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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-01-13

down 10 AZ feet on the back. A roost-
ing closet. in front OF which is hung a
muslin curtain must be provided in
one end for winter use This curtain
should be hung upon a rod supported
by cleats so that IL may be removed in
summer when the curtain is not
needed
A fixed or permanent laying house
for farm flock may be constructed about
as follows: The building should be IA
feet wide and as long as is necessary
TO provide IL feet compartments which
will hold 40 TO so hens each The
partitions between these compart-
ments may be made OF netting This
building should have long and short
slope roof about feet high on the
front and u feet on the rear In the
front a window. covered with one-inch
netting. open the year around. will
furnish ample ventilation and light.
Perches should be put in at the rear
over a dropping board. in front OF
which is hung the muslin curtain TO
be dropped in severely cold weather to
confine the heat from the bodies OF
the fowls into small space. Suti
cient ventilation will be secured in the
roosting compartment through the
muslin
Mixed gravel furnishes the best
material for the aoor OF a house for
laying hens. and II changed each year I
is quite sanitary This gravel should 4
be at least six inches deep upon a firm /
n rats are troublesome \
the foundation unorl the walls OF the /
house should be made Of concrete
and a tight bottom OF concrete over
which four inches OF gravel may be
spread This gravel is covered with
six inches Of litter which must be
changed AS rapidly as Il becomes damp
or dirty
Glover Good Litter.
While straw Is quite universally
used as a scratching litter In poultry
houses. clover hay will prove more
Ell cient ard but little more expensive
20 most farms A forkful added each
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eo,sun ana Sir John Fisher.

Admiral Potter told a new one on
Sir John Fisher When Sir John was
at the head OF the British admiralty
he was most inaccessible. One day an
old boatswain appeared He would
not take no" for an answer. Finally
a secretary went into Sir Johns Of
flee. leaving the door ajar lie told
the admiral that a sailor demanded
an interview
Tell him to go TO hell" roared Sir
John
Aye. aye. sir piped the boatswain.
who stood in the doorway al re
spectful salute; Il know II meet you
there. sir. but l want 20 talk to you
now. too"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-01-13
Tnelr la.t HOP. Gone

When the minister praised the rasp-
berry jam al Mrs. Greens bountiful
Saturday night supper. he could not
imagine Why Angie and Horatio. the
twins. CARED at him SO reproachfully.
Don't you like raspberry jam. my lit
tie mani" he asked Horatio.
Yes. sir. do. and Angle does. .
said Horatio In distinctly resentful
tones. and mother told US that she
was afraid the last she made wasn't
quite up to the mark. and II you didn't
praise II. Angie and could have II for
luncheon on our bread. for Mrs Willis
and Mrs. Shedd never said word
when they ate IL. aud you've made the
when they ate IL. and you've made the
third. but now she'll use II for the
church sociables." and Horatio looked
gloomily az his twin, who returned the
look IN knd.-Youth's Companion.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-01-13
FLAX IS PROFITABLE
Wonderful Paying Proposition In
Western Canadian Prsiries.

So much Is heard OF the wheat, oats
and barley grown in the prairie lands
OF western Canada. and so much has
been told OF the wealth TO be made
out OF the raising of cattle on
the succulent and rich grasses
OF those fertile plains, that
most important product has been al
most lost sight Of. Flax Recent press
reports advise us that on one OF the
last boats 10 clear from Fort William
(at the head OF Lake SUPERIOR for
Buffalo. there were 2il, 900 bushels OF
fax valued at 1858. 220. and on another
boat leaving the same day there were
.SS.00J bushels valued at $4,000
There has been a big demand for Ca
madam fax this season, and the lake
movement has been very heavy. Flax
Is always a sure crop, and gives 10
the farmer who IS anxious for quick
return after getting on his land. the
chance he Is looking for. There is
opportunity for thousands yet. on the
free homesteads Of 100 acres. and
many Of these are available within
short distance OF the lines OF railway
that are already built or under con
struction, either on the main line or
branches Besides these free grant
lands there is an opportunity 10 pur-
chase from railway and land com
panies at reasonable prices.
The display OF western Canada's
grains In the straw as we'll as
threshed grains and grasses recently
made al St Louis was an excellent
demonstration Of what the country can
do. II proved splendid as an Illustration
OF the resources OF that vast prairie
country. which during the past year
has again proven IT'S ability TO pro-
duce excellent yields OF wheat, oats
and barley-and fax Not only this.
but the splendid herds OF cattle are
a source OF large revenue. There is
fund OF information 10 be had by
reading the Canadian government 1T
erature. copies Of which may be had
free by applying TO your nearest Ca
madam government agent
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which Will not permit the fowls 10
roost upon II. When used in a hous "a
this hopper has openings only on one
side. and IS hung against the wall.
The narrow openings permit the hens
10 eat the dry mash. but not to
scratch II out into the litter.
Dark Nests Preferable.
The darkened nest has several ad
vantages in that hens are less liable
to break and eat thei- eggs or to dis
turb each other. The nest should be
at least l2x14 inches in size and
enough nests should be provided so
that there is at least one nest for each
six hens Make the top and sides sep
arate from the bottom. so that IL
may be removed and eaei.y cleansed.
Such nests should be taken out at
least once a month and thoroughly
cleaned. The sloping top is neces-
sary 10 prevent the hens roosting
upon the nest
In providing perches many farmers
make the common mistake of not plac-
ing them on the same level Hens
naturally like the highest roost. and
will crowd each other on often. with
serious injury. six inches OF roost.
ing space for hen IS ample. Under
the perches a tight. removable drop
ping boare should be provided. which
may be regularly cleaned in winter
and may be removed entirely in sum
NOR. while th9 fowls are not using the
house 80 constantly The prime es-
.eniial IN handling poultry Tor ruc
cess is 20 keep them clean.
lost farm poultry houses are rot
eht enough TO keep the fowls sufii-
GENTLY warm. are stuffy and poorly /
soniiated and soon become h,ied With i
umcs from the droppings until they 1
ire decidedly unhealthy. Two extremes \
IRE commonly observed. either a
aree number Of fowls are crowded
MO a small. poorly constructed hen.
house or they are left TO seek their
costing places as best they can on
,ither a piece OF farm machinery nr q
table partition.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-01-13
Father OF "a. Man

Miss Amelia Austin listened with
nI'at.less attention 70 Mrs. Amasa
hlnNtgs radiant account OF the do
ilss q. lames Hunting. her husbands
!olnEc- brother who had left Wo-
pIooN rtNe-lliils in his youth and
iaa b. ome millionaire.
Where is Jim this summer" Miss
~, w inquired. at tie end OF the re
ctal
ii' has gone abroad for baths" re
Piled Nr Hunting
ant one mite surprised to hear
uia' MISS Amelia said His mother
never could make him wash his
lecA Youths Companion.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-01-13

Mrs. Faraway-I suppose you have
forgotten that this is the anniversary
OF your wedding day
Professor PARKWAY (abstracting
himself from comic sections Eth ,
What? Dear me- Is II. really7 And
when is yours. dear?-Stray Stories.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-01-13
Colony House System.

Inc best poultry house for the aver.
age farmer is a small movable col
ony house. which will accommodate 25
10 80 hens as laying flock. The
advantages of the movable house are
thai 1t is more sanitary. particularly in
summer. when 1t can be dragged about
helds and cleaning is made unneces.
sary Fowls are given an increased
range over new territory each time
the house is moved Less poultry
feed Is needed to keep the fowls In
active condition and the benefits Of
the birds as insect destroyers NAV
be secured by bringing the movable
house into the orchard. During win.
ter the movable house is less advan
tageous, but by locating It on a warm
south slope and providing ample space.
1t serves this purpose fully as we'll as
a fixed house
A good colony house. shown in the
Illustration. is used at the Wisconsin
College OF Agriculture poultry depart
ment for summer chick raising. and
with slight notifications may be made
to serve for winter use. This house
IS Sxl2 feet on The floor. which is of
matched hard pine laid upon two
AKA inch runners. IL is sided on studs
with plain mill lumber and where used
only for summer colonies no lining is
required Where such a house is used
In the winter it should be well lined.
so that It is perfectly air tight on
all sides. except the front. where the
. open windows are placed The house
is ~ feet high on front and slopes
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Eurnlnn MoneX-

Blobbs-How did he make bis
money?
Slobbs-In smoking tobacco.
Blobbs-ls that 500 I've been
smoking tobacco nearly all my life.
but never made any money at it,
Denver Times.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-01-13

day will give the hens some fresh feed
TO pick over since they will eat a
large number OF the green clover
leaves. A good method is to place
some straw in the poultry house and
add little clover hay regularly.
Clover chan and second grade hay
may be used TO good advantage.
II Is unnecessary to chop straw or
other litter for hens. If IT Is in mod
crate lengths. since they will soon
break ii up II the building is kept dry
bedding down hens with clover or al
ialia hay avoids the necessity OF
soaking chaff for feeding. and fits into
the system Of the average farm much
better. II is important 10 provide
sufficient litter at least S to ~ inches
deep, In order to make the hens work
TO get their grains. A small amount
OF litter will soon be scratched over
and the hens will need more exer-
else
Pure Water Essential.
Plenty OF clean water above the
freezing temperature In winter is quite
Important A large part OF the com
position of the egg is water and the
hens need a regular and ample sup
ply to DO their best work II water is
placed in the poultry house while
slightly warm. the necessity OF making
arrangements TO prevent freezing Will
be avoided. The prime essential Is
10 keep drinking vessels clean. Scald
them frequently and rinse out every
day The drinking vessels should be
placed on a platform u TO IS inches
above the general level of the floor.
30 that litter will not be scratched into
the vessel An ordinary 10. II gal
yanized iron pail is most practical for
the ordinary poultry house. II is easy
to handle and clean and can be car.
ried without difficulty better than
shallow pan or one OF the patented
drinking fountains.
Bes; Form OF Feed Trouehs.
For feeding a wet mash Nat
trough 4 feet inches wide. with sides
inches high feet long. is ample
for a flock of 40 hens This nat trough
is better than the V-shaped so com
monty used. as II is much easier to
clean and is not upset SO readily
For feeding a dry mash. the main
hopper is about the best arrangement
ever devised. II consists of a square
fiat box 4 inches vide Slated on the
side with perpendicular Stats 2
inches apart and has a sloping top,
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q Inine Flnancierinn

We won our bet on the foot.
70, b'me and you owe me ten kisses
"e ia commercial school GRADUATED
''Iy well I'll give you a draft on
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Isbed a testimonial or used a letter
without the written consent of the
writer and never has the Company
allowed these confidential letters to
ret out Of their possession, as the
hundreds of thousands of them In
their files viii attest.
Out Of the vast volume Of experience
which Mrs. Pinkham has to draw
from. II is more than possible that she
has gained the very knowledge needed
In your case. She asks nothing In re-
turn except your good will, and her
eivice has helped thousands. Surely
any woman, rich or poor, should be
gad TO take advantage of this gener-
Gus offer Of assistance. Address Mrs.
Pinkham, care of Lydia L. Pinkham
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass.
Every woman ought to- have
lydia T.. Pinkham's SO-page
Text Book. It is not n book for
general distribution, as it Is too
expensive. III is free and only
obtainablc by mail. Write for
It today.
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ADVICE
TO WOMEN

Women suffering from any form of
illness are invited TO promptly COM
mnnicate with Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn,
Mass. All letters are received, opened,
,rad and answered by women. A wo-
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!, A'old pushing 10 the front by going
oacN On your friends.
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Copyright 1910. b. we..sra Ne ~aD.pel Ualoa

Poultry can be made TO pay much
larger return on most farms with good
winter management. since the fowls
consume much feed that would other.
wise DO wasted During the summer
farm poultry keeping Is comparatively
easy and the fowls earn good liy.
ing and give profitable returns In
growth and eggs. but during the win
ter periods the farm flock is often
poorly cared for and returns are far
less than they should be under slight.
~ improved methods. A small flock
rightly managed. Will lay more eggs
than several hundred hens allowed TO
roam free, hunting for their living
with the exception OF an occasional
iced OF whole corn or table scraps.
When laying hens crowd into draughty
stables or under the corn crib for
shelter. the egg crop is bound TO be
short.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-01-13

Mr. Aust ns Buckwheat Flour gives you
! really scod wholesome breakfast
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man can freely Talk
of her private i'll
ness TO a woman;
thus has been es-
tablished this con-
hdence be tween
Mrs. Pinkham and
the w m en- OF
America which has
never been broken.
NaVar hoo a1,a n,E
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Don't make the mistake OF claiming
you never make one
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His wife.

What do you do for a living
Nose
Use de manager Oh a laundry"
What's the name o. this Laundry p
Eliza Ann"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-15
MASON CAMP IS
BEING REVIVED
Railroad and Smelter Inspire
Property Owners to Get 10
Work Again.
CAMP HOLDS MANY
DIFFERENT ASSETS
Big Mines Preparing for Pro.
ductiOn of Copper and
Good Times.

:. s. AreutZ superintendent of the
Nevada Douglas Copper company. arrived
in The city Tuesday from tho camp OF
Mason. New. for The purpose OF attend >
ing The conference OF directors now on,
Arcnta has been at Mason so long tina {
practically all tho high buildings in
Salt Lake have bccn erected since his
las, Visit here. and when seen by The
Tribune YESTERDAY he was profoundly
and advancement made during The past
three years.
Are Resuming Work.
AZ Mason. hc states large number
of property owners arc rcsumin= the de-
yclnpmcnt work which the ran" of 1907
the Nevada Copper Belt railroad line
and the Mason Valley custom smelling
plant have inspired on a., larger scale
than ever With a market AT their
produce, the rcd metal folks Of llason
have every reason now 10 begin digging
three shifts "A day.
1--WE have completed all our stations
TO the wafer level OF the Ludwig. and VIC
arc now ready TO install our pumps" he
said. FIFTY nine cars have been or
dcrcd. also the l50- horsepower electric
hoist has been ordered shipped. The
company VIII install 60foot tram
way from the top OF Douglas hill lo tho
railroad tracks. so that This portion OF
the mine can provide its share of cop
per orc tonnage FOR the smctcr. The
mine is looking fine.
Enthusiastic Over Camp.
"Thcre is great progress being made
al the smeltcr site. The company has
about 125 men at work. The concrete
work is about done. buildings arc being
hurried To compction. aud II looks as
il the structural steel on the main build
ing can begin going M within TWO or
three weeks.
81 am more enthusiastic then ever
over the Mason country. Wo have the
mines. The railroad aud Smcllcr. and we
have the farms. all witch will give Ma
son and vicinity a degree Of prosperity
hard To duplicate anywhere"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-15
SILVER ROUTE CHANGED
BY MEXICAN DISTURBANCES

On account Of the insurrcction in Mex
leo the Rio Plata Mining company has
been prevented from sending It's months
output of silver across the state OF Chi
huahua.
Tho company has Just sent out loo. 600
ounces OF bullion from Ihc mine Ordi-
narjly this would go overland To the city
of Chihuahua, about 250 miles 10 the
cast, Now ii has 10 be carried by pack
mules westward 10 Aamos. on the So
called Hartman line. thence by rail to
C;uaymas, and from GuaymaS by water
southwark on the Gulf Of Caifcrnia-to
Ma anZanlllo Then there is long rail-
road journey northcastward TO Monterey
where the refinery is.
The silver has To travel five or six
times far as would he the case II
the insurrectos were not making trouble
I'm Chihuahua.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-15
DIFFERENCE IN COPPER
EXPORT FIGURES EXPLAINED

The east believes ii has asccrtained
how II happens that the government sta
tistics on copper exports have been con-
siderably below those OF the Copper Pro-
duccrs' association. The government fig
ures contemplate only such metal as is
actually cleared for export Willie the
producers take the metal as soon as II
leaves the rcfinercs and begins its trip
abroad. The government reports also. il
is said: lack three to four DAYS each
month. the omitted days being Included
In the following period. Since the Pro-
ducers have started work To see II the
two could not be brought much closer
together, there has been Il much less
variance between the two sells Of figures
AT least this is the eastern news on the
question.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-15
ONLY ONE WAY FOR
C0PPERS TO GO NOW

James A. Pollock e Co. bankers and
brokers. SS-$35 South Main street FUR
nlSh the following. received over their
private wire yesterday afternoon:
Paine. Webbcr & Co. letter. Boston:
Very few orders accumulated over me
holidays and the majority oil that list
al the opening but later reacted 10 81.
East Butte was IL hid at the opening.
waiting market, but there is no danger
in buying coppcrs a the present prices,
as both the metal and the stocks have
been liquidated to s,andstill, and The
Logan Bryan stock letter. New
York: An accumulation of buying orders
over the holiday and slightly higher
range of London quotations. together
with the absence of unfayoroble devel-
opmcnts. served 10 impart a rather firm
tone 10 the stock market during the first
ward movement was led by the Gould
issues and also Canadian Pacific and
500. but it became apparent as prices
advanced that offerings were being sup
piled quite freely with the result that a
recession occurred In the last hour. The
fact that the supreme court roconNcncs
on February 20. and that decisions in
the freight rate cases and Union Pacific
merger suit arc expected daily, has done
much toward causing traders generally
TO tighten accounts. II still appears that
strong interests arc arraycd on the con-
servaiive side but II strikes us that the
time has arrived at which there should
he considerable discrimination and con-
servatism exercised when making COM
mtiments.
Gallagher New York: The Tintic
stocks showed strength here today. but
only few sales Balance OF market, both
In coppers and industrials. absolutely
dead and without feature, Closing prices
in the majority were a fraction below
opening.
HornhloWer letter. Boston: Market
dull and uninteresting. Demand was
light and on the other hand there were
few stocks offered. Changes were frac-
traders market. but IL is the feeling OF
those who have been closely watching
coppers for some time that We will see
a gradual improvement. Close was steady
but dull,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-15
COPPER To TAKE
PLACE Of STEEL
Red Metal Becoming Barometer
by Which Business COndi-
ton Is Gauged.
UNLIMITED USES
FOR METAL CERTAIN
Present Generation Will See
Wide EIectrificatiOn of
Worlds Railroads.

Copper is becoming the principal ba =
rometer OF business conditions. supplant-
ing steel in this particular, owing TO the
important part the metal is TO play in
the extensive electrification of railroads. ="
said James G. Berryhall, one Of the most
prominent bankers and business mon OF
Iowa, who was In Salt Lake City on
Tuesday Continuing, he said;
''The. low price of copper has led to a
great increase In the consumption ana
the consumption OF the metal in tho
future, II authorities are to be believed.
Is to be practically without limit. Edi-
son recently said that within a very few
years. and certainly within time, all
the railroads of the world will he cleo
tri1ied.
Is Ideal Conductor
'This Involves an almost indefinite ex-
al is the hest practical conductor known
and IL is absolutely indispensable in tho
manufacture of dynamos and motors.
General business conditions are good and
copper conditions have not been so very
unsatisfs Glory. but there is room for
great expansion and copper will profit
by improved industrial conditions.
81 do'not look for any very material in
crease In the price of copper during 1911.
It may reach as high as Is cents a
pound and IL certainly cannot go below
the price drop TO II cents. one-third Of
the copper producers would be conf
PEELED TO cease operations. Should tho
metal touch 10 cents, two-thirds of the
production would he thrown out. and the
result would be increased prices.
Smelter improvements.
In addition to being optimistic over the
situation, Mr.. Berryhill, who is a close
student Of metal and mining affairs. and
one OF the Nevada Douglas Copper COM
pany's directors. believes there will be
tremendous Improvement I'm smelling
within the next few years. One big step
in advance which he mentions is tho
Baggaley system OF primary conversion,
by which concentrates are reduced 10
blister copper by their own fuel without
being handled by converters. The en-
tension of this process will reduce snelt
ing charges to the minimum.