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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-04-05

Oson ths Unitsd States Department Of
Agriculture)
Did II ever occur to you that nature
requires her children to take an an.
nual vacation! She does, and nowhere
DO human beings puzzle their brains
over this fact more than when the
hens begin their yearly holiday. This
vacation Is technically called the
''molting season." 1t begins during
the late summer. The hens stop lay
Ing, and change their suits Of feathers
for new ones. Usually they consume
three or four months In the process.
Most Of rs know this perfectly well.
but are apt to overlook the fact that
q very important feature of the molt-
Ing period Is that egg-laying stops.
We are unreasonable and expect the
hens to lay all the time. When the
hens take this vacation new-laid fresh
eggs are scarce and remain scarce un-
til the pullets hatched during the pre-
ceding Spring begin to lay.
The Remedy.
The remedy Is very simple, and is
under the control of the poultryman.
The first step Is to have chickens
hatched early, SO that the pullets begin
to lay when the hens begin to molt.
This Is not difficult. Pullets of the
American breeds begin laying at about
seven months Of age. Leghorn pullets
begin when about six months old.
North of the Ohio river this means
that all Matching must be over by
May at the latest. The best plan is
to have the chickens coming ut inter-
vals during March and April. The
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-04-05
House Flies Short-Lived.

The average life of 5000 Gagged house
flies has been found by II. II. Hutchin-
son and others to be slightly more than
ten days, the greatest age noted having
been seventy days. Egg laying usually
begins In four or five days after the
emergence Of the adult fly. but some
time In two and one-half days. This
period is greatly Influenced by temper
ature, but also by humidity and the
kind and quality Of the food of both
larvae and adults.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-04-05
Temperance
DoozER MUST GO.
uUcte0 " th6 N6tlon1I W00a1
Christian femporance Unioa.)

0oOZeW MUST GO.
Employers liability laws In the dif.
eferent states have been an important
factor In bringing about the present at
dude of the business world toward
liquor. Corporation managers, investi-
eating the causes of accidents In mill
and factory. on railroad and waterway.
found . large proportion directly due
to the drink habit. Hence the reason
for the famous ''rule G" of the Ameri.
can ItnilrOad association and the total
abstinence requirements Of big bust
ness generally.
In line with this comes the Michigan
Workmen's Compensation Mutual Of
Detroit, which. We learn from the West
ern Underwater. an insurance journal,
has sent its members \ circular letter
on the booze question. We quote:
"The careful consideration of all
moral hazards involved under the COM
pensatiOn law reveals the fact that
booze IL the biggest.
"BOOze Is SO insidIous In its work
tnss that even though an employee may
not be actually under the influence Of
liquor at the time Of an injury. q very
large percentage Of all injuries are
either directly or Indirectly due to the
drinking Of liquor.
Therefore. we are earnestly recon-
mending to all of our members that
the service Of the booze fighter,
whether he drink much or little. be
dispensed with as promptly rs possible.
providing he cannot be made to see
the error Of his ways and become an
abstainer."
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-04-05
Beware Nap After Dinner.

Goiffon, n French physician, has dis
covered that the desire Of many people
TO go quickly to sleep after eating Is
likely to Indicate Indigestion and dys-
pepsia. He cites a number Of cases
in which people have been seized by
an uncOnquerable desire to sleep even
after light meal. Thin people are
much more likely to hunt n sofa after
dinner than fat people. since their
thinness Is likely to Indicate improper
digestion. which also makes them
sleepy.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-04-05
PROHIBITION GAINING.

Twenty-Five states and the territory
Of Alaska are now dry. Utah has the
honor Of coming in with the first half
Of our 48 United States. Indiana, only
20 hours behind, has the honor Of lead
Ing the second section of the dry pro-
cession. Wyoming, New Mexico and
Minnesota have submitted the Ques-
ton to the people, and prohibition
campaigns are on In Missouri, Ohio,
Texas. Wisconsin, Illinois, Florida,
Pennsylvania, Nevada. Indeed, there
Is hardly state not already dry which
10 not more or less stirred
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-04-05

on the stems Of the coDapsing plants
and some Of these most constantly seen
before the disease-producing groups.
Their relation to the trouble Is being
Investigated, but the present indica-
tions suggest that they are not the pri-
mary cause but have attacked the
plants already seriously weakened by
other agencies.
Experiments In Progress.
Fertilizer experiments in progress
on affected fields demonstrated that
the plots receiving potash showed little
or no signs Of the trouble, even where
the other plots were entirely dead.
Stable manure also held the disease in
almost complete control.
Investigations Of the trouble by the
department are incomplete, but the
present indications are that it Is due
to insufficient potash, or, perhaps, In
some soils at least, to AN excess of
nitrates in the presence of a mini
mum potash supply. Farmers who
are unable to secure potash fertilizer
for their potato fields but who have
stable manure may insure their crops
against attack by its use. In sections
where certain types Of soil have been
observed to suffer from the disease un-
der discussion, and it is advisable to
plant potatoes on these types next
year, it is strongly recommended that
potash fertilizers or stable manure be
applied II either are obtainable.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-04-05
TIME FOR CUTTING ALFALFA
Ready for Hay When Young Shoots
at Bases Of Plants First Appear
Blossoms Also Show.

In general, alfalfa should be cut for
hay when the young shoots at the bases
Of the plants first appear. II these
new shoots become long enough to be
cut of by the mower, the new crop
may be badly damaged. The blossoms
often appear simultaneously with the
new shoots, but blossoms alone are
not safe guide to the time for cut
ting.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-04-05
LIQUOR BUSINESS AND LABOR.


'"The average workingman fears BE-
ing out Of q job more than he does
going to hell, and the liquor interests
have capitalized on this fear" said
Rev. Charles Sickle before the Fed.
eral Council Of Churches. And he
pointed out that:
III the money now invested In the
liquor business were invested in the
average American industry 1t would
give employment to four times as
many workingmen. who collectively
would receive four times as much in
the form Of wages, and four times a.
much raw material would be required
than is now the case in the liquor busi-
ness"
: Mr.. Stelzle said that the number Of
workingmen employed in the liquor
business has been greatly exaggerated.
The liquor interests purchase annually
only about an average of $40 worth Of
produce from each farmer In the Unit.
ed States.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-04-05
ConJuQal Foresight.

A famous physician, asked at the
New York Academy Of Medicine why
he wore rubbers on day when the
streets were perfectly dry, replied:
"Afy wife runs down the street after
me with them when don't. wear
them to keep her from getting pneu-
mOnia."
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-04-05

earliest hatched pullets will. Of course.
begin to lay first. II any Of them be-
gin to molt. their places will be taken
by the later ones and a steady supply
Of eggs will be more certain.
The Difficulty.
The difficulty In the way Of the prac-
tical application Of this matter IL that
SO many poultry keepers are depend
ent on hens for Matching. As long az
we have late hatched chickens we will
have late sitters. The poultry keeper
who wants to change from late hatch
Ing to early Matching must therefore
either get brOody hens from someone
else or use an Incubator. After he
has changed the dates" on his flock
he will have no trouble, especially with
the American breeds.
Can Il Be oonsf
Every progressive poultry raiser who
has tried 1t, every agricultural col
lege and the government, have data
showing that early Matching will pro-
duce fall and winter layers. In the
government flock during the past win
ter the pullets Of the entire flock av.
eraged over 20 per cent In egg produc.
ton, and some pens made IS per cent,
That means, in plain language, that
the egg production for all the pullets
was one egg daily for every five hens,
and for some pens one egg daily for
every three hens. This, too, wien
fresh eggs sold up to IS cents per
dozen In Washington. This could not
have been done except by early hatch.
ing.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-04-05
new POTATO DISEASE
Prevalent Last Season in vari-
GUS Sections Of the East.
Applications OF Potash or Manure to
Soil Recommended II Either Are
Obtainable-outbreak Expected
Again This Year.
From the United States Department Of
Agriculture)

Ffo0 the United States Department Of
Agriculture.)
A potato disease appearing on GER
tain soils aud apparently associated
with the lack of potash in the CONNER
cial fertilizers used was prevalent last
summer In various sections Of the East.
According to specialists Of the bureau
of plant industry, United States de-
partment Of agriculture, the trouble
was largely controlled by the use Of
stable manure. The disease may be ex-
pected to appear again with increased
severity during the coming season
in many potato-growing sections, from
Maine to Virginia, and probably also
farther south. 1t was first noted in
scattered fields In 1915. In 1916 it be-
came serious and general over consid-
cradle areas. Last year the disease
was first observed late in June In
Maryland and Virginia, and during the
latter part Of July in Maine. The
affected plants first develop q down
ward rolling Of the leaf margins, &C.
companied by peculiar bronzing Of
the surface, sometimes mistaken for
spray injury. Since it occurs on un-
sprayed us well as on sprayed plants,
it cannot be due to the corrosive ac-
ton of sprays. The foliage gradu-
ally turns brown-not yellow-and the
plant ripens prematurely. Death Of
the leaves and sudden collapse Of the
stems ut the ground level follow. The
yield, of course, Is much reduced.
Where Disease ls Found.
The disease is found more common
iy on fields of early-maturing varieties,
but is not restricted to them. 1t also
appears first on early planted fields.
What is more striking is the very ap-
parent association o. the trouble with
certain soil types, at least In Maine,
where this relation, as well as other
features of the trouble, are being inves-
tgated by the department experts In
cooperation with the Maine agricul-
tural experiment station.
Soils which originally supported the
growth Of soft woods, or mixed
growth lands" developed the diseased
condition In its most severe type, while
the hardwood ridges showed it least or
not at all. The trouble appeared first
In the swales or lowlands, where the
natural drainage was not SO good as
on the higher ridge land. When the
disease appeared at all on the higher
ground, It was Of less severe type.
Specific fungi are frequently found
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-04-05

and milk mixtures Will
furnish sufficient fuel
for a meatless diet. al
though we learn that
any restriction in the
diet Is not advisable for
any length Of time, un-
less following a ply
sician's orders.
AS nuts are highly con-
centrated food, they need
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-04-05
lx2Bj&EE4H lEj5$EEE4 $AE{ :

The years At the spring
And days n the morn:
Mornings At seven
The hillside's dew psarled.
The lark's on the wing.
The snairs on the thorn.
Gods In his heaven
ANS right with the world
Brow ming.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-04-05
Prove whst swaae-Rset wu D. tse Yss

1t Is said that men who never drink.
smoke or stay out late at night live
to ripe old age. Perhaps that's their
punishment.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-04-05

relief and six bottles have entirely
cured me. All women who have female
trouble Of any kind should try Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound" -
Mrs. Eta DoRloN, Ogdensburg, Wis.
Physicians undoubtedly did their best
battled with this case steadily and could
do no more. but often the most scientific
8; 5y The ssSen.
Pinkhsm's Vegetable Compound.
II any complicatioo exists it pays b
Wzits the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co. Lynn, Asss. .foe special frss sdvisA
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-04-05

otiiy "a &c" tubaS
spoOnfuls added to
q salad dressing
improves the dress
Ing, or 1t IN u y
make the fOunda'
ton for a salud
dressing.
Sour Cream Sal.
aA neAaaina-Raot
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-04-05

Dealers In cotton products in China
estimate the 1866 crop at upward Of
900, ,00O, 600 pounds.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-04-05
SOME MEATlEss DISHES.

The use Of cheese and various vege-
table combinations with nuts and egg
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-04-05
SOUR CREAM DISHES.

Sour cream should be held very pre-
:iOus In the minds Of our cooks. for
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-04-05

Make hay while the sun shines and
you won't be SO apt to make trouble
when II rains.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-04-05
PLEASED TO ENDORSE
GOOD KIDNEY MEDICINE

For the past ten years DR.. Kilmers
Swamp Root has been sold by us and our
customers who have taken sit are very
much gratifed at the results obtained
from its use and speak very favorably re.
garding it. 1t is a good kidney. liver and
bladder remedy and we take pleasure m
recommending it.
Very truly yours,
JOHNSON'S DRUG STORE,
June 30, 1915. Weldona, Colo.
Prove Whist Swaap-Rset WI D. kss Yss
Send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer L Co..
Binghamton, N. Y. for = sample sizs bot
tie. It will convince anyone. You viii
nation, telling about the kidneys and blsd
der. When writing. be sure and mentioa
this paper. Regular ffty-cent and ons-
dollar size bottles for sals ct au drs0
stores.-Adv.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-04-05
PAINS SHARP
and STABbING
Woman Thought She Would
Die. Cured by Lydia E
Pmkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Ogdensburg, Wis-'T suffered from
female troubles which caused piercing

pains IKE . knl10
through my back
and side. I finally
lost all my strength
SO / had to 60 10
bed The doctor
advised an oper-
alton but l would
not listen to it. !
thought of what I
had read aboutLydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and
tried il. The first
hekAl-
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-04-05

Limit Of His Capacity.
Spink-"Jones told me today that
he isn't drinking any more" Spank
Il don't see how he could"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-04-05

a Semipreeious Stone.
'Is she interestingly
"No, cold as u stone"
"Oh. see; . sort Of jade. ehr'
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-04-05

NUrtH CurUIIHa, SHyS GOVernUr
Craig, "has never known In all her his
tory period Of greater prosperity
than that through which she has
passed since prohibition was adopted.
Real estate In all the cities and larger
towns has greatly enhanced In value
and every line Of business has pros
pered."
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-04-05
INCREASES VALUES.

From report Of state auditor Of
North Carolina.
Value of real estate:
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-03
FAKE COMPANIES.
FOUGHT BY PAPERS
Foreign Newspapers in Shanghai
Conducting Campaign Against
Bogus InanAnCe Companies. -

Shanghai. China, March a. For.
eign newspapers printed in Shanghai
are conducting an energetic campaign
against bogus insurance companies.
and endeavorinS to bring about reg
ulation of insurance companies by
tho Chinese government which will
protect the public against fraudulent
institutions. While there are many
reliable Chinese insurance companies,
there are also scores of wild cat
companies writing hre. life and ma
rine insurance.
Shanghai newspapers are endeav-
oring to get legislation through the
municipal council in this city which
will prevent companies Of any nation-
ality from writing insurance in the
international settlement unless the
diplomatic body in Peking approves
OF their methods. This reform O.
advocated 10 the first step towards
national legislation in China, which
will protect foreigners and Chinese
alike from irresponsible Insurance
companies operating in any part OF
the republic. 1t Is urged that the
municipal council should take action
here and afford an example to the
parliament, which has been slow IN
effecting legislation.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-03

Of the Board Of County Commission-
ers to approve bills covering expenses
incurred in the arrest and return of
fugitives from justice and appropri-
ating $4,000. introduced by Commit
tee on Appropriations of the Senate.
S, B. No. l77--Appropriate $4,000
to the Missouri Slope Agriculture and
fairs to be held in 1913, and 1919. In
troduced BY the senate Appropriations
Committee.
8. B. No. 1870 enable the North
Dakota Agricultural Experiment sta
ton to devise. demonstrate and put in
operation methods for the destruction
OF wolves. coyotes and other noxious
predatory animals; and repeating
present wolf bounty laws introduced
by Mr.. Rowe.
S. B. No. 209-Amending section
11150, compiled laws 1913, relating to
the reward for the apprehension Of
criminals. = Introduced by Mr.. Put-
man. 80.
s. B. No. as4 and, 235-ro amend
section 2s44 and 2S46, compiled laws
Of 1913, relating to license covering
dairy products. introduced by Mr..
s. B. No. 2ss-ro amend sections
624 and 627. compiled laws 1919. pro-
viding for appointment by county
commissioners Of a commission Of
noxious weeds. introduced by Mr..
Wexford. a
$. B. No. 25o-Providing for the
building Of teacherages Introduced
by Mr.. Wenstrom..,.
8. B. No. 317-To amend section
1857, compiled laws 1918, as amend
ed by section Z OF chapter 1871 Of the
session laws Of 1915. relating, to extra
good time" allowed, prisoners con-
fined in the penitentiary. Introduced
by the Joint Subcommittee on State
Affairs. 80.
8. B. No. s-Relating to compensa-
ton for wrongful Imprisonment of in
nocent persons Introduced by. Mr.
s. 3. No. 7-pes,snating Temper
sts5r aa ans tSs
history and dement's ef 5prohibitton up
on said day. Introduced by Mr.. Hem
mingson.
8. B. No. s-To amnd section S122.
compiled laws 1913. as amended by
chapter 1870 Of the laws of 1915. re-
lating to foreclosure of land contracts.
Introduced by Mr.. Martin.
+ g. B. No. 12-Granting women the
and certain other officers, and to par
ticipate and vote on certain matters
and in certain elections. Introduced
by Mr.. Lndstrom. a.
s. B. No. 13, (woman Suffrage
Equal suffrage-For an amendment
to the constitution. providing for the
elective franchise. Introduced by Mr..
Lindstrom.
8. B. No 15-To amend section
1005s. complied laws 1918. relating to
malicious mischief. Introduced by
Mr.. Beck.
S. B. No. 1s-To amend section
1858. compiled laws 1913, relating to
bridges across navigable streams. In
troduced by Mr.. Wexford.
8. B. l8-Relating to the receipt
and filing by the Register Of Deeds of
Mortgages and Assignments of Mort
cages. Introduced by MIR. Carey, by
request. -
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-03
EUGENE E. REED IS
NAMED FOR PHILIPPINES

Manila, Feb. 21.-(Correspondence
Of the Associated ress.)-Eugene e.
Reed. former congressman from New
Hampshire. and one Of the democra-
tic leaders Of that state. has been
named as president Of the Manila
Railroad company. transfer of which
from the stockholders to the Philip
pine government was completed re-
Gently Mr.. Reed thus steps from the
Philippine Commission where he had
held the. post of secretary of COM
merce and police until the reorganiza-
ton Of the. executive departments Of
the government finally abolished that
body, to be the first head Of the rail-
road system under government con-
troll. ~
This appointment came Immediate
~ after the cabled announcement that
the monsy gained from an issue Of
$4,000. 900 worth Of Philippine gov
ernment bonds, purchased in Octo-
Der Of last year by the National City
company. had been paid over to the
stockholders Of the old Manila Rail-
road company by Clyde A. Dewitt.
the Philippines. who has spent the m
better part Of year in the United
States, arranging the final details of
the transfer. Mr.. Dewitt. under gov
eminent control of the railroad. be-
comes legal representative in. the
Untted stltss. Of the railroad.
The board Of directors named to
govern the road under government
control. consists Of Manuel .Quexon,
presidentof the senate p. j. Wester-
house, director OF the bureau Of pub
ic work.; Ffancisco Ortigas, Of the
jnsular code committee which 10 In
charge of complete codification Of
Philippine laws; Felipe Caballero.
president Of the only Filipino fire
insurance company; DR.. A. p. FitE-
simmons. insular treasurer: Alexandra
Ruiz, representative In the house,
and = big power in the nationalist
party. the dominant political faction
Of the islands,; ]. j. Rafferty,, insular
collector Of internal revAnus. and Jose
Fernandez, member Of q prominent
local hrm. There are thus, including
the president. four Americans and
nve NlipiAos on the board Of direc-
tors.
i " Loomis r. Gooda1e, An American
OF many years experience In the I'm
e0iar government, one time supsrvis-
tne railway expert and later expert
Advtser 70 the public utility commls-
eson. has been named - Assistant to
the rfeddsnt