Lift off Corns!
Where Wet and Dry Meet
KEEP POULTRY HOUSE CLEAN
Excrem ent H arb o rs Parasites, Con.
tam inates A ir and Breeds Con-
tanion of M a n y Kinds.
Everything • about a poultry house
should be kept reasonably clean. As
a rule droppings should be removed
dully, for the accumulation o f excre
ment harbors parasites, contaminates
the air, and breeds contagion. A fter
the dropping hoards have been clean
ed they should he sprinkled with road
dust, coal ashes, or land plaster, to
absorb the liquid excrement, the poul
try division o f the United States de
partment o f agriculture suggests.
Nests In which straw or othpr similar
material Is used should be cleaned ev-
Food fo r the F am ily.
For those who cannot eat the freak
crisp cucumber they w ill enjoy then
when cooked.
C ucum ber Piquant.
Pare large but not over-ripe cucum
bers nnd slice In half-inch slices. Salt
and pepper them and dip In beaten
egg which has been diluted with two
tablespoonfuls o f water, then roll In
line crumbs nnd fry In deep hot fat
until tender and brown. Lay on a
serving dish and pour over the follow
ing sauce at the last moment: To one
cupful thick seasoned tomnto sauce
add a teaspoonful o f prepared mus
tard, a tablespoonful of lemon Juice
and a tablespoonful of grated onion.
Su m m e r Squ ash Soup.
Two Million Dollar Fire in Brooklyn
Handy for Spraying Interior of Hen
House.
ery three or four weeks, or oftener If
it becomes damp or dirty.
The quarters should be thoroughly
whitewashed at least once a year, late
lu summer or early In the fall. The
whitewash can be made by slaking
lime in boiling water and then thin
A Are that started In the W. A. Starr lumber yards at Twenty-seventh street and Third avenue, Hrooklyn, swept ning to the proper consistency for ap
the entire block, burning up eleven dwellings, several warehouses, u factory, nnd the lumber yard. Five alarms plying. The addition o f four ounces
were turned In, and the firemen front nil purts of Brooklyn responded. It was only after a hard battle that the flames of carbolic acid to each gallon of
were kept front spreading to near-by shipyards. Volunteers Joined the firemen In lighting the blaze. The loss Is es whitewash w ill increase its disinfect
ing power. The runs should be plow
timated at more than two million dollars.
ed occasionally In order to bury the
accumulated droppings and also to
turn up fresh soil.
“ C H E R O K E E B IL L ”
Tiger of France Is Honored
KILL
° a in t
DEVITALIZING
INSECTS
R o o sts W ith Kerosene O il
Get R id of M ites— U se Blue
O in tm en t fo r Lice.
to
a
AU silent she steals In among un
quiet, dreamy August, following close on
the footsteps of daisy-crowned July. The
poppy blazes In the sunshine, the grain-
fields sre ripening Into golden eplendor.
and the butterflies and bummlng-blr€s
seem to have gathered the gorgeousneas
of Nature's loveliest hues and Impris
oned them wlthtn their folded wings.
Cut three or four squash into small
pieces, mince two onions, add to the
squash with two tablespoonfuls o f fat,
cook until the fat is absorbed. Add a
tablespoonful o f flour, two stalks of
minced celery, two sprigs o f pnrsley,
two cloves, two strips o f green pepper
and enough water to cover. Simmer
until all are tender, adding a teaspoon
ful o f salt during the last cooking
Rub all through a sieve, add milk, de
pending upon the size o f the squnshes.
thicken with two tablespoonfuls each
of blitter and flour. Cook ten min
utes, season highly, adding cayenne, a
little ginger and sugar. Just before
serving beat well with an egg beater.
Serve with a spoonful o f whipped
eream on each serving.
Where the flag poles of Canada and Alaska meet, showing the L'nlted States custom house, mude necessary to
enforce the prohibition luws, and to prevent the smuggling of anything over 2.75 per cent.
Doesn’ t hurt a bit and Freezone
costs only
few cents.
any hard corn, soft corn, or corn be
tween the toes, and the hard skin
calluses from bottom o f feoL
A tiny bottle o f "Freezon e” ooats
little at any drug store; apply a few
drops upon the corn or callus.
In
stantly it stops hurting, then shortly
you lift that bothersome corn or callua
right off, root and all, without one bit
of pain or soreness. Tru ly! N o hum
bug!
D a n g e ro u s A la r m
W hat
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CULLING POOR LAYERS
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Newspaper Union.
'T'hcroke« Hill," an lndlnu-ncgro,
who la reputed to ho worth $80,000,
A monument to tho beloved tiger of France, former Premier Clemenceau
nini haa boon twice llsft>«l In tho rooavia will be unveiled nt Vendee, the “ home town" of the grout patriot. It Is the
iih tho oldest Hum In America, has Just
work o f 81 card, noted sculptor, nnd shows Clemenceau In the trenches sur
colob rat oil his Iliad birthday on his rounded by his poilus.
Turin In tirami Junction, Colo., accord
ing to telegraphic reports. Ho served
In tho war of 18111 and later settled
down In Colorado, where ho had a
Claim. In 1011 at the age of 114. "Itili"
announced to tho world that ho was
retiring. It wns rumored at tho time
that thero was 800 pounds of gold,
worth between $75,000 and $80,000, se
creted about the shuck he calls home,
“Bulldogging” a Steer
Cull all hens that show:
1. W ell along In the molt with
combs and wattles dried up.
2. A ll that hnve lay hones
leas than two fingers apart and
smnll capacity.
3. Abdomen and vent dry and
puckered.
4. Yellow shank and beak.
r>. Apply all the test; don't
apply Just a part o f it— do It
right.
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DRY MASH FEED FOR CHICKS
A n im a l Food in Som e Form , P refer
a b ly Butterm ilk, Sh ou ld Be K e p t
Before Fow ls.
A dry mash feed should be kept be
fore the chicks continuously— a mash
feed containing animal protein In
some form, preferably buttermilk, meat
scraps or fish scraps. These elements
o f animal protein In prepared mash
fowls are scientifically dried and do
not easily decompose.
N E W V IC T O R Y M E D A L
GET EGGS FROM TURKEY HENS
Increased Production C an Be O btained
by Feeding G round Oats, Corn
and O ther Cereals.
Increase o f egg production In tur
key hens can he done the same ns
with chickens, by feeding ground oats,
ground corn, kailr meal, barley meal,
wheat middlings, linseed meal, and
sunflower seed, lu equal quantities.
This can bs fed dry In hoppers, or
mixed with milk or water.
MITE IS ENEMY OF CHICKEN
Vlew o f the Obverse of the new vic
tory medal, designed by James Karl
Fraser, and o f which nearly 5,000.000 i
will be distributed to soldiers, sailors
"Oklahoma Curry" "bulldogging” a steer durlng thè Wtchlta Falla re
and marines, nurses and doctors, who
nerved In the world war. I'hoto- up. Thls la a favorite etuut auiong cowboya. It consista o f leaplng l
gruphed from the original plaster rust tlictr borse and grahblug thè steer by thè homo, wreatliug wlth hliu unti
falla.
<if clay model,___
\
Insect D oes N o t Bother Other F o w ls
to A n y E x te n t— C arried About
In E m p ty Crates.
Chicken mites do not feed to any
great extent upon other hosts when
chickens are at hand. They are car
ried about chiefly by the Interchange
o f poultry and in crates and boxes
I d which fowls are shipped.
a
W om an
Can
Do.
It is not only wicked to swear; but
Buttered Beets.
it is so needless, and a woman can put
Cook beets until tender, remove the all the rage and contempt that any
skins and chop. Reheat, adding a little
possible circumstances could call for
butter, a teaspoonful o f sugar and a
into the simple and perfectly moral
dash o f vinegar. Serve hot. Olive oil
exclamation:
O, you !— Ohio State
may be used In place o f butter.
Journal.
S a v o ry Potatoes.
Cook potatoes with a beef stew,
enough to have some left over fo r fry
ing or fo r potato salad. The seasoned
potatoes mnke a much nicer salad and
if fried with a little butter are a most
savory dish.
S h a v e W it h C u tic u ra S o ap
And double your razor efficiency as
well as promote skin purity, skin com
fo rt and skin health.
No mug, no
slimy soap, no germs, no waste, no
Irritation even when shaved twice
daily. One soap fo r all uses— shaving,
bathing and shampooing.— Adv.
( © , 1920, W e stern N ew sp a p er U n ion .)
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W h a t M o th e r Forgot.
Jirét Folks
One day I was overtired and spoke
crossly and really without much rea
son to my small son. “ There,” he ex
claimed, “ I bet you forgot you was a
mother that time and thought you was
just a child.”— Exchange.
By EDGAR A. GUEST
T H E O LD DAYS.
The protection from mites means
simply to paint the roosts about once
each week with kerosene oil and the
Uce can he killed off for the summer
by giving each bird the blue ointment
treatment nt the beginning o f hot
weather. This has been told many
times by poultry-men and probnbly
there Is no poultry fact that needs
more frequent repetition than the best
method o f killing these devitalizing
pests.
C lo ck.
T o prevent oversleeping, and thus
risking the loss o f their employment,
the mail carriers of Morocco resort to
a unique and perilous scheme. Th ey
tie a string to one foot, and, as they
know how long a yard or two w ill
burn, they regulate the length o f the
string by the time they have to sleep.
They light the string, which burns
slowly, and, when the fire comes to
their foot, they are painfully remind
ed that it is time to arise.
O p tim istic
T h o u gh t.
Rule your temper and temper your
Time was that life was partly play and
tongue.
man could rest a little while,
Could find the time along the way to
visit with his friends and smile.
And he could go on fishing trips and
never miss the coin he’d lose.
But that was in the days before his
w ife wore fifteen-dollar shoes.
ASPIRIN
Name “Bayer” on Genuine
Tim e was the evening brought repose
unto the weary soul o f man.
He dropped his work at close o f day,
untroubled till the next began.
And he could play an hour or tw o ; the
boosts he loved he could peruse;
But that was in the days before his
w ife wore fifteen-dollar shoes.
Great riches were not needed then, in
those glad days of long a g o ;
A man could find contentment then
with what wns given him to know.
And there were Joys on every hand
from which his soul could pick and
choose;
But that was In the days before his
w ife wore fifteen-dollar shoes.
Ine Aspirin proved safe by millions and
prescribed by physicians for over twen
ty years.
Accept only an unbroken
"Bayer package” which contains proper
directions to relieve Headache, Tooth
ache, Earache, Neuralgia, Rheumatism,
Colds and Pain. Handy tin boxes of
There Is no rest for man today, he’s 12 tablets cost few cents. Druggists
also sell larger "B ayer packages.” As
forced to serve the gods o f go ld ;
pirin Is trade mark Bayer Manufacture
He dare not linger by the way, as once
Monoacetlcacidester o f Sallcylicacid.—
he did In times o f old.
Adv.
n e must forego his fishing trip and
shun all things that may amuse
“C o w b o y.”
Because the women folks today are
The
term
“
cowboy,”
first used dur
wearing fifteen-dollar shoes.
ing the American revolution, applied
(C op yrigh t by E dgar' A Guest.)
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to a band of tories who Infested the
L ift in g Oneself Aloft.
neutral ground of W estchester county,
An Interesting scientific problem Is N. Y., stealing cattle from both par
Involved In building a steel mast 300
ties and doing other mischief.
feet in height. The erection o f high
powered, long-distance wireless tele
HAVE YOU A SW EETHEART
graph stations hns led to many inter
or Brother in camp or training for defense!
esting experiments In such construc Son
I f eo. mall him a package o f Allen’a Foot Ease,
tion. T o build such a funst on the the antiaeptic Powder for Tired. Aching. Swol
len Feet, and proventa bliaten and aore apota.
ground and then raise It to a per- Makes walking easy. Sold everywhere, ¿be.
pendleular position would Involve an
Immense amount o f work. A common
D a ily T h o u g h t
plan Is to construct the mast o f a
One o f the best methods of render
series o f hollow cylinders about twen
ing study agreeable is to live with
ty feet in length. A steel rod is fast
able
men, and to suffer all those pangs
ened Inside a cylinder from which Is
suspended a platform on which the of inferiority which the want o f
workmen stand to fasten the cylinders knowledge always inflicts. — Sydney
together. When a Joint Is completed Smith.
the rod Is raised about twenty feet
and the platform pulled upward to
the desired height
A single mast
may consist o f as many as fifty such
cylinders. When the last one is put
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In position the workmen find them
selves swinging some 300 feet In sir.—
Boys' Life.
Cuticura Soap
W ithout M ug
CMtteim
Soap ia the favorite fo r safety rm errehavr^
Jap En glish .
Japanese laundry circular: “ Contra
ry to the opposite company, we must
cleanly and carefully wash our eus
tomers with possible cheap prices, as
fo llow s: Ladles 2 dots per hundred;
gentlemen 1H dolt per hundred."—
Boston Transcript
!
i la
tho b im a t
most perfectly equlnpe
Bualaeas Tral.ilng School In tho North
| WWA-
Fit yourself for s higher poolUo
j with moro mono/. Permanent position
assured cur Graduates.
W rits f o r catalog—Fourth and TamhU
Portland
P. N. U.
No. 34, 1920