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Illustration.Shows End View of Building Giving Roost
Detail Detailed Instructions for Construction
Will Shelter From 8O to 1OO
( Chickens.
The illustration shows a house for
poultry ns constructed by the Mary
land Agricultural Experiment station.
The house Is 20 feet long by IS feet
wide , S foot G Inches high in front and
T feet G inches from sill to plato In
the rear. The silla are 4 by 4 Inches in
size and rest on a comorit foundation
G inches wide. All studding Is 2 by 4
, in Blzo and the rafters nro 2 by C. The
\ building can be covered with German
' or Hustle siding or rough boards and
a good grade of roofing paper. The
floor is of cement , which makes the
best floor for the poultry houso. The
front or south side of the building has
* , two windows of 12 lights of 1Q by 12
glass ; theac arc stationary and placed
1 foot ViVjInches from each end of
the buUrting. They are 2 feet G inches
from the floor. Thp space between
the windows Is 10 feet long and 4 feet
6 inches wide ; tills space Is not board-
End View , Showing Roost Detail.
cd , but left open to bo covered by the
? loth curtain when necessary. This
leaves a tight wall 2 feet G Inches
high , extending from the bottom of
the opening down to the floor , which
prevents the wind or storm from
blowing directly on the birds when
they nro on the floor. Two light
frames , made of 1 by 3 inch pine
strips , are covered with sheating , and
hinged at the top of the fro'nt open-
Iho ideas of the builder. On each end
of the building and 1 foot 8 Inches
from the front wall Is a 3 by G foot
door. There Is also one 2 light sash
of 12 by 24 glass In each end of the
"
building , and they are used only durIng -
Ing the summer months when they add
greatly to the comfort of the birds.
They are hinged at the top and swing
'
, out and up. The house will accommo
date from 80 to 100 mature fowls.
In this drawing Is shown a gate
hung eo It can bo raised when snow
Is deep ; but moro than this , the gate
way may bo extended for extra wide
loads and tools to pass through by re
moving thft center post and the panel
at the left , says Orange Judd Farmer.
This post Is set "In an Iron well casing
burled , ns shown , In the ground. The
panel fits in a cleat fastened to the
loft-hand post and sets dowi on a
couple of cleats shown In the first and
MILK PRODUCT
Sotirco and Nntux-o of Bacteria
ukco This Condition
Pooslblc Fx-cqtuontly
Found In Udder.
< i5V U A. UOGERS. UN1TKD STATKS
BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY. )
The distinct bitter taste which
sometimes appears In milk may bo
caused by (1) ( ) certain weeds that the
cow 1ms eaten , (2) ( ) an abnormal con
dition of the udder , (3) ( ) an advanced
period of lactation , (4) ( ) the action of
certain bacteria. Only the fourth
cause of bitterness will be discussed
In this paper. , * s
It Is probable that the bacteria caus
ing bitterness are not at all uncom
mon nnd that they could bo found In
many lots of milk showing no bit
terness.
Some of these bacteria form acid
and tour the milk ; the more common
forms , however , form little ncid and
uro checked by the growth of the lac
tic ncld bacteria.
Nearly all of them form spores nnd
thus survive heating , which destroys
the lactic acid bacteria. For this rea
son bitterness has been most frequent
ly observed In pasteurized nnd Imper-
fcctly sterilized milk.
The few remaining spores germ
inate , and as they are unhindered by
the presence of lactic acid bacteria
they BOOH reach unusual number and
the Mltor flavor appears.
Hitter milk may appear as an epi
demic , persisting day after day , and
causing great trouble. This may bo
due to some constant localized bourca
of Infection which adds each day uu-
numbers of bacteria to the irlk.
Ing , which It covers when closed
down. When the curtain Is up It Is
hold by hooks fastened to the rafters.
The roost platform Is made tight
nnd extends along the whole length of
the rear wall. It is 5 feet wide and 2
feet G inches from the floor , high
enough to permit the sunlight to
sweep under nnd to allow a person
to catch or hanJlo the birds. There
nro 3 roosts framed together In two
10-foot sections. They nro 1 foot
above the platform and hjngcd to the
back wall so they may be turned up
and out of Iho way when cleaning the
platform. The back roost Is 12 inches
from the tear wall , and the space be
tween each of the others is 1G inches.
Tuoro is no curtain In front of the
roost , but on cold nights the curtains
in the front of the house nro closed.
The nests arc placed on the side walls
and may bo constructed according to
fourth bars of the gate at the middle
post. All that Is necessary then to
widen the gateway Is to lift this panel
up and then remove the post. The
gate proper Is latched In the ordinary
way , as shown at the second bar , and
may bo fastened In any position by
means of the stiff wire rod shown near
the center of the drawing. The main
gate Is preferably ten or eleven feet
long , and the panel about six feet
long.
In uomo cases it has been found
that the udder of the cow was infect-
ed. . This should bo determined by
carefully cleaning the udders of all
cows and milking trom each quarter
of the udder of each cow Into fruit
jars or boltlus which havo' previously
been cleaned with boiling water.
In case oneof these samples shows
a well-developed bitterness while oth
ers remain normal , it may bo assumed
that the source of infection Is the ud
der of the cow. In that case there
should be injected Into the udder after
each milking a solution of one part
of hyposulphite of soda in 100 parts
of water.
It is possible in many cases that
the source of infection is not local
ized. If through some combination of
circumstances the lactic acid bacteria
are suppressed , other kinds become
predominant.
The utensils , the milk room nnd the
stable gradually become Inoculated
with these bacteria or their spores and
each new lot of milk is thoroughly
Inoculated.
The bitter-milk bacteria may be ono
of the now forms. In this event It
may bo necessary , after thoroughly
cleaning everything coming In contact
with the milk , to Introduce Eomo good
our milk from a neighboring dairy.
In this way the normal fermenta
tion may bo restored and the object-
tlonnble bacteria suppressed.
Setting Hen With Mites.
When you SL-O the setting hen In
clined to stand up on her nest you
can just bet your money that she is
covered with mites , and the nests ,
too , has a full supply. A good plan Is
to Investigate nil sitters a number of
times during the Incubating period in
order to get rid of the mites before
they get the best of you nnH the hen ,
loo.
GROUP Of M.CO7Z&Y&
' 112 pueblo of Acoma , y.i Now
Mexico. Is weird and strange
and out of the way. A half
day's journey from the pueblo
of Lngnnn , which Is on n trans
continental line of railway , Aco-
ma is ns remote from civilization ns It
was when discovered 300 years ago
Probably not over a do/.en white men
call at Acoma In the course of a year.
It Ja a hard trip ovur there , across
the hot desert , and the Acomans , who
belong to the Quercs tribe , are none
too hospitable to the stranger. Un
less > ou Imvo n pull wIMi the gobor-
nador , the Pooh Bah of Jho pueblo ,
you might as well make up your mind
to ? ny good-by just ns noon as you
havu said hello , because you'll bo giv
en to understand very plainly that you
ar not wanted. This Isn't from any
special unfriendliness on Mie part of
the Acomans , but they simply prefer
to be left alone and figure that they
have worried along prett ) ' well with
out white assistance for several hun
dred years and will be able to do so
for several hundred years mora.
There's not much of anything of In
terest before you reach Acoran. You
are beginning to nod In tht wagon
when suddenly you are aware that
there has Ecemed to shoot up out of
the plain a wonderful mesn , on the
top of which Is n town , loolMorf not un
like a sprnwly sort of cystic. The
mesa Is In the southwest corner of a
basin four miles wide and ten miles
long and open from tbo northeast
only. The general altitude of the ba
sin is about 7.500' ' feet nnd the mesa
shoots up from 200 to 250 feet right
out of. the desert , the sides being ei
ther vertical or overhanging.
The top of the mvsa consists of
ftbout 300 acres of denuded lock and
rt-hat induced anyone to build a town
( here Is one of these little mysteries
that even the archaeologist will have
a hard time making dear to you. But
In all probability ttio pueblo was
built there for purposes of defense.
As you approach the mesa you under
stand how ensy it would bo for the
Acomans to defend themselves against
any attack that might bo mnde upon
them.
The main trail is plnlnly defined. It
winds across the desert and brings
you up against the base of the mesa
between n couple of big groups of
sandstone 200 feet hiflh , guarding the
pass like giants. The trail slopes up
ward from these glantn nnd mules and
horses can make the ascent to the
top There are two other trulls , but
they are for foot purposes only nnd
unless the visitor has a clear head
and Is a good climber he doesn't want
to tackle either one of them , as the
paths are cut In Eolld rock and In
some places are merely footholes In
the side of the precipice.
Long flics of Indian girls are pass
ing up and down these three trails all
day long , carrying water from the
springs on the plain below. There Is
no water on top of the mesa except
that which is collected In the vast
communal basin Rcooped In the sand
stone. In time of drought this basin
is as dry as n bone and all the water
that Is used by the Acomans Is
brought np from the plain below in
the gaily decorated water jars that are
balanced on the heads of the Acoma
maidens.
The town Itself , when once you
have reached the top of the mesa , Is
something never to be forgotten. It Is
built after the style of most pueblo
villages , all the houses being of adobe
Some of them are three stories In
height , the upper floors being reached
by the ladders which are alwaj.-
leaning against the walls and which
add a picturesque effect.
There are three long rows of build
ings , with ten large communal houses
The streets and alleys are narrow ,
and when looking down them one al
ways gets the wonderful effect of dis
tance , for the vision leaps right off
the edge of the mesa and out on the
plain , no matter which way you look.
Some of the houses are built right on
the edge of the cliff , and as nearly all
the Acomans sleep on the roof , espe
cially during the summer months. It In
a wonder that some of them do not.
roll off or step off when walking In
their sleep and dash themselves to
pieces 300 feet below. When the
stranger wakes up In the morning
after his nap on the roof of one of
these dwellings nnd finds himself on
the verge of such n tremendous de
scent ho is apt to plend for sleeping
quarters thnt are loss airy.
If you arc' ' fortunate enough to bo
In the good graces of the gobbrnador ,
whoso lightest word Is law , you will
have no trouble about accommoda
tions. You will be taken liuo nn
Acoma family and fed on tortillas ,
meat and syrup , nnd then everybody
will pit around and smoke cigarettes
nnd discuss yen ! In Spanish , which la
the language used moro thnn thu na
tive Qneres toncuo.
The Acomans are Inveterate cigar
ette smokers and manufacture a pe
culiar kind of cigarettes from tobacco
nnd corn husks. There Is always a
buudlo of corn husks available
wherever you go , nnd these are used
by the community. In fact all the
Pueblo Indians , so called , though they
belong to varying tribes , are com
munists , and the work of the Indi
vidual goes to the general fund.
The people of Acoma have Irrigated
tractu of the plains below nnd are
skillful farmers. They nro moderatol )
industrious , nnd in the morning a crier
makes the round of the pueblo calling
on all the inhabitants to rise and gt >
forth to labor. Another crier an
noiincca the time for meals , and at
bedtime the criers make their last
rounds nnd all is quiet.
At night the herds of burros , goats
and cows aie driven In by the boys ,
who act as herders , and the sight Is
something never to be forgotten. The
brilliant colors of n New Mexico sun
set light up the pnstornl-iiccne like a
huge painting. In fact , morning , noon
or night Acoma will prove a delight to
the naintcr. for theie is n wonderful
picture , no matter which way you
look.
look.The
The burros and cows are brought
to the summit of the mcsn and turned
Into corrals , while the goats nro cor-
ralcd at the foot of the cliffs , where
they will bo safe from attack from
wild beasts. The rude carts , plows
and other farm machinery are stored
among the hollows In the rocks at the
bottom of the cliffs.
There is an old church at Acoma
that hue Eeen strenuous times. It Is
situated on the southeast corner of
the mesa , apart from the town , nnd Is
40 feet high nnd 150 feet long , and the
adobe walls that compose it are coven
feet thick. There Is nn abandoned
convent near it. This church was
built by the Spaniards , who conquered
Acoma in the days of the Conqulsta-
( lores.
Coronado stormed the mesa and cap
tured the town In 1541. The people
made a desperate defense , but It 'Vas
not EO easy to stop the mailed Span
iard from coming up the slopes as It
would have been if the assailants had
been the poorly armed Apaches or
Navajos. the hereditary enemies of
the Acomans. In 1589 , after the people
ple of Acoma had rebelled against
Spanish rule , they were again defeat
ed , this time by Juan de Onate. but
ten years later rebelled again nnd
murdered all the priests and partially
destroyed the church. Do Vargas re
conquered th Acomns and rebuilt the
church , and tiuce then there has been
no trouble.
A short distance away from the
pueblo of Acoma is the wonderful
Mesa Bncantada. or Enchanted Mesa.
This mesa is even larger than the ono
on which Acoma is located , and there
is no trail to the top. Legend snyr
that the one trail was destroyed by t.
lightning bolt hundreds of years ago.
At thnt time It was eald there was u
town on the Enchanted Mesa.
Most of the inhabitants were away
in the Holds when the trail was de
stroyed , but n few were left on top ol
the mesa , where they starved , the
legend says. The survivors moved to
the other mcsn nnd built the town of
Acoma , and today the Enchant n > i
Mesa is shunned by the Acomans as
If evil spirits resided there.
JOSIA11 WAI/HSU PRESTIN.
The Blue Rose Has Come.
That long-sought-lor novelty , the
blue rose , has been developed at last ,
and to the Intense Interest of the
gardeners nnd flower lovers who visited -
| ed the spring flower show of .ho Penn
sylvania Horticultural society nnd tbo
National Association of Gardeners at
Horticultural hall recently. Three
piants have been put on display , says
the Phlla'lelphia Record. The color
obtained Is the best blue that has ever
been produced. It is on the violet
shade , and the rose Is a Rambler type.
The tiny buds In heavy clusters are
of bright red hue and show the blue
only on blooming.
CARING FOR FL03RS
PART OF HOUSEWORK THAT RE *
QUIRES ATTENTION ,
Results , However , Arc Well Worth
the Expenditure of Tlmo and
Trouble Hardwood Always
the Best and Cheapest.
Undoubtedly the best floors for the
average house nro hardwood , but to
keep them In order roiiutrcs work.
Dully wiping and polishing la neces
sary , but the beauty resultant moro
than repays trouble , and such floors ,
unless they are abused , wear well.
Their exponslvcnoss dhTors according
as to whether or not Ihoy are par
quetry or plain , and for bedrooms and
halls the latter Is as good , except In
very elegant houses. If drawing and
living room floors can bo finished with ,
a border they nro more effective , but I ,
even hi thcso places design Is not
I
necessary. What Is required Is posi .
tion of the boards that Is , close to- I
gothcr and smooth , so they can be
kept In the highest state of polish and
cluanllncss.
When a houeo that Is occupied dur
ing the entire year Is lltlcd with luml-
wood floors the problem of carpeting
Is Eolvcd , for In winter rugs can bo
used , while In the summer the boards
may bo left uncovered. The latter ef
fect Is cool and pretty.
For general durability there are cov-
crings which conceal unfinished floorIng -
Ing and are moro easily kept , clean
than carpeting. In these days of fre
quent moving , when housekeepers do
not like to Imvo carpets and mnttlnga
cut to fit rooms , rugs of endless vari
ety and material coinu In prices which
are equally varied. A Wilton or tapes
try carpet , cut like n largo rug and fin
ished with a wide border , is practical
In many different places , and a rough
floor may have n border ulalned to
make a suitable finish.
For summer , or to use all the year
In bedrooms , mats of straw are ex
tremely pretty. They como In straw-
co ored grounds with designs of vari
ous sizes. They wear well and arc
easily kept clean.
Nothing could bo prettier than some
of the hand-woven rng rugs. They
have the merit of washing when coiled ,
and have sufllclent warmth to bo good
for winter , and yet are light enough
for summer wear. In many summer
houses they are used exclusively for
the upstairs rooms , and largo ones are
exceedingly nlco In dining rooms.
They can bo woven to order and for
dining rooms round ones showing a
| border of contrasting color are both
I effective and durable.
Hag carpeting also now comes by
, the yard , and by many persons Is pre
ferred to matting because of the way
dust sifts through the latter. Rag
stair carpeting IH extremely nrettv.
A floor covering which has cork In
Its composition has come Into favor
for bed and billiard rooms as well as
dining rooms. It is rather thick and
has some "give , " and may bo washed
with soap and water as n bare floor.
It Is the common covering In many Eng
lish nurseries , owing to Us hygienic
qualities. The stuff comes lii only a
few plain colors and may servo as a
background for rugs.
Grandmother's Pound Cake.
One cup of butter packed solid , 1 2-3
cups granulated sugar , one-half tea
spoon mace , five unbc-ten eggs , two
cups sifted pastry flort Have a round
pan greased and floured , the oven
ready and Ingredients measured , as
the mixing must all bo done by hand.
Cream tha butter , add the sugar and
work until you do not see any of the
egg yolk. Then another egg. and so
on until they are all used. 'Then mix
in the flour and turn at once into n
pan and bake slowly about an hour.
The grain of the cake should bo ilno
and c'oso with not n suspicion of any
toughness or heaviness , not porous
into a cake made light with gas from
soda and cream of tartar or by long
beating , and yet soft , light and vel
vety. This texture Is obtained by
thorough blending of the butter and
sugar and not overheating the eggs.
Bread and Butter Pudding.
Iluttcr a pudding dish and In the
bottom put a layer of jam or marma
lade or stewed fruit of any kind. Put
in some very thinly cut slices of
broad and butter and a layer of fruit
or marmalade. Add three tablespoons
of sugar and repeat the layers till the
dish IB full. Heat up two eggs and
add enough milk to them to thorough
ly moisten tlio bread In the bnsln.
Cover with n well-buttered paper
and place In a saucepan of boiling
water. Boll for two or three hours
with the lid closely on and the water
during the time must never get off the
boll. Before serving turn this pud
ding on to a hot dish.
Variety In Breadstuffs.
Dread Is the staff of life that Is
generally admitted but the staff has
varying degrees * of strength and the
weakest Is white flour bread. There
u lion hi be variety In bread as In meat
and vegetables and the careful house
wife varies her white bread and bis
cuits with loaves of whole wheat or
rye or graham and mulling of corn-
nunl and oatmeal. Once a week , at
least , fho places brown bread upon
her table , not the soggy variety , but
that which has been thoroughly
btcamed and cooked all through.
Cheese and Pineapple Sandwiches.
Chop pineapple line and drain off the
juice. Spread bread thinly with cream
cheese , sprinkle with the minced plno-
apple and press together. Cut in thin ,
slender strips.
MORE THAN TWO
THOUSAND PEOPLE
SEE COOPER DAILY
During L. T. Cooper'a recent otny In
Ooston , It Is estimated thnt slxty-flvo
thousand people talked with him nnd
purchased his medlclno. This is on
average of over two thousand n day ,
Ills success Is tie phenomenal as to
cause universal comment both by the
public nnd the press. There must bo1 a'
reason for this. Hero is the reason
Given in his own words by Mr. Cooper
when Interviewed on the subject Ho
said :
"Tho Immense numbcra of pcoplo
who are calling on mo hero In Boston
Is not unusual. I have had the same
experience for the past two years ,
wherever I have gone. The reason la
n dimple one. It is because my modi *
cine puts' the stomach in good coiull-
tlon. This docs not sound unusual ,
but It Is In fact the key to health.
The stomach Is thovery foundation of
life. I attribute 90 per cent , of nil
sickness directly to the stomach.
"Neither nnimalo nor men can re
main well with n poor digestive np-
, parntus. Few can bo sick with n diges
tion In perfect condition. An n matter
of fact , most men nnd women today
are half-sick. It Is because too much
food nnd too little exorcise have grad
ually forced the stomach Into a half-
sick condition. My medlclno gota the
1 stomach back where It was , nnd that
Is all that Is necessary. "
j Among Boston pcoplo who 'are '
staunch bollovoru In Mr. Cooper's
theory , is Mr. Frank D. Brown , of 57
Dloomlngdalo street , Chelsea , Masu ,
lie says :
j "For five years I have sought relief
for Indigestion , stomach trouble and
dyspepsia , spending nearly nil my
wages with doctorn nnd obtaining no
results. I had dull pains across my
back , radiating to the shoulders. I
bad splitting headaches , which nothing
seemed to euro. There wao a , gnaw
ing and rumbling In my stomach and
bowels. I was troubled with vertigo
nnd dizziness , nnd at times almost I
overcome by drowsiness.
| ' 'I felt tired and worn out nil the
time , my sleep was not refreshing , and
[ would got up In the morning fooling
as weary an when I went to bed. My
appetite -was variable ravenous , ut
times , then again nauseated at the
sight of food. Sometimes my face
was pale , at other times flushed. I
was constipated and bilious , nnd had
catarrhnl affection In nose and throat ,
which caused mo to hawk and spit a
great deal , especially In the morning.
j I heard so much of the Cooper remedies -
dies that I decided to try them. After
taking one bottle , a tapeworm CO foot
long passed from my system. I felt
; bettor almost Immediately. All my
I troubles disappeared as If by inaglo.
and my Improvement was rapid. I now
feel entirely well , and can honestly
recommend Mr. Cooper's medicine to
anyone who suffers as I did. " '
Cooper's Now Discovery is sold by
all druggists. If your druggist - cannot
not supply you , wo will forward you
the nnmo of a druggist In your city
who will. Don't accept "something
Just as good. " The Cooper Modlclno
Co. , Dayton , Ohio.
Gentlemen Two.
Two street cleaning department
men were having an nltcrcatlor , na
they were driving their carta side by
side along upper Broadway the other
afternoon. One was red-faced nnd
bulbous-nosed , the typical "rummy. "
The other' ' was an adder-headed negro.
Doth looked utterly disreputable.
"Get out o1 my way ! " yelled the red-
faced man. "Don't chor know enough
to get outer dor way when you see a
'
gentleman ? "
"I'm more of a gem'mon than you ,
you big rum , " retorted the negro.
"Youall drives a garbage cart , an' 1
only picks up ashes. " Now York
Press.
At or About This Time.
"Why do they call them ocean
liners ? " she asked.
"They're getting now terms every
day , " ho said , without looking up from
the sporting page. "I never heard It
before , but an ocean liner Is probably
a hot one that Isn't Inflelded well and
rolls Into a puddle or something. "
She made no answer , but when be
had gone to business she phoned the
doctor about him.
Of Another Feather.
"Did you folks want any algs to
day ? " called the grocery boy from
the back steps ,
"Yes , " answered the cook who was
busy kneading dough. "Just lay 'em
under the refrigerator. "
"I ain't Hen ; I'm the other boy , "
shouted the lad from the grocery.
Chicago Post. ,
The Appetite
Calls for moro
Let a saucer of this
delightful food served
with cream tell why.
"The Memory Lingers"
Fkgs. 10cind ISc.
Posturn Cernal Co. , Ltd , ,
Battle i reric , Mich.