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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-23

telling the news of the Pot-lateh had
been lit Scabby Bull himself took a
bundle of twigs and built three moro
fires fn such position that they
meant messengers We're to soon appear
ON fleet ponies to all the tribes of
the country. Scabby Bull offered no
explanation, although it was something
that had never been done before when
a pot-latch was signalled to the other
tribes
As the tribes round about saw the
day breaking in the Cast and the pot
latch signal fires burning ON Red
mountain they sent up a mighty shout
of joy and then straightway fastened
TO the nearest mountain and built more
signal fires telling the news to the
tribes dwelling deeper and deeper into
the forest. But something they too
could not understand were the three
extra fires telling that messengers on
fleet ponies would soon appear How
ever. as each tribe repeated the sig
nal to the tribe further on in the for
est they also repeated the three sig
nails telling Of the, messengers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-23

" THROUGH the gaunt, bare limbs
of the scrub oaks and the bushy
dark tops of the pine trees there
sifted slowly but surely a faint pale
ness from over Red mountain toward
the east. Into succeeding shades of
light it grew and the dim. hazy out
line of the mountain top was discern
able against this pale background be-
fore the assembled council of head
medicine men realized that their pow
WOW had lasted throughout the length
of the night.
And then 1t would not have been
noticed, so occupied were the chief
medicine men of the tribe. If the Grand
Chief Of the Snake Dance had not
turned to the campfire in the middle
of the circle to light his pipe with a
live coal. As he did so he noticed the
retreat of the night and rising to his
full height ne extended his long right
arm toward the east and, with his fore
finger leveled at the approaching
dawn, he gave one cultural grunt.
sugh!'
. SIGNIFIED THE END
OF GREAT POW WOW
Sipnified the and of The pnkv- ~ n W
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-23
HAD GATHERED TO
TALK OVER DAYS HUNT

Now, this all night pow WOW sof the
chief medicine men of the mighty tribes
which lived on the banks of the Ala
bama and the coosa and the Cahaba and
the Big Warrior and the Tallapoosa had
come about by a little incident of the
night before. The chief warriors AMI
counselors of the tribe, with Scabby Bull
and his chief medicine men, had gath
cred about the camp fire to smoke their
pipes and talk over the days hunt. In
their midst sat large baskets filled with
ripe yellow maize raised by the squaws
in the cleared patches of the forest, and
in other places in their midst lay large
piles of pelts and strings of beads, leath-
ern bottles full of firewater secured from
palefaces, rows of scalps taken from the
heads of their enemies and many other
things which showed the prosperity and
wealth of the nation. These things had
been brought out at the order of Scabby
Bull the great chief, who often loved
prosperity of his tribes, and the talk
of the great braves gradually drifted TO
the subject of their stuffed storehouses
and great riches and many hunting
ponies.
And as they thus sat talking Of the
good times there came into their midst
the beautiful Princess Koo-koo-nest, the
daughter of the great Chief Scabby Bull.
The beautiful eyes of the Indian prin-
cess were dewey with tears and her face
was sad and her voice was sobbing. Her
father asked her why she was sad and
she said that she had four warrior sweet
hearts and that she wanted to marry
one of them, but she did not know which
one she loved best.
"Will you, oh Beautiful Koo-k -koo-nest,'
be satisfied with the brave your father
chooses out of these four?" asked Scabby
Bull.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-23
SUMMONS SUIT0RS
TO HIS GREAT TENT

: But now the secret intention of
seabby Bull was revealed, for the great
warrior chief came down the mountain
with his medicine men and his chief
warriors and his counselors following
behind and when they had reached his
tent he summoned before him the four
suitors for the hand of the beautiful
princess. I<oo-koo nest. Then ordering
each one be mounted on the pony OF
his choice, he placed in the hand of
each a wanipum belt made of many
colored beads in such a manner that it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-23

"old Soldier writes. u would like to know
what to do for rheumatism. am so crippled that
cannot walk Please answer at once"
Answer: Here is the best remedy for rheumatism
hat Is known and II taken according to directions
YOU will soon be out again and be strong and well.
Get drams of lodde Of potassium; drams sodium
salicylae: onehalf wine Of colchicum; o. comp
essence cardio: l o. comp. fluid bamwort, and .
ozs syrup sarsaparilla comp Mix and take tea
spoonful at meal time and again before going to bed
Laura" says Some time I contracted a
very severe cold and cough. have tried many reme-
dies but they do not seem 10 help me at ALL wish
YOU would advise me what to do
Answer: what you need is a laxative cough syrup.
one that will drive The cold from your system Tine
following prescription Will cure your cold and cough;
Get i-2 o. package of concentrated essence men
tho-laxene and make according to directions on the
bottle. Take a ieaspoonful hour or two until
yonr cold is better This will cure you in very
few days.
.sstesosrapherr writes: = scarcely do my
yorl, an account of the terrible distress In my stom
z,h after eating. ! heavy feeling in my stom-
aeh and gas forms. am also eonstipated.
Answer This condition il neglected viii cause
appendleltis You should begin at once and take tab
lets triopeptine. which can be bought in any drug
store at small cost They packed in sealed cartons
with fun directions accompanying the package. am
sure many cases of appendicitis could be prevented
by the of triopeptne
"A r." writes: Please send prescription
for a good tonic. I am weak and langud all the
time have no appetite and cannot sleep at night"
Answer; Obtain the following ingredients from
your druggist and take for several weeks and you
will be strong and healthy: syrup lSpophosphi,e
comp. ozs.: tlucture eadomene comp. or tnot
cardamon). and take teaspoonfu before each meal.
Shake we'll before taking.
Miss Beatrice asks: @will you please prescribe for
one who is too fesly so that about so pounds can
be taken off"
Answer: Obtain Of any well-stocked druggist
tube Of 5grain arbolene tablets and take regularly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-23

then suggested that the Pot-latch should
not only be made a festival TO celebrate
the prosperity of the tribes. but that 1t
should be made the birth of the great
order of Pot-latch and that the password
between members should be, Are you
an 1ndan?f 1t was agreed that every
constraint and blue law of the camp
should be thrown to the winds on the
days of the annual Pot-latch celebration,
that everything could be done by one
warrior to another and that it all would
be taken in the spirit of revelry and good
fellowship.
Thus seabby Bull and his braves and
warriors sat all day and far into the
night planning the features of the big
festival TO be and awaiting the return
of the four messengers. But the four
messengers did not return and finally
tired and sleepy the chief and his follow
ers rolled up in their blankets ana went
to sleep.
The return of the four riders and ths
future plans for the great Pot-latch festi-
val will be told in future issues, as they
occur, for from now on close watch Will
, be kept on Soabhy Bull and his prepafa-
tons for the "heap big show.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-23

as per directions accompanying Many of my
patients have reduced at the rate OF pound day
without any i'll results.
Unhappy May writes: Il suffer constantly with
headaches indigestion and kidney trouble. My skin
Is pimpl and oily"
Answer: Three grain sulpherb tablets tnot sui
phur tablets is the best known remedy for the blood
They made from sulphur cream of tartar and
herb medicines which act directly the blood. puri-
flying it. thus causing the pimples disappear and
the skin to become fresh and healthy looking. These
sulpherb tablets packed in sealed tubes and can
be bought at any drug store. They will also cure
your kidney trouble and indigestion.
Mrs. O''-The best remedy for bedwetting in
children is to give them 10 to 10 drops in water be-
fore meals of the following: Tincture cubebs dram;
tineture rhus aromatic drains. and comp fluid
balmwort. I
"Audry' writes For the past year I have suf
fered greatly with catarrh II has affected blood
stomach and bowels such extent that l suffer
constantly. Can you tell a cureY'
Answer: I heartily recommend the of antisep
tic viane powder for the cure of caarrh First ask
your druggist for a . o. package Of yllane powder;
then thoroughly cleanse the nOstrils with the follow
ing wash: one-hslf teaspoonful Of the powder to a
pint Of warm water. Use this several times day
by snuifing the wafer from the palm or the hand
through the nostiils; after which make balm by
mixing easpoonftil Of vilane powder with
Of lard or vaselene and apply TO the nostrs daily
Internal treatment for the stomach. bowels and blood
should be used. Syrup safsaparilla comp, !;
comp fluid balmwor / fluid ext. buchu, | o.
Mix and shake we'll and take a teaspoonful four
times day.
"sorowful May says: My scalp is covered with
dandruff hair is oily aud struggling Please
help ME so that | may look like other girls
Answer; You very easily look like other
girls If you will get the drug store 4 o. jar
of plain yellow mnyoi and regularly accord
and make your hair soft and fluffy and make it
grow. This treatment differs from all others and
have actually seen the most wonderful transforma-
ons when people have used this only two Or three
times
Ann writes: Gould you prescribe something
to increase my weight? | tall and thin TO such
an embarrassing degree that l am frequently sub
jeeted to sighting remarks
Answer: Hypo-Nuclane tablets have been prescrib-
ed with great success indicated by gratifying let
ters from hundreds Of girls who suffer as you do
These tablets be purchased in sealed packages
from any well stocked drug store and full directions
are given inside. These shoyd he taken regularly
for about two months. and will be surprised to
note the color in your cheeks and lips and your
weight will increase from 15 TO 90 pounds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-23
HOW TO DECIDE ON
THE FORTUNATE SUITOR

"Yes, l WILL said the princess and
she returned to her tent to sleep in
peace. Now, when she was gone Scabby
Bull and his counselors and his chief
warriors began to talk on how this de-
cision between the four suitors for the
hand of the fair princess should be made
And since they had been talking about
the great good times given their tribes
by the Great Spirit, he whose name was
Kit-ka- -osit-tiyi, whom the palefaces call
Medicine Man Ferguson, suggested that
the four suitors ride race and the Win
ner should have the princess. Now Sc.
cretly in his mind, Scabby Bull all that
evening had been thinking of holding
great Pot-latch festival to celebrate the
prosperity of the tribes over which he
ruled and he was so pleased with the
suggestion Of lkit-ka-ost-tiyi that he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-23

carried the message OF the pot-latch
festival.
lie assigned each one to so in one
Of the four directions of the wind and
thus conveyed to them the message
they were to call as they rode full
speed through the camps of the many
tribes:
Ride to the south. to the north with
zest,
Ride to the east, brave. and ride to
the west.
And he who rides with the swiftest
stride
Shall have for his bride fair Koo- -koo-
nestl
ride like the brave who carries a
boon;
Ride like the wind as it whistles a
tune;
Ride with pride as the word is
cried.
Through the blacklist night or the
, brightest noon,
latch - Birmin CHAM - Third full
moon.
The four horses leaped forward and
soon disappeared one flying in each
direction of the wind to spread the
message of the pot-latch to be held in
Birmingham in three moons.
Chief Scabby Bull then turned to his
braves and they retired to the general
eounseIs meeting place beneath the
great spreading pine tree.
There the idea came to the great chief
that he would form at the festival soon
to be held a great fraternal order of his
tribes SO calling the counseors and
medicine men he ordered them to pre-
pare the emblem of the Pot-latch SO that
every man or women or child who came
to the great festival could be known as
a member Of the great Order Of Pot-latch.
SUGGESTS FORMATION OF
ORDER OF POT-LATCH
! Medicine Man Woo Wum-w wun, known
L.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-23
Knew How Many 1t Took

The organist of a country church hav-
ing fallen i'll just before festival at the
church. asked friend of his-an ac-
eomplished musieian-to play in his stead.
The friend consented and on the day OF
the festival. chose the "Hallelujah Cho-
rus" playing full chords where the regu-
lar organist only played single notes.
The former of course, required far more
wind,
Presently, in the middle of the piece the
wind gave out. The organist waited
few minutes; then finding it did not
come on again, he went around TO the
blower and found him just going home.
Go on blowing said the organist.
Blowing said the blower why,
you're finished, Do you think I've been
blowing all these years and don't know
how many puffs the 'Haleuiah Chorus'
takes? You can't get over me""
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-23

along the banks of the Alabama. the
Black Warrior. the Coosa. the Talla-
poosa, the Cahaba and Gin all that vast
hunting ground which stretched east
ward from the banks of the Great
Father of Waters and southwark
from the banks of the treacherous
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-23
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gDc Zewzs Bako~ O

The questions answered below are gem
eral in character; the symptoms or dis
eases are given and the answers viii apply
10 any case of similar nature.
Those wishing further advice, free, may
address Or. Lewis Baker, College Bldg,
College, -Ellwood SITS, Dayton, Ohio, en-
closing self addressed, stamped envelope
for reply. Full name and address must be
given but only initials or fictitious name
will be used in my answers. The. prescrip-
tions can be filled at any well-stocked
wholesaler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-23

sss''ss.sssssssssssssss..
-straightway determined upon holding the
Pot-latch and making the race for the
hand of Koo-koo-nest a part of the fes
tival
SO the next day he called together
all of his chief medicine men and told
them what he wanted. The result was
that that nights they had their all
night pow-wow at which they mixed
the medicine for the Great Pot-latch
and now the signal fires, flashing the
news to all the tribes OF the great
hunting ground. were burning on the
top OF Red mountain.
SOMETHING STRANGE
ABOUT SIGNAL FIRES
But there was something strange
about the signal fires.
For, after the regular signal fires
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-23
SUGGESTS FORMATION OF
ORDER OF POT-LATCH

Medicine Man Woo-wum- -wum, known
to the paleface as Medicine man Lazarus,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-23

u slgnifled the end of the pow.wow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-23

Anu writes: Gould you prescribe something
to increase my weight? | am tall and thin to such
embarrassing degree that am frequently sub
jeeted to sighting remarks
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1913-05-02
Alfalfa Fine For Horses

The Utah experiment station found
that 1.40O pound horses at hard work
could be maintained in condition on
1926 pounds of alfalfa hay per day.
and when at rest twenty pounds was
sufficient for the same horses. Secre-
tary Of Agriculture f. D. Colburn of
Kansas says: 1.-THE idea that alfalfa
hay is not suitable for horses has been
proved erroneous by thousands Of
farmers. teamsters and nverymen.
Many use no other hay. II there is
any trouble it comes from feeding
more than Is needed. With access TO
unlimited quantities horses may injure
themselves by eating too much. From
ten to twenty pounds of alfalfa hay
per day. with a small quantity of
grain. will keep work horses in thrifty
condition at saving of 20 to 80 per
cent In cost of maintenance"
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1913-05-02
WHAT THEY ATE.

In the feeding test which is being
made in connection with the national
egg laying contest at Mountain Grove,
Mo-. some interesting things are being
noted. 1t has been found that since
these tests started ten hens that have
had twenty-eight kinds of feed before
them have eaten just the same amounts
of wheat and corn and about three
times as much of these two feeds as of
any other one kind of feed. Rolled
oats, millet and sunfower seeds came
next in order in the amounts con-
sumed. OF the ready ground feeds
very small quantities We're eaten,
which would seem to indicate that the
hen knows why the good Lord gave
her a gizzard. About equal quaint.
ties of water and buttermilk were con-
sumed. In connection with this feed
ing test it is also noted that the hens
that selected the above ration on their
own hook produced the most eggs.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1913-05-02
Winter Loss In Fodder,

The enormous loss Of nutrients in
corn fodder every year certainly points
to the need of some change in the
method Of handling. On farms where
the general practice of gathering into
shocks is followed and the fodder al
lowed to stand in the field until fed
often half of the feeding value Is lost.
1T is surprising how few farmers pre-
went these losses. The excuse gener-
ally offered is that 81 have no barn
room for it, and I cannot afford to
build barn just for fodder" Perhaps
he is right in this statement. 1t would
hardly pay to construct complete
barn just for fodder, but is a barn
necessary? Any good roof that sheds
water will stand against the destruc-
ton by elements. Simply plant four
uprights cut from good straight trees
and at the top make cheap water
proof roof. 1t adds to the convenience
to have the roof rest on pegs so that
it can be raised and lowered at will.
Such a barrack is easily and cheaply
built andwill last for years. 1t saves
at leaseN20 per cent of the feeding
value of the slower.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1913-05-02
INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS.

The active ranging habit Of the In
dian Runner duck is nicely shown in
the observation of a reader of these
notes of a flock Of these birds one day
last summer. A passing wagon had
spilled a streak Of oats for a half mile
or more in either direction from their
headquarters, and during the day our
friend and his neighbors saw this flock
Of Indian Runners along the road in
both directions from their home pick
ing up the grains that lay in the road.
They kept at it all day and when it
grew dark came filing home. 1t is
this activity of this breed Of ducks,
coupled with their hardness and re-
markable egg laying capacity, that
makes them so highly priced. Two
other points in their favor are that
they are immune from roup and other
kindred complaints and are not bother
ed by lice or mites.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1913-05-02
FARM COMFORTS.

The writer visited q modern yet not
expensive farm home the other day
and could but notice that it was fitted
up with every convenience of the town
home, barring the single exception of
electric lights. There were hot and cold
hard and soft water on tap on two
floors, a fully equipped toilet and in
the cellar furnace heating plant. The
cellar was cemented throughout, thus
reducing dust and dampness to a min.
,imum. The feature to which the men
in this home called especial attention
was the bathtub that they said they
were in the habit Of making frequent
use of during the hot, dusty weather
of the spring and early summer. when
the filling Of the fields was in progress.
Farm work is hard enough at best, but
it Is immensely simplified, from the
housewives standpoint especially, in a
home with such modern conveniences.
Life on many farm ought to be
transformed by the providing Of these
conveniences. The old ratty, Ill light
ed, stove heated dwelling should be
torn down and modern house built in
its stead. We are a long time dead,
and it Is pretty good thing to have
some Of these comforts as we go along
when we have the capacity to enjoy
them
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1913-05-02

age it is taking about two quarts at a
feed twice a day. A very large strong
calf might take little more.
At this age we begin to take away
some Of the whole milk and substitute
separator milk, usually taking eight or
ten days to make the complete change.
Increase the quantity of milk but little
during this time, and it may be neces-
sary actually to feed less, as most
calves will stand more whole milk
than separator milk.
At about two weeks Of age the calf
will begin to eat little hay and grain.
Glover hay is preferable, but any good,
bright hay will do. Give all it will
eat. For grain we use wheat bran
and oil meal. Begin with small
handful of bran and a spoonful of oil
meal and increase as the calf shows
ability to digest and assimilate more
until at five or six months Of age we
may be feeding pailful Of milk and
one quart Of grain at feed, with all
the hay they will eat.
1t usually does not pay to continue
the milk much longer than six months,
but it should be taken away gradually
so that the calf gets no setback.
Some salt where the calf can help her.
self Is good way to salt or a pinch
may be added to the grain. Very lit
tie is needed for the first two or three
months. Calves will doubtless grow
faster for an extra feed at noon, but
the extra growth may not pay for the
extra labor. Very much depends upon
the skill and judgment of the feeder
and his love for the work
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1913-05-02
A SIMPLE TESTING METHOD.

The cheapest as well as one Of the
best methods of testing seed corn Is by
the rag doh method. This plan requires
strip of cotton flannel cloth any
where from twenty to forty inches
long and eight or ten inches wide.
Lengthwis of the smooth side In the
center Of the strip should be drawn
line with a soft pencil. At intervals
of three inches and at right angles to
this should be drawn cross lines. Be-
ginning at one end Ia space Of about
seven inches should be left at this end
the spaces should be numbered back
and forth from left to right. After be-
ing marked and numbered the cloth
should be moistened, which will serve
the better to keep the kernels of corn
in place. Take the ears Of corn to be
tested and give each a number. begin
ming with 81" by fastening small
strawboard label to the butt Of each
ear by means Of an eightpenny nail
showed full length into the pith. Then
take six kernels, three from each OPP
posite side so that the tip, middle and
butt Of the ear will be represented.
Kernels from ear No. should be put
in space No. and so on. When the
kernels are all in place the strip of
cloth bearing the kernels to be tested
should be rolled up carefully and rath-
er firmly so as to hold the kernels in
place. When the roll is finished it
should be tied at the end and middle
with a piece Of binding twine Germi-
nation will be FASTENED If the rag
doll' is soaked in a dish Of warm wa
ter for a period Of from eighteen to
twenty-four hours. 1t should then be
put in pan or box Of sufficient depth
and covered with sawdust or mellow
earth and put in warm place and at
tn same time kept moist. At the end
Of five days the test should be ready
to read. 1t should be unrolled care
fully so that the kernels will stay In
place. The kernels in each space
should be examined, and their condi.
ton, whether dead, strong or weak,
should be marked on the tag fastened
to the ear having the corresponding
number. These ears may be classified
according to the reading as one goes
along or after the ears are read, as one
desires. Any boy or girl can conduct
this test once they understand the
principle Of it. The advantages Of this
method over the testing box method
are ease. of handling and inexpensive
ness. For these reasons there Is no ex
cuse for any farmer guessing as to the
condition Of his seed corn.