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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-03-03
Months on The Farm
Winter
Hou to
Inprope
Them
Poultry Management
co.,r.sA,. 1890. by Western Newspaper Luisn
Care Of Fowls for Profitable Return. With
l.inn on Buildnss and Appliances
By PROF. J. G. HALPIN
Wi-cons;n Coi<se Of karicaium

Poultry can be made to pay much
anger return on most farms with good
winter management. since the fowls
consume much feed that would other
wise be wasted. During the summer
arm poultry keeping is comparatively
easy, and the fowls earn a good liv-
ng 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
y improved methods. A small flock.
lightly managed, will lay more eggs
han several hundred hens allowed to
-oam free, hunting for their living
with the exception of an occasional
eed of whole corn or table scraps.
When laying hens crowd into draughty
stables or under the corn crib for
,helter, the egg crop is bound to be
hort.
Colony House System.
The best poultry house for the aver
age farmer is a small movable col
ony house. which will accommodate rs
to 30 hens as a laying flock The
advantages Of the movable house are
that 1t is more sanitary, particularly In
summer. when it can be dragged about
fields 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 may
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 well 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 ski feet on the floor, which Is Of
matched hard pine laid upon two
AKA inch runners. 1t is sided on studs
with plain mill lumber and where used
only for summer colonies no lining Ii
required. Where such house Is uset
in the winter, it should be we'll lined
so that 1t Is perfectly air tight OF
all sides. except the front, where tn.
open windows are placed. The hol-t
is IN feet high on front and slope,
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day will give the hens some fresh feed
to pick over since they will eat q
large number Of the green clover
leaves. A good method ia to place
some straw in the poultry house and
add q little clover hay regularly.
Clover chan and second grade hay
may be used to good advantage.
It Is unnecessary to chop straw or
other litter for hens. If it is in mod
crate lengths. since they will soon
break 1t up If the building is kept dry.
Bedding down hens with clover or al
falfa hay avoids the necessity of
soaking char for feeding, and fits into
the system of the average farm much
better. 1t is important to provide
sufficient litter at least 8 to IL 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
cise
Pure Water Essential.
Plenty Of clean water above tho
freezing temperature in winter is quite
important. A large part Of the COM
position Of the egg is water and the
hens need regular and ample sup
ply to do their best work. If 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
to keep drinking vessels clean. Scald
them frequently and rinse out every.
day. The drinking vessels should be
placed on a platform IL to Is inches
above the general level Of the floor.
SO that litter will not be scratched into
the vessel. An ordinary No. IL gal
vanized iron pail is most practical for
the ordinary poultry house. 1t is easy
to handle and clean and can be car
ried without difficulty better than q
shallow pan or one of the patented
drinking fountains.
Best Form Of Feed Troughs.
For feeding a wet mash a ia.
trough 4 feet inches wide, with sides
inches high feet long, is ample
for flock of 40 hens. This fat trough
/ Is better than the V-shaped, so com
monty used. as 1t is much easier ia
clean and Is not upset SO readily.
For feeding a dry mash, the main
hopper Is about the best arrangement
ever devised. 1t consists of square
fiat box 4 inches wide Slated on the
side with perpendicular Stats
inches apart and has sloping top.
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Johnny Cake.

One teacupful Of cornmeal, one ana
one-half cupfuls of -four. one egg, two
thirds cupful Of sugar, one cupful Of
milk, one tablespoonful Of butter. one
teaspoonful Of baking powder and
some salt.
Silt the -four into a basin, add the
meal. sugar. salt and baking powder.
Beat up the egg. add It with the milk
and the butter heated slightly. Beat
well. then pour 1t into q creased pan
and bake TOR half an hour in good
oven. Eat warm with good. sweet
butter.
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Nav A.sistant Secretary.

Washington, Feb. 28.-Robert 0.
Bailey. who has been private secretary
to Secretary of the Treasury Mac
Veagh since Mr.. MacVeagh has been
a member of the cabinet, has been
nominated by President Taft to be
assistant secretary of the treasury. MT
Bailey will succeed Charles D. Hilles'
who is to be secretary to President
Taft, to succeed Charles N. Norton
Mr.. Bailey was formerly a newspaper
man.
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which win not permit the fowls to
roost upon It. When used in house
this hopper has openings only on ono
side. and is hung against the wall.
The narrow openings permit the hens
to eat the dry mash. but not to
scratch it out into the litter.
Dark Nests Preferable.
The darkened nest has several id.
vantages in that hens are less liable
to break and eat their eggs or to dis
turb each other. The nest should be
ut least 12x14 inches In size and
enough nests should be provided 30
that there II at least one nest for each
six hens. Make the top and sides sep.
arate from the bottom. 80 that IL
may be removed and easily cleansed.
Such nests should be taken out at
least once q month and thoroughly
cleaned. The sloping top II neces.
sary to prevent thu hens roostins
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
win crowd each other OF often. with
serious injury. Six inches Of roost'
ing space for hem II ample. Under
the perches . tight removable drop
ping board should be provided, which
may be regularly cleaned in winter
and may be removed entirely In sum-
mer, while the fowls are not using the
house 20 constantly. The prime e.
sential in handling poultry for suc.
ceus u to keep them clean.
Most farm poultry houses are not
tight enough to keep the fowls sum-
GENTLY warm; are stuffy and poorly
ventilated, and soon become flled with
fumes from the droppings until they
srs decidedly unhealthy. Two extremes
ara commonly observed. either -
1arrs number o. fowls are crowded
Into ANAL. poorly constructed hsn-
house q they are lsft to seek their
rooeting places - beet tnsH can e.
elthsr ! plsce o. farm 7ery - =
Dtabie partition.
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TEST THESE RECIPES
FOUR METHODS or COOKING THE
FAMILIAR FOWL.
canterbury, Creole. Victoria and In,
& periaI Vol au Vent Are All Recon-.
nended as Tasty and Salts
flying Dishes.

Inc ways of preparing chicken for
Tue table are endless. Here are a
rev choice recipes:
canterbury chicken-Co three
and one-half tablespoonfuls of but Ter
WIN one teaspoonful of finely chopped
onion until yellow, stirring almost
constantly to prevent burning. Add
one tablespoonful of corn starch and
sur until well blended; then pour on
gradually, while stirring constantly,
one and one-half cupfuls of chicken
STOCK 1.-THE liquor in which a fowl has
oeen cooked. Bring to the boiling
point and add one-half teaspoonful OF
lemon juice, three-fourths of q tea
spoonful Of salt, one-efghth of
a teaspoonful Of paprika, one-hah cup
iui OF celery cut in small pieces, and
one and one-half cupfuls of chopped
chicken. Serve hot and garnish with
toast points and parsley.
Creole chickef-Cook four teaspoon
Iuls. OF butter with one-half shallot,
nneiy chopped, five minutes, stirring
constantly. Onion may be used If
shallot Is not at hand. Add FIVE Ia
olespoonfuls Of -four and stir until
well Drowned; then pour gradually,
while stirring constantly, three-fourths
OF cupful each of chicken stock and
stewed and strained tomatoes. Bring
TO the boiling point, season with one
teaspoonful Of lemon juice, one-half
teaspoonful Of salt, and one-eighth of
q teaspoonful OF paprika. Add one and
one-half cupfuls of cooked chicken or
FOWL cut In small cubes and let stand
ten or fifteen minutes in the top of
the double boiler that the meat may
absorb some of the sauce.
Victoria chicken-Cream two table
spoonfuls of butter and add the yolks
OF three hard-boiled eggs rubbed to a
paste. Soak one-fourth of cupful OF
cracker crumbs in one-fourth of q
cupful OF cold milk Is minutes, then
add to the egg mixture. Pour on
gradually one cupful of hot chicken
stock, and when the boiling point is
reached add one cupful of cooked
chicken or fowl cut in small pieces
Season with salt. pepper. and celery
salt, and serve on finger shaped pieces
OF buttered toast.
Imperial Chicken Vol au vent-Re
move the crusts from a scent bakers
loaf and cut out the center in such 9
WAY as to leave a box-shaped case
having the walls one-half inch IL
thickness. Beat three eggs slightly
add six tablespoonful of milk, ant
season with salt. Dip the bread case
in the mixture and turn frequently
that all parts may be equally soaked
Drain thoroughly, fry In deep fat I'm
til delicately Drowned, remove to {
hot serving dish, and fill with the fol
lowing mixture:
Melt four tablespoonfuls of butter
add four tablespoonfuls of flour anl
stir until well blended; then pour OF
gradually, while stirring constantly
one and three-fourths cupfuls of milk
Bring to the boiling point, season will
one-half teaspoonful of salt and one
eighth OF teaspoonful of pepper, ant
add two cupfuls of cold boiled fow
cut in dice and one pint of oysters
cleaned and drained. Cook until tn,
oysters are plump.
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Cookies.

Cookies.
One cupful butter, two Of sugar.
creamed together, three well beaten
eggs. one cupful Of sour cream, one
teaspoonful soda. two Of cream Of tar
tar, nutmeg to flavor, -four enough to
make soft dough. Roll out thin on
cloth to prevent sticking, sift, sugar
over the top. and lightly roll It In.
Bake In quick oven.
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California Senate Votes for Recall.
Sacramento, Feb. 25.-The Senate
has passed the Gates constitutional
amendment for the recall Of all elect
i've officers. The vote was SO to 4.
An amendment offered by Senator
Wright, eliminating the judiciary. was
lost, 20 to IL.
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down to Az feet on the back. A roost-
ing closet, in front of which Is hung q
muslin curtain, must be provided In
one end for winter use. This curtain
should be hung upon a rod supported
by cleats so that it may be removed IN
summer when the curtain Is not
needed.
A fixed or permanent laying house
for farm flock may be constructed about
al follows: The building should be a
feet wide and as long az Is necessary
to provide IL feet compartments which
win hold 40 to 80 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 Az feet on the rear. In the
front = window, covered with one-inch
netting, open the year around. VIII
furnish ample ventilation and light.
Perches should be put in at the rear
over q dropping board. In front OF
which II hung the muslin curtain to
be dropped In severely cold weather 70
confine the heat from the bodies OF
the fowls into small space. Sum
Gent ventilation will be secured In the
roosting compartment through the
muslin.
Mixed gravel furnishes the best
material for the floor Of . house for
laying hens, and II changed each year
IL quite sanitary. This gravel should
be 1t least SIX inches deep upon . hrm
foundation. II rats are troublesome
the foundation under the walls OF the
house should be made Of concrete
and tight bottom Of concrete over
which four inches OF gravel may be
spread. This gravel i covered with
ak inches Of litter. which must be
changed q rapidly - It becomes damp
or dirty.
cIovor Good Litter.
while straw 8 quite universally
used = : scratching Hitter In poultry
'houses, clover hay viii Drove more
e6iciSnt and but little moro expensive
- psnsf sarme. A forkful addo4 eech
4
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SAFE PORK.

This II really . delicious way to
serve salt pork. Slice fat pork and
soak the slices an hour In sweet milk:
drain and fry until the pork begins to
turn brown, then dip In : batter made
OF one egg which II beaten and stirred
into two tablespoonfuls Of -four: then
Try On both sides.
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For State Of Hawaii

Honolulu. Feb. 25.-The territorial
legislature has adopted a resolution
asking Congress that the Hawaiian
Islands TERRITORY OF Hawaii) be
granted statehood. A resolution also
was adopted asking the navy depart
ment to name the next battleship
Hawaii"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-03-03

To Open Bids for Lake kachsss Dam,
Washington. Feb. ~. Bids for the
construction of the Lake Kachess dam
part of the Yakima reclamation pro
ject, Washington, will be opened at
North Yakima, Wash. on April Is. The
cost Of the work is estimated to be
in excess Of $625, 900.
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M..v National Bank Examiner.

Washington. Feb. 27.-The secretary
Of the treasury has named Martin NC
Lean of Davenport to be national bank
examiner for the Washington district.
Mr.. Mclean is connected with the
Davenport National Bank. Is A years
old and has had twenty-one years
banking experience. He will succeed
r. r. Wilson, resigned.
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MUST KEEP FREIGHT
RATES DOWN
INTERSTATE COMMISSION FOR
,,os ADVANCES PROPOSED
BY RAILROADS.

,.,.nces Held Not to Be Justified
Either in East or West-Roads
Have Doubled Their Surplus in the
,,e+ Ten Years-PublIc Should Not
pay for Financial Mistakes of Com
panes.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-05-09
SPECIALITY At
BUTLER IS HIT
WITH PUBLIC
MISS READ AND PICKANINNIES
PUT UP SWELL TURN OF
SONG AND DANCE.

One of the best crowds of the
season attended the Butler theater
last night and enjoyed a splendid
program. Miss Read and her pick
aninnies made their first appearance
in Tonopah, and to say they made
hit would be putting it too mild
They are clever trio; good singers
and dancers, and their aim is to
please-which they surely do. They
will be heard in an entire change
of program tonight. Mr.. Delaney,
in illustrated songs, made good. He
has a pleasing voice and knows
how to use it. He will be heard
in a new song tonight. The pic
lures are as follows: "The Two
Mothers Essanay drama The
Bad Mans First Prayer" (Essanay
WESTERN, and an Edison feature
comedy entitled How Spiggins Took
in Lodgers.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-05-09
SCHOOL BENEFIT
At The BUTLER
WEDNESDAY
PROCEEDS WILL TAKE TRACK
AND FIELD AGGREGATION
TO RENO TOWN.

Don't fail to attend the NAM
moth benefit for the Tonopah high
school track team that will be given
at the Butler theater tomorrow
night. 1t will be one of the best
special" shows ever seen in Tono-
pah. Besides Miss Regina Read
and her pickaninnies, very strong
vaudeville act for the desert, local
talent of no mean ability will par
ticipate in the evenings entertain
ment. And don't forget that the
benefit is to help defray the eX-
penses of that strong track team
-Pengelly, Harrington, Floor and
which leaves Thursday
morning for the annual inter.
scholastic track and field meet anc
which expects to bring back some
of the prizes for the different events
Only two shows will be given, the
first commencing at Z o'clock. Tht
price will be 25 cents and the
entertainment will be easily wortl
double the money. Be sure and ge
| around early in order to secure
seat for this "star" evening.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-05-09

be enlarged to three compart
ment shaft and operations started
in the very near future. Mr.. Mac
Donald left Salt Lake City today
for Tonopah, and on his arrival here
active work will be commenced
The old Halifax shaft has been
sunk to depth of 500 feet; laterals
have been worked to some consid-
.erable distance from the shaft. 1t
is possible that the work which
will be commenced under the new
regime will Immediately proceed to
a much lower depth and ignore the
workings which are at present lying
idle.
A crosscut was run 900 feet
north and south from the lower
level, with the small hoist and
pumping plant the great flow of
water caused Messrs. Kearns and
Keith of Salt Lake to close down
this promising and in the future ia
become one of Tonopah's greatest
producers.
Tic elegram printed above was
received by the Bonanza this morn
ing
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-05-09
NIGHT IS MADE
Light AS DAY
IN TONOP All

Tonopah's S streets were illumin-
ated last night by the fifty S0-can-
dle-power incandescent electric lights
which are scattered throughout the
town. Last night was the initial
appearance of the street illumina-
tion of this town. However, each
night in the future the power will
be turned on at dusk and the lights
will continue burning throughout
the night. No exception will be
made to this rule, night being made
into day on moonlight as we'll as
on dark and cloudy nights.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-05-09

Better get in the band wagon If
you desire to take that glorious
trip to Goldfeld and witness the
Tonopah lodge of Elks slaughter
their brothers Of the southern city
in the greatest baseball game of
the current season; yes, possibly the
greatest game since our old friend
Casey" swung wild for three
straight. Tickets are going like hot
cakes and already there is ample
promise of the four cars being pack
ed to their capacity. AS the cars
are not double-deckers and as none
will be allowed to ride on top, this
is THE day on which to secure a
reservation. Better make it two
and take the girl along married
men, of course, are supposed to
take their wives.
Speaking of the special that
will carry the team of No. 1862
over to defeat their brother of No.
1912 and return with the Vlctorl-
Gus leem and their many friends.
there will be one of the cars, full
11tstibule and electric lighted. The
cars will be of the latest design
and contain every possible contriv-
ance that will cater to the comfort
of the traveller.
Relative to tickets, almost any
old Elk you run across on the
street has few in his jeans. Just
pingle up a two-case note and the
pasteboard is yours. For two tick
cts, and everybody will need two
the charge will be four simoleons
Children win out on this trip as
the charge for them is but half o.
that for their parents. One dollal
will be the round trip for the kids
Better take the entire family along
The youngsters will surely enjo!
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-05-09

f. NJ. C'Borax') Smith is now
president of the Halifax Mining
company, having been elected at c
of the stockholders held III
Salt Lake City yesterday. Thomas
Kearns was elected vice-president:
c. B. Zabriskie, treasurer; w. j.
Westcott, secretary, and Malcolu
l.. Macdonald director and resi-
dent agent.
This action on the part of the di-
rectors carries out the statement
made in the Bonanza of a recent
issue to the effect that "BoraE
Smith had purchased the controlling
interest in the Halifax properly
through which it is believed there
runs a continuation of the great
Belmont ledge.
Superintendent S, II. Brady Of
the West End will return to Tono
pah this week and will make
estimates for new and up-to-datt
machinery, with capacity for {
depth of $500 feet. The work will
be commenced as soon as it il
possible. The present shaft is tt
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ELkS SELL TICKETS 70
COLDF|ELD LIKE HOT CAKES

the trip, and then they will be
needed to applaud the big plays
which the members of the Tonopah
team expect to make, Nap" La
joie, Sam Crawford, Hans Wag-
ner, Ty Cobb and the rest of the
near-ball players of tie fast leagues
will have to take a back seat fol-
lowing the exhibition of the Tono-
pah Elks in Goldfield next Sunday.
Lest we forget the train will
leave Tonopah promptly at 10 a.
m. Sunday and leave Goldfield at
6 D. m. the same day. Don't for
get to secure the necessary creden-
tial for the trip and for goodness
sake don't miss the boat.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-05-09
MINERVA SMITH
CONSIGNED To
STATE ASYLUM

Minerva Smith, the negress
brought in from Manhattan several
days ago, after soaring the moio:'-
ity If residents of that camp ont If
about a yeal'S growth throu h L"r
insane actions, was given a second
hearing on her sanity last night
and committed to the insane asylum
at Reno. In charge of nurse. the
woman will leave Tonopah tomorrow
morning for the state institution.
The demented woman was not
believed TO be in very bad condi-
ton when first brought to TonopaIk
However, 1t has developed that at
night-fall she becomes considerably
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-05-09
Successful Mining Man and Railroad Magnate Will Shortly
Commence Operations on Promising Property
Tom Kearns Is Vice-President and NAL
colin Macdonald Resident Agent
Latter Is Now Enroute
for Tonopah.
Salt Lake City, Utah, March 8, 1911.
The TonOnah Ronanza Tononah New:

Salt Lake City, Utah, March 8, 1911.
The Tonopah Bonanza, TonOpah, New:
The following officers have been elect
ed for the Halifax company: F. NJ. Smith,
president; Hon. Thomas Kearns, vice
president; c. B. ZabrisIxie, treasurer; w.
j. Westcott, secretary; M. L. Macdonald,
director and resident agent. Work will
be commenced Immediately. S. H. Brady
expected back from the east next week
with estimates for machinery that will be
up to date, and capacity for twenty-five
hundred feet depth. The present shaft
will be enlarged to athree-compartment
and work rushed rapidly possible.
am leaving for Nevada Tuesday.
Regards,
MALCOLM L. MACDONALD.
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SPRINKLING WAGON TO
HAVE THE RIGHT-OF-WAY

Chief of Police Smith has issued
orders to the effect that express
wagons, automobiles and vehicles of
eva,y kind and description along
MAN street and Brougher avenue,
must make way for the spriuliling
wascI when it comes along. II is
the desire of the chief that the
streets be thoroughly sprinkled and,
in order to accomplish this, all We
hicles must move away from the
curb upon the approach Of the
sprinkler. Should these instructions
be violated it will be necessary for
the chief to take other means of
removing the distractions and the
culprints will in all probability be
given instructions to vacate the
streets.