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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-19

lay we'll.
In place OF cooking cheap meat. We
can buy nnely ground meat chips. or
meat scraps. or good tankags and use
either OF those by sprinkltnE the meat
food over table scraps. and giving tho
chicks a liberal food daily. Another
way Is to make a mash like equal
weight OF cornmeal, ground oats, wheat
shorts and meat scraps and keep this
mash before tho chicks in . dry state.
In the South it 10 difricult to obtain
any Of these meat foods. Good results
are obtained by using \ mash OF equal
parts by weight Of cornmeai and
ground oats. and either prime feeding
cottonseed meal. peameal. peanut meal
or soybean meal. MIX this mash, with
tho cooked table scraps and vegetables
out OF tho chicken pot. and feed It
literally every morning. Scatter any
whole grain ON tho grass twice daily.
or let tho chickens run in pea field.
Every family In tho South should
hatch $50 chicks this fall Commence
the hens or ineubators September 1
and continue through October. These
chicks will grow 40 we'll la any part Of
Dixie as tho chicks Matched In the
spring. In three months the cockerels
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-19

Indian Runner ducks are growing
rapidly In popular favor. and In some
sections are competing with hens for
favor among poultrymen. Remarkable
records for egg production have been
made by the Indian Runners. which are
good foragers. grow rapidly and reach
maturity early.
Full-grown specimens weigh from
four to four and half pounds. This is
about half the weight of Pekins. but is
not too small for profitable marketing.
marketing size quickly. The old fowls
are good foragers and the heaviest
laying breed Of ducks known
The market is far from being s,,n
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-19

parison with the satisfaction of iiv-
ing we'll in war times
Only Temporary building NcceAsary.
An inexpensive shed six by eight
feet In size will accommodate fifteen
hens. while one eight by ten feet will
take care of thirty egg producers.
This shed faces the south and the front
is six feet high, with the back foot
lower to shed the rain. Place door
in one end. Cover the upper four feet
Of the front with wire netting. This
style OF open-front poultry house. with
cloth curtain dropped over the wire
to keep out the snow. has even sup
erseded poultry houses with windows
in the cold north. In the Southern
climate, board one foot wide is nail
ed temporarily in the back wall near
the roof and removed In hot weather
to provide more ventilation. The two
ends and the rest OF the back wall are
made tight to prevent drafts in win
ter.
II you are living on a small lot. you
can confne your hens. pen six by
fifteen feet is sufficiently large for the
small house. and a pen eight by twenty
feet for the larger house. / have a
similar poultry house and Enclosed ru
in my garden. 1t Is eight by ten feet.
The temporary run Is attached to the
west side Of the house and | confne
the hens when they would injure the
garden. The sides Of this run are
only two feet high. They are made
of lsthcovered frames. The top OF
the run consists OF frames four by
eight feet in size covered with wire
netting. These frames rest on the low
walls. Once in two weeks remove
the top frames and dig up the run. It
makes a cheap. healthful and satisfac-
tory outdoor pen. There is no need
Of erecting an expensive fence around
the poultry house. unless you intend
to have n permanent plant.
Inside the house you will need two
roosts made OF lumber two inches
square that rest in notched boards
nailed to the end walls near the back
OF the house three feet above the
ground. Under these roosts It Is bet
ter to have a board three feet wide to
catch the droppings and keep the floor
clean. Get three or four empty boxes
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-19

about eighteen inches cubic size. and
nail n six-inch board at one side Of
the open top. Place these boxes on
bricks or stones with the open side to
the front. make a nest from straw or
excelsior. and buy a china egg for
each nest. Set pail Of fresh water
on top Of one Of the nests, and nail
box four inches wide and deep and
foot long near the floor and keep It
filled with crushed oyster shells. Feed
the hens all empty egg shells also.
BY making inquiries in town you can
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-19

piled. and duck farmers are finding this
profitable branch OF the business. The
heaviest laying ducks necessarily arc
the most profitable. and duck growers
arc finding the Indian Runners both
colored and white, very satisfactory for
this purpose.
The White Indian Runner duck makes
better appearance when dressed than
the colored Indian Runner. 1t has
every other quality of the Indian Run
ner. and its spreading popularity bids
fair to result. In very few years. in
the supremacy OF the White Indian
Runner duck over its sister with col
ored feathers
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-19
Only Temporary building Nc

parison with the satisfaction of iiv-
ing we'll In war times.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-12-20

w. A. Tawney was up from Ogal-
lah last Friday using our side walks.
Go to the American House for your
Christmas dinner. Read their bill of
fare in this issue.
The World is short of news this
week on account of the rush of job
work and short of help in the office.
At least one out of every seven
people in the U. S. should belong to
the Red Cross. That will give US
$4,000, OOO
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Bundy left last
Friday evening for Ohio where they
will spend the winter. They will re-
turn in the spring.
Clyde Poffenberger went to Salina
the first of the week and autoed home
in a new Overland sedan. It's the
SWEETEST car in town.
Last Monday evening about seventy
five men from different parts of the
county met at the court room for the
purpose of organizing a Home Guard.
Ira Hobbs, son of W. H. Hobbs, of
ST. Peter, was a Wa-Keeney visitor
last Friday. Mr.. Hobbs is stationed
at Camp Funston and was home on a
furlough He is a fine looking soldier.
Sanol Eczema Prescription is a
famous old remedy for all forms OF
Eczema and skin diseases Sanol IS
a guaranteed remedy Get 35c
large trial bottle at the drug store
Adv. 13.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-12-20

Johnnie Hixson and Cliff Baker
went down to Kansas City Wednesday
night.
VIM. Schrenkler left the first of the
week for Freeport, ILL.,, where he will
visit relatives until after the holidays.
Grandpa Poffenberger was on. the
sick list Thursday and in consequence
his barber shop was closed for the
day.
j. w. Bingham spent Sunday with
his family. Mr.. Bingham is foreman
of the Russell Record office and ex-
poets to move his family to that city
shortly.
Earl Croft returned Saturday night
from Kansas City where he took the
examination to join the navy. Earl
was turned down on account of a
weak heart.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-12-20

Rex Morgan came up from Salina
the latter part of last week to spend
the holidays with home folks
Mr. and Mrs. Leo. Staatz left the
first of the week for Topeka, to visit
Mrs. Staatz parents during the holi-
days.
Banker Downie and Druggist La
certe were down from Collyer last
Monday evening and attended the
Home Guard meeting, also took in
the picture show.
The second number of the lecture
course was given at the Garden
Theater last Thursday evening by the
Hungarian quartette. The might was
beastly cold and small crowd was in
attendance. Those who We're there
were given a treat as the music was
of high class order.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-12-20
For sale by HARDMAN LUMBER co.

Trego County Chapter A. R. C. as
sisted by the Country Club and Oak
Street neighbors, sent a box of %
Christmas packages to be distributed
among homeless soldiers at Camp
Funston.
The following were the contribu-
tors: Mrs. J., C. Cortright, Mrs. Stella
Larrabee, Mrs. w. Y. Herrick, Mrs.
c. r. Hille, Mrs. T. B. Hays, Mrs. A.
H. Blair, Mrs. Ida Pierson, Mrs. L. C.
Gleason, Miss Lillian Wendt, Mrs. A.
S. Peacock, Mrs. j.. H. Poffenberger,
Miss Minnie Bryant, Mrs. E. Kellogg,
Mrs. S. j. Straw, Mrs. w. Mattingly,
Mrs. Lucia Wonner, Mrs. T. J. Rhoden,
Mrs. Will Kulp, Miss Eulah Rhoden,
Ralph CIPHER, Mrs. May Larrabee,
Mrs. Sue Williams, Mrs. ]. w. Phares,
Mrs. H. Long, Mrs. w. w. Gibson,
Mr.. Campbell, Mrs. Ralph Pierson,
Miss May Curry, Mrs. F. D. Wonner,
Mrs. P. DeBoer, Mrs. M. w. Mason,
Mrs. Maude Chalk, Mrs. Walter Baker,
Mrs. 0 Layman, Miss Bernice Mat
tingly, Mrs. j. H. Niesley, Mrs. Gle
Rhoden, Mrs. Geo. Stephens, Mrs. E.
L. VanDorn, Mrs w. A. Rhoden.
Mrs. S. A. Blair,
Secretary Kensington.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-12-20
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

Red Cross drive this week.
One hundred eighty five Red Cross
members by the High School girls IN
four hours
Groups are working in the country
today, Thursday.
Attendance good-some sickness
Julia Hillman, Harold Smith and
Marjory Icely are among the absences
the past few days on account of sick
ness.
Christmas program at 2:30 Friday
An interesting program has been pre-
pared. Everybody invited
Vacation will begin December 21st
and end with January 1st- Every per-
son ready for January End and the
drive down the home stretch
A Merry Christmas to ALL
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-12-20
NOTICE TO MEMBERS

The annual meeting of the Farmers
Union of Trego county will meet at
the Court House in Wa-Keeney, on
Saturday, December 20, 1917, at 200
o'clock p. m. Local lodges will please
send delegates.
D. E. CIPHER,
Secretary.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-12-20
Banker Bob Tague was down from
Collyer last Wednesday.

| Banker Bob Tague was down from
Collyer last Wednesday.
| Don't miss Baby Nine" Christ
mas night at the Garden Adv. It.
| For Sale-Angues yearling bull,
$50. James O'Toole, Banner, Kansas.
Adv. 43 2t.
Wanted-Girl for general house
work. Address P. o. box 312 or phone
/ 94-Adv. 43.
I'VE are seven" the little maid re-
piled Will you be the one to join the
Red Gross?
Postmaster Harvey was up from
Banner Wednesday paying taxes and
attending to other business.
/ Lieutenant Carol B. Kelly left
Tuesday evening for New York. Kelly
expects to go to France shortly.
/ Ernest DIETRICH and Ray Cockrell,
of Ogallah, made a business trip to
Wa-Keeney the first of the week.
Glen G. Jones was on the Kansas
City market the first of the week
with a mixed car of cattle and hogs.
Fred Halbleib was in town last
Tuesday digging up his annual taxes.
He reports wheat in his vicinity as
doing fine.
B. F. Fitzpatrick and VIM. Haug,
of Franklin township were pleasant
callers at this Office last Thursday
afternoon.
1
head of horses at Cooks barn last
Saturday. 1t seems as this is a poor
time of the year to sell horses.
J. W. Homler, who lives east of
town called Thursday forenoon and
| enrolled his wifes name on our list.
Mr. Hom1er moved here from Enter
prise, Kansas
Misses Mary Ufford and Hazel Nor
gan returned last Thursday night
from trip to Kansas City and Glasco.
Kansas, where they visited with, Mrs.
Perry Johnson, who is sister of Miss
Ufford.
Mrs. c. L. Hartman and Mrs. J. w.
Spena left last Monday evening for a
visit in Denver. The ladies will visit
in the city while Mr.. Hardman does
some lumber invoicing in the near by
/ towns.
Arthur and Eddie Keraus came
home last Sunday night from Kansas
City where they enlisted in the navy
They were sent home to appear again
about January 1st and will then be
sent to the Great Lakes training sta
ton at Chicago.
Mrs. w. c. P Rhoades received a
letter from Carl Mitchell, somewhere
in France, in which he says he likes
the country and is eager to fight the
Kaiser. She also received the sad
news that Frank Rhoades, of the First
Balloon squadron, at Fort Omaha
was in the hospital, but is improving
VIM. Polkowsky, of Collyer, chaper-
oned the two little Vandebur sisters
from Collyer last Monday to this city
where they visited at the home OF
Grandpa Thomas, later they left fol
/ their home at Manhattan. Mr.. Pol
kowsky made this office a pleasant
call
L. G. johnson went to Denver Tues
day and returned Thursday morning
He bought another car load of sheep
This makes three cars of sheep ship
ped in by him inside of two weeks
The farmers are beginning to realize
that small flock of sheep on the
farm is a money maker.
On Saturday evening DR.. and, Mrs
U. S. Miller will leave for quite al
. extended Xmas holiday trip. They
will go to Natoma from here then OF
!, to Luray to spend Xmas after which
they will leave for a short visit il
Kansas City and on their return tril
, from there will stop in Osborne ape
) Woodston. There trip will be Of !;
week or ten days duration.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-12-20
vODA LOCAL MEETING

The regular meeting of the Voda
local TAP will be held at the Voda
school house on Saturday, December
22nd- For the purpose of installing
officers for the ensuing year. All
members are cordially invited to be
present at this meeting. Supper will
be served after the meeting.
r. Owens.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-12-20

Do you get up at night? Sano1 is
surely the best for all kidney or
bladder troubles. Sanol gives relief
in "a hours from all backache and
bladder trouble Sanol is a guaran-
teed remedy. 35c and $1.00 bottle
at the drug store Adv.1S.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-12-20

FOR HOMELESS SOLDIERS
The Kensington Auxiliary of the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-12-20

Last Tuesday the linotype machine
refused to perform its usual duty
with out baking and between the OPP
orators and editors efforts to adjust
things there was nothing doing. We
put in an S. o. S. call to Chas. Stein
berger and he responded to our dis
tress signal and it was not long IN
til our trust worthy machine was hum
ming along at its usual pace. Stein
is an adept at machinery there being
little along that line that he does not
understand, and better still know how
to repair so that it stays repaired.
Last Monday evening a meeting for
the organization of a Home Guard
was called and about 125 responded.
The organization applied to the gov
eminent for home guard unit and 81
have signed up. The following officers
were elected Pete DeBoer, Chief Ex-
ecutive; DR.. Herrick, Surgeon; j. H
Hickman, Secretary. This is mighty
good move in the right direction and
Will receive the hearty cooperation
of everybody interested in the main
our town and county.
Last Monday evening a fare well
party was given in honor of Second
Lieutenant c. B. Kelly, at the pleas
ant home of Mr.. and Mrs c. R. Hille.
Refreshments were served and very
delightful evening was enjoyed. As a
mark of their good wishes and esteem
Lieutenant Kelly was presented with
substantial gift Those present were
Mr. and Mrs w. L. Larrabee, Mr. and
Mrs R. R. Ufford, Mr.. and Mrs. II.
R. Wonner, Mr.. and Mrs Walter
Baker, Mr. and Mrs s. j. Straw, Mr..
and Mrs. J. H. Hickman, Mr.. and Mrs.
l. c. Gleason and Miss Margaret
Swiggett-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-08
Mrs. Barr at Home

CHRISTINE A Fife Fisher Girl BY Amelia ?.
BAR with a frontispece BY Stockton MuNori.
limo. PIP. 372 D. Appleton & 60.
Mrs. Bars productivity is rivalled
By her versatility. She has hitherto
given us fine romances of Old New
York and, with equal felicity, Of revolu-
tiorary Texas. Only little while ago
she gave US as one in the fourth score
of her volumes the story of heroine
of the English coal mines, and now she
gives one of brave fisher lass on the
Scottish coast. In this latter scene we
are not sure but that she is Of all most
al home. For though her actual home
has been on the bank of the Hudson for
many years, and she has written OF New
York as rev others have done, We must
remember that she was born IN Lanca-
shire and that she spent her early life
and acquired her academic education IN
Scotland and has for that country ever
since cherished a peculiar affection.
Certainly. no lifelong Scot could
write more authoritatively or more
s,mpatheticaly of the folk Of Fife thar
does she in this charming tale, full Of
the fragrance Of the heather ana the
silt breath of the sea We should hest
tate whether 10 admire the more her
depiction Of nature or her keen insight
into the human heart. In both there Is
the compelling power OF TRUTH Wnile
through all the book there are the az,
traction of an interesting narrative and
that charm of sweet and noble cnarac-
ter for which we have long been accus-
toned unfailingly 70 look in the writ
ings of the dean Of our women noyelists.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-08
Aviation

THE AIR MAN. His Conqucs's in Peacc and
War By Francis A Collins. illustrated limo.
pp xiii. al. The Century Company.
There is no phase of the present war,
and there is nothing in twentieth
century scientific achievement, that
more strongly appeals to the imagina-
ton than mans mastery Of the air.
The swifteSt motor car on the surface
of the earth and the most adventurous
submarine boat exploring the depths
OF the sea must yield precedence in
fascination TO the aircraft, soaring
above mountain peaks and looking
down uDon the clouds. In practical
efficiency, toe. and both commercial
and military Importance, the naviga-
tor Of the air ranks as the peer of the
others. We shall expect to see aerial
rather than submarine liners regularly
plying across the Atlantic.
Mr.. Collins has given US here q
notably interesting and instructive
book about this latest triumph of man
over the elements. 1t contains enough
of romance and adventure to fascinate
the reader. while in non-technlcal but
accurate language it gives vast fund
of useful information, The numerous
illustrations, from photographs, are
admirably executed. and some OF them
give such views of such scenes as
few years ago would have been re-
garded as quite impossible to secure.
To those who merely want to know
about aviation, and to those who wish
TO engage in il, the volume Is TO be
most heartily recommended.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-08
From Graustark to Vermont

GREEN FANCY. BY George Barr McCutcheon.
With irontispece by c. Allan Gilbert. LIMO
~. 3Jj. DOdd. Mead d Co.
We might class this as a detective
story, for it has every characteristic
element thereof, in mystery, advent
ure, achievement, and as such 1t should
be ranked high. We might class it as
romance, for it is essentially romantic
from the first line to the last, or as
comedy, for it is instinct with wit and
humor; or as tragedy, for blood is
spilled and lives are lost. But on the
whole it will perhaps be best to class
it simply as a McCotcheon book, and
what that means the innumerable COM
pany of pilgrims to Graustark will not
need to be told.
The scene is laid amid New Eng
land hills; in Vermont, We assume;
and it is interesting 70 observe the
equal facility with which Mr.. Nc
Cutcheon employs the local color" Of
that region and that Of legendary
Graustark or the realm of Prince Bo-
laroz the Sixth. There are extraya-
gances and impossibilities in it, but
they are made to seem plausible and
natural, and invariably interesting.
The humor is abundant, spontaneous
and irresistible. The action is spirit
ed and daring TO a degree. In brief,
it is Mr.. McCutcheon at his best;
which is probably all that needs to be
said to commend it 10 the Jealous at
tention of a multitude of delighted
readers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-08
Eating With the Devil

THE LONG SPOON By Mrs. Charles Bryce. Emo.
pp. sOs. Tho John Lane Company
There might be some doubt in the
readers mind as TO whether the say
ing of Chaucer's Squire was meant TO
apply to Lady Averill or 10 her IN
speakable beast of a husband, or mere
ly to the necromancy scene. Il could
apply to any one as well as TO any
other. The story is not uninteresting,
though much of it is repulsive because
of the brutality of Sir Hugo; and
there are some admirably drawn dra-
matte scenes. The element of NEGRO
NANCY is employed, too, with effect. But
there is too great a tendency TO dwell
tediously upon the mental processes
of the characters, which should be
quite obvious without word of eX-
planation; while the attitude and con-
duet of Lady Averill toward first
Blount and then Gerard, at the close
of the story. are altogether uncon-
vincing and, indeed, impossible.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-08

Also il is instinct with humor, and with
good humor, which is quite another
thing; and has certain penetrating
vision of the heart Of 1917 society-so
up to date is it-including its frailties
as we'll as its virtues.
But Mr. Hughes mars his delightful
writing by straining after what ne may
regard as distinction of style, but what
really strikes the reader as affectauon
which, persisted in, becomes wearIsome.
II does not seem desirable TO have more
than one paradox on page, or more
than one epigram in paragraph.
Many Of Mr.. Hughes's clever sayings,
phrases, antitheses and what not are
indeed very clever; but there are too
many of them. We are half tempted at
times to suspect that the story was
written for the sake Of them, for the
sake of showing of the authors mental
nimbleneSs and verbal deXterlty, IN
stead Of these bright sayings being
coined for the sake Of adOrning the
story. There is also the use of obso-
lete, fantastic and sometimes illeglu-
mate words, or words not suited to the
context. Thus he speaks OF the en-
trance TO the subway as "a Dig SuDtet-
rene ROOM" Now "subterrene" never
was a good word, it has long been obso-
lete, and its employment in such a mar
rative is homogeneous. Underground"
would have been UNNECESSARILY better.
On the very same page, too, we find
"plebeiance," for which we know no
good authority, and for which the IA
nliliar "plebeianism" would surely have
been a desirable substitute. So 'in-
numerably" would have been better
than "innumerously," which is unknown
to the dictionary; while as for Gil
foyles intention "to sonnetiZe Anita
into perenniality well, we must ad-
nit that the words are in the die
tionary.
We thus dwell upon some OF the
blemishes of this decidedly entertain
ing book because IL IS an entertaining
book and because its author is so good
writer that it is a pity 20 have his
work thus marred. One of the charms
of his story is its simplicity and direct
ness; but we must wish that he had
employed equal simplicity and direct
ress in the telling of il.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-08
Blundering Detectives

~ THE NIGHT By r. Go-,n Barnes. limo pp
"a Louguans, Green CO.
The intention Of this story is better
than its execution. The plot is at once
more ingenious and pulling and more
natural than that of the average ode
tective story" Moreover, the author
adopts the praiseworthy but too uncom-
mon course of taking his readers into
his confidence and letting them know at
once all that the investigators discover,
or imagine that they discover. Both
the professional and the amateur de-
tectives do clever work, but blunder,
and the final disclosure is surprise TO
all. The chief fault is certain lack Of
fexibility and excess of formallty in
style, which may be accounted for by
the circumstances in which the book
was written. But thi. fault does not
destroy the absorbing interest of the
tale.