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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-20

The Ladies Aid ~ocicty Of the Baptist
church was 90 hold q bu~inc~~ meeting tii-
afternoon al the church Ia connection
with the arrangements % ~ made tor the
Christmas tree and treat to hc given PM
The Sunday school on Christmas eve.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-20

Mrs. NJ. Il. kaplan returned today
from San Antonio where She attended
he wedding nf her sister. Miss Corinnc
katz 10 MIR. MoScr uf Laredo.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-20

Fashionable women are wearing Whit
from tip "a toe.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-20

Robert and Augustine Browne re-
turned a. brownsville TODAY from Notrr
Dame. Ind. where they have been at
tending the university. They will r.
turn 10 their school after the Christmas
holidays.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-07-30
Not a Progressive
Member of Society
By ]. 3. MORGAN. De- kaIb, nj.

wl~ch is farce from beginning O
To begin with the has under the present environ
ment ever will be progressive member Of society What
methods has he brought forth of our
improvements and modern ideas of soil
city brother aborng in his laboratory
During the of these of
analysis our farmer merely stood around with his idle
cued the good work But when beginning
able then esteemed farmer assumed all the
is not! The same has been equally true the history of farm
chinery.
In all cases the experimental work has been done by the city
to the help of the farmer 1t thus show that average
has proved himself totally incapable carrying
work and has left all to the active brain of the brother
writer knows whereof he speaks greater part spent
farm.
One continual round of dudgey from early
evening" and after retiring thoughts the
to mind addition the about stock breaking pasture
barn.
When farmer res because he
nce he badly need of ocul raghen
simply of being out that prompts him
So brethren do not be deceived about the opporun
ties farm Stick regular salary and keep health and
thus maintain happiness the fullest you long
and wel-spent life.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-07-30
PROVIDE SHADE FOR POULTRY
Ducks and Geese Quickly Succumb II
Unable to Secure Protection From
the Suns Rays.

Failure to provide shade for poultry
during the summer months not only
results in large number of deaths,
but the fiocks are less productive. The
Importance OF summer shade cannot
be overestimated. Poultry of all kinds
require shade. Ducks and geese very
quickly succumb il they are unable to
get protection from the suns rays.
1t is easy to provide plenty of shade.
The Missouri College of Agriculture
recommends the following ways of fur
nishing shade for poultry: Portable
houses can be set up on blocks so that
the birds may run underneath: or
chards, sunfower patches. cornfields.
etc, can be so arranged that the young
stock or mature hens may run in them.
Cornfields make excellent summer
range for young stock. They furnish
plenty of shade and other conditions
for rapid economical growth are ideal.
A little planning on the part of the
farmer will make poultry keeping
more profitable. BY providing shade
the losses are reduced, the flock is
more productive, and the young stock
Will make more economical growth.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-07-30
BUY THE BEST BINDER TWINE
Quality - Loss From Breaksqe
Ought to Be Avoided.

Buy what binder Irvine will be
needed for the wheat crop early, so
as to get a good article. 1t is always
best to buy of standard quality-that
will not kink and knot up. poor
quality of Irvine will give no end OF
trouble in harvesting heavy grain.
The loss of time caused by breakage
during harvest will more than pay
for all the best Irvine needed in har-
vesting the crop.
Ropes for the hay fork and for
hauling the hay cocks to barrack or
rick, should be of the best quality
and the full length. A new rope,
particularly If it be sisal often
causes trouble because of its stiffness.
II used as hay fork rope or to place
where 1t runs through set of pull
leys. it is apt to tangle up until It has
been used for some time.
This trouble may be avoided by
boiling the rope in water. Coil the
rope in large soap boiler and cover
with water and bring 1t to boil The
rope is then to be taken out and
stretched out and allowed to dry.
when II will be found to be soft and
pliable.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-07-30
KILL TURKEYS BY STICKING
Fowls Are Drained by Running Point
OF Knife Under Eye Into Brain
Feathers Pick Easily.

The most common way of killing
turkeys is to hang them up by their
legs and stick them with a knife in
the mouth, making one or two cuts
dlagonally across the roof of the
mouth, while moving the point of the
knife forward from the edge of the
skull.
After sticking, the birds are Drained
by running the point of the knife un-
der the eye or into the roof of the
mouth in such way as to strike the
inside of the skull directly between
the eyes, says writer in Prairie
Farmer. The knife may be slightly
twisted when the point reaches the
brain. the bird giving a characteristic
culver when properly Drained. after
which the feathers pick easily.
The feathers are usually picked in
the following order: Flights. main tail.
oack' sides. breast, legs and thighs.
Turkeys are usually dry picked and
shipped undrawn to market. The long
wing feathers bring a good price on
the market. The methods of killing
and dressing turkeys and chikens are
Practically the same.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-07-30
PROBLEM UP TO THE FARMER |
Must Solve to His Satisfaction Time
Of Year to Hatch His Birds
Weather Charts Help.

Every farmer and poultryman, saws
Professor Rice, must first solve to his
own satisfaction the time of year in
which to hatch birds so that they
will begin laying just before heavy
frost or freezing weather arrives in
his particular state. This is a very
simple problem, as a glance at the
government and state weather charts
will show the average date of frost
and freezing weather for any given
period of years. Then, taking into
consideration a particular breed and
familiarizing himself with it's charac-
teristics, farmer or poultryman can
set the exact date when eggs should
be Matched so as to allow the pullets
ample time to come into full plumage
and maturity before the advent of cold
weather.
II, for example, White Leghorns are
the type chosen a farmer will learn
that these birds usually begin laying
at seven to eight months of age. He
strikes an average time for the ar
rival Of cold weather probably No
vember Is to 25 He looks at his cal
endar and carefully counts back eight
months and finds that March Is to 25
is the logical time in which to hatch
out the birds. Therefore, If Leg
horns are to lay at eight months, they
must have eight months of weather
absolutely adapted to their fullest de-
velopment before they can be ex-
pected to lay. And they must not
come into laying except in mild wealth
er before their vitality has been taxed
or impaired by cold
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-07-30
PLAN TO SPRAY VEGETABLES
Machinery as Necessary for Garden
a. for Orchard-Liquid Should
Be Put on In Fine Mist.

A spraying machine is as necessary
folks use common water sprinkler
for applying spraying mixtures but
this does little good, because it is not
only a great waste of material, but the
plants are not fully covered in this
way.
The liquid should be put on in fine
mist, not as a heavy rain. To apply
paris green in water various cheap
hand sprayers are on the market now
They need not be of copper for
this purpose, as paris green will not
corrode iron any more than does wa
ter: but when bordeaux mixture is
used as carrier for the arsenical
poison land we would strongly urge
that this be done in every case, as 1t
must be done If we put our potato
growing operations on a safe basis)
then the sprayer must be made of
copper and brass-iron would be eat
en- away in a short time.
The modern knapsack sprayer, which
possibly is the best implement for
spraying smaller patches of potatoes
up to three or four acres-cucumbers
or other vines, and for general use
as a sprayer machine in the garden
and small vineyard, will involve a
first expense of from s12 to s15, but it
will pay in any large-sized garden.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-07-30

The stage OF maturity at which
strawberries should be picked depends
upon the distance they are to be
shipped. When grown for the local
market they should be picked when
thoroughly ripe but not soft, says a new
farmers bulletin. No. 664. of the
United States department OF agricul-
ture. II grown for a distant market
the berries must be picked before they
are thoroughly ripe. but they should
be fully grown and about three-fourths
ripe. II picked before they are colored
the berries will shrink and wither.
making them unnt for sale. Strawber-
ries should be picked with a short
piece of stem attached (about one
fourth to one-half inch). They should
never be slipped from the stem, as
that spoils appearance and Injuries
their shipping and keeping qualities.
Grading and Packing.
Uniformity in the pack is essential
In order to obtain high prices for
strawberries, and this can be secured
only when the berries have been care
fully graded and sorted. Some grow
ers have the berries graded in the
feld.
A common practice in some sections
Is to pick the ripe berries of all grades
into the same box and when the tray
8 full to take 1t to the packing shed.
where the berries are sorted and
packed. The graders dump the ber-
ries on table and pick out all green,
overripe or small berries. The others
are placed in the boxes, one of the
graders arranging the top layers in
such way that the berries show to
best advantage. When berries are
packed in this manner, care should be
taken not to put the small, inferior
berries In the center Of the box and
the large fine berries on top The
fruit should be uniform throughout
the box, with the top layer merely
placed to aid to the attractiveness of
the pack and to hold the fruit In place.
Where the fancy pack is put up. the
berries should be divided into two
grades.
After the berries are picked they
should be placed in the shade as soon
as possible, for heat Injuries the fruit
In short time. The pickers should
not be allowed to leave the filled
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-07-30

While. Of course. we would like to
have strictly fresh eggs all the time.
there are times when this is impossi-
BILE. Then we must take the next best
thing, which is the preserved egg.
Limewater makes one OF the best
egg preservatives. The limewater
treatment, according to M. e. Dickson
OF the College OF Agriculture. Univer-
sity of Wisconsin. consists in dissolv-
ing one pound Of lime in five gallons
OF water which has been previously
boiled and allowed to cool The mix
ture is Thoroughly stirred and allowed
to settle. Then the clear liquid is
poured into an earthen jar or wooden
tub, which is filled within two inches
OF the brim with fresh eggs. The con-
tainer is covered with coarse muslin
over which is spread paste Of lime
to prevent evaporation as much as pos
sible. All of the eggs should be en-
tirely covered with the liquid.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-07-30

boxes along the rows. where the Der
ries will be exposed to the sun. The
shorter the time that elapses after the
fruit is picked before 1t is put into
refrigerator cars or refrigerator boxes
the better 1t Is for the berries, which
will continue to ripen rapidly until
they are chilled
Large Crates Preferable.
Many types Of boxes and crates are
used for strawberries. but the ten
dency Is toward . standard full-size
quart box. In fact. In several states II
10 illegal to offer for sale short box
shipments to these markets must be
handled to conform with the laws.
The boxes now In use are the Ameri-
can or standard quart berry box,
which holds q full quart; the octagon
box, and the square scale-board tyne
Of quart and pint boxes. The Ameri.
can type is the one that Is most gen.
orally used; it is full size, strongly
made, and packs well in the crate. The
octagon box is Objectionable on &C.
count of It's shape and the raised bot
tom. A long, narrow box Is not sat
isfactory, because 1t is inconvenient to
pick up without grasping the sides
between the thumb and fingers, and
when handled in this way the berries
are likely to be mashed. Moreover,
the sides of boxes with raised bottoms
often split off below the bottom, caus.
ing the boxes to tip over.
The scale-board boxes are cheaper
than splint boxes, but as the latter are
more substantial they are preferred
in nearly all markets. The type of
crate depends on the boxes used. Any
crate substantially built and we'll ven.
tilated is satisfactory, but cost is an
important consideration, as they are
not returned to the shipper.
The largest crate that can be
handled conveniently is the one to USE
as the large ones are cheaper in pro
portion to the quantity of berries they
carry. The "a or 32-quart crates are
generally used. though in some sec.
'tfons the 6o-quart crate is employed
Crates with hinged lids have an ad
vantage over others in that they pro
vide for the inspection of the fruit ia
better advantage. The hinged-lid
crate invites inspection and this is q
point In its favor.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-07-30
Healthy Young Men
Are Merely "Sitters"
By KATHERINE POPE. Ch;caeo

he appears occasion arises for him TO surrender his
seat.
At lecture last winter at the University Chicago
selected hall half the long
lecture leaned YEARLY against The majority of these were
In the house sat line upon line
husky Americans and ekhad dpper orienasuperby
scious of the standing
From time time girl exchanged places with one
OF the standing erhood but few boys after
1t demorazng for both occidental oriental 1t sgnfd
good DEAL this Sophisticated brutality change
Shortly after another illustration my
urban express train goody athletic youths anchored
comfortable Seats although the strap
of charity several haired ladies' feeble old group
girls Buwarked behind their newspapers convinced that they doing
'the thing" the young Tas ,g aa,.m
'Stters' they above everything else.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-07-30

The eggs should be unwashed, but
clean and, Of course, fresh. Although
freshly gathered fertile eggs are al
right when put down Immediately,
sterile eggs are preferable. Heated
or doubtful eggs should never be pre-
served.
The water glass method Of preserv-
ing is possibly even more common
than the limewater method. Water
glass, or sodium silicate, may be OBJ
tanned from any druggist for from 81 so
to 81 a gallon. This solution OF sodium
silicate should be diluted with nine
90 parts Of water, which has been
previously boiled and allowed to cool.
One quart of water glass thus diluted
is sufficient to preserve twelve dozen
eggs. An earthen jar or wooden tub
is preferable for storing, and the same
precautions to prevent evaporation
should be taken in this method as are
taken in the limewater method.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-07-30
Beautiful Geysers of
Yellowstone Park
By ]. II. HAYNES. Yellowstone, Mont.

locate single guher Nowhere the world there g compare
either grandeur those
and beautiful pools of Mammoth
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
and the Great Falls, at its head, $50 feet height
Hundreds of foreigners remarked upon visiting park
the people this little ppreciative splendid
they have home that they prefer upon returning
far magnificent sights.
The altitude of the park at its gates about 600 feet but
will take elevation of $500.
Of hunting permitted the
fishing Yellowstone
exceptionally good
Some time the future perhaps the American people
realization that this country only of wealth
unsurpassed natural the wonderful
the world.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-07-30
CONDITION OF HEN TO AVOID
When Fowls Are Overfat, "Egg-Bound"
Results OisastrousIy- Poultry
man IL One at Fault

Egg-bound is. "a condition that is
your fault, not the hens. Hens some
times die of it, without giving notice
that they will die
The egg-bound condition results in
a weakening of the heart, and the
hen is sometimes found dead on her
nest, where she was straining to pro
duce the egg. The disease is usually
caused by an overfat condition, which
brings a pressure upon the egg pass
age, weakening it,
Sometimes the weak walls give way
and the egg or its contents pass into
the abdominal cavity. This may end
IN Inflammation. followed by portion
Is
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-07-30
Snail Farming Made
Quite Profitable
By Charles Parnell Stewart. London, Enc.

frost and radng BIRDS there always the danger the na getting
out, in which neghbors may claim damages
while since number of snails escaped from farm, and adng
negborng warehouse several bales of tobacco thou
sands of religious tracts The farmer had pay compensation and
though he recovered his sna they all
and religion
There why ondoners
taste should not sna There need Princes them
Snas the quite Soho restaurants
have eaten them admab cooed) part of ghtpenny luncheon
There shops Soho where they
prepared and all have do is them home and
The trouble snai that they su
tough and tough snail bad whe which has been described
a mouhful that lasts half hour
The snail has original kind of flavor in the least like anything
else To him at his sinrd young and excellent
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-07-30
Rid Barn Of Fleas.

II troubled with fieas in the barn.
clean out all the dirt and rubbish and
spray with a standard dip solution.
You can also apply coat OF white
wash. to which has been added a tea.
spoonful of carbolic acid or creolin,
for every pint OF water used Sprin.
kle the floors with lime and in the
worst places tobacco dust may be
used in addition to the disinfectant.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-07-30
Pure Blood Speaks Loud.

With hens. as with cattle and hogs,
pure blood speaks louder than wa
ter-blood," and as the farmer cannot
afford to harbor scrub hcgs and cat
tie. so he cannot afford 90 feed and
care for mongrel fowls
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-07-30

1t has been asserted that
there are geysers in other
parts of the North Ameri-
can continent than Yellow
stone park, but after dill
gent search and inquiry, l
have never been able to
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-07-30

So much has been writ
ten lately extolling the
farmer and setting forth
the ideal conditions under
which he is living, together
with the opportunities that
exist on the farm, all of
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-07-30

Snail farming, profitable
as it well may be when one
single snail can produce of
its own volition 60 little
ones in a year, is not quite
all beer and skittles. In
addition to losses through
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-07-30

Sometimes it seems that
the Glover" of this age,
youths in the early twen-
ties, have as their chief
characteristic the power to
sit. And the sturdier the
boy the more firmly rooted
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-17

tended revival meetings in the George
town Methodist Episcopal church.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-17
REMARKABLE DEFENSE
SYSTEM OF SWITZERLAND
Though Its Population Is Smaller
Than Massachusetts 1t Can Mobilize
240,OCO Men in "a Hours.
Especial to The Bulletin.)

especial TO Inc bulletln.)
Washington, D. c.. Dec 16-'eNo-
where else in the world has the art
of defense better adjusted itself
to geographical conditions than in the
little Republic of Switzerland" SAYS
a bulletin of the National Geographic
Society.
while the subject of national pre-
paredness holds such a large place in
the minds of the American people. it
becomes of value to study the re-
markable system the Swiss people
have evolved-a system fitted to ma
tional ideals which do not accept the
doctrines of militarism on the one
hand, and which reject the doctrines
of peace at any price on the other.
The Swiss system is particularly in
teresting tc Americans because of the
kindred theories of government in
Switzerland and the United States,
the similar aspirations of their people,
and the close relationship of their
needs.
Although they have democratic
tendencies perhaps stronger than our
own, although they believe in local
government perhaps more thor
oughly than we do. and although they
possess a very deep conviction that
central authority must not encroah
upon the rights of the Cantons, the
people of Switzerland have made
themselves a nation under arms, yet
a nation without the slightest thought
of adding foot to it's territory or of
disturbing that peace whose blessings
it loves and appreciates.
These is nothing in Switzerland
corresponding to a regular army. One
might hunt for months around the
country without finding one man
whose profession is military; yet al
most as hard would it be to di cover
one able bodied citizen who has not
had some soldier training
while Switzerland has a popula-
ton smaller than that of Massachu-
sets with an area twice as large, it
can mobilize 100000 men in "a hours
On the same basis, the United States
could put 100000 men into the field
though of course it would take longer
to get them to central points of mobi-
Hzation. Berind a field army of 240,-
900 the Swiss have a reserve of equal
proportions. The United States could
under the Swiss system, have a train
ed army of citizens reaching a grand
total of 100000 men of all arms
Under the standard we would have 100
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-17

San Digo. Gael, Dec. 16.-Express-
firing to quiet life" Mrs. Lulu
Comstock, aged "A, of this city, ar
ranged for a flight with Aviator Anton
Meyerhoffer, Jr., that ended today with
the falling of the flying boat into the
waters of San Diego bay and the
death of the woman.
Mrs. Comstock, previous to the be-
ginning of the flight. stated that she
wished to be taken to a height of at
least 1900 feet.
Grabbed the Aviator.
Within a few minutes after the
flight had been started according to
the story told by Meyerhoffer Mrs.
ed out and grabbed the aviator in
firm grasp.
Desperate Struggle.
Meyerhoffer says that he struggled
desperately to free himself from the
embrace of the woman so that he
could control the machine, but that
before he could release himself from
her grasp the flying boat, which was
still so feet in the air, turned over
and fell into the waters of the bay.
The force of the impact with the water
completely wrecked the flying boat.
Woman Found to Be Dead.
Meyerhoffer and Mrs. Comstock were
hurled clear of the wreckage and res
cue parties within five minutes had
brought both to shore. Mrs. ComstOCk.
however. upon examination, was found
to be dead.
Aviator Escaped With Few Scratches.
Physicians who examined the body
of the woman stated that her neck,
one leg, one arm and her shoulder
were broken. Meyerhoffer escaped
with a few scratches on the face. Mrs.
COmstock had been a resident of San
Diego for a number of years. She is
survived by a grandson and daughter.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-17
BRIEF STATE NEWS

Hartford.-There We're 1872 deaths in
Hartford during November.
New Britain.-The street department
had eighty men and twenty-four teams
removing snow Tuesday.
RockVille-Hope chapter, o. z. S,
will have a Christmas tree in Masonic
hall, Saturday evening.
New Britain.-The engagement has
been announced of Miss Furnaber OF
New Britain to Roy Hoffman of New
Haven.
Ranbury.-NIiss Mae r. Lord. the
evangelist, who has conducted meet
ings in this city, Bethel and neighbor-
ing towns, is now leading largely at