The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-02-20
CHILDREN'S ESSAY CONTEST

CHILDREN'S ESSAY CONTEST.
Washington, Feb. 9.-Uncle Sans
treasure trove" party for his little
nephews and nieces to be held on May
9Th next, is going to be attended by
tens of thousands of children from
Maine to California. Invitations to
the party will be issued on April 10
and the lucky ones to receive "bids"
will be the national, state, county,
township, city and village winners in
the national essay contest in schools,
of February 20, on the subject: "What
are the benefits of an enlistment in
the U. S. army" The treasure
trove" is going to contain gold med
ais, silver medals, loving cups, suits
of clothes, dresses, hats, bank deposits
and whatnots. More than 10000 prizes
are already listed and it is expected
that there will be more than 100 900
prizes. There's a gold medal for the
best essay written by a negro child
in Dallas, Texas, and a ton of coal
for the best essay in Indianapolis.
Oh no! these aren't the only prizes
offered in these two cities; they are
merely given to show the scope of the
thing. Scholarships in business COL
leges and a years subscription to the
home town paper have been put into
the treasure trove."
1t is strenuously denied that Count
Hohenzollern has offered a BOBBY prize
of an autographed photograph to the
writer of the worst essay and that
Wilhelm has requested permission to
sit with Secretary Baker and Generals
Pershing and March on the essay
board of judges. 1t is admitted that
H~ohenzollern knows something about
the United States army, however.
FEBkUAkY POULTRY HINTS.
(By R. L. Smith.)
If the cen have a proper house
which provides plenty of room flour
square feet per hen) plenty of fresh
air and sunshine, and a deep dry litter
on they floor, they will be better off
inside than outdoors. Never allow
them out when they may get their feet
wet. 1t is almost sure to stop them
laying. Of course, if it is drier and
cleaner outdoors than inside the house
let them out.
Keep the house clean and dry and
light and plan to keep hens in all win
ter. You will get better results than
you will if they are allowed to range
out through the snowdrifts.
Many flocks are being troubled with
colds at this time. The principal caus-
es being: Dark, poorly ventilated
houses, damp or wet litter, draughts
from cracks and openings, unsanitary
conditions, over-crowding in house and
on roosts.
The best cure CD is prevention by
providing: Plenty of sunlight and
proper ventilation, deep dry litter, pre-
vent draughts by closing all openings
and cracks except that needed for
ventilation in the south front which
should be covered with muslin in cold
or windy weather, disinfect house,
clean dropping boards, do not over
stock house, clean, fresh drinking wa
ter.
If your flock is badly infected put
a little kerosene in the drinking water.
Feed the infected stock EPSON salts,
l tablespoon to every three hens or
II ounces to 100 hens. Dissolve in
water and mix up a wet mash, feed
about what they will clean up in ten
minutes. Feed light for several days.
Follow this treatment with one table
spoon of sulphur to every three hens
the next day fed in the mash.
Don't forget the lice. Don't think
that because it is winter the lice don't
bother. Clean them up now with an
application of blue ointment or sodium