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Milford chronicle., 1917-01-26
AGRICULTURAL NOTES
ImprOring the - YieId.

The Department of Agriculture, at
| Washington, recommends that crush
ed oyster shell food be kept before
laying hens as a means through which
a good hard egg is produced A re-
cord kept at the Government Chicken
Yard, Of the amount of oyster shells
fed to laying hen. showed that in
one year about l $40 lbs. per hen
was consumed at a cost of about 1c
hen per year. 1t is also pointed
out that the calcium mineral matter
taken in by the young chicken in the
feeding of oyster shells may have a
tendency to strengthen the frame of
young pullets and make them strong
er and healthier in .ater lie. 1t is
further shown that from actual ex-
pertinent, that when beef scraps were
fed to hens the average yield was 1877
eggs per hen a year, and when beef
scraps were not fed, 80 eggs was the
average yearly YIELD.
Alfalfa Soil Preparation.
In a recent bulletin of the Agricul-
tural Department. Washington, an
article on the preparation of soil for
alfalfa recommends that lime should
be applied after blowing. and prefer
ably three or four weeks before seed
ing, in order that it may become
through more frequent harrowings
thoroughly incorporated with the soil
1t is often practical, especially when
using ground limestone. to apply the
lime to the crop preceding, in order
that there may be time for it to be-
come thoroughly available for the al
falfa.
Sour Soil and the Wheat Crop.
With the exception of barley. wheat
suffers more from sour land than any
of our common cereals. I'll is espe-
cially important to test all land to be
seeded to wheat and apply lime if
sour because you not only get a larg-
er yield of grain but timothy and
clover are usually seeded in wheat. I
and one or both may fail on sour
soils.
The Ohio experiments show that
lime does not take the place of fer .
liizer or manure. but it supplements .
hem. The experiments further show
very strikingly that when lime and
ertilizers are used on the same land
ne yield OF crops is greater than the
sum Of the yields from the two used
separately. However, if lime is used
.lone and no provision is made for
the supply of organic
natter and plant food in the soil, the
rop yields cannot be maintained, and
he yields from the use of lime in
uch system fall off rapidly and
nay finally drop below that of unlim-
d land. Manures, both green and
tock manure and fertilizers should
e used with lime. Lime is best ap-
lied with a lime fertilizer distributor
lst after the land is plowed
Milford chronicle., 1917-01-26

nlshed by the manufacturers. If this is
done your results will be better than il
you attempt to experiment with the ma.
chine or deviate in any way from its
stated use.
DO not use the eggs from your breed
ing pens for incubation until the cock
bird has been with the females for at
least ten days and. Furthermore, do not
use any birds in your breeding pens that
have been laying steadily throughout the
fall and winter. This class of females
will cause the percentage of hatch to be
greatly reduced and the vitality of the
chicks to be impaired
Keep the eggs intended for incubation
IN temperature of from IS to 90 degrees.
Never subject them to either a high or
low temperature. Where heus are used
Tor incuoating, never place more than 13
eggs under them during the cold weather,
as the female will have trouble in prop
erly covering them. Once they become
exposed and chilled the percentage of
hatch Will be lessened. If Matching is
done during April, this number will be
increased to fifteen without much danger.
Every incubator should be tested out
for period of one week before placing
the hatch in it, in order to get it properly
regulated. Testing, however, is also nee !
essary where hens are used, as oftimes
the old hen is only fooling and if given
good eggs at the start they may be spoiled
and lost by her changing her mind /
Don't use china eggs for testing thev
serve to break up broody hen rather /
than encourage her to to keep to the nest. /
The eggs in the incubator should be /
tested out on the seventh day, and if thev |
are found to be unfertile. they should be I
The same is true where hens are rsed.
and where more than one hen is setting |
At the same time, it is possible to couple |
up the fertile eggs from several and put /
them under one bird, thus giving her a ,
complete setting of fertile eggs and per-
nitung another setting to be placed un-
Ter the other birds.
The broody hens should have extra
good care during the period of incubation
and should be so handled as not to allow
he other members of the flock to inter
ere with them. When setting, give each
ien new nesting material. and after Civ
ng her a thorough busting to free her
rom lice, provide a good dust bath, that
ihe msy assist in keeping herself clean.
Feed a liberal allowance of whole corn
turing the period of incubation, thus as
listing the hen to give off a sufficient
,ody heat for the ordeal through which
he is going
Don't forget the incubator. It would
'e a waste of time and labor for me to
dvise as to its use will simply repeat
what l have already said, follow the in
tructions furnished with the machine
nd all will be we'll.
Milford chronicle., 1917-01-26
GREEN WOOD.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Jones are vis-
iting relatives in friends in PennsyI-
vania.
Miss Okla White entertained her
friend, Miss Lena Prettyman on Sun
day.
Miss Pearl Owens was visiting her
friends in Milton on Saturday and Sun
day.
Several of our folks, both old and
young, have been suffering with colds
and lagrippe.
Mrs. J. W. Gibson has been on the
sick list.
Sniders employees are being rush
ed in getting ready for the new ad-
ditions to the plant.
The new home of J. W. Gibaon is
nearing completion.
Roland Satterfeld has returned te
his ship to do his duty as one of our
sailor boys. While at home he told
his brother Frank to put his coat on
and he would show him how the boys
pressed their clothes in the navy. He
did so and received some painful
burns on the back with a fiat iron.
Mrs. Lawrence Tatman was in Har-
ringtOn Saturday.
The wife Of DR.. Hunter is very sick
suffering from an attack Of chronic
appendicitis. The doctor is expect
ing to remove her to a hospital in
Philadelphia for an operation as soon
as she is strong enough.
Miss Stella Twigg, of Bridgeville,
also Miss Alma Williams of George
town, were week end visitors of Miss
Jane Perkins of near Greenwood.
Milford chronicle., 1917-01-26

Some one wants what you have to
sell! Then advertise it in the Chron-
icle next week.
Milford chronicle., 1917-01-26

To be successful you must advertise
eventually, why not noW7
Milford chronicle., 1917-01-26

proved and / am now the mother of a
fine baby girl and do all my own house
EFIlrk- Mrs. ALLIA B. TIMMONs, ZIG
Almond St., Poplar Bluff, Mo.
In many other homes, once childless,
there are now children because of the
1act that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound makes women normal,
healthy and strong
Write to the Lydia E. Pinkham Medi-
rIz1e Co., Lynn, Mass, for advice-it
V7in be confidential and helpful.
Milford chronicle., 1917-01-26
UVERWOREED MOTHER
Finds Health Tn our VinoI

Collinsville, Ill.-"I suffered from a
nervous breakdown and terrible head
aches and was tired all over, totally
worn out and discouraged, but as l had
a large family l had to work despite my
suffering. | saw Vinol advertised and
decided to try. it, and within two weeks
/ noticed a decided improvement, and
now | am well woman. Mrs. ANA
BECKER.
We guarantee Vinol, our non-secret
tonic, to strengthen and build up
weak, rundown, overworked mothers,
delicate children and feeble old people.
L II Bratten, Druggist, Milford
Milford chronicle., 1917-01-26

Some. of our people attended the
funeral of Mrs. Culver in Harrington
ON Sunday.
The regular meeting of the Parent
Teacher Association will be held in
the High School room Friday evening
January 26. An interesting program
has been prepared and the girls of
the Cooking Glass will provide the re-
freshments. The patrons of the dis
trict are urged to be present.
Our farmers have been making use
of the farmers meetings being held
in the I. o. o. f. Hall.
Miss Mae Wiley is suffering with
quinsy.
When you visit Windsor's Big Sale
see Stokes for your jewelry, in Wind
sor Block.
The management of the Auditorium
at Greenwood, Del, announce that
arrangements have been made with
the Famous Players Exchange so that
the patrons of the theatre in Green
wood can enjoy the Paramount Pic
lures, every Wednesday evening, com
mencing with next Wednesday, Janu-
ary 31st, 1917, with the drama, "The
Man on the Box" Every Wednesday
evening following that date Para
mount Pictures will be shown in the
Greenwood Theatre. Do not miss see
ing these pictures. And we will also
have our usual Saturday evening
shows. Although we have to pay
more for these pictures, the prices
will remain the same, 10 and cents.
J. L. HOUSEMAN Manager.
Milford chronicle., 1917-01-26

Z. Pinkham S Vege-
table Compound has
been to me. We
had always wanted
a baby in our home
but l was in poor
health and not able
to do my work. My
mother and hus-
band both urged me
to try Lydia E. Pink
h ham s Vegetable
Compound. l did
sO nv health i'm
Milford chronicle., 1917-01-26
POCLTRY POINTERS.

Now that the season for ba weather is
upon us, see to it that the birds are kept
confined during cold rains or snowy
weather. These elements have bad ef-
feet upon the layers and cause them to
cease operations.
Milford chronicle., 1917-01-26
MOTHERHOOD
WOMAN'S JOY
Suggestions to Childless
Women.

Among the virtues of Lydia E.
Pinkham s Vegetable Compound is the
4rlhty to correct sterility in the
vases of many women. This fact is
well established as evidenced by the
following letter and hundreds of others
W have published in these colums.
Poplar Bluff, Mo. II want other
women to know what a blessing Lydia
Milford chronicle., 1917-01-26

Professor A. NJ. Pollard, General
Manager Delaware Egg Farm, form
erly Manager Of all the North Amer
lean Egg Laying Competition, and
former Extension Instructor in Poul-
try Husbandry at Delaware College.
who is doing Farmers Institute work
in connection with the State Board of
Agriculture.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-11
Gen. John j. Pershing
Fulflls n PrOverb and the
Promise of His Cadetship

Gen. John + Pcrshing's presentation
to The KING OF England was an incident
Of Scriptural foretelling- 'Seest thou a
man dihgentin business? lie shall stand
before kings.
Standing before a king is not such an
exalted privilege under present conditions
as the ancient proyerb implied. In this
particular case ii was a polite formalty.
AS a portent Of this nations partici-
patton i'm the serious business the Allies
have in hand ON the western front, Gen.
Pershing's presence at court made thrill
ling reading on this side. 1t showed that
the L. s. was going to see the thing thru.
Gen. Pershing's command of the first
overseas expedition fulflls another thing
the promise Of his cadet days at West
Point. He held the highest military dis
tinction at the academy 3 years ago
the captaincy Of A company in the cadet
battalion
He was every inch a soldier when he
wore cadet grey. and there were more
than the usual number OF inches in the
stature of the frm-visaged young Mis-
sourian. AT graduation in 1886 ne stood
80 in a class of IT. Col. Thomas B.
Mott. who went TO Russia with the Root
commission, was adjutant Of the corps
of cadets and two numbers below him
in class standing.
Conspicuously successful in Indian
campaigns, Pershing achieved greater
distinction by subduing the Moros in the
Philippines He was the inevitable Sc
lection to head the punitive expedition in
TO Mexico, and by reason Of the intensive
training which he and hrs men received
there in the latest methods Of warfare,
he was easily the most logical and avail
able commander for the expeditionary
force.
Contemplate that strong, resolute face
for a second-note especially the deter
mination written upon the lips and lower
jaw-and you will agree that BLACK
Jack" Pershing will measure up TO both
proverb and prophecy in the latest task
the governemnt has committed TO his
hands.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-11
The Spirit of 1917

= If VIC Americans are worthy Of the
name. if we are worthy Of our great in
heritance if we are worthy Of the men
Of 1876 and Of 1861. the spirit Of 1917
viii b, of a spirit Of service
We win serve in the ranks in our
armi,s If in that way We can best help
our country
We viii serve in the factories. if in
that way we can best help our coun-
try.
We viii serve with our money invest.
ed is Liberty bonds, if in that way we
can Nest help our country
We viii serve on the farms. If in that
way we can best help our country.
Somewhere. somehow We will serve
Only in that way and In that spirit
can we win victory for the immortal
principles Of liberty that America has
stood for since the beginning of the
great republic
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-11
Anniversaries
BY Altman.

irtl-Gen Joseph warren patr'at
horn tn R~vhH~e Mess Kilfet n the
battle ~ Bunker Hill june 10 1Trt.
1873 Patriots ~ savannah seized
The powder % tae arsenal
I7-s-Ce 1imlttee .appc'ntea sv rom
grsss % draw up Declaration - In
dependence
iTse-rol crawford having been
captured hy the indians WAS pu- t0
death with great oayha6 rv near fp-
per earfuske ID
fs17-pres Ncnrcs. R-cowrar-
I'D ey Vice President Tcmrfins ara
General wirae.d erott vtsltrd Sew
yorf 90 inspect the military De-
1879 Augustus r. Gorland 2 e.
senator from Arkansas and attorney
g"neri under Clrveiard Born in Tip-
. . c,ounty, T To. Died IN Washing
Isf7-pcath - SIR John Franklin
ir the Arctic region
Tss7--Feferh1a under COL Mont
gonery captured ard burned parien.
aeair., rarfoeans AZ kvanar,a'
Egypt $50 El-nuears Killed
1905 inr Alexander and Qneen
uraRa, ~ Serbia murdered hv off
GERS % the army
one Year AEo TO-DAY IN the War
Italian cabinet headed ~ Premier
Safarfra resigned
Russlaus forced Auq'rfans hack o.
miles over loo-miie front
Ausfrians ntteruFfe3 counter -hn
sive before Taruopoi and lost 1000 .n
prisoners
Todny's birthdays.
Grand Duchess Tatfnna. second
daughter ~ The f@pnsed C1ar ~ R1F-
siA. now kept prisoner w'fh her par
ents horn 20 years ago today
Marquis DC Chawhrun grandson ~
lafayette. and member ~ fhe French
war commission that recently visited
wsshington. born Ia Parts - years
ED today.
Mrs MnIicent Garrett Fawcet'
president ~ me Rrlttah National
Union ~ Women sIfnve soeet
born 81 years nHn fnfHr
Kenyon r. Huffe~1eld precedent -
Nasrarhu vctfs AEr ~IIfIral r1liee
ard head 20 fhe Marsa ~hIsett7 ror7-
rnittee on food production and con-
seryation. born Ar fapeer Mich. 60
wears ago today
Ms Hnwuhrv Wa~d celebrated
FrEiish novelist born nt Hobart.
Tasruania % years aF0 today
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-11

Ad Mirror referred sghtngy TO the dealings
believe lut
similar bis
repeated person what had been SAID
print
deal Bots Blanc island as an innocent nipple
O
He told had complained 70 The
hem island FOR which they
paid papers,
vehement
expressed the punishment IN store fr tne
EVERY person AdMrro relates that
be community
motto picture heate q lot
Maxwelaye, told the AdMor
he eastside
called his
IA o The lucky"
the however states that the lot he
he being sold him for $3.50
The local Of this enterprise ever since
fan
Jed believe that he h winning soHhng
~ transaction SHOWS " 70 De
a tte supposed lottery
addition Mr. Johnson the victim OF other
interpretation He The statesmen who appeared at his home
Thursday $500
BobLo has made this lake claim
OK Barnum worshpers
und rnlniehed
that who 20 The Admit
for advice papbe fake became highly nud %hen counseed
ffo WANTED
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-11
Their Line Is Brains
and They Bring Along
the Samples

IT say, my friend, what's your liner"
asked tyro travelling salesman Of a vet
eran absorbed in filing out his order
sheets in the writing room Of the hotel
No answer. The novitiate tried again
to cultivate acquaintance, without sue
cess. Then he renewed the attack with
81 say, my friend, | asked you once, /
asked you twice, and ! ask you again,
what's your line?"
The seasoned salesman looked up from
his work and snapped, Brains, you idiot,
That's my line Brains "
We'll, how should 7 know" the cub
drummer murmured, Il didn't see any
samples"
The Worlds Salesmanship Congress,
which opens in Detroit today, will bring
many business men in high places TO this
city whose line is brains and they will
carry attractive samples.
Craftsmanship is a cerebral process
plus physical fitness, plus diligence. Not
by hypnotism, hyperbole or high balls,
bat by the straight path Of service does
the order-seeker enter into his reward
nowadays.
We hope all visitors will get As much
stimulus and instruction as Detroit will
from this brilliant convOcation Of the
worlds best sellers.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-11
The Old Gardener Says


Tfr q r. every reason IN grow
.nE an ertrr big crop ~ beans
thIg year. and there is no more
nutritious variety than tho lima.
e.pfc.ally when dried FOR winter
i4ma beans require a long sea
eon hpt CAP be- grown easily even
in tAe northern states " planted
carly nd heavily fortified per-
haps me best WAY 20 make sure
~ biz crop Or 20 dig a trench
foof deep hHlng 80 with four
nches ~ manure before nc coil
-apiaeed Undoubtedly the
Dwarf lima is tho hest for The
home rardcn. and there is no
better variety than The Fordhook
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-11
Pointed Paragraphs

rev persons need Insurance
against tho fra ~ genius
Close quarters are 70 be found in
a stingY mNn's dollars
a dno epitaph won't boost man
thru the golden gates
Many a great achievement o' hu-
manify was evolved from q crank s.
theory
Some msn would rather sleep an
hour longer than 20 wake ~ and
dnd themselves famous
When his satanic majesty passes
hy, keep an eye on him f.ll no. iurns
the corner
Some marriages are failures b.
cause the contracting parties q1H
dishlng our polite falsehood after tte
ceremony
It RI easy f0r fhe millionaire ~ DO
iieve thar c0ntontmcnt BE- better
han wealrh. for DO Ends n harder
90 acquire
When man wants 70 SCH you
second hapf motor car 10 you afr
wise you ull spro.nt Yourself a
committee OF pne fo Investigate "a
fore closing ttc deal I.'
a man VINO rpr7k frQm obBnr'
ence SAYS fhe amount ~ pin money
required hv wfo deasnd on
u.HrfTrr .E. .r. ,...-r .
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-11
Business AS Usual
BY DR.. FRANK CRANE
Copyright 1915. hy Frank Crane)


The strength Of this country is the
business il does. Our weight as a factor
in the world struggle, our striking force
IN the blows we expect to land on the
triple-hcaded monster Of mlitarism that
is seeking to devour the earth, depends
not upon our possessions but upon our
activity.
If we stop the giant wheels of trade
we paralyze the engine of war.
Consequently if we want TO amount to
our utmost in the fight we've got TO keep
going Behind our army and navy there
must be active merchants, busy manufac-
turers, industrious workmen. and unceas-
ing creative energy everywhere, on the
farm, in the factory, along the highway.
Our motto must be: Business as
usual.
We have plunged headlong inso fury
Of preparedness. We should have a care
lest we kill the goose that lays the golden
egg.
A little patriotic and sensible pamphlet
calling attention 20 this lies upon my
desk 1t quotes the words Of Mr. How,
ard f. Coffin of the Council of National
Defense, as one speaking with authority
and not as the scribes.
Among other things Mr. Coffin says:
Because of an impending and possible
shortage of foodstutfs we have hysterical
demands for economy in every line of hui
man endeavor Waste is bad, but an UNI
discriminating. economy is worse.
Some municipalities are stopping road
building and other public work. General
business is being slowed down; savings
are being withdrawn from banks; some
have begun to hoard food supplies and
thousands are being suddenly thrown out
of work. All this is wrong Unemploy-
ment and closed factories brought about
thru fitful and il-adyised campaigns for
public and private economy will prove
veritable A,cksand for the serious work
we have in hand"
Mr.. w J. Hoggson, a prominent build
err in New York, stated in recent in
terview that:
Economy is a good thing not only in
war time but at all times; but the sort
Of saving that denies 10 the people the
things that contribute TO their prosper
ity and well-being is ultimate waste. We
have had entirely too much agitation for
that kind Of economy lately. If those
who give this kind Of advice do not
weigh their words more carefully they
will produce an utterly seedless and al
together artificial depression"
Nothing worse could happen the world
than for America to lose its punch. And
nothing could more certainly take force
out Of Americas arm than business
panic.
Let us not lose our Yankee common
sense.
Let us have business as Usual.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-11
Own Up to Mistakes
ny n. ARLINGTON nRUCE
Author on "rhr Riddle 90 Person
alify' Psychology and
rArenthood etc.

sir William Osler. famed for hts
common sense as well as medical
knowledge. once gave some young
physicians this bit OF advice
start out with the convention that
absolute truth Is hard 70 reach IN
matters relating 20 our fellow Great.
ures. that slips in observation are
inevitable even with the best trained
faculties. that errors OF Judgment
must occur in The practice OF an art
which consists largely In balancing
probabilities
start. say. with this attitude OF
mind and mistakes VIII be acknowl
edged and regretted.
But instead oi slow process OF
selfdeception with ever-increased
inability 10 recognize truth. YOU will
draw from your errors the very les
sons which may enable you 10 avoid
their repetition
Not young physicians only, but all
Young man beginning their chosen
careers. may well take 10 heart this
sorntly practical advice SO matter
what Dung mans business he VIII
profit by breeding Sir william Osler's
words
It's n popularity ~ human nature
chat az the age whom ones hte-work
IS usually begun the common ten.
lenog IS 20 feel dead sure" OF every
thing
Youth Knows 10 ALL" selfcona.
aence OF youth. coupled with the
gperlauye pride OF youth, may
create condition OK unwilllngness
10 acknowledge errors IN Judgment
and Ia conduct
4, this occurs and II a habit IS
formed of irving % cover up' mis-.
takes by excuses and presentations,
progress 10 thc chosen career be
comes next 90 impossiole
Tor as every body knows-or ought
80 know mistakes have a real value
as aids 10 selflmprovcmenr The
man who does not acknowledge and
regret his mistakes IS obviously IN
ro mood 10 learn from them
I Observsnt employers 81 labor
have long been aware OF this, As
one such bias pitt 80
Il make IL rule 20 get rid as
quickly as possible OF any young
man ovcrready with excuses on
ljhe other hand, try 20 be- as patient
az possible plth The young man who
frankly owns UP 90 mistakes
THE former is not merely trying
% hoodwnk me He is dcceiying
( himself INTO a false belief In his
ability Unwilling 70 admit that he
does anything badly, he will contin
ne 20 make mistakes 20 the detri-
ment OF my business.
1.-THE second Young man. recogniz
ing wherein he has erred. Is IN a
, position 20 avoid similar mistakes In
tho future
"ProdtlnE from The lessons Of his
mistakes. ne will gradually acquire
fund of practical working knowt
edge most valuable 10 me as well
ne no himself For that reason ! am
willing 20 overlook much In his case
ard give him ample opportunity 20
make good
The French have a proverb. HE
who excuses himself accuses him
self" AS supplementary to this !
would suggest.
ale who excuses himself convicts
himself Of disastrous selfdeception y
Acknowledge your mistakes and
study them Ascertain Just how you
have erred and why Make mental
notes for future guidance This IS
Internationally the course 10 be fol
lowed by the man who would sue
coed