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USING PACKING BOXES
Farm Poultryman Will Find Them
of Much Convenience.
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MUCH RESINOUS WOOD WASTE
Annual Loss In Lumber Industry ■«
Estimated at $300,000,000—All
Can Be Utilized.
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Portable Colony Houses May Be Em-
ployed for Part of Hatching With
Hen6—Coops Can Be Made
That Are Easily Cleaned.
Where packing boxes can be bought
from the stores at reasonable prices
they can be used in different ways b>
the farm poultryman at a consider-
able saving in material and labor.
We do part of our hatching with hens
and set them in a portable colony
house 8x10 feet. The house has a
ehed roof, open front, a six-sash win-
dow In one end and a door with both
a wooden and a wire sash in the
other, writes Thomas L. Bayard of
Green County, Pa., in the National
Stockman and Farmer. Nests for the
sitting hens are made from grocery
boxes that are not less than 24 inches
long, 18 inches wide and 16 inches
deep. The top of the box
and made into a partition dividing the
box into two halves, each 12xlSxlfi
inches or larger. An inch board 6
Inches wide is nailed lengthwise on
the top. The box is then set on its
side and makes two nests. A board
12 inches wide is hinged on this 6-
inch board and raised and lowered at
will, thus confining the hens when-
ever desired. A 2-inch space is left at
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Home-Made Nests.
the top of this hinged front for light
and ventilation. By putting the boxes
the one on the other quite a number
of hens can be accommodated in a
small house. See illustration.
Boxes smaller than this can be
made into coops. The top is removed
and the ends sawed slanting. A re-
movable top is made and covered
with two-ply felt roofing. It can be
hinged if desired. The bottom is re-
movable. If desired a door can be
cut in the side and hinged on. This
makes a coop that is easily cleaned
and can be stored in a small space.
Colony houses for universal hovers
ar* made from drygoods boxes 3x4x3
feet and larger. The top is removed
and placed in a slanting position by
elevating one side of it on a super-
structure. A door and a window are
cut in front, being careful to nail
cleats before using the saw. The bot-
tom is removable. The top, back and
sides are covered with two-ply felt
roofing. If this Is painted every year
with a roofing paint, costing twenty-
five cents a gallon here, it will last
many seasons and can be used for
sheltering poultry during the winter.
The bureau of chemistry of the
United States department of agricul-
tural lias completed a study of ®
possibility of utilizing more thorough-
ly the enormous quantities of \*aste
resinous wood produced in the lum
ber industry. This annual waste is
estimated at no less than 8,000,0
cords. According to the bureau s in-
vestigations, this can be manufac-
tured into paper pulp, turpentine,
resin oils, pine oils, wood alcohol an
other products worth nearly $300,-
000,000, or'q£ much low grade paper
and the other products as we are now
manufacturing in the United States.
A cord of wood, which costs from
two to four dollars delivered at the
works, will yield products worth
$48.17. The waste consists of wood
left in the forest from lumbering
dead and fallen timber, stumps of
cutover lands and slabs and edgings
from the mills.
At present the waste resinous
fi inches woo(jg are used tg some extent in
removed manufacture. Some plants convert
the waste into paper. Others turn
out wood "turpentine and pine oils.
In many works rosin oils and rosin
spirts are being made from the resin
of the live trees. But these first two
industries are Just beginning to de-
velop. The investigation of the bu-
reau shows that the three industries
of paper making, wood distillation
and rosin oil production can best be
developed in combination. 1 heir de-
velopment will not onlj' open a profit-
able field of industry, but should
prove a big factor in the conservation
of our resources, in addition. By the
utilization of our waste and fallen
timber, the injury to the forests by
fire and insects will be materially re-
duced.
Long-leaf yellow pine, Norway pine,
Douglas fir and other woods rich in
resins are suitable for this manufac-
ture.
Ignorance Disgusted Witness
Assistant District Attorney (Mark
was conducting a case in the criminal
court. A large, rough-shouldered
negro was in the witness chair. "An
then," said the witness, "we all went
down in the alley, an' shot a few
crap." "Ah," said Mr. Clark, swinging
his eyeglass impressively. "Now, sir,
I want you to address the jury and
tell them just how you deal craps.
"Wass that?" asked the witness, roll-
ing his eyes. "Address the jury, sir,'
thundered Mr. Clark, "and tell them
just how you deal craps." "Lemme
outen heah," said the witness, uncas
lly. "Firs' thing I know this gemman
gwine ask me how to drink a sand-
wich."
When th  Doctor Called.
Grace was six years old and very ill
The family doctor took her hand to
feel her pulse. In a moment Grace
said in a whisper, "It's no use to feel
my wrist, doctor, the pain is all up
In my head."  
AWFUL ECZEMA ON FACE
HITCHING STRAP IMPROVED
Simple and Inexpensive Device Made
for Permanent Attachment to
Horse'o Harness.
In describing a hitching strap, in-
vented by T. Schaefer of Olney, 111.,
the Scientific American says:
In the present patent the invention
is an improvement in hitching straps,
and has for its object the provision of
a simple inexpensive device of the
Freeland. Md.—"Baby's eczema
started in little spots and would burst
and run all over his face and wher-
ever the water would touch his face,
It would make another soro. Pimples
would break out and make his face
sore and inflamed, and he was very
cross and fretful. It was awful. He
suffered tortures from it, and we had
to tie mittens on his hands to keep
him from scratching. A friehd of mine
told me of the Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment and I went to a drug store and
bought them.
"When we would bathe hie face with
the Cuticura Soap and apply the Cuti-
cura Ointment, he would be much bet-
ter He would wake up in the nights
and cry with his face and we would
put on some of the Cuticura Ointment
and then he would rest all night- They
have cured him completely of the
eczema." (Signed) Mrs. Harry Wright,
Mar. 21, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
post-card "Cuticura, Dept. L., Boston."
Adv.   
Food Screen.
I needed a place that could be thor
oughly screened from flies to keep my
left-overs. My husband with a key
hole saw made two half circles, four-
teen inches by six inches, out of a
pine box; then nailed these ends
with three pieces of quarter round,
twenty-seven inches long, bought ten
cents' worth of wire screen, tacked it
over this frame, and screwed a little
handle on top. Three or four dishes
at one time can be put under this
screen.—Exchange.
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It Out"-
How can you expect*1
to possess good health ^
if you are careless with
your Stomach, Liver
and Bowels. These
organs are the "con-
i trolling power" and ■■
must be guarded^
against weakness. To
I this end you really ■■
should try a bottle of
w
When the silo Is thoroughly dry it
In well to treat the inside of It with
coal tar.
Sweet corn is a very profitable
crop. One reason for this is because
it is so easily handled.
Don't wait until June to set youi
plants. Do it just as soon as you can
get the ground in good tilth.
The best garden seed Is not at
waw found in the packages on which
are found the prettiest pictures.
Thick neck onions are usually seen
during such seasons as have wet
weather at the usual time of ripening
Hitching Strap.
character'specified, for permanent at
tachmeijt to the harness, and by means
of which the draft or the like. The ac
companying Illustration shows a side
view of the halter in place, and in a
latched position.
Clean Feed for Horses.
Don't feed dirty grain to your
horses. The dust, weed seeds and
other foreign matter in the grain is
dieagreeable to the animals and inju-
rious.
Use a slevo to measure the grain
and give it a few shakes to allow the
dirt and seeds to fall oiit before feed-
ing. Some pour water over the grain
In the sieve or dip the sieve of grain
In a bucket or tub of water a few
good plan, as it re*
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A CLERGYMAN'S TESTIMONY.
The Rev. Edmund Heslop of Wig-
ton, Pa., suffered from Dropsy for a
year. Ills limbs and feet were swol-
len and pufTed. He had heart flutter
lng, was dizzy
and exhausted at
the least exer
tlon. Hands and
feet were cold
and he had such
a dragging sensa-
tion across the
loins that it was
' difficult to move.
After using 5
Rev. E. Heslop. j>oxes 0f Dodds
Kidney Pills the swelling disappear
ed and he felt himself again. He sayB
he has been benefited and blessed by
the use of Dodds Kidney I ills. Se\
eral months later he wrote: I have
not changed my faith in your remedy
since the above statement was author-
Ized. Correspond with Rev. E Hes-
lop about this wonderful remedy.
Dodds Kidney Pills, 50c. per box at
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y. Write for Household
Hints, also music of National Anthem
(English and German words) and re-
cipes for dainty dishes. All 3 sert free
Adv.
Its Species.
"My parrot can speak In several
languages."
"I see. A Polly-glot bird."
HOSTETTER'S —
—Stomach Bitters _
CANADA'S OFFERING
TO THE SETTLER I
THE AMERICAN RUSH TO
WESTERN CANADA
IS INCREASING
Frte HointBtMdi
In the new District* of
Manitoba, Haskatche-
wnn and Alberta there
nr« thousands of Free
Homesteads left, which
I to tbemsn ma king entry
' In 8 years time will be
won h from 120 to 126 per
acre. These lands are
rrnmmmmn well adapted to grain
growing and cattle raising.
BXCILLIftT RAII.WAT FACILITIES
In many oases thfi rnllwajs lTi
Canada have been built In ad-
yanco of settlement, and in a
short time there will not be a
settler who need be mora than
ten or twelve miles from a line
of railway. Hallway Kates are
regulated by Government Com-
mission.
Hoclal Conditions
The American Settler Is st home
In Western Canada. He Is not a
stranger In a strange land, hav-
ing nearly a million of his own
people already settled there. If
you desire to know why the con-
dition of t be Canadian Hettler Is
irosperous write and send for
Iterature, rates, etc., to
Q. A. COOK.
175 W. Wi STREET, KANStS CITY, WO.
Canadian GorernmentAgenta, or
a-Mr-ss Bni.erlnt
Immigration, Ottawa.:1,M1
SPECIAL TO WOMEN
Do you realize the fact, that thousands
of women are now using
The nicest girl a young man knows
Is the one he is most afraid of.
A Soluble Antiseptic Powder
as a remedy for mucous membrane af-
fections, such as sore throat, nasal or
pelvic catarrh, inflammation or ulcera-
tion, caused by female ills? Women
who have been cured say "It is worth
its weight in gold." Dissolve In water
and apply locally. For ten years the
Lydia K. Pinkham Medicine Co. has
recommended Paxtine In their private
correspondence with women.
For all hygienic and toilet uses it has
no equal, (inly 50c a large box at Drug-
gists or sent postpaid on receipt of
price. The Paxton Toilet Co., Boston,
MEBS.  
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