The Greer County Democrat (Mangum, Okla.), Vol. 26, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 1916 Page: 2 of 8
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THE GREER COUNTY DEMOCRAT
n. a. c-, jn Woman's Realm
MEAN OF HCH.
Rari< Mir in
TltM MANGUM Ht'N MONITOR
Pubi> h d I • > Thursday tejf
W. O. WATT. Etfltor.
HI'Hrtt'HIPTM'N RATK II A YKAH
KntoriHl at Ik* l*o«lof!lcr
Oklahoma, <« nocond clai
•I Mangum,
« matin
TKMCI'IIUNK NO 6
- GENERAL
FARM NOTES
Tunka** m«k< pi«" *">*
Ihalnage Improves alkali soils.
Sweater Coats in Infinite Variety Have Been Provided for the Lov-
ers of Outdoors—Cotton CorJuroy One of the Most Practi-
cal Materials—Straw Hats With Vivid Stripes a fea-
ture of the Millinery Modes.
Then* nrt m man) l lud «>f ««••ni«*r j wtilrh art' Rutnainl, «h*rrve>
•out* ami «|Mirl« roat* In i-Ihiuw from the) aiv uwl In thru* wlilili ami «tl
that H I* difficult i«> make a lieKiitnlttg j rifllitn ami Mdw ar fwurnt tha
in iht-lr iltn|ii>. Ilut for *l)li> ami nwk# opportunity fur orl^li-allly
<*ii«p dalhtlnemi mwie will «! •• more lit# pari of designers, ami all of I lie*,
•wtlrfin-tioii than mm* of lho* iiimiIo liaM* M|ml tuiikt* ihe u<v«ma of tin
uf coitiiu iiinluniy or ntllm*. Tli *«u' j irl|i«l im* hat.
Pur«
one (if
seed. Ilka purebred stock. la
the farmer's greatest assets.
Our nrldt will soon ba overrun by
au army of Invaders-swat the weeds.
Vi> need piiNieurlxcd swill barrel* n«
woll a* pairt«iirli«l milk In lb# hot:
lot.
The ear test la the only reliable
method for checking losses from bad
aeed.
Neither the scrub nor the poorly fed
nnlmul can pay a profit on high-priced
land.
* * •
Rich soil—rich rarmer; and burnt*
Is the biggest word in his dictionary
at that.
Water the calf often. He will not
in* so liable to gorge himself with milk
if you do.
To the farm boy who wants to mix
with big things: Nothing is bigger
than agriculture."
. hog-tight fence around your door
yard is the first step toward beautify-
ing the farm home.
Deep plowing increases the supply
of water that the soil can carry with
out injuring the crop.
Lire stock and soil fertility go hand
ij hand. Rich soils and big crops make
another loving couple.
Drainage, the application of straw
' and manure, and deep plowing will
cure those alkali spots.
• j •
Hogs on pasture need grain. "Cheap
feeds for pork" is necessary, but quick
growth is also important.
The biggest word in the live-stock
business is cleanliness. Most animal
diseases are filth diseases.
• • *
In the home garden plant the best
varieties — not the best yielders.
There's nothing too good for the farm
•r.
• • •
It takea as much fertility and mois
ture to raise weeds as for corn, and
sometimeo the corn is thus robbed of
both.
• • • /
See that the entrance to the farm is
neat and clean. Appearances may be
Improved by a group of shrubs at
either side.
Experiments have shown that th
greatest gains In fattening are mniU
by young stock when two to foui
months old.
The problem of fertilizing tomatoes
can best be solved by a study of the
soil, the plants' needs, and fertilizer
experiments.
Put up a bird house and attract the
warblers. The bird house does not
need to be elaborate, as it is for sum-
mer use only.
Concrete foundations extending
two and a half feet below the grotind
and two feet above, will make build-
ings rat prtof.
Prevents Navel III.
Much trouble and loss can be avoid-
ed by giving farm animals clean, well-
bedded and disinfected stalls in whP'h
to give berth to their offspring. White
scours In calves and navel diseases In
colts are caused by Infection soon lift-
er birth.
nininininininfrtmitfi
SWEATER COAT OF COTTON CORDUROY.
mnteriuls are manufactured in all the
fashionable colors and In white, and
make as smart couts as much more
costly and less durable stuffs.
The coat pictured is a good example
uf cotton corduroy in n practical and
stylish garment. There Is nothing in
the wny of decoration on it except ma-
chine stitching, which outlines the big
patch pockets and the collar, cuffs
#nd belt, as well us the front edges
and hein at the bottom. It is pro-
vided with a high collar which she
may or may not wear buttoned close up
'inder the chin, now that the athletic
ijirl goes in for protecting her cotnplex-
'on against the sun. The coat fastens
with bone buttons and buttonholes.
A pretty coat made In the same way
except at the neck has an adjustable
In the picture n black and white sail-
or with wide brim and rounding crown
is shown, in which the stripes of
white, are well managed. It Is of
hemp braid and the brim hns a slight
upward curve aud Its edge bound with
black velvet. The trimming is oi*i
and new. A collar of white silk with
fringed edges, is finished with the
simplest of bows at the back. A nar-
row band of black velvet ribbon placed
over It, provides the always admired
brilliant contrast of black and white
for midsummer, and three small jet
balls, placed on the bow, add a spark-
ling touch. A hat of this kind looks
well with any sort of summer street
dress.
The, hat at the right is of hemp also,
and proclaims itself as a product of
Market Garden Capital.
Authorities put the working en]kit!L
required for modern market gulden
,ing as high us .<1.0*0 an acre, foi
Deeply Versed.
"Professor l>iggs is an authority on
the Chaldeans."
"Indeed ?"
"Yes. lie knows us much about
those ancient people as Mrs. Diggs
knows about (be Smiths aud Joneses
who live next door."
Slow Movements.
BUI—Where did they get that new
fielder on (he college ball nine?
Jill—He's a product of the college
chess club, t'an't you see how slow-
tie Is?
STRAW HATS HAVE VIVID STRIPES.
Empty Words.
"What was the substance of his
speech?" "I can read my stenograph-
Is report if you care to hear It. The
speech had no substance."
collar. This model is in delft blue cor-
duroy and its collar is in the form of
u broad scarf of the material,' which
can be fastened to the neck at the
front. It is worn like a fur scarf,
brought around the throat, with ends
crossing at the back and brought to
the front again; Here they are knotted
>r allowed to bang straight to the
vuisttine.
White buttons look well on all the
colors shown In cotton corduroy, but
ihere are w hite buttons, in several odd,
unusual shapes, barred with narrow
<tripes in the same colors as are shown
I in cotton fabrics.
I All the feminine world is running
I after stripes. and those wh.i weave
I hats of straw have governed titem-
<elves accordingly. Wide-brimmed sun
!ui1s and midsummer sailors are of-
fered in stri|ies ranging from quiet
black and white to the most vivid of
••range, green, red aud blue contrasts.
For street and sports wear these hats
*"ilh woven-in stripes offer more in tbe
way of distinction than fabric hats,
md as a rule they are more expen-
sive
Fashion makes much of the way in
today. Its stripes are orange, blue,
and black, but their vividness is tem-
pered by a sash of black ribbon and a
brim edged with a black binding. It
is destined to share honors with the
whitest of ull-whlte hats that have
made their entry for midsummer wehr
without a vestige of color about them.
Dark Silk Skirt.
Add to the general utility skirt th«
assortment of sports skirts whlc.* tin
modish summer outfit necessarily in
eludes, and then throw in for ful
measure a simple but chic separate
skirt of dark-bued silk, and the quot:
will be complete.
There are more of these Iast-name<
silk skirts than usual this year, an-
though most of them are of tailore
character, little details giving a hin
of dressiness are added to some o
the models, and the materials, when <
good quality, bring these skirts in;
harmony with separate blouses
(rifle too dainty for the general ulilit
woolen skirt.
' building a poultry house
4 tstrama Op«n 'eont •truetur# Fyr>
m h s Ideal Conditions— float-
ing Closet OMirabla.
definition of perfect soil
•aid, Clay. Lima and Organic Matter
Art Namsd as Nsesassry Ingredi-
ents by Ohio f «p«rt
A hotws with a large area of glass Prof Alfred Vivian, head of the de-
and no muslin has a high moisture ptrtmnnt of agricultural chemistry of
content and low trmperature. accoui ohlo Hisle university, deAn«s s per-
pan led with rapid changes An et f„rt mil as "one which contain* the
treme open front bouse furnishes Ideal ingredients In perfect proportions,
conditions, providing the birds are pro un4> enable It to absorb air and
terted from rain, snow and drafts moisture In proper amounts and to
A house, tha front of which contains render It warm and friable clay, to
some muslin and glass Is a very efH- *eop It cool, and prevent a too rapid
leaching or evaporation of water,
lime, to assist In tha decay of vegs-
table matter, and organic matter to
retain tbe best amount of moisturo
and to furnish material for the varl-
nus chemical proceases continually
going on in good soils."
tdent type. Hollow tile construction
makes a very desirable house, but It Is
doubtful whether at the present prices
of tile and manon labor the resulting
' Increased cost warrants Its use. A
j roosting closet with double walla Is
desirable In shed roof laying bouses.
i The providing of ample means of
Ml"" Ami.in .tally said properly ventUatlng shed-roof, paper valuable feed for swine
he considered me very witty? covered houses adds greatly In reduc
Miss Csustlque Not exsctly. "^ [ ing temperature during spring snd Receiving Fspe Pasture >n Addi-
said be could hardly keep from laugh
lug every time he saw you.
Poor Ananlasl
If Annnln* were allvs today.
Il<- ' !.«>•> po limine (or ruins;
mi nil uriy luuri mi women sa>-
t'ot|ii| twut linn at Ida gsim-,
Costly Merriment.
"My poor man. how did you happen
bo arrested?" asked the sympa-
thetic prison visitor.
"It wus due to poor Judgnent,
mum," replied the second-story man.
"How was that?'
"1 poked a pistol in a cove's face an'
he trembled so I laughed at 'im. Dat
made Mm so mad he jumped on me,
I summer. Tonguod and grooved boards
I for the outside wall when covered
with a layer of building paper arc
! reasonable In coat and supply In u
great measure the nonradlatlng quail
ties of a double wall.
pulling power of tractof
Prospective Purchaser Should Inslsl
Upon Knowing Pounds Engine Is
Capable of Exerting.
Before buying a tractor it is impor
tant to know its pulling power. An
eminent authority says rated drawbai
horsepower ia not a satisfactory way
beat me to a frazzle, an' turned me ; of stating a tractor's pulling capacity,
over to de cops." ] The prospective customer should in
| sist upon knowing how many pounds
tion to Corn Make Big Dally
Average Gains.
The snlmal husbandry depsrtment
of South Dakota Agricultural college
conducted an Interesting experiment
to determine the cumparatlve value of
hogging off corn with and without
rape. It was learned that the pfgs re-
ceiving rape "pasture in addition to
corn made a dally average gain of 1 28
pounds, while those receiving corn
onlv. sained but 1.06 nounds.
Danger In Insincerity.
Of all the evil spirits abroad at this
hour in the world, insincerity is the
most dangerous.—Froude.
Good Advice.
"If I knew the voters wanted me,
I would run for ofllce," said the mod-
est man.
"My friend," replied the practical
politician, "you have the wrong ide?
entirely."
"Why so?"
"Don't wait to find out whether or
not the voters want you. Make them
think they want you."
Some Salesman.
"I can see at a glance, madam,"
said he, "that you would not be in-
terested in the preparation I am sell-
ing, except possibly as a gift to Eome
of your neighbors."
"What are *yon selling?" she in-
quired with interest.
I of drawbar pull an engine is capablt
of exerting, and also the correspond-
ing speed.
{ Drawbar pull In pounds means noth-
I ing unless speed is also given. Also if
you know the normal pulling capacity
; of your tractor In pounds, you can
figure to better advantage on how to
avoid overloading it.
quit wasting good manure
Evary Forkful of Fertilizer Should Be
Returned to Soil—Don't
Throw It Away.
Every forkful of manure should go
back to the soil. Farmers back East
are paying out at the rate of $2.50 for
"A facial beauty preparation, mad- j tho sacked condensed plant food equal
am," he replied.—Judge.
Out of Sight.
Belle—Was that little Styles girl
there?
Beulah—Oh, yes.
"As conspicuous as ever?"
"lijo, she wasn't conspicuous."
"Why, didn't she have on her white
spats?'
"Oh, yes, but she was sitting on her
feet."
to that contained in one ton of manure j
j —and are getting no humus-forming
material, either.
j We are heading for their fix fast un
j less we quit wasting the manure. The
manure from one cow is worth anyway
! $20 a year. Why throw it away? It
i would be just as logical to dump tha
cream Into tha
Wait Until
You See Our
DETROIT BLUE FLAME yA"
POR OIL STOVE.
before you buy. No odor;
burns like Natural Gas; uses
less fuel; lasts longer; prices
right.
Our Liberty and Purity Flours
satisfy the most fastidious.
Full satisfaction always guar-
anteed at the Grocery House of
J. C. Leavelle's
Incorporated.
GROCERIES
TELEPHONE 197
Was It Squeezed?
Flatbush—My wife is quite mannish.
I found her wearing one of my plaid
vests yesterday?
Bensonhurst—Good for her!
"I've been suspicious of her ever
s.nce."
"Why?"
"There was one of my cigars in
the pocket, and when I found it it
was crushed!"
A Type Sometimes Met.
"That man believes he is making
history."
"Yes," replied Senator Sorghum;
"only he thinks history ought to be
one grand autobiography."
MATRIMONIAL TROUBLES.
Summer Rates
On Sale Daily
Mineral Wells
Galveston - -
$11.78
$20.50
Chicago - - -
Atlanta, Ga.
and a hundred
$43.65
$45.60
others
Kansas City - - $25.65
Via W.F.&N. W. Railway
MALCOLM MORR1SSON, Agent.
He—I am looking for trouble.
She—This is so sudden.
Good Advice.
Put not your trust in princes,
'Tis unwise in most of cases;
And it's unsafe to trust in kings—
The other feilow may have aces.
Optimistic Thought. l
A good name keeps its luster in the
dark.
Special Sale!
June, July & August
We will allow a discount of ten per cent on anyl cas'.*,
purchase of Furniture, Stoves, Rugs, Beds, Springs,
Mattresses, Sewing Machines, Davenports Trunks,
Ets. We have Wall Paper at low prices; we take what
you don't want and sell or trade you what you do
want.
We call for Repair Work and return it promptly,
PHONE 239
H. W. Williams
South Side of Square, two doors East of Postoftice,
Mangum, Oklahoma,
LUMBER FOR LESS
You will be convinced if you figure with F red Switzer. Call on, write, or phone him
for prices.
B. P. S. PAINT
BEST NIGGERHEAD COAL
CICERO SMITH LUMBER CO.
South of
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Watt, W. O. The Greer County Democrat (Mangum, Okla.), Vol. 26, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 1916, newspaper, August 10, 1916; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc280746/m1/2/?rotate=270: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.