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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-03-04

irasible temperament and little disposed
to submit TO restraint or opposition; a
man Warm-hcarte1 and impulsive to a
marked degree: "a man of considerable
mental force and AN original thinker
along several lines; a man who was in
tenscly LOYAL to his native state; a man
who contributed much to the welfare of
that State and Of his home community.
There We're MANY people who We're ready
to disagree with Ny. Battell in somc Of
those matters which they called his pet
theories but at the same time they recoG-
nizcd the sincerity of purpose of the man
and honored that sincerity. whether the
place of disagreement he on the floor Of
the Legislature at Montpelier or in thu
more restricted arena of debate IN the
Addison county towns. where the most
of his business interests lay. All who
rave had thu occasion towatch him in the
legislative halls remember a man of pos
tive convictions but gencrous-hearted to
an opponent. That same quickening OF
the heart towards his associates caused
him to make generous donations Of pub
10 and private nature. chief among the
former being a gift of a farm in Wey-
bridg. to the United states government
TOT morse oIneuing purposes "hp TIC
deciding of n huge tract of 81" acres OF
virgin forest on Cafneis Hump to :he
state o. Vermont for the Purpose Of
forming a state forest. Mr.. Batteiia
LOYALTY to help in Building up the various
phases Of activity which go 10 complete
the advancement Of the state. 1t can
b. said in all fidelity to the truth that
tVcrmont has lost a loyal son IN The death
OF Joseph Battell.
Another notable IermOn.er who aas
just passed on vas Professor John Els
worth Goodrich. during the past few
| years professor emritus Of Latin In the
University Of Vermont and for % years
prior to that actively associated with
that Institution IS professor and libra
rian. Unl.kc Mr.. Batteli. Professor Good
rich was not a nauve-oorn Ncrmonter'
but he Yielded nothing to Mr.. Battel in
devotion 10 the STATE Which he adopted
a. his Own. In all things essential, save
Mace of birth, Professor G1odrich was
"a Vermonter Of the highest type; aud in
his G,iict way he did great things for
the advancement OF the state. chiefly. Of
course. in the educational field. although
his activities were by M means confined
10 that single linz Of work. Professor
Goodrich was an eNemplar OF that type
OF old fashioned college professor, some
what ersistent in the cndeaNor 10 teaclt
the details as well as the gloss Of mis-
subject and himself COMMANDING the re-
spect OF his students as a fine type OF
man. lie and the late President Buck
ham were about the last of the group
which may be DESIGNATED rs the odd
school" associated with the University
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-03-04

heat is weakening. Therefore the begin.
ner should see that a proper degree Of
heat is maintained for the first 10 days.
In the smaller hovers not more than
80 chicks Should be placed under the no.
pacity for 800 to l.3N chicks, one-half
that number will do better. In many cases
the brooders now made are too small for
50 chicks after they roach the age Of
four to eight weeks. and a secondary
hrooder with more space should he pro-
vided, or the flock should be divided.
Again. every beginner should realize
he cannot always follow the footsteps
with the same success of the breeder Of
years of experience. SO the smaller flock
is the best I'm the long run. One need
not employ forced feeding methods if
the chicks are properly handled.
But a well-balanced ration Of bran.
ground oats. mealed alfalfa. middlings in
a dry mash and placed before the chick
at all times after they are eight or 10
days old is good practice. The writer
uses 2oD pounds Of bran, l0 of middlings,
100 of ground oats, 100 OF mealed alfalfa
and 10 per cent. of high-grade beef scraps
The best grade commercial chick feed is
scattered in the litter four or five time
a day, until the chicks are eight weeks
old, when coarser grains are fed. When
milk can hr obtained Chcaply enough 1t
is a welcome addition to the ration.
When taken from the brooder and
placed in colony coops on range, or in
! yards. great care should he exercised that
plenty of ventilation is provided the
chicks and that nc crowding is necessi-
tate1. The poultry raiser of tho future
will recognize the fact more and moro
that oVcrcroVdinG from the incubator ia
maturity has caused more culls and I'M
dorsized poultry than any other one
cause. II is not the cause of a great
death rate, but is the cause of chicks
receiving sethacks that no amount of
feeding can overcome. one can see III
the majority of poultry yards a Target
number of fowls than can he properly
accommodated. This is also seen In
brooding. The error is carried on to I'll.
laying quarters where. in the majority
| of cases. but from one to two square feet
of floor space is given TO the fowls. NO"
| and then the beginner Will see "A careful
handler accomplishing the feat of crowd
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-03-04

The lower town is devoted to business
and to the canals which reach to Client,
l3ures, Antwerp and 'harleroi.
brussels began somewhere in the sew
enth century as a congregation, a con-
eregation which gathered to hear st.
Cory. bishop of Cambray, preach. -.
Gerry was one of those rare old heroes of
young christianity. who matched their
teachings with their lives, and who We're
in command of an irresistible eloauence.
The camp of religious enthusiasts grew
rapidly into a village, which early dis
tinguished itself in manufacture and
trade. Brussels has had a changeful his
tory. by the early middle ages 1t had
grown wealthy, and it has always since
remained a home of wealth and of splen-
dor. 1t has been twice destroyed by fire
and has acknowledged many masters.
Belgium is "A and of the working
man. There was, probably, hardly a
! drone to be found in all the little king
dom, Everybody was in business in Bel
GUM; everybody bent upon making mon
I ry. and everybody was proud of his bust
ness and his bent. In short, the whole
country was self-made and, therefore,
democratic. Brussels, on the other hand,
the national luxury, has always been
aristocratiC in tone and feeling. The sym
bOls of labor and of Practically were
not allowed to obtrude in Brussels, which
stands like an oasis in the desert with
it's savoir-vivre its pure taste In arch
itecture, it's devotion TO art, music and
the theater. its light gayety. and Its
gracefully-worn luxury, The splendoi
of Brussels is not the Grass splendoi
Of the upstart; it is rather the pleasing
elegance of an old Kaiser-stadt lik
Wanna -
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ton one-half package or two table
spoonfuls of gelatin in half-cup of
cold water. Bring the soup to boiling
point. season with salt, pepper and
sugar: remove from the fire; add the
softenod gelatin and stir until this is
dissolved. Pour into individual moulds
which have been moi*tcned with cold
water. china cups o. custard cups
make excellent moulds. When the .i"l-
~ is cold. remove from moulds and
serve on lettuce with mayonnais". \
delicious salad for u SUNDAY night
supper.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-03-04

The beginner of last year, in looking
pack on his first effort ut rearing chicks,
Twill realize the fact that he did not
grow all the chicks Matched and that the
fhicks that did pass from ~chickhood {,
fnaturity were not as large or as strong.
pr did not mature as fast as those raised
hN the experienced poultry raiser. Tor
fhis condition there is n cause.
The beginner in any line of business
fannot hope to do as well as the NOR.
experienced manager, vet with living ex-
imples near him and good advice CLEAN
d from the poultry press. a good founda-
ion for his future work is laid out. But
even with all the advice from the pens
tf those who made good. experience must
n a measure be the final stepping stone
o success and this cannot be gained in
,ne short seasons work. 1t is correcting
he mistakes made and never repeating
Them that assure final success.
One. and a very important essential to
uccess IN poultry raising, is the proper
Fearing of the chick.. lncuhat ton plays
pm important part and. before that, the
orceding stock. But after the eggs have
1een properly hatched from good. strong
tock, comes one of the most important
considerations in poultry raising. namely,
he successful rearing of chicks. Many 4
Eood breeder has sent to the beginner
he best eggs and has had the blame of
ellings eggs from scrub stock because
he beginner neglected to properly raise
he stock. with the result that the ma
ured stock was both under weight and
f poor shape.
n iS M l,N1iC1,1fin I fact that TO 4.tfr
he best and proper shape IN any breed
he chicks must he grown properly.
1any a breeders success in the show
DOM is due to his knowledge of growing
he proper matings without a check. II
Odds good on tn" commercial egg farm
where the winter eggs must be PRODUCED
order to make a profit. The expert
need growers IN these egg FERNS know
ow tn properly grow the pullets 50 the,
III mature at the proper time. To grow
many hundreds of bullets and have then
hecked in development would mean :
PISS that wen A good spring production
ould not overcome. So the importanc'
{ properly growing the chicks can III
eadily seen.
FALUE OF IMPROVED RROODERS
With the improved broodcrs now on tn,
harket that give uniform heat and NAM
4 them good ventilation, the hroodine
roblem Is being solved IA pidly. Yet Their,
re still many hovers that are poorly
entilated and great care SHOULD be usef
the selection of the hrooder.
Proper heat Is essential, and too much
eat rather than too little is desirable
pr a chilled chick during the first Il
avs Is as good as a dead one. Extreme
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-03-04
Barred Plymouth Rocks.


The always popular and probably the
widest known Of all American breeds of
poultry is the Barred Plymouth Rock.
Early in the history OF the pure-brcd
poultry in America the S%hanghais, hit
tagongs. Black Spanish, lame and Doir-
iniUues We're about all the pure-bred va
rieties known. Many crosses were mad"
between them. and until an actual type
of shane and color was agreed upon
about 1879 these crosses were known as
the Great American MonErel
IT is generally agreed among authorl-
tics that the prcsent-day Barred Ply
mouth Rock is descended from a cross
OF the Dominiques and Black Jars. the
latter a fowl of Asiatic origin. Plymouth
Rocks became widely popular. being cs-
pccially adaptable and profitable. Almost
cvcrv farmer in tho country bred Ply
moUth Rocks. because they were. and
are to-day, great layers of large brown
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-03-04
NEW INDOOR SPORT.

L. 4. Dorgan. Tad" the c%artoonis., was
dining alone in a in Fulton
Street the other night, 4 stranger crop
ped into the seat opposite and rell ~
diso ussing cartoons
Nov take my old friend Tad" said
the stranger. II Ike him personally. In
fact We ere the best o. friends, but al
an artist he Is runk.'
You know Tad thenH' Tad asked.
Know him, I should say | do"
I'm bet YOU q YOU don't know him, -
said Tad, reaching fer his wallet The so
was deposited on the table.
Now said tho cartoonist. how are
you going ID prove that YOU would krow
Tad if you saw him"
That's a cinch," chucklcd the strang-
rr, as he gathered in the money. YOU
are Tad. '-I artuous MaSa2inr.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-03-04
SUGGESTIONS ON ORDER
ING SEEDS.
How TO Save Money.

There Is often so much confusion In
planning a garden as to what and how
many seeds to order nat a list has been
compounded for the ~forehandcd gardener,
which, 1t Is hoped, VIII Simplify his plan
ming. and make his seed ordering an easy
task. The table follows:
Root crops:
Beets. ! Oh. seed for - IT.; do-No days
TO mature; 3 paintings; > varieties; SOW
- inch deep early in season and IL
inches later. when season is dryer; rows
l2-l5 inches apart, plants "a inches apart.
Carrots. ii to ~ on. seed for 80 feet; CO.
20 DAYS to mature; 3 paintings; 2 varie-
ties; SOW l-2 inch deep; rows l2-lb inches
apart, plant 2-3 Inches apart.
onions, Id to ~ or TOT Oft'' lN-lf5 Gays
to mature; / planting: 2 varieties; SOW
plants . Inches apart.
days to mature; ! planting; ! variety
- to inch deep in rows IL lnches apart,
plants 10 lnches apart
Potatoes, peck Tor 81 IT.; 6p-lNp GAYS
TO mature; ] planting; : varieties; cut
to ? eyes plant q or . ihchts dcep IN
rows . to l-2 #. apart plants 10 to IS
inches apart
Radishes' IL OF. seed Tor b. IT. a."
DAYS To mature; b paintings . varieties
SOW IL inch deep in rows Il inches apart
plants 20 ineheS apart
Satisfy. ~ ~. sc"d ior 81 ~ HH-f'
DAYS to mature; planting ! Vare'y'
go" IL t" J men deep II ROWS ~ lhehoS
apart plants %3 inc0es aNh't'
'uin!Ps' = "z' seV" i"' W H. W." ""Fs
in mature Z Dl1ntln6A. " M !lEtisS' 9ON
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-03-04
QTAHANG CHOWbrH.

Put ouc-eignth pound Of tat salt
pork and one good-slzed onion through
the universal meat grinder and fry 20
gether to a golden brown and thon
clean and grind one quart Of qua
hangs; save all the Juices and peel and
cut up six or eight good-sized pota-
toes. Place all together in a good
sized kettle with we quarts of water
and a dash of pepper and let simmer
pour into the chowdor one can con
denscd tomato soup. stir thoroughly
ana serve hot.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-03-04
CHICKS SHOULD WORK FOR
THEIR LIVING.
No Factory Inv against Working
Chicks Every Day.


Chicks should be left in the incubator
for 30 hours after Matching without
tooa 80. wotar ,o,,,r. h,,inu oro,.,,oa
q" necessary w" IRON, ~ Yum ""
'n' P"''"' '5N ""'o' ia w GU S'as.H
W ueNtIop"''"' y e"''ose" ~ '"' ch'oh
ooS NV"
"f"ouer 'p''Nio"H'N het'e" 10 /" oehrNes'
'"oU'' '" """e "c WI inv "oo"'
taxing care 10 put Pach one uhuer .he'
noN''' NV ''"'pt'","rc WIZ rise ie"
oeereeS' p" uoht chahe' the res"ia'or
vi '"a' acV"uh'' "lI"''"' '"e "oN.'
space 'cmper"'ure at 10 10 " degrees tne
iirst "etN' Er"'u"ilH uropp'"K " :"
degrees oN inc fourteenth Gay ana 10 !"
u's'ee' , IL .ut VI '"''e "'''' VI
'"' r'''''"''F INV JIM 'un '"t "o,.'
t,'"''i''". " " So nv
,'oor S"o"'" ue co'ere" v II "oI"" VI -
""ii ~" WIN ~'""' '""tP go"
IL "'Vi " 'P''"' u' ''''" NO.
cover at '"'7 se"so" oi '"o H'"' "
sman sunny ,'oor spa'e COVERED WIN
7""u' ""U'e ~ O"'' Ia ""N
oe lea as e"tN sro" "'o'r'
HOW ~ FEED
The first meal may consist Of one-third
stale bread. o%ne-third rolled oats. and
| oue-third hard-boiled egg (sncll and alp
mixed with sweet milk /. puss.hle. or else
water. This should he mixed to Il crumb-
is. not sloppy, consistency, adding 81
little chick -s!zc grit or sharp sand. Feed
five times daily for three daYs. giving
all the chicks viii cat at each meal,
starting the feeding at 6 A. NJ. and al
ways keep pure. clean water constantly
- H.. f. .Ii.tr -iy. 1ri, in, n.n N.
tains. The first day confin" the chicks
in the brooding chamber of the brooder'
and after each feeding push them back
under thu hover until they learn to go
themselves. The second day feed az
before. only sprinkling a little chick food
over tn" food and III the finely cut litter
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-03-04

'e"Gs. The chicks grow rapidlv ana mate
excellent tat,c fowls ct all ages, from,
hro:lcr size mp. They arc good foragers
and will rive satisfactory results. even
under conditions that arc not the best.
AS a fancy fowl the Barred Plymouth
Rock has many admirers. n Is difficult
20 produce good specimens without pa
tience and considerable application -
breeding problems.
Barred Plvnouth Rock raoles weigh
from eight to 70 pounds; females from
six to eight hounds. Their evenly-barred
plumare is striking and beautiful, and
the fowls in 7ocks are decidedly %attrac-
tive. They have demonstrated for r1ar"
years their worth as a farmers fowl.
The fowls do we'll in confinement and
practically guarantee n plentiful supply
Of mig Brown egEs. and as many tooth
some hro.!ers. roasters and s:swing fowls.
rs your table requires.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-03-04
REARING CHICKS.
The Orthodox Way.

Leave the chicks under the hen or in
the incubator for thirty-siN hours after
hatching. then remove the former with
their mother to a clean weather-proof
coop with q hoard floor and Slated front.
These may be had for 81. includinG q
wirc-Covercd run. The Incubator chicks
should be removed in a warm basket to
the broodcr, previously heated to 90 de
greeS, which is best done toward eve
ming, 50 that they may he left comfort
ably for the night. Run the hrooder ac-
cording to directions. ana for the first
few days keep the chicks near the hover
until they learn to run in and out as
their comfort dictates. After "A few days
give them The run of the nursery, if there
is one. or if the hroodcr is an indoor
machine let them run about the floor
space allotted to them. The temperature
of n room where an indoor brooder is
kept hould =" about = degrees. If an
outdoor is used. set it in a sheltered spot,
and. after the first Week, Get the chicks
ont on to tn" ground every pleasant day
even If only for ten minutes to start with.
MANAGEMENT OF THE HEN AND
CHICKS.
The nen with her chicks should he con-
fined in her coop, the floor of which
I should be covered with dry earth or sand
for a few days. and then allowed the
! freedom Of the yard for an hour or tive
daily until the family has outgroWn it,
quarters. which viii he In three or fouI
weeks. The coop and yard should be
moved on to fresh ground continually, OF
the contaminated soil may breed disease
l., H., Good TIN. first meal NAV consist DI
a small quantity Of bread crumbs slightly
dampcned with milk or mixed with hard
boiled egg These eggs are ground up
shell and all, and form o~ne-eighth of thu
mixture. AT the same time, a little chick
grit and sharp sand is supplied; feed this
mixture on a clean board, and see that al
have an equal chance to eat. The secon'
day a small amount of cracked grains
known as chick-fced, may be added, al
ternating with egg mixture. which may
be gradua lily eliminated and the chick
feed used entirely. Feed five times t
day for the first week or put in an auto
matte feeder, so the chicks may feed
themselves.
After about a week or eleven days {
small amount of beef or fish scraps
should he fed. but very spa ringlN at first
and on the first sign of intestinal distur
Dances cut out the animal food fOI a dan
or two. These meat scraps may be fec
through a hopper after the third week
so that the chicks may have access Il
II all through the day. but feed all thu
grains in litter, cut about an inch long
Added to his. provide green food, plenty
of pure water. fresh air, and exercise
and the youngsters will grow rapidly an
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-03-04
THE ALL-IMPORTANT PRESENT.

I.oIks there he who prate about "tha
do,r ola davs, with nrid.
,o,riora mood ia ride
m al. c.o nddaddv was .o-and-so TN,
.,n,tast of b,s day
AND rra,,Io an insanelv in that idIotic
vav
,i,, fo,. helm Won nan,er hollar as Won
, ms, east
Will. ,bov ,our into vour ueteninp oars
,ho .,,rdour of ,bo rast
! W. S'' - . wa ~ -" -
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-03-04
BRUSSELS BUILT TO
INITIATE PARIS
trious Belglans Permitted Themselves
City Centuries Old.

trious Belgians Permitted Thcmseives
City Centuries Old.
Drawing a picture of Brussels as it
as before the present war. the National
geographic society describes the capital
the Belgians in the following terms:
''The Brussels of before the war was
he one Indulgence that the industrious
flgian folk permitted itself. Other Bel
an cities were built for practical pur-
%bses-for the Belgians are the hard
AIDED folk of the ccnturies-but Brussels
las built to please. Strategic sites near
g raw materials of industry or upon
G lines of trade, ports and vantage
pints for the distribution of acricul-
raj produce explain every Belgian city,
cept Brussels and Ostend-and Ostend
hs built EXCLUSIVE for the benefit Of
n foreigners with money to spend.
russels was the weakness, the luxuri-
Is foihle of the Understanding Of
|oples,
Brussels had the charms of a min
fure. 1t reproduced feature for fea-
re- the brcathlcss pleasure of Paris.
e bright art and student bohemia.
@ teeming night life, and all OF tho
wildering pastimes of the ultra in ia
ion and fortune. These things were
st as I'm Paris, though ORA wn TO n
Ich smaller degree. But proportionately
ere were more I'elgians in Brussels
an Frenchmen in Paris or Germans in
Rim or Englishmen in London. Those
rec greater war capitals have The peo-
IS Of the world among them. brussels
bs primarily Belgian.
1The population Of the city, together
IN its immediate suburbs, exceeded
Loco. Brussels was considerably larger
d livelicr than the American capital,
%ashington. which, il might be noted,
the smallest and most scdate OF all the
~pOrtant capitals of the world. Never
less, ever Washington has n more
Id, a more extensive appearance than
, chief city of Belgium.
The city lies on the u~nnavigable river
hne. 50 miles from the sea. Old Brus.
. Is pentagonal, and magnificent
ulsvards mark the sites Of the ok
tihcationa New Brussels lies or
her land. and is dry and healthful
contains the finer residences and
|st of the beautiful public buildings
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-03-04
q NtSCESS

Rose Stahl, whose sense of hulnur is
infailible, contributes n "stork" story.
Ethel, the six-year-old member of "A
very poor family, was told by her father
that she had a new baby sister.
isn't hat splendid"' he asked. But
hard lessons Of the high cost of living
in these war times had taken root in
the young lady's mind and she answered
solemnly:
"'Wcll, daddy. s'pose it's all right,
hut II seems to me there's a lot az other
Things. we needed more - Youne's Mag
a2ins
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-03-04

An eminent inelishman of science re-
Gently delivered a lecture during which
ans amusing incident occurred, In the
course OF his remark ne said something
to this effect:
1T IL a well established fact that the
sun is gradually losing its heat. and in
the course Of 0.00l,0 N years its heating
power will he So diminished that all
benehcent effects will be lost and no life
can exist on earth"
As soon as his sentence was uttered a
sturdy Briton in the rear of the hall rose
and sicnitlcd his desire to ask a ques-
ton.
Pardon me" he said. 'hut nov long did
you say IL would be before this terrible
calamity would occur"
why, about 7o,oOo,O 600 years. repeated
the scientist with a smile.
The questioner fell back into his seat
Will a sigh Of relief.
Thank goodness" he muttcred, ~ un-
derstood him 10 say 10000"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-03-04
Feeding, Ventilation and
Avoidance of Over
crowding Should Be
Watched.
Profits Lie in Quick and
Steady Maturity of the
Flock.
Ply JAMES r. HOPKINS.
Poultry Editor. Lecturer and Author.
Copyright. 1915.

The beginner cannot fail to note his in
ability to raise all his chicks to ~perfect
maturity. He may get discouraged by
results obtained by tho more experienced
|roultrNman. But chicks aren't like TOP
|fy"-they don't just grow. They must he
helped to grow, and such things as
proper feeding. avoidance of overcrowd.
Ping. correct ventilation, etc. should be
bearing flocks will be the reward of care
|1n these matters. The following articl,
lis full of good advice.