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Middletown transcript., 1914-07-11
KEEPING SMALL FLOCK
GOOD REVENUE FROM POULTRY
ON VILLAGE LOT.
Safe to Say That Any One With ordi-
nary Sense and Industry Can Make
Money by Raising Chickens
Feed Only the Best.

By KATE ST MAUR. Copyright. 1s14)
With $50 square feet Of ground suit
able for poultry, and devoting half
an hour every night and morning,
with an extra two or three hours on
Saturday, you should be able to add
two or three hundred dollars to your
income My authority for this is my
knowledge of a bank clerk whose
home is beyond the city limits, who
made $500 last year from a flock Of
100 hens, and Of q postmistress who
made $462, though neither Of them
gave more than a few hours a week
to poultry, so It seems safe to say
that any one with ordinary common
sense and industry can make three or
four hundred dollars. Any sort Of old
hens and coops won't do. A person
who starts with very little capital
will find it advisable to buy three
good birds rather than, twenty poor
ones and make a clean, new house,
even If it's only 3 by 6 feet, rather
than patch up some vermin infested
shanty. This is the time to lay the
foundation Of winter eggs and next
years profits, so If you have flock
of any Of the popular breeds hatch
every one. But, If your flock consists
Of mongrels, feed well and get all the
eggs you can, sell them for table use
and with the proceeds buy eggs from
some reliable dealer, or, what is bet
fo- al Forr NIa 4-Jd hrTry q
small incubator. There is a good lit
tie metal machine costing six dollars
which holds so eggs. Fireless brood
ers from the same firm cost the same.
Feed Only the Best.
Chicks should have nothing to eat
for 4S hours after leaving the she'll
The reason is the yolk is absorbed
Immediately before a chick breaks
through the shell and must be allowed
time to digest and pass through the
bowels before any foreign substance
is introduced or indigestion and
diarrhea will result
Commercial chick feed is the best
feed, being mixture of seeds and
finely broken corn, specially put up
for chicks. Once a day give little
pot cheese or stale breed soaked in
milk and squeezed dry. When con-
fined to brooders vegetable material
must be added, such as lettuce leaves
or tops Of green onions chopped fine
Keep clean water, ground charcoal
and fine grit always before them and
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PREVENT DISEASE OF FOWLS
douglas Mixture" VIII Cure Dlarrhes
in Poultry and Is Said to Be
Remedy for Hog Cholera.

The Douglas mixture" is a tonic, a
preventive of sickness and will cure
diarrhea in fowls and is also said to be
a cure for the cholera in hogs. 1t is
prepared in the following manner:
Dissolve one pound Of copperas in a
gallon of water; then add one-half
ounce of sulphuric acid. The sui
phuric acid prevents the copperas
from settling in the bottom.
After the acid is settled, put the
preparation in stone jar and it will
keep indefinitely. If you should put
the acid in the jug and then pour the
water on, it would quite likely break
the jug.
Two tablespoonfuls of the mixture
added to each gallon Of the drinking
water will keep the fowls from having
great many diseases.-E. R,
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strong net or Of china silk or mouae
geline
= The bodice will need a net inner
waist The chiffon over-part was cut
with short kimono sleeves finished
with frill of chiffon, and the open
neck, too, had finishing frill.
The girdle was rather broad and
topped by an outstanding ruff1e of the
skirt material. It tied at one side
with long end and loop caught un-
der a natural-looking rose.
The same dress would be delightful
in taffeta and chiffon Of that lovely
cream shade that suggests it might
have lain for years in some old at
tic chest, and the girdle could be Of
turquoise blue velvet caught with a
silver gauze rose, while the small
bowknots in the skirt could be made
Of very narrow silver gauze ribbon
Again, dowered taffeta, in one of the
small wreath patterns, will make an
other charming variation.
You will probably be able to guess
from designs such as this that fuller
skirts are really on the way.
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HANDLING THE FARM PoULTs
Wing Feathers Should Be Pulled
When the Youngsters Are From
Four to Six Days Old.

According to some good authorities,
little turkeys stand a better chance Of
living and thriving If long wing feath-
ers are pulled when they are four to
six days old. At this time they come
out easily. No doubt this prevents too
much strength being taken from their
systems by the extreme growth Of the
long feathers that hang down (almost
drag sometimes). giving the little birds
an unthrifty appearance.
When turkeys are about two weeks
old, says writer in Inland Farmer,
we begin to feed them just a little
cracked wheat and other small grains
such as chicks do well on, making the
change by degrees. When feeding
milk curd we sprinkle it lightly with
charcoal occasionally; this helps pre-
vent bowel trouble. And once in
awhile when we are giving moistened
feed we sprinkle It lightly with little
chick grit
Z you find young turkeys dropping.
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BEST CURE FOR DANDRUFF
Distressing Affiletie,n May Be Got Rid
of by Application Of Simple
Remedy.

Many Of my girl friends have been
troubled with dandIuff. believe Hor-
tense is right when she says that
dandruff is infectious, and that the
public use of combs and brushes found
In the dressing rooms at receptions,
and other social affairs, is, a very dan
gerous practise.
Every ones best friend may have
dandruff and unwittingly infect ones
head with it by the trying on OF a
hat. However, Il you are SO unfortu-
nate as to have 1t the best treatment
is simple one. Rub olive oil into
lthe scalp every night with the finger
hips. This is bound to be effective
gor several nights l have been
Enable to sleep. Sometimes it is far
the morning before l am really
oundly sleeping, and in the meantime
toss and turn fretfully. Hortense is
to put me under one Of her
II consists Of a hot bath Just
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On Dainty Aprons.

On dainty aprons 1t is well to sew
beading instead Of the regulation bind
ing and strings. This beading should
be about an inch in width, and wash
ribbon should be run through it. This
ribbon serves for strings, and at the
same time lends to the beauty Of the
apron. The ribbon can be slipped out
when the apron is soiled. 1t can then
be pressed out, freshened up and re-
placed when the apron has returned
snow white from a visit to the tub.
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skirt Without a Seam.

Charming and altogether practical
are the gowns whose skirts are formed
Of but one piece. Clever is the dress
maker who insists on making the
gown, especially the skirts, on her
customers. Really this does not take
nearly as long as it used to take to
turn up one of the very full skirts.
and we all manage to get through
that some way. The skirt known as
the wrapover usually has silk or
lace underskirt.
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To Set colors.

Now is the time when the fore
handed" woman is getting some of her
summer sewing done. Before making
up the colored wash materials she
shrinks them and sets" the colors.
Green and lavender materials will re-
tain their coloring, unhurt by laundry
work, If they are soaked at first IL
minutes in about two gallons o. cold
water to which half a cupful Of strong
vinegar has been added. Sailed water,
or water to which turpentine has
been added, win set pinks and blues.
Colored silk stockings may be sue
cessfully washed by following the
same rules.
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remember, with really good birds,
your profits come in the spring from
selling eggs for Matching or for day
old chicks. Indeed, you should not
begrudge the utmost thought and care
to your poultry in the growing stage,
for it is then you are building the
foundation for a profitable poultry
plant.
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Important In breeding.

The most important thing in poul-
try breeding, or any other kind Of
stock breeding, is to have one desira-
BILE element predominating. That is
totally wanting in the case of mon
grels; nothing whatever is fixed about
them, and the innumerable conflicting
elements in their composition. each
striving for mastery, only insures me
diocrity.
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the first thing to look for is lice and
watch about feeding too much. On
farm range a turkey hen will raise her
flock with very little feed from the
house; just enough to keep them
tame and let them know they have a
home. The little turks won't stand
domesticating as a chick will. They
have to have plenty of air; won't do to
shut them In close coop.
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FEED PAN FOR THE POULTRY
Ordinary Vessel Placed In Shallow
Box Makes Form for Concrete
Receptacle for Fowls.

An excellent water or feeding pan
for small chicks can be made Of con-
crete. Take an old pan and place it
in an inverted position in shallow
box, as shown in the sketch, then mix
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before retiring with a good spine rub,
and a glass Of hot milk. She says
the room must be cool. and l must
not try to play or do any mental prob.
lens after retiring. The brain must
be inactive, and the environment
quiet and conducive to rest.-Pitts-
burgh Dispatch.
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pitfalls Of EARRINGS.

Earrings, particularly of the bar
barrie order, are becoming extraordi-
narily popular. For some months past
they have been worn by the ultra
fashionable, but It is only during this
spring that they showed any sign of
becoming general favorites. They
are difficult things to wear, as they
have a distressing knack Of making
most faces look extremely common
or worse.
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different
conducted by the New station reported the
81
Opngtons orpngtons
2 Brahmas
all the heavy layers long
the development behind
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Stealing q Nest.

A hen will use extreme caution
when going to a stolen nest to lay
and will cackle loudly leaving the
nest. This is to discover the where
abouts of the rest of the fowls, as the
male bird will answer her.
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Poultry Feed Pan.

the concrete and pour it over the pan,
says Popular Mechanics. When the
cement sets, turn it over and a pan
will be had that small chicks can
climb out of, should they get into it.
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One good way to start hens to eat
ing eggs, is to throw out nearly whole
egg shells to them. It win materially
assist in this, if some Of the shells
have little Of the egg still attached
to them.
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Dresses are made Of striped silk.
with scalIoped founces and natty little
boleros
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INTERNATIONAL.
SUNDNS0OOL
LESSON

By e. o. SELLERS, Director. Of Evening
Department, The Moody Bible Institute,
Chicago.)
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LESSON TExT-Mark 10;32-45
GOLDEN TEXT-"The Son Of man also
came not to be ministered unto, but to
minister, and to give his life ransom
Tor many" Mark 10:S.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-21
SALVATION ARMY
is HELPING MANY
More Than Two Hundred Baskets Given Away Yesterday,
Several Pful Incidents Reported
at Headquarters.

NO one with pity for the poor
should wait until Christmas TO hand
out charity to the many who are in
dire need of both food and fuel said
the commander of the Salvation Army
yesterday. Because of the terrible
condition which prevails among the
many poor homes where both fathers
and mothers are out of employment,
the demand on the Salvation Army
workers at their headquarters for help
can hardly be realized.
All day long a constant stream OF
women, thinly c'r 4, with pinched faces
and little children with baskets have
waited patiently in line until their turn
would come to receive groceries to
carry them over few days. Not one
of them has been turned away. and
after giving out 200 baskets OF gro
ceries. the Salvation Army was COM
PEELED to phone to several bakeries
for an extra supply Of bread
A widowed mother was in line with
her six-year-oid boy who. had walked
all the way from Fulton. The long
walk in the cold had Its effect upon
the boy as he was nearly exhausted
from cold and hunger. Adjutant
Mamie johnson took personal care OF
this child and In her room found the
boy with no undergarments on. just
his little pants. waist and coat. ana
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-21
CHAMBER ENDORSES
RED CROSS SEALS
ALSO URGES SUPPORT OF ANTI.
TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATION.
IN OTHER WORK.

At a recent meeting of the Board OF
Directors of the Chamber OF Commerce
the following resolution of the commit
tee on health and sanitation was APP
proved and ratified. and the work of
the Virginia Anti Tuberculosis Asocia-
ton was endorsed.
Richmond, Va. Dec. 9, 1914.
To the Board of Directors of the Rich
mond Chamber of Commerce, Rich
mond. Va.
Gentlemen-Your committee on Health
and Sanitation, having had it's atten-
ton called, by the Virginia AntiTuber-
culosis Association, to the great mortal
ity and serious economic loss resulting
from the ravages of tuberculosis in the
State of Virginia; to the existing neces-
sity for an aggressive educational prop
uganda for the prevention of this dis
ease as far as possible: and for proper
care or patients not only for the sake
of the patients themselves. but to guard
against infection: hereby endorses the
Importance and value of the work OF
the Virginia Anti Tuberculosis Associa-
ton.
1t especially commends to the favor
able consideration and patronage of the
Richmond public, the Red Cross Seals
now on sale In this city. the proceeds OF
means of support to the said asso-
citation
These Seals are on sale in the stores
and by nurses and others in a number
Of communities in the State. They are
expected In their wide distribution not
only to contribute materially to the ed
vocational funds of this association but
to attract attention and win many ad-
vocates for concerted movement to
arrest the spread of this dread disease.
Respectfully submitted, with the re
quest that the action of your commit
tee be approved and ratified by a reso-
luton of the Board of Directors of the
chamber.
GEORGE CURRY,
Chairman;
J. y. CRUMP,
w. s. DREWRY.
STUART INQUIRE
CLIFTON NJ MILLER.
Approved and unanimously adopted
at "A meeting of the Board of Directors
of the Richmond Chamber of Commerce.
held December II, 1914.
Attest: r. A. DUNLOP.
Secretary.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-21

Baptist Sunday School this morning
a business meeting was held, at which
plans for work during the coming year
We're discussed. This class liz the
largest and most enthusiastic In the
city and always attracts a large at
tendance.
The condition of Mrs. e. s. Walsh.
who is undergoing treatment at the
Petersburg Hospital, is improved.
The condition of Mrs. John Rogers
of the West End. who sustained a
fractured hip by falling several months
ago. has so improved as to permit OF
her being removed to her home on
West Washington Street
Mrs. Isaiah Brockwell mother oi
Councilman James Brockwell. has left
the Petersburg Hospital. where she
went recently for treatment.
James Thomas. alias Kid Thomas
hailed by the local police as the king
of chicken thieves, was arrested last
night by Officers Aldridge and Heelan
with the goods" and will be given an
opportunity to explain in court to-
morrow morning.
Malcolm Seyrnore. colored, was ar
rested by the South Richmond police
last night upon request of Chief oil
Police Ragland, of this city, and re-
turned here, where he will answer tc
a larceny charge. Seymour succeeded
yesterday afternoon in working the
old nockethook trick upon two coun-
try "coons" here and escaped with the
change. only to be apprehended after
brief period.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-21
CHRISTMAS MUSIC
AT PINE STREET

An excellent program of Christmas
music was rendered yesterday at Pine
Street Baptist Church 1t follows:
, Organ prelude; Christmas Praise
tanthem); Doxology: invocation; hymn;
notices; reading Scriptures; prayer;
hymn collection; Beyond the Starry
Skies" (anthem); sermon; hymn; bene-
diction.
Personnel OF the choir--Sopranos
Miss Evelyn Pace. Miss Mabel Davis
Miss Beatrice Parish>Mrs. Edna Carter,
Miss Dimple School: altos, Miss Olive
Pace, Miss Esse Donehar. Mrs. Opheita
Green, Miss Eva Minson, Miss Louise
Hetzer; tenors, Ruben Andrew. Cor
nelius Smith: BASES. Norman Carter.
Charles Causen
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-21
LITTLE PRICING AT ONE on
MORE PLACES WILL SAVE SOME
MONEY, roo.
DIFFERENCE IN PRICES
TURKEYS NOT BEING HELD FOR
BIG PROFITS As AT THANKS
cIyINI:--PoULTRy AND VEGE-
TABLES REASONABLE.

Because of the wide range In prices
on those articles that will go into the
makeup of the Christmas dinner, it
might be advisable for the housewife
when she takes her market basket
today or tomorrow and goes forth to
the butchers or grocer's or vegetable
mans to visit more than one place
and learn prices before she buys. BY
so doing she stands a splendid chance
TO save little with which she may
possibly buy that forgotten present
Experience last week showed that
within two blocks two grocers quot
ed cranberries at prices six cents per
quart apart. The berries, on exam
nation. were found to be of the same
quality The first grocer visited
asked 10 cents per quart. Ihlhklhs
that price rather steep there was no
buying by that particular woman. she
went on. Less than two squares DIS
tant she came upon the grocer who sold
them for cents. She bought there.
And, Fronting by the experience, she
followed the same method in making
other purchases.
same Experience Elsewhere.
That there obtained similar differ
ences In prices she learned when she
found a grocer selling turkey at 2s
cents. dressed but short distance TAR
Their. a butcher who had what appeared
a bird of the same quality for 20 cents,
/ The difference was to be found In mems.
and In guineas too. The range or mems
was ~ to 20 cents per pound and on
guineas from 40 to 60 cents for fowls
OF about the same weight.
Turkeys this Christmas appear more
plentiful than a year ago, ana they are
from to cents cheaper. turkeys on
foot are selling at from 90 to % cents,
and dressed at from 25 to 80. Dealers,
/ profting by the experience of holding
their turkeys for high prices at
Thanksgiving time, when they had a
4 number of the birds left on their hands
! because people bought chickens. ducks.
/ or rabbits instead. are not trying to get
such large profits out of them at TINS
time and the Christmas turkey stands
a better chance OF grazing the table
+ in the home of the average family than
did the Thanksgiving bird.
Rabbits Higher.
Rabbits now are somewhat higher
than at Thanksgiving. but choice can
be had at % to 30 cents, and ordinary
from Is to 20.
Vegetables are reasonable.
Decorations, mistletoe and holly. and
wreaths and other forms made from
holly or cedar, or both, and other ma
terials brought from the country APP
pear more plentiful than in years and
the wagon boys are finding ready sales
at from to SO cents. according to the
quality and size of the article. There
are more berries on the growth this
4 season than in many years, and the
showing Is a pretty one.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-21

his feet showing through the bottom
OF his shoes. After a warming beside
the fire he was properly clothed and
his mother given groceries.
Widow Ii Helped.
A little cripple on crutches was also
in the crowd His mother Is the sup
port of family of four children. a
big smile broke over his face when
full basket containing potatoes. to-
matoes. coffee. sugar. bread and but
ter was given to him. Something like
500 families have applied to the Sal
walton Army within the hast ten days.
The funds Of the army come far short
OF being sufficient to carry this work
along Many families must have coal
and wood; others must have their
rent paid, and besides all this, there
Is the big Christmas dinner to 1000
poor mothers and children and the
Christmas toys TO 1000 children which
will be given them on Christmas Day.
Financial help is needed and Ad-
jutant johnson would be very thank
ul for friends who will give wood and
coal Send all checks to Phillip r. w
Goodwin. cashier of the Central Ma
tional Bank. Mr.. Phillip e. w Good
win makes the following financial re-
port OF funds received up to date
nOuafiouS To Date
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-21
MAY PROCEED AGAINST
CHURCH AS NUISANCE

Petersburg, Dec. 2o.-Messrs. Smith
K Cfordon. OF counsel for the anti
Tartte faction OF the Harrison Street
Baptist Church tcolored). have COM
municated with Judge Jesse +. West
the trial judge in the case. and are
said TO be seeking evidence to enter
contempt proceedings against members
OF the Tartte faction, who are alleged
o have been the cause OF breaking
up meeting held by the -Tartte
faction in the church Tuesday evening
last for the purpose OF electing Of
lcers, commonwealths Attorney
thinner. Of this city lis contemplating
proceeding against the church 10 have
II declared a nuisance and abAted b.
order Of the court A
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-21
LITERARY SOCIETIES
IN JOINT DEBATE
LONGER SCHOOL TERM SUBJECT
sELECTED--AN INTEREST
ING PROGRAM.

Petersburg, Va. Dec. 20.-The John
w Daniel and Thomas Nelson Page
Literary societies of the Petersburg
High School will meet in public de-
bate at O'Clock next Tuesday eve
ming, December %, In the Lee school
auditorium.
The two societies are close rivals
for literary honors in the school and
the Daniel Society was given the de-
ciston in a joint debate between the
tive last May and is hoping to defeat
its rival again.
An especially interesting program
has been prepared for the occasion
as follows:
Prayer-Rov. ]. A. Mcclure OF the
Second Presbyterian Church.
Opening Remarks Miss Helen
Townes. president of the Daniel So
Duet-Misses Mary Donnan and
Mae Smith.
Heading. THE First Christmas"
tBeu Ilur) ~Spooner Sum, Page So
ctety.
Chorus--Daniel and Page Giec
clubs.
Recitation, The Other Wise Man
Nan Dyke) -~ Theodore Roettger,
Daniel Society
CnefhS--lJdniel ana rage 1lee
clubs.
Debate, Resolved. That the public
schools should have an eleven months
term giving holidays more frequently
and for shorter periods" Affirmative
Daniel Society. Anita Young and
Edward Traylor. Negative--Page So
Getty Geraldine Gerald and Arthur
Elliott,
Chorus-- Daniel and Page Glee
clubs,
Reading The High School Journal
Editor George Goodwin.
Presentation of Athletic Letters
Principal II. ID. Wolfe.
old English Carol--Male chorus.
Daniel and Page Glee clubs.
Meyer Lavenstein. the
Daniel Society.
The Aims OF Literary Societies.
Professor K NJ Martin, Supervisor of
schools.
Closing. REMARKS Waite BAiersan-7
an, president Of the Page Society.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-21
TOBACCO MARKET
CLOSES TO JANUARY 5

Petersburg. Va. Dec. 20.-The
Petersburg tobacco market, after a
most active half season. closed with
Fridays sale until January 8. on ac-
count OF the Christmas holidays. The
sales OF bright tobacco for the week
aggregated 207.666 pounds, making a
total for the season to date OF 1,434,
$50 pounds
Sales of dark tobacco for the week
aggregated 1888 pounds Total
sales to date 400,362 pounds. The
market on dark leaf has been sur
prisingly active, with prices ranging
from 81 for trash Tugs to $40 for
wrappers
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-21

Petersbure- Va Dec 20. The
r,1neral Of ~ Z "a 1919 sc& ~ IasA4aeeIIed
rtfizen Of Prince George county, was
conducted from his late residence at
Carson al / o'clock yesterday after
aeon by Rev. Leroy j. Phaup, of the
methodist Church 81 that place
/ Ar. Saunders Was about sixty years
OF age and his death followed a linger-
lag Illness