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THE CARROLL FREE PRESS, CARROLLTON, GA.
THERMOMETER TUBES.
•* Accurate They Must Be Abee-
lutely Without Flaw*.
In making accurate thermome
ters the glass tubing is first drawn
out to great lengths. These lengths
are then cut into pieces about four
feet long, known as canes. These
are carefully examined for flaws.
Not more than four or five out of a
hundred of these canes are found
perfect. The rest are destroyed,
and that is why thoroughly accu
rate thermometers cost so much.
The bore of a thermometer is finer
than the diameter of a hair, but it
looks much larger than it really is
on account of the magnifying lens
front of the tube. To make the
bulb one end of this slender hollow
glass rod is heated in a blowpipe
and is formed by expanding the
molten glass by blowing through
the open end of the tube.
The size of the bore determines
the capacity of the bulb. The rule
is that the capacity of the latter
must be 1,000 times as great as that
of the former. Getting the mercury
into the bulb is the next process
and is comparatively simple. The
bulb is heated so as to expand the
air it contains and then inverted
with the end of the tube in a dish
of mercury. As the expanded air
cools it contracts, forms a partial
vacuum, and the mercury is drawn
into the tube. The operation is con-
tinued until the tube and.the bulb
are filled to the proper point. Then
the tube is roasted in hot sand to
expel every particle of moisture.
When it has thoroughly cooled the
bulb is plunged into cracked ice to
drive the mercury to a low point,
and then the finishing of the tube
begins by blowing a flame across the
point near the top where it is de
sired to cut it off. It is drawn out
very thin, but a minute hole is left
in the center. Then tho bulb is
heated again until tho mercury fills
the tube and a drop of it is forced
out, thus displacing all the air orig
inally in the tube and the bulb. The
top is then sealed and the hook
drawn which secures the bulb to tho
scale.
Making a thermometer is all hand
work. They have never been able
to make them by machinery. One
of the largest manufacturers of
thermometers in America 6aid re
cently: ‘Tf all thermometer tubes
could be made with the same size
bore, if all could be made with the
same capacity bulb, if all could be
made without taking into account
the personal equation of the work
men—then, and then only, could
the operation of thermometer man
ufacture be made mechanical.”—
New York Press.
GOOD QUALITIES
OF THE HEREFORD.
Herefords stand alone In their abil
ity to convert grass Into high class
beef. They mature nt an enrller age
than other cattle. Being tho most
docile of the bovine species, they take
on flesh more readily and give better
results in feed lots or pastures than
the representatives of any other breed,
writes Overton Harris In the Breeder's
Gazette. Being uniform in color, they
mnke mnrket stock that catches the
eye of the yard buyer. Depositing
their flesh on those parts of the skele
ton from which the highest priced
meats are cut, the back and loin, they
are specially popular with butchers
and killers.
Since fat and lean are blended in a
Hereford carcass more evenly than In
any other beef animal beef from it
has a juiciness, a flavor and a tender
ness not to be found in any other
breed. Herefords are the kings of
rustlers. Their record on the ranges
of the west and their achievements in
corn belt pastures stamp them as the
Attest of all breeds to thrive under a
BUYING A HORSE.
First take a general look at a
horse before buying: then his
hocks should be examined, nt the
same time watching the flanks.
A study of the heud is essen
tial. In the hock and in the
wind will be found the most
common defects. Those puffy
enlargements nbout the hocks in
dicate spavin. If the animal has
the heaves this can be detected
in the flnnks.
An unusual expansion and con
traction of the nostrils will prove
thnt there is something wrong
with his wind. Wrinkles back
and above the nostrils will show
very clearly the degree to which
he is affected. One can tell a
horse’s wind by placing the ear
to the windpipe.
The horse’s forehead should be
wide and the ears well apart.
The anlmnl should have a bright
eye. If the ears have short
points bent forward and carried
back and close together the in
dications are thnt he Is balky .X
and a kicker. %
MILK FEVER TREATMENT.
The Hereford breed of beef cattle
Is a prime favorite In the far west
and southwest on account of Its su
perior range qualities. Cattle rais
ers of Oklahoma, Texns, Kansas,
Colorado and other range states pin
their faith to tho white faced cat
tle. The Illustration shows Scottish
Lassie, who was senior yearling
and grand champion Hereford fe
male nt the International live stock
show, Chicago.
wide variety of conditions. Since they
lend all breeds in rustling qualities it
is natural that they should also stand
first as regards health, constitution,
vigor and prepotency. Essentially an
outdoor breed, Herefords are the
healthiest cattle in the country. This
menns resistance to the common dis
eases which make success with other
breeds difficult and in many cuses im
possible.
Most strains of breeding produce ns
good milkers as are found in any of
the beef breeds. There are no milk-
less Herefords. Some are shallow
milkers because they hare been highly
specialized to excel as beef types, and
whatever the loss of milk giving in
such specimens it Is more than offset
by the increased superiority of the an
imals as beef models. “White face”
cows are the best of mothers. An over
whelming majority of them give plen
ty of milk properly to raise thetr
calves. What few nurse cows I have
for my show cattle are Herefords. If
Proper Method of Injeoting Air Into
the Cow’s Udder.
The air treatment for milk fever is
a simple oue. The apparatus manu
factured by several companies mukes
it easy to Inflate the udder with air
and is nothing more or less than a bi
cycle pump modified, of course, to do
this work to better advantage, says
Hoard's Dairyman. A bicycle pump
may be used in the absence of the
pump manufactured especially for this
purpose.
The end of the instrument Is at
tached to a srauli tube which is in
serted in the end of tho tent. Care
should bo taken to sterilize the tube in
boiling water or corrosive sublimate;
also to wash the end of the tout, as
there is great danger of doing more
harm than good to the udder. After
the tube is inserted in the tent the
operator forces tho air into the under
with the pump. Each quarter is in-
Inflated, nnd care should be taken not
to distend the udder too much. In the
treatment of milk fever and gnqgot it
is customary to place rubber bands
around each teat to prevent the air
from escaping too rapidly. For milk
fever it sometimes requires u second
injection, but if the bands are used
one treatment is usually enough.
For garget the udder Is not filled
quite so full as for milk fever, and
after the udder is inflated It is thor
oughly massaged, especially the quar
ter affected with garget.
A Famous Emerald.
The emerald is mentioned by St
John in his Apocalypse. An emer- j a mun wants more milk in a herd of
aid of inestimable value ornament- Herefords he can soon get it through
ed the bezel of the ring of Poly- breeding; if he wants the highest type
crates, king of Samos. That mon- ! of beef animal he can select it from
arch, having been all his life fa- j e8tabl| sh , ‘ tl herds,
vored by fortune, determined to put |
his luck to a severe test. He threw j
the ring into the sea. The next day
he went fishing. The record of that
day’s sport still remains unbroken.
His majesty caught a fino fish, nnd
inside of the fish he found his ring.
That happened in the year 230 of
the foundation of Rome, and the
ring, considered ns a talisman, was
placed among the royal treasures of
the temple of Concord.
Meurning In Korea.
Koreans wear full mourning for
their fathers. The dress is of hemp
cloth, with a hempen girdle. A
face shield is used to show that the
wearer is a sinner and must not
speak to any one unless addressed.
The costume is retained for three
years, the shield for three months.
This is worn for a father only.
Secondary mourning is worn for a
mother and no mourning at all for
a wife. The hat is of wickor. Dur
ing the China-Japanese war the
United States minister ordered ev
ery American citizen to hawe in
readiness a dress of this sort for
disguise in case of flight.
Car* of Young Pigs.
The pigs should be separated from
the sows and older hogs, since they
will not get their shnre of the feed If
all are allowed to run together after
the pigs are weaned, writes an Ohio
farmer In the Amerienn Agriculturist.
I feed ground corn, tankage, mill feed,
and when they cannot get out on the
grass I put finely cut clover or nlfalfa
in their feed. In the cold weather l
like to give them warm slop every
morning. For this purpose nothing is
better than a feed cooker or a boiler
to heat the water. While some authori
ties say that It does not pay to cook
feed, I think any reasonable man can
see that warm slop will help young
hogs especially. And they will do
much better than on cold slop or dry
feed. One reason for this is, I think,
that hogs of any age do not drink
enough water during cold weather.
Where the slop is warmed up the hogs
are glad to use more nearly the proper
amount of water which is necessary to
produce the most economical gains.
Where a warm slop has been fed in
the morning ear corn will be all right
for the evening feed.
; WASH THAT ITCH AWAY
It is said that there are certain
springs in Europe that give relief and
cure to Eczema and other skin dis
eases. If you knew that by washing
in these waters you could be relieved
from that awful itch, wouldn’t you
inak* every effort to take a trip to
Europe at once? Would yon not be
willing (o spend your last cent to find
the cure?
But you need not leave home for
these distant springs. Relief is right
her* in your own home town!
A simple wash of Oil of Winter-
green, Thymol and other Ingredients
as compounded only in D. D. D. Pre
scription will bring instant relief
Dock th* Lambs Early.
The animal husbandry division of
the department of agriculture In Min
nesota suggests the docking of lambs
at an early age because the undocked
not only present a filthy condition
when turned out to pasture, but soon
get into an insanitary condition that
invites disturbance from flies. Docked
ewe Iambs are also shown by the sta
tion experiments to develop into bet
ter and surer breeders. A large per
cent of undocked ewe lambs utterly
full to breed. On the market the
docked sheep, being sightly and clean,
bring 25 to 50 cents a hundred pounds
more than the undocked. The market
demands clean, wholesome looking
stock.
Management of Boara.
The careless methods employed by
some breeders In their management of
boars accounts for a goodly part of
the "bad luck" in swine raising, says a
Missouri hog raiser. Allowing the boar
to run with the herd is a common
practice that should be discontinued.
Following bis animal instincts, the
boar soou saps away his vitality. The
animal also worries other members of
the herd, especially the younger sows,
and hfe is oven liable to cause serious
injury in such cases as well as get
some with pig nt too early an age for
them to make suitable brood sows.
Besides, his changeable moods make
him n dangerous anlmnl to have run
ning at lurge. Often one of them sud
denly becomes vicious and turnB on
the first person he encounters. The
tusks should be removed from the
boar's mouth early in bis career in or
der to guard against ail possible acci
dents.
The only safe plan of managing the
boar is to hove a lot nnd quarters ex
pressly for confining him in nnd fur
nishing him plenty of exerclae and
sunlight. Thus managed he will re
main quiet and tractable.
Tuberculosis Precautions.
Every stable where tuberculosis has
existed should bo well whitewashed
twice in the next six months; also
. „ „ the remaining cattle should be tuber-
that terrible burning itch, and leave culin tested again in six months,to see
the skin as smooth and healthy as
that of a child.
If you have not already tried it, get
at least a 25-cent bottle today. We as
sure you of lnstaut relief.
Johnson Drug Co,
if the disease still remains In the cat
tie that are left. Get it out and then
be careful how you buy it iu again.
Look out for fhe dishonest men who
I’ope their cattle and thus give you
• nother dose of She disease.
Diameter of the Silo.
Tho size of the silo must, of course,
depend on the amount of stock to be
fed. as a certain amount must be fed
euL’h day to keep the top layer from
spoiling. Narrow and deep is the right
construction, and the deeper the bet
ter, ns each added foot gives added
weight to the silage and helps to make
it more solid nnd exclude the air. To
insure long service wooden silos should
be lntlied and plastered or bricked on
the Inside. This keeps the silage from
coming iu contact with tb.e, wood and
does not permit of that wetting and
drying which soon decay the wood.
If a silo is made too large in.dlameter,
nnd this is a very frequent error, one
of two things will happen—either the
silage will be moldy all the time, ow
ing to the inability to feed it down rap
idly enough, or else the cows will be
fed more than they should have in an
attempt to keep ahead of the molding.
Horaa’a Teeth Need Attention.
More attention should be given- to
the care of horses’ teeth. Often an
animal is punished for some Infirmity
of temper or dosed for some aliment
when the whole trouble lies In an ul
cerated tooth or in teeth that no long
er articulate—that is, no longer come
together so perfectly that they will
properly grind the animal’s food. Of
ten this latter defect produces indiges
tion and other Internal disorders.
Have n competent veterinarian go over
a horse’s teeth whenever you suspect
that they are causing tlie animal trou
ble.
Care ef Youm Stook.
The propel 1 place for youngsters Is
outdoors whenever they want to go
there. They will do best with plenty
of range, plenty of shelter when they
want it and plenty of feed to mnke
them grow.
15 DAY
GREAT
15 DAY
Stock-Taking Sale
To; reduce our large stock of Bed-Room Suites,
Odd Dressers, Rugs and nearly everything in
our Line. We will begin
Monday, Eeb. 6th,
A sale in which we offer the following unheard
of prices.
Suites that were $25.00 are now
Suites that were 22.00 are now
Suites that were
Suites that weie
Suites that were
Suites that were
Suites that were
Suites that were
$20.00
17.00
27.00
33-°°
35-oo
50.00
60.00
80.00
35 00 are now
40.00 are now
45.00 are now
60.00 are now
70.00 are now
95.00 are now
Dressers that were 18.^0 are now 16.00
Dressers that were 14.00 are now 12.00
Dressers that were 12.00 arc now 10.50
Dressers that were 15.00 are now 12.50
Dressers that were 14.50 are now 12 00
Dressers that were 15.50 are now 10.00
Dressers that were 12.00 are now 9.00
Dressers that were 8,50 are now 8.00
Dressers that were 8.00 are now 7.00
Side Boards that were 20 00 are now 16.50
Side Boards that were 25.00 are now 20.00
Side Boards that were 23.00 are now 18.00
Side Boards that were 15.00 are now 12.50 j
Side Boards that were 22.50 are now 18.00
Side Boards that were 37. 50 are now 33.00
Side Boards that were 45.00 are now 38.00
Book Cases that were 9 50 are now 8.50
Book Cases that were 12 00 are now 10 50
Book Cases that were 15,00 are now i3.oo
Combination Cases that were 27 5o are now 22 00
Combination Cases that were 16 00 are now 13 00
Roll Top Desks that were 20 00 are now 15 00
Water Sets that were 7 50 are now 6 00
Water Sets that were 5 00 are now 4 25
Water Sets that were 3 00 are now 2 5o
Water Sets that were 4 50 are now 3 50
3 piece Fibre Rush Parlor Suites were 35 00 now 25.00
3 piece Fibre Rush Parlor Suites were 30 00 now 20 00
4 piece Fibre Rush Parlor Suites were 25 00 now 15 00
Special Prices on High Grade Mattresses and Springs
Big lot Iron Beds 10 per cent off
Hall Racks 10 per cent off
Special prices on davenports
Lot Suit Cases at One dollar
Music Cabinets at cost
40 piece dinner set given with each 40 00 purchase
Novelty Hat Racks that were 1 50 are now 1 00
Novelty Hat Racks that were 2 00 are now 1 50
New product Vegetable Fibre Matting at 25c
Large lot of Rugs and Art Squares at reduced prices
Sewing Machines at from 15 00 [up, special on some
makes.
This sale lasts only 15 days so don’t miss it.
{Carrollton Furniture &
Undertaking Co.
N. A. HORTON, Manager.
North Corner Public Square. 1st National Bank Block.