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Mexico Missouri message., 1913-01-09
PROPER FEED FOR CHICKENS
Considerable Studying and Expert
mentins Required to Ascertain
What Laying Hens Need.
(By X. A. GRIMES.)


It takes considerable studying and
experimenting to find out just what
the hens need. and how much they
ought to have, but we must learn as
soon as we can, or we will find our
poultry is not so profitable as 1t ought
to be. The feeding question is one
of the most important in the whole
poultry business.
Experts tell us that a hen needs
about six ounces of food per day a
flock of ten. then, will need about
so pounds per day, or a triae over
&c pounds a week.
or this amount two-thirds by weight
should consist of grains. The grain
should be mixture of equal parts
wheat, cracked corn and oats. A few
handouts of sunflower seed, cane seed
or buckwheat should be added for va
riety. They are to the hen what pie
is to the boy, and you know what
that Is.
The other third should be mash
which is a mixture of bran and other
finely ground feeds, usually fed dry
Some poultrymen moisten the mash
but the majority claim that it is bet
ter to feed it dry and let the hen
moisten it in her crop by drinking
what water she wants. If fed dry there
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-01-09
TOLD HEP LIES AMBITION
Small Girl Somewhat crudely ex.
pressed Her Desire to BE
Teacher When She Grew Up.

At one time or another during the
ward school life Of a little girl there
prevails the ambition to become a
teacher Perhaps IL is the indisputable
authority possessed by the hand that
Yields the ruler or the nonchallant dis
play Of wisdom on topics surround
ed by the most inaccessible difficulties
TO the small boy and girl. They will
nearly always tell their ambitions to a
well liked teacher. and one rather sur
prising declaration was given by n
little maid in one OF Miss Clara Town
sends room before she became princi-
pal Of the James school
Among the special favors coveted
by the Youngsters is the permission
To- stay behind after school and clean
the blackboard One evening a little
girl was given the desired privilege,
and while engaged in the task she
struck up a shy sort Of conversation
with Miss Townsend Finally the
usual confession was made.
when ] grow up am going to be
a teacher she announced.
That sou pleasantly asked Miss
Townsend. And why do you want
to be a teacher?'
Wei" was the rather surprising
answer. "Tll have to be either n
teacher or a lady. and would rather
be teacher. indianapolis News.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-01-09
IMPORTANCE OF PURE FOOL
Experience of Long Island Duck Rails.
er 10 Given-TroubIe Located in
Sand Given Fowls.

To show the Importance of purity
in food, an experience of A. ]. Hal.
lock, the Long Island duck raiser, is
worth quoting: At one time a lot of
ducks were sick and off their food;
they were dying and no cause could
be discovered. All the ingredients Of
the soft food We're thoroughly exam
ined and found to be all right, and it
was a mystery as to the source Of
the trouble. Finally one day the feed
er happened to catch the odor from
the sand they were using and found
it to be very foul. 1t had been dug
out of the bottom of the creek near
where the ducks had run and was sup
posed to be all right, but it proved that
the leechlngs rom the duck yards had
flown down over it and rendered 1t
impure, and this resulted in the trou-
BILE mentioned. The throwing out OF
this and the substitution of perfectly
clean, pure sand remedied the diff
Guilty.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-01-09
'DOULTN NOIE('
essssss;zl >ssi--s V
sSSS 10y

Health goes with clean body, in
side as well as out.
Plenty of grit for the flock will
mean fewer digestive troubles.
Leghorns are nervous fowls, and ex.
element decreases the egg yield.
A lousy, dyspeptic fowl is a very
good representative of the cholera
victims.
Never place ducks in close, stuffy
quarters. They need plenty of air and
dry floors.
A London remedy for roup is about
three drops Of camphor on a piece
of bread.
A damp henhouse is disease breed.
er, and dampness and filth are a very
bad combination.
No wonder some mems hens never
weigh anything. The lice have just
about carried them.
Spraying a chicken house with / TO
20 solution of lime-sulphur will eff
fectually destroy all nits and lice.
Middlings and corn meal wet with
skim milk makes a fine forcing feed
for culls that are to be marketed.
A good nest egg may be made by
blowing out the contents of an egg
and filling the shell with wet cement
Are the hens roosting out on the
trees these cold nights? Better get
them in and avoid frozen combs and
feet.
Those who have tried it claim that
a teaspoonful of Venetian red in a
gallon OF drinking water Is a good
bowel trouble preventive.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-01-09

post the Overwhelming egg, and on
which it lives in the curled leaves in
the spring; and the apple to which 1t
migrates from the elmleaf-curl and
where it establishes itself as a bark
feeder during the summer. This spe-
cies, in addition. produces in the fall
generation that passes the winter
at the roots of the apple, circum-
stance which has led to the assump-
ton that the apple alone was con
cerned in the life cycle of this pest,
and the elm-leaf curl which shelters
the wolf in sleeps clothing has been
previously unsupported of other dan
ger than that threatened the elm it
self which, except in the case OF
young trees. is not usually great. But
the discovery of the annual migra-
ton of q fresh infestation from the
elm to the apple and the knowledge
that the elm generations are an es-
sential portion of the life cycle of the
woolly aphid of the apple and that
this species cannot continue without
access to the elm, put new signiii-
canoe upon the economic status of the
elm curl.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-01-09
Our Discomfort.

Brand Whitlock, the mayor of To-
ledo, was talking about discomfort
1T is our discomfort, our divine dis
content" he said, that will make a
great nation of us.
81 believe in discomfort can
sympathize even with the discomfort
ed old farmer. who said:
'Contented? Whenll | be con
tented? Well, I'll be contented when
| own all tho land adioinin' mine-and
not befur, be gum!'"
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-01-09

There was fellow who proposed to
all the girls just for fun. He had no
idea of getting himself engaged, but
he enjoyed the preliminaries. So he
was disagreeably surprised once and
served him right.
Miss Evelyn" he said soulfully
"do you think you could love me well
enough to be my wife?'
Yes, darling" she cried
"Well-er-now ! know where to
come in case | should want to marry.
Detroit Free Press.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-01-09
EIectrocutinu Moth,

An orchardist in the state of Wash
ington has devised a method of cleo
trocuting the coddling moth. Elec-
trio lights encased in fine wires alter
nately coated with copper and tin are
hung in the trees. The light attracts
the moths which fly against the
wires and the contact sends an cleo.
trio current through them.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-01-09

What is more delightful than the
careless prattle of child?" asked the
fond father.
Have you ever heard the rattle Of a
train for which you had been waiting
nine hours at a lonely little station
$50 miles from homer" replied the
travelling man.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-01-09
In the Nlaht Editors Room.

Here's a long story about that
storm on the lake the other day. Want
cut down?
Does 1t begin, The storm beggars
descriptions"
YES"
We'll, run that and cut out the de-
scription."
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-01-09
keepinu Her Word.

Josephine-Do you know to whom
Stella is engaged?
Margaret-Yes, but / promised |
would not tell. However, don't
think there'll be any harm in my writ
ing his name on piece of paper for
you-Satire.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-01-09
A WeaklInu,

Il am sorry to say" remarked the
young wife, that my husband seems
to lack initiative and decision"
What has caused you to think SOP
her friend suggested.
Il have to suggest it every time
when he asks for raise in salary and
then he hesitates for a long time
about doing it,"
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-01-09

is less danger from certain kinds Of
disease.
A good formula for a mash is as
follows: One-half bushel of bran,
quarts of alfalfa meal, 2 quarts each
of ground oats and corn meal, table
spoonful of salt and tablespoonful
of pepper.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-01-09
SeltAppreciation.

How do you know your speech
made such profound impression?"
asked a doubling friend. There
was not much cheering"
That's just the point" replied Sen,
ator Sorghum. Il am one of the ora
tors TO whom my constituents would
rather listen than hear themselves APP
plaud"
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-01-09
Distlncticn.

What have you ever done to claim
distinction? In other words, What
have you ever done that was original
or out Of the ordinary"
u once had a part in the actual
transfer of several shares of stool;
on the New York exchange"
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-01-09

A ragtime philosopher says that
lor=ons are only fit to hand to PEG,
pie.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-01-09

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
tccthiug, sufteus nc gums, reduces inlamma
ton, alIays pain, cures wind collie. pc bottcAt
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-01-09

The mills of the gods are never shut
down on account of a strike.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-01-09

ALFALFA SEED @. Tlmothy and Clover mixed,
$50 VIII ship &. o. d. Firms for sale and rent
crop pa yments. D. Mulhall, Sioux CITY, Iowa. Adv,
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-01-09
Cow as Oowry

Cow as Oowry.
In the Island of Jersey every girl
who marries receives a COW as part
of her dowry.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-01-09
Unusual.
combines ex.

"A candlemaker combines ex.
tremes."
How so?"
His business is both cereous and
light"
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-01-09

Il see you are paying the hospital
expenses of that painter who fell off
the roof"
Yes; he's too good a man to lose.
As he went down he touched up two
or three places which would have been
very hard to reach"
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-01-09

when his client was defeated he
didn't make a motion for new trial
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-01-09
Exact Cow OF Wrapper.
Wished to Break the Record.

There's something uncanny about
that lawyer"
"\Nky2"
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-01-09
REPORT OF MIGRATION OF WOODY APHID
FROM THE ELM LEAF CURL TO THE APPLE

Special Reference to the Economic Significance Of This Discovery
for Nursery Stock and Young Orchards With General Account
of This Serious and Widespread Pest.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-01-09

Got to the end OF the dinner
with three forks and two spoons still
unused
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-18
No Doubt.


Ohio now has stringent corrupt
practices act, which aims to do away
entirely with the use of money in poll
ties. In speaking of the emancipation
of prominent men from the necessity
of making contributions to every pub
lie enterprise and selfish person, Judge
William E. Scofeld of the Buckeye
State tells this story:
1T reminds me of Jim Fisk, the rail-
road king of the seventies. Jim always
gave freely to the institutions in the
little town from which he came. His
name was on every subscription list,
but he baked one day when he was
asked 10 send 500 for putting a new
fence around the village cemetery. In
denying the request he wrote:
81 don't see any use for fence
around a graveyard. Those on the out
side don't want to get in, and those on
the inside can't get out
Il told this story TO an Englishman
last year when l was abroad. After
Eliminating few minutes he said:
LAW. l think your Mr.. Fisk was
about hawf right; really l do THE
Popular Magazine.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-18
WRECKERS FIGURING
ON RAILROAD WORK
Boston & Maine Track Being Laid
Through Yard-Activity Along
Several Lines Is In Progress.

While none of those who are in
position of authority viii talk for publ
cation it is apparent that the activity
near and about the railroad station is
indicative of something doing" in
the way of some kind of improvements
in the immediate future. That this
activity means the extension of the BOs-
ton & Maine tracks north of the sta
tion is certain by the progress already
made, for employees of the Holbrook,
Cabot & Rollins corporation are now
laying a track through the railroad yard
east of the station with the evident in
tentiOn of forming a junction with the
Boston X Maine iron north of the sta
ton, thereby Obviating the necessity
of using Central Vermont rails at all.
Surveyors have been constantly at
work over a week all around the station
on the tracks and including the old
Crosby grain elevator property, the
Brattleboro House, now owned by the
town to be turned over in the course
of the improvements which are to IN
clude Il new railroad station and the
Overpass on Bridge street That they
are working in the interests OF the Bos-
| ton & Maine railroad is admitted.
Within a few days men whose bust
|
| here for the purpose of preparing esti-
mates for razing the elevator building
| the Brattleboro House, railroad sat,
ton and such other buildings as may
| be removed in the course of the i'm
prOvements whenever they are to be
made. The representatives Of this firm
understood that the buildings were soon
| to be RACED and for that reason came OF
| at once to make their estimates.
Tests have been made recently for {
firm foundation for an addition t
width of the arch over milestone
brook. which must be made in order tC
permit laying another track over thar
stream, and north Of that bridge
track has been laid for some days part
~ on trestle which win be reached
for the time being by switch near tn,
old roundhouse. From this track vii
be dumped into the river much of TIN
material being dug from the New
Hampshire construction work of tn
Boston & Maine, as it provides a suit
able dumping ground for material fo
which there is no use elsewhere.
| Linemen are now engaged in remoV
ing the many wires that are on tn
east side of the track, to be strung iron
cable from the poles on the west sid
as the poles on the east side are in tn
middle of the temporary track.
| All of these activities indicate,
would seem. that something more j
; planned for the near future than tn
material where it will be of some valu
; to future railroad work. at the sam
time filing in a big bend in the river
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-18
The Sport DANGEROUS.

Miss Eieanora Sears, the athletic
young Bostonian. was visiting recently
at a country house where a good deal
of flying is done.
Miss Sears. one cold and brilliant aft
ernoon, appeared on the terrace of the
mansion in a new and charming avia-
ton costume.
How do you like my new rig?" she
asked as she approached party OF
young men and women who were tax
ing tea in the open air behind a glass
wind screen.
One Of the young men answered
with look Of admiration:
Beautiful You are always dressed
to kill Today, though. you are dressed
to be killed. Minneapolis Journal.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-18
ZooIoeieaI MYTHS.

Certain creatures oft heard Of pray who
ever saw?
There's the camel whose back broke be-
meath the last straw
There's the wonderful goose that laid
eggs of pure gold
And the bull that got in where the china
was sold.
There's the ass that the skin OF lion
doth wear
And the wrong pig We frequently get by
the ear
The wild horse that never-no, never
could drag
Us somewhere. There's the cat we let
out Of the bag
There's the bird that goes whispering Sc
crets around.
Whoever has seen it. whoever has found &?
There's the oft mentioned dog in the
nanger that stands
And the esephant some one has got on
his hands
There's the ravenous wolf from our doors
that We keep
And the wolf that goes round in the
clothes OF a sheep.
There's the nightmare that somebody tells
us they've had.
There's the cat with nine lives, and the
March mare that's mad.
And the fox that declared that the high
grapes were sour,
And the grim dogs Of war. 1t would take
quite an hour
Just TO list all the odd. freakish creatures
that We
Nearly every day hear Of. but never once
see.
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-18
PLANTS 43 YEARS OLD.
Mrs. Fannie E. Crosby Has Cactus
Which Grew to Ceiling.

Mrs. Fannie f. Crosby, who lives ON
the Putney road, has two plants grown
from slips given her 43 Years ago by
Mrs. Julia Rice Miller. One a night
blooming cactus and the other "a pink
amaryllis. The cactus grew TO an uu-
usual size, filling one corner of room
and several of the branches grew to the
ceiling and along the walls. 1t has bios
somed freely annually and has been adj
mired by scores of visitors. One cold
night last year it was frozen down, but
it has now grown to q large plant again.
The amarylhs is a vigorous plant
and at present has two perfect bios
SONS. Mrs. Crosby has a variety Of 9th
er plants worthy of mention.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-18
Not at All Necessary.

Mrs. Ives was but bride. Still she
had clearly formed ideas on Industrial
questions. One morning when a spe-
cies Of human being known as tramp
called at the door and asked for some
thing to eat she looked toward the
wood pile in the back yard.
We'll" she told him. Il will give
you something TO eat if you will get
that ak
"Oh, I shan't need that" the tramp
interrupted in a reassuring tone; my
teeth are all right!-New York Amer.
lean.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-18

He boarded his money away.
There were things that he struggled
without
That he might save a part of his pay,
And at times he seemed stingy, no doubt
While others were spending their gold.
For Injuries piling up debts,
He plodded along. growing old
Without having many regrets
And those who were spenders now say
AS they see him, erect, unafraid:
Some fellows get rich on their pay.
Just see the success he has made"
Detroit Free Press.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-18
WEST CHESTERFIELD, N. H.
Norris P. Farr.

The death of Norris P. Farr, 50, Of
this village occurred in his home Satur-
day morning. For some time he had
been i'll with progressive paralysis, but
his sudden end was unlocked for. The
funeral was held in the home and church
Monday afternoon at O'Clock, Rev.
Grant Van Barcom officiating The
bearers were relatives. Burial took
place in the family lot in West GENE
terry.
Mr.. FAIR was a man Of excellent hab-
its, and his death brings sadness to the
entire community. He leaves his wife
and four children, a twin brother, Nor
man, Of Springfield, Mass. a brother
Fred Of Spofford, one sister, Mrs Lo.
reno Amidon, and his mother, Mrs
Sarah Farr.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-18
Fred Streeter is i'll with mumps.

Fred streeter is i'll with humps
Services in the church here have
been given up until April Is.
The young child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Joshn of this village is i'll with
pneumonia.
Miss Viola Williams of Concord, \.
H., was a visitor over Sunday at her
home here.
The Rice brothers of Putney are ex-
pected soon to occupy rooms in F. y.
Streeter s house.
Norman f. Farr and family of
Springfield, Mass, were in town to at
tend the funeral of Mr. Farr 5 brother
Norris, which was held Monday.
Ralph, IL months, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Boutwell,, died Sunday
morning of pneumonia in their home in
n northampton, Mass. The body was
brought here for funeral and burial
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-18
What Milton Omltted.

The rebellious angels had just been
cast out of heaven. In the swift
downward flight, Lucifer overlook
BeelzebuD.
What's troubling you, Bub?"
An old problem" answ cred the fu-
ture foul fiend between som 6rsaults:
Where are We going this fall?'"-
LiDpincott's.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-18
Who Did the Work.

Cant you find any work, Sam?"
''Oh, yes, sab. Plenty, sab"
"Why don't you go and do it then2'
"Oh. 1 doesn't has t, sab"
whats the good of finding work If
you don't intend to do it, SAM"
For my wife, sab " onkers States
man.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-18

Elaine-Did the waiter ask if we
were engaged.
Courtenay-Yes. And he seemed
quite crestfallen when I had to say No.
Elaine-It would be horrid to dis
appoint him when he looked after US
so gly-tell him we are.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-18

How s your husband this morning,
Mrs. Jones2''
"'He seems worse. The doctors are
in a quorum about him, and are
afraid the only thing to do is to give
him hydraulic injunctions.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-18
Ill With Mumps at u.

William Chamberlain of this village
is i'll with the humps. Mr.. Chamber
lain is now in his nth year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-18

A lie is the meanest thing the devil
ever turned loose among men.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-18
Good Scheme.

Monday, Of your terrors We
Know how to divest you,
How to make you welcome, see?
With real charm invest you.
And it is a simple thing
To make you gay day;
Men your praise will ever sing
When you are made pay day!
Chicago News
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-18

DIVIDEND PAYERS REFORMER
WANT ADS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-18

Canadian 1912 bond issues totaIed J
about 1913, 100000.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-04-19

Assassins have tried eight times III
ten years to kill King Alphonso OF
Spain. Hc lives a charmed life. Theil
bombs and bullets have not touched
him. and the last attempt made ir
the streets of Madrid by Rafael San,
chez Allegro said to be an anarchist
was as fruitless as the others.
n attacks on the Spanish mon.
arch's life have been as follows:
June is. 1904 lunatic shot al
him and his mother as they were re.
turning from church in Madrid,
January, 1904 bomb was found
Just outside the royal palace in Ma.
drid.
May 81. 1904 bomb was thrown
at the king and President Loubet OF
France as they were driving through
the streets of Paris.
November. 1905-Cartridges were
exploded in the Church of San Perdo,
Madrid, where he vas attending serv-
ices.
May 81, 1904 bomb hurled at the
carriage bearing King Alphonso and
his bride from their wedding cere-
mony killed eleven persons in the
streets Of Madrid.
190S-A bomb was thrown at the
king in Barcelona.
Jan. 5. 1S11-An explosion occur
red In the crowd surrounding the king
on a visit to Malaga.
April 10. 1913-Rafael Sanchez
Allegro. a Spanish anarchist, fired
three shots at the king as he rode
through the capital after a public GER
emory.