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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-09-06
CROSSING THE WILD TURKEY.
SOME INTERESTING DATA ABOUT A
NOTABLE AMERICAN BIRD.

: SOME INTERESTING DATA ABOUT A
NOTABLE AMERICAN BIRD.
The most notable American bird in
the farm category is the turkey, grow
ing as he does to the great weight OF 30
and even 40 pounds and losing nothing
in flavor and toothsomeness. Likewise
! the most regal of our remaining game
birds Is his blood brother. the wild tur.
ley, from which he has desc ended
There is perhaps no instance where
domestication has scored so little In
improvement as with the turkey. In
fact, in some respects the tanning and
breeding have hurt instead of helped
the species. No prize domestic turkey
gobbIer is ever SO beautifully marked
or so resplendent with feathers of
black shaded with rich bronze and il
Illuminated with lustrous finish of
FURNISHED copper as is the typical wild
turkey, while the vigor and vitality of
the wild bird is such that to this day
we strengthen the most virile of our
bronze turkeys by an infusion of the
wild blood.
Rhode Island, small as she is, stands
for the best in turkey production. The
last census shows less than 1000, 900
turkeys in the United States and only
about 5000 produced annually In
Rhode Island, yet, according to I. f.
McGrew, the turkey expert, if all the
turkeys of the country we're of such
good quality as Rhode Islands, their
total value would be doubled. Accord
ing to the Department of Agriculture
the growing of turkeys has greatly i'm
proved during the last few years as a
result of determined effort on the
part of producers of ''standard- bred"
stock to demonstrate that 1t is much |
more profitable to use pure breeding |
stock than the smaller and less vigor
GUS stock of times past. The wild tur |
key is also being used to instill further |
new vigorous blood into the bronze !
tlocks: Inbreeding is the fatal defect !
among the practice Of many turkey |
growers.
No other kind of live stock will re-
turn so large profit to the successful
producer as poultry, according to Nc
Grew, and no kind of poultry is more
profitable than turkeys when properly
handled. The fact that turkeys will
from the time that they are SIX weeks
Did until winter gain the greater part
Of their entire living from bugs, in
,ects, grasshoppers and waste grain
assures their existence during this
period at little or no cost to the grower
where there is sufficient range for the
birds.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-09-06
Lost and Found. =,

Lost, between $50 p. N. yesterday
and noon today, a bilious attack, with
nausea and sick headache. This loss
was OccasiOned by finding at b. f.
Hughes drug store box of DR.. Kings
New Life Pills, the guaranteed cure
for biliousness, malaria and jaundice.
25c.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-09-06

Oil has just been discovered i'll Bar
bour county, West Va, on Robert M
Nestor's farm, near Nestorsville. and
al entirely new field is thereby opened.
The Barbour OIL Company, whicn has
been drilling a test well, reached the
Big Injun sand at 800 feet and flow
of twenty-five barrels a day is the re
suit. Tnere is much excitement.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-09-06
And He Succeeded.

''Beg pardon. sir" said the waiter,
with outstretched palme but 'aven't
you forgotten somethink ?"
NO" replied the departing guest,
"but I'm trying to forget it. Good
day!
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-09-06
1t Rolled.

Binks-Did you find the country 10
that section very rolling?
Dinks-Yes, once or twice on my way
home from ajubllee about 2 a. m.-
Philadelphia Press.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-09-06
A Dimcuir Stunt

Variety Artist Ito a friend)-I have
got very good engagement now. The
last one was very unpleasant. My wife
had to appear as the boxln kangaroo.
-Fliegende Blaetter.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-09-06

The Weston Lum Der Co. is reported
to have extended the Cody Railroad
from Beams Mill to timber lands, one
I'd one quarter miles, making the line
four and one half miles long.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-09-06
Items That Will Interest Our
Readers.

The Loop & Lookout Railroad Co.
will. it is reported, build q railroad
from Lookout in Fayette county to
Glencoe in Greenbrier county.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-09-06

No matter how watchful man is,
be occasionally loses his temper Phil
adelphia Telegraph.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-09-06

The Potts Creek Division of the
Chesapeake and Ohio from CovIngtOn
down to the iron ore beds along Potts
Creek, has been completed, and rs in
running operation to Jordan junction,
eighteen miles from Covington. Only
freight trains are being operated as
yet. and they are hauling to Coying-
ton and the main line large quantities
of iron ore that is being taken from To g
sides along the line.
Arizona republican., 1907-12-11
The Magic Snow Drops.
 A Fairy Story for Children.

scarce with the poor. Bee ard Ben were obliged 10 be very saving of the sticks 'they called the wood faggotsl-which they laid upon the fire during their parents absence. And not only did the little boy and girl suffer for wan; of light. but they suffered intcnsc'y from the cold when the winter once set in.
 One day early in December. the little pair were seated beside the open door looking out towards the great mountain that lifted his hOary head toward the clouds. Although 1t was very cold out of doors the children preferred the chill breath of the mountain to the closed. dark room with the fre-light iickering here and there and making ugly shadows to frighten thep;. So they kept them selves as comfortable as they could by wrapping the bed clothes about their tbinly-clad forms and sat beside the open door.
 ''The mountains are very tall" said Bee. wondering what mysteries were hid den away in their canyons and cnverns. ''I should like to hy like bird and see what Is on the very top"
 /Ah. fairies dwell there" declared Ben, his eyes growing big and bright as he looked upward. Fairies live in the top of the mountain"
 And there live the weather makers. too.' said Bee. 'It Is from the mountain tops that the snowhakes come. Ugh And the little girl shirered as she thought of the cold that came with the snow flakes. Ugh. I don't like snow and as long as 1t is clear we can sit out of doors and see the mountains
 And we may also see the roof of the shop where our father and mother work. And We may watch for fathers and mothers coming as the dark creeps down." said Ben. But when IL snOws we must close the door, go 10 the fire and crouch beside 1t to keep warm. and wait In the darkness for the sound of fathers and mothers footsteps outside the door"
 But just as they talked the clouds gathered about the crest of the mountain top. shutting of the suns welcome rays. Bee and Ben watched the darkening with misgivings An" sighed little Bee. "The weather makers have begun 10 fix their real winter See the dark smoke from their weather furnaceT'
 "Oh, yes. the smoke makes the clouds, doesn't itT' asked Ben. And by tomor- TOW we'll have to close the door and re- main inside. The snowfakes will fill the air and the air will be so chilled that If we stick our noses out they will be sadly nipped and made to sting as though they had been really bitten by a wolf. An. IL is too bad that the snownskes must come 10 the poor. We're we rich like the lord of the village. who owns lands and shops, we could have com fortnble house with windows in it and big fire in the fireplace. a Are that would leap upwards and roar and crackie and flash. And wed have large rooms with rich rugs about on the floors. rugs made from the soft skins of bears, tigers and lions And there'd be a kitchen built beside the house m which whole deer would be roasted. great loaves of yeast and sweet bread baked. and most de licious butter and cheese made for us
Arizona republican., 1907-12-11
6he Financial Ship Rights Herself

Tho badly crippled by the recent storm, the ship of finance has found and righted
 herself and IS now emerging from the buffeting and battefing she received in far better shape than even the most san guine could hope for Now that the crisis has been safely passed the question arises as to what must be expected. All preyi- Ous panics have been followed by a sub stantial recovery of prices on the stock exchange, but this in turn Is inevitably followed by a period of more or less h. ertia and depression These, some fear, will assert themselves even more mani- festly this year than on previous occa- sions, due perhaps to the fact that there Is always more or less unrest as the presi- dential year approaches. The saving clause, however, to this spirit of unrest which has pervaded the money centers of the world, lies in the very soundness Of our banks and savings institutions. Dis honest management has been eliminated from the banks and railroads through
 out the country, and it Is perfectly safe to say that lawfulness and sOundness were never more prevalent than they are today. The weakest element in the dnan- clal world has been restricted to the trust companies which ceutered the field with the sole intention of competing with tho banks. but without those safeguards and restrictions which surround the banks. This break down causes no surprise to those familiar with the loose methods of conducting business employed by these concerns. and the lesson just taught by the eruption in New York will tend tO make state officials more watchful ID the
Arizona republican., 1907-12-11
The Death of RaffaeiIe.

With yet few finishing touches to ap- ply to his great masterplece-The Trans fguration-RaIaelIe was seized by . feTer which ended hls days after a short illness. His death occurred on his thirty fifth birthday. Good Friday. April 5th. I520.
 Raraelle had never married He seemed to have been too much welded to his art to share it with another mistress. At one time 1t Is said he contemplated talk ing orders and devoting his life to the church. but doubtless his easel and pal cite held too much charm for him. But he was ever a most devout Roman Cath ollie. counting among his warmest friends the Pope. e
 In stature Raraelle was about the medium height and of slender, graceful build. He was of a delicate consultation. easily overcome by fatigue. But consider ing the tremendous amount of work he did in his short life it must be admitted that he possessed an indomitaole will power and nerve energy. His face was as finely cut as a delicate cameo with soft brown curling locks framing it.
 Ills death occurred at a time when all the world sang his praises. and Italy mourned him deeply. feeling that his death was nothing short of a national calamity.
 The epitaph ou his tomb was written by the Cardinal Bembo at the request of the Pope.
Arizona republican., 1907-12-11

future as well as to Instill into the de- postor a spirit of care In looking Into the character of the institution In which he deposits his earnings.
 To those of our readers who are in- clined 10 the belief that effects of the re- cent panic will be long felt. let us point to the fact that The crop yield of this nation Is s7.O00, ,OOO,OO for the year of 1907. This takes no account of the prod uct of ores, minerals and chemicals of the earth. which will total another two billion dollars.
 Seriously and honestly. what earthly ground is there for distrust of the future in this most favored of all countriesi Is there material for alarm in the fact that the country Is bursting with fstness. and positively more so than in aLy epoch since trusting Puritans and honest. in- dustrious Dutchman hitched up their oxen to plough the fields of New Eng land and New Amsterdami
 The contention is made that money is scarce. IL Is not scarce. it Is mOnetarily scared, that Is all. It Is all here some where, and. in reality, more Is hereby many millions than ever before. The money has simply gone. white with sense less fear. of into timid corners here and there. but it will all come back just as soon as 1t finds what d precious fool it has been. There never was a moment in the history of the country when the con dition of the national treasury was bet ter. O. when the currency was more solid. Inflated and rotten currency. tariR trou- bles. OyerprOduction and commercial dis organization. all such potent factors in the disturbances Of 1873 and 1893. are
Arizona republican., 1907-12-11

fell for some -AUments. then slowly they expanded into shapes-shapes of fairies. Bee sat up and rubbed her eyes. Surely. she had fallen asleep and was dreaming. But no, there they were. several pretty fairies: and one carried a little wand with q star on Its point. This fairy came to Bee and said: ''I shall cause deep sleep to fali upon your parents and brother. Then you shall all be carried to a beautiful country beyond the moun- tain where you shall be made rich and happy None but you shall know of the journey till they awake In the morning
 But just as the fairy was about to wave her wand over the sleeping par ents of Bee. that little girl stayed the magic wand, saying: Will you please. good fairy. take all the poor who were discharged from the shop today, too: They are as poor and unhappy as VIC are"
 Your wish shall be granted. little heart of gold" replied the fairy. Then she waved her wand over the sleeping man. woman and boy. causing them to slumber more deeply. And then they were lifted by hundred winged fairies. Bee of course being carried also. and were taken from the cold. dreary old cabin out into the night. And over the mountain they were carried as fast as the birds fly. Before dawn they were set down lr a lovely house so comfortable and full of warmth and light that Bee clapped her hands with happiness. "oh. how gloriOus!' she cried. And then her parents and brother awoke.
 It is impossible to tell of their happy surprise. and their thankfulness to the good fairies who had brought them hither. But it took Bee and Ben some time to assure their parents that they were not dreaming. hut wide awake.
 And near to their home stretched great acres of rich land: and on the land were numerous pretty cottages where the tillers of the soil and the workers In the shops were to dwell. And all these be- longed 10 the parents Of Bee and Ben. And when. after a good breakfast. Bsn's and Bees father went 10 look over the lands and shops which were his own what was his happy surprise to ind there all his old comrades who had worked in the shop beside hiin and his good wife ol the other side the great m1En'ains- And In the goodness anl thaaSfulnesS of his heart ke made each maa owner os his own cottage and several acres of rich land And there for many. many years lived the most coa,ented people on all the earth. And they owed their happi- ness to their own goodness and the magic of the fairies. the faifies who only help the good, you know. aod who neves do
Arizona republican., 1907-12-11
OUR @ YOUNG @ FOLKS

10 a duke from another country. The new owner does rot wish the services Of the laborers now employed in the shop. So. your father and I are among those dis charged from work. We have nothing to live upon now. and our hearts are very heavy" So explained the sorrow,nc mother of little Bee and littie Ben. while tho father entered the cabin and dropped disconsolately In his chair in the corner by the fireplace.
 Bee and Ben ran and brought fng-ois to replenish the blaze. Then they fetched from the cupboard what food there was and placed 1t upon the table For their tired parents to eat. And ali the while that they worked they whispered to- svthsr. planning on doing something to help the dear parents who were almost overcome with Encouragement. "I'il ask The fairies to come.' whispered Bee. ~I'iI slip out as soon as the night falls and call aloud to the fairies who live on the mountain and pray them to come and assist our dear fat ~ md mother to find work"
 And I'll remain in doors and talk 10 our parents 10 keep their minds off you. for should they discover that you had left the house they would become wor- ried. thinking that some wicked sprite had coaxed you away. and would run out and call to you. That would break the charm. and the fairies would not hear you. said Ben.
 That night. as soon as 1t was really dark. Bee watched her opportunity to slip from the house. Soon her parents began talking over some plan by which they might find work during the winter. But though they planned. their hearts were sore afraid that their hopes would he dashed h nothing. Ben. sitting be- tween. them. engaged their attention with several questions about other discharged workers. asking what certain good neigh bors would do now. that they were turned
Arizona republican., 1907-12-11

to eat Of io our hll. And our mother would remain at home with us all day. only going out to ride ln a rich carriage. taking us with her.
 Yes. and our father would own lands and shops and be good Co those who worked for him. He c0uld never. never be cruel with his laborers like the rich lord of the village is with his poor on the land and in the shops. said Bee. Were we rich there would never be 2 hungry person in ;he land. Wed feed. ciothe and warm su the poor
 Indeed we would" agreed Ben
 But at thls moment the children saw an unusual sight. There. round the point of hill which separated the great factory shop-from their cwa hOTnP. came their parents. walking slowly with bent heads Their attitude bespoke some trouble. Both the children felt that some calamity had befallen their parents. for it was yet early ln the afternoon and the parents had never before left their place Of work before dark.
 What can have happenedT' Bee asked the question, knowing at the same time that her brother could not answer her.
 Pretty soon the father and mother reached the door of their cabin. As they crossed the threshold Bee and Ben saw that their faces were deadly pale. and that their mothers eyes were dim with unshed tears.
 What is it. mother?'' asked Bee. throwing her arms about her dear mothers neck. "wby do you and our father come home before the night brings youf'
 ''The lord of the village. and owner of the great shop, has sold his possessions
Arizona republican., 1907-12-11

the laboring man7
 In the course of recent conversation with an industrious. sober. God fearing man, who Is striving 10 rear a family of six on his earnings of a dollar and sey- enty five cents a day. he said: Tt Is light struggle tO make both ends meet. but SO far ! can truthfully say owe no man. How do I manage It? Why by self denial of course. A year or so ago meat was q necessity in every working mans home Today IL Is luxury. When the price of meat began to soar we had 10 content ourselves with eating 1t once day, and then only by purchasing the cheapest cuts that could be had. This we found swelled our butchers bill to alarm ing proportions and my wife and the chill 1ren restricted themselves to this luxury on basis of three times n week, con tending that I. as a laborer, was com peled 10 have this nOurIshment once daily, In order to keep myself in condi- tion tO work. Another raise In price, however. compelled me 10 come to the three times a week basis and today I eat meat but twice week and this l md an extravaganza which l would will ingly curtail If l could hold soul and body together by so doing. The living problem Is one which has every laborfng A-hh Ah AAS 'VhhAAl Ou iut verge or CeS- peration, and there Is only one solution that l can see ln sight. Men who have been accustomed 10 earn less than two dollars day In the large cities are now hooking 10 the country: seeking places as farm laborers, where living Is far cheaper ard the work is no harder. Then. too, much that We have to buy In the city we can raise in the country at small ex. pense and besides 1t is far healthier there"
 From the foregoing 1t can be seen that the eyes of the nation today are riyeted upon the farmer, and never since the Civil War has the planter been in so en- visble A position as he now occupies, for the very sinews of this nation are knitted together by the farmers industry, and by the products he is shipping into the mar kets of the big cities.
 With the laborer's exodus from the clt- les tO the country the long mooted labor problem will soon be settled for him and once more the farmer will have come into his very own.
Arizona republican., 1907-12-11
Four Gabled Gambri1 Roof House
 Designed by ~ Chas s. Sedgwick, Architect, Minneapolis, Minn.

Our illustration shows a very odd and unique treatment of a gambril roof housay As shown by the design, there are four gables. the main level cornlce being car ried around over the first story windows and forming the cornice to the plazza and the cornice 10 the bay window on lbe side. The gables of this house may be finished in cement to good advantage and the lower portion covered with narrow siding The shingles of the roof may he stained dark brown, red or green. the out side castings. cornices. etc. painted pure white and the sash white.
 This house has seven good rooms, four in the first story and three in the second. It is very snug and compact and economi- cal to build. There Is one central chiin-