DISASTROUS FLOODS IN SOUTHERN STATES
REARRANGE PERCHES
IN CHICKEN HOUSES
See That Roosts Meet Require
ments of Various Fowls.
Birds of Heavy, Large Breeds Should
Not Be Compelled to Jump Too
Far— Dangerous to Permit Hens
to Crowd at Night.
Georgia, Alnlmma and Mississippi suffered most heavily In the recent floods. Heroic rescue and aid work was
done by the Ited Cross. The property dumuge was estimated at many thousands, and over 1,000 persons were made
homeless by the rushing waters. Here is a photograph taken at West I’oint, near Atlanta, Ga.. where the Chattahoo
chee overflowed its bunks.
ELABORATE RAILWAY CAR BUILT FOR FISH
This specially constructed fish car Is the newest of six used in distributing the fish produced at stations of
tho United Stntes bureau of fisheries. Lnst year the bureau’» cars traveled 07,571 miles. The total output of the
fcurenu for the year amounted to 5,876,085,000 Ush, which would have been valued at $1,030,006 If they had beeu pro
duced at private fish hatcheries.
COL. R. E. W YLLIE
DIFFICULT OPERATION IN BIRD HOSPITAL
When making readjustments in the
poultry houses it is always well to
look over the perches and see if they
meet the requirements of the birds. If
fowls are of the heavy, large breeds the
perches should not be as high, for
many ill effects are the result of.Jump-
ing from high perches. The lighter-
weight fowls are usually better flyers
and can assist themselves in getting
up and down much better than can the
heavy ones. The two kinds should
never be kept in the same house at
night If for no other reason than the
above, says a writer in an exchange.
The height of the perches also brings
trouble If every one is not on the same
level. In endeavoring to secure the
safest place in the house all fowls will
try to reach the highest perch and the
lower ones nre practically useless ex
cept to the ones that could not fight
their way higher.
Always aim to have the perches at
the same height and have room enough
on them to avoid crowding. There are
dangers in crowding the hens at night,
to say nothing of this discomfort. No
hen likes to be uncomfortable, nor does
any animal, in fact, and if we make
domestic fowls of the hens we must
give them the privileges and liberties,
ns nearly as we can, resembling that
of their natural state.
High jumping from the roosts is
likely to injure the legs of the hens,
and if the birds have not attained
their growth they will be more liable
to deformities. It is the natural in
stinct of the fowls to want to roost
high, away, as they suppose, from
their enemies, as they do in the wild
state; and while rats should not be
permitted to infest the houses there is
less danger from them when the fowls
are high up. Then, too, the little
streams of air (that should not be al
lowed to flow in on the hens) will do
less damage if the roosts are not too
low. While very high roosts are disap
proved of It is, nevertheless, advan
tageous to have them high enough so
that the birds may feel safe and at
the same time have them on the level
for the whole flock that Inhabits the
one house.
GOOD SHED FOR IM PLEM EN TS
Orainage Should Be Sufficient to Keep
Different Machines From Stand
ing in Wet Place.
A serviceable implement shed should
be thoroughly drained so that the im
plements do not stnnd in a wet place.
It must protect articles from sun,
wind and moisture. It must not be
loo expensive. It should be situated
in a convenient spot nnd so arranged
as to be easily used.
The material from which the shed
Is made will depend upon the cost nnd
the locality. Very good sheds are
How Competition
Helps You
The competition that exists
among the hundreds of meat dis
tributors, large and small, means
Rivalry in Prices
Rivalry in Service
Rivalry in Economy
Rivalry in Quality
Swift & Company sells meat
at the lowest possible price, con
sistent with quality and service.
Our profit of only a fraction of a
cent a pound on all products is
evidence of keen competition.
Swift & Company must provide the
best service to your dealer or he will
buy from our competitors. This means
a supply of fine fresh meat always
on hand for you at your dealer’s.
Swift & Company must keep down
manufacturing and selling costs, and
use all by-products to avoid waste, or
else lose money meeting the prices of
competitors who do.
Swift & Company must make its
products of the highest quality, or see
you turn to others. This means bet
ter meat for you and a greater variety
of appetizing, wholesome food.
W e are as glad for this competition
as you should be. It helps to keep us
on our mettle.
S w ift & C o m p a n y , U .S .A .
It Works! T ry It
Tells how to loosen a sore,
tender corn to it lifta
dut without pain.
Col. It. K. Wyllle, general staff. U.
8. A., Is responsible for the designs of
nil war department equipment, from
a “housewife" to a 18-Inch gun. Thou
sands of articles which the depart
ment makes or purchases are ap
proved by him before they nre avail
able for use.
Writing on Bottles.
The following Is n published formu
la for making o waterproof Ink for
vrlt'ng on bottles. It Is practically a
solution of shellac with coloring mat
ter added. Take brown shellac, 80
parts; methylated spirits. 1B0 parts;
borax, 35 parts; wnter, 2;>0 parts;
methyl violet, 1 pnrt. Tho shellac
should first be dissolved in the spirit,
and the >ornx should be dissolved sep
arately in the water. The shellac so
lution should then be warmed (by plac
ing the bottle In hot water), nnd added
gradually to the borax solution, the
mixture being rapidly stirred mean
while. The dye Is added Inst.
On Loving.
Without distinction, without calcu
lation. without procrastination, love.
Ynvtsh It upon the poor, where It Is
very easy; especially upon the rich,
who often need It most; most of all
upon our equals, where It Is very
difficult, and for whom perhaps we do
least of all.—Henry Drummond.
No humbug! Any corn, whether
hard, soft or between the toes, will
loosen right up and lift out without
a particle of pain or soreness.
This drug is called freezone and is
a compound of ether discovered by a
| Cincinnati man.
Ask at any drug store tor a small
bottle of freezone, which will cost but
a trifle, but Is sufficient to rid one’s
feet of every corn or callous.
Put a few drops directly upon any
f
tender,
aching corn or callous. In-
New York boasts of a hospital devoted entirely to the care of birds. The An Inexpensive Shed for Various stantly the
soreness disappears and
photograph shows two of the “surgeons’’ removing a tumor from a parrot, an
shortly the corn or callous will loosen
Farm
Implements.
and can be lifted off with the fingers.
unusually difficult operation.
drug freezone doesn’t eat out
made of wood-frame construction, cov the This corns
or callouses but shrivels
ered with sheet Iron. Other good them without
ON TRIAL FOR CRUELTY TO PRISONERS
ones can be made of wood-frame con rounding skin. even irritating the sur
struction and closed In with barn sid Just think! No pain at all; no sore
ing, drop siding, or with ship-lap. ness or smarting when applying it or
% Shingles, corrugated Iron or patent afterwards. If your druggist don’t
have freezone have him order it for
roofing make good roofs for machine you.—Adv.
sheds.
Ì
EY ES OF ANIMALS R ELIEVED
Ten Per Cent Boric Ac!d and Ninety
Per Cent Pure Water Is Most
Excellent Remedy.
Sore and watery eyes of animals
may be relieved by a solution of 10
per cent boric acid and 00 per cent
pnre water. Apply It on absorbent
cotton and use a fresh piece every
time the eyes are treated.
Remarkable Tattooing.
L etC u ticu ra B e
Your Beauty Doctor
AIT druggists: Soap 25. Ointment 25 & 60,
Sample each free of "Cutlcura. Dopt. E, Be», Talcnra 25.
Garfield Tea was your Grandmother’s
Remedy for every stomach and intes
tinal ill. This good old-fashioned herb
home remedy for constipation, stom
ach ills and other derangements of the
system so prevalent these days is in
even greater favor as a family medi
cine than in your grandmother’s day.
—Adv.
One of the Family.
We had a beautiful outdoor weddii
for our sister on a September mornir
Elaborate floral arches, altar, etc., h;
been arranged. Our guests were i
sembled. From out the house car
the procession, the minister Ieadic
the bride and bridegroom with the
attendants, when to the merriment
all, our family dog joined in the pi
cession, walking along slowly as tl
rest, and he laid down by the alt
during the ceremony.
Perhaps the most extraordinary tat Don’t Forget Cuticura Talcum
tooing idea ever carried out was that When adding to your toilet requisites.
of a French coachman, who, at the An exquisitely scented face, skin, baby
time of the celebrated Dreyfus trial, and dusting powder and perfume, ren
had his body covered with no fewer dering other perfumes superfluous.
than 120 Illustrations of the case, in You may rely on it because one of the
cluding portraits of the leading person Cuticura Trio (Soap, Ointment and
ages. The work occupied nearly two Talcum). 25c each, every where.—Adv.
years.
Naturally Road Is Crooked.
For the benefit of automobilists
USE OF Q UICKLIM E FAVORED who have wondered why the road from
Exeter to Hampton. N H.. is so
to Put in Graves of Animals
crooked,
it is explained that when the |
Dying From Different Con
first settlements were being made in
tagious Diseases.
New Hampshire, a bear made a night
Quicklime is good to put in the raid on that part of the Hampton set
graves of animals that die from con tlement known as Wigwam row, and j
tagious diseases. In using it the car men in pursuit the next morning fol-j
cass
be surrounded and cov lowed its tracks in the light snow toj
Capt. Karl W. Detzer (left) and his counsel, Lieut Thomas L. Heffernan. ered should
with twice Its weight of the its watering place at Squamscott t
Captain Detier was accused of cruelty to prisoners at Le Mans, France, aud quicklime.
Falls, and built the road accordingly. |
was tried by general court-martial at Governor’s Island.
New Houston Hotel
Ora.
P. a MORGAN. I