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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-26
METHODS or MARRIAGE.

After becoming engaged to the Count,
Miss Smith found that in New York there
were as many as four ways of getting
married" First II could be done by a
ceremony performed by a clergyman or the
leaders OF the Society for Ethical Culture |;
second by a mayor recorder. alderman
or magistrate; third, by a Justice or
Judge, and fourth, by means OF a writ
ten contract, though it seems that few
people had known or cared about II,
Miss Smith and the Counts contract
reads in part as follows:
Whereas. the said Victor Starzenski
and Hilda Sprague Smith have agreed
to unite in the bonds of matrimony and
become husband and wife from hence
forth;
Now therefore. in pursuance OF
the domestic relations law, it is agreed
that the said Victor Starzenski and Hilda
Sprague Smith do hereby from the date
of this contract become husband and wife,
and they hereby agree to assume the mari
tai relations and obligations pertaining
thereto"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-26
NOT GIVEN in MARRIAGE.

This puts Miss Smith in the eompara-
lively Independent and dignihed position
that is generally supposed to be the
mans prerogative in marriage and not
the woman's; she was not being "given
in marriage; she was giving herself I;
and no more giving herself than the Count
was giving himself. But when the con-
tract was signed they went to church like
anybody else.
The Count Starzenski Is a grandson
OF Count Victor Starzenski, who was
famous Polish patriot and general He
was born In this country, Is an engineer
for the General Electric Company. and
does not ordinarily use the title OF Count
although he Is entitled to do SO.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-09-22
TO Determine FRESH EGGS
One Can Generally Tell by Color, Pro-
vided 1t Is Not Too Old-Water
Test Is Favored.

How do you tell when an egg is
fresh? How do you determine that an
egg is stale?
One can generally tell by the color
of an egg when it is fresh, provided 1t
Is not more than two or three days
old. The shell of a fresh egg Is clear,
bright and is not easily mistaken for
a stale egg. Nevertheless this is not
an infallible guide.
Eggs kept In water glass for some
time will stay at the bottom when
Immersed in water. Eggs from ten to
fourteen days old kept in a room at a
temperature of about 65 degrees, when
immersed in a pail of water, will turn
on end and begin to rise to the top.
AS the age of the egg increases it will
rise in water more readily. If kept in
a cool place it is said that nearly a
month will elapse before the egg will
rise to the top in water.
When an egg is held to the light, If
it is old or stale an air-space can be
seen in it. The air-space increases
as the egg gets older. This Is called
Gambling and 1t is the surest way Of
determining whether or not eggs are
fresh.
If a stale egg is shaken it's contents
will run together and a sound can be
heard. Eggs once frozen when they
thaw out will shake so the sound can
be heard.
Whether an egg was laid the same
day to be eaten can be determined if It
is boiled hard. In this case the skin will
adhere to the shell. 1t will not peel
easily. Perhaps this test would hold
for an egg boiled the same way a day
after it was laid.-Arizona Experiment
Station.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-09-22
CLEAN OUT DROPPINGS DAILY
Some Sort Of Material Under Perches
Is Necessary-Sawdust Quickly
Absorbs Moisture.

The modern dropping board" ne
cessitates the use of some sort of ma.
ter ial under the perches so that the
task of removing the droppings may
be accomplished more easily and quick
", says a writer In an exchange.
Different poultry men use different
materials. Some sprinkle a thin lay
er of sand or earth under the
perches. while others use hay, chaff,
leaves, sawduSt or other such sub
stances. Sawdust is about the best
material that can be used when it can
be obtained in sufficiently large guam
titles without difficulty, My expert.
ence has shown that this material
Quickly absOrbs all moisture from the
manure, and it is not chilling to the
feet Of the fowls, while, by its use. 1t
is an easy matter TO save the drop
pings TO use for fertlllzing, as sawdust
mixes we'll with the
No matter what material is used,
1t, together with the accumulated
droppings, should be swept out with
Il broom every few mornings. When
Sawdust is used 1t is advisable to
sprinkle It with water before sweep
ing, in order to settle the dust, which,
otherwise, will be found obnoxious
to the person doing the sweeping.
o often to clean out around the
roost is a question that can be de-
cisivoly answered by saying that the
most successful poultry men clean
out the most frequently. Many lead
ing poultry farmers attend TO this
every day. Maybe this is q little
oftener than necessary, but 1t is play.
ing on the safe side.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-09-22
CONTROL OF SORGHUM SMUT
Treating Solution Made BY Mixing Of
Formalln With Water-Sprlnkllng
Seed 10 Easy.

Kernel smut of the sorghum crops
may be controlled by the same treat
ment given to kill oats smut. The
treating solution IL made by mixing a
mint Of formalin (also called formal
dehyde) with 80 to 40 gallons Of wa
ter. The seed may either be sprinkled
Of Immersed. Sprinkling Is easier and
II done carefully Is just as effective.
In the s%prinkling method the seed is
spread out on q clean floor and the
solution is applied with a sprinkling
can. The seed is stirred while being
sprinkled. When each seed is mois-
tened the seed is piled up and covered
tightly with wet sacks. blankets or
canvas for several hours. Then 1t Is
spread out to dry. Successive lots are
handled In the same way.
Treated seed should not come In
contact with containers that have held
untreated seed, unless those containers
have also been treated with the sOlu-
ton. Sorghum smut causes q very
large annual loss. 1t affects all Of the
sorghums except milo.
Milo is said not to be affected by
smut, and milo seed, therefore, does
require treatment.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-09-22
TASK OF SHEDDING FEATHERS
Heavy Drain on Constitution Of Fowl
Can Be Aided by Feeding High
ly Protein Foods.

The shedding Of feathers is a heavy
drain on the constitution of the fowl
because it is necessary to manufacture
a new coat. The making of new
feathers can be greatly aided by feed
ing highly protein or meat foods. The
ordinary grains like wheat, corn and
oats do not contain enough protein.
Meat scraps from the house or COM
mercial beef scraps are necessary II
best results r to be obtained. If a
fowl is thoroughly chilled and thereby
weakened by late melting during cold
weather. she will find it difficult to
recuperate until late winter or early
spring. BY giving her extra care she
can be started laying much earlier In
the winter.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-09-22
BEST FATTEMiNG HOG CROPS
Corn. and coWpeas, With Sufficient
Area Should BE Prexlded-Sweet
Potatoes Also Favored,

(By W.. r. DODSON, Louisiana Experi-
ment Station)
The best f~attening crop available
from the 10Th to the Goth Of July is
corn and cowpeas, and sufficient urea
should be supplied to keep the hogs
from four to six weeks.
II will generally be found advan-
tageous at the end Of that time to
transfer them to a field Of peanuts or
soy beans of sufficient area to main
tain the animals about four to six
weeks. Feed them q little dry corn to
balance the ration. Probably the most
profitable crop available for hog feed
from the latter part Of October until
the latter part Of December Is sweet
potatoes. and the fattening period can
be closed with the harvesting of this
crop.
When hogs = allowed to harvest
sweet potatoes at will and are fed
q moderate quantity Of slops contain
ing a rich protein feed, they make
remarkably rapid gains.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-09-22

(By PROF. II. L. KEMPSTER. Missouri
College Of Agriculture.)
If, for no apparent reason, there Is
a lack of thrift among your young
chicks, perhaps the cause is lice, or
worms in the intestines. Examine the
chicks about the head for head lice.
Lice are more likely to be present on
hen-raised chicks. If lice are found.
grease the heads of the chicks with
lard which is free from salt. Do not
use lard and sulphur. Apply the lard
with the finger, rubbing the head,
neck, under the wings, and around the
vent. The brooding hen should also
be treated. One of the best methods
of exterminating lice on the mature
fowls is to rub q piece of blue ONT
ment, the size of a pea, into the skin
just beneath the vent, and also under
each wing. Dc not daub it on, but
rub ii well into the skin, as blue ONT
g is very poisonous and will kill
the hen if she gets some Of it into her
mouth.
If no lice are found, carefully ex-
anime the intestines of a dead chick
for intestinal parasites, such as tape
worms or round worms. If worms of
any kind are found, the chicks should
be treated and removed to fresh
ground where there are no worms in
the soil. AS long as the chicks re-
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-09-22
MARKET ALL SURPLUS MALES
All Young coekerels Not Intended fon
Breeding Should Be, Either soldL
or Caponlxed.

Surplus cockerels. should, be mas.
keted as soon 40 possible In. the ad.
vice Of poultry specialists. All young
male chickens that are not intended
for breeding purposes should be either
sold a. broilers o. caponixed. The
things to. keep In mlnd Is that the long
er a eoekerel 10 held after he has
reached the broiaer stage the less n
his actual value 40 q market product
Only II special cases should the cock
erels. Of the Lsghorn breed be capopr
lied. Breeds Of the heavier types. such
as Plymouth Rocks or Rhode Island
Reds can be caponi3ed with profit. II
the cockereS are not marketed at Tie
proper time money win be lost. I'M
less they are SO selected AZ to bring
more as breeding stock. On the other
hand coekerels of only market value
should be disposed OF as soon as there
Is a market for them. Two-pound'
broilers that bring IT cents q pound In
July. are worth more than the same
cockerels would be two months later.
at 8 cents q pound, at which tine
they will be classed a. stAss. H.
sides the actual Ices In Doaay. ~
nsaths' ted ~ Va.k y ~ ~ !
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-09-22
SOLDIER Or

1.-The soldier of the future Will be O
teetOtaler, either by choice or COM
pulsion," says DR.. Harvey w. Wiley
In Good Housekeeping. "When it
comes to the point of saving or de-
stroying the nation. the advocates of
the consumption of alcohol will be
ranked among the BENEDICT Arnolds
of the country and not among the pa
triots. Let your boy know the truth
about these things. Appeal to his
manhood and his pride. Ask him If
he does not want to have a successful
career, to be q leader in his class, to
be an expert in his trade, to be head
OF his bank, or his business, what
ever 1t may be. And then tell him,
If you have the alcohol habit, you
Gun be none Of these.'"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-09-22
COOP FOR THE BR0ODY HENS
Bottom Slated Will Prove Quite
Satisfactory.

You can take a large dry goods box,
knock off the sides and the bottom, and
then use Stats to tack or the sides and
bottom in order to admit plenty of ven
tilation. The birds stand on the bot
tom and the fever cools more rapidly.
The box should have supports about
three feet in length.
The birds should be taken from the
nest as soon as they have the broody
fever. This enables you to break them
from sitting more rapidly, and when
turned from the coop they will begin
laying much earlier. This will also
prevent many Eggs from being spoiled.
The hens should be fed when N
fined in the coop so as to keep them
in laying condition.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-09-22

main on the old runs the danger Of
contamination is always present.
To treat for intestinal parasites
feed should be withheld for II hours,
and n Of the following remedies
given:
Powdered areca nut. 80 to 45 grains
for an adult bird; powdered areca nut,
10 grains for immature chicks.
This can be mixed in a wet mash
and fed so that each gets an equal
amount. 1t can be fed to older birds
in capsules which can be forced down
the gullet.
'Turpentine. one to three teaspoon
fuls, depending upon the age of tho
bird, is also effective. 1t can be made
less severe by mixing with an equal
amount of ~cottonseed oil, but If inef.
f~ective. should be used full strength.
The best method of giving turpentine
is by forcing it through a small flex.
ible catheter that has been oiled and
is passed through the throat into tho
crop.
Good results have been reported also
with the use of tobacco dust, using
five to ten grains to a bird. This can
also be fed in a wet mash.
The droppings containing the worms
should be burned or buried deep to
prevent the chicks from picking them
up.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-09-22

value to a buyer Of breeding animalA
unless he knows something of the In.
dividuals found among the ancestry
named. The hog breeder must Know
the bloodlines that are popular in the
breed he is producing. and those that
are DOING the most TO- build up the
breed. /.
Remember, the better the breedana
stock the better ~ the chances. for i'm
proving the individuals In the herd
and thereby building up a good herd
Hence the greater opportunity for suoi
cess in the hog business. !
Then again, you must feed and care
for what you have already, or they be-
come finer In spite Of all you. can do
and will soon 60 back to the scrub
stage. Do not cross breeds. The best
cross for any breed Is the feedbin.
All feeding must be done with good.
judgment. Changing feed must be done
gradually. Avoid radical changes. II
a ration change Is made, 1t is liable tQ'
disturb the condition of the animal,
and If she is q SOW sucking pigs, II ID.
very likely to be a serious danger to
the litter. Therefore, make all
changes Of feed carefully, moderately
and gradually, SO as not to inture thu
litter or SOW.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-09-22

<By W. I. blizzard. Department of
Animal Husbandry. Oklahoma A. and
n. College. Stiliwater.)
A good breeder must be a good feed.
er, as this Is the basis Of the business.
You can take good animals that have
been developed for a few generations
until established in great size and
quality combined SO that the offspring
inherits them. Then place them in the
hands Of a poor and Indifferent breed
er and feeder and In a few generations
you will have them back into their
original position. losing all of the i'm
provement and gain.
Good blood Is not everything. Not
every animal that can furnish a pedl-
gree Is desirable for a breeder, though
his breeding be of the very best. His
Individual qualities are the important
part, and should equal the excellence
Of his pedigree. There may be excep-
lions. Many men will hang onto a sow
because she has a splendid pedigree,
when In conformation she is not a good
representative Of the breed. Usually
cases Of this kind are a detriment to
the herd.
On the other hand, those who think
a pedigree is Of little value will never
get very far In purebred live stock pro-
ductiOp. A pedigree is of very little
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-09-22
STORAGE OF DAIRY PRODUCTS
Ma Method Quite 90 Effective a. Set.
ting vessels Containing Them In
Running Water.

No other method Of storing dairy
ptoducts-milk. cream and butter Is
quite SO effective In keeping them
fresh as that Of setting the vessels
containing them In running water,
either In a spring o some artificial de-
vice for the purpose. For the con-
venience Of the housewife and the
health and sanitation Of the entire
family, every farmer ought to manage
70 arrange such q place. watch ~ b
teas at sllsAt cot - 0Nosx fasn,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-09-22
DOLLAR

A prominent speaker for the liquor
Interests, who was recently converted
to a belief in prohibition. says: II
have had the liquor Gel tell me that
they saw no legitimate argument in
favor of their business and that I'M
less they could win by soaring the
business men into supporting them on
the theory that the loss of the saloons
would mean injury to the business in.
terests. there was no hope for them"
II you can convince the average cit.
lien that prohibition is profitable tor
lis pocketbook. you win his vote.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-09-22

Meridian.-The time of the circuit
court was consumed In hearing testi-
mony for and against a motion for
the continuance Of the cases against
John R. Ellis. former county superin-
tendent of education. who is charged
in Sc indictments with shortage of $40,.
900 of county school funds. The prin-
cipal grounds for continuance as set
forth in the lengthy motion by counsel
for Ellis was that al audit of the
books. and records Of the county SUI
perintendent's office In behalf OF the
deiendspt had net been completed.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-09-22
RULES FOR DRAGGING ROADS
Illinois Highway Commission Gives In
struetlon on Care and Maintenance
Of Highways

The following rules are given BY the
Illinois highway commission:
Use a light drag.
Haul 1t over the road at an angle
so that a small amount Of earth II
pushed to the center of the road.
Drive the team at a walk.
Ride on the drag; do not walk.
Begin at n side Of the road, re-,
turning up the opposite side.
Drag the road al soon after every
rain as possible. but not when the
mud is in such a condition as to stick
to the drag.
DO not drag a dry road.
Drag whenever possible at all sea,
sons Of the year.
The width Of travelling way to be.
maintained by the drag should bS
from ID to 20 feet; first drag a little
more than the width Of a single wheel
track, then gradually increase until
desired width is obtained
Always drag a little earth toward,
the center of the road until It IL raised
from 10 to ~ inches above the edges
VA SAS G0vCACu way
If tho drag cuts too much shorten,
the hitch.
The amount Of earth that the draa,
Will carry along can be very consider.
ably controlled by the driver, accord.
ingly as he stands heal the cutting end.
or away from 1t.
When the roads are first dragged,
after a very muddy spell the wagons,
should drive. If possible. to n side.
until the roadway has q chance to,
freeze or partially to dry out.
The best results from Dragging ara.
obtained only by repeated application.
Remember that constant attention il
necessary to maintain an earth road,ip
its best condition.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-09-22
NO LIMIT TO PROHIBITION.

l feel that the cause Of prohibition
stands against the liquor traffic like
truth stands against falsehood, right
against wrong. virtue against vice, and
Justice against injustice. I would as
soon undertake to limit the plan of
salvation to state lines as to limit the
cause OF prohibition; hence l am
against the traffic from one inch
square to the ends OF the earth.-Con
gresham (Cyclone) Davis Of Texas.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-09-22
SONG IS BARRED,

No more will the old college song,
Drink a Highball." for many years so
popular at athletic contests and class
reunions, be heard at the University
OF Pennsylvania. 1t is understood
that the songs repeated reference to
highballs is ~displeasing to Provost
Edgar Fahs Smith, and he has refused
to sanction its appearance in official
lists OF Pennsylvania songs and
yells.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-09-22
DRYING UP.

Bob King, for twenty years a saloon
keeper in Des Moines, said the other
day:
"The booze business is gone. I am
through. Whisky never did anybody
any good. 1t hurts pretty nearly every
body who drinks it. 1 thought of going
into the liquor business in Minneapo-
lis. l went up there and then gave Ii
up. Nothing to it. Minnesota is going
dry. Everything is going dry"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-09-22

g NoteS .
MAKES TAI STUPID.


"T can drink beer all night with
out feeling it, is a ommon enough
remarks. But can you?" asks DIR. Ed
win f. Bowers in the American Maya
zine.
Modern scientific research has
shown that contrary to general be-
lief beer is proportionately much more
noxious than are wines or liquors.
The Bremen Anti-Alcohol congress, a
cOnclave of many of the most famous
physicians in Europe, concluded that
while liquor makes a man brutal and
dulls his Judgment an adequate amount
of beer makes him slow-witted and
abollshes judgment. While wine or
brandy in sufficient quantity makes a
man crazy, beer tends to make him
stupid.
THE actual reason for this tenden-
cy toward EQUALIZATION and scottish
ness Is very simple; for, in addition
to the small whisky glass Of pure al
cohol In each pint, beer also contains
a large and varying percentage of
lupulint-he active principle Of hops.
The so-called lupulin glands Of the
hops. according to Professor Reinitzer
Of the University of Graz, secrete,
among other elements, hop acids and
resins.
I'VE used to think that we got
all the 'rosin' with which we varnisk
our kidney cells from the pitch lin
Ing Of the beer barrels. But now we
know that we get our kidney shellac
from the hops in the beer. In addi-
ton to their deleterlous effect upon
the kidneys these secretions act pow.
erfulyupon the nervous system.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-09-22
WORST WAS DRINK.

It was General Mcclellan who said
that the abolition Of grog would be
equal to the addition Of $4,000 extra
troops to the federal army.
1t was Surgeon General Stefnberg
who said that grog was q good thing
to recommend to the enemy.
1t was David LlOyd-George who de-
clared that England was fighting Ger
many, Austria and drink, and that tn
worst Of the three was drink.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-09-22
HIDING PLACES OF INSECTS
Nests and Perches Should Be Given
Occasional Application Of Some
insecticides.

The nests and perches in the chick
enhVuse should be kept from becoming
the hiding and breeding places of ver-
min by occasional applications of in
secticides like kerosene and crude car
bolic acid; the hens themselves
should be given opportunity for fire.
quent dust baths. By doing this, all
vermin will be kept within bounds and
viii do no apprecinble harm.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-09-22
TO PREVENT BOWEL TROUBLE
Pepper and Ginger In Chicks Food or
Water Aids in Overcoming chIIIs
on Damp Days.

Black or red pepper and ginger In
the chicks food or water aids in over.
coming chills and prevents bowel trou.
BILE, especially on cold, damp days.
Plenty Of grit and oyster shells, to-
gether with w~ell-selected. wholesome
food. eliminates this necessity in most
cases.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-09-22
NEW OCCASIONS.

The Dixie Growers league"
liquor organization of Georgia, are.
sending out a fac-simile of q portion of
George Washington's will in which he
disposes of a distillery and Of liquors
in his possession at his death. Men,
ton should Be made of another por-
ton Of the will in which he disposes
Of a lot Of negro slaves. Washington
today would own neither disthlsry nor
slaves.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-09-22

Shaw.-A. B. Atkinson, Al years OF
age, planter and former merchant OF
this place, shot himself with a .32 auto
matte pistol and died in 80 minutes
after the rash act was done.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-09-22

Chicago. B. Stirling, president Of
the First National Bank of Jackson,
Miss, and former encouragement of
Mississippi during the Noel admins
t%ration, a guest of the Chicago Beach
Hotel, was struck by an automobile
truck and perhaps fatally injured while
crossing Monroe at Wabash avenu