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DAKOTA CITY HERALD
JOHN H. REAM, Publisher.
DAKOTA
CITY.
NEBRASKA.
A BLOW TO TIPPING.
Tho tipping evil has been dealt a
crushing blow In tho placo where,
above alt others, It haa flourished ram
pantly la thla country. In New York,
whera every personal aervlco, no mat
tar how slight and well paid (or, calls
lor gratuity, the discovery has been
made that the raal beneficiary la not
always the person the gift is Intended
far, bat a kind of small trust which
haa been formed to rake In this easy
saeaey. la many places of publlo re.
art la New York, freo cheokrooms are
provided. BYom the majority of those
iwhea ha servos each check boy re
slves a Up. A concorn came to the
Iront act long ago and contracted with
the proprietors of many of these places
to take charge of tho check rooms. The
rest was easy, says the Cleveland
Leader. The boys were pivld two or
four dollars a week for their work, and
ordered to turn In a! their tlp, They
were provided with pocketless uni
form and were under the eye of other
employes, who acted as cashiers and
monitors. Each boy was ozpected to
collect, at least flvo dollars a day. Of
course, now theso checkrooms will
have to go. ' But New York and all tho
rest of the country has again had Its
attention drawn to tho fact that tip
ping Is a European custom, born of
servile conditions and entirely out of
harmoay wlthrAmerican prido, self-respect
and Independence.
Tcso
SND OTHER
uriiio.
BlS)ffil
Bad Influence of Cheap Candy Shop!
According to figures prepared by tho
coroner's offlco, 185 homicides occurred
la this city in 1910. Ono hundrod and
eight persons wore shot to death and
practically all tho other killings wcro
4ue to the toleranco with whioh tho
publlo looks on tho vicious habit of
carrying concealed weapons, says tho
New York Tribune. It Is a melancholy
fact that the restrictions placed on the
ale and use of deadly weapon aro
practically nil in effect Any purchaser
with the price can arm himself with a
revolver, the favorite tool of the crim
inal about to commit a burglary or
other crime of violence, and of the
paranoiac about to resent an Imagin
ary grievauoe. Instoad of compelling
the buyer to show a license, presont
raferancos of good character and other
wise establish his responsibility, the
community permits him to equip him
self and roam at large aa a potential
taker of life.
NEW YORK. Meeting halls, candy
shops, cheap theators, moving plc
turo shows, danco halls and academies,
and even street gangs, In their rela
tion to child Ufa In Now York was
ono of tho subjects sot forth graphical
ly by tho Child Welfaro Exhibit, glvon
at tho Soventy-flrat Regiment armory,
In this section there Is one saloon for
every 294 persons, with no playground
tar tho child.
Other exhibits wero the dangers of
child life In playing upon the streets,
analysis of street dirt, and tho Inter
faring powers of different city depart
ments In keeping tho streets clean and
properly paved, accidents on tho street
and street crime, showing not only tho
moral danger of tho streot, but tho un
happy fact that tho chief activities
the healthy boy can and should engage
in ore banned by law if practiced on
the street, and subject tho child, if he
expresB his normal tendencies, to the
risk of a debasing contact with tho
criminal law.
Tho candy shop and its effects on
tho young ranks in Importance in tho
work of this commlttoo. In many con
gested districts tho candy Bhops and
stands far outnumber tho saloons. In
tho exhibit a model of a typical' cand.
shop, with Us post cards, dimo novel
and soda water, as well as its cand)
v.os shown. Samples of candy havo
been purchased and analysed by tho
health department
The development of tho moving pic
ture show as a form of social onter
talnmont. was also a part of tho ex
hibit There aro 250 of these shows In
Manhattan, which reach two million
dcodIo weekly, and at loast a half-
million children. Their undeslrablo
features have boon takon up by the
commltteo and suggestions made as to
their Improvement. Low priced thea
ters, the vaudeville, burlesque and
molodrama and the cheap music hall
havo bon tnadn a special Btudy be
causo of the number of children undo
sixteen that attend them; evon tho
high priced theaters have beon investi
gated. A very exhaustive study has beon
mado of tho danco places, chiefly in
Manhattan. Dancing academies in
Manhattan, tho committee says, aro
teaching nnnually somo one hundred
thousand persons to danco, and of
these 45 por cent aro under slxteon
and 90 per cent, under twenty-one.
Thus practically tho entire population
botwocn fourtcon and twenty of the
clerical and working classes is taught
annually. Those figures becomo dou
bly significant when it is known that
about half of the dancing academies
ore rated as undesirable places for
young women.
"pi IF
POULTRY
PROTECT THE YOUNG CHICKS
Loss Through Depredations by Crows,
Hawks, Cats and Other Enemies
May De Avoided.
A covered coop or yard Is advisable
on most farms for raising young
chicks. Tho loss through depreda
tions by crows, hawks, cats and other
onemles is very large, and most ot
this can bo avoided by raising tho
chicks in well protected coops or
yards, says Farm and Home.
A yard that will give sufficient pro
tection should be Inclosed on sides
nnff (op. Tho first three feet of net
ting should be of one-inch mesh, the
balanco of two-Inch. Elthor this net
ting or a board should bo bulled sev
eral Inches In tho ground, so that
skunks cannot dig under In u yard
20x40 200 chicks may bo raised until
largo enough to take caro of thorn-
selves.
Where brooders and Individual
houses aro used a small covered yard
should bo attached to each house and
FEED HOPPER FOR POULTRY
Device Shown In Illustration Will
Hold Several Days' Supply Will
De Found Handy
Whero It Is desired to keep the
feed before tho poultry, or any grits
or shell, tho hopper shown In illus
tration will bo of valuo, as this may
bo built to hold several days supply,
says Homestead. Dy constructing
partitions lnsldo same, several kinds
of feed may bo fed from tho samo
hopppr.
The sides are constructed In tho
manner shown; cutting samo from a
board, that Is the samo width as tho
Pig's Testimony Wins Case in Court
Reports from the Cooper hospital In
Camden give surprisingly gratifying re
mits In the treatment ot tetanus.
Within the past month, it Is said, three
patients who had genuine cases ot
lockjaw bad ben cured. Two ot these
were children and the other a man ot
forty-four. In tho latter caso the dls.
ease had reached the state where the
man's Jaws were locked and his whole
nervous system was temporarily para
lyced, says the Philadelphia Inquirer.
'The treatment used is an anti-tetanio
serum which is said to act very quick
ly and leavo no harmful results. This
dlseaso is ono that has bafSod medical
science for centuries and If a specific
has been dlBCOverai ono ot tho most
Insidious and most Borious menaces of
.life has beon overcome. It' haa been
often said that medical science is not
progressing with tho samo rapidity as
its allied branch, ourgery, but there
seema reabcsn for believing that experi
mentation will in tho next decado or
so work wonders in this line.
KANSA8 CITY, KAN. Qulndaro, a
suburb ot this city, haa a Justice
of tho peace with norvo enough to re
verso his own decisions without wait
ing for somo ether court to Jo it for
him. It was a pig case In which Jus
tice Pfaff performed thlB ncrobatlo
Judicial feat. Tho final session of tho
court was held in tho feed lot ot
Henry Bhaw, plaintiff, against whom
the court flrBt docidod, but for him
at tho last trial after convincing testi
mony bad been furnished by tho pig
ltaolf.
Bhaw bought a Bmall pig, supposed
to bo noarly doad with "blind stag
gers," paying 25 cents for It He cut
a small holo in tho tonco for the pig
to pass through into tho adjoining
cow yard and fed the little invalid
warm milk twice a day and he got
well. A pan was rattled In the cow
yard to summons tho pig when tho
milk was ready. Tho pig soon loarned
the signal and rospondod on a run.
Last Juno tho pig, grown largo and
strong, disappeared. A few weeks ago,
on the farm of Mike Evans, five miles
away, Shaw saw a big hog with pecu
liar spotB on his log that ho rccognixod
as belonging to the sick pig of last
spring, and he claimed him. Evans re
fused to give up tho ptg and suit was
brought. Tho court decided In favor
of Evans.
Thon Shaw asked a rehearing of tho
case and proposed to take tho hog into
his feeding lot, whero thoro was a
largo number of other hogs. Ho pro
posed to go Into tho adjoining cow
yard and rattlo a tin dUh. The owner
ship of tho hug Vvtu to bo decided On
whethor it mado a dash for the holo
in fonco, far too small now to admit
of Its passing through.
All Qulndaro gathered around Shaw's
hog lot to soo tho trial. Justice Pfaff
took station whero bo could see the
wholo show. Tho ptg was placed in
tho lot with tho drovo of hogs belong
ing to Shaw, who then wont Into tho
adjoining lot with a tin pan in his
hand.
At a signal from Justices Pfaff Shaw
rattled tho tin pan. Tho pig lot out a
couplo of kinks In his tall and started
for tho holo in the fence on a run.
It was barely big enough for tho bog
to insert his noso, but ho struggled to
get through and go to his old feeding
placo in tho cow yard. There was a
cheer from tho crowd, even tho Evans
faction Joining, and Justlco Pfaff
promptly rovorsod his previous ruling
and awarded the pig to Shaw.
Individual Coop and Covered Yard.
tho same devlco should bo adopted
for individual coops. Mako the frame
work of furring strips 1x2 inches and
6 to 8 feet long.
Cover tho sides with Inch mesh not
ting 18 inches high. Put a ridge pole
In tho center, so that you can set
board shutters against them. Theso
may bo made of half-Inch boards and
will give needed shade, as well as
protection from storms.
This yard should bo permanently
attached to tho coops, After tho
chicks aro old enough to caro for
themselves, let them out during tho
day by raising up ono end, and after
they go in at night they are easily
shut up. It Is only ten seconds' work
to movo tho coop dally two feot onto
fresh grass.
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HOME
A.RADFORD
EDITOR
Feed Hopper for Poultry.
width desired for tho hopper, to
these aro nailed boards to mako an
open tray at tho bottom, with tho bal
ance of hopper Inclosed. Tho feed
placed in the top will automatically
replaco that in the tray, as fast as
the tray is emptied. The tray should
not bo too wide, about n two and one
half Inch space is amplo; then the
hens cannot spoil the grain by stand
ing In tho tray.
GREEN FOODS FOR CHICKENS
POLLUTION CAUSE OF DISEASE
When Scarce or Difficult to Obtain It
Is Wise to Allow None of Feed
to Go to Waste.
When green food Is scarce or diffi
cult to obtain it pays to plnn somo
way to prevent Its being wasted. Cut
two pieces for tho ends of a box, each
twenty-four Inches long, getting prop
er curve by using a compass. Mako
tho back of tho holder of thlu boards
four feet long and twenty-four Inches
wide, and nail ono end in place, hlng
Michigan Man Is a Marvel in Figures
A legislator In Missouri proposes a
fine for the railroad station agent who
refuses to answer the questions which
the traveling publio may fire at him.
This increases the probability that
the hurried inquirer may promptly
learn that the six o'clock train leaves
at S:eo.
JTHr ANSWER Vn
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The Minneapolis woman who got a
jUrorce because her hUBband darned
and mended on tho lawn in front ot
the house, disclosed another advantage
ot sex. No husband will have tho
hardihood or disposition to got a di
vorce because his wife docs that
The latest stunt of aviation is the
herding of cattle with an aeroplane.
Detora long, possibly, we shall bo rais
ing a winged-brood ot cattle, and with
.banging prairies tor pastures and
aerial cowboys the land will be left to
the sharks of finance.
Damo Fashion haa decreed that
'woman In the future must wear noth
ing but ber own hair. Just watch tho
dear girls arlso as ono and proclaim
loudly unto the world: "Every' bit ot
.this hair is my own!" O rats, puffs
and switches I
New York to Berlin by rail over the
Bering sea route Is tho latest project
By tho time It Is completed thoro will
be plenty o'f aoroplanes Hitting hither
sad yon acroca the deop.
ATTLB CREEK, Mich. Tho vil
lage of Vioksburg is the homo ot
a man who Is a "marvel in figures"
C. B, Maninold, tho "lightning calcu
lator." In Instantaneous calculation
ho is a prodigy,
Recently ho was tested by a party
of gentlemon. Ono gavo Manlgold
tho figures 4,898 to bo multiplied by
67. Tho answer was instantaneous,
828,186. The man gavo his age as
thirty-two. Macigo'd as quickly gave
the numbor ot seconds in his life as
095.328,000. Tho man laboriously re
duced thirty-two years to 11,520 dayB'
and down to 095,328,000 seconds.
"Supposo I were ninety-nine years
old?" Almost beforo the man had
ceased speaking. Manlgold said 3,
079,206 and throo ciphers. It thirty
two years and six months old? In a
socond ho replied 101,088 and four
ciphers,
Mr. Mnnigold is conscious ot per
forming thoHO lightning calculations,
Ho alwayB closes his oyes when figur
ing, but the answer Is announced so
quickly that it seoutB Impossible for
him to have done any calculating.
Manigold's mind works with incredible,
swittnoss and in ono second he sayB
that his mind can travel back over tho
events of a long tlmo. When num
bers aro given him ho can sco ovary
llguro on his mental blackboard.
Numbors to htm nro Just a succes
sion of figures, as will bo noticed
above. Thus 286,534 is not two hun
drod and eighty-six thousand flvo hun
dred and thirty-four, but simply 28,
65, 34. Any number given him ho
first mentally points oft in groups,
commencing at tho right-hand side,
but ho works from the left-hand bide
In all operations. Ho adds six columns
ot figures Instantly. Ho usos only ad
dition and multiplication. To sub
tract bo adds enough to the subtra
hend to mako It equal the minuend,
tho amount, divided, being tho re
mainder. To divido ho multiplies
the divisor by u succession of num
bers until he hits upon tho product
nearest tho dividend, thon tho multi
plier with tho remainder, Is tho quo
tient All expert mathematicians who have
examined Mr. Mnnigold agree that na
turo has endowed him with an extra
talont. Thoro huve been a few in
stances ot instantaneous calculators,
but thoy have not been very Intelli
gent persons, psychologists having ox
plained that they reached their re
sults by Intuition, cousclous ot no
mental effort In doing so,
Mr. Manlgold, however, porfonus
his wonderful foata with conscious
mental effort. He is a man ot edu
cation and high intellect, and a suc
cessful teacher.
Would Give Away Missouri Bachelors
Perhaps even the Atchison man who
says be is so poor that ho couldn't buy
a round of ammunition for an airgun
ean tell the make of an automobile as
tar as he can see it
Corset coats and tight trousers are
to be the fashion for mon. And then
the raero mala creatures havo the
serve to ridicule the bobble skirt
Millionaires have Joined tho Wright
camp and are taking lessons in flying.
Another way to dispose ot our malefac
tors ot i great wealth.
Us-to-date civilisation li now ma
king ailU more progress In Turkey on
retler skates.
JEFFERSON CITY, MO. John H.
Burgin, representative from Gentry
county and father of 15 children, an
nounced that ho would organlzo a freo
matrimony bureau for tho purposo of
disposing ot tho bachelor members of
tho legislature to Colo county girls.
"I got married early," said Repre
sentative Durgin, "and I know from
axperlenco that It's worth tho money.
Tho man who plods along without a
wlfo ought to bo arrested as an undo
slrablo citizen. And tho girl who can
charm a young man und falls to wed
him is not wot thy ot a husband.
"Now, I have mado ten matches, and
evory ono turnod out Just as ordered.
I am one ot the happiest men to bo
found In this country, and It Is Just
bncausa I had bratns enough to get
married. I have 16 children, and am
not too modest to admit that It is tho
best brood ot its slzo 1 know ot.
"Now, about thlB bachelor business
ngaln, If I find my way I'd mako every
bachelor innrry. And there ought to bo
a way to punish thoso girls who toy
with tho affections ot man. This not
only takes up a follow's tlmo, but It
haa a tendency to make him loso faith
In women, and that Is tho causo ot
much ot this torrlblo bachelorhood.
"I think 1 will soon huvo every
uncholor In tho loglslaturo married
off. I don't propoBO to quit work uutil
I havo put an end to tho nulsnnco in
this city. I won't chargo a cent for
my work. It Is Just a Uttlo bit ot
philanthropy on my purt."
It It comes to pass that in Mr. Bur
gin's research ho finds a bacholor or
u set of bachelors who spurn tho hand
or hands ot a girl or sot ot girls, then
ho proposes to tako tho matter up
with tho legislature. Ho wantu a law
taxing bacholors, whether In tho logls
laturo or without, and will tack a
clauso on to tho measure which shall
Impose a prison sontonco should the
lmpoaed tax bo unpaid,
Too Many Fowls Kept on One Enclo
sure for Year Without Change of
Ground Should Be Divided.
Nearly every poultry raiser keeps
too many fowls in" a limited area of
ground. It Is a common circumstance
to hear of somo person having good
success with poultry for a fow years,
when all at onco things begin to go
wrong and tho person loses faith In
the Industry. Chickens die by lUe
dozens, and thoso that remain alive
fall to yield a profit. Tho causo of
all the trouble seems to bo hidden, yet
it is not far to find, right In the
ground of tho poultry yard.
Fifty or a hundred or more chicks
or any other domestic animals, kept
in ono enclosure for a year without
change, will pollute their surround
ings. This is true even with healthy
fowls, and whero disease breaks out
it is much more true. Tho pollution
extends, aa a rule, not only to tho
grounds, but to tho poultry house as
wall. It is often impossible or dif
ficult to purify tho houso. The result
Is that poison or disease becomo deop
seated in tho surroundings and strin
gent methods must bo resorted to in
order to eradicate them.
It is easy, or at least possible, to
clean and purify almost any poultry
houso ntd mako It fit for continued
habitation of fowls without hav
ing to chungo them to other
quarters. It Is not so easy with
yards and grounds. Tho poison is so
deeply absorbed by thom that It re
quires months to remove it
Tho Immediate grounds around a
poultry houso recolvo tho most pollu
tion. Tho grounds further away re
ceive less. For this reason, the
grounds Immediately adjacent to the
poultry houso should be divides by
fenco Into at leant two parts and each
part cultivated in soma crop every
alternate year, with all poultry kept
from tt during the season of cultiva
tion. This will allow much of dis
ease and othor pests to dlo nut for
want of anything to feed on, and much
of pollution and poison will bo con
sumed through physical and chemical
action in the soil. If tho ground Is
plowed deeply somo of thom will bo
burled so dooply that they will never
coma to light Cultivation, aeration
and tho growth ot plants In the soil
all have a genoral tendency to soil
purification from tho point of vlow ot
animal sanitation.
Poultry grounds an tho avcrngo
farm whoro there 1b on abundanco of
freo rango can bo kept comparatively
freih by always foedlng tho fowls
away from tho poultry house. They
will feed and range In othor places if
no Inducements aro placed at or near
tho houso. Then thoy will uso the
house only for roosting and laying
purposes and the natural dally pollu
tion will be carried far away.
Mr. William A. Radford will answer
question and give advice FHEE OF
COST on all nubjecta pertaining to the
ubject of building- for the readers of
this paper. On account of hla wide expe
rience aa Editor, Author and Manufac
turer, h" In, without dnuht, tho hltthent
authority on all these aubjecta. Address
all Inquiries to William A. Radford, No.
1M Fifth Ave., Chlcag-o. 111., and only en
close two-cent stamp for reply.
Tho word "bandbox" Is used in a
variety of ways. There is a Uttlo res
taurant In Now York city known as tho
"bandbox" rootaurant because It is so
small, being built on a lot only about
four foet wldo. But whon a houso Is
said to look "like a bandbox," the ref
erence is not to its slzo, but to Its ex
cessive plainness, looking as if It had
been shoved right up out of tho ground,
and all projecting parte which might
servo tho purposes of ornament had
been scrapod off in tho process. And
thon again, when wo hear it said of a
man that ho looks "as If he camo out
of a bandbox," we know tho reforenco
Is to tho unusual neatness ot his dress
and caro of his person.
Tho term "bandbox," however, can
hardly bo used In any sense in refer
ence to tho houso Illustrated in tho
accompanying perspective and floor
plans. This houso is not plain, but
qulto ornamontal; it Is not a "nut
shell," but unusually commodious for
a building of tho cottage typo; and It
is not "ginger-bread," but a substan
tial, comfortnblo home adapted to the
needs and resources of tho average
family of ordinary means.
Tho houso, in fact, might bo de
scribed as a "little, big" ono, since it
contains nine rooms, besides bathroom,
pantry, vestibule and largo uppor hall.
U Is well adapted to a lot 30 feot or
right to object to a "measloy" little
holo in a corner, by courtesy called a
"kitchen." A woman usually looks
first at hor kitchen, and if that is not
right, sho dops not want tho house,
and I do not blame her. Of rourBe she
wants all tho other rooms right also,
but not at the expense of tho kitchen.
Thero are six rooms downstairs, and
a very nice Uttlo bathroom besides.
Thero Is no hall downstairs, and that
could not be expected in a houso of
this slzo and cost, when tho numbe
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Second Floor.
and slzo of rooms aro taken Into con
sideration. Tho downstairs floor plan
of this design is very compact. In fact,
every inch of room Is utilized; no
space Is wasted; and It would bo diffi
cult to Improve on It in any way. A
hall is not necessary In a plan of this
kind. The vestibule is big enough to
hold a hat rack, and tho sitting room
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Saves Green Feed.
ing tho other end and using small
straps of leather to hold It shut Cov
er tho holder with coarse mesh wire
netting and banc It in a convenient
place high enough so that tho fowls
cannot roost on It, yot so that they
can feed from It readily. Uso hangers
of wood, tin or leather.
This box will enable tho fowls to
pick at tho green stuff, whether it Is
clover, grass or chopped cnbbage,
without danger of tho mass becoming
soiled or destroyed by tho chickens
scratching In it
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Causes of Failures.
Failure to eliminate the non-producers
In your laying flock, filthy con
dition of the roosting quarters, im
proper feeding, unjudlclous selection
of your breeding males resulting In
loss of vitality and fertility of eggs,
failure to Investigate tho origin of
feeding 3toclc purchased, slack meth
ods of marketing your fowls and eggs,
Ignoring the fact that bad as well as
good traits can bo transmitted to tho
progeny of your breeders and numer
ous othor things go to strow tho path
of poultry success with wrecks.
Moisture In Incubator.
You can solve tho moisture prob
lem, In an Incubator, if you will keep
a moistened blotter In tho bottom of
tho machine, or even above tho eggs,
if you can handily fasten It, so It will
bo an inch or so above tho eggs.
When tho blotter dries out, moisten it
ngaln.
Geese More Profitable.
Gecso will undoubtedly prove more
profitable thnn chicl:on3 or turkeys,
considering the amount of the cost of
feed and labor, for they do not require
near so much caro and attention as
fowls and tho feed Is a small consid
eration, for their principal food Is
grass, weeMs, clover, nlfulfa and bucIi.
moro In width, as the building Itself Is
25 feot 6 Inches wldo by 51 foot 6
Inches long, exclusive of the front and
back porches. Under favorable condi
tions it being recognized that ma
terial and labor costs vary In different
ports of the country this house should
cost about $1,700 to build complete.
It Is unusual to get nine rooms In
any cottago; but It has beon dono in
this case, by making uso ot what Is
left moroly as a big attic. Hero wo get
threo bedrooms, each with a commodi
ous closet, and a hall big enough for a
sowing room, out of practically noth
ing, because tho attic in most houses
is Just that much waste room a place
to keep old lumber, stuff that should
ME.
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TwraJOfiT
Experiment In Minnesota.
At tho Minnesota experiment sta
tion farm at Crookston, 50 Leghorn
pullets fed on a dry mash from De
cember 12 to February 12, laid an av
erago of 18.2 eggs per day nt an aver
age cost ot 7.3 conts per dozen. Dur
ing tho sumo period a similar lot on
a wet mnsh ration laid an avcrngo ot
19.6 eggs por day, at a cost of 6.7
ccutB per dozon. With lots ot 100 hens
each, Leghorns gavo a total profit for
tour months of $39.10 and Plymouth
RookB ot $54.94. On a ration ot corn,
oats, shorts and skim milk, 12 Ply
mouth Rock cockerels In three weeks'
tlmo mado an avcrago gain per bird
of two pounds, at a cost of 4.35 cents
per pound. On a similar rn''on a lot
llulky food serves to promote diges
tion and health.
A ration rich in carbon will pro
duce too much fat.
It 1b uot necessary to build elab
orate poultry houses.
Too highly stimulating food Is apt
to cause llvor troubles.
Red beets, either cooked or raw,
aro excellent for fowls.
The best preventives for mites are
cleanliness, and sunlight.
Goeso should havo access to green
forage as W as poBBlblo.
Laying hens need plenty of puce
water, for an egg Is about 90 parts
water.
Having chosen your Incubator,
study tho book ot directions and fol
low It carefully.
Food rich In carbohydrates tends to
the production of fat, and tat hens are
uot the best or layers.
It is very bad policy to feed tho
hens nothing but corn; but it is be
ing dono by many. Feed a variety.
Tho trap nest Is tho only dovlec
that will pick the laying from tho non
laying hens with absolute certainty.
For all, tho production of eggs Is an
Important object in poultry-keeping;
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answers every purposo of a reception
room.
This plan gives a cellar long enough
to havo one cold ond for fruit Thoro
aro a thousand little things to consider
in building a house, and a fruit cellar
Is one of them. By setting off the part
of this cellar that comes under the
parlor, It may bo mado cold enough to
keep apples all winter. Apples will not
koop In a warm collar. The best tem
pornturo Is 33 degrees; but, of course,
that cannot bo malntnlued In any cel
lar, and this plan offers us good an ar
rangement for storage of fruit as It Is
possible to got without artificial re
frigoratlon. Tho nrrangement of chimneys pro
vides nn easy means of heating the
houso with stovc3, if stoves aro pre
ferred. Tho front chimnoy also offers
a splendid opportunity for a cornor
grnto In tho parlor. I llko corner
grates. They tako up less room, and a
three-cornorod mantel looks well, and
somehow I think tho corner of the
room 1" r.ot a bad plncn fnr the Arc.
If I should build this Uttlo cottnjre
for myself I should have the prettiest
corner grato In tho front parlor that
I could find. I also should Insist on
having something small enough to fit
tho room, and delicate enough to pleaao
my wife's aosthetio taste. This Uttlo
cottage house Is worth careful consid
eration by those who expect to build a
house with room enough for a good
Blzcd family without tying up a great
deal of money.
If you uso good material and koop
the houso nicely palntod you will
never bo ashamed of it or regret youi
decision.
of 12 Leghorn cockerels mado an av
erage gain of 1.18 pounds per bird, at for tho crat numbor of people It is
a cost of 4.9 conts per pound the main object.
First Floor.
Be glvon away or burnod up Instead of
piling It in the attic to catch dust and
diseaso germs. Theso attic rooms
aro large enough to hold a set of furni
ture, and yet leavo room for sufficient
air so that a person may sleep com
fortably In any ono of them.
Tho double window in the gable ad
mits both light and ventilation, and tho
outstdo appearance Is good. Somehow
I always like a doublo window in a
gablo. GableB are not to bo despised,
It they are properly dressed. Somo
gablos aro homely enough; but that Is
because tho builder has negated his
opportunities. Slnco rending, as a
boy, Hawthorne's "House of Seven
Onbles," these projections have always
possossod a charm for me. Even the
ugly ones attract my attention when
driving along tho road. There aro,
however, no ugly gables In this house.
There aro not seven of them; but
there are enough, and eviry ono looks
well and has its own use. Tho attrac
tiveness of the front gables Is en
hanced by tho half-timber effect
In thlB plan tho whole buck end ol
the houso on tho first floor is made
into a kitchen and pantry. The kitchen
is the woman's workshop, whero she
spends a great part ot her working
hours; and tt should bo large, light
and airy. The men expect good meals,
harp on time; and the women have a
Delicately Put.
"Well, Undo Stowart, how did you
llko my sermon yesterday?" asked tho
young preacher after his first sermon
on tho circuit.
"Well, you Beo, parson," was tho
slow response, "I haven't a fair chanco
at them sermons you toilers preach."
"Why, how Is that, undo?" tho bo
glnner wanted to know.
"It's this way: I'm an old man now,
an' have to sot purty noil back by th'
stovo; on' thero's old Miss Potter, n'
Widow Brown, n' tho Nolen girls, n'
CrisBy Reeder, n' nil the rest a setting
In front of me, n' what gtts down to me
Is purty poor stuff, parson, purty poor
stuff." I3rookln Life.
Variety In London's Architecture.
That tho present mothods of Iraprov.
Ing London aro often faulty no ono
can deny. But at least they have of
lato years glvon us a largo measuro of
architectural variety. That it is qulto
possible to have too much of this may
bo seen any day within a hundrod
yards of this office; but beforo we are
saddled with a minister, "aided by a
competent body of advisers," who
shall Insist that the houses built
along a street shall "conform one to
tho other in style and height," wo
should llko to know something ef the
minister's taste. Spectator
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