house-cleaning plan
vacuum Cleaner Saves Time and Laoor.
fth? t'nitiJ States Department
Kf Agriculture.)
K. jn the weekly house
moving a definite plpn. tbe
E Department of Agricul
pThen this Is done, the
fill not need to be repeat
iinj)Ie, when rooms near to
0 he cleaned on the same
ften easiest to get all of j
then clean them all, and i
nem all in order.
Small Thing? First.
ures and bric-a-brac should
ed. If not removed from |
irely they should be placed i
1 covered. Furniture, mir- \
Ictures should he dusted
I with cloths. Draperies
s should be taken down or
Radiators, registers, grates,
eplaces should be cleaned,
ing and baseboards should
and dusted, and floor and
ags cleaned according to
he object of sweeping and
> remove dust.inor to scat
reeping, the strokes should
even. Keep the broom or
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40IIIICS BUREAU
Is Recipient of
Honor.
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e United States Department
Agriculture. )
time in the bNfory of
tates Department of Agri
nnan. Dr. Louise Stanley,
ently made chief of a bu
ewly created bureau of
nics. Tbe desirability of
i worflan to this position
eciated when it is under
le work of the Department
re is intended to serve the
whole farm family in ag
1 home economics. While
bureaus give their atten
;ers which chiefly concern
such as crops, live stock.,
bs, insect pests, or general
of Bureau
Economics.
t, it is part of the
e department work as
w, also to help the worn
ral: homes it has been
life of the mother is h
of drudgery. This is
to failure to understand
of doing housework to
1 strength. Frequently
kk of conveniences. The
economics wants all
ed of. the best and
practice in regard to
with home-mak
not necessarily mean
buy expensive new
is possible to make
teresting and so dlgni-i
satisfaction, instead of
o it. The bureau of
believes that it takes
a home to the beat
brush on the floor most o;f the time In
stead of flirting it through the air. The
dust cloth should be held in a fairly
compact mass, so that ^he surface to
be cleaned Is wiped or polished and at
the same time the dust is held by the
cloth. While the dust is settling, re
move spots from the woodwork and
wash windows If necessary.
The covers may then be taken from
pictures and furniture. They should
be shaken out of doors If possible.
Then the room and furniture should
be dusted thoroughly, beginning at the
top of the room and working down.
Use of Vacuum Cleaner.^
When a room is cleaned with a
vacuum cleaner, the order of proceed
ing is different. The room is first
dusted, then the vacuum cleaner Is
used on upholstery, hangings, walls,
and carpets or rugs, and finally the
floor is dusted. By this method of
cleaning fewer articles need to be
moved, no dust Is scattered, and more
dirt is actually removed. A vacuum
cleaner, therefore, savep time and
labor.
advantage of the whole family, and
that what a mother does Should be rec
ognized and appreciated. At the same
time, with more information as to what
other housekeepers and scientific
workers have found out about good
household management, the proppr
feeding of the family, the best utensils
and equipment to buy or the most
durable materials for clothing, every
mother can render better service to her
family with less effort on her own
part. To supply information on all
such questions and to make investiga
tions which will lead to continued Im
provement In household methods, the
new bureau of home economics was es
tablished.
Printed leaflets, known as "Farmers'
Bulletins" and dealing with a great
many topics of Interest to housekeep
ers, may be had free upon application
to the United States Department of
Agriculture. Those on food subjects
contain good recipes which have been
thoroughly tested.'
For the present year the new bureau
of home economics will continue work
already begun In nutrition, food prep
aration and other househqld problems.
After next July scientific studies will
be made to learn how the family In
come should be spent, what woman's
work In the home Is actually worth if
wages were paid, how to select cloth
ing and dress materials to best advan
tage, how to choose the most nourish
ing foods, how much housing* ought to
cost, the best kind of equipment to buy,
such as furnaces^ hot water heaters,
stoves, refrigerators, the best plan for
a kitchen. As these studies are com-,
pleted Information relating to them
will be circulated In the newspapers
and magazines and in the form of
farmers' bulletins.
COOK RABBITS LIKE CHICKEN
Those Raited Especially for Market
Are Apt to Be More Tender Than
Wild Ones.
Rabbits may be served in any way
chicken is liked? fried, fricasseed,
smothered, baked, in a casserole, in pie,
croquettes, or hash. While wild rab
bits are often relished, those especially
raised for the market are apt to be
wore tender and will cook In less tim*
The bureau of home economics, United
States Department of Agriculture, rec
ommends the fallowing way prepar
es aq excellent casserole of rabbit: < >
Clean and disjoint the rabbit into as
man.v piecefs as desired. Sprinkle with
salt and pepper and dredge with flour.
Fry to a delicate brown, preferably in
sausage or bac^n fat, though any clean
cooking fat may be used. When the
rabbit is done, put che pieces in a cas
serole and pour over them- a gravy
made from four tablespoonfuls of the
fat in which It was fried, blended
with four tablespoonfuls of flour and
four cupfuls of stock or boiling water,
seasoned well with salt, pepper and
Worcestershire sauce. If the casserole
is prepared early In the day it may be
reheated in the oven for dinner. It
should be boiled In the casserole from
half an hour to an hour, or until tin
meat Is very tender.
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Big Boon to Live Stock
If your stable' has a foul, stifling
odor In the , morning and 0lf?.theR?,
?frost on tfye side walls and ceiling,
then your building needs ventilation,
says E. A. Stewart of the agricultural
engineering division at University
farm, it is fiof 'always' possible to
keep out all frost, but- there should be
very little, if any, except during the
bitter cold days of winter.
"Barns should have walls that are
built to1 keep in the warmth of the
stock," says Mr. Stewart. : "There
Should not be cracks >a round doors tend
windows, where the snow and Icy
blasts can blow in. It is best to use
storm windows on all openings into
the stable* Do not have a large stable
wjjfch only a few head of stock lxl it. If
you do not need all of the room, par
tition off a part of It. Even a canvas
can be used for this purpose. A cow
should not be required to heat more
^han 700 cubic feet of space? about 550
?pblc feet is an average value. A horse
(nay , be expected to heat: about 1,000
'cubic feet of space, but 700 or 800
cubic feet is a fair value.
"Make sure that the air Intakes are
provided with shutters or dampers, so
that you can control the amount of
air coming In. Likewise, a shutter Is
needed on the foul air flues to control
the amount of air removed. It Is a
good investment to buy a thermometer
for your stable. ;Hang it in front of
the stanchions, about level with your
head. The temperature of the barn
should be about 32 40 40 degrees when
outside temperatures are around zero
or 10 below. With the proper number
of cattle or horses In It, and with thp
ventilators working properly, a well-'
built barn will not be colder Inside
than 35 degrees, even at outside tem
peratures of 30 degrees below zero."
Prof. E. A. Stewart, University farm,
St Paul, will give further information
on ventilation If you will write to
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Silage in Ewe's Ration
Proves Very Profitable
A preliminary experiment at the
Colorado experiment station in feed
ing silage to ewes along with alfalfa
hay showed four pounds more gain
for silage-fed ewes than those fed al
falfa alone. Lambs from silage-fed
ewes weighed one-quarter pound more
at birth and averaged four pounds
heavier one month after lambing end
ed. Neither lot received grain till
the end of th^ lambing period. Allow
ing 8 cents per pound for gains on
lambs and ewes and valuing hay at
$14, the silage was worth $6.80 per
ton for wintering ewes.
At the Purdue station. In thtee
years' trial, ewes gained more when
fed silage with hay, compared with
hay alone and their lambs' weighed
slightly more. Valuing the hay fed
at $8 per ton, the silage was worth
$3.20 per ton. At the Iowa experi
ment station ewes fed a ration of
coin silage with a small amount of
oats and bran produced lambs weigh
ing 8.02 pounds at birth and all, strong
and healthy. Ewes f<kl clover hay
alone for roughage with some corn,
oats and bran produced lambs weigh
ing 8.19 pounds, but coat 1.37 cents
per day as compared to .78 cents per
day for the silage lot. Ewes fed corn
silage with clover hay and a little oats
and bran produced lambs weighing
8.63 pounds, and the feed cost 1.02
cents per day.
These figures should be sufficient to
show the high value of corn silage
for breeding ewes. Mottly silage
should not be fed.
Causes for Abortion in
Brood Sows Are Traced
It is now known that abortion In
sows is caused toy a germ practically
Identical with the one that causes
contagious abortion in cows. . The
germ has been found in the aborted
pigs, afterbirth, discharges^ from the
sow, and even in her first milk.
sow that has once aborted may remain
infected but carry pigs full time and
yet spread infection in her vaginal
discharges. Her blood and that of airy'
sow or gilt affected with the disease,
whether abortion has occurred or not,
will be likely to respond to the labora
tory tests by which the infection is
detected.
The Infection Is contracted by
healthy! gilts and sows eating feed
contaminated by vaginal discharges Of
an affected sow, or devouring after
births or aborted pigs. The herd boa>
may become infected but may throw
the disease off in about two months.
A sow becomes infected In about twen
ty-four days after . eating Infected
feed. The average period of preg
nancy at which abortion occurs Is 65
days. It may occur as early as
days and as late as 90 days.
Abundant Exercise Most
Important for the Jack
Many rules in the care of stalllorfs
apply to jacks as well. Abundant &?
ercise is, if possible, more important
for the Jack because of his slnggifeh
nature. In addition to the exercfee
possible in a roomy box stall andi<&
large paddock,' some road work is al
foost necessary.
KindLness and firmness in handling
the young Jack determine his disposi
tion and to a large extent hl? future
usefulness. ' \
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Spencer. ? Stricken with ptomaine
&oi$on as a result txA- eating during
tfce Christmas holidays, Murphy ?ad
d all, a brother of -H?-C. Gaddell and
Miss Kate Caddell, of Spencer, died
at the home of his mother, Mrs.! I.
H. Caddell, near Carthage. 1
Asheville] ? L. H.* Jones, of Ashe
ville, armed with a <mid-iron, won
the annual New. Year's one-club han
dicap tournament of the Asheville
Country Club here. Hig net score was
76. Dr. P. R. Terry, of Asheville,
was second with a net Bcore of 77.
About 40 players were in the tourna
ment.
New Bern. ? Two solid-copper* moon
shine stills, five gallons of their pro
duct, and 6,000 gallons ot beer were
the fruits of a raid a few miles south
of Vanceboro. made by Deputy Sheriff
Vf. H. Whitford, Mayor Stonewall
Jackson and Chief of Police W. H.
Smith, of Vanceboro.
High Point. ? A moonshiner who
was prepared to help reduce ? the
aridity in this section around New
Year had his plans disrupted by lo
cal officers, who discovered his 30
gallon copper still north of High Point.
The ..apparatus was found in the
packing house of A. M. Stegall, only
50 feet from his dwelling.
Wilmington. ? An unknown negro
moonshiner has a back partically fill
ed with bird shot and Sheriff George
C. Jacksqn has a unique [ liquor still
the result! of a raid led by the sheriff
upon a moonshine outfit located in a
boggy swamp in the Rock Hill sec*
tion of New Hanover county.
Charlotte. ? The Board of Home Mis
sions and Church Extension of the As
sociate Reformed Presbyterian Church
Synod, meeting here, appropriated
$15,000 toward erection of a church
of. the denomination in Tampa, Flori
da. It was reported that memberp of
the church in Tampa were working on
plans for a $25,000 structure.
Wilmington.? A coroner's jury in
vestigating the death of J. S.# Har
grove, whose body was found on an
islolated street Saturday night reach
ed a verdict that Hargrove came to
his death from' a^gun shot wound
inflicted by Arthur Cox, f- the negro
under arrest. Cox, who was arrest
ed immediately after the killing, Is
held in the county jail.
Wilmington. ? A suspender buckle
saved the life of J. W. McKoy here,
when a negro fired a pistol point
blank at his heart at rilistance of two
feet. The bullet penetrated McKoy's
vest, struck the buckle, passing com
pletely across his chest between vest
and shirt, and tore through his vest
on the opposite side. ? 1
Wlnst6n-Salem. ? The auction ware- |
house have sold 30, 984, 35fr* pounds of
the 1923 leaf tobacca crop at an aver
age of 20 cents per pound. While no
figurjes have been given out, It is esti
mated that the ^co-operatives have
stored in their warehouses here more
than a million pounds of the weed.
It Is generally estimated that at least
75 per cent of last year's crop in the
Piedmont section ahs been marketed.
Durham. ? Dr. W. P. Few, president
of Trinity College, ? and Prof. R. L.
Flowers, stated that the rumor that a
$40,000,000 hospital plant was to be
located here, under the sponsorship of
J. Buchanan Duke, millionaire tobac
co-king, was without foundation, ac
cording to their information. They,
didn't deny, however, that the estab
lishment of a great hospital, with
numerous county branches, might not
eventually be located in Durham.
Burlington, -^Aboijt the best news
the traveling publfc has heard repent
ly is that the work on the approaches
to the bridge at Haw River has been
completed and the terrible detour has
been discontinued. . ?
Edenton. ? "Come and get me," were
the last strangled words of Lee Umph
lett as he sank beneath the water off
the third time*, He was drowned off
the old Norfolk . . Southern railroad
docks, ...
Elizabeth City. ? Alexander E. Jones,
Pasquotank farmer, given a prelimin
ary hearing here on a charge of mur
der growing out of the killing of
Alfred Ferebee, negro, was bound
over to Superior Court in $15,000 ball
Asheville. ? After two unsuccessful
attempts to reach Asheville in his
airplane to spend Christmas with a
young lady friend, Captain N. H. Hale,
army aviator, of, San Antonio, Texas,
landed here for a belated holiday visit.
Shelby. ? Mr. Lee Smith died sud-l!
denly in his home in South Shelby.
Mr. Smith had just been out and wit
nessed the passing of the funeral pro
cession of Mr. Joe Owens, returning
to the house where the final summons
came immediately without warning.
High Point. ? Miss Myrtle Walker,
well known young lady of this city,
was injured in an automobile accident
near Hopewell, Va. Her father was so
badly injured in the same accident
that he died. . Her mother also was
hurt but her conditions is not ^erious
^ityHlngton. ? Approximately forty
mlllipn gallons of gasoline and kero
sene were moved through the port of
Wilmington by the Standard Oil Com
pany in 1923 and the outlook for the
copying year, 1924, are that mammoth
amount will be increased, according to
J. Laurence Wright, manager of th?
local distributing station.
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The Economical Quality Car
Chevrolet prices are not the lowest on the market,
J et Chevrolet economical transportation averages
owest in cost. This average cost considers the pur
chase price, interest on investment, depreciation and
all operating and maintenance costs.
' A detailed comparison with any other car in the low
priced field will convince you that Chevrolet is the
best buy because of its superior quality and because
the purchase price includes full equipment. )
More than a million Chevrolet^ are now in use.
Twelve huge plants are now building them at the
rate of twenty-five hundred per working day. Nearly
one-half million Chevrolets were bought in 1923
? far exceeding in number the sales of any other
quality car.
Thus, our statements have the strongest possible
backing, jiamely, the faith and patronage of the
American people who know automobiles and know
practical values better than any other people on earth.
Let any one of our seven thousand dealers show you
our seven types of cars and explain how easy it is to
get one and enjoy its use.
I Prices f o. b. Flint, Michigan
\ , SUPERIOR Roadster - - $490
SUPERIOR Touring ? ? ?! 495
. SUPERIOR Utility Coupe - - 640
SUPERIOR Sedan - - 795
SUPERIOR Commercial Chassis - 395
SUPERIOR Light Delivery 495
Utility Express Truck Chassis - - 550
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Division of General Motors Corporation
Detroit, Michigan
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|)f the man who instructs the rising
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When You Buy a Plaster *
llwlays ask for "Allcock's"? the orlgi
lal and genuine porous plaster ? a
isfai^darl externa! remedy; ? Adv.
P
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r>pularlty, if purchased at the ex
hen of base condescension to vice,
js o[ disgrace to the possessor.
"Thousands Keep in Good Health
By 1 aking one' or two Brandreth Pills
et bed time. They cleanse the system
and purify the blood. ? Adv.
Tie hunter wliO'ia chased by a bear
its lucky if he comes out ahead of the
j;aire. : ? v:t.i ? J J :
tie weight of a woman's first bak
is usually twice the weight of the
ihgredients.
New Substitute for Rubber.
"Factice" is the name given to a
new rubber substitute formed by com
bining sulphur chloride wit!} any of
the various vegetable oils.
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DEMAND "BAYER* ASPIRIN
Aspirin Marked With "Bayer Croes"
Has Been Proved Safe by Millions.
Warning! Unless you see the name
"Bayer" on package or cn tablets you
Ire not getting the genuine Bayef
Aspirin proved safe by millions and
prescribed , by physicians for 23 years.
Say "Bayer" when you buy Aspirin.
Imitations may prove dangerous. ? Adv.
Those who like the solitude of the
wilds are made to feel that they ought
to apologize for it.
One of the great influences for
home staying at nights is the high
way man.
Part in Your
What will your community be ten, fifteen
or twenty years from now? Will it be more
prosperous, more beautiful ? a more desir
able place to live and work in than today?
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It will, if you play your part.
Look around you. Somewhere you have
seen the cpagic of concrete roads-fthe
tonic effect of concrete streets. Have seen
business improved through buildings made
firesafe, sanitary and permanent with con
crete. Have seen the 'greater sense of security
and pride that comes from concrete schools,
churches, theaters and homes. '
If you are boosting for similar advantages
in your own community ? your home town
?you are truly playing your part.
Portland Cement Association service
helps anyone to play his part well. ?
It is a free service for the owner, the
builder- ? for everyone interested in getting
the greatest value from concrete.
Jhe cement industry has made this serv
ice possible through the Pordand Cement
Association. It is a service, offered with
out any obligation.
Write us for any help you need in
using concrete.
Ask for a free copy of our booklet "Concrete Around
the Home." Address our nearest district office
PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION
qA National Organization to Improve and
Extend the Uses of Concrete
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