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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1916)
te. t'-'-uirjw"--', "-j, , p r. n nt nnn RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF m 1 1 I ; 1 K 6 (she Growing Importance rarmin JJ H F iw ' h -n 1 Ofcr Kober W)J i H.TTcmlioit 0 Sixteen billion of the hen fruit zvas con sumed in the United States last year and we imported some from China to supply the in creasing de mand. o vj JL t ... ft. & 'N ... r; : ,fe . .V V . 2S 0 0 0 I . Of Course Not. "The engineers of botli trains lost their heads." "Then It was not n head-on col-IIhIoii." Cheap. "How dlil yon mala' out with your garden this year?" 'Tlno. 1 raised so many vegetables Hint tho oxcielso I got out of working In It cost me hardly nnytlilng nt nil." Tin-re's nothing n iiiiinly milii ad mires more than u girlish girl or a womnnly woninn. A henpecked man Is n silent jmrtner of his w Ife's woes. I & zmz A 1 WA . .ti ".?$:& or ihyH ?OC&OFPJVZJ?PJXMXrt7fPOCK6 00 000 () doubt the innii who paid nil eeti if.SOO for u single heii. "I.ady Eghin line," not long ago. will gel his money back with liberal Inlet est The phenomenal altie of this hen lay In the fuel that she had Just completed tin astonishing perform mice of producing .'HI eggs In .'H!" day.s. It Is assumed that the prog eiiy of I.ady llglantlne will also be wonderful egg mac bines, for which reason her eggs will command the highest prices for hatching pur poses; as a matter of fact, they are aliend sell ing at ?fi apiece. To be safe, this Is much of a gamble, bat hundreds of people will be glad to take the chance. You see, the call these days Is all for heavy layers, for never has the demand for eggs been so hard to meet. Sixteen billion eggs nro required to satisfy the Amer ican appetite each year. Egg farming has reached a point where It must be Included among the big business Interests of the country, and the coming of the paicel post has already given It added Impetus. All over the country big plants ,'we spring ing up, where chickens are hutched by the thousands ami shipped far and wide. Other plants are being established for custom hatching, Just about us chicks have been hatched in Egypt since the days of Moses. Over there the hatching Is done In Im mense brick ovens, or which there nre home six hundred. In which .ViO.OOO.tXK) chickens are Incubated ouch season. Camel's dung Is used for fuel, ami the operator have hucIi keen senses that they can keep the tempeia ture nt close to 10U degrees without referring to a thermometer, which Instrument Is never em ployed. Custom hatching In this country Is quite an other matter, and has been made possible only by the Invention of Incubators of the continuous type, heated from u coal-burning furnace and requiring only a comparatively small amount of attention. It Is a line of work which farmers' wives and other women can follow with success and to which farmers themselves, as well as the owners of large poultry plants, nre turning their attention. Men ami women living near the larger (owns, nnd especially If close to the railroad sta tion or on a trolley Hue, are particularly well sit uated to do custom hatching, for people keeplnt; a few hens will come personally with their eggs nnd also call for the chickens Just as they do In Egypt, by the way, except fur the means of con veyance. The Initial Investment need not bo Inrge. One can start with a single machine and Increase the sb.e of his plant as business warrants. A little advertising by means of tlrculurs, or, better, In n newspaper, will bring the custom. It Is tlrst necessary, however, to learn all about tunning the Incubator. It would be foolish to seek cus tomers before becoming thoroughly familiar with urtlllelal Incubation and making several experi mental hatchings. These can bo made In the fall or winter. Along with custom hatching goes the sale or day-old chicks. This Is another line which men and women In the country or elsewhere who have but little capital may begin In u small way and Increaso with their business. The two blanches may well be combined ulso, If nt nuy time there be n dearth of custom hntchlny oi tiers, the ma chines may be kept running Just the same to till orders for newly hatched chickens. Tor hatching chicks, u chnrgu based on t!.e number of eggs In un Incnbator tray Is often made. If, for eMimple, the tray will accommodate 7.r eggs, the charge may be ?il and upwards, .lust as much time and fuel are required for n ihuon eggs as for To. Of course, If the eggs to be hatched for several cus turners nre received nt the same time, they can be placed In the sanie machine, but It will be very dlfUcult to decide to whom the ihlcks belong when they lyro out of the shells. If the butcher Is using single machines, It t wise to employ the smaller skvs. The machine which come In sections me most satisfactory, tor they can be added to like sectional bookcases us one's business grows. Of course the custom hatcher takes no responsibility, lie does his best, nnd If tlio eggs fall to hatch, the loss Is the cus tomer's. The hatcher bus no means of knowing that they were lertlle, even, until u test nt the end of live days Is made. Likewise, the hatcher runs no open accounts. If he Is wise. A deposit should be made when the e"gs are left, and the, remainder paid when the ch'cks arc delivered. Day-old chicks are best sold at a Hat rate, ,ay 15 cents apiece, with delivery charges added. Strongly made eardboutd boxes especially de signed for shipping chicks nre manufactured and i2- -" V I, -! iV m 'ZADYJ&uirrm" chmpiqitzgg- ItAXZR Q?r271FlfaRl,D cause bioken eggs, although Hie point at Issue Is that fertile eggs are less desir able for table purposes than unfertile ones. One might Imagine that with the tre mendous extent or the egg business In Hits country, tl urket would be glut ted. On the qpntrnry, the demand seems I... ultli Hie sunn v In fuct. a tune Save the Babies. NFANT MORTALITY Is (something frightful. Wo con hardly roalteo that of all tho children born in civilized countries, twenty-two per oont, - ,i. ..i. .-...- .ii tu.r., flu.? reach ono venr: tniitr-eoron percent., or more than one third, boforo they are flvo, and ono-half bofore thoy nro (If teen I . , , , , Wo do not hcaltato to say that a timely uso of Castorla would eavo a majority of these precious lives. Neither do wo hesitate to Bay that many of these infantile deaths aro occasioned by tho uso of narcotlo preparations. Drops, tinctures and Boothlng syruja sold for children's complaints contain moro or less opium or morphine. Thoy nro, in considerablo quantities, deadly poluonB. In any quantity, they Btupefy, retard circulation and lead to congestions, sickness, death. Castoria ojcrntca exactly tho reverse, but you mut boo thafit bears tho olgnaturo of Chaa. IL Hotelier. Castorla causes mo oioou to circuinio property, up-jut mu pores of tho Bkin and allayB fever. s - jf fcV- Ucuuhio Castorla always boors tho Blgnaturo ofCV5f -&cciM n Ask for and Get CHKSSS JZTJT ?XTCfD In Keen mi ahead of It. oi It vvou'd not be round protltuble to Import eggs from China, as was done n year or two ago. All over the country matumoth poultry estab lishments nre springing up. Not fur from Chicago Is a large plant made famous by Its White Plym outh Uoeks and White Indian Uunners. There lire KM) acres on this farm, and houses are wintered all over them. The man who owns this nig plant sells much of his stock for breeding purposes, and values some of his birds us high as $.",KK). That sounds like an unbelievable tlgure. to be sure, but the very lowest price for which one enn buy a row! at this rami is fi. Tho owner has made a fortune, Is a bank director nnd u business man who can Hike rank with those who manage the big Industries of the city. One thinks tlrst of eggs In connection with the poultry business, but growing anil fattening chickens for the table Is almost as Important u branch of It us egg farming. Formerly no one thought of specially preparing chickens for the slaughter. The farmer simply went out Into the vanl, selected a likely looking fowl, laid It on the block, unit cnoppeu off Its head. Quite different Is the process now. especially In the West and In Canada, where rattening poultry has developed Into more of a line nrt than In the eastern states. There Is a difference of from three to seven cents u pound In the pi lee paid for well-lleshed or fat teiied blids and that paid for pool try Just olT the range. As this means a difference of from 1." tc :ir cents on u tlve-poiinil chicken It Is well worth while to fntlen tin row is. Skinners THE HIGHEST QUALITY MACARONI 36 fytRtelpe Book free SKINNER MFG.C0.. OMAHA.U.SA lAftGUT MACARONI FACTORY IH AMUICA DEFIANCE STARCH is constantly growing in favor becausa it Docs Not Stick to the Iron and it will not injure the finest fabric. For laundry purposes it has no equal. 16 oz. package 10c. 'A more starch for same money. DEFIANCE STARCH CO., Omaha, Nebraska The Army of Constipation Ii Growing Smaller Every Day. CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS responsible they not only give relief they perma ncntly cure ten ttipation. Mil lions use them for Bilioomen. InJigeitioo, Sick Headache, Sallow Skin. SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE, SMALL PRICE. Genuine must bear Signature Nebraska Directory FILMS DEVELOPED We have o-s ot the best equipped finishing depart ments In the country and toe films you send us (m developing, ptlntlncorenlaiKlns will be bandied by ezpeits who will cet the best possible tesulta (ot you. A trial crier will convince youot the superior quality otour wotlc. LINCOLN PHOTO STJPPLT CO. ( K&sluiau Kodak Co.) :Z17 0SI..Dep(.K. Llacola. Nebraska .JaBBkBBBBBB .37 lXw it .n l f i m & .BHRKugMr Wl I I -- BMfBKiT ajivcrv ww aifiur.a. Br E-ti. 3 Tnrte 8upp1l(vl bj THE KING COLE CO.. OMAHA David Colo, owner FISH.OISURUUEIIT WW. TIT WHOLESALE ONLY prim rour rout.TiiT to Nmrus vvepurUAHu U1J11 f0r Uto uoultrr Ala &2c7& i??rzg . PARKER'S m HAIR BALSAM A toilet prprtlon of mrrlt. IUIpn to eradlcut dindrult. For Reilorint Color and Daauty toGrar or faded Malr, toe and gluo t Uringr Ht. AGIC Would tou pay 2o extra pr naslilng to r'Vvo roursclf M.U the ola. Iiard. wcarliuiiuo nib bing? Aro you opoD-mlndnu rnoi'gh u try uninrtuliig nw tbuta guurantct-d to do tblaT Nothing To Do But Boll and Stir 20 Minutes Boll ono-Otth of one etlck vtlib a. bar ot (.onp In a rkIIod of wnttTi add to tun bolllnR water In tlio boiler; pnt In tho clothes nnd stir at InUrvuls riurlna 20 uilmitc. 'ilitn rlnso and your ituslilng U dona buautllully. Costs LitUe-TfyK SSa buys e bio toz ot throa fltlikn. Kncli bilrk rnoimh (or tlvonnstiliii.. 'Iry It: ot jour in on i r duck ix yuu uro dui pleased. II. P. LAU COMPANY LINCOLN, NEB. Distributors Tvs nATCfii.-Jzr cuvmosf saooojsrcfS limit-it Hit (lili'U fnnii liiirin. If shtppuil ii wioii iih tlrltMl off. no foml will lie rttiulrvd, for n chicken iit'ftls nntliiiiK to t'nt for tlit) tlrst two tlnys of Uh oxlHti'iiiv after li'uvinis tlu sltull. liiMn ntiur Mifil liy the yolk of the vkk wlildi It Iiiih nbsorbotl. For tlmt reason, tit'onlo who cuiuplnln that the liractlco of withholding food Is cruel uro wustlnK their synumtlile.s. To Just what extent these new developments will revolutionize tho poultry business of tho country, no one can safely even kK'.ss. It Is cer tain, though, that hundreds of people who for merly raised u few chicks each beuson with liens will now either send their hatching ckrh to u cus tom hatchery or buy tiny-old chicks. The expense Is but little Kreater mid hours of fussing with broody bens are eliminated. People living In tho cities may now keep hens In the back yard, for they will need no roosters and thus avoid the com plaints of nelKhbors, nnd can keep breeds which do not Ki't broody. One thine Is certain. tlititiKh. If the prb pro ducers are roIiik to make tho most of their op portunities, ninny of them will have to reform their methods. The stntement Is mnde. apparently with authority, that there Is an annual loss of Siri,00O.tMM) because of the Improper handllni; of ei;j;s. Much of tills loss can be traced directly to the producers the men nnd women on the farms. Such facts are responsible. In pnrt for the present much-discussed IiIkIi cost of living. Many farmers let their ckks accumulnte until ihev et u basketful, altbouj,ii It may tuke several weeks. Kertlle and Infertile cjjks nre dumped lu the Mime lot. If u hidden nest Is discovered, tho old hen Is shooed nwny and the half-lncubnted i'kcs are sold nloni; with the others. This Is the nason why the average market cjjr Is unrelltilile. Incubation has bek'un In a fertile ckk before It Is laid. In a few days traces of the embryo may taslly be discoveied, even thoiiKh the out; simply be Kept In a warm room or allowed to remain In the sun. Ordinarily the Kcrm soon perishes, and then the esc Is quickly added to the rotten-cui: class. An unfertile vm may be kept for many weeks without koIiik bad, although It may Kct somewhat stale und conseiiuently untlt for the table. Under the present s.vstem. the customer Is pro tected to u larRt extent by the IiIr crr merchants, who I'Mimlne the orrs which pass through theli hands by means of n test known as candlliiR. Tills candllUR Is a hhdil.v importunt part of the business In most cities, and on the care and expert nesa with which the work Is done depends the quality of the product whlth the customer recures. The men who candle crrs become remarkably expert so expert that they can handle two crrs In each hand anil Rfiule them at a Rlauce as they are passed quickly befote a hole in a tin shade placed bulorc a strotiR electric light. 1'rrs from llocks which contain no male bird except In the breedliiR season will keep loiiRer and be bitter th.ui those laid by hens with which n lonster Is rnnniiiR. Many people still hold to the uuUqtintcil belief that hens lay better if attended by u rooster. This Is u pure fallacy. In point of fuct, tho roosters annoy the. hens, and may Not every by her nppenrance, iyyYVffrVyrryryrVryVj POULTRY NOTES Si-ft-ri'-ft-wMM'A'A' Sclectlntj Pullets, poultryman can select u layliiR hen ,tRCUGHonRATS"ou'V' "wTn. U., LINCOLN, NO. 39--1916. It Is true students of potil try husbandry are RcneruMy able to do this but few farmers nnd poultrymen are unless they have given the subject some uttenlion. The following suggestions should be of help to vou In enuineratliiR sonic of the points In the 'limiting of ii good laying hen. Hut these points will need to be vcritled. That is, you must prac tice If you would become a good Judge or ut least learn how to select your own pullets for layers. And It will be necessary for you to know, how to select If you nre to improve your Hock. Judging poultry Is said to be u tlner art than tim nninetinn of other farm animals, but the iiian or woman who picks pullets with u Hue head, alert eyes and comb, face und wattles of line tex ture, has taken the tlrst step toward Increased crr production. (Jood pullets should stand squure on their feet, with legs wide apart, with the front end of the body slightly higher thun the posterloi end, und wUh u long back und tull cnrrled rnthei high. The body should be wedge-shuped, yielding ample room for tho reproductive und dlgestlvt organs. When Eggs Are Highest. How to get eggs In late fall nnd early wlntei when they are highest Is a serious problem with most poultrymen. Taking It for granted that tho pullets wen hatched earlv and have made good growth during the summer season, wo would get the entire Hock ..r w,,.-i... millets, vciirllugs and all Into wlntei quarters in September. That Is, we would have the poultrvhouse and jurds put In order for win ter then so there will bo no rearrangement to disturb the Hook or In any wuy disarrange Its dallv routine or habits during late October, Novem ber and December, when we most deslie the eggs. n.,.. ..i- hi., nrlnciiial 'factors for securing a high egg production in the poultry Hock Is exercise. A hen kept closely cooped will not lay us many! eggs during u season; she will take on fat Instead , .;..i ......un.. unhealthy. Hlvo the hens plenty of range nnd then get u lurger basket In which tc curry the eggs to market. ' Single Comb Black Leghorns. Not many yours ago this breed was little known to breeders. They mive mime rupm nuim-i . are becoming very popular. The heavy Minorca combs, high tails, very dink legs and purple Instead of blnck plumage have all been bred out nnd today the Hluck Leghorns nre us good In slope as the oilier Leghorn. Their combs nre cquall.v as small and neat us the whites or browns. They carry their tails low und well spread. Their legs show n good yellow color together with a good green sheen to' the plumage. Among many fanciers black Is n desired color and among these admirers and fanciers the Hluck Leghorn, In many Instances, Is replacing its brown or white sister. They are persistent layers ot large chalk-white crrs und there's no renson why they should lack popularity uny longer. Largest Fountain Pen. What Is believed to be the largest fountain pen ever made for actual use was completed it few days ago In New Orleans. This pen Is made of silver und holds two ounces of Ink. It Is ten Inches long with the cap and eight Inches without the cap. not Including the point. The pen weighs tibout four ounces. Vviii. i" -.""55 The Limit "What a pessimist lie Isl" "Yes, Indeed. Even misery shuns his company." Its Purpose. "So this Is the prison luuntlryt" "Yes, ma'ain." "I suppose you wash nnd Iron Uib convicts here." More War. Mrs. Stylos I want one of those ucw military bonnets. Mr. Styles How much nre they7 Only $10." "I can't afford thnt, nnd I don't seo why you wnnt a military bonnet. You're uot going to fight, nre you, dear?" "I urn if 1 don't get the bonnet." Don't expect u soft unsvver when you call men hard names. Gratification. "You go to church more frequently than you used to." "Yes. And apart from the Instruc tion I derive u great deal of satisfac tion from my uttendunce. It's u great comfort to be where people sing und play tlno music without nnybody'H spoiling It by putting In ragtime worda or wanting to dance." Hnwall Is making bricks from lava. Iron is Greatest of All Strength Builders, Says Doctor A Secret of the Great Endurance and Power of Athletes Ordinary Nuxated Iron Will Make Del- Icate, Nervous, Rundown People 200 Per Cent. Stronger In Two Weeks' Time In Many Cases. NEW YORK, N. Y. Most peoplo foolishly seem to think they aro going to get renewed health and strength from some stimulating medicine, se cret nostrum or narcotic drug, said Dr. Snuer, u well-known Specialist who has studied widely both In this coun try nnd Europe, when, as n matter of fact, real and true strength can only come from the food you eat. Hut peo ple often fall to got the strength out of their food because they haveu't enough Iron In their blood to enablo It to chnngo fond Into living nintter. From their weakened, nervous condi tion they know something Is wrong but they can't tell whnt, so they gener ally commence doctoring for stomach, liver or kidney trouble or symptoms of some other nllment cnused by the lack of Iron In the blood. This thing mny go on for years, while the patient surfers untold agony, u you are nor. strong or well, you owe It to yourself to make the following test: Seo how long you enn work nr how far you can walk without becoming tired. Next take tvvo'tlve-graln tablets of ordinary nuxated Iron three times per day after meals for two weeka. Then tost your strength again and see for yourself how much you havo gained. I have seeu dozens of nervous, run-down peo ple who were ailing nil the while, double their strength and onduruueo nnd entirely get rid of nil symptoms of dyspepsia, liver und other troubles in from ten to fourteen days' time simply by taking Iron in the proper form. Ami this ufter they hud la some cases been doctoring for months without obtaining nny benellL Hut don't tnko the old forms of reduced Iron, Iron acetate or tincture of Iron simply to siivo a few cents. You must tuku Iron lu u form that can bo easi ly absorbed and assimilated like mix utcd Iron If you wuut It tu do you nny good, otherwise It may prove worse than useless. Many an athlete or prize-fighter hns won the dny simply because ho knew the secret of great strength and endurance und filled his blood with Iron before he went Into tho affray, while many nnothcr baa gone down to Inglorious defeat simply for the lack of Iron. NOTE-Nuxrtted Iron recommended above by Dr. Sauor ts not a patent medi cine nor secret remedy, but onenvhlclt Is well known to drtiKRlHts and whose Iron constituents In widely prescribed by emi nent phyBlclans everywhere. Unlike the older InorRunlc Iron products, tt Is easily assimilated, docs not Injure tho teeth, make them black, nor unset the Btomnch: on the contrary. It ts a most potent reme dy. In nearly all forms ot Indication, as well as for nervous, run-down comlltlons. Tho manufacturers have such great con (Ulcnco In Nutated Iron that they offer to forfeit J100 00 to any rhatltable Insti tution If they cannot take nny man or woman under CO who lacks lion and In creaso their HtrenKlh 2"0 per cent, oi over In four weeks' tlrmi provided they Imvo no Borlnus orRtinlu trouble. Tiiey nlso offer to refund our mo ley If It do8 not at least doublo your strenRth and, endurnnco In ten days' llnm It Is dis pensed by most driiRKlsls tf your druR rIsi or Roneral store Is without a supply, ask them to get It for you. Adv. r v-' -i .- -..