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The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1911-11-14

many pupils, who by rights a IL d
within accordance with the mean
ing of the law, should have eight
additional teachers Cat the rate of
35 pupils per teacherD The grand
total as will also be observed shows
an average of ~ pupils to the teach
er, which as our readers can easily
see is a trife more than the required
IS. If the Department permits its
teachers to be over crowded at this
rate, and continues the present sal
AIRY schedule, there will likely be
considerable difficulty i'll explain
ing to its teachers the full meaning
of the law, and the securing o f
teachers necessary for the best ad-
ministration of our schools. The
enrollments of the various schools
are as follows:
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1911-11-14
To Mr.. Cropp

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The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1911-06-17
IPUJIgqM rLg21Y
GalIS11dS ESW

Regularity in feeding should be the
plan.
The hen that will not scratch is not
a well one.
II is generally estimated that broil-
ers shrink about a half pound when
dressed
Poultrymen make a regular practice
OF raising roots. cabbage and lettuce
for their laying hens.
The best food for sitting hens is
whole corn, with plenty OF pure wa.
ter, grit and charcoal.
A loafer IN the hen house is not
desirable companion for good,
strong. healthy. busy b as.
II there are two toms IN the flock
and they don't agree. shut up one one
day and the other the next
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1911-06-17
TWO CAUSES OF LlMBERNEcK
Usually Brought by Fowls Eating De-
eayed Meat Full Of Maggots--AIso
by PtomaIne Poison.

Limberneck is an infection that is
usually caused by fowl eating decayed
meat full of maggots Some assert
II Is also result Of ptomaine poison
ing. The remedy is turpentine, and
the following is good treatment:
Mix a tablespoonful in an equal
amount CT warm water, and pour into
the crop. Follow by filling the crop
nearly full with warm water. and
then, holding the fowl by the feet,
head down, gently work out the en-.
tire contents. When thoroughly
cleaned give a tablespoon of castor
oil and allow the fowl TO remain quiet
by Itself until recovered. To prevent
this trouble, at least once week
make a careful inspection OF the range
TO see that no dead. decaying animal
bodies are laying about breeding mag
COTS.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1911-06-17
TRAP NEST EASILY WORKED
Simple Continuance d Operated BY
Weight o. Hcn--FowI 10 Re-
moved From the Top.

IN the illustration herewith Il shown
the simplest form Of trap nest imag.
Unable, says the Orange Judd Farmer
The hen alighta on the running board
and walks toward the nest When
she approaches the point r her weight
depresses that end OF the board and
iisconnects the support ID, which
falls Of its own weight Then when
she steps into the nest. the board
being heavier on the outside and
hinged at A. tips until tho opening to
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1911-06-17
capons Pay Best.

A few years ago capons were sell
dom found on sale except in some
OF the more exclusive markets. IN
the largest cities. This was largely
because poultry raisers have only In
recent years learned that caponlzing
Insures not only a higher price per
pound for their fowls, but an increase
In weight for each bird. A capon not
lnfroquently attains a weight OF from
fourteen to sixteen pounds. or prac.
ideally twice that OF the ordinary
rooster OF the same breed. And with
ether conditions similar the meat 10
ilways sweeter, always tender aud
psually just Fat enough 70 make
Rood appearance and readily salable
A from four 10 elk cents pound
shove TINT OF ordinary poultry.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1911-06-17
corn and plymouth Rooks.

A hen should not have very
great quantity of corn. II soon makes
her too fat. This is especially true
Of the larger fowls. The Leghorn is
more of runabout and seldom gets
too far for good laying, but Plymouth
Rocks are not to be trusted with too
much corn before them.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1911-06-17

tom, bent so as to At into the drinking
water pan and remain upright This
leaves ample room for the hens to
reach the water to drink. but pre-.
vents their getting into the pan. BY
setting the pan Oh platform about
ten inches above the floor 1t will be
out OF the way of litter when the
hens are scratching.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1911-06-17
COOP FOR HENS AND CHICKS
Common A-shaped Affalr 10 Easily
Constructed and Can BE Made
Without Any Floor

The accompanying illustration
shows common A-shaped coop used
for hen and chickens. II is quickly
and easily made, says the Homestead.
As shown in the illustration It is three
feet wide, two feet from front TO
back and two feet high. The cross.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1911-06-17

ftnnIa|n Go Arranged That
Hens Cannot Scratch L|ktf
and Dirt into Pan.

When the hens are shut up n lhe
house. lhoy are very apt 20 scratch
dirt into the drinking pan and also 20
muddy up same. By standing IN II
with their feet By using about
twelve If-inch lengths Of heavy wire
the wire protector shown IN illustra.
tlon can be easily and simply made.
The wire Is joined together at the top
by winding with a piece Of malleable
wire. and the wires are then bent
outward IN the form shown at the bot.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1911-06-17
A.shaped Coop.

pieces nailed on the front side are
three inches apart Ordinarily n
coop Of this kind is made with a
door, although this is not absolutely
necessary. II Il Is not foored care
must be taken 10 have II placed where
water viii not enter in case OF heavy
rains.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1911-06-17

the nest is closed The hen is re.
moved from the top of the nest. which
is then set as shown ia the cut.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-21
FLY SPREADS rEADLY GERM
Or. FIexner and Aid Of Rockefeller
institute Discover DIssemlnator
of Infantlle Disease.

New York.-Experiments carried on
an the laboratories of the Rockefeller
Institute of Medical Research have
demonstrated beyond reasonable doubt
that the virus Of infantile paralysis is
carried from the sick to the well by
the common house fly.
1t had been really understood the
poisonous element of the disease la
transferred from those suffering from
1t to persons brought In contact with
the patients; also that healthy persons
carry the virus from the sick to the
we'll. But in thinly settled sections of
the country the disease has spread In
a manner that could not be accounted
for by any of the foregoing 9 of
transmission. This led to the sus-
picion that the common fly was the
carrier, and resulted in experiments
which have been and are still being
carried on by DR.. Simon Flexner, di.
rector of the institute, assisted by
Paul f. Clark, Phi. D.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-21

lea OF the Scotch sailors remains. The resolution
called for an appropriation of $4,000 to pay the
expenses. Then the fun began. The Knockers In
the house declared that the commodore wss buried
deep In a cemetery under million-dollar business
structures on the Rue Grande Aux Bellies or on
the Rue des Ecluses Saint Martin or on several
other rues which they could not pronounce.
Congress in its humor had the aid and jocose
correspondents, who saw the rare Jest in the bones
search and made the most of it. And here recoL
lection brings a blush of contrition to the cheeks
of one who followed in the train. Members said
and correspondents wrote that the French doubtless
grady would allow their business palaces to be un-
dermined and toppled to ruin on the payment OF
$4,000 of Yankee cash.
II Yankee cheek, the representatives said, aided
by French politeness. could accomplish the purpose
of building demolition, there would be small chance
of separating Jones' bones with any certainty of
identity from those CT the French sleepers In the
old cemetery. One scofter suggested with fine irony
that there might be a bit of the original Scotch
skull left, and that Sidney Smiths rule might be
applied to make positive the Identification.
Mr.. Rainey was undisturbed. He was not even
moved to surrender when suggestion was made that
If the $4,000 were sent over to some French grave
digger he would find the old sea dogs bones and
sailors autograph in the tibia Of the left leg TO
do 1t. -
1t was two years on the way, but the last laugh
came, and ii was Mr.. Rainey who had II. His
colleagues made amer for their scof1ng and their
scorning, and now another Jester of the past writes
belated word of contrition.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-21
Ocean Liner Is Held While Porter In
Taxi Speeds to Ship With
Wealthy Woman's Lingerie.

New York.-Miss Elenor Spang. .
wealthy unmarried woman, who owns
. house In Washington and another
In Paris and who recently has been
q guest of the Hotel Plaza. was
booked to sail on the Kronprinz VIII
helm.
For several days past she had
oVerseen the packing of her is trunks
by her French maid, Celeste. who un-
derstands little English. She had
placed some of her lingerie In a suit
case to have by her in her cabin.
When 1t came to packing her fish
ing implements-for Miss Spang Is q
great fisherwoman-she told Celeste
to leave out the longest reel"
Celeste thought she meant the
lingerie"
When Miss Spang arrived at the
ship, accompanied by Max Thompson
assistant manager of the Plaza, she
found on looking over her baggage
that the suit case containing the
lingerie was missing. She became
panic-stricken. No, 1t was absolutely
impossible for a lady to sail under
such conditions. She must have
those things.
What should she dor Sailing time
was only 20 minutes away.
Thompson dashed to a phone.
called up a porter at the Plaza, gave
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-21
WILL FIND DEFORMITY

school children in Chicago, is three
per cent. My examinations, however,
were made without removing the
clothing, and SO the real figures may
be higher.
Sometimes the curvature is con.
genial; sometimes it comes from rick.
etts; often the position which a child
assume in school is the cause. The
child has a slight deafness in one ear,
an astigmatism in one eye too slight
to be noticed. or perhaps Is simply
weak. Sitting all the time in some
crooked position day after day and
year after yea will develop q good
case Of curvature.
The only way to effect a cure is to
begin the treatment early. Hence
mothers. family physicians and nurses
should examine children very careful
ly, and especially carefully when the
child complains of some weakness or
shows signs of being always tired"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-21
THE COOLEST PLACE ON EARTH

What is said to be the coolest place on the globe
10 the region of Verkholelsk, Siberia. Here Is a
convict station, but during most OF the year no
guards are needed to keep the prisoners from run
ming away, for in the more severe portions of the
winter no living creature can remain In the open,
and during the three most severe months, when
the temperature sometimes falls to So degrees be-
low zero, no one dares to venture out for more
than a few moments at a time.
Ordinary steel tools will snap like glass. and
unseasoned wood becomes almost as hard as
steel. When one breathes a powder like the very
finest snow falls at ones feet. 1t is said that there
are less forms OF insect life here than elsewhere
in the world, and some OF those found are not
found elsewhere, seemingly having been created
especially to inhabit such a frigid region,
Some OF the signal-service officials declare that
most OF the severe cold waves that sweep across
the North American continent have their origin In
Verkholensk. The wind blows a perfect gale almost
all the time, and that discomfort, added to the low
temperature. would certainly make this a very IN.
pleasant place in which to spend the winter.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-21
FEET ARE AWKWARD
Great Many English Women Are
Pigeon oed.
Neiohbcrs From France Declare They
Should Have School for Teach
Ing of Foot Deportment-Hob.
BILE Skirt Blamed.

London.-The Englishwoman would
ne the most graceful woman in the
world IL she could only learn the
graceful management OF her feet.
This, In effect. was the verdict of a
party of Frenchwomen who visited
Hyde Park. and who appeared to derive
considerable amusement from watch
ing the awkward way In which the
English women in the penny chairs
placed their feet.
"Maladroit." 'gauche," were a few
of the criticisms overheard expressed
In tones of varying intensity.
It was noticed that the ladies sitting
In the row-the objects of these com
ments-were apparently all unaware
of the criticism their feet were
causing.
Though not, perhaps, the usual
habitues of the park, they were most.
ly well dressed women, wearing the
customary "hobble" skirts and the
rather conspicuous shoes of today.
which are made in various shades OF
leather to match the stockings.
One of London's leading teachers
0A AZ oh0 Liz ldlCI IL
the day said that most English women
need a course Of feet discipline"
ut is another example Of the danger
of adopting a fashion set by a foreign
country" she said. The 'hobble'
skirt-the present mode-was evolved
by French costumers to suit French
women. and Frenchwomen are re
nowned the world round for their
graceful feet.
English women hastily adopt the
fashion without thinking that, prac-
tically for the first time In the history
of fashion, the feet form a conspicu-
GUS part OF the out ensemble. There
are no crinolines or loose plated bell
skirts to hide them.
Beyond a little drilling in the man
agement of her feet which she gets in
the h~obbledehoy, short skirted period
of her life, the English woman Is
eve taught the necessity of graceful
control of her feet.
Nov comes suddenly this tight
skirted vogue and her feet are re
vealed In all their pigeon toed OF
sprawling awkwardness. Not all OF
them, of course, for some English
women are naturally graceful from
the top of the head to the tip of the
toe.
English ONE are fully aware
that the new skirt makes smart shoes
and stockings absolutely de rigueur,
but they forget that smart shoes and
stockings draw special attention tc
the feet and make it equally compul
sorry that they should place them
gracefully"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-21
MARRIAGE ENDS BABY ATS
Owner Marries Waitress, Who lie MOI
Fond Of Children and Prefers
Families Without Them.

Brockton, Mass.-Brockton's famous
Baby Flats" built exclusively for
families with babies. will hereafter be
rented to babyless tenants, says John
Hill Bartlett. the owner, whose venture
had resulted in ex-President Roosevelt
sending him a personal letter of com.
mendation.
Two years age Mr.. Bartlett an
nounced that he saw no reason why
families should be barred from tene-
ments because they had children. A
years ago he married a waitress. Now
he says he his former opin-
ion of babies.
Mr.. Bartlett does not express him.
self as opposed to babies. but Mrs.
Bartlett frankly admits she prefers
families without them.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-21
JAPS WILL EAT FROGS LEGS
Student Returning Home From East.
ern College Takes Jumpers Along
for Breeding Purposes.

Storrs, Conu.-Kemao Inonya, a
Japanese student who has Just re-
ceived his diploma from the Connec.
ticut Agricultural college here, is on
his way back to Japan. carrying with
him. carefully Grated. a dozen of the
largest and best specimens OF bull.
frogs he has been able to gather from
the ponds in the surrounding country.
II is his intention to use them In the
propagation of the species In his ma.
tive land, where the frogs are small
and not edible.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-21

The Chicago Republican looked at the Democ-
Facy's Mississippi chieftain (now a United States
s~enator), then turned his eyes to the then sub
c%hieftain, Champ Clark of Missouri. and said:
Il wish to read a few words Of Thomas Jefferson
The chieftain looked more than a BIT startled.
II read from the Complete Writings of Jefer.
son. by Ford" went on Mr.. Boutell slowly. at
appears from this letter that Adams was Just
about to go as a business agent Of Jefferson to
London, and after giving him several commits.
sions, he writes: -
Zone further favor and I am done: to search
the Herald ONCE for the arms of my family. /
have what l have been told were the family
arms, but on what authority l know not. 1t Is
possible there may be none. If SO, | will with
your assistance become a purchaser, having
Stearnes word for 1t that a coat of arme may
be purchased as cheap as any other coat
so here we have the founder of the Democratic
party Just %dabbling, as 1t were, In syncophancy-
not very truculent as yet"
There was no quick recovery on the part of
the Democratic members from this blow, which,
while directed fair at their idol, hit them hard
In glancing. Finally, Mr.. Sulzer, the East side
statesman, recovered sufficiently to ask in what
year 1t was. that Jefferson had commissioned a
man to buy the coat Of arms. On learning that
1t was in the year 1771, Mr.. sulzer said, with an
information that showed he had found a grain of
comfort in the thought. That was Ave years
before the revolution"
The New York representatives consolation
morsel apparently was not big enough to go
round among his neighbors with an appreciable
share Of each. 1t was a bit hard to learn after
many years that the man who wrote the immortal
document beginning With ringing words about
equality had been trying to buy something which
would go to show that he was a trihe more equal"
than his neighbours; and the blow was like unto
that of a bludgeon, because 1t was shown that the
supposedly impeccable one had more than init
mated that a counterfeit coat was as good as
o genuine one II only 1t were nobly emblazoned.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-21

to get a drink of fog. The robin seized
the head of the worm in its bill and
began to pull and swallow at the same
time. The worm began to back water
Immediately and would have pulled
the hole in after II. The robin. how
ever, had a good grip and a tug-of-war
followed. The robin danced around
and tried to brace itself for a steady
pull.
The worm stretched almost to the
breaking point. And yet after several
unfnufao ~ a~frur0ilna
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-21
WOULDN'T co WITHOUT Then

Instructions where to find the -
case, and ordered him to rush to the
Twenty-third street subway line IN a
taxi. Thompson dispatched another
taxi to meet the porter on the Jersey
side. Then Thompson begged the
captain to hold the ship. The captain
agreed to wait five minutes-no more.
At four minutes past the hour for
sailing no taxi was in sight. It
looked as though Miss Spang would
not sail. But exactly at 1905 the cab
come in sight. The porter sprang out
and heayed the suit case over the
rail. and Miss Spang sailed.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-21

any human personality at all. When
he thought Of his own functions, he
said. he was appalled, by them. In
his official capacity he is responsible
for more property than anybody else
in the United Kingdom, employs far
more people than any individual or
corporation (212. 1854 at the last re.
port), p~rosecutes malefactors
every day than the public prosecutor.
and sends out every week more amin.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-21

the robin or follow its tail back INTO
the hole. II stood pat.
The robin was in Just as awkward
a position because 1t couldn't let the
worm go. Each had a hold on the
other. He looked around ~beseechingly
for help. A hoppy toad. n of the
first Of the season. who was out grub
bling. having enjoyed the tug-ofwar
from the start. made a bee line for the
contestants and neatly bit the worm
In two. The robin few OF with the
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-21

pany business for every sort of par
eel, from a halfpenny packet up to
shipments Of eggs. dressed poultry
and fresh fish.
He collects all the worn copper
coins for the British treasury. He
has factories for making his supplies
and an electric central station OF mis-
own in London for lighting his Offices,
bringing the current through his ca
BILE ducts.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-21
ChiId's Curved Spine Often Es-
capes Doctors Scrutiny.
pressmakers' Measurements Disclose
Defect When the Time for Any
Effective Treatment Of Trouble
Has Passed.

Chicago.-'T your child has a back
ache and your doctor can't cure it
send for the dressmaker; she knows
more than the doctor about crooked
backs"
Such lie the advice given by Prof
Henry D. Thomas of the Northwest
ern University Medical school In q
lecture to the members Of the Chica
go Visiting Nurse association at the
Wesley hospital.
TN the clinic records there are the
histories Of 1000 cases of ~bowed-legs
and 5000 cases of scoliosis. or curva.
ture Of the spine, which were treated
Id the last ten years." he continued.
I'm the ase Of spinal trouble the dis
ease began when the child was from
three to eight years old usually.
mo one knew anything of the dis.
ease in many cases until the child was
old enough to go to the dressmaker
Then 1t is too late for any effective
treatment. The girls mother-girle
have rs per cent. of the cases--neveT
sees 1t, the family doctor oyerldyAs 1t
and not until the dressmaker begins
to do some measuring does the de
formity appear. Once started, / b
process continues with terrible
fects.
THE number of children who d
from this disease is very large.
estimators state that 1t is as his
go per cent; others place the
as low as two per cent. My own
lation, based on an examination q
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-21
SURELY MAN OF MANY JOBS

in, take care of your savings. sell you
an annuity, . postal order or a for
eign draft, invest you spare capital
in a nice little government bond and
pay a weekly pension to your aged
mother or aunt.
He carries letters and other mail
matter, transmits kilograms, cable
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-21
No Helm.

No Help.
A st. Louis travelling man. making his first trip
through North Dakota. woke up one May morning
to find the ground white with snow,
For Heavens sake" he asked the hotel clerk
disgustedly. when do you have summer out In
this country"
Il don't know" replied the clerk, IT have only
been here II months."-Success
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-21
TOAD AIDS DISTRESSED ROBIN
How the Two Divided Reluctant Angie
Worm ls Graphically Described
Bird Got lts Share.

Bridgeport, Gonna big red robin
on Wood avenue bit OF more than it
could swallow. Perhaps It would be
more accurate to say that 1t tried to
swallow more than II could bite on.
Cock robin in looking over q fine big
lawn for his breakfast fell upon what
looked TO him like . good meal in a.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-21
British Postmaster General Can Not
Do Said to Be an Idle
individual.

The British postmaster general Is
what Londoners call q universal pro-
WIDER. a regular department store Of
public functiona
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-21

barn. their feed selected scraps from
the table. With these they have pros
pered and with clock-like regularity
have furnished a neat income. Eggs
in Wallace during the months past
have ranged from rs to so cents. Fig
ured at the low price, the twelve hens
made a gross earning in the twenty
eight weeks of $40.