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Show ' f THE WEEKLY REFLEX. KAYSVILLE, UTAH -- S2-ARnANGEMENTOF Canadian Expert Recommend Uae of Earth or Overturned Sod, Covered With Straw or Chaffs A-- ncstr-ca- n be- - made out' trf- - Gy EDWARD CLARK 13. HENRY' lo o WEST- - BOX (g) BY WESTIRffffEWJWPEf? HOWLAND tffffOM arr old Jox about 12 Inches square "and six finches deep Professor Graham of ths Ontario Agricultural xn'ends ttiaf "some earth or an overturned sod be placed In the bottom of the box, taking care to have the eon tiers very full so thgt no eggs can roll out from the hen a'nd get chilled -- Next put on about two Inches of etraw or chaff; and then put a few warthcnware the nest In can disturb after dark. xvithln easy hould also eggs Into the nest. Plaos some pen where nothing the hen, and put her on Feed and water must be reach and a dust bath be convenient. If the Is Hefting quietly the next day It lien will be safe to put the eggs under her." Another nest box that has given considerable satisfaction, is made in three compartments. A 12 Inch hoard cuTTn three lour foot lengths and one used for the top, one for the back, and the other for the bottom. The partitions and ends are made of tbs aame material cut in one foot lengths Along the front Is a four Inch strip to keep In the litter. To this Is hinged a slatted door, which, when opened forms a platform In front of the nest. The work of filling the nests and set l&srje&mn&tf or ELOW the bluffs which skirt the shore of Fort Sheridan military reservation the warea of Lake Michigan wash over the site of a lost town. When the winds of a few more storms shall have ,blown to the beach two apple trcee which have but a frail footing at the embankments edge the last reminders of a once thriving and populous place will Almost seventy years ago the hamlet of at John, was founded by man named Hetllnger .and a few of his followers site chosen was a commanding one on the bluff overlooking the lake and f mile east of the point where the north 0f ,I,ghood BWuXn ow The great clay with the stretch of sand beaoh which shelves to the waters at its foot looks as If it away were strong enough edge and one-hal- Te iwCnfa rrr, fronv brwkr th northeaster that ever The men who built their houses upon th. nllm surmounting the embankment thought their foun- BThVBd.dhZh T 7",' 'rdnd on th bulMI., frm thp edg8 of ITnVhaa the bluff the sand undef th the early settled f St. John ws, the auk8gan- - "blch was- - then called Little ,0h Prosperous and both were grow- In,,' The TwoT batb ' that people "pass" from Chicago declared Jo:hn showed the eaf marks of success and t0 be b,g c,ty beside People ,h0Uf!ht 80 to- 8nd flocked to th Tg0an8 fl they buHt substantial houses and tW treVfl Th Tf appl8 whtch alon t main Til portalned to the st ,n' thB f n T.ch rd ! w. o"8 house was yard farther lake than any other In the removed from the village. The aDnle trees were back Qf the residence. Not long ago The rabbit la a synonym For cowardice and meekness; The world has deep contempt for him. It Jests about hla weakness. The rabbit seems to think 'Us cause For glad thanksgiving. If he may lead a quiet life, If he may keep away from strife. And earn his living.- - '? S Tf, Zrt Arrangement of Neete. ting the hen can be proceeded with ai already described. These boxes may be piled one above the other. When the hens are lot off the neHts to feed, the doors of the nest boxes Z rZ ? : s 7 High-habitan- Tl " . - - V - - M itrv'T msr JnZ'QF'&jomd&i,. - should be closed, which compels the hens to remain on the floor until they have had a chance to feed. The hens will not return to the same nests, but this Is rather likely to be of benefit than otherwise. All hens do not set was lTftofTi that Ti(k8, whlch wa fit exactly .the same temperature, and bluff Into Tnrd,8 weUlng, slid down the nK ,h hHgh of a fin occasional change averages up the s tor m 0f one of ,he aPPle trees Ire f temperature for all the settings of lDt0 th8 ft,r through the Tde of th V,K Td eggs. ne Btron Push No hen should bo allowed to setun-Toswould send H hUrtllng to theg(1 beach 100 feet Is she free from lice. The Inac- Mow tion of the bird Is conducive to rapid th nan,ea of the builders of multlnllcution of any lice there may b i St. John f Hett,ng8r and Sebastian on her. These will make her irri- nichardsTh0 y 0,188 that the table and a poor setter. In addition, L nVi V Vk.? can remember, are Frank should she bring off a hatch In such a Mitch, Peter Baker and George Shepard Mitch condition, the chicks will be open to as a shoemaker and it Is said that he Is Infection. Dust the hen well with the trade In a town In the far still following flowers of sulphur or some other Innorth I8 k.nown he ,a th only survivor of sect powder before setting, and again he who founded the Village of St. John a day or two before the hatch finMaV rrV847 th8re W8re BeveraI stores, a ishes.. shop, a tavern and a postofflce Iq the About the seventh day the eggs Village of St. John, which then held a popula- should be tested, the infertile ones re TtaVBbUt h ?, Pe0ple- In thttt day there waB moved, and the balance- put back In taukVe Th tavern b8tW88n Chicago and MU-- r the nests. After testing It Is usually at st John was a - found that the eggs from four hens statlon for the can be put under three. This leaves members the staga'en?F Mower,. who rT' village In It. latter days, sa one hen with no eggs, and a new sethe lV8rn was noted ,or 1,8 tim,4 table, and It! ting can be put under her. and that, people frequently- took the stave When the chicks arrive two' or three Journey from for the sole purposeTf batches can be put with one hen, getting a good Chicago dinner and a good glass. which leaves more hens at liberty to -- alt, or If there Is no more bBcontlng a dentV7 tTVVVntended hatching afterWard funded the to J done they can be put back In the lVke-Day' He had looked over the . laying pens. village, and then had declared that he would establish one that would and The b pass through Half Day on their IV wmz r" "WU' toVuanjMrfltum-.ffia- look y on-th- ts saw year by year that the face of the bluff was being gradually worn away, but the erosion was so slow that they gave little heed. One night in the winter of 1852 a storm whipped up out of it 2 Jta reel,, . St the village be senTfoTTecanm Tra oftold them that their tlt 1 , ' w88 extremely faulty and that they must either pay aeain .blot or VoutE vlllago m,d up their minds to IJ, Bgh, ,hr 2. d Jhlmld ,""J' ,a They became disheartened and when another terrific storm arose, and the s shop and frKe ohepards house went into the Jake black-smith- they lost all courage. 4L 11 e houses there and know hTd e,thGr they or he t,Tland than WaB that the man wBo turned assembled, his back on St John abpareatly bGt on enforc-- r has kept his word. tag title one the people 5ht orgt John moved away, oe.by the Chi0aK0 and Mllwauk leaving their duelling and railroad was "The day before shipping live fowls, ran -, ouohalf mile west . ' feed hard grain."1 of the Vqiwe'Itdcllne, " t?. An adequate Idea b .ml ms., w est . ... f the importance or a of place of which now hare- 0X8 pe0p,e durln wlntaTf' the Satisfy tag appetite adds greatly Sed tG g t0 a pIacB niay be had when It Is thfbiSff a jto the thrtft of the flock. railroad authorities built a for 8ome deserted dwell- spur standing the 8Uth 8dKe of the town, 0f the embanmenT tS It is estimated that five chickens S(TTfTh8t0 'V re8id8ntB f be d will yield a pound of feathers. mn'd2LU. a ater-aw.that an excellent quaUty j Henry Mowers, an old time hunter oJ2 Cay Whlch va eran of the residents near Cleaning dropping boards is a chore fn a niTa'TTt f 8Utb the 'site of The tost th8 blaOkth that cannot bo done too often. snop. as a niLf of fact, the presence of th8 lakeM this brickyard was one of the chief reasons th a8t bu,,d,ng of the Village of that the St John If Whatever Interferes with growth ref thB rallroad was 8Pade and Walk8d built. Whan b shoTTnHTt tards" anddimlnaheft fgg production. - UjuTV take tTm the Comrclal Club .. " came -- to the- - poiiff TThere if icTgo ta the north of the I V v.Part ofthe8ltG of, St. John had as TagJh? r On cool, damp, rainy nights close s!! a reservation the soldiers drewcityhum lb Mowers Irlp windows of the hen 8urrl9e- a time when fP liknT brtlb he Irk bl','h b bouse. be interrupted in his work. He was not the old brickvard and began a use the material for temporary dlsglng9 3ust a thG base of Tnud The very first thing to do on notlc-inthe ln WOrkd tor two hours and I8 fl,Uing wamp spots. fT, Z of then Tuft He returned to his the St. John people in le The signs of illness in a bird. Is to iso- t task ' late It. ing for a week, making several new every mornIkT ,tbiVpfc,ena of beir hahdiwork saved foot qr two in Tnited States government a depth each time. One mornTg great many The best nest for lajing hens la dollars Staw6 somthlng hard, and ln a mtn close to the floor, darkened, and easily t0 trace tfHiay ,lth no dimoultT an ingot of pure cop-ntItJrT8,bl? ,tnBard ner movable. R 11! omlankniPt upon which the branch Hn PUnds Thla was worth mT it was not what Mowers was having railroad ran to the brickvard and to after Feed plenty of charcoal, as it Is one the now lost Village of St. John tor ? month, and at the end d.igging in she and of outline tt best the looks of things for keeping the Secured gold and silver. French -o- uld perfectly answe? poultry healthy. 10 ValQ t0 th8 24 embankment was leveled at its some Totted States fnnd we, PI r cents and Eggs cannot be produced without ni- vhep stores were erected In the Village of of an ealy date and Hlgh- OP. bronre Homan coin o, trogenous food in some shape. Bones ,f.r0ni a P,nt 'lltno8t direct ftf th, peru-Movrecs ly back of the mtle Vethodmt are absolutely essential. b'S WTk churoh and runs ' but after WGk. , eastward, broken only bv roads which unearthing th R bPn bavr Do not forget that your fowls need dug through It He was sbout to givenp the Wrk , green food. If It is impossible to give good :lG shouldered blsSp.de and them a change of yard or runs,1 see gli,t8rtog 1d the sun at the'wate? that they get some- - kind of green food 'to go tor Yb''JiBfimSt urned. feed. the dally snpposed!y during be ouni two United States BlhpP dollar minted m one , side rhalf-doxe- n IndMt -- -- . . 'J -- Sir a.V!V,K-v.rema'n- v?J!rUcaI .d - Z"55 - -- the-ventilat- ing tT0?4 n lCr ,0ha' -- to road-makin- Z KT ib",b g g - rT JTt TridlfM half-cent- s a fr -- fr : -- C r j2hirir;.wcr.hrr 'mi THEWAY IT STARTED. -- t .ro -- sh "Really, said, after he had asked her which of his cousins she regarded as the if Jt A A more unwelcome than the storm on The rabbit is a scornful thing. He shrinks In dread from danger; To all the hopes our longings bring The rabbit is a stranger. He never kills for selfish gain. It is his habit To shrink from war and hunt for peaew To take enough and then to cease Dont be & rabbit. i ? CU p iwd ' 'M . h ' V the northeast. It was forty-eighours before It led fully spent Its force. Before Its assaults, the bluff gave way, tons upon tons of Jbe hard clay breaking off hr . great pieces and falling to the beach. When the wind ceased blowing the barn of , .v the dwelling nearest to the lake stood at the edge of the embankment. The villagers started to move the structure Inland, but another storm coming up suddenly, forced them to stop the work, before It could be resumedand th k th 8h?8 of disjointed Joists and broken? tag tossed about by the waves p!anks waa was about this time thf tk ' the The The rabbit, being poor and small, Frets not at his condition; He doesnt seem to want It all. He has no proud ambition. Enough is all he takes, the rest Is for his brothers; It doesnt seem to make him fret That when he has all he may get. Theres more for others. '; .? . yon prettier, mustnt press me for answer to such a question as that Here was a puzzle which even his shrewd-- , Oh, well," he replied, lets drop ness could not solve. The coins were tb answer altogether If I may preag silver and ,n that day 8l,ver was of you without it sufficient intrinsic value to make Then she smuggled close to him it useless for and said: anyone to make counterfeits out of the pure Mowers searched for another-wee"Ob. dear! I s never thought . I but should COlD8He then 8howed the permit a man to put his arm labor to neighbors and to some around me before we were married. people He said nothing about ,cIty. fhica8discovered the treaeure. Shortly Suaplcfoua. afterw-ard-. however, a man offered him 100 for "Theres something Btrange about Mowers told him that that man, said the clerk at the the nlTTnTl-0!!,81- 1 y workGd out the jman of-- 1 tag car window. T wonder If It iiibp ey 8aid b6 WOuId take the chance, I wouldnt be well to tell the conductor .cceptsd- - Th. PDrcbaser-ftovitchim ao that hU bepreiMnd ,'1.' ll l ng P the labor In If anrthtos happenar. . !i.,!L I "WhyT asked the station master. T . It via efre the story of the place didnt notice anything queer about had been picked wh mi gen- - bim. the PeoPle flocked to the bluff "But you werenT near enough. He" anA 'krnv.andh marklDg the Bite of the loet bought an upper berth without first ThI T town and Pro8Pcted with asking for a lower one near the mid-- . all the orZ, Tfta,ear,C.hed Klondlkers.-bu- t of the car.' the sole fesult I "dortf 0f th TalU8 0f 12 50 Which & 1 P wnveP Ts" U, yr8tD the wake of a retreating Achievement. ' C Gn of coln whlch 8, "HumphL What did he ever do thats Henry. 5low- the po88essin of a man worth mentioning? The trouble with whoonce3 ran . hlm 18 tha be doesnt persevere. He d,me mU8eum No has ever b 8 to account for never sticks to anything more than nTf the presence , of ,h. m Tbe tbeory bat It ntes. If he hves to be a bun- only. ill tV, r k, - - I MT .... I rH boae et . I J It, People of that place were makes them carelefi8 of valuabres. 011 d to Wait--hoon! He once worked three days trying to direct a letter so w' Is one metal which the There prospector mav that the post office people would be find n abundance if he will go to St John beto fooled, and blamed If he didnt succeed, the two old trees enoueh to ld apple tumble down the bluff too!". branches Ofhoth of "them are Steod Just at be end The Queer Part of It t rifle butt. For three The average salary of the mini buUding of- be present post ters of this country is $662 a year." first came t0 Fort Thats the queer part of 1L Sheridan The queer part of what? b S3S2LS Of the fact that so many of thl 12 ,be or,'h' ministers make It necessary for dt a" ,b vorced people to go to justices of th as 80und sweet as that peace when they wish to be married tranCheS at the t,me when the again. town methlns more 8ubstaa- tial than a memory8 From the Persian. i Loves like the hind hohf of DOG. The animal that brays. Because, forsooth. It strikes So many different ways. "My ail, mmt'b. dTiTs th. cookto - 'fS? oFtaSd and, Ahe old Slxta ,' !vthe thMm ST - ,iu,r XT Sr,r'5ht ' Jk m-.pi- .. T bda ofUM intelligent ,dw.- n2n 'isrs tZS sszrsir, with me M' . A PARADOX. I . Many a Purpose. man has thought he had a great purpose when his hope wa merely to be able to make sbmebodj else envious. There Is one thing queer about Unappreciated Luck. an accusing My husband, she sighed, nevei notices w hen I have a new gown on. Vhat j8 thatr Let me congratulate you, her aunt charge replied. Mina always does-- v. |