THE NORTH PLATTE 8EMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
(jrr-oF-uM3y
POULTRY
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POULTRY CLUBS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
PURVEYOR OF ENTERTAIN HI EWT
When ho was assistant secretary ot
stato, Dudley Field Malonc, now col
lector of tlio port of Now York, found
entertaining a largo portion of his job.
IIo In n young man, nnd, needless to
say, Is Irish His full title was third
assistant secretary. Thoro was little
that the government expected from
him except that ho exert his natural
talents as a purveyor of entertainment
When n Jaded potentate or prlnco with
a sallow, sorrowful look came to this
country upon an oillclal visit It wns
Socretary Malouo's duty to take him
firmly In hand and show hi m what a
bright little world this is. Uncle Sam
didn't worry about the expense. IIo
chcorfully paid tlio bills, and only
asked that the third assistant secre
tary make inorry until the guest de
parted from the shores of this country.
Former Secretary Malono waB one
of tho most succesriful entertainers In
the government He Is possessed of
one of those natures of which good
humor If a natural putt They say In tho stato department that no man over
t.ay Secretary Mplono In a pessimistic stato of mind or an untidy appearanco
personally Ho always looked as If ho had Just finished preparing himself for
n formal wedding, and was conceded to bo an artist rivaled by only a fev wlien
It came to woailng a top hat.
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SURGEON GENERAL OF THE ARMY
I'rlg Qen, G.nrgo II. Torncy, sur
geon general of the- army, says In
his summary ot the work dono by
the medical department that typhoid
fever, tho vaunt formidable of all
catriD diseases In the past, has prac
tlcallj ceased to be a cause of non
offectivonesB In our army.
"This, as Is well known," says Gon
Torney, "Is thr, brilliant result of the
Immunization of our army against
this disease by the typhoid prophy
lactic. It wnu demonstrated In tho
maneuver cam)i at Snn Antonio In
1911 that it was entirely practicable
to Immunize a division upon mobilisa
tion without muterlally Intcrfcnng
with tho military duties. Tho same
caii be dono or any number of di
visions. Thus If at any time It bo
comes necessary to mobllzo a largo
army of militia and volunteers they
can bo properly protected against this
disease In a short time after arrival
In camp."
Surgeon General Torney says that ho considers this achievement in re
gard to typhoid fever as second only In Importance to tho BUpprosslon of
yellow fever. Tho surgeon general also says that berl-berl huff practically
disappeared from among tho Philippine Islands.
Home-Made Egg Tester.
JOKE ON ADMIRAL DEWEY
Nono likes a Joko upon himself bet
ter than Adnilrnl Dewey.
"Awhllo ago f wished to purchano
a riding horse," eald tho hero of Ma
nila, "and on inquiry found an animal
In Virginia, that 4101110 of excellent
saddle horses, which, I was assured
by tho 8cllct, was a thoroughbred ot
youth and lineage fully wnrruntlng tho
fancy price ho was asking for tho
beast.
"Forthwith I purchaHod It, fearful
lest some other horsc-funclor might
snap up tho rnro prize Jf I dolayod In
haggling over a few hundred dollnis'
dlfforonco between Ib.
"A few days after I was aBtrldo my
bargain on the Conduit road, just out
side of Washington, when ho cast a
Bhoo. I drew up at a blacksmith's
Bhop, which was fortunately near, to
have tho damage repaired.
" 'Well, well, old boy," oxclalmod the
blacksmith, patting my prize familiar
ly, 'you back horo?'
1 ' That horso has never boon horo boforo,' I so.ld. 'I havo Just purchased
hlni from n dealer in Virginia. He Is a young thoroughbred, fresh from tho
JleldB of Fauqulor county.'
"'I don't lllio to contradict a genlloman,' replied the blacksmith, 'but the
mounted policeman on this suburban bout rodo that nag for nigh on a dozen
yenrs until lie was sold by tho pollco department last spring to eoiiio o' them
liorso aharps down in Vlrglnln. Them fellows can do wonders with an old
plug!'"
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'Prepared by the I'lilted States Depart
mont of Agriculture 1
Tho object of the department of ag
riculturo In forming boys' nnd girls'
poultry clubs is to glvo better knowl
edge of the value and Importance of
tho poultry industry nnd the market
ing of a first-class, uniform pioduct, to
teach better methods of caring for the
poultry and eggs, nnd to show the In
creased revenuo to be derived from
well-bred poultry where proper meth
ods of management are pursued.
Statistics ahow that 'the loss due to
the Improper handling of eggs through
out tho country Is enormous, extend
ing Into many millions of dollars an
nually. It Is an equall established
fact that strictly fresh eggs command
a higher price than those commonly
designated as store ogg, and If the
farmer, who la tho largest producer of
Mils well-known perishable commodity,
would take more enro In selecting,
grading and markctiug this product
lie would receive a price higher than
the average market one for ills eggs.
On many farms throughout the
country tho money derived from the
salo of poultry and eggs buys tho gro
ceries and clothing for tho cnllro fam
ily. The money fiom this source may
be substantially Increased by estab
lishing a prlvato trade in eggs of good
quality with hotels, restaurants, etc.,
in towns nnd cities.
The department has Issued tho foi
fowlng suggestions to tho organizers
of poultry clubs:
Throughout the year meetings
should be hold to discuss the different
problems of poultry management, and
at bueh meetings the animal hus
bandry division of the bureau ot ani
mal Industry, will have-in attendance,
whenover possible, one of Its special
ists on poultry to assist in solving
such questions or problems as might
arise and to glvo whatever help and
Information he can to the moinbers on
Biich subjects iib selection of stock,
DISAPPOINTED IN MURDOCK
" When Roprcsontntlvo Victor Mur
dock of Kansas wnB a young lad ho en
tered ns n student at nn ncadomy
known ns tho'LowlB school In that
ntato. Ho was otio of tho promising
pupils and did woll In his studios. Hut
one of his clnssmuteo Jones might
havo boen his name was tho "bud
boy" of tho place and up to every bit
ot mischief that went oil.
Uut years passed by. Tho boys who
had met on the field for footbull and
niarblcB had gone out Into tho world to
meet tholr destiny. And Murdock hnd
lost sight of Jones in the amoke which
hung over his .political contests. Uut
Jones, though "tone," was not "for
Kotton." Murdock often wondered
what had been tho path In llfo ot H10
1-ecklcBB, foolhardy boy.
At last, 0110 night, Murdock was call-.
m1 to a town In New Jorsey to deliver
u speech on some Important Issue and
whllo there met an old frlond of IiIb
liovhood days. Thai talked over old
times and laughed about things over which they had once shed boyish toara.
"It'b Btrango how the old lads havo turned out," Belied tho friend In a
reminiscent mood. "Those who wero the worst ond who were expected to go
to tho bud havo become lino men, and many of thoso who wore inodol boya
Jmve gone to tho bad theniBolvos."
"For'lnBtanco?" queried Murdock, with Interest In hla voice.
"Well, thero'B Charley Jones and yourself, for nn Instance." ropllod the
old friend. "Chnrloy was Hiich a daro dovll that uvery one bolievod ho would
land in tho pen ho Is now a minister hero In UiIb very town. Whllo you,
shora evory ono thought a prize pupil, are actually going to conijrPi"
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ings at schoolhouses or at different
members' homes occasionally. Kuch
club should adopt tlio following gen
eral regulations:
1. Uoys or girb joining the club
must be between ten and eighteen
years of age on January 1 of any given
year. Special classes may be organ
ized for older girls.
2. No boy or girl shall bo eligible to
receive a prize unless he or sho be
comes a member of the club, and sets
at least one bitting of 13 eggs.
3. Kach member ot the club .must
agree to study the Instructions of tho
United States department of agricul
ture. I. Each boy 6r girl must plan to do
his or her own work and keep strict
account of all expenses, such as fee,
labor (for which ten cents an hour
should be chaigcd), enlo of stock, etc.
Tho department suggests a four
year course for poultry clubs. v
First year. Kach mpinber shall set
at least throe sittings of eggs from
pure-bred stock, and ralBe seven pul
lets and one cockerel. AH hatching
must bo completed by May 15. A com
position on poultry management must
be submitted to the agent In charge of
club work. Accurate -records are also
to be kept and sent to the above-mentioned
oflicial, and all meetings of the
poultry club must bo attended.
Second year, Each member shall
raise at least 15 pure bred pullets and
two cockerels. All hatching must be
completed by May 10. A pair ot birds
and one dozen eggs from this stock
shall bo exhibited at the county or
slate fair. A composition on some
phaso of poultry work shall bo sub
mitted to the agent In charge of club
work. Accurate records arc also to
bo kept and sent to tho above-mentioned
ofllclals, and all meetings of tho
poultry club must be attended.
Third year. Kach member bhall
raise at least 25 pure-bred pullets and
two cockerels. All hatching must be
completed by May 1. A pair of birds
and one dozen eggs from this stock
shall bo exhibited at the county or
stato fair. A composition on some
phase of poultry work shall bo sub
mitted to the agent In charge of club
work. Accurate records are also to be
kopt and sent to the above-mentioned
official, and nil meetings of tho poultry
club must bo attended.
Fourth year. Each member shall
raise at least 30 puro-bred pullets and
threo cockerels. All hatching must be
completed by Mny 1. A pair of birds
and ono dozon eggs from this stock
shall bo exhibited at the county or
stato fair. A composition on some
phase of poultry work shall bo sub
mitted to the agent In chnrgo of club
work Accurate-records are also to be
kept and sent to the above-mentioned
oflicial, and all meetings of the poultry
dub must be attended
The hatching and roaring of tho
chlckeiiB, condition of chickens and
rleanllness of coops and poultry
buildings, the cost of producing eggs;
accuracy and neatness of records; at
tendance at meetings r exhibits at the
fairs; and written articles on poultry
work shall be considered in rating
members nnd awarding prizes.
GOOD MANAGEMENT OF GEESE
Many Plas on Farm Worthless, for
Cultivation That Could Be Utilized
With Excellent Results.
(Hy Q. K. HOWARD, United States Do
paitment of Agriculture.)
Gooso raising Is not so extouslvoly
engaged In as duck raising, the condi
tions under which they can bo suc
cessfully raised being almost entirely
llfferent from those necessary for sue
tosfil duck raising. The duck, be
ing smaller, can be raised In a more
limited space than can the -goose, the
latter ueodlng free range and water,
while the former ban boon proved to
do equally well without water.
While tho gooso can not profitably
be inlsed In nB large numbers as tho
duck, slill it can not Justly bo termed
unprofitable. There are many places
on a farm that nro worthless for cul
tivation that could be utilized with ex
cellent results for gooso raising.
Fields that have streams, branches,
or unused springs on them could be
turned to good advantago by making
them Into goose pastures. Many farm
ers arc profiting by 'this and adding to
tholr Incomes annually. The care and
attention necessary for raising gceBe
arc very small when compared with
the returns, nnd tho cost of food 1b
also proportionately small In comparU
son with the cost of food used for
Dther blids hied for market. A goose
on range will gather the largest por
tion of its food, consisting of grasses,
Insects and other animal and veget
able matter to b? found In the fields
and brooks.
The simplest kinds of houses aro
lsed for shelter; these Bhould be built
An Excellent Trio.
after the plans of those given foi
ducks, but should be proportionately
of larger size to accommodate com
fortably the number of birds to be
kept. Geese are long-lived birds, some
having been known to .attain tho age
of forty years, while birds llfteen and
twenty years of age arc not uncom
mon They retain their laying and
hatching qualities through life. Gan
ders should not be kept for breeding
after three years of ago; young gan
ders arc more active and insure great
er fertility of eggs than old ones do;
besides, ganders become more quar
relsome as age advances?
MILK FOR PRODUCING EGGS
In Experiments Conducted by West
Virginia Station Milk Produced
More Eggs Than Water.
Member of Girl's Poultry Clubi Test
ing Eggs.
cnudlliiR demonstrations, etc, He will
also iibHlst, In securing IlrBt-class mar
kets for the snlo of tho poultry and
eggs.
Kach county club should hold an
exhibition once a year, profcrnbly In
connection with tho county fair, at
which place a pair of tho best chick
ens grown by each member should bo
placed on exhibition nnd enteied to
compete In tho regular classes for pre
miums offored by tho fair association,
aa woll as for tho special prlzeB of
fered for members ot tho poultry
clubs. An exhibit of the boBt dozen
ot oggB should also be made.
It will bo well to hao a president,
ono or moro vleo-preeldentH, nnd a sec-
crotary.
They Were Cheap.
An elderly lady from the country
ono day decided to adopt tw,o children
from tho county orphan asylum.
She walked several miles before
reaching the car lino. It was tho first
time who had been on a car. Sho
stared wldo-oyed at everything she
saw, then her gazo stopped on a sign,
sho read thus:
"The Ohio Traction company Chil
dren under twolvo yeara of ago thro?
cents, or two for five cents."
"Woll," she sa.ld, "that Is tho best
barguln ovor. Calling the conductor,
she Bald: "Young man, I'll take two
of thoso children for five cents right
now, a boy and a girl, please." Na
tional Monthly.
Two tests are reported from the
West Virginia station of the value of
sklmmllk compared with water for
wetting a feed mash. Irt the first
test, which covered 122 days, 22
hens fed sklmmllk laid 1,244 eggs,
as compared with 99G eggs laid by
tho 22 hens fed mash wet with water
lu the first period of the second. test
GO hens fed the sklmmllk ration laid
8C2 cggB in 37 days, as compared with
G32 eggs laid by a similar lot fed no
sklmmllk. In tho second period, which
I covered 56 days, tho rations wero re
versed. The chickens fed sklmmllk
laid 1,220 eggs, as compared with 078
In the case of the lot fed no sklmmllk.
In evory case the pens contained ono
cock to ten hens. In both experi
ments more eggs wero produced when
sklmmllk was substituted for water
for moistening the mash.
Under the conditions prevailing In
these experiments, and with eggs sell
ing for 20 or 25 cents per dozen, tho
Bklmmllk used for moistening tho
mash had a feeding valuo of from 1
to 2 cents per quart. In theso trials
S02 quarts of sklmmllk wero fed, re
sulting in an lncreaso in the egg pro
duction of 702 eggs, or almost an ox
tra egg for each quart used.
Tin- little things that timko up tills life.
With nil Its grief and gladness;,
Tho llttlo queBtlon got your wife.
Or loft you inn slug sadness.
The little minutes mnko the hour,
Tlio llttlo brooks tlio river;
Tlio llttlo pwcots that you devour
At last knock out your liver.
The little things you get by heart
Compose your storo of learning;
The little Jabs that sting and smart
Set nil your bolus burning.
Tho atoms make the lofty hills,
Tho snowll.ilics timko the sleighing;
The little debts compose the bills
You get so weary paying.
Tlio little petals make tlio rose,
Tlio llttlo hours tho season;
The llttlo Jealousies compose
Tho hate that knows no reason.
The llttlo bricks make up tho wall.
The little strands the cable;
Tho llttlo sips are, ijfter all,
What put you 'neatli the table.
Why Ho Was. Sad.
"This is a great morning, isn't it?"
"Oh, I have seen better ones."
"Uut it's fine for this time of tho
year."
"Nothing extra. We 'ought to havo
line mornings at tbia season."
"The air seems so bracing. Every
breath of It Is like a draught of wine."
"I'm not a wlne-bibber, so I don't
know anything about the bracing pow
ers of tho draughts you mention."
"It seems to me that the world
never looks bo beautiful as It does
when tho leaves are turning crimson
and gold and the autumn haze hangs
over tho hills."
"How in you ceo any hills from
here? What you mistake foi a haze
Is probably smoke from some fac
tory." "Say, I'll tell you what you ought
to do."
"Whatr. ,
"Take a good hot bath and see It
you can't sweat It out of your Bys
tem." "I know what you think. You have
an Idea that I'm a grouch a pessi
mist." "Well, you certainly don't seem to
bo very cheerful."
"Do you want to know what's tho
matter with mo?"
"Ch, no, not If it is going to- bo dis
agreeable for you to tell or If It's
anything I have no buBlness to know."
"I've been trying to think of some
way to break it to you, because it's
something you ought to know. It was
the thought that I'd have to toll you
some time whlcft made be feel bad.
"For heaven's sake, what is it? Go
ahead and tell me."
"Yesterday. 1 bought tho house
you're living in, and I'm going to raise
your rent."
Her Trust.
"I don't believe that there is money
enough In the world to tempt my hus
band to do wrong."
"It must be splendid to be married
to a man whom you can trust im
plicitly." "Oh, I don't trust him at all when
there's a pretty woman present."
Hope for Him.
"1 came of a long lino of illustrious
ancestors."
"Oh, well, don't let that dlscour
ngo you. There have been cases in
which people who come of illustrious
ancestors become pretty good'averaga
themselves."
Joy.
She mlRht havo come from Kankakee
Or Kokomo or Keokuk;
Sho might have drifted from Dundee
Or Saugertles or Saugatuck;
Sho might have come from Fond du 1
Or Ilackeusask or some such plnco;
She's Just got back from Rono, though.
And wears a smile that hurts hot face.
Technical Terms.
It is common to call all poultry
chickens, but strictly speaking a
chicken is a young fowl generally un
der six months of age,' and tho fowl
Is one over thnt age. On tho sauio
basis a young mnlo under ono year of
ago, or a young female of the same
Easy.
"How do you manage to koop track
of all the men who nro paying you ali
mony?" "Oh, I hnvo n card Indox. You have
no idea how it simplifies things "
A Trying Moment.
"Didn't you feel awfully nervous
when tho onrl proposed to you?"
"Yes, awfully. It was a bank holi.
day and I was afraid ho might want
Incr?
Thomas Why, cause 1 keep In
training, of course I If you want ma
to I can put you into Jest as good
physical condition aa I am In 30 days,
and hen after thnt age.
A fftnArniia Offi
it 1b ndvlsablo for tho toachor In Grandniothor-0 Thomas! Thomas! W aro knon ub cockerol and pu -1 n mllllou t0 b)l)d tllc bargain."
oharce to bo honorary president of the How can you uo an tno time nBjlt. V-v". ,. "" ""
club.
A slmplo constitution and by-laws
should bo adopted. It will bo found
profitable to subdivide tho county or
ganization by townBiupa, bciioois 01
school districts, nnd have local meet-
Puok,
Comfortable Houses.
Ail hen houses should be comfort
Able, which means that they should ho
reasonably warm, with a liberal pro
vision for fresh air, and should be dry.
Always.
When a man begins by saylug: "1
want to tell you a good joko on my
self," you may bo sure that he lu golnj?
to try to makq somebody else appear
ridiculous.