The Maramec News (Maramec, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 1914 Page: 3 of 4
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FARM
>se
Ok “Ohtof 8*m ” * mod I lin|_ g. ^
iarl«*s D. Clem, a negro ofj
lute, Kansas, desiring to find
truth about the Afriean
ration scheme promoted by
Chief Alfred Sam” among
i*groeu of Missouri, Kansas,
homa. Arkansas and Texas,
►y_it was proposed to take
> wished to return to their
country for the small sura
and to give each one six-
acres of land, opened
ipondence with a London
whom he knew to l»e
touch with African af-
i the following letters
exchanged:
Canute, Kas., Dec. 15, 1913.
e Mohamed, editor African
and Orient Review, Loo-
Kngland—Dear 8ir and
*r: A man who says he is
Albert Sam is traveling
h our states, claiming to
*nt some tribes of Afri
n or near Ashantee and
py» West Africa, and offer-|
lake all who wish to re-
1 their native land in a ves-
rtered by himself for the
•1 fee of $2j and also give
>erson sixty-four acres of
>n which they can build
and establish their own
f government. About fif-
indred people have joined
vement to date. Many re-
for advice have come to
t for lack of information
neithpr indorse efr <
HOST MISTY LINGERIE SET
altslfs to tkm I
• • •
tkm laying baas
• • •
eon needed
• • •
i not pay to sand
of feed occasionally
• • e
Having tilings convert
I and discouragements.
• • •
To avoid **—itv. it is bo
| bread away from it.
• • e
Regularity of feeding sad
ter a dainty
ror and
alga has
of which have
The same da-
ks* la mind tor both
tevb In confinement.
How la ia for
“eed n variety
e e
to do
of food,
e e e
Concrete Soon la the
deal In saving
• e •
Sweet food for hoga ia 1
that baa fermented oc
• • e
Only sound fruit and ________
in the cellar tor wta> I
e e e
1 and not done a can
n mflb which has not I
• • •
nest be fad on food that
to order to produce (be
• a e
that other!
you, through your staff
itributors. find out the
>f the movement? Yours
i uplift,
CHARLES D. CLEM ’•
reply was received:
don, E. C., Dee. 29, 1913.
os D. Clem, Esq., Chanute
C. S. A.—Dear Friend
>ther: Your letter of the
»tant was extremely wel-
* • I have had sev-
wjuiries about this man
d advise the utmost cau-
iceepting this man's state-
Froin other letters I find
is endeavoring to induce
o eraigraae to the Gold
Vest Africa. This is a
•olonv with which I am
close touch.
itne ot Albert Sam as a
that country is unknown
nd his promises cannot
d out. All lands in that
re tribal lands, which
her be sold nor given
the chiefs, and there L
of the colony where
ill be sixty-four acres
for each of fifteen hun-
rsons. The country is
with dense forests and
mount of capital and la-
d be required to bring it
»te of cultivation. I am
? that, even if the Brit-
ninent allowed them to
r own towns, it would
t them to set up a form
ment of their own. The
this man is asking only
he trip in the vessel
says he has chartered
me to stamp the propo
h fraudulent one.
It would be a disas-
g if these poor people
eed to go out to Africa
id themselves stranded,
hoping that the* scheme
g$t as far as that, and
Chief Sam has rake 1
available dollars he
u board his ship and
piadron of the flying
who, as you will re-
levcr arrived in port,
rs for the uplift
DUSE MOHAMED.
• • •
Rsd clover ia bloom Is not good tot
bog*, but when young it makes a flat
pasture.
• • •
An egg may be tortile and batch sad
■till the chick will not Uve because
of lack of vitality.
• e •
Strong brine, thickened with soft
aosp, make* a good mixture to rid
•owe and calves of lice.
• • •
Do not haul waste products back to
the . farm fro pi the rreemei j In tba
same cane used for delivering milk
• • •
A calf from a poor cow Is s doubt
tol proposition, bat s calf from a goot
cow poorly raised Is a crlna
see
Animal feeding saves the cost ot
tog farm products to market; It
tee a demand tor the crops on the
Don't house the
(told Is not as bad
CMve shelter tostam
'hasp too closely,
ts damp, foul air.
of warmth.
• ’ • •
tool hurry the cows from the stable
to tba pasters or vice vena. Doga
£--- Ptooe on a dairy farm to help
■ driving cows.
• • •
•advantage In keeping eheep on
^ ffcrm li that whenever they are
kept the term presents a neater and
cleaner appearance.
• • e
Never grease the hen that le set
ting, as grease getting on the sheila oi
the eggs will close the pores and
smother the chickens.
• • •
Horse breeding requires more capi-
tal. Is more profitable if succesful and
involves larger losses If not than any
other kind of stock breeding.
• • •
Coarse, masculine-looking pullets
never make the best layers. Select
those whose beads have a distinctly
tom tain e appearance expreesi
> • • •
Hearty eaters are moat to be de
■tied tor cows, and they may usuallv
be selected while they are calves.
You will find a dainty calf to be
dainty cow.
• • e
The food properties of wheat bran
and high grade alfalfa meal are
▼cry much the same, though It Is
best to use both when available tor
variety's taker-
• • •
Every farm ought to be equipped
with a crowbar and a ten-foot iron-,
tipped wooden spike tor moving henry
objects. They save time and the
place of muscle
• • •
Build silos, grow less acres of corn,
but utilize the whole crop In its beet
form, and grow alfalfa on the corn
acreage saved for a cheap, palatable
home-grown balancer for corn.
■•e that the garden tools are dry
■tor#d- A little paint and
ou will make the m—IBm
• • •
towove from the dairy herd at oun
•ny animal suspected of being In bed
health and de not use her milk.
• • •
Stock can be fed with profit only
when they make a steady gain Any
telling off costs double to regain.
• .• •
cows should be fed twenty-five
to forty pounds of silage, supplemented
with five to ten pounds of bay, dally.
• • «
Scratches, grease heal and other ani-
mal diseases come directly from not
tokfng proper care of the horses' teat.
• • •
Blackberries should be given rpsee
££ £rd*S'l0rU*r" »•». If say.
iruRs thk. give quicker and better re-
turns.
see
Use a metallic strainer; It Is pry.
tlcally impossible to keep doth strain-
ers sweet and dean, and tree from
bacteria.
e e •
Aim to bring the pullets Into laying
condition at a time which will be most
consistent with a continuous winter
production of eggs.
articles are cleverly adapted to both.
Ia the corset oover the waved line to
which the Insertion of lace has been
taaet Is made to tallow the scallops
of the embroidery which finishes the
corsage line. The panel of Insertion
He was g sad-faced American
tourist, and as he seated himself
in a London restaurant he was
immediately attended by an ^
seqilioua waiter.
I want two eggs, ” said the
American, “one fried on one side
and one on the other.”
“’Ow i« that, sir?” asked the
astounded waiter.
“Two eggs—one fried on one
side and one on the other.’’
“Very well, air.”
The waiter waa gone several
minutes, and when he returned
his face waa a atudy. "
Would you please repeat
your horder, sir?”
I said, very distinctly, two
eggs—one fried on one side and
one on the other.”
Oppressive silence, and then a
dazed “Very well, air.’’
Thia time he waa gone longer,
and when he returned he said,
anxiously:
Mould it be awaking too
much, sir, to ’ave you repeat
your horder, airf, I oawn't think
I ’ave i? right, air, y’ know.”
‘Two eggs,” said the Ameri-
can, sadly and patiently, “one
fried on one side and one on the
other.”
More oppressive silence and
another and fainter “Very well
sir.’’
This time he was gone longer.
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he retur“d “• «*» «.
cover. Both const cover and petit-
coat are scant, as befits garments to
be worn under modish gowns. Bren
the skirt ruffle baa bass bewitched
and becomes a flat kntte pleating
FACTS ABOUT THE SHAMPOO
"■"vayrr sxzz *" |
Way.
unbuttoned, his hair disheveled
and his face was scratched and
bleeding. Leaning over the wait-
ing patron he whispered, beseech-
ingly :
Would you mind tyking boil
ed heggs, sir? I’ve ’ad some
Mohamed is one of the most
influential negroes in England.
He was born in Egypt and edu-
cated in London. Beside editing
the African Times and Orient Re-
view, which is the mo6t influen-
tial magazine published by the
negro races of the world, he ia
also a member of the chamber of
commerce'of the city of London.
rikI his Statements are worthy
of careful consideration.
r- •:
It costs no more to keep a flock of
known good layers than It does to
keep a floA of poor layers and the
first kind Is profitable.
• • •
In selecting the brood sows, as in
other lines of farm work, the man who
can think three or four years ahead
Is the man who will succeed.
• • •
Water scalding hot la not good to
thaw out the grindstone with to cold
w«utber. Better taka a little longer
•nd use water fairly hot, but not boil-
ing hot
• e •
Root crops, such as parsnips, beets
•nd carrots, may be prevented from
shriveling In the winter If they are
covered slightly with dry aaud to the
bln or box.
If women would ooce realise what I Sam Pruitt» Senate, a man
Joy and relief a shampoo brings at the) whose ancestors, on his moth-
! °r s at lea8t> ^ not vote
■o forlorn for days after a shampo^ m 1866 “ in on <*h»rge of
Tbla latter Is so necessary. There is shooting at a colored lady and
us zzsss: £ hpr- s‘m h“ »•* *•
*nd gives one a good wash fof IliUe *oarn that it is not good man*
trouble. Then In a hotel or at borne a | i:ers to try to hold a Smith &
Plan to put away some good clover
or alfalfa hay to feed the hens. They
will more than pay you tor your trou-
ble by the Increased amount of okks
that will be produced.
• • •
/
Every term ought to have a tittle
work shop stocked with a tew good
tools and plenty of bolts of various
sizes, nuts, rivets, s tow pieces of
round and strap iron and such things
' • • •
maid can rub one’s hair dry in 20 min-
utes with good hard rubbing, and if
the front Is done up before quite dry
on curlers, it will dry and kink up
while one naps before dinner. Or, If
carefully used, and not too hot. the
use of a curling 'ron will not Injure
the hair, If only used after a shampoo.
After a Journey at a hotel, such a
treatment brings much relief from
fatigue, and a hat worn at dinner,
with the ends of one's hair curled up
around the face, will bring much
greater enjoyment than slmly comb*
tog the dusty hair. The blower of the
vacuum cleaner is wonderful to dry
one’s hair quickly.
Wesson matine“ with a lady.
Last Friday .Judge Cotterall*
rendered a decision dismissing
the plea for injunction asked for
by tlie railroads .against enforc-
ing the two-eent fare clause and
the case will now be tried on
its merits.
Grwen forage crops of some sort
can be grown on most any farm, and
they yield a large amount of fine feed.
Okta and field peaa, rye. rape, corn
and vetch are some that c»n be sown
with results.
• • •
A pig’s tall la said to Indicate un-
erringly the condition of the «win<fi
If It hangs loose it chows the pig
Is not well and that its food should be
changed; If It ts colled tightly, the
Pig Is healthy and happy.
• • •
The successful poultryman mot
plan each year to raise a tow mare
chickens than he has hena In im«
manner he will be enabled to «*nP
freely. Keep only the best and carry
over at least half as many pc Bets
as hena
OF THE NEW IMPORTATIONS
Crepe de Paris In Violet 8hades Used
for Thle Really Beautiful
Evening Gown.
The drawing shows a pretty even*
tog gown of the new and beautiful
crepe de Paris In
violet shades.
This material,
which promises
to be the rage for
afternoon and
evening gowns, la
one of the new-
est importations.
Eor the gown
shown here It la
used aa bodice
foundation and
tor the draped
s.tirt. Tile upper
ptvrt of the cor-
*•£- Is draped
with self-tone chlf-
ton cloth, which,
falling off from
the shoulder,
does duty as
, sleeve ateo. with
only the assistance of a band of vel-
vet above the elbow, a band of Jew-
eled passementerie marks the Joining
of the upper and lower blouse por-
tions Just below the arms. Broad
hands of black velvet edge the tunic,
which ia made of the chiffon and ends
to a slight train. These velvet bands
continue as far as the passementerie
hand on the blouse.
We're Opposed |
Mail Order Concerns
Because—
liwi
Eray ew» maned by
tvom thiB community is a <
low to our
Ia olmo« every cm ibeir
price cm bead light ban,
wkbeouUay ia Mceivtag goods
•ad the poaebiky of mewhw
'• filling order*.
Bat—
The natural human trait b In
iiy mcaod-
at kb ••
Therefore
JJMker own m
Advertise!
The local field i, yoqr*. All
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