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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-13
BREEDING BULLS
NEED EXERCISE
Close Confinement VIII Ruin Dis.
position of Otherwise Kind
Animal - Makes the
Best Sire.
(By G. M. TwITcHELL.)

saw good bull the other day
which was being spoiled by kindness.
He had not been out Of his little pen
for more than year, his feet were all
out Of shape and naturally he was
grabbed and surly. Who wouldn't be
under such treatment? 1t Is simply
inhuman, but it's common. A day or
two later 1 saw another In a we'll
fenced enclosure, with an overhead
wire firmly attached to strong posts,
set 40 feet part at the ends of the
pen, and chain connecting the BULLS
nose to the wire. Here he Travelled
day after day, the fence too high for
him to see other cattle, but with
plenty of room for exercise. The
good nature Of the animal told of the
success Of humane treatment. It Is
not only cruelty to keep bull close
ly chained day after day and year aft
er year, but more than that, It will
ruin the disposition of an otherwise
kind animal. The law of environment
holds here, and the bull suffering for
exercise cannot be as good a breeder
as his neighbor made comfortable In
every way. Try it.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-13
KANSAS COWS
MAKE RECORDS
Car1otta Gave 1878 Pounds OF
MIR IN One Year - Fairly
Good Average Yield Ia
5000 Pounds.

If cow gives 5000 pounds of milk
year most men are satisfied. This
Is fairly good average yield. But
here are some two-year-old Ayrshires
tht surpass that figure by long way.
Their work was described by Prof. O..
e. Reed, head of the dairy depart
ment, in the annual institute. Here
are the records:
Canary Belle, 1918 pounds of milk
and 4S7 pounds of butter, 81 per cent
test.
Fearnot of Oakdale, 5,218 pounds Of
milk and 292 pounds of butter, 4.08
per cent test.
Johanna of Juneau, 1851 pounds Of
milk and 1896 pounds of butter, 3.72
per cent test.
Rose of Oakdale, 1856 pounds of
milk and S0S pounds of butter, 4.42
per cent test.
Any one Of these cows would sup
port a family of five persons. Such
cows probably could be bought for
SITS or 5000, but not at the college.
The cost of feeding the ration, and the
income, may be gagged for all the
group by referring to the history of
Johanna of juneau, model family
COW; Johanna ate, every day, thirty
pounds of silage, ten pounds of alfalfa
had, and nine pounds of grain, con-
sisting OF four parts of corn, two parts
OF bran, and one part of cottonseed
meal. This ration cost SIS month.
1t was fed as described only when the
COW was giving the highest yield. One
pound Of the grain ration was allow
ed for every three pounds of milk, SO
that when Johanna gave 27 pounds of
milk a day she received 8 pounds Of
the grain.
Johanna gave 1893 gallons Of milk
which sold in Manhattan for 80 cents
a gallon, cents quart. or $685.. 76.
Not bad kind of a COW to have
around. And, by the way, gallon of
milk weighs eight pounds. Professor
Reed told, too, of another fine COW. a
Holstein, thirteen years old-Carlotta
Abbekerk 52S26. Carlotta's year rec
ord test was finished ten days ago.
She gave 1878 pounds of milk and
515 pounds Of butter fat, equivalent
to SOC pounds of commercial butter.
Her feed cost $3.50. Most cows pass
their usefulness period at 6 or 8 years.
This old COW of 10 years returns a
profit, leaving out details, of $75.75
net. If her milk had been sold at Z
cents a quart 1t would have brought
s51S.50. Deducting the feed bill the
owner would still have $41S. Her
milk was skinned, though, for the
calves. and the cream used for butter.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-13
DELICIOUS MEAT DISH
POT ROAST OFFERS MOST NUTRI
MENT AND SMALLEST WASTE.
Can Be Made Of the Cheaper Cuts Of
Beef With Excellent Results
Eye Of Beef 10
Best Cut.

Pot roast is one Of the delicious
meat dishes that can be made Of the
cheaper (not the cheapest) cuts o.
beef with excellent results. 1t Is {
great mistake to imagine that the
cheaper cuts of meat are less nutri
tious, the fact being that these Offer
the most of nutriment and smallest
waste. For example, the first ribs OF
beef contain about 1875 per cent. pro.
ted or body building material, and
the hindquarter 1877 per cent. OF pro
ted material
Perhaps it is not fair to call pot
roast cheap dish, because the prices
vary so widely in different localities,
and the cuts vary so much. In the vi.
cinity of Providence, r. l., for exam
pie, our correspondents report prices
of ~ to Is cents pound; in Phila-
delphia, IA to 20 cents, and in New
York, 18 to % cents.
In Providence they sell for pot
roast the rump IA to 16 cents), shout.
der az to IA cents), and bottom
round (16 to 18 cents); in Philadel-
phia and vicinity the chuck roast,
next to ribs IA cents), shoulder cut
(16 to IS cents), and the ribs (18 to
20 cents). In New York City and the
west prices are higher and their range
is greater. The cuts are bottom round,
top sirloin (Which is too expensive, as
a rule, and requires less cooking), top
round and brisket, 16 to % cents.
The eye of the beef Is considered
the epicurean cut for pot roast. This
Is a triangular piece of meat taken
from the hindquarter between the top
and bottom round after the bone has
been removed. In the west, pot roast
Is often made by cutting vertically
through the bottom and top round lin
side round) instead Of cutting either
the bottom or the top round INSIDE
round) separately, as is done In the
east. This top round or part on the
inside of the hindquarter is excep-
tionally good for pot roast.
In different localities the names of
beef cuts are entirely different. In
some places, for example, the flank IL
cut so as to include more of the loin,
In which case the upper portion IL
often called the flank steak. Some
times the rump is called the rump
steak; the inside round, the top
round; the plate, the rattle. Often
the cross ribs and brisket are includ-
ed together under the name of cross
ribs; the forepart of the cross ribs is
often called the shoulder clod and the
leg underneath the second round Is
called the hind shoulder. Often, too,
the socket and rump together are call
ed simply the rump. Consequently
one must know from what part of the
beef the meat should be cut and how
1t looks. This knowledge must be ac-
CURED In actual marketing.-Good
Housekeeping Magazine.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-13
Excellent Type of Berkshire.

be wet to a stiff mass with milk,
house slops or water, where it is
available skim milk is the best for
this purpose.
Besides this she will eat and should
have plenty of clover or alfalfa hay;
it is surprising the amount OF clover
hay that SOW will eat, especially to
those that have never fed the same
to hogs; in addition to this always
feed my brood sows about four or five
pounds of sugar beets to every hun
dredweight per day; feed them
whole for the purpose of giving the
SOW exercise in eating them, some
advise the feeding OF raw apples but
l do not like to feed any great amount
of them especially If they are sour.
One winter kept six sows in tho
same pen and fed them the following
rations per day: Twenty-seven
pounds Of sugar beets, ten pounds
coarse middlings and all the clover
hay they would eat, and they came
out in shape that was hard to beat
and raised forty-seven nice healthy
pigs.
In addition to the above ration J
KEEP box in the pen where the sows
may have free access to it at all times
filled with the following: Charcoal six
parts, wood ashes two parts, and two
parts salt. 1t is needless to say that
plenty of pure clear water should be
given to the sows as most everyone
realizes this fact.
l always handle my sows and humor
their whims in order to keep them
gentle as gentle, well-satistied sow
will do better and have better success
with her pigs than one that is nerv
GUS and fretful.
Brood sows should not be fed for
the purpose Of fattening them but
only feed enough to keep them in a
thrifty, strong and healthy condition.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-13
Dry Pumpkin PIE.

Stew pumpkin or squashes as for
any ordinary pie, putting layer
about half inch thick in tins and
place in warming closet in range to
dry. If the pumpkin is stewed till
quite dry 1t will take only a very
short time to dry sufficiently to keep
all winter. There is no danger of this
spelling, as with canned pumpkin
Soak a portion of this dry pumpkin
over night in milk; in the morning
place in saucepan on stove until hot,
stirring occasionally. Mash through
colander and proceed as in making
any other pumpkin pies. Dry pump
kin pies equal those made from fresh
or canned pumpkin.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-13
NICE LEMON LAYER CAKE
Recipe That Insures a Product That
Will Do Credit to the
Cook.

This calls for one generous cupful
of butter, two of sugar, three of pastry
flour, one small one of milk, the yolks
of five eggs, the whites of three, one
teaspoonful of cream of tartar, half a
teaspoonful of soda, and the Juice
of fresh lemon or one teaspoonful
of lemon extract. Cream the butter
and sugar, add the flavoring and the
yolks well beaten. Stir the whole into
the -four, soda and cream of tartar,
which should be sifted together three
times. Beat the egg whites to a stiff
froth. Fold them through the batter
and bake in two layer tins. Ice when
COOL One teaspoonful and a half of
baking powder may be used instead of
he cream Of tartar and soda.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-13
Easv TO Lick Russia.

A couple of little newsies stood in
front Of the Youngstown CO., Tele-
gram bulletin recently reading the
printed lines and making comments on
the press reports.
Gee, It says here at there's liable
to be some O. troubles 18th Russia on
account OBJ de treaty" said one.
What's de difference?" said the
other. "Dis country don't need to
worry"
"Oh, don't know" said the first
speaker, ut might bring on a war"
HUH" shifted the second boy. "Un-
Gle Sam could lick Russia wild de Sal
walton Army"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-13

Time was when woman seemed or
was regarded as wholly untitled for
the field OF Journalism, especially for
The exacting demands Of the daily
newspaper work, but that time 10
passed. Woman is In journalism in
all Its branches and phases and has
cen taken her place on the staff OF
the daily newspaper and filling It very
Rcceptably. She Is not to be crowded
out, for her advent has created new
nelds which she must fill; cultivated
new tastes which she must feed. Jour.
nalism has. of all the professions,
probably. kept pace with changing
times and conditions the best. which
It had to do. Of course. to live. for It
ID vitality dependent upon popular
whims. So It is as much woman's
work az mans, and that old-time
prejudice against "a woman in the
the office" would be absurd today. It
seems that to do the broadcast work
and distribute privileges most fairly
school Of journalism might we'll af-
ford to admit women as well as men.
For journalism cannot rid itself OF
women. therefore 1t should do all It
can to make her as effective worker
as possible.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-13
Asparagus Toast.

Wash and cut the asparagus in half
inch lengths. Bring two quarts of
water to boil, add one scant tea
spoon of salt and one quart of aspara-
gus and boil thirty minutes or until
tender. Toast several slices Of bread
and melt one-half cup of fresh butter.
When the asparagus is tender remove
from the liquor and drain. Dip the
toasted bread in the asparagus soup,
then in the melted butter, lay in a
dish and spread the asparagus over it..
Add balance of butter and serve hot.
Delicious.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-13
(By L. G. JoHNsoN.)


Quite often / have heard the COM
plant of sows eating their pigs, and
only a short time ago a neighbor OF
mine had a fine brood sow to eat her
pigs Immediately after narrowing.
Now this is not natural for SOW to
do SO, and when they do there is a
reason for 1t, IL that reason is only
looked for.
Sows by nature are not cannibals
and If they are in good physical con-
dition they will care for their young
and raise them in the proper way.
On the other hand II she is nervous
and fretful at narrowing time she is
apt to eat her pigs, but when they
have the run OF good pasture and are
properly fed and cared for they sell
dom eat their offspring.
If sow is compelled to live in the
barnyard, sleep in manure piles or
straw stacks, and only fed little dry
corn she is apt to be feverish, con-
stipated and have but very little milk,
and in such cases she is likely to eat
her pigs or lie on them and smother
them before they are old enough to
suck.
! have large basement under my
barn where the frost is never seen
and in case the weather is very cold
/ give my sows good, warm, dry
pen in this basement. l don't care
about the pen being over large, a pen
sixteen feet square is large enough for
four sows up to two weeks before
narrowing, after which l place each
SOW In separate pen with her pigs.
l like this pen to be ten feet square
with light bedding, cut straw is pref
cradle.
The best food for brood SOW is
wheat middlings, the coarser the bet
ter, or wheat bran and middlings may
be mixed half and half. This should
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-13
Renartaa on tha stana.

In the big Weber-Fields dressing
room Joe Weber and George Behan
sat tense over a game of checkers.
I'm working him up to his part" muir
INJURED Mr.. Weber, In Kind voice.
"He must go on the stage in tan
trum in a few minutes. Every night
beat him game of checkers in here
before his entrance. 1t has just the
right effect on him" Every night
you don't beat mel" cried his oppo-
nent. 81 owe you $3.50 in IL weeks. Is
that much?" mot so much, but I'd
be glad to get It," suggested the sweet
voiced Weber.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-13

A tuberculosis preventorium 10,
children has been opened in the Jer
icy woods. Children from tuberculaI
families will be sent there to bs
strengthened SO that they may BE-
able to resist exposure to the disease
The institution will doubtless do
much good. but there should 3e some
thing better in the way of a name for
Il than preventorium.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-13

mo matter how poor you are, re-
member there is somebody just a lit.
tie poorer" says the Charleston News
and Courier. and perhaps there are
some who can get comfort in that
way What balm is there. however,
for those unfortunates who are trou.
bled by the thought that. however
rich they are. there are others who
are richer?
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-13
Beans and Peas.

After washing them in cold water,
put in vessel and pour boiling water
over them. Let water come well over
beans; then let set until water is luke
warm, put on to cook in boiling water.
win cook tender in short while.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-13

A cientist has discovered that the
English sparrow is the implacable foe
of the alfalfa weevil Now II some
body will only discover something
that is the implacable zoe of the Eng.
lish sparrow!
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-13
Economy In AtchIson.

An Atchison man is SO economical
he won't go to a bail game unless he
gets a pass to a double-header.-
Atchison Globe.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-13

A Chicago boy fell from a fourth.
story window, struck cement side
walk and was not seriously injured
This testifies that Chicago possesses
either very elastic type Of cement
sidewalk or a very tough article Of
boy
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-13

New Jersey is outlining another
great campaign against the mosquito
As New Jersey is thrifty state and
the mosquito is always putting in a
bill. ii naturally encounters some CD
position
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-13

Women commiserate the brave, men
the beautiful. The dominion Of pity
has usually this extent, no wider
w. 8. Landor.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-13

Those who seem to escape from
discipline are not to be envied; they
have farther to GOA @. Benson.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-13
GBkGe BAeeA

Vlrginia-Tm glad EthePs married.
Philomena-Yet you refrained from
congratulation, she tells me.
Virginia-Yes; pitied the BRIDE
groom.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-13

Goodness does not more certainly.
make men happy than happiness
makes them good.-Landor.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-13
For costiveness and sluggish liver try
the unrivaled herb remedy, GarfieldTea.

The man with an imagination is
always on the ragged edge of making
his mark.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-13

Mrs. wfnsiow's Soothing eyrup for Children
teething. softens the gums, reduces innamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie. 26c bottle.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-13

Discriminating persons should know
that GARFIELD Tea Is a uniquely efficient
remedy for liver troubles and costiveness.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-13
W. N. U, WICHITA, NO. 2s-,s12.
RURAL. HOME L.IGHTING

No home too small, town too large to light suo-
cessfully with Acetylene. Free Estimate Of
cost by dropping us q card. The Wichita AeetysaO
Manufacturing Co. 1854 L. Santa 70 Ave. wichita kansas
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-13
AMERICAN STATE BANK E'SElTs

Resources 81, 800, 900. A guaran-
teed bank under the Kansas Law.
Solicits the accounts of banks and
individuals throughout tho south
west. ]. N. Richardson, Cashier
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-13
THE OTTO WEISS CHICK FEED

A Complete Balanced Ration for Baby Chicks;
1t is cheap because 1t saves all the little ones.
THE OTTO WEISS ALFALFA STOCK FOOD COMPANY Wichita Kan
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-31
TAKE SALTS TO FLUSH
KIDNEYS IF BACK HURTS
Says Too Much Meat Forms Uric Aoie
Which Clogs the Kidneys and
lrritates the Bladder.

Most folks forget that the kidneys
like the bowels, get sluggish and clog
ged and need a flushing occasionally
else we have backache and dull misery
in the kidney region, severe head
aches, rheumatic twinges, torpid liver
acid stomach, sleeplessness and all
SORTS of bladder disorders
You simply must keep your kidneys
active and clean, and the moment you
feel an ache or pain in the kidney
region, set about four ounces of Jad
Salts from any good drug store here,
take a tablespoonful in a glass of
water before breakfast for few days
and your kidneys will then act fine.
This famous salts Is made from the
acid Of grapes and lemon Juice. com
bined with lithia, and is harmless to
flush clogged kidneys and stimulate
them to normal activity. 1t also neu.
tralizes the acids in the urine so it
no longer irritates, thus ending blad.
der disorders.
Jad Salts is harmless; inexpensive;
makes a delightful eifervescent lithia.
water drink which everybody should
take now and then to keep their kid
noys clean, thus avoiding serious com.
plications.
A well-known local druggist Gays he
sells lots of Jad Salts to folks who be-
lieve in overcoming kidney trouble
while It is only trouble.--Adv.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-31
DEADLY POISON FLY PAPERS
List Of Accidents Covering Only Few
Days Should Show the Danger
In Their Use.

Considering the safe up.to-date
methods of destroying that pest, the
domestic fly. It is remarkable that peo'
pie will persist in using the poison fly
papers. The basic toxic principle OF
all these papers is arsenic, one of the
deadliest and most insidious Of poi
sons. The danger to children is great,
and the danger TO adults is by no
means inconsiderable. The danger In
general is proved by various items In
our exchanges. We present herewith
a partial list of accidents from poison
Gus fly papers which speaks TO itself.
The list covers only the period be-
tween July /. 1914, to August "a, In
elusive, and cover 80 cases of poison
ing, five fatal and 80 non-fatal or un-
certain. The list by states: Illinois,
4; Indiana, 6; Iowa, .; Kentucky, 2;
Minnesota, 4; Nebraska 2; New York.
2; North Carolina, q; Ohio, 3; Penn
sylvania, s; total. 35.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-31
THE NEW YEARS EVE FATES
How Curious Maidens Can Find Out
What Is In Store for Them
An Italian Custom.

Every maiden wonders what the fu
ture has in store for her. and this Is
what she must do on New Years day
to learn her fate:
Turn the pillow at midnight, the
31st of December, and you will
dream of the man you are to marry.
Or let her take her hymn book to her
bedroom, blow out the lamp. open the
book and mark hymn lin the dark,
put it under the pillow and sleep or
il. Next morning when she reads the
hymn she will find its text will indi-
cate the event Of the year.
On New Years eve the Italian maid
en- places in one corner of her bed
room a thimble, In another water, In
third ashes and In a fourth ring.
Upon waking In the morning, II she
sees the ring first she will be married
that year; IL she sees the water first
the year will be unlucky; IL the
thimble, fortune will smile on her;
if the ashes, she will die.
Or New Years eve, II maiden
wishes to know her fate during the
coming year, she must go into the
open air with psalm book in one
hand and a piece of silver in her
mouth. She must allow the book to
fall open, and II II opens at the death
psalm she will die; II II opens at the
bridal psalm she will marry, and what
ever else 1t opens to will indicate her
fate.
On New Years eve, while the clock
is striking twelve, repeat three times:
Good st. Anne, good ST. Anne.
Send me a man as fast as you can
And you will be engaged In a year.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-31
To Mend Pipes.

When the pipes are rusted in spots
and unsafe to use, by applying strips
of wet asbestos paper on hot pipes
the paper will adhere closely and
so seal the pipes. This has been
found a great economy, as the fur.
mace pipes last year longer with
out repairing them than they other
wise would.
II the kitchen range contains an
ugly crack, you may fill 1t with a ce-
ment made by beating one egg, to
which add sifted ashes and stove pol.
ish until thick enough to spread.
Work the paste smooth over the top
This will harden almost like iron and
will take a polish that will render the
break unnoticeable.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-31
At the Telephone,

A convenient telephone index is
made to slip over the mouthpiece-or
rather under 1t, for the mouthpiece
must be unscrewed to put the index
on. 1t is circular in form, and the
little index flaps, of green leather let
tered in gold, radiate from the center.
They push in and out. behind and in
front of each other, 90 expose the little
wedge-shaped sections on which the
numbers are writsen. There is one
division headed Emergencies" on
which the police and fire numbers, the
doctors number and any frequently
called numbers may be written.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-31
Sea Water a Disinfectant.

Sea water electrically treated has
been found to be of great value as n
disinfecting meanr and is now used
regularly in a number of English cities
for cleaning swimming pools, school
rooms, hospitals and similar places.
It is very effective and quite cheap.
Where the salt water is not obtainable
an artificial sea water is made at q
very slight addition to the cost Pub
lie swimming pools are maintained in
a sweet condition by the addition at
the first filling of about thirty gallons
Of the treated water to pool of about
eighty.flve thousand gallons, and then
an addition of the treated water is
made every few days.