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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-09

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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-09
THE WEATHER

Partly cloudy tonight with probable
snow in mountains. Friday fair.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-09-24
Passing of the Oil Lamp.

The coal oil lamp business has
fallen into the sere and yellow leaf
and with but small chance OF ever
coming back, the New York Times re-
marks. The comparatively few styles
and kinds that still sell are cheap glass
lamps with corresponding shades and
burners, such as yet find place in
the lonely, isolated farmhouse. Scarce
town now SO small and unprogres-
sive in the West and South that has
not it's electric light plant, sometimes
privately owned, more often public
utility.
So, too, growing number of farm
houses tap the nearest interurban
trolley wire or draw their illumina-
ton from the neighboring town. So
the sale of electric light fixtures has
more than made up the loss in the
coal oil lamp business.
Watts and amperes and volts are
household words to those retail deal
ers who once knew only of wicks
burners and shades. Lanterns are
sharing the fate of lamps, for fash
lights are spelling the disuse of the
ancient "lanthorn" that goes back to
medieval times.
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to keep him away from the other an
imals. Also in case a cow or horse
is sick it can be handled much bet
ter if it is away from the other an
finals.
The haymow is capable of taking
care of a large quantity of clover, al
falfa, and straw. The roof is of the
gambrel type and is self-supporting so
that there are no columns or posts in
the central part of the NOW to inter-
fere with the storage of the fodder.
The gambrel roof is one of the strong
est of roof designs, so there will be no
danger of it not standing the strain
due to the wind and the snow. The
floor under the haymow is made Of
matched and dressed flooring, so that
the dust will not go through and both
er the animals that are below. Many
men consider that this is useless ex-
pense, but if they have had any ex-
perience with a large barn they will
know that matched flooring is abso-
lutely necessary under the NOW In a
good dairy barn.
The foundations and floors are made
OF concrete, which, of course, is the
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caution that must be made with this
kind of a door. The top and bottom
| parts must be carefully beveled where
they meet, SO that the door will be
stormproof in the wintertime; other
wise the draft through this opening
may keep the barn too cold.
The part of the barn occupied by the
horses is shut off from the rest of the
barn by swinging doors. 1t is desira-
BILE in a combination barn to have the
horses and COWS separated as COM
pletely as possible. In this barn the
doors close both the litter alleys and
the feed alleys except when they are
in use. The box stalls are in the
same end of the barn as the horse
stalls.
The ventilating system is taken of
by two foul-air shafts. These are
placed in the partition between the
box stalls and the COW stable on each
side. These shafts reach from near
the floor to the ventilator on the roof.
This carries away the foul air from the
stable proper and also ventilates the
haymow.
Intake flues are provided which take
the air into the stable just below the
windows and discharge it near the cell
ing over the stock. Good ventilation
is absolutely necessary in dairy barn
if the best of milk is to be produced.
The expense Of installing first-class
system will be more than made up in
the returns from healthy stock.
At the end of the barn in which the
COWS are kept is a silo which opens
into feed alley running between the
This alley is equipped with
a feed carrier running on track. The
work of feeding the stock in such a
barn as this is much. easier when the
feed can be carried on track running
the length of the barn. The carrier
runs into the horse part of the stable
also. The silage for the cattle and |
the hay for both the cattle and the !
horses can be conveniently handled |
with this apparatus.
In back of the rows of stalls on each |
side of the barn are litter carriers,
which assist in the handling of the
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-09-24

+, has become an industry of such pro
portions that there are few people who
| have never heard of it, Ginseng is
a low herbaceous plant, native in the
rich, moist soil of hardwood forests
from Maine to Minnesota and SOUTH
ward to the mountains of northern
Georgia and Arkansas. 1t is cultivat-
ed commercially in New York, Penn
sylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin and
southwark to Missouri, Tennessee and
North Carolina.
The seed is sown in the spring
or autumn in drills six inches apart
and about two inches apart in the
row. The plants remain in the seed.
bed for two years and are then trans
planted, being set about eight inches
apart each way. 1t requires from five
to seven years to obtain marketable
roots from seed. If roots are planted
a marketable product will be obtained
sooner, according to the age and vigor
of the stock used.
The roots are set about by inches
apart. When the roots have reached
marketable size they are dug, washed,
sorted and dried.
The price of ginseng varies with
market conditions. Roots of southern
origin bring less than those from
northern localities. A small quantity
of ginseng is used by the Chinese res
idents in America, but the principal
market is found in China
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-09-24

best material for this purpose. The
side walls are carried down four feet
to the broad footings that support the
walls. Along each side of the feed
alley is a row of 5-inch wrought-iron
columns. These are supported on con-
crete piers. Too much care cannot be
exercised in making these foundations
right. Nearly all the weight of the
fodder, straw, ETC., in the haymow
is carried by these columns. Care
must also be exercised in preparing
the ground before putting down the
concrete floor. It should be thorough
" compacted so chat the floor will not
sink in some place and thus crack.
The concrete side walls are carried
up to grade and the frame is then
erected on top Of them.
All the doors opening to the out
side are of the Dutch type. The
Dutch door is one OF the best kinds
that can be put in barn. During the
warm weather the upper part can be
left open 80 as to provide plenty OF
air, and the stock can be kept inside
Il desirable. There IL only one pre-
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By L. M. BENNINGTON.)

By L. NJ. BENNINGToN.)
From Washington comes the report
that for many years past foreign doc
tors In China have endeavored to con-
vince the Chinese that there is little
or no virtue In ginseng as a remedy
beyond its having a slight tonic quail
fty, but although they have been able
to introduce foreign drugs and medi-
cine they have failed to reduce the
use of ginseng, as the Chinese still
have great faith in it.
The thing most likely to convince
the Chinese that ginseng is not indis-
pensable is the price, which is still
very high. The market for ginseng is
SO extensive that overproduction
would seem to be impossible as a re-
duction in the cost to the consumer
would undoubtedly increase its use.
Direct trading between American
producers and dealers in Annoy would
be impossible. The entire supply of
ginseng for this port comes through
Hongkong dealers, who thoroughly I'M
derstand the grading and sorting of
the roots to meet the local trade.
Grading is most important in mar
keting ginseng, and as it varies great
ly throughout China, it requires ex-
perts who are familiar with the pref
erences of the various localities.
The difficulty for the American
grower is the changing requirements
of so many small markets. The fact |
that wild ginseng is supposed to con- |
tain stronger and purer properties than |
cultivated largely accounts for the diff. |
ference in price paid for the wild and
cultivated roots. The supply of wild
ginseng usually comes from eastern
Siberia and Korea, and occasionally
from Manchuria. The roots are larger
and different in appearance from the
American root.
The cultivation of American ginseng
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manure so that it can be got to the
fields before it loses any Of it's value
as a fertilizer.
The stalls in the part Of the barn
occupied by the cattle are placed on a
slant with gutter behind so that
they can be readily flushed out with q
hose. The floor where the horses are
kept is fiat, and there are no cutters
behind the stalls. This is the accept.
ed style of construction for horse and
cow barns.
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Unhonored Manuscripts.

The Magma Charta manuscript is
not the only one that was found by
accident. The DIARY of John Evelyn"
was found by William Upcott among
the waste paper in the lumber room at
Wotton, while the tutor of the Mar
quis de Ronville, when playing tennis,
found that the drum of his racket was
formed of some parchment upon which
was written a fragment Of the lost
Second Decade of Livy." One of our
oldest fragments Of Anglo-Saxon poet
ry, "The Fight at Finnsburg," was
found pasted inside the covers Of a
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-09-24
One Way to Economlze.

LESS meat" is the cry of many
economists; and some gay statistician
has calculated that If we each denied
ourself four beefsteaks month there
would be no shortage. But, If it must
be meat once day, why not call up
the horses? (You cannot eat motor
cars!) There is still club in Paris,
reminiscent of the siege days of 1870.
which dimes complacently upon horse
meat. And it needs but decent cook
to give the horse his splendid sepul-
cher at the human dinner-table. -
Westminster Gazette.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-09-24
1T SLUGS HARD.
Coffee a Sure and Powerful Bruiser

| Let your coffee slave be denied his
cup at its appointed time! Headache
! sick stomach-fatigue. / know it all
! in myself, and have seen it in others.
| Strange that thinking, reasoning be.
| ings will persist in it's use" says To
! peka man.
| He says further that he did not be-
gin drinking coffee until he was TWEEN
ty years old, and that slowly it began
to poison him, and affect his hearing
through his nervous system.
Finally, quit coffee and the condi-
tions slowly disappeared, but one cold
morning the smell of my wife's coffee
was too much for me and ! took q
cup. Soon / was drinking my regular
allowance, tearing down brain and
nerves by the daily dose OF the nefa-
rious beverage.
Later, l found my breath coming
hard, had frequent fits OF nausea, and
then I was taken down with bilious
fever.
Common sense came to me, and /
quit coffee for good and went back to
Postum. / at once began to gain
and have had no returns OF my bilious
symptoms, headache, dizziness or YER
tigo.
Il now have health, bright
thoughts, and added weight, where be-
fore there was invalidism and the
blues.
MY brother quit coffee because OF
its effect on his health and now uses
Postum. He could not stand the nerv-
Gus strain while using coffee, but keeps
well on Postum" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
< Postum comes in two forms:
Postum cereaI-the original form
mist be well boiled. lie and Csc pack
agey.
Infant Postum-a soluble powder
dissolves quickly in cup Of hot wa
ter, and with cream and sugar, makes
delicious beverage Instantly. soc
and soc tins.
Both Kinds are equally delicious and
cost about the same per cup.
There's = Reason" for Postum.
sold BY GrocerA
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-09-24
When Pat Scored.

An Irishman was one day looking at
the notice, Your King and Country
Need You" A delicate-looking Eng
lishman happened to be passing by.
and thinking to have joke at Pats
expense, started the following:
Englishman-Well,P Pat, will you vol
unteer for the front?
Irishman-Begob, will if you come.
Englishman-Why do you want me
with you?
Irishman-Sure, when the kaiser
sees you he will look for peace. He'll
think the British are rising from the
dead.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-09-24
DO NOT HESITATE
To Use Cuticura on Skfn-Tortured
Babies. Trial Free.

A hot bath with Cuticura Soap and
gentle application of Cuticura Oint-
ment at once relieve, permit rest and
sleep and point to speedy healment
Of eczemas, rashes, feelings and irrt-
tations of infants and children even
In severe cases.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. KY,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-09-24
Great Musician.

Two Lancashire boys were expatiat-
ing on the relative merits of their
fathers as musicians.
MY father is the greatest musician
in town." said one.
"Oh!" the other said. when my IA
Their starts his music every man stops
work
'How's that?" said the other. What
does he do?"
HE blows the whistle for meals up
at the mill"
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-09-24
COLONY Plan Is Best.

The colony plan of keeping poultry
is best suited for the farmers and
those who have plenty of land at their
disposal. 1t makes it possible to keep
several hundred hens on the ordinary
farm without the expense of yarding
them, and still have them away from
the home buildings. It's the farmers
WAY
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-09-24
The Silver Teapot.

When the inside of my silver teapot
starts to tarnish l find the following
idea very good to make 1t look like
new: Put large piece of washing
soda into the teapot and fill with boil
ing water. Then boil it for one hour
over spirit lamp and you will find it
will become as bright inside as out,
and the soda will not injure the silver
in any way.-Indianapolis News.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-09-24
Conclusive.

The young man had come for the
all-important task of seeing father"
and he was equal to the occasion.
Mr.. Gotrox-My daughters, young
gold.
Suitor-Then the fact that am ask
ing for the smaller one proves, at any
rate, that I am not mercenary.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-09-24
cabby's Opportunity.

The cabby regarded the broken
down taxi with CLEAN of delight.
but did not speak. The chauffeur be-
gan operations on his machine. He
turned and twisted 1t, and banged Il,
and screwed it, but to no avail, and
still the cabby spoke not. Then the
chauffeur wiped his brow, and the
cabby, still with the CLEAN in his eye,
crossed over. Ere" he exclaimed
grimly, holding out his whip; ERE
yer are, mister, 1t i'm with this!"
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-09-24
ALWAYS. Cool.

Mrs. Lightfeede (the landlady)-I
am sorry to say that the drinking
water is tribe warm for this eve
ning's dinner. The iceman is very
irregular about his calls of late.
Mr.. Fillup-Oh, that's easily reme-
died, Mrs. Lightfeede. Just draw US
a pitcherful from the hot water faucet
in the ELECTROMAGNETIC.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-09-24

Kansas will have two women In
the race for United States senator
ship in 1918.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-09-24

The German patent office rejects
about two-thirds Of the $4,000 paten,
applications it receives annually.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-09-24
When all others fail to please,
Try DenIson's Coffee.

Direct sunlight by its chemical eff
fects disintegrates the backing of mir
rors in a comparatively short tipe.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-09-24
Another Result.

II water is stirred with a paddle
for 1lve hours, it will be boiling"
80 would any cook who was asked
to DO It"
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-09-24

book of homilies In Lambeth library.
and IL volumes Of the manuscript jour-
nal of the house of lords were found
in the Walworth road in a cheese
monger's shop, about to be used az
wrapping paper for butter and lard
London Chronicle.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-09-24

A good general barn is often re-
CURED on farm, where it is not adj
visable to have big barn separate
for the dairy COWS and for horses. In
the general barn shown in the Illus
trations, room is provided for IL COWS
and horses. In addition to this there
are two box stalls that can be used for
any kind of stock. The box stalls
each have an entrance from the out
side and are thus we'll separated from
the rest of the barn. 1t is very good
plan to have at least one box stall
in barn, and it is even better to have
two or three. In case valuable stock,
such as an expensive herd bull or
stallion is kept, it may be necessary
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Provision for Cows and Horses
in a Plan That Has Been
Well Laid Out.
BOX STALLS ARRANGED FOR
Haymow and All Other Appurte-
nances Are Provided For as They
Should Be-GambreI Roof
One Of the Strongest
of Its Features. ~.
BY WILLIAM A. RADFORD.

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building work on the farm, for
the readers of this paper. On account of
his wide experience as Editor. Author and
Manufacturer, he is. without doubt the
highest authority on all these subjects.
Address all inquiries to William A. Rad
ford, No. 1927 Prairie avenue. Chicago,
ILL.,, and only inclose two-cent stamp for
reply.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-02-04

out at Sunday school Sunday: Where
was the first mule found, and by
whom7 What's your answer7
Mrs. Tull was able to be up Mon
day, for the first time in about two
weeks.
This is good time to talk bridge
at Peck. Why not? The old ferry
was good thing in days gone by,
but it is out of date and there has
not year passed since l came to
Idaho but at some season the ferry
boat has been out of commission.
Get busy and do something.
M. V. Puckett's children are re +.
covering from spell of the grippe.
Donald Holmes is we'll again and
feeling fine.
John Warlick is on the Ridge Wis
iting his sister and hauling straw for
T. A. Holmes.
w. R. Galloway took load of
porkers to Nezperce Monday and re-
ceived SIS 90 per hundred weight for
them. Hogs are up.
Feb. 2-and Dan Coin is the proud
est man on Central Ridge, since he
has boy at his house, and the boy
weighs IL pounds. Mother and babe
are both doing we'll.
There is young man on the Ridge
who has the snow all melted off the
road between Melcum's and the
school house. Flanagan.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-02-04
A Contrast.

In the Bank of England's muse
UNI may be seen the old oak chest
which was the Old Lady of Thread
needle streets first strong room. It
is little larger than a common
seaman's chest, and in this the bank
stored its cash, notes and valuable
papers. Today the strong room is a
formidable looking object, built of
armor plate, boasts of huge doors
that weigh many tons and repre-
sents the latest skill and science of
the engineer and locksmith.-Lon-
don Queen.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-02-04
The New Currency.

The new currency, issued under
the federal reserve banking law of
December 1918, made its first ap-
pearance in Nezperce several days
ago, when the Farmers State Bank
received a consignment of crisp bills
of the 1914 series. This money,
which is to replace all other national
bank notes, is much heater in design
and more attractive, in the artistic
sense, in general appearance than
any of its predecessors. The five
dollar Federal Reserve Note carries
in the center of its face an excellent
steel engraving portrait of President
Lincoln, around which the lettering
and scroll work are arranged with
some idea of form and balance, while
on the reverse side, at the left and
right ends, respectively, are fine en-
cravings of the discovery of Ameri-
ca by Columbus and his hardy crew
and the landing of the Pilgrims on
Plymouth Rock; and here again the
scroll border and the lettering are SO
placed as to give an artistic effect.
The dominant color is green.
The erroneous impression is held
by some that this money will be is
sued directly by the reserve banks
against farm mortgages and like Sc
curity, while in fact it is only issued
to other banks on duly certified Sc
,urieties or personal notes accompan-
ed by the makers financial state
nent endorsed by the bank securing
he loan, redeemable within not over
'ix months; thus guaranteeing its
-ecall should conditions demand it
,ut still leaving it quite as available
ghen the need exists.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-02-04
WEEKLY WAR news
Continued from Sd page. J

Wednesday-Of the fighting in the
other zones little is known except
that the Russians are continuing
their operations in East Prussia, that
the Germans and Austrians are in
combat with the Russians at differ
ent point in Poland, and that the
struggle between the Teuton allies
and the Rnss. ans for supremacy in
the Carpathian passes is still going
on. Austria claims the Teutons
have been successful in the middle
section of the latter front.
Paris declares that German sub
marine northeast of the Harve light
ship made. an attempt to sink the
British hospital ship Austrias.
A news agency despatch says TO-
900 Italians are being concentrated
at Bari, on the Adriatic, for the oc-
cupation of Durazzo, Albania.
Bombs have been dropped by
French airmen on the famous HON.
berg castle in Alsace, where the
German staff officers were residing.
The building was burned.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-02-04
STEELE HAPPENINGS
Monday, January Rain and
rs and still showing.

Monday, January Rain and
snow Us and still showing.
Sunday was day long to be re-
membered in this section, as it was
the anniversary of the birth of Jas
MCGEE and w. II. Simmons, two of
our best known citizens, and a big
feast was spread at the MCGEE home,
where two long tables groaned under
the load of good things to eat. The
feasters included, Chas. Coon and
family, Owen Hardman and family,
Roy Melcum and family, w Fl. Sim
mons and no family, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Boyd. All had a general good
time, and before departing wished
the two worthy gentlemen many more
such birthdays.
A revival meeting was commenced
Saturday evening at the Holmes
school house and will be continued
through next Sunday. Considering
the amount of sickness in the neigh
borhood, the attendance is good.
There was scarab question given !
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-02-04
Think 1t Over.

Moral traits are not only heredi-
tary but are contagious as well. In
moral traits should be trated as
other infections that affect the hui
man race.
Discomfort is the first symptom Of
a social change; (some people never
get any further than the symptoms)
but he who kicks in the dark is as
apt to strike a friend as foe.
You can't plant wheat and raise
corn; neither can you achsnational
patriotism and expect to attain inter-
national brotherhood.
Declare for peace and prepare for
war seems to be folly Of the
wentieth century.
Herald Reader.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-02-04
Loyal Neighbors.

The Loyal Neighbors met with
Mrs. Frank Cargill, Thursday, jan
uary %.
Mrs. Cargill served an elegant
luncheon, after which the business
meeting was held, and new mem
Der taken into the club.
The next meeting will be held
with Mrs. Clyde Ratliff, Thursday,
Feb. IL.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-02-04

The many acts Of kindness anc
careful solicitude shown US by friends
and neighbors during the recent fatal
illness of our baby daughter, will al
ways be most tenderly remembered
by US, and We take this means of ex-
tending to you all our deepest thanks
for the same.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lew. LANCER.
The above was handed to The
Herald for publication three weeks
ago. but was Inadvertently over
looked.