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The Port Gibson reveille., 1915-08-26

ings finally won out as being not only
the best, but the only plan whereby
the poultry house could be properly
ventilated in winter.
The scientific principles Of this lit
tie poultry house are recognized as be-
ing the nearest approach to perfec-
tion of anything in the shape Of a
poultry house.
The roof is low ct the back, some
Of these poultry houses being not
more than three feet high at the north
side and about seven feet in front.
Old-fashioned poultry houses were
built for the convenience of the atten-
dant. Modern poultrymen have an
idea that poultry house should be
built to accommodate the fowls and as
they are not especially high headed,
a low ceiling will keep them warm
and work out better in practice than
when the building is constructed with
more headroom. Poultry do not need
a great amount of cubic air space but
they do need frequent change Of air.
It was in New York state that the
lime floor was tried out, and is still
in use IN Just such poultry houses as
this. The whole ground space Is COW
cred with Stacked lime instead Of con-
crete, because lime is softer and wears
tie claws less, at the same time sani-
tary conditions are Just as good. In
a weil-regulated poultry house straw
Is spread all over the floor to a depth
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cRv p n sHrrFoRnN


To make butter profitable on the
farm we must first have good cows.
Constitutional vigor in dairy COW is
something we cannot pour into an an
imal with a bottle; it has to be bred
and fed into her
First. breed from nothing but strict
ly healthy animals. After we have
healthy cows we should know their
capacity. The value of the dairy COW
depends upon her capacity to produce
butter and milk at a profit. So the
first thing we ought to do is to use the
scales and the Babcock test and find
out whether old Brindle is paying or
not 1t is not enough to know that a
COW gives a pailful of milk when she
is fresh; we must know what she
produces in a year If we were dairy
ing for fun it might be all right not
to know these things, but for business
we must use business methods.
To get the most profit out Of butter
on the farm it is necessary to do it in
The Port Gibson reveille., 1915-08-26
save Hairy veteh seed.

Farmers who are growing hairy
tetch this year are cautioned by the
agricultural department to save their
seed If they expect to continue grow
ing this valuable crop. The greater
part of the seed has been imported
from Russia and Germany. and. ow-
ing to war conditions. the supply wih
be necessarily limited. and bring a
very high price. as it has IN the past
This will be another opportunity for
the American farmer to demonstrate
his independence of foreign conditions
as Affecting his business
The Port Gibson reveille., 1915-08-26
SELECTION OF POTATO SEED
Determining Factor in Production Of
Maximum crop-Serious Losses
Sustained Through Mixtures.

(1) Good seed is a determining fac
tor in the production of maximum
crops of potatoes.
(2) Good seed may be obtained by
the tuber-unit and hill-selection meth
DDS of selection through the elimina-
ton of unproductive and weak plants.
These methods ere explained in Farm
ers' Bulletin 533, Good Seed Pota-
toes and How to Produce Them"
(3) Like produces like. If tubers
from unproductiVe or weak plants
are used, similar harvest will be
reaped.
(4) All tubers showing marked dis
coloration of the desh should be re-
5ected.
90 Purity of seed stock Is an es-
sential quality Of good seed. Serious
losses are sustained by the grower
through mixtures.
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u several inches: sometimes a loot
deep II straw is plentiful. It is raked
cut every day and another layer Of
fresh straw is supplied Every morn
ing about daylight feed Of grain is
scattered L. the straw and the birds
dig to uncover their breakfast. thereby
getting their much needed exercise
to keep thsm in gooo laying condi-
tion.
A lime floor will discourage rats
and mice as well as concrete, it is
easily kept clean and it is not much
harder than a wooden floor. There Is
very little or no grit in pure lime.
II the hens want more egg-shell ma
terial than they can get out Of the
ground oyster shell hopper feeder,
they can dig up part Of the floor and
eat it. They often prefer to do so.
it makes a change from the oyster
shell, which is the common lime sup
ply used in the eastern states.
Every good poultry house has a con-
crete foundation wall extending all
the way around. Concrete is the only
satisfactory underpinning for a poul-
try house for the reasons that it is
permanent and it is positive protec-
tion against rodents and vermin. Ex-
posed concrete. the wall above ground.
should be whitewashed to fill all the
little cracks and crevices. The whole
interior Of the house needs whitewash-
ing at least twice year; once a
month is a good rule. There are so
many different kinds of poultry in
sects that 1t is absolutely necessary
to treat the inside of the house with
either lime or crude oil to hold them
in check.
The plan Of this poultry house pro-
vides two compartments about fifteen
feet square each. An expert poultry
man or woman will keep forty hens
in each compartment through the win
ter and keep them in good laying con-
Cltion. It is considered the most prac-
tical and satisfactory way of housing
poultry in the winter time in New
York state climate.
It is customary to provide from
three to five square feet of floor area
per fowl There are about 225 square
feet of floor surface in each room.
which divided by FIVE gives rated
capacity of As fowls in each compart-
ment. It is the ambition of many poul-
try raisers to start in the fall nth
about one hundred one-year-old hens
and pullets. The number very often
is reduced to about eighty or ninety
before Christmas. so that the plan
works out about right for poultry
business of this size.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1915-08-26
BEE CAUSES AUTO WRECK
AIlghts on chauffeur's Neck, Then II
Lady's Lap and Then,
crashI

A bee is responsible for the WRECK
of the handsome new touring car OF
George G. Sykes of Allentown, Pa.
Mrs. Sykes was returning home at
night from a tour down country. with
a party of ladies as guests, when the
bee lighted on the neck Of the chauf.
feur. He brushed it off, and it landed
on the lap of the lady in the front seat
beside him. She was afraid of the in.
sect, and the driver. Charles Schultz,
gave it a swipe. Through this act he
lost control of the wheel, and the car
collided with bridge abutment
All escaped injury but Mrs. Edward
Ruhe, who was cut by broken glass
and Schultz, who is in bed.
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a cooperative way. Get several of
your neighbors interested. This is
particularly necessary when the mar
ket is not convenient and the product
has to be shipped. as it is rather
expensive to ship a small amount of
ten. which is very necessary to do in
order to get the best price. By COM
bining the shipments the cost can be
very much reduced.
By the use of the separator and the
proper handling of the cream there is
no reason why we cannot make as
good or even better butter on the
The Port Gibson reveille., 1915-08-26
Lawful Procedure.

Magistrate should you not be
heavily fined for blacking this mans
eye?
Defendant beg to remind your
honor l was performing an action re-
quired by the law.
Magistrate - What do you mean.
sir?
Defendant was only dimming his
lights.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1915-08-26
A Wise Parent.

Father" said Willie. Il want to
write war poem and can't think of
a rhyme for Przemysl. Would weasel
do?"
Il don't know, my son." replied the
pater. "But I'm told there is no rhyme
for jitney. Why not try that? No
body'd know the difference"
The Port Gibson reveille., 1915-08-26

opening. They are hinged to swing
back and button up against the cell
ing. In extreme cold weather, some
Of these glazed sash are made to close
part of the curtain front opening, but
the weather is never cold enough in
New York state to close the opening
entirely.
Other systems of ventilation were
tried and discarded one after another,
but experiments by using only thin
cotton cloth over the window open
The Port Gibson reveille., 1915-08-26

To take into the inmost shrine ,oi
the soul the irresistible force whose
puppets we seem to be-Death. and
Change, the irrevocahiIity Of a van.
ished past. the powerlessness Of man
before the blind hurry Of the universe
from vanity to vanity-to feel these
things and know them is to conquer
them.-Bertrand Russell
The Port Gibson reveille., 1915-08-26

The simplest form of a practical
poultry house is built on the shed
roof plan. 1t faces the south and has
windows rather high up in front to ad-
NIT sunshine clear back to the roosts.
The design shown in the perspec-
tive and floor plan was worked out by
the president of the Poultry associa-
ton Of New York state some twelve
Or fifteen years ago. He wanted a
poultry house sixteen feet from front
to back. He was particular to have
the ends and back of the building
made air-tight by the use of building
paper or felt roofing and matched cell
ing inside of good quality put on with
thick paint in the groove. He did not
care much about the outside of the
building, so long as the material was
good and well put together, but the
inside occupied his attention until he
got a practical house that gave uni
versal satisfaction.
Along with the shed roof design and
scratching shed practice came the so
called curtain front. The size of the
curtain front area must be regulated
to suit the climate. Usually the front
sash are hung from the top Of the
The Port Gibson reveille., 1915-08-26

"From the viewpoint Of an innocent
bystander." philosophically remarked
the old codger, "I believe that the
keenest competition know of occurs
when two chronic dyspeptics get to-
gether and compare their symptoms" F"
Judge.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1915-08-26
Screws Really Date From 1885.

Until the nineteenth century the
manufacture of screws was rather
crude process of forging and cutting
with hand tools Small screws we're
little known or used before 1885, but
in that year machinery began to be
constructed both in this country and
abroad and screwmaking became thor
oughly established.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1915-08-26
SELF SHAMPooINe
With cutieura Soap Is Most Comfort.
ing and Beneficial. Trial Free.

Especially If preceded by touches
of Cuticura Ointment to spots of dan
druff and itching on the scalp skin.
These supercreamy emollients meet
every skin want as well as every
toilet and nursery want in caring for
the skin, scalp, hair and hands.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. Ky,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1915-08-26
Whenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Groves

chill Tonic is equally valuable as a Gen
eral Tonic because It contains the well
known tonic properties of QUININE and
IRON Il acts on the Liver, Drives out
Malaria. Enriches the Blood and Builds
up the Whole System. so cents. - Adv.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1915-08-26

Doctor-''Is your wife strong-mind
ed enough to see that you positively
refrain from eating sweets?" Patient
Sure. doctorl She's got spunk
enough to make me pass up the candy
and pastry and all that as long as
she's allowed to eat It herself. -
Judge.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1915-08-26
Watch These Weeds.

Johnson grass, bindweed. wild mus
tard and other bad weeds should not
be given chance to grow and pro-
duce seeds. Watch the corners Of the
fences. the walks and other places
where they are apt to be overlooked
The Port Gibson reveille., 1915-08-26

Girlie-I've been reading. Harold,
that kissing is hygisnically unsafe. and
think Of the number of times you have
kissed me!
Harold-Oh, well. there's safety II
numbers. you knov.-Life.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1915-08-26
SHEO.ROOF FORM
POULTRY HOUSE
Is Simplest for Practical Use Un-
der All Conditions of Climate
and Weather.
EMBODIES ALL MODERN IDEAS
Present Design Has Proved It's Worth
by Fifteen Years Of Trials Two
Family Apartment Building With
Lime Floor and Concrete
DnderpInnlna.
Ry William a. RApFoRp.

Mr.. Willism A. Radford viii answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building work on the farm. for
ais wide experience as Editor, Author and
Manufacturer. he is. without doubt, the
highest authority on all these subjects.
Address all inquiries to William A. Rad
ford, No. 1897 Prairie avenue, Chicago,
H., and only inclose two-cent stamp for
reply.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1915-08-26

On sour soil apply lime at the rate
Of two to four tons to the acre and
harrow or Oisk it in before sowing
alfalfa.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1915-08-26

Our idea of a mean woman is one
who refuses to pay the doctor after he
has converted the late lamenteds in,
surance policy into ready money.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1915-08-26

A new iron mine now being operated
in Minnesota has an estimated con-
tent of 100000 tons of ore. It will
be worked by the open-pit method
prevalent in that state.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1915-08-26

Nearly 20 per cent Of the persons
engaged in agricultural pursuits in
this country are members of industrial
and economic organizations.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1915-08-26

The sows should be fed so carefully
that the milk flow win increase as the
growing demands Of the litter require
It
The Port Gibson reveille., 1915-08-26

The Croton river, which furnishes to
New York the greater part Of the wa
ter consumed in its limits, was named
for an Indian chief.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1915-08-26

A married man imagines he is hav-
ing a good time when he does any
thing he knows his wife wouldn't ap-
prove OF
The Port Gibson reveille., 1915-08-26

Tommy's Eighteenth Question.
"Pa, who was the most patient
man?"
Job used to be-"
The Port Gibson reveille., 1915-08-26
Makes Up for Il.

docs your furnace smoke very
much, Mrs. Jiggs7"
mo; my husband does"
The Port Gibson reveille., 1915-08-26

A perforated rubber fy swatter has
been invented. having the advantage
that it viii not scratch furniture.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1915-08-26

The war cost japan about $5O,00O.-
900 to date and an additional $26,OO,-
600 is to be appropriated.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1915-08-26

At Cambridge university 1000 out
Of $500 undergraduates have gone or
are going to the war.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1915-08-26

Lambs should be .weaned at four
months Of age. Lambs and ewes should
be placed out OF hearing OF each other
for a time.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1915-08-26

In preparing to raise a crop Of po-
tatoes It helps wonderfully If a crop
Ct clover is turned under.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1915-08-26
Cow Easily AFFECTED.

The true dairy COW is easily AFFECT
ed BY unfavorable conditions. It pays
in hard cash to keep conditions right.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1915-08-26

"Pa. is marriage a failure?"
Usually. my boy, if man marries
for money. Detroit Free Press.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1915-08-26
Mishranded.

"You don't call your husband honey
any more"
NO; found he was only glucose" /"
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The bird in the hand never sings as
delightfully."- as the one IN the bush,
anyhow.
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ThIs Year.

'Isn't 1t warm today?"
Yes; but how lovely and cool your
furs do make you look"
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Exactly.
What do you think? They pinched
the multimillionaire for speeding"
We'll. wasn't that rich onel"
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Alfalfa makes one OF the best pas
tures for hogs. Do not pasture It too
closely.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1915-08-26

"That man has an icy manner"
Then give him q few melting
glances.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1915-08-26

Market eggs at least twice a week
during the warmesl weather.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1915-08-26

Old hens are not profitable. Two
years is about the limit of energetic
egg production. All two-year-old hens
should be marked with leg bands as
candidates for chicken" salad.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-25

The temperance forces Of Indiana
are fighting to prevent a caucus of
Democrats on the state prohibition bill
in legislature, S. Edgar Nicholson said
today.
Mr. Nicholson said If the legislators
vote conscientiously and in accord
with the wishes of their constituents,
the Wright bill will become a state
law.
Taking into account the growing
hostility to the liquor traffic of the
railroads. of our manufacturers, of our
wholesale and retail merchants, of our
farmers. of our professional men, to
say nothing of the churches, schools
and colleges, I would not be surprised
ii the sentiment of the state is dry by
100000 net" Mr.. Nicholson said.
There are ninety-two counties In
Indiana. Five and six years ago sixty
nine out Of eighty-two counties voting
showed a net majority of more than
$4,000 against the liquor traffic. An
other county. Brown, was already
dry" by action of the county com
missioners. Does any one doubt that
a vote in these several counties today
would reveal largely increased dry
majority in the aggregate? With only
rare exceptions the local option cleo
tons held more recently under the
existing law indicate a substantial and
positive growth in the anti-liquor senti-
ment in Indiana. a.
at has been said that our legisla-
tors should not be compelled to face
an issue like this that was not in the
last campaign. But what did our SEN
ators and representative accept elect
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-25
SOMERVILLE HUNTS
LOCATION FOR CAMP
Boys Secretary Of Y. NJ. G. A.
Begins Plans for Annual
Outing.

Z A summer camp for boys. located on
body OF water suitable for fishing.
swimming and boating, is being plan
ned by Boys Director J. J. Somerville
OF the Y. M. G.. A. Mr.. Somerville
said today that 1t had not been def
nitely decided to hold the camp this
year. unless suitable arrangements
could be made.
Mr.. Somerville Is looking for site
for the camp, at some place not more
than 40 or SO miles from Richmond.
He said that he wished to locate the
camp at point well away from any
town, convenient to body of water.
where the boys would have chance
to get a taste of actual camp exper-
fence. No fancy grounds equipped
with cottages will be considered.
A cook will be taken along to pro-
vide the meals, but the boys will be
expected to perform the other camp
duties. A certain amount of camp
discipline will be enforced.
Mr.. Somerville said that he had not
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-25
STORY DEPICTS
START OF FREE
TOUR TO COAST

With the knowledge that the won
der fair at San Francisco, including
the expositions at Denver and San
Diego, have been completed for your
delighted inspection long before the
scheduled time, you now are prepared
to start In your minds eye as guest
Of the Palladium on the big trip which
you will take this year to the Golden
West
You have succeeded in securing the
5000 votes. represented by subscrip-
lions to the Palladium, and as result
are a member of the big special train
load Of happy ones who are impatient
ly waiting the moment for the train
to leave it's shed in Richmond.
All members of the Palladium's big
pleasure party to the coast and return
are like one family. In the literal
sense each Is a winner.
There is much happy excitement
about the depot-much fluttering on
the part of the women in the party and
an equal amount of joyous mingling
heard as to sending letters and post
cards enroute. so that folks at home
may know the progress of the eventful
journey from Richmond across the
continent.
Just take a look at the cameras.
They are everywhere. in all sizes and
proportions. from the flat pocket
kodak to regular box shape. big and
little. From appearances, the homes
OF many Richmond people are going to
be decorated by exquisite photos OF
the many beautiful scenes that lie be-
tween Richmond and the Golden West
They will serve as reminders of the
trip for many years afterward.
Finally, the moment has arrived for
the big Pullman train, with its load
! of laughing, chattering Palladium
guests to pull out of the depot on the
first stretch Of it's journey through
several thousand of miles of the great
est country in the world.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-25
SHOW MOVING SLIDES

Animated slides are in town. They
are the latest of pictures for the
theatres. They present pistures in
beautiful eolors, with movement Of
people and objects in scenes, the pic
lures are mystifying, and they are
quite lifehks both as to color and
movement.
The animated slides are having q
big run in the larger cities. They are
presented Under the direction Of the
Ideal Curtain Company, whose general
manager, H. B. Hornaday, Of India
napoIis, was in Richmond yesterday
and arranged for the exhibit Of the
first animated slides in Richmond.
They were shown at the Murrette last
night.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-25

Arrangements are being made by
the Christian Endeavor society Of the
First Christian church, for st. Pat
rick's Day party to be held Wednes.
day evening, March II, in the parlors
OF the church. The social committee
with the officers OF the Endeayor
society will have charge. All the deco
rations will be appropriate to st. Pat
rick's Day and invitations will be
issued soon. A feature of the evening
will be musical program. Several
novel games will be arranged for the
affair. All the young people OF the
church will be invited to attend.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-25
PROHIBITION FORCES FIGHT CAUCUS
OF DEMOCRATS ON WRIGHT BILL
s. Edgar Nicholson Believes Legislators Vote the Wishes
Of Constituents the Measure Will Become State Law
Holds Indiana Would Go Dry by 100000 Net in a
Statewide Elections

ion to the general assembly for II they
are unwilling to accept responsibility
for any issue of legislation that has
back of 1t in good faith, any substan-
tial and reputable body of citizens?
Our legislators are representatives OF
the people and are not supposed to be
mere automatons to register some.
thing already accomplished.
did the legislature shrink from con
siderilg the question of abolishing
capital punishment merely because 1t
was not an open issue in the last cam.
paign? The calendar will reveal the
introduction of vast number of bills
upon subjects that were not even men.
toned in the last campaign, and some
of these bills have already passed the
legislature by combination of Demo
cratic, Republican and Progressive
votes.