i
Wheivthc
Whcq tho curtain' drops
K6A ,tbe, abate' ,topa
Then the Oara of tha footlights faciei
away..
And the RlitamlflJr gmaa
Of thft dtadraui ' . '
Bo bock to tho pasta' that they aro by
day. I
,., ..-I 'i 'i ' i ' 1 ' I '
And tha rfoh-rolx-il Un ' ' ' I '
la a coroaioA tliinrf 1 ' - '" I ,
Whlln the painted foot la, & Bbbcjdna;
iWltli her ktoco, wrena , .,n ,
i Is a woman thon when the piny la dona.
Then th lords and earl 1
' And thd lace and curia ,
' And tho pomp anil pjrtdo .aro, .forgotten
. tncnr-i., '
,,When tha. curtate. dropa1.
And' the j tautc 1 atop "
They Riant all become what they are,
It la ao with Iffo. 1 !
When the 'mlmjil strife ,
Haa, been but away tylth
.1
the,, mlrol
.... nun"
When'tho klnsn have slffhod
And the slaves have died
And the queens havo all gone th6 way oj
earth,
When, our ,pr)de..,anU pomp, , , . i
Ah'tT'our rout and romp
Have an end and the' prompt-books' close
for us"
When wc'vfl'pjayiid our parts ,.
' 'With 'Mir h'nnrtfi nnA nAarta
.','Then the costumes fall, and the play endt
mux.
' Bo w'e 'should, not, grieve
IIIV iiiana'irenTa , ,) ,, , .t ,t ,,,, , .1
Of, t;hq,,nUintc Ufa Ve have lived, foi
then . 1
When the curtain drops
'And the music stops
Wo shall all become what we oro, -again
, The M'ck Resented It.
MrvCancy,',and,Mr(- Casey, being, on,
,, strain .whlch,,yfas, delayed for half.au
'hour on. 'a Biding at a, mlnjngjf tation,
,'!,?aterq'd, 'jfnto.thq, only .bar' room! 1b
- the settlement. " 1 ' ""
'. ,Mq gqpd man,' 'said, , Mr. Casoy,
''make us a couplo of nlco Manhattan
"" fc'ocUfalUL'..
"Wp don't sell mixed drinks hero
'rpplled tho bartender.
1 For tho next flvo minutes there wat
'a' very pretty fight, and at tho end, of
that tlmo Mr. Casey allowed tho bar
tender to arise, Jf rom tho, floor,, while
"Mrj Clancy, who had been watching
' tho argument and longing for a chance
to mingle In It, gave tho battered bar
tender this sage advlco:
. NIxt tlmo huvo more raysplct foi
th' Irish," ,
Sagacious, Mn ( 1
"Thoy say tho minister preached
'.gainst he, folly o? modern fashions
Sunday.'' .
, "Ho did, and his sermon made hltr
more popular than over."
' 1 "But" 1 understand; that, ho mentlon-t
td the women by name and told' now
much ho thought their spring dresses
and bonnets cost'
"So he did, but n each .Instance, h
overestimated the cost of 'tho things.
and1 tho women aro- uougntea.
" Unanimous Objection.
"Yoii say there aro peoplo who"Oh
Ject to my marrying you?" asked tho
young, man, "who are thoy 7"
" "My father and mother," faltered
,lbofalr aamsei. !
. '"But they can be reasoned wlth-fl
M,.TMy brothers'. . . i ; M ,
"Wo'cati defy them." ,..,':
, ,i Know, .out mere is uuu uuuiuuf,
i "j"" Who, is that?",
.1 I.
1,11 C Ml) i'j
Force 'df Habit'.' ,'. ." ' .
' -?uJ)r.M Cuttem.) Is., so t abBentmlpdfld'
''iay8, tho k nl((nf "WtK. 'th'e., ub.Qeriain
liovli', thA 'rrirti
iwhlskersii . m i
.".What. has. he been doing" flpw,7
'' asks the' ' man with tho ingrowing
mttarnrnn
' ''T'hKppened'to.' b'e' In his offlco the
"other day, and htf etrirtpd. tp, sharpen
hlo.nnnpll,,. TWnrnl'hn'ufiad Ills knlfO.
hbyjef i$ 'chl6r,dfprnacd, o. Will"
ii ' 'i.'ii "tvnknew iHIs Haunts.'
" .iV'SIjp 'tql' her hiisband'.ff ho didn't
'."stnjT.'atUiomo evenings hereafter she
'iF&WffiAMo thpi'chorus'o'BOtrio com
Icoporn company'
"Poor1 thlhii! S That shows . how
i greatly, sho longs tp bo. near him even
ings, " ,
WRSSWyfai 'PACE
Curious. f.rMkPfaduw .by. Two Ears,
Of course we all know that corn has
cars, but the accompanying picture
Will convince you that a stalk ot corn
may be gifted with r hani as well.
The picture was taken from a' photo-.
graph ma'de' 6f two cars of corn, each,
nf Svhlrh olndnfv rusho-inled k hlihian
hd. 'he pnahpwh ln the tl!hstra
llbk waa tho moro .perfect of the two
specimens, and ypu, .can ,reaaiy see-
that mpst pf the proportions' resqm
bio thoso of a hand with .amusing cor
rectness. Hands of corn are not un
common, a certain variety of tho veg
etable having been named "hand
corn" by tho Indians owing to Its
tendency -to produce hand-llko cars,
Nature, producos omp purpus freaks,
particularly among potntocs. Often
tho potnto digger will turn up a great,
fat tuber looking for all thp wptld
like the face of a bloated old loafer1.
The' Chinese nnd Jftparteso ronko a
practlco of cultivating curiosities' of
tho vegotable kingdom. At the
World's Fair ,pt ,3 some Chlne.so
stunted pines wero exhibited that
were only a few inches high, but were
hundreds of years old- These curious
little dwarfs had all tho character Is-
1 ' Vegetable Hands and Pices.
tics pf gnarled old trees, and it was
asserted that; they had been family
heirlooms for oyer 1,000 lyoars In some
caseB. Tho, .tree's grow In pots, and
Borne pf the smaller ones could be
.easily ,htdden under a silk hat.
MOST DURABLE KIND OF DOLL
i 1 1 ... i .,
American Concern Has Brought Out
Toy, Said to Be Wonderful Ad
vance n Construction.
Although Germany has for many
years been credited with the .newest
and best, Ideas In chlldrenrs toys, an
American concern has designed and
brought, but. a. doll which Is said to bp
a wonderful advancedn-dbll construc
tion. In tho first Place, the new typo
of doll Is alt' Wood,, tho head being
solid. , The head. arinB and legs are
olncd to tho trunk by means of steel-
prlng swivel and htngo joints, which
ccmpletely eliminate tho uso of rubbor
cord. Tho face, being of solid wood
Instead of composition, to artistically
Nw American Doll.
carved, and ualntcd In oil colors so
that It can bo (washed. The' nicely
ihaped hands and feet are cut from
olid hardwood. ' In tho wholo mako-
up-ot the now doljs. tljero Is nothing to
dsll cftfploi PullpfjjrdeW )
, Spiders Store No Food.
It is said that spiders storoawayjlo
food In winter quarters. Quantities
of eggs are. laid.' and carefully shelter
ed In velvety cbbweU sacks that det
tho weather. These sacks may bo.
found swinging iby sllketf ropes from,
the goldonrod and corners of board,
fences ;and istono walls Tho litt)o
tplders creep, from their, cozy sleeping
bags - which tho wiser mother has prp
vided for tthem and i j( i4hoy escape
their canqlbal .brothers); and sisters
they enter. M-onco on a , career of trap
ping nnd, hunting. . , . ,,(
t . .
Meaning of Dnath.
f Small llobert did. not know tho
meaning of doath, so when ho was
told a man across the street was dead
ho asked his five-year-old sister what
it meant to bo dead. After a, moment'a
hesitation she answered: "Why, to
be dead moans that -that1 you are
Hf
.it , ' . " ' ' ' ;
all in."
1 v-
J hf-Ar-d ; oi4ier-'ffdv!J
Bee aos e m -!
ov con
MAKE YOUR OWN DOLL ffflUSE',
hlr.MUn. -r- Mnlinn W(V 'rkii' knu
ffi. h r c.n w. V.'HM '
Am andOarrviXwaw: .l'1'
' I
'-lt't.iJ. i.-llJ,,; lL
whoitooKtup hra-bodllttrtdwalkedAut.
here, is a. I bedroom 'that hhy girl' ban
carry underhW .aYhT!wlth'Out! tlio'Wast
difficulty. Tho tJeaVirtJft
youhg 'house'Wl&'can isiak'o, M,
o yy.iim
thing1 by 'carcfjtt uoaof gluct atid
part pf.spmp old bppk. This lis 'tho
Got yourXftthcr to glvo you Bonliiiold,
volume with sound covers and a strong
back1. Then carefully cut tho riabes
but pf the book and' stiffen the bjickr
witn a (Piece pf strong cardboard
which must ho. glued into.plAce, Then,.
cut -two pletes of cardboard pf; equal
lencth for your end walls and cut an
other pteco sufficiently long 'to inako.
... . . . . ' ,vj. I
tno ceiling. Tnoso strips snouiq do as
wide as tho snaco fortaerlv occunlcd
by tho leaves, .Oluo tho Ihreo str(p4 to
ono.ot thp book covers to correspond
with the end walls and celling of, the
bedroom In tho picture. This part
of tho bedroom can be made stronger -
by pasting bracing pieces at the Joints.
njM a simple, matted tb cut Put a'
wl&Bm similar to tho bno In the pic
ture, aftd any .bright jglrl can, flhapb
tho necessary bedroom furnlturq from
pretty colored cardboard. An Open
Window club button will complete' (he
furnishing after the -window has been
A i Pocket Bedroom.
draped with a curtain., Perhaps a bet
ter way would be to got your boy;
friends to whlttlo you out a dainty
bedroom set.
Ono of the advantages' 6f the book
room is 'that a' thrifty1 housewife pan
add tp tho number pf hor apartments
as rapidly as Bhe, may, make, tho rooniB.
In this way a glrj, might .havo a veri
table mansion .of ropma .that.; whbn
placed Up on a shelf, Bide by Bldo,
Would look ns dignified as a set of
books. - -.
WHY DO W&COUNT BY-TENS?
Easily Seort HoVf Wuch "Ei'sl'er and
Better it yvouiq ,ue ,to hcckoh ,oy
Dozens,Fngers, to Blarn'e.
Why. do wo count, by (tens and nbt
by twelves? lb is unfortunate that our
systota of ntimbors"h'aHV'riot'' two more '
signs so that the first number of two
figures would bo the number wo now
represent by "12." Twelve can bo di
vided by two, threo, four nnd six, and
ten con bo divided by only two and
Ave. You can see how much better
and . easier It would be td reckon sums
by dozens when ybu must dlvldo (be
numbers every onco In awhile, and
you might think that tho people that
Invented members wphl have seQn
this. But nopody dU invpnt number's.
Numbers wero already Invented be
fore peoplo know that thero could hi ?,'
such a .tiring as counting.
Look at ybtlr hands, and you wll
see wnv neonio count dv toim
t,by fons. h5very
a, time, .wheh not
ono couiiib oar,nis,,nngg
and thorp iWjaa.,n,ncot
every bno could dd Oven that. Sotije
savago tribes In AfrlCa-'aro1 so"stifpd
that they cannot count 1 aboVo five.
Wheri 'liey' hltVh'gor tha't'ar' Vhey y
they hyvo 't-6)We'? aVahd,1' nnij (Wo
"haxids1" OTP l "mn;",,,',' IfS) jpi'qn , had
,heeu bom ,wtj, 12,, flgur?j , J,ijstead of
1,0 wp Bhoilld hnvp.j cpunted by dois
ens almost front tho beginning;
Quito Changed. ''
"Why.
papa," said Frahceff,
who
Ws'lbbkfb'g 'at tho ulbiim'ilVely
Isn't b' plcturp pf' yqu?1' 'Ycs."
this
ro-
lied papa; 'that .Is a plcturp of mo
when I was quite ,yqung." "Well'
commented tho llttlo gtrljt'lt doesn't
look ns much like you as you look
BOW.
, i mii .., --Tl 'lllfuT 'IIA-i llT'1 ""'f'1" 11 ' '
MOON-BLINDNESS
By MARTHA McCULLOCH-WILLIAMS
(Copjtlf hi, ton. by'AMocttUd LUctity Pre.)
larpl
ploflfinlvof got to tie yoUf
Mrs. Velvln domanded, gleefully,
flldglng fengtof rlbhon about Hay-
nor's arm. "No doubt yoli want tn go
Insldo
lo and talk.
,fpJatty. Cpatent
yeun
slfliilflJJwithi.rneJi Even me!
Pa.tty is. a, luxury. .She weuldn't
bo
"at 3KbtWnf6fyPil. "iSprfor your
carper. .And i. ha.vo but JUat gnt her
and young Athyloy woll settle 'tnr
ho ercnlng. ,Jf he stays uqt'l Jl. I
Bhall know hoShas prohoftdT: "
vV'Alow Iia,lUouKknbw1 Rayner
lqter,up.mlling.iJe4 uot Quito
enslly, K V,
MrtJVelVln -laugVcd 'sdftly. "Prttty
is aWlse virgin," sho snld. "Sho novcr
bacrlflc'triitr "bea5iSli?,8loel for trlflors,
OiioL'atf ahe, 'Right Iuiynof's lopk
of lAhnpyahcrt, a.sfie'Svoh,tBQc.e)t him
'nptoh throeikya' ncmmlntnncti
she V'llf nTtrlv tnlto hliri undor con-
aldef atlon. yrvst' my child for that
J; IUia,v, 'brofi kt:.lier 'u'ri' cVen mor
i i . :: -i:t - 1
more
ifl4 l!
sho, wero my very
""'ml Arq.you .slx or two years,
her cWor?" " KA'yher-uemanded.
Agalil'Mrs.' VclVin laughed. "As
i"'ecMe 4i viva mj Y"N waw
sho 8klf. "By Blbii count l' am four
"1 LK. h,?Bbnn.d8 nW
Wr SpiritqaMy 1,'m four cen;
tvlpfcrrbut for mb '.the .child . would
have. grown. absurdly sentimental'
Then-I. 'wlih' ah'tf 1ad had ,aa
other atopmothor," Itaytler broke ouU
Still I refuse to bcllevo evob ypu,
much ns sho lovea you, can 'mn'ko her
roorc.onaryy .vcoUl and calculating..
When thrf marries it will bo a man.,
not his money"
"Why not- say a- man and his
muney?" 'Mrsi-tVevii .askd archly
iP?u W.Atf ou are'
luUk ia a sow nun. . ,
iiui not gooa enougu ior 'aiiyrr-i
she sho deserves the very best,"
Ilayner began eagerly.
"Meaning yourself?" Mrs. Volvin in-,
torposcd with a pretense of a yawn.
Thon sho got up and half draggod
Ilayner out into a moonlit garden,
roso-scented,. vtal with 'the splce
breath of pinks.
"Listen to tbo words -of"'1 wisdom,'
sho began. "I'm your.rlepd In this
eyori more than Patty's. ' You aro
frightfully .ambitious you have so
much In, you it is no wonder. Ho
metubor Kipling, 'Ho travels fastest
who travels alono With Patty, you'd
bo too httppytyoud let 'go "every
thing but monoy-.maklng caro for'
n'Othlhg1 butr 'to1 keep lior in cotton
wool, and give, her, Jcwols and rings
and all the fine things. Tako my
word for It, you'll never bo n groat
man without the spur of unhappl-
rcss.
"Stop mocking)" Ilayner said, holly.
, She went' on ns It ho-had not spok
en. "As I'auy a husband, you'd have
Ave years of bliss 'absolute. Than
you'd remember and regret You'd
see the men you knnw are your info-
rlprs going ahead,, .each In his, .way
And you standing still. You'd be sour
and' discontented. And that would
make my girl miserable So lot her
be. I won't havo her miserable. She
wao mndo to be 'fed on tho roses and
laid In tho lilies dt life' "
""I db'n't bellbve it. Anyway I shall
ask hor," Raynor said more hotly thnn
before. He steppod pant Mrs. Velvln
and onto tho piazza thoy hod qulttod.
It gave through long French windows
upon tho dlm-llt parlor, whoro Atherloy
sat basking In ratty s presence Ray.
nor peered ai them, grinding his looth.
Ho had sought them .full' of-a mad 1m
pulse t,t dlod at, sight, pf, them t,q
cilrely conventional Pntty at tho
piano, striking a minor chord now and
then; Athorloy telling sprightly tales
of llfo in Paris.
. Ho .had spent a year there, making
belloyoitp,8ttudy philosophy. Hq.had
come away not much "Wiser than he
went still . ho had a . certnln nlr,
Furthor, his globe-trotting gavo him
a long advantage conversationally.
He had good eyos, .and a certain
knack otf scolng thphumorous side of
all things.
How could even a desperate lover
burst In upon, such a! pair nhd do
mnnd that .the girl tako Instant
choice? Raynqr had been courting
Pa,tty stcudfaatly for six mpntha, He
had uevor get, around( to prqppslng
by 111 luck , lie had thought now be
began to realize tt was by will of
Mrs. YelYln. Atherloy was palpaply.
hit still he was net a declared suitor.
ConvoUtloh may Bhackle oven burn
ing Jealousy Rayner merely callod a
cay KoodZnlsht through' tha wlnrtiSu
As tho thudding hoofs grew fainter,.
1 "Pa'ttgot bp' 'arid Walked ti, the lni
p6f?KM Wlft .8iid.
, twenty, ,sp BVqr.ed, ,,,','! .wjsh; , ,n(ly
wero not riding unredevll tbnlght'.
Bho said. "Ho is gentle us, a dpg by
rilsyifelitmbfit Inponal)lnof;fl4ti. Hifm
wild M
"6Y?I,dar'a slJsma's'Sr con mam'
I ago, lilra,"( Atherloy returned,, JTboy
ou me ai, if)?? pjuw ue, can(jmanngo
anything, even women," laughing sjg.
nlflcanlly ,aftpr the lant wprdj Then
with a mock sigh,. "You dpb't wpudor
J envy him a bit?"
"Whyl Hpw. can. ynu'hplp Jtl" Pat
ty cried with artless cruelty. "He )s
so out of tho common every wny H,o
manages horses and women by' not
being afraid of them, Iloth know thqy
can trust hn unless they happen to
be mpon-bllnd."
"So you believe In mbon-bjindtiefrs.
I thought that superstition had been
thoroughly dlscrcdlfed." Athcfliy aald
lightly,
PAtty did hbt ariswer-i-Bhb wis list
ehlhg tob Intently. There wjas a
break In the h'bofbtiRts with wilder
thuddliik after it Over her1 bhoulder
sho cried to Atherloy, "Daredevil Is
running now bomo help me find
Billy'-
l,Y6u think ho has bedri thrownl"
Atherley panted, struggling1 after the
flying figure.
I khow lthb would uold.Dwf.
devil 1 16 tho lnsl' slip ahswerod,, her
voitio Bharp with tbrror,
Thoy ran silently down the road
until It turned sharply tn n. little
glhde. Tho white m6pn madp, It al
most as light na dnythUB Patty saw
two figures In the1 middle bf U Hilly
Rayner safe nnd sound, supporting a
wnman evidently half-falntlng. Athor-
loy touched bor arm, saying slgnlfl
cantly:
"I think we had bettor go back."
Patty could grow no whiter, but,
She turned Upon him eyes that blazod.
"I nth not sriylng," she Bald clearly,
then In higher key: 'TilllyV-What is
tho trouble?"
"I doh't qUlte' urirferstanll y4cU'Ure. hardy and easily ralaetlM AffC
Raynor answered. "ThlB lady.'.1 bowr
Ing-to tho drobpjng figure, "had lost!
norsoir ana came; out or tho wpoas
td ask tbb way. That Bcarod Ijaro
flovil I got dbwn from hltri thduah
'"-and1 h6'ra'n"off liome. Perhaps you
can reassure 'the lady-be-sti
seenlH tdDe"u'paetM
' ofal-'uab,atfiiy,.,,tela s'tfan
cried, suddenly UhcpVe'rYng l)er, tace,
"S6 unhappy V snail' Wo unless !yeu
tell me whore to'flhd him. You'knpw,
-tho mari I lqves-Steveri Aheriey."
' "I have brought 'jilui o ypU, Patty
Bald, running" 'fnfward' aha dragging
Atho'rley.' ' " ' ,
Tho Btrakigel1 flunR"ip hor bans
Willie nanus, soft and hnnvllv rlnirnd.
moanpfl. "II hnil In hnmn Tlnrrtoni.
ber I havo nbt scon ybu slhco Paris,
And thb ttilnutb I, kn;ow w 1
"Please share emanations Ifnbnl."
Atherley1 said cUrtlv." I' sunnnso vnu
ari staying wlth'the Cudwihsr-let me
take you to thbhi at bhce."
"Anywhbro bo, you take me." tho
woman' sighed", droopjng toward him.
Ho looked helplessly from hor to
Patty and back ngaln, 'then held out
his hands to lmprlsbn both pf hers,
Something in Patty's steadfast eace
had shamed him Into manliness,
"I will explain." he said, his henfl
high. '"Mnbpl Miss dray I mean--
TVaa mv tcoOA ntieo In Pnrin Tmlnait
t minK wo snouia nave, got married
ihnt-n .. . u.. i
Neither of us saw .things. oWto
right ' '. u ' ' '
"I know--you wore moon-blind. Pep-
plo ret that wav. tha sarin -Hrsnh "
tatty Interrupted, with nn eloqiient
look at Ilaynerc . 1
He took her hand oponly and laid.
a Uns .nfealBBt. IL savin invminiv.
hU
"Happily It. Is only a tomporary nf
fllctlon; wo come to clear vision after
n little, while'.,
"Oh, do wo?" Patty BBkcd'wlth her
most, superbly indifferent nlr.
, Ho shook: his .head at her, but said
emphatically, '(We dp. In proof thko
tUlS, , .1 ! "II
And .with, that he kissed; her fUU, on
the iinoutb,.
, But- Will They Qo?
People, of- commOn sense will not bo
much dlRturbod. by .sentimental talk
Jusnow current .over, employment of
wqracn, lq tbp harvest flolds pf tho
mlddjp west. From the tmdltlpnal
American standpoint It strikes n llf
tie unpleasantly to seo women engaged
in the coarseB foriria of manual labor,
Yet under the light of hygleno and
broad comoron senso, is hot labor In
thp fields far hotter than labor oVor
sewing, machines, washtuba nnd wenV-
jng, , shuttles undor tho conditions in
which thoso labors are porfbrmed in
multitudes of. factories? Surely tho
generation which sees thoUBabds of,
wpmen and gins, worn and pallid,,
pass out of thO department stores' and
s.vfeatBhqps of oUr great cities evpry
OTpnlng, oughtt to view wlthbut shock
tho ilabor tof women ln fields and' gar-
den8.,nln thbt pldor cpUntHes wdnien
bear as abtlVb il part-in butdoor iajiori
as menj and it Iieb not been bbsbryed
that t has worked to their' physical
or mural detriment. Cortalniy Iho
ruddy-cheeked. SWIss girl with hayrahe
jn nanu mnaeB juuo as pleating' a pic
turo as thd Indoor Rhop worker Bo'cbn
Btantly.-ltb oVIdoncb iin' our- 'Aniei'lcari
. pltles.t-iSan- FranclBdo- Argonaut? '
, . tit Ii'.-? HI II ,11 I ' '"
The, Lhtest improvement'.
"What a cunhing chlffunler.1"'
she
sajd whbn Bho 'had gdt through kjss-
ing! tho brldo; I r-., . :
urOH' roplipditlio glndiyoUMgNv'tfm'nn
why hadsbeon'i married Blrieo""tfuhe;
"that Jsn'-tiia .chlffdnlor. ' That-"ls! a.
combined ilceubbx.fgas 'stove' bhth'tbb,
piqtnestcioseicana Toming ooai" 1 1
t, i )., ' iiM .iV, u.ai.. i iU
" Ho Paid for It; " '-i !
Coddle I got thnt ball wo'losti'tlilB
morntng.;,slrrr-got!lt from n sniall bpy,
u.QoUorrQoddj.i Lotto! Boo-er-what
dld.youKlvehlmifor.lt?
j Cadd0TrA lllp -undor the lug.-fBir,-1-
, , i;,.., ! i Reform- '
Kqlokqr Whatl8 tho .matter '
nncker-rMy wito Is trying toi apply
the flxedipost scheme to me.
COCHIN IS SPLENDID LAYEB
Second Only, to the LtQhsrp In. ..Wit'
Matter of Egga and' as Tanier-owi
It la Simply Perfection.
A'sf 'layers tlie" 'CochlMs are Beconfl
bnly to the Lighprn, laying good
sited eggs and' lota bf thenn As tt
table fpwj It la altnply perfectlen, haw
Cochin, Cockerel. ,
Ing ah attractive, round; tlumpj y8J
low carcaiwi with flosh fine grained.
Ifinilnr.Binl tulnv. Ah nhleVfrlk-hlrd.
.coma un ,to,,brpllpr . size Jn a abort
time, cpmpar.pd, wlth many, pther
r..i.t u.-,
I lireedB. Vnt thev niRKO SDlcndlU mOEfi'
era. Chicks come, 'both light and dark
In color.
Another nolnt iri faVnr 6f this Va.
'rlety is tho fowls are slrbtiKahd vln
drouti. Np dpubt they1 "lMMefltfBil.
viger from tho Light Brahma, which
Is very strong and ruggedt
ATTACHMENT FOR INCUBATOR
., . .i
Electrlo Light Operated by Thermo-
tat pn Outildai of . BoxShowo i
When Temperature , Rlght-i
tlniOrsavng ttachnent, fpf lt
u""f 7t"r 'rr..r". r
em-
ciency oi tnose roocaanicsi nons
has
boon Idvontod by a Lpujalahn man.
I Chickens' cannot bo raised 'Without a
tleal of WemiPlI, ana the poui-
Kry'tralflOrf'who UBea incubatprs) usually
PutB ln ft 8od nart of bltt tlme gpIng
I around among them to see 1( tho tern-
PTatures, arp.rlBbli, K .tare. nre Wn
of thbsp taabhlnes-and hp harWCoW
sun mo inermomeier in eacu quo ii
takes tlmo. The. attachment here con
sists of an electric light pri tho out-
Bldo pf the Incubator nnd operated by
a thorrriostat. Thp light can be regu-
u
I I 1,1
,. .,, in .
i. t
..i h
Incubator Attachment.
latcd to bin-n either weekly whe,n th
temperature ln the' box Is too low oi
to go out altogether, pr to burn onb
when thb Incubator requires attention,
WhfbheVOr way H is, tho owner casj
tell at a, glance around his group oj
hatching machines whether any need
his, ecrylccs and, It so, which it la.
Runway, for Chicks.
' . ' ' ' a .
me
left
th'b'hbh'.' H Bhould be provided With a
small Inclosed run. This run is made
by .nailing a wpoden framp tp the:
Btdo of llib 'box and bovbrlng It
' tJn1 dll'ldes iinU thb tbt)' 'With 'clbaely
.Whn hbultry-hettlntti ' In fl'llfch a
ebpp. or colony houao tto chicks twill
baVo nil tho freah air thoy. nood ai
.nlghtl and will bp(RtborwRq,prRtcted
and icanpot qscnpo -till, tcy.aroj fed
,in tho, qinrnng. (
' Fresr"Alr 'Essenlal.
' ' Fresh fair tbr laying l)6no 1b jiittt ns
oBsential' ad1 'fur young chicks;"1 'Ona
nnn.px.pept tp ,gqt, plenty, of .qgga'Jl
tho hens aro confined In a tlght'hduie
oliherwihtbr er l'fnmor. Havd plon
typ'f dbprd and wlndbwfi In thp rbpst
Ing house and keep them wldo 'Open
nil thrdugh tho hot woather. Open
front poultry houses aro beat
When n, largq box Is UBed for a oun
r coop ior cu.ckb, auor.inpy nava,.
thd bfdbdor or n'r'o voaH!d,Jfrpra