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The Republican journal., 1914-02-12
why DOCTORS NO LONGER
CLAIM TO "CURE" PEOPL E

A few years ago it was common thing
for the family doctor to say, ~ will cure
you in few days" THIS cheerful
prophecy often gave the patient new hope
and courage but it is no longer good
form. Doctors still 'cure' malaria and
q few other troubles in which their medi-
cines have direct or "specifc" action
on the virus of the disease. In other
cases they simply give supporting medi-
cine and keep up the strength of the
patient until nature effects cure.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills cure chlorosis
and other trouble due to thin blood be-
cause they have specific action on the
blood, building it up, purifying and en-
riching it. This direct action on the
blood also makes them the best support
ing and strengthening medicine. If you
are thin and weak, breathless after slight
exertion, if you have palpitation of the
heart, gas on the stomach, cold hands
and feet, ifyou are nervous and easily
irritated and show other signs ofweaken-
ed vitality, try these strengthening pills at
once and let the rich, red blood cure you.
Get box today 1.-THE nearest drug store
and begin at once to build up your health.
Write now to the DR.. Williams Medicine
Co., Schenectady, n. Y, for the free
booklet, Building Up the Blood"
The Republican journal., 1914-02-12
PROFITABLE AND FRIENDLY
SQUADS
How a Suburbanite Made $500.
Elk. PARKINSON.

How a Suburbanite Made 5000.
e. PARKINSON.
A friend of mine had half an acre.
with house and barn, in the suburbs,
where his mother lived with him, but
he was of the kind who enjoy expert
ments and was always wondering how
he could increase a small income. One
day he noticed pigeon fly into the
barn through broken window, and
curiosity prompted him to go upstairs,
where he discovered the pigeon on a
rafter near a nest on which sat its
mate. That proved his inspiration,
and those two birds were the starting
point of business which today nets
about $500 annually, and this is the
simple way he went about it;
The barn. 20 by 80 feet, was divided
upstairs into six pens, 10 by S1a feet,
a three foot walk between. While down
stairs was a pen. 10 by 10 feet. Each
pen had big window, and. the long
way Of the barn being north and south,
the birds had plenty Of sunshine. The
partitions between the pens were
boards, while partitions on the alley
were of wire. The nesting places were
of boards twelve inches wide with
parallel cross cleats nailed on, nine
inches anartl set upright twelve inches
apart. with edges against the partition
Is
extended from floor to roof, and when
In position boards twelve inches square
were cut and laid on the cleats for
floors for nest boxes, making little
homes for the pigeons.
Nests and Feeding.
Each pen had two sets of boxes, one
against each PARTON. so every pair of
birds had two nests, for pigeons start
laying before squads are out of the
nest No perches were allowed, the
birds resting in their own boxes, and
outside each pen had a fyway for
them to exercise in. The breed Of pi-
geon chosen was the Homer, decidedly
the best on the market for squad rails
ing. and the feeds used were sifted
cracked corn. Canada peas, wheat.
German miIlet, Kaffir corn and hemp.
On the floor of the pens bushel of
clean sand was spread, and box divid-
ed into three partitions was kept con-
stantly filled with fine table salt, crack
ed oyster shells and ground charcoal.
At o'clock in the morning a ration
consisting Of equal parts Of cracked
corn wheat and peas, well mixed, was
fed at the rate of six pints to each
pen of fifty pairs of birds. The after
noon ration consisted of cracked corn,
Kaffir corn. millet and peas in equal
parts. Every pen was provided with
small bathtuls. for pigeons are fond OF
bathing.
The Republican journal., 1914-02-12
eouIPPING A TRUCK FARM
Returns Warrant the Investment
JOHN w. LLOYD,
University lIIinois.


The amount and kind Of enu,nr,.,.
needed for truck farm will depend
upon the size of the farm, the locality
and the kinds Of crops to be grown
The foundation equipment in soil work
ing tools is essentially the same for
truck farm as for any other kind of
farm. There must be plows, harrows
and cultivators suited to the type Of
soil to be farmed and harness and
wagons for moving the machinery and
the crops. Special tools for planting,
cultivating and harvesting particular
crops will also be needed. If early
crops requiring transplanting are to be
grown the equipment must include
sash, canvas and lumber for hotbeds
and cold frames.
If twenty acres of truck are to be
grown, consisting Of five acres early
tomatoes, five acres early melons or Gu
cumbers and ten acres cabbage and
celery, all of which require transplant
ing. it will be possible, with careful
management, to produce the plants for
these acreages in two hotbeds and four
cold frames, each 6 by 100 feet.
Tools Required.
The only special tools required for
handling the crops mentioned above
would be q single shovel or one horse
turning pillow for furrowing out pre-
paratory to planting the tomatoes and
melons, a spike tooth cultivator for the
tomatoes and melons, spray pump
and outfit with three row attachment
for spraying the melons and tomatoes,
spades and hoes for transplanting and
Land tillage, baskets and bushel crates
for harvesting the crops.
Again. truck farm might grow an
entirely different set of crops, such as
onions, pickle cucumbers and late cab
bage. Special harrows. plankers and
rollers would be needed for fitting the
onion ground. seed drills and wheel
hoes for planting and cultivating the
onions. a transplanting machine for
setting the cabbage and shallow crates
and curing shed for handling the on
ions.
Now as to cost, which will in
large measure depend on the location
the farther north the more expensive
For example, a man in south Jersey
could start five acre patch with $780,
In Illinois it would cost about SIS an
acre for everything; in the vicinity of
Norfolk, Va, about 500; near Phila-
delphia on twenty or thirty acre plots
fair average would be from 5000 to
$500 per acre, according to the number
Of hotbeds used A we'll known trucker
iii Green Bay, Wis, states that to
equip and start ten acre farm would
require about $4,000.
The Republican journal., 1914-02-12
Ellsworth Wants Reach Trade.

The new president of the Belfast Board
of Trade, in outlining work for the COM
ing year, suggests that one of the things
to be worked for is the establishment of
steamboat service to Eggemoggin Reach.
This is reaching after business that ought
naturally to come to Ellsworth, and
would come if adequate transportation
facilities were afforded that section. A
cross-country electric road. from Els
worth to the Eggemoggin Reach towns
and up around to Castine, would put
steamboat line from Eggemoggin Reach
to Belfast out of commissions Let Els
worth work for an electric road; steam
boats are too slow. Ellsworth American.
The Republican journal., 1914-02-12
SUCCESS OTHERS HAVE HAL
Georgia Man Makes Over LOO
From Eighteen Acres.
D x EDWARDS

Put the man who has success stamp
ed on him anywhere and he will make
a go of it. In western Massachusetts,
for instance, on top Of wind swept
mountain, is a man who has made
some $4,000. making it on top of that
mountain too. But that is another
story.
In a small town in Georgia lives a
farmer who owns eighteen acres Of
land, comfortable house, good barn,
poultry houses, etc. Some years ago
his place yielded nothing beyond
meager living, but Norris was young
and determined to succeed. Cotton at
that time was his mainstay. Soon,
however, he realized that all the cotton
he could raise on eighteen acres and
keeping his farm up at the same time
would never yield him satisfactory
income So he managed to save a few
dollars and decided to invest it in poul-
try, having become interested through
some bulletins on the subject sent him
by the United States department of
agriculture. His hens proved money
makers and after the first year began
to bring in quite an addition to the
income. In the meantime he made a
practice of breeding his mares to a
fine stallion every year and sold his
colts to his neighbors for prices rang
ing between $3.50 to 1925 each. Things
were beginning to look up and savings
accumulated more rapidly.
Registered Stock Arc Added.
His ambition grew faster than his in
come, and 1t was some time before he
could afford to add three registered
Jersey heifers to his live stock, for
which extravaganza his neighbors con-
cluded he was bigger fool than he
looked. But, as in so many other cases,
time proved the wisdom Of his pur-
chase, and in few years his fine heif-
ers became producers Of the richest
sort of milk, which was turned into
butter and sold to hotel in nearby
city for cents above the regular mar
ket price.
Last spring Norris sold in one month
q bull calf, two heifers and colt for
$3.50. His place is also free Of all debt,
and he has found time to improve and
beautify it with shade trees, shrubs
and flowers in abundance. His ambi-
ton does not stop here, however, for
he aims to average 500 an acre off his
farm, but it should be added his sue
cess is not due to any particular abil-
fly, for he only had such chances as
are open to thousands Of others in the
country, but he does possess the fac
ulty of sticking firmly to his job.
which is perhaps the surest way to an
ultimate success in farming or any
other path in life. Why not make 500
an acre our motto?
The Republican journal., 1914-02-12
TIE REl.lsRLE HEN
Matching Chicks the Old Fashioned
Wav.
e. x. PARKINSON,


For beginners and raisers of fancy
poultry the hen, as an incubator, has
never been improved upon--that is, the
gentle, motherly type of Biddy, whose
ambition consists Of Matching and
rearing large broods of chicks and of
scratching in the family flower bed.
Such hens are indeed worth their
weight in gold, especially when of the
various American breeds. In setting
hens it is more convenient to set sew
eral at the same time, while the ideal
spot for their nests is i'll a semi-dark
room with access to a sunny place for
feeding and the daily dust bath.
Make the nests large enough to pre-
vent the eggs from being crowded or
piled on one another Cover the bot
toms with two inches of earth or sand,
and over this put thick layer of fine
hay followed out to hold thirteen eggs
lying side by side and then sprinkle
over it handful of insect powder be-
fore putting in the eggs. Personally
the writer has found boxes about %
by Is by Is inches, turned on their
sides, with a Stat nailed across the
open side to keep the hay in, make ex-
cellent nests.
Set tho Hon at Night.
See that the eggs for setting are from
vigorous stock, fresh and uniform in
size, and set the hens at night, moving
them to their new quarters as quietly
as possible. When they have settled
down cover the nests with bags and
leave Biddy alone for twenty four
hours. The bag may then be lifted
sufficiently for her to get in and out
with ease. In the room where the sun
shines provide plenty of dry earth for
dust baths, pan of whole corn, water
and grit, and keep them replenished
With the exception of an occasional
visit nothing more is required until
the twenty-first day, when the chicks
should begin to arrive.
Where the hens are quiet it is well
on the twenty second day to raise each
one gently and remove the eggshells
and unmatched eggs in order to make
the chicks and their mother more COM
Portable After the youngsters have
been Matched twenty-four hours re-
move them with the hen to a coop
with a board floor and small run.
The first feed may consist Of one-third
stale bread, one-third rolled oats and
one-third hard boiled eggs, with shells
and all, mixed with sweet milk if pos
sible, otherwise with water. Feed five
times for the first four days, keep pure
water before the chicks in fountains
and provide plenty of grit and char
coal Chick feed composed of cracked
grains may be fed after the fourth day.
The Republican journal., 1914-02-12
FEEDING FOR FERTILE EGGS
Let the Hens Balance Their Own
Rations.
~ e><uaa@c
p. K. EDWARDS.


Fertile eggs must come from vigor-
GUS, healthy birds, and as feed and
exercise are essential to vigor we must
see that these two elements are always
provided. We should bear in mind,
however, that time spent in feeding
and watering makes serious inroads
into our profits. and hopper feeding
reduces this expense, but with the use
Of hoppefs has come the habit of mix
ing the dry feeds and grain for our
fowls according to certain definite
ideas of balanced rations. Recently
those of us who have studied the hab-
its of our fowls have been forced to
conclude that, as far as the hen is con-
cerned, there is wide difference be-
tween scientifically balanced ration
and palatable one.
Individual taste is as marked in
fowls as in human beings, so if we
wish our flock to be healthy and con-
tented we must cater to their tastes.
This the writer has seen done In sim
pie, inexpensive way by the use OF
hoppers and automatic feeders sus-
pended by two wires from the rafters.
These hoppers We're round, and the ad-
Justment was ball bearing. so that
the slightest touch of the bait bar
shaft scattered some grains about. In
fact, all the little chicks on the plant
visited We're fed. or. rather. got their
own feed. from the automatic feeders.
What to Put In the Feeders.
For flock of 100 layers four feeders
and two dry mash hoppers Of the thir-
ty-two quart SIC will hold weeks
supply Fill each feeder with single
variety Of gran-corn. oats wheat and
buckwheat-or. if the fowls prefer
more corn. use two feeders for corn.
One of the dry mash hOppers should
be filed with the best meat scraps and
the other with mixture of brans.
middlings in equal parts, with 20 per
cent alfalfa meal added during the
winter. In addition to this feed, green
food must be provided, such as man
gel wurZels or cabbage or. better still,
sprouted oats. and it is important to
add that frozen greens are as bad as
the fresh ones are wholesome.
Fed in this way. the breeding stock
will balance their own ratons to their
satisfaction. and if plenty of litter is
kept where the automatic feeders hang
hey will get exercise, and their eggs
Will be fertile. The question cf waite"
tIpply will depend on the conditions
If there is running water hano! Anu
one provides oneself with an auto
matte lamp heated fount il the q'7eS
ton of water in cold weather becomes
simple one.
The Republican journal., 1914-02-12
Feel Miserable ?

Out of sorts, depressed. pain in the back
Electric Bitters renews your health and
strength. guaranteed Liver and Kidney
remedy. Money back if not satisfied 1t COM
pletely cured Robert Madsen of West Bur-
lington. Iowa, who suffered from virulent
liver trouble for eight months. After four
doctors gave him up he took Electric Bitters
and is now a we'll man. Get bottle today; it
will do the same for you. Keep in the house
for all liver and kidney complaints. Perfectly
safe and dependable. Its results will surprise
you. s0c and 500.
H. E. Bucklen Z Co. Philadeiphla or St Louis
The Republican journal., 1914-02-12
CARE AND FEED OF LAYING
DUCKS
Proper Feed and Cleanliness Essen
tial.
e. PARKER,
Poultry and Duck Raiser.

Poultry and Duck Kaiser.
Are the ducks laying yet? If not.
perhaps it is because they haven't been
handled just right. The breeders
should be from last years (May's)
place thirty in each pen in the proper
ton of one drake to five ducks, the
drake being easily distinguished by the
curl in his tail and his softer voice.
The duck house should be dry, well
ventilated, free from drafts and kept
clean. A house - by 16 feet will
house comfortably a family of thirty.
Provide plenty of nests made from
soap boxes with the fronts cut down
or from boxes Of any kind that are
large enough; also put in a V shaped
feed trough Of sufficient length to al
low the ducks to feed without crowd
ing, and box of grit and one of oys-
ter shells complete the equipment. /.
During the colder weather a good bed
ding of straw, planer shavings or
marsh hay will be appreciated and If
added to little each day can always
be clean and dry. If possible provide
q pond or stream for the ducks to swim
in, although this Is not an absolute ne
cessity, but should there be no stream
available an excellent drinking place
may be made by digging hole by
by 2 feet and over it laying wooden
frame covered with heavy screen wire.
such as is used in making gravel
screens; then set the water pan on the
middle of it, and this will keep the
ground around it dry. Of course free
range reduces labor and always adds
to the health of the birds.
Now as to feed. An excellent mash
may be made from the following: Two
parts cornmeal, two parts ground oats
or barley, one part wheat bran, two
and one-half parts beef scraps, one
half part sharp sand and two parts cut
green clover or alfalfa meal. This
should be moistened and fed morning
and evening. while at noon light feed
Of dry grain should be given consisting
Of one part oats, one part wheat and
two parts cracked corn. Ducks lay
early in the morning, between and 8
as rule, and thus are better confined
until after that time.
In selecting the breeders pick out
the large. vigorous ones with long,
deep bodies. bright eyes and typical
shapes. There are ten distinct breeds
of duck recognized by the American
Poultry association so that one may
pick out variety that particularly ap-
peals to him, and by study and careful
selection become known to the pub
lie as a breeder Of high class birds.
For commercial purposes in this coun-
try the Picking takes first place.
The Republican journal., 1914-02-12
rus CONSUMERS DOLLAR AMI
WHAT 1T BUYS
A Chance For Economy and Com
mon Sense.
c. B. LANE.

With the increase in price Of many
-, onr common foodstuffs, amounting In
same instances from 25 to 80 per cent,
,b4 problem of keeping the family
isrder supplied with food is becoming
moro important and more difficult to
.,rr, every year.
rl, household provider should not
.,, SNOW how to buy economically,
,r hive knowledge of the compost
,,. II foods. in order that the nutri
.... ta the meals be properly balanc-
.br needs of the body. The sit
..... then Sits down to the intelli-
.....f ihe purchaser of food and the
-... .-,u,e of the cook, for good food
..,.u spoiled in the cooking, and
.. .,I is frequently wasted. Both
.-...,a are important because of their
...a0e on the cost of living.
Forty-t two Cent Dinner.
n, !u,trate what | mean by intelli-
sar.a. Il Philadelphia food expert
c5,4 81 public demonstration of her
methods i'll Il mining town, stating that
s1 could satisfy the appetites of four
ta5r-sv men for less than 80 cents.
Tie omen of the town. being skep-
faf haIlenged her. The challenge
W., promptly accepted. Four men
all. lad established records in the
sonrr.ie line were selected, and the
55f .Xpert's meal was placed before
,b4a After the meal the diners agreed
fl wa~ the most appetizing and salts
factory meal they had ever eaten
Tra, were incredulous when informed
Tin. ,nr cost had been only AZ cents.
show As follows: Barley soup,
.l--- u delicious brown stew with
r-I, lSting % cents: fluffy dump
1r. cents; onions. parsley and sea-
sul.e 3 cents dessert, fruit tapioca
pudding. , cents.
I.- lollowing table shows what the
consumers dollar will buy and how
mr.. selection affects household eco
InH.s
IF these foods contains the same
ae. n # nutritive material as one quart
Of {.
The Republican journal., 1914-02-12
A Winter Cough.

A stubborn. annoying. depressing cough
hangs on, racks the body, weakens the lungs,
and often leads to serious results. The first
dose of Dr. Kings New Discovery gives re-
lief Henry D. Sanders of Cavendish, VT.
was threatened with consumption, after having
pneumonia. He writes: "Dr. Kings New Dis
covery ought to be in every family; it is GER
tainly the best of all medicines for coughs,
colds or lung trouble" Good for 'children's
coughs. Money back if not satisfied. Price
Soc. and $1.00. At all Druggists.
n. E. Buckien & Co. PhlIadelphla Or st. leuis
The Republican journal., 1914-02-12
GAS ENGINES For SUBURBAN
AND COUNTRY USE
- Wash the fishes and Mix
Bread.
:. WEBSTER BRADY,
Mechanical Engineer.

Mechanical Engineer.
.f dreams came true we should fly"
VIZ very popular saying until re
c isut the dreams of the country
a." tt}- been of wings to lift the
heavy muscular effort i'll ag-
/" og,"H,ious and for Il hundred
q is to d. The luouotouoas
~ .ojHt.Y hp'2 keeping.
SIS .a Of Su'}., uSl Telephone
r. auaE tir Gsi,- on Of isolH-
t.. ,he 90 en..ne G"ou ;i1t
., ce ai.i lie automobile.
$751; ..t,4l The lily AID country
dr. a5jng both profit and pleas
~,' '.,+ q each.
o,tiss W.-flo.t Horses.
l.' j. b. wi, lhe sAs ei.-Ine th.t gee
Va .et .- iarnt TO stay mat the farmer
ta. T. MS hopes Of dreams realized.
1L- Tractor and the big gas engine do
IT, lowing, narrowing, seeding, har
resll- thlashing, hauling and grind
M Tile little engine does the chores,
spll1 the orchard, makes the cider
an KS the potato bugs, and, glory
70 lis G.veution, it furnishes the maids
70 relieve mother and the girls!
I'll the little gas engine it is easily
possible for the country home to be
mad" hpaIthier and happier than the
city LUAe The ideal equipment for
liz house and barn is a small gas en-
gLe th dynamo and storage bat
IeFl his outfit will furnish the wa
lei supply, light the buildings, do the
washing churning, house cleaning
We f dry, milk the cows, run the
separator, mix the dough, wash the
ulShrN run the sewing machine, cool
Ile mousse i'll summer and make the ice
Iean without the use of ice. The
lt(le gas engine solves the servant girl
problem and the hired man problem
.! duiuS away with the necessity for
ether Of these helpers.
III selecting the gas engine get one
AaI will use the cheapest fuel oil that
oNal'ahle III your LOCALITY. DO not
pQ' an engine because it may be the
v1eaNes one on the market, but buy
lf'A reliable maker who has a per
N' .'af established business and who
GOOD guarantees and KEEP
-ora eaJptly without treating his
NETS petty indignities. There
'I9 - raae1 and water cooled gas
| e4s'lr~ ibe latter are made with
/ eD1"' stprgge water tank or with
rr h9HNer jacket. Learn well the
S-' si gas enginery before pur
i" 0H "Utft, for by so doing you
"" ..t only save money. but fore
'o. any dlsagreeable annoyanccs III
OprfH'Ni@ the rev thing.
The Republican journal., 1914-02-12
A Maine Record Breaker.

driven BY George R. Pattee of this city, went
a quarter mile on the ice Saturday in 80 Ia
seconds breaking the State record and coming
within three quarters of a second of the
worlds record of 80 1-2 seconds made at
Rockford. Ills. Feb. 18th Of last yerr by Dean
Oakley.
The Republican journal., 1914-02-12
PROTECT THE HEART
FROM RHEUMATISM
of Completing Diseases.

Weakening of the blood tissues by continued
attacks of Rheumatism affects the heart and
produces complications which result fatally.
RHEUMA puts the blood in condition to ward
off other diseases and eradicates Rheumatic
conditions from the whole system. Recon-
mended for all forms of Rheumatism. so cents
at A. A. Howes & Co.'S. This letter will con-
vince you of its great value:
II was SO crippled with Sciatic Rheumatism
could not walk. Doctors could do nothing for
me. After taking three bottles of RHEUMA.
the Rheumatism had entirely left me."-Guy
Torley, 1923 Summit Ave., st. Paul. MINI.
The Republican journal., 1914-02-12
STATE OF MAINE.
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT, IN VACATION.

SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT, IN VACATION.
BELFAST, January %, A. D. 1914.
Upon the annexed Writ and Libel. it is or.
dered by me, the undersigned. Justice of said
Court, that notice be given to the Libelee by
publishing an attested copy of the same. OF
an abstract thereof, together with this order
thereon, three weeks successfully in The Re-
publican Journal, a newspaper printed in Bel
ton to be thirty days at least before the next
term of said Court. to be holden at Belfast.
within and for said County, on the third Tues
day of April next, that he may then and there
appear in said Court and answer thereto, if he
see fit. WARREN c. PHILBROOK,
Justice Supreme Judicial Court.
A true Copy of the Libel and Order Of Court
thereon.
Attest: GEO. l. HEATING, Clerk.
The Republican journal., 1914-02-12

The name-Doan's inspires confidence
Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney ills. Doan's
Ointment for skin itching. Doan's Regalets
for mild laxative. Sold at all drug stores.