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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-03-25
TOO TAME FOR YOUNGSTERS
Werner sritish ceK chs~psea osyo
Game Has Few Attseetisas ~
the Awosako Veuth.

Harold Hy Hilton. the former
British champion. in an editorial II
tho golfing magazine of which he 10
The editor, expresses the opinion that
god is game that possesses few At
fractions for the average boy.
Hilton believes that the boy who
plays golf receives much benefit
thsrefrom. but he thinks that most
boys prefer more active sports IN
vASch their youthful enthusiasm can
and a natural outlet.
In view OF the boom which tho
1uaior tournament idea Is passing
through on this side of the Atlantic
Just now the great British golfers
idea is particularly interesting. He
aays In part:
Youth demands . vigorous outlet
Tor the natural fund OF animal spirits
which Is present In nearly every boy
OF tender years. and 1t can hardly bc
saSd that the game of golf supplies .
suMcient outlet for the vigorous en-.
thusiasm OF youth. II has few of the
characteristics which appeal to the
true. natural boy. and notwithstand-
Ing the outcry against the advisable
tty of allowing schoolboys to play the
game, we cannot believe that 1t will
ever become supremely popular with
the youth Of the country unless some
subtle change is taking place in the
characteristics Of the boyhood Of
Great Britain.
But notwithstanding the absence
OF discipline, that It is an excellent
training foundation for the young, un.
matured mind. We are thoroughly
convinced, as 1t teaches the boy to
act for himself, and it teaches him
control and self-discipline, and the
latter is the very soul and core Of
all forms Of discipline"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-03-25

Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
The more alfalfa fields there are. the
greater will be the plague of grasshop-
1ers unless measures are adopted to
control the pest. The :rasshopper, of
course, was known in America long
before alfalfa, but as the country be-
comes more settled and the waste
.ands and uncultivated fields in which
The insect breeds grow fewer, the pest
crowds In greater and greater num-
bers into the places that are left it.
Since an alfalfa field affords almost
IDEAL conditions for breeding. to plant
alfalfa Is to invite all the grasshoppers
In the vicinity to come and be merry
1t your expense.
In order to breed freely, grasshop-
pers require two conditions: first, an
undisturbed soil to hatch their eggs.
and second, food supply for their
young. The margins of roads and
fences. ditch banks. in fact any waste
land. will do to hatch the eggs, but
with alfalfa or grain at hand for the
eating. the young will not stay long in
their birthplace. Grasshoppers, 1t is
true. have many natural enemies which
will be attracted by the abundance of
their prey and thus ultimately afford
the farmer some relief. By that time,
however. the alfalfa crop is likely to
have suffered irreparable damage.
Perhaps the simplest way of fighting
the pest, when this is practical. is to
destroy the eggs. These are deposited
In masses in the late summer and fall,
inclosed In kidney-shaped pods, in soil
which the grasshopper prefers mod
erately compact and rather damp. but
not actually wet. The young hatch In
spring. reach maturity in the summer
and die when they in their turn have
deposited their eggs. There Is only
one generation each year. Throughout
the late fall and winter. therefore, the
farmer has an opportunity to rid him.
self OF the pest by destroying the
eggs. Flowing. narrowing, disking or
cultivating to a depth of two inches
will do this.
Where the nature Of the ground or
other circumstances make this i'm
practicable, specialists in the depart.
ment of agriculture recommend the
use Of poison bait. Resort must be
had to the bait early, however, and all
waste and uncultivated land gone
over thoroughly before the young in.
sects have .evoloped sufficiently to
move about freely and feast on the
growing crops. For, as has already
been said. though the grasshoppers
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-03-25
EXCELLENT WAY OF READING
ing Without Getting at Intention
Of His Words.

When you come to a good book,
you must ask yourself: Am l in
clineo to work as an Australian miner
would? Are my pickaxes and shovels
in good order, and am l in good
trim myself, my sleeves well up to the
elbow. and my breath good, and my
temper? And. keeping the figure .
little longer. even at cost of tiresome.
ness. for it is thoroughly useful one,
the metal you are in search of being
the authors mind ana meaning, his
words are as the rock which you have
to crush and smelt in order to get at 1t.
And your pickaxes are your own care,
wit and learning; your smelling fur
mace 10 your own thoughtful soul. Do
not hope to get at any good authors
meaning without those tools and that
fire; often you will need sharpest,
finest chiseling, and patientest fusing,
before you can gather one grain of
the metal."-John Ruskin. in Sesame
and Lilies"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-03-25

vesy 0seA essAs cir sRaea. This =
oas reasaa iar DsttiAg ths roof of
poultry ho1ss lov A0vs Il the hack
Hens require vesy little AeaA rooa-
In ths paaA the manner of DaaeinS
tAs AroppinEs board and ruosts close
uD against the low hack roof helps
spleadidly IN ventilation. because the
fresh air comes In through the thin
cotton cloth ventilatOrs In front and
takes the place OF the warmer heated
air around the poultry roosts. The
varnsr air naturally finds its way up
sloag the sloping roof to the front Of
tAs house. In this way . natural cir
culatioa OF cir u kept going all night
and al day.
A shed roof poultry house may be
built in such . way a. to add . good
deal to the appearance Of the place.
Az the illustration shows. there should
be considerable projection Of roof and
this calls for . neat finish all around
the edge. Also the di6ereat door
frames and window frames should be
painted . different color from the body
of the house.
This particular plan calls for wood
en- siding lined on the inside with
building paper. The paper 10 put onto
the studding and is covered over with
the siding. The smooth side Of the
paper is turned in and all 2x4s used
for studding are dressed four sides.
Also the rafters and girts are dressed
all around and finished smooth before
being put into place. When finished
1t has q very neat businesslike appear,
ance and is smooth enough to clean
easily
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-03-25

and the juice of the fruit squeezed into
1t, then the skin and pulp are chopped
up finely and added to the molasses
mixture, which is further diluted by
the addition of two gallons of water
This is then mixed with the bran and
paris green and enough water added
to make the whole stiff dough. This
amount Of poison is sufficient to treat
from five to ten acres. 1t must be re-
membered. however. that the fruit is
the most important ingredient.
In applying the poison 1t should be
sown broadcast in strips one rod apart
before sunrise in the morning. Broad
casting does away with the risk Of poi
soning stock. poultry or birds and II
care is exercised in this respect there
need be no fear Of loss. On Vermont
farm, for example. several hundred
acres Of pasture. which we're very bad
ly infested with grasshoppers, were
treated in this way. and although more
than one hundred valuable pure-bred
jersey heifers were grazing on tho
land throughout the process, no in
stance Of poisoning occurred. On the
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-03-25
No Hioh Relief In Russia.

Economic and geographic areas Of
Russia are in no case separated by
physical barriers, as is our Pacific
slope from the states east Of the
Rocky mountains, or even the Allan
tic seaboard from the territory beyond
the Alleghenies.
Russia Is without high relief; the
watersheds are almost imperceptible
elevations.
Indeed, European Russia is 80 fiat
that the Baltic-Black Sea canal is to
be made available for large ocean.
going vessels by the construction OF
only two locks.
Naturally, therefore, the rivers and
waterways Of Russia have been of
unusual importance, especially before
the days of the railroad. in binding
the different economic areas together,
affording magnificent arteries for the
movement of internal trade both in
winter and summer.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-03-25

required when doing the cleaning in
the back part of house.
When shed roof poultry houses are
ventilated by means Of cheese-cloth
covered openings in front, they are
easily provided with fresh air.
The general ground plan is to leave
the whole floor space free to be COW
cred with straw several inches deep
for scratching purposes. Laying hens
mSst be kept busy to prevent them
from getting too fat. In order to man
ufacture eggs the hens must be well
fed. The difference between fat hens
and laying hens depends upon the kind
Of food rather than the quantity, but
The element of exercise has q good
1eal to do with the keeping Of laying
hens In proper condition.
In these shed roof poultry houses
The droppings board usually is placed
under the low roof at the back. The
roosts are supported few inches
above the droppings board and the
nest boxes are suspended underneath.
This work is all done in such . way
that the whole outfit may be taken out
easily and the whole inside Of the
house may be thoroughly cleaned. The
easy cleaning proposition is worked
out in connection with all parts Of the
house. Cleanliness means a great
deal in the poultry house.
The plan Of this particular design
further provides for a closed-in room
for brooding coops. This room may
be divided by partition, or it may be
made into one room for the use of
houses. Some poultrymen use this
center room for the nest boxes as
well as for broody hens. The laying Is
principally done in December, January
and February and brooding seldom
commences before March
Shed roof poultry houses seem to
work out better than any other style
of roof when it comes to ventilation.
1t is not easy to manage a poultry
house in sucn way as to ventilate it
properly. The ventilation in all farm
buildings depends on certain degree
of warmth. Large animals, such as
cattle and horses. have considerable
body warmth, which sets the air in
motion. Fowls are so small that their
body heat is not sufti iciEnt to warm
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-03-25

out, the reaction causing the mouth to
use certain other juices from these
saliva glands to do the work desig-
mated for certain other foods, conse-
quently when this occurs the sense of
taste is lost, hence the continued eat
ing Of this certain sweet does not
alone become disagreeable to the par
taker, but also Injurious.
Undoubtedly one would think this
an easy job. but it's not the cinch they
think it. don't get as tired of sam
pling as I do Of not being able to en-
Joy my meals when l get home"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-03-25
NOT At ALL PLEASANT TASK
sampIIns Candies Sounds Attractive
a. 4 Profession, but Il Gets
riresome.

do I get tired of sampling every
dainty this company makes?" echoed
the official sampler Of huge confec-
tionery company. Il can answer that
question both Yes and No When
have . few minutes Of spare time I
usually nibble a soda cracker. One
never gets tired of them. for they
only use the more plentiful saliva
juices.
In the rush season. that is. Just be-
fore Christmas. we have thousands
of pounds of all sorts of dainty sweets
to sample before they leave the
bakery. 1t is then that one gets tired
of the always sweet. You have no
idea how many sweets people eat un,
til you have to sample the stun.
get SO used to the different taste Of
different sweets that invariably know
whether or not a certain making is
all right before l have finished the
first bite.
After eating sweets for long time
one loses the acute taste which each
dainty individual has. When this hap
pens l take few minutes OF to take
q drink of plain water, then I eat q
plain soda cracker. which Immediately
restores my discriminating taste.
Medical authorities assert that the
losing Of this taste is due to the fact
that after . long period of overwork
certain saliva glands temporarily give
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-03-25

ners. One OF these pieces with the
runners is fastened to one end Of the
board, the other is attached with a
bolt In the center. The TX by 2-inch
piece. IL inches long, is fastened
across the top of the board at the
front end. A rope fastened to the
knees Of the front runners provides .
means Of steering the sled.
Tho sled can be quickly made, and
it will serve the purpose well when
an expensive one cannot be had.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-03-25
B0BsLED IS NOT EXPENSIVE
Vehicle for Winter Sport Of Simple
Construction, Using Barrel
Slaves for Runners,

Any boy who can drive a nail and
bore hole can have a bobsled on
short notice, writes Fl. ]. Blacklidge
Of San Rafael, Cal. in Popular Me-
chanics. The materials necessary are
four good, solid barrel slaves; four
blocks Of wood. inches long.
inches wide and inches thick; two
pieces. 12 inches long. 4 inches wide
and inch thick; one piece. 12 inches
long. 2 inches wide and TX inches
thick; and q good board, 4 feet long.
IL inches wide and l inch thick.
The crosspieces and knees are
made with the blocks and the 1-inch
pieces, 12 inches long. as shown; to
which the slaves are nailed for run.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-03-25
SOMETHING BESIDES FEEDING
Good Breeding Methods, Exercise and
Proper Management Are impor-
tant Essentials.

Success with hogs depends upon a
great many things besides feeding
Good breeding methods, exercise and
proper management in every respect
supplied with the proper amounts of
carbohydrates, proto,ns, fats. water.
etc. and is kept free from parasites of
all kinds, much will have been done
to make the handling of hogs in winter
a profitable operation.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-03-25
The BRIGHT Places,

Conscientiousness does not require
us to exaggerate our failures and de-
feats. and belittle our victories To
get a good momentum for the year
ahead we need to give due emphasis
to all the bright places In the year
that is ending, to temptation con-
quered, to faults curbed, to selfish
ness forgotten In the joy of helpful
ness.-Girls' Companion
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-03-25

A poultry house Sc feet long natur-
ally divides into two compartments.
This poultry house is only IL feet
from front to back. which is in &C
cordance with the ideas of q great
many poutrymen who are anxious to
have the sun shine clear back to the
far wall during the very early spring
weeks when eggs are high in price
and the hens need every possible en-
couragement to supply the demand.
Shed roof poultry houses present the
high sides of the buildings to the sun.
Poultry houses are always faced In .
southerly direction, and they are al
ways closed in tight at the north and
west. because the prevailing cold
winds usually come from those two d.
recuons. The sun shining against the
high side of the building during the
day usually keeps the house comfort
able during part Of the night because
of the stored up heat. In addition to
the warmth = house is much more
cheerful on account of admitting con-
siderable bright sunshine.
Shed roof poultry houses are quite
common In the eastern states where
thousands of farmers keep poultry for
profit. Some Of them keep poultry
only in q small way. but they have
studied the needs of laying hens and
have provided means to keep them
comfortable and to induce them to lay
eggs in the winter time.
These shed roof poultry houses are
.cheaply built and are easily made COM
Portable for the fowls in all kinds of
weather. Usually such houses are
made quite low at the back. Some are
n low as three feet, being designed
for the comfort of the fowls rather
than for the convenience of the atten-
dant. because considerable stopping is
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-03-25

may breed in places where they can do
no harm. they will not spend their
lives there
A cheap and effective bait is made
by mixing 25 pounds Of wheat bran,
one pound of paris green, two quarts
Of cheap molasses or sirup, and three
oranges or lemons. The bran and
paris green are first mixed together in
an ordinary washtub or any other con-
venient receptacle. The molasses or
sirup is placed In a separate vessel
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-03-25
Willie Knows a Few rbinus.

Paw-Willie, would you rather be
a preacher or a lawyer?
Willie-rd rather be lawyer.
Paw-Why, my son?
Wilhe-Because preacher only
gets five dollars for marrying you
and a lawyer gets $500 for divsrcing
yVu
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-03-25
The Old. Old Story,

Old Gentleman-How old are you,
my dear?
Little Girl was eight years old
last week.
Old Gentleman-Indeed! You DOM
look to be that old.
Little Girl-Ah, how you naughty
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-03-25
The Sian,

II understand Mrs. Blow went te
the fancy ball as Luxury"
Il suppose she wore tiara Of dia.
monds?"
"No-of wheat"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-03-25
0ooiDnod o Get Results h the
Aereased Production q
Eegs.
SUNLIGHT IS PROVIDED FOR
ehee0iy 0vist saa Easily A1s1s csss-
ssrtshss tss the Fswis IL Any kIad
- Wsstkes-Asssassd - Thse
sasi6e May D Thssov0k-
" ciesasd.
sy WiLLiAM A. RAoFoRn.

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject Of building work on the farm. for
the readers Of this paper On account of
his wide experience ~ Editor. Author and
Manufacturer. he II. without doubt. the
highest authority on all these subjects.
Address all inquiries to William A. Rad
ford. No. 1877 Prairie avenue. Chicago,
ILL.,. and only enclose tvo-cent stamp for
reply.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-03-25
Replace Broken Latch.

You'll save time by replacing that
broken latch on tae gate with new
one.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-03-25

The Chinese pupil reciting his les
son turns his back on the tutor.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-03-18
81 800, 900 FoR FOOT
AND.N0uTH WORK

The Illinois Senate passed
without a dissenting vote the bill
to help farmers of the State who
were hit by the slaughter of cattle
and other livestock by the foo:-
and-mouth epidemic, $3.50, OOJ
being set aside to pay for live
stock and $50, 0O3 for other Sta: /.
Expenses in stamping out the dis
ease. The bill goes to the Hou,,
this week, and is expected to pass
and receive the Governors sigma
ture Immediately. Pressure from
the farming districts has become
so great that this bill was the
first one passed by the Senate,
and it is receiving the attention of
every membes from the country
districts until it becomes law.
The Illinois legislature was in
session for two months before u
bill was passed. There is mass
of bills introduced in both houses.
A free textbook bill, municipal
bank bill, a compulsory road drag
bill, and bill prohibiting the en-
pigment of children in any but
agricultural work under the age
of A6, are some. Of those of inter-
est to the farming business. There
is also bill to prohibit dogs run
ming at large.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-03-18
BIDS WANTED FOR lLplNo
SlDENALkS

Bids will be received by the
City Council of the City of Wah-
peton, North Dakota, up to 1880
p. M, April 9Th, 1915. and then
opened, for the construction OF
the. various kinds of sidewalks,
curbs, cutters and crossings, pre-
scribed by the ordinances of said
city, for the ensuing year.
All work done hereunder must
be i'm accordance with the speci-
fications contained in the ordi-
nances of said city now in force,
and will be paid for in the follow
ing manner: Work done for the
city will be paid for in General
Fund Warrants, bearing interest
at the rate of 6 per cent per an
NUM- and work done for individ-
ual property owners will be paid
for in Special Sidewalk Fund war
rants, bearing interest at the rate
of Z per cent per annum.
Bids must be accompanied by
certified check in the sum OF
Fifty Dollars ($50.0O), payable tc
the order of the City Treasurer, as
a guarantee that, if contract be
awarded to such bidder, he will
enter into a contract; and the
said bid shall also be accompa-
MED by bond as prescribed by
the laws of the State of North
Dakota.
The City Council reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
Dated at Wahpeton, N. D. this
2nd day of March, 1918.
S. H. MURRAY,
City Auditor
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-03-18
CAUSE ron Loss OF

One of the principal reasons for
the loss of spring pigs at this time
as we'll as any other, according to
the Grand Forks County Better
Farming Association Station, ari-
ses from the fact that the brood
sow has been stuffed and fattened
with heavy corn ration. The SOW
becomes lazy and does not take
exercise, an important thing for
keeping an animal in healthy CON
dition. The ration should be lin
tied enough to keep fine appetite
keen. The feeding floors should be
at some distance from the sleep
ing quarters in order to induce
exercise.
A ration of corn or ground bar
ley, seven parts, and oil meal one
pat, or corn and ground barley.
nine parts to one of tankage will
give satisfactory results, il fed
in limited amounts. Good alfalfa
hay should be provided in such a
way that the sows can have ac-
cess to it at all times.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-03-18
COOPERATION IN GRAIN

MlnOt, N. d., March 10. - The
fourth annual convention of the
North Dakota Grain Dealers as
ISOLATION came to a close Friday
with the election of officers, after
a three days session during which
many important topics relating to
the grain trade were discussed
and a pleasant time enjoyed by
the visitors. P. A. Lee of Pekin,
N. D., was elected president; H. S,
Thompson, Valley City, vice pres
ident; William Holmquist, Ryder,
second vice president; A. A. Lane,
Sherwood, secretary; E. G. Guam
me, Finley. treasurer.
Grand Forks was selected as
the next convention city.
In closing an eloquent address
Charles Eskerie of Chicago. gen
eral organizer of the farmers CO.
operative movement, urged upon
the grain men the necessity fol
real cooperation" and Legislative
action tending to better condi-
tons affecting the grain trade iH
the state. Four hundred visitors
began leaving for their homes to.
night.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-03-18
N. D. APPROACHES MILLION
MARK

The present indications are that
North Dakota will touch the mil
lion mark in population within the
two year period. This fact togeth-
er with others equally interesting
are developed in an investigation
just completed by the Commercial
Club of Grand Forks: Assuming
that the percentage of gains are
continuing at least as high rate
as for the last decimal period, the
Club finds that North Dakota now
has an estimated population of
886,3f2. This is a gain of over
100000 in the past five years. 1t
appears that the percentage of
gains is even higher than in for
mer years, so that it would seem
that the estimates are we'll within
the facts.
Authorities agree that there is
an unusually large number of
new citizens headed for North Da-
kota this year and they predict
that with the new immigration
department of the state at work in
connection with the railways and
other agencies which are already
organized for encouraging immi-
grafton in to the state, that un-
doubtedly great growth is before
us.
President Edmund Pennington
OF the 500 line made the predic-
ton that this year will witness the
heaviest immigration movement
on record into Northern Mime
sofa and part of North Dakota
He supplemented it with another
prediction that the new families
that will take up land will know
better how to begin than any set
tiers ever before moved in.
There will soon begin to move
into Northern Minnesota and
North Dakota the finest lot of ag-
ricultural people, collectively
speaking, that ever came this
way" Mr.. Pennington said, "Ev-
cry family that comes will be an
asset for the state where it set
Ties"
The State Census will be taker
during the coming spring and ar
opportunity will therefore be Civ.
en- to check the above figures.