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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-12-08
GIRL IS AMBITIOUS
Buys Auto From Savings as EIe-
vator Operator.
GRIT AND DETERMINATION.

~ Just Didn't Get Some Things That
Other Girls Do and That Only Please
For q Little While" She Declares.
First Began to Save Her Money For
Rainy Day.
Seattle, Wash.-Girl elevator opera
tors may not be unusual in war strick-
en- Europe, but they certainly are an
oddly In Seattle, the first one In this
city being Miss Beryl Smithson, eleva-
tor conductor in the Ethel building at
Second and Pike, Seattle's busiest cor
ner.
Not only is Miss Smithson's employ
ment unusual for a girl. but all In all
she is remarkable in other ways for
girl still in her teens. Few people
know that the automobile she drives
to and from her work is her own and
was saved out of her very own saw
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-17
FRESH AIR A MILK PRODUCER
pected From Animals Where Barns Are Poorly Ventilated.

Ventilation of barns usually is even more deficient than window space and to this lack of proper ventilation vet erinarians attribute, in a large meas ure, the prevalence of tuberculosis. But, aside from safeguarding the health of both the owners family and his cattle, good ventilation is econ Omy.
 Perfect assimilation of food is no more possible in the body of an ami nal without sufficient supply of air than is perfect combustion of fuel in a furnace with the draft closed.
 In order that milk COWS or beef ami mals may respond to an increased ra- tion of feed, more air must be supplied for it's combustion as surely as that furnace requires more air for heavy than light fire.
 In other words-the amount of milk or beef produced by the animal and the amount of heat produced in the furnace depend as much on the air supply as on the amount of food and fuel.
 If barn is poorly ventilated 1t is futile, therefore, to expect the largest returns in beef or milk for the feed consumed.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-17

wonder, then, that the market milk dealer must produce that milk in a room approaching the kitchen in cleanliness.
 The type of structure used by the professional dairyman is now clearly known and in the main, adhered to- The problem is the barn for the man keeping small number of COWS and marketing only the cream or butter. The returns from the latter do not justify costly barns, neither is it now considered necessarily essential to have the most sanitary structure. While this is true now, there is no warranty of it's truth decade or two hence. Possibly the most modern barns will be considered poor make shifts 15 years hence, in the light of new developments in sanitary science yet to come. Be that as it may, it is advisable for the professional dairy man to build only the best and the smaller dairyman to so build, that, as demands require, he can remodel to- ward the best structure.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-17

those caused by disease, by providing proper shelter for the SOW at farrowing time. In the South this shelter can be constructed very cheaply, and even in the North it can be provided in most cases at a moderate cost. The farmer should always be present at farrowing time but should not interfere with the SOW unless necessity calls for his as- sistance. The raiser should always cultivate the confidence of his animals by quiet and humane handling; this care and attention in times of neces- sity will pay big returns. The pigs upon arrival should be rubbed dry with gunny sack and quietly removed to place of safety. For this purpose 1t is well to provide covered basket or hamper containing gunny sacks. In cold, damp weather it may be well to warm brick, wrap it in gunny sack, and place it in the basket to warm up the new arrivals. If the SOW is very long in farrowing, it may be well after two or three hours to place the little pigs carefully and quietly where they can get some nourishment and then
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-17

be made by consulting state and fed. eral authorities, who will gladly give information on the subject
 If the hogs are already wcymy, tur. pentine can be given in the slop each morning for three mornings at the rate of one teaspoonful for each 80 pounds of live weight. Turpentine, however, is not very efficacious. and is liable to injure the kidneys.
 Santonin. which was formerly wide ly used as a remedy for worms in hogs, is practically unobtainable at the pres ent time owing to foreign trade condi. tions. The following treatment has been found to be very effective in ex. periments by the department: With. hold all feed and water for "A hours, then give each pig tablespoonful ot castor oil to which has been added oil of American wormseed as follows. Small pigs tc months old. drops. 1 Pigs weighing 50 10 100 pounds, drops. 50-l0t Larger pigs, teaspoonful..
 Each pig should be dosed separately if the best results are to be obtained
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-17
FlRST-CLASS DAIRY STABLES
Quarters for Milking Cows Are Sep arated Entirely From All Other
 Kinds Of Live Stock.

The standard now set for the first class dairy barns is high The quar- ters for the milking COWS are separat- ed entirely from all other stock. even from the younger dairy stock. The barn must be narrow, not housing more than two rows of cows. The window surface is to be relatively very large, the walls smooth, floors not absorbent and easily washed. Ventilation by a systematic arrange ment of ducts, has to be provided.
 The new order of construction is the result of the more general under standing of the power of sanitation and cleanliness in the prevention of disease. Milk is perhaps the most widely used uncooked food. Little
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-17
By N. DEARBORN,

The natural production of first-class furS seems to be approaching a sure end, and ! the growing worldwide de-
 mand for them requires
 that the present supply be , supplemented with stock
 obtained through domestica-
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-17

mals are more valuable when pro- duced in northern localities, furriers have learned that certain localities are not too far south to produce val uable furs, but the conclusions they are able to form are of only very gen. eral application. To determine the re- gions suitable for fox farming, there fore, it is necessary to learn the areas within which foxes are known to pro- duce superior fur. Records show that such localities occur only north of the southern boundary of the Cana dian zone. This boundary crosses the States of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Michigan, Wisconsin, Min nesota and North Dakota, and ex- tends southward along the mountains in New York, Pennsylvania, West Vir- ginia, and in all the states of the Rocky mountain region and westward. South of the forested regions of the northern tier of states and western Oregon, however, the Canadian zone, although sufficiently cold, is too dry and sunny for the production of first class fur.
 A fox ranch should be situated where it will have good drainage and be partially shaded by young growth of deciduous trees. Each pair of foxes should have runway of about 2,500 square feet. They thrive on a varied diet, including meat, fish, bread, mush, milk and table scraps. The reproductive period is about ten years The young are born ill April or May, the average litter containing four cubs; but as only about half of the captive females produce young in any given year, the annual increase has not averaged above 100 per cent.
 Foxes bear captivity well. No wide spread disease has appeared among them. Wounds heal readily, and cases of sickness are usually attribut- able to a lack of proper care. By selective breeding the originators of fox culture produced a superior strain of animals in the course of a few years This fact is an assurance that even greater Improvements can be achieved by selecting, from different geographic races, foxes of the largest size and crossing them with animals having the finest fur
 The exceedingly high value of sil- yer foxes has led to the adoption of a variety of precautions against their loss. On the more pretentious ranches the animals are regularly examined by a doctor and guarded by watchmen, bulldogs, and burglar alarms Cats are kept to act as foster mothers to orphan cubs. Foxhounds are trained to overtake and hold without injury foxes that have escaped, and blood hounds are employed to track thieves.
 The cost of yards runs from $100 to $150 each for common silver foxes up to several thousand dollars for the best silvers. The price of foxes will decline as the supply increases. The profits from breeding silver foxes have thus far been very large. So long as the demand for breeding stock exceeds the supply, the value of the annual in- crease, or the gross income, will aver age approximately 100 per cent of the velue of the breeding stock. When part of the increase can be disposed of only by slaughtering for fur, profits will be less than at present, but even then they are likely to be much great CT than from ordinary lines of hus- bandry involving like capital and at tention.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-17

From the United States Department of
 Agricultural
 The low prices received for hogs dur ing the past year have been discourag- ing to some of the hog raisers of the country. The hog should be a paying animal. He requires less labor, less equipment, less capital, makes greater gains on 100 pounds of concentrates reproduces himself faster and in great CT numbers, and returns the money faster than any other farm animal The fact remains, however, that prices paid for hogs are low and discourag- ing. In spite of these prices the ami nal that possesses the above advan- tages can still lift mortgages for his owner if the latter will study and apply some of the fundamental principles un- deriving the business.
 To begin with, the best can be made of poor market by having the hogs ready at the time when they are most wanted by that market. This normal ly occurs during the spring and again during early fall. The September and October market is usually the highest. How can the farmer take advantage of these facts to the greatest degree? In the first place, the hog wanted by the market usually runs between 175 and 225 pounds. Fortunately this is the most economical weight at which to dispose of the hog. Up to this point his gains are made very cheaply. Be- yond 300 pounds it is doubtful if un- der general conditions feeding can be made a profitable business. The hog, if properly fed, can readily be put upon the market at 200 pounds in six or sev- en months. Therefore have the pigs for the September market dropped in the latter part of February or during March. This will require that the breeding of the sows begin about the latter part of October or November first, continuing, if necessary, during the first week in December. The pigs for the April market should be dropped in early September. These pigs can then be weaned before the November breeding season starts. To have the pigs dropped in September it will be necessary to breed the sows during May or early June. Under certain con ditions it may be impossible to bring hogs to the 200-pound mark at six months; however, great effort should be made to attain this goal, as time means money, and the longer hogs are held the greater will be the labor and overhead charges. The cost of feed for maintenance also will be in creased
 Breeding, Farrowing, Weaning.
 On the average farm there should be radical improvement in breeding and the care of details during farrowing, weaning, etc. There are many com plaints throughout the country either of small filters or else great mortal ity in pigs. By keeping the production records of sows and selecting from those that produce and raise large av- craze filters a breeder can raise to it's most efficient point the size of his lit ters. This probably runs between sev- en and eight to the litter. The hog raiser can prevent losses, other than
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-17

replace them in the basket until the mother is through.
 For 12 hours before Narrowing and for 24 hours afterwards the SOW should have no feed During this period all the fresh, clean water that she may desire should be accessible. The water should have the chill taken off. The first feed after farrowing should be very light, preferably bran mash. The best indicator of the amount of feed necessary for SOW and her pigs is her condition and the condition of the youngsters themselves. The SOW should receive enough to keep her and her pigs in fair condition (not bony), and yet she should not be overfed. Overfeediug of the SOW often causes SCOUTS in the pigs.
 The pigs should be weaned at six or eight weeks of age. By this time they should be eating readily and should be continued for two or three weeks on the same mixture that their mother was receiving, after which the feed can be changed gradually to grow ing, fattening ration if the pigs are in- tended for market. The addition of little sweet skim milk to their ration at weaning time is especially helpful to young pigs. Castrating should be done week or ten days before wean- ing. Spaying does not pay.
 Feeding.
 The best information on the feeds available in the farmers locality can be readily and accurately given by the state experiment station. Pigs make the best use of concentrates. These can be fed in self-feeder and can be supplemented by various slaughter house, bakery, or table by-products, etc. A by-product to be economical should be fairly concentrated, should be moderate in price per 100 pounds of nutrients, and should be fresh and free from taint. During the winter, leguminous hays fed in addition to the concentrate help reduce the cost of production. In the summer, pasture crops such as rape, alfalfa, bur clover, crimson clover, rye, etc, make very economical and efficient supplements for hog feeding. In practically every farming district in the United States. cheap and efficient forage and grain crops are available for hog production. These should be diligently studied by the farmer, with the aid of the state and federal forces, and used in the most profitable manner.
 The self-feeder is greatly reducing the labor cost in hog production, and the principles governing it's use should | become a part of every hog growers equipment. It is especially useful in feeding, growing, fattening stock. which is the largest part of hog. pro duction on most farms.
 | Diseases and Parasites. The prevention and cure of disease are always more readily accomplished where cleanliness and sunshine pre- vail. Probably the commonest and worst troubles of hogs are hog cholera, internal parasites, and lice. The farm CT should make thorough study of the methods of preventing and treat | ing these troubles. This study should
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-17
AVOID CONTEMPLATING MILK
Cow Should Not Ee Groomcd, Bedded or Fed immediately Before She
 Is to Be Mixed.

The cows should not be groomed, bcdded or fed immediately before milking.
 So doing fills the stable air with dust and germs which gets into the pail while milking and so contam- mates the milk
 The grooming is es good for tho cows as good bedding bTt do 1t some time during the leY when ample time will be, left before tho next milking to allow the dust to settle
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-17
A Fine Department.

Got good police department in this town?"
 You bet we have"
 Funny all these burglars that are working seem to be able to get away with 1t"
 Well. that is queer, but we've got a good department Just the same"
 What makes you think so?"
 Burglars may bo able to get away, but if the tail light CT my car hap pens to blow out l get pinched before I've gone two blocks. ."-Detroit Free Press.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-17

Domestication of the fox was first achieved in 1894 by Robert T. Oulton and Charles Dalton on Prince Edward island, Canadian province in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Silver fox belts have continuously commanded high prices, and hunters have been core spondingly keen to secure them. It is not strange, therefore, that the first successful breeders of this rare animal were men who had pursued it in the chase. The two mentioned had hunted foxes together, and had frequently bought and sold fox belts of their neighbOrs. Oulton was once lucky enough to shoot silver fox the skin of which netted $13S. Becoming i'm pressed with the possibility of domesti- eating such valuable fur bearers, Oulton and Dalton separately experi- mented in building fox-proof fences and ill feeding and breeding the ami mals. After several years work on these problems they formed a partner ship in 1894, built a ranch and stocked 1t with two pairs of silver foxes. This became the first profitable fox ranch, the forerunner of a remarkable and, for that region, a revolutionary in dustry.
 At that time black belts brought much higher prices than silver belts. This prompted Oulton X Dalton to re- tain their darker animals and dispose of the lighter ones, and as result each successive lot of belts from their yards was darker than those of pre- vious years. Finally in 1910. they were able to send to the London sales the finest collection of silver fox belts that had ever appeared there.
 Disclosure of the results of the 1910 sales was the climax of the first stage in the development of fox farming. People who formerly had known some thing of the business were now eager to engage in it. Those having money invested in foxes. Others mortgaged their farms for the purpose of fitting up ranching facilities and boarded foxes for a share of the progeny. How rapidly prices for breeding stock ad- vanced is well illustrated by the expe- rience of one ranchman who sold his first pair of cubs for $750, and ether pairs successively for $3,000, S12,OO0. $l3,000 and $14,000. In the fall of 1913 good ranch bred cubs six months old sold for from S11,000 to $15,000 a pair. Pairs that had had large filters were valued at about twice as much as six-months-old cubs.
 In the pioneer days, when proper methods for handling foxes were un- known, many failures resulted from ignorance and carelessness. The ex- citement following the fur sales of 1910 hastened the improvement of methods of feeding, handling, and breeding It also broke the monop- oily, and caused a rapid distribution of foxes and of information concerning them. Now, with a comparatively large number of silver foxes in do- mestication, with a clearer under standing of their successful manage ment, and with return of moderate prices for breeders, a steady, healthy, and general development of silver fox farming may be expected. Fox ranches are established in most of the Cana dian provinces and in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin, Michi- gan, Minnesota, Missouri, Oregon, Washington and Alaska
 While belts of all fur-bearing ami
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-17
Exaggerated Optimism.

''Bliggins is trying to be an opti- mist"
 The last time saw him he thought everything was going to smash"
 He thinks so yet. But he's getting into a frame of mind that makes him suspect that maybe he'll enjoy see ing it happen"
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-17
No Improvement.

Don't you know" remarked the humorist, that 1t is impossible for me to think and operate the typewriter simultaneously"
 That being the case" rejoined the editor, you are no better of than when you used pen"
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-17
Bridec Anchored tc Rock.

A suspension bridge in Bavaria has but one tower, the cables at the other end being anchored ir high rock bluff
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-17
City's Children Slauahtered,

Upward of 300 children are being Killed each year in the streets of New York and about 7,50O others injured.
The Detroit times., 1916-10-28

Flaked potatoes are used for hu-
man food and cattle fodder.
The Detroit times., 1916-10-28
GIVES TIPS ON
SALESM ANSHIP

Frank A Vaneratrom, genera
manager OF the National Realty com
pany. has arranged a course in sales
manship consisting OF q lessons
which will be conducted by this
company
According 10 Mr. vanerstrom. the
course Is compiled from the best
Ideas Of 81 authors and is q con-
plete. scientific treatment of the art
~ selling and the requirements
which make for success In this line
~ work II has been arranged in
such way that the student Is led
Very gradually. step by step, 20 a
complete knowledge OF the profes-
sion OF craftsmanship which. Nh
Nanerstrom asserts, offers a greater
return for time invested than does
any other profession
The course OF study. n Is said
viii insure the student employment
IN the line o. professional work
whore the call FOR trained men f.
increasing rapidly and whore the
opportunities for remuneration are
said 10 be unlimited.
The Detroit times., 1916-10-28
tn. TO ANSWER
THE PRESIDENT

nv y. r fODkR,
iNfoH 'DtTcSpDHdent United Press
NEW YORK. Oct 2s.-Col Roose.
welt viii answer the presidents VII
son day address In his speech at
brooklyn tonight. he announced on
ais arrival here today from his
G,"oomilc campaign trip during
which be spoke for Hughes in IA
western states
After four speeches next week. he
said he will endeavor to become
merely a grandfather and a man
~ domestic habits" again
Roosevelt will speak at the Brook.
lyn Academy az Music tonight a q
Hughes Alliance meeting He will
then rest AZ OYSTER Bay until Wed
nesday night when he will start
west FOR speeches IN Cleveland and
Toledo Ohio He will return "a
New York Friday morning and vii
speak az big meeting al Cooper
Union Friday night.
on Saturday next week. he viii
take his final shot OF the campaign
at Baltimore, then retire 10 Oyster
Hay 70 await returns
The Detroit times., 1916-10-28
TRAVELLERS MAY
REGISTER TO-DAY

Lindsay, Saturday morning re-
ceived complaints from travelling
men that they would not be in the
eity on Nov. 2, the additional reg
.stration day named by the election
commission. He notified all such
lnres istered voters TO present them
selves before the election commits
sion az another meeting at p m.
saturday afternoon, when the com.
mission will consider their applica-
lions 10 vote
The commission will continue I'll
ing vacancies in precinct boards
'reated by designations and re.
moyals. At the meeting Friday aft
ernoon, only a third OF the yacan
cies were filled
Two supervisory clerks TO con.
troll the voting In every booth must
The Detroit times., 1916-10-28
Committeeman From
Michigan Sees
G. O. p. Win
CLAIMS 3IA
ELECTORAL VOTES
Candidate Can Win
Without New York,
He Says

NEW YORK, oct 2s.-That
Charles Evans Hughes viii carry
22 states with q combined electoral
vote Of 2l4 all that The Republican
caudidat" can win without Ncw York
IS tho prediction OF Charles p War
rcn. Republican national committee
nan from Michigan There are 81
votes In the electoral college. with
2Gf necessary FOR "a choice Elimi.
mating from Nh Warren estimate
the A. electoral votes ~ New York.
Mr. Hughes VIII still hold a safe
margin
The states which Warren declares
are safe for Huches are California.
70 electoral votes. Connecticut, SOY
on, Illinois 90 Indiana, r.. Iowa.
13: Kansas. 10 N.ine, six, Massa.
cmectts, u.s. Michigan. Is. New
Hampshire. fon Now Jersey. "A,
New York 40 North Dakota five:
Ohio. "a Oregon. ave. pennsylya
MIA. 3s Rhod, Bland. 1--WE. South
Dakota, Eve Utah, four, Vermont,
four Washington. seven. Wis"on-
sin 12, Wyoming. three
The Detroit times., 1916-10-28

also be appointed Friday the com
missioners each submitted 100
names OF candidates. To insure the
best class OF men as clerks. II was
deemed advisable 10 require each
commissioner TO nle names that all
might feel personally responsible
for the sort OF men chosen.