Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, January 31, 1917, Page THREE, Image 3
WINTER REVENUE FROM HENS
'First Essential is Proper Quarters for
Fowls-Dry Leaves Make Ideal
Scratching Material.
! A scarcity of eggs ic winter is a loss
jthat every true poultry keeper" tries
to avoid. Being the only source of
revenue expected from the flock at
this time of the year, everyone is
;anxious tp have a goodly supply, and
jwith proper care and feed, satisfac
Itory results can reasonably be ex
pected.
Proper quarters in which to house
?the h?is is the first and foremost
necessary essential. The house should
I be kept clear of dirt and rubbish, and
?the nests sweet and clean. A cold
idry hen house provided it is free from
dafts, is to be preferred to a damp,
warm one, as the latter is sure to bring
'disease to your flock.
In the dust bath-which must al
,ways be provided in winter-should be
(mixed reliable louse powder, to keep
: Modern Poultry House.
liens free from vermin. A louse-In
fested fowl positively won't lay and
is a losing proposition, always.
Make the hens work for every single
bit of food they get in winter, it will
prevent them becoming too fat and
helps keep np a vigorous circulation,
preventing a chilled and shivering
fowl.
Hot food in winter is lr perative;
every morning and night lt should be
fed piping hot. In the morning feed a
dry mash, made by bolling small pota
toes, beets, turnips, vegetable parings
and the like, thickened with bran or
other middlings. This mash should
be fed in clean troughs, placed high
enough to make the hens hustle to
reach them. Hens delight to scratch
In a litter of dry leaves and it makes
the most ideal scratch-material. Small
grain generously scattered in a deep
Utter of leaves will keep the flock hup
pily busy and contented the whole day
through.
For the last feed in the day cern is
the most satisfactory, imparting the
heat so necessary for the well-bt!ng
of the fowl during the cold, bitter
winter nights. The best way to feed
corn ls to jilace lt in the oven on the
cob and leave It until it is baked a
nice delicate brown. The savory odor
of baked corn is very appetizing, and
when the ears are cut up In short
lengths and fed thus to the fowls it
will keep them busy to pick up the
grains.
Water must be provided in abund
ance. Of course, it is a difficult
matter to keep water before the hens
in zero weather, when it freezes al
most as soon us it is put out, but you
must provide it often enough to insure
each foul getting ifcs full share.
WINTER QUARTERS FOR HENS
House Described and Illustrated That
Accommodates Fifty White Leg
horns Comfortably.
I believe I have the best henhouse
for health, comfort and capacity, cost
Considered. I have kept 50 White Leg
horns in it for the last four winters
and never had a frozen comb, nor a
case of roup, writes F. R. Campbell of
Nebraska in Missouri Valley Farmer.
The house is 10 feet wide,' 12 feet deep,
4 feet fiigh at the eaves and 7 at the
ridge. There is a 12-inch board at the
bottom in the open end and under the
west door so that no litter is wasted.
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House and Floor Plan.
? piece of 1-inch mesh vire netting ls
needed qp. the south side. The window
on the eu t side muy be removed dur
ing the summer for ventilation. The
roof is covered with patent roofing
costing $1.10 a square, and there
are absolutely no open cracks for
drafts on either side except the south.
Once or twice a week a forkful of mil
let or alfalfa is thrown in to the hens
and wheat or oats scattered over this
every morning. The hens are busy the
coldest days. When a strong south
wind comes up the windows and doors
are closed. Once a month I take out
the roosts and nests which are nail
kegs, and spray with coal oil. The
low roof confines the Hedy heat devel
oped and keeps the hens warm, at the
same time being high enough for an at
tendant to do his work.
SCRAPS
Lyddite is picric acid melted with a
little vaseline.
The health is generally improved af
ter an attack of gout
The muscles of the human jaw ex
ert a force of 534 pounds.
Farming and pig rearing are the
staple industries of Serbia.
Belgium's population at the outbreak
of the war was 7,700,000.
The conductivity of copper depends
on the purity of the metal.
An electrically-lighted cross revolves
on top of a San Francisco steepl?.
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Camels bred especially for speed can
travel as much as 90 miles a day.
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More than 30.000 government civil
employees are paid less than SS20 a
year.
France ls planning to turn munition
plants into chemical works after war.
The wreck record of the Baltic sea is
greater than that of any other part of
the world.
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Seal pups born on the Pribilof Is
lands were more numerous by 10,450
this year than last year.
The women of Capri have acted as
porters for ages, while many of the
men sell coral, specimens.
Germans have developed a process
for spinning kapok fibers into yarn
that can be woven into textiles.
A folding handle, which cnn be car
ried in a pocket. Is Intended to be
used with a postcard- to form a fan.
{ WOMAN, LOVELY WOMAN
? If a woman has nothing to say
I she always wants to talk. >
. Talk Is cheap, but some people
. use extravagant language.
I What an awkward angel the
? average man would make.
? Give a woman authority over
I a man and she will Impose on
. him.
0 The photographer who can take
1 unnatural pictures gets the most
I feminine patronage.
. It sometimes happens that a
I woman loves a man for the
I money he has, and L'tes him for
? himself alone.
SAWED-OFF SERMONS
When a .woman tells her hnsband
something about some other woman It
is never anything to the other wom
an's credit
A man is never so willing to do un
to others as he would have others do
unto him as when he fiuds himself in
a hole.
The late Mr. Methuselah never heard
of germs and microbes, yet he man
aged to live longer than any of the
rest of us.
The average city woman thinks she
could make a fortune in three years
if she only had a place to ra*?e chick
ens.
Some church momhers sopm to think
it is up to the minister to'make good
/for the entire congregation.-Indian
apolis News.
COUNTRY TOWN SAYINGS
After a man reaches seventy, he is
so disgusted he doesn't fear death
much.
When a boy studies for the ministry
the iden is nearly always put into his
head by his mother.
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When there is a bad accident, the
first tiling the coroner does is to go
through the pockets of the man re
sponsible for it, to see if a bottle can
be found.-?d Howe of Atchison in the
Chicago Herald Sunday Magazine.
CONDENSATIONS
A plank road, In portable parts, ls
being laid in the California deserts
for economy and convenience.
Pupils at the Claremont (Cal.) high
school work their way by labor in the
lemou grove in the school grounds.
Shoes have been invented from
which the uppers and heels can be
removed to enable them to be worn as
slippers.
Eastern barrel manufacturers have
agreed to standardize their tight band
wooden barrels In eight universal
types.
A grass trimmer that resembles
horse clippers and is operated with
both hands has been patented by an
Englishman.
Greater efficiency is the greatest
problem of the lumber trade. Only
one-third of the cut reaches the ulti
ma ?L* consumer. /
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AWFUL SUFFERING.
"I suffered untold agony
with neuralgia. I thought I
would go mad with pain. A
friend of mine advised mo
\o take Dr. Afiles" Anti-Pain
Pills. I did so and the pain
stopped almost at once.
Then I commenced using
Dr. Miles' Nervine and be
fore long I was so that I did
not have these pains any
more." E. J. WINTER,
5S1 E. Platte Ave.,
Colorado Springs, Colo.
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B' THE
KITCHEN
CABINET
If you want knowledge you must toll
for it, If pleasure you must toil for lt
Toll la law. Pleasure comes through
toil and not by self-indulgence and In
dolence. V/hen one gets to love work
bis life ls a happy one.-Ruskin.
TO REMOVE STAINS.
To remove fresh tea and coffee
stains. Place the stained linen over
a large bowl and pour
through it boiling water
from a teakettle held at
a height to Insure force.
If the stains are obliter
ated soak with peroxide
after they are hung on
the line.
Old tea and coffee
stains ; soak in cold water
first, then use boiling wa
ter as above. To remove
cocoa and chocolate stains use cold,
then boiling, water.
Pour boiling water on fruit stains,
arranging the stained surface over a
bowl.
Blood stains, soak in cold water,
then wash in hot soapsuds, and bleach.
In the sun.
Wine stains, cover the stains with
salt ; let stand a few minutes 'then
rinse in cold water.
To remove ink spots from gingham
-Wet the spots with milk and cover
them with salt. Let stand some hours
then rinse in several waters.
To remove grass' stains-Allow the
spots to remain, saturated with alco
hol for a little time, then wash in
clear water. Another method-rub with
molasses, then wash In hot soapsuds,
or a litte lard, to "loosen the grass
fiber, is rubbed well into the cloth, und
is then washed out in liot suds; is
usually effective.
To remove mildew-Use lemon
juice, and sunshine, or if deep-seated,
soak in a solution of one tablespoon
ful of chloride of lime in four quarts
of cold water until the mildew disap
pears. Tti nse several times in1 clear
water.
To remove rust stains-Lemon juice
and salt or >a!ts of lemon are the most
valuabl ? removers. Moisten the salts
witli WUL'T and moisten the spot; let
it lie in tin <K:O until the spot disap
pears. A s< rond application may be
needed. When . ll other means fail,
smoke stains o\er a funnel placed over
a bit of burning sulphur, confining the
fumes as much as possible to the spot
needing treatment, then wash thor
oughly as the sulphur rots the thread.
Usually two or three treatments of
peroxide in the sunshine will take out
stains on table linen.
Light Saw, Lathe and Shin
gle Mills, Engines. Boilers,
Supplies and Repairs, Porta
ble'. Steam and Gasoline En
gines. Saw Teeth, Files. Belts
and Pipes, WOOD SAWS
and SPLITTERS.
GINS and PRESS REPAIRS -
Try LOMBARD
AUGUSTA. GA.
xiSg's nm LIFE PILLS
7r,? Pilis TSlSt Do Cure.
Close attention to
workjs the cause
of much Pain and
M?E many Headaches.
Obtain relief by
taking one or two
DR. MXLE,S'
len tone up the Nervous
stem by using
Dr. Miles*
?s?ora?ive Nervine
? FIRST BOTTLE, OR BOX, FAILS
yHELP YOU, YOUR MONEY WILL
REFUNDED.
KU
Southern Railway
Company.
Effective Dec. 10th 1916.
Between Edgefield and?? Aiken.
Trains 109, 129, 107, |l08, 130
and 106-No change.
Train 131 leave Edgefield 11:45
a. m., same as at present, time at !
Pine Ridge Camp 1:05 p. m., ar
riv? Trenton 1:10 p. m., same as
at present.
Train No. Ill leave Trenton ll:
15 a. m.,1 Baynham 11:30 a. m., Eu.
reka 11:40 a. m., Milledgeville ll:
50 a. m., Lakeview 11:55 a. m.
Croft 12:20 p. m..Pine Ridge Camp
12:35 p. m., arriv? Aiken 12:45 p.
tn.
Train No. 132 leave Aiken 1:25
p. m., same as at present. Arrive
Trenton 2:15 p. m. -No other chan
ges.
Train No. 110 leave Aiken 1:35
p. m., Pine Ridge Camp 1:39 p. m.,
Croft 1:50 p. m., Lakeview 1:57 p.
m., Milledgeville 2:10 p. m., Eure
ka 2:18 p. m., Baynham 2:26 p*. m.,
Trenton 2:40 p. m., Park Hill 2:50
p. m. Arrive Edgefield 3:00 p. m.
Schedule figures are shown, as in
formation and are not guaranteed.
- Fred R, McMillin,
District Passenger Agent,
228 Eighth Street,
Augusta, Ga.
Mrs. Jay McOee, of Steph
envllle, Texas, writes: "For
nine (9) years, 1 suffered with
womanly trouble. 1 had ter
rible headaches, and pains hi
my back, etc. It seemed as if
I would die, I suffered so. At
last, I decided to try Cardui,
the woman's tonic, and it
helped me right away. The
full treatment not only helped
me, but it cured me."
TAKE
Cardui
The Woman's Tonic
Cardui helps women in time
of greatest need, because it
contains ingredients which act
specifically, yet gently, on the
weakened womanly organs.
So, if you feel discouraged,
blue, out-of-sorts, unable to
do your household work, on
account of your condition, stop
worrying and give Cardui a
trial. It has helped thousands
of women,-why not you?
Try Cardui. ?-71
TRESPASS NOTICE.
All persons are warned not to
hunt, fish or trespass in any man
ner whatsoever on my lands. The
law will be enforced against all
persons-no exceptions made.
Mrs. M. J. Norris.
DR J. S. BYRD,
Dental Surgeon
OFFICE OVER POSTOFFICE
Residence 'Phone 17-R. Off ce 3.
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s L,eaauig jewelry
Store
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We always carry a large assortment
of Diamonds, Jewelry, Watches, Clocks,
Cut-Glass, Silverware^ Gold and Silver
Novelties. Our prices are reasonable*
We also call attention to our repair
ing' department, having added machines
that facilitate the work in this depart
ment. - Let us put your watch in first
class condition.
Call Upon Us at Our New Store
A. J. Renkl
980 Broad Street Augusta, Georgia
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J. C 'LEE, President . F. E. Gibson, Sec. and Treas. -
FARMERS, MERCHANTS, BUILDERS,
If you are going to build, remodel or repair,
we invite your inquiries.
?COMPLETE HOUSE BILLS A SPECIALTY.
We manufacture and deal in doors, sash, blinds
stairs, interior trim, store fronts and fixtures,
pews, pulpits, etc., rough and dressed lumber,
lath, pine and'cypress shingles,, flooring, ceiling
and siding.
Distributing agents for Flintkote roofing
Estimates cheerfully and carefully mane.
Woodard Lumber Co.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA,
crner Roberts ana Dugas Streets,
Our Motto: tS&
Garrett & Calhoun
COTTON EACTORS
15 8th Street
Augusta - - - Georgia
FARM LOANSI
Long-Term Loans to Farmers a Specialty.
Your farra land accepted as security WTTHC JT ENDORSER o
other COLLATERAL. Unlimited funds immediately available in der
nominations of Three Hundred and up. Established 1892.
JAMES FRANK & SON, Augasta, Ga.
BARRETT & COMPANY
(INCORPORATED)
COTTON FACTORS
Augusta.Georgia