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do they will get in good condition.
They are not to be starved, but you
must keep them Just a little hungry,
and they will go out in this one or
two acres Of land and eat more or
less green feed. and they will run up
and down the pen and it will give them
muscle.
I'VE keep them in this manner until
they are five months old, and then we
change and put them in permanent
quarters. Most any kind of q build
ing will do for a duck house. It does
not require very much light, but II
you want eggs all the winter you must
have 1t warm enough 30 that the eggs
won't get chilled. If you go through
pretty often and take up the eggs they
will not get chilled.
I'VE do not have any nests in our
duck houses; we simply bed them
with shavings. We did try nests, but
we could not see any great benefit
from them. They will dig a hole
in the corn.r and lay the egg and
cove 1t up and when you go through
in the morning you have to be careful
that you do not walk on the eggs.
1--WE breed from a pullet, we never
breed from a yearling duck. A duck
will take on fat very easily. and if you
keep thea over the second year they
get too fat, and they will not lay as
early, and the eggs are not fertile, and
we cannot get good results.
I'VE mate n drake and five ducks.
We start these in October, and as the
season advances, say about the first Of
March. we watch the ducks, and II
we see two brakes get to fighting,
we catch n Of them; we catch the
poorest and put him in a pen by him
self. Whenever we see any fighting,
we take out a drake, and when there
is no fighting, we leave them alone,
and they balance themselves up.
Sometimes you will find they will
run for a long time and there will be
no fighting; then, there will come a
rain storm. and there will be puddles
of water in the yard, and If you go
out you will find dozens of them fight
ing, and they will tear each other to
pieces. They will get the blood
started and your five brakes will get
after one and fairly eat him. have
seen It when we would not have more
than n drake to ten or twelve ducks,
and we would get Just as good eggs
as w got in the winter"
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Five-Pen Breeding House for Ducks.

R. W. Curtiss of Ransomville. N. Y.
who raises about 10000 ducks a year
and makes big profits at the business,
says it is harder manual work to raise
ducks than chickens. and the business
requires patience and good judg-
ment. He selects eggs from the
stronger birds and sets them in incu.
bators and broods them until they
are eight weeks old when they are
fattened for market.
Before these ducks are fattened
we sort out our breeding stock at the
age when the ducks are old enough
30 that we can tell the sexes. l co."
says Mr.. Curtiss, through a large
number Of ducks and perhaps I might
get five or ten At to breed from out of
. large flock of one hundred. That
seems like a lot Of work. Every time
you change the feed the ducks won't
eat, and II you change gradually they
will probably be off their feed for two
days; and Just at that time we sort
out the breeding stock, and it is Just
at the m we change the feed SO
that we do not lose anything.
I'VE handle the ducks by the neck:
we never take them by the legs. We
hold the duck up and look at him, and
II he has a good broad breast all the
way through and fairly deep keel, and
broad back, and not too long a neck,
and his head not too long, and If he
fights a great deal and tries to get
away, showing he is strong, then we
will pick out hat duck. He has got
to be a certain weight; we do not
actually weigh them because that is
too much trouble.
I'VE take the ducks out in May and
they are taken out in f1ocks of two
hundred. We start and drive these
ducks over to the pasture and in driv-
ing them we will say that we have
two hundred and ten or two hundred
and fifteen.
I'VE keep them in q large wood lot.
We take lots of time driving them
along, not too slow and not so slow
az you would drive market ducks. We
keep them moving and when we get
them half way over two or three Of
them will break down and flap their
wings, and they cannot walk. These
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-06-02
Heaven WAGON.

Paul, age five, OF Muncie. was visit
Ing here recently says the Indianap-
oils News. He SAW a taxicab pass the
house. Mother, there is the heaven
wagon" he said. The expression vas
accounted for by the fact that the fam
fly recently lost a neighbor. Paul
was much interested in the coffin and
hearse. The mother told him they
were taking his old friend to heaven.
and since then every taxi and hearse
are heaven wagons to him.
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EGGS SHIPPED FOR HATCHING
Should Be Nested Deeply and Careful
ly Wrapped in ExceIsior-Cover
Basket With Cloth.

Eggs to be shipped for Matching. II
packed In baskets, should be nested
deeply in excelsior and each egg care.
fully wrapped in excelsior.
The basket may be covered with a
piece Of cloth which is sewed to the
basket at the edges, or held in place
by tacks carefully pushed in the bask.
ct, or may have its edge pushed up un.
der the top strip Of the basket, outside,
with the edge of a case knife.
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denied positively that holes had been found It the for baseso of thu bridge
indicating that plans had been made % dynamite the structure. An uyestga-
ton. he said, showed that this story was without foundation.
Widespread interest a aroused in the reported threats against Cabin
John bridge because Of its vulnerablty and the realization that any attack on
the bridge would wholly cut of Washngton's only water supply. Such an
attack would not only cause Inconvenience to the people, but would result
in tn almost complete suspension of governmental activity until the damage
could be repaired. 1t is the realization of this, waterd department officials
declare, that prompted the extra precautions ito guard the bridge and conduits.
Efforts have been concentrated toward protecting the bridge, it is under
stood, because it is the point in the piping system from Great falls at
which a attack might cause serious damage and result in long delays in
restoring a cutof in the water supply.
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ABLY Will see many more presidents come and go. AS might be supposed, he is
ht Akatlv rarely does he reveal ven in the slightest degree the
opln1ons n e las formed o. the nations rulers he has been privileged TO present
TO thousands OF distinguished callers. He w "a in an exceptional mood the
othes day, however, when he came upon a friend studying the oil painting of
President Wilson, which hangs with those of Mckinley, Roosevelt, and Taft
tn the main hall of the White House. Asked if he thought the painting did
President Wilson justice, Hoover replied:
1T id when he posed for it. The custom is to perpetuate the features of
I'M president in III Is soon after his Inauguration as possible The features
of woodrow Wilson in that frame are not those Of the Woodrow Wilson of
today. Nearly four years have elapsed since that painting "a finished. He
has a stronger face now than he had then. That has been true Of avery presi.
dent have known. They all grow o the Job, and as the years pass their
faces show it."
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be provided for nut of the appropriation for horses and other draft. animals
The accounting officers of the treasury hold that this cannot be done and also
that the contingent fund of the army was not available or the purpose. 1t was
thought that perhaps the medical department appropriation might be used,
since that had been given a very liberal Interpretation as authorizing the
purchase Of anything necessary for the medical and hospital service for which
no more specific provision has been made elsewhere" but the comptroller
decided that the maintenance of the dogs had too emote a bearing upon
medical car and treatment or the miscellaneous expense of the service to
warrant a extension Of such a principle to the purpose.
The secretary of ar approved the recommendation of the general stan
that, unless the medical department can maintain the dogs without expense to
the government-which the comptroller now says is impoSible-they be-
returned % tho donor.
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BANK DEPOSITS INCREASE.

The saloons of Sioux City, Ia. closed
when the state went into the prohibit.
ton column the first of January, 1915.
The savings bank deposits in the city
increased $4,000 the first week the
saloons were closed. In that week $50
new savings accounts were opened in
the various banks, most of them by
people who had never had a bank &C
count before.
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WATER WAGON SAFEST.

You cant get away from it, 7 tell
you. The water wagon may not be
as jolly to ride on as the booze cart,
but it takes you to a home and friends.
The booze tart dumps you in the gut.
ter or in a pauper's grave."-Jess vii
lard.
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SETTING EGGS FROM PULLETs
Poor Physical Condition-Hens'
Eggs Are Best.

Better matches and stronger chicks
will result by setting eggs from hens
than from pullets. AS a rule, pullets
lay more during the winter and arc
poorer in physical condit on at the be-
ginning of the Matching season than
are the hens, which gives rise to a
larger number of small eggs and more
infertile ones.
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To Drive Out Malaria
And Build Up The system

Take the Old Standard GROVES
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking. as the formula il
printed on every label, showing it Is
Quinine and Iron in a ~tasteless form. This
Quinine drives out malaria, the Iron
builds up the system. so cents.
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would make was hat extra civilian
guards had been employed to patrol
the bridge and the nine miles of con-
duit road along which the pipes sup
plying Washington with water are
placed.
Secretary of War Baker said he
had never heard hat letters had been
received threatening to dynamite the
bridge. Col. C. A. F. Fagler, engineer
officer in charge Of the Washington
a%queduct, also denied knowledge of
threatening letters. Colonel F7apler
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Love Finds a MaY.

But your fance has such a small
salary; how r you going TO live?"
oh. we're going &c economic.
We're going to do without such a lot
of things that Jack needs"
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FOUR BARS.

Act I.-Eefore the bar Of the saloon
Act IT.-Before the bar OF the court
Act III.---Before the bar of the
prison.
Act Iv.--Before the bar of God.
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one Bit as in overans, they carry steel bars around and do anything that
comes handy"
Ihat is about tn most definite description of their present work obtain.
ahe Officially they re classified as machniss helpers. and they re working
to be furfedged machinists.
This Is lot tn first" lob" or either of the young men The elder. Joseph
was graduated from Central high school in 1914, and since hen has "carred
D Chain LOT urVeyors In TN geological survey, and has worked with an auto.
mobile magazine. He has been attending Georgetown Law school in the
evening.
James, aged eighteen, felt the call of his fathers farm, ID at Blossburp
Pa rel before he quit Central high. He is an expert in bees, and had q lot
o. hives on hsf fathers farm. But he wanted to learn a trade" Sc he and
his brother both yet out to do 8 70.
The secretary is delighted. He 8 a believer Ia vocational education-and
believes that such education, at times, a be acquired outside of school. Roth
boys likewise hold the opinion that a union card is about as valuable as a
diploma.
The boys are only following in the footsteps of their father. He as
worker in thu coal mines If Pennsylvania, and later became secretarytreas
of the United Mine Workers of America.
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IetdTHeU Dy IrUver CIGVeIanu anu
every succeeding president.
Hoover's present post is an i'm
portant one, as all White House visi-
tors will agree, particularly those IA
vored with private audiences with the
president in the executive mansion
proper. Perhaps no man living has
had a better opportunity to observe
the characteristics and the human
side Of presidents during the last
quarter Of o century.
Still q young man. Hoover prob
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-06-02
Water Supply Of Washington Was Threatened

. REcAuT1oNs were taken by the war department recently to guard Cabin
4 Ohm bridge from attacks threatening the city water supply, and then
placed strict censorship on the new thereof The only admission officials
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washington Steel and Ordnance COM
parry. at Giesboro Point, concerning
Joseph B. Wilson and James Wilson.
Ihey would hare no trouble getting a
recommendation from their section
boss any time they wanted another
job.
They do not need-in fact, have
never availed themselves-of any
pull from their father, Joseph Bau-
chop Wilson, secretary of labor.
The fact that they are sons of a
"a hinnt yonn,ha~ IAac ~ l;&,-L 49,
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SAVE A DOCTORS BILL

by keeping Mississippi Diarrhoea Cor
dial handy for all stomach complaints.
Price 25c and 50c.-Adv.
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White House Chief Usher Talks Of Presidents

tI KE" HOOVER chief usher at the White House. is nw serving his sixth
! administration, counting IS two the Roosevelt "doubeheader" as he
terms it. He began as a usher during the term of Benjamin Harrison, wa
by Groyar Clouoland od
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ItS uISpOSaI CuaC are aVaIIaDIe TOT
maintaining the dogs.
The dogs were sent to Fort Ethan
Allen. VT. and the commanding officer
of ambulance company No. l at that
place was directed to care for and
train them. Then was presented the
question of drawing rations for the
dogs. It being found that they required
six quarts Of milk and four loaves Of
bread daily. An effort was made by
the medical officer to obtain an al
lowance of 20 cents a day per dog to
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-06-02

%Schoharie, y. Y. is TO open a free
public library.
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Army Could Not Feed Its Six Red Cross Doqs

n APT. GORDON JOHNSTON of the Eleventh cavalry recently presented to
for Red Cross work, but it is found that the department has n funds at
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Two Sons Of a Cabinet Member Learning a Trade

" AsHINGToN-"Joe and Jim? Oh, they're good fellows. Both of them
~ on the hoor, n or hard,t o They seem to like It, They'll get
better Jobs soon, II they stay around here" This from a veteran out at the
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"Yes," said the boy, beginning to
whimper again. But didn't do it for
that. I didn't think there was any
harm in the message. He says to me.
says he, It's just joke I'm playin' ON
her, Joe.' he says. 4 want to fool her.
And he gimme five dollars-and laugh
ed-and told me to beat it-and did,
"That is all, l think" said Langdon
with satisfaction, and the boy crept
back to the witness-bench, striving In
vain for some of the jaunty assurance
that had marked him in the earlier
hours of the day. He had thought he
would be a little hero after his testi-
mony and that he would enjoy the
deeting publicity; but he was ashamed
of the laugh he had made.
The prosecutor himself was almost
equally discounted, for it had been his
plan to build up stone by stone tow
ering temple Of evidence to prove that
Mary Page had in cold blood plotted
and carried out the murder Of James
Pollock, and now the boys, testimony
had in a minute undermined the whole
structure. 1t forced him to play his
trump card at what he feared was the
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by Detective Farley?" The prosecu-
tors voice was dry.
Il resented his tone. sir" answered
the young actor. And BESIDES" flush
ing, Il was her leading man and L felt
that tit was my place to be with
her rather than that lot Of strangers
should hang about"
An Involuntary smile crossed Lang
don's lips. but they grew grave again
at the next question.
After your election by Detective
Farley and Mr. Jaugdon did you leave
the hnt2l?'
NO, sir. waited III the hallway in
case | was wanted.
Did YOU re-enter the roOm!
Eyes, sir-not Immediately. but when
I heard confusion of voices following
the re-entry Of the house detective and
Mr.! LangdOn.
could you hear what was said:
The actor flushed and hcsitated, and
then answered slowly:
Eyes. sir-in part"
Twill you please repeat what part
you heard?'
II heard Mr.. Langdon say. 'But good
God, there's only one door. she must
be some place in here and the detec-
tive said. We'll. she's not-yOu can
see that Then Mr.. Langdon said.
There's the window-perhaps she's
out there I'll see.' And his voice
sounded queer and excited as If he
! were frightened, and the detective
said, NO, nothing doing Oh that sir
just remember. Mr.. LangdOn. that as
yet I've no way of knowing whether
that shot was fired before or after you
; entered this room:
Did Mr.. Langdon replyT
Yes: he said. You d fool. what
! do you meanY But just then the po-
lice came up and ran in. and l went on
in with them. and the detective shout
: ed, Some Of you go down that trees
! cape and hunt for girl in An evening
! gown without either cloak or hat-and
q one Of you keep your eye on this man
! Langdon-he was either i'm this room
or at the door when James Pollock
. was murdered"
rNext instaIiment, my Time Will
Come!"l
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was with a start Of surprise that she
recognized in the new witness her
erstwhile leading man.
The mere sight of his graceful figure
and his boyish face; that handsome
Juvenile expression that was his stock
In trade brought food Of memories
surging over her, and the shocked pity
in his eyes made her realize keenly
the difference that lay between Mary
Page the 'prisoner-and Mary Page the
star.
His testimony was to great extent
q repetition Of what had gone before.
He had been at the banquet; had seen
the boy bring the message to Miss
Page and had hidden her good night
when she left. A few minutes later
the sound OF the shot had taken him
down the hall with the STEERS and into
the room where Pollock and Mary lay
the one dead-the other unconscious.
"It was | who first urged that some
one call the police" he said in his we'll
trained, youthful voice. Il would have
gone myself but l wanted to be sure
first whether 1 could be of service to
Miss Page"
"Was that the reason you refused TO
leave the room when ordered to do so
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"Was there any one else in the room2"
his curt words that unless there was
order in the court he would clear the
room. was like oil upon the troubled
waters Of the sea of onloOkers. and
they sat in hushed silence as Mrs.
Page and I.angdOn knelt beside the
unconscious form of the slim young
prisoner bathing her temples and chat
ing her wrists until the momentary
respite Of nul!ity forsook her and she
opened her eyes to the suffering Of
reality,
At the sight of the fear on both
Langdon's and her mothers face. how
ever. she struggled brayely to regain
her self4.untrol and when the clerk
called the next witness she was again
In her chair Very white and wan. but
erect her palIid lips set firmly to hold
back tho threatening tides Of emotion
and WEAKNESS that were sweeping over
her
The drumming in her ears ana the
Gt.ie wuvt,S of nausea that are the AFT
.er:rath Of Painting fit made events
BARRED to her for little time, and II
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and her eyes met the frightened ones
Of the maid, who had risen with the
apparent intention Of leaving the room.
But before she had reached the door
the prosecutor had waved Mary from
the stand and the clerk called loudly:
"Janet Beauchampv'
There was a startled cry Of "Oh, mon
Dieuv' and the FrenchwOman paused.
wringing her hands. the center Of at
tention. She made half movement as
If determined to escape anyway and
defy the law, but the sight of the po
lice that guarded the exits and the
stern repetition of her name brought
her reluctantly back. She murmured a
little prayer and crossed herself as she
took the oath, but the cool friendliness
of the prosecutors voice treasured her.
"Janet, how long have you been In
the employ Of Miss Pager"
''TwO-nO, tree years Zis season"
"And was it usual for you to leave
the dressing-room when your mistress
was getting ready for the street"
mo, mOnsieur-sir!'
"But you had been told to leave her
on this particular day?"
'"Told to leaver Janet's voice rose
In Gallo excitement. "Mais non! had
but gone to re petite milliner, for re
new fiowaires for re blue gown"
"Who told you to goT'
Monsieur Daniels, he come In, and
he and mademOiselle, they talk, and
he say pourquoi could 1 not go to get
re new f1owaires-ze orchids. since re
shops would not be close for one half
hour yet. And Miss Page she say. GER
tainment that l should go then, for
she could finish to dress by herself for
once"
"How long were you outT'
"Oh, je he sails pas-I mean. do not
know. Maybe fifteen, maybe twenty
minutes. come back quick parceque
there are two kinds of orchid at re
shop, and | want mademoiselle to see
| ZEN bOth.'
"And isn't it true" shouted the Dis
trtct Attorney suddenly leaning for
ward and fairly hurting his words at
the witness, isn't it true that when
you came in you saw Miss Page threat
en- Mr. Pollock with this revolverT
He caught up the weapon as he
spoke and thrust it under her eyes
| The maid, with d quive"ing littl.
scream Of horror, shrank back amid 9
murmur of sympathy from the crowd
She could not speak"
isn't it true?" persisted the prose
cutOr harshly. Answer my question
or tell us just what you did see wheI
you came into the theater upon YOU
return from the Grand"
Bursting into a storm of tears. jane
flung out her arms in wild gesture.
at Is true" she sobbed. "Mees Page
my mademoiselle, she was standing
and she had re revolver-pointed a
Mr.. Pollock-and he-he-ran out Of q
room"
At the words, Mary, whose hands haC
been twitching nervously thronShOu
the maids testimony, rose to her fee
with a little gasping cry as if sh'
would speak; but before the ward
came she swung suddenly about ant
crumpltd into little heap on the floor
In an instant the whole room was o,
its feet, surging forward toward tn
dock. and the sobs Of the maid wer
echoed by more than one woman
among the spectators, where sympa
thy for the time ran high, though tn
pendulum swayed back when soDeOn
said shi'tlly with a derisive laugh:
"She's good actress. is Mary Page!
But the judges gavel quelled the eS
citemenr and the dire threat back o