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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25
DEAR ANNIE LAURIE:

DEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
~ l am a boy twenty years of
age and have been keeping steady
company with a girl the same age
for almost a year. We have both
confessed u love for each other
and ! some day expect 70 marry
her. am not In a position at
present TO marry. but I am under
the impression that she expects
me 10 give her an engagement ring.
Do you think that this In neces-
sary rs long as we both love each
other? Do you think that I would
be more sure OF her love for me
II I gave her a ring7
/ know she receives dates from
other men. although she tells me
she doesn't keep them 7 know
that I am Jealous but am trying
not 70 show IT, Do you think a
ring would put an end 70 my sus-
picions a. 10 other men?
JOHN. JR
John. JR.. II there Is no definit:
u engagement existing between
you two. why shouldn't the lady
have other 'dates'7 II you feel thai
II would relieve the situation were
the engagement to be announced
why not give her an engagement
II might ease your mind and
hers too.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25
Striving Toward the G~oal-Therein Lies the Greatest Joy
Engagements,
Petting Parties
and Marriage
BY Annie Laurie.

DEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
~ am a girl lust sixteen years
OF age. ! have q boy friend that !
have been going with one and one
half years He came to see me
often and my people do not object
Lately he has been trying 20 per-
suade me TO marry him. I want
to wait and finish High School.
but | feel that n | don't marry
him I may be sorry. What shall
! dor believe I love him as
as much US | could love anyone.
SARA
CARA; The best thing for you 70
~ do. my dear. In to stay In school
until you finish. You are too young
to think OF shouldering the RESPONSE
bilities OF married life. and your
ideas and ideals will change greatly
within the mex few years Have
your friends and good times. but put
all thought Of love and marriage out
OF your pretty little head until later.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25

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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25

within the next few years Have
your friends and good times. but put
all thought Of love and marriage out
or our pretty little head until later.
nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
~ heartily disapprove OF pet
ting and necking; hut ] am q very
affectionate person and love to
kiss and DO kissed. ~ am ever
out with a person. especially. II I
am fond Of him. I kiss him. and
yet | despise the words necking
and petting. 4.
Now. the question is. what shall
! dor ! hate necking but ! love
TO be kissed. Please help me out.
wear glasses. Do you think
this In d hindrance to me In any
rayf Do you think IL win make
my OF the boys dislike me or fail
70 7sk me for q date because I
glasscs7
CUTIE.
NUTIE. I'm sure l don't know
what TO tell you. Cutie. for
from the tone OF your letter no mat
ter what ! might say would have
any effect on you. To begin with. 7
RRACFF Va ~ 4O1G AlE0
ing. for o or later II will lead
70 the very things which you say
you despise- BIT. I viii a this.
there isn't a person In the world who
foes not crave affection. None OF
~ are exempt from this. but some
are better able to control the urge
than others There win come a time
IN your life when you tall deeply In
love with someone and you'u be
mighty sorry to have satisfied
your kissing urge TO the extent that
YOU now are. For the first kiss Of
true love will miss by a mile the
pure thrill that should come with
the kiss with which you seal your
love pact Think that cver some
time. Cutie. and see how you feel
about II.
As 10 the glasses. they nave
nothing whatever TO do with your
NatQQ p~orQnNafffv On DAae r,,,-R o
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-12-14
Roots of Spruce Tree
Valuable to Campers

Not many modern campers have to
know very much fine woodcraft. as the
Indian did. Only under the most IN
usual circumstances must they know
how TO make fires without matches,
fashion dishes out of bircIbark.
But there is one little wrinkle that
comes in handy. Things are forever
needing mending. and the greatest
lack is fol rope. Irvine, or something
similar. Therefore it Isl well to keep
in mind that the roots Of the spruce
tree make an excellent substitute. =
The spruce has long roots with
very little taper. These can easily
be salvaged from dead and fallen
trees. The outer bark of the roots can.
be easily removed, and the inner root
Is glossy and smooth.
For most purposes they can be used
as they are, but IL intricate binding or
tying is necessary, they may be soaked
in boiling waite for few moments,
when they become as pliable rs rope.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-12-14
Skim Milk Receivers
From Its Black Eye
One of the Most Versatile
By-Products of Diaries.

Sugar-coating pills. making buttons
and adding ii,ivOr TO bread, are uses
which are proving that skim milk Is
one Of the most versatile by-products
Of Wisconsin lairies.
Although many dairIes still pour
thousands OfpOunds OF skim milk down
their drains, others are reuping u
profit by drying or condensing It, or
BY selling 1t to be manufactured into
hundreds of articles that we use every
day." says n. z. jackson of the dairy
department ut the Wisconsin College
Of Agriculture.
Skim milk Is often condensed like
whole milk and used by bakers and
candy manufacturers and for animal
feeds. or 1t may be dried. Last year
more than llS.OUO,0OO pounds of dried
skim milk were made. an increase of
more than 27,OOO.VO0 pounds over the
year before. This dried skim milk Is
also used for baking. in candy. and
in animal feeds.
The government has recently per-
fected method Of making u concen-
trated ripened skim milk which. ac-
c0rding to Jackson, Is proving very
popular in the sections where 1t has
been used for animal feeding. This.
he explains. Is because 1t keeps so
well and is so high In food value.
Commercially, one of the most i'm
portant products that is made from
skim milk is casein for which there
are many uses, varying from water
proofers In paint, plastics that are
used for fountain pens, and artificial
celIuloid, to massage cream and medi-
eines.
From the whey that is left after
the caSein has been removed soluble
albumin is made. which is often used
in feeding infants, as well'as the milk
sugar used for coating pills and for
other medicinal purposes.
But. although these uses Of skim
milk products are valuable, Jackson
believes that skim milk should play a
more important part in the human
diet. Skim milk and the soft cheeses
and other foods that can be made
from 1t do not deserve the BLACK
eye" that they have received.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-12-14
Increase Iife of Post.
Gas Formed in Silos Is
Dangerous to Farmers

Even modern farming has developed
its perils to human life. The useful
and innocent-appearing silo can quick
ly become a death-trap as treacherous
as the gas-filIed garage. points out the
Farm Journal, warning its readers
that an increasing number of deaths
from silage gas is being recorded
yearly.
"Fermenting silage gives off carbon
dioxide, which, If breathed, causes
DEATH" it is explained. "There is no
danger from the gas while the silo-fill-
ing operation is going on. but when
the operation stops for a while the
gas settles. 1t is essential. therefore.
to turn the cutter ON for little while
before going back into the silo after
nm interruption, or to take out the
silo doors down to the level of the
silage and permit the gas to flow out
before entering"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-12-14
Manner in Which Manure
Is Cared for Is Factor

The amount oftmanure produced per
COW varies from twelve to fifteen tons
annually. Perhaps two-fifths of this
is produced at pasture. If the remain
der is all saved and applied to the
growing Of crops its value approx
mates $15 to $50 per year. The value
of the manure depends upon many fea-
lures, chief among which are: The
character of. the soil, amount applied
per acre, and manner of caring for
the manure.
The manner in which manure is
cared for is usually the most impor-
tant factor. in determining the uti-
mate returns secured for its use. When
the liquid excrefa is saved. preferably
by use of sufficient amount of bed
ding to absorb it. and the manure APP
piled directly to the crop areas, or,
If stored, not allowed to leach, the
maximum income will be obtained from
its USE Losses due to improper han
ding Of the manure at the stable
should not be charged to the cows.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-12-14
Winter Protection for
Strawberries Is Needed

When permanent frost has set In
and the ground is quite solid. straw
berry plants should be covered with a
light coat of clean straw. Straw that
will not pack closely over the plants
is the best to use. For this work
marsh hay is well adapted. Green
manure may be used, but as 1t usually
contains many weed seeds, and some
times may smother the plants, 1t is
not to be recommended. About two
or three inches of this mulch is
enough. From three to three and one
half tons of it will be sufficient for an
acre.
The author of Canadian depart
ment of agriculture bulletin on straw
berry growing states that in those
parts Of Canada where spring frosts
are frequent, it is desirable to hold the
plants back as long as possible In the
spring. To do this the first heavy fall
of snow should be covered with straw
or evergreen boughs which are left
on as long as possible In the spring.
After the frosty weather Of early
spring is over and before the plants
begin to grow. they should be uncov-
cred and the straw put between the
rows to keep the fruit clean.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-12-14
Prevent Decay
Of Fence Posts
May Be Treated With Creo-
sote by Using Open
Tank Process.

All timber decays. Some kinds de-
cay quickly and others more slowly
depending on the Kind OF lumber and
its use. Fence posts begin to decay
first just few inches below the
surface Of the ground and to prol0ns
life Of the post It may be treated
with creosote.
Treat With crecsote.
1.-THE average fence post may be
treated with creosote under ordinary
farm conditions by using the open
tank process says A. Z. Holman,
agricultural engineer at the North
Carolina State college. 1--WE know that
wood or wood products subject to
alternate wetting and drying will de-.
cay more readily than those kept wet
or dry as the case may be. Longleaf
or yellow pine, cypress. mulberry and
black locust are among the most salts
factory woods commonly used for
posts. Sap woods are unsatisfactory
unless treated with creosote and in
fact all posts should be treated. We
advise the open tank process"
In this process, two open tanks are
used, one for hot treatment and the
other for cold treatment. states Mr..
Holman. Get the posts ready--cut,
trimmed and peeled. Use 1O0-gallon
steel oil drum with the head removed
for the first tank and another drum
or trough for the second. Coal tar
creOsote or a similar preservative is
placed in the first tank and heated
to l75 to 200 degrees. The posts are
then placed in this and allowed to
stand on end for one-half to one hour
when they are removed and immedi-
ately placed in the second tank. This
tank is also filled with the same pre-
servative maintained at 100 degrees
or certainly not less than fifty. This
is called the cold tank. The posts
should remain here for thirty minutes.
Usually the base or ground end is
treated in tank number one and the
whole post in tank number two, states
Mr.. Holman. The creosote oil should
penetrate at least three-quarters of an
inch to effectively prolong the life of
the post.
Increase Life Of Post.
MIR. Holman states that If this
treatment is followed in building new
fences, the life of the posts will be
so greatly increased that the owner
will not be put to the expense of con-,
stantly renewing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-12-14
Use Limestone Early in
Correcting Soil Acidity

Limestone should be applied at least
six months and preferably year be-
fore sweet clover, red clover. or alfalfa
is TO be sown, according to agrono-
mists at the University of Illinois.
Limestone works slowly In correct
ing soil acidity, especially if 1t is not
thoroughly mixed with the soil by
disking, narrowing, or cultiyating. it
was explained. Consequently. when
limestone is applied only few days
or a few weeks ahead of a seeding of
clover or alfalfa, it does not have time
to correct the acidity of the soil and
consequently the young plants are
forced to put up losing fight with
soil acidity.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-12-14
Something Reminded
Her of Her Duty

'Today I am reminded Of q duty
that have neglected, and that Is to
let you know how wonderful have
been the results / obtained from the
use of Milks Emulsions Nothing could
have been more beneficial to me than
your Emulsion,
I'm the winter Of 1917 and 1918
had o severe case Of pneumonia, a
in the spring Of 1919 / took cou
was doing some summer work
prepare myself for college, but
the time school opened / was too
to attend I finally went to bed
the rest cure. / gained a little
strength and got up by Christr
but my cough never left me, an
caught cold very easily and itSv}
take a month to get over it.
.Tinally, in September, 1920
bottle Of Milks Emulsion and
you for instructions, to which YOU re-
piled promptly and for which I thank
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-12-14
Trucks Are Cheapest

Figures given out by the department
of agricultural economics of Cornell
university show that horses are more
expensive than trucks for hauling
milk In the country, for distances
greater than four miles. Dairymen
who used trucks saved IL cents per
cwt. on each trip, and the trips were
O6 miles longer with larger loads.
The average cost of hauling 100
pounds of milk was % cents with
horses and 22.1 cents with trucks.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-12-14
Mothers Try Mild
Chidren's MusterOle

Of course. you know good old
Musterole; how quickly, how easily
it relieves chest colds, sore throat.
rheumatic and neuralgia pain. sore
joints and muscles, stiff neck and
limbago.
We also want you to know Chill
DREN'S MUSTEROLE E. Musterole
in milder form. Unexcelled for relief
of croupy coughs and colds; it pen
etrates, soothes and relieves without
the blister of the old-fashioned mus
tard plaster. Keep a jar handy. II
comes ready to apply instantly, with
out fuss or bother.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-12-14
Move Small Trees

In general. the best time for moving
small treks from one to two feet In
height is I'm the fall or early spring.
These trees can be moved at that
time without piling the earth around
the roots. If care is taken TO place
them Immediately in tub or bucket
of water and plant them as rapidly as
possible. never allowing the roots tc
dry for a moment. Pack the dirt solid
Iy around their roots when they are
placed In their new location.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-12-14
Held Stationary in Air

Caught by vigorous ascending
rent of air at San Antonio, %
Private John T. Bush had the expo
ence of getting stuck on parachufeV
Jump and hanging stationary in the
air for approximately minute and a
half. He and six other enlisted men
Ieaped from the same plane at the
same moment Bush reached the earth
100 seconds behind his companions
because of the upward current.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-12-14
Farm Notes


Until you have had really good hay.
you will never know its actual value.
A good system of barn ventilation
usually means healthier cows and
purer milk.
Cut out low-hanging limbs that
would interfere with cultivation. or
that are shaded by those above.
BY having cows calve in the late
spring, convenient weIl-bedded sheds
and a good windbreak are all the shell.
ter they require.
At this time Of the year, when milk
cows are confined in stanchions much
Of the time. they are likely to suffer
from lack of salt.
Economist at Iowa State college
say they have statistics to prove that
husking corn by hand is just as cheap
as using a mechanical husker.
A combination of plenty OF fresh
alr. sunlight whenever possible, foods
containing bulk and rich in vitamines
will help to keep colds at distance
through the winter.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-12-14
Seeming Contradiction

Ignorance lies at the bottom OF all
human knowledge and the deeper we
penetrate, the nearer we arrive unto
sit.-Colton.
New Britain herald., 1928-11-21
PLANNED REVOLVER
 ID CHECK INDIANS
S,n Colt kneV White A,n Vas
 Handicapped With Pistol

The success of Hartford in the Colt, inventor or the first revolver" said George Long. general manager Of the Gray Telephone Pay Station Go. of Hartford, speaking to the members Of the Exchange club last evening at the Burritt hotel.
 Elmer W. Pape, president of the kiwanis club, was guest of honor at the meeting. He spoke briefly and said that he believed that the five service clubs in the city could accomplish more if they worked more closely together. At present, he stated, each club is working to- ward the same end but independent of the others.
 The Exchange club voted to fur nish baskets of food to the needy on Thanksgiving Day. Rev. Samuel Sutcline was appointed to take charge Of the work.
 Invention of Revolver
 Mr. Long spoke as follows:
 The revolver is distinctly an American invention and to Hart ford boy. Samuel Colt, is given the credit for its creation. Sam Colt was born in Hartford, July 18th 1874. and died in Hartford January 10, 1862, in his 49th year. He was one of 10 children including half brothers and sisters by his fathers second wife. his own mother having died when he was six years Of age.
 His father being a man of small means necessitated Samuel at an early age being apprenticed out to farmer in Ware, Mass, for his board and clothes and although this was a hard life for a strong headed, im- pulsive and affectonate boy, in one particular it was distinctly the best thing that could have happened to him. That one particular which would probably have been the ruin of any other boy was the freedom from parental control.
 Sam Colt seemed to have an in- born love for firearms and when ne was a young boy this was a dominant trait of character. He obtained pis- tols and guns from several farmers in Ware and he used to take them apart, clean and reassemble them, which was considerable work for small boy without mechanical train ing. considering that they contained many small parts that had to be as- sembled in sequence.
 WhitticS Model of Revolver
 sam had but little schooling and ct the age of Is he became sailor. making his first trip to India and it was during this voyage that he con- Ceived the idea of pistol that would shoot several shots without re-lOading. He received this idea after reading of the Indians attack , ing the white man because they knew that after the p.st ol vas fired t IVES uselass Il was on lis voy- ase 'hat f1e atled cu; lae model of what p5o .6 tc be i5ls f., s,n.ous re- soiver. This model is now on ex- libition in the Wadsworth atheneum in Hartford.
 While examining this model
New Britain herald., 1928-11-21

| the Colts armory now stands and erecting a dike to keep the water out. Records show that at his own expense he agreed to do the work providing that if it were satisfac- tory. the city would not increase the taxes on his land.
 This undertaking was not only successful but today, three quarters of a century later. we are about to continue the diking proposition which Colt so successfully started. In this new project it is intended to reclaim great deal Of the low land of the meadows including the pres ent Brainard aviation field. Sam Colt was probably the best known inventor of his time. This is fully proven py the wonderful gifts he received from the different crowned heads of Europe in recogni- tion of his ability. These gifts comprising as they do. diamonds, gold medals and various works Of art are on exhibition in the athe- neum in Hartford.
 Money As We'll As Fame
 While few inventors realize the ideals they originate or derive wealth from their inventions; Colt was an exception as within a dozen years from the time he commenced manu- featuring pistols in Hartford he had erected the Colts armory. which was the largest in the world at that time and had actually turned out over q million pistols making clear profit of $3,0O0,OOo. His efforts also added 5000 people to the population Of Hartford.
 About this time Colt erected a factory in Millbank. England, Charles Dickens wrote in his weekly journal in January. 1S54 an article entitled. A Trip Through Colts Fac tory in Millbanil' This factory em- ployed about 200 people. the wages received being from three to eight shillings per day and the output about 500 pistols per week. It was in this factory that the interchange able system of manufacture was first used in Europe.
 "The fact that Colt was far ahead of his time has not only been proven by the diking proposition but also by the building dedicated in 1856 known as the Charter Oak hall CT better known today as the old Flat Iron building. In this building Colt provided for a real community cen ter in order that his employees might have the benefit of concerts. a h. brary. the study of music and many other things that community centers of today are offering. It was here his famous Colts band gave its first concert.
 "As regards Colts armory itself. it is surprising 10 find probably one of the first examples of full fire e-proof construction in this country. This is in the older buildings with their metal columns, the arChed brick ceilings and in general all the princi-