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The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1903-10-15
Selecting Layers.

Our much boastcd wisdom az
selection Of the best laying spcci.
mems from the annually reared
f'ocks Of fowls through at,enston
To appearances. think we mus,
all, after al these years o. ni~,a-
kcr ideas aud G, ing out al In
same 10 the pres. drC ide In b.
at Wisdom alter a.. pat i show
',ig -. jatk 81 ii ins,r.t. W. stall
read mat The wedge aapc hrd
Is the layer par excellence. Eut
- She? DO we know Il ~ H. true
that she is a better -. producer
than the hanasoaisv r.4.nd.d.
pump appearing sister. ana her
other sisters. o!v4rvsus =. GleAsi,
al lines oi heagts: Ne thsak NO.
ind we think that NC hA.e proven
1t. In truth sc .nu., "c have,
Tor egg records scp; .ccor. elk
have givcn evidence iaat shape
and form have no, hss: So clucl'
/" 90 with the qu. ~,iou - r.gi,'
trccjing aud selection. W aa,c
had, and have. hens ihatur~ .rsi
large. OF idea torn 30 ar a.
beauty goes. ,hat car safely nt
said ~ lay a. uany eges ~ lhc
wcdgc-shapcd hens tina, kcc,
| putting III an appearance. Ia d..
gree. every season. The plum,
round pullc; or hen attracts the
beauty loving cvc IA the SHARE
anglcd bird never does. lie, !,
man or woman come 1910 our ward
to select Il breeding hen. ana xiv
CT their choice. every lime Wal
the rounded, pretty formed biz d
DC taken. Her graceful carriage
and general appearance lies in
her favor, and not Il WORT VIII Lc
asked about her egg record. II
she was not o. II family OF good
layers, we should feel guilty a,
letting such a bird go into the
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1903-10-15

hands of purchasers. II she IS a
outlet and chosen before having
made a record, one a only say
that she is from q family OF good
llyers, or a strain o! prolific
birds. And, as the wedge-shape
hen, in our bands, has proven a
no better layer than her hand
,omer sisters. we breed from the
handsomer birds, and hnjuorea-
son for changing the procedure
when IL comes to the breeding
season. Trap nests and careful
selection haye aided in building
up the strain o. exception layers
Attention TO these little points.
that. in themselves. are very es.
sential. works rapid and satisfac-
tory changes. 4 bird that ~ nj.
Ways active. c ming 10 have IN
her mind so many plans that
must DC daily carried out - al
ways a ben that ~ LAYING well.
eaclae when she ~ in con.
10 lay well. 40 matter what
her shaoc or for m. EVERYTHING
surrounding her being o: II char.
that induces LAYING. she
.cc@ n<e,ind regularly. there Ia
lcto~l, the Natural result q, her
scpsi To-. aud plenty, her perfect
ur.s III aad ac,iv;,v, Sac IN there
for. y. oh,so,e. desirable a. prop
erst. aud IA demand ~ aront
Ia .aAblr~ Of the place. She
ma b. cges al simpstoye large
>p,ttm.a q: her b; cca anu setan
uup~na. layer, though this ~ act
,ve ~,,v.,csc. the rule. Tue birds
ot iH,sc~t breeds are uotthe iaN-
ers lhl. the lesser weight breeds
They make up for latE ~
crv~. 10 poAnds o. flesh. Thy
utilize u greater proportion oil
i"s.a suns III the making o. si1e
I'D II -~itaNover tsc l.r.c frame
ssg. .. a. ..zE4sR.. ttta .f.4i s.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1903-10-15

\ Geofeia editor, 10 a tii Of dvs.
dashe~ oil the following:
J he wind blow eth, the water fiow.
eth, he farmer sowcth, the sub
~cr,ber oweth, and the good Lord
saow eth tha, NC are III need OF
our dues. So come a running or,
wc 40 gunnine: this thing of
dunn'ng gives Us the blues.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1903-10-15
Concerning Poultry.

1t is unnecessary to use cruel.
tx ia breaking up ~"sitters.' 1t
theyar abused and starred, 1t
NAV be a long time before they
will recover from their shock ADD
ili-treatmeut and gain strength
and v,gor enough to begin laying.
Simply place them in a COOP so
they may have access to fresh
grass and do rot neglect giving
grain and water.
It.doubtiess. would be a good
idea 10 ha two poultry h~o"s<s.
one for winter and n for sum
mcr: Simpy a she'd with a closed
back. so as T. proven, dransh'>'
would answer the purpose ali
right, for summer. The water
house, wouli then have = ,narec
TO undergo a thorough cleansing
Whatever house is a-cd, b<wne
of draughts. they arc harmful
even in summer; better 'ci he
fowl, 70 st out on the trees than
70 81, in a drauXht in The poultry
house.
puta shallo. box OF tray ~
tie poultry yard, and 'oi" 'h'~
throw dry sand. wood and cal
ashes, road dust. etc. By the Use
OF this the hens may be able Ia
keep themselves free from yer
min. generals throw the tos'
ashes upon the u round III The
poultry house: i. has 20 iaany
chunks ot charcoal which ata
very bard, but the chicken vii.
cal THIS ali W: hey Keep plct'np
uu;i. !: Is all gore. The as!ie"
there is about II becomes a. bard
a. a stone floor after IL - tramp
led over.
Il ul,ry r not subject TO a
great many different kind OF dis
: they may DC said " be
comparatively few. and not many
arc contagious; gapcs, catarrb,
lousinc,s. cyop'bound. rheuna'
ti.m, inflammation Of the egg pas
sages aud roup which IL a conta
gious disease. These are some
OF the principal diseases which
poultry r subject TO. II We
would keep in mind tba; IAN
ounce of prevention il worth a
pound Of cure" hospitals would
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-23
LOSES HIS NERVE. !.
Diamond Benny Gates Pleads
Guilty to. Grand Larceny
In Second Degree.
Human Finger Mascot Fails to
Bring Luck to the Col
ored Boy.

Benjamin Gates, the colored boy who
won his way to fame under the nom de
plume of Diamond Benny, or the man
with the human finger mascot," " has ar
rived at the conclusion that discretion is
the better part of valor. This morning he
entered plea of guilty to the charge OF
grand larceny in the second degree. He
will be sentenced by Judge Elliott Satur-
day morning.
Benny is the enterprsing young man
who puroined diamonds. valued at $685.
from s.. Jacobs & Co. After securing the
sparlllers the youth, in company with his
partner, Charles Turner, went west tc
grow up with the country, but was arrest
ed in Montana and held until the arriva
of Detective Morrisey,s who politely ,es-
corted him back to Minneapolis and tc
Jail. Turner made good his escape by
jumping from the train and taking to the
tall timber of Montana. EArp e.>-.
The grand jury returned two indict-
ments against the two men, charging then
with grand larceny in the first degree
Yesterday afternoon Gates was placed or
trial and a jury 'empaneled. This NOR.
ming the colored boys nerve forsook hin
and he agreed to plead guilty to grant
larceny in the lesser degree. /: f
Roy T. Wilson. charged with the embez
element of 1856 from James D. Gavin, was
brought to trial this morning. A jury
was secured and evidence is being intro
duced this afternoon.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-23
FINANCIERS TO BE THERE
Bank Clerks Banquet to Be Honored
hv Their Presence,

The near approach of the banquet of the
Minneapolis Chapter Of Bank Clerks
which takes place tomorrow evening at
the West hotel, will be one of the I'M
portant gatherings Of financial men in the
twin cities this year. The chapter has in
vited as it's guests the leading bankers
and financial men of the twin cities and
several from distant points and is as
sured of large attendance. In addition
to B. E. Walker, general manager of the
Canadian Bank Of Commerce. who will
deliver the chief address on Banks With
Branches as Opposed to Individual Banks
and Frederick l. Kent, president of the
Chicago Bank Clerks chapter, who will
speak of Bank Clerks Associa tions,' the
officers have been assured of the presence
of S. r.. Flynn, formerly public examiner
Of Minnesota. who will make brief talk
II. L. Moore. treasurer of the Minnesota
Loan and Trust company, will speak or
"Relations of Officers and Clerks" George
| E. Williamson, president of the local chap
ter, will be postmaster.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-23
IS RAISE ILLEGAL?.
Question Raised on Bill Increasing
Salaries of Mayor and
Aldermen.
The Act Said to Conflict With
Constitution in Two
" Places.

1t has been discovered that the law in
creasing the salaries of the mayor. and
aldermen Of Minneapolis bumps into the
state constitution In at least two places.
When the fact has been called to the at
tention of City Controller Rogers there
will be another opportunity for him to
justify his title as the watchdog of the
treasury.
Authorities on legal questions argue that
the law in question amends the charter
of the city Of Minneapolis, If not in ex-
press terms. at least Indirectly. The char
ter of Minnea polls was granted by spe-
cial act of the legislature of 1881. In 1891
the people of the state adopted consti-
tutional amendment prohibiting the legls-
lature from passing any special laws, and
this same edict also prohibited the amend
ment of special laws. ~ (. ss +
In the second place the act itself is a
bit of special legislation, as it expressly
exempts ST.. Paul and Duluth and lap-
plies only to Minneapolis. The constitu-
ton of the state allows a general classl-
flcation of cities-one class being cities
of over O,0O0 inhabitants. While the act
may have the appearance of being gen
eral it does not apply to all cities OF over
| SO 900 inhabitants, but is made to apply
to one particular city in that class, and II
is accordingly believed to be clear eva
sion of the prohibition against special leg
| islation.,
Whether these points are we'll taken is
possibly for the courts to decide; but al
least two nice little questions nave, peer
raised. :
One legislator says now that he does
not know why he voted for the act. HI
SAYS there certainly was no. general de-
mand for it, not even among the alder
men. when I come to think of 1T, sht
said, IT recall now that the only aldermen
who came down to lobby for the measure
were democrats ,....- =. s'1
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-23
BOTH FELL UNCONSCIOUS
SweatIand and His Alleged Paramour
Swooned Upon His Conviction.

AS the result Of a verdict of guilty
brought by jury in Judge Elliott's court
room yesterday afternoon, the defendant,
George SWeatland, had an attack Of
heart trouble and was carried unconscious
to the jail hospital, while few minutes
later Laura E., Harper, his alleged para
mour as suddenly swooned and was TAX
en- to the woman's ward Of the jail. 1t
was two hours before the woman regained
consciousness and both of the patients
are still suffering from the effects of
their respective attacks. ." -"
The case has been on trial for several
days and the developments have been of
a sensational nature. The allegations of
the complaining witness, Mr.. Harper of
Spooner, Wis, are that his wife, Laura
E. Harper, left him and their two children
to go with the man Sweatland, and has
since been living with him in Minneapolis
and other Minnesota towns. Both were
indicted and the man was tried first.
When the jury returned late yesterday
afternoon and the verdict of guilty was
read, the young man convicted of a
penitentiary offense made no sign but
walked as one in a dream down the aisle
and out of the courtroom Mrs. Harper
sitting in the rear Of the room, turned
very white and staggered slightly as she
arose and followed the male prisoner
She had just reached the door wher
SWeatland, with a cry reverberating thrl
the corridors Of the entire building, fel
| unconscious. Mrs. Harper sprang to the
assistance of the young man, but wa:
| led away by friends. She had proceeded
down the hall but a short distance, how
| ever. before she also succunbed and wa:
! carried to the Jail. >5,as -,- - ~. !
| The case against Mrs. Harper Will
| probably be tried soon. ID. t. '@''- 'a-. T
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-23
VETERAN RUNS SHORT
Pawned His Clothes Rather Than Make
an Appeal to Comrades for

James J.. Hosier a veteran Of the civil
war. 20 years old, arrived in St. Paul
from Great Falls Mont, yesterday morn
ing without money. He was on his way
to Alden. Iowa, his home and had un-
expectedly run Short because of the
failure of debtor in Montana. He faced
problem he had never before been called
upon to meet. 1t was a question, of ap-
pealing to fellow veterans or of pawning
his clothing. of which there was a trunk
full. He chose the latter course. Later
he met a comrade to whom he related
his difficulties. The comrade took him to
department headquarters where 1t was
learned that Mr. Hosier bore the marks
Of seven severe wounds received by him
June 3, 1864, while acting as color-bearer
in the One Hundred and Twelfth New
York infantry. at the battle of Cold Har-
bor We. To-day Mr.. Hosier was given a
cheerful life by veterans and sent on his
way homeward rejoicing. 5@..
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-23
DISAGREE AS TO SEWER
The Prospect Park Outlet a Cause
of Trouble.

Prospect Park residents and property
owners are invited to attend a. mass meet
ing tomorrow evening at Pixies hall, Uni
versity avenue SE and Bedford. The
meeting will be attempt to "get to-
gether' on the Prospect park sewer prob
lem.
The proposed sewer is to have its outlet
at Hanlln avenue and will be laid in this
thorofare. which for some distance exists
only on the map. being ungraded and the
adjacent land being unimproved Owners
of land representing about 1000 feet OBJ
ject to the improvement on the ground
that they do not want it and do not need
it.
City Engineer Rinller says, however,
that if Prospect park is to have a sewer
system there must be an outlet, and the
most available route is along Hamlin ave-
nue. to the river. No matter what route
is taken the sewer must necessarily pass
thru .unimproved, land. T..
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-23
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK
The Auditorium Again.
, Edifor. of Tha I0Nrna1

To the Editor of The Journal.
i One Of your correspondents has said, let
those who want an auditorium pay for 1t.
Quite right. There is no doubt that q
large majority Of the taxpayers are OPP
posed to. the sale of bonds for such a pur-
pose. But if we are to have it, whether
or no, then it is, or should be, open to
debate if the money would not be better
expended in the purchase of the present
auditorium, that is to say, the old Expo.
than in the erection of something that will
mar as much, as it makes, and after all
provide less than half the seating capacity
we have now Moreover, if we are to
wait for the sale of these bonds, the pres
ent indications are the auditorium will be
a long time building, for borrowing has
evidently been overdone, and the money
market ''gorged with undigested securi-
ties In the Expo case the owners, no
doubt, would accept the bonds, and the
city can then improve the property, at it's
leisure, and the auditorium is all ready for
use., When re1nodeled it would make, in
addition to it's main purpose, a good pic
ture gallery and winter garden and might
be made nearly OF quite self supporting.
The location is commanding and suff-
ciently central, except to those who are
opposed to anything going to the East
Side.?t2 Yet the East Side is providing
large proportion of the industries that
support this city. The purchase money
is about the same in either case. and al
tho the council has once decided against
the purchase, it would secure more gem
era. approval than the courthouse scheme.
| What do you think, MI. Editor?
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-23
j.. PAVING IMPROVEMENTS
They Will Begin Soon, Considerable
Money Available.

Paving operations will begin very soon.
Aside from the anticipated returns from
the sale of the improvement bonds auth
orized by the legislature there is about
$4,000 available for paving from other
sources. This amount has been cut up by
the council committee on paving under the
advice of the city engineer. The commit
tee will recommend the following work:
Seventh street Sc. from Central to
Twelfth avenue, with five-inch slate; Cen
trail avenue, from Seventh street to rail-
road tracks, with sc-adstone; washington
avenue NJ from Tv venty sixth avenue to
Thirty second, witt brick; Third avenue
S, from Fifth to Grant street, with Gre
osoted block.
It has already been decided to pave
Hennepin avenue from Harmon place to
Groveland avenue and Washington from
Fourteenth to Twentieth avenue N. The
city engineer will be instructed to pur-
chase material
Park avenue will be placed in first-class
condition from Tenth street to Twenty
fourth. The repairs will be confined to
a thirty-sx foot stripe in the center where
! the traffic is the heaviest. The expense
will amount to about $500.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-23
HONOR FOR BOUCHER
French Consular Agent Gets New Title
at Hands Of His Govern -"
n,Anf

Professor Francois G. Boucher of ST..
Paul, French consular agent for the
northwest, has again been honored by his
government. He has received from Paris
the text of a decree comforting upon him
the title of "Officer of Public instruction" ="
This honor is in special recognition of
Professor Bouchers dictionary Of French
hononyms, his other works relating to the
French language, and his notable success
in extending among Americans the cul-
tivation of French literature. The diplo-
ma now awarded by the French minister
of public instruction follows diplomas and
ompltmentary resolutions with which
Professor Boucher has already been dis
tinguished by various literary and scien-
tific societies of Paris.
In the consular service, also, Professor
Boucher has done much, during a term
of nearly thirty years, to foster the COM
mercial interests of. his country in the
northwest. For this he has received sig
nal commendation, on more than one
occasion. in the annual reports Of the
French minister of commerce.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-23
CITY NEWS J.
TOWN TALK

Bart's Cartoons for 1902 on sale at The
Journal counter for csc: by mail. s5c.
Thieves entered the saloon OF sNels Mel
son, 244 NicOllet avenue, Tuesday night
and stole SIS from the cash drawer,
The Christian Spritualist Society will
have its test social tomorrow evening at
A. Q. U. w. hall, 229 Central avenue NE.
If you are thinking of buying home. 1t
will pay you to read and look up: the many
bargains advertised on the classified pages
to-day. ~ -'rE.. - s..rs*
% Societe Parisienne d'Artistes-Peintres
LatinS.. Auction sale paintings water
colors at eBintliffs Friday 10 to II and
$50 to 81 Saturday 10 to IL, $50 to- B.
Also Saturday evening to 10.
Societe Parisienne Artistes Pcintres
Latins.. sAuction' sale paintings. water
colors, att Bhtlff's Friday, 10 to u and
2:3O tol5;4 Saturday 1o1to II and 2:30s to
5 and lastly same evening, to 10. =.
The council committee on fire depart
ment yesterday voted to recommend to
the council that permission be given the
Industrial association to erect an arch at
Sixth street and First avenue for
the big industrial street fair In june
Harry Lavinsky, who resides at SIS
Eleventh avenue n. has reported to police
headquarters that Louis Daniels, who re-
sided in the same house, has disappeared
with 5000 of Levinsky's money. The po-
lice have a good description of Daniels.
j. Bednarczki was arraigned in munic-
ipal court yesterday morning for assault
! in the second degree. 1t was alleged that
he attacked Mike Kocik with a knife and
cut him badly about the head and shoul-
ders Bednarczki says he thought kocilS
was another man. He was held to the
grand jury. -'a.
William Thompson, aged IA, was ar
| rested Tuesday by Patrolman B. .Hovels-
| rud of the. South Side police station
charged with breaking into the hardware
store of j. H Rumpf, 2511 Twenty fourth
avenue S and stealing twenty -one pocket
knives and 1850 revolver cartridges The
boys companion was not arrested, but the
police have his name. Most of the stoler
property was recovered. 49,. .. -....-
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-23
MEETS A SHlPMAIE
Capt. sigsbee Finds His Old Ships
Carpenter, ''Bill'' Renfron,
in Minneapolis.
Commander Of the Ill-Fated Maine
Holds Reception at the
City Hall.

ave, aye, captain,''s said Engineer
"BiN'' T.. Renfron, of the Powers Mercan-
tile company, saiuting his superior Off
Ger, Captain Charles D. Sigsbee, at the
reception to the distinguished naval officer
in the mayors rooms at the city hall this
afternoon.
why, Renfron, how are you?" Captain
Sigsbee replied, grasping the brawny hand
Of the stalwart man whose dark eyes
sparkled with the pleasure of the reunion.
IT haven't seen you since you left the
navy"
..Yes. was with you as ships car
penter on board the St. Paul." added
Reflfron, land seeing you is almost as
good as being back ON ship. came pretty
near going with the prize we captured just
before the Santiago scrap. Remember the
night we scuttled that collier? got $11. IS
prize money. What was your rake off,
captain?" I'D f->@ q -" -,
Captain sigsbee admitted with twink
ling eyes that he had to be content with
about 50 as his share of the ''divvy.''
.All the same" said the captain, "the
st. Paul rendered the nation a valuable
service in putting that collier out Of com
mission. She was on her way with fue
for the Spanish fleet just before Cervera'<
arrival off the Cuban coast, and if she hao
been successful the Spanish fleet woule
have stood a good chance of escaping. Il
might have changed the fortunes Of war
AS it was, we captured the collier right
under the guns Of the fort and just es.
capped being blown out Of the water. K Bu
we didn't lose a man, while the casualtie:
| on board the other boat were five killed
| and two wounded. We had to keep oul
boat moving all night to dodge torpedoes.'
| The counter attraction Of a big fir
across the river with a long dead and in
jured list, was responsible for a small at
tendance at the reception The member
of the reception committee were E.. r
Johnstone of New York, Mayor J. G
Haynes, D. P. Jones. and Mayors sSecre
tary Frank Mcdonald The handsom
. room was tastily decorated with the ma
| tional colors. .s...s-s sv.
Captain Sigsbee will be the guest Q
honor at dinner given by members of tn
Minneapolis Club at the club this evening
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-23
DR., NoRTHROP TO PRESIDE
President of University OF Minnesota VIII
Introduce the President Of
- Drinc

President Northrop of the University
of Minnesota will introduce President
Woodrow. Wilson of Princeton University.
who is to lecture in Plymouth church
Saturday evening. President Northrop
was one of the guests of Princeton at the
time Of PRESIDENT Wilson'S installation in
his office, and entertains very high es-
innate Of the brilliant young president of
Princeton.
President Wilson's lecture, on What
It Means to eB an American" bids fair
to be one of the most interesting and
profitable Of the season. The topic is a
rich one, and it is right IN line with
President Wilson's life study. That
President Wilson is a delightful speaker
is vel known. For the past fifteen years
he has been in great demand thruout the
United States. y
Seats may be obtained at the Metro
5politan Music Store.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-23

Minnesota-Showers tonight and Fri
day; cooler. in south and west portions
Friday; variable winds. Wisconsin,
Partly cloudy, with possibly showers Fri
day and in west portion tonight; warmer
tonight; brisk southerly winds. Upper
Michigan-Showers Friday and possibly In
west portion tonight; fair and warmer in
east portion tonight; brisk southerly
wins. Iowa-Partly cloudy, with possibly
showers Friday and in west portion to-
night; warmer in east and central por-
tions tonight; cooler in west portion Fri
day; brisk southwest winds. North Da-
kota-Partly cloudy tonight and Friday.
with showers in east portion tonight;
cooler Tonight; brisk northwest winds
South .Dakota-Partly cloudy tonight and
Friday, with showers in east portion to-
night; cooler In north and west portions
tonight and in east portion Friday; brisk
| northwest winds. Montana-Fair to-
night and Friday; cooler in east portion
to- night; fresh northwest winds.
Bright Effects in Outer Garments