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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-17
Summer Work For Hens.

If there Is not a perfectly comfort
BILE poultry house on the farm, one
should be planned n provided h
summer, at least before cold weather
sets in, for it is poor planning to put
off providing a warm poultry house
until the time arrives for its use. \
comfortable poultry house need not
be a costly one nor a particularly
warm one. Every poultry house
should have two rooms with a tight
partition between them. If it is built
in this way, the flock may be
into one room when very cold weather
comes. and the heat Of their bodies
will keep the room warm. A hen
does not feel the cold as quickly as
a man does, for her blood is five per
cent warmer naturally, and If she
can sleep where there is no draft
blowing on her she will be very COM
Portable in a rooL, in which the tenn
nerature runs as low as 10 to II de-
grees below the freezing point.
The poultry house hould be located
on a dry spot, where water will not
stand at any time during the year. 1t
should provide at least three square
feet for every fowl kept in it, and
be lighted with good, big
windows in the south side. 1t hould
be made so thai all the inside fixtures
may be taken out and cleaned with
out trouble and the percheS should De
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-17

industry and waste of productive en-
ergy and Of the slow process Of re-
organization, is profoundly impress
6ive.
Looking back at the situation now,
it does not appear that any adequate
Their had been a period of great
prosperity, fourteen years having
elapsed since the previous panic, and
there is a popular opinion that a
crisis must come about every fifteen
or twenty years, but it is not easy to
see just why his one was required.
There had been speculation in land,
but land values we held their own
and advanced throughout the depres-
sion. There had been speculation in
stocks, but the general level Of
is as high now as before the
panic, on the strength Of n name
in which the companies maintained
dividends throughout the depression.
There had been an enormous invest
ment Of capital in the Improvement
and extension Of our railways, but it
is al productive Vpd more is needed.
There had been a large development
Of electric i~nterurban railways, but
they were commonly profitable. There
had been a great building boom in
the cities, but a greater one is under
way now. There had been a vast
amount of construction work, enlarg-
ing the Industries Of the country and
increasing their productive capacity,
but in few lines is there a surplus Of
equipment today. In short, although
we had passed through a wonderful
period Of expansion, it appears now to
have been wisely directed. There is
an insignificant percentage Of capital
tied up in unproductive investments.
The fact is that, the business Of the
country was in healthy condition at
the time Of the panic. No widespread
epidemic of failure followed it, not
W~ithstanding the severe test to which
all credits were subjected. The banks
which were obliged to close their
doors generally reopened or lioxidat-
ed without loss to their creditors. The
more notable industrial failures were
not due to unprohtabie business, but
to the embarrassment Of too much
business with sudden cutting off OF
business"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-17

industry and waste of productive en-
and Of the slow process Of re-
organization, is profoundly impress
r1yo
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-17

on a support that does not touch the
walls at any point. The perches should
be of the same height from the floor,
not to exceed thirty inches, and I'M
der them should be a tight platform
to catch the droppings. This plat
form should be eight inches below the
perches, thus giving the fowls the
entire floor space during the day
Miller Rurvis.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-17
The Secret of Long Life.

A French scientist has discovered
one secret of long life. His method
deals with the blood. But long ago
millions of Americans a proved
Electric Bitters prolongs life and
makes it worth living. It purifies,
enriches and vitalizes the blood, re-
,uiIds wasted nerve cells, imparts. life
and tone to the entire system. It's a
godsend to weak, sick and de~bilitated
people. sKideny trouble had blight
ed my life for months writes w. M.
Sherman, of Gushing, Me-, but Elec-
trio Bitters cured me entirely" Only
soc. at all druggists.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-17
Poultry Yard Notes.

Grain should not be fed oftener
twice a day.
Thousands of hens are killed every
year by feeding too much wet food
and mashes- The greater portion of
the feed should be dry.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-17
Better Stop John Scott.

Coax Dale Cor. Burlington News.)
If the neighbors don't stop John
he will. turn Patterson Township
upside down since that little girl como
to make her home at his house.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-17

A girl is so clever at making love
that it seems even to her that the man
is doing it.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-09
The VILLAGE BLACKSMITH.

If it has been written by Robert
Browning instead of Henry Wads
worth Longfellow.
Beneath the tree known as the chest
nut
The village smithy stands.
eve garner from that tree the best
nut
In this or other lands.
The smith he will wear coat and vest
Bear are his breast and hands.
The children from school homeward
trudging
Look through the open door;
They watch the spot his face be,
smudging,
They hear the bellows roar
A roar like winds 'gainst cliffs un.
budging,
Or waves along the shore.
He sits within the church ON Sunday
To hear his daughter sing,
Glad that in all the week there's one
day
He need not do thing,
But ready once again on Monday
To do his blacksmithing.
He turns the circle of a horseshoe
Between the dawn and eve,
Each morning brings to him one more
shoe
To heat and hold and heave-
Observing this, think of course you
The moral will receive:
0n Venice once | knew a friar
Who said the same as ID
We smelt our great deeds in the fire,
Spite all the hue and cry
Now laugh me loosely as a liar.
But point me out the lie.
Wilbur D. Nesbit in Chicago Even
ing Post.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-09
CHAPTER XIV.

In Lowell Only two words, and yet
a world of meaning in them! The
words rang in Lucille's ears, knocked
at the door of her heart, as, having
shut herself in her room, she threw
herself face downward on the bed.
and gave herself up to the traversing
of every word, and look, and incident
of the last few hours
The heart which the world of Oar
racourt has stigmatized as cold and
immovable had melted and throbbed
with love at last.
With flushed cheeks and trembling
the musical voice, of this strange
lips she recalled the handsome face,
love of hers; this man with the feat
ures of a Saxon prince, the look and
bearing OF a patrician, but wha was
only her servant, and, worse still,
who confessed to a stain upon his
die which rendered him unworthy of
her.
She did not think of this at first.
Woman-Hk girl-like-all she could
think of for some time was the love
which this strange man cherished for
her. What gentle, passionate looks
had beamed from his eyes! How this
voice had thrilled when he spoke her
name: with what manly dignity and
sorrow he had told his story-hers
and his-and with what despair he
told her that gulf yawned between
them, and had declared that rather
than drag her down to its depths he
would never see her face again. the
face he loved so we'll.
All this is what a woman thinks of
and Lucille-in whose nature passion
had lain dormant up to now, to rise
with the all-masterful intensity of
sudden, unspringing fire-Lucille
could only think of him. He loved
her! She would not doubt it. Every
look. every gesture, every touch of his
hand and cried it aloud Every
touch of his hands-they seemed to
touch her now. She could feel his fin
gers clinging lovingly, imploringly,
to her arm-her habit
And she! Oh. it" was not needful
to ask the question. She knew that
she loved him: and not today for the
first time. She tried to discover when
first her heart had been drawn toward
him. Could it be possible that love
had been born within her the first
time she saw him, looking down up
on him as be lay beneath the towe,
on the terrace? Had it sprung up
when she found that he had treasured
the glove she had worn. the Leaf she
had carried? When had this sweet. de
licious passion crept into her heart
and from there made it sway into
all her veins, aud taken absolute pos
session of her?
Yes, she loved him! She had beer
fast clasped in his embrace, his lips
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-09
FIRST CUP OF coEree.

ne nrst cup of coffee w.s So
europe at Venice toward tbe o ~ = -
ene sixteenth century. The w. sna OF
cnronicler Morosini in his ra senellan
.ne events in the year 15ss ms - u
me beverage called caves d. snllons
r ris Turks and noted for its an Tux oy
!; IN the year 1891 venet;a, 49,.
tauas the berries from Esua u'
, Taught his countrymen how f. I as,,
u ,nen ana brew the beverage. ana d't - 4
m u q g eonee soon became general era 'a y
o nlscn "a fact that Venice was FL, 50 :.
a aonee houses whore the people lu ;a,e Of
beverage. Tue aromatic
a popularity of the yenati.n
nouses was that their patrons a.; aonee
pay Tor each cup of coffee tho 1,u not
put settled their bills for All ny drank
consumed at the end If aa s conee
me regular price of a eun - year
was soldi, about 2h cans conee
s some Of the Old cafes Of vansso and in
ne same price is still charged ed 'ooay
W.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-09
Love 5 Conquest
By CHARLES GARVICE
]
Continued.
By CHARLES GARVICE

Continued
'I can do so truthfully," he said
Impatiently. Il can make it any word
on the key forming the letters into
the word l choose when | lock the
safe. the word that locks it, opens it. .
Il understand" she assented
Then Safety is the word. You will
remember that you told me so, this
evening, just before dinner time
when you met me as | was strolling
through the grounds!"
Yes, yes! And what them"
ListenI" she said, and she lowered
her voice.
He drew nearer, his eyes fixed on
the ground, and she whispered some
few word.
The effect upon him was startling,
he raised his eyes with a sudden
CLEAN in them that was like the
hungry glare in the eyes of wolf
who draws near IFS prey, and he half
rose from the seat.
cit is admirable" he said-"admir-
able, and it must not, it cannot fail
to succeed ALI only a woman could
have concocted such plot with all its
details, and of all women only one
you! By Heaven, l have no words to
express my admirationi" and he
wiped his brow.
Il am glad you approve of it; as
for me, must confess that l am
rather proud of it. don't think your
young friend will be able to stand
against it, and if he should
He cannot!' he broke in. 1T is
complete in every detail; but the
timer"
That we must leave to circum-
stances" said Marie SPY the way, L
must have some means of communi-
cation with you. my lord. 1t was i'm
portant that we should see each
other tonight, aid yet, if accident had
not favored US"
you are right as usual" He
thought moment. Put any letter
you may have for me in the hollow of
that tree and he pointed to one,
"and if you wish me quickly, place a
vase of flowers in your window; 1
can see it from just inside the lodge
gates"
Very WE'LL she said. "And now
l must go. Remember, my lord, that
this evening you told me the word
which would open your plate closet!"
and, with a significant smile, she left
him in very different mood to that
in which she had found him. Exulta-
ton, a serenity that was almost
fiendish, sat upon his white face as
he turned toward the Hall.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-09

An English version of Henri Bern
stems Samson was produced at the
Garrick theater in London by Arthur
Bourchier and Violet Van Brugh It
was given an enthusiastic reception
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-09

olbv ue . s na1 have taken Marietta
sos, a German speaking actress sn les -,
VS., met with some success :, s WHO
Nazimova 'nen try to rival
Evening journal., 1909-10-01
ROYAL VISITS
EXPENSIVE

Not only do the rooms set apart for
the accommodation of the king and
queen have to be refurnished through
out. but any house 10 which their
majesties now so to stay is thoroughly
overhauled from top to bottom. the
drainage system being especially in
spected. The latter precaution is taken
on account of the serious illness which
befen the king-then Prince of Wales
lin 1871. when after a visit to Lord
Londesborough he contracted typhoid
fever which so very nearly ended his
life. says London Tit-Bits.
The decoration OF the royal apart
ments calls for a knowledge Of the
tastes OF the royal guests and fire.
quently hundreds OF dollars have TO
be spent in obtaining hangings. books
bric-a-brac and other furniture which
IL is known that their majesties pre-
fer 10 have in their rooms. Frequent
" the house is redecorated through
out. Then IL must be remembered
that in addition to the apartments FOR
tho king and queen rooms have also
to be found for their majesties' retinue'
which includes not only personal at
tendants but also minor servants,
such as chauffeurs and footmen- All
the servants Of the house will probably
be supplied with new liveries, and the
outdoor staff, consisting OF coachmen,
eroons. gardeners and during the
shooting season, gamekeepers, beaters,
etc. has also 70 be largely re-en-
forced.
Evening journal., 1909-10-01

He talks with the conductor on the car.
or the newsboy on the corner. He watches
the street takers for new ways Of catching
the attention OF the public. He has a lot
Of things to remember. But no doesn't
bulge his pockets with memoranda. Nor
does he stick pins in his necktie.
lie simply writes each idea on a post
card.
And then he mails the postcard to him.
self.
When this wise masculine being zoe.
forth on the street he carries a supply
Of postcards. His stenographer sees thai
one Of the pockets OF his street coat con,
tains twenty-five cards every morning az
ter he hangs IL In the locker.
And when he sits at his desk he finds tn,
postcards he has mailed TO himself th,
night before. Each bears a suggestion tina
may be valuable to his department Som,
Of the ideas he has sent to himself In thi.
way have added thousands OF dollars Il
the profits of the firm.
II you have a poor memory and have
not a valet who win remind YOU OF things
who will tell you when it's time to dress
and when it's time 10 dine, and that sort
OF thing
Try mailing postcards to yourself
Evening journal., 1909-10-01
QUEER PENSION STORY

A story that rivals the tales Of zola
was thrown upon the desk of A. S.
Van Valkenburgh. United States Dis
trict Attorney, yesterday, being twelve
pounds of the record OF the pension
case of Sarah Baker, or Kinder. Pen-
sion examiners claim 10 have found
that the woman was declaring herself
TO be the widow of her stepfather, and
that in that role she had actually re-
ceived some SS6S in pension money.
Early in the sixties an Illinois sol
der named Baker married Nancy
Brown. It is outsid, the story but
inside the facts that he had buried one
wife whose name, too, had been
Nancy. Nancy Brown had been the
widow of a soldier, and she had got
a pension for his death, losing that
pension when she married a second
soldier named Baker. from whom she
was divorced. They had a child named
Sarah.
Being out Of soldiers again. Nancy
took unto herself a third. this time
the Illinois man named Kinder. To
Kinder she took her daughter by her
former husband. Sarah. Sarah had
attractions for the soldier. so the gov
ernment papers read. for the real wife
found herself supplanted by the
daughter. compelled 10 take the name
of Mrs. Robertson. and 20 say that she
was assisting i'm the work"
The condition of affairs i'm this ex-
traordinary household by this time es-
tablished in West Plains. Southern
Missouri, is told in the last paragraph
of the government report.
Kinder died, and the government
heard OF his death when, as was sup
posed. the widow applied for a PEN
sion for herself and their four children.
The claim ran through the various
channels pension claims have to take;
pension examiners went TO the Kinder
home and made personal examinations
and Investigations. as they always do
and so we'll was the proof OF the
claims of the supposed widow, Sarah
/ Kinder, established that not only she
but the four children were put on the
pension list and kept there for fouI
/ years. They we're paid as the widow
and children Of the Illinois veteran.
Last April Washington heard from
another Mrs. Kinder. This time It was
Mrs Nancy Kinder, who claimed q
pension as the widow Of the William
/ Kinder Two and two were put to.
gether. and il was found that while
/ there were two Mrs. Kinders In the
files, the one drawing a pension, and
the other wanting to, there was only
one William Kinder claimed as theii
husband.
Away went the pension examiners
again, this time with clue that lec
straight TO West Plains, where Mrs
Nancy Kinder was. and there, It Il
claimed. they learned OF the state o.
affairs which had made her stand by
[ and see her own daughter take hei
husband, but not the daughter'i
father. away from her and made hei
be the servant Of the house for th'
sake of peace.
Evening journal., 1909-10-01
DOGS FIND WAY TO PAY

0OONfNG IN
A proof that animals think was given by
a little skye terrier who did everything
but talk. There was a fence around the
lawn and he was never allowed to go
out alone, but in the spring when the
ground was soft he would dig hole under
the fence and go on a little outing, says
Our Dumb Animals. One day he was dis
covered digging. knocked on the window
and said, mo. Tatters." lie looked up at
me, then deliberately went around back
OF the house and began to make another
hole. In front OF his home was an open
field and across that was a house where
this same little dog had a fancy for cali
ing, and where he knew we objected to his
going. He was scolded for disobeying, and
finally given a gentle chsstisement.
We fattered ourselves he was conquered
at last but his fertile brain was equal 10
the occasion. Missing him one day we saw
him going up the street. Then we went
around the block tin he got TO the house,
where he stayed for half an hour then
came back home the same way instead OF
taking a short cut across the field as he
had been in the habit Of doing and where
he knew we would be sure to see him.
Evening journal., 1909-10-01
DUPONT AND
DOVER TO MEET
Capital Boys Will be Accom-.
panied by a Big DeIega-
tiOn Of ROOterS

All preparations have been made for
the duPont-Dover game at Front and
Union tomorrow, and one Of the best
contests Of the season is expected. AS
an evidence Of the interest taken in
this game by the Dover fans, Manager
Byron announces that the team will
bo accompanied by fully two hundred
rooters. He also announces that Wal
ter Cariss. the well known player, will
be in the game for Dover, and should
add strength to his team.
The Dover aggregation will arrive
in Wilmington at 10 o'clock, and will
make their headquarters at the Hotel
Wilmington, where old acquaintance
will be renewed, as the Dover team
is one OF the most popular in the state
and has many friends here. The du-
Pont team was out for practice yes
terday in anticipation of a hard game
tomorrow, and although it is their
last game Of the season they will spare
no effort TO win. Having already de-
feated Seaford and Camden, they are
particularly anxious TO get the scalp
of Dover.
Owing to the shortness OF the days
at this season OF the year the game
tomorrow viii be called at p. m.
Evening journal., 1909-10-01
HUGHEY JENNINGS ON
CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

III your team wins the American
League pennsnt do you think the
Pittsbures can be defeated in the
worlds series2" Hughey Jennings,
manager of the Detroit Tigers, was
asked at Boston before yesterday s
game.
"wen." replied the Tigers good ma
tuerd manager with much deliberation,
"ru saw this much, that If we play
pittsburg we'n do our best. The
pirates have a great team and they
have won the National League PEN
nant in a comparative walk. Barring
the Cubs and Giants, they have had
practically no serious opposition, while
Detroit has been compelled TO hght
hard all season to keep in front be-
cause of the strength Of not only the
Athletics but also the Bostons, Chi
cagos. CIevelands. Highlanders and
others.
"How do compare the Tigers and
Pirates? Well, you can say that Ty
Cobb offsets Hans Wagner at any rate,
Then Sam Crawford is a standoff for
Tommy Leach or Fred Clarke. Mori-
artv is a better third baseman than
Rvrne. and Bush is Millers equal as
an iufelder. The Pirates have bet
ter catcher in Gibson than either
stanaee or Schmidt. but when it comes
to pitchers Detroit has four-Summers,
Arullin. Donovan and Willett-who VIII
keep the Pirates from killing the ball.
Evening journal., 1909-10-01
GOOD RACING AT
MAPLE VALLEY

The sixth matinee was held at the
Maple Valley Driving Park yesterday
and the races proved to be of the usual
Interesting character Rock, the gray
gelding belonging to Peter Orth. which
has been raced in Wilmington all sea-
son, took his race from Black Beauty.
This was the hrst race she has lost this
season. Summaries:
Event No. I.
Dell, blk. m, W. Mcclure ....... 1
William NJ, br e.. c. L. Tally
SEarlyl ............,....... z
Time, 2.59, 2.57 1-2
Event No. 2.
Della Mac. b. g.. G. Highheld ... 8 1 /
sweetheart, b. m, !. w. Sweed.. /
Electric, ch. h.. c. Turner ..
Time, 2.47 1-2, 2.45 s-4, 2.43 1-2.
Event No. 3.
Rock. &. &. z. Orth .......... /
Black Beauty. blk m. J. Petite 49,. .
Time, 2.39 1-2, 2.S7 IA.
Starting judge, Walter j. Kelly.
Evening journal., 1909-10-01
WRITES TO HIMSELF TO
JOG HIS MEMORY.

Some men tie strings around their nnger
or pin the ends OF their cravats together
so they will remember to mail the letter
their wives gave them TO post or 10 re-
mind them Of buying three-quarters OF a
yard Of the silk sample they were given
by Mrs. Man TO match.
But a man I know has better scheme
than either Of those time honored process
ses Of stimulating recollection, says Betty
Berel in the Chicago Tribune This man
is heat Of the business promotion depart
ment of a big mercantile institution. He
is ever on the lookout for ideas on how to
make business better. He makes it a point
TO ask every man he meets at least two
questions. He gets ideas from men In all
walks or life.
Evening journal., 1909-10-01
ENGINE WEIGHS 4 GRAINS
Smallest Machine Of the Kind Makes
5000 Revolutions a Minute.

Smallest Machine Of the Kind Makes
5000 Revolutions a Minute.
Tiny Tim is the name OF the smallest
engine in the world, says Answers Il
is made Of gold and steel. and is so
small that a common houseny seems
large i'm comparison. IL weighs Just
four grains complete, which is the
weight Of an ordinary match. 1t takes
more than 100 such engines TO weigh
one ounce. almost 1000 to weigh a
pound and more than 100000 to weigh
a ton.
The engine bed and stand are OF
gold. The shaft runs in hardened and
ground steel bearings inserted in the
gold bed. These bearings are counter
bored from the inside to form a self.
oiling bearing The ny wheel has
steel center and arms. with a golc
rim, and the complete wheel weighs
one grain. The cylinder is of steel
with octagonal base, highly polished
The stroke is 1-32 OF an inch; bore
S-100 OF an inch. Seventeen pieces arr
used in the construction Of this en-
gine.
( The speed OF the engine is 5000 rev
olutions per minute. When running
100 per second no motion is visible e
the eye. but II makes a noise like tn
noise OF a mosquito. The power 4
1-4S9.000 of one horse power. Com
pressed air is used to run it. and i
may be of interest TO note that tn
iamount required TO make it burn car
easily be borne on the eyeball with
out winkiRg.