P UBJL10 .LEDGER
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WOULD SERVE AS SOLDIERS
French Women Anxious to Make Ev
ery Sacrifice for the Sake of .
Their Loved Country.
The women of France are not con
tent with merely serving as nurses
on the field of battle and attendants
on the wounded or dying. They have
in their minds the example of Joan
of Arc and other heroines of France,
and they are confirmed in their aspira
tions after military service, according
to the Journal des Debats (Paris), by
the example of the ancient Amazons of
Greek mythology. They affirm that
the law of three years in France will
not produce forces of reserve sufficient
to defend the frontier of their well
loved country. They luive accordingly
through the hands of Colonel Driant,
commanding the troops in Paris, sent
a petition, carrying about a thousand
signatures, to President Poincare in
which they say:
'"The French women who have il
luminated our history with so many
beautiful examples of self-denial and
self-sacrifice do not wish in the pres
ent generation to be surpassed by the
women of other countries in which the
question of female rights is being so
earnestly agitated.
' "The members of the Red Cross com
pany have already obtained leave to
serve in the ambulance corps. But
a great number of us, not having the
leisure to pass the infirmary examina
tions, would like to make ourselves
useful to their country, and would de
sire that a law should be passed in
parliament giving them this privilege.
"Our dearest hope is to obtain an
opportunity of offering to France some
part of our youth, and so to co-operate
with our brothers in the national de
fense." Literary Digest.
MME. MERRI'S ADVICE
SUGGESTIONS FOR ENTERTAIN
MENTS AND OTHER THINGS.
CURIOUS JAPANESE FOWLS
Among the most wonderful of rare
fowls are the Phoenix, the males
among which have tails five feet long.
It is the custom to keep the birds in
houses, the only windows in which are
near the roof, and with perches in
front of the windows so high that the
tail feathers will not drag on the
ground. Each day the birds are taken
for a walk, while an attendant care
fully holds up the tail so that the
feathers will not become broken or
soiled. .
Mounted specimens of the cock and
hen of this breed were obtained in
Tokio by H. D. Baker, vice consul
General to Australia. The tail of the
rooster is 11 feet long. The hen is
.very plain. These cocks are very vain
of their beauty.
November Party May Be Made One of
j the Most Enjoyable of the Year
For Those Fond of Foot-
ball. .
fPltA men TwVn- eo4l Tia Tawa V
brought the "saddest days in the
year" has another think coming, for
; while it brings colder weather, gray
' skies and shakes the last leaves off
the trees with its piercing blasts, it
also brings the reopening of the so-
j cial season, with blazing fires and all
the cosiness of the home circle
drawn around the lighted center table.
At the end of the month comes our
v own great feast day and glad holiday,
for we all find room in our hearts for
Thanksgiving.
It seems to me that Japanese af-
! fairs are especially fitting for this
month with chrysanthemums plenti-
: ful (which they love). Such parties
are always effective and pleasing to
one's guests. To make the rooms as
really Japanese as possible much of
the furniture should be removed, par
titioning off spaces where necessary
with Japanese paper screens. Use
flowering shrubs, almond blossoms
(artificial), chrysanthemums and but
terflies suspended by invisible black
threads. -
The hostess must bow very low
three times, saying "Konichiwa"
when the guests arrive and "Sayo
nara" when they leave." Tea should
be served with no cream; use cups
without handles. Sponge cakes may
be served if rice ones are not obtain
able, also preserved ginger. If some
thing cold is wished have cherry ice.
Those who assist should wear kimo
nos. Have some young girls in Japanese
costumes play "bag ball" (dama) .
Have a number of bright-colored bags
filled with dried beansf Each girl
tries to keep as many bags going as
possible without dropping them. -Another
amusing game is played by
means of a long silk scarf, in the
center of which is a loose knot or
loop held midway between the two
players who hold the scarf and the
floor. On one side of the loop a
player sits. On the other side is a
small object, a flower, a bean bag,
even a. thimble. The player who sits
by the loop tries to slip her hand
through, grab the small article and j
take her hand back again before those !
holding the loop can draw it tight
and make her hand prisoner.
London Had Cabs in 1822.
Carbriolets, one-horse vehicles, from
which we get the name cabs, were
first introduced into the streets of
London in 1822, when twelve were
placed in service. In 1831 they had
increased to 165, and then the licenses
were thrown open. The number in
1862 running in the English metro
polis exceeded six thousand. Previ
ous to throwing open the trade, the
number of hackney carriages was
limited; to twelve hundred, when there
were few omnibuses. The horse car
riages are rapidly being supplanted
by taxicabs in the streets of London.
A Football Party.
Boys, and incidentally the girls, are
greatly interested in football ' these
days ; in fact a little chap only ten
who had to go to the hospital for an
operation was so keen about a forth
coming game that his one desire was
to "get back" in time to witness it.
I read of such a pretty party in one
of the magazines some years ago that
just fitted this season of the year,
and I. am going to tell you a little
about it, as I recall some of the ways
it was carried out. I feel sure that
the up-to:date girls who may want to
give a similar affair will have no trou-
ble in working it out. I must confess
I am not a ' fan, ' so have no personal
knowledge of how to use the terms
correctly. I do know that the favor
departments of the stores show cun
ning little footballs to be used as
containers for nuts or candles, and
there are pennants galore, so all well
known colleges, and many high schools
are represented. A large football may
form the centerpiece, from which rib
bons (team or school colors) may run
to smaller footballs at each place.
The names of guests may be printed
en the sides and so.be used for place
cards. ...
MADAME. MERRI.
DICTATES OF FASHION
Device Figures the Interest.
A Hungarian citizen has invented an
instrument which shows instantly the
amount of interest due on any given
sum for any period at any given rate
or interest. . .
The Instrument, which is made In
the size and shape of a watch, has a
yery simple construction, and all that
js necessary to operate it is to place
the hands in the proper position on
jne dial and the exact amount of in
terest m each case is indicated on the
ace. The instrument is inexpensive
and Us usefulness is apparent. The
mentor has applied for an American
Patent.
Marigold yellow Is one of the new
colors in Paris.
Plush and velour are much used
for children's hats.
Wide white belts are seen made of
j kid or suede leather. .
Wool brocades are being used, even
for young girls' suits.
Persian effects will be seen galore
on the new autumn gowns.
New black braids have the basket
weave and suggest astrakhan.
A new braid is the combination of
dull braids and bright ones.
Pouch bags of silk or leather have
! pannier, handles to match. .
Wash frocks are best for the little
girl's first days of school. ;
Even for. autumn: women are wear
ing white net waists with frills down
the front.
Some of the new separate skirts
are made of ' a jacquard wool and
prettily draped.
Somewhat Hard to Do.
msy and Tom were working near
here there was a beehive and a
on ? m0ns' when a bee stunS Tom
wav?et T,riSt Patgy claimed: "I al
ways told yez whin ye'd get a sting
onin. 6 SUck !t and thin rub in
SlJUICt After a sh0't time a bee
ed T PaUy'S neck whe shout
neck o; Zm' thGre's wan on me
shouide- Rgne f5own between me
"SuckH fBefor' .I'm stung!"
And fl V KtSy' ored Tom; "suck,
nd HI rub in tj onion Juice." o
To Clean Light Woolen.
- Make a mixture of cornmeal,- a
handful of borax and half a cake of
magnesia. Mix this dry and scrub the
goods with it. To clean wool shawls,
s veaters, etc., " sprinkle the mixture
over the garment, place inside a sheet
folded several times and beat lightly.
i It is surprising how much, the borax
assists in the cleaning process. T
i Little Boy's Knickers. -
When making linen knickerbockers
for a little boy, work a buttonhole in
the hem to run tho elastic through,
and put a hook - at one end of the
elastic and an eye at the; other, to
fasten. ; It can then be taken out be
fore laundering the garment, and will
not only: last longer, but will do tor
several pairs. - . " . . -V :'Lr. '
S&flggesft Boons Fr iBiiG aBiryDiiiiaini
8outh Devon Cattle.
South Devon cattle are leaping into fame in England,' because they com
bine the dual capacity of milk and beef. They are heavy milkers, a good
cow giving from 60" to 66 pounds of milk In 24 hours, with a percentage of
butter, fat from 4. to 4.30. They also mature at an early, date. Steers from
22 months to 24 months very ofteii tiarn the scale at from 700 to 750 (dead
weight). The shapeliness of the breed will be realized from the illustration
(By L. M. BENNINGTON.)
Never allow the milk, to stand a mo
ment longer than is absolutely neces
sary after -the cream has been taken
from it through the separator. Set
the cream in cold water and stir until
all the animal heat has .been removed.
Always cool milk in the summer and
winter just the same -and never on any
acount mix the morning and evening
milk.
If you must use the old-fashioned
crocks keep them covered every mo
ment in which they contain milk.
The New England farmer gets from
2 to 3 cents, per quart more for the
best class of milk than western farm
ers. This is due almost entirely to
the fact that the eastern men pursue
better dairy methods than we of the
west.
The dairyman that cannot make an
average net profit of from $35 to $50
per cow every year ought to get out of
the business.: The first-class dairy
man will do much better than that.
Nobody will 4eny that dairying is
hard work, but it brings in the cash
and brings it every month.
Any man who owns five good cows
and sells butter cannot afford to be
without a separator.
A separator will secure more butter
fat from a herd of 10 cows than can
be obtained even by the very best
methods of raising cream by gravita
tion -enough more we should say to
pay for itself the first year.
The separator not, only saves more
of the butter fat hut makes it easier
to make good butter.
The separator leaves the skimmilk
in better shape for feeding to calves
and pigs than the ordinary skimmilk.
Read, think, question your .neigh
bors the boys and the hired man. Find
out what other people think about
farm work and then, test their knowl
edge by your own experiments. That
sort of farming is way ahead of the
guesswork. - - - r :
No man can call himself a good far
mer until he has acquired the knack
of buying and selling.
Our experience is that nine out of
ten orchard failures are due entirely
to the unskilled management or lazi
ness of the owner. While fruit, par
ticularly apples and peaches, require
less labor and attention than any oth
er farm crop, value considered, it is
nearly always the most neglected.
People who expect a reward for
kindness are often embittered by their
failure to receive it. But a real kind
ness, one without a string to it, always
help seems to be this : Those men
brings its own reward.
The trouble with American farm
worth having are hustling on a place
oi their own or are away at college
getting grounded in twentieth century
methods of agriculture. Those who
are content to woik under a boss for
any length of time "are generally not
the best of help.
The way to make haste with the
farm work is to get completely ready
for it before starting and then push it
without interruption. Begin in time
to keep everlastingly at it until com
pleted. " '
Farmers who sell vegetables,' milk
and fruit direct to the city customers
are often tempted to cut prices to
get business from a competitor. Don't
do it. Better improve the quality of
your stuff or put it up in more attrac
tive packages. The best will always
bring, top prices and when price;cut-
ting begins it is hard to stop. Then,
too, do not forget that the only person
benefited is the buyer while both your
competitor and you are the losers.
COMMON SENSE FOUND IN THE HOG LOT
Pure-Bred China Poland Hogs.
Pew things are more displeasing
than to see a lot of heterogeneous
pigs following an old scrub sow around
the farm.
They are unsatisfactory to the feed
lot and unprofitable to the farmer.
There is no good excuse for keeping
eerub sows. The brood sow should
be large, roomy . and stand well on
her toes. The shoulders should be
smooth and deep, back wide and
slightly arched. There should be am
ple room for heart and lungs provided
A pobr milkman will soon spoil a
good milk cow.
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Good molasses is an excellent food
tonic for stock.
Give those - fall pigs every possible
chance these days.
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It takes good -soil and good farming
to raise a mortgage.. . "
" More money -for. the cattle will as
sure more cattle for the money.
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No sheep breeder ever lost; money
by paying a fair price for a thorough
ly good breeding ram. . '-- .. '..
Sam Saxon says that a mule has
about 1 000 -pounds of will power. A
larger mule has more. . : L "".
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.; Th e lT?s t remedy for disease is to
tske such gocd care of your fowls that
.hey will not become diseased. ;
by a wide and deep chesty well sprung
ribs and straight, deep sides a deep
roomy body from end to end.
The sow should show quality, but
not at the expense of constitution and
vigor. - .- . " -
When a sow' has, shown herself to
be a prolific breeder she should be
retained as "long as her reproductive
powers are maintained; - -
Large, well developed sows wfll
bring more and better pigs than
young undeveloped sows. A. J. L.
A little mustard seed Is a fine thing
for, moulting fowls.
Speaking ', of farm clubs, the milk
stool is the least profitable.
A lazy man has kg business in the
poultry business. Neither has a lazy
hen.
There is good muscle and bene An
skimmed milk. Give the calves a
chance to get it out. '
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No drafts in the poultry house at
night should be allowed. Ventilation
must come some other way.
Remember that scrubbing the milk
cans, inside or out, with harsh, gritty
substances wears off the tin and soon
spoils them. -
.
It is not always the . high-priced
birds that are the best for the"-farm
flock, but healthy, vigorous birds are
cheapest at any price. .
Dirty, moist potatoes do not keep
as we!l as clean, dry ones. . Ncnp
should be left lyisjj on top of thf
ground over nighty i
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I have purchased the Insurance business formerly
conducted by Mr. Wm.T. Lyon, deceased and I shall
continue the same under the firm name of
My office is at the Owen Warehouse and all busi
ness given me shall receive prompt and careful at
tention. I solicit the patronage of all having prop
erty to insure against Fire and Tornado. The com
panies I represeut are among the strongest doing bus
iness in the State.
E. E. 3RUILJIL,EIF
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I nP development of the business of
iL the UNION BANK during 1913 I
has been especially gratifying, but we have not yet reach
ed the point where we are willing to stop and rest.
We hope and intend to place many new Accounts on our books
between now and New Year's Day. May we expect that yours
will be one of them? It would be a pleasure to us and we will
use every endeavor to mqke it a pleasure and satisfaction to you
WE
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. OXFORD, N. C.
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