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either whole. or cracked. may be re-
duced notwithstanding in extreme
cold weather-and the wheat, oats and
other mountaineering grains increased.
The whole question is one Of adapt
ing the feed to the breed, and, second
arily. to locality. Rations for north
ern climates are unsuited to the south,
and vice versa, while a ration that will
produce excellent results when fed to
pullets will not do. unmodified, for hens
in their second year of laying. Close
observation on the party of poultry
men and changes in the feeding
scheme as necessity arises are big
factors in obtaining heavy egg yields
at seasons of the year when eggs
bring the highest prices Unfortunate
ly, too many poultrymen refuse to take
the time and trouble to feed properly
"a fact that is readily appreciated
when one reads that strictly fresh eggs
are retailing at about cents apiece
and that the supply is never equal to
the demand.
Evening star., 1915-01-03
ADAM A. wESCHLER. AUCTIoNEER.
SALE OF IMPROVED AND uNTMpRovED REA,

SALE OF IMPROVED AND UNTMPROvED REAL
ESTATE IN THE SOUTHWEST SECTION.
BY virtue of authority vested In us under
the will of Samuel Howson, deceased, the under
signed trustees will sell at public auction. in
front Of the premises. on MONDAY, THE ELEv-
ENTH DAY OF JANUARY. 1915, AT FOUR
O'CLOCK Pm. the following described land and
II. c., and designated as and being lots numbered
twenty-seven CD TO thirty one (31), both inclu-
sive In S. Howison's subdivision Of lots In square
numbered six hundred and hfty-six 1850, as per
plat recorded in the office of the surveyor for the
District Of Columbia in Liber 81, at folio us,
together with the improvements. consisting Of a
two-srory frame dwelling No. 80 O st. s.w. In
nediately thereafter. lots one, seven eight and
ten In square six hundred and six t6o6>. Imme-
twenty -one hundredths t67.2D feet Of lot one ~
in square SIX hundred and seven GOD. Immedi-
ately thereafter. lot nine %, In square east Of
square six hundred and sixty y-seven t667l.
Terms OF sale: Equity cash. Said property in
square six hundred and ffty-six to be sold sub
ject to a trust Of seventeen hundred and fifty
dollars Isl, 75ol. all cash. at the option Of the
purchaser. deposit of fifty dollars $500 on
zach parcel will be required of the purchaser at
and notaEial fees at the cost OF the purchaser.
Terms OF sale TO be complied with within fifteen
days from the day of sale. otherwise the trustees
reserve the right TO resell the property at the
risk and cost of the defauiting purchaser. after
five days advertisement of such resale in some
newspaper published In the city of Washington,
ID. c. HOWARD X. NORTON. Trustee,
372s New Hampshire ave. NV.
EDWIN HOWISON. Trustee,
S11 Jefferson st. NV.
lI6 nth st NV de3t -d&ds eis1
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nests after sundown and pile on addi-
tional sand or straw II the night prom
ised to be a cold one.
THE goose lays from fourteen to
twenty eggs; sixteen is a good average.
1 do not advise trying to induce the
goose to lay two clutches of eggs In
a season. Let her incubate the first
eggs, and she will raise at least four
teen goslings from sixteen eggs. |
have hatched goslings in incubators
and under hens. In both cases the
eggs must be turned and sprinkled.
and no amount of labor will bring the
same number of sturdy goslings that
old mother goose will hatch. The sec
ond laying in season makes the
goslings late, and If it Is a season of
drought the grass is too tough and dry
for them to relish 1t. A gosling with
out grass is worse than none at all.
Geese generally hatch their young
in the month of April, starting them
with the grass when it is tender
enough for them to handle nicely. No
other young in the whole feathered
date and self-helpful as little gos-
ling. Given a plat of tender young
grass and a doze under his mothers
warm breast. he goes serenely on his
way, nipping living and asking
favors of nobody.
1.-The prettiest group of poultry I ever
owned. and the most profitable were
five geese and ganders. with their six
! ty.IOur DdDleS 1OOhiIlS ike IlIlle pdllS
of fluffy yellow down. marching in
green pastures and beside the still
waters.
when the goslings are about seven
months old they should be about
grown, weighing from fourteen to
seventeen pounds each. The standard
requires the young goose to weigh
sixteen pounds and the gander eighteen
pounds. but If they are two pounds
lighter and have good bone and broad
frame they can be conditioned to
weight in ten days or two weeks. If
instead of the show room, leave them
in poor flesh, for the buyer who knows
his business wants bone and muscle
rather than fat and feathers.
The dressed carcass of an Embden
goose is as white as marble and free
1t commands a premium of 3 to
IS cents pound over the dark
geese. In the large cities. especially
those having large foreign popula-
tion, the guaranteed Embden goose
feathers bring from 81 to s1.30 pound.
Of feathers every six weeks. Show
birds and breeding females should not
be plucked.
"As to the actual profits: Three pairs
of good Emdens should make the
foundation for fine flock. They
should be from two to ten years old.
and would cost about $50. They should
mature, at the lowest calculation, forty
goslings, thirty-five of which should
be as good as the parent stock. These
as breeding birds should bring at least
SIS each, or SITS in return for the $50
invested. The remaining five geese.
fattened for the table or the market.
will pay for the feed for the entire
flock for the summer. 1 doubt II
better investment could be made"
Evening star., 1915-01-03
FUTURE DAYS.
ADAM A. WESCHLER, AUCTIONEER.

DWELLING. NO. 1915 STREET NV.
By virtue Of q certain deed of trust, duly re-
corded in Liber No. 33i3. folio Ill ct seq, Of
the land records OF the District Of Columbia,
and at the request Of the party secured thereby.
We. the undersigned trustees. win sell, at public
suction. IN front Of the premises. on TUESDAY.
THE FIFTH DAY OF JANUARY. AID. 1918,
AT HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK Pm. the
following described land and premises. situate
3 the city Of washineton. in the District Of
bsred nineteen ns} in D. B, Grof's subdivision
Of lots IN square north of square numbered
three hundred and thirty-four CN of 33A, as
per plat Of said subdivision recorded in Book 10.
paSe 14l, Of the records Of the ofice of the
8ufveyue Of the District Of Columbia, together
With the Improvements thereon. subject to Q
pe5es deed Of trust for 5000 at 81 per cent.
particulars OF which will be announced at sale.
Terms Of sale: Cash over and above said
trust deposit Of 500 will be required Of
he p.rchaser At the time Of sale. All con
vsyaSeins. internal revenue stamps. recording
and noarial fees at the cost q, the purchaser.
Terms Of sale to be complied with within
fifteen days from day Of sale, otherwise the
trustees reserve the right to resell the property
at the risk and cost of the defaulting pur-
chaser. after i've days advertisement Of such
,es.1s II some newspaper published In the city
CHAS. P. STONE,
CHAS. W. FAIRFAX,
Ae27-d&Aa Tr,stNAs.
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Undertakings and Research Hin
dered by Great European
Conflict.
International or Cooperative In
vestigations Deferred and Con-
ventions Postponed.

The effects Of the war in Europe on
scientific undertakings and research is
beginning to have its influence on
progress along these lines in the
United States. in so far as this work
is that Of an international nature.
Several scientific international or CO.
operative Investigations which were in
progress at the beginning of the war
have necessarily been affected by the
naval and military operations in the
limiting of the usual channels of COM
munications. Therefore. an incalculable
loss must result from a practical sus-
pension of such work.
For a period in the late summer each
center Of the scientific world was in
the dark as to what was going on else
where because Of the lack of a central
bureau for the distribution of astro-
nomica1 kilograms, which had existed
prior to the war. at Kiel, in Germany.
However, this has recently been obvi-
ated by the transfer of this work,
formerly conducted by Prof. Robold of
Kiel, as publisher of the Astronomische
Nachrichten. to Prof. Stromgren. direc-
tor Of the University Observatory at
Copenhagen.
Evening star., 1915-01-03
Questions and Answers,

Questfon-Several OF my hens seem
to have bad colds. They sniffle and
wheeze in breathing, and their eyes are
swollen. Is this roup? If SO, what is
to be done7
Answer-The trouble Is undoubtedly
roup. Treatment of this most serious
disease Of poultry has been described
in this column. Isolate all affected
fowls and maintain a strict quarantine
Swab out throat and nostrils with
peroxide Of hydrogen; wash eyes with
same. If swellings are pronounced
sterilize the blade Of a sharp pen
knife. cut small incision at lower
low mass that will be found. afterward
cleansing the place with peroxide. Put
into each gallon of drinking water as
much permanganate of potash as you
can take up on dime. Unless the
fowls are valuable. the better plan is
to kill them and either burn the car
casses or bury them deeply.
question: notice that some OF my
Leghorns have small round sores on
their combs, wattles and faces. The
break and discharge a watery matter
What is it?
Answer-This is evidently chicken
pox-not necessarily a serious trouble
put one that will affect the vitality and
laying qualities of a flock. To treat
pustule. following with carbolated
vaseline. Isolate affected fowls.
Quest1on-Bowel trouble has broken
out IN bunch Of $50 chicks Matched
a teW days before Christmas 1t does
not seem to be white diarrhea, with
which 1 am familiar. Can you sug-
gest remedy?
Answer-Well cooked and thoroughly
drained rice. to which has been added
a a, small quantity Of charcoal. often
checks trouble of this kind. The rice
must be cooked until it is thoroughly
done, and then drained until it is dry
10 a teacupful of rice add a heapine
teaspoonful of fine granulated char.
coal Also give the chicks drinking
water in which crude gum catechu has
been dissolved In the proportion OF
about fifteen grains to the gallon,
in my hens?
Answer-Apply vaseline containing
oushly into the affected parts After
tWenty-four hours soak the scaly legs
IN warm soapsuds. and when dry ap-
BY the vaseline and creolin again
repeat the treatment until the disfig-
ur1ng disease is cured.
Question-Is canker a dangerous
poultry disease? What is the best
treatment for 1t? A number of M,
Wnlte orplngton pullets have develop.
ed canker. and as they are valuable
birds should be glad if you could
tell me how to cure them
Answer-While canker is not neces-
sarfly fatal and fowls usually recover
from 1t without treatment, it may be-
come so bad as to affect the throat
and Kill the bird 1t attacks. In any
case 1t removes pullets and hens from
the productive class and decreases their
value as layers and breeders. To treat
blow little flower of sulphur in the
mouth and throat of each affected bird
using an ordinary small powder blow
er: or the sulphur may be blown into
the mouth and throat of the bird by
means of a quill or a small tube Care
fully cleanse off the matter which ex-
udes from the canker spots, using
warm water. afterward applying a 2
per cent solution Of creolin to the dis
eased places. Put chlorate of potash
proportion of about a quarter of an
ounce to gallon Of water.
Evening star., 1915-01-03
Poultry Yard Notes.

The regular annual recruiting period
for the great army of poultry ratsers
Is at hand, and thousands of men and
women all over the country are max
ing plans for raising few chickens
next spring." Proper attention to hous-
ing problems, right at the beginning.
would save many of these beginners
heavy losses, both in money and in
enthusiasm. Too many amateurs start
in with the idea that any old shed or
box will do for shelter for chickens,
which is one reason why hundreds and
hundreds of persons declare there is no
money In poultry.
In planning for the poultry yard and
house, select IL location that has nat
ural drainage away from the building.
A dry. porous, sandy or gravelly loan
is to be preferred for poultry plant,
large or small, to clay soil.
In most localities the poultry house
should face the south. This insures
, the greatest amount of sunlight dur
ing the winter.
Allow at least two square feet of
floor space for each bird.
Proper ventilation and sunlight mean
a dry house and healthy hens.
Houses of which the front is partly
open are conceded to be the best for
most sections of the country.
The colony plan of housing poultry
may be followed to good advantage
on most farms, large or small. This
system eliminates the danger arising
from tainted soil.
Roosts for the hens should be on the
same level never in tiers or one roost
rising above another like steps. Place
the floor, the dropping boards being
placed eight inches below the roosts,
Roosts may be made of strips two
by two inches, the upper edges of the
pieces being rounded.
Nests may be placed on side walls or
under the dropping boards. They
should be in locations as dark as pos
sible, or should face away from the
light, as hens prefer secluded places
in which to lay.
If space is available. plan for a dou-
NAV ma be spaded and sowed to rye, and
the fowls given the run of each yard
alternately, plenty of green feed thus
being available all the time.
Shade is as necessary for poultry
during hot weather as it is for human
beings OF for other live stock. A few
sunach bushes planted in the corners
of the poultry yard will make plenty
of growth in a single summer to fur
nish shade for fifty fowls.
"well begun is half DONE is an old
saw that applies with much force to
poultry raising. Properly planned and
properly built houses. proper equip
ment arranged so as to economize
space, time and labor. count for at
least so per cent in making a begin
ming at poultry raising.
Evening star., 1915-01-03
Incubator Wisdom.

AS the season OF year is at hand
when incubators are being made ready
for early Matching operations. the fol-
lowing pointers, prepared by experts
Of the Agricultural Department. should
be studied and pasted up for future
references:
Have everything ready beforehand
and start your Matching operations
early in the year.
A well ventilated cellar is the best
place in which to operate the incu-
bator.
Incubators should be operated strict
ly in accordance with the manufac-
turer's directions.
See that the incubators is running
steadily at the desired temperature
before filing it with eggs.
Never add eggs to those in the ma
chine during incubation.
Turn the eggs twice daily after the
second until the end of the eighteenth
day.
Cool the eggs once daily, according
to the weather. from the seventh until
the end of the eighteenth day.
Always turn the eggs before caring
for the lamp.
Attend to the lamp carefully at reg
ular hours.
Keep lamp and wick always clean.
Test the eggs on the seventh and
fourteenth days
Do not oIcn the incubator after the
eighteenth day until the chicks are all
out and the hatch is completed.
Eggs saved for Matching purposes
should never be exposed to high or
low temperatures.
For natural incubation: In cold
weather place from ten to thirteen
eggs under the hen; in warm weather
give her thirteen to fifteen eggs.
Always test the hen on china or nest
eggs before setting.
Given proper care and attention, the
hen is the most valuable incubator for
the farmer or the small poultryman.
Use insect powder freely to extermi-
nate lice when necessary.
February. March and April are the
best months for Matching.
If several hens are set in one room
1T is better to confine them in good
nests
Straw and hay make the best nest
ing materials.
Broody hens should be moved to the
permanent setting nests at night.
Whole corn is good feed for set
ting hens Water, grit and dust baths
should also be provided.
All eggs should be tested on the sew
enth day, which often makes 1t pos
sible to reset some of the hens.
Toe-mark the chicks as soon as they
are hatched. This enables one to tell
their ages later.
Powder the chicks occasionally dur
ing the first eight weeks. using good
insect powder.
Start the brooder a day or two be-
fore putting the chicks in, to see that
the heating apparatus is working prop
erly.
Brooder lamps should be cleaned
every day, the same as incubator
lamps.
A record should be kept Of each
hatch, showing the date set, number
and kind of eggs, number tested out
and number of chickens Matched.
Chicks should never be fed until they
are thirty-six hours old.
In cool weather ten to thirteen
chicks are enough for one hen; but
in warm weather single hen will
mother fifteen to twenty chicks sue
cessfully.
Never mix chicks Of different ages.
Confine the hen until the chicks are
weaned.
Coops for hens and chicks should be
well ventilated, easy to clean and of
sufficient size to insure comfort.
Early Matched pullets are the ones
that begin to lay early in the fall.
when eggs are high in price.
Cockerels that can be marketed as
broilers in March or April bring more
money than the ones marketed in
June.
Evening star., 1915-01-03
AUCTION SALES.
TOMORROW
ADAM A WEscHLER. AUCrIONEER.
TRUSTEES SALE OF TwOSToRY BRICE
DWELLING, NO. 1917 STREET NORTH

TRUSTEES SALE OF TWOSTORY BRICK
DWELLING. NO. 1917 B STREET NORTH
R1 virtue of q certain deed Of trust duly re-
corded In Lfber No. 1914, folio 427 ct seq, of
the land records Of the District Of Columbia,
and at the request Of the party secured there
by We the undersigned trustees, will SELL at
public auction, In front Of the premises, on
MONDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF JANUARY.
I'D. 1918, AT FOUR THIRTY O'CLOCK PM.
the following described land and premises, sit
nate IL ths city Of Washington. In the District
Of Columbia and designated as and being lot
iettered III" IN A. G. Haley. trustees, sub
division. In square numbered ten hundred and
thirty four pos4), as per plat recorded In Book
O. 81 B., page 20l. In the surveyors ONCE for
the District OF Columbia, together with the i'm
pT.s'f Terms Of eA sale: one-th,rd of the purchas.
money to be paid in cash. and the balance in
years with interest at six per centum per an
secured by deed Of trust upon the property sold,
or all cash. at the option OF the purchaser. A
deposit OF 500 will be required of the pur-
chaser at the time OF sale. All conveyanclng;
recording, internal revenue stamps and notariai
fees at the cost OF the purchaser Terms OF
saie TO be complied with within hfteen uays
from day Of sale, otherwise the trustees re-
serve the right to resell the property at the
risk and cost Of the defaulting purchaser. aftef
i've days advertisement of such resale ID some
newspaper published In the city OF Wash1ng-
Ton, d. c..
ERNEST +. SCHMIDT,
GEORGE IS. EMMERICH.
de22d&ds Trustees.
Evening star., 1915-01-03
Answered.

From the Boston Transcript
Teacher-Who can tell me how many
teeth a human being has?
Bright Ppil-A mouthful, miss.
Evening star., 1915-01-03
FUTURE DAYS.

ADAM a. WEsCHLFR, AUCTIONEEE-
Household Furniture, Mahogany
Upright Piano, Carpets, Etc,
Contained in Premises No. o13
I2th Street NV,
BY PUBLIC AUCTION,
TUESDAY, JANUARY $. 1915,
At 1890 O'Clock AM.
Including Mahogany Upright Pianos. Dressers.
CniHoniers. White Enamel Beds. Mattresses.
TiIlows. Blankets. Comforts. Linen. Dining Room
furniture SsSske g;. RsfriGs,atoI LnSis1m
-tc. Terms cash
1s2-st ADAM A. wEsCHLER Auct
Evening star., 1915-01-03

Grateful Patient-Doctor, how can 1
ever repay you for your kindness to
me?'
Doctor-Doesn't matter. old man.
Check, money order or cash.-Boston
Transcript.
Evening star., 1915-01-03
FLORIDA.
FLORIDA.
MAGNOLIA
SPRINGS HOTEL

MaEn0l1a SpFfnEs, FI0F1da.
Dry, salubrious climate; free from mosquitoes.
Golf. Tennis. Fishing. Swimming and all manly
sports Dancing.
Rates. $21-$2s weekly. private bath e1tra.)
O. D. SEAvEY,
Evening star., 1915-01-03
ADAM A. WEsCHLER. AUCTIoNEER.

ADAM A. WESCHLER. AUCTIoNEER.
Sale by Executrix of the Entire
Furnishings of Fritz Reuter-
Hotel, Corner Pennsylvania
Avenue and John Marshall
Place NV, Including Bed
room Furniture, Handsome
Mahogany Bar Fixtures and
Rathskeller Furniture, Linen,
Silver, Crockery, Copper Ware,
Electric Fans. Cash Registers,
Iron Safe. Carpets. Linoleum
and Other Personal Property.
By TFs II the f aasr Sf e in 'ss
lion Cause No. 2o5se. the undersigned eIecutri1
M sell by B1sI,s sHs,Sn THE Htshn S1xn m BAY
% 5SR @ hsl oa1en At IF tss .51ss SIs
''e- ''fITdIfE TaIRTY z THREE Pfa1: BGBRooMs
Bedsteads. Dressers Wardrooes. Mahogany
.resses. Pillows sheets. Spreads. Comforts. Blan-
kets and CARPETS. -
HANDSOME BAR S.SsT.bz aSD Fixtures
. National Cash Registers. carbonator Reeula-
DINING Room AND CAFE.
Bentweod Chairs; Tables. Mirrors. silyer-plated
Ware. Knives and Forks, Crockery. Glassware.
Coffee Urns, Counters. Refrgerators, Table
Linen, Stamping Machine and Electric Ceiling
Fans.
LOBBY AND OFFICE.
Leather Chairs and Sofas. Roll and Flat Top
Desks. Pictures. Iron Safe. Fish Aquarium,
Fire Extinguishers and Liuoleum.
KITCHEN
1S-foot Steel Range. Broilers. Steam Table
ice Boxes, Copper Stock Pot. Meat Block Cop
per and other Cooking Utensils. Dish Washer,
Motor and Dish Warmer
KATIE ACHTERKIRCHES Executr1x
MAURICE u. ROSENBERG. Attorney
Commerce ard Swings Bldg. de3i -d&dhs
Evening star., 1915-01-03
London Bureaulwork Ceases.

The work of the tropical diseases bu-
reau in London has practically ceased.
owing to the non-receipt of French and
German publications on this subject.
for this bureau primarily exists from
Information collected from medical
journals on the diseases of tropical and
subtropical climates, which is collated
and disseminated at headquarters.
The future of the International Cata-
logue of Scientific Literature has been
source of anxious consideration since
the outbreak of the war. The Royal
Society of London is responsible for a
continuance Of this work as matters
stand at present. Should the annual
amounts of the subscriptions from
Germany, Austria, Hungary, Belgium,
Poland and Russia not be available
until the close of the war, the loss to
science will be very great.
AS an effect of the war, Investigation
of the upper air has shown a distinct
falling of when compared with such
work in previous years. Yet scien-
fists hope that in the near future the
work may go on with the vigor 1t has
never failed to arouse in the past.
q. 8. Weather Reports Affected.
The cessation In the issue of daily
weather maps from an international
source has had a direct influence on
meteorological work in the United
States. Since August the publication
Of the daily synoptic weather maps
Of Europe, the north Atlantic and a
large portion of North America, which
has formed part of the weekly weather
report. has been suspended for lack
of necessary data. The chief of the
United States weather bureau an
nounced last August that the great
war had closed out the meteorological
observations from many regions in
Europe and Asia, which data are neces-
sary in the construction Of its weather
map OF the northern hemisphere.
Hence suspension of this map until
the reports can be resumed.
The International Seismological AS
sociatfon, which was to have convened
at Petrograd in August, has been neces-
sarily postponed Indefinitely. With the
president a Russian, the secretary a
Hungarian and a committee including
Germans, Englishmen and Japanese, no
other result could be expected The
compilations of the annual catalogues
of perceptible earthquakes and also of
those registered at distant stations is
la scientific work of worldwide i'm
portance, and the sudden cessation of
this useful effort is very real loss
to the scientific world. When the
threads of the organizat tion are ulti-
mately resumed there will be long
delay in the issue of the next cata-
logues. and many imperfections in the
lists of perceptible earth shocks.
Evening star., 1915-01-03
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