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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-10-16
POULTRY HOUSE PLAN.
Building Calculated to Accommodate
from Eighty to One Hundred Fowls.

Building Calculated to Accommodate
from Eighty to One Hundred Fowls.
Several readers have asked for plan
for ii goud hen-house that will accommo-
date from Is 10 100 fowls, the same to
he constructed in a manner that will
keep the hens warm during severe
winter weather. and enable the builder
TO keep several varieties or small lots of
20 to - in one room of it. Nothing said
about cost
We always presume that those con-
ten: ating going into the chicken bust
ness are not seeking merely a place to
spend ready cash, but for the purpose of
making pay out of the employment.
We always endeavor to aid such persons
by suggesting economy in the construc-
tion of buildings to the degree that will
encompass the possibilities of making
them strong, durable and comfortable.
1t is generally conceded that fowls
kept in small focks do best, and in maxi
ing up a plan for keeping the number
mentioned we have followed up that
idea closely. and present a ive-room
house with each room ten feet square,
four of which are intended to provide
accommodation for at least 20 to 25
hens.
To economic time, labor and expense,
we suggest that this house be framed
from posts set in the ground two and
one-half feet, and seven and one-half
feet above, with two by four studding
spiked on top. running all the way
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-10-16
CHEAP EARN PAINT.

1t Gives q Satisfactory Finish on Either
Wood or Stone.
A method of painting farm buildings
and country houses, while by no means
new, is yet so little known and so de-
serving of wider application as to war
rant description. The paint has but
two parts, both cheap materials, being
water lime or hydraulic cement and
skimmilk. The cement is ple1ves. n a
bucket, and the skimmilk, je advis is
gradually added, stirring his pattly
until just about the cc't sentence of
good cream. The 81 unreal anu be
thoroughly dune to have su;S,,t.. g -ow,
and if too thin the mixture will run on
the building and look streaked. The
proport 5ns cannot be exactly stated,
but gallon of milk requires full quart
of cement, and sometimes little more.
This is convenient quantity to mix
at time for one person to use. If too
much is prepared, the cement will set
tie and harden before all is used.
A fiat paint brush about four inches
wide is the best implement to use with
this mixture. Lay it on exactly as with
oil paint. 1t can be applied to wood
work, old or new, and to brick and
stone. When dry, the color is light
creamy brown, or what some would
call yellowish stone color. The skim
milk cement paint, well mixed, with
out adding color has good body, gives
smooth satisfactory finish on either
wood or stone and wears admirably
American Mechanic.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-10-16

good outlets and observe the result.
The wild sour grasses will disappear
and the tame grass sod will thicken and
grow luxuriantly. The live stock are
good judges. In grazing they will
keep the grass near the drains cropped
closely because it is more palatable to
the taste and more nutritious. We are
confident that the value of thousands
of acres of pasture lands could be
greatly enhanced if underdrained,
which are, in their present condition,
practically worthless. Those who
have given little attention to the real
condition of their grazing lands will
be surprised in careful examination of
their condition. It will soon become
apparent to them that where there is
one blade of good, nutritious grass,
four or five may be made to grow by
well directed effort in the underdrain-
age of the land.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-10-16
GIRLS WORK IN A MINE.
A Reprehensible Introduction of Foreign
Customs on American Soil.

A Reprehensible Introduction of Foreign
Customs on American Soil.
Four athletic young girls find daily
employment at small coal mine in the
Mahoning valley, several miles from
Shamokin, says the Atlanta Constitu-
ton. The colliery is owned and OPP
Grated by Joseph Mans, hardware
ing German, who says he has simply in
troduced the custom of his fatherland in
having his four daughters assist him in
preparing the fuel for market.
The girls are six-footers, good look
ing and well formed, each tipping the
scales at about 200 pounds. Kate, aged
90 years, has charge of the breakers;
Annie, aged Is, runs its mine pumps
and breaker engines like veteran en-
gineer; Lizzie, aged IS, drives mule
attached to a gin for the purpose OF
hosting the coal from the slope, and
Mary, aged 10, sees that the slate is
picked from the coal by her little broth
ers, whom she helps in the work.
The girls wear short skirts, not
boomers, as might be supposed.
Mans formerly worked in the mines
at Shamoldn, but during the last IL
years, with the assistance of his wife,
who runs the farm, and their daughters
at the mine, he has managed to buy this
coal mine and a large amount of timber
land besides.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-10-16
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through ventilators or gable windows.
This avoids all drafts.
The windows are in the south or slop-
ing side. A convenient size for a sash
is one containing two rows of eight by
ten glass, five in row, each overlapping
the one below in the style of dollhouse
sashes. One window to five feet in
length of building will give good light.
OF course the interior arrangement
depends largely upon the fancy of the
owner. The floor may be either cement
or earth. The former is preferred by the
man who cares for the flock, the latter
by the hens. A width Of 10 feet is recon-
mended. This will admit Of an alley
three feet wide along the moi th side, the
remainder to be divided into pens Of the
size desired.-Ohio Farmer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-10-16
Plenty of swIndlers Abroad.

The number of people who live or try
to live by their wits seems to have in
creased rapidly of late. Never have
swindlers of all kinds been more in evil
dence both in city and in country. IL
single week no less than four schemes
to defraud farmers have come to our
notice. They are all variations of the
venerable swindles which have been ex-
posed so often in the press. One cor
respondent intimates that hypnotism is
being used to bunko farmers in his To-
cality. This is probably only the hyp-
notism of a smooth tongue ON the part
OF the 'sagent" and careless business
methods ON the part of the victim.
There is heap of this kind Of "hyp-
notism" all over the country at present.
National Stockman.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-10-16
DRAINING PASTURES.
IN Many Cases 1t Can BE Made to Pa
Handsomely.

IN Many Cases 1t Can BE Made to Pay
Handsomely.
The impression is quite common that
1t will not pay to underdrain pasture
Hand, says Drainage Journal. There
are pasture lands that it will not pay
to drain, but it is also true that in many
Instances it will pay to underdrain, in
part, at least, lands used for grazing
purposes. In passing through the
country we see many acres of pasture
land which, if sufficiently undetermined,
would be very valuable. AS they are
now they are practically worthless, af-
4ording only wild and unnutritious
grasses, worth but little for grazing
purposes; in fact. such lands are dis
ease breeders of the live stock which
have the run of them. Pastures which
need underdrainage may be cared for
80 as to present good appearance to
the casual observer, but when careful
~ examined are found to grow grasses
of little value. If they have been seed
ed to tame grass there is such mix
Hure of water grasses with the tame
that the pasture is poor.
IF landowner Is doubtful as to the
benefits OF understanding such land, let
him put IN one or more tile drains with
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-10-16
STORING FARM WAGONS.

A Device Which Makes the Shifting
of Wagon Bodies Easy.
The illustration below is of home
made appliance placed in a barn the
past winter and found to be a great
convenience. especially in shifting from
wagon body to hay rigging, and vice
versa. This device consists of a round
shaft, a, 9Ha inches in diameter, reach
ing from one main side beam to the
other, BIB. In one end of the shaft are
two spokes, C, seven feet long, making
four handles 31a feet in length. From
one handle to the next is bolt, e, about
two feet long. The shaftr runs in wooden
boxes with bearings five inches in di-
ameter. On one side of the shaft two
small chains, f. drop down within
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-10-16

dfOunu anu dCTOSS luSlu0 dIIIllOuSs anu
the same six inches above ground.
would side with inch boards up and
down, batten cracks, and make four
gables, running the roof together to
one point at center of feed room.
1t is not essential that the building
shall be over seven feet from floor to
square; less will do. l prefer that a
hen-house be rooted with either boards
or shingles. as metal or slate get too
hot for the best welfare of the fowls.
The lights should be placed in so that
they will point to south or east and
should be from two and one-half feet
to three feet wide and five to six feet
high and well protected with strong
wire netting.
The partitions that separate the four
rooms from the feed room are intended
to be made mostly of wire netting or
lattice work. The nests are arranged
with the entire construction made in
feed room, with loop-hole from each
room leading into the alley that fronts
the nests. which allows the fowls OF
each room to pass secretly into the
nests in the dark and still be in no way
COHHcClCQ w It'll dnOJnCI SCb vi
The idea of making these nests in the
feed room is so that the eggs can be
taken out without going into the adj
joining room; also hens setting can be
let into center room. fed, and replaced
in their nests without disturbing any of
the laying fowls.
The dotted lines are to locate how the
roosts can be put in diagonally, about
three or three and half feet high, and
a slanting floor placed underneath so
that the droppings will not get onto the
floor. and can be easily gathered by
pushing them with a scraper down to
the corner where they will drop into
a portable box prepared for that pur-
pose. This can be done every morning
if absolute cleanliness is desired. The
reader will observe that this arrange
ment affords the fowls full range on the
floor of each room without the necessity
of having the droppings to annoy them
through the day.
For heating and keeping warm, the
sides lined with wind-proof paper will
add much comfort, and ] suggest the
placing of a cheap coal stove in the
center room, which will aid materially
in extreme weather in keeping the
temperature up. which will add great
comfort to the fowls and insure their
laying right along without interruption,
regardless of the extreme cold.
The ranges outside can be arranged in
size to suit the owner of the fowls,
either large or small, according to the
room he may have to expand in. By all
means do not make such Enclosures too
small. The entrance door, two and one
half feet wide. opens into short entry
which opens with a door to the room on
the right and left and also into the
center room.
This house will cost in the neighbor-
hood of $40. labor included. think an
amateur who thinks of taking on three
or four breeds of fowls will find a
poultry house of this plan quite suited
to the requirements of fitting out sew
eral breeding pens.-George E. Scott, in
Ohio Farmer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-10-16

two feet from stake holes in wagon
body, or hay rack, or other implement,
as at g. From these ends of chain two
pieces about four feet each, with hooks
on the ends, run to the stake holes or
hooking parts. Similar chains are ar
ranged on the other end of the shaft.
After the first rigging is rolled up. it
is very easy to raise afterwards. as
the weight of one body going down as
sists in raising the other.-F. C. Hub
bard, in Orange Judd Farmer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-10-16
A MANGALICZA PoRKER.

Ito the most remarkable change of form,
without losing its principal good quail
tiles, hardness in keeping and fine fat
itening qualities. Among the four prin-
lcipal breeds raised in Hungary none
excel the Mangalicza. The extensive
soak and beech forests on the mountain
lslope of Hungary furnish unequaled
Iswine pasture, and have largely aided
lin giving the Mangalicza swine lead
hng position in the livestock markets
Iof north and middle Europe. Many
thousands of their hogs are each week
Idisposed of in Berlin and Hamburg. be-
Icause, as a Berlin butcher told the
writer, "the whole hog goes IN the sau-
Usage tub" The head of the Mangalicza
lis short and broad nose cylindrical, de-
lpreSsed at the back; face and cheeks
fare heshy, thinly covered with hairs;
ljowls broad and feshy; ears large, some
what rounded and dropping; neck most
lily short, feshy, and full arched; the
lwithers are wide and do not rise above
1.-THE back; back straight, long and
broad; loins full and deep; brisket
deep and wide; ribs we'll sprung; belly
wide and straight, nearly touching the
Ig1ound in well-fattened animals; hams
large and full; lower part of legs fine
Iboned but strong; skin soft, thin and
Ipliable, of a yellowish or black color.
During the winter the skin is thicllly
covered with curled hair; at the neck,
fwithers, and along the back the hair is
somewhat coarse, but not long. During
the summ&r the hair grown is thin,
some animals being nearly bald. A full
lgrown Mangalicza hog stands at least
three feet high, and measures from tip
iof the snout to the root of the tail about
Hour feet. Ordinarily fed animals at
the age of one year weigh from $50 to
IlG0 pounds, but when we'll fattened the
weight of a full-grown hog increases to
tfrom 500 to eco pounds. They are not
very prolific breeders. producing seldom
more than from seven to eight pigs in
la litter. but they are very careful in
Treating their young, and therefore the
lloss of pigs is lut incorsiderable. The
hardness of tbs breed enables it to
Thrive even under unfavorable condi-
ltions, and TO winter in the open air
without suffering. Il tales to the pen,
latter pesturil@ II folds ard forests is
lover. and FED wif'l corn and other grain
Ut produces : a.:-rafe lard. which is
inot 81 assfd III aar-- ard 1eeping
EQUALITY by that r.a3 FREY any other
|breed.-Orar~a .I:d.l I'2-r1er.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-10-16
L:y= sT3C< FIGHTERS.

| ove~fec' ;rn Ell. AoGses.
!; With Il -a - Walking gait
lis esse ntial.
| You can aiii;i ...2ar I.ols4's temper
Do not aIlo" r.a..ll-c raising mate
Erials 10 - to aee
a Eate.i e re 50. II III good season
I1nal.es .tee-.' .i.ter i:.sturage.
1t IS not good economy to feed all
kinds arI all sizes Of hogs together.
+! Profit depends as much on the cost
of production as on the selling price.
If allowed the privilege sheep will al
ways take all of the exercise they need.
| 1t is not good plan to allow sheep
to be exposed to cold rain at this time.
There ere few enterprises in which
there is as small risk as in sheep rails
ing.
If early lambs are wanted, the breed
ing should be done now as soon as pos
Isible.
1t is waste of feed with any class of
Istock to give more than they can di-
Igest.
Upon the condition of the stables
largely depends the health of the
horses.
A diet plentiful and healthy, but not
Excessive, modifies the size, form and
Temperament of animals.-Farmers'
Union.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-10-16
DoAD NOTICE.
sept. 37t

We, the undersigned citizens and taxpayers
of Frederick County, State Of Maryland, do
hereby give notice that on the first Monday,
to-wiG the second day of November, in the
year eighteen hundred and ninety six we in
tend TO petition the County Commissioners OF
Frederick County, State of Maryland, for the
location and opening of public road, in sale
county: Beginning at point on the High
Knob Road about fifty yards east OF the tenant
house of Joseph EDgle, and thence running
through the land of said Joseph Engle (DaVld
Main and David G. Kemp. mortagees), in a
northea stwardly direction thence on through
the land of Ernest BantZ thence on through
the land of Nathan o. Neighbors thence on
through the land of Robert ID. Eaton (Davld A.
Baker, mortgageeL and thence to intersect vii b
the private road leading from the Catoctin
Mountain Road COmpany's Turnpike TO SAID
Robert Eaton's residence, and thence following
the bed Ct said private road through the land
of Mahlen Bartgis thence through the land OF
William A Rothenhoefer thence on through
the land of Howard Staley thence through
the land OF Eugene A. Kaufman and Eugene
A. Kaufman Jr, and thence on through the
land of Daniel Young to the said turn pike, at
or near the cross roads west of the gate on
said turnpike; said road to be not less than
thirty feet wide and situate in Frederick
County, State of Maryland
ROBERT l.. EATON,
DAVID @. WINEBRENER,
N. %. NEIGHBOURS.
sept. % It.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-10-16
LsoAL NOTICES. Evc.
DoAD NOTICE.

We, the undersigned citizens and taxpayers
of Frederick County, State of Mary lana; 90
hereby give notice that on the first Monoays
tO.WiL, the second day of November. III Inc
year eighteen hundred and ninety->1x we III,
tend TO petition the County COmmi> sioners Oh
Frederick County, State OF Maryland, for the
location and opening Of public road, In salu
county: Beginning at the Intersection OF
q private road which commences al
or near The corner of the OF LAND Mar
garet Wolfe and Elihu VIZ lie her nusDano,
on the High Knob read; thence through
the said land of said Margaret Wolfe ano
Elihu Wolfe, her husband. aud following tne
bed of said private road, and running W,tl
the same in a northwestwardly direction
theme through the land of Char. es N. Reeder
and Edward j. Zimmerman. mortgage
thence through the land of David e. Vine
brener: thence through the land of john y
TWENTY Ellen " Payne, assignee of j: VIII
liam Payne, mortgogee; thence through tne
land OF Elias Warner; thence through the
land of Nathan o. Neighbors; thence through
the land of Robe TT ID. Eaton to intersect the
road, notice of which has this day been given,
that a petition would be filed before the
county Commissioners of Frederick County
for the location and opening of, on the nrsl
Monday of November and the second oal
thereof, in the year eighteen hundred anC
ninety-six; the IS i'd road to be not less thar
thirty feet wide and situate IN FreoerlcA
County, state of Maryland.
DAVID G. WINEBRENER,
NO NEIGHBOURS,
ROBERT D. EATON.
sent 257t
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-10-16
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HUNGARIAN SWINE.
1.-The SIangalicza Breed Has Many vaIua-
| BILE characteristics,

Hungary in its climate and soil great
Nv resembles our middle states. The
igreater part of its 14,o00,000 of inhab-
litants are engaged in agriculture, grow
ling especially wheat and corn, and
raising all kind of farm animals, among
(which the horse and the hog occupy
the first place. The stock OF the present
Hungarian swine was originally
brought from the Mongolian desert,
when Attila with his hordcs left that
cverpopulated land. Undoubtedly this
stock originated from the wild hog.
(which, during the long warning pere-
kpinations of its owners, was subjected
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-10-16
PERSPECTIVE AND END VIEW

frame two by four scantling. Matched
lumber or siding for outside. Line in
side with building paper and ceiling, or
lath and plaster. The latter is most
easily kept free from vermin. In the
sectional view, a ceiling Is shown over
head. The space above may be used as
a means of ventilation. A few aperturcs
through the ceiling will remove foul air
into this space, and it can be carried out
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-10-16
HOUSE FOR POULTRY.

Description of Structure That Has
Proved Very satisfactory.
The illustrations show a perspective
and end view of house that has proven
very satisfactory-warm, we'll lighted
convenient and cheap. Sills, plates and
posts are four by four, the rest of the
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-10-16
He was AInaost a Man.

A little fellow went into shop some
days ago to buy a pair of gloves. The
shopman stared at the Juvenile Gus
toner and asked him what size he took.
The youngster promptly informed him.
do you want kid gloves, my boy?"
asked the shopman. kid gloves!" ejac-
ulated his customer. "Pm not kid
now. / want 'grow-up' ones.'
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-10-16
Assessment Notice.
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY COMMISSION
Frs, SITTING AS A BOARD OF CON-
troll AND REVIEW.
FREDERICK Md, Sept, 1895.
$50 Cents and $500
narh 6-tf-'96


The Board of Control and Review will COM
mence their sessions on October 10th, 1895. for
purpose of hearing Appeals, &c, and will take
up for consideration the following Election
Districts, at the time and dates named below {:
Tuscarora Election District, Wednesday No
vember 18th, 1896.
Lewistown Election District. Friday, Novem-
be. 18th, 1896.
Mount Pleasant Election District. Tuesday,
November 18th, 1885,
Jefferson Election District, Thursday, NO
vember 18th, 1895.
Urbana Election District, Saturday, Novem
Der 2lst, 1895.
Buckeystown Election District Tuesday, No
vember oath, 1896.
Frederick Election District, Saturday, Deem
Der 18th, 1895.
BY Order Board of Control and Review,
G. M. THOMAS,
President.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-10-16

Because lit relieves business men and per
sons possessing property from the
necessity of saying NO"
2.-It enables heirs and next of kin to
become trustees executors and
administrators.
3.-It relieves persons required to give
bonds from mourning obligations
by asking friends to become Sc
curity for them, and which they
would feel bound to reciprocate
when the opportunity came.
At presents undue influence owe,
employees.
bit Insures supervision over the
bonded.
6.-lt guarantees prompt payment OF
losses.
lit affords persons OF no property OF
friends of financial standing to
obtain positions of trust and emo
lument.
S.-When once adopted 1t is never
abandoned.
cit has for its directors some OF the
best known and most substantial
men ofthe State, and for its officers
the following gentlemen:
Lloyd L.. jackson, Pres; w Crawford Black.
Edwin Warf1eld, Vice-Presidents; Herman
E. Bosler, Secretary and Treasurer; William A.
Hammond, General Counsel N. WinnsloW
Williams, Assistant Counsel.
Ifyou have bond ofany description to giv
call at my Office and get rates before going to
Irlends WI might for reasons best known to
themselves se compelled to say mo-"
w. IRVING PARSONS,
Real Estate q Loan Agent
mutual insurance Building,
FIR derrick. Nd
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-26
SONS OF BENJAMIN.
Abraham Ledge Thirteenth Anniversary
Banquet and Ball.

Abraham Lodge, 62, l. o. S. b.. OBJ
served its 18th anniversary last evening
by banquet a1a ball in Affair Dramatic
Hall. II proved to be one of the most
enjoyable occasions i'm the history OF the
lodge. The hall was handsomely decorat-
ed w tn plants and flowers. There were
addresses by Ch ei Justice Leopold Hart
man, President Strauss of Pawtucket,
Rev. w. Blaustein Mr.. l.. Dimond, Presi-
dent Hyman Max and Lazarus Herschco-
vltz.
The gentlemen who planned the affair
and saw it so successfully terminated were
the toll wing: Lazarus Herschcovitz,
chairman; Hyman Max, secretary; Louis
Kessler, treasurer; Louis Silyerm N, Men
del Friedman, Lazarus Lipschitz, Henry
Pin Hips, Simon, WreshinsSy, Max Cohen.
Leon Blumenthal, jacob Samuels, Simon
Jersky, NJ. Carman; aids, j. j. Hersch-
covitz, Simon Kessler, Louis Holmes,
Maurice JerslSy; reception committee,
Louis silveruan, Simon Wreshinsky,
Mendel Friedman, Henry Phillips, Leon
Blumenthal; ge eral floor director,
Simon Cohen; assistant, Louis Fried
man.