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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-07-26
HENS FOR SMALL BACK YARDS
Lisht-colored Birds Should Be Avoid.
ed as Their PIumage Shows
Dirt Too Readily.
prepared by the United States DEPART
ment of Agriculture.)

ment of Agriculture.)
In choosing pullets for small back
yards very light-colored and white
birds should be avoided as their plum
age shows dirt too readily. Where the
soil of the yard is clayey pullets with
feathers on the legs and those with
more than four toes on each foot
should be rejected.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-07-26

profitable birds. Hens which show In
dicatiOns of laying at this time are
those which on the average have been
the better producers for the year. 1t
must be remembered also, that the bet
ter producers during the first laying
year are those which will be the SUI
periOr yielders in subsequent years,
Hens showing indications of having
been good producers throughout the
year should be retained for the next
year regardless of their age, but rela-
lively few hens will prove to be profit
able producers beyond their second
laying year if they are of the heavier
breeds, such as the Plymouth Rock,
Rhode Island Red, Wyand0tte, or
Orpington; or beyond their third lay
ing year if they are Of the lighter
breeds, such as the Leghorn. Additional
culling during July is also desirable in
order to eliminate hens which have
started to mott and have stopped lay
ing.
Fowls to Gull.
In Culling the flock remember that
it Is safer to depend upon the agree
ment of combination CT several char
aCteristics than to select by any one
alone. With this in mind, Gull hens
that are sick, weak, lacking in vigor
inactive, poor eaters, mOlted or mott
ing; those with small, shriveled, hard,
dull-cOlOred combs; with small, puck
cred, hard, dry ventsS with thick or
coarse. stiff pelvic bones, pelvic bones
close together, small spread between
pelvic bones and rear end of keel, and
full, hard, small abdomen. In breeds
with yellow skin and shanks, the dis
cardPd hens should also show yellow
or medium yellow shanks and yellow
beaks.
Save hens that are healthy, strong.
vigorous, alert, and active; good eat,
erS; not Noting or just beginning to
mott in September or October: with
large, moist vents; with large, bright
red combs; thin, pliable pelvic bones
well spread apart, wide spread be-
tween pelvic bones and rear end of
keel, and large, soft, pliable abdomen.
In breeds with yellow skins and
shanks, the hens saved should also
show pale or white shanks and pale
or white beaks and vents.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-07-26

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
There are two classes, of farm fowl
those that are parasitic on flock
profits, and those that are profitable.
To bounce the bOarders from the flock
and encourage the increase and bet
terment Of the profitable biddies, are
tasks Of basic Importance which con-
front every pOultryman. With feed
high in price and poultry products
CORRESPONDENCE valuable, it is Of
maximum significance to get rid of
the worthless and increase the worthy
birds in every farm flock, declare
United States department of agricuI-
ture specialists.
Culling serves three purposes. It
insures that the feed will be consumed
by the proft-producing hens. 1t makes
it possible to save those best suited
for breeders, both because Of their bet
ter production and their superior
strength and vitality which enable
them to stand up under the severe
strain of heavy laying. 1t provides
more room by thinning out the Stacker
hens.
CuIling Regular, Continuous.
Culling should be continuous through
out the year. 1t should consist of
wedding out, when discovered any
hen which is sick, very thin or ema-
ciated, or which shows evidence Of
non-productiOn, weakness or poor vi
tally. The entire flock should be given
a careful and systematic inspection
and Culling once a year and prefer
ably several times. The hens should
be handled individually and gone over
carefully with the object of separating
the workers from the shirkers. From
the class of better producers it is de-
sirable to pick out as many of the best
as will be needed for subsequent breed
ing. These hens should be banded or
otherwise marked so that their eggs
may be saved for Matching purposes.
The inferior fowls should be marketed
as soon as possible.
When a single systematic culling is
made, the best time for such work
is in August or September Then it
is easier to form a close estimate Of
the value Of the hen as an egg pro-
Queer, rs we'll as to weed out the I'M
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-07-26
Prepare for the Worsl' :
best and take what collss

Constipation generally ESI
stomach, liver and bower ,srt
Vegetable Pills restore
gripping. Adv.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-07-26
Bonds Liver n9
will Set You

Are you bilious. coris s ~
vous? Do you have trssSS
headache and indigesIloI.i, a
Then, go to your drugsIIs,., ~
a Csc bottle of Bonds, 7 ~ y !,
know what 1t means "
those Ills. m,i
Bonds Liver Pills are A. q
right to the spot an y,
trouble without CAUSING ms n
comfort. Sold by all gov
Csc bottles.-Adv.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-07-26

Make Mllkhcuse Sanitary.
The milkhouse need not be expen.
Slye, but must be sanitary.
Jackson County journal., 1919-12-19
VASSAR GIRLS DRESS DOLLS
Old Custom for the Benefit OF
Neighborhood Children.

People who have been brought up
to believe that college girls are in
evitably of masculine type might be
interested to know. that the students
at Vassar college are at present in the
midst of a doll-dreSSing contest. Nor
is this contest a new event at Vassar.
Every year shortly before Thanksgiv-
ing 600 dolls are bought by the Chris
tian association and distributed
among the students to be dressed in
time for Christmas for the children OF
the surrounding neighbOrhood. At an
appointed time the dolls are assem-
bled by their respective owners and
placed row on row for inspection.
The best-dressed doll is selected and
her owner rewarded with a prize.
This custom has been observed at
Vassar for many years. For the last
two years, however. it has been omit
| TED, owing to the exigencies Of war
work But now that those services
are not needed the work has been
taken up again with an added inter-
est and enthusiasm.
Jackson County journal., 1919-12-19
THE MAKING OF
A FAMOUS
MEDICINE
How Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Is Prepared For
Woman's Use.

A visit to the laboratory where this
successful remedy is made impreSses
even the casual looker-on with the reli-
ability, accuracy, skill and cleanliness
which attends the making of this great
medicine for woman's ills.
Over $4,000 pounds of various herbs
are used annually and all have to be
gathered at the season of the year when
their natural juices and medicinal sub
stances are at their best.
The most successful solvents are used
90 extract the medicinal properties from
these herbs.
Every utensil and tank that comes in
contact with the medicine is sterilized
and as final precaution in cleanliness
the medicine is pasteurized and sealed
I'm sterile bottles.
It is the wonderful combination OF
roots and herbs, together with the
skill and care used in its preparation
which has made this famous medicine
30 successful in the treatment OF
female ills.
The letters from women who have
beer restored to health by the use of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound which we are continually pub
fishing attest to its virtue.
Jackson County journal., 1919-12-19
THE MOST DANGEROUS
OF ALL DISEASES

No organs Of the human body are so
fmnortant to health and long life as the
kidneys. When they slow up and com.
mence to lag in their dSties, look out!
Danger is in sight. =,
Find out what the trouble is-with-
out delay. Whenever you feel nervous,
weak, dizzy, suffer from sleeplessness,
or have pains in the back, wake up at
once. Your kidneys need help. These are
signs to warn you that your. kidneys
are not performing their functions
properly. They are only half doing
their work and are allowing impurities
to accumulate and be converted into
uric acid and other poisons, which
are causing you distress and will de-
stroy you unless they are driven from
your system.
Jackson County journal., 1919-12-19

But the Japs are sending over padded
and quilted coats that are cOZy, in
lovely colors and prettily embroid-
cred. Nilady cannot be hampered by
considerations of climate, when she
lets her fancy roam and the neglgees
and underthings shown in our pic
ture take no thought of the cold.
Long and graceful lines and eXquis-
ite cOloring in the negligee pictured,
confirm our belief that of all clothes,
negligees are the most beautiful. 1t
is of shot blue satin and rose chiffon,
with delicate stitching in blue and
gold. One can hardly imagine 1t
worn over anything more substantial
than undergarments like those pic
tured with it. These are of chiffon
flowered with rosebuds and touch
of blue. Satin in pale blue makes the
fuffings and val lace with French
flowers add their parts to the dainty
assembly.
Black chantilly lace is an innova
tion in negligees and underdress, but
it is sponsored by more than one au
thority All of which goes to show
that in the seclusion of her home
nothing is too extravagantly unique
for the lady Of today.
Jackson County journal., 1919-12-19

There is just one place where the
sentlewoman, with dramatic instincts
will allow her robing to be bit au-
dacious, and that place is within her
own four walls. The gentlewOman
naturally strives for distinction in
dress, but she will not go to the length
of wearing things so unusual in char
acter and design, as to make her con-
spicuOus in public. But within her
home it is different. From any cor
ner of the world inspirations may be
carried out in boudoir gowns and in
underthingS: the airiest fabrics, the
most daring color combinations. the
richest embroderies and extravaganza
ly unique designs are at her service
Just now China and Japan are fur
nishing alluring things with wonder
full possibilities for bOudoir wear. The
big fringed shawls of crepe de chine,
embroidered with incredible fneness
in the most brilliant colOrs, make neg
ligees that only need to be draped on
the figure, the drapery sewed in place
and the robe thus made provided with
a fastening. Like great many neg
| ligees, these gorgeous affairs presup
pose warm climate or steam heat
Jackson County journal., 1919-12-19
Accidents in Everyday Life.

Though not generally known, it is a
fact that from two to three times az
many fatal accidents occur in Ameri-
can homes, streets and roads each
try AS the death or Interpretation
Of a skilled workman has the same
effect on industry whether the acci-
dent occurs in the shops or out of
them, the national safety council con-
siders itself almost as vitality inter
ested in public safety as in industrial
accident prevention We lost 5O.15O
men in the war, and in the same pc
riod 10000 persons through accident.
Scientific American.
Jackson County journal., 1919-12-19

Millinery for midwinter is like au
tumn leaves-the most cOlorful and
brilliant of all the years pageantry.
Designers give free rein to fancy when
the time comes to grace the heads of
fair women for the gayeties of holiday
times and all that the midwinter sea-
son brings in the way of entertain
ment. This year they are reveling in
the most gorgeous materials, gold and
silver tissues and laces, mock jewels,
beads, spangles, brocades, embroid-
eries-everything rich and splendid
that they can lay hands on.
The eternal feminine has not
changed since TennysOn sang "the
splendor dear to women" But this
brilliant effort is the swan song of
winter millinery-after it, and already
edging in with it, come the plain and
simple demiseasOn hats; the prelude
to spring styles-due to make an early
appearance for the benefit of great
numbers of southern tourists.
Who but a designer of millinery
would ever think of interpreting the
low!y coolie hat in fine lace? But thu
designers judgment is indicated, fol
the hat at the top Of the group show
Jackson County journal., 1919-12-19
TONIGHT!
Take "Cascarets" if sick,
Bilious, Constipated.

Enjoy life! StraightP up! Your
system is filled with liver and bowel
poison which keeps your skin Sallow,
your stomach upset, your head dull
and aching. Your meals are turning
into poison and you cannot feel right.
Don't stay bilious or constipated. Feel
splendid always by taking Cascarets
occasionally. They act without grip
ing or inconvenience. They never sick
en- you like Calomel, Salts, Oil or nasty,
harsh pills. They cost so little too-Cas-
carets work while you sleep.-Adv.
Jackson County journal., 1919-12-19
Logs Set Afire by Friction.

The curious spectacle of great logs
set afre by friction of their rapid de-
scent in a long chute was witnessed
recently in the mountains of Washing
ton state. Logs of exceptional length
were needed for special waterfront
piling, and could be found only at a
great height. The chute down which
the cut timbers were slid was over a
mile long, and the big sticks attained
a tremendous velocity. One that
Jumped the track" on the way, shat
tered a 24-in. oak tree in it's course
without material damage to ITSELF
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Jackson County journal., 1919-12-19

Get some GOLD MEDAL Haarlem
Oil Capsules at once. They are an old.
tried preparation used all over the
world for centuries. They contain only
old-fashioned, soothing oils combined
with strengthening and cleans
ing herbs, well known and used by ply
sicians in their daily practice. GOLD
MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules are i'm
ported direct from the laboratories in
Holland. They are convenient to take,
and will either give prompt relief or
your money will be refunded. Ask for
them at any drug store, but be sure
to get the original imported GOLD
MEDAL brand. Accept no substitutes.
In sealed packages. Three sizes.
Jackson County journal., 1919-12-19

Uncovered shape shows a little bunch
OF grapes and a rose, posed with all
the assurance in the world, at the top
where the queen Of flowers has
right to be- The rose needs this prOmi-
nent position to be seen at all-for
what observer will be able to get be-
yond a pair of eyes that must be
looked into behind veil Of lace?
Gold cloth with applique of figures
in black silk cord makes the rich hat
at the left of the group. 1t suggests
the Orient, too, with it's odd, flat tas-
sci of feathers that fall like a fringe
at the side. and it belongs in the COM
pany it appears in, being of the same
CT aracter as the coolie hat.
Even street hats reflect the gorge
BUSINESS of the mode. The narrow
brimmed sailor at the right of satin
has q rich-looking band of silver braid
about the crown and a silver-gray vel
that lures our thoughts to yelled la
dies IN far lands even with a pair Of
frank American eyes behind it.
Jackson County journal., 1919-12-19
Bowels Begging for Help

Torpid liver pleading for assistance?
How careless to neglect these things
when DR.. Kings New Life Pills so
promptly, mildly, yet effectively come
TO their reliefl
Leaving the system uncleaned, clog
Eed bowels unmoved, results in health
destructive after-effects. Let stimu.
Eating, tonic-in-action DR.. Kings New
Life Pills bring you the happiness Of
regular, normal bowels and liver func-
tioning. Keep feeling fit, doing the
work Of man or woman who finds
gelish In 1t. All druggists-25c.
Jackson County journal., 1919-12-19
HOW TO GET RID
Of YOUR COLD
The quick way is to use
DIR. Kings New Discovery

DON'T put off until tonight what
you can do today. Step into
- your druggists and buy bottle
of DIR. Kings New Discovery. Start
taking it at once. BY the time you
reach home you'll be on the way to
recovery.
This standard family friend has been
breaking colds, coughs, grippe attacks,
and Group for more than fifty years.
appreciated. Children and grownups
alike can use it-there is no disagree
able after-effect. Your druggist has it.
60c. and $1.20 bottles.
Jackson County journal., 1919-12-19
KEEP 1T HANDY

If you paid a specialist $500 for a
prescription, you would not get any
thing that would give quicker relief
for Group, Catarrh, Colds, or Sore
Throat, than VACHER BALM, which
only costs 25c in jars, or tubes.
Write for Samples and Agents
Prices. Beware of limitations. E. w.
Vacher, Inc, New Orleans, La.-Adv.
Jackson County journal., 1919-12-19
His EXCUSE.

I'm going TO striker asserted the
farm hand There's too dod-busted
much work around this place."
"But you seem to do very little Of
it." we severely said, $50 why should
you striker"
''It makes me tired to see anybody
else -yaw-wwn working" he re-
plied.-Kansas City Star
Jackson County journal., 1919-12-19
New Ierma

The toast at the breakfast table was
rather dry, especially the piece little
Joseph got He surveyed it in cop-
Germ for a minute and turned to ths
maid who was fixing his oatmeal
Milk it, Mary, milk it," he COM
manded
Jackson County journal., 1919-12-19
Safety First.

A prominent manufacturer said, the
other day, to one of ffs workmen: !:
Learn to keep your temper, my friend.
Believe me, nobody else wants it,
Ladies' Home Journal.
Jackson County journal., 1919-12-19

You can doubtless mention a number
of persons who took too much-in-
Guiding yourself.
Jackson County journal., 1919-12-19

DR.. Peery's Dead Shot" is not "lozenge"
or Syrup but a real old-fashioned dose of
medicine which cleans out Worms or Te1e-
worm with single dose. Adv.
Jackson County journal., 1919-12-19

When a man and woman both
have broken hearts the woman gets
all the sympathy.
Jackson County journal., 1919-12-19

Strength Of the Soul.
The soul that is not strong in soli-
tude is not strong in crowd.
Jackson County journal., 1919-12-19

Reaching City Of Fortune.
Would you reacn the city of Fortunef
Catch the car marked Perseverance
Jackson County journal., 1919-12-19
Position in Life.

Your position in life is high or low
as your ideals are high or low.
Jackson County journal., 1919-12-19

A woman seldom laughs at mans
jokes unless she has pretty teeth.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-10

the parable of the ten, virgins and
since she was accused Of magic arts,
the English superstition arose tat
by watching and fasting on st. Agnes
Eve, maidens could discover their
fate in marriage; by praying nine
times to the moon and fasting three
ewes in succession, they could secure
whom they would. Keats, in his ex-
quisite poem The Eve of st. Agnes"
refers to this superstition:
'"They told her how upon st. Agnes
Young virgins might have visions of
delight,
If ceremonies due they did right;
AS, ~supperless to bed they must re-
tire,
And couch supine their beauties, lily
white;
Nor look behind, nor sideways, re-
quire
OF Heaven with upward eyes for all
that they desire"
Agnes is popular in England, Scot
land, and as a royal name in France
and Germany. France calls her
AGNES; Agneta is an English form 4;
Agnese, Agnesca, and Agnete are
Italian. The Welsh form is Nest. The
Jewel assigned to Agnes Is the agate
which gives courage and guards its
wearer from danger. 1t is considered
a cure for insomnia and insures
pleasant dreams. Thursday Is a for
tunate day for Agnes and 2 a tails
mani number. If she dreams of her
Jewel 1t is sign of a journey. Her
flower Is the wild rose signifying SIM
plicity.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-10

Cop4l4Med 1901 the IA

Copyright, 1919, by the Newspaper
Enterprise Association.) =
Jim saw the ghost, too, and he
waved his hand, exactly as Babs does
when she a y goodnight" And he
didn't seem a bit disturbed! We
zoomed above the banana trees as if
we were up on an aimless joy-ride.
Then We picked up the railroad track
for a guide and were off for the glor-
ious north, and [ couldn't tell whether
the motion of the bus, or the emotion
aroused by that passing glimpse Of
Hamilton Certeis disturbed me more.
1t might be, I reasoned, that the old
wife'S tale had set my imagination to
working overtime.
l was so absorbed in my own
thoughts that l didn't register a single
new sensation about flying. I cuddled
Babs close, n since it was her hour
for a nap, she ~obligingly went to
sleep! L wanted to punch Jim in the
back and tell him to look around, for
l knew the incident would delight
him. Undoubtedly he was the first of
the human race to use his airship
as a cradle!
Seldom could I muster courage to
look over the side of the car, which
was most unfortunate because 1 par
ticularly wanted to study the region
of the hold-up. Whenever l caught
a streak of smoke on the mountain
side. l imagined we might be passing
the bandits cave where Katherine
Miller wasAheld.
Wouldn't Jim be able to locate her
by plane, l wondered? Surely, with
Bob and jim Morrison and his bunch
working together, any gang of bandits
would surrender on sight! 1 regarded
my brother-in-law's broad shoulders
with pride. And 1 hoped it would be
a long time before Jim got married
/ l don't suppose n girl is ever ready
to part with the protection of nice
brothers like jim.
Jim made an especially romanti,
figure because he wasn't wearing hi
uniform. He was in a mechanic
dress and he looked considerably lik
an outlaw of the air ought to look,
thought.
He couldn't, of course, take a gov
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-10

1-2 cupfuI dried bread crumbs
1-2 tesapOonful onion juice
3 slices bacon
1-2 t~easpoonful salt
1-2 teaspponfuI pepper
Chop meat finely or have it ground
at the butchers. Put bacon through
food chopper with bread crumbs and
mix thoroughly with meat. Add lemon
rind, parsley, egg, onion, salt and pep
per. Shape in a roll and put in drip
ping pan. Dredge with flour. put
water in pan (about a cupful) and
bake 80 minutes. Basic every 5 min
utes.
VEGETABLE SALAD.
1 cupfuI shredded cabbage
1 cupful cooked beets (diced i'm
in 1-2 inch pieces)
1-2 cupful shredded celery
Salt and pepper
Mix vegetables. MoiSten with boiled
salad dressing. Arrange on lettuce
leaves.
BOILED SALAD DRESSING
2 tableSpoonfuls flour
1 tablespoonful sugar
1-2 teaspoonful salt
1-2 t~eaSpoonful pepper
1 ~teaspoonful dry mustard
2 tab espoonfuis butter
1 eupful milk
Sd cupful vinegar
2 eggs
Beat flour, sugar, salt, pepper, mus
tard and eggs together in a double
boiler top. Add milk slowly and cook
over hot water till thick, stirring con-
stantly. Add butter and vinegar and
cook until thickened again.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-10
AGNES

ASNt
The Greek word agos, signifying a
matter of religious awe, gave the adj
~jective agnos, meaning sacred, pure,
and 1t, in turn, names the tree whose
twigs the Greek matrons strewed on
their beds during the festival of De-
meter, which the Romans called
Agnus Castus.
Incidentally, the Latin word for
lamb is agnus, and since this animal
was used for the sacred purpose of
sacrifice, Agnes comes by her heri-
tage of purity and sanctity logically.
One of the first women to bear the
name of Agnes was the gentle Roman
maiden whose m~artyrdom named the
Church of st. Agnese. 1t is said to
have been built by Constantine or
the spot where sire was put to the
utmost proof and retains an old mo-
sale, picturing her clad only in her
flowing hair. being dragged along by
brutal soldiers. Another ancie}.
church covers the catacomb where
she was informed and the story goes
that while her relatives and pilgrims
who came to pay their homage were
weeping there one day, she appeared
suddenly in radiant glory with a
lamb of spotless whiteness.
The gospel for st. Agnes day was