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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-08-06
FEATHERS AND EeesHELls.

The dry hopper feed fellows aren't
preaching its superiority for fertility.
Their failure to make good last season
shut OF their eloquence.
81 will try geese this season." writes
a friend You ought to have good
market for breeders and eggs, judging
from the number who are cackling
about geese.
If you desire to keep your white
chicks from cream and brassiness feed
cracked corn sparingly. If you're in
the brass weather vane business it
doesn't matter
One big squad firm trains kittens to
The cats and birds become so accus-
toned to each other that they drink
from the same canteen.
The establishment of free dispen-
saries for poor cOnsumptives in Penn
sylvania is certainly q mercy. Free
nursing, free medicine, pure milk and
fresh eggs cheer many poor soul.
The eggs are eaten raw, and fresh, san
itary eggs are in demand.
PouHrymen in general are giving q
western judge the blue ribbon. When
two chicken thieves were brought be-
fore him he gave them two years In
the penitentiary and stated that he
considered 1t as great n crime to steal
Il chicken as to steal a piece of plated
silverware. Other judges, sit up and
take notice.
Mr.. J. II. Sublette, an American. has
a poultry plant and apiary in the sub
urbs of Havana. His eggs commanded
80 cents all winter, and his honey sold
at a premium. Knowing n negro'S fear
Of bees, he surrounded his 1000 hem
with 800 beehives. 4 darky is cspc-
cially afraid of spoobs, witches, hard
work and bee stingers.
\ poultryman in November put -
pullets in fifteen colony houses to dis
cover whether they would do better
there than in the big scratching shed
They laid We'll and kept well, but did
not pay so well. Chickens love com
pany. 4 big flo~'l on the roost throws
off an amazing lot of heat The out
side temperature of a hens body in
health averages 1903 degrees. and she
wears no "nightcap" either. She needs
no "eye opener" at the dawn, nor does
she care for a morning glory" But
you did swear off.
In the time of Pharaoh hens set
and the modern hen has asked for no
patent on an Improvement In her hatch
ing apparatus Now there are myriad
manufacturers of Matching machines
that all seem to be different. but they
all claim to have patterned after moth
er hen. But there are hens and hens.
Some set, some set standing and some
set not. Some incubators hatch chick
ems, some hatch trouble, and some hatch
n confagration. Perhaps some of the
incubator firms patterned after bob
4. led rooster in mistake.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-08-06
Green Leaf In Limestone.

A remarkable freak of nature and a
rare find from geologists point OF
view came to light recently on the
farm of John r. Sanderson, located a
few miles from Latrobe, Pa, while
Charles d. Fausold was digging a hole
in the ground. The hole, about six
feet square, was being put through a
bed of soft limestone, and one of the
stones encountered, a piece of lime
stone about 8 by inches in dlmen-
sions, was accidentally struck upon
the edge with pick 1t split open at
the blow, and inside was found a
grapevine leaf. 1t was of an ordinary
size, looking exactly as a leaf from a
modern grapevine looks, and it was
as green and as fresh and tender as
though 1t had just been plucked from
vine. 1t withered as soon as 1t was
exposed to the air and sun. The leaf
was found In the center of fifteen
acre field OF corn
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-08-06
crni;1ologicaI Weddings.

There was a poetic appropriateness
in two recent weddings which We're
celebrated in London in which NIr.
Bird led Miss Linnet to the altar and
Mr.. Wren was linked to Miss Nightin-
gale.
Although it is seldom that one comes
across two of these "ornithologicaI"
weddings in one day, they are by no
means uncommon.
Not long ago n church near Dublin
was the scene of an interesting mar
riage In which a Mr.. Grove was united
to Miss Grove by the Rev. Canon
Peacock, the wedding march being
played by Mr. Rook. Much more re-
markable. however, was match
which set Edinburgh in fiutter some
years since. The bride was Miss Hen
rietta Peacock, and the bridegroom was
Robin Sparrow. The Rev. Mr.. Daw
performed the marriage ceremony
Philip Hawk ofhciated as best man
and Miss Larkins as principal brides
maid, while the marriage lines were
exeracted by, John CUw, session clerk.
TT is worthy of further remark"
adds a reporter. "that the sexton's
name Is Raven, one Of the pew openers
Is Gull. and the assistant sexton Ii q
Henry Laycock. London Sun.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-08-06
BRAIN FAC OR BRAIN JAG?

Certain goose bone prophets in our
schools of chicken house philosophy
are wrinkling their brows to invent
unusualities
One erudite seer says that the longer
hen waits to lay the thicker gets the
shell.
If the hen has to wait long for the
nest, the shell gets so thick that the
chick can't break through. This may
not he Il shell game but it certainly
is n thin shell argument for a thick
shell theory. If true, the egg shipper
might rejoice, for he could easily pro
duce eggs with shells SO thick that no
baggage smasher could crack them.
Our California friends, who sell eggs
by weight, would need only furnish
few nests and much oyster shell ut 80
cents the hundred to get rich.
Now, we believe when man waits
long for a shave on Saturday night
his whiskers grow with his impatienCe,
but you can't apply this to an old hen.
When an inspiration comes to hen to
lay, the egg is finished and has passed
the lime pores. 1t is then impossible
for it to return to the egg making
room, for 1t is now occupied by an
other egg.
A hen does not secrete sufficient lime
to do such double stunts, the average
hen finishing only one shell in two
days. Besides, the shell is generally
finished so smoothly when moment for
laying comes that no new lime would
adhere.
The oviduct down which the egg
travels works like a department store
moving stairway. The muscles only
move one way-viz, to push the egg
along to the outer world-and thus the
egg can't return. Neither dare the egg
remain long in the oviduct, or the hen
dies of egg bound. Then nature has
so constructed the healthy hen that
she can never put off till tomorrow
what she should do today. She does
not lay to accommodate you, but to re-
lieve herself.
If you don't provide a nest, she steals
one. When the time comes she must
lay, and If Il nice soft nest cannot be
found she viii lay on hard board.
She will go hungry to lay, for she
prefers an empty oyiduct to a full crop
any day and cackles with joy and relief
when the egg is laid.
The thick shell theory is the result
Of brain flag or brain jag. You may de
eide which
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-08-06

wuile ou pigeons tine uisease VIII Urave,
from head down the neck, over the
under surface of the body and on the
inner side of wings and legs.
1t sometimes appears on the back of
the body and wings, and when it takes
diphtheritic turn, invading the
mouth and throat, the disease is fatal
You can imagine the appearance of q
flock of beautiful pigeons with punches
of yellow topped warts on their eyes,
necks and bodies.
Their rough plumage, rapidly ex-
hausting strength and refusal to eat
are signs to their worried owner that
his pigeon cote will soon be empty.
Many, of course, cannot see, and
squads calling for feed to parent birds
that are too blind to find their young
or feed makes a pitiable sight.
The disease may be introduced by a
purchased bird into a pen that is kept
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-08-06

spick and span and flock that is in
the pink of condition.
So you can see the necessity of quar-
antine and also for a special place to
cage sick birds. The first thing to do
is to remove all affected birds, with
their squads, to other quarters. White
wash thoroughly, having the lime
strong with crude carbolic acid.
Renew nest material and keep unaf-
fected birds under close observation.
Feed dry meal sprinkled with sulphur.
In treatment if disease can be local
lied or confined to spot where it first
appears the warts will dry up and fall
off and the bird will be little affected
Remove top Of warts, dip n toothpick
in carbolic acid and just touch the red
spongy surface with the acid. Paint
with iodine, having care not to get
remedies in the eyes or on unaffected
surface. Some burn out the warts with
a rednot iron. This is cruel to the bird
and dangerous for the doctor
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-08-06
Funeral For Part Of a FINGER.

4 funeral much out of the ordinary
was held in Littleton. Colo. few
days ago, when II full sized and quite
expensive coffin was used in which -
bury half Of mans finger ANA Il piece
of his scalp not larger than q dollar
hearse was used, and there were
pallbearers. The section Of finger AID
piece of scalp were all that could bc
found of Luther Hickman, son Of Nr
and Mrs. William Hickman. who was
tln"n rp Mt the recent explosion in
the rent"alizing house of the Du pout
Powder company at Louvier
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-08-06
HE HAD TO PAY.
Half a Dollar That the Travelling Man
Hated to Spend.

"The 80 cents hated most to spend"
said the travelling man, went to the
Canadian Pacific railroad. l don't mind
paying for things get, but this par
ticular expenditure couldn't be in
dorsed for value received
"a number of us got into st. John,
n, B., one night Just in time to catch
the night train for Boston. We got
aboard only to learn that the train
didn't carry diner. Now, a long
night ride without dinner isn't pleas
ant prospect so we besieged the con-
ductor.
"'Why don't you start on the Mont
real, which pulls out just ahead of
usT he said. Tt carries a diner, and
we can pick you up at Fredericton
Junction
No danger of your passing usF we
asked, and he assured us that he
couldn't very well, as there was only
one track. So we all piled out after
leaving our baggage in our Pullman
berths.
ut was surely fine scheme we
thought as we dined at our leisure in
the Montreal train. After dinner we
sought the nearest smoking compart-
ment in sleeping car and prepared TO
wait in comfort for Fredericton juno
ton.
Then along comes a much uniform
ed official and demands so cents each
for the privilege of eating a meal and
having smoke aboard his train. We
explained carefully that we belonged
on the other train, had given up the
price for Pullman berths. and. further
more, that we had been sent aboard
this train for the sole purpose Of get
ting our dinner. Didn't the Canadian
Pacific run both trains?' we asked.
But it was no use. We had to pay"
Washington Post.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-08-06
JACK HoRNER's MISTAKE.

When stingy Jack Horner
Put his ad. in a corner
And stuck in his thumb for a plum,
He was rather struck dumb
To find there was none,
Because his ad. was so bum.
To shake a plum tree,
You may quickly see,
It takes a man of large size;
To bring in the gold,
You need not be told,
You must largely advertise.
A space is a space,
And an ad. is an ad.,
And if you're a second Jack Horner
You'll run in a lise
To pull out a gold mine,
But get left with your ad. in the corner
G. NJ. B.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-08-06
National Cemetery on Deer Island.

A new national cemetery analogous
to the Arlington cemetery at Washing
ton is to be laid out on Deer island,
according to present plans of the war
department. says Boston dispatch
1t wii be reserved wholly for soldiers,
sailors, officers and civilians who died
while In the employ of the United
States. Many sailors who died of ship
fever and a number of soldiers who
succumbed during the war of 1912 and
the rebellion were buried on the island.
Bocker-Doing wrong is simply fol
lowing the line of least resigtapce.
Knocker-Yes, it's as easy aS falling
of the Decalogue.-Life.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-08-06
News One Year Old.

Very Lonely is the life of an agent al
q Hudson bay trading post All means
of entertaining himself are carefully
economical A story is told of an
agent who received every year a COM
plete years issue of a daily paper
with his annual supplies of food, am
munition and clothing. Instead Of
reading the latest paper first and has
tening through the file, he began at the
beginning and had year old newspa-
per on his breakfast table every morn
seg, even dampening the paper to give
IL an appearance of newness.
in this way he kept up bis supply of
news always a year old, until the
next annual consignment arrived
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-08-06
Nav Peanut Country

Brazil Is fast becoming a peanut
country. In 1903 the area devoted to
peanuts was only $500 acres. In 1907
it was $1,000 acres.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-08-06

Policeman Ito tenant of fat)-Ano
you say the rug was stolen from your
hall. Can you give me any particu,
lars of it? Tenant mervously)-Oh
yes. 1t was Il fancy reversible rug
red on one side and green on the 9th.
er Policeman Qmpressively)-Ah-
and which was the green side?-Punch
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-08-06
EnqIish Sparrows TO the Front

New York State Entomologist f. p.
Felt says the English sparrows will
take care of the white winged linden
moths which recently infested New
York city and which have reached AL
bany and Troy. 1t was to rid the
country of this moth that English spar
rows were introduced in 1870
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-08-06

Why is It that the only time the
newspapers spell a mans name right
is when he is arrested for street fight
ing7-Los Angeles Times.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-08-06
DON'TS.

Don't fail to remember that redhot
days mean fewer eggs, and then comes
the mott
Don't fail to buy half wild turkey
male. Plenty on the western market
at a fair price
Don't neglect large supply of water
when you feed oats. If the oats aren't
soaked, you will be.
Don't forget to dlsinfect the water
vessels once a week and keep them In
the shade. Only decency.
Don't leave young stock to the fury
of thunderstorms. You can stand
uucking and the other ducks also.
Don't take your eye off the clerk
when he mixes that egg soda May
put in something strong. Then what7
Don't do a wildcat stunt when your
neighbor proves your cat steals chick
ems. If his chickens come over into
your garden. just trade.
PIGEON Pox.
Pigeon pox Is caused by protozoa and
Is more apt to appear in damp quar-
ters and wet, foggy weather. Protozoa,
or fungi multiply rapidly where there
Is moisture, while bacteria increase
faster In heat. Thus pigeon fanciers
who are too lazy to patch leaking roofs
or to clean up may simply blame the
weather when their pretty pigeons are
ornamented with yellow topped warts
Moist droppings mean pigeon pox, and
this may come from splashed bathing
water as well as from saks. Chicken
and pigeon pox are " similar. with
the exception that the ailment is gen
orally confined to the chickens head
, 1908-08-18

OtOuuJ all lOlcnOch.
Benamy & Son. the engineers.
The bank barometer today marked
23.37.
DR.. Stevens is today celebrating the
thirtieth anniversary of his career as
a physician, having entered the pro
fessiQp as q practitioner at Potosi.
Wis. August IS. 1878.
Little Maxine Lowrey, the 19-months-
old daaghter of DR.. and Mrs. G. E.
|Lowrey, who has been Ill with stomach
trouble for a few days, is quite a good
deal better today.
The Denver, Laramie n North.
western car Yellowstone passed
through the city today with a party OF
investors bound for Hanna. s.. j. Kent
ven with them from here.
Fish Commissioner Theodore Tire
coming shipped about forty large trout
to Cheyenne today to be on exhibition
in one of the windows of the Barnett
Mercantile company's store during the
Frontier celebration.
The board of trustees of the Wyo
ming Land and Improvement company
met today to consider a proposition tc
buy the lands Of the Hart ranch and
the control of the Pioneer canal, blu
the meeting adjourned without grant
ing the option, subject to the call o.
the president of the company.
, 1908-08-18
MARKET REPORTS
live Stock a south omaha.

South Omaha, Aug. 1S.-Cattfe-Re'
ceipts, 5000 head. Market steady.
Western steers, $3.25@5.5o; Texans,
$3.0O@4.60; range COWS and heifers,
$2.50Q4.25; Gamers, $2.00@2.75; stock
ers and feeders, $2.7504.S0; calves,
$2.50Q5.25; bulls. s2.Oo@400.
Hogs-Receipts, 5000 head. Market
shade stronger. Heavy, $6.4006.60;
mixed. s6.40Q6.45; light. $6.350s.6o;
pigs, $5.5O@s.25; bulk OF sales, $4,000
6.4b.
Sheep-Receipts, 13, 800 head. Mar
ket steady to stronger. Yearlings. $4.25
@4.75; wethers, $3.SO@4.15; ewes,
$3.0O@4.O0; lambs, $5.50@6.25.
, 1908-08-18
E~VERYBODY'S WANTS

Localslwill be inserted in this col
m ut the small cost of one cent q
word for each Insertion, to be paid for
in advance. II you have lost or found
anything. have anything to sell or rent.
or want to sseure anything. in short a
want of any kind. a liner In THE RE
PUBLICAN will bring results.
, 1908-08-18

trust their destinies to an aggregation
OF experimental malcontents and
theorists, whose only claiIa to q his
tory is a party name they pilfered.
Confidence In Wisdom OF People.
With a record Of four decades OF
wise legislation; two o years oil
faithful administration; offering its
fulfilled pledges as a guaranty of its
promises for the future, the repub-
lican party appeals to the people. and
with full confidence in their wisdom
and patriotism, awaits the rendition
Of the November verdict.
, 1908-08-18

The following sheep shipments were
at the local yards yesterday: A. L.
Griffith, Ketchum to Chicago, two
cars; ]. L. Bliss, Bliss to Chicago. two
cars; Peter Weber, HALEY to Chicago,
four cars; A. Holmberg, Montpelier to
Chicago, four cars; w. r. Quayle.
Montpelier to Chicago, eleven cars;
LaidIow & Lindsay, Ketchum to Coun-
ell Bluffs. ten cars.
, 1908-08-18
stock owners, Attention.

The stockmen's directory for 190S-9
will be ready for delivery october 18th.
The book will be $50 pages. Every
brand in the state alphabetically ar
ranged, SO that the owners name and
postofice may be found in a moment.
The book will be sold to subscribers
only. SEE Bernie Featherstone at
court house for subscription. Price,
$3.50. per copy. a19s12
, 1908-08-18
CHICAGO live stock Market.

Chicago, Aug. 18.-CattletReceipts
5000 head. Market weak. Beeves, at
s2.25@7.50; Texans, $3.5005-20; west
erns, s3.5O@6.00; stockers and feed
ers, $2.5004.50; cows and heifers,
$1.75@5.90; calves, $5.5007.25.
Sheep-Receipts, $4,000 head. Mar
ket weak. Westerns. $2.75@4.30; year
lings, $4.25@5.15; western lambs, $4.0O
@6.5O.
, 1908-08-18

Peaches and cream can be served
low at less cost than any time Of the
year.. Nc have just received a large
shipment, Of peaches that we are sell
ling at low prices. Phone us or drop
IN and order a box or two. Graham
Market.
, 1908-08-18
BONES BROKEN IN
ONE OF HIS HANDS.

Herbert Kennedy. working on =
ranch in the country, struck a horse
with his open hand yesterday, break
Ing the bone In the hand. Or. McCol-
lum fixed him up and he returned
to the ranch.
, 1908-08-18

It is just az natural for you to want
fruit and vegetables in the summer -
It Is for you to want a fire In the win
ter. There 10 no better system toner
than fruit and there are no better
fruits IN the market than those car
rIed by Grahams Market.
, 1908-08-18
SOCIALISTS
DISCUSS ISSUES.

At the meeting last night Of a NUM-
Der of first voters" and others at the
Carnegie auditorium, Judge Groesbeck
and Dr.. Ballard, candidate for judge
of the district court, discussed the
political situation from the socialists
standpoint There was a fair turnout
and much interest In the discussion.
, 1908-08-18
Grain and Provisions at Chicago.

Chicago. ILL.,. Aug. 1S.-Wheat-Sept.
92%c; Dec. 94Mc Corn-Sept., 76S
'@76kc; Dec, 64Hc. Oats-Sept.
47A @47%c; Dec, 4SAc.
Lard-sept., $9.17h; Oct, $9.27h.
Ribs-Sept., 1910; Oct, $3.50. Pork
Sept, $14.72M; Oct, $14.75.
, 1908-08-18

WANTED-1O0 teams and teamsters
for ditch work; contract or day. In.
quire James Kelly Emp. office. TIC
, 1908-08-18
MADE A QUICK TRIP
OVER THE RANGE

Will Goodale, L. F. Nicodemus and
Robert ]. Candee of Chicago, attorney
for the Tallmadge-Bun Land COM
pany. made an automobile run to
Cheyenne yesterday the trip going
and the trip returning each consuming
only two hours and forty-flve minutes.
, 1908-08-18
closIpa stock Quotations.

New York, Aug. 18.-Union Pacific,
1861; Southern Pacific. 97%; Anal
gamated Copper, IS; Atchison, S7A;
do preferred, 94h; New York Central,
105; Pennsylvania, 124B: Steel, As;
do preferred, 107.
, 1908-08-18

FOR sALE-34 shares Albany Mu-
tual Building and Loan stock: Fl in
series 8, 9 in series 9, 4 in series II;
want 6 per cent interest. Inquire at
this office.
, 1908-08-18

FOR SALE, at a bargain. A 4 room
cottage with barn. M. 7. Ulen.
ste
, 1908-08-18

New York, Aug. 1s.-Lead quiet, at
$~4.57h@4.62h; lake copper dull, at
$13.5O@13.62h; bar silver, 51Ac per
ounce.
St. Louis, Mo, Aug. 1s.-Spelter
quiet, $457h.
, 1908-08-18

FOR RENT-Furnishei housekeep.
ing rooms. Cor. University and Sixth.
eod-tf
, 1908-08-18

LosT-Eady's gold-flled hunting
case watch; initials S. 8. on back. Re
turn to Kuster hotel and receive re-
ward. IL 7ts
, 1908-08-18

FOR HIRE-Team and wagon TO,
picnic parties. q. G. Holiday. ct
, 1908-08-18
Wool Marked at sd. Loud.

st. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 1S.-Wool firm.
Territory and western mediums, $50
1sc; fine mediums, 1O@15c; fine. 90
lie.
, 1908-08-18

LosT-waltham- open-faced watch,
with fob. Return to this office; reward
7t3
, 1908-08-18

FOR RENT-Nicely furnished room,
with bath. eA12 8. 9th st. 6t3
, 1908-08-18
New York Financial Market.

New York, Aug. 18.-Prime mercan-
tile paper, 3@4 per cent; money on
call easy, 1@1A per cent.
, 1908-08-18

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms for
light housekeeping. lis Grand av. tt
, 1908-08-18

A complete line Of legal blanks al
The Republican ONCE.
, 1908-08-18
Teams and sub-contraetors.

Wanted, sub-contractors to work on
st. James ditch; also could use number
of teams. H. E. Owen, Kuster house
IT'S
, 1908-08-18
CIRCUS Is COMING

The great Norris & Rowe circus. trav-
cling On sock cars four pas
senger cars and fourteen fiat cars. Will
be here September 4.
, 1908-08-18

WANTED-A competent girl fol
general housework. GIG T%hornburgh. t
, 1908-08-18
CANDIDATE ACCEPTS
PARTY NOMINATION

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