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The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-12-20
POTATOES LIKE HEN MANURE
Droppings Collected From Poultry
Houses Applied to Small Patch
Gave Large Returns.

Our experience with hen manure
on potatoes last summer may be Of
interest to some, says +. W. Briggs,
In Farm Poultry. We took our potato
patch. just one-third Of an acre, and
covered 1t broadcast with moderate
coating of hen manure that had been
collected from the dropping boards.
This was all the dressing the piece
had. We planted our potatoes, and
the following week hoed them once
with horse hoe. This is all the time
or labor that was expended on the
crop, except the labor Of digging and
picking. The crop from this one-third
acre was just $50 bushels Of extra
large smooth potatoes, and ten bushels
of small ones. The potatoes were Of
such excellent quality that they
brought five cents per bushel more
from the Boston buyer than any other
potatoes in this locality. The piece
used was Of easy access from the free
range occupied by the pullets during
the summer. These pullets assisted
materially in the crop. as they kept
the piece well cultivated" by their
scratching. and kept away or ate up
all the potato bugs; we did not use
an ounce Of paris green or bordeaux
mixture.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-12-20
mess tin and share his last cigarette

mess tin and share his last cigarette
with him. You can learn more of JUS
tice and humanity in one hour in the
trenches than you can in life time in
civil life. am glad you and grand
mother never taught me to hate any
one. and as for the English people
well. you like them more and more all
the time and if they do have angels on
earth, some OF the nurses are all of
that and more. A returned soldier
from France gets as good treatment az
King George would and there is moth
ing left undone for their comfort and
amusement. But even at that, there
is a certain something" which makes
a man want 20 leave good bed with
sheets on it to get back with the old
battalion once more and eat ''bullv
beef" out of tin can with hard tack
and mess tin full OF tea and dirt that
one of Fritz s shells had showered YOU
with.
Talk about a drowning man thinking
over his entire life. but they have
nothing on fellow looking over the
top or on listening post or patrol in No
Mans Land at night.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-12-20
Utilize ALL WASTES
Not Advisable to Make Hog Meat
Out of Raw Materials.
Grain May BE Saved for Direct Use
a. Food for Man and for Top
ping on 6eef-Dairy BY
Products Are Valuable.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
II is a good plan TO insist that so
far as possible hog meat shall be pro-
duced mainly with food wastes as the
raw materials. Grain may thus be
saved for direct use as food for man
and for feeding or topping off beef
cattle which cannot be raised on
waste.
Wastes on farms and In the towns
make good hog feed; by-products from
canneries, bakeries, fisheries, packing
plants and the like can be utilized as
hog feed and to better economic ad-
vantage than In any other way. Dairy
wastes are particularly valuable as
hog feed and promote rapid growth
with a good money return for every
gallon fed.
The farm orchard furnishes large
quantities of windfallen or defective
fruit, which Is relished by hogs, and
is beneficial II fed In small quantities
frequently, and not all at one feed.
Garden wastes. tops Of vegetables,
culls of all sorts, even weeds are
readily eaten, and such as may not be
eaten will be worked over. going into
the bedding and adding to the manure.
Kitchen wastes are an excellent
source Of food for hogs, but should be
kept at minimum, because practical
ly all food prepared for mans use
should be eaten by him.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-12-20
Pdins and Aches
Caused by Kidneys

Many women attribute ailments
and suffering to some disease pecu-
liar TO their sex. when often the
pain and misery Is caused by weak
or deranged kidneys. Homework.
ONCE work or factory work may
start the trouble. and dizzy spells.
pufiiness under eyes. sore muscles.
sleep disturbing bladder ailments.
rheumatism or diabetes may result.
When the kidneys are strong and
healthy they filter out from the blood
the poisonous waste matter. When
they are sluggish or overworked they
need a medicine to clean them out
and invigorate action. Foley Kidney
Pills are prepared expressly for the
purpose OF dissolving all poisonous
substances and uric acid that lodge
in the joints and muscles and to
cleanse and strengthen stopped-up.
inactive kidneys. Thousands of men
and women In all parts OF the county
testify to the wonderfully satisfac-
tory results they have had from taxi
ing Foley Kidney Pills.
Stormes Drug Store.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-12-20

axle. Pass the other end over the
fork In the stick and hook around
the base Of the post. The only pre-
caution is to see that the forked stick
or plank Is not set too slanting or II
will slip out instead of lifting the post.
Drive ahead and out comes the post.
There Is no backing up or turning
around nor any tools to move. As fas,
as the posts are pulled they are thrown
into the wagon. II many posts are to
be pulled It will save time to wire the
chain to the crotch Of the prop so that
the team win drag 1t from one location
to the next
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-12-20
The "Perfect Beauty"

II Is n familiar axiom that there
are no duplicates In nature. The physi-
ologists claim that this is one OF the
causes for differences In the features
Of the same person-that nature never
models two eyes or ears in an exactly
identical way. But there are persons
In whom the difference is so small that
II practically does not exist. And near
ly always this is woman. Then we
get what Is called perfect beauty"
-Exchspge.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-12-20
LETTER FROM SOLDIER BOY
Parents Formerly Of This County And
Well Remembered.

The following letter from her grand
son. Richard Salter. was sent to US by
Mrs. Mary Yantis, of Paragculd. Ark.
and was published in the Daily Press of
that city.
The young man is son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jones Salter, well remembered
here. Mr.. Salter having died in Ark
ansas sevaral years ago. The interest
ing letter written to his mother, dated
at Buxton, Derbyshire, England. reads;
Deer Mother: Your letter received,
having been forwarded from my battal-
ion in France or Belgium, and was so
glad to hear from you. Notice you are
still putting sc stamps on your letters,
while the other U. S. letters receive
have only &c stamps. l was transfer
red up here to Buxton and am now in 3
Canadian Red Cross special hospital.
This place is to England what our Hot
Springs are to our country. So many
soldiers here taking the baths for rheu-
matism Tor myralgia. as they call it,
contracted in the trenches, and it is
also discharge depot. Everyone gets
aboard here, and if not fit for further
service after undergoing treatment,
are invaded back to Canada. Have
not commenced my treatment as yet,
as have not been before the specialist
yet. But the rheumatism is not bot
herring me any now and my wound looks
clean and is healing up fine. The hos
pital was formerly large hotel. There
is a large recreation room downstairs
with piano and billiard tables, reading.
etc. They had dance the other night.
but most of the boys declared it the
18th letter of the alphabet to hold a
dance in hospital, where there were
only cripples. However, some of them
hoped around pretty good at that.
Then there are band concerts, and
theatricals from different cities that
go around to all the hospitals. We are
allowed out from p. m. until Z p. m.
l have good. comfortable bed. Just
three of US in an end room on the third
floor; one is the orderly sergeant of
hospital. the other sergeant from the
Canadian pay and records office, who is
here for treatment. The American
Red Cross sent me some Chicago papers
and write me very nice letter, asking
me what wanted in the way of com
forts. Some American lady must have
found out my name and address from
them. for l received parcel from a
Mrs. Nudge from the Midland hotel at
Manchester. which contained Kansas
City Star, a New York Times. book.
The Knave of Diamonds, by Ethel
McDell, two handkerchiefs. some ''let-
terenvelopes" and stamps and some
cigarettes. So to use a slang express
ion. IL am all set"
Believe me. mother, ! have learned
more of life IN five months IN France
under shell bomb and machine gun fire
than ! have in the rest Of my entire
life and although war is cruel, horri-
Bile thing. no one can 20 through liy-
ing hell like il is over there without
emerging better for il, and there's no
doubt that while war has demoralizing
effect for while. that the world will
be better off afterwards. as one Young
fellow, a former bank cashier. said. II
can enjoy myself with men | would
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-12-20
HORSE POWER TO PULL POSTS
Team and Wagon, Log Chain and
Stout Plank Are Among Things
Needed for the Purpose.

Digging up old fence posts is hard
Job. The accompanying drawing shows
the easiest and quickest way of pulling
posts that have been seen. A team
and wagon, ten-foot log chain and Il
stout plank with a notch In the upper
end or forked stick about four feet
long are the things needed.
Drive the team and wagon up paral-
lei to the fence and about foot
away from It, and five feet ahead of
the post to be pulled. Loop one end
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-12-20
Built for Giant.

Gardner. Mass. has in one OF Its
parks what Is believed TO he the largest
chair In the world. made for actual
use. II Is 5ls feet square AZ the base.
and l. feet In height. The seat Is six
feet from the ground. so that those
who wish to sit In II have to literally
climb up into the chair, like children.
The chair weighs 100 pounds. II was
presented 10 the city. and is an object
Of considerable attraction TO strangers.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-12-20
WHEATLEss RATION FOR HEN
Has Been Found to Be Satisfactory
for Production Of Egos-
Formula 10 Given.

A wheatless ration for egg produc-
tion has been found to compare favor
ably with ratlons containing wheat.
In the wheatless ration the scratch
mixture was two pounds Of cracked
corn and one pound Of oats. while the
dry mash was three pounds Of corn
meal and one pound Of beef scrap.
About equal parts Of the scratch mix
ture and the dry mash were fed.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-12-20
A Dutehman's Capture.

During the Revolutionary war a
Dutchman was running from the Eng
lish. In crossing a field he stepped
upon n rake, the handle few up and
hit him In the back Of the head. With
out looking around, he dropped TO his
knees and said. I kivs up. kivs up.
nynheer soldiermans. Hooray for
King Shorger'
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-12-20
All "0olIed Up."

Nan gazed with adoring eyes on her
uncle when he appeared ready to 20
TO formal dance. After giving him
the "once over" the braid on his
trousers attracted her attention and
she exclaimed: "Why, he even has
'broidery on his pants"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-30

FOOD CONTROL
MEASURE WAS
INTRODUCED
Plan of Lever Bill is to Slim
ulate Production and Pre-
vent Hoarding.
a A~w4Ar -A
APPROPRIATION FOR
ITS ENFORCEMENT
Control of Use of Grain for
Distilled Liquors in
Later Bill.
tRx Associated Press.l

Washington. April S0.-The admin
stration food bin was introduced in
the house today by Representative
Lever.
The provisions do not cover price
fixing for control of the use of grain
for distilling liquors. These subjects
viii be covered in bill to be intro
duced later.
The bills introduced today are desig-
mated to stimulate production. prevent
boarding. make for equitable distribu-
tion and prohibiting the mixings OF
fiour. They contain provisions to pre-
vent conflict with the antitrust and
interstate commerce laws.
The Lever bill appropriates SIS. 5.000,-
QD0 for its enforcement and authorizes
NJ appointment OF two additional as
sistaIlt secretaries OF agriculture to
adnlnlster ii. 1t. states that it CON
fers and prescribes power. authority,
duty, obligation and, prohibition be-
cause OF the national emergency and
to secure an adequate supply and
equitable distribution of food for the
government and people Of the United
States and to protect them against
injurious specuiations. manipulation
and control. y
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-30
CALL MEETING
In FARGO TO
ADVISE NATIONS
American and Canadian
Farmers Will Gather
Here May % and "a
81 TO So BASIS
FOR PRICE FIXING
j. M. Anderson Issues Call,
Based on Action Taken
by Equity Last Week

The minimum price of 81 q bushel
and a maximum of 50 a bushel for
wheat to be guaranteed the United
States and Canadian governments to
farmers. may be asked at a mass
meeting OF farmers to be held at Far
go. May 90 and "a.
A call for the meeting was issued
today under the auspices Of the Equity
Cooperative exchange. of st. Paul.
Farmers organizations Of western
Canada have been invited to send
representatives.
The mass meeting will be asked to
petition congress and the Dominion
government to determine what a fair
price for various foods is. and then
to fx a minimum price.
Do Not Ask Present Prices.
"Farmers do not ask guarantee Of
present prices or ANYTHING near them, -
J. NJ. Anderson. president OF the ex-
change said. They believe 1t will be
to their advantage and greatly to the
advantage of the consumer to have
definite prices set"
A resolution to be introduced at the
mass meeting will ask the government
to prohibit future trading. This will
be based on the theory that trading in
futures is conducive to higher prices
without aiding producer or consumer.
Needs of the farmers as to labor
will be discussed.
Determined Upon Week Ago.
The conference which was called to-
day was determined upon at the Equi-
ty gathering held in Fargo last week.
At that time. a resolution was passed
declaring asioint conference OF United
States and Canadian farmers
adxyiSah1
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-30
President of Minnesota Non
partisan League Opens
Drive on Townley.
"HIGH SALARIES"
ARE ELIMINATED
In that Manner, Says Stone
burg, Expenses have Been
Cut $40 a Member.

Minneapolis, April 30.--An explana-
tion of the Minnesota Nonpartisan
league, recently incorporated by ]. A
Stoneburg and others as rival to
the Nonpartisan league which has in-
vaded Minnesota from North Dakota,
was issued over the signature OF
President Stoneburg.
1T should serves" he said, as, re ref
utation Of the various charges circu-
lated recently by A. G. Townley, self
styled head of the National NonpartiSan
league, whose ownHpersonal designs In
Minnesota have been frustrated. We
will have no quarrel with the North
Dakota league or Mr.. Townley, as long
as they stay in North. Dakota. but be-
lieve Minnesota people are capable Of
running their own affairs.
.HeaduuaFters in st. Paul.
The new league. 1t Is announced, ID
in temporary headquarters at 316-1S
jackson street, st. Paul. 1t aims at q
membership of 100000 Minnesota
farmers.
THE Minnesota Nonpartisan league,
the statement proclaims. Is an organl
zation OF. by and for the farmers 0k
Minnesota. The league was founded
on the theory that the farmers repre-
senting as they do, the states great
est and most important interest. are
entitled to WELD their share Of power
and influence. This. as Is well known
they have too frequently been unable
to do In the past.
= BY eliminating high salaries" the
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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-30
Tanker
Sunk bySubmarne
49, s..-ys =
CBy Associated Prsss.l


London, April 30.-The American tanker, Vacuum
was sunk by German submarine on Saturday, while
on the way to the United States
The chief mate and II men, including three OF the
American navy gunners have been landed.
A boat containing the master of the ship and the
remainder of the crew. together with the naval heuten
ant and nine other naval gunners are missing.
New York. April 3O.-The American steamship,
Vacuum, commanded by Capt. S. s. Harris left New
York on March 80 for Birenhead England, carrying
crew of 3d. of whom Is American citizens incud-
ing native born. @
The Vacuum formerly the Bayamos; was owned by
the Vacuum Oil Co., of California. She was built in
1872 at Ecorse Mich brought to the Atlantic and
was converted into tank ship She has made Is trips
to Europe since the war began. She was vessel of
2,251 tons gross ...-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-30
SENATE age LIMIT
GETS WILSON'S 0. K.
Gronna Still Is
Voting Against
II. S. War Plans

United States Senator A. J.
Gronna, of North Dakota, is still
opposing the administration's
plans for the prosecution Of the
war against Germany, his latest
action being q negative ballot on
the eonscription bill.
Late Saturday evening Gronna
made a five-minute speech in the
United States senate in which he
denounced the seIeetive eonscrip-
ton plan as undemoeratie, and
one that gave the military authorl-
ties toe much power. "Let our boys
have opportunity TO serve Of their
own voIition," he said, "and not
force upon them the un-Ameriean
method Of raising an army"
Senator Porter J. McCumber
and Representative p. D. Norton
and Geo. Young voted for the con-
soription bill.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-30
CHICAGO FEELS
PINCH OF STRIKE
Fears of Riot Lead to Calling
OF Detail of Mounted
Police.
(By Associated Press.)

Chicago. April 30.-With the city al
ready feeling the pinch Of a bread
shortage officials today Joined hands
in an attempt to adjust a strike or
Chicago's largest bakers union. The
fear that a protracted strike would
work widespread suffering. especially
in hospitals, caused the calling OF a
meeting of representatives OF the
bakers and city officials with view
of effecting an amicable settlement or
the strike. In addition members OF the
state board Of arbitration were here TO
offer their services.
Fearing a repetition Of riots in Max
we'll street district. which occurred
several weeks ago. Chief Schuettler
ordered a detail OF twenty mounted
police to report today.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-30

The above map. which is one of the
first to appear in the United States,
shows the intricate network of
trenches and fortincations that the
Germans set up on the western front
in the vicinity of Lens, toward which
the British are pushing.
1t was made from information OBJ
tanned bv British airmen flying over
the trenches in the face Of ceaseless
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-30
Army Of 100000
LdborerS Assured
Northwestern Cities to Mobilize Forces That Farmers
May be Guaranteed Adequate Help in Harvest
Wesier Certain of Success.

"An adequate labor supply for the
northwest is guaranteed under the
plans being worked out by the United
States public safety commission, and
farmers OF North Dakota may proceed
with their seeding operations confident
that the government will provide COM
petent and sufficient labor to harvest
the grain" said e. J. Weiser. president
of the First National bank. Fargo, to-
day. +,
Mr.. Weiser bases his statement upon
an extensive Investigation he has
made into the plans SO far adopted
by the government. and which are being
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-30

hopeful. for within the last fortnight
they have been struck telling blows
by both the British and the French
offenge.
It was the possession OF such maps
as these. which ten years ago would
have been unobtainable, that made II
possible for Generals Haig and Nivelle
to drive the Germans out OF what had
been considered impregnable positions
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-30

gunfre. To the right the Notifications
around Arras are marked plainly, and
it is these which the British are at
tackinR with extraordinary vehemence.
Al number OF these trench systems
have been evacuated by the Germans
In their retreat after months had been
spent in preparation. The German re-
treat is no longer considered re-
treat to. victory BY even the most
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-30
BITTER Finhtina sunday.

London. April 80. - Bitter lighting
continued throughout Saturday night
on the front of the British offensive.
Reuters correspondent at British
headquarters telegraphed that the
Germans apparently have a good idea
of the principal points against which
the British efforts are directed and
which must be carried before it will be
possible for the. British to go ahead
again. The Germans are throwing in
fresh troops ito defend these positions
as rapidly as possible.
The contour OF the Scarpe valley is
particularly favorable to the establish
ment of machine gun positions which
are extremely difficult to detect and
therefore are very hard TO deal with
by artillery fike, but they are gradually
"Poeux Ii ne scene OF severest
lighting" the correspondent continues.
THE Germans appreciate the tactical
value OF Roesix and are sacrificing
troops i'm drOves to keep the British
out but the concentration of big Britt
ish guns is making the Germans pay q
heavy price for their opposition.
"All night long the battle thundered
around Poeux and the high sun on the
Sabbath looked down upon verifable
German holocaust between tho chemi-
cal works and Mount Pleasant Wood.
TO the northward we are well estab-
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OtA LlAt1A 0IONIA q g galNA y NN1A
Note our prices on Mattresses, Springs CongoIeum
in Rugs and Rolls-in fact everything In the store
We need the ROOM
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THE EWEATHER.

Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday
Somewhat colder tonight.
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