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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-07-26
Poultry Raising a Success,

A contributor to the poultry depart
ment of Farm and Fireside gives the
following account of the success of
poultry raiser:
Iwenty-seven years ago there lived
right near me man who worked in the
iron mills of Pottstown, Pennsylvania.
This man kept twelve Plymouth Rocks
IN the back lot of country tenant
house. The lot was altogether about
forty yards square. They were a very
good show grade, in shape, color of
feather and size. They were of female
color line, with few darker females in
the pen. He raised a few each season
and exhibited some at shows near bv.
This was back in 1884. Men of towns
from ten to twenty miles away would
come and take away birds at from two
to five dollars each. There was almost
no extra expense after the first start,
which was the eggs. The winnings at
the shows would almost pay for the
showing expenses.
After few years he quit the iron
mill and bought farm of thirty-six
acres. Here the Rocks were increased
to fifty-five kept in one flock. Sales of
eggs and stock greatly increased. The
birds were taken to from three to five
nearby shows, and they won many of
the firsts. About four hundred were
raised each season, and the surplus hens
and pullets all sold to men who saw his
stock at the fairs. About 1893 the
flock was divided by building two houses
in the apple orchard, and the whole
orchard made into two large yards.
One of these was now mated for darker
or cockerel line and the two others
mated for light or standard female line.
The strain was kept up to the very
best practical lines, They always laid
the year around. Ieannot give figures
in detail, but the prices Of cockerels
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-07-26

were from 81. so to $500, and a few at
$40. 90; the Gull pullets often brought
81. 90 each, in the fall, at which time all
the culls were sold. The good breeders
brought from $500 up to $1,000. You
will readily see that the poultry paid a
very neat sum.
"This man raised five children. One
of the sons took the farm few years
ago, and the father has taken house
near by. He helps run the small place
and the chickens, and keeps one mating
at his home. They run five matings
now. Three are dark.
"He is one of the many all over our
land. He had very little schooling, but
was we'll educated in his calling; he was
not planned for large private enterprises
and did not care or strive for it. He
played safe from the very beginning.
The great danger is that most of us will
begin by building two or more houses
each year and spend large sums to beat
this or that breeder, and risk large
! sums in advertising. Finally we go
broke. This l have seen more than
once. There are farmers who have
built up large businesses in standard
bred poultry, but they are the ones who
went slow"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-07-26
q WoMAN,s SAD MISTAKE.

There Is fellow right near by
Who got the chicken fever.
He was so crazy after hens
His wife feared he would leave 'er.
Ono day she passed a grocery store
And saw big eggs inside.
She bought six dozen of the same
And quickly homeward hied.
She took the eggs from Bits big hens
And set the store eggs there,
Then gggled giggled. gigged so
That she fell off a chair.
"Those china eggs won't hatch!" she
"Ha, ha. Won't Bill he sold?
He'll quit his crazy chicken stunt
And love me as of old"
But. say, the eggs she set were ducks.
And Bill caught on to it.
Bill waited for those eggs to hatch
To see her get a fit.
Just sixty little quacks came out.
He took them to the door.
They waddled right into the house
And spread all DER the floor.
"Quack. quack! came from the parlor;
"Quack!" came from everywhere.
"Oh. horrorsi What's that noise?"
She cried from up the stair.
When she got down the stairway
She dropped all in bunch,
And all those quacks came waddling UP
To make Of her free lunch.
Those ducks tracked all her porches;
They ate her flower bed;
They quacked around her day and night
Till she was almost dead.
You bet she quit her butting in!
Bill has the inside track
She knows II she says just one word
Bill will yell loud, "Quack, quack"
c. NJ. BARNITZ.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-07-26
uliooleburY Register

The demand for two men in the cab
on every locomotive is greatly strength
ened by the testimony of Schroeder, the
Lackawanna engineer who caused the
Corning wreck by running by signals.
Schroeder denies that he was drunk,
but says he ran by the signals because
at that moment he was working over
the water injectors. which were not
working properly. If that is true, the
presence of two qualified men in the
cab would have averted this loss of 40
lives. One man would have been work.
ing over the defective rods to regulate
been watching the track and would have
seen the signals. If the charge of in
toxication, which is not substantiated
by the later evidence, had been true,
the presence of two men in the cab
would have met that difficulty, also.
The sober man would have been carrying
the responsibility. There are hundred
contingencies which may temporarily
dlsqualify man for work and which
call for the presence of two men in the
cab. Two men have been put in the
pilot houses Of ferry-boats because their
need there was proved by accidents less
deadly than this at Corning. 1t is time
that the railroad companies were forced
to make like provision for the safety
of their passengers. From the Brook
Ign Eagle.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-07-26
Estate of Frank Mathew, Jr.

The undersigned having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the district of Ad-
Olson. commissioners, TO receive. examine. and adj
just the claims and demands of all persons against
the estate of Frank Mathew, Jr, late of Cornwall,
in said district. deceased. and all claims exhibited
in offset thereto. hereby give notice that we will
meet for the purpose aforesaid. at the residence
Of F. Z. Foote in the town Of Cornwall in said dis
trict. on the 29th day of July and 9th day of De-
cember, next, from o'clock p. M until 4o'clock
p. M. on each of said days and that six months
from the 18th day of June. A. d. 1912. is the time
limited by said court for said creditors to present
their claims to us for examination and allow ance
Dated at Cornwall this 9Th day of July A. D.
1912.
". H. Bingham. commi,s;oners
70 Frank Z. Foote, ! So'-ohefe
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-07-26
RUTLAND RAILROAD

Time of departure of trains FROM
Middlebury effective Sunday,
June 23.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-07-26
Drive Ships By Electric Power.

The plan for future battleship pro-
pulsion is to drive each ship propeller
with a powerful electric motor direct
connected to the propeller shaft, thus
doing away with all gears and conse-
quent loss of power. This new arrange
ment would also save an enormous
amount of coal and greatly facilitate
the handling of the ship, as with cleo
tricity it is quite possible to control the
ship from the bridge, eliminating the
ringing of signal bells or with tele-
phoning to the engine room located far
away in the interior of the ship. The
man on the bridge can start, stop, slow
up or reverse the motors at will.
While the steam turbine-engine shows
better results for ship propulsion than
the old reciprocating types, experiment
has proved that turbine engines must
travel at high rate of speed to give
their greatest economies and when they
are used for ship propulsion this speed
must be cut down with the aid of gear
systems, mourning serious loss OF
power.
The United States collier Jupiter,
which is being built at the Mare Island
Navy Yard, will be the first large YES
sci to be equipped with electric pro-
pulsion. The general scheme embraces
steam turbo generator set delivering
its electrical output to a pair of induc-
ton motors, each of which will be direct
connected to its own propelled shaft.
The designer of this equipment is
w. L. R. Emmett, of Schenectady, who
described it's principal features and the
method of control in paper read be-
fore the American Institute of Elec-
trical Engineers. The generating unit
consists of a six stage Curtis turbine
connected to an alternating current
generator.
The GOLFERS Neptune and Cyclops,
now in commission, are sister ships to
the Jupiter. The Cyclops is equipped
with tripe-expansion reciprocating en-
gines and the Neptune is equipped with
a pair of steam turbines with gear
reduction.
The electrical equipment of the Jupi-
ter, which is being built by the Genera
Electric company, was given thorough
test few days ago at the Schenectady
plant before party of naval officers.
The test showed beyond doubt thai
electricity is the ideal power for battle
ships and other large steamships
Nearly all the work aboard a modern
battleship, exclusive of propulsion, i:
now done by electricity and there is ne
reason why they should not be com
pletely electrified. Inasmuch as the
Curtis steam turbines take up but little
room, and the motors even less, there
is no reason why the available horse
power of future battleships could no
be much larger than at present, thu
increasing their speed beyond the pres
ent record and making them more eff
cient. The saving of the power nov
lost in battleships driven by recipro
eating engines would make vast diff
! ference in the speed records.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-07-26
FEATHERS AND EeosHELLs.

A lady's blue enameled gold watch
was found in the crop of turkey
dressed at the Cafe Boulevard. Tenth
street and Second avenue, New York.
The turkey was shipped from Vermont.
but the watch may belong to some
western belle, for it is whispered that
many western turks are shipped to
Vermont and then are retagged and
shipped and sold in New York for bon
ton bluestocking New England stock.
An investigating committee declares
food passes through as many as five
hands before reaching the New York
consumer and that so per cent of the
city consumers dollar goes to the
middleman after the food reaches the
city. The farmer and his "city koZens"
by this fleeing method are between
the devil and the deep sea.
When the mayor Of Indianapolis put
up seventy-fve turkeys to lower the
market price, just 400 buyers grabbed
for them Mt once. The turkey crop
has shrunk to 100000 per year, with
100000 to eat them. What grand
rush there will be for the last turkey!
One thousand skunk skins were
bought from trappers in Wyoming
county, Pa, by fur dealer.
The Audubon society is awfully down
on the house cat, but the fair danes
never say word against the pestif-
erous skunk that robs bird nests and
henroosts. Miady even wears skunk
furs alaska sable, and they are just
too lovely for anything.
The crows killed off many cartridges
in Pennsylvania during the past severe
winter. It's about time the crows get
it in the neck. They catch thousands
of chicks, rob the bird nests of eggs
and young; kill many game birds and
destroy the corn. Let some society
belle wear crow wings on her hat
That will start the slaughter. The
other women will wear them, and
presto. the nasty crow will be nc
more.
California is specially strong on breed
clubs and certainly sets Il good eX'
ample to many fanciers in the eastern
states. If you wish to boost your
| OiNNhf bbOhl AhN pilg way " W. 10 "
organize and then boost. This puts the
variety before the public and of course
makes sales Yes, advertising pays in
many ways.
That poultry is moving up in Other
countries is shown by the last Crysta
palace show. London. There were -,
500 entries and $4,000 was awarded
in prizes. The American breeds stood
next to the Orpington. England's fa
vorite. of which there were 91S Gagged
Cracking glass for poultry grit is
bad business. Glass is too sharp fol
crop and g!zzard. often pierces both
gets lodged in the mouth. and ther
glass is. not good grit anyhow, for i
soon wears smooth. Why feed sucl
dangerous material when good grant,
crystal grit Is cheap?
Persian insect powder is made of ,
japanese chrysanthemum and is yer!
effective for lice and feas In buyini
see that II is dry, fresh and unadulter
ated with -four. When fresh It has
very bitter taste
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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-07-26
Estate of
Betsey Jane LOvett
Commissioners' Notice

The undersigned. having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court fer the district Of Add-
son. commissioners. to receive, examine, and
against the estate of Betsey Jane Lovett late Of
Middlebury in said district, deceased. and all claims
exhibited in offset thereto. hereby give notice that
we will meet for the purpose aforesaid, at the
Store of Douglas & Lee in the VIII
age Of E. Middlebury. in said district on the 10th
day of August and 7th day Of December next from
10 o'clock a M. until o'clock p M. on each Of said
days and that six months from the 29th day of
June. A. D. 1912. is the time limited by said court
for said creditors to present their claims to US
for examination and allowance.
Dated at Middebury. Vt. this 22nd day Of July.
A. d. 1912.
Clinton W; Tisdale. Commissioners
J. Arthur Douglas, (No"'i'i'ssioherS-
Mrs. Lucy Kirby Administrative. 80
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-07-26
Banking by M all

The Hyde Park Savings Bank insists
that deposits sent to that Bank are abb
solutely safe.
No depositor ever lost dollar by send
ing money through the mails TO the
Hyde Park Savings Bank.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-05-03
Organized Ball Team.

BOVILL, Idaho, May 3-At a meet
ing of the baseball enthusiasts
held in the opera house Thurs
day evening, it was unanimously ie-
cided to organize team for the sum
mer and Dave Ellison was elected man
ager and treasurer The committee
in charge of the dance given for the
benefit of the ball team, reported
that the proceeds derived from the
dance amounted to s23.10, and it was
decided to hold another dance III thu.
near future, the date to be decided ip-
on by committee which was appoint
ed for that purpose consisting of
Frank Featherstcn, G. A Johnson. j.
Donovan A. A. Anderson, Karl De-
Marais, Henry Mallory and Fred Nc
Mullan. 1t was stated after the meet
ing that T. p Jones had kindly offered
to donate sufficient ground for ball
park and work will soon be commence
ed to put the ground in shape. 1lay-
ers will be selected and the team got
ten together as soon as possible for
practice The date for the opening
game has as yet not been decided 1t
is hoped that the next dance will be
well patronized as there Is quite an
expense in organizing a team
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-05-03
ARE BROKEN IN
INTERSCH0LASTlC MEET
Boise Athletics Win Showing Up Stronger Than Other
Schools Expected - Carley is Point Getter For
Capital Coeur d'Alene Showing Not
What Fans Expected

Broad Jump-First, Thompson, Lew
iston; second, Cassidy, Colfax; third
Morrison, Colfax. Distance, 20 feet
61a inches.
120-Yard Hurdles-First, Carley
second, Thompson, Lewiston; third
Nugent, Boise. Time, 17.6 seconds.
220-Yard Dash-First, Carley, Boise
second, Colguhoun, Coeur d'Alene;
third, Morrison, Colfax. Time 234
seconds.
Pole Vault-First, Cassidy, Colfax
second, Myers, Colfax; third, Cunning
ham. Height, 1913 feet
220Yard Hurdles = First, Nugent
Boise; second, Thompson, Lewiston
third Murphy, Wallace Time, 28.1
seconds.
High Jump-First, Harbke, Nez
Perce; second, Bartas, Occur d'Alene /;
third, Golf, Colfax. Height feet, 71a
inches.
Relay Race-First, Occur d'Alene.
Carley is the largest point winner
with 25 points. Boise wins with AZ,
Occur d'Alene gets AZ, and Colfax 21.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-05-03
Davis Dead Again.

| CHICAGO, May 3-Before Mrs
George T. Davis again makes arrange
rents for her husbands funeral she
will first ascertain whether he is dead
or merely intoxicated. Davis had spent
busy day. He died" twice, was ta-
ken to the hospital in a critical condi-
tion once, was found to be intoxicated
once, was locked up at a police station
and finally released His activities
caused his wife no end of trouble
Mrs. Davis, who says she has sup
ported her spouse for two years, re-
ceived telephone message at 8 4. m.
yesterday that he had dropped dead
and the body had been taken to the
morgue. The voice over the phone
presumably was that of a friend
Mrs Davis finished her housework ana
in a businesslike way sought out an
undertaken, purchased a coffin and
went to the morgue for the body. The
bcdy was not there and there was no
record of such death
After Mrs Davis returned home the
telephone bell rang again.
81 been tryin' (hic) ter git you for
hour" said the voice. Your husbands
dead. Died of (hic) grief
There was no longer any doubt in
Mrs Davis mind as to whose voice
it was. She returned sadly to her
work and prepared lunch, expecting
that the corpse" would appear on the
scene in time with a hearty appetite.
When Davis had not put in an ap-
pearance by l o'clock however, Mrs.
Davis started out to make the rounds
of the police stations After visiting
Clark street station that George t.
Davis had been found ina critical con-
dition at South Wabash avenue and
East Jackson Boulevard, and rushed to
st. ST. Lukes hospital. At the hos
pital Mrs Davis was informed that
the case had been diagnosed as too
much liquor" and that the patient
had been returned to the police.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-05-03

Thompson, Lewiston Time, 5.3 Sec
onds.
100-Yard Dash-First, Carley, Boise
second, Thompson, Lewiston; third
Colquhoun, Occur d'Alene. Time 10.2
seconds.
Hammer Throw = First Berry
Boise; second, Cooke, Occur d'Alene
third, Nourse, Boise. Distance, 1876
feet, 3 inch.
Shot Put First, Cooke, Occur
dAlene; second, Martinson, Genesee !;
third, Lomasson, Colfax Distance AZ
feet
Discus Throw-First, Nourse, Boise; !;
second, Lomasson, Colfax; third, Hey
er, Wallace. Distance 100 feet, 2
inches.
Half Mile Run-First, De Valid,
Occur dA1ene; second, De Haven,
Grangeville; third, Bonneville, Coeur
d'Alene. Time, minutes. II seconds.
Mile Run-F'irst, Gerlough, Boise;
sec ond, Bonneville, Coeur d'Alene;
third, De Haven, Grangeville. Time
4 minutes, Sc seconds.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-05-03

Two Idaho interscholastic records
were broken this morning in the pre-
liminary events of the third annual
meet. Cooke of the Coeur d'Alene
High schol team won the javelin
throw hurting the spear out 148 feet.
The old record held by Phillips of Lew
iston was 143 feet Thompson of Low
iston, cleared 20 feet, 61a inches in the
broad jump, bettering the record OF
19 feet, 51a inches held by Purdy of
Occur d'Alene and Gano of Moscow.
Cooke won the shot put at AZ feet.
The weight event finals were the
ouly ones held this morning. The
finals in the other events were pulled
Off this afternoon In a majority of
the preliminary events the winers of
first and second places qualified for
the finals while in a few winners of
first, second and third places qualified.
Javelin = First, Cooke, Occur
dAlene; second, Nourse, Boise; third,
Schooler Genesee. Distance 14S feet.
so Yard Dash-First, Carley, Boise.
second, Morrison, Colfax; third,
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-05-03
CIVIL WAR In
H0QUIAM STRIKE

HOQUIAM, Wn., May 3.-The abduc-
ticn of w. A. Thorn and c. A Biscay,
leaders of the Industrial Workers of
the World, who were run out of lIo-
quiam and beaten up Wednesday night,
was followed by the driving out OF
Emil Silvo, a Finnish strike-leader
and two others by special deputies. The
city is in a foment of indignation to-
day. A warrant has been issued for
Prosecutor Campbell says he will
prosecute them vigorously.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-05-03
NEWSIES REFUSE TO
HANDLE THE PAPERS

who are refusing to deliver papers
turned out by nonunion pressmen.
Whether the Chicago printers will
join the striking pressmen will be de-
termined at a meeting today. AL
though the officers of the Internation-
al Typographical Union say they will
not sanction strike because the unior
has an iron clad contract with the
newspapers, the local union is serious
ly considering quitting work anyway.
More than $50 police guarded the Of
fees of the newspapers today and the
nOnunion men.
Judge Burke today enjoined the
striking wagon drivers from interfer-
ing with the strikebreakers driving the
newspaper wagons. But at several
places where nonunion drivers stop
ped the strikers destroyed numerous
bundles of papers.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-05-03

CORVALLIS, May 3.-George and
Charles Humphrey, convicted of the
brutal murder of Mrs. Eliza Griffith.
were today sentenced to be hanged at
the state penitentiary on June IA, by
Judge Hamilton. When the prisoners
were brought into court, Attorney Jef-
fiery for the denfense, made a motion
for a new trial, which was denied
George Humphrey was then ordered
to stand up and receive his sentence.
He was asked if he had anything to
say in his behalf and with bowed head
he said No
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-05-03
Things to Refuse by Rev. Israel
= II p, Putnam.


BOvILL, Idaho, May st takes
principal and courage to re-
fuse great advantages, when by
slight provocation you could obtain
them; to speak the truth; to not live
beneath your convictions; to not pre-
tend to be what you are not; to not
live dishonesty on the means of 9TH
ers, but honestly within your own;
to not seek the downfall of others
in the upbuilding of yourself; to re-
family to support, because it is not just
in accord with your ideas or right and
wrong; to refuse, though you are
poor, to bow before the god of gold! !;
to refuse to do customary things in
trade because they are wrong; to say
no to your companions and part COM
pany with them when they go where
you feel you ought not to go; to refuse
to justify yourself when to do so would
iHjure another; to face slander and
falsehood with silent patience for
years before the truth can be known;
to not bow for power and praise, but
stand erect for the truth; to prefer
honest poverty to questionable riches;
to dare to differ for Heavens sal @;
to remain in silent poverty rather than
violate sacred obligations; to do as
you would be done by, While o+liers
are doing as they are done by. to say
no, while those around you are say
ing yes, though you know you are
right; to be be faithful to duty ralh-i
er than bend the knee to popular die
tatjOn
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-05-03
WOULD AVERT.
COAL STRIKE

NEW YORK, May 3.-In an effort to
prevent a general strike in the anthra-
cite coal fields which has become i'm
minent as a result OF the miners re-
fusal to accept the compromise agree
ment drawn up by the subcommittee
the miners committee today expects
to ask the operators to modify their
compromise proposal.
The request will probably be re-
jected. The miners then will call a
convention and decide whether to ac-
cept or reject the compromise as it
now stands.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-05-03
MRS. D. N. HAND HEADS
THE BAPTIST WOMEN

The women's society of the Palouse
Baptist association yesterday elected
Mrs D. M. Hand president, and Mrs.
j. M. Risley of Palouse, secretary.
Reports from the various societies
composing the association showed
them in a fiourishing condition. Mrs
F. A. Agar of Spokane, delivered an
interesting and valuable address. The
sessions were held according to pro-
gram except that Rev. ]. w. Tanner of
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-05-03
SIX YEAR LIMIT BILL
MAY BECOME A LAW

WASHINGTON,- May "a predic-
ton of an early consideration of the
resolutions urging a six years term
of presidents of the United States, and
prohibiting their reelection would be
had in both houses of congress was
voiced here today by Senator Works
of California Opinion is divided as to
the merits of the proposition. Senator
Bourne of Oregon and Bristow of Kan
sas, opposed the measure.