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Belding banner., 1914-07-01
VIII oil Highways

The Dickinson county road COM
mission has decided To expend con-
siderable money this season In oiling
the main highways in the county. and
County Commissioner Carpenter ex-
poets To commence the work as soon
as the weather becomes settled. In
addition To keeping down The dust, the
oil preparation preserves the high
ways. The city government Of Iron
Mountain will arrange To oil num-
Der OF the leading streets at the same
time. Considerable experimenting
has been done i'm Marquette county
with road oil, and ii has worked out
very well. For the past several sum
mers the city of Negaunee has oiled
its part OF the highway leading from
lshpeming 10 that city, and the people
living along the highway claim that
they get very little dust now, whereas
in former years they were bothered
To considerable extent.
Belding banner., 1914-07-01
Good Roads Work in Emmett

Emmett county is one Of the Oldest Of
the northern Michigan counties, but
road building has not been Emmet's
long suit until within the last few
years. Known for a quarter of a CEN
tury and more, as the county wherein
Petoskey, most popular Of all northern
resorts is located. Emmet county was
noted for it's many pretty resorts and
fine farms-but not for good roads.
The inducement made i'm recent years
for state reward roads, together with
the coming Of the now famous West
Michigan pike, has put Emmett county
on the map i'm the matter of good
roads. Petoskey is jealous Of it's re-
putation with tourists and knows full
well that to he on the route Of the
lake shore pike and not 10 have good
roads, would he vertible black eye i'm
the opinion of the thousands of ST.
Belding banner., 1914-07-01
Apple Way Road

Construction work on the continue
ton Of the Apple Way from the Idaho
state line at Spokane bridge To Occur
dAlene, Idaho. has been begun. This
VIII complete the well known water
bound gravel macadam highway con
Meeting Spokane, Wash. and the
scenic lake region of northern Idaho.
The highway from Spokane east to
the Idaho line. a distance Of Is miles
already is built.
The extended roadway viii be "a
feet i'm width, with few grades and
none more than 5 per cent. The road
Will be constructed of the material
found on the ground which is a sandy
or gravclly loan, Characteristic Of The
Spokane valley. Such is the charac-
ter of the country traversed by this
road that il is estimated that the en-
tire cost of construction, about 13
miles long. aside from the few small
bridges, will not exceed $4,000, where
as in the southern part of Kootenia
county the cost of construction aver
ages 81. 900 per mile.
Belding banner., 1914-07-01
Strains i'm Same Breed Differ

The beginner should always remem-
ber that there is a vast difference in
strains of the same breed, showing the
difference between the haphazard
breeder and the one who has taken
pains to each year improve his stock
by proper selection. The better the
system, the use of the trap nests. the
knowledge Of properly rearing and
caring for the flock, means extra out
lay of cash in poultry operations and
the breeder of high grade stock must
be paid for this. and can not com
pete on the same terms with the
breeder who does not handle his flock
in an up-to-date manner. The begin
ner is often heard to remark: "I do
not care to pay for the breeders re-
putation. ] can obtain just as good
from those who have no reputation as
a poultry expert" Never was a
greater mistake made. one should
be willing to pay for reputation gained
on knowledge obtained by several
years Of experience along that breed
er's line, for this grade of stock will
produce. They are bred with that in
view. 1t makes no difference If for
the showroom or eggs alone, or both.
as is often the case.
Philadelphia Record.
Belding banner., 1914-07-01
STORY or TWO FARMERS
AND TEN DOLLARS

William Grant, who lives in the hills
to the west of Traverse City, picked up
by appointment the other day Profess
sor a. II. Potts and took him out 20
look over the farm. The two men
went from field to field inspecting the
soil and the lay OF the land, and they
discussed the prospects of profitable
crops. When Mr. Grant returned the
professor TO Traverse City after an alb
sence of three hours he stated that the
Information he had obtained regard
ing how to handle his proposed crops
was easily worth $40 to him. AS a
matter Of fact. his 1914 crops will be
worth many dollars more than they
would have been but for the sugges-
tions given by the professor Yet Mr..
Grant is not a poor farmer, an ignor-
ant farmer. a shiftless farmer, nor a
lazy farmer. In truth he is above the
average as a farmer. Furthermore
his outlook on life is broad enough so
that he realizes that he does not know
everything, not even everything about
farming. He is young enough so that
he is willing and anxious to learn of
the better methods that are constant
~ being worked out, He is a type of
the men who are going to make the
Grand Traverse region famous as an
agriculture and fruit growing center.
He is not satisfied TO stumble on
through the future years, as his pre-
decessors have done i'm the past when
new and better methods can be learn
ed for the asking. Fortunately for us
the men with a viewpoint similar to
Mr.. Grants are rapidly increasing in
number.
Professor Potts is one of the most
valuable men at large in Michigan to-
day. Nobody should hold him in awe
because Of his title, which title has
been given him by the farmers of
Michigan because of the great good
that he is doing. Mr.. Potts is a farm
er, real farmer; he is not even a
college graduate. although he is one of
the field men sent out by the agricul-
turaT college He visits scores of farms
each week, sees all kinds of soils, and
makes records of hundreds of expert
ments He has become SO expert in
his line that he can almost tell at "a
glance the kind of treatment that any
particular field should have in order
that the greatest returns may be Sc
cured. He is often called Alfalfa Potts
because of his extensive knowledge re-
garding this important forage crop.
He is TO the farmers of Michigan what
the efficiency engineer is 10 the manu-
facturers Of the state. He is prac-
teal farmer and an agricultural eX-
pert both at the same time. The work
that he is doing cannot be overesti-
mated. The state would be rich If it
had in it's employ a hundred men like
him. Then would larger number OF
our farmers be riding in autos and
talking about their balances in the
bank.
Professor Potts services are TO be
had for the asking. If he has not al
ready visited your place it will be to
your advantage to send him an invita-
tion 1t is more than likely that whe"
he does call he will tell yo'' aDout
some practical things. that will be
rorth $40 or even more to- you.
We Record Eagle.
Belding banner., 1914-07-01
POULTRY
CONSULTING DEPARTMENT
Conducted by VI. w. HICKS
START POULTRY WITH THE BEST


The majority OF beginners make
their first mistake in the purchasing
Of eggs for hatching-day old chicks,
or breeding-birds from stock that is
not OF the highest merit A large
percentage order their foundation
stock for future poultry operations
from the list of poultry raisers that
sell the cheapest. To the beginner
who can not afford TO pay for the best
this must naturally be resorted to, but
there are many who in starting out
can afford to pay for good stock.
Some have the idea that as this first
year will be an experiment the cheap
stock will do. but in this they fool
themselves, as under fair care the re-
suits from the purchase is not salts
factory and the breed is blamed with
out giving any thought as to poor
breeders. Ii has been the experience
of every beginner who has started
with stock from the haphazard breed
er that sooner or later they go to
headquarters and pay the price for
the real thing, and this good start
might just as well be made in the be-
ginning as later after one has lost
perhaps several years and some money
i'm attempting to have a flock of fowls
that were profitable.
Every good breeder either in the
fancy or so-called utility knows the
value of his stock and the price asked
for Matching eggs, day-old chicks or
stock is above the highest quotation
OF market poultry or eggs. AS a rule
the more merit the breeders stock has
attained the higher the price asked for
his goods. and yet the average good
breeder receives many letters from
beginners, asking for eggs, chicks or
stock at but little above market prices
1t is true the world over and poultry is
no exception that one generally gets
what he pays for, and il is out of the
question for the beginner to expect
high-grade eggs, chicks or stock at
prices that are low 1t is true that
often during the late spring reduc-
tion is made from the regular price.
The early orders have been filed on
eggs and a reduction from the full lay
of the breeding pens can be made. In
the case of the chicks. fertility is now
high and the incubators Matching their
best. In the case of the stock at
times a sacrifice must be made to
make room for the growing chicks,
which in the breeders opinion will
prove as good or better than the par
ent stock. Under these circumstances
one can at times receive from good
breeders a start with good stock at
prices under the regular figure. but
only under those conditions can
poultry or eggs for the foundation of
ones flock be considered. Then, if
possible. one should know something
Of the breeder and the reputation the
stock has made.
Prices are based on the reputation
of the breeders skill i'm producing
fowls that either win at the poultry
exhibits or are heavy layers, or a
combination of both. 1t is not alone
the large breeder that possesses these
fowls, hut the smaN brc a -, well.
!" .,.{s~ iotter,. with a small
flock, or it may be the owner OF
large plant but the breeder must
have the goods and the kind that
make good in the hands of his GUS
toners, providing they have managed
the fowls in a proper manner
Belding banner., 1914-07-01

A paper received from q reader the
following query: What do you think
is the matter with my hens! Every
morning when / go to feed them l
find two or three Of them lying on
their backs, stiff as buckrams" The
editors reply was to the point: 1--WE
are afraid that your hens are dead"
Belding banner., 1914-07-01

much should one use of for
lyde in treating potato seed 10
scab?
: the full strength formalin,
is 40 per cent formaldehyde gas
we'd in water; water will not
any more Of this. Dilute this
| with water at the rate of one
e to two gallons; soak the seed
wo hours, also the sacks contain
Belding banner., 1914-07-01

is the proper time 10 prune
shrubs?
Shrubs such as spirea, honey
yringia, which blossom in the
should not be trimmed until
ssoming time. Then one may
entire canes where they are
Crowded, but the tops are usu-
/ To themselves without any
heading in. The Japanese
should also have several canes
i wood removed at the surface
ground annually 50 as to pro-
igorous wood Shrubs which
in the fall, notably the hydran-
a hibiscus, should be trimmed
3pring much as one would trim
The object is TO limit the
OF canes OF last years wood
ten them i'm SO that there will
er flowers but larger. The ten
S for the hydrangea to set more
al fiowerins canes than can be
I'd, and 10y pruning before flow
.ime. in the spring, one prevents
nd sends the energies Of the
nto few choice blooms.
Belding banner., 1914-07-01

Scan we procure plants for rhu-
from plants already i'm the gar
s a little late TO divide the rhu-
in the spring, however. one can
e plants in a hill and divide the
d clump of roots with a spade,
ng a bud TO every piece of root.
pieces may be set out four or
Il apart each way and will make
llants.
Belding banner., 1914-07-01
Good Roads Department
Conducted Especially for the Banner by Hon. p.
1. Cogrove, President of the Michigan
Good Roads Association

Lonis Chicago, Indianapolis. Cincin-
natl, and Louisville summer visitors
Before the visitors arrive i'm Petoskey
this coming summer, this city will
have well along towards completion
its part OF the pike over which hun
dreds Of tourists will make part OF
their trip TO the north this summer.
Belding banner., 1914-07-01
HORTICULTURE
BY E. H. BROWN
--7nrlnE=1E

ing the seed. DO not plant on land
that grew scabby potatoes within the
last few years. Potato scab also works
on beets. and will be harbored by
these plants.
What can we do for squash bugs? ?
They are sucking insects and can
not be controlled by poisons such as
Paris green. II is found that during
the night the bugs will collect under
shingles placed near their haunts;
they can be gathered up i'm the morn
ing and Jared off into a pail Of Yateg
with kerosene on top.
Can YOU recommend a simple rem
edy for sore shoulders on horses?
Use white lotion, which is made up
as follows
Sulphate Of zinc, G drachms; sugar
Of lead. I ounce; water, l pint Mix
and shake well together.
Another treatment in the form of a
powder 10 be busted on is: sulphur
oxide of zinc and air slaked lime,
equal parts. AS preventive treatment,
one should endeavor TO use well-iitted
collars i'm which The bearing surface is
distributed all over the shoulder.
When the horse is resting a spell at
the end of the row, lift the collar mp
SO as to allow air TO circulate keep
the name away from under the collar
As soon as the collar is removed at
noon and night, wipe it off with a
damp sponge Remove the collar at
noon if shoulders are sore, SO as to
allow the sweat to dry off. Apply
cold water as frequently as possible
Belding banner., 1914-07-01
Kindly give formula for material

Kindly give formula for material
to prevent horn fly on cattle
Almost any greasy substance APP
piled To the skin will keep the flies
away several days and then have to
be applied again. A mixture of equal
parts of pine tar and Kerosene on
with two parts of fish oil or cotton
seed oil is good, First dissolve the
Belding banner., 1914-07-01

Many a man is willing To be a Big
Brother to anyone-eXcept the Girl
who Counts.
Belding banner., 1914-07-01

tar in the kerosene and then add the
oil. Spray this daily on the sides and
head and ears of the cattle, or apply
with a brush.
Belding banner., 1914-07-01

How can we make our own medi-
Gated salts?
II is believed that the addition OF
one pound of powdered copperas (fer-
rous sulfate) 10 100 pounds of salt
will supply all the mineral elements
that are not furnished in sufficient
amount in the available minerals nat
urally present in Michigan hay and
pasturage. Copperas. according to DIR.
Hurt, former veterinarian at the Agri-
cultural College, is needed i'm the sys-
tenn to a greater extent than can be
obtained in the feed and water. Have
the salt before animals all the time,
so that they can take as much of il
and as often as they please.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-05


clear that when the college undertakes extend activities applied
sciences like agriculture and engineering specific preparation
for professions like journalism and law and medicine compelled
to do two things Either make instruction superficial
throughout else to obtain larger for support
than would be for the work of the college, Prac
ta agriculture and would in the end be burden to the
college, if fully developed little when specifically
done The Inauguration Mddebuy in 9112 of the Department
Of Engineering competition with the staff and adequate
provided that field by the University Vermont and the attempt
to develop department of practical agriculture in competition with
the weupped State Agricultural College departures
from the field of the college, The college has engineering
ment except surveying Instruments and the offering of freshman
and sophomore curriculum in by single assistant
fessor himself graduate 1907 school, misleading
the student The preliminary mathematics chemistry physics and
mechanics be learned the college, but
to what to be engineering is mistake
The Department of Pedagogy Mdebur established 1908
by the legislature with annual appropriation of $60Oo which
increased in 1912 s1O4oo The head of the
immediate colleague the conduct of the department
mery high school principal teacher the Caston
School The department has good rooms and special library which
planned to make available for teachers Some has been
Of the local schools but this feature the dve
pment as yet in rudmenta stage The work. however, being
roecuted with What effect this development will have
the college not possible this time foresee we'll
be that the Department Pedagogy will time transform the college
INTO something that may resemble professional school, largely Tor
than clearly what constitutes
secondary generally agreed
training
that intended the intellectual quail
ties the think him
a citizen, him general
relations 1t not primarily vocational school, On the contrary its
main to the student with respect intellectual moral
play
hitherto that when technical school
yokd with college, that the technical school has generally
with the college, and the for this not far seek be-
technical student the professional The student
pedagogy law has his the method
which make living This attitude of mind quite different
the college STUDENT ought not to be bad thing
together matter usually
happened that they not caee when they the
Whether therefore, the institution of the Depart
of Pedagogy the college will primarily the
benefit the development of Mddebury college question
by the the officers of the n
Nothing clearly indicates the attitude institution toward ed
the method that
the
difficulty the requirements that constitutes the difference
rather the discrimination and sincerity with which
The
requirements college lies the fact that the fundamental
the constitution of the American college to bring together
comparable Only when the student approximately
intellectual fitness be taught advanageouy
difference between the preparation
the instruction for the whole
paired.
of
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-05

The growth in student the college has been
years This particularly women
their college charter obtained 1902
fewer scholarships fewer specialized they
rapidly than the the between
the number of increased
while during the period the number of
from 119 to 173, only As cent
interesting concerning
students 912-3 per of the per
cent of the women from Vermont 1t also interesting
that the registration and pedagogy
rapidly than that in arts
Considering Mddebuy College from the standpoint of it's educa
therefore, clear that the opportunity
lies before the college do well the college
nothing is
obtains the of cultural and intellectual training be fur
nshed by the college, It's sole
the opportunity isolated but intensive college life
stutions of this of the greatest value They have brought
many women; oppor
lies entirely making their
college training wholesome thorough, and sincere.
During the last eight the college has expanded both
in numbers and the field that attempts Both expansions
been at the expense OF certain amount OF true educational thor
Loosely administered
the excursion
having bearing upon apparently
the added little the real of
college, The opportunity Of such college lies the
college only To make the institution fruitful, there
sufficient highest college
fundamental WELL This fundamental
being admirably by the existing
which, however, large
Meanwhile the college growing tendency become
college, tendency Inauguration the
department pedagogy the candidates which almost entirely
spite the them. The nducemen, fact for
young college becomes
While the the college dis
ncy good opportunity American
always there before the officers
MDlctury England
students
unleOnaby result
and a wholesome secondary schools
10 e students
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-05

quantity quality unfit for college expressing
this phrases like the following HAS credit for only three
of high school cannot onscientiousy him.
h school wish to be held responsible for the kind work
that she do In 1911 100 students admitted Their
cae all of which examined at the time by the Foundation
showed character quality The 1912 adj
MISSIONS the other hand showed considerable relaxation
with those 1911 stated the examination of the entrance
certificates 29S during the indicates that
the students have been nenty admitted the ground of
standard far strongly administered than that the University
of Vermont that Norwich University Students have been
entered when their lack preparation has hampered hem
but has also lowered the of instruction the college 1t is not
too much that the college would to-day be improved by the
dropping considerable of students who
whose affects the whole quality Instruction.
the students the schools is
noteworthy that the Mdeby College authorities the
years poorest
the Mddebury school, situation that
fleets of the temptation admit local students who
unprepared
Increase "a cent. 40 cent.
From Vermont 81 1874 1873
Proportion 81 cent. cent AZ cent
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-07-30
SEEN 100 MILES AWAY

The largest electric lamp in the
world was lighted last Friday in
the New York navy yard. For
some weeks now the beam of this
giant searchlight cutting the
skies will be visible. under favor
able conditions more than 100
miles away. There il no other
lamp like it in existence. 1t is call
ed the Beck searchlight and is the
invention of Heinrich Beck. a Ger
man scientist. who is here con-
Quoting the tests of his lamp for
the United States government.
Measured at two miles from the
lamp 45O,OOO,OOO candle power is
obtained from lamp with a a.
inch reflector. The present IA
inch lamp. in use on the worlds
battleships. gives only 60,O0O.000
candle power. s-.-4s.,.-.,......,-.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-07-30
TICKLISH TIME
FOR EUROPEANS
Only "a Spark Needed to Start q
General War on the Cont.
nent, Says Report
IF AUSTRIA STRIKES SERVIA
Russia will Strike Austria and
Germany. England, France
and italy Will Mix II

Never within the memory of the
present generation have we been
apparently so near a general Eur
Opean war as now. So delicate is
the situation that a mere spark
will ignite the finder that covers
the continent and when once unit
ed there is apparently no stop
ping place until destructive war
has burnt itself out.
The trouble starts with Scrvia
and Austria, the latter demand
ing Immediate compliance with
what seems a rather unreason-
able demand. and battle is i'm
minent. If it comes. Russia will
take sides with Servia. and if
Russia sides with Servia. Ger
many will help Austria and fight
Russia. England and France viii!
back up Russia and Italy will as
sist Germany and Austria.
That would mean the wors
European war since Napoleon was
overthrown at Waterloo. a cen
tury ago. All Europe has beer
holding it's breath in anticipation
Of the storm that seems ready tt
break with scarcely a moment 5
notice. Everybody will hope thai
scuh a tremendous war may be
averted.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-07-30
INSPECTING MERIDIAN ROAD

j. j. Keen. DR.. O'Brien and fam
lily, Prof. f. E. Smith and wife and
Mrs. Dave Purdon, Mayor Fligel-
man. Frank Uika. S. H. Snyder. b.
C. Fandel. w. l.. Albright and the
Times man went to White Rock
yesterday to meet Col. Westgard
and party, who are making an in
spection trip over the Meridian
road and escort them to Wahpe-
ton. But after an hour or more $
wait at White Rock they learned
that the party was half day or
more behind their schedule time.
so the Wahpeton party came home
again. making the return trip of
about 80 miles in inst one hour.
Col. Westgard and party were en-
ppcted to arrive in Wahpeton last
night.
The inspecting party left San
Antonio. Texas. July 13. and it is
their intention to drive clear
through to Winnipeg. The real
motive of this trip is an effort to
influence the U. S. Government to
give Federal aid to this Meridian
Road enterprise, as Col. Westgard
is the vice president of the Ma
tional Highways Association and
he has with his party. Mr.. d. d.
Colp. vice president of the Merid-
soo nno1