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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 2, 1917)
THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. if FIGH T SETTLED CONGRESS TAKES MATTER FROM LEGISLATIVE HANDS OIUllSPECTMKAW IS VOID Itms of General Interest Gathered i S from Rcllahl Sou State House .Western Newspaper Union News Service. Tho ono big Issue before tbo pres ent session of tho legislature probably has dropped owt of sight. With tho passage of tho Reed bono dry amend ment by both branches of congress and tho belief that It will meet tho approval of tho president tho bono dry question has been taken entirely out of tho hands of tho states, and tho bottom appears to have dropped out of tho expected fight over tho question among the Nebraska law makers. Tho question was up for consider ation Tuesday of last week but was laid ovor In order to soo what con gress was going to do about It. The bono dry advocates had been prepar ing for weeks for tho expected scrap, and thoy had become bo well organ ized that thoy appearod to have with ttictn about half of tho house. Somo men wero willing to predict that a bono dry amendment would be adopt ed by a largo majority. Ol,,' Inspection Law Void Tho Nebraska oil Inspection law, which for a quarter of a century has yielded tho state a rovonuo of from $70,000 to $150,000 a year has received a knockout blow from the supremo court which has declared void that part of tho law fixing a feo of 10 cento a barrel for Inspection on tho ground that it is a rovenuo measure and not a police measure, and vio lated tho constitutional provision in '"sgard to uniformity and equality of taxation. Tho stato of Nebraska, rep resented by Arthur Mullen as its spe dally employed attorney, loses, and the Standard Oil and other companies represented by W. D. McHugh and Amos Thomas win. Tho findings of fact and conclusions of law reported to tho supreme court by W. M. Morn ing, roferoo, are in the main uphold. Judge A. J. Cornish, ono of tho new Judges who came upon tho supremo henoh last month, prepared the opin ion of tho court. The decision is con currcd in by tho other six Judges of tho court. The legislature through tho houso took lmmedlnto stops to amend the Inspection law by reducing the feo from 10 cents to G cents a bar rel. Tho court grants tho writ of In- junction asked for by tho Standard Oil and thirteen other oil companies. Tills writ prohibits the governor or ntUor stato olllcors from enforcing tho feo portion of tho law. Tho result of tho decision is that Governor Keith Neville, food and oil commissioner. through his doputy Otto Murschel, will continue to inspect oil as heretofore, but will not collect a feo for such work. Governor Corrects Misleading State ment Iu order to correct statements made on tho .floor of the houso, where the confidential information from tho banking hoard had been distorted, Governor Novlllo has sent a message to that body in which ho said that tho guaranty fund is in no greater danger now than at nuy previous time and will not bo unless banks are un reasonably Increased In number or a stringency comes. Ho says that six weeks ago there wero eight banks found to bo In operation without re gard to tho law or Instructions of tho banking board. These have been placed In tho charge of examiners, who have straightened out two of thorn and are busy on tho others. Ho asked for another examiner to take care of tho extra burden. The Mattes bill, providing for taxa tion of proporty whero probate of es' tatea discloses that It has been with held from tho tax rolls during a per lad of yoars and adding a 50 per cent penalty for thoso who are not patriot Ic onough to list all tholr proporty for taxation, passod safely through tho sonato committee of the whole. Stnte Purchases Bonds Tho state board of educational lands and funds has made tho first pur chaso of Irrigation bonds over record ed. Altho tho board has long been vented with authority to mako such purchases, it has horctoforo sidestep ped tho privilege The Initial pur chaso was of 120,800 bonds of the Chimney Itock Irrigation district and $25,200 or tho Alliance Irrigation dls trick Both districts arc noar Bay ard In tho western part of Morrill county. The real estate value of tho districts is more than $300,000 Would Increase School Levy Increaso In tho maximum school levy allowed In this Btato from 35 to 60 mills is provided in a senate bill elevated to tho upper houso calendar, The measure is ono of many attesting tho nocd of raising money by taxation to mako up for loss of liquor llconso money, and attesting, also, the rising cost of school operation In tho stato. A number of other measures are pond Ins dealing with the same subject. AUTOMOBILES IN NEBRASKA More Than 100,000 In Ute In 1916 An Increaie of 41,394 In the Pat Year. Secretary of State l'ool lins Just com pleted the tank of auditing the nutomoblla applications from the 93 conn tie of the state. He finds thnt a total of 100.634 numbers were IshuwI In 1916. while "28 extra plates were Issued In lieu of lost number plates. This does not Includo the motorcvcln numbers Insiied. For comparative purpose the secretary has Riven me rpRistrntion tor the years 1913, vjh, ii6 and 11)18: Counties 1913 1914 918 S48 9 38 t7 765 303 1S7 130 570 717 907 776 599 iS7 208 201 700 572 679 061 212 165 429 62 385 898 3,647 103 6K6 317 134 334 880 84 91 101 34 205 727 769 206 63 96 462 20 357 414 426 587 83 95 64 550 2,452 444 15 49 856 25 438 97 1915 1,192 740 17 111 27 S60 3 68 304 229 S41 842 1,062 964 864 1S3 330 273 SP2 872 864 1,091 351 242 594 106 618 1,353 5.469 209 764 451 246 451 1,284 130 117 160 38 352 1,191 1,036 374 134 205 572 35 549 842 628 489 131 127 112 809 3,625 743 50 61 1,181 31 676 154 601 779 619 1,246 526 167 527 673 1,312 1,050 420 813 116 803 492 1,457 444 1,172 329 274 107 426 850 13 421 484 1.015 732 504 97 1,216 1916 1,950 1,337 42 160 100 1,26ft 673 499 375 1,424 1,336 1,641 1,611 1,363 418 663 754 1,490 1,211 1,425 2.041 493 472 1,399 284 884 2,325 8,561 398 1.325 822 867 1.027 2,229 31S 220 464 106 614 1,903 1,665 922 306 510 1,090 72 900 1,574 902 893 328 245 274 Adams 667 iVMelono 209 Arthur . . . . ltunper .... 27 IB 313 146 81 43 4S1 399 462 430 4DS 44 112 SO 63R 441 limine Hoono I5ox Butte. Iloyd Urown Huffnlo .... Hurt Hutler Cnss Cedar Chaso Cherry . . . , Cheycnno , Clay Colfax CumliiB 4S9 Custer 381 Pakotn ISO 13a wes 113 Dawson 264 Deuel 42 Dixon 313 Dod Ke 6ir, DotiKlas 1.815 Dundy 62 Klllmoro 410 Franklin 207 Frontier 64 Furnas 244 Gace CS4 Garden 17 Garfield 38 Gosper 67 Grant 23 Greeley 123 Hall 608 Hamilton .... G?2 Harlan 14!i Hayes 26 Hitchcock ... 56 Holt 278 Hooker 8 Howard 24S Jefferson .... 292 Johnson 332 Kearney 271 Keith 40 Keya Paha... 20 Kimball 11 Knox 274 Lancaster ... 1,781 Lincoln 290 Logan 12 Loup 22 Madison .... G87 Mcl'herson .. 25 1.355 6,007 1.511 134 117 1.S67 88 1.011 404 960 1.119 Merrick 301 Morrill 22 Nance .. Nemaha Nuckolls Otoe . . , Pawnee . 130 456 280 583 287 67 273 696 519 996 413 74 274 462 1,001 611 215 64 76 653 216 867 274 694 20G 158 57 296 508 14 234 350 742 608 2S8 46 1,041 1,070 1,93'J 813 339 1,099 935 1.960 Perkins Pholps 272 Pierce 215 583 534 124 401 35 385 Platte Polk Ued Willow. . Hlchardson . . Hock 1,379 831 1,347 221 1.554 Saline Sarpy 1G0 737 2.376 1,060 1,992 598 Saunders 594 Scott's Blurt.. Seward Sheridan .... Sherman Sioux Stanton Thayer Thomas 154 5S2 133 130 2S 189 186 10 601 257 778 1,372 62 594 657 1.444 1,140 869 135 2.007 Thurston 107 Valley 189 Washington 603 Wayne 113 Webster 137 34 526 Wheeler York Total ..25.617 40,929 59.140 100,534 Change in Bank Guaranty Law The state senato by a bare major ity voted to amend tho state bank guaranty law by adding a provision for tho return of unused guaranty funds to stato banks that liquidate. In committee of tho whole S. F. 9G, in troduced by Adams of Dawes, was recommended for third reading after opponents of tho bill had failed to muster enough votes to defeat It or amend it. Former legislatures havo refused to pass similar bills. Governor Neville was an Interested listener In tho lobby during a portion of the dis cussion. Practically without debate or dis cussion tho committee of tho whole approved Stato Treasurer G. K. Hall's bill Introduced by Busheo and Adams, n bill designed to put Btato funds up at auction to tho highest bidder in rate of interest, the auction to take placo every two years. Tho latter bill does not amend tho banking law, but it does affect tho guaranty por tion of tho banking law to somo ox tent because stato funds in legal de positories nro protected only by tho guaranty fund. Will Be Chairman of Board Eugene O. Mayflcld. chosen to suc ceed Judgo Howard Kennedy on tho state board of control, will be chair man of the board when ho takes of fice March 1, according to a statement of board members, with whom ho has conferred. Mr. Mayflold's four months' service on tho board, to fill tho unex pired portion of Judgo Kennedy's term, loaves him as tho membor whose partial term expires first. Un der tho law such a member is entitled to bo chairman of tho board. Judgo Kennedy has occupied tho position during tho past year and a half. A Fidelity Bond Measure H. R. 167, by Cronln, has been fa vorably acted upon. It requires fidol Ity companies when cancelling a bond to give to tho person bonded tholr reasons therefor, provided for twenty days' notice of tho intent to cancel and glvos a hearing before tho lrisur anco board If tho bonded person de mands one. Mr. Cronln said that ar bitrary cancellation left a stain on a man's reputation. This provided a method wheroby, If he wero honest, ho could protect his reputation. A saving to tho stato of from $20, 000 to $30,000 a year would bo offoct ed by the Dafoo-Taylor bill In tho house, creating a stato printing com' mission, according to J. F. Webster of St. Paul, stato printer. Tho bill pro vides that the printing and stationery of all stato olllcos and all state Insti tutions be supplied on the competitive contract and not in the open market. Tho bill provides for a stato printing commissioner at $2,000 a year, and for a stenographer nt $840. He must ho what Is known in the craft as a "practical printer." CONDENSED NEWS OF INTEREST TO ALL. DATES FOR COMING EVENTS. March 5 to 10 First Annual Auto Show at Lincoln. March G to 10 Mid-West Comcnt Show and Convontion at Omaha. March 7-8-MO State Basketball Tour nament at Lincoln. March 12-17 Annual Merchants' Mar ket Week at Omaha. March IS nistrln.t Montlnsr of Odd Fellows at North Platto. March 21-22-23 D. A. It. Annual Stato Convention at Fremont. April 9-14 Annual State Bowling Tournament at Fremont. April 21-22 Missouri Vnlloy Chiro practor's Association Mooting at Omaha. A lone bandit entered tho First Na tional bank of University Place, a Lin coln suburb, forced tho bank presi dent, n. II. Shaberg, I to tho vault, closed tho door, tunuvd tho combina tion nnd escaped with $1,981. Tho Croto Commercial club adopt ed a resolution ondorslng federal aid for good roads In Nebraska and call ed upon tho stato legislature to pass II. It. 722, which provides for tho ac ceptance of tho federal money. Joe Stocher of Dodge, heavyweight champion wrestlor of tho world, de feated Ad Santel, Pacific coaBt cham pion, in two straight falls at San Francisco. Steelier won tho first fall In 37:17 and tho second in 17:54. Tho gate receipts totalled $12,043, thirty per cent of which wont to Steelier. County agent work In Nebraska is bearing fruit in a now form the co operative salo of pure-bred llvo stock County agents In this stato havo been called upon to nupply Utah interests with ten carloads of pure-bred bulls and heifers and ten carloads of sows, Farmers and ranchers In tho vicin ity of Ellsworth met recently and or ganized a new farm loan association for tho purpose of taking advantage of tho federal farm loan act. Tho dis trict lncludosi part of Sheridan, Gar den and Grant counties. Two buycrB from Utah wero in Lin coin a few days ago purchasing hogs, which will bo sold to boys and girls who take part In tho plg-ralslng pro Ject conducted by tho agricultural ox tension service of Utah. O. II. Liebcrs of Beatrice has bought In Ohio nnd Wisconsin 100 head of Ilolsteln cattle for farmers of Gage, Pawnee, Sownrd and Madison coun ties. Tho price was about $25,000. Bishop JameB A. Duffy of the Grand Island dioccso of tho Catholic church, bought tho homo of Mrs. John Schwynn at Grand Island. Ho will make his homo there. Firo destroyed tho Hartman Furnl ture company, tho Berg Clothing com pany and several other small business houses in Omaha, causing a loss cstl mated at $500,000. Attacking John M. Baker's wife will cost Samuel A. Westings, wealthy Hastings farmer, Just $2,500, accord ing to a Jury's verdict. Baker sued for $150,000. Hogs sold for $12.05 per hundred weight on tho South Omaha market n few days ago, tho highest price In the history of tho markot. A number of traps set to catch prai rio chickens worn destroyed In Knox county by Game Warden Kosters dur ing his recent visit to Niobrara. Colonel C. G. Barns, editor of the Argus, sustained a dislocated shoul der and severe bruises by falling down a flight of stairs at Albion. A movement has been started In Crete, hacked by tho Commercial club, to pavo a number of streets In tho town during tho coming summer. A. F. Howoll has sold tho Gothon- burg Independent and will again en gage in ministerial work. The now owner la C. W. Bolkin. A. II. Wood of tho Goring Courier has been elected president of tho newly organized Goring Community league. Sioux county's land sales since Jan uary 1 total about 30,000 acres at about $12 an acre. Genova's high school was closed for sevornl days, Just rocontly, as tho ret- suit of an epidemic of diphtheria. The Joseph Smallen ranch In Col fax county was sold recently for $95,000, or $150 per acre. Karl Hariris, well known stock far mer, was Instantly killed when his car overturned near Howe. What Is said to bo tho highest prlco evor paid for a cow by a Dodge coun ty breeder waft recorded when Charles Hoffman of Scrlbnor gave $1,250 for a 2-yoar-old Hereford heifer at a salo In South Omaha. Mr. Hoffman recont. ly sold four head from his herd at the Denver live stock show at fancy prlcos. Tho second annual "University Day In Omaha" will bo hold either April 20 or May 4, according to a sugges tion of Dean Engberg of tho univer sity. Carl Harmn, farmer of Auburn, was instantly killed when his auto- mobllo was wrecked near Nebraska City. Harmn's neck was broken. Tho car was bolng driven without lights when tho nccident occurred. Petitions are in circulation In Ply mouth for a special election to vote bonds for u now school building, tho old one boing wholly Inadequate to moot present requirements. The sum of $9,000 has been raised by tho flnanco committee of tho Hold- rogo Commercial and set nsldo for publicity work. Tho appointment of General J. J. ! Pershing to succeed tho lato General I Funston as commander of the South ern division United States army Is a matter of special gratification throughout Nebraska because of hla wldo acquaintance in this stnte. Persh ing in a graduate of tho Btato univer sity nt Lincoln, and was commandant of tho cadets from 1891 to 1895. Ho mtido his home In tho Capital City for several yoars and has rclatlvos living thero now. Pershing lost his wlfo nnd throe children In the burning of tho Presidio, San Francisco, on Au gust 27, 1915. Tho United Statos Department of Agriculture makes tho announcement for tho bcnollt of nil sportsmen that from February 1 to September G la n closed season throughout tho entire United States on waterfowl and other migratory game birds. Tho open Boa Eon on waterfowl In Nebraska, accord ing to tho announcement, la from September 1G to Decombor 31, in clusive, and violators of Uio law may bo prosecuted at any time within threo yenrs after an offenso Is com mitted. Thoro Is n movement on foot to or ganize a stnto potato growers' asso ciation. This will bo a very Impor tant tiling to tho potato growors of NcbraBka and will havo tho effect of Increasing tho production and qunllty and of giving tho Nebraska potatoes a national publicity and tho market favor they deserve. A mooting to form tho association will bo held In tho spring, probably at Alliance, tho center of the potato growing district of tho state. Walter G. Gwlnn, tho farmhand who was frozen during tho bllzznrd when ho took refuge In a haystack near Hooper, underwent a surgical operation In Fremont for tho romoval of his left leg nbovo tho knee. As soon as ho recovors from tho offects of this operation, ho will havo his right limb removed. Mr. and Mrs. John Wollenhaupt of North Platto rocontly eolobrated tholr sixtieth wedding anniversary. Mr. Wollenhaupt 1b 83 years old and has been a membor of tho I. O. O. F. lotlgo for 49 years. His wlfo 1b 78 years old and has bolonged to tho Robokahs for 45 yenrs. Over 200 persona paid thoir respects to tho aged couple. Henry Cohagen, nged 25, a lineman, died nt North Platto as tho result of a fall from a pole. A ropo broke which caused Cohagon to fall to tho ground, fracturing his skull. Coha gen hecamo unconscious whllo work ing on tho polo. Tho workmon at tempted to lower him to tho ground and tho ropo broke. Statistics published by tho United States Geological Survey show that during tho year 191G thoro wero 10,000 tons of potash produced In this country, valued at $3,500,000. Tho largest output, tho report says, cornea from tho alkali lakes In tho north western part of Nobraska, Flvo or six Nobraska members of tho lower houso of congress voted In favor of tho Reed nmendment to tho postofllce npwroprlatlon bill which for bids tho Interstate shipment of liquor into dry territory. Representative Sloan of tho Fourth district voted against tho provision. At n good roads booster mooting at Blair, business men of tho town pledged tho sum of $500 to malntnln tho now Georgo Washington National highway, which is to pass through Blair. Resolutions wero adopted en dorslng government aid In building roads. Housewives ovor Nobraska aro pay ing 75 to 85 cents a peck for pota toes, whllo dispatches tell us that tho British cabinet la regulating prlcoa thoro and permitting growers to chargo dealers not ovor nlno pounds storllng per ton. That Is equal to $1.35 per bushel. With six deaths from meningitis since Jnnuary 1, and that many moro cases roported to tho health olllco, Omaha Is again facing an epldomlc of tho Infant disease, which on several previous occasions brought terror to tho hearts of hundreds of parents. G. W. Huston, Kearney, has tho dis tinction of having sold tho first lambs at $14.75 per hundredweight on tho South Omaha markot. Tho salo wan mado last Tuesday. Tho Eden Baptist church of Stroms- burg has Just closed a series of revl vai meetings, with sovcnty-flvo now converts, mostly adults. Fromont won tho stnto volloy ball championship at tho stato tournament in York. Omaha got socond placo and York third. Work Is expected to bogln on tho nows Union Pacific passenger stations at North Platto and Grand Island just as soon as weather will permit. At North Platto tho foundation 1b In for tho now depot to roplaco tho ono de stroyed by firo somo tlmo ago, Nothing has been dono on tho Grand Island station oxcept preparing plana Both structures aro to bo built of atono and brick. Rato of electricity tor roaldonce lighting in Beatrice has been cut from 12 to 9 cents a kilowatt hour. Fremont's now hotel, tho "Path finder," will bo ready for tho opening about tho middle of tho summor, ac cording to tho contractors. Tho build ing Is bolng orocted at a cost of $200, 000. Tecumseh cltlzons eolobrated tho oponlng of tholr now $20,000 Burling ton passenger station with a banquot attended by sovoral hundred towns people nnd a numbor of railroad of, ficlals. Contract has been lot for plans of Ihe new $30,000 Methodist church bo built at Holdroge. to L PROFITABLE GAINS WYANDOTTE, RHODE ISLAND RED AND ORPINGTON. In order to make the most economi cal gains It Is necessary to have tho utility or heavy breeds of fowl. Tho lighter breeds, ns Leghorns, Mltiorcns, Anconns, etc., do not, ns a rule, mako profltnblo gains In the fattening pen. Cockerels of tho breeds of Rocks, Or pingtons, Rhode Island Reds, Wytm- tlottcs, Game, Dorkings, etc., nro usu ally preferred. When a bird is be tween threo and four months of ugo It makes the greatest gain when put In a fattening pen or crate. If the mar ket demands a heavy bird It would bo necessary to leave them on tho rtingo a little longer, ns there Is a limit to tho time that n bird can be profitably confined In tho feeding pen. The most economical gains nro usu ally mado tho first two weeks of feed ing, and there Is seldom much profit In feeding longer than threo weeks. METHODS OF PICKING Suggestions Given as to Success ful Poultry Practices. Much Depends on Whether Fowls Are for Future Consumption or for Immediate Use -Fowls Keep Better If Not Drawn. Dry picking nnd wet picking nro tho two general methods used In dress ing poultry, depending upon whether tho birds aro for future consumption or Immediate use. "Successful dry picking depends on tho proper sticking of tho fowl," said F. B. Fox of the poultry department In tho Kansas Stato Agricultural col lege, "as tho longer tho bird Is. left after sticking, the harder the feathers set. Dry picking takes ri trllle longer, but If tho sale of the fowl Is to bo de layed for nny reason, as by shipment or storing, It should bo dry-picked. "When tho fowls nro dry-picked they arc bled by thrusting a sharp knlfo through tho mouth until tho Ju gular vein 1b pierced. Blood will Im mediately begin to How from the mouth. Tho brain Is then pierced through tho eye. This loosens the nerves that havo control over tho feathers. After this portion of the brain has been paralyzed the feathers readily yield themselves to tho hands of tho picker. There nro two general methods of dry-plcklng poultry, the bench method nnd the string method. Commercial ly, tho bench method Is generally pre ferred. "Poultry keeps better If It Is not drawn. The head should bo ncntly wrapped fn paper, nnd tho feet left Intact. "If tho fowl Is for Immediate use, It Is a trlflo quicker to scald it nnd uso tho wet method of picking. In this method tho 'bloom' Is spoiled and tho bird will not keep so well. All scalded fowls aro Immediately drawn. In cold weather one can send tho birds almost any dlstanco by parcel post." TROUGHS USED FOR FEEDING Domineering Fowls Keep Timid Ones Back Best to Scatter Grains In Deep, Clean Litter. Thero aro domineering hens in ev ery flock which keep tho timid ones In n constant stato of fear and subjec tion. When food is given In a trough whero tho liens can cat their fill, the domineering hens keep somo of the others back und often cat twice as much as their shuro, whllo tho less for tunuto ones do not get enough. The result Is both fut und skinny fowls iu tho sumo flock which Is always un desirable. The way to avoid It Is not to feed In troughs entirely, but to feed pretty largely of dry graluu, cracned grains and seeds, and Haiti? them In a deep clean litter that compels every hen to hunt and scratch lor her share, thus giving each ono an equal opportunity REMEDY- FOR SICK CHICKENS Epsom 8alts Is Most effective for All Ing Fowls Hali a Teaspoonful Is Standard Dooc. Epsom salts Is one of our most ef fective remedies for sick chickens. Salts act best it the fowl has been starved for half a day or bo before giv ing. llulf a tcaspoonful to a grown fowl Is a Htiiudard done. Sometimes moro or less Is Indicated, ' IN FATTENING PENS We have known birds left In tho crnto for four or llvo weeks to be thinner after being fed that length of tlmo thnn they wero at tho etui of tho sec ond week, says a writer In nn ex change. Cmto fattening will Increaso tho weight of n bird by ono pound or a trlflo moro In threo weeks, the exact amount depending on tho typo of bird, the kind of feed, nnd the cnrofulncss of tho feeder. When fed on n mix ture of finely ground grain, mixed to a batter In skim milk or buttermilk, flesh of tho highest qunllty Is pro duced. Chickens nro not tho only kind of fowl thnt nro fattened In pens or crates. In most of the poultry-fattening establishments will bo found a lnrgo number of turkeys, and possibly somo water fowl. FROZEN COMBS AND WATTLES Troubles Largely Due to Poor Condi tion of Fowl and Dampness Closed Houses Are Bad. Frozen or frosted combs nnd wat tles are common at this season, wheth er you house your birds lh closed build ings or thoso with open fronts. Usu ally the birds In tho closed houses got the worst of it. Freezing of the headgear Is largely a matter of poor condition of tho bird, and dampness with sudden changes in temperature. Now and then a heulthy, vigorous specimen, in good order, will get frostblto from undue exposure, es pecially to freezing winds, but gener ally thero will bo no severe frostblto under ordinary circumstances unless tho bird Is out of condition from In digestion, faulty nutrition, too much handling, etc. Exposure to severe cold winds when headgeur Is wet with drinking water Is n common causo of freezing. For treatment, thnw out tho frosted parts by rubbing with cold petrolatum ; thon apply a mixture of ono ounce of Bweot oil with ono tcaspoonful of spirits ol turpentine. Apply dully. Do not toko tho bird Into a warm room. Warmth will causo trouble. GATHER SPRING EGGS OFTEN Those Intended for Hatching 8hould Bo Kept ns Near Temperature of 50 Degrees as Possible. During curly spring eggs for hatch ing must bo gathered several times a duy until tho weather gets mild nnd warm. A chilled egg Is no bettor than an Infertile ono; in fact, It spoils much quicker In tho machine. Eggs after guthering should bo kept at n temperature as near 50 degrees as possible. Never allow them to re main In n temperature helow 40 de grees for any length of tlmo as then tho vitality of tho chick will suffer. If they nro allowed, to remain exposed to too warm n temperature, or a great ly varying temperature, tho samo thing happens. They muy hatch out chicks all right, but tho chicks will never be robust. Leaving eggs In the nest to bo set upon nnd warmed up several times during the day Is anoth er way to lower chick vitality. Attention to theso llttlo details pays well In tho long run. Better hatch out 100 chicks with 100 per cent vitality thnn 800 and ralso only about one third of them to a maturity of doubt ful vigor. SELLING EGGS FOR HATCHING Test Fertility Before Offering Eggs or Purebreds for Sale Get Rea sonable Results. If you hnvo sufficient breeding stock purebreds, to warrant offering hatching eggs for sale, wait till you have tested the fertility of eggs from your yards by running test hutches. If results aro reasonably good and your fowls continue In good health, then you aro fairly safe In selling eggs. HEN MANURE VERY VALUABLE Analysis Shows Fertilizer to Be Rich In Phosphoric Acid, Potash and Nitrogen. It Is claimed that 100 pounds of fresh hen manuro contains 50 pounds water, 10 pounds organic matter, GO pounds ush. Analysis shows that poultry manure contains 2.43 per cent phosphoric acid, 2.20 per cent potash, nnd 8.85 per cent matter.