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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24

one who was more attractive and charming. Oh, yes; I thought you'd twist and turn when you knew that. What was I doing at the door? That's my own business, MT. Caudle, but let me tell you again I heard every single blessed word you said to old Tattle
 tale and I could scarcely believe my ears! Promising, indeed, I wish I could tell that little Tattletale hussy that they are all promising before they marry us most of you men will prom ise a girl anything from a trip to the moon to the ring around Saturn anl we poor silly, loving creatures be- lieve them and get taken in; we swal- low the hook, line. bait and all; but alas, the awakening, Why, MT. Cau- dle, I was perfectly astonshed at the things you repeated to old Tattle tale that that girl said about you. blushed for you for I never heard such conceit in all my life. I posi- lively feared for your mind, for [ though you'd certainly lost it. I wish I could have been present when that Tattletale girl was stuffing your old shiny bald head full of that nonsenS
 I could have told her few things; given her few eye-openers. I could
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24
RAISING BROILERS PROFITABLY
 REQUIRES SYSTEMATIC CARE
Chickens Must Be in Good Flesh, Especially Plump of Breast-Best Markets De- mand Uniform Weight; Birds Should be Dry Picked and We'll Packed.
By J. RAYMOND KESSLER Practical POultryman

Growing broilers is an important part of economical management. The demand for them enables the poultry man to dispose of surplus males 1t much greater profit than would be the case were they kept to roaster age. This gives the bullets more room and the poultryman a quick return, ena- bling him to operate at much reduced costs during the summer by reason of having fewer cockerels to raise. If the poultryman is wide awake he will also raise a flock of broilers in the late fall whe nhis equipment would otherwise be idle.
 In growing broilers for market the most important point is to have the, chicks in good flesh, especially plump of breast. If the birds are not in good flesh at broiler size, it is far better to let them develop into roasters for thin broilers are not wanted at any price.
 To obtain plump broilers the poul- tryman must consider two things first the chicks and their breeding and then feeding. Chicks for this purpose must be sturdy little fellows if they are to make the rapid healthy growth so necessary to profit in broilers. That
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bad nor yet half good looking, one of those household economists who counts the Jumps of sugar you put in your coffee and subtracts from your allow ance every time you put an extra helping of butter on your breadth other words, a regular husband. Yes. I say l would have enjoyed a hus- band who wasn't conceited enough to think he was the best husband alive, the most fascinating male creature ever born, and the most generous pro-
 wider that the Lord ever created!"
 What have you done to merit this dissertation? Don't you know. MT. Caudle? Of course not; at least you'd never confess it. if you did. Then I'll tell you. I overhead you talking to old Tattletale in the library the oth- CT evening, and I heard you tell him that his niece, that little blondened, silly, foolish hussy told you that she considered you the most ideal hus- band she had ever known and that she just wished you weren't married
 and that she hoped and prayed that when she got married she'd draw capital prize in the lottery of love like your wife had, and that she had never seen more promising man and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24

carrying many lines of goods But few of these concerns occupy premises of more than two stories in height or employ the army of clerks which go to complete the working force of the typical American emporium. Instead of courting trade they actually adopt methods which, if used in the United States, would drive customers from their doors.
 One cannot go through an American department store without being inn pressed with the enormity of the busl- ness done and the fact that practical ly every line of goods manufactured ir the country is carried.
 l know of more ideal way in which to display appropriately and sell American goods than by chain of up-to-date American department stores located in the larger cities of the world. They would offer to the manufacturer of small articles an ex- ceptional outlet and would also serve, in perfection of organization and equipment and in efficiency of the service rendered as high examples of the true spirit of American trade
 Latin. .America would be an excellent field for such an enterprise. Already in Rio de Janeiro. Buenos Aires and santiago Chilli, European houses have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24

even breeding will avail nothing if the feeding is lacking. Not only must the poultyman produce a carcass of given weight but the carcass must be plump and meaty. Fattening broilers in the manner roasters and fowls are treated has never proved very successful and 1t is rarely attempted If the chicks have been properly fed and cared for they should be in good condition at the broiler size. This careful attention must begin with the first feeding and continue until the birds are marketed.
 YOUNG BROILERS' FIRST FEED
 For the first feed a mixture of equal parts rolled oats and stalted bread crumbs, mixed with finely ground, hard boiled eggs is good. This should be mixed in the proportion of one egs to six times the bulk of the rolled oats and breadcrumb mixture. It is well to add little fine grit when feeding. The mixture should be fed five times day for the first thres days. after that chick feed may be allowed twice day and the egg mix ture three times a day. Feed only what the chicks will eat up clean.
 Dry wheat bran kept before the chicks in small troughs all the tims will be found great help to growth. Hoppers of chick size grit, oyster shells and charcoal should be placed before the chicks after they are two weeks old. but it is not advisable to allow an unlimited supply before that time. as very young chicks are as likely to fill up on grit as on feed.
 After the chicks are three weeks old the egg mixture should be gradually displaced by the following mash: 20 pounds wheat bran. 40 pounds cornmeal, 10 pounds rolled oats. 10 pounds alfalfa meal. 20 pounds middlings. 10 pounds lin- seed meal. 20 pounds beef scraps. This should be moistened with water or milk to make a crumbly mash, and should be fed twice a day in such quantities as the birds will eat up quickly. The grain should be fed three times a day.
 At four weeks of age a larger size of grain than chick feed will be needed A growing feed grain mixture is good at this time. It is well at this age to re- placa the troughs of dry wheat bran with hoppers of dry mash of the same mixture
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24
Chain Stores Around the World

w. E. Aughinbaugh, in Leslie's.
 The department store is a distinctly American institution and is not to be found in it's completeness and perfec- tion outside the United States and Canada. l speak as one who has been in all the big stores of the metropol- ltan cities of Europe, Asia, Africa and La ln-America- London and Berlin each nave one store modelled after those in thls country, but these cannot be com pared to our modern, highly developed palaces of trade
 Or course, one finds in Bombay. Parls, London. Cairo, Buenos Aires and other relatively large towns fine stores
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tell her how you growl at your fam fly; how you never get home to dim ner on time; how you quarrel and fuss about money and constantly ask me where the dollar is that you gave me last week to pay for the washing, and how you drink and stay at the club into the wee sma' hours of the morning and-and-oh, dear me. Prom ising? Yes; you promised a lot but you've never kept one of the prom ises. not one. As for your being an ideal husband-well-at least you are ideal when 1t comes to conceit. MT. Caudle. if I were asked what the ideal husband is 1t wouldn't take me long to say that a dead husband is the only ideal husbandi
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the stock be of good blood lines is also important for mongrels seldom make the gains that chicks from pure bred stock will. The mongrel makes only 50 per cent use of the available nutri- tion. while the well-bred animal makes a hundred per cent use of the feed This fact is recognized by feeders of beef cattle and hogs and will be found equally true in the case of poultry.
 The general purpose breeds are best for broiler production. though for the smaller sizes of broilers the egg breeds are considered quite worth while.
 Feeding is the most important, for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24

attempted to establish so-called de- partment stores, but they are lacking in so many. of the true ideals or what these stores should be that an Amer ican department store properly con ducted. in any of the large cities would be without competition. A chain of stores could be profitably operated in Lima, Peru: Santiago, Chilli; Buenos Aires. Argentina; Montevideo, Uru- quay, and Rio. de Janeiro, Brazil A strong feature would be the Amer ican methods of window dressing. This is practically unknown in atin- Amer ica. Liberal use of the press for ad- vertising purposes would interest the Latin-American woman, for she is as keen bargain hunter as her northern sister.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24
ROSE COMB WHITE LEGHORNS

The best known fowl in America to- day is the White Leghorn. It is the egg machine of the poultry family and as such it is highly esteemed. Many in diViduals and flocks have established enviable records for egg production. Whenever a new farm is started on a commercial basis the owner invaria : bly, stocks it with White Leghorns, especially if near the New York mar ket
 In certain sections. however, it is difficult to prevent large single combs from freezing, and in these northern parts the Rose Comb White Leghorn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24

is valued and used. The rose comb ia not so easily affected by frost, there fore a more uniform production of eggs in winter is assured.
 In every way the Rose Comb White Leghorn is like it's single-comb sister in size, shape, color and characteris- tics of large production of eggs, fer tility, hatchability, quick growth and early maturity. It was undoubtedly created by crossing White Hamburgs with Single Comb White Leghorns. Nothing of the egg-laying character istics was lost, as both parents are rated as exceptional layers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24
nnY7 F anybody were to ask me. Mir. OO Caudle, what I considered the
 ideal husband, I, like most poor,

HHf1 T anyDody were to ASK HIS, MI. OO Caudle, what I considered the
 ideal husband, I, like most poor
 long suffering. weary wives, would say, the one I didn't get. What's that? I'm an ungrateful wretch? Ex- actly so; which brings me to the point of my argument don't mean that some other woman's husband is the ideal hus- band, and that I'd like to have him, al- though I must admit that they all look good when they are far away; but what do mean is that every woman has a different notion of an Ideal husband and mine Is. Oh, yes; I thought you'd open your eyes when I made a startling state ment like that, MT. Caudle; you are worse than a woman when it comes to curiosity.
 Whats that you say? That wouldn't be pleased with an Adonis and an Apollo Belvidere combined? Apollo Belladonna, you'd better say; I've seen precious few Apollos of any kind myself in real life; most of them have been statues or what ever you call them. No. excuse me from an Adonis or an Apollo; I'd prefer a Caliban, grinning and f1end like at whom no other woman would even look, if had my choice; that is, one who'd think no woman would ever look at but then there 'aint no sich animal I never saw
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24
Prohibition in Its Place

F'1m the Philadelphia Star.
 Are you an advocate of prohibi- tion?" asked the lady with the Bry- anesque chin.
 Yes. ma'am," replied the indivi- dual with the irrigated, carmine-col- ored eyes, q advocate prohibition, in it's proper place."
 ''In its proper place. What do you mean, sir?" she demanded suspicious ly.
 'T mean, ma'am," he answered. "at least 20 miles from any human habi- tation. ma'am."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24
PROPER WEIGHT IMPORTANT


 There are three sizes of dressed broil- CTS demanded by most markets-pound and a quarter, pound and a half and two pounds-and all birds should weigh as near these weights as possible How ever, it is best to inquire about this be- fore killing.
 The majority of hotels and cafes ob- ject to birds running above the weight specified. If hotel orders 125 broilers, which would weigh 125 pounds, it does not expect to receive and be charged for 135 pounds just because the birds have averaged a little overweight. The ex- tra 10 pounds are added cost which can not be recovered, as the brolers are served in portions of half a bird to each order and the price must necessarily be the same.
 Even when the birds are purchased by the pair, at a given price per pair, there is objection to overweight on ac- count of the larger portions made by the overweight birds. The larger DOT tions make the portions from the proper weight broilers look small when served, thus causing complaint from patrons. The dealer is obliged to object to over weight and it is we'll for the poultry man to understand the reason. Tn order to have the dressed birds of the proper weight they should be carefully selected before killing. A quarter of pound TOT loss Tn dressing IS about right. No feed should be in the crop when , the bird is killed. It is harmful to the keeping qualities and detracts from the ] appearance of the carcass thereby low | ering the price. The best way to stop 1 feeding before killing with as little worry among the chicks as possible, is to feed the night before and then allow nothing the morning they are to be killed. The chicks then have empty i crops without fretting off flesh as is the case where they are left all day without
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with burlap cover. When intended for storage purposes it is best to pack them in boxes of standard size holding one or two dozen, with each bird wrapped in paraffine paper and the box lined with same
 Poultrymen often lose opportunities by neglecting convenient side lines. The keeping of bees and the culture of fruit may be combined with fowls to a great advantage. This is the subject of next week article
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Ole Miss, eff we didn't have de Wisdom of Youth, to off set hit, how could we En- dure de Cacklin' uv Gay Ole Age? Yassum.

as is fed wet. This plan of feeding both dry and wet mash helps greatly in mak- ing the desired plump carcass.
 After the first week a daily supply of green food is absolutely necessary. Let tuce. grass clippings, sprouted oats and mangels are good. Green feeds act as a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24
DRY PICKING

Dry picking is the only proper way to pick broilers. and. in fact, any fowl for market Scalded birds bring very poor prices and are rarely seen in the large markets. In dry picking everything de- pends upon proper sticking Improper sticking will make the feathers hard to pull cause torn flesh and make the work slower than necessary. Proper bleeding is important, too, because if the bird is not bleeding freely when picking Is be- gun. there will be red mark left where each feather is pulled, which cooling and washing will not remove
 When sticking, hold the birds head in the palm of the left hand with the back of the head against the hand. Open the Dill and hold it open by inserting the thumb of the left hand in the corner of the mouth. Then, with the killing knife In the right hand, insert the point of the blade in the cleft in the roof of the mouth, and push upward and backward Into the base of the brain, giving the knife a twist before removing. When this
 Is properly done the bird will give a jump and culver all over. The bird is then unconscious and can feel no pain. After sticking, the jugular vein should be cut by working the knife back and forth in the throat at the back of the Sk he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24
REMOVING THE FEATHERS

The heavy wing and tail feathers should be removed first. Then the leg, fluff, breast. wing and neck feathers should be picked in the order named. The bird may then be turned and the back feathers picked. Care should be taken not to tear the skin.
 The quickest way to remove the pin- feathers Is with a dull pairing knife. grasping the feathers between the thumb and knife blade. Scraping with the knife will discolor the skin of the carcass.
 After picking, the birds should be placed in tubs of cold water to cool A few hours cooling Is sufficient. as soak ing too long is likely to toughen the flesh. When removed the birds feet should be scrubbed, and all blood re- moved from their mouths. After that they should be hung heads down. to drain. All birds should be thoroughly dry be- fore being packed
 For local shipment and immediate use the broilers may be packed in barrels
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24
DOLLY-ETTES

"Platonic Friendship" is the Bridge the Portcullis over which many man Expects to Escape from it.
The Denver star., 1917-04-14

on the Rio Grande Southern
Rail road, extending one
mile. 1t being situated
among some of the ranches,
at all times of the year it is Of
easy access. crossing the State
Highway. as we'll as, the Do
lores River. Mr.. Fitchue en-
ploys 4 miners who have been
and are now mining some fine
bodies of ore consisting OF
gold, silver and copper values.
The vein is 100 feet wide and
prospects for a great milling
property are evident. SO fiat
tering are the wealthy antici-
pations that a local syndicate
have offered to bond and lease
the same for handsome
price. Ore extracted from
this mine easily runs $Ioo a
ton. Preparations are being
made for the installing of a
side track for shipping pur-
poses, the distance from the
mine to the side-track being
400 feet Frank F. Fitchue
is the sole owner, a young un-
married man who owns a love
lv home at 100 9th Ave. Du-
ranpo. Colo. a church man.
being a member of the st.
Marks Episcopal Church
The Denver star., 1917-04-14

(white) of Durango. He is al
so a faithful and loyal mem
Der of Rocky Mt. Lodge No.
1. F. and A. M. of Denver
and has been tor years.
1t would be nice during our
visiting excursions to Denver
if arrangements could be
made for our own people to
see the only real copper king
of Color of Colorado who
own, controls and operates
his own mine. We often won
der why more interest is not
taken in things surrounding
the mines reducing his influ-
ence to be helpful to us. Col
orado and Denver are proud
of our Missouri mine.
The Denver star., 1917-04-14
RAPID enlistment Of
NEGROES FOR EUROPE

Dublin, Ga.-That Negroes
are being enlisted rapidly in
the army of England, in Can
ada, was the statement of
Congressman ELECT w. w.
Larson. who returned recent
ly from a business trip to Can
ada.
AT Windsor said Judge
Larson II was surprised to
see a large sprinkIing of Ne
gro soldiers among the re-
cruits who we're being prepar
ed for service in Europe. l
mentioned it to the man with
whom was transacting busi :
ness and he told me that sew
eral hundred Colored troops
from the Southland had been
enlisted recently at Windsor
and would be sent to Europe
with the other troops. He
told me they were all Fl ON my
section of the country.
To my surprise, also,
found them scattered among
the white men promiscuously
and not in separate companies
Both whites and blacks seem
ed to be on good terms with
each other and as chummy as
soldiers generally get"
The Denver star., 1917-04-14
Students Rkfuffed
A. Naval Recruits

Washington, d. C.-The
story is told of three Howard
University sophomores who
offered to join the navy
When they asked what ser
vice would be required OF
them they we're told they
would be assigned to the mess
department-that is, 10 the
dining room service. The
young men sadly turned their
faces Howard University Hill
way and beat it," They were
not burning with desire to
serve the nation in war times
as servants for naval officers,
and they were quite right a
bout it. Such service is good
enough in its place and way,
but not for young men of edu
cation who should be able to
serve the government as
others do and be in line to re
ceive the honors and emolu-
ment usually awarded i for mer
itcrious services. This con
dition of affairs cannot very
we'll always exist. but is bad
enough in all conscience now
in the army and naval service.
The Denver star., 1917-04-14
White MAN K|lLSWO.
MAN THRU JEALOUSY

Kansas City, Mo.,-Homer
]. Martin, white, of Pocatcllo.
Idaho, shot and instantly kill
ed Annabelle Ebert, 1916 E.
Third streed. last Thursday
morning, and then fired a bull
let into his own brain. Fifty
FIVE dollars was found in the
mans clothing. 1t is said that
the woman had been out west
for some time and there had
met Martin. She fled to Kan
sas City to get rid. OF him, as
he was opposed to having her
associate with men of her
own race. Martin was a brake
man on a western railroad.
The Denver star., 1917-04-14

Elizabeth, N. J.-At a meet
ing of the Board of Health
held few days ago a resolu
ton was adopted requesting
all employers of imported la
Dor subjected to a medical ex
animation before employing
them. The resolution is aim
ed at colored labor coming
from the South. as many of
the hundreds coming here
last year died of tuberlosis,
while many others died Of
pneumonia because of the
sudden change of clima ate.
Some of them left families
that are "a care on the public.
The Denver star., 1917-04-14
FRANK F. FlTcHUE
The Only Negro Copper King
in Colorado.

Frank F. Fitchue. was born
III the suburbs of Kansas City
Mo. September IS. 1855. was
raised in and near Lawrence
coming to Colorado and To-
eating at Durango 36 years
ago. Thirty years ago he be
came interested in mining and
prospected during his spare
time when off duty. He work
ed for IL years tor the Du-.
range Bank and Trust Co. as
porter, from which place he
went to manage the great Mis-
souri mine which he thinks
will not only make him rich
but famous. For 7 years he
was employed in the First Ma
tional Bank Of that city and
enjoyed the greatest conf
dence Of his employers. Tax
ing over the active manage
ment. he soon found that this
great mine would require not
only his time there but him
living right at the mine and
. he, therefore moved to his
mine last November to live.
The Missouri Copper Mine.
The Missouri group is the
largest known group of'cop-
per mineral in the State and
! is situated in Montezuema
County. South Of Rico Camp
The Denver star., 1917-04-14

same principle is found pre-
vailing in the long, slow, and
sometimes disheartening ad-
vance of civilization from low
er to higher planes.
Why then should we doubt
that after this unspeakably
fearful time of suffering the
same advance will be true?
Many of US may not live long
enough to see the wonderful
way in which God will use
this tempest Of mans wrath
for His greater praise and
glory, but we may on this rest
assured, that whatsoever of
the storm would not work out
for his greater praise and the
eventual benefit Of mankind,
will be restrained.
Never yet have His prom
ises failed never yet has
there been a reversa! of that
law of advance just noted;
never yet, in all the darkest
scenes of tragedy and gloom
has the light of faith failed
and gone out in the hearts of
all of His true believers; and
never yet has that faith failed
of justification in the light of
future events.
"Though He slay me yet
shall | trust Him. was utter
ed centuries ago before our
Christ had given the final and
most complete proof of love
divine. Remembering that
wondrous life of sacrifice, suf-
fering, sorrow and death for
YOU and me, cannot our faith
remain firm and true, even
under the agony and distress
OF the present war, when we
recall that the love of God
was the reason for the Star of
Bethlehem and the sacrifice
on Calvary? TO be sure we
cannot understand such love
as this, but at least we may be
true to it, gloryin it, and new
er question it.
-JW. JOHNSON