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ditional advantage of having the foun-
dation for a considerable product,
while it takes a lot of work and trou-
bic and the two pounds produced by 1T
goes such little way with broilers.
We can work with the little fellow
two months and get two pounds, but
then we are done. We can sell him
and wait another year 10 get another
little bunch of two-pounders. With
capons we can keep putting on meat
on the little two-pounder for several
months until we get him up to ten
FOUNDER, and our little fifty-center
has climbed up to a bird worth from
a dollar and half to two dollars.
Feeding for Quickest Gains
Keeping grain by young stock is not
enough if you want to have them
make the best growth. This is es-
pecially true of they have free range,
and there are many of them. Chicks
are great hunters, and they will be
always on the go if they can find
anything to scratch for. They will
not get all they should by this hunt
ing, and they will not stop to eat as
often as they should. The finest flock
Of pullets / ever reared were fed five
or six times a day. They had mash
always by them, too. / would boil
oats or wheat, make steamed mash,
or some other feed that they would
relish and would pound on pan with
the spoon to call them, so whenever
would pound on the pan they would
cease bug hunting and come for the
feed | was preparing to give them,
and they would eat all they could of
it. The more you can get them to
eat the better. Then the ration
should be balanced for them. | al
ways feed some meat meal or meat
scraps, and like to have cracked bone
so they can get all they want, and
they will want more than you would
guess. Except a steamed mash once
in a while | never feed wet foods.
Milk is especially good for the young
stock.
A Good Finishing Ration
AS soon as the roosters can be dis
l.tinguished they should be separated
from the pullets and shut up in mod
erately sized pen where they can be
fed heavily, providing plenty of green
feed and meat, scraps, as well as corn
and other grains. Corn meal moisten-
ed with milk makes a splendid fatten-
ing ration and should be fed the last
ten days almost entirely, during
which time they should be shut up
closely so they cannot exercise much.
This method of preparing for market
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-26

will give plump broilers, and they
should be marketed at about two
pounds to two and a quarter. After
this stage they will begin to develop
frame rapidly, and you will have to
grow them to three and half to four
pounds to get them in prime condi-
ton. -
Early Matched chicks all being
Matched at once makes the ideal flock,
for then the marketing, as well as
the preliminary preparations, can be
done all at one time, and, as it is Of
ten necessary to ship broilers from
small stations where the local buyer
will not handle them, the one ship
ment is an advantage. Often a small
number of broilers that would not pay
to ship, cannot be disposed of at all
in these small places without taking
the spring chicken price.
Another advantage of early hatch
ed chickens is the fact that early
pullets will begin to lay in the fall
and so do not need to be fed SO long
before they begin laying. This makes
it easier for the masculine proper
ton to support them until they go to
work to pay their own way.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-26

Several years ago in the campaigns
TO save trees the Ladies' Club would
occasionally have a 'tree article" on
the program and it might be entitled,
"Save the Beautiful Trees" or PRO
tect the Lovely Forests" Practical
farmers frequently looked upon these
appeals as purely sentimental, entire
ly devoid of practical value, and ex-
tremely useless. Trees were looked
upon as worth so much for lumber or
firewood and in the mind of the prac-
teal farmer they had no other value.
In this age it is said that every
thing is commercialized. The natural
beauty of the farm has been CONNER
cialized at the same time and il is a
good thing, as it makes a man think
twice before he Injuries a valued tree
on his premises. If you do not believe
that shade trees are real estate assets,
place your farm on the market and
visit with the city man who may come
out to view your place as a prospec-
tive investment. Fine trees have their
appeal and the appeal goes right to
the pocketbook. If yoh are expecting
to retire some day and sell your farm,
it might be well to remember that IA
few dollars invested in good trees
from a reliable nursery will pay much
better interest on the investment than
would the money placed in the saw
ings bank. Trees are not expensive
and their growth is slow but the years
seem to fly on the farm and somebody
will be farming your land hundred
years from now and thanking you for
the shade trees which you have plant
ed. Possibly 80 years from now these
trees will add $4,000 to the cash value
of your farm if you place it on the
market.
Michigan was a state of fine forests
and many of the large trees have been
saved in sections where they are
scarcely appreciated. This fact is not
ed from the large number Of advertis-
ing signs nailed to fine shade trees.
A short time ago l drove by rural
school on a corner where stood three
large elms. Two of these trees were
decorated with advertising signs, no
doubt a fine example to the children
who attended the school A campaign
against advertising on trees should
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said we should be killed by Poisonous
Gas, such as the Germans fling at
their Enemies.
Now afore that time, / journeyed
into a land called Kentucky, and l
lighted on a certain House, and l tar
ried there all night. And the people
with whom / sojourned asked of me
concerning the Comet, and what the
Wise Men were saying about 1t, and
on what Night it would meet the
Earth, and whether / thought We
should all be killed.
And while we talked, an Ancient
Woman sat in the chimney corner
and smoked her Cob Pipe, and spat
into the open fire. And after all the
others had spoken, she filled her Pipe
anew, and lighted it with Coal from
the open hearth, and she patted the
coal with her toughtened forefinger,
and she pulled thrice till the Pipe
was Smoking Up, and then she re-
moved her pipe, and thus she spake:
Wall, / don't keer eff it hits the
yarth or eff it don't. i amt afeared
to meet my God, no matter. when He
comes. Fer l hain't never played
finch nor rode straddle.
Thus spake she, and was silent.
And all listened to her with re-
spect.
Yea, in comparison of her we all
felt Great Sinners.
She had avoided what to her were
the Two Mortal Sins.
Now / never have played Finch,
but / am told that it is Harmless
Game, with Little either to Command
of Condemn it, but that some Young
People play it with no evil effect on
themselves or anyone. And albeit
am Old Enough to remember the Time
when all Women who rode on Horses
rode on one side, yet have l seen
Modest Women riding astride. And
hence had not Classified Mortal Sins
as this Ancient Woman did. Yet as l
reflected 1 considered how many peo-
pie there were like her, who count
as Mortal Sins those which they have
been Tempted to Commit, and are
ready to meet their God in peace by
reason of the supposed virtues.
And | sometimes wonder why they
really will feel at the Dread Day of
Judgment, if they find that what they
Counted for Sins in Others were not
sins at all, and that heir own free
dom from the same hath been reckon
ed no Virtue; but that there have
been other Faults of theirs which the
Recording Angel did not fail to no.
tice.
For all women and most men have
in them something of the spirit of
that Ancient Woman. And if the
Comet should really come they might
be Surprised.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-26

There are over 10000 acres Of un-
cultivated land in the United States
awaiting development that cannot be
without improved highways.
1t has been shown that the value of
land is increased evenly with the i'm
provement for the roads, the increase
running from So to SO the acre. AS
the roads are improved, there is a
corresponding increase in population
In twenty-five counties, taken at ran
dom, which have contained of an av-
erage only ~ per cent of improved
roads in the decade 1890 to 1900,
there was falling off in population
of 5000 in each county. In twenty
five other counties, taken at random,
in which there was an average of 40
per cent of improved roads, the in
crease of population in each county
was $1,000. The "back-to-the-farm''
movement will progress just in pro-
portion to the Improvement of the
highways, and the improvement of
the highways is dependent upon ad-
ministration not less than upon con-
struction.
There must be skill in the super
vision as well as in the building of
the roads. Heretofore at least nine
tenths of the work on the roads has
been done under the direction of men
without any knowledge of roadbuild-
ing, which is an art based upon a sci
ence. There are today more than 100,-
900 petty road officials in the United
States who have no practical knowl-
edge of the simplest engineering
problems that must be solved in the
location of the roads, in their rela-
ton to general system, or to related
systems; but who are supposed II
have great influence in neighborhooc
politics and are mighty at the polls
1t is from this incubus that the prob
lem must be relieved if the country
is to enjoy the benefits Of wexford
cred system of highways.
Good roads not only cost great
deal of money in their construction
but also in their maintenance or ad.
ministration. 1t has been the babit
in this country to "work on the
roads" when all other work was done
and this has meant that the roads
have had attention only once or twice
year. Macadam roads do not take
care of themselves, concrete roads
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-26
Good Roads Department
Conducted Especially for the Banner by Hon. P.
T. Colgrove President of the Michigan
Good Roads Association.

should have constant attention, sand
clay roads require daily supervision
if they are TO Give service for which
they were designed and built. In
France every mile of road is inspect
ed daily, and it is the constant vigil
ance of trained supervision that en-
bles the railroads of the country to
take care of the business of the coun-
try. There ought to be the same sort
and degree of supervision of the roads
of the United States if they are to
give the service for which they are
built. To make a mile of macadam
road eight feet wide and eight inches
thick, 1,750 tons of stone are required,
and to build a mile of gravel road
eight feet wide and eight inches thick,
1,142.93 cubic yards of compacted, or,
1864 cubic yards of loose gravel are
required, and in order that the best
results may be obtained, there must
be competent supervision not only
in the mixing of the materials en-
ployed in the building of the roads
of the several types, but in the plac-
ing of materials.
There are 100000 miles of what
are commonly called "dirt roads" in
the United States, and to make them
effective there must be proper DRAIN
age, such as grading and alignment
as will make them fit for the traffic
and constant surface betterment and
it is nothing short Of criminal waste
to build roads of macadam and ex-
pect them to take care of themselves.
Undoubtedly the best system ofsmain-
tenance for all roads is that which
provides for the permanent and some
times continuous employment of
skilled laborers who have charge OF
particular sections of road, or who
may be assigned to any part of the
county or other road unit where there
is work most needed.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-26
Parable of Woman and Mortal Sins

Parable of Woman and Mortal Sins
Comet famed forth in the sky, and
the Astronomers were busy, and
many of the Humble Folks were
afraid. And some said it portended
War, and some Famine, but no war
nor famine came then. Yea, the
great War came some years later,
and with it came no Comet. But it
was Fearsome sight, and men look
ed upon it with Awe. And the AS
tronomers declared that on a certain
night the Earth would pass through
the Tail of the Comet. And there
were those who declared that we
should never know it, and there were
others who said we should be knock
ed into Cooked Hat; and yet others
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-26
F A r M AN ID
O II G. HI A II ID


be taken up in every rural school.
The merchant who objects to signs
being removed from shade trees along
the road, should lose a lot of trade
in his community. 1t is bad enough
to see barns and fences ornamented
and pasted up with gaudy colors, but
when it comes to the best trees along
the road, the publicity business has
gone too far. w ~A
A tree has a cash value. Sentiment
is very nice thing but unfortunate
ly il sometimes fails to impress the
masses except at rare intervals. The
tree has become commercialiZed on
the best of farms and there is no
cheaper way to permanently improve
the real estate value of farm than
to plant shade trees.
Catching Rats
For years we believed nothing bet
ter than a Thomas cat for catching
and completely graduating rats. We
have changed our opinion now, as we
have found that the wire cage traps
sold in stores are far ahead. 1t is said
to be q French invention and of late
years has been sold quite extensively
in this country.
The trap is manufactured In two
sizes, small one for mice, which
will also answer for rats, if the rod
ents are not very plentiful, but the
large size is a more effective rat ex
termination. A neighbor caught four
teen rats in one night with one of
these traps. The most we have ever
caught in one night was seven. Some
have estimated that every rat caught
is one dollar saved in grain. We con.
slider this rather a high estimation,
but it certainly pays to catch them
when they can be caught so easily.
In setting our trap the first time,
we set it in the corn crib. Not rar
ventured in for over week, and it
seemed they would not go in as long
as there was plenty of feed outside.
Finally they began to go in. 1t
seemed that when one has gone in,
others are pretty sure to follow. For
this reason, we never kill all we catch,
but leave one or two in the trap to in
duce others to go in. We believe that
herein lies the great secret in catch
ing rats with cage trap.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-26
History Repeats

Two men were once talking over
their respective sons careers at col
lege, and one Remarked: "Well, /
sometimes feel like saying as did
Aaron in the wilderness, Behold, /
poured in the gold and there came out
this calf '"-Christian Register.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-26

Fix up the furnaces and clean the
chimneys during the summer months
and prevent lot of possible trouble
in the winter.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-07-19
CITY BANK CIENRINGS.
For the bay:
SG3,id6.S9.

Ia tentative plan for the settlement of
differences with the United States by
means Of Joint international COM
mission.
There are indications that Henry
p. Fletcher, ambassador-dcsign to
Mexico, will head the three American
commissioners, if the plans is adopted.
Mr. Fletcher was present at today's
conference
AT the close of the conference, Mr..
Polk said there was nothing to be an
nounced further than that the confer
ences were progressing favorably'
and he intimated no announcement
might be expected for several days
Mr. Fletcher and Mr.. Arrcdondo con-
tinucd in conference after Mr. Polk
had gone to the CalUct
Mr., ArredOndon said his negolia-
tions with Mr., Polk were proceeding
favorabN and formal announcement
of the plan to be followed might be
expected before the end Of the week
General Funston asked the war de-
partment today for $500, O00 to con-
struct temporary shelters for army
horses and mules along the border,
which are suffering from excessive
heat in scme sections and heavy rains
IN others. shelters will be constructed
by the national guardsmcn and regu-
lar troops
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-07-19
Excitement Continues High at
Aqua Pdeta Over Incident
at Boundary Monday When
Musician Was Wounded,
STATEMENT OF FACTS
SENT TO GEN. DAVIS
Rodriguez and Companion les
ttfy Under Oath That They
Were 100 Meters South Of
Border When Fired UpOn
10, .o.a,4s JOURNAL SPECIAL ,s.ssO ~su

Douglas. AriZ., July lS.--EXCitement
over the shooting Of Antonio Rodri-
guc2. "a Mexican musician, by Private
r tucker. Eleventh infantry, while
the Mexican was trying to cross the
International boundary here, did not
abate today in Aqua Pricta. The case
was the chief topic Of conversation III
Mexican circles during the day ana Of
ficlals on the olhcI Sldc OF the poIu'r'
from General t. EllaS Gales, lnllllalN
commander OF sonora ana Auollo DE
la lIucria, governor ot the state, dONn
to the loWlIest policeman, are INSIST
cnt in their demand thai me sentry hr
punished. itouilEueH Is sun alIFe ana
has slight chanc" Tor recovery. Ih'
official investigation oI the case was
completed by Judge FapIlel lfuJill"
today a translation OF the 'ohlpIc'e
record of the hearing was sent Cen
eal DAVIS. commanding the lroops IN
the Arizona district The request
that ne take the circumstances
brought out INTO consideration IN
making hls inquiry INTO TN" aliaIT II
understood TO have accompanied the
document when i was delivered by
Ives G LcI"VIef, Mexican CohSuI mere
toui iisu'" an" ms [o','IaiIiu'l' "a, ~
Iu' ,.,' ,,t o'i ii., ,L', t6o n,otr,. n,
o,Io "' -, ,,o fir.t sbot u.,g rircd a.
W,., ~. i,dn, s,',,'. thgt ba fnrrd
m'Iai,,,,,, ,tn r,ot,o., comm ,f M.
1919
r,i,tonc, rr,u.c,,I,od
GeheIal 'ailes interest IN l',e ,'St
Sio"u oN 'l,G az ,.'aJ i,'S ['i'|l oi
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-07-19
Unproyoked Assault Is Made
on Members Of MaSSachu-
sets National Guard Doing
Guard Service,
UNOERBRUSH USED AS
SCREEN FOR ATTACK
Americans Quickly Return Fire
and Their ASSaiIaOtS Are
Driven in Flight Over Hills
in The Distance,

El poso, Tex, July lS--A party OF
mounted Mexlcaus exchanged fire
with /. company of the Ninth Mossa-
chusctts infantry near here, late to-
day According to reports the
guardsmeu we're doing outpost duty
when the McNicuns rode up ON tho
opposite bank OF the Rio Grande aud
opened fire. The guardsmen suffered
no casualties, but reported they be-
heycd they had Killed one Mexican.
Captain Hickey, OF Dorchester
Mass, commanding the company osti-
mated the number Of McXiCans at
fifteen, but asserted that he was un-
able to determine whether or not they
were soldiers. Approximately fifty
shots were fired ON each side, It was
said
Roth Gen George Bell Jr, COM
mandiug the III paso military district
and Lieut. Cot Leon HuCluu, acting
garrison commander In Juarcz. denied
that they had received official re-
ports of the incident and both said
that 1t seemed trivial
The shooting occurred IN an Isolated
district, about three miles down the
river from ri Paso, known locally az
"thC island" section The MassaChu
selts company was doins border pa
trul duty In this district Une-third OF
the sixty men heiug on patrol and the
remainder being held In reserve In the
camp. about half a mile to the rear.
In SkimiSi Formation.
Captain Hickey said that through
out the day small parties Of MeXicHna
appeared from time to time on the
Mexican bank Of the riNer which is
about 500 yards vide II that point.
Then, he said. mounted detachment
appeared, most Of the hOtsCmen wear
ing red serapcs.
Tho MeNicana rode up 10 the river
bank. dsmomtcd aud deploycd as
skrmishcrs creeping through ths
undcrbwsh which dotted the rivers
edge ono Of the MeXlCans fired hin
rifle. the bullet crossing the river, ana
according to Private Charles Prescott
Of Natck, Mass, dropping at his feet
McNicRns Driven Back
screening themselves as much as
possible by little clumps Of mesquite,
the Americans returned the fire and
by the time the reserves reached the
river to reinforce them, they had
driven the MCXicans back to their
horses. Before reaching the picket
line however. tho militia men assert.
one Of the McXicans stumbled ana fcll
into a clump OF grcaseWocd and did
not arise
The exchange of fire continued less
than ten minutes and when about
fifty shots had bcen fired ON each side.
according to the company officers, the
McNtcuns, riding south, disappeared
behind hllock.
Ben Makes No Comment
Later, upon rcCciE: Of capt james
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-07-19
Announcement by General Haig
That His Forces Have lax
en- Heavy Armament From
Germans Important,
BAD WEATHER FORCES
LULL IN H0STILITIES
Attacks Have Been Pressed
With Such Vigor That Ger
mans Have Not Had Time
to RCorganize Their Forces,

London, July is. 10 o. m While
the adverse weather is compelling a
mll in the fighting ON the western
front. military critics are taking stock
of III, situation. They are agrccably
surprised by the large captures OF
heavy armament that General Sir
Douglas Haig, the British command
en- I'M chief, announced
The critics point out how the Brit
ish attacks have been pressed with the
greatest rapidity In order to give the
Germans no time 20 organize formlda-
bile dcfcnscs Also as Was evidenced
boy the withdrawal of the British from
the FourcauN wood whore they had
reached the German third line Gen
cral Haig wisely resisted the temp
tatiou to hold on ia That point 70
would have incurred severe fighting
with probably heavy losses, and Gen
oral Ilaig was in favor of more me
thOdi,al advance
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-09
KNITTING MILLS
AND RIFLE PLANT

'''n''h""n from ; lrH' t'aa"l
"'Nor'is'hS '"mpa'';n ''li'n- 10" 'rn"
'"'' ''''"' 'h' N"n''r CITY
'n' ore""''"ti"'' "aS '"rmod about
'"o "oc"' 40 WIN Inc solo rurpose .
VI ~, 'N- nc interests OF tho city.
y 'e'ls ON! ~" ir'ic story. and SiN"s
'H''S as 'h"N actually exist IN tho
town. an" "nF formed 'or n" other rur-
pose nc o'h'crs' al NcH-known men,
were IaFEolE roSp"nsibIo Tor securing
IN" ne" S'''t h'ant winch " seems
WI o' 'oc"'o" IN i"n'Wei' hoNond tn"
"iichtcst DOUBT ana hr" now working
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-09
IHHEE UNITS no nE
tDDt.D TO III rONI rLNNI

Three additional units have been
Contracted for recently. which viii
mean the employment of thousands Of
men on construction work alone Th.
cutting OF an automobile highway from
Tho heights to "E' gate will be a
greatly needed convenience 10 ON.
nloNccs and their families sober r.a-
t"nlnr VIII show that the Du ron.
company has come to stay. and II mus,
he conceded THAI its owners have suf-
hcient vision and ability So that when
IN" urgent demand for war materials
IN Europe Is lcSscncd They VIII have
substantial orders guaranteed i'm adj
vance for staple products to keep tho
PIhht IN operation ipr wears 10 come
" Is estimated that moro than 3.Ono
pf"nl" journey hctwccu retoreit,c and
iionc""ll ever" twenty -four hours. and
INC receipts at tho Petersburg pas
ScHSer station alone for thirty d.y.
mas been moro than s77,n00 Fr.igh,
t'celr'S ~ HONEYWELL avcrar" 5000 600
hef n'"ntf. aud the degree cr .ou"cs.
non at tho nasSeuEcr station. local
'Fe'Sht Warehouse. cypress ana bag.
S'r' "'h'"s - something thnt aa- to
~ soon TO IrIiryr