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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-11-16
THE DIFFERENT BREEDS
PurDose for Which a Fowl II Wnntt j
Should Always BE Considered
by Poultry Raisers.

There is large number of breeds
and many of them possess the same
characteristics. Generally breed that
excels in one particular will fall short
in another, so that in determining
which breed to select the purpose for
which the fowl is wanted should always
be considered.
The Langshan chickens lay best in
the winter. They lay good number
Of eggs, are of good size, mature early
and are an excellent table fowl.
The Brahmas come next to these, the
light colored variety being considered
superior to the dark.
OF the four varieties of Cochins, the
partridge is considered the best for
layers, the bluffs the best for table
fowls, the whites and blacks following
next. One advantage with both the
Cochins and Brahmas is that they are
easily confined.
The Plymouth Rocks are good layers,
good table fowls, good foragers, and,
like the Wyandottes, are good general
purpose fowls, excelling in no one par
ticular, but hard to beat on the farm.
Leghorns, Minorcas, Spanish, Anda.
lusians and Hamburgs are the best lay
ers, are not settlers, but are very poor
table fowls. .m..
The Houdans, and, in fact, the whole
French class, are fair layers and ex-
cellent table fowls.
The games are considered as among
~
fowls, and are fair layers.
The Polish and Hamburgs are per.
sistent layers, but are very poor table
fowls.
The Leghorns cannot be excelled TO,
laying, but they are small and not good
table fowls. The brown Leghorns lay
the most eggs, the white Leghorns.
Minorcas, Spanish and Houdans lay
the largest eggs.
The Javas are an excellent table fowl
and fatten very readily. When bred
for an especial purpose and not car.
ried any further than the first cross
cross breeding may be made profitable.
But if carried farther, using a cross,
bred is breeding back, and it is largely
on this account that cross-breeding is
Objectionable.
To produce a fine table fowl cross a
strong, full-breasted pit game cock
with Dorking hens; this produces q
table fowl almost equal to turkey.
A good cross to produce good layers
of medium size is that of the brown
Leghorn cocks with Partridge Cochin
hens, or white Leghorn cock with 6
light Brahma hen.
One of the best crosses for marker
chickens is Plymouth Rock cock with
Brahma or Cochin hens.
TO secure good table fowls, and also
combine good laying qualities, cross q
Houdan cock with Langshan hens. One
result Of this cross will be dark legs
but the flesh will be white.
To produce brood of good layers, the
eggs being of extra large size, cross
black Spanish cocks with Langshar
hens.
To produce good market fowl, one
that fattens readily, and is easily con.
fined, cross Brahma cock with par.
fridge Cochin hens.
TO produce the best setting hen, one
that will remain in the nest, hatch vel
and prove good mother, caring wei
for her chickens, cross pit game cocl
with partridge Cochin hens. This eros.
will also produce good table fowls. Ir
all breeding, care in selecting the besl
is important if the best results are
wanted.-St. Louis Republic.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-11-16
How to Begin Farming.

The beginner on farm usually esti
mates the cost of the farm as the larg
est expenditure, but the farm is an in
cumbrance if the owner las not suff
cient capital to derive the most from
the land. There is heavy outlay to b.
considered for buildings, horses, cat
tie, wagons, machinery, implements
seeds and labor. The cost for the frs
year may exceed the value of the farm
itself. 1t is better to begin with =;
small farm where the capital is limited
than to undertake too much and lose al
by going into debt.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-11-16
AUTUMN SONG.

The stubble fields are growing brown,
The leaves are falling, falling,
And in the edges Of the wood,
L The quails are calling, calling;
The oak is scarlet on the hills
In autumn's dreary weather,
And bonfires of the golden-rod
Light up leaf-besprinkled sod
IA Where asters, haZy as the skies,
L To low, still winds lift dreamful eyes,
And russell ferns are whispering low
To all the fading things that grow
In wayside hooks together.
The ripened nuts are dropping down
In slow and tuneful patter,
And all through woodlands ways we hear
Brisk squirrels chirp and chatter,
They watch their harvest as it falls,
While plaintively the plover
Among the stubble seeks to find
Something that summer left behind,
And bluebirds, from their empty nest,
Make little flights to east and west,
And seem to sing of falling leaf,
And summer, with reign too brief,
Among the dry brown clover.
The flowers Of happy summer days
Are dead by roadside hedges.
Save some belated daisy blooms
Along the meadows edges.
Oh, sad, sweet season of the year,
In springs bright balmy weather,
When larks come back to build and sing
And high in heaven the bluebird's wing
Is flashing in the sun, as he
Drops down ripping melody,
With all sweet things that disappear
At this still twilight of the year
Come back again together?
-Eben E. ReSford, in Golden Days.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-11-16
A LITTLE NONSENSE.

The Fathe r-" Young man, think
heard you issing my daughter in the
parlor short while ago." The Young
Man-"Ob, then you are not as deaf as
people thiuk you are. after alp
Yonkers Statesman.
IF were postmaster general" he
said, etfusively, Il would put your pic
ture on every stamp" ooh! prefer
being kissed only by one man" she an
swered. And then they began on the
second hundred.-Answers.
Appropriate.-"This Gates Ajar' de-
sign is handsome one," said the tomb
stone man. 1T is just what want
said the widow. "He never shut a door
in all our married life without being
told" -Indianapolis Journal.
In the Museum.-''I tell you," said the
giant, who had been relating dis
agreeable experience, lit made me feel
small" ''Why," remarked the dwarf.
in tone which indicated surprise, II
like to feel small!"-Puck.
Tommy's Mother-''Why is it, Tom
my, that you are always fighting with
Willie Simpkins? I never heard of you
quarreling with any of the other boys
in the neighborhood." Tommy-"He's
tn on'y one kin lick."-Indianapolis
State Journal.
The Worst of It. = Mrs. Pepper
swell, what did you marry me for,
then?" Mr.. PAS I family remem-
Der, Mrs. Pepper, it was for better or
for worse, and I've come to the con,
clusion that it couldn't have been any
worse '-Philadelphia Bulletin.
IF you had followed my advice" he
said, lit wouldn't have happened" II
did follow your advice" she answered.
''You did?" Eyes, did" ''Then of
course you got into trouble" he assert
ed. you're always so contrary that I
have to tell you the wrong thing to do
in order to get you to do the right
thing. Why can't you be consistent"
Chicago Post.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-11-16
THE STREETS OF PEKING.
Wonders of the Great Capital OF
China-A Permanent Tartar
Encampment.

Picking is the most incredible, i'm
possible, anomalous and surprising
place in the world; the most splendid,
spectacular, picturesque and interest
ing city in China; central Asian city
of the far past; fortified capital of the
thirteenth century handed down in
tact.
Picking is the capital of all China,
yet what interests and piques one most,
gives Picking it's own individual char
acter, and distinguishes it from the
other cities of the empire, are the
things that are not Chinese, the con-
trasts and the contradictions. Picking
is by first intention permanent Tar
tar encampment, fortified garrison of
nomad bannermen surrounding Pal
ching, the northern palace of the con-
quering khan of khans. The Tartar uler
of four hundred millions of subject Chi
nese is closely surrounded by his faith
full Manchu clansmen from beyond the
great wall, who scorn and hate and
secretly fear the masses of Chinese
more than any outer enemy; who
have thrown themselves into the arms
of Russia through the fear of the Chi
nese; who have bargained that Russia
shall send soldiers to their aid when
needed; who have held back and turned
back the wheels of progress, with a
certain prescience that the new or
der would relegate them to poverty
and extinction. Every Manchu is
borne on the rolls as bannerman,
and receives his stipend, even if he
never bends a bow or hurls a stone
in military drill. But the Manchu
bannermen are no longer the fierce
warriors their ancestors were, nor
their khan even hardy huntsman
like the early Manchu emperors.
There had been three cities there be-
fore Kublai Khan did his stately
pleasure-dome Decree" and
So twice five miles Of fertile ground
With walls and towers were girdled round
to make the splendid capital Marco
Polo first described. The plan, the
palaces, the walls, all date from Mon
gol times, the thirteenth century. The
same quaint military customs of the
middle ages are observed. The SOL
diers are drilled in archery and quoits,
and the nine city gates are Changed to
at sunset, shutting Chinese subjects
out in separate city by themselves,
as if their conquest were just accom-
plished.-Eliza r. Scidmore, in Cen
fury.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-11-16

an eye the hand of the man in the first
seat reached his hip pocket. But before
he could drawit away Johnny Halls Ian
tern had circled the air and came down
with terrible force, flooring him in
stantly.
"'Throw up your hands, shouted the
brakeman at the same moment, and all
the other passengers in the car had a
race to see who could get his hands
up over his head first. They went
through the car from the last seat to
the first and got every fare in cash.
"After that Johnny came to the con-
clusion that it was waste of time to
stand upon ceremony. So the first in
timation the occupants of the remaining
car got of the advent of the conductor
was the sharp command hurled at them
in stentorian tones: Throw up your
hands, and the sight of two loaded pis-
tolls turned point-blank upon them. The
conductor would ask each one how far
he was going, take his money out of
his pocket, make the light change and
put it back. Then he would pass on to
the next.
"And that is the story of how Johnny
Hall held up his own passengers. Steve,
at the throttle, was jerking her through
according to orders. They smashed
along through the woods, tore across
lonely swamps and ratified over shaky,
wooden bridges. Red flames shot out
of the smokestack into the dark night
and the cars lurched from side to side
as they banged along.
"Johnny Hall continued on the road
many years and became one of the most
popular conductors in the state, and it
was only the other day that he made
his last run; and I know that John Hall
was plucky to the end, for drawer man
never ran train out of Detroit" De-
troit Free Press.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-11-16
IVORY IN COLD STORAGE.
Natures Stores of Tuslks of the Nam
moth Rep1enish the Worlds
Supply.

A new development in the ivory trade
is reported. With the opening up of
central Africa the elephant will have
to go, and with it the African ivory
supply. It seems strange subversion
of popular association of ideas in con-
nection with the ivory market that the
supply of the near future will be de-
rived, as travellers now maintain, not
from tropical lands, but from the
frozen regions of the far north. It is
stated that the amount of ivory that is
hidden in the ice fields of the polar re-
gions deties estimate. The rapid de-
crease in the herds of elephants in
Africa has turned the search of mer-
chants into other directions, and the
industry is concentrating itself on spe-
cial explorations for the finding of the
remains of mammoths. Reports are
constantly coming in of finds of frozen
carcasses Of these huge beasts, valuable
for the mass of ivory in their tusks, in
the tundras of the north, mainly in ST.
IBERIA. How the giant animals were able
to exist in the climate that has per-
served their remains by freezing, or
how they CHANGED to be overwhelmed,
are problems not yet solved by science.
Mammoth ivory, however, is not by any
means modern discovery. 1t was
known to the ancients, and for cen
turtles it has been used as an article of
commerce and manufacture. Eighty
years ago the record of one years sales
of ivory in the Yakutsk market exceed
ed 10000 pounds, and the annual sales
in that city from 1925 to 1881 averaged
over C0,ceO pounds. In 1910 it was esti-
mated that the annual output of ST.
berian ivory reached 10000 pounds,
representing at least 100 Individual
mammoths, and in 1875 it was estimat-
ed by Baron Nordenskjold that the
worlds ivory markets had been en-
riched by the remains of fully 10000
Siberian mammoths since the Goa
quest Of Siberian. Y. Herald.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-11-16
FARM POULTRY HOUSE.
with Scratching Pen, Large
Enough for Fifty Hens.

A subscriber at Sidney, O., asks for
plan for housesthat will accommodate
50 hens, with scratching pen at
tached. He says it must be cheap as
well as convenient. I present the plan
Of house that think will be suitable.
The scratching pen is under the same
roof and is separated by only wire or
lath partition, shown at A. In this pen
all feeding should be done. The size of
the house is 16x20 feet and nine feet at
the highest point of the roof. The front
slope of the roof should be six feet long
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-11-16
A Fair Average Hatch.

No doubt some desire to know what a
"fair hatch" is, and in answer to in
quiries in regard to what may be ex-
pected we will say that seven chicks
from 10 eggs is considered fair hatch.
No breeder can guarantee his eggs to
hatch, as that is beyond his knowledge.
The best he can do is to send eggs from
strong, vigorous birds. Much of the
difficulty is with the buyers, who sup
pose because hen sits well the eggs
must hatch, when in fact some hens do
not create sufficient heat from their
nodies for that purpose.-Farmers' Re
view.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-11-16
Bonedu.t fo- Young Stock.

Trials of feeding bonedust to young
stock have been made in France. Four
ounces daily fed to calf gave an in
crease of 80 pounds in "a days beyond
the previous "a days increase on the
same ration. Thus 5A pounds ground
bone made overweight increase of 80
pounds. The bonedust is said to pro-
mote assimilation of the food, tending
to the formation of flesh.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-11-16
The Gain of n Chick.

The question of how much will chick
gain is an interesting one, says Poultry
West. The following is about correct:
The eggs weigh two ounces; the newly
Matched chick weighs ~ ounces; at
one week old, two ounces; three weeks
old, 6A ounces; four weeks old, ten
ounces; five weeks old, IA ounces; six
weeks old, 1914 ounces: seven weeks
old, 23R ounces; nine weeks old, so
ounces; ten weeks old, Sc ounces; IL
weeks old, II ounces.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-11-16
Information Wanted.

miss Upperten-Clara," began the
young man, 'you have no doubt noticed
that my attentions of late have been
more than that of mere friend. love
you, Clara, and in asking you to share
my lot I"
pardon me for interruptlng you,'
said the practical maiden, ''but has the
lot you wish me to share good house
on it with all the modern improve
ments?"-Chicago Daily News.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-11-16
Psssinx Of the Horse,

Do soon as nature sees an improvement,
there is a change: The candle gave way to
the horse to the automobile. The fact that
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters has been sold
for over half century, proves its value
There is nothing to equal it for stomach or
liver trouble. It lis Natures own remedy, and
the only one to cure dyspepsia or weak
stomach
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-11-16

YARD AND STABLE SWEEPER.
a .crosspiece, as suggested. A handle is
then put in when the device is ready for
business, the brooms being pushed
from the user, who can thus do whole.
sale piece of work, and do it in very
clearly fashion, too.-N. Y. Tribune.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-11-16
USING OLD BROOMS,
Saving Labor as Well as I'm
considered Tribes,

A novel way to use old brooms fol-
sweeping out farms and stables is
shown in the cut. Four butts of worn.
out brooms are taken and inserted in
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-11-16
Good for Girls Only.

Dewey anecdotes relate that the admiral
traces his start in life to severe whipping
a school teacher gave him, whereupon he re:
solved to lead new life. This anecdote will
be read out loud by the mothers, but it will
not fool any boy. 1t is harder to fool boy
than girl with fairy tales.-Atchison
Globe.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-11-16

Some of the big guns Of the prize ring are
only air-guns.-Chicago Daily News.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-11-16

"a, Scratching Pen: B, Roosts c, Poultry
Doors; D, Inside Doors: v, Ventilator.)
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-11-26
A schoolboy Climax.

The following from the Wagner
Sayings shows what a circuitous
and tortuous path may be followed
by the sophomore orator in order
to arrive at truthful conclusion:
In his speech at the statehood
convention in Oklahoma City last
week, Probate Judge Robert Neff
of Kay county roasted the Terrific
rial officials, and the Dawes COM
mission particularly. When he
came to the Dawes commission he
threw himself back, and in the
dramatic way he learned when he
played the hero's part in THE
Lost Diamond" years ago, he drew
word picture of the end of the
world. Look" he said, tragic
ally, Oklahoma has made her
fight and secured statehood ages
ago, in spite of the tardiness of the
Dawes commission. Double state
hood. mean. The great red glow
of the last fiery day is heating in
the skies. The stars are falling
and kindling flames across the
smoky arch of heaven. The thun-
der of GabriePs trumpet in the
distance sets the world to tremb-
ling. Ten thousand angels with
burning brands swish earthward to
the scene, and as the world is
lighted up in the last confagra-
ton, there is a cry for more time,
and beyond our eastern borders
you will see the Dawes commission
trying to make treaty with a pet
rified Indian"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-11-26
4 Forerunner of the Most
Fatal Disease.

Though its offensive features
ere sometimes almost unbearable,
few people are aware of the danger
Of which Catarrh is the forerun-
ner. Catarrh invariably leads to
Consumption. Growing worse and
worse each winter, those who rely
opon the usual treatment of
Sprays, washes and inhaling mix
cures find that it is impossible to
check the disease with these local
applications which only reach the
.:urface. The offensive discharge
increases all the while, causing a
feeling of personal defilement, and
cets deeper and deeper until it is
cnly question of a short time
until the lungs are affected.
The Importance of the proper
treatment can therefore be readily
~pprecinted. But no good what
yer can be expected from local
pplications, as such treatment
ever did cure Catarrh, and never
ziu.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-11-26
RefIectlons Of ! Rehel0r.


The trouble with magazine poet
ry is that it is generally full of un-
common sense.
A mans way of getting out of
trouble is to run away from it; a
woman's way is to blame. it on
somebody else.
When a man is in love with a
girl he always likes to see her act
foolish around little babies and she
always knows it.
Probably every woman would be
miserable if she knew what the
neighbors thought of her as well
as she knows what the hired girl
thinks of the neighbors.
Before a girl makes up her mind
whether she will play in some the
atricals or not she finds out wheth-
er there are going to be any kiss
ing scenes in the part they want
her to take.-New York Press.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-11-26
"TWo Terry Tramps.

Few musical farce comedies are
managed in the liberal manner
which has made 1.-Two Merry
Tramps'' famous Throughout the
country. Every actor is required
to be a first class comedian and
able to sing his or her part in the
various musical and operate selec-
tions assigned them. This season
the company engaged for this play
is composed Of artists whose vocal
ability is beyond comparison with
any other farce comedy company.
SPLENDID dances and novelties are
also introduced and a special fea-
ture is also made of the operate
orchesta which accompanies the
organization. All the latest music,
both vocal and instrumental will
be heard and many gems from the
late comic operas will also be intro
duced. Elegant and appropriate
wardrobe and costumes are worn
in the different acts, and special
scenery and effects are shown.
Opera house Wednesday, Nov. 20
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-11-26

In Algeria there is river of ink.
1t is formed by the union of two
streams, one coming from a region
of iron ore, the other draining a
peat swamp. The water of the
former is impregnated with iron,
that of the latter with gallic acid.
When the two mingle, the acid
with the iron, they form a true
ink.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-11-26

Tourists in Scotland are some
times surprised to hear the name
mist applied to what seems to them
rather a shower ofrain. The pecu-
liarity of Scotch mist is that the
drops of moisture are very large
and scattering. This according to
the investigation of John Altkin,
is result of the purity of the air
in the Highlands. An ordinary
mist, or fog, in dusty country or
a smoky city is dense, because the
moisture has innumerable floating
particles to settle upon, but where
the air is free from dust the fog
nuclei are widely separated and
resemble minute drops of rain.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-11-26

lief and found only disappoint-
ment In local treatment will find
it wise to waste no further time
on sprays, washes, inhaling mix
lures, ETC., which are only tempo
rary and can not save them from
Consumption. Catarrh is a deep
seated blood disease. S. s. s. Is
the only remedy which can reach
the very bottom of the disease
and cure it permanently.
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