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Poultry Keeping.

During the last ten years we have
had lively waking up in the matter
of poultry keeping. The impetus has
been supplied by fanciers rather than
by the every day commercial poultry
keepers who raise eggs and chickens
to eat on their tables or to sell In the
markets. The fanciers have a legit-
innate field of their own, and enjoy the
sport it affords in the breeding and
exhibiting of pure-bred fowls-in the
lively though sometimes scarcely honor
able emulation in prize winning at the
shows. We have no words of fault to
find with the fanciers or with the fancy,
having INDUCED little in that line
ourselves, and know what its fascina-
tions and enthusiasms are. But we
can say something to poultry keepers
who are not fanciers, but who are in.
terested in poultry from commercial
rather than from the fancler's or
amateurs standpoint.
Fanciers and breeders of fine stock
have some idea of the value and lm-
portancs of poultry as source of food
supply and of revenue. Some of them,
however, are enthusiastic and extrava-
CANT in their estimates, and draw too
highly colored pictures of the value
and importance of our poultry pro.
ducts, they magnify their hobby, and
publish such ''killing" estimates as to
"grieve the judicious" and hit but the
groundlings." Within the past few
months we have been in receipt of
numerous letters of inquiry from per-
sons ignorant offacts or OF information
who want to know how to make for
tunes in short meter IN the poultry
business. Our replies to such are dis
enchanting to the inquirers, and knock
the nonsense out of the aspiring for
tune hunters. This is not pleasant
task tor US, but it seems to be neces-
sary. So many read the rose colored
views of the enthusiasts, and are
caught by them. that it is pity there
IS not more solid sense published on
the subject, because there certainly is
a margin for reasonable profit in
poultry keeping when well conducted,
ever and above the beatltudes claimed
by the fool killers.
We would not discourage those who
want to go into the fancy. but indeed
the reverse, for every real fancier who
enters the ranks is an acquisition. and
is welcomed into the fraternity. But
of enthusiast and zealots who have not |
sense enough to keep their crudities
out of print there are enough already. |
This is plain talk. but it will do no
harm, and if it causes men to think
and to verify tier opinions in private
before the public is challeged by them
n print. it will do good. Poultry keep
ng as field of productive industry, |
,side from its facination as a fancy, Is
,ce of sohd merit -A. NJ. D., in
Prairie Farmer.
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The INDEPENDEAT

cf xcr York. u aexnowiedRsd a 10 be what tue Pa
Mai faxstfe. OF London. says Il fss zone ofthe
ebissi seeki3es In ezfSte1css" IL occupies two
feiis--fefsrion and literary.
IL pffi slss eachwsek from Twenty-Five 70
Thirty. .hres porc moro reading matter Than
eny 6fifs contemporaries. With the exception Of
iss column Of .sSeectione.r - Every lite In every
for IL. Ii .ys more each week for literary mat
Ter tfar sny tlIrt contemporaries pnt toget-
-r- IL has ! largest sad beat eorps " eontstbr-
nomnssDual Ia religion. aud unsurpassed In lit
~rary ability. It's rsvteys OF books are rdexeelled
IN journalism. LIS Edit. riAss fearless. Its de-
paTtuscnts Of Science and Hibical Kesesrch gfra
VALUABLE. Information unclaimed elsewhere. Its
MARKETS. and Financial Reports asd commercial
Articles eagerly sought tor By those wanting
correct Information rp3c those subjects. Ia de-
pariments for .-oid and young Is fiied With
stories and articles In psoss asi,i poetry.
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Erysipelasls dangerous disease.
Not TN frequently does it take such a
form as 10 carry off its victim after a
period of intense suffering. Charles
r Lucas. of Zinesvil!e, Ohio, writes:
For three years my wife has been suf-
'ering from erysipelas. She has tried
numerous ply sloians but received no
benefit from any Of them. She com
msreed using Mishler's Herb Bite
about a month since, AM is now en-
tirely welln
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that letters of sdministrs
sion upon the estate OF Andrew Roberts, Sen late
M " auais Az county, deceased, have been granted to
Ia 10 :. ,ne Undersigned John H: Roberts by the Po-
an Gay OF April, A. d. 1885. All persons haying
aims AGAINST said estate are required TO exhibit
date OF said letters or tbev nav be al
anS al peaeaf OF suc estate and f such claims be NOT
Sn,,nitea n,i,tea within two years rom the time OF tls
red. y '.'o Ao'iec JJnSiyN " PflREpTgrv III par
aaliniinistratorof III Andrew Robe %, decea setl.
Aprli io,i,.A. D., 1855. 3s''
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How IT'S Dsue.

Il is cause Of wonder to the aver.
age flrmer how the profit Of hundreds
is annually made bv simply keeping
and caring for fowls. To them and
to the majority OF those not well post
ed 10 poultry raising. 1t seems a little
fabulous. to put it mildly. When they
remember how much labor is involved
IN The clearing of even one hundred
dollars in grain or stock, they are not
to be blamed if they fail to see how
several hundred dollars are to be
made with couple hundred hens.
But it can be done, the Wo1ld and
Yard have said it. have published re-
ports proving it, and many men and
women in all parts of the country are
now doing it. We do not here allude
TO the breeding and selling OF fowls at
fancy prices Gas it is called). but to.
those who make every dollarby selling
eggs, chicks and feathers at market
prices. And the question is, how is it
donea
In the tlrst place there must be a
place adapted to the business. AL
though something can be done in a
poor locality, a place not at all suited
to the rearing and marketing OF either
fowls or eggs-it is unwise to attempt
the business where the land or its sur
roundings or situation is hard against
1t. But any good farm, upon which
cattle sheep or horses are kept and
grazed, is suitable for fowls And a
place must be very remote from civiliza
lion and very inaccessible if even tur-
keys and geese cannot be kept.
Secondly. one must understand and
like the fowls and the care that they
require. and must have. to make mo-
ney with them. | know OF no way in
which more information of beneficial
character in this line of business can
be obtainted quicker and al as small
expense as by buying all the back vol.
umes of the Poultry World. For seven
dollars. or not more than eight, think,
one has all the experience and knowl-
edge cleaned by thousands of the best
and most wide awake poultry raisers
for period of twelve years, all right
at hand and to the points.
Then in the third and last place,
when our Beginner has all the infor-
nation obtainable, and acted upon
the teachings of the above named
journal as to breeds, house, food and
care, let there be constant use oi
tact, energy ana common sense. No
business ever yet succeeded for any
length of time without these, no mat.
ter how much money was at com.
mand. 1t is emlnen,v so In fowl cul.
ture. And that is all there is Of it
No tricks or secrets or anything but
what can be used upon any farm. and
used to profit, too.- Poultry Yard.
my son, when you go TO the city
get you Bicycle, some tight pants
some tootk-oick shoes, and a slender
cane, but with a lyour get,ings don't
iail TO get bottle of Salvation Oil, for
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One of the drawbacks of married
life is the sickness OF the little ones.
For cold or cough one cannot find a
better remedy than Dr.. Bulls cough
syrup. Nearly all physicians prescribe
it and no family should be without it.
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EXECUTRIX NOTICE.

Letters testamentary upon the estate Of
Gary Hopson deceased, were granted TO the
Undersigned on the 10th day OF June, 1855
oy the probate court OF Adair county. AN
persons having claims against said estate
70 the administrative, within one year after
daie oil said letters, or they may be preclud.
ea from any benefit of such estate; and IL
such claims be not exhibited within two
years from the date of said letters, they will
be forever barred.
This 9th day OF June, 1885.
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The Dust.hath for Poultry.

Our domestic fowls go to their dust
bath with eagerness, and it either
makes them "feel goot," or it prevents
them feeling bad, or to all appearance
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Letters of administration with wlIl annexed up
on the estate OF W. L; Conner. deceased. were
1855, by the Probate court OF Adair county, All
persons having claims against said estate are re-
quired to exhibit them for allowance to the admin
isfrator within year after the date OF said let
tiers, or they may be precluded from any benefit
such estate; and II such claims be not exhibited
within two years from the date OF said letters they
will be forever barred.
This 25th day of March, 1885.
WASHINGTON CONNER.
Administrator with the will ynnexsd
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has twenty two distinct departments. edited by
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A Prob lem In Wood.
[Cor. Foreign Journal. /

The problem has puzzled many why
two pieces ofwood, ,sawedfrom the same
section OF a tree, should possess very
varied characteristics when used in
different positions. For example. a
e-post will be found to decay much
faster II the butt-end ofthe tree is up
permoSt than would be the case if the
top was placed in this position. The
reason is that the moisture of the at.
mosphere Will permeate the pores of
he wood much more rapidly the way
the tee grew than 1t would in the
opposite direction. Microscopical ex-
annnatlons proves that the pores invite
the ascentot moisture, while they repel
its descent. 10 make my meaning
more clea | will mention the familiar
case of wooden bucket. Many may
have noticed that some of the slaves
apfear to be entirely saturated, while
others are APPARENTLY quite dry. This
arises from the same cause-viz., the
dry slaves are in the position in which
the tree grew, while the saturated ones
are reversed.
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LONDON, June 3o.-A dispatch from
Ieheran states one thousand Persians
are at work constructing the Trans
Caspian Railway. Warlike preparations
are still beng continued by Russian
Rumors are in circulation in the bazars
of Teheran, that war will probably
occur after the Trans-C Caspian Railway
is completed to Merv, in Turkomania.
The Russians are bridging the River
Murghab on the confines of Afghanis-
tan. Eight hundred Russian infantry
soldiers are at old Sarakhs. The Per
SLAMS are fortifYing Persian Sarakhs
and building barracks there for troops.
CASTING HEAVY GUNS AT HERAT.
"A foundry has been started at Herat
for the casting of heavy guns.
A new invoice of fans at the Ladies'
Bazar.
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VILLAIN Z. SMITH,
MAsUFAcrURER OF
BOOTS AND SHOES

First door north of DoaShlass e SONS Iumber
yard opposite City Hotel, respectfully soIicIts
snare OF your patronage. Guarantees satisfaction
sewed work speciality.
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My son, when you go TO the city,
get you Bicycle, some tight pants.
some tootE-oick shoes, and slender
cane, but with lyour getlings don't
iailto get bottle of Salvation Oil, for
pride (you know goeth before a fall.
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DSS0ut0n.

Notice is hereby given that the eopartner-
ship heretofore existing between the vii
lard Bros. has this day been dissolved BY
mutual consent. the books and accounts will
be found in the hands of J. A. Willard, at the
old stand. Parties owing us please call at
once. " d. WILLARD,
j. a. Willard
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Smyrna times., 1885-09-23

The editor of the EUery EUening can
straighten himself up from reverie
among the stars, the marvellous beauty
and responsiveness which he finds so
pleasant in the study of cOsmOgony,
and wonder why these mundane edi-
tors cannot live together in "pcace and
unity" The editor of the z. E. with
his associations and surroundings
knows very little about it, nor did we,
with a much longer editorial expert
ence than his, prior to the last two
years. Let him imagine himself
thrown in close competition with a
man who has no honest convictions on
any subject, whose coarse nature has no
appreciation of the courtesies belong
ing to u profession, who delights week
after week to prod, irritate and belittle.
and who finally when he cannot draw
an answer, assumes the silence pre-
served for decencies sake to be weak
ness or fear, he villifies and grinds it
in with the periodical regularity of a
circus ring master. The purpose of
such man is not to let you live in
peace. In putting himself in such a
place the editor of the ECery Eceninq
we imagine thinks he could sit and
gaze serenely ut the stars through it
all. lfsO, he has found niche in the
mansion of saints not heretofore occu-
pied by editors.
Smyrna times., 1885-09-23

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND gave evil
dence in assuming the office of Presi
dent of trying to fill the offices with
the best men he could appoint and
complying with the Civil Service law
in accordance with his letter of accep-
tance, but the machine politicians seem
determined to hedge him about with
difficulties. The last "hubbub " is the
appointment of a man named Sterling.
a Brooklyn ward-worker, in the place
OF very efficient man named Bacon.
The Philadelphia Ledger's New York
correspondent says:
'The trouble, however. is lust here
How is the thing to be undOne? AL
derman Sterling may be a very indif-
terent sort of person, and the keeper
OF very questionable drinking saloon.
but his Democracy is indisputable:
and as he is endorsed by the does
trick and backed by the BROOKLYN boss
Mclaughlin and Tammamy Hall. the
President cannot discharge him and
replace Bacon without raising such II
howl from the bosses and the nails ~
will reverbSrate in the State cOnven.
ton, which meets this week, and rem.
der it quite impossible to push through
that body any resolution endorsing the
administration. ut is the first sten
that COSTS" The consequences of such
"a removal and such an appointment
should have been considered before
they were made. 1t is now too late.
The probable result will be the de-
tachment of the Mugwump, or Civil
Service-Independent- Republican ele-
ment, from the Democratic forces at
the next election. The bosses admit as
much, but they console themselves
with the expectation that their loss
will be more than made up by the in
creasing zeal of the Democracy. now
that 1t Is certain that the admiuistra-
ton Is determined to turn the ras-
Gals out" Whether the President and
Mr.. Manning have reached similar
serene conviction or not, no one can
tell as yet; but their best friends are
beginning to have a serious apprehen-
sion that as the New York custom
house was the rock upon which the
Garfield administration was wrecked.
so 10 speak, it likewise threatens them
with dangers and difficulties which
will have TO be manfully and skillfulIv
met, if they are not to lead to serious
disaster"
The papers to-day contain the news
that Secretary Manning has suspended
Sterling pending investigation.
Smyrna times., 1885-09-23
Personal.

Rev. Geo. T. Price, of Union, N. Y,
Wyoming Conference, spent a day or
two in town last week visiting friends.
Mr.. Price was a young tailor in this
town before the war. When VOlun-
teers were called for to put down the
rebellion, he Joined the first Delaware
regiment and remained until peace
was declared, after which he pre-
pared himself for the ministry and is
now a prominent member of his con-
ference.
J. Thomas Snowden, Esq, of Balti-
more, has been the guest of James P.
Hoffecker, the past week.
Mrs. S. d. Mcclellan, of Des
MOines, Iowa, is on a visit to her
mother, Mrs. Theresa FAIRIES.
Misses Maggie and Annie Hill Of
Wilmington are guests of Miss Mollie
Thompson.
T. w. Belville, of Mahonoy City,
Pa. Mrs. Bella Bittenger, of Wash
ingtOn, D. c., and Mrs. E. c. Reybold.
of Delaware City, have been the
guests Of Rev. J. T. Umsted, during
the past week.
Rev. Herman Roe acceptablv filled
the pulpit of the PRESBYTERIAN Church
on Sunday last, both morning and
evening.
}. Farra Vandever, of Wilmington,
ton, is visiting his brother, Aubrey
Vandever.
Mrs. Joseph Smithers, Mrs. Frank
Wells and P. H. r. Wyatt, have
gone to Philapelphia to attend the
centennial COmmemOratiOn of Prohi.
bitiOn.
Misses Phoebe Wallace and Fannie
richards, of this town, are visiting
friends in Philadelphia.
Judge Walter Cummins, of Whining
ton, spent Sunday with his father at
" Wood avn"