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Model Poultry Home.
j The illustration shows the exterior
(view and ground plan of a poultry
,bouse Intended for one colony of fowls.
The house la 12x16 feet on the ground,
!nlne feet high In front and six feet
n the rear. It has three windows, two
ton the south side and one on the east
rend which admit plenty of sunlight
ITbere are no windows on the north and
fcwetrt, thus making a warm corner for
Iroosts and avoiding drafts. It Is cov
ered with shiplap. paper and siding on
the outside. Is celled on the Inside and
(has a good shingle roof. A raised plat
form Is built two and a half feet from
tbe main floor In one end of the house,
ielx Inches above which are the roosts.
The roosts rest upon a frame fastened
io the wall with hinges so that It can
easily raised and the platform
cleaned In a very short time each
'morning. The space under the roost
platform and the entire remaining part
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f the house, except the alley, may be
used for a scratching room. The alley
Is separated from the pen by wire net
ttlng except under the nests where ver
tical slats should be used placed two
Inches apart Between these slats the
chickens feed out of a trough that sits
tin the alley where they cannot get into
it with their feet
Why Milk Coata Mora.
Interesting statistics as to the cost
of milk production are given by the
local milk dealers of a Massachusetts
town In an announcement made of an
(Increase In the retail price of milk to
even cents a quart during the winter
months. On this announcement we
find the following suggestive compari
sons:
"Twenty years ago mill feed cost $14
per ton ; today $22 per ton. Then cot
ton seed cost $18 per ton; today $34
per ton. Then, farm labor cost $20 per
month ; today, $20 per month. Then
milch cows cost $45 each; today, $05
each. Formerly a milk dealer's outfit
consisted of about 25 tin cans, costing
about $15. Today, for the same bus!
ness, It requires bottles, boxes, fillers,
coolers, etc., costing $150. Our plumb
log, carpenters repairs, blackBinlthlng
and other like expenses have increased
33 per cent. Added to the above are
the constantly Increasing restrictions
of state and local boards of health,
which undoubtedly Improve the quality
of tho milk, but at a considerable In
crease in cost, which Increase has fallen
on the producer and dealer, when It
should be paid by the consumer."
Farmer and Poultry Fanclere.
The farmer has a real grievance
against the poultry fancier, in that he
has done all of his crossing and In
"breeding of fathers, daughters, uncles
and aunts without any regard to prac
tical utility, says Fanning, whether
the hens from which he has been breed
ing were producing 00 egs a year or
200 made no difference. His whole aim
has been to breed out a fowl flight
fqather or two, or to create a better
comb, or eyes of a better tint at a
acrlflce of everything else. The re
sult Is that when a farmer goes Into
the market to buy thoroughbreds with
his money In his pocket ready and will
ing to pay for the best stock, he not
only often pays for qualities he docs
not need, but actually pays a premium
for something that has been obtained
at a saerifleo of the very qualities
which he does need. There are a few
men, however, raising thoroughbred
itock that Is "bred to lay," or to meet
certain market demands, and those are
the men that should be patronized.
Dairy Notea.
Large yields per animal means less
cost In making them.
Success In home dairying flepouds
upon four things: The cow, her care
end feeding, the manufacture of the
produce, the marketing of the same.
Unless a big cow Is an extra milker,
the ls less profitable than a smaller
one that ls a fair milker.
The butter product of all cows Is
more or less Influenced by the care and
feeding of the animal.
An advantage of dairying In connec
tion with grain raising ls that It makes
a home market for home grown crops.
Dairying has this advantage, that Its
produce ls In the line of food and ls
always In demand at eome price and is
therefore a money crop to the farmer;
to this may be added the fact that the
f&ooey come quite frequently.
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In churning If the friction to Vo
violent the butter is produced too
speedily, it Is deficient In color and
does not keep well "
When the churn la quite filled It is
almost Impossible to produce butter,
not only because there Is want of air,
but also because the cream swells In
the process of churning.
The value of cream is based on the
dry solids It contains and cream from
different cows and from the same cows
at different periods of the year has a
surprising difference In butter value.
Stacking- Wheat.
Tears ago It was a common custom
to stack the wheat as soon as It was
well cured In the shock, but gradually
this custom was abandoned until In
many parts of the country It was a
rare sight to see a stack.
Of recent years a reaction seems to
be slowly taking place and stacking Is
again coming Into fashion, according to
a writer In American Agriculturist
The reason for this Is not In doubt
It Is the bitter and costly experiences
that have come home to farmers
through leaving their grain In the
shock until the machine came around.
Of course, when everybody stacked and
the thrashing season occupied six
weeks or more, a majority of the crops
were necessarily left standing in the
shock for weeks, exposed to storms
and winds.
Now, of course, while It is a fact that
rainy seasons In July are uncommon,
they are of sufficiently regular occur
rence to make the damage they Inflict
far outweigh the cost of annuallly
stacking or storing the graia '
Stacking can be carried on every
moment of the day that the wheat Is
dry enough to handle. If the stack Ls
uncompleted at night or when a shower
comes up It can be covered with a tar
paulin. With his grain once safely In
the stack the farmer Is Independent of
the weather and the machine boss and
can go about his other work serenely
conscious that he has done his duty In
safeguarding his principal cash crop.
' Soma Fancy Stravrberrlea.
Five years ago Henry Jerolaman,
the New Jersey strawberry man, pro
duced a seedling, specimen fruit,
which ls here
shown. When the
Increase of the
first plant had
made a row eight
ikvl mug Mr. ,iero- wm- -laman
on going VlRu. ' .iPJi
away one day told
iue Doy lert in millionaire.
charge that no berries were to be sold
from those plants for less than $1 per
quart, thinking that would be prohibi
tive. On his return the boy handed
him $4, a customer having taken four
quarts, all that were ready at the
time. Next day the same man re
turned and got three quarts more. This
was running Into money so fast that
Millionaire, seemed an appropriate
name for the berry. The fruit Illus
trated was two
two Inches In di
ameter and about
as large as any
seen. Many run
from one and a
quarter to one and
a half Inches. The
kkvitt seedijno. shape Is uniform,
no coxcomblng ' being noted ; color
bright red, with a fine gloss;
quality good, above the average
to my taste. Its seasons 'Is long
and nearly every berry ls strong and
abundant, the plants standing from ten
to fifteen Inches high by actual meas
urement. To produce strawberries of mam
moth size, so that a dozen berries will
fill a quart basket, plants should be set
out In the early part of August In good,
rich soil and kept well cultivated dur
ing the growing season. All runners
should be kept off the plant Iiural
New Yorker.
Horaea and Oraaa.
A famous veterinary surgeon declares
that grass beats ajl the drugs In crea
tion as a sure cure for sick horses and
mules. Horses . should have a few
pounds of grass dally from spring until
fall, he says. The prevalent notion
that it Is harmful ls ldioMc and cruel.
Grass to horses ls the same as fresh
vegetables ' and fruit to us. Their
craving for it proves their need of It
Yet, Ignorant unfeeling drivers yank
them away from it as If it were poison
Instead of the life-giving medicine it is,
designed by their Maker for them.
When they gnaw the bark of trees or
eat leaves it Is because they crave
grass and can't get It Buffalo Horse
World.
New Strawberry Varletlea.
Several hundred new varieties of
strawberries have been Introduced
within the past five years, and each
has had Its share of praise until the
amateur Is confused. Failure with cer
tain kinds Is because all varieties do
not thrive alike under the same condl- ,
tlons. Some will give better results on ,
light soil than on heavy, and some will
beginner should endeavor to select .
variety that has been tested In his
neighborhood with good results. Straw
berry plants may be set out in the fall,
though the spring Beason ls usually
preferred.
Fastening rnce Wlra,
A better way to fasten wire to a
fence post where staples do not hold ls
to use short pieces of wire. Twist one
end around the wire on one side of the
noRt hrlncr it around on the other bMa '
and twist around the wire again. By
treating several posts this way the
wire will be drawn qutte tight with
out the aid of a stretcner.
WRECK OF
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STEWART'S THIRD FORTUNE.
Once Again Nevada'a "Silver Klnr"
la on Proaperlty'a Illsrh Tide. .
To start out at the age of nearly
fourscore to make a third fortune, and
to have the attempt crowned with suc
cess, is rattier a
strenuous , under
taking for anyone.
And yet that ls
what former Unit
ed States Senator
William M. Stew
art, known as "the
Silver King" of
Nevada, has done,
writes a ; Carson
City correspond
ent The other day
he celebrated his
eightieth birthday,
among the money
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STKWABT.
Few
men, even
kings of bonanza days, have
had a
more varied and wonderful experience
,than William M. Stewart The accu
mulation and loss of two Immense for
I tunes and the winning of a third at an
jage when the great majority of men
are relegated to the retired list seem
but minor incidents In his wonderful
career. Among the roles he has filled
in his time, and the most of them with
marked success, have been those of
senator, lawyer, editor, orator, Yale
College man, Indian fighter, prospector,
speculator and scientific farmer. '
He was born m the State of New
York, lived a while in Ohio, then went
to Yale to study law. When the cry
of "Gold In California" was raised in
I '49 he came West, and, between the law
1 and ore' mining, grew so opulent that
he became known as "the Silver King."
But when he was elected Senator from
Nevada he plunged too deeply Into the
extravagances of capital . life, and at
the end of twelve years found himself
poor. But he did not despair. Again
he came back to the West for a fortune,
dug It out of the earth in the form of
precious ore, and soon found himself
again a millionaire. Power returned
with fortune, and in 18S7 he was again
elected to the United States Senate.
For a time he was a greater power
in politics than before. He was at the
head of that group of Republican dele
gates who withdrew from the St Louis
convention In. 1890 because the majori
ty refused to agree to a bimetallism
plank and declared for the gold stand
ard. Stewart was an ardent silver man.
and the success of the gold standard
cause dealt him a hard blow. Unwise
speculation and other unremunerative.
enterprises in a few years reduced him
once more to the lower financial level.
So, two years ago last March, hi?
term ended, he bade good-by to his
friends in the Senate and returned
once more to the scenes of his former
triumph to again wrest fortunes from
the rocks. t
When he returned to Nevada the last
time It was known among his friends
that he was almost "down and out"
financially. But he went to work with
the old-time courage, and with his
knowlalge of mines and mining, things
ere long begnn io come hla away again.
He made several lucky strikes and in
vestments, and almost before a year
had elapsed he had made a good start
toward retrieving his fortunes. It Is
believed that he ls now worth at least
a quarter of a million, and possibly
much more. He has shelved his social
and political ambition, and declares
that this' fortune his third will not
go like the others.
The man who goes away for his
health stands about the same chance
of bringing it back that a bloodhound
does of locating a criminal. v
Some men get as much satisfaction
out of a political campaign as some
women get out of a church revival,
THE WORLD'S G&EATEST CANTILEVER BRIDGE WHICH COLLAPSED
BALL TEAM OF NEGRO GIRLS.
Klsrhtly Practice Enables the "Bine
Bellea" to Beat Nine of the Boya.
A man was strolling toward the base
ball field on the Parade at dusk re
cently, says the Kansas City Times.
A group of dark figures were playing
ball on the diamond.
"That's rlght; Fannie, put 'em over
the plate!" 1
"All right May, look at this."
"Heavens I" exclaimed the man,
"what names for ball players."
He hastened around the field and
came within full view of the players.
Out In the field was a full team of
negro girls, ranging In age from 18 to
22 years, clad In short blue skirts,
white shirt waists, black stockings, and
regulation baseball shoes. They were
equipped with every modern device for
capturing the frisky baseball. , Stoop
ing forward with hands upon knees,
they encouraged the pitcher to "put 'em
over," "strike 'em out," and do every
other things which are eo easy to tell
the pitcher to do but so hard for the
twlrler to perform herself especially
herself. The stranger asked for expla
nations from one of the, large crowd
which had' gathered to witness the per
formance. "Tnose are the Kansas City Blue
Belles, organized by Claude East," was
the reply. "They come out here and
practice almost every night after 6
o'clock. They have made several trips
to Kansas towns, including Atchison
and Topeka. Can they play ball ? Look
at them."
A little negro girl had Just gone to
bat. The pitcher "tied herself In a
knot" as much as her skirts permitted
and threw the ball with speed that
would do credit to Rube Waddell. The
batter met It squarely "on the nose"
and sent it to the embankment on the
opposite side of the field. Then she
sprinted around for a home run while
the .crowd cheered.
Before the visitor, left he saw some
other samples of real ball playing.
Animal Tralta.
It Is an Interesting study to note In
domestic animals the traits of their
wild ancestors. There are some char
acteristics, of course, which are readily
recognizable as being similar to those
of animals still in a wild state, and
for this reason they give a fair Idea of
the life and surroundings of progeni
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tors. .The habits of the dog and cat
are too familiar to comment on, but
take the foal and compare his traits
with those of the calf.
The foal when a few days old can
gallop as fast as he ever can In after
life. He never leaves the dam and
takes nourishment in small quantities,
avoiding a full meal, which would Im
pede swift escape. In lying down no
attempt ls made at concealment and
when he stands his head ls held high.
These habits show that the animal's
ancestors spent their lives in the open
and not in the forests and that they
were great travelers.
r The calf, on the contrary, fills him
self with milk and is a poor traveler.
When danger approaches his first Im
pulse ls to conceal himself. All his
Characteristics point to the fact that
the ancestral home of cattle was In a
moist, wooded country, while the
primeval horse roamed the plains.
London Chronicle.
Bargain Salea In Japan.
Even in placid Japan they have bar
gain sales, but they conduct them on
very different principles from the scrim
mages we have over here, says the Eng
lish Ladles Pictorial. An amusing
American woman has embodied her ex
periences of traveling alone In Japan
In a most entertaining volume Just pub
lished, whence may be gathered a de
scription of a sale at the greatest trad
ing house in Japan.
The goods are not flung about ' They
flrp fthnwn tn aflvann era In In -.I-iA An.na
.... . uuftvt, . i luvacu vaotra
and the heads of departments keep the
keys. Remnants, however, are laid on
mats and though there ls keen anxiety
to secure bargains, perfect order and
quiet prevail. ,. , .. ,
Babies toddle about quite comforta
bly; others sleep on their mothers
backs. However : orderly and - quiet
though the Japanese bargain sale mav
be, It ls not free from the shoplifter and
it is interesting to near that the detec
tive is as necessary In the flowerv land
as in England. The kimono sleeve Is a
useful receptacle, for unconsidered
trifles. . -
When Father scolds the- girls, In
stead of seeing any Justice- In his com
plaints, blame Mother for ever bring
ing him into the family.
Alas, for the lass, who Is given" to
lassitude 1
THE GOODS.
AT aUEBEO.
These photographs show - the ruin
following the appalling disarter to the
new cantilever bridge at Quebec,
w hich collapsed when the ends were
nearing the ocntc, carrying 88 work
men down over 300 feet to death. The
bridge was to have been the largest
In the world. The upper picture shows
the wreck of the bridge around the pier.
The great size of the collapsed girders
Is shown by contrast with the figure of
a man marked In w:hite. The lower
picture, taken from the beach, shows
where the first span broken loose
from" the pier. Thousands of tons of
steel fell In the collapse of the bridge.
The cut-In work' was destroyed from
beyond the first abutment In the St
Lawrence "River clear to the bridge ap
proach on the heights. 1
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BAR LONG NAILS IN FOOTBALL.
'Princeton Flrat Unlveralty to Inalat
on Manicure (or Player.
Manicures will be as essential .to the
new football as bonesetters were to the
old, for no match may now be enter- .
ed Into by any youth who has project
ing finger nails, says the New York;
Herald. If it should nappen that he
finds himsjplf on the gridiron without
having complied with this provision ha
has Just two minutes In wliich to avail
himself of the services of a manicure.
The Princeton eleven will be the first .
to feel the need of the attentions of aa v
official polisher, and that without' a
manicure establishment nearer than
Trenton, N. J.1
Some of the candidates for gridiron
honors this fall who are getting ready
to discard their vacation tan say they
could not possibly submit to being
forced to sit at a little table on the
side lines with one hand in rose water
and the other under an orange-wood
stick.
It will be maddening, they aver,
when the scrimmage is at its height to.
have to say something polite to a fair,
young thing with yellow hair, who will
inquire, "Pleasant day, isn't It? I have
Just an awful cold, haven't I? Do I,
hurt you? "Where do you usually get
your manicuring done? What do yon
think of George Cohan? Lovely weath
er.Msn't it? Are you In a hurry?"
It stands none the less written. No.
1, section E, is as follows:
"No player having projecting nalla .
on his person will be permitted to play ,. ,
In a match. Penalty, suspension unless
the fault ls corrected In two minutes."
- No football player who is particular
about how his finger nails'1 look coulct
have them properly manicured in two.
minutes, It Is feared, but the length of
the appendages is left to the discretion ;
of the umpire.
' Several of the youths from Lawrence
preparatory school who are candidates
for the Princeton team this fall feel
deeply concerned, for the nrevalllnir
'.style of football player Is likely to In
sist, upon Having his nails long and ta
pering. . When men are left unconscious on
the field, waiting Identification, It
sounds better in the newspaper dis
patches to say, "their hands were care
fully manicured and showed them to be.
persons of culture and refinement and!
evidently quite unaccustomed to manu
al labor."
, It has-been suggested that Princeton
retain the services of an ungulart ex
pert as a member of the faculty who
can diversify her duties on the aes
thetics of claw burnishing.
Coatly ia Hnman Ll-rea.
In ancient times the great eneineer-""'
Ing works were costly in human Uvea.
The making of the Red Sea canal i
saici to nave involved the loss of no.
fewer than 120,000 Egyptians. Buc
kle's examination made him believe th
number to have been somewhat
gerated, but he gives It as still a guide-"
to the enormous waste of human life
In those days.1 The men who kept 2,000
slaves engaged for three years bring
ing a single stone from Elephan
tine to the pyramids did not care a
great deal so long as In the twenty
years' m 'Which one of the pyramids
was a building there were forthcoming;
the 300,000 men required for the work.
-V-;, , TiouBbtfai.
"Lady with a flashy paste necklace
wants to know whether If s pure dia
mond or not said the Jeweler's shop
man, "Look like married woman?" Iik'
quired the Jeweler.
-Yes, sir." vA : H V
Tell her it Is. No use making-
trouble for poor husbands these larct
taUtta." Loudon Teltcranfe.
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