Co
Dr. Huff makes some good recom-
mendations to the Board of Health of
Rome, New York, and among other
things says:
Cows confined to the stable require
a space of 300 square feet each to
obtain sufficient oxygen to aerate the
blood properly, but we usually see
cattle huddled together in as close a
Space as possible, generally allowing
each cow about 275 to 300 square feet,
where they are compelled to breathe
and rebreathe the contaminated atmos-
phere because the dairyman informs
us he can get more milk from them if
they are kept close together.
cheaply as possible and are roughly
finished inside and out, furnishing
nooks and corners for dirt to
and propagate disease. The floor
quently consists of 12-inch planks
aside, just where the hind feet o
cows are placed and the milker sta:
when milking and a trench
foot wide is behind the cows
excrement (o fall into. There
one stable in a hundred that bh
way of flushing and no great
age has any system of drainage. Ther
are stables that have stood for ve
upon the same ground and have «
tained hundreds of cows and all of the
fre-
ahout
fc
is
as
perce
vii rs
On
by the
Farmer,
time she farrows.—Indians
POULTRY PASTURR.
It is distressing to see poultry con
fined to a bare yard. It is a very
shortsighted way to manage. It is no
more necessary to feed chickens all
the stuff they eat than it is 10 feed
cows in the stable the year round.
Chickens like to forage for part of
their living, and it is a great deal
cheaper and a wonderful sight better
to let them do it. You may not have
a farm to let them range over, but
you can provide a good sized yard
and shut them out of part of it while
green stuff is growing, then reverse
the process, Vegetation induces moist.
ure and helps to collect a supply of
insects and worms that the chickens
like to feed on. It supplies a mixed
}
|
allowed to soa
there remain.
There has been so much said about
milk containing germs of disease tha!
it seems almest unnecessary to me
tiom the fact, but we are so foreibl
reminded that dirt and filth
abiding places of disease and ¢
cleanliness the surest
health, that attention to it sh
be disregarded.
FEEDING HORSES FOR
Feeding merely to fatten n no
make a better horse, but it is evi
ly a good way to make mone:
horses. Horse buyers as a rul
the plump fat horse, and
makes such very marketable
linois University Agricultural ¢
recently fed twenty draft hors
fat finish. They cost om an
$185 per head and when fat
the Chicago horse market for an
age of $238 each They were
forty-eight days and they gai
feeding $2 x day. The horse:
divided into three lots and were
three periods cf sixteen days en
Lot 1 was fed corm and clover
and lot I corn, cats and timothy h
Lot 1 gained 194 pounds, lot 2 go:
2T7 pounds and jot 3, 142 pound
Each lot ate the same amount of grain
but ot 3 ate more hay. 14 1 ana
2 at the end of the experiment wer
in prime condition, while |
not well finished. Each of the t
received in addition to their res:
rations a small daily
bram and cilmeal.
* ————
SHEEP AT LAMBING TIVE
It is obvious to those Raving exper
fence im handling sheep that ducing
the lambing period it is far better to
divide the ewes into as small flocks |
as possible, as they ean be manipulat
od much better and their young will
be less in danger of being trampiod
under foot. In a large flock it fre
queafly Bappens that youmg lambs are
injured at feeding time, when grain is
given the ewes in the yard ontside the
paddock; for, in their anxious
scramble to reach their feed, they take
ao thought of their young, but ruth
lessly rush forward, crowding the
little ones hither and thither. Par
ticular pains should be taken to pro-
vide plenty of pure running water
for the ewes, and it is also advisable
to supply theny often with salt. Every.
ihing should be quiet, wherever the
Shoep are at this period. The shep
hord should move carefully among his
flock, lIemding assistance here and
there, ministering to the weak ones
and exercising care and strategy in
handling the timid young ewes, who
gre disposed to ignore their first born
Bheep are the most nervous
sitive of farm animals. They quickly
bolice changes, and are easily di
turbed by them Therefore, great
care should be taken to allow no doz,
to ccae within sight or scent of the
barns or gatores, or any UNNECes Ary
disturbance fv eccur. In handling |
aboep at lambing time, one’s patience
snd perseverance are sometimes sever
Jly taxed. However, in the end,
vho exercises both: will succeed — |
Weekly Witness,
WHAT TO DO WITH OLD SOWS.
A day or two at any of the big stock |
yards will show any one what farmers
generally think of old sows. Just as
som as the pigs are weaned the sows
ares crowded, fattened up a little and
sent on to market. We question
whether the practice is a sound one.
Not all sows are good mothers, in fact,
aot fifty per cent of them are. Keep
a good mother just as long as she will
taise a litter of seven or eight pigs
is
MARKE"
1
ined
ta 1%
ns 1
t 5 Wa
allowan«
i
* i & ov
1d sen
8
he
thean sows hinges apon how they are
cared for. These sows should be
carried along as cheaply as possible,
from the time their pigs are weaned
when farrowing time comes around
again. Those who sell off their old
sows every year say that all feed
they can grow un thrifty young sow
rations that is especially valuable tg
Farm Press.
YOUNG TURKEYS.
Young turkeys are very tender
things and much harder to raise to
than voung chickens, but af.
are a month old the danger
past and they are henceforth
than any chick. The main
thing is to keep them perfectly dry and
allow them to get wet. They
kept in till the dew is off
grass and never be allowed to be
in 4 shower of rain. Cracked
grains are better for them than sloppy
food, and as they are greedy devour
ers of bugs, and insects, they should
provided with some kind of animal
food when they can not get their nat.
ural supply of bugs.—Kansas Farmer,
ter they
line is
should be
the
caught
3
Ue
For the benefit of those puzzled to
tell the sex of guinea fowls we quote
from Coleman's Rural
the following
World
“To between the male
and female guineas note their gills.
You will find the gills of the male are
much larger. than those of the female,
ind from his
hen are small
The hen is a good
he male bird. If you
igh acquainted with them
inguish them by thelr cry.
Pot luck’ and
distinguish
nearly
stick straight out
and of the
nang down
etter than t
the
VALUE OF HAY
jue of Your hay dey
ality
ends
dene 3g
and bow well
Black
s work. The object
'r musty
be to get the crop cured and in
the the
alities it had when standing as
hay is nothing but grass,
iqueezed out. —Indiana
rithout loss of any of
Good
PICKETT'S OLD FRIEND.
A Story Told of Abraham Lincoln's
Visit to Rizhmond.
fire
follow.
incoln, with
through
As he
by
directed
to their aston
a time up
fhe servants
had never
had
and
the
walked
he charred city
corner occupied
idence he
the guard t, and
sleeps
rapped
th trai # abd
L435 i“ Ad
oO the door
had
geen
and
«dd. The
President
bride”
Limooin, but
her husband,
hoid in
great Northern
With her baby in her arms
s The World
the tall,
and un
“baby
she
read his letilers to
learned
the
m him had oO
iighest Steen
ient
Presi
ghe open the door, say
looked up at
gaunt man with the sad face
explanation he
asked
Is Geor
To hes pame bereft
of its title by a Yankee at that moment
was the limit, especially ag@
Dana s
almost
mond concerning the fate which await
ed the leaders of the Confederacy.
With all proud dignity she could
command the baby bride replied:
“Gen. Pickett is not at home.”
The stranger seamed disappointed,
and as he turned to go remarked:
“I am Abraham Lincoln, an old
friend of George's.”
“Not President Lincoln!” Mrs
ett exclaimed. The man
his head, repeating
“No. Just Abrabam Lincoln
Pickett's old friend.”
Following the instant nrompting of
the heart which still governs her, the
baby bride thrust her hoy into
e arms of the gaunt Yankee, as her
best effort to express her veneration
and confidence, aying:
“l am QCeorge Plckett's wife, and
this is George Pickett's haby.”
Naval Opium Eaters.
The question of the use of opium in
the
Lae
ick
shook
” 1
tall
George
baby
a good deal of anxiety to the French
government. The evil is especially
gericus in the fleot. It is now twelve
action in the matter, but
viclous habit persists and the
declare war against it. The disciplin
ary measures ordered against those
found to indulge in opium are now
Indeed,
the duty of dealing. with such cases
is removed from all ordinary pro
grade, found under the influence of
opium, is to be reported direct to the
Minister of Marine. Every command:
er will be held personally responsible
within the sphere of his authority.
The county of London covers 76.442
acres, but the, London police area is
443,421 acres.
PAUPERISM AND CRIME.
THE TWO COST THIS COUNTRY
ANNUALLY SIX BILLION DOL.
LARS.
That is America's Record, and the
Yearly Increase of Wealth is Oniy
$5,100,000,000, Dr. Charles J. Bush.
nell Points Out.
“This country spends $6,000,000,000
annually on the criminal, pauper and
vicious and the annual in-
crease is only 35,000,001,
Does look if the public
were
This statement wa
ture by Dr. Charles J.
in conducting a model public play-
ground Washington, D. C He
a gradunte of Heidelberg University
and an authority on civic matters. Dr,
jushnell the supp of the lead.
ing citizens of Washington in his work,
Dr. Bushnell's
says, from authoritative
represent
challenges
accuracy
claves,
of wealth
not that
bankrupt?”
as
lec-
who
made in a
Bushnell,
at is
has it
figures are taken, he
and
He
their
HOUTCHS
years of careful study,
any one to Qisprove
He and
of at ey (
“social illness” United
Continuing, Dr. Bushnell sald
“Why, the $6.000.000,000 that
tion
1
al the
all
States
a spec study
spends covery yea
inal cases equals the amount
all ohurches,
Young Men's Christian A
the Salvation Ar
asylums for the insane a
jent institutions. The
hand e $440 a
estimated the
costs the public i least
year
public Horaries,
sociation,
my, pu lie hospitals,
average factory
while 1tL is
criminal
$1,200 a
ams
that
average
¢
“Disease as a result of vicious hab
its is on the increase; suicides are in
creasing six times as fast as the
lation, and
as fast: Insanity is
th
three times
also
rders
ines oA v3 or hy §
increasing fast
We maim
$ ultin
8 resulling
er an the population an
ing and kil iden
from
many
average of
pine war
war
are
enterprises a
our
persons
combin
pract
throe wars
deaths
commercial
nine ¢
deat
mes
he i
shown
cidents
ing ent
: YW od
country, and
the ragged
Dr. Bu
particularly
the growing
in tl
only 3
od in
tants,
in cities of
j@ large
whi
and northeast
higher
“I
and
rpe citie
availabilit;
the smaller need o
even
believe
mone peopl
This
of fact
#
products and
the farms
3 Oh
whera work is being more and
more by machi
The bl 1
dren are
public play
capation,
ner
where chil
iver
ful
n hi
© use w
3 sOnme extent
8 obv
these conditions, it as pointed out
Dr
presented
by Jushnell he facts he
he said ight lead one to
of the
take A Yery view
world's future, fic favored
the utmost effort to turn the tide in
the other direction, and he said he
believed it could be
efforts,
nevertheless
har
ARTIFICIAL SILK IMPORTANT.
its Production Relatively Recent, and
at First Attended by
Difficulties,
industry artificial silk
relatively recent, writes Hilary
Bruno. It dates from 1384, when a
French engineer, Count Henri de Char
of art 4
The
§
i
S
4
of
the Peris Exposition 1589
invention were
al
first resulis
seen,
The beginning was not such as
excite much enthusiasm, as (although
the product obtained by the De Char
donnet process had all the appearance
of natural silk) it was constituted by
nitrocellulose, and consequently highly
inflammable, thus rendering its apph-
cations very limited. In 1880 De Char.
donnet modified this process by
ing a special manipulation by
the cellulose was obtained in the pure
state and uninflammable
of this
in
was soundly established, and the pro-
fits of the commencement induced oth
process,
kee as
carded cotton preferably that of
wood, which contains a certain amount
of mineral! substance rendering
product friable. This carded cotton
is traated by a mixture of nitric and
sulphuric acids, becoming
cotton, which in its turn is dissolved
in a nméxture of aleche]l and ether to
obtain collodion. The collodion is
compressed into steel tubes possess.
ing a resistance to pressure of 100 at
mospheres, and having on their sides
small glass tubes connected hy a com:
manding cock. When this is opened
the collodion escapes through an in
finite number of the finest pinholes,
dries almost immediately and presens
the aspect and touch of natural silk,
But this thread, constituted purely of
gun cotton, Is extremely inflammable,
To, render it as incombustible as nat
ural slik, it is treated with a solution
of alkaline sulphur or of ferrous salt.
It is oven more brilliant and takes the
to
dye more guickly. But it suffers from
prolonged washing, a grave defect,
Nevertheless, mixed with animal silk
ft is utilized in the manufacture of
those stuffs which do not require wash
ing, such as ribbons
In 1800 Brennert
method of treating
consists in dissolving carded cotion
in a cupreammoniacal liguor known
as Schweltzer's solution and by passing
the viscuous liguid through the gage
plate. The thread formed is treated
by sulphuric acid, which dissolves the
copper, neutralizes the ammonia, leav
ing behind pure cellulose.
The silk contained by jrennert
process presents some advantages
over the preceding It i8 cheaper, less
manipulate, and 1s less
It only one
58 brilliant and con.
and less em
patented another
the cellulose. It
the
dangerous to
injured water
drawback- le
by has
it is
sequently legs attractive
ployed.
There exivis a third method,
market quite
seems to have a good future,
further
dinary of artificial
the permed “vise
the cellulose is dissolved
placed
recently, which
a i8
than tl
silk
+ tha
on Lie
ap
limits t
I!
i
Process i
{ore
the product obtal
phide of carbon }
This
passed through pinholes,
ly heated, by which the cell
freed from the sulphide a
The thread of this
brilliant,
ae name
viscose
more supple an
elastic than the De
the Cast price
Chardonnet
RES vy
fifth po
when in
¥
DY
COS,
reat
VICTORY FOR FRENCH WOMEN.
Earnings Hereafter,
’ +
a
throughout
gh thelr influence toda)
ho hall Franoe
todas
beauty, in enterprise
themselves heg1en
at
Janner
Onc:
tticoated and
* ruled by
Who doesn’t Who so qu
their mas
An
hereto
for
. Franah ror “
a8 rrencamen to re
4 ra? y My ” nita Mm rye?
ars Who honors genius mors
yw atl last Frenchmen, who
used women to money
save
it to them
to give in exchange
right to say “hubb)
consented to permit those terribly able
personages to dispose freely of all the
¥
money they by
hands
The new law, passed in the expiring
breaths of the Chamber of Deputies
only applies future married
women, but those already shackled in
the cords of matrimony may
profit fully by its provisions and these
may reap who have not sown. Wives
may buy, may sell and may dispose of
to their heirs property, real and per
independently their hus
bands, provided, always, the interests
French
make their own
can
not to
sweet
of
they have no word “home.” place their
atone
and preserve to the hubby
to cheek a wayward wife
If rustling in the wings of her new
liberty, she seems to her
be menacing the interests
age, he may apply to the courts
one chance
of the men
a wife may have, hold and may dis
not only all her earnings, but
yrofits of investment and the husband
responsible for his
were contracted in
She is even
debts unless they
not
The family rights being thus secured
as the best guardians of the family
women who nnder i enjoy greater
powers than in the past,
Ambiguous.
A correspondent sends us an adver
tisement for proposals reading as fol
lows:
“Baltimore, June 3, 1907,
Board of Awards of Baltimore City to
orect a bullding, to be known as Shop
Building No. 1, at Baltimore City Jail
for the Mayor and City Council.”
Perhaps the writer of the above ad
vertisement had in mind recent eveuts
at San Franclsco.~~Engineering Nows
INTERESTING To
WOMEN'S DRESSES
AGO
women archaeology assumes a
4,000
For
tion which has
Mosso
existed
as to
$004)
43
80, ae emin
Btruri
Crete,
ent «¢
a, the Roman
has concentrate 1
perience and
ing ¥]
Cretan
The
iH
Lili
FORTUNE TOL!
Accordir
mole
MOLES
authority,
ght arm
affairs: «
marriage
A mol im the left cheek
a
sig
nifies ? 1a
nif love
mn
the ri
or left arm
particularly
on ft
inate marriage from a
of
signifies ads fort
as regards love affairs:
hand, an unf
worldly
Moles
combination
erse ine
the le
wt
point view
on the right cheek or arm.
in with or more
the left hand, point to more good
tune in affairs than
matters
A my at
eye predicts a rich and indulgent hus.
band A mole i right side of
the chin shows good fortune, long life.
A mole on if it light
yellow in color, denotes
man will be a dA hi
brown in ool it porten
married life
A moie on the tip of the note shows
to a woman 1k
tion
with whom recommended
exercise great caution and discretion
~ Pittsburg Preus.
one
on
for
money
love in
le the corner of
the right
Oo
nun the
the chin be
that
a
Jl fo
whe is
HOLLAND'S BRAVE WOMEN,
A I ———c—————— RS —— an abcin
which they bought
made butter, 100,
they sold and the
in for their coun
was needed
cloth called frieze,
in England. They
of the this
money was
uge when it
Besides the lace, the women of Hol
land made flax which
they grew in their gardens among the
This linen was 80
was in great demand
yy the name of
Ditpatch
best, and
turned
try's
the
Hnen from
tulips and lilies
choice that It
and it became
“Hollands.”
known
Pittsburg
SUCCESS WOMAN
Sir—Mi hebe (
oi : o
»d in
OF SUFFRAGE
who has
i
WOTnan #ui
ourzens
# Lhe
your columns
suffrage Is a
States
woman
peohie of those
Wyoming
by an a
phe came
LOVE INFIAUENCED
One would hardly think
veautiful
POSS #
80 in many
T he
vent
CASES
dressed woman is
Ww ho
har x
wer OF
neat
know her
reason
in dressing A
delighted to be seen in
his own
demonstrate
young man
company, for it enhances
reputation Does not
that he
ol,
has zood taste in the choice
say, a sweetheart?
A young
sweetheart turn
fe does like to see his
up meet him on
garbed not :
but for her
women will take a word
How
io
an ©
an ¢
vening neatly it ony
increases love
and if
of advice they will
that thes
go far as
ting out
lovers
™ spect
young
always to it
are in every detail
dressing before set
p appointments with
Press
80
perfect
gOS,
tn kes
— Pittsburg
FASHION NOTES
Vi favor for millinery
Scarfs of chiffon or crepe de chine
are worn with lingerie
dresses
Shantung silk is being much trim
med with braid
While the lingerie gown jis more
fashionable than ever, pigue is rarely
seen
The cherr
yet, the
let Is in great
frequently
craze has not waned ae
are seen in ail colors,
and brig''l green.
frocks are worn snormoas
and they ar
particularly
With silk
rod
mounted by aigrettes or waving para
dise plumes
Petticoats are built of the most sup
ple materials cambric, trimmed
laces broderie anglaise
filmy
of
perity Holland owes to her women and
children!
os the wars, or extending their posses.
sions, or carrying their goods to all
the women and children
home and worked. They
some of which was so fine
stayed at
made lace,
and beautl.
$400 a yard. They spun cloth, red or
black in color, very fine and soft,
which they sold in many countries,
using for themselves a coarse, cheap
ple taffeta
The starched upright collar is again
Indead, it has nev.
er been given up by many French wo
i
An attractive fashion is totrim whites
sitaw bats with a profusion of wings,
crown of the hat being braceleled with
velvet,
One of the prettiest hats worn at the
new play at the Theatre Rejane, in
Paris, was of violetwolored straw,
wreathed with violets and velled with
a long violet vell