Colony Courier (Colony, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 8, 1913 Page: 4 of 6
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COLONY COURIER
J. M. 8EGER, Prop.
N. H. SEGER, Editor.
COLONY,
OKLAHOMA
ISABELLAS DESCENDANTS.
The discovery la attributed to Presi-
dent David Starr Jordan of Stanford
university that almost any American
Of distinction can trace his descent to
a common ancestor, one Isabella de
Vermandols, duchess of Warren, who
lived In the twelfth century. So far as
that Is concerned, none of us has any
difficulty In proving by unimpeachable
mathematics and Irrefutable logic that
he is warmed by the transmitted blood
of nobility, royalty and genius. A
child of today has two parents, four
grandparents and so one. Counting
for convenience three generations to
the hundred years, his theoretical an-
cestors In Isabella's century are num-
bered by millions; a few centurleB fur
ther back by billions. The actual num-
ber Is far smaller, since lines of descent
criBS-crosB from common ancestors;
but It Is a fair logical Inference that
among so many millions and centuries
every one may count on possessing a
reasonable number of royal or dis-
tinguished forbears. Hut what docs
that prove? How much Influence on
the life of an American of today coulf
be claimed for one-seven-mllllonth
part of Isabella blood, or for any
probable number of multiples of that
•bare? Here le the crucial test of the
heredity fallacy, the scientific basis of
democracy, says the New York World
Bugenlcs Is a fact; but better far a
descent from a reasonable proportion
of good stock In the three or four most
recent generations than the ability to
claim one-two-hundredth part of a sin-
gle drop of blood as coming from some
prised ancestor of the twelfth century.
A Chicago woman has a Just griev-
ance. She had Just hired a taxicab
when the police Jumped In and made
the driver pursue a party of automo-
bile bandits who had Just robbed a
Jewelry store. After participating In
a hot engagement without power to
extricate herself, when the robbers
got away she was confronted with a
bill of $9 for the use of the taxicab,
and on refusing to pay It was Bent to
Jail. It looks as If she should be
grateful that the robbers did not
capture the vehicle and make off with
It, In which case evidently the slant-
eyed Justice of Chicago would have
made her pay for the loss of the taxi-
cab.
The perfect cat has also been found.
The Ideal cat won the flrst prize at
the show of tho National Cat club at
the Crystal palace, London. It Is an
orange colored tabby named Torring-
ton, with a red frill. It Is valued by
Its owner, Mrs. Horace Cook of Hide-
ford, Devonshire, at $5,000. The color
Is not marred by a suspicion of white
eyes, which consist of alternate cir-
cles of light and dark red. The coat
Is also of alternate streaks In two
shades. Louis Wain, tho Judge, said
he had never before, at any show,
•een such perfection of shading.
K -—
^The i>ojf who Was found adrift on
the Caribbean sea, clinging to a cocoa-
nut palm tree from which he had pick
ed a nut and secured nourishment that
sustained his vitality until rescued by
a passing steamer, was blown off thu
Island of Jamaica by a hurricane. Tho
hurricane also blew down and car-
ried Into tho water the palm tree on
which ho managed to keep himself
afloat. It proved a better life pre-
server than usually Is available to pas
sengers of wrecked steamers.
A Yalo professor declares that col
leg men, as a rule, drink too much
He holds tho view that n university
Should rise superior to the vices ol
the community about It, and Bet a bet-
ter example. This is theoretically sup
posed to be one of the objects of the
higher education, but practically
young college men nro not doing their
utmost to carry out this high Ideal
The American university and college
should stand for a high standard In
every respect, nnd the professor In
question Is doing good und loyal serv
Ice In cnlllng attention to the fact.
Vienna furnishes u suicide pnet that
outranks all others at present. Three
youths In lovo with a young girl
threatened to commit suicide on her
account. They wero drinking tea In
a secluded corner of a cufo when all
suddenly fell from their chairs, dying
They evidently had placed poison In
their beverage. A photogrnph of ths
trio was found In their possession ad
dressed to the girl, who told of their
threat.
It Is sufficient comment on that
scientific discovery that a large nuin
her of the leading men of thli country
are descended from the Countess Isa
bella du Vortnundas of tho eleventh
century, that not counting Intermar
rlages they had about a billion other
ancestors, which Is presumably mors
people than there were In the world
Ithen. Whence we may draw the gen-
Ural mathematical conclusion that
«varybody In the 1100’s was the anoea
Par of everybody la the 1800’e.
DRSIIW
One of the Great Mysteries in Life Unexplained
of the secretary of state and debates
tho question pro and con; debates
with himself while gazing over the
greensward toward' where Pauline
Wayne's successor will be chewing
her cud or Ailing the space between
her red sides with green graBs pre-
paratory to giving white milk for the
then President Wilson and his fam-
ily.
Pauline Wayne? Everybody knows
Pauline. She Is President Taft’s "off-
clal" cow, given to him by Senator
Stephenson of Wisconsin. On March
5, with other greats and near-greats,
she will go out of office. She has a
family tree with many branches.
Unlike Secretary of State Knox,
however, her successor has definitely
been choBen, and the next “leading
cow of the land,” equally as blue-
blooded and pedigreed, will be Nbna
of Avon, a registered animal valued at
$5,000. This Is the cow the owner
of which, William Galloway of Water-
loo, Iowa, promised to Senator Cum-
mins when he should become presi-
dent. Senator Cummins not having
had a look-in, Mr. Galloway decided
to offer the cow to Mr. Wilson when
he is Inaugurated.
Hr ASHINGTON.—Can any one tell
if William Jennings Hryan, “the
great commoner," and declared by
many to be slated for the post of sec-
retary of state In Woodrow Wilson's
cabinet, why a red cow which eats
green grass produces white milk?
"Thero nre mysteries in life, love
and patriotism which we accept every
day, but cannot explain,” Mr. Hryan
recently declared. “If a man refused
to oat everything he could not under-
stand he would starve to death. No
one yet has been able to explain how
a red cow can eat green grass and
give white milk."
Mayhap the near future will solve
the problem for Mr. Bryan when dur-
Ing the future consideration of Inter-
national problems the secretary-to-be
wanders to the windows of the office
Uncle Samuel Is a Booster of the Old-Time Fair
f N an effort to revive Interest In the
1 old-time agricultural fairs the de-
partment of agriculture the other day
Issued a bulletin treating of the bene-
fits to be derived from such gather-
ings.
The report is of historic Interest,
for It tells of the beginning of such
“fairs” when the country was young
and when they were not only an ad-
vantage to agriculture, but were the
excuse for social gatherings as well.
“What was primarily a market fair,”
says the report, “was held in October.
1804, “on the Mall on the south side
of the Tiber, extending from the
bridge at the Center Market to the
Potomac In Washington. D. 3. The
city government appropriated $50 to-
ward the fund for premiums and resi-
dents subscribed an equal Bum. This
amount was awarded to the best lamb,
sheep, steer, milch cow. Jack, oxen
and horse actually sold.’ ”
The report declares that the flrst
real agricultural fair was held by the
Columbian Agricultural Society In
Georgetown. D. C.. In 1809.
According to the newspapers of that
day. “It was attended by a numerous
assemblage of members of tho society,
among whom we noticed the president
and his Indy, the secretary of state,
the secretary of the treasury, the sec-
retary of war, the comtroller, the reg-
istrar, etc., and many other ladles and
gentlemen of respectability.”
to nC
Dog Chews Up Suffrage Arguments at a Meeting
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/SHEWING "Votes for Women” liter-
V# ature with reckless ubamlon,
“Tlge,” a spotted bull terrier belong-
ing to Mrs. Pay no, daughter-in-law of
Representative Sereno Payne of New
York, tho other afternoon caused con-
sternation and amusement at suffrage
headquarters at 1420 F street north-
west, nnd almost Jeopardized tho
plnns for the suffragist pngeant nnd
procession to he held March 3 In
Pennsylvania avenue.
"Tlge" was tied to the leg of a ta-
ble nenr which stood largo heaps of
pledges to march In the procession,
which nro being sent broadcast over
the country, while nenr bint sat Miss
Elsie Hill, daughter of Representative
Hill, of Connecticut; Mrs. Pnyno, the
Hon. Mth. Patricia Street of Australia
end nearly a score of other suffragist
lenders, nil busily preparing for tho
FARMERS GETTING BACK TO BEEF CATTLE
REFUSING A CROWN.
Secretary Wilson Is a firm believer
in the usefulness of local and state
fairs In disseminating agricultural
knowledge.
The bulletin Is said to have been In-
spired by his belief that an Inter-
change of Ideas among the farmers of
the country would tend to the advance-
ment of agriculture.
With the present appropriation. It Is
possible to make an allotment to
each senator, representative and del-
egate of approximately 12,500 copies,
which Is admittedly Insufficient, In
view of the increasing requests re-
ceived by them. Under the law, only
one-flfth of the farmers’ bulletins
printed are available for distribution
by the department, and this is not suf-
ficient to permit It to comply with
half the requests it receives, and
makes It necessary constantly to re-
fer applicants to their senators, rep-
resentatives or delegates, who them-
selves In many instances are unable
to supply the bulletins.
procession on Inauguration day.
When Mrs. Payne caught sight of
Tlge, calmly sitting beneath the ta-
ble with his head In the midst of a
pile of suffrnglst literature, chewing
votes for women arguments as though
he was a real antl-suffraglst, she gave
a little gasp, and with other women
ran to tho rescue of the arguments.
Thereafter Tlge was In disgrace, and
shortly afterward was taken home by
his mistress.
Miss Flora Wilson, daughter of tho
secretary of agriculture, who Is chair-
man of the music committee for the
procession and pagennt, announced
that she had seen Mme. Nordlca, the
famous grand opera singer, who had
consented to take the part of Colum-
bia In the tableaux on the treasury
department steps If sho can arrange
for her engagements. She also an-
nounced that a number of leading
members of the Metropolitan Opern
company are arranging to take part
In tho pageant.
One of tho most comprehensive mu-
sical entertainments ever seen In
Washington on nny occasion Is being
planned for tho pngeant by Miss Wil-
son, who is Intent on demonstrating
the powerful Influence women have on
music In the United States.
Symbol of Authority Always Under Strong Guard
MDOTH (ho Democrats and Republl-
D enns have been behaving well for
many yenrs. according to tho appear-
ance of that cudgel over on tho speak-
er's rostrum," observed a Republican
on the house floor the other day "Rut,
by the big stick, I bet It won't look
that way when the Democrats get
through with tho special session nway
Into next summer. Next time It Is
repnirod It will havo to bo tnken to a
blacksmith Instead of a Jeweler."
The "cudgel" referred to was the
historic cugle capped mace, symbol of
authority of the house of representa-
tives, which, when the house Is In
session, reposes on a stand at tho
right of the speaker's platform.
When a member or members become
obstreperous and refuse to be In order
the sergeant-at-arms, accompanied on
either side by pages, approaches and
holds the mace In front of the member
or members If quiet Is not restored
(and Is usually U) there la aa arrest
er two made.
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The mace Is always under guard.
When It wns taken from the capttol
recently to a local Jewelry shop for re-
pairs it was, according to an unwritten
luw, accompanied by two members of
the capltol police, who stood by while
tho Jeweler riveted a pinion which
holds the sextant In plnce. This was
tho flrst time In ten years that ths
maco bad been removed from the cap
ltol The repairs at that time con
slsted of the straightening out of on«
of the wings of the eagle that had be-
come nicked.
The mace waa made In 1841 by Wil-
liam Adams of Now York.
A Champion Hereford.
(By B. J. vIDDINQS, Idaho Experiment
Station.)
Beef cattle shortage, predicted for
several years by careful observers of
live stock conditions, Is now a serious
problem commanding public atten-
tion.
Years ago widespread use of the
range and cheap beef made from free
grass drove the farmer out of the beef
cattle business. During the last ten
years the farmer had his turn and has
changed thousands of Bquare miles of
grazing land into homesteads and cul-
tivated farms. With cattle driven In
relative large numbers from both farm
and range, could there be any doubt
of ultimate beef cattle shortage?
An Increase of population for the
last decade of 2.1 per cent, is met by a
beef shortage of seven per cent. Dur-
ing the last six months prices of our
great markets have been continually
reaching hlghdr levels, until the 10
and 11 cent steer seems to be with us
for some time to come. Unfortunate
features of the situation are that good
female stock of breeding age has been
sent to market In increasing numbers,
and that there haB been for the last
five years an unprecedented slaughter
of calves.
Many remedies have been suggest-
ed, among them a national law pre-
venting the slaughter of female Btuff
for a period of years. Public senti-
ment and concerted action on the part
of live stock men, rather than statute
law, Is the remedy for the situation.
High prices for cattle on foot will
naturally encourage many farmers
and ranchers to extend or start In cat-
tle. A beef producers’ association In
each state, as is now In active opera-
tion In Iowa, would be of great help
PLAN TO SPREAD FERTILIZER GET START OF HORSERADISH
Machine Provides Means of Even
Distribution of Material—Feed
May Be Regulated.
In Illustrating and describing a
material distributer, the Invention of
J. W. Gunter and J. A. Haardt of
Montgomery, Ala., Scientific American
says:
The Invention has for its object the
provision of an Inexpensive machine,
wherein means is provided for Insur-
ing a regular and uniform feed of the
material, operated directly by the
movement of the machine, and where-
Materlal Distributer.
in the feed may be regulated to suit
conditions. In operation a cut-off 1b
set to feed the requisite amount of
fertilizer, and Is held In tills position.
The machine Is drawn over the
ground, the wheel In front rotating
the shaft and causing Jhe fertilizer
to be fed through the'’chute. The
plow opens a furrow to receive the
fertilizer nnd a plate covcrB the fer-
tilizer In the furrow. The accom-
panying illustration shows a Bide view
of the distributer.
Small Roots Cut Into Lengths of From
Four to Six Inches Should Be
Planted Early.
Horseradish should be started very
early In the spring. It consists of one
large root from which springs the
crown and a large number of smaller
roots.
These roots, small as a lead pencil
or larger, are cut off Into lengths of
from four to six Inches, and should be
placed In the ground with the thick
end up.
They should be planted about three
inches deep, and the soil above them
pressed down firmly to prevent water
reaching them before they start.
Make the soil loose, and at least a
depth of ten Inches. Work Into It
plenty of well-rotted manure. Set
horseradish In rows about three feet
apart, and at Intervals of about fif-
teen Inches.
Then keep the weeds away from
them, and the top soli loose, with
frequent cultivation. A row six feet
long will supply a family with all It
needs. The plant will be ready for use
early In the fall, and It makes Its best
growth then.
It should be dug lnte In the fall,
after all other crops are off, the small
root tops being removed and stored In
snnd In the cellar, or burled in pits In
the ground until wanted for use.
FAT COVERS MANY DEFECTS
It Takes Good Judge to Pick Out
8trong, Healthy Boar If the Ani-
mal le Over-Fleshy.
Homo breeders havo n trick of send-
ing their weak boars to fairs with an
overcoat of fat which hides many de-
fects. When you see an over-fHt boar
It Is time to become wary.
It Is a well known fact that all the
fat breeding animals at the blR fairs
are sold flrst nnd the rough oneB aro
left to the last.
It takes a good pudge to pick out a
good, strong, healthy boar If ho Is
over-fat.
Even If the animal Is quite thin In
flesh nnd has quality this will be no
drawback where men of .experience
are making selections, because they
Judge the animal on his poIntH nnd
not on his general sleek, round ap-
pearance.
Another point to bo observed In buy-
ing boars Is to observe closely the
shape of his head. A hoar with a long,
narrow head, ours set close In, Is, nB u
rule, a poor sire.
Care of Calf.
Stanchions aro all right for the
dairy calf when It Is being fed. The
reat of the time It should be given
liberty, where the ventilation le good
end eunahlne la prevalent
In starting new men In beef cattle
and diverting a portion of the female
stream, now flowing marketward. to
the farm as breeding females. Fur-
thermore, further discussion of the
beef cattle situation and widespread
realisation of the need of immediate
efforts toward breeding a future beef
supply would aid in retaining on the
farm a large percentage of the calves
now sent to the shambles.
The flow marketward of half fin-
ished stuff muBt be checked. Corn,
oats and hay are more plentiful and
relatively cheaper than beef. Reten-
tion of the half-fat steer In the feed
yard for several weeks means more
beef from each animal and more
economical use of feed stuffs.
Another method, of producing more
good beef in a reasonable time Is by
the use of better bulls on grade cows
now producing indifferent calves. In
the University of Idaho steer herd Is a
Hereford-Jersey Shorthorn that has
won a number of prizes on the Pacific
coast show circuit this year. Hts dam
was a common cow, but his sire was
one of the best Hereford bulls In the
Missouri river valley. There are in
all parts of America large numbers of
grade cows that are now paying their
keep In the dairy. These cows, bred
to good pure-bred bulls of beef form,
are capable of doing an important
work in beef production a fact often
overlooked.
The things to be Immediately sought
are lessened slaughter of she stuff
and calves, longer feeding and better
finishing of present limited supply
and beef-bred calves from many good
grade cows now rendering indifferent
service In other lines than beef ma-
king.
Manager—Say, 1 want a super to
take the part of a ki»g. You’ll get 50
cents a performance.
Applicant—Sorry, boss, but I can’t
assume the affairs o’ state for anp
thing like that amount
A GRATEFUL OLD MAN.
Mr. W. D. Smith, Ethel, Ky., writes:
T have been using Dodd’s Kidney Pills
for ten or twelve years and they havs
done me a great deal of good. I do
not think I would be
alive today if It
were not for Dodd’s
Kidney Pills. I
strained my back
about forty years
ago, which left It
very weak. I was
troubled with Inflam-
mation of the blad-
D. 8mlth. der- Dodd’s Kidney
Pills cured me of that and the Kidney
Trouble. I take Dodd’s Kidney Pills
now to keep from having Backache. 1
am 77 years old and a farmer. You ars
at liberty to publish this testimonial,
and you may use my picture In con-
nection with 1L” Correspond with Mr.
Smith about this wonderful remedy.
Dodd’s Kidney Pills, 60c. per box at
your dealer or Dodd’s Medicine Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y. Write for Household
Hints, also music of National Anthem
(English and German words) and reci-
pes for dainty dishes. All 3 sent free.
Adv.
Model Boy Found.
William Allen White, the Kansas
newspaper man, says that the model
boy, so long sought by all Sunday
school superintendents, has been
found. The discovery was made quits
by accident by a baseball fan whlla
discussing with a class of ten-year-
old boys, In Sunday school, the ques-
tion of Sunday amusements.
"Now, what Is there a healthy boy
can do on Sunday afternoon?" In-
quired the fan, blandly, even while
his wayward thoughts dwelt on the
fascinating baseball game. "What do
you think, Henry ?’’
"Without blinking an eyelid Henry
replied, "Read the Bible and pray.”—
Hearst’s Magazine.
Distinction.
Cora was fond of all-inclusive pray-
ers, and one night she offered the fol-
lowing discriminating petition: "Lord,
please bless mother and father and
all of us, and give us everything good;
and please bless our friends, and give
them what is good for them!”—Har-
per’s Magazine.
Where He Got It.
"The flrst time my little boy felli
In love he got it In the neck.”
"She snubbed him, eh?"
“No, but he started In to washing
tils neck without being told."
ro DRIVE OJTT ftAlfiniA T SYSTEM
Take thn Old Standard UWiVK'S TANTMl.ftSa*
Cl I ILL TONIC You know what you are taking
The formula la plainly printed on every bottle
orm. end the moat effectual
people and children, 6U cent*.
fc
(Toctual form. For grown
Salt as often as If tho cows were
still on pasture.
Tho ewes must carry some flesh to
make thu flock profitable.
It Is tho wise poultryman who
studies the comfort of his fowls
If breeding ewes ure kept thin In
flesh, the flock will surely degenerate.
Dry air, good feed and plenty of
exercise are necossury for winter
eggs.
A treeless home Is a lonosomo
looking plnce to one who Is a lover of
trees.
ThlH Is the time when tho cows aro
getting that good canned corn out of
the silo.
Sheep, If given half a chance, and
If of good healthy stock, aro sure to
pay their way.
The prosperous and most successful
farmer Is comfortable only when hU
stock Is comfortable.
The average horse at hnrd •work will
oat about a pound of hay for every
100 poundH of live weight.
Keep a little record where things
were It) the garden this yqnr so as to
change ground for next year.
The man who dubbed tho hog n
"mortgage lifter" wns posted: ho know
something of the possibilities of the
animal.
From tho soli spring the necessi-
ties of physical life and the farmer
finds contentment In the dally con-
templation of the harvest prospect’
and enjoys the fruits of his own toll
The reason a man can’t help loving
a girl like a lunatic Is she could help
him not to only that's tho way she
wants him to do It.
It never makes a Bln any whiter
to call It a mistake.
Charge for the advice you hand out
If you want people to take It.
“Can you
beat it?”
Surely not, especially
when it conies to a case
of Poor Appetite, Sick
Headache, Indigestion,
Costiveness, Bilious-
ness, Colds or Malarial
Disorders. It is then
that
HOSTETTERS
STOMACH BITTERS
proves Its merit. You really
should try a bottle without
delay. It will aid you won-
derfully. Refuse substitute*.
Get Uoetetter's.
I OR OLD AND YOUNG
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thidtllcati (finale or Infirm old age, •• ipti
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