The Moore Messenger. (Moore, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 10, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 16, 1909 Page: 4 of 8
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BUILDING A CEMENT WATERING
TANK FOR THE LIVESTOCK
The Hound Tank Is Much Easier Built Than One Which Is
Square —By Joseph E. Wlnjj.
His Resolutions
Mr. Ramfounda- Plans to
Draw Up a Fev." But—
By John H. McNeely
Pig. 1 b1,owh a cross Fection of the | nitride the promised tank he
square tank. The walls will penetrate j «<*■ across them a strong
the earth onlv till they reach a Arm | p'atik; this stiffens up the pivot. Now
foundaiion and (he bottom will rest I he a ,rame f,,r '^1 I«K around
right on the earth; there is nothing
better. The walls will be 3C inches
high and six inches thick at the top
and 1C inches thick at the base. The
bottom need be no more than four
inches thick, though it may well be
thicker where it joins the walls, so as
to strengthen ihem somewhat. We
will reinforce this tank well with steel
rods spaced 12 Inches apart 11 Ixiut the
and making his moid. Four boards
nailed together, one of them a wide
one hollowed a little to make a neat
curve an shown on the left hand side
of Pig. 2. makes this frame. Now pile
up sand about your circle and wet it
stid pack it with the shovel, then
swing your frame about and let It
scrape off the sand till you have a
complete circle moulded In your sand
pile. Then you are ready to put ill
wall, placed as shown In the lllusira your concrete. No Inner form is need-
lion—these rods 36 inches long and
one-fourth inch In diameter. At the
top we will Imbed close to the outer
edge rods 24 feet long, bent around
each corner and their ends lapping.
This rcintorcing is imperatively need-
ed in so large a tank, especially when
built in square form. The bottom has
no es|>eclal need of reinforcing, though
ed; as the concrete is put in, sand is
thrown against it to hold it in place,
after it has been fairly well placed
with the trowel. I'se moist concrete
but not too wet to be held in place.
After the sand mold is ready then
clean out your trench (It hail better
be dug at the beginning! mid All it
with concrete. If you wish to make
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Fig. 1.—Square Concrete Watering Tank.
a few rods through it will tend to pre-
vent Its ever cracking. They should
bend up at the ends and reach nearly
to the top of the wall.
To build this tank is an extremely
simple matter. One makes a box for
the outer form, levelling It at top. digs
his trench for the foundation; it need
bo no more than eight inches wide
and perhaps 16 inches deep, then puts
in Ills concrete floor and on it the
box for inner form, then the walls,
and all of It ought to be put in on
the same day. Make a rich mixture,
rather wet, so that it will pour, and
keep it agitated well with sticks as it
Is poured in so as to work all air and
bubbles to the surface. Take ofT the
inner-form in 24 hours and paint the
Inside with a wash of cement and
water, thick as gravy.
The inlet and outlet pipes must be
put in before the tank is built, the in-
"Mr. Kanifounder. will you do me
the favor to explain why you are wear-
ing that broad smile?" began Mrs.
Kamfounder as her husband reached
home from a day at the office.
"You like It, do you?" replied Ram-
founder, with good humor, as ho hung
his overcoat upon the rack
"As I expected, you avoid the ques-
tion. if 1 did nol know you so well,
Mr. Kamfounder, I might really believe
that you were trying to be pleasant,
but having lived with you for 21 years
and having been the target for your
ugly temper and mean disposition, I
am too wiBe and experienced to be
fooled. Now, I am certainly entitled
to a reply, and—"
"You say you want to know why I
am smiling?"
"That Is exactly what I said."
"Well, I am planning to make a
few resolutions for—"
"Mr. Kamfounder, don't speak an
other word. Surely we are not going
through thai farce again! Surely you
do not Intend to bore me to death and
; disgust me beyond endurance by draw
' ing up a loi of New Year's resolutions
! only to break them within a week.
[ Really your mind must be affected. I
! should think after all your complete
failures, In which you have revealed
! so nobly your insipid will power and
1 your weak character, that New Year's
resolutions would he the last thing in
I the world that you would attempt.
"It gives you pleasure, I suppose, to
j play this same comedy over again
I every year, showing up yourself as a
j spineless, inane and feeble vacuity.
! I.Ike a little, prattling child you will
| so on until ihe day of doom resolving
once every twelve months to turn over
{ a new leaf and then in the end beconv
I ing worse than ever before. Hut I
I want you to clearly understand, Mr.
Kamfounder, that 1 do not propose to
the outer surface of this tank abso-
lutely smooth and fine do it in this
manner: Screen some coarse sand
and mix with cement, 1 to 2; do not
wet it. Spread it over the sand in Its
dry state about one inch thick, press-
ing it down hard (of course not hard
enough to disturb the packed sand).
You may use your frame and sweep } sit here all evening listening to you
this if you wish by shortening the
frame one inch. When this dry ce- j
nicut and sand is in place you may i
moisten it with a fine sprinkler, or |
the wel sand may give it enough mols- I
tlire to make it set. Then put in the
bottom, reinforcing it somewhat, say '
a quarter inch rod each 16 Inches in 1
two directions, and then the walls,
about six Inches thick and for each
12 inches of vertical height lay In a '
big wire or one-fourth inch rod bent j
to fit. As the concrete is placed and !
tell about your plans for reformation.
1 know too well what your empty
words mean. 1 know too much of you
not to realize that what you vow to do
to-morrow will be left undone, and
that what you vow you will not do
will be done. My only regret Is that
I am married to such an abject weak-
ling who has no—"
"But," interrupted Ranifounder, "if
you will listen—"
"So, Mr. Kamfounder, you want me
to listen, do you? I see what you are
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Fig. 2.—Circular Tank Built of Concrete.
let pipe reaching just above the water
line and if it is a curving piece or
"return" put on it all the better, since
then no boys will drop pebbles into it.
The outlet pipe should be at least two
Inches in diameter and have a thimble
set in the concrete bottom. Grease the
threads well so that it will be easy
to screw in and out. Water overflows
over the top edge of this pipe and
runs down into the tile provided, or it
Is screwed out and the whole tank is
emptied.
Fig. 2 shows a much better tank
thai is much more easily and more
cheaply made if you have sand in your
neighborhood to use for a form. To
make this form one sets up a piece of
stiff pipe, or an iron bar, P, in (lie
center of where he is to build his
tank. In line with it and
Care of Pot Plants
Plants in pots may be compared to
caged birds, both being in unnatural
conditions. Their requirements must
be tilled, or results will be unsatisfac-
tory. A free bird, or a free plant, hav-
ing the air or mother earth around
them, can resist winds and dust, and
dryness and many other things that
Interfere with growth; but when in
cages or pots, they are entirely at the
mercy of those who own them. Biids
generally fare better than plants, for
it is not uncommon to see plants sit-
ting in windows and on railings of
verandas, day after day, exposed to
sun, winds and dryness; the pots are
porous and the roots of the plants are
close against the side, they soon be-
come hard and dry and incapable of
transmitting supplies to the leaves
and stems. The plant itself exposed
to winds and dryness, reaches a piti-
able condition, and life soon becomes
a matter of simple endurance, depend-
ing entirely upon its powers of resist-
ance. The supply of water is often
leficient, the dry pot absorbing a
great deal, and most of the water run-
ning down on the outside of the ball,
the center of the ball being dry.
Pot plants growing in exposed
places should have double pots or pot
covers, much injury being done by the
exposure of the porous clay of the
pots to drying influences. There are
certain plants that can bear ex|>osure
to adverse influences, better than oth-
ers. Among them are yuccas, aloes,
foureroyas, palms, drancenas, aspar-
agus sprengeri and a few other plants
with thick, leathery leaves. Plants 'n
pots should never be allowed to in-
come dry. Neglect of this kind once
may cause more damage to the roots
of a plant than it can repair in a
month. The endp of a root are sup-
plied with mouths or ducts, through* 1 growth.
smoothed in the inside, pressing it ' after now. And you figure by reviving
I your ancient New Year's resolution
| farce that you can accomplish your
I purpose. Shame on you, Mr. Ram-
I founder!
"Things have reached a crisis with
j me. I have been Ihe victim of your
! puerile whims and caprices until 1 am
| worn to shreds. Now I will demand
| justice. Certainly I am due some eou-
j sideration. Certainly 1 shall not be
I compelled to hear you draw up a long
list of resolutions for future conduct
' which you have absolutely no inten-
i tion of carrying out. Understand. Mr.
Kamfounder. I rebel. I refuse abso-
lutely to submit meekly to the ty-
rannical and cruel abuse of a charac-
; teriess and spineless husband. If you
■ had any self respect you would feel a
delicacy about resolutions after the
way you broke them a week after last
1 New Year's day. Still, you do not seem
j to care. You hope to harass and worry
me."
1 "Mrs. Rantfouuder, you are mis—"
"What's lhat? You are actually
hurling an insult at me. Mr. Kam-
founder? No. You need not try to
remonstra(e or continue your sen-
tence. I know exactly what you In-
tended to say. You were going to sug-
gest that 1 make some New Year's
resolutions. Well, I will assure you
that if 1 should make a New Year's
resolution I should certainly keep it.
1 would not be humilitated by having
the neighbors gossiping about my
weakness. 1 am too strong in princi-
ple and integrity to violate a pledge.
You have never yet seen me break my
word. When I say I am going to do a
thing I feel that my honor is at stake.
With you it is entirely different. You
are proud whenever you deceive some
one. especially your wife, and feel—"
"But," shouted Ranifounder shrilly,
"I was not speaking of New Year's
resolutions. As secretary of the Hoo
Hoo lodge I have been instructed to
draw up a number on the death of a
member."
hard against the form, throw up a lit-
tle sand against it to hold it up. At
the top edge place a rod one-half Inch
in diameter bent to shape; it need not
be continuous, short rods hooked to-
gether will serve.
This sand mold is built in less time
than the square mold and requires
no lumber. It makes a stronger and
more beautiful tank. With good
gravel mix one and one-fourth
barrels of cement with each yard of
gravel, or if stone is used and sand
mix one cement, two sand, five stone.
For the hogs make near by, but not too
near, a smaller tank, connecting the two
with an underground pipe. Do not
have the hogs near enough to the
large tank so that they will get hurt
by cattle and horses.—Breeders' Ga-
zette.
which they absorb moisture or nutri-
ment. If these are destroyed by dry-
ing or decayed by over-watering, the
source of supply Is cut off from the
plant. It has to put out new roots be-
fore it can regain its vigor. Hence
the importance of care in watering.
New or dry pots should be soaked
In water before potting plants, so as
to fill the pores, or they will absorb
moisture from the soil and dry out
the roots. It is a good plan to pro-
tect potted plants with covers or set
them inside of a second pot to keep
plant from drying out. The roots near
the sides of the pots are easily dried
in sun or draught. Covers or double
pots shade them. Covers can be made
of rice mattings, and various other
materials, or pot covers can be pur-
chased ready made.
Plant rooted cuttings in 2 and 2%-
inch pots, and repot into larger sizes
-is the pots fill up with roots. Small
plants should never be put into large
pots, but advanced as they gain size
and strength. If over-potted, the soil
becomes sodden before the plant
grows large enough to require room. It
grows slowly and often makes a com-
plete failure. In repotting, turn the
pot over, face down, placing the fin-
gers across the top to hold the plant
and gently tap the edge of the pot on
the edge of the table or potting
beuch. The plant will slip out easily
and their roots can be examined and
plant slipped back in the pot, or potted
on, as desired.
If the roots have reached the out-
side of the ball and formed a net-
work around it, it requires a larger
pot.
Growing Wool in Winter.—Sheep
grow wool more rapidly in cold than \
in warm weather. Cool, well ven-
tilated, hut not draughty barns will
help, therefore, to increase this
SUCH A MODEST REQUEST.
But Mrs. Pawkins Had to Consider the
Health of Her Pet.
She was a massive lady with a
raced chin.
"Sir," she said, "I am Mrs. Pawkins, I
your opposite neighbor. I very much
dislike to make complaints, but I feel
that this time the circumstances
amply excuse me,"
"Proceed, madam."
"I would like to ask you. sir, if you
could not improve the character of j
the food of which you daily partake?" |
"And why should 1 do this, madam?"
the householder mildly asked.
"I will explain, sir. 1 have a dog, a
| pet dog. and whenever he Is given an
J airing he runs into your yard, sir, and j
pokes the cover from your garbage j
! can and devours the remains of your
! breakfast and your dinners—and I
1 find that they are not of a character i
I to agree with his extremely delicate |
( digestion, sir. Do you understand?" j
"Perfectly, madam. I will give the j
matter my earnest consideration."
"Pray do," said the lady with the
terraced chin, as she moved 'majesti- j
cally down the froflt steps.
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PROTECTION FOR THE FOOT.
Preparations That Will Relieve Aches
of Ccrns and Bunions.
It is commonly believed by those
who suffer with corns that they have
to remove the "roots" to cure it, hut
corns have no roots.
They are extreme forms of callosi-
ties, and the abnormal pressure against
the scarf skin forms into a horny lay-
er. This forms in time into many lay-
ers. causing the most actute pain as it
presses more against the nerves of the
skin.
To relieve (his pain the first step is
to relieve the pressure. The feet
should be soaked for 20 ininutes.in as
hot water as the foot can stand. But
one thing must be remembered, the
corn should never be cut, it should be
loosened around the edges by the
pointed tip of a nail file, working
gently and carefully. It can then be
easily lifted if it has not become in a
loo hardened state.
After (he hardest part ol the skin
has been removed, paint it with Ihe
••Mowing lotion, which is also good
Altus. Okla.—Fin? of unknown ori-
gin destroyed 200 bales of cotton at
the compress, entailing a loss of
nearly $10,000.
for bunions: Borate of sodium, one
drachm; fluid extract of cannabis in-
dica, one scruple; collodion, one
ounce.
Apply this on the corn every night
until the callous softens and it can be
scraped away.
The following lotion may be applied
to a bunion with good effect: Glycerin,
two drachms; carbolic acid, two
drachms; tincture of iodine, two
drachms. Paint the inflamed part with
this lction several times during the
day. Tincture of iodine alone is good,
applied with a camel's hair brush.
Pretty Blouses Evolved.
Very fetching separate blouses are
evolved from the remnants of wide
lace flouncings of prominent pattern.
These are used for the back and
fronts, the border edging being ar-
ranged in V shape over a net founda-
tion and the deeply pointed lace cape
draped over tight-fitting sleeves of
tucked net with lace bands placed en-
tre deux. The high lace collar has a
wide frill of net and fastens under a
black velvet rosette similar to those
used on street neck ruchua
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