanent nov.
ing. hauling manure for top-dreasiAg
In fall and winter. whsn toans anA
man can best b spassA tpr - paH
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Do animals reason. Well. a Lower
Greek farmers hogs pasturing In q
pear orchard apparently do. for they
take turns In going to low hanging
limbs Of the pear trees. grasp with
the mouth . limb containing pears.
sit on their launches and shake II
until the pears fall. which the other
hogs come and eat.-Salsm (Mass.)
Sunbeam
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Food for Poultry.

We must furnish our hens with
grain. green stun and meat More
over. the quantity must be about right
Of each. II they are not given
enough they viii have to use II all
for bodybuilding and heat-production.
and will have nothing left over to
make eggs with II Ne feed too
much Of some kinds the surplus VIII
go to fat and the hens Win get tso
,axy TO lay
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when open can be fastened to The
roof and out Of the way. Poultry net
ting is put on the outside SO that the
fowls cannot get out when the win
dows are open. These windows
should not be opened when the thsr-
mometer 10 below zero. as they win
not become coated with frost and win
let In more light than glass. besides
giving . circulation Of fresh air e
all times.
BY actual test. the house %
equipped with cotton front frames 10
found to be considerably warmer than
the same style Of house fttsd with
glass windows.