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The Southern herald., 1912-07-26
FARM NOTES

Bank barns are usually dark and
damp.
Gypsum makes a good absorbent for
barn floors.
There Is no animal more unproft.
able than a poor sheep.
The cheapest way to feed young
pigs is through the SOW
Milk vessels should not be allowed
to become dry before washing.
In order to have good-sized sheen
grow them rapidly while young.
1t is poor practice to run valuable
colts In large punches at two years
old.
The real dairy COW turns her food
into milk and butter-fat instead of
meat.
You can hardly push pigs too fast
providing you use the right kind Of
food.
1t is the income from each sheen
that should determine the value os
the flock.
Strong, vigorous pigs when a week
old will care for themselves. barring
accidents.
SCOT busted on melon plants wbon
the leaves are wet with dew dis.
courages insects.
Dandelion green are a fine tb,pv for
the chicks. And 1t helps to get rid of
the worst lawn pest We have.
Cows that are well cared for onA
well protected are not seriously AZ.
fected in their yield by the cold
weather.
II you are doing much haulino h.
careful not to overload the taam.
when the mud is deep or the roads
slippery A strain may quickly r,In
the best horse you've got,
Don't be one Of the farmers who w..
the little things off till tomorrow o
There is no gain, while the loss A. ~.
end Of the year would buy some nure'
cred hogs or Shorthorn bull.
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26
ALMOST FRANTIC WITH
ITCHING ECZEMA

Eight years ago | got eczema Al
over my hands. My fingers fairly bled
and 1t itched until 1t almost drove ne
frantic. The eruption began with
Itching under the skin. It spread fast
from between the fingers around The
nails and all over the whole hands. /
got pair Of rubber gloves in order ID
wash dishes, Then it spread all over
the left side of my chest. A fine doc.
tor treated the trouble two weeks, bud
did me no good. cried night and
day. Then | decided to try Cuticura
Soap and Ointment but without much
hope as l had gone so long. There
was a marked change the second day
and so on until l was entirely cured.
The Cutieura Soap we have always
kept In our home, and we decided
after that lesson that It Is a cheap
soap in price and the very best Ii
quality. My husband will use no other
soap in his shaving mug" (Signed)
Mrs. G. A. Selby. Redonda Beach.
Cal, Jan. Is, 1911. Although Cuticura,
Soap and Ointment are sold by drug
gists and dealers everywhere, SAM
pie Of each, with S2-page book, viii
be mailed free on application To-
"Cuticura," Dept. l., Boston. IA
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26
COAL TAR FOR
INSIDE OF SILO
Quite Generally Used for Painting
Inside of Huge ReceptacIea.
Especially of Slaves.

Coal tar is quite generally used for
painting the inside of silos, especially
where they are made of slaves. It
not only acts as preservative, but it
Is quite helpful in closing up the
small cracks and excluding the air.
It Is usually applied while hot. The
hotter the tar is the more it will
penetrate. The usual practice is to
heat the coal tar in kettle. Care
should be taken to keep it some dis
tance from the building, as the tar,
ignited, makes dangerous fire. Hot
coal tar gives off fumes that will ig-
mite when exposed to a flame. There
fore, while applying the tar to the in.
side Of silo one should, by all means.
dispense with smoking.
A very g1od plan is to have a fire
for heating the coal tar some distance
from the btilding, and then apply IL
to the inside Of the silo with a broom,
This can be done while the silo is be
ing filed.
Some make It a practice to paint
the inside Of the silo every year at
filing time.
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26

wooly sPhides are degraded insects
closely allied to the plant lice so com
mon TO ali plants Their mouth
parts are 30 constructed as TO form
a sharp pointed sucking beak. This
Is thrust through the tenderest bark
and the trees sap thus withdrawn.
The very fragility Of this sucking or
gan leads to the greatest damage 10
the infested tree, because II can be
inserted only into OF possibly partially
through the outer bark; thus the
nourishment is Withdrawn from the
stem Immediately beneath the true
bark, whose once is to furnish new
wood on the one side and new bark
on the other. This drain upon the
trees food supply and the consequent
impoyerishment OF the growing tissue
at the point Of attack tends to inter-
fere seriously with the proper de-
yelopment OF the stem attacked.
Especially Is this true in a year when
these pests are apt to appear in count.
less numbers. The withdrawal Of
nourishment. aided by the mechanical
injury to the bark. is very apt to
cause cracks to appear in the latter,
which. by exposing the wood beneath,
produce wound which will greatly
retard. II It does not destroy. the
growth Of the stem bearing 1t. No
part Of a tree is more liable to an
attack, followed by result of this
nature, than young gratis. The dam
age to such is at once apparent.
The parts of tree most liable to
an attack by the woolly aphis are
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26

other pigA They grew Ferg r4piaig
sn peanuts and continued On this ieee
until the ground frozs in December,
They were then fed an the soaked
corn they would eat until they we're
slaughtered. January s. During ne
test the pigs had Erazed over one
fourth acre Of clover, Oaefoarth acre
Of sorghum and two-hfths acre OF
peanuts. making in all less than one
acre. The fact that the pigs we're N
perfect health during the test nut
Gated that the crops were well suited
to them. In addition to the forage
crops the pigs we're fed some gram
until they were five months old TO M
sure rapid growth. They were also
given q mixture Of charcoal. sAlI
ashes and Stacked lime.
AT the close Of the test the pigs
weighed 1915 pounds, the average
weight being 24S pounds During the
seventy-two days on which peanuts or
sweet potatoes were fed the average
daily gain per pig was i.S1 pounds
During the thirty-one days on when
corn was fed the average daily gain
per pig was lis pounds.
The total value Of the grain fed the
pigs and the SOW (while she ran with
them) was s1O.s1. and the value OF the
green crops was $3.50, The rent OF
the land was assumed to be 50, max
ing the total cost of fattening the
pigs $1S11. The average cost of pro-
ducing a pound Of pork was 1.5 cents.
No estimate was made for the labor
Of tending the pigs since, In the au-
thor's opinion. it was too small to take
into account
The pigs were slaughtered at the
end Of the trial January 3. They were
valued at 1928 per 100 pounds, max
ing their total value s3s.4S, and a
profit Of s21.37. Nothing is said in re-
gard to the quality Of the pork.
When pigs are fattened on forage
crops the manure remains scattered
over the soil. This, together with the
fact that clover and peanuts are
plants which increase the nitrogen in
the soil. is a great advantage. In the
opinion of the author red clover. sor-
ghum and peanuts we're the crops best
adapted for rotation, since they were
cheap and easy to produce and their
season of maturity convenient. With
the above rotation Of forage crops only
sc bushels of corn was required ts
produce pig weighing 243 pounds at
ten months old.
The experiment shows that under
the conditions existing in that region
pork can be proftably produced by
feeding rotation of forage crops,
and that at the same time the soil can
be improved. The importance of US,
Ing good stock instead OF scrubs Is
urged. Alfalfa. oats and cowpeas are
briefly spoken of as forage crops
which might also be valuable for fat.
tening pigs. Work at some other
southern stations has shown chufas
to be also well adapted to this pur.
pose.
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26
PICKED UP In
CHICKEN YARD
Several Litt1e Hints That waU
Prove OF Much Assistance
60 Amy One Keeping
Poultry.

The average cockerel does not pas
for his keep and he should be sent to
the block as soon as he weighs four
pounds unless he is to be kept for
breeding.
Let a strange dog rush through the
poultry yard and the excitement will
affect the egg supply for that day.
While hens have no sentiment
there is no doubt they are extremely
nervous at times-particularly during
the breeding season-and should be SO
placed that they cannot be disturbed.
It does not matter go much about
the breed as it does about the kind OF
treatment your hens receive.
OF course, If you are going in for
poultry to sell on the market you must
select the fowl that will produce the
most meat, and If for eggs the breed
that will produce more eggs than
meat. Then it Is "up to you" to get
the most out Of them, as the slang
goes.
Once more, do not feed the young
chicks a particle of anything for at
least 36 hours after they are hatched.
Early feeding means disease and
death.
Do not wait single day to order
your wire and put your enclosures for
the youngsters in good condition.
When a sick fowl is discovered, re-
move 1t at once. Maybe If you will
attend to 1t then and there you can
save 1t, whereas If allowed to wait
too long, 1t may die.
Throw an extra lot Of hay into the
poultry yards. The chickens will
scratch out every clover seed. There
is no better way to make them work
for their food
Damp houses are the greatest pro-
moters of disease among fowls.
1t is a good plan to teach the young
generation Of chickens to roost on
perches as soon as possible. For one
thing, this will keep them out of reach
Of rats.
One of our poultry folk advises put
ting pint Of coal oil in each bucket
OF whitewash before going over the
inside of the hen house. This for the
special benefit of lice and mites.
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26
Seemed Strange to Her.

Miss Melcher in describing the
commencement exercises of a certain
medical college to Miss Bungler, said
that she had felt quite awed when
the Hippocratic oath was admins
tered to the graduates.
i should think you would havel"
Miss Bungler exclaimed in indigncni
surprise. "a hypocritic oath! / new
er heard of that. Something new,
suppose. l shouldn't think any
physician would want to bind himself
to thing like that"
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26
WHO DOES WRITE The n
Principally ths Profession,
Mar, Which Easily Exslalns -.
SAD Quality.

How are jokes made? Tba
bone Of the American people sa---.a
3 thousand new pleasaRtries -
day. The doctors say that on -
phragms must be tickled ar -
die. How can anybody sit dow, - -
deliberately make up jokes hat -
tickle u.s.
The main source Of nevsnaDs- !,
Is the professional funny man ~
funny man works IN various wave
crude beginner at the joke trsda -
ly opens the dictionary at random ~
begins to look for words to make -.
on. He comes to the word -
That reminds him Of horse ss,.-s
So he frames the following little ~.
ny and teacher aneedote:
Johnny" said the teaches sv.,..
a sentence using the words A..
sense" Johnny wrote: "One -.
pa forgot to lock the stable ana 4.
hasn't seen his horse sense
This joke is duly published m \.
funny column Of the metropolitan g
per. A magazine writer. seeing -
story in a country paper, think. =
original and exclusive. He steals :
and sells 1t to a weekly magazine '
national circulation. From this mas.
zine London editors grab the little -
and It is now afloat on the wide oessr
OF English language and it probahlr
will outlive the man who wrote II
Most of the anecdotes that IN n.
funny columns never happened in rs.s
life. They are the brain children =
some hired jester who dotes on ana
dotes. There is a pun. right tbsr.
The professional funny man wopls
ponder that minute, then perhsns
produce q rhyme like this:
Artie chokes on artichokes :
And writhes about in pain.
But Auntie dotes on antidotes.
And soon he's well again.
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26
Lazy ExpressIon,

Slang and rutted phrases may be
brilliantly used and so pass current
legally. But for the most part they are
not brilliantly used. They serve chiefly
the lazy mind and are a bore. One
can, and very many ones do, shirk the
thought process by the mode of ready
made and ill-fltting expressions. Tie
as easy as lying. More aptly, It's a.
easy as swearing, And very much such,
a shovenly habit as swearing. Very
many who might, as early, speak and
write English well groove their minds
with slang and bad usage of the Ian
guage until their thoughts can hardly
travel out except through the furroWf
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26
More SultahIa

At the Devon horse show mot Of
Miss Eleanora Sears was retailed
A very stout young woman, the
story ran, asked Miss Sears advice
about her costume for a fancy dress
ball.
Il think Of going as Helen of Troy,
she ended. DO you think 1t would
suit me?"
Miss Eleanora Sears, surveying the
young woman's swelling contours with
a faint smile, answered:
Helen Of Troy-or, perhaps, don't
you think, Helen of Avoirdupois woule'
be better?"
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26

bases of the younger twigs, sometimes
about the body of such twigs; and,
lastly, at the junction of the leaf stems
with the twigs bearing them. Indeed,
a tree which is badly affected will
present examples of each of these
cases.
A colony of these insects may be
located by the mass of woolly material
which usually surrounds and fire.
quently covers them. This matter is
secreted by glands in the body skin,
and In developing becomes more or
less fbrous. Finally 1t is blown
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26

those where the bark is youngest and
tenderest and hence receiving the
greatest amount of nourishlng sap.
The insects seek the sap and their
frail beaks must needs have the ten
derest bark to pierce that the desired
nourishment may be reached. The
required conditions are presented, as
we may readily see, in recent In
iuries to the bark where new bark
is forming, as for instance, scars
where limbs have been removed, or
cracks in the bark at any part OF the
tree; the young Sprouts" that SO
commonly spring from the trunk and
older limbs of the tree; about the
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26

away by the wind in masses of tangled
fibres.
Nature makes provision for the de-
strucuon of great numbers of these
aphides BY providing in them source
of food supply for several different
insects which thus become our
friends. These natural agencies
greatly reduce the number Of these
pests, but in dry seasons nature must
be assisted II these insects are to be
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26
WOOLLY APHIDES CAUSE MUCH
DAMAGE TO THE FRUIT TREES
Dreaded Insects Attack Tsnderest Youngest Bark
Hence Receiving Greatest Amount OF Nourish4uu
Sap-RsrOsens Emulsion Recommended
Efficient Remedy.
kept reduced to nOndestuetiye num-

kept reduced 70 nondestruetive nun.
bers.
Kerosene emulsion - formed By
adding to one part Of q boiled mix
ture Of one-half pound Of common
soap and a gallon Of water, two parts
Of kerosene, thoroughly mixing. and
diluted with cold water TO form nf-
teen to twenty parts-is an efficient
remedy.
A double handful Of refuse tobacco,
boiled in a gallon Of water to form
a strong tes, and diluted to form six
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26
Care for Young Hogs.

II young hogs are kept in close con.
Encment, fed heavily on corn alone.
they viii NEST likely develop a leg
weakness. as they require nitrogenous
foods, in which skim milk should take
large part, in order to grow good,
aolid bones
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26
Culture of Rhubarb.

Is the rhubarb falling to make a
satisfactory growth? If SO, 1t likely
needs manure. Apply plenty of man
ure and top-dress with nitrate of soda
at the rate Of $50 pounds to the acre.
Subsequent dressings of nitrate may
be needed to obtain the best results.
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26

Pittsburg's police superintendent
says that he will not interfere with in.
nocent spooning in the public parks
Pittsburg's police superintendent
aaIne IS Thomas McQuade, and he has
u warm heart to fit the name.
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26
Hand Vacuum CLEANER.

For use with a vacuum cleaner Q
massachusetts, woman has invented .
glove dust being drawn through
tubes inserted in It's palm, while small
brushes are provided between the
nngers to smooth down the nap Of any
iaoric which the suction raises.
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26

Walter Brookins and some other
asiators are undertaking to make fly.
tng safe and sane by eliminating the
eircus features. If this had been done
ct the start many a fine young man
would still be pursuing his career.
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26

Many an American actor who has
YEARLY tramped the ties and won
Hered why the railroads don't place
them even distances apart will read
with envy Of those Austrian actors
Who work for $40 month. and get It.
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26

It Is safe to say that no housewife,
unless she wants divorce. has had
The temerity to tie pink ribbons on
the snow shovel and hang it up in the
living room.
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26

New York hack drivers have de-
manded police protection during the
small hours Of the night. Probably
that Is the only way they can prevent
their customers from forcing excessive
Fares upon them.
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26

The medical opioin that women read
Faster than men because the blood
6ows more freely In the posterior par.
of their brain may be technical ex.
preston Of why they read the end o.
> book first to see how 1t comes out
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26

A college professor says that boys
80 wrong because of the things they
carry in their pockets. Girls, having
NO pockets. of course have to wait
until they grow old enough to load
their Junk into a hand bag.
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26

A scientist informs us that the aver.
age human body contains material for
seven bars Of soap. but we know some
men whose appearance would hardly
lead to that conclusion.
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26

A sheriff in Connecticut died Of the
excitement caused by stopping base.
ball game Sheriffs should be Of that
sterner stun of which baseball umpires
are also made.
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26

Walters in one Of Chicago's clubs
struck when a rule forbidding tipping
was put in force. One wonders what
= waiter who strikes because he is
not permitted to be a fawning syco-
phant thinks of himself.
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26

A nature faker in Colorado says he
owns 2 lamb with hoof at the end
Uf It's tail. Although its economic
value is IN no way increased thereby,
the lamp is saved a good deal of trou.
bic when 1t feels like kicking itself.
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26

The man who writes seed cata.
aogues is an honored member Of thr
Ananias club. but he is an amateur III.
eomparison with the man who writes
summer resort literature.
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26

The furnaces of the world, It is esti.
mated, burn 2,OOO.OOO,OOO tons Of coal
year But many man feels as
though his own furnace, during the
past winter, has done almost as well
1t alone.
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26

II costs six cents in Pittsburg to
beat ones motber-ln-law. Pittsburg
being the home Of millionaires. lux.
nries come high.
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26

or eight gallons, is a valuable and
easily prepared remedy. Carbolio
soap, such as sold in the shops for
disinfecting purposes, dissolved and
so diluted that a decided odor Of car.
bolic acid still remains, is another ef
feetive remedy.
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26
Keep to Old Custom.

AT the 600-year-old Audlem church
IN Cheshire, England, the curfew is'
regularly rung, after which the date Of
the month Is tolled, a survival of the
Times when no almanacs existed
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26

A beauty doctor tells us that a
slap IN the face aids the complexion.
A wallop on the eye certainly lends
color to the countenanee.
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26

Women this year are wearing
Towns similar TO those Of 1885. but
The average woman would rather have
smallpox than we're last years gown.
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26
GUARD A TILE OUTLET DRAIN
Live Stock Do Considerable Damage
Unless Some Provision Is Made
to Protect Opening.

Considerable damage is apt to be
done by stock tramping on or about it,
where the outlet Of the tile drain
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26

A British visitor informs Us that
We waste too much time on elections,
but think Of all the fun we have.
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26

comes into the open, unless some pro-
vision is made to protect it.
Drive few stakes at suitable dis
tance from the outlet and stretch
barbed wire over them.
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26

Many a man who shows plenty OF
p1sh in business win try to pull away
when asked TO push q lawnmower.
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26

IT r. true that the death rate from
Erberculosis Is falling, but keep the
windows open Just the same.
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26

The human race. we are told. is So0,-
peo years old. but it is extremely child
fah for It's age.
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26

The English sparrow Is at any rate
better than a diet Of crow. and the
political bosses should act accordingly.
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26

Trousers viii be worn shorter this
pear. but there will be no correspond
Eg shortage in the price.
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26
Place for Boar.

The boar should always hava q ,o.-.
lot TO himself and never be oonfrsS
In dark, damp quarters.
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26

Another victory for the doWntrod.
zen workingman- The price Of terra
PIN has been reduced.
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26

Note the growing smile On the face
81 the nan Who owRs the sumner
garden
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26

IN spite Of the crusade against tips
ne still have with as the fool who tips
the boat
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26

! Ths public comb and brush have
Eaas 10 ioin the roller towel
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26

Dr.. Pearsons died poor. but he de-
prived the lawyers Of a great deal Of
profitable Amusement.
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26

Hha coed thing that reekles are
almost never fatal
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26

The country has 14s retired admirals
md only 2S active ones
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26
True Enough,

Half the world don't know how theyI
live themselves.
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26

Artie chokes on arhchokes
And writhes about in pain:
But Auntie dotes on antidoteS
And soon he's well again.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1912-01-02

Wed nesday visitor here. e
E&g drinks a speciality at Dut-
toms fountain 3Ob7t
Prof. w. M. Shaver was down
from Tuckerman this morning
on a business trip.
Try Virtues Little Liver Pills
at the City Drug Store. 09btf
Misses Evelyn Williams of
De Queen and Hazel Malvie Of
Lewisville, Eugene White Of
Hope, 3. D. Bridgers of Niece
hee, Gambler Searcy of Lewis
vile and T. Rush Brown of
Stamps were guests of the Nc
Lain last night returning to
Arkansas College from holiday
vacations.
Every drink served in a shin
ed glass at buttons fountain.
30b7t
Miss Regina Dowell of WAL
nut Ridge, who has been a pop
|,ular guest of Miss Rowena
Campbell, expects to return
home this evening.
Exclusive agents for the gen.
uine Benedict Allegretti's fine
chocolates.-W. w. Dutton.
O2btf.
Editor George Trevathan of
the Batesville Guard was a
guest Of the Hazel last night.
Pecan wood for heating or
cook stove. Phone 76, w. H.
Snetzer. 215dtf.
S. G. Parker is reported con-
siderably worse and his condi-
ton quite critical.
Drayage Of all kinds handled
promptly. Phone No. 10.-Ches-
ter Robinson. 18dtf.
w. J. Hammond, the book
man of Hope, came in last night
and is stopping at the Hazel.
Newport City Scrip in
amounts to suit purchaser, First
National Bank Newport, Ark.
32d6t.
Charles Meyer came in this
morning and will be around
Newport for several days. He
is with his old firm Stern &
Bernd Hat Company of ST..
Louis and reports all his family
we'll.
For Sale-livery barn, horses,
rigs and outfit complete.-Adam
Miller, Tuckerman, Ark. 21b1m
Mrs. P. H. Van Dyke and
daughter Margaret are expect
ed home Saturday morning
from a holiday visit to Marshall
Missouri. We are glad to report
that Mr.. Van Dykes mother,
who is known here, is able to
sit up and gradually improving.
Delicious hot chocolate with
whipped cream at buttons
| fountain. SOb7t
Better get our pricesaon that
plumbing contract, for hey are
reasonable, considering the
guarantee of first-clad work.
w. R. Written. 2ldtf
The city authoritis will soon
be insisting on sew< & com Z I
lions. See w. n Men
plumber.
All kinds u