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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-05-15

struct upon such a highway and that
is either granite or brick. OF course a
granite pavement would be out Of the
question, but brick is not prohibitive In
cost for excessively used roads. and
it is the solution of the problem as to-
the material for excessively used high
ways that the American people de
mand
Although | cannot 90 into details
and recite all the evidence of the eco
nomic value of brick roads on the eX
ceSsively used highways of this coun
try. will state two or three of the
advantages Traction resistance is less
than that Of any road. II does not
originate dust. and farmer with the
utmost comfort can have his house by
the side of the highway without the
dust flying in his window and yard
You can get about any time Of the
year. But the chief virtue of that road
is that il is never out of repair. and II
Is good for use night or day, winter o.
summer. wet or dry.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-05-15
HOME COURSE
IN SCIENTIFIC
AGRICULTURE
EIGHTH ARTICLE-POUL-
TRY MANAGEMENT.
BY A. ARTHUR BELL. Assistant Animal
Husbandman, Bureau Of Animal In.
dustry. United States Depart.
meat OF Agriculture.

"HE safest way for those who
are about 10 make their first
attempt at poultry raising Ii to
start In u small way with a
few fowls aud learn the business thor.
oughly before making large invest.
ments. Mistakes will be made and
many difficult problems will be pre-
scented for solution before success In
any large measure will be attained
As soon as II Il found 10 be paying
investment more capital may be put
into the plant
Another good plan for the beginner
who wishes 10 learn the art OF poultry
keeping Is 10 secure position with
some successful poultry man. one or
two years OF work on large. practical
plant will be found great help.
when "a begin Is not very important
but the fall Of the year IL n good time
for then stock can be purchased for
less money than at any other season
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-05-15

with four standard varieties Of apple
trees free Of charge and has also
agreed to advise and train the mem
bers of the association in the care and
general cultivation of the young trees
and orchards during the next five
years.
When the newly grated young trees
were received by the association In
Rowan county they were divided
among the members, to be placed in
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-05-15
Acre Yields Are Going Up

For twenty years past the ten
dency in all the leading crops has
been toward steadily increasing yields
per acre. Take corn. In 1890 the coun-
try's average yield of corn per acre
was twcnty-thrce and one-half bus
per acre. IL has sluctuated since then,
with good and bad seasons; but the
tendency has been steadily upward
and in 1912 the average reached TWEEN
ty-seven bushels. the highest it had
known To that time.
Wheat shows a like experience. In
1890 it was a fraction below twelve
bushels average Per acre; in 1912 ii
got up TO a fraction above fourteen
bushels. The increase was steady and
persistent.
Oats in 1890 averaged n trifle un-
der twenty-five bushels. In 1912 they
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-05-15

STOCK.
punches that could be held In one
hand We're seen to contain seventy-five
or a hundred small trees the boys star
ed first at the bundles and then at the
well worked ground.
The splendid part Of this work lies
In the fact that the high school Is step
ping outside of the old, narrow, musty
limits of educational tradition and is
doing something Of very definite value
for the community. 1t will undoubted-
ly be of great benefit to the boys who
do the work, their fathers, their friends
and neighbors, in gaining a new view
point of what education will mean in
the coming years.
The development Of Kentucky's re
sources should be the first aim of every
citizen, and when the enormous prac.
teal value Of this work is realized il
will give great impetus to every form
Of agricultural endeavor.
If this work is a pronounced success
this year 1t will naturally mean wild
or use Of agriculture and horticulture
In our rural high schools over the
whole state. When this comes IL will
also mean that each community will
be willing to put much larger sums of
money into its school than IL has In
the past. Let us hope that many high
schools win Follow thiG Sn'ondiI Start
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-05-15
DEPARTING FROM
old TRADITIONS
High Schools Aid In Develop
Ing Kentucky Fruit Growing.
$4,000 TREES IN ONE PLOT.

Extensive Apple Growing Associations
Launched In Rowan and Hardin
Counties-Movement Means Wider
Use Of Agriculture and Hortorlturs
In Rural High Schools Of the State.
The present year has seen great
impetus given to the fruit growing in.
terests in Kentucky. Two different
sections of the state have launched
extensive cooperative apple growing
associations. Both in Rowan and HI
Hardin counties the work has been
helped and developed by our state de
partment of agriculture. The depart
ment has furnished these counties
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-05-15

Low, LAYING THE bhlOhs.
tatIon until ii lands in its place, and
then after il becomes hardened 1t Is
uniform in character throughout, and
any expansion and contraction which
we are often called upon to explain Is
almost eliminated, because that Is tax
en- up in compression. But whatever
remains may be taken care OF simply
by means of an expansion cushion
alongside the curb.
As TO the curb for country highway.
1t is advisable simply TO build II flush
with the pavement. so the teams can
pass on or OF that pavement without
let or hindrance.
As to its quality. after a pavement
is thus constructed. II Is almost impos-
sibe for II to get out OF order, aud |
am almost Inclined to refrain from Of
fering the facts with reference TO the
durability Of brick pavements thus con
structed. We never have had a brick
pavement in this country to call for re-
pairs In twenty years. and that is some
thing worth while that the American
people ought to know. | am not an
advocate OF the use of brick generally
and indiscriminately: you must have
the sand clay roads, you must have the
water bound macadam. you must have
the water treated roads we have heard
so much about but upon excessively
used roads over which would come con-
tlnuously In almost unlimited numbers
automobiles. trucks. farm wagons and
traffic of all kinds. there Is but the one
pavement that Is economical to con
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-05-15

BOXES.
II In also advisable that the fowls be
moved 10 their new quarters before
they begin 20 lay II the beginner has
had experience In poultry keeping II
will be all right 10 purchase eggs;
otherwise he should begin with the
fowls and thus gain some knowledge
OF caring Tor poultry before attempting
20 raise chickens.
For convenience. chickens may be
classified ~ egg breeds. meat breeds,
general purpose breeds and fancy or
ornamental breeds
The egg breeds include the small or
medium sized fowls. which are very
active. quick 60 mature. producers OF
white shelled eggs. usually nonsitters
or nj best but poor sitters and rather
poor mothers The various varieties
representatives OF this class BE
cause they are poor sitters some other
breed. or NJ least a few other fowls,
should be kept II natural methods OF
incubation are 20 be employed. On ac-
count Of their early maturity It Is not
uncommon Tor individuals TO begin lay
ing al the age Of four and one half
months These breeds do not fatten
as readily under ordinary conditions As
the larger and less active breeds. The
fowls OF this class have large combs
and wattles. which make them rather
sensitive 10 low temperatures.
The largest fowls are represented In
the meat class and these breeds are
especially suitable for the production
OF large roasters. They are slow and
somewhat sluggish In movement, with
little desire for foraging. easily con
hned by low fences. rather slow TO ma
ture. persistent sltters and rather indif-
ferent layers Of large brown shelled
eggs Many poultrymen. however. are
getting very good egg yields from them
The Brahmas. Cochins and Langshans
belong TO this class
The general purpose class includes
fowls which are Of fair size and which
will also produce u good quantity OF
brown shelled eggs. As one has TO
make frequent sales OF flesh In the
shape OF surplus cockerels and hens,
the carcass ms well as egg production
should be considered The general
purpose breeds are usually good sitters
and good mothers They have medium
sized combs and wattles and endure
cold weather well. They occupy a
medium position between the egg and
meat breeds as 10 size, egg production
and docility The Plymouth Rocks
Wyandottes. Orpingtons and Rhode Is
land Reds are good representatives OF
this class.
As rule. the breeds In the ornamen'
tai are not 10 well adapted for farm
purposes ms are the breeds OF the other
three classes The Polish, Exhibition
Games, Silkles, Sultans. FriZzles and
Bantams are representative ornamen'
tai breeds.
In the manner OF housing fowls we
have two systems, widely different In
their extremes AZ one extreme Is the
colony plan, which consists In placing
small houses for small fiocks far enough
apart TO obyiate the necessity OF
fences, thus giving free range. with but
little mingling OF the different nocks
At the other extreme We have the con
tinuous apartment house. This kind
OF house consists OF a series OF sepa
rate pens. under one roof opening d.
rsctly into a hallway In the rear or
having doors between the pens without
the hallway. or opening into hallway
and also into one another There are
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-01-16
Rich Mans Aohhv

The life ambition of one of the
worlds richest men is-feas, accord
ing to the Chicago Tribune. He O
sesses them from everywhere-heas
from South America, fleas from Eu-
rope, feas from the arctic, and feas
from Australia. Big f1eas, little f1eas,
medfum-sized ones, fieas with spots
and fieas without 'em. The Hon.
Charles Rothschild, son of the late
Lord Rothschild, and a member of the
richest family in the world, loves them
all, and has resolved his life into one
grand song whereof the refrain is
fets, f1eas, f1eas.. For fifteen years he
has pursued fleas persistently, interna-
tionally, paying large sums or small
sums to achieve his desire, until now
his flea collection ranks as the great
est In the world. Practically every
species of animal carries around ex-
cess baggage In the shape Of an in
dtvidually designed flea. Charles
Rothschild possesses $50 types of flea.
But his collection is not complete, not
nearly complete, and the man who can
discover a kind of flea which Charles
Rothschild doesn't possess Is on the
way to gratitude and money.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-01-16
How a Vote Was Lost,

The favor of the public is as hard
to keep now as it was when Aristides
was voted out of Athens because the
citizens were tired of hearing him
called 1.-The Just" David b. Parker,
"A Chautauqua Boy of '61,' tells how
former Gov. John A. Dix of New York
lost a vote when he ran for re.elec-
ton. against Samuel j. Tilden.
General Dix used to say that at his
home on Long Island he had set aside
a plot of ground, built a substantial
house, and given it. rent free, to a
fisherman, the only condition being
h a the fisherman should supply the
governors family with fish at the
prices that ruled in the nearby vii
lage. The fisherman also had a large
family of children, who we're assisted
by Governor Dix's family in many
ways. AS election day approached
Governor Dix met the man and said
to him:
well. I hope you have liked my
administration as governor well
enough to vote for me next Tuesday"
Il am very sorry, governor" an
swered the fisherman, "but / have re.
ceived two letters from Mr.. Tilden
that have convinced me that we ought
to have a change, and l think it is my
duty to vote for him"
What have you to complain OFF,"
asked Governor Dix.
Governor" he replied, II have not
averaged more than three cells to a
pot for the last three months."-
Youths Companion.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-01-16
"sQUEALER" NEVER GOT AWAY
System Of New York Police In This
Regard Said to Have Been a
Magnificent One.

The destruction of men who betray
the guilty secrets of the police Is
nothing new in New York city. Rosen,
thai followed others who were put
away for offenses similar to his own,
There was Big McAulife, who, q
few years ago, committed the deadly
sin of informing on the police and
their system of protection to pick
pockets. His friends say that Nc
Auline never drank, but he was ar,
rested Il night on q charge of in.
~toxication. He went into the West
47th street police station a strong
man in the best of health. He was
turned out the next morning to die
in the gutter almost at the station.
house door. An autopsy showed that
his skull had been fractured and that
his body was covered with terrible
bruises. Fruitless investigation was
made, with the police inspector then
in charge of the detective bureau
apologizing for and defending the
men who either killed McAulife OF
permitted him to be killed.
Lefty Boyle. an expert pickpocket
long enjoyed a license to steal in
three New York precincts. In the
course of his work Boyle one day
learned that John Pritchett, an Ala
bama farmer, was walking about the
Tenderloin with $4,000 SO securely
pinned to his undershirt as to defy
even his deft fingers. He reported tc
his police patron and Pritchett was
taken to the Tenderloin police sta
ton on a charge of intoxication.
When PritcheIt was released by the
police his money was gone. Boyle
went to the station and demanded
his share of the proceeds, but receiv
ed nothing more satisfactory than 9
blow in the face and instructions te
&C out and do his own stealing.
Boyle went straight away to the
district attorney to whom he told his
story-a story of police protection fol
all of his kind. Once more a wave
OF public indignation swept New York
Pritchett's money was returned tt
him, a fair confession that Boyle hat
told the truth. Policeman JOSEPH
Lang and Detective Sergeant Cor
nelius Sullivan were arrested. 81,
days before the two were to be call
ed to trial, Boyle, whose testimony
was necessary if they were to be
convicted, incautiously ventured into
a Tenderloin street. At 1 o'clock in
the morning he was found on the side
walk dying. with a bullet in his
spine.-Metropolitan.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-01-16
Won't Pay Cranes Salary.

, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. E. r. Crane
Of the Minot Normal school is meeting
with difficulties in the collection of his
salary. The state auditing board has
refused to allow his bin for salary for
November and December, totaling
$500, on the condition that there is no
normal school at Minot. Members Of
the normal board contend that the en-,
Of President Crane to take
charge of the construction work at
lNinot at this time was necessary.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-01-16
AoULTERATED AND MIseRANDEr
FOOD PRODUCTS AND
BEVERAGES.

L E. F. Ladd. chemist Of the North
Dakota Government Experiment sta
ton and Food Commissioner fol
North Dakota, do hereby certify thai
the list of food products and beverages
herein specified have been analysed
during the six months preceding Dec
Both, 1912, and the same found to be
adulterated or misbranded within the
meaning of the statute, as shown in
each individual case.
l further affirm that this is a true
and correct list to the best of my
knowledge.
e. F. LADD,
Chemist and Food Commissioner.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 30th day of December, 1912.
ALMA K. JOHNSON,
(SeaD Notary Public,
Cass County, N. d
My commission expires Oct. %, 1917.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-01-16
Monotony by MIGHT and Day.

There's nothing new under the
sum-" said the ready made philosopher.
Yes" answered the man who yanws,
rand it's pretty much the same old
story after the sun ,goes down and
they turn on the electric lights"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-01-16
Marvelou. Storm petector.

Flageolet is the musical name of a
French scientist who has invented a
wireless receiver SO delicate, accord
Ing to the description recently given
before the French Academy of Sci.
ences, that it a detect the advent of
q storm three hundred miles away.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-01-16
commercl., Club Elects.

Hettinger-The Hettinger CONNER.
cial club elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: President, O.
T. Peterson; vice president, w. r.
Lanxson; secretary, Paul M. Brown:
treasurer, B. S%everson.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-01-16
Benefit.

do you think that politics helps
the farmer?"
Some" replied Farmer Corntossel.
This habit O. takin' straw votes
ought to push up the price of straw
quite considerable"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-01-16

The basis Of wealth in North Da-
is more purely an agricultural state
than any other in b union. The larg-
er part OF n burdens of taxation fall
p the farmer. and it should be our
highest duty to eodeavor to enact laws
that may be helpful and beneficial to
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-01-16
irresoIutIon t. Be P,t,ed.

~ 20 TIIIoQ.
There is nothing more pitiable in
the world than an %irresolute man. o.
clllatfng between two feelings, who
would willingly unite the two, aud who
does not perceive that nothing can
unite the two.-Goethe.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-01-16

Files a 5ane Of Life In Africa.
House flies are prevalent in South
Africa during the months of October,
November, December, January and
February. AS screen doors and win
dows are unknown there, the houses
are filled with flies. Fly paper is now
being used extensively.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-01-16
For Protection From Fro.t,.

For Protection From Frosts,
Because frosts do the most damage
when the air IL calm, q Paris scientist
q advanced the theory that orchards
and vineyards can be protected by
electric fans to keep tho atmosphere
moving.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-19
DR.. {. A. ALDERMAN
NOW NEARLY WELL
Holds Conference in New York
City To-Day Regarding AT
fairs at University.

DR.. James NJ. Page, dean of the Uni
versity of Virginia. who has been In
the city attending the Educational Con
terence. went yesterday to New York
10 meet President Edwin a Alderman
ior discussion of affairs at the uni
Vcrsity
Dr. Alderman, il is learned. has al
most entirely recovered his health. He
mas gained thirty pounds in weight
thc dsquetinS symptoms OF a few
months ago have disappeared and he
!ceis we'll and quite strong While his
phNslcIdus discourage extended use OF
ms throat in conversation. il is losing
the affection that attacked it few
months ago
me university president has spent
me winter at Saranac Lake, y y, and
was discharged this week as practi.
cally cured. He is now in New york
,itS where the conference regarding
university affairs Will be held today
ne VIII not return 10 his post OF duty
Tor some weeks
! ron a month past he has heen in ar
i've touch with affairs at Charlottes.
NiiIe ana mas had extended corresnond
chce Win officials and professors there
~. rage temporary head Of the uni.
NerSitN' has been in constant commu
nication.
FRIENDS OF DR. Alderman arc dol;,b,
cd AT the Improvement i'm his conditio,
IN" reel assured that he will he h,cL
at work before the next Session boyir.
1 ptonably in better health than 70,
I years. -:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-19
STRATTON OPPOSES
THE ENABLING ACT
Candidate for House of Delegates
Gives Platform on Which
He Will Make Race.

Fiatly declaring against the enabling
act for vote upon State wide pro-
hibition. pledging himself to work for
fec system, the abolition OF the con-
vict contract plan. and the redistrict-
Ing OF the State. J. Taylor Starttou.
candidate for the house of Delegates
from the city OF Richmond yesterday
presented the platform upon which he
Will make his fight for election.
The platform reads:
AS to the subject OF taxation. which
Is now agitating the whole state. tho
burdens of which. resulting from anti
quated tax laws is "A subject that
should be immediately considered and
Inc business community promptly re-
iieVcd from the unjusfinablc burdens
now imposed. | have investigated and
am now investigating. the various sys
TENS OF tax relief which are being dis
cussed. SO far as have investigated
segregation seems to be best for our
people, but ] am welded to no par
ticuiar form of tax relief. | want re-
lief. and shall be for that form which
shall be best for my city and nv STATE
j am opposed to the contract labor
system, because ] do not believe in
bringing their work in competition
with the work of honest labor.
am I'm favor of the enactment OF
modern primary law. the fairest and
best that human wisdom can devise.
am in favor of the proper redis
trict'ng OF the state. both as TO sana
torial and legislative districts that
each county and city shall receive the
representation TO which their popuIa :
ton entities them
am in favor of the abolition OF
the Ice system whenever the State has
suthcient Information for Intelligent
action. and for the best interest of ti,c
Srate--that Is TO say, wherever tho
ohlces can be placed on fair salary
basis, which will be cheaper To tho
state than by the present fee system.
regard this question as one that
Shouid ne given careful study and ia =
tient and thorough investigation. that
we may arrive Mt an INTELLIGENT CON
ception as TO what is best TO be done.
nave given this matter careful
study and sought information from
every available source This ! shall
continue TO do until arrive AT CON
clusion which my judgment dictates
ana my conscience approves AS best
for my city and my State
II am in favor of liberal pensions to
Confederate soldiers and sailors and
their widows.
am not In favor OF the enabling
act. Tor the reason that consider IL
contrary to the principles OF local self
government, which principles believe
10 be right. I stand where my state
democratic party stands for local on
tion, but against State wide prohibr
ton"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-19
GOVERNOR SHOWS
BIG IMPROVEMENT
Doctors Agree That All Danger
of Surgical Operation Has
Practically Passed.

The condition OF Gcn-rnor William
Hodges Mann was pronounced as de-
cidedly more favorable Yesterday. his
physicians DR. Herbert Mann, DR.. c.
r. Robins and DR.. Manfred Call. agree
ing In the statement after their cS-
animation yesterday that the danger
of any surgical operation had practi-
cally passed The Governor lis suf-
ferinG from n mild attack OF appendi-
citis. The treatment has so far sue
ceeded in reducing the inflammation
and lessenine the pain until Dr. Mann
now expresses the belief that unless
some unforeseen development occurs.
the Governors recovery will be steady
and rapid. II will be ten days. ut least.
before he Will I've allowed TO leave his
room ana for some time care will have
to be taken to avoid a recurrence OF
the attack.
Or. Mann stated that the Governor
was in fine physical condition. and that
his general health had aided greatly
in minimizing the danger OF such an
attack. Business worries are being
avoided, as there are 10 matters in
the executive Office that cannot be de-
ferrcd. according to Private Secretary
h. i. owen. Al the Executive Man
sion IL was said that the Governors
condition was more favorable than on
any former day since the attack began.
Mrs. Mann and her son, William
Hodges Mann, il. are constantly with
him. and physicians and nurses are
keeping close watch