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POULTRY
CULTURE.
M':!s:
&S.sNE:H, -,
NUMBER OF HENS IN A FLOCK,
The Subject Discussed From the Sim
gle Point Of Utility.
BY M. Ray Dawley.

BY M. Ray Dawley.
There is considerable controversy
over the subject of the size of the
flock. In the Australian laying con-
test six hens are kept together. Some
breeders even keep hens in individual
pens. Laying aside the matter OF
breeding and considering only the
utility points, we want to know what
size a flock should be to make the
most profit. Sometimes thirty hens
will lay as many eggs as fifty lens IN
the same pen. The reason for this Is
that, with fifty in the flock they we're
too crowded. BY reducing the num-
Der we better the conditions. Sup
posing a house eight by ten feet to
be large enough for twenty hens, we
give each hen the privilege of eighty
square feet of floor. space, whine II
the house we're built sixteen by twen-
ty feet, each hen would have 800
square feet to roam over, or four
times the room. The latter house
should be large enough for eighty
hens. The former house would cost
about S25 and the latter one some
$50. That is to say, it costs S1.25 to
house a hen in the small aocks, while
in the large focks 81 pays for the
house.
So we have a double advantage for
the hen by building the house large.
Moreover, the sunlight and ventila-
ton in the large house are better;
hence, it is easier to keep dry and
healthy.
A factor of as much Importance as
the above is the amount Of labor re-
quired. In having only one water
pan to fill, n place to feed, one
place to gather eggs and one roost to
clean, instead of four roosts, the
work can be done in much less time,
and therefore the profits are more
and the cost of equipment. less.
On the other hand, a large house
cannot be drawn about like a colony
house. 1t has to stay in one place.
The hens have to come out on the
same ground, and so find less green
food and forage than the hens scat
tered about in small flocks. Diseases
are very contagious, and so the risk
is greater in the large house.
I have had splendid results keep
ing two hundred hens in n flock in
a house sixteen by fifty feet with a
ward 100 by 300 feet. Part of the
yard is in sod and part is plowed and
sowed to oats or wheat twice each
season.
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A great many boys and girls think
nat history is a dreadfully dull sub
Ject, and it is no wonder that they do
because most of the persons who
write histories for children seem to
try to make them as embarrassing as
possible. But it sometimes happens
that history is just like a fairy tale,
and this story is going to be n of
the fairy tales of history.
1t happened in the most unlikely
place in the world, in stern Puritan
New England. where the children
neve heard any fairy tales, but had
to listen to lonS sermons instead,
with a terrible ogre of a mar going
about to see that they didn't fall
asleep, and prodding them with a pole
if they did. Here on February 2.
1851, in a small settlement in Maine,
was born a boy who was named Will
lam Phipps. He had twenty brothers
and five sisters, and so his parents
could not have given him very much
care, even if they had both lived.
But his father died when ne was
quite young, leaving the mother and
children to struggle alone with the
wilderness and the Indians. William
was put to tending sheep, and grew
up without even learning to read.
But he was of an adventurous dispo-
sition and could not content himself
with keeping sheep. So when he was
eighteen he left home and learned
to be a ship carpenter. Then he
taught himself to read and write, and
when he\ was twenty-five he married
a widow with a considerable fortune.
With her help he went into business
for himself, but his usual good luck
failed him and he lost all his wife's
money and became a poor man again.
But still he was not discouraged. He
was sure fortune would yet smile on
him, and he tried to console his wife
by telling her that he would yet be
the owner of a fair brick house in
the Green Lane of Boston,"
That fair brick house" was rather
slow in coming. Ten years later 1t
was Just about as far away as ever,
and William was tired waiting for
it. Something had to be done; so
he thought out a get-rich-quick
scheme which no sensible person
could have been expected to approve
of. |
At this LIME the Spaniards had
been growing enormously rich on the
wealth of South America, and it hap
pened sometimes that their treasure
ships were wrecked. So people used
to talk a great deal about the won
derful wealth that might be scooped
up from the floor of the ocean if one
only knew just where to look for it.
William Phipps began to dream of
this wealth, and at last went in search
of it. He found a Spanish wreck off
the Bahamas, but the amount of gold
and silver he rescued from the waves !
was not enough to pay his expenses.
But he heard of another ship, much
more richly laden, which had been
wrecked among the West Indies fifty
years before, and he determined to
look for it. Not having money enough
to pay the expenses Of the expedition,
he went to England and told the
King, James H., about the wrecked
treasure ship. The King, too, thought
it would be nice to get some of the
gold and silver which had lain so
long at the bottom of the sea, so he
gave William Phipps a man-of-war,
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Wagner to the Musicians.

His little admonition to the MI
sicians was most characteristic ant
worthy to be noted BY many an or
chestra of the day. Gentlemen
he said, 81 beg of you not to take my
fortissimo too seriously! Where
you see If make 4 fp' Of it, and fol
piano play pianissimo. Remember
how many of you there are dowr
there against the INT poor single hui
man throat up here alone on the
stage."-From Neumann's personal
Recollections."
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A Fortune Fished Out OF the Sea.

the Rose Algier. and told him to go
and look for the wreck.
For two years the Rose Algier
| cruised about the West Indies, u
no treasure could be found. The
crew grew weary of the search. 1t
would have been simpler, they
thought. to rob Spanish vessels a1oat
than to hunt for them at the bottom
of the sea. And when they could not
make the captain see the superior ad-
vantage of this plan they laid a plot
to take possession of the ship and
! leave him to perish on a barren key.
The plot did not succeed, but Phlpps
knew it would not be safe to remain
| longer afoat with a mutlnous crew,
so he sailed at once for Jamaica,
where he discharged most Of the men.
Continuing the search with a smaller
crew, he found an old S%paniard who
showed him the exact reef of rocks
where the treasure ship had been
wrecked. Phipps went to the place
and examined it carefully, but found
nothing. And by this time his vessel
was so badly out of repair that he had
to return to England.
He was anxious to go back at once
to the West Indies, but the King re-
fused to give him another ship. The
Duke of Albemarle and some other
noblemen came to the rescue, how
Y and fitted out a vessel for him
on condition that they should have
the lions share of the treasure. This
time the search was successful. Great
Jumps of gold and silver were found
with bags of coin and precious stones
that had lain so long in the water
that they were encased in a stony
covering, which had to be broken
with iron instruments. There was
enough to make Phipps a rich man,
even after he had paid over to his
employers the part they claimed and
had literally rewarded the crew. 10
this the King added a title, and SO
the poor boy who used to keep shop
in the backwoods of Maine returned
to Boston as Sir William Phipps. He
built the fair brick house in the
Green Lane-now called Charter
street-which he had promised his
wife so long ago, and there he gave
a fine entertainment for all the ships
carpenters of Boston.
Having now, as he said, mo need
to look after any further advantages
for himself" he devoted the rest OF
his life to the public service 1t was
under his command that Acadia was
taken from the French, and through
his efforts William and Mary were in
duced to restore the charter of Massa-
chusetts which James II. had taken
away. That is why the name OF the
Green Lane was changed to Charter
street. At the same time that the
charter was granted Sir William was
made Governor of Massachusetts, but
he found that being a Governor was
a much more difficult business than
hunting for Spanish treasure. He
got into all sorts of trouble, and not
being a very patient man, he so far
forgot himself on two occasions as to
use his cane over the head of his enc
These two men complained of
him to the King, and he was sum-
moned to England to explain. But
before the trial came off he caught
a fever and died in the forty-fifth
year of his age, which is a rather sad
ending for a fairy tale.-New York
Tribune.
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more small ones would be better than
very large houses.
One rooster is sufficient for ten or
twelve hens or pullets.
If you force your utility hens to
moult early, you will be sure of a
good supply Of eggs in the winter
when prices are high.
The incubator is always on the job,
never has to leave the eggs for feed
or water, and requires less time and
care than the average busy old sit
ting hen.
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Life On the Farm.

Real life on the larm means corn
in abundance, hogs a-plenty, COWS
enough to keep every vessel on the
place overaowing with milk, horses
for every member of the family.
chickens, turkeys, geese, ducks. fruit
in season and out Of season, babies
and good cheer all the year round.-
Houston (Tex.) Post.
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The home timer made us n dozen

The home timer made US one dozen
for S6-S12 saved.
Advantages.-Need not fill every
day; easily filled and carried; holds
large quantit- water; does not slop
out; keeps clean and sweet; cannot
burst from freezing; chickens can
not drown in it; water runs into
trough only as used and does not
freeze so quickly.
Caution.-Do not use acid prepar-
atoms in metal vessels. Serve them
in earthenware. Clean and disinfect
with one of the many coal tar prepar-
ations.-Weekly Witness.
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just One Day.

1t ought not to be har6. to live we'll
one day. Anyone should be able TO-
carry his burden, or fight his battle,
or endure his sorrow, or stand at his
post. or do his work, for just one day.
Anyone should be able to remember
God and keep his heart open toward
heaven, and to remember others IN
need and suffering about him, and
keep his hand stretched out In help
fulness for just one day. Yet that Is:
all there it to do. We never have
more than one day to live. We have
no to-morrows. God never gives US
wears. or even weeks; He gives us
only days. If we live each day Welt
all our life will, In the end, be radlanr
and beautiful.
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Poultry Yard Notes.

Charcoal is essential to the good
health of the chickens.
Pillow at least part Of the chicken
yard up, spread a little lime over it
and SOW thickly with clover seed.
The bulk of poultry comes from the
farm and not the fancier, but the best
poultry usually comes from the fam
cier or small farmer.
A house SX12 is a. very convenient
size for a small flock of fowls. If a
large flock is to be housed two or
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Red Cross New Stamp.

So successful was the sale of Fed
Cross CHRISTMAS stamps last winter
at Washington. D. c., the proceeds
being used in aiding a crusade againsf
tuberculosis, that artists have beer
invited to enter into competition fol
furnishing a design for the 1909
stamp. The background will be
white and the emblem of the Red
Cross will be prominent in the de-
sion
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Cure For Love.

II remember once" says Professor
Grange, hearing two very ordinary
men, a bricklayer and a plumber. dis
cuss love in a smoking car.
I hold, said the bricklayer, that
If you are terribly in love, the way
to cure yourself is to run away
The plumber shook his head and
sneered.
That will cure you, he said, pro-
sided you run away with the girl "
-Tatler.
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THE WAY OF LIFE.

1 used to think in youthful days,
That I could plan Alright my ways,
And never error make; :
My hopes were high, my motives pure,
And, youthful like, | was most sure
I knew the way to take.
So thus I hved-I left out God,
And sought to carry all my load,
And all my footsteps guide;
He sent His arrows from above,
70 pierce my soul in tenderest love,
And show me all my pride.
And then He told me Of His grace,
That brought salvation to- our race
And makes the vilest clean;
New life 1 got, my heart was won,
And now l live in Christ alone
lis on my King I lean.
T still do all I did before,
And gladly spend my earthly store,
And live my very best;
For me to live, for me to die,
Is God, not self, to glorify,
Until I gain my rest.
E, D. n, .Nynashamm,. Sweden, In Lon
don Christian.
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War on Mans I~nhumanity.

We must fight the inhumanity Of
man to man, fight it in the faith that
some day it will cease to be, and
to invoke in our battle the dear and
sublime humanity Of Jesus Christ,
and through Him the loving humanity
OF Godfrey. George A. Gordon. .
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OR TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
REPORTS OF PROGRESS OF THE
BATTLE AGAINST RUM.
The Saloon.

brains and good money.
Assists nightly in filling p~enetentia-
ries and asylums.
Leaves thousands Of widows and or
phans yearly.
Opens the door to anarchy.
Oyerpowers and destroys the will Of
men.
Nurses terrible crimes behind fts
doors.
Sends many souls to perdition.
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Thinness Saved Sad Boy.

Max Saltman. seventeen years old,
decided he would rather die than see
his father and mother go to the poor.
house because he was out Of work,
and therefore he attempted to end
his life under. the wheels of a crowded
L train in Brooklyn, n. Y. He would
have succeeded had he not been so
thin. As it was he slipped between
the ties of the track into the drip.
pan and escaped with only a scratch
on his forehead
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The Best Water Vessel.

The poultry-man has some trouble
to get a drinking vessel to fill the
bill.
Here is our favorite. You can see
how handy it is. 1t is made of galva-
nized iron, and three gallons Is about
the proper size, though suit yourself
on that. Our first one cost $3.50.
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4 Religious Boycott.

A remarkable religious boycott has
been started in Jerusalem. All the
Greek churches in the city are closed
and none of the native adherents Will
enter one of the edifces. The trou-
BILE grew out of the natives demand
ing a voice in the affairs of the
church.
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Husband Owns Wife's Dresses.

The question Of who owns the
dresses of a wife came up in the
Brompton county court of Maryland
recently and the judge decided that
the husband is the owner. The man
held that he had given the wife the
money to buy the dresses in dispute.
and, although they were not paid for
it was decided that they belonged
to him.
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American Migration.

In less than six years, 3SS,000
American farmers have pulled up
stakes in "the States" and moved to
free homesteads in the Canadian
Northwest.
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The Facts.

It is amusing to be told that Amer
lean girls are making English girls
mannish in view Of the fact that Eng
land is the home of the suffragette>
Chicago News.
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Ruininr Characters.

Authority has ruined as man,
characters as neglect; there is no de-.
velopment of any value without res
sponsibiiity.-.-ReT. FRANZ Crane.
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The population Of Dublin, Ireland,
In 1901 was 447,266. and the popula
ton Of Belfast 34S,965.
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Coon and Scratching Shed.

This form of chicken house is used
a good deal in the South, but Is we'll
adapted to the North, particularly If
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the lower part of the scratching shed
be made Of glass. No nests should
be placed in a house Of this kind, az
it Is useful mainly for combining
fowls in bad weather.
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Cher Ill Geronimo'S Place.

At Lawton, Okla, Asa, son OF
Whoa, was elected chief of q
Apache Indians. to succeed Geronimo.
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I.nrInu Stalk Paper.

A mill to make paper from cotton
stalks is to be erected at Cordele. Ga.
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GfN
5m@oq=Sdpe(
INTERNATIONAL LESSON CON.
MENTS FOR JUNE 6.

Subject: The Power of the Tongue,
James 3:1-12- Golden Text,
Prov. 21:23-Commit Verses s.
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ALL MANAGERS
CLAIM ELECTION
CAMPAIGN FOR
MAYOR or NEW YORK SEES
BEGINNING OF END.

New York, Nov. 1.-The triangular
campaign for mayor of Greater New
York will see the beginning of it's end
tonight in an almost final burst of ora
tory and red fire, and with the bosses
and managers claiming everything in
sight. Voters will cast their ballot
on Tuesday.
I'VE shall carry every borough and
elect practically every officer of i'm
portance," was the claim of Charles f.
Murphy, the Tammany leader. Gay
nor will get more votes than Barnard
and Hearst put together. Hearst will
run second"
Otto T. Barnard, the republican
nominee, said that the conservative
estimates by reput lican leaders
showed that he would defeat Gaynor
by from 10000 to $4,000 and would
outrun Hearst by more than 100000
The Hearst managers said that
Hearst would receive 10000 votes In
dicating a plurality of about 100000.
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odds in FAVOR
OF MAYOR tom
LESS NOISE AND FEWER ISSUES
IN THE CLEVELAND CAM
PAIGN.

Cleveland, Nov. Less noise.
fewer issues and more apathy charac-
terize the campaign which will draw
10 close tonight than any campaign
in recent years. Mayor Tom johnson
is the democratic candidate, to sue
coed himself for a fifth consecutive
term. He is opposed by Co. Rec. Her
man c. Baehr, the republican candi-
date. There is also a socialist candl-
date.
There is more or less of a haze about
the Issues. Mayor Johnson insisted
that the street railway question was
settled. Mr.. Baehr maintained that IL
was not The mayor ignored the car
question and talked fair taxation. Mr..
Baehr attacked Mayor Johnson's pub
lie record. Practically every point in
the street railway situation. which has
been an issue for nine years. is in the
hands of an arbitrator. Federal Judge
r. w. Taylor, who is officially binding
the city and the car company to things
they have already agreed to. There
will be Scent fares to begin with.
Only last week have the opposing
sides warmed up TO any extent. At
first Baehr was a betting favorite.
Later tbecame an even bet. Now
there are slight odds on johnson. Only
a few more than $4,000 electors are
Registered.
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Billings, Mont. Nov. 1.-The dry
farming congress just closing has been
anything but dry convention. Prob
lens of the greatest national import
ance have been discussed and effective
work for the western farmer has been
inaugurated which cannot but bring
about lasting results.
In the selection of Frank Wheeler
Mondell, representative at large from
Wyoming, the cause is placed in the
hands of an enthusiastic and able ex-
ponent of national problems, and espe-
cially Of dry farming itself.
Congressman Mondell is in the
prime of life. being 40 years old the
9Th Of November. He is full Of en-
ergy and an able leader. He was born
in st. Louis, Mo. Before he was 6
years of age his parents died, leaving
MIN an orphan to be reared by friends.
AS a lonely boy of s, Frank Mondell
journed to Iowa to live with these
friends on farm, where he remained
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Wind BLOWS 1855
MILES Per HOUR
CHIEF OF U. s. WEATHER Bu-
REAu TO BUILD ANEMoMET-
Err TO WITHSTAND ANY
STORM.
washington, Nov. No anemomet-

Washington. Nov. mo anemomet-
er could stand a pressure much great
or than imposed on the Instruments OF
the Philippine weather bureau in a
typhoon which swept over the islands
last week when, according to cable
advices the wind reached a velocity OF
135 miles an hour
The record storm in the United
States was that which brought death
and destruction to Galveston. sept. g..
1900, and then after the thermometer
had marked 1876 miles per hour. the
instruments was blown to pieces.
So Prof. Willis Moore. chief OF the
weather bureau. has turned his at
tention to the construction of ma
chine on new principle designed to
withstand any storm.
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until, he was Is years old. He attend
ed the local district school and re-
ceived higher education from a pri-
vate tutor.
AS young man Mr.. Mondell engag-
ed in mercantile pursuits, stock rails
ing, mining and railroad construction.
finally settling in Wyoming in 1887.
where he engaged in the development
of coal mines and oil properties at and
in the vicinity of New Castle and
Cambria. Here the following year he
entered politics as mayor OF New Cas-
tie, where. he served until 1896. He
was a delegate to the republican ma
tional convention in Minneapolis in
1892 and was appointed assistant COM
missioner OF the general landofflce in
the late nineties. He entered the fifty
fourth congress and has since, with
the exception of but two terms, served
continuously, representing the state of
Wyoming in the lower house of con-
gress.
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BIRTH RATE FALLS
OFF IN FRANCE
PROPOSAL TO IMPOSE HEAVY
TAXES UPON SMALLER
FAMILIES.

Paris, Nov. Vital statistics for
the first six months Of the present year
snow an excess Of deaths over births
in France OF 2S.2O5. In 1908 the ex-
cess OF deaths was 10,50s. and this
growing discrepancy has raised q cry
OF alarm for the future OF the French
race. which Is the only people or Eu-
rope experiencing depopulation.
DIR. James Bertillon, the statistician.
said today that the low birth rate in
France was most noticeable among the
better classes and was due primarily
to the wish OF the parents to avoid the
financial responsibility involved in the
bringing OF children into the world. He
considers that an heroic remedy Is re-
quired and proposes heavy increase
OF taxation upon families in which
there are two children or less.