FOUR ARE DEAD
EXPLOSION CAUSES EIRE.
BLOW UP SHIP
CITIES
IN RACE.
Explosion of Gas in Chicago
Wrecks Buildings.
HOUSES SHAKEN BLOCKS AWAY
Overpressure hi Tanks Caused the
Accident Wrecked Plant at
Once Takes Tire.' i
Chicago, Nov. 21. Four oersons were
killed and a ecore injured today by a
eeriea of gaa explosions that destroyed
, the plant of the Pyle Electric Head
light company. The shocks of the ex
plosion were so eevere that all the
hiiildinirR near ' the demolished nlant
were damaged, and windows were shat
tered for- blocks, while persons were
thrown from their feet. Over .pressure
is believed io have caused the accident.
f ho -Ptrld imixmiii nnnliu illnii.
jninant is forced into small retorts,
which, when attached under the floor
of a car, will supply it with light for
months. In order to make this poesi-
ble the retorts are subjected to an ex
tremely high pressure. It was such a
tank that caused the first explosion
While workmen and wreckage filled
the air, other retorts exploded in such
rapid succession that it was almost im
possible to distinguish the separate de
tonations. There were nine such ex
plosions in all, and these left the plant
in flames. The fire kept' the depart
raent busy for several hours. The total
loss to property is $75,000.
IS 3,000 STRONG.
: ireat Throng In Attendance at .Na
tional Grange.
Portland, Nov. 19. -Yesterday's at
tendance at trie national u range con
vention went up to nearly 3,000. To
day bids fair to bring the largest num
bers, owing to the fact that the three
final degrees will be conferied this
afternoon at the Empire theater. The
sessions are growing more enthusiastic
and much business is being transacted
at every session.
There was no evening session last
night, the various committees needing
the time or their reports. The Arm
ory hall was thrown open after 5 o'clock
to the general public, and the visitors
held impiomptu receptions among
themselves. Many speeches were made
And songs were sung, the occasion being
one of the most enjoyable of the in
formal gatherings so far during the
week.
Yesterday's business began with the
annual address of G. W. F. Gaunt, of
-New Jersey, assistant steward of the
National Grange. Others addressing
the meeting were: B. C. Patterson, of
Connecticut, and the state managers
from New York, Washington, Missouri,
Delaware, Colorado and Vermont, who
made reports upon the condition of
their respective charges.
RUSSIA WILL NOT RESENT IT.
favors Roosevelt's Peace Move, but
Can't Join In While War is On;
St. Petersburg "Nov. 21. The Rus
sian formal reply "says a circular note
regarding the convening of The Hague
conference is not expected until next
week. In the meantime the . views of
other powers are being ascertained
through the Russian representatives
abroad. While there is no reason to
believe that . Russia can agree to par
xicipate in a conrerence during a war
there is every indication that she will
not only not resent the proposal, but
that her reply will be of a cordial
nature.
In the course of a conversation on
the subject between Foreign Minister
Lamsilorff and Charge d'Aff aires Eddy,
of the American embassy, the former
spoke feelingly of Russia's great inter
est in the work and aims of the peace
confeienre initiated by Emperor Nich
olas, and the important fact developed
that it had. been Russia's intention
liad not the war intervened, herself to
invite the "powers to a second confer
ence. While the war was in progress,
however, Count Lamsdorff explained, it
was a great difficulty to a fruitful dig
cussion and to a decision in a question
which might affect the activity of the
present belligerents..
Canal Commissioner Resigns.
Washington, Nov. 21. Frank J.
Hecker has resigned as a member of
the Panama canal commission. In his
letter of resignation sent to President
Roosevelt, Mr. Hecker said the climate
of the canal zone is unfavorable to his
health, and he felt constrained to re
sign. The piesident accepted the re
signation, and in reply to to Mr.
Hecker "a letter, paid the retiring com
missioner a tribute, and expressed re
gret that his health would not permit
him to serve any longer. Mr. Hecker
is from Michigan..
Describes Situation as Critical.
Wasington, Nov. 21. Consul Gene
ral Fowler today cabled the state de-
1 1 ""'" t uiu vuciuv luai llie Hi illa
tion at Port Arthur is extremely critic
cal, the outer forts having fallen into
the possession' of - the Japanese. He
also states that three Japanese torpedo
boat destroyers aie lying outside of
Chefoo harbor, and that the Russian
rew of the, torpedo boat destroyer
blown up are transfeiring their Arms
and supplies to a Chinese cuiser.
; jr-
Millions for Defense.
Berlin, Nov. 21. A dispatch to the
frankfurter Zeitung from Constantino
ple says Turkey is ordering 100 new
batteries of artillery fiom German,
Trench and En; lish factories at the
pst of $10,000,000. The Krupp ' com
pany gets the largest contracts.
Missouri Building at St. Louis Fair
Totally Destroyed. - -
World's Fair Grounds, St. 'Louis,
Nov. 22. The Missouri state building
was destroyed by fire tonight, resulting
from the explosion of a hot water
heater in the basement. Instantly the
flames shot up through the rotunda
and the north wing and cupola were a
soiid mass of flames within ten min
utes after the explosion. The less can
not be estimated accurately, owing to
the temporary nature of the construction
material, which has no salvage value.
The principal loss is in the .contents of
the building. The building cost $145,
000, and in the building were - $75,000
worth of furnishings, the most valuable
of which were portraits of ex-Missouri I
governors and supreme judges. - These
cannot be replaced. . ,- . j
The fire was the most spectacular
that nas occurred in St. Louis in years
Thousands ot persons hurried from
all poitions of the grounds, atti acted
by the sheet of . . flames , that spurted
from the cupolas, making a far greater
brilliancy than the illumination of all
the buildings. A wind was blowing
from the south, and the flames shot
down the northern side of the cupola'
and met a sheet of flames which envel
oped the northern wing. Instantly the
building was aflame from iop to " bot
tom in" the northern half;, f. Sparks
were carried over the United . States
government, building as far northwest
as the Liberal Arts palace. ' Bucket
brigades were' hurried "to the roofs of
these buildings, preventing ignition.
After the flames were under-', control
and had been sufficiently extinguished
to admit the firemen entering the
building the south wall fell ' without
warning and buried Lloyd Randolph,
driver of city engine No: 28, and Frank
O'Connor, of city truck No. 9. Several
others only escaped by a narrow mar
gin. Captain Edward O'Neill, of
World's fair truck No. 4 was seriously
hurt, George Carenbach was killed and
Jerry Fagin, of the same company, was
probably fatally injured..
TWELVE LIVES LOST IN EIRE.
Early Morning Blaze in New York
Tenement District.
New York, Nov. 22. At least 12
lives were lost in a fire in a Brooklyn
tenement house early today, and the
firemen are searching for other bodies.
It is believed the death list will equal
15. Twelve persons were injured.
none,
, it is believed, fatally.
Shortly after 2 o'clock this morning
flames were found in the cellar of No.
186 Troutman street, a three story
irame tenement house, and by the time
the firemen arrived the stairways .and
air-shafts were ablaze and the halis
filled with smoke. Three other alarms
were turned in. and soon a large detach
ment of firemen was at work fighting
he fire. V , " . - .
Despite the efforts of the firemen the
flames spread to the adjoining tene
ments, 182, 184, 188 and 190. The
occupants of these . houses were early
notified of their danger and it is be
lieved that all escaped.
The firemen found the dead bodies of
nine persons shortly after their arrival
at the scene and another was' added to
the number - within a lew mmutess.
Further search was rewarded by the
finding of the bodies of a man and a
woman in a bedroom on the top floor
of No. 186. They were severely
burned; but death, as'in the of
the other victims, had " been due to
suffocation, 'i -
The first floor ot the building, where
the fire originated, was occupied -by
Antonio Giarhbalvos, who conducted a
grocery store his living apartments
being in the rear. The ' flames 1 were
first found, according . to those who
turned in the first alarm, in the cellar
immediatelyunder this store, and they
communicated with lightning rapidity
to the upper floors of the house. The
cause of the fire is unknown. "e
The money loss is -inconsiderable.
The occupants of the houses were la
borers.
11 1 1
May Succeed Hecker.
Washington, Nov. 22 Whi.e no an
nouncement has yet been made, regard
ing the president's action in the selec
tion of a man to succeed Colonel Frank
Hecker on the isthmian canal com
mission, it is known he is considering
Eeriously the appointment of Senator
Francis M. Cockiell, of Missouri, to
the vacancy. It is intimated that Sen
ator Cockrell himsely practically will
have the determination ;of the matter.
If his health will permit him to under
take the arduous work it is reasonablv
certain he can have the appointment.
Russia Buys Destroyer In England.
New York, Nov. 22. a remarkable
story comes from the, Glasgow corres
pondent of the Ameican, to the effect
that a topedo boat destoyer of great
speed, built in an English shipyard,
has been delivered to the- Russian gov
ernment, and that Burke Roche, ex
member of parliament from Ireland,
and well known in society, ' had "com
manded the boat during its voyage
through the Kiel Bhip canal to Libau,
on the Baltic.
I tally for Arbitration.
Rome,' Nov. 22. Foreign Minister
Tittoni today informed Ambassador
Meyer that he had given instructions to
the Italian ambassador at - Washington
to eign an arbitration treaty with the
United States similar to those between
the United' States and .Fiance, and
France and Great Britain. ' '
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sel at . (Jief oo...
THREE DULL EXPLOSIONS HEARD
Japanese Vessels Seen Off Coast
and Commander. Feared Capture
Carrie Important Message -
Cheefoo, Nov. 18. -- Fearing capture
by the Japanese, . whose boats were off
the port., the Russians today blew - up
the torpeclo boat destroyer Rastoropny
which escaped from Port Arthur under
cover of a severe storm and entered-this
harbor last night. .
The correspondent of the'ABspciated
Press learns authoritatively that the
Rastoropny Had sealed ordera" provid
ing that unless there came a highly
favorable opportunity to escapes the
'vessel should be blown up. . Sufficient
powder for the .purpose was. -secreted
before the destroyer 'left Port' Arthur
Small "charges- of ordinary' "powder
placed in each of the five water -tight
compartments were exploded. -
Customs Officer Koenig was on board
the destroyer, and the Russians experi
enced considerable difficulty in getting
him off without arousing his suspicion
The destroyer's cutter; manned -by1 two
men; was lying near, and the official
was persuaded to take a lide around the
Rastoropny in order that he , jnigh.t see.
the injuiies she was alleged to have. re
ceived.
No sooner had the customs officer
stepped into the .cutter, than a petty
officer drew his watch and urged the
rowers to make all speed awav. When
the destroyer had gone down trie official
was taken on shore.- .
The Russians, with the , exception of
one man, left the destroyer during the
afternoon. Thjs last man lit slow
fuses and ; blew'.1 up the vessel. There
were three-dull explosions which were
scarcely audible 100 yards away from
the place where they occurred." Almost
si mul taneously the Rastoropny . sank ;to
the bottom. . A single spar marks her
grave. .
NATIONAL SESSIONS OPEN.
Thirty-Eighth Annual Opened with
Sixth-Degree Ceremony.
Portland, Nov. 17. National Master
Aaron Jones opened the ' 38 th annual
convention of the National Grange at
Armory hall yesterday morning at 11
o'clock assisted by the other officers of
the national body. The ceremony was
conducted, in the sixth degree,,prefaced
by a declaration by the national master
announcing its aims and purposes. A
special choir furnished the opening
songs, those1 among, the audience -who
were singers assisting in the,- chorus,
The opening session was necessarily
brief, owing to the lack of complete
preparations.' The only business tran
sacted was the appointment of the com
mittee on credentials, upon which the
convention.tpok a recess to meet again
at 1:30 P. M.
Promptly at 1:30 P. M. the master's
gavel fell and the afternoon session be
ean with a song by the .choir, followed
by the report of the committee on cre
dentials. . 1
During a short space of time, while
the committee on credentials was'mak
ing its report, upon the invitation of
the master, the assemblage listend to
short addresses by Hon. William Hil
leary, Hon. Augustus High and Hon.
Jacob Voorhees.,
REMOVED BY PRESIDENT.
Roosevelt. Takes Initial Step. Toward
Purging Alaska Service.
Washington, Nov. 18. Convinced
that the Alaska judiciary is more or
less undermined w ith . rottenness, and
that all the courts are resting under a
cloud of suspicion because of innumer;
able charges preferred against the vari
ous judges and their subordinates,
President Roosevelt today took the ini
tial step toward purging the service of
undesirable elements by summarily
removing Frank H. Richards, of. Alas
ka, marshal of Nome district, and re
questing the resignation of Melville C.
Brown, of Wyoming, judge of the Ju
neau district.
Japan Appreciated France's Position
lokio, Nov 18 The negotiations be
tween Tokio and Paris, concerning the
alleged violation by France of neutral
ity in permitting ships of the Russian
second squadron to use French harbors,
continue. Pending their conclusion,
the Japanese government is silent.
Sections of the press and public are in
dulging in somewhat severe criticisms
of the action of the French, but the
feeling is distinctly more temperate
among the bettei informed Japanese
who sympathize with the delicate po
sition of France as Russia's ally.
Liberty Bell Sent Home.
St. Louis, Novj 18. Special farewell
exercises in honor of the Liberty bell,
which had been on exhibition in the
Pennsylvania building at the Woild's
fair, were held today, at the conclusion
of which the honored relic was started
on its trip back to Philadelphia An
immense thronjg attended the exercises,
crowding the space around the bell in
the rotunda of the Pennsylvania build
ing. The ceremony closed with, pro?
longed cheers. j
Russia Has New Foe.
London, Nov. 18 A dispatch to the
Pall Mall Gazette from Moscow says
that a telegram received there fiom
Baku announces that trouble has oc
curred between Russians and Afghans
at Kuehk. The A'ghana, it is added,
exploded a Russian magazine, and
many soldiers were killed. ...
Russians Sink Thfif Own yes?
rouf Are. After the Next National
Grange Convention.
v portalna.'Nov. 18. Increasing at
tendance .marked the second day's ees-
: i. i xr: l -i '
uuu ui iwjjBuwHu.uniigeconvenuon
Despite . the? heavy -rain,- a - great
crowd of Grangers is eoming in from
all paits ' of the" Northwest, and the
attendance will continue to increase
during the remainder of the week; -The
climax will probably be reached tomor
row afternoon when the final degrees os
the order are to be conferred. -
Speculation is already rife as to
where the next convention of the Na
tional Grange-'' will be held. Several
cities are after the honor. Among
them are Washington D. C: Hartford,
Conn.; Irenton, N. J.t and Milwankee
WJfciv- Governor Pardee of California,
has sent'an argent invitation .for . the
National grange to meet .somewhere in
his state, next year, w-but it is hardly.
probable that his -invitation, will . find
favor with the delegates, as the cost of.
coming' to- the? Pacific coast is about
$6,000 more, -than it. would be for .the
grange .to be held .in an eastern city.
ine piace tor noiaing the next session
Will not 'be decided upon until some
time next week. Yesterday's session
was principally devoted to addr esses
by National officers and leports from
state niastejH.' The-list of -standing
Committees and order of business have
been printed, in pamphlet form for con
yenience of the delegates; the hall has
been partially rearranged and fires are
kept- burping all night long, so that
the .hall is more comfortable than it
war on Wednesday.
Fruit was distributed yesterday to all
the visitors, and there is . now a cheer
fill, air pervading among all present, as
they. a,re .becoming better acquainted
The most important address yesterday
was that of the worthy overseer, T. C
Atkinson, .of West Virginia, second
officer of the" order.
The board of regents of the Oiegon
Argicultural college invited the dele
gates tovisit, the college at Cdrvallis
during .the njeeting. The invitation
was accepted and a special train will
take them next here Tuesday.
NEW UV
Reorganization of Present. National
Body is Under Consideration. -
Denver, Nov. 19. A Special commit
tee has been appointed to draw up a'
plan of reorganization for the National
Livestock association. . President Hag-
enbarth has named Fred P. Johnson,
of this city; W. A. Harris, ex-senator
from. Kansas ; Y. Murdo McKenzie, of
Texas, and Alvin H. Sanders, of the
Breedeis' Gazette, of ' Chicago, to act
with . him as a committee to frame a
nefl .constitution and by-laws for the
nw organization. This committee will
rpprt to fa committee to be named by,
the convention when it meets here Jan
uary 9 of . next year. The committee
chosen by the convention will consist
of three members from each branch of
the live-stock" : industry, and they will
use the by-laws and constitution made
by the special committee as a basis for
their full report to the convention of a
plan of reorganization. ""
While Mr.. Hagenbarth is in Chicago
he expects to secure the meeting of the
National Livestock ' commission 'meeti
ing for Denver for the same" date as the
thiee other Livestock associations will
mee there. This brings here" 600 com
mission men from all parts of thecpun
try, Several, other branches -of the
livestock' industry will be represented
also. . - ...
BIG PIER IS BURNED
Boston Firemen Have Hard Time to
- Keep Eire Prom Spreading,
Boston, Nov. 19. The London pier
and shed of the Warren line, in
Charleatown, filled with oil, wood pulp
'and othet highly inflammable material,
was. completely destroyed by' fire to
tonight, and it was only by the utmost
exertion that the firemen were a le to
save the adjoining property. The big
Hoosac tunnel grain elevator, and the
White Stai line pier, and a number of
vessels narrrowly escaped destruction.
The entire north end of the -city was
deluged with sparks. At midnight the
fire was under contiol. The loss is es
timated at $600,000, bi : which $500,000
is on freight.
More Russian Ships Sail.
Libau. Russia, Nov. 19. The second
division of the Russian, second Pacifis
squadron sailed today. It consists "of
the cruisers Oleg and Izumrud, the
auxiliary ciuisers Kuban, Terek and
Orel, the cruisers Rion and Dneiper,
formerly the St. Petersburg and Smo
lensk, and the torpedo boat destroyers
Liany, Reziti, Gromki, Gozny and
Prozorlivy. The division is expected to
overtake Rear Admiral Voelke9am's
division by way of the Suez canal.
The two divisions will thus be united
before reac b ing Japanese wa t era . ;'
Metcalf May Step Up. .
Washington, N jv. 19. It is said to
night, on high authority,, that Secre-
taiy Hitchcock" will retire from the
cabinet on March 4 next.- He will re
linquish his position without reference
to his possible election as United states
senator from Missoun. It is : the gen
eral 'understanding - that Victor H.
Metcalf,' at present head of the depart
ment of commerce and labor, .will be
transferred to the ihteiior department
as successor to Mr H.'tcheock . . ! - , '
Shakhe River is Frozen Over: j .
Shanghai, No v.. 19. ' According to
advices received here the Japanese have
advanced . across ' the ' 'Shakhe' river,
which, now , has beeome 'frozen dver.
This is believed to have made , possible
a general advance on the Russian posi
tion and a battle across' the Shakhe is
I tkjught to ba imminent. " ' (
Ughting the Barn Safely.
One cannot be too careful using
lights of any 'kind In barns, but there
Is little danger if a lantern is used and
some .way, provided so that it may be
securely hung beyond the reach of
.danger. The illustration shows a sim
ple way of doing this. If there are
s'everal places in the barn where light
Is likely to be needed stretch a strand
of smooth fence wire so that it will
hang, taut Qver jthese- places first slid
ing" on another strip of wire with a
ring" "and with a snap at the other end-
I When the lantern is to be put" in place
simplyrBnap jover the bale of the lan
tern as shown in the illustration.
If the lantern is to be placed where
there is little chance -of any one running-
against-it,' a long hoop may be
made of one end of the wire, instead
of the snap, and the bale of the lan
tern "slipped over It By making the
hook long and pinching the upper end
so that there will be just room enough
THE BABK LANTEBIT.
to slip the handle of the lantern be
tween, the danger of knocking it oft
Is much lessened, although this plan
is not as safe as the snap.
(Small Tarda for Poultry.
When It. is not possible to supply a
range of considerable size ror tne
fowls and they must be practically
kept in yards, an excellent plan is to
dlyide the yard into two or three sec
tions, according to its size, and treat
them in the following manner: Plow
or .spade each yard, and In one or two,
if divided Into three spaces, plant some
early vegetables that will require some
cultivation radishes, for example.
When the crop is taken out, turn the
fowls into this yard and plant the
others, in the same way. When the
yards ' are divided Into three, one of
them, may be prepared thoroughly and
grass seeds or oats or millet sown in
It, with the vegetables in the second
yard, while the fowls occupy the third.
When the grass or small grain gets
two or three inches high, turn the
fowls In this yard and sow the soil in
the yard they occupied, in a. like man
ner. By the time they have -.pleaned
out the grass lot, the one In" which the
vegetables are grown will be ready for
them to scratch over. It is surprising
how well the fowls will do under, this
plan, evten though each yard is very
small. '
. ' Good Piar Trough. . .
O, C. Burch, of Nebraska, sends
Iowa Homestead a plan for making a
pig trough to prevent the hogs get
ting In it. "I have mine,", says Mr.
Burch, "with a number of holes in the
uprights at the ends of the trough -so
it can be adjusted to suit different
sized hogs. The top piece or rail can
be, taken out in cleaning out , the
troujjh. . ;A trough of this kind is al
most always clean and such a thing
as mud is unknown about a trough or
this kind." r . ,
The Perennial Plants.
More and more people who love flow
ers are getting into the way of grow
ing the old-fashioned flowers such as
the sweet William, hollyhock, larkspur
and others familiar to most people who
have reached middle life. This class
of : plants are among the easiest ; to
grow, and are particularly useful on
the farm grounds where it -Is not al
ways easiest to care for tender plants
over winter. The one complaint about
hardy perennials Is that they are not
so profuse ln blooming the second sea
son of flowering. With many of the
classes this may be remedied by plant
ing the seeds as' soon as they ripen,' In
the;late! summer, in: the places where
you want the ' plants . to grow and
bloom. , . - .
; The Vinegar Process.
Cider turns to vinegar, first, by the
sugar being converted into alcohol, and I
next by taking more oxygen, when it
becomes vinegar. ' The process is a
chemical one and cannot be prevented,
as long as the least quantity of oxy
gen (in the air) reaches the elder. Bac
terial agents, however, have something
to -do with true changes that oceur.
Salicylic acid Is used for keeping vine-
gar, Dut it does n&rm. jsomng me
rlpr also retards changes. A method;'
,used in Canada with Ood' result is
GOOD PIO TBOTJGH. '-
to filter the cider, put it in a dean new
tub and expose it to the dense fumes
of burning sulphur In a box having a
lid, closing the lid for; half an hour
and repeating the process two or three
times. The sulphurous acid gas la ab
sorbed by -the cider (which should be
cold), and prevents fermentation with
out injuring the cider. '
Plea for Organization.
There seems to be no good reason
why an? organization among farmers
for mutual benefit should not be as
successful aa similar organizations in
other lines. It is not Intended that
such organization should. Increase the
cost of farm produce to the consumer,
for this is unnecessary. . But there is
certainly room for a plan .which will
enable the producer to market his
crops at a price which will give him
a fair return for his labor.
The subject is too large to treat ex
haustively In one item, for there are
many essential things to do to make
such an organization a success. The
idea is worth serious consideration,
but it must be based on business prin
ciples, the lack of which has caused,
the failure of nearly every attempt at
organization among soil workers. Here
are a few of the things which must
be done to win success: Every mem
ber should bear a proportion of the
expense in accordance with the pro
portion of his crop to that of other
members. Crops of unequal quality
should be marketed on their merits.
In other words, the grower of infe
rior fruit or any other crop, must not
expect to share equally with the man
whose shipment is of the first grade.
The manager should be selected with
care and then be given proper control.
If these few essentials seem too for
midable, work up to them by combin
ing with one or two growers whose
crops are of the same quality as your
own and select a good commission
man and all work together. A year
or two In this line will give you faith
in the larger organization plan. In
dianapolis News.
Fertilizers Tested.
Bulletin No. 253 of the New York
Agricultural Experiment Station (Gen
eva) gives the results of analyses of
commercial fertilizers for the spring
1904. There were collected 468 sam
ples representing 371 different brands.
While eighty-one of these brands fell
short of their guarantees in nitrogen,
twenty-nine brands in available phos
phoric acid and seventy-five brands In
potash, a general average of all shows
that the guarantee was exceeded in
these ingredients. Farmers who are
purchasing commercial fertilizers
should send for this bulletin in order
to ascertain the standing of the goods
they are using. , ,
, Fish tingf the Cnrcnlio.
The one enemy of thoser.who grow
plums and quinces is the curcuiio and
the nature of the Insect la such that
it is only possible to get It out of the
tree by Jarring the tree; shaking the
tree will not answer the i same pur
pose. The curcuiio Is hard to locate
and the only way to ascertain if it is
at . work is to jar the trees every few
days until the Insect is found and dis
lodged or until one is certain it is not
on the trees.
b:'l Poultry Pickings, j
Exercise is cheaper than medicine,
j The dust heap is absolutely neces
sary for fowls. . :, . .
The brood still under tie , mother's
care;should be liberally fed.
- In feeding ground bone to young
fowls, be sure to have it fresh.
Feather pulling Is a vice that comes
from confinement and idleness.
Allow no filth of any kind to accu
mulate within reach of the fowls.
Thoroughness in detail In poultry
raising is the great secret of snccess.
Young chickens may be fed almost
anything that is clean and wholesome.
f Common fowls do not possess th
characteristic qualities of thorough
breds. Wrhen fowls are permitted to roost
in foul, damp houses it causes droop
ishness. Caponlzing should be performed
when the cockerels are three or four
months old
After the fowls begin to moult they
should be given a little ground bon
once every day.
Fowls will eat a great deal of granu
lated charcoal. As a preventive of
disease it is invaluable.
By giving young fowls a free range
it will aid ' materially to derelop a
strong, healthy constitution.
Toultry should always hare access
to green food when possible, and when
they cannot it should be supplied.
It is easier to keep fowls in a good
condition now than to allow them to
run down and then build up again.
Corn, when .fed to the hens by It
self, has a tendency to fatten rather
than produce the most profitable egg
laying."' "'; ', '
Tarred paper is better than almost
arty other material for. lining the in
side of coops and houses. It is also
excellent for driving ' away lice.
The only sure and safe way. to keep
large flocks, whether young or old, is
to separate them into small lots, each
one to occupy, a place for itself,
v The distinguishing characteristics of
the Sylesbury breed of docks wre their
fecundity and .. early maturity, toiu
bined with their great aptitude to fat
ten. . t; : :, '