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Show f PRESIDENT HIDDEN DANGER A It ia a duty of .aiilaeva.to fid-- ,. the blood of urio acid, an irritating ? kid-ne- rap-Idl- DOAN'S Ktr?Cily CO.. Buffalo. N.w Yock PERFECT HEALTH." Pills keep the ey item In perfect order Tbey regulate the bowels end produce A VIGOROUS BODY. Remedy for tick headache, constipation. Tutt't rain b i III ills 3 TROUBLE IN DINING ROOM Little Mlxup Between Ladiea Accepted Philosophically by tha Torpidville Landlord. . "At one time yesterday it looked like we was going to have a little trouble here in the dining room, but it didn't come to nothln' much," related the landlord of the Torpidville tavern. "Maxlne and Sylphle, the young ladles that are waltin' table,' got to squab-bliabout a p'tnt of etiquette, or the merits of their retipective fellers, or , aa ladies is something verlaBttnly doin', and Sylphle, 1 reckon It was, told Maxlne. or mebby Marine told Sylphle anyhow, one told the other that she wasn't no better than she - ort to be. And Maxlne, or Sylphle. whichever it was, got sorter fuasy about it and answered that she was too, and she didn't care who knew It! And then they kind o' tied in on ach other and went 'round and 'round as it were, and it took 'em quite a while after it was over to wash the ketchup and broken glass out of their coffers, as they call their hair. Hut that's all It amounted to, and there's no use in flrln" 'em, for ladies will bo ladies and there ain't no help for it." Kansas City Sun. fact, from present inmea Tells Congress. AbouVths ncpl,0 Miitary?rJ Insular, .g n j!i ' S pf-tludicialTAffairs and Nation, Including' . f . . ..... f i alii.ii that vessels lUulilM threugh without unneceasajrS'i rtnlHVi Fana ma Canal and Tolls Established. Recognising, 'The administrative problem -- ; neys fail, uric acid causes rheumatic attacks, headache, dizziness, gravel, urinary troubles, weak eyes, dropsy or heart disease. Doan's Kidney Pilla help the fight off uric acid b ringing new strength to weak kidneya and relief fiom backache and urinary ills. A TKXAH CASK. Mm U II. (Sarmaiiy, m H. Tttuflf St., Fort Worth, says: "1 waa In bed fir weeks with l.iilbl. pains In my r so bloat,,! I could back. My fret bo! wear shoia and my eyes swelled so I could hardly ace. After doctors tailed. I y I beajan with l)un a Kiilnvy t'llla. grew hrtter and. la a abort Utne waa entirely won." 'Cat Doan's at Any Drug Stora, BO a Bos N rrr opn-Kiii'ha- 1.n""l'Tr5r3aniTaTy-tr-rStS,-t- poison, that iscon- - FOSTER-MILBUR- nmm barn Anally aljuatd and tha growth of vegetation will minimise erosion ta tha banka of the cut. tha elide problem will b pracilrally solved and an ampla stability assured for the Culebra t'ut. a Although the official date ofTI the SENDS ANOTHER MESSAGE t ! . I a -.v part of the national guard. The organisedor militia today cannot be ordered outsldn the limits of the United States, and thus cannot lawfully be uaed for general military purpoaea. The officers and men are ambitious and eager to maae thrf..sclvee - of-th- prrr g con-stlu- .:.. " l, Hera, hospital ships, and supply ships. II. 10 per net ton, the vesaala to be meaa-use- d by the aame rules as are employed In lermlnln the net tonnage or mer chant vessels. Rules for the determination of the tonnage upon which toll charges are baaed are now In course of preparation and will be promulgated In due season. Panama Canal Treaty. The nrnc.lamatlnn which I have Issued In respect to the Panama Canal tolls Is In accord with the Panama t anai act naaaed hv thla cona-res- s August 24. 111 We hava been advised that the Brlti-- n has prepared a proteat government agalnat the act and Its enforcement In so fsr sa It relieves from th payment of tolls American ships ingagsd In the Amer-Ics- n coastwise trad on the ground thai It vlolatea British ghta under the Hay- Pauncefote treaty concerning the Panama Canal, When the protest Is presented. It will be promptly considered ana an made to reach a satisfactory adlust- ment of any differences there may be be tween the two governmente. Promotion for Col. Goethals. As the completion of the canal grows nearer, snd as the wonderful executive work of Col. Ooothala becomea more con country ana spicuous In the eyes of the me wise and of the world. It eeems to for such law nrovlslon ta make by oroiwr reward to him as may be commensurate with the service that be baa rendered to Ma country. I suggest that thla reward take the form of an appointment or t oi, Ooetbals as a major general In the army is of the United Stales, and. that ine ...,h,r4,tr, auch snooln, ,.ent be accom his a with permitting provision panted upon designation as chief of engineers Incumbent the retirement of the present of that office. rt The navy ..r.l s g t 1 n, ss - per-m'- NEVER TIRE3 That Restored Her to Health. Of the Food "Something was making me ill and cause." writes a 'Tor two years I was thin and skkly. suffering from and luf.atnniatory rheumatism. I tmd tried different kinds of diet. ar.d ninny of tho remedies recommend- d. but rot no better "Finally. Mother suggested that I and I began at once, try Grape-Nuts- , eating it with a little cream or milk. A chnnge for the belter began at once. "To-daI am well and am gaining weight end strength all the time. I've five week, talnd 11 lbs. !n Ihe last siiiTn not suffer any more from and the hounialim la all I d Jn t know the CVIo. young lady: y tone. know it Is to Crape Nuts alone I still thrt I ot'f my restored health. never eat the food twice a day and Cre rf !t." Name, given by Tostum Co.. I'6t"e Creek, Mitti. The f. -- tn:r of Clrapn.Nuf s Is rwruliar to I' ft It. It is neutral, rot tco sweet quality tid bus en srreeablo. Uiat grows tiresomn. One of tho trmrceg of rheumatism it from ovrrioadin? the sy.ioin wltl acid material, th repult of Iniperfwc d i"ft:on and flpimilatin. As soon as Imirorer food Is shan !onrd and Grope Nut is taken regn dife'tion is made sfrons. th orpans do !hir work or building up good red blid cHla ard of carrylns way tlifl rrrrss of disease making the system. msterlPl fro-The result is a cr!,i1n rid steady rHtirn to nnrtriM liealth and mental rsson." Read f1!v'T. "There's the l tUf brrk. "The Koad to WelV ille," In tA nm . 4 trm l"e t lwe. 1 y, n t- -r taterral. ttfet r-- 4r.tr.., anral Ti I have seen young guineas so nearly drowned in a hard rain that It looked-uselesto bother with them, but after they were warmed up and dried they did not show any bad effects from their drenching. After the guineas are feathered out they need but little care as they are fully able to shift for themselves, until the winter cuts off their supply of food. In winter they must have a shelter and food the same as other poultry, but should not be let out when there ts snow on the ground else they will fly Into the tops of trees or alight on the tops of buildings and refuse to come down. Hinged Perches. VENTILATION FOR HEN HOUSE side the can back folded be It against of the house out of the way during Force Drsft Ventilator Built Llks Re volving Stove Pipe Chimney the daytime, thus facilitating the Top Is llluatratsd. cleaning of the Interior and for spray con life. Its to Insect ing destroy Poultry houses are often unsstlBfac- traction Is simple and fully explained solely because tbey are badly tory In the drawing. ventilated. Of course. It is out or the question always to tear them MILK FOR PRODUCING EGGS down and build aney or to Install the King system of ventilation, so some Experiments Conducted at West Vir form of ventilation may be the best device to adopt. In the Illustration Is ginia Station Show Sklmmllk shown a force draft ventilator built Of Excellent Value. like a revolving stove pipe chimney Two tests are reported from the top. The wlug with the arrow on top West Virginia station of the value of sklmmllk compared with water for wetting a feed mash. In the first test. which covered 122 days. 22 hens fed sklmmllk laid 1.244 eggs, as compared with 99S eggs laid by the 22 hens fed mash wet with water. In the first period of tha second test 60 hens fed the sklmmllk ration laid 862 eggs In 37 days, as compared "with 632 eefis laid by a similar lot fed no sklmmllk. In the second period which covered 56 days, the rations were reversed. The chickens fed sklmmllk laid 1.220 eggs, as compared with 978 In the case of the lot fed no In every case the pens sklmmllk. contained one cock to ten hens. In Force Draft Ventilator. both experiments more eggs were produced when sklmmllk was substituted turns tha top so the opening, a. alfor water for moistening the mssh. ways faces the wind. Some of the Cnder the condillons prevailing In w ind passes through this opening and these experiments, and with eggs sell out of the top st b. It thus creates a Ing for 20 or 25 cents per doxen, the draft up the flue, c, and thus ventilates the the poultry house below. The princi sklmmllk used for moistening xnash had a feeding value of from 1 ple Is the same as that used in the to X cents per quart. In these trials atomiser. 802 quarts of sklmmllk were fed, resulting In an Increase In the egg pro duction of 702 eggs, or almost an ex tra egg for esch quart used. Navy Department. at the .United Platesan ts in efficiency state pendent rltlxenshlp. a great more powerful tlfn It baa been be Regulation of Water Power. which es In emulation hut the There sre pending before congress a for. countries In re K.i..nv,e rllrTcrent tnrge number of b'Us proposing to grant and of naval increase prtvllegca of erecting dams for the purthis condition I armaments military pose of creating water power tn our navi. . one. In view of th gable rivers. The pendency of these bi:ia tnsnv Improvements and increases bsl has brought out an ImtKirtanl defect In the slightest foreign governments the existing general dum act. That act on our part 1n respect to new construe does not.. In my opinion, grant sufficient us and reduces bsck throws deal-Iniln. In power to the federtl government of the first ran with the ronatructlon of euch dams to from a naval power the nations of th na among places exact protective conditions In the Interest and rank. of navigation. It does not permit the aecond A vesr ago congress refused federal government, as a condition of lis for more than one battleship permit, to require that a part of the proptlste tn this I th nK a great misiaserec value thus created shall be applied to the oollcv wss mede. and I urgently further general Improvement and proteccongress make tion of the stream, t believe thla to be on.menrt that this b one of t7.a most Important, metiers of for the mistake ef the Is.t session authorising the con appropriations Internal Improvement bow confronting or three battleships. In ad the government. Most of the navlgible Dillon in destroyers, fuel ships. rivers of this eountrv sre comparatively vessels as show long and shallow. In order that they the othar suxillsrv of the genera In the building pros-ramay be made fully useful for navlgstlon We sre confronted ny a eonni there has come Into vogue a method of Kn.rrt of navies to the In re.r.ect Una Improvement known as csa,alistlon. or world which requires us. If we WOlllo method, which consists the alsrk-wataa an Insurance tn hufldlng a series of dams and locks, maintain our navy our nsvat torce i augment create a long pool of peace, totwo each of which at least bsttlesblps a year and f! At each of these deep navigable wat-- r. dama there Is usually created a long pool battle cruisers, gunboats, toroedq boats tn of deep navivah'e ws'er. At each of these stroyera. snd submarine nrorotlon. We have no deal dama there la dually created slat water ornoer war. We go as far as any nation power of commercial value. If the water for the world to avoid war but we are power thus created can be made avaliahl ur pobiilitlon, oil a world power for the ftrri! sr Improvement of nsvlra-liopolicies, our re .!), nor definite In the stream. It 1s manifest that the n the psclfle and the At Improvement will be much more quickly snon.lhllltlesdefense of the Panama cs erected on the one haryl, and on the nal together with our enormous world other, that ihe burden, on the general taxsnd our rnlsstonarv outpoais no payers of the eoentrv will ta very much trsde the frontiers- of ctvlllxstton.as reouir reduced. Prlve'e Interests seeking men. excluding the S.oon Plilllpptne scouts, one o . our position reenrntxe tn to building waternower dims tn leaving out of consideration Ihe coast In the famllv of nations they the foremost artillery force, whose poeitlnn Is fixed In navigable : reams usually nre with eumclent our vsrious sea.sst defenses, and the thus Improve navigation, and (hat If they sod to clothe toourselves rive force to our Insular do not Impair navigation they slmutd be naval power present gnrr'sons of our various to rive weight snd demands within the allowed to take for themselves the enpossessions, we hsve today to our influence In lt"" directions na-of developcontinental foiled Wales a mnb'l army tire pmrl's of the water-powe- r thst a powerful Christian ment. Whatever tbey may do bv wav of progress of only about xr.fcn men. This Itt'te force should advocate. must be still further drawn upon' to suprelieving the government of the espn. of tion Department of Justice. Improving navigation should be given due ply the new garrisons for Ihe great naval ecflve l This deosrtmeot hss been very It consideration, but It must be aeparent base which Is tlng established at bs In the enforcement of the law. and to that there rcav be a profit beyond a reatlatbcr. In the Hawaiian e and with better sonably Wersl return upon the private been protect the locks now rsp!'!1r approarltlng In the ever before lare-eforce tbsn The f ircs investment which Is a potential asset of cornp'etlon et Panama. atstes are now the government tn carrying out a com- - bl.torv of the government. The prose, In tl.e Pnlted Successfully HUT i"iJ:H"i frcher'S've policy of waterway develep. cutioc. which wbve been esHerec! in nearly concluded snd ,lrb sre now pending resson. m ttient. II 's no objection to th refaction fnr . variety r ti;!oricnt of the deTh'-seffectiveness to con the n all and tise r.f such an a. set by Ihe testify .tat posts t.t,:v-f..- r trst a comprehensive waterway partment work enlv lrs"tlona rl rgiments. averaeing trusts under the The prosecution of men ench. tn time of pei'-than b oeliry will Include the protection and deentl-co- t law has rone on It has lieen our Mctorlcal policy to velopment of th oiber public uss of flhermsn without ee.trslot or diminution) end these units s"pnrstly bv a wster wMh cannot and should not b the tn other words, Ignored In making and eteojitlng plans decrees slmllsr o those entered nrxariixstton. Tobacco eases hsve hs. never been for the protection and development r.f Standard O'l snd our btttt In lime r.f In other suits tike the d nsvlssfion. It ts s'si equally clear that been entered the a untied orgin'sa'lon but mere'v powder trust snd the suits aealnst groups of companies, bsllallons and Inasmuch aa the water pnmr tht,s tub trust I sm vrrv strongly contltne of Is or may be an Incident of a gen t,.th tegmenta, endto the firstOlittnkr.f Int,ese a steeds, scatvinced conaj.teot course thst of waterway Improvement cteale eral acher-sr t SS been of wltMn the const Mot'ooal Jur.dlciton of in this retard with s continuing tered units sn itmt fit for eflecMve lam-wntupon the new upreme court end the federal government, the regulation of not aleesdr of (he trrjef que1fon To test of meeting these patent - t iirh w ater power lies s Iso w1ihn 1at r,h.rs Is rotrts-- to oer s flr,VV defects, the war rtpi?tinnt hss been ad,iritlcion. In rrtv cpinlor, cooatroeilve and . fMs of solution r oe i reonlres that rM. was triteroarah!p tiall niir'Tis 1n a quiet, calm snd issue teouhle.oms ' enable-of be rs'im will the rmli Mh plan ci.reprehen.l Jodtctal wv. without any radical prepared bv tbe war colles-- rtfvision of rlevelopment of esVlrMion. n these greet ehenr'or the governmental r'vets to rn hand In band with the the general staff Thl" t1n was of water pow- - r.o'lcy in reeard to combinations t now of this discussed last s"tnmer at a series denounced e by the Sherman held bv the seertry r. created In the coo-.- e of the 1rne of cpen conferet-as s taw. I bsv ati.adv recommended M. srtd that fh general dam eel .f ftIT all flttei'. t kv represe-itsllvethis rrrstter legislation which an eld ir.r,i should be so amended aa to make this p frcm all brtncl es .f t'-certain well,. iioiswful oold declare s. In pr rted f tm it hi !" n a l.te. I deem It MMy lreprtant that onfslr competition In fiis'ril'uted to merrit'rs of congress and the oaf Ion should sdopf a cois'strnt ant trnos-- rhs.s of snd I lave also Interstate trade, r trrmir.ru. ot tie ermy ant the naiionsl harmon'nus trestrceot of ehese Incormrrst'on national voluntary of tiitlons Inst will for wMfh and through prolerts. guard, for the larger Industrial enterprises this purpose their vsii-- to the governlearning and rtseshere In the wefoiled with provision for a closer supervision have ment, whose r1M II Is fo graet ti - per. Kfics ti It. for the first time, corporstions, or to by the buresu of mtt. Any other policy Is eo'iiv-ra tentative ctisrt f ir fu'ure progress. board appointed for the purpose, so most a national va'uabie sway throwing Guard. The National in mske certain compliance witn tn asset. anti-trulaw on the one hand and to fnrer existing law the national guard The. Panama Canst. the coc.tlt-iies- . greater secnrMv to the stock after th regular army, Its holders sgatnst possible prosecutions fuirlng the past year the work of confirst !!ns of national defense. on Ihe other. I believe, bo ever thst proeressed struction upon the renal baa dlf .p'lne. trlrlngsnd equip-eien7 cent of About been per the orderly course of tttittslton In th irnst satlsfs'torlly. under recent legislation, hsve hss been cnncpiete. courts snd the regular prosecution of assmllaied. es far as poss'f.'e. to althose the everavefton work !U with the violation of the per cent, of the conand more than teste rhareed of the regular army, end Its pra-i'ctrainlaw Is producing among crete for all the locks Is In place. In anti-trurffleiency. unoer the effect of this and clearer eltl-eview of the geest Interest which bas bee-- i 1mines men a clearer ing, has very greatly Increased. Crnr of the line of distinction be perception manifest.)1 aa to some slides in the Cu'e-brsoldiers under present conditions t Is be encoue- bet ween to sav that business that the report Cut, am sad have reached a stage of development toethals sbntiirl ailav any apbe of Col seed snd business thst Is tn be conyond which tbev cannot raeynsl.'y It ts gratifying demned, and that In this quiet way the ked to gn w'lbout further dlre-- t prehension on this and to note that none of the slides Mh qeestion of trusts canasbesnsettled In lbs form of pav from the fed economic have Insuch wmjld competition during this year rsl government, tm the other band, tint terfered with the passare of the ships force te secure reaennebieneee In psy from toe siiMonal tressurr would bad the canal. In fact, been tn operation, prices and freedom and Independence be J'is1iflea anlese It prrd''eel a proper WILIJAM II TAFT. and when the elope pressures will hava In trade, eery vale at In additional eflklency on the con-rer- ts tt I'-r- e ce scat-trr"- ere-sle- d lt der-He- tnnch-dlscnsse- f e tber-rmtfM- y n anti-trus- - sr-n- r-- - ! te i.a-a.- i.Kiin r. the rate of tolls for veaaela with paasen-ger- a or cargo. L Upon naval veaaela. other than trana- porta, colliers, hospital ahlpa, and supply ships. M cents per displacement ton. col 4. Upon army and navy transports, ed that-a-way- t:.r T r. the senate to pass the bill granting the Porto Rlcans American cttlsenshlp. Philippines. A bill Is pending In congress, continues the message, which revolutionises the carefully worked out scheme of government under which the Philipand pine Islands are now governed virtuwhich proposes to render them ally autonomous at once and absolutely Such a In eight years. Independent be founded on the proposal can only we have now assumption that our trusteeship to the Filipino our reaponalbtllty for them people and to the world, and that they are now as well prepared for aa national sovereignty. A thorough and unbiased knowledge of the facts clearly shows that theae aaaumpltona As are absolutely with Justification. to thla. I believe tha there Is no substantial difference eT opinion among; any of those who have had the responproblems sibility of facing Philippine In the administration of the Islands, and I believe that no one to whom the future of this people Is a responsible concern can countenance a policy with the direst consequences fraught tn those on whose E.'nalf It Is ostensibly urged. Our true couree ts to pursue steadily and courageously the path we have thus far followed: to guide s Klllplnne Into pursuits: to continue tha cultivation of seund political habits through education and political practice; to encourage the dlverslrtcatlon of. Indusof tries, and to realise the advantages their Industrial education by conservamethods, at tively approved once checking the dangers of concentrated wealth and building up a sturdy. Inde- Receipts and Expenditures. For three years the expenditures of the mvernment have decreased under tne in fluence of an effort to economise. This year preaenta an apparent exception. The estimate by the secretary of the treasury f tha nrdtnsrv recelDts. exclusive of pos tal revenues, for the year ending June si. 1914. indicates that they will amount The sum of the estimates to I170.00O.0fiO. of the expenditures for that same year, exclusive of Panama canal dlsbiiraemente and r.rvstnl disbursements payable irom oostal revenues la l7M.orw.ono. Indicating a deficit of m.ooo.ono. For the year ending June SO. 191S. similarly estimated receiptsmere tf.ic oep ooo. while the total corronnndina- estimate of expenditures for that Sear, suhmltted through the secretary of the treaaurv to congress, amounted to r!A.Hti am. This shows an increase of tn the esttmntea for NM over r0M.o the total estimates of 191S. This Is due to-an Increase or ra.twifl in tne omnia, for rivers and harbors for the next year on protects and surveys authonxea dt new congress: to an tticrese under the to an Inpension bill of rr 500.0f: andexrwnsx-of crease In the est'mstea for The the navy depsrtrmnt of the for No Call for Anxiety, cttvv department stlmste for ConThe cltlien put the solicited coin rcsr 1U Inrl'idcd two battleships. mnde only on battle-f'r provtulun gress In the hand of the tramp. hlp. and therefore the tiavy department "And now 1 want your assurance," has deemed It ticccesrv and proper to the first lie said, "that this money will not bo r.iake sp estimate which Includesbnttli-shlpi three mcd for any unworthy or unnecessary yeaw's expenditure for amount In addition to the required fur purpose." work on the unromp'cted ships now under The tramp drew back. In addl'lon to" the natural ronstructton for the un."Ycu don t think rr a minute that Increase In the expend'turesadditional batMps. and the I'd waste it on food an' clothes, do completed tleship estimated for. the other Increases demanded. he or 4."0 indignantly you?" are due ti the pav required for more addttlnral enlisted men In the navy, and to this must be added the additional Protecting Valuable Interests. Imposed by the rof of Inconstruction extra much do to law whl-you charge "Why the eight-hou- r rhsnge makes It applicable to shlpe bu!lt In prifor putting in a load of coal?" shipyards. "Well," replied the dealer, "you vate then explained at some Te president know coal Is coaL and ....while it coats J length nations! reserve association the , I . ..... 1.,. .. m IlltlK IIH1I"T, IV IS W tvstem recommended by the monetary uri h.VakltV. rommlsston end urged congress to exbody that handles It bonded." amine the pln Impartially from all then n adopt some Mtndpolnts end secure w Th benefits de To man the most fascinating nltn which wilt man In the world is the one be almost, ll red. tittle to Concerning the tsrltT b bad bat tiot quite, won. that a new fcf sr In hvlrw of theelected on a been platfurm Nearly every shiftless man has a of tarilT for revenue only. Army Reorganlxatlon. horseshoe nailed over his door that Oiir small army now conslsta of OW if he has a door. . rsv-- - y thua available and to become an efficient national reserve of cltlsen auldlery. They are the only force of trained men. other than the regular army, upon whlcn we can rely. The military pay bill. In the form- agreed on between the authorities of the war department and the national guard, In representatives e my opinion adequately wierts these conreturn for the ditions and offers a tne pay which it is prop ed to give to I believe that Its enactnational guard. ment Into law would be a very long step toward providing this nation with a first line of cltlsen soldiery, upon which Its main reliance must depend In case of any Plans for the ornational emergency. ganisation of the national guard Into tacsame tines as those on the tical dlvlalona. adopted for the regular army, are being formulated by the war college division of the general itsff. Porto Rico. Mr. Taft says, continues to show notable progress and he urges T GUINEAS In Winter Birds Must Have Shelter and Food 8ame aa Other Poultry ., - .Great Dangsr F rom Ralna. . f Wajhlnpton. Dee. C TonRTaas today received from Proaldent Taft tha aocond of It hla neaaHg-vtu the ahort aeaalon. dealt with flacal, military. Inaular and followa: la as judicial affairs and In part The condition of the country with reference to bustnesa could hardly be better. While the four years of the admlnUtra-tlo- n now drawlns to a cloae have nut deor a veloped g;rat apeculartve expansion recovwide field of new lnveattrent. the dnpreaa-ttiathe from ery and pro'sreaa made condlttona following- the panic of 1S0T hava been ateady aid tha Improvement has been clear and easily traced In the statistics. The bualneaa of tha country Is now on a solid basis. Credits are not unduly extended and every pliaae of thea situation seems In a state of prepared-neafor a period of unexampled prosperity. Manufacturtna; concerns are running: at their full capacity and the demand for labor waa never ao conatant and growing. Tha foreign trade of tha country for this year will exceed H.OOO.OOO.OOo. while the balance In our favor that of the exceaa of exports over Importa will exceed More than half our exports are manufacturer or partly manufactured material, while our exiorta of farm products do not show the aama Increase of It la a year of domeelle coneumptlon. bumper cropa; the total moTlcy value of farm products will exoeed 9.SflO.0O0,O00. It la a year when the bushel or unit price of agricultural products has gradually fallen and vet tha total value of the en tire crop Is greater by over lt.000.000.000 than we have known In our history. Condition of tha Treaaury. The condition of the treasury ts very The total Interest-bearinsatisfactory. debt Is guts. 777.770, of which $!S4.S1.9 nnn- the Panama canal loan. The Interest-hearln- c in debt Is ISTi. 301 .871.016 of greenback a We have cluding In tlM treasury $lM.O0u.9OO In goio coin as a reserve againat the outstanding greenbacks- aid In addition we have a casii balance In the treasury aa a general fund of I167.162.478.M. or an Increase of I79.9.. til over the general fund last year. FOR CARE The young guinea Is about as ten der a bird as we ever undertook to care for. They tare' of, a wild nature t vi and If ofia U lost ; from the, hen in the grass It U almost usetoss to look tn the management of the canal, h for it. 'the August u, lltlj., ha, Is to let tha ben made admirable prbvtaloh' for executive best The plan the ranat rcapomribtltiy It 'he control of fclock It back to lier floe.. We usual-land tha government of the Canal efficient moat keep the young guineas shut up for organisaof The problem tion Is receiving careful consideration, con-so HINGED SYSTEM OF PERCHES a tow days after they are Jiatcbed and that a scheme of organisation and feed them some bread crumbs, coarse trol beat adapted to the conditions of the corn meal and occasionally a naro canal may be formulated and put In op- Attractive, to Practical Man Whoa boiled egg. eration as expeditiously as possible. Act Are Folda Limited Up Quarters Ing under the authority conferred on me They are given water and also sweet 8lde of House. Against executive I procla by have, congress, by to drink. After they leave the milk nistlnn, promulgated tha following ached uel of tolls for ships passing through the Ia cases where quarter are some hen'a call, if the days are warm and canal, baaed upon the thorough report what limited and houses necessarily sunshiny, they are given fine roughof Kmory R. Johnson, special commisand worms so correspondingly small, or where the age. They gather bugs sioner on traffic and tells: but need little feeding. 1. On merchant vesecle carrying they consid a la time of and labor saving The great danger ts from the hard or cargo. 11 50 per net veaael eration, the hinged perch shown In the ton each 100 cubic feet of actual capacrains. If the hen does not seek shel-teIllustration posBeses accompanying ity. the young guineas are very likely an attraction to the practical man. As I. 'On veaaela tn ballast without passengers or cargo, 40 per cent leaa than will be seen. It la so constructed that to get drowned. he s PROPER st wafer-powe- rtd-1- f t. n a TROUGH FOR FEED CHICKEN Pertsble Device Keeps Birds Out of Food and Allows Half-Grow- Little One n to Eat. A neglected roup. The comb is Indicator. cold may turn tha- into chickens heaiin Good development before beginning to lay. Is best for the pullet. For fattening a wet mssh Is good. chickens out of To keep lot the masn. their feed and make It available to but at other time be a ones of flock tha dry. bandy the smaller Tht old hens, especially tbosej older portable trough may bo made as shown In the Illustration, says tha than two Jesrs, should be fattened Iowa Homestead. It is seven Inches and sold. Tho nearer sousr you build a poul try house, the less the cost of con- st ruction. Iteetn right for the winter sesson : by keeping nothing hut healthy half-grow- lay-In- hens. The chirk that has been stunted will never make a show bird and st ldom develop Into a profitable) fowl. Well mansred Poultry Is rrefersbln Portable Trough. to cror,. , thgt poultry will I .- , .11 cf II.." - 4lm. " across the top bf wide and tbi alat year. Is three which It may he carried Capons are quiet, grow more per Inchps wide, and about thre lnrhcs of feed than cockerels, grow pound of the the than trough. edge higher a better price per It would overbalance any chicken longer and bring pound. In feed. the trying to stand Once a day Is sufficient for chick ens to be fed a mssh. Tha remainder Gooss. Handling of the day dry grain Is considered In handling a goose. It should al better. ways he taken by the neck, and when The best way of disposing of sur lifted from the ground the body plus late hatched cockerels (too shoulid be turned with th back to- late to be sold for broilers) is as ward Ihe person hsndiing It. In thst r a pons. In every vsrlety of farming, plan- position It cannot strike, and will renin In qutot. Partly support thu-- body nine ahead of time Is necessary, anl by iilng th first Joint of the win perhaps most so In poultry with on hand. If the goose Is held For the geese a low shed open to facing na It will s'rike hard blows Hh Its wings or scratch with Us the south Is about all that Is needed, feet. a goose seem Impervious to cold M 1 weather. No hen Is going to lay winter egg If her system la run down, her molt not over, nd she I made to scratch her own living. Get rid of some of the rooster that are worrying the hens to no good purpose. They sr doadlocks and eat Pea Meat as Feed. up th profits of the flock. Th pullets which ar underslterj, Pea meat Is not quite so good a feed ing staff as th sversgs gluten feed. hsve standard dlsqoallfleatloa or be fattened) It contains about 1 per cent less weak eonstltutlon. sbonld with the cockar protein, S per cent, less fat and near and go to market ta. ly three times as much fiber. Overcrowding Injurious. Overcrowding causes fowls to swest t night, and this soon rota the feath ers at the root-- This is one reason why so fnsny fowls shed feathers out side of the regular moulting searon. , |