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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-12-05
HANDLING FOWLS
TO make PROFIT
Producer Must Keep Accurate
Accounts to Eliminate All
Leaks and Losses.
ALL FEEDS ARE EXPENSIVE
Department Of Agriculture Recon-
mends Some Such Form Of Con-
venient Record a. 10 Shown In
Accompanying Illustration.

Bookkeeping for farm flock owners
Is growing In favor. Although quality
eggs are commanding excellent prices,
the costs of all poultry feeds are CORE
spondingly high. so that 1t Is up to the
producer personally to keep accurate
accounts in order to know whether his
net return justifies the maintenance
and gradual expansion Of his business.
IN a word, all branches Of farming are
reaching a highly developed status
which necessltates intensive and accu-
rate housekeeping. Leaks and losses
must be eliminated, or at least limited.
and this can best be accomplished by
the medium of the account book.
Systems of poultry accounting must
be extremely simple. while they must
not involve too much time. The United
States department Of agriculture rec
ommends some such form of con-
venient record as Is shown In the nc
companying illustration. This simple
account is confined to n page. so
that every item may be seen at a
glance. 1t involves a systematic &c
count Of the stock. the eggs laid and
sold, amount received. fowls sold and
noun received. cos Of fowls added
to the flock. quantity and cost of feed.
eggs used for Matching and other pur-
poses as well as the cost Of hiring la
Dor and materials. The columns n
spaces for expenses and receipts are
clearly Indicated by type faces.
The arrangement Mt the top pro-
yides an inventory for all the stock.
the number Of fowls on hand at n
given time, their cost and the cost Of
additional stock. Assuming that the
original flock consists of 545 fowls, that
number would be recorded on the line
extended from that caption. Again
assuming (for simplicity using 81 a
the unit of cost that In March four
| cockerels were bought, In September
| three more male birds were pur-
chased, and In December two others
were secured. The number would be
| placed in the lightly printed spaces
under the proper months following the
word During" and the amount paid
In the heavier printed space below the
respective months. The inventory.
then, would be as follows:
55 fowls at 81 each.......................s5 SSH
9 cockerels at 81 each....-........... s
After Total Numl,er of Fowls
would follow 545 and after Total Cost
OF Fowls" 554 and tho cos ~(original
and the nine added) $5b4. Before this
humber and amount Is entered. OF
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-12-05

Look at the tongue. mother! II
coated, 1t Is q sure sign that your lit.
tie ones stomach, liver and bowels
needs a gentle. thorough cleansing at
once.
When peevish, cross, l~istless, pale,
doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act natu-
rally, or is feverlsh, stomach sour,
Sreath bad; has s~tomach-ache, sore
thpoat, diarrhGa, full Of cold. give a
~teaspoonful Of california Syrup of
Figs" and In a few hours all the foul,
constipated waste, undigested food
and sour bile gently moves out Of the
little bowels without gripping. and you
have q well, playful child again.
You needn't coax sick children to
take this harmless fruit laxative;"
<hey love its delicious taste. and II
always makes them feel splendid.
Ask your druggist for a bottle Of
california Syrup of Figs" which has
directions for babies, children Of all
ages and for grown-ups plainly on the
bottle. Beware Of ,counterfeits sold
here. To be sure you get the genuine.
ask to see that II Is made by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Company" Refuse
any other kind with contempt.-Adv.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-12-05

lady with the pretty roses In her
face turned from the path Joseph
Stage and his little niece were coming
along.
And Uncle Joe was quite stubborn.
He stared straight ahead down the
path without letting the figure on the
log get Into the focus of his vision.
Hanging to Uncle Joe's hand but
looking longingly Mt the silent figure
on the log. Carolyn May was going
down to the stepping stones by which
they were to cross the brook. when
suddenly Prince came to Il halt right
Mt the upper end of the log and his
body stiffened.
"what Is It, Prince" whispered his
little mistress. Come here"
But the dog did not move. He even
growled-not ut Miss Amanda, Of
course. but ut something on the log.
And II was just then that Carolyn
May wanted to scream--and she could
noti
For there on the log. raising It's fiat,
wicked head out of an aperture, was
a snake, / horrid. silent. writing
creature, the look Of which held the
little girl h0rror-stricken and speech
less.
Uncle Joe glanced down impatlently,
to see what made her hold back so,
The child's feet seemed glued to the
earth. She could not take another
step.
Writhlng out of the hole In the log
and coillng, as 1t did so. into an atti-
tuie to strike, the snake looked to be
dangerous indeed. The fact that II
was only a large blacksnake and non
poisonous made no difference ut that
moment to The dog or to the little
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-12-05

little girl and the man, becoming really
good comrades on this walk. met with
an adventure. At least TO Carolyn
May It was a real adventure and one
she was not to forget for a long, long
time.
Prince suddenly bounded away,
barking, down pleasant glade,
through the bottom of which flowed a
brook. Carolyn May caught n glimpse
Of something brown moving down
there and she called shrilly to the dog
to come back.
"But that's somebody. Uncle joe"
Carolyn May said with assurance, as
the dog slowly returned. "Prince
never banks like that unless It's a per.
son And l saw something move"
Somebody taking a walk. like us
Couldn't be a deer" said Mr.. Stage.
"Oh,". cried Carolyn May later, ~
see 1t again. That's a skirt I see
Why, it's n ladyw
Mr.. Stage suddenly grew very stern
looking, as well as silent. All the
beauty Of the day and of the glade
they had entered seemed lost on him
He went on stubbornly. yet rs though
loath to proceed.
"why," murmured Carolyn May. at,
Miss Amanda Parlowl That's who II
Isl"
The carpenters daughter was sit
ting on a bare brown log by the brook
She was dressed very prettily. all In
brown.
Carolyn May wanted awfully Il
speak to Miss Amanda. The brown
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-12-05

course, the number Of fowls lost from
any cause whatever should be de-
Quoted.
The egg record Is self.explanatory.
II 100 dozen eggs are sold In January.
that number is placed In the lightly
meath the heading Number of Eggs
Sold and Amount Received" and the
price In the box to the right-that is.
the n containing the dollar mark.
The procedure should be the same with
reference to the other columns and
boxes. great care being exercised. how.
ever, to record all receipts In the
lightly printed spaces and all expenses
in those in heavy print.
All chickens and eggs which are
used on the family table should be nc
counted as sold, and should be record
ed as nm expense at the regular mar
ket price, just as II they were pur'
chased from outside sources. The
same applies to feed and home labor
All too frequently the proper record
ing Of these items is not understood
and consequently they are omitted
from the account book.
Acknowledging of this character
not only stabilizes the individual bust
ness, but 1t also operates to put ths
entire poultry industry on a better
basis. Records are efficient detectives
In seeking nj the shirker and ioafel
hens. who merit immediate obsequiei
at the family table rather than places
Of Importance in the egg-laying 6ock
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-12-05

pound my husband wanted me to try It
! took it fora week and felt q little bet.
ter. kept it up for three month"; and
! feel fine and can eat anything now
without distress or nervousness. Mrs.
j. WoRTul me, zS42 North Taylor St..
Philadelphia Pa.
The majority Of mothers nowadays
overdo, there = SO many demands
upon their time and strength; the result
Is invariably . weakened, rundown
nervous condition with headaches, back.
ache. irritability and depression - and
soon more serious ailments develop.
lii Of suchpericds In life that Lydia p
PinkhAm'sx Vegetable Compound will
restore . normal healthy eonditsou, -
Il did to Mrs.. Worthpns.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-12-05
He Knows.

Representative Van Dyke vas con-
demning n war profiteer.
"The man." he said, "has persuaded
a great many people that he Is not
profteering. Nevertheless his books
show that since the al began his
profits have mounted from 20 per cent
to $50 per cent.
"This rascal knows that you can't
fool nll the people all the time, but
that there's millions and millions In
fooling part Of the people part Of the
time"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-12-05
Drinking Helps Laying.

A plentiful supply Of clean. fresh
water must always be available to
hens. The fowls drink freely. es-
pecially when laying heavily. and
should not be stinted Of such a neces-
sary and cheap material as water.
The water pan or dish should be kept
clean.
In the winter. when the water may
freeze, 1t is best that the pan be left
In the house. where 1t should be raised
about a foot above the floor so that
the hens will not kick II full Of straw
or other litter when scratching for
their feed. When the nights nre cold
enough so that the water is likely to
freeze the pan should be emptied each
night and reflled in the morning.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-12-05
PRINCE BECOMES A HERO OF ANOTHER ADVENTURE WHICH
INCREASES HIS POPULARITY.

synopsis-IIer father and mother reported lost at sea when the
Dunraven, o which they had sailed for Europe. was sunk, Carolyn
May Cameron-Hannas Car1yn-is sent from New York to her bach
elr uncle. Joseph Stage. at the Corners. The reception given her by
her uncle is not very enthusiastic. Carolyn Is also chilled by the stern
demeanor Of Aunty Rose, Uncle Joes housekeeper. Stagg is dismayed
when he learns from a lawyer friend Of his brotherinlaw that Carolyn
has been left practically pennilessI and consigned to his care a guardian.
Orolyn learns Of the esrangement between her uncle and his onetime
sweetheart, Amanda Parlow, and the cause Of the bitterness between
the two families. Prince. the mongrel dog that Carolyn brought with
her. and the boon companion OF the lonesome girl is in disfavor with
Uncle Joe, who threatens to dispose OF him, but Prince becomes a hero
and wins the approval Of the Corners by routing a tramp in the act Of
rvbbing the schoolteacher.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-12-05
POULTRY FL0CK'S BIT

A good-sized flock Of laying
hens Is one of the most valuable
assets the farmer can possess.
Always there is a demand for
"strictly fresh" eggs: always
there is a top price" for the
commodity.
The unusual conditions now
prevailing and which inevitably
must prevail for an indefinite
period should stimulate the
farmer materially to Increase
egg production. thereby not only
adding to his income, but also
supplying another important cog
to the big substance machine
with which America is to food
wallop the Hun.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-12-05

elckly o Oh tno
time. ! went 10 .
doctor and he said
] had v indf
gsstion, which adj
ded to my weak
condition kept mS
worrying most Of
the time and he
said If / could not
stop that, I could
not get well. ]
heard so m~uchabout
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Uanofablo Con.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-12-05
cutIcura Heals Eczema

And rashes that itch and burn. II
there Is a tendency to pimples. ETC..
prevent their return by making Cuti-
cura your daily toilet preparation. For
free samples address, "Cuticura. Dept
x. Boston," At druggists and by mall.
Soap %, Ointment 25 and 50.-Adv.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-12-05
HoNoRs FOR WAR HERoINEs
Services Of British Women Being Rec
opnlxed by Award OF Many
Foreign Orders.

London.-1he war services OF Brit
lsh women are being recognized by the
award Of many foreign orders and
decorations. A rccent issue Of the
London Gazette recorded that King
George has granted permission to Miss
Henriette Fraser to wear the cross OF
The Legion of Homo and the Croix de
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-12-05

Guerre conferred upon her by the
president Of the French republic; to
Miss Muriel Thompson to wear the
cross of Chevaller of the Order Of
Leopold ii. conferred npon her by the
king OF the Belgians, and to Miss
Francis Latham to wear the insignia
OF the fifth class of the Order OF st.
Seva, conferred upon her by the king
Of Serbia.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-12-05
Defining a MaIady.

"What do you think is the nature Of
Hindenburg's illness?"
Nervous breakdown as the result
Of trying to make u military hero out
Of the kaiser's eldest son."
II see. You consider It a case Of
the Princewillles,"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-12-05
Proper Aloofness.

IF you're not afraid of germs. why
do you wea a face shield?"
10 make them keep their distance.
The fact that I'm not afraid Of them
Is no reason for my desiring to make
their Intimate acquaintance"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-12-05

Only ore couple In more than 1900
live long enough to celebrate their Ola.
mond wedding
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-12-05
Railroad Ties.

Howell-He has a good many ties.
Powell--He must he a railroad man.
News.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-12-05

Keep your liver %activc. your bowels clean By
taking DR.. Pferce's Pleasant Pellets and you'll
keep healthy. wealthy aud wise. Adv.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-12-05

One of the most essential things In
poultry work is to have the breeding
stock in the best Of health and to
keep them SO.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-12-05
THIS WEAK,
NERVOUS MOTHER
Tells How Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Restored Her Health.

Philadelphia, Pa.-'T was veryweak.
always tired, my back ached, and ! felt
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-12-05

Carolyn learns from simple
Chef GormIey some things about
her financial affairs that cause
her much worry. Read about II
In the next instaIlment. :.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-12-05

To BE CONTINUED,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-16
NEAR FROST IN KANSAS
Continued from Page .one.)

Continued from Page One.)
kill anything. Perhaps just enough
to be visible in the low places tomor-
row morning. At Dresden, Kan, this
morning the mercury stood at IS de-
grees. just six points from freezing.
A frost in that part of the country
would not hurt anything now. it is
said.
The rains, according to Flora, will
do a. great deal of good for the pas
lures and will also serve 70 put the
ground in good shape for preparations
for next years wheat crop.
A temperature OF 70 is predicted for
this afternoon. Tonight the low mark
will be about As. Tomorrow morning
will be pretty cool but in the afternoon
it will warm up and the mercury will
go up to about so.
The extreme temperatures for this
date were IS in 1895 and 80 in 1899.
The wind at 10 o'clock this morning
was blowing eight miles an hour from
the north.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-16
NELS ANDERSON HERE
Topeka Lieutenant Back From France
To Become Instructor.

Lieut.. Nels Anderson, who form Arly
was commanding officer of Battery A.
130th field artillery. has been called
back to the states from Alsace to teach
tactics to American troops, in place Of
a French officer who has been servir
in that work here. He is now visiting
his brother, N. A. Anderson, of 1907
Fillmore street. and will go to Wash
ington from here to report for instruc-
tons.
Lieutenant Anderson went into Bat
terry A as a private. He won MS COM
mission during his service on the bor-
der, and was commander of Battery A
until the middle of June, when he was
transferred to a telephone command.
He brings back to Topeka a message
for the relatives of Battery A men in
Southern Alsace, to the effect that they
are well and busiiy occupied. and in
good spirits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-16
SEEKING The LOST
Heartrending Scenes Among
Galway Castle Survivors.
Children Cry in Vain for Par.
ents Who Drowned.

Plymouth. Sunday. Sept. 15.-Heart
rending scenes were witnessed here
when hundreds of survivors Of the
torpedoed steamer Galway Castle were
The passengers were mostly women
and children. and it is believed that
whole families have been1ost.
Among the survivors were little tots
scarcely able to walk, crying in vain
for their parents. Parents were
searching in all directions for news
of their children and women were
seeking vainly for their lost husbands.
1t mattered nothing that warm, dry
clothing was distributed to take the
place of the scanty attire survivors
snatched as they left the ship Their
one thought was TO get news OF their
relatives and friends.
Sub Gave No Warning.
There seems 20 reason to doubt that
the vessel was torpedoed without the
slightest warning. The explosion oc-
Cured between the engine room and
the stokehold. fact which is taken
to rule out any possibility that the
ship struck a mine. The explosion
made comparatively little noise, but
caused the ship to buckle in most
extraordinary manner. She was in
jured at the extreme bottom and was
bent and torn clear to the upper deck
and seemed likely to break in two at
aDH moment Spllo Vi tiS SASShS
of the damage done to the Galway
Castle. some of the crew declared that
the impact was hardly greater than
| that of the vessel humping heavily
against the side of quay. The thrush
of water was tremendous. One engi-
neer was swept into the tunnel from
the engine room and drowned.
6cyeraI Boats lost.
Fearing that the liner would founder
at sny moment. Captain Dyer ordered
the boats lowered and issued life belts
to all passengers. One boat was
swamped. another was damaged be-
cause the falls became fouled. and
another was swept back against the
liner by a wave and smashed by the
propeller. Another narrowly escaped
similar fate
Henry Burton. minister OF railways
of the Union of South Africa. who was
/, among the survivors. was not inclined
to speak of his own experience. but
joined with other survivors in praising
the devotion to duty and the self-sac-
rifice of the officers of the ship and
the men on the naval vessels which
rushed to the rescue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-16
SEE LITTLE HOPE

Continued from Page one.}
interpreted by entente countries as
weakness and sign OF impending col
lapse, as well as a beginning for peace
on the part of the central powers
Even Vorwaerts Is Pessimistic.
"a discussion of the timeliness of
the Austrian step is useless" said
Vorwaerts.
Once 1t was made without the Ger
man government taking a similar step,
there is nothing for Germany to do but
give it adhesion. That is the only way
uniting the good effects to be fully de-
yeloped. Austria's peace (tentatives
will be welcomed by the widest circles
of the German people and many hopes
will be placed in it. but it is necessary
to utter warning over hasty optim-
ISM
"Thru the fault of both sides OBJ
stacles to peace have been piled noun
tain high" according to the Kreuz
Zeitung. which fears that the Austrian
note will be futile and may evan lead
TO a result opposite to that intended.
"All the ill success which similar
steps by the central powers have en-
countered from the entente allies has
not taught the Austro-Hungarian
cabinet anything" says the Taeglische
Rundschau.
ut is absolutely uncomfortable what
motive induced the Austro.Hungarian
government now officially to repeat
the step taken in the letter to Prince
Sixtua."
The Deutche Zeitung says:
The i'll success which has hitherto
attended our peace offers docs not en-
courage US to hope for much from
count Burian's proposals for the pro-
motion of the peace idea. That. of
course, should not prevent the German
government from examining the Aus
tro-Eungarian note bencvolently and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-16

1000 Military Students Arc Expected
at University This Year.

Lawrence, Kan, Sept. 1e.-Enroli-
ment of students Of the University of
Kansas who are to be members of the
Students Army Training corps, began
this morning, and it is expected nearly
1000 will be registered before tomor-
row night. This week and next are to
be spent in organizing the military
companies. College work, which for
the members Of the Students Army
training corps will be largely military
in it's character. will not begin until
October L, when women and youths
below the draft age will be admitted
to the university
Military instruction is in charge of
Capt 3. T. Scher. veteran of the
Philippine and Mexican border CAM
paigns, besides service of nearly a
year in France with the regular army
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-16
HOLD BIG MEETING
Plans All Made for Irrigation Con-
grcss Mt Garden City.

Garden City, Kan. Sept. 16.-Every
phase OF irrigation from windmiiis TO
central power plants will be discussed
by experts at the seventh annual meet
ing of the Kansas State Irrigation con-
gress that yill be held here october l
and 2. County agents in the western
part of the state will cooperate.
Plans for State and Federal AID for
Return Soldiers will De discussed by
Prof L. Z. Conrad: Central Power
Plants for Irrigation will be dealt
with by J. P. Nolan, general manager
of the United States Sugar & Land
company; and The Construction OF
Small Irrigation Plants will be dis
cussed by C. A. Carter. irrigation en-
gineer. and D. D. Doty, contractor. j.
c. Mohler. secretary of the Kansas
state board Of agriculture; Gov. Arthur
Capper, and ]. W. Tough. state irriga-
ton commissioner, will also be present
and discuss some of the general phases
of irrigation for Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-16
CHANGE ROAD SIGNS
Per.sons Interfering With Midlan
Markings Subject to Fine.

According to A. c. Maggie, director of
the Midland Trail, some one is chang
ing the Midland Trail pole markings
and cross roads signs in various parts
Of Kansas.
People who let their roads get into
very bad shape became insulted when
the routings were changed to better
roads by the Midland Trail organiza-
ton in a recent laying out of new
roads across Kansas. These people
have gone out and obliterated, or 9TH
erwise changed the new markings put
up by the Trail people so that the
trail continues to run past their places
after the road has been changed. 9th
crs have changed the markings. 80 that
the route would lead past their place
of business in various cities where the
Midland people had routed the trail
into town over another road
Magic says that the routing OF the
trail Is done by the Midland trail or
ganization but that $arious> local or
ganisatioes bear the expense of paint
ing the orange and black rings on
telephone poles and putting up signs
at cross roads. The Topeka Automo-
bile club bears this expense in Shaw
tneN county.
Section 5 of the statutes. makes II
unlawful to "injure. destroy, or re-
move the markings, emblems, and de-
signs SO authorized erected along the
highway to which they belong. or to
erect false or misleading signs, at OF
neeted Herewith" Upon conviction
of any of these misdemeanors there
ID a fine of from IS to $50.
Maggie intimates that unless these
methods of placing distractions in this
process Of furnishing people with the
some sort OF action will probably be
taken