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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-03-28

I. Spring Blood and System Cleanser.
During the winter months impuri
ties accumulate, your blood becomes
impure and thick, your kidneys, liver
and bowels fail to work, causing so
called Spring Fever" You feel tired,
weak and .lazy. Electric Bitters-the
spring tonic and system cleanser-is
what you need; they stimulate the
kidAeys, liver and bowels to healthy
action, expel blood impurities and re-
store health. strength and ambition,
Electric Bitters makes you feel like
new. Start a four weeks treatment
it will put yon in fine shape for your
spring work. Guaranteed. All drug
gists, soc and s1CO-H. E. Bucklen &
Co, Philadelphia or ST. Louis.-Adv
d&w
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-03-28
Monthly social at <. P. Han.

"iOptHiy ooSidf a. r. r 'ia'i.
The monthly social given by the Lo-
ccmotiye Engineers wives at the
Knights Of Pythas hall on Thursday
afternoon was most thoroughly enjoy
ed, large number being present. In
cluded on the program were recitations
BY Ruth Bryan and Madalihe Ritz, a
duet by Misses Edith and Freda Deck
er, and humorous selection in negro
dialect by Mrs, X. u Downs. The
luncheon table was artistically deco
rated in flowers and ferns ana was
presided oyer by Mrs. Decker, Mrs.
Bryan, Mrs Boucher and Mrs Brown.
Mrs Sam Brown and Miss Elsie Lee
Brown We're special guests Of the oc-
casion
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12
LAMB AND MUTTON
DIFFER GREATLY
Animal at Eight Weeks Old Brings
the Highest Price Ever
AttainabIe.

There is as much difference be-
tween lamb and mutton as there is be-
tween spring chickens and a three
year-old rooster.
There is a limited period in the life
of welI-fed animals for growth. Every
factor in the problem of producing
mutton points to early maturity. It's
the early lamb that gets the coin
At eight weeks old, if in a condition
and seasonable to meet the very Sc
lect trade, the lamb brings the high
est price ever attainable, per pound.
A very narrow limit at this time and
the tide Of prices fades away and it
will be necessary to keep him until
another time or season that calls for
a lamb three to five months old, but
at a price considerably less per pound.
The lambs marketed at four months
Of age do not, as a rule, bring as much
per head as those sold at eight weeks
of age. The longer they are kept the
lower class of market they satisfy
and so on until they are full grown
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12
WILL CONGRESS LAST LONG?
Relief of Cotton Growers, Naval Probe
and Prohibition Will Be
Considered.

Washington, Dec. Big issues to
which the Democratic party is op-
posed will be brought to the atten-
ton of Congress and the country when
the short session convenes next week.
These issues threaten to upset the
program of the administration, hold
up the big appropriation bills, which
must be passed, and probably force
President Wilson to convene Congress
in extraordinary session after March
4, despite the wishes of the party
leaders to avoid such a condition.
Unless those in charge of the work
in the Senate and House display bet
ter generalship, Democrats arriving in
Washington see nothing but a long
grind in the summer months of 1915.
Three questions already loom large
on the horizon and others are expect
ed to appear. Two of these are cham
pioned by Democratic leaders in the
House. while a thiEa has a Republican
sponsor. These issues are: Relief
for the cotton growers of the South,
national prohibition and an investi-
cation of our military preparedness.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12
GET THE POULTRY
In WINTER HOUSES
Much Depends Upon PuIIets Get
ting Used to Quarters Be-
fore Starting Work.
By MICHAEL K. BoYER.)

1t is not yet too late to whitewash
the interior of the hen houses; to re-
pair leaky roofs; to patch up the
cracks in the walls; to clean up the
outside runs; and to give the premises
a general overhauling.
Are the fowls roosting out on the
trees? Get them accustomed to roost-
ing in the house.
Place the pullets in their winter
quarters if not already done. Remem
Der that much depends upon the pull
lets feeling at home before they get
down to real work
Pick out what stock is intended to
keep over winter, and market the rest.
Good culling is the great factor in
poultry success.
Clean up the incubators and brood
ers and test them to see that they
are ready and in proper condition for
work
If it is intended to run the incuba-
tors during January for market stock
the breeding pens should be made up
now.
The road dust for baths and the
leaves for the scratching sheds should
have been gathered last month, but
it is not too late to do so.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12

image to be over one-half inch in
length on the negative.
4. Have secured at least two ten
ants in bird-boxes erected by himself
5. Have daily notes ON the nesting
of pair Of wild birds from the time
the first egg is laid until the young
have left the nest.
6. Have attracted at least three
kinds of birds, exclusive of the Eng
hsh sparrow, to a lunch counter"
which he has supplied.
a boy scout may join The Liberty
Bell Bird club without cost and there
are no dues, fines or assessments of any
kind after he joins. The only require
ment for membership is to sign and
send the following pledge to the club
when its badge-button will be sent
without cost:
81 desire to become a member Of
The Liberty Bell Bird club of The
Farm Journal, and I promise to study
all song and insectivorous birds and
do what I can for the club
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12
SHOWER BATH OF KEROSENE
Value of Oil Recognized BY Many
PoultryFnen az Enemy Of VermIn,
But Not Applied In Time.

Most poultry keepers recognize the
value of kerosene as an enemy to lice
on fowls, but often neglect to apply
it in time.
To dress a large flock OF chickens
individually would require consider
able effort, but device seen in use
on a large poultry farm does this work
automatically and with excellent re-
suits.
In the bottom Of a small tin pail
is cut with a chisel a cash barely
large enough to accommodate an or
binary size lamp wick Fill the pail
with kerosene, putting on a tight tit
ting cover to prevent splitting. and
hang the pail Immediately over the
small door cut for the fowls exclu-
sive use.
Each chicken as it goes through
will brush against the hanging lamp
wick, which viii deposit its drop or
two of oil, and the hen will do the
rest.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Ag-;culture)
The present margin of profit in fat
tening cattle for market is so narrow
that many authorities assert that it is
inadvisable to feed steers without fol-
lowing them with hogs. If the steers
sell for enough to pay for expenses
the nogs that follow will ordinarily re
turn sufficient profit to pay the farm
er for his labor.
Interesting figures on this subject
have been obtained by the United
States department of agriculture from
"a Iowa farms. These farms were all
managed by men of undoubted expert
ence in raising cattle. A careful &C
counting system was adopted and rig
idly followed.
The experiments began with the
feeding year beginning in the fall of
1909. Prices at this time we're very
satisfactory and the 961 cattle raised
made an average profit Of S205 per
head. These steers were followed by
1904 hogs which were given extra
grain. The hogs were sold in the
spring of 1910 at an average profit
of 1857 per hog. If this profit is
credited to the steers, each steer
shows a profit of $1249. In the fol-
lowing feeding year, however, 1910 to
1911, the outcome was different.
Prices were unsatisfactory and the
1,13S cattle were fed at an average
loss for the year of rs cents a head.
Nevertheless the 1916 hogs following
the steers turned this loss into a
profit. The hogs netted an average
profit of 1888. Crediting this to the
steers we have a net profit per steer
of $404
Opinions differ on the number of
hogs that it is well to have follow the
| steers. When corn is cheap many
| farmers feed the steers more corn
! than they can eat and run extra hogs
which consume the waste. With high.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12
ALFALFA cHAFF FOR LITTER
Hens VIII Eat Every Available Bic Of
Leaves and Dry Blossoms
Excellent Green Feed.

Not much has been said about the
use of alfalfa as a green food for
growing chicks and a winter relish for
adult fowls, yet it has been used with
great satisfaction for this purpose
The chicks delight In it, when they are
given free range, If there is an avail
able alfalfa field, you wiz find them
spending hours here, neglecting other
fields. They particularly like the ten
der tops and purple buds
In the winter if the alfalfa is stored
in a barn, the leaves and dry blossoms,
still green in hue, fall in masses OF fine
fragrant litter, useless to cattle and
horses, which only eat the bulkier
stems
II this alfalfa chat is used for litter
in the chicken house. you wiz find
that the hens VIII eat every available
bit they can pick up. By night the
floor VIII be bare, and a fresh supply
thrown In for the morning meal
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12

not so much need OF a layer Of fat
to keep the body warm Through
the warm season it may be left out Of
the mash entirely. Some do not feed
corn at all in the summer, but that
is a mistake; as If the hen gets too
thin, she will stop laying
Now, as to the time of feeding
Early in the morning a light feed Of
grain should be scattered in the litter
on the floor OF the coop. The hens
get on the rOost hungry, and should
find something ready for them
Some scatter the grain in the straw
after the fowls have gone to roost
at night, so it will be there early in
the morning.
In the middle of the forenoon, the
green food, If it is in the form Of
vegetables, should be given. At noon
it is a good plan to throw in a few
handfuls Of table scraps to keep them
busy
Late in the afternoon, so that they
will have plenty of time before dark.
the heavy grain feed of the day
should be given There should be
all they will clean up Of this, enough
so they will go to bed with full crops
If you are in doubt as to whether
you are feeding enough, you can tell
by feeling Of the crops after they
have gone to roost. If they are full
and hard, and there is no feed left
in the straw, you are giving about
the right amount
Water, lots OF it, clean and fresh,
is a great item in the hens diet. An
eggs is so per cent water. If the hens
are stinted in this respect it will tell in
the egg basket in a hurry. Just one
days neglect to furnish plenty Of
water has been known to cut the egg
yield nearly half.
Grit and lime, usually given in the
form OF oyster shells, are two other
necessary elements. They should be
kept before the fowls all the time.
A very convenient hopper for feeding
/ the mash, grit and shells may be
made like the illustration. the com
/ partments for mash being much
/ larger than the others.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12
Tip for Cyclists,

1t is very annoying to find that the
inner tube of your tire absolutely re-
fuses to hold any air, and on remov-
ing the tire you also find split about
half an inch in length in the tube
This sometimes happens in tubes
that have only had about two or three
punctures and are quite good except
for the split, which continues to spread
if rot stopped.
The way to prevent this is to take
a pair Of scissors, and before fixing
the patch make a nick about a quarter
of an inch across each end of the split,
which makes it impossible for it to
travel any further. Then solution tube
and apply patch in the ordinary way
]. Hubberstey, BlackpooL
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12

Twenty Republics of the New
World to Confer About
Neutrality Breaks.
CHILE FEARS BELLIGERENTS
Pan-American Union Probably VIII
Draw Up Rules and Notify
Fighting Nations.

Washington, Dec. 4.--Grave contro-
versies between nations of South
America and the belIigerent countries
of Europe have led to the calling OF
conference for next Tuesday Of the
govCTning board of the Pan-American
Union.
Before this board, which consists Of
the diplomatic representatives here OF
twenty American republics, with the
Secretary of State of the United States
as chairman, ex offcio, will come the
various suggestions which have been
made by Argentine, Chile, Peru, Uru-
quay and Ecuador for stronger as
sertion of the rights of neutrals and
the exclusion of belligerent warships
from the waters of the Americas.
May Fight Too Close to Chile.
Evidences of the grave situation in
South America due to the presence of
be1ligerent warships on both the At
lantic and Pacific coasts was con-
tanned in a dispatch received by.
Eduardo -Mujica, the Chilean
ambassador, from the minister Of for
eign affairs at Santiago.
The fear is expressed by the Chill
can officials that Germany's alleged
violation of the neutrality of Chile
may influence the other belligerents
to disregard the territorial jurisdic-
tion of Chile and perhaps cause them
to send their warships within the B
mile limit to stop German operations.
The Chilean government made it
plain that it did not prefer one
scheme of action to another, but
urged that whatever steps are taken
should have the earnest and united
support of all the American republics.
Menace to South America.
Originally Great Britain and France
asked the United States to exercise
it's good offices with Ecuador AMI Co
lombia to obtain a strict observance
by those nations of neutrality obliga.
tions.
Although this controversy, accord
ing to latest reports, is being adjust
ed, the menacing situation in Chile
has emphasized the dangers to South
American republics of the continued
presence of foreign warships off thei1
coast
Since the outbreak of the war these
South American countries have made
a series of suggestions to the United
States.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12
Used Mail to swindIe.

New York, Dec. 3.-Frederick Nj
gent, long known to the postal author
tiles as the supreme ruler of the
Iridescent Order of iris head of the
Occult School of Sciences" and also as
Prof. Jean D'Astro, astrologer, and
Professor Frederick, PIANIST, was SEN
fenced by Judge Clarence w. Sessions,
in the federal district court here, to
serve eighteen months in the United
States penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga. MI
gent pleaded guilty to an indictment
charging the use Of the mails in the
operation of a number of swindling
schemes
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12
SUCCESS WITH THE
FARM LIVE STOCK
Animals Used for Breeding Pur-
poses Should Possess IN
dividuaI Merit.
Ry f. VAN BENTHUYsEN1

Regularity in feeding and work
makes long-lived horses
A scrub may yield a profit. but if
so, a good animal would give a great
er profit.
Feeding an inferior quality of food
is not consistent with the most profit
able stock feeding.
The young SOW proves her ability
by the way she handles her first lit
er.
No young animal will return as good
results as the ones literally fed.
To be too fiery is a fault in a horse
drawing heavy loads on an uneven
road.
Good stock must have good fare and
attention, and then they will make
most liberal returns.
The food of support is more than
the food of gain, under the most ia
vorable conditions.
The fault in overstocking is not al
together in having too much stock, but
in not having enough feed.
No animal, however well bred,
should be used for breeding purposes,
unless it has individual merit
Make it a rule to save everything,
the saving of which doesn't cost mora
than it is worth.
In breeding, defects are peculiarly
persistent, and are more easily
stamped upon the next generation,
than good qualities.
Mixed grasses make a better and
surer pasture than a single variety,
though it be the very best of all.
Scant feeding Of the young animal
produces that which is all but impos-
sible to overcome by liberal feeding
afterward.
There is no surer destruction to a
herd. however good, than that of
breeding to a bull that is an inferior
sire.
Other things being equal, the most
profitable animal is the one kept every
day at the maximum gain consistent
with health.
1t is not the magnitude of ones
business that gives him good results,
but the manner in which it is con
Quoted
If there is one time more than an
other when deep blowing is beneficial
it is when a growth of clover is be-
ing turned under.
There is no royal road to success
and If a man succeeds he must work
out his own task and execute it with
| a will.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12
FOR SKIN-ToRTURED BABIES.

A hot bath with Cuticura Soap fol-
lowed by light application Of Cuti-
cura Ointment. gently rubbed on the
surface, afford immediate relief and
point to speedy healment Of sleep-de-
stroying ecZemass rashes, itchings.
burnings, sealings and crustings OF
the skin and scalp Of infants and chill
dren, bringing rest to WORKOUT. anx-
ious mothers and peace to distracted
households. For free sample each with
80 p. Skin Book. address postcard Gu
ticura. Dept Y, Boston Sold every
where.-Adv
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12

priced grain, however, this can hard
~ be recommended. A convenient
rule, according to the department Of
agriculture, is to figure on one shoat
per steer when sheIled corn is fed
and two when ear corn. In any cir
cumstances there should be enough
hogs provided to clean up all the
waste corn.
Another convenient basis of calcu-
lation is to estimate that when one
third Of a bushel of corn is fed a
steer approximately three-fourths of
a pound of pork will be obtained.
With ear corn the gains are greater
but on the other hand corn meal or
corn and cob meal yields very little
pork since it is much better utilized
by the steer. 1t seems indeed to be
proved that the diet which is most
efficient for steers is the less so for
hogs and vice versa.
1t is customary to feed the hogs
! corn in addition to that which they
: obtain from the droppings. When
this is done the hogs should always
be fed separately and preferably be-
fore the steers in order not to annoy
the latter
Farmers bulletin SIS, Economical
| Cattle Feeding in the Corn Belt" in
which these questions are discussed,
| emphasizes the desirability of paving
! feed lots when hogs are following cat
tie. 1t has been definitely shown, say
| the government specialists, that hogs
make nearly one pound more of pork
on paved lots for each busheI of corn
| fed the steers. With pork at six
| cents a pound this item alone will
amount to about $3.50 steer. In ad-
! dition the risk of immediate loss must
be taken into consideration. This
| sometimes compels the farmer to ship
his cattle before they are ready and
the loss he incurs in one year may
we'll be more than the cost of paving
the lot.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12
speeiaIists Most sueeessfuL.

economically than can a blacksmith,
because he knows how and has the
right kind CT tools to work with. A
COW, with good dairy form, for the
same reason can produce more milk
than one with a beef form Let the
carpenter and the blacksmith work at
their respective trades and adopt the
same rule in regard to cows. Let the
dairy COW work in the dairy and the
beef animal In the feed lot Special
lists are more successful these days
than Jacks-of-allTradez.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12

|! cZWOEC
BOY SCOUTS PROTECT BIRDS
Pleasure Found in Attracting Little
Songstcrs to Lunch Counter
Which Has Been Built.

Many of the boy scouts, pledged to
DO a good turn daily" are modifying
under the banner of The Farm Jour
nal Liberty Bell Bird club to battle
for the lives Of the sweet song and
insectivorous birds of America.
The boys find the Bird club work
helpful in passing the boy scouts
ornithology merit badge, the require
ments of which are as follows:
1. Have a list of 100 different kinds
Of birds personally observed on ex-
ploration in the field.
2. Have identified beyond question.
by appearance OF bye note, As different
kinds Of birds in one day.
g. Have made a good clear photo
graph of some wild bird, the bird
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12
Nails in Hard Walls.

Driving nails and screws into
plastered wall is. at the best of times,
an awkward job
A way out Of the difficulty when
neither nail nor screw can be made
to hold Is to make a hole with a GIN
let larger than that required for the
nail
Then iii the hole with plaster-of-
paris made wet with salt water, and
insert a screw by turning it carefully
In The work must be done rapidly,
as the plaster viii set quickly.
Nails and screws secured in this
way hold quite firmly.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12
Of Course.

James started his third helping of
pudding with delight
Once upon time. James," admon-
ished his mother, there was a little
boy who ate too much pudding, and he
burst"
James considered There amt such
a thing as too much pudding he de-
cided.
There must be-" continued his
mother, "else why did the little boy
burst?"
James passed his plate for the fourth
time, saying: Not enough boy."-The
Multitude
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12
Keen Accounts with PovItrv.

Are you keeping accounts with the
poultry? Can you tell how many you
have sold, how many you have set and
how many chicks have hatched2 And
later. how many chicks you raise, and
how many you sell and what you get
for them? All this will be interesting
next winter.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12
Look After Morse Neutrality

London. Dec. IA dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Christiana, Norway.
says King Haakon has gone to Trond-
hjem to embark on the battle skip
HaraId Haafargre for a cruise along
the coast to Bergen to inspect the de-
tense of Norwegian neutrality.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12
EXPERIMENT WITH A TRICK
Coin Covered With Water on Plate
May Be Lifted Without Getting
the Fingers Moistened.

Put a coin on plate and pour
little water over it. Then ask some
one to take away the coin without
wetting his fingers or touching it with
anything else. He will naturally think
it can't be done, as it is covered with
water.
To do the trick you take a tumbler
and place inside it a lighted strip OF
paper and then clap the tumbler down
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12
Church treasurer MISSING.

Chicago, Dec. 3.-David Vollrath,
for a dozen years treasurer without
bond of the ST Marks Evangelical
Lutheran Church. is being sought on
a warrant charging him with forgery.
Funds of the church approximating
$25, 900 are also missing.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12
2o4. COO Eqqs in an omelet.

Chicago, Dec. A pile of eggs
containing 204,S40 went up in one
omelet on the lake front today. They
were condemned by federal authori-
ties. Deputy marshals saturated the
heap with kerosene and applied the
torch
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12
Help Your NeIohbor.

Before you kill that specially fine
rooster see If some OF the neighbors
are not in need. possibly anxious to
get, just that kind Of bird. You can
exchange for one that will answer
just as well in the pot
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12
Clever Coin Trick.

or the plate, but leaving the coin out
side. The heated and expanded air in
the tumbIer will be suddenly cooled
and will contract and suck up the wa
ter, thus leaving the coin uncovered
so that you may pick it up without
getting your fingers wet
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12
TraIn Bid Ia &C.,

Teach the birds of this years hatch
ing 10 rOOst in their proper place They
can be trained to go 70 their right quar-
tiers more easily now than after the
treeToosting habit becomes very fixed