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Middletown transcript., 1915-03-20
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The strength Of q hemlock stick q
root square that had been I'll water for
'Glmost forty years was recently tcst-
ed in the 600. 1000 pound testing ma
chine at Rensselaer, Polytechnic fnstl-
'tute at Troy, IN New York The TIM
'ber, which was 16 feet 9 inches foag,
tad formed part Of one Of the piers CH
the Congress street bridge ct Troy.
When the pier broke down after the
6oOd in the spring Of 1918, Ire timber
was turned over TO one Of the mate
Fial-tegtlng laboratories Of tire 1nBti-
tnte. It was kept in the open afr
for three months, and then placed IA
dry room for little more than uine
months. When placed in the testing
machine, the calumn failed under q
load Of $4,000 pounds; tAat fs. the
iOng-submerged wood shOW'bd an ulti-
mate strength Of 2,eT0 pounds TO the
square inch. In the opinion Of Prof
r. n. Lawson, who conducted the test.
the remarkable strength Of this piece
Of hemlock seems to show thgt be-
ting immersed In water for q tong time
does not decrease the column strength
Of timber that Ia subsequently permit
ted to dry OuE-YOuth's Co|a1pau4on-
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BREEDMe SEASON At HAND lvEMrLATE THE HENHousE
Eggs Must Be Known to Be Fertile
See That Hen Is Properly Fed
Exercise Is Essential.

Setting time is far ON the way. A
few items may help the small poulteT-
er to make a success of his period of
incubation. First comes the study OF
the egg. 1t must be fertile and should
be known to be this OF much good
time will be lost. Fertility comes
from the male bird. the condition of
the vgg when it is put under the hen,
and the condition Of the hen herself
largely determines the hatch. Back OF
the egg is the hen. She must be well
fed, or, rather, properly fed. or she
cannot produce an egg capable of car
rying the e'germ to a successful hatch.
Hens that are kept In too close quar-
ters or In unhealthy quarters are not
apt to lay eggs that will bring forth
strong and healthy chicks. Hens
that are troubled with lice are In no
condition to produce good eggs. IN
a word. hens for producing eggs that
are quite sure to hatch must have
fresh air, cleanliness, exercise and an
assorted and balanced ration. Any
exclusive feed. constantly given, will
pail upon the hen and influence the
egg for evil Meats, clovers, green
food of any wholesome kind are good
with grain and soft foods. Fowls
with free outdoor exercise are more
apt to lay fertile eggs than hens that
are kept confined.
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SAGE TEA AND SULPHUR
DARKENS YOUR GRAY HAIR
Look Years NounserI Try Grandma,s
Recipe Of Sage and Sulphur and
Nobody VIII Know.

Almost everyone knows that Sage
Tea and Sulphur properly compound
ed, brings back the natural color and
lustre to the hair when faded, Streaked
or gray; also ends dandruff, itching
scalp and stops falling hair. YeArS
ago the only way to get this mixture
was to make It at home, which 10
mussy and troublesome.
Nowadays we simply ask at any
drug store for 'Wyeth's Sage and Sui
phur Hair Remedy" You will get a
large bottle for about 80 cents. Every
body uses this old, famous recipe. be-
cause no one can possibly tell that
you darkened your hair. as 1t does 1t
so naturally and evenly. You dampen
q sponge or soft brush with It and
draw this through your hair. taking
one small strand at a time; by morn
ing the gray hair disappears, and
after another application or two, your
hair becomes beautifully dark, thick
and glossy and you look years younger.
Adv.
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ictaah-cOVered Window viii Permit
Air to Pass Slowly Back and Fer&h
Without Creating Draft.

A tree is the natural home of the
hen. She was not intended to tive Ia
a house.
In housing a hen so that she VIII
produce eggs during the winter, we
have confined her in a home as tight
and stuffy as our own. But unlike
most humans, the hen wants fresh air
more than she wants warmth.
In providing a home for the hen we
should protect her against storms and
Geld winds but we should take care
that we do not exclude fresh air and
light
One Of the best systems of ventila-
tion, according to.J. G. Halpin. Col
lege of Agriculture of the University
OF Wisconsin, is a cloth-cOvered win
dow which viii allow air to pass SLOW
ly back and forth without a draft. The
cloth should be stretched on a hinged
frame 30 that the entire window may
easily be opened, The window should
be placed when possible on the south
side Of the poultry house. It will need
to be open large part OF the time,
being closed only during storms and
on the coolest nights.
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Fiction and Reality.

1t ID a simple truth to say that many
things happen in fiction which would
be quite impossible in fact, as any
censor knows. 1t is in failing to dis
tinguish between these two that many
artists and most critics blunder and
this error Is in effect the same as that
Of the ambitious actor who, having
once to play the part, for the hrst
tlmes Of an intoxicated rufiian in a
certain melodrama, went to neigh
boring tavern and intoxicated himself
He thought that this would storm the
house, but on the contrary he was i'm.
mediately flred by the management for
a fool-and rightly.-F. II. Martin, in
the Book Buyer.
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CHILDREN ShOWEp "
effect Of ThOIr Warm DFIlak IN the
Morning.

"A year ago was . wreck fnom cot
tee drinking and was on thb pNA1t Of
giving up my position IN the school
room because Of nervousness.
Il was telling q friend about Il and
abe said, We drink nothing At meal
'oime but Postum, and 1t is such a cOn-
-sort to have something we can enjoy
drinking with the children.
II was astonished that she would
allow lhe children to drink any kind
of coffee, Dut she said Postum was
not coffee, but q most healthful drink
tor children as well as for older ones.
and chat the condition Of both the chill.
dTen and adults showed that TO be
TACT.
Il was In despair and determined
20 give Postum . trial, following the
directions carefully. 1t was q decided
success and was completely won by
tts rich delicious favor.
I'm a short t1ENe noticed b decided
improvement In my condition and kept
growing better month after month,
until now ] am healthy, and do my
work In the school room with ease and
pleasure. would not return to nerve
destroying coffee for any money"
Name given by Postum Cp.. Battle
Greek, Mich. Read "The Road to
Wellville," in pkgs.
Postum comes IN two forms:
Regular Postum-must be well
boiled. 16c and 25c packages.
instant Postum-is a soluble pow
der. A .teaspoonfu1 dissolVeB quickly
In a cup of hot water and, with cream
and sugar, makes a delicious beverage
Instantly. SOC and SOC tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious and
cost per cup about the same,
'There's . Reason" For Postum.
sold by GEoceFs.
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KIDNEYS CLOG UP FROM
EATING TOO MUCH MEAT
Take Tablespoonful Of Salts II Back
HHrts or Bladder 5otheFs-Meat
Forms Uric Acid.

We are a nation Of meat eaters and
our blood Is filled with uric acid, says
o well-knOwn authority, who warns US
to be constantly on guard against kid.
ney trouble.
The kidneys do their utmost to free
the blood OF this irritating acid, but
become weak from the overwork;
they get sluggish; the ellmlnative It's
sues clog and thus the waste is re-
tanned in the blood to poison the en-
tire system.
When your kidneys ache and feel
like humps Of lead, and you have sting
ing pains in the back or the urine is
cloudy, full Of sediment. or the blad-
der is irritable, obliging you to seek
relief during the night; when you have
severe headaches. nervous and dizzy
spells, sleeplessness, acid stomach or
Rheumatism In bad weather, get from
your pharmacist about four ounces Of
G0d Salts; take a tablespoonful in .
glass Of water before breakfast each
morning and in a few days your kid.
neys will act fine. This famous salts
10 made from the acid Of grapes and
lemon Juice. combined with lithia, and
has been used for generations to flush
and stimulate clogged kidneys, to neu
trali0e the acids in urine so 1t is no
longer a source of irritation, thus end.
ing urinary and bladder disorders.
JaA Salts is Inexpensive and cannot
in1ure; makes q delightful efrerves-
cent iithia-water drink, and nobody
can make a mistake by taking little
occasionally to keep the kidneys clean
and ective.-AdV
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called utility stock, instead of ths
fancy birds which are raised for show
purposes.
The utility stock is just as well
bred, and perhaps Is better for prac-
teal purposes, but there is some little
fault possibly in the color of a feather
which disqualifies them for show pur.
pOses
It need not be expensive to make the
change from a flock of mongrels to
puTe-bred stock. BY looking for the
chance, one may often get few old
hens from a neighbor who has the
desired breed. II this happens to be
neighborly neighbor he will not
charge you much, If anything, in ad.
vance over the market price, when he
disposes Of his old hens to make room
for his 3pullets.
!. While. perhaps these old hens are
not so profitable for him to keep as
the younger ones, still, you can afford
to keep them through the Matching
season, for the sake of getting start.
Then buy somewhere a good rooster
Of the same breed to keep with them,
and you have a good beginning.
Another way to get a start with
pure-bred stock is to get setting Of
eggs and raise the little chicks for the
foundation of your flock.
II each year you keep all the pure
bred fowls by themselves during the
breeding season and set all their eggs,
selling of the mongrels as you raise
the others to take their place, it will
! not be long before the entire flock
win be changed, and the mohgrels will
have disappeared from your farm.
Don't neglect TO introduce new blood
into the fbock by a. change of cocks,
Careless lnhreeding will ruin the best
flock that ever cackled-
Line breeding, if understood, can be
practiced TO advantage, but 1t is more
trouble than the average farmer cares
to take with poultry, and necessitates
several different breeding pens and
combining the fowls in them.
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The Shot That Mlased.

In controversy 1t is better to be In
tellectually honest than to be consls-
tent.
In an ecclesiastical discussion that
occurred at one of the general assem-
bIies of the Presbyterian church in the
United States Doctor Krebs was press
ing his antagonist, Doctor Breckin.
ridge, hard with his authorities, and at
last, as the New York Times relates,
came down on him with this: "And
now will proceed to quote Breckin'
ridge against Breckenridge"
Without rising from his seat, Doctor
Breckenridge instantly retorted, "And
you could not possibly cite an author
ity that would have less weight with
mel"
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tBy MRS. c. G. LANE.l

(By MRS. C. G. LANE)
If you wish to improve your flock
carefully, so you will know the hens
that are the best layers, put these
hens into house by themselves, with
a rooster for each 12 hens. Feed them
a good variety of food, make them ex-
ercise, and use the eggs from this
house for setting.
If this plan is followed from year to
year, great improvement will be
made in the laying qualities OF the
flock.
II you are more especially raising
poultry for market, then select your
breeding hens for those qualities, and
the improvement will be as great
along those lines.
A great deal is heard these days
about pure-bred poultry being 80
much better than scrubs, and they GER
tainly are great deal more profitable
than the usual mixed flock.
1t costs no more to keep flock Of
pure breeds than one of mongrels, and
a flock Of beautiful, high-bred fowls
look much better than one Of all sizes,
colors and conditions.
This is an advantage, for the pleas
ure of their beauty helps us to take
more interest in caring for them.
AS regards their being more profit
able, the pure breeds bred for certain
qualities are sure to have those quail
tiles in greater degree than fowls
raised without any regard to these
| points.
Thus fowls bred for generations
from the best layers win lay more
eggs than others where this care has
not been taken and the same is true
regarding the size, flesh and general
table qualities. In the poultry busi-
ness every extra egg and pound OF
flesh counts. so this alone makes a sOf-
| ficient reason for good breeding.
There will also be in the pure-bred
flock a uniformity of size, which
makes a better looking crate Of fowls
to send to market and the eggs will be
of the same size and coloring, which
adds greatly to their appearance.
The farmer, in making a start in
A pure-bred fowls, If he buys from large
poultry farms, should get what is
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II Pays to Pray, and Advertise.

~Do you believe In the efficacy Of
prayerf" asked the new minister.
''Ycu betl" triumphantly replied Sam
Singer. the enterprising real estate
dealer. why. at the prayer meeting
last Thursday night. prayed loud and
long for blessings on our progressive
little city. incidentally mentioning a
few Of the advantages It possesses for
profitable investments, and next morn.
Ing sold four lots In my new Sky
High addition to 4 stranger who had
happened to drop in at the ssrvicesl"
-Kansas City Star.
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'CASCARETS' FlR
LIVER, BOWELS
For sick headache, bs d breath,
Sour Stomach and
constipation.
Cot q recent box now.

WA
No odds how bad your Nver, stomach
" bowels; how much your head
aches, how miserable and uncor fort
able you are from constipatl lon, ges-
hon. biliousness and sluggish bowels
you always get the desired results
with Cascarets.
Don't let your stomach, liver and
bowels make you miserable. Take
cascarets tonight; put an end to the
headache, biliousness. dizziness, nerv-
BUSINESS, aicl, sour, gassy stomach,
backache and all other distress; /;
cleanse your inside organs of all the
bile, gases and constipated matter
which is producing the misery.
A 10cent boz means health, hapDi-
ness and q clear head fpr months.
No more days Of gloom a nd distress
Il you win take Q Cascaret now and
then. All stores sell Cascarets. Don't
forget the children-their little in
OideS need q cleansing, top. Adv.
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Have Extra Coon.

1t is well to have single coop hang
ing in the breeding pen into which you
can put the male for extra good feed
ing, as many males will not get enough
to eat unless fed separately. 1t is also
q good plan to have such a coop when
you are making close matings-one
male to two or three females. In such
cases keep the male shut up each day
except for a little while.
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Observation-Disclosures Il rres.

The government has received $99.4O
in payment for a single sugar pine
tree that trespasser cut IN the Stan
islaus National forest In California. II
yielded more than enough actual lum.
fer for a good-sized house, or for a
two-foot board walk nearly two miles
long. The tree scaled 1888 board
feet, and was valued at $5.25 q
thousand feet. Oficers Of the for
est service believe that although ma
ttonal forest timber is frequently sold
at higher rate a foot, no other tree
ever felled in national forest has
been worth so much.-Youth's Com.
panion,
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DO NOT HESITATE
To Use CutIeura on Skln-Tortured
Babies. Trial Free,

A hot bath with Cuticura Soap and
gentle application Of Cutlcura Olnt-
ment at once relieve, permit rest and
sleep and point to speedy healment
Of eczemas, rashes, itchlngs and irri-
tationB Of infants and children even
IN severe cases.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept XY.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
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Way to Feed Lime.
A good way to feed lime is in the
form OF raw crushed bones.
Good LIQUID Lice kIlI.r

A good liquid lice killer is made by
dissOlving in ordinary kerosene ali
the crude napthaline fakes it will
take up. The solution is an excellent
disinfectant for use about poultry
houses as well as lice killer. Used
on the dropping boards and roosts It
will destroy and prevent red mites,
and will also kill disease germs and
seeds of worms and other parasites.
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0ENLARKABLE LETTER FROM A WELL
KNOWN WASHINGTON DItUG0I6T
Ga reference to Ehtxhr Babek the gVeafp remedy
tOr chilli end fsUsF and all Fan,kHFiaI diseaseS
''Within the last i've months have sold 5000
0ottlesof EsllXlF Ba be1E for Malaria Chillsand
eeYer. Our cugtomerB speak very well of IT.,
Eenry Evans, oR9 st., NV, " WAsiinRton, D. G. !"
EIfNar 8abak 30 oents all druggists, or by
PARCELS Post, prepaid, f4oA Aloczevald = o.,
NaahfnRtou d q
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keer poas and catn AVIAN.

Dogs, cats or other animals should
never. be allowed to visit the yard
where the hens are kept. These ami
mails will frighten the fowls and cause
them to become wild and skittish. To
get the best results from your hens
you must keep them gentle and con-
tented.
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Inaredlenta.

Il don't think your speech was as
full Of ginger ~ some OF your former
efforts"
Maybe It wasn't" replied Senator
Sorghum. The way q man has to
stick to topic in these flibustering
days makes him inclined to dispense
with ginger and look for glue"
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Find.

Digenes was searching the streets of
Athens for the honest man. when sud
Aenly the spirit Of Ananiaa sided up
70 him and Whispered.
"Diogenes. am a nari"
WhereupOn Diogenes scratched his
Saad pate for q time in perDlexity, but
anally, closing his lantern, had to in-
vito the shade home to dlnner.-CO-
ttmbia Jester.
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1mnmrVnn9 - Nao411neo
Ever Happen to VI |u7

Bill-It 10 said there are 925 sepa-
rate operations in the man nufacture OF
9 watch that sellS for a dollar.
Jill-Wen, there are more than
that when one has stopped and q fell
low IL trying to make 1t gp.
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Free 70 Our RanAara

Write Murine Eye Remedy Co., chicago, fer
te-pAge illustrated Eye Book Free. Write all
about youE Eye Trouble and they VIII sdvise
90 to tho Proper Application OF the Murine
Eye Remedies Ia Your Special Case. YonE
Druggist viii tell you that Murine Believes
Sore Eyes, Strengthens Weak Eyes. Doesn't
Smart SOOthes Eye Pain, aud sells for b0c
Try It in Your Eyes and in BAby's Eyes for
Scaiy EyelidS and GrAnulAtlon. Adv.
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Tr,,a 0ansnoaISv

Mary-Did you give anything to the
poor this winterH
Hazel-Yes; gave my old shoes.
Mary-Well. there's nothing, small
about that kind Of charity.
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Good HearG

George, where are your ScAOGe
books?" s4ss..t4
When notices appeared that bot,Ea
were wanted fol the wounded, ] gAYs
mine to them. ,Humorsticke H5ly
(Prague).
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Indefinite

How II It you college boys sIcK
70 the hazinE gamer"
"Oh, it's such a bully gamel"
Analyze the contents Of your cup Of
sorrow and you'll be surprised at the
happiness found therein.
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Avoid overcrowdIno.

Do not crowd the growing stock It
is the surest way to develop roup. The
chicks get Overheated during the night
and catch cold. Better let them roost
out in the open than to keep them In
too close quarters.
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Keep Chickens Busy.

A head of cabbage or piece of meat
hung ON a string just above the chick
ems heads win keep them busy Cor u
long time.
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Sour MIX for PouI+s.

Curds from sour milk are good to
feed to turkey poults until they are six
weeks old. Green food and boiled pO-
tatOes go with this.
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GouIdnt, Get IL.

II like this quaint little mountain
Village Of yours, waiter. suppose I
can get plenty Of oxygen hepei"
mo, sir; we've got local option
Sacred Heart Review,
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How She connIdared It.

He-so you are going to consider
my proposal2
She-I do consider it-a joke.
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EarIv Rroods Best

The early broods are the ones that
DO the best, as rule, but they must
be protected from the inclement
weather so common at such a season.
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Prevent prafts.

Cover the holes made In the poultry
house for ventilating with coarse bur
Lap. This win prevent drafts.
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Coughs and Colds cannot hold out against
Deans Mentholated Cough Drops. A single
dose gives relief-5c at all Druggists.
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Your Uncle Samuel spent $500. 900,
900 for jewelry last year.
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FIashes Of Aumor

FIashes Of HumoF.
why are you wearing g1asDeA
Bllnks7"
Il was nearly blinded by my a.
cling wit, links" .'f'''
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Treatment of piaeasea.

Treatment of diseases Of fowls
must begin with the first symptoms.
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Its Only Meaning.

Uncle Roger had been poly for
some time, and had tried with alacrity
every sort Of patent medicine he could
secure.
An old acquaintance hailed him
with:
Hello, uncle. How are you'all now
adays?"
How is II wy, bawss, TO mostly
six munts a meals vittles ain mean
muffin t. me, 'scusin' somepin tub take
medicine atteri"-Judge,
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Tho Lush In LuseIoua.

TUU IU3TI w WUoOIVWUs
why do they call the oyster .
luscious bivalve?"
rs not not customary to refer to in
toxicating beverages as lush?" asked
the learned but unsophisticated cih-
zen.
Yes"
Then luscious bivalve.' NO doubt,
refers to the oyster cocktail"
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INTERNATIONAL.
SUNDNYSOlOM.
LESSON
By F. o. SELLERS, Acting Director Of
Sunday School Course, Moody Bible In
stitute, Chicago)
LESSON FOR MARCH q
JONATHAN AND HIS ARMoR-
BEARER.

LESSON TEXT Samuel 14:l-ls.
GOLDEN TEXT-Let us put on the ar.
NOR OF hght.-Rom. 13:12