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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-05-07
COLONY HOUSES FOR POULTRY
Especially Handy ON Leased Land.
4 w. KELLER.

AAssee>eJ
]. w. KELLER.
After the brooder. before the laying
house, what then? The colony house
ia the answer. Chicks are generally
ready to leave the brooder at about six
weeks of age-that is, when fully
feathered. They are then able to take
care of themselves during the day
time, and, except on cold, rainy days,
the question of artificial heat is not
vital.
There are several types of colony
houses, but all should have the follow
ing features: Perfectly dry, freedom
from drafts, well ventilated, easy to
clean and move this latter should be
done every season., and, lastly, they
should be attractive, but inexpensive
Don't crowd the chicks in the colony
house. Remember, they will be al
most grown before they are moved
again. Have perches removable, and
do not allow the chicks to roost until
their bones have hardened up consider
ably, or they may have crooked breast
homes, When roosts are given. have
them at least two inches wide:
Can Be Made or Bought.
For small focks suitable colony
houses may be made from large store
boxes by covering the top and three
sides with tar paper, the other side
being made of cellar window wire ex-
tending six inches down from the top,
which should ordinarily be left uncov-
cred. but there should be curtain to
drop over it in bad weather. The bal
ance of the side should be hinged so 1t
can be thrown open during the day'
admitting sunshine and fresh air.
The "a shaped colony house is
; quite a favorite, as it combines root
and two sides in one piece. 1t has also
the added virtue Of being cheap, but Is
NOT so easily cleaned as some Of the
others.
Most colony houses average about
by 8 feet in size, with shed roof and
a large wire covered window with cur
tain in front. This type should be
built on skids, so that they can pe
| easily dragged to new ground with the
aid of a horse, and, if tightly built,
houses of this sort can be used for lay
ers and also breeders in the winter pv
the addition Of nests, hoppers, etc.
A word about placing the house
Choose well drained ground that Is
covered with heavy, sweet sod. An
old orchard is almost ideal. as the
trees furnish shade during the ho'
summer days. Clean away any brush
piles or thickets which might harpol
vermin, and if the same ground mus
be used year after year lime it, pillow
it down each fall and SOW with som'
suitable crop which will afford greer
pasture for the growing birds.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-05-07
CALF RAISING
Heredity, Care and Feed Needed to
Produce Big Mixers.
A RNRI AND

A. A. BORLAND,
Vermont State Agricultural College.
To insure strong, vigorous calves be-
gin caring for them before birth by
giving the mother palatable and nutri-
tious food, rich in protein and ash.
Glover hay, corn silage and from two
to four pounds of grain mixture made
Of two parts (by weight of oats, two
parts wheat bran and one part linseed
oil meal form an excellent ration for
this purpose. Give grain sparingly for
a few days before and after calving.
1t is important a calf receive the
first, or colostrum, milk of the dam,
being rich in mineral matter. with lax.
alive properties necessary to prevent
digestive disorders Remove the calf
from its dam within three days from
birth, as the sooner it is removed the
more easily it is taught to drink from
the pail
The first two weeks feed the calf
three times daily, giving eight to ten
pounds of milk per day the first week
and ten to twelve pounds per day the
second week. The third week whole
milk may be substituted by skimmilk
and a grain supplement, so by the end
of the fourth week it has been entire
ly eliminated. The amount of skim
milk may gradually be increased to
sixteen or eighteen pounds daily.
Grain is best fed dry, beginning with
a handful after feeding milk. When
%ho is nj hnlnp
entirely on skimmilk, hay and grain.
the amount of grain may be one-half
pound daily, at the end of two months
one pound daily and at the end Of
three months two pounds daily, and no
further increase is necessary for six
months A good mixture is three parts
(by weight of cornmeal, three parts
ground oats, three parts wheat bran
and one part linseed oil meal.
Substitutes For Skmmilk.
If the skimmilk is limited various
substitutes may be used after the calf
is thirty days old. The Cornell station
found dried skimmilk powder gave the
best results, and Schumachers calf
meal and Blatchfords calf meal gave
good results, strong calves having been
raised by their use without milk.
In raising calves indigestion or
scours are often troublesome and are
traced to one or more of the following
causes: Too much milk, cold milk, sour
milk, unclean pals or unclean sur
roundings. The best remedy is to re-
move the cause When a severe case
appears reduce the feed at once and
give three ounces of castor oil in
pint of milk, to be followed in four to
six hours by a teaspoonful of a mix
ture OF one part salol and two parts
subnitrate of bismuth three times daily
until the calf improves.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-05-07
SPRAY AGAIN IN MAY
Perfect Fruit Admits No insects.
e. X. PARKINSON

The warm, bright days Of aarlv
spring bring to life the insect world
and the annual campaign Of destruc-
ton begins as soon as the first leaves
appear. This is, then, one Of the most
critical times, and the spraying which
is done in May and June will count for
much In steady war against these
pests The first spraying is done with
copper sulphate, but when the bios
SONS have formed the apple trees
should be sprayed, again with solu-
ton Of bordeaux and paris green tney
er spray fruit trees while in blossom)
to kill the insects that were not on
hand when the first spraying was done.
The bordeaux may be purchased al
ready mixed and paris green added in
the proportion of one pound to $50 gal
Ions Of bordeaux. See that the agi-
tator in the sprayer works freely and
does the work thoroughly, and pair
of automobile goggles will be found
very useful in protecting the eyes
while spraying.
The next spraying should be after
the blossoms have fallen (but while the
little apples are still standing upright
using the same solution, and this is
the most important treatment in the
fight against the codling moth
Other Fruits to Be Sprayed
Spray the following fruits just after
the blossoms have fallen and use, for
cherries, bordeaux to prevent rot;
pears, bordeaux and paris green;
ounces, bordeaux for leaf and fruit
spot; grapes (spray when flowers OPEN,
bordeaux for fungi; plums should re-
ceive the same treatment; gooseber-
ries and currants, bordeaux and paris
green, and these should be sprayed at
the first sight of worms; peaches, bor-
deaux to prevent rot and mildew, and
these should be sprayed just before the
flowers open.
In spraying bear in mind that birds
will suffer If poisons are used in great
er strength than is absolutely required,
for. while poisoned worm will not, as
b rule. kill full grown bird, it may
kill the fedglings. Keep the bark of
the fruit free we'll scraped thus de-
Btroying the breeding places of many
pests. and in trying to get rid of tent
caterpillars do not burn the nests, for
1t very seriously Injuries the trees, but
look instead for the ring-like egg clus-
tiers, which may be seen in early spring
on the small twigs, and cut off and
burn them After young caterpillars
hatch out they soon begin to weave a
tent. to which they retreat at night and
in stormy weather. and it is then the
vests should be either cut off and burn
ID or gathered by hand and destroyed
II given proper protection the birds
themselves will do wonders toward
keeping down these insect pests and
should therefore always be encourag ed
In every way possible.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-05-07
, LIT. sHALEs & son.

choke, asparagus, beans, beets, Brussels
sprouts, cantaloupe, carrot, caulifio wer,
cucumber, sweet corn, cress, eggplant,
endive, potatoes, lettuce, okra, spincah,
parsnip, peas, pepper, squash and onions.
For growing certain crops, it has often
been found advisable to prepare the
ground in a special manner. Such crops
as beets, radishes, and onions are some
times grown on beds to 10 feet in
width and raised TO inches, with mar
row walks between. From Baltimore
southwark, cabbage, caulifiower, and
similar crops are frequently grown on
top or on the sides of ridges. When the
plants are set on top of the ridge better
drainage for the roots is secured. When
set on the south side of the ridge, great
er warmth and earlier maturity will be
secured, and when planted on the north
side, the growth is retarded, For
growing celery and few similar crops
it has been found advisable to place the
plants in burrows or slight trenches in
order that the soil removed may be avail
able for working in around the plants as
they mature.
In the broadcast sense the entire garden
is a seed bed, as the seeds of many of
the crops are planted where they are to
grow. As the term f'seed bed" is used
here it refers to some specially prepared
place for starting plants, from which
they may be transplanted to their per-
manent positions in the garden. The
location of an outdoor seed bed should be
such that it may be conveniently reached
for watering, and it should be naturally
protected from drying winds.
Good soil for seed bed consists of one
part of well-rotted manure, two parts
of good garden loan or rotted sods, and
one part of sharp, fine sand. The ma
nure should be thoroughly rotted, but it
should not have been exposed to the
weather and the strength leached out of
it. The addition of leaf mold or peat
will tend to make the soil better adapted
for seed-bed purposes. Mix all the in
gradients together in a heap, stirring
we'll with shovel, after which the soil
should be sifted and placed in boxes or
in the bed ready Cor sowing the seed.
Weed seeds and the spores of fungous
diseases that are present in the soil for
seed bed may be killed by placing the
soil in pans and baking it for an hour
in hot oven.
The seed bed should never be allowed
to become dry. but great care should be
taken that too much water is not applied.
Plants require the action of air upon
their roots and an excess Of water in the
soil will exclude the air. Too frequent
and heavy wsterings will cause the
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-05-07
Child Cross /. revensn ? Sick j?

A cross. peevish. listless child. with coated
tongue. pale. doesn't sleep: eats sometimes
very little. then again ravenously; stomach
sour; breath fetid; pains in stomach, with
diarrhoea; grinds teeth while asleep, and starts
something that expels worms, and almost every
child has them. Kickapoo Worm Killer 10
needed. Get q box today. Start at once.
You won't have to coax. - Kickapoo Worm
Killer Il . candy confection. Expels the
worms. the cause Of your child's trouble. &c..
at your druggist.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-05-07

L lIlhIldlll D NSSCCo
BILE Compound the
pr aise it deserves,
for l have taken it
at different times
and it always re-
lieved m e W h e n
other m edicin e s
failed, and when 1
hear a woman COM
plain I always rec
o1nmend it. Lastwin-
ter | was attacked
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-05-07
StrongPaint

Devoe will paint your house for half or
two-thirds or tfree=quarters your usual
cost, and wear as much longer as it costs
less.
It is the strongest paint there and takes less gaons
its strength is the reason it takes less gallons.
Less gallons to buy; less money for that Less gallons
to pan less money for that As the painting
than the paint the saving painters is than
the saving paint ITSELF
Of course strong paint longer than weak; that is
why Devoe wears longest
If anyone doubts any statement above,
here's the proof:
He may paint half his job Devoe, the other half any
paint he likes Devoe doesn't take less gallons and cost
less money Q for the gallons and ~ for putting
pay does Devoe is the paint that makes least first cost
it doesn't longer we'll give him enough to repaint
the whole job The time may be year ten or between
Devoe is the paint that costs least, lasts
longest, and takes best care of the house
all the time.
Mason 6 Hall Sell It
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-05-07

Can't look well, eat well. or feel well with
impure blood. Keep the blood pure with Bur
dock Blood Bitters. Eat simply, take exercise,
keep clean, and good health Is pretty sure to
follow. 500 q bottle.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-05-07

"My child was burned terribly about the face,
neck and chest. applied DR.. Thomas Eclec-
tic Oil. The pain ceased. and the child sank
into restful sleep."-Mrs Nancy M. Hanson,
Hamburg, N, Y
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-05-07

Don't use harsh physics. The reaction weak
ems the bowels, leads to chronic constipation
Get Doan's Regulets. They operate easily. Csc
at oil stores.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-05-07

s' The trouble seemed to be the
.,-r and liver. She suffered
min. Was unable to get any
.-... o help her. She was growing
aud weaker. She became
..r.l of life.
" body suggested that she write
.e Peruna Co. She did SO.
...r1 their advice she began to
raruna. In a letter from her at
,ime she says: Through the
,f Peruna I have regained my
, took only a bottle and
h,5 ..1.n ] was able to sleep and
lin and my nervousness disap-
No wonder Mrs. Mueller
.s Peruna in the house. Under
clrcurnstances Peruna would
o., every house in. the land.
.ry Que taking Peruna ought to
70 q free copy of the Ills of Life"
-ase peruna Co, Columbus, Ohio.
s.,ple who object to liquid medi-
..ss can now obtain Psruna Tablets.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-05-07
like
A new WOMAN
AS lydia E. Pinkham's Vege'
table Compound Dispelled
Backache, Headaches
and Dizziness.

Pioua, Ohio. -"I would be very un-
grateful if l failed to give Lydia d.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-05-07
EASTERN STEAMSHIP
CORPORATION.
SIX TRIPS A WEEK.
BANGOR LINE.
BELFAST AND BOSTON $3.50. ROUND
TRIP $500

TURBINE STEEL STEAMSHIPS BELFAST
AND CAMDEN.
Leave Belfast at 500 p. M, daily, except
Sunday, for Boston. Leave Belfast at Z 80 a.
m. daily. except Monday, for Searsport, Bucks
port, Winterport and Bangor.
RETURNING
Leave India Wharf, Boston at 500 p. M.
daily, except Sunday, and leave Belfast at 7.16
a. m. daily, except Monday, for Bangor and in
termediate landings.
FRED w. POTE, Agent, Belfast Maine.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-05-07
11ooK PE.RU-NA
~ Able to Sleep and Eat
wa Again

Mrs. Muellsn
NJ 81 k e e p
1 pcrlna in the
f r., constant
nv nV' When l am
n ny feeling well we'll
= w. take a rev
J .oees. 1t always
'' MIS-. 1Iuellers
story Of her t ex,
900 WIN
gpor,,na FULLY ex-
) LAS Why she
,,s keeps
Ergsa on hand.
u years ago
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-20
She Waited Ten Minutes

Great Scott! Not until ten o'clock!"
asked the young man.
TT may be half an hour earlier,
but I don't count on it. Anything
to hurry your"
II should remark I was to be
married at seven o'clockr'
And it's after seven now. Well, l
can't help it. You might telegraph
that the train is delayed"
Til have to, but what a mess The
guests will be assem- bed, the girl in
Mysteries and her father on his high
horse. I wouldn't have had this hap
pen for a thousand dollars,'
mo? Well. run in and telegraph"
The young man entered the Office
and sent dispatch, and just as we
were pulling out he received an an
swer. Several Of us had overheard
the talk and knew what he was ex-
pecting. He read the message twice
over and then laid it down on the
floor and arranged his overcoat for a
pillow and apparently went asleep.
Pretty soon the conductor came along
and picked up the dispatch and read
it. 1t was signed ANNIE" and it
read:
waited ten minutes for you and
then married Fred Davis!"
That's hard lines" said the con-
ductor, as he handed the dispatch
about, but the young man snored in
his sleep and smiled as he snored.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-20
UST a minute" said the man at
the desk in a business office as

q UST minute" said the man at
the desk in a business office as
~ a caller entered the door.
mo hurry-finish your letter." was
replied.
Three or four lines of a letter were
written and the page thrown aside.
This occurred three times running be-
fore the writer rose up with swear
word and exclaimed:
THE maker Of this ink is either a
scoundrel or I'm getting doty!"
won't it flow" was asked.
FLOW noth4ng It's been acting
this way for a week. I've started a
dozen letters to him and they all
looked like this"
He picked up the sheet and handed
1t out for inspection.
II see.'' unused the other.
What do you see?''
II see that your ink and your mu-
cilage sit side by side like two fond
brothers on your desk"
"Well?"
II see that you write with one part
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-20
/ LEADER FOR SURE.

A LEADER FOR SUKE.
II knew my boy was born to lead"
HAS he attained a high position?"
Yes, I've got a letter from him
stating that he is now yell master Of
his college class"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-20
Dear, Love YOU

- ING me not the charms of Molly
u Phillis fair, nor Ethel Jolly,
- Kate the witty, dimpled Dolly.
Dear, love you," SO says Polly.
And am content.
Mollys graces do not please me.
Dolly's manner does but tease me,
Ethel's way could never seize me,
Frigid Phillis sure would freeze me-
Let them go their ways.
Dear, love you," SO says Polly.
That destroys my melancholy,
Really makes me feel quite jolly,
Each old maid must have some folly
Polly is my parrot.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-20
A Good Time Coming.

~ HE girls that are growing up
now will have one important ad-
~ vantage over the young married
women of today"
whats that?"
"Their husbands will not be contin-
ually telling them of the fine cooking
their mothers used to do"
How do you know?"
because the cooks won't allow the
mothers of the coming race to stick
their noses into the kitchen"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-20

~ HE train was two hours late in
I reaching Richmond Junction,
~ and when 1t was discovered
there that we must wait another thir-
ty minutes for the eastbound express
a young man getting more and more
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-20
All Was Explained

of the time and then change off to
the other!'
by thunder that must be it,
stick to one all the time. No
charge for solving the mystery"
And the business man opened a
window and dropped the bottle of ink
out. He was going to stick to muci-
lage.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-20

nervous appealed to the conductor
with:
Have you any idea when we shall
reach Buffalo, sir?"
mot much, but I hope to make it
by ten o'clock this evening""
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-20
Quite Satisfied

~ GU don't seem to be interested in
y our advanced woman movement.
~ Don't you care for equality with
MANI"
mo. I don't" returned the pretty
woman. why should I? I'm his SUI
perior now, and he knows it, so If
gained the equality you seek I'd mere
ly surrender the advantage that I now
possess. No, ma'am, no equality for
me. I'm not unselfish enough for
that. l don't want to argue with man;
| want to control him."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-20
Her Only Chance

77DHY does Mr.. Seeker come here
so often, Helen?"
~ HE comes to see me-"
What are his intentiOns?"
II don't know, MAJ"
well. doesn't he know that he is
keeping other young men from paying
you attentions?"
II don't think he does, ma"
well, you know it., don't you?"
mo, ma. I haven't enough imagi-
nation to think out fairy tale like
that
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-20

NtIE.SSAR1 1NFURMATIUN.
Professor, what preparation is
necessary before diagnosing a pa
tents case?"
mo particular preparation? You
are. Of course, perfectly familiar with
the schedule price of the different OPP
erations, so you just look him up in
Bradstreet's and find out how serious
an operation he can stand"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-07-21
FOREIGNERS
ARE STEALING
The MARKET
The Free Trade Economic Invasion
Encroaches Further
Month by
Month

The downward course of business
of all business affected by the tariff
becomes every month more rapid
and more marked. April imports and
exports, tabulated by the government
show why capital is being invested
in public bonds instead Of In indus
try; why mills and factories are run
ming on half time, or closing for good.
why workmen, skilled or unskilled,
are hunting Jobs In harvest fields or
sitting discouraged at home; why
stores. big and little, are finding
business slack and obligations hard
to meet.
Stealing the Market
Item after item tells the same story
Of foreign goods stealing the mar
ket from the American manufacturer
not because the consumer prefers for
eign goods. but because the middle
man prefers them. The economic In
vasion encroaches further month by.
month; industry flags; no longer
does surplus production from factor
les working full time permit expert
ment with foreign markets; exports
decline.
Wool manufactures, which became
subject to lower duty on January l
we're in four months imported to the
extent OF $15.6S2,l14 as compared
with si,939,640 from January through
April 1918.
When Tariff Bars Are Let Down
AS for sugar imports, which for
the eight months ending with Febru-
airy were in 1914 s14,933,771 less than
in 1918 and $10,O9S,567 less than in
1912, the imposition of the lower tar
III ON March l turned the scale
against American planters. These
imports illustrate the geometric pro-
gression by which the increase In i'm.
portation grows when tariff bars are
let down. During March they were
II per cent and during April nearly
22 per cent more than imports for the
corresponding months OF the preced-
ing year.
Dwlndling Payrolls
The Increase In the importation OF
cotton knit goods goes merrily on
to the accompaniment of slackening
machinery and dwindling payrolls.