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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-03
MIGHT Nor MATTER

ae was fond OF playing silly jokes
on his wife. and this time he thought
he had winner. My dear" he
said. rs they sat nj dinner. II heard
such sad story OF a young girl 10.
day. They thought she was going
blind and 30 a surgeon operated on
her and found
Yes gaspod the wife, breath.
lcssiy.
That sho had a young man in her
eye" ended the husband with a
chucklc.
For moment there was silence.
Then the woman remarked. slowly:
We'll, II would depend on what sort
Of "A man he was. Some Of them she
could see thru easily enough
Good Housekeeping.
-a-----------------------
To keep London's great royal gar.
dcns In order 600 gardeners md In.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-03
wAIERH0UsE LAWYERS
ARE JIBIIAi>T

Il do not know Judge Bausman.
fie notified me when he purchased
the mortgage upon my home. Beg.
ley answered.
HAS anyone ever told you what
to say In this trial. or has this
mortgage ever been mentioned 20
you in connection with ii7~ Hart
asked.
Bcgley said I, hadn't.
Waterhouse attorneys consider the
admission by Begiey to have multi.
fled the testimony OF Beglcy used to
impcach the testimony OF Frank
waterhouse. and wore juhliant
Thursday. Unofficial Observers saId
that the round belonged to Frank
Waterhousc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-03
MONEY TO BE USED
FOR A MEMORIAL

The committee that win judge
the displays and make the Official
award OF prizes 10 both amateur
and professional exhibitors includes
the following: John Duncan. spo-
kane: Roland C. GamweIi. Bcillng.
ham: George Cove. Tacoma: Fred
pemberton. Victoria. Il. c., and
Frank Maxwell and Mrs. c. u. Slim.
son OF Seattle.
For two rrasons the Seattle Gar.
den club Is holding It's flower show:
II hopes TO acquire a few surplus
dollars toward the purchase OF a
bronze tablet for the entrance 10
Memorial way
And Il hopes to be providing Seat
the with civic good
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-03
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
WAREHOUSE
STARTS ON PAGE 1

employ OF tho Frank wa,erhouse
Co. wasn't It?r
Begley admitted that Il was.
Reames and hts aides smiled broad.
" as they released the witness.
Attorney John y. Hart. for
Ianbe. asked Boglcy II Judge Bans.
man. who Is a former supreme court
judge had ever told him what TO
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-03
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
FLOWERS
STARTS ON PAGE l

beFs VIII always be in ohsrEo OF the
displays within. Some four or five
of Seattle's sub-debs viii always 10
IN charge Of the French booth with
out. Miss Elizabeth Folsom Is chair.
man Of the committee OF girls who
viii sell the bouquets and bouton.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-03

To keep London's great royal gar.
dcns in order 900 gardeners and In.
borers are employed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-03

COTTON RATINE In
Lavender. Rose. Peach.
Gold. Alice blue, rink. Tan,
Gray. Navy nnd White.
Width 10 inches. Price zoe
yard.
TISSUE GtNGHAMs In
neat check ind rrosS-bnr
rnttcrninEs. In pastel
shades OF Hue. Tim, Green.
Lavender and pink. Width
10 Inches. Price i5c yard.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-03
Tub Cottons for Summer
Costumes
Windsor Prints, Csc

Windsor Prints, in the old-fashioned small
flower designs familiar to our grandmothers, are
very attractive for aprons dresses and children's
wear. Fast colors, printed on Yellow, Orange,
Rose, Brown and Gray ground. Width SO inches.
Price 25c yard.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-03

PLAIN AND FIGURED
v0lLEs In a good nssort-
ment or shades. Width 10
Inches. Price aSc yard.
SUNNI ER DRESS
cREPES In attractive de-
signs, printed % Rrd.
Cadet iiluc, Navy nud
Black ground. width as
Inches. Price -t5c yard.
DOWNSTAIRS STORE
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-08-23
Increase in Wheat Yield
Made by Oregon Farmers

An increase 10 yield Of more than
$4,000 bushels of wheat without extra
labor was the reward of farmers in
Union county, Oregon, following the
advice Of the county extension agent
last winter in selecting the variety of
winter wheat to be planted. The
county agent had carried on an effect
i've campaign calling the attention of
wheat growers in the county to the
higher yielding qualities of the variety
Hybrid 12S under local conditions, as
shown by the state experiment sta
ton tests. AS a result, a number of
farmers planted Hybrid 1913 and OBJ
tanned an average increase of 6.1
bushels per acre over all other varie-
ties, according to reports to the
United States Department Of Agricul-
ture. About 90 acres of the 1922
planting was certified for seed.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-08-23
WHY she" DIDN'T LIKE 1T
the Wrong Outfit for One of
His P~roteges.

Some years ago a well-known ply
siclan of Tulsa, Okla, observed three
unusually f~orlorn, ragged little dar-
kles standing on a corner of the main
street. They were dressed in almost
any kind of covering that could be
either buttoned or tied on, so that
more than one glance was necessary
before anyone could determine. just
what garments they actually We're
wearing. The sight touched the ply
stefan. and he took them into a mems
clothing store near by and had them
fitted out with new suits.
The two elder ones showed their
appreciation by broad smiles, but the
smallest wept bitterly throughout the
whole proceeding and refused TO be
comforted with the new coat, the new
shirt and the new trousers. Question.
ing only increased the child's agita-
ton, and at last the physician turned
in desperation to n Of the older
boys and said. "What's the matter
with himT What's his name?"
please, sir" the brother replied
with a grin. "his name Is Alice
Youths Companion.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-08-23
Check Cucumber Beetle
bV Using Dust Mixture

One of the best methods of control
ling the cucumber beetle, according to
Carl J. Drake, state entomologist at
Iowa State college, is to dust the
young plants with a mixture of one
part Of calcium arsenate ana 20 parts
of gypsum.
The dust can be applied with a
shaker made by punching holes in the
bottom Of a half-gallon tin can with
an eight-penny nail. The first appli-
cation should be made Immediately
after the young plants break through
the ground. After that the plants
should be busted either early in the
morning or late in the evening from
two to three times per week and fol-
lowing rains.
Usually from 10 to II applications
per season are all that are required,
although more are necessary In the
case Of exceptionally sever attacks
by the beetles. If these directions are
followed rather closely, there will be
no trouble in controlling the cucumber
beetle.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-08-23
Coz Operative Drying
Plants Are Favored
Found Successful in Increas-
ing Profit From Orchard.

prepared Wy the United States Department
of Agricultural
Community fruit-drying plants have
been found to-be a successful means
of increasing the orchard profits uf he
small growers who have u surplus
which they are unable to market in
any other way, according to the
United States Department OF Agricul-
ture, if the total quantity of such sur
plus in a community is suidcient to
justify the necessary expense. The
organization Of such a cooperative
plant should be governed by the same
fundamental rules that have been
found necessary in the development of
other cooperative ventures.
1t must first be definitely .ascer-
tanned whether the quantity of un.
used fruit is actually such as will
make the establishment of an evap-
o~rating or drying plant profitable.
This information "a only be OBJ
tanned by "a careful canvass of the dis
trict and a tabulation Of the results.
The making of such a canvass is a
task calling for conservatism and the
exercise of good judgment, for the
reason that u%nintentional but gross
Oyerstatement of the unmarketed and
unused portion Of the fruit which
could be used as evaporation stock is
the rule rather than the exception. II
must be borne in mind that in the
case of apples, only mature, reason
ably sound fruit of fair size will make
a marketable dry product and that
estimates which include premature
drops, specked and decayed fruits,
and small-Sized cider apples are
worse than useless because mislead.
ing. The canvass should take into
account all fruits grown in the dis,
trict, the location of the center of
supply, the length Of time over which
the ripening of each will extend, and
the maximum quantity per day which
the plant will be required to handle,
With this data in hand II will be
possible to determine the size and
type Of evaporation needed. AS the
fruits will in most cases be varied the
plant should be of a general-purpose
type, SC constructed that II will han
die equally well all materials. such as
apples, peaches, plums and prunes.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-08-23
Weapons to Be Employed
Against Flies on Farm

If it is impossible to get rid of the
breeding places of flies on the farm
the best protection to the animals
will be found in the use of %repellants
or mixtures which when applied to the
animals will prevent the flies from at
lacking them, according to George
Dean, Kansas state ~entomologist.
He suggests the possibility Of de-
~stroying the breeding places of the
horn fly, which is found in clusters
on the shoulders, back and TANKS of
cattle in pasture, by scattering the
animal droppings. Old rotting straw
piles are the breeding places of the
stable or biting fly. and Professor
Dean suggests the ACCESSIBILITY, If pos
sible, Of cleaning up or doing away
with them.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-08-23
GOOD DAIRY BARN
PAYS FOR ITSELF
Poorly Planned Building Heaps
Up Overhead Charges.
WELFARE OF cow MUST RULE
Fresh Air, Light and Cleanliness Are
the First considerations-Lessen.
Ing Burdens of Help Also HIqhIy
Important.
BY WILLIAM A. RADFoRp

Mr.. william A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building work on the farm.
for the readers of this paper. On ac-
count of his wide experience as Editor.
Author and Manufacturer. he is, with
out doubt. the highest authority on all
these subjects. Address all Inquiries
to william A Radford, No. 1927
Prairie avenue, Chicago. H.. and only
Inclose lwo-cent stamp for reply.
1t may be true that gentlemen
farmers" sometimes Overplan their
buildings and attain a pleasing archi-
tectural effect with the outlay of con-
siderably more money than the genu-
Inc farmer would think justified.
There should be a happy medium be-
tween the barn so planned and the
m which, like Topsy, has "just
growed." A ~well-planned dairy barn
should not be a building in which
every effort has been made to make
for picturesque effect, but In which
each detail contributes to the welfare
of the cows, and the arrangements
are such as to lessen, as much as pos
sible, that daily problem of the
chores.
Here is a gamhrel-rOofed barn,
shingled. and with tile walls, with four
sets Of stanchiOns accommodating in
all seventy head. Water bowls serve
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-08-23
liuhts Float on Mercury.

There is said to be an increasing
demand for quicksilver in the manu-
facture of electric appliances. An in
teresting and increasing use in Scot
land is the floating of the lights OF
lighthouses upon a body of quick
silver. The metal Is not consumed, OF
course, and the loss in use is insig
nificant.
1t appears that the commissioners
of northern lighthouses in Edinburgh
have in their charge ninety light
houses on the coast of Scotland. UI
to a few years ago the revolving
lights were borne on rollers. The
float" system has been gradually in.
troduced, however, and is now in OPP
GRAFTON at thirty coast stations, and
will be used at all others. The light
ing machinery rests in a groove. The
quantity of mercury required for this
purpose in a lighthouse is from seven
to eight TASKS Of seyenty-iye pounds
each.-The Argonaut.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-08-23
Up to the Taxpayers.

The expenses of running the White
House this year. according to esti
mates submitted to congress. will be
about S124,OO0. This sum maintain,
for the President a house and grounds
heats the house. lights both house anc
grounds and stats the premises with
servants. Among the expenditures viii
be electric light. $500: installation %
new iefrigernting system $4,000: rem
ovation. 5000; gas bill. $4sa; general
upkeep OF the grounds. $1,000. III.
President pays his wi grocery bill
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-08-23

every two COWS IN eacn section and
the hangers parallel the feed alley with
its steel fodder carrier track. At n
end are the 90 pen and the bull pen,
with provision for the hired man az
the extreme end room, and a conven-
lent l~avatory-that aid toward Clearly
and sanitary service which ought to
be always considered of prime impor-
lance by the dairymGn.
The litter alleys and steel carrier
track expedite the placing of bedding
and the removal of litter, and drains
are placed at the ends of the cutters
to carry off manure liquids and con
serve these probably in a tank for
fe%rtilizing distribution later. The II
foot silos flank a feed mixing room
served by the carrier track to eXpe-
dite the transfer of silage to the
hangers.
Good attention has been paid to the
ventilating system. This is naturally
an importah: item. 1t Is not nusua
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-08-23
Destructive Qualities
of Heavy Motortrucks

Miles and miles of ribbonlike roads
are the hope Of every motorist, and
wien speaking Of motorists these days
it touches almost every home In the
country. But, though the road build
ers lay them smooth, they seemed to
have so far been unable to cope with
the destructive qualities of heavy mo-
tortrucks now used to a large extent
in commercial transportation on
smooth surfaces.
Millions Of dollars have been spent
and are being spent annually for the
extension to all parts Of the country
of good roads, In answer to the de
mands of the people for easy internal
means of communication by way Of the
motorcar. Long-distance touring shows
a yearly increase, and motortrucB
transportation is increasing.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-08-23
Grit Is Most Essential
to Health of Hen Flock

Grit is essential to the health Of
fowls and to economy in feeding. Grit
takes the place of teeth in preparing
the feed for further digestion and is
required for the proper preparation
Of feed in the gizzard. When the feed
Is not properly taken care Df in this
organ an undue strain is thrown on
the fowls system, often resulting in
disease, and also allowing much Of the
nutriment to pass through the birds
body without being absorbed. In ev-
cry pen or yard a box of grit should
be kept. Recent Investigators have
asserted that grit is part of the neces-
sary feed, giving the fowls strong
bones and a bright plumage.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-08-23
What the Number Indicated.

Few persons in the Pine Top had
ever seen a motorcar; and when a big
a stopped for a few minutes in the
isolated village, the curious inhnbi.
tants gazed at 1t with a mixture of
fear and awe. The owner, who had
entered the general store to make a
purchase. heard one rustic remark /:
.Ill bet It's a mankiller."
sure" assented another.
look at the number on the back.
That shows how many people It's run
over. That's a%ccordin' to law. Now,
If that fellow vas to run over any
body here in Pine Top, 1t would be
our duty to telegraph that number
l344-to the mex town."
"And what would they do?"
"Why, the constable would stop him
and change his number to l345."
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-08-23
Corn for Silage Must
Be Cut Fine and Packed

Corn for silage must be cut fine and
tramped well in the silo If ii is desired
to make the best quality Of feed and
fill the silo to its greatest capacity.
says the United States Department of
Agriculture. The usual length OF cut
ting varies from one-fourth Of an inch
TO one inch, but the latter Is a little
too long. as the pieces do not pack
SO readily in the silo. and they are
not 50 completely consumed In feed
ing al the shorter lengths.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-08-23
from this added provision for com

from this added provision for com
fort.
iron stanchions that swing are now
conceded by most dairymer as best
Tor the purpose. A short chain al
the top and the bottom help to give
the COW the desired freedom of lAove-
ment.
1t will be observed that in this
barn provision Is made for a hay NOW
above the dairy barn floor. with the
hay being dropped down through the
hay chute at the end of the feed alley.
This is after all the most satisfactory
way of keeping the cows supplied
with this daily necessity, and besides
he full hay NOW is not to be despised
as a factor in keeping the barn com.
Portable for the cows in winter.
Light is provided in abundance. II
is a moot question with some as TO
whether Bossy should not face the
light, Instead of having her back to it.
But the advantage of facing the cows
inward, head to head, and the ease
this means in the handling of fodder
litter and keeping the place clean gen,
orally commendS the latter plan.
Happily, the day is gone when the
lightning-rod was a symbol Of ar
easy mark" While Iightning-rodded
barns suffered from faulty rod con
struction and installation in the past
and caused not only annoyance but
destruction, the modern dairy barn
well-rodded and grounded, certainly
helps the barn owner TO rest at east
when the lightning comes.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-08-23
Diseases of Raspberry
Plants Hard to Detect

While most of the diseases which
attack raspberry plants cannot be de
tected on the plants themselves. after
they have been dug. care should be
taken not TO ISL plants which show
hard knots or gals on the roots
These are Xix ely to spread from plant
ia plant and the raspberry fields In
'ected with Ibis disease are seldom
profitable
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-08-23

whole play is full of long words anC
bOmbastic phrases. a noted example
Of which is the following: His cogi
tative faculties immersed, in congi
humidity of cOgitation." An English
newspaper is on record as having
used with what meaning it is hare
to. guess) this truly Gargantuar
word. Observation-Disclosures
dulation." This was possibly a bur
Iesque on some long-winded political
proclamation. But the king of then
all, the longest word, without a doubt
ever coined, was a word used by the
Greek comedy writer Aristophanes. II
is unnecessary to give this word. Be
sides, lack of space forbids. Suffice
it to say that 1t has seventy-nine syl
tables and III letters.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-08-23
Sudden Change in Milk
Checks Laying of Flock

Many people who feed MIX IN some
form to their laying flock regularly
have been obliged to learn n thing
about the feeding. A sudden change
from sweet milk n day to sour the
next. or back again, cause digestive
troubles as a rule, and either checks
the laying of the flock or upsets the
feeding rations 20 that the mash or
grain feed varies from day to day.
Buttermilk, skinned milk, sour or
curd or sweet milk are all desirable
feeds for chickens, but they should be
fairly regular feeds, or fed IN small
amounts, If a change Is necessary.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-08-23
JUST LETTERS PUT TOGETHER
Some Humorous Examples Of Long
"Words"-Nobody, However, Has
as Yet Equaled Aristophanes.

Until recently the longest word in
the English dictionaries was "dispro-
portiOnableness,' which Is not so very
long, after all, when compared with
some of the gigantic names Of modern
chemistry. Henry Carey, an English
poet, wrote, somewhere around the
year 100, a %burlesque called by the
sounding name, "ChronOnhOtonthOlOg,
OS," in which there was a character
called Observation-Disclosures" The
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-08-23
w. N. U, SIOUX FALLS NO. s4--1s2s
Where He Shone.

Two inhabitants of "A sagebrush
town were seated on a cracker box
exchanging desultory conversation
"YGu know them hot cakes what the
Teller flps in the window II the Fov
Torn Hope restaurant
Eyes, | know EN-"
Ever try 'em?"
"Yes, I've tried EN-"
"Wha do you think Of 'emY
The citizen thus appealed to gazed
refectively toward the foothills for
some minutes and then rendered judg-
ment:
"That feller's a better juggler than
cook"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-08-23
Want Equal Rights for Women.

Women of Great Britain have wei
coined the Introduction In parliament
of a bill which provides that 'the
mother of every legitimate infant shall
be guardian Jointly with the father
for all purposes and nave equal
authority, rights and responsibilities"
The measure is regarded a. the first
step toward securing "The Mothers
Charter" for which 200 woman's or
ganizations have been working.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-08-23

notbelieve that any woman W suffered
worse than ] did. ! spent lots of money,
but nothing helped me until / began to
take Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. / felt a whole lot better
after the first bottle, and am still TAX
ing it for / am sure it is what has put
me on my feet"
If you are suffering from a displace-
ment, irregularities, backache, nervous
ness, sideache or any other form Of fe-
male weakness you should write to The
lydia E. Pinkham Medicine CO., Lynn,
Massachusetts, for Lydia e. Pinkham's
Private Text-Boo upon Ailments Pc
culiar to Women" 1t will be sent you
free upon request. This book contains
valuable information.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-08-23
CHILDREN CRY
FOR "CASTOR|A"
Especially Prepared for Infants
and Children of All Ages

Mother! Fletcher's Castoria has
been in use for over 80 years to relieve
babies and children Of Constipation,
Flatulency, Wind Collie and Diarrhea {;
allaying Feverishness arising there
from, and, by regulating the Stomach
and Bowels, aids the assimilation OF
Food; giving natural sleep without
opiates. The genuine bears signature
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-08-23
cuticura soothes Baby Rashes

That itch and burn, by hot baths
of Cuticura Soap followed by gentle
anointings of Cuticura Ointment.
Nothing better, purer, sweeter, espe-
cially If a little Of the fragrant Cuti-
cura Talcum Is busted on at the fin.
tsh. 25c each.-Advertisement.