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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-10-26

Mother Jimmie Smith Is bad boy
and / can't allow you 10 play With Inn.
Johnny Don't you imuk he might
gel better II he was together With god
hsY- lie mef
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-10-26
reason

! "They seem TO be eterually quarrel
Ing in Boiler s,bonse."
Yes. You KNOW, Boiler came back
from the klondyke with a little
money Cleveland Plaindealer.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-10-26

Tie court What do you mean. sir,
b. denying your identify
The prisoner / didn't want 1t geuer'
ally known that | WAS IA such lad
company Philadelphia S"rtb Amer
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-10-26

In Japan poor children have labels,
with their names and addresses, hung
around their neeks, as a safeguard
against being lost.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-10-26

Goodly Why don't You join our
church, W. ara as nne large family.
all living In perfect peace
Worldly Perfect peace. ehf You
'haye no choir. them
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-10-26

The latest ornameniatlon for the din
ing room table IS dish Of jelly, In the
midst of which are three or four small
electric lights. The effect is pleasing
and picturesque
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-10-26

When a married woman talks OF her
eirlhood days she reminds us OF ihe
amateur fisherman. The best catches
always got away from her.-Denver
Post
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-10-26

"He says his wife's newjS1s bonnet Is
n hummer"
All! II must hsye'a bee In it."-Phil-
adelphia Bulletin.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-10-26

The highest Inhabited place In The
world is the customs house OF Anco
marca, in Peru, 1t being ldOoo fee'
above the sea.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-10-26

The truth that occupies II nutshell
finds some minds loo narrow to give II
room.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-10-26

as thls ribbon green or blue I" VA
what color do you WANT. ~
"Green.n
well this Is green. ChicagoI Rec
erd. l. .
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-10-26

4 mans head IS apt 10 feel lightesI
when he las heavy load on
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-10-26

Bllnkers- Hello. winkers. hear you
married woman, with an Independent
fortune.
Winkers lsadlyD-N-o: married a'for-
tuue with an Independents woman
New York Weekly.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-01-06
Why We Raise Chickens in
Georgia.

Some reasons why raise pure
bred poultry and the reason we
should raise better poultry.
Because in this South land we
try to grow such things as will
give us some way of supporting
our families and it has been
handed down from generation to
generation, that any home, how
ever hum BILE, can keep few
hens with less expense than any
thing and will give better pro-
fit than anything considering the
cost Of keeping. We can any
day have eggs or chickens for
our own table, or exchange for
something needed or sell for
money.
/ raise pure bred because there
is nothing prettier than a yard
of pure bred fowls where all are
OF uniform color, shape, size etc.
Then it is because they are beau
tiful and our friends are always
anxious to go out to the poultry
yard to see that pretty yard of
chickens. Then our friends can
be shown the Improvements on
tae dunghill. If want one to eat
| know have a blvd that is fitted
for table use. fl wish to sell a
few for table use they will sell
more readily than the little black
legged white skin, red, whiteand
yellow feathered dunghills.
They not only sell more readily,
but at most all times they bring
a little more money even for the
same purpose. In the common
fowl you have selected the best
in the yard. IN the case Of the
>sc,<SEtr<7 a - ....,. a..e-e-, ...-.-. :.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-01-06

odd shape off culture or the sor-
ryest ones you had and still have
your standard birds to look at.
Now we cannot use the common
bird in comparison any more SO
the pure bred steps higher, you
can furnish cocks to mate with
this common hen at from four
to ten times better price than
the old dunghill can bring, and
the man who buys him has done
a wise thing because this cross
will improve the entire Estock.
But the pure bred steps still
higher, they can fill the eye of
the fancier as a fit kind to raise
some nice stock from and can be
sold for much better prices than
any before mentioned. In the
show room you have the conso-
lation that your birds are stand
ard and if only in the eye Of the
Judge they are a little better YOU
can have something to boast of
until your feathers are ruffied at
another show and some man
beats you ont. Then | raise
them for beauty, prof and pleas
ure.
We then should keep better
poultry, for it is more pleasant
and more profitable, and when a
man once begins to improve any
kind Of his stock, be feels iikedo-i
ing the same thing With ali he
has to do.
But some have said already /
am 9 chicken GRAMS, but ! think
] can prove what ] say TO- 5be
true. ! make thug truth known
that the old arnAyard fowl IS not
as good an. al purpose fowl as
some Of our pure breeass re-,
prove pr ii|ast fa y d! thel
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-01-06

hound. The pug as good a dog
as the setter or pointer. Then
the COW of the old kind that ere
called in this county coffee
COWS" because they only give
enough milk to go in Ca cup Of
coffee, are as good as the Jer-
seys.
Those of us who raise the. bess
OF everything are the ones Wild
will get the best returns on the
money invested. ]. G.. CoIlr4
Monticello, Ga.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-01-06
Prize EssAY
Which Is Tie Best General Pnr-
pose Fowl?

best general purpose fowl, is
one that has engaged the
thoughts Of thousands of poultry
men, and which has furnished a
subject for whole volumes Of
matter in The form of discussion
in various poultry publications,
10 the minds OF many the ques'
ton mas never been satisfactory
~ answered, while upon the 9th.
er hand it has, seemingly, been
ciea proven which is The best
breed, but the arguments ad-
vanced cannot be generally ac-
cepted for the reason that those
who have arrived at conclusion
in the matter do not at all agree
upon the same fowl. Some one
is wrong In their particular line
of argument, but the problem is,
beyond doubt, capable of solu-
ton. No two breeds are exactly
alike, and, IN view of this fact,
there must necessarily be best
breed. 1t would seem that this
fact could be made clear to any
one with ordinary powers of COM
prehension, but the statement
is sometimes seen that there is
no best breed, and it is, perhaps,
accepted by the thoughtless
reader.
BY the term, General purpose
fowl" is meant a fowl that pos
sesses the necessary require
ments to fill the demands of the
fancier, and at the same time is
profitable from the standpoint of
the market poultryman. The
fancier demands a bird beautiful
in plumage, symmetrical in form, |
and, in fact, pleasing to the eye,
from an artistic point of view. |
The market pOultryman wishes
to comb ine, as nearly as posi-
bic, the desirable points aimed
at by the fancier, together with |
precociousness, great egg pro-
ducing powers, as regards num-
Der and size as well, and a car
cass that when dressed for mar
ket will command the highest
price by reason of its attractive
the quality of the
flesh, the weight and the small
amount of waste product as COM
pared with the whole. The fowl,
that com bines to the
argest degree all the above
points is the best general pur-
pose fowl, and a careful investi-
ration Of the merits of each
breed must be made in order to 1
determine the facts in the case. {
rhis examination must be made {
rom an unprecedented point of
riew. and this is the rock upon /
which many writer's founder. 5
they are wrapped up in the c
breed of their choice and cannot I
Zee the good qualities of others. I
still, to some extent, an opinion q
o carry weight should come S
rom one who has had oppOrtun- t
ties Of testing various breeds, a
j. who as been in a position to q
now the circumstances under g
which tests have been made, and c
he results obtained. c
believe l am capable of draw
ng a fair comparison for the fol-
owing reasons: Some years ago /
concluded to take up the breed c
1g of standard b ed poultry, l
nd the main question to decide a
vas, (Which is the best general T
- fnyv1D'' 1Nbc te,+urn r
ias cold, calculating, business I
ne, and as had no particular i
I'VE for the business, was not j
lfluenced in any manner in MAX T
Tor a selection. II mattered not y
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-01-06
New Albany, Indiana.

What have our statesmen to say
to Huldah Gums assertion that
members OF Congress are guilty of
pologamy while processing monog-
amy?
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-01-06

they are an ideal for the fancier
who does not object to their size,
No one, however, would expect
to raise them with the view of
selling eggs for marke-, or of
disposing Of the fowls as market
poultry. The same conditions
are applicable, ina lesser degree,
to the different varieties of the
Polish family. Thatis, they are
what might be termed strictly a
fancier's bird.
In the Ham burg aud French
classes we again have the beauti-
full and attractive birds, but they
will not answer the purpose of
the market poultryman, priuci-
pally on account of their small
size.
The Houdans are perhaps en-
titled to more consideration than
the other varieties, but they are
not the equal of some other
breeds in egg production, nor
the quality of flesh; besides, when
out on range their crest is a.
hindrance to their sight, and
they are, on this account, an
easy prey to hawks and SINH
lar nuisances, and in rainy
weather the crest is fruitful
source of roup, for the reason
that itbecomes thoroughly soaked
with water, and being on the top
of the head the fowl contracts
cold. This trouble must also be
contended with in all crested |
fowls,
The Dorking is an English
breed that has never become
in this country, and
while it is popular in its own
land, it does not do we'll in Amer
ca, as is evidenced by the small
mum Der of persons breeding
them, and the testimony of those
who have given the birds a fair
trial.
In the Game family we find
that the Cornish Indian and the
White Indian are the principal
varieties, and they stand at the
head of their class. 1t cannot be
said that they are beautiful, and
the principal feature claimed for
them for market purposes is an
abundance of breast meat. This
advantage is over balanced by
he unattractive appearance of
he carcass and their failure to
i'll the egg basket as quickly
S some other breeds. I
We yet have for consideration q
he American, the Asiatic, and {
he Mediterranean classes. Here /
We have birds of all kinds, colors {
nd sizes, and any statements c
egarding their fitness or unfit t
ess for the position of the fam l
ier's fowl are subject to contra a
lotion, and justly so. The f
roblem confronting us in this +
aspect is one that cannot be h
olved to the satisfaction of ev- P
ryone, because each variety of a
owls in these classes are beauti- t
ii to the eyes of their breeders, +
nd the opinion of one person a
hould carry as much weight as b
nat of another. The only equit- Z
BILE way of disposing of the r
uestion of which is the best v
eneral purpose fowl" is by a I
onsideration of the practical So '
allied utility qualities of the 5
wis. 4
In the Mediterranean class we a
ave Leghorns, Anconas, Minor {
as, Andalusians and Spanish. I
opular opinion and conditions [
they have existed up to the {
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-01-06

The less you know about a wc
man the more you are bound to lik.
her.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-01-06

y II ~ - = ~ = = ~
win lay nearly as many eggs Il
a given time. The American
birds also have the advantage 0.
a small comb, and egg produc-
ton is, therefore, not checked
during the winter on account o.
frozen combs, which is one Sc
rious drawback of the Leghorns
and Minovcas.
The Asiatl- breeds includes
Brahmas, Langsbans and Coch-
ms which possess certain unde-
sirable features in common.
They are sluggish and poor lay
ers if taken the year round COM
pared with the varieties of the
American class. They are. much
harder to keep in laying condi-
ton on account of their aptitude
for putting ON flesh, and on ac-
count of their size, the amount of
food consumed is too large for
best results financially. They
make good roasters, but are not
attractive when dressed, by rea-
son of the unsightly appearance
of the feathered legs, and in some
varieties, the color of skin.
Neither do any of them make
broilers, as there is too
much waste product when
dressed. 1t will be seen, there
fore, that if we are to find the
best fowl we will have 10 lo1k
for medium between the large,
Asiatic and the small,
restless Mediterraneans.
This medium, is without
doubt, the birds of the American
Class, as will be clearly shown by
comparison. This class in
;ludes the three varieties of
Plymouth Rocks, FIVE varieties
If Wyandots, Black and Notified
Javas and the American Domi-
lique. The Javas and Domi-
liques have long since given upl
he race for supremacy and are
'ery seldom seen.
The Plymouth Rocks and Wy
Lndottes seem to possess, in the
argest degree, the necessary re-
luirements, and the decision
-ests between these two breeds.
Ehe Wyandottes are nearly, if
lot quite, as good layers as the
Plymouth Rocks. Their flesh
5 about the same, and, in fact,
me would be about as desirable
IS the other if they attained the
anne weight. On this one point |
5 where the Wyondotte family |
ais short. In view of the fact
hat the Rocks possess addition
weight, and not at the expense
f egg productiveness or attract
ye appearance, both alive and
reSSed, we must therefore de-
de between the different varie-
es of this breed. The Buff
plymouth Rock is comparatively /.
new breed, and has for its '
the White Plymouth
ock and Buff Cochin. They
ave not yet been brought to the
pint where they breed as true
, the other two varieties, and as
ley have other than Plymouth
ock blood in them they are not
good layers, for the foreign !
God is from poor laying breeds.
he matter has now been mar !
WED down step by step until Z
e have the Barred and White
lymouth Rocks. The, White !
lriety is, as every one knows, a
bort from the Barred, and there
re possesses the same desir-
de qualities, and in many test
lses the Whites have proven
10 baLt 1,K-at-. .. Iput ,u, !, - H., - I
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-01-06

The Sultan ) Jewels are valued at
S.. OOO.0o0, and he isn't giving any.
Of them UP ~ order 10 pay the
anhsx " 4 owing TO the United
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-01-06

not to be confounded with of the cheap xr and "cough
% Such remedies caled simply soothe the sufferer They
paaves They touch the the disease
chronic cough Dr. Ayers Cherry Pectoa real remedy the
sible medicine maker. 1t
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05
INCOMPETENT sEAMEN.

The recent rioting and disordefly
conduct Of the crew of the steamer
Scotsman, which was wrecked last
weeksoff the New Brunswick coast, is
not quite so ineSplicable now that it is
known that the steamer was not man
ned by her regular crew. 1t seems
thatthere was strike among the Eng
fish seameh in the port from which
the Scotsman sailed, and that her own
ers, rather than pay the union scale
of wages, (which the men demanded,
let them 90 and hired in their stead
"scab" sailors, longshorelnen and wharf
rats.
The result was seen in the actions
of these vagabonds when the Scotsman
went upon the rocks. If the passen-
gers stories are true, within few mo-
ments after the steamer struck, the
state rooms were invaded by drunken
ruffians from the stoke hole, who
bursted their trunks, cut open their
valises, robbed them of their clothing
and valuables and subjected the women
to ribald insults.
| A carnival of crime, which lasted
four hours, set in, as result of which
many of the castaways were obliged
to spend a week on wintry coast in
an almost destitute condition. A boat
was launched, which, when it struck
the water, was found to have an I'M
stopped hole in the BOTTOM, so that it
quickly filed with water and sank.
The officers had no control over their
men, and the rioters, who were armed,
had the passengers at their mercy.
For this condition Of affairs, the
ship owners have a grave responsible
ity on their shoulders; If yessel-own-
ing corporation wishes to risk its
property in incompetent hands it is
nobody's business but its own, but in
this age, it has no shadow of a right
to send iunarmed men and delicate
women to sea in a ship where they will
be at the mercy of drunken dock rats,
merely because it is too stingy to pay
the wages that skilled and trained sea-
men, demand.
This is what the Dominion line, to
which the Scotsman belongs, has done.
1t now owes it to humanity to hunt
down the rufians, and it owes it to its
passengers in. the future to man its
ships with Competent hands.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05
webster County Convention.

Fort Dodge, Sept. 29.-One of the
most exciting republican county con-
yentions in the history of the county
was held here Wednesday. The inter
est centered in the fight for the nomi-
nation of representative. Hon. F. j.
Blake, who is the present incumbent
of the office, and candidate for speak
er of the house, was candidate for re-
nomination and was opposed by ]. q.
Durrel, of Dayton, formerly of the
Dayton Review. The fight has been a
bitter one and eliminated in the final
struggle in the convention yesterday
in which Mr. Blake was victorious by
very narrow margin of six votes.
The convention was addressed by
Hon. j. P.iDolliver, w. S. Kenyon and
Senator T. d. Healy. The convention
endorsed the platform adopted by the
republican state convention at Des
Moines. The following ticket was nom.
mated: F.. j. Blake, representative; j.
A. Lindquist, of Gowrie, treasurer; II.
A. Dowd, Dayton, sheriff; A. Thrown,
Gowrie, superintendent of schools; DIR.
Il. Rose, Fort Dodge, coroner; G. H.
Reynolds, surveyor.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05
WAR IN THE TRANsvAAL.

1t does not look now as if it were pos
sible to avert hostilities in the Trans
vaal. This is to be deplored, for war is
at its best inhuman and cruel: it brings
hardships to many, and heart suffer
ings to many more.
There are times, however, when war
is necessary. We have not yet reached
the millennium, OF even drawn near
enough to it to settle the differences in
our opinions of things without recourse
to harsher methods than those Of cool
headed discussion.
With England and the South African
republic a principle is at stake. With
the Beers the principle is that of the
integrity of their republic. With Eng
land it is the principle, which undelies
her whole colonial policy, the principle
of the advancement of civilization.
Both of these principles are, in the
eyes of those who hold them, well
worth fighting for.
The fact that the two countries have
not rushed blindly into war, but have
long considered the step, precludes the
criticism that they have acted hasHly
War in this case would SEEM to have
been necessary, but for all that it il
none the less deplorable.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05
TAGAL MAGNANIMITY.

The apparently magnanimous offer
of Aguinaldo to release his American
prisoners seems to have been after all
nothing more than willy political
scheme. The poor prisoners were evil
IDENTIFY OILY thrown in as a make
weight into what Aguinaldo supposed
would be SPLENDID bargain for him
self. Adyices from Lrzon show that
the representatives of the astute
George Washington OF modern times
thought that If a meeting could be ar
ranged between General Otis and
themselves, they could .inveigle that
bluff old trooper into entering into ne
gotiations. which would be in some
sort a recognition of the insurgcn,t
government. Otis. however, saw
through their game and bluntly
refused to do anything but accept the
American prisoners.
1t is just possible that the magma.
minity of Aguinaldo arose from anoth.
er reason. He has ALWAYS been decid.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05
Throw . Can Of Lye on Aim.

Sioux City, Oct. rs. Mcintyre, Of
Burbank, lies in the Samaritan hospI-
tai in this city suffering intense pain,
and almost blinded from the effects OF
can of concentrated I've thrown into.
his face by an infuriated woman Of
Burbank. The iwoman was Mrs. Walsh
and the deed was committed after Nc
Intyre had refused to acknowledge the
paternity Of her child. The woman.
had Mcintyre arrested several year,
ago for bastary, but the case was diis;
missed. The other day ahA appeared
at Burbank and asked MCINTYRE why|
he had denied the paternity Of thss|
child. He replied that he was innocent
and would have nothing to do with
her. The woman, evidently prepared,
hurled the can of I've into his face. It
is possible that Mcintyre will recover
as it cannot be told at present whether
the loss of sight is permanent or only
temporary.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05
Eastman Was Released.

Marshalltown, Oct. 2.-Jay Eastman
was Friday released from jail on the
order Of Judge Caswell. Eastman while
in the employ OF Lee & Benedict last
June, stole $s5i in silver and bills and SIS.
in checks. He was arrested in Chicago
q day or two later, and since then has
been confined in the county jail. Moth
ing less than q reform school sentence
was expected, but his attorney ar
ranged with the court a pleasant SUR
prise for him. He was released on
good behavior until the next term 81
court, at which he must report what
he has been doing, etc, and if his ac-
tons meet with the approval of the
court he will go on his own recogni-,
sance for another term. When The
court is absolutely satisfied that East
man will be an honest man he will be
released from these reports.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05

|edly theatrical, and never loses a
chance to act in melo-drama. There
is no doubt that those, who are behind
him, and whose tool he is, according 10
Dewey, would perceive the advantages,
dramatic and otherwise, of such move
as this OF offering to release the pris-
oners. 1t would be the least return
they could possibly show for the gen
crosby of our American generals to-
ward Filipino prisoners, and it would
seem to their minds that such action
wou' vastly impress the civilized
world.
They do not know, however, as we
know here at home that the only peo-
pie who are likely to accept this as
proof of the high moral qualities of
Aguinaldo, will be the Edward Akin
sons and Jerry Simpsons of our great
republic. And ON these the play will
have been thrown away, for they have
little influence with anybody, and each
day serves to make that little less.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05
JAMES HARLAN

People of Iowa will receive with re.
greet the news That ex-senator Harlan
of Mt. Pleasant. is lying at the point
of death. James Harlan is man oil
whom any state might be proud, and
the fact that he is the last living mem
Der of Lincoln's cabinet makes him a
ti-ure of much historical Importance.
Although ripe in years the citizens
of his own state cannot help hoping
that he1may yet little while be spar
ed to them. Such men, even if unable
to take; an active part in life's affairs,
do am excellent part in serving as in;
spirations and examples to- other. and
younger men.
The tima will never come when we
shall be willing to lose James Harlan,