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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24

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hns' her invitation President
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nuena Vista. and sister OF J. u. Nc
Siuer. is visiting friends here.
DR.. q. T. Divers was called 10 ,h.
nome OF his vito. who Is sick In Stunrt.
her. r. y. Anthony's brother is WIS.,
iting him.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-11
WHEN THE COLD WIND BLOWS,

When the frost is In the furrow an
the trees are gittin' bare,
When the skies are gray an ashen an
there's chill upon the air.
When the golden pumpkins glimmer in
the corner of the fence,
When the farmers wife is rollin' out
the dough for pies OF mince.
To most folks 1t seems good times an
they're cheerful as can be.
But somehow when the gray days come
n sadness comes to me.
For I'm sighin' for the warm days-for
the springtime. don't you know
Oh. 1t makes me sorter SILVER when the
cold winds blow.
When the turkey for Thanksgivn' is
fatten!n' in the coop,
When the keg of apple cider seems a
Dustin of each hoop.
When the boys call out the houn' dawgs
an go trekin' off at night
For to hunt the willy 'possum, to the
darkey's mad delight,
Then is when most folks are thankful
an the air Is thick with fun
An they play an whoop an holler every
day from sun to sun.
But my rheumatic confines me by the
log fires rudy glow,
oh. 1t makes me start to SILVER when
the cold winds blow.
Florida Times Union.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-11

dressing house at one end fits perfectly
into the picture.
Should the notification committee drop
in next summer to tell the President that
he is again the choice of the Democratic
party, they will first be ushered INTO the
spacious reception hall, measuring 10 by
& feet.
The bedroom suites. all with private
baths, open on to galleries circling the
court of the second and third floors.
The wide staircase leads to the mezzanne
floor, which, with its grand piano, serves
also n music room. Above this floor
is a roof garden, spacious enough to ac-
commodate the entire notification commit
tee and Il host of President Wilson's
friends besides.
The furnishings of the first floor are
n blend OF English Gothic and Italian
Renaissance. 4 circular breakfast room,
overlooking the south lawn. has been re-
the white woodwork is deliberately carved
and the ceiling is supported by a success
sion of Corinthian columns. Rich blue
silk tapestries above the paneling are
matched by heavy dark blue rug. The
mahogany furniture reflects the Italian
period.
Much the same type Of decorative color
scheme being carried out is in grays.
The billiard room, panelled in dark oak,
is in the southeast corner-Boston Tran.
script.
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HAD THEIR PLACE IN THE sun,

Carthage was Phoenician colony,
and the tradition which ascribes its
foundation to emigrants from Tyre Is no
doubt substantially correct. The Phoeni-
clans We're one of the nations of Canaan
and are commonly called Semtes on ac.
count of their language. which was little
different from lehrow. Put we learn
from Gen, 1876, l5-l9, that the Canaanites
We're descendants of Ham. In their re-
helous and other customs they closely
resembed the Canaantes as the latter
are described in the Old Testament.
They practiced human sacrifices and
other enormitles in their worship of Baal,
whose name forms part of the name Of
the celebrated Carthaginan general Han
nibal which means the favor of Baal."
Qn Mum, Si:23 and Chron, 7;S9 we have
an exact parallel to this name-IIanni-el,
the favor of God'O The Carthaginians
had established a kind of republic. pre-
sided over by two officers called by tho
Roman historians suffetes. Carthage
was only one though the greatest of
many similar Phoenician colonies on tho
coast of the Mediterranean,-The Chris
tan Herald.
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testnes of the birds have to take up the
work of moistening and mixing the food
before they can proceed with their own
work. In other words, by compelling
fowls to eat slowly and naturally they
derive more nutriment from their food
and they are not as likely to get indiges-
ton.
The necessity for well balanced ration
is appreciated by most feeders. a well
balanced ration is one in which all the
different food elements are combined in
correct proportion so that they will sup
ply the necessary nutriment to the fowl
in order to maintain perfect health and
condition under all circumstances. Lay
ing hens require comparatively rich
ration which is easily digestb!e and one
that supplies the elements which are con-
tanned in egg formation in large guam
ttits The difficult computations involved
! in securing the correct combinations for
perfectly balanced ration make it neces-
sary for the average poultryman to feed
more or less by guesswork. The poultry
man who feeds in this way must be gov
erned by experience, and all we can do
is to give the general principles of feed
| ing as a guide.
bran, middlings. corn, gluten, oats, meat
scrap and clover.
| WHEAT BRAN INDISPENSABLE
| Wheat bran in regarded as indspensa-
BILE by most poultrymen. 1t is used as the
foundation for nearly all mashes. either
wet or dry. 1t carries a comparatively
high percentage of coarse, woody mate
rial, and its digestbility is comparatively
, low. 1t supplies certain elements how
ever. which cannot conveniently be Sc
| cured in any other way, being particu-
| larly rich in mineral matter. and 1t also
has a tonic effect. which gives 1t added
value. Corn meal, wheat middlings, buck
wheat middlngs, gluten feed, ground oats
and oil meal are all used in various pro-
portions
Wheat bran furnishes albumen and min
erals; fibre for bulk; assists digestion.
Wheat middlngs furnish heat and en-
ergy; albumen; binds mash together; aids
growth of bone and muscle: digestible
and palatable.
Corn meal furnishes heat and fat; makes
mash palatable.
Meat scrap furnishes energy and fat
albumen and mineral matter; adds pala
liability and stimulates production.
Oats furnish fibre and bulk; minera
matter for bone; heat and energy.
Buckwheat furnishes about the same a.
oats but not so much fibre.
Green food adds bulk assists digestion
contains mineral matter
The following ration Is suggested To-
laying hens where there is a scratch foot
used in combination:
Wheat bran, 200 parts: wheat middlings
100 parts; gluten meal. 100 parts; grounC
oats. 100 parts; meat scraps. % parts; oil
meal. 10 parts; common table salt, s parts
charcoal, 6 parts.
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HOW EYES ARE RUINED.
Certain Occupations Very Dangerous
Where POisOns Are Absorbed,

Many eyes are injured or lost from
diseases contracted in certain occupa-
ions. In some trades absorption of
oisons produces serious eye diseases.
Among those poisons are tobacco. al
cohol, lead. bisulfde Of carbon, nitro
bcnzoi, aniline dyes. etc.
One OF the things most dangerous to
the eyes Is alcohol not the high-grade
grain alcohol. but the cheap wood or
methyl alcohol. sometimes masquerad-
ing under the name Columbia Spirits"
Colonial spirits" or Manhattan sprits"
This poison Is sometimes drunk by
ignorant persons. and not infrequently
causes death and blindness. Even ten
drops have produced such results In
susceptible persons.
Wood alcohol under this or under any
other name should not TO manufactured
or gold. according to the Journal Of the
dangerous. What Is called denarured
alcohol is Just as cheap and comparative
~ harmless.
Another vocational eye disturbance is
found where eyes are unduly exposed
to very bright lights. such AS blow outs
or short circuits, whore the light is sud
den and intense, Such accidents may
by the overpoworlng Influence in tho
retinn. produce poor sight or blindness
partial ar complete. for n variable
length of tire Constant and intense
electric light produces retlnal exhaus
tion. and an excessive pupilary contrac
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record that the rainfall in New England
is either increasing or diminishing, nor
are there any indication of a regular
variation in the annual quantity. So far
as this record shows, the variations in
the annual rainfall are usually short
and quite irregular. though the amount
may at times remain below or above the
average for many years. as in the period
from 1892 to 1919. when the amount was
almost continually below the normal for
II years or in the period from 1850 to
1865, when it was almost continuously
above it. The periods of continuously
high or low rainfall are usually short.
| averaging from five to seven years. . +.
The minimum annual rainfall in the en-
tire TO- years occurred in 17S5 and
amounted to 62.4o inches. With the ex-
ception of the excessive rainfals of
1888 and 1850. occurring almost ex
actly one hundred years apart, the
maximum rainfall in the region of Cam
bridge has never equalled an average of
90 inches for three-year period. and
with the two exceptions indicated a
maximum of As inches for three years
has been reached but five times, though
in four other periods the maximum has
exceeded At inches"
Here is one conclusion reached by the
State engineer: "Permanent changes in
the amount of the rainfall. If they are
occurring. probably take place very
slowly through a very long period of
| time. compared with which the periou
covered by the recorded observations is
| insignificant"
AS for the probability of coming
drought, the writer puts it in this way:
1T is true that dry periods such as that
of recent experience, and of even greater
| intensity, occurred with comparative fire.
quency in the first half of the 10Th CEN
fury, while in the last half of that CEN
fury, from 1850 to 1902 or 1903, there We're
only two or three periods of great drouth,
none of which was probably as severe as
those of the earlier time or in the years
of recent experience. If this circumstance
indicates periodic variation of the
amount of the rainfall covering periods
of about 30 years. as has been suggested
by some of the students of the subject
then many years of low rainfall lie imme-
diately before US"
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Barred Plymouth Rocks.

Tho Barred Tlymoutt Rock enjoys the
distinction of being the first strictly Amer
lean breed to become generally popular
In the infancy of the American poultry
fancy the range of variety was limited
consisting only of Shanghas Chittagor gs
Spanish, Games and what were known a.
Dominiques. It is generally agreed among
authorities that the present-day Barred
Plymouth Rock is descended from the
cross of the old Dominique and what was
then known as the Black Java, the lat.
ter being of Asatic origin.
Its undisputed valuable qualities of fur
nishing both toothsome carcass of good
quality and weight and being a heavy
layer of large brown eggs. as well as a
fowl that can rough it," have made tn,
Plymouth Rock extensively popular witt
the American farmer 1t is good Cor
ager and will give satisfa Glory results
even under conditions not the best.
Plymouth Rocks are popular for broil.
ers. due to the fact that they are rapid
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-11

Mrs. Medll Mccormick, chairman Of
the National American Woman Suffrage
association, has completed arrangements
with Senator Charles 5. Thomas of Col
orado and Congressman F. w. Mondell
of Wyoming for the introduction in the
9th Congress of the so-caled Susan B.
Anthony amendment, providing for the en-
franchisement of the women of the Uni
ted States.
Both men have long been identified with
the work of the National Woman Suffrage
association for a federal suffrage amend
ment. 1t was Senator Thomas who adopt
ed the suggestion of the National Suffrage
association and brought abou+ the crea-
ton of the Senate committee on woman
suffrage, of which he Is chairman He Is
n warm admrer of DR.. Anna Howard
Shaw and is said to have giver the lobby
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ton, which secondarily overworks the
muscles of accommodation and occasions
great ocular fatigue.
People vino work continually on
polished surfaces, such as gilders.
metal polishers and glass workers. ex-
perience the same troubles Factories
that are over brilliantly illuminated by
incandescent. gas and electric lights are
apt to injure the eyes, as these lights
contain much of violet and ultraviolet
rays, which produce an effect on the
eye similar to snow blindness Taese
rays may also seriously affect the eye,
S,okers, bottle-ma2ers and glass
| blowers, whose eyes are continually ex-
| posed to intense heat and light. are
very apt 20 have cataracts,
Another kind OF occupational eye
disease can be found in people who are
compelled to work for hours a. a
stretch on work that requires close In
! spec'ion OF small things bookkeeping,
drawing, matchmaking, sewing and
dentistry. al, close work. require strain
Of the muscles Of accommodation, even II
people have normal eye0.
Shortsghtedness 10 disease az
gravatcd by the close use OF the eyes
and is found in students. typesetters
etchcrs and engravers. I'm fact, in my
vocation whore close and continuous use
OF the eye is demanded. The proper ad
justment of glasses is essential In such
cases, as well as health upbuilding
opon-air liie. proper lighting and TIM
indicious use of the eyes. for Il must b,
remembered that shortslghtedness Il
n progressive disease and sometimes
causes blindness, Shortsighted people
should endeavor to secure some occupa
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-11
FERNS IN THE HOUSE.
They should BE Kept Moist hut BE
Watered Sparingly.

Ferns obtained from the florist forindoor
culture should be placed in a strong light.
although they will do well without sun
I light. They should he kept moist at all
times, but watered sIaringly. Most fern
difficulties arise either from keeping the
plants soaked or. on the other hand. per-
hitting them to get too dry When the
fern is in a jardiniere, it is especially diff
cult to avoid overwhelming. In spring and
summer, ferns require three times the
amount of water that they do in the fall
and winter.
! 1t is we'll occasionally to put ferns in
the bathtub and give them a bath with
weak soapsuds made from a good grade
of soap. The soap must be thoroughly
rlnsed off Immediately after the bath and
great care must be exercised not to in-
jure the tender fronds
one of the worst enemies Of ferns in
doors is the mealy bug This is white.
woolly insect that clings close to the bot
tom Of the fronds. When there is reason
to suspect its presence the plant should
be examined every day and all insects
removed with a splinter or toothpick. If
the infestation is bad. the whole top OF
the fern can be cut off to within an inch
OF the ground and then allowed to grow
again after all the insects have been ex-
terminated. Another fern pest that
thrives in dry atmosphere is the red
spider. This can be kept in check by
| spraying the top of the fern with clear
water If. as is frequently the case in
| living rooms, this is impracticable. the
next best measure is repeated baths.
/ Washing will also eradicate the aphis. or
green fly.
Ferns should be fed once every two to
/ Tour weeks with dilute nitrate Of soda
solution. very dilute ammonia water, ma
nure teachings, prepared plant food, or
ground bone and wood ashes
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amount of food they want and so keeps
the balance between the amount of en-
ergy required to produce eggs and the
nutritious food prepared to supply same.
1t will be seen that the dry mash meth
cd has several advantages over the wet
mash method and requires very little
work. The essential thing is that the
poultryman should watch the hoppers and
when he notices the supply getting low
refill them. OF this dry mash the birds
eat what they want as their appetite
prompts them. 1t is found that they pre-
fer the dry grains Of the scratching food
to the mash and will scratch and work
Tor that until no more is to be found.
They will then turn to the dry mash hop
pers and eat a small amount of the mash.
Fowls eat very little dry mash at time
because, being dry. it is somewhat diff
cult for them to swallow it. They eat no
more of it than they actually crave, and
the mounting" they give it enables them
to salivate and swallow. They cannot
gobble down lot of 1t as they can Of
the wet mash. 1t was the old time moist
mash that enabled the hoggish birds in
the flock to eat more than they required
and then idle away the time on the roost
until the food was dgested. That was
the cause of many birds getting down
with liver trouble and acquiring so much
fat that they were out of condition and
worthless as layers.
The amount of dry mash the poultry
man desires his birds to eat may be reg
ulated by the amount of scratching food
thrown into the litter. If it is desired to
better laying, the quantity of scratch food
thrown into the litter should be cut down.
If it is desired to have the birds eat less
mash and slack up a little in their laying,
larger quantity of grain thrown into the
| litter will give them more grain foods
and less scratching to get it. resulting in
! a lessening of the activity of the egg or
gans
The use Of dry mash, fed in suitable
receptacles, is especially recommended
! for sanitary reasons Dry food hoppers
: hung along the wall or placed on a plat
1 form above the floor where the drop
J pings and litter cannot get into the food.
and so arranged that the fowls cannot
perch on them, protect the food from
contamination. Furthermore, this fine dry
food is unfavorable to the existence and
development Of disease germs that are
often present and may easily spread
through the flock where wet mash Is fed
and generally unsanitary conditions pre-
vail.
The dry mash feeding Is the natural
method. When eaten dry. the food is di-
gested naturally and the process OF diges-
| ton begins where it should begin-in the
mouth. Nature has provided salivar,
glands at the base of the tongue for moist
ening food before 1t passes into the crop
When the food is "gobbled' down, as WEI
food generally is, this moistening process:
by the saivary glands does not take place
in which case the crop, gizzard and in
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SENATOR CHARLES 8. rt%oMas

of the United States to vote shall not be
denied or abridged by the United States
or by any State on account of sex.
Section .. Congress shall have power
by appropriate legislation to enforce the
provisions Of this article
The National American Woman Suf-
frage association announced some time
ago. said Mrs. Mccormick. that 2rj
votes for the Susan Il. Anthony resolu-
ton had been found up to date In the
lower house. That was an increase of 80
over the strength which was mustered in
the closing session of the SD Congress
1t looks now as though the big drive
which the women are planning to make
this fall would give us an additional 20
votes. We have left the congressman
'"om the campaign States severely alone
until after election, and now expect q
number of recruits from them"
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growers. They make good capons and
good roasting fowls, and their yellow skin
and legs make them quick, easy sellers
In the markets
AS fancy fowl, the Barred Rock has
many admirers For a time it was the
most popular variety. They are found
in every poultry exhibition, and fanciers
will pay big prices for specimens to win.
1t requires considerable art and patience
to breed winning Barred Rocks
For the backyard flock there Is moth
ing better than the Barred Rock. 1t has
already demonstrated it's value as the far
mer's fowl, and for the fancer it Is wor-
thy Of his best skill in breeding and will
give considerable satisfaction in return
for care and patience in breeding
Whether you elect to breed Barred
Rocks for fancy, for the farm flock, or
for your own little backyard table sup
ply, you can be assured of plenty of big
brown eggs and toothsome brolers. roast
ers and fricassees when your table needs
them.
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MRS MEoill MecORMIcKl|
cnMRMaN Ress,oN6l|
COMMITTEES OF NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION

of the National Suffrage ASSOCIATION many
helpful suggestions.
Congressman Mondell has sponsored the
federal amendment for the past T. years
in the lower house. Indeed, members of
Congress like most of the public. know
1t best as the Mondel amendment" The
congressman from Wyoming believes that
the States rights objection to a federal
suffrage amendment is steadily weaken
ing and that with a few more States the
women can put the amendment through
both houses Of Congress and make sue
cessfu appeal to the Legislatures.
The federal amendment which was
drafted by Susan b. Anthony in 1875 and
introduced in Congress in 1873, reads as
follows:
Article.-Section /. The right of citizens
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-11
Winter Egg Production
May Be Increased by
Following Proper Sys-
tenn with .RatiOns.
Easy to Care for Fowls
When Hoppers Ar e
Used; Wet Mixtures
Require More Work.
BY DIR. THOMAS J. CLEMENS,
Practical Poultryman. Judge and Lee.
turcr.

Increasing esq production in winter,
when prices are high. is one Of the big
Jest problems with which the amateur
,oultryman has to contend In this ar
dcle DR.. Clemens gives some valuable
aointers for overcoming this difficulty by
nash ttLdiny and tells why the dry ma3E
better than the wet.
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ALL HONOR TO FARMERS WIFE

ALL ftONOh III FAhMEAS WIFE.
The farmers wife knows more about
her husbands business than any other
mans wife knows about his. She has a
fairer. clearer and more helpful under
standing of it than the average lawyers.
Doctors or merchants wife can possibly
have about her husbands business. for
ane lives and works with her husband on
their plant" says Farm and Fireslde.
The farmers wife is the farmers partner
In more senses than one. In the majority
OF cases she actually operates certain de-
partmenta of the business, Most wives
have genuine interest In and some in
formation about their husbands busi-
nec3. but the farmers wifo. living with
her partner on the plant. occupies a
unique position among all wives. With
this greater opportunity for hepfuiness
than her city sisters her responsibilities
have increased propcrtionately. All honor
to her who carries this heavier burden
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THEY'RE ALL ALIKE.

There's little fellow who lives with
me
He is just about to his daddy's knee.
He amt so smart and he amt so wise,
But glimpse of heaven is In his eyes.
The hardest thing that ! have to do
Is to warm him up with an old bed shoe
For doing the things that have been for
bid.
ia rather be shot than to spank that kid.
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CitrOIax
CITROLAX
CTTROLAX

Best thing for constipation. sour
stomach. lazy liver and sluggish bowels.
stops a sick headache almost at once,
Gives a most thorough and satisfactory
flushng-no pain, no nausea. Keeps your
system cleansed. sweet and wholesome,
Ask for Citrolax. j. w. OSulivan.
(Adv.)
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NO DOIrRT

what do you think of this scheme of
having international policemen"
Whats tire use? They'd be around the
corner now, IN Siam or Patagonia. while
this nght Is going on In Europe. Louis
vllle er-Journal
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THE DIFFERENCE


At IS knowledge he would spurn,
For he knew all there was to learn.
At so he remarked: by ling!
l find don't know anything"
Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
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ton which does not require the close and
continuous use of the eyes.