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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-17
CATCHING A FOUNDER.

Absolom SNOWFALL got permission
of the colonel one day to go fishing.
He said he would only be gone about
an hour. When he had been gone
away three hours. the colonel went
down TO the river to see what was
the cause of his staying so long. On
reaching the river. and before the
colonel had time to say word. Abb
solom called TO him in the most ex-
citable way and said: Mars Charlie.
i has caught the curiosis feesh you
evan seed, Is got one half of him.
an / am stayin ere 10 see eff I
can't ketch de tother half" He had
caught a founder. - Washington
Post
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-17
AUTUMN VOICES.

When de wind comes a-hintin dat de
frost is DRAWN near,
An you better hunt foh ffrewood SOS
ter have il handy here,
l mos fohgits de GOODNESS when I
happens fob ter spy
How dat big tree shiverS when he
sees me comm nigh.
Ap when I has m layin thar. stretch
out along de ground,
De hills is so excited dat de back
talk passes round,
An mos fohgits de dreadful way
de rheumatism racks
When de oil log hollers as I hits m
VIII de ak.
oh, de co'nbraid's ready an de polk
is in de pan.
An ] reckon Is as happy as mos
any yuthuh man;
Case all j needed foh ter make de
blissfulness complete
Was ter hyuh de chim'ly sighin VIII
contentment at de heat.
Washington Star.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-17
PARADOXICAL

PARADOXICAL.
A would be revolutionary French
man was discovered with detected
aspect timidly following at the tail
end of a procession to the barri-
cades. II must follow them" he
said. 81 am their leader."-Paris
Figaro.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-17
BALLADE OF FOOTBALL.

D<iLA4t VI ~ - %'<h 49,
A hundred groans upon the air
Above the yells and shouts arise,
And bones are crunching every
where,
While shrieks proclaim the ago.
MES.
Oh. listen 10 the glad. sweet cries
That follow on the mob's mad
praise.
When they poke out each others
eyes
Oh. happy. joyous college days,
Now watch the half hack. debonair,
Push in a face as on he flies
Or break a head beyond repair
In this. his gentle exercise,
And see the rush as ne unties
His knotted legs or starts TO Craze
Upon the mud that meath him lies,
Oh. happy. joyous college days.
The ambulance fits here and there
To gather up the mangled thighs.
The unclaimed heads. the tufts OF
hair.
That once were fun OF enterprise,
Weep not IL mothers darling dies.
And death his sightless oros doth
glaze.
Well chant his valor 10 the skies.
On, happy. joyous college days,
L'ENVOY.
Prince. so long as we've the prize.
What care though the morgue dis
plays
The ones we loved II idolize7
On, happy. joyou. college GAYS,
Half Back in Town Topics
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-17
MIR. ASBURY PEPPERS.
Putting the shot.
New York Journal.

vi II. AO1bt II I III It -11>-7-
Eyes" said Asbury Peppers. 4
believe the legislature in Norway Is
called the 'storthing-
What of it?'' asked the cross
boarder.
Here in the United States they
are more apt to be of the 'surething
variety "-Cincinnat Enquirer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-17
MARKED personal"

'If this should meet the eye Of
Lewis j. Smith and he will send his
present address 70 his old home, he
Will hear something to his advan-
tage His wife is dead."-Detroit
Free Press.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-17

PLEASURES OF THE CHASE.
81 wonder why you men like to go
hunting when you don't shoot any,
thing"
For the same reason that you
women like TO go shopping when
you don't buy thing."-Chicago
Record
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-17
A NEW YER SION.

A NEW VERSION.
Tottie had a little lamb.
His clothes were full of dough,
And everywhere that Tottie went
The lamb was sure to go.
Why did the lamb love Tottie so?
Its mighty hard TO tell;
There's only one thing that we
know,
That is, she feeced him we'll.
Town Topics.
THE OTHER WAY.
Willie-Doesn't your sister love to
sit up at night?
Jimmie-No; 1 believe she sits up
to love.-Yonkers Statesman.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-17

THE DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE.
He knows much that knows
enough to know that he knows
nothing
True; but he knows more that
knows enough to look as If he knew
everything Life.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-17
A MEAN REVENGE

'If / had known sobbed young
Mrs. Fitz, that you would be such
brute to poor Fido, l would never
have married you"
MY dear" replied Mr.. FitZ, 'the
anticipation of kicking that misera-
BILE little beast was one of my chief
reasons for proposing to you. Tit
Bits.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-12-29
Preserved Eggs.

"A chemist has announced that he
has discovered method of treating
eggs SO that they will mot spoil, and
he asserts that in the future drinks
in which eggs are used will be mixed
with eggs chemically insured. Eggs
have been manufactured by artificial
means so cleverly that it was difficult
to sell them from the real article, but
the discoverer of this remarl<a bile
method of preserving eggs alleges
that he is the first man in the field to
succeed. Neary all of the small soda
water stands that may be found
through the thicl1ly populated New
York districts serve egg phosphate
during the summer months, and it oc-
casionally happens that an egg of the
1896 model gets mixed with an 1897
phosphate, with results that are dis
astrous to the soda water proprietor.
The inventor of the new method be-
lieves that his eggs will do more than
the police to keep the peace during
the summer months in these soda
water districts. Thus far be has made
no explanation of his new INVENTION
but he alleges that it has been thor
oughly tested and found satisfactory.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-12-29
A japanese Rooster.

The National Museum at Washing
ton has just received an example of
the powers of the Japs in this mode
of stock breeding which cannot be
found anywhere else in this country.
The fowl in question is rooster.
This rooster probably would not inn
press one as different from the ordin-
airy barnyard chanticleer were it not
for the enormous length of the tail.
The tail is exactly ten feet, six inches
in length and remarkable for it's
great beauty. From the back of the
rooster extend a dozen long filament
feathers, any one of which would be
long in the ordinary fowl, but three
of the feathers reach the great length
stated. They are of bright peacock
blue and present beautiful coloring,
especially in the sunlight.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-12-29

North. Yet we do not raise enough
for home consumption, and the North
ships us thousands of dollars worth,
paying long distance freights and the
chicken reaches our markets in pooh
condition. Yet they make money at
it, or would not continue the trade.
Yankees only grow crops that pay
them, and with all their disadvan-
tages they make money out of an in
dustry we virtually ignore, notwith-
standing all the advantages in our
favor. They howl about can't make
a living at cotton. Then quit cotton
and grow chickens, and we guarantee
you will make a good living. Try it
ON "a small scale and be convinced
w. w. Garig in Southern Farmer.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-12-29
The Orpin gtons.

The Orpington breed of fowls is a
new one which has received much at
tention from poultry Journals, but is
as yet little known among farmers.
They were developed in England by
a fancier named Cook, who says he
brought them into existence for the
purpose of infusing into farming pur-
suits a new element of profitabl
poultry keeping. He claims that Or
pingtons are suited to almost all con-
ditions under which poultry can be
kept, Offering choice of varieties
and characteristics $50 as to make it
possible for all classes to keep them.
He continues:
'The first variety of Orpingtons was
the black. To make these / took a
good Black Minorca, which variety are
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-12-29

Spangled Hamburg cocks were matted
with Dorkings. The reddish brown
progeny were by far the best layers
of this cross, and, having selected the
best Mayors of these, he mated Buff
Cochin cock with them, and about
two out of every dozen came with
clean legs. By careful breeding he
has been able to get five distinct
strains.
The Orpingtons have all the
strength and vigor of crossbreeds,
and as egg producers, especially in
autumn and winter when eggs pay
the creamy profits, they are remark
able They lay likewise the tinted
eggs which command "a premium in
the market They are of large size,
are short legged, chunky bodied, and
with the round full breast which in
dicates strength and vigor, and for
an all purpose fowl for the English
market they seem to be just right.
For the American market they have
a most serious defect in their white
flesh and legs. The blacks have black
legs, which is a disadvantage also in
the English market.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-12-29
Poultry VS.. Cotton.

ed, to plant less cotton, more corn, to
raise more pork, more hay, more ev-
erything to live ON at home. But did
you ever hear any one, or any farm
ers' paper, say raise more chickens.
[ think I have never heard them so
mentioned And why not? Simply
because chicken raising is a very
small business in the estimation of
nearly all Southern people. Now l
would like to ask the question: What
is a small business and what is a big
business? [ think all will say a small
business is one which returns very
small profits for the amount of cap
ital invested and the amount of labor
performed; that big business is one
which returns big dividends for capt.
tai and labor required to conduct
such business. If this be a fact, poul-
try raising should not be classed as
small business, for the simple reason
it will give bigger returns for the in
vestment and labor than any other
rural industry, and does it for those
who have tried it. Then why not,
when advising the cotton planter to
plant, name other products besides
cotton? Sometimes say to him plant
more chickens. They are not only a
good thing to have at home to eat,
but there is always ready market
at fair prices for such products You
can raise good hen for IS cents, and
feed her a year for another 25 cents.
She will lay at least ten dozen eggs
per annum, that will bring readily
$3.50. Hence you have 81 profit ON "a
so cents outlay, and your hen left.
If you are man of ordinary intelli
gence you can raise 100 hens. If so,
why can't you raise 1000 hens? [
see no reason why not. Then, if 100
hens will pay 500 profit, why will
mot 1000 hens return 1000 profit?
and they will do it if you will put
one-tenth the labor with the hens you
do in making the same gross money
ON cotton, and your cotton money
will be all gross, while your hen mon
ey will be 200 per cent net money. Oh,
you say, some of the hens will die.
[ ask, as rebuttal, do any of your
mules die? Then, with the hens you
also have other income, if you wish.
You can raise nice twO-pound broil-
ers not to cost you exceeding five
cents, and they will bring you twen-
ty-fve to- thirty cents, if properly
handled in marketing. Why not mar
ket few thousand broilers also, and
with this income you can certainly
cut down your cotton crop or leave
it altogether for free niggers to pro-
duce at five cents, if they can. You
should have more intelligence than
to waste your energies ON so small
an industry ais cotton. 1t is cotton
which is the small industry, and poul-
try the big industry, when it brings
you big dividends, which the cotton
does not, and seldom ever did
If factory making pinsand needles
clears more money than the factory
which makes steam engines, then the
pin and needle factory is the bigger
industry of the two. So with cotton
or noultrv. and T do know from expe-
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-12-29
POULTRY DEP ARTMENT.

Address all communications to Poultry De-
partment, Box 200, DeLand. Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-12-29

extraordinary layers, black pIumdSe,
but small and not putting ON fat
readily, with white flesh and skin OF
fine texture, but with black legs and
tremendous activity. They are not
suitable for cold, bleak situations, as
they are not strong, hardy birds. The
points L hoped to secure from this
breed were black plumage, red face
and large comb and ear lobes. [ pro-
cured the finest bodied cocks of the
breed that could find throughout
the country that had red ear lobes.
These sports had been killed or
thought little of before because they
had not white ear lobes.
''With these Black Minorcas I mat
ed some Black Plymouth Rock pull
let's, which are sports from the
American Speckled Rocks, owing to
the Black Java having been used in
the making 'of the Plymouth Rock
breed Plymouth Rocks are hardy
birds, winter layers of brown Cor
tinted) egg and were thought good
deal of when they were introduced,
although their yellow skin and legs
have always been against them as ta-
BILE fowls i'm this country. These vari-
cities when crossed produced even
black pullets and good shaped birds.
The cockerels came of a mixed straw
color and were, of course, useless for
my purpose.
with these beautiful pullets I mat
ed a good Langshan, of the old short
legged type, and, as is well known,
these birds are extraordinary winter
and particularly late autumn layers
of deep brown SHIELDED eggs. They lay
when eggs are scarce, more so than
at any other time of the year. They
are also fine bodied blac1v birds, show
ING an iridescent metallic green
sheen upon their magnificent plum
age. So these birds, with their long,
deep breastbone and white skin and
flesh, infused many good qualities in
ito the breed.
'"The feathers down the legs had to
be disposed of, and to do this [ sought
out all the Dangshans that were pro-
duced without feathers ON the legs.
These Langshans laid earlier than the
feather legged ones, and, with their
breasts curved in that peculiar way
which denoted strength of constitu
ton and their fine qualities, soon set
their stamp of real excellence upon
the birds. So with the 'wastrels'
(wasters) from the good breeds [
formed the Black Orpingtons, using
birds that represented the three COM
tinents- Minorcas from Europe,
Langsh ans from Asia and Plymouth
Rocks from America-and three vari-
cites that were looked upon as three
of the best for general purposes that
England possessed"
Thus we're the original Orpingtons
made. Some people objected that the
single combed birds were SO like
Langshans, and Rose Combed Orping-
toms we're next made by substituting
a Rose Combed Langshan male. The
White Orpingtons came next and
were made by crossing White Leg
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-12-29
Queer Economy CD

it is, to board whole fence weaving gang for
week, when the hired man and Page agent would
put up the same amount of bett er fence in a day.
PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO., Adrian, Mich.
The Newtown bee., 1897-05-07
A CHILD DROWNED IN A WELL.

A SdA1AD DhO W NELL IN A " ELIs
 The youngest child of Mrs Edward Dwy, who is staying at B. Morgan's at Lakeside, was accidentally drowned in a well near MT Morgan's house on We'd nesday of last week. The child strayed out of his mothers sight for short time, and although the we'll mentioned was covered with boards, his boyisb curiosity must have excelled his care. fulness. The boards seemed undisturb- ed but in some manner little Willard had fallen in and when found, his heart beat faintly for short time. All efforts to .resuscitate proved unavailing con- sciousness. The funeral was attended at MT Morgan's on Saturday. Rev MT Fry of East Kent officiated. The inter ment followed in Kent Hollow cemetery.
 Carl Sergers of Torrington rode out to Lakeside on his bicycle, last Saturday, and visited his mother till Sunday after noon, when he returned in the same manner to Torrington.
 J. B. Wilson and Frank s. Brown, with their families, have this week returned b their respective hotels at Lakeside for the Summer.
 Mrs c. P. Lyman with her children and her mother, Mrs Louise M. Sperry. are expected this week here from Orange City, Fla, where they have passed the winter.
 The new cottage of H. s. Mygatt of New Milford to be erected at Lakeside is expected to be ready for occupancy by June 15.
 The timber is now arrived for the Village hall and it is expected during the present month that the frame will be erected and possibly enclosed.
 W. s. Watson of New York City pass ed the last three days of last week in rhis place.
 A pleasant party of 20 couples of young people of this vicinity were enter tained at E. E. Meeker's on last Friday evening. Joyce Brothers of Lanesville furnished the string music and dancing continued till daylight on Saturday morning.
 I. c. Crofut closed his former home on Christian street, last week, and has gone to Waterbury to live with relative.
 Rev Mir Upson was honored, last week, by an appointment on the staff of Gen o. o. Howard, who lead the Grand Army division in the Grant parade, last week.
The Newtown bee., 1897-05-07
In New Haven County
SOUTHPORT.
TAPPAN's STORE BURGLARIzED.

TAPPAN's STORE BURGLARIZED.
 The store belonging to C.. R. Tappap, was again burglarized, last Thursday night, and goods taken valued at S10 Traces of the miscreants were also found in the postoffice which is located in the same building, but nothing was taken from there. This store has been the object of so many Visitations of this kind that they now cause but liCtle sur prise.
 Mrs M. H. Curtis has been visiting her daughter, Mrs Benjamin in Bristol.
 Mrs G. B, Oatman of Waterbury was in town, last week, on business.
 Arthur Lewis is in Waterbury learning the machinists' trade.
 Clark Lewis is the latest purchaser of a new bicycle in this immediate vicinity
 s. A. Warner and family are soon to occupy the historical "Stone house."
 Alonzo Downs has purchased of T. E.. Mum his farm in this place.
 Mrs Leavenworth of Roxbury is the guest of her daughter, Mrs G. L. Minor.
 MT and Mrs Fitzsimmons of Waterbury recently visited the Sunday school here. MT Fitzsimmons cenductsd the annual business meeting at which the old board of officers were reelected.
The Newtown bee., 1897-05-07
c. H. BOOTH, New Milford's Big Store.
Our Wall Paper Stock

Is complete with borders and ceiling to match. A new invoice just in of some very artistic prints, and an ex- tra line for 10c, 25c, 35c, double rolls. You can depend upon getting the best made from us.
 We offer Fringed Opake Shade for 25c. Full stock of every grade in Mantel Shades.
 Would you like Beautiful Portrait in water coloIs of your little boy, or your little girl, or some member of your family? Would it please you if you could obtain such a portrait at no expense whatever? Naturally it would. Call on us and we will show you the way we do 1t. The work is done by artists of national reputation,
The Newtown bee., 1897-05-07
good time Miss Clara Ray was the lee. turer.
 The Stockman's went to Woodbury to attend the funeral of Mrs George French.
NEW PRESTON.
"moRE THEOLOGY THAN RELIGION.

"MoRE THEOLOGY THAN RELIGION
 The resolution naming Mount Bush nell and Mount Wyantenock was on the calendar starred for action. Mr Upson of Washington, the chairman of the committee on education, in delightfully."- facetious vein, said the question was of great interest and he knew that eight question. They wanted to honor a distinguished Indian. In the place where the mountains are located there are no millionaires and the monuments are the everlasting hills. Regents of the chapters of the Daughters of the Revolu- tion were fiuttering all over the State in regard to the matter. Special prepara- tions were made for the hearing before the committee. The committee decided to name one of the hills after Horace Bushnell. The naming of the hills would have an educational effect on the youth of the neighborhocd. Judge Cowen of Waterbury asked if the naming of the mountain after Bushnell implied an indorsement of Bushnelrs theology? MT Upson said he dared not encounter one of the judiciary committee. But there is flaw in his logic. Though Bushnell was tried for heresy, his heresy is now in the text books for the teaching of theology. Judge Cowell asked MT Upson if he would be satisfied to accept an amendment that nothing in the law shall imply an indorsement of Bushnel's theology. Ut is quite evident there is more theology here than religion. I move the previous question:" remarked MT Frisbie of Pennington. The resolu- l tion was passed.-[ Times.
The Newtown bee., 1897-05-07
THE BEST REMEDY FOR RHEUMATISM.

James Rowland of this village states that for p years his wife has been suf
 ferer from rheumatism. A few nights ago she was in such pain that she was nearly crazy. She sent MT Rowland for the doctor, but he had read of Chamber lain's pain balm and instead of going for the physician he went to the store and secured bottle of it. His wife did not approve of MT Rowland's purchase at first, but nevertheless applied the balm thoroughly and in an hours time was able to go to sleep. She now applies it whenever she feels an ache or pain and finds that it always gives relief. He says that no medicine which she had used ever did her as much good Fairhaven, N. Y, Register.l The p cent and 50 cent sizes for sale by Edgar F, Hawley, Newtown; s. c. Bull, Sandy Hook; W. N. Hurd, Stepney Depot
The Newtown bee., 1897-05-07
DEATH OF DANIEL M. PATTERSON.


 The cremated remains of Daniel M. Patterson reached George c. Hopkins at Lakeside, last Saturday evening, from Watkins, N. Y, in charge of his daugh- ter, Mrs Lillian Cogswell, also of Watkins. They were inferred on Sun- day afternoon at the Worthwhile cemetery by the side of his wife. She was buried there in 1867. MT Patterson was na- tive of this town, son of the late Dea I. Patterson of New Preston Hill. For a few years D. M. Patterson was one of the merchants of this place and his first wife mentioned above was Miss Ellen Wheaton. of Marbledale. Besides the daughter, Mrs Cogswell, Charles D. Patterson of Bridgeport, brother of the deceased, was present at the interment with MT and Mrs George c. Hopkins, and two sons, Messrs Walter and Dea Dayton Burnham, George T. and k. o. Sperry, Dea George s. Humphrey and K HI, BeardsleV
The Newtown bee., 1897-05-07
BRIDGEwATER
PERSONAL AND CHURCH BRIEF.

PERSONAL AND CHURCH BRIEFS.
 The game of ball, last Saturday, re- suited in victory for the Rectory nine of New Milford over the Bridgewater nine.
 MT and Mrs Howard Peck of Newtown were guests of Mrs Peck's parents, Mr and Mrs Charles Bayette, on Sunday.
 Rev W. w. Wallace finishes his term of service in the Congregational church on Sunday, the 9th inst.
 Uncle Henry Sanford is reported quite
The Newtown bee., 1897-05-07
EAST MORRIS.
PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS.

PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS. The w. c. T. U. held their anniversary at the chapel with very great success. A large number of white ribboners were present and the day was very delightful. Much good work has been done by the officers, this year.
 Miss c. F. Treat Is visiting in New Ha- ven.
 E. H. Clark and wife from New Haven were the guests of Howard Clark over Sunday. They are ever welcome. F. H. Turkington is at work upon a fine new barn to be soon raised, 48 feet, the length and width to be the same. Charles Rar dall, a very superior builder, is posing the b.
 Stanley Wells of New Britain and Mrs y. M. Treat are guests at the Treat home stead.
 At the last Grange meeting 1t was the unmarried peoples night. All report q