Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, March 3, 1922, Page 3

e-Maker for 1922 THE NEW GANDLER SIX TOURING CAR *(595 F.0. B. CL South & Frick Cottonwood, Idaho CHANDLER MOTOR CAR CO., CLEVELAND | New Way of ted | lyst This machine hus ton to provide a spee been | coy ness of the metal more accurately than one part in a million, consists of small electric sparks leap graphs of the sparks taken through a presence of the smallest particles of t EVELAND Testing Gold Washing: | e the tine- The method g between two sticks of gold, photo- vy the bureau of standards at s of gold which will measu diffraction grating showing at once the paser metals, Mop eootosioteatontretontostontes Loans We have plenty of money to loan on improved lands, lowest rate, prompt service. We also write a general line of insurance, your business solicited. : JAS. G. WRIGHT & SON Nezperce, Idaho : ] STOLE HER FLOCK OF CHICKS How Leghorn Hen Procured a Large Family Without the Formality of Hatching Them. i | The fox is no cleverer than a Leg- | horn hen. So at least thinks one | reader of the Companion who has} read the numerous stories that it has printed to illustrate the cleverness of foxes. To justify her opinion she tells a story of her own. Here It is: In our flock of chickens we had only one brown Leghorn, but she was hard to beat. One day she stole her | nest, and, though Leghorns do not, as | a rule sit, some time later she came | marching proudly into the yard fol- | lowed by a dozen ttle brown ball In a week she had following her chicks of all ages and descriptions; | she had stolen them from other hens. And besides attending to the needs | of that large family she began short- | ly to have an egg in her coop every | morping. | An interesting incident occurred on | a neighboring farm. A persistent lit- tle hen that was repeatedly prevented from sitting finally disappeared and returned some days later with seven fluffy baby quail. She had evidently | driven the mother quail from her nest and hatched the eggs herself. The baby quail obeyed her commands, and she was very proud of them; but, in the words of my smal! brother, won't she get the surprise of her life some day when these little quail learn to fy !—Youth's Companica. | of white or yellow Duckbill Freak of Nature, The duckbill, or platypus, is one of the strangest and most paradoxical of all the animale of nature. It is sometimes called nature's Joke, It has a bill and webbed feet like a duck and can swim and dive like a fish. The most unexpected trait of the animal! is that it actually lays eggs. He makes long tunnels in the banks of | streams in bis native home in Aus tralia, These are made barely large enough for his b ugh sot if he desires to return at any time he simply backs out, which he is enabled to do, since his fur is like that of the common mole, set in such a way that no matter what direction he moves his fur ther hinders him nor gets full of dirt. The duckbill ts all that is left of a large family, y to pass th Why Phosphorus Is Taboo. The invention of the phosphorus fric- tion match was a very important step in the development of the match. It was brought into general commer- cial use in 1883. The first of this type made in the United States were manu- factured at Springfield, Mass., in 1836. were of the “strke anywhere” y, and the inflammable head con- of white or yellow phosphorus, together with sulphur and other sub- stances that yield oxygen readily in the presence of heat, such as chlorate of potash, red lend, nitrate of lead and peroxide of manganese. White or yellow phosphorus is a deadly poison, | which is liable to infect operatives who handle tt with a distressing disease ealled “phossy jaw.” The terrible suf. fering endured by workmen [nh maten factories led to an International move- | ment for their protection, and the use | phosphorus now is forbidden by law in practically ev- ery country engaged in the manufac- ture of matches, POPULAR SCIENCE A machine for rubbing automobile bodies, which Is necessary during the course of a proper painting job, has been invented which doubles the work- | ma output and makes the work much easier The up-todate sled may be used in | summer as well as in winter, It Is equipped with three removable rubber- tired wheels, and is guided dowphil! iu summer by reins which turn tn axle on which the frout wheel Is «wounted. | pretty WHY American Actresses Win Popu- larity in Europe Those persons who believe nothing but a pretty face Is necessary to make you @ popular movie star should read what film producers in England ond France are up against in their search for young women who can make good in motion pictures, May Stranathan writes in the Pittsburgh Dispatch. They claim there are just as many pretty girls in England and France as there are in America—though dou)tiess this is an exaggeration—but they admit their pretty girls do not screen as well as those of America. They frankly ac- knowledge the reason is lack of brains. These producers say brains are peces- sary to success as a movie actress, Rene Navarre, French actor and would-be film producer who aspires to make his film city at Nice the rival of the one at Los Angeles, after which it is modeled, says he has tried hundreds of beautiful French women and girls, but they have failed miserably before the camera because of lack of the quick Intelligence necessary to eatch the point of a pose. In despatr, he says the only thing to do is to start an academy for the training of camera stars, Miss Violet Hopkins, one of the few English girls who have made a success in motion pictures, attributes the sue cess of the American girl to her am- bition, thoroughness, her willingness to work hard and her study of types. hot only of to-day, but In literature, in eluding history and poetry. So the American girl scores again. CHEERFULNESS AS AN ASSET Why Mirth Has Medicine” by Those Capable of Appreciating It. Mirth has been called Goe’s medt- cine. There are few persons who can- hot testify to the saving value of a smile. There Is a story told of a man who received @ wire while on a busi- ness trip that his business had been 10 wiped out by fire. The depre which followed this news threate: for a time his mental balance, and he even gave serious. thougift to taking his own life, While in this dangerons mood he received a letter from his daughter, a sirl of nine, which read: “Dear Dad dy—I went down to see your store that was burned and it looked 1 covered with ice. kisses from Helen.” Love and The man laughed and the day wes | saved. That glint of humor was like a ray of sunshine In a dark cell, The spirit of the man vw released from the prison of his gloom, Lincoln on the day that he read to | his cabinet the emancipation proclama- WHEN FOWLS’ COMBS FREEZE } When | tion opened that important meeting by reading from Artemus Ward rebuked by one of his serious-minded cabinet officers for into an important session to hear such honsense, Lincoln replied: “Why don't you lay gentlemen? If I couldn't laugh I would die.” Emerson has said, “Nothing wilt supply the want of sunshine for peaches, and to make knowledge valu- able there must be cheerfulnes Rochester Deinocrat and Chronicle, Why Cattle Are “Mavericks.” Sam Maverick migrated from sachusetts to Texas in the early of the great West and entered upon the business of raising cattle. chased several them Whether from herds and put out to roam the range. ignorance or from implicit faith in the | honesty of the neighbors, it never oc- curred to Mr. Maverick that it might be wise to put his brand upon his stock. At round-up time, whenever a cow- | boy found an would ery: “There's a Maverick. And, generally being of the unre- generate type, he would use his own brand on his find. The name Maver ick soon began to be generally applied and to acquire a distinct metaphorical meaning; and when men had opinions which were vague and undecided, they unbranded were declared by Westerners of the | old days to hold “Maverick views.” Why Knock on Wood. Because there was at one general belief that trees and human- ity were allied in close bonds of union, and that certain trees had healing qualities. It was customary for a per- son afflicted with disease to tuke a woolen string of three colors, and with his right hand tie his left loosely to the limb of a tree, & glance back, the belief being that the disease was transferred to the tree by touching it. Thus from a tree It has become common practice to touch any article of wood to ward 8 mis | fortune. Why Peanuts Are Good Food. More than 2.000.000 acres in country were planted with peanuts last year. ing by leaps and bounds. They are one of the most nutritious foods known | to man, one pound of them (shelled) containing nearly half a pound of fat jand a quarter of a pound of protein, both high-grade and readily digesti- ble. For running the body machine they are three times as efficient as an equal weight of beef and five times as efficient as an equal weight of eggs. Why St. Twinkle. Because their light passes through variously heated and moving currents of air which act as a refractor, Much twinkling foretells bad weather, be cause it denotes that these aerial cus Been Called “God's | awfully | ving called them | Mas- | He pur- | animal, he | time a | then slip it out :| | and hasten homeward without casting this | The demand for them is inereas- } POULTRY FLOCKS BEST BREED FOR CAPONIZING Rocks, Brahmas, Cechins, Langshans and Wyandottes Are Favored by Different Producers. (Prepared by the United States Depart- ment of Agriculture.) In selecting the breed best suited for caponizing, severai factors must be taken Into consideration, say poultry specialists of the United States De | partinent of Agriculture. Large ca- pons bring the best prices. Conse- quently the breed should be large. It does not pay to caponize small fowls, Yellow legs and skin, as in other classes of poultry, are most popular. Viymouth Roeks, Light Brahmas, Co- chins, Cornish, Langshans and Wy- andottes are all recommended by dif- Performing the Operation, crosses of these. Orpingtons al ‘make fine capons, but the white | and skin are sumewhat of a disad vantage in this country. Brahmas and Cochins possess good size. Some breeders claim that Brah- mas are difficult to operate upon; others deny this. Plymouth Rocks and Wyandottes ure somewhat smait- er, but sell readily and | advantage of yellow shin and | The Langshan is large antl | operated upon. The Cornish is prob | ably most useful a ‘oss With some | | possess the legs. of the other breeds, thereby inj ing the breast meat without mate ly reducing the size of the fowl. In Massachusetts the Brahma was | formerly the most popular breed be | cause of the demand for large birds | for re sters. .Later, crosses between | the Light Brahma and the Barred or } White Plymouth Rock became quite | popular, while at present pure Barred and White Piymouth Rocks are per. haps most widely used. Best Remedy ts Mixture of Lard, Quinine and Kerosene, Melted and Mixed Together. Even {n cold weather fowls should have good ventilation and fresh atr, | and this sometimes leads to frostbit- | | ten combs and wattles. Th are not looked after properly, but if ueglected may ruin | the fowl’s appearance as well as cause unnecessary suffering. Breeds with large combs need espe- clally good attention. The best cure is to apply an ointment made of lard two ounces, quinine one ounce and kerosene three ounces, melted togeth er and thoroughly mixed. ‘The oint ment should be rubbed gently on the affected parts once ly for several weeks, or until the parts become nor- | mal. particularly serious if DISTRIBUTE BUILDING COSTS Proper Share ARs for Replac- ing Old Buildings Should Be Charged to Income, A proper share of the cost for re- | placing old farm buildings should be charged against the farm income each r, Buildings may be constructed | to last for 100 years, or they may | Stand only a third of that time. If | the cost of replacement is not charged } into the yearly ounts the | ferent producers, as are also various | is easily | ee whole | | bin will appear against the income for ] a single yeur. for buildings, machinery, or farm equipment are merely a method for distributing these costs over the period of years in which the equip- ment Is In actual use. DETAILS OF NONLAYING HEN Knowledge of Little Points Not Abso- lutely Necessary for Profitable Job of Culling. While there are many little details connected with the build and form of the nonlaying hen that are well | worth knowing, many of which re- quire some study and practice, a | knowledge of these details is not | absolutely necessary for a fairly good and paying job of culling the farm flock. Disease Is Usually Caused by Drafts In Poultry House and by Lack of Fresh Air. Roup, one of the most disastrous | diseases the poultryman has to com- the henhouse and lack of pure air. | Every crack should be closed, if it al- Also an opening near the top should be provided, so that the impure air may escape. —— Depreciation charges | other | ROUP IS MOST DESTRUCTIVE | bat, Is usually caused by drafts tn | lows the air to blow over the roosts, | This Barn Is Designed For You It is planned to be easily and economically built—affording sufficient room for stock, feed and machinery. The plans are free to customers. Madison Lumber & Mill Company BOSCH Magnetos COTTONWOOD, IDAHO POE OODEOPOSS OOO SOOO OOOO SORED® Royal Cords are Good Tires Also Kelly Springfield WHAT ABOUT THAT NEW BATTERY FOR THE COMING SEASON ? The Cottonwood Battery & Welding Shop Automobile Accessories Acetylene Welding Have You a Thor In Your Home? If Not, Why Not? Grangeville Electric Light & Power Co. COTTONWOOD ROBBINS BROTHERS PROPS. DRAY AND TRANSFER LINE Light and Heavy Hauling Done on Short Notice We Still can do your cleaning and pressing Richards & Son THE COTTONWOOD TAILORS bf