I STOMACH TROUBLE I
Mr. Marion Holcomb. of Nancy, Kv., says: "For quite fl
a long while I suffered with stomach trouble. I would , B
have pains and ft heavy feeling after my meals, a most B
disagreeable taste in my mouth. If I ate anything with B
butter, oil or grease, I would spit it up. I began to have B
regular sick headache. I had used pills and tablets, but B
after a course of these, I would be constipated. It ]ust fl
seemed to tear my stomach all up. I found they were B
no good at all for my trouble. I heard
THEDFORD'S I
BUCK-DRAUGHT
1 recommended very highly, so began to use it It cured B
me. I keep it in the house all the time. It is the best
v liver medicine made. Ido not have sick headache or fl
stomach trouble any more." Black-Draught acts on
the jaded liver and helps it to do its Important work of H
throwing out waste materials and poisons from the sys- a
tem. This medicine should be in every household for «
use in time of need. Get a package today. If you feel g
sluggish, take a dose tonight You will feel fresh to- H
morrow. Price 25c a package. All druggists.
ONE CENT A DOSE U7I) I
OUR MEN TRIED
BY RIFLE EXPERTS
SOLDIERS IN TRAINING CAMPS
TAUGHT HOW TO USE AND
CARE FOR WEAPONS.
BRITISH COMMUNAL KITCHENS
They Prove Suoceseful In Saving Food
and Fuel State Counclla of De
fense Will Advise War Risk Claim
ants.
(From Commit!** on Tublio Information )
"Washington.—The National army
and many organizations of the Nation
al Guard having been equipped with
the United Slates ride, model of 1017
(modified Enfield), It became neces
aary to devise some plan whereby
troope could be efficiently trained In
the use of this weapon In short time.
A statement authorized by the ord
nance department tolls how expert* In
shooting, many of them members of
United Slates teams which won Inter
national shooting matches, wore com
missioned nnd sent to vurlou* camps
to luatruct officers and men In shoot
ing and In the operation and core of
the Mile.
In one camp officer* under fnstruc
tlon from these men gave a demon
stration In demounting and assem
bling this rifle while blindfolded, the
record tluio being 7 minutes for dis
mounting nnd 22 minutes for assem
bling. There are 80 part* to the rifle,
ehanlcs' classes, the mechanic* being
hanlca' classes, the mechanic* being
trained to make repair* to rifle* In the
field. Frequently they will hnve to do
their work at night, when they will
not be allowed to u*e light*, and there
fore they must be thoroughly trained
In taking down the rifle and putting
In new part* by *en*a of touch.
Communal kitchen* are being eatab
llahed throughout arent Hrltnln and
■re proving nucocinful In anvlng food
and fuel, according to r'|fcrti to the
department of commerce. An article
from a recent l*auo of nn Engll*h
newapaper I* quoted:
"The war JIB* brought home to the
public that the communal or untlonal
kitchen la n neceaatty and can be
made a ancceaa. Within a compara
tively ahort period there will probably
be Inatalled many hundred* of theae
•atabllnhment* throughout tl\c coun
try. The notional kitchen wna origi
nally Intended to atipply ixxir peaple
with nourtahlng and attractively pre
pared food at low price*, but there la
conaldernhle proapect—certainty. In
fact —that the more proaperou* will
form a fair proportion of the cuxto
men.
"As an example of the outfit of a
people's kitchen that at Hammersmith
(tiondon) tnay be taken a* a model.
Tbjs supplies shout 0,000 customers a
week, which probably represents 12.-
000 to 18,000 consumers, as s custo
mer commonly purchsses for his or
he* family."
Tha council of nstlonal defense has
arged tbe state councils to provide
voluntary aid for dependants of men
In ths service In collecting allotments
of psy and family allowances, arrears
of pay, travel pay, extra pay. or other
money due estates of deceased sol
diers and sailors.
Allotments nnd allowances under
the war-risk Insurance law are paid
directly by the treasury to
tbe persons entitled thereto; claims
for Insurance taken out wider the Inw
Should be sddreased to bureau of war
risk Insurance, tressnry depsrttnent.
Washington. D. C.; claims for arrears
of pay, extra pay and travel pay of
deceased soldiers snd sailors and all
other claims should be addressed to
auditor of the war department. Wash
ington. t>. c.
Consul General Thacksrs. at Paris.
cables: "A decree of April 11. published
April ft gives notice that all merchan
dise prohibited from Importation by
law of U«y 8. 101#. will be selied and
■old for proflt of the state unless a
regular Import authorlration be pre
sented within fiva day* after arrlvnl.
For first SO days after promulgation
of thin deci*e requests for derogations
from Ita provision can be addressed to
tha minister of finance. In case parti
cular ctrt-umstaitces Justify an excep
tion."
Two par cent of the enlisted person
nel of the divisions and detached units
of the regnlar army. National Ounid,
and National army, excepting fhe
const artillery and varlohj sin it
will ha designated to attend the fourth
aerlea of officers' training schools,
which will open May 18. Admission
has also been granted to some men
who have had at least one year's mili
tary training under army offlcers at
dSocntlonal Institutions which hnve
earned government recognition. •
Night driving of motor-truck supply
trains from the West to the seaboard
has been started by the quartermas
ter's department aa a step toward final
training to.fit men for service in
According to the council of national
defense, the experience gained In
cross-country convoy work lift* made
tho trßfk companies able to trovel en
tirely Independent of the countryside.
Camps are made at the regular hour,
no where the company Is lo
cated, except that open country Is giv
en preference over cities.
Optical glass equaling the product
of Kuropean manufacturers, from
whom only It formerly could be ob
tained, Is now being produced for mili
tary use by the bureau of standards of
the United Slate* department of com
merce and several privately owned
factories. One shipment from the glass
factory In Pittsburgh, for use by the
navy department, contained 780 pounds
of high-grade optical glass—enough
to provide lenses for probably 750
binoculars.
Development Ifi pins* munufnctur-
Ins In lhe United States has lieon *lml
lur to Hint t)f dye ttinklng. Before the
war manufacturers oi_pptlcal goods In
this country were content to Import
nil their kliihh from Kurope, them
selves doing only the grinding pollsh-
Inc. nnl Mounting. Kuropean gins*
factories, one of the three lurgest be
ing locnted In Bnglnnd, one In France,
nnd ono In Germany were closely
guarded to protect secret* of the trade
sometimes n century old. It was con-
Nlderel Impossible to produce efficient
glass without formula* nnd fnctory
processes developed by many years of
experlmentntlon.
One of the problem* facing the bu
reau of standards when, with optical
compnulea In America, It'started to re
plnce with locally made product* the
supply of European .optical gins* which
had been cut off by the war, was to
provide suitable pots for melting. In
one process of Ita manufacture the
glass must he kept at temperatures as
high as 2,000 degreea F., when It
would rapidly dissolve n container
made of Iron, steel, or other metal.
Pots now being used which satisfac
torily withstand the heat und chemical
actions of molten glass are mnde of
clay found In the I'nltml States.
In addition to the factory operated
by the bureau of standarda at Pitts
hurgh, several privately owned com
panics are now furnishing optlcnl glass
for military use In telescopes, binocu
lars, Held glasses, periscopes, and oth
er technical and scientific Instruments.
The qitarterronater corps, charged
with the responsibility of feeding and
clothing the soldiers, la rigidly Inapect-
Ing the food pnrchaaed for the troops
to see that only pure article* are sup
plied. A* sn Indication of the amount
of food that must be obtained, any* a
■tstement authorised by Ibe qusrter
maater general 1,800,000 men con
sume dally 1,800,000 pounds of beef,
228,000 pound* of liacon, 210,000
pound* of ham, 188,000 enn* of tomn
toea, and 228.000 cans of Jam—with
other article* aggregating 6,780,000
pounds.
These quantities of foodstuffs are
subjected to thorough Inspection,
which begin at the source and con
tinue until the food I* actually con
sumed. Kach depot of the quarter
master corps I* a central subsistence
business of Its own. supplying the
camps, cantonments, aviation fields,
and other posts In Its territory. The
subsistence officers sre held responsl
lilc for the quality of the good* they
receive.
Before the supplies reach the uepots,
however, they are pa**ed upon by In
spector* In the packing honsea, can
neries, and other sources of origin.
Tlie records nt Washington show the
capabilities, character, and stsndanl
of every establishment furnishing food
for the srmy. The specifications
which their products must meet sre
clear and exact.
The Inspection branch mnlntnlna a
current file of unreliable dealers snd
unreliable producta. Insuring the elim
ination of dealera who, having been
denied the right to supply some of the
many depots of the srmy. make sub
sequent attempts to obtain contracts
at other imints.
Relatives and friend* of »evnil sol
ller* In nrtny camps have been vie
limited l>y swindlers who wired or
nrrote for fundi under soldiers' nntne*
In each Instance It vni requested Ihnl
money In* Kent by wire waiving Idvnft
flmtlon. or by mall to general delivery,
the customary explanation being that
th« soldier had bwn discharged and
wo«ld have no way of securing Iden
tification. nor of getting mall address
•rd to hla company..
The folluwlng la a typical telegram,
sent to the father of a aoldler In a
aonthern camp:
"Have been dl*rhargel. Ponilnn
borne, Going to Atlanta through coun
try tonight. Please wire me WO at
Atlantn so I may pay for uniform and
mme home direct. Ware Identifica
tion aa I nin not known In Atlanta.
Wire cash quick ao 1 can get It to
morrow morning."
Before being compiled-with, any re
quest for money to be aent under auch
condition* ahould bo Yerlfled by a let
ter or telegram lo the commnndlng of
ficer of tho camp In which the man
whose name la signed to the request la
stationed.
The United States government la
looking for men who can take charge
of branch offleea of the bureau of for
eign and domestic commerce, depart
ment of commerce, and men to act as
assistants In theae offices. Branches
are locnted In the principal commer
cial cities. The salaries range from
11.1100 to $3,000 for manAgera' "and
from $1,200 to $1,900 fqr assistants.
A noncompetitive exn ml nation will
be held May 10 In various part* of the
country. Applicant* will be examined
in export-trade technique, promotion
of commerce, and economic geography,
tnd credit will be given for knowledge
Of foreign languages. The examina
tions will be nnder ffvfr direction of
the civil service.
The minister of agriculture of BrazlT
has l>een authorized to establish mod
ern experimental farms and agricul
tural colonies, especially for the edu
cation of orphans and abandoned chil
dren.
PROTECT YOUNG FRUIT TREES
Snow Bhould Be Firmly Packed to
Prevent Girdling by Rabbit*
and Field Mice.
The one and two-year old fruit trees,
should have the snow firmly packed
around each tree, grapevine, currant
and gooseberry bush. Unless this Is
done, the trees muy be girdled by rab
bits above the anow line and the field
mice under the snow.
Much the better method la to have
each tree and busli wrapped with a
atrip of tarred paper froui six incbea
below the surface of the ground to 20
Inches übove the ground. Common
brown paper muy be used If the bet
ter quality cannot be had. It takes
but a few inlnutea to wrap each tree.
Where the winters are severe and
tho snows deep, the tender bark of
the largo frulUng trees Is often
gnawed, fhe trunk of tho tree and
often tho branches have the greater
part of the bark completely.destroyed.
Field mice are more destructive than
the rabbits, as they work tinder the
snow and are much more numerous.
TIME TO PRUNE RASPBERRIES
Work Must Be Done at Two Seasons
of Year In Order to Accomplish
the Best Results.
Because of it* manner of fruit bear
ing, the black raspberry requires care
in it* annual pruning; in fact, pruning
must be done nt two Reasons of the
year In order to accomplish the best
results. The young shoots as they ap
pear from the roots In the spring
should be tipped or disbudded when
they reach the height of 18 inches. It
Is better to go over the plantations fre
quently, making three or four trips in
all, In order to tip the canes when they
are about the height mentioned, rather
than to delay the operation until some
of them have'reached a height of 2 to
2V4 feet The early pinching or dis
budding induces the development of
more numerous lateral branches.
Shoots whlcM have been allowed to
harden and to grow to 2 or 8 feet In
height will form few interal branches.
If tipped when 18 Inches high, a cane
should produce fonr, flvo or six lateral
branches. If allowed to attain a height
of 8 feet nnd then cut back to 18 Inch
es, it is probable that not more thnn
two or three lateral branches will be
formed; and, since these lateral
Typical Raspberry After Pruning.
branches form tbe fruit-bearing wood
of tbe succeeding season. It la very
desirable that the greatest possible
number of branches be secured to in
sure a heavy crop of fruit It Is evi
dent, therefore, that summer pruning
predeterminea tbe crop for tbe succeed
ing year more than does any other sin
gle cultural factor.
The second pruning, which Is also
Important consists in removing the
canes which bore the last crop of fruit
This work can be done at any time af
ter the crop has been harvested, but
preferably during the spring following
tbo crop.
DISEASES OF PEACH TREES
Brown Rot and Scab Held Fairly Well
in Check by Uae of Lime-Sul
phur Spray.
Brown rot and scab In peaches have
lieen fairly well held In check In New
Jersey by the uae of tbe self-boiled
lime-sulphur spray, but the best possi
ble results have not always lieen ob
tained because the apray Injured the
treea In aummcr. so that grower! put
off the summer application. Now they
have worked out a new preparation
which ha* given satisfaction aa a sum
mer fungicide without injuring the
'trees. It Is made by mixing eight
pound* of Bne dry sulphur with four
pounds hydrnted lime, dissolving one
and one-half ounces of ground glno In
i three gallons of wster. then thorough
ly Incorporating the two mixtures and
diluting tbe whole with water to make
! BO gallons.
RABBIT DAMAGE IN ORCHARD
Given Credit for Mere Harm Than
They Are Ouilty of aa Rule-
Mice Do Moat Injury.
Rabbits usually do leas damage In
orchards than they are credited with.
In very yonng orchard* or In nurseries
they sometimes cut off the young
branches snd may occasionally gnaw
the bark, but aa a rule tbey do lean
damage than ml cat
FOWLS NOT WORTH KEEPING
Hens Shewing Characteristics of Pear
Layera Should Be Marketed ta
Save Feed Bill.
Hens showing tbe characteristics of
poor layers, and very old hens, are not
worth keeping over tha winter and
are better marketed. By selling these
birds their feed Is saved and the birds
that are left have more room and
more chance to produce eggs when
they are confined to the hoose by bad
weather.
Itch relieved In SO minute* by
Woodford's Sa' Itarv Lorton. Neve;
fails. Bold,br Graham Drag On.
SUB3CBIBB FOB TAB QLEANEB."
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By DR. HUGO ERICHBEN.
In the mind of the avearage garden
er be he urban, suburban, or rural, the
culture of vegetables Is associated with
drudgery, which is In no wise divert
ing. Artd, Jet, If one deviates from the
beaten paths and is not afraid to grow
things that are decidedly uncommon,
■is much fun may be had In the kitch
en garden as In Flora's domain, and no
little profit.
I have grown these uncommon vege
tables, and know. Some, of course, do
not pan out well, but that Is to be ex
pected. Even In the flower garden
not every blossom Is a rose and the
venturesome score occasional failures
with mnch lauded novelties.
The townsman who Is often de
barred from gardening by stress of cir
cumstance Is pardonable, but there Is
no excuse for the farmer xfrho has
plenty of available land and every
necessary tool.
Even In town if one has but a back
yard It pays to raise vegetables, as
there Is a decided difference between
those obtained fresh from the hand
of nature and the wilted stuff that
comes to one's table from the gro
cer.
Geographically t!»6 plants with
which I experimented were Ideally dis
tributed and came from all points of
the compass. And the sum total of my
experiences there were some real ac
quisitions in the form of table
luxuries, such as Brussels sprouts,
Mexican corn, English vegetable mar
row, and New Zealand spinach.
Hut in order to obtain the best re
sults, the ground must be carefully
prepared. The best way to do this Is
to throw up the ridges of earth in the
fall about a foot wide and two feet
apart and let the frost permeate them
thoroughly in the winter. This ren
ders the soil very friable and the Ideal
seedbed may be prepared by covering
the rows with fertiliser and distribut
ing the earth over it
The following vegetables not only
commend themselves to my favorable
consideration, because they prove
toothsome, bat also because they flour
ish with ordinary care and I believe
they could be grown without difficulty
In any part of tho United States —
that is, wherever vegetation thrives. ,
The Cardoon, also known as the
Spanish artichoke, is not only decided
ly picturesque, but one of those un
common vegetables. It derived Its
cognomen from the fact that it resem
bles the French artichoke to such an
extent that it is hard to tell the two
apart when they are planted side by
side.
It seems to me the Cnrdoon possesses
sufficient beauty to Justify Its addition
to the ornamental foliage plants of our
gardens. Although It would prove
hardy In Florida and the southwest, it
seldom reaches a height of over four
feet In the more temperate one, and
carries purplish blue, composite flowers
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LIRA.-W YJFTSKB? ORJ> A MA
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Clematle Used on an Outhouse Where Roots and Vegetables Are StoreiL'
months of August and September.
It doe* well ID ordinary garden soil,
and la raised from aeed sown In April
When the plants come up they are
thinned to stand about two feet apart
In row*. The stems and midribs and
the edible psrts mast be blanched like
celery before use.
In the kitchen the Cnrdooo Is em
ployed for soap*, stews and winter
aalnds. >
Mnrtynla, known to our forefather)*
ns Mnrtlnoes, has undeservedly becomtj
unpopular. Perhaps the disagreeable?
odor of *tta glozlnlallke flowers, and
the peculiar shape of the hairy aeed
pods that succeed them, had something
to do with Its disfavor.
The latter are responsible for two
other designations of this vegetable
curiosity, for In England where It Is
grown extensively It Is known aa the
unicorn plant, and In Mexico, where It
grows wild. It Is called the devil's
Anger nails.
The pods are produced In great
abundance and should be gathered
when lesa than half grown, as they are
worthlesa after the hardening of their
substance. They are pickled In vine
gar Ilka encumbers and are very use
ful In putting up mixed pickles. The
plants require considerable warmth,
therefore the seed should not be sown
until the trees are out In full leaf,
in m *.»sr*y£aii'
I They are planted In rows or mils
three feet apart each way and should
be thinned out thoroughly, as they re
quire considerable space. It Is a good
plan to sow the seed In a hotbed and
t transfer the yaung plants to the gar
den in the latter part of April or 09
soon as the weather Is settled.
I have always obtained favorable
results from the English marrow. This
vegetable belongs to the gourd tribe,
and deserves to be better known In
this country, for it ie excellent for cu
linary purposes.
It was first brought to England from
Persia in the year 1819. Although
rather succulent, It has a fine, mellow
flavor, and Is especially delicious when
prepared like squash. • ■
Brussels sprouts are without excep
tion the best winter vegetable that can
be grown. I have picked them, the
sprouts, I mean, as lato as November.
The real sprout Is not much larger
than a marble,'and It Is as firm and
hard olniost as the stalk Itself. The
seed Is sown In May In the same man
ner as cauliflower, and transplanted In
July, one foot apart In the rows, which
shot Id be one and a half feet apart.
Fc-tsal, a variety of cabbage, Is a
native of China, and has only been
known as a culinary vegetable In Eu
rope since 1837.
My experience with It was that lkj
did not do well in the summer, but at
tained perfection In the late autumn
months. I prefer to sow it In May?
Later It is transplanted to rows 18
Inches apart and a foot apart In rows.
It may be used like the common cab
bage or boiled like spinach.
PRUNING THE FIRST WINTER
j Horticulturist Must Then Bhaptf Hie
Vines According to Character
of Plant Growth.
Pruning grapes the first winter after
the vines are started is most Important.
It Is then that the horticulturist must
carefully study his vines, shuplng them
according to the character of the
growth made by the plants. If the sea
son has been bad, or, because of any
other reason, the year's growth has
been weak and short, all the wood ex
cept the biggest and strongest shoots
should be taken off and the big shoot
cut back to not more than three buds.
HIGH-RENEWAL SYSTEM PLAN
'Trellis Consisting of Three or More
Wires la Required—Bhoots Must
Be Tied to Supports.
j The high-renewal system of training
grapevines requires a trellis consisting
of thrco or more wires or other suit
able supports carried by posts or
I Makes placed at Convenient distances
apart la tile row of grapevines, the
vines themselves being planted 8 or 10
feet apart in the row. The first or
Joweej wire upon tho trellis Is usually
18 os ISO Inches from the ground, ine
next la about 18 Inches higher, and (he'
third about 2 feet still higher. The
main trunk of the vine Is carried to
the height of the lowest wire or sup
port From It a enne carrying about
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High- Renewal System.
eight bade la trained la either direc
tion along the lowest wire. From each
of these buds shoots develop which
bear the crop of the season; but as
tbesejshoota are seldom able to care
for themselves they must be tied to
the upper supports of. the trellis.
RUB-MY-TISM-Antiseptic, Re
lieves Rheumatism, Sprains, Neu
ralgia, etc.
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DRAG PREPARES GOOD ROADS
Length and Position of Hitch, and Po.
altlon of Driver Are of Much
( Importance.
(By H. L. THOMPSON. Oklahoma Ex
periment Station, Stillwater.)
The successful bundling of the drag
on the road depends on two principles. 1
These are the length and position of
the hitch, and the position of the driv
er on the drag.
For ordinary work the clevis should
be fastened far enough on the chain
toward the ditch end of the blade to
force the unloaded drag to follow the
team at abont an angle of 45 degrees.
This will cause the earth to move
smoothly along the face of the drag
and will make the draft light on the
.team, provided the driver rides in the
line of draft. If small weeds are to
be cut, or If the furrow of earth In the
ditch Is to be moved, the hitch should
be attached rather close on the chain
to the ditch end of the drag. This will
cause the drag to move nearly ditch
end foremost. The driver should put
his weight on the extreme forward end
of the front blade, which will make the
drag swing back to the proper angle
and -make the blade plow.
For such work the team should be {
drivCh slowly nnd carefully to keep the j
drag from dipping forward. If a wet
spot Is met, the driver should shift his j
weight backward so as not to dig too l
deeply. If the blade becomes clogged I
with straw or weeds It can be made to '
clean itself usually if the driver shifts
. his weight .as far as possible from the
ditch end of the blade. If there is a
low place or a mudhole to be filled the
drag can be made to drop Its load of
earth if the driver shifts his Weight
quickly from the ditch end.
The distance from the drag at which
the team Is hitched affects the depth \
of cutting. A long hitch causes the
blade to cut deeper and Is used often
when a rough road Is to be smoothed
up. Shortening the chain seems to lift
the furrow blade from the ground and
makes lighter cutting when doing light
smoothing work.
For a new road with bumps and
.boles the three-blade steel drag Is ex
cellent, as It curries considerable earth
and will not drop Into the ruts or ho)es
as badly as a two-blade drag. How
ever, it usually requires four horses.
"The team should ride the whole dis
tance, going up one wheel track and
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Road Drag la Not Costly.
back the other. It Is a mistake to try
to improve too wide a strip at one
time. The best work can be done by
the drag when the soil is moist, but
not sticky, so the earth will move free
ly along the face of the blades. If
the roadway is very badly rutted it
may be well to drag It when the earth
lis wet. This Is particularly true just
-before a spell of cold weather in win
ter when it is possible to have a road
way to freeze smooth.
Clay hllla after considerable drag
ging frequently become too high in the
center. This can be corrected by drag
ging the earth away 1 from the center
once aud toward the center twice. The
rond drag Is only good In clay or aim
llur soils, as Its effectiveness depends
on the smearing action which it has
and by meuns of which it can make a
water-tight coat The sand road will
be Injured by crowning It toward the
center and dragging because the sand
road needs ail the moisture It can hold,
and h crown will drain this moisture
away.
Follow Teat Directions.
One reason why people do not get
better results from testing is that they
do not follow directions. They try to
make a short cut to save time, but sac
rifice thereby accuracy in the test
Call for Dairy Cattle.
call for dairy cattle is more mon
ey making than the demand for beet
cattle.
Hog Weather.
A hog doesn't mind mid weather, If
his pen Is dry 'nnd sunny.
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CINtAUW COMPANY. NEW VOW* CITY. .
CATARRHAL COLDS IN FOWJ.S
Blmple Cold Prepare* Way for Early
Stage* of Roup and Diphtheria—
Prevention I*. Best.
(By W. F. KIRK, Connecticut Experi
ment Station.)
One of the commonest and most fre
quently occurring diseases of poultry la
simple catarrh or just plain cold. Thia
disease appears in a large number of
flocks regularly every .season. In and
of Itself a simple cold does not cause
much trouble, but Inasmuch as It pre
pares a way for the early stages of
roup and diphtheria It especially be
hooves the poultrymen to combat colds
the moment that they appear. Affect
ed birds usually do some sneezing, do
not look quite as bright nor have as
good appetites, and what is perhaps
most characteristic, there Is a thin
mucous secretion discharged from the
nostrils, or in other words, the birds
are running at the nose. If the case
Is not taken In hand at once this se
cretion likely will become cheesy or
gelatinous, the bird will have tp breathe
entirely through its mouth and pres
ently there is a well-developed case of
roup to deal with Instead of a plain,
ordinary cold.
Weak birds that are improperly
nourished are more likely to contract
colds than stock that is well fed. As
In the case of most other diseases, pre
vention is simpler than cure. One of
the chief causes of this condition is
the overcrowding of young, growing
chicks in poorly ventilated sleeping
quarters.
Much trouble can be avoided if fowls
are provided with dry, well-ventilated
coops, with the accent on "ventilated."
GIVE RUNNER DUCK A TRIAL
They Are Easy to Raise, Persistent
Layer* and Excellent for Table
When Fattened.
Those who like raising ducks
should give the Runner ducks a trial.
They are easily raised, are persistent
layers, and although they are not near
ly as large as the Peking docks they
are more profitable, considering the
large number of eggs they lay, and
the flne-grained, Juicy meat.
When fully matured, the female
■boald weigh something over four
pounds, and the male over four and
Runner Duck*.
one-half pounds. When the young are
forced for market they can be made
to weigh three and one-half pounds at
ten week* of age. There 1* a good
demand in large market* for fat In
dian Runner*.
SALE OF VALUABLE REAL
ESTATE.
I Under and by virtue of the power
of sale contained in a certain
mortgage deed from Ben M. Hoff
man to Mrs. Daisy Hoffman, dated
the 17th day of December, 1914, and
recorded in the office of the Regis
ter of Deeds for Alamance county,
North Carolina, in Book of •Mort
gages and Deeds of Trust No. (»6,
page 532, default having been made
in the payment of the indebtedness
secured thereby, the undersigned
will, on
MONDAY, MAY 13, 1918,
at 2.15 o'clock p. m„ taffer for sale
at public auction to the highest
bidder, fyr cash, at the court house
door in Graham, N. C\, a certain
tract of land lying andp being in
Burlington township, Alamance
county, North Carolina, ad Join in - ;
the lands of J. Q. Qant, Public
School Lot, W. E. Hay, ana others, .
and bounded as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at a rock, corner with j
said Qant; thence N. 1% deg. H. I \
chain 25 links to a' rock yr iron
bolt, corner with said s«hool line;
thence N. 88K dog. W. 2 chains 50
links to an iron bolt in said
School line; thence S. 1% deg.
1 chain links to an iron bolt.
In said Gant's line; thence S. 89 1-3
deg. E .2 chains 50 links to the be
ginning, containing 31-100 of an
acre, more or lesa, upon which is
situate a 4-room cottage.
This April 11, -1918."
MRS. DAISY HOFFMAN,
Mortgagee.
Land Sale !
Pursuant to an order of the Su
perior Court of Alamance county,
made in a Special Proceedings
'therein pending, whereto the- ad
ministrator and all the heirs-at-law
of Washington Holt, deceased, are
duly constituted thu under
signed commissioners will sell to
the highest bidder, a .."public auc
tion, at the court house door, in
Graham, on
SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1918,
at 12 o'clcok noon, the following
described 1 real property:
The several tracts or parcels of
land situate in Alamance count/,
North Carolina, going to make up
the lands of Washington Holt, de
ceased, which lands were conveyed
to him as follows : By Cicero
Shoffner and wife, deed dated De
cember 1, 1885, and recorded in the
office of the Register of Deeds for
Alamance county, In Book No. 11,
page 291. This deed conveys to
Washington Holt two tracts of land
adjoining the lands of Alson Sharp,
Edwin Holt, Jane Thompson, J. C.
Isley, and others, containing twen
ty-eight acres.
Also that tract conveyed to
Washington Holt by Jane Thomp
son 6y deed dated July 16, 1886.
Said tract ol land adjoining the
above described lands and the
lands formerly owned by E. M.
Holt, Jr., and others, and contain
ing one acre, more or less. For a
fuller description, see deeds above
referred to.
TERMS OP SALE :-One-half the
purchase price to be paid in cash.
The other one-half to ba paid in
eight months from date oi sale. De
ferred payments to be evidenced
by bona'of purchaser, bearing Bix
§er cent, interest from day of sale,
ale subject to confirmation by the
Co.srt. "
This April 11, 1918.
R. N. COOK,
J. DOLPH LONO,
Commissioners,
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