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The Red Cloud chief., 1914-05-07

low concave nest In a secluded spot.
put some dummy eggs under her, and
cover her with a box. Let her on the
nest at dusk the next day to eat and
drink. II she returns to the nest and
stays there all OF the next day. It will
be safe to put the good eggs under
her.
The hen should be well busted with
insect powder when placed on the
nest, and again in two weeks. Keep
whole corn and water and a dust bath
handy and then let her alone. II sew
eral hens are setting In the same
room, be careful to see that they 60
back to the same nests after eating,
as two will frequently get on n nest.
Investigate each nest for broken
eggs once a week. II any are found.
remove the whole eggs to a new nest
after washing them In warm water.
A nest which Is too deep, causes the
hen to break eggs In stepping In. One
In too dry a place dries out the eggs
unduly, and II the nest n are
not filled in. some eggs are liable to
roll out into them and become chilled.
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-05-07
SOMETHING OF A DIPLOMAT
JlmmIe's Bright Idea Worked for .
Time, but Finally Ended In
Disaster.

what do you man by writing me
that my Jimmie can't pass into the
next grader" stormed an irate female.
bursting into the principals room.
AN after him dom such grand work
al the year."
why. Mrs. Flaherty." replied the
teacher. you must know better than
that. I've sen you his report cards
every month and you know that his
marks have been nearly all 'D's.'"
"Indade they how, and yit you say
he can't pass. don't understand 1t.
num-"
Il am afraid you don't understand
u system Of marking. d a de-
ficient, you know"
Sure l don't know PLAT that may
be, mum, but Jimmie told me all about
the letters. Sure d Is dandy. C. 10
corking. b Is bum, an "A Is awful
an he's got 'C's' an DIS livery month"
-Harper's Magazine.
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-05-07

II you r fretting your mind In try
j ing to make q decision a to what
sort q hat you will have for midsum-
mer, let Il rest upon one similar IN
general style to the two pictured here.
Have the prsttiest most becoming
and most faaoinatingly feminine Of all
millinery. with laces and flowers and
ribbons making up . CONNECTION to be
worn upon the head. For the mid.
summer hat win sit at the top notch OF
style when II II . means Of wearing
. good-sissd bouquet fastened to q
fair head at some slightly dashing
angle.
Roses and small flowers in the nat
usal sizes. the lilac and the violet.
forgstme-not, h~sliotrope. and heather.
and small daisies bstoken the love
for garden flowers which lies In the
mind Of many wearers Of flower hats.
But the flower hat bsdeoks itself with
flowers common and uncommon. From
the yellow field daisy to the most un.
usual orchid. like and unlike their
prototypes. everything In dowers ID
fashionable.
One of the hats shown here 10 q
round crown covered with maline. In
brown, of the shade Of it, wearer'a
hair. Over the crown q brim IL slipped
covered In the same way 40 the crow
Il 10 narrow at the right side. wideni
and flares up at the left A fine ma
chine-made lace II laid smoothly ovel
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-05-07

THE shoes Of today distinguish their
i American makers. for they are
brilliant achievements In the realm
Of footwear. When one considers that
the fashionable shoe IL wide OF the
mark In shape when II to fol-
lowir : the natural lines of the foot.
and yet IL comfortable. It 10 possible
TO realise something Of the ingenuity
which II demonstrated In It's making.
The most popular shoe for ordinary
wear. the nsatest and most shapely.
10 the Colonial Pump. like that shown
In the picture. It ID developed In
many different styles and combina-
lions Of feathers or of leather and
fabrics. These embody the patent
leather vamp and the quarter Of 9TH
o. leather or Of plain or brocadsd fab
rios. Contrasting color IL used In the
quarters sometimes; light gray or
white, and light tan are among the
more pleasing effects.
The pumps are fastened. apparent
ly) under buckles Of cut steel or oil
YER nligree or enamel. Pumps fol
evening wear are often made with
vamp Of satin and quarter Of patent
calfskin. with naish OF rhinestone
buckles or ornamsnts. The pump
shown here 10 ideal In style and may
be considered . criterion By which u
measure others.
There ID almost - greet . vartsty
In dee ~ In pumpA Thsy ass SHAPED
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-05-07
HIS HEAD HARDER THAN IRON
Thick Bar Bends Several Inches
When Brakeman Butts His
Skull Against Il.

Vancouver, Wash.-Harold Virgins.
a brakeman on the North Bank rail
road. had a miraculous escape from
death near Patterson, Wash. While
riding on q freight car In a train
travelling 30 miles an hour he was
struck by a signal lamp and violently
knocked to the ground.
Aside from a were cash on the
head he was uninjured. having 70
gained his feet before the engineer,
who had witnessed the accident. could
stop his train. The iron bar which
supported the lamp, one and three.
quarter inches thick. was bent several
inches by the impact with Virgins
head.
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-05-07
THE SETTING HENS SECRET.

The setting hen has a secret that
has bafiied mankind since the time Of
Pharaoh. The fact that she does not
know her own secret has no bearing
upon It's solution, because she could
not tell 1t II she knew.
Ever since the days of ancient
Egypt's glory. men have been trying
to hatch eggs artifcially. and to get
as many strong lively chicks from the
same number Of eggs as the hen. but
she Is still In the lead, and seems
likely to remain SO. This does not
mean that artificial incubation Is q
failure. because a good incubator prop
erly managed, will do almost as well
as hens. and its economies place 1t
far In the lead as q financial PROPOSE
ton.
But we would like to know why hen.
hatched chicks are q little greater in
number. why they hatch out a little
stronger and live a little better than a
machine-hatched brood. One thing In
her favor 10 the fact that her temper
ature does not vary, and the eggs
are properly warmed at all times, ex-
cept when she leaves the nest. Ven
tilation Is another great factor In sue
Cessful incubation. and no incubator
has yet mastered 1t perfectly. The
heat from the hens body is applied
by direct contact to the g while
the incubator heats them with q cur.
rent Of warm air. The result Is that
the incubator eggs dry out too much
the shell lining gets tough. and the
constant removal of carbonic acid gas
takes away Its beneficial action In de
composing the eggshell SO that the
chick can break the shell easily.
1t IL hard to determine which draw
back is the most serious. and some au
thorities believe that the hens meth
cd OF turning the eggs accounts fol
her superior matches. Incubatini
eggs must be turned over from tim,
to time to prevent the germ from ris
ing to the top and sticking to tn,
shell. This Is done twice q day will
the incubator, but the hen may turf
her nest of eggs three or four time
q day, as she 10 constantly working q
them with legs. feet. wings. breas
and beak.
All things considered. It Is better Il
use hens for Matching and rearing tn,
chicks unless the poultry keeper haI
q sufficiently large flock to require
the Matching Of at least one hundre,
chicks each year.
II Is no small trick to hatch chick
n with hens. though. and a few sim
pie rules TO follow are mighty handy
Trust no hen until you have tried her
The broody hen will be found on tn
nest at night. after the others hav'
gone to roost. Remove her to q shal
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-05-07
BIG LION coWED BY MOTOR
cyclist Puts Animal to Flight by Open
Ing Engine Exhaust OF His
Machine.

Partisan insurance agent at Mars
,Latour was mending q puncture to his
motorcycle by the roadside when he
was startled by the appearance Of an
immense lion. The agent started the
engine exhaust wide open, and the
lion. evidently imgaining 1t was a rapid
fire gun. was completely cowed. and
sought refuge in q barn. where he vas
easily recaptured by the owner Of Q
travelling m~enagerie. whence he had
escaped on the previous day. The
hero received 800 reward.
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-05-07
TRAWBERRiEs

DO not think that you cannot raise
strawberries in your climate. even II
they have not generally proved sue
cessful with your neighbors, as straw
berries can be successfully grown
without very much trouble ven q
far north as the Canadian line.
Strawberries will grow on almost
any soil that will produce ordinary
garden crops, but they must have sun
shine and the land must be vel
drained and fertile.
The best kind of q place for 0
strawberry bed Is on q patch of fer
tile soil which has been used pre-
viously for a garden. as the soil will
then be in good tilth and 1t will be
fertile II the previous crops have
been handled properly. Perfect drain
age Is Of the greatest Importance and
must not be overlooked. Pillow or
spade the ground six or eight inches
deep. turning under q good top dress.
ing of stable manure, and make the
surface good and fine. although not
necessarily as fine as for a seed bed.
as strawberries are propagated by
means Of plant cuttings.
After the ground has been properly
prepared make q furrow or trench just
deep enough 30 that the plants will
set well and the crown Of the plant
comes Just above the surface Of the
soil. Set the plants in these trenches
and pack tho dirt carefully around
the roots. being careful not to &c,
dirt in the crown.
The dead leaves and blossoms, II
there be any. should be picked of the
plants, and the runners should be cut
back so that all of the energy Of the
plant may be devoted to getting
good start the first year. II IL not de
sirable to secure any fruit the frs'
year as the bed will not do so well ir
future years. Be- very careful not Il
let the roots Of the plants dry before
they are placed In the ground.
While very satisfactory plants Cal
be secured from any reliable seeds
man. the best plan is to secur plant
from some neighbours bed, as they cal
be transplanted more quickly and vii
be acclimated. Be sure that your cut
tings are from a bed that was set GU
the previous year, as plants from a,
old bed will not live very long.
One popularity Of the s%trawberr
plant is that part Of the plants are In
complete and cannot fertilize thei
own blossoms, hence II is necessary I
plant in some complete plants a
regular intervals.
In climates afflicted with cold. lat
springs. or very cold winters. the be
should be covered with straw In tn
fall and the covering should not b
removed until spring has come.
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-05-07

crown and brim. There are plateaus
Of lace made for this purpose, but mil.
liners fashion for themselves plateaus
Of laoes which they buy by the yard.
The lower part of the brim Is Gov.
cred with lace also In this particular
hat, although In others part OF the mil.
linery braid 10 used or part of q body
hat, a. shown in the second figure.
The crown here IL Of leghorn with
the brim. covered with horsehair braid.
set In.
The lower crown Tor bandeau) Of the
first hat 10 trimmed with velvet rib
bon in brown and Q shaded fancy os.
trich feather Is In the same coloring.
shading OF to a very light tint. Deep
cream roses, with pink hearts, and
natural colored silk wheat, n placed
in groups about the brim. with n
cluster at the base Of the plume on
the bandeau.
The second hat 10 trimmed with
silk roses In yellowish pink. They are
marvels Of delicate coloring. with the
shadings and even the veins of the
natural petals simulated In the half.
opened buds. The foliage also In
dark, glossy green 10 made with Low.
ing fidelity to nature.
As types Of midsummer millinery
these hats may be regarded as cri.
terions. They are not merely modish,
but the mode.
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-05-07
WHY BLOSSOMS ARE coLoRED

One of the greatest advantages OF
modern school methods. as compared
with the school methods our parents
survived. is that they teach the chill.
dren to observe many things which
the parents have never eve stopped
to think about. Take the blossoms
of our many beautiful Towering
plants, for example. Everyone has
marveled at the multitude of shapes
and hues to be found In the various
blossoms. but how many of us aver
wondered why the flower petals are
brightly colored. while the calyx and
the leaves are green?
Almost everyone could guess that 1t
was to aid the bees and butterflies In
finding the honey bearing portion Of
the plant. but the pity Is that SO many
Of US even thought of the prob,
lem.
Can you tell why some plants pro-
duce flowers Of different shades dur
ing the same season? Did you know
that the honey bees feed on only one
kind Of flower until they have q load
ready for the hive. 10 al not to mix
their drinks? Here IL where the color
of the blossom aids them most, and
1t also proves that bees either have a
we'll developed sense Of color. or an
acute n Of smell.
Sometimes part Of the flower petals
are green and sometimes there are
no petals at all. but In the latter case
there 10 no need of bees transferring
the pollen from flower to flower, 80
nature makes no effort to attract
them.
Certain plants have highly colored
leaves and dull hued blossoms, but
most of these are tropical plants
which do many strange and inexplic
able things. The color In the leaves
and petals Is derived from small cells
In which the plant foods and the
oxygen are digested. There il no d.
gestive process carried on In the
petals. however. II my memory fails
not, and the c~hlorophyl cells in the
leaves do most of this work. TheiI
color fades II they do not have aoces,
to sunlight and air. but these condi
tions do not seem to AFFECT the colol
OF the blossoms materially.
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-05-07
HAPPY NOW
Family Of Twelve Drink Postum.

1T certainly has been q blessing In
u home" writes O young lady In re-
gard to Postum.
II am one Of a family of twelve.
who, before using Postum. would make
q healthy person uncomfortable by
their complaining Of headache, dizzi.
ness. sour stomach. ETC.. from drinking
coffee.
"FOr years mother suffered from
palpitation Of the heart. sick head
ache and bad stomach and at times
would be taken violently Ill. About .
year ago she quit coffee and began
Postum.
my brother was troubled with
headache and dizziness all the time
he drank coffee. All those troubles Of
my mother and brother have disap-
peared since Postum has taken the
place Of coffee.
"A sister was Ill nearly all her life
with headache and heart trouble. and
about all she cared for was coffee and
tea. The doctors told her she must
leave them alone. az medicine did her
no permanent good.
"She thought nothing would take
the place of coffee until we induced
her to try Postum. Now her troubles
are all gone and she Is q happy little
woman enjoying life a.. people
should"
Name given by the Postum Co., Bat
tie Creek. Mich.
Postum now comes In two forms:
Regular Postum - must be well
boiled. 15c and Csc packages.
Instant Postum-is q soluble DOW.
der. A t~easpoonful dissolves quickly
In q cup of hot water and, with cream
and sugar, makes q delicious beverage
Instantly. SOC and SOC tins.
The cost per cup of both kinds 10
about the same.
'There's Q. Reason" for Postum.
sold by GrocerA
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-05-07

TARMTRs
y PROF JNTLLARD DOLJT
FEEDING THE GARDEN.
(Copyright, Western Newspaper UI


You must feed the garden II you
want the garden to feed you. The
virgin soil il not a sourc OF plant
food, but rather q container OF plant
food, and after the first few crops
have been grown, It Is mighty hard to
get out even such plant food as the
soil contains.
Plants must have a balanced ration
II they are to grow naturally. They
eat and digest their food In certain
more or less fixed proportions, and II
only one of the elements they need is
lacking. they cannot grow properly,
regardless of the amount OF the other
foods that may be available. Lack Of
tlecayed vegetable and animal matter
will kill plants even though there be
present enough potash and phosphor-
us to last for all eternity. This Is the
trouble with sandy soils In most cases.
II your garden did not do Is well
last year as 1t did before. or II your
neighbor has a better garden on the
same kind Of soil. II Is up to you to
feed your garden this year, and II this
is done wisely. your results will pay
you.
What most worn soils lack Is vege-
table matter. Garden crops are heavy
feeders on organic matter, and the
FIRST thing to think OF In the garden
II barnyard manure Usually a kitch.
en- garden cannot get too much we'll
rotted manure Manure 10 q nitrogen
feed, and It promotes the growth of
stalks and roots more than Of the
fruit.
II stable manure 10 hard to secure,
you may get the necessary nitrogen
from any Of the ammonia salts, OF
from blood meal. II the amount used
DO small.
On worn soils in the older sections
OF the country the nitrogen Ia not
the only element lacking and both
phosphorus and potash must be sup
piled from time to time, as the croI
indicates the need Of more fertility.
Phosphorus Ia more frequently lack
ing and 1t should be applied II the
size and amount of the fruit IL less
ening year Dy year. Bone meal ID :
good phosphorus c%ontainer. and It may
also be secured In ground phosphate
rock.
Among other functions, potash hal
q very distinct control over the colol
of certain fruits and vegetables. Al
. general thing. 1t Is the most plenti
full plant food In all soils. but 1
should be applied to sandy or mucl
soils II the crop indicates q lack o
something.
In studying this problem. always re
member that no garden can do vel
unless the soil IL well drained an
well cultivated. Good seeds are wast
ed on a hard. lumpy seed bed. or Il
q garden where the soil water or har
subsoil keeps the roots from goin
down as far as they should.
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-05-07
NEGRO WOMAN ia YEARS OLD
New orleans Negroes Was Born IL
t79s-DIstInetIy Remembers Bat.
tie In Which jackson Fought.

New Orleans.-"Good Lord, yo'
have been good to Juda during thu
short time I have been on this earth
now please do the same by me for the
rest Of my life." That Is the daily
prayer Of this one hundred and four
teen years young negro who is a ma
tive of New Orleans.
Juda Groves was born in 1893. She
remembers very we'll cooking the pro
visions that her master took with him
when he Joined Jackson's army. and
has a distinct memory Of the battle
of New Orleans. She also recalls the
time when slaves had to separate thu
cotton seeds from the cotton by hand
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-05-07

Aurora, Ill.-When Clarence 8.
Darrow, the noted labor attorney. ad.
dressing q meeting In the interest OF
q wet" campaign, said that "a man
would be better OF without booze. but
the same was true Of pie" he was
Kissed for several minutes By the audi
onoA.
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-05-07

and when all the sewing was done BY
hand. and the only means Of travel wal
by stage. horseback or fiat boat. AT
the Beauregard parish she saw for the
first time O locomotive and q flying
machine. Her wonder was unique.
The ancient crone still enjoys good
eyesight and al thread q needle with,
out the use Of glasses. She Is active
and healthy.
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-05-07
Question Doctors Sanity.

Kenosha. Wis.-Dr. David Munro
was ordered brought into court for an
inquiry into his sanity. A deputy
sherif found him assisting In bringing
a baby boy into the world. He re-
fused to 60 with the deputy and Judge
Taylor declined to hold him In cor.
tempt.
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-05-07
Lose Habits Of Industry,

Women In France and other coun
tries of Europe are much more indus
trious than when they come to this
country.
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-05-07

We must either give up our grouches
or our friends.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-25
BEWARE OF oINTMENTs FOR ca.
TARRH THAT CONTAIN
MERCURY

as mercury will surely IcstroJ the
sense of smell anu completely derange
the whole system when entering it
through tho mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except
on prescriptions from reputable ply
siclans, as the damage they. will do
Is ten fold to the good you can pos.
sibly Derive from them. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure, manufactured by f. J.
Cheney & Co., Toledo, O., contains MI
mencury, and is taken internally, act
Ing upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. In buying Halls
catarrh Cure be sure you get the
genuine. II Is taken internally and
made in Toledo, Ohio, by T. ]. Chen
ey & Co. Testimonials lree.
Sold by druggists. Price 75c per
bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for con
.tipation.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-25
ANNUAI MEETING.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of Monongahela Valley Trac.
ton Company will be held ut The Of
fee OF said Company, room No. 400
Watson Building, in the City of Fair
mont, West Virginia. on Monday the
18th day Of May 1914 at II o'clock
A. Al, for the purpose of receiving a
statement of the affairs of said Com
pany, for the election of Board OF
Directors to serve 5for, the, ensuing
year, and for the transaction OF any
other business coming before said
annual stockholders meeting.
WALTON MILLER,
Secretary Monongahela Valley
Traction Company.
Apr. II. IS, 90, May 9.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-25
A VOICE F0RTHElRIbTr

Marian Winthr rs ctfo q 70 vas
geared npltoaiigh tension Sue left
the Van Dine home after her scene
with her dramaticfpupi1. II was a
scene which theteacher had not
scheduled for Her course of instruc-
ton An object ofscliarity! lt made
her boil, asithet thought revolver aul-
ly through her brain. s. e
Too overcome with modification
to face Mrs. Van Dine Immediately,
Marian had esolyed to write the otils
OF her Views and thus break on; rela-
lions. Tile lesson she had Just given
the gir1, as happened, just balanced
tte advance payment of twenty dol
lars which Mrs. Van Dine had ad-
yaiced her. e..
Tie latest buniKof fate was one Of
tiie most grieyons ones the young di-
yorcee lad sustained since tie begin
ming Of her effortsto make her own
way Fallen to earth in a. blighted
heap. lay tile rubbish of tile glorious
hopes She hadsreared-dreams ofhay-
ing asclass In elocution, waiting list
of applicants, a steady and adequate
income, and perhaps in tile end a
coy stndiokin5 Which to carry on her
professional venture.
Marian had not lived long enough
nor suffered enough blows OF fortune
to take her bump with philosophy.
Norscould she humble herself enough
to continue teaching now that the
motive back of Mrs. Van Dimes en-
gagement Of her services had bobbed
toelight, She wondered angrilytwho
had told Mrs! Van Dine that she was
inneed. Ear from bei,tg grateful e
her wouldEbe benefactress she, felt
her soul sizzling with wrath instead.
Arrived az her room, Marian
penned "a brief, cool note to Mrs Wi,
Dine, explaining why she could no
longer teach the Others daughter.
and ending with an ironical refer.
ence to helunwelcome and ltnsougIlt
act Of charity.
There, she mused, folding the
letter, and inserting it in its enyel-
ope, u guess perhaps this will open