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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-08

''Whereas, None of said candidates received a majority of all the votes cast for said offices at said election; and,
 "Whereas, Isadore Shapiro. J. R. Hornady, J. D. Truss and D. A. Ho- gan received the highest number of votes cast for said office at said cleo tion,
 OFFICERS THE SAME
 Now, Therefore be 1t Resolved by the election commission of the city of Birmingham, That a run-off election aha., be held Monday. December 13. 1915, at which the said Isadore Sha- piro, J. R. Hornady, J. D. Truss and D. A. Hogan, who received the highest numebr of votes for said offices, shall be voted for and the election officers and polling places shall be the same as those heretofore selected and ap- pointed by this board for the holding of said election held on the 9th day of December, 1915, and the chairman and secretary of this board are au- thorized and directed to make all nec- essary preparations and give all nec- essary notices for holding said run off election on said date.
 Be 1t further resolved, That this body will meet on Tuesday, December If. 1915, at o'clock D. m., in the sheriffs office in the courthouse, Jefferson county, Alabama, for the purpose of canvassing the result of said run-off election and declaring the results thereof:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-08

Strand-Weber and Fields in ''The Best of Enemies and "A Janitors Wife s Temptation with Fred Mace and Marta Golden.
 Trianon-''The Unfaithful Wife, with Robert B. Mantell. Odeon Two-"Oders," with Thomas ssanschi. Princess Wasted Lives,' with an all- Htar cast
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-08
At the Theatres

Jefferson-"The Red Rose" Matinee at 80 p. m. Evening at S:15 p. m.
 Lyric-Vaudeville Matinee at 2:3o D. m. Evening at 7:30 and g..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-08
BOYD'S OPINION

Board of Commissioners, City:
 'Gentlemen-In compliance with the resolution of the board requesting the city attorney to report as to whether or not the five-year contract executed De- cember 22, 1911, with the Southern Bell Telephone company is valid subsisting contract with said company such as tc prevent revision of telephone rates ir the city of Birmingham by the state pub. lie service commission, I beg to report as follows:
 ''On December 12. 1913, ordinance 2O2-C was adopted by the board declaring said contract of December 22. 1911, ultra wires and void and further declaring said con tract preached, rescinded and annulled. l am of the opinion that the question of whether or not said contract had been preached by the telephone company by matters set in said ordinance 202-C is a judicial question which would have to be finally decided by the courts: therefore said action by the board would only amount to notice to the company that the city considered the contract preached and of the citys election to rescind the contract because of such breach. There is. however, the important inquiry as to whether or not the ordinance authorz- ing the contract was legally passed and published, for otherwise the contract itself could not become effective Section 8 of the commission act in force at that time reads in part as follows:
 No resolution, bylaw or ordinance, granting to any person, rirm or corpora tion any franchise, lease or right to use the streets, public highways, thor oughfares or publicv property of any city organized under the provisions of this act. either in, under. upon. along through or over same shall take effect and be en- forced until 30 days after the final en- actment of same by the board of commis- sioners and publication of said resou- toon, bylaw or ordinance in full once a week for three consecutive weeks in some
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-08

An opinion that the present contract between the city of Birmingham and the Southern Bell Telephone company is in- valid was filed with the board of com missioners yesterday afternon by Com missioner Arlie Barber. With the legal opinion went the following resolution, which was unanimously passed by the city commissions
 Resolved That the city engineer.
 with the cooperation of the city at
 torney, be instructed to collect data as
 to telephone rates In other cities and other available and proper data throw ing light on the reasonableness or un- reasonableness of the rates charged by the Southern Bell Telephone and
 Telegraph company in Birmingham, and to make report to this board for it's due consideration of such data and information when so collected.
 The legal opinion on the contract be- tween the city and the telephone com pany was given to Commissioner Barber by City Attorney Romaine Boyd. It fol- lows in detail:
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09
RAISING CHICKENS IN FALL
Fowls Are Usually Lacking In VIuor
During and Following Period OF
Excessively Hot Weather.

Layers and breeders, as well as
male birds, are usually lacking in
vigor during and Immediately follow.
ing long periods of excessively hot
weather. and after periods OF continu-
GUS heavy laying or intensive use in
the breeding pen. This may account
for the failure of so many birds to
begin laying early In the winter and
continuing throughout the period Of
highest prices. II viii form one OF the
reasons why chicken raising cannot
be practiced 30 successfully in the fall
OF the year aside from the fact that
the colder weather would prevent the
development Of the young chicks. 1t
will be evident that where winter eggs
are desired the flock must be brought
along in good condition previous to
and Immediately following the molt-
ing season.
Some OF the characteristics by
which the vitality of the individual
bird may be judged are the color Of
the comb, the brightness of the eyes,
the strength of the beak. the shape
and width OF the head. the breadth Of
the back, the depth Of the body. the
color OF the shanks and skin. and the
activity of the individual.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09

pieces Of by 6 resting on the drop.
ping boards. The length Of the three
roosts will be determined by the mum
ber of fowls, allowing feet for twelve
hens.
The roosting chamber must be made
larger or smaller, according to the
number of fowls kept, by a movable
partition Of light framework, covered
with cloth or building paper. A cur.
tain OF muslin, or burlap, or some
other material, is hung in front of
the roosts, to prevent drafts and con-
serve the natural heat of the flock.
By the use of the partition and cur
tain, the comfort of the flock may be
maintained in all kinds of weather.
Ample nest room should be pro-
vided, for supplying which cracker
boxes may be divided and placed on
supports beneath the dropping boards
Eight nests are sufficient for rs hens.
A dust box should be placed in front
OF a window, and kept filled with sift
ed hardcoal ashes.
There should be a hopper for dry.
mdsn oH tne WALL also one LOT grit,
shells and charcoal.
A water table should also be pro-
vided, so that the water may not be
easily tipped over, or filled with lit.
ter when the hens are scratching
The floor. of whatever kind. should be
covered with litter to the depth of six
inches; and this should be renewed
as often as II becomes foul or damp
The grain feed should be scattered in
the litter, to induce exercise.
II is conceded that the muslin front
gives the best ventilation. Too much
glass will cause the house to be too
warm when the sun shines, and too
cold at other times. At least one
half of the open surface should be GOV.
cred with muslin, burlap or some other
cloth material. In house with gable
room, straw loft may furnish sufficient
ventilation. Hens will lay we'll in any
house that is dry and comfortable, IL
fed a well-balanced ration OF farm
grown feeds.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09
DAIRY
FACTS
RULES FOR FILLING A SlLo
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Offers Some Excellent Suaaes-
tions on the Work.

To farmers who are filling silos this
year for the first time, the Iowa agri-
cultural experiment station offers
these suggestions:
The corn should be cut when the
kernels are dented, or when about a
fourth OF the husks and lower leaves
are turning brown. II should be as
near maturity as possible and yet con.
tain enough moisture to insure fer.
mentation.
Either n half.inch OF three.quarter-
inch cut is best because that length
insures less waste and larger pack
Of corn in the silo.
Slow filling makes II possible to
pack the corn more thoroughly and
get in larger tonnage. With rapid
filling the cost is less. but to flll to
capacity the silage should be allowed
TO settle and then refill.
Corn should be uniformly packed In
the silo and with good distribution OF
stalks and ears. II the sides are kept
about two feet higher than the cen.
ter. the silage wedges against the
sides, keeps in the heat of fermenta'
tion and kills molds.
Water needs to De added when fill.
ing II the corn in the silo is not moist.
Water must always be added when the
corn is very ripe, when the corn is
severely frozen before II is properly
matured, or when filling late in the
fall with Dhocked corn.
Keep the sides OF the silo air-tight
by filling cracks with soft clay, If the
silo is wooden. or with cement II Of
masonry.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09
Roushase Feed Rack for Swine.

quantity that you would all take steps
to be more careful in the future.
One of the most common ways of
wasting feed is to feed it upon the
ground when the surface is wet or
soft. Feed scattered about in this
fashion will soon be tramped upon and
buried under the mud. Pigs, especially,
are wasteful of feed given to them In
this way, but many feeders have real
ized the loss and have prevented It by
building concrete feeding floors
which will not only pay their cost in
the feed they save in few years, but
enable the quarters to be kept in
more sanitary condition.
Feed may be wasted when II is fed
In the hangers in excess of the ami
malls needs. TITS is a loss that is
easily preventabie, for the feeder IL
he is observing will know Just how
much the animal will eat up clean.
For feeding alfalfa, clover, soy bean
hay or other coarse feed. a rack of
the kind shown In the illustration is
handy and prevents waste. More sim
pie racks are often constructed on the
inside of hog house by placing them
against one of the sides of the build
ing or adjoined to the pen partition.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09
WITH SWEET POTATOES
METHODS OF COOKING TO
ACHIEVE THE BEST RESULTS.
In the Form Of croquettes They Are
DeIIcious-Baked In Dish 10
Popular Way With Many
candled or Sealloped.

Crouuettes.-Sweet potatoes are al
most always improved by a second
cooking, especially II they are wa
terry. One way is to make them into
croquettes. A good recipe calls for
six potatoes boiled and put through
a vegetable ricer, seasoned with a
tablespoonful of melted butter and
pepper and salt to taste. Add beat
en- egg, mix well and shape into lit
tie balls. Roll in crumbs, beaten egg
and crumbs again and brown quickly
in hoot deep fat.
Baked In Dlsh.--Another good way
is to slice lengthwise boiled sweet po-
tatoes; put them in baking dish, pour
melted butter over them and brown
them in the oven. Still another way
is to remove the insides from baked
potatoes, season them we'll with melt
ed butter, paprika, salt and mace, and
return to the skins to brown.
candled.-For candied sweet pota-
toes cut parboiled sweet potatoes into
lengthwise slices and put them in a
buttered pan. Cook for two minutes
three-quarters OF a cupful of sugar, a
quarter of cupful of water, and two
tablespoonfuls OF butter. Brush the
potatoes with this and bake them.
Baste them with the sirup as they
cook until they are we'll candied.
SealIoped.-Scalloped sweet pota-
toes are made by slicing parboiled
potatoes into a buttered baking dish
and covering them with a we'll sea-
soned white sauce. On top Of the
sauce put some melted butter and
crumbs and bake for about twenty
minutes.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09
CHICKENS RESPOND TO CARE
Veteran Poultryman Says Try to Meet
Same Conditions In Winter That
obtain During Summer.

Most poultrymen are familiar with
the rule of one OF the veterans OF the
business who, when asked how to
handle fowls during the winter, re-
piled: TRY and meet the same con-
ditions that obtain during the summer
when they are on the range In
other words, provide grain and green
food. animal food. grit and lime ma
terial with plenty OF clean water, as
much sun as possible, clean, dry
house free from drafts. The freedom
Of the range cannot be supplied, but
the scratching shed will help nightly
In that direction.
Be particularly careful that the
houses are dry and that the tempera-
ture is comfortable. II the weather
threatens to be unusually cold, pre-
pare for II with added protection in
the way OF covering windows and CIV
Ing protection by curtains when the
fowls are on the roost. Fowls do
not need a warm house, that is, a
house artificially heated, but 1t is
necessary that the temperature be
kept as nearly normal as possible else
the egg supply will be shut on by a
sudden change in the weather. Care
in these respects will do much more
than is generally realized toward keep
ing up the egg supply throughout the
winter more or less regardless OF
weather conditions.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09
DAMAGED WHEAT FOR SWINE.
Feeding II Alone Than With Corn
In Fattening Hogs.

The grade and market price of part
OF the 1915 wheat crop has been SO
much reduced by sprouting in the shock
that IT is not too high for hog feed.
Recent feeding tests by L. A. Weaver
at the Missouri experiment citation
have shown that wheat fed alone gives.
greater gains in fattenings hogs than
either corn alone or corn mixed with
wheat. The addition Of tankage to the
ration resulted in still more econom-
ical gains, especially during the early
part OF the feeding period.
II ground, the wheat is better digest
ed and three pecks produce as much
grain as bushel OF unground wheat
both being soaked.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09
HOW TO MAKE GOOD NOODLES
Simple instructions That, II Properly
Followed, Cannot Fail to Make
Them a Success.

Any number of eggs may be used
in making noodle dough, according to
the quantity of noodles desired at
once, the only requirement being to
work in sufficient flour. When using
more than one egg at a time, divide
the dough into as many parts as you
have eggs, for the sheets when rolled
out will be easier to handle than IL
larger quantities are taken.
To make a quantity of noodles suffl-
cient for four persons, break one egg
into bowl, and beat until light. Add
as much -four as can be worked in,
-four the breadboard and roll this
dough out into as thin a sheet as pos
sible. Lay aside on a clean cloth or
paper until dry enough so as to be
rolled up like paper lamp lighter.
The layers must not adhere to each
other. Take a very sharp knife, and
beginning at the end of the roll, cut
the dough off in as fine slices as pos
sible. Toss lightly in the hands and
the slices will fall apart in long, vel.
low threads. Spread thin on cloth
or paper, and let dry thoroughly. Then
they may be used at once, or packed
In tight paper bags or boxes and
placed in dry place. They can be
kept for months. In this way quite a
quantity may be made during the sea.
son when eggs are plentiful and
stored for future use, making an mex.
pensive as we'll as palatable food.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09
Manhattan PuddIno.

Mix together the Juice OF three
oranges, a lemon and half cupful OF
sugar; let stand several hours, Whip
cupful of heavy cream, add half
cupful Of powdered sugar and cup.
full of chopped nuts or candied fruit.
Rub a mold sparingly with olive oil.
pour in the fruit juices. spread with
the whipped cream mixture and cover
with paraffin paper; put on the lid
and bury in ice and salt for three
hours. Serve garnished with sections
Of orange which have stood overnight
in thick sirup OF sugar and water.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09
SERIOUS DISEASE OF CALF
White Seours Usually Appear Within
Two or Three Days After and
Are Often Fatal.

White scours, or calf cholera, come
on so soon after birth that often the
calves are dead before they are con.
sidered to be seriously sick.
This disease usually appears within
two or three days after the calf is
dropped. Seldom do any cases devel-
op after the calf is two or three
months old.
The symptoms are usually failure to
eat, the calf lying down much OF the
time, the eyes grow dull, and a pecu-
liar pasty white excretion is notice
able. The calf often dies within "a
hours, Only immediate attention will
save II.
The disease is usually contracted by
injection through the navel cord. Pre-.
yention is better than cure.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09
Easy TO Keep Away Lice.

II is surprising how easy It is 10
prevent lice in the start and also dis
couraging to note how they will some.
times multiply in dirty coop even
when the birds are occasionally dust.
ed. The remedy is to keep the coop
clean and well disinfected and then
fight the lice right from the start. 1t
is easy to keep clean flock clean and
it takes a lot of patience TO destroy
all Of the lice in badly infested poul.
try plant.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09
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DRUGS GIVEN TO LIVE STOCK
Medicines Are Administered by People
Without knowledge Of Action
Study Symptoms Of Animals.

Frequently drugs are administered
by people without any knowledge OF
their action. One individual only re-
Gently asked what he should give his
horse when aconite and nitre had
failed to cure. II is always best for
one to know the action of a drug be-
fore It is administered to live stock. A
thorough study of the symptoms OF
the animal should be made before any
drugs are given. Just because certain
drugs have succeeded in some neigh
boris horses, there is no reason they
will cure yours. To illustrate-a horse
Is suffering from collie. A dose of
opium would be correct to give IL II
is spasmodic collie, while II the patient
has impaction of the bowels dose
Of opium would only pack the bowels
the harder. A dose OF aconite should
never be given when the heart is weak
and slow, for the reason that aconite
depresses the heart and will cause
death. On the other hand, aconite
would be the proper drug to give when
the heart was beating full and strong
and very rapid. A common mistake
is to give horses sweet spirits of nitre
when suffering from frequent urina-
ton, as this drug is a diuretic or in.
creases the flow of urine. 1t only ag-
gravates the trouble in this particular
case.
In diseases OF the respiratory tract
when the high fever has caused con-
stipation one should never use aloes
on account OF the danger from super
purgation. Raw linseed oil is prefer
able, as IL is much safer.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09
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MIX Bottle Holder.

ate frame is secured to the corner
angles. A longitudinal bar is riveted
TO the middle frame near the center,
Corrugated strips are riveted to the
intermediate frame and the longi-
tudinal bar, these holding the milk
bottles in place by acting as side
supports. Various deviations of the
main idea are covered with three 9TH
er patents.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09
HORSE LABOR IS NECESSARY
Many important Factors Can Be Con.
trolled by Manager In Making Dairy
Farming Successful.

Horse labor is a necessary item on
the dairy farm and should command
much attention from the manager. II
its efficiency drops the profits OF the
farm are decreased, and the profits
from the cows must bear loss in the
horse-labor item. II is seen then that
successful dairying is not making a
success with cows alone, but proftably
combining number OF factors. Man.
labor and crop yields per acre are
other important factors that can be
controlled to considerable extent by
the manager.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09
Duck With Peas.

Put the duck in deep stewpan with
a piece OF butter (singe It first), -four
1t and turn It two or three times. then
pour out all the fat. Put the duck in
a pint of good gravy, the same of peas,
two lettuces cut small. sweet herbs,
pepper and salt; cover close and
stew half an hour. When we'll done
thicken with little butter and -four,
shake all together three or four min.
utes and serve in a dish. the duck
with the sauce poured over II.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09
SYTEM FOR FEEDING FOWLS
Grain, Green Food, Grubs, Grit ano
Shell Are Necessary in Chicken
DIet-Dry Mash Best.

For the hen that is manufacturing
an egg every day, OF one in two days,
1t is impossible to get the required
nourishment fast enough unless 1t is
taken into the body already ground.
The best system of feeding, then, as
recognized the country over, is to give
one or more of the varieties OF whole
grain as a means of exercise; that
is, fed in a deep litter so the fowls
will have to work for it. Then use
variety OF ground foods to supply the
nourishment, heat and energy of the
bird.
The four "g's" give us a cue as to
what is necessary in the chicken diet
grain, green food, grubs, grit and
shell. Whole grain gives the best re-
suits when two or more forms are
mixed and fed twice daily in a deep
litter. Three parts wheat, three parts
cracked corn and one part oats, or
equal parts wheat and cracked corn or
kafir, makes a good combination. One
amount, with the heaviest feed at
night
Ground food may be fed in either
dry or wet form, but for breeders and
layers, dry mash is best, while for fat.
tening poultry it is better to use wet
mash. The dry form may be supplied
in selffeeding hoppers. A good mix
ture would be:
Seven pounds mill run, seven poundS
cornmeal, three pounds beef scrap
two pounds alfalfa leaves, one-hali
pound charcoal.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09
veuetabIes for Poultry.

Turnips and cabbage are not difficult
crops to grow as a sideline on many
farms ard a plentiful supply of these
vegetables should be raised annually
for the poultry. They can be stored
in a clean and dry place where they
will keep all winter and furnish a por'
tion of the necessary green food.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09
By n r. CHAPMAN

By N r.. CHAPMAN
Have you fixed up the chicken
house?" This question was recently
asked at n meeting OF farmers. and
only one raised his hand in the affirm
ative.
Nail down loose battens. siding.
shingles or roofing. Put in whole
glass where any is broken. Use build
ing paper, rather than banking, for the
latter is often wet from the caves and
causes dampness.
II the house is Of wood and single
boarded, line II with building paper
of some kind The roosting chamber
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09
FEED CHARCOAL EVERY WEEK.
Always Advisable 70 Feed as Early In
Morning as convenient-shake
Up the Litter.

Once a week. or oftener It may be
we'll to add to the hens ration a sup
ply OF granulated charcoal. In the
winter It is always advisable to feed
as early in the morning as conven-
lent. and give the evening meal about
an hour before dark.
Shake Up the litter with fork, so
that the grain will work down into II,
which will compel the fowls to hunt
for their rations.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09
Luncheon Eous.

Boil hard five eggs and chop them
fine. Put a layer OF egg in baking
dish, sprinkle with grated cheese and
then add another layer Of egg. and so
on until all are used. Pour over this
a white sauce, made by thickening one
cupful OF milk with one tablespoonful
OF -four. add butter. salt and pepper
to taste. Sprinkle buttered crumbs
on top and brown a delicate brown
This makes quite hearty dish.