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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-08-11
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LEGH0RN Is POPULAR BREED
Fowl 10 Hardy and Prolific With Alert
style and carriaae-They Are
Great Producers.

The Leghorn may be said to be the
smallest Of the practical and popular
breeds Of dOmesticated chickens in
America. They originated in Italy
but have been bred in this country
for many years.
OF this breed there are nine recog-
nfzed varieties. several of which were
created in this country. They COM
prise group Of useful fowls, char
acterized as being rather small in
size and graceful in conformation,
says Wisconsin Agriculturist. They
are hardy and prolific with alert style
and carriage. The modern Leghorn
Is rather long in back and body and
well upon legs. The concave sweep
OF back to tail without any decided
angle at juncture of tail is charac-
teristic peculiar to the breed The
tail should be well spread and car
ried at an angle of 40 to As degrees
above the horizontal. The neck should
be rather long, gracefully arched and
rather slender, especially in the fe-
male. The comb should be rather
small In size, the females dropping
slightly to one side. The eye should
be reddish bay in color, the shanks
and the skin yellow.
The Leghorns are very popular with
the operators of egg farms on ac-
count of their white shelled egg and
also because they are nonsitters The
white egg Is very desirable for sup
plying fancy egg trade, but on the
common market, no extra price is
paid for them.
The cockerels grow rapidly to broil-
er age but are a nuisance If kept on
the farm to maturity, and on many
farms it Is preferred to do the hatch
ing with hens rather than with the
incubator. In such cases the larger
breeds should be selected. However,
the Leghorn rightly bred. Is a great
egg producer and an active forager
and If one prefers them to others
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-08-11
SUBSTITUTE FOR GAME BIRDS
Flesh Of Guinea Has Gamy FiavoI
and 10 Gaining Popularity In Some
Of Eastern Cities.

The flesh Of the guinea has a gamy
flavor and Is coming into use as a
substitute for game birds in some Of
the eastern cities. The young guinea,
two-pound size, Is quoted by some
commission merchants at from As to
so cents each. while old guineas are
quoted on the same market at rs
cents each. Guinea eggs sell at the
same price as hen eggs and have the
advantage Of having much thicker
shells and are not so liable to get
broken in shipment.
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The Three PhIIoso pliers.

For the first time In their uvsA
three genuine, simon-pure philos'
ophers went out riding In a motor car.
After they had ridden about twenty
miles out in the country the car broke
down. Said the first philosopher: II
have long wanted to study certain a.
poets Of nature, and this affords me
the particular prospect l most ad-
mire." Said the second philosopher :
Il observe there IL q farmhouse over
there where food can doubtless be OBJ
tanned In sufficient quantities" SAID
the third philosopher: II have Ions
wanted to be In a situation where,
without moving. sustenancs would b
brought to me BY one friend, while
the other discourssd on the beauties
Of nature,"-LlfA
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Only Molstensd His Lips.

Omer Scudder, a Columbus real -
tate and insurance agent, told some Of
the other business men who have OF.
dces In the Bassett building that be
was hot They agreed that they were
just a. hot az he was.
II can eat all the ice cream you
fellows are willing to buy" Scuddsa
declared.
The others made up 60 cents and
sent out for q half gallon Of cream.
They had q notion that Scudder would
eat about quart after which they
would divide the remaining quart
among themselves. Scudder surround
ed the entire half gallon Of ice cream,
smacked his lips and asked them
whether they were not going to go
him enough ice cream for q real taste
The business men looked at each 9th
er. smiled sickly and returned to their
places Of business. - indianapolis
News.
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THIS DEALER HAD REAL TACT
Stout and Thin Customers Use special
Mirrors In Wearing Apparel
Establishment.

4 dealer in wearing apparel. noticing
that his stout customers and his very
thin customers often were sensitive a.
to their figures, installed two full
length mirrors Of special design, says
Popular Mechanics magazine. One was
slightly concavs and the other slightly
convex. When a stout customer tried
on . suit she was led to the concavs
mirror for self-inspection. and was able
to see her figure as 1t would appear
with its measurements reduced. When
a thin person came in to try on clothes
she was taken to the convex mirror,
where the opposite effect was pro
duced.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-08-11
LIBERAL FEED AFTER HATCH
Hen Should Be Encouraged to Remain
on Nest With Chicks for First
Forty-Eisht Hours.

1t is good plan to see that the
hen is fed very literally Immediately
after Matching. as 1t will tend to keep
her quiet and brood the little ones
very closely the first 4S hours. Do
not allow her to start on through the
meadow or plowed field stringing the
little ones after her to become lost or
injured, when little feed. such as
whole corn, fed Immediately after the
hatch Is over, will retain her on the
nest.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-08-11
TIME Between CHICK FEEDS
II Can Be Shortened by Feeding Early
and Late-Make Youngsters
Scratch for Grain,

The time between night and morn
ing feeds Is, at best, rather long and
can be shortened by feeding early and
late. This Is as essential as 1t is to
feed little and often.
Chicks must be induced to exercise.
Cover the floor with thin layer Of
chaff or fine litter and feed the cracked
grain in the litter. The chicks scratch
for the feed and exercise In this way,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-08-11

me purposes prescribed for satisaal
tarm loan associations
| Sec. l6.-Loans may be made to
farm owners regardless Of whether en-
gagged In cultivation Of the land mort.
| gagged or not.
Sec. lb.-lnterest on loans shall not
exceed more than l per cent, the In
terest rate established for Its last series
Oh ponds. nor more than 8 per cent In
any case.
Sec. l6.-Commissions or other
charges not specifically authorized by
this act shall not be demanded or r.
| ceived
BONDS.
I Sec. 20.-Issued In series of $50. 600
or more, In denominations of $25, $50.
800. $500 and $1,000.
Sec. 2O.-May bear maximum rate Of
per cent interest per annum.
Sec. l6.-Bonds shall be SO engraved
Is to be readily distinguishable from
FEDERAL land bank bonds.
Sec. 10. Mortgages and United
states government bonds equal In
amount to the farm loan bonds issued
are retained as collateral security by
the land bank registrar.
Sec. l7.-No issue is authorized with
out the approval Of the farm loan
board.
Sec. 27.-Federal reserve banks are
authorized to buy and sell the bonds of
joint stock land banks.
| Sec. 22.-Substitution Of mortgages
and United States government bonds
held as collateral to farm loan bonds IL
| permitted.
Sec. Pitts bonds are lawful invest
ments for fiduciary and trust funds
and security for all public deposits.
TAXATION.
Sec. 26.-The capital stock, surplus
and earnings are subject to the taxing
| powers of the state.
See 26.-Its mortgages executed un-
der this act and its farm loan bonds
and all income derived therefrom are
exempt from federal, state and munic-
ipai and local taxation.
Sec Cereal property taken and
held under the provisions of sections
IL and IL Is not tax exempt.
SPECIAL PROVISIONS.
Sec 6.-Joint stock land banks are
made public repositories and financial
agents OF the United States govern
ment.
Sec. e.-Public deposits cannot be in
vested in farm mortgages or in farm
loan bonds.
Sec. 16-Rates Of interest for loans
under per cent are not subject to
review or alteration by the farm loan
board.
Sec. 13.-Shall receive no deposits
except public deposits.
Sec. characterization and Other
payments constitute n trust fund to b
invested as follows:
(a) To pay off its maturing farm
loan bonds.
CD To purchase farm loan bonds.
(c) To lend on first mortgages with
in Its prescribed field.
| (d) To purchase United States gov.
| eminent bonds.
Sec. 23.-Reserve and dividends pro-
vided for as In the case of federal land
banks.
Sec. 20.-Provision Is made for dis
solution and the appointment of re-
ceiver.
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there is no reason why they should
not take them up.
The various varieties are designat-
ed by their difference in shape Of
comb or color Of plumage, the same
shape description applying to all. 1t
is generally recognized, however, that
the S. G. Whites are a little in ad-
vance of the others in shape.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-08-11
FEDERAL FARM LOAN ACT


A-Provides for 4 federal land bank
system in the continental United States
(exclusivs Of Alaska). dividing the
country into twelve land bank districts
composed Of whole states.
6-The system II operated n . bu-
reau Of the United states treasury de-
partment and supervised BY the fed
eral farm loan board. The secretary
Of the treasury IL ex-ofncio chairman
ef the board With four other members
appointed BY the president for eight
years at an annual salary Of $4,000.
One member 10 designated farm loan
t1vs ofhcsr.
3NAppolntees Of Boards (a) Farm
loan registrar for each land bank dis
trict and
(b) One or more land appraisers for
each land bank district. Salaries paid
BY federal land bank or joint stock
land bank for which they act
(c) Land bank examiners; salaries
paid by the United States.
(d) Attorneys, experts. assistants
and other employees to be paid BY the
United States.
f7-Powers Of the Board: (a) To
organize and charter federal land
banks, joint stock land banks and ma
tional farm loan associations.
(b) To review and alter the rate Of
interest to be charged by federal land
banks for loans.
(c) To approve or reject any or all
loans for bond issue and to grant or
refuse any specific issue Of farm loan
bonds of federal land banks and joint
stock land banks.
(d) To regulate charges for ap-
praisal, examining titles and record
ing.
(e) To appraise land securing mort
cages for bond issue.
(O To exercise general supervisory
authority over the federal land banks.
farm loan associations and Joint stock
land banks.
8O.-The farm loan commissioner
shall examine the laws Of every state
and II on examination the laws of any
state are shown to afford insufficient
protection to holders. its mortgages
shall be declared ineligible under this
act during the continuance of the laws
In question.
32.-The secretary Of the treasury IL
authorized to deposit United States
funds in federal land banks at current
government rates Of interest, the az
gregate Of such funds not to exceed
$4,000, 900 at any one time.
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FEDERAL FARM LOAN BANKS
ORGANIZATION.

Section 4.-One In each land bank
district. Branches permitted within
its district. Omcers: President, Vice
peeddent, secretary and treasurer: d.
rectors; six representatives Of farm
loan associations and three represent
ing the public interest. Attorneys, A.
astants, experts and other employees.
Al salaries fixed BY farm loan board
and paid BY bank. Subject to semian-
nual examinations BY land bank exam
inof.
CAPITAL STOCK.
Sec. 6.-$76OO00. May be owned By
individuals. firms. corporations and the
United States and state governments.
Sec. 5.-Shares, IS each.
Sec. 6-All stock remaining unsub-
scfibed 80 days after subscription
books are opened shall be subscribed
By the United States and thereafter
only the United States government and
borrowers may acquire shares Of stock.
Sec. 5.-United States government
not to participate in dividends. All
other stockholders share dividends
equally.
Sec. 6.-The original capital stock
shall be gradually retired after the
stock held BY farm loan associations
shall amount to 100000.
Sec. Shot less than 8 per cent
Of capital shall be invested In United
States government bonds.
PoWERs.
Bee. 18.-To buy nrst farm mort
cages within its district and to issue
and sell farm loan bonds.
Bee. Ito receive from farm loan
associations interest and amortization
payments ON mortgages and farm loan
tonds.
Sec. 18.-To acquire and dispose Of
real and personal property necessary
for the convenient transaction Of busi-
ness; and land taken in satisfaction of
debts or purchased under judgments.
DEGREES or mortgages held By 1t. Shall
not hold title exceeding I'VE years.
Sec. 13.-To accept deposits Of -
curities or current funds from member
associations but pay no interest there
On.
Sec. 18.-To borrow money ON ~
eurity and pay interest thereon.
Sec. 18.-To buy and sell United
States bonds.
Sec. Ito appraise lands for bond
Issue and to charge applicants and Dor
rowers the cost Of land appraisal, ex-
amining titles, recording and other L.
gal fees. said fees to be paid In
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the capital sesek q the association
which In turn suhscribes an equal
amount Of stock In the federal land
bank.
Sec. G@Shares are paid for In cash
or (0) the amount may be added to the
face Of the loan and retired In amoru'
xation payments at par. In such case
the face Of the loan shall not exceed
the 80 per cent and 20 per cent lim-
itation.
Sec. 7.-Asseasment on shares may
b. levied for operating expenses u
funds are not otherwise available.
POWERS.
Sec. 10.-To appraise land for mort
gage through Its loan committee or
three.
Sec. Ito indorss and become
liable for the mortgages Of tn share
holders.
Sec. Ito receive and deliver the
proceeds Of loans to borrowers.
Sec. Ito acquire and dispose Of
property necessary for the convenient
transaction Of Its business.
Sec. Ito issue certificates Of do
post for not longer than one year and
to pay 4 per cent interest thereon.
convertible into farm loan bonds at the
federal land bank Of its district.
Sec. ITO receive and transmit to
the federal land bank payments Of In
terest and principal and amortization
payments.
Sec. 12.-Loans shall be secured BY
0rst mortgages on land within its land
bank district.
Section ITO run from 8 to 40
years with amortization and with ad-
ditional optional proponents after
I've years.
Sec. 12.-Interest ON loans shall not
unpaid principal.
Sec. 12.-Borrowers shall pay 8
per cent simple interest ON defaulted
payments.
Sec. 12.-Loans may be made for the
following purposes and for no other
under penalty:
(a) To purchase land for agricul-
tural purposes.
(b) To purchase equipment, fertil-
izer and live stock for the operation Of
the mortgaged farm.
(c) To provide buildings and for the
improvement of farm lands.
(O To pay debts existing at time Of
organization Of the first national farm
loan association within the county.
Sec. 12.-Maximum loan $4,000;
minimum loan 500.
Sec. 12.-No loan shall exceed 80 per
cent Of the value Of the land mortgaged
and 20 per cent Of the permanent In
sured improvements.
any person who IL not at the time or
shortly to become engaged in the Guilt
walton Of the farm mortgaged.
Note.-All applications for loans
originate with the national farm loan
associations or agents and all loans are
made and closed by the federal land
banks. This does not apply to Joint
stock land banks.
TAXATION.
Sec. 2e.-Same a. applies to federal
land banks.
SPECIAL PROVISIONS.
Sec. 0.-Associations may retain a.
commission one-eighth Of per cent
ssmiannually from interest payments
on the unpaid principal Of loans.
Sec. 9.-Associations may borrow
from federal land banks at 8 per cent
annual interest up to one-fourth Of its
total stockholdings In said bank.
Sec. 2.-Reserves and dividends:
No limit 10 placed ON dividend distri-
buttons after the reserve account, built
up from net earnings equals 20 per
cent Of the capital stock and after 2
per cent Of the net earnings annually
thereafter are added TO the reserve &C
count.
Sec. 25.-Defaults must be made
good within 80 days after notice.
Sec. 20.-Provision II made for dis
solution and the appointment Of 4 re-
ceiver.
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JOINT STOCK LAND BANKS
R0ANlZATIoN.


Section ia private corporation
subject to tho requirements under this
act which may be formed BY ten or
moro persons with q board Of directors
Of I'VE or more.
Sec. 10.-May operate within the
state In which lts principal ONCE 10 To-
Gated and within some one contingu-
Gus stats.
Sec. 20.-Subjsct to ssmiannual e1-
aminations By the federal land bank
examiner.
CAPITAL STOCK.
Sec. 10-$260,0 600 minimum.
Sec. 10-Doubls liability Of share
holders.
Sec. 10-Ths United States govern
ment shall own mono Of the shares Of
stock.
Sec. 16-No farm loan bonds can be
issued until the capital stock 10 fully
paid. although the bank may begin
business when one-half OF the capital
u subscribed and paid in cash.
PoWERA
Sec. Ito lend money on farm
mortgage security.
Sec. 10.-To issue and sell farm loan
bonds.
Sec. 16-To Issue farm loan bonds
up to 10 times the amount Of it, capi-
tai and surplus.
Sec. 16.-Except ~ otherwise pro-
vided It has the powers Of and 10 sub
1ect to the restrictions Imposed on
federal land banks.
PRIvlLEoEs,
Sec. 10-Aay lend more than S1O.O
to any one borrower, but mot beyond
30 per cent Of the value Of the land
and 70 per cent Of the permanent in
sured improvements.
Sec. 10.-Loans are not restricted to
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INTERNATIONAL.
S(INDMSQlOOL,
LESSON

(By e. o. SELLERS. Acting Director o,
the Sunday School Course Of the Moody
Bible Institute. Chicago)
Copyright. 1915. Western Newspaper Union
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-08-11
NATIONAL FARM LOAN ASSOCl.
ATOMS
ORGANIZATION.

Section TEN farm owners desar-
ing loans aggregating $4,000 or more
may form such an association.
Sec. Its affairs are administered
By i've directors. including president,
vice president and q loan COMMITTEES Of
three serving without compensation.
and BY q secretary treasurer with sal
ary fixed BY the farm loan board and
paid By the association.
CAPITAL STOCK.
Sec. A-Shares, % each: (0) carry
ing double liability; (0) may be owned
only BY borrowers who ere required to
subscribe 8 per cent Of their loaA n
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The Federal Farm OanACt

Synopsis Of tn Salient Features Prepared
BY II. II Hanson, Sscrstaxy-Treasurer Farm
Mortgage Banker Association Of America
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-21
USING UP VITALITY

The struggle for success uses up
vitality in America at a greater rate
than any other thing. Fighting TO keep
away from the poor-house We shorten
the distance to the grave.
Especially in middle age, at forty or
Whereabouts, do we become impressed
with the necessity OF laying up a COM
petence and with that feeling in time
comes worry, nervous breakdown, neu-
rasthenis. The entire system feels the
result Of the nervous strain. The diges-
ton resents things that il accepted be-
fore, the heart Ialpitates on slight ex-
erticn, the muscles OF the back ache
after days work. Your blood is
thinner and not so bright a red.
When these things occur, whether
You are fourteen or forty, You need q
tonic. DR.. Williams Pink Pills suit
most peoples need because they are
non-slcoholic and they really build up
the blood and strengthen the nerves.
They are useful for growing children
and for men and women whose nervous
energy has been overtaxed.
Your druggist sells Dr.. Williams
Pink Pills or they viii be sent BIZ mail.
postpaid, on receipt Of price, 50 cents
per box, SIX boxes So so By the DR..
Williams Medicine Co, Scbenectady,
". Write today for free booklstz
on the blood and nerves.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-21
NORTH CALAIS

I. w Lawson and Mrs. Ina Tabor were
called to Burlington last week by the i'll
ness OF Mrs. lawson, who is in the hos
pital there.
The many friends Of Nervie lawson
are glad to hear of her rapid recovery
from her recent operation.
Col. H. S. Foster (retiredl returned
Saturday from West Point, n Y, where
he has been attending the annual reunion
Of the alumni Of the United States Mill
tary academy.
Mr. and Mrs. T. s. Tabor were visitors
in Cabot Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Lucy Bancroft and daughter,
Glee. are working at Warner Lswson's.
Miss Mile Scribner has returned from
the West and is staying at II. F. Serb
ner's.
Albert Young of Montpelier has pur-
chased Lucetta Hawkins house and tax
en- possession of same.
Lewis Lyford and family of Woodbury.
were visitors in town Sunday.
Herbert Scribner has purchased new
Overland automobile.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-21
MORE WORDS AND WHY NECES-
SARY.

1t was scarcely necessary to tell Car
rama and his followers that they had
erred; it was only necessary to tell them
fat-footedly that the United States will
not withdraw its troops from Mexican
territory until such time as Carranza, or
some other government head, has demon
strated his capability to wipe out the
bandit gangs which have infested the
northern part of Mexico and have from
time to time raided American territory.
Possibly the explanations of the proposed
action of the United States, as included
eminent, were not intended so much for
the people of Mexico as for those in for
eign countries, to let the nations know,
particularly the South American govern
ments, that the United States was mere
ly DESTROYS of protecting its own people
and their property. The governments of
South America are suspicious of the in
tentions of the Washington government
in Mexico, because they fear the United
States intends to grab part of Mexican
territory in line of policy which might
eventually cause the seizure of the whole
of Mexico, the chief buffer nation be-
tween themselves and the overmastering
power to the northward and rich terri
tory besides In order to allay the fears
and apprehensions of the South Amer
leans, as we'll as to resssure the world
powers of our good intentions, the vou-
minous explanations which have been
made ostensibly to Mexico are reasonable
enough. For Mexico alone they are of
little value because Mexico is beyond
reasoning power when it comes to con
sideration of the attitude of the United |
States. However, the de fscto govern |
ment may be persuaded by some friendly
nation that the United States means
what it says, that attack on American
troops will result in nothing less than
real warfare and possibly Intervention.