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Income, of course. reduces greatly-s1c0
per week subtracts &c; but with .sncome
age increases For example. between
twenty-five and thrty-five sou add half
the waist measurement.
You see. It is a world; and we have
much to hope.
Girls. if you are not in hurry / would
wait a bit and get 1t straight from
Andree. STERLING HELLO.
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influential, who had lodged the service
up to twenty-four years, hunted up all
kinds of schemes to escape it completely,
1t being too rude and vulgar for him.
Andree made his calculation. and said:
Don't you worry He had trifie over
81 inches round the chest 7S cm.),
weighed trif1e over ia pounds (52 kg.)
and stood feet 10 inches I'm. Tow.
Adding 81 centimeters to % kilogrammes
gives $50. Subtract it from It's, and
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Gus pink-lit functions at the smart con-
fectioners' are not a social panacea. The
expression means any overt act of self
denial, expense and Washing-up.
1t must originate with the young man.
Take your friend Edith's beau. Ken
meth is twenty-one years old, of moderate
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of 1t.
4
You answer that she had TASTE You
say that she has intuitions-many women
have them. You judge she has cultivated
her impressions. and that the calculations
are all bluff
"All right" say the partisans of Andree,
take insurance companies, they deal in
facts and figures. Take the French
army!'
And this is the thing that you can try
on Willie. ..-
The patriotic heroine has lifted aside
just enough of the veil to permit the
French military service, which drafts in
all young men at some moment between
twenty and twenty-four, the proportional
number of days which each will pass in
the hospital.
Now you perceive why the French in
surance companies are all upset. If An
dree can give them, similarly, rules for
calculating in advance the physical value
of other categories, men between twenty
five and thirty. between thirty and thirty
FIVE, and so on. why. the actuaries and
examiners will buy her cherries, as the
French say. The thing is absurd-but
here 1t is!
DR.. Pignett Of the artillery. having
applied her little ready reckoner to 1910
men just entering the service admits that
it gives a rapid and exact measure of the
natural physical stamina Of each. Girls,
as you are tender and need guidance
ought we not deem ourselves lucky to
have this page from the cabalistic note
book?
or; q,
subtracting apples from turnips or add
ing inches to pounds. You were taught
at school that it cannot be done. but We
know better now. The problem is the
numerical value of young man, by
which is meant the natural strength of
There was never a way to find it out
before.
You take three numbers, Anoree says.
Add his chest measurement to his height,
and subtract the sum from his height.
It is pity that you have to do it in
the metric system. but there is no help
for 1t, the mystical relation does not exist
in arbitrary, rule-of-thumb pounds and
inches. Besides, everybody ought to use
the metric system. anyway; it is SO prac-
teal. Why. a French copper cent on a
desert island would enable you to recon
struct every weight. measure and ca
pacity, even liquid!
Suppose that your young man has a
chest measurement Of 30 inches go cent?
meters), weighs 1872 pounds go kio-
grammes), and stands feet inches q
meter 90 centimeterD. You add 50 and
co. which are his chest measurement and
weight. Then you subtract the sum,
which is lao, from his height, which is
160 The result is ~; and it shows that
your young friend Is of good constitution,
better than the average.
French boy who fancied himself a
lot was brought to Andree by the girls
mamma The girl herself waited in the
anteroom, of course, though there was
no need Hyacinthe having brought his
weights and measures on a piece of
paper Andree gave her a good talking
to, afterward. What would you do with
that pie-face?' she whispered. Ills
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lA6n1 Is d young
lady in arts
whom no man alive
can put 1t over
to mislead her
judgment. And she
does 1t all by
working out a
sum IN figures.
Bluffing broker,
bonny banker. can
ny clerk or classy
clubnan, 1t Is all
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constitution value 80 and earns SIS per
week. which is equivalent to 1886 per
year. or 1850 francs Add q and q. we
obtain 46. Subtract 4.6 and we obtain
Ala, a mediocre figure enough for a
young husband unless he takes hersout to
tea or does equivalent unselfsh stunts
almost daily, to wilittle it down to &c.
Such is the personal coefficient below
which a husband is no good
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% = % M ~

cry of parcel post packages on the out
side.
The success of the experiment was such
that Postmaster Campbell of Chicago
predicts the plan will soon be generally
adopted in all large cities in the country.
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g.. Subtract 135 from 100 Think of a
boy of twenty-one having a numerical
value like 35i
Andrea was scandalized: because the
higher the number The weaker the con-
stitution. The formula of the gifted
French lady furnishes it's indication
backwards, so to speak, but it is nothing
after you have swallowed the grouping
of the non homogeneous. The great thing
is that it works.
She gives the following table:
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A System in Which
Numbers Are Used
Estimating the Physi-
cal Value of a Man
Sterling Heilig Tells
How the System Works
The Value of Such
Estimates to the French
Army and Insurance
Companies:
neeioi fo-reS, ondanca - ~. S,,r
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By Herbert Kaufman
3 u SINE S S.

The worlds chief consequently
business by right takes first pick of ability On the
backgrounds of succeed or FAIL rise fall SOLE
y merit efficiency alone determines their chevrons and hou
derstraps We've outgron the notion that the only path
glory the military road We longer post eournalof
zaon with the blood suord Today, with pract
ca arabic plot Of land continent held ownership
sovereignty by progressing nation it mission pow
and plant and factories where stood forresse
build merchantmen where battlesps held the and those
Of who in former generation would have been the first to
follow Cyrus, Charlemogne, Constantine Cortez,
Bonaparte CHUe spirit and daring and Imagination
fitting and practical The battle for betterment still
wages, but fields and with Mars has dis
cared greaves colts and for sack suit the old guard
fountain and sample but the feuor and
intrepidy that sgnazed Waterloo persist undated simply
translated into uorthy
takes wholesome and resourcefu and fearless
the big struggle Of business endured
the plains Of Ata before the walls of Salamanca Weak
ngs towards qter doubters snea sndes and cheats suffer
the obloquy and defeat in trade as in
Back yondr the dark feet of strength and oaor
would have sneered trade-a mghter work demanded
attention.
Progress cafedfor horoughares oaned in chains
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Hyacinthe was all but not worth men
tioning His figure, 30, was on the very
edge of complete inaptitude for military
service. So, a tall and slender poet, rich.
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Any girl can do this sum while wait
ing in the cleaning To reduce pounds
to kilogrammes. you have only to divide
by two decimal two. Take the art-stu-
dent boy in the Latin quarter whom
>they called "Fatty"-but he wasn't. He
weighed 176 pounds, which girl who
was interested in him divided by % The
result was so kllogrammes. eight times
- is 176, isn't 1t? Remember your zero
and decimal point.
Fatty" measured Sc inches round the
chest. The Latin quarter girl (she was
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happens while yo's in de neighborhood:
SO. jes' ter please an ole man. wot amt
enjyin de best er health. please dom
come round dis house no mo-"
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Special Correspondence Of The Star.
PARIS. December q, 1913.
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only efficient instrument of the young civilization
But the hour of the bruser and the sahbucker has closed
Alexander MegaLos the Caesars and NapoLeons, have
served their and hanus of bonedust We salute
them: they performed their duties according their lights but
their lights dim. We have climbed into higher
Better armies than they led command the earth the baaons Of
business whose generals have in their the
of D enough and grit enough ride at the head
the best body between Fort Sheridan and Port Arthur
For efficient organization and the dispatcng Of forces they
take rank with good officers Sandnga Osborne House
West Point or St. Cyr produce
Knock about the ases of and
genius essential to the proper of commercial
regiment.
Comb the for the beters of the and
whose audacy and tenacy have turned
the waterfall light and poOr and made possible
mental railroads.
Think Of the "dn1e collectors with CUTS enough pile
fyive story CanpaniLe into the pathway Of the planets
"But say they do because pays True profit
able for the Twentieth century only those who
an suruive.
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measures. She did sums with them She
smelled the perfumes. She did calcuia-
tons with the six names. At last she said !:
This one. Call it the third name on the
list" and picked the annbered background
with points of honeyed sweetness now
known as rHeure Blue. Yes, the Blue
Hour! Few in Paris know this story
of 1t.
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HERE is a young
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-10-08
FATTENING POULTRY.
n nOULTRY fatten much more rapi

n OULTRY fatten much more rapid
ly and with less feed when con-
fined to small area than when
running at large. 1t is little use to try
to fatten bird that has not attained
its growth or very nearly. 1t will grow
but not fatten.
About three weeks before wanted
for market, confne the birds to be
fattened in small, rather dark place,
either coop or pen. See that they are
free from lice and keep their quar-
ters comfortably clean. Supply them
with plenty of grit and with charcoal
to keep their digestion good. Feed
mash of corn meal and beef scraps, all
they will eat, but do not leave it by
them as it is likely to sour and cause
indigestion. Give them whole corn also
to break the monotony occasionally, and
small feed of raw meat or green bone
twice a week to keep them vigorous
and the appetite from getting clayed.
They should have plenty of fresh wa
ter at all times.
In three weeks they should be very
fat and should have made a gain in
weight that will pay for all food eaten
during the time. An excellent fatten-
ing coop is made of box with Slated
front and bottom nailed to the side Of
building either indoor or out. In
warm weather it is preferable out of
doors; in cold weather inside. The
Slated bottom allows the droppings
to fall through and the coop is thus
kept clean. Feed and water receptacles
can be nailed to the ends. The most
usual way is to use pen in the hen
house, a box STALL or something of
this nature, and keep it well covered
with litter, placing feed and water in
troughs The amount of labor and ex-
pense necessary to properly fatten
market poultry is small and when one
sees the quantities of scrawny pin
feathery birds in the markets it proves
conclusively that there is plenty of
room at the top. A fat, mature bird
will not be pin feathcry.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-10-08
FOWLS AND FEATHERS.

rHE FEATHER contains the bodily
I secretion of the fowl which is of
salty nature. Blood secretions
which adhere to the stub of the feath,
er when freshly pulled supplies natu-
raj craving of the bird for salt and
causes feather p.ucking. 1t is known
that the birds get excited at the sight
of blood among flock of fowls; all
anxious and greedy for the food thrown
before them, they all go to pecking and
striking at one another, causing the
blood to flow. If birds are led with
salt in suitable proportion in their
mash, no feather-pulling will occur
among the birds.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-10-08

that either win at the poultry exhibits
or are heavy layers; or a combination
of both.
1t is not alone the large breeder who
possesses these fowls, but the smaller
breeder as well. 1t may be a back
lotter with small flock, or it may
be the owner of large plant, but the
breeder must have the goods, and the
kind that makes good in the hands Of
his customers, provided they have man
aged the fowls IL proper manner.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-10-08
Hf OST BEGINNERS in poultrying
teA make their first mistake in the

I'VE make their first mistake in the
purchasing of eggs for Matching,
day-old chicks, or breeding birds from
stock that is not of the highest merit.
Many order their foundation stock for
future poultry operations from the list
OF poultry growers who sell the cheap
est.
10 the beginner who can not afford
to pay for the best this must natural
~ be resorted to, but there are many
who In starting out can afford to pay
Tor good stock. Some have the idea
that, as the first year will be an ex-
pertinent, the cheap stock will do, but
In this they fool themselves, as under
1ar care the results from the purchase
is not satisfactory, and the breed is
blamed without giving any thought to
the difference in the strains of good
and poor breeders.
1t has been the experience of every
beginner who has started with stock
from the haphazard breeder that, soon
er or later, they go to headquarters and
pay the price for the real thing, and
this good start might just as well be
made in the beginning as after one
has lost several years and somo money
in attempting to get a flock of fowls
that were profitable.
Every good grower either in the
fancy or so-called utility knows the
value of his stock and the price asked
for Matching eggs, day-old chicks or
stock is above the highest quotation Of
market poultry or eggs. AS rule the
more merit the breeder s stock has at
tanned, the higher the price asked for
his goods, and yet the average good
breeder receives many letters from be-
ginners, asking for eggs, chicks or stock
at but little above market prices.
1t is true the world over, and poul-
try is no exception, that one general
ly gets what he pays for, and it is out
of the question for the beginner to ex-
pcct high grade eggs, chicks or stock
at prices that are low. 1t is true that
often during the late spring reduc-
ton is made from the regular price.
The early orders have been filled on
eggs and a reduction from the full lay
OF the breeding pens can be made.
In the case of chicks, fertility is
now high, and the incubators are
Matching their best. In the case of
stock at times sacrifice must be made
to make room for the growing chicks,
which in the breeders opinion will
prove as good as or better than the
parent stock.
In these circumstances one can at
times receive from good breeders a
start with good stock at prices under
the regular figure, but only under those
conditions may poultry or eggs for
the foundation of one IS flock be con.
sidered. Then, if possible, one should
know something of the breeder and
the reputation the stock has made
Prices are based on the reputation OF
the breeder S skill in producing fowls
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Scratchings

- ANITATION is the first essential
- in the prevention and cure of dis
eases. Sanitation means cleanli-
ness; therefore, "clean up" if the
chickens are not doing well.
Don't jerk the "broodies" off the
nest. How would you enjoy being
ierked about abruptly'
Lice take the life right out of fowls,
old and young Not minutes com
fort for the lousy birds.
Poor chickens! They are dependent
upon US for 50 many comforts that
come into their lives.
Charcoal should be kept in every
poultry yard, as it is corrective and
is relished by the fowls
Coarse food promotes digestion and
helps to keep the fowls in healthy
condition. Feed as much Of it as pos
sible.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-10-08
A Weekly Page Of Poultry Hints to You
Section

Are you giving your poultry the at
tention you are giving the other stock,
or just allowing it to shift for itselfs
The smaller the poultry quarters, the
cleaner they must be kept.
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Do not simply throw the water out
of the drinking vessels, and put in
fresh water, but wash the vessels thor
oughly every time you change the wa
ter.
The Nevada County picayune., 1914-03-20
NEVADA COUNTY
 CENTRAL COMMITTEE

The Nevada County Central Committee Met March 18th, 1914 at the court house. D. l.. Me Rae, Chairman and F r. Arnold, present and all f the committee being present except 0. R. Me- Daniel, Missouri Township, I. J. Shell, Jackson Tp, T. c. Boswell, 1eake Tp. and I. E. White, Georgia Tp.
 Officers for holding the primary election March 18th, 1914 were selected and will appear elsewhere ln this issue and other arrange ments made for the holding of the election.
 Complaints having been made to some of the committee that whiskey was being used by some of the candidates in their own in. terests or by adherents, the mat ter was taken up in the committee and discussed: the Chairman and Secretary were instructed to have printed and delivered to the Judges instructions concern.t.~ the use of liquor on election day and these instructions will be chat no person should be permit ted to vote who is plaily under the influence of liquor and the judges and clerks and sheriff of election will be instructed to re- port to the committee any infor- nation and knowledge as to the
The Nevada County picayune., 1914-03-20

use of liquor by any candidate or his adherents.
 Each member of the committee will also be un hand at the poll ing place on the day of the elect ion to. that a fair and impar- tiol election is held as far as in their power lies and to report any infraction of the rules.
 The County Convention was called to meet at The court house Saturday April 4th. and the County Central Committee was called to meet Saturday March 18th, at 10. 30 70 clock for the pur- pose of canvassing the returns.
The Nevada County picayune., 1914-03-20
HOW FARMERS SHOULD
 COMPUTE THEIR INCOME
Incomes Under $3,000 Not Af- fected by Income Tax. Method of Computing Net
 Income Explained.
Continued from page

Der 31st 1913 the tax shall be computed only and that returns shall be made on the net income for ten months the basis of five sixths of the year. Therefore if the net income for the last ten months of 1913 amouts to s. 800 or more return on form 1040 is required. For the ten months of 1913 every single person is allow $2, ,50)0 exemption and in the case of husband and wife, living to- gether $3, 333 8 exemption. In computing the net income for this period deductions should be made for only five sixths of the amounts properly allowable for the whole year. Returns for 1913 must be made by March l. 1914.
 In case of failure on the part of any one who is subject to the tax to file the return by the first of March, the law fixes a penalty of 50 per cent, of the amount of the tax assessed and $10. to $1,- 900 fine. In case of false or fraudulent return there is a pen alty of 100.per cent and $20 to $2.00O fine and one years inn prisonment, or both.
The Nevada County picayune., 1914-03-20

she was nor where her people lived. To them she had no name but her show name.
 May we understand from this one girl that the playhouse cuts the chord that binds the girls heart to home? That, as rule, these girls have abandoned home with all that home means? The unknown girls, doubtless are numbered by the thousands. The second shows that on one railroad between New York and Chicago durir g the year 1910, seventeen hundred girls disappeared! What an appalling fact! Seventeen hnndred girls lost to home and virtue in one year on one railroad!
 It IS time for Church alike to vigorously press the fight for saving the girls to their home and to pure womanhood. The change is coming. The Nation will rise up against the losing of girls. Texas Christian Advocate
The Nevada County picayune., 1914-03-20

which God made is more beautiful
 than the city which man made; that life out of doors and in touch
 with earth is the natural life of man. l believe that work with nature is more inspiring than work the most intricate machin- cry. believe that the dignity of labor depends not on what you do put how you do it, that oppor- tunity comes to a boy on the
The Nevada County picayune., 1914-03-20

farm as often as to a boy in < city; that life is larger and f'| and happier on the farm ths'| the town; that my success
 pends not upon my location upon myself; not upon my drs. but upon what 1 actually dOii upon luck but upon pluck.
 lieve in working when you and in playing when you E and Tn giving and demanG'la; 'l;. square deal in every act of ms|
The Nevada County picayune., 1914-03-20
THE UNKNOWN GIRL

In a large city of the State a troupe was giving vaudeville at one of the main houses of amuse- ment. The principal lady of the troupe was found dead at her room. The question of notifying her relatives was raised, but no one of the company knew who
The Nevada County picayune., 1914-03-20
COUNTRY B0YS' CREED

T believe that the country
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-30
Tbe Th~;ftv spirit.


 It seems easier to be a deacon or elder nowadays than it was in our fathers time. The portentous solem- nifty of countenance has gonelout with. the sEblacks'' that used to be essential for the duty of standing at 'tthe plate Only last Sunday, says correspondent in the Glasgow News, I laid down my mite under the gaze of quite spright- ly deacon wearing a soft gray hat and a suit of light tweeds! When daddy stands at the plate a certain small boy finds it difficult to observe due decorum as he passes in to worship In fact, he shows a desire to take his parents hand and stand at the receipt of col lection too. On Sunday, as I sat wait ing for the service to begin, listening to the chink of the coin in the "plate" in the vestfbule, I heard 8 young voice uplifted in argument with a fond mamma: tBut, mummy, it's daddy! He'll let us in for nothing. Can't I keep my penny for another timer"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-30
The Dark and Bloody Ground.

Before the white man began to ex- pIore Kentucky, about the middle of the eighteenth century, the region was a vast hunting ground for many large tribes of the south, north and east, and between these tribes there was continuous conflict for the possession of the rich game privileges. Later on, when the white people settled in the territory, their struggle with the red men was more bitter and persistent than in almost any other section of the continent; hence the sanguinary name that was given to the territory, ''The Dark and Bloody Ground