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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-09-15

ganization and cooperation will
greatly improve the financial condi-
ton of the poultry raisers. But will
they organized? And Will the poultry
associations already in existence ever
reach decision regarding the proper
number of feathers in an old red
hens tail and get down to real mems
work? 1t is encouraging to note that
the poultry papers have walked up
and are doing their best to arouse
their readers to action of some sort.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-09-15
Good Chance for the Small Poultry Breeder

1t happens that there arrived almost
together, two letters of the same tenor,
and thus forced a notice from me
that perhaps was-On their merits
undeserved. Both the writer's com
planned that the small poultry raiser
had no show at all as compared to the
bigger poultry raiser. Said that he
tine big %. r. had all the best of it
and got more than his share of the
business Said that buyers we're
impressed by massive proportions
alone and that real merit was lost
sight of when viewing thousands of
fowls in a single flock. But there
we're never people NJ ore mistaken than
these two correspondents of mine.
AS a simple matter of fact there is
probably no business in all the world
in which the small producer has so
good a chance, comparatively, as in
the business of poultry breeding. He
has more than his share of chances
for success, and it is up to himself to
make the most of them. Poultry
raising is a business in which the
difficulties increase almost geometri-
caIly with the ratio of growth and so
far no poultry raising plant of really
great proportions has proved a sue
cess. And that is probably the chief
reason why flock of several thou
sand ESPECIALLY if in a healthy
and prosperous condition-does i'm
press the observer greatly.
The great trouble is that many
poultry raisers wish to be professional
poultry breeders in their very first
season as poultry raisers They are
not content to put their tlocks on
paving basis as market producers
first; that being the real and practical
criterion of value; but hasten to COM
pete with established breeders before
they have shown that they really have
stock that is worthy of the notice OF
buyers. Now the buyer is generally
looking for something better than
what he has at home-else why buy!
and is not apt to be impressed by
what the beginner has to show him.
A prime test of merit in a flock is
it's ability to reproduce itself and to
increase. 1t is not easy to raise
fowls by the thousand and still less
easy to raise good fowls by the thou
sand, and so the buyer is impressed,
deservedly so, by the sight of a large
flock of handsome appearance and
healthy condition. For such a sight
is by no means as common as many
people suppose. The observer, II
possessed of some experience in poul-
try raising knows that there was
much merit inherent in the flock,
else it could not have been brought
to such pitch in number and cond1-
ton.
From personal experience l can
testify that great difficulties attend
the rearing of large flock and the
maintenance of same in good order.
The average hired man can raise more
Cain with bunch of poultry in one
inattentive day than he can with any
other live stock, and the great problem
in the great poultry raising districts
like Petaluma is to do away with him
by so specializing the business as to
increase one mans efficiency and
render it possible for him to do a
profitable amount of business without
the use of hired labor. And besides
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-11-20

you DC kinG enough TO lend me your
razor again this morning."
Sure thing" said Ashton. You'll
find your blade in the box there"
Mallory then negotiated the loan of
one more fresh shirt from the Eng
ilshman, and a clean collar from Ash
ton. He rejoiced that the end of the
day would bring him in touch with
his own baggage. Four days OF forag-
ing on the country was enough for
this soldier.
Also he felt. now that he and Mar
iorie had lived thus long. they could
survive somehow till evening brought
them to San Francisco, where there
were hundreds of ministers. And then
the conductor must ruin his early
morning optimism, though he made
his appearance in the washroom with
genial good mornings for all.
Mallory acknowledged the greeting,
and asked offhandedly: "By the way,
how's she running"
The conductor answered even more
offhandedly: about two hours late
and losin'."
Mallory was transfixed with new
fear: Good Lord, my transport sails
at sunrise"
"Oh, we ought to make Frisco by
midnight, anyway"
Midnight, and sail at daylight"
UNLESS we lose a little more time"
Mallory realized that every new day
managed to create it's own anxieties.
With the regularity of milkman,
each morning left fresh crisis on
his doorstep.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-11-20

table Compound My husband SAID 1t
would restore my health and it has. -
Mrs, MAY WYATT, Ashland, Ky.
There are probably hundreds of thou
sands of women in the United States
who have been benefited by this famous
old remedy, which was produced from
roots and herbs over thirty years ago by
woman to relieve woman's suffering.
Read WhatAnOther Woman says:
Camden, N. J.-'T had female trou-
BILE and a serious displacement and was
tired and discouraged and unablet to do my
work. My doctors told me never could
be cured without an operation, but
thanks to Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable
Compound am cured of that affection
and have recommended it to more than
one of my friends with the best results"
Mrs. ELLA JOHNSTON, 324 Vine St.
IL you want special advice write to
Lydia L. Pinkham Medicine Co. Conf
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter Will
be opened, read and answered by a
woman and held in strict confidence.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-11-20
Real Estate Agents

Wellington looked from the crowded
card to the Jealous face. Divorce
Outhtters. Ell? don't quite get you."
well, in the foist place"
1.-The foist place. Ell? You're from
New York"
Yes, oritchinalIy, How did you
know it? By my fashionable cloth
ink?"
Yes" laughed Wellington. But
you say l need you. How"
We'll, you've got maybe some beg
getch, some trunks-yes?"
Yes"
well, in the fotst place, I am an
expressman. I deliver EN- to your
address-yes? We're ISIS it,"
Il haven't got any yet"
also I am addressman. Do you
want it a nice hoteI?-or a fine house?
or an apartment?-or maybe a
boarding house?-yes? How long do
you make residence?"
six months"
mo Ionger?"
mot a minute"
Take a fine house, den. got some
beauties just vacated"
For year?-no thanks"
"All the leases in Reno run for six
months only"
well, I'd like to look around a lit.
tie first"
Good. Don't forser us. You come
out here for six months. You want
maybe a good quick divorce-yes?"
1.-THE quickest 1 can get"
do you want it confidential? or
very nice and noisy?"
whats that?"
I've are press agents and also sup
press agents. Some likes 'em one
way, some likes 'em anudder. Vich
do you want it?"
"Quick and quiet"
Painless divorce is our speciality.
If you pay me an advence deposit
now, l file your claim de minute de
train stops and your own wife don't
know you're divorced"
'I'll think it over" said Wellington,
rising with resolution.
Don't forget us. Baumann ana
Blumen. Satisfaction guaranteed or
your wife refunded. Avoid substl'
toots." And then, seeing that he could
not extract any cash from Little JIM
ME, Mr.. Baumann descended upon
Mallory, who was just finishing his
shave. Laying his hand on Mallory's
arm, he began: II
(To Be Continued)
81 suffered habitually from constipa-
ton. Doan's Reguets relieved and
the bowels so that they
have been regular ever since. We. Davis,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-11-20
WIFE'S HEALTH
RESTORED
Husband Declared Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Would Re-
store Her Health,
And 1t Did.
Ashland, KY. "Four years ago
seemed to have everything the matter

with me. | had fe-
maleand kidney trou-
BILE and was so bad off
l could hardly rest
day or night. l doc
tored with all the
best doctors in town
and took many kinds
of medicine but moth
ing did any good I'M
til | tried your won-
derful remedy, Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegel
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-11-20
Errors of EIouuence.

Some men can get reputation for
wisdom in an hours speech that they
can't live up to in lifetime.-Wash-
ington Star.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-11-20

Friendship in Adversely.
Friendship, of itself holy tie, In
made more sacred by adversity.-Dry-
den.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-11-20
(To Be Continued.)

81 suffered habitually from constipa-
ton. Doan's Regulets relieved and
strengthened the bowels so that they
have been regular ever since. "-E. Davis,
Grocer, Sulphur Springs, Texas. Adv.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-13
FAV0RS ONE-PIECE DRESSES
School Principal Insists Garment
is the Best Possible for the
Growing Young Lady.

The head Of the biggest trade school
for girls in New York declares that
the present style of one-piece dresses
is the ideal costume for growing girls.
"The short-waisted style of dress,
with it's wider girth at the high waist
line and it's general looseness, hang
ing straight from the shoulder, is the
ideal sort of frock for a young girl
to wear" the principal said. 1T is
not only comfortable, neat, easy to
put on and simple and pretty in cut,
but 1t has another immense advan-
tage, bigger than all of these, al
though these should be sufficient to
recommend 1t to mothers.
ut is cut in such way that If
girl is taught to carry herself upright,
walking with her body held properly.
and sitting erect and without SLOUGH
ing, she need wear no corset. For
girl who must have room to grow
and to breathe right, plenty of space
is a necessity, and corset is not de-
sirable.
''The philosophy Of the dress is
this: With long-waisted dress, as
when a girl wears a skirt and shirt
waist, the skirt is fastened tightly
around the smallest part of the body.
This prevents free breathing and with
this style some kind Of corset is a
necessity.
"But with the waist line higher
and as large around as the largest
part of the body, as is shown in what
is called the empire style Of gown,
the unpleasant small-waisted effect
the arms and looks well. If the girl
waist may be large, but it is not no
ticed. The skirt hangs in straight
lines from the larger line just below
the arms and looks we'll. II the girls
keeps her body erect and stands or
sits in a graceful, even position, the
effect is excellent without a corset.
The plan would encourage girls to
take care how they stand or walk or
breathe, and this itself would be
good for them"
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-13
REAL ORIGIN or THE PEARL
Most Of Them Due to Parasites That
Live In Oysters SheIl--PoetIe
Fancy Shattered.
By DR. HUGH NJ. SMITH, in the Ma

(By DR. HUGH M. SMITH. in the Ma
tional Geographic Magazine,)
For many centuries, even until com
paratively recent times, II was the
common belief that pearls were drops
of dew that gained entrance into the
shell of an oyster, and were there
transformed into lustrous gems. Arab
and Indian divers still believe that at
certain seasons oysters come to the
surface and suck in the rain-drops
that later become pearls. Science.
however, has rudely shattered this
poetic fancy, and discovered the real
origin to be a worm
We know that almost, any foreign
body-a grain of sand a bit of mud
or shell, piece of ragweed or a small
animal-may by its irritation cause
the mollusk to cover it with nacre
and make 1t the nucleus of pearl;
but the largest part Of the annual
pearl crop of the world is due to para
sites that normally pass part OF
their life-cycle within the shell Of the
pearl-oyster.
Minute spherical larvae Of marine
worms known as cestodes become en-
bedded in the soft tissues, as many
as forty having been found in one
Ceylon oyster AS the result of irri'
tation, the oyster forms a protecting
sac about the intruder, and then If the
larva dies, its body is gradually con
verted into carbonate of lime, and the
pearly mass proceeds to grow with
the she'll
If the larva lives, 1t may pass into
the body of the strengthened trig-
ger-fshes which prey on the pearl
oysters, there undergoing further de-
velopment. Ultimately it reaches the
body Of the great rays which in turn
eat the trigger-ishes. In the rays the
worms attain full development, and
produce larvae that are cast into the
sea and find lodgment in the pearl
oysters. Thus the cycle is begun once
more.
We may literally accept the saying
of a celebrated French investigator,
that "the most beautiful pearl is in
reality only the brilliant sarcophagus
OF a worm"
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-13
- NOTES OF \ .
81 SCIENCE 8|
Y INVENTION.

A pocket typewriter has been in.
vented. 1t Is not much larger than a
watch
In Iceland a bread Is made by
beating the flesh of dried goldfish to
a powder.
The per capita consumption of pota-
toes in this country at the last CEN
sus was four bushels,
Moving pictures of animals form
targets in an English rifle gallery, the
shots being automatically recorded.
A patent has been granted for a
parachute specially designed to help
a person escape from a burning build
ing.
A tablet weighing four ounces com
prises an entire meal In the United
States army's newest emergency ra-
ton.
We are not eating more, but there
are more Of US eating, which &C
counts for the increased demand for
food products.
An Ohio inventors flying machine
"a propelled by wings driven up and
down by shafts connected to its en-.
CINE.
The Argentine government plans to
Mace one Of the most powerful tele-
scopes in the world in It's National
observatory.
In this country $4,000 patents
have been issued covering the manu-
facture of shoes and leather goods,
and about half Of them are now ID
force.
In the congested area Of town
common fly can harbor from 100000
to 500 100000 bacteria, while in the
suburbs it carries only upward Of
10000
That animals have been distributed
over the world by the oscillation Of
its axis. which has changed the cl,.
mate of various lands, is a theory
advanced by German scientist
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-13
PREPARATION FOR RAINY DAY
Supply Of Clean, Dry Sand Will Pro.
vide Amusing Occupation for the
Little Ones.

The outdoor sand pile is a time
honored institution, but out of doors
offers many other attractions, so we
improved on the idea
A box was made, about nine inches
high, and in other dimensions just a
little smaller than the nursery bed. 1t
was fitted with casters, lined with a
pale green oilcloth and a box plait-
ing of green denim was put around the
outside with brass-headed lacks. Next
a barrelful of fine white sand was put
inland the stormy day problem was
solved.
The little maid, less than a year
old, when the box was first introduced,
was perfectly safe, and she never
seemed to tire of it's endless attrac-
tons Nearly all her toys were kept
there; old playing cards would stand
up In the sand to form houses and
fences; trains of cars had much bust
ness to transact, and many hours
were spent just ladling the sand into
big, thick bottle with an old tin spoon
and pouring it out again
The little occupant was taught from
the first that no sand was to go on the
floor, and we never had the least trou-
Bile even after the little sister came
to share the box few years later. In
deed, it proved the cheapest, safest
and best device that ever was invent
ed for keeping the little ones happily
entertained.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-13
WHAT INVENTION HAS DONE
Among Other Things In Manufacture
Of Agricultural Implements Much
Manual Labor Is Saved.

In leather manufacture modern
methods have reduced the necessary
number of workers from five to fifty
per cent.
A carpet measuring and brushing
machine with one operator will do the
work Of fifteen men by the old meth
DDS.
In the manufacture of flour modern
improvements save rs per cent. of the
manual labor that once was neces-
sary.
In making tin cans one man and a
boy, with modern appliances, can do
the work Of ten workers by the old
process.
One boy, by machinery, in turning
wood work and materials for musical
instruments, performs the work of
twenty-five men b. Ne old methods.
In the manufS - of boots and
shoes the work of 500 operatives is
now done by 100, a displacement of
wage earners Of so per cent. by aid of
machinery.
In the cotton mills the manual la
Dor has been reduced about fifty per
cent. Now one weaver manages from
two to ten looms, where one loom
was formerly tended by one worker.
In the manufacture of brick i'm
proved devices save one-tenth of the
labor, and in the manufacturing of
fire brick 40 per cent. Of the manual
labor is displaced
In the manufacture Of agricultural
implements 600 operatives, with ma
chinery, including eighteen classes of
wage earners, do the work of 2,145
wage earners without machinery, dis
placing 1,545 workers.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-13

| ish settlement with its Oriental shops
and coffee houses These coffee houses
are the scene of considerable life, es
pecially on Fridays, the feast day
of the Mohammedans Though the ia
bles are thickly thronged, there Is no
noise; little conversation is INDUCED
in, most of the men merely quietly
smoking their long pipes or drinking
their Turkish coffee. Pretty girls fit
about, maidens as yet unveiled, with
henna-reddened f1ngernails and flowers
in their hair. From the minaret of the
masque floats the Turkish flag.
Ada-Kaleh has had an interesting
history, and played an important part
in the Turkish wars of the seven
teenth and eighteenth centuries. When
Ludwig the Great thought of erecting
a fortress at Orsova in 1871 the ques-
ton of the island was considered, but
was rejected, leaving it to its
primeval forest, which served as a
hiding place for robbers and river pr
rates. But in the year 1857, when the
Turks were driven back from vi
emma and pursued by Karl of Lothrin-
gen and Sobieski Of Poland, these
two great commanders were struck
by the position of the island and or
dered it to be. fortified.
Small Salaries.
An interesting figure In the Balkan
struggle is General Vukotic, now
commanding the Montenegro force in
the Sandjak of Novki Bazaar. General
Vukotic has travelled in America, as
aide-de-camp to Prince-now King
Nicholas. While devoted like all his
nation, to his own mountains he is
very appreciative of the pleasures of
the great capitals, and particularly
fond of Vienna He has very happy
memories of visit he paid to Lon
don some years ago, when he made
his home at West end boarding
house (for Montenegro officers sal
aries do not run to hotel prices), and
has a cordial liking for English peo-
pie; he does, not speak the English
language, but converses fiuently in
French and German. General Vukotic
is man of middle age, splendid ply
sique, and, like all his nation, war
rior born He was received with wild
delight after the capture of Byelopolje.
one of the fortresses of the Sandjak
before this province of Turkey was
evacuated at the annexation of Bosnia
and Herzegovina.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-13
Unique Seauort.

The position of the port of South.
ampton is that of England's premier
passenger port, and no further evil
dence of this is needed than the fact
that SO4,045 passengers and 47,96S
troops, giving a total OF 352,013 per
sons, arrived in the port and depart
ed from the docks in 1910. The geo.
graphical position Of the port is not
only unique, in that 1t is situated al
most midway on the coast line Of the
English channel and within easy ac-
cess by rail of the metropolis, but it
10 blessed with the unusual natural
advantage of double tides. which give
it virtually four hours of high water
twice day-an advantage enjoyed by
no other port in the world.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-13
A simple device intended to pre-
vent the cooling water OF an automo

bile-engine radiator from freezing
when the car is in an unheated pri.
vate garage during the cold winter
months, has been placed on the mar.
ket by Philadelphia concern, says
the Popular Mechanics The device
consists of a small gas heater, and
an inlet and outlet water pipe con,
nected, respectively, with the drain
cock and filing cap of the cars radia-
tor. The heat generated by the gas
burner sets up an automatic circula'
ton of the water through the radia
tor and cooling system of the engine
thus keeping it above the freezing
point.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-13
Water Bottle Stopper.

bottle. How the ring got there is an
other chapter, unless 1t may be as
sumed that the bottle was built around
1t. The chain is long enough to per-
NIT the stopper being taken entirely
out Of the neck of the flask and Of
course the ring presents no obstacle
either to the filling OF emptying of
the receptacle. This may be a little
thing, but 1t is big enough to save
many people the price of new wa
ter bottle, which is what the loss of
the old stopper means.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-13
POLITICAL TRAGEDY OF 1860
Nations Historical Figure Heard Of
Defeat Instead of Victory He
Expected.

Charles M. Harvey, describing some
of the breathless moments in election
history, recalls the almost forgotten
excitement of Lincoln's nomination,
when Lincoln was running against
Seward, with the odds overwhelming
ly against him, the Worlds Work
says.
Harvey pictures Seward at his home
in Auburn, N. Y, waiting for the re-
turns from the Chicago convention.
"An immense throng had gathered in
his grounds and on the streets near
by to acclaim their distinguished fell
low citizen. Democrats were there
as well as Republicans. On the porch
Of his house, surrounded by many of
his immediate friends, sat Seward,
calm and confident At their hal
Yards flags tugged for permission to
rise. Cannon, loaded, awaited the
word from Thurlow Weed, Stewards
manager at Chicago, which would per-
NIT them to proclaim the expected
glad tidings.
"Dashing down the street, horse
man pulled up at Stewards house and
handed him telegram of the first
ballot-'Seward 173. Lincoln 101.'
Tumultuous cheers greeted it as It
was read to the great concoursea Car
ried BY the same messenger a little
later was the second ballot-'Sew-
ard 1874. Lincoln 49,
~ shall be nominated on the next
ballot, said Seward
Intense emotion swayed the throng
as it awaited the final word from
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-13

Some one may have a pink cotton
or linen dress in good condition, but
badly faded. If so, put piece of Tur-
key red cheesecloth In water and boil
until the color is the desired one. The
dress will dry bit lighter than when
wet and win leave an even color all
over, says the Modern Priscilla. One
eighth Of a yard Of cheesecloth is
more than enough for dress. Navy
blue cheesecloth may be used in the
same manner to freshen the color Of
light blue Dress It is best to try a
sample Of material in the dye to get
the right shade before putting in the
whole dress.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-13
Flying Machine.

burg. s. D.. the Scientific American
says:
An object Of this inventor is to pro
vide a flying machine with a plural.
ity of wings adapted to be swung
through the air, to simultaneously
raise and propel the machine. A
still further object is to provide a
machine with propelling means, and
with mechanism for driving the same.
the mechanism having an auxiliary
driving connection whereby an acct.
dental breakage may happen with
out destroying the fight OF the aero
plane. The machine Is shown here
with in front end view in elevation.