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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-10-23
TO THE CONSUMER DIRECT
Keeping What the Middleman Generally
dets-The Lions Share.
By E. K. PARKINSON.

By E. K. PARKINSON,
Farm Management Erpert.
Growers Of produce who are up and
doing are never satisfied with indirect
sales.
On Long Island, thirty miles from
New York. Is farm of TWENTY-FIVE
acres Ten years ago it could have
been purchased for few thousand
dollars. Within its bounds were an
old fashioned house. barn and, best
OF all, a supply Of fine water. To
this neglected spot came woman
looking for bargain. Possession soon
awoke in the newcomer, at the time in
business in New York, a desire to turn
her investment to some practical ac-
count
After thinking the matter over she
decided to develop the garden. devot-
Ing 1t to vegetables and small fruits
and also to raise chickens for broilers
and roasters. The first year the gar
den supplied an abundance for the
household and for guests.
Encouraged by the first years sue
cess-and it should be added that as
the owners business required her to
be In Florida three months every win
ter, day old chicks were purchased in
stead Of fowls for breeding-a market
gardener was engaged. Under his man.
agement the garden produced prodi-
giously. and the marketing problem be-
came pressing. The distance to New
York was too great FOR a market
wagon.
While these things were Being con-
sidered a friend expressed a desire to
have vegetables. berries and pair of
bro1lers boxed and sent to her town
house twice a week This suggestion
proved the turning point Hampers
were procured large enough to hold a
daily supply of vegetables. fruits and
poultry. and little by little splendid
business was built up. 50 that now be-
tween fifteen and twenty hampers are
packed and sent to New York every
week day from May to November
The price of these hampers is 81,
poultry being extra. and the consumer
pays all transportation charges Re
Gently this woman has found it ex-
pedient to drop her business in Flor-
da and has begun starting her seeds in
hotheds and cold frames. thus extend
ing her season This success is due to
the owners initiative in striking out
along new lines and selling directly TO
the consumer
Not everybody can find such an op-
pOrtunity or embrace it when found,
but all may be on the lookout for the
opportunity to establish the direct to
you method OF selling which eliminates
the mi3dlanau and his charges
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-10-23
HOUSING POULTRY RIGHT
uood Feed and Care Are Wasted lIr,.e.
Your Hens Have Good House.
By D. J. LAMBERT

By D. J. LAMBERT,
foutt''y Instructor, r. l. State Colleoe
Poultry keepers of today know tba,
II pays to give laying hens clean
dry. bright sunny house in which 70
i've, especially during cold weather
Hen houses for winter layers should
oe ou1lt as snug as possible on the
tnree sides, north. east and west and
with an absolutely tight roof. The
south side should be almost entirely
open to the sun and air. Muslin cur.
talns may be provided SO as to partly
close the front on very cold nights or
! during stormy weather. There ia no
danger from exposure in an open front
mouse during the day or at night, pro-
Vlded that all openings are on one side
and below horizontal plane of the
roosts This open front must ALWAYS
race the south or southeast
All poultry houses should be located
"nere they will get the morning sun
and should be elevated so that the rain
and surface water will drain away from
them
An old style hen house can easily be
remodeled by tearing out the south
front and leaving 1t open for sun and
air If the roof leaks, cover with roof
Ing paper Both ends and the back of
the house should also be wind proof
II the house is more than eight feet
high 1t should be sealed up about seven
rect from the floor. Allow from three
to four square feet of floor space for
each hen
September is the best month in all
the year for the annual bousecleaninp
Remove all fixtures such as roosts.
dropping boards and nests Brush the
cobwebs and dust from the walls and
ceiling and remove the litter and dirt
from the floors. Where floors are of
earth remove as much as appears to
be mixed with dirt or excrement
Then with spray pump or 4 brush
apply lime wash to every part of the
building This lime wash is made by
and thinning to the consistency of
skimmik. If . per cent OF carboli,
acid is added the wash win he more
effectual as a disinfectant
The roosts should he painted with
Kerosene, nests thoroughly cleansed
and tobacco dust or stems added to
the straw or sawdust nesting material
Cover the floor again with clean sand
or fine gravel to the depth of four or
six inches If not too coarse this will
provide a dust bath for the fowls
Where dropping boards are used IN
der the roosts they help to keep the
floor clean and facilitate the work Of
removing the manure.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-10-23
TWENTY-THREE YEARS AMONG AF.
RICAN CANNIBALS.

The Bowdoin Y. M. C. A. will bring to
Maine, in the early part of November,
Mr.. Dan Crawford, the most remark
able African explorer, student and mis-
sionary since Livingston. Twenty-three
years ago he went into the heart of can
nibal Africa, carrying on the work that
Livingston began. Heather that first
tried to kill him, then defy him and
make him their king, have been changed
into civilized races. He returned to
England few months ago, unknown; his
book on the African. thinking Black"
| won him instant fame; he lectured in
the largest halls in London, was receiv-
ed by Premier Asquith and the dons of
Oxford, and made Fellow of the ROYAL
Geographical Society. He is visiting
America for few months, and Maine is
fortunate in securing him for six days.
He will lecture in Portland, Lewiston.
Waterville and Bangor, and speak at the
four colleges of the State. His illus
trated lecture. showing colored views of
places in central Africa never seen by
any other white man, has been called
one Of the finest ever delivered in this
country.
Mr.. Crawford believes that the black
man Is, IN many ways, more finely devel-
opeu tndn LHe WhlCe. Inc native Afrl-
can has poetic side unknown to US,
speaks language with thirty two lenses
and nineteen numbers, is by nature a firm
believer in one God, has had woman suf-
frage for decades, and trains his child
much better than do many whites.
The whites who have gone to the Dark
Continent have brought slavery, drink
and immortality.
MIR. Crawford's life in Africa was in
tense:ly interesting. For ten years he
heard no word of English, and for twenty
he wore no starched clothes. He built
modern roads and bridges, remodeled
towns, brought sanitary measures which
ended plaques, and translated the Bible
INTO languages never before written out.
This is only one OF the missionary ac-
tlvities of the Bowdoin Christian Asso-
CITATION. The students contribute large
~ to the support of Bowdoin mission
airy IN India; mission study classes are
conducted among the undergraduates,
and home mission work is done among
the poor in the college town itself.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-10-23
ALFALFA
you Gao Raise It-YOu Should Raise II.
Q" WILLS a. VINO

There Is not farm InaL does NOT
need alfalfa. There is not a farm that
,spnot grow alfalfa. Alfalfa Is grow
ing on the sands of Florida, on the red
,lays of Georgia. on nearly all the soils
Of Virginia, splendidly on different soil
types of New Jersey, Pennsylvania.
New York and New England.
There remain no mysteries, no SIC.
crets, about alfalfa growing. All it
asks is that the land be well drained,
mat ii be fertile and with enough lime
In It. that it have incubation from an
other alfalfa field and have the seed.
Gtyeu these things and alfalfa is as
vigorous as a weed anywhere in Amer
lea True, it will not grow in wet
ari nor in cold. poor land nor in sour,
rr'med soil: but. now, no one with
sanSe soWS it in such situations.
What alfalfa will do for the small
farmer is this: 1t makes a feed as rich
Is oats for feeding his dairy cows or
his working horses 1t makes hens
lay It pushes the pigs forward cheap
v One can get five tons of alfalfa
from one acre Of good land. Five tons
Of good alfalfa hay are about equal In
feeling value to 300 bushels Of oats.
i- would take five acres Of your best
bnl ~ make 300 bushels Of oats, and
ttec would need to be sown every year,
vhereas alfalfa once sown will come
lroI 10. 80
Then oats or corn will drain the land
u Il. fertility; alfalfa will fill it with
1.trogcu If care Is taken to keep the
h17 stored with the mineral elements
Of 'ertility. its phosphorus, lime and
potash. alfalfa will do the rest, for 1t
gets IS nitrogen from the air.
Tie large farm should have alfalfa.
but the small farm must have 1t be-
cause If the need to make every acre
ID It's hest Five tens of alfalfa hay
usy The worth to the farmer S125 or
e7ec more money, for alfalfa hay is a
little richer than wheat bran in feeding
rsae and it will make great saving
Vbel the farmer ceases to buy bran
s1d crows his own supplies of protein
FROM the farm itself should spring
Dr. tle feed for the animals of the
farm Alfalfa and corn will make
ri and beef and pork without re
Mrte on any other supplies than
th which the farm affords. 1t Is a
sgrer crop than any other except the
will native grasses upon the farm.
Tie yillager should have his plot Of
alfalfa for his fowls: not to let them
I'll upon it steadily, for that might
be furious to the alfalfa, but to cut
'or hem and for winter feeding.
A3a.fa makes cheap and abundant
egg and fowls of the finest flavor.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-10-23
How the New Tariff Works.

LUBEC, Me-, Oct. Is. The people OF
this town got striking demonstration
of the workings of the new tariff yester-
day when for the first time in history the
Boston steamer did not touch here on
her way west. Word came that she was
loaded to capacity with Canadian pot.a-
toes and other farm produce now admit
ted free and couldn't hold any more
freight. Several thousa and cases OF her.
ring to be shipped on rush orders were ,e
left on the dock until the next trip Inc
wharf hands, who earn from 81 to 80 a
trip, didn't get the chance.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-10-23
Honors at the U. of NJ.

ORoNo, Me-, Oct Is. Pres. Robert
J. Alley of the University of Maine an
nounced today the 'frst five," or the
seniors who lead the class and will be
elected to Phi Kappa Phi at commence
ment. This is considered the highest
college honor. They are Archie A.
Adams of Lagrange, Miss Louise Bart
lett of Orono, Fred j. Lewis of Spring
field, Mass, Fernando T. Norcross of
Portland and Sidney w. Patterson of
Winslow.
Five more undergraduates and two
from the college Of law will be elected
later in the year. Elections to junior
marks were also announced. This, too,
is considered high college honor, the
selections being made from students on
account of popularity and college &C.
tivity. They are David S. Baker of
Caratunk, George H. Bernheisel of New
Bloomfield, Penn, Robert P. Clark of
Lincoln, Norman S. Donahue of Lu-
thersburg, Penn, Raymond H. Fogler
of West Rockport, F. Drummond Freese
of Bangor and Madison L. Gilman of
Arson.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-10-23
An OLD PRESCRIPTION
FOR THIN, WEAK BLOOD
Dr.. Williams Pink Pills Purify and
Build Up the Life Stream.

If your blood is not fortified against the
US, you risk being a prey to sickness.
You may not be able to put in a good
days work without constant feeling
OF exhaustion.
A simple, safe and effective blood tonic
is found in DR.. Williams Pink Pills.
With good blood you will be ableto ward
Off headaches, stomach trouble, tired
feeling" and lack Of ambition.
Get cut of the sicl, class by building up
your blood through tlfeuse OF the old-time
and well-known blood tonic, DR.. Will
liams' Pink Pills. Set & package today
from any druggist. Use them regularly,
according to directions. and in short
time you will note a marked improvement
in your general physical condition.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-10-23
THE MODERN WOMAN.

cannot wear the old gowns
I wore six months ago;
I'd make myself laughing stock,
ID be holy show.
They measure Two yards round the hem
A Yards sufficient now
| cannot wear the old gowns
And look right, anyhow.
l cannot wear the cid gowns;
Although they're neat and trim,
And though they made me look lath,
rust be yet more slim.
the skirts that seemed SO narrow then
Now seem to me immense.
cannot wear the old gowns,
d look like thirty cents.
l cannot wear the old gowns,
They're all passe designs.
l have to have silhouette
With waistless, hipless lines.
l have to have a scanter skirt
That's slashed far up the seam.
l cannot wear the old gowns,
And keep my self-esteem.
l cannot wear the old gowns;
They're comfy, admit.
They even give one room enough
To step or walk or sit.
But must have the newest styles
That hamper, cling and bind;
l cannot wear the old gowns,
Although they're more refined.
-Carolyn Wells, in Life.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-10-23

favor of conservation, this bit of verse
is worth reprnting:"
think that shall never see
A poem lovely as tree.
A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the sweet earth's hungry breast;
A tree that looks at God all day
And lifts her leafy arms to pray.
A tree that may in summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair;
Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.
Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make tree.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-10-23
HUMPHREYS

These remedies are scientifically
carefully prepared prescriptions; used +.
many years by DR.. Humphreys in his private
practice, and for nearly sixty years by the
people with satisfaction.
Medical Book mailed free.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-10-23
Poor Dogs!

My grandpa notes the worlds worn cogs
And says we're going to the dogs;
His grandad in his house of logs
SWore things were going to the dogs;
His dad amid the Flemish boys
Vowed things were going to the docs.
The cave man in his queer skin toys
Said things were goings to the dogs:
But this is what wish to state
The dogs have had an awful wait.
Dora Morrell in the Washington Herald
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-10-23

For any itching skin trouble. piles, eczema,
salt rheum. hives. itch, scald head, herpes.
scabies. Doan's Ointment is highly recon
mended. Soc box at ali stores,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-10-23

No FOB Price
i Fevers Congestions InhammatfonA 25
3 Worms. Worm Fever. ..................,S Is
Collie. Crying and Wakefulness Of Infants. Is
4 Diarrhea. OF Children and Adults rs
Coughs. Colds, Bronchitis. 2k
TOcthache, Faceaene, Neuralgia ...e*
8 Headache. Sick Headache, Vertigo. 2
10 Dyspepsia. Indigestion, Weak Stomach. 25
Is Group. Hoarse Cough, Laryngitis. ..........25
II Salt Rheum. Eruptions. ................25
IS Rheumatism. Lumbagc. ...........oJ
ID Fever ana Ague, Malaria. ..............
II Piles. Blind Or Bleeding. External. Internal
10 Catarrh. Influenza, Cold in Head. g.
20 WhOOping Cough. .................. ....l,
FL Asthma. Oppressed, Difficult Breathing q,
~ hldney Disease.
- Nervous Debility, Vital Weakness .....l CO
80 Urinary Incontinence. Wetting Bed. ..... rs
- Sore Throat. Quinsy.
~ La Crippe-Crip. ..................25
Sold by druggists. or sent on receipt Of price.
HUMPHREYS EOMRO. MEDICINE CO., Corns
William and Ann Streets. New York.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11
NOTES
sa1@<i- 5gA SSxeSSS

The way to absolutely know what
o cow is doing is to weigh and test.
The feed and feeding is the first
important point in successful dairying.
The heifer calf is COW in the ma
king. Handle and feed her accord
ingly.
Remember that the cold rain Is
sarder for the cow to stand than dry
cold weather.
The last two years have empha-
sized strongly the Importance of
summer silage.
Care should be taken that the COW
Goes not have to wade through filth
in the barnyard.
To obtain maximum supply of
milk, small pastures, allowing fire.
Guent changes of feed, should be pro-
vided.
A COW testing association should
consist of 25 or rs herds, containing
not less than 400 cows and better 500
or 600.
From being a winter feed for dairy
cows silage Is coming to be an all
year-round feed for all kinds of
stock.
The best dairy COW Is the one that
will convert the forage raised on the
farm into the greatest amount of
butter fat.
That cows like change of feed is
shown by the way they will eat rot
ten hay. pull out old straw from the
sheds, etc.
When cows are running on pasture
the manure is not lost, for grass lands
need the fertilizer quite as much as
some other fields.
In selecting dairy cattle it is always
difficult to Judge accurately with the
eye. The real test must be the
weigh scales and the Babcock tester.
When filth gets into milk or cream
there are innumerable germs intro
duced, which If left to develop, at
roper temperature multiply very rap
iSly.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11
cenIus )sImply Concentration.

II there be anything that can BE-
called genius, It consists chiefly In
ability to give that attention to q SUB
3ect which Keeps II steadily In the
mind. till We have surveyed It accu-
rately on all sides.-Reid.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

II am surprised to hear that DUB
bleigh has broken down." said stubbs.
He used to have q splendid consti-
tuition" YES" said Wiggletrope, but
he began amending it-"-Harp@'s
Weekly.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11
Shakespeare. Criticism.

It's the curse of service, prefer
ment goes by letter and affection, and
not In old graduation, where each sec
ond stood heir to the Shakes
peare.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11
Irresistible.
ssHnua,

However did you reconcile Adele
and Nary" Il gave them choice
bit of gossip and asked them not to
repeat it to each other"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

We heiresses have many rivals foft
our hands" Yes" replied Miss
Cayenne. you must feel a. II tho
pathway Of life we're filed with peck
etbook snatchers."
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11
Ne Aoryed.

what you need. said Tie wordy
medic in his ponderbus wdv, ''is an
enlargement Of you} daily ground. .
wider circle Of acSivity."S "Mebby
that's right" said the patient. Tn
bareback Rider in one-ring circus"
-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

A metal box in which an inrAndes-
cent lamp can be inserted for warming
bed has been patented by an Idaho
man.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

Nearly half of the fatal accidents in
coal mines are due to falling rock or
coal. and less than onefourth to ex-
plosions or fires.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11
Two Hostile Empires.

Everywhere the human soul stands
between hemisphere Of light and an
other Of darkness; on the confines OF
two everlasting hostile empires, Ne
cessity and Freewin:-Carlyie.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

Don't you want to join In and -.
form public affairsf' Law, not re-
piled the quiet woman. I've had tnou-
BILE enough reforming one man, aet
alone whole political partx&
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

Our ideal Of model married man ID
one who would rather cut out mid,
night supper than to miss working I'M
the garden before breakfast-GalVes-
ton News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11
typewriter for Two.

To enable two persons to use the
same typewriter q table has been pat
ented in which there ID q turutnble
to hold the machine.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11
Unworthy Of ths 49,.

Revenge IL ever the pleasure q
paltry spirit. Of . weak and ab1 ,ct
mind.-Juveual
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-13

and the tea carefully measured: one teaspoOnfuI to each guest and one for the pot is the old fashioned recipe which cannot be improved upon This number Of guests. but who would rather not wait than suffer and sip a few drops of Iukewarm tear
 Apropos of tea, ''camonnIIe" is a smart and refreshing brew for the i'm formal tea hour. a wonderful calming and curative beverage and. above all so beneficial to the complexion It is a fad of the winter abroad and popu- lar. too, here at home.
 Naturally the piece de resistance" at a tea Is "tea,' but the tango affair calls for a good punch of some kind grape juice if one is not in accord with "a wee drop of somethin' stronger
 Tiny pate de foie gras sandwiches, long and very thin. cut from the heart of a slice of bread, and bit of pastry are all that Is really necessary for re- treatments, but naturally this is a matter of individual taste and the de- mands of ones envtronm ents, but it Is always foolish to prepare too heavy a board.
 For the tango tea a room must be given up to the dancers, and ragtine orchestra, if one can afford the ex- pense, or a piano, banjo and fiddle or guitar make good music to which the light fantastic may be ripped.
 
 Grownups have a childish love of ''dressing up," and a popular express sion of this fad is carried out in the bal poudre or costume dances of the Louis periods It is easy to copy the dress of these times and where cos tune books or illustrated history vol unes are not available the moving picture shows help out wonderfully, depicting, as they do. costume styles of all periods.
 The contrast between the average tango tea frocIS and the picturesque dress of long ago is beautifully illus trated in the picture shown. What could be more graceful than the frock worn by the courtesying dame and her cavalier. who is quite as elegantly ar Jayed for the n1inuet as his partner.
 The forrnality of such a function de- nands the regulation ceremonious supper and all the fr1lls, as the ckil- dren say. "of a real party"
 DAPHNE DEAN.