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" -N - ,v .' ' :" J".'- .-. -h ' f POLR COUNTY NEWS, TRYON, N. C. I I II KITCHEN U CABINET Every right action and true thought, sts the seal of its beauty on person and face. Ruskin. The world is mine oyster, which I with sword will open. Shakespeare. THINGS THAT HELP. PTTTrnTcTR R T - - , l. - . .. - , in i fy - VjPj TILE TRAP FO R COTTONTAILS S - "f ,r" ' j llbiSilL jtfl lBPnsWend Permanent Device (or ' Y- V. I' ppa-Kliliillia' .. RabblU UOncribtiU, Farmer.' WtoimJmJ 9 r Who Des.re to Do triottc . ,j w!se t0 TH Keep Best Layer,. Lviierjlly 'H is the Ponn;,,tuv to sclt! hens over, a r 7n fall. mderft-he usual oon- ,i,N-is- u'oo.1 policy, for as a P,vab,ut half .hdUoclay wl K'tho M..-..TM1 year to be pPHtlt- n,l tho t'-iii.'f who lias puttets Svairtapo in U.vpins .any of thorn er. nor 'in ' 111 III- ... ! . C ,l,o I...UUPJV nti.l eps .supplies !'fin,l it (l.iniM: i retain n cmsi(l- ham pi on Columbian Plymouth Rock. able proportion. of the yearling hens, - . . I a laking such addition to uieir pouiu.v- buse equipment as may be necessary properly accommodate both pullets lid hens. Overcrowding must w oided, as neither pullets nor hens Jill do their-best. avorable Results Obtained-IJy Penn- sylvania Department of Agri culture Feed Warm. - Poultry experts in the Pennsylvania partment of agriculture report favor- iile results from feeding boiled oats ind state they are the cheapest poultry nkI now obtainable. Roiled oats have lrj:ery. -too. superseded the sprouted its so much exploited a few years go, as they are better, safer and less To prepare, soak good, heavy oat t! hours or more (in hot weather or a arm room a fresh lot should be. wiked daily), dissolve one tablesnoon- ri! of salt in each bucket of water sed for this, boil two or three hours nd sp gauge the amount of. water W for soaking that at the finish the pter is boiled away. Feed warm but ot hot. White Leghorn millets can tve these boiled oats twice daily, say t 10 a. m. and 4 p. m.. and all they ill eat up clean. For old hens or heavyweight .pullets, one feed a dry s enough and not too muchU that. 'est, they become too fat on this lunch ed feed. . - - CAREFUL ESTIMATE OF FEED ' Brah and Shorts Are "Used Freely, n Dry Mash They Will Take Place of Grains. died thesjp days vine is compelled thes days to make fl'iHuj en rem I estimates in' regard to Bdnds of feed for chickens. It seems fhat bran and shorts arj cheap as any liing on the mnrkt Tf Hiieo ,. ..i Prly in a dry mush Iwith cernniPsil fnaklng the shorts the nrnflnmlnnnt t, the mixture ill lare'y.take the "nee of crirrkel n self-feeders, it is a good mixture Or I'l'inviTM, ,.;:..!... ... t--l -- ..it, wiuk.n wneuier or not racked grnins are used,and can pntf- De ket)t before Thorn mII tha hnie. , KEEP ONLY THE. BEST FOWLS - -liyn -nee ot r-eea Kouitry man Should Cuff Out and Dis pose of AM Hunts. N,,w' that poultry fee Is, like all other w arp hrh" pri-e. the poultry I1"" should he more careful than "r -cuu out :nd dispose of all weak specimens and those which e n liny vav defitrmorl Wlill tU.. allowed in tl fl-...t. ' II'" IV, l I T7' Villi" ""H 1 lie i I. 1... . ...... I '".uni in: mure pronnini.v m'd to strong, more perfect stock KEEPING MALES IN SAME PEN w's Plan to Permit Two 'Root ter With Hens-Use Them on Alternate Days. "d best to allow two ma'es In le neil lllratl-K If t4- n-. -- "ft" in i. ii un Jin--' ' T to keep more that) one in the SfllllP Tat ..ls.. . , . l0w i'". "iu. one snouiu ne ai j (1 with the hens the same day. dnv - and ther ne-the next male snouid he Kept In a I " I dcct FOWL T make an lnoPsv and perma nOLD RETAIN Bt5l rUWLO nent sewer tile trap for cottontail rah y - . bits, which has proven very effect! v prmen very effective as described in Farmers' bulletin 702, proceed ns follows : v ' Set a 12 by G-inh "tee"- sewer tile with the Ions end downward,1 and bury It so that the C-!nh openiiis at the side is below the surface of the ground. Connect two lontf hs of C-inch sewer pipe horizontally with the side opening. Second pradtvor even broken tile will do. Cover the Joint. with soil so as to exclude light. Provide a tight removable cover, such as an old har row disk, for the top of tlie large tile. The project in pj end of the small tile is then surrounded with rocks, brush or wood, so as to make the hole look in viting to-rabbits and encourage them to frequent the den. Rabbits, of course, are free to go In or out of these dens, which should he constructed in prom ising spots on the farm and in the or chard. A trained dog will locate In habited dens. The outlet is closed with a disk of wood on a stake, or the dog guards the opening. The cover is lift ed and the rabbits captured by hand. These traps are especially suitable for open lands where rabbits cannot find natural hiding places. They are permanent and cost nothing for re pairs from year to year. 6R0W FRUITS FOR OME USE Plan Garden So That You Will Have as Great a Variety as Possible Plan for Winter Supply. Grow noih fruits and vegetables. Plan your garden so that you will have as great n variety as possible. Have cherry and peach trees, rasp berry, blackberry, currant, and goose berry bushes along one side or end. Grow two or three rows of strawber ries. Raise 'both early and late varieties of vegetables, and plant at frequent in tervals, so thnt vn will hn-0 enn- OILED OATS FOR CHICKENS tinuous supply throughout the season. Growing the fruits and vegetables you use at home, saves money and pro vides one-third of the supplies for the Champion Gooseberries. ries. (timn table. For six or seven months oi the year you can have fruits and veg etables fresh from the garden. Then can, preserve, or pickle a liberal supply for the winter months. Estimate the amount you spent last year for fresh and canned fruits and vegetables. Why not save this money by raising them--yourself ? BURN ALL ORCHARD RUBBISH Winter or Dormant Spray Will Do Great Work In Destroying and Controlling Pests. Fungi, which cause serious loss to ilia fruit grower, lives through the winter on fallen leaves, fruit, dead branches and pruning trash. Do not give them a chance to attack the fruit again next spring. Destroy all rub bish by fire. A winter or , dormant spray will do great work in controlling insect pests. QUINCES IN GARDEN CORNER Trees Succeed in Almost Any Out-of-thelWay Place Yield Wealth of Exquisite Jellies. Quinces succeed well in any ut-of- the-way corner. - It lias been said that the quince is essentially a leuce-cor-nertree, and an odd corner of the mrrlen or back yard may easily be 4. 'Ung food and using command house -made to yield n veritable wealth of the most exquisite or .tewies, conserv-wj and marmalades, here commonly nothing but weeds would grow. USE FOR ARSENATE OF LIME Can Be Utilized in Bordeaux Mixture and In Dilute Lime-Sulphur Spraj Add Milk of Lime. Arsenate of li"ie can be used I u Bor deaux mixture and in dilute Ume-sV-phur snray. just as Is arsenate of lead When nsed in water the milk of lime made from slacking three or four pounds of ston? linte should be addwd to each. 50 yallona of ater. G ONCERNING the reports that the Azores had been utilized by the United States as a na val base, a writer in the Chi cago Examiner says: "These islands lie in the Atlantic ocean, 800 miles off the coast of Portu gal. Situated well to the south of the main transatlantic ship routes to Eng land and France, they afford an ad mirable rendezvous for our patrolling fleets and a convenient port ' for as sembling military stores and troops. Such a base for ships to' prevent the wholesale destruction of navigation and for the protection of neutral as well as allied shipping should be as welcome to Portugal as to the other allied countries. "Powerful wireless stations on the islands keep in touch with shipping on the Atlantic and, located as they are so close to the trade routes be tween this country and southern Eu rope, it is quite probable that the is lands have been rendered safe from U boat attacks and that our allies are using them as a base of operations. "O Observador, Lisbon, has con stantly advocated the creation of na val police and protecting stations in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. In urging this course of ac tion, in a recent issue, it states: 'None would be more important in point of geographical position and natural re sources than a naval repairing, fur nishing and protecting station in the Azores or Western islands and, if nec essary, for a relay point for American forces crossing the Atlantic. Some understanding already ought to have been had between Portugal, England and America.' Harbor Facilities Not Very Good. "The Azores occupy an area of 922 square miles. The archipelago com prises nine islands, of which the chief are St. Michael, in the Southeastern group; Terciera, Graciosa, Saint George, Fayal and Pico, in the Central group. In 1911 the population of the islands was 242,613, mainly of Portu guese origin. "The islands at present do not af ford the best v of harbor facilities. Those, however, that may be avail able have potential possibilities that should not greatly tax the ingenuity of our engineers. "One of the best harbors is at An gra, on the island of Terciera. How ever, the islands afford other advan tages that would make them an excel lent base. The climate Is mild a)nd snow seldom seen. The temperature is never higher than 86 degrees. An-, gra is the only city on Terciera, and has 12,000 population. It affords many diversions and its inhabitants of every class are notably deferential and hos pitable. Here there are three social clubs, an athletic club and a lawn ten- " nis association. "The deepest, aud some claim the safest, anchorage is at 'Vellas, be tween Piso and St. George. It is krfown as St. George's channel. The ; natives of St. George are chiefly occu pied in raising cattle and manufactur ing cheese for export. 1 Pico and Fayal. i "On Pico, across the channel, is the symmetrical, cone-shaped peak, rising ' to a- height of 7,865 feet above sea level. The climate here is unrivaled. It is said to be one of the healthiest spots In the world, absolutely free from marshes or stagnant water. "Fayal is perhaps best known to American tourists. Here the first Azorean and fourth consulate of the United States was established in -1806. Here the first American resi dence was built by John B. Dabney, the first consul. The harbor at Horta, i Fayal. ' is the most spacious in the ; Azores. By improving-the breakwater here an excellent port would be af forded to ' vessels of our fleet. At Uorta are anchored eleven submarine .ables with a joint central station for the English, American and other com panics. ' "As a relay point for troops the Azores would meet almost every re quirement. The climate is equable; access easy,, abundant streams for water sappy; fertile soil and within two days' failing of the continent "That, the Azoreans would give our troops and ships a cordlU welome I unquestioned. Friendly ieia tions be- i tween the United ; States and the Azoreans date back to the War of JV&12 ! when the- Armstrong was beached on me isiuqu. . . . . .a "During the Civil war tne Tnscarors nd Kearsarge were stationed there. and when the latter went forth fljr the naval duel that resulted in the sinking of the Alabama, the Confederal pri vateer, at Cherbourg, more thijjn 100 Azoreans were members of the! crews of the two Union ships. Toda there are mauy pensioners on . tne It lands. veterans who served under ShF rman. Grant, Sheridan and Howard. ! Beautiful Sea and Sky Effec' S. G. W. Benjamin says: "No jiart of the Atlantic is more prolific dn the wonders of the sea than the ILzores. The Inexhaustible diversity t' the cloud scenery of those islands!, have never seen approached except . jt Ma deira," combining the effects of (ea.and land clouds. !, - "At sea the Impression of distance is conveyed as never on land, tjpanie no hills nor mountains inter&he to interrupt the view of tlfe msi dis tant cloud strata, and no cjoxjds -are ho full of suggestive form, olj repre- j sentations of dreamland as those far- I off, low-lying, vapory forms, c(uchant along' the dim offing, picturing phan tom towers and oriental dom.js clus- : tered on the edges of precipices flanked by ice-clad peaks an;jl over hung by groves of palms. (f. Pico, one evening, I saw in the skfj horse- j men chasing a stag and, as thy 'faded ' away, a triumphal march of "knights in gilded armor moved slowly fynd ma jestically westward. No effort of fancy was ruired to distinguish all these groups with perfect, distinctness. "One of the finest effects ijjt sea is mirage, which is confined toij nq one i part of the ocean, although tije condi- ! tions that produce it do not always ; seem-thoroughly explained bjfisaying ' that it is due to refraction. ! TO see the shore .raised above the waiter and hovering mysteriously in thair, re flected in another sea of its $jvn? is a sight that the most tlyeadbap famili arity can never make less wohderful." if. GREAT EAGLE OF STONpORK Tjk Quartz Rock Bird, Work of! Indians, , Measures 120 Feet From )lp to Tip of Wings. . f! Conflicting stories are toldiConcern ing a large stonework eagle fXvhich' is situated on the broad top1 oJ a stony rain-gullied hill in middle Georgia. The one point that seems t.Q be cer- tain, observes a writer, is thi the In- large pieces of boneless codfish over dians left the eagle as a legacy to nlBht in cold water, then simmer slow the state. A hundred years (pom now l.v in the morning after draining from it will probably be found lyijg on its the first water To a rich white sauee back, with outspread wings M tail, add one or two hard cooked eggs sliced even as it lies today. For Iis made j and carefully stirred in just before of- quartz rock so cunning, placed pouring the sauce over the cooked that it would require a feck in a j fish. strong man's hands to displace any j To save butter for cake making, one of them. The rocks lap nd over- ; seasoning of vegetables and for varl lap in such a manner as to Represent , u uses where butter seems indispen feathers. No cement holdthem In IMe try this combination : One pound position, and the stones. var in size, ' -h of lard and suet melted the suet weighing from half a poun4.to tbre of course tried out and mixed with or four pounds. The image jests on a 5f; very firm foundation, for f te stone into the work extends several feetf ground. , ' Once, perhaps twice, tre4 sure-seek- ing vandals dug into the J breast of the eagle; but the work must Jiave proved too laborious, for tl ie diggers gave up before they had reached the bottom layer of overlapplngstones. Rough but fairly accurate measure ments of the bird show t4e length of the eagle from the middle of the tail to the head to be 102i? feet, and from tip to tip of - outspH ad wings 120eet. The length of tlye beak is 10 feet, and the height o the body at the center of the breast I s 10 feet. The eagle lies with its hed to the west. ' Tradition does not give tftny satis factory explanation of the $ge or the meaning of the great stonetbneund. It may have had religious , fgniflcance to the Red men who bulltit, and it may be the burial place "of bme great chief. It is a most mysterious and interesting prehistoric monjijnent. 'i Musical BeainninffS. Mrs. ' Boynton caught a ( .... yrt v. her young son going to the inbrary one afternoon concealing soruet)pg behind him. Dn investigation, -he discov ered he had a new porous plhster which he had found in the mediciike -closet ."Why, Edmund," said te mother. wbat in the world are yep going to f do with that plaster -I am going to see what tune it will play on the .pianola, motbt r," replied J the boy. Puck. When washing crepe, waists they will keep their freshness if dipped in a J rinse water or very thm starch and dried over a coat hanger. One woman who has j much flat ironins: to do ! economizes her strength by using a large kitchen table, spreading towels bed linen and such flat pieces which may be ironed while the more particular ironing is being done. The ironing sheet should of course he placed over these pieces, then with a little extra folding and a press or two they are ready for clothes bars. When traveling, small boxes or pieces of pasteboard will keep waists and small articles from getting rumpled. These may be labeled, saving the opening of wrong boxes. i q removed hot-water marks from a japanned tray, try rubbing with a lit- j.tle sweet oil. After the marks have all disappeared, polish the tray with a little dry flour and a soft duster. Equal parts of ammonia and turpen tine will take paint out of clothing evenlf well dried. Saturate the spot two or three times and then wash in soapsuds. Window shades that have "become cracked may be repainted with an oil paint, using care to keep them flat. Dry thoroughly and turn to give the other side of the shade a coat. Win dow shades are going up in price as the other household articles, so If we can renew them by such treatment it will be an economy. When cleaning mopboards, protect the walls from careless spotting with a large piece of pasteboard, held against the wall during the process of clean ing., In these days of sugar conserva tion, the children will be made happy with animal crackers, dipped in vari ous colored frostings, or a fondant may be used. A cheap and effective mixture for chapped hands is a thick paste made of lard and flour well mixed ' and rubbed into the hands at night. It will be well to wear gloves to protect the bedding from the fat. Never throw water on burning oil, it only scatters it. Smolder it with anything nearest at hand, sand, earth, or even with flour. A brush and a can of paint and var nish will do wonders in a home, to make things look better and give them a new lease of life. The secret of success in life Is for i man or woman to be ready for his opportunity when it comes. Disraeli. SOME GOOD PLAIN DISHES. Shred cabbage with a sharp knife cutting it as fine as possible, It will be more delicate than if chopped. For cold slaw add thick sour cream, a littfe sugar, salt and a dash of vinegar if the cream is not too sour. Sweet cream and vinegar may be used instead of sour cream. Codfish With Egg Sauce. Soak the lara. men auu a pounu oi omier, mix well and use as butter. The but ter flavors the mixture so well, that more lard and suet may be used with a. pound of butter, with good results. Ham Mousse. Put sufficient cold broiled ham through the food chopper. Stir into two cupfuls of the ham a tablespoonful of gelatine dissolved in a little water then add a half cupful, of boiling -water. Season with pepjver and mustard then add half a' cupful of heavy cram whlpjed stiff. Turn into molds and set in the ice chest to harden. Serve with a mayonnaise dressing and with hot boiled cabbage and boiled rice. Transparent Pudding. Cook s cup ful of pearl tapioca in sufficient- water to cover and until it is transparent. Stir in a quarter of a cupful of sugar, the grated rind and juice of a lemon, when the sugar is dissolved turn into a glass serving dish. When cold serve with powdered sugar and cream. A good mixture of fats for use In place of butter except for the table Is a pound of suet, a pound of lard and a pound of butter. Try out the suet, strain It and stir in the lard and but ter. The butter will flavor the three imunds of fat sufficiently to make It nearly as good a butter. Cranberry Pudding. Sift tosether two cupfuls of flour, a pinch of Halt. and three teasponfuls of baking pow der. Add sufficient raw to make a batter pudding, stir In a cupful of sweetened and, strained cranberry Jelly and steam.. for an hour and a half. Serve with a hard, sauce. , jag-? w n -v "1 jyot-Miiut-vii.rini--Avwr-T?iTiiir-ftTu rtm PROBLEM WITH BABY BEEVES Jo Produce and Carry Calves to Wean ing Time Is Governing Factor Weight Don't Count. The producing of baby beef has been studied with much care to deter mine, if possible, what are the factors Excellent Beef Type. that govtrn profit. It seems to be well established that the problem for the farmer is to produce and carry the calves to weaning time as cheaply as possible, as the calves produced cheap ly make Just as good feeders and bring just as good price per pound as the more expensive ones. The weight at the time of sale seems to have very little effect on the profit, except that they are usually heavier in the sum mer which is the time when heavier calves are put upon the market. An expense entailed in feeding the calves up for weight in anticipation of sale is a loss, as being sold for feeders, their flesh and fat weight does not count unless obtained without cost. SWINE MANGE NOT UNCOMMON Parasite Is Microscopic in ee and Looks Something Like Oi Grain Hard to Cure. We hear nyich about mange m horses and cattle, and scab in sheep, but mange in hogs is not at all uncom mon. The parasite that causes mange in hogs is microscopic in size and looks something like an oat grain. It imbeds in the region of the hair follicles, es pecially around the snout, eyes and forelegs, causing the formation of small pustules. The skin becomes thickened and rough. Where a hog is much affected the carcass should be condemned for food. This kind of mange is read 'y trans mitted to other hogs and treatment is difficult. Since there are some who believe hog cholera may be transmit ted by these and other external para sites, such as lice, it is well to kfcep a lookout for hog mange. MANAGEMENT OF BROOD SOWS Strong Litters Secured if Preparation. Is Made Before Breeding Ration Favored. To get strong Utters of pigs begin before the sow is bred. If aged sows . let them be a little thin in flesh ; then from two or three weeks before you want to breed them pnt them on a ra tion of middlings and tankage, con sisting of nine parts middlings to one of tankage, made into a slop. Add ear corn and get them up to all they wilt eat up clean each feed so they will get to gaining fast ALFALFA VALUABLE FOR HOGS Especially True This Year More Than Ever on Account of the High Price of Alfalfa. Alfalfa hay Is especially valuable for hogs, and that is true more than ever this year, with the price of tank age so high. Every farmer should be sure that all of the waste leaves around j the feeding places of the cattle and hdrses are 3aved carefully for the hogs or! the chlekens. Then it will pay to feed hay to the hogs directly. BLANKET COLTS IN STABLES Young Animal Will Not Do Well in Filthy Stall Where He la Com pelled to Stand. A colt cannot do well In a wet fllthy stall, where be will oe inclined to stand up, most of the time rather than to lie down In the filth. During etre8e?cold weather Jt-P-Tt to blanket the colt wl$e'tiading in the stable, unless It ia -ranxier than are the majority of stables. ----OTBM---naHHHVMWSl ' K- t 1 1 neii nm not wuh