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The Florida agriculturist., 1909-03-01
THE POULTRY YARD

principles differing widely from JnoSe
hitherto practiced, and have copied the
natural nest methods to the minutest de-
tail possible. The results attained have
proven, as [ at first suspected, that
there are a few things besides heat at
lO3 degrees and the so-called ventilation
of the present style machines, necessary.
Heat at, lO3 degrees is necessary;
but the manner of it's application is more
so.
Ventilation is absolutely necessary,
but it must be correctly applied, as in
the nest.
Moisture may be ignored provided that
heat and ventilation are supplied in the
natural way.
And yet, for some thirty years past,
we see machines constructed on the same
principle, differing in details only, look
ing as much alike as two peas, and yet
claiming superiority each over the other.
There are supposed to be two Matching
methods water and hot air-yet a
study of these show them to be either
radiating or non-radiating. In all cases
they are stratifed air machines.
There is one machine wherein the heat
does not exceed l03 anywhere. We may
call this a cool air machine
The electric machines retain the same
old principle of high initial heat and
stratifed air.
Now if any of these variations really
made any gain in percentage Matched, de-
creased 'stuck germs" or "dead in SHE'LL"
we should have their performance adver-
tised in figures and not in meaningless
words.
[ call my method the "Cold Air Sys-
tem,'' just as the natural nest is cold
air system. I have never constructed
any large sized machine, the ones [ now
use Matching but 20 eggs; but as my OBJ
ject was to prove that there should be
no stuck germs, and no "dead in shell"
and as [ can hatch every egg not abso-
lutely clear, have proven my suspicious
correct that it has been the machine and
not the hen which was at fault. It an
ges me to see manufacturers claiming
perfection for machines they know
average only IS per cent of eggs set,
when they also know the hen commonly
matches 90 per cent.
follow the following plan: Set eggs
fresh-that is daily as laid. Do not
test or handle during hatch. Brood
chicks in same machine, under same con-
ditions of heat from to 9 weeks
Adopt hopper feeding methods as soon
as possible. Adopt automatic scratch
ing (grain scattering) methods as soon
as possible. Use small colony houses.
Use trap nests. Eliminate all undesira-
BILE, unfertile stock. Colonize but few
fowls, not over 10; only preferred. Set
but few fresh eggs; not over so; 25 pre-
ferred. Brood few chicks, not over 25
together. Separate sick chicks, and
never return them. Have bottomless col
ony house, small enough to move Have
no wooden floor; nothing but ground
Keep clean; exercise; feed more green
than grain food. Build up from trap
nest, hatcher and brooder records. Mum
Der and pedigree every egg and every
chick as Matched.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-02
Real Race Suicide.

Theodore Roosevelt sounded race
suicide warning, but a more serious
menace to the human race is found in
the cigarette habit. Despite the warn
ings of physicians and the efforts of
the legislatures to stamp out the traffic
in cigarettes, the habit appears to be
steadily gaining. A defender of the
''coffin nails" says the dark brown
stain on the finger, an infallible mark
of the cigarette smoker, is not due to
nicotine, but is simply tobacco tar.
That may be true, but it does not in
the least detract from the bailful eff.
feet of the cigarette, which transforms
men of healthy, strong physique into
walking skeletons, and units them
for perpetuating race of credit to
the age. What cigarette smoking is
doing for the degeneration of the
United States, is thus told by DR..
David Paulson, a noted physician,
with long experience in sanitaria.
1--WE are going to have a tremendu.
Gus awakening as to the evils of this
cigarette smoking. We are only just
rounding out the first generation of
cigarette smokers, but give us anoth.
err generation CT two, defending from
the present and the results will be ap-
palling.
mo sane man offers an apology
for cigarette smoking except the man
who makes them. The superintendent
of the Pontiac reformatory told me
that 80 per cent OF the boys sent to
that institution were cigarette fends."
Daily Press.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-02
FOR LARGER PUBLIC
SCHOOL STUDENTS

Money paid for education is the
best investment: time thus spent is
wisely used, Time is money and op-
portunity as we'll, if it is used right.
Business m'; work during the sum-
mer; farmers do the same; then what's
the sense in big boys and girls spend
Ing vacations in idleness, in wasting
prPcinus weeks of the few years of
preparation for life? Most ambitious
boys and girls would rather spend va
vations in learning something that
will tit them to earn a fine salary,
than in loafing. Many such spend
their vacations with US and find our
summer work tire most instructive.
practical ana nseiu they nave ever
had. One vacation spent with us will
prepare any young man or woman of
average ability, to earn living or
more. He who cares more for success
than heat goes far ahead of him who
waits for cool weather, to study.
Moreover, our systems can be mas
tered during vacation, a thing not
true of any others.
Complete a course of bookkeeping
and shorthand or telegraphy with us,
and we will place you in a good po-
sition. We enroll 1900 students an
nual'y, EMPLOY 20 teachers, occupv
two large buildings, have over $40 900
invested in furniture and fixtures and
are prepared to DO more for YOU
than any other business college in
America.
Write for lSS page, beautifully il
Illustrated catalog. Address Tyler
Commercial College, H. E. Byrne,
President, Tyler, Texas.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-02
Nervous
Breakdown

/ Nerve energy is the
force that controls the Or
gans of respiration, cir
culation, digestion and
elimination. When you
feel weak, nervous, irri-
table, sick, it is often be-
cause you lack nerve
energy, and the process
of rebuilding and sustain
ing life is interfered with.
DIR. Miles Nervine has
cured thousands of such
cases, and will we believe
benefit if not entirely
cure you. Try it.
my nervous system gave away
completely, and left me on the verge
Of the grave. tried skilled physi-
clans but got no permanent relief.
] got so bad had to give up my
business. / began taking DR.. Miles
Restorative Nervine. In q few days
was much better, and continued
to Improve until entirely cured.
am in business again, and never miss
an opportunity to recommend this
remedy" MRS. w. L. BURKE,
Myrtle Creek, Oregon.
YOUR drunclst sells Or. Niles Nerv.
Inc. and we authorize him to return
price Of first bette lonIy) II It falls
% benefit you.
aEiles Medical ca. Elkhart, IND.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-02
News

Miss Pearl Oliver was the guest of
Mrs. w. S. FRY over last Sunday.
She departed Monday for her home at
Fairfield, Illinois.
Miss Lorena McNabb was visitor
at Welsh Monday.
Quite number of our Sunday
school people were in Jennings last
week attending the Sunday school
convention.
The ladies of the U. B. church, will
hold bazaar at the post office, Fri
day, April s. Refreshments will be
on hand and other attractive and
useful articles that should attract the
men and others who attend.
The presiding elder will preach at
the U. B. Church next Sunday, morn
ing and evening.
Miss Jessie Robinson was q Lake
Charles visitor Sunday.
The literary society is still in full
blast. A Good program will be CIV
en- next Friday night at the school
house. The question for debate is:
"Resolved, That any further annexa-
ton of territory would be detrimental
to the United States"
Miss Minnie Watkins was a Welsh
visitor Sunday evening.
A. A. Suffer returned home Tues
day, after short absence.
Miss Flora Compton was q visitor
at Lake Charles Tuesday.
F. A. Narans was a business"
visitor at jennings, Sunday evening.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-02
Louisiana to Lose an Able Man.

According to the Jennings Herald,
Rev. J. B. Gonzales, who has long
been pastor of the Congregational
church of that city, and has been the
recognized head of the Congregation
al churches of this section of the
country, is soon to leave Louisiana
and will take up his residence in
Houston, Texas. Rev. Gonzales has
served the people of this section, we'll
and faithfully. and is recognized as
one of the leaders OF reform in this
parish. He is man that this or any
other state can i'll afford to lose.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-02
One More "Dry" City.

Springfield, Ohio, March Boy
the heaviest vote in local history,
Clark county yesterday voted "dry''
by IL majority in the local option
election. The total vote cast in the
county was 1881. The election af-
fects ninety.seven saloons in the
county and three breweries.
The result was In doubt until the
last precinct was heard from. The
city voted wet with majority oil
l,s46. Order was good.--Beaumon,
Enterprise.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-02
Laws Proving Effective.

According to summerization given
by the Times Democrat, the two laws
passed by the legislature and bearing
the names of Calcasieu's representa-
tives, are llready productive of good
results.
The arrests for embezzlement in
January and February, 1908, with
two race tracks in operation, were S;
in January and February, 1909, with
out races, /; pickpockets under racing
regime, 8, without races, 3; highway
robbery under racing regime ID, with
out races 3; grand larceny, with races
-, without races, 81; petit larceny,
with races, IA, without. 9; obtaining
money under false pretenses, with
races, 7, without, 5; total arrests jan
uary-February last year, 800; this
year, 212. II this does not show an
Improvement and prove that New Or
leans is more orderly, peaceful, moral
and law-abiding than it was when we
had two race tracks in operation, we
do not know how anything can be
proved. Incidentally we may mention.
as evidence OF the good effect of an.
other reform measure, the Shattuck
lay, that the number of women
'drunks" confined in the house of de.
tention is only one-third today what
it was under the old law.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-02
Chicken Pie Supper.-AIl You Want to
Eat.

The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church, will serve a splendid chicken
pie supper at the Eureka Hotel, Fri.
day, evening, April 2. The ladies
will endeavor to make this the best
supper ever served in a similar man.
ner, in Welsh. They expect to give
you all you want to eat, no matter
how hungry you are, all for the small
sum of IS cents. Ice cream and cake
will be served extra on side tables,
for Is cents. The following is the bill
of fare: Chicken pie, hot mashed pc.
tatoes, baked beans, cabbage salad,
pickles, coffee, rolls, etc. Remember
this will be a regular supper, served
from 6 clock on. The front part of
the hotel will be fitted up with an apron
and bonnet booth. Everybody COR
daily invited to come.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-02
HlGH SCHOOL MEET.
Baton Rouge Expects to Entertain
1000 High School Pupils April 30.

Baton Rouge will entertain from
April 30 to May fully one thousand
hi n school pupils from the different
hish schools of Louisiana, VIII" will
be the guests of the citizens OF the
Capital City during the State high
school rally.
Fifty high schools will be represent
ed in the contests. Five hundred
children are expected to come as con-
testants, and as many more as root
ers" for their schools and spectators
of the event.
The railroads in Louisiana will give
rate of one fare plus twenty-five
cents for the occasion and all children
who attend and the teachers who &C.
company them, will be entertained in
Baton Rouge homes without cost.
The details of the program, now be.
ing worked out, provide for two class
es of contests, literary and athletic.
In the literary contests will be de-
bates, spelling matches, compositions,
declamations. In the athletic pro.
gram will be races, shot putting, high
and broad jump, pole vault and
championship games of all kinds.
Scholarships, cash prizes or medals
are offered to winners of all events.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-02
Mississippps View of Motorcycles.

The motorcycle is being introduced
into our locality, and the rate they
can go makes the gait of an ordinary
bunblebee look like a crabs gallop.
Our driving horse met one the other
day and thought he was going to be
frightened. but before the first shiver
got through his system, the motor
man was trying to get past load of
hay half a mile behind us. shell.
bina Miss. Torchlight,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-02
Frightful Fate Averted.

~ would have been cripple for
life, from terrible cut on my knee
CAPT. writes Frank Disberry, Kelli-
her, MINI. without Bucklen'e Arnica
Salve, which soon cured rne.h Infal-
lible for wounds, cuts and bruises, it
soon cures burns scalds, Gold sores,
boils, skin eruptions. Worlds best
for piles. 25c at ali druggists.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-02
A Pardonable Error.

The Lake Charles American says:
Crowley is fired with desire to
have concrete sidewalks just like Lake
Charles" The editor of the Ameri.
can is pardonable for not recognizing
that it is the miles of splendid cement
walks that Welsh has that Crowley
is seeking to pattern after. rather
than Lake Charles trouble producers.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-02
Do BIackbirds Eat Worms and Bugsl

Do Blackbirds Eat Worms and Bugs2
President Miller of the State Game
Commission, is quoted as saying:
'It is estimated that the destruction
of the insectivorous birds of Louis.
lana, entails loss of anywhere from
s25, 900, 900 to 800, 100000 a year to
the planters, gardeners, truck farmers
and others. The boil weevll alone
caused a loss OF S12, 100000 to the
cotton planters last year. The kill
ing of the wild turkey, the prairie
chicken, wood cock, papabotto and
the quail is largely responsible for
much of this loss, as they are known
to feed on insects, bugs, weevil and
others of similar character, which
are so destructive of all kinds of
crops produced in this state.'
According to the information fur
nished by President Frank M. Miller,
of the State Game Commission, the
papabotte is entirely extinct in Louis.
lana. This bird lived entirely on in
sects. He says there are only thirty
prairie chickens in this state, at
the present time, few wood cock,
and quail are being exterminated by
the hunters. The quail lives in the
summe on the chinch bug and in the
winter on weed seed. 1t is estimated
that the quail in Louisiana today,
will consume 1000 tons of weed seed
in season, thus destroying the very
noxious growth which Injuries all
kinds of crops.
Will he tell us something about our
blackbirds?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-02
Its A Top Notch DOer.

Great deeds compel regard. The
world crowns it's doors. That's why
the American people have crowned
Dr.. Kings New Discovery the king
of throat and lung remedies. Every
atom is health force. 1t kills germs,
and colds and la grippe vanish. |,
heals cough.racked membranes and
coughing stops. Sore, inflamed bron.
chial tubes and lungs are cured and
hemorrhages cease. DR., Geo. More,
Black Jack N. c.. writes sit cured
me of lung trouble pronounced hope.
less by all DOCTORS" SOC and $1.00.
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by all
druggists.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-02
Money Comes I'm Bunches

to A. A. Chisholm of Treadwell, N.
Y, now. His reason is we'll worth
reading: "For long time l suffered
from indigestion, torpid liver, consti-
patton. nervousness and general de-
bility," he writes 81 couldn't sleep,
had no appetite nor ambition, grew
weaker every day in spite of all medi-
cal treatment Then used Electric
Bitters. Twelve bottles restored aid
my old-time health and vigor. Now
/ can attend to business every day.
It's wonderful incidence Infalli-
BILE for stomach, liver, kidneys, blood
and nerves. Soc at all druggists.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-02
You Can Afford It.

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Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-11
FIGHTERS SHY AT STAGE MONEY
LangfOrd Has the Indian sign on All
the Fighters.

NEW YORK, April 10-The Ketchel-
Embellishments quartet is
about as harmonious as a Chinese orcres-
ira playing German melodies. One minute
It's Johson-Ketchel, then it's Ketchel-Kauf-
mann, then Johnson-Kaufmsnn or Lang
ford-Ketchel, and all the rest OF the COM
binations allowed by the. limited rules OF
mathematics And, In the meanwhile, while
all kinds of (stagel money is lying around in
dark corners In danger OF being swept
up by the %ianitor, no matches are made.
About the only one whose case does not
seem complicated beyond cure IL Stanley
KetcheL wnlus Britt has been asked re-
pestedly why he does not match his cham
pion with Langford. Quoth Willus yes
terdsy in all sincerity:
Il realize what a tough man Langford
is and do not feel safe in allowing Ketchel
to meet him for ten rounds. | am saving
this match for a long fight out on the
coast. viii fight johnson or any OF the
others any distance. but the Lansford per-
sons goes for us in the Thornton stakes
the long distance event"
That sounds like pretty plain talk. Lang
ford seems to have the Indian sign on the
whole outfit.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-11
SHEPPARD GETS DELAYED MEDAL
After Years wait Hears He win get
Emblem.

NEW YORK, April 1e.TThe home Of
Melvin Sheppard, middle distance cham
pion of the world, was made glad recently
by the receipt of the following letter from
p, l. Fisher. honorable secretary of the
British Amateur Athletic association:
LONDON. March I'm. w. Sheppard,
ESQ: Dear Sir-I rave the pleasure to in
form you that by the kindness of the
American consulate in London ] have been
able 20 forward to you the gold record
medal OF this association, which has been
awarded to yeu for The SSO-yard British
record. I minute. "a seconds, created by
you at the Olympic games, 1868.
The medal Is being forwarded by the
consulate in America and / trust will
reach YOU safely. Perhaps you will please
send me an Acknowledgement when you
receive the medal. Yours faithfully.
p. La FISHER, Honorable Secretary.
Sheppard. after receiving the letter said
This shows that the English are not half
as bad az We would like to paint them.
I always did say that I got a square deal
on the other stde--the same as I got over
here. l think it would be a good idea il
the American Athletic union would give
our men the same consideration as the
English do their record breakers. For in
stance, there is George Bonhag running in
record time every time he starts
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-11
JOCKEY CLUB PRESIDENTS MEET
Early Announcement of Dates IL Goa
s~eauentIy Expected.

NEW YORK, April IA conference took
place recently at the Jockey club in regard
20 the dates for the coming season. All
the various racing associations we're repre-
scented by their presidents and others equally
interested In their welfare. Among those
who were noticed were Philip j. Dwyer
Of the Brooklyn and queens County Jockey
club. Schuyler L.. Parsons Of the Coney
Island jockey club. r.. n. Wilson. ir.. the
new president OF the Saratoga Racing asso-
citation; Francis r. Hitchcock. the first
American owner to win a race on the flat
in England this year; Andrew Miller,
James Butler, the prime mover and up-to-
date owner Of the Empire City RIcing as
ISOLATION; August Belmont and $. 5. How
land Of the Westchester Racing a~ssocis-
ton. more particularly, and w. H.. Rey-
nOlds of the Metropolitan Jockey club.
Nothing I'm the way Of dates was given
out for the enlightenment OF the general
public. but the result OF the ~'confab" can
be taken for granted as being propiuoIs
for an early announcement OF dates, prob
ably beginning with Belmont park on
Thursdsy May 10.
Pimblick closes on May u, so this could
be easily accomplished.
Il o looks as II there would be racing
AZ least five DAYS a week. with a possible
adjournment over dates already assigned
10 the Hunt club meetings. as they are
sure to be pushed all they can possibly be,
jamestown authorities have asked for
dates Immediately following the Baltimore
meeting, and whether they are granted o.
not IA Nn make liJtls differsnes 70 the
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-11
DATE FOR RACE STILL IN THE AIR
Harvard and Yale Cannot Agree ON
Day for Contest.

BOSTON. April 1O.-Rowing authorities
at either Harvard or Yale must recede
from their present determined position re-
garding the annual varsity boat race at
New Londan or there will be no boat race
this year. II Harvard secceeds In carrying
its point the two crews will meet on July
1. that date all along understood. But If
the Yale men induce Harvard to come to
Yale's terms, the race will be a week
earlier, coming on Thursday, June "A.
Until the Yale trustees, a short time ago.
placed the commencement exercises at New
Haven for next tune a week earlier than
usual IT was virtually agreed that July 1
would be the date, although no announce
ment to that effect had been formally
made.
New, however. the situation is entirely
changed. AS far as Harvard is concerned,
it duly is as acceptable as ever, but at Yale
it is an entirely different story. To rave
the boat race come on July l would mean
holding It a week later than commence-
ment. College would then have closed. COM
mencement visitors would have returned
home from exercises. In a word. the Yale
delegation at New Londau would bc re-
stricted in numbers.
TO make the race date June =. as Yale
now desires, would make it tit in very
nicely with the commencement program at
New Haven. But the race would then come
a whole week before commencement at
Harvard. What would obtain at Yale in
one case would apply with equal force at
Harvard in the other.
Harvard's supporters and friends would
be CONSPICUOUS, in the main, by their
absence at a varsity race on June "a, this
year. College will not be closed at that
time, but students will be in the midst of
examination and the final work for the
year, and could not get away to go to
New London as would be the case in COM
mencement week.
There is really little danger, OF course.
of the varsity race falling through, but the
two colleges, nevertheless, are in a rather
delicate position. Either Harvard or Yale
must consent to a date that is not to its
likeing. Harvard's condition is that the
race having been as good as settled for
July l.. Yale should consent to that date
regardless of subsequent developments over
which Harvard has no control.