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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-01
Rainfall in America.

A vivid picture of the amount of
rain that falls upon the United States
is given by a Washington scientist.
1t is equivalent, he states, to ten Mis-
sissippi rivers flowing constantly.
Otherwise measured, it equals thirty
inches of water for the entire area,
making a total volume of 152, 200, 600
100000 cubic feet. But this is only
half the amount. that would be neces-
sary to maintain the full productivity
of the soil of the whole country. One
third of this amount runs down to
the sea and rivers. The problem for
engineers to solve is the utilization
to the utmost of the supply that ma
ture furnishes.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-01
MAKE SUCCESS WITH GEESE


After goslings are month cid they
are among the hardest Of fowls. but
they are rather delicate at Arst and
should have careful attention. The
main thing Is to keep them warm and
dry the first few weeks, feeding them
q little ut q time and 0ften-say four
or i've times a day. One Of the best
r1tions on which to start goslings Is
q mixture Of cc.n meal and shorts,
mixed with bread or cracker crumbs,
hare bo,ied eggs chopped fne, etc.
IL Is also good plan to provide
some tendeS grass as 4 relish right
from the start. The goose IL essen
italy grazing bird, hence grass In
its ration Is quite important at all
Times. Other grain food, along with
meat scraps. should be added to the
ration gradually as the goslings grow.
Most people keep goslings in small
movable runs for the first two weeks,
SO they can't run Wild but can be
moved TO fresh ground each day where
they can pick grass and bugs. The
extent Of this ranging space can be
gradually increased until the goslings
are a month old, then they should be
turned out on free range where they
will find lots Of pasturage to make
rapid growth.
Geese do not have to have water to
swim in, but at the same time they
get lots Of enjoyment from 1t. If a
small stream or pond cannot be pro-
vided. then 1t Is quite essential that
the fowls have an abundant supply of
good drinking water, which they con-
sumo freely.
After goslings are turned on pas
ture. II the grass is In good condition,
II Is not necessary to feed them grain
more than twice a day at first and
later once a day. The first object
should be to get as large a growth Of
frame as possible. Let fat comeNast
To build frame requires lots Of grass,
bugs and worms, and grains like oats
and buckwheat that are not especially
fattening.
AS fall approaches and the gross be.
gins to fail. corn should be substituted
FOR one of the other grains as It Is
more fattening. Starting at least q
month before the holiday selling sea
son. the geese we want to sell on mar
ket are fed all they will eat Of mix.
ture of corn and oats at first and
corn alone later. In fitting geese for
market II is hardly possible to make
them too fat, as extreme fairness has
no bad effect upon theirstable qualities
and therefore most people want lots OF
farm Life.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-01
Boob the Rookman.

lima Boob got job as porter m .
book store and, during the absence OF
the proprietor and clerks. undertook
to wait on a customer. This here lie
funny place." he said afterwlrd,
'and maybe there amt some dumb
bells floatin' in and out Of this store.
A man that looked as If he had some
sense came in this morning and l
walks right up to him as pleasant as
could. Let me see 'The Spenders, >"
he said, and I had notion to say
somethin' sarcastic-like, but I didn't
says nicely, Gents furnishing goods
next door, and he busted right out
laffin' in my face The idea Of looking
for 'spenders in book shop"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-01
SOME CAUSES OF LAMENEss
Rough Activities on Part Of Male Bird
Sometimes 6lamed-May Be Due
to Rheumatism.

A bird may be famed apparently
from rough activities on the part Of
the male birds in the flock. Lamepess
may also be due to rheumatism caused
by dampness and exposure. Lameness
accompanied by rapid emaciation lie
often a sign of tuberculosis. The spots
on the liver are also symptom. A
laboratory examination is necessary
to definitely determine If fowls have
tuberculosis.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-01
Saturday Nlaht Leisure.

"Do you sell many Of these expensive
clocksT' asked a visitor at jewelers..
"We certainly do" said the sales
man. 'The other day man came IN
from Oklahoma. They had struck oil
on his ranch and he was building him
self 20-room house. He bought %
clocks. He said he wanted one In
every room except the bath. He omit
ted the bath, because, he said, he
didn't care how much time he fooled
away Saturday night"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-01

@. d. Gibson Of Life has q choice
collection of newspaper misprints
some Of which are screams. At din
ner in New York he quoted a numbe.
Of them. One was about a bishop who
vas laid up with cold. A Newspaper
reported that he was confined 70 thu
house with a violent scold."
Another told Of surgeon" beint
taken alive In the river and being spIc
for six cents a pound. But the most
amusing one, he said, was clipped
from a Vermont paper. This paper
wishing to say in praise Of a very agec
and distinguished citizen that he was
a noble old burgher proudly living
In his native state" was made to say
according to Mr.. Gibson, John Greer
& a nobby old burglar. prowlins
around in q naked state."--Bostss
rransertDL
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-01
Boy Couldn't Smile Properly

He had always been courteous and
obliging elevator boy, and so one morn
ing when, instead of appearing on duty
In the passenger elevator in the front
hall. he was found operating the service
one In the rear. one of the tenants in
sisted upon knowing the reason.
"Why, what's the matterT she asked
him, determined If he had been de-
NOTED for some supposed fault she'd
do her best to have him reinstated.
He smiled an amiable yet startling
smile. His mouth was devoid Of teeth.
"Yuh see, It's like this" he explained
Il was to the dentists yesterday"
pointing to his toothless gums. "And
/ reckon amt no pretty sight to be
greetin' people at the front door. But
yuh jes' wait til gets my new ones"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-01
Wise Judue.

II hear you were Judge at a baby
show" snorted Hoffy's friend Cuth-
bert.
Il was" admitted Hoffy.
1T have heard you say once,
have heard you say fifty times that
all babies look alike to you," said
Cuthbert.
"They do"
Then how could you tell which
was the prettiest babyf"
Hoffy rolled cigarette with one
hand and then answered:
Il judged by the mothers"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-01
POULTRY POINTS

Gull your nocks as many times as
possible during the year.
Drafts In the. poultry houses mean
colds and colds mean less eggs.
Chicks In the habit of receivine
good, fresh milk each day, are very
apt to develop some digestive trou-
bles II old milk-milk that is begin
ming to turns given them.
Americans are eating more poultry
every year. TURNER'S may yet find
that the hennery department il among
the most profitable. St&t with .
standard breed rooster and breed up
the hock.
Lack Of suitable equipment is one
of the main reasons why mediocre
success Ii experienced in raising
chicks.
Newly-hatched chicks should not
have any feed aor SO hours after
Matching. and in most cases 40 hours
% better
To get eggs in abundance. 1t Is nee
essary not only to place feed In the
hen house but to get 1t into the hez's
crop in the right proportion for mss
ufacturs Of eggs.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-01

When milk is used as the sole drink
for chickens no other animal protein
Is necessary.
Poultry raisers who produce capons
for market should use judgment as tc
the breed of chickens used for this pur-
pose. Leghorns and similar small
breeds, which are essentially egg lay
ers, should not be used.
The young poults should be fed when
forty-eight hours old. Eggs, corn
bread and clabbered milk, with hard
boiled eggs occasionally, is a good
starting feed. They should have fresh
water, charcoal and grit, or sand
should be scattered in the pen.
Ducks and geese are quite similar In
their nature, and the same general
rules apply pretty much to both.
II certainly is fact that the early.
Matched chicks get good start, and
therefore are better able to stand the
hot weather when it comes.
The brooding of baby chicks is re-
garded too lightly by many. Very oft.
en- it is due to lack Of thought on the
part Of the attendant, while again 1t Is
the utter lack Of knowledge of the
fundamental principles involved.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-01
puxxlinu a Candidate.

A parliamentary candidate in a rural
district made the following remark in
the course Of his address: There is
ne question insthe world which cannot
be answered with Just Yes or No."
An old farm laborer jumped up and
said: "Please, master. might ask e
. question:"
Certainly, my good fellow" said
the candidate.
well, then, MASTER" said the old
farmland. whats the timeY--Lcn-
don Telegraph.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-01
CATCHING MICE WITH MUSIC
Strains Of Classical Pieces on Gramo-
phones Said to Attract Unsuspect-
ing Rodents Into Traps.

The use Of music with animals Is
well understood in the East, where the
snake-charmer makes the deadly cobra
dance to his piping.
Now 1t is suggested that gramo-
phones should be Installed in every
cowhouse and henhut, for it is said
that the sweet strains of a Guards
band, the trills of Melba, or the top
notes of Caruso have a magical eff
feet upon both milk and egg produc-
ton, and that the hen who comes to
listen remains to lay
But even pleasure has its drawbacks,
and what is meat to the COW and the
Buff Orpington is death and destruc-
ton to the rat and the mouse
For instance, it is reported that the
musical mouse-trap is extremely dead
fy, and that anyone bent on clearing
his house or barns Of these destructive
rodents should not set a trap which
can do nothing but wait for the coming
of its prey, but one which can play,
say. Bach fugue or Beethoven SYM
phony.
1t has been found that the tinkling
strains of music attract mice irresistf-
bly,, so that they wander gayly into the
trap. thinking, evidently, that it is a
concert arranged on their behalf.
There are cases recorded Of half-a-
dozen being caught at once.
rour Rivers Run Pareii~l.
Kingdom Ward, who has returned
from Burma after eleven months spent
In the Tibetan-Yunnan marshes, made
a complete traverse. east to west, of
that extraordinary belt Of the earth's
crust through which the waters Of the
Tibetan plateau escape Here four of
the greatest rivers Of Asia now in
strip of mountainous e-untry not more
than rs miles wide. There Is nothing
elsewhere on the eaeth's surface to
compare with these mighty rivers
the Yangtae. Mekong. Salween and
friawad--run...ng parallel to each
other for a hundred miles and sepa-
rated only by rock partitions which In
places attain attitudes Of 1000 feet---
London Tines
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-01
LEAVES FICTION FAR BEHIND
Action of Vlgo Authorities in Dealing
With Treasure Ships Is Almost
Beyond Belief.

Perhaps the largest single treasure
trove lies at the bottom of vigo bay on
the coast of Spain. Here II bullion
carriers were sunk by the British and
Dutch navies in the latter part. of the
Seventeenth century and scattered over
the oceans floor gold and silver esti-
mated at $100,000.o0O. So far it Is all
there.
The fleet of bullion carriers, con-
vOyed by slightly larger fleet of men
of war, set out from the coast of Mex
leo TO carry the treasure 70 the Golfers
of Spain and sought refuge in vigo BAY
from the approach of the larger British
and Dutch fleet. There they planned
to unload the treasure.
But the customs officers had no In.
structions to receive it. They must
communicate with their superiors. The
admiral of the fleet argued, but the
port officials were adamant. And while
they debated the enemy ships sailed
into the bay and settled the matter for
all time by sinking the fleet.
And what has fiction half so strange
as thatF
Man With Six Senses.
At Notcdden. Norway, a man has
been discovered who possesses a sixth
sense. Several times he has been used
by the police to trace stolen property.
buried in some cases many miles from
the scene of the robbery. In one ease
he described accurately where certain
goods were. although he did nor leave
his own room.
When valuable dog was lost on
one OCCASION, and the police had MIR.
sued fruitless search for many DAYS
the man said the dog was to be found
at the top Of long valley some miles
away. Search was made, and he was
found to be correct. The man. whose
name is Halvorsen, Is claimed "a bavs
found iron ore beneath deep snow
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-01

Ducks and geese are quite similar In
their nature, and the same general
rules apply pretty much to both.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-08
Water Supply in the Oil Shale Industry

that the amount of such appropriation
may increase, as agricultural demands
ordinarily take legal precedence over
industrial requirements.
"At the present stage of the shale
industry in this country 1t is almost
impossible to state definitely the
amount of water required for large
scale operations. The amount required
known as to the possibilities of OBJ
tanning adequate water supplies by
well drilling, but In many places the
prospects do not look very favorable.
for mining and crushing the shale will
probably be similar in the coal-mining
industry where similar conditions
exist. The per capita domestic require
ments for water will vary with the
location of the plant and with local
conditions. The most important use
for water is in retorting and refining,
but the amount that will be required
for these purposes Is more in doubt
than that for power or domestic use.
mo standard retorting or refining
practice for oil shale and shale oil has
yet been established in the United
States. Many retorting processes have
been proposed, and perhaps twenty
five or thirty experimental or demon
stration plants have been erected in
different parts of the country. Prac-
tically without exception, however,
these plants are too small to be con-
sidered as commercial, or to give
operating data that would be of much
value in estimating water require.
ments"
The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-08
Secretaries Would Save the Public Land

the senate and house committees on
public lands.
resolution for an investigation was
introduced in the house by Represen-
tative Sinnott.
The government land In question is
mainly located within national forest
areas in the states mentioned. and the
railway company is asserting It's claim
to these lands under the provisions of
the land grants made by congress on
July 2, 1864, AMI May 81, 1870. COM
monty known as the Northern Pacific
land grants. These grants were made
for the purpose of aiding. the railway
company in the construction of its
lines from Wisconsin to the Pacific
coast.
Secretary Wallace, under whose d.
rection all national forests are admin
istered, contends that congress has
authority to save most, If not all, of
this national forest acreage to the
government If it desires to investigate
the entire matter and pass the neces-
sary legislation
The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-08
japanese Sensitive on Race Question

to the existing understanding between
the two governments under which
Japan undertakes to prevent immigra-
tion of laborers to the United States.
In connection with his opposition to
the Japanese exclusion features of the
bill, Secretary Hughes said:
1.-THE Japanese are n sensitive peo-
pie and unquestionably would regard
such legislative enactment as fixing
a stigma upon them. l regret to be
compelled to say that l believe such
legislative action would largely undo
the work of the Washington Confer
ence on. Limitation of Armament,
which so greatly improved our rela-
lions with Japan.
1.-THE manifestation of American in
terest and generosity in providing re-
lief to the sufferers in the recent
earthquake disaster in Japan would
not avail to diminish the resentment
which would follow the enactment of
such measure, as this enactment
would be regarded as an insult not to
be palliated by any act of charity.
1.-The question is thus presented
whether it Is worth while thus to af-
front a friendly nation with whom we
have established most cordial rela-
lions and what gain there would be
from such action"
The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-08

* ECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
WORK and Secretary of Agri-
4 culture Wallace have recon-
mended to congress that the
right of the Northern Pacific Railway
company to acquire approximately
100000 acres of government land in
Idaho, Montana and Washington, I'M
der the terms of old land grants, be
made the subject of an investigation
by that body.
The two cabinet members have
asked that a joint resolution be con
sidered Withholding the issuance of
any further land patents to the North
srn Pacific Railway company until
after congress shall have made full
and complete inquiry into that com
pany's land grants for the purpose OF
considering legislation to meet the re
spective rights of the railway com
pany and the United States govern
ment.
This request was made in the form
of letters to Senator Lenroot (Rep,
wis.), and Representative Sinnott
CRep, Ore.). respectively chairmen OF
The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-08
Wlas1pire8fcor~
VSie3e31isS1pfS
Professional Men on Income Taxation

were the American Bar association,
the American Society Of Mechanical
Engineers, American Society of Min
ing and Metallurglcal Engineers, and
the American Society of Civil Engi-
neers.
The National Organization for Pro
fessional Cooperation will be a per-
manent organization, and It's head
quarters for the present will be the
Authors League of America, at East
Twenty-thlrd street, New York.
The meeting adopted the following
resolutions:
''Resolved, That the National Or
ganlzation for Professional Co-opera-
ton approve and indorse In principle
the bill advocated by the secretary Of
the treasury for the revision of income
taxes, and respectfully urge upon the
congress of the United States its i'm
mediate passage.
Resolved, That as professional
workers, feeling that we have already
been Disseminated against during the
nine years of the existence of the fed
eral income tax. we emphatlcally pro-
test against the proposal to limit the
differentiation between earned and I'M
earned income, because any Limitation
to the principle that the earned In
come of the individual should be treat
ed on different basis from unearned
income is discrimination against the
best human effort Of the individual,
and as such is undemocratic and I'M
just"
The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-08

~ECTIONS of the immigration re-
striction measure, pending In the
~ house, would operate to exclude
Japanese from the country, and
such exclusion would be "inconsistent"
with treaty obligations with Japan,
Secretary Hughes contends in letter
to Chairman Johnson of the house
immigration committee, made public
at the State department.
THE Japanese government has al
ready brought the matter to the at
tention of the Department of State,
and there is the deepest interest in
the attitude of congress with respect
to this subject" the letter added. 81
am unable to perceive that the eXclu-
sion provision is necessary and / must
strongly urge upon you the advisable
lty, in the interests of our interna-
tional relations, of eliminating it."
If provision making certificates
necessary for immigrants coming to
the United States were made applica-
BILE to Japan, Secretary Hughes said,
1t would be possible to obtain active
cooperation of the japanese govern
ment and an arrangement could be
perfected "involving double control
over the Japanese quota of less than
$50 year." which could enter the
country.
Secretary Hughes called attention
The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-08

"A water III Tie Oll-SllHle lnuuSlIyf
1 n by ]. j. Jakosky, has been
made by the Department of
the Interior through the bureau of
mines.
ANY engineer making n trip through
the oil-shale region of the Rocky noun
tain country will be struck by the fact
that the water supply problem will
have to be solved before an oil-shale
industry of any considerable size can
be started there" the report says.
1.-THE situation does not appear so seri
Gus to those who do not travel far
from the main streams or arteries of
travel, although even in these places 1t
may cause thought. Only when one
gets away from the railro9ds-and
often that means visiting the richer
shale deposlts-does the magnitude of
the water supply problem become fully
evident. There are few large water
courses, and these are generally far
apart. Many of the smaller tributaries
are periodic; they may be entirely dry
part of the year, but roaring torrents
during the rainy months.
"Those deposits situated on the
main water courses may seem to be
adequately supplied, or so situated
that they may be adequately supplied,
with water for development or produc-
ton work. 1t must be borne in mind,
however, that much of the water of
these streams is already appropriated
for agricultural or other uses, per-
h0pS lower down on the stream and
The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-08

y
N/ lions representing more than
" 100000 professional men In
the United States have
Joined forces to indorse and support
the Mellon tax reduction plan from
nonpartisan point of view. Not the
least significant aspect of the meeting
was the fact that 1t resulted in the Gre
alton of n permanent organization
which will act as a national clearing
house of opinion and action on mat
tiers affecting the interests of profess
sional people as a whole, a class that
has hitherto not been organized In any
way.
The new society is called the Ma
tional Organization for Professional
Cooperation. Professional societies
represented at the meeting included
the American Dramatists, the Actors
Equity, American Chemical society,
American Institute of Chemical En-
gineers, American Medical association,
American Society of Authors, Com
posers and Publishers, Artists guild
and the Authors League of America.
1t is also stated that representatives
of other organizations were present
but could not take formal part In the
movement as yet because the consti-
tutions of their organizations required
action at annual meetings or had SINH
lar restrictions on Immediate action.
Among organizations not listed but
said to have expressed sympathy with
the general purposes of the meeting
The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-08
Hunt S Grocery-Market
CORNER BOTH WELToN ST.
champa 1922

Pure Lard, lbs. for.
Home-Made Sausage, B.
Mexican Beans, lbs for
Salt Mackrel piece
Pure Maple Sugar, cake. SC, 15c and 2oc
Bulk Macaroni and Spaghetti lbs for .25c
Strictly Ranch Eggs, dozen. ..................4 Oc
Chicken Feed lbs for. .25c
Try our Coffee, $50 h., lbs for. 81 90
r Mn p;o11oa < for 1Oo
Corn Meal, pkg, 1Oc, zoe and. .................35c
P. G. Soap, bar.
Bulk Mince Meat lbs for.
Bulk Peanut Butter, lb.
We handle Spinach and Fresh Vegetables every day.
DOM forget Fresh Chickens Friday and Saturday
The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-08

Consideration for the dead.
Comfort for the bereaved.
Admittedly tho largest race
establishment OF its kind In the
West.
Expenses moderate.
Loyalty to the public.
Ever ready TO assist the worthy.