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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09

should be posted in the pen near the
nests on which the band numbers of the
birds are placed in a vertical column at
the left. and the days of the month in
a horizontal column so that all the at
tendant has to do when recording the
eggs Is to make a mark in the square
opposite the band number under the prop
err date. The band number should be read
Immediately on taking the bird from the
nest, and, after recording on the sheet,
the bird should be placed on the floor
gently, and in short time even Leghorns
will get accustomed to this additional
handling, and will be much tanned there
by.
During the Matching season. when It Is
desirable to pedigree incubator eggs, they
should be carefully marked on the small
end showing the pen from which the egg
came and the female that laid it. After
the bird is released and the egg collected
the nest should be carefully reset for flu
ture layers.
HOW BELLE OF JERSEY WAS PRO-
DUCED.
Belle of Jersey, a record hen, bred at
the New Jersey agricultural experiment
station, was the definite result of trap
nesting birds for over n period of two
years. In 1911 trap nests We're placed
in a pen of LeghornS the pedigree OF
which was unknown. The use Of these
nests during the winter and spring show
ed the presence of one hen, No. 70-C,
which was remarkably good winter lay
err producing 10 eggs during the cold
months. It is needless to say that the
eggs which this bird laid during the
spring. at which time she was mated to
strong vigorous cock bird were Matched.
and from this mating few most excel
lent cockeres were secured.
The best of these cockerels was mated
back to his mother. n. 70-C. and Belle Of
Jersey. which laid over 246 eggs her first
year, 225 her second year, $50 her third
year, and over 100 eggs her fourth year,
was produced. This same method Of
breeding has been continued during the
past four years. with the result that a
strain Of high-producing birds has been
produced. a number of females which
have exceled the records of Belle OF
Jersey, Every chicken farmer, whether
an amateur or professional should use
some sort of a trap nest
When small flock of birds is trap
nestled, the professional. keeping thou
sands of birds should maintain special
breeding flocks in which the trap nests
can be used and from which all of his
breeding cockerels are produced. A SIM
Pile trap nest as used in one of the pens
at the experiment station Is here shown
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09

inch material IL inches by six inches for
doors, and cut a triangular notch in thu
center of each four inches wide. Put two
screw eyes in the top of each door and
bore holes through the ends and parti-
uons three inches below the top. Run a
ree-sixteenths inch wire through these
holes to support doors.
Nail small block of wood on the from.
Of each partition to prevent door being
opened from inside. Nail trip Of one
half inch material two and one-half inches
wide by 30 IL inches long to the front Of
the nests at the bottom.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09
COPYRIGHT 1915.

Nearly every successful manufacturing
industry has efficiency as it's ideal. Most
factories have a system for checking up
the work of their laborers and the super
intendent can easily tell which workers
he will keep. Efficiency is as important
in the poultry industry. The poultryman
should have a system by which he can
weed out the loafers from the hard work
ers of his flock In this article Professor
Lewis explains the advantages of trap
nesting and how 1t should be done.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09
GIVE NOTICE OF NEW BILL.

The current four-year agreement be-
tween the Woodbury. Granite company and
the stone cutters at Bethel will expire
March and the committee named by the
local branch has filed a statement of the
wage demands OF the branch, the most
important feature being the 81 clause. 1t
is understood that the companys attitude
toward the proposals OF the employees will
depend largely upon the business develop
ments of the early winter
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09
HAMBURG MEXICAN
OFFICIALS FOUND
GUILTY OF FRAUD

Jury in Conspiracy Cases Returns Verdict after
Seven and Half Hours Deiberation-De-
PENDANTS Were Charged with Conspiracy to
Deceive United States by Falsely Swearing
to Manifests of Ships Cargoes to Supply Ger
man Cruisers.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09
WOUNDED DIGNITY.

Three-year- David had been I'M
usually unrrly. He had received repri-
mands, threats and finally mild cor
poral punishment from his father With
wounded dignity David mounted the
stairs to his mothers room. Mother, "
he said. In a voice OF evaporation. IT
cant stand that husband OF yours much
longer!"-Woman's Home Companion.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09
WORKED IN THE HAY FIELD.

Arthur Jones. Allen, Kas, writes: 81
have been troubled with bladder and kid
ney troubles for good many years. II
1t We're not for Foley Kidney Pills would
never be able to work In the hay field. -
Men and women past middle age find
these pills a splendid remedy for weak
overworked or diseased kidneys, ]. w
O'Sullivan. (Adv)
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09
UNCLE AuNER.

Deacon Stubbs asked Iiod Peters what
Hold thought of the Mexican !mbroglio
and Hod said he didn't know. He had
never tested 1t.
Elmer Sphinx of our village expects to
save lot of money by leaving town for
parts unknown about a week before
Christmas.
Nothing succeeds like success. unless
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09
BIG BEET SUGAR CROP.
United states Raised 10000 Tons
More in 1915 Than in 1914.

Washington, Dec. Beet sugar pro-
ductlon this year will be S66,2O0 short
tons, the department of agriculture an
nounced to-day in preliminary report
That is $4,000 tons more than last years
total. Production of beets was 6.462, 900
short tons from about $4,000 acres.
The country's sugar supply as esti-
mated by the department was ABS 900
short tons on July this year not count
Ing stocks on hand, The average con-
sumption for the five years ending June
80 1914. was about $4,000 short tons,
or nearly SO pounds per capita
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09
CHRISTMAS TREE TRADE GOOD.

Not in many years have the farmers
throughout the section around chester
known so good a fall for the Christmas
tree trade. Thousands of trees are being
cut In Windham. Andover. Londonderry,
and Weston and shipped from Chester to
the large cities Most of the farmers are
glad to sell, but in some instances they
can not be bought.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09
BUCK APPEARS IN BARRE STREET,

A full-grown buck appeared suddenly
on Upper Washington street in Barre
Tuesday Nov. 30 and so frightened a
horse that Mrs. w. II. Bradley was driv-
ing that the latter jumped to the ground
striking in such manner as to sprain one
ankle and fracture a finger near the
second joint. Early In the season a doe
was killed on the North Main street ex-
tension in Barre
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09
ADvENTISTS TO MEET.

The next session Of the International Adj
vent Christian conference will be held
at the Advent Christian Church at
Morrlsville December IA. Is and Is. The
Rev. l.. E. Peabody of St. Johnsbury and
the Rev Clark Duvall of Newbury will
be the principal speakers
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09
BEGAN AT SWANTON.

Miss Helen NJ. Winslow, the well known
novelist, poet, club woman. and success
full newspaper woman. started her career
as Western Union telegraph operator az
Swanton IS years ago.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09

tentous silence which has followed the
passage of the U-boats upon the high
seas has not been a powerful factor in
breaking down the German submarine
warfare
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09
TOOK PARIS GREEN

Rather than go to a hospital for an
other operation. the fifth In five years.
Daniel Lowell of South Fayston. 81 years
of age, committed suicide by taking
paris green.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09
CALLED TO CONCORD CHURCH.

The Rev. p, ], Mclnnis of Felchville
has accepted call to the pastorate OF
the Universalist Church at Concord, and
will assume his duties there January !.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09

W. A. Holbrook, mail CARRIE on rural
free delivery route No. 3, Swanton. has
registered $3.50 miles on his bicycle since
June |.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09

II the effcien, household worker can
be found. advertising will find her. And
she CAN BE FOUND
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09

Knowing Heavy Layers
Is First Step to Elm
nation of Board r
Hens and Selection of
Good Breeding Stock.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09

BY PROF. HARRY r. LEWIS
Poultry Husbandman, New Jersey Agri-
cultural Experiment Stations.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09

Trapping Is Only Prac-
tical Means of Deter
mining Lineage f o l.
Purpose of Pedigree
ing Poultry; Individ-
ual Records Must Be
Kept.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-29
-------------------s0-------- WHAT A LIBRARY IS FOR

From the Youngstown Telegram
 Librarian Wheeler of the Reuben Me- Milan institution, says too many per- sons look upon library in the wrong light. Think of it as great many books scattered about the city, and don't consider it merely a building," he says
 This is good advice, we'll expressed. But a small percentage of us appreciate the li- brary or take advantage of it's opportuni- ties. A stranger in a city who has not access to clubs finds two places always open to him-the public library and the saloons. If he is the right kind of man he seeks out the former. He gets educa- tion and recreation there. To see the hundreds assembled in the reading rooms of public library in one of the large cities of the west where there are many transients is education in the use of the library. It can be made just as useful to man at home. Don't look upon it as mere place with four walls outside and furnishings inside. A per son who would consider a theatre only as place where there is a stage and a collection of seats would be considered foolish. Yet that's the view often taken of the library that invites your company
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-29
BRIGHT roBACCos POPULAR

From the Southern Tobacco Journal.
 The bright tobaccos grown in the Car olinas and Virginia are coming into gen. eral use among customers in all parts of the world. This is a fact because of the rapid increase in cigarette and pipe smok- ing, especially in cigarettes. The area in which this bright tobacco is grown is a comparatively small one, and is confined mostly to a small area in southern vir- ginia, large part of the eastern half of North Carolina, and several counties in eastern South Carolina, North Carolina producing more than the other two states combined.
 Comparatively a few years ago the state of North Carolina was producing from 50, COG. 900 to 6OOOo, ,0oO annually, while now it is producing more than 100000, OOO The increase has been largely in bright tobacoos, and, notwithstanding this fact this class of tobacco sells about as high today as it did when there were practi- cally no brights produced in eastern North or South Carolina.
 In writing of the popularity of brights, we are not intimating that there are not other types that are popular and valuable For many purposes the western Burleys have no superior, but we are speaking now of the importance of tobacco farmers in certain old belt sections paying more attention, if possible, to the production of brights.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-29
CAT ON THE BACK FENCE

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
 In these days, when the wide and varied nature and activities of what are sweepingly called charities are spread before every one, it would seem that there is no i'll that flesh is heir to that is not cared for, no reform that the human mind has ever conceived, in order to realize a little heaven here below but what has its advocates and it's organization. Ev- erything, indeed, is apparently looked after except the powerful-voiced stray cat on the back fence. The cat subject to cruelty in the home or the cat caught to be held till called for is the object of spe- cfal societies; but the tabby at large giy- ing voice to his hunger or pain or unre- quilted affection is "nobodys business D There are dog dog catchers for the "doS days,' so called or for any time that the vagrant and local population of canines becomes too formidable with or without a mad dog scare; but there is no cat catch CT, more's the pity: and so endurance of the nightly concerts goes on without hope or help. And while multiplying societies and charities seems a futile thing, one more, at least. can be stomached Why not a Society to Relieve the Back Alleys of the Superfluous and Unnecessary Cat?, In these days, too. of odd fashions in fur fancies. there might even be thousands in it. And think of the relief
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-29

Richard Washburn Child in Golfers Weekly
 But everywhere there is the war face. saw it first as an officer who had just come from the trenches walked into the light of Liverpool window to greet the woman to whom he had returned. His was the face. It is metallic. Expressions do not fit across it. Its smile is painful; its smile cracks the dead-in-earnest, grim, meditative face of war. Everywhere there is this face. It expresses hardness, but the hardness is the hardness of prema- ture experience, the inflexibility of old age as compared with the shimmering face of youth. It expresses pain, but the pain is not the pain of fear. It is the pain of quiet sympathy. And yet it is a little puzzled. War has not been cruel to the face of the English. It has put some hate into it; it has made the face lean and hard; it has also put the love which can obiterate self into it.
 Give war it's due. It does not make the face of devil. That face is much more the face of saint.
 I saw the officer meet the woman he loved. She and he had both figured the costs of never seeing each other again, and now, in spite of the joy, there was a cold restraint as if some duty were ow- ing to others, and as if one had no right to either joy or grief until this other business-this business of war-was done
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-29
The State Bond Election

There was no reason for expecting a large vote throughout Alabama on the Birmingham tax amendment, but it is earnestly hoped that the people will take the trouble to go to the polls on January IS and cast their ballots on the state bond amendment propo sition. This amendment authorizes the issuance of $1,500,000 short time bonds for wiping out the larger part of Alabama's floating debt. The states treasury deficit is now about $2,300,000, but of this amount $800,- 900 can be liquidated out of the cur rent revenues.
 Should the bond issue fail of rati- fication, the states interest account would assume embarrassing propor- tions Money is easy now and bond issue can be negotiated to great ad- vantage. Defeat of the amendment on the 18th of January would cer- tainly be false economy, besides hurt ing the states credit.
 If the patriotic spirit prevails and the qualified electors take business like view of the states financial con- dition the majority for the amendment will be overwhelming. /
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-29
The Road to the Warrior

T am glad to see The Age-Herald urging the immediate construction of the proposed highway from Birming- ham to the Warrior river,'' said Rob- ert Badham. There is nothing that can contribute to the good of every one in the community in a more feas- ible way than the building of this great road. I noticed during my resi- dence in the east several years ago the wonderful bikes in nearly all the states.
 Most of the larger cities are con- nected by beautiful roads of the finest sort The roadbeds are put down to stay, and there is little uplIeep at tached to their maintenance. If they were built in shoddy manner the upkeep would be much more than their worth. If the eastern and middle west ern states can build good roads of a permanent nature, why can't we of the south? l am for this good road to the Warrior, and I am also for the idea of building nothing but roads of the finest sort in the future"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-29
Fishing for Whisky

We never fully appreciate the lh- penuitv of the human mind until reform wave comes along, causes a adrouth" and sets thirsty mortals' wits to work on ways and means TOT obtaining a drink. The old fashioned hootlegper was considered an artist in his time and some of his methods showed a finesse that commended them to a large clientele, but nearly all the old schemes for peddling liquor in prohibition communities have been learned by an astute con stabulary and the utmost ingenuity must now be exercised in foiling these more or less vigilant minions of the law.
 A West Virginia man named Pine was recently fined $100 and costs for violating the Yost prohibition law, in what veracious correspondent de- scrjbes as lone of the most peculiar cases that have yet come to light Tn the state." Now, peculiar" is hardly the adjective most applicable to MT. Pines performances, since 1t fails to do justice to his cleverness and origl- nality. MT. Pine is accused of having placed-it is to be assumed most se- curely, to prevent the waves from washing them away-pints of whisky on trotline in the Ohio river. lie would then rent a boat to one of his customers, who really cared nothing for the ride itself This gentleman would pay over, as alleged, the sum of s1, ostensibly for boat hire, after which he would TOW out into the river to the trotline and get the whisky.
 An ingrate eventually came along who rented MT. Pines popular boat, gave him marked dollar and brought about his ruin. The informer, or some other person of like kidney, declared that there were six trotlines in opera tion. The charge for the boat was $1 and the whisky was free-merely something to make the trip worth while.
 The scheme in all it's details was perfect. Doubtless 1t was the large number of persons who went rowing on the Ohio, with no apparent object in view, that aroused suspicion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-29
PASSING OF STOCK RUNNERS

New York Correspondence in Pittsburg
 Dispatch.
 There is gloom in Wall street for the stock runners. By a new arrangement to be put into effect by the stock ex- so called runners" out of job. These runners" carry stock slips between the different firms, and in active markets 40 to 50 of them are employed by in dividual houses. During September and october as high as 5000 to $500 a month was paid to these outside run ners' by single firms. This did not in clude tips" amounting to almost as
 much. It is now planned to have the
 clearing house. The passing of the stock runner in the financial district will be the passing of Wall street i'm stitution. Visitors from out of town used to go down to Wall street in the old days and gaze in open-eyed won der at the confusing tumble of humani- ty, which would pour out of the doors of the adjacent buildings and spread over Broad and Wall streets for two and three blocks from the exchange. Runners would dash down one street to the corner. grasp lamp post and
 swing around 1t with great skill and catayult themselves in the general direction of their next comparison off, | flee. There are many men in the dis | trict today who remember well the lamp posts that were worn by this particular service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-29
EARL MERTOUN,s SONG

By Robert Browning. There's a woman like a dewdrop. she's .o
 purer than the purest; And her noble hearts the noblest. yes.
 and her sure faiths the surest; And her eyes are dark and humid like
 the depth on depth of luster. Hid f the harebell, while her tresses. sun.
 ner than the wild grapes cluster, Gush in golden tinted plenty down her
 neck's rose-nnisted marble Then her voices music call 1t the
 wells bubbling. the birds warble! And this woman says, My days wera
 sunless and my nights were moon-
 less,
 Parched the pleasant April harbage, and
 the lark's hearts outbreak tuneless, If you loved me not" And I who (ah.
 for words of fiameD adore her, Who am mad to lay my spirit prostrate
 palpably before her may enter at her portal soon, as now
 her lattice takes me, And by noontide as by midnight make her
 mine. as hers she makes ms~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-29

from the three Americas come to- gether for social, diplomatic or scientific purposes, the better the Latin republics will understand the United States and the reader they will accept our professions of friend ship.
 The Central and South American visitors are being entertained with Washington's characteristic hospital ity and the people of the entire coun- try will wish them pleasant sojourn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-29
Hughes the Favorite

There is a remarkable scarcity of strong presidential timber in the re- publican party today" said A. W. Still well of Philadelphia.
 'T am a democrat and believe that President Wilson will be reelected but 1 am watching the republicans with good deal of interest. Of the favor ite sons'-those who are not we'll out side Of their own states-none stands much chance of being nominated. Jus tice Hughes is more favorably talked about than any other republican. He seems to be the favorite among all classes of the G. o. F., and I believe he would be acceptable to the rank and file of the progressives. But the ques- tion is can Hughes be drafted? It is very evident that he prefers to keep out of the running"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-29
THIS WAS AWFUL
he Naw York Talapran

From the New York Telegram.
 Can you picture the scene? Mir. S. s. Mcclure demanding the marooning of seven newspaper men for trying to wreck MT. Ford's life work, Mrs. Inez Miholland Boissevain ordering the expe- dition to pacify itself Colonel Henry dep recating discussion as irrelevant and pr. .Aked trying to drown the din by singing My Country, 'Tis of Thee" Another captain would have sent the whole bunch below in irons
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-29
A Business College Honored

T am naturally proud of the fact that the Wheeler Business college has been elected to membership in the Ma tional Association of Accredited Com mercial Schools, thus becoming asso- ciated with the many leading schools of the association in different parts of the country said President Willard J. Wheeler. This is signal honor for the institution over which I pre- side, as only schools of good standing and standard courses of study are eligible for membership. The Wheeler college is the only business college in Alabama which has a membership in the association.
 ''The fundamental purpose of the Ma tional Association of Accredited Com mercial Schools is the development and maintenance of better educational standards. This association is seeking to educate the general public and espe- cially the business community to an understanding of the fact that business education means definite amount of , training along definite lines for defi- nite purposes. To place commercial education upon a superior basis ia the policy of the National Association of Accredited Commercial Schools