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The Columbus journal., 1911-08-16
Shelter From, Sun Necessary.

Chickens require shelter from the
sun as we'll as from the rain. Low
shelters for the babies, and shelters
nigh enough to cover substantial
roOsts for the older chicks should be
put in every field or runway where
there is no shade. IS shade is impor-
:ant for ducks. geese and turkeys as
for chicks il is economy in the long
TN 10 plan for il.
The Columbus journal., 1911-08-16
USEFUL INSEcTIcIDE APPLIER
Apparatus Arransed to Make AppIi
cation Automatic as Chicken
Helps Itself to Water.

One Of the most ingenious of the
many sanitary appliances for use on
poultry farms is the insecticide ap
plying device shown in the illustra,
ton II was designed by an Ohio
man. On large farm it is practical
ly impossible to apply insectIestroy
liz preparations for every fowl The
apparatus here makes this aplica
ticn automatically as the chicken
drinks. a central support is placed
in the water pan and two tubes are
The Columbus journal., 1911-08-16

La0 soreness ID each side, could not
stand tight clothing. and was irregular.
! was completely run down. On ad-
vice took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and Liver Pills and
am enjoying good health. 1t is now
more than two years and l have not
had an ache or pain since lido all my
own work. washing and everything,
and never have the backache any more.
think your medicine is grand and I
praise it TO all my neighbors. If you
think my testimony viii help others
you may publish Mrs. OLLIE
WooDALL, Morton's Gap, Kentucky.
Backache is symptom of organic
weakness or arrangement. If you
have backache don't neglect it. To
get permanent relief you must reach
the root of the trouble. Nothing We
know of will do this SO surely as Lydia
Z. Pinhham'S Compound.
The Columbus journal., 1911-08-16
VEGETABLES in the Ration.

Vegetables should form a good por.
ton OF the diet for poultry the year
around is the opinion Of Com
merciai Poultry. They promote health
increase the egg yield and are an
economical feed.
Celery tops. cabbage leaves and
such other refuse vegetables as are
available in the winter help. A good
ration for laying hens is composed of
wheat, buckwheat. oats and corn, the
wheat predominating.
The Columbus journal., 1911-08-16
WANDERING Hen Is Harmful.

Don't turn the chickens upon the
strawberry bed 10 get what they can
Of green tood, exercise and larvae. 1t
IS much cheaper 10 buy them proper
food than 10 let them damage the
strawberry plants
The Columbus journal., 1911-08-16
TroUcie Probably Head Lice.

When the little chicks begin TO ap
pear drowsy and refuse TO eat. look
OUT for head lice. Kerosene and sweet
oil in equal parts. applied daily two
- three times. will kill large lice.
The Columbus journal., 1911-08-16

my health was very
bad and / had q
continual backache
which was simply
awful. / could not
stand on my feet
long enough to cook
a meals victuals
without my back
nearly killing NE,
and / would have
such dragging ser
8 a tions / could
hardly bear il. I
The Columbus journal., 1911-08-16
Crafty.

What does the veterinary surgeon
next door advise for your pet lap
dogs sickness"
He forbids my playing the piano"
-Fliegerde Blaetter.
The Columbus journal., 1911-08-16
THAT
AWFUL
BACKACHE
Cured by Lydia e. Pinknam's
Vegetable Compound

Morton's Gap. kentucky.-'T SUI
fered two years with female disorders.
The Columbus journal., 1911-08-16

Write to Mrs. Pinkham. at
Lynn, Mass, for special advice.
Your letter will be absolutely
confidential, and the advice free.
The Columbus journal., 1911-08-16

'&AtfzZE
Young orchards should be cult
vated.
Peas put back the fertility that the
corn takes out
Keep the land constantly at work
growing some crop.
Head lice are the great drawback
Of chicks raised under hens.
Lima beans will require more ma
aure than other beans or peas.
The tractor il going to be the new.
est and biggest help to the farmer.
The manure for peas. beets and
onions should be fine. rich and well
:otted-
The hens need lime and the best
way to furnish 1t is to feed crushed
oyster shells
A uniform quality Of dairy products
whether 1t be milk, cream or butter.
is always best.
Melons of all kinds require an
abundance of moisture and a clean.
1eep mellow soil.
Frequent watering Of the teams
during harvest is good insurance
against sunstroke.
Good poultry can be reared and
made to produce in close quarters OF
city and suburban lots.
Manure as well as fertilizers should
ne thoroughly mixed in the soil be-
fore drilling in the seed
Do you ever give your horse a cool
bath in summer? You know how
good 1t feels when you battle
Hungarian grass seed sown In rich.
mellow soil will mature and be fit to
cut 60 days from termination Of seed.
Some people claim that a hog IL a
scavenger by nature. but he certainly
thrives letter on clean feed and de-
cent surroundings
PrepotencE does not come by
chance. but through years Of proper |
breeding for certain characteristics |
and specific functions.
Many farmers do not have a supply |
IF cabbage for winter because they
neglect starting plants in midsum-
ner for the fall crop.
Every Enclosure ;or the hogs should |
be perfectly tight. and with excellent
wire fences that are now manufac-
tured this is an easy matter.
The silo is almost indispensable to
he really up-to-date dairy. but silage
s the best form in which to feed
,orn to sheep or to beef cattle.
eve that Is troubled with caked
ldder would better be fattened and
sold to the butcher. If she has II once
It may be worse the second time.
The average ensilase ration is for
y pounds per COW daily. This is
'even and three-ffths tons per year
An acre will yield fifteen tons Of
;ilage-
Milk giving is habit that responds
o encouragement or neglect II is a
JUNCTION which may develop or
finnish by the treatment accorded
he COW.
When acorns are fed pigs their flesh
S apt to become very soft and oily.
ut this difficulty may be overcome by
eeding corn for three weeks before
The water dishes should be Ted
arly in the morning. Fowls drink as
oon as they leave their rocsts and
Vater that has stood over night is
ever Wholesome
The Indian Runner ducks are not
cry good sitters. although they are
ften inclined to incubate. Their eggs
re generally put into incubators or
nder hens fer Matching.
There is 20 better feed for young
iss than fresh skinned milk. II is ,
lso a good supplementary feed for {
rood sows. and, IN fact. a good feed q
,r hops Of all kinds and ages. !
Spring pigs can get along very we'll
'ithout shelter except from rain un- s
II fall. then II you are so shiftless ,
s to fail to provide shelter they are /
etter able to stand cold and rain. Z
When the SOW Is given q warm. rich
lon nrhor YnilE.pnoducSn~ | |;
The Columbus journal., 1911-08-16

Man in the Big Hat-Fve always
made money out Of politics.
Man in Small Hat-Are you . 20
ntical orator?
Man In Big Hat-No: I'm the leader
Of a brass band. The musicians a.
ways get paid. but the orators are ex-
pected to talk for nothing.
MercileSs.
Does this hobbTe skirt do me JUS
tice. Father"
Certainly. my dear. Justice with
out mercy."-Life
Take every possible chance to r.
kind. because. some day. there may
be no more chaHces-Margaret De-
land.
The Columbus journal., 1911-08-16

Do you ever give your horse a cool
bath in summer? You know how
good 1t feels whel you battle.
The Columbus journal., 1911-08-16

Manure as well as fertilizers should
ne thoroughly mixed in the soil be-
fore drilling in the seed
The Columbus journal., 1911-08-16

Classifying Member Of Inferior Sex.
Stella-ls her husband a stick?
Bella-No, a buttonhook.
The Columbus journal., 1911-08-16

Hungarian grass seed sown In rich.
mellow soil will mature and be fit to
cut so days from termination Of seed.
The Columbus journal., 1911-08-16

Some people claim that a hog Is a
by nature. but he certainly
thrives letter on clean feed and de-
cent surroundings.
The Columbus journal., 1911-08-16

Frequent watering OF the teams
during harvest is good insurance
against sunstroke.
The Columbus journal., 1911-08-16

Good poultry can be reared and
made to produce in close quarters of
city and suburban lots.
The Columbus journal., 1911-08-16

The man who is sincerely interested
in his dairy work is pretty sure to
be a prosperous dairyman and in his
case the dairy business boons.
The Columbus journal., 1911-08-16

The alfalfa farmer is not cutting as
heavy a crop this year as ordinarily;
but he is Just as many laps ahead OF
the all-grain farmer as ever
The Columbus journal., 1911-08-16

Melons of all kinds require an
abundance of moisture and a clean.
1eep mellow soil.
The Columbus journal., 1911-08-16

Before You buy foundation stock
make a close study o: tie breeds and
their adsptability and buy the kind
that are adapted to your needs. Do
not bug anything that is a sheep, sim-
ply because IL ID q sheen.
The Columbus journal., 1911-08-16

Prepotencr does not come BY
chance. but through years Of proper
breeding for certain characteristics
and specific functions
The Columbus journal., 1911-08-16

Keep up with your work in saving
and applying the manure from your
animals. The amount and kinds of
feed that will be available for them
next year viii depend largely upor
he manure applied to the farm.
The Columbus journal., 1911-08-16

All vegetables which require warm
soil. as ohra. beans. tomatoes and
egg plant. should have warm manure
and never muck.
The Columbus journal., 1911-08-16

Stall manure, mixed with ground
phosphate and applied on the ground
fresh. is vastly better as fertilizer
than manure in any other form.
The Columbus journal., 1911-08-16

The ideal place to store milk and
cream is in a little tank between the
pump and the stock tank. All tie
water that goes to the cattle must
flow through here and naturally the
milk is kept cool.
The Columbus journal., 1911-08-16

Fence corners full of dead weeds
make a fine alternating place for all
kinds of bugs 'hich will get busy with
your crop next spring.
The Columbus journal., 1911-08-16

We must fight the encroachment o:
the cutters on our hillside farms as
We figh, weeds. Both can be held in
check and often entirely eliminated.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
UNDER
SWEET CLOVER,
As a Son Restorer the Plant
Equals Any Of the Legumes.

As a soil re%novator, according to
Wallace's Farmer, sweet clover is full
~ equal If not superior to any of the
other legumes. Especially Is this true
when the tops, as well as the stubble
and roots, are plowed under as green
manure. In an Illinois investigation
It was found that an acre of thrifty
sweet clover contained in the tops,
stubble and roots 22S pounds Of nj
trogen, which is more than double the
amount found by the Delaware sta
ton in an acre Of alfalfa or red clover.
On account Of its rank growth sweet
clover adds a great amount Of humus.
the Illinois station finding that a good
acre Of sweet clover yielded Ga tons
Of dry matter. which would furnish as
much humus forming material as
would twenty-five tons of farm ma
nure. If the entire crop is plowed un-
der sweet clover certainly ranks very
high as a soil fertilizer.
The chief question is not whether
sweet clover is good when used in this
way for restoring soil fertility. but
whether it can be grown on the given
piece of soil. Possibly the soil may
need lime, ground rock or phosphate
or incubation with sweet clover root
bacteria.
Other conditions favorable. sweet
clover should succeed when sown with
oats cut for hay at the rate Of ten to
twelve pounds of hulled seed to the
acre.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
Skim Milk Paint.

A good serviceable paint may be
made by mixing Portland cement with
common skim milk. Add three pounds
of good cement to q gallon OF skim
milk and stir thoroughly. AS the ce.
ment is very heavy it will soon sink
to the bottom and care must be taken
to keep it we'll stirred at all times.
Apply as with ordinary paint and q
very durable and cheap covering will
result. Il any other than the light
gray natural color of cement is de.
sired, any Of the common dry colors
may be mixed In to give the desired
tint.
Disinfectants may also be added II
wished to paint interior of henhouses
or stables. The paint will dry thor.
oughly in from four to six hours IL
ordinary warm, dry weather. TIT
cement content makes q weather proc:
covering or great durability.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
Eastern and Western Senators.
New York World.

New YORK World.
Senator Elihu Root ia ever self
possessed, calm, constrained and
bound within himself. With rare
exceptions those approaching him
should prepare Tor q chill. An equip.
ment of overccat, earmuffs and rub
bers ia the only safe costume.
Finding that some of his constituents
could not be frightened by floating
icebergs and biting sleet, Mr.. Roo,
took his name from the door of the
committee room. The anxious New
Yorker who now seeks his senator
may wander up and down a dim,
cherries corridor until his shoes
wear thin before he finds the proper
entrance.
On the doorway of Senator Dixon's
room is this inscription, printed 10
job type, with glossy black ink:
SENATOR DIXON,
ROOM 429,
COME IN.
Senator Root occupies the adioin.
ing suite, Adj. There is neither in.
scription nor invitation on the door.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
Shaping The Pony.

The formation of breeds OF ponies
In different parts Of the world Is one
OF the most interesting things in con.
nection with horses. The dimiuution
which has resulted in any OF the breeds
Of really small ponies has been wholly
the work Of nature.
The horse only attains the size tina,
we are accustomed to consider as nor.
NAL In the temperate zone and II TAX.
en- to q very hot or q very cold coun.
try he will inevitably deteriorate In
size. He does moi deteriorate, how.
ever, in other respects; indeed, the
pony Of whatever type is much more
thoroughly q horse, as regards the
highest equanine qualities and char
acteristics, than horses like those O
the draft breeds, which greatly exceed
in size the normal and original type
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
A Good Estimate Of Taft.

Los Angeles Examiner: Whatever
parts an opinions men may entertain
in regard for President Taft there Is
about him confessedly q certain quiet
composure and mastery %self.control
that is another name for unimpeacha.
BILE dignity.
How many sharp epithets and hot
vituperatives he may have in his 70.
cabulary no one can tell, but he never
seems moved to use them. He has
feelings, and presumably has pas
sions, and knows when he 10 struck,
but the irascible spot in his disposl.
ton, If he has one, is kept under cover
and scarcely gives any outward lurid
hints of itself.
Such equable self. as sertiveness is
one of manhood's finest symptoms
and is q sure commander of public re.
spect.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
Dairy Notes.

Feed cattle all you can afford to dur.
ing the time they are at pasture. as
that helps to keep the pastures in good
condition.
All cows do not like the same kind
Of food: neither do they do as we'll as
on some other kind. Study the wants
Of the animal.
Successful dairy expansion involves
the intelligent, systematic grading OF
building up Of a herd both by select
ton and breeding.
Cows must be kept clean and healthy
and have pure air to breathe. and then
they will return a volume Of rich. nu
tritious milk in paying quantities.
The Gov that wanders over bare pas
lures and looks wistfully at growing
crops she cannot reach is not happy
nor contented and will not produc,
! well.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
timely HINTS
FOR FARMERS
FORAGE For GROWING Pius.

Much has been said and written re-
garding the economy of providing sue.
culent forage for the growing of pigs
In the summer season. yet a great
many farmers continue to keep their
pigs confined in a small pen or yard
with little. If any, green feed avail
able.
In case a good pasture lot can be
provided for the growing pigs this is.
of course. the cheapest method of pro-
viding the needed green forage for
them, but where this cannot be con.
~veniently done it will pay to cut green
forage for them each day. Glover is
the best available source Of this needed
green feed upon most farms, but a va
riety of green feed a be cheaply pro-
vided in this way, especially where
only a few pigs are kept.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13

Office, the northwest lie the healthiest
part of the country.
1.-THE statement shows that the NOR.
tality in the state of Washington is
the lowest in the United States, the
death rate being but 10 per 1000 in
1910.
montana comes second with q
death rate of 1O.6 per 1000.
THE rate In the entire United States
is Is per 1000 per annum. These fig.
ures are based on statistics from q
representative group Of states con.
tanning SO per cent Of the country's
total population.
1.-THE statistics chow that New Eng.
land is the least heslthful section Of
the United States"
Remembering the old saying tha,
"health is better than wealth., p" citizens
Of Montana will appreciate the official
declaration under government author.
ity that they reside in Q state where
climatic and other conditions make
life worth living. Every citizen OF
Montana has environments that should
make. him . millionaire In health, no
matter what his condition may be in
other respects.
In the matter of healthfulness, as
in other things that contribute to
human comfort and happiness, Mon.
tana has the goods and can show them.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
MONTANA FOR GOOD HEALTH,

The officials of the federal census
bureau have discovered something
that has been known to residents of
Montana for many years, but about
which they have not been disposed to
boast. An official publication OF the
bureau announces that Montana is at
the head of the list OF states in the
matter of good health of its citizens,
its annual death rate being less than
that Of any other state in the Union.
with the exception of the state OF
Washington.
This announcement comes In form OF
. press dispatch which says:
"According to . statement which
has just been issued from the census
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
NeoIect Of Flock Cuts Profit.

The average American farmer con-
siders for the most part that sheep
will take care Of themselves indefinite
" and that they should thrive on the
odds and ends of the farm and the
leavings Of the other stock.
Never was a greater mistake made.
The farmer who invests his money in
sheep must make up his mind to stay
with them all the time. They need
protection from predatory animals and
from bad weather. and above all they
need to be guarded against the raw
ages of internal parasites.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13

BUTTE, Sept. 9.-Drilling into q
missed" hole caused an explosion or
blest yesterday In the levels of the
West Stewart mine, fatally injuring
James Marka and seriously ~injurinQ
Michael Donijick. There Is no chance
for Marka's recovery 90 his body 10
fearfully msngled. Miners on each
eide of the two men escaped injury.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
individuals Versus ereeds.

In the selection Of hogs for breeding
animals more attention should be paid
to the individual qualities Of boar and
SOW than to the particular breed.
Breed alone does not determine good
breeding stock. A pure bred boar is to
be preferred, and both boar and SOW
should be rather Of a medium than an
extreme type of the breed represented.
Under present conditions farmers
find it most generally profitable to
raise the larger breeds Of hogs, the
sows producing more pigs at a litter
and growing more rapidly in weight
than the others.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
BEST GROCERIES AND FRUITS

We always have in stock the Very Best of Staple and Fancy
Groceries During the fruit season you will find Fresh Fruits of
every description on display at u grocery department. If you do
not have time to visit this department personally every morning.
Just telephone your grocery order and it will be given our best
attention.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
The Sheen Need Care,

The poorest class of sheep that find
their way to the markets Of the coun-
try are from the farm focks raised in
the best agricultural states. These
farmers buy fairly good ewes and use
pure bred rams. but they fall short Of
giving their sheep proper care and at
tentiOn.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13

Changing Turkeys Roasting Place.
If the turkeys roost in a place where
they are not wanted they will seek a
roosting place if driven from the old
one two or three times just before
darkness comes on.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13

Al letters and communications containing mat
t. aatended for publication in this paper should
y sddressed to "7he Rirer Press" and the name
q tie scriter mxst be giren to insure attention.
Local 0dvertisements rW be Inserted in these
eejvsrns at the: rate Of ten cents per line from
transient and flee cents per line from regular ad-
S~estisers.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-28

We were pleased to receive call
on last Monday from Mrs. j. S.
Payne aud Mrs. s. E. Richardson, of
Lotion, mother and daughter, both
OF whom paid in advance for the
Chronicle. The first named is the
relict of Rev. j. s. Payne. and is the
mother of ten stalwart SONS, eight of
whom We believe are living. and two
or three daughters Two of her sons
have the honorable distinction of be-
ing Representatives, from Grant and
VIM in the late Louisiana Legisla-
ture. The daughter is a fine specI-
men OF womanhood, intelligent and
prrpossessing in appearance, and is
following close in the footsteps of her
mother in the matter of replenishing
the earth, being herself the mother
of ten children.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-28
Close Call at Iatt Mill.

Last Saturday morning an ace'-
dent occurred at the Iatt saw mill
that came very near resulting fatal
" to two men. The carriage left the
track and was thrown clear out OF
the mill. Mr.. j. II. Craighead, the
sawyer, and Mr.. I'D. Mcdonald, one
of the men on the carriage. we're both
badly bruised and knocked insensible,
but recovered without fatal injury
At first it wasthought the last nam
ed was the worst hurt of the two,
but he has about recovered IRON bus
shaking up, while Mr.. Craighead y
found to have had a small bone ~
one of his legs broken, and is still
on the limping list.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-28
Methodist Churches to Unite.

After separation of sixty-fve
years the Methodist Episcopal
North and South. have
about agreed to unite and be one
great church and brotherhood. The
Methodist Protestant church is also
ready and willing to go into the
union. These churches have disa-
greed over matters over which there
is said to be now no further room for
quarrel and division, and it would be
a shame il they cannot concede one
to the other sufficiently to get to-
gether in true christian amity.
On January %, the subcommittee
which met at Cincinnati formulated
a plan for the unification. Owing to
the fact that the action OF the sub
committees have yet to be approved
by the committees Of the whole foI
the three branches of Methodism, the
text Of the agreement and plan has
not been made public. The agree
ment of the subcommittee is, how
ever. regarded as most significant il
the light of the general desire FOL
unity.