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Quite Sane.

A gentleman was once visiting an
institution for the insane. when he
was approached by one Of the harm
less inmates. who was carrying quite
q volumlnous set Of drawings, and
addressing the visitor. he said: "The
other fellows ia here are crazy, but
I'm not I'm an inventor" The visitor
said. rs that 30; what have you invent.
ed?" The inmate answered: "A hy.
trap" And unrolling his drawings. he
said: Nov. you see. in the FIRST place
We lay down . marble slab. ~ shown
here, and on this We erect . steel tow.
er, and on the steel tower We build
house with door in either side.
and we have an iron ladder leading
from each door down to the marble
slab: the ny will ascend the ladder
on this side, open the door. 30 through
the house. open the door on the other
side and start to descend the other
ladder, a. shown In this drawing: now.
right here fs where We get him! We
leave round out of this ladder. but
the ny. of course, doesn't know that.
and he will fall down on the marble
slab and break his neck"
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DENOTES RIGHT CIVIC SPIRIT
MInneapoIls Does Well In Honorlnc
the Memory Of Publle-Splrlted CHI.
gen Who Deserved Well. i,

Over in Minneapolis the other day
they unveiled monument to the mem.
ory of man named Rowley. We
didn't hear anything about 1t over this
way, but in Minneapolis 1t was\quite
an event. This man Rowley. you see,
was not q national character. He was
just plain citizen of Minneapolis. He
was the man who gave that city its
electric railway system. He was one
of the builders of that thriving com.
munity. He was one Of the men with
the vision and the foresight, who
helped lay the foundation stones of
the metropolis Of Minnesota. The peo.
pie of Minneapolis are showing their
appreciation for his worth and his ster-
ling qualities. There are not very
many cities In the country where mon.
uments are unveiled to the memory Of
street railway magnates. Usually they
are damned whi:e they live and for.
gotten when they die. Other COM
munities might profit by the exam
Pile Of Minneapolis. There such men
as Rowley and others builded city
for no other particular reason than
that they wanted q city there. And,
as q city, 1t is not yet so years old, but
it has population Of 100000 and is
growing every day. Minneapolis has
the right civic spirit and never DEM
onstrated 1t in q better way than by
erecting a monument to the memory
of one of its own good citizens.-Hu-
ron Times-Herald.
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almost every blackbird In the vicinity
was upon the newly opened ground
and close at the plowman's heels In its
eagerness to get the insects exposed
by the plow. Caterpillars and pupaD
form the largest item Of animal food
(about 12 per cent?. Many of these
are cutworms. and cotton bollworms
or corn earworms were found in ten
stomachs and codling-moth pupae in
II. Beetles constitute over II per
cent of the food. The vegetable food
is practically contained in three items
grain, fruit. and weed seeds. Grain,
mostly oats. amounts to 81 per cent;
fruit. largely cherries. per cent; and
weed seeds, not quite per cent. The
grain is probably mostly wild. vol.
unteer, or waste. so that the bird does
most damage by eating fruit.
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EVENNVG
FAIRY TQE % Vl7R7 |
I9!6M So Sc
OLD KING THUNDER WAKES UP.

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What did you think OF the Thunder
storm, that bad. bad one We had just
: few days ago?" asked Daddy.
'"rhey always seem frightfui to me"
said Nancy. Especially when they
first come"
odd King Thunder had a good time
though" said Daddy. II have been In.
tending to tell you about him for the
past few evenings--and tonight sure
iy wills
"Old King Thunder had been sleep
ing peacefully back OF the Clouds for
days aud days and weeks and WEEKS
and even months and months.
Suddenly he woke up with start.
crash said he, I'm wide awake oil
of sudden. Dear me. what long
sleep l have had. feel ready for
good time now. How about It. old
Queen Thunder-shall We have frol.
ic?'
And then such . loud rumble Of
Thunder was heard down on the earth.
For old King Thunder roared with
delight when he first woke up. and as
he woke up old Queen Thunder-she
roared too when she answered him:
I'm glad you woke me up, old
King. The Thunder King and Queen
always speak at the top OF their lungs.
They always want to make up for lost
time. and they always call each other
old. They like that.
WELL said old King Thunder. we'd
better be OF ON our frolic. First Of
all. though. we must send our invita-
tions to our friends, the bright little
Flashes of Lightning. 1t wouldn't be
. real frolic without them. They lend
80 much spirit to the frolic and are so
willing to fash and fash all the time
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Frankiin's Gull
(larus frankiini)

Length. fifteen inches. During its
residence in the United States Frank
Inns gull is practically confined to the
interior and is the only inland gull
with black head and red bill
Range: Breeds in the Dakotas.
Iowa. Minnesota. and the neighboring
parts Of sosaherAsr Eanada winters
from the Gulf coast 10 South America.
Habits and economic status: Near
ly all of our guils are coast-ioving spe-
cies and spend comparatively little Of
their time in fresh water. but Frank
Inns is true inland gull. Extensive
marshes bordering shallow lakes are
its chosen breeding grounds, and as
many such areas are being reclaimed
for agricultural purposes it behooves
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lows are not the ones the careful
housewife breads. ana no fear need
be felt OF the infestation spreading
to the houses. Insects taken on the
wing constitute the almost exclusive
diet Of the barn swallow. More than
one-third Of the whole consists Of flies.
including unfortunately some useful
parasitic species. Beetles stand next
In order and consist Of a few weevils
and many Of the small dung beetles
Of the May beetle family that swarm
over the pastures in the late after
noon. Ants amount to more than one
NTH Of the whole food. while wasps
and bees are well represented.
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PRACTICAL RESULT IN RUSSIA.

Since the prohibition of vodka the
price Of labor in Russia has gone up
in remarkable manner, says Prof. J.
Y. Simpson in the British Weekly.
"The peasant banks are full Of money"
he tells us, "loans have been paid of.
and agricultural implements pur-
chased on the installment plan have
been bought outright. Having sup
pliei themselves with gramophones
and watches and new clothes, the
peasants now employ their money in
buying land and even securities, or
starting little businesses. One hundred
million roubles per month used to be,
spent on vodka; today it remains in
the economy of peasant life. On all
hands, the people demand that it shall
be banished forever. The last speech
/ heard in the duma was that Of a peas
ant delegate insisting that the perma.
nent prohibition of vodka be embodied
in legal enactment now"
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How a Builder Financed Operations

How Builder Financed Operations.
A reader Of the Home Builders
page writes as follows In explaining
how he financed his home building:
First I caught my building site
and drew plans for house and barn to
fit 1t. Next l made application for .
loan to cooperative bank, showed
the land and the plan to the investment
committee and subscribed for tho
requisite number Of shares. The bank
agreed to let me have the money in In.
stallments at various stages.
II then went to my bank Of deposit
and borrowed money as needed It. on
short-time notes. to pay cash az went
along, where I could get per cent OF
for cash, and called on the co-opera-
tive bank for money when wanted to
pay the notes.
I'm that way got q number Of ad-
vantages in buying and saved good
many dollars. could buy of total
strangers by giving my bank as refer.
ence."-Boston Herald.
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Screecl, Owl
fotus aSjo)

Length, about eight inches. Our
smallest owl with ear tufts. There
are two distinct phases Of plumage.
one grsyish and the other bright
rufous.
Range: Resident throughout the
United States. southern Canada. and
sorthern Mexico.
Habits and economic status. The
little screech, owl fnhabits orchards.
groves. and thickets. and hunts for it,
prey in such places as well - along
hedgerows and In the open. During
warm spells IN winter II forages quite
extensively and stores up In some hoi.
low tree considerable quantities Of
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AUTOMATIC BRAKE FOR BIKE.
Tlp Worth Remembering In Descend.
Ing steepest HIii-Throws Whole
Weiaht on Tire.

Here is little tip worth remember.
ing. It may save your life sometimes
II your brakes 60 wrong or prove In
suficient to hold the. machine in.
II you hnd the bicycle getting away,
raise yourself in the saddle. swing the
right foot around behind the forepost
and press It down ON the tire. using
the instep between the heel and the
ball Of the foot for the purpose Of con-
tact. You can then throw the whole
weight Of your body on the tire and
this win pull the machine up on the
steepest hill.-The American Boy.
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Sailor 10 Smart.

One Of the best types Of hat for pres.
ent wear 10 the perfectly plain sailor.
rather broad in the brim and rather
small and low in the crown. In black
with . black (or white) ribbon. in all
white. or with black ribbon nothing
looks smarter unless Il bs all navy
blue.
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Brewers Blackbird

NcoPna0oS SyanoSSP"e'ssj
Length. ten inches. Its glossy pur.
plish head distinguishes it from other
blacibirds that do not show in flight
q trough-shaped tail.
Range: Breeds in the West, east
to Texas. Kansas, and Minnesota, and
north to southern Canada; winters
over most Of the United States breed.
ing range, south to Guatemala.
Habits and economic status: Very
numerous in the West and in fall
gathers in immense nocks. especially
about barnyards and corrals. During
the cherry season In California Brew.
er's blackbird is much in the orchards.
In one case they were seen to eat free
ly of cherries. but when neighboring
fruit raiser began to plow his orchard
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food for use during inclement weather.
Such larders frequently contain
enough mice or other prey to bridge
over period Of a week or more.
With the exception Of the burrowing
owl 1t is probably the most insectivor-
Gus OF the nocturnal birds Of prey.
II feeds also upon small mammals,
birds. reptiles. batrachians. FISH. spid.
ers. crawfish, scorpions. and earth.
worms. Grasshoppers. crickets. ground
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drawn up each leg and Strengthened II
out, say. 100 times, one will be in
glow. and viii usually feel sleepy. the
blood having been drawn away from
the brain TO the muscles and skin.
Feeble patients can do few strokes.
and rest . moment or 80. and then be.
gin again.
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Warming Up.

Many people who sleep In cold
rooms have trouble TO get warm after
entering the bed. and. for that reason.
lie swake q long time. To warm up
quickly in Q cold bed, iie upon the
tack with the bedclothes well tucked
in about the neck and shoulders. draw
,up and extend one foot. then the other.
alternately. drawing the foot up -
near the trunk - possible. and then
extending Il % far - possible. Keep
this up tor Z. few moments; and II
dons With visor, BY the time one has
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-Four Zones.

"How many zones have we. Willie?"
asked the teacher Of pupil In the
Junior class. -Four" was the reply.
well. then. name the four" said the
teacher. "The irrigated, the horrid. the
temperance and the lntemperauce," an.
swered the little fellow.
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KINDNESS TO LIQUOR MEN.

; BY. working for the enactment Of
prohibitory laws, says the National
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, we are doing the kindest thing
possible for the men who are making
and selling liquor. We are forcing
them out of business they themselves
despise and compelling them to go
into legitimate enterprises where they
can serve their fellowmen and gain
a better standing in the community
yes, and make more money, too.
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ShlphuIldera Busy.

Steel merchant vessels building or)
under contract to be built In private
American shipyards on February /,
1916. according to shipbuilders' returns
to the bureau Of navigation. depart.
ment Of commerce, numbered $50 OF
901, ,371 tons.
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Rare Color.

Rose, coral and many other kindred
shades are 30 soft and becoming that
they are worthily popular this spring.
The woman who has never tried them
should buy q crepe blouse or frock II
she would see Just how attractive she
Ii capable of looking.
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WHISKY THE HANDICAP.

Awoman visitor was lately IN q largo
hospital, where many soldiers were
patients. She noticed especially two
men wounded in almost exactly the
same way; but while one Of them-a
small Scotchman--was rapidly recov.
ering, the other, q great brawny man,
was not doing 30 we'll. As she and
the doctor stood between the two beds
the big man asked why he was not
getting on as well as his comrade.
"Ah!" said the doctor. I'm afraid it's
the whisky. Mac: you see the wee
chap is an abstainer."
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dwelling beetles. and caterpilIars are
its favorites among insects, IS are
field mice among mammals and spar
rows among birds. Out Of 324 stom.
achs examined, 169 were found to con.
tain insects; l42. small mammals: IS.
birds, and Is. crawfish. The screech
owl should be encouraged to stay near
barns and outhouses. as It will keep
in check house mice and wood mice.
which frequent such places.
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Thought He Was Old Enough.
was you in the ark. grandpaT
asked Lola, aged four.
"Of course not, dear" he replied.
Then why wasn't you drowned r
she asked.
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TRAFFIC. EVIL.

DR.. Campbell Morgan, ehe great
preacher and student of sociology.
says: 1T is inconceivable to me that
any man, who loves his country. and
especially any Christian man Gu. do
other at this time than support with
all the force Of his being any measure
which will help to deliver us from the
almost immeasurable evil of the drink
traffic"
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BETTER OFF WHEN DRIVEN OUT.

BETTER OFF WHEN DRIVEN OUT.
Just before Rockford, ILL.,, voted dry
one of the saloonkeepers Of the town,
addressing a meeting Of the Retail
Liquor Dealers association, is report
ed to have said:
III this town goes dry-as 1t prob.
ably will-you'll put up an awful howl.
But cheer up! You'll be better of
when you're driven out of the busi-
ness. l can count on the fingers of
one hand all of you who are really
making more than wages. The brew.
cries are getting the money. You'll
not lose anything financially by be-
ing forced into other businesses. Most
of you will gain by the change. Near
ly everyone of you is going down hill
physically. Your saloons are q long
way from being health resorts. You
get about as much bad air in the
course of day as any set of men in
this town. Then most Of you take
too much of your own medicine and
too little exercise. But you'll keep
on just as long as you're in the bust.
ness, and you'll stay in 1t until you are
driven out. And think the time has
come"
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RUINED BY ALCOHOL.

Alcohol has seemed to us l. nice
plaything or even an amiable friend.
Today. however, we know that the
jolly comrade, for the price OF one
hour Of exhilaration, cheats US out Of
our self-respect, that 1t brings to ruin
every being and every nation that
yielded to it.-Prof. Kraepelin Of Ger
many.
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siaxer atrlpes.

Blazer stripes are Q feature Of the
new cottons and they are effectively
used for coat collars and for sports
coats and, suits.
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Mot on tha RIoht rack.

There may be some defense for
whtskers. but the Chicago man is tax.
ing the wrong tack when he points out
that many Of our most beloved poets
wore whiskefy.
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Tho Common Choice.

Tn0 Common SnotCo',
A costume house the other day ad-
vertised that It had on exhibition sew
anty.fve styles Of blue suits. Nearly
every well-dressed woman starts out
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,merovsd Mateh Striker.

improved Match Striker.
Tack piece Of 6y screen over sand
paper ofsths same size. This will not
wear out % readily as sandpapeI
alone.-Popular Science Monthly.
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str,ped ponnee aIlks.

X Striped Ponees allks.
Pongee silks now have awning
stripes bright red, green or blue. set
beautifully on the natural pongee-col-
ored ground. 1Nf .,lf
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Temperance.
ls1aOfe5H
Conducted by the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union0

THE JueoLER.
Ladies and Gentlemen: ! will now
show you how the saloon helps your
town financially:
With your kind permission, l shall
represent the saloon; MIR. Jones here
will represent your town.
You see this roll of bills? 1t con-
tains twenty thousand dollars In cash
(the exact amount of revenue paid by
the saloons of your town.. You see
now put this twenty thousand dollars
down in Mr.. Jones left.hand pocket.
Now, I shall give anyone here one
hundred dollars in gold who will prove
to this audience that Mr.. Jones is
not exactly twenty thousand dollars
richer than he was before. All, I see
no one is foolish enough to claim this
one hundred dollars.
What's that? VIII explain how
can afford to be so generous? With
pleasure.
You see, while you were watching
me put twenty thousand dollars into
Mr.. Jones' left-hand pocket, was busy
taking this other roll here out of his
right.hand pocket. Now this larger
roll contains two hundred thousand
dollars (the amount of money received
by the saloons Of your town from your
citizens every year). And SO you sec
that Mr.. Jones, instead Of being twen.
ty thousand dollars richer than he was
before, is really one hundred and
eighty thousand dollars poorer.
Strange you didn't notice that, you
say. Not at all. You see, made so
much fuss about the twenty thousand
dollars l was putting into Mr.. Jones
left.hand pocket that kept you from
seeing me take the two hundred thou.
sand dollars from his right-hand pock-
ct.
Every pickpocket knows this old
trick-The American Issue.
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DRINkER PAYS REVENUE.
The drinker pays the liquor rer
snue; the bartender only collects.
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/ in the spring to choose modish color
for her standby suit, and nine out Of
every ten women end by buying some
shade of blue.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-19

A good liar is always considered
bad.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-19

Of our s. pullsts, with only two cock
srsls in the flock. About 65 per cent
Of the eggs put In the incubators
brought out fine healthy chicks.
Now, after having passed through
our first year, when we really spent
very much time in the business, we
improve on last years efforts. In the
first place we shall try and hatch our
chickens earlier in the spring, so that
our early pullets will commence lay
ing before the yearling hens go into
the mott. Next we will Gull our fiocks
closer, and try and keep only the best.
Also, we will take all ROSTERS out of
the fiocks and only mate them through
the breeding season. If we can not
use the trap nest we will gather the
eggs for the incubator from the early
morning layers as they are more apt
to be the best of the flock. There are
great many other problems that
come up in the poultry business that
can only be solved as they make
themselves manifest, and to solve
these problems calls for good judy
ment on the part of the individual
who expects to make success at the
business.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-19
POULTRY
CONSULTING DEPARTMENT
Experiences With Small Flocks
of Hens

We are very much interested in the
article, "The Hen as a Factor In Farm
Profits" and would like to see more
of the same kind Of poultry depart
ment. There are hundreds of poul-
try raisers in Michigan that could tell
of interesting experiences in their eff
forts to make a success at poultry
raising. We have talked with large
number of men who are factory work.
ers, and about eight out of every ten
have an ambition to get out on q
small piece of land and try their hand
at raising poultry. Perhaps not one
out of every ten will ever realize their
ambition, and not over one in ten
would make a success of it if they
did. The idea that any person who
has not succeeded at anything else
can make a success at raising poultry
is about out of date. We have had
some experience all our life in raising
farm poultry but not until we tried it
in a economical way did we realize
how little we knew about it.
A few years ago we moved from
the city on to a small suburban place
of two acres and started with about
100 Barred Rocks, and for three years
we failed to make them average over
100 eggs per year. After we had TAX
en- out the price of the feed we had
only about one dollar per hen for our
net proceeds, so we disposed of Rocks
and started in last year with small
flock of Leghorns. On May 15, 1914,
we had 120 chicks hatch, out of which
we got So pullets. On November 80,
we got our first egg and the following
is the record for ten months:
December, 1923 eggs; January, 876;
February, ZIG; March, 1000; April,
1,178; May, 1,150; June 985; July,
913; August, 687; September, 206. A
total for the ten months of a little
over 667 dozen, an average of little
over Ids to the hen. The eggs sold
for $164.60, and the feed for the ten
months cost $500, leaving balance
of sos for our share of the invest
ment.
Last spring we started in with the
hope of raising 200 or 800 pullets, and
on April / had a fine lot of ITO chicks
hatch, that gave promise of giving us
fine start for our early fall layers,
but on April 10 and 16 100 of these
chicks were killed by rats or weasels,
so that our hopes for that hatch were
suddenly dashed to pieces. But we
did not give up and now have about
$50 fine pullets, and on October 81 we
got the first egg from our pullets, just
one month earlier than we did last
year. Contrary to what nearly all
poultry journals claim that eggs from
pullets mated to cockerels would not
bring out strong chicks, our chickens
were nearly all Matched from the eggs