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The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
RIGID OLD SCOTTISH LAWS
All Men at the Age OF Usefulness
Might Be Called Upon to De-
fend the Country.

More than half in earnest, newspa-
pers in Scotland have published some
.auld Scots laws" that should bring
into the field, for home protection at
least, many thousands Of men ard
have special bearing upon the pres
ent situation in Britain, an exchange
states. These ancient laws go back
to the reigns of James II and James
III, long preceding the union with Eng
land and flourished in the days when
blue bonnets came over the border"
These old laws provide in substance:
That all manner of men between
sixty and twenty-six be ready to come
to the borders and defend the realm.
That all the lieges be ready for war
upon eight days warning to come to
the king for defense of the realm.
That neither football nor golf nor
sport Improbable for the defense OF
the realm be used, but shooting and
bow marks as before appointed.
That the old alliance with France
be renewed and confirmed
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
POULTRY
F:.ACI1S
GOOD RATION FOR FATTENlNG
Be Had by Using Little Time
Confine in Pen.

Just a little time spent in fattening
birds will greatly improve their quail
ity. The following ration has been
recommended by the poultry husband
man of The Nebraska college of ag-
riculture as being most economical
for that state, and giving satisfactory
results in fattening chickens Sixty
per cent eornmeaL 40 per cent low
grade flour, 20 per cent wheat mid
dlings Mix and skim milk to the
consistency of batter. and feed
morning and night. Starve the birds
for twelve hours previous TO their
first feeding. This will sharpen their
appetites. Fatten for two weeks in
small pen or crate, until ready for
killing This will deprive the fowls OF
exercise, and the muscles will become
soft Fatty tissue will be taken on
between the muscle ftbers. which VIII
greatly aid in the cooking process
Don't Kill the bird when the crop is
full. Starve for "a hours and provide
all the water they viii drink If the
chicken is to be roasted, remove the
crop either with the viseera or hy
making an ineision next to the spinal
column. where it will not show when
the bird is severed The cords or ten
dons of the thigh may be easily re
moved by partly severing the shank
at the hook Joint. Then, after locat-
ing the cords by making a lengthwise
incision in the scaly portion of the
leg, fasten the leg securely and pull
steadily until the cords tear loose.
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16

There is always time enough if we
begin in time.
Lots of us are too slow in picking
up fast friends.
If word to the wise is sufficient,
few men are wise.
Tell 1t to the neighbors"-if you
want to get into trouble.
Never joke with bulldog or a
surly man-they're akin.
When Brains and Hands work to-
gether the winning is sure.
Every day is the best day of the
year If you only think SO.
The long-headed man doesn't plunge
headlong into new ventures.
The man who laughs at providence
is not a joke, he is a tragedy.
Be thankful for play; it makes you
fit to do your duties day by day.
Is there a community organization in
your community? If not, why not?
The proft-making farm is the one
where headwork lightens handwork.
Let something be done every min
ute. That's got some farm-purpose in
1t.
You have no business being pessi-
mistic if you are in the farming bust
ness
The man who snores in his sleep
has a good excuse for not going to
church.
Many a good Christian farm woman
has to juggle with a most unchristian
old stove.
The meanest people are the ones
who are continually telling what the
other fellow did.
Diversified farming and crop rota-
ton are the two best antidotes for
farm mortgages.
1t takes a ten-year-old boy and a
holiday in the woods to show US how
many questions ~e cannot answer.
A splendid way to establish a mutual
cooperative spirit in an institution is
for every workman to become a stock
holder.
When some folks talk they wobble
so you wonder where they will come
out. The plain. unvarnished truth
never fiops around in that way.
If the poor farmer profits by CO.
operation it is obvious that there are
even greater returns for the rich man
In this new way of doing business.
The man who contents himself with
the thought. q am not as bad off as
my neighbor and things might be
worse" will always be slave to his
fear.
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
RECORDS MAY MEAN SUCCESS
Get Good System and You Will Get
Real Enjoyment Out of Finding
What Results Are.

by o. s. RAYNFR. Colorado AericuItur-
al College Fort Collins, Colo1
The easiest, quickest and best way
of doing things Is sometimes the way
which is hardest
The baseball pitcher comes off the
diamond wringing wet with sweat He
works hard. but that was the easiest,
the best and the quickest way for
him to win.
You get pneumonia The doctor
says: Take quinine." You hold up
your hands in holy horror at the
thought of it's taste. You say: No.
give me lump of sugar, or a bottle
of pop-something easy to take" Do
the latter and you may be across the
river Jordan before you know 1t; do
the former and you will be back at
work again in few days. The way
was hard. but it was the best. the
quickest, and the easiest way to get
we'll
Someone asks you if you keep rec
ords on your farm. You give hi
to understand that you haven't time
for such foolishness. Too much work.
Too busy for that Remember, tina.
may be the easiest. the quickest and
best way to your success. business
men have sometimes increased their
profits as much as 500 per cent by
knowing what they were doing.
What does it cost you to grow a
bushel of oats or ton of hay? Are
you selling alfalfa hay when you
might better feed it to live stock?
Keep some records. If you find this
to be true. feed your neighbor's hay
and make a profit on two crops in
stead of one That is business.
Some methods of farm bookkeeping
are easier than others. Get good
method and enjoy keeping records.
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
CHANGE IN SOCIAL HABITS
Telephone Has Been Credited With
Dispensing With Many of the
Former informalities.

1t is really curious to note the
change in our social habits that has
the Brooklyn Eagle states. Informal
the Brooklyn Eagle states. Informal
evening visits or afternoon calls have
almost disappeared. To drop in" I'M
announced in the friendly, oId-fash-
toned way is no longer good form. We
dine out" or we entertain. we are
asked TO tea or to bridge at definite
hour on a definite day. when we wish
to see our friends we send our cards
carefully announcing the limited
space of hours within which they will
be welcome, and woe to that uniniti-
ated out-of-towner who breaks into our
date-book leaves unheralded by pen or
telephonei
We are all so frightfully busy You
can never get your really nice friends
unless you date them up three weeks
III advance is the wall of many
would be hostess. What evening next
week can you dine with u.s." the
query goes over the telephone. Just
a moment. dear; let me consult my
date book-Monday we have the social
service lecture, Tuesday the symphony
concert, Wednesday is Georges bowl
ing night Thursday we have the
church committee at our house, Fri
day we are asked to the Millers', Sat
urday well. you know we always go
to the theater on Saturdays, and Sun
days can't get George to stir out
of the house. He insists on going to
bed early. I'm awfully sorry, dear;
try us again, won't your"
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
CHOOSING GRAINS FOR MASH
Best to Have Them Ground About
Same Fneness-Hens Pick Out
Larger Pieces of Corn.

In choosing grains for a dry mash.
it is better to have them ground about
the same fineness. Hens are greedy
creatures; they are inclined to pick
out the big pieces of corn and wheat
and leave the finer bits till the last
A gentleman who made his mash
BY the hitand-miss system of mixing
cracked grains, ground grains and
flour together. found that when the
birds reached the last of the mash
in the hopper, they got too much cot
tonseed meal-one of the ingredients
of his mash which we do not recon-
mend-in the finer portion. and he
lost several birds from acute indiges-
ton.
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
METHODS OF DANISH FARMER
Danes Are Great Believers in Coop
eration-Own Creameries, Pack
ing Plants and Factories.

The main income from the farms in
Denmark is from milk cows and hogs.
The milk is delivered every morning
| to the farmers cooperative cream
cries and late in the afternoon the sep
arated milk is returned to the farms
| for feeding to pigs. The pigs are
raised to weigh 90 to 120 pounds on
milk. After this they are fed on grain
oats, barley, rye. sliced turnips and
! potatoes boiled in kettle made espe-
ciatly for that purpose During the
summer the hogs are fed as much as
possible on alfalfa and peas which are
cut fresh in the field and brought in
| to them in the barn two to three times
a day
In order TO secure the best market
! price on London markets the standard
weight of the hog is between $50 and
| 1870 pounds. Such a hog usually is pro
dnced in period of six to seven
months. The feeding produces a good
| bacon hog and the bacon is sold at the
highest price on London markets.
where the Danish farmers export ba-
con. butter and eggs
The farm is made to feed a COW on
| l 4 acres of what is considered first
class farm land. The Danish farmers
also have been interested in producing
| beef cattle for export to England and
| Germany, but because of high land
values 1t has proved a failure and in
general a great loss to the producers.
t. te,
a good breed of horses for export to
! Germany, especially the Hamburg mar
ket. This horse is used largely in the
German army and is sold at 5000 to
$375.
The Danes are great believers in Co
operation They have their own CO.
operative creameries, IS cooperative
pork-packing plants. sugar mills. flour
mills and soap factories. They also
have their own wholesale houses as
well as retail stores, of which they
have about 400, and through this sys-
TEN they receive full value for what
they produce.
Denmark has population of about
100000 people and has LILY co-opera-
tive dairies. The cooperative cream
cries have 154 COZ members. The milk
of So per cent of Denmark's 1,2S2660
cows goes to the ereameries and from
them over S53.000.o00 worth of butter
is made each year The first of these
creameries started in 1882, so all this
is the growth of 33 years.-George
Madsen, German department of agri-
culture.
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
MUCH MONEY IN LIVE STOCK
Texas Has More Cattle Now Than
Year Aeo-VaIues Almost Doubled
in Past Five Years.

Despite the fact that we have been
selling horses and mules for export
to the belligerent countries of Europe
at tremendous rate. there has been
no diminution of the supply, accord
ing to a report of the federal depart
ment of agriculture.
We had somewhat fewer horses at
the beginning of this year than the
year before. but more than we had
five years ago. and more mules than
we ever had before.
Texas has 5,430.000 head of cattle
now, compared with 5.121 600 in 1915
and 5,507 600 five years ago, but the
value per head this year is $3.50.
compared with s16,70 five years ago.
In the matter of raising hogs Texas
appears to have made gratifying prog
ress as the STATE is credited now with
a total of 100000, as against 2,570,-
600 five years ago. There has also
been a considerable increase in the
number of sheep in the last five years
and the value of Texas live stock is
now estimated at nearly half billion
dollars.-San Antonio Express.
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
a EsEW DISCOVERY

"Anuric" is a recent discovery of
Doctor Pierce, who is head of the In
valids' Hotel, Buffalo, N Y. Expert
ments at DR.. Pierce's Hospital for sew
eral years proved that "Anuric" is a
wonderful eliminator of uric acid For
those easily recognized symptoms of
intiammation-as backache, scalG g
urine and frequent urination, as well
as sediment in the urine, or if uric
acid in the blood has caused rheuma-
tism, it is simply wonderful how surely
"Anurie" acts; and in gravel and govt,
invariably the pains and stiffness rap
idly disappear.
Go to your nearest drug store and
simply ask for 50-cent package of
"Anuric," or send DIR. Pierce 10c for
trial pkg
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
Clean the Blood

Spring is the time of the year when
we should put our house in order.
We're run down after a hard winter
after grip. colds, catarrh It's time
to take DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery, purely vegetable and free
from alcohol or narcotics. 1t will
search out impure and poisonous mat
ter and drive it from the system. Buy
Discovery" now in tablets or liquid
1t will dissolve the poisonous accu-
mutations and replace the bad blood
1t drives out, with rich, pure blood full
OF vital forca
1t will clear the skin; eczema, PIN
pies, rash. blotches will dry up and
disappear; boils, carbuncles and other
evidences of tainted blood will pass
away, never to appear again.
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16

sluggish liver better than dose of
nasty calomel and that it won't make
you sick.
Bodson's Liver Tone is real liver
medicine. You'll know it next morn.
ing because you will wake up feeling
me, your liver will be working, your
headache and dizziness gone, your
stomach will be sweet and your bowels
regular. You will feel like working:
you'll be cheerful; full of vigor and
ambition.
Dodson's Liver Tone is entirely
vegetable, therefore harmless and can.
not salivate. Give it to your children,
Millions of people are using Dodsons
Liver Tone instead of dangerous cal.
omel now. Your druggist will tell you
that the sale of calomel is almost
stopped entirely here.
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
CALOMEL IS MERCURY, IT S|CKENsI
STOP USING SAL|VAHNG DRUG
Don't Lose pays Work. If Your Liver Is Sluggish or Bowels
Constpated Take "Dodson's Liver Tone."~t's Finel

You're bilious! Your liver is slug
Sish! You feel lazy, dizzy and all
knocked out. Your head is dull, your
tongue is coated; breath bad; stomach
sour a6d bowels constipated. But don't
take sAlivating calomel. It makes you
sick. you may lose days work
Calomel is. mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis of the bones.
Calomel crashes into sour bile like
dynamite, breaking it up. That's when
YOU feel that awful nausea and cramp-
ing.
If yd7 want to enjoy the incest, gen
tlest liver and bowel cleansing you
ever experienced just take a spoonful
of harmless Dodson's Liver Tone. Your
druggist or dealer sells you a 50-cent
bottle Of Dodson's Liver Tone under
my personal money-back guarantee
that each spoonful will clean your
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
Honor and Profit.

A clean cornfield honors and profits
its owner
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
Henhouse Ventilator.

diameter and screw on the outside of
henhouse over one edge of hole. Use
the ventilator regulator according to
outside temperature and direction of
wind. To provide for the release of i'm
pure air use the same device, but re-
verse the application, making holes in
the bottom of siding with boxed end of
trough down and bent end up. This
will ventilate without draft.
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
Machinery as Indicator.

AS a general rule. the prosperity of
a farmer can be estimated by the
way he cares for his machinery
Poor care indicates shiftlessness.
waste, lack of energy and the neces-
sity for buying more implements in
short tim9 Good care, on the other
hand. indicates prosperity. business
ability, large bank deposits and long
lived machinery.
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
VENTILATION FOR HENH0USE
Six-lnch Board, With Three-ln inch
Strips, May Be Used for Incoming
or Outgoing Current.

Take six.inch board. nail three
inch strip on either side and box up
one end. Make four-inch hole in
siding, near the roof, place boxed end
of trough over the hole on the inside
of building with bent end down and
fasten by toenailing or with cleats,
says a writer in the Western Farmer.
This is for incoming fresh air. Take
a piece Of galvanized iron six inches in
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
Plant More Sweet Corn.

Very few farmers plant enough
sweet corn. A few short rows in the
garden too often comprises all that is
raised, and when that is gone the
family has to go to the field corn for
roasting ears. Field corn is better
than none for table but is not to be
compared with sweet corn which can
be raised easier than any other gar
den product
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16

Now Is the Time To Get Rid of These
fpiv

There's longer the slightest need of
feeling ashamed Of your freckies. as thu
prescription othtne-douhlc strengths
guaranteed to remove these homeIy spots
Simply get ounce of Othtuc-double
strength-trom your druggist. and apply n
little Of 1t night and morning and you
should soon see that even the worst fHeekies
have begun to disappear. while the lighter
ones have vanished entirely. II is seldom
that moro than ono ounce is needed to COM
pleteiy clear the skin and gain a beautiful
clear complexion
Be sure to ask for the double strength
othine. as this is sold under guarantees of
money back II 1t falls TO remove freckles.-
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
Enloy Your Vacations.

Sure, take vacation as often as you
can. At the same time carry little
of the spirit of your vacations into
your everyday work. but don't carry
any of your work with you into your
vacations
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16

We will have a good chance to use
our experience and the experience of
others this year. We learn every year
we live. if we are wide-awake and pro
gressive. And not only should we
use our own experience. but we should
be eager to get the experience of 9TH
ers which may be found in the farm
paper. Earning is very closely related
to learning in the occupation of farm
ing
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
Don't Pull Touether.

Work and worry are the worst team
man ever hitched up to. They won't
pull together worth a cent Better go
afoot and walk up every hill than ever
to trust work and worry to get you
somewhere. They won't do it.
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16

Subscribed and sworn to before me, a
Notary Public, this 9th day of March
1918. j. w. RHEA,
Nntarrr pnhlin
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
WHAT EVERY WOMAN KNOWS.

Every woman takes great pride in
having her home well kept, in having
the family wash done early in the
week. Good bluing is needed even
more than good soap. Be sure to use
Red Cross Ball Blue.-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
Cause of Hoof Troubles.

If you can't get a competent black
rmith to shoe the horses, they are bet
ter off without any. The cause of
most hoof troubles may be traced
back to ill-fltted shoes.
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
PLANTING Pecan Trees.

Success in planting pecan trees de-
ponds largely on preventing roots from
drying out and packing soil well
around the roots.
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
Produce Vigorous Chicks.

In mating, remember vigor, vitality.
health. Any bird may produce, but it
is the mating of strong, vigorous birds
that produce the vigorous chicks, the
only kind that pay.
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
Cannot Eliminate Retailer.

Farmers believe in eliminating the
ialddleman. and as the retailer is the
middleman they can see, they try to
eliminate him, when in fact he is one
they cannot eliminate.
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
lr11porfan9 TO Mothers
And After That!

Visitor-How delighted you must
have been when you heard your son
had won the V. c.
Scotch Wife-Oh. ay! l was pleased
enough, but l wasna' surprised. He
stood up to me oncel-London Punch.
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
IonIoaI Automobile Owners.

OF all classes of people, the farmer
and his family are the most logical
ones to ride in an automobile. Prob
ably this will help explain why most
of the automobiles are farmer-owned
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
COVETED BY ALL

but possessed by few-a beautiful
head Ell air. II yours is streaked with
gray, Is harsh and stiff. you can re-.
store It to its former beauty and lus-
ter by using La Creole Hair Dress
ing. Price $1.00.-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
Green Ennd for Chicks

Green food should be given to young
chicks from the very first, starting in
sparingly Lettuce, rape, oats. beets,
cabbage, alfalfa, or any succulent weed
is excellent.
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
Have Poultry House Dry.

If the poultry house is perfectly dry
and by that we mean the ground
under and about 1t as well, chickens
will not suffer from cold.
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
A Compromise.

Would you class telephone opera
ton as a profession2"
Isn't it a calling? ~
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
Intensive Gardening.

On intensive gardens, well thought
out plans of companion cropping and
succession cropping must be carefully
followed.
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
Joke On Her.

MY wife gave reception yester-
day"
Did you attend?"
Yes: played a practical joke on
her got in line when she was re-
ceiving and before she knew it she
was smiling and saying She was glad
to see me. Missouri Mule.
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16

To oil automobile springs automat-
icaliy there has been invented lu-
bricant holding pad to be strapped
around them.
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
IMMEDIATE ATTENTION

should be given TO sprains. swellings,
bruises, rheumatism and neuralgia.
Keep Mansfield Magic Arnica Lini.
ment handy on the shelf Three sizes
-25c. soc and sf00.-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16

The United States last year i'm
ported 27.562,36 pounds of black and
white pepper, valued at S2,S52,6 65
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
The Reason.

1T is queer you did not notice how
the wind was bowling last night"
So was the BABY
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16

The politicians, like actors. re.
hearse their plays, and try to get pop
ular ones.
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16

Lend a man quarter today and
he's apt to strike you for dollar to-
morrow.
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16

The Pekin duck is of Chinese or
igin. Like the Aylesbury. 1t has
white plumage, and the legs are set far
back. giving it an upright carriage.
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16

Throw Off Colds and Prevent Grip.
When yon feel cold coming on, take LAxA.
IlA 10 BkOhO QUIN1Nb. IL removes cause Of
Colds and Grip. only One "BROMO QUININE."
II. w. GROW E'S signature On box. 25c,
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
Keen Hens Penned lin.

Never let fowls stand in strong
winds. 1t is better to keep them
penned up.
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16

For bruises use Hanford's Balsam.
Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
Ventilation Is Necessary.

Ventilation is absolutely necessary.
No flock will be healthy If deprived
of fresh air
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
Fowls Cannot Smell

Fowls do not possess the sense OF
smell; they have nostrils but not
noses. 1t is up to the keeper TO detect
foul or unhealthful odor.
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
Buyino Protein Feed.

Buy feeding concentrates for their
protein value, and figure the protein
at so much per pound.
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16

But a woman never thinks of any
thing important she wants to say un-
til somf other woman is talking.
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16

More than 1890 persons have APP
piled to join the latest British polar
expedition.
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16

He who gives a joke must take a
joke.
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16

OF European invention is a Hfeboat
for seagoing vessels that will carry
100 persons and right itself if cap
sized
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16

Italy exports from $S.ooo,oOO to s4.-
100000 worth of human hair annually
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
Charcoal Helps Poultry.

Feed plenty of charcoal as it is
one of the best things for keeping the
poultry healthy.
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
KIDNEY TROUBLE
WEARS YOU OUT

I had Kidney and Stomach trouble for
several years and lost over 90 pounds in
weight; tried every remedy that ! could
and got no relief until | took Swamp
Root 1t gave me quicker relief than
anything that ever used. | now weigh
1856 pounds and am singing the praises
of DR.. kilmer's Swamp-Root and recon-
mending its use to all who have stomach
and kidney troubles.
Respectfully yours,
E. C. MENDENHALL.
MnNail Arl,apeos
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16

Some people always sit on the fam.
lily blisters, and keep them irritated.
The Monticellonian., 1916-03-16
Enenv If Disease

Sunlight is the enemy of disease
therefore let it flood your stables.