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THE SCHULENBURG STICKER, SCHULENBURG, TEXAS
This Week
b Arthur Brisbane
Only One Billion
Shaw's Universe Builders
Don't Neglect Colds
Still a Queer World
Four banks are to combine in New-
York city, making a $1,000,000,000 con-
cern that will have more branches
than any other bank in America. It
will not have more dollars, one bil-
lion being "small change" among in-
stitations like the Chase, Equitable,
National City and others.
All things, even staid finance, change.
Once a great bank took pride in im-
mobility, remaining on the same spot
for a century or more. Now banks
are in the chain store business, com-
peting with drug stores, cigar stores
and gas stations for the best corners.
To hold your place in this day, as Mr.
Murphy said, it is necessary to keep
moving.
Uncle Sam changes his views also.
A few years ago he was chopping
Standard Oil into little pieces because
it threatened to become a billion-dol-
lar concern, which was more than he
could stand.
Now, American Telephone & Tele-
graph alone owns five billion dollars'
worth of real assets, to say nothing of
good will and franchise value, and
Uncle Sam is calm. He has been in
the billion-dollar business himself
since the big war.
George Bernard Shaw revealed a
list of the "eight builders of universe"
at a dinner in honor of Professor
Einstein. His list reads: Aristotle,
Pythagoras, Copernicus, Ptolemy, Gal-
ileo, Kepler, Newton, Einstein.
It is a good list, although the future
has still to pass on Einstein's right
to a place in it.
Shaw might have crowded in Archi-
medes, who did so much for physics
that for 1,000 years nothing of im-
portance was added to his work. And
he might well have included Descartes,
one of the six greatest astronomers.
Dr. L. Stieglitz of New York, a bril-
liant physician and scientist, rebuked
an elderly patient for neglecting a
cold. The rebuke should be useful to
all men past fifty. "Nothing could
be more dangerous," said Doctor
Stieglitz. "When you neglect a cold
at fifty or older you deliberately en-
danger your life. A cold in itself may
be easily cured with two or three days
In bed Neglected, it runs into pneu-
monia.
"Mr. Whitney, who died recently,
aged fifty-eight, had a cold and went
about for three days neglecting it, at-
tending to business, and finally went
to bed. Pneumonia developed and he
died in twenty-four hours. He hadn't
a chance. If he had gone to bed at
the first signs of a cold, he would
probably be alive and well now."
Men around sixty are dull beings,
usually, but some of them do useful
work, and are important to their fam-
ilies. They should heed Doctor
Stieglitz' warning.
You are living in a world still prim-
itive. Brazil reorganizes itself by vio-
lence, just as this country did 154
years ago, and the Brazilian mob in
Sao Paulo tears down its Cambucy
prison, as the mob of the French rev-
olution tore down the Bastille.
In the Arctic German scientists,
traveling peacefully on their dog sleds,
were suddenly abandoned by their
Greenlander guides, who informed the
Germans* that there were demons on
the ice. They knew it by the sudden
change in the weather. The Germans
* tried to persuade the Greenlanders
that demons live in a hot country and
couldn't stand the ice, but the Green-
landers know better. Their hell is
frozen, not hot.
Mussolini has definite ideas about
supplying employment and giving a
good celebration to the nation.
In honor of the eighth anniversary
of his march on Rome with the Fas-
cist army, two thousand different pub-
lic works are announced, represent-
ing a cost of $100,000,000.
. The new works include schools, gar-
dens, workmen's dwellings, roads, new
streets, restoration of Rome's ancient
glories.
Mussolini ^appeared on horseback
before 10,000 mutilated war veterans
and was wildly cheered, as well he
might be. No matter what happens
hereafter, nobody can take from him
one of the greatest successes In the
world's history.
The British government wants to
diminish or eliminate the perform-
ances, perfunctory flummery now, at
the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and
invites all other nations to do the
same. Britain thinks the ceremonies
keep alive the war spirit and inflict
hardship on visiting statesmen, now
expected to buy a wreath and hurry
to the tomb on arrival.
The ceremonies, that have no mean-
ing, might be omitted out of consid-
eration for the unknown dead man.
Whoever he may be, he is entitled to
rest now that the war has been over
so long.
An encouraging word on business
Improvement comes from Mr. Farrell,
president of the big steel company.
He is a conservative man, and his ad-
vice against reckless price cutting is
constructive and necessary. If busi-
ness men cut each other's throats,
practically eliminating profits in the
big lines of business, they will all fall
in the ditch together.
((c). 1930, or Kins Features Syndicate, lac )
WORLD
WAR
YARNS
by Lieut. Frank E. Hagan
Man of Many Medals
Down near Holden, Mo., lives a
farmer who has the right to wear the
highest decorations conferred by five
of the allied nations. They are eight
in number—the British Distinguished
Service Cross, the French Medaille
Militaire, the French Croix de Guerre
with three palms, the Belgian Croix de
Guerre, the Belgian War Cross, the
Italian War Cross and the Medal de
Bravere of Montenegro. In addition
he wears the American Victory Medal
with six bars or battle clasps, indi-
cating that he was in six major en-
gagement in France (more than any
other Medal of Honor man, living or
dead) and last and greatest the Con-
gressional Medal of Honor.
Each palm on his French Croix de
Guerre represents three citations for
bravery in the face of the enemy, nine
citations in all. The feat which won
the Congressional Medal of Honor, one
of the most remarkable in the whole
history of the American arms, was per-
formed near Cunel, France, on October
7, 1918, by John L. Barkley of Com-
pany K, Fourth infantry, when, ac-
cording to the official citation:
"Private Barkley, who wasN stationed
in an observation post half a kilo-
meter from the German line, on his
own initiative repaired a captured
enemy machine gun and mounted it in
a disabled French tank near his post.
Shortly afterward when the enemy
launched a counter attack against our
forces, Private Barkley got into the
tank, waited under the hostile barrage
until the enemy line was abreast of
him, and then opened fire, completely
breaking up the counter attack and kill-
ing and wounding a large number of
the enemy. Five minutes later an
enemy 77mm. gun opened fire on the
tank, point blank. One shell struck
the drive wheel of the tank, but this
soldier, nevertheless, remained in -the
tank and, after the barrage ceased,
broke up a second enemy counter at-
tack, thereby enabling our forces tc.
gain and hold Hill 253."
• * *
Scarcely a Shock Unit
Some of the reasons advanced for
exemption from military service un-
der the provisions of the selective
service act, commonly known as "the
draft," were unusual, to say the least.
But it is doubtful if, in all the history
of that incident of the World war, a
more comprehensive list of disabili-
ties was brought forward to prove
that a parent "didn't raise his boy to
be a soldier" than was this one, in-
cluded in a letter received by a Chi-
cago exemption board. It said in part:
"When a boy eleven years old he got
badly hurt and had a bad defect with
his back. He has trouble to stoop to
pick up anything, and one leg is
shorter than the other, and he hurt
his hand and has one stiff finger and
a defect on the other hand, and hp
hurt l.is head and stayed hard of hear-
ing. Can't walk, for he suffers of a
sore side and the same when driving.
Back and side gets awful sore when
he lifts anything heavy.. Eyes get
bloodshot and trouble to see any ex-
citements, gets frightened. He could
never go to school and was always
sick. He can't read or write and is
cross-eyed. He froze his heels nine
years ago and every winter is laid up
with sore heels and his feet get bad.
He cut his foot across the top and
three stiff toes bother him to walk.
He is drowsy and sleepy all his life
and when he goes to sleep he chokes
and jumps up and gasps for breath,
and he was tended by a doctor for two
years for a rupture. When he runs
he gets sick and has to go to bed. I
testify that these facts are true and
he is even worse than I have pur.
down, and he sends in his exemption
just to comply with the law, and If
the war goes on we will send him«to
i asylum.
His Father."
• • *
The Youngest American
Who v/as the youngest member of
the American army during the World
war? Haverhill, Mass., claims that
distinction for Commander Ernest
Sweeney of Lorraine post, Veteran of
Foreign Wars, a chauffeur in that city.
He enlisted at fourteen, celebrated his
fifteenth birthday on the battlefields ol
France and has applied to the War
department for official recognition of
his claim to being the youngest Amer-
ican soldier.
West Virginia also has a claimant.
In 1918 Chester Merriman of Romney.
SV. V., then a lad of fourteen, slipped
away to Cumberland, Md., convinced
a recruiting offirer that he was
eighteen and was enlisted. He was
sent to Camp Greenleaf, Ga., thence
to Camp Mills, N. Y and on June 7
sailed to France. He served as a
member of the first aid crew with the
Seventh Machine Gun battalion in the
Third division at Base Hospital No. 202.
Merriman has a letter from Wood-
row Wilson, written after the war
President had left the White House,
which says:
"Through a ranking officer of the
War department I learn you are the
youngest (whether officially so or not)
American soldier to set foot on for-
eign sr 11 in defense of democracy and
for those things for which we Amer-
icans stand. As your former com-
mander In chief I extend to you my
heartiest congratulations."
(©. 1930 Western Newsuaner Union.\
Painting the Red Cross Poster for Roll Call
WIDE *0810 CH0T0
Lawrence Wilbur is here seen completing his work on the Red Cross poster for the annual "roll call," November
11 to 27. More than three hundred thousand copies of the poster will be displayed throughout the country.
Giving the Little Boys a Big Hand
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New members of the famous ISO-piece Trojan band of the University of California, southern branch, at Los
Angeles, being initiated at the "hands" of older members—a feature of the annual "dress parade" and band review*
KNOWS LANGUAGES
Wilfred Stevens, who has a reading
or speaking knowledge of 28 lan-
guages, modern and ancient, has been
named principal translator of the De-
partment of State. Stevens was a
translator in the department for 25
years prior to 1924, when he resigned
to engage In further study of lan-
guages and in private linguistic work.
DAVIS IN CAPITOL
First photograph of the statue of
Jefferson Davis, former president of
the Confederacy, which has been
placed in Statuary hall of the Capitol
at Washington by the state of Missis-
sippi.
In Demand
"Why is young Mr. Skiggs such a
great social favorite?"
"He can eat anything that ever
came out of a chafing dish and act as
if he enjoyed it." *
Canada Honors Bliss Carman's Memory
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Hon. John B. Baxter, premier of the province of New Brunswick, Canada,
unveiling a monument at the grave of Bliss Carman, Canada's foremost poet,
whose ashes were brought by the New Brunswick government from New
Canaan, Conn., where he died, and placed in a tomb at Forest Hill cemetery,
New Brunswick.
Champion Milkmaid of America
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Miss Dorothy Wilhelm, of Connorsville, Ind., won the title of "Champion
Milkmaid of America," by taking first place in a milkmaid contest that lasted
seven days. Her record was 203.83 pounds of milk in 51 minutes. Miss Wil-
helm received a $200 prize. The milking contest was held throughout the
week of the National Dairy shov^in St. Louis, Mo.
PMTfiY
INCREASED FEED
IN WINTER BEST
Good Way to Bring Up Pro-
duction of Laying Fowls.
With a 50 per cent production for
young stock as a practical economical
limit for their production, J. B. Hayes,
poultry specialist at the University
of Wisconsin, advises that careful feed-
ing should attend their introduction
into the class of producers.
"Forcing,;* he declares, "should not
be attempted on young stock, nor
should it be expected of them that
production on top of early maturity
gained from forcing will be the best
for flock production."
For poultry stock which is in con-
dition to be forced, such as pullets
that are well along to maturity,
and hens that have fully recovered
from their molt and are again in good
condition, increased feeding during the
winter months is a good way to bring
up production of the flock. One of
the best of rations for the flock to
bring them to better production is
this one:
Scratch Feed Mixture — Cracked
corn, 2 pounds; wheat, 2 pounds; oats,
1 pound.
Mash—Bran, 100 pounds; wheat
middlings, 100 pounds; buckwheat
middlings. 100 pounds; ground oats,
100 pounds; oil meal, 50 pounds; salt,
3 pounds.
Practices in feeding that have been
found to be the best, according to
Hayes, include the feeding of grain
in two or three portions during the
day. The mash is the true "forcer"
of the feed for the flock.
Watch for Bumblefoot
in the Chicken Flock
During the winter months when the
dock is confined indoors on hard con-
crete or board floors, a few cases of
bumblefoot are likely to develop and
to require attention.
Bumblefoot results in an abscess or
corn on the bottom of the fowl's foot,
usually caused by a jar or bruise re-
ceived in jumping from a perch that is
too high to a hard floor. Occasion-
ally the trouble is caused by sharp
corners on the perches or by perches
that are too large for the fowls to
rest on naturally.
One of the best remedies for bum-
blefoot is prevention. See that there
are no sharp corners on the roosts
and that the roosts are as low as they
can be placed conveniently, partic-
ularly if one of the heavy breeds is
being housed. Another Item that is of
value In prevention Is the matter of
keeping a liberal supply of clean litter
on the floors.
In cases where bumblefoot develops,
a few applications of tincture of iodine
will usually effect a cure, if applied at
the first signs of foot soreness.
Egg-Eating Vice Needs
Immediate Attention
Whenever there is a tendency
towards the egg eating vice the eggs
should be gathered several times dai-
ly. It may seem a laborious task, but
it is the only safe course
The trouble m^y also be prevented
by arranging the nests so that the
fronts do not face the light. By turn-
ing them around, facing them towards
the wall, the eggs are bidden from
view, and there is less likelihood of
any Inquisitive bird locating the eggs.
All nest boxes should be arranged
so that they are at least a foot from
the floor of the house, thus preventing
the hens from coming Into direct con-
tact with them.
Poultry Notes
Clean straw In the nests Insures
clean eggs.
• • *
Poorly housed. Improperly fed/hick-
ens are more susceptible to Invasion
of worms.
• • •
Clean, comfortable houses, good
feed, clean drinking dishes, clean
feeders, will help keep chickens In
good health.
* • *
Alfalfa, red clover and soy bean
hays are a" valuable, ranking in the
order in which they are named.
• * *
Not all pullets having *a high begin-
ning rate will be high producers, but
those starting with a low rate of pro-
duction seldom succeed in paying for
their feed.
• • •
Many farmers do not seem to real-
ize the value of some sort of green
food for hens. It is absolutely essen-
tial that they have it if heavy egg pro-
duction Is expected.
* * «
The poor layer is through working
until next spring. From now on she
Is boarding off of her owner. ,
• • •
Give the breeding birds free range
during pleasant weather. The addi-
tion of one pint of cod liver oil to
each 100 pounds of mash will Increase
fortuity and hatchabllity.
« • •
A straw loft provides the best Inso-
lation above, although paper and
sheathing on the under side of raft-
ers with sawdust between gives effec-
tive Insulation and Is much used.
FEW REASONS FOR
TEST VARIATIONS
Cream Separator May Be
Blamed for Differences.
When cream tests vary there is
flsually a reason, and before doubting
the test it is well to consider the
things that will cause the differences, !■
suggests E. S. Guthrie of the depart-
ment of dairy industry at Cornell uni-
versity.
A difference of ten turns each min-
ute on the separator crank will change
the test nearly three and a half per
cent. The temperature of the milk at
the time of separation, if at 70 de-
grees instead of 90, lowers the cream
test and lets more fat go in the skim
milk.
Cpws which may be added to the
herd or a fresh cow may change the
herd test. Under uniform conditions
at the college a 3 per cent milk gave
a 23 per cent cream, a 4 per cent milk
a 30 per cent cream, and a 5 per cent
milk a 39 per cent cream. The per-
centage of fat in the skim milk in-
creased with the richer milk.
Cleaning the separator is not only
a good sanitary practice but it is
essential to efficient separation;.
clogged and dirty tubes hinder the
normal flow. Mr. Guthrie cites Cornell
extension bulletin number 151 as use-
ful in the care and operation of a
cream separator. It will be sent free
to anyone who applies for it to the
college of rgriculture at Ithaca, New
York.
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Proving Dairy Bulls Is
Becoming of Important
Proving dairy bulls Is bec»nTing an
Important and, apparently, necessary
part of the breeder's program in his
needs for better cattle. The dairy ex-
tension service of New Jersey recently
reported some very good evidence of ^
the breeding value of three bulls in
that state. 11
Tvgenty-two daughters of a Hoi stein || 7
bull, sold by Henry Schmidt to the
Newark Milk company farm, averaged
11,919 lbs. milk and 382.8 lbs. butter-.
fat at an average age of three and
one-half years.
"Old Contemptible," a Guernsey
owned by Locust Lane farm, has
daughters that averaged 375 lbs.
terfat Nine of these were
olds. The average mature
of these records is 528 lbs. but
The senior Holstein herd sire of
New Jersey Agricultural college t
has 10 daughters that averaged 1
500 lbs. milk on official test in
C, 10 months' division. Tliis was
per cent more than the production'
their dams at comparable ages. '
bull is a son of a proven sire
was secured from the United
government' dairy farm at Belt,
Md. .
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Importance of Quality
of Legume Hay for
Over in Michigan there is a
that has a six-year average of 13,000
pounds of milk per cow. This ts
splendid production. It would be a
creditable average for one year. For
a six-year period it is wonderful.
owner of the herd. Mr. Hunt;"
terviewed and gave his views on"
ing to Hoard's Dairyman. - His main
emphasis was not on this or that grain
mixture but on the quality of the le-
gume hay fed. He believes there is
an important relationship between the
quality of the hay and the health of
the herd. Well cured legumfc hay con-
tains essential vitamins which aid in
assimilation of minerals, and min-
erals have a very important
on health.
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Dairy Hints
Cows in milk need plenty of
at all times.
Many of our dairy herds ar§
itahle because of underfeed
• * *
Plenty of succulent
dairy herd means more
and a smaller expenditure
expensive grain.
•
Take a look at the heife
pasture. They may be short of
or feed or both. It pays to keepf
young stock growing.
• • *
Soy beans, oats and peas,
grass, and the millets are et
hays. Of these soy beans are
They are nearly equal to alfalfa
feeding value.
•
Proper culling of dairy herds^
help to reduce the surplus ofa
products and to increase the j
of individual herds.
• • •
An abundapt supply of ho
Is essential if the dairy ut
to be washed and sterilised
Many farmers who are us
engine as a source of power
milking machines or cream
are finding that water can be
quickly and economically by
of an exhfeust water heater
to their gas engines.
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