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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30


being V-shaped as viewed from the
side along the top and bottom lines.
with the small part of the V to the
front This enlargement of the body
in the abdominal regions makes the
back appear somewhat narrower, Civ
ing body V-shaped appearance from
the back downward on the sides as
viewed from the rear. Thus a body
V-shaped in three different directions
indicates large productive powers.
A large hen usually lays the larger
eggs. This rule may not hold true if
she happens 10 be heavy producer
for then the tendency is to produce
smaller eggs. With such fowls as the
leghorns. whose tendency is to lay
smaller eggs, the selection should be
for large size of body rather than
small.
A good layer is longer in body. neck
and legs than meat-producing hen.
She stands up we'll and has a we'll
spread tail.
Immediately below the tail at the
emu VI sue pieces OF the DdCk are TWO
somewhat bony protuberances. These
are called the pelvic or lay" bones,
and are just above the vent When
an egg is laid these bones must be
forced apart to allow its free passage.
When these bones are soft and pliable
and spread sufficiently to allow three
fingers to be placed between them 1t
Is an indication that the hen is lay.
ing If they are hard and bony, and
close together, the hen would not be
considered as laying at that time.
To sum up, an ideal laying hen
should conform as nearly as possible
to the following: She must be
healthy, comb, wattles and face red in
color. eye bright and lustrous, neck
not short but rather medium to long.
breast broad, long and sloping upward.
back long and broad, abdomen wide
and deeper than breast. shanks well
spread and rather long, V-shaped In
three ways as indicated above
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
FIBER-MADE PACKING BOXES
Scarcity of Wood Creates Demand fol
Substitute in Manufacture of
ReceptacIes.

AS wood grows scarcer and higher
in price the demand for a substitute
in the manufacture OF packing boxes
grows more and more insistent In
this connection there has been recent
ly brought out a partially made boy
of fiber, with some interesting fea
lures. AS they are shipped to the
consumer the boxes are folded fiat
cut in such shape as to render then
easily set up. The two ends of the
fiber are securely riveted together
and the fiber is creased to permit fold
ing into box shape The cases are Sc
cured in shape with gummed strips
the strips being furnished with the
cases, cut to the required size. The
point is made that the gummed strips
securely seal the case so that there is
no chance for concealed losses" II
is possible for wooden shipping cases
to be pried open in transit, some o.,
the contents taken out and then nailed
up again so that they are apparently
in good condition at transfer points
or when reaching destination. Thi:
cannot be done with the fiber case
A saving is claimed for them in frs
cost, shipping weight. storage spac,
and efficiency.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30

the remaining 81 members, IL will be
elected by municipalities and district
boards, one by the corporation Of
Calcutta. one by the university, g. A..
by the land-holders. four by the Mo-
hammedans and three by the Bengal
chamber OF commerce and by the
Traces association
Said the leading newspaper of India
on the day of the PRONUNCIATION of the
new rules: They surpass the hopes
Of the most sanguine friends of re-
form. They seem calculated to inrtse
vitality into institutions which have
hitherto been little bet than pre-
tentious shams."
Yet. In spite of these reforms. we
still hear much about the Unrest of
India" II would be too much to say
that this ferment affects the heart OF
India. for l do not believe that there
is any heart failure or even heart
futtering because of British rule. IL
by the heart of India we mean the
common people. for nine people out of
ten know and care as much about the
methods of this rule as the chickens
N their doorways or the sheep on the
hillside
| 90 not mean TO say that these PEG
Die are stupid or sodden. but simply
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
SKIN HUMOR Is YEARS


"Cuticura did wonders for me. For
twenty-five years l suffered agony
from a terrible humor, completely GOV
ering my head, neck and shoulders, so
even to my wife, l became an object
of dread. At large expense l consult
ed the most able doctors far and near.
Their treatment was of no avail, nor
was that of the - Hospital, during
six months efforts. l suffered on
and concluded there was no help for
me this side of the grave. Then I
heard of some one who had been cured
by Cuticura Remedies and thought
that a trial could do no harm. In q
surprisingly short time / was COM
pletely cured. S. p. Keyes, 147 Con
gross St, Boston, Mass, Oct u, '09.e
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
SELECTING HEN FOR LAYING
First Essential Is to Note Whether
Fowl IS FANCY or BIccky-For-
mer Produces Eggs.

There are several things which
should be considered in selecting hens
for layers. shape and size, color of
head furnishings. actions of the indi-
viduai, pelvic bone test.
The first thing to notice concerning
the shape is as to whether or not the
hen is rangy or blocky. A blocky
hen indicates meat producer, while
the more rangy one indicates the pro-
duction of eggs. Since the develop
uent of the eggs to a large extent
takes place in the region of the body
below the broad part Of the back that
part of the body should be broader
than the fore part. This gives to the
body a V-shaped appearance as
viewed from the top. the small part of
tle V lying to the front. When hen
is in heavy laying condition her abb
comen is lower than the breast line
This gives the body the appearance of
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
NUING2a59'
POULTRY NOTES.

y variety of grain is always bet
ter than steady diet of one kind.
Many a guinea fowl has passed for
prairie chicken upon stylish hotel
tables
Chickens should not be kept inside
the house during bright. sunshiny
weather.
The incubator catalogues are almost
certain to bring on acute attacks of
chicken fever.
The only way to tell which of your
hens are paying their way is by the
use of trap nests.
Many a poultry disease traces its
. origin to improper ventilation or lack
of protection from the weather.
Leg bands are not expensive and
at the same time they are a great
convenience in marking poultry.
When the brooder chicks seem very
thirsty, wild for water. let them drink
end feed very lightly while so fever
lsh.
The average egg record for all the
pullets and hens in the United States
would probably not be 70 eggs in a
year.
Have everything convenient Steps
saved in the care of poultry will mean
that much less labor Labor costs
money.
Cook some beans or peas. mix them
with wheat bran and feed twice
week and see if you don't get lot
more eggs.
1t is perfectly natural for chickens
to run at large. and, if the weather
be suitable they are much stronger
for doing so.
Many a setting of eggs has been
spoiled by making the nest on the
floor where the wind can come up
through the cracks under the old
mother hen.
A hen should not be set on more
than fifteen eggs. The writer has al
ways made much better success by
using 13 eggs to a hen unless she is
unusually large. If given too many
eggs hens are sure to break some try
mg to cover all.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
Roosts for the Asiatics.

Roosts for Brahmas or Cochins
should not be more than a foot above
ground. Being very heavy birds they
cannot easily fly. and it is better that
they should not be compelled to.
Some breeders do not allow them to
roost at all, but instead heavily bed
the floor of the pen and allow the
fowls to squat wherever they feel in
lined.
But in allowing them to roost on
the floor, care must be taken that
there are no draugbts, which often is
the case if the doors do not fit tightly
Leaves or cut straw make good bed
ding for such fowls, and if each morn
Ing the droppings are collected the
birds will do as we'll on the floor as on
roCstS
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30

carcass, has made a demand for the
breed for broiler purposes. Unless
one is breeding for high-grade exhibit
ton specimens, the Whites come suf-
ficiently true to answer all practical
purposes. In habit they are almost
identical with the Rocks, doing well in
small quarters. Being also good lay
ers, as tie American class goes, the
breed can be commended 10 the city
lot fancier and to people wanting ia
BILE fowl and eggs for family supplies.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
Just Saved from Starvation.

A moving tale of the sea was told
the other day when 81 castaways from
the sailing ship Deccan. which was
wrecked off the extreme south OF the
South American coast, reached Liver
pool They stated that the Deccan
was lost in a violent gale and that they
managed to reach an uninhabited Is
land in the boats. They had no food.
clothing or implements, and or search
ing the island were Mortified to find
a number of skeletons. believed to be
those of shipwrecked sailors. They
lived for IL days on mussels and other
shellfish, and had no shelter but tent
made from sail. On the twelfth day
they were rescued In a starving con-
dition by a sailing vessel and taken
to Punta Arenas. No lives were lost
in the wreck on the island.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30

our children, and an equal chances
at the higher government positions
for our people. We no longer wish. to
be treated as dependents and inferi-
ors."
But l ventured to inquire, do not
the new reform laws which have been
promulgated this very week show the
purpose Of the government to deal
fairly, and give the people a larger
and larger measure of seff-govern.
ment?"
yes, they are good as far as they
CO." was the reply, but they don't go
very far in giving India to the In
dams"
My own opinion is that they do go a
coed ways in this direction, perhaps
quite as far as It is wise to go at pres
ent, and that they will do not little
to satisfy the reasonable desires of all
but the extremists.
1t Is interesting to note that the
rulers of the native states, of which
there are over six hundred, the rajahs
and maharajahs, are a unit in their
desire to uphold the authority of the
British. They realize that their only
hope for peace and prosperity, and the
security of their rather shadowy
crowns, is in the over-lordship of come
strong foreign power; and If this au-
thority were withdrawn. the different
nationalities would get at each others
threats like so many Kilkenny cats.
Realizing this, maharajah of Cash
mere has deported the agitators from
his state, and has absolutely forbidden
any meetings Of their sympathizers.
The gaekwar of Banoda has done thu
same thing. The chief justice Of the
native state of Bharatpur. Christian
convert and leading figure at the
recent Christian Endeavor convention
at Agra. told me most emphatically
that his rajah and he himself would
greatly deploTe any weakening of the
British authority; that. on the whole.
it was just and fair, and infinitely
better than the state OF things in
former days.
Famines still occur, but they are
nothing to what they were GEN.
fury or two centuries ago. Warren
Hastings, for instance, In ITO report
ed a famine that swept off one-third
of the population Of Bengal. killing
three millions of people In that one
province, ard leaving hundreds of vii
lagos utterly desolated. Horrible as
some recent famines have been. moth
ing like that is to-day possible, for
the excellent railway system OF India
can now hurry supplies across the PEN
insula in two days. and an intelligent
If somewhat too patriarchal govern
ment looks after it's children. so far
as possible, in all parts Of the mighty
empire.
The personal equation in the unrest
in India must not be forgotten. The
rude. boorish. overbearing treatment
of natives by Europeans has much to
do with 1t. II Englishmen and indeed
all foreigners would use little moro
tact and considerateness in their per-
sonal dealings with natives, treating
them not as an inferior creation or as
dogs of the street. as some do. II
they would use little more OF the
gentle suavity with this polite and
subservient race for which the prince
of Wales pleaded on his recent visit to
India. the unrest in India would be
sensibly reduced, and the rule OF the
dominant race would be far more Sc
cure in the days to come.
Copyright. 1870 by Joseph B. BowiesJ
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
Story About Satolll.

A story is told of the late Cardinal
francesca Satolli's visit to Scranton
some years ago. on the occasion of
the Ri. Rev Bishop NJ. ]. Hoban's
conservation. During his stay In the
upstate city he inspected the Catho-
lie college there, and after addressing
the boys gave them a blessing. hold
ing his right hand aloft. In the man.
ner of churchmen, with the rst and
second fingers extended.
Now, boys" he said, on concluding
the blessing, II am privileged to an.
nounce that you may hav holiday"
A quick-witted Celt. observing the
two fingers still extended. smilingly
piped up:
1.-TWO, Cardinal Satolli."
Yes, two" laughed the cardinal.
catching the idea which prompted the
boy to put the query. but at the same
time lowering his hand.-Philadelph
Times
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
Childish Wisdom.

The young daughter of a popular
Chicago clergyman some time ago
manifested quick wit. Her father had
gone on a brief holiday with a bust
ness parishioner and associate, and
the talk of the children turned on the
problem of which father needed the
rare rest most sorely.
well, / think my father works the
hardest" said little Miss Business.
land his work keep him stirred up
and anxious most of the time"
Your father may work the hard
est in one way" was little Miss Cler-
gymans answer, at once thouyntfui
and diplomatic, but l think he gets
more rest as he goes along. You see,
he can let down a little evenings and
Sundays, and if he gets cross and
nervous nobody says anything. But
my daddy has to be better than ever
Sundays and evenings, because then
everybody's taking notice and the
whole lot of us children are around
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
READING LAMP IS IMPROVED
So Constructed That 1t Will Burn Cas-
cline, Kerosene or Alcohol With
Equal BriIIiancy.

What appears to bean Improvement
on the ordinary reading lamp has been
designed by Kansas man. 1t is so
constructed that it will burn gasoline,
Kerosene. or alcohol with equal bril-
liancy, it is claimed, the only change
required being different nozzle for
each fuel. The wick can be turned up
and down, but there is no danger of
turning it too high or too low, and its
chief feature is that the inventor
claims an explosion to be impossible.
Any brilliancy up to 800 candlepower
c1n be obtained with this lamp. but
the light is shaded so that no direct
rays enter the eyes. The lamp is said
to cost less to operate than common
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
SAMPLES OF COLLEGE HUMoR
Professors Somewhat Startling Re
quest-Student PhiIosophy-care-
full Wife's Warning.

A new German professor in girls
college wishing to detain one of the
students. said: "Oh, Miss -, may
hold you minute after class?"
This advice was given by one of the
students to her mates: Girls, take
all the courses you can with the mer
professors, for the women of the fac
ulty try to find out how much you
know, and the men try 10 show Of
how much they know"
The wife of one of the professor
warned him as he went off to officiate
at a funeral one rainy day: Now
John, don't stand with your bare heae
on the damp ground you'll surely
catch old."-Life.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
Offices Of Leading India Newspaper, Bombay.

IN the part of Lord Morley, the secre-
AIRY for India. and Lord Mimic, the
riceroy. to allay the unrest which for
rears has been seething in some parts
If the empire.
These legislative reforms have add
ID greatly to the power Of the nom
,ffice holding part of the population.
IN Bengal, for instance, the legislative
council will consist of AS members.
Of whom only IT will be officials. OF
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
Hard Metal Wanted.

Prof Henry Louis, addressing tn
Institution of Civil Engineers in Lon
don recently, said that one of tn,
greatest needs at the present moment
in the history of mining, is a meta
that shall be strong, tough, and yer,
considerably harder than quartz TIL,
production of such material, he be
lieved. would conduce more to tn,
technical advancement of severa
branches of mining than almost an,
other discovery that could be named
The metal is needed as a substitut,
for diamonds in drills.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
FOUNTAIN BRUSH IS LATEST
Works on Same Principle as Pen
Handle Acts as Reservoir for
Ink or Paint.

Everybody has heard of the fountain
pen and knows the principle on which
it works, but it has remained for a
Michigan man to invent a fountain
brush. The brush works on the same
principle as the pen. A hollow handle
acts as reservoir for the marking
fluid-paint, ink or whatever it may be
At the lower end of this handle is a
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
Wire Chicken Coop.

high 1t is covered with close woven
poultry netting The wooden strips
are two inches square, says a writer
in an exchange. The frame as shown
requires bracing unless the poultry
netting is made diamond mesh and
drawn very tight. The door is made
by lacking a piece of netting over a
light frame. 1t is easily moved about
and the chickens can have fresh
ground every day. 1t will hold fifty
chickens and give them plenty of
room for several weeks. put small
box that is rooted over in one corner,
which makes good roost and a shell
ter from the rain.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
Your Great GRANDMOTHER Made soap.

She would fill a barrel with wood
ashes, let rain water seep through
them to make I've. and then have q
soap boiling day, using all the bacon
rinds and scraps Of fat meat and
grease she had saved. She made soft
soap. Nowadays women don't have tc
ruin their tempers and their health
and their looks making soap, or toilins
all day over the washing. Easy Tasf
soap-a pure, white laundrvsoap made
of clean tallow. cocoanut oil. boras
and naphtha does the hard work in the
laundry and everywhere else in the
house that a safe and sure cleaner il
needed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30

They will stick to the gum on ~.
stamps and shall carry them home
ana maybe be laid up with a spell Of
sickness"
The girl gave the stamps another
iitNe push and he showed them back
What do you want me to do?" she
asked.
Take these stamps back" said ba
ana lay out hve more. gummy side
up. as the government directs"
She obeyed- He folded the slip. still,
gum side out. and put It In his nocte,
he went home. wrote letters till he'd.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
GOOD WHITE Wy4NDOTTE HEN
Undot dly Strongest Competitor Of
Plyr 9TH Rock-ExcelIent Layers
and Good Broi;ers.

The Wyandotte is undoubtedly the
strongest competitor of the Plymouth
Rock, which it has not as yet eclipsed,
but is running it a neck-and-neck race
in many localities. The color scheme
is identical with that of the White
Rock, the standard calling for snow
white plumage and yellow skin and
legs. By careful selection and breed
ing the better strains of White Wyan-
dottes show an almost total absence
of dark pin feathers; this. coupled
with their early maturity and plump
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
Chicken Pests.

Chickens are attacked by a number
of parasitic insects and nits, the most
common being various species OF
chicken lice, chicken fleas and ticks.
These pests when present in great
numbers are great drain upon
upon the energy of the birds.
Spray the hen house walls with
kerosene or use a white-wash to which
carbolic acid has been added in the
proportion of four ounces to one gal
lon of white-wash. Pyrenthrum powder
or other suitable dust insecticide may
be applied TO the bodies OF the poul-
fry
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30

however. consists of a sloping jaw
pivoted to a loop which passes ovel
the head of the wrench and holds the
jaw firmly in place. thus Transforming
the utensils into a tool by which &
good grip may be obtained on a pipe
or any other round object. The jaw
attachment can be quickly adjusted OF
removed and the spring loop holds il
as tight as if it was fixedly jointed to
the tool. These wrenches are attrac
lively made in nickled or notified fin
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
ChimneyIess Lamp.

oil burner. yet to give about 90 times
the amount of light. There is no chin
ney TO break and no wick to trim and
the design is such that it can be
quickly and easily cleaned. All smoke,
dirt or disagreeable odors are said to
be eliminated, and as the center of
gravity is below the handle the lamp
Is difficult TO upset.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
An IeIe of SULPHUR.

One of the most extraordinary
islands in the world is located in the
Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. The
small bit of land is called White island.
and consists mainly of sulphur, the lat
ter mixed with gypsum and other min
erals. The island is about three miles
in circumference and rises about one
thousand feet above the sea. The sui
phur from White island is very pure
and efforts have been made TO obtain
it for commercial use.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
Fountain Brush.

cylindrical opening into which the
brush is inserted, the upper end of the
brush closing the inside end of this
chamber and the liquid flowing down
through a spring operated valve and
filling the lower part of the chamber
which tapers to an opening just large
enough for the tip OF the brush to pass
through. A coiled tube admits air tc
this chamber.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30

The man who keeps a watchful eye
,u the federal government bought five
postage stamps. The drug store cash
Yer laid them down, picture side up,
xhereupon the customer coniounded
aer with his knowledge of the govern
nent. He unfolded a newspaper and
pointed to a headline: Stamps must
We delivered gummy side up"
See that?" said he. by laying
Town stamps the way you did you are
oading me up with germs. This win
low sill may be alive with germs.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
AmaIualine for Joints.

Amalgaline, designed for making
Joints in plumbing and other lead
work is a very thin ribbon or easily
fusible metal that, having been treated
with a composition to prevent oxida-
ton, is placed between the surfaces
to be iointed, and on the application
of heat melts and causes the otb%r
metals to amalgamate at a tempera-
ture below their normal melting point.
The process is adapted for Joining
brass and copper parts to lead pipe,
uniting pieces of lead pipe, and many
other purposes.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
Shade for YOUNG Chicks.

find that burdock leaves make a
fine shade for young chicks. Planted
early they grow with the chicks and
the little ones find shelter from the
hot sun and from passing showers I'M
der their broad leaves. says writer
in an exchange.
OF course this is a weed many peo-
pie very much dislike and If it is to be
got rid of, simply cut them off snug to
the ground and apply to teaspoonful of
coal oil and they will be dead for all
TIM