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Constant Demand for HighGrado Plumes nt Good Prices
Makca Business Profitable Considerable
Progress in United States.
BERNHARDT STILL YOUTHFUL
fl, s I ,"uonou. ma mo si irusung patron oi uju
teT -v I drama, whoso wldo-oyod bollof In tho truth of
wants her to retire, anyway 7 Whon a woman of
C7 can play tho part of a llthcsomo lad of 19 play It wondorfully, with nil
tho grace and vivacity which tho role domands why should sho rotlro!
Why shouldn't Bho go right on playing until sho'B 100 If sho wantB to7 II
Sarah haB this Idea In mind and certainly It Booms that Bho has Bho cat
count on Americans backing hor up for many a long year to como.
It haB been said ,ln fact ono rends It In every account of Mme Born
hardt'B careor, that sho looks barely half hor ago. That, of courso, Isn't so;
to say that tho world-famous Fronch actrosB appears to bo only about 34 off
tho stago "In real life" Is an exaggeration. But that hor flguro Is as slender
and straight as nny girl's, hor oyos bright and hor complexion clear and
healthy, cannot bo denied.
Interested In ovcry question of tho day, well Informed on many of them,
a sculptor, painter and poet of no mean ability, as well as tho greateat living
actress, Sarah Bernhardt 1b a wondorfully interesting Individual. Oi quality
which sho possesses to a' markod degroe Is soldom montloned and that is hor
womanliness motherllncss perhaps expresses this charactrlstic hotter. Thoso
near and dear to her her son and his wlfo and tho llttlo grandchild to whom
sho Is dovoted for Instance do not know her aB "brilliant," "fascinating,"
"lntonso," but merely as a tender-hearted woman of many lovable qualities-
GOVERNMENT
Medical Research In Now York, Human Life snys, ho has helped to Inspire
many of tho great discoveries which havo como out of that laboratory from
Dr. Simon Flexner and others. Not long ago tho Carncglo Institution In
Washington needed a chairman for Its oxocutlvo committeo, which has gen
eral oversight of all tho Institution's manifold scientific activities. Dr.
Welch was elected, and although tho Carncglo research workers aro busy
with many other problems besides thoso of medicine ho takes almost as
much interost in tho Institution's now non-magnetic yacht and Its observatory
in tho Andes as In his own particular subject.
As a pathologist Dr. Welch has won a world-wide reputation. Occupying
tho professorship In this sclonco at Johns Hopkins University since Us
. foundation, ho has made during tho last twenty-flvo years many Important
contributions to our knowledgo of diphtheria, typhoid fever, malaria, Asiatic
cholera, kidney troubles, and other diseases.
J. J. HILL 72
still on tho holm and nothing escapes
ness of mind was amply given In tho address ho delivered boforo tho Na
tional Conservation Congress in St. Paul. Some of tho epigrams contained
in that address will bo quoted in years to como.
Mr. HIU'b St. Paul homo Is on Summit nvonuo, a resldenco street equat
ing In beauty any In tho world. From tho roar of his house Mr. Hill has a
view of the Mississippi river and tho beautiful bluffs boyond that provides a
picture no artist could truthfully portray. In his homo aro prlceloss collec
tions of art.
"During tho big conservation congress In St. Paul recently," said Mr.
Hill, "wo talked about conserving water and conserving land; consoling coal
nnd conserving Iron; It's too bad aomobody didn't say n word about conserv
ing common senso. That's what tho country needs right now to conserve
common senBO." ,
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JUDGE WHO
he contested Bowdloy, and five years later ho bocamo M. P. for Launcoston.
From tho samo year until 1900, whon ho was appointed Lord Chief Justice
3f England, ho wob M. P. (Conservative) for tho Islo of Wight. Ho was at
tornoy-goneral from 1885 to 1886, from 188G to 1892, and from 1805 to 1900
In the last-named year be became Maxtor of tho Rolls. In 1872 ho married
Louisa, only daughter of William Calthrop, of Wlthorn, Lincolnshire
The first part of tho lord chief Justice's summing up in tho eolobrated
case consisted of an analysis of Crlppen's own Btory. Aftor telling tho jurors
they must bo satisfied upon the evldonco tho crown had mado out, or other
wise tho prlsonor was entitled to acquittal, Lord Alverstone said tho Jury
would ngreo that Crlppen, if guilty, was an extraordinary man, who had
committed a ghastly crime and had covered it up in most brutal and callous
manner. If Crlppen was innocent, tho Judge declared, it was impossible to
fathom hla mind.
The emotional, forvld and over youthful Bern
hardt 1b onco again In our midst. With n ropor
tolro of 24 plays, sho will tour this country for
Biz months and will then visit Cuba and Mexico.
Of courso, "tho Dlvlno Sarah"--how many million
times has sho boon called that? has inado tho
lnovltnblo statement that this la hor farowo1!
tour, but American thoator-goors ro hardened,
, I -111 I . - i a . 1 1 i a il.
cynical and peevish whon tho term "farowoll
tour" 1b used In connection with any colobrlty,
most of all Sarah of tho burnished trosscs. Sarab
has "farewellcd" too often.
But whon you get right down to It. who
HEALTH ADVISER
When Theodoro Itoosovelt discovered soma
years ago that tho Panama Canal could novcr bo
built until tho yellow fever plnguo was con
quered, ho nppolnted n commission of medical
men to discover tho causo of tho scourgo and
tho means of preventing it. Tho splendid work
of that commission everybody knows; but not
ovcryono Is awaro that tho members of tho com
mission wore named by a prlvato citizen, Dr.
William H. Welch, of Baltimore Dr. Welch has
occupied for years tho unlquo position of unofll
clal ndvlsor to tho United States government in
all largo matters rotating to tho public health,
Thoro Is hardly n slnglo body that has to do with
tho national health which docs not includo Dr
Welch among Its members.
As president of tho Rockefeller Instituto foi
YEARS OLD
James J. Hill, of St. Paul, celebrated his 72d
birthday anniversary a few days ago. Tho
heading rends, "J. J. Hill 72 YearB Old." Per
haps it would have beon nearer correct if it
road, "James J. Hill, 72 Years Young." If thero
Is another man In tho United States who has
passed tho allotted tlmo of threo score years
and ten, and, having dono as much work In his
llfotlmo as James J. Hill, "Empire Builder of
tho Northwest," still retains as keen an Intellect
and can yet djo as much Important work in a day,
St. Paul would llko to know who ho is.
Mr. Hill's son, Louis W. Hill, as president
of tho Great Northern railroad, has rollovcd his
father of much work, but in tho ofllco of presi
dent of tho board, JamcB J. Hill finds enough to
do to keep him busy every day. His hand is
his notico. Evldonco of Mr. HIU'b keen
TRIED CRIPPEN
Lord Alverstone, chief Justice of England, Is
tho judge boforo whom Dr. Harvey H. Crlppen
was tried for tho murdor of his wife, and It was
ho who sentonced tho American dentist to be
hanged. Lord Alverstone Is regarded In England
as having exceptional Judicial ability. He was
born In December, 1842, tho second son of Thorn'
as Webster, Q. C, and Elizabeth, eldest daughtot
of Richard Calthrop, Swlnoshcad Abbey, Lincoln
shire. Ho was educated at King's College School,
nt Charterhouse and at Trinity College, Cam
bridge, whoro ho waB Scholar, thirty-fifth Wran
gler, and thlrd-claBS Classic. Ho became a bar
rister In 1868; Joined tho South-Eastern Service
circuit; later, was appointed Tubman, and, after
that, Postman, of tho Court of Exchequer. Ho
took Bilk ten years after ho was called. In 188C
l'vo dono quit worryln' over things;
I've fretted over all thin earth,
An lnlil nwntfo to think o' kings
That had to skip for nit they' worth,
I've set up nights to rigger out
Tho wny the country ought to run
An notliln' took th' rightabout
For all tl worryln' I've done.
I'vo dono stopped worryln' over crops
I got th' headache over wheat
An' corn an ryo an' oats an hops;
I'd talk to ever' one I'd meat
About th' things that worried mo.
An' how I feared hard luck would hit
An', honest, fur as I can sea
I novcr changed things not a bltt
I'vo dono stopped worryln' over how
Th' politicians play their tricks;
You don't got mo to worry now
About tli' nation's politics.
I reckon I've put In mora tlmo
Jest worryln' about this land,
It didn't help. I toll you, I'm
A-takln' qutto another Btand.
I've dono quit worryln' over wealth,
An' sun an' rain an' wind an' snow,
An' symtoms of my fallln' health,
An' whoro to stay, an where to go.
Why, all th' things that worries us
Will stay right with us all our days
An' most o' which wo frot an' fuss
Don't never happen anywnysl
Tho Cautious Lover.
Tho young law student, having pro
posed and having been accepted, ob
serves that tho party of tho second
part la looking up nt htm with an ex
pectant air and that her lips aro In
vitingly pursed.
"Ono moment, darling," ho begs,
and takes some paper nnd a fountain
pen from his pockot Sho waits and
watches In bowlldermont until ho asks
her to sign tho following document:
"Bo it known by thoso presents,
that I, Lucllo Peachy, spinster, for
nnd in consideration of valuablo prop
erty this day Intrusted to my care, to
wlt: tho heart of Coko Blackstono,
bachelor, do hereby sell, givo, barter,
trade, exchango, dollvor and tender
to tho said Coko Blackstono, ono kiss,
buss, smack or saluto, tho same being
given, sold, bartered, traded, ex
changed, dollvored and tendored of
my own free will and accord, and
without any undue suasion, duress, re
straint or compulsion. And I do hero
by bind myself, my heirs, successors
and assigns to freely and fully return
to tho said Coko Blackstono, his heirs,
successors or assigns, tho said valu
ablo property, to-wlt: Ono heart, lq
enso I shall demand, Insist or request
of him tho said kiss, buss, smack or
saluto. Witness my hand and seal
this day of , 191."
Well. Weill
"My husband," says tho first lady,
"married mo for my beauty; ho didn't
marry mo for my money."
"Yes," Bweotly repllos tho second
woman. "Well, my husband married
mo for my money nnd I'vo still got
my monoy, which is raoro than can
be said of some people's beauty."
A Plea.
O, friends, by this ono thing. I'd choosi
To havo your friendship woll displayed;
Please keep your fingers oft the bruise
My enemy unkindly made.
Setter Than Usual.
"I liked that show immensely," sayi
the flrBt man, as thoy como away
from tho musical comody.
"Liked It?" growlB the second man
"Why, thero wasn't a slnglo Joko Id
It."
"I know. That's what mado It good
If thoro had been a Joko It would havt
been nt least fifty years old."
Tho Gambler's Face,
"That man over thero has such i
cool, unmoved expression," obsorvei
tho 'man with tho discouraged hair.
"Cool?" ropeats tho man with tbt
gold tooth. "Cool? It's easy for him
to bo cool. It Is said that ho is a
shady character."
Feeding Ostriches
Ily J. M. DALTIMOUB.)
Tho great success which has atten
ded ostrich fnrmlng In Capo Colony,
has caused n number of other
South African countrlos to take up tho
Industry with great zest. This has
caused some uneaslnoss In Capo
Colony, as It Is fenrcd that thero may
bo an. overproduction of low-quality
plumes. Tho market for hlgh-grado
feathers Is cnpablo of expansion.
Tho export of ostrich feathers from
Capo Colony has increased year nftor
year; it amounted last year to 792,725
pounds, valuod at (10,490,425. Whtlo
tho Capo Colony farms contain about
500,000 tamo ostriches, thero aro but
0,000 tamo birds in all other coun
trlos combined.
t At-tho present tlmo ostrich farming
Is carried on In Europo, Madagascar,
Argentina, Australia, Now Zealand,
and In California, Arizona nnd Florida.
Tho most dangerous rival to South
Africa In this respect will bo tho
United Stntes.
It Ib not easy to arrive at a just cs
tlmnto of tho value of ostrich feath
ers annually Imported Into tho United
States, on account of thotr being (In
cluded with other fonthors In many
cases. Tho direct Imports from South
Africa In 1909 amounted to $1,193,3B5,
while tho direct Imports Into tho
United Kingdom from tho colony du
ring tho Bamo year amounted to $1,
723,354. Of tho lattcy, $780,870 worth,
Ostrich Cock at Feed Box.
presumably South African feathers,
wcro re-exported to tho United States,
making tho total Imports In to tho
United States of South African feath
ers $1,074,234 in 1909. How much of
tho feathers lmportod into tho Unitod
States In 1909 from Franco and Qor
many, under tho head of "Natural,
dressod, colored, or manufactured,"
$1,704,939 and $709,714, respectively,
wero ostrich foathors cannot be stated,
but it is safe to say that the imports
of ostrich feathers from all countries
into tho United Statea annually nre
considerably more than $2,000,000,
Ostrich fanning haa mado considera
ble progress In tho United Stntos. It
was started about 25 yearn ago, and
In 1005 there wero 2,200 ostriches,
1 Tho oldest nnd largest ostrich farm
In California is not far from Los An
geles. This is the Cawston farm and
was established moro than 22 years
'ago.
Thero aro hundreds of ostriches on
this farm. The prlnciplo work on an
ostrich farm Is tho hatching, caro of
the young ostriches, and tho "shear
ing" of the old grown birds that is,
inivlng them of their Ions, silky, and
beautiful plumos.
This Is dono at certain Intervals
whonovor those lqng fcalliers mature
Whoro thero nro hundreds of thoso
USEFUL WAGONS FOR FODDER
Until a loador hns beon perfectod
the stylo of wagon uood in hauling
; fodder needs careful consideration.
The rack should be ns low as possible.
,A solid-wheel trucki gives good satis
faction on smooth, level farms, with
short hauls. Tho draft Is too heavy
for other conditions. Tho rack that Is
quite commonly uned Ir shown In tho
Illustration. It const Us of two 4xG
Inch bod pieces, t IB or 20 feet In
length, bolted tojjethir nt ono end to
on Arizona Farm.
creatures to caro for, nnd tho plum
age to pluck, It keeps tho forco on tho
farm pretty busy tho year round.
As thoso plumes aro very much In
domand all over the world, nnd bring
n good prlco, tho profits of ostrich
farming nre large Tho Industry has
proved a very profitable one
Tho southern part of tho Pacific
coast Is admirably ndnptcd to ostrich
rearing.
Tho cllmato is warm nnd dry, rind
thoso big nwkwnrd clumsy creatures,
grow and thrlvo as woll as on tho des
erts of South Africa.
CARING FOR
BERRY PATCH
Great Muny Fiirmoro Dollovo Fall
lo Propor Tlmo to Trnno
plant Strawberry
Plunto.
(By ANNA ClAIiiannit.)
Tho strnwberry will stand n good
deal of ill treatment, but It will not
produco good crops under tho abovo
conditions.
Any good soil thnt will bring corn
or potatoes will do for strawberries,
but If you want berries tho slzo of
hen's eggs, put tho plants In tho rich
est soil you can find nnd cultlvata tho
samo ns othor garden crops.
It tho soil Is not rich enough with
out being fertilized, use woll rotted
stablo mnnure Frosh manuro will not
do, except ns n top dressing; aftor tho
plants nre well started, spread It be
tween tho rows.
If ono can procure good, strong
plants In the fall and havo them taken
up with n quantity of soil adhering
to tho rootB, they will benr n good
many berries tho following Benson,
but not a full crop.
If transplanted In tho fall without
nny soil clinging to tho roots, tho
plants should not bo allowed to bear
fruit tho following season.
This is important, bocauso when nil
of the roots arc dlslodgc'd It takes a
long tlmo for tho plnnt to recover
from the shock and form now roots.
Nono of tho old over tnkes n firm
hold In tho ground unloss now feeders
start nnd whllo tho strawborry grows
or hibernates nil winter, tho growth is
less rapid when tho ground 1b cold
than It Is in tho spring nnd summor.
A great many pcoplo bellovo fall
Is the proper time to set strawborry
plants,
They toko up tho plants or send
their order to somo nurseryman, as
tho enso may bo, and hnndlo the
plants Just ns they would In the
spring. Now, this Is nil wrong.
Tho last week In Octobor Is about
tho right tlmo to transplant, or rather
transfor, strawborrles. .
Seo that tho soil Is In good condl
tion to recelvo tho plants. Plow or
spado It as deop aB tho soil will per
mit.
If n crop of potatoes has Just boon
removed from tho ground, it should
not need much stirring.
Plnco tho plants In rows about foui
feet apart, nnd ten Inchos apnrt In tho
rows. Rowb may bo elthor slnglo or
doublo ns preferred.
If tho weather Is dry a llttlo water
Bliould bo poured around tho roots
before filling in tho soil.
Don't cover too doop becauso If tho
air Is excluded tho plants will
"sraothor." Clean atrnw, froo. from
chare, makes tho best covorlng,
form a "V." On top of those timbers
Is built a rack six foot In width. The
bottom of this rack Is about eight
foot long. Tho ond boards aro four
feet high, built flaring so thoy do not
quito touch tho whcols. Tho apex
of tho "V" Ib suspended below the
front nxlo of an ordinary farm
by means of a long kingbolt, tho other
onus nro attnenod below tho hind nxlo
by U-shaped devices. This rack can
bo easily made,
FOR TWO HUNDRED LEGHORNS
Structure Shown In Illustration Prov
ed Entirely Satisfactory During
Severe Winter.
During tho oovcro weather of last
winter tho homo shown In tho Illus
tration gave k entlro satisfaction,
writes P. T. Tlffnny In Country Gontlo
man. In this houso wo hnd 185 pullets
nnd ID cockorols, and hnd no trouble
with colds ns wnu tho enso with an
open-front houso.
This houso Ib 30 feet long, 14 foot
wldo, 10 feet high In front, nnd 5 feet
high In tho rear; on tho front sldo of
the houso, facing south, nro two open
ings 3 by 4 foot 0 Inches each; theso
openings nro covered on tho outslda
with Inch mesh wlro to keep out tho
pparrows; those oponlnga havo frames
on tho InRldo covorcd with muslin,
which on cold nights Ib placed ovor
tho openings.
Tho nddltlon In tho front Is 12 foot
long by 4 foot 8 Inchca wldo, nnd is
feet 6 Inches high whoro It Joins tho
building, nnd 3 feet high nt tho lower
tide Tho roof of this comprises 4
hot-bed sash 8 feet wldo by 6 feet
long, Thin Ib used ns a dusting room,
mid tho roof furnishes light for tho
rest of tho building, Thoso sash aro
mndo so they mh slldo down In hot
wonthor or whon wo wish to put In
now dust. Thoro nro nlso In front
two openings 18 Inches high to lot tho
fowls out; theso openings havo slid'
ing doors on the Inside
On ono end of tho building we havo
a door 3 by (J foot for entrance. All
weather bonrdlng Ib whlto plno Gor
man Biding, excopt on tho north sldo,
which Ib bonrdod first with bnm
boards and then with siding ovor it.
Tho roof Is covered with shingles.
Insldo tho houso on tho north sldo Is
tho. roosting plnco; tho dropplng-board
Ir 2i foot from tho floor nnd la 4
feet wldo nnd runs tho length of tho
building. Under tho dropping board
nro tho nosti 14 by 10 Inches. Thoss
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: 2 u 1 ' ' -
Practical Poultry House,
n, Itoosts; D, Dropping Hoard; N, Nests;
I, Porch.
rest on n platform composod of two
fence boards about 4 Inchos npart and
cun bo tnkon out nopnrntoly to ba
cleaned. In tho rear of tho nests Is
n board 4 Inches wldo for tho honn tc
light on to ontor tho nests. Tho nests
nro 1G Inchos from tho floor; In front
of tho nests Ib a muslin curtain whlcfc
hangs within 0 Inches of tho floor;
this makes tho nests secluded. Tin
roost, polen nro about C Inchos nbovt
tho dropping board and aro ono fool
cpnrt and run tho length of tho build
lr,g.
This houso can bo built for less that
$2 per fowl.
PROFIT IN MIXED POULTRY
Most Money I Made Where Chickens
Aro Kept as Adjunct to Other J
General Farm Crops,
Thero Is no doubt but thnt tho great
est profit la mado where poultry Is
kept as an adjunct to tho other farm
crops, On the general farm the feed
Item and the labor Item, as well as tho
Item of land, aro of smallor account
than on hirger poultry farms. To the
farmer who Is willing to glvo as much
attention to tho poultry aB ho does to
any other part of tho farm operations,
thero la a good profit to bo made with
very little expenditure of tlmo and
Plymouth Rock Cockrel. ,.
money. Wherever It la possible the
colony houso system Is strongly recom
mended for tho genorul farm. It bast
tho advantngo of being able to move!
poultry to any part of tho farm, and,
many times n corn or stubble field for;
tho fowls to rango ovor would mean
a great saving In tho feed bill. Tho.
drippings would also help to fortlllzoi
tho land, as thoy are rJchor than thatt
of any other domestic animal. Poul-t
Iry kept lu thla way and receiving thoi
proper attention should prove to bo,
ono of tho best paying branches of tho;
(arm.