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The Redwood gazette., 1898-12-28
POULTRY DOES PAY.
One Of the Most Profitable. If Not the
Most PrOfita BILE, Branches
of Farming.

Those who say poultry does not pay
do so because in the first place they do
not expend the proportionate time and
brain in caring for their fowls that they
do with their other stock, says the
Western Rural. In the second place,
they do not keep an account, hence the
many little sums are overlooked when
compared with those derived from the
COWS, for instance, where many times
the capital is invested. Take care Of
your hens for one season, credit them
with all the eggs and chickens used at
home as we'll as those sold, of course
charging the feed and time to them, and
see if they do not yield greater profit
proportionately than the average prod
ucts at your disposal. Those who have
thoroughly tried it, either as business
in itself or as side issue, are almost
unanimous in declaring that it is one
of the most profitable, if not the most
profitable, branches of farming. One
must not expect to do well at it unless
he is willing to devote time and talents
to it, and even then there are few who,
despite their best efforts, will fail; the
same is true in every business and pro-
fession. To such would say, try some
thing else, but to the average man I
would recommend keeping few fowls,
if situated so that it is at all practicable
TO do so.
The Redwood gazette., 1898-12-28
Pure Breeds and Prices,

If you desire birds that will enable
you to compete with others do not ex-
pect to buy them at low price. If you
wish to breed frst-class exhibition
stock next season do not be afraid of
the cost. 1t costs time, money, and
skill to breed flocks up to high aver
age, and the prices usually asked are
not extortionate. If you are not par
ticular about exhibiting, and desire
some strong vigorous birds, that have
no faults but twist of the comb, or
some slight defect, for crossing on COM
mon stock, let the breeder know it when
you write, and he will try to accommo-
date you. No breeder generally has
two birds at the same price. They are
cold according to quality; for that rea-
son be particular to describe your
wants, and do not expect the breeder to
know your desires.-American Gar
dener.
The Redwood gazette., 1898-12-28
NOTES FOR BEEKEEPERS.

Italian bees are proof against moths
and worms.
Too much stimulative feeding often
tends to induce robbing.
Colonies having defective queens are
always the foundation of trouble.
The strength of the colony deter
mines the amount of brood therein.
The ground in front of each hive
should be banked up level with the en-
trance.
The first thing after hiving swarm
of bees in frame hive is to adjust the
frames.
Be sure that the entrances are kept
open; bees must have fresh air to
breathe.
The best material in the smoker is
Cry, rotten wood that has become light
and spongy.
When robbing once gets started in
the apiary it is very troublesome and
hard 10 check.
A gargle made of sage tea and sweet
ened with honeyis one of the best rene
dies for colds or hoarsness.
When the queen goes up into the sur
plus boxes she selects drone comb if
possible in which to deposit her eggs.
Except during the winter the en-
trance should be large enough to admit
of the bees passing in and out readily.
Combs that are new and bright are
not near so liable to become infested
with worms as those of dark color
St. Louis Republic.
The Redwood gazette., 1898-12-28
Sun Baths for Fowls,

It is not alone the cold weather in
winter, but even more the lack Of sun
light luring the short days, that re-
stricts egg production at this season.
Plenty of sunlight is as essential as
warmth to make the hens lively and
healthful. But the single glass narrow
windows. often only a single pane, and
that covered with dust and cobwebs at
all seasons, and with ice in winter, do
little good. What are needed in all
henhouses are large windows with an
extra frame and glass with space of
inclosed air large enough to fill most
of the south side of the building. Keep
the place where the sunlight falls free
from manure and fill this with sand or
coal ashes. Fowls will dust themselves
here, and basking in the sunlight they
will soon begin to lay.
The Redwood gazette., 1898-12-28
FOWLS ARE TIMID.
And That IL why Being Frightened
Interferes with the Productive.
ness Of Hens.

Continual frightening is injurious to
all kinds of fowls, says an exchange.
The hen in particular is nervous ami
NAL. Countless generations of domes-
tication have not freed her from the
timidity that was born in the first hen.
Did you ever notice, when throwing
food into the poultry enclosure. that
no hen. chick or rooster will stand and
receive on the back even so much as
blade of grass? Should even feather
float over the enclosure and settle
down, every fowl will run away, afraid
that it will fall upon them. A sudden
shadow will cause all the fowls to
move to one side and look up inquir-
ingly. We have seen full-grown hen.
old enough and big enough to know
better, jump nervously aside as the
shadow of flying swallow or robin
streaked across the yard. All hens ap-
pear to have about the same degree
of nervousness and timidity. and the
grower must keep in mind that the
hen cannot be taught to be brave,
that she must jump at all noises. shad-
ows and swift-moving objects, and
that his care is to keep her as free
as possible from fright. The nerv-
business of all feathered creatures is
q real nervousness. The canary bird
will drop from sudden fright, and
other birds are timid to greater or
less degree. The chicken can always
be stampeded by the shrill "shoo!"
of the person who chases her. No
number of repetitions of any given
form of fright will enable hen to
greet it with calmness. The hen is
hysterich by nature. and she simply
cannot help her nervousness when
things seem to be falling onto her,
more than the traditional woman can
conquer her feminine dread when the
diminutive mouse appears.
The Redwood gazette., 1898-12-28
Death l. Ventilation,

The hardest task yet undertaken is to
prevent poultry from killing their birds
with fresh air. Fresh air has killed
more birds than all other causes COM
bined. A breeder, during cold day,
whose first hatch for the season was
just out, had the top Of the window
down to give the tiny and tender little
chicks fresh" air, and yet he had "a
in basket not q foot long, all tucked
under blanket, which he had not yet
put in brooder and which did not suf-
focate. A poultry house can hardly be
too close in winter. No one would sug-
gest the withholding of pure air, but it
is affirmed that in winterthe ventilator,
by causing draughts, kills the birds
Farmers Review.
The Redwood gazette., 1898-12-28
For the Pleasure of Others.

1t is the desire and effort to con-
tribute to the happiness of others that
makes Christmas the most delightful of
all our holidays. Children. at first, per-
haps, think most of the gifts that they
may receive, but every wise parent
teaches the child to be giver as we'll
as receiver, and to find the deeper Joy
of the Christmas time in doing some
thing for the pleasure for some one
else. The maxim: "It is more blessed
to give than to receive" is one of those
beautiful statements that it is easy to
approve, but one never knows how true
it is until he finds it verified in expert
ence. Then a new fountain of Joy
opens in the heart and new way Of
life is disclosed. We often make the
mistake of thinking that giving" con-
sists in the bestowal of some material
thing. But it really consists in devo-
ton to another of what we have; it
may be money or time or skill or
thoughtfulness or patience There is
no one so poor that he cannot give
something. That is the real Joy of
Christmas time. IT we carried the
Christmas spirit into all the days of the
year we should make life infinitely
sweeter and happier.-Boston Watch
man.
The Redwood gazette., 1898-12-28
The Hens Egg ana Sex.

Periodically and frequently goes
around the report that eggs wrinkled
at the narrow ends produce cockerels,
says the Country World. To the stu
dent Of embryology this fallacy is at
once apparent. For the first few days
the chicken is sexual, and then to about
the seventh day it Is distinctly hernia
phrodite and contains within itself the
element of both sexes. After this stage
it verges in one direction, one set of
organs developing and the other dimin-
ishing. according as to whether the
germ is going to produce a male or a
female. So that If the germ had a nv-
ing conscience, it would not know at
the sixth day which sex it would ulti-
mately be.
The Redwood gazette., 1898-12-28
A wELL-DEvELoPED CARCASS.

legs at A. Much of the market poultry
fails to be thick-meated at this point
(A), and this is a vital defect. The pure
bred Wyandots and Plymouth Rocks
are specially noted for carrying gen.
erous quantity of white meat not only
upon the breast, but also we'll back be-
tween the legs, and this is one of the
reasons for the market popularity of
these Two breeds. Select as breeders.
therefore, fowls whose legs stand well
apart, with the body between of good
width, with tendency to put on flesh
there.-Orange Judd Farmer.
The Redwood gazette., 1898-12-28
pINrscHE HE.cAs-L1errp rRA1Ns

PINTsCH. GAs-LIGrED TRAINS
are feature on all the Northwestern line
through trains. This, together with the first
class equipment, smooth rOadbed and fast
trains, makes the line decidedly popular
with travellers. 1t e m ct.
The Redwood gazette., 1898-12-28
PLACING THE MEAT.
This Il q Science Which II Not So Very
Well Understood by Poultry
Raisers.

To give satisfaction; the bones must
be small and the meat thick, and the
meat must also be properly disposed
upon the fowl. The majority of poul-
try eaters like the white meat better
than the dark and the fowl that best
suits the majority of purchasers has a
large amount of breast meat. The best
market fowls carry this white meat not
only oil the breast proper, as at B in
the cut but also well back between the
The Redwood gazette., 1898-12-28

FATTEN1NG A FOWL BY MACHINERY.
The birds are not allowed to pick up
their food in the natural manner, but
have it pumped or crammed into their
crops by simple machine, consisting
of large funnel, into which the food
is placed, falling into cylinder, from
which it is pumped by piston worked
by treadle through flexible tube
some seven inches long direct into the
fowls crop. The birds are fed this Kay
twice day. The dexterity with which
hundreds of protesting birds are thus
fed is remarkable.
The Redwood gazette., 1898-12-28
THEY EAT TO ORDER.
How Fowls Are Fattened by Machin.
cry on Scores Of Poultry Farms,
in England.

There are many poultry farms in
England, for fresh fowl is considered q
great and staple table delicacy. They
have many schemes for fattening the
birds. One is to confne them in small
pens, where they can have no exercise
and are fed mixture of ground oats,
milk and fat. They put on flesh at q
rapid rate subjected to this treatment.
The Redwood gazette., 1898-12-28

Equipped with the latest i'm
provements. For rates by
the month or by meter meas
urements, apply to the pro-
prietor,
The Redwood gazette., 1898-12-28

Christmas Catastrophes.
Why Is 1t. when we're loaded
Down with bundles small and great.
The one we drop Is always
An expensive china plate?
Chicago Record.
The times., 1898-06-05
WAITING FOR THE WELLS.
The Fate of Camp AIGer Depends OF
the Water supply.

the Water Supply.
There is considerable talk to the effect
that the military camp near Falls Church
VIII be moved to a more advantageous
situation, with especial attention to the
water supply, which has hitherto been
insufficient at Camp Alger.
Il cannot be learned at the War Depart
ment whether the camp viii be moved.
but there is strong reason to believe that
Il will not, at least for the present
Steps viii be taken to increase the wa
ter supply, and Immediately wells will he
sunk and if successful the camp viii re-
main where 1t is; if unsuccessful. the SOL
diers viii be directed TO move TO another
camp where there is a sufficient supply of
water for all purposes The fate of the
camp very clearly hangs upon the results
of the borings that are to be made for wa
ter.
Pending the success or failure of the
arrangements now being made for an ad-
equate supply of water the Sixty-eighth
Michigan Regiment and the regiment of
Virginia Volunteers at Camp Lee. Rich
mond, which were ordered to proceed to
this city, have been directed TO remain
where they are at present If water is OBJ
tained they viii be ordered here later. If
the camp is moved these two regiments
viii be ordered direct to the new camp.
The site of the camp is said to be an
admirable one, with the single exception
of the water supply. In the matters Of
drainage and good drill and review
grounds the camp is surpassed by none
IN the country.
The times., 1898-06-05

ing and in watching PoIo's spy system in
a remarkable way
The facts stated in the Times on former
occasions are wholly borne out by the
later developments. 1t is a fact that every
move of every Spanish spy has been
watched and followed in a way that will
very likely be a revelation 10 Carrauza
and his fellows. although they already
know a great deal of the truth as Car
rama says in his letter The Spaniards
have gone on with their work with
fancied secrecy and cunning. All the
time this Government has been following
them. reading their letters, sending their
alleged information TO Washington. and
in general checkmating them
Health officers looking for leaks in the
water pipes of the Polo residence have,
at the same time. carefully gone over his
private correspondence. Gas men have
put new tips on the fixtures OF Senior
Carranza's hotel and AT the same time
obtained tips of another kind in return
Curiously enough. all this time. the Span
iards suspected nothing of what was go-
ing on; but thought they were doing the
only real detective work in America
themselves.
1t IS probable that the impudence Of
Carranza's letter is its most surprisins
feature. He devotes three hundred words
10 criticising his superior officers in a
most offensive manner, and in fattering
Senior Imay, the recipient. in a manner
that the latter will hardly relish when
he reads it through the medium of the
American press.
This letter will undoubtedly damn Car
rama forever in his country. In America
he would never be able to secure another
position in the government service, and
where Spanish pride is so closely touch
ed. it is probable that he will hardly be
able to remain in the country.
The letter of Senor Carranza was in
closed in large envelope, addressed
plainly to ''Exmo. Sr. D. Jose Gomez
Ymay. Minister de Marina. Madrid.
Spain" on the outside were two 3-cent
and one 2-cent stamps. The letter was
written in fine hand on paper. bearing
the mark of the former legation at Wash
inston- Gomez Imay is apparently an
uncle of Lieut.. Carranza.
Inc completeness or the net that Car
rama has wound around himself IS
startling With the letter alone. and no
other fact that the secret service has at
its command. there would be the COM
plete evidence to convict him of being a
spy for Spain, and Of having used Canada
as refuge while plotting against the
United States.
The letter speaks for itself It acknOwl-
edges everything. Carranza. however.
went to the trouble of making a complaint
about the loss of the document. and stat
ing that he wrote it. He even offered a
reward for it. Officials of the secret serv-
ice say that he was an amateur in the
ways of spying and Il very poor detective.
or he would never have made the docu-
ment matter OF official record He can.
not now deny its authorship.
The times., 1898-06-05
FOUGHT TO a DRAW.
Everhardt and ZeigIer Fight n Rat
tIinE Draw at COney Island.

tliuE Draw at COney Island
New York, June 4-Jack Everharit. Of
New Orleans. and Owen Zeigler, of Phil
adelphia- made things interesting in the
principal bout at the Greater New York
Athletic Club at Coney Island tonight.
Everhardt has not fought much in the
East since he was defeated by Kid La
vigne for the championship a few years
ago. His performance tonight was far
from his usual form.
II was a hot fight from the start and
stiff punches in the nose. on the Jaw and
on the stomach were given and returned
Zeigier cut out the pace in the tenth.
eleventh and twelfth rounds He rained
blow after blow on Everhardts ribs and
side until Jacks body looked like a boiled
lobster.
In the thirteenth Everhardt smashed his
man on the nose. The punch was a hard
one and made Zeigler stagger. The box
ers warmed uD in the fifteenth and some
powerful blows We're exchanged.
Eyerhardt was active in the sixteenth.
but did not guard himself from catching
it in the ribs
Zeigler outfought Jack in the seven
teenth and almost put him out.
No time was lost in the eighteenth. Ev-
erhardt led repeatedly, but received q
number of nasty knocks for his pains.
The final round was spirited. Both con-
fined themselves to swinging. The fight
was so vicious in the twentieth round that
the crowd became frantic with excite
ment Everhardt had Zeigler in a daze
The decision, draw, was wen re-
cefYed
The times., 1898-06-05
KL0NDIKE Gets THE NEWS
Events at Home Detailed to
Eager ThrOngS of Listeners.
A UNIQUE ENTERTAINMENT
Extracts From Newspapers Read for
the Benefit of a Hospital in DaNy-
son City-A Synopsis of Events
Furnished by the "Montann
hid"-A Turkey Rnme.

While in the midst of war and wars
alarms. Klondike, the sensational fea-
ture Of news year ago, has taken a back
seat in public consideration. 1t cannot be
said that interest in the ice-bound Eldora-
do has fed away. The virgin gold is to
be obtained by digging for IT. multitudes
are prepared TO make earnest efforts to
get 1t; the yearning for its possession is
still as strong as ever and although the
flower of American youth and hardiers
have enlisted under the flag to make Gu
ba free. numerous others still harbor the
thought at no late day of sailing up the
Yukon, climbing the Chilkat Pass and
haZarding their lives in the worlds great
est treasure field. Those already there
pine for news from home and a CORES
pondent in letter written in the middle
of April gives an account of the UNIQUE
style in which the goings on in the world
beyond their region were recently detailed
TO the eager throngs in Dawson City.
This correspondent writes:
"A unique entertainment. and possibly
the first and only one of its kind. was
given in Dawson on April 4. at Pioneer
Hail. The first mail that arrived from
the outside brought several late papers
for the Government officials and to pri-
vate parties. On the date of the enter
tainment the first man to arrive over the
ice came in also. He is known here as
the Montana Kid, and he had made the
round trip, having left here early in No
vember. Mr.iWade, the prosecuting at
torney, conceived the idea, in view of
the eagernessJ with which scraps of news
was looked for by every one, to give an
entertainment to be called a ''Newspa-
per- at which the principal feature of
the program would be readings of ex-
tracts from the various papers received.
He asked the various newspaper cores
pondents to cooperate with the Govern
ment officials in getting up such an en-
.tainment, the proceeds to be given to the
hospital
ION one days notice the whole affair
was consummated. the advertising being
gotten out on the typewriter Dawson
has an abundance of musical talent, and
the various features of the entertain
ment would do credit to any city. The
news items were edited by the CORES
pondents and divided into separate lots
foreign American and sensational news
Judge Mcclure was chairman for the
evening" and announced the various num-
bers on the program-there is no print
ing press in Dawson-and introduced the
various participants. The following were
the readers of the evening: JOAQUIN Mil
Ter, foreign news; e. LIE Roy Pelletier
American and Canadian news; LIE Roy
Tozier. sensational items.
''The price of admission was $3.50 and
the hall was packed. There were not
The times., 1898-06-05
LECTURE AT GLEN ECHO.
Newspaper OIrespondent Speaks
on Cuba and the War

Henry Bailey, a former press CORE
| spondent in Cuba, lectured on that ISL
and and the conditions now prevailing
there, last night at Glen Echo. Popular
interest in his subject as we'll as the
reputation of the speaker drew a very
large audieuce, which appeared to ap-
preciate both the clever talk and the
excellent illustrations immensely. The
entertainment lasted an hour, and was
punctuated with patriotic music and
other features of the sort.
The illustrating was done by means
of an excellent stereopticon carefully
and ably manipulated. Many of the
pictures shown, if not most of them.
have never been published. Several are
unique at present, though the fact that
they show Havana and the surrounding
country in times of peace as well as in
war, though those of the latter class
were by no means in the minority The
scenes We're all of the finest order the
coloring being especially noteworthy.
Mr.. Bailey's views were given in
seven parts. The first was devoted
mainly to the history and geography
Of Cuba It told of the massacre of the
crew of the Virginius and, as though
to prove that such butchery could not
go unpunished, turned at once to por-
traits of Gomez and Maceo. Insurgent
cavalry was also seen. In the second
part the predominant place was given
to views of camp life, while the King
and Queen Regent of Spain, with the
royal family, provoked Kisses enough to
have let all concerned understand their
present local unpopularity had they
been present. In turn photographs of
the president of the Cuban Republic
and his cabinet We're thrown on the
screen, and Gen. Lees picture brought
forth a storm of applause.
Parts three, four, and five were de-
voted mainly to views of Madrid, Ha-
wanna, and the mountainous country
around the latter place. These were es-
pecially noteworthy for their coloring
and drew hearty applause. Part six
presented several scenes of especial in
tereSt because of the incidents that
have taken place there since their pur-
chase Cienfuegos, Santiago, Manila,
ana CardenaS were among the places
shown. The final pictures gave an in
sight into Cuban life and included many
portraits of the natives and their fami-
lies.
The lecture, which accompanied these.
was most enjoyable. 1t had evidently
been prepared with great care and con-
tained many descriptive bits of rare
excellence. Some of the word pictures
We're of almost poetic beauty, while the
pathcs necessary to such a talk was
interspersed with delightful humor. Mr..
Bailey gave a decidedly lucid explana-
ton of the conditions on the island and
expressed the confident hope of the ul-
innate and early success of our arms.
The lecture will probably occupy the big
amphitheater afternoons and is a great
acquisition to the many pleasing fea-
lures of the Glen.