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pens on this kind, he may rise early
of carefulness, also feeding it to his
tiock and not single egg will be his
reward. At the same time good birds
want good care to make them shell
their eggs out" The first point need
full is to pick out laying types among
early hatched pullets, or even hens.
1t is not too late to Gull over the flock
even now. A laying type is even more
important than laying strain. There
are disappointments in breeding from
laying strains. | have never come
across a disappointment in laying
type of hen.
The head of good layer, will be
very sharply cut. the neck arched, the
eye above all bright and sparkling.
The under part of the head very clean
cut, and the whole set of the head and
neck a little bit like that of race
horse. These two cuts will illustrate
the type | mean to perfection. |
sketched the two heads from two Buff
Orpington hens in my own yard. They
both at separate shows won first
prizes as pullets. They are bred from
an exceptional laying strain, and are
the same age. Both have been treated
exactly alike. No. / lays few eggs
during the year. No lays nearly an
egg day. winter and summer, as
nearly as it is possible for a hen to
do so.
The next important step is sheds
open sheds facing south with good
roofs and deep enough to prevent
snow or rain drifting right in. The
front should be covered either with
wire netting or Stats, so that the fowls
can be shut in during wet weather.
Fresh air is a great essential for egg
production. If the birds are put into
close. warm houses during the night
and allowed out into the cold morning
air. they become chilled and eggs are
out of the question. A cosy house. air
tight, as to cracks and floor can be
built in the corner of the shed.
Now as to food, where only table
eggs are required very concen-
trated diet may be given; hot mash
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The ent in which Col Batters,rrn
was now writing was an on ne
yellow and PATCHED in places. In .ze
it was similar to that of the hed,,oa
in New York. and its furnishinps .y4-.r
much the same. A narrow bum, tef,
a bed ever which there was snr,ol
single blanket. II was silent I, .tt
lent save Tor the scratching of the
writer's pen; so that now and tnen
there might easily have been bearl a
faint rustling of paper. Indeed his
rustlinG was caused by the small ,aeG
of the prairie mice, which now and
then ran over the newspaper which
lay beneath the blanket Battsrs-
lciSh's table was again ride cue.
manufactured from box. The Wis.
lDle seats were also boxes, Two or
three in number. Upon one of these
sat BattersleiSh. busy at his writing
Occasionally he Sazei out uuop A
sweet blue sky, unfretted by any
cloud. His eye crossed a sea of faint-
ly waving grasses. The liquid call of
4 mile-high mysterious ployer came TO
him. In the line of vision fror, the
tent door there could be seen no
token of human neighborhood nor
could there be heard any sound of
human life. The canvas house stood
alone and apart. Battersleigh sazed
out of the door as he folded his letter.
It's grand, just grand" he said. And
so he turned comfortably to the feed
ing of his mice, which nibbled at his
fingers intimately, as had many mice
Of many lands with Battersleigh.
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EGGS IN THE WINTER
ONLY WAY TO MAKE HEN KEEP
ING PROFITABLE.
Woman Of Experience Tells What Is
Necessary to Keep the Occupants of
the Poultry Yard at Work During
the Cold Months.

Those whose hens do not lay during
the winter months. would be better off
without hens. This seems like laying
down the law. but it is nevertheless a
fact. Those who keep hens because it
is a pleasure need look for no other
profit if they are amused; but when
chickens are kept with the hope that
they will put money into the pocket
of their owners, they must be made
to lay through the winter while eggs
bring prices. How can l make them
lay? is question often put. Now
there are a few birds that will not lay
through cold weather, no matter how
good the care, and if the breeder hap
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No. u. The Head of a Good Laver.

No. u. The Head Of Good Layer.
in the morning, consisting of bran,
meal. cornmeal, ground oats. boiled
potatoes, peameal. barley meal and
shorts. A little black pepper may be
ADDED, also granulated meat, every
other morning teaspoonful of good
poultry spice per hen should be added
1t should all be given hot, one quart
is enough for every eight hens.-Mrs.
C. b.. in Montreal Herald
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SPEAKER BARS BIG FEEDS.
Will Accept Invitation to No More
Than Two Dinners a Week.

When Mr.. Cannon was made speak
er OF the house he renewed acquaint-
ance with the demon Of indigestion,
which has harassed years OF his life.
To be cautious Mr.. Cannon warned his
daughter, who is the head of his house,
That while their own latch string was
ever out and he loved his friends as
Of old, she must under no circum-
stances accept invitations for him to
more than two dinners week. So far
he has been able to maintain this rule,
but his hundreds of friends in town
have found out the limit and to make
themselves solid as his dinner host
have fallen into the habit of inviting
him weeks ahead.
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JOHN D.. ROckEFELLER
Sketch from Life George

John d. Rockefeller's illness of sew
eral years ago left him wholly bald.
The skin of his head is like parch-
ment. He has not been to his office
in the Standard Oil building in New
York for six or seven years. While
in that city he seems very seldom to
go down town. He does not often
even go to board meetings. He has
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not seen his chief business agent for
a year or more, having talked with
him only by telephone. 1t is a very
lonely life he leads; at least for other
men it would be lonely. He lives in
doors, except when he plays golf for
his health. He reads much. His age
is G4.-Special Correspondence Of the
Boston Globe.
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moved. rode on across the field Of
Louishurg. The music was no longer
the hymn of triumph
Softly and sadly. sweetly and sooth-
ingly, the trumpets sang a melody OF
other days, an air long loved in the
old-timo South. And Annie Laurie,
weeping. heard and listened. and wept
tears.
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JOKE ON HENRY IRVING.
Famous Actor Not as Well Known as
He Thought.

He Thought.
Henry Irving tells with glee of an
incident which occurred shortly after
he had made his name famous the
world over by a series of successes in
the Lyceum theater, London. He was
standing in the portico of the theater
one day when he saw passing an old
friend with whom he had played in
his days of struggle. Stepping for
ward Irving grasped the old actor by
the hand. saying: Smith. my dear
fellow, I'm gla1 to see you. How are
you getting on?" "Oh, so So" was
the reply. I've been over the coun-
try with rather poor fit-out for the
past year, and how about you, old
man? Are you doing anything?"
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Utterly Useless.

"Educatin' some men," said Uncle
Eben. "is good deal like givin a
Fiji Islander check on de national
bank. He's got it, but what is he
gwine to do wifi it?"-Washincton
Star.
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Friendly Repartee,

Hewitt-There goes the sir! that
am to marry.
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awaiting sentence, when the real
John Smith was arrested for th0
same sort of crimes, and every Of
fense attributed to Beck was
found to have been committed BY
Smith.
Beck at once received a free
pardon, with an offer of compensa-
tion from the government. Tho
latter he spurned Indignantly, and
began his crusade for vindication
and the establishment of a British
court Of criminal appeals. A Lon
don daily paper took up his fight,
with the result that full inquiry
into his case Is now being made
by committee appointed by the
home secretary, and consisting OF
Sir Richard Hem Collins, Sir
Spencer Walpole and Sir John
Edge. Before them the entire
mass of testimony adduced at both
trials is being sifted.
One interesting point brought
out already is that when 1t became
known that Beck was not Smith,
no communication was made to
Scotland Yard, hence his second
arrest as Smith, and subsequent
conviction. 1t has also been shown
that the home Office, to whom ap-
peals of prisoners go. pays littlo
attention to these petitions, and
never goes contrary to a decided
opinion expressed by any Judge.
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LONDON, Nov. 24.-Adolf Beck
wants vindication. He wants 1t
in large chunks.
And no wonder. OF all miscar-
riages of justice, in England or
any other country, that which
sent Beck to prison for seven
years for another's crime is one
of the very worst. He was only
saved from serving second sent
ence, for the same sort of crimes,
committed by the same man,
through the arrest of the real
criminal and his conviction.
The first conviction Of Beck was
due to outrageous police persecu.
ton, and, to the shame of England
appeal after appeal rang out from
the cell of the innocent man, with
every sort of supporting evidence
behind it, only to fall upon deaf
ears in the department of justice,
Beck says he is making his pres.
ent fight to secure the creation Of
q criminal court of appeals in Eng
land, to which other persons
wronged as he was may have re-
course with some hope of justice,
IF | am the means Of bringing
this about" he declares, IL shall
not regret my Imprisonment"
Beck's career reads like ro-
nance of fiction. Born in Christ
iansund. Sweden, in 1S41. he went
to sea at the age of 16. He drifted
to South America, where he spent
several years in mining. and fight
ing in the armies of the South
American republics. Possessed
OF a fine voice, he travelled for
some time with the great singer,
Gottschalk Later he came to
New York and was for time a
journalist, during which period he
interviewed Gen. Grant. He went
to London in the sos. There he
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became a promoter. He made $40
900 out of Spanish railway sale,
and received $4,000 in cash and f.
900 shares of stock for introduc-
ing a South American mine to the
British public. He always hao
plenty of money, and lived pleas
ant and thoroughly enjoyable life.
until one happy evening, when a
woman named Ottilie Meissonier
took him for a man calling himself
John Smith, who had robbed her
of some money.
After Beck's arrest 81 other
women who had been robbed by
Smith bobbed up. Ten of these
women identified Beck as the man
who robbed them, while the other
IL said he was not the man. The
10 were urged by the police, it has
been shown, to make their testi-
mony against Beck strong as pos
sible, while the other 12 were not
allowed to testify at all. All the
women were of a class which is
easily induced to obey police in
Structions.
John Smith had committed sew
eral roberies of the same sort in
1877, had been convicted. and had
served seven years for his crimes.
The police claimed Beck was
Smith. Beck proved by witnesses
that he was in Peru while Smith
was serving his sentence, but this
evidence was utterly disregarded,
as was also mass of other testi-
mony, all tending to show that he
could not possibly have been
Smith, whether or not he COM
mitted the later series of robber-
les. Beck was convicted. and
sentenced to seven years impris-
onment. with the additional dis
grace of being compelled to wear
the uniform of a second-term con-
viCt.
During the entire time of Beck's
Imprisonment he sent out impas
stoned appeals for pustice, with
additional proofs of his innocence,
as he was able to collect them, but
they were not needed in the least.
He did finally exhibit absolute
physical proof, through prison
Identification marks, that he was
not Smith, and his second term
uniform was taken OFF.
Beck served his time, with the
usual communication for good be-
havior, and was released in 1901.
Early in the present year he was
again arrested, upon the same
charge of robbing women, He
made a desperate fight In court,
but was again convicted, and was
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-11-24
SPOKANE man HAS
STRUCK IT RICH IN
THUNDER MOUNTAIN

c. Il. Barthelmew OF Thunder
Mountain Is In the city renewing
old aoquaintances. Mr.. Barthelmew
was at one time deputy shsriff Of
Spokane county and three years have
elapsed since he last visited the city.
He was surprised to see it's rapid
growth during that short time and
has come to the conclusion that Spo-
kane real estate Is paying invest
ment and before returning to Thun-
der Mountain will buy home in this
city.
Mr.. Barthelmew is one of the few
who have struck II rich on the min
ing proposition. He Ia heavily inter-
ested In the Roosevelt mine. which is
estimated to be one of the richest
finds ever discovered In the Thunder
Mountain district. 1t Is adjoining the
II. Y. mine. which IL being develop
ed on q large scale. There are 800
men who will winter In camps near
the Roosevelt mine.
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fluence must be protected and their
welfare looked after.
If equal diligence were to be ex-
ercised toward the fortune tellers
in the collection Of the license the
treasurer's box would be replenished
several thousand dollars.
The berth as inspector of licenses
is open. Applicants may apply to
Chief of Police Waller
A lawyer of prominence stated to a
Press reporter today that there is a
state ordinance making fortune tell
ing misdemeanor punishable by. n
fine or Imprisonment. A city ordi-
nance SAYS 500 fine shall be inn
posed upon fortune tellers having no
license.
1t is generally supposed that the
fortune tellers pay someone hush
money.
But who gets 1t is not known. AS
the chief of police is violating his
oath of office he probably knows
something about it.
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b00DL|NG IN CITY HALL.
Who ARE THE GRAFTERS?

Who is the city license inspector?
Answer: There is no such q person.
Why isn't there an inspector ap-
pointed?
Answer: Because the chief of po-
lice does not deem 1t worth the trou-
BILE to enforce n law which would
mean $4,000 to the city.
Yesterday Frank Fee, poor man,
who was trying to sell his wares on
the street with which to eke out a
mere existence for his wife and hun
cry children, was arrested and threat
ened with Jail sentence for peddlng
without n license. Later the case
came up In police court and the Of
ficer failed to file complaint and the
case was dropped. Did he pay the
license? Look in the book and see"
That poor man is one in many He
must pay or quit. Why? Because
the merchants and people with in
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-11-24
VICTIMS
OF RIOTS
(Scripps News Association.)

BERLIN, Nov. 24.-The names Of
some Of the prominent victims of the
recent riots at Warsaw have just been
made known. DR.. Frankenstein, an
aged physician, was struck by bull
let as he entered the house. DIR.
Frankenkels, surgeon, was killed.
Baroness Hirsch was shot while driv-
Ing by in his carriage. More rioting
Is expected Sunday. Workmen are
said to have 5000 revolvers. The
police are continually making arrests
and the prisons are so filed they can
not accommodate all arrested.
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Miss Doris Lawson, the fourth
child Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Law
son, Is 16 years old. She owns, as
does each Of the five older children,
five horses, as many carriages. and a
boat. Nor is she afraid Of any one
of them. Though surrounded with
all the luxuries that money and taste
can procure, she is simplicity itself,
abounding with the wholesome, sim
the beautiful home. Springing from
old New England stock, traditional
gentility, without snobbishness, is the
rule among all members Of the Law
son family.
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DAY
AT THE WH|TEH0USE

WASHINGTON. Nov. 24.--In honor
OF Thanksgiving day all the govern
ment departments closed today. Serv-
Ices were held In nearly all the
churches OF the capital Various
charitable organizations sent out
thousands OF dinner baskets to the
poor.
At the White House dinner will be
served for the president. his family
and guests at o'clock In the family
dining room. All of the presidents s
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family is under the White House
school. Among the presidents guests
are Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Robinson,
Miss Robinson, Mr.. and Mrs. Grant
Lafarge, all of New York. Mr.. and
Mrs. Robinson will accompany the
president and Mrs. Roosevelt to St.
Louis tonight. In the early morning
the president and guests took Il long
horseback ride over the Maryland
hills northwest of the city.
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chasseurs cut the barbed wire fence
in front of the Japanese entrench-
ments and threw several Chinese hand
grenades. They followed this with
a hasty fire, which took effect on the
Japanese, who retired with losses.
November 21, a Russian detachment
repulsed the attack before the village
of Anitzy utzy. Russian losses were
10 killed and 40 wounded.
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STEEL COMPANY TO
BUILD A RAILROAD

n trunk line for the transportation
of its business. 1t is understood n
number of small railroads now build
Ing east of Chicago will be taken
into the system. The corporation now
pays annually about $l20,000,000 in
freight charges.
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The Bridge of Nations, which con-
meets the mainland and the Govern
ment Peninsula, is over 1000 feet
long, being the longest bridge ever
used at an exposition. 1t will be
covered with staff, and when COM
pleted will resemble in appearance
an arched stone bridge.
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PREPARING
Ton WAR

ROME, Nov. PA dispatch to the
Italia Militaire from Pekin says sub
scription lists are being opened
throughout China for the war funds.
1t is feared that If peace is not con-
cluded in the far east speedily China
will be forced into the conflict.
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BURGLARS WORK

Burglars visited the Pioneer block
last night and got away with a good
haul.
Elmer Hastings left $40 in his coat
pocket and the burglars managed to
extract 1t from the coat while Hast
ings was fast asleep in the bed.
c. B. Delapere lost a long black
boa from another room.
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THIRD YEAR. NO. Is. PRICE: ONE CENT.
bATTL[}H|p
GROUNDED
(Scripps News Associat;on.)

(Scripps News Association)
PARIS, Nov. PA dispatch re-
ceived this morning states that the
Russian battleship Slava has arrived
at Kronstadt after grounding on
sand bank. The vessel will remain
at Kronstadt until spring.
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WRESIDENT OF UNiNN
ARRESTED
(scrIpps News AssociationD J

CLEVELAND, o., Nov. 24.-Presi-
dent Valentine OF the National Foun-
dry Workers union this morning was
taken into custody by "A detective
from Cincinnati, where he will be
taken To answer to the charges in
connection with assaults of nonunion
moulders.
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FOUGHT A DRAW

(Scripps News Association.)
CINCINNATI. O.. Nov. 24.-Jack
Skeef of Chicago and Gene Benenah
fought 10 fast rounds to draw be-
fore the Alexandra club at Newport
last night. Both were full Of fight
at the finish.
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NEWSPAPER
SUPPRESSED
IN RUSSIA
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scripps News Association.)
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 2+.-The
publication of a new newspaper, the
Naska Gimin. has been prohibited by
the minister of the interior, Prince
Miraski.
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O0OcotoocSOOcOccOcOO0

The victim-Fred Brown,
dope fiend and sneak thief.
The man with the gun-Pa-
trolman ]. w. Willis.
Willis story-He says he or
dered Brown to halt three
times before shooting.
Roy Wheeler's story - He
saws the officer shot Brown in
the back without word OF
warning.
A. X. Hollands story-He
says the policeman shot with
out ordering Brown to halt.
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st. PETERSBURG. Nov. 24.-sak-
haroq reports: Volunteer chasseurs
on November 20 occupied the noun
tains on both sides Of Chinkailin pass
south of the village Of Tungon. Nine
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(scripps News Association. J

CHICAGO. Nov. 24.-It is reported
here that the United States Steel
corporation, in order to avoid any
possible litigation with the interstate
commerce commission relative to ter
minal rebates, has decided to build
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RACING IS
POSTPONED
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scripps News Association.)
LONDON, Nov. 24.-The storm Of
wind and snow which broke over Eng
land Tuesday last continues unabat-
ed. Owing to the severity Of the
weather all racing has been chem
1oned.
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GOES TO
INDIA

(Scripps News Association)
LONDON, Nov. 24.-Lord Curzon.
viceroy of India, left for his post
this morning.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-11-24

The amusement street at the Lewis
and Clark exposition has been named
Tho Trail
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-11-24

The man who has advertised and
says 1t don't pay" Is passe.
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FOUR DROWNED
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scripps News Association.)
PORT HURON. Mich, Nov. a.
Four men were drowned by the cap
sizing of small ferry boat q few
feet from Sarnia (Ont) dock at
O'Clock this morning. Two were saw
ed. The names of the victims were
not learned. The current was rum
ming strong and the men had been
warned
Bisbee daily review., 1904-02-17
BRILLIANT OPENING.

The brilliant naval achievements with which Japan signalizes the open ing of the war with Russia have no parallel in the beginning of hostilities between nations. The daring, swift and complete destruction of the Span- ish fleet in Manila Bay by Admiral Dewey was an inspiring example for the Japanese commanders. But the Spanish ships were net, such formida- ble and upto-date fighting machines as were the Russian battle-ships and armore6, cruisers that the "Japs" have disabled at Port Arthur or sent to the bottom of Chemulpo.
 It is impossible for the great major ity of Americans to feel anything ex- cept warm admiration for the daring, skill, the celerity and thoroughness of the initial naval attacvk of the Yankees of the East'' This feeling is not altogether due to & natural sym pathy with the smaller antagonist ly tackles his big enemy. The Jap anese nation has shown such marvel ous progress and capacity for self improvement since the United States first secured there an "open 6oor" for the entrance of civilization that it has compelled the wonder and command ed the respect of the western world
 Russia, on the contrary, remains the same absolute and cruel despotism. the foe of liberty, the oppressor of the weak, that she has ever been. When the appeal to race prejudice is made. as 1t now is-"How can Ameri- cans sympathize with yellow men against white ?"-the answer is furnished by Napoleon: "Cratch a Russian and you will find a Tartar" |" The Russian wilderness is only skin deep,
 The war is, of course, not settled by these naval victories. Russia's re serve strength on land is enormous, and her fighting spirit is thoroughly aroused by these swift and stinging blows. But her sea power in the east is apparently hpelessly broken. and with command of this Japan has secured a tremendous advantage.