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Middletown transcript., 1914-03-28
INCUBATOR NEEDS
MUCH ATTENTION
In Handling a New Machine 1t Is
of Importance That Direc-
tionS Be Followed.

In warming up the machine for the
first time, start with a moderately low
lamp fame, taking care that it is not
so low that there will be an offensive
odor from the lamp. Allow the ma
chine to heat up very gradually. Don't
be in a hurry about this. In cool
weather with the machine directly of
the cars it will sometimes take three
or four days or even a week to get
it heated up so that it can be depended
upon to regulate properly. Adjust the
regulating device of your machine
when it reaches the proper tempera-
ture by carefully following the printed
instructions furnished by the manu-
facturer of the incubator. In handling,
be sure that you follow these direc-
tions implicitly. This is a very i'm
portant matter. Do not be in too great
hurry to get the eggs into your ma
chine. Be sure that you have it prop
erIy set up and adjusted.
After the machine is thoroughly
warm, operate it for "a hours, at least
just as if you had the eggs in it, open
ing the door, removing the trays as If
you were about to turn the eggs, re-
turning them to the machine, and clos
ing the door again. By doing this you
will make sure that the regulating de-
vice is working as it should and hold
ing the heat at the normal incubator
temperature. This temperature, by
the way, varies with different machines
and sometimes under different condi-
tions from 1O1 degrees to 1O4 degrees,
depending upon the arrangement Of
the egg chamber and the relation Of
the eggs to the thermometer.
In the matter of temperature of the
egg chamber the beginner should be
guided entirely by the printed instruc-
ton, or in event of its failing to give
satisfactory results he should advise
the manufacturer of his machine Of
such failure, explain the conditions
under which he is operating his incu-
bator, and ask for further instructions
as to operation in his particular loca-
ton. There is one thing in connee-
ton with incubator temperature that
the beginner should always bear in
mind: Don't let the heat get too high.
Prolonged exposure to excessive heat
overforces the embryo and impairs its
vitality. Exposure for some time to a
temperature of 1O4 degrees F. or over
at any time prior to piping is liable
to injure the hatch or result in a loss
in vitality in the chicks.
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WHAT CAUSES LUMPY MILK
Frequently Due to Infection Carried to
the Udder From Other Portions
of the Cows Body.

Lumpy milk is frequently due to in
fection with germs which gain en-
trance either through the milk ducts
in the teats or are carried to the I'd
der in the circulation from other por-
tions of the body. Excessive feeding
with large grain rations seems to
have a part in causing the trouble, IN
some cases. In the absence of COM
petent local veterinary help, give
moderately light, laxative diet, with
reasonable amount of exercise. Re
duce the grain feed temporarily az
least and give the udder long con-
tinued hand rubbing and gentle mas
sage. A mild physic may be very
helpful. The dose may be from one
half to one pound of epson salts, dis
solved in three pints Of water and
given as a drench, the exact dose de-
pending upon the size and condition
of the COW.
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EXCELLENT FEED FOR COWS
Roots Are Especially Effective With
Animals That Freshened In Spring
Increases Milk Flow.

Roots are excellent feed for dairy
COWS and are especially desirable for
the fall and early winter, as they are
palatable, easy to digest, and stimu-
late the flow of milk. They are espe-
ciaIly effective with cows that fresh
ened in the spring, and whose flow of
milk has been depressed during the
summer because of annoyance by flies
and mosquitoes and unfavorable pas
ture conditions. If such are given
liberal supply Of roots when brought
to stall feeding, the flow of milk is
often materially increased. Less grain
is required while roots are being fed.
The change from roots to more grain
grain at the rate of one pound for ten
pounds of roots withdrawn.
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being valuable In itself, renders the
Jersey the largest mixer in proportion
to her live weight.
Z. The Jersey is quiet and docile
in disposition, coming into usefulness
early, end continuing it into old age,
strong in constitution, readily adapting
herself to every variety of climate,
soil and feed.
8. She is the most beautiful type
of dairy COW, with the best conforma-
ton and the best-shaped udder, one Of
the most beautiful domestic animals
ever developed by man, making her
an attractive COW and seller.
9. She breeds true to type and trans
mits all these qualities to her OF
spring.
10. Jersey dairy products, for quail
ity, flavor and healthfulness, are un-
surpassed. Those who have once used
them are not satisfied with the prod
ucts of any other breed.
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(By MRS. DE LAUNCY MEERSCH)
OF course a start must be made,
and I made mine with great success
some years ago. l was advised by an
expert that October was the best time
to begin to keep fowls, and it was
quite right as pullets Matched in
March and April, which purchased,
all began to lay in October and No
vember when eggs we're dear, and
continued to lay throughout the win
ter, when eggs were the highest, and
this proved my first success.
Eggs during the winter should al
ways be the great consideration Of
all intending poultry-keepers for
profit; and one Of the principal aids
to obtaining eggs, soon discovered,
was to have well-grown pullets,
hatched at the proper time. In making
my start on the farm, the object for
which my fowls were kept governed
my arrangements to the letter.
When it is intended to have only
a few hens to supply the new laid
eggs for family consumption, if the
available space is small, Matching and
rearing chickens is not absolutely nee
essary; but this was not my case.
But in any case, the houses and runs
must be cleaned daily. After my first
years trial and results obtained, for
bigger success many Improvements
had to be made, some of which I
shall here mention as guidance to
others willing to go in for poultry on
a profitable basis; for instance:
1 found that in the fowl house, ven
tilation was absolutely necessary.
This was done by cutting an opening
near the top about four inches square,
over which a piece of perforated zinc
was placed; and to admit light, a mat
ter which also had not been thought
of at first, a square piece of glass was
let into one side of the house. Then
again the perches had all to be low
cred to about two feet from the
ground, as I found that the hens dam
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EARLY VEGETABLES
REQUIRE A HOTBED
Best Size Of Sash Is Three by Six
Feet, Making Pit at Least
Two Feet Deep.

II you want early vegetables you
must start them in a hotbed. This is
not difficult to make on the farm.
You can buy a hotbed sash Of any
length and three feet wide. The best
size is 3x6. Dig pit two feet deep.
1t should be protected from the north
and west winds by hillside hedges or
trees. Make a frame of 1A-inch
boards to fit the pit. The upper side
should be about six inches higher
than the lower, so that the water
will run off the glass freely. Use 2x3
stuff for sash supports across the
frame
Secure horse manure containing
plenty of straw and place it in the
bottom of the pit, tramping down firm
ly in layers. Soggy, heavy manure
will bake and prove unsatisfactory.
When the bed is filed within six
inches of the top it should have a
springy feeling under foot. When the
bed is filled place thermometer in
the middle, pack it in tightly, close
the frame, and the temperature will
quickly run up to 100 or 12O degrees.
This is too hot for plants and you
must wait till the thermometer shows
about 80 degrees, not lower, before
you plant.
The common way is to place about
six inches of well-composted soil on
top of the manure and SOW seeds in
that, but the better way is to SOW
seeds in shallow boxes, filled with
good soil, and place the boxes on
top of the manure
These boxes should be about 15x24
inches and two inches deep. The
seeds can be sown in them in the
house and the boxes carried to the
hotbed. These little boxes are very
handy, also in transporting from the
hotbed to the cold frame or direct to
the garden. The hotbed should be
made about two weeks before the
time to SOW seed. Raise the sash
little every morning for ventilation,
but do not allow the cold air to blow
directly on the plants.
Close the sash at night in order to
retain the heat. This matter of ven
tilation is very important and must
be attended to daily, not every other
day, or your plants will perish.
If you will make hotbed of this
kind for your wife-and you can do
it in day with the help Of the boys
she will give you vegetables at least
two weeks earlier than without it.
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plaid skirt, black velvet bodice
and tulle guimpe. 1t could easily be
reproduced at home in plaid and plain
blue serge-the skirt of the plaid-in
dark blue, green and a little red-the
bodice Of the plain blue serge. The
guimpe could be made Of null.
The puffs in the sleeves can be ef-
fected by means of tapes, run through
castings in an ordinary full guimpe
sleeve, pulled up and tied on the
wrong side. When the guimpe goes
to the laundry, the tapes can be re-
moved.
On the right is a frock Of blue and
white taffeta. A band Of white taffeta,
embroidered with blue, is used about
the bottom of the skirt and the same
embroidery is used on the waist. The
frock could be reproduced in yellow
or blue or pink, and white linen with
fine edging, embroidered in color, for
trimming
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Nav shanes for snrinn-

Flowers will certainly be much used
as trimmings on the spring hats, for
the Watteau and Begere shapes are
returning to favor, most of them being
crownless and worn tilted upwards at
the back.
One Of these picturesque hats is
carried out in black satin, lined with
pink and trimmed with pink roses and
black over pink tulle.
Another hat is made of copper col
Ored moire with curious folds and
pleats wired up to a considerable
height atone side, while its sole dec
grafton is a single orange flower on
the edge of the brim in front
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For the Small Room

If you wish to write or sew and have
no space for table in the tiny hall
bedroom get board of proper size.
pull out dresser drawer, place the
board on top, and you have a table
without having to remove everything
from the dresser. A heavy board is
best, and leaf from an extension
table would be just the thing, and il
could be hidden in the closet when not
in use.
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Green Suede.

cling a small bouquet of miniature
roses. Another pair of green suede
slippers, ornamented with soft colored
bows and laced with ribbons of a
matching color, are fastened with a
jade buckle, set in a heavy rim Of
dull gold and are accompanied by a
pair of latticework silk hose of the
same shade Another pair of dull
green suede slippers fastened with
straps over the instep have pearl but
tons, and are accompanied by sheer
silk hose of the same shade embroid-
cred on the ankle with a flower and
leaf design. Another pair of black
and white slippers with black heels
and black bows are perforated in
order to show ribbons. A pair Of
dainty stockings with scroll design
on the ankle are worn with these.
Still another pair of slippers of black
suede are accompanied by pair
Of pale green stockings The shoes
have cameo buckles set in a dull
gold rim. This time the stockings
ar9 embroidered in dull gold, in a
conventional design at the ankle.
Some women who go in for the
Spectacular will be interested in the
hose, which have gayly colored ami
mails and insects inset with semi
precious stones. For instance, one
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In Blue and White.

For one of those pretty mahogany
framed serving trays there is nothing
prettier than a centerpiece Of white
worked in delft blues. If the oval
piece of linen so worked is tightly
framed, there is little danger of the
dusts creeping through and soiling
the white ground. If ones breakfast
set is of blue and white. this blue
worked tray is most appropriate The
mahogany frame makes g pleasing
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Hat Trlmmlnna.

A new substitute for aigrettes in
the spring will be built up of wheat
heads. Wheat trimming has been used
for a long time on hats, of course, but
to replace the aigrette it is to be sub
jected to some new treatment. Arti-
fetal flowers for hats are to be more
used than ever before, say the millin-
ers III the know.
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Good Equipment Necessary.

No other equipment about poultry
plant needs to be selected with as
much care as an incubator. and
brooder. Thousands Of eggs are wasted
every year through the use Of inferior
lncubators, and thousands Of chicks
die annually from being forced to
dwell in a poorly constructed brooder.
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broidered stockings, but today nothing
is too elaborate. For instance, pair
of dull blue suede slippers are ac-
companied by pair Of dull blue silk
hose, elaborately embroidered in soft
tones, with shaped medallions encir-
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wa.er Is overlooked.

Few dairymen appreciate the guam
tity of water a milk COW will drink.
When Missouri Chief Josephine was
giving 100 pounds of milk day, she
drank 81 gallons of water. OF course,
it was warmed.
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Rouohaoe for Cows.

Cane hay, kafr or corn fodder will
not dry up cows as some say Though
these feeds come far from being a
dairy ration, they should not be dis
carded, but fed with alfalfa. clover,
silage and bran.
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Prntent Nnnr rrena

To prevent rabbits from barking
fruit trees, take asafetida and mix it
with beef talIow and while warm rub
a quantity on the bark of the trees.
1t is said that rabbits will not molest
trees treated in this manner.
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fox with the
short, tight skirts
an 9th e rw / s g
fadltless costume
w3ll be ruined if
the shoes are not
in keeping.
Stockings are
as much a factor
in the scheme of
dress as shoes. A
few years back
women disdained
the thought of
conspicuously en-
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contrast. However. if the dining room
is furnished in oak, the frame Of the
tray should also be in that wood. A
conventional design of blue cornfiow.
ers worked in lazy-daisy stitch on
ground Of white linen is effective. Such
design is quickly worked up. The
heavier the strands of floss used the
more effective is the completed de
sign,
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Sheen In the East

Sheep keeping in the East will be a
safe business when the focks are suf-
fciently large to warrant the steady
employment of man on guard at all
hours of the day when the sheep are
not confined in dog-proof yard.
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To Finish ArmboIes.

An excellent way to finish armholes
in fine lingerie blouse is to sew the
sleeves in by machine, then buttonhoIe
around the edges with either coarse
thread or soft foss.
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White Sue de,
3 a C k Velvet
Ribbon.

of silk hose in a dainty shade Of
gray had tiny gray mouse with pink
eyes. Many are the hose embroidered
in flower designs, self-tones or natural
colors., One pair was decked with
morning glories in all the lovely
shades of the flowers; another with
forget-me-nots, and a third pair OF
black silk stockings was adorned with
yellow daisies.
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TO MATCH THE GOWN.
FOOTWEAR ELABORATE AND oc-
cAsloNALLY STARTLING.
With the PrettIest Of Shoes, conspIeu-
OusIy Embroidered Stockings Are
Worn-some Charming Fan
cies Seen In City Shops.

To meet the requirements Of the
fashionable woman, whose faultless
appearance necessitates the wearing
of specially matched shoes to each
gown, manufacturers offer the most al
Turing footwear. They realize that
never before was there so great an
opportunity for making money as at
present Even the most conservative
dressers insist upon pretty footwear,
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short-Leqoed Fowls.

Short-legged fowls generally make
the best table poultry. Never pack
poultry for shipment until they have
been thoroughly chilled.
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r,,o ninerent PeonIe.

The dairy farmer and the man who
keeps COWS are very frequently two
different people 1t is the dairy farm
er who wins success.
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TO THE
Ladies and Gentlemen
of MiddIetOwn and Vicinity


Who are about to invest in a Fall
aud Winter Tailor-made Suit or
Overcoats.
That we can promise Tailor-made Suits
or Qvercoats for the same money it
would cost to buy ready made, because
We make it ourselves and make it direct
to the wearer with but one profit added
to the cost of production. That every
garment made by M. Berg, East Main
Street, Middletown, Del, is up to the
last tick of the clock in style. And is
guaranteed for satisfactory service.
That anyone can have his or her money
refunded for any garment that doesn't
turn out right. Stop in and see our
beautiful Fall and Winter Samples,
guaranteed to be all pure wool.
Call and be convinced.
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MODELS POPULAR IN FRANCE
chIId's Froeks That May Easily Be
Reproduced in Almost Any
Material Desired.

On the left of the accompanying cut
is dainty little French frock. with
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To Clean Black Jet.

First brush the Jet free from dust,
then apply a little olive oil with a
brush and polish with chamoiM
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pair of hose seen
in a New York
SnOp WIuuOW Wds
orn a m ented at
the instep with a
tiny chameleon in
imitation emer-
aids. Another pair
of hose in black
silk showed on
the instep a scar
let lobster en-
broidered wit h
red silk thread.
C+iII ono4hnr noir
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INTERNATIONAL
SUNDGS0lOOI
LESSON

By E. o. SELLERS, Director of Evening
Department, The Moody Bible Institute.
Chicago.)
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LESSON FOR MARCH 29
JESUS THE GREAT TEACHER
(RevIew.)

READING LEssoN-Matt. 7:21-2s
GOLDEN TEXT-''He hath showed
thee, o man, what is good; and what
doth the Lord require of thee but to do
justly, and to love mercy. and to walk
humbly with thy God.''-Micah 6:S.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1914-12-25

Surmising that the gasoline tank had
inclined to believe that Marrophat
hoped to stop the taxicab by depriv-
Ing IT, In course OF time. OF its fusl.
And with this In mind he was present
ly surprised, as the cab took a corner.
TO see Marrophat's car stop at that
corner and Marrophat himself get
down. The brow OF hill interviewed.
shutting of sight OF the BLACKBOARD as
he knelt and lit q match. 1t was the
girl who gave the alarm, suddenly
Withdrawing her head from the win
dow to scream at Alan:
He's fred the gasoline! It's fam
Ing along the street, following the line
OF the leak-and catching up with us!"
Without pauslng to put his hand to
the latch, Alan kicked the door open.
Jump" he cried. For your life
Jump! As soon as that flame catches
up with the tank"
Simultaneously the chauffeur. over
hearing shut on the power.
The three gained the sidewalk bare
ly In time: the tiny trail OF flames, al
most imperceptible in the sunlight
was not yard from the Jet that squirt
ed through the bullet hole in the tank.
In the flutter Of an eyelash the explo-
sion followed. Had the cab been load
ed with nitroelycerin its destruction
could have been no more absolute.
There was a roar and then
heap of smoking ruins.
Without waiting to admire the spec
tacle, Alan caught the arm Of the girl
and hurried her up the street, at the
same time calling to the chauffeur to
follow. And chance brought them to
the next corner as another cab, fare
less, hove into view. Promising Its
driver anything he might ask. in or
out Of reason, Alan gave him the ad-
dress, and helped the girl in.
II Marrophat pursued Alan could see
no sign OF him. The second car made
better time than the first Unhindered,
and as far as could be determined.
without being followed. 1t covered the
brief remaining distance in a CRATE
fully short lapse Of time.
The suburb dropped behind a maze
of streets where dwellings stood shout.
der to shoulder and dooryards were
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1914-12-25
CHAPTER XVI.
Make-RelleXe.


For upwards of three-quarters OF an
hour of that golden morning which fol-
loved the night OF his return to New
York, Mr.. Law was permitted to es-
TEEN himself the happiest of mortals.
The beginning of the period was
Aynchronous with the slam of a taxi
Sab door that shut away a superfluous
Dved
The sound spelled safety as we'll ~
snecess in Alan's understanding.
The car slipped smoothly away from
me curb, pursued only by little gust
- semi-ironic cheers from the little
company Of working men who had wit
eossed as well as maasurably partici-
pated In the putative elopement from
Tho house of Urine.
Vigilant for any indication that their
evasion had had a witness In that
strange home of deathless hatred.
Alan watched it through the little
window in the back of the cab until a
eorner blotted out the vision Of 1t;
then with sigh of relief sank down
~ the side of the woman to whom his
avery thought, impulse and emotion
we're dedicated.
"Rose!" he whispered, and tenta-
lively touched one of the hands that
lay clenched in her lap.
She responded with never a sign to
Indicate consciousness either of his
touch or his whisper.
And reminding himself of the strain
imposed upon her by the experience
through which they had just passed,
Alan excused her unresponsiveness on
grounds of reaction, and for the time
felt constrained to let his sweetheart
rest and regain her normal poise
there was bliss enough for him in the
consciousness that he had won her
safely away, that nothing now more
than short hours drive across town
and by ferry across the Hudson stood
between them and the marriage that
should prove the contamination. of all
their trials Barring accident!
Alan had too often suffered the pen
atty OF disappointment for over-indul-
gence in this failing Of his for depreci-
ating the unforeseen, not to make the
mental reservation. Barring acct
nenssl" with little SILVER of dread.
Had any of Trine's household been
eognizant of his daughters escape,
Alan argued, interference must have
heen instant.
Despite the reassuring aspect, the
preoccupation of his companion SO
wore upon him that he was presently
40 longer able to refrain from disturb
ing her.
"Rose!" he begged again, closing a
hand tenderly over hers. Dearest
girl, don't worry another instant! Do
calm yourself: remember we are safe