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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-09-15
POULTRY INDUSTRY

tice of caponiZing, but when we watch
a bird which is under operation we
find it does not seem to suffer very
much pain. The only time a bird
fiinches is when the outside skin is
being cut. Nevertheless, it requires
some nerve to cut into a living bird,
as is necessary in this case. steady
hand is desirable when handling the
knife, and it is well first to practice
on a dead bird. do not think this is
necessary with mos people If real
lean bird is selected for the first trial
Not enough Importance can be at
tached to this. In plump bird it is
often difficult to locate exactly the spot
where the cut must be made. The ribs
of a lean bird show through the skin
so plainly that a mistake cannot be
made. The ribs are slightly curved
from the back down. then they turn
almost at right angles; and where this
angle starts there appears to be
light colored spot, almost knob. This
knob also shows in a fieshy bird, and
is a mark by which we are guided
when otherwise the ribs cannot be
seen. The proper place to make the
lnClSlOu is DoCWeeH tuo laoC pan VI
ribs upward to the whitish knob spok-
en- Of" This advice, to make the first
trials with real lean, raw-boned bird
of not over two-pound size, cannot be
urged strongly enough. The whole
operation is then quite easy and sim
pie, while much more difficult on a
large and fleshy bird. A lean bird suf-
.ers little (if any under the caponiz-
er's knife; a heshy bird does to some
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-09-15
Poultry on the Farm.

Did it ever occur to you. writes the
well-known breeder, U. R. Fishel, that
the most profitable department of the
farm is neglected the most? | know
every farmer that reads the above will
say it is impossible that he is neglect
ing the most profitable part of his
farm. but it is a fact. | refer to the
poultry department of the farm. There
is not one farmer in 100 that gives any
attention to the poultry-they leave
all this work to the dear wife, who in
the spare moments she has from her
household duties, cares for the poul-
try, and with the proceeds supplies all
the groceries for the house, as we'll as
buys all the clothing for herself and
children, and in many cases buys all
the new furniture needed for the
home. If our farmers would stop and
investigate the poultry industry they
would at once realize the Importance
of their taking more interest in the
poultry on their farms. There is no
doubt but what that "old hen" is the
only true debt payer we have. 1t
takes so little to keep her, and If prop
erly cared for she will give you an
income of something like 300 per cent
on the amount invested.
Encourage your wife in her work
with the poultry. Give her enough OF
your time to build her good coops for
her hens and chicks. Build good
poultry house with scratching shed,
so that you can be sure of getting eggs
all during the winter months. If you
will but assist your wife in the poultry
yard you will soon see that you can
pay those debts that hang over you,
or you can buy that other tract of land
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-09-15
Something About caponizina.

About the subject of caponizing and
on the question whether the operation
is not a cruel one, causing much suffer
ing to the bird, F. Greiner, who has
had much experience in capon making,
writes in a poultry paper as follows:
COLLECTIONS are raised by some peo-
pie, on account of cruelty, to the prac-
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-09-15

j. i. Anders0n, POULTRY SupC. AIasKH Z d1I
extent, although not severely. The
whole action of the bird while on the
operating table proves it. A bird in
severe pain shows it by fiinching.
Little of this is to be seen on the
operating table.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-09-15

II. W. Illman, r. d. 2, Everett Wash.
Barred and White P. Rock eggs, So
Pure bred Scotch Collie pups at $40 and
up. either sex.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-09-15
TRAP n ESTS

Have been used in selecting our breed
ers-White Wyandotte Cockerels, (des-
cendants of 250-egg STRAIN; Barred Ply
mouth Rocks, 1S0-egg strain; Buff Leg
horns 2OO-egg strain. Cockerels and
Pullets, $3.50 each. few Indian Run
ner ducks and o. I. c. pigs. Enclose
stamp for prompt reply. Address money
orders to:
John Van FROZEN, Hadlock, Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-14
Heroism Common in America

A MERICA affords wealth of heroic examples
Deeds that in other lands would have won
rewards have occurred so frequently in
history as to have passed almost unnoticed
When all do their duty, it is a difficult matter
to select individuals for special mention. How
ever, in this category there are some who
deserve to be brought to notice by name. The
homeliest bravery should be clothed in a certain
honor, and deserves a more lasting place in
memory than is produced by chance para
graph in the newspaper.
For his gallant deed of heroism in this par
ticuar class, the Navy Department has issued
this general order recommending George Bree-
man, seaman, which reads as follows:
In accordance with the recommendations of the
commanding officer of the U. S. S. Kearsarge, APP
proved by the commander in chief of the U. S.
Atlantic Fleet the Department takes great pleasure in
awarding medal of honor and gratuity of
hundred dollars to George Brennan seaman, U. S.
Navy for the extraordinary herosm displayed by him
in the line of his profession April 49, 1906.
On the afternoon of that day powder
charges in the forward 13inch turret of the U. S. S.
Kearsarge became ignited accidentally, with fatal
suits to several officers and enlisted of the navy
Some of the burning powder fell from the turret
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-14

IL porary loses his nerve This Is the dctam
of my experience with men of all conditions
.2 and degrees There is distinction, how
ever between that bravery which man
displays in the performance of his duty and herolsm
in the truest sense. There so many elements
composed in heroic deed that it is almost lmpossl
BILE to tell exactly the meaning of the word. 1t IS not
altogether the doing of his duty but the dong
of something beyond his duty, something daring,
unexpected and to which he is not bound by moral
or military code, that makes man heroic. AS
general thing, wherever you find simplicity and
common sense a character there you Will ind the
possibility of heroic action.
To bring it down to the navy, our men are ready
to be heroes every day of the week, but they don't
get the chance. Opportunity comes to them just in
the routine of performing their duty. The man who
takes his life in his hands is always inspiring
figure and for every hero who is honOred there
ten thousand unknown heroes, just as valiant in the
essence of bravery who never rewarded and
who never expect reward. The duty of being brave
is mans everlasting duty; resistance to fear not
absence of fear, will determine how much of a man
he is. 1t is the exercise of certain gifts that
makes the hero it is the man that counts The
well trained man, whether officer seaman
who adds efficiency to force, has within himself
the basic principle of which heroes are made
Now and always, the completeness of victory
over fear will be regarded as heroic. The man
who is really afraid, and yet stands his ground
ought to be commended, for he has gained a
victory over himself and reganed his normal
condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-14

into the 13-inch handling George Brennan,
man, into the 3-inch handling stamped out
the burning powder, closed himself inside the I3-nch
magazine his station, and work inside putting
the covers of open powder tanks.
One of the most inspiring acts of bravery of
recent years the voluntary self sacrifice of
Lieutenant John Hudglns the same battle ship
the same date when he put himself in danger to
named King. He did it at the sacri-
fee of his life, and showed the highest type of moral
courage that be capable of. When the
powder charges accidentally 1gn1ted, the lieu
tenant undoubtedly Kings danger and quickly
jumped between him and the powder to shield him.
A Blue Jacket in Tree
NNE other record of recent date that | like
~ pecially to think about because the hero was an
obscure man. and yet his bravery discovered,
was the extraordinary heroism of Joseph Fitz, sea-
man. during the attack on Mount Dajo, which
the most important action against the Filipinos in
several years. On this occasion the naval forces
were acting with the military, on March 8, 1906,
and in order attack the Moros who were ntrenched
on the top of the mountain it was necessary to climb
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-14
Cried Because He Couldn't Die

A'A he declined and the toss of penny turned
the decision in Murphy's favor. Then the poor
sailor Mclean went forward with the tears stream
ing down his cheek, crying because he had lost a
chance to be killed, for imagined that
they would ever come out of the affair alive.
Captain Winslow's gallantry in cutting the
cable at Cienfuegos was one of the finest feats of
courage performed during the late war, when he
with his in open boats deliberately held on
and cut the cables under fire of Spanish infantry
Captain Wnslow was wounded, and several men
were shot dead in his boat, but the who
escaped injury continued hacking away at the
cable with axes and saws, facing death from fire
under short rife range for a period covering
more than three hours. Finding, graphing, and
lifting the cable from its bed of sand was diff
cult work, and had it not been for the fierce
attack from the blockading squadron and the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-14

a hall mile OF mountain side IN the face OF CALLING
fire, lifting the artillery by block and tackle. Fully
eight hundred OF the enemy were fortified behind
fifty perpendicular ridges commanding the last four
hundred feet of the at an angle of sixty de-
grees, and the entire American force might have
been routed, possibly ped out, had it not been for
the bravery and inspiration of this eighteen year old
blue jacket who turned the tide of battle by climbing
a tree and drawing the enemys fire.
Hanging on the tree with one hand, he used the
other to fire into the trenches. When the revolver
was empty he dropped it to the ground and caught
other loaded ones that thrown to him. Although
subject this attack from firearms and other
weapons, according to report F1tz coolly remained
in the tree, holding on the best he could firing his
pistol rapidly, and doing great execution. He
finally came down and took part in the assault that
carried the trench. The department has also
rewarded this deed of heroism by a special order
setting forth the official account of his valor, and
awarding him a medal of honor and prize of one
hundred dollars.
History does not record finer act of heroism
than that of Lieutenant Hobson in sinking the
Merrlnac in the Santiago channel. But it a risk
of life that every man in the American squadron
coveted and they were none the less heroic that
they could not serve All of the officers and my
entire volunteered on the Iowa but only one
required, and the question of selec-
ton not easy when | had to consider
nearly six hundred applications of pretty well
drilled men. Then, too, did not expect the ex-
petition would live to tell the tale and since these
lives were to be sacrificed l wanted to choose
man who would die rejecting credit upon our ship
So | chose petty officer who had served under
before, by the of Mclean, and the
executive officer took seaman named Murphy
When informed that / about to sentence
of them to death in few minutes, and upon
inquiry if they still wished to go in the Merri-
mac they both smiled and said, Yes,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-14

~ VERY man is brave at heart he only tenn
II porarily loses his nerve. This is the dctam
of my experience with men of all conditions
-4 and degrees There is a distinction, how
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-14

Zogbaum can handle his shadows,
And | can handle my style,
And you can handle ten-inch CUR
To carry seven mile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-14

Zogbaum draws with pencil,
And | do things with pen,
And you sit up in coming tower
Bossing eight hundred men.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-14
LOCAL BREVlTlES.

Judge Day has returned from Papilion.
where he has been engaged in hearing the
trial of one of the Clements boys, charged
with shooting Lew GOldie near South
Omaha last summer. He Will remain in
Omaha until Monday, when he win return
TO Sarpy county T. finish up his docket
John G.. Paris, cOlured, was given a pre-
liminaTy examination in police court Thurs
day morning on the charge OF criminallY
assaulting Eva Bailey a cOlOred girl IA
years OF age, and was bound over for trial
In the district court under bond OF $3.50.
The assault is alleged TO have been COM
mitted ON May 1, 1906
Charles Denovo has been sentenced by
Judge Sutton to sixty days in the county
Jail on a plea Of guilty TO receiving stolen
property. He is charged with acting as a
fence for the disposition Of quantity Of
Ed Kelly pleaded guilty To petty larceny
and was sentenced to a term in the county
Jail.
The funeral of Robert w Baldwin who
died Tuesday night after a long sickness
from anaemia, was held at 1879 Thursday
morning from the family residence, 1910
South Twenty-eighth street He is sur
fifteen years Mr.. Baldwin was janitOr at
the Train school ana had host OF friends.
The interment took place at Forest Lawn
cemetery.
After receiving a lengthy lecture from
Judge Crawford ! police court Thursday
morning Edward }, .ckson cOlored was dis
charged. Jackson was arrested Saturday
Friday night for several hours without be-
ing suficiently protected from the weather
The arrest was made on the complaint OF
Humane Ohioer Ellison, who Is endeavoring
20 check the practice OF owners leaving
their horses without being blanketed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-14
CHOICE BOOKS FOR YOUNG
selection Of Christmas Books Made at
Library for Children.
MISS T0BTTT PICKS THEM OUT HERSELF
Volumes Are Available at Rooms in
Public Library, Where Dis
Greet Judges Are in
Charge to Direct.
MISS TOBlTT PICKS THEM OUT HERSELF

so many books, good and bad. are
written and published for the children Of
today, that the task Of selecting a good one
for Christmas present is difficult, selec-
ton Of the best books has been made by
Miss Tobitt, city librarian, and her assist
ants and these books are on exhibition In the
children's room in the library, where any
one may look them over any day between
now and Christmas Most Of the volumes
exhibited are on sale at the local stores.
Many books are under the ban of careful
and discreet librarians. Miss Tobitt has
taken particular care in marking selec-
ton and those volumes which have passed
the examination and found a place on the
approved list are of an admirable type.
Nothing Of a vicious nature will find its
way into the brains of Omaha's juvenile
readers taken from this list.
Even in the matter OF pictures we are
careful" says Miss Tobitt. II believe that
a picture has just as much effect upon
the mind of child as a story. II there is
any difference, the influence of the picture
is greater. If the characters of a book
are our companions the pictures OF a
book are, even more, our companions"
Pictures by Artists.
The pictures found in these books are
all by artists of ability and many of them
are by men of national fame in drawing
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-14
sketch of His Carer.

Here is an outline Of MT Waters ca
reer: Born at Cedar Falls, Ia. Educated
in the public schools. Entered railway
service in 1882, since which time he has
been consecutively to August g. 1888, car
checker, Minneapolis g. St. Louis railway
August g. 1883, to May a. 1886, operator
agent and train dispatcher Illinois Cen
trail railway; May "a to August "a, 1886,
operator, Burlington Cedar Rapids &
Northern railway; August "a to November
!, 1886, clerk, Minneapolis & St. Louis rail-
road; November /, 1886, to June /, 1893,
train dispatcher, Burlington, Cedar Rapids
& Northern; June 1. 1893, to August 10,
1898 train dispatcher same road: August
10, 1ses, to March g. 1902, chief clerk to
vice president; March to June 90 1902,
superintendent same road; June 20 to De-
cember 3, 1902 division superintendent Rock
Island; December 3, 1902 to- July /, 1903.
assistant division superintendent North
western; July 1, 1903, to October Is 1905,
superintendent Sioux City division North
western at Sioux City; October 10. 1906 to
July 25, assistant general superintendent
Northwestern railway, Nebraska and Wyo-
ming division, office at Norfolk, Neb; July
% to December IT, assistant general man.
ager; December H. appointed general man.
ager, office at Omaha.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-14

for children. Naturalness, simplicity and
the absence of all vicious or frightening
features are noticeable II a dragon is
represented, 1t is goodnatured dragon.
which spends it's life in going about the
world doing kind deeds. II a lion is shown,
1t is a jolly beast, which has followed in
the paths of virtue all its life and Is
particularly fond of good children who
obey their parents. When children are
represented they are always of the good
healthy type who go to school and engage
in proper pastimes, but never do the deeds
attributed to that adventuresome youth,
Buster Brown.
The stories contained in the books COM
bine, admirably, a style which interests
the child, with historic facts which will
be useful in the future. As an example
of this, there is a book containing thirty
famous stories, among which are "Colum-
bus and the Egg" king Richard and
Blondel," James Watt and the Teakettle. I"
How Rome Was Founded" and "Hanni-
bal the Hero of Carthage" A similar
series of historic stories in separate
volumes is very popular, telling in simple
way the life stories of great personages of
history. Fairy tales by the old German
and Swedish authors, Greek and Roman
legends the Arthurlan legends and ami
NAL stories are popular. There are several
publications of Bible stories some of them
very deliberately illustrated with handsome
reproductions of pictures by the great
masters
The Uncle Remus tales, boarding school
stories and others of the purely fictitious
type are in the minority among the book
exhibited.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-14
CRIMINAL TRIALS TO START
Hugh Gray, Charged with killing
Harvey williams, VIII Face
Jury First.

Hugh Gray. a South Omaha negro, who
is charged with shooting and killing Har-
vey williams in a quarrel over a woman
November 10, will be placed on trial before
Judge Sutton Friday morning.
Monday County Attorney Slabaugh ex-
poets to begin the trial OF Barney Carahar
before Judge Troup. He is charged with
robbing Fred Lunzman, a farmer, Of $500
in a South Omaha saloon october II.
William Murphy, who was charged with
robbing Nels Peterson of SIS I'm the saloon
of Peter Nelson at Eleventh and Farnam
streets, was allowed to enter a plea OF
guilty to petty larceny and was sentenced
to thirty days In the county jail by Judge
Sutton Thursday afternoon. Both men
were drunk when the robbery took place
and the money was found on Murphy.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-14
TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING
Santa Claus Letters Privilege Abused
and VIII he stopped by
POstoHce.

The PostofHce department has decided
that the Santa Claus" letter business has
been to much overdone, and hence Issues
an order declaring such letter addressed to
Santa Claus" and deposited for transmits
sion in the mails are fraudulent and must
go to the dead letter ONCE.
About twelve or fifteen of these letters
already have been deposited in the Omaha
postofhce and have been bundled up to be
sent to the Washington dead letter Office.
1t has been the practice of the postmasters
to turn these letters over TO the stores or
to benevolently inclined people to do az
they wished with complying with the re-
quests contained therein.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-14
LARGER ANNEX FOR WooDMEN
plated to Join Present
Headquarters

The woodmen of the World now contem-
plates the erection of five or six-story
annex to its headquarters at Fifteenth and
Howard street covering a space 66xl32. A
year ago the order bought the west half
of the lot adjoining its building on the east
and facing on Howard street, and now
Daniel F. Corte has bought the east half
Of the same lot from John C. Gown for
1900, the deal being contaminated Wednes-
day. 1t is generally understood the entire
lot finally will pass into the hands Of the
Woodmen and enable them to erect a larger
annex than first contemplated
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-14
A Veteran Of the Civil War Praises the
Worlds Great Medicine

Mr.. Henry A. Rawson, Mill
bury, Mass, a veteran of the
Civil War and one of the old
comrades, is loud in his praise
of Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey.
Mr.. Rawson claims that when
run down" Duffy's Pure Malt
Whiskey is his only medicine.
He says that the old comrades
not only use Duffy's Pure Malt
Whiskey, but speak well of it.
81 will say that Duffy's Pure
Malt Whiskey is the best thing 1
have ever used when run down.
gave a good deal of money to
the doctors, who did not help me.
l was all through the Civil War
and a prisoner during the last
part of it. Ny regiment was the
34th Massachusetts Vol, Co. A.
/ am one of the old comrades
who are using your Malt Wits
key and speaking well of it,
HENRY A. RAWSON, Mill
bury, Mass, August 3, 1906. =.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-14
Recorda of .rwo Won.


Mr.. Bidwell was born in Danville, N. Y,
June q lS47 and started in the railroad
business as day laborer. From 80 to rs
he was promoted as clerk, paymaster and
engineer. In 1879 he entered the employ
of the Northwestern as clerk in the super
intendants Office on the Winona & st.
Peters division. He was with the North
western until 1889, when he went with the
Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western road as
general superintendent In 1898 he returned
to the Northwestern as superintendent
Of the Ashland division and in 1896
was made general manager Of the
Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley road,
and also OF the Sioux City s. Pacific road
Mr.. Walters is d newcomer to Omaha
He has i'm twenty-four years risen from
the position Of telegraph operator in the
Illinois Central road. He has been in
Omaha since the last of July, when he was
promoted from the position of assistant
general superintendent of the Nebraska
and Wyoming division of the North
western to assistant general manager.
This promotion came as a reward of
real merit and Mr. Walters has per-
formed the service required so well
that he has now been made general
manager Of all the Northwestern lines west
Of the Missouri river
Mr.. Walters is one OF the most popular
men in the railway world and has won
himself a warm place in the hearts of all
with whom he is associated.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-14
FIRST ARREST in TWO DAYS
In that Long Residence in Omaha
Paddy Welsh Sees Jail
but Once.

Pa dy Welrh, an Irish la orer at Kilpat-
rick's grading camp who was arrested
wednesday night when nearly paralyzed
from the effects Of liquor. put forth a novel
plea for clemency in police court Thursday
morning When asked II he was guilty
Paddy replied:
"Shure, an I was good an drunk but,
your honor, I take me oath, 80 help me,
that niver was arristed befoor in Omaha"
How long have you been in Omaha?'
asked Judge Crawford.
Two days" your honor"
The court was convulsed with merriment
and Welsh was discharged, but 1t was a
serious affair TO him, who evidently con-
sidered It miracle that he hadn't been
arrested the day he arrived