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The Holbrook news., 1909-06-25

The agents sent here by the little nations on the outskirts of the civilized world and their lots rich in heartaches- They are alone among people to them alien in speech, customs and Ideals. That is the acme of loneliness. Their power Is negligible. their standing mo- ticed only by the official happening to be in the State Department when they call. And their labor is, as a rule, to beg their countries out of trouble with the offended United States or to be- seech the American republics aid in escaping the wrath of some other big power. Worse than that. there is usu- ally trouble at home, in the treasury or on the throne itself, acute and keep ing the ministers nerves on edge.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-25
Treatment for Potato scab.

It is true that as early as 1912 q German investigator suggested that the trouble was caused by parasitic or gdnism, but later it was definitely de termined that the fungus, Sorosporiun scabies, which he had isolated, was not invariably the caues of the trouble. It was not until 1890 that Prof. Bolley definitely determined that potato scab was caused by fungus parasite. Un- til resistant strains could be bred up it was necessary that some temporary preventive be applied, says Farm. Stock and Home. Treatment of sea bies may be made by the use of for malin or corrosive sublimate (bichlo- ride of mercury). The latter is per haps the most effective, but it should be handled with the greatest caution, as it is a very powerful poison when taken internally. The solution is pre- pared by dissolving two ounces of cor rosive sublimate in two gallous of, hot water. When the poison is well dis solved, add twelve gallons of water, making fourteen gallons in all. The potatoes, which should be reasonably clean, should be put in gunuy sack and the whole suspended in the solu- tion for an hour and a half. Then empty them out on a floor to dry thor oughly before cutting and planting.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-25

to the center. of the left hand pulley S1a inches. This places the two RlIls leys almost 24 inches apart. At the left end have three or more holes into which the double tree for left hand team can be hitched
 For an even distribution of the draft the proper point of attachment of the left hand double tree will depend sole ly upon the point of attachment of the chain to the blow. If the chain is car ried far back, its draft will be differ ent from what it would be if it were attached closer to the nose end of the blow. Assuming that the angle of at tachment of the chain to the blow is 30 degrees the left hand double tree should be attached to the main piece of the evener at a point about 261a inches from the point of attachment of the blow to the double tree. There is no reason why this evener should not work on any kind of blow provid- ed that the lengths of the parts are. adjusted to suit the distance of the point of attachment of the main tree from the furrow and that there is a rigid brace to which to attach the chain.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-25
mi. Dav of Reckoninr

As the stout man whose appetite had excited the envy of the other boarders turned to leave the parlor he looked down at his waistcoat. "I declare, I've lost two buttons off my vest" he said ruefully.
 He was a new boarder, but his land lady saw no reason for further delay in showing her banner, "Watchfulness and economy for all." She gave him the benefit of the chill gaze so familiar to her older boarders.
 'I think without doubt you will find them both In the dining room," she ap- nounced clearly-Youth's Companion
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-25

When it comes to any danger of Ger man invasion of England, it Is not worth considering. It Is true that Great Britain has in her history been overrun and conquered by the Romans, the Norsemen and the Normans, but under very different circumstances from any that now exist. Such an at tempt on the part of Germany could only be made after having waged a successful war on the sea, disabling the British navy, and then 1t would be i'm possible to land a force large enough to be a peril before 1t would be con fronted by many times its number and driven into the sea. Englishmen can be trusted to defend their homes If need be, but 1t is almost impossible to imag- inc conditions under which any inva- sion of Great Britain would be at tempted There is everywhere a pro- found and growing desire among na- tions for deep peace, and a realization that the best use to put another coun- try to is not to fight ii, but to trade with it
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-25
wash for Nursery Stock.

Dipping nursery stock in lime-sll' phur wash or other insecticides has re- gently been much adyocated as a su3- stitute for fADieal lj61Hith hydrocyanic acid gas. The statioA8t Geneva, N. r., finds. however, that us treatment, if used at all, must be handled with care to secure scale destruction without in- turing the trees. With the sulphur wash, exposure of the trees for too long a time or at too high temperature resulted in injury; while with any of the materials used, exposure of the roots to the mixture resulted in serious injury to the stock. For nurserymen the station still recommends Immigration as most effective and least liable to injury, and would advise orchardists to use the lime-sulphur as spray after the trees are set, rather than as a Gip when they are received Farm Jcurpal.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-25

hog needs a great deal of water in hot weather, and if he cannot get it he will take mud as the next best thing. A hog rushes to a mudhole to cool off. He comes out and the mud dries cn his skin. The next mud bath he takes adds another layer to that al ready dried on, and in q short time. the pores of his skin are completely clogged with mud. Now, hog cannot thrive with his pores all clogged up any better than a man. If a hog has access to deep pool of water, as he should in hot weather, he will keep clean and thrive much more than if he- lies around in a mudhole made filthy by continued use. Most farmers who supply a bathing place for their hogs make them so shallow that they are soon converted into mudholes. On our farm we usually keep from thirty to fifty pigs. and they have pool or water fed by stream, and it is deep enough for them to swim ill. ITO sides are dug down sharply, and were laid with cobblestones for distance of four or five feet from the waters edge. The pool was always clean; we never have trouble with mange or lice and when on two occasions cholera swept through the country our hogs were not affected. The hogs never used the pool unless the weather was extremely hot.