The Carter Express. (Carter, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, December 26, 1924 Page: 4 of 8
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Christmas
Reprimand
By Eleanor E. King
(©. 1934, Western Newspaper Union.)
F SO many years
had not already
swept over his head
—s orrow, great
worries and time
whitening his hair
—one would have
declared him too
good to live. Ills
kindly deeds had made his kindly
face. His every act, thought or deed,
was for someone else. Yet, "this man
of God" sat with Ills head on his hand,
deep In thought. In these last few
moments he had lived over ten years
or more; had seen twelve little girls
grow to womanhood.
Mr. Baxter had taken a clnSs from
the beginners' department. Every Sun-
day these twelve little girls had been
a delight as they sat listening with
eager, attentive faces to the wonder-
fully Interesting things they were told.
All too soon came graduation from
grammar school. The lessons had to
go a little deeper for the high school
students. The teacher was fully equal
to the task. Finally college took Its
toll, until only three of his flock re-
mained, and those few left In the fall
to start their college career.
Mrs. Baxter come In, Interrupting
his reverie. i'Ellen,” he began, "I
"Why B. B., This Is No Time to Worry
About That"
often think I had such Joy In teaching
those girls; I wonder If I did right in
keeping them under one teacher so
long. I suggested that I turn them
over to some woman to teach; I
thought she might understand their
needs better but somehow I couldn't
get up much enthusiasm about It."
"Why, B. B,” protested his wife,
“this Is no time to worry about that."
“I feel rather responsible for the
girls, and the attitude they may take.
I hope they haven’t been Influenced
too strongly by me."
"B. B„ you are In a bad frame of
mind tonight," Interposed Mrs. Bax-
ter, sitting down on the arm of hls
chair, patting his head. "Don’t you
know that most people are too busy
tonight getting ready for the Christ-
mas festivities to be mooning over
past history? You know we have to
get the box ready—”
“Oh, yes,” broke In "B. B." “That
two pounds of pecans I promised to
take down the street, Ellen; I will go
right away."
The doorbell rang vigorously, three
times. "B. B.” hastened to the door.
"If It Isn’t my first lieutenant”—a
“Here Is Something to oneak Upstairs
With You.”
pet name he had for a member of hls
class. “Won’t you come up.”
“No, thank you, Mr. Baxter, I can’t
right now. The girls arq planning a
class reunion while they are home for
the Christmas holidays. They want to
know if they can’t count on their
teacher for one of those humdinger
lessons—like they used to have before
we were scattered to the four winds.”
"B. B." surprised, dazed and happy
all In the same breath, just chuckled
the way he always did when some-
thing pleased him unusually. “You
surely can count on me,” was all he
could say.
Hls “first lieutenant” came closer,
pretending to whisper, “Now, don’t let
your wife know about this,” and she
slipped a box Into hls hand—“here Is
something to sneak upstairs with you.
Merry Christmas!”
“B. B.” stood dumfounded, alternate-
ly shaking, turning, rattling, smelling
and fondling the box; he took it up-
stairs. He dropped Into a chair. This
was the first time any of hls girls had
remembered him on Christmas.
Unwrapping the tissue paper, the
box disclosed a leather bill-fold with
a hand-tooled design. “Ellen,” he
shouted In hls happiness. “See what
ray ‘first lieutenant’ made with her
own hands for me. The card says:
“ ‘Just an attempt to show a wee
part of my great appreciation for the
wonderful work you have done in
teaching our class.
•YOUR FIRST LIEUTENANT.’ ■
Standardization of Farm
Products Attaining Na-
tional Importance.
(Prepared bjr the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
Standardization of farm products Is
rapidly attaining national and Interna-
tional Importance, declares the United
States Department of Agriculture.
Federal grades are now available for
80 kinds of fruits and vegetables, one
or more of which grades have been
adopted by 25 states for use In Intra-
state as well as In Interstate com-
merce.
Value of Grades.
The department’s standardization
program was started In 1015 with the
establishment of a telegraphic market
news service covering most of the
leudlng consuming markets In the
country. Federal grades were pre-
pared for Bermuda onions and pota-
toes, use of the latter being made com-
pulsory by the food administration.
The value of the potato grades was
found to be such that with the termi-
nation of the food administration the
trade continued ‘the voluntary use of
the grades, and It Is estimated that
at least 80 per cent of the total ship-
ments of potatoes in the United States
are now quoted on the basis of the
federal grades.
Further stimulus was given the
standardization program when the
United States foo'd pro'ductg Inspection
service was started In 1917. This
service provided for federal Inspection
of shipments at receiving points when
such Inspection should be requested
by any of the persons Interested In
the shipments. Grading laws that had
been long dormant were brought out
and shaken to life. By 1921 federal
grndes had been /recommended for 13
different fruits and vegetables, and
had been widely adopted by the states.
8ervlce Extended.
The following year the Inspection
service was extended to shipping
points, and a tremendous demand de-
veloped for additional standards for
fruits and vegetables. The grades
now cover 80 commodities and the
end Is not yet, say department officials
in charge of the work. Growers of
artichokes, romalne, raspberries, ruta-
bagas, esenrolle, garlic and other
commodities are requesting federal
grades for their products. The grades
are also now being recognized abroad
as evidenced by the trade preference
given American products that have
been officially Inspected and for
which Inspection certificates as to
quality and condition have been Is-
sued.
The recent accession of interest In
standard grades on the part of east-
ern products Is pointed out as a no-
table development in the standardiza-
tion program. In Virginia, for ox-
ample, 600 apple growers this yea»
have organized standardization rings
and are collectively advertising their
brand In connection with the federal
grades. The Georgia peach crop this
year for the first time was packed
on the United States grndes, approx-
imately 8,000 cars being Inspected and
certified at shipping point on this
basis.
Legume Hay Is Favored
for Farm Flock of Sheep
There Is no better feed for sheep
than good legume hay. Alfalfa Is per-
haps the best. Red clover and Al-
slke nearly as good, and sweet clover
Is fine If well cured. Sweet clover
Is rather , difficult to cure, however,
and moldy sweet clover hay has
caused much trouble and many
deaths.
Wild hay Is good for part of the
hoy. Some millet Is good, but should
not be fed to excess. Corn Btover Is
well liked by sheep, but corn fod-
der should be fed sparingly lest they
get too much grain. One ear of corn
per day is enough for a ewe, and
keeping to that limit will not permit
the feeding of many stalks where there
Is much yield of corn. Straw Is good
for a part of the roughage, but sheep
should not be allowed to run to
straw stacks, for straw, chaff and
beards wll} get Into the fleece and In-
jure the sheep and lower the value of
the wool.
Timothy hay Is one of the poor-
est feeds for sheep on account of
Its constipating effects, and constipa-
tion Is one of the enemies of preg-
nant ewes.
Farm Rmfc
Make Hens Exercise
Feed the grain In a deep lit-
ter on the floor and make the
hens exercise for It The mash
may be fed either wet or dry,
and should be so regulated t*" *»t
the fowls will get about eq
parts of mash and of the scratci.
grains. It Is necessary to give
the fowls plenty to eat to get
good results, but the birds
should always be eager for each
feed. In cold weather feed
about one-third of the scratch
grains In the morning and two-
thirds at night. In this way the
hens are forced to exercise more
than If they receive all the grain
they desire at the morning feed.
Drain barn lots with ditches or tile.
Fill In low pluces with rock or gravel
• • •
Feeding high-value feed to low-
value live stock is like walking on
quicksand.
• • •
If you wish to get the most for
your money out of fertilizer put it
upon analysis.
a e a
Sanitation, administered In regular
doses, Is the best medicine for poul-
try, sheep and pigs.
• « •
Use clean straw for banking around
the cellar wall; It's Just as effective
as anything else and worlds better
for sanitary reasons.
• • •
It Is better to let the pullets roost
In the trees than to crowd them In
the laying house. A mature pullet
needs at least seven Inches of roost
* • •
Gather eggs for hatching at least
three times daily. Keep them In a
well-ventilated room and turn them
every day. Do not keep them either
In a hot or a cold room. A tempera-
ture of about 60 degrees Is about right
* • •
Hens fed milk ti galvanized con-
tainers are subject :o zinc poisoning,
say poultrymen. Use wooden, earthen
or porcelain containers.
» • •
A permanent wound dressing for
fruit trees may be made by mixing
dry bordeaux mixture with raw linseed
oil. It Is harmless and effective
• • •
The old-fashioned farmer who
sneered at scientific farming now has
a club-boy son who uses science to
beat hls dad producing crops and live
block.
I MAILING VARIOUS KINDS OF
SEED AND PLANT MATERIAL
Proper Selection and Pack-
ing Are Most Essential.
(Prepared toy the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
Seeds, plants, scions, grafts and
other plant material Intended for
propagating purposes may be shipped
long distances if properly selected
and packed. Long sea voyages
through the tropics are particularly
severe on plant material, so that great
care must be exercised where such
Journeys are Involved.
The United States Department of
Agriculture has prepared a new cir-
cular, Department Circular 823, for
the Information of persons who are
In the habit of mailing various kinds
of seed and plant material—to show
how to collect, label and pack living
plant material for long-distance ship-
ment. It Is based largely on the ob-
servations made from a great num-
ber of shipments which the deport-
ment hns received from all over the
world, packed In many different ways
and by many different people.
It may not seem Important, says the
circular, to follow some of the di-
rections given. But so many failures
and disastrous results have occurred
from variations from the directions
that the department feels compelled
to urge that they be followed as close-
ly as practicable In all cases. Neglect
to sew the cloth coverings on the
packages properly may result In a
total loss of the valuable material
Leaving off the dry burlap wrapper
and substituting newspaper therefor
may cause the sweating and molding
of a collection of valuable scions or
budwood. Too much care cannot be
given to the selection of clean, healthy
plant material.
A copy of the circular may be se-
cured while the supply lasts from t’
United States Department of Agrlct,
ture, Washington, D. O,
Sure Relief
FOR INDIGESTION
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Hot water
Sure Relief
ELL-ANS
254 AND 754 PACKAGES EVERYWHERE
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Money back without question
If HUNT'S SALVE falls In tbs
treatment of ITCH, ECZEMA,
RINGWORM.TirTTEBorofher
Itching skin diseases. Pi
7So at druggists, or direct from
LI.IliisO ISIiIh Co. Shonoas.Toa
At the bottom of good manners la
kindness. They border on morals.
DEMAND “BAYER” ASPIRIN
Aspirin Marked With “Bayer Cross"
Hat Been Proved 8afe by Millions.
Warning 1 Unless you see the name
"Bayer” on package or on tablets you
are not getting the genuine Bayer
Aspirin proved safe by millions aDd
prescribed by physicians for 23 years.
Say “Bayer” when you buy Aspirin,
Imitations may prove dangerous.—Adv,
The man who owns a paying oil well
lives on the fat of the lund.
Red Cross Ball Blue Is the finest
product of Its kind In the world. Ev-
ery woman who has used It knows
this statement to bo true.—Advertise-
ment.
If hnlr oil can come back after fifty
.■■ears, taking snuff may.
MOTHER!
Baby’s Best Laxative is
“California Fig Syrup”
When baby Is constipated, has wind-
colic, feverish breath, coated-tongue
or diarrhea, a half-teaspoonful of genu-
ine “California Fig Syrup” promptly
moves the poisons, gases, bile, souring
food and waste right out Nevei
cramps or overacts. Babies jve Its
delicious taste.
Ask your druggist for genuine "Call* *
fornla Fig Syrup” which has full direc-
tions for Infants In arras, and children
of all ages, plainly printed on bottle.
Mother! You must say "California”
or you may get an imitation fig syrup,
LURES COLDS -LA GRIPPE
l>t 24-Hours 3 Day9
f—OSCAB^QllINBI—i
Standard cold remedy world over. Demand
box bearing Mr. Hill’s portrait and signature.
At All Druggist*—30 Cents
Baby Loves
A Bath With '
Cuticura,
Soap
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Toi«wrr#wA!fi*Kt
KEEPING WEIL—An N? Tablet
(a vegetable ape lent) taken at
night will help keep you wall, by
toning and strengthening your di-
gestion and elimination.
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Cain, George W. The Carter Express. (Carter, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, December 26, 1924, newspaper, December 26, 1924; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc957301/m1/4/: accessed April 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.