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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-02-22

birds are disposed of at six and eight
weeks old. The latter are not on hand
but a short while, and then the time
it would take to look after them may
be given to additional pullets, which
at an early age reward good care and
regular and proper feeding, with a
goodly supply Of eggs.
l have seen it in print several times
and heard the idea discussed, that a
two year old rooster is much better for
breeding than yearling, or what fan
ciers term cockerel, which means a
rooster under twelve OF eighteen
months old. They claim that the pro-
geny of the older male bird will aver
age a much higher per cent. of pullets;
that, in fact, more than half of the
chickens from such a mating will be
females; and, from my experience in
mating fowls, and observation, [ am
disposed to believe it is true. For it
has always seemed to me, that when
breed two and three year old ROSTERS
the chickens come more largely pullets
than they do ROSTERS. This is a
mighty good point to consider, in mat
ing up the breeding stock this season
For pullets are what we want, at least
a larger per cent. of pullets, and if the
sex can be influenced in the mating,
we should certainly mate for the best
results. 1t is my purpose to breed
mostly two year old ROSTERS this year,
and to thin out the young rascals at
the start and push the pullets along.
Southern CultivatOr.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-02-22
A Flea Remedy.

A Texas woman in Farm and Ranch
says that salt will destroy feas and
save the chickens. AS fieas are about
the most destructive enemy of poultry
where the Ruralist circulates, we adj
wise a trial of this new method. The
writer says:
''After I had tried everything l
could hear and think of, [ thought |
would try salt, knowing dampness
would kill them; and, to my delight,
1 found it killed them. Put it wher-
ever they are, in hen houses, under
houses, and don't be afraid that you
will use too much. A dollars worth
of common salt will rid your place of
them. 1t will also keep down mites.
Put it in the bottom of the nest be-
fore you make the nest to set hen,
as that is where mites start, and you
will not have any, as the salt pickles
them. But it will not do for little
chicks to roost on the damp ground,
so [ have a separate box for them to
roost in, and when L turn them out |
just turn the box over to the sun and
weather."
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-02-22
Camphor Balls Remedy for Chicken
Lice.

A contributor to Southern Fancier
gives camphor as an infallible remedy
for chicken lice. The following are
his directions:
Make your nest and put in your
eggs, and at the same time place in
the nest with the eggs, one camphOr-
ated ball, which is sufficient for the
entire incubation, ana your hen and
little chicks will leave the nest free
from all kinds of vermin.
When you have placed the little ball
in the nest, you need not bother any
more. 1t will evaporate and get to be
very small toward the latter part of
the incubating, but never mind, it has
done it's work.
The writer further states that since
using the camphOr ball he has not
raised single chick with scaly legs.
1t is a good idea to keep one of the
balls in the nest where the hens lay
as it keeps them from having scaly
legs as we'll as keeping them free from
vermin.
The camphorated ball is a little
white ball and can be had from almost
any drug store.
This is the most simple, economical
and convenient remedy for the de-
struction of lice on fowls that has
come to our notice and is well worthy
a trial by Ruralist readers for laying
or sitting hens.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-02-22
Don't Fail to Grade Up.

There is often more profit in the far
mer's poultry than in his hogs.
Nellie Hawks in Farm News says:
There is not a better paying side
issue in all the side-issue enterprises of
the farm than chick rearing. Fresh
eggs are never a drug in the market,
and are never a superfuity at home.
There is need of dozens of them in ev-
cry farmers family. They save
meat bills and pay the grocery bills be-
sides. If the farmer cannot live "rOy-
ally,' if he will, we know of no class
of people who can among the many
classes of laboring people Of the uni
verse. And none among the domestic
animal members of the farm family
will contribute more toward the sup
port of this same royal living than will
that harmful of laying hens and plump
cockerel fries and brO1lers.
Having ''graded up by Introduction
of new blood for one year, do not let
the work end there. Purchase the fol-
lowing year new male birds of the
same variety, and choose for keeping
again the very finest of the summers
flock. Even then there should still be
a whole farmful Of hens that will keep
the family in egg supplies for the table
and eggs for market, besides the hun
dreds more that are to be incubated.
The "farmful'' should be kept up
yearly. We cannot afford to be with
out them, and, as we have always con-
tended. the farm is the place of places
to raise poultry
New blood every year is quite an
important factor in a harmful" OF
poultry. The necessity OF new blood
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Raising Pullets.

1t used to be my plan to try and
raise every chicken Matched, and it is
still my desire to raise all to an eatable
size. But when that is accomplished I
want to thin them out about fifty per
cent, because about that many of
them will be ROSTERS, and there is pre-
cious little money to be made in keep
ing a whole lot of useless BOOSTERS
around the place until they are grown,
and sometimes for year or two long
er, as is the custom with some.
In raising chickens for the market,
the most profitable time to dispose of
them is just as soon as they are big
enough to broil OF fry. 1t pays better
to eat or sell them than to keep them
on hand till maturity. This is especial
ly true of the young ROSTERS; not more
than one in a dozen or twenty-five of
them should be kept. Even the fan
cier who sells roosters for breeding
purposes should thin them out seventy
five per cent. 1t does not pay to keep
them. And as to the farmer and mar
ket pOultryman, they are simply
throwing away money in feeding
young roosters after they are big
enough to eat.
The object should be to raise pullets,
and every effort should be made to
push them along. They will grow
faster and do much better in every
respect if they have the range of the
place to themselves, and have no
young roosters quarreling and lodging
about, like l have seen them, and you
have seen them too, on the farm where
all the chickens, old and young alike,
run together.
Just think how many more pullets
can be- raised when the young male
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-02-22
Poultry Notes.

The following suggestions from the
Poultry Monthly are familiar to many
of our readers, but do they practice
them? We presume the average Rur-
alist reader is like most others, they
need Zine upon line, here a little and
there u little.'' Few things bring
quicker returns than poultry, and few
things are more profitable than poul-
try properly managed. There is moth
ing more convenient tnan eggs in cook
ing, and nothing like eggs to bring pin
money to the farmers wife. SO it will
pay not to neglect the following points
in the poultry business:
Warm mash in the morning so much
as will be eaten up clean and greedily
ia five minutes, wheat, oats and buck
wheat buried deeply in litter for all
day exercise, and parched whole corn
in moderate quantities just before
going to rOOst, for lots of eggs.
Just before night is the best time to
put eggs under a setting hen.
Fumigate with sulphur and then
WhiteWaSh nests, rOOStS and walls
The object now is to hatch as many
chickens as possible as early as posi-
BILE.
10 prevent egg eating make the nests
dark.
In mating always use active, vigor-
Gus cocks.
Nermin will soonest attack poorly
kept, ill fed poultry.
ApopleXy and egg bound are the re-
suits Of excessive fat.
The best turkeys for breeding are
those that are two years old.
Two or three year old hens make the
most reliable settlers and mothers.
Wheat can be fed to young chickens
when they are two weeks old.
Don't feed cheap food and expect
your fowls to lay well.
Filthy quarters supply favorable
conditions for lice, and they multiply
rapidly, especially in summer.
Hatch the first laying of duck eggs
under hens, Ducks usually make poor
mothers,
Take a box foot high, fill it about
two~thirds full of dry dirt, and the hens
will do a good work in Kidding them
selves of lice.
Another thing that will be in the line
Of economy, and so will add to the pro-
fit, is to sell as early as the market will
Justify. 1t costs money to feed pOul-
try, as we'll as any other stock, and it
is not uncommon to see a farmer mar
keting a score or two of scrub cocks in
the spring that would have have
brought as much money the fall pre-
vious, and which have been "eating
their heads off, for five or six months.
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To Cure a Cold in One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All Druggists refund money Il
it fails to cure. Csc. The genuine has
L. B. @. on each tablet.
WANTED in every town local rep
resentative, Lady or Gentleman. Easy
work, good pay. No capital required.
Payment every week. Address for
particulars,
C.. L. Marechal Art Co.,
348 Elm St., Dallas, Texas.
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is coming to be appreciated by all pro-
gressive farmers in horses, cattle,
hogs, sheep and poultry. Don't fail to
grade up.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-02-22
POULTRY DEPARTMENT.

Address all munications to Poultry De-
partment Box 200, DeLand, Fla
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-31

Chicago Inter-ocean: Before the
Catholic summer school at Plnttsburg,
N. Y, on Tuesday, President Mckinley
said:
1.-THE flag syinbolizes our purposes
and our aspirations; It represents what
we believe and what we mean to main
tain, and wherever 1t floats 1t is the
nag Of the free. the hope of the OPP
pressed: and wherever It is assailed, at
any sacrifice, It will be carried to tri-
umphant peace"
This is the Presidents way OF cmpha-
Sizing Attorney General Griggs' state
ment that the Philippine rebellion
would be suppressed II 1t took the last
man and the last dollar at the COM
mand OF the government. His utter
ance was significant in itself, but more
significant were the cheers with which
II was greeted.
What the President said was exactly
what the people wished to hear from
Hmm OF only the people OF Plattsburg,
but the people Of the whole United
States. They have once again his posi-
tive assurance that there wifi be no
hesitation, no vaclllatiOn In crushing
AEulnaldo and his rebel horde and In
establishing finally this country's COM
plete authority over its islands In the
Orient.
The President spoke right and he
spoke opportunely.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-31
LADRoNE ISLANDS.
Sovereignty of United States Over
Thorn Established.


Thorn Established.
BALTIMORE, Aug. SO.-captain
Richard p. Leary. U. s. N, native of
Baltimore, has arrived at Guam, La
drone Islands, and has established the
sovereignty Of the United States. A
letter received here encloses copy OF
the first proclamation Of Captain Leary
as governor Of the island. to the ma
tlves. 1t is in part as follows:
''That you, the Inhabitants Of Guam,
are hereby Informed that In establishing
a new political power the authority OF
the United States will be exerted for
the security OF the persons and prop
erty of the people OF the island, and
for the confirmation OF all your private
rights and relations. That all political
rights heretofore exercised by the cler-
Ky in dominating the people OF this
island are hereby abolished, and every.
one 10 guaranteed absolute freedom OF
worship and full protection in the law
full pursuits Of life, SO long as that pro-
lection Is deserved by actual submis-
sion to and compliance with the re-
quirements Of the government OF the
United States.
THAT All public lands and property
and all rights and privileges on shore
or In the contiguous waters OF the
island that belonged to Spain at the
time OF the surrender now belong TO the
United States, and all persons are
warned against attempting to purchase,
appropriate or dispose Of any OF the
aforesaid properties, rights or priv:
Ieges without the consent Of the United
States government. That for the pres
ervation OF law and order the existing
laws not confilsting with the provisions
of this proclamation will continue In
force until modified or nnnutied, and all
persons are enjoined to render prompt
and cheerful obedience to the same, In
order that the blessings OF good gov.
eminent, coupled wiAl happiness and
prosperity for the greatest good OF the
Greatest number, may be the heritage
Of an residents OF the island, as worthy
citizens OF the island Of Guam under
the free flag Of the United States"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-31
Kate FIcId's Love Letter.

Washington Post; II that charming
woman. the late Knte Field, did not
marry, 1t was assuredly not because
she did not have many an admlrer. A
Washington woman has in her posses
sion little odd bit of yellow paper
upon which Is penctied boyish scrawi.
It was preserved by Miss Field from
her little girl days, The scrawI runs
thus:
won't yue mete me down by The
Gate after school Yue MOVE Luv
yue."
on the other side of the bit Of paper
Is the address. thus:
miss Kate Field, Esq.,, last Seat mex
to the Door goin out"
II must have been like n breath OF
the forgotten perfume Of yesteryeara
when the clever. kindly woman hap.
pened upon this little old piece OF vel.
lowed paper on rainy afternoon OF
rummaging.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-31

CHICAGO. Aug 3O.-Comptroller of
the Currency Charles G. Dawes, who
was In Chicago to-day, said; at IS my
opinion that Congress- at the most SEES
sion Will pass the house caucus bill
now in the hands of the senate finance
committee. which embodies the Presi-
dents recommendations on gold re-
serve fund. Under this bill from $685.
100000 to $i5O.OOO.OOO In gold will be set
aside as fund for the redemption OF
greenbackE. The effect OF this viii be
10 place about $i55.OOO,000 between us
and the danger OF trouble. II amounts
10 putting the currency OF the country
on a gold basis and cannot be con-
Strued in any other way. It Is not
contraction OF the currency or n retire
ment OF greenbncks. as some Demo-
Gratis argue, because for every green
back turned Into the treasury nm equiv
aIent In the gold Is Issued and put into
circulation. The condition OF the banks
the country over is more prosperous
than II ever has been and especially In
Inc west and south. This Is due to good
crops, which have resulted In the llqul-
dalton OF many farm debts. and to the
general prosperity Of the country"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-31
ENGLIsHMAN,s OPINION
or tho situation in the Transvaal.
Rnnrs, Opposed to War.

or tho Situation in the Transvaal.
Doors Opposed TO War.
SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. SO.-David L.
Wilson, who claims to be an agent OF
the British government and TO have i'm
portant papers for the home office, has
arrived here en- route to London from
the Transvaal. Mr.. Wilson says he has
no doubt that there will be a war.
81 have been three years in the
Transvaal and know the leaders Of the
Boer government well. President Kru-
ger does not want war. He Is now an
old man. As such he has not the con-
troll of the cabinet that he had once.
The cabinet is composed of young blood
who want independence and who. I
may say, will never give up until they
have either attained It or been wiped
ont OF existence by the English forces.
This is why say there will be war.
"The story sent out that General Jou-
bert has found the reserve shells in the
Pretoria forts are Ineffective Is PROB
ably true. A partial knowledge OF TINS
fact has been known for some time IN
British ministerial circles. There VIII
be no trouble in replacing the ammuni-
ton. however. -,
General Joubert, know personally.
ts opposed TO war. He VIII lead the
Boer forces when war comes. He Is
fighter, a man Of courage and will Sim
piy be a sacrifice to his ambition.
hWhen the blow is struck II VIII be
a fatal one in the Transvaal. The brit
Ish for months have been mnssing
troops and are practically ready au this
time, II necessity demands immediate
n,NIon
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-31

New York Weekly: First little girl
lat fashionable summer resorD-rm
awful glad to get 'quaInted with you,
cause you're nice.
secondn little gibson I with you,
That's what we come for. Mamma says
so herself.
ITO get 'quainted?"
Eyes, with nice people-people In 30
ciety, you Know"
"Why, that's Just what mamma
wants. We're to get 'quainted with
people in society"
"Aln't you in society In the clty?"
mo. You are, aln't your"
mo. We've been rakin' and scrapin'
the whole winter 10 come here and get
'qualnted with people In society, you
know"
"so'ye We"
homer"
NO"
Neither are we"
Guess there amt much use in US
gettin' 'quainted."
Guess not"
"Good-by."
"Good-by"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-31

Judy: He Ia sultor-GrnmmarInns
have never been quite sure of the pro-
per distinction between II shall" and
81 WILL" but to my mind there is no
difficulty,
she--f don't quite know the dIstIne-
ton myself.
He thinking he sees his opportunity
Well, take the question. "Wftt you
marry moi" Surprising I ask you, your
reply would be not ~ WILL" but
She COMPATIBILITY won't.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-31
West virginia Pensions.

Special Dispatch to the Gnteliigonecr.
WASHINGTON. Aug. SO-PenslonS
have been granted to the following
West virginia applicants:
ncrease--wrlfnm A. Thomas, Ebo,
IS 10 $40: Columbus BotkIn, Looney-
Vile, Sc to IS.
Rencwal-Frcderick Robinson, Brown.
IS.
Original wilow-Elizabeth a. Sim
mons Cokeieys, Si2
A new poatoiiicc has been established,
TO be known as Jaycnn. ". Va, with
Elizabeth Robcy ns pOstmlstrcss.
salllo A. MoClnuEherty has been COM
mlssloned pOstmlstreSs at ClOverdalc.
W. Va.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-31

az hud female trouble Of ell kinds,
had three doctors, butonly grew worse.
/ began taking Lydia 3. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills
and used the sanatiye Wash, and can'
not praise your remedies enough.
Mns. RrrrE PERK1As, PEARL, La.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-31
A FEW WILL CONVINCE.
Can be Sure You are on the Right
Track.
A Feeling Of Security chat any PerSOR
Can be Very Thankful to

nave
There is feeling Of security in using
Kld-ne-olds. A few doses will convince
you that you are on the right track.
They act quickly and PLEASANTLY; they
are not at oil bad to take, and are con-
Veniently put up in wooden boxes. 30
that you can carry them In your pocket
and use them while at work. You do
not have to stop work while using
Kid-ne-olds. They have done q great
deal Of good for a vast number OF peo-
pie here in Wheeling. We have given
you the names and addresses Of these
people from time to time, and again re-
Ter you to Mrs. c. Kraus, No. 2327 Main
street. who has used Kid-ne-oids with
good results, and says: II was SUI
ferer from disordered kidneys for about
six years, at times / would have such q
severe pain across the small of my back
and in my right side that I could not
get about or attend to my household
duties. The doctors said that had
pleurisy, but Il seemed that nothing
they would give me would cure II, and
tried several different kinds Of medi-
cineB, but nothing ever did me any
good. until got some OF Morrow's Kid
ne-olds, which had noticed advertised
at Charles r. GOetZe's drug store and
ne guaranteed them to cure or refund
the money. After I had taken Rld-ne-
oIds for a few days was entirely re-
lleved and have not suffered any since;
/ believe they have entirely cured me
and 1 can recommend them to anyone
suffering rs l was"
10 you want more proof OF the eff
cheney Of this preparation? II 30,
watch the papers and you will ind
many others from this city repeating
the same experience. Morrow's KID
ne.olds are not pills, but Yellow Tab
lets, which is the most scientific form
OF putting up medicine. They sell ut
nifty cents per box at Charles Il.
GoetZe's drug store.
Descriptive booklet mailed upon re-
quest by John Morrow & Co., Chemists,
Springfield, Ohio.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-31
Mrs. johnson
SaW0dMOM
LHSanhyby
Mrso PlhMam

menOed to have spells with my spine.
Every month ] grew worse and at last
became so bad that found was
gradually losing my mind.
"Tbe doctors treated me for female
troubles, but got no better. One
doctor told me that would be insane.
Twas advised by friend to give Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Q
trial, and before I had taken all Of the
lrst bottle my neighbOrs noticed the
change In me.
81 have now taken Ave bottles and
cannot fnd words sufficient to praise It.
/ advise every woman who Is suffering
from any female weakness to give 1t
fair trial. THANK you for your good
medicine. Mrs. GERTRUDE u. JoHN-
Box, JoHEsBORo, TEXAS.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-31

Special Dispatch to the IntcllIEonoeF
WASHINGTON. Aug. aO.--A patent
has been granted to William and j..
schaefer. asslgnors OF two-thlrds to
A. H. wledebusch. ]. Hnndlan. J. c.
peylne and q. Stein, wheeling, for an
Apparatus for treating black plate for
Timing.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-31
DAY.
In the Proceedings Of the Dreyfus
courtmartial.
MORE HANDWRITING EXPERTS

Testify, who Claim That Estcrhazy.
Wrote the Bordereau = General
Mercicr's Queer Change Of Front.
Pieors Testimony RouSes General
ROget-secret Session to bC Held
To-day.
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have received
from the use Of
Lydia E. Pink
hams vcgeta-
Bile Compound.
Soon after the
birth ofmy ArSt
child, / com.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-31

Cleveland Plain Dealer: 81 under.
stand now why Frenchmen do so little
damage to each other In pistol duels."
"Yes?"
Eyes. You acc they can't shoot
straight when they are watching each
other. But Just give EN- n chance TO
plug man In the back and they are
dead shots. Look Mt LnborI."
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-31

[lu4rIA 70 MA EiNEHAx no. 05.'a4l
"DEAR MRS. PtSKHAM-FOr some
time have thought Of writing to you
to let you know Of the great benefit |
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-31

ALWAYS ask your grocer for Wheel.
ing Bakery Bread. Good. Big. Cheap.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-31

Liver Complaints cured by BEECH
ANS PILLS.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-08-26

ST-GAR AND MUSCULAR EXERTION
Prussian military experiments show
that severe muscular eXertion renders
the blood very poor in sugar, and that
sugar renders tired muscles capable OF
renewed eXertiOn.