{ title: 'Watertown re-union. (Watertown, N.Y.) 1866-1918, February 19, 1916, Page 6, Image 6', download_links: [ { link: 'http://www.loc.gov/rss/ndnp/ndnp.xml', label: 'application/rss+xml', meta: 'News about NYS Historic Newspapers - RSS Feed', }, { link: '/lccn/sn85054450/1916-02-19/ed-1/seq-6/png/', label: 'image/png', meta: '', }, { link: '/lccn/sn85054450/1916-02-19/ed-1/seq-6.pdf', label: 'application/pdf', meta: '', }, { link: '/lccn/sn85054450/1916-02-19/ed-1/seq-6/ocr.xml', label: 'application/xml', meta: '', }, { link: '/lccn/sn85054450/1916-02-19/ed-1/seq-6/ocr.txt', label: 'text/plain', meta: '', }, ] }
Image provided by: Northern NY Library Network
V * • V THIS WATERfcGWN RE-UNIGN. 4 l i Cdrdupoy Featured in Winter Wraps Besides fur-fabrics, which gave chance io r a welcome variety in sep- arate coats and jackets to be worn with clotji skirts, corduroy has in- creased itB popularity for this purpose. Like fur-fabric it is more effectively- used as a wrap, with Bkirt o£ a plain material, than in suits, and it makes a handsome full-length coat lor either street o r dressy wear. Its adaptability to many purposes is explained by its manufacture in many colors and of cotton as well as wool or silk. The quieter colorings are chosen for utility coats, the bright hueB fo r sports coats, and the richer qualities provide wraps for evening. The last ar e almost always furnished with bi g fur collars and cuffs. An effective model in a corduroy short coat i s shown here. It is in taupe color with collar and cuffs of the mate- rial, and even the large flat buttons covered with it. Th e skirt is of the heavy, glossy woolen cloth known as '^Kitten's ear,\ matches it in shade, and it seems that no other color is quite so beautiful in these fabrics. But in th e better qualities Russian green and warm brown leave nothing to be desired in harmony of color and material. They are very fine In cordu- roy. The coat pictured is a loose-hanging garment with a little definition given the waist line by a sash of th e cordu- roy drawn' through narrow straps of It, that are sewed to the coat. Th e sash ends are finished with small silk tas- sels. A coat of this kind in any of the reserved or staple colors may be worn over dre'sses In almost an y color. Forecasting Short Jackets. Short Jackets will be worn this spring. Styles tend more toward the 1840 and 1850 periods. Skirts will be longer and ruffled and waists will be tighter.—Paris Letter t o Harper's Bazar. Nothing is prettier than th e gold dotted evening scarf for a debutante. Advance Styles for the Small Boy ] For th e small boy recently arrived at the dignity of blouse and pants nothing radically new ha s made its appearance in the suits designed fo r spring. I t i s in little details of finish- ing and an occasional minor change in construction that novelty may he found. Those who wish to get the sewing for spring under way are safe in making up his washable suits and play rompers of th e usual fabrics. Belted blouses an d bloomers, or straight pants, ar e made of colored chambrays or linens. Sometimes they combine a color with white, more often 1 a plain and a striped pattern, and just* .about a s often two colors, in the same '••suit. These serve, with his romper as in paBt seasons for hi s daily wear. •White linen suits fill in his needs fo r more pretentious dress, and these or velveteen suits bespeak his best effort \to do honor tp formal occasions. iftompers that look trim are made of anxbray or serge, with straight pants anl4 long, plain body, cut in one piece. WW open down th e back and at the WMst line and have a belt for the ma- '•tgrial that buttons in front, It is slipped through narrow straps of the fabric stitched to, the body of the gar - fitfint The neck i s round and split a sttlltia way down th e front It Is fin- ished with a narrow sailor collar and the sleeves with cuffs. A small patch pocket a t th e left side and two short straps across th e split at th e neck, fastened with a button at each end, give a bit of snappy finish. A velveteen and a linen suit are shown here. Both are made -with straight pants and belted'Mouse. The velvet blouse i s plaited, with slashes under th e plaits through which the belt is slipped. The shallow V at the front.of the neck is filled in with a white dickey, and the small sailor col- lar, wide cuffs and belt ar e all of linen, ' The linen suit for midsummer is cut on the simplest lines, with sleeves and blouse in one piece. It is easy to make and reduces th e -work of laundering to the minimum. /__ y Fur on Transparent Rat.'ncoats. The transparent raincoats that are made of a fine silk fabric treated with certain oils which render it water- proof have been worn a lot in th e East this year at winter spo'rts. They are often seen with fur collars and cuffs., MIXTURE FOR LAYING FOWLS Scatter Equal Parts of Cracked Corni Wheat and Oats in Litter—Make Hens Exercise. In order t o obtain eggs it i s neces- sary t o have healthy, vigorous stock, properly fed. A splendid mixture for laying hens Is equal parts of cracked corn, wheat, and oats, which should be scattered in the litter. Bran or middlings and beef scraps should be kept in receptacles t o which Uie fowls have access a t all times. Plenty of exercise increases the egg yield. Provide four or five inches of good, clean litter in which to scatter th e grain. Cabbages, mangels, potatoes, sprout- ed oats, etc., make excellent green feed. When wet mashes ar e fed b e sure they are crumbly and not sticky. For the first three days chicks may be fed a mixture of equal parts hard- boiled eggs and stale bread, or stale bread • soaked in milk. When bread and milk are used, care should be ex- ercised to squeeze all milk out of the bread. From th e third or fourth day until the chicks can eat wheat and cracked corn, commercial chick feed is a good ration. Plenty of pure, fresh water, grit, shell, and green feed should b e avail- able from the first day. There is very little danger of over- feeding young stock, Feed the chickens about five times daily and only what they will eat u p clean in a few minutes, except at night, when they should receive all they want. FEED HOPPER FOR CHICKENS Device Is Easily Constructed Out of Old Soap Box—Grain Supply Kept Properly Screened. A feed hopper for chickens can eas- ily be made by sawing th e sides of a laundry soap box a s indicated. A lid is fastened on th e top b y hinges, and the feed is poured iu at th e top. Th e front slants, which keeps th e feed al- ways sliding down as i t is takon out A Feed Hopper for Chickens. of the opening. The opening i s covered with chicken wire to keep the fowls from stepping into the feed and foul- ing it. The dotted lines show th e orig- inal construction of th e box.—Popu- lar Science. GOOD EGG-PRODUCTION HINTS Presence of Male Bird Has No Influ- ence on Number of Eggs Laid— Infertile Eggs Best. Produce th e infertile eggs. Infertile eggs a?e produced by hens having no male bird with them. Removing the male bird has no in- fluence on the number of eggs laid by hens. The hen's greatest profit-producing period is the first and second years, and unless a hen i s an exceptionally good breeder she should be disposed of at the end of her second laying season and before starting to molt. Few eggB can be expected until the pullets ar e matured. If possible, mark the pullets that lay in the fall, and use them in the breeding pen for the following spring. Soft-shelled eggs are often caused by fowls being' confined, becoming overfat, an d from lack of mineral matter. CHICKENS NEED GREEN FOOD Cabbage Tied to Stake la Excellent— Long Stuff la Liable to Cause Trouble With Hens. When green food Is given t o hens in confinement it should always be cut or chopped fine. A cabbage tied to a stake is excellent, but a variety is better. White clover, red clover, lawn grass tops of vegetables, or even young com fodder, will be relished by the hens if chopped into short lengths so that they ca n easily eat it. Long food sometimes causes the hens to become crop bound. Grit Is Necessary. It is absolutely necessary to supply grit, in order to keep fowls healthy* as grit takes the place of teeth. ECONOMICAL WINTERING OF IDLE HORSES Profitable Type for Any Farm. (From Weokly Letter. United States De- partment of Agriculture.) At this time of the year all the heavy work on most farms has been finished, apd horses are more or less idle. Since idle horses give no re- turn in labor performed, th e feeding should be as economical as possible, and proper care should be taken of the animals In order that they may be In th e best possibla condition for work in th e early spring. Horses should not be confined to the barn during the winter on a lib- eral supply of grain. It is far better to \rough\ them through the cold months. They Bhould be given tho run of th e yard or lot during the day. They should be provided with a pro- tected shed, one that 1B thoroughly dry and well provided with bedding. While nature does her part an d pro- tects th e horse with a heavy coat of hair during th e cold months, th e shed is necessary in order to afford the necessary shelter and protection against rain, snow and cold winds. Winter winds come mostly from tho north and northwest, and the shed PRACTICAL LITTLE HINTS ON HOG CARE Muddy Pens Are Disagreeable to Animals—Give Runts Atten- tion—Give Pigs Charcoal. (By W. D. NEALL, Colorado.) Birds, dogB or me n may carry hog cholera from one farm to another. Burning th e hog that has died of some disease is the only sure method of preventing contagion. The hog that ha s been allowed to Bleep in th e old straw stack will soon cough his health away. Hoga of all ages and sizes do not thrive when allowed to pile up to- gether. Muddy pens are disagreeable t o tl»e hogs. Watch th e hog pick the ea r of corn out of th e mud and seek a dry place to eat i t and you will be fully convinced of 'this fact. It pays to separate the runts from the herd and give them special atten- tion. By thiB method you make them profitable hogs. Slops should not bo carried from the kitchen to th e hogpen if th e good housewife uses all kinds of wash pow- ders in th e dish water, for many of them ar e poisonous. Pure skim milk is good for the growing pigs. Put a little bran with it and i t will b e the richer. Do not give much sour milk to very young pigs for fear of the scours. The dog that \wools\ the ears of the hogs or tears their hams should be kept away from tho herd even if the hogB do get through the fence into th e cornfield or meadow. Keep charcoal, salt and ashes be- fore the pigs all the time, and i t will mean death t o worms or bowel trou- ble. Put a teaspoonful of soda in the sow's slop, and i t will be beneficial to th e pigs afflicted with the scours. Pigs look good in a field of alfalfa, clover or rape, and best of al l they do well while running there. The pig that is weaned will squeal around a good deal. The only way to shut off his squeal Is to fill his stomach with food. Kick the pigs away from the straw stack. Don't let them sleep there. The straw rick is a good place to contract the cholera. Grade th e Apples. Proper grading is necessary in order to get the best prices from many crops. This is especially truo of ap- ples and other products that sell on appearance. A few poor apples in a lot will lower the selling price to that of the poor apples. Better sell No. 1 and No. 2 stock In well graded pack- age. Bhould be so situated and constructed as to give the proper protection from this quarter. In the feeding of idle horses the highest-priced feeds should bo avoid- ed in order to keep them in proper condition at the lowest cost. It ha s been found that idle horseB do very well on a winter feed consisting of all the hay, oat straw, cornstalks, or sorghum they will consume, so that little grain is necessary. From six to eight weeks before th e spring work is started th e horses should^be put a t light work and start- ed on a small grain ration ins order that they may b e in proper condition for the work required of them. Th e grain ration may then be gradually increased until the regular allowance has been reached for th e working sea- son. Growing colts require considerable protein. They should he s o fed as t o secure proper development and a t a minimum cost. Rough feed, such as clean mixed hay, alfalfa, or clovor, may b e fed along with a mixture of bran, oats and corn. HORSES AND MULES SHIPPED TO EUROPE Animals Bought for Export for Use in the Great War Are Among Lighter Grades. (By PROP. B. A. TROWBRIDGE, Uni- versity of Missouri, College of Agricul- ture.) About half a million horses and mulPS have bepn spnt to Europfi be- cause of the war. Although the num- ber sounds large, it really includes less than two por cent Of tho 28,000.- 000 horses and mules on hand in th e TTnited StatPS January 1, 1915, and a still lower percentage when we re- member tho 1915 colts must be added to this number. The 400,000 horses bought for ex- port for use in th e war are among the lighter animals ranging from 1,000 to 1,500 pounds in weight. Although many of thorn are of mixed breeding, they are good useful horses, but do not sell for particularly high prices, and there is an opportunity for tho raiser to produce others of much bel- ter type to replace those that have been sold. Tho increased cost of land, labor and othor things used in horse- raiBlng ha s gradually widened the gap between the price of good horses and mules, and those of Inferior animals until now only the superior animals can b e produced profitably. About eighty per cent of the horses and mules in the country are now owned and used on farms. The auto- mobile, auto truck and farm tractor all help to replace some of these ani- mals, bu t any great changes in this direction will come about gradually and production will be governed large- ly by demand. In view of these con- stantly changing conditions, however, the business of horse production of- fers unusual opportunities to tho ma n who succeeds in meeting market de- mands successfully. Horses of th e draft o r .high-class saddle type o r mules of good size and quality and capable of doing lots of hard work are likely to prove most profitable. Cutting Ensilage. Ensilage should be cut short. Half to three-quarters of a n inch is better than longer cuts. Th e fine cut ensi- lage will pack better, which means better keeping and i t also feeds bet- ter. I t takes more power to cut into short lengths. Feed for Calves and Milk. The cow cannot turn all the nourish ment she will get from her food into the milk pail and still have enough to build up her offspring rightly. We need good calves as much as we do good cows. Retort Courteous. He wa s an estimable young man, whose life happily had not intimately acquainted him with the etiquette of the barroom, bu t he had evidently picked up some knowledge of this from hearsay and reading. \Here said his fellow worker, in reaction against th e toil of th e holi- day .\rush \is to hell with Chris- mas!\ The young ma n bowed gravely, and clicked hiB glass. Perhaps the din of the place a bit confused him. \Same to you,\ he said in a polite voice. RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR. To halt pint oi water aaa 1 oz. Bay Bum, a small box of Barbo Compound, and H oz of glycerine; Apply to the hair twice » week ubtil it becomes the desired shade. Anydrug- piat can put this up or you can mix it at home at very little cust. It will gradually darken streaked, fuded gray hair, and re- moves dandruft. It is excullont for falling hair and will make harsh hairsoft aud glossy. It will not onlor the scalp, is not sticky or greasy, and does \<H rub off.—Adv. An Awful Feeling. She—Hov would you feel if you found I wa 1 ' n't true to you? He—I'd feel for my cigarette case. Why That Lome Rack? Morning lameness, sharp twinges when bending, or ah all-day back- ache; each is cause enough to sus- pect kidney trouble. Get after the cause. Help the kidneys. W e Americans go it too hard. We overdo, overeat and neglect pur Bleep and exercise and so we are fast becoming a nation of kidney sufferers. 72% more deaths than in 1890 i s th e 1910 census story. Use Doan's Kidney Pills. Thou- sands recommend them. A Pennsylvania Case Morris A. L.Relnert, wft imttiiu'a S20 N. Lumber St., At- (t&K ' %,„\ lentown. Pa., says: \A v '^J-^ cold oh my kidneys weakened them and I Buffered terribly from pains In the small of my back. For quite awhile I couldn't work. The kidney se- cretions were filled with sediment and I had no control over thom. After a doctor's medicine failed. 1 be- _ gan using Doan's Kidney Pills. They did me a world of good and best of all, the benefit has lasted.\ Get Dom'i at Any Store, 50c « Box DOAN'S V&W FOSTER-MILBURN CO., BUFFALO. N. Y. All the good novelists are rich-in Laugh Provoker! K^r^^feS)? 1 ^? Imagination. copies 10 cents. Panella Mnalo Co,, Pittsburgh, Ptt. er omen For Forty Years Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Has Been Woman's Most Reliable Medicine —Here is More Proof. To women who are suffering from some form of •woman's special ills, and have a constant fear of breaking down, the three following letters ought to bring hope:— North Crandon, \Wis.—\When I was 16 years old I got married and at 18 years I gave birth to twins and it left me •with, very poor health. I could not walk across the floor -without having t o si t down to rest and it was hard fo r me to keep about and do vxj work, I -went to a dootor and ne told me I had a displacement and ulcers, and would have to have an operation. This frightened me s o much that I did not know -what to do. Having heard of Lydia E. Pinknam's Vegetable Compound I thought I would give i t a trial and it made m e as well as ever. I cannot say enough in favor of the Pinkham remedies.\—Mrs. MAXMB ASBAOH, North Crandon, Wis. Testimony from Oklahoma. Lawton, Okla.—\When I began t o take Lydia E. Prnkham'a Vegetable Compound I seemed to be good fo r nothing. I tired easily and had headaches much of the time and was irregular. I took it again before my little child was bom an d it did me a wonderful amount of good a t that time. I never fail to recommend Lydia E. Pinkham'3 Vegetable Compound to ailing women because i t has done s o much for me.\—Mrs. A. L. MOCASLAND, 609 Have St., Lawton, Okla. From a Grateful Massachusetts Woman. Roxbury, Mass.—\I was suffering from inflam- mation and was examined b y a physician who found that m y trouble wa s caused by a displacement. My symptoms were bearing down pains, backache, | and sluggish liver. I tried several kinds of medi- cine ; then I was asked to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It has cured me and I am pleased to bo in my usual good health by using it and highly recommend it.\ — Mrs. B. M. OSGOOD, 1 Hayncs Parle, Koxbury, Mass. ' If you want special advice write to TJydia u E. Pinltham Medicine Co . (confidential) liynn, Mass. Tour letter will loo opened, read and answered by a woman and held in strict confidence. Simplified. \I'm trying to figure out a way to enlarge tho loboy o£ my theater,\ said tho manager. \It's entirely too small.'' \Why not cut out the box office?\ suggested one o£ his patrons. \I haven't been able to buy a ticket there in three years, Tho speculators have them all.\ Safety First. Knlclcer—What is the best thing to do In dealing with the submarine ques- tion? Booker—Well, wa might dry up. ANEW SIZE on the market. Aslt for it. Accept no substitute. I FOB EXTERNAL n fl III AND INTERNAL I Mill eVief 70 years tried and truo. Ifot Family UBO, Watson E. Coleman, Patent lawyer .Washington, J5.U, Advice nnd books-free. Rates reasonable. Hifihcut references, Best (services. Wflnf ParfMAr ^tthmmio money! Invent in to make fortune. Address V(, O. X»o«an,Dot]BlasWyo. ( Three Hundred Million Bushel Crop in 1915 Farmers pay for their land wilh one year's crop and proincrity was never so great Regarding Western Canada as a grain \producer a prominent business man says: \Canada's position today is sounder than ever. There is more wheat, more oats, more grain for feed, 20% more cattle than last year and more hogs. The war market in Europe needs, our surplus. As for the wheat crop, it is marvelous and a monument of strength for business confidence tobuild upon, exceeding tbemostoptimisticpredictions.\ Wheataverageti in 1915 over 25 bushels per aare Oats averaged in 1915 over 4-5 bushels per acre Barley averaged in 191B over 40 hushelsper acre Prices are high, markets convenient, excellent land, low in price either im- proved or otherwise, ranging from $12 to $30 per acre. Free homestead lands are plentiful and not far from railway lines and convenient to good schools and churches. The climate is healthful. Thero la BO wnr fox on land, nor Is Ihoro nny conscription. Kor complete infor- mation as to best locations tor settlfmcnt, reduced railroad rates and descriptive illustratrd pamphlet, address Superintendent Immigration, Ottawa, or <«*.npiive mustratca J. S. CRAWFORD, 301 East Genesee Street, Syracuse, N. Y. Canadian Government Agent T f-'.'il *m?m>..
