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Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-06-05

DULY ITEMS.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
DULY, June 4. - Crops look fine
since the recent rains.
T. N. Parsons visited his neice,
Mrs. Browning, Of Monroe county,
who is very Ill of consumption.
Mrs. Mord Fox is still on the sick
list.
Mr.. Buzler, who has been visiting
his son in Idaho, returned home Fri
day.
Oris Sims, of Anadarko, Oklahoma,
returned home Saturday.
l. D. Lambert, late Of Benton City,
spent Sunday with home folks.
t. NJ. futile left the first of the
week for Columbia.
Winnie Fox returned home from
Fulton Friday where she has been at.
tending school.
Myrtle and Mary Williams, OF Mex
leo, we're In our midst Sunday.
Children's day was we'll attended at
Trinity church SundaYnight; the ex-
ercises were splendid. The barrel
collection amounted to s25.7 10. Vlnita
Lambert won the prize, her amount
being 81. II. Nettie Parsons being the
only young lady in the contest turn
ed her amount over to Vinita which
was $500, making a total Of s146l;the
prize awarded by the pastor being q
nice Bible.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-06-05

Miss Annie Lupton is home from
|andalia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-06-05

Eller is in Of appendicitis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-06-05
stora bono Laa.a

Joseph stelnman has leased 10 the
McLoney Dry Goods Co the store and
basement, corner Washington and
Promenade streets Mexico. for } yeaD
from May l& laoe, at $500 per year.
Our entire stock at reduced prices
for the next % days.
: devil Brown s KMRALL-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-06-05
EoNEYI MONEYS MONEY

In YOU want 10 borrow money ON
nd real estate security or wish to
NEW or extend an existing loan, we
IN give you rates that defy compe-
lion. See us before applying.
LAKENAN & BARNES.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-06-05

FERRIS s CAUTH0KN.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-06-05


First class honor, Mary Thompson
Gross.
Houston.
uel Sharp. M.
HumphrteS ,oo,
Union Literary Society medal l9Ol'
Katheryn Narnon.
Union Literary Society elocut'on
medal 1900, Madge Kent
Excelsior society Elocntlon meuS'
1904. Bertha Snidow.
Excelsior Society declamalory "eoA'
$50 John Boley'
DISTINCTIONS.
John Boley, 5; Ralph Mason i San
sharp. s; Benneta BarSley' o Au'
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= Sc Cur 7TH &LN.W.
- i2th nv. br. b. II 50
iIU1 It'll NV .sto, Or. b.1S 80
~ tstAN So ,sivtk,f- III. ii
i:i3 II ne. s.okcei. IL 30
tol5 i1th NV. store. 1900
ti1 x " NV. store Ia 50
As N NV. 6r&w. 1850
i-5i Tth H.r .sto&2r. Is. 10
t42 " nw.5r.w tcoD 1880
AZ o NV. 4r&b nat. 1850
eel It'll NV. ir.....12.W
sixc 9TH NV. store. ip-3u
4S6 Franklin, stpre- io-sU
l6O6 18th NV. I....-s-50
store TIA r e ifa q a.. : ~
Rear Gil ii nw, ar. .7-D
liza n Cap vt, p. -.I.D
lila NJ M. sturu- ..1.ua
-t52 ID nv, ua rs- ] & s.
Rrar hns 18th nwtcoiIH- ~
lila 7th NV, 3r. -. GOO
iiatei, sssir. ~ brat, -nrz7
Halls far rent. 6tb&n nv
,.w.. steam heat. my31-d
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II & WILCOX.
na- ave.
sII 10th, Or, w....15.3O
zG-Z ii. 5r. w.....l5.OO
109 f ne, Or, w....13.3O
ia Ii. 4r.cel, .l22.5u
OFFICE ROOMS.
iS2-iS6 la ave-. heated
rms SIS. $40. $3.50, SO
FLATS.
1871 Goth. or. b. I'd $50. 90
lH0i Pa az. 5r. b. heat 81. so
ali I'D, LIST fl, 4r, b. 80. so
500 list. IT. b. mi. 80. 90
$50 20th, 4r, b. mi. 1850
2ll9 Ia av. 4r. h. ..lU.5U
FURNISHED.
1855 L, l5r. stm ht.SI15.O0
1878 18th, ltr. 2b. 1856. 90
liU5 gath. CRIB. mi. 10. 20
STORES.
1919 1it5, 1r, eel. vs.. 5000
b,i,i 2ith-23r&sto. w.g-IS.OO
1883 Sd, large rim. 80
STABLES.
1912 G., 2S.Ch,LW.g.Si5. uO
@ll Z, b. 4r, W .3s, wr.l2.50
lli2 18th. IS. wr.l,w.12-5o
lie 10Th. b, 3s. wr.l, 10. 90
ls29-3l l.. 5r. w..-.-I.09
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FOR REST-BI B.F.SAUl
Store 100 Il st NV.
Nv cor iith&U nv. store.
dat. ba kery&stabte 3D. %
Brookiand, Dc, lansing
st.Izr&2 b rooms, large
yard .--.....-..-&0-0'
1129 It'll NV, IL. b .sto- IS. 90
1l0 18th NV. l0c. b-f3-Ol
4104 LIST NV. l0r&b. $3.50
rs l1th NV. for ise CHI p
16Os Tth uw. sto- eel a5- 90
ga 9Th nw...-.....5.W
l@7 7th. sto&3 rms 30. 50
1910 7th NV .sto. DC. b. 3D. 50
2027 LIST NV, 7r. b. .0.0i
Fiat 16e7 Tth.sum'E.N.59
1t41 It'll NV .si,,&csl n. 80
l02 p NV. 7r&b. 90
600 L ne, store, 7r,b %
11o LIST nws irkb fist.
Dor tub. steam ht. o.
Ga @ ne. 7r&b- - $50
zoos 9Th NV, 7r&b. %. so
Once rooms at 512 r st.
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FOR SALE
St me-. near Lincoln Park: 2-story brick; lot
llIi0O to alley: rented at 81. 80 per month. We
Will submit any reasonable offer.
jeT-2t LOUIS D. WINE & Co., 1904 st. NV
FOR SALE-A FEW FEET FROM THOMAS CHI
S S,s, very desirable SstoFy and cellar brick
parlors and dining room. We win sell this beau-
tifui horne at big bargain. Call for full particu-
lars.
For Sal. Near y. II. ave- and st. NV q
very pretty 3-stnry and cellar brick house. con-
tanning roems ard bath: Hnc condition; win
sell for $6S0o- several hundred dollars less than
adjoining house snG fer. Gail for key to inspect
For MISUNDERSTANDING 2-story and cellar
bricks; rooms and bath: furnace heat; rented
to good tenants fwhite} al $3.50 per mo. Fine
location Price. 5000.
For Sale-Capttol Hin rrntty Groom house.
nearly new; Is It. front: fin. nsghborhood. Price
"a. 001.
je7-at wM h. SAUNDERS 4 CO.. 14o7 F st.
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FOR E.NT-CLEyELAND PARK-LARtiE AND
beautiful house: magnificent view Office 6lU
18th JOHN SHERMAN. jeI-if
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FOR SALE-HOUSES.


wM. AHEAsTERDAY.
Phone 15e2-Y Band building
Near Dupont Cfre42; beautiful 3-story dwell
ing; contains rsems, bath, cellar; hot-water
heat; lot eox95; hPfise that win pieace yuu;
well located n.w.S nearly 3story buff
brick; 10 rooms; tiled bath; cellar; hot-water
heat; could not buiidsfor the price; $4,000;
A cheap home; 9itbom and bath bay-window
brick; large lot stable in rear; reduced TO 81 $50
A neat corner; double bay window; 6 rooms
and bath; all In perfsSs order; rents for $23. A
bargain-$3, 100.
Iretty Groom and bath house: large lot latrohe
heat; near tive lines cars; only 81, 1OO-$20o cash.
balance SIT. 80 month.
A good fnvestmeu M excellent Groom house;
heated by latrobes; flot 2oxlO0; rents for SIS:
Nice 4room bricktin h.w., renting for 50: will
A new, nicely located small fat building; beau
tifully finished; pays 2oss amount invested;
1880. jeI-3ts
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FOR RENT-CEEAPEST IN CITY-I012 d SW
SIS: 631 X s.w.. 5000; 1921 Wylie me-, 5000,
1904 ). Carolina ave-. IS.
jeT-6t'4 +. \. MCINTYRE. 224 NV.
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FOR REM by WESCOl
1897 Pen
1902 Ytav.I2r, 3b. 81. $S3.33
15'l6 18th. ST. b-rrl II; 1910
.23 18th, 1ir. b, mi 10. so
Sll JIh. lUr, b, Gel. mi. ~. 80
2O2O y, 1Ur. b. mi 10. so
1882 T, !ir. b, Gel. NIL 10. so
e317-23l9 IA az, 9r.
b. eel. mi .....-.35.5 so
q - +. ?T.b.cei. mi. 81. 80
gy6 I'D. ST. h. eel. mi $50
3luT y. lur.b mi $3.50
2llI n, i6r. w.-30. so
Oil I'D, Sr.b,ccl. mi. 3O.53
b32 .uth, ST. b. eel, mi %. so
2316 II. VT, b, mi. $50
2l29 Ia ay .GT, b. mi $50
l4l2 Both. tT. b, M rs. 50
IL Quincy Or. b. cl. mis-. So
$50 Fla Nv .Sr.b.mi. .25 90
go I'd. 6r.b eel. mi. 80. 80
1S26 X. sr, b.-----22-5 so
81 Il ne, Or. b. mi -. so
l0ie y III ay Or. b. mi 2O.5D
2fS+ l.. Or. b. mi .2O.50
26ls l.. Or. b, u:i- .2O.5O
20@3 l.. ST, w--.--l6-o0
19oS 10th. Tr, W. ..15.50
81 2ith, Or, w----I3.30
ELI
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FOR SALE-HOUSES.

FOR sALE-ONLY So 5oO-12-RooM BRICK on
MD. AVE. NE, CLOSE TO STANTON PARK;
ALSO. FOR IS. 600, 1-ROUM BRICK FACING
SAME PARK.
1t CHAS A SHIELDS 14n5 r ST NV
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PIANOS TUNED.

TUNING AID RKPAIRiNo-PtANo RkPAIRIno
- an 4ts brnn1h0 ~ Sxparfs frnm tee Drahknry
6etoy. Let NJ place your Instrument n psrfoc4
f'esaaltlus maaicai1y. fou'n Be surprised at -
myiA-f -. 2; p SMITH. LIS Pa svA
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FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE.
Three new houses On Belmont ave., Washington
Heights. being 3-stOry and cellar. 1O-room and
bath bricks heated by hot water ami. These
houses are new. handsomely papered and deco
rated. Will exchange for building lots
18th ST near Mass NV, lot Proxies to
alley, improved by 3-story and cellar l2-room
and bath brick; heated by hot water; am t. :
stable on rear: no incumbrance price. s13. 600.
st. NV between I'd and Sd SITS. large
brick dwelling, containing 10 rnouis tiled
baths; cellar: Anil: lot 225x1OO: both side
and rear alleys; REMEMBRANCE So, GOO; price,
$500. Want smaller house.
Corner Iydeeker and 18th SITS. NV; $50 feet
front: to be exchanged for houses that will rent
magnificent house on Columbia Heights, be-
ing corner: 42x100: improved by 3-story 49,
room, 2bath brick: heated by hot water: am 1.
both front and back stairway. This house is
VIII exchange for vacant ground.
3-story and basement brick dwelling @ st.
NV. near 14t,. II and bath; ami: 20
feet front; trust 5000 at 49s: rented to a first
class tenant VIII exchange for smaller properties
LOUIS d. WINE & CO.,
1e7-2t 1904 n
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FOR SALE
Make offer for 3-story and cellar o room
and bath brick dwelling, on Westminster St n W
lot 1s.9xS2 to alley: parlor. dining room and
kitchen first floor.
Ie7-2t LOUIS D. WINE & co, 1904 st NV
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1925 y, 13r. h, fur. $50. 90
81 18th NV. i1r. b.sla50. 90
Sta rr 1911 Corcoran.S.0 90
ie15 18th NV. Tor. b tsO.uJ
3D. Del ay ne. Or. b. .22.50
ufiics rrns. 1907 r st nv
1887 10th NV, Tor, b. IS 90
FORD. Inc. 1901 3 sc.
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ATLANTIC CITY REAL ESTATE.

HOTELS AND COTTAGES FOR RENT AND SALE.
g J. ADAMS
Successors to l. q. Adams & Coz
Rooms 24-6S. Real Estate and Law bldg,
Atlantic City. Phone IL.
1a15-13Ot-5
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FOR RENT
Gle VI NV, fur. 800 90
Ito ID Sc. i0r. b. fur. AZ. %
1893 y NV. l2r. b. 1900
Store l220 l. uw....50- %
Ie2i Conn sy.l4r,2b-
134l y NV. l3r. b. 80 80
Si3 q 81. 12r. 80. 90
TYLER < RUTHERl
mylO-32ts
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-01-23
Friday, February q, 1902

Between the hours of twelve and five o'clock in
the afternoon Of said day, to-wit, at the hour of
two fifteen O'Clock, at the Sheritfs Office, at the
Court house, in the City of Woodbury., in the
County of Gloucester, and State of New Jersey
all that certain lot Of land situate at Newbold
in the Township of West Deptford, in the
County of Gloucester, and State of New Jersey
and designated as lot number 242, on plan OF
Newbold, made in 1887, and recorded in the
Clerks Office of said county, at Woodbury., New
Jersey. bounded as follows:
Beginning at point in the southerly line of
Highland avenue at the northearterly corner of
lot number pa; thence ~ along the easterly
degrees and fifteen minutes west one hundred
and fifty feet to the northwesterly corner of lot
number 241; thence ~ along the northerly line
of said lot number PAL, south forty-one degrees
and forty-five minutes east, fifty feet to the
southwesterly cotner of lot number 240 thence
(3) along the westerly line of said lot number
24O, north forty eight degrees and fifteen min
utes east, one hundred aud fifty feet to the
southerly line of Highland avenue aforesaid;
thence az along the same, north forty-one de-
the place of beginning.
Being the same premises as Charles @. Demp-
sey and Anna p, his wife, by deed bearing date
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
ninety-seven, and recorded in the office of the
Clerk OF the said county of Gloucester, in Book
conveyed unto Julia K Birdsall in fee.
AT the same time and place, will also expose
for sale at Public Vendue, all the right, title,
Julia X. Birdsall, of, in and to the eighteen
shares of the seventy-sixth series of the capital
stock OF the State Mutual Building and Loan
Association, issued by the said State Mutual
Building and Loan Association to the said Julia
K. Birdsall, and issued in her name, and by her
assigned as collateral to the said
State Mutual Building and Loan Association,
and all moneys paid by the said Julia K. Bird
sail to the said State Mutual Building and Loan
Association on account of said eighteen shares
of said stock.
Conditions made known at the time and place
of sale.
To be sold in the presence and under the d.
rection of ANDREW p. LORE
Henry I. Budd, Jr. Auditor
Attorney for Plaintiffs. lest.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-01-23
BEAVER TAIL SOUP.
A Michigan Lumber Camp Delfcacy
That Amazed q MaryIander,


That Amazed a Mary1ander.
Although I am Marylander and an
Eastern Shore one at that said an cpl
cure from that state, "and consequent
~ know what good things to eat are,
want to tell you that I'll have to take
off my hat to the lumber camp cook of
the upper Michigan peninsula as the
discoverer, fabricator and dispenser of
dish that knocks the Eastern Shore
cuisine silly. And that rare lumber
camp dish is beaver tail soup.
81 was with Colonel Park of Column
bus, O., deer hunting in the Rainy lake
region of Michigan one fall. We lived
at lumber camp boarding shanty.
"There were signs of beaver at the
upper end of the lake, and a trapper
succeeded in trapping one of the willy
dam builders.
''When the beaver was brought into
camp, the camp cook went nearly wild.
and so did the lumbermen when they
heard the news, all because they had
been trying to trap beaver for weeks.
not for it's fur, but for it's tail. as they
were pining, they said, for beaver tail
soup.
'"The cook took that broad appendage
Of the beaver mailed like an armadillo.
took from it the underlying bone and
meat, and from it made such a soup as
never came from any other stock at the
beck of the most expert and scientific
chef that ever put a kettle on.
.We could do the same thing and
perhaps better on the Eastern Shore,
but we lack one thing. We haven't got
the beavers to yield us their tails
New York Sun.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-01-23

low corn in each case showed very
large proportion of yellow kernels. one
ear was noted in which less than
twenty white kernels were to be founa
upon the whole ear. Rows farther
away showed many less yellow ker-
nels. One ear was noticed In which
there was none at all. The proportion
of yellow kernels in rows south OF the
Longfellow was much smaller than IN
rows north of 1t, this being accounted
for by the fact that the prevailing
winds during summer are from the
south or southwest. A number OF ears
Of the Longfellow were examined in
part, but not a single white kernel
could be found upon them.
Not all the varieties were grown by
themselves to insure the purity of the
seed supply, but patch Of the Potter's
Excelsior sweet corn grown by itself
in another place proved to be perfect
" pure, with no admixture whatever
of yellow. After husking, the corn was
all carefully examined again. A very
liberal sprinkling of yellow kernels
was found through all the sweet corn
ears growing next the yellow corn. The
color of the yellow kernels was inter-
mediate between that of the pure
Longfellow and the white of the sweet
corn, in no case being as dark as the
pure Longfellow. In the ears OF
Stowell's Evergreen most of the yellow
kernels were dented, but were not In
ears Of the other varieties. In the
Longfellow corn very few kernels
were noticed which were lighter col
ored than the others, but they were
kernels which were not well developed
and did not appear to have been the
result of crossing. Aside from this,
there was no evidence whatever Of any
effect from sweet corn pollen. The
product appeared like perfectly pure
yellow corn.
In 1899 paintings were made as fol-
lows: First, sweet corn kernels from
sweet corn ears-that is, kernels Of
sweet corn which showed no indication
of mixing; second, field corn kernels
from sweet corn ears; third, field corn
kernels 1EOIu uelu COTu OIs III OLACI
words, field corn. which, although
grown near sweet corn, showed no ev-
idence of mixing.
From the results Of the two seasons
test it seemed safe to conclude that
the presence of sweet corn in proximi-
ty to field corn does not influence the
character of kernels of the latter dur
ing the season of growth, while the
field corn does affect the sweet corn,
entirely changing the character Of the
kernels pollinated by it. Kernels OF
field corn may, however, be formulated
by sweet corn pollen. and the result
will show the following year when
those kernels are planted, though the
effect has not been visible upon the
kernels themselves. 1t seems. how
ever, that when sweet corn has been
crossed by field corn the effect gener-
ally, if not always. shows and that
kernels which do not show the effect
will give pure product the following
year.
The cut represents the third year
product of field corn pollinated by
sweet corn.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-01-23
Hard Boiled EGGS For Poults.

I notice in some of the poultry papers
a sharp criticism on feeding hard boil
ed eggs to turkey poults. Now, feed
a certain per cent Of hard boiled eggs
with most excellent results. Years ago,
before l adopted my present way of
feeding, / lost fully half that Matched.
Since adopting my present plan l raise
95 per cent, barring accidents. Last
year 1 had fifty or more killed on the
railroad or by dogs. This year have
been fortunate enough to prevent any
being killed and have large drove.
I have lost some, hardly know how.
There were no sick ones. 1t was after
they were turned on the range, and
they just came up missing. AS turn
ed them out to run before the hay and
oats were cut 1 think they probably
got tangled in the long grass. Only a
few from each flock were missing.
/ think persons who condemn the hard
boiled egg imagine that it is made an
exclusive diet, when it only makes per-
haps one-third of a meal twice day,
green food one-third, oatmeal or millet
the other third. Eggs put in cold wa
ter and boiled long time are very diff
ferent to digest than eggs put in boil
ing water.-Mrs. Charles Jones in Poul-
try Keeper.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-01-23

Under this head may be classed the
cereals and their byproducts and GER
tain other seed, as cottonseed, faxseed,
etc., says D. w. May in American Ag-
riculturist. OF the grain feeds corn
is the more universal. The New Jer-
sey station estimated that the feeding
value of ton Of corn is So greater
when fed in the form of meal than
when fed whole. deduction being made
for the additional cost Of husking and
grinding. Determinations showed that
57.3 per cent of the corn fed on the
ear passed through the animal undi-
gested At the Pennsylvania station
the feeding value of the corn was
about one-fifth greater than that of
bran as an exclusive grain diet for the
production of butter fat. At the Ohio
station cows on cornmeal produce
slightly more milk for the food con-
sumed than those on bran and linseed
meal. Those on the latter ration pro-
duced milk with the largest fat con-
tent, but this may have been a matter
of individuality, as the grain ration
was not changed.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-01-23
PIONEER HOSPITALITY.

Pioneer days were essentially the
days of a most generous and UMPIRE
tentious hospitality among all the
country folk. Complaint is now made
that with better homes, more wealth,
more independence and more style,
this old fashioned hospitality has most
ly disappeared. We recall with pleas
ure the social customs of forty years
ago on the frontier. The visit to the
neighbours lasted two or three days;
bedding was taken along and good
supply Of good things to eat. SO that the
burden of entertainment should be
lightened. There were good fellow
ship and kind neighborly feeling in
those days which we think are mostly
gone, and their decadence was marked
by the getting of horse team and an
old buggy by one of the neighbors
while we all used nothing but oxen for
work on the farms and for travel.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-01-23

tamped down. Allow no sawdust to
remain on top Of the various layers
until the icehouse is filed. Fig. 20
shows the sixth layer in and ready for
the sawdust. Ice is preserved by being
packed away from the air. AS hot
weather comes on the ice will settle
some. Be sure to keep the sawdust
tamped down around the sides fire.
quently during early summer and see
that no airholes form.
When the Ice is all packed in, cover
with ten to fifteen inches of sawdust.
Leave the gables open more or less to
allow free circulation of air over the
ice. hope that this description, with
sketches, of our own successful har-
yesting and storing of ice in a cheap
pole frame icehouse will encourage
many farmers. to decide to have some
ice next season, and may they thor
oughly enjoy for the first time the
cooling benefits which accrue to the
fortunate possessors of the CONCEALED
Amid
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-01-23
STOP UP THE CRACKS.
Make Poultry Houses Secure Against
Drafts and Avoid Colds and Roup.

Make Poultry Houses Secure Against
Drafts and Avoid Colds and Roup.
AS the weather begins to get colder,
especially O. nights, it is increasingly
important that the birds shall be snug
ly sheltered from winds and storms.
shut tight up SO that no fresh air
whatever can reach them, but that
drafts shall be shut off, for it is to
drafts that most of the colds of au-
tumn and winter are due. The farm
er thinks: Eyes, it's getting colder.
Guess I'll shut the henhouse door to-
night" But he does not recall that
there are several cracks in the walls
and around the window and door
frames that he meant to stop up some
time, but he hasn't found the conven-
lent time yet. Those cracks have been
growing larger. The house is only
four or five years old perhaps, and
when it was built the joints were
made tight, and the pernicious drafts
didn't exist The first summers sun
and rains seasoned the boards and
opened up the seams bit In two or
three places, but not seriously. The
next summers sun and rains added to
the seasoning, and in one or two in
stances bit of light could be seen
through crack. And so 1t has gone
on until now there are several decided
leaks in the walls, where the winter
winds whistle through and make pierc-
ing drafts in the pen, even though
window and door be tightly closed.
Drafts of air and dampness are the
cause of most of the colds, the dread
precursor of roup, and if we will but
close up those cracks so that cur
rents of air are prevented we have
gone fully half way in heading off
that most troublesome and costly all
ment. And prevention is so much cas-
Ter and simpler than cure. Any one
who has YEARLY battled through
siege of roup will say "amen'' to that.
And it is so easy, too, to stop up
the cracks. With a few cents worth
Of ''Neponset" or "Paroid" or "Rube-
roid" roofing material and hammer
Ghe nails and tin heads come with it,
a man can close in the walls of the
house and effectually shut out the win
ter blasts. Either of those roofing ma
terials properly put On makes poul-
try house or barn or any Outbuilding
both wind and water tight, and there
after the ventilation of that building
by window and door is wholly within
control With the cracks stopped up
and direct drafts prevented the fowls
can go to roost at night in comfort,
and the owner will not be likely to
be greeted with sneezes and other
symptoms of the dreaded colds when
he opens the door in the morning.
Shutting off the direct drafts pays i'll
another way-namely, in egg produc-
tion-and is to be recommended for
that reason also. Warmth is factor
in the production of eggs, and the shut
ting out of the chill blasts is the first
step toward securing that desired
warmth. Absence of cold is warmth.
A. F. Hunter in Reliable Poultry
Journal.