A BAD START.
FRENCH INDUSTRY
IS RECOVERING
Natural Thrift and Economy
Promise Rapid Progress.
EXPORT BUSINESS GROWING
Our Great Ally Possesses Recuperative
Powers Which Justify Belief that She
Will Meet and Solve Triumphantly
the Probleme Which Confront Her
After tha War.
With Paris Boulevards echoing with
“vives" for American troops our inter
est in the welfare of our ally vastly
increases, and the facts are not lack
ing to encourage the belief that she Is
already on the road to recovery from
the blow of invasion by a ruthless en
emy.
One of the most Important devel
opments is the announcement that
one of the largest banking institutions
in America concerned with foreign
trade, the Guaranty Trust Company
of New York, has opened a l’aris
branch to handle the rapidly Increas
ing volume of French business
This action may surprise many per-
sons who bad thought of France as
The Increasing activity of her ran-
way system Is similarly demonstrable,
in I8GD, there were In France 10,743
miles of railroad track: in 1912, there
were 31.546 miles
Between 1869 and 1912, inland navi-
gation increased 150%; while the trafile
of her mercantile marine bad amazing
ly ezpanded
The tonnage entering
French ports tn 1869 la set down as
11,000,000 tona. In 1912, this bad been
increased to 53,000,000 tone.
Leaders In American finance ascribe
the solidarity of the French republic to
three influences: first, a thoroughly
sound banking system, centralized in
one of the greatest banking institutions
of the world, the Bank of France; sec
ond, the Ingrained thrift and frugality
of the French people as a whole, to
gether with a national economic vigor
uot elsewhere surpassed; third, wise su-
pervision, and patriotic coOperation by
the government with banking and busi-
uess interests.
The government does Its part to war-
rant and retain the conOdence of the
holders of its securities. Oue of its
wise policies is to Impose new taxes to
defray the interest charges on new se
curity issues.
It began this practice
after the Franco- Prussian War, and is
today following the same rule in regard
to securities .sued to finance the pres
ent contict
This continuity of pur-
pose, doubtless, will prove reassuring
to all holders of French government
securities
The Franco-Prussian war of 1870-
1871 taught the French people the
meaning of thrift and economy.
So
well did they learn this lesson, that
the whole sum of the Indemnity de-
manded by Germany, $1.000.000.000,
was raised within the republic’s con-
POULTRY HINTS.
Young stock will do better If
STORM.—If you are out
not compelled to pick their liv
of doors in a very severe elec
ing with the old. There will also
trical storm the Electrical Ex
be less trouble from lice.
♦
perimenter offers the following
Shade is one of the most im
rules for your protection:
portant essentials during the hot
%
Keep away from wire fences. %
months. Get the chick, into the
They may carry a dangerous
orchard and cornfield.
electrical charge long distances.
A growing chick will not thrive
Yield by Spraying Against
increase
the
% Cattle in pastures are frequently
on short rations. If the right
Clight and Beetles.
Late
killed from the neglect of farm
kind of food is fed there is little ♦
[Prepared by United States department of
ers to ground the wire of the
danger of overfeeding, especially
agriculture.]
fence.
Insects and diseases normally take
if it is given plenty of range.
Keep away from hedges, ponds
Supplement the regular feeds
rather heavy toil of the northern potato
and streams.
crop. Much of this loss can be pre
with a wet mash, fed crumbly.
Keep sway from isolated trees.
vented by proper spraying, however, as
Feed all the chicks will clean up
% Oak strees are frequently struck.
is shown by the fact that sprayed po
before going to roost, but none
Beech are seldom struck. It is
tato crops In Vermont, for example,
should be left in the trough, for
safe in a dense forest.
have produced on the average 105 more
it will sour.
Keep away from herds of cat
bushels to the acre than unsprayed
Mark the pullets in the fall so
tle and crowds of people.
crops over a period of twenty-one years.
that you will know Just how old
Do not hold an umbrella over
Tills year, especially, every northern
your hens are. A leg band on
you.
potato grower should spray as insur
the right leg one year and on the
It is safer to sit or lie down
ance against a short crop.
left leg the next will assist in
in an open field than to stand.
Bordeaux mixture, with lead arse
culling the flock.
Drivers should dismount and
nate added, will prevent late blight and
Eradicate the little red mite
not stay close to their horses.
get the potuto bug or Colorado beetle
from the poultry house and you
Do not work with any large
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also. The mixture should be applied
will rid yourself of one of the
* metal tool or implement.
every two weeks, though the interval
worst enemies of the poultry
If you are indoors:
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may be longer if the weather is dry
flock.
Keep away from the stove and
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and no insects are present. With the ♦
The hot gases from
W chimney.
approach of the late blight season, after 009999000900000009
the chimney may conduct the
the middle of July, a thorough protec
lightning to and down the chim
tive spraying should be given. Cool,
ney.
wet weather means trouble. Continued
Do not take a position between
showers and un average temperature
two bodies of metal, as the stove
around 73 degrees call for sprays once Cockerels Thus Treated Will Turn Loss
and water pipe, fc r example. An
Into Good Profit.
a week or even every live days.
exception to being near metals Is
For home gardens small hand spray
One of the greatest leaks in the poul
the case of an iron bed. One of
ers will do.
For the farm potato try industry has been that caused by
the safest places is on a mat
patch, where from one-half acre to the sale of surplus males, either at a
tress in au iron bed, provided
three acres are grown and where there loss to the poultryman or at little more
you do not touch the metal. The
are orchard trees or small fruits to be
than the mere cost of production. It
* metal surrounding you makes a
sprayed, a barrel spray pump is recom
* safe < age which will prevent the
mended. This band pump is mounted is unfortunate perhaps that In raising
lightning from reaching a person
on a fifty gallon barrel and carried on chickens for eggs half of the fowls
inside.
a homemade two wheel cart or in a reared develop into cockerels, of which
Do uot stand on a wet floor nor
farm wagon.
only a very small percentage are nec
draw water from a well or fau-
Commercial growers should provide essary for breeding purposes. Thus
cot.
themselves with the most effective trac each year about half of the stock rais
Do not stand directly under a
tion sprayer they can get. In this the
ed Is sacrificed at low prices, the rea-
chandelier, near a radiator nor
pump is operated by a chain or gear
on a register.
drive from the wheels. It pays to get sons for which are quite apparent:
Do n< t use the telephone.
First.—Virtually ail of the stock is
the best, as a pressure of from 120 to
hatched in the spring. Surplus cock
150 pounds is needed.
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%
A good nozzle is one of the most im erels reach broiler size in from eight
portant parts of a spray outfit. The to twelve weeks and are then dumped
spray should be a fine mist and should on the market in vast quantities at
virtually the same time, which nat
reach every part of the plant.
Bordeaux mixture is the only fun- urally depresses prices. There is more
Why Careful Driving Means Less Ex
gic de that has any practical value or less of a limited demand for broil
pense and Fewer Blowouts.
The automobile owner should realize against potato diseases. Lime-sulphur, ers at best, but If the supply could be
that a vast proportion of tire break powdered sulphur and other new mix distributed throughout the entire year
downs may be avoided by careful driv tures that have come in!o use in or- Instead of a couple of months there
ing. Frequently u stone bruise In the chards are either injurious to the foli would be a nice profit in them.
Second.—On most farms, especially
tire could have been avoided if the age or are weaker in fungicidal action,
driver had taken the trouble to swing or both. Experiments made by the de those that do not make a specialty of
partment show that for potatoes and poultry, but which carry chickens more
bls wheel a little to avoid contact with
other truck crops nothing lias yet been as a side line or byproduct, the young
the obstruction. Cuts from glass or
found to replace the copper fungicides.
metal objects may be largely avoided
Bordeaux mixture is made with cop
If the driver paya strict attention to
per sulphate, four pounds; quicklime,
what he is doing. The man who takes
four pounds, and water to make fifty
a railway track head-on and nt speed
gallons. Suspen 1 the copper sulphate
runs the risk of shooting his front
in a gunny sack in a clean barrel con-
wheels up in the air and bringing the
taining several gallons of water.. It
tires down with a thud on the far rails,
thus causing a bruise that may result
in a blowout later on.
The first thing necessary to be im
pressed on the average driver is that
he himself is the final court in decid
ing just what mileage lie Is to get from
his casings. If ue will only drive care
fully most of Lis troubles will be cured
before they occur. Whenever a casing
comes in violent contai t with a sharp
object of any sort, whether it is a stone
or a railway track, a small break will
probably be made In one of the layers
of fabric. The fri tion engendered In
POTATO AFFLICTED WITH SCAB.
service widens this small opening as
strand after strand gives way under should hang s > as to bo just below
the strain.
Finally the Inner tube the surface of the water.
When the
forces Its way Into the break, and sulphate Is dissolved, which requires
sooner or Inter the opening closes down from three to four hours, remote the
BUFF PLYMOUTH ROCK COCK.
on the tube, pinching It and causing sack and stir into the barrel enough
a blowout of the Inner retainer. The additional water to make exactly twen males are allowed too much freedom
air. at a pressure of between eighty or ty-live gallons cf the copper solution. and exercise, which tends to make them
Prepare the lime by slaking It slowly staggy at an early age. Without any
ninety pounds, bursts its way through
the injured place, tearing the small and thoroughly in a clean barrel, strain fattening or preparation for market
rupture wide open tn a gaping blow- and add enough additional water to they are then sold to commission deal
out. And all because the driver failed make exactly twenty-five gallons of ers and others, who cannot offer fancy
to twist the wheel a little to avoid a lime milk. Stir thoroughly. It is high prices because the stock is inferior. In
chance Hung stone in the road or re- ly important t strain b. th ingredients consequence tha grower receives from
fused to pull up n little to take a rail- before they are combined, as otherwise 18 to 22 cents a pound live weight.
clogging of the spray nozzles might re- . which does not cover the cost of produc-
way crossing diagonally und easily.
suit.
Use a copper or bronze wire tion.
strainer of eighteen meshes to the inch.
Third.—It does not pay to keep males
How to Proterve Meat When Hunting
Pour the two ingredients together until they are fully matured, with large
Ie Told by a Hunter.
Into another barrel or, better, directly combs, spurs and other
Indications of
other indications
We cut plenty i f tuent from both the Into the spray tank if it will hold fifty age, and then market them, because
sheep and were busy most of the next gallons. After the two solutions are
the chances are they will have to be
two days caring for our trophies and
combined stir the mixture very thor- sold as old roosters, and the returns
drying meat. The sheep and bear skins oughly. Do n< t put copper sulphate or
will not pay for the cost of feeding
had to be scraped, the fat carefully
bordeaux mixture into tin or Iron ves- them to maturity. There never was a
removed, the skin stretched out to dry. sels. Use woo l or copper containers.
time when grain should be fed more
Fortunately the weather was clear and Mix the bordeaux as needed and apply
Judiciously. It must either be fed for
the sun hot. no that the drying was at once. It Is never so good after it
egg production or for meat that will
quickly and well done. We cut a great has settled.
command good prices tiecause it Is good
deal of both sheep and bear meat Into
meat The only kind of poultry meat
strips and hun It on a rack that we
Scours In Calves,
that commands top rices Is capon meat
rigged near the fire, where It would
Scours occurring after a calf Is a or soft roasters, which may or may not
catch the sun and also receive artificial week or
two of age Is due to some be capons, but at least it Is specially
heat as well. Meat dried in this way error in
feeding.
In feeding calves fattened poultry.
will last indefinitely, and, though the
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»11 vessels should be thoroughly scald,
Caponizing is recommended because
flavor is not much to
of. the
males so treated are made docile, inac
meat la nourishing and goes well In
body temperature and they should be tive, easily fattened and increased in
“mulligans" and similar concoctions.
fed regularly. Do net overfeed, and if size, just as horses, beef cattle, hogs
For my people nt home I also dried a
skimmilk is used they should have a • nd other animals are improved for do
few pounds of both sheep and bear
small amount of a grain mixture con mestic purposes by a similar operation.
meat according to Dr. Hornaday’s rec-
sisting of equal parts of cornmeal, bran Capons will put on more weight per
ipe— that is, I first rubbed on the raw
and linseed meal. To check the scours
meat a mixture of black pepper, all- I observe above suggestions and give in pound of food given them than other
poultry; they can lie kept In confine-
apice and salt, after which 1 dried the
feed two or three times a day a tea- tient in large numbers without fighting;
strips in the sun.— Paul L. Haworth in
spoonful of dried blood or a little pow they can be kept for any length of time
Scribner’s Magazine.
dered ginger.
up to a year and still be in prime con
dition, sometimes longer, which means
Hew to Move a Trunk Easily.
Sweet Clover.
that they can he marketed when poul
Sweet clove r makes excellent pasture try is In scant supply and therefore
• heavy trunk or chest Is to be moved and has n dstinet advantage over the bringing good prices.
from one pin e to another. It often Is i - ommon elover or alfalfa in that cattle
They are rated as a delicacy In the
• beck breaking task which the aver- | pastured < n it do not bloat Further
large markets and bring corresponding
age housewife prefers deferring until more. it is well known that cattle eat
prices. There is less waste on a capon
the homecoming of her husband at sweet clover with avidity after they
If It Is properly grown than on other
night. Popular Mechanics suggests a have become accustomed to the taste
fowls, which means an actual saving In
means by which two women or even a of It
the amount of edible meat despite the
woman and a child ran move the heavi-
increased price; they are exceedingly
est trunk with very little effort. Sim-
Test Milk Carefully.
tractable birds, their only function in
ply piece a broom under one end. and
If milk contains 4 per cent fat an
life is to grow and get fat Last, but
with one person guiding it the other error of .1 per cent fat tn testing will
not least, the operation Is simple, easy
can easily draw the trunk across the cause a difference of 21 cents on the
to perform, requiring no more than five
floor, the slippery broom strawe act- dollar or 3% cents on the price of 100
minutes’ work per bird, and it is not so
pounds of milk selling at $1.50.
cruel as some think.
PRODUCE MORE POTATOES.
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General
Farrn Topics
T TOW TO AVOID DANGER
Xi
IN A THUNDER-
IT PAYS TO CAPONIZE.
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Man—So you've been to the doctor
•bout your cold.
Did lie take your
temperature?
Gus—Ah don’t know, boss. Ah ain't
missed nothin' but mah watch yet.—
Pittsburgh Press.
Just So.
"You ought to join our Audubon
club,” said the Plunkville girl.
“What do you do 7"
“Oh. we make candy and”—
“Um. Sort of an Audubonbon club!”
—Pittsburgh Post.
Th* Exclamation Point
The exclamation point we praise.
For, though indeed it's small.
It gives a point to things that have
No other point at all!
—Brooklyn Eagle
Sillicus— They met on a railroad train
quite by accident, and in less than
three months they were married.
Cynicus—That's what comes of neg
lecting to take out au accident policy,
—New York Times.
Her Share.
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TIRE TROUBLE.
SOLDIERS IN THE VERDUN SECTOR REPAIRING A RUINED CANAL.
bowed under a calamitous invasion.
The bank, however, gives figures indi-
rating that France Is not only meeting
I r military and civilian problems with
a stout heart and never falling cour
age. but Is re-establishing her export
business with tills country.
In 1914, the year of the outbreak of
the War. imports from France to this
country totaled $141,446.252.
This to-
tal was reduced to $77. 158.740 In 1915,
but last year the value of French Im
ports to the United States rose Io $102.-
077,060.
"A nation that can achieve such a
commercial recovery while her terri
tory is being ravished by the Invader,"
says the Trust company's statement,
"possesses recuperative powers which
justify the belief that she will emerge
from the present conflict prepared to
meet and solve triumphantly the prob-
lems which confront her."
The commercial and Industrial record
of France, following past wars, Indi
cates that she should recover quickly
from the actual physical destruction
inflicted In the preseti! confiiet. The
reconstruction of railroads, tlie erection
of factories to replace those destroyed,
and the replacement of the mechanism
IN
THEIR
RETIREMENT
FROM
fines by Its own inhabitants and paid
off more than one year before the time
stipulated by the Germans.
The habit thus acquired has never
been forgotten by the French, and to
day tiie aggregate number of investors
purchasing the French war loans has
reached the amazing total of 4,500,000
individual subscribers. Perhaps no oth
er country. In proportion to Ita popula-
Hon. cnn make so good a showing.
France Is particularly forunate tn
that her small investors prefer "safe"
investments rather than offerings which
promise high returns.
Government
Heutes. In France are perpetual, and
this characteristic seems to obtain for
these government bonds increasing fa
vor In the eyes of the French peo
ple.
The points of sympathy between
France and America are too many to
enumerate, but the sprit of liberty and
Its resultant democracy are. today as
always, the major ideals of both na
tions. Seeking no victories but those
of peace, no territory except their own.
no sovereignty except sovereignty over
themselves
the independence and
equal rights of the weakest member of
the family of nations are to the people
OCCUPIED
TERRITORY
THE
GER
MAN ARMY DESTROYED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF AGRICUL
TURAL MACHINERY.
of Indus, rial activity that will be re- of the United States and of France en-
quired and that la In part already titled to as much respect as those of
planned,
fer a peculiarly inviting the mightiest empire. In defense of
field to American capital and enter these principles. France Is engaged In
prise. Tentative steps have already • death struggle with militant antoc-
been taken by representatives of Amer racy and ruthless aggression, and it is
lean engineers and business men In this not surprising to learn that she has
work.
loaned to her allies and to other friend
Aside from Its attractive business ly states 7.000.000,000 francs with which
aspect, the enlistment of American to further the cause of democracy. It
money and effort In the great task of is In keeping with America's traditions
reconstruction that will remain at the that since the date on which we for
end of the war will tend to cement still mally aliened ourselves with Franc*
more closely the ties that bind the two and her allie In the great struggle, our
great Republics together, and will en Government has lent to France $370,-
able Americans to discharge tn part (0,000.
the debt they owe to France for her
It Is eminently fitting that America
friendly interest In the welfare and should now be fighting on French soll
progress of the United States from to make the world safe for democracy.
the beginning of Its life aa a na- The liberty that America has enjoyed
tion.
for 140 years France helped her to
In judging the Industrial status of achieve. The swords of Lafayette and
any nation. Ita production and con | Rochambean, aided by the guns of De
sumption of coal. Iron, and steel and | Grasse upon the high seas, assisted In
the growth of Its trasportation aya- j cutting the foreign ties that bound the
tema are highly significant factor*
American colonies prior to the War for
In 1809, French Industries consumed Independence, and from the private
21 million tons of coal, of which 13.5 | puree of King Louis himself came the
millions were taken from home minea first loan to America - unsecured and
In 1912, the consumption was 61 mil unconditional— to finance that historic
lions, of which 41 million tone were undertaking. Il waa with entire just-
taken from home mines
tice that Washington wrote to Rocham-
In 1869, the French output of cast beau, "To the generous aid of your na
Iron was 1,880.000 tons, and of steel, tion and to the bravery of Its sons is
1.000,000 tons. In 1014, France pre to be ascribed tn a very great degree
dured 5,311,000 tous of cast Iron and that independence for which we have
4.635,000 tuna uf steel.
fought.”
Mr. Pester—You're constantly nag
ging me about our financial circum
stances. I'd like to know what you
do to help me out.
His Wife—Me! Don't I do all the
worrying about our affairs? — Pitts
burgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
What He Rose To.
When his speech was complete
It was filled with evasion.
He rose to his feet,
Not to the occasion.
—Detroit Free Press.
toy).
- 1
boast
ed every day, the mil shout be fed at
Took His Advice.
“He told his wife she ought to take
cooking lessons."
“Did she 7”
“Well, yes. She sent for her mother
to come and give her a three months’
course.”—Exchange.
Queer Fish.
The married man Is a queer fish.
You can dispute it if you wish.
We'd better let it go at that.
Hot water Is his habitat.
-Kansas City Journal.
Gave Himself Away.
The Customer—Do 1 get a discount?
I’m in the tailor trimming business. ,
The Tailor—You pay in advance. I’ve
been trimmed enough already.—Chica-
go News.
.
Limited Permission.
Gerald—May I kiss you?
Geraldine—Not much!
Gerald-Well. I only wanted one or
two.— Awgwan.
In Olden Days.
An irate neolithic man.
His anger to assuage.
Once stoned a peaceful mastodon
CTwaa In the stony age).
His simply costumed ladylove.
Who dearly loved to pun.
...
Remarked, with sparkling, roguish 9
“What has the mastodon r’
—Chaparral
Popular
Fiction.
_.
“On Time. ”
“Certainly. I’ll Be
"I Didn’t See
Tickled to Deal",
It Myself, but a Frien.
Called My Attention to It"
“I’ll Pay You Next Week. Mr. SPTS
rins.”
For Value
press.
, .
Received.’—Portland