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The Oakes times., 1916-03-30
CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
CHURCH CAMPAIGN
Come to Church

Come to Church
An urgent invitation to every per-
son in Oakes to attend some church.
One of the writers of Holy Writ said
II was glad when they said unto me,
Let US 60 unto the house of the
Lord Come and share this glad
ness with US, especially during the
season of Lent" On behalf of the
Clergy Association of Cakes:
Episcopal-Rev. Martyr.
Hauge's Lutheran-Rev. Moe.
Norwegian Lutheran-Rev. Lind
land.
st. Johns Lutheran-Rcv. Dierks.
Swedish Lutheran-Rev. Larson.
Presbytcrian-Rcv. Oliver.
Methodist Episcopal-Rev. Opie.
Episcopal
Services will he held in Union Tenn
pie next Sunday at IL a. m.
A. f. Martyr, Rector.
United Lutheran
Services in Oakes April 2nd at II
o'clock and in Glover at 3 o'clock.
Sunday school in Oakes at IL. You
are cordially invited.
u. H. Lindland. Pastor.
Services next Sunday at II a. m.
and 8 p. m. as usual. Evening SER
vices in the English language. SUM-
day school at IL m. All are cordially
invited.
y. Edor Larson, Pastor.
The Oakes times., 1916-03-30

The Oakes Times $1.25 per year.
The Oakes times., 1916-03-30

and Cummins have been endorsed.
The Times does not believe that either
stands the ghost of show Of being
nominated for president.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-07-14

tanned in the runs, the space being in.
tended more for exercise than for pas.
ture.
In the end of the building the feed.
room is located.
Dirt floors are used In the compart
ments or pens. The self-feeders and
the drinking pans are placed in ap.
propriate openings in the partitions
between two pens. The doors are
feet wide and feet high and swing
both ways. The upper half of each
door is OF chicken wire, the lower
half Of boards. The two perches are
on a level with each other, so that
there will be no crowding on the top
perch. They are placed Is inches
above the dropping board. The perches
do not touch the walls of the room
at any point. This is important, as It
aids in keeping down vermin.
The perches and next boxes are sup.
ported entirely by suspension from
the rafters. The supporting frame
does not touch the walls at any point.
The hens enter the nests from the
rear where the next boxes are board.
ed up only half way. The board on
which the boxes rest extends six
inches beyond the boxes at the rear
to form a platform on which the hens
alight when they fly up to the nests.
The bottom of the nest boxes Is two
feet from the ground.
These houses are not artifcially
heated at any season of the year. On
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-07-14
PREVENT SQUIRTING OF CREAM
Acid Developed Through Process Is
Injurious to Infants-Keep Dirt
and Bacteria Out.

Extra precautions should now be
taken, on account Of the warm wealth
er, to keep milk and cream sweet. The
acid developed through souring Is
very injurious to infants, and while
it may not be so to older persons, 1t
Is very dlstasteful to them. Bacteria
will not sour milk unless permitted to
grow in 1t, therefore every precaution-
airy measure should be taken to pre-
vent them from doing so, by cooling
the milk as soon as it is produced and
keeping 1t cool from then until 1t is
delivered. Housewives and dairymen
should remember that cleanliness and
low temperature $50 degrees F. will
prevent loss from this source.
AS dirt Is filled with bacteria, both
dirt and bacteria should be kept out of
the milk by using small-top milk-pails
and by thoroughly washing and airing
all dairy utensils, Another important
factor is to keep the barnyard clean,
use plenty of bedding, and brush the
COWS daily, thus preventing them from
becoming dirty.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-07-14
Endless Chain Machine.

to be laid the landowner will be Jus
titled in purchasing a horse-drawr
pillow at $3.50 to $780, provided the soil
Is free from rock and large roots. The
installation of 5000 rods Of drain tile
will justify the purchase of power
driven trenching machine for $780,
provided the machine can subsequent
ly be sold for one-half its original cost.
The various types Of trenchlng ma
chimes are divided, in Farmers Bull
letin COS, new publication Of the
department, into four classes: ~
Flows and scoops, (2) wheel excava-
tors, (3) endless-chain excayators, az
scraper excavatorS. The plOws and
scoops range in price from SIS for a
simple ditching pillow to loosen the dirt
and make hand shoveling easier, to
plows costing $500 and fitted with de-
vices for lifting out the dirt and trim
ming the trenches. The other three
classes are usually elaborate machines
costing $1,000 to $4,000, which may not
be profitable investments for the av-
erage farmer who has only small
amount of draining to do. However,
where there Is much drainage to be
done 1t will be well for the landowner
to investigate the ACCESSIBILITY Of pur-
chasing some trencher which has a de-
tachable tractor. When not needed
for trenching, the tractor may be easily
separated from the digging apparatus
and used In all the ways in which a
farm tractor is ordinarily employed.
Another method Of securing the Serv.
ices of a power machine Is for several
landowners to combine In purchasing
and using it.
Three things are required of a good
trenching machine, namely: ID 1t
must operate efficiently through vari-
Gus kinds Of soil; (2) 1t must be cap
able Of cutting true to grade; (3) 1t
must work for long periods without
breaking or otherwise getting out Of
order. Probably none of the plows or
scoops cuts accurately to grade, and
some hand work Is necessary to make
the trench smooth for laying the tile
However, their low cost !
makes 1t profitable to employ them
on work that would not justify the |
use Of more expensive machinery.
The cost Of trenchlng by machinery
must include, besides the expense for
operation and repairs, interest on the
investment and proper charges for de-
probation OF the machine. The inter-
est and depreciation charges are con-
whether the machine is work
Ing or idle. The real difference In cost
Of trenching by machinery and by
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-07-14
AN ARKANSAS MAN rEsTlEIEs

Mr.. j. T. Dunn, Charleston, Ark.
writes: MY wife was in very poor health
not able to do her homework and in bed
part of the time. The doctor said she had
tuberculosis and had bad it some eight OF
ten years and said that there was no
medicine that would do her any good
Having noticed your advertisement OF
Lung-Vita we decided to try bottle She
has taken four bottles and is now on her
fifth. She says that she feels as well az
she ever did and has gained eleven pounds
in weight. We can gladly recommend
your medicine to all suffering likewise"
Lung-Vita is recommended for con.
sumption and asthma. If you suffer from
either of these ailments try a thirty.day
treatment of Lung-Vita 1t has helped 9th,
ers-why not you? Price Sl.75. Nashville
Medicine Company, Dept. A, Nashville,
Tenn. ADV.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-07-14
Front View Of Single Compartment

a, a, Doors having two shutters, one
opening inward covered with No. 10 mus
lin, and tho other opening outward, Gov.
cred with chicken wire; b, ventilator, with
mushn-covered shutter hinged at top, anC
which can be propped open; C, opening
between pen and yard for passage OF
hens; d. sliding cover for C.
raiser, but only one will be mentioned
In this article and that is the poultry
buildings. The houses described are
for laying hens only. The breeding
pens are similarly constructed, but are
not so large, since fewer hens are
kept together.
While the poultry houses on this
farm are not expensive, they are emf
nently practical and have been de-
signed with view to convenience in
management, comfort and cleanliness
OF the fowls, and protection against
enemies Of all kinds. There are no
losses from weasels or other small ami
mails, for these pests of the poultry
man are completely fenced out of the
laying, breeding and brooder houses.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-07-14
ONE OF BEST DISINFECTANTS
WhiteWash Is Recommended as First
Step for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
oughness Is Important,

Whitewash is one of the best dlsin'
fectants for damp, dark places.
The best way to apply whitewash
is, first, to have it perfectly free from
Jumps, and then use a spray pump.
Thoroughness Is important in all
kinds of disinfecting work. 1t Is OF
no use to disinfect the walls of a barn
unless you also dlsinfect the floors
and hangers.
One good point about whitewash Is
that its color tells you when you have
thoroughly covered surface.
Some Of the Coal-tar diSinfectantS
not only destroy germs but also kill
lice, fleas, parasites and, In addition,
heal cuts and wounds.
The best ways to disinfect yards,
such as after a hOg-chOlera epidemic,
are: First rake up all the trash and
burn it. Then cover the yard three
inches deep with straw and burn that.
If you are not able to secure straw,
sprinkling the ground with lime is
second choice. To disinfect posts and
fences, whitewash or paint them.
Disease germs shorten the average
span of life by about two years. About
80 per cent Of the common diseases
are infectious, or Catching" Disin-
lection after disease Is the first step
for healthfulness, both for persons and
live stOCk.-Farm. and Fireside.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-07-14
FzgsNGEsAlslERAL
EKRM15N0TES

Sow good seed and reap good crops
The seed drill soon pays for itself
Regularity of feeding and work
make long-liyed horses.
Standing in wet manure tends to
make the feet Of the horses tender,
In swine breeding we must consider
the shape Of hog the nearest market
demands.
Prevent waste and make every
pound of feed bring the best results
possible.
The cow Is a living machine; kindly
treatment entails less labor and in.
sures more milk.
Good pastures, good milk checks
good prospects for good prices-saye
oil you can this year.
Safety flrst--e COW and some piss
and chickens when getting q home
established on a farm.
n
Sweet clover, when grown on run.
down soils, is very beneficial in pre.
venting erosion and washing.
Give, the dairy cows the usual feed.
ng of hay and grain night and morn.
ng until the pastures are luxuriant
The millets make good catch crops
'ut the seed should not be allowed to
ret too ripe If the hay is to be fed
o horses or colts.
The production of milk.produc,no
eed on the farm at the least cost ia
n important factor in years of great.
st profit from dairying.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-07-14
pitehlna pIow.

hand is not so great as 1t Is often
supposed to be, but many times there
are advantages In having the work
done quickly or in employing only a
few men instead Of q large number.
The more expensive machines will be
profitable If the owners can keep them
busy large part of the time.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-07-14
TRENCHES FOR DRAINS
Ditching PIOWS Will Prove of Ma
teriaI Assistance.
Apparatus for Digging bitches for Tile
Drainage Systems May Be OBJ
taIned at Prices Ranging
From $18 to $4,000.

from the United States Department Of
Agricultural
Some form of trenching machinery
will prove a profitable investment aC-
cOrding to engineers in the United
States department of agriculture, if
the landowner has more than 100 rods
of tile drain to lay in soil that will re-
quire picking but which is free from
rock. Ditching plOwS that can be pur-
chased for SIS to 500 viii prove Of
material assistance in such work. If
as much as 800 rods Of tile drain are
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-07-14
front View Of Penches, Nest Boxes,
Etc,

Front View Of Perchss, Nest Boxes,
Etc.
~ q Perch, IS inches above platform. and
~ inches below rafters, not touching wall
~ eitner end; b, hinged shutter To cover
sooiis. vi nest boxes C, sloping board to
s sa raking out droppings from plat.
FORM; q. d, d, nest boxes, boarded up half
s Wy IN rear; e, ., supports attached to
aration. This is applied full strength
with a brush. The whole inside Of
the nest boxes is thus painted. This
treatment keeps the vermin In suhjec.
ton.
The dirt floors OF the pens are usu.
ally covered several inches deep with
straw, which is changed about every
ten days In summer the floors are
swept clean about once a month; in
winter, less often-usually twice dur.
ing the season.
The owner estimates that with
houses constructed as these are one
man could take care OF 1900 to 1000
hens.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-07-14
FLOWING UNDER GREEN CROP
Greatest Benefits Derived by Applying
Light Top Dressing OF Yard or
Stable Manure.

II you would gain the greatest bene-
tt from blowing under green crop
give 1t a light top-dresslng Of yard or
stable manure before blowing. So lit
tie as five spreader loads per acre will
return a handsome dividend. Decay
Ing manure contains great numbers OF
bacteria which the Missouri station
finds beneficial in helping the green
crop to decay and become available
for the crop which Is planted.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-07-14

the coolest nights during the winter
the openings doors, windows and pas.
sageway for hens) are all closed, the
ventilation being entirely through the
muslin doors and the muslin-covered
Ventilator. In cold weather the fowls
must not be exposed to drafts
Vermin (mites) are the bane of I'm.
properly managed houses. They con.
ceal themselves on the undersurface
Of the perch. in the corners of nest
boxes. under the dropping board, and
IN creVices wherever convenient to
the roosting places Of the fowls. In
these places OF concealment the YER
min deposit their eggs. Once every
year every possible hiding place for
vermin is painted with coaltar prep.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-07-14

In a great state in the West one
Of the most successful poultry farmers
Is woman. She began with common
hens Of no particular breed but it was
soon found that well-bred fowls pay
better than scrubs. So the breeding
Of purebred fowls was begun and is
still practiCed on this farm.
There are a great many lessons we
rould learn from this Oregon poultry
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-07-14
PROPER GRAIN FOR POULTRY
Oats Considered One Of The Best Feeda
Avoid Trouble by Cutting OF
the Long Points.

Oats are one Of the best grains for
poultry. but the long points often
make trouble. Clipping OF these
points, as is done in many cases, re-.
moves this objection and makes them
an ideal grain for both winter end
summer feeding.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-07-14
KEEP HENS FREE FROM LICE
Vermln Steal Vitality That Food Gives
Little Chicks II Mother Hen
ls infested.

Hens brooding chicks must be kept
free from yermln Of oil kinds or a part
OF the food fed to the youngsters will
be thrown away because the lice will
take the vitality that the food gives
the youngsters.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-07-14

The houses for the laying pens cost
about one dollar per hen.
A building 12S feet long and 10 feet
wide Is cut into eight rooms 10 by Is
teet and a storeroom for feed 8 by 10
feet. One Of the runs on this side
extends beyond the end Of the build.
ing. This arrangement was made nee.
essary by the nature of the space
available. In each of the eight com.
partments with runs attached 30 hens
are Kept. The floor space in the build.
ing Is 3 square feet for each hen. and
IN the runs 1876 square feet. Some
good poultrymen give each hen only
tour square feet within doors, so the
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-07-14
FOLDING CRATE IS INVENTED
Hinges So Arranged That Frame occu,
pies Little Room When Neees-
sary to Ship or Store,

The idea here Is to provide a crate
which can be folded for transpOrta-
ton or storage. The hinges are so
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-07-14
Quite Consistent,

what Is now on the carpetT'
II guess it is this movement towards
the border"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-07-14

.. Compartments or pens, 1Oxl5 feet for
y tseHs each. There are pens-the build
ing Is llS feet long. b. Yards or runs. ono
Tor each pen. Five Of the yards are stu
ated on one side Of the building and three
on the other; c, feed room sxlO feet.
allowance In this respect is liberal
Even with 1856 square feet Of outdoor
space for each hen not much Of a
growth of green stun can be main.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-07-14
Remembers Her Bible.

1.-TWO fellows declare that they can,
not live without her."
"And which has she decided to mar.
ry2"
1.-THE rich one. She says the other
could get into heaven easier If he
should really die"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-07-14
A HINT TO WISE WOMEN,

Don't suffer torture when all female
troubles will vanish in thin air after using
"Femenina" Price SOC and sI.oo.-Adv.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-07-14

Intellect seems to have very little to
do with happiness.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-07-14
Folding Crate.

arranged that the ends fold down on
the bottom, and the top and sides fold
under the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AgrIcul.
turiSt.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-07-14
WHY WOMEN
WRITE LET TIERS
To Lydia E. Pinkhara Medi-
cine Co.


Women who are well often ask care
the letters which the Lydia E. Pinkham
Medicine Co. are continually publishing,
genuine?" care they truthful 2"
"Why do women write such letters?"
In answer we say that never have we
published a fictitious letter or name.
Never, knowingly, have we published
an untruthful letter, or one without the
full and written consent Of the woman
who wrote It.
The reason that thousands Of women
from all parts of the country write such
grateful letters to the Lydia E. Pink
ham Medicine Co. is that Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has brought
health and happiness into their lives,
once burdened with pain and suffering.
1t has relieved women from some Of
the worst forms of female ills, from dis
placements, Inflammation, liberation,
irregularities, nervousness, weakness,
stomach troubles and from the blues.
1t is impossible for any woman who
is we'll and who GSS>NSN
has never suffered SNN GSSSs%1fp
to realize how these M ~ SSSANM
poor, suffering wo- I I a. A\J
men feel when re- {9 . VI
stored to health; ~ = n
their keen desire to ri <y3 u
help other women MN j9ESsys&S I'M
who are suffering as 6gE&S zASW2NRS
they did. S MA 5 eTe So"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-07-14

The production of mllk.producine
iced on the farm at the least cost is
an important factor in years of great.
est profit from dairying.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-12-08

in Europe, it will be many months, II
not years, before the various industries
are running up to their former capacity.
Circumstances of this nature make 1t
rather impossible to predict just what
conditions will be after hostilities have
ceased, but several American houses
have already bought foreign goods for
1918 business in anticipation of even
more serious obstacles to delivery by
that time than exist at present.
''At the outbreak of the war import
ers generally came to the conclusion
that production and shipments of goods
from Eusope would practically cease.
The result was that large stocks were
bought at inflated prices. 1t took them
some time to dispose of these goods
and to forget the sting of their unwise
and hasty judgment. The unfavorable
conditions that were expected to ma
terialize the first year of the war have
now fully developed.
s The most alarming situation from
the buyers point of view, is the grow
ing scarcity of desirable merchandise.
Some lines are not to be had at all, and
others are obtainable only in small
quantities. Manufacturers are not de-
sirous of accepting contracts for later
delivery. They prefer to sell goods
they have on hand which are not al
ways the most acceptable.
eff the trade on this side of the At
lantic could see first hand the existing
conditions abroad they would feel that
the goods now offered are cheap. They
wod ND see that Europe's most serious
occupation is crushing the enemy,
business being a secondary consider
alton.
From what can be learned abroad
there is possibility of the war lasting
until 1918. This is the opinion of many
people in civil life as we'll as military
circles, but after all it is only guess. "
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-12-08
Europe Lacks Goods To Dump

ssoAmerican business men who have all
along maintained that the industries OF
this country, especially textiles, are not
in danger of being swamped at the end
of the war by a flood of European gooC .
at this market are sustained in their
assertions, accordidg to F. A. Lands
of the H. B. Ciaf1in Corporation, by the
difficulty experienced by buyers in find
ing sufficient merchandise abroad to
supply the needs of even the next half
year or so. Mr.. Lands recently re-
turned from an extended European trip
in the interests of the department he
manages. This is the fifth trip he has
made since the beginning of hostilities,
having visited Germany, Austria, Swift
zerland, England, France and Ireland.
1.-The much discussed prospect of
dumping by European nations at the
end of the war is a delusion," said Mr..
Lands, as there are no surplus stocks
being offered, not even Germany having
any goods to dispose of. In fact, some
American importers who have had Ger
man merchandise lying in Rotterdam
awaiting the permission of the British
government to ship, are reselling it to
German merchants at prices represent
ing a moderate profit.
''The opinion prevails in Europe as in
certain quarters here, that prices will
not drop Immediately after the war; the
REIMBURSEMENT is likely to come gradually
There is no doubt that labor will endea-
yor to remain on the present war-Wage
basis as long as possible, and with ad-
ditional taxes to be levied on the entire
population to pay for the great waste
of the war, merchandise must in the
nature of things, continue high.
In January further call for man
power, is to be made for the army,
which will include men in class CT, CO
and CO, who have been previously re-
jected as being unfit for military service.
There are approximately 10000, 600 men
engaged in fighting and another 7,O00,-
900 employed in making munitions, &c.
1t is only logical that with such tre-
mendous number of workers being taken
away from legitimate manufacturing
and commercial pursuits, even more
unusual conditions will develop as time
goes on.
According to the belief that exists
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-12-08

Adamson law. If some hidden
genius has a better plan than
that of President Wilson's. let it
be brought forth. But let there
be no failure to act.
The President has done his
part. 1t is now up to the people
of the country to do theirs. -
Baltimore Sun.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-12-08
FOSTER E. l.. BEAL

FOSTER E. L. BEAL
late of Prince Georges county, deceas
ed. All persons having claims against
said deceased are hereby warned to ex-
hibit the same, with the vouchers
thereon legally authenticated on or be-
fore the 18th day of May, 1917, or
they may otherwise by law be excluded
from all benefits of said estate. All
persons indebted to said estate are re-
quested to make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 10th day of
November 1916.
MARY BARNES BEAL,
Executrix of Foster E. l. Beal de-
ceased. Nov17Ld