Canadian Valley News. (Canadian, Oklahoma), Vol. 1, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, April 21, 1911 Page: 7 of 10
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answiT i And now that we have entered on an
questions and give advice FREE OP
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of bulldlng/for the readers of tills
paper. On account oT his wldo experience
as Kdltor, Author and Manufacturer, he
Is, without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address ull Inquiries
to WIMlam A. Radford, No. ITS West
Jackson boulevard, Chicago, 111., and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
The great antiquity of concrete as a
building material would justify a
search for early examples of its use
In architectural expression. But ap-
parently this remarkable mater, ai,
which, after all, Is only just begir.rin-
to reveal its ultimate possibilities, >
used by the ancients only for
baser purposes of piling up niiu ...
masonry, or at best as a backlt .J
stone and marble facings. The ilr^f. |
suggestion of its fitness for architec-
tural expression came when builders j
took the idea of constructing arcliitec- i
tural features of cement mortar.
There is undoubtedly a fascination
about being able to mold so thoroughly
a plastic material as cement mortar
Into any desired form, or even to shape
it by hand, while still soft, aud so pro-
duce creditable work of decorative
sculpture. Hut one invariably suffers
a shock on discovering that beautiful
stately collonades or arcades and por- |
ticos, well designed and in style, are
hot built of stone, but that we are
looking at a thin veneer of cement
mortar, in short, that they are a mere
sham.
During this period of development,
while architects were being led to
adopt new materials, they did not con-
cern themselves with the evolution
of design in conformity with their new
materials, and it followed quite natur-
ally that no progress was being made
toward the realization of a real con-
crete architecture. In fact no attempt
was made in this direction.
It would be difficult to estimate
Ruskin's influence in bringing about a
restoration of truthfulness in design.
While it cannot be said to have ex-
tensively effected immediate and tan-
gible results, it did set men to think-
era of concrete construction with a
i suddenness that lb characteristically
American, we cannot expect designers
to throw aside all tradition and make j
for a new style. That will take time. I
Nevertheless they are coming to recog-
nize in concrete a material that will |
i afford abundant opportunity for orig
I inality and individuality, and accord
Yngly bold excursions have been made
into the new field, with creditable re
I suits.
Some of the most pleasing work with
this new material has been done in the
' feet six Inchcs. You enter the house
by a cosy vestibule and find yourself
In a Central hall on each side of which
are wide.doors Into the living room on
the left and the dining room on the
| right. Directly ahead Is a passage I
i way that leads into the bedroom, while
! access to lhe kitcheu Is bad through
i the dining room, lietween the bed [
room and the kitchen is a bathroom. |
while in the kitchen n pantry of ample I
size is provided. This house w ill look
best if built on a corner lot and sur-
rounded with flowers and shrubbery
THINGS TO BE REMEMBERED
One in the List of "Must Nots" Is the
Use of Poison or Poisoned
Weapons. •
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construction of small houses. The
small cottage or bungalow has about
it something that appeals to the hom-
ing instinct, and when the little house
is well designed this Is intensified.
Here is displayed a design of a lit-
tle house that is to be built of frame
and plastered on the exterior with ce-
ment mortar. We know that houses
built in this manner are cooler in sum-
mer and warmer in winter than those
Few perrons, know how many re-
strictions hedge round the privileges
of the warrior under the regulations of
modern International agreement.
Some of these have a grim touch of
humor. a spy, for instance, Is exempt
now from the dishonorable death of
hanging, and is entitled to be shot.
Similarly, while poisoning streams and
weapons Is against the code, dead ent-
ile may be left In them to muse them
to be poisoned.
Mr. Acland roinled out that a ques-
tion to be settled was as to the use of
airships for dropping explosives.
Great Britain, the United States, and
Austria had agreed not to use ex-
plosives from airships, but France,
Germany, Italy and Japan had all
claimed that It was fair to do so. That
would be one of the most important
things to be settled at the next peace
conference, and he hoped that, while
It was perfectly fair to use airships
lor information, it would be declared
unfair to use them for dropping ox-
plosives or firing projectiles.
As citizens may legally take part In
warfare in defehdiug their country,
providing they do not conceal their
weapons, the following list of "Must
Nots" laid dawn by the international
rules may have an interest to our
readers:
You must not use poison or poisoned
weapons.
Wound or hurt by the employment
of treachery.
Kill anyone who surrenders.
Threaten that no quarter will be
given.
Use projectiles which cause un-
necessary suffering or explosion.
Use expanding bullets of any kind.
Destroy any of the enemy's proper-
ties, except for the sternest military
necessities.
Make peaceful subjects of the en
emy's country take part in operations
lgaim-t the enemy.
Keep your fowls hungry.
Pork Is too high not to feed right.
Concrete Is an excellent material tcc
silo building
Examiuo tho eggs with the egg test-
er before setting them.
Whatever breed Is chosen, a pure-
bred ram should be used.
In raising onions for commercial
purposes a largo bulb Is desirable.
In caring for pigeons one should go
about quietly and never frighten
them.
One of the easiest ways of making
money on the farm is by rearing
sheep.
In planting
that the trees
before set.
i young orchard see
are properly pruned
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lng, and in recent years—within the i of other construction, and the cost is
present generation, in fact—this subtle | very little more than that of frame
influence is gradually asserting itself. [ construction. The effect of this de-
and naturally bringing about a revival
of artistic inspiration.
It is hard to depart from beaten
paths, and men as a rule will not and
dare not till some genius carves the
way. It is hard to give up the old
familiar forms that have become a
Spider's Web.
The strength of the spider and of
the materials it employs is something
almost incomprehensible when the
size of the Insect and the thickness
of his thread are taken into account.
Recent experiments have shown that
a single thread of a web made by
a spider which weighed 64 milligrams
supported endwise a weight of four
grams, or 74 times the weight of the
spider Itself.
When, therefore* a spider spins a
web to let himself down from the ceil
ing or from the branch of a tree, and
we see him descending without per-
ceiving his thread at all, we may be
perfectly sure that he is not only In
no danger of falling, but that he could
carry 73 other spiders down with him
on his Invisible rope. Knowing this
fact with reference to a single thread,
we need not be surprised that the
threads of a web, interwoven and re-
inforced one by another, have a very
considerable strength and are able
to hold bees and wasps, themselves
very powerful in proportion to their
size, and to bend without breaking
under a weight of dew or rain.
Hot mashes on cold days are on the
feeding program of many successful
poultry raisers.
This is a good time to figure up ac-
iounts for the year and Bee what the
chicken business has done for us.
Sheep farming Is a profitable branch
to follow whore land can ho had for
about fifteen to twenty-five dollars per
acre.
Do not dispose of too many early
pullets for fattening purposes—they
are your principal assets for another
Bcason.
A hen Is a good thing, but tko much
of a good thing is a bad thing. Two
hundred hens are enough for the
average farm.
Tho sow should be given warm
mlllfeed slop, made fresh for each
meal, whole oats aud a little sound
corn twice a day.
Cows approaching calving should be
placed in roomy box stalls, given a
good dry bed of leaves or straw and
ni,4. Interfered with.
If the breeders are In poor condi-
tion you will get many eggs that do
not hatch well or that produce puny
or weakling chicks.
sign is artistic and it is of such a
character as to attract attention, al-
though there is nothing pretentious
about it. Such a house will always be
salable, and that is something to be
considered when settling on a design.
It is a one-story house, the width j of teachers
veritable architectural alphabet, which being thirty feet and the length twen- ' should pay the teachers," he said, very
seems to most of us sufficient for the ty-nine feet six inches. The porch is seriously,^ when we children do all
expression of our architectural Ide'als six feet nine Inches by twenty seven the work Boston Journal.
The Way He'd Run It.
A bright little Medford lad heard
his parents talking about the salaries
"I don't see why they
MEASUREMENTS OF WHALE
The Length of Yearlings Is Estimated
at From Thirty to Thirty-
Five Feet.
A government official, who has made
a special study of whales, states that
the average length of a full-grown
sulphur-bottom whale is just under
eighty feet. This estimate disregards
the exaggerated reports sometimes
(•pread by sailors, and Is based on act-
ual measurements of many Individual
specimens. There seem to be credible
accounts of whales reaching a length
of from eighty-five to ninety-five feet,
but the authority quoted has never
seen any of that size. Whales appear
to grow with great rapidity, the
length of yearlings being estimated at
from thirty to thirty-five feet.
How high can whales spout? Photo-
graphs taken by the scientist referred
to give a means of measuring with
■ome accuracy the height to which the
water Is thrown. This appears to be
much less than It has often been sup-
posed to be It Is claimed that even
lie great sulphur-bottom whale, on
the average, spouts to a heig'it of only I
fourteen feet, although occasionally !
the height may be as much as twenty
feet.
Catgut and Silk Worms.
Probably but a small percentage of j
the fishermen who use flies strung 1
with fine translucent "catgut" are
! aware that the almost unbreakable j
' substance that holds the hooks,
against the fiercest struggle of the j
| fish comes from silkworms. The prin-
cipal center of the manufacture of j
tills kind of catgut is the island of '
j Procida, in the I3ay of Naples, but 1
j most of the silkworms employed are i
■ raised near Torre Annunzlata, at the
foot of Vesuvius. The caterpillars are '
killed Just as they are about to begin
1 the spinning of cocoons, the silk ;
glands are removed and subjected to
a process of pickling, which Is a se-
cret of the trade, and afterward the
j threads are carefully drawn out by
skilled workers, mostly women. The
length of the thread varies from s
foot to nearly 20 Inches.—ScUntlflc
American.
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In Different Circumstances.
"Hurry, dear!" exclaimed tho hus
band. "The fire Is gaining We must
get out. Haven't you got your clothes
on?" "Oh, I can't go out this way,'
she screams. "1 couldn't find any
thing to put uii but tny bathing suit
ant1 I'm not going to face all that
crowd In it!"—Life.
The right time to castrate pigs Is a
week or so before they are weaned, If
healthy; If delicate, wait a week or so
until they aro stronger.
Raw potatoes are greatly relished
by chicks and may be fed freely. Cut
them In good-Blzed chunks and let the
chicks have them to pick at.
It Is very well to sow a piece of rye
early in the fall for the ewes that
have lambs to pasture oft In the
spring before grass Is ready for them.
The squab of the best breed Is
ready for market when about four
At this age It Is In prime
It does not gain much
Bheep Increase the value of a farm.
Ducks and geese are easier to raise
than chickens.
Rreedlng young ewes leads to ft
weakening of the flock.
The lack of protein Is a direct cause
of mature pullets not laying
Dairying is one of the profitable
| lines In which a farmer can engage.
Assorting market eggs according to
I size aud color Is a good business
1 move.
Sheep will eat many kinds of wild
j grasses. They thrive In dry, mild
climates
If protein Is supplied freely there
will be abundance of eggs from the
same flock.
Use a good lice paint on the roosts
!n the morning nnd repeat every two
or three weeks.
Make up your mind to grow at least
a part of tho poultry food on the
home farm tills season.
If the hens do not lay well !i may
be solely because they are not Intel-
ligently managed or fed.
A bull tied in the stall will get lazy
and useless, besides making extra
work lu his care and feed.
A few ears of corn laid In the oven
and allowed to parch gives a good oc-
casional variety to the feed.
No matter what kind of floor there
is In the poultry house, the male
thing Is not to let It get damp.
In tho production of eggs, as In
that of milk, proper feeding Is essen-
tial to attaining tho best results.
A flimsy fence will not restrain a
bull—and will cause no end of annoy-
ance especially In a busy season.
Oiyts will do better on sod land
than barley, but neither of them do as
well on a tough sod as after cora or
potatoes.
Don't sell eggs for hatching until
you have tried out eggs from the
samo pens at home and know they
hatch well.
Select out only good, trustworthy
hens that can bo relied upen as be-
ing good sitters. They should be
well feathered.
Misshupen eggs will sometimes
hatch good chicks, but It is belter to
choose well-formed eggs with clean
smooth shells.
Handle eggs carefully and avoid
rough handling. A bad shaking up of
eggs during handling or shipment has
spoiled many a hatch.
If you must feed soft food provide
a small trough In which to feed It. It
becomes a starter of disease when
thrown on the ground.
A good way to test a chick food U
to place a small quantity on a dish
before somo husky chicks and not#
what they leave of It.
weeks old.
condition.
afterward.
Remarkable Pearl,
An enormous pearl of perfect shape
and valued at $30,000, has been found
In the western Australian pearl fisb
eries and brought Into Groome
whenco It has been shipped to Bug
land.
Will Fallow the Lesder.
Turkey breeders who have been
troubled by their charges straying art
recommended by the London Agrlcul
tural Gazette to put a bell on a tew
of the leaders, old bens by preference
Appreciations.
"So your Shakespeare club Is i
great success?" "Yes. We have ac
cumulated enough fines for non attend
ance to take us all to a musical com
pdy."
Forage or salad crops for poultry
greens should preferably be grown
with stable manure. This applies to
clover, cabbage, lettuce, salad turnips,
mangels, etc.
Infertile eggs from the Incubators
tested out on the fifth to seventh days
can often be sold to bakers If sold for
Just what they are. They are good
for cooking purposes.
This Is the time to give the boy a
few acres to farm with a team, and
seeds, and Bee what he will make of
It. It will make him feel like a man
and bind him to the farm.
It will not be long now till the first
haying. Get all of the haying ma-
chinery and tools ready for the work,
so that there will be no delay when
the hay Is ready to harv t.
Many farmers say there Is no money
n raising ducks and geese, but F. 8.
lacoby. assistant In poultry husband-
ry at the Kansas State Agricultural
"ollege, says this is a mistake.
Strongly fertile eggs from good,
healthy stock will often hatch well
and produce good chicks under ap-
parently unfavorable conditions.
The mixture of poultry manure with
such materials as land plaster and
kalnlt or acid phosphate Is almost Im-
perative for satisfactory preservation.
The young chicks which are to
make our winter layers should be
hatched from tho middle of March to
the middle of May, depending on the
breed.
Other things being equal, the breeds
belonging to the Mediterranean class
of fowls, namely the Leghorns, Mlnor-
cas and Hamburgs, are the greatest
egg producers.
Hen nests should be cleaned and
whitewashed after each hatch before
starting another and the old nesting
material should be burned. Fight llw
now and all the time.
It Is all right enough to rear tur-
keys with the chicken hen If ths tool
hen wouldn't wean them so early.
Then lice are always more trouble-
some than with turkey hens.
Undoubtedly one of the most remun-
erative branches of the poultry busi-
ness for the average poultryman Is the
production of eggs, combined with
the sale of market broilers as a aldf
lice.
Land plowed last fall may be sown
to oats without again plowing. It
sown broadcast sow two bushels te
the acre over the plowed ground and
harrow them in both ways, then roll
to level the land.
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