THE 8EMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRA8KA.
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Cape for the School Girl
- MASH PLAYS A LEADING ROLE IN FEEDING
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ADMIRAL SIR GEORGE CALLAGHAN
Chickens on Free Range.
(By J. W. KELLER. Copyright. 1314.)
It's a puzzling question to many
what to feed and how to feed nfter the
critical period the first month ot a
chick's Ufo 1b safely passed. The
foundation la laid. What will wo
build on it7 Parent stock, housing,
range, sanitary arrangements theso
and a host of other conditions each
play their own important part In the
nnswer, but tho keystono of all la prop
er feeding.
The mash plays tho leading rolo in
most present day feeding, and rightly
.bo, for wo can secure In this form feed
that Is most accurately balanced and
easily digested, offering a greater va
riety, greater economy, quicker results
and tho highest percentage of digesti
bility. For tho growing chick, having
been gradually weaned from its baby
chick food, the following will make an
excellent mash:
Pounds.
Bran 20
Middlings 20
Comment 10
Ground oats 10
Beef scrap 10
Bone meal 1
Bliell meal 1
Charcoal U
To thlB mash one can also add with
value a pinch of salt and a proper
amount of a reliable regulator or tonic.
The above will be found a valuable
ROOSTER IS ONLY NUISANCE
mash for use during tho second, third
and fourth months of a chick's life,
representing as, It does tho feeding sys
tem of ono of America's moet success
ful plants, and should bo fed at least
twice a day.
For a scratch grain wo must resort
first to tho thrco great staple grains of
tho poultryman corn, wheat and oats
and theso should bo mixed In equal
quantities (by weight) for chicks hav
ing frco range. For thoso which aroi
confined, however, a small amount of
a variety of other grains, such as mil
lot, canary seed, barley, etc., may boj
added, and this should bo fed about
tho middle of tho morning, scattered!
on tho ground or among tho litter, and
again in tho later afternoon. Theso;
flno grains are chiefly valuable as in-'
ducing exercise and affording slow
nourishment.
It is almost unnecessary to stato that
a plentiful supply of good, fresh, cool
water must be before the chicks at all
times, and in addition if they are noti
on free range greens and grit must bo
provided.
Tho above system of feeding, pro-,
vlded other conditions are fairly nor-;
mal, will gro,w chicks which will havo'
tho health, vitality and capacity that!
will mean mijch future profit.
FEW MISTAKES OF BEGINNER
Without Male Bird at Head of Flock
Eggs Are Better for Marketing
Is Needless Expense.
(By MARIE D. TEFFER, Milwaukee,
Wis.)
Tho rooster is doomed! A male
bird holding pround sway over flocks
of hens kept for fresh egg purposes
has been declared a bill of expense
and a nuisance. Tho hens aro cred
ited with laying moro eggs without
him. And without him at tho head
of tho flock tho eggs aro better for
market purposes. Therefore ho is
of value only in breeding season, and
as soon as the breeding season, is
ended the malo birds should bo con
lined or beheaded.
Such Is tho verdict of tho poultry
men of Wisconsin when they met at
their annual picnic at Devil's Lako re
cently. The presence of tho male bird in
tho flock causes the egg to become
fertile or hatchable, as all fertile eggs
contain the germ of life.
This germ Is easily affected by heat
and frequently the heat of tho sun
while tho egg Is in the nest, or on tho
way to market will start the germ to
develop.
Tho heat not being continued at a
high enough temptaturo to continue
developing tho germ dies and decay
Boon sets in.
Without tho male bird in tho flock
this germ is absent from tho egg.
Tho egg is non-fertile or as is some
times safd "sterile." Tho sterile egg
having no germ of life cannot decay
but simply dries. During tho process
ot drying tho egg is useable at all
times and sterile eggs aro frequently
used when a year or two old and
found to bo in splendid condition.
Egg buyers all over tho country
are complaining about the unusual
number of "rotten" eggs this season,
nnd it la to better the condition of tho
markot egg that tho "Swat tho Roos
ter" duy has been, advocated.
Tennessee, Ohio, Missouri and
many other states havo held a "Roos
ter Day." In Missouri it Is estimated
that 250,000 male birds were market
ed which will mean a saving to tho
Missouri farmer of $1,000,000, this sea
eon. In, Wisconsin where 50,623,813
dozen eggs aro annually produced on
our farms it Is estimated that at lcaa1
fifty thousand will bo saved for tho
farmer by tho marketing of the sterllo
egg.
Gome of Chief Reasons for Falluro
Given After Careful Study Over
feeding is Greatest.
Success or falluro with poultry de
pends entirely upon tho management,
and In studying the causo of failures
the poultry keeper must hold In view
tho fact that the fowls are creatures
In his charge, and that upon his judg
ment hinges tho question of profit or
loss. A careful study of the causes
of failure of many who havo ventured
into the poultry business leads us to
concludo that the following aro tho
chief reasons:
Endeavoring to keep too many
fowls whero room 'for ono only can
bo obtained; that Is, saving In expenses
by cheapening cost of houses and
space.
Buying fowls from other farms
and thus bringing diseaso and lice into
tho flocks.
Overfeeding, tho fowls being sup
plied with greatest abundance under
tho supposition, "tho more food tho
more eggs." ..
Cold drafts over the fowls at night,
with a view to supplying fresh air,
when the temperature is low.
Wasting time with sick fowU In
stead of destroying all birds that can
not be cured quickly.
Disregarding the breeds by keeping
anything that is a fowl.
Lack of exercise, tho fowls being
idle, discontented and consuming food
because they havo nothing else to do.
Feeding corn and wheat exclusively
and omitting foods which supply albu
men for egg production.
Feeding three times a day, tho re
sult being indigestion and the intro
duction of disease in tho flock.
Lice both mites and tho largo llco
that are found only on tho bodies of
tho fowls at all seasons of the year.
Failure to keep tho houses and
yards clean. Labor Is withheld at tho
most important period.
ERADICATE LICE AND MITES
Admiral Callaghan haB been com-mandor-In-chlcf
of tho British homo
fleets since 1011. To bo admiral of
tho homo fleets which In reality
means tho control of several Hoots
is to bo at tho head of tho naval pro
fession In England.
An Irishman, Admiral Callaghnn
nevertheless contrives to koop his
shlllalah up his sleevo. Ho is not on
tho admiralty's black-llBt of tho con
tentious. When his term with tho
home llcot onds in Dccomber, ho will
not follow Lord Charlps Bcrosford
into tho commons to try to win tho
doubtful honors of debato with men
who know tho Westminster range and
aro ablo to make bettor practice than
the most heroic amateur. Ho belongs
to no cllquo, and talks nothing but
Hindustani to tho Interviewers who
go to him for salty comments on naval
administration. And In belonging to
no clique ho Is In tho latest naval
fashion. Cliques aro now broken up,
discredited, and finally wiped out. His Hindustani ho learned in tho early
years of his career, and tho no less complicated sclonco of fortifications ho
mastered whllo ho was Btlll a boy. Since then he hns mastered every branch
of his trade, from gunnery to scn-plancs. In China In 1000 he was ono of
the most prominent figures In tho march of tho allies to Peking, and hlniBolt
commanded tho British naval brigade.
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FORCED TO MARRY THE CZAR
PHP JHralijfilrJiML --m
If it should happen during tho war
In Europe that tho czarina of Russia,
friend of tho Russian peasant, should
Ibe taken prisoner, her sensations
iprobably would vary but little from
Jthoso of tho present. She has not
iboon a prisoner of war, but she has
been In prison all her married life.
Yet when she was little thoy
icolled her "Princess Sonnenschlen" In
tho quiet German town of Hesse-Darmstadt,
and her merriment and her
laughter made her the best loved
princess In the empire.
"She will never marry, tho dear
little one," thoy said about her some
times, and tho wiseacres shook their
heads. Just what was tho nervous
trouble that visited tho princess from
time to tlmo none but tho great spe
cialists who had treated her knew.
But often for weeks tho Princess Son
nenscheln officially known na Princ
ess Allx of HeBse-Darmstadt was
missing from tho quiet life of tho
court and town. But they made her marry the czar. Littlo and loving and
clever and religious, tho old czar chose her from all the princesses of Europo
for the bride of his wild boy Nicholas, and although tho young people wero
Indifferent, tho match was urged. One day Kaiser WUhelm of Germany vis
ited Hesse-Darmstadt.
"Allx, littlo cousin," said ho, "for the sake of Germany you must marry
Nicholas."
"And change my faith?" said tho Lutheran princess In wonder.
"Many things are asked from us In the cause of tho country," satd the
kaiser oracularly. "You must even change your faith."
"I will do my duty for Germany," said this German princess, "but within
my soul I shall die, cousin, have a mind to that."
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FRANCE'S COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF
PLACE FOR WEArC CHICKENS
Especial Care Should Be Taken to Re
tain None But Most Promising
Pullets of Flock.
Chicks that show a lack of vitality,
thoso that do not make tho progress
that would indicato that thoy will ma
turo early into valuable fowls, should
bo placed In quarters by themsolves
and given extra attention, If indeed, it
be thought probable that they will re
pay tho attention that should bo given
them.
Tho early hatches havo shown which
will be the most profitable birds to
raise, especial care being taken to
keep none but tho most promising pul
lets. It Is not wisdom to defer segre
gating tho weaklings from tho strong
ones of the flock, and ono may well
rBparo tho additional room for an extra
yard for tho caro of tho most unprom
ising. This will bo found to be economy
Strict Watch Should Be Kept and
Proper Methods of Destruction
Be Employed at Once.
Wherever poultry Is kept tho lico
and mites are sure to bo found unless
strict watch Is kept and proper meth
ods of destruction aro employed.
Llco aro found largely about tho
head and neck of fowls and under
wings and around vent. They seek
moisture in somo form, hence aro
found about eyes, In nostrils and
around vent.
Dust should be provided for tho
dally bath. If fowls become debili
tated they will havo to bo aided in
ridding themselves of this nuisance.
DuBtlng thoroughly under wings about
neck and around vent with Insect
powder Is the best remedy. Tho ap
plication should bo repeated about
three times, at Intervals of one week,
In order to kill thoso that hatch.
General Joffre, the commander-in-chief
of the French army, Is a dis
tinguished military engineer, famous
for his roads and bridges, but with
only one year's service In tho field,
when he was at the head of the Sec
ond army corps at Lille. He Is sixty
two yearB old, and left the Polytechnic
school as a cadet to serve In the Franco-Prussian
war, sharing In tho de
fense of Paris. In 1892 he went to
Africa to build the French military
roads from tho Senegal to tho Niger.
In 1807 he was in Madagascar to or
ganize the naval station at Diego
Suarez. Since 1001 ho has served In
France, In tho engineering department
of tho ministry of war, as governor of
Lille, as division commander of Paris,
and finally as commander of tho Sec
ond army corps at Amiens. He hus
undoubted genius in organization, but
has been compared, not too happily,
to General McClellan.
Franco needs at tho moment not
a McClellan but a Grunt or a Stonewall Jackson. But since she Is afraid
that such a ono might turn out to be finally a Bonnparto or a Boulanger, her
enemies may reap the advantage of her fears.
THE simplest of wraps both for chil
dren and grownups happens to
bo tho strongest feature of tho now
fall styles. This is tho enpe. It was
inconccivab'lo that It should bo devel
oped In so many variations ot shnpe
and combinations with other gar
ments until tho fact waB apparent.
Now wo havo long plain capos cover
ing tho figure, half length and threo
quarter length capes (somo of them
In combination with other wraps and
nearly always detachable), and others
that aro short and used as a touch
of stylo on coats. So that tho capo
may bo accepted and used In any way
tho individual chooses.
A pretty capo for a school girl Is
shown In tho picture. Such a simple
garment Is easily made at home, and
nothing could bo better for tho cool
days of autumn and tho long Indian
summer. This capo Is made of a
rather heavy woolen fabric In a fancy
weavo which looks Hko a wide walo
cheviot. Any ot tho standard woolens
aro appropriate for thoso capes, and
wo shnll seo thorn In sergo, broad
cloth, cheviot, Scotch mixture, home
spun and various novelty weaves. Tho
old rellablo staplo colors, dark bluo
brown, gray, and Jtho dark reds mako
tho best choice for children. Tho
capes aro lined cither with plain mate
rial or with stripes or plaids.
Whon the homo dressmaker under
takes to mako a capo she should pro
vide herself with a pattern In ordor
to got tho adjustment over tho shoul
ders as It should be. Somo enpoa
fluro moro than othors, also, and tho
finishing nt the neck varies, as do tho
methods of fastonlng.
It would bo difficult to llnd n moro
doslrablo model than tho ono pictured
here. It Is so managed that It may
bo fastened up about tho throat, whon
required, by buttons nnd Ioopb o . tho
under sldq. Straps crossing In front
hold It In plnco whon It Is worn open
at tho front, as shown In tho picture.
In koep!ng with tho fad for suit
hats," caps to match capes or Cither
wraps keep paco with tho tlmos. Tho
cap shown In tho picture Is a typo
Illustrating this fashion1 Patterns
for thlB and for Tarns nnd for sim
ple cloth hats aro Bold by all stand
ard papor pattorn companlos.
Millinery Which Reflects the Season
ESS
Keep Poultry Records.
Modern poultry farming calls for
accurate bookkeeping and systematiz
ing of tho work so that the most can
be done in tho shortest time. Keep
tho various accounts so you can tell
at a glance whether a certain division
of your work Is being conducted at a
profit or a loss. A poultry farm that
does not practice somo accurate way
of accounting Is far from a modern
farm and is being operated at a groat
risk.
TINIEST ADMIRAL A SEA-FIGHTER
tl Jn niiiiirt i i hi , n ft i n- i i - i - - - -- -- --- - - m
Vico-Admlral Sir John Rushworth
Jelllcoe, K. C. 13.. who 1b in command
of Great Britain's North sea fleet as
full Admiral, is Just tho man to repel
a German invasion of tho British
Isles, for ho was the commander last
year of tho British fleet which repre
sented a hostile Gorman fleet in tho
navy maneuvers. Ho ought to know
the weaknoss or strength of tho Eng
lish coasta, for his fleet outmaneu
vered the squadrons representing the
naval might ot England and landed
his troops on the Lincolnshire coast
at Grimsby.
Although the smallest man, ex
cepting midshipmen, in tho British
navy, and tho tiniest Admiral in the
world, ho Is a groat martinet, and to
him the British navy owes a complete
reorganization and great Improvement
In her gunnery practice For all his
size, Sir John was a famous football
player and a marvelous bantamweight
boxer in his day.
He married a daughter of Sir Chailos Cayzer, tho great shipowner, and
has three daughters. Ho lives in London when not on duty and 1b a lord
commissioner aitd comptroller of the navy. Ho was in command of the At
lantic floot in 1010-11.
END-of-the-Bummer-mllllnory,for thoso
who aro ablo to indulgo themselves
'In hats which Ulustrato tho seasons, is
shown in greater variety this year
than ever beforo in tho memory of tho
most observant of milliners. Tho poet
celebrates the coming and going ot
tho year In verso and women note its
paBsing seasons lovingly In their apparel.
Three exquisite hats aro pictured
hero, ono of them from tho most re
nowned establluhment In Paris, and
tho other two, In every way as excel-
lent, orlglnuted In America. Thoy aro
especially appropriate for wear at the
end of tho summer and through tho
coming fall.
In tho first hat a straw shapo la
decorated with a very heavy ribbon
laid across the crown and tied at the
left side at tho shoulder. This ribbon
Is very heavy and soft. Thero Is a
wreath of velvet plumB with velvet
follago and small whlto berrlus nbout
tho crown. This hat may bo doveloped
In Boveral colors, but In bronze or
purplo shades and In bronzo-brownB
will be found moBt beautiful.
The second hat 1b a combination of
straw braid and velvet which may bo
developed in any of tho rich and quiet
colorB now fashionable. It Is lemark
ably Blmplo In design. The round
crown 1b covered with velvet, and tho
outline of tho brim 1b emphasized by a
French fold of velvet put on with
perfection of workmanship. Thrust
through tho brim and under this fold
a coronet of tho dalntost of feathers,
known as the Numldi, furnishes tho
decoration for this elegant hat.
Tho third hat is a straw shape faced
with chiffon in black, It shows tho
movement toward wider brlmB anil
plcturesquo shapes. Us trimming con
sists of a spray ot autumn flowers,
posed in the bandeau and upturned
brim at the left side, and a similar
spray at tho right. The chrysanthe
mum or tho hydrangea or small frultn,
with follago, may bo selected for thla
model. JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
Putting On, Taking Off.
Do not forget tho old rules for put
ting on and taking off glovos. When
putting them on, do not try to get tho
whole glovo on at once, but first work
on tho Angers, taking care to have tho
seams lit exactly oven at tho sides;
draw tho glovo over tho hand and then
put In tho thumb, but leave the seam
of the thumb down tho contor. Ro
mnmber that a glovo once put on
wrong can never be stretched Into tho
r I cut shapo again, so It Is woll to tako
tho littlo care at tho sturt.
Ono ot tho features of tho season 1b
a touch of color In whlto dresses.
Sometimes this touch Is in the form
of black velvet.