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Show - vRALD iOPS iL We are aunng mis niv t. game, ef get a chick grown to two pounds, assume that it RKEYiQF-HONDUR- igrasjB.jW!LxaitJbe4e4ftJm8tlfot AS Natl ve 'fit Centrat;Afrterlea, L n . iI .1 U - .1 .. ft, ful In Coloring. ' ally. ft.. 9 wild speciesf turkey, known the Qcellated or Honduras turkey, native of Honduras originally-- J be m & -- parts of Central- - America. it as moot beautiful Some describe itself, and though conditions are pot the moat favorable, still its a husky chicfind wllTget through 'somehow, even though be watered and fed irregularly, its cooOe allowed to get wet and never cleaned. Then the chicks get- the sore Tiead, first thing you know, and if they dca't dleuof neglect a month is taken out Of the. tr chick's derelojjrirent-theirr- lf cared for, another .month or six weeki will be lost with roup In early fall, with the result that the cold weather comes on and catches the chicks, not nearly inatirr'etr, and as thin as the proverbial "Job's turkey and when this happens. the poultry man will be fortunate Indeed if he gets his pullets to laying by January, when -- the best . star 4f JJIlilga JjdUJJ4Uon the downward trend, tTfrey--- . .Llurkeys The ground color of the plumage is .r . - )kv. not-wel- - TO d MAKE GOOD l. - W - , y the-life-- ef tble. i . HENS' NESTS BEST DUMPING 1 toed Way It At- - Uched With Hlr.gea and Fast- ened at Front With Staples. A good way to build bens' nests is have the bottom attached 'with tinges and fastened at the front with tmail books and staples. "When the to . . :. f a gg 8hlnef. ter-te-t- he place, ft Jooking glass to reflect the court protesting against the granting light out strongly at the two open- of a decree to his wife, Mrs. Jane Mllr ings where the eggs are tested. This ler, a nurse, in Spokane, who instimakes it much easier to shine the tuted proceedings for divorce, charging desertion in 1897 and failure to eggs. provide for his family. Miller says In bis letter that be Excellent Poultry Hints. Ifere are a few hints to those who has received no notice of the penof the divorce case from' his ire In the business of raising market dency wife or her attorneys, but heard ot rooster the Market poultry: "ST ino' iifeft 2ra fco. rewfTwinhnTifuniirnpH. H recites numerous rasonw-y-the-divorcdaye.-TrmarkedHave buyet- iregular should not be .granted and to build up a reputation for prime a pathetic plea for the presermakes and Grow bone muscle stock. first, vation of his home and fireside. To and then fatten. Big combed broilers combat the charge of neglecting. to in classified are apt to Te wrongly for his family he has sent provide market. Always notify your commls-el6to show that he, has postal receipts merchant before shipping. Young sent $800 at various times. Part of fowls shipped with old stock wili com. the letter follows: ' mand old stock, prices. Poultry should "1 have slaved and for worked be killed the day before marketing wVn going dect to the consumer. years as no other man In the Yukon chickens In iias ever labored, always looking for Do not mix white-'sklnaethe 'I same ' shipment with yellow-skinne- d ward to the timetojvhenJ could Jigain circumstances that ones. Haye a tag fastened on join my family would assure our Independence in the each fowl you Bend to market. It Is years of our lives! the best way to advertise your Btock. declining "Four years I worked In the dltcn to' build a canal to my claim, and when I had Unshed the work and was about to start to wash out the gold a terrible flood came and washed away a. good " part of my "labora. Another year and a half was then speht ln re pairing tfils"TIamageT when" the news are the best poultry tonics came last spring that ray daughter The natural time for a hen to lay had been accidentally shot and killed la from February to October. last February near Spokaner- - This Air slacked lime is a valuable dis news so upset me that It brought on infectant In the poultry house. heart trouble, 'and for months 1 was From now on jintil next spring the' unable to do a thing. Last July 1 hena should be Supplied with a dust again began work, and when about to ' box. reap the' reward of the years of my v; Oyster shells Is the best food with which, the bens can manufacture egg - ' Bhells. Ducks have become one of the best eepa-rately- AinrCwr ." - :'.' t take great care in killing not to the feathers to r otherwise n d PouLTRYNams paying propositions in the poultry in- . dustry. i-- The germ of disease must, be destroyed before the disease' can be v7 . eliminated, , The necessity for fresh air baa led to the great popularity of the open front houses, r H .1. ' . ' ". Eggs and fowla used in the borne should be credited at market prices. ' . Tbia is bnly fair. Plenty of exercise and plenty of good fresh alr: arernecessary for the ' -health of the' flock. " There- are" " waste "products inany that could bo,turned to use as ".-- " v . become-blood- - - soiled. The geese are ticked in a closed room out of all 1 (rafts, the feathera placed in ' deep ; Many a woman makes" a greater 'J.oxes or barrels, says a writer Jn an success w'HJfpoultry thaA her husband ixchange. :; they are place in 3oea with the 0rk of bis farm77"" tin sacks and hung out in the air for If good hens do not lay,, the fault la i number of days. In case the geese probably ith-t- he .caitaktngTrWlth" ire scalded the feathers are 'spread the right kind of care and feed they on a sheet or a blanket in an to yield well. are sure i : ";.;" " over a register if A pen of , a hundred good laying nntll dry. ..They will flrysuC- - brna wjUjfrpdure enongh, eggato sup. " y Mutely quick,- end if stirred the sugar and coffee of an ordiwhile drying will be as light ply nary family,, besides supplying - the md, fluffy hi though they never were home table. ..' ,,-wt. . Wing, tall and other coarse A ben, a pig, a steer, a cow Any. of eathers are discarded as plucked. I our or nd . ready sale for . my - feathers are of 'value to the farther animals, innd bomft at 60 to 60 cents a only in proportion to their digestive; 1 very-garde- , -- lter -- v"t " -- e, pos-iitil- ocra-douall- - , meat-producin- g milk-produci- " and assimilative powers. i Growing ducklings thrive best on m feed composed of equal parts, by measure, of cornmeal, ground "peas, ' bran and middlings, all made into a thick mash, either with scalding hot water or milk,-th- e latter .being the best The nasbja Improved by adding short-cugreen grass, clover to"; some other green stuff, and' a tew , bandf ula of coarse eand.; . Start i 7 ck i ' v ot 'rn!n hr r. , ' i ! !lrVery Best ?. . fowls foundation np.froni !r quality. .But Jt is rylng to do it It is . and more certain me by atartlng .with. prlze-wlnnl-j- g j poultr j - -- y-- v: - v" " 'Hi . ! Qly, , raiser can t. . h gT' v- .w . ifirn HJ i 1 4 . fflt i -- ' If t- U that be expects soon tojee them turn, irig out gold. "Miller eques'STh Beggar Suspected ,c. of . Shamming Scorns Tempter and Goes to Jail. t- - rlctnas-Andy"- 1 hard-wor- k 1 - - N - tflflrfnt Man Buried '"Secbi Good. Hopkins, Mo. For the second time in a quarter ot a century James H. Magee, a recluse, has been lowered ' :: " into a grave In a coffin- .- ; A quarter of a century ago. In Burlington, la., he was stricken with cholera, Iio.waa thought-4ead,w- as placed in an old board coffin and was being Jo wered Into a grave when a friend stopped the proceedings, declaring that he believed Magee was alive. : The. coffin was raised, a doctor sent for and Magee was revived7He was jnursed JackhjaJjhJFjJiinQra than a year, however, be had been in poor health, and there was no doubt of his death when he passed away this week. "Old Mack" was the name under which Magee was best known In the vicinity of Hopkins. He was born in Ireland in 1820 and came to America with his parents when he was three years old. He lived In New York and " -- s ... Adds to the Atmosphere. "Pardon me, Mr. Meddergrass," says the lately arrived guest to the landlord of the Sylvan Glade Summer hotel,, "pardon me if I seem impertinent, but my curiosity haa been aroused." . , "I am sure you could nof Intentionally be impertinent" replies Mr. Meddergrass. "What' ha3 aroused your curiosity?" notice that in speaking to me and 'most. of the boarders you er- you use language' that is, youiry afc -- . plain, good English. But when talk', lng to the Justgottlti and one or. two . others y6u adopt a quaint, old home stead dialect such as Is heard on the stage or read in ..... rural, nov---t els."- - - d . l!l59il- - jmUelMrJJMeddargraas see, the people you mention; would not enjoy,, country life unless! 8 weeps Up $1300 Note. had the accepted country dialect Pa. Kicking into his, they Altoona, so by paying a" few dollarg extra on! shovel what he supposed was a worthl tbe week they Induce us to use nothless piece ot paper, 8. B. Tipton, a city; ing but that style Of conversation street sweeper, examined the wrinkled ward ' a sheet and found it to be Judgment exemption note, recently executed, for! given.' v --- -- - - " You to-1-" themV'T $1,800. Annoylnjj Delay..": - . . - : ' "I've got the greatest hair tonic in; the the enthusiastic means of reformation. He advocates man.world," declares a name for it that Willi "I've got work outdoor (or Inmates of penal in make everybody remember stltutlons. "That's splendid," replies tr.e bald ' If "If you will, speak one word I will INEBRIATES ARE NOT WANTED throw off the ISO from the sentence." : ''-.- 111-- " hanker much for fame. ' ' For-Orow-nest e a youth. He went from New York to Bush-nel, In 18G2, and there married Hester Ann Pierce, daughter of' a wealthy land owner. After his wife died he became a wanderer and traveled over, much of th,e4jnitedStates. He took up the , work of contractor and - built a nnmber ,ot the Harvey eating-housealong the Santa Fe, between Newton, Kan., and Albuquerque, -' N. M. Although he was an avowed free thinker, shortly before his death be asked that a minister be. called and he died praying that his sins be for . Levine told Grown est man's face grew red and his to determine Hps moved as though he were about Cleveland. wherher a" 'mania deaf or is merely to .speak. , Then his Jaws snapped pretending to be is the problem that shut and he shook his head. He was has engaged the attention of Police sent to Warrenville farm. Judge Levlne and Probation Officer Vlning since John Q. Grownest 46, PASTOR BUILDS BIG 'FENCE was arrested on the charge of being a common beggar. . - - :--" n 6tene -- Wall J00. Feet iea when AH WorK-e'used tb Done by Himself Build' he was begging that he was deaf and ers Praise, Work."""""" dumb, the police say - When the pa trolman who arrested'him brought him Mont,clnlrm.Nv.J-rRe-D- the elation to enter his name on f the blotter Growaest - whipped out a pad and pencil and wrote hisjnamepn, of the pa- lhaiuZAltefforts OBhe-par-t lice to surprise him into speaking (all ed. At every attempt Orownest would shake hia head and rapidly "scrrbble on his little pad the declaration that He could neither talk nor hear-"thfeigning police believed that hery and locked him" up. LJn court Orownest still stuck to his character of mute and defied JaU .attempts on toe - part of the Judge to trap him Into speecbf Not able to de clde whether or not the man was an impostet, theMudge sent him back to Jail and sent for Mrs. lmer Bates, president of .the Society, for the Deaf, ' and aeked her .to talk to him. ; After .trying in tain. to (alk toJilm through the sign language, Mrs, Bates came to the conclusion alBO that the man'; was faking. v In court the Judge sentenced the man to $50, costs and ' thirty days in the workhouse. "Tiih New Jersey until manhood and learned the trade of a plasterer when Hopkins, Recluse, Was Once. Thought Dead, Is Put In Grave for ,-- Tbe Sato My pa he says toava .each dime An' ,'conomlze. an' then In time I'll be as rich as John D. Is, Or iCamegte hut theft, gee whiz! When pa an' Mr. Jones sits down They whack their fists an' fuss has-be- Miite Offered $50 to Speak - '' at If a divorce Maryland Judge Said Saloon Fre- quenters Were Disqualified ' From Jury Service. . beaded man. ; "And I've got a picture of a man before : he ' used it an actual photo.;, mind you! showing him bald as aa-e- gg, and another showing him after-usinit, with the finestJjead of hair you ever saw la your life." - g v ''That ought to help.- What Md. In discharging .Hagerstown, "And I've planned 4 series of adNovember the grand Jury Judge posters that will Keedy took occasion to answer those vertisements-and who found cause ; for criticism be- make the public flock to the stores It." . .'. cause some of the members of the ; " grand Jury were pronounced temper. . "Great! And whatance .menT Judge ; Keedy; said.-- : In "And - I've got signed testimonials ' from men and women famous fn llt--v cart: - ... to-bu- y - . ' ... "It is the4rama.--an- d Jurorl Thomas to be a temperance man, but It is a eratiirt "Great! When will it be on " Travis, pastor 'Of the Watchung-Avenudisqualification to a. Juror, who is in Congregational church... who ' is the .habit of, ' frequenting i'THafs just-tsaloons trouble. J don't ' one of the'few Montclair preachers while he is attending the sessions of, know jwhat to make 'the stuff of." who did not take a vacation, finished court When a man Is here administhe construction of astqne fence about tering Justice he needs all of he wits 100 Jeet long and two feet thick on he possesses, and if ' he is Trifling Mistake. under tils .new $15,000 home mnuence or jiquor ne is.oot, .in the. the grounds don't seeiwhy .jieople. criticise .i 1 my In iVaichutg vnu The labor was judgmenCla'a proper'ffame of mind Henry James so much," says the man. all done by bis own hands, and (aid- to perform his duties." with the big book in hia lap. "I picked ers say It reflects credit on bis ability. up this novel of his this morning, and,, " Dr. "Travis is a great believer In " while it ft a Wee bit disconnected in outdtof work as a means of promoting T Girl Teacher Lassoes Ceyote,spots, atlll it. Is easy to read and not Gillette. health.. A large wood pile at the rear difficult to understand.. Alu.8cdt of his grounds attests to his energies school Jeacher, while riding In the "What!" tfsked the "man In ' the in still another form, of manual labor. country, lassped a coyote which her porch chair, i "Why,, man, you've got He also Is an excellent gardener and dog bad scared up. The noose caught ft copy of the dictionary by mistake spends much time looking after' his one foot of the animal, which the girl J . plants and vegetables. Dr. Travis 'also held until the dog attacked it Then ;; Ai!ways 'Buoyant, la well known as a criminologist hav she dismounted.' seized a big atone fleet's, ortanize en air ship cm' '; ing written a book. on. the subject, Re-- and threw It killing the1 coyote The eaosed a sensation by bis teacher's accuracy" in throwing tha pany," tuggests the first promoter. ; eently-fc- e "But. you, can't make an air ship denunciation of .conditions in the Cald- tone Is said td have objeita the second. . as dog and coyote were strug. -float" well penitentiary, which is maintained e -."Whocaajf lor that? "We can float by" Essex county.-- '- Dr. Travla de gllng in such a manner as" to make ' the stock. all right"' ., ,l . nOunced the penitentiary authorities, it difficult to throw at the coyoti saying they bare not adopted modern without danger of itriklng the dog. r. the-maTk- . he - 1 - Wls.-Mi- ss -- ' - T J - " - . . - i m"" must be granted the court 'make it an ' frown ah interlocutory decree, forbidding the An' say no man's a millionaire labors I hear the word from round- remarriage of his wife, so that be Without he's robbed folks here an there to his and after acceslon wealth may, about sources that my wife has sued An' that some day ug folks '11 rise a to return have Civilization, again An' grab their' wealth before their eyes, for a divorce. chance to win her back. "I wish to Impress upon your mind 66, honestly, I don't want to b or As that jnyhome en John.D., myflrsL and last thoughteVery day since I first FOX TURNS AND CHASES DOGS rd My pa he says to study-Halanded here, in 1898, and that 1 love An' learn the feet that's In a yard my wife and family dearly. 1 visited Delaware Party Enjoy Reverse Hunt An' to talk Latin. 'French an' Greek home for some time In 1901, and again An' other things that people speak in Which Quarry Escapes An' then some day, w'y, I can be. 4 ' From Hounds. eighteen months ago,. and"had Head of some university, thought then that there was anything But pa ah'. Mr. Jones, they say of this kind in her mind I would have A Del. Delaof All party Wilmington, colleges teach the wrong way given up my claim and- - suffered the ware fox hunters, who lncludedJo-sep- An' that they waste folksy Jlme anllurtt Out students "that ain't worth a durn. Josa-o- f all my Tather ttfttfi Becker, "Edward N'eher, John M. aee my family rent asunder. cannot Hance, John B. Traltt and Others, un- So, honestly, now, I declare help but believe thera.is. some kind of earthed a fine specimen pear Newcas- That I can't see no future there. some' one has per- tle. conspiracy or he says that some, day 1 , suaded my wife to do as she is doing, The houndB ran well for a time. My pabosa the country If I try; or that her mind has become wnf used but suddenly wheeled around and May He says If my time's wisely peBthrough the jossTpl her daughter. day I may be president."sought cover, with the fox after Bome But pa an' Mr.onearEgrnettiiics . Miller had negotiated a sale of a them. .down an' talk of all th' crimes half interest In his claims to a syndi- ' Hunters Joined In the reverse Set An' ruination that's brought on cate at Seattle, but says his wife chase. It continued for several miles. By presidents that's come an' gone wrote to the Seattle firm handling the Finally other dogs Joined the pack They saw the air an' 'most go daft trade and spoiled the deal. He as- and frightened Reynard away. The When they tell what they think 'of Taftserts his claims are Valuable, and fox then escaped. So, Jionest, now, I ain't to blame , y '.- Ulow " 1 1 TELLS OF HARDSHIPS . tests are" to be cleaned. the" bottom tan be dropped and all the "contents rill fall out. The nests should be at ; east 12 inches' square, and for the preeus i.9 ticnes wiu do Wetter.- . Care or Goose Feathers. f Mi if z the-tro- Spokane, Waah William R. MUler, a placer gold miar of Glacier Creek, Alaska, gives an Inkling of the struggles f prospectors In try In a- - pathetle lef TrobatL Judge of the Spokane county superior "; Dumping Hena' Netta." - al accompanying photograpb, Just received from China, shows imperial troops ieAving Pem or fight the revolutionists, it is interesting as showing the kind of guns used, the uniform of the Manchu soldiers and how the men are transported to the seat of war.. ; njgo-flirc- nr a n A Good rorthe trouble It may be the lame old) lice. When the chicks are latched It" Is an excellent plan to' pease the head andunder the wlngs. rlth puremrd not "lie chicks. Many'have found to their toirrow-tha- t Tartous mJffures of coal til, vaselineand insect powder will .111 t. .),L,l.. tLi ..lt !.,.,,.. be clean The yards the hot months, ",., vet all tlmearthrough you ,ean t keep the lice away, and y fjceMuid; success do not go the same fay Paint the brood coops, the nest and the roosts; Indeed, ting but the chickens should get a ', rashing of the mixture. There ia no rorse drawback to the poultry, busl- ; less than lice and other Insects which wader teefewrn' . . A s Watch for Insects. J ' ' The sketch shows a simple egg shiner. Take a box that will just permit the top of the lamp chimney to extend out of the hole 4a the bottom of the box when the box is upside Alaska Gold Miner Sends Plea to down over the lamp as it should be, Judge. says the Homestead. Cut two holes at one side of the box bo two eggs can be tested at the same lime. Back of the lamp in this box you should William R. Miller of CTacler CreeklnT-ploreJurist Not to Grant a Divorce to Wife for Desertion Writes of Itruggle. for fBjrUMMA' STACEY.r Should you enter the poultry yard . . ind find i chick aslep Instead of at "', irbrk," you would better look for the iroublerand without doubt you will llscover the liceror if the chicks do lojjgrow as you think they should, X V j-te?J- THE Chick Found Asleep Is Flag of Danger t f. EGG SHINER MUCH DAMAGE DONE BY LICE enough-1&xflU- 9f' v . by gold-bronz- e, i JiMp- March these, pullets will be laying fine, but their eggs' will be taken to an oversuppliod and cheap market. The Oeellated Turkey. with I beautiful blue and red, with some "' bands of brilliant 4lack. It Is to be deplored.that this variety can not be' bred successfully as a lomestio . fowl In northern climates. The writer can not learn that it has ever been successfully bred outside "r"" i f Us native heath. v a-- , f and-egg- Simple Device Can Easily Be Made Out of Box Just Big Enough to Accommodate Lamp.. 'Trouble r, kMmP .. " awOne-Weulor-BetterHL- EXAMPI f --F- ) it -- pheasant, if not richer. The head and r neck of this.. wild variety are naked and"nT treasf I tuft U present, :The j. taruncles of the bead and neck dif 4 fer somewhat from those of other ) bronze-green,""bande- A " . FR0NTrt-g- ' " , of .producin; It is, Take U Many-peopl- OH THE WAY TO THE f ., 1 |