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Milford chronicle., 1921-03-18

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
Late in the winter or early in the
spring the poultry owner should select
and mate his best hens to use for re-
producing his flock. To do this he must
choose the seasons breeding stock with
care.
Progress will be made most quickly
by selecting and using the best indi-
viduals in the flock as breeders rather
than by breeding the flock as a whole.
Standardized rOOsters Of the right
type should be used with the selected
birds; the chickens then will be Of a
much higher quality than the birds of
last years flock.
Selecting Healthy BOOSTERS.
The selection Of male should be in
fuenced largely by the character Of the
females used. Any general weakness
in the hens should be offset, so far as
possible, by strength in that particular
In the male.
Only by continuous selection for
health and vigor is 1t possible to build
up a flock that will produce fertile
eggs, strong chicks capable of making
quick growth, and pulless% with sufi-
cient stamina to stand the strain Of
heavy egg production.
The appearance Of bird is not al
ways a sure indication Of its vigor, but
appearance and action taken together
are a fairly reliable guide, say poultry
specialists Of the United States De-
partment Of Agriculture. The comb,
face and wattles should be Of a good
bright color, the eyes bright and fairly
prominent, and the head broad and
short, having a fairly short we'll
curved back and showing no tendency !
to be long, "snaky," or "crOwheaded."
The bird should be alert and have a
strong, vigorous carriage; the legs set
well apart and strongly supporting the
body, with no indication Of weakness
or knock-knees. The bone in the
shank should be strong and not too
fine for the breed, with the toes
strong, straight and not too long.
Clean, smooth plumage is desirable, as
a lack Of condition often accompanies
Milford chronicle., 1921-03-18
The pefIlna Hand Of Man.

I It is a humiliating reflection that
1man, when he comes In his numbers,
defles and defaces, and makes ugly
more than the wild beast. One has
but to find his trail on any green
place. The orange peels, the dirty and
torn newspapers. the old boots, the
broken crOckery and utensils, have
power to destroy beauty and peace and
Danish the Spirit of Place. When he
stretches out a hand over what once
was countryside. how depressing are
his little houses, his clinker paths, in
fields where the mole delved industri
Ously from dawn 10 dark, where the
lark climbed a thousand winding
fairs into Heaven.-Katherine lyman
the Kings Highway.
Milford chronicle., 1921-03-18

moved and dependable come to
supplant the crosscut and bucksaw
forever and to make the once hardest
Of all farm jobs an easy and pleasant
task. With such a machine as is now
on the market, the farmer can earn
the ready cash he must have to keep
things going while congress, bankers
and others debate over his and the ma
TONS problems.
In a utilitarian sense, timber un-
used Is timber useless to mankind
Trees are a vegetable crop, and like
others Of their kind, they grow to ma
turity, decay and die-a total loss un
less they are harvested and convertef
to the uses for which they are bes
adapted.
On nearly every farm in most sec
tiOns of the country there is timber II
more than sufficient quantities To-
home use. There are live trees tina
need to be taken out to give room 70
younger ones to grow, or to clear thr
land for cultivation; there are deat
trees that are allowed to fall and de
cay, and on thousands of farms tn
banks Of rivers and creeks are line.
with logs and other driftwood.
The old way of hauling logs to a say
rig made timber work lmpracticablc
rs well as improbable. But now thai
here are log saws that can be
wheeled like a barrow almost any.
where and can be operated on rough
narshy, brush-cOvered ground, wooc
AN be cut by machinery into easily
handled lengths and sold at the higr
,rices that such fuel is now bringing
1he present situation, with wheat
orn and other crop products at an un
rof1table level. has caused many farm
RS to go after these timber profits
hey have been overlooking.
Milford chronicle., 1921-03-18
Men Short in France.

The average height for men is 5
feet 5 inches, and for women is feet
2 inches. The observation indicates
that S5.10 per cent of the French peO-
pie have chestnut hair. The blondes
are next in order, forming only 1882
per cent of the population. Pure black
hair is found in 1873 per cent-that is,
slightly more frequently than red hair,
which altogether was found in only
072 per cent of caCes.
Pure black hair, so rare IN France,
is the rule in certain Mediterranean
countries (for instance, in definite re-
gions of Spain).
Milford chronicle., 1921-03-18
WHERE BUNGLER DOES HARM
Always Makes Mess Of His Own Life
and Too Frequently the Lives
of Others.

Eunglers are frequently takers
above their ability to perform. To be
sure they want to be rated well among
their friends and frequently go to the
limit in telling others what they are
going to do. That's how George got
into the hospital. It seems George
and another cOlOred chap did the gar
dening on a certain mans estate in
the Middle West. One morning George
didn't turn up. The master went to
Sam and said: "Sam, where's GeOrge?"
I'm de hospital, sah." "In the hos
pital; how did that happen?" swell.
you see," replied Sam, "George is mar
ried and he's ben telling me for long
time as how he's goin' to lick his wife,
cause her naggin', and yisttidy she
done hear him at it. OATS all."> And
how many there are like him. They
are going to turn the world upside
down until they meet face to face with
the facts.
After the bunglers get in their work
it's impossible for anyone else to make
good job of it,. They take perfectly
good regulations and leave them pretty
poor examples of what is good. No
wood butcher ever made a bigger mess
of good lumber than has many a bun
gler made Of other peoples lives. And |
these artists even bungle up their own
lives. They get their heads full Of no
fiOns that lead to folly. Like guns
they go off half-cOcked and the dam
age can never be repaired. Careless
Of the facts, they frequently make as
sertions that are far from true and
net according to what you expect Of
such creatures. Every effort added
seems to add to the cOnfusion.-Grit
Milford chronicle., 1921-03-18
SOIL PREPARATION FOR RAPE
Early Planting Will Generally Give
Best Results as 1t Is Adapted to
Cool Weather.

Rape can be planted just as soon as
he ground can be prepared for it in
The spring; usually the early planting
will give the best results. 1t is natural
ly adapted to a cool season and is
hardy enough to withstand pretty hard
frOsts. Usually it may be planted as
early as the middle of April and sue
cessive paintings may be made al
through the summer and early fall.
Milford chronicle., 1921-03-18

put them in too loosely. The soil
lshould be PACKED DOWN ABOUT
RTHE ROOTS, just as firmly as it is
possible to get it, with the aid of the
feet of of blunt, wooden stock for
tirming. The tree should be put in
lslightly deeper than it grew before,
las indicated by the soil mark just
Eabove the roots.
Ordinarily it is not necessary to use
water, especially when planting in
the spring; but if the soil should be
quite dry when the trees are being set
out, the water should be poured in
and allowed to soak away when about
half OF the soil has been put back in
to the hole. This is much more ef-
fective than pouring the water on the
surface after the tree has been plant
ed.
How to Make the Tree Form Head
One of the main reasons why trees
set out in commercial orchards often
seem to do better than those in the
home grounds is that they receive
more attention in the way of early
pruning. 1t may seem a great shame,
after you have set out your fine look
ing little trees, four to six feet high, |
to think of cutting away a large part |
of what you have paid out your good |
money for. But it is necessary to do |
this, if you want to get as much fruit |
as possible from your young trees.
Peach trees should be pruned by cut
ting the top out clean a third to a
half of the distance down to the low
est branches, and cutting all the re-
naming branches back to within a few
inches of the main stem.
Apples, pears and plums should
have all the top above the first five
or six branches removed, and these
remaining branches cut back to few
buds each. Care should be taken.
however, that no two of these bran {
ches which are left, grow out from the
main stem at the same point, as this
would mean, later on, bad crotch
hat is likely to break under a storm
Dr. heavy crop of fruit. The bran !
ches which are left should also be
spaced as evenly as it is possible to {
get them around the trunk of the {
rec.
The result of this severe cutting
Jack of your little trees will be that
hey will start to form low-branch-
ng heads" that will make it much
asier for you to care for them, spray
hem and and gather the fruits.
You will be surprised when growth
egins how quickly the little trees
ou have set out will make up in new
rowth for all that has been cut away.
/ shoveful of chicken manure or a
alf handful of nitrate of soda dug in
round each tree, as soon as the new
rowth has got well started, will give
lem extra vigor and a dark green
lvuriant color for the first seasons
rowth. Both of these fertilizers,
owever, should be used only early e
the season.
The soil around the trees should 8
4 dug I'D and raked over occasion
ly to keep down weeds and to pro-
de "soil mulch" to conserve mois-
re-
If the above simple suggestions are
flowed. practically every tree YOU
ant will not only live but will make
gnod hustv growth-and a strong
art is at least half the battle in
owing an abundance of good fruit
r your own home table,
Our next article will tell how you
n have raspberries this season from
ants set out this spring; and about
her kinds of berries.
Milford chronicle., 1921-03-18
GROWING COWPEAS FOR SEED
Highly Profitable in Localities sulteG
to Production of Crop, Say
Federal Specialists.

Localities well suited to the produc
ton Of cowpeas will find 1t highly prof
table to grow seed on a large scale
especially if the best machinery for
handling the crop is used. say special
lists Of the United States Department
of Agriculture.
Milford chronicle., 1921-03-18
SUGAR BEETS YIELD PROFIT
No Other Crop on Commercial Scale In
Temperate Zone Furnishes as
MTeF Human Food Per Acre.

An average acre of sugar beetS yield.
ing ten tons produces besides the by
products. $500 pounds of granulated
sugar. No other crop iii the temperate
zone raised on a commercial scale fur.
nishes as much human food per acre.
Milford chronicle., 1921-03-18

Do you have something you don't
need and would like to sell. If you do
put a little ad in the Chronicle and
get results.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-10
The Fight On RcfunIinu

IT administration in recent ,in,oc CO
early in its career hns ovorcieod CO u,
tie influence upon Congress -. doos 10, =,
Mr. Harding at the present pomop, ,r,;
H. shown very clearly hv ,ho uncoro,,,n;o,,
blocking in the Senate of tho foroir, doh,
rcfunding hill and tho railroad ro,iot h,u
two measures which originated :, ,ho u.h;,a
House were powerfully urp.a hy :, ,,, no
more essentially Harding nro,nc,. ,ha
other legislation considnro, drri,o ~, 49,.
ira session Of Congress-
The railroad hin b,s nos.od ,n ,,
il is true but II hung nm in ~ -,
months may mass bofora :, - '."
by the minor hoav rho ,; 81
funding bin has no, rur t,,o o,,n,.. :,
either branch of C,on,-ose ,, -
turc ot tho onnosi,io, ,,, ,''
Ropuhlican r,nLs :, ;,, 49, ''"i'
original form If !, hoco,,o. . "
il prohablv will ho co ,nn,,,, o.
au,hors win sc,rcoI, '""' IT'S
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-10
4 Pnrty Without Lcndcrshin

| I is somewhat disquieting fact that tho
party which was voted into power by
overwhelming majorities last November.
and is now in potential control of all
branches of the Federal government. is sad
~ lacking in masterful leadership and this
at a time when that party is face to face
with problems OF stupendous national and
internal Importance, problems which call
Tor rcsourcefulness Of the highest order
and patriotism that is unimpeachabc
This lack OF leadership has been sadly
apparent during the two full years that the
Republicans controlled the House and SEN
ate. Those bodies were virtually adrirt
during that period. No constructive action
proceeded from either designed to meet the
crave domestic conditions existing through
out the land. 1t even proved difficult for
Congress to make the annual appropriate tons
Economy in many directions was enforced
it is true but for the most part consisted
OF blind slashing of appropriations and the
starving OF many necessary governmental
enterprises.
On the side OF foreign affairs all that tho
last Congress did was TO negative the eff
forts OF the Wilson administration. 1t de-
lcatcd tho ratlhcation' of the treaty Of Yer
sailles. 1t condemned and rejected the
league OF nations, but ii provided nothing
IN their place. 1t could veto policies of
Woodrow Wilson because it had the votes
but II showed itself incapable OF evolving
" better program or any program at all
The same group OF leaders which mis-
managed the House and Senate in the two
years which have passed. will he in control
nominal though that control is during the
coming two years. More than that they
will have greater difficulty in handling the
forces which arc presumed to follow them
In such situation the natural thing for
the country to do is TO look to the White
House for leadership. Unhappily. however
no assurance has yet been given that Presi-
dent Harding will assume the direction of
legislative action. He has indicated re-
pcatedly that he leans away from such a
course, but unless he steps into control
there is little to be promised from Congress-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-10

n point OF no quorum or Of preventing &C
tion by unanimous consent" does not ap-
peal to strong men, or ambitious men or
men possessing statesmanlike qualities.
1t is manifest to every student OF gov
eminent that the House membership is too
large and that means should be found OF
reducing II 10 a point where 1t may once
more afford a fair opportunity for men OF
proven ability to make themselves felt in
the more important processes of legislation.
How this may be done, however, is a prob
lem which no House leadership has yet been
able to solve
Since the last census was taken two Of
forts have been made by the Census Com
mittec to draft and pass reapportonment
bills. The first increased the membership
from 435 to Asa. the governing theory of
that measure being to provide for the in
creased population without loss of scat
in Congress by any State. This bill was so
indefensible from almost every angle that
it was summariy rejected by the House and
the committee instructed to bring in a more
reasonable plan
y second reapportionment bill has now
been drafted. This increases the size of the
House from AIS to AGO. or twenty-thrce
less than the original recommendation
What will be done with this legislation
remains to be seen. Older members who
have observed the loss Of prestige on the
part OF this representative body, and who
have discovered the reason for its lack OF
usefulness. feel that a means should be
found of reapportioning the representation
without an increase in the roll.
But expcdiency inevitably enters into such
matters and individual political fortunes
becomes an important factor. This will
probably result in the second Seigel bill
becoming law, or some substitute meas
urc not essentially different. And the House
Will continue 10 operate by caucus on the
one hand. and through seniority leadership
on the other. This will mean that the
House. which ought TO reflect the best
thought OF the nation and be most respon-
slve TO popular sentiment. will remain ma
chlne-controlled and gagged through an
other period of years.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-10
SPONSOR FOR
u. C. V. REUNION
minds and Nations OF Honor Also Arc
Chosen for Chattanooga
Convention
lBy Associated press1

CHATTANOOGA, TENN. Oct. o
Major-Gencral w. NJ Wrotcn. com
handing the Mississippi Division,
united Confederate Veterans. has an
n"unced the sponsorial appointment
for his organization at the annual
reunion here october 1921. The list
follows:
Sponsor-Miss Lillian Wells. Jack
son. Maids of honor-Miss Bcatricc
icrraul,. Natchcz Miss Susie Wiz
S!nia Mci1cmore. Natchez: Miss Emmic
Lou Rhymes, Crystal Springs: Miss
Katie +. Foster. Vicksburg. Matrons
OF hGnor-Mrs. r. y. Morton, Brook
haven; Mrs. John 4. Clark, DcKall:
Mrs. Edward Burke, Tupclo; Mrs.
Fred W. iIulscy, Tupclo; Miss Madge
Burney. Wayncsboro: Mrs. Alice De-
wees. l'ocahontas; Mrs. Fred Martin.
summit: Mrs. Van G. Cavctt, Tupclo;
Mrs. NJ. y. culpepper, Macon: Mrs.
Rodney Shields. Church Ilill. Hon
orary matrons-Mrs. Story Miller.
Forest; Mrs. y. l.. Quinn. West Point;
Mrs. IL. hampton. Forest. Mascot
Mrs. halloween Walker, Forest
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-10
MUTT AND JEFF PLAYS
AT ACADEMY TONIGHT
H"d Fishers Famous Comic chnr.c
tcrs Ia Appear In ..Chiua-

MUTT and JEFF in Chinatown" the
'"'e~t comedy riot based on the ia
NOUS Bud Fisher cartoon. OF IN,
same title. Will he the attraction M
IN" Academy tonight. Tuesday. Wed.
nesday and Wednesday maintcc. The
ne" play. which Is by Nat Leroy. ~
IN two acts and six scenes.
While the locale Is Il section OF San
francisco. IL is entirely devoid OF
those characteristics one might cx-
pcct from offerings with Chinatown
as cognomcn. Nobody smokes
opium nobody deals in or countcn-
ances vice and there arc no Williams.
The entire plot. and which, By The
way contains an absorbing story. in
wolves love AFFAIR which Mutt aud
J"n are asked 10 untanEle. They do
:" satisfactorily. revealing that there
Is sim IL sentimental side In their
makc-up The play contains n large
cast. plenty OF song hits. catchy
music. surprises and any amount of
new ideas and exceptional features.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-10
News Of Fifty Years Ago

From tho Richmond Dispatch. Oct. TO- 1871
At the annual meeting OF the Methodist sun
day School Society OF Richmond the following
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
President. William Willis. Jr., OF Broad street
Church; assistant president. DR.. W. w. Parker,
OF BROAD Street; vicc-prcsidents. Asa Snyder
of Centenary: Il. F. Parham. OF Broad Street;
r. w. rcmbertnn, of Trinity: Robert l.. Rich
ardson. Of Union Station; George w. Armis-
tcad. of Clay Street; NJ. Il. Gary. OF Man
chester; Charles IIagan of Oregon IIill; A. l..
West of Sidney. and Lud Penny. OF Rockets.
Secretary. Charles p. Rady; assistant sccre-
tary. Il. j. Christian: treasurer, S w Goodson.
In the month of September the water works
OF Richmond pumped 7S,30o,00O gallons Of
water or an average Of 100000 gallons per
day. Monday. the llth was the biggest day.
$500, 900 gallons having been pumped on that
day.
Justice White will occupy the Police Courts
quarters in the Odd Fellows Hall this
morning. The seat of justice has been made
NJ least comfortable and fairly roomy This
morning and In future the court will begin
business at $50 instead of at o'clock as
heretofore.
Judge Ualyburton yesterday delivered the
Introductory lecture to the law class Of Rich
mond College While the class will sit in the
Supreme Courtroom for the present IL is a
part of Richmond College.
". II. Mcrriman OF this city. lost house
in the business part Of Chicago by the fire
which broke out there yesterday and is still
raging. This house was valued at 100000
The barn of Jacob Creecy, near Bermuda
Hundred. together with 100 barrels of corn
and his entire crop of seed wheat. were en-
tircly consumed by fire night before last.
Married. at Oakwcll. Nottoway County. De-
tober 9Th, Captain William p. Robinson OF
Danville to Miss Blanche r. Sydnor, daughter
of Rev r. w. Sydnor.
Chicago is burning down. A fire broke out
there last night in Il large planning mill sit
uatcd between clinton and Canal Streets and
Van Buren, and Jackson Streets. terrific
wind has been blowing all the while and the
fire is still raging. being absolutely beyond
control. II looks now II at least half
the city will he swept away All the news
paper offices and all OF the leading hotels
have alreday fallen victims 10 the flames
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-10
General Wood Speaks in Tokyo

Ioklo' oct. o--Conviction that the nrcs
cnt United Statcs-Jaraucsc situation hnId. r
p"SS'piiltes Of war was expressed by General
Leonard Wood in his address at tho dinner
OF inc American Japanese Society in honor
o: himself and w. Cameron Forbes
IL would hc a terrible reelection on ,no1cr,
civilization If TWO great nations like J,rar
and the United states could not meet a, :,
conference board and settle ALI Or nc,,Iy nh
o' 'hcir diihcu!ticS," declared General Wood
irulS great and vital issues may arise call
ihE on All our resources of understanding q nd
aipi"mhcy for solution. but the present situ,
ZION contains nothing justifying even the sus
P'cioh mat such an issue will arise Recent
~ thcrc mas been good deal OF loose and
l""liSh TALK about American Japanese trouble
nut All thIs is nonsense. Our relations arc
not strained and they are going to confirm.
good.
lhrcr and a half centuries ago il is record
ca the emperor OF Japan levied u tribute on
the philippines. II is sure that Japon ,yi,l
"Eaih exact from the Philippines "A much
heavier t'ihute in increased returns on friend
~ commerce between the two island races
america wants to build UP commerce. but al
ways welcomes open and fair connection
among nations We arc sure you ask no more
than that"
Eoth General Wood and Mr. Forbes cx
pressed the deepest gratitude for the high
DECORATIONS OF the First Order of the Rising
sun bestowed on them Wednesday, and re-
ierrcd In glowing terms to the cordialitv of
th"ir reception in japan. which was remark
apic Tor evidences Of desire for friendIi-
ness and understanding
tC"pyrGht. 1921, by the Public Ledger Coz
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-10
HUMAN OUIJA BOARD
FOR LYRIC AUDIENCES
"ak-Lrtkn. IndInn M,.,i,.
on New Program lie
ginning To-day

irlncess Wax Lctka. the India,
mystic. who comes 20 the Lyric ,odnv
i"r Inc opening half OF the week r.,
hho"h as the Human Ouija board
'ccause she essays TO answer unv
question propoundcd. whether /, con.
Germs the past, present or future q,
hcr HHcstoncr. She liz said 10 pIyo
startling answers. Wax. Latka claim.
10 nave inherited her weird bower.
from hcr ancestors OF the ,,hoc,,v.
'r'pc' she is graduate OF Cariisl.
anu ~ remarkably wcll-in!ormed
young woman.
On the same bill VIII be Van nnd
carrie Avery. who entertain with ar,
amusing hlackface skit: Robert and
hoberi. from the European r,,,sIr
""'iA' animal inpcrsonators. who
p'"i''se real novelty: Hall and
shapiro. unique singing. dancIn:.
ana comedy duo. the McdIcv T,iu
TWO pretty singing condolences ana
clever comedian.
with the new vaudcvilI. a,tr,c-
nons there viii be a varIcEa,od mo
ZION picture display.