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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-05
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-05
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Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-06-05
FEW POINTS OF A GOOD cow
Important Characteristics of Activity
and Vitality Should Be Determined
by Eye Of Animal.

Nervous temperament In COW does
not mean a high state Of nervousness
or irritability, but the animal has
nerves such as make the various parts
active, giving tone, vitality and activ-
ity to the many parts of the body.
This important characteristic is judged
by the size and character Of her eyes.
Her face should be broad between the
eyes and well dished.
The eye should be prominent,
bright, clear and mild, but not at all
sluggish looking. The prominence and
openness of the joints of the backbone
is a very important indication. The
backbone should be covered with no
surplus flesh, for If it is, the COW is US
ing to fatten herself that which should
go into the milk pail. The ribs should
be wide in themselves, and should
have plenty of width between them.
This can be measured by inserting the
fingers between the ribs. Persistency
in chewing the cud is very important
point with dairy cows.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-06-05
Refuse to Be Clothed in Flowing Garments

THICAGO.-The enthusiasm OF a
~ few score husbands for the pro-
posed ''feto champetre" of the New
Future association exploded with a
loud bang the other day, when the
husbands discovered what a "fete
champetre" was. AS result, the big
event, scheduled for June 20 in the
First Regiment armory. has been
called of
Mrs. Fred L. Rossbach, founder and
president Of the association. which
aims TO aid women released from the
house of correction, and the other
directors spent weeks on arrange
ments and found their husbands eager
In their promises OF assistance. But
at the directors meeting at the Hotel
La Sale one of the women rose and
told sad story.
Ii appears that her husband. who is
not built along the lines OF a gazelle.
thought finally to ask what was going
on. He was told the peculiar feature
of the fete would be the costumes.
All men and women we're to wear the
flowing draperies Of the ancient
Greeks
Net" shouted the startled hus-
band Me impersonste Apollo! No.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-06-05
TRY THIS FOR SUNDAY TEA
Simple and Appetizlns Meal That
Evolves Minimum of Work on
the Sabbath Day.

This is what Mariory created" for
Sunday night tea, it being her duty.
as mothers Oldest little girl, TO pre-
pare the Sunday suppers: She took
six eggs and boiled them half an hour;
peeled on the shells and chopped the
whites fine, and added them to two
cups of cream sauce. with half q cup
OF finely minced boiled ham and pep
per to taste. On hot platter she ar
ranged six slices of bread. the crust
removed before toasting; completely
covered the toast with the sauce mix
ture and arranged two hoops Of gold
around the top Of the yolks pressed
through a sieve. In the center she
put a few tablespoonfuls OF green
peas and a little border of green peas
around the edge OF the platter. She
explained that the ham was just the
crumbly scraps she found in the dish
in the pantry, and the peas might have
been used for luncheon dish or din
ner salad the next day. but no one
mentioned that, as the dish was so
pretty and good, and a credit to the
inventive genius of a twelveyear-oid
girl.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-06-05
BEES OUT OF SUPERS
Device Shown Which Does Not
Demoralize Insects.
v.shaped Arrangement With Narrow
Slot at Bottom 10 Attached to
Frame and Whole Thing
Placed Near the Hive,

Last season I used a simple device
In taking of one and half tons of
honey for clearing supers OF bees
quickly, which does not demoralize
the bees in the hives, but leaves them
In fine condition to defend them
selves,
The drawing makes the plan clear.
l used ten-frame full-depth super,
and on the under side, three-quarter-
inch apart, ! nailed two square sticks
In the center. Then / cut two thick
pieces Of wrapping paper. eight
inches long, which / tackled to the
upper side Of the super; then !
brought the lower edge down and
tackled it to the parallel square
sticks, thus making a V-shaped ar
rangement with a narrow slot at the
bottom.
I set this prepared super on an
eight-frame super, and cleated both
ends, which made 1t ready for use.
When l am ready to take of honey
] set the whole thing near the hive,
remove super and set it on the
cleaner, placing a rubber-cloth over
the hive If necessary. AS / use loose
hanging frames without spacing de-
vices loosen all of them With screw
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-06-05
Humans Are Made Crabs by Side-Seated Cars

CLEVELAND, o. Thin, anaemic
~ men who are unable to do a days
work, and frail little women attain q
record for muscular exertion which
could not be surpassed by the strong
est athlete every time that they ride
In a side-seated street car, according
to computations made by Councilman
E. NJ Bieder They are compelled to
push against force Of probably half
ton every time they make a trip
upon one of these cars. he declares.
Councilman Bieder has been max
ing an investigation of the subject,
with view to legislating out of ex-
istence cars with seats running length
wise. He doubts. though. that the
council has the authority to pass the
legislation, and he may take the mat
ter up with the board <of health as a
health regulation.
Man is not crab and cannot
move sidewise with any degree of
ease" said Mr.. Bieder the other day.
His muscles are not formed for that
mode Of advance. Let anyone who is
In doubt on this subject try to run
sideways for hundred yards at a
fair rate of speed. The strain upon
the muscles will cause a contraction
resembling paralysis.
THE forward movement of a street
car, with its sudden stoppage and
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-06-05
KEEPING FLOOR IN CONDITION
Perfection Of Results May Be Achieved
by the Use Of Polish Easily Put
Together at Home.

Polishing floors is hard work. and
calls for no end OF elbow grease.
For q hardwood, or stained-wood floor.
take eight ounces of yellow beeswa
one quart OF Venetian turpentine; cut
the wax into small pieces and pour
the turpentine over 1t, and let 1t stand
In vessel OF warm water until dis
solved, which 1t will readily do; then
bottle. Apply very little at a time
with flannel cloth. rubbing until
there is none left on the surface. then
proceed until the whole floor is I'M
ashed. It keeps the floor in excellent
order and the polish is required ordi,
nariiy about once in six months.
Soapsuds should never be used on
hardwood floor that is oiled or waxed.
All that is needed is to wipe with
cloth dampened in a little warm water
say a wash basin full to which about
two tablespoonfuls of coal oil has been
added. One tablespoonful to the bas-
in will be enough for anything unless
very dirty. The oil should be well
stirred into the water, the cloth just
dampened, wrung out as dry as posi-
BILE before use, and the floor polished
Rfterward with clean flannel cloth
This is good for mating also.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-06-05

jerks, is a constant strain. and mus
cles which are not adapted to 1t are
compelled to take up the burden OF
holding the body more or less rigid
against the force which sways one
rearward as the car advances and
forward as the car is checked To
sway the body backward or forward
from the hips entails practically no
fatigue. for almost every movement
OF the body is accompanied by this.
but to sway sideways is firing in the
extreme
When a street car travelling ten
miles an hour is brought to a stop
the checked velocity is equal to a
pressure of ten pounds upon the area
Of the surface OF every passenger, or
when a car travelling at an ordinary
rate of speed comes to stop 1t is
equal to every passenger being pushed
from his balance by q ten-pound
weight"
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-06-05
ALMOST LOST
HER REASON
But Thanks To An Old Friend.
Thi. Terrible Catastrophe
Was Avoided.

Tampa, F1a.-Mrs. e. c. Coram o.
No. 1905 Highland Ave. says: i was
very weak and worn out from woman
ly troubles. My husband bought mo
two bottles of Cardui to take as Q
tonic, and from the first day 1t seemed
to me / felt its good effects.
BY the time / had used the two bot
ties. | felt and looked like q new
woman.
Some time later / got my feet wet
at the wrong time, and turned TO
cardui to remedy the mischief done.
Before I had taken one bottle Is
gave me the needed relief.
Again, in later life, when passing
over a critical time, l almost lost my
reason, but thanks to three or four
bottles of Cardui, / did not. That has
been 10 years ago. / am now 30 years
of age, and feeling fine.
constantly praise Cardui to all my
sick friends.
1t is a wonderful remedy"
This earnest letter should take from
your mind any doubt you might have
as to the merits of Cardui, the wom-
ans tonic. Mrs. Coram is certainly
competent to recommend Carduf,
since it helped her over three critical
stages of life.
Don't neglect your troubles longer.
Get bottle of Cardui today.
NJ B.-wyhs 10. Chattanooga Medicine Co.
Ladies' Advisory Dept. Chattanooga Tenn, for
Home Treatment for Women" sent in plain
wrapper.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-06-05
SHEEP ARE OFTEN NEGLECTED.
No Farm Animal More Capable Of
Adapting Itself to Different Meth
DDS of Treatment.

Too many farmers are overlooking
q good opportunity by nsglecting to
have sheep on the farm. Men who do
not like sheep must either learn to
like them or keep out of the business
Men who do like them viii take care
of them, and when they are taken
care Of they are no more liable to dis
ease than any other farm animal.
The sheep is the most modern ami
NAL In creation. By that we mean that
he has left no fossil remains Of his
own kind or ancestry. He is q de-
velopment Of the last days of creation
and of about the same geological age
as mankind. There is no animal on
the farm that ia more capable of re-
spending to different methods of
treatment and adapting himself to
different environments than Is the
sheep.
He can be bred into almost any
thing Of the sheep kind. Long. coarse
wool, or short, fine wool, horns or no
horns, black or white, big carcass
for mutton, or other notifications
have been produced, and all are
money-makers when properly han
died by the right man.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-06-05
Turns in Fire Alarm and Races Cop on Wheel

of his velocipede and hooked his fore
finger in the iron ring. The rest hap
pened automatically. The wheels of
the velocipede started in motion and
Francis whole weight was thrown on
the chain attached to the alarm.
Frightened at what he had done.
Francis again mounted his trusty iron
steed and started to run for 1t. go
ing down the street as fast as his
little legs could work the pedals. He
had not gone half block, however,
before the fire engines, motorcycle
patrolman and the motor car patrol
rushed into the street with a roar,
and he was pointed out as the cul.
prit by a crowd of boys which had
collected and witnessed the proceed
ings.
Francis puny efforts to put a dis.
lance between himself and the scene
of his little escapade were as naught
compared to the power of gasoline in
a motorcycle. He was quickly cap
tured and taken home to his father.
History does not relate what hap
pened before the interview concluded
but 1t is said the family slipper wal
used in the traditional manner.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-06-05

! feel better than have for years.
recommend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound to all who suffer as
did Mrs N. ZEUNER, 1045 New Jer-
sey Street, Lawrence, Kansas.
Montana Woman's Case.
Burns, Mont Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound cured me of awful
backache which had suffered with for
months. was 80 weak could hardly do
my work and my head and eyes ached all
the time. Your Compound helped me
IN many ways and is great strength
ener. always recommend 1t to my
friends and tell them what a grand med
icine it is for women. You may use my
name for the good of others. Mrs.
JOHN FRANCIS, Burns, Montana.
The makers of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound have thousands Of
such letters as those above-they tell
the truth, else they could not have been
obtained for love or money. This med
icine Is no stranger - 1t has stood the
test for years.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-06-05
HORTICULTURAL
Ae-;aM NOTES

Get busy with the grating when
the buds begin to swell.
The appearance Of the orchard is
helped by cleaning it Of dead
branches.
II you have poor Seeding pear or
apple tree it may be entirely made
over by top grating.
Prune little each year, and prune
sparingly. 1t does not pay to neglect
the pruning of trees.
The young trees should be banked
with earth. which 5ill keep water
from settling about them.
Probably the best results come from
pruning the orchard rather vigorously
every two or three years.
Time and care spent in the orchard
is almost sure to pay for itself and a
good rate Of interest besides.
Raspberry tips from young, vigor-
Gus plants, should always be selected
in preference to those of any other
kind.
Wait until the ground dries out a
little before planting either trees or
truck. 1t La not well TO plant In wet,
soggy soil.
One Of the best ways OF managing
raspberries is to set in rows six feet
apart, and the plants two feet apart
Ia the rowa
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-06-05

nETROIT. MICH.-Frapcis Sheahan.
- four-year-old son of Col. P. J.
Sheahan, attorney. merely wanted to
see the engines dash up the street
when he turned in a false alarm the
other afternoon from Second avenue
and High street
Pedaling up the street on his veloci-
pede, Francis came to halt in front
OF a red-painted post surmounted by
g small box of the same bright hue.
The box presented possibilities to his
young mind and he set about devils
ing ways and means for calling the
fire department to the scene. He
could not reach the glass. Obtaining
small stick, he smote the pane and
shattered 1t.
This done. he mounted to the saddle
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-06-05

This is good cooked in casserole,
II you haven't French casserole, an
ordinary bean pot will produce the
same flavor. but this dish is not so
presentable on the table. Take two
pounds of neck OF lamb or mutton, not
too fat, cut in two inch pieces and
put into the pot with half a cup of
sliced onion Drowned in some mutton
fat Add two cups of boiling water
and cover. Simmer or cook in moder-
ate hot oven for two hours. Parboil
the potatoes, a pint, cut in cubes. but
do not add to the meat until half an
hour before serving. Add two table
spoonfuls OF washed rice when the
meat has cooked half an hour, then a
cup Of strained tomatoes and season
ing of salt pepper and parsley. The
slower this cooks after the first half
hour the better.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-06-05

driver and slide them over toward the
opposite side of the hive. Then with
a head of broom corn l begin brush
ing the bees down without,t taking any
frames out of the hive, pulling them
over toward me as / get them clean
of bees. When the bees strike the
incline below they slide down and out
Of the slot into the eight-frame super
before they can take wing, and most
of them will be clustered below. There
are cleats across the end of the super
to furnish grip for the hands, and
empty the bees out by lifting the
super and giving 1t a sudden jar on
the ground in front of the hive otter
all Of the supers have been cleared OF
bees.
OF course I use some smoke at the
time when / begin brushing. AS soon
as the nearest side of the first comb
is free from bees pull it over toward
me, thea brush the bees from the
opposite side; then go to the next
one, etc.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-06-05
Sanitary Well Curb.

made from six-inch boards. The con.
crete is mixed half cement and half
ballast Apply three inches of con.
crete, then spread on layer Of hog
wire. Put bent rods around all the cor.
ners. Apply the rest of the concrete
Smooth of well and let stand three
days before removing forms. The
we'll curb should have lids attached
with hinges, these can be closed when
the well is not in use, thus preventing
dust from blowing down.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-06-05
CLEARED AWAY
Proper Food Put the Troubles Away,

Our own troubles always seem more
severe than any others. But when a
man is unable to eat even & light
breakfast, for years, without severe
distress, he has trouble enough.
1t is small wonder he likes to tell OF
food which cleared away the troubles.
81 am glad Of the opportunity to
tell Of the good Grape-Nuts has done
for me-" writes a N. H. man. For
many years l was unable to eat even
light breakfast without great suffer
ing.
After eating would suddenly be
seized with an attack OF collie and
vomiting. This would be followed by
headache and misery that would some
times last a week or more, leaving me
so weak l could hardly sit up or walk.
Since | began to eat Grape-Nuts
have been free from the old troubles
l usually eat Grape-Nuts one or mort
times day, taking it at the beginning
of the meal. Now 1 can eat almost
anything l want without trouble.
When l began to use Grape-Nuts
was way under my usual weight. now
weigh 30 pounds more than ever
weighed In my life, and l am glad to
speak of the food that has worked the
change" Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Greek, Mich. Read the little
booklet, The Road to MELVILLE" in
pkgs. There's q Reason"
Ever read the above 1etterf A new
one appears freu time TO time. They
are genuine, true. ana fun OF human
interest.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-06-05
Conductor Finds $4,000; Gets so Cents Reward

about this long" said the much-per-
turbed inquirer. as he used his hands
to describe the size and width Of the
package.
rs this the package" asked the dis
patcher, as he displayed the one that
Anderson had found.
"Yes-that's 1t. I'm 80 glad It was
found" replied the visitor as he
reached for It.
We'll. you will have to tell me
what 1t contains in order that l can
be certain that it belongs to you. ;"
replied the dispatcher.
1T had $1,000 in it, mean $3.50 in
cash and the balance In checks" said
the visitor.
The dispatcher opened the package
and found that 1t contained just what
the stranger had stated. The man
then said that he was w. B. Denison
and that he lived In West Lafayette
avenue.
As the package was handed to Den
nison, he tossed the dispatcher so
cents and said: Give that to the
conductor for his honesty"
Dennison then left.
An hour later Anderson returned on
his car to the barn. The dispatcher
summoned him and told him what the
package had contained, and that 1t
had been claimed. and gave him the
reward.
by Jove," shouted the conductor.
Thank you for the reward"
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-06-05
NITROGEN From Air.

Nitrogen from the air is now got
artificially by the form Of sulphate OF
ammonia by new chemical process
at cost Of $40 ton, besides a by
product that VIII revolutionize gas
manufacture. These are remarkable
claims. and If half OF them are true
the cost Of nitrogen for fertilizing
viii be universally reduced. But We
await a practical demonstration Of
these claims before accepting thez.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-06-05

you don't, woman. don't mind the
new future. but I'm dinged II I'll dress
like shepherd in a Greek pasture.
Not--on-your-life- I'm still strong
for your cause, but don't like that
effect I'll give thousands for the
new future, but not one cent for any
such insult to my unfortunate
physique as that"
And then it developed that there
were other fat husbands and several
thin ones who had also asserted the
independence of their sex and refused
to have anything to do with the pro.
gram.
In spite Of the extensive arrange
ments already made there was moth.
ing for the women to do except to
drop the plan.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-06-05
Militant Spirit.

We were lined up at the booking
Office window, taking our places. In
front of me was burly man. All
went we'll until a woman broke the
line and planked her twopence in
front of the burly man. The man
swept it aside. tive always taught
my Wife" he said, ito be polite to
gentlemen" I'm very glad ! am not
your wife," said the woman. The man
In front of me took his ticket and
said, as he moved on, 81 took that
precaution some years ago."-London
Chronicle.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-06-05

D ALTTMoRE. Md.-Fffty cents was
ID the reward given to conductor
Of the local street railway company
for the recovery of package contain,
ing $3.50 In cash and $4,000 In certi'
fed checks.
When Andrew Anderson. a conduc-
tor on the Ellicott City line, found a
carefully wrapped package lying on
one of the seats of his car when
nearing the barn he had no idea that
In the parcel there was SO much
money and negotiable checks.
Here's a package found on the
car" he shouted, as he tossed the
package to the dispatcher. Someone
probably will claim it"
Someone did claim it Just thirty
minutes later a man rushed into the
car barn and excitedly asked II q
package had been found on one Of the
cars.
What sort Of package? De
scribe It." said the dispatcher.
'WeA it was wrapped in paper and
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-06-05
Use the Cllppers.

The clipping of horses and mules in
the spring is generally conceded to be
beneficial. The clipped animals not
only appear better and are easier
cleaned, but they dry of quickly at
night, get good rest and are more Wig
orous and thrifty.
Dairymen now regularly clip the
TANKS and udders of COWS every three
or four weeks. 1t is easy to wipe or
the parts then before milking and in
sures clean, uncontaminated milk.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-06-05
Sllaae Too Bulky for Swire,

Swine raisers are advised against
feeding young swine extensively on
silage, in recent bulletin from the
Iowa station. 1t is too fibrous and
low in digestible nutrients to prove
satisfactory for growing and fatten-
ing swine. The hog has a digestive
apparatus suited largely to concen-
trated feeds. Old sows will eat some
silage; however, If fed to them it
should constitute only small portion
Of their ration.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-06-05
Snow PUDDING,

Half box gelatin soaked three
hours In one-haf pint cold water, then
add one-half pint of boiling water. two
cups sugar. Strain. flavor and set on
fee till like jelly. Take the whites OF
four eggs. beat to a stiff froth; beat in
with the other and set on Ice. For
the cream take the yolks of the four
eggs and one egg beside and beat with
four spoons of sugar Add this to one
pint OF milk which has been scalded
and cook until like cream.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-06-05
For skin Disorder.

The following powder given each
day is said to be good for skin dis
order in horses: Finely powdered
iodine of potash. four ounces; granu.
lated sugar and common salt, of each
one pound. Mix well together and di.
vide into 80 powders. Feed no corn,
but let the grain feed be oats and
wheat bran. Use tincture of iodine
on the Jumps every second day until
the skin becomes little tender.