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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-11

shown. The pattern has four transfers
in sizes nine by nine inches. If a dain-
ty effect is liked unbleached muslin viii
lend itself to this decoration in two
shades OF old blue or rose. Outline
stitch or embroidery in. rope silk may
be used Embroidery pattern 1880 re-
quires six skeins of No. l6 working cot
ton or eight of rope silk for each corner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-11

in outline. but all the smarter on TINS account
when made of the latest fabrics. Wooden cloak
ings are finer and softer than ever. Inc cholce
is bewildering when one comes to buy material
or a ready-made garment. There are wide wall
diagonals bouces and wool velours among the
less expensive grades. English and Scotch mix
lures heavy bengalines. wool jacquards and
Bedford cords still higher in price and large
assortment Of the pile fabrics initiating fur,
whose popularity has been determined by lead
ing couturiers of Paris Scarcely any cloaking
materials are woven less than fifty or fiftyfour
inches wide nowadays. With designs showing
extremely narrow width in the skirt IT is often
possible to cut the body portion from one length
of material, to which need be added only the eX-
ira length for sleeves. At most two breadths of
cloakng will suffice for any model.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-11

AcH brings
+ help the home sewer making reodeng
fall
kfS nsutsa
the make
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-11
.Straieht Lines and .NorrosO Eff

Wool velour in black and colors is one of sew
eral high class fabrics chosen for comfort and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-11

z1o daytime fashions dresses Paris designers have
elaborate of silks and h-
OF
afternoon bridge
Chanty bodice
the Russian coat Cabot has to New
Yorkan
Of the eoors for the season
the OF a
materials millinery trimmings Judcousy used
dominates the silk counters in
New
will formal
The of beige
belt
srdle matching
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-11

: we follow the will-o' the wisp
fashion this season from foreign
style centers coats and wraps will
concern US as much for their cut
and character as for their protec-
ton from winter cold Those in
tended for general utility combine
both qualities. are noticeably plain
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-17
phone the an m
PHONE No. g. g q

this remttng $95
express you service Of
sub
scrpton Weekly The
DAILY they prefer
vantage Of Offer subscriptions three
expiration their subscription
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The delivered daily three months
E< MC--anda National Vacuum Cleaner for 81 95. s1OO
70 he ,ad at the and $3e5 when the cleaner
delivered o
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-01-30
HABIT OF EXCHANGING EGGS
Little Money and No Satisfaction In
Practice-Best to Sell Direct
to the Consumer.

There Is no satisfaction, and buy
very little money In exchanging eggs
for groceries or grain. BY being care.
full in gathering eggs, so that they
won't become chilled in winter and so
the hens won't sit on them overnight
and using a little care in sizing and
selecting, quite an advance over the
common prices may be obtained.
When possible. sell your eggs direct
to the consumer If not possible, get
a market in your nearest city with
some grocer who deals in strictly
fancy groceries and provisions. Agree
to furnish him only strictly fresh
eggs. and then, for your own sake,
live up to your agreement. Carefully
clean all the eggs; don't send any
small, misshapen or large ones. Stamp
each egg with a rubber stamp, using
your initials or the name Of your
farm, and in a short time you Will
have created a demand for your eggs,
and when you have created such a de
mand your eggs will bring the highest
prices, considerably more than your
storekeeper would pay.
Several neighbors could send their
eggs together. paying cent or two
per dozen to one of their number for
doing the business, and In this way
all would gain little.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-01-30
POULTRY
|f22VlxQ<2|
MUCH COMFORT FOR POULTRY
Hens Sing and cackie In cozy Winter
House When Kept Busy Scratch
Ing for Their Feed.

In our winter poultry house on cold,
snowy days our hens sing and cackle
as If they were enjoying summer
weather. The house is 14x56 feet,
with large windows on the southern
exposure. Its equipment consists Of
clean, inviting nest boxes, self.feeders,
with grit and shells the ground floor
banked deeply with leaves and straw.
writes George w. Brown of Hancock
county, Ohio, in the New England
Homestead. We keep the hens busy
from daylight until perch time dig
ging after small grain scattered sew
eral times daily in the litter. Lawn
clippings, meat offal beets. pumpkins.
cabbage and an occasional sheaf of
wheat, oats or clover hay suspended
from the roof gives them business.
1t Is the busy hen that lays the
eggs. She hustles and has red blood
coursing In her veins to keep her
warm on cold days. Our perches can
be hooked to the roof. and If we have
any drones in the flock inclined to
spend much of the day on the perch
we just hook the perches to the cell
ing. They soon get the habit OF
hustling with the rest OF the flock.
We have no use for drones on our
farm save in our apiary.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-01-30
TO PREVENT DREADED ROUP
Disease Results From Cold In Head
and 10 Easily Broken Up II
Taken In Time.

This Is the season for colds. II left
unattended cold will, within COM
paratively short space of time. develop
into either roup or bronchitis. While
the two diseases are widely different
yet they are both the result OF colds.
and while the latter Is not nearly 80
disastrous as the former yet many
birds die of It, A cold 10 very easily
broken up II taken In time and thus
the life of many valuable specimens
saved.
Purchase tive.cent oil can and fill
with coal oil. At the first sign of q
cold catch the bird and by pushing the
bottom OF the can inject one douche Of
oil into each nostril and into the roof
OF the mouth. II taken in time this
one application Is sufficient to cure the
bird. Should cure not be effected re-
peat twice daily. Result the entire
absence Of roup the most dreaded d.
sease. In addition to the caol oil
place a small quantity of permangan-
ate OF potash In the drinking water.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-01-30
MORE PROFITS FOR FARMER
Department Of Farm Management OF
Missouri University Makes Study
of Needed Changes.

Many small improvements IN the
system 60 to make more profits for
the farmer. Modern management IL
necessary to get along with other
modern conditions. The department
Of farm management of the Univer-
sity Of Missouri has studied out many
Of the things which need to be
changed on the average farm. and
some of them Professor Doane men,
tons.
Some think" he says, that 1t Is
necessary for us to turn every prac-
tice. and method upside down to
change farm system. This is far
from the truth Usually only small
changes are necessary.
Here is q farmer who Is getting
very good crop yields, yet he says he
Is not making money. We find there
is little we.can do for the crops, but
found that his stock is being handled
at a loss. He is putting good crops
through poor stock. He is running
efficient food through poor machin-
cry. In that case we get rid Of the
poor stock and put In a kind and
quality that will make profit.
Sell two of the boarder cows and
put in one that pays profit. Sell the
old gelding and put on mare that
will raise a colt worth one-half to
one.third OF her purchase price at
weaving time This Is done every day
1t Is not theoretical"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-01-30
TESTED RECIPES.

The following pudding is called
Poor Mans Pudding. Work to a
cream q half cupful of beef drippings
and two tablespoonfuls Of butter. add
q cup OF brown sugar, cup OF mo-
lasses. one teaspoonful OF cinnamon.
half q grated nutmeg. a quarter OF q
teaspoonful OF ailspice, a tablespoon
full Of cocoa. one cnpful OF sour cream.
q teaspoonful OF soda. three-fourths OF
q cup OF raisins. n half cup OF cur
rants, a fourth OF d cup Of nuts and
-four to make q stir mixture. Steam
two hours.
Rhubarb Pie.-Take q cup OF
chopped rhubarb, cup OF sugar ana
a tablespoonful of cracker crumbs.
handful Of raisins and an egg. FIJI
the crust and cover with top crust.
Mock Mince Meat.-.Take cup and
a half OF sugar, two-thirds of cup OF
butter, q cup of molasses, a cup OF
raisins, a cup Of cider or half cup
OF vinegar, half a cup OF water five
crackers rolled fine. a teaspoonful
each of cinnamon. allspice and cloves
and two eggs we'll beaten added the
last thing Makes two large pies.
Maple Puddi na.-Add two table
spoonfuls of maple sugar land two ia.
blespoonfuls OF cornstarch to a pint
OF hot milk; stir In two well beaten
yolks of eggs; pour into baking dish
ard cover with the white Of an egg
whipped. Bake until the custard ID
set.
Pineapple Dessert.-Put a layer OF
chopped pineapple in dish, then
layer Of cake crumbs rather fine. an.
other layer OF pineapple, and top all
with sweetened land Ffavored whipped
cream. Serve either hot or cold.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-01-30
Cold Stcra~e Tests,

Tests of cold storage, as made by
one of the experts Of the department
OF agriculture led to the conclusion
that poultry keeps better when not
drawn than it does when drawn. The
reason is that the process of drawing
causes bruises which invite the lodg.
ment of germs. Birds that were dry
picked kept much better than those
which had been scalded. The experts
summed up the requirements as
prompt storage, dry picking and dry
chilling. These essentials have all
been favorable to the cold-storage
trade, but seem never to be COM
pretended by the host Of agitators
which every year try to secure abb
surd coldstorage laws.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-01-30
zNNGEMl'{ERAL
EARM>1N0rES
Not many apples selling at a quarter

Not many apples selling at a quarter
q bushel now.
The garden and orchard will look
better II 1t is cleaned up.
Butter should always be put up in
a dainty and attractive package.
An orchard neglected for one year
virtually puts 1t back three years.
Look out for those cold rains put
the cows up. This applies to calves
as we'll
Fine corn meal for the skim milk
calf Is a good substitute for the more
expensive oil meal
To double the amount of milk per
acre and cut the cost OF milk produc
tion in two-build silo.
Time and care spent in the orchard
IL almost sure to pay for itself and
good rate of interest besides
Spanish experiments show that 600
pounds OF skim milk equal in feeding
value 100 pounds of corn meal.
Lighting. ventilation and cleanl-
ness must be practiced before best
results can be secured in the dairy
The heifer bred too early always
remains stunted In growth and her
milk flow Is shortened for all time
Young fruit trees that were planted
in the autumn Of last year, or in
the spring, should be examined care
fully.
No breed Of dairy cows can con.
tinue as frst-class dairy animals II
the calves are allowed to run with
the cows.
Two pounds of mixed shorts and
bran per cow per day Ia sufficient
for cows that are expected to give
liberal flows of milk.
Poultry and fruits are closely al
lied. Both do well together, and they
readily thrive on the same land with.
out hindering each other.
At no season OF the year should
water stand around the trees and
vines. Their roots will not stand 1t.
There must be proper drainage
One advantage OF succulent feed Is
the fact that 1t not only provides
the cow with more moisture, but at
the same time is more appetizing.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-01-30
Ne<kE Tk<,z4.eN-.
Unconventlonallties.

"Stop a moment Scroggins: don't
pretend you fail to recognize me. Re-
member the $2.75 you borrowed Of me
about four years ago?'
Going to call on me Thursday eve
ming. are you Mrs. Calder? Thank
you for letting me know. III find
some excuse for being away from
home"
perhaps. Mrs. Nexdore, II you fed
your cockroaches a little better they
wouldn't come over to my house for
aging for something to eat"
Here's the IS, Dinguss: we'll call
II u loan, but you and l know it, .
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-01-30
USEFUL HINTS.

A nice dish cloth that will wear
good while and keep white II carefully
used. Is made Of two salt bags sewed
together.
There is no cleaning cloth equal to
old underwear, and outing flannel,
after 1t has passed its usefulness in
the garment, makes excellent busting
cloths for the floor.
Take out mildew with buttermilk.
Soak for, an hour In the milk sprinkle
with salt and lay in the sun. Repeat
until the spot is removed.
White silk gloves, If washed with
naptha soap, rinsed In bluing water
and hung in the air to dry, will look
like new.
White chamois gloves when soiled
may be nicely cleaned by using -four
to which a tablespoonful or SO OF ben
zine has been added Put the gloves
on and wash and rub as II you were
washing the hands. Rinse in dry
-four. Air and shake for short time
before wearing.
Beaten 'Blscult--If one has never
eaten any beaten biscuit. 1t Is GER
tainly a dish worthy of trial. Into
pint of -four stir teaspoonful of salt
and a cup Of cold water. Work to
stiff dough, transfer to Toured bread
board, and with rolling pin beat the
dough for fifteen minutes. turning and
folding SO that the dough may receive
the treatment in all parts. Cut into
biscuits. prick with fork and bake
TO a light brown.
Molasses candy-Boil together I'M
I'll 1t makes hard ball. three cups OF
sugar. two cups Of mriasses. one cup
Of butter or butterine and dessert
spoon of vanilla. Add the vanilla
Just as it is taken from the fire. Pour
unto creased pans and cool and pull.
&ut In pieces with pair OF scissors
and wrap in oiled paper. Follow this
process in cooking: Melt the butter,
put In the molasses and boil few
minutes, then add the sugar a cup al
q time until II Is dissolved. This IL
not like the ordinary molasses candy
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-01-30
E)OlI>IM
~ E&&J
PREVENT HEN SITTING DOWN
California Man !nvents Apparatus
That viii Effectually Break
Up Broody Fowl.

As every poultry farmer knows.
there are times when he does not
want his hens to set and there are
some hens he does not want to set at
any time. To insure obedience by
the stupid birds a California man has
invented the apparatus presented
here. A breast plate has two wire
legs extending down from 1t. On
either end of the plate are straps.
which pass under the chickens wings
and buckle over its back. The legs
stick out in front and do not in the
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-01-30
EXCELLENT TYPE OF TRUCK
Designed Especially for Transports.
ton Of Barrels and kegs-chief
Feature 10 Chain.

Here is a truck that Is designed es-
pecially for the transportation of bar
rels and kegs. but can be used, Of
course, for boxes and other freight.
The illustration shows the thick
wheels designed for heavy weight. and
the short spikes In the upright sup.
ports that engage the barrel sufficient
ly to keep it from rolling off the side.
The chief feature, however, is the
chain. This chain has one hook on
one end and two on the other. From
the top of the truck handle to little
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-01-30
Errors OF Beoinners,

Beginners In the poultry business
are likely to neglect their stock dur
ing the time they are not yielding
returns and often fail to figure the
future consequences. Such beginners
cannot be successful in the poultry
business. Constant care, good feed
ing and fresh water are absolutely
necessary at all times This holds
good from the time the chicks are
Matched until they 60 into the laying
house.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-01-30
HANDY FOR COLLECTING EGGS
Desirable to Keep Separate Box for
Each Pen Where Trap Nests
Are Being Used.

When trap nests are used 1t Is some
times desirable to keep carrying box
for each pen which receives the eggs
as they are gathered, says the Farm
and Home. Number each tray or box
When trap nests are used in some
to correspond with the number of
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-01-30

A glass front poultry house causes
extremes in temperature. warming up
in the day time and then turning cold
with the setting OF the sun. This Is
also apt to cause disease and make
the fowls combs and wattles more
sensitive to frosts. The open muslin
front Is by far the best and at the
same time the least expensive. Some
glass may be used, but not exclusive.
lev
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-01-30

The cellar needs a little thought
these days, Ventilate well at night
and sh 1t the doors and windows dur.
ing the daytime You can keep the
cool night air II and the warmer air
out.
The value OF skimmil! as food
for young and growing pigs has long
been recognized and several expect.
ment stations have made comparative
tests with other feeds obtaining quite
similar results.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-01-30

In Practically ever, town there Is
a good market for dry products ami
fresh eggs, as well as some Of the
other farm products, at the leading
hotel, restaurant or bakery Cultivate
their trade and you will be surprised
TO see how profitable it can be made
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-01-30

below its middle Is vertical slot. In
which are a series Of crossbars. The
double hooked end OF the chain Is
thrown over the rim OF barrel and
the other end is hooked into one Of
the crossbars in the slot at whatever
distance is required to make the chain
taut. The barrel Is thus held firmly
on the truck.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-01-30
II takes q little more than 2 per

1t takes little more than 2 per
cent. of an animals weight to keep 1t
I'D to normal condition without
making any gains and If exposure to
cold and rain and Storm are TO be
counted against 1t the feeder can
easily see where his profit goes glim-
mering
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-01-30
Keep the soWs warm.

Keep the so~s warm
The busy hen lays best
Keep the boar by himself.
Maintain regularity in all things
Green bone Is very rich in phos-
phate of lime.
Chickens will not stand crowding.
they are too warm blooded.
Nothing is more desirable In horse
flesh than tractability and gentleness.
When the days are long some peo-
pie have just that much more time to
kill.
II the market value OF feed Is un-
satisfactory. sell 1t to the cows and
shoats.
Sheep. II given half chance, and
II OF good healthy stock are sure 10
pay their way.
Keep of the surplus fat by feeding
mutcle-producing foods and giving
plenty of exercise.
Remember that the wood ashes are
the best kind of fertilizer for the or
chard lawn or garden
Skim milk from the right kind OF
separator has left in 1t only half or
| per cent. of butter fat.
Beg, borrow or buy all the wood
ashes you can to use in the garden
work 1t well into the soil
Celery delights In low. rich heavy,
moist soil and is usually grown upon
the same land year after year.
Save every bit of the hen manure
Keep 1t dry and put 1t on some crop
next spring Worth its weight in gold
Keen a close watch over the suck
ling colts. A blemish or an injury
now may ruin the value Of the future
horse.
Cows will not give better milk than
the feed you place before them They
cant Give only the best and the pur-
est food
Experienced onion growers do not
advise or follow the practice OF plant
ing onions on raw or new land as a
first crop.
The man who dubbed the hog a
mortgage litter" was posted: he
knew something Of the possibilities OF
the animal
A small flock OF vigorous sheep on
the farm II given good care, cannot
help but yield good returns for the
money invested
The land that was plowed In the
fall for next years garden will work
plowed in the spring,
A mixture OF corn and oats-two
parts oats to one Of corn-is a good
working ration. Cracked corn Is pre-
ferable to finely ground
Breeding ewes and store sheep will
hrto hna
straw and stubble grasses and half
pound OF corn given to each daily
Draft hCrses continue to be the lead
ing market animals. best on the farm.
best in the market and one OF the
prosI erous live stock propositions for
1913
A feeder may have HE bin full OF
grain. but unless he has sutticie
rourhage to balance I'M the ramon he
will be shy on his profit at the end Of
the season
FREQUENT cultivation OF ;he garden
reduces the damage done BY cut
worms (ultlVaton EXPOSES wv
worms to the sun. which Is often
fatal to them
Keep over few of the best ewes
of your own breeding each year, even
though they are not so good ds you
might buy 1t will make yolr flock
more uniform all the time
A successful way that turkeys can
be grown Is to hatch them under
hens (chicken hens preferred) and
brood them with turkey hens that
arc two or more years of age
An occasional washing Of the churn
with lime water will keep 1t from get
ting that offensive smell.
Don't leave your strawroofed shed
covered with snow to drip down on
the young calves and pigs.
A halter-wise weanling colt means
an easily handled horse when 1t ID
time to put him in harness
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-01-30
Te<kI M~,<s.eN-.
lM9KIFGHEN
|XE8ABINET.

NEVER saw an oft-removed
tree,
Nor yet an oft-remuved family
That throve 20 well az them that settled
be
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-01-30
Z1M@KIRGHEN
I2&1ABINET.

Buy what thou haSt no need Of and ere
long thou shalt sell thy necessaries."
Poor Richard.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-01-30
D0UIlM NOIF('
zsSSsSsSlzza. NJ
kESSsssssSsSSSSSS $&a<AlU

Market eggs at least twice each
week
Warmth and comfort are the feed
economizers.
Don't forget that lice and mites af.
feet the egg yield
1t requires about four geese to
make pound Of feathers.
Be sure that the male at the head
OF flock OF poultry is purebred.
The more the hen exercises the
more eggs she will lay. SO keep her
scratching.
Dry-picked turkey feathers com
mand a better price In market than
soalded ones.
February Is generally the begin.
ming Of the laying season for both
ducks and geese.
Ducks seldom become broody;
laying the first litter.
The hens need strenuous exercise
these days to keep them from becom.
ing sluggish and inactive.
The secret Of getting winter eggs
Is early Matched pullets, we'll grown,
well sheltered and we'll fed.
Eggs from yearling ducks hatch
well. but geese must be about three
years old to show strong fertility.
few drops of little liquid sulphur
in bucket of water Is fine for chick
ems In dry weather, once or twice a
week
A little cotton seed meal mixed
with mash Is fine to produce glossy
feathers and helps to supply the meat
food needed.
Geese cannot be profitably Matched
and reared artficnlly, while incuba-
tors and breeders lave revolutionized
the duck business
Green cut bone will make mems lay
in winter Get bone cutter and
grind them yourself. II you cannot
buy them already ground.
The older the gander the more vic.
ious ne is apt to become during breed
Ing season: the drake seldom shows
t.nner 49, .imid nature.
Sell off ne OLD sheep.
Whitewash at any time.
Glover is an egg producer.
Give the pullets ample nests.
horse with long legs and nat
sides Is not an easy keeper.
The ram should be in perfect con-
iltion, but not fat at mating.
Chickens that 60 home to roost
ought to stay home to scratch
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-01-30

the pen. The holes in the bottom
board keep the eggs in an upright
position on the small end where the
numbers can be easily read