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The Meeker herald., 1917-11-03
MOST COMPLEX ART is MUSIC
In the Key Of @c" Alone rhsrs Ars
3o2 Distinct Scales.

In shs Key Of "c" Alone Thew Ars
81 Distinct 8ealss.
With S62 separate and distinct scales
In the key Of c alone. 1t Ii no more
than natural that the realm Of harmony
should be considered n infinite. Yet
few laymen are familiar with this. ac-
cortling to Carl W. Grimm Of Cincin-
natl. speaking on 1.-The Realm Of
Scales" Mr.. Grimm lamented the ig-
norance Of the millions who persist In
the contention that music 10 no longer
susceptible Of = single original note
that In short time no new tunes will
appear because every possible varia-
ton will have been made use OF.
"No great composer"-Mr. Grimm
paused . moment and then repeated By
way Of emphasizing really great com
poser, l say. has Jet complained that
the resources Of music have been ex-
hausted. The present day composer
fails to realize that any scale may b.
turned into monstrosity through i'm
proper treatment. which explains the
great majority Of our popular music.
Ecales are not the product OF imagfna-
tive inspiration: each must be consid-
cred ~ scientific achievement. and
its pitch should be carefully and ex-
actiy determined through the applica-
ton Of certain nxed laws which form
the backbone Of all true music"
Mr.. Grimm made 1t clear that music
instead Of being the most primitive has
evolved into the most complex art
known to twentieth century civiliza-
tion.-New York Post
The Meeker herald., 1917-11-03
Courses and pishss.

Three courses seem to have bssn the
customary menu In medieval times for
4 state banquet. less ceremonial feAsts
comprising only two and no private
dinper more than one. But each course
might comprise from eight to q dozen
different dishes. Thus at the wedding
banquet Of Henry v. there were only
three courses. yet over thirty different
dishes are mentioned in the records.
irrespective Of fruits and wines.-Loo-
don Chronicle.
The Meeker herald., 1917-11-03

Why Duck psssn't Oct Wst BY WaAsr
The answer ID simple one: Because
q duck greases its feathers to turn
away water. obtaining the original wa
terpFoof coat and setting an example
Sse man. There b gland on the back
Of q duck. near the tail, which emits
on from the creatures body. The
duck airts this oil over its thick.
smooth plunage. which then b almost
waterproof. and its body b kept dry
and warm. though the water h which
1t lives BE- cold and the weather ~
we're.
The Meeker herald., 1917-11-03
Ths Masarsn, Rsesrd.

The 'macaroni record" stands At pres
eat ut 2.l00 yards Dust under 4 mile
and q Quarter}. THIS II the exact mile.
age Of macaroni swallowed by 4 Signos
eporeoGambi In an eating duel with
eignor Bevese few years ago.-Lon-
don TIT Bits.
The Meeker herald., 1917-11-03
.Ish Cot Of Living Problem.

High Cost of Living Pro6Iess.
Every legislative body would do
well to consider ways and means Of
increasing agricultural production and
Of utilizing farm products which now
go to waste a. step toward solving
the high cost of living. Science alooe
can solve the problem. and no time
should be lost in setting science at the
task. gome of the best brains In the
country are studying agricultural eco
nomics. More should be employed In
the same manner at once. We must
6nd soma way to increase the Yield
Of food products, not only per acre. but
per man. and we must try to utilise
material which now goes to waste.-
ChicaEo Journal.
The Meeker herald., 1917-11-03
suesrsn~vy.

Little Jane and Josephine were busi-
y engaged In helping mother dry the
dinner dishes.
'tsut. Jane. you didn't get that plate
dry" objected her sister.
"Yes. did, exclaimed Jane eagerly
II dried it 20 bard that II perspirsd."-
New York Times.
The Meeker herald., 1917-11-03
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y ~ PLACE EARLY IN y
~ ePRING..-lt would be well to !
II look from time to time to the !
u bulb beds Of rows. tho strawbsr- y
y ~ bed and other srowths which =
u were covered with straw early !
u In the winter. to b sure TIE =
y mulch has mot blown away. Re- y
y peated freezing and thawing Of =
y . strawberry bed will almost =
y certainly throw the plants out OF !
y the ground unless the bed has =
y been carefully mulched. while !
y few warm, thawing days nay y
" cause tulips and other bulbs % 4
y send up shoots II mot mulched. y
y Look out for rabbits in young y
y orchards. Head them o6 By y
y means Of preventive msasurss 4
u II they have not already attack u
y ed the trees. II they have cover \
v the wounds they have made In \
y the bark with grating wax. 4
y with some kind Of waterproof y
y paint or even with mud thick y
y ~ applied. As has been stat y
y ed before now, q thick coat Of y
~ whitewash to which has bssn 4
v added enough crude carbolic u
y acid to give the mixture Q strong y
y odor viii keep rabbits away and y
y viii also prevent injury by Geld y
y mice. The acid in the mixture, \
y carried down the trunks Of the u
v trees by rain and impreGnatdng y
y the soil around the roots, will \
y also help materially to keep Dor y
y ers and other larval pests away y
y from the trees. \
v One suburbanits, keeping u
y chickens on rather q large scale, u
y recently tried the experiment Of y
y furnishins the puilets I'm ono col \
u ony house with warm water u
y thres times Q day. while the y
u same number Of pullets Of the y
y same age and breed in another y
" colony house were given only y
" cold water. Each house contain u
~ ed fifty pullets. Within ten days y
y after beginning the experiment y
y the pullsts receiving the warm u
" water were laying at the rate Of u
" moro than 50 per cent, tho daily y
y average number Of eggs from y
v them being twenty-nine. while y
y the nfty pullets in the other y
y house. getting only cold water, y
y. have never laid more than four \
y teen eggs I'm any one day. y
v u
The Meeker herald., 1917-11-03
WIlIins ts Beer II.

Weil, dearest. have just asked
your father for your hand"
what % be sayr'
.He asked me II felt capable Of A.
suming heavy burden"
= .'And what did you tell himf''
II told him would take care Of all
b would give us."-Boston Transcript
The Meeker herald., 1917-11-03
herss chssenuts.

Certain chemists are endeavorins to
adapt the horse chestnut to the human
dietary. The nuts are more than half
starch and sugar. with some proteid
and fat. and are nutritious. Their
value chiefly depends on the elimina-
Hon OF the bitter elements and the irri-
tatins saponln.iike glucosides
The Meeker herald., 1917-11-03
Rsxsrss Msss,sAs.

6ovoroo N0thoao.
IAN heiress has to take measures op-
posed to anybody else's when she
wants to save her money"
I'm what way?"
..The list thing she should Do = to
husband her resources" - Balttmors
American.
The Meeker herald., 1917-11-03

hsw 10 NsNewats rsrtsIss oesll Halr
csNbs.
Tortoise shell hair combs become dull
IN time. but II rubbed with q little
powdered futtenstoDe and OIL and pol
isAed with Q channels leather their -
pearancs = greatly Improved
The Meeker herald., 1917-11-03
A ssd Prsspses

A oad Prospect.
They say there's no fool like an old
fool.~
THAT makes me shudder for the fu-
tnrs. I've already been all the other
kihds."-Kanaas City Jourasl,
The Meeker herald., 1917-11-03
Ne oeee In Eariy.

DO you sit up for your husbandr
.No: am an early riser and an n
ways up In time to greet hin."-Ds-
troit rfue PTsoG
The Meeker herald., 1917-11-03
Tee Much pr.d,nea.

Gwsnnie- Why did you refuse him "
- b such prudent man! Gertis- He
sah be thought II hs got married b.
coul1 save more money. London Opin-
lon.
The Meeker herald., 1917-11-03
chssp lmtssAss~.

Ths Shopper Are thess genuins gold
oshY TAs eaies Person-No'm. BOT at
that prize. These are only rolled plate
PsiisdelpaiA Bulletin.
The Meeker herald., 1917-11-03

Tss dssu tempts - not: ~ ~
eeDpt h1n-- t,sosys Hist.
The Meeker herald., 1917-11-03
Real Mics

Bobbse-That Nra Smith said some
thing nice about you. Mrs. Brown
fpurring,-wbat was IT. Bobbssf Bob
bse-Shs said you didn't show your
age.-Londoo Telegraph.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27
CARING FOR ANIMAL WOUNDS
Ohio Veterinary Surgeon Gives Con-
else Directions for Care and
Treatment of Injuries.

Animals on the farm are continual
ly being wounded. The first step to
take in the care of a wound is to
promptly explore the parts with &
view to ascertaining if there is a for
eign body; then arrest the hemor-
rhage to prevent waste of blood, writes
w. @. Fair, veterinary surgeon, in
Ohio Farmer. The latter can often be
done by twisting the blood vessel or
tying it, or by compression. The
wound should then be washed with an
antiseptic solution of some kind. 1t is
important that the wound have proper
drainage. 1t may be necessary to do a
little cutting before good drainage is
obtained. A wound that pockets sell
dom heals quickly. Small wounds
about the head and neck should first
be cleaned, peroxide of hydrogen az
piled (stitching material dipped IL
SaLle), then edges of wound brought
together and stitched as evenly as pos.
sible. Paint edges OF the wound with
tincture Of iodine or apply equal part;
oxide of zinc and bOric acid or any
other reliable commercial busting pow
der. Never stitch a wound unless yoi
believe it necessary to hold the It's
sues together.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27

few days. and bordering on their sig
nif1cance
On the day following his visit to
Baltimore. Donald had telegraphed re-
.peatedly TO New York, but no news
had been received of the Beotia, and
he had been unable to obtain any in
formation concerning her from any OF
the port officials. He had finally gone
aboard at Newport News in a very
disappointed frame of mind, hopeless
OF meeting Ida Kennedy until after
the war.
The chances of his surviving it did
not appear to him to be brilliant ones.
last message from the mother ship
Informed him TO keep his course
toward the Shetlands. He was in
structed that battle cruiser had
slipped out of the KieI canal and
was lurking somewhere among the
Norwegian fjords, with a view to
evading the blockade, making for the
Atlantic, and harasSing shipping there.
The inference from this statement
was an obvious one, for the American
fleets patrol joined the British in this
longitude.
Smoke to starboard, siri''
Sam ClOutS, the lookout, was speak
ing, and instantly the two parts OF
Donald's personality fused. Ida Ken
nedy was forgotten. Upon the hori-
ION, through his glasses, Donald could
see tiny spiral OF curling smoke.
He flung over the surface steering
wheel and headed the F55 straight for
the stranger. From that distance he
ho I1o
tunnels of the ship, the submarine was
invisible, owing to the curvature of
the earth.
RelinQuishing the wheel to CIouts,
he watched the stranger. Gradually
the smoke thickened; then there came
into view two tunnels, and a hull half
invisible among the chopping waves.
1t was impossible to mistake the on
coming ship. She was a battle cruiser
of the Bluecher class, and she could
only be escaping westward to harry
commerce along the Atlantic trade
route. With her fast heels and p
inch guns, she could match any unit
afioat except those of the home squad
ron.
DonaIds luck was with him after
ALL
She was proceeding weSt-nor'- west,
evidently purpOSing to round the Shet-
lands and so gain the shelter of the
open seas. 1t was daring maneuver,
and she would certainly be sighted by
the British destroyer flOtilla. Still,
though she could hardly outsteam
these fast little craft, she might beat
them off and escape before either the
British or the American blockading
vessels could come upon the scene.
Donald spoke a sharp command into
the tube of the diving station. The
hatch was damned down. The hori-
zontal rudders at the bow were de-
Elected, the water rushed into the div
ing tanks, and the F55 began to dip.
The surface running light slanted sea-
ward as the bow went under, and
slowly regained poise as the stern fol-
lowed, bringing the F55 back to an
even keel. The hum Of the petrol mo-
tors ceased, the hull was filed with
the roar of the inrushing water; then
the electric motors took up their
steady thrObbing.
'Five metersr' announced the man
at the depth Indicator. six meters
Seven-half
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27
Safe Squeeae Gates.

ton, known as the squeeze gates. af-
fOrds an excellent Il ethod of holding
cattle for treatment.
In a great many cases, especially
with young cattle, they are chased I'M
til they become heaeed and excited !;
then are rOped and thrown. This il
not only detrimental 20 the ailing ami
NAL but often puts th< NJ in a very awk-
ward position to worI upon.
With squeeze gatrss it is possible.
with the aid of feed, t. coax the ami
NAL quietly into the ScanchiOn and use
the gates if the case demands them.
Even with mich COWS that are more
docile there is more - less danger, By
the sudden movements of the cow, o.
breaking an arm when treating tbz
genital organs.
For cases of abortion, where tES
genital organs should be Constants
treated and freely dressed with ana
septic solutions, the squeeze gates ara
worth many times their initial cost, RdH
when treating such cases the trrS
gates are swung around and by means
OF racheted props the animal is held
so it cannot move sideways, thus allow
ing the attendant to work with the
greatest degree of satisfaction.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27
SANITARY Hog HOUSE
is MOST IMPORTANT
Clean Surroundings Tend Tow
ard General Thrift Among
Hogs to Prevent Disease.

Sanitary conditions tend towards
general thrift among hogs 1t pays
in dollars and cents to keep the sur
roundings clean, points out Ray Gate
wood, instructor in animal husbandry
in the Kansas State Agricultural col
lege-
Prevention is always the cheapest
and easiest manner in which to deal
with disease" said Mr.. GateEood-
'sThe houses should be kept clean, dry,
and free from dust. In case the
house becomes foul it should be clean
ed, disinfected and a small amount OF
lime scattered about the floor. It Is
also good practice 70 whitewash the
walls frequently
fSThe lots should be kept clean. Cobs
should be burned and the ashes and
charcoal given the hogs. The pens
should be kept free from manure and,
when possible, it is a good practice
TO move the hogs 70 new soil This
helps to keep them in a more health
fuI condition
keep a close watch for the appear
ance OF disease. Find the trouble and
act accordingly. Do not put it on
too long for z great loss may be in
Cured by waiting. Unthrifty hogs and
profit DO not go hand in hand"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27

From the United States Department of
Agriculture)
There is no advantage in skimDfng
the pig when it comes time to fatten
him, the United States department of
agriculture points out. During the
growing period OF his life, pastures
with little grain were in order, for
scale and constitution were the main
objects TO be obtained. The last few
weeks before butchering the idea is to
lay on a good covering of fat, to in
crease the proportion of high-priced
lard, and to add tenderness and palat-
ability to the meat. A fat hog sells to
much better advantage on the market
for these very reasons.
To add this fat rapidly and most
economically, we must feed an abun-
dance of grain. The self-feeder is sim
ply a device to keep before the pigs n
constant supply OF feed. in order that
they may eat of such feeds in such
quantities as they desire.
Results With SeIf-Feeder.
A brief resume of results obtained
by experiments with over 275 hogs,
part of them settled and the balance
handled in the best possible manner,
shows:
L. That in comparison with the hand
fed pigs. the settled pigs ate grain 10
per cent more rapidly.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27
Paeet sinks a German cruiser
and Ida Kennedy enters the
story.
CTo BE CoNTINUED-5
TABLET HARD TO SWALLOW
Physician Has Provided Safeguard
Against Accidental Poisoning by
BichIoride of Mercury.

At the annual meeting of the Ameri.
can Pharmaceutical association, Louis
Spencer Levy described a ''safe bfchIo-
ride tablet" The user is Safeguarded
against miStaking it for a headache
tablet, probably the most frequent mis-
take, by the addition to the ingredients
of about 1 per cent OF pungent oils,
such as capSicum or mustard, and by
shaping the tablet so that it is prac-
tically impossible to swallow.
Regarding the latter form of protec-
ZION the author says: very few per-
sons find much difficulty in swallow
ing pieces of food of considerable size
but anything of rOdIike shape. about
IL inches long, cannot be swallowed
without great difficulty, if at all, even
with water. have, therefore. de-
signed a tablet of this length. about
One-fOurth inch wide and about one
eighth inch thick, weighing about g
grammes. II you try TO swallow any
thing this shape. you will get the sur
prise Of your life"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27
PROFITS FROM FARM STOCK
Sheep and Swine Maintained at On.
tario College Returned Profit
of II Per Cent.

a careful record Of all cost accounts
kept at the Ontario agricultural col
lege, Canada, showed that the sheep
and swine maintained on the expert
ment station farm returned a profi1
Of II per cent, after paying all ex-
penses, interest, labor and housing.
The dairy herd of 80 head, after pay
ing for feed, bedding. service fees and
other expenses, had S2,TST left to pay
for labor, interest and use of build
iHgs, on an investment of $4,000. The
cost CT producing one hundred pounds
OF milk, as far as feed was concerned.
ranged from 56z< cents to S1.25. These
figures are for the year 1916.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27
BETTER CARE SHOULD
BE TAKEN OF HORSES
Must Be Looked Upon as
Chief Source of Power Re-
CURED on Many Farms

Better care should be taken Of work
horses in order to aid in the effort for
increased crop production, believes DR..
C. W. McCampbeIl, associate professor
of animal husbandry in the Kansas
State Agricultural college. Horses must
furnish the greatest part OF the power
required Oh many farms
1.-The tractor, Of course. has its part
to play, but statistics show that there
are more than 1900 acres OF cult
waited land in Kansas for every tractor
in use" said Doctor McCampbel-
This should be evidence enough that
the horse must be looked to as the
chief source OF power on the farm Be
cause Of this fact he should be given
more consideration and greater care
so that his productive power may be as
large as possible
Feed the horse one-fourth Of his
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27

deep sea. Soon the force of the in
ternal pressure would disrupt 1T.
He turned off the gas and staggered
out through the kitchen into the little
garden, He knew now that Master
mans story had some germ OF truth !:
he had discovered some species OF
deep-water-seal. and his mind, strained
by his privations, had imagined the
rest. Why, he himself had almost
imagined he had seen a woman In the
second tank!
He reached the gate, opened 1t,
slammed it, and ran down the road.
He did not cease running till he pulled
himself up under a stteet light. He
realized then that he was hatless;
people were staring after him.
And, looking back. he imagined that
he saw the shadowy outlines OF the
girls body beneath the light Of the
lamp.
I'm going crazy!" he muttered.
Its been a crazy night. wonder
1 wonder how much of it happened
and how much was the result of the
blow 20
And he half believed MacBeard had
never existed, and that a burglar had
assaulted him.
But, as he thrust his hands into
the pockets of his trousers, he pulled
out the single page of Masterman's
manuscript, and then he knew that
there was at least some basis for the
membranes that surged through his
busy brain.
Under the light of the next lamp
he read the page.
my dear friend Donald" it began.
Then followed the lines which Paget
had begun in the Inventors club, but
never finished There was the warn
Ing against MacBeard, "the enemy Of
the human race" Then Masterman
had written:
So much have learned. but know lit
tie. He has the shrewdest brain of the
century, and 1t is capable of infinite evil
Not as tale-bearer, Donald, but out OF
duty to humanity, here set down what
have discovered about him. If he knew
that his past was revealed. my life would
be worth less than even the two months
which my doctor gives me-
He has been tracking me, spying on me.
1 learned only today that he has fast
motorboat in readiness off the coast to
make the journey to the Shetlands as
soon as he has discovered all that know.
You must thwart him, and under no cir
cumstances let him get hold of this man
uscript- His history is as follows:
Donald scanned the rest of the page
hastily. MacBeard's past, though 1t
seemed shady and criminal, had little
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27
HEAD AND THROAT TROUBLES
Colds and catarrh Are Most Common
Among PouItry-Breed Constant
ly for Health and Vioor.

Poultry Division. University Farm, Davis,
CALI
The most common head and throat
troubles Of fowls are colds, and ca
tarrh- The symptoms OF colds are
running, dirty and stopped up nos
trils. The symptoms OF eatarrh are
difficult and rapid breathing, with
mouth open, and whistling or bub-
bling in throat due TO phlegm. These
troubles are most common in fall and
early winter. and are easily overcome.
Simple colds and catarrh can be
prevented by removing the above
causes and breeding constantly for
health and vigOr. To treat, search
out and isolate in separate quarters
all infected fowls and give stimulat-
ing food seasoned with cayenne pep
per, or the following tonic:
Pulverized gentian, one pound; pull
verified ginger, oae-quarter pound pull
verified saltpeter, one-quarter pound
pulverized iron sulphate, one-quarter
pound
Use two to three tablespoonfuIs of
the tonic TO ten quarts of dry mash.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27
SELF-FEEDERS USED
FOR FATTENNG PIGS
Most Economical Plan to Finish
Off Porkers for Market
Much Waste Eliminated.

By L w. CARPENTER, Mississippi A.
and N. College)
It is to the interest of farmers hav-
ing hogs to be finished, either for
market or butchering this winter, to
get them ready in the quickest and
most economical way, since the prices
OF feedstuffs are so high. This can
best be done by putting the hogs on
a self-feeder with corn in one COM
partment and either tankage or cot
tonseed meal in the other. A self
feeder is nothing more than hopper
which allows the feed to come down
as needed by the hogs, and at the
same time prevents waste, as 1t Is
necessary for the feed already down
comes down. Thgse feeders can be
made on almost any farm out Of scrap
lumber if necessary.
Self-feeders pay. even though there
are only a few hogs to be fed. They
have uniformly given better results
than hand feeding, both at the expert
ment station and on farms in Missis-
sippi. Hogs not only make larger
daily gains, but the same amount OF
feed will make much more pork This
evidently can be accounted for by
the fact that the hog was allowed to
eat at will, consequently never
gorged itself, thus enabling it to di-
gest its food more thoroughly.
For the greatest and most ecOnom-
zeal gains it is essential to have either
tankage or cOttOnseed meal in addi-
ton to corn, as this gives the needed
balanced ration. 1t viii also harden
pork faster than corn alone. As long
as there is corn in the self-feeder,
there is no danger of the hogs eating
enough cottonseed meal to injure them
In addition to the feeds in the self
feeder the hogs should be given plenty
OF fresh water and dry quarters TO
sleep in, as it is impossible for them
to do their best in a filthy pen Too,
the best quality of pork will not be
secured from hogs in filthy pens.