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Good seat Tor CoilaS.
A hurried examination IS likely to
prove disappointment. Observe
blemishes, vice, faulty conformation,
unsoundness and general characteris-
tics. Common blemishes are scars
from old wounds, poll evil, scratches.
shoe boils and small ruptures. Com
mon vices are halter pulling, cribbing,
kicking, stall walking, weaving, and
biting. Common faults Of conforma-
ton are straight shoulders, crooked,
weak or improperly set legs, eve
neck, long, weak back and dropping
Group.
Common unsoundness are splnts,
thoroughpin, SPAWN, curb, extreme
fistula, ringbone, side bones, extreme
atrOphy of muscles, contracted ten
dons and broken wind. General char
acteristics include fleshing, tempera-
ment, quality, color, and age. In final
selection, look for the good qualities
and weigh them against the defects,
Enlargements or sears tdue TO de-
formity, unusual mishap, or uncom-
mon disease) not conforming to any
of those discussed should cause
horse to be rejected unless the nature
of the cause and the detriment to the
value and usefulness Of the animal Is
self-evident. Experience gained by
examining large numbers Of horses
will aid In quickening the eye and
Judgment, thereby making it possible
to perceive readily any unusual condi-
ton, but 1t should be remembered that
hurried examination Is liable to
prove a disappointment, consequently
plenty of time should be taken in
making the examination, because time
Is much cheaper than money tied up
in an unsatisfactory horse. If pos
sible, get history of the animal, and
while you are about it, get history
of the person having 1t for sale. SO
many defects may be covered up by
such unfair methods as drugging that
1t Is good plan to make purchases
only from those with good reputa-
tions. Horses offered at auction sales
should be thoroughly examined pre-
vious to their being brought into the
ring, or else they should be tried out
IN compliance with the rules of the
sale before time for settlement.
1t Is well not to form the habit of
seeing only the defects, for horses, like
people, are seldom perfect, conse-
quently IN judging them weigh the
good qualities against the bad. A
horse should be valued by the amount
of service he will perform rather than
by his minor shortcomings.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-07-26
DAIRY
VENTILATION OF DAIRY BARN
by Supply Of Fresh Alr-klnu
System Described.

More of us every year are building
barns with ventilating flues or put
ting fiues into stables already built.
Fresh air means better health in herds.
The system described by f. II. King,
the Wisconsin authority on ventila.
ton, never has been outclassed. It is
the natural way.
In illustration, the movement Of the
air Is shown by arrows. The pure air
comes in above the animals and the
foul air Is taken out through the out
take shafts which have their openings
down near the floor and extend up
through the roof or to the eupola,
Some builders run the shafts straight
up through the roof. others run them
up to the roof and then over to the
cupola, and some join the lower shafts
at the ceiling and then use but one
main shaft to the roof at each end
as shown here.
The galvanized metal shaft is pre-
ferred by most dairymen who have
used this sort Of ventilating system.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-07-26
METH0DSOFDR DRYING
Three Ways Applicable in Making
Dried Products.
When Artificial Heat 10 to Be Used,
Freshly Cut Fruits and Vegeta-
bles Should Be Exposed First
to Gentle Heat.

(From FARMERS BULLETIN S41, United
States Department of Agriculture)
Three main ways Of drying are ap-
plicable in the home manufacture OF
dried fruits and vegetables, namely,
sun drying, drying by artificial heat.
and drying by air blast. These, OF
course, may be combined. In general,
most fruits or vegetables, to be dried
quickly, must first be shredded or cut
into slices, because many are too large
to dry quickly or are covered with
skin, the purpose Of which Is to pre-
vent drying out. When freshly cut
fruits or vegetables are to be dried by
means Of artificial heat, they should
be exposed first to gentle heat and
later to the higher temperatures. Ii
the air applied at the outset Is Of too
high d temperature, the cut surfaces
of the sliced fruits or vegetables be-
come hard, or scorched, covering the
juicy Interior so that 1t will not dry
out. Generally 1t Is not desirable that
the air temperature In drying should
go above 140 degrees to $50 degrees
Fahrenheit, and 1t Is better to keep 1t
well below this point. Insects and In
sect eggs are killed by exposure to
heat of this temperature.
Degree Of Heat
1t is important to know the degree
of heat in the drier, and this cannot
be determined very accurately except
by using thermometer. Inexpensive
oven thermometers can be found on
the market, or an ordinary chemical
Catoctin clarion., 1917-07-26
CAUSE OF SCOURS IN CALVES
Avoid Irregular Feeding and Dirty
Milk or Pails-Best to Separate
Affected Animal.

ScOurs in calves are caused by ir.
regular feeding, overfeeding, sudden
change of feed, fermented feeds, feed:
Ing dirty or sour milk or milk of dis
eased cows the use of dirty milk pals
or feed boxes, and damp. dirty stables.
AS soon as scours are discovered it Is
best to separate the affected calf from
the others and carefully disinfect the
pen,
Catoctin clarion., 1917-07-26
DAIRY PRODUCTS IN DEMAND
impossible to Buy First-class Dairy
Cows at $50 Per Head-Breed Up
the Common Stock.

The great demand for dairy prod
ucts has caused the price Of good
dairy cows to be very high. Reports
from associations of dairymen show
that It Is impossible to buy first-class
dairy cows at even $50 head. With
such demand for cows in old dairy
districts, there will be few good cows
moved into new dairy territory. So,
the only way new districts can be sup
piled must be by breeding up the
common stock by the use of good dairy
bred bulls.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-07-26

Sliced Beets In Tray, Ready for Drying.
move surface moisture and dry from
three to three and one-half hours at
same temperature as string beans
Peppers.
(a) Peppers may be dried by split
ting on one side, removing seed, dry
ing in the air, and finishing the dry
Ing In the drier at 140 degrees Fahren-
heit. A more satisfactory method is
to place peppers In biscuit pan In oven
and heat until skin blisters, or to
steam peppers until skin softens, peel,
split in half. take out seed, and dry
at 40 degrees to 14O degrees Fahren-
heit. In drying thick-fleshed peppers
like the pimento, do not increase heat
too quickly, but dry slowly and even
ly.
(b) Small varieties of red peppers
may be spread in the sun until wilted
and the drying finished in the drier,
or they may be dried entirely in the
sun.
(c) Peppers often are dried whole.
II they are large they can be strung
on stout thread; II small, the whole
plant can be hung up to dry.
Spinach and Parsley.
Spinach that Is In prime condition
Of greens should be prepared by care
full washing and removing the leaves
from the roots. Spread the leaves on
trays to dry thoroughly. Slicing will
greatly facilitate drying.
Parsley should be treated In the
same way as spinach.
Herbs.
Celery tops, parsley, mint. sage, and
herbs Of all kinds need not be
blanched, but should be washed well
and dried In the sun or In the drier.
These are good for fiavoring soups,
purees, gravies, omelets, etc.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-07-26
Power of New Sea Mines.

AS an instance of the power of the
latest sea mines, writes correspond
ent, one which we exploded in shall
low channel threw high into the air
parts of the rocky bottom, and wide
area of the sea was discolored by the
upheaval of the soil. When the mines
are blown up, the surface for long af-
ter presents an extraordinary appear
ance, with thousands of all kinds OF
fish lying stunned. The majority are
not killed, only stunned, and after
getting blown out with the air, they
wriggle about on the surface before
they sufficiently recover to swim below
to their natural level; meanwhile, our
patrols take advantage of the situa-
ton to harvest several boxes Of the
choicest.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-07-26
SOME "D0N'TS" FOR ORCHARD
Spraying 10 Only Precautionary and
Must 30 Applied In Advance OF
Expected Pests.

CBy FRANK B. CROSS. Department Of
Horticulture, Oklahoma A. and M. Col
lege, Stillwater.)
Don't forget to spray.
Don't spray just for the sake Of do
ing something! At best spraying Is
only precautionary and must be ap-
piled in advance Of the expected attack
Of pests.
Don't neglect the fertility Of the soil
Plants must "eat" to live.
Don't expect the plants and trees to
take care of themselves; cultivate,
prune and spray.
Trees and plants are easily grown,
and will make life brighter.
Don't plant too many annuals-bet-
ter use perennials and shrubs.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-07-26
WHAT WOULD YOU Do THEM?
Question Put to Would-Re Drivers of
Army Motor Trucks Brings Some
Remarkable Answers.

In New York various auto men have
given their time to the government and
have the task Of examining men for
places as truck drivers in the army.
The answers to the questions would
keep an audience of cigar store Indians
convulSed with mirth, 1t is declared.
The questions are intended to bring
out resourcefulness. for one thing.
"What would you do if you had
spring break?" was one question. Jaw,
I'd leave the truck alongside the road
and go call up garage or the service
station" This out on the road or in the
forests of the continent.
"What would you do if you We're go-
ing up a hill and had to stop your
truck, if you had no brakes" "Well,
I'd let 1t slide back and turn the front
wheels so the rear ones would bump
into the curb and that would hold the
car" These are only two of score of
impossible answers.
A little runt of a young man swag-
gered up to the desk. "Here's a boy
that probably does not know a trans
mission from cat on a telegraph
pole" thought the examiner, for he
told the story on himself.
"What do you know about trucksY
"Aw, everything"
ibid you ever drive Il truck?'
"Me-me. Did ever drive truck?
Say, mister, if Old Man Pershng
wasn't sent t France I'd still be down
on the border takin' care of fleet.
Down there nine months as it wuz."
"Well, what would you do If you
broke front spring?"
"Do? What would do?" with the
accent on the ~ "Wha'd dy y sup
pose I'd do? I'd block it up and go
ahead. Done it lots o times"
"Just suppose you broke rear
spring; could you get along?"
"Could I get along?" (Again heavy
on the ~ "Say, mister, can run a
truck If they's one axle gone. Don't
ask any of us boys that batted around
the border what to do in case O breaks.
We know"
And there was no doubt he could do
all he said, for before he finished with
the examiner he had told him more
about quick repairs than the examiner
ever knew.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-07-26
Skilled labor.

The following Is an excerpt from the
expert testimony of a negro delegate
of local hod carriers union, given in
the municipal court of Cincinnati, o.,
who testified that he had been hod
carrier for 2l years.
Question - State whether or not
there is any apprenticeship in the Hod
Carriers union.
Answer-No sab; when I larn'd TO
be a hod carrier, 1t took me bout half
day.
Question-What are the require
ments necessary for full-fedged hod
carrier?
Answer-Well, fust, you must pay
youah dues in de HOd Carriers union.
and den all it takes Is weak mind
and a strong back to be fust-class
hOd carrier.-The Docket.
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1f7GWSN
HOW APPLE IS M0TH-EATEN
Most Serious Enemy Of All the Five
Hundred Different Kinds OF En-.
emIes 10 Cooling Moth.

OF all the 800 different kinds Of In
sects which attack the apple, the
fruits most serious enemy Is the
codling moth.
It Is nothing unusual for fully one
fourth of an apple crop to be ruined
BY the c0dling moth. In New York
state the value Of the fruit destroyed
in this way every year is estimated at
over $2,OOO,O0O.
The codling moth passes the winter
as a full-grown caterpillar, curled up
in a tough silken cocoon under flakes
Of bark or in crevices in the trees.
With the first warm days OF spring
the caterpillars begin to transform to
dark brownish pupae.
About two weeks after the apple
blossoms fall the pupae become moths.
Their wings when expanded measure
about three-fourths Of an inch.
The average life Of moth Is about
ten days. and each female lays from
80 to 100 eggs. These hatch In ten
Catoctin clarion., 1917-07-26
BEES NECESSARY FOR FRUIT
Big Factor In Production, Especially
Those Requiring PoIIInixatIon-
Trees Always Help.

Bees are a big factor in fruit pro-
duction. especially those fruits requir-
ing cross pollinizatlon such as many
varieties of apples anl pears. Even
the self-fertilizing peach grows bigger
and finer when cross pOllinized. In
growing fruit there Is just as much
room at the top as ever, but remember
the top is higher up than formerly.
Fruit trees on farm, even though not
in bearing, always help Its selling
value,
Catoctin clarion., 1917-07-26
attention TO BUSH FRUITS
n Patch Is to Produce Heavy Annual
Crops Thinning and Pruning Are
Of Much Importance.

Pruning and thinning of bush fruits
are necessary If the patch Is to pro-
duce heavy annual crops of fruit. All
dead and diseased wood should be kept
removed and refuse Of this sort should
be burned to destroy alternating In
sects and disease spores. Plants which
become affected with the orange rust
should be dug out, roots and all, and at
once burned.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-07-26
BERRY PATCH FOR HOME USE
Every Farm Should Have Strawberry
Bed, Raspberry Bushes and Few
Currant Bushes.

(By LIE ROY CADY, Associate Horticul-
turist University Farm. st. Paul. Minn)
Every farm home should have good
strawberry bed, seventy-five or more
raspberry bushes and few black,
white and red currant bushes. The
black currants are thrifty and vigor-
GUS of growth. Red currants are
sometimes a encouragement because
the currant worm gets the leaves. This
is easily prevented by spraying with
paris green or arsenate of lead.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-07-26
FEED CALF SEPARATED MILK
This May Be Done Where Animals Are
Especially Strong at Birth-Make
Change Gradually.

Calves especially strong at birth may
be put on separated milk entirely at
two weeks of age, but this should not
be attempted with weak ones. Until
the calf is in vigorous and thrifty con-
dition no attempt should be made to
change to separated milk. This change
should always be made gradually.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-07-26

rectfons are given here may be DRIED
either with or without preliminary
blanching. In such cases both meth
ods are described. Alternative meth
DDS are designated by letters.
Sweet Corn.
Only very young and tender corn
should be used for drying, and 1t
should be prepared at once after gath
ering.
(a) Cook in boiling water two to
Ave minutes, long enough to set the
milk. Cut the kernels from the COB
Catoctin clarion., 1917-07-26
ALFALFA FAVORED FOR cows
Amount Of Protein Necessary to Feed
In Form Of Expensive Concen.
trates ls Reduced.
(By PROF. J. C. KENDALL.)

(By PROF. J. c. KENDALL.)
Where alfalfa is available for dairy
cows the amount of protein that Is
necessary to feed in the form Of ex-
pensive concentrates is materially and
profitably reduced. For cows that do
not give large yields Of milk, bal
anced ration can be made by feeding
alfalfa hay and ensllage. This makes
a homegrown ration that can be pro-
duced cheaply, very important factor
in the economical production Of dairy
products.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-07-26
SOUNDNESS OF HORSE
One of the First Considerations
of the Buyer.
Temporary Unftness Should Be Dis
tinguished From Permanent Un.
soundness-Some Of Common
Faults and Blemishes.
(By II. Fl. REESE.)

(By II. II. HEESE.)
Selection of a horse must be based
primarily on thorough, systematic
examination the examination should
be based on clear knowledge of de-
sirable and undesirable qualities. Not
only the presence of unsoundness but
also the condition or seriousness Of
the unsoundness should be noted.
Temporary unfltness should be distin-
guished from permanent unsoundness.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-07-26
Mean Brutel

"Pooh" sneered Mrs. Gabb. "Why,
I could have married dozen men be-
fore I took YOU" II don't doubt It,"
growled Mr. Gabb. Thirteen always
was my unlucky number"
Catoctin clarion., 1917-07-26
Vanilla In Roots Of Oats.

Vanilla, the active principle which
makes vanilla Ice cream so popular,
has been found to occur in the roots
of oats and the leaves and roots of
number Of plants.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-07-26
A Poor Investment.

"a friend that you have to buy won't
be worth what you pay for him, no
matter what that may be."-George d.
Prentice.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-07-26
Electricity Widely Used.

The statement has been made that
70 per cent of the people In the United
States use electricity in some service
or other in their daily lives.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-07-26

A general rule seems to be We'll tried
out that thirty square inches of out
take and intake area are about right
for each grown animal housed In the
stable. This being true, there would
be needed two shafts, each 10 by Is
for a herd Of ten cows. The intake
openings should be Of the same area.
A damper In the ceiling at G can
be opened IL the temperature Of the
stable grows too warm. There can be
no regular circulation unless there are
as many and as large intakes as OUT
takes. Also, the intakes should let the
air In at the ceiling or above the level
Of the lower openings in the outtakes
or foul-air shafts
Catoctin clarion., 1917-07-26
First Style Show.

When Adam and Eve put on fig
leaves they organized the first style
show.-Cincinnati Times-Star.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-07-26

NaN'ty.
days or less into little caterpillars,
whitish In color and about one-six-
teenth of an inch In length.
The little caterpillars live for lit
tie while on the leaves. but soon make
their way to the youLg apples where
they find the feeding they like best.
Most OF them epter the apples at the
blossom end. After feeding for a
short time in the calyx cavity they
burrow to the core, eat the seeds and
hollow out a large cavity which be-
comes filed with masses of waste
matter and silk.
The best means Of fighting the cod
ling moths Is to spray the apple trees
three times each season with mix
ture Of arsenats Of lead and lime sui
phur.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-07-26

Bridge Costs $50, 900 900.
The He'll Gate bridge, now nearing
completion, cost $3O,OOO,OOO.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-07-26
And Profit BY 1t.

Remember always one today is w0rtll
two tOmorrOws.
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FARM AND ACRE TRACTS

FOR sALE-l.No acres, OF which $40
prairie. 500 acres rich valley OF delta
formation. practically all In cultiva ton;
two commodlous dwellings, two large
barns, blacksmith shop. so tenant houses,
four bored wells four miles TO railroad
on rock road ono mile TO county aGricul-
tural high school. labor ample and cheap:
produces one bale cotton and rs bushels
OF corn to tho acre and other crops In
proportion fine for alfalfa $50 per acre
cash or terms. At present prices good
farmer and manager should mako with a
Write the owners. Box 2i5. Aberdeen.
Miss
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! GIRLS take charge ot collar cleaning
department Dinks Parrish Laundry. 2
broadway Circle
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FEMALE HELP WANTED.

STARCHrRS and machine girls wanted
Dlnks Parrish Laundry, ? Broadway
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PROF. W. W. HARRIES,

UXPERT COMMERCIAL TUTON
/ Ot10oGraphic, secretArisl and CONNER
al courses; higher accounting. penmRn-
GS1D, bvetnees English, and all CONNER
0I subjects; thorouEhness IL the kcy-
- q our business training, each stu
IN Foceivss individual instruction ac-
60s1lns 70 her requirements; this saves
20 much valuable time; and therefore
~ tfalninG any hour In the day. night
0Gkool three hours. five nights weekly
RDoeienced. painstakinG. enthusiastic
tn6orvetors: reduced summer rates this
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HOTEL DIRECTORY

Meals, home style. s5c. rooms. 2So and
soc; lodging per week, 81 90 up; Gloss
to all dcpots; soui straight house
llOis W California, oklahoma city, okla
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Offer Extraordinary

Positively the best buy In Oklahoma
county, 20 acres OF tho best land In tho
county, fine for celery. alfalfa. cabbage.
sweet potatoes. melons or anything on
earth; full sets improvements g.
room house, 6-room house, outbuild-
ings, wells, trackage on 2 railways, moth
Ing like II over offered at $4,000. you will
have TO hurry.
J, W, Pyer Co., Realtors
Wal. 43s 81, and 6l5 Colcord.
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PERSONAL
In AnswerinG Ads. Please hsutisu Times.

FAMOUS soely SpermItic Truss; guar
ante-d TO contract opening; fitted by
expert. also abdominal bolts elastic
trusses. shoulder braces Westfnll Drug
90 Dkls homa civ Dkla
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OIL LAND, LEASES AND STOCK


WANTED D-Conservative stock investors
to investigate the substantial business
proposition We have to offer Gypsy
Queen Oh \ Gas CO.. All Campbell Bldg.
WHAT do you offer for 27O acres OF oil
leases In section rs. l9 and 90 township
north. ! west. Baxter. National Bldg
FOR SALE-S0- acre oil lease, Chelsea
oil field, with one well on II. Kelly
Hurks 30s Campbell Bldg
INVESTORS, speculstors and business
men appreciate the sound proposition
OF the GYPSY queen Detail maps at
3ll Campbell bldg
OFFSET wells. pipe line and power IA
cilities shallow drilling Small capt
taliza ton are some OF tho Gypsy Queens
special advantages Cali 5ll Campbell
Bldg
l 900 ACRES oil leases In Comenchs
county. Kan, for good automobile
Baxter National Rldg
A SAFE oil investment. dividend will
be paid September 10th at percent
per month: over 80 wolls pumping, and
more wells to bo drilled, s55 acres OF
leases. Miami county Kan; pumping
plants with full equipment; no chance
| for loss capital stock Sl7b 900. fully paid
and non -assessable par value VI each:
small block OF stock for sale at 81 per
share. property will be shown II desired
Send remlttances to. or call on The Ma
son oil and Gas company, i0l-2 Scarritt
| Bldg, Kansas City, Mo
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MALE HELP WANTED

fEEDIN0 800 soldiers daily hut II don't
interfere with our regular trade except
between $50 and n m. The Broadway,
Third and Broadway Meals 25c
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SITUATIONS wANTED-FEMALE
In Answering Ads. Please Mention Times.

WANTED Position by experienced ste
noErapher. Phone Wal tlob
WANTED Light set Of books 10 keep
or ledger. sales book. office or cashier
work 300 East Third Call Miss Nv 4"
, 1917-11-08
Williams Marshall.

Last Thursday afternoon at 8 O'Clock
Miss Martha T.. Marshall and Mr..
Thomas ]. Williams we're united in
marriage By Rev. l.. ID. Jarrard, pastor
of the local Presbyterian church. After
the ceremony an elaborate supper was
served by Mrs. NJ. NJ. Gushing, with
the past four years. Mr.. Williams.
whose home is in Tetonia, Idaho, is a
stationary engineer in the employ of
the Union Pacific company.
The young couple left ON the evening
train for Chicago, where they will
spend some time with friends and rela.
tives previous to going to their new
home.