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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-02


spark is too far advanced, and weak and
Irregular explosions show paucity of gas
oline, an excess Of which is Indicated by a
smoky exhaust having strong smell OF
partially consumed gasoline. which is very
irritating to the eyes.
When he can adjust the engine satisfac-
torly to various speeds the beginner
should turn his attention to the clutch.
practlcing thrown it in so gently that it
does not start with a jerk. and throwing
it out again till his foot is 50 perfectly
familiar with the pedal ana the movement
that he knows exactly where the cluch is
without having to look at II: having &C
CURED this facility he may replace the
footboard.
The next step is to attack the gears, GO
ing steadily from neutral to first speed
then to second and third and from neutral
TO reverse. being absolutely certain that
the clutch is completely disengaged before
the change is made; also practicing slow
ing down the engine simultaneously with
de-clutching, and speeding up again after
the gear is changed and at the moment
the clutch is thrown in again. 1t must be
remembered always that in changing to a
higher speed it is desirable to attain CON
siderable momentum before the change is
made, and conversely in changing to a
lower gear that the speed should be dimn-
ished to as nearly as possible the lower
speed desired before the change These
operations, especially the former require
considerable practice before they can be
performed smoothly; in fact the action of
speeding up, checking the engine to pre-
vent racing, changing the gear, and again
speeding up the engine so that there may
be no jerk when the higher gear comes
into play, is the most difficult thing for a
novice in the whole task of controlling the
car; it seems complex. In time. how
ever, the movements become entirely auto
matte and are performed without conscious
effort; then, but not before, is the driver
fit to take the car on public roads.
In order TO understand the necessity for
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-02

'Is Mrs. Gaussip a friend of yours
mo; she's friend of my wife's.'
Isn't that the same thing
mot at all. She feels very sorry for m
ife.'-Pittsburg Post
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-02

running is Indicated When the engine Is
started, the driver should take his place In
the driving seat His first efforts should
be confined to manipulating the spark and
throttle levers so as to learn the relative
positions which give definite results in
speed and engine control: remembering al
ways 10 attain speed in the engine as much
as possible by advancing the spark lever.
not by increasing the fuel supply beyond
the minimum at which the engine runs sat
isfactorily.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-02-10

20 er "a inches long and is identical
with the traps we used to catch
prairie chickens with
The Stats should be nailed to a
crossr ece about one-quarter the dis
lance from the top. A couple of nails
are driven through the box and into
the crosspiece to swing on, writes O..
o. Larson, in Missouri Valley Farmer
Half way back, on the inside, a mar
row piece of board is nailed, back of
which the nest is made.
To set the trap simply raise the
Stats inward from the bottom eight
or nine inches high and place a small
stick under one of the Stats. AS the
hen enters, the door is raised off the
stick, which falls to the floor. I have
made only three Stats because I am a
poor craftsman, but there should be
about five for box IL or IA inches in
width, stats close against inch strip
at bottom.
I use this kind of trap most of the
time, except when l want to separate
the layers from the drones; then use
one with double doors, the back door
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-02-10
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POULTRY NOTES.

It pays to breed from vigorous
birds.
The poultry business will never
meet the demand.
Many poultrymen feed alfalfa every
day in the year.
Look after the little things and your
success will be great.
Never keep chicks on board floor.
It develops leg weakness.
Resolve to keep the poultry house
perfectly clean this year.
If we want extra good layers we
mast breed this trait into the hens.
Breed thoroughly dried and rolled
into fine crumbs is excellent chick
food.
The isolating co~p should take care
of every bird THAI is off feed or I'M
healthy.
Feed breeding ducks a crumbly
mash twice a day, morning and
evening.
If we want to get eggs in winter
we must breed from hens that lay
we'll in winter.
COOP the lOWIS lulCAuSO lOI 1IdIhSG
and give them all they will eat of rich
food for week or two.
The pens should be kept clean and
sanitary; provision should be made
to admit plenty of sunlight.
Cut bone or meat meal take the
place of the now absent insect diet so
necessary to egg production.
Hens prefer seclusion when they are
laying, and they are not likely to
break eggs and get into the habit Of
eating them if the nests are kept
dark.
A farmers wife will not find it hard
to get private customers in town, for
genuine fresh eggs ere seldom to be
had there
For watering poultry the best meth
cd is to use the gallon fountains and
fill with warm w&ter every morning.
These fountains are madv of galvan-
lied iron and can be carried in and
set on the kitchen stove if they freeze
up.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-02-10
Work Annonn Poultry

The cheapest eggs, like the cheap
est butter and cheese, are made by
the man with plenty Of land. The
farmer who will pay due attention to
care of his poultry and to marketing
the product, need not fear the compe-
tition of the village lot and the city
backyard The farmer lays out no
money for fancy buildings or fences.
His birds forage part of their own
living and improve in vigor. They
find for themselves what the town
poultry-keeper has to buy at much ex-
pense, only to find his flock surely
losing vitality after year or two in
close quarters; yet some farmers con-
tinue to throw away their advantage
By treating their hens as if farm land
aold at about one dollar foot.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-02-10
Drv Feed for Poultry.

There are many advantages in feed
ing dry feed over the mash method,
says the New England Homestead. In
the first place, 1t is labor-saving. No
inconsiderable amount of labor is re-
quired to prepare mash in a proper
manner. 1t is heavier to carry and
more trouble to feed. The fowls do
not gorge themselves so heavily on
whole grain scattered in litter, nor
on dry feed taken direct from hop
pers: Consequently, more food may
be given at a time and fewer times a
day. Bran, cut bone and ground
grains of all kinds can be fed with
little labor. The fowls are heavier
than where much mash is used. They
eat the dry feed as readily as the wet.
Results are equally favorable, as our
experiments have proved.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-02-10
DIDN'T RECOGNIZE THE HOUSE
Good Joke That Mrs. Lincoln Played
on Her Husband During His
Absence from Home.

Mrs. Lincoln had returned to City
Point with party which included Sen
ator Sumner and Senator and Mrs.
Harlan. They made a visit to Rich.
mond, accompanied by Capt. Penrose,
while the president remained at City
Point, the guest of Admiral Porter, un-
til the Sth. Then, having heard of the
injury to Secretary Seward when he
was thrown from his carriage in run
away accident, he felt that he must go
back to Washington.
We reached home Sunday evening,
the 9th. The presidents carriage met
us at the wharf. There Mr.. Lincoln
parted from Capt. Penrose; he took
the captain by the hand and thanked
him for the manner in which he had
performed his duty. Then he started
for the white house
The streets were alive with people,
all very much excited. There were
honfires everywhere. We were all Gu
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-02-10

to his poultry yard. He has found that
they in no way interfere with the care
of his guineas and have more than
doubled his profits.
This boy got his first stock of ducks
by exchanging two of his guineas for
setting of IA eggs, which he placed
under two hens in sittings of seven
each. Out of the IA eggs IL sturdy
ducklings were Matched.
Last year this boy set 1870 duck
eggs. Of these 152 eggs Matched.
Later two were carried away by rats.
Eight more died before the boy
learned that his water-loving ducks
could withstand even less dampness
than the ordinary chick.
Ducks are ready for the market at
IL weeks, sometimes a trifle earlier.
He sorts over the young broods and
always markets his green ducks be-
fore they reach five pounds.
He has never sold any of his ducks
for less than $3.50 per dozen. Last
fall he sold two ducks and drake for
seven dollars for the three. They
were his choicest stock, however, and
had won the prize at the county fair
He has sold quite number of sit
tings and has never received less
than so cents per dozen for them.
His ducks began laying the latter
part of February. He says this is
because they are we'll sheltered and
well fed.
The first week after the ducklings
are Matched he keeps them in COOP
taking great care thai it's floor is per-
fectly dry. After the second week
they may be allowed to run at large
in charge, of course, of the mother
duck or the stepmother her, but they
must not be turned out while the dew
Is on. They will, of their own accord,
return home to supper and to bed be-
fore the dew falls.
For the first week the boy feeds the
young ducks nothing but coarse yell
low cornmeal scalded with water or
milk. After that state bread crumbs,
beef scraps chopped very fine, ground
oats, chopped green clover or any
finely chopped green feed can be
added to their bill of fare
Later he adds cracked corn, crushed
barley and table scraps. In quart
of their food he mixes from one to
three tablespoonfuls of sand
Even the very young ducks are not
fed oftener than four times a day, and
after the fourth week, if they have a
run where there is plenty of plantain,
clover, dock or fresh green grass, they
will only need to be fed each night
and morning on mixed feed of bran,
crunched barley or the cracked corn
mixed with table scraps, and still
reach the market weight between ten
and eleven weeks.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-02-10
Ventilation In Coops.

Ventilation that comes in every,
where through the cracks is not venti
lation at all; it is cold shivers up and
down the back and lots of discomfort
Don't let it be that way in your
houses.
I never crowd too many into one
house; six square feet Of floor space
for each bird is about right. have
found double-board floors, up off the
ground, the best, says writer in the
Baltimore American. I keep plenty
of straw on the floors and throw the
grain in this so they must work to
find it.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-02-10
:. Lincoln =
The Ideal Leader

sassin's pistol ended the great mans
life: at least we may believe that the
trying period Of reconstruction with
the criminal precipitation Of a vast
horde of ignorant suffragists upon the
franchise would never have been per-
mitted had Lincoln lived.
So it is, whether we look back upon
what Lincoln did or anticipate what
his wisdom would have done for the
country had he lived. we find In him
that which is typical and prophetic
OF a greatness only possible in such
a government of the people, for the
people and by the people" as it is our
unspeakable privilege to enjoy. And
It is safe to say that as the years and
the centuries go by. that soul journey
from log cabin to white house, that
innate greatness of sincerity for hui
mainly, of reverence for the sacred,
of love to man and God will ever
serve to rebuke vanity and sham and
points the way and inspire to that
only true greatness that puts patent
of nobility upon people and nations.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-02-10

E7E2E;%EIyEAN the recurrence of an
geAffs SSsS other anniversary of the
kg4S E<RdN birth of Lincoln the COM
keSN kSIN handing figure OF the
EASEEETgSa great man Is again
E1ls=azaacESH' brought before US. And
it was commanding-not in the mere
outline of his tail frame or in facial
expression. but it was commanding re-
garded as the home of his great soul.
That is what makes all great men I'M
pressive What matters 1t to the
reader of history that Socrates was
homely and ungainly; that Plato
talked but never looked" the philoso-
pher he was; that Of the great phil
losopher without whom Christianity
could scarcely have WOE its way 1t
was said that his bodily presence was
weak and his speech contemplate, or
that the conqueror of Marengo and
Austerlitz was small in stature? Here,
as in the case of Lincoln, the great
ness of soul it was that gave dignity
to the body and glorified it; the fact
is, great natures are always impress
sive. In his lifetime Solomon was
honored above all others. He was de-
clared to be the wiseSt OF men. But
he had not the wisdom that achieves
Just and lasting results: Had Wash
ington Madison and Monroe been no
wiser the country could not be what
1t is to day. declares writer in the
Christian Work In the measurements
of world-history the years are few
between Columbus and Washington,
and fewer still between Washington
and Lincoln. Grand, noble, imposing,
the types of greatness represented by
the two lives. dearest of all in this
land: yet how widely different the
genesis of each! The one sprang from
the highest rank in social life, as at
the time 1t was necessary he should.
On the other hand, it is the glory alike
of the country and the man that Lin
coin sprang from the people. For
such conflict as our civil war Lin
coin was the best possible, the ideal
leader. The cabin. the bare-footed
boy studying by candle-light at night
after the hard work of the day. 1.-The
railsplitter," Honest Abe"-these be-
came watchwords OF inspiration, for
they meant just what the war for the
union meant; they stood for just that
which the future of the country most
needed and must have. if the ideals
of noble humanity were to be real
lied. And we may f1ttingly add. and
most truly so. that the country will
never know what it lost when the as
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-02-10
Winter Poultry Feed.

IN cold weather l feed oats and
bran mixed with milk or warm water
says a writer in the Baltimore Ameri
can. I allow the mixture to stand
over night, and feed warm in the
morning. In the afternoon feed
corn. keep ground bone in a box
where the fowls can have free access
to it. Occasionally I also supply oys-
ter shell. The chill is taken OF the
drinking water. F>he floor of the coop
is bedded with straw or other litter.
have pullets that were Matched in
July that began laying in January.
One pullet in particular began Deem
Der 20. and is still laying.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-02-10
New Lincoln Story.

The following unpublished story OF
Lincoln's relating is told by Adlai E.
Stevenson. former vice-president Of
the United States.
81 knew Lincoln WE'LL" said Mr..
Stevenson. land he once told me this
story. When he was a boy at school
there was in the class another boz,
who somehow could not learn to read.
It was the custom to open school with
a selection from the Bible. each pupil
reading a verse in turn.
"One morning the story was of the
children of Israel and the fiery fur
mace, and the verse, with the names
of the three men who were cast into
the furnace-Shadrach, Meshach and
Abednego-fell to the lot of the little
boy who couldn't read. He made a
stagger at 1t, but didn't do very we'll.
and was rewarded by hearty slap
from the teacher. He cried a little,
then the reading went on.
'All of a sudden, for no cause that
anyone could see. he began to CRY
afresh.
IF you don't stop that crying I'll
give you another SLAP said the de-
mimic severely
IAN don't care If you do sobbea
the boy. That's Just what I'm crying
about, anyhow. I've counted up tho
verses, and when it's my turn again
I'll just have to read them same d.
names all over!'"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-02-10
Lincoln on "Joe" HeiskelI.

Sometimes, in dealing with the most
serious matters. Abraham Lincoln
brought into play semi-facetous. sar.
donic humor which was very effective
for his purpose. Gov. Andrew John
son telegraphed as an interesting item
of one of the Tennessee fights that the
Confederate ex-Congressman Joe
Heiskell walked to meet" his union
captors. Lincoln replied:
Executive Mansion, August rs. 1864
Gov. Andrew Johnson, Nashville:
Thanks to Gen. Gillem for making
the news, and also to you for sending
1t. Does Joe Heiskells walking to
meet us mean any more than that Joe
was scared and wanted to save his
skin? A. LINCOLN"
-Lippincott's Magazine
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-02-10
Promotes Character Formation.

When the light of religious ideal is
in a mans heart, he finds all living
to be course in character formation.
He becomes quick, keen in his percep-
tions to judge the moral and spiritual
values of experiences. The tempta-
ton to defraud, for example, is seen
not only in the light of its profits
and possible punishments, but in the
light of it's fruitage in his own soul
and its effects on the lives of others.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-02-10
True RELIGIOUS Ideals.

There is nothing religious about a
church service unless it is the souls
aspiration after the highest, a reach
ing after fCllness of life, search for
God and goodness, unless here men
and women come together to lift I'D
their hearts, to look upon the visions
that inspire and to yield themselves
10 compulsion for better things.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-02-10
Watch the Poultry

kept close watch of my flock, ana
the hens that began to lay first after
molting put into separate pens. From
these pens 1 gathered my eggs for
Matching, and by so doing 1 have won
derfully improved the laying qualities
of my flock, says writer in the Balti-
more American. This mating has also
been the means of rearing birds with
stronger onstitutions-more hardy
and vigorous.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-02-10
Food for Fowls.

The natural grain feed of fowls is
hard and they should be fed hard
grain when in confinement.
A moments study of the habits Of
fowls should show anyone that their
diet when running loose is largely
composed of flesh in the form Of bugs
and worms. Therefore, when fowls
are confined and not able to choose
their feed they should be supplied
with natural rations in the form of
chopped meat and bone meals.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-02-10

rious to know what had happened.
Tad was so excited he couldn't keep
still. We halted the carriage and
asked a bystander:
What has happened?"
He looked at us in amazement, no.
recognizing Mr. Lincoln:
"Why, where have you been? Lea
has surrendered" -William H. Croci
in Harper'S
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-02-10

A hen owned by a farmer near
Como Park, Mimi, lays eggs double
ordinary size, the largest being al
most nine inches in circumference,
measured lengthwise, and 61a inches
around the middle. Fifty per cent
Of her eggs contain double yolks.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-02-10
CRACKER BUx FOR TRAP NEST
SeIf-Setting Continuance and Re-
quires No Watching-Any Poul-
try Raiser Can Make One.

Any farmer or farmers wife may
mako a trap nest out of a cracker
box, or any other box of suitable size.
1t stould be IL or "A inches square by
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-02-10
BOYS SUCCESS WITH DUCKS
Progressive California Boy Rapidly
Building Up a Profitable Bust
ness-Good Manager.

CBY M. F. RITTENHOUSE)
One OF my California boy friends
who has for the last four years raised
guineas, which have Melted him a
neat little sum, has now added ducks
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-02-10
Nest Closed.

opens as the front one closes, allow
ing the hen to go out that way into
another Enclosure after laying. It is
self-setting and requires no watching.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-02-10
1tnroln

~ ARK were the clouds that lowered over thee.
YlSb Dear land, deep the encircling gloom,
- Blasted the fate of blood bought Liberty,
Wide yawned the nations waiting tomb;
When from the West, whittier thy fortune ran,
Up from the woods and plains God raised a man
The wild bird takes its long, unerring flight.
By what strange guidance none shall say;
Stars in their endless courses ride the Night
Sunbeams unfold the curtained Day.
Waves of the ocean find the distant shore,
Winds of the trackless air blow evermore
No inspiration, faith or prophecy
The ways of Providence reveals;
No miracle from Lies deep mystery
It's dearly treasured secret steals:
Who holds it in the hollow of His hand,
He, only He, can and understand.
Spirit of Lincoln, gv'n while TO men,
To teach and save, thy mission DER,
His voice it was that called thee once again,
And softly through the open door
Of starry ways, miraculous, led
And nations bowed their heads when thou vert gone.
W. p H.. tn the Ohio Magazine.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-02-10

present moment as when she rocks
the cradle.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-02-10
CANDID CLAIMS CONVINCE.

There's our belief. We don't say
that One bottle of Stub-Roo Liquid
will cure Any case of eczema But
we know that, Properly Used, we
have in
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-02-10
THE CRAFTY CREDITOR

WHEN YOUR JOINTS ARE STIFF
and muscles sore from cold. rheumatism or neural
gia; when you slip. strain or bruiSe yourself use
PERU Davis Pdinkiler The home remedy 20 years.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-05-25

evrything pertaining to locomotio-
from the horse car to the arship. The
second international exposition is an
agricultural and live stock show,
which comprises exhibits from all
parts of the world. Among the ma
lions that have sent exhibits to the
two expositions are Great Britain,
the United States, Japan, Germany,
Belgium, France, Italy and Holland.
A third exposition, national in
scope, is devoted to an illustration of
the industrial progress of Argentina
during the first century of its indie
pendent existence
In addition to the expositions there
are % be numerous other interesting
features in connection with the cen
tennial celebrations of the next few
months In Buenos Ayres and in all
other cities of the country the munich
palities and voluntary cizitens' COM
mittees have prepared for elaborate
festivities.
One of the most important events
will be the assembling in this city of
the Fourth International American
Conference, which has its headquar
tiers in Washington, and which will
be attended by distinguished dele
gates from the United States, Mexico
and the republics of Central and
South America
The dedication of number of ma
tional memorials are to be included
in the program of the centennial eel
ebration. In the principal park of
Buenos Ayres a great monument is
to be erected to commemorate the
birth of the republic. There will also
be unveiled statues of several of the
heroes who first raised the standard
Of insurrection against Spain and of
he foremost leaders among the pa
riots who comprised the congress
which met in the City of Tucuman, in
July, 1916, and issued a declaration