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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-03-24
LITTLE CHICKS saCl . BE PRO
TEcTED FROM gER in.
R. H. WAITE,
Maryland Agricultural Experiment

AAl9ldlu ASIicuiLuTal Experiment
Station
Ore OF the worst things to conterd
with in the brooding Of young chicks,
with hens. is lice Most hens lave
lice and if the old brood hen har hem,
nothing is more certain than that she
will very quickly pass thea c. 80 The
chicks. Lice do not trausia Is I'D
hen SO much, because they are SO
much smaller than she is, bit with ths
little chick it is differeat. It does ret
take many lice en- young chick to
kill it.
The best treatment" for lice on lit
tie chicks is to kill the lice on the cid
hen before she hatehes the chicks.
Chicks are so delicate they do not
Withstand much doping, but. of course.
il you have been so careless as to let
them get infested. you viii have to do
something Lice do most damage on
the young chicks head, hence this is
the part usually treated A very small
amount Of lard or yaseline spread over
the top Of The head will kill the head
lice.
Chicks must be carefully protected
from enemies. There are no rules for
his, each breeding place being a prob
'em in itself and each requiring DIFF
ferent solution. The principle thing is
70 anticipate the trouble if possible
and rake precautions early enough TO
prevent the enemies from getting a
start. Prevention, aside from saving
some OF the chicks, is much easier
than trying to cure. Be on the lookout
for rats, crows, hawks. weaseIs. etc,
about the place and take measures
that will keep them away from the
chicks or keep the chicks away from
The enemies. Enemies to poultry will
be more fully discussed in another les
on.
Wet grass is fatal to chicks If the
old hen is allowed to drag" them
through it While the grass is wet
in the ng or after rains, the hen
hould ned that is if she Is in
he il ling around in grass
tan eae..4 the chicks.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-03-24
MAKING THE HEN MOTHER
COMFORTABLE.
R. H. WAITE.
Maryland Agricultural Experiment
Station.

To hatch well, hen must have q
coed nest II she has TO jump down
into the nest box she is apt TO break
some OF the eggs. Fix it so she car
get on from the side. Use some soft
straw. hay or like substance for tho
nesting material Be sure It is clean
and free from mould. You will not
want to give the chicks any OF the
diseases caused by moulds. If you
are not sure it is clean. give il a thor
ough spraying with some disinfect
ant and let it dry out before putting it
in the nest. The eggs, while in the
nest, should form a saucer shape. Ii
the nest is too deep the esgs from the
outside will roll on the top Of the others
in the center and then those under
meath cannot get the proper heat. Ii
the nest is TOO fiat the eggs will roll
apart and those on the outside will
be too cold. Be sure there are no cor
ners left, just outside the nesting ma
terial. for the eggs to roll into. It pays
to spend plenty OF time arranging the
nesting material. Too many hens are
set on poorly prepared nests.
Use Care In Feeding.
Feeding sitting hens is a rather sim
pie matter. Keep fresh water before
them and feed them regularly. 1t is
probably best to keep some feed
where they can get it whenever they
wish Corn and wheat or either grain
alone is all the sitting hen requires.
All she needs is some heat and energy
lacing food which contains only
enough protein to repair her waste
iissues. If you give her stimulating
iced feeds high in protein are usual
Iy considered stimulating feeds). she
is apt 10 get into laying condition
again and leavssoff sitting.
Do not put too many eggs under one
hen. Too many persons take a chance
BY putting Just few" extra eggs un-
der hen thinking they will get a few
more chicks. II the extra eggs alone
were affected it would not be quite SO
bad; but the whole nest full will be
treated alike by the hen for she moves
the eggs about and is constantly
changing their positions The number
it is safe to set varies with the size
Of the hen. season of the year. size of
the eggs, and value Of the eggs. Nat
arally. a small hen cannot cover so
many as a large one, a hen cannot
keep so many warm during cold
weather as during warm weather. she
eonnot cover the same number Of
large ones as small ones. and naturally
one would not care to trust many very
valuable eggs with one hen For some
reason an odd number of eggs is usu-
ally used in setting hens. This may be
due to superstition but it is also partly
due to the fact that thirteen or fifteen
eggs At the nest better About thir-
teen eggs in winter and from fifteen to
eighteen in summer would be about
right for a medium sized hen on me-
dium sized eggs.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-03-24

In the smaller towns and country dis
tricts people say "we" when they speak
Of governmental activity. We built
the courthouse and got II done nj low
cost. Eve organized the high school.
I'VE" pay the expenses OF keeping pris-
oners in the jail
In the hig cities people say they
"Why don't they do thus and soT'
People wonder when the city govern
ment falls dewn. 1t isn't personal
matter with them. The government
Isn't their government II belongs to
somebody else.
There is a world ". difference In the
two attitudes. When the people Of the
cities get TO saying we" about their
cities and counties. then they are going
to clean house and take possession
Kansas City Star.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-03-24
PROPER FLOWING OF
THE GARDEN IMPORTANT
Affects soth The Plant Food Available
As Well As Tie Soil Moisture.
EFF. sToDDARD.
Maryland Agricultural College.

Flowing modlfes the physical condi
tions Of the land considerably The
degree OF benefit from this operation
viii be determined BY the condition Of
the land when it is piowed, the type
Of SOIL and the kind Of plow that Is
used. Since the land should be thor
oughly pulyerized, the soil should be
somewhat moist but never very wet
as is often the case with clay soils, On
the other hand, the top to inches
Of soil should not be dried out com
pletely for the pillow would turn this
down and make il more difficult foi
moisture and roots Of plants to go
deep. Sandy soils are usually so open
and porous that they dry out early in
the spring and sooner after rains thar
heavy soils: and for these reasons Tho
gardener encounters less difficulty in
plowihg the land Ordinarily heavy
soils with sti6 clay subsoils should be
broken Up rather deep; for good drain
age is just as important here as in the
seed bed. 1t may be advisable in some
cases to lay lines OF tile drain in order
TO carry of excess water, and thus aid
in the amelioration of the land. Sur
face bitches will help to carry of ex
cess water but not SO wen as will the
tile drain. Sandy soils, however, tend
to let too much moisture pass Oh
through the subsoil: and for this rea
son plOwiug need not be so deep anG
should be about the same depth every
year in an effort to compact the under
soil and prevent teaching. The phys
ieal condition of clay soils will be i'm
proved if they are plowed in the fall
and left rough over the winter. They
will also absorb more water for the
use of the spring crops and can. be
worked into shape earlier than spring
plowed land Heavy clover sods ana
manure plowed down in the fall will
be better decayed and more valuable
to the spring crop. When rotten
manures are used, however, they may
be plowed down in the spring. In case
cover crop is sown on the land
toward the end Of the garden season,
plowing should be deferred until early
spring When cover crop is being
turned under it is best to have the fur
row slice lap and stand somewhat on
end (rather than to be turned clear
overl in order to maintain a connec-
tion with the subsoil and aid in oapil
larry rise Of soil moisture.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-03-24
OUR RAveL ORANGES.


We Got Them From Brazil, Whsrs
They Were First Cultivated.
Tho navel orange first appeared at
Bahia, Brazil, as bud sport Of the
Portuguese variety Of orange. LaranJa
selccia. and was first propagated by a
Portuguese gardener at Bahia In 1872.
These statements and those that fol-
low are malc on the authority Of A. d.
Shamel. physiol0gist Of the United
States department Of agriculture. Riv-
erside, Cal. who tells in the Journal
OF Hcredity the results Of an expedi-
tion 10 Brazil made by himself. P II.
Dorset anl Wilson Popcnoe.
There are about $1,000 trees growing
navel oranges at Bahia
The navel orange was introduced
into the United States in 1873 by VIII
liam Saunders, horticulturist and land
scape gardener Of the patent office.
He got the American consul to send
him some Of the trees. which he bud
ded on seedlings grown in the govern
ment greenhouses. He sent two to
Mrs. L. C. Tibbetts of Riverside. Cal,
and the others to Florida. The latter
never amounted to much. but the for
mer thrived and are still living and
bearing fruit All the navel orange
trees In California are their progeny.
There are about 10000 acres Of this
variety in that state. and about 10000
600 boxes are produced every year.
The navel orange cannot be grown
from seed as it contains no seed. II
Is in California generally budde1 upon
stocks FROM the Mission sweet seed
ling orange
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-03-24

Some folks want funny inscriptions
engraved on their silver. said the
jewoler. Take wedding knives. Many
wedding cakes are such mountainous
affairs that a special knife is required
10 cut them One of last months
brides cut her cake with knife that
was a present from her aunt. guess
not many OF the guests got TO read the
inscription. If they had they would be
talking about it yet. These knives are
supposed to be used for cutting the
brides cake and then laid on the shelf
for the rest of the time. but the aunt
couldn't distinguish, apparently. be-
tween wedding and birthday cakes. for
she made us ensraye on the knife,
May l serve thee well and often -
New York Press.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-03-24
THE SEVEN DAYS KING.
Short and Tumultuous Career Of .
NeapoIitan Fisherman.


NeapoIitan Fisherman.
In l647. when the Etngdom Of Ma
pies was under the grinding rule OF
Spain. fisherman Of Sorrento was
stung to madness by the indignities
offered his wife by Spanish officials be-
cause she had attempted to smuggle a
few handfuls of flour So furious was
he that he tore down an edict that had
Just been posted by the authorities.
The whole population, including wom-
en- and children. rallied around him
Forty years Of Spanish oppression had
made them frantic. They terrified the
yiceroy, resisted the soldiers success
fully and killed many Of the Spanish
residents. They secured a revocation
Of oppressive edlcts. the abolishment
Of oppressive taxes and full pardon for
all who engaged in the insurrectien.
The fisherman. whose name was
Masanielo. was the leader In all this
and became the idol of the people He
ruled Naples for seven days. but his
success seems 10 have turned bis head
He became dietatoriai and oppressive
and was put to death by the populace.
Hence he is called the seven days
king g"-Argonaut
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-03-24

The whale is passing and rapidly.
Modern means of destroying him have
reduced bis numbers until. compara-
lively speaking. only few remain.
Ten years ago the whalers operating
from the various Newfoundland sta
tions made an annual catch Of 1900.
Today a catch of 200 in a year Is con
sidered remarkable. The whale will
soon be extinct at that rate.-Boston
Herald
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-03-24

well. what is the professor up ts
nowT'
More scientific research. He Is con
Quoting experiments to determine the
exact velocity with which a man drops
a hot potato" = Louisville Courier
Journnl
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-03-24

He Dearest. this kiss tells you all
have to say Have you understood mef
She-Oh. please say 1t again. Boston
Transcript
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-03-24

Hokus-l actually caught Longbow
telling the truth yesterday. Pokus-
Wasn't he embarrassed Hokus-Only
momentarily- He Immediately tried TO
lie out of it.-Life.
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FOR SALE

A NEW anifOIrLsfE STOCK OF
GENERAL MER iiANDISE at LO-
THAR Have decided to quit business.
Address; MRS. CLARA BUDD,
Nov. 70 81. Lothair. Md.
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DIR. France Is The Choice of The Rank and File
He Viii Be Acceptable to the Progressives.

Hon. !. Box
shall probable
dde Doctor
probable there will The News, March
Republicans gresses
ready opposition together particularly
is to a o
Published by authority of A. W. W. oODCoCK Treasurer
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FOR RENT.

A Dwelling house, outbuildings and
lot at White Plains.
Apply to
A POSEY,
10 Plata, Md.
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DR.. JOSEPH IRW IN FRANCE
He Can Command the Fu.l Republican Vote

Mayor 'St spring, former Collector ol
Port y liam z. stone and some Of his
frieno- supported my nppcnent ia the
primary, John Philip Hill. These
hincs do 20, matter q me now. The
SUI, starch 90, 1916
OIL HAIRY NILeOX
President a the First Nalloial 3 *
{ Baum r,, busi sss ,uan aud esding
Kepublicaa
III tu,. f. 90 ca dula;s
sGei irt r. tl IN H' g
iil talf. 4as
2 g % ii tss -
hi tB
~ ud fl seN ~
ca 4ui a. aai-H a. IN al -uaf
thei rtghls a.d psiv irg-,, "a. ifici
r'th no ealsn4ling Alliances, AID
usisess m,n VI u a csss touch a 6
ami Il n ifs -ra tiynore Americas
Saturday, Narcii4 4 1916.
ION JOHN II. CUNNINGHAM,
Prominent Repub c n and cardidate
or mptroiier on the tick-t win ex-
G vernon .iold-borough:
Being withous factionaI compliea-
oas. hts % Frat ce'sl nominatoi
iIcpmsnt h. two ,wings If The p VT,
entliu-r the voters ans
lin,osi certainly assure Republica ic
l.ory. ia timJfe A A'nsriean, Mar 7. '16
''do semsnts. Hundred Of other Jar
numerous To meution have also iu-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-12
Liberty

The Chcs Davis Musical Revue today
ana tomorrow is presenting the dainty
musical confection, The Isle OF Ron
ing tho great Imperial Quartet OF male
slngcrs The Seven Royal Hawaiian
Trouhldours featuring the original hal,
hula dance, head the vaudeville bin of
three feature acts The Chcs Davis
company is no, the largest hut one ot tho
pear at the Liberty
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-12

woman would suspect OF being a de
tective2 Why, Just such an attractive
young woman, of course. You see, II
is Just this way. They reason that II
they can only get acquainted with peo-
pie the rest is easy For people, under
the right circumstance, will tell every
thing they know"
The woman was staring at Constance.
For example urged Constance,
known you for years Why Mrs.
Douglas, men tell their most importan,
huSinecc secrets TO chance luncheon
and dinner companions whom they
think have no direct or indirect IN
terest in them Over tca-tables WON
en- tell their most intimate personal
affairs. In fact, all you have TO do is
to keep your ears open"
Mrs. Douglas had risen and was
ncrvously watching Constance who
saw that she had made an impression
and that all that was necessary was
to follow up.
Now, for instance" added Constance
quickly, you say she Is friend OF
yours How did you meet her"
Mrs. Douglas did not RAISE her eyes
to Constance's now. Vet She seemed
to feel that Constance was different
from other chance acquaintance, to
feel sort OF confidence, and TO want
to meet frankness with irankneS
"One day | was with a friend of
mine at the new Palais dc MaNlNc,
she answered in low voice as II
making a confession. "a woman in the
dressing room borrowed a cigarette.
You know they often do that We got
talking, and it seemed that We had
much in common IN our lives, Before
went back to him"
She bit her lip. She had evidently
not intended to admit that she knew
any other men Constance. however,
appeared not to notice the slip
81 had arranged to meet her at
luncheon the next day" she contin-
ucd hastily 1--WE have been friend,
ever since"
"You went to luncheon with her
and Constance prompted
"Oh, she told me her story. II was
very much like my own--a husband
who was perfect bear, and then
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UTHE young lady" added Con
stance. who had put the queS-
Ton IN THIS iorm purpoSeIy.

CTHE young lady" added Con
stance, who had put the QueS-
ton in this form purpoSely.
Why do you ask2' Mrs Douglas
inquired in a tone that betrayed con
siderable relief
Because | can tell YOU something
OF her, | think"
"a friend Of mine-a Mrs. Murray
Why"
Aren't YOU Just little bit afraid
of-er-iricnds that YOU may chance
to make in the city," qucrled Con
stance.
Afraid" repeated the other
YES said Constance, coming grad
ually to the point
Mrs. Douglas laughed hall nervous
w. "Oh, I've been shadowcd,' she re
piled confidently 81 know how ia
shake them oil If you can't do any
thing else, you can always take taxi
Besides, think | can uncover almost
any shadow All YOU have to do, il
YOU think you're being Shadowcd, is
10 turn "A corner and stop That un-
covers the shadow as soon as he comes
up to the corner and after that he IS
useless. You know him"
That's all right nodded Constance
but YOU don't know these crooked de.
tcctivcS nowadays as | do They can
fake up evidence TO order That is
their business, you know to manuiac-
turc II. You may uncover a SiX-dollar
operative, Mrs Douglas, but are YOU
the equal of a twenty dollar a-day in
vcStlgatorH
The woman looked genuinely scared
Evidently Constance knew some things
she didn't know at least about detec-
tivcS.
"Nou-you don't think there is any
thing like that do you" she asked
anXiouSly
well" replied Constance, slowly to
impress her, Il saw your friend, Mrs
Murray after you had left the Van
dcrvccr, talking to a detective whom
| have every reason to fear as one OF
the most unscrupulous in the game"
"Oh that is impossible" " persisted
Mrs Douglas.
"Not a bit of it," pursued Constance
Think 1t over for a moment Who
would be the last person a man OF
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-12
FRANCE NOW HAS A
NATIONAL ACTION GROUP

PARIS, Dec PA new group styl-
ing itself the national action group"
has been formed in the senate irrcspcc-
tive Of party affiliations. Already the
group has forty members The object
of the group is to make efforts to see
that hcnceforth the organization and
conduct OF the war correspondent TO the
necessities OF public safety and the cx-
ertions OF the nation for victory.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-12

gossip about him that so many people.
besides his own wife, seemed 10 know.
and"
Constance shook her head Really"
she observed thoughtfully. ITS a
wonder To me how any one STAYS
married these days Somebody IS al
ways mixing in, getting one or the
other so wrought up that they get to
thinking there is no possibility OF
happiness. That's where the crook de
tectiye comes in"
Anita Douglas, confidence cStab-
llShed now. poured out her story uu-
reServedly, as there was little reason
why she should not. story OF the
refined brutality and neglect and in
humanity OF her husband.
She told OF her own first suspicious
OF HIM, OF a girl who had been his
stcnoSraphcr, a Miss Helen Brett
But he was careful. There had never
been any direct. positive evidence
against him Still. there was enough
to warrant 4 separation and the pay
mcnt to her of an allowance
They had lived she said IN a pretty
Little house m the suburb of Glen
clair. near New York Now that they
were separated she had taken a little
ktChcnctte apartment at the new Mel
Comhc Her husband was living in the
house. she believed when he was mot
IN the city at his club, or elsewhere
she added bitterly
But she coniidcd as she finished
1T is very lonely here in a big city all
alone
81 know it is, agreed Constance sym
pathctlcally a, they parted u too, am
often very lonly Call ON me. eSpc
cially If you find anything crooked go
lng on. Call on me, ANYHOW shall
be glad TO see YOU any time"
The words, anything crooked going
en- rang in Mrs Douglas ears long
after the elevator door had changed
shut and her new friend had gone. She
was ylslhly perturbcd And the more
She thought about it the more perturbed
| She became.
She had carried on a mild, then an
ardent, filtration with the man who
had introduced himself as "Nr White
really Lynn Munro But she relied
on her woman'S instinct in her juig
mcnt OF him No, she felt sure that
he could not he other than she thought
But as for Alice Murray and her friend
whom she had met at the PalaiS de
MaXiNc-well she was forced to admit
that she did not know, that Constance's
warning might, after all he true.
Munro had had to run out OF town
for a few days in business trip. That
she knew. for It had been the reason
why he had wanted TO sec her before
he went
He had, in fact. spent the evening
in her company after the other couple
had excused themselves on one pre-
text or another
4 She called up Alice Murray at the
number she had given. She was no'
there. In fact no one seemed to
know when she would be there II
was strange. because always before
It had seemed possible to get her At
any moment. almost Instantly. That.
/ too, worried her.
She tried to get the thing out Of her
mind, but she could moi,
W. (To be continued)