THE NORTH PLATTE 8EMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
POULTRY
HENRf HOWLAND
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FEED-HOPPER FOR CHICKENS
Receptacles Keep Food Clean and Yet
Readily Acceoslblo to tho Fowls
at All Timed.
(By W. U. CONOVHIt, New Jersey.)
To keep tho food clean and yot
havo It readily accessible to tho fowls
without constantly taxing oneself to
maintain theso conditions Is ofton dif
ficult. Tho receptacles themselves must bo
kept clean. Vessels used for feeding
wet washes should bo of metal or
porcelain, so that a frequent scalding
may rondor them sanitary. Evon tho
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HIO Junta at El Paso agreed
that u visit to tlio camp of
Colonul Torrlblo Ortega
ami an li.terv.ow with that
Conctltutlonallst command
or would be a very good
thing for tho cause. When
It enmo to delivering a
imHBiiort and letter which
4 wo'uld take tho party past
outposts, that waB onother matter.
They woro willing to do It, but always
tomorrow.
"If we let them guys manana us we'll never got
thorn." commented Scotty. "Thoy know they are
going to glvo us those papers, but thoy hato to
get down to work. There Is only one way to
uiarfo them got busy and I'm going to uso Jt."
'Tho only way" meant cheerful, patient, per
Eintent attendance on tho Junta morning, noon ,
and night until Anally, Into ono evening, after tho
last promlHQ to have It ready the following morn
ing ut "tain o'clock" had been brushed aside, the
jiaBBport was proparcd with great mystery, duly
Healed, elaborately addressed and ceremoniously,
linndod over. Uoforu the following daybreak the
automobile was Btreaklng down some or tho host
country road In tho United States bound for
Bomewhero around Guadaloupe, a little town
something liko forty miles dlstaut on tho Mex
Jcuh fildo
Locke, tho owner of tho car, and Jim, tho chauf
four, were In front. Locke held tho wheel on tho
country road, but later Jim would take the gaso
line bridge. Jim would havo been tho working
mate of Kit Carson, old man Hrldgcr or flomo of
the other giants of plonoer days If ho had been
a man fifty yoars ago. Now ho Is a bordor chauf
feur, nblo to drlvo a car any place a goat can '
climb and willing to go anywhero Into tho sooth
ing interior of Mexico for his price.
"This ought to bo a cinch today," Jim said.
"We'll got through n humming it we don't run
Into a bunch of Snluzar'a men from Juarez out
ucoutlng. njid thoy'ro bad hombres, or some of
Caatlllo'B bandits. Split out your passes and
don't shove tho wrong onos; lot mo do tho talk
ing." About twonty-llvo miles cast of El Paso tho Rio
Grando swings Into tho sldo of the country road
and at tho first turn two khaki-clad young cav
alrymen with Blx-suootcrs strapped to tho right
hip stopped forth with uplifted hands. Uncle
Sam Is making an oarnost effort to keep down
tho smuggling of contraband across the border
and- for- that purpose has thrown his soldlors
aJ&HB tho International boundary. Inasmuch ns
tho soldiers not only have both factions of Mox
icanH ngalnBt them, but tho American business
sentiment as well, the thing Is somewhat in tho
nature of a farce.
These young cavalrymou, however, woro doing
their duty as best thoy could and thoy wanted to
know who. what, where, otc. They woro told,
duly scrutinized an official pass from tho military
authorities and took a look through tho automo
bile. Cartridges, llko blessings, como and go un
awares and thoy were not taking a chance. Just
a little lator at what wa3 once an International
bridge bIx moro soldiers headed by a sergeant
tumbled out of tho underbrush and from under
tho nbutmontB and cried "Haiti"
"Sorry, you know," said tho sergeant crisply bb
ho went through the car with the deftnosB of a
customs Inspector, "but we've got to do It. Have
you nn ox,tra morning paper with you? Hoy.
Murphy, I win that bot! Washington did trim
tho Athletics."
Tho river ceased at this point to be tho Inter
national lino becauso whenever tho Irrigation
will lot her havo a llttlo water she gets oven by
finding now channels, cutting across lots and
slicing up territory to glvo a bouudary commls
Blon a nlco summer Job. In this particular In
stance sho hnd sliced Into tho United States a
mile or moro, which throw tho lino n mile or
two on tho south Bide of tho river, In a low lying
flat land, which occasional lloods havo flllod with
willows, cottonwoodB and dense undergrowth. It
1b a groat point for smugglers.
Juat at tho ond of that mllo tho fairly good
road ondod abruptly Shifting sand, overgrown
trails and desolation succeeded. It was as If
tho car had been dropped suddenly Into a far
distant country, unsettled and practically unex
plored. Jutl a mllo to tho north there has boon a hard
scientific road passing through farm land brought
to tho highest point, of development The Oelds
woro rragrant with growing, flowering alfalfa,
krflr corn, mllo maize, fruits and melons. The
houses woro protty bungalows or modern con
creto dwellings There woro men at work In tho
fields and their mule3 and horses were sleek and
veil carod for. Windmills were drawing wator
from wolls whoro tho gasollno pump wus not
UBed. It was all happy, all busy, all prosperous.
Over hero tho country was stricken. Land Just
an good as any In tho world lay fallow, over
grown with brush
"Wo ought to pick up an outpoBt about now,"
called bnck Jim finally. "Look outl"
As ho 8poko thoro camo from the mesqulto
covorod sldo of a mesa a Blnglo sharp dotonn
ting report and something sang by In the air
above liko a lnrgo humming top.
"Sit otill unless It's ono of tho Castillo bunch."
camo tho command; It It Is. Jump for tho mes-
iulte."
Around tho odgo of tho mesa camo a homo
man with his pony on n dead run, a Winchester
swung 4n one hand, his Mexican sombroro flut
tering. "Rebel," was tho decision. "It's all right; got
out tho Junta lottor."
Tho outpost had said that tho way to Ortega
wus straight ahoad and turn to tho left ut tf big
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Hopper No. 1.
woodon troughs for dry feeding should
havo an occasional scalding and suni
drying. ,
Herewith aro given some Ideas for
hoppers which aro adaptable for small
or largo flocks as dry feed receptacles
or for wet feed if tho trough part la
of metal. Any handy man can make
them of wood. If of metal, tho help
of a tinsmith may be needed.
Hopper No. 1 Is a useful stylo in a
poultry houso having an alloy-wayi
with, a partition between It and thq
poultry compartments. It is nrranged
so that tho feeding trough for the
fowls is replenished from tho chute-i
like trough opening into it from the
alley-side of the partition. Tho feed
ing portion is six Inches wldo and
threo Inches deep, with a cover that
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washout. Ho racod back to tho position he had
been In. nnd oft to tho right presently another
man was seon signaling with a zarapo. It was a
friendly servlco, for thereafter thero woro no
shots, although horsomon rodo near to the auto
mobile. Guadaloupe was onco a town of about 1,500 In
habitants, a bustling, thriving little community
with many characteristics borrowed from over
tho lino. Tho principal street had sovoral ambi
tious Btofes. Thero was a bank and a telegraph
office nnd the houses of tho better class woro
commodious, of plastered adobe, with patios filled
with flowor beds. Tho rooms In some cases were
decorated nnd tho furnlturo Imported.
Ortega, commander of tho thousand or so meu,
occupied what waB onco the principal dwelling
of the town, n pretentious Spanish homo.
This hnppened to bo tho day before Ortega
broko camp, hoping to Join Pnncho Villa In an
attempt to capturo federal trains carrying 2.Q00,
000 pesos and $80,000 worth of provisions to Chi
huahua. Thereforo tho camp presented a busy
sceno. Tho only person who did not seem to be
concerned was Ortega himself, who was propped
up on a cot rending a novel.
Ortega docs not talk much. HIb answers that
day were vory briof. Ho was fighting for tho
constitution, which had been set nsldo by tho
Huorta government after tho assassination of
President Mndero. He would tight until constitu
tional government was restored or ho was killed.
Intervention? Ho did not fear it because to
bollevcd in tho good faith of tho United Statos.
Mediation or arbitration? He would never con
sent to cither. , Arbitration or mediation, any
dealings whatovor with tho administration of
Huertn, would amount to a recognition of its
statuB. That would never bo done.
Peace was not Impossible in Mexico, but could
come In only ono way, and that wns tho with
drawal of Huerta and his frlonds. A provisional
prosldont must bo choson according to tho con
stitution, boruo man who had not connected him
self with Huerta and had not connlvod nt tho
assassination Sook out the man who would
havo been president according to law If Mndero
and Suaroz had died naturally and Install him
In ofllco. If that were Impossible, lot Vonustlano
Carranza bo president until nn olcctlon could be
hold. Porsonally Ortoga thought Qonoral Trovino
or Dr. Gomez might do, but not Huerta or Do la
Harm or Diaz or any man of that kind,
Ho wns woll satisfied with tho progross of tho
rovolutlon The Constitutionalists occupied and
dominated tho greater part of the country and
If tho embargo on munitions of war woro ro
poaled thoy would drlvo the federals- out of tho
field In ninety days. Ho had about 1,300 men,
woll armed, plenty of ammunition nnd plenty of
food. He was to march away vory soon to Join
Villa. What tho plans woro ho could not say,
but a decisive blow would bo struck. He would
any nothing further, and In tho meantime dinner
was ready.
Ortega's staff occuplod tho largo houso ox
cluslvolyt Ills real staff consisted of about six
men, but as la usual thoro woro as many more
honorary mombors. Tho honorary revolutionist
Ib prevalent In Moxlco. Ho Is nlwayB to bo seen
until Just before a battle, whon ho finds a mission
for himself elsowhero.
Thoro was plenty to oat at tho dlnucr, meat,
rlco, of course beans, tortillas, coffee with sugar
and a particular kind of goat's milk cheeso much
fancied by tho people. After It was over Ortega
turned to an inspection of his arms and ammuni
tion, of which ho appeared to havo a largo sup
ply, and after tho Interpreter had been Induced
to forego another oration an ldoa was gained of
tho llfo of the robeh
It seemed a fairly comfortable one. Thero
was plenty of food In sight, comfortable quarters
and llttlo military wprk. Whoro men woro not
taking siestas In the shado they woro playing
cards or gossiping In groups. They wero all sat-Isflcd-looking
and tat.
On 'all sides raw beef suspended in tho air
was drying for Jerking.
"Wo aro going to move tomorrow," Bald ono
youngster of six to Jim. "Wo will go straight
to Juarez." and he spoko as If ho hnd been prom
ised n visit! to a circus. Women who heard
him called out what thoy would do when thoy
got Into tho llttlo frontier town.
Ono rebol camo along and Jim stripped him.
"Say, what are you fighting for?" he was
asked.
"Two dollars a day," was tho answer, and tho
soldier passed along.
"What nrp you fighting for?" tho llttlb me
chanic captain was asked.
"Thoro Is a grievous wrong In my country and
thoro will bo no true progress upttl that wrong
has been removed." was tho answer. "It Is tho
land system "
"All tho land In Mexico Is owned by a few
families and M per cent of It is uncultivated. All
of it Is untaxed. Until it Is possible for tho
working class to acquire land and until the land
is made to bear Its sharo of public expenditures
thore can be no roll of.
"A Diaz might subjugate, but that time has
passed. Thoro will be anarchy unloss tho condi
tions aro Improved. Perhaps Carranza, our chief,
who 1b a good man, will change It all whon ho
gets In."
A messenger, hot and dusty, arrived from Villa.
at Ascension, sixty miles away, toward dusk and
was received with embraces. He brought tho
final commands of that general, who had been
a patriot slnco ho had coased being a bandit.
Threo days lator tho thousand and moro men
seen that day woro either fleeing ovor tho desert
sands of Itancherla, 70 miles away, or wero dead,
woundod or prlsonors awaiting summary execu
tion. Tho plan had beon that Ortega should
strike tho railway at a point toward Juarez and
cut tho lino behind the treasure trains, while
Villa, furthor Bouth toward Chihuahua, should
wreck his end.
Ortega and his men nrrlved'on time, but Villa
never moved. Tralnloads of fcdoral soldlors,
with artillery and cavalry, wero expecting them
and cut them to plecoa.VUla's falluro to move Is
ascribed by him to lack of ammunition It is
only pointed out that tho Insurance men who had
beon refusing to touch anything shipped over a
Mexican rnllrond for Bomo tlmo Insured tho trraa
uro train at 12H per cent premium and mado a
lot of money. Thoy Boomed to know that Villa
would not nttnek.
Juan Dozal, VUla'a lieutenant, loft his chief
In disgust a day or so later. Tho Incident only
shows tho uncertainty that exists ovot in tho
ranks of tho revolutionists themselves
Hopper No. 2.
may be raised by means of cord
running through tho partition. Tho
chuto is nlno inches high, and six
Inches wide at tho top, with a hinged
cover. Tho space through which tho
feed passes from tho chuto to tho
trough Is threo Inches high.
When tho feed is poured Into tho
chute It fills 'the trough gradually,
but without enough pressure to over
flow it. As tho birds eat tho feed
In tho chuto gradually settles Into the
trough. Tho bottom of tho trough
Is two Inches above tho floor. Tho
A poet In whose heart despair
Had sunk her Angers toro them loose.
And putting an a hopeful air
Bent out u song of courago where
Ho feared 'twould bo of llttlo use.
"Tho prcud," he said, "perhops will sneer
And make my song of liopo a Jest,
But I shall triumph If I clicor
Ono weak and weary soul or clear
But one doubt from some aching breast.
"The ones who hcoIT. self-satisfied
And free from woes that warp and kill.
Will tosa my song of liopo asldo
And In their -wisdom and their prldo
Show pity for my lack of skill."
" 'Tls strength," ho Bang, "gives' faith to
seek
The glad, fair ways that lie ahead;
They fall who sit downcast and mock,
For hope Is strong and doubt Is weak
Joy comes by patient courago led."
There came from those ho thought to bo
Self-satlsflod one who confessed.
Who bowed In deep humility
And cried: "Now liopo has come to nie-
Despair was hidden In my breast."
Why fear to preach good cheer7 wo ne'er
May guess what heart lies deep In pain;
Hach golden arrow shot In air
Is fated to descend somewhere
Xo hopeful word Is said In vain
Hopper No. 3,
trough portion rests upon cleats and
is romovable.
Hopper No. 2 iti convenient for tho
small henhouse. It Is a simple box
with slanting strips four Inches apart
fastened to a frame which rests over
It. It Is supported on brackets. It
la 2z inches high and 12 IncheB In
width.
Hopper No. 3 has a covor which
lifts and,. may bo hooked back during
feeding tlmo. Tho trough In 24 Inches
long, 3 Inches high and 8 Inches wldo
flvo Inches of this width being ox
posed by the lifted cover. This hop
per may bo mado of galvanized motal
and used for feeding wet mashes.
Not as Bad as He Feared.
It was during his first visit to tho
city, and tho noise and confusion had
naturally made him a llttlo nervous.
Suddenly Jumping up ho started to
ward the door, without waiting for hia
hat.
"Where ore you running to, Uncle
Abner?" hia niece anxiously called.
"Gee Whilllklns," ho answered,
"don't you hear them dogs a-flghtln"?
Thoy must be just natcholly chowln'
ono another all up."
"Do you mean that noise out In the
street? That's not a dog fight. That's
Willio and some of his friends saying
'Rah, rah, rah,' and the rest of their
class yells."
Joke That Failed.
"Tell the court Just how It h4pren
ed," urged tho lawyer. "Why did you
hit this man?"
"Well," replied tho prisoner, "It was
this way: Yo see, yor honor, Ol was
walkln down th" strato and I met this
felly leadln' a yellow dog. 'Oh, ho,'
says OI, thlnkln' to Joko a bit wld Ira,
'what kolnd av a dog Is that you're
ladln'?' says Ol. 'An Irish Better,' says
he."
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"Really, 1 think It is very brave ot
him to work tho way ho does, seeing
that his father is a millionaire."
"Drave?" he answered; Jealousy no
ticing the splendid arch of her instep,
"nothing bravo about that. Why,
there's more danger in riding a polo
pony ton minutes than thero would be
to work In that old bank for 30 years."
Tho biggest hen is not tho business
hon.
Charring corn is ono way of provid
ing charcoal for fowls.
Don't expect to win every prize that
you compoto for this fall.
Somo breeds aro easier plucked than
others. This makes a difference.
Tho hen needs a balanced ration,
tho samo as tho cow or tho man.
Broken charcoal is a fine conditioner
for birds of all ages at all times of
yoar.
It is tho abuse and not tho use ot
corn that condemns it as a poultry
food. '
It Is vory poor economy to lnbreed
to save tho expenso ot buying new
roosters.
Air slakod llrao sprinkled on tho
Hoor nnd on tho dropping boards will
help to keep tho place healthy and
tho air puro.
Home.
Homo is not tho stately palace
With Its acres stretching far;
Homo Is not the cottage under
Those outspreading branches yonder
Home ! where the loved ones aro.
Home, when all the tasks are ended.
May be on soinn distant star.
Or It may be where the clover
Scents tho breozes blowing over
Hume Is where tho loved ones are.
Making It Easy for Honesty.
"I tell you honesty pays In tho long
run."
"I suppose lt'B easy for honesty to
do that, because there aro so few peo
ple who don't try the short cut."
No Way of Knowing.
' Do you know that your husband Is
a terrible flirt?"
"How do you expect I could find It
out? You don't suppose ho flirts with
me, do you?"
What It Did for Her.
"I suppose your daughter's trip
abroad did her a wonderful amount of
good?"
"Yes, sho always says T fancy' In
stead of 'I guess." "
Precaution.
"Where aro you going with that
ambulance?"
"To tho depot to meet my family.
They've been boarding at a farm for
tho past six weeks."
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