The Alma Enterprise from Alma, Kansas • Page 3

KANSAS STATE STICK TO DRAFTERS AND HEAVY HORSES New Ideas for Handy Boys New Argument Mrs. Hatterson (an ardent suffragette) Well, I see by the paper this morning that the new banking and currency bill will add about to our currency. Hatterson (pleasantly) Yes. WIsll we might come in for some of it. don't you? Mrs.

Hatterson (savagely) That's Just the point We would if women had the vote. Life. By A. NEELY HALL Author of "Handicraft for Hand? Bon." "The Boy Craftsman." etc Feeding "Weeds" in Kansas. Russian thistles and "sweet two of the most troublesome "pests" of Kansas farms, have at last turned out to he a blessing in disguise.

The recent drouth has called the attention of the farmers of the western part of the state to the fact that both of these "weeds' have high food value and that stock will thrive upon them. Best of all, there is no drouth that can noticeably affect their growth. "Many farmers are feeding both the thistles and the sweet clover this year," said R. X. Burnes 0f Topeka, who has a ranch in Meade county.

"We used to laugh at an old fellow who made a practice of gathering the 'tumble as we call the Russian thistles, while they were still green. 4 Prize Donkey Mare. brads to the sides of base A. Drive eight brads into a thread spool, spacing them equidistant from one another, and mount this spool upon the axle, first slipping the axle through one support, then through the spool, and then through the other support (E, Fig. 7).

Drive the spool brads a trifle into the shaft to hold the spool in position. The projecting arm (Fig. 7) is a strip of tin cut from a can, and must be long enough so each nail head will strike its end when spool is revolved. Drive a nail into base at and after bending the tin strip as shown In Fig. 11, fasten It with brads upon the top of an upright made similar to (Fig.

10), and nail this upright to the end of base A. The free end of strip must be bent so it will bear down upon the head of nail G. The wire from the primary coil which is as yet unconnected should be attached to nail and one battery wire should be connected to a binding plate I fastened to the lower end of strip F. Fig. 11 shows how the binding plate is made out of a doubled piece of tin, with a hole punched through it for a small binding screw.

This completes the interrupter. Mount it beside the induction coil upon the base block, and connect it with the battery and the induction coil, as shown in Fig. 1. Connect the battery cells In series that is, the carbon of one to the zinc of the other. Two cells will be enough.

When you turn the crank of the interrupter, each nail in spool will raise the end of strip in passing it, thus breaking the electrical contact. If the strip has been bent properly, It will spring back again into contact with the head of nail and each time the contact is made, the person holding the handles will receive a shock. The strength of the shocks can be regulated somewhat by the speed with which the interrupter crank is turned. The shocks are stronger and more distinct when the crank is turned slowly. (Copyright, 3913, By A.

Neely Hall.) A CHRONICLE OF INTERESTING HAPPENINGS DURING THE PA3T WEEK. NATURE SOWED THE WHEAT Many Fields in Western Kansas Are Green From the proutirscj Grain Which the Hail Threshed Out. Ford county farmers, who were discouraged last summer when the grasshoppers, hail and high winds visited their wheat fields, are finding out now that the elements were only planting their next year's crop for them. For since the recent rains hundreds of acres in western Kansas have been made green by the sprouting wheat where the farmers have not planted. The hail threshed the wheat out of the standing grain.

The dust covered it and the dry weather prevented it from sprouting at once. Hut the rains have brought it up and the volunteer crop is of the widest extent and the most thorough planting that the farmers here have ever seen. Fred Boyd, who lives in the south part of Ford county, save there are hundreds of acres in his neighborhood that the farmers will not attempt to plant, the crop that has sprung up without cultivation will make a good yield. S. O.

Albright has two hundred acres in one field and will not attempt to better the sowing that was done by the hail and wind. When Louis Johnson went out with three drills and three wagon loads of seed wheat lie was astonished to find his fields already green. lie says 480 acres of his land is planted well enough to suit him He will take a vacation in the time he had expected to spend in plowing and drilling. Charles Deniston and Howard Leimbr'ock are two of his neighbors who are large raisers of wheat whose only complaint on the seeding job done by Nature is that the sowing is too thick in some places and will have to be thinned out. Many of the farmers have disced their fields or harrowed them to bury the seed thoroughly, but many others have not touched their fields and will take their chances on a wheat crop for next year on the seeding as planted by the wind.

This early sprouting of the volunteer wheat solves the problem of winter feed for cattle for many of the farmers. The ground was so dry tliey could not get their seed in early, but the volunteer crop came up before the farmers could get their seed in after the rain. This early wheat will soon be ready for winter pasturing. Blackbirds Destroy Crops. The blackbirds are damaging fields of feterita.

kafir corn anil milo maize throughout Decatur county. They flock to the fields by thousands and the loss from their depredations will be great. Particularly it is true of feterita which has yielded abundantly despite the dry weather and which every farmer who has it wants to preserve for seed. The only way to save the crop so far is to get it under cover although wire nettings have been used by some. Columbus Dedicates Library.

A public library costing $10,000 was dedicated at Columbus recently. An association of women has maintained a library for a quarter of a century, giving the public its privileges for nominal cost. Through efforts of the association a Carnegie endowment was secured and a taoc levied to maintain it. Anti-Frat War at End. Forty-two students who were barred from the Wichita high school because of membership in secret school societies during the summer vacation, will be readmitted to school after they have signed an iron-clad pledge.

This agreement between the parents and the school board was reached in a conference and it ends the anti-frat war that broke out out with the opening of school this fall. The pledge binds thetsigners to refrain from secret societies both during the school year and the summer vacation. Leavenworth Attorney Dead. Francis P. Fitzwilliam, a widely known attorney, 40 years old, died at his home in Leavenworth of paralysis after an illness of six cays.

He served as city attorney for three terms. Killed Under Own Wagon. John Hartman. 35 years old, a farmer living five miles northeast of Home City, was killed when he fell from his wagon while hauling wheat to Marietta. "Their Golden Wedding Day." Mr.

and Mrs. Andy Oswald celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at Hanover the other day with nearly one hundred friends and relatives as" guests. All but one of six children were present. $50,000 Fire at Chanute. A fire of unknown origin recently destroyed the plant of the CMnute Prick and Tile Company.

The buildings, engines and equipment, valued at $50,000, were burned. The company will rebuild. Motor Imprisoned a Family. Hugh Breeden, a farmer living southwest of Norton, miraculously escaped death with his wife and three children when his motor car turned ever, pinning the entire family under the car. Wellington Water Eonds Carry.

The preposition to authorize bonds to the amount of $240,000 for a new water supply for the city carried by about two to one in the election at We IF est on. Important To Mothers Examine carefully every bottle or CASTORLA, a safe and sure remedy for Infants and children, and see that It Signature of In Use For Over 30 Years. Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria Sharp. First Hopeful Nephew (proudly) Aunt says I call her up on the 'phone oftener than you do. Second Hopeful Nephew Did she accuse you of anything else? On the Beach.

"Anything in that floating bottle?" "Great find. Had a girl's name la It" "Shucks! I thought maybe it had a drink in if His Advantage. "That real estate agent is a neat ad-Tertiser." "Yes; he manages to keep his houses in print." Switzerland will soon have a hydroelectric plant using the highest waterfall in the world so harnessed, the water dropping 5,412 feet. The "Pennant" is won The "banner of health" is always won by the person who possesses a keen appetite, enjoys perfect digestion, and whose liver and bowels are regular. Get into this "winner" class at once by the aid of HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS It is for Poor Appetite, Sick Headache, Heartburn, Indigestion, Constipation and Malaria.

60 years the leader Made the Scapegoat M. Jean Homolle, the new librarian-in-chief of the Bibliotheque Nationale, In Paris, was general manager of the national museums of France, and consequently of the Louvre, when "La Gloconda," the celebrated masterpiece of Da Vinci, disappeared. Although M. Homolle was absent at the time, nevertheless public opinion demanded a sacrifice for the departed "Mona. Lisa," and he was relieved of office.

He is a native of Paris, sixty-flT yars old, and Is a member of the Legion of Honor and of the Institute. The world-famous library over which, he presides has 4,000,000 books, engravings, and hundreds of thousands of medals, maps and manuscripts. Common Enough History. Mayor Gaynor of New York, as all the world knows from his letters, was a subtle critic, and at a recent luncheon at the Century club, discussing a novelist who had begun well, but had degenerated into the lowest type of "best seller," Mayor Gaynor said: "This scribbler's whole biography could be put into two questions and answers, thus: 'How did he commence writing 'With a wealth of 'And how has he "With a thought of Statistic electricity produced by the feathers of a duster used to clean Incandescent lamps has been known to break filaments. Many a good brain throb escapes from underneath a cheap hat.

From Our Ovens To Your Table Untouched hands by human Post Toasties the aristocrat of Ready-to-Serve foods. A table dainty, made of white Indian com presenting delicious flavour and wholesome nourishment in new and appetizing form. The steadily ina easing sale of this food speaks volumes in behalf of its excellence. An order for a package of Post Toasties from your grocer will provide a treat for the whole family. "The Memory Lingers' Postum Cereal Company, Limited Battle Creek, Michigan TERM TOO LIGHTLY APPLIED A Little Thought Will Show Absurdity of Referring to Passing Acquaintance as a "Friend." Do we not apply the term "friend" too lightly and frequently? We meet and are introduced to one or more persons, and straightway speak of them as "friends." We cheapen the term by such a use of it.

Only time can test friendship, and approve it. The rough and tumble of daily life, the ebb and flow of fortune, the bewildering changes of human life supply the testa which declare the char- He chopped them up and fed them to bis cattle. Another man used to declare that when sweet clover weeds overran a part of his meadow, the catile wouldn't touch the cured hay until the sweet clover in it had been devoured. They liked the weeds better than the grass. "Finally some of us began experimenting, and we find that stock will thrive on either.

We have wasted a lot of time trying to get rid of two valuable food plants. Some of the farmers are threshing the sweet clover and the seed brings a high price." Kansas Land1 Prices Keep Up. Land prices in Kansas are firm despite the prolonged drought of the Four farms have been sold in N'orton county within the last three weeks. The cheapest was 320 acres, which sold to X. C.

Henderson of Savannah, for $5,400, or $20 an acre. That is proably the lowest price paid for an imprived farm for some time. A quarter of land about five miles from Norton was bought by a Norton county man for $4,000, $23 an acre. The others were bought by men who already owned farms and were merely adding to their holdings. A very few years ago these same farms could have been had at $10 and $15 an acre.

To Seek Gold in Death Valley. Leaving their families and friends, whom they do not expect to see again for several years, a party of Chi jo county men lert recently on a ill-seeking expedition in Death Valley. 'al. They will make a permanent camp at the valley's edge, where thy can obtain water and supplies, and from this base they propose to Take daily expeditions into the valley with burros. The party is composed of J.

M. Carr, an implement dealer; M. Watson, a mechanic, and Thompson and Will Itinebarger, farmers, all living at Cedar Point. Plant Big Wheat Acreage. Ottawa county farmers are sowing one of the largest crops of wheat ever planted in that county.

The recent rains have put the soil in excellent condition for the fall sowing. The scare in regard to seed wheat being in poor condition has been found to be groundless by several farmers who made a test of their wheat. In every case the seed germinated nearly 100 per cent. Pulmotor Failed to Save Kansan. Ernest Spidal, years old.

a motor-man of Wichita, while shaving, saw his 4-year-old son drop to the tloor. He called his wife, who smelled gas, and carried the child to the yard where he revived in a short time. When she returned Spidal was unconscious on the floor. A doctor used a pulmotor on Spidal but could not save his life. Record Enrollment at K.

A. C. The Kansas State Agricultural college opened with the largest opening enrollment. The enrollment was l.S."6. and the authorities expect the total to reach 1.900 It is estimated that between six hundred and seven hundred students enrolled never have beenthere before.

Two New Smoky Hill Bridges. Two new bridges across the Smoky Hill river, each to cost $15,000, have been ordered by the county commissioners of Dickinson county. One is to be east of Abilene and one at Sand Springs, four miles west. This will give direct access to Abilene from sections of the county that have been compelled to make roundabout trips to the citv. Holds Erother Above Water.

Though his left leg was broken at the hip, Johnny Jones, aged 0, of Heading, held his small brother above water until help came, when the Jones boys, with two other boys, fell through a rotten flagging into a well at Emporia. None of the other buys was badly hurt. Loss of Position Killed Him. Disappointment over a fight made on his reappointment as chaplain at the Soldiers' Home at Fort Dodge was said by his physicians to be largely responsible for the death of former Chaplain J. w.

Crouch. Town Had County as Guest. Hill City recently entertained the residents of Graham and adjoining counties with a barbecue. Elaborate preparations were made for their entertainment A great tent was erected, under which the people were fed and the speaking held. Death in Fall From Train.

Charles Frederick, a negro porter on a Santa Fe train, fell off a platform a mile east of Zarah the other morning and was killed. He lived at Tulsa, Okla. i Railway Goes Broke. Service has been discontinued on. the Anthony Northern railway on account of failure to meet expenses.

The president. O. P. Byres of arranged with the Missouri Pacific to run a freight train into Pratt Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Fell to Death on a Pitchfork.

Fred Nu'k, a widely known farmer living near Oberlin, was killed recently by sliding off a hayrack of fodder and alighting on a pitchfork. A TOY SHOCKING COIL. The little shocking machine shown In Fig. 1 is a harmless toy with which you can have an endless amount of fun when entertaining friends. It consists of an an induction coil, an Interrupter, a pair of handles, and a wet or dry battery.

All of these parts are easy for a boy to construct and connect together. The first part made is the induction coil, which Is shown in detail in Figs. 2, 3 and 4. The coil has windings of two sizes of wire upon an Iron core. For the core buy a carriage bolt flve-six-teenths of an inch in diameter and two and one-half inches long, and for the wire windings get some No.

20 or 24 gauge electric bell insulated copper wire and some No. 30 gauge insulated magnet wire. To keep the wire from slipping off the ends of the bolt core, cut two cardboard ends about one and one-half inches in diameter. Slip one onto the bolt next to the head, and the other next to the nut, as shown in Fig. 2.

Three layers of the coarse wire is wound on first, and this first winding forms what is known as the primary coil. Pierce a hole through one cardboard end and stick the wire through it and allow about five inches to project upon the outside; then commence winding the wire upon the core, placing each turn close to the preceding turn. When the opposite end of the bolt has been reached, wind back to the starting point, then work back to the other end again. Cut off the wire so there will be a five-inch projection, and stick the projecting end through a hole in the cardboard end. This completes the primary-coil (Fig.

3). Before winding on the small wire, which forms the secondary coil, wrap the primary coil with a layer of bicycle tape. Pierce ft small hole through one cardboard end, and stick five inches of the fine magnet wire through it. Then wind on the wire as you did the coarser stuff, being very careful to get it on evenly and smoothly. Wind eleven layers on the coil, and run the end of the eleventh layer out through the cardboard end.

Fig. 4 shows the completed induction coil. Cut a base block five inches wide and seven inches long, bevel the top edges to give it a trim appearance, and mount the induction coil to one side of the center, strapping it In place by means of two tin straps similar to that shown in Fig. 5 from a tin can (Fig. 1).

The projecting ends cf the primary coil connect with the battery, while the two ends of the secondary coil connect with the handles. Make three binding post plates out of doubled pieces of tin (Fig. 6), and punch a hole through each for a small binding screw. Tack two of these plates to the end of the base and connect the secondary coil I iffa I FIG. 6 FIG.

3 PRIMARY-COIL Primary Fig. 4 INDUCTION-COIL Fig. wires to them (Fig. 1), and tack the third plate near one end of the induction coil and connect one primary coil wire to it (Fig. 1).

For the shocking handles take two pieces of broom handle three and one-half inches long, and cover each with a piece of tin (Fig. 12). The pattern for the tin covering (Fig. 13) shows how tabs are prepared on the ends and holes punched through them for connecting with the induction coil. The connecting wires should be five or six feet long.

Flexible wire is better than bell wire for these, because it Is more easily handled in passing the handles around. Tack the tin covering to the pieces of broom handle. The purpose of the induction coil is to raise the voltage of the battery. The flow of the battery current must be an interrupted one in order to shock, and therefore an interrupter must be inserted between the battery and one of the wires leading to the primary coil of the induction colL Such an interrupter may be constructed similar to the vibrating armature of an electric bell, but the form shown in Fig. 1, and detailed in Fig.

7, is better suited to our toy machine, and is easier to make and adjust Cut the base block A one and one-half inches wide and two and one-half Miches long. Make the shaft two and three-quarters inches long and of a diameter equal to the hole in a thread spool, and prepare the crank to fit the end and drive a brad, into It for a handle. Fasten the crank to the shaft with glue, or by driving a small brad through the two. The axle supports should be prepared as shown In Fig. 9, one and one-fourth inches wide across the bottom, five-eighths inch wide at the top, and one and three-quarter Inches high.

Bore a hole through each a little below the top large enough so the axle will turn fiasUy, and fasten these supports with 1 1 Fig'. 2- -Fig. 3- MX I I'll! Many farmers make the mistake of fooling around with trotting horses. Breeding trotters is a distinct branch' of the business and initiation into making a success of It requires a training of years. Stick to the drafters and the heavy carriage horses on the farm; they are always saleable and w'ill bring good prices.

Some men say mud should be allowed to dry on a horse's legs before being removed. Don't believe it. Mud should be washed as soon as the horse comes into the stable and his legs rubbed thoroughly dry. Farming communities may be easily sized up by the quality of its horses. Poor and worthless old plugs, pulling at the harness, keep company with the poor and shiftless individuals holding the lines.

The mule is the most tireless worker on the farm, eats less than a horse and does more work. A mule is also an excellent saddle FATTENING SHEEP IN A CORNFIELD By Growing Rape and Pasturing It Intelligent Flock-Owner Can Make Money. (By WALTER B. LEUTZ.) As a feeding proposition there is none that affords better profits, considering the amount of capital invested, than fattening sheep in the corn field where rape has been sowed at the last cultivation of corn. The rape should be sowed at the last time the corn is cultivated.

The sheep may be bought early and pastured or fed earlier soiling crops until the rape is ready for them to be turned into the corn field. The Dwarf Essex rape is the variety best adapted for sheep pasture. Aout five or six pounds of seed will afford an excellent stand if sowed broadcast after the final cultivation of the corn field, providing that the moisture conditions are favorable for an early germination of the seed. Practically no damage will result to the corn crop, the sheep will consume a large percentage of the lower leaves and lodged stalks. Old breeding ewes that have passed their maternity usefulness can always be bought at prices which make them profitable to turn into a rape and corn field.

Yearling wethers may be fattened in the same way. No grain foods will be required. Rape alone will produce a sufficient increase in weight to insure a good profit By growing rape in the corn field and pasturing It with sheep an Intelligent flock-owner may greatly increase his income from his corn fields alone. PROPER CARE FOR THE LITTLE CHICK Expert of Wisconsin Agricultural College Tells How to Feed the Youngsters. (By PROF.

J. F. HALPIN, Wisconsin Agricultural College.) For the first ten to fourteen days we fed the chicks at the university farm a little commercial chick feed, which is thrown into a fairly deep litter of hay chaff three or four times a day. In the middle of the forenoon and the afternoon we feed a little mash made up of equal parts of coarse ground corn, wheat bran, wheat middlings and rolled oats. Once a day we mix a raw egg in with this mash, one egg for about each 60 chicks.

As they get older, -we gradually Increase the amount of raw egg, adding enough water or, better still, milk to keep the mash from being sticky and soggy. As fast as they learn to eat It, we mix more and more wheat and cracked corn into the chick feed, so that by the time they are three weeks old they are eating cracked corn and wheat entirely. From the start we give access to dry mash made up at first like the wet mash, except that the rolled oats is omitted after the second week. Fine sand on the brooder floor, covered with short-cut alfalfa hay, is ideal. Ground bone In little hoppers, so that chicks can help themselves, Is also good.

A few drops of potassium permanganate stock solution, just enough to turn the water red, or just enough Zenoleum to turn the water whitish, may be put into the drinking water. Applying Manure. In applying manure with a spreader It is put on more uniformly, and all parts of the field are equally benefited. 1 animal if one well learns the trick of saddling him. His feet will stand the hard road better than those of the horse.

Prepotency is a fixed characteristic in all pure bred sires. The grade sire is a proposition we should steer clear of. No one point In the horse is more essential than well shaped hoofs and sound hoofs. The value of a horse depends to a large extent upon his feet. The fact that a horse is imported does not add one cent to his intrinsic value for breeding purposes.

The horse that is afraid of the automobile never can be taught to pass it quietly by whipping. A very young colt should have plenty of sleep and rest. A mule's age cuts little figure in a sale. No one seems to care how old a mule may be. However, he will bring from $150 to $200 when he is full grown if he is big, smooth and strong.

PROPER MANNER OF FEEDING THE CALF Young Animal Should Be Taken From Cow After Fourth Day and Placed in Pen. The calf may be left with the cow for three or four days, or until the milk is fit for use. The calf should then be taken away and placed in a separate stable, if it is possible, as the cow will give less trouble if she cannot see her calf. By missing one feed the calf will usually be hungry enough to start to drink readily and will usually give little trouble when tt'Snds the bucket contains milk. Four pounds of milk per feed three times a day for the first ten days will give the calf a good start, when a small amount of skim milk may be substituted for a part of the whole milk, the amount of the skim pailk being increased, so that when the calf is a month old it is getting skim milk entirely.

When the calf is two weeks old the feeds may be changed to two per day. with the amount- of milk increased as the calf shows ability to handle it. After three weeks the calf will begin to eat a little grain. An excellent grain mixture for calves is made of corn meal, oats and wheat bran in equal parts, with a little linseed meal added. To grow calves well they should have just what they will clean up readily at each feed.

Plenty of green grass is good for them. Calves should have milk until they are five or six months old for best results. If they are forced to subsist on coarse feeds and grain too young they will be stunted, as their digestive system is not developed enough to handle such food exclusively at an early age. CULLING OUT THE UNDESIRABLE HENS All Fowls That Have Passed Term of Usefulness Should Be Sent to Market. It is always seasonable to cull out the undesirable birds from a flock.

All hens that have passed their teria of usefulness should be marketed While culling should be continue throughout the entire year, the most heroic work should be done in the fall. What are called yearlings in poultry are those which were hatched the year before the pullets. They are nearer two years old than one, and make excellent breeders. After breeding pick out of this flock those that are considered unprofitable. What we call the two-year-olds are the ones that are going into their second molt Very often some excel-lerth layers are found among these, and it pays to keep them, but at that age the closer we cull the better will be our profits.

This culling, however, can only be successful by close watching. No matter how valuable a hen may be, if she proves to be a feather puller or an egg eater, she, too, should be sent with the culls to market Best Time to Seed Lawn.v The best time to seed a new lawn is during the latter part of August or the early September. At that season the heat is over and showers are almost sure to come, and the young grass will have several months of cool, moist weather in which to grow before winter. Dairy Equipment Every farmer should be part dairyman, and every farm dairy should be equipped with a. milk tester, thermometer, separator and a pair of scales.

CONNfCT-WlRE MOM PRIMARY-COIL FlG.7- IrtTEEBUPTEE I Fig, 13 Fig. 12- 10 FlG.8-FlG.9- acter and worth of our friendships. The loose attachments, the mere surface affinities, the friendship founded on some sordid consideration of advantage, all perish. They have no inherent power of persistence despite every adverse circumstance. It i3 curious and not unin-structive to look back over the years and recall how many at different periods we have thought and called friends.

They have passed out of life and we have no real sense of loss. The friends whose love makes all the difference in life lends color and meaning, aim and purpose, are those who remain with us in good or ill. Luckiest Wedding Days. May and February were held by the ancient Romans to be the two njonths in the year which were certain to bring ill luck, while even the church i before the time of the Reformation placed a ban upon all marriages contracted between the first Sunday of Advent and Hilary Day, between Sep-tuamesima Sunday and Low Sunday, and between Rogation Sunday and Trinity Sunday. Thus only thirty-two weeks of the year were left by the (church for marrying.

As to the best day, if we would believe a tradition handed down by the ancients, any day is certain to bring unbounded happiness if it only be when "the moon is growing." There are other traditions which, if you are superstitious, It will be well to observe. One of them is that May 14 brings ill luck for all the rest ol the year, and if you would be assured of misfortune then select Childermas Day for the day of your wedding. This day is the anniversary of the massacre of the innocents. A wedding on the last day of the year is also said to be productive of great mislay tunes. a Ml.