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Evening star., 1917-04-15

A new and increasing demand has aris-
en- for fowl whose culture has hitherto
been neglected. Generally speaking, the
guinea of the past has been merely toll
Grated on the farn. never esteemed as
profitable. 1t WAS regarded as q NOISY
flighty creature, whose chief recommends :
ton was Its well known habit OF slshuhs
hawks in time TO set up discoruahI
chorus. In the warm months HOOKS semi
wild by nature and profession shrted the
edges of civilized poultrydom and multi
piled meagerly in distant fields. frosts
and SHOWS stimulated n dormant ale
glance and they returned to the barnyarc
for food and shelter. Here, by one ruse
or another. the young ones, plump as
partridges. were caught by the farmer
Having cost him nothing, he was sais-
fed with % cents apiece when he sold
ther in an Indifferent market. These
and the eggs, which are regarded as a
great delicacy, were his returns from this
branch of his poultry.
At a casual glance. male and female
ponderance of vocabulary. Besides the
cry of Tick" common to both. she sings
"potrack" This cry is the only way for
the amateur to distinguish the sexes
Those acquainted with the fowl observe
the length of the bony protuberance on
the head and of the wattle-lobes, which
are larger in the adult rooster.
OF the white, dove and pearl. the latter
seems most popular, The flesh OF all Is
dark and gamey. but that OF the white
or OF the white crossed with pearl, Is a
shade lighter 1t is believed that their
habit of flying at the least excuse and
their feeding among the fields contribute
to the game flavor. In fact, the guinea
seems a link between the distinctly wild
and the placidly tame fowls. A newly
Matched pearl guinea is the replica or a
baby partridge. except in size Markings
coloring and contour are Identical
There are two methods of raising these
fowls. both of which must accord with
guinea nature BY one-like Topsy-they
lust grow; grow wild, fearful, distrustful
They cost no board bill. but when old
enough for shipment are as wild as birds
They view traps with suspicion, and are
bagged only by a sure shot. Their moth
er. having no convictit MS regarding damn
feet, has gotten them up betimes on dewy
mornings in her energetic attention to the
family harder, and dragged them through
dank grass Daily the roll call shrinks
and at marketing time small percentage
remains. The remarkable fecundity OF
the fowl is scarcely equal to the inroads
OF enemies and storms.
The efficient way of rearing the fowl
In profitable numbers begins as early as
the middle of March. before an egg is
laid if one must depend for brooders
upon the usual kind of guinea. The flock
should be trained to frequent an orchard
or a nearby field. This is done by feed
ing them there scantily several times
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POULTRY YARD NOTES.

daily during March and April They will
make their nests there under hedges,
| bushes. brush-heapS or vines. Laying be
gins during the middle or last OF April
Nests can often he located by observing
guneas that feed soltarily. The hen is
la wing nearby II is unwise to touch an
egg Till the hen becomes broody. There
upon all eggs should be removed, prefer
ably during her absence.
The empty nest breaks" her DISPOSE
tion to sit. and she soon resumes laying.
often in the same nest If she mas had
70 fright there. The eggs should be
given TO staid sitting hens, such as
Plymouth Rocks, sixteen to each. -Four
weeks later. the little ones hustle out of
their shells, and. true to their heritage
of fear, creep slinkingly into corners OF
the nest away from the explorations of
the attendants hand. For the next
three or four weeks the little chaps re
quIre patient care. They seem stupid.
The hens mother-cail is a foreign Ian
guage they find hard to learn. When
once it is fixed. it is ineradicable.
Guineas never forget their foster
mother. Long after she has weaned
them, sometimes for years, they play
Damon to her Pythias. She finds their
devotion emharra ss41g, and hides. but
seldom eludes their pertinacity. Such
guineas make good hrooders. They roost
in hen houses with the foster mother
and often lay there. Sometimes they
can even be trusted to raise u brood of
their own.
Until the little guinea and the hen
learn each other. It must not be allowed
to roam. The chicks need range. which
is best secured by inclosing the hen in
a small coop and pen. The coop should
have an earthen floor, and the pen be
grassy. After two or three weeks the
guiueas. then boasting well feathered
wings, know the foster mother s
"cluck" They then graduate to the
privilege of leaving the pen with the
mother. After this they require nothing
but water and three meals Il day.
Besides green food. guineas must
! have shade from the hot sun, plenty of
water to drink. grit and charcoal. They
| thrive on hard boiled egg mixed with a
bran-and meal mash. or with fine
ground chick feed owing to its insec-
tivorous nature. it needs large pro-
portion of animal food. 1t is possible
orchard, but this need of theirs must
be supplied. During the first five
weeks OF their life. guineas must be
fed at least four times daily. They are
| ravenous little creatures; if allowed to
become too hungry, digestive troubles
result from their intemperance- When
they can spend their days roaming,
coarser chick feed. wheat. and. later,
corn are accepta BILE. and they demand
no other care. AS soon as possible at
this time they should be trained to
roost in house instead OF Il coop,
since. as with turkeys, air is a
necessity.
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Troop %9-Pink wild Rose,
WITH THE
RIFLE CLUBS

That the members of the rifle clubs of
Washington, of which there are forty
four. will take an active interest in and
help toward a successful end the pro-
posal TO include in the ranks of the po-
lice home guard all rifle shooters is
probable. a. Winter, secretary of the
Washington Rifle Club, the largest or
ganiZation in the world devoted to
civilian rife shooting, said yesterday:
The rifle clubs of Washington as a
unit are heartily in favor of the plan to
recruit a guard for home duty from
among the shooters of Washington 1t
is likely that a very large unit could be
organized and be in readiness for serv-
ice locally within short time" The
plan will probably meet with the ap-
proval of the heads of the War Depart
nlent.
Sergt. Hale. the man chiefly RESPONSE
BILE for the building and equipment of
the Small-bore range under Poll g
Theater, is at present working on d
Evening star., 1917-04-15
Cheapness Is Expensive.

| One of the prime causes of failure
in the poultry business is that the be-
ginner has tried 10 save money at the
beginning by buying the cheapest
foundation stock he could find. In
buying Matching eggs. baby chicks or
other foundation stock, one gets exact
~ what one pays for. It is not to be
expected that a breeder who has de-
voted years of Intelligent effort to de-
Veloping heavy laying strain of poul
try and who has invested thousands of
dollars in plant and equipment, can sell
eggs or stock as low as the man of
| haphazard methods. who pays no par
tlcular attention to his breeding stock
and whose fowls, as often as not, are
closely inbred, weak, liable to disease
and generally unfit. Many Would-be
poultry raisers say they can buy hatch
ing eggs for rs cents a setting or baby
chicks for 10 cents each. If they pur-
chase stock of that kind they will get
what they pay for. plus a lot of trou-
bic. expense and disappointment.
If you intend to make a start with
poultry buy the best Matching eggs you
can afford. The same is true as re-
CARDS chicks or other foundation stock.
Buy from reputable breeders. adver-
tisers. who have regulations to sustain
and who cannot afford to trif1e with
their good name as poultrymen. In this
W NiE YOU Will nave ING ass III titSS po-
fore you start that the stock you have
has been bred for years for the pur-
pose for which you desire it, whether
1t be for egg production or as table
poultry. or both.
AS matter of fact, the above an
swerS both the first and the last ques-
tion. AS to the advisa bility of start
i ing with eggs or baby chicks, that is
usually matter of preference. Hatch
! ing eggs naturally cost less than baby
r. HatCliOg
| from reliable breeders of high-class
| poultry for any price from $3.50 d set
ting upward. while baby chicks from
! the same breeders Will cost anywhere
| from 20 cents each upward. Thus one
| may buy fifteen eggs for S1.oU, while
| fifteen chicks would cost So Bear in
| mind. however. that the setting of eggs
may produce twelve or fourteen chicks.
! or it may produce only half dozen
! also do not fail TO consider the eN-
| pense and trouble of hatching the eggs,
| all of which is avoided by buying
! chicks In either case the chicks must
! be hrooded and properly cared for.
| whether they are Matched at home or
/ bought It is a fact. however, that
| chicks hatched by experienced poul-
/ trymen at plants properly equipped
! have a better chance of survival than
I those hatched by amateurs who know
| little or nothing of the care and ma
! nipulation of incubators and eggs.
No "Best Breed.'
Perhaps no question is more fire.
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Maryland and the VHginias

Lecxburg. Vn.-Edward f. Lake OF
Rluemont died recently. Mr.. Lake was
engaged in the mercantile business In
Bluemont for the past thirteen years
and before that was connected with a
grocery firm in Washington.
Leesburx, Vn-While the small three
year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Buckner was playing in the back yard
OF the home of Joseph f. Wright re
Gently he fell into an old we'll about
twenty feet deep, but which, fortunate
ly for the child, had only about one
foot of water in it Attracted by his
cries. the mother ran to the well and
lowering herself to the bottom. held
the little one until help arrived. The
child appeared to have suffered no bad
effects from the tumble
LovettsviIIe. Vac. +. Shumaker, the
postmaster here, has been notified that
the post Office will be advanced to an
office Of the third class, with salary
instead of commission.
Cumberland, Md.-Dr. Dayton ]. Long
of Piedmont, w. Va, aged forJy-six
years, died recently at the Western
Maryland Hospital a result of in
juries received last month, when the
automobile he was driving crashed into
pole.
DanvilIe. Va.-Fire originating in the
colored Elks' hall destroyed their quar-
ters. poolroom. restaurant and ten
pin alley recently A three-story
building was ruined. Two iremen.
knocked from roof twenty feet high,
were injured.
er, wife of the late w. Starke Tucker,
died recently at her residence. aged
siXty-Seven years.
Graham. ya.-Emory Shawver, four
years old. while playing in an empty
dry goods box. hanged himself on a
mai! and was found dead by his mother
some time later. The childs clothing
became fastened upon a nail, and he
choked to death before he was found.
Plasterco. Vain some unknown
manner John Venable. the seven
Nenable. obtained a dynamite cap re-
Gently, and while holding 1t in his
hand. struck the cap with a match.
causing II to explode. The ends Of the
thumb and two fingers of the left hand
were SO badly mangled that their am
putation was necessary.
stra.bure. Vac. W; Pifer died at
Church recently. He was eighty three
years old.
Roanoke. va-Thirteen of the fifty
elk recently brought from Yellowstone
Park to the Virginia mountains near
Roanoke have died Three elk died of
fractured ribs, injured in shipment:
four died of impacted launches. and six
died either of acute indigestion or
laurel poisoning.
fredericksburg. Va.-The Virginia
Association of Colleges and Schools for
Girls and Women Will be held at the
Radford Normal School or April ~.
% and IS. All the colleges and schools
for girls and women in the state will
be represented.
Bristol. ya.-The big dam across Hol-
ston river at Big creek is fast nearing
completion. The framework is done
more than half way across the river
and will be ready for the cement in about
a month. Work on the project has been
delayed recently, due to the high stage
of the river and the consequent danger
of damaging the structure.
Wythcville.-Ben White. farmer re-
siding in the eastern section of Wythe
county, and Mrs. W. S. Gilbert were
knocked unconscious, Miss Addie Ar
Evening star., 1917-04-15
ACTIVITIES OF
, BOY SCOUTS

The Capital Yacht Club has agreed
to train Boy Scouts fifteen years Of
age and over in seamanship. Boys who
will take this training will go on week
end cruises on the various boats with
members of the club. All desiring to
take advantage of this opportunity are
requested to go to headquarters of the
Local Council in the Munsey building
and sign up.
The tabulation of the time made by
the various troops in mobilizations re-
Gently held is as follows:
Evening star., 1917-04-15

woods to Twining City and then home."-
Emily Hornig. Scribe.
Troop I1-Daisy-Mrs. Norman Jones,
Captain.
"The troop held its regular meeting
Friday night at the home of the captain
Most of the meeting was devoted to prac-
ticing first aid work for the benefit of the
new girls in the troop. Each girl Sc
lected four achievements for the Achieve
ment Club. A trip to Mount Vernon was
planned for the following Saturday"
Troop 21-Mrs. McElroy. Captain.
members of the troop attended a
birthday party given by Troop 6. We'd
nesday evening, in Petworth NJ. T.
Church. The regular meeting of the
troop was held Tuesday at the home of
the captain. Plans for summer gardens
We're discussed. Lessons in signaling were
given Saturday morning at the Mason
house. Dorothy kemball, Scribe.
THE regular meeting was held Thurs
day afternoon. Edna Kelly. Isabelle Say
lor, Margaret Horne. Louisa Turpn. Lois
Hover, Phyllis Monkman, Evelyn Turpin
and Elizabeth McGlachlin took their ten
derfoot tests. The remainder of the girls
who are to take their tenderfoot tests
next week were given their last lesson in
tying knots. Miss Harlowe also gave a
short talk. Margaret Horne. Scribe.
Evening star., 1917-04-15

ment, and awarded her the custody of
their three children. Mrs. Levy is now
living in Maryland. and the husbands
wherea bouts are not known. Levy, it
was stated. was married previously and
had never obtained a divorce. After de-
serting his second wife and children in
Staunton he married a Miss Williams Of
Capon road. who died several months
later in a distant state. Levy is said to
have induced his third ia ther- law, Mr..
Williams, to go on his bond at Staunton
when charges were preferred against him
and then left for parts unknown.
Evening star., 1917-04-15

: mold and Walter Dalton were bruised in
an automobile accident which occurred
I on the jackson Ferry road near Farm
ers store recently.
! Huntington. w. Na.-When Dewey
I az the Jhlted states haNal recr ui.iii :, = :
I station mere recently Tor enlistment re
7 80, % 'tiiee hi,e pouiIoS ul.oer "e,Sin1. -
h9htd tHieI carpenter Mate VI !llei i'i
/ s-'tSs, "fdlh seven glasses Oh water
"elshed aEalh' measured up TO the re
9tI's 1Til GU "'otI'ul,olS ana "lS aScel,eu,
be"eS IS patriotic name, remarked
lana Ieft fo,. ~ o''
" n .
I Orange. C,Ti1fcr E-a,.er .,.sd +b;r-
: ty-fve wears who u-orlied far Iobn I
,slark or l;, So, ,,Cl. I-,i SIa;.a,,
county. was 1,f,,isnJ h1, - ,,,,io racantl,
and died tyentv-fnnr ba,,rs I.ta n
mad gone fntn tbe staiIa 70 r,,r,,- tbo
mule ard ;p +r,.;- 20 -, " -: - - :,
he hit hin, uitb - board a's -, -a.',.,-
received The fat,i 80. anu III ie'u- Il
H,perx,o,,, ", . ,r,, ,o,,
jdentified r'itb -, ;,'I,I pi Asiit '',l :.
Iaearrtn,. - me BUSINESS i.le oi
home in tbis .itt -, l;I,S .,.iIi[
and corn!icatio,, n, n -
seyenty-fhjrd ,tear III IA"
'''iu eii'
ffaS 10, v NJ;
hapan ~ tha i-;'.,.-;. ri.,ilili! :
7'rIesday aftnr,oo, $50 Sa.s ~ - < nc
x, = sstu"ehIs Stdi teu ofiifhs uHuft
80 -. lanes a. ore recently appointed
- P'o4eSSoi Oh Hli4ll'fF science
Richmond. Ya.-Students of the Union
Theological Seminary (Presbyterian)
have sent a telegram to President Will
son expressing confidence in his wis
rendering their services as chaDlains
and to 90 wherever dpty NAV call
them
r.x, VI, IT,.
~, - - ms .li' ~
Nouiu Ii ~ en- Hei ifoiii continuing hcr
t o't IiIp troin III, ,harIeStoh, InIS
70 o4I' -t!cii'' MtS' f1Fa + !ot
80 ioi Ii5eeH hours win .f'e lao >
tts pDus mug ssu tIshliS 70 hEr preast: =
curing the early hours OF the "trip. Her
other three children were with her on
the Journey
a w ne. Na-'atls LFleS' the nxe-
Sear-olc daughter or MI and Mrs. w IL
nam LSIes' was run over ana Killed by
q street ear IN 1ront or her nome IN
Evening star., 1917-04-15

Members of the troop participated in
a bicycle ride recently to Great Falls.
The trip going to the falls was made in
one and three-quarter hours, while the
return trip made in two and a quar-
ter hours. owing TO a breakdown
Carle Dodge, Scribe.
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Troop 30-Edwin Kirk, Scoutmaster.

"A hike was taken Wednesday to
SCOTS run, about five miles from Chain
bridge. While on the way home fire
was discovered in the woods, and after
an hours work the boys succeeded in
eXtinSuishing the blaze" - William
Plunkert. Scribe.
Evening star., 1917-04-15

troop meeting was held Friday,
Apri! 8. in the Sunday school room of
the Central Presbyterian Church AZ
which Deputy Commissioner Taylor
gave brief talk. Scout games were
then played and prizes awarded. The
prize for bugling was won by r. Wat
kins, signaling by r. Haywood and wall
scaling by Beaver Patrol "-Pohert
Watkins, Scribe
Evening star., 1917-04-15
Heard From the Troops.
TrOOn 81

Troop 1I.
"The troop met Friday, April g. in the
Sunday school room of the Fifth Baptist
Church The scoutmaster gave a talk
on Panama and showed stereopticOn pic
lures of the canal. Plans for mobilization
were discussed
Evening star., 1917-04-15
Buy Only Good Stock.

10 answer the last question first. it
certainly does pay to buy good founda-
ton stock. and 1t does not pay to buy
any other kind. Naturally one pays
more for a good articles, no matter
what it is. than for poor one, simply
for the reason that the good article has
more actual value in it. This Is true of
poultry just as it is true of any other
klhd OF live stock. any natural or man
ufactured product
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Troop 4a-Mr. Day, scoutmaster.

"A hike was taken last SATURDAY.
through Rock Creek Park. The follow
lng members have passed their exam
ma tions as tenderfoots: George Webb,
Norman O'Donnoghue. Charles Brown
Walter Gleason. Seldom Cole, Robert
Heinrichs and Claude Howerson."-Jack
O'Dornoghue, Scribe
Evening star., 1917-04-15

Although born in Germany and not
Vet a naturalized citizen. EdWaro
Armrein of New Brunswick, ~ -.
wishes nobody TO misunderstand ms
sympathieS in the present war. lie mas
painted the national emblem on the
house wall covering the entire space
between the front door and the parlor
windows.
Evening star., 1917-04-15

boys passed their tenderfoot examina-
uons. The scoutmaster gave a. talk on
patriotism. Plans for mobilizing were
discussed. Games were played under
the leadership of the acting assistant
scoutmaster." = Howard L. Harries,
Scribe.
Evening star., 1917-04-15

In response to mobilization call by
the scoutmaster recently the boys sue
ceeded in assembling in less than a half
hour. Stacy Middleton, Scribe
Evening star., 1917-04-15

The Hawaiian Islands are becoming g
so popular as a resort for eastern mil
lionaires that all the steamers sailing
for Honolulu are crowded to their ca
pacity.
Evening star., 1917-04-15
THE GIRL SCOUTS.

The third anniversary of the oreantza-
tion of Troop was celebrated Wednes-
day evening in the gymnasium of the
Petworth NJ L. Church. The color
scheme of the decora tons was the tro,t
coiors, lavender, purple and yellow Aboslx
$50 guests. were present. Brief talks were
given by Mrs. c. S. Rafter, captain of the
Girl Scouts; C. E. Williams and Mrs.
Edna NJ Colman.
New officers also were installed. They
are Eunice Haden, secretary and treas
urer; Adelaide Southwick, scribe; Ruth
Haynes and Hope Nichols, patrol leaders.
and Isabelle Cote and Katharine Davis
corporais The retiring officers We're pre-
sented with Girl Scout pins, made es
pecially for Troop g. Members of the
troop presented their captain with a sill
yer tray, decorated with the troop colors
Eunice Haden made the presentation
speech.
During the absence of the regular sec-
retary. from Monday, pri Is, to Nav
The headquarters of the Organization in
the Woodward building will be closed on
Fridays and Saturdays at 1:3O o'clock
Evening star., 1917-04-15

similar range in Baltimore which is ex-
pected to be completed within four or
five days. The Baltimore range will be,
according to Sergt. Hale, the largest
and the equipment the fir est of any
small-bore range in America. 1t will
have twenty shooting lines, and in ad-
dition to the small-hore shooting with
rifle and pistol will allow the devotees
of heavy pistol shooting to practice.
The armor required to stop a bullet of
As caiber, such as may be shot with
sariiy very heavy and quite expensive.
\ Baltimore armOr plant kindly sup
piled all the armor, drilled the holes
and Installed the backstops. so that the
cost of installing the arrnor which 1t
was estimated would be in the neigh
borhood of $500. was a great deal less.
Evening star., 1917-04-15

1.-The troop held it's regular meeting in
its new meeting place. Friday, April g.
1t was decided to change time for meeting
from to 7:30 o'clock. Mobilization plans
also were discussed. Robert Daley
Scribe.
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"Officers were elected at the last meet
ing of the troop They are; Wycliff Rice
president: w. Clifton Woodward, Ir
scribe; Cecil Mcpherson, treasurer, and
William Crockett, courier."-W Clifton
Woodward, jr., Scribe.