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The Worthington advance., 1900-09-28
The MOULTING SEASON.
ReQuire More Care or Nu.@
tritlous Rations. 81 s. $s& s:et

The most critical period of . hens
life Is during the moulting season, from
July to December. It takes hiddy about
100 days to take of her old coat and,
put on new one.> Some commence
moulting much sooner than others and
get through long before winter sets
in. This is very desirable, as hens sell
dom lay during the moult, or the lar
ger part Of It; therefore if they COM
mence early it will be decided gain,
for then they could be, got in laying
condition before cold weather. # this
is not done they will pass the winter
without amounting to anything as
layers.
The feathers are composed largely
OF nitrogen and mineral matter. The
first process IL the loosening stage,
when the feathers loosen and drop out,
at times leaving the bird almost naked,
and exposing the body to the influences
OF the weather. Should they be late in
moulting. they should be carefully
housed during cold, damp weather.
When the new feathers begin to come
in it causes a great drain upon the hen's s
system. The foods best adapted to the
season are the nitrogenous foods such
as grass bugs, worms, clover, meat, etc.
At this period the hens should have un-
limited range, so that they can gather
good supply of such articles as they
need.
During this period it may be we'll to
add tonic to the drinking water. A
tea made of white oak bark is good.
Add enough to color the water. Some
time before the mou,ting season the
hens should be fed up and put in good
condition, for poor hens are usually
slow at moulting. Give them in addi.
ton to the regular soft feed linseed
meal, cottonseed meal, fresh meat and
fresh cut bone. The object is to supply
the fowls with feather forming mate.
rial. Keep this up through the entire
mou!ting season. If the fowls are too
fatwithhoh the grain and their fat will
diminish. Their system cannot be at
prime if too fat. Oats may be used
sparingly and bran will be found excel.
lent. Above all things rid the fowls OF
lice. It is impossible for hen to renew
her coat rapidly and run boarding
house for parasites besides.
Should any be late in moulting, II
would be well to kill or sell them, for,
it they are not through in time to lay
in the winter season, they will be. q
dead expense. All hens should be en-.
tirely through by December. Some
fowls seem to lose their feathers in q
few days, while others drag alon g all
through the moult. This is largely due
to a greater or less degree of tempera'
ture of the fowls body. The hearty eat
ing warm blooded bird is the first one
to moult.-P. w. Hearn, in Ohio
Farmer.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-28

species. It is easily distinguished by
the aower-stallzs, which rise to the
height of one to three feet. All along
the main stem, except the lower part,
are the small spikes of flowers, ar
ranged quite close together. These
spikes are half an inch or less in
length and turned back upon the main
stem, as shown in the illustration. One
great advantage possessed by this
plant, and an advantage that is likely
to have great influence in it's intro
duction as cultivated grass, is the
ease with which the seed may be gath
cred. In small quantities it can be
easily stripped off with the hands. If
cultivated the seed can be harvested
with as little difficulty as timothy.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-28
TREATMENT FOR WORMS.
sites Are Treated at the Ohio
Experiment Station.

The full treatment recommended by
the Ohio experiment station for
worms in sheep or lambs is to put
a gallon of faxseed in a cheesecloth
sack, and place this in kettle with
two gallons Of water and let it steep
for two hours. Then remove the bag
and let it drain thoroughly into the
kettle. When the flaxseed tea 10
about as warm as freshly drawn milk
put four ounces into bottle, and add
q common tablespoonful of gasoline
for each sheep of 60 to so pounds
weight. Shake well for a minute or
two, then turn into the drenchine
bottle, and give to the sheep. Have
the sheep set up on its rump, and
held between the knees, taking care
not to throw the head farther back
than the line Of the back. The sheep
should be housed in the evening and
not fed before ten o'clock, when the
dose may be given. Allow them to
remain three hours longer without
food or drink, then let them feed un-
til evening. Repeat this treatment
for three days, and in a weeks time
give three days more of the treat
,ment, and again repeat at end Of ten
days more, always giving the medi-
cine after shout 1e hours fasting, and
fasting about three hours after Civ
ing 1t. The Aaxseed tea need not
be made fresh each time, but should
be warmed every time, as the gaso-
line mixes better with it, and passes
down from mouth and throat to stom-
ach.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-28
AMONG THE POULTRY,

Air out that hen house.
A comfortable hen is generally q
profitable hen.
Shade during the hot weather is very
important.
Remember that Thoroughbred male
is half the flock.
Before saying that poultry on the
farm doesn't pay, think twice.
A fat hen will cover eggs some bet
ter than poor one, probably because
she produces more feverish heat.
At recent convention held in the
interest of poultry it was decided that
IS per cent. is about an average hatch
of an incubator.
The fowl that is "stunted" at any
time while young never becomes the
fowl that it would have been under
proper treatment. -;
People like trees are. known, by their
fruit in one form or another and he who
knowingly sells poor eggs will also be
judged by his fruit -Farmers' Voice.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-28
MARK TWAIN, CAMPAIGNER.
pai4n and His Introduction
to Gen. Havvley.

Only once did Mark Twain appear in
public as political speaker, writes
Will M. Clemens, in Ainslee's. As q
conscientious republican in his politi-
cal preferences, Mr.. Clemens took an
active interest in the presidentialcam-
paign in 1880. While visiting in Elmira,
N. Y, in the fall OF that year he made
a short speech one Saturday night, in
PRODUCING to a republican meeting
Gen. Hawley, Of Connecticut. In the
course of his remarks, Mr.. Clemens
said:
"Gen. Hawley is a member of my
church at Hartford, and the author Of
Beautiful Snow Maybe he will deny
that. But am only here to give him
character from his last place. As a
pure citizen, I respect him; as per-
sonal friend Of years, have the warm
est regard for him; as a neighbor,
whose vegetable garden adjoins mine,
why-why, I watch him. As the au-
thor Of beautiful Snow he has add
ed new pang to winter. He il =
square, trueman In honest politics, and
must say he occupies . mighty lone
some position, So broad, 50 bounti-
fulis his characterthat he never turned
a tramp empty ylhanded from his door,
but always gave him : letter Of in
PRODUCTION to me. Pure honest, 1ncor-
ruptible, that is Joe Hawley. Such q
man in politics is like bottle Of per-
fumery in glue factory-it may mod
crate the stencil, but it doesn't destroy
it. I haven't said any more of him
than would say of myself. Ladies and
gentlemen, this il Gen. Hawiey.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-28
A LITTLE NONSENSE.

'Was your husband very sick?" I'VE
can't tell until we get the doctors
bill" Town Topics.
my wife has joined the anti-gossip
club" $50 has mine; and our even
ings are so stupid go to bed at half
past eight. indianapolis Journal.
"William, 60 up to my room. Back
Of my wardrobe there are" ''Cigars,
sir" Eyes. How did you find them?"
"oh, very good indeed, STRIP St. Louis
Star!
Fuddy-"Women are funny things.
They have now got to carrying their
handkerchiefs in their pocketbooks.' -
Duddy-"Oh, well, they might as well
carry some thing in their pocketbooks." !"
Boston Transcript.
Tess-"Were there any marrying men
down at the shore?" Jess-"Yes; it was
awfully aggravating." Tess" "Aggra-
vating?" Jess-"Yes; there we're four
ministers and two justices of the peace
there."-Philadelphia Press.
''Pa, what is the partition of China?'
1T is the art of cutting it in to as many
slices as there are hungry powers, my
son, and doing it so skillfully that each
power will think it has the biggest
piece."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Young Lawyer-At last I have got a
case to try" Friend-'Is it good
one?" Young Lawyer-'Don't know
yet. Come around to the house and
help me. It was given to me as the
finest beer brewed." - Philadelphia
Call.
Policeman-"Look here, my friend,
the neighbors tell me that you beat
your wife every day at about this time,
and have called to tell you that it has
got to STOP" Surprised Citizen-'Beat
my wife? Why, what in the world-oh,
I know what you mean. That's my old
est daughter learning to sing."-Louis.
Vile journal.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-28
ne EXPLAINED IT.
The Man who Doesn't Know Any.
FL thing About Golf Defines q
Term Of the Game. .sE}}ig

''What do they mean BY two up in golf!
she asked as she put down the paper she had
been, reading, says the Chicago Times.
Huh! he exclaimed, in 5atltartled way,
for he knew about as much about golf as
be did about throwing the boomerang. Still
.se11. no man ai gong to show hi. ignorance of
"What do they mean by two upy" abe,
1Two up" he returned. toh,. yes. Of
course. Well, you've heard Of topping q;
ball. haven't you?' -: '@S.> .'' . - -
-. wa, Wei!, when = you top bah, naturally
Il don't quite see" ~
"Don't see!' he interrupted. 'eThe top
, 10 always up, isn't it? You never saw the
TOP ct the BOTTOM did you?" 4 : 7
.Well, there you are. It's plain as day.
When you top q ball it's 'one up, and
when YOU top two balls, it's two up Now,
don't bother me any more. !@s-. ~ ~
."But what il topping 4 ball?" she per-
sisted. -.
"Good heavens! how ignorant you are!''
he exclaimed. :"'Why,. topping a ball is
knocking It so high that It never comes
down: I should think the expression 'one
up would make that clear to you"
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-28

bit in the box to receive them. With q
jackknife a slot is cut up from each
hole, into which the necks Of the screws
fit, holding the nest firmly. 1t can be
detached instantly.
The height from the floor at which
nests should be placed must be deter.
mined in part by the size of the breed.
as Brahmas and Cochins need lower
nests than Leghorns and other lighter
breeds.
But this should be borne in mind:
that the nest should be as high as pos.
sible, to make visit to it on the part
of fowls, except for business purposes.
not at all likely. If conveniently low,
hen will jump up into nest and begin
to scratch in the hay as she would in
the litter on the floor. In this way eggs
are often broken, and the egg eating
habit acquired.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-28
a VISION OF THE DEAD.
They ny FORGOTTEN: . = dream

They ny forgotten: q 4 dream
Dies at the opening day.
30 keep them. God, safe in the quiet Land.
nolo r1 tnem within the hollow Of Thine
Lo:where the serried ranks before us stand
or the unnumbered Dead.
From scenes Of vanished glory once they
came,
From fields Of long -obliterated fame
We view them now with half-regretful
All the forgotten Dead.
From ,as1 happy homestead.. where the rudy
shons s from the hearth upon the dear faces
Those f,rss' are cold. and parted from our
The once beloved Dead.
From mothers' arms. and tender parent
care,
These rove. . countless throne Of infants
fair;
Dim through the twilight CLEAN. the gold
en- hair
OF littlo ones long dead.
And here are saints who lived and prayed
Of yore,
With heroes. who the martyr palm-branch
bore:
Now they are names to US, ana little more,
Though holy. honored Des:.
And warriors. who to save their country
died,
All human souls who lived and laughed
and cried.
Whom Joy made blest, or sorrow sanctined-
All, all'the vanished Dead.
They stretch mute hands to US across the
years:
We answer back with helpless, yearnine
tears;
Lies tide rolls up. and swift it disappears.
That vision of the Dead!
Peace! they are free Of human slight OF
wrong;
Patience! the crowning moments speed
along.
Soon. soon, we. too. must Join the swelling
throng
OF the forgotten Dead!
Forgotten! yet be sure they understand,
Whom God forgets not In the Quiet Land,
And holds Within the hollow of His Hand.
His dear, remembered Dead.
e. L. Thomas. in Boston Watchman.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-28
ALLOWANCE OF GRAIN.
There IL No Standard Quantity, But
Successful Poultrymen Always
Give Regular Rati0ns.

There IL but little difference in the
grains. In winter one quart of grain
a day for IL hens would be about cor
rect, or, if preferred, two quarts for
Is hens, as there is no standard guam
tity or allowance. In the use of meat
meal or green bone the rule is to allow
an ounce day to each fowl, irrespec-
tive of other food, the object being to
provide nitrogen and mineral matter.
The quantity of food claimed to be re-
quired by an animal is estimated at
about three per cent. of its i've weight
daily. This merely supports life; all
increase, or any product whatever,
must be supplied by an extra allow
ance, so that 20 hens, weighing 100
pounds, would need there pints of solid
nutritious matter daily to live, without
increase. This is equal to three-twen-
tieths of a pint for a hen. Two-twen-
tieths of one pint, or about one and one
half ounces of food, are then required
every day for the production of eggs,
the total daily food requirements being
one-fourth of q pint, and this is the rule
among some experienced poultry
keepers for winter feeding. One quart
of corn or other grain for eight hens is
the allowance, given at least in two
meals, and it has been found that a
dock of hens, when supplied with a
constant provision of grain before
them, will sometimes consume this
quantity and no more, in addition to
what small things. in the shape of in.
sects, grass, etc., they may pick up;
but, as stated, al fowls are not alike,
hence allowance must be made for cir.
cumstances and individuality. To avoid
overfeeding the quantity should be re,
duced one-third except in severely cold
weather.-Farm and Fireside.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-28
Foot Rot AnnonE she;ep. );

Damp, low ground is productive Of
foot-rot among sheep, and once sheep
has contracted the disease it is easily
taken by the flock, and il so contagious
that flock in good health, if put in a
damp, muddy field where sheep with
the disease have been kept, every sheep
in the healthy flock will in short time
become infected. To cure the disease
put them in a dry, high pasture, and
apply remedies known to cure the af-
fected parts. The easiest way to- apply
remedy is to have narrow troughs with
remedy in them placed in narrow
chutes, built for the purpose, and. run
the sheep through them once day un'
til a cure is etfected.-Farmers' Voice.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-28
KANSAS PRAIRIE OATS.
Advocated BY the State Board
ol Agriculture.

Prairie oats (Boutelona racemosa)
d often called tall gama and also mes
quite grass in Texas and westward. A
report by the Kansas state board of
agriculture says: It is an important
constituent of prairie sod in eastern
Kansas, but westward is found chiefly
on the declivities of draws or hills. It
Is nutritious, but is generally consid-
cred to be less SO than some other
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-28
Best for the Bowels.

No matter. what ,ails you, headache to Z
cancer, you will never get well until your
bowels are put right. 3Cascarets help nature,
cure YOU without q grippe or pain. produce
easy natural movements, cost you just 10
Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put
up in metal boxes, every tablet has c. G. G..
stamped on it. Beware of limitations.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-28
Few Good Mars Of China,

There are hardly any maps avail
able of China, and those that are pub
lished are very old and incomplete.
The fact of the matter is China has
not made any maps of the empire,
and, as far as outsiders know, GER
tainly has not furnished any Informal
tion for map makers outside for many
years. Over Is years ago some map
information was furnished a London
map concern, which was published,
and this is about all the world has
had dsince.-Indianapolis Press.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-28

s Feed Foal and Mare Together.
Teach the foal to eat; with the mare
as soon as possible; fence off small
place for him to run in and out CT, so
the mare cannot set his feed.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-28
Two Canals Dindinr Allan tic.

canal. Saa be tSet A. 1at1s T Sc s %e
ocean. The value Of such connection cannot
be too highly estimated. twill bring eaddedt
prosperity to the nation, as surely as Hos
letters Stomach Bitters brings health to the
dyspeptic. If you cannot get rid of your in
digestion, constipation, dyspepsia or bilious
ness try the -Bitters, and never accept any,
thing in place of it if you wish to get well.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-28
POULTRY Y HOUSE NESTS.
Construct Them So That They May b,
Detached Easily and Cleaned
Thoroughly.

The nests ought not to be nailed to
the wall, but made easily and quickly
detacha BILE, SO as to clean them often.
The cut shows good plan. Two large
round headed screws are placed in the
wall, and two holes are bored with q
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-28
1t Puxxles Everybody.

ssnt GedS5snd it, 1s Sese s:d Th
understand it,; Why do the women have
their skirts made ten inches too long, and
bold them ten inches too high:''
For he had not yet learned the folly of at.
tempting to understand the eternal femi-
nine.-Baltimore American.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-28
Safe There.

Goodheart-I think you libeled that
friend of yours from Chicago. took him
out to lunch to-day, and he didn't eat with
his knife at ALL
Sneerwell- That's strange. What did you
have to eat?
"Oyster w"-Philadelphia Press.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-28
$500 PER WEEH

to men with rigs to intro duce our Poultry
Compound among farmers. Address with
stamp, Acme Mfg. Co., Kansas City, Mo.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-28

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken Of
a. eS9sh w 91 3Brfn s2 ,da Third
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-28
Snre His Job,

Magistrate is your business! ;
Witness-Matrimonia agent for my
eight grown-up daughters!-Fliegende
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-28
The Point of View

"Ah!" sighed the old bachelor, this
world is but a gloomy prison."
"Undoubtedly," responded his pretty
sisterlin-law, ITO those in solitary con-
finement." Chicago Evening News.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-28

"Pa. what is the gage of war;" ''The
gage Of war;. Well, it is the first chunk
Of mud you throw at that little Jones boy
that you say is always picking fuss with
you.-Indianapolis Journal.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-28

Each package Of PUTNAM FADEIEss DYES
colors either Silk, Wool or Cotton perfectly.
Sold by all druggists.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-28
Still One Point Ahead

Briton-Don't be so rabid in dislik.
ing us; your country was settled BY
the English. &s #:'::>'.~e u.
American-Yes; but look how you
improved after you got here!-Puck.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-28

It is a mystery to us where all the bad
cigars were smoked before the days Of the
open trolley cars.-Detroit Journal.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-28

Don't drink too much water when cycling.
Adams Tutti Frutti 10 an excellent substi-
Guta.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-28

Ida-"1sn't she bare.faced soubrette?''
May-.'"No, dear; her face is covered with
paiat."-N. O. Times Democrat.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-28

The wise man, under the impulse of re.
morse, kicketh himself; but the fool soak.
eth mself.-Puck.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-28

The trouble with the collar button is that
it is such an upstart-it won't keen in its
place.-Puck
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-28

Garden sunflowers sown in cluster
afford good shade for poultry and the
seeds make excellent food for them.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-28

To Cure = Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. AL
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-28
Easy ana Deliciou, De.sert..

Burnhamm's Hasty Jellycon makes delicious
desserts. You have nothing to do but dis
eolye it in hot water and set it away to cool;
it makes delicious transparent and delight
full jelly dessert Flavors: orange, lemon.
nd cr %d @sf1yy eaGay
wine and coffee jellies. Get q package 20
day at your grocer's.
The Worthington advance., 1900-09-28

Every mother possesses information Of vital value to her
young daughter That daughter legacy and
the her future largely in the hands the
mother mysterious change that develops the thought
less girl into the thoughtful should find the mother
On the watch day end night AS she for the physical
children ALSO
When the young girls thoughts become Sluggish when
she dizziness aintnes and exhibits
an abnormal disposition to sleep
society Of other girls when she mystery to herself and
friends then the mother should go her aid promptly At
such time the greatest aid nature is Lydia e. ffnk-
hams Vegetable Compound It prepares the young
Tor he coming change and the surest reliance
The following letters from Miss Good are practical proof
OF Mrs. Pinkhams efficient advice to young women. q
Miss Good asks Mrs. Pfnl<hadn TOR f1etp u
DEAR Mrs bothered for some
time with my monthly periods being Irregular will
ess until @ nSe 0
tor six months and has sopped
yons and f bad color girl and
eiS siS te me Sss De er
A Cor Goth Avenue and Yesar Way, Seattle, Wash.
|n& n The Happy Result.
|%u$ @SH| ~ February 10th 1900.
~ <8a eGKN "DEAR praise Lydia
x p Pinlhsm's % Vegetable Compound enough It is
Ill has in me- I feel like another T person ~ Ny
AN work is nov pleasure to while before
I'll y1 yepE medisne it was burden To-day am
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< kNH less suffering in the world.
ha% vsssbs oo eHn
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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-11-18
POOR RABBITS
They Were Badly Scared But Were MOI
Harmed.

Earl Davis, Chief of the Fire Depart
ment and Jim Roney, following the
example of others who had been sue
cessful in bagging plenty of game,
hired a rig and went to Fleming to
hunt Their success however, was not
commensurate with their hopes, and
from the most reliable information
from those who saw them returning a
little after dusk through the back
streets, we learn that their buggy was
empty. 1t is said that they brought
back their guns but no shells. From
information which we have from
Fleming we are in position to state
that such rapid and long continued
firing was never before heard in that
vicinity and that the quail and rabbits
have become the widest ever known.
Later: 1t is said that Earl did sue
ceed in killing a dead rabbit which
some hunter had left sitting in a
clump of grass.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-11-18
Bids for Masonic Temple.

Sealed proposals will be received by
the Marietta Masonic Building Com
mittee until IL o'clock, noon, on the
goth day of December, 1900, for the
construction and completion of a
Masonic Temple to be erected in the
city of Marietta, in accordance with
plans and specifications adopted by the
said company and prepared by Ernest
G. S. Holmboe, Architect, Marietta,
Ohio,
1t is proposed to receive separate
bids for the several works and the
general bidders are requested to item
ize their bids accordingly.
All proposals for the entire work
must be accompanied by certified
check for $4,000 and all proposals for
the several works must be accompa-
MED by certified check for $4,000
payable to w. e. Sykes as a guarantee
that the successful bidder will enter
into a contract and furnish satisfac-
tory bond for the faithful performance
of the contract.
Plans and specifications will be on
file at the office of w. e. Sykes and
Ernest c. S. Holmboe, Marietta, Ohio
The Company reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
Nov. 1S. Sun.-6ts.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-11-18
ED. FLANDERS.

We have for sale several 'acts
of land near Marietta and WI
Ii ms'o.y ready for he market
ranging in pr ce from 100000
to $4,000 CO. We have he ex
elusive right o dea this property.
Those h wing capita seeking
prof able Investment will do
well To cal on US.
uA NJ nsna m n nART
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-11-18

Special Gale OF Millinery Goods now
going on at the Zee Hive, 16S FROM
araAt