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keeplno Water Cold,

II you are In the habit Of taking a
pitcher of iced water to your room on
retiring, try this: Procure square
pasteboard box with lid), sufficiently
large to hold your pitcher, and give 1t
two or three coats Of varnish on the
outside. allowing each coat to dry
thoroughly. Place your pitcher of wa
ter in this box on retiring, putting the
lid on tightly, and you are sure OF
having cold drinking water any hour
Of the night.
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white throughout. Recently It has
been noticed that preference In the
showroom is being given to birds of
white plumage. The breeders are Be-
lecting as their show birds those that
have the snow.white plumage instead
Of the creamy white, as given in the
standard.
The standard weight Of the adult
drake is eight pounds; adult duck.
seven pounds: young drake, seven
pounds. and young duck, six pounds.
Houses for ducks are simple affairs.
They are built plain and comfortable,
and have no furnishings whatever. A
duck is differently constituted from a
hen. and must be cared for under dif.
ferent conditions. The hen needs warm.
er houses and drier surroundings than
does the duck. A duck does not mind
the cold II she can keep her feet warm.
Cold feet will affect duck as frozen
comb does a hen. retarding laying and
inducing ailments. The feathers of a
duck are almost impenetrable and will
Withstand almost any degree Of cold.
Again, a duck can not stand the
amount Of confinement in a house that
a hen can; she Is more restless In dis.
position and is given to exercise in
a greater degree than is hen. lndi.
gestion Is not 80 prevalent with ducks
as with chickens; the ducks ceaseless
motion aids the digestive organs and
keeps her generally in good health.
In Fig. 8 is shown a simple house
! that may be built at small expense.
1t is plain and has shed roof. Such
house should be built Of rough
boards. twelve inches by one inch, and
joints covered by three-inch by one.
inch strips. The roof should be made
water.tight and covered with roofing
paper. shingles. or tin. The outside
should be we'll drained around the
bottom. that 1t may not be damp.
Some advocate board floors, raised
from six to eight inches from the
ground. and covered from four to six
inches with dry earth, straw or leaves.
The writer favors the using Of board
floors in all houses for chickens, but
thinks 1t not essential for ducks. II
the house is we'll drained on the out.
side and the earth floor iC covered
with hay straw. or leaves. 1t will be
perfectly satisfactory. There must
not be dampness In the house, as the
birds will not do so well; while they
are given to water on the outside they
must have comfortable quarters In
which to warm up" or dry out"
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tBy GEORGE e. HowARD3

tBy GEORGE e. HowARD)
OF all ducks for farm and practical
purposes none stands higher in es.
.eem than the White Pekin. 1t IL
valuable for raising on large scale
and Is the most easily raised OF all
1t Is a very timid bird and must be
handled quite carefully. 1t was i'm.
ported from China In the early '70s.
and has steadily grown in popularity
since its introduction into this coun.
Try.
The Pekin duck has distinct type
of its own, and differs from all others
N the shape and carriage Of It's body.
BY some 1t Is credited with having q
shape much like an Indian canoe, ow.
ing to the full growth Of feathers un.
der the rump and the singular turned
up carriage of the tail. The legs are
get far back. which causes the bird to
walk In an upright position. In size
!he ducks are very large. some reach.
ing as high as 20 pounds to the pair,
and they are considered among the
oest OF table fowls. They are non
sitters. hardy. easily raised and ma.
.ure early.
The standardized Pekin has long
hnely formed head, bill Of medium
size. Of an orange yellow color, that
is perfectly free from any mark or
color other than yellow. The color
of the bill is very important for ex.
hibition birds. and not infrequently
one OF the best drakeks In showroom
Is disqualified for having faint trac.
Ing Of black in the biQ. The eyes are
of a deep leaden.blue color. The
neck OF a Pekin should be neatly
curved; In the drake 1t should be
arge and rather long. while that OF
The duck Is Of medium length. The
''ack Is long and broad; breast ia
round. full, and very prominent. The
oody is long and deep, and the stand.
Ard describes the carriage of the body
IS elevated In front. sloping down.
ward toward the rear. The wings are
short, carried closely and smoothly
against the body. The birds cannot
sustain flight. a two-foot fencing be.
Ing ample to restrain them in an in.
closure. The tail Is erect, more so
han In any other duck. The curled
feathers In the tail Of the drake are
aard and stiff. The thighs are short
and large; shanks short and strong,
and in color are reddish orange;
.oes straight, connected by a web, and
reddish orange IL color. The plum.
age is downy. and of a faint creamy
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EARM1110rES

The average weight Of goose eggs
is about 5h ounces each.
It takes Just a little bad cream to
spoil the whole batch for butter.
Anoint a caked udder with soft soap
and rub gently but thoroughly.-F. H.
Gripman.
Summer or winter. good dairy
thermometer pays Its way wherever
dairy cows are kept
The Suffolk Punch Ia, a type OF draft
animal that Is bound to gain In popu.
larity for a truly farm animal.
A good heller calf or yearling Ia
pretty safe buying at any reasonable
price whenever the chance offers.
When the lambs are weaned put a
few gentle ewes with them to keen
them from worrying and becoming
wild.
Ducks are practically immune from
cholera. roup and gapes. Their favor
ite diseases are spinal meningitis and
paralysis.
The pure.bred sire and a dam Of
the same type Of as good blood az I,
Is possible to get will usually bring
o desirable colt.
Wash and dry the cows udder be.
fore milking and keep 95 per cent Of
the dirt out Of the milk that usually
gets In otherwise.
II one places his ear close to the
body Of a fowl while on the roost at
night. when all Is quiet. he can plainly
hear the grinding Of the food In the
Sizsard.
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LOW Waae, for LaesmakInn.

The handmade lace industry is I'm
portant In Belgium. but has been In
jured by the advent Of the machine
made product There are about $4,000
women. mostly working women. IN
East and West Flanders, peasants II
the country districts. who produc,
lace valued at about 3l,s25. 900 yearly
The wages Of these workers are onl,
20 to 80 centI q day
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about the same as oat straw, and for
fowls is not only indigestible. but q
great tax upon the system. As poul.
try food the great value Of oats lies
In the large proportion Of mineral
matter contained. Fowls fed oats free.
ly should be kept active and literally
supplied with grit. Oats are not
liked very well and we have found
1t most practical to feed II as a light
meal. when the price has made It
economical to feed It at all.
Oats should be soaked twenty.four
hours before feeding. However, dry
oats. In small quantities. with other
grains. are all right, but soaked oats
are the best.
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THIRTEEN YEARS
Unlucky Number for Dakota Woman.

The question whether the number
"13" is really more unlucky than any
other number has never been entirely
settled. .,. -----..r . /
A So. Oak. woman, after thirteen
years of misery from drinking coffee.
found way to break the "unlucky
spell" Tea Is just as Injurious as cof-
fee because It contains caffeine, the
drug In coffee. She writes:
"For thirteen years | have been a
nervous wreck from drinking coffee.
My liver, stomach, heart-in fact, my
whole system Icing actually poisoned
by It.
Last year was confined to my bed
for six months. Finally It dawned on
me that coffee caused the trouble.
Then ! began using Postum instead Of
coffee, but with little faith. as my
mind was In such condition that l
hardly knew what to do next.
Extreme nervousness and falling
eyesight caused me TO lose all courage.
In about two weeks after quit coffee
md began to use Postum was able
to read and my head felt clear. ! am
improving all the time and | will be q
strong. well woman yet.
Il have fooled more than one person
with delicious cup OF Postum. Mrs.
s. wanted to know where bought my
fine coffee. ! told her my grocer had
II and when she found out It was Pos
tum she has used It ever since, and
her nerves are building up fine.
MY brain is strong. my nerves
steady. my appetite good. and best Of
all. I enjoy such sound, pleasant sleep"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek. Mich. Get the little book in
pkgs.. "The Road TO Wellville. !"
There's q reason"
Ever FeRd the shove letterf A new
one appears from time 70 time. They
are genuins, tsss, Anl fall 0f hawaa
Interest.
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SUCCESS ON DRY LAND FARM
Most Important Factor Is Supplement.
tary lrrigatIon-Practlce Lin.
tied to Water Supply.

(By W. H. LAUCK, Irrigation Investiga-
ton. United States Department OF Agrl-
culture.)
There are many things that make
for success on dry land farm and
home. The most important Of these
Is supplementary irrigation. This
does not conflict in any way with the
dry land work. but rather assists by
utilizing one of the resources which
nature has provided. However. the
extent to which the practice may be
applied 10 limited to the water supply
available.
One Of the first and most important
things for the dry land farmer to as.
certain is whether a water supply can
be developed from the underground
water. or stored during the torrential
rain storms.
Where a water supply cannot be de-
veloped. the homesteader soon be-
comes discouraged and he abandons
bis claim.
The proper location for the we'll can
often be decided upon by studying the
wells In the immediate neighborhood.
Where the distance is too great for
this method, test holes may be put
down with two or three-inch auger
and light derrick. made of 2x4.inch
tlmbers.
The points desirable to know are:
~ Depth to water level; (2) material
encountered in sinking test we'll: (3)
amount the water lowers in the we'll
during pumping; and az kind Of we'll
most desirable. whether drilled, bored
or dug.
With this Information. some idea Of
the amount Of water which can be ex'
pected In the locality can be formed,
thus deciding to what extent irriga'
ton can be practiced.
After water has been located, the
method for making the we'll must be
decided. Where competent well drill.
ers can be obtained. the drilled we'll ia
the most satisfactory. especially II It
Is necessary to 90 to any great depth
The most important thing to ascer'
tain In a drilled we'll, as in other meth
DDS. is the size Of perforations In the
stralner the water bearing gravel will
permit.
This can be determined in the test
hole or the neighboring wells.
The openings Of the strainer should
be equal to 10 or IL times the cross
sectional area OF the casing or sum
cient. II possible. to allow the water ia
pass through into the we'll as readily
as through the water.bearing gravel
or stratum. Long slots. punched In
the casing from the inside. with the
burr on the outside. are the best In
coarse materials. but quicksands OF
very fine materials often necessitate
special wire strainers.
In some localities 1t is also neces
sary to ascertain which water bearing
stratum to use on account OF the min
erals they may contain, and the objec
tionable water can be cased of.
The style and size Of pump will be
determined by the depth to water and
quantity that can be developed.
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place. the cheerful warmth OF which
still fingers in our hearts as heri-
tage from primeval days.
AS this house Is 30 feet wide and
the projections at the roof gables are
extra. It needs considerable room. The
law has decided that you must not
hang your roof over your neighbor's
ground. SO 1t would be impossible to
put this house on narrow.mlnded
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VALUE OF OATS AS
FEED FOR POULTRY
Lies in Great Proportion Of Min.
eraI Matter Contained
Grit Is Needed.

Oats should have the greatest value
Of any common grain but for its large
hber content and the toughness oi
the hull. There 10 often great differ
ence In the quality Of oats. No grain
varies 90 much In weight per bushel.
Poor oats. light oats, because Of the
large per cent Of hull compared with
the kernel. are almost worthless a.
food.
The feeding value Of oat hulls ID
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would have to manage very carefully
to get this house for that amount OF
money; but 1t can be done in localities
where building materials and labor
can be had at reasonable prices. and
provided the owner understands how
to take advantage Of such conditions.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-09-05
FAMOUS RELIC OF THE PAST
lren Pillar Of Delhi, Made Of Welded
Metal, Was Wrought Some $500
Years Ago.

The famous Iron Pillar" Of Delhi,
which stands In the inner courtyard Of
the "Quth" mosque, about nine miles
south OF the modern city, has always
excited the interest Of metallurgists
and engineers as well as historians
It was probably made about Alb A. D..
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Stanley In the Arabian Nights.
Morgiana poured oil on the forty
thieves.
They will be worth more after
they are dissolved" she cried.-New
York Sun.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-09-05
chsap Feed.

Raise whole lot Of fodder corn this
season and then put up silo. That's
the way to insure = cheap feed sup
ply for next winter.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-09-05

Ever SeRd the shove letterf A new
one appears from time 10 time. They
are gesuins, tSss, asi fsii 0f hswaa
iaterest.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-11-17
WILSON'S PLURALITY IN
COLORADO NEARLY 80 900

Denver. Nov. With complete
returns from fifty-siN counties and
partial reports from the other six in
the state. colorado gave Woodrow
Wilson plurality Of i2.29S over Theo-
dore Roosevelt in the recent election.
The same returns show Roosevelt to
leading President Taft by i2,020.
The total vote east, as shown by
these reports, is 25i.sl0. which is
S.ss7 short Of the total vote in 1908.
However the precincts still unreported
are expected Ia bring the popular vote
in Colorado wen above the fiures of
four years ago.
BASED on the returns at hand. the
democrats polled for the national
ticket about 14.000 votes less than in
1908. while the republican and pro-
gressive national candidates divided
the republican vote of that year The
prohibition vote is expected to run
about the same AS in 1905. while 1t
appears that the socialists have in
creased their vote 10y more than 5000.
The available returns show that lt.45l
votes were cast for Eugene Debs FOR
president
The reports received up L. this af
ternoon give Wilson. ilo. o.23l. Taft
5s.sla: Roosevelt. sI.s32. Chafin. g..
s4s Dehs. 1851. Reimer. l.9Ss.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-11-17
ROOSEVELT MAKES
GAIN OF TWENTY
OVER WILSON
California Returns Indicate Bull
Moose Has Plu. 4s'ty o. 119
Over Democratic Candidate
for President.

tby Morning J0urpnI SDeriaf Leased Wire !
San Francisco Nov. 16.--Theodore
Roosevelt's plurality over Woodrow
Wilson in California was 10. accord 1
ing to latest compilations tonight
This gain Of twenty over last night =
figures came through the official re-
turns from the counties rs receiS ed
~ the office of Secretary of STATE
Frank G. Jordon at Sacramento.
AT Los Angeles the supervisors,
over the protests OF the democrats
took up a short method recount Of
over zoe contested precincts in which
the democrats assert at least 40 bal
lots were wrongly counted.
The operation nov being conducted
by the supervisors is simply the GER
tification of returns as made by pre-
cinct election judges. Under their
canvass the usual method Of scrutl-
nzing the tally marks of vote count
ers has no place the supervisors an
nouncing that they assume the GER
tfication oi returns as made by pre-
cinct judges to be correct
The count now in progress does not
affect the thirty-fiye precincts in
volved in mandamus proceedings al
itdhN blDuSlit Nv inc ttlil0tidtS. ! ne
alternative writ of inandamus Is re-
turnable Monday
Assistant District Attorney w. j.
Ford Of Los Angeles county, in
formal opinion to the election board,
stated today that the California law
provides for election contests only
where coun.y and city officials are
involved. and that 40 contest can bc
made against electors. who are state
officers. The democratic law com
mittec reached about the same con
clusion a daN or SO ago.
Rudolph Sprcckels Of san Francis
60, millionaire president of the VII
son Progressive Republican league,
obtained permission from the Los An
ecles board Of supervisors today To-
check off certain precincts and dd so
Later he said his work was not fin
lShra
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-11-17
FORMER OFFICIAL
HALTS BIG DEAL

Denver. NOV. I'll. Q. Nunn. for-
mer president of the Telluride power
Company, was granted temporary
injunction by the district court late to-
day against the company. hating its
proposed sale which is scheduled to
occur at Telluride, colo. next Tues
day. Num- charges a conspiracy and
attempt 20 defraud. He charges the
company is to be sold 60 the Electric
Bond and shares Company and the st.
Louis and Cincinnati capitalists for
$4,0000o0 less than its actual value
after which 1t is proposed to merge II
with Utah and Idaho plants to furnish
electric power to the Denver Rio
Grande railroad, which is to he elec-
trfied from Denver to salt Lake city,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-11-17
$4,000 STOLEN FROM
UNCLE SANS MAIL

Rock Springs, Wyo., Nov, l6.--It
became known today that $4,000 in
currency has disappeared from the
mail while enroute from here to the
coal mines at Superior So far gov
ernment agents nave been able to
obtain no clue to It's disappearance.
The money should have reached SUI
perior last Thursday to meet the pay
roll.
Federal operatives are working on
the theory that the money was taken
from the man car and not at the post :
office either here or al Superior.
Three months ago an attempt to steal
a like sum was prevented ana three
men were arrested but not convicted.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-11-17
COVE RN0R
APPOINTS PERKY
To SENATE
AT Last Moment Chief Execu-
tive Decides Not to Resig1
and Accept Toga at Hands
of Successor,
nv Morning Journal specia, u1..-d wire

nv Morning journal Special uhss~d wire. 7
Boise Idaho. Nov l6.--tiovcrnor
James H. Ilawley decided at the last
moment today not To resign his off CO
to accept the appointment as United
states senator at the hands of Lieu
tenant Governor Sweetzer. and this
afternoon appointed Judge X. l.
Perky. of Boise. to fiji the unexpired
term of the late Senator Hepburn
Governor Hawley. in statement to-
night. said the acceptance of the
United States senatorship from Lieu
tenant Governor Sweetzer would he
practically the same as appointing
himself and that he would not take
tn. office under tina; condition
Judge Perky Is a native of WaNne
county. ohio. and came To Idaho in
1884 lie was appointed judge of thu
Fourth judicial district in 1897 and
was state democratic chairman in
= SOC. lIe took part IN the senatorial
contest which resulted in the defeat
Of former Senator Dubois.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-11-17
RlCAN RIlD CROSS
SENDS FUNDS 10 ALLIES

WnshIngtonl NoN. lb.~-Iho Ameri-
can embassy AT Athens today notified
She American Red iCr,ts that the
Greek sick and wounded as a result
OF the Balkan conflict numbered
about seven thousand In Montene-
gro there are 1000 sick nnd wounded
ana about 1000 prisoners.
Tho American Red cross today
cabled $1,000 70 the queen of Greece
for use in the relief work and similar
amounts We're cahled to the bulgarian
ana ScrNian Rcd Cross organizations.
This brings the total American Red
Cross contributions up to $4,000
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-11-17
BOY SLAIN IN NEW YORK
As TOLD BN MURDERER

New York. Nov. l6.--Rccords from
the coroncr's office In this city bear
out the text of the postal card writ
ten to the Buffalo police giving infor-
nation OF the strangllne OF Michael
Kruck. a newsboy. In Central park.
Kruck's body was found on December
10, 1902. the date mentioned on the
card. Dr Higgins, then coroner's ply
sician, performed an autopsy and re-
ported that death was due to strangu-
lation.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-11-17
EASTERN INTERESTS
MAY BUY UTAH ROAD

salt Lake. NOV. i6--That negota-
tions are on for the sale of the Salt
Lake q ogden Electric Railway to
eastern interests, represented here by
NJ H. HerelN, a traction expert of
Chicago was admitted today by ST.
mon Hamburger. the president OF the
road. The deal. If consummated, VIII
involve millions and it is said by those
interested that other millions Will be
forthcoming to extend the traction
system north from ogden and south
from Salt Lake city.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-11-17
FORMER CLERK IS
CLEARED BY JURY

Seattle Nov l6.-lIdwin - MoNer
former chief clerk of the storekeeper
OF the Puget Sound navy yard. was
acquitted tonight Of the charge or
conspiracy to defraud the government
In the purchase of supplies, The trial
occupied three weeks. The amount Of
the governments loss by he alleged
frauds in purchasing Of supplies was
said to have been $4,000
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-11-17
IMPORTANT MERGER OF
BANKS AT EL PASO

RI paso. TEX, Nov IT, The
National bank huiidns. at
the corner of san Anton o and oregon
streets. has been formally purchased
bv the First National bank for S330
000 The American National bank has
been absorbed by the First National
and the purchase of the building fol
lowed the announcement OF the con
solidAtinn.