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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-10

In the first article of his series on
American poultry matters and meth
DDS. published in the November issue
OF Reliable Poultry Journal, Professor
Edward Brown, Europes foremost au-
thority on poultry subjects, expresses
himself as follows:
"Wheneycr an attempt is made to
improve the poultry of any country
and to awaken interest in this branch
Of live stock there can be no question
that one Of the most powerful and pO-
tent Influences is by the establishment
Of poultry shows. The educational
value of such gatherings is enormous.
People are quite content with what
ever birds they have, veritable mon
grels though they may be, until they
see something better The exhibition
of any race or breed leads to its adOp-
tion. and the competition between those
who keep it distinctly leads to its i'm
provement, more perhaps in the earlier
stages than later on, when other fac
tors are Introduced"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-10
IMPROVING THE ATTIC.
Suggestions That Will Help In Making
II Habitable.

In addition to those familiar uses
of attics which are so vivid when it
rains or when one is cynical or
moody or inclined to be witty at the
expense of bedposts and warming
pans, there are improved uses an at
tic can be put to and still remain an
attic. The feeling of attics-that
sense they give of friendly aliena-
tion from the world below stairs
must not, of course, be lost. f one
desires no more than place in
which to tell fairy tales at twilight
the lighting Of a candle might
be change enough in the usual un-
plastered and left over space. But
that is too simple. Besides, the
taste for fairy tales is not universal,
and it is, moreover, a taste more
natural in the nursery than in the
attic. But a habitable attic must
be anything but dingy. y glass
trapdoor, such as one too often sees,
is not enough. There should be a
great dormer window, built low
enough for window seats, and ample
seats at that, large enough to
lounge in. There should be wide
sills, too, for flowers, for an attic
without flowers would be unimpgina-
Bile. AS for the body of the room
the chief thing to do where there
are gables would be to insert Il
wainscot all around of, say, five or
six feet in height. Along this could
be put shelves for books or odds
and ends of whatever kind. \ car
pet would be improper, for it is ira
ditional that an attic is bare. In
expensive rugs and skins suggest
themselves mechanically, like easy
chairs, a work table and lounge.
The fancy includes u piano, pic
lures, glorious andirons, sconces,
while the Imagination leaps to ar
NOR and cabinets. Yet in proper
attic the furniture should be little
commonplace with discarded look,
if you will, to be in keeping. Things
half broken down are fit for a
quaint utility there, and as clothes
once decent on Sunday come to be
so only on Saturday and then on
Friday, and so on, so odds and ends
as they grow familiar and worn in
other parts of the house have last
use--as old companions in an attic.
Wallace Stevens in Indoors and
Out.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-10
The Ostrich,a Mistake.

A trained ostrich recently discon-
certed its exhibitor at a music hall
by continually endeavoring to break
away from all restraint and to climb
over the footlights into the orches-
ira. The widely advertised act came
to a sudden end, and the professor
emerged from behind the curtain
and apologized for the actions of his
pet in about these words:
"Lydies and gentlemen, Hi ham
very sorry to disappoint you this
hevening. We are compelled to
cease our Engagement until the
management hengages . new hor-
chestra leader. The one at present
hemployed ERE 'as no 'air on top
of lis 'ead, and my bird takes it for
a hegg."-London Tit-Bits.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-10
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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-10
SQUAD BREEDING.
Truths which Are Frequently over
looked by Pigeon Raisers.

The sac Of squads is governed 10y
two absolute rules that must be OBJ
served for success The first Of these
Is the use Of oniy large we'll deveDoped
hen pigeons for breeders. Small. deli
cate hen pigeons cannot proince sqnnhs
that weigh more than s1veh pounds to
he dozen. while. Oh the o,h1r hanl.
well selected hen pigeons OF the homer
variety not Only WILL bat TO continual
ly, produce squads that average from
ten to twelve pounds per dozen when
dressed for market TO partially III
sure success you must have this kind
of hen hOmrrS for hret1r:5. 30 ahso-
lutely assure failure no plan cla he
better than 10 use understood hen
pigeons.
The pairs must he we'll mated work.
ing homers. They may be we'll EinteL
but if they are not working hOmers
40 good results will follow. Working
pairs are those that pay strict atten-
ton to Matching and rearing their
young. Such pairs feed their young
from three to FIVE times per day or OF.
tener If induced to do 50 by those in
charge. With such attention Zine large
| squads must grow from a large, well
developed hen. To aid in this they
must be handled for best results, which
refers to the attention to he pail to
their surroundings and feeding.
To induce frequent feeding the hop
per must be constantly filed with
! small grains and broken corn, with the
water fountain never empty. Morn
ing. noon and evening are the natural
| feeding times. a constant pair that
are good workers will feed the young
thus often if the hopper and fountain
are always full. TO gain additional
attention go into the loft between 8
ana 10 in the morning and 3 and In
| the afternoon ana scatter upon the
| floor some kind of grain that will at
tract them This they will pick up and
carry to their young, This extra feed
Ing induces quicker growth and great
er weight in the squads.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-10

1t has long since been cOnclusiyely
proved that an incubator of any well
known make can be relied upon to do
its work quite as well as the average
broOdy hen, says writer in Western
Poultry Journal. In Matching by nat
ural means there are many things es-
sential to success. all of which are to
be considered. but when we fully I'M
derstand the three questions of heat
ventilation and moisture it seems to
me that we will have mastered the
three fundamental principles Of the
laws of incubation. a close study of
these can be made from nature, and
if we follow nature closely we shall
not go far wrong.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-10
ODD CASE OF COMBUSTION
Rosebushes Shipped In Wet Mass Al.
most Burned Up.

A peculiar case of spontaneous
combustion or something like it is
described by a writer an Casters
Magazine.
On Feb. II, 1906, two large re-
frigerator cars of young rosebushes
were received at Hannibal, Mo-, from
nursery in California. They were
shipped in wooden cases containing
numerous auger holes for ventila-
tion and were carefully packed with
wet sphagnum, or California swamp
moss, to prevent chafng and to sup
port their vitality.
No ice was put in the cooling
tanks, and the covers of these as
we'll as all other openings in the
cars were closed as tightly as posi-
bic. The cars were ten days in
transit. The outside temperature
was 60 degrees F. at the start and
Is degrees at the end of the trip.
Upon arrival steam was issuing
from every crevice of the cars.
Upon removing the tank covers it
rushed out in large volume. The
doors were opened, and ice was put
in the tanks. The free circulation
of cold air soon cooled the contents
of the cars.
In unloading it was discovered
that some of the upper layers of
boxes were badly damaged by heat,
which naturally was most intense
near the top of the cars. No signs
of actual combustion were found,
but this would probably have oc-
Cured in a short time had not the
cars been quickly cooled.
The temperature must have been
nearly up to the burning point, as
many of the green stems of these
plants were black and brittle.
Wet sawdust in large quantities
frequently becomes very warm in
the interior even when exposed to
winter weather-in fact, the lower
temperature of the atmosphere the
hotter usually the sawdust.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-10

"Mr. Gidsmore," began the young
man, "when you proposed to your
wife, or to the estimable lady who
is now Mrs. Gidsmore, did she tell
you to ask her father?"
"She did, my boy" affably re-
piled Mr.. Gidsmore.
"And did you try to shirk the
job?"
"Well, come to think of it, 1 did.
Il believe I tried to get her to do
the asking, 'pon my soul. Ha, hap
"And when you did ask him-of
course you had to speak to him
finally
"Of course l did. Of course"
"And when you did ask him did
your knees shake, and was your
tongue dry, and did you have stage
fright generally"
81 was scared to DEATH"
"Well, that's the way feel. I
told Gladys / knew | could find
some mutual bond of sympathy be-
tween us when l came to tell you
that she has promised to marry
me. Life.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-10

There is, in my experience, no floor
for a poultry house like a concrete one
My floor is made by putting in about
six inches Of sand, gravel or cinders.
we'll rammed. says writer in Reliable
Poultry Journal. On this put an inch
Of concrete of one part cement to two
Of coarse, sharp, clean sand, well
pounded. This is rat and weasel proof
and perfectly dry. One or two inches
Of dry earth on this floor will keep ev-
erything sweet and clean. A little cut
straw or chaff on top of tine earth will
give you one of the best scratching
shed floors ever invented.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-10
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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-10
Milton.

Milton was born in 1908 and died
in 1874. His first poem of note,
''On the Morning of Christ's Nativi-
ty," was written in 1929. The
Paradise Regained" was finished a
short time before his death. His
literary labors covered forty-fve
years. His greatest poem was writ
ten by the hand of an amanuensis,
and his most serious annoyance was
the petulance of his daughters, who
sometimes refused to write when he
was in the mood to compose.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-10
Duel. EatteniaG.

1t is of course Very generally
known that some Sl.all amount of
chicken fattening is carried on in some
districts, and there are. Oh the other
hand. some few persons who can make
heavy ducks. although with these few
it is still il very limited branch OF their
work, says Il writer in Western Poul-
try Journal. Some Of these have, how
ever. already made Il very consider
able reputation as prize winners in
the dead poultry classes at the impor-
tant shows. | was fortunate in call
ing upon one last fall when his ducks
were killed in preparation for one of
our largest shows. saw some dozen
birds all weighing we'll over twelve
pounds apiece, and three turned the
scale at fifteen. This proves that some
can successfully fatten other birds
than chickens, but 50 far rearers have
had no great success in rearing early
ducklingS.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-10

Bride-There! l knew how it would
be. We have not been married a
month, and already you have ceased to
care for me.
Young Husband - Why, my love,
what can you be thinking or You are
dearer TO me than eve7
at isn't so. l know it isn't. You
took meals at our house lots of times
before we We're married, and you
scarcely touched anything. Ma said
she knew you were truly In love be-
cause you had no appetite"
"Of course dear, but
"And now you are actually complain.
ing just because l forgot to get any.
(h!nG for breakfast" st"-Pearson' Week
w.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-10

1t is said that the time which Mozart
most Willingly employed in compost
ton was the morning from 6 or 7
o'clock until 10, his hour Of rising Aft
er this he did no more for the rest Of
the day unless he had to finish some
particular composition at given time.
He worked very irregularly. At times
he could not be drawn from an idea
which possessed him. At other times
he had distaste for work. 1t once
happened that he put off some music
which he had engaged to furnish for
court concert so long that he had not
time to write out the part which he
himself was to perform. The EN-
peror Joseph, who was peeping every
where, cast his eyes ON the sheet from
which MozaUt appeared to be playing
and was surprised to see nothing but
lines upon 1t.
where's your part" he inquired
curiously.
Here" replied Mozart, with a bow,
touching his forehead.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-10

1t Is good time now to build some
new coOps for chicks next spring, as
one may have Il little extra time to
spare now, and also the weather is
nice for working outdoors or in the
shop. Save all the little pieces Of
boards that you have left from the
new poultry house you are building,
and perhaps you may find use for them
in making the chick coops and other
smaller arrangements for the poultry
work.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-10
Every Family In

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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-11-06

All affectation is the vain and ridic-
ulous attempt of poverty to appear
rich.-Layater
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-11-06
SELECTING A HUSBAND.
Capture Him While He Is Still Young
Ooele and PLASTIC.

Capture Him While He Is Still Young
Doeile and Plastic.
Because ii Is the duty of every wo
man to marry some man il by no
means follows that She is deprived OF
the privilege of making acute discrim
nation. ON the contrary, TO fulfil,
her mission as completely as possible
she should exercise the greatest care in
selecting a mate. Time was when she
had no say IN the matter, aud in some
countries she has little or none today,
but in this happily civilized land she
still possesses and will undoubtedly
hold for all time the right first to
choose and then ensnare. 1t Is no.
BILE prerogative-one, in our Judgment,
that should be appreciated and cher
ished above all others. And yet, as VIC
have observed, 1t should be exercised
with caution. Let nothing be left to
chance, as Plato would have had 1t
when he dccreed that pairing should
be done by lot While not overnice, be
at least particular in order that the
one chosen may feel honored by the
be the more readily induced to show
his undying gratefulness.
Much that was thought and written
years ago on how to choose n wife was
good enough for the time, but the re-
cent reversal of the relative attitudes
of seeker and sought renders 1t value
less. Nevertheless. despite the fact
that in considering the points to be
needed aud the precautions to be OBJ
served by womankind we find our
selves in fallow field. certain gem
eral principles may be regarded as es-
tablshed. 1t is best, for example, to
capture "A husband while he is still
young, docile and plastic Preferably
also he should be In love He may
then be trained after the manner best
calculated to serve the convenience of
her for whom thenceforth he must
and should toil.-George Harvey In
North American Review.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-11-06

II Is better 10 become great than to
be born great-Proverb
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-11-06
OUR LARGEST SCALES.
The Monster Weighing Machine In the
Washington Navy Yard.

The Monster Weighing Machine In the
Washington Navy Yard.
The biggest scales in the country
are in the navy yard at Washington.
They outweigh the largest railway
scales by fifty tons. The latter are
not to be sneezed at, for they easily
weigh as much as heavily loaded
car. The navy yard scales are so ac-
curate that they come within n pound
OF the exact weight Railway scales
are considered good if they come with
in fifty pounds All the large ord
nance manufactured for the navy Is
weighed upon this machine, which is
some ten years old The scales look
like ordinary hay scales.
The delicate mechanism is invisible,
the most intricate parts being in a
broad pit below the ground. The plat
form is forty-eight feet long and
twelve feet wide. Beneath the power
full machinery is cement base laid
upon long piles. A solid base being
one of the prime requisites of pow
erful weighing machine. 1t was found
necessary 10 uSe " PUG uiiNei " sc
cure Il stable foundation.
The machine is regarded as the fin
est of its kind in the world and Is a
splendid achievement of American in
genuity In order to show the &C
euracy of the scales an official picked
up half brick and tossed 1t upon the
platform. He then consulted long
brass lever and found that the brick
weighed just one pound.
The capacity OF the scales is 100
tons. Two twelve-inch guns lying on
forty-eight foot car truck can be
weighed on the machine without tax
ing its capacity. -Washington Star
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The real iBread-MAcKAY's Spec
ial every afternoon.
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TAKE NOTICE

That the managers of Mount Hope Cemetery
Association are determined to prevent the
stealing or spelling of flowers, vases and re-
eeptieles for flowers, and the breaking of or
naments or any spoliation of the grounds
of the cemetery, that have been set aside for
Il sacred use; all of which is strictly pro-
hibited.
They will give n reward for the arrest and
conviction of any one guilty of the violation
of the cemetery rules and regulations.
BY order of the
BOARD OF MANAGERS.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Estate af MARY LreN,a1, Deceased.

Pursuant Ia the order of George +. Hanson,
Surrogate of the County of liunterdon, made
ON the nineteenth day of August, A. u, one
thousand nine hundred and seven, notice Is
hereby given To all persons having claims
against the estate of Mary Leonard, late ei
the County of Iluntcrdon, deceased, to pre-
sent the same under oath or affirmation, In
the subscriber, eXocutrIX of said deceased
within nine months from the date of SAID
order and any creditor ueglceung 10 bring
in and exhibit his or her claim under oath or
affirmation, within the time So limited, will
be forever barred of his or her action there
for against the said eNetutflN.
fated August ~, - 1901
MARY 0BRlEN,
ENecutriX-
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Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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Pcrfcc.Y Ck-rnine.

You seem to find your book very
interesting, Miss Maidstone"
ayes, 1t is one Of the most charming
stories have ever read. And so
true to life. Every man in it is a vii
Chicago Record Herald.
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A Great Thinker.

Wigs Young Screecher IS great
thinker.
Wages
Wiggs-Yes; he thinks he can sing
Philadelphia Inquirer.
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The Washington times., 1907-04-30
Drag Delaware;;
Search for Body
Of Marvin Child

DOVER, Del. April 30.-A force OF
men dragged the Delaware bay near the
shore between Greenbanks landing. on
the northern end of the Marvin farm,
and as far south as Bowers BescL.
The search was instituted with the de-
termination TO thoroughly investigate
the theory that little Horace Marvins s
eaptors had put him in a bag or other
wrapping and dropped him overheard.
The Delaware bay in front OF Bay
Meadows farm Is exceptionally shallow.
and fishermen hauling there and at Kits
Hammock, frequently wade out nearly
a half mile and drag one end Of the
sein. 1t is understood that the search
was under the supervision Of PinkertOn
Detective Diamio. Detective Lore left
last night 10 return when wanted
Critics of Attorney General Richards,
who summarily released the first sus-
pect arrested in this county, were talk
ing OF clubbing together and raising the
necessary funds. If any are required. TO
employ Lore and then cause the neoes-
sary arrest. and taking the accused be-
fore Associate Judge Penpiwell, of the
supreme court, who would char all the
evidence.