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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-14
Laying Hens Can't
Be Overfed or Too Fat

Is it possible to overfeed a hen?
We have all heard 1t said that If you
feed hen too literally she will be-
come too fat and will not lay well.
This may be true in rare instances,
but we now know positively that
unless hen is given what she wants
to eat she will not lay many eggs. A
hen must have some fat in her body
to be in the best laying condition, To
accomplish this without making the
hen over fat we must feed q ration
that is properly compounded that is
1t should contain grain, ground feed
| meat and vegetable food. The hen
should be allowed to eat all the grain
she wants at least once day, and
preferably twice a day, and meat
scraps and ground feed should be
kept accessible to her at all times.
The fear of hens becoming too fat is
exaggerated. Tests almost Invariably
show that the fattest hens are the
ones In the best condition for laying:
that is, eggs are found in their bodies
IN various advanced stages of develop
ment; whereas the ones that are lean
or only slightly fat show the egg
organs to be dormant or practically SO.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-14
If HENS ARE HAPPY
THEY LAY MORE EGGS
A Crouchy Hen Produces Five Less
a Year and Only Cheer
full Hens Pay

The happy hen Is the one that pays;
q hen with a crouch is not worth the
room she occupies. Keep the hens
happy and you have solved the prob
lem of production. The difference be-
tween a hen that thinks life worth
living and one that goes about with
a before-taking look Is something like
five dozen eggs year.
In view of this difference 1t is well
worth while looking into conditions If
the birds stand around with their
feathers plastered down tightly, the
eye lacking alertness, and showing no
particular interest in the mess call. A
hen is never inclined to peevishness
without just cause; perhaps the house
is dark, damp, vermin-ridden or from
some other cause uncomfortable.
When a hen is overcrowded she be-
comes disgusted; If the house is either
too hot or too cold she loses spirit;
she demands sanitary quarters. When
the environments are not to her liking
there is small chance Of hearing the
soft, purring melody that tells her
owner his earthly possessions are
about to be enhanced to the value of
one egg.
A hen with her toes frost bitten is
never gay and optimistic. a hen that
is too fat becomes lazy: one that is
too poor cares nothing about her egg
record: neither takes any interests in
life. A cheerful hen that is paying
her way walks a step OF two and then
takes a scratch, q long, sweeping
stroke, while q disgruntled one goes
along with her head down, and when
she scratches, If she scratches at all,
it lis with a short, jerky stroke.
Keep the hens cheerful and they
will do as much for you.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-14
City Traffic Officers
Have a Very Busy Time

Traffic officers in this city had a
busy time at Market Square this morn
ing. The Isle of Safety was cleared
of snow and many drivers tried to
use 1t as a driveway rather than
plunge into the piles of snow in the
roadway.
No wires were down in the city, the
telephone, electric light and telegraph
companies reported. They say the
reason is that the snow was too light
to cling to the wires and most of them
were free from snow. Last night the
Harrisburg Light and Power Company
had trouble and the current had to be
shut off for time. Thirty -seven ho-
boes were driven Into police head
quarters by the storm and accommo-
dations were given them.
In the Gross River Towns
Cross river lines were running this
morning, but they were from thirty
minutes to an hour late. Drifts along
the tracks were cleared as fast as they
accumulated. Markets were poorly
attended by the farmers this morning
and many Harrisburg home will miss
a. good dinner tomorrow because of
the snow. Many empty stalls in the
markethouses told the story of the
storm and its effects in the country.
Stores and Offices were late in open
ing this morning. Pretty stenogra PHI
ers braved the deep drifts and walked
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-14
|pOulTRyvneWS
M|FF[|N COUNTY HEN
. LAYS F|vE-OUNCE EGG
Beats New Jersey Chicken Who
Cackled Over Four and One
Half Ounce Egg

A correspondent from Lewistown
speaks up for the hens Of Mifflin
county. At Hammonton, N. j., hen
won distinction by laying an egg that
weighed Az ounces. The announce
ment of this master stroke had hardly
been made before hen owned by j.
G. Metherill, of Lewistown, abashed
the Jersey pullet by producing an egg
that weighed ounces, whole half
ounce heavier. The writer says: "But
Metherill's hen is not the only local
product to be making poultry history,
for up until a few weeks agoi w. III.
Kline, Of Pennebaker avenue, was the
possessor of one of the three most
consistent layers known in America,
his White Plymouth Rock matron de-
posting, according to sworn state
ment, 301 eggs from October 25, 1918,
to October "a. 1914. Only two other
hens in the country. of whom a record
was kept. have ever laid 800 or more
eggs in a whole year"
Either the writer has his dates
wrong or is dealing in prophecy. The
bird has been purchased by w. f..
Hill, special representative of the State
Department of Agriculture, who re-
CARDS her as valuable possession.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-14

to the Offices when they couldn't get
cars, and stores opened half an hour
later because of the late arrival of
clerks.
Most of those who walked were
thankful that the sweeper of the
trolley company had cleared the mid
die of the streets. st. Valentine and
his missives suffered, too, by the
storm. Messenger boys were late in
arriving at the two telegraph stations,
and number of messages of love
were late in reaching "her" home.
Snow Stops at Noon
When the snow stopped shortly be-
fore noon, eleven inches had fallen.
This is the deepest fall since January
IA, 1910, when 11.4 inches fell. A
high wind continued to blow the light
snow everywhere.
Sleighs were not long in making
their appearance after the sun began
to shine, and the jingle of the bells
blended with the scrape of snow shov-
els to silence the old-fashioned guy
who has been wandering why the win
ters aren't like they used to be.
He was keeping pretty quiet this
morning.
So ere those who scott at the le-
gend centered about certain wise
little grounding.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-14
Segregation of Sexes
Among Poultry Paws

Poultry keepers, farmers especially.
are advised to keep males and females
IN separate Hocks at all times other
than during the breeding season. IL
this advice We're followed generally a
loss of many millions OF dollars an
nually. due to deterioration of eggs,
would be prevented. Failure to pre-
vent this loss is due to indifference in
some cases, but in the great majority
of instances the advice is ignored he.
caused of the belief that hens will Law
fewer eggs If kept apart from the
males. The following from a bulletin
Just issued by the Connecticut Agri-
cultural Experiment Station throws
some light on this matter:
1t was at one time thought that
hens would lay fewer eggs unless
there We're males running with the
| locks. This opinion, however. is now
generally conceded to be without foun.
uaton. AS a matter of fact, the egg
pIoductlon or a flock OF hens is very
likely to drop for week or two after
males are introduced into the pen
me whole point is simply this: any
unusual or unaccustomed feature such
as strange attendants, radical changes
IN ratlons, removal to different Quar-.
ters introduction of males into the
hooks, etc., any or all are likely tC
ahect adversely the curve of egg pro.
auction. In other words, the heavy.
laying hen is looked upon as a nervous
sort OF creature working under high
tension and she should be handled tust
as carefully as the dairyman does
when he refuses to permit stran gers
around when he is milking his recorG
COW and cautions his help not to maxi
| unusual and disturbing noises in The
dairy farm 'ie
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-14
Army of Men on Job
Cleaning City Streets

City Commissioner w. H. Lynch, of
the Department of Streets and Public
improvements, had the street cleaning
end Of the situation pretty well in
hand soon after daylight and before
noon the waiting spaces in Market
Square and the crossings in the CEN
trail section of the city were cleared
of snow.
Before the morning was very far
advanced 120 shovelers and twenty
carts were in the streets and they
worked steadily throughout most of
the day. The chief aim of the street
cleaners was to clear the important
intersection crossings, and excellent
results were obtained. The extra men
and carts comprised the biggest emer-
gency snow-fghting corps that has
been on duty in many moons.
Both the Board of Poor Directors
anu the Associated Charities cooper
ated with the needy folks of the city
shovelers. Harrisburg's citizens fell
in with the plan admirably. Men who
applied to the Poor Board offices for
assistance last evening were told how
they could help themselves by offer
ing their services as shovelers. When
possible they were directed where to
go for a job. Many men last evening
closed advance contracts for clearing
pavements this morning. One negro
reported that by 8 o'clock this morn
ing he had earned $2.10.
Electric and Steam Service o. X.
Despite the bllzzard-like style OF
weather throughout the night, the
electric and steam heat service of the
Harrisburg Light and Power Company
wasn't interfered with at all, with the
possible exception of the little f1are-up
caused by the short-circuiting of a
couple of wires at Fourth and Walnut
streets. Several of the wires of the
old overhead system which is grad
ually being removed for underground
services, crossed, and the result was
pretty flashing of electricity for
awhile.
"Our services, both electric and
steam heat. felt little IL any effects OF
the storm" said Edgar u. Wallower
superintendent of construction, to-day
The few wires at Fourth and Wal
nut streets hort-circuited and caused
a fiare-up, but it did no damage OF
any account. The lines leading to
Dauphin and other nearby towns were
not interfered with at ALL
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-14
STORM SWEPT CITIES
Of EASTERN j. s.
IContinued from First Page.1
Business Affected All
Through the Storm Zone

Business in general was seriously
affected by the first big snowstorm OF
the season which started yesterday al
ternoon and to-day covered Penn
sylvania, the north and eastern sec
tions of New York, New Jersey, Della
ware and other States. Railroad and
trolley lines were showed up and one
death from exposure was reported at
Bayonne, n. j.
Philadelphia reported real winter
weather and heavy fall of snow. New
York's troubles started at 6 o'clock
last night and the big snowstorm con-
tinued to the New England States,
Traffic on the New York Central lines
has been almost halted. Snow start
ed falling at Williamsport at o'clock
yesterday afternoon and business was
almost at standstill until noon to-
day when trains and trolley lines
started to move.
In Throes of Big Storm
Easton was in the throes of the big
storm as early as o'clock last even
ing. All traffic via interurban lines
was tied up. The temperature went
up to 26 degrees this morning. Read
ing with the entire Schuylkill Valley
suffered a general generalization OF
business. No cars were run to the
country districts until this afternoon.
Reading train service was handicap
ped.
In Wyoming Valley
Starting at Wilkes Barre. the en-
tire wyoming Valley is in the grip of
severe blizzard. Heavy drifts have
tied up all railway traffic in general.
Hazleton suffered both from the snow
storm and trolley strike. Snow drifts
made auto busses impossible. Every
body remained at home in this town
to-day The mines were not affected
having been shut down for three
days.
Wilmington, Del, Schenectady and
Utica. N. Y, were bumped hard, and
Boston reported blizzard. Nine men
were drowned when four barges went
al
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-14

soon plows were started east, west
north and south. While no serious tie
ups were reported on any Of the roads
running into this city, trains were
delayed from one to two hours and
no attempt was made to maintain a
schedule.
In addition to the track force, the
Pennsylvania Railroad this morning
ordered out it's shopmen, including a
number on the furlough list. 4 The first
signal that extra hands would be
needed to clear the tracks was the
blowing of the signal whistle at the
shops last night. Extra callers were
put to work and by midnight the
Philadelphia and Middle division
tracks were being cleared of snow
drifts by big army of men.
Drifts were the principal cause of
trouble, and in many places along the
Middle division 1t was necessary to
haul the snow away on cars in the
cuts and narrows. Orders were is
sued that no long trains were to be
made up, and forty-five cars was the
most sent out of the yards in one
train.
Double were sent out in
many instances and no single engines
were run between Harrisburg and
Remove and on the Baltimore division.
No attempt was made to move any
thing but perishable goods.
Through trains from the West fall
ing back on another schedule were
annulled. All trains are now being
run according to their Importance,
and in two and three sections.
On the Cumberland Valley
On the Cumberland Valley Railroad
passenger trains were kept on the
move, but very little freight was
handled to-day. One train bound for
Harrisburg was stalled near Lemoyne
and a train southbound went as far
as the middle of the river bridge and
then had to come back because the
signals showed a train at the other
end. The same measures were taken
to prevent a tie-up on the Cumber-
land Valley as on the Pennsy.
The Reading Railway was hit hard
at the Rutherford yards and between
Hagerstown and Harrisburg, where
freight Is exceptionally heavy at this
time of the year. Fast trains en- route
to this city on the Philadelphia, Har-
risburg and Pittsburgh branch stalled
at many points and the passenger
traffic was held up all along the line
In the Rutherford yards shifting
was done with much difficulty and
outside repair work on the light draft
of cars at the shops was impossible
to- day, holding many cars on the shop
tracks and adding to the congestion
Passenger trains from Reading and
the East were from twenty to forty
minutes late throughout the day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-14

Q. At about what date should White
Wyandotte eggs be set for Matching
that pullets may be brought to laying
at the earliest date that precludes the
danger of Fall mott? w. +. S.
Harrisburg, Pa.
White Wyandotte pullets should be
hatched not earlier than the first of
March nor later than the first of May.
@. Contrary to my past experience
with hens, this season fewer eggs were
laid by my flock than in December.
My neighbors' flocks likewise showed
decline in January over December.
Is this not unusual and what is the
explanation? MRS. T. K.
Mechanicsburg, Pa.
The decrease in egg production dur
ing the current month is no doubt due
to severe weather conditions.
Q. l have hen that has leg weak
ness. She goes after feed eagerly,
looks well and, believe. lays. She is
not able to stand erect. but creeps
from place to place. Will nature cor
rect this trouble in little time or is
there something I might do for her
relief? S. T. E.
Paxtang.
Place hen in warm room and rub
joints with tincture or arnica daily.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-14
DANDRUFF AOON
RUINS THE HAIR
Makes 1t Lifeless, Dull, Dry,
Brittle and Thin.

Girls-if you want plenty of thick,
beautiful, glossy, silky hair, do by all
means get rid of dandruff, for it will
starve your hair and ruin it if you
don't.
1t doesn't do much good to try to
brush or wash 1t out. The only sure
way to get rid of dandruff is to dis
solve it, then you destroy it entirely.
To do this, get about four ounces of
ordinary liquid arvon; apply it at
night when retiring; use enough to
moisten the scalp and rub 1t in gen.
tly with the finger tips.
By morning, most If not all, OF
your dandruff will be gone, and three
or four more applications will com
pletely dissolve and entirely destroy
every single sign and trace of it.
You will find, too, that all itching
and digging of the scalp will stop
and your hair will be silky, fluffy, lus-
trous, SOFT and look and feel hun
dred times better. You can get liquid
arvon at any drug store. 1t is in
expensive and four ounces is all you
will need, no matter how much dan
druff you have. This simple remedy
never fails.-Advertiseme
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-14
HENS BREAK RECORDS IN
14TH WEEK OF EGG CONTEST

The most striking feature in the
fourteenth week of the third inter.
national egg-laying contest is the un-
eXpectedly large gain of 6S2 eggs over
the previous weeks production or a
Yield of 1869 eggs for the week. In
spite of this tremendous gain the man
asenent or the contest is predictins
still further increase in the fifteenth
week on account of the fact that on
the last day of the week the produc-
tion was the highest for any one day
since the contest opened more than
three months ago.
some of the best individual scores
Tor the first three months of the con
TEST TEST are as follows: English White
Wyandotte, 67 eggs; PennsvIvanis
Red, so; New Hampshire Red. 60:
Massachusetts, Buff Wyandotte. So:
connecticut White Wyandotte, So;
New York Barred Rock, SO.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-14
Storm Plays Havoc in
Big Marysuille Yards

At Marysville the storm played ha-
voc in the big classification yards of
the Pennsylvania railroad, All the
company's extra men at this point
were pressed into service to keep the
switches clear and the yards in OPP
Grafton. Few trains were handled and
in all cases two engines were used to
put the cars over the humps" Prefer
ence freight trains were cut in two and
sent out from this point under two
engines.
Passenger trains were from ten
minutes to two hours late and rail-
road men had great difficulty In get
ting to and from their homes in this
city. The Valley Traction Company
was able to keep cars on schedule un-
til S o'clock this morning. After that
no regular schedule was maintained
and cars were unable to climb the
grade at the old forge.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-14
10 Gent 'CASCARETS"
STRA|GHTEN YOU UP
When headachy, bilious, consti.
pated, stomach sour,
breath bad
Get a 1O-cent box now.


Turn the rascals out-the head.
ache, biliousness, Indigestion. the sick
sour stomach and foul gases-turn
them out tonight and keep them ont
with Cascarets.
Millions of men and women take a
Cascaret now and then and never
know the misery caused by a law
liver, clogged bowels or an upset stom. !.
ach. ''ii
Don't put in another day of distress
Let Cascarets cleanse your stomach:
remove the sour, fermenting food
take tie excess bile from your liver
and carry out all the Constituted
waste matter and poison in the bowels
Then you will feel great.
Cascaret tonight straighteps YOU
out by morning. They work while
you slep. A tO-cent box from any
drug store means a clear head, sweet
stomach and clean, healthy liver and
bowel action for months. Children
love Cascarets because they never
IgrIpe or sicken-Advertisem
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-14
The Telegraph's Service
For Poultry Keepers

Through the Poultry Depart
ment Of this paper, questions per-
tanning to poultry work will be
answered each Saturday. Ques-
tions relative to chickens, water
fowl and pigeons will be answered
by Professor M. c. Fitzpatrick, S.
b. Twining and w. Theo. Whitman,
respectively. Application for the
services of State poultry expert,
w. Theo. Whitman or Frank Kline,
may be filed with the Telegraph.
Such applications will be turned
over to A. L. Martin, Deputy Sec
rotary of Agriculture, who will, so
far as possible, direct one of these
experts to visit your farm or poul-
try yards for consultation. Use
this service freely.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-14
SPEAKING OF EGGS

A. Simmons, of Mechanicsburg, is
proud of White" one of his White
Leghorn hens, which seems to be try
ing to establish record for not only
the number Of eggs laid but the size
as well. Her latest achievement is an
egg which she laid on Wednesday of
this week measuring 7Ax6as inches
and weighing ~ ounces.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-14
Nine Men and Four Barges
Lost OF Bartletts Reef
BY associated Press

New London, Conn, Feb. 14.-The
tug Pliny Fiske put in here to-day and
reported the loss of four barges and
nine men off Bartletts reef, in Long
Island Sound, west of this harbor.
The government transport, General
Brannan, Immediately went out in an
attempt to rescue the crews.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-14
STEAMERS NARROW ESCAPE
BY Associated Press

Norfolk, Va. Feb. 14.---Two ocean.
going steamers escaped destruction
and cheated the pounding seas of a
winter gale just outside the capes to-
day. The British steamer Katherine
Park. driven aground in binding
snow storm late yesterday while trying
to make the entrance to Chesapeake
Bay got off safely at daybreak and
made for this port Another steamer,
an unidentified tramp, after riding
out thirty-mile northeaster. ashore
near Cape Henry, got off and away
during the night, apparently unin-
jured. Life-savers attempted to reach
the tramp but were thwarteA by high
seas. The revenue. cutter Dnondaga
and wrecking tug stood by the
Park.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-14
PILES CURED AT HOME b!
new ABSORPTION METHOD

II you suffer from bleeding, itching, blind
or protruding Piles, send me your address,
and will tell you how to cure yourself at
home by the new absorption treatment; and
will also send some Of this homo treatment
free for trial, with references from your own
locality IL requested. Immediate relief and
permanent cure assured. Send no money,
but tell others OF this offer. Write today to
MRS. NJ. Summers, Boz P, Notre Dame, Ind.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-14
is INCHES AT sELINsGRoyE
.S,teciaL 10 VA rcLcarnhL

Selinsgrove. Pa, Feb. 14.-Eightcen
inches of snow fell here last night and
early this morning. The Sunbury and
selinsgrove trolley line is tied tp by
the drifts. (Gangs of men are at work
and expects to have the line in opera
tion by tonight.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-14
Still Snowing in New
England and Lake Region

OF the southern New England coast
mile-a-minute gale is blowing,
greatly endangering shipping. Sew
eral vessels were reported in distress
along the coast from Cape Henry. Va,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-14
WEST VIRGINIA BURIED
BY Associated Press

Parkersburg, w. Va, Feb. 14-Tls
entire section of West Virginia. filter
or more counties, was buried duri1.
last night under eighteen inches Z,
snow. Before transportation line
could be dug out it began snowint
again and all business is seriously
hampered.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-14
Railroads Having Their
Troubles With Big Drifts

Railroads are having their troubles
with the gigantic snow drifts that
cover the tracks and switches.
Track and construction forces were
called out shortly before midnight and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-14
STEAMSHIP FREED
Bp Assoeiatcd prcss

Chicago, ILL.,, Feb. 14.--After a hard
struggle and with the aid of a tug, tt q
two steamships that have been icI.
bound for two days within sight oI
the city. early to-day We're freed and
steamed to their docks In the Chicago
river.