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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-02-07
Concerning the Trap Nest.
Florida.

We have, at different times, advO-
Gated the use of trap nests. Among
all our poultry exchanges only one
has ever had anything to say against
the use of the trap nest. This week
we compile all we have at hand on
the subject, and make one article
giving both sides of the question
The first article is from the Ameri-
can Poultry Journal:
The question has been asked: "DO
hens suffer from being imprisoned in
these nests?' Not if the nest is well
ventilated. At first the hen tries to
get out. after laying her egg. but when
she finds that she is unable to do So
she seems to be content and awaits
her release with good grace. We have
tried these traps with hens of all
kinds of dispositions, and have yet to
find single instance where there was
any suffering from the confinement.
Have you ever found any hens
dead OH the neSt?' Yes, we have. So
have we on the ordinary nests When
hens are very fat they quite frequent
ly die from apOpleXy while endeavOr-
ing to lay
Does not this imprisOning hens and
the frequent handling have a tendency
toward injuring the egg recOrd?" No.
Hens become more tame when thus
frequently handled, and. if anything.
we believe, the fact that they become
tame would rather have a tendency to
better laying than poorer
would it not save time if an at
tachment could be made to these
traps so Il hen could release itself af-
ter through layingY' There is no
doubt but that such an arrangement
would save time, but of what benefit
could it be? How could you know
which hen laid the egg?
We have seen a similar scheme ad-
vOcated where the hens were allowed
out into the room. At night the at
tendant looked up the number of each
hen and credited it with the num-
Der of eggs laid. In other words, if
hens Nos. ID, Is. 20 and % We're found
i'm this room. and four eggs found in
the nest. each hen was credited with
an egg laid. But if only three eggs
were found in the nest and four hens
in the pen, then came the question.
(which hens laid?'' Such a report
must, necessarily, be guess work. One
of the advocates of this method said
that, by comparison of eggs laid be-
fore, it can be quickly determined. 1t
is true that quite frequently we have
hens that have regular trade mark
upon their eggs, so that they look real
ly as if nodded to certain pattern.
But, on the other hand. we have had
hens lay eggs, no two of which were
exactly alike. One hen in particular
would lay all varieties-lOng eggs.
round eggs small eggs and large eggs
SO the only reliable method is the one
which captures the hen and holds her
until released. Accounts. unless they
are accurate, are not worth having at
all.
In conclusion, allow me to say that
the trap lest has come to stay, and
the better we become acquainted with
its workings the better we like it, and
tn more will we be determined to
hold on to it's method of teaching.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-02-07
No Debate on Trap Nests.

No Debate on Trap Nests.
Editor Farm-P POULTRY note, in
your excellent comments on my article
i'm Nov 10Th issue, that you extend to
me a very kind invitation to hunt up
some competent antagonist some
foeman worthy of my steel, with
whom l might be permitted to discuss
the merits of the trap nesting system
in the columns of Farm-POultry. |
appreciate the ffered favor. but
most respectfully submit that | am
wholly unable to locate any competent
trap hester. or any competent author
ity on the subject of trap nests and
their use with whom | am not in COM
plete accord in all essential particulars
No doubt my implied challenge ap-
peared presumptuOus, but | felt justi
fed because | knew well that cOmpe-
tent trap nest authorities are not my
antagonists, and would not be likely
to present themselves as such
Lack of sufficient personal expert
ence with practical equipments of
practical devices. and lack of know
ledge, study, and detailed technical
comprehension enough to Justify any
publicly expressed opinion has been
obviously conspicuous i'm the very few
arguments in any respect unfavOrable
to the system that have occasionally
appeared.
But even few blatherskite guess
ers are hard to down when they adj
rOitly voice popular misconceptions
and receive even a small measure of
editorial approval
ReSnectfuI1v
+. O. Welcome
Yarmouth, Me.
an experience with one of the earlier
advocates of trap nests, who started
out with Il trap nest i'm one hand. Il
record book in his vest pocket. and a
gOOdly sum i'm the bank, to revolution
ize the poultry industry. The bank
account soon vanished. the man is
missed from among pOultrymen, and
though trap nest advocates who are
fully persuaded their doctrine is to
regenerate the industry, and spare fill
ers who find that as satisfactory
theme as any have been diligent ever
since i'm giving publicity to trap nest
arguments, the public, as Mr.. Well
come intimates, has not yet been per-
suaded.
As to my experience with the gentle
man in question: 1t happened in the
early days of my connection with this
paper. | being then i'm editorial charge
of it during "A several months absence
of the editor. The trap nest advO-
cate was using advertising space liber-
ally. though he was entitled to
some good reading notices. Reading
notices were more plentiful in the pa
per in those days than they have been
for some years past, and it was not
for me to say what the policy of the
paper i'm that respect should be, but
| thought | had right and that it
was my duty to reject any reading
notice containing statements likely to
unwary persons. On this
ground | turned down every notice
this advertiser sent i'm, or eliminated
from it what the advertiser consider
ed the best part of it. Correspond
ence on the subject failed to satisfy
him or to change my position, so the
matter stood as long as | was in
charge.
At the Boston show the following |
winter the advertising manager of this !
paper came to me and said Mr.-want- |
ed to meet me to talk about those trap ,
most rpodipU notices Of cOIlrSp | WAS :
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-02-07

opposes the use of trap nests. The
following from his paper explains his
position:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-13

man. though he viii not give it out
for the present. Ewing has not con
fessed
To gather still more evidence. Mr..
Hungate started out yesterday and
visited 20 drug stores in Topeka to see
if Ewing had bought the arsenic in
any one of them. To his surprise he
found that but one drug store in the
city kept anything like a complete
record in compliance with the law.
The other nineteen had practically
nothing One of the biggest and most
important stores in the city had four
poison sales on their records. Another
had five. And these covered a period
of two years.
1.-THE druggists simply have not been
keeping these records. said Mr. Hun
gate. I talked to all of them yester-
day and told them what the law ex-
pected of them. This law was passed
think for the immediate purpose of
helping officers. Wherever a death by
poison occurs, be 1t murder or suicide.
the best kind of evidence is to find out
who purchased the poison Now if
the druggist keeps his poison record,
taking the name of the purchaser, the
kind Of poison. what it was sold for.
then we can get these facts right off
the record, and it is an immense help
to US. We don't know whether Ewing
but We presume 50 for certain reasons.
Now had the records been properly
kept here in the Topeka stores, we
could have found out concerning this
matter. The law specifically covers
this point. I talked to the druggists I
visited yesterday and they viii keep
the records hereafter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-13
CLAY WANTS JoBBERs. RATES
Application Has Been Filed With the
Railroad Board.

Clay Center authorities today filed
with the state board of railroad com
missioners a request for the establish
ment of jobbers rates to that point
for the benefit of its broom factory,
Touring mills, brick yard and bottling
works and foundry
The complaint is signed by Geo. w
Hanna. mayor, and ". c. Robinson.
Chas. Rose. J. P. Starkweather. T. s.
Doan' and D. z. Hortuu members of
the counciH The complaint concludes
as follows
If you conclude that relief cannot be
afforded US in that manner, We ask in
lieu thereof the removal of the discrini-.
nation in freight rates now existing
against the city of Clay Center and in
favor of Abilene. Enterprise, Concordia,
Manhattan. Junction City. Solomon.
Blue Rapids and Salina -
1t was decided by the board TO send
q copy of the complaint to all railroads
entering any of the competing points
mentioned by Clay Center. and take
up the matter at a subsequent hearing.
There is some possibility that unless the
railroad voluntarily give Clay Center
1obbing rates. that the jobbiDg rates
to all Kansas points viii be revoked by
the board, on the ground that they are
discriminative against towns which do
not have them. Out of all the towns
i'm Kansas Of over 1000 population.
about one-third have jobbers' rates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-13
WE'RE a RED-HEADED RACE.
Exploration Among Temples of Turk
estan Develops Queer Facts.

Berlin. June 13@Prof. PischeI yes
terday before the general meeting of
the Academy of Science read a letter
from Prof Gruenwede1 chief of the
Prussian exploring expedition IN Chi
nese Turkestan, dated February 81. at
Kumtura. near Kutscha The writer
described the archaeological discov-
cries made in the Cave of Temples
indicating that the founders of the
temples We're a red-haired. blue-eved
race and wore Persian costumes. Huge
iron swords were found among the
remains and also important manu-
scripts of the Ming period. a Buddhist
pantheon and ancient frescoes. The
letter has aroused the greatest interest
among archaeoIogists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-13

presented Miss Hardin with a beau
tiful gold medal in behalf of the state
OF Kentucky. Miss Hardin was SO
deeply touched by the honor that she
could only bow her thanks to the
spectators. This brought the formal
exercises of the day to a close, and
the remainder of the day prior to the
time set for the starting of the floral
parade was devoted to county reunions
in various parts of the armory.
The Abraham Lincoln cabin, which
is to occupy conspicuous site in
Central park during the week, reached
the city late last night and has been
under the constant guard of a detail
of militia 1t will be taken from the
cars late today and set up. When the
homecoming week is over it will be
stored in a warehouse until the Lin
coin farm. its future home, is in
readiness for it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-13
NEGRO SAVED FROM MOB.
William Lee. Protected by Militia, Con-
fesses His Crime.

Norfolk, Va. June 13.-The negro
William Lee, charged with assault on
Mrs. Robert Barnes and her cousin
Miss Frances Powell of Kingston, Nd,
was brought safely to Norfolk today by
the militia who were hurried TO East
vile, Va. yesterday by order Of Cover
nor Swanson to prevent the prisoner
being lynched. Deputy Sherif Lanlz-
ford states that he has negro's con
fessiRn.
The question as to the time and man
ner of the prisoners delivery to the
Maryland authorities is yet to be de-
termined. Upon delivery of the negro
at the jail here, the militia was dis
banded. The Marylanders who crossed
the border into Virginia have returned
to their homes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-13
TO SLASH THEIR POLICIES.
Sixty San Francisco Insurance COM
panies Take Action.

San Francisco. June 1s.-The call
says today: Sixty insurance COM
panies agreed through their agents at
meeting in Oakland yesterday to
slash all policies IS per cent. Thirty
companies refused to enter the agree
ment. Twenty companies are vet un-
decided Ten We're not present The
names Of those signing the agreement
are being kept secret.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-13
C1oudcroft Is TTnreafe7le,I

FL Pas0. Tex. June 13.=Forest fires
are burning in Sacramento mountains.
northeast of Ell Paso, close to Cloud
croft. a summer resort Great areas of
valuable timber are threatened with
destruction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-13

Paris, June IA statue of Alexan-
der Dumas. the younger, was unveiled
Yesterday on the Place Malesherbes
with imposing ceremonies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-13

Nurserymen in Session.
Dallas Tex. June 13.-The National
Association of Nurserymen began its
annual session here today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-13

God bless Virginia. Heaven smile
upon her as she prepares to celebrate
with fitting rite three centuries of ma
jestic achievements. the star crown up
on her brow, the distaff in her hand,
nor spot nor blur to dim the radiance
of her shield,
home-spun in quest of homes their
warrant their rifles; their payment the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-13

folks Of thu family.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-13

That this money
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-13

are worLh as much as the money Spent IS only
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-13

checks that represent 80 days hard
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-13

az severaI thousand TOpeka IamiIies yin recsive
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-13

for 80 days, and a portion /
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-13

counts not paid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-13

This is nj always so. Nan,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-13

The crediI sIore exaels something for crediIine
Barbour County index., 1906-06-06
Rural Water Supply.

When such great sums of money are
being expended by city governments
that the inhabitants of towns may
have sanitary water supply, it seems
strange that the supply in rural towns
should receive little or no attention.
This latter population may seem rel
atively insignificant, but according to
the last census 1t comprises about 40,-
100000 souls. This means that 40,-
100000 people are drinking the water
most available, without thought of
fits sanitary condition. These various
sources of supply, whether wells,
springs or small streams, are similarly
unreliable for furnishing drinking wa
ter. The statistics of mortality in the
country are very indefinite, but even
these show that the rural population is
not as free from illness as 1t should be.
Apd. though everywhere the rural
death rate, yet the lowering in the
country has not been as great as in
the city. An examination of typhoid
statistics shows that the death rate of
other diseases is generally lower in
the country than in the city, but the
prevalence of typhoid is almost equal
to if not greater in the rural districts
than in the cities Several instances
have been reported which show the
rural typhoid rate to be ten times
greater than the urban rate for the
same district. To particularize, GER
tain district in central Pennsylvania
proves this fact. 1t is made up of
rufdi pSftAxtion with 100 inhabitants
to the square mile,f, 1t is, a. region Of
fine farms, wild mountains and woods,
country residences 2aAiid spfenic groves.
And in this valley there has been as
much typhoid fever as in the city of
Philadelphia. Sad as this condition is,
there seems to be no remedy for it.
The sources OF a city water supply are
few, and the city government easily
controls the conditions affecting it.
But what can be done when tle
sources of supply are numbered by the
thousands. A mint of money and an
army of chemists would not be suf-
flcient to give the same care to the
country supply that is given to that Of
the city. =.
Barbour County index., 1906-06-06

ings may be properly placed for con
venience and the entrance to Che other
rooms planned to save steps. How
often we see small littlei kitchen
somewhere in the back OF the house
with no pantry worth the name and
without light or ventilation. Con;
trast such kitchens with the one in
this plan. Here is rooms IL feet
across the smallest way: The sink
is in front of the window; with q
good drain board leading into it from
the corner Of the room. 1t ID next tc
the door opening onto the back porch
where the garbage can usuallS is kept.
After each meal numerous trips arc
taken to get rid of the refuse. This
is little matter that often Is passed
over without a thought. There is q
blank wall opposite the big double
window for the range and 1t is in.
tended to place it between the celiaf
way and the pantry because while the
cooking is going on a great mary
trips are made in both directions.
The large front parlor window or
fers an excellent opportunity to dis
play good taste in the selection of
curtains. Windows as wides as this
show to advantage or Disadvantages
according to the way they are dressed.
but 1t is easier to dress a big window
than a little one, only you have ia
consider the size and proportions.
The old-fashioned way of hanging
curtains that were several yards too.
long has passed into history. Cur.
tains now are cut just the, right length
to reach the rod at the top to the sill
at the bottom of the window, and il
is intended that the lpatterp at the
bottom Of the curtain shall show to
the best possible advantage. In for.
mer years the elaborate corher wor,e
on expensive lace curtains either re-
posed in darkness near the. floor On
was looped back in folds 10 waste
its beauty in utter oblivion. Tbs
modern housewife discovered thai
this Was mistake She now select
a pretty corner pattern and shanrs f.
directly In front Of the glaSst xhep{
It may be observed and admired D.
her gentlemen friends and sritiche$
by her women acquafntances.
Barbour County index., 1906-06-06

whole tribe gots sick, and pa had tc
prescribe raw beet for them, and they
.egan to get better. and; then they
wanted pa to sol on a coyote hunt,
and kill kiota. ;whichi is e wolf. by
jumping of hisl horse and taking the
wolf by the neck and choking it to
death. Pa said he. ..kiIled "a tom cat
that way once. apd he could kill any
wolf that ever Walked sd they ar
ranged the hunt. Before we went on
The hunt pa sent TO Cheyenne for two
dozen little folding bsby trundlers
Tor the suuaws to Mheal the pa
pooses in, cause he didn't hike tn see
them tie the children ON their baclss
and carry them aroynh. when the
-t.pndlers came pa showed the sqnas7s
how they worked, by putting papoose
IN one OF the baby wagpnss and push
Barbour County index., 1906-06-06

Idt; William A, Radford viii answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
subject of building for the readers Of this
paper On account of his wide expe-
r1enfe as Editor; Author and, Manufac-
tarer he is, without doubt, the highest
authority on all these subjects. Address
AL Inquiries to William A. Radford. No.
1as Fifth Ave.. Chicago. m. and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
The building of a fireplace in the
front hall is English. English people
understand the art of hospitality bet
ter than we do. 1t seems perfectly
easy and natural for them to give the
coming guest a hearty welcome to
their castle be it ever so humble
They have made study of entsecain-
Tag. It has often been said that an
Brglishman is more considerate of
strangers than he is of the members
Of: his own family. Be this as it may
We certainly could learn a few point
ers in hospitality from our English
relatives.
The open fire in the hall offers a
glow Of warmth and a CHEEKY well
come to the incoming guest as he en-
teys the front hall. A bright cheerful
FIRE quickly seconds the pleasant
greeting of the host and hostess at the
front door. But English Railways
are different from ours. They are
larger and often are used for many
PURPOSES that would not be at all
suitable in halls the way they are
built in this country. There is, how
ever, an advantage in having the fire
place in hallway constructed like
/ the one in this plan. Because of the
/ open stairway the heat goes upstairs
/ to. make the upper rooms comfortable.
! A. good many fireplaces are not used
BECAUSE there are other means of
/ heating the house and the additional
| fire in the CRATE is too much. Amer
icans have never learned the art of
| choking the furnace off to give the
| gIate a chance. Our abominable
/ habit Of heating the house entirely
by the fire in the cellar has been
wprked to the extreme The crate
| In the hallway by sending it's heat
partly upstairs is not oppressive even
Barbour County index., 1906-06-06

ing It around the camp, and by gosh,
tf they didn't make pa wheel all the
babies in the tribe, for two days, and
the Indians turned out and gave the
great father three cheers, but when
the squaws wanted to get in the
wagons and be wheeled around, pa
Kicked. After teaching the squaws
how to put the children in the wagons
and work them, we went off on the
hunt. and when we came back every
squaw had her papocse in a baby
wagon, but instead of wheeling the
wagon in civilized fashion, they slung
The wagons, babies and all, on their
backs, and carried the whole thing on
their. backs. Gee, but that made pa
hot. He says you can't do anything
with a race of people that haven't got
brain enough to initiate. He says
monkeys would know better. than to
Garry baby wagons on their backs.
never thought that Indians could be
Jealous, but they are terrors when the
jealousy germ begins to work. There
is no doubt but that the squaws got
to thinking great deal of pa, cause
he talked with them, through the Car
aisle Indian for an interpreter, and as
he sat on a camp chair and looked like
"a great white god with red nose, and
they gathered around him, and he told
.hem stories of women in the east, and
how they dressed and went to parties,
Eud how the men worked for them
that they might live in luxury, and
hoew they had servants TO do their
booking, and maids to dress them, and
carriages to ride in, and lovers to
Barbour County index., 1906-06-06

civilized manner, @and he began by
trying to show them bow to make
buckwheat pancalses, SD they could
furnish something for the indians to
cat that does not; have TO be dug out
of tin can, whish they draw from
the Indian agent. PA ifohnd sack of
buckwheat flour and, spme baking
powder, and mixed UP some batter,
and while he twa$l fixing al piece of
tin roof for a grfddle, 1.-THE squaws
drank the pancake; batter raw, and it
made them all sick, and theichief was
going to have pa hurnedi at the stake,
when the Carlisles Indian who had
eaten pancakes at college l-when he
was training with the football team
told the chief to let up on pa and
he would give them something to eat
that was good, SO pa MIXED some
more batter and when the buckwheat
pancakes began to bake, and the odor
spread around among the Indians,
they all gathered around, 4 and the
way they ate parcakesl WOULD para
!yze you. They g3t some axle grease
to spread on the pancalxes, and
fought with each other toll get the
pancakes, and they kept pa baking
pancakes all day and ne Arly.a all night,
end then the squaws began to feel
better, and pa had to bake pancakes
for them, and WI hen the -four gave
out the chief sent to the agency for
E1ore, and for a week pa did nothing
aat make pancaE Ees. but finally the