Corvallis gazette., December 02, 1904, Page 7, Image 7

MUST ATTACK
Japanese Officials Insist Port
Arthur Be Taken.
RUSSIA BEADY FOR BAD NEWS
Certain That Stoesscl Will Make the
Assault One of the Costliest
in World's History.
Washington, Nov. 28. The Associ
ated Press learns ori excellent authority
that the Japanese army has received
orders to renew its aitack on Fort Ar
thur and to take the main fortifications
at any cost.
Prepared for Dad News.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 28. There is a
lack of news from the front today. The
report that the Japanese are concen
trating their energies for a desperate
assault on Fort Arthur, in view of the
approach of the Baltic squadron, is
quite generally credited in officia. quar
ters. Such a move has been expected
to transpire as soon as the Japanese
learned that the squadron's trip was
a reality and no mere demonstration.
The authorities are prepared to hear
terrible reports of the projected assault.
While not hazarding a guese whether
the fortress can be carried, for the be
siegers are utterly regaidles of life,
they are confident that General Stoessel
will be able to make such an attack
one of the costliest in hietory.
Russians Lack Ammunition.
London, Nov. 28. The Post's
Shanghai correspondent cables that,
ai cording to reliable infoimation re
ceived there, the guns at Port Aithur
have been silent for the past few days
owing to lack of ammunition. This
udden turn for the worse in the con
dition of the defenders of the fortress
has been caused by the recent blowing
np of the most important magazine by
Japanese shells.
STARVATION IS NEAR.
Sassuns Population of Turkey Is in
a Terrible Condition.
Washington, Nov. 28. A story of
eic knees, hunger and starvation has
come to the state department from Mr.
Norton, the American consul at Har
poot, in a report upon the condition of
the Saseun population in Mush district.
The consul says that of the 10,000 sur
vivors of the recent massacre, iew have
aved anything but their lives. Nearly
very house in the region was ransacked
and burned.
Extracts from the report were made
public at the state department today in
the hope that the sad story may bring
relief to the unfortunate Saseuns.
"Worst of all," Mr. Norton says,
""their flocks and herds, practically the
only Bource of food, raiment and in
come, were swept away.
""These unfortunates, after receiving
foi a short time an allowance from the
government of 1 cent per capita per day
foi subsistence, are now without food
and without a prospect of food for the
coming winter. The diseases usually
following upon fright, exposure, ex
haustion and insufficient food are rap
idly becoming epidemic.
WOULD MAKE WAR IMPOSSIBLE
Britain Believed to Tavor Re-Enactment
of Olney-Pauncefote Treaty
Glasgow, Nov. 28. The Glasgow
Herald comments on the fact that the
mutual acceptance of the Anglo-American
treaty was announced on Novem
ber 9, but that it has not yet been
igned. The paper conjectures that the
delay may be due to the inclination of
both governments to bring about a re
enactment of the Olney- Paum-efote
treaty of 1897, there being unmistak
able evidence that the advisability of
fuch a course is being considered.
While the treaty of 1897 may not fit
present conditions in its entirety, it
-would be an easy matter, the paper
pays, to change it accordingly, retain
ing, however, those provisions which
are largely in excess of the bonds cre
ated Itetween the United States and
other countries by the various treaties
now pending. If this course were
taken, the Herald says, war between the
United States and Great Britain would
be almost an impossibility.
Urges Russia Make Treaty.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 28. The Bourse
Gazette revives the question of a new
commercial tieaty with the United
states The paper pays it notes with
f:rtinn that the negotiation of
nn.n i 1 treaties forms a part of
l'.-o-i 'f t. Roosevelt's program for the
I'lmiini? administration, and that the
v..a-r,.i nuiti.-n is greflly to be desired
l !vt, n U.'.pi;i and America. Commer
. w.'TJ, tho Gazette pdds, are in the
.n-.; t! most as costly and disas-t-onsi
;s armed hostilities, and equally
ucl'" and mi necessary.
Tribesmen Worry Russians.
Mukden, Nov. 28. Much difficulty
is being experienced with camp follow
ers, mostly Circassians, Tartars and
other ttibeemen from the Causcasua.
Tluy stagger around in loaks and fur
hare, with daggers at their belts, and
have committed so many depredations
t iut severe measures have been adopt
ed to get rid of them. The general
iaeiiiii of housing the people of Muk
den is Feik.np, as they flock in from all
the surrounding country for the winter.
Switzerland for Peace Congress.
Ucr:..', X.iv. S. The president of
1hu, Swiss federation has informed the
.An e? 'ran ivnT!?tfr thnt Switzerland ac
cept in principle President Roosevelt'a
inTitation to be present at The Hague
conference
MURDER IS RITC
Crime Greatly on the Increase In the
United States.
.New York, .Nov. 2o. There at pres
ent four and a half times as many mur
ders and homicides for each'1,000,000
people in the United States as there
were in 1881. With this statement of
fact, based upon statistics, S. S. Mc-
-Ciure makes a staitling showing of the
increase of lawlessness in this country,
and follows with a stinging criticism of
the reign of "criminal oligarchy," of
chronic infraction of the law by many
classes,, of general failure in the en
forcement of the statutes, to which
causes the condition is attributed
uomments on toe prevalence of crime
and lawlessness taken almost at tandom
irom representative ana serious news
papers and from published statements
of judges and citizens form the sup
porting evidence.
In the United States last year there
were 8,976 murders and homicides in a
population of about 80,000,000. In
1881, when the population was 51,316,
000, there were only 1,266 crimes of
this class. The high record was reach
ed in 1896. when there were 10,654
murders and homicides in a popluation
of 70,000,000 In 1899 conditions im
proved, but since then they have stead
ily jgrown woise.
Conditions in Chicago are strikingly
set forth by comparisons with the crim
inal records of the two leading cities of
Europe. London, with an area of 688
square miles and a population of 6,500,
000, had. 24 murders last year. There
was no "undiscovered crime," as the
murderers were all arrested except in
four cases, where they" committed
suicide.
Chicago, with less than one-third of
the population and area, covered by the
London or metropolitan police, had 128
homicides. In 18 cases the murderers
were killed at the time of the crime or
committed suicide; four other cases
were those of officers who did the kill
ing in the performance of their duties,
leaving 106 canes tor Ihe police to work
upon. Uut ot that number -34 convic
tions were secured, while in 19 cases no
arrests were made, and in 53 cases ar
rests uid not result in conviction. Only
one man was hanged in Chicago.
In Paris only 15 murders or attempt
ed murders were committed in the same
period. More than eight times as
many murders in Chicago as in Paris,
and six times as many aa in London.
The loss of life thiough crime is
made more prominent when compared
with fatalites in war and on railroads.
In three years the homicides in the
United States numbered 31,395. The
British loss in the Boer war was 22,
000. In the same period there were
killed on railroads 21,847.
Labor troubles, the burning of ne
gioes, lawlessness in Colorado, riots
and murders in New York are referred
to in detail.
Distinguished jurists and educators
are quoted as saying that the increase
in lawlessness endangers the future oi
the nation.
MANY MEN FALL.
Japanese Sutter a Severe. Repulse at
Port Arthur.
Mukden, Nov. 26. The Japanese
made a fresh attack on Poutiloff hill
the night of November 22. , The ad
vancing ranks were decimated by the
Russian shell fire. Some of the Japan
ese secured lodgment on the slopes of
the hill, but were driven out at the
point of the bayonet, when the, whole
Japanese contingent fled. A similar
attempt was made the same night south
of Erdagzou, which was also repulsed
vith a bayonet charge. The Japanese
lost heavily, while the Russian loss
was 30 killed. A band of 1,500 Chi
nese bandits, with six guns, under Jap
anese officers, coming from the direc
tion of fie Liao river, was in conflict
with three sotnias of border scouts near
Kaiuan early on the morning of No
vember 23. The scouts charged with
out giving the bandits' batterv time to
come into action. The bandits made
feeble resistance and fled in all direc
tions, leaving 200 of their number
dead The Russian loss was trifling.
A Japanese column of two companies
attempted to penetrate the Russian
east flank on . November 23, but they
were met by two separate divisions of
Russian cavalry and driven off with
severe loss.
, Storm Isolates Villages.
London, Nov. 26. Unprecedented
snowfalls continue in the British pro
vinces. Many places and villages are
isolated, and everywhere in the north
railway communication is delayed, and
in some parts entirely stopped. There
are instances of funerals being snow
bound between the house and the ceme
tery, and children have had to be dug
out of drilts between their houses and
the schools. Even in West Cornwall
and the island of Jersey, where snow
is a rarity, heavy falls are reported.
Panama Chiefs Hostile.
Panama, Nov. 26. General Huertas,
the deposed commander in chief of the
isthmian army, accompanied by a mili
tary band of 100 of his ex-soldiers, has
gone to .Santiago de Veraguas. Many
isthmians are agitating the removal of
the capital theie, unless Washington
returns the zone ports of San Bias and
Darien. The Indian chiefs have deter
mined to resign and notify President
Amadot of the withdrawal of their
pledges to defend the isthmian frontier.
Japanese Capture Blockade Runner.
London, Nov. 26. The Japanese, ac
cording to a dispatch from Chefoo to
the Chronicle, are leported to have
captured the British steamer Tung
Chow, laden with 30,000 cases of can
ned meat for Port Arthur.
INSULTSJ1ANY
Russian Sailors Did Not Spare
the Women.
MORE OP THE CANEA OUTRAGES
Man Who Attempted to Defend His
Wife Beaten to Insensibility
Buildings Stoned.
Canea, Island of Crete, Nov. 25
Additional details have become known
relative to the outrages committed by
the officers and men of. the Baltic
squadron while the ships were in this
port. The athorities are evidently
anxious to assuage public feeling Dy
concealing much of what has been re
ported to them, but some of the woist
phases of the brawls have nevertheless
become public property. It appears
that a number of officers, sodden with
drink, undiessed themselves in the
piincipal square and paraded in front
of the residences of several influential
citizens. Just at that time the xnana
ger of a foreign agency here, accom
panied by his wife, was returning to
his home. On seeing the drunken
Russians, he attempted to evade them
by turning into a side street, but was
stopped. Several of the Russians tnen
insulted the woman in the most ob
scene manner imaginable. When the
husband rushed at the offenders he was
seized by several of them and beaten
almost into insensibility.
Stories of disgraceful acts of the Rus
sians reached the authorities during
the night of the outrages. Efforts
were being made to prevent a recur
rence of the brawls, but the police were
entirely disregarded. The broken win
dows in several of the streets bear wit
ness to the work of the Russian sailors
who hurled stones at everything
sight, causing considerable damage.
in
It is positively known that many of
the sailors. . and, according to current
rumors, some officers also, were left
behind by the Bailie vessels. Some
had deserted, some evidently lost their
way, others were too drunfc to be able
to report, and quite a number, it is be
lieved, took particular pains to miss
the time for sailing.
UPHOLDS TRANSPORT SYSTEM.
Quartermaster General Says It
IS
Necessary and Economical.
Washington, Nov. 25. General C
F. Humphrey, quartermaster general,
in his annual report to the secretary of
war, says the enormous amount of work
involved in meeting the needs of the
army can hardly be comprehended by
any one not in close touch with the
service. Continuing, he says:
"This work, which would tax the
best ability and energies of a force ol
numeiically strong enough to permit of
giving it proper official attention at all
points, has been made doubly onerous
because of the inadequate number of
quartermasters now provided- by law,
and the greatly depleted civilian force
in the quartermaster's office."
General Humphrey strongly recom
mends some increase in his clerical
force.
General Humphrey says there has
been expended during the fiscal year on
account of the army transport system.
$3,074,024. The va?ue of the work
performed by the army transports on
the basis of the lowest obtainable rates
offered for the same service, he says,
was $3,472,260, or a difference in favor
of the army transport service of $98,
236. Continuing, he says:
"Another year's experiecne has only
tended to con Sim and emphasize the
views expressed in my last annual re
port as to the utility, economy and
necessity of the army transport system
and the wisdom of continuing our pres
ent policy in its operation."
The cost of inter-island transporta
tion in the Philippines lias been $876,
763, or $193,367 less than the same
service would cost at commercial rates.
General Humphrey says a genera
ser vice corps is desirable on the grounds
of efficiency, economy and discipline.
In time of war or emergency, such a
body would furnish a corps of trained
men to instruct and direct appointees
from civil life and civilian employes.
Butchers Decide to Strike.
Chicago, Nov. 25. Cattle butcbeis
employed in the large plants at the
stockyards held a mass meeting tonight
and decided unanimously to go on
strike when called on to do so by the
officials of their union. The cattle
butchers employed by the Hammond
Packing company struck yesterday be
cause of alleged, discrimination against
unoin men. Acording to the officials
of the union, the same conditions pre
vail at other plants, and the meeting
tonight was called for the purpose of
ascertaining the sentiment of the men.
Arbitration Treaty Signed.
Washngton, Nov. 25 The Amercan-
German arbitration treaty was signed
this morning at the State department
by Secretaiy Hay and Baron Von Stern
berg, the German ambassador: It is
identical with the American-French
treaty. A a he left the State depart
ment Baron Von Sternberg expressed
his hearty satisfaction at the treaty. "It
was," he said, "a pleasure to postpone
my departure" for Europe in order to
sign this convention."
Pine Exhibit for 'OS Pair,
St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 25. The
Chronicle this evening Bays a magnifi
cent exhibit from the disnlavs in the
Philippine reservation has been pur
chased by the Lewis and Clark exposi
tion company tor $10,000, to be moved
to Portland immediately after the close
of the World's fair. The exhibits were
chosen from the forestry, fish, mining,
agricultural and industrial displays.
FIRST POINT WON;
Prosecution Makes a Score in Land
fraud Case. "
Portland, Nov. 23. The second day
of the McKinley-Ware conspiracy case
accomplished little, but was rich in
oratory, in words, and in objections.
The plans of the attorneys were out
lined and one witness was examined,
but the whole, day was taken for the
task. At the adjournment 16 docu
ments from the Oregon City land office
bad been bound and swathed in remon
strances from the defense and su Dm it-
ted as evidence, whiie Charles B
Moores, former register at the office,
had recognized his own signature and
that of. Judge William Galloway, the
former receiver.
Hardly had the staggering second
hand of the court clock crossed the
pbint of 2 when Judge Bellinger en
tered the room with his habitual armful
of books, and the second day of struggle
began. From the first it was evident
that both sides would allow no chance
to pass by which advantage could be
gained over the opponent. Almost
before Mr. Hall had made his opening
statement the trouble began, and it
ended only with the close of the day
John Hall, foi the prosecution, out
lined his course of attack, and showed
what the United States would attempt
to prove, while, on the other hand,
Judge Thomas O'Oay in his reply
showed, to a certain extent, the hand
of the defense.
It will be one of the contentions of
the defense that there can be no legal
indictment or conviction of the defend
ants at this time, and under the pres
ent . proceedings, as the conspiracy is
beyond the pale of the statute of limi
tation. This point was made clear in
an objection raised by Judge M. L.
Pipes to the introduction of the filing
affidavits and records of proof brought
by the prosecution from the land office
at Oregon City and desired to be used
as evidence in the case. These papers
were dated in December, 1900, while
the indictments were filed on March
14, 1904, more than three years after
the time of the alleged conspiracy.
This contention is answered by the
prosecution with the claim that Ihe
papers are entered not to prove the
conspiracy directly, but to show the
intent, to lay bare the use of fictitious
names and to show that there was a
.Ian in embryo, though its consumma
tion did not work out for some time
afterwards. This view was taken by
the com t, who overruled the objection
of the defense and admitted the papers
as testiomny.
TO CURB RAILROADS.
President Urged to Recommend More
Power for Commission.
Washington, Nov. 24. Interstate
transportation matters, with specific
reference to the fixing of railroad
freight rates formed the subject of an
important ' conference at the White
House yesterday. By previous ap
pointment Governor Van Sant, of Min
nesota; Governor Cummins, of Iowa;
E. P. Bacon, of Milwaukee, chairman
of the interstate commerce law conven
tion; Frank Barry, of Milwaukee, sec
retary of the convention, and R. A.
Higbie, of New York, an official of the
National Lumber Dealers' association,
called oh the president to urge him to
use his influence toward the enactment
of a law which would confer on the in
terstate commerce commission power
to fix railroad freight rates in the com
merce between states. '
GETS BOODLE PUND BACK.
St. Louis Man Will Recover $75,000
As Result of Court Decision.
St. Louis, Nov. 24. Judge Wood, of
the circuit court, in the case of Henry
Nicholas against Thomas H. Barnes,
formerly president of the Suburban
railway company, the German institu
tion, Ellis Wain wright and others, de
cided yesterday that the plaintiff was
entitled to recover $75,000, the boodle
fund placed on deposit with the Lin
coln trust company by the Suburban
company to bribe members of the
house of delegates, for the reason that
Mr. Nicholas was informed the purpose
for which the money was to be applied.
Chile Will Not Sell Ships.
New York, Nov. 24. In discussing
reports circulated in Europe relative to
the alleged sale of Chilean warships to
Russia through Colombia, a high gov
ernment official says, according to a
Herald dispatch from Valparaiso:
This news is absurd. It is unworthy
of the slightest attention. In respect
for international law, Chile occupies
the same, if not a higher level .than
some of the greatest powers. Because
Chile is placed on the South American
continent is no reason to imply that
she is an uncivilized country."
Troops Are Called Out.
Lexington, Ky., Nov. 24. At 10:45
o'clock last night the prospect of a mob
which had formed on the outskirts of
the city, attacking the jail in which
Ed Taylor, Garfield Smith and John
Taylor are confined was so pronounc d
that County Judge ulIock advised that
the militia be called out. Constables
and deputy sheriffs to the number of 50
had already been put on guard at the
ail. and all the day police had been
called to reinforce the night force.
Smallpox Hits Hard. -
Billings, MontCJSov. 24. Smallpox
is spreading despite the efforts of the
health authorities. Nine " new cases
were reported yesterday. ' Seven mem
bers of the Phelan family, living ten
miles west, have the disease, and there
is one. other- case in that vicinity.
Hundreds are being vaccinated here
daily. Fonr deaths from the disease
have occurred. ' "
Pop Corn.
In earlier times pop corn was very
commonly grown far small quantities
on many farms and in gardens for
home consumption, for it has long
been a favorite food, or food acces
sory, with Americans. In recent years
there has been a tendency to depend
on the larger growers for pop corn,
and this crop is now raised in some
regions to a very large extent, says
a bulletin. For instance, a large
grower in Iowa is reported to have
1,000 acres annually planted to pop
corn, and in some regions of Nebraska,
notably on the north and middle loupa,
pop corn Is practically the only crop
grown, 100 bushels to the acre, it is
said, being an ordinary yield. . Fine
pop corn is also grown on a large
scale in some regions of Michigan.
As regards the culture of pop corn,
it may be said in brief that: it is much
the same as for sweet corn. When
grown on a large scale, it is drilled in,
and it is not planted In checks. It is
usually harvested by hand and mar
keted on the cob or shelled. It is dif
ficult to estimate the cost of produc
tion, owing to the limited data avail
able, hut, according to a Nebraska
writer, it can probably be grown and
placed on the market .for $12 to $15
an acre. Several years ago pop corn
sold in Nebraska for $1.50 per 100
pounds, but for last year's crop (1903)
only 90 cents per 100 pounds was of
fered. Assuming that the yield Is
eighty bushels to the acre, the latter
price would give a return of some
thing like $25 to the acre. A promi
nent Iowa grower of pop corn states
that in his experience the' price has
been as low as 50 cents, and as high
as $4 per 100 pounds. Exchange.
Inexpensive Hay Rack.
The style of hay and grain rack
here illustrated is in common use In
many parts of the East and Middle
States. The two-bed pieces of spruce
3x6 inches in size are either 14 or 16
feet long. Five crosspieces 2x6 spruce,
or 2x4 hardwood, 3 feet 6 inches long,
connect the bed pieces. The side
pieces which hold the rack, ten in
number, five on a side, are 2 inches
thick, 4 feet 2 inches long, and taper
from 3 inches wide at one end to 1
inches at the other. A plank 2x12
runs through the middle of the rack,
and these side pieces fit under this,
and inside the bed pieces, as shown.
Four boards , six Inches wide are
placed on each side to form the rack.
The first board rests on the cross-
pieces, the other three: being equal
distance apart. Two pieces 2x4,
7 feet 9 inches long, are used, one at
ONE OF THE HAY BACKS.
each end of the rack, and are bolted
to the side arms Just beneath the top
board. The ladders are made of hard
wood and are 6 feet 9 inches long,"
with two cross pieces. The side arms
should be of oak, or other hardwood,
but the, boards may be of spruce or
pine. The ladders are bolted near the
ends of the bed pieces, and rest
against the cross pieces at the end.
By removing' the four bolts, which
hold the end pieces, the rock may be
knocked down flat to save room in
storage.
Good Pie Trough.
A convenient pig trough is thus ar
ranged: A V-shaped trough is fasten
ed under the fence. A wide board is
rung to the fence on hinges so as to
hang over outer edge of the trough,
but cannot be pushed any further out.
To the inner side of the board triangu
lar pieces are nailed from the outside
of the board for partitions. . The parti
tions need not fit to the bottom of th
trough. The only use of partitions is
to keep the .pig from getting Into the
trough side wise. A lever four foot
long, standing perpendicular, has one
end nailed to- the board swung over
the .trough. A brace Is fastened to
the fence near , the top of . the lever
for the purpose of holding the hinged
board over the inner edge .of tho
trough.'-" Now for the operation. With
the lever force the hinged board over
the inner edge of the trough. If tha
trough needs cleaning you can do f.o
without being bothered with the hogs
and pigs crowded around. With parti
tions nailed in the trough It is almost
Impossible to clean the trough as It
should be done. After cleaning, pour
the slop, and then release the lever.
and the pigs are ready to go to drink
ing.' - . '! ' fi-,
' Ornamental Batter.
' The simple act of squeezing a piece
of butter as big as an average apple
through a strainer, and dropping - it
light on a pat gives the latter quite a
pretty airy appearance. The sheaf of
wheat model, too, Is pretty and appro
priate, savoring of the farm, and can
be got from any firm. In using this,
and many another model, you press
the butter into the "vacuum, and
then dab it gently on the half-pound
or pound of butter, and the sheaf
leaves freely and adheres to the main
body. It does not take so long to ac
complish this as to write and describe
it, if the model is wetted with cold
water and salted before used. Then
roses, lilies and other pretty flowers
are represented, and made to adorn
butter for our stores and shows.
Making a Handy Gate.
The average farm gate is hard to
manage and is usually creaking down.
The Illustration shows a way of fast
ening such a gate in a simple manner.
Take a horseshoe and fasten it to the
gatepost, so that about one-third of it
will project, as shown in the detail
Z2
1ZZL
GATE AND FASTENER.
at lower left of cut This provides
the latch, and when the gate is to be
closed simply raise it so that the top
bar will come over the horseshoe, as
indicated in the upper portion of the
cut. On the lower right of the cut is
shown a way of fastening the boards
by bending and nailing a long strip of
strap iron over the ends of the boards,
instead of using the upright board, as
usual. The advantage is that the gate
is not so heavy as when the upright
board is used, which is a considera
tion with the average farm gate.
Measuring Hay In a Stack or Mow.
To find the number of cubic feet in
a square stack, multiply the length by
the breadth in feet, and the result by
the height to the eaves In feet, added
to one-third the height of the roof.
The number of cubic feet should be
divided by the number "of cubic feet
in one ton of the hay. The following
example will make the problem clean
To find the weight of a stack of heavy
hay twenty feet long by twelve feet
wide, eight feet high .to the eaves,
and three feet high from eaves to tha
peak, multiply twelve by twenty,
which gives 240; now multiply this by
nine (eight added to one-third of
three), which- gives 2,160; divide this
by 850, which gives 6.17 tons in the
stack. '.'"
Frog Farm In Ontario.
One has been In operation for over
twenty years. The waters are simply
stocked with mature frogs. No attempt
is made to confine the frogs until neat
the time for shipping; then they are
taken alive at night and confined in
small pens, which are drained when
the frogs are wanted for market. No
food is given on this farm, and yearly
yields of five thousand pounds of tha
best frog legs are produced. Probably
some such system as this is at present
about the only practical way of breed
ing frogs.
Poultry Pickings.
Underfeeding is expensive.
Disinfectants are better than dis
ease. A dark comb is an indication of a
congested state of the system.
The chicken coops should be large,
airy and proof against rain.
There is more profit in marketing
fowls early than at any other time.
A boiled egg which is done will dry
quickly on the shell when taken from
the kettle. -
When the hens are laying abundant
ly lime should be kept before them at
all times.
So far as is possible, feed the chick
ens early in the morning and late In
the evening. " -'' ."-
i Wooden floors close to the ground
attract the damp from the earth, and
are always moist ,. ... . .. .
The eggs from bens by themselves
will keep good three times as long aa
those that are fertile.
The. dust heap aids materially to
cleanse the feathers and skin from
vermin and Impurities.
Sawdust shavings and excelsior ars
objectionable for nest material. Use
straw or leaves.
The hens will thrive much better
without the presence of the cocks than
with them as soon as the hatching I
over. '
Tobacco stems covered with straw
are an excellent preventive of insect
breeding, especially whenthe hens arc
sitting.