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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-11-01
A Talk About Breeding Birds

There is now a brisk demand for
breeding birds for next season and
few words on the subject may not be
amiss. Really, to buy to the best ad-
vantage, one should begin the quest
for next years breeders early in the
summer as the owners of the largest
focks are often put to it for room to
raise the young flock and, for that
reason, will offer better bargains than
can be had several months later. But
buyers are not easily induced to pur-
chase until they are good and ready,
and few of them are forehande d
enough to pick up any of the early
summer bargains. However by
November first the demand is keen
enough and increases until New
Years-every day that passes increas-
ing the difficulty of securing good
stock.
Yearling hens and cockerels are
most In demand as breeders. Not
many people care to buy pullets for
breeders; but a great many people
have plenty of pullets of their own
rearing, and this fact causes a strong
demand for cock birds, yearlings pre-
ferred. There seldom are enough
yearling cocks to supply the demand
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-11-01

though he be of long experience, has
a very faint conception of the diff
culties that beset the professional
breeder, and of tue losses that occur
at every stage in the production of
good breeding stock. 1t is business
in which obstacles and difficulties in
creaes in arithmetical progression
with the increase of the business
For obvious reasons it is not possible
to breed up a fine strain of fowls I'M
less the business is conducted on a
very large scale and every trouble
known to the small breeder is many
times multiplied in the case of large
flock. The poultry business in all it's
branches is comparatively easy when
conducted on small scale. When a
man is taking care of little flock of
a few hundred layers he can make
$3. 90 per hen yearly-o or even more
producing eggs for maket alone. If
he wants to sell breeding stock he
may sell 500 worth from a one dollar
advertisement. l have personal
knowlede OF such cases. But just let
him increase his business to thousands
of dollars annually and it will be
found necessary to spend ten times as
much money, proportionately for adj
vertising; and every thousand dollar
increase costs twice as much as the
last thousand to secure, both in
money and craftsmanship. So too
with market production. The large
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-11-01

and this causes the price to rule
higher than that of cockerels of equal
merit excepting in the case of ex-
tremely valuable specimens. When
the birds are prize winners the
cockerel is the more valuable, as
there is year more of service in
him and, besides, there is a strong
presumtion that this years first Prize
cockerel will be next years first prize
cock bird.
Representative specimens of some
breeds bring much higher prices
than equally good specimens of other
breeds, the popularity of the breed
and the difficulty of producing good
specimens being the factors most
affecting the price. For example; it
is very hard to breed good White
Orpington males and this variety of
fowl is now at the height of its
popularity. AS a consequence
moderately good White Orpington
cockerel is worth at least S35; and
when asked my opinion I advise any
one intending to buy cockerel of
that variety to pay at least that much
money for him. Now 80 will buy a
finer White Leghorn bird than the S35
Orpington and yet the Leghorn is as
useful and beautiful fowl as is the
P.1E in,
much larger numbers, are more fertile
and more producJive; above all they
are the great utility fowl while the
Orpington is the delight of the
fanciers; these and others combine to
elevate the price of the Orpingtons
and keep the price of the Leghorns
within reasonable bounds. From the
dollar viewpoint Of the fancier the
White OrpingtOn is without peer,
hence it's wonderful popularity with
that class of poultry raisers and it's
long continuance in favor; but 1 am
straying far atield from my subject.
Much good might be accomplished
by more frequent discussion of the
ethics of the poultry business, par
ticularly as regards selling and ad-
vertising. 1t is to be expected that a
breeder will dilate upon the good
points of his stock, but misrepre-
should be barred; and un
questionably it is misrepresentation
and downright classifying to deliber-
ately convey the impression that the
sellers whole flock is fairly represent
ed by the performance of few of his
best fowls. Yet this is one of the
most common forms of deception
employed by poultry breeders, and
those who refrain strictly from so
doing are in a minority and labor
under a severe handicap in display
ing of their product. AS in most
other lines of business, the pace is
set by the INSCRIPTIONS ones; and
most of us compromise with our con-
science by putting our best foot for
ward and trying to convince ourselves
that it is all right to say anything or
to refrain from mentioning anything,
providing we adhere to the letter OF
The Washington herald., 1912-03-24
synop.l. of Preceding Chapters.

The hero, who has been Impatientiy
awaiting telephone message from
decides 10 Fo to Wi her home ne " Gxs
avenue. Just as he reaches the house
DR. wilcox, the family physician, ar
T Ksssor In haste and Harding learns that
Just attempted 70 kill herself, Gen. Far
rish, the father Of the girls, Is sum-
moned and is In great distress. Louise
arine'a- deed is the fact that the father
has objected TO her friendship with Hugh
Crandall. ana for some time she has
Harding visit Louise's apartment 10
search for clews to the mystery, and
before the crate they notice scrap Of
pick II up, Gen. Parrish appears and at
sight OF the paper Is stricken with pa
ralysis. After the general Is cared for.
the psp snd on winch a oSt Se
words disgrace and accident" but
without arriving at any conclusion.
but is teld that he he has left 4 town. In
a paper which Harding picks up he mo-
tees an account OF the mysterious sui
eide Of an an aged lawyer name named Elssr IN
Post-ofllce Inspector Davis and asks him
TO aid in clearing up the mystery that
hangs over the Parrish home While the
to the one which caused Gen. Farrish's
agitation, is brought into the inspectors
ONCE as having come from Elser's room;
Davis thereupon issues an order to all
railway mail clerks on New York and
New Jersey routes to report from what
ONCE they have been receiving letters in
yellow envelopes. The two visit Elser's
boarding house ard Davis comes to the
conclusion that whoever mailed the yell
low letter was left-handed. He does not.
however. take Harding into his CON
fidence.
Katharine Parrish RECEIVERS her reason
for a moment and shrieks out plea to
Hugh Crandall. In Crandalfs room a
hypodermic syringe is found. and Davis
decides that the yellow letters came from
Ardway, N J. Harding goes-to Ardway
and visits the local post-office, which,
strange to say, he finds empty. One box,
box owners. A third suicide, which APP
pears to have some connection with the
mystery, takes place In the Ardway
hotel, when middle-aged woman, whom
nobody knows, hangs herself.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-24
CHAPTER v1I-contiaued.


whats the natter" / asked. trying
10 make my inquiry seem casual.
.'The postmaster's disappeared" some
one explained.
"Where?"
Don't know said my Informant.
"He didn't come to the Office at all to-
day When the people come for their
mail after the New York train got in
he wasn't here. Hank Rollins always
brings it up on the stage, and, as he's
passing, throws it off on the boardwalk
and the postmaster comes out and gets
it,. Nobody ever goes for their mail for
a few minutes after that, to give him
chance to get it sorted. The first per-
sons who got here to-day found the
mail-sack lying just where the driver
had flung it"
eyes, sir" broke in an old man whom
heard them call Dad" Hutchinson.
"Yes sir, was the first to notice it.
was going to the Office to see il maybe
there was a letter for me from my
daughter Mary, who lives up Boston
way, and | noticed the sack lying right
over there | went into the office to tell
the postmaster abouV il and kind oil
have a little fun with him, and bless my
soul IL there was hide or hair of him
TO be seen anywhere. Looking through
the boxes could see that the back door
was standing wide open, and | went
around there and looked, and couldn't
see anything OF him, either. 1t didn't
seem right for the mail to be lying out
there on the sidewalk, twas like taking
undue liberty with government prop
erty, so ! dragged the sack around and
flung il in the door and went looking
for the constable Then | heard about
the suicide and inquest down to the
hotel, so ! went down there TO fetch
him. and all the crowd that had been
down to the inquest came trailing
along"
IL noticed when / come along here
last night that the post-office was
dark" volunteered another of the crowd
Il don't know just what time it was,
but il was just before It began to rain:
] remember, now, thinking it kind of
funny the office was shut up so early,
but It was just before it began to rain.
bet he wasn't here last night, either"
ITS burglars, that's what il is" said
an excited youngster Il saw them at
work. ! come along here last night
and there was fash, like from dark
lantern. Right in there behind the
boxes, il was. They must a been at
work then. I'll bet they killed him and
The Washington herald., 1912-03-24

OH six hundred dollars a year doing
with FIVE thousand dollars carelessly
concealed thus2
Where did he get il
Where was he!
The Washington herald., 1912-03-24
CHAPTER VIII.
A NEW CLEw.

400, DAVIS" / concluded, you
see that every new clew points
~ to Hugh Crandall"
Evening journal., 1912-07-15

STOCKHOLM, July 1.-THE United
States was we'll represented in the fa-
nous Marathon here. This picture
shows the racers on the Finland on
which they made the voyage. They
are; 1, Lewis Tewanima. Carlisle In
dian school; =. Strobino. OF New Jer-
sey; 8, Joseph Erxleben of the Mis-
souri, Athletic Club; 4, Joseph For
shaw of St. Louis, who ran third in the
Olympic Marathon four years ago; 5,
Clarence II. De Marr, North Dorches-
ter Athletic Association; 6. Harry
Smith of New York; Z, Richard F.
Piggott Of the Boston Athletic Asso-
ciation 8. Thomas II. Lilley. OF the
Boston Athletic Association; 9, John
j. Reynolds, Irish-American Athletic
Club New York: 10 Andrew Socka-
lexis. Oldtown. Me; II, Michael ].
Ryan, Irish-American Athletic Club
-. John j. Gallagher Jr, Yale Uni
versity. George Brown, the father of
Marathon racing, is standing behind
the upper row of runners.
Evening journal., 1912-07-15
CRISES COMIS
TONIGHT IN The
SEMI-PRO.LEACUE

Tonight will mark the crisis in the
life of the Serni-Professional League.
The struggle is over the retention OF
Fort DUPONT in the league. with
President Ahrahams hghting for the
soldier team and four of the mana
gers favoring admission of Penns-
grove Fort DUPONT is already In the
League, however, and it may be that
the league will so to pieces II further
effort is made to oust them The
Pennsgrove sympathizers say the
league may crumble to be reorganiz-
ed with Highland, New Castle, Madi-
son, Marshallton. Pullman and
Pennsgrove. They seem determined
upon this course despite the honesty
of the fght President Abrahams ia
putting up in behalf OF the present
organization. and It is certain
that II Alex fails 10 win
the point that there is no vacancy in
the league for Pennsgrove to hll. he
will voluntarily quit the league with
the satisfaction OF knowing that he
tried to play the game squarely
Friends OF the president and of the
league are trying 10 blaze a way
through the trouble which will leave
Alex in charge OF the splendid base.
ball organization which he has bull
UT and il may be that they will sue
cncd.
As an evidence OF the bitterness o
the revolt in the league the Highland
Evening journal., 1912-07-15
NOTES FOR HORSEMEN

Bonnie Del, by Delmarch, failed TO
materialize as a mile track campaign
er- on Saturday. The week prior she
raced rings around her field over the
half-mile track at Wilmington.
Harry J. S., by Admiral Dewey. as
a 3-year-old, trotted Belmont mile
track in 2.16 IA. AS a 4-year-old on
Saturday he repeated in ZIG 1-2.
The races at Belmont on Saturday
showed that the mile track is faster
by five seconds than the Wilmington
half-mile ring.
For the next interclub races be-
tween Philadelphia and Wilmington
the Racing Committee will select the
best horses owned by the members.
It is said that the noted pillow horse
r. T. c.. 206 3-4, viii not be started
for some time yet.
Sir Thomas Lipton, 2.15 IA, by
Letcher the trotter sold last winter
to a Cleveland, O., syndicate, has
N''H AtAhA AAtt ~ iA1A hidh n 1cOAs
Newark, Del, and will be raced over
the half-mile curcuits.
Delaware horses entered in the
Salem races on July II and Is are
David NJ, Lady Bess. Sam Be Sure,
Queen Marie, Singerly Wilkes. Sidney
Foster. Hal Chimes, Ashlaneer, J. H.
M. and Rex.
The annual field day harness rae
ing event of the St. Albans Club will
be held over the Chamounix Speed
way in Fairmount Park on Saturday,
September IA, when the medals do
mated by the club will be contested
for. It was proposed that 70 make
the affair an eventful one horses from
Wilmington that qualify under the
conditions (trotters winning three
heats over the Speedway in LOS or
better and PAGERS winning three heats
in 1.03 or better) should be eligible
for the races. in addition to the Phil
adelphia horses owned by members
of the Road Drivers Association.
The proposition was made by Will
liam F. Deakyne, who secured the
medals as prizes from the ST. Albans
Club, and il was received favorably
by the horsemen and will be taken
up for action by the Road Drivers al
the next meeting of the directors.
Evening journal., 1912-07-15
BALL PLAYERS
IN DAY OF SPORT

Field Day sports. with members of
the Chicks and Allentown participate
ing, will be held al Front and
Union streets on Friday. There is
rivalry between the members Of the
two Tri-State aggregations and the
meeting in the events OF discussion
viii bring forth some rcusing Efforts.
doc" Kerr announces that he will
meet in a special race any comer
al his weight. The Chicks automobile
will be presented that day
Evening journal., 1912-07-15
JUNIOR LEAGUE GAMES

South Side defeated the Tigers on
Saturday by the score of to 2. The
game was hard fought from the start
Harkie allowed South Side four hits
while Swinger allowed he Tigers
three hits. South Side has the best
three pitchers in the league. Schlor
August and Swinger.
Elsmere took the Colonial game. 8
to 0. because Of the failure Of Colonial
to appear.
Wilmington Juniors won two games
from Old Swedes
Evening journal., 1912-07-15
NICHOLS GETS SECOND MONEY.

Gilbert Nichols, the Wilmington
Country Club golf professional, came
in second money at the Metropolitan
Open at Apawamis last week. Nichols
had bad eighty on the nrst eighteen,
and a seventy-three on the second
eighteen, making his score for the
first days play Of thirty-six holes
153 This ranged him tenth Tn,
next day he went after the course
and pulled up from tenth to second
very remarkable exhibition Of play
ing.
Evening journal., 1912-07-15

Grocersin America are supplying,
Washington Crisps, which the
quality of toasted corn fakes in
are glad to help the public reduce
ington Crisps cut off one-third of
cereal food is concerned, and both
recognized this-hence our big
ington Crisps to millions and
family in Am erica, which
THE HIGH COST OF LIVING,
age and influence, PURE food
food of SUPREME quality, for
Evening journal., 1912-07-15
ROXING.

Omcials of the Plaza A. c.. in Chica-
go. are planning to lift the lid on box,
ing in that city July Is, when Steve
Ketchel and Jimmy Murphy are
scheduled to 90 eight rounds to a de.
cision.
II the Chicago promoters carry out
their plan, this will be the first effort
TO stage boxing in the Windy City
since the good old days"
Evening journal., 1912-07-15

The Want Columns are the index Of
the world OF work. They show the
where. how and when OF more COM
forts. more business, more efficient
helpers and bigger opportunities
Adv.
Evening journal., 1912-07-15

SATURDAY RESULTS.
Marshallton. 9; Pullman
fOft Duf 0Htf NrW tahtle. y
Higland 0, Madison, 0--Game not
played
Evening journal., 1912-07-15

Searching for work. home. a
room, a boarding place, location for
a new business. chance for investment
all such information is eagerly
sought in the Wants by those who are
new arrivals. as well as the longer
residents.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1912-07-15

ing, 2. Two-base hits-Marhefka,
Babb, Farrell, McKenna, Fritz, Jack
son. Mecherly, Cooper. Sacrifice hits
-Mecherly, Meyers Stolen bases
Marhefka, Weeks, Kerr. Bases on
balis-On Roth. ?; Baxter, l. Struck
out-By Roth, /; Savidge, 2; Baxter
1; Taylor, 6. Innings pitched-Roth,
2; Baxter, 2; Taylor, 5; Savidge, 4.
Left on bases-Wilmington, 4 Read
ing, 3. Time, lao. Umpire-Wai-
ker
Evening journal., 1912-07-15

and Madison teams refused to play
their scheduled game on Saturday.
Games played lett the league stand
ing as follows.
Evening journal., 1912-07-15
CHICKS GET
EVEN BREAK

Continued from Page Ten.
day. Allentown will be here Friday,
Saturday and Monday.
The Saturday scores:
FIRST GAME.
Evening journal., 1912-07-15
TWO HONERs HERE.

At Newark on Saturday. Newark
won over Appleton in Pen Mar
game, to s. Hill and Willis hit
for home runs.
Evening journal., 1912-07-15

Earned Wilmington 1; Read
ing l. Home Run-Jackson. Two
base hits-Weeks, 2; Babb. Hit by
pitchers-Cooper, There. Passed
ball-Therre, Kerr Base on balls
OF Roth 6. Struck out-By Roth, 8;
by Salmon. s. Double play-Derm-
yer, Twombley to Farrell. Left on
Reading. 6; Wilmington, 6
Time-210. Umpire-Walker.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-05-31
GOLDEN WEDDING.
Mr. and Mrs. e. G. Hunt Celebrate
5Oth Anniversary.

Mr. and Mrs. Z. G. Hunt celebrated
the 50th anniversary of their wedding
at their home, Saints Rest" in New
Haven on Tuesday, May %. Only the
immediate relatives of the family were
present. Mr.. Hunt was married to Miss
Eliza A. Lawrence at San Francisco,
CAL, on May %, 1862. Of this union
there are six children: Harry L. and E.
g., jr., of Middlebury, Leigh of West
Rutland, George E. of Rutland, Mrs.
Amelia M. Sykes of Hinesburg and
Walter P. Hunt of New Haven, all
being present, together with thirteen
grandchildren and one great grandchild.
None of the desc endants have died with
the exception of one grandchild, the
daughter of Harry l.. Hunt.
Mr. Hunt was graduated from Mid
dlebury college in the class of 1857 and
is in his 10Th year. After his gradua-
ton from college he took up the study
of law and was admitted to the bar.
He practiced law in California, Missis-
sippi and Vermont. He was at one
time editor of newspaper published in
Vicks burg, Miss, during reconstruc-
ton. Later he returned to Vermont
and has since lived on the old homestead
Saints Rest" which has been in the
family for nearly hundred years. AL
though member of the Addison county
bar he did not practice law to any great
extent in Vermont, preferring to follow
the ife of a farmer. His advice has
been much sought by the members of
the law profession and the townspeople
in his home community. He has held
many public offices in the three states
in which he resided, and is at present
the representative of the town of New
Haven in the Vermont legislature. He
retired from active law practice some
years ago.
Mrs. Hunt is the daughter of the late
Edwin Lawrence of Weybridge and a
sister of Attorney G. E. Lawrence of
Rutland. Mr.. Hunt has one brother
living in Minnesota, aged 83 years, and
one sister, aged 70. His father, who
was soldier in the war of 1912, taking
part in the battle of Plattsburg, died
at the ripe old age of SO years. AS it
was the wish of Mr.. and Mrs. Hunt
that there should be no gifts on this &C.
casion they received the best wishes of
host of friends and relatives for many
years of health and happiness.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-05-31
New Gymnas ium Completed

The work on the new Mccullough
gymnasium for Middlebury college will
be entirely completed this week. The
structure is one of the most complete
ever built in this state for gymna-
sites. The exterior of the building is
of rocked-faced marble with rubbed
marble trimmings from the quarries at
Proctor. The interior is finished in
wainscoting and Georgia natural pine
with iron clay brick running as high as
the cornices.
The upper part of the building will be
devoted to the presenting of college
plays, stage with all modern appliances
being provided. The lower part of the
building is fitted up entirely for the
carrying out of the various lines of
athletics. In this department will be
located the various baths. This part
of the structure is finished with cement
floors with ivory plastering, Georgia
natural pine and high gloss marble
finishings. The doors and windows are
finished in Georgia pine with old bro ME
trimmings. The building measures 156
by 60 feet. 1t was constructed by
Branch and Callahan of Lake Placid, N
Y, under the direction of F. C. Haven.
1t took about one year to build it. The
cost was about $780, 900.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-05-31
MIDDlEBURY LOCALS.

George Bailey of Rutland is spending
few days with friends in this section
Mrs. George w. Fassett and son,
Fred, have returned from two weeks
visit with relatives at Hancock.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Severance, who
who were called here by the illness of
Otto P. Moore, returned to their home
Sunday evening.
The condition of Peter j. Hincks,
teller at the Middebury National bank,
who has been ill at his home for the
past ten days, remains about the same.
The cattle shipment from this town
on Monday consisted of three car loads
of live stock for the New York and
Boston markets.
Judge John E. Weeks delivered the
Memorial Day address at the exercises
held at Cornwall on Thursday.
John Higgins returned Monday from
a short visit to his daughter, Mrs.
Arthur Coffin, in Boston.
The democrats of this town will hold
caucus on the evening on June II, to
elect state and district delegates.
Lieut.. Bert B. Taylor, U. S. N, left
on Sunday night for San Francisco,
from whence he will sail on the Trans.
port Thomas on June for Manila.
President Frank R. Stone of the
State Fire Chiefs club will soon issue q
call for a meeting of the executive
committee who will decide the place
and date for a state firemen's tourna-
ment.
G. A. Waters has moved with his family
from Enfield, N. H. to the Mead house OF
South Pleasant street. Mr.. Water!
will soon open jewelry store in the H
B. Dutton drug store.
Several workmen arrived here from
Proctor on Friday last and began tn
work of constructing new towe
which carries the cable power rope
from the water wheel to the shop
and mills of the Vermont Marble com
pany.
A large number of the William P
; Russell circle. No. 5, Ladies of tn
Grand Army, with several members o
the William P Russell post, No. 80, G
A. R., appeared Saturday night at tn
home of Mrs. William Morcomb, sr.
president of the circle, and gave her
genuine surprise and also brought
number of handsome presents. Their
: were bounteous refreshments and tn
evening passed off very pleasantly.
At the last meeting of Middlebur
Grange the general topic of healt
was considered. The discussion wa
opened by DR.. w. H. Kingsley on farl
5 sanitation. Under the head of agricu
tural pursuits an interesting and il
structive talk was given by Willis \
Cady of the relative value to the farme
4. of keeping milk perfectly clean as tn
laws of health demand. First elias
music was furnished by Mrs. Brist
and Mrs. Brooks.