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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-18
SAND BOOSTS CHICKENS WEIGHT
craws Found e Be Filled by Un.
serupuIous Dealers.

Chicago, Nov. 1.-THE United States
department Of agriculture, after ex-
tensive study Of the practice Of certain
poultry packers in feeding chickens
with quantities Of sand just before
they are killed, so that the poultry
will weigh more, has issued a warning
to- housewives to scrutinize carefully
the craws Of any undressed chickens
they buy and to watch the craws of
chickens that are being dressed by the
butcher.
The government inspectors have for
some time been Investigating the prac-
tees Of certain poultry shippers who
collect chickens from farms and kill
and ship them in large quantities. In
some Of these places the inspectors
found that the practice was to take the
chickens as they came from the farms.
nearly always below weight or out Of
condition because OF their being tll-fed
on the farms and handled roughly on
the cars. and keep them in fattening
pens for from three days to two
weeks.
The chickens are fed cornmeaa and
water or finely ground mixed grains
and buttermilk. This practice is be-
coming more and more general and is
hiahly desirable because both quality
and quantity Of edible flesh is in
creased. It is also profitable. as the
cost Of care, feed and interest on the
investment necessary to add pound
In weight still leaves good margin
of profit provided the fattening is
rightly done.
Not content with adding legitimate
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-18

ly to the weight & oth the chickens, some
of these pouultry shippers, a day or
two before the chicken is killed, feed
red pepper, which makes the chickens
have an abnormal appetite, then they
feed a mixture Of fine sand and little
cornmeal.
The chicken eats this mixture raven
ously and as q result large quantities
of sand are introduced into the craw
and the intestines as well. This may
amount, in the case of single chicken,
to only an ounce or two, but where
thousands Of chickens are sold the ag-
gregate charge for sand becomes i'm
portant. It simply means that the
poultry dealer is selling sand to the
consumers at the rate Of 20 cents or
more per pound.
. The housewife should scrutinize the
crops of poultry before buying and
make it very plain to her poultry deal
er or butcher that she will not pay at
the rate Of 20 to 30 cents per pound
for an ounce or more of sand intro
duced into the body of a chicken with
the view Of defrauding the purchaser.
In fact. she should rebel against food
in the croft Because, quite aside from
fraud. the presence Of food means that
the chicken has not kept as we'll as it
would have kept had 1t been starved
for twenty-fohr hours before killing.
All reputable poultry packers starve
the birds before slaughter which re-
suits in empty intestines as we'll as
empty crops. The makeshift of cut
ting a slit-ip the crop and squeezing
out the food IS not satisfactory, be-
cause that does not empty the intes-
tines. If the housewife would have
the poultry drawn in her own kitchen
she could catch frauds Of this char
acter and take means to prevent them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-18

dren. These girls with q A-year. old
brother will run the farm. 1t seems
as II the father could have been the
least spared Of any man in the coun-
try" ~
Zone little Arkansas grill, with the
aid Of her sister, used q small harrow,
such as is used for cotton beds, to
harrow the space between the rows Of
| tomatoes in their canning club plot
One girl took the place Of the horse
in the harrow while the other occupied
the place Of the driver"
Here is q report from a Mississippi
agent:
Zone girl with the help Of her ia
ther and brother has put up: more
than 5000 cans. She has 200 cans Of
figs. She has already sold some to To-
cal merchants and her father said:
The boil weevil may eat up my cotton
but they can't get inside these cans
and jars so we are sure to have plenty
to eat and some ready money to
spend"
Here are some reports from agents
In Georgia:
There is much interest in canning
vegetables. An old colored woman re-
quested information Of me so her chile
whut tuck after her ole granny who
kept some Of everything, could put
beans and things like dat you had at
the fair last year. She was given
canning instructions and 2 number of
bulletins on the subject
"a little girl of Upatore deserves
special mention. Her parents are poor
but good people of tine sense. She
went to school, stood at the head Of
her class; did all the work of her patch
except blowing, working morning and
evening; borrowed money for Gamer
and cans. and has put UP 500 cans Of
tomatoes and 200 cans ofFblackberries
besides a variety Of sauces, pickles,
jellies and preserves for home and
market purposes"
the Girls Tomato Clubs visited this
week are regular hands on their IA
Tiers FARMS writes an agent of South
Carolina zone girl is - years old and
weighs los pounds. She told me she
learned to plow two years ago. when
her father was cripple. She prepared
plow, hauled her fertilizer, scattered.
bedded. transplanted, hoed and plowed
III without any help at all. When I
half mile from her home, I found it
to be in a very productive state.'
This is from an agent in Virginia:
"a peculiar condition was found in
the village Of M9toaca- The Holy
Jumpers had invaded the place and
two little girl club members had been
convinced that it Is worldly minded
to raise tomatoes and have dropped
out Of the club. work"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-18
Human Interest II,
4
Boys and Girls Clubs
/ Especial correspondence

. Especial Correspondence.1
Washington, Nov. 17.-Field agents
Of the department OF agriculture In
their reports often throw human inter-
e1t light on their experiences In vart-
Gus parts OF the country. This is par-
ticuIarly true Of agents in demonstra-
ton work among the boys and girls
clubs. Some reports have pathetic ref
erences to conditions. Others show de-
termination OF young pupils to follow
Instructions and make good. Here Is
report Of q farmers cooperative DEM
construction agent in Alabama on the
girls tomato club work:
zone little girl who lives on top OF
mountain cleared and fenced her own
plot. dragging rails, one at time.
down the mountain side. AS she lives
alone with her grandmother she had
no one to plow for her so she and her
grandmother dug the plot up with q
Erubbing hoe. The plants. having no
fertilizer except little barnyard MAJ
nue.. are slenler and of yenowish
color and am afraid she won't make
many tomatoes. She split her ankle
with the axe while chopping stakes
for her plot"
Here are some sparks from an agent
in Arkansas who is also engaged in
Girls Tomato Club demonstration
work:
while visiting one Of my girls T
found she had been seek for two weeks
and '1rnable to get second planting Of
tomato plants out: 1 took the matter
up with the two young girl members
and they came down with four friends
and, set out all the plants. A fine lot of
tomatoes developed as the result. The
little sick girl was carried out In
chair to see the fruiting plants and
how she enjoyed the scene and appre-
ciated the Kindness of her little friends
was plainly indicated by the tears
streaming down her face when she
tried to extend her thanks"
'.Flossie hasn't any cans and her pa
IL so contrary and against this new
tangled doings that he won't buy cans
or new Jars or tops" is what an agent
was told by mother when he was
making visit In connection with can
ming club work. Anyway, have
broken my hip and FIossie has to cook
and wash for four men and take care
Of me and we won't put up any fruit II
her pa stays contrary" The girl
bright and brave but with voice.
choked with emotion and eyes full of
tears said: 81 guess will have to
give it all up but did want to go to
the schools and learn how to do things
right
4Etta, Ealy and Ora Red have moved
on their own farm too late for early
tomatoes. They have planted bunch
beans after which they will raise late
tomatoes. Their father died in Febru-
airy leaving the mother with eight chill
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-18

ontent with adding legitimate
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-18

"Juan thought that an out. Wetcok
what little money we had left and
started for New York. telling our
friends that we were going to settle IN
New Orleans. Juan wrote to our
unclee in Caracas and secured the New
York agency for q small asphalt com
pany Of theirs. That was done to con-
ceal our real reason for being here
On the voyage. my eyes grew worse.
cried SO much. l was very Ill with
them when I landed.
Juan and took rooms apart. We
had learned enough about Captain
Hanska to know where we might look
for him. Juan traced him to, Mrs.
Moore's boarding house. It seemed
certain that Captain Hanska had not
sold the jewels yet, else he would not
be living 50 cheaply. The first thing
was to find where they were. Finally
Juan and l formed q plan and acted
upon it.
"Juan had discovered that the back
room on the top floor Of Mrs. Moore's
boarding house was vacant. Captain
Hanska lived below: there was no
good reason for him ever to come up
on that floor. l took the vacant room,
calling myself Miss Estrilla, as you
know. Juan had been watching Cap
tain Hanska like q detective. He
moved me in one day when the cap
tain had gone to Staten island. My
presence In the house was safer than
it may seem to you. did not leave
my room even for meals, since my
eyes were really in very bad condition.
Then, wore dark glasses, an eye
shade and a heavy scarf about my
head do not believe my own mother
would have known me. Captain Han
ska had never seen Juan or his picture
1T just happened that there were no
photographs of him In our house at
Port of Spain.
"Juan lived in an apartment hotel.
We were in communication all the
time by telephone. He was careful to
avoid the captain when he visited me.
1t was all dangerous, for at any time
we might be discovered. But we had
our plan-I was to enter Captain Han.
ska's room with a pass-key and search
for the jewels or the bill of sale.
Whenever l made this search, Juan
was to be following Captain Hanska.
II the captain showed signs of re-
turning, Juan was to call mo up on the
telephone-the ringing Of the bell in
my room, which informed me from
downstairs that was wanted on the
extension telephone by my door. was
to be my warning signal. I could hear
that bell from Captain Hanska's room.
There could be no mistake, because
Juan was the only person in New York
who would be telephoning to me.
"But when / tried Captain Hanska's
door with my pass-key. l found that he
had installed q new patent spring lock.
The next time Juan called, he looked
over the house. He found that you
could enter Captain Hanskas room
from the fire escape-and that you
could get on to the IRE escape from
tho window Of the lumber room across
the hall from nine That room was
never locked. It was only q question
OF prytng open the catch on Captain
Hsnska's window. One night about q
week before Captain Hansaka died, I
began the search. I went down the
hre escape, carrying . pocket electric
torch which Joan had bought for me.
I got the window ea4ch open with q
,penknifeeit was old and loose. went
over the. whole room that night and
again on another niEht-and found
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-18

came. i mao NUMB
spells and was dizzy,
had black spots be-
fore my eyes, my
back ached and I
was so weak I could
hardly stand up. My
face was yellow,
even my fingernails
were colorless and I
had displacement. I
took Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-18
HOW THIS WOMAN
FOUND HEALTH
Would not give Lydia E.Pink-
hams Vegetable Compound
for All Rest of Medicine
in the World.

Utica, Ohio.-"I suffered everything
from female weakness after baby
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-18

recent attempt to capture the city.
Many prisoners have been taken by the
federals. The important ones are shot,
as rule, being lined up against
wall in front Of a firing squad. Others
are disarmed and set free on pledging
themselves not to fight against Huerta
again.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-18
Another Case.

Nebo, m.-"I was bothered for ten
years with female troubles and the doc
tors did not help me. Twas so weak and
nervous that / could not do my work
and every month had to spend few
days in bed. read 90 many letters about
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound curing female troubles that got
q bottle of it. It did me more good than
anything else ever took and now it has
cured me. ! feel better than have
for years and tell everybody what the
Compound has done for me. believe I
would not be living to-day but for
that. Mrs. HETTIE GREENsTREET,
Nebo. Illinois.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-18

Compound and now am stout, well and
healthy. can do all my own work and
can walk to town and back and not get
tired. would not give your Vegetable
Compound for all the rest of the medi-
cines in the world. tried Doctors med
icines and they did me no good. Mrs.
MARY EARLEwrNE, RID. Nos, Utica,
Ohio.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-03-21
TWO CASES OF LOCAL
INTEREST ARE DECIDED

Santa re- y. NJ. March si.-Dc-
cisions 81 Interest IN Albuquerque
have been handed down ~ the su-
prcme court Ia case No 1870. Leon
~. stern, appellee. US Furuh HrothcrH.
upl rilHnis. Che court reversed in Ia
Nnt of TIE defendant This decision is
given uy Nj Justice HUnna aud con.
currvd m M Chlcf Justice Roberts
and Mr. Justice Parker The ease is
nn appeal from the district court u
IvrnHlillo county stern sued Ftrth
Tor some ti.a0U. alleged Co hr due hv-
cause oi u violation uf contract Go
purchase d stock and lease % huild.
ms
ln cas-" So itg2. g.. g. McdI,r aud
Y NtAcrson. apptlicts. vs. carrie
NJ 1hi'dcts. eNcvuiriN. appellant ape
peal from ncrudllliu county. tbr judge
mont of Dee lower court De- affirmed.
The opinion iH given b5 chlrt Justice
lluh"ris tud o. cou,Wr"d Boa nv MI
tusti,c Parker AMI M Justice Ham
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-03-21
PEANUTS AM sa4q.Es.


pr. Thomas Anen of Chicaso.
WHO iivcd six days IN peanuts, ana
Miss Lillian Suchr. ~ho sub-,ssed for
nluety-two consecutive days upon
nsthiug but applep. have been mar
ried.
Tnie certainly must be real ease
81 asiinlsies--two souls that were
meant 20 be mated since the begin
ming Of Tine.
FUr thorn thr iiiHh ro-' II LisiBs
vlu cast no shadow across life's gold"
ca pathway Fm them win be ~"
terror 81 the groeers bill: NO night
mares IN which the eas man and the
coal man tsurs; lhe butcher shop
shall not trouble them. neither shall
me miikman nor the butter snd eggs
man haunt their Sleeping and wax
ing hours In one corner ~ the din
ing room viii sit barrel 81 applesi
ia the other corner barrel ~ pea
nuts. 40. other dining room furniture
viii be necessary. the kiychcn aud the
Kitchen runge shall not hsure ia their
ncnage. neither shall the refrigerator
nor the Ice wagoR lag their heavy
responsibility upon the household. A
pantry win De needless luxury and
Kitchen cablnst will be idly hooked
81 ia the catalogue az curiosity out.
side the pale 90 their domestic bliss.
THREE dimes y dAy. OF when they feel
the need ~ rnssenance. a tFip 70 the
peanut BARRE or tbs appl. barrel will
suffice. They msy carry them. per-
chance. IN the pocket and the hand
bag and BE- nourlshod a leisure where
ever they may be- There will be no
friction when HUSBAND L. late 70 his
meals NO unpleasant, misund,rssand-
mss resardlns the monthiy billie: In
short all the petty and sordid matters
which have wrecked many happy
household WIN be unknown.
Peapnis and Apples, can you beat
So And % they why not the rest
81 u.s.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-03-21
LANE IANOIiS HIGHEST
JTII.IL NTION.


Selr,tafH of 'N' interior FIhnkllu
r. Lane has stated Iis position Nitn
respect Co Insurine iuc highest ulii'
alton CO.. publ, land resources Tn
ase of great importance 100 "nirn
nuDh interest is being manifested 800
he PJttie northwest I'd" secretary
cccnily received through senator
'o.ndeNt'r telegram from state
.cuu5tor .tIUu- tnJt 'h, Legislature
If Warrington had unanimously uHN--
% an act rcscrvne dl waters Zoo iar
N,ulieh.e basin bat that before th'
tct Was fisnrd py 90" governor ."'-
uiu power Interests had ui-d on these
,a;.rs .ud urging th, president aud
'H, rr.r,'ar, o' '1, interior 20 serve
l, best Interests OF she stat" cot
Washington D.. maintaining intact
President TJirs executive urdc, with.
lrsvms in- Ih.555 acres of reservoir
lte, involved. Both co.'s federal niin-
lraa4I and th, state reservation wcro
mad. with Wow ot 100 bod, ui.ii1a.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-03-21
HAWTHORNE


~ the public stlll reads the besl
tha, America has produced In III,
Held ~ nctipn there must De some
thine Ike national sense. Of hu
initiation because the name 80 Haw.
thorne has heen associated az las
with q criminal institution
Julian Hawthorne IL not only IA. sot
Iof a great writer, he was. la his NOR,
Vigorous years "a writer capable o
sreatnoss - his own 4 weird. nov
almost forgotten story. Archibald
Msimason written by the ,ouugei
Hawthorn. might crcditsbly hsv,
been written by the author OF "Th,
scarlet BETTER
The story of Inllsn Hawthorne. III,
story - p good beginning In ltera.
lure. and If Gradual culture. untl
nothing but negligible achievement
were recorded. spells something NOR,
than waywardness u points me,
infls 10 mental deterioration.
Perhaps something more akin O.
actual Justice would have been don,
" Julian Hawthorne had been ad
Judged Of unsound mind when th'
mining schvms into which yuung.
aud more per,"tse minds drasgc,
him had come 20 ~ sorry denouc
meut
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-03-21
SERVICE OF TN RAILWAYS AND
on TIiE FARMS

For every 100 mites ct railway
main track IN 1919 Their. were izB.
miles in 1919 For ever, tUo acres
OF improved farm iand IA 1899 there
were lib acres In 1870, for cvcr2 100
acres devoted 70 crops Ia the former
year there were 10 ia the latter
That II. during ths census decade. thu
latest period for which official sta
ustics arr available. the railway plant
Increased ~ over double IN. rate OF
the agricultural plsn,
For every Too ton. miles In 1909
there were isV la isle for every lVn
passenger miles there were -0. For
every Tee bushels. bales or pounds Of
the ten principal crops 10 the former
year there wer. los ia the latter
That h. she output ~ ihe railways
Increased a. rate over ten times aF
great a. that at thv fstms.
Measured PEI mile the output of
She railways Increased 60 per cent aud
90 per cent respectively Measured
per acre the output of 40, ten crops
averaged decrease Of about one per
cent Vhet 81 the output of the farms
per uni; 81 piani increased py once
half. Will. The output u the farms
per unit averaged decrease.
The Dopllaron la the ten years in-
creased bs ahort sixteen miiiiou per
suns. OF "a per cent Measured per
inhabltant th, tonnage of the rail-
ways increased 90 per cent and the
freight revenue 81 per cent. IN, pas
a,ngcr miles W per cent and the pas
senger revenue 81 per cent Tho, .a
tho work performed Or the railway
and the money received Op them m-
CREASED az seTy nearly the same rate
Measured per nhapltant me output
81 the ten princlpal crops ranged
from dec,ease Of ~ PEI cent Co an
Increase of gu per ccat white ths
farm vaiae lncressed fron 80 &C. ~
per cent For example the relative
supply Of corn that wss 100 bushels
IN 1900 was ~ bushels in 1910. th'
relative farm value 90 cotn that wa
si00 ln 1890 was 3it4 b. 1910. That
h. while the supply Of corn PEI n'
habitant fen on per cent the value
Of the suppl per inhabitant Increased
"a per cent IN the same relation th,
supply o. wheat fel OF ~ per cent
while 81 gaiue Increased 81 per cent
The suppl Of cotton ZEN oif per cent
WINE its .piut Increased so per cent
IL fPl0 one thousand bushels VI
the seven principal food crops could
puschaEe over 90 pei cent more VI
commodities IN general and 20 pei
cent mors % transportaiion than "a
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-03-21
sna. NoncAN's ARR rxIunrrs,

Az MorSans palntines are on view
In she metropolitan Ar Museum In
New York. bu, HE urea, collection Of
worries aud enomeis az ven az tap
egtfics Of great variety. miniatures.
sculptures aud 0sonze ana silver col
icctions have not been seen by the
public They are stili IN storage az
the museum when Mr. Morsan re-
turns home an effort viii De made a.
indure him e. authorise the placins
on exhibition % tho remainder Of his
rreat AT collection. a II estimated
that the entire collection eos, sso..
ooo. ooo
4 new wins uf the museum win b,
opencd early In the summer. and e
would sford temporary space for the
collection The Morgan winr proper
VIII not be- completed IN less than
three wears. This wins IL planned .,
hold an the treasures that the grcai
iinau,ier has been collecting many
years
u ~ impossible 90 convey au AIDE
puaio idcu Of the richness and wortl
~ this eciiectiun No other museum
tn the world holds IT, equal as a.
whole. The paintings now on exhibit
ti'n 90" attracting an average "a
tendance on Sundays around Il.0Uo
and 80 r"puiur are they that NOR,
aiieudauts and more railing are need.
~ who're thoy are 10 be- seen. Nev
York O. fortunate indeed In securlns
this great collection 81 art objects.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-03-21
TWO ur1-nE lAY SERMONS

Here are two good llttl, preach
mcnts from the socorro Chirrtain
The young woman who keeps he.
hands white a. IA. cxpens, ct hol
mother. who performs th. housohoi,
duties. il never likely e. astouist
people with her order aud ,l,anlucs.
when shv gets home of her own
Neither b. Ga. Young man who de
pcnds on his father for the necessar
ios " NE aud the good clothes whici
he wears apt 20 r"t % very larg, por
tiUn cf jhc world attire"
"Don't wait until man g,,r Int,
trouble before lending hin, Cd hcIpn,
HAND; don't vsi, until b.. gets scl
20 extend him your sympathy. don
wait until h.. s dead tu sp,aA in ru
iOs> of him Stri,r O., maxi, him hap
py as he walks down no, pathway o
lii' then ,ou VIII hu,. done SOM
good but no yuu vait until b., die,
your helping hand your ympath
and ,our eulogirs vii avail him moth
ing l- h. plunge. unto thr Gr,l' ru
known
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-03-21
RAM ENCu\NGI~
\ New Ha,L Tor au Old one U"" u
can Bc Done ~ tlhuqu'ruur

Tl. back a.u.a a. times N.lN ' "H.'
indie. rilu1r, feeling, masking N'"
weary auI i'css pier .rs ii.Hs
shoot J...# I.r region cot '.' 7.'-
ness. auJ ,sstn tlc loms are " ''m'
tbut ,l at,uu 10 agony n" pr' %.
rap ut apply plaster Geo iH' "'.N iI
tho kduu.. are weak. ful cannot
r,eh the e.u4r. Albuquerque r'si'
dents would uu v,.' Go p"H' D., 'ho
following example.
II. T.. Gltgur. 30 GIau' A.. tIN
Las Vegas. s.. Mex, snfs p9at 8
kiluy. rius at,, been used 100 my
famit with satisfactory results. ]
can cace.uU recommend tU'- pr'uNt'
alton co. uu. il1t ,lrcs np Co rrW'-o"-
tJtiuu-.
when fo4r back Is lame i;'m'm-
ypf o., Sam. Don't siWrf ask For
.a kidney remedy ssh distinctly tor
DOan', Kiduc, riils, tI' sHm. iNal
Mr Grrsor, uud-ihs r"m''} backed
ly home testimony Jor HN stores
rostcr- IInurn Cu. irous HNN..'
N,N Ad. u