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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-28

Those who have tried various kinds
of chickens and have been more or
less dissatisfied with them, or who
are looking for kind that will suit
in a general way, should try the
Houdan.
Here is what an enthusiastic breeder
of these fowls has to say about them:
After a good many years of ex-
perience and considerable opportunity
to observe in regard to poultry mat
tiers, am satisfied that this famous
old French breed is especially adapt
ed to the needs of town folks who
want to keep small fiocks for the
pleasure of it and for home use.
The Houdan is prolific layer of
large, white-shelled eggs; it lays re-
markably we'll in winter, and 1t is a
non sitter. These are points that are
decidedly in it's favor.
Now that small incubators are in
general use, the broody hen Is un-
profitable and a vexation to the per-
son who keeps a few fowls for home
use. An incubator is easily managed
and is much to be preferred to fuss
ing with hens.
The size of the Houdan egg is a
point distinctly in favor of the breed.
Only the Brahmas and Minorcas lay
so large an egg. A difference of from
six to eight ounces in the weight of
a dozen eggs is matter of economic
concern to the frugal householder In
most markets now eggs are sold by
the dozen, but the custom is unjust.
for they vary greatly in size When
they are sold by weight, as they
should be, and as they are in some
places, the breeds that lay large eggs,
like the Houdan and Minorca, will
be in great demand.
The winter laying habit is exceed
ingly valuable. Winter is the time
when eggs are scarce and prices
high. If Biddy is to do the highest
service for her owner, she must keep
his table supplied with fresh eggs in
January and February.
Not many breeds are reliable win
ter layers. Some will do fairly well
under unusually Favorable conditions,
ana will even make surprising records
with expert handling. But of few
breeds, notably of the Langshans, Or
pingtons and Houdans, ii may be said
that winter laying is breed charac-
teristic, and that with them winter
laying is dependable.
Another Houdan characteristic,
which is perhaps the most unique
and interesting of all, is its quite re-
markable docility. 1t is not a slug
gish fowl, like the Cochin. but, on
the contrary, is very sprightly, re-
sembling in this respect the Leghorn
and Hamburg. But, unlike these two
fowls, it is not wild, and is not given
to flying. There is nothing wearing
feathers that is more easily made into
pet 1t is more like a dog or q
cat in this respect than a chicken.
That a fowl so nervous and ener-
getic should be so docile pet is
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-28
Getting Rid of snails.

How can the garden be rid OF snaiis
that destroy the plants2 l.. M.
Newark.
Air slaked lime or land plaster is
the most effective remedy for slugs
or snails.
Growing Water Cress.
How can grow water cress? Does
it require running water?
Morristown. l. u
watercress should be cultivated in
a clear and crystal spring stream A
muddy stream, in which the water rs
murky and discolored is poor place
to attempt to grow this product.
The seed should be sown along the
margin of the stream or pool, ana
sandy soil seems to suit watercress
hest. Once the seeds are naturalized,
no further pains need be taken with
the plant. 1t will grow from then on
Watercress has been grown in the
greenhouse by putting cuttings IN
moss.
Transplanting Cedars.
/ would like to know how to trans
plant some cedars and would thank
you for such information.
Dover. Mho.
usually more difficult to transplant
than other trees, and for this reason
more care is necessary. Dig all the
holes first and large enough TO hold
the good sized clump of dirt Whlch
should be left on the roots. Do not
nut manure of any kind about a CEDAR
tree, but let the soil be as nearly as
possible like that from which 1t was
transplanted. This work must be done
as early as possible in the spring,
even if there is still some frost In the
ground. Water we'll to settle the dirt,
even if the ground is not dry; tramp
the ground well about the tree and
the chances are in its favor.
Germicides and Disinfectant
What is the difference between a
germicide and disinfectant? What is
a deodorant? All are referred to in
articles on poultry raising.
Irvington. j. l.: y;
Considerable confusion exists in the
popular mind regarding the meaning
of the above terms. To many they
signify one and the same thing, as
result of which numerous worthless
preparations with a disagreeable door
b,,t otherwise harmless have been
employed in the destruction OF disease
germs without avail.
The term germicide and disinfec-
tant may be used anonymously to
designate any agent which has the
power of destroying germ life, such
as sunshine, heat, carbolic acid, lysoi,
bleaching powder, corrosive suDn-
mate and formaldehyde gas An anti
septic is something which merely pre-
vents the further growth and develop
ment of heterogeneous without
necessarily killing them; for example
alcohol, boric acid, listerine, hydro
gen peroxide and most of the common
disinfectants in dilute solutions. A
deodorant may be said to be anything
possessing an odor more pronounced
and penetrating than the odor which
II is intended to modify or cover up.
1t does not possess, necessarily, either
germicidal or antiseptic properties
and depends for its efficiency simply
upon producing one odor to mask an
other. Many of the best germicides
are also splendid deodorants, but de-
odorants are not necessarily germi-
cides.
Poor Tree Patching,
Last year man / had working in
my orchard filed some holes In my
apple trees with cement, Some of II
Is now coming out, Why?
Bloomfield, e, j. H.
i The holes we're probably ASlsd too
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-28

a correspondent writes 70 ask the
best way TO kill and dress turkeys
and also how to select live and
dressed poultry. The most common
way Of killing turkeys IL TO hang
them up by their legs and stick them
with q knife in the mouth. while
moving the point Of the knife for
ward from the edge OF the skull
After sticking the birds are Drained
by running the point Of the knife
under the eye or into the roof of the
mouth in such a way as to strike the
inside of the skull directly between
the eyes. The knife may be slightly
twisted when the point reaches the
brain, the bird giving q characters
tic culver when properly Drained.
after which the feathers pick easily.
The feathers are usually picked in
the following order: Flights. main
tail, back, sides, breast, legs and
thighs. Turkeys are usually dry
picked and shipped undrawn to mar
ket. The long wing feathers bring a
good price on the market The
methods of killing and dressing tur-
keys and chickens are practically the
same.
Glasses Of Market Poultry.
Market poultry is divided into sew
erdt Glasses winch vary IN Inherent
markets. In general there Is a class
called Chickens" which covers all
chickens up to the time when the
roasters get tough or Stacy" which
is told by the growth of their spurs,
which first appear as buttons, and
the lack of flexibility Of the end of
their breastbone or keel. After this
age cockerels are usually classed IS
stays or old cocks. Pullets may be
classed on the market as fowls after
they begin to lay, but are frequently
classed as chickens until they are
one year old.
Chickens are usually divided into
broilers. those weighing under two
and one-helf pounds: springs. weigh
/ ing from two and one-half to three
and one-half pounds, and roasters,
three and one-half pounds and over,
Capons are unsexed males. which are
not usually sold until they are over
six months of age. In picking capons
the feathers are usually left on the
upper part of the neck and last two
joints of the wing, including the long
wing feathers (1ights). tail feathers
and two and one-half to three inche.
from the tail on the back and a few
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-28
THE COUNTRY CALENDAR
Practical Hints About Things to Do at This Season in Garden
and Greenhouse, the Orchard and the Poultry Yard

If you have not already done so,
spray the fruit trees with lime-sulfur
wash, a soluble oil, or even whale oil
soap The soluble oils give better re-
suits on apples. pears and ounces
than on the stone fruits; lime-sulfur
wash is better for the latter.
Plant seeds of SALIVA in boxes-to be
transplanted three inches apart in
hotbod later-then to cold-frames.
This will give very early plants for
the garden. Use a loan soil and mix
ia good fertilizer.
Nail pieces of suet or meat to trees
for the birds. They will come in in
creasing numbers. Keep red squir--
rels away--they are the enemies of
birds
In watering hot-beds and cold
frames use tepid water, Apply with
a fine rose watering pot.
II sick bird is discovered it should
be Immediately removed from the
rest of the flock Something in the
way of a hospital should be main
tanned. though it be nothing more
than box.
The rations ought TO include as Wiue
a variety as possible, although more
corn than other grain may well DC
fed, especially if meat of some form Is
given regularly.
1t is well to vary the proportion Of
the grain from day to day, but care
should be taken not to make al
abrupt and radical change in the
methods of feeding This would soon
stop any flock from laying.
\ If you are going to set any hens this
spring be sure to provide them with
=, food, grit and water handy.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-28

Take precautions that the eggs be-
ing laid during this cold weather, and
which perhaps you are saving for
Matching purposes, do not get frozen.
The eggs must be gathered frequently
in freezing weather.
Try setting of duck eggs this
spring. The eggs are usually very
fertile and a single setting would
ners can get along with very little
water. In fact, some breeders only
give them enough to drink.
Now that all the breeding pens are
made UP, be sure to dispose Of ali OF
the surplus males.
In the Northern States it is almost
impossible to SOW sweet peas seeds
with any reasonable hope of success
full flowers before April 1. Even from
seeds sown then no flowers will re-
suit until some time in July.
For the sweet peas lover, an early
crop of his favorite flowers may be
obtained by planting seeds in Febru-
airy or in March In three-inch pots
These should be kept in cool house
and then set out in the ground early
in April.
Put five or six seeds in each pot
Plant them about one inch deep
Water them sparingly until thu
sprouts are about two inches high
after which the allowance may be in
creased. '-esf
When the heavy frosts are over tn
sprouts may be planted outdoors II
trenches. Set them quite deep. 81
that the soil may be hoed about them
as they grow. Furnish them will
supporting sticks or wire netting a
the start, so they may climb rapidly
If this plan is followed you will havt
fine sweet peas about the time tn,
greenhouse crop is exhausted.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-28

start the tubers of the fancy-leaved
caladiums in greenhouse or hotbed.
Give them soil rich in humus, one
containing rotted sod. well-decayed
horse manure, leaf-moid and little
sharp sand; the manure must be old
FOR the best results. They need a
night temperature of IS degrees to 70
degrees.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-28
ASK "THE QUESTION BOX
What You Want TO Know About Gardening Poultry and Coun'
try Problems Answered by Experts

This
the tstem and eaves
Newark N.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-28
Paul S. Maybaum

Breeder of S. c. w. Leghorns
rsb,a Eexs specalty. Hatohing Eggs;
Custom Matching; Baby Chicks.
visitors welcome on Saturdays and Sundays.
639 South Orange Avenue, Newurk
xsiepIsone ass Market
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-28
Poor Tree Patching,

Last year a man / had working IN
my orchard filled some holes In my
apple trees with cement, Some of II
Is now coming out. Why?
Bloomfield, e, j. II.
i The holes we're probably aalsd toe
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-06-26
American R. R. Assn
Will Hold Meeting
Representatives from Bureau of Ex-
plOSiyeS Will Lecture at PaStime
Theatre Monday After
noon.
noon.

The Bureau Of Explosives of the
American Railway Association will
give lecture in the Pastime The
atre on the afternoon of Monday
June 18th. Stereopticon views
Will be used to illustrate the meth
ods Of handling explosives and the
dangers as well in careless hand
ling. y subject of this nature is
one of great interest to all railway
employees.
The admission to this meeting is
free and others besides employees of
the. railroad are wanted to be there
"a this subject Is one that a great
many other people are interested
in and is delivered for the b neft
Of all, as we'll as the railway en-
plOye, who on account Of his 0ccu-
patton comes in contact with eX-
ploSives tar more than the majority
OF people.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-06-26
First Run Over the
Yellowstone Trail
One Hundred or More Cars Will Make
SOCiabiIity Run to Semi-AnnuaI
Meeting.

One hundred cars or more will
make a sociaDiity run to Hunter 5
Hot Sorings for the semi-annual
meeting Of the Twin Cities Aber-
deem ! ellowstone Park Trail .Asso.
citation on July Sth and 9th
One fleet Of cars will leave Het-
finger, y. D., at s a. m, July lst,
piloted by f. f. Daley, who has
been over the route a dozen times
this season. These cars will reach
Miles City Jdly 2nd and will re.
main there for the Roundup, July
2nd, Bird and 4th. Eastern ears
are welcome to join this fleet.
Another fleet Of ears will leave
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-06-26

the RadisOn Hotel, Minneapolis, at
s a. IN. June 10Th. They will make
their first night stop at Monte
video and second night at Aber.
deem. The fleet will be strength
ened from time to time while en-
route by other ears from the points
along the Trail as they pass.
From Aberdeen they will be pi-
loted by local drivers who have re-
Gently been over the route. This
fleet will leave the Ward Hotel.
Aberdeen, July lst at s a. m. .
reaching Mobridge in the afternoon
where they will make a short stop.
leaving in time to make Mcintosh
for the nights stop. This fleet is
scheduled to reach Hettinger by
noon July 2nd. From Hettinger
the fleet will be piloted by Q. T..
Peterson, secretary Of the associa-
ton.
The Minneapolis fleet is sched-
uled to reach Miles City for the
Roundup on July 2nd, and after
the wild west sports have been
completed the entire fleet will leave
Miles City at s a. N. July ,. stop
ping over night in Billings, Mont. ,
and will reach Hunters Hot
Springs the following evening
The 1th will be given over to fish
ing, sports and sight seeing.
y very slow schedule has been
prepared in order that the trip may
be made In comfort. As this is
the first official tum over the Trail.
township officers and county com
mlssloners ought to have the Trail
well dragged a day or so before the
cars arrive.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-06-26
Be Loyal to Mobridge

Be loyal to the town, and at
the same time save money by
buying your Chautauqua tick
cts by Monday noon Of any
merchant Or business man.
Remember that You pay
only S. for Sc worth of amuse
ment.
Bear in mind that the citi
zens and commercial club have
guaranteed 81. 900 and they
must get the money in by
Monday noon. Bear in mind
you help yourself as well as
the city.
Don't neglect this, a. all
moneys collected afterWard 90
to the Chautauqua direct and
your friends will have to stand
the deficiency if there is any.
After the first day yoa pay
the regular price, which would
be Sc; otherwise buy in adj
vance and s. takes YOU all the
way through. Children 81 for
the week.
Publicity Committee.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-06-26
Judge Clay Carpenter
Visits N. D. Prison
Very Much Taken with the Humane
Effort of Warden TaICOtt to Make
Better Men of Prisoners.
Conditions Bordering on
Ideal.

Judge Clay Carpenter has just
returned from "a trip tc Mandan
and Bismarck, North Dakota,
where he has been attending terms
Of the district court.
During his stay in the city of
Bismarck he visited the state peni-
tentiary and was shown through
that institution by the warden,
Frank Talcott. The Judge says
that Warden Talcott is big man,
both by the card and by the scale,
and that he has made the North
Dakota penltentlary a house of
hope instead of a house of bond
age. That he has introduced new
methods throughout the institution
and has adopted the honor system.
The men have an auditorium
which Will comfor tabIy seat large
number OF people, have band aud
orchestra and moving picture ma
chine, and moving picture enter
talnmentS are given twice il week
during the winter season.
The penltentiary is IA busy place
and all Of the inmates seem to be
Interested III their work, and not
cowed and subdued rs in many Of
the penal institutions Of our coun-
try, and are gaining in self re-
spect.
Jim Clayton, who served one
term in the South Dakota peniten-
tiary and is serving his second
term in the North Dakota prison
for rustling cattle, was tried before
Judge Carpenter IN South Dakota.
and during his visit to the peniten-
tiary the Judge had IA talk with
Clayton and in speaking Of the
warden Jim said, the warden has
brought about wonderful changes
III this institution, and his face
lighted up with pride and JOY when
he asked. Did you see our dining
room with the white table cloths!"
he stated that the inspiration
given him by Warden Talcott had
determined him to lead better
and more upright life when he left
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-06-26
Sale of Indian Lands

Pierre, June 2J.-June 80 bids
will he opened at Cheyenne river
agency for lO3 tracts of Indian
hclrshlp land which are to be sold
by bid. The tracts range in size
from 20 up to GAO acres and have
a minimum selling price ranging
from S3 an acre to $50 an acre
These sales are generally to whites.
who are scattered through the In
dian country. By securing such
tracts they get the title outright
without waiting for time of gov
ernment final proof.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-06-26
Very Old Man
Murdered in Strool
j. F. Comstock There at Time Of Muir.
der...KiIIed Near Gypsy Camp.
Murderers Attempted to
Burn Remains

j. F. COmstock, one of Mo.
bridges prominent business men,
left last Thursday for Strool, Per-
kins county, to close store in that
town which he purchased last Jan
uary from brother, and to super
wise the transferring of the stock
of goods to White Horse, where he
has large trading store.
Returning Tuesday, he reports
the murder of an old man, ~ years
old, by unknown parties. There
was a gypsy camp near Strool,
where fortunes were told and the
regular gypsy routine of life car
ried on.
The place where the killing oc-
Cured was on the outskirts of the
camp and was witnessed by one of
the gypsy maidens, who had crept
into a depression in the ground
when the fight began and wit
messed the beating OF the old man
to death, though on account of the
darkness could not positively state
which two men of the number act
ually struck the death dealing
blows.
The murdered man was Mike
Pendergrast and had charge of a
livery stable in StroOl. He in
company with other men had been
drinking heavily and got into a
drunken fight. After killing Pen
dergrast, the gypsy girl states,
they threw him into an automobile
in somewhat the same fashion that
it is customary to load sacks of
grain.
The murderers took the remains
to the livery stable and placed them
in the bed over which they poured
oil, setting fire to it and then turn.
ing the bed over, which act smoth-
cred the fire.
The Geed was not discovered un.
til the following noon. Many III
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-06-26

rests have been made, but the
guilty parties have not been appre-
hended so far as is known at this
time.
The gypsies were eXOnerated ard
the gypsy girl gives a very good
description of the men, who were
accustomed to calling at the camp,
calling them by their first names
and describing their personal ap-
pearance very clearly.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-06-26
Mrs. Horace McCauehey Returns

Mrs. Horace McCaughev. accom-
panied by her mother, Mrs Ben
Reed, and Mrs. McCaughey'S 5 sister
Jessie, returned from two months
visit with her parents in Dubuque,
Iowa. Sunday Mrs. Reed and
daughter Jessie will leave in few
days for Glendive, Mont, where
they will visit Mrs. Reed's 5 sister.
Mrs. August Schaal, for few
days, stopping off in Mobridee on
their return east to complete their
visit with Mrs. McCaughey.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-06-26
MObridse Chautauqua
Begins June 3Oth
The Division of the White & Never
Chautauqua Which Comes to Mo.
bridge Will be Here for Six
Days.. Many Talented
People Will Be
Here.

The Chautauqua which will be
with Us soon promises to be one of
the greatest events to be presented
to the people of this section of the
state since it has begun to be set
tied up by white people.
The way the Chautauqua is be-
ing advertised by the commercial
club will undoubtedly bring people
from miles distant to enjoy the
many splendid musicians, speakers
and singers who will be here dur
ing the six days Of the Chautau-
qua
a special effort is being put
forth to attract the people of Camp
bell county and the west of the
river country, to say nothing of
our own Walworth county.
There IS little question but that
there will be thousands of people
here duling the six big days from
outlying towns and the other coun-
try mentioned.
The entertaining committee is
making every provision to handle
the great crowds; wherever there
is home that can spare an extra
bed or can handle even one extra
person it is registered, and as rap.
idly as the hotels and rooming
houses overflow the people will be
taken care of.
For those who care to bring
their tents and camp ont during
the stay of the Chautauqua will be
allotted ground close in where they
will be made as comfortable as the
entertaining committee and the
citizens as body can make them.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-06-26

the penitentiary.
Warden Talcott's personality
and his influence inspire the in
mates Of the penitentiary to be-
come better men.