The Record, 1920-12-09

Cleanliness to the Majority of Towns in America. Helsingfors, Finland, might give les lessons - sons lessons in the municipal amenities to al almost - most almost any American city, although it is tucked away In the North, in a bare little land of rock and lakes and birch trees, in the latitude of the southern end of Greenland, writes Arthur Ruhl in the Outlook. I do not happen to know of any any-American - American any-American city so consistently clean and well built. They post no "bills in Helsingfors. They tie them around posts with strings, and when they have served their purpose they disap disappear, - pear, disappear, strings and all. Every morning there is a market on the broad quay at the end of the esplanade; fish, fiowers, meat and vegetables even Oregon apples, which contrive, in spite of distance and almost prohibitive rates of exchange, to cross the six sixtieth - tieth sixtieth parallel. A few minutes after noon you would never know a market had been there. Stalls fold up, rub rubbish - bish rubbish disappears, street cleaners turn on the hose, and presently the quay Is as clean as a tennis court. The Helsingfors gas tanks are not the dismal contraptions that disfigure most of our water fronts. The tank Itself may the same, but they build a neat brick house for It a sort of monumental roundhouse, with stone wreaths around the top by way of frieze, quite in place among buildings intended for politer uses, and not without some suggestion of the Castle of St. Angel o in Rome.

No Necessity for Flocks Becoming Nuisance to Neighbors If Reason Reasonable - able Reasonable Care Is Taken. Objection is frequently raised to the keeping of poultry in towns and cities because of the odor which may result and also because of roosters erowinp, particularly in the early morning. In some cases city regulations have been formulated to prevent or to control poultry keeping. Where there are city regulations it is necessary to find out their provisions and to conform to them. But there is no necessity for the poultry flock to become a nuisance to neighbors, says tile United States department of agriculture. If the drop dropping - ping dropping boards are cleaned daily and the houses and yards are kept in a reasonably clean condition there will be no annoying odors. The male bird need not be a nuis nuisance. - ance. nuisance. Unless It is intended to hatch chickens from the flock it is unneces unnecessary - sary unnecessary to keep a male bird, federal poul poultry - try poultry specialists point out. The fact that there is no male in the flock will have absolutely no effect on the num number - ber number of eggs laid by the hens. If it is desired to mate the hens and to hatch chicks the male bird should be sold or eaten as soon as the hatching season is over. This is desirable not only to eliminate noise but also to eave the feed that would be eaten by the male, mid for the reason that the eggs produced after the male is dls-

Low-Growing Shrubs at Walk Inter Intersections - sections Intersections and Corners of the Lot Should Be Provided. A well-planted home yard with shade trees, flowering shrubs and per perennial - ennial perennial flowers surely is more valuable And more enjoyable than a barren, un unsightly - sightly unsightly yard of weeds, ashes, tin cans and rubbish. Perhaps " the principal reason why we find so many poorly im improved - proved improved home yards is because a lack of knowledge along these lines is everywhere apparent. A well-planted home yard should provide for the following ornamental features: The yard should be joined to the street by the planting of low low-growing - growing low-growing shrubs at the walk intersec intersections - tions intersections and at the corners of the lot along the sidewalk. These should all be low-growing shrubs such as Tbunberg berries, snow snow-berries, - berries, snow-berries, Japan quince, ivsa rugosa and golden bell. These when planted in groups, from three to five feet apart, will give an informal treatment, and where every home along the street is planted in this way, the entire street is given a boulevard appearance. If a formal effect is desired along the sidewalk, the treatment calls for the planting of a hedge. For this pur purpose - pose purpose the Ibota privet, white mulberry, Thunderborg barberry or honeysuckle marraiwii should be used.

Plant Memorial Trees. Planting of memorial trees is be becoming - coming becoming a popular custom throughout the country, many cities and commu communities - nities communities setting them out along streets and roads. A notable example of this Is to be found at Tampa, Fla., where the Rotary club is spending .$7,000 In planting trees- along a "Road of Remembrance." while at Chattanooga, Tenn., the National League for Wom Women's - en's Women's service is lining the Dixie high highway - way highway out of that city .with memorial trees. The South is setting a fine ex example - ample example before the rest of the country In this work. Sickly Community Handicapped. You frequently hear a man say: "I am not in business for my health." Well, he should be, for if he loses his health on account of his business, the money generally goes with it. Good health, that is, bodily health and vigor, lies at the bottom of eco economic - nomic economic prosperity. A sickly community cannot carry forward commercial en enterprises - terprises enterprises and make them big financial successes.

Add Hours to Your Rest Time IT isn't the big work on the farm that keeps you on the everlasting jump the endless litde jobs do that. They have got to be done; they are absolutely necessary. Bvi! you want and need ' breathing spells time for lead leading - ing leading and resting. i Why not have them? The International Kero Kerosene - sene Kerosene Engine, built by men who know your r.eeds, gives you the power- always dependable that will take care of these "odds and ends' and givs you time to tackle the bigger problems. The International burns kerosene successfully which means low fuel cost. It is strong, durable, simple and safe. It wears wonderfully and sup supplies - plies supplies steady power during all its long lif jtime. You have a lot of power work on your farr riat must be done and that this engine will do, u?e'&and cheaply. lT ' Then there is the matter of service and repair jfartsJ We are here to supply both without annoying delays. We would be glad to show you what this engine will do for you. Come in and see it. There ars four Biiss Vz, 3, 6 and 10 h. p.

TRAP NEST IS QUITE USEFUL Tends to Tame Birds and Increases Egg Production Eliminates Un Unprofitable - profitable Unprofitable Hen. A trap nost is a laying nost so ar arranged - ranged arranged that after a hen enters it sbe is confined until after released by fhe attendant. When possible it is advisable to trap nest the layers for the following reasons: 1. To tame the birds, thereby tend tending - ing tending toward increased egg production. 2. To furnish definite knowledge concerning traits and habits of indi individuals. - viduals. individuals. 3. To furnish the only satisfactory basis for utility or other breeding. 4. To eliminate the nonproductive lion. 5. To add mechanical precision to Judgment and experience in develop developing - ing developing and maintaining the utility of a flock.

Dcttton, Ala. In recommending Thed Thed-ford's - ford's Thed-ford's Black-Draught to her friends and neighbors here, Mrs. T. F, Parks, a well well-known - known well-known Jackson County lady, said: "I am getting up in years; my head is pretty white. I have seen medicines and reme remedies - dies remedies come and go but the old reliable came and stayed. I am talking of Black Black-Draught, - Draught, Black-Draught, a liver medicine we have used for years one that can be depended up upon - on upon and one that will do the work. "Black-Draught will relieve indigestion and constipation if taken right, and I know for I tried it. It is the best thing I have ever found for the full, uncomfortable

Productive Ornamentation. Any back yard at uill can be made both attractive and productive. Grapevines make a good -porch trel trellis - lis trellis when space is not available for an arbor. A high fence or back porch may be used as trellis for blackberry plants. In a decorative border a few clumps of the brilliant red giant rhu rhubarb - barb rhubarb will not look out of place. As for hedges which will be both decora decorative - tive decorative and highly productive, no plants of a useful variety will be more sat satisfactory - isfactory satisfactory than Taspberries, gooseber gooseberries - ries gooseberries and currants. They are hardy, will take little care and will supply fruit for each season.