I MMTMWMTLIMMLHIIT hprc nut alunc ' brranae prlfM ARE lonfr, bu« brcauae qualHlra arc IIL 11, LLLLLLLLLL I*ll HI 0 MONDAY-ONE DAY ONLY Sale of Spring Millinery Embracing the Season's Newest Shapes and Colors SI.OO and $1.50 Actual Values: $1.50 Actual Values: :! In Satin. Silk Faille and Rough Straws, Hemp Hats with French Edges, in large, ! ;! Good Shapes and Colors. OQ small and medium shapes, black and /JQ !; Monday Price » I colors. Monday price o*/C j SI.OO Actual Values: $2.00 and $2.50 Actual Values: i | Hemp Hats in large assortment _ Milan Hemps in very latest shapes O O j ; of shapes and colors. Monday price, and colors. Monday price OOC ; I lc to 25c Department Store! i " ewc f ft cffc^_ s - Where Every Day Is Bargain Day >c 'and lof ' 215 Market Street Opposite Courthouse i : / COPYRIGHT, 1915. White Polish By liouis Paul Graham This is a variety of a rate of fowls which is more than a hundred years old. They were first known as the • 'rested Dutch, and it is probable that they came from Italy to the Nether lands, where they were first bred to a measure of perfection. They gradu ally were distributed over Europe and thence to America. They became known as Poland fowls probably from the belief that their source of origin was in that country, and this name was used alternately with Polish until, in 1850. they came into general public favor under the latter name. These fowls have always had a lim ited number of admirers and they at tract much attention from the general public in the poultry exhibitions be cause of their immense crests. They have not, however, attained wide popu larity because of the lack of certain economic qualities. The first of the several varieties of Polish was the White Crested Black. From these the clever Dutch breeders originated all the other varieties, in cluding the subject of the accompanv ing illustration, the White Polish. They have immense crests, the larger the better, provided they are round and full. In size and shape they are much like the White I/egliorn, but have blue or white legs and white skin. They are gentle and' thrive well in linited quarters, provided the soil is dry and the fowls are kept free from dampness. The hens lay large num bers of white shelled eggs, are non sitters. and these eggs must be incu bated, either by artificial means or bj liens of some other breed. The chicks are rather delicate, but if Banquet on Fourteenth Anniversary of Dauphin Camp, N0.424, P.0.5.0f A. Dauphin, Pa., Feb. 2 7.—A banquet was given last evening oy the Patri otic Order Hons of America in cele bration of the fourteenth anniversary of the camp. No. 42 4. To this the wives and sweethearts of the members of the order were invited and a special invitation was sent to the Civil War veterans. The program was rendered in the lodgeroom. John Porter presid ing, and Included a welcoming ad-. Fertile Eggs anc * healthy chicks come only pM from healthy hens PralU. EEBU. ' Plcge. SSc, SOe, 60c, $1.00; tS lb. pail ti.so . never fails to build up the health of a hen so as to get the most and best from her. Best Spring tonic. Refuse substitutes; insist on Pratts. I ,r, Satisfaction Guaranteed or Money Back. ■ Get Pratt* I«I WT— /Jonfc. WALTER S. SCHELL ELK VIEW POULTRY SUPPLY HOUSE HOLMES SEED CO. MOCK & HARTMAN FIRST CLASS DFAI FRS IN HARRISBURG AND VICINfTY 6170 WHITE WYANDOTTES I Hatching- eggs for sale from Fa- j < mous English Laying strain. |1.50 | for setting—*4oo for fifty. M. J. HOCKER HIGHSPIRE, PA, —_____J ! FOR SALE One coop White Wvandottes 4 pullets and 1 cock bird One cock. Golden Wyandotte 4 pullets and 1 cock bird White Wyandotte eggs for i hatching; SI.OO per setting of I li eggs. W. H. Speakman , Box 101 NEW CUMBERLAND. PA. Geary Ave., near 3rd SI. V I SATURDAY EVENING, kept dry and intelligently fed will ing abilities. Their huge crests pre vent them trom seeing the swooping hawk,in time to avoid capture and this alone would prevent them from being reared in sufficient numbers on a farm to be profitable. These fowls are small in size, com paring favorably with the Leghorn. They are light in bone and fairlv well meated. Each fowl has a rounded protuberance on its skull, from which the feathers of the crest grow, flourish. Damp ground and damp crops are fatal to young Polish. These fowls' are impractical for farmers - use, despite their heavy lay -1 s Early Spring Poultry Ailments Spring is a favorite season for poultry diseases. Special precau tions should then be taken to pro tect them from ailments peculiar to the season. One of the best preventives is cleanliness, with the natural con comitants of pure air and sunlight. Vermin should be specially looked after, and they can be exterminated by the use of well-known germi cides. Colds are one of the sea son's prevalent diseases, and there are standard treatments for such affections. Next week's article will cover many points of interest to everv poultryman. Look for it next Saturdav, ap pearing exclusively in the Tele graph. dress by I. F. Bogner; address, Ed ward H. Weigel, of Penbrook: address to the veterans. John Partheniore, of Steelton: response for veterans. Dr. William P. f'lark; address by L. Ira Cargill, of Harrisburg, nnd address bv Frank Lindsey, of Harrisburg. After the exercises the one hundred people present adjourned to the ban quet hall, where a chicken and waffle supply was served. The committee in charge consisted of John Porter, chairman. C. E. W. G. Garman! George Howard and A. M. Douglass. The veterans present were George W. Kline, John Bricker. Samuel Maw rey, William Stecklev, Hlchard Steck ley. Frank Biekle, Morgan Gordon and Joe Powley. MM* •*(a and batter •ft*. Em when they're scarce and everybody wants , them. Get the eggs in Winter which your neighbors can get only in Summer. Blatchford'a "Fill the Baakat" Egg Math Solvaa tha Feed ing Problem For You Ifakss hlns Isr sll the year round because it's a na'oral egg-producing ration Contains dry : milk alfalfa. grain*. ft?h, beef scraps, lime stone, rapaicoro, ate. Tba moat perfectly bal anced egg food on tba market. John P. Ifoehrl, cf Moehri 3ro*. famous poultry farm at ICarahaflbron.la., writ*: The Egg Mash is rertainl/ -irinr OS results ia eggs and fertility/* Mgh^«toT^&?aaa frrsra and kirnut market 2 >,e 5!" •• ■»sMlilj#i Sltk TOUT**'TAII U -' !RAIT 9<TMPKUL f r —- See "" HOLMES SEED CO. wnw *> 3m a:.. Hwirtuff. rmt I BREAD INSPECTION FOB LOCAL OFFICER I Act of 1913 Does Not Confer Any Authority on the State Chief of Standards Officials about the State Capitol who I have been following the controversy j over the responsibility for enforcing the | laws governing the size and weight of I a loaf of bread are of the opinion that ithe State Bureau of Standards is with out authority to make any rulings or to instruct inspectors as to enforcing the act. The act of J 913 is held to be very specific about the powers eonfer- I red and it is held that bread is not ] mentioned. i The second section of the act of 1797 j regulating the sale of bread makes loaf I bread salable only by pound avoirdu ! pois and requires bakers to keep scales jat their places of sale, making it "the especial duty of the clerk of the mar | ket. in any place where such officer , is appointed, to discover and piosecute all persons offendinjj against this act." The fine is made $lO, half going to | the informer. It is held that this act j places the supervision of bread beyond i jurisdiction of the inspector of weights j and measures. The act of 1913 defines commodities and while regulating their ! sale does not mention bread. The only ! way the act of 1913 regulating sale of I commodities affects bread Is by reouir ing net quantity to be marked on all I soods sold in package form. If bread is sold in a package or carton it comes I under the act and must be marked ac j cordingly. It is pointed out at the Capitol that the inspectors of weights land measures are to enforce the act of 1913, but it does not mention any other act. The contention is also made that the tolerances or exemptions therefrom made by the bureau of standards chief were made long before there was any question about bread. These ex emptions apply to all commodities sold for five cents or less in package from such as matches, needles, pins which lit is held need not have the numerical I count placed on them because it would I be of no material benefit, j The attitude taken here is that the enforcement of the bread law is one for local authorities and not for the State or the inspectors. George Rudisill, Tinsmith 50 Years, Dies at Marietta im GEORGE RUDISILL Marietta. Pa.. Feb. 2". George Rudisill, 81 years old, died yesterday from an attack of heart disease, super induced by old age. He was a native of Marietta and lived here all his life. With his father, the late George Rudi sill. 4th. lie learned the trade of tin smithing and worked at the business I more than fifty years. He was a past master of the Free and Accepted Ma sons, a past councillor of the Order United American Mechanics and a ves tryman and former teacher of the Episcopal Church. One brother, his widow and three children and two grandchildren survive. Mrs. R. R. Fleam, Harrisburg: Chester W., of Marietta, and George 8., 6th, of New Jersey, are the children. GREAT FOR EMERGENCIES San Cura Ointment Should Be In Krery Home There never was known a more re liable ointment than San-Cura. In most every case where it has been used it has created astonishment. It drew a needle out of tbe foot of the daughter of Mrs. James Hitchcock, of Centreville. Pa., after the doctor had used his lance and failed. It has great healing and antiseptic value. It possesses so much healing virtue that it is guaranteed by Georsre A. Gorgas to relieve any kind of piles, eczema, tetter, salt rheuma, boils, car buncles. ulcers, all kinds of chronic sores, chilblains and chapped hands, or money back. It s a mighty handy remedy to have in the house in emergencies for bruises, burns, cuts or scalds, because it relieves the pain and is antiseptic and healing. It's a medicine chest In Itself—a little family physician that is ever in demand. 25c and 50c a lar at George A. Gorgas'.—Advertisement HARRISBURG TELEGRJJP3 ipouLTßystievrai TO KEEP FOWLS IN ; 6000 SHAPE GREEN. I | FOOD IS ESSENTIAL ! Difficult Problem to Supply It Whole Year Round Wise Poultry Raiser, How ever, Will See That Poul try Get Succulent Diet By Dr. Thomas J. Clemens Poultry Editor. Philadelphia Inquirer. COPYRIGHT, 1915. The problem of supplying preen : foods the year round confronts every : poultryman. The fowls demand such foods to insure their good health and i productiveness. They get It on free i range, but when confined to yards, H i,s impossible. Methods have been adopted to sup ' ply greens by planting quick growing plants and protecting them from de struction by the poultry. Ways of do -1 iting this are outlined in the following article, in which are also described means of supplying greens during: the winter months. i A problem confronting all poultry ! men is the supply of green food neces sary to keep the fowls in proper con j dition. The problem is as important to those who have hundreds of acres as it is to the small back-yard poul tryman. It is absolutely essential that the fowls be provided with this food if the best results are to be ob tained. Green food, as applied to poultry feeding, refers to practically all suc culent plants, vegetables, glass, weeds and roots, the tender green shoots be ing those most eagerly sought by the fowls. When fowls are allowed free range they consume large quantities of green food; in fact, it forms the larger por tion of their diet. Besides comprising a largo portion of their diet, in a nu tritive sense, green foods add the needful bulk necessary to assist in di gesting the more concentrated feeds of grain. They also act as a tonic to the fowls. All green foods contain a large per centage of water, which makes them easily split into an assimilative form by the digestive organs. Dry grass clippings,, tall weeds and maturing ha.v crops contain l' - ss water and more llbrous matter, which makes this form j of greeri food unpalatable and less de j sirable. Where the fowls are running on I free range, it is necessary to provide ' green food for a short period during I the summer months, when the hot I sun and continued dry weather cause | the grass to become parched and | wither other available vegetable mat ter. It has been found that the feeding •of sprouted oats is a comparatively easy method of supplying the neces sary green food. Sprouted oats are 'very palatable, highly nutritious and ' may be fed in various stages of ger t mination. There are various methods of providing this form of green food, either in large or small quantities. How to Plant Oats Where there is access to enough I land a strip should be selected near the poultry houses and plowed to the depth of about seven inches, over which the oats should be sown broad cast and harrowed in. I This will cover the onts to a suf- I ficlent depth for sprouting. After a few days the fowls may be turned on the patch and allowed to scratch for their food. It is necessary to renew the patch by resowing at least twice a week. The fowls will find their feed in all stages of germination, but even the oats, which are only sprouted to the length of one-half inch, will pro vide a nutritious green diet. By the continuous harrowing there will be a soil mulch formed which will insure enough moisture to keep the oats sprouting. This method may be fol lowed all season while it is possible for the fowls to be on the ground. Another source of green food is to sov. a strip of land to corn and cut it while very young anil tender, but as this must be passed through a cutter before it is available it is usually con sidered too troublesome. A plan that gave excellent satisfac tion on one of the large poultry plants during the past season was the sprout ing of oats un'der a cover in the open ground. A space about ten feet square was used and the oats were sown. A board frame was arranged around the space and covered with the wire net ting. The attendant kept the soil wa tered freely, and when the sprouts were about three or four inches long he plucked them by hand, after the manner of plucking geese feathers, and fed them to the fowls. The same seed often sent out another sprout, and those which did not germinate until later gave a good second crop. Green Food For Yarded I owls It is altogether a different problem to keep yarded fowls supplied with green food, especially where they are confined to small runs and no special attendant, is employed. It is not only a matter of convenience, but a ques tion of expense and responsibility to provide green food tor tiie entire year. Wherever possible the double yard ing plan should be followed, allowing the fowls to run in one part while the other is under cultivation. By the cultivation method the con taminated soil will be In excellent con diton to raise large crops or table vegetables and undergo a process of purification which is so essential to success. Many disastrous failures re sult from a disease polluted poultry run where the same land has been used for several years without culti vating or changing the soil. It is well known that soil becomes Infested with disease germs which are fatal to the fowls, and often it Is Impossible to raise chicks at all. Where the yard is long and too nar row to divide lengthwise, it is only necessary to provide, a narrow alley to allow the fowls to pass from the up per to the lower division. The best tlnje to make the change to the double yarded system is In the Fall of the year, but those who have not started the work will still have time to catch up If they start at once with their plans. The partitions should be made per manent and substantial, using posts at least six feet high and covered with poultry netting. Where the fowls are inclined to fly over the fence a strip about a foot long may be nailed to the top of the posts at an angle of about forty-five degrees and pointing toward the run. This is covered with a strip of poultry netting one foot wide, or two or three strands of light wire may be used. This is usually an effective barrier. The land in the yard to bo culti vated should receive a generous coat- I J3jowma>n!ig!j Call 1991—Any Phone |jj^ Spring Is Budding S All Over j§ "iMb! HEN March winds blow, and- white cloudlets dart Sraj 1 i I j to and fro under rich blue skies—Spring is nigh. 1/1/ . ■ H i V V Already style-buds of Spring are beginning I (ml 1 * » j to blossom and almost sooner than one could say [oam "Jack Robinson," the entire store will be in s|| full bloom with new Spring merchandise in —Fashionable Coats, Suits and Millinery for Women and Girls. —Smart Apparel for Men and Boys. |«9 —Shoes for family circles. . |Jt|E !sj! —Recent Shipments of Furniture. IMS —Replenished stocks of Floor Coverings. »§|! jl —Wall Papers and Housefurnishings. wflfi The first, of March events will be the Silk Sale that hundreds lpl| of women annually wait for —offering a wide variety of silks at |jj- very interesting low prices. !W1 |jjjj|jjr Close attention to our daily announcements will prove ing of stable manure or straw which lias been used as scratching litter. This is to provide soil humus, which is es sential to proper conditions for grow ing crops. The land should then be spaded to the depth of seven or eight inches, taking care to turn under all manure and contaminated soil and bring to the surface a clean, fresh earth. Before raking the surface it should receive a dressing of air slaked lime in the proportion of about fifty bushels to the acre. The lime should be thor oughly worked into the soil and the surface of the garden tilled until it is One and smooth. The land is now ready for planting and the seed should be sown as early as possible, according to each par ticular geographical location. When planning such crops as car rots, beets and cabbage in the garden for home use it is a good plan to plant in excess, and those which are not used or sold as green vegetables should be allow-ed to more fully mature and may be used in the winter as green food. Along toward the middle of the summer is the time to prepare the land for the green crops for the fowls dur ing the next winter and following summer. When the early crops of peas, beans, radishes, etc.. are taken off the land should lie nicely worked up into a line seed bed and sown to alfalfa or crimson clover. Where these small plots have been limed and the seed bed carefully prepared there should be no trouble in securing a gdod stand of either, without the use of any bacteria or other inoculating substances. The only precaution which is positively necessary, is to sow the seed during July or early August and then nt a time following a rain or when the seed bed is in a damp condi tion. This may be accomplished by watering the seed bed immediately after the seed has been sown and kept watered until the tender plants have become large enough to withstand ad verse conditions. Crimson clover may be sown be tween the growing crop if the soil be- Into Firewood Y||p up that plowed land—take out those stumps that 1 tjjgy -cupy valuable space and damage your tools. Clean out that llgXg imp lpt and make it the most fertile on your farm. 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Mall the coupon and get It now. ffiSSS! \ ATLAS POWDER COMPANY R GSE 1, WILMINGTON, DEL./KSSSS I UiMai! iww,Jmii.bmiii..»,«omui.ii»i.i.m i—'■ /fSXXSN "■•■.■•KAii«l«,iaia>Mf».. a s Atlu Powder Co., WUaiaatoa, D.L f 4 ■ Send roe your book. "Better Farminc." Name 5 S I may UK Atlas Farm Powder tor ■ . *■" f J Ti'a ».*»afc.3 FEBRUARY 27, 1915. tween these plants is worked up fine 1 anil smooth. In this manner it is pos sible to save a month's time. When corn begins to tassel the land may be worked and sown to rye or I wheat, care being taken to cover the I seed thoroughly, which will give an excellent supply of green food for j early winter use, besides being avail- 11 able the following Spring. I*rotootlng the Food I.ate in the Fall it will be found that J after the garden crops have been re- i moved there is a luxuriant growth of I green food available lor the fowls, but i if they were allowed to run over it at ] will it would not be long before it I was scratched out and completely ruined. In order to prevent this damage and to preserve the plot of Browing green foods as long as possible, they are to be protected from the ravages of the. I fowls by means of screens. These ■ screens will permit the fowls to pick on the tops of the growing crops, but ' will not allow them to injure the bed. j A convenient method of protecting i the beds is to take some one-inch I boards, about six or eight inches wide, ani make them into frames which will fit over the bed and then cover the| frames with a wire screen having a i one-inch mesh. These frames will allow the fowls j to secure u great amount of green food j during the entire vear, especially if the ' yards are cultivated alternately, which | they should be to get the best results. : If there is any land not used by the i beds this may be sown to oats in the Spring, as described above. During the winter and cold months, when there is no green food available on the outside, the best results are ob tained by sprouting oats in a cellar or warm room. This is a simple process and large or small quantities may be sprouted, j according to the equipment. The prin- I clple of the process is to wet the oats' thoroughly with lukewarm water and then keep them moist while spread . out on a board or in a pan. It is im- ( portant that the oats should not be : spread much thicker over the pan I than one-half inch deep. Keep Your Poultry Free From Disease To protect your fowls from roup, cholera, sore head, and other maladies, you must breed, feed and house them properly. The International Correspond ence Schools will give you the special information that you need to prevent or check disease. The I. C. S. Course in Poultry Culture takes the risks Out of poultry-keeping and makes profiits larger and surer. "I consider your Poultry Course the best investment 1 ever made," says E. Richey, 425 Bth St., Waco, Texas. "1 could not have done so Well without the knowledge derived from the course. / had tried rais ing chickens before with poor re sults because / did not know how to prevent diseases among my flock. " "To anyone taking the /. C. S. Course in Poultry Farming there need be no excuse for failure ; if I had it two years ago I would have been spared much anxiety and loss," says D. H. McFalls, White Plains, N. Y. "Anybody intending to embark in the poultry business, either the amateur or expert, should study the I. C. S. Course in Poultry Farming; it is indispensable, "says E. J. Murphy, 260 Bloomingdaie Road, Worcester, Mass. 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