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The Adair County news., 1913-01-01
EGG LAYING CONTEST ENDED.

! On Oct. 81 the international egg lay
ing contest, which had been conducted
for a full year at the Storrs Agricul-
tural college, in Connecticut, came to
a close. The contest, which has been
| frequently reported in this department,
has been one of unusual interest as
well as of great practical value. Pro-
fessor Cosgrove, who has had super
vision of the contest, in speaking of
the practical value of the contest calls
particular attention to the fact that
with proper care the tenderest breeds
were kept in the severe and changeable
New England climate in open front
houses night and day, with too few
birds in a house to affect its tempera-
ture. Only seventeen birds died dur
ing the year, which was less than 3.5
per cent, which shows the healthful-
ness of plenty of fresh air as we'll as
the splendid care and feeding which
the fowls have. The final count, as
kept, gives first prize for best pen of
five hens to the White Leghorns of f.
G. YOSt of Pennsylvania, his fowls
having laid 1,071 eggs, or an average of
214.2 each. The owner gets as rewards
two 500 silver cups. cash prize of
$50 and several minor prizes. Second
place in the contest was won by pen
of White WyandOttes owned by Beu-
lab farm, Ontario, these birds making
a score of LOGO eggs, but two eggs be-
hind the winning pen. The MarwoOd
farm pen Of White LeghOrns made a
score of 1912 eggs and was the only
other pen to make a score better than
a thousand eggs. The next six places
in the contest were won by pens of
White LeghOrns with scores ranging
from 9S2 down to 91S eggs each. The
remaining seven. pens to make score
of more than 900 eggs were respective
ly in order of performance. Buff Leg
horns, Brown LeghOrns, S. C.. Rhode
Island Reds two pens, White Wyan-
dottes, Barred Rocks and White Plym-
outh Rocks.
The best authenticated record of any
UlIu WAS ny -.
Rhode Island red pullet belonging to
Mrs. Harris Lehman Of Kentucky, her
scorecard showing 254 eggs. Pro-
fessor Cosgrove contends that special
mention should be made of the pen of
English White Leghorns belonging to
Mr.. Barron. which led in the early
months of the race, and for some time
after until two of the five layers died.
1t is thought that had this pen remain
ed intact it would have won first place
with ease. Immediately upon cOnclu-
sion of the contest summarized above
another contest, to last a year. was
started. The contest is valuable chief
ly because it has directed the atten-
ton of poultry raisers to practical per-
Torrance in egg production rather
than to fine points and fine feathers,
features that are unduly emphasized
in the average poultry show.
The Adair County news., 1913-01-01
"MULTUM IN PARVO.0

1t is quite natural that the individual
creamery patron should consider it
small matter that his cream is of such
quality as to reduce the price of his
pro rata share of the butter product
4 cent a pound. 1t is true. perhaps.
that in his case it would not amount
to very many dollars year. But when
all or q considerable number of the
dairy farmers Of a state take this same
attitude and continue to be careless
with their milk ana cream the total
amount lost runs into huge amount.
In bulletin No. 900 of the Wisconsin
experiment station Professor RenlleH-
dOrf takes up this very question and
proves beyond question that if the
quality of the 105.OCo.G"O pounds Of
butter which the farmers of that state
produce annually could be improved
so that its value would be increased
cent per pound the butter output of
the state would be worth million
dollars more than it is now This is
Il nice Illustration of the old truth
much in little
The Adair County news., 1913-01-01
~s''s-s"sssssss~ss's-sOCC
MAKING
FARM

"HERE are more reasons than on-
for making poultry prominent
part of the farm program. With
300 to 500 chickens on a place many
tons of compost can be made, which
will be worth hundreds Of dollars IL
fertilizlng the garden and field crops.
1t is necessary to keep a poultry
house and yard literally supplied with
road dust or some other light soil. The
floor under the roosts should have
fresh supply of this earth twice week
or oftener. 1t serves as an absorbent
for the droppings, produces rich com
post very fast and destroys lice.
AS a dust heap is one of the first eS-
sentials around a poultry plant this
clean. fine earth comes into play there
also. Dust which chickens use for
their baths does not need to be chang
ed more frequently than two or three
times in season. When it becomes
dirty it should become part of the
compost.
This fertilizer is valuable enough so
that it ought to receive some care, and
with several hundred chickens the an
nual accumulation will fill good sized
shed. 1t needs to be plowed in Eber-
ally every season, being of special val
ue in the production of flowers. vege
tables and small fruit During the
months when it is accommodating il
needs to be tightly covered in a shed
or pit to prevent the loss Of nitrogen.
When the roosting platforms or the
floors of poultry house are cleaned.
for every 100 pounds of dirt and ma
nure thrown into the compost heap
add ten pounds of salts of potassium
and ten pounds of sawdust If the lat
The Adair County news., 1913-01-01
WOweS X Roads.

Mrs. Viola Bennett has bought
Ores Hollis farm for 500.
Miss Alice Mckinley is very
sick this week, and Bill price is
no better to-day.
am just in from Rife creek,
Casey county. Charlie Mullinix
died at his home there last Mon
day. His funeral was preached
at the Salem chUrce on Wednes-
day by the writer of this letter.
Charlie leaves wife and seven
children behind him to mourn.
Valley Cook is at home this
week.
Mrs. Bill Cook has been on the
sick list for several days.
Clearance Hadley was here the
other day looking for opossom
hides. | don't think he had
much luck.
Jim Selhy is on the sick list
this week.
A. Brother Bontz, a Baptist
preacher is holding a great meet.
ing at new church ar the Rip
piretoe Springs he has been there
2 weeks. There has been quite
a nvmber of conversions and a
much needed uplift in the
neighborhood. May your work
60 on.
The Adair County news., 1913-01-01
AT SEA IN AN OPEN BOAT.
An Anxio0s Experience Off the Rock
Bound Coast of Korea.


Bound Coast of Korea.
The perils of the small boat at sea
are told by Jack London in an article
on Small Boat Sailing" in the Yacht,
ing Monthly:
About the hveliest eight days of my
life were spent in small boat on the
west coast of Korea" he writes. 81
was in an open boat. a sampan, on a
rocky coast where there were no light
houses and where the tides ran from
thirty to sixty feet. My crew were
Japanese fishermen. We did not speak
each others language. Yet there was
nothing monotonous about that trip
Never shall forget one particular cold,
bitter dawn, when in the thick of driv-
ing snow we took in sail and dropped
our small anchor.
1.-THE japanese crawled under a COM
munal rice mat and went to sleep. |
Joined them, and for several hours we
dozed fitfully. Then sea deluged US
with icy water and we found several
inches of snow on top of the mat.
1T soon became a case of swamping
at our anchor. Seas were splashing Oh
board in growing volume, and we bailed
constantly. And still my fisherman
crew eyed the surf battered shore and
did nothing
"At last, after many narrow escapes
from complete swapping, the fisher
men got into action. All hands tailed
on to the anchor and hove it up.
For'ard, as the boats head paid off. we
set a patch of sail about the size of a
-four sack. And we headed straight for
the rocky shore. unlaced my shoes.
unbuttoned my greatcoat and coat and
was ready to make quick partial strip
a minute or so before we struck. But
we didn't strike, and as we rushed in
saw the beauty of the situation. Be-
fore US opened narrow channel,
frilled at its mouth with breaking seas.
Yet long before, when I had scanned
the shore closely. there had been no
such channel. l had forgotten the thir-
ty foot tide And it was for this time
that the japanese had so precariously
waited"
The Adair County news., 1913-01-01
Expectancy of Life.

All Insurance is calculated upon the
probable length of time a person has
10 live. This is called the average eX-
pcctancy. Many elaborate tables have
been made M by the insurance com
pInieS. some based upon one set of
data. seine upon another and conse
Gnpntly they vary slightly The Brit
ish life annuity tables. IL fair cnlcula-
don. show that a man of fifty has a
natural expectancy of living PIP years.
Il woman of the same nee 90 years:
ut sixty his expectancy i l4.S years.
hers is II years: at seventy lis is %
years. hers 100 years.
The Adair County news., 1913-01-01
Plan a system of crop rotation
that will build up your soil and
produce larger crops and allow
wider margin for profit.
WHEN DRAINAGE PAID.
Brought $50 Bushels of Corn and Add.
ed $1,000 to Lands Value.

Four hundred and fifty bushels Of
corn from eight acres that were almost
worthless two years ago is the yield
Mort Van Buskirk of Kincaid. Kan.
received this year. Drainage did it.
Here is the story:
Mr.. Van Buskirk wrote two years ago
to II. B. Walker, state drainage and ir-
rigation engineer at the Kansas Agri-
cultural college. asking what he should
do with an eight acre piece of swampy
land covered with willows. This land
never had produced anything.
Mr.. Walker advised him to drain the
land. and he did. The land was planted
TO corn and yielded $50 bushels. Other
corn in that neighborhood averaged
from ten to forty bushels to the acre.
The cost of draining the land was 1925
Mr.. Van Buskirk values his corn 1T
80 cents q bushel, or S225. Besides the
increased crop, he considers his land
worth $1,000 more by the improvement
kansas Industrialist.
The Adair County news., 1913-01-01

They Mark the Course of Glaciers
Adown Our Continent,

Throughout the northern United
States, from the Atlantic ocean to the
far northwest and as far south as Ken
lucky, huge powders are found scat
tered at haphazard. The rocks and
lodges are smoothed and marked with
scratches varying from faint lines tc
broad grooves two feet deep. Some OF
these powders. weighing many tons
are so balanced on ledge that slight
touch will rock them. The Indians used
them as alarm bells"
The grooves or scratches on these
rocks are as a rule parallel and extend
north and south. South of the above
mentioned area neither powders moi
scratched rocks can BE- found.
How came the powders in their 20
sition? What scratched the rocks?
AgassiZ. familiar with the glaciers OF
the Alps, probably gave the true an
swer. He showed that a similar state
of things is produced today by the gla-
cierS of Switzerland. These streams OF
ice creep slowly down from the lofty
submits Of the Alps through the val.
legs TO the plains. They bear on their
surface huge rocks fallen from sur
rounding cliffs The stones frozen in
the bottom of the glacier. pressed down
by the enormous weight of ice above
them. scratch ana groove the rocks be-
meath, as the tool of carpenter gougeS
out Il piece of wood.
What was the condition OF America
when similar effects were produced
Instead of local glaciers scattered in
the valleys. the whole surface now GOV
cred with bowlders must have been
hidden by IN immense sheet of ice.
Judging from the marks OF the rocks.
the sheet moved from the north toward
tie south. carrying with it masses of
CCk.-Harper's Weekly.
The Adair County news., 1913-01-01
Here's a Good Combination.

In this hunt for the profit Gui.:
keep an eye on the combination at e;l~.
lage and clover or alfalfa hay. There
is no other combinatiGG of feed like il
take these two pieces of forage and
with good COWS and no grain he could
come out at the end of the year with y
fair profit. OF course Il few pounds al
grain feed IL day is good investment
-Hoard's Dairymdn.
The Adair County news., 1913-01-01
Wise or Otherwise.

Beauty specialists encounter
many hard lines.
I The man who can please him
iseIf is most easily pleased.
Many blonde has a light head
and a heavy heart.
Money sometimes talks when
YOU want to keep it quiet.
Debt is a temple that has more
entrances than exits:
In order to be happy you must
be able to forget things.
The Adair County news., 1913-01-01

In a general order issued by
Gen. Bennett H. Young, Of the
limited Confederate Veterans,
announcement is made of the
work undertaken by the Govern
ment of marking the graves of
the Confederates who died in
Northern prisons.
The Adair County news., 1913-01-01
Plant Many Trees.

In an article in the Woman's Home
Companion on The Friendly Summer
Trees" the author. Frank A Waugh.
professor of horticulture in the Agri-
cultural College of Massachusetts. lays;
down the general rule that only one
tree out Of every twenty planted ever
grows to maturity. He therefore ad-
vises those who plant trees to plant
literally
The Adair County news., 1913-01-01

1t is seldom difficult for a
matchless beauty to make a
match.
A much admired girl doesn't
always make an admirable wife.
Ride a hobby if you like, but
don't play horse with your
friends.
Physical culture doesn't neces-
sarily make a woman strong
minded.
You can afford to take chances
only when you have nothing to
lose.
Never ask a friend for a can
did opinion unless you are sure
you want it.
Instead of laughing at the mis-
takes of others, try to profit by
your own.
The Adair County news., 1913-01-01
CUBAN QUEEN CORN.

A north Iowa reader of this depart
ment recently brought the writer a
sample of the variety of field corn
known as the Cuban Queen. 1t is Il
yellow dent variety. having color and
kernel formation somewhat resembling
Reds Yellow Dent However the
kernels are cOarser and not so deep
The ears run from eight and half to
nine inches in length and have IL cir
conference near the butt of eight
inches. The cob is large. and the ear
tapers rather sharply at the tip end
In our friends case this variety yield
ed seventy bushels to the acre on land
that up to year ago had been pretty
Systematically skinned. A strong point
in favor of this variety seems to lie
that it natures well in latitude 43 de-
SreeS
The Adair County news., 1913-01-01
She Saw.

why is Mrs. Wombat wearing such
dowdy clothes lately? She spends half
her husbands income on dress But
why is she wearing such mean Ionking
clothes just nOw:"
Her husbands mother is visiting
her just now. See?"
The other woman saw.-PittSburgh
Post
The Adair County news., 1913-01-01

VOlvlng StOVpplln
chimney top The wing with the Nr
rnW on top turns the top SO the oinir-
ing IL always fares the wind. Some nt
the wind passes through this Gppuina
and out of the top at b. 1t thus ere
ates ii draft up the fine e and thu
ventilateS the poultry house below.
American AgriculturiSt
The Adair County news., 1913-01-01

question always
to tear them down
and build anew or
TO install an eX
penSive s Y e m
of ventilation. Sc
) o III e form o.
veutilator may tn
tie best device L..
aaoi.J. In tile IL
Stra tion j.
shown Il force
draft ventilatO:
built like Il re-
The Adair County news., 1913-01-01
This Is EnaIish-Do You Get IT?

Little Johnny came running in TO his
father and said:
'Oh. father. have just gained SOW
ereiSn and threepence."
"How'S that said his father
We'll" said Johnny. II have just
bought a guinea pig for ninepence."
The Adair County news., 1913-01-01
Very ThoroudF.

Clarice-Well. aunt. how do you like
your new doctor: Aunt Oh. immense
~ He's so thorough. He never comes
! to see me without finding some little
thing the matter with me.-JudGe
The Adair County news., 1913-01-01
Roof or No Roof ON Silo?

So far as the silage is concerned. ne
roof is needed on the silo. Rain ami
snow do not hurt the silage. For ths
convenience and comfort Of the person
removing the silage from the silo Il ~
better to have roof.-Hoard's Dairy.
man.
The Adair County news., 1913-01-01
Reckless.

Howell-Did you ever do any deed of
daring: Powell-Yes; once said what
/. thought when guessing a woman's
age-New York Press.
The Adair County news., 1913-01-01
Poultry House Ventilator.

Poultry honSes are often unsatiS-
factory solely because they are badly
ventilated Of course it is out of the
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-07-03

The new federal law regulat-
ing the killing of wild birds is
commended by Fl. A. Rider, ex-
ecutive agent of the Minnesota
game and fish commission as a
very desirable legislation for the
protection of migratory birds.
The new federal law will make
very little change in the game
regulations of the state of Min
nesota," said MI. Rider.
The open season for aquatic
fowl begins Sept. Z, which cor
responds to our present law.
The open season extends until
Dec. 16, whereas our present law
terminates the hunting season
on Dec. 1. We are not greatly
concerned over the regulations
for rail and woodcocks, as these
birds are not very plentiful in
this state. [ believe that all
game officials and true sports.
men will approve of the federal
act as it will compel uniformity
in state regulation"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-07-03
OBITUARY.

Mrs. d. w. McKellips passed from
this earth on Friday morning, June
9th. after suffering for a number of
months from Tuberculosis. Sh. made
a strong fight against the dreaded
disease but was unable to throw off
the strong hold it had obtained upon
her.
Lizzie Cyrus McKellips was born in
the state of Michigan twenty-four
years ago, being the youngest daugh-
ter of Mrs. Rose Cyrus. The family
moved to Hope when she was still a
baby and have resided in this vicinity
since. In 1908 she was united in. mar
rage to D. w. McKellips. To them
was born a baby girl who is now
about a year and a half old.
Besides her husband and baby the
deceased is survived by her mother, a
sister and three brothers. The sympa-
thy of the entire community goes out
to them in their loss.
The funeral services we're held in
the Congregational church on Satur-
day afternoon, Rev. Hitchcock r
siding. Interment was made in the
Hope cemetery.
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DA|LEY-sW|GGuM.

The marriage of Miss Emma There
sa Swiggum to Mr.. John Henderson
Daley was solemnized at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Hendricks at half
after eight O'Clock last evening, Rev.
Fl. Fl. Moore officiating. The happy
pair leave this morning for Devils
Lake where they will spend their hon
eymoon and will be at home in New
Rockford after the fifteenth.
Mrs. Daily is a sister of Mrs. Ken
bricks and has been visiting here the
past few weeks. The groom is a pop
ular young man of New Rockford.
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SHE WAS NOT BLIND
BY A K.

Because he had loved her a long
time, he hesitated about telling her.
With the direct divination of a WON.
ms intuition, she surmised the truth.
He had been trailing all about the
subject for several moments, waiting
the necessary courage. She took the
matter in hand calmly.
Why don't you tell me, Day?" she
asked quietly. He started and looked
at her intentionally. She smiled.
rs 1t sure, this timer" her voice
was low and even. There was not the
slightest suggestion of a scene in the
atmosphere. He pulled himself to-
gether with a jerk.
Meg" he said softly, you're q
wonder! How did you know"
"How could l help knowing?" she
asked. II am not blind"
But I thought have been Just
the same" he insisted.
"Your heart was not in it, that wal
ALL" she replied sadly.
"She is not like you." he said hest.
tatingly In response to her questions.
"She is little and pretty and needs
someone to a r for her" Margaret
started. Had it gone so far already?
Il was not attracted toward her at
all at first" he explained, "but she
seemed SO helpless and I got in the
way of doing little things for her. She
has the sweetest smile and she is
o, hang it all, Meg! don't make a fell
low tell you such fool things!" he
blurted out uneasily.
"You need tell me nothing unless
you like, boy" She used the little
name unconsciously. "You know you
are not bound to me in the slightest
way. When are you to be married."
He flushed holly.
"she is very lonely and SIZE is only
waiting until I can see my way clear
to"
"Then you were waiting my con.
sent?" Her tone was cold. "By all
means, let it be at once Delay no
longer"
He looked at her compassionately.
Il knew it vas going to be hard on
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you," he. said nemorsefully. ~ am q
brute, 3Ieg. I hated to tell you worse
than"
"You are very considerable" it was
not quite a sneer, though he WINGED
at the tone.
"You will be-we must always be
the best Of, friends, Meg" he halt
questioned. She smiled bitterly.
"Friends?'Why, of course; we could
not be less, could WEI"
"And you will come to see her and
visit us and be quite the same?'
There val a note Of anxiety in the
mans voice that touched her.
II can't PROMISE" she said quietly,
'for I am going away. I had meant
to tell you. before. but I. too. hated to
hurt you" The sarcasm was lost on
him.
I'VE have been such chums-such
comrades!" his voice broke a trife.
1T is hard to say goodbye"
"Yes, it is hard" she assented
gravely, but without spirit. There was
a long pause.
MAY I kiss you n more?" he
asked halungly. She looked at him
long and searchfngly.
20. you men, you ;men!" she OK.
claimed with suddeni passion. az she
looked deep into his eyes with bitter
9 Of soul. "You take all we have
to gfve-all-and still" there was a
sob in her throat-'irs a little game
to you." her voice was steady once
more. "A little game that you play
to the end-and the end is, whenever
the fancy dies-thatfis ALL" He start
ed miserably to explain.
mo. you may1not! Do. you think
would have the caresses that belong
to another7' I am not that sort. You
are free totgo to her-it is all right!
I can say mo more. O. go, go, for
mercy's sake. got" She stood, drawn
to her FUN height, ,superb, queenly in
her womanly dignity. He hesitated
yet for q fmoment, looking helplessly
into her face thst1 had lived in his
consciousness fortthree short-yes
and happy years-then he turned 81
hntly andy left the. room. closing the
door behind him.
Copyright By D9tly storytPub. Coz
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To Use only one Kind
of Stamp.

Recent orders issued by Post
master general Burleson discon-
tinue the use of special parcel
post stamps after July 1. The
ordinary postage stamp can now
be used on parcel post packages
either for postage, insurance, or
for G. o. D.. purposes, and par
Gel post stamps can be used on
letters and third class matter.
Commemorative stamps can also
be used for all purposes, and no
more parcel post stamps will be
issued after the present supply
has been exhausted.
The order will be of great con-
cenience to the public and to the
post-offce ployes. The
special stamps were required so
that the department could keep
tract of the returns from this
department and determine what
its cost was.
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The Best Medicine in the World,

my little girl had dysentry
very bad. I thought she would
die. Chamberlain's Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy cured
her, and [ can %truthfully say that
it is the best medicine and the
best remedy in the world"
writes Mrs. William Orvis, Clare,
Mich. For sale by all dealers
Adv.
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A Good Investment.

w. d. Magli, a we'll known mer-
chants of Whitemound, Wis, bought
a stock of Chamberlain's medicine 80
as to supply them to his customers.
After receiving them he himself was
taken sick and says that one small
bottle of Chambsrlain's Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy was worth
more to him than his entire stock of
these medicines. Fer sale by ell deal
ers.-Ady.
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Card of Thanks.

To those who were with us in
the time of our bereavement and
by kind words and kindly acts
have tried to lessen our sorrow
we extend our sincere thanks.
D. W. McKellips
Mrs. Rose Cyrus and family