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The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22
USE INCUBATORs FOR DUCKS
AS Pekin and Runner Rarely Show Dis
position to Sit, Artificial
Means Are Used.

On commercial duck farms most of
the Matching is done i'll ineubators, for
the Pekin and Runner rarely sit. On
farms where no incubator is available,
the eggs are usually Matched under
hens. The period of incubation is a
week longer than that of hens eggs,
and, for this reason, the hen must be
we'll cared for While ducks are easier
to brood artificially than chickens, they
may also be raised successfully under
hens. In the latter case, it is better to
confne the hens and TO allow the duck
Iings sfree range. Birds that are in
tended for sale as green ducks, how
ever, are not usually allowed much
range, but are fed heavily and forced
for rapid growth. The brooders and
brooding systems used for chickens
give good results in rearing ducl1lings,
although the latter do not require rs
high Il temperature.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22
TICK ERADICATION WILL HELP COUNTRY
(By p. g. HOLDEN. Former Dean low
fe1IIrs.n

(By p G. HOLDEN. Former Dean Iowa
State college.5
The cattle tick has taken toll from
the Southern farmer for 30 years. The
tick is a great menace to the live
stock business in the cotton belt
states.
Nor is the damage to animal life
done by this destructive blood suck
Hng parasite confined to the South
alone. Its injurious influence reaches
into every Northern state, and affects
every breeder Of live stock by prevent
ing the shipment of pufebred cattle
from the North into tick-infested terri
tory in the South. The tick has cost
the South millions of dollars. It has
eost the North millions also.
The quarantine line. although mag
mary, fortities the South against the
live stock industry, encourages the
one-crop system, kills diversified farm
ing Many livestock breeders of the
Northern states fail to see wherein
they are affected by the cattle tick. Let
these consider seriously that ten South
ern states with over 100000 farms.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22
fruit LAXATIVE
FOR SICK CHILD
california Syrup of Figs can't
harm tender stomach,
liver and bowels.

Every mother realizes. after giving
her children California Syrup of
Figs" that this is their ideal laxative,
because they love its pleasant taste
and it thoroughly cleanses the tender
little stomach, liver and bowels with
out gripping
When cross, irritable, feverish, or
breath is bad, stomach sour, look at
the tongue. mother! If coated, give a
teaspoonful of this harmless fruit
laxative" and in few hours all the
foul, constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the bow
els. and you have a well, playful child
again. When its little system is full
of cold. throat sore, has stomach-ache,
diarrhoea, Indigestion, eolic-remem-
Der, good INSIDE cleaning" should
always be the first treatment given.
Millions of mothers keep "CJ ifornia
Syrup of Figs handy; they know
teaspoonful today saves sick child
tomorrow. Ask at the store for a So
cent bottle of California Syrup OF
Figs" which has directions for babies.
children of all ages and grown-ups
printed on the bottle. Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22
SON HAD TO
DO HOUSEWORk
Lady Became a Nervous Wreck
From Three Years Suffering
With Head. Says Cafdui
Made Her Well.

Texas City. Tex.-In an interesting
statement Mrs. G. Ii. Schill of this
town, says: For three years I suf-
fered untold agony with my head. [
was unable to do any of my work. I
just wanted to sleep all the time, for
that was the only ease 1 could get,
when I was asleep. I became Il ner-
vous wreck just from the awful suf-
fering with my head.
81 was so nervous that the least
noise would make me jump out of my
bed. had no energy, and was I'M
able to do anything. Ny son, young
boy, had to do all my household
duties.
Il was not able to do anything until
| took Cardui. | took three bottles in
all, and it surely cured me of those
awful headaches. That has been three
years ago, and I know the cure is per-
manent, for I have never had any
headache since taking Cardui. ;.
Nothing relieved me until took
Cardui. It did wonders for me-
Three bottles of It did more for me
than all the medicine or doctors
treatments, or baths I ever took"
Try Cardui for your troubles-it
should do for you what it has done for
so many thousands of other women.
Begin taking Gardui today.-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22
TO PLACARD DIRTY PREMISES
California City Adopts Unique Plan to
Raise Standard of Cleanliness in
Residences and Business Houses.

The city of Alameda, Cal, has adopt
ed unique plan to raise the standard
of cleanliness in residences and bust
ness houses. In future the sanitary
condition of the various premises is To
be shown by placards bearing the in
seriptions "Clean," DIRTY" or "Filthy.s
Those places which do not satisfy the
board of health will be plaearded as
dirty or filthy until they comply with
the demands of the authorities.
This action was decided upon by the
board of health. which appointed Il
committee to post the placafds and to
care for the general health of the city.
The board of health intends to inspect
not only the business houses but also
the private residences of the city and
to atiiX the placards to every house in
the city. Those residences which can
be designated as clean will not be
placarded, but those in which sanitary
conditions are disregarded will be des=
ignated as dirty" or filthy" until the
house owners remedy the conditions
upon which the placards will be re-
moved.
As the board of health has arbitrary
powers under the city charter, the pla-
cards must remain on the houses or
places of business until the board is
satisfied that the conditions therein
are sanitary. If any householder tears
down the plaeards. the extreme pen
atty of the law can be enforced.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22
WHITE DI4RRHEA is MENACE
Eternal Vigilance in Sanitation Is Price
of Health of FIock-Fo rmuia
for Antiseptc.

(By GEORGE H GLOVER, Colorado Ag-
rieultural College, Fort Collins. Colo.l
1t Is claimed that not less than 5C
per cent of chickens Matched die OF
white diarrhea and the loss from this
disease is greater than the combined
loss from all other diseases.
1t is not difficult to distinguish be
tween the white diarrhea and non
infectious diarrhea The latter attacks
older chicks and is not nearly so fatal.
Incubator chicks are the most suscep-
tible and the disease usually appears
within the first three days after they
are Matched. At least 50 per cent OF
chickens affected die.
The treatment must be preventive.
The cause must be removed and sanf-
tation is practically the whole thing.
The ineubators and breeders should be
thoroughly scrubbed with soap and
water in which disinfectant has
been added. They should then be fur
Their disinfected by fumigation with
formaldehyde gas. For Sc hours after
Matching, the chicks should receive no
feed. An intestinal antiseptie may
help to prevent infection. Doctor
Kaupp has recommended for this pur-
pose sulfoearbelate 80 grains, biehler-
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22

ally boiled before it goes onto the mar
ket SO that it may then be served with
out further cooking.
Sausage OmeIet.-Drop a bologna
into water and cook for five minutes.
then cool and skin, cut in dice Take
three eggs. a tablespoonful of butter.
ohe-haH teaspoonful of finely minced
onion and Il fourth of a sausage Put
the butter into a smooth frying pan.
add the onion and cook gently in the
butter without browning. Have the
eggs we'll beaten and season with salt
and pepper; add the diced sausage.
Pour the eggs into the het frying pan
and with a fork keep stirring until the
mixture is lightly set. Shake the
pan Ia keep it from cooking on. Tilt
the pan and roll out the omelet on Il
hot platter. Serve garnished with
parsley.
Sausage Eges.-Mix two tablespoon
fHls Of fine bread crumbs with half Il
pound of sausage meat, adding sufIi-
Gent seasoning to taste. Cook three
EGGS in the shell until hard, then di-
vide into quarters. Put layer of the
sausage meat round each piece of egg
and smooth it we'll With knife dipped
Into boiling water. Place the pieces 10
harden ON plate. Dip into beaten
egg and finely crushed yermicelli and
fry until golden brown. Serve with
fried parsley sprigs.
Oyster Sausaee.-Take two dozen
oysters, rinse them we'll to remove
pieces of she'll mix with bread crumbs
and suet. finely chopped and well
blended, using two tablespoonfuls of
bread crumbs to one of suet, add salt,
pepper, grated nutmeg and a half
pound of sausage meat, with the yolks
of two eggs. Let this stand until firm.
Mold in the hands into cakes and fry
In deep fat until brown.
Another good luncheon dish using
toast. is prepared by using a little
well-seasoned tomato poured over but
tered toast. serving hot with tea.
Sausage Turnover. Make some
light pastry, cut into four-ineh squares.
Place in each heap of finely minced,
well-seasoned sausage meat Fold each
square in the form of turnover, brush
with the white Of egg. dip in crushed
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22
KEEP DUCKS DRY IN WINTER
Fowls on Many Farms Receive Shabby
Treatment During Cold Weather
Give Them Dry Beds

On many farms, ducks receive
shabby treatment through the winter
Because they are water fowl the
assumption seems to be that they can
stand any amount of water. Big pans
in the duck runs are stopped over I'M
til the litter is thoroughly Wet; the
ducks cannot find dry place to sleep
in. and when they go lame as a natur-
al consequence, their owners wonder
what disease has attacked them.
Ducks require a dry bed. They can
stand Il good deal of cold, and some
neglect as to food, but dryness at night
they must have if they are to thrive.
Another cause of lameness in ducks
Is careless handling. Do not pick up
a duck by the legs. Grasp it by the
neck if you would avoid lameness.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22

cheese Which has been put through a
rieer, fill 3. the holes with large yellow
cherries and serve with the golden
dressing which is to be passed with
WATERS
Golden Dressing.-Take a fourth of
a eupfal each of pineapple juice, or
ange or cherry juice. and lemon juice,
heat in double boiler beat two eggs
lightly; add a half cupful of sugar,
pour over the hot juice and cook until
smooth, remove to dish of cold. This
dressing is good with any fruit salad.
Virginia Baked Ham.-Soak six or
eight pounds Of smoked ham over
night, drain and bring to the boiling
point. Remove the skin. dot over with
peanut butter, stick in dozen cloves
and place fat side UP in the roasting
pan. Put a little peanut butter with
some celery or celery seed in the pan
with four bay leaves. adding a little
water, basic occasionally and roast
three hours. Use half pound of pea
nut butter; this gives the flavor SO well
liked in peanut-fed hogs.
Delicious Sweet Potatoes.-Peel and
cook sweet potatoes. mash, using three
cupfuls add half cupful of sugar. a
fourth of cupful each of butter and
raisins. a fourth of cupful of pecans,
third of a teaspoonful of salt and Il
few grains Of cinnamon or nutmeg.
Pile after beating into a baking dish.
dot with quartered marshmallows and
brown in the oven. This is an especial
ly pretty dish as we'll as tasty.
cymIins or Summer squash.-This
delicious vegetable is in season in the
South and for those who can afford
them III the North Cook, mash and
season them generously with butter
and salt with dash Of pepper. Place
in baking dish, cover with crumbs
and bits of bacon bake till the crumbs
are brown serve from the baking dish.
French toast. fried bread as sand
Wtches with cheese, to serve with Il
salad of lettuce is good dish, and
nearishing.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22

planted ON new land the land should
be we'll prepared and some annual
crop requiring cultivation be grown on
il 1T least ole season.
Until recently It MAS a common be-
lief that muscadine wires could not be
pruned without killing them. This has
been shown 70 be a mistake, but there
are still persons who advocate the
growing of vines without pruning. The
safest plan. according 10 knowledge
now available. is to follow moderate
pruning.
In training the vines, two systems
are employed. "a the horizontal. or
overhead system. by which the growth
is spread on an overhead canopy about
seven feet above the ground and sup
ported ny posts, and (2) the upright. or
vertical, system. in which the growth
is spread over vertical trellis. Both
have their advantages.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22
LESPEDEZA MAKES GOOD HAY
Splendid for Home Use and for Mar.
ket When Pure Quality Is OBJ
taned-Best on Low Lands.

Lespedeza or japan clover makes a
splendid hay for home use and for the
market when pure quality is oh.
tained. Lespedeza is too small a plant
TO make much hay but it makes up in
thickness of stand what it lacks in
height and may be depended upon to
yield from one To three tons per acre
where the land is prepared and seed
sowed as for other crops.
Lespedeza. of course, does better on
low lands where there is good supply
of moisture, but also does we'll on billy
land where the soil is reasonably fer
tile and the season is not too dry.
Perhaps no other plant can be so
easily grown on all kinds of soils, so
easily cured, or will furnish us much
excellent hay with as little expense as
Lespedeza.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

Few persons can be sick who use
Green's August Flower. 1t has been
used for all ailments that are caused
by disordered stomach and inactive
liver, such as sick headache, constipa-
ton, sour stomach, nervous indiges-
ton, fermentation of food, palpitation
of the heart from gases created in
the stomach, pains in the stomach, and
many other organic disturbances.
August Flower is gentle laxative,
regulates digestion, both in the stom-
ach and intestines, cleans and sweet
ems the stomach and whole alimentary
canal, and stimulates the liver to Sc
crete the bile and impurities from the
blood. Try it. Two doses will relieve
you. Used for fifty years in every
town and hamlet in the United States
and in all civilized countries.-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22
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WIDE PIAZZA ADDS TO HOME
Part That Is Rooted May Easily Be
Converted Into Sun ParIor During
the Winter Months.

A good wide piazza or porch adds
greatly to the comfort and beauty of
most any home. In order to serve the
best purpose it should be wide ard
built around several sides of the house.
This will insure a cool, shady spot to
hang the hammock on a hot summer
day for rest and reading A piazza
should be at least seven feet wide and
may be as deep as 10 feet. It is not
necessary 10 have all the piazza COW
cred with roof. tt is a good idea
to have the part which is to he rooted
over so constructed that by the cree
ton of glass sides sun porch can be
provided for winter use. In the VIM
ter a piazza which is entirely rooted
tends to shut off light from the first
floor. For this reason the piazza roof
should be high. extending TO the bot
tom of the second floor windows.
In the summer the piazza may be
covered with an awning, or vine
trellis, which on nights when there Is
little air stirring does away with the
feeling of closeness otherwise oeea-
stoned. It is q good time TO be fore
sighted when ordering the piazza to
tell the architect that it should be
made so as to be screened for the
warm season. A fine piazza is some
times a discomfort from the presence
of flies or a swarm of mosquitoes or
moths.
For a bungalow or summer cottage
near the salt water screens made of
copper wire are best as they corrode
less from contact with the sea breezes.
Ordinary black screens should be
painted two months before they are
intended to be put in use so that the
paint may have time TO harden. When
windows are put up in the winter
the window sashes should be
painted with black paint over the red
wash which is put on in the fac
tory and has little presefvative quail
ity in 1T.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22
Bristol Has City MANAGER.

The adoption of city manager by
the town of Bristol. Tenn. with Il
population of about 10000, may not be
of the highest Importance from a po-
litical viewpoint except for one reason
lit adds to the evidence that the city
manager idea is spreading leaving the
inference almost q certainty that it is
a question of time only until admins
tration by city manager is taken up by
the biggest cities as well as the smaller
towns. The choosing Of a manager for
Bristol for term of three years prom.
Uses that the plan is TO be given n fair
test which it should have If any com
parison that will be satisfying is to be
made between the towns old political
system and the new. Unless a man.
ager is allowed the necessary time te
work reforms and present results. the
handicap would probably be too heavy
and in case of failure would register
a mark against the city manager I'm.
justly.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22
Shade for Pennsylvania Highways.

Tie PENNSYLVANIA state department
of forestry and the state highway dc
partment have completed arrangements
for cooperation in planting shade trees
and fruit trees along the state high.
ways. The trees will be grown from
seed by the forestry department in Its
nurseries. transplanted in areas SET
aside for the purpose. then turned over
TO the highway department when they
have attained suitable size. Good
roads organizations will also assist If
the planting at that time. Tie spe.
cies already transplanted are Scotch
white and pitch pines, Norway spruce
Douglas fir, sugar maple, white ash
white elm. black cherry, honey locust
and European larch.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22

highly with salt and paprika. Cook
in hot oven until the eggs are set
Placed in a pan of hot water they cook
better. Garnish with sprigs of pars-
ley.
Glazed Tongue.-Wash the tongue
and soak it overnight In the morn
ing place it in Il kettle with cold wa
ter to cover. Bring to the simmering
point and cook until the meat is ten
der enough to pierce with fork
Then set it away to cool i'll the water
in which it was cooked. When cold
remove the skin and any rough pieces !;
place the tongue in deep mold, the
Zip fastened to the other end. Heat
pint and a half of the liquor in which
il was cooked, add a eupful of to-
matoes, bay leaf, a slice of onion,
pepper and salt to taste, Il cloves,
and pinch of allspiee; simmer these
ingredients for 20 minutes and strain.
stir in one ounce of gelatine that has
been previously soaked when dis
solved pour over the tongue, just COW
ering it, Place when cold on ice to
AaFAeA. " eH uHnolQeN gafHlSH Win
olives and parsley.
Virginia Dreamed Beets.-Boil the
beets until tender in unsalted water,
when tender rub off the skins, slice
and arrange them in a deep dish. Make
a sauce, using two tablespoonfuls of
butter, and wherh hubbling hot add two
tablespoonfuls of flour, a little salt
and red pepper, a spoonful of sugar
and a eupful of hot cream. Heat all
we'll and when smooth pour over the
prepared beets. Serve hot.
Whipped cream, shredded almonds,
pow daed sugar TO taste with a few
drops of rose water for fiavoring is
especially appropriate for sponge
cake or an angel food.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22

for live stock growing. Pastures pro-
vide feed ten months In the year in
nearly all of the cotton belt states Ex-
pensive barns are not essential. Grass
Is the native crop. God gave grass to
the South. Why fight it to grow cot
ton TO sell, to buy hay to feed few
work animals to grow more cotton?
The one-erop cotton system of cotton
will ruin the South as it has impov-
erished land and people in the centu-
ries past.
Get Rid of Tick
The South must get rid of the tick.
Organized effort. work, determination,
and the dipping vat will de It. Much
has already been accomplished
Eleven states are now working hard
to eradicate the cattle tick. A large
area has been freed. bnt the job is
but one-third complete. Tennessee is
entirely free. North and South Caro-
lima are half free. Oklahoma is nearly
so. Mississippi has passed a law max
ing the dipping of cattle compulsory
This law will be the means of clearing
Mississippi of the tick. Georgia and
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22
HOW TO GROW GRAPES
Success With Muscadine Wher-
ever Cotton Plant Thrives.
Best Results Obtained on Well.Drained
Sandy Loan Soils-Safest Plan to
Follow Moderate Pruning
Training Vines.

Muscadine grapes can be success
fully grown wherever cotton thrives
and can be grown on almost any of tla
tillable soils along the Atlantic coast
from the james river to Florida and
from Florida along the Gulf eoast To
Texas, their natural habitat extending
along the sea well into the mountains
They also succeed along the MissisSip-
pi river rs far north as southeastern
Missouri and the Tennessee river.
The best results are obtained on
sandy loan soils that are we'll drained
and contain a fair amount of fertility
and organic matter.
II is important that the suhsoil be
well drained. If muscadines are to be
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22

tablespoonful of butter. half Il pound
of finely minced cheese, a teaspoonful
Of worcestershire sauce, saltspoon-
full of dry mustard, half Il cupful of
strained tomato PURGE, Il pinch of soda
and salt and paprfka to taste; when
we'll melted and smooth extinguish the
flame and stir in two well seateh eggs.
cover for a moment or two and serve
on squares of hot toast well buttered
with a peaehed egg on each slice.
Salmon mixed with one-half tea
spoonful of mustard, two tablespoon
fuls of butter and half cupful of mild
vinegar, simmered together fer zen
minutes, is another good dish for the
chatting dish.
Mock Sausages.-Into a eupful Of
thick white sauce stir the beaten Xus
of an egg, one teaspoonful of lemon
juice and two cupfu1s of shredded
cooked fish. Shape to resemble sau-
sages. dip each one III egg and bread
crumbs and fry in deep fat. Arrange
them with slices of tomato on plat
ter garRished with tufts of parsley
impanada.-out UP chicken and
flour each piece well. Line deep dish
with slices of raw sweet potato, slices
of Irish potato, some chicken, little
seraped onion, few slices of bacon
a little salt and pepper, can Of To-
matoes. a little butter if the chicken
lacks n fat and n tablespoonful of
vinegar. Cover the top of the dish
with sweet potatoes and bake slowly
for two or three hours. Serve hot.
Iced Grapefrut.-Cut Grapefruit in
halves. remove the centers, cut around
the edges to loosen the pulp, remove
all seeds and cover with simple icing
colored with yellow color heaping il on
to cover the entire surface of the fruit
Into each stick sprig of mint The
fruit should be well chilled and the
cling placed Just before serving.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22

Maseadine grapes shatter readily
from the stem. When the fruit is in
tended for wineries 1t is harvested by
iarring the berries from the vines on.
to large canvas sheets Fruit for Ia
bic use should be hand picked BY
careful hand picking, the fruit of some
varieties can be secured in clusters
and it sells for a higher price upon
the market.
One of the purposes of the investi.
CATIONS now carried ON by the depart
ment is to develop. through breeding
work. varieties in which the berries
will adhere better to the cluster. Some
other aims of the breeding investiga.
tions are ID to originate perfect-flow-
cred, self-fertile varieties. to eliminate
the necessity of interplanting with
male vines. and f2) to originate vari-
cites having larger clusters and fruit
of better quality.
The museadine grapes are very pro.
ductive and up to The present time
remuneratiYe prices have been secured
for the fruit.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22
Woman's Superiority.

In woman the touch sense is mitch
more highly developed than in the
male of her species. Thus. with the
help of inherited experience. she is
enabled to do saeh tricks as the tying
Of Il knot with the fingers of one hand.
It gives her that wonderful facility in
the tying of ribbon bow, which she
accomplishes with couple of twists,
two dexterous jerks and q pat to
right and left. A man can tie bow,
but 1t is different-a product distinc-
lively masculine.