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ORIENTAL NCUBATORS.
Peculiar Facility Of Chlneae Tor Arti.
fetal .iatching.

Peculiar Facility Of Chlneae Tor Arti-
hciAf iatching.
II we are to look the beginning
OF any particular industry. we are
usually told that we might ind that
on In China. This applies as well to
the artificial Matching of eggs
Throughout China the Matching of eggs
by heat IL 4 very large and important
Industry and has been practiced since
very ancient times. The Oriental who
desires to hatch eggs by artificial heat
erst constructs building OF sun
9fted brick, plastercd on the outside
With mud. Completely fill one
oade and the other also. except for
door space and sufficient room for a
man to test the eggs, are round. bar
rel-like mud brick walls with carthen
Jars set into them. This j.r is vcrv
deep. and comes within six or eight
inches of the ground. The conical bot
tom is fillsd With ashes to the depth
Of eight Or nine inches, to keep the
temperature more uniform and to
avoid sudden changes Of tcmnernturc
when doors are opened and there IL a
strong wind On tho ton Of the ashes
II thrown a bit Of old mat or similar,
material TO keen the baskets of e~~s
clean end to prevent raising dust
when they are tnken out. For hold
ing the eggs q basket II used that
leaveH q space Of about an inch he
tween It and n, inner wall Of the
lar. Round and fuIl. these baskets
each hold from 1900 to 1s5O ~xrr.
After the errs nre put into the has.
ket slow smoMe~'ng fre. made with
very nne charcoal. II started. After
day the eggs arc taken out. q hand
fui at Q ttme. and mt into . similar
hasket. This 10 done from two Ia
foar times each day according to tis
tsmperature. The Chinese use nc
thsrmometrr to test the degree oi
heat attained IN the Incubator the
eeSs Being simrly touched 10 the eve
bAIl. Aftef he4nR IN the in~uhator fos
Sour dayn the e9xa ars tested to ~
" thev eeutnin q livia9 ReEM. by hold
le9 tlaea ~ - t1es NgAt and leokinl
'kAseaGA AsA 1GUD ssa1ntnang y
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Hours For Sleep

''Nature r~quires eva.
Custom Rives ssvsaj
LAsinses tales mise.
AA1 viekelaeoo eaoVVass
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BIG PROFITS IN CHICKENS.
GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL.

overcome, and there win be litt11
trouble In teaching the uses and man
agsment Of the ordinary hatching ma
chiDo.
Not Difficult 70 Manage.
While there 10 nothing complsx OF
diacult about the successful operation
Of an incubator, close attention and ex-
actness are necessary; yet the results
are more than worth the effort The
woman who oils her lamps regularly
every morning, and the man who
winds his watch or cleck at the
same hour every evening, need not
fear the task Of running an incubator;
but unless one is willing to attend to
the few wants Of his machine at the
right time, it will be unrea senable to
lock for a good Matching Of chickens
from the best incubator upsn the
market.
The writer has ussd incubatsrs and
has found great delight In Matching
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into big laying, heavy weighted ana
highly profitable flock. that 1t seems
strange that there should be single
Sock of dung-hills throughout the coun-
try. 1t costs no more to feed and care
for 4 broad breasted Plymouth Rock,
or Wyandstte, or huge Light Brah-
ma, or any of q dozen other splendid
standard varieties than 1t does for the
common scrub. and with the low price
at which good eggs, or practically pure
bred cockerels can be had, 1t is the
easiest thing maginab BILE to have. after
two or three years Of systematic breed
ing. d0ck Of chickens producing
three times the profit Of the original
dock.
Standard Kinds Of Chickens.
A fascinating little bulletin has been
issued by the Department of Agricul-
ture (farmers' bulletin No. 5D which
II replete with illustra tons of the prin-
cipal standard varieties of chickens,
the reading Of which by any chicken
grower. however small, should certain
" stimulate q New Year resolution to
make the dock q real money Garner.
T.is bulletin. while It will prove, prob
ably, q nero stimulant for mo
extensive literature on the subject, can
be obtained without cost from Sena-
tors and Members of Congress, or the
Secretary Of Agriculture. and the proof
Of its popularity is apparent In the
seven OF eight editions which 1t has
bsen necessary to publish to supply the
demand throughout the country.
Capenizing fowls.
One of the most attractive features
Of poultry raising is the production of
capons. This Is a story all by itself.
1t IL an experiment which one can en-
ter into and with very slight expend-
iture for q set of instruments, can fol-
lew 1t to any degree desired. 1t re-
quires some judgment and a little at
tention, but caponizing is not difficult;
1t IL ono of those things which, while
1t looks. in the beginning. to be hard
proposition, gradually comes to you all
Of itself, no that the first thing you
know you become almost an expert,
and the reward is very considerable.
Capons always sell readily and at
good advance In price. The birds be-
come very docile and easily handled
and are always money makers. The
readiness wit which the new capon
recovers from the wound is a revela.
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a PLYMOUTH ROCK pe,z..wMsee.

nachine-one which viii do tts woek
WELLS usually % successful that
othecs. In the neighborhood quickly fol-
tow his example. Nevertheless, there
= no danger Of the poultry business
being overdone. 1t IL one OF the most
staple and profitable lines Of business
In the world to-day. for its products
arc always In increasing demand in
every town and city In the world. and
throughout the entir~ year.
But before going into the incubator
business 1t 10 necessary to have some
good egg producing machinery, that II.
GOOD. laying hens and comfortable and
cheerful quarters, along with q G. i
system Of feeding, to induce them to
lay. The fertility Of eggs 10 also af-
fected by the conditions Of the hens.
The agricultural papers and poultry
journals are replete with information
upon the management Of incubators,
and many books have been published
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Bad Learned the business.

An honest and singular as Il NAV
seem. a stupid Irishman. who had work,
ed for n coal dealer half a year, and
shown nc capacity TO learn his duties,
WIS finally DISCHARGED "Go to the ofF'c-
and get your money I've been paticn'
With YOU. but YOU arc too thiclheaded TO
learn ANYTHING" said the proprietor. IAN
roight, SIR" answered Barney: "mebbe
Dim f'iek-hcadsd, as yez say; but oi've
charge you," said the proprietor. banter.
irglv; "now. what have you learned 2
.Oive Ir.rned. sor, th,t seventeen hun.
dred makes a ton IN thi. place" replied
Barney, and he went back to work
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POULTRY FEEDING.
An Important Phase of the Chicken
Growing Industry.

Poultry feeding is sometimes a most
serious problem to those who desire to
make this line a speciality. Expert
ence has shown that there are certain
special lines Of agricultural operations
with which poultry raising may ad-
vantageOusly be connected. In dairy
ing there is usually large quantity
{ skim milk or butter-milk which
! be utilized to furnish n consider
: e part of the poultry ration. Upon
\. fruit farm fowls are also Of ad-
-'antage. They keep down insect pesta
ALL they may have a free range a
greater part of the season without the
possibility of doing any damage. Plum
growers have found poultry especially
useful in obllterating the curculio. and
even the apple crop has been consid-
erably benefited II it Is found that
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living germs are sold ON the street for
food at about sne-si1th Of cent
each. /,
After being tested they are kept in
the Jars for seven days, being
changed as before. This makes q total
of eleven days in the jars Then they
are taken In a bamboo basket and
rolled out on a mat on the
platform above the Jars. Here
they remain until hatcbed. The
only heat they receive Is from the
room, except during cold weather they
are covered with q heavy quilt After
they are Matched the chicks are put
In shallow baskets for q short time to
gain strength and then they are ready
for sale. The hatch by tn remarka-
Bile method is from 60 to 20 per cent
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large Aocks of nne chickens from
them, but it was necessary to do a
little experimenting nrst to get the ma
chine In good working order, to keep
the lamp trimmed 10 that It burned u
clear, white fame and to do 4 dozen
other little things, which in 4 very
short time made the owner as familiar
with the incubator as with any other
simple piece Of farm machinery.
The period Of incubation is always
one Of expectancy and when the chicks
begin to come forth from the shell
there II either keen Joy or q decided
dampening Of ardor, according as b
the results of the hatch. But don't be-
come disceurag ged II the nrst hatch
brings you only 80 per cent. Of chick
ems Go right ahead, determined to
omit the mistakes of the nrst trial and
aim for IS or 90 per cent Of the next
Matching. which you should get II you
have q good incubator and handle 1t
properly. After 4 little practice you
come to know your machine, how 1t IL
acting and what 1t will do, as we'll as
you know your driving horse. In fact
you can gauge 1t even more closely,
for It IL a machine and you can control
1t to nicely.
There are hot air machines and hot
water machines. there are small
machines and big machines-machines
to meet every need and requirement;
the only thing il to get good machine.
An Attractive Side Line.
The poultry business on the farm has
always been considered largely within
tue province Of the women folks, and
the enlargement Of the industry BY
utilixing incubators has not changed
the situation, except that many others
than farmers wives are now raising
chickens from incubators.
"Modern chicken raising, a. 1t has
been adopted by thousands of people
owning small rural homes," said an
incubator agent to me recently, "ac-
counts for the sole of an enormous
number Of our incubators and brooders.
In fact, 1t II among this class LARGELY
that we do business, and they are
making the money out Of II. A vast
deld 10 still open among the moro con.
serva"ve residents of the interior farm
sections. who still stick 10 old methods,
unaware Of the comparative simplicity
OF good incubator and Of the great
pront possible through Its use"
Brsed:ag 10 the Flock.
Even through the medium of the
barnyard dock. regarded BY ny
farmers ~ very insignincant part q
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necessary ID a proper regard to the tenn
perature, and to the brooding Of the
young chicks during the tender period
Of their existence. The incubator has
interested thousands Of women and
children In the work of chicken raising,
and IL II not to be said that the returns
are less profitable than plowing OF
other heavy manual labor.
Cheap Machines the Most Expensive.
There are many excellent incubatora
upon the market, but there are also
many cheap. imperfect machines, the
purchasers Of which, failing to secure
good results. become dlsgusted and in
form their neighbors that artificial In
cubation IL a failure and q fake. On
the other hand. the purchaser Of good
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I'll g fowls lnjure small fruits It is best
that they be confined during the llm-
ited season when the fruit Is ripen-
Ing Waste fruits, either in winter
or summer, are welcome and valua-
BILE addition to the poultry ration.
The market garden also furnishes a
large amount of waste products which
may be utilized for poultry feed.
There is the waste lettuce, the small
heads of cabbage. the unsold beets,
carrots and potatoes, the green corn
which cannot be marketed -or any
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thesr liveRtnek. q very Meat addition
10 the yeariy Income 10 renlissd Ths
fork e,nnliea e1Ra and meat Tor the
heust thfnu9hout the year. and even u
10 adhtttonAl Income FeeultA TIE harm
ysre'60ek has seFved Q eroat pwsNooe.
HoWsvts. 4 = sueh an eeey Deeees y
0oo1 - Q nin0ooee1Dt ~ e un11h1n1
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THE AMERICAN INCUBATOR IN TURKEY.

After testing, 1t is stated that 30 per
cent of those remaining will hatch.
This style of incubator probably
would not suit American requirements,
)ut the idea of utilizing the heat of the
room during the later stages Of incuba-
ton is very valuable, as it economies
both heat and space.
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ton ~ to the splendid physical make
up of q chicken. Any boy or girl who
has ever succeeded In skinning and
stuning = bird will take hold of the
caponixing idea with avidlty; in fact,
Caponixinx II by far the easier job; 1t
II A. easy a. the skinnng operation, for
In bird mounting the stufing u the
really difficult part
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- the sub3scty but . Rreat many far.
0ees and fatdbcrs' wives do ~ 80
fAase journals Or rooks. However. Vt
g b. Known mat tie operation oEsaa
encabater h eany ard ample. and ence
that alnost eupesse1t1ous dread that
oo0e psepls Aave q Aldnq % se0e-
th1nG nv ~ a1ooDseeV 0ze .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-02
WORK FOR MISSIONS
Prominent Members of American Board
Will Speak Friday.

On Sept. 10 last the American board
Of commissioners and delegates stopped
over Sunday in Minneapolis when they
were on their way to the convention Of
that society at Seattle. H.. ~
nine was appointed to devise method
of raising the annual income of the
board to $l,000,000. Mayor D. P.
Jones is a member of that committee.
In line with the plans of this committee
prominent officials Of the organization
will be in Minneapolis for an all-day
meeting next Friday +-." ..c.r.,. -. =
The ministers will meet with the Wis
itors at Plymouth church in the morn
ing. At 3 pm. there will be an open
meeting at Plymouth church, where
DR.. L. P. Hallock will preside, and Rev.
Irving M. Channon Of Micronesia, Rev.
John K. Brown Of Turkey, Rev. Francis
M. Price Of Micronesia, and Edward II.
Pitkin of Chicago Will be on the pro
gram. A large attendance especially
of the Congreg ationaF women is expect
ed at this afternoon session g. - :. -.
The evening" session1is for men and
with the 6 O'Clock supper at Plymouth
church promises to be a great success
It is at this banquet that Rev. Arthur
ID: Smith, ID, of.GChina, will speak.
DIR. Smith has been connected with
the American board since 1872. and
since 1880 has been located at Pang.
chuang. The board has sent for him
for. the sole purpose of addressing this
and other like conferences which are
being held in fifty cities. - ~:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-02
W ANTS ENTRANCE
OF 'HAHA ORNATE
PARK sUPT. WIRTH PREPARES
ELABORATE PLANS.
He Would Danish the Pony Track and
Use It's Site as an Appropriate Gate
way to the City's Greatest Scenic
Attraction Plan Submitted to the
Board.

Park Superintendent Theodore With
presented complete plans for lmprov-
ing Minnehaha park at the meeting OF
the park board this afternoon. Many
changes are contemplated, particularly
in that portion between the pavilion
and Minnehaha avenue occupied by the
pony track. This corner has been badly
neglected, and as It is virtually the en-
trance to the park, Mr.. Wirth believes
it should be made more attractive. 1t
is Mr.. Wirth s idea that the main en-
trance should be located near Mime
haha avenue and the Godfrey road in
stead of south Of the, creek, as at pres
ent. To that end he has planned a
driveway and footpath lined with
shrubbery and trees extending to the
pavilion and along the banks of the
creek. There will be small foot
bridge across the creek above the falls,
but it will be much more attractive
structure than the present one. If built
Of wood it will be rustic affair, but
Mr.-Wirth favors a permanent bridge
Of concrete with boulder face.
The pony track is to be removed en-
tirely and the space given up to lawns
and shrubbery. If the pony track Is to
be retained, it will be removed to the
this strip it is planned to erect a long
horseshed, where horses may be sta
bled while the drivers and their COM
pany are visiting in the park. There
will also be a garage for storing auto:
mobiles. Driving in the park, either
with autos or horses will be discour-
aged as much as possible on account OF
the large number of children in the
park. 49,. 49,. II, -
The sheds, garage, pony track, ETC.,
will be screened from the road by
shrubbery. ..a:
The small triangle north Of the creek
and lying between Minnehaha avenue
and the Milwaukee tracks, lis to be
cleaned of weeds and planted in an
appropriate manner. Mr.. Wirth sug-
gests two waiting stations at this point,
one on each side Of the trolley line.
These will prove Of great convenience
| to the public.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-02
NEW MILEAGE BOOK
STIRRING S00'S RIVALS

The 500 lines independent action in
putting on sale last week a 5000 mile
age book, good in Minnesota, at 2 cents
a mile, has stirred transportation mat
tiers up. 1.-Two meetings were held to-
day, one in st.. Paul and one in Mime
apolis, both Of which W.. R. Galloway,
general passenger agent Of the 500 line,
attended. Altho mum was the word it
is known definitely that both the north
ern lines, and the Western Passenger as
ISOLATION lines, are much worked up
over the Soo's action, and may try to
get into the game by issuing a similar
ticket. ~
1t is whispered today that one of the
weaker Chicago lines, 2 member of the
western association, will take independ-
ent action as a bid for popularity with
the travelling men and will put out a
book at cents. = ~ ..-s, -.
The western lines are playing hard to
keep the old rebate. book in force, pre-.
sumably for the sake Of handling the re.
bate money for the cover. The 500 book
is at a fiat rate and the other lines oper
ating in the state are beginning to real
ize that the 500 has played strong
card and that it is their follow.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-02
REPORT ADVERTISEMENTS
BOARD OF CONTROL MAKES NEW
RULE AT RED WING WOMAN
PHYSICIAN ENGAGED.

- II, y { + -,
All infections Of corporal punishment
at the Red Wing. training school must
be reported hereafter to, the state board
OF control. A resolution to that effect
was adopted last week by the board. 1t
was also decided to engage q lady ply,
stefan for the girls school, who will
visit the school regularly. three time 2
week, and at any other time upon call.
The Red Wing institution is in diff,
ferent condition from the prison and
the reformatory, where solitary contine-
ment is the only punishment used. It
is considered necessary sometimes to
chastise the incorrigible boys, and girls
in the training school, but there have
been many complaints in the past OF
severe and unnecessary punishment. In
order to keep close track of this sub
ject the board has decided to require
the reports, which will state the otfense
and the punishment inflicted.
The need Of a woman physician for
the girls school was urged by Governor
johnson, after his recent visit Of in
SDectiOn.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-02
A PRIZE ESSAY CONTEST.

Jim Keys benefit exhibitions In
Minneapolis are but small part OF
the humanitarian work which A. r.
Rogers, his owner. hopes to accom-
pIish thru the wonderful horse. While
the Interest over the educated horses
intelligence Is at its height, workers
will be busy all this week In the pub
lie schools organizing the Jim Key
Bands of Mercy.
To maintain the enthusiasm and
give 1t direction, The journal,
In cooperation with Mr.. Rogers, has
arranged a prize essay contest for
pupils In the fourth to eighth grades,
Inclusive. They are asked to write
brief essays on what can be done
with animals thru Kindness and pa
tence, as shown In the work of Jim
Key, the only requirement, being that
the writers shall have seen the horse
and that the papers be original. Pa
pers should be sent to "UncIe Bert,
care Of The journal, Minneapolis"
This Is the name by which Mr..
Rogers Is known to some 100000
Band of Mercy members in the United
States, and he keeps closely in touch
with the writer's. Prizes will be
awarded each week for the papers
from each grade, each class receiving
three prizes, 81, rs cents and 30 cents,
respectively. 1t Is planned to publish
the best Of these papers every day
| for a month, by which time the
Bands Of Mercy Will be in running or
der and the Jim Key Band Of Mercy
| column Will be regular feature of
| h g } urnal. 5=
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-02
ROOsEYELTERS RICH
AS RESULT OF AUCTION

The Minneapolis Roosevelt club .
popularity and the public's faith in
their their, " Rance Of odah," to be produced
by large crowd of eager ticket-buy-
ers, who are contesting for the choice
seats at the auction sale at the Met
ropolitan theater today. The sale
opened at 1890 and continued till
8 pm.
Carleton Pillsbury started the ball
rolling and sold the first block Of six
seats for premium of SIS seat. The
next choice for Monday night went at
So each and then there was a renewal
price from $3.50 up to $2.75.
Philip Brooks took turn at the
wheel and then "Bill'' Nolan came to
the front and amused the crowd AMI
enriched the club to a considerable ex.
tent. The sale will undoubtedly sealize
for the club several hundreds of dol.
lars and its success is good omen fol
duction -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-02
.CIGARMEN'S FEAR
OF TRUST QUOTED
ABSORPTION OF INDEPENDENT
ORGANIZATION DENIED.
Jacob Wertheinl, Chief Of United Cigar
Manufacturers, Assures Dealers that
Rumors Of Huge Trust Are Unfound-
ed-Denies Loss Of Control to the
American Tobacco Company.

Cigar interests in Minneapolis and
thruout the northwest have been fol
lowing closely reports to the effect that
something big was doing higher up in
the business which might result in
bringing the entire cigar and tobacco
business of the country under trust con-
troll. The two great interests have been
trust, eand it's subsidiary company, the
United Cigar Stores company on the
one hand and the United Cigar manu-
facturers on the other. For protection
the smaller manufacturers, jobbers and
dealers have relied on the latter COM
pany.
Recently, however, rumors and re-
ports in the tobacco trade journals have
intimated that the trust had secured a
hold on the Independent association,
Gossip has had it that the American
Tobacco company has acquired the con,
trolling interest in the stock Of the
United Cigar manufacturers and it has
even been asserted that the latter had
become a subsidiary Of the trust.
1t is known that general reorgan
ization has taken place in the United
Cigar manufacturers. It's preferred
stock it is said has been increased from
100000 to $5,000,00O, and its com
mon stock increased from 100000 te
$4,000, 900. ALI these reports have nat
urally worried the local dealers, who
have been wondering just what they
might expect. ....
Today it is announced. however
that there is no need of worry. Jacob
Wertheim, president Of the United
Cigar manufacturers, which is reported
as about to be devoured, in letter tt
his northwestern jobbers, takes up tn,
case and states absolutely that tn,
interest will remain independent as a
present. He announces that som'
changes in the organization are goin.
On as reported, but that everything i
entirely independent Of the trust an,
ed combination between the trust an
his interests. A formal announcement
of the new plan now forming will b
made later and in the meantime tn
local interests may cease worrying.