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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-11-19
Assistant Secretary
F. d. Roosevelt Here.

Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Franklin d. Roosevelt. Of Washing
ton was in Annapolis yesterday after
noon. The visit was not in an Official
capacity. The Assistant Secretary
came over to attend the wedding Of
Miss Margaret Bryan. daughter of Paw
Inspector Samuel Bryan. u. S. N. and
Mr.. William Coleman Rogers, which
took place at the Naval Academy
Chapel.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-11-19
RED CROSS SEALS
Committee to Meet Monday IL A. M.
in St. Johns Y. III. c. A. Room.

There will be an important meeting
Monday morning at IL o'clock of all
persons interested in the sale of Red
Cross Christmas Seals. The meeting
will be held in the Y. NJ. c. A. Room
of st. Johns College. The public is
invited and it is hoped general inter
est will be taken in this movement.
The s e Of the seals helps the fund
for keeping the District Nurse here,
and to stamp out tuberculosis. The
meeting is called by the chairman of
the committee Mrs. r. G. Heiner.
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WANTED

NAN with knowledge Of the grocery
business to represent several national
manufacturers in Anne Arundel codn-.
ty. Good chance to earn all you are
worth. Reference required. The
Complete Service Company. sos viok-
ers Building, Baltimore, Md. n1G-1w.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-11-19
Change of Residence.

Mr.. mad Mrs. E. c. Cole have rented
the residence on Conduit street, re-
Gently occupied by Mr.. Phleg Gibbs
and daughter.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-11-19

Colonial, Saturday House Of
a Thousand Candles. /" Meredith Mich.
oison's popular novel in picture form.
adv. 3tn1s
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The House of Thousand Candles
In five intense reels-Colonial, Satur-
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FOR SALE

Two desirable DWELLINGS at
Murray Hill; also DWELLING on
Charles street.
CHARLES +. LEE.
Real Estate and Insurance.
leiephone bUS-M. n15-1w.
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Colonial, Saturday matinee and
night The House Of a Thousand
Candles. adv. 3tntS
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is like q letter from home.
See that It follows you where
ever you so. 30 cts. a month
by mail.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-23
Den rmprov1sed From a Barrel.

The natural habitat Of red, cross.
and silver foxes, includes the greater
part OF North America, from central
United States northward to and in
Guiding the border Of the treeless tun-
dras. The red phase inhabits nearly
all this region, but the silver phase,
although known from most parts Of
1t, is very irregularly distributed.
While pslts Of all fur-bearing ami
mails are more valuable when pro-
duced in northern localities, furriers
have learned that certain localities
are not too far south to produce val
liable furs, but the conclusions they
are able to form are of only very gem
eral application. To determine the re-
gions suitable for fox farming, there
fore, it IS necessary to learn the areas
within which foxes are known to pro-
duce superior fur. Records show that
such localities occur only north Of
the southern boundary Of the Canad-
ian zone. This boundary crosses the
States OF Maine, New Hampshire.
Vermont, Michigan, Wisconsin, Min
nesota, and North Dakota. and ex-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-23
Bronze Turkeys, a Favorite Breed

Only the very early Matched birds
will be large enough for the earliest
Holiday market, and selections for this
market must be very carefully made.
The largest birds in the flock should
be placed by themselves in large
pen. They must not be closely con-
fined A large shed, with tight sides
on the north and west, with the south
and east sides covered with poultry
netting, makes good fattening PEN
It must be covered as the birds must
be kept perfectly dry. The pen should
be provided with low roosts in the
back part, and it should be placed in
a secluded spot at some distance from
other poultry houses or barns, as tur-
keys are very shy of birds, and If ex-
cited by a noise or other animals or
strangers, will not readily take on fat.
The feeding troughs should be
placed on the outside Of the pen 50
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were valued at about twice as much
as 6-months- old cubs

were valued at about twice as much
as 6-months- old cubs.
In the pioneer days, when proper
methods Of handling foxes were un-
known, many failures resulted from
ignorance and carelessness. The ex-
element following the fur sales Of
1910 fastened the improvement Of
methods Of feeding, handling. and
breeding. 1t also broke the monop-
oily, and caused rapid distribution Of
foxes and Of information concerning
them. Now, with q comparatively
large number of silver foxes in do
mestication, with clearer under
standing Of their successful manage
ment, and with a return OF moderate
prices for breeders, q steady. healthy,
and general development OF silver fox
farming may be expected. Fox ranch
es are tablished in most Of the Can
adian provinces and in Maine, New
Hamp shire, Massachusetts,. N w
York, Pennsylvania, Ohio. Wisconsin,
Michigan. Minnesota, Missouri, Ore
gon, Washington and Alaska.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-23

low prices commanded by furs from
these areas. The ratio Of expense to
income must be considered with care.
One can not pay the exorbitant prices
animals for stocking purposes some-
times bring and expect to raise fur at
profit. Neither can one expect to raise
furs of a fine quality from inferior
stock But given a normal market for
breeding-stock and pelts, favorable
location, a love for animals, and an
ordinary degree Of prudence, one may
engage in black or silver fox farming
with good prospect Of salts
factory returns, provided, of course. a
high price for pelts is sustained.
Values of animals and pelts were very
high few years ago, when the indus
try was being launched, but are now
on a much lower basis. Persons who
contemplate Doing actively into the
business or Investing their money In
corporations jor companies organized
for fox farming should thoroughly in
vestigate it IN all It's phases.
The name F'silver fox" as commonly
used by fufriers, includes the dark
phases Of tYe ordinary red fox. var
iously called silver, silver gray, silver
black, or BLOCK. 1t should not be con-
fused with the gray, or tree, fox of the
United State 3, the fur Of which Is Of
comparatively little value. The color
Of the red ;ox Of the Northeastern
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-23

Young turkeys are not any harder
to raise than chickens II one is care
full never to inbred, and keep them
free from lice and mites.
I set all the eggs under chicken
hens so as to keep my turkeys lay
ing. When the eggs pipped I put them
in the incubator. which was set Win
chicken eggs. Every egg that pipped
Matched and they did not harm the
other eggs in the least.
1t wasn't an unusual thing to nave
every egg of setting hatch, and
never more than one that didn't
hatch.
I never let the young turkeys run
with the turkey hen because she takes
them too far from home, and 1t IS
easier to keep them free from lice
when they are raised by hand.
I do not feed the poults for twenty
four hours after Matching. Then l
don't have any trouble teaching them
to eat. Soak bread in milk and
squeeze it dry for them for two or
three days. then feed fne cracked
corn mixed, with clabber cheese.
I never feed black pepper. as so
many do, nor very many hard-bolled
eggs; and I raise more turkeys than
those who do, in this neighborhood.
Then let them have as much free
dom as possible, for they like to pick
bugs and tender grass. If they are
kept at night in a house that has
roosts, they will soon fly on them and
do better than if left on the ground.
1t is necessary to keep these coops
or roostinp places clean and diSin-
fected, for lice and mites are sure
death to young turkeys
Coarse sand should be provided for
them, also plenty Of shade, and ashes
for their dust bath.
In preparing turkeys for market
they should noe be fed too literally
during the first few days, but after
they hav. become used to confinement
should be given all they can eat up
clean.
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successful breeders Of this rare animal
were men who had pursued 1t In the
chase. The two mentioned had hunt 4
foxes together and had frequently
bought and sold fox pelts Of their
neighbours. Oulton was once lucky
enough to shoot silver fox the skin
Of which netted $13s. Becoming i'm
pressed with the possibility Of dones-
ticating such valuable fur bearers,
Oulton and Dalton separately expert
mented in building fox-proof fences
and in feeding and breeding the ami
mails. After several years work on
these problems they formed partner
ship in 1894, built ranch, and stocked
it with two pairs Of silver foxes. This
became the first profitable fox ranch,
the forerunner Of a remarkable and,
for that region, revolutionizing in
dustry.
At that time black pelts brought
much higher prices than silver pelts.
This prompted Oulton & Dalton to re-
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others may be expected. In ssnsrsi
the cross fox Is fairly common, the
silver gray scarce, and the pure black
very rare.
The market value of skins Of the
different phases depends upon the rela-
tive scarcity Of the animals. The price
paid for black skins, however has
recently fallen considerably below that
Of silvers, for the reason that furr1ers
now dye ordinary red fox skins lus-
trous black. and put them on the mar
ket at comparatively low figure.
Demonstration of the fox was first
achieved in 1894 by Robert T. Oulton
and Charles Dalton on Prince Edward
Island, Canadian Province In the
Gulf of st. Lawrence. Silver fox pelts
have continuously commanded high
prices. and hunters have been corre-
spondingly keen to secure them. It Is
not strange, therefore. that the first
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BY w. w. COOKE.

fare against these rodent pests. In
Salt Lake City there stands a monu-
ment surmounted by bronze figure
of two gulls which was erected by
the people of that city Gin grateful re-
membranes" OF the great service rem
dered by these birds at critical time
in the history Of the community. For
three consecutive years-1S4S to 1850
black crickets by millions caused
ruin Of the crops upon which de-
pended the very lives of the settlers.
Large focks of California gulls came
to the rescue and devoured vast num-
bers Of the destructive insects. until
the fields were entirely freed from
them. It Is no wonder that the sem
timent OF the people of Utah as re-
fected through their laws. affords the
,gulls the fullest protection.
In 1908 President Roosevelt issued
an executive order making Pelican
Island, Florida. bird reservation
the first established In the United
States Today there are So bird res
ervations, varying in size from a few
acres to many hundred square miles.
Some 81 OF thess, situated on the sea-
coast or on islands in the Great
Lakes, are resorted to by gulls dur
ing the nesting season, and here these
birds find safety from human moles-
tation, while local wardens have en-
deavored to reduce their wild enemies
to minimum.
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tain their darker animals and dispose
Of the lighter ones, and as a result
each successive lot of pelts from their
yards was darker than those Of prev
ious years. Finally, in 1910, they were
able to send to the London sales the
finest collection Of silver fox pelts that
had ever appeared there
Disclosure of tho results Of the 1910
sales was the climax of the first stage
in the development Of fox farming.
People who formerly had known some
thing of the business were now eager
to engage in It. Those having money
invested 1t in foxes. Others mortgaged
their farms for the purpose or fitted
up ranching facilities and boarded
foxes for share Of the progeny. How
rapidly prices for breeding stock ad-
vanced is we'll illustrated by the exper-
fence Of one ranchman who sold his
first pair Of cubs for $3.50, and other
pairs successfully for $4,000, $4,000,
$4,000. and $4,000. In the fall Of
1913 good ranch-bred cubs months
old sold for from $4,000 to $4,000 a
pair. Pairs that had had large litters
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-23
WINTER PROTECTION
OF CLIMBING ROSES

In the latitude Of Philadelphia and
farther south climbing roses usually
need no protection during the winter
unless they are particularly tender
variety. Farther north these roses
need protection similar to that given
to the tea and hybrid tea roses.
Where 1t is possible to do so, re-
move climbing roses from their sup
ports, and cover the branches with a
little dirt. A little fall trimming
might be desirable to lessen the space
occupied by the branches on the
ground. Such side branches as are
not to be needed for next seasons
blooming may be cut off. Such cut
ting off and shortening Of the ends
as would otherwise be done in the
spring, may be done in the fall before
covering, merely for convenience
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-23
THREE AIDS TO
BIG EGG-YIELD

The poultzyman who wishes to have
a profitable, laying flock for the win
ter season must do three things.
First. he must make his poultry
house ready for the laying flock. This
means that he must make 1t perfectly
weather tight, repairing, roof and win
dows If need be; that he must clean it
thoroughly and either whitewash it or
spray 1t with kerosene and zenoleum
or kreso; that he must thoroughly
renovate roosts and nests; that he
must refill the loft with clean straw;
provide new sand and litter, hoppers
for dry mash, for grit, shells, and
charcoal table or shelf for pans or
crooks for water and milk and a
cheese box Of road dust or hard coal
ashes.
He must determine the capacity Of
his house in order that the laying flock
may not be crowded. Each laying hen
needs at least four square feet of floor
space. II an enclosed scratching shed
is included, this may be considered in
making calculations of the amount of
floor space. If a considera BILE number
of old fowls is to be kept over, it will
be worth while to divide the poultry
house proportionally between old and
young.
He must gather in all the young
chickens from brooder houses, coops,
boxes, trees, and bushes, for a thor
ough culling Of the flock He must
give pullets. Matched in April and May,
chance to make good. They will lay
in November and December if prop
erly houHed and fed. He must dispose
of all old stock, except birds desired
as breeders; also old roosters and
cockerels, excepting those needed as
breeders or for family consumption
Colony houses may be utilized for
cockerels and surplus stock until they
can be proftably marketed. IN. B
Chapman.
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tends southwark along the mountains
in New York. Pennsylvania, West Viz
gin1a, and in all the states OF the
Rocky Mountain region and westward.
South Of the forested regions OF the
northern tier Of States and western
Oregon however, the Canadian zone.
although sufficiently cold, Is too dry
and sunny for the production of first
class fur.
fox ranch should be situated
where 1t will have good drainage and
be partially shaded by a young
growth Of deciduous trees. Each pair
of foxes should have q runway of
about $500 square feet. They thrive
on a varied diet, including meat, fish,
bread, mush, milk, and table scraps.
The reproductive period il about ten
years. The young are born in April
or May, the average litter containing
four cubs; but az only about half OF
the captive females produce young in
any given year, the annual increase
has not averaged above 100 per cent.
Foxes bear captivity well. No wide
spread disease has appeared among
them. Wounds heal readily. and
cases Of sickness are usually attribu-
table to lack Of proper care. BY
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A PRACTICAL WOMAN's WAI.

She uses salt to remove the stain
made on silver by eggs
She takes the trouble to examine
we'll the canned goods she buys. If
the cans bulge outward it is q sure
sign that they have not been prop
erly sealed and that the air has got
in. ..-.
She washes tablecloths and napkins
before hemming. Threads for oven
ing are then easily drawn and the lin
en- Is soft md easy to sew.
She uses kerosene in the water with
which she washes woodwork and is
prodigal in the use OF ammonia for
cleaning the kitchen sink
She has a pair Of scissors hung on
one side Of the sewing machine and
suspends an open-mouthed bag on the
other for 5nippings
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-23

Tho natura: production OF nrst-ciass
,,,-s seems to be approaching sa,e
md and the growing and worlo- "aue
demand for them requires that the
,,resent supply be supplemented Win
stool, obtained through domesticatlon.
Exnerience has demonstrated ina.
so7,e Of the fur bearers may be raised
without much difficulty. This Is nKeiS
t. lead to the establishment u
farming on a small scale as an aooi-
tional source Of income on Farms III
many places along our northern
border, much as poultry is now ralseo.
When properly conducted, fuf farm
ing may become very prontapie. IL
VII pay not only in direct returns 10
the producer but. indirectly, the ma
1u~al and legitimate desire Tor furs can
be gratlfied. the extirpatfon OF the
m st yalua BILE and interesting OF our
flu: bearers can be prevented, ana an
tnnsive department of manufacture
trade supporting a large popula-
ii,t can be continued.
.,-ccess in DEMONSTRATING wild ami
,.als. as in other branches OF nus
] and.y depends on experience, adapt
ability, and prudence. No one should
gage in the business unless he en-
.t,ys it and is familiar with the habits,
cl racteristics, and climatic require
u, ents Of the animals he intends to
pagste The choice of location is of
prime i'm p ortance. The best furs come
from cool. moderately humid regions
If locality furnishes native furs of
/ ieh grade, that locality Is favorable
IN tho DEMONSTRATION Of fur bearers
T. climate of the Middle and South
ttn states is not we'll suited to this
in .ustry. as shown by the medium or
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achieved By selecting. from 6N3U1e
geographic races, foxes OF the large9E
size and crossing them with animals
having the finest fur
The excsedinsly high value e -.
yer foxes has led 10 the adoption Of =
variety Of precautions against thets
loss. On tho moro pretsntious rancAe
% the animals are regularly oxAmine0
by doctor and guarded ~ watche
men, bulldogs, and burglar alaFuaA
Cats are kept to act ~ foster mothers
to orphan cubs. Foxhounds are
trained to overtake and hold without
injury foxes that have escaped. ana
bloodhounds are smployed to tsaok
thieves.
The cost Of yards runs from eleo
to $3.50 each, and that Of foxes from
$3.50 to $3.50 for common silver foxes
up to several thousand dollars for the
best silvers. The pr1os Of foxes VIII
decline as the supply increases. The
profits from breeding silver foxes have
thus far been very largo 30 long -
the demand for bresding-stock sx-
ceeds tho supply, the value OF the An
nual increase, or the gross income
will average Approximately 100 psr
cent of the value Of the breeding
stock When part of the increase can
be disposed Of only by siaushtsTane
for fur, profits VIII be less than -
present, but even then they are likely
to be much greater than from ordinary
lines of husbandry involving A2e eaD.
ital and attention.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-23
TO CURE A KICKING HORSE.

The cure Of Kicker Is a. difficult
task. There are many remedies ad-
vised, but even the best is sometimes
Intellectual. 1t may arise from vice,
or from excessively nervous DISPOSE
ton. One Of the common appliances
used Is to swing bale Of straw be-
hind the horse, SO that he may kick
until he Is tired, without doing injury
to himself. The bale will swing to
and fro, and irritate to the point of
persuasion that there are more profit
able vices than kicking.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-23

States ard Of its allies of the colder
parts of North America varies from
red to bHck. and these extremes. with
their gr}dations, form four more or
less distinct phases, known respec-
lively a.! red. cross Cor patch). silver,
and BACK.
Th4 color of silver foxes varies from
grizzl " to pure black, except for few
whittN-tipped hairs on the back and
rumpt, In the black phase, the white
is abs3nt from all parts except the tip
of the tail, which is white in all four
phas,es The red phase is much more
ABUNDANT than the others. but all eour
intetbreed freely, and wherever one
ocodrs occasional examples of the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-23

Fully as important for the protec-
ton and increase Of gulls has been the
enactment Of state laws prohibiting
their killing at any time of the year,
and of laws prohibiting the sale of
their plumage. A few years ago the
public awoke to the barbarity of the
slaughter of these birds for millinery
uses, and in 1888 New Jersey enacted
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,slE N ROADS.

a7N CrE q mudhols without
Il B4ULTas. the water and re-
ssx Z. %, csSS4 u .ud. Don't try to
z Il Az stones. because If
/ -----ss.', ms RiE will soon be two
EoRGE II, of one. Don't try
EHsSs. Nth sods or similar
sanREaT sorb water readily.
M AxINsssaSs Gravel road ruts are
M ARy 8tSImSe drag. Don't be
ss too often during
s4Ul cE..t thin coat OF sand
Shsf3S RYE d over the road sur
"a 95otl e. been softened by
Wnk3 J0 s 3rked In by traffic
fomre SorEnn,f the drag, q poor
sfoacArgtYl much improved
MiUE 4 "a 8 ,surprisingly heavy
BirqS No. - = .rle.
snt IvI5sE SC J. 40. no
MAE fpafe N advance
SCHM
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FEEDING THE COLT.

Colts should be fed SO as to be kept
in good flesh, but under conditions
which will admit of plenty of exer-
else at all times Care should be
taken not to lose the milk fat This
loss will be felt in the first years de-
velopment. and can never be regained.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-23

the first effective state law prohibit
ing the killing Of gulls. This example
has been followed by other states, I'M
til now there are 40 states which pro-
tect gulls all the year. Louisiana pro-
tects them during the breeding sea-
son. while five states offer them no
protection at any tim> Of the year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-23
LIFE OF FARM IMPLEMENTS
OF ordinary farm Implements,

OF ordinary farm Implements QI
sulky plow has the shortest life I'm
years but ranks second only to the
walking plow in total days Of service
rendered. It's life is a little over q
years, while it's total Of days work.
is 119, as compared with II LIZ yeaE45
and 224 days for the walking nloE
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-23
RECORD ONION SHIPMENT.

Recently 155 cars of onions were
shipped from Sacramento Valley, Call
ifornla, to eastern markets. The
shipment included several special
trains.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-23

A cross of Plymouth Rock and
Brown Leghorn makes very good
broilers; they are quick-growing
birds with yellow skin.