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Middletown transcript., 1916-08-19
From the United States Department of
Agriculture)

From the United States Department Of
Agricultural
A permanent woOdlOt is an essential
part of a well-equipped farm. In heav-
ily wooded states especially farmers
are likely TO overlook this fdCt ant
recklessly cut, misuse, or clear up
their forest areas. 1t does not occur
to them that it may be advisable to al
low thrifty, immature timber to ma
ture rather than to remove it at loss; I;
and that it is often better to practice
intensive agriculture on areas already
cleared than to clear additional areas
which are in growing timber.
The one direct economic reason for
the use of land as woodlot is that on
some areas timber is the most profit
able crop that can be grown. This, of
course, is especially true Of poor and
rough land. Where all the land is
adaptable to more valuable crops the
woodlot should occupy only small
part of the farm area.
Their are a great many indirect con-
siderations, however, which justify the
maintenance Of a permanent wOodlOt
on the farm. The important ones, a
number of which are usually active in
any particular case, are: Q) For con-
venience of home use for fuel, posts,
and other farm needs; (2) as wind
break for buildings or crops; (3) as
a shelter for stock; (4) for protection
Of land from erosion; (5) to furnish
work for men and teams during spare
time; (6) for purely esthetic reasons
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RINSE UTENSILS AFTER ICE
Prevents Water in Milk From EVapor
ating and Solid Matter Sticking
to the Vessel.

The first important rule to observe
in cleaning dairy utensils is to rinse
them Immediately after use. This pre-
vents the water in the milk from
evaporating and the solid matter stick
ing to the 'utensil. If it is impossible
to wash the utensils at once rinse
them in cold or lukewarm water, so
that the most of the milk will be re-
moved before it has chance to stick.
Hot water should not be used until
the milky substances have been re-
moved with cold or lukewarm water,
for the hot water will cOagulate the
casein in the milk so that it will
stick to the tin and require greater
amount of washing before it can be
removed.
After rinsing in cold or lukewarm
water wash the utensils in hot water.
Cold or lukewarm water is practically
worthless for cleaning purposes. Use
some standard brand of alkali wash
ing powder with the hot water. The
alkali powders are more desirable for
the work, since they quickly and ettl-
GENTLY remove the milk from the tin.
Powders or soaps that have grease
as part of their composition do not
give as satisfactory results as the
llkali powders.
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PUREBRED SIRES FOR DAIRY
Nowhere Does He Come So Near Be
ing AII-Important-Adds Profit to
Ordinary Paying Herd.


The value of the purebred sire FOR
every class of farm livestock is COM
ing to be universally recognized, but
nowhere does he come SO near being
all-important as in the dairy. In one
full generation the herd header can
destroy what has been years in devel-
oping in the dairy herd, if he is not
of the right kind. If of the right type
and breeding he can add to the ordi-
nary paying herd that which will make
it yield a handsome profit or to
highly profitable herd a higher profit
still.
Haphazard methods of breeding will
not produce a bull Of highest quality.
He must have quality ancestry on both
sides and the only ancestry known to
be reliable is one whose history is reg
istered and recorded. Blood will tell,
and nowhere does it speak more EN-
phatically than in the dairy herd. The
female descendants of a scrub COW
consistency bred back to q purebred
bull will in a few generations become
purebred themselves to all intents and
purposes, but each succeeding genera
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MOST ACCIDENTS IN HOMES
Majority of Injuries Can Be Traces
to the CareIessness Of
individuals.

The safety first" movement IS or
dinarily understood to mean caution
in public, in crossing streets or board
ing cars. or carefulness In the factory
in handling tools or machinery, but, ac-
cOrding to the report of the coroner
of Cook county, Illinois, there is more
need for safety first" methods N the
home than in the street or factory.
In II years of the Chicago cOrOner's
incumbency the total number of deaths
by accident Investigated by his ofiics
was 29,864. OF these 1924 were 'stc-
cidents at home" and 14,623 outside
the home"
Most of the accidents at home are
traceable to carelessneSS. Burns ana
scalds caused many deaths. Asphyxia-
ton, poisoning. suffocation, falls, ex-
posure and neglect, careless use OF
matches, firearms, gas and oil stoves.
gasoline liquid stove polish. defective
st0vepipes and fiues, SCOT, ETC., cost
thousands of lives. In Cook county In
1915, 1O5 children under five years Of
age were killed by scalds and burma
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Taken at His Word.

A commercial traveller on the first
trip called upon well-knOwn chemist.
He was nervous as he put his hand in
his pocket and drew out card.
"I represent that concern" said he.
"You are fortunate" replied the
chemist.
The traveller was encouraged.
II think so, SIR" he said, land the
chemist who trades with US is even
more so. My firm has the finest line Of
cosmetics in the world"
81 shouldn't have thought ii" slowly
responded the man of medicines. "Her
complexion looks natural And he
handed back the photograph which the
young man had given him in mistake.
The traveller didn't wait for his or
der
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TALK ABOUT ITCHING

A well known Georgia dentist, DIP
r. H. Thomas, Valdosta, Ca, writes:
Il feel as though some encouragemenS
is due you for the good results }
obtained from Hancock Sulphur Com
pound. l suffered greatly for three
long, hot summers, with some I'M
known itch on my legs from my kneea
to my ankles. There was no erUption
the skin perfectly clear and smooth
but talk about itching, it certainly did
it. have used one fifty cent bottle
of Hancock Sulphur Compound and
think am nearly well. Many hanks"
Hancock Sulphur Compound ans
Ointment are sold by all dealerA
Hancock Liquid Sulphur Co., BaltS
more, Nd. Write for Booklet-Advq
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Saved an Empress.

With the filing Of the will of Mrs.
Sarah Gray Crane in the SurrOsate's
court a trust fund of $4,000 became
available for the trustees of Amherst
college. DR.. Edward A. Crane, her hus-
band, had left the bulk of his estate in
trust for the benefit of his widow.
After her death it was to go to Am
herst. How Doctor Crane saved the
life of Empress Eugene from Paris
mob of September 4, 1870, was told in
the will. He planned the secret fight
Of the empress from Paris to Deau-
Vile when the republic was proclaimed
after the news Of the Sedan surrender.
He arranged passage on Lord Bur
goyne's yacht and took her to England.
The empress rewarded Doctor Crane
with a handsome pearl.-New York
Times,
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cockroach a TrouhIer.

Recently while inspecting a large
plant attention was called to peculiar
incident. On a branch circuit there
was some peculiar trouble. Fuses would
blow out at various intervals running
from One-half to twenty-four hours,
says the Popular Science Monthly. AT
first no attention was paid, but when
the ground detector started to show
signs of trouble, first on one side and
then on the other, an investigation was
made. Covers were removed from the
outlet boxes and from one box
shower of live and dead cockroaches
fell on the head of the examiner. On
looking into the box, it was found that
the insulation around the joints and
especially at the points had been en-
tirely eaten away, the vibration do
ing the rest toward creating the trou-
hlo
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UNFAILING WAY OF
SPREADING DISEASE
Dirty Water Pan Is Menace to
Poultry FIoCk-VeSSeI Should
Be Cleaned Every Day.

How often do you clean up the wa
fer nnns in ynur henhnnse2 Won ought
to clean them every day. For a dirty
water pan is the surest way of spread
ing disease throughout your flock.
The best way of handling water in
the poultry house is to keep it i'll a
cheap, flat washbasin that can be
easily cleaned and refilled. 1t always
pays TO take care of water tanks.
You have to fill them, and the few min
utes which you devote to each pan in
cleaning is not lost.
Place the open basin on a box some
8 or 10 inches high and perhaps Is
inches square, and keep a runway for
it. This keeps it from filling up
with dirt and straw from the floor and
the hens do not climb into it in drink
ing.
Then put the box and basin in Il
sunny corner of the house away from
the roOsts and nests, so that no dirt
can fall into it from above.
Clean it and refill it with clean.
fresh water every day and you will
have put the disease germs to flight
Indefinitely.
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and for recreation purposes, for which
reasons alone a farm with a well-lo-
Gated grove of trees, however small,
will sell for more than one without.
Thus a woodlot may at the same time
increase the general prosperity of the
farm, add to its comfort as a home,
and enhance its value as an invest
ment.
The reason farmers have not given
as full consideration to the woodlOt
as it deserves is that they have not
had complete enough knowledge of the
market possibilities of various wood
lot products and of the rate of growth
and possible yields per acre of prop
erly cared for stands of different spe-
cies and ages, or that they have cOnsid-
cred only the present need and have
not looked ahead. Special attention
Is He4r heing given by the forest serv-
ice to these questions and to the queS-
ton of improved methods of market
ing. Information about the uses Of
various kinds of wood and the markets
for them has been compiled for a num-
Der of states. In some cases this in
formation has been published by the
State Foresters in Wood-Using In
dustry Reports and in HandbOoks for
Marketing Woodlot Products. A new
bulletin prepared by the forest serv-
ice (Farmers' Bulletin No. 715, Meas
uring and Marketing Woodiot Prod
ucts) is a handbook of practical in
formation for farmers regarding the
measurement of timber, the forms in
which wOodlot products are sold, the
methods of sale, and the way to find
d market. Another just published
Farmers Bulletin No. I'll, The Care
and Improvement of the WoodlOt)
contains information intended to as
sist the farmer in managing his wood
lot so that it will yield the best quail
ity and the largest amount of timber
of which it is capable.
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Making More Wood Flour.

One of the new industries increased
by the European war is the manufac-
ture of wood -four In the United
States. Last month over 10000 tons
valued at 100000 was manufactured
chiefly in small mills which are scat
tered over the country from Maine
to California. The flour Is used i'll
the manufacture of linoleums as q
substitute for the cork imported from
Spain before the war, and also enters
largely into the composition of some
of the heavier and handsOmer wall
papers. Wood flour is made from
sawdust and other waste lumber
which until a few years ago was
burned at most American sawmiIls.
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ton descending from a purebred COW
and scrub bull and bred again to
scrub stock will continue to decline
and the offspring of the first cross is
likely not worth its keep.
If dairymen could see in the con-
crete sense the millions of dollars
which the consistent use of nothing
but purebred sires would bring to
the dairy industry within ten years
time, the mission of the apostles Of
better breeding would be once and for
all fulfilled. A purebred sire is un-
doubtedly the most profitable and at
the same time economical investment
which the dairy farmer can make.
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n.nera4inn Animation.

The professor was trying to dem
onstrate a simple experiment in the
generation of steam.
"What have l in my hand?" he
asked.
"a tin can," came the answer in
concert.
Every true. Is the can an animate
or an inanimate object?"
''Inanimate."
Exactly. Now, can any little boy
or girl tell me how, with this tin can,
1t is possible to generate a surprising
amount of speed and power, almost
beyond contrOl?'
6ne little boy raised his right hand.
"You may answer, Rutherford"
"Tie 1t to a dogs tail. Pittsburgh
Chronicle Telegraph.
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AariaI Insurance.

A German insurance company has
organized a department Of aerial in
surance. This company is issuing pol
icies covering damage to all property,
real or movable, caused by explosive
bodies or other objects thrown or fall
ing from flying machines or caused by
sirships or aerOplanes themselves in
making voluntary or involuntary land
Ings, or parts thereof falling from
them. The policies, however, make no
provision for injury to or loss of lie.
It is said that numerous air raids over
German cities and towns near the bat
tie fronts, particularly in the West,
have caused demand for such poll
cies.
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WHY. Thomas!

"Why is it that the telephone opera
tors are all womenY Mrs. Thomas
asked her husband.
"WeE," answered Mr.. Thomas, ''the
managers Of the telephone exchanges
are aware that no class of people work
SO faithfully as those who are in love
with their job; and they know the
women love their work at the switch
board"
"What is the work of a telephone
operater?" Mrs. Thomas further in
quIred.
Talking" answered Mr.. Thomas.
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The farmer too often considers only
the local and immediate uses of a
woodlot, overemphasizing them an@
disregarding other functions that
might ultimately prove to be more i'm
IJUT tart. i UI example; Wi1ere d5t tiGt1t-
ture is entering heavily wooded re-
giOns, timber is likely to be considered
only an incumbrance. In long-settled
farming regions, where most of the
timber has been cut and only a few
trees are left, the farmers may prefer
to save the remnant for the shade it
gives to stock or buildings or because
it improves the appearance of the
farm. In prairie country, protection
to grain crops, orchards, stock, or
buildings, together with service as a
convenient supply of wood for farm
consumption, may cause owners to
place a high value on their wood
lots. In mountainous regions near
thickly populated manufacturing cen
ters the wOodlot may be valued for its
wood-producing capacity alone. The
temptation is to forget or underesti-
mate those functions which are not
obviously and Immediately beneficial.
AS a matter of fact, the less obvious
functions are often the very ones
which are likely to prove of the great
est value in the long run. For exam
pie, many of the Minnesota farmers
who totally cleared their lands would
be glad to have their wOodlOts back
again for protective and other pur-
poses; and farmers in the Central
states already regret the abuse which
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MILK FOR NEWLY BORN CALF
Young Animals Should Receive From
Eight to Ten Pounds Daily, De-
pending on Size.

The newly born calf should receive
from eight to ten pounds of whole
milk daily, depending upon the size
and strength of the animal. The milk
gradually can be displaced by skim
milk until when four weeks old the
calf is receiving no whole milk. Ex-
periments and farm practice unite in
commenting the use of skim milk.
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FLAG SEEN IN THE CLOUDS
Superstitious in Pennsylvania Town
Believed to Omen ForteIIing
Wars Approach.

The spectacle of the American flag
depicted in its natural colors vividly
on low, overhanging clouds one night
caused a sensation among supersti-
tious people of Pottsville, Pa, many of
whom considered the national emblem
in the heavens to be an omen Of ap-
preaching war.
Courthouse officials have been keep
ing a searchlight trained upon a big
flag flying from a staff on the top of
the courthouse, and believe the un-
usual spectacle was the reflection OF
the colors of the flag on the low-lying
clouds.
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DANISH PIMPLES QUICKLY
Easily and cheapIy by Using cutieura
Soap and Ointment. Trial Free.

Smear the pimples lightly with Cuti'
cura Ointment on end Of finger and
allow it to remain on five minutes.
Then bathe with hot water and Cuti-
cura Soap and continue some minutes.
TINS treatment is best upon rising and
retiring, but is effective at any time
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-AdV.
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Potash in Texas.

Borings in Texas to Il depth of
about 900 feet discovered potash salts
in thick beds of salt. Some of the
samples obtained were bright salmon
red, resembling the Strassfurt carnal-
lite and analyzing about IA per cent
potassium chloride. This was in a
bed everything three other salt beds
With a total thickness of several hun
dred feet. A large basin is indicated.
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REMARKABLE LETTER FROM A WELL
KNOWN WASHINGTON DRUGGIST.
in referencet to Elixir KBabek the great remedy
for ciiLs and faUer and all mdLaridt disedses:
"Within the last five months have sold $500
bottles of Elixir Rabek for Malaria, Chtils and
Fever Our customers speak very well OF it."
Henry Evans, e22 St., N. w, Washington, D. G.
Elixir Babek so cents, all druggists, or by
Parcels Post, prepaid, from Kloczewski d Co..
Washington, D. G.
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Grub out Briers.

Let us insist on the grubbing out
of the brush and briers from the pas
ture, or the inclosure called a pas
ture, during the idle days. Pasture
grasses cannot grow where nonpasture
plants already have possession of the
land. There is no part of the farm
that will pay more for little atten-
ton than will the pasture.
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Filtration.

Il all urban population of the United
States were supplied with filtered wa
ter, or water of equal purity, the ur-
ban typhoid fever death rate would be
Il per 100000, states George A. John
son, consulting engineer, Of New York
city. A reduction Of 81 per cent in
the typhoid rate Immediately follow
ing filtration has been amply demon
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Takino No Chance.

Mr.. Robbins came home well pleased
with his achievement at the employ
ment agency.
II engaged two cooks today" he
said.
"Why two?" said the wife. I'VE
need only one"
81 know" said Mr.. Robbins, "but ons
comes tomorrow, the other a weeh
from tomorrow. Pail Mall Gazette
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Already Provided.

The minister was shaking hands
with a new member Of his cOngrega-
ton, a girl fresh from Sweden, and
said, cordially, II would like to know
your address, so can call on you"
"Oh," said the girl innocently, ''I haf
a man."
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Watch for Low Places.

Keep your eye out for low places
in the fence. Cattle are quick to see
and take advantage of such places,
and when they once begin to break in
are hard to restrain.
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FIy.Tiqht Manure Box.

It will only take half a day and
little jag of lumber to make a fly.
tight manure box. Every barn ought
to have one-but it must be absolutely
tight, because you know flies breed in
the stable manure.
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"soarderU PAYS Her WAY.

Speak kindly to the boarder COWS,
for a good "boarder" pays her way.
It's the 'loafer" COWS that pay moth
ing for their board which should be
given the gate.
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has robbed their woodlots of the ca
pacity to yield wood crop of increas-
ing value on the poorer soils of the
farm. 1t is, therefore, greatly to the
interest of all farmers to consider
not only the present but the possible
future usefulness of a farm wOOdIot.
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Take the Ache Out Of Foot-Acfe.
Battle your feet in hot water. using
Johnson's Foot Soap. Composed of
Borax, Iodine and Bran. At druggists
or sent postpaid for Csc by Thos. GIL
Soap Co., I'll Kent Ave, Brooklyn, NY.
Adv
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What Ammonia Will Do.

Ammonia in warm water will revive
faded cOlors, and 1t will remove grease
spots on rugs and carpets like magic.
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knoNIedoe is Power.

Cow-testing associations are grow
ing in popularity, and the dairy is
place in which knowledge is power.
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BOTTLE DRAINER IS USEFUL
Wire Rinqs of Different Sizes At
tached to Stiff Wire Support
Proves Effective.

The drainer shown here consists OF
wire rings attached to stiff wire sup
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A genius is E. man who can do al
most ANYTHING but make q living
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Enemy Of Wireworn1.

The horned toad is great enemy Of
1he western Wirew0rms.
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petermine COWS Value.

\ cows value is determined by ths
solids in her milk.
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port. The rings are of different sizes.
The device is attached to the wall by
screws or nails.
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Tragic.

"What are you crying for, WillieT'
"Tve got a toOthache and there amt
10 school to stay home from"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-22
DIR. JOSEPH A. MUDD DIES
At EVANSVILLE HOME
Was Native of Missouri and Per-
sonal Friend of Speaker
Champ Clark.

Dr. Joseph A. Mudd, seventy-siX years
old. Confederate veteran and employe
of the water registers Office of the Dis
trict water department since 1896, died
yesterday afternoon at his home in
Hyattsville. following an illness of two
weeks. Funeral services have not been
arranged.
DR.. Mudd was born in Lincoln county,
Mo-, and at one time edited a newspa-
per in that county. Speaker Champ
Clark edited paper in an adjacent
county. and DR.. Mudd and Mr. Clark
became close personal and political
friends.
Dr. Mudd was a member of the COM
mon council of Hyattsyille few YEAR,
ago. The present system of Sranolithic
sidewalks in Hyattsville DIR. Mudd in
augurated as chairman of the road
committee.
Author of Regiments History.
DR.. Mudd fought in Col. Porter's regi-
ment of the Missouri State Guards dur
ing the civil war. He recently wrote a
history of his old regiment, entitled
With Porter in Missouri" DIR. Mudd
also wrote recently a history of Lincoln
county, Mo.
Dr. Mudd was grand knight Of the
Washington Council. knights of Co
lumbus During thu past year he was
president of the Holy Name Society OF
St Jerome's Church in Hyattsville. He
was a member of Camp NO. III, lnited
Confederate Veterans.
One son, Frank Mudd Of Prince
Georges county. Md, and daughter,
are living.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-22

cycle" the witness said. adding that
he would say his wife saved up money
enough to buy it. Healis told me also
to tell Mrs Mohr that If she'll stick to
us we'll stick to her"
number of domestic servants Tor
merly employed by DR.. and Mrs. Mohr
were put on the stand to testify re-
garding the attitude of Mrs. Mohr
toward her husband before and after
their separation. Two of the servants
declared that Christmas morning. 1913,
they heard DR.. Mohr says that he
wanted to make up with Mrs. Mohr.
but that the latter refused.