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ism. Twenty-one cnapters of sound,
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MEN PROMINENT IN NATIONAL
AFFAIRS POSE BEFORE CAMERA
The Will to Lire, by Henry
.Translated by Pitts Duffield.
Bordeaux.
. 7$ .cants.
uuriieia & uov Mew Torx.
A new French novel, bound in the
familiar yellow paper cover that says
"French" all over it. Tp.e story is an
admirable, old-fashioned one of French
rustic simplicity, growing into rousing
action.
Diaz Lombardo, Villa's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Coming Into Limelight Chemical Engineer's Inventions
Affect Oil and Dye Industries German General Never Had Field Experience.
'
CA (tovprnmrnt is the murderer of Its citlsena which sends
them to the field uninformed and untaught, where they are to
meet men of the same age and strength, mechanised by edu- 1
cation and disciplined f or battle." General Richard Henry Lee, J
writinar after the American Revolution. f.
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Are Wo Ready T by H. D. Wheeler. Illus
trated. J1.50. Houghton. Mifflin Co.,
Boston.
Much of what Is contained in this ad-
mlrable volume of 228 pages appeared
in Harper's Weekly recently, but other
nortions are new. The book has an
awakening- mission, decidedly. It is not
alarmist. It appeals to tne American
people to insist on Congress passing
necessary laws by which every Ameri
can citizen capable of bearing arms
shall receive sufficient military train
ing for National defense against greedy
invaders, some day.
Mr. Wheeler does not argue for an
American compulsory, highly-trained
professional army such as that pos
sessed by several of the big powers of
Enroot He does not scold, but Just pre
sents facts. He makes illuminating
comparisons of the military situation
in this country, with that In Switzer
land and in Australia, two countries
which are not military-mad, surely.
Do you know that during the days
of our American Revolution juenerai
Washington wrote, in November, .1775:
"There must be some other stimulus,
besides love of their country, to make
men fond of the service. I am sorry
to be necessitated to mention to you
the egregious want of publio spirit
-which reigns here (around Boston). In
stead of pressing to be engaged in the
cause of their country, which I vainly
flattered myself would be the case, I
find we are likely to be deserted in a
most critical time. Those that have
enlisted must have a, furlough, which
I have been obliged to grant to SO at
a. time, from each regiment. The Con
necticut troops, upon whom I reckoned
are as backward, indeed, if possible,
mora so than the people of the
colony."
On page 19S Mr. Wheeler writes: "It
Is not pleasant to reflect that, out of
- every Ave men who went into the Union
forces during the Civil War, one was
a deserter. Our greatest shortage is
lack of sufficient Held guns or cannon.
We have just enough ammunition to
last throughout one day of modern bat
tle. "In time of war we could count on
not more than 9000 regular cavalry, and
6000 cavalry of organized militia, poor
ly instructed and poorly mounted. Wo
should be short at least 30,000 of what
we should need for a well-balanced
army of 800,000 mea of all arms (in
eluding 40,000 aoast artillery), and
should have no reserve whatever." J
Attention is called to the fact that In
Switzerland, where all citizens of mili
tary capacity and age serve at Intervals
in the Swiss army, they are only paid
for the time they serve with the army
that with a population of 4.000,000,
Switzerland, in 1912, "had a military
force of 490,340 men fully organized and
equipped, well trained and disciplined,
and instantly available; and that the
military expense for the year was
J8.299.941, or $16.77 per man." Ameri
can regular soldiers "cost us about $1000
per man.
Here in the Concrete is what we are
advised to do, as Americans, for self
defense: "We can supply the necessary
equipment for all arms of that service
in both regular army and militia. We
can provide an adequate reserve of
guns, ammunition and other necessary
instruments and supplies. We can abol
ish useless and costly army posts and
concentrate our regular forces into
large and uniform groups in strategic
locations. We can bring our regular
Army into uniformity of organization
We can give our citizens a chance to
receive military instruction. We can
build up a strong reserve. We can do
all this without altering in the slightest
tne position or tne military In its subor-
dination to the civil authority. To make
it secure that no man can turn the
United States into another military
Prussia, let us make it the law, since
the people foot the bills and do the
fighting, that offensive war shall not be
declared except by direct vote of all the
people.
Mr. Wheeler is a brave man. Does he
not know, since he has dared to expose
our military unpreparedness, that he
will be accused of being an enemy of
nis country ana in league with the
armament trust?
It Pays to Advertise, novelized by Samuel
Field from the plav by Roi Cooper &legruo
and Walter Hackett. 11.25. Duffield -Co.,
New York City,
' A "talky," smart novel of the Amer
ican newly rich. The topic of soap is
handled entertaingly.
The Kdge. by John Corbln. I1.3S. Duf
lleld & Co., New York city.
An American novel, mostly pictur
ing jv'ew York City, with descriptive!
writing, that is bright and cheerful.
The people with aristocratic tastes and
small incomes, pictured in "The Edge."
are originally and boldly drawn.
John, the Fool, by Charles Tenney Jackson.
Bobbs. Merrill Co., Indianapolis.
Baron, John Bernal, of a mystical
romantic robber land of the South Seas,
Is a swaggering hero whom Robert
Louts Stevenson would have been
proud to create.
A novel-romance of fine and dashin
sentiment, and just the. cure for folks
who love to have a grouch. Creole
land is attractively pictured.
The Cheerful Blackguard, by Roger Pocock.
t.85. The. Bobba-Merrlll Co.. Indianapo
lis, Ind.
Spanish grandee. mock-Indian, mem
ber of the Canadian Northwest
Mounted Police, outlaw, lover, hus
band, bad man and murderer.
That is the indictment in cold Eng
lish of our hero, Jose De La Mancha
y O'Brien, born In Spain of an Irish
mother and a Spanish father, and on
this account we cannot judge O'Brien
as we would an ordinary citizen. His
only brother, the Brat, ran away from
England to Winnipeg, Canada, and
Jose went to find him. Instead, at
first, he found a Blackfoot Indian girl.
Rain, whom he loved. They went into
the wilds together and she adopted
him as a fellow member of her tribe,
lie actually took off the clothes of
civilization and dressed as an Indian.
Then the fun began.
Rain dimly realized that she could
riot be Jose s wife and they separated,
He joined the Canadian Northwest
Mounted Police, where he was often
arrested for misconduct and largely
for being a cheerful blackguard. Jose
meets another girl and marries her.
but afterward in his absence she
proves faithless to him and becomes
the affinity of Red Saunders. In cold
wrath Jose and his wife part.
Chased out of police service, Jose
again goes to the headquarters of the
Blackfoot Indian tribe in Western Can
ada, meets Rain, who is still faithful
to htm. and they become affinities.
Word comes that Jose's first wife has
come to bad end. and Jose marries
Rain. Then the romantic turmoil of
the novel begins.
This is the bare outline. The poetry
and rough chivalry of the novel fairly
astonishes the patient reader. It's like
digging for diamonds in mud. Tou are
sure the diamonds are there all the
same.
checked. I do not ask that such re
strictions as we impose shall accord
with the loftiest Interpretation of our
duty as Americans. Our first duty is
to live up to the gospel of liberty,
through the political practice devised
by our forefathers and modified by
their successors, as democratic ideas d
veloped.
What terms of entry may we im
pose on the immigrant without lnfring'
ing on his inalienable rights, as defined
in our National charter? Just such as
we would impose on our own citizens,
if they proposed to move about the
country in companies numbering thou
sands, with their families and portable
belongings. And what would these con.
ditions be? They would be such as are
required by public safety, public health,
public order. Whatever limits to our
personal safety, we are ourselves will
ing to endure for the sake of the public
welfare, we have a right to lmpo
on the stranger from abroad: these, and
no others. Has. then, the newest ar
rival the same rights as the established
citizen? According to the Declaration,
yes: the same right to live, to mcve, to
try ills luck.
"Does it follow that we should let
down the bars and dispense with th
guard at Ellis Island? Only in so far
as the policy of restriction is based on
the theory that the present immlgra-
tion is derived from the scum of hu
manity. But the immigrants may be
desirable. We sometimes have to deny
ourselves to the most congenial friends
who knock at our door. If statecraft
bids us lock the gate, and our National
code of ethics ratifies the order, lock it
we must, but we need not call names
through the keyhole. Mount guard in
the name of the Republic if the health
of the Republic requires it, but let no
such order be issued until her states.
men and philosophers and patriots have
consulted together.
At the present time a cry exists that,
as so many people are unemployed in
this country, with "jobs" difficult to
get, all immigration should cease for a
term of years, in order that -those or
us already in America should have fair
chances to earn our living. Against
this. Miss Antin writes: "There is
enough of America to go around tor
many a year to come. It is hard to
know whether to take the restriction
ists seriously when they tell us that the
country is becoming overcrowded. The
population of the United States is less
than three times that of England, ana
England is only a dot on our map. In
Texas alone there is room for the popu
lation of the whole world, with a home
stead of half an acre for every family
of five, and a patch the size of Mary
land left over for a public park."
Holding, as she does, such liberal
oDinions on the subject of immigration,
it can be conceded that when Miss Antin
lectures in this city, if she allows ques
tions at the conclusion of her lecture.
the discussion, if it is allowed, prom
ises to be unusually interesting and
valuable.
They Who Knock at Our Gates, by Mary
Antin. Illustrated. SI. Houghton, Mif
flin Co.. Boston.
Whether we Americans, native-born
or naturalized citizens, wish to curb or
restrict further foreign immigration to
this country of ours, is a question open
to dispute.
There are two hostile camps arrayed
against each other, for and against. One
side reasons. The other side often re
plies with bitter abuse. I. as a natural
ized citizen and former immigrant
am. along with others, profoundly inter
ested in a fair discussion of this sub
ject. At such a stage of inquiry, it is pecu
liarly fitting and suitable to receive for
review, a loan of Miss Antin's book,
"They Who Knock at Our Gates." Miss
Antin is to lecture on this subject at
the White Temple, this city. March 31.
under the auspices of the Council of
Jewish Women. She is quite an author
ity on immigration. She came to Amer
ica in 1894 from Polotzk. Russia, and
is stated to be an able speaker, both of
magnetic power and Intellectual force.
"They Who Knock at Our Gates" is a
volume of practical experience. It has
vision, information, prophecy and op
timism. It is written in clearly ex
pressed, vigorous English. The position
is taken that the American Declaration
of Independence is a vital document,
and in It is written that the immigrant
is entitled to life, liberty, and the pur
suit of happiness
"I do not ask," writes our author,
"that we remove all restrictions and let
the flood of immigration sweep on, un-
The Return, by John Malmesbury "Wright.
id cents, iuuairit.:u. x , m-. a,
San Francisco, Cal.
This dainty little book of 14 finely
Drinted Danes was written oy- air.
Wright, of San Francisco, who dates
his oresentation August 25, 1914. The
book has just reacnea mis oiuce ior
review.
The Return" is the singularly pa
thetic yet gloriously fashioned account
of the return to this life of NapoleorH
the Great, to lead the allied troops to
victorv over the Germans. It will be
read with marked appreciation by the
French and their allies, and no doubt
scorned by the other side. That is per
fectly natural.
The opening scene is the great Dome
of the Invalides, and it is seen that
the casket within the sarcophagus is
suddenly empty. The time is August,
1914, when the Germans are sweeping
the French and allies before them to
ward Paris. The Little Corporal arises
from the dead to save France and
shows himself before the president of
the French republic. The president
recognizes his visitor as the Little Cor
poral, and at his request gives Napol
eon command over the French armies.
"I am myself," says Napoleon. "Once
I served the French people as soldier,
as Consul, as their Emperor. Call me
not sire.' I have learned how false
my dream of empire. Not again will 1
be Emperor."
"What title will you have?" asked
the president.
"Only the title given me by my bo!
dlers on the field of victory, my dear
est, produest name, the 'Little Cor
Doral "
Napoleon shows himself to the
French armies and is greeted with
cheers. He orders General Joffre to
defend Paris, General Pau to with
draw from Alsace and to secure the
border with General French. The lat
ter is ordered to continue fighting.
"Soldiers, I wear the sword of Au
sterlttz. Behold it, the sword of vic
tory," cries Napoleon.
The foe is pressed backward through
France, Belgium and Germany, until
Berlin is reached and the German
armies scattered. His work done, and
bin France saved. Napoleon returns to
his sleep in the tomb at tne invaiiaes.
Essentials of English Speech and Literature,
by Frank R. Vizetolly, bUD. 11.00. Funk
Watnals Co., New York City.
Dr. Vizetelly Is an esteemed literary
authority and is especially so on the
subject of this highly educative book.
which is a carefully arranged ana com
prehensive study. It is an outline of
the origin and growth of the English
language and its literature, with chap
ters on the influence of the Bible, the
value of the dictionary and the use of
the grammar in the study of the Eng
lish tongue.
The Business of Advertising, by Ernest Elmo
Calkins. D. Appieton c t-o., iew jtora
City.
Brief, bearing the impress of business
experience, and attractively written,
this book of 363 pages points the way to
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brimming over with new ideas. Many
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Censorship of copy. Total number of
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Neighbors, by Herbert Kaufman. T5 cents.
George H. Doran Co.. Now York City.
Herbert Kaufman is a new King
Solomon and with a dash of Robert
Louis Stevenson in his makeup. Here
we have 144 pages of chunky, qrisp
like wisdom, reflecting experience and
shrewd yet kindly observation and all
marked more or less by bright optim-
Angela's Business, by Henry Sydnor Har
rison, ti.o. Houghton, Mirriln Co., .Bos-
ion.
One of the "big" novels of the sea
son. It is intellectual, literary
scholastic and reflects some astonish
ingly remarkable femininity. The novel
has Boston style.
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CARE OF YOUNG CHICKS
DESCRIBED BY W. LUDWIG
Heat and Fresh Air Declared Most Necessary to Successful Rearing of Fu
ture Egg Layers Cleanliness of Quarters Also of Primary Importance.
H
BY W. LUDWIG.
EAT is essential to life and it is
especially necessary to the young
or newly-hatched chicks. They
have not the vigor to withstand the
cold nor the protection of feathers to
keep out the cold as they have when
they are older. For these reasons they
must be supplied with artificial heat
Then, again, incubator-hatched chicks
require more care than those hatched
by hens. A sufficient amount of- heat
must be furnished them and care must
be exercised that thev do not get too
much heat as the one is as detrimental
to health as the other.
When the poultryman uses the arti
ficial brooders everything the chick re
quires must be supplied. He must see
to it that every want is supplied.
Some branches of the poultry work can
be put aside for the time being with
out any great detriment, but when
raising little chicks the right attention
right oh the spot must be given if the
best results are to be expected.
Success depends upon these factors,
the necessity of having strong, vig
orous chicks at hatching time, practic
ing a constant selection for vigor,
maintaining the proper temperature.
providing comfort, sufficient exercls-
ng room, freedom from vermin, food In
sufficient quantity and of the right
kind and careful weaning.
Brooders Styles Numerous.
There are many styles of brooder on
the market which have been tested
and found to give good results, from
the simplest brooder, "Fireless," to the
modern machine, which automatically
saves labor and takes care ot tne
chicks, providing ample heat, regulat
ed to the proper degree, automatic
ventilation both night and day. suffi
cient room for exercise and conven
iences of every sort. These types may
be divided into these groups fireless
brooders, lamp-heated brooders, oil and
coal stove brooders and. pipe systems.
Each style meets the requirements of
the different classes of pouitrymen.
The fireless brooders are low in cost
and are operated on the principle of
the fireless cooker. They can be made
from cheese or soap boxes and these
home-made contrivances rear good
chicks, but they require a great deal
of attention. These brooders depend
pon their successful operation upon
retaining the natural heat of the
hicks' bodies and it is dirneuit to ac
complish this without restricting ven
tilation somewhat. In fact any con
trivance in which heat of some kind
can be furnished will rear mem. al
though such devices require unusual at
tention and a great deal oi skui.
Proper Ventilation Problem.
The oroner ventilation of the fireless
is a serious problem, especially in cold
or changeable weather. Pure fresh air
must be supplied to the chicks' sleep
ing quarters and in a manner, that there
are no drafts. Chicks crowding to
gether in a fireless brooder without
ufficient ventilation win sweat ana
then they become chilly. Fireless
brooders should not be used out OI
oors unless inclosed in a box or coop.
For the best results there should not
be less than 12 and not more man tu
chicks in a single brooder. As the
chicks rely upon their body heat for
warmth, less than 13 is inaavisaoie,
hlle more than 50 chicks in one
brooder will result in great danger of
crowding.
Before placing the cnicks in tne
brooder cover the bottom with two or!
three inches of cut clover or other
warm litter or bedding material. Place
the chicks in the nest and then the
covering or the pillow should be low
ered until it rests lightly on the backs
f the chicks. The compartment snouio
be ventilated with a series of small
holes which should remove the mois
ture and foul air from the brooder,
but which do not allow drafts. At
rst it will be found necessary to
push the little chicks under the hover
when they nave oecome cuiu, uui m
short time they will learn to run
in and out freely.
Lamp Type Most Common.
The lamp brooder is the most com
mon type used. Usually this type has
two compartments, a hover chamber
and a feeding and exercising room. The
proper temperature is maintained at
the desired degree by the heat gen
erated by a small oil-lamp. It should
present a system of ventilation which
will remove all oaa air ana replace n
with pure fresh air moderately warmed
that it win not cnni tne cnicKs.
The brooder should be simple in its
appointments thus permitting it to be
cared for with little time and labor
Brooders that are complete in them
selves or where each brooder has its
own heating system attached are made
in both indoor and outdoor styles. The
indoor brooder is not made to stand
the outside conditions and should al
ways be placed where It will be pro
tected from the weather. The outdoor
brooder- is both wind and rain proof
in
and does not require protection. The
difference between the two being that
the outdoor brooder is somewhat larger,
being provided with a compartment
permitting the chicks to exercise
when stormy weather makes it lmpos
sible for them to get out. As a general
rule chicks should not be placed out of
doors until the season is advanced and
vegetation appears or until the ground
is ready for planting.
Portable Type Appears.
A modification of the lamp brooder
consists of a heating apparatus and
hover, the whole apparatus being porta
ble. This type of brooder is usually
placed in a small poultry house or coop
and only removed when the chicks do
not require any heat. This hover
strictly an indoor device and is operated
in a small house or any well-lighted
room. Provision must be made with
this style brooder to carry off the lamp
fumes. In a well-aired house these
fumes will do no harm, but in a snugly
built outdoor brooder these fumes or
gases are harmful.
An outgrowth of the lamp brooder
is the coax and distillate oil-burning
stove brooder which broods from 600 to
2000 chicks at one time. This has
been another step in the progress of
the poultry business. The great ad
vantage ot this kind of brooder on the
modern large plant of today lies in
the fact that it is a valuable labor
saver and is economical. It is certain
ly cheaper to operate one heater than
to care for 20 lamps. The only dis
advantage found is that the chicks
do not do as well in large flocks,
excepting under the most expert man
agement. Hot Water Used In Large Plants.
The hot water pipe system is usually
round on plants of large capacity ow
ing to the cost of erecting a brooder
house of this size. The house is di
vided into small pens in which a hover
is placed. The heat is supplied through
pipes running the entire length of the
building furnishing the heat With
this style in vogue the flock is divided
into small numbers and possesses the
advantage of using but one heater.
However, poultry raising on a large
scale is entirely dependent upon arti
ficial methods. These artificial meth
ods have made commercial poultry
growing possible and are indispensable
in the profitable development of the
business.
No matter what style brooder house
or stove is used the care of the chicks
is about .the same.
Two important factors in artificial
brooding are temperature and feeding.
Experiments carried on by Lewis
proves that 100 degrees is a proper
temperature ior me tirst week. So
for the second week, 92 degrees for
the third week and about 88 degrees
for the fourth week. Where a high
temperature was continued for many
days the vitality of the brood was
lowered and the mortality was heavy
Any extreme variation of temperature
especially if rapidly produced will cause
heavy death rate.
Variations Are Fatal.
Variations in the brooder tempera
tures especially during the first two
weeks are responsible for mortality of
the chicks. Deaths were found to
occur at the time of, or immediately
after, extreme variations either up
or down. It is, however, a good rule
to keep the hover just warm enough
so that the chicks will spread out over
the floor and not crowd, although it
should never be high enough to cause
panting. It is unsafe to lay down
absolute rules for all breeds. Make
the chicks comfortable. In cold wea
ther they require more heat than in
moderate weather. Strong, vigorous
chicks require less heat than those
of low vitality. The temperature
should be reduced as the chicks gro7
so as to be combatible with their
comfort.
No matter what device or brooder
you use to brood your chicks there
are certain conditions that must exist
provided you are to procure maximum
results with the minimum expense,
labor and loss. On the other hand
success is gained by some while others
fall. Why is this? Carelessness, lack
of Information, actual neglect and in
attention to many small necessary de
tails invite disaster.
Disinfecting Brooder Urged.
Before the chicks are placed in the
brooder that has been used it should
be carefully cleaned and disinfected
in every part If there are any drop
pings on the floor or any dirt, scrape
it off with a putty knife and then
remove all with a stiff brush. Dis
infect every part thoroughly, the ther
mometer, drinking fountain and feed
troughs. If it is an indoor brooder
disinfect the building that it will be
placed in. Give the same thorough
treatement to an outside brooder.
After the brooder has been cleaned
place either sand or cut clover on
the bottom. Run the brooder for a
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EW YORK, March 20 (Special.)
Diaz Lombardo is the new Minis
ter of Foreign Affairs appointed
by General Villa. If the Villistas win
the control of Mexico, he will be the
leading member of the Mexican Cabinet.
B. E. Woodbury, Attorney-General of
New York, has sued the New York Tri
bune for $50,000 for alleged libel. He
charges that an editorial in the paper
which criticised him for withdrawing
W. T. Jerome from the Thaw case was
libellous in character.
Dr. Walter F. Rittman, chemical en
gineer of the Bureau of Mines, is the
discoverer of two valuable processes,
one of which, it is said, will be of tre
mendous importance to the oil industry
and will greatly increase the supply ct
gasoline, while the other may make ti e
United States independent of Germany
and other nations flSr supplies of mate
rial necessary for the dye industry and
the manufacture of high explosives
used in warfare.
An Englishman in New York when
asked to name the "typical British com
mander," answered "General Sir Doug
las Haig. He is one of the British com
manders at the front in France. He
commanded at Aldershot until the be
ginning of the war. He is an Oxford
man and joined the Hussars in 188$. He
has served in Egyptian and South Afri
can campaigns and has been decorated
several times.
Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg
aitnougn a Lieutenant-Ueneral. never
saw army service. He was a Lieutenant
in the reserve at 23 and later as presi
dent of the Province of Brandenburg,
he was made a Captain. He became a
Major when he was appointed Chancel
lor in 1909 and was promoted from that
rank to that of Lieutenant-General,
TROUSSEAU IS RETURNED
Burglar's Wife Takes Stolen Articles
Back to iirl.
PHILADELPHIA, Mar. 14 Romance
may melt the heart even of a sneak
thief. ' This fact was demonstrated a
few days ago when the wedding dress
and trousseau of a bride-to-be of
Darby was returned to her, almost as
mysteriously as it had been stolen
Thursday night. The girl. Miss Verna
Middleton, of 1025 Main street, had
given up all hope of ever seeing her
beautiful silk gown again, and she was
sorrowfully plying her needle on an
other and humbler dress in order that
her marriage might not be postponed.
when she was startled by a timid rap
on the front door of her home.
A tired-looking woman, poorly clad
and weeping, stood before the amazed
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girl when she threw open the door. The
stranger held in her arms a long box.
This she thrust toward Miss Middleton,
exclaiming:
"Take it, miss! It s yours. I hope you
will forgive my husband. Don't ask me
his name. He stole it from you; 1 know
he did. Forgive him."
Opening the box hurriedly, the girl
found her prized wedding dress and
other gowns making up her trousseau.
Intact.
"Of course I'll forgive him," she ld
smiling. Reassured by this reception,
the woman th.'n related the circum
stances leading up to the rcturi of th
dress. They were poor, she and her
husband, she explained very, very
poor. And the man had become dis
satisfied with a life which yielded so
little in return for the years of grind
ing toll. And so he stole the dress, by
entering the second story of the Mid
dleton house from a vucant dwelling
adjoining It
"I found the dress." continued the
woman, "and my husband said he had
found It. I was frlRhtoned, hut It was
not until I read of the theft that t
knew to whom the gown belonged. I
told my husband thnt I must return ft.'
He agreed wi'.h me. H- wus sorry, es-'
peclnlly when I told him thut It was a
wedding dress. We, too, were married;
once. That was a long time ago."
And before Mir Middleton and her
mother could question her further thai
gray, faded little woman had opened'
the door and walked rapidly down the
street soon to disappear around the
nearest corner.
day or more before the chicks are put
n ana endeavor to have a temperature
t aDOut as or luu degrees beneath
the hover.
Many people court trouble at the
outset by trying to brood their chicks
in the wrong place or location. Chicks
cannot be expected to thrive where
adverse conditions exist All contag
ious diseases are spread by germs.
Germs live and multiply in filth. Filth
is the breeding place of lice and is
direct cause of impure air both
which will destroy the vigor and
health of the chicks. Therefore, don't
locate your brooder in any old dirty
hen house and allow the chicks to
range over the manure auu garbage
for they cannot thrive on such treatment
Pure Air Requisite.
Keen the air pure. o modern
building where large numbers of peo
ple are congregated would be consider
ed .sanitary unless there was pro
vision made for taking off this stale
air and replacing it The air in any
creature that breaths must be renew
ed automatically by respiration so in
any confined space the air that is to
be breathed by little chicks must be
renewed continuously and kept fresh.
Sunlight is another Important mat
ter. The direct rays of the sun should
not strike the brooder floor through
glass because all the chicks will at
tempt to get into mis spot ana win
be drawn away from the hover heat
and crowd, thus injuring one another.
Experience has proved many times
that such a course is fatal owing to
the' excessive heat that is .imparted
to the chicks by the rays of the sun
through the glass which acts adversely
on all creatures that are subject to
these rays continuously. When tne
sun r v are shut off the chicks that
have huddled in the sun spot are liable
become chilled owing to the cnange
temperature.
Dampness to Be Avoided,'
Avoid dampness as it is the cause
of snme destructive and contagious
chicken disease, like roup, canker and
sorehead. Wet or damp utter causeu
by the little chicks slopping their
water over creates a dampness mat
is harmful. Wet or damp litter emits
odors and vapors that are fatal to
little chicks.
Prevent drafts, but have an ample
supply of fresh air. Drafts are in
jurious at any time, and especially
so at night when the chicks are asleep.
Provide all the sunlight possible as
germs lurk and breed in the darkness
besides, as a rule dampness and dif
ferent forms of filth accompany dark
ness. Air breathing and eui-loving
creatures cannot thrive in darkness.
Overcrowding a brooder is false
economy. It is one of the best ways
to kill a large percentage of your
chicks and seriously weaken the re
mainder. Drinking water is the greatest
source for spreading disease and an
imperative rule should be established!
to provide pure fresh water at fre
quent Intervals and to disinfect the
drinking vessels often.
Toe Picking to Be Fought.
Toe picking is a serious vice. It
usually develops where the chicks are
crowded and there is a lack of animal
feed in the ration. This constant pick
ing of the toes soon causes the blood
to flow and this proves palatable to
the chicks. They crave for it and
keep constantly at It soon becoming
cannibals in this respect and ultimate
ly this habit is extremely difficult to
check. Provide plenty of room and
more animal feed should be Included
in the feed. Remove the chicks with
the bleeding toes and place them in
separate quarters.
A little chick that becomes cold soon
becomes helpless. The breathing ap
paratus becomes paralyzed. The lungs
are located on either side of the back
and lobes of the lungs extend between
the ribs and are protected from the
outside temperature only by a thin
membrane, coat of skin and down. It
is not surprising that when the chick is
chilled the lungs are quickly affecteo.
the breathing powers restricted and a
general enfeeblement of the powers of
movement ensues.
Instinct Is Strong.
When a chick becomes uncomfortable
in cold weather under conditions of
artificial brooding and is unable to
locate heat enough for warmth quick
ly it obeys that instinct which tells
it to get its back up against the
mother hen. The result is that it trit
to crawl under the other chicks. This
disturbs the other chirks and results In
bunching and crowding, which proves
disastrous. Again, when the tempera
ture is low and not sufficient to chill
the chicks but fails to warm them com
fortably, they quickly show the effect
by ruffled feathers, and a general ap
pearance of unthrift, which Is accom
panied frequently by digestive disor
ders quite similar to contagious di
arrhea in symptoms and results. Severe
chilling will check the growth of the
little chicks at once, beside causing
bowel trouble while overheating on the
other hand has the same general effect
and produces colds that often prove
fatal.
Do not undertake to raise more chicks
than you can take care of properly, nor
exceed the capacity of your brooder
and you will not suffer the heavy loss
and personal distress.
"The early chick catches the worm"
and the breeder who hatches the early
chick and lots of them will profit by
a well-filled egg basket next Fall and
Winter.
The Oregon Poultry and Pet 8to-w
Association of Portland has selected the
week beginning December ( as the time
to bold its annual poultry show. The
following have been engaged to judge:
Oscar Nelson, of Coeur d'Aleuo, Idaho:
William Coats, of Vancouver, B. C; Tom
Wilkinson, of Nanalmo, B. C, and B. F.
Keeney, of Eugene, Or,
San Franclsoo leads on the first ballot
as the place for the annual convention
of the American Poultry Association,
Now it la up to every member of this
association on the coast and elsewhara,
to vote for San Francisco and bring til
convention there.
TEA SOLD AJ$1 A FLASK
Thirsty In Dry Town Got Preirlscljr
What Man Says Bottles Hold.
fLARKSBURG. W. Va., March 14.
Several thirsty persons in this "dry"
town are kicking themselves. Com
plaints have been made to the pollca.
that a well-dressed young man has
been stopping men In the etreets, tak
ing them up an alley and selling to
them for II each half-pint bottles of
a drink, which, on examination, turned
out to be cold tea,
"What did the young man aayf"
asked Police Chief Harry L. Brooks.
"He showed the flask, which looked
like whisky." was the response In each
case, "dlnked one eye and asked
whether 1 wanted to buy some tea?''
"Well, you got your tea, didn't you?"
TWO CHURCHES TOO MUCH
Pastor Gives Job of I'rcaolilng to,
Christians and liaptlMs.
MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo.. March 1.
Rev. J. W. Watson, who preached
at Mlnoola. this county, and at the
Baptist Church at Laddnnla. also was
"called" to serve the Christian Church
at the latter place, has resigned he
cause some of his congregation object
ed to his serving two distinct congre
gations of different faith at the same
is understood that Rev. Watson
now will so into evantrelieile work.
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