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FEEDING BY THE HOPPER

FEEDING BY THE HOPPER
l have received more letters re-
Gently, asking about the hopper meth
Cd of feeding fowls than Is possible
for me to answer personally. Hence
my reply through the columns Of the
Farmer. There is a general feeling
among poultrymen against mashes,
especially hot or warm mashes | ana
of the opinion that the more hot
mashes We give fowls the more robp
We will have. | have long since dis
continued the practice of feeding
mashes and prefer the hopper meth
od l find there is a great gain in
feeding all dry feed by this method
1t requires considerable skill TO
properly feed mashes. The hopper
method is not nearly SO complex and
yet saves time, feed, labor and i'm
proves the growth of youngsters and
increases the egg yield.
You can feed large number OF
fowls as quickly as small number.
and then if you have a small flock,
and are compelled to be away during
the day, you can easily feed your
flock, in the morning before you leave
and the fowls will feed all day long
without any further attention from
the owner.
For all purposes the automatic hop
per feeders are superior to the old
style hoppers, and will be found
great saving of time, feed and money.
of exercise in feeding with the auto
matte feeders, as they are compelled
to pick the "plunger" before it will
feed the grain In fact they are q
great improvement over the old hop
per-. C. Clipp, in the Indiana
Farmer
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THE SPIRIT OF AMERICA.
WillPOwer the Secret of American Success
Declares Henry Van Dyke.

Henry Van Dyke recently delivered
notable series Of lectures at the
Sorbonne. in Paris, on "The Spirit Of
America" The fourth and most in
teresting one of this series forms the
basis OF an article in the American
Magazine, in the course of which Pro-
fessor Van Dyke has the following to
say in explanation of the fact that
the United States as country Is so
much more prosperous than any State
in Mexico or South America. where
the resources Of the country are
equally as rich:
"The astonishing industrial ad-
vance of the United States and the
predominance of this motive in the
national life come from the third ele-
ment in the Spirit of America, will
power, that restless energy of nature
which drives toward activity and ef-
ficiency. The man who does things
is the man whom the average Ameri-
can admires.
mo doubt the original conditions
Of the nations birth and growth were
potent in Transforming this energy
into forces of 2 prscticaland materiaa
kind. A new land o11efed the oppor-
tunity, a wild land presented the nee
essity, a rich land held out the re-
ward, to men who were eager to DO
something.
but though the outward circun,-
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A POULTRY HOUSE.

In making a poultry house, care
should be taken to make its walls
proof against the wind. IT is the lit
tie draught that strikes a hen that
gives her roup, catarrh and such dis
eases. Make the north, west and east
sides perfectly tight and in the south
leave a big window. Cover this on
the outside with poultry wire fenc-
ing and on the inside tack stout mus
lin, using no glass and the house
will be light and perfectly ventilated
without any draughts to hurt the
fowls Put the perches above a plat
FORM having the platform thirty
inches from the floor. The perches
should be six or eight inches above
the platform. This gives the fowls
the entire floor space and adds to the
room in the house. A house Sx10
feet is plenty big enough for twenty
five fowls, where they are allowed
to run out of doors. Put a foot Of
straw on the floor and throw the grain
into it so the fowls must dig for it
so they will get exercise during the
cold weather. Give them a box of
grit, box of fine charcoal, a wide,
shallow box of dust and. keep plenty
Of pure water where they can get at
it. Feed wheat, corn. cats. barley
and beef scrap. Don't worry about
getting balanced ratiOns until YOU
have get tie ran Ct the business
p1r11trv
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CATCHING HAWKS.

A correspondent says there is ne
better way for catching hawks than
an ordinary steel trap, not too large.
mounted ON top of a common fence
rail, Or long pole set firmly in the
ground
1t is best located on some mOder-
ately high point in the middle OF .
wide field. where there are no trees
or other objects upon which the bird
may light. No bait is needed. Tho
trap is simply opened on top Of tho
pole, where the bird sets it off, and
is caught in the act OF alighting; Of
course. the trap must be firmly Sc
cured to the pole. The device Ii
based on the principle that birds Of
prey habitually light on prominent
objects in large open spaces where
they will have good outlook for
game. A trap we'll placed will, dur
ing one season, catch all the hawks
within radius of several miles. Owls
and other large birds are also fire.
quently found in the trap. The longer
and more substantial the pole, the
better it is.
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NOTES.

NOTES.
Fix UP all the leaks in the roof.
Il too far gone to mend with a few
boards or shingles, nail roofing paper
over the old roof. If given a coat
Of tar and then sanded. such roof
Will be weather proof for years.
Tar and sand make a fine lining for
The poultry houses, when nailed close
ly. Lice and mites will not harbor
in it, either.
Milk is as good a feed for hens
as for pigs, and will bring as much
profit
The surest way Of having the best,
is to breed from the best.
In the last twenty years imports
Of poultry to Germany, have increas-
ed from 100000 yearly, to $4,000, 900,
for the past year; this seems almost
Incredible
Note the hens that have been es-
pecially successful in brooding and
rearing chickens; don't sell them,
even if not very great layers. Give
the eggs procured from breeders TO
such hens; they will save enough
chicks to pay for their feed through
the winter.
The poultry mans worst enemy is
lice. and the greatest torment to the
poultry
Success depends almost wholly
upon management, no matter what
breed Won have
An observant swine feeder says
the sows fatten easier and quicker,
than the males, and isn't it so with
poultry Therefore the greater need
of separating the pullets from the
cockerels as soon as the sex can be
told.
Eggs can't be had without hens.
but some can take most any hen and
induce her to lay.
Remember that eggs for market
pay best in winter and that is the
time for greatest care and jealous
work in getting most out of the busi-
ness.
Use all cracked. dirty and small
eggs at home. They are all right for
this purpose but lower the price OF
consignment in the market.
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GET RID OF MONGRELS.


With the large number of useful
breeds and varieties to select from,
there is great deal to be said in
favor Of replacing "mongrel'' fowls
with some breed Of well-defined
characteristics, adaptable to small or
large space, climate and soil. Where
mongrel fowls are kept, there is NO
indication Of the capabilities of the
flock as layers and no uniformity Of
feeding possible. Some of these mon
grels may be broody for weeks togeth
er, and others may not be broody for
a sufficient time to hatch clutch" OF
eggs that are entrusted to them. Some
of the progeny will be large, some
small, some "mejum" The same TN
evenness will be present in the eggs
thrown; large, medium, small; white.
brown, mottled of she'll 1t would be
difficult. indeed, to find a mongres
that will present a more inviting
carcass for table use than a Rhode Is
land Red, Plymouth Rock or Wyan
dotte, or one that would lay as many
eggs in twelve months as a Leghorns
or a Minorca.-Farmers' Home Jour
nal.
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BY FRANK SCHlOESSER.


| many illusions. and among them the
prejudice which has prevented many
animals from being used as food.
| can most s0lemnly assert that I never
wish to taste a better dinner than a
joint Of donkey or ragout of cat
Experto crede"
On December 20 the first rats were
| bought for Peters Cafe at rs CEN
times each, and a deer from the Jar
din des Plantes for 200 francs
Christmas does not appear to have
been celebrated atPeter's Restaurant,
| but, according to the record of the
above quoted Irishman, the festival
did not pass unnoticed. He has left
the following gnotes of his experiences:
"The English here are making fee
Bile attempts TO celebrate Christmas
correctly. In an English restaurant
two turkeys had been treasured up
for the important occasion, but un-
fortunately few days ago they au-
ticipated their fate and most Ill na-
turedly insisted upon dying. One for
tunate Briton has got ten pounds of
camel, and has invited about twenty
of his countrymen to aid him in de-
vouring this singular substitute for
turkey"
1t appears that very generally
horsefesh was eaten in the place of
beef and cat was called rabbit" +"
Both, however, were said to be excel
lent, the former little sweeter than
beef, but in other respects much like
it: the latter something between rab-
bit and squirrel, with flavor all its
own. Those who had cats with phi
lop-ogenitive proclivities were recon-
mended, instead Of drowning the kit
tens, TO eat them. Either smothered
in onions or in ragout they were ex-
cellent. A French writer of the pc
riod says that he will ever feel CRATE
full to Bismarck for having taught
him that ca. served up for dinner is
the right animal in the right place.
Francisque Sarcey Indignantly pro-
tested against the practice of eating
dogs. Hunger, however, knows no
law, and in November canine and fe-
line butcher shops were opened in
different parts OF Paris. Skilfully
prepared, properly skinned and
cooked, with good sauce. the dogs
proved excellent eating; their meat
was pink and delicate, and by no
means tough Canine outlets were
sold at francs each, and leg of dog
might be purchased during November
ct double that price pound.
Two good bourgeois, husband 'and
wife, had little dog Of whom they
were very fond. But a day came
when there was nothing to eat in the
house, and poor Bijou had to be
killed and cooked. His master and
in their eyes, ard during the dinner
the latter mechanically placed the
tiny rib bones on each side of her
plate Poor Bijou!" she calculated
with sigh. What treat these
would have been for him."
1t should be mentioned that many
more cats than dogs were eaten; and,
indeed, after the conclusion of the
siege scarcely catremained in Paris.
Invitingly set off with paper frills and
colored ribbons, the Partisan tabbies
were displayed for sale under the ii
tie of gutter rabbits" and as such
they met with manyeager purchasers.
Broiled and seasoned with pistachio
nuts, olives, gherkins and pimento.
pussy proved very dainty dish; and
there was a great semblance of prob
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WINTER POULTRY.

The answer to the question, Woes
Winter poultry pay? depends in =
large measure upon where your hens
are roosting. If on the bare branches
of tree, on the northeast corner OF
the barn, there can be no doubt about
it-Farmers' Home Journal.
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SELLING HENS.

1t seems when eggs are SO high in
price it is folly to sell hens, and it
is, if we sell the layers, but after a
hen has finished her clutch and wants
to sit after the middle Of August,
it is best to sell unless she is a very
fine hen. Before one breaks her OF
the notion of sitting, the feather los
ing will be here, and then by the time
she is through the moult, the winter
will arrive, so the chances of getting
her to lay before Christmas are pretty
slim.
Hens are a good price now, SO it
is better to make a rule OF selling the
hens as fast as they go to sitting and
take extra care of the remaining
hens, and the pullets.
To be sure you won't care to sell
one or two at a time, unless to some
boarding house, but as fast as they
get broody, confine them in a cool.
clean coop, give all the corn and
water they can use, three times a
day. They may be so confined for
more han a week, with good results
by that time there will be several
broody ones.
Feed and care for what is left Of
the egg promoting line, but be sure
the ones retained are all healthy and
promising, if not. they will board off
the income of the laying hens, all
through the winter. No use to keep
lazy, sluggish hens; they will do
nothing but eat, be in the way, and
because of their sluggishness, be
fairly certain to contract some dis
ease, before spring Sell them to
make room for the workers.-E. C. in
the Indiana Farmer
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The Best Proof.

Little Ted, seven years old, was
sent to the bathroom for a good
scrub" before dinner, but returned 50
quickly that his mother declared he
couldn't possibly have washed him
seaf. He replied, Truly did, moth
.er. and II you don't believe it you
can just go to the bathroom and look
at the towel. l."-Delineator.
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EXERCISE NEEDED.

The hen needs exercise the Same
as human being You can't expect
hens to have health and lay winter
eggs when huddled up in a small
space. Give them range and feed in
big scratching shed open to the
southern sun.-Farmers' Home Jour
nal.
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The Mean Man.

Wife (crossly)-Well, have Your
own way, and then you'll be salts,
fed Husband-Tm not so certain
about that. l had my own way when
married you, but I'm not salts
fied.-Judge.
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4 few years ago a maitre d'hotel
;. London restaurant gave me lit
10 ouarto book which he said might
interest me, knowing my partiality
for rastronomic curiosities.
The book is in manuscript through
inf and the title page, written In
faded gold ink, reads as follows:
LES MENUS
4 dun
Restaurant de Paris durant lie siege
Preface d'analogie Passionelle
| sur
Les Malheurs de la France
lie lendemain dun jour ou la France
aura congedie ses six cent mile soldats,
le monde sera a ellie.
A. TOUSSENEL.
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Sixty-five thousand enunerators
will take the next census.
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Conceit, explains the Chicago TrE
bune. deceiyes only its owner.
The human body contains over
1000 miles O. tuhin-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-21
EDWARDS WINS
FROMLOUIE LONG

According to reports from Port
land, Louie Long, the Spokane
lightweight, more than met his
match last night in frankie Ed.
wards of San Francisco. Louie
claimed a foul in the sixth and
quit, although the referee would
not allow it and the crowd was d.
vlded on the question.
Over-rated or undetermined is
what the Portland critics said after
the fight. It's a cinch that Long
was not under-trained for his mill
OVERTURNED would be more likely
to express his physical condition.
for Louie was in the best form of
his life when he fought Merino
here, giving the appearance of a
man who would be likely to go
stale from entertaining.
Edwards never had the reputa.
ton OF possessing a knockout wal
Top, and with Longs well known
ability to assimilate punishment It
IS hardly likely that Louie would
give IN to the clever San Fran
clscan unless he was a sick man
or was fouled by his opponent
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-21
SP09RFT : SPICE
WILL THE LIeHTWEIGHrs MEET?


After all, it andA
will
the lightweight title Sid
nit either for San
and the fight between ghweghs
Angeles down 45
permit Jeff and Johnson
but they do not willing allow
the 20 round limit
The San Mateo
OF
getting in their work against the
Hester has the
affairs mixup will
is made
McCarey of Los Angeles has landed the plum
is KAUFMAN WAKING UP?
Is Albert Kaufman heavyweight
the Morpheus thadom
or is Jack OBren ready for the discard?
According Philadelphia
all the their
Californian a
walop that had the old timer
The Jack
the fsc losing his cunning
the six When he
pha the dis.
This may be unnecessarily harsh
meager and 1t develop that
and real live member For the sake of the friends
Californian
ship let us hope that Kaufman has arrived"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-21

The ladies' night at the Y. NJ. c.
A. last night was the biggest and
most successful event of the kind in
the history of the association. Over
700 spectators crowded into the
gymnasium to witness the many
events, while many were turned
away.
In addition to the athletic compe-
tition, Miss Winnifred Fair Foote
charmed everyone with her Mexi-
can and Spanish dances, "Jota' and
the "Matador's' dance bringing
down the house. Fencing Instructor
Dennison and Messrs. Smith,
Henry and Dean, his pupils, and
Boxing Instructor Zircher and W.
A. Moore entertained the crowd
with the foil and padded gloves.
Thirty-eight contestants entered
the competitions last night, the
horizontal bar, parallel bar and ele-
plant vaulting being the events in
which the members of the three
squads competed. Sixty possible
points were allowed, each man be-
ing given two exercises on each
piece of apparatus, with a possible
10 points attached to each exercise.
The winners of the events, with
their points. follow: A or novice
class-A. Wallace, 81; E. Turner,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-21
EASY
FOR HOLLAND

Jimmy Mcpherson proved to be
no match for Fritz Holland. the
Flying Dutchman," in their four
round go at the Retail Grocers'
smoker last night at the Masonic
temple. Mcpherson took the count
OF nine in the first round from a
slap on the jaw and in the third
went to sleep for keeps when Hol-
land beat him to it with a WALTON
on the chin.
George Brechin, the lightweight
wrestler of the S. A. A. c., had lit
tie difficulty in defeating Reisz. the
champion of the two Dakotas.
George securing the first fall in
four minutes and winning the sec,
ond bout on responsiveness.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-21
WAS ANSON SLATED FOR JOB?

Danny Shay, who has just return
ed from a trip through the east,
was in New York when the Ma.
tional league elected Tom Lynch
president after a protracted ses-
sion. 1t will be recalled that Pop"
Anson'S name was mentioned
among the candidates. At one time
Shay says everybody was betting
that Arson would be the man. Just
before the election McGraw met
Brush, who predicted that the vet
eran player would head the league.
Il don't believe that Brush had a
notion that the Hermann faction
would accept Lynch when he nomi-
mated him." said Shay yesterday.
You know Brush had a notion that
the Hermann faction would accept
Lynch when he nominated him."
said Shay yesterday. you know
Brush and Lynch have always been
pretty thick, and l expect that
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-21

Tommy Ryan has a mania for
oranges. Before going to bed ev-
cry night he gets away with at
least three or four. .....
Mexican Pete Everett, who once
tried to fight Jeffries, is down in
Los Angeles asking for a fight. He
may be matched with Jim Flynn.
Jim Flynn barely escaped a
knockout one night in Los Angeles
at the hands of Battling" John
son, the big Swede whom he
whipped three or four times. In
the eighth round of 10 round bat
tie Johnson let one go from his
hip and caught Jim a bit high on
the jaw. The fireman went down
for the count of nine and a baby
could have put him out when he
came up. His hands were at his
sides and his head was dizzy. John
son stood over his opponent until
the referee had counted five. He
was already with the big knock
out drop when Jim should come
up. AS the referee said "Five," a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-21
PERSONAL STORIES OF MEN
IN THE WORLD OF SPORT

This Cyclone" Thompson, who
wants to fight Nelson, has been
chased out of almost every fight
ing state. Thompson is a cyclone
all right so far as taking punish
ment is concerned. Jimmy Burns
George Memsic) took a decision
over him in 20 rounds. Thompson
was sight to behold at the fin
ish. His wife was present at the
ringside encouraging her husband
to stick it out"
Ever see grizzly bear? Jeff
in bathing suit.
Tommy Burns is looking after
"Boer" Unholtz over meath the
Southern Cross. Strange things
have happened and Unholz may
make carfare home. Ask Jimmy
Burns.
Sam Langfords favorite express
sion when asked what he thinks
about his coming fight is, Jus
leah it to Sam, jus leah it to
Sam"
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Brush had no thought of getting his
friend elected. My opinion is that
Brush nominated Lynch just to feel
Hermann and Dreyfus out, and
after he had been turned down he
intended to nominate Arson, and
win out with him. l think Brush
was as much surprised as anybody
when the Hermann crowd said
they would stand for Lynch. But
Lynch will make a good president.
He is fine man and will run
things as they should be. His cleo
ton was very popular"
Shay picked up some players for
his Kansas City club while away,
but not enough to start league.
Danny found that the clubs were
crazy about disposing of their best
men. He could have signed any
number Of "bushers" without any
class, but he was not looking for
that sort Of PLAYERS,
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won the July handicap. Keane's
record of II 2-5 seconds for the dis
lance has never been equaled.
Two years later, August 90, 1900,
he awoke the blase Britishers by
clearing % feet 6 inches in a run
ming broad jump on the grass, with
out takeoff, at Grassmore, and no
one has ever equaled the perform.
ance.
Keane has retired from competi.
ton and is coaching the Syracuse
track team, and while turning out
good performers, he is apparently
unable to reproduce in his pupils
that driving start which made his
name famous on the cinder path,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-21

engaged in numerous other fights
in Canada which were uniformly
successful.
kearns has named Freddie
Weeks as Merino's opponent be-
cause Weeks is a friend of Rick
ards and Tex would be more likely
to give the Denverite a chance.
Don't think that because / am
writing to Richard that I necessar-
lily figure him to pull off the fight
in Salt Lake City," stated Kearns
last night. Il am corresponding
with Gleason in regard to the pre-.
liminary, and if there is a chance
to secure a match for Merino I will
be working at both ends of the pro-
noting partnership"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-21

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Jan. 20.-Over
in Merrie England, where the ath-
letes prefer putting the cleaner
upon Yanks to any other pastime,
there exists couple of records
which stick in British threats like a
Goldfish bone in the gullet of a
sword swallower.
Tom Keane, as thorough a Yam
kee as ever turned a wooden nut
meg, and with twang that spells
Boston" every time he opens his
trap, is the individual who hung up
the marks at which our cousins
have been shooting in vain for
years.
September 8, 1898, Tom Keane
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Y. M. {. A. TO
DEVELOP RUNNERS

Tomorrow afternoon Peter Ter
way, track instructor of the Y. M.
G. A., will inaugurate series of
two and five mile races for his
squad. These races will be held
each Saturday afternoon at 8
o'clock. giving the long distance
men of the association a chance to
develop. Each Saturday night at
1870 o'clock the sprinters will be
given a workout on the association
floor, Terway keeping record of
the men each week until the end of
the season, when the leaders will
be awarded trophies of some kind.
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Y. NJ. C.. A. LADIES' NIGHT
OVER WHEEL MING SUCCESS

80; J. C. Gibson, 80. B or inter
mediate class-E. Hyperion, 80;
P. Hyperion. 50; w. Staples, 80.
C or advanced class-A. Hulquist,
Sc; w. Beutelspacher, ga; A. Alex
ander. So
Ribbons were awarded to the
winners of the championship
aquatic meet, the second serial ath-
letic championship meet, and Of the
New Years road race.