davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The record., 1917-03-01
SHELTER FOR SHEEP.
Plans For Barn Should Include Dry
Floors and Abundance of Air,

1t is impossible to suggest any very
definite sheep barn plans without
knowing under just what conditions
the barn is 10 he ij!iii In planning
barns or sheds Tor Il breeding ii0ciZ Of
sheep q space of ten or twelve square
feet per eve will give sufficient room
The essentials Of shelter for sheep are
Cd dry floor, (2) good roof, (0 an album
dance of fresh air, O. avoid drafts, (J)
avoid narrow doors and passages so a
eve heavy with lamb will not be in
jured, ard G) provide sufficient feed
ing trough space so all the sheep can
eat at the same time.
We find that a shed twenty-five or
thirty feet wide and as long as neces-
sary to house the flock gives very cool
results at the Missouri agricultural eX-
pertinent station. It should be open on
the south and may be built with a feed
trough and feed alley along the north
side. Economy Of rack space may be
secured by the use of movable racks SO
arranged as to make as many lots as
are needed iu the shed. These partition
racks can be moved out of the way
whenever Il wagon is driven in to be
loaded with manure. The shed should
De high enough to afford plenty of loft
room. AS we feed baicd hay, u loft five
feet high at the caves gives us room
enough TO store Il winters supply for
the flock, but if loose hay is put i'll and
fed eorrespondingly more loft room
must bc provided.-Professor II. Hack
olorp
The record., 1917-03-01
A Discredited Denial.

"Who signed the Magma Charta?"
Thus roared-the school inspector thun-
derously. The class sat mute. "Who
signed Magma Charta?" roared the in
spector again.
please, sir" walled a small boy
named O'Brien, ait wasn't me-
The inspector snorted.
THE class is the most ignorant it. has
been my lot to examine
He strobe from the room and out
side met the schoolmistress.
Angrily he narrated the incident.
''Who do you say did that, sir?'' que
ried the teacher.
civilian O'Brien" snorted the in
Epector.
"Bill O'Brien?" repeated the school,
mistress. "Then don't you believe him,
sir. He's the biggest liar here, take my
word for it."-London Telegraph.
The record., 1917-03-01

hands. Use small top milking pail.
This helps to keep foreign matter from
the milk.
Immediately after milking remove
the milk to Il separate room from the
barn to be strained and cooled. Cool
the milk to as low Il temperature as
possible without freezing. Forty or so
degrees +. rctards growth of most
germs and particularly those that cause
milk to sour quickly.
In summer keep flies out of the barn
and milk room. One fly may carry as
many as 10000 germs to the milk.
These may lie disease germs. Manure
should not be allowed to accumulate
around the barn. 1t is breeding place
for flies.
The number OF bacteria in milk de.
Ponds largely upon cleanliness of milk
ing and handling, temperature at
which milk is kept and age of milk.
Therefore clean milk, quick cooling and
prompt delivery are very important
factors in producing pure dairy prod
uctS.
Lime is IL good disinfectant and
should be used literally i'll the dairy
barry. r. Jones, Dairy Husbandry
Department. South Dakota State Col
lcgc.
The record., 1917-03-01
Which One?


Phoebe was bored. In all the SIX
long years of her life she had meyer
spent such a miserable day. Circum-
stances at last grew too strong for her,
and she cried. She was one of those
who do not often cry, but who when
they do make no secret of it. In short,
Phoebe nearly lifted the nursery cell
ing Off.
Upstairs came Phoebe's mother, al
ready dressed in her smartest clothes
ready to have tea with a friend.
"Why, what's the matter, Phoebe!
she asked.
Phoebe, standing lopelessly i'll the
middle of the nursery, only howled the
louder and refused to see anything
cheerful about life.
Lifting the unhappy Child up IN hel
arms and cuddling the tear stained
nt4is face against her own, the mother
walked OVER to the looking glass.
''Just Look, Phoebe, at that ugly little
face in the looking glass"
Phoebe immediately became interest
90 and stopped crying.
Which one, iaotheri' she asked.
The record., 1917-03-01
Study of Beet Roots.

Ten years patient watching and
study indicate that difference in size,
total sugar content and percentage Of
sugar of beet roots furnish HO evidence
of Inheritance and that there is 10 cor
relation between percentage Or guam
tity Of sugar of roots Of ordinary sizes
and their yield of seed, nor between
their yield of seei and percentage Of
sugar in progeny. The concIuGion
geacled fl that the fuctuatiDn In the
percentage and yield Of sugar may be
now regarded az due 10 soil conditipnG,
both as to natuIal fOjUnalong and cul-
tivation OF fertilizer D,etbpda practicc1
The record., 1917-03-01
PORK RAISING PAYS.
Success Depends Largely on Good Hogs
and Right Feeding.


Is the problem of making pork at
profit any greater now that grain feeds
are high? Have we not correspond
ing rise in the values of the product so
that we are just as well off? Let us not
overlook the fact that only good hogs
pay at any time, says the Farm Jour-
nal. Poor swine, poorly kept or wormy,
are a losing proposition under all con-
ditions of the market.
In keeping first quality hogs, espe-
cially pure breeds, there is always the
additional inducement of occasional
sales at good prices to breeders. But in
feeding there is q right way that should
not be forgotten. If you have skim
milk or buttermilk or arc near cream
cry where these may be procured at a
cost Of 40 cents per hundred or less it
will add quality to the ration and do it
profitably Skimmilk is among the fore
most feeds as a grower of young stock,
while it has few equals as a fattcner
when fed with corn.
Says the Indiana experiment station:
THE cost of grain per hundred of gain
The record., 1917-03-01

"A1y wife played a great trick on
gypsy the other day."
The fat plumber was the speaker.
what did she do?" asked the thin
carpenter.
The gypsy wanted to tell her for
tune with some coffee grounds"
Yes"
"And after she was through my wife
asked her if the coffee grounds possess
ed some peculiar charms for fortune
telling"
''What did the gypsy say?"
''Shes said they did,"
'"Then WhatY'
"Then my wife gave her the laugh
and refused to pay her."
"Why?'
Because the sediment in the cup
wasn't coffee grounds at all. We use
substitute. Youngstown Telegram.
The record., 1917-03-01
AROUND THE FARM.

Packing apples attractiyely helps to
sell them for more money.
LimcSulphur spray gets peach leaf
curl. Apply in fall or winter or any
time the leaves are Off
Shrubs that attract birds by tEcir
fruit are worth planting around the
farm home
Painting farm implements and vehi.
clGs is Il good odd job for winter Or
course they are all under cover
Snow is said to be the poor man S
fertilizer, and it is-in the sense that
any man who depends Oh it is bound
to be poor.
Systems Of drains in land that has
been tiled, but that was more or less
wet, have usually paid for themselves
iil four or five years and often in much
less time,
The record., 1917-03-01
PURE BRED POLAND CHINA SOW.

made when corn is so cents per bushel
was $2.II5 per hundred if s!limmilll was
fed. But the cost was $4.0G without
sltimmilk, feeding corn only. For each
cent advance in the price of corn the
pork cost SO cents more when corn
was fed with milk and S.5 cents more
when fed without milk. If milk cannot
be procured tankagc or oilmeal should
be put into the grain ration to balance
up the protein content.
However, aside from the grain ra-
ton, which is high. forage is available
at slight expense, and swine should be
given all they will consume. Try oats
and peas. alfalfa. rape and winter
vetCh.
again, let the makers of pork not
forget that pigs weighing 1Io to 90
pounds each arc the most profitable,
and, luckily, the most popular in the
markets. If possible these weights
should be obtained before the pigs
reach six months of age. keeping the
youngsters growing withoutga setback.
The record., 1917-03-01
Lime Excess Wasteful.

Field experiments recently completed
at the Pennsylvania station indicate
that large excess of lime or limestone
is wasteful and that only a slight ex-
cess over that necessary to "sweeten'
the soil or neutralize acidity should be
applied For the average acid soil
With Pennsylvania conditions one ton
Of burned lime or twice that amount Of
ground limestone per acre is sufficient
for an initial application.
The record., 1917-03-01
Protection Against Mice.

During some winters mice are very
destructive to fruit trees, even after
the latter have been planted several
years. VARIOUS methods of protection
have been suggested. One method is
to wrap ordinary white building paper
around the trunks just before winter
sets in. The paper is fastened with
Irvine.
The record., 1917-03-01

to boost others
along.
One aftern DON
not long since a
youth who lives
in the vicinity
left the car at
Midway station
and was walking
quietly across the
field when he felt
a terrific attack
from the rear that
lifted him COM
pletely off his feet
and advanced him
a yard or so be-
fore he recovered
his BALANCE.
Turning and rec
ognized Billy as
his assailant, the
young man start
ed to sprint. Pur-
The record., 1917-03-01
Rotted Ok IonnIIe

One pound Of cold cooked OK tongue,
six tablespoonfuls Of butter or fat
from tongue, ground mace, made mus
tard, one teaspoonful of mushroom
catsup, red pepper.
Crop tongue fine and put it in a
basin with the butter or the fat from
the tongue, if any is left; season to
taste. Rub the mixture, after it has
been we'll pounded, through a fine
sieve. Press INTO Shall pots, cover
with clarified butter or lard: keen in q
cool place.
The record., 1917-03-01
She Looked Funny to Him.

THAT woman who just went out as
you came in, Silas, is we'll meaning
little creature, but she has less sense
of humor than any of my sex | know"
"Why, Samanthy, l thought just the
other way. If she lacked the quality
you mention she wouldn't dress as she
does. Times Dispatch.
The record., 1917-03-01
SYSTEM or TiLE-DRAINAGE
Good Plan to Make little Map c.
Fields Drsined-Sta4ee Driven
Down Are Good Thing.

After putting down Il system &C ..ic.
drains ON farm, il is a good plan 20
make little '.iap of the fields drained
showing just where each line is.
Then, too, stakes driven Down arc q
good thing. You may want to cl.cnG
cine lines by and by.
The record., 1917-03-01


made a streak through the atmosphere
until the youth, some yards in the lead,
cleared the pasture gate with a single
bound.
A farmer who happened to be pass
ing said to the young man:
Il must say you are some runner"
"Huh!' grinned the youth. you
oughta seen the start | got."-Youngs-
town Telegram.
The record., 1917-03-01
Green Feed For Hens.

Hens ncai some green food III winter
if they are TO lay well. Mangcla, car
rOts and cabb&te hrG good. Hang
them up so that the hens can just
reach them nicely. Sproutcd oats ore
also good. Alfalfa and clover leaves
can be soaked up aud fed to good ad-
vantage.
The record., 1917-03-01
The Good Neiahbor.

He who sows strife between thee and thy
neIghbor-think!-
Poisons tho common we'll from which ye
both do drink.
Not all good neighbors who do not work
thee ill.,
But he who, vexed by thee, remains thy
neighbor still.
Wisdom Of the Brahman."
The record., 1917-03-01
Liue Stock
And Dairy
PRODUCING GOOD MILK.
Cleanliness ard Proper Feeding Main
Essentials In Dairying.

Cleanliness ard Proper Feeding Main
Essentials In Dairying.
Cows must be healthy and kept clean.
The barn should be kept clean, well
lighted and ventilated. The barnyard
should I've kept clean and properly
drained Utensils should be thorough
ly washed and scalded or steamed and
kept in Il clean room.
Cows should be fed good wholesome
food and pure water.
Mixers and attendants who come in
contact with the milk should be healthy
and clean.
Cows should not be fed at milking
time or Immediately before. Dust from
feed falls into the milk and contami-
mates it with germs.
Wipe the uddcr and side of-cow with
a damp cloth and milk with clean, dry
The record., 1917-03-01
Tree PLANTING.

Trees should nOt lie shipped during
the winter, as theic is danger Of freea
ing, but il there is Il nursery near yoa
trees may lie bought and planted. any
time during the wi:.tcr that the ground
Is dry enough. Fa:! or spring is best
The record., 1917-03-01
- The
Scrap Book
A FLYING Start.

On the Frankford Hadaway farm
near Coal Mines stop on the Youngs-
town and Southern suburban electric
line is pugnacious male sheep whose
headwork is wonderful.
Billy doesn't use his head for his
own advantage as much as he does
The record., 1917-03-01
) o . Q . o o Q @ Q 9 o @ @ 8 9 .
) MANURE WHEAT IN WINTER

9
g In order 10 aid the growth OF
6, the crop and thus save some
g spring fertilizers and to prevent
8 losses of. manure through eX-
% posurc the Ohio statiCn recon- !
y mendS winter manu-. ing for
% wheat. For twenty-thvee Years
@ at the station eight to::s of ma
9 nure applied directly 10, wheat
y before seeding have produced an
g annual Increase of 1876 bushels
9 in this crop alone. n reasonable
@ proportion of this increase may
g be expected even when the ma
o nure is applied during the Win
8 ter, while subsequent crops will q
9 show like increases.
@ Experiments at Wooster show
@ that Il ton of manure spread di-
g rectly from the stable to the
@ field is worth 70 cents more than
@ a ton left in an open barnyard
9 for three winter months and
@ then applied. Other experiments
@ have shown that ton of fresh
@ manure treated with forty
9 pounds Of acid phosphate and
o spread Immediately is worth
9 nearly $3.50 more than a ton of
(. untreated manure left in an open
8 barnyard from January to April.
@ (. 9 q 9 @ @ 9 @ g 9 . @ 8 9 @ g
The record., 1917-03-01
Plenty of Words.

"What's the trouble between you and
your husband now?
"He buys too many things he can't
afford. Wants to buy q new dictionary
Eow. 1t contains 100000 Words
"YesI"
"And i guess we've had that many
3bout ."-Louisville CourierJ ournal.
The record., 1917-03-01
Shape for Country Roads.

Country roads should be kept iii
such condition that they will shed
every drop of water that falls on
them
The record., 1917-03-01
Reasonable Proposition.

p sooa Fo2d between every farm
and market is a reasonable and worth
while proposition.
The record., 1917-03-01
Muddy Roads Cut Profits.

Muddy roads always add to the dis
lance to market and cut the profits on
produce. ,.-..--. -.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-08-02
fer Futile Search.

,"Mercy on us e said the old woman
as her strapplng, son game in all
bruised and muddy, whats come to
yeT
Coming down Valleys hill l lost
control Of my bike" said the man.
In the early hours Of the next norm
ing a nelghboring farmer driving to
the fair, saw the dear old lady search
Ing diligently FOR something on Wal
ley's hill. a3
whats upTr he called "NThat
might you be looking for, motherY
"Oh" said the woman Tend US a
ha4d Farmer Gibbs My boy lost the
control'o O his bike comm down here
yesterday and I'm tryln' 10 find 1t
for hilnw
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-08-02
Local Board Completes
List of 17I5 Registrants
Of Which 3O4 are Posted

Sweating and aboring 1under a
great physical strain from several
days constant work the IDEAL e4eniDi
tion board wound up the mam8moth
task Of listing all northern District
registrants with the order in which
they We're drawn Wednesdays after
noon and the completed copies were
ready for posting at late. hour yes
terday, Since Monday the chairman
and clerk Of the board have werited al,
most constantly to advance the lists
ready for mailing notices but not un-
til yesterday were the results ready
so complicated and tedious was the
task No good clerical help was Oh
tanable and r W. Murray and NJ. E
Humphrey were forced to stay with
the job doing their own steHographing
proof reading and other work for
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-08-02
Local Board Credited
With All Enlisted Men

lcoalInneI trom 80 0I.e.l
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-08-02
Like a Compass.

Here is saying by young Amerl-
can soldier in short story in the Cen.
turS Magazine the words having been
spoken when, shot TO pieces, he lay
In a,hospital in France: "The way
look at life As this: A man has got to
go the way be- feels no ought to 60,
no matter what happens. And, after
all, it's easy enough to know how you
feel Il YOU d9u't stop and let your
stomach argue YOU Qpt of It. What
mean is-well, we men are Ike com
passes. We may twist about and wob-
pie around DIT, put II we are ipY
good, when the time comes, we respond
TO the call Of the spirit and point true
north"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-08-02
Birds in War Zone.

The birds know nothing Of wars,
except their own. Letters from the
front tell us skylarks still soar and
sing over portions Of No Maps Land.
Really, the world is going on some
how. in spite Of horrors asd Hohen-
zollerns and when we ire ready to go
on With It bird song viii make all the
happier for those OF rs who have
ears the first bright dayof sure and
lasting peace Exchange
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-08-02

which a whole force might have been
used profitably With patience well
nigh exhausted after days Of griling
labor the conscription subjects we're
.at last told their place among the 17i5
registrants -Four copies Of the list
were made. one to be sent to the pro
yost marshal general at Washington,
one for posting ia the federal building
where the numbers are now on dis.
play one for the press, and a copy for
the local board office The first 3Oi
names with serial numbers which win
constitute the divisions for the first
200 per cent quota call we're compiled
yesterday morning but this was with.
held from posting untl an numbers
were ready
The whole drafi arrangement for
this district covered nfy typewritten
pages.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-08-02
Military PROGRESS.

Before The Battle'of the Wilderness
General Sheridan snent three weeks
and used up maTiya thousandofAen and
horses in milking rmdsilneodle pui.
pose of,afhieh waste get information
about kec's left ADJ that he accom-
pllshed says n modern commentator.
zone aviator could have done In
mornings illght."-Youth's Compan-
Ion.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-08-02

The chickasha. boy scouts have
been halted in their drive on Fort sil
and Medicine Park BY q delay in their
dommissary for which they wefe iu
no wise 70 blame
Tie gallant youngsters reached Co.
ment- their first nights halting pace.
at noon on Tuesday, and made eamp
There they remained until Wednesday
Afternoon the last heard from them
anxious to proceed but without sup
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-08-02

vision thereof for the number Of men
who we're % The military service car
my and navyl.oi the United States as
members Of tie National Guard on
April 1. iaf7 or who have since said
date entered. the MILITARY service OF
the United States from any such s49tai
territory district or subdivision el.lit
as members Of the regular army ~
tie Nauorsfl Guard
This states in clearly deined terms
that boards should have. credit on
their quotas for men who have volnn-
teered but through a loophole 20 these
provisions some question has arisen
as to whether this credit shonld be
applied on the first or second quota
on this matter the board has no defi-
mite information
Negroes on Quota.
Out OF the ninetyfour negroes who
registered in Tie entire. county. twelve
appear among the first 30l men who
constitute the 200 per cent first quota
call This detail was discovered this
morning as the board clerk checked
over the cards OF registrants Ne
grose Of registration age must report
for examination in their turn and will
be inspected before the same officials
as other draft subjects.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-08-02

The highest spoi rasn price win b.
paid for spEne clean cotton rags dehy
sred at once 70 the Daily E1preus "a
neS i-sir
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-08-02

Big sister-wlile, I want you to
stay ID the parlor when George calls
tonight .yr ~ -w
Wlille-All right Dat will be. worth
about two baseball tickets
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-11-15

Mrs. Herman left Wednesday for
Hermiston, Ore, where she will spend
the winter with her son, Henry.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-11-15

In the field, officers eat the same
food as the men. If they want to pur-
chase some extra dainties that is their
affair. Any man can do the same. The
government issues sugar for the coffee,
and jam or preserves or dried fruit. At
mess time, the men, each carrying his
kit, line up in front of the kitchen. AS
the line passes along, the sergeant
dishes up the stew and beans or other
vegetables, one of the cooks doles out
the bread, another fills the coffee mugs
and the third is sweltering over the
fire. After all the men have been
served. the sergeant fills the officers
tin dishes and carries them to where
they are waiting. That is all the extra
service they get. 1t Is the same with
the marines. 1t is wise government
regulation. The officer knows what
food the men are getting, for he has
the same.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-11-15
MESS COOK BIG
man OF ARMY
Even Company Officers Have to
Be Considerable to the New
AutOCrat.
NOBODY "BAWIS HIM OUT
Any Kicks or GrumbIino Against the
Worst Cook Are Made In Private
and Out Of His Earshot-
Word Is Final.

Field Headquarters, American Expe-
dictionary Forces, France.-"Who's the
great hero In the estimation OF the prl-
Yates in the American armyF" asks the
man interested In the psychology OF
soldering.
"The commanding general, OF
course" Interrupts his companion, an
noyed at the apparently foolish ques--
ton.
"Naw, not him. / amt never seen
him even," replies a private, kicking
his hobnailed shoes into the turf.
"Your captain, them" suggests the
wise friend, coming down several
ranks.
Jaw, he's all right and we're al
ways there to salute him, but there's
Others" says the private.
''How about your top sergeant,
veteran 'noncom' with rough talk and
a strong right?" asks the friend, losing
confidence.
"We're all for him, but there's others
just as good as him too,' insists the
private.
"Put us next, who's the boss OF the
company" the first questioner insists.
"The cook, who else?" chorus half
dozen.
That's the hero-the company COOK,
writes Junius B. Wood, in the Chicago
Daily News. The cook may be not
and grouchy, his uniform greasy and
his eyes red from smoke, but he is the
most respected man in the mess. That
is, If he is a good cook. Even II he
isn't good cook, indeed is very poor
cook, which is unusual for our army,
nobody "bawls him out" to his face as
they might even do to a sergeant major
who isn't much of scrapper. Any
kicks or grumbling against even the
worst cook are made in private and out
of his earshOt.
"Say, cook, gimme another helpin' OF
the slum gullion?'" asks soldier,
coming up with his tin mess kit
secured clean with hunk of bread OF
all traces of the first helping of stew.
mo seconds, tonight" replies the
mess sergeant.
saw, be a good fellow, I'm nearly
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-11-15

starved" begs t..o SoIuier-
"Nothin' dom, some of the fellows
haven't got here yet, beat II"
Mesx Cook Is Boss.