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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-07-19
Clean Yards Imperative.

Cleanliness is imperative in back
yard poultry keeping. Poultry in small
back yards leave SO much droppings
on the land they occupy that unless
the droppings are frequently removed
the soil soon becomes foul. The back
yard poultry keeper has to take as
much pains to keep his yard sanitary
as to keep the floor Of the poultry
house sanitary. Lack Of thoroughness
IN cleaning and disinfecting small
yards Is responsible for much more
disease and debility than insanitary in.
terror ground spaces.
Measures to prevent lice and mites
should also be followed systematically
and thoroughly in back yard poultry
keeping. While the neglected farm
poultry house Is often overrun with
lice to the detriment of the flock, the
hens on farm have SO much better
opportunities than those in the small
back yard to rid themselves of lice
that a little slackness on the part Of
the keeper in measures to prevent lice
Is not likely to give the parasites such
a start as the same negligence would
in the case Of back yard flock.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-07-19
PURCHASE FOWLS
IN FALL SEASON
Autumn Is Time for City Man to
Begin Preparations for Op-
Grating Hen Yard.
GOOD PuLlETS ARE FAVORED
Advice Of Experienced Poultry Raiser
viii Greatly Assist Amateur-one
Of GeneraI-Purpose Breeds ls
Preferable.

The best way for the city poultry
keeper to procure hens is to purchase
them in the fall. An effort should be
made to obtain pullets rather than
older hens, and the pullets selected
should be well matured. So that they
will begin to lay before cold weather.
Evidences of the maturity Of pullets
are the development and red color of
the comb and a size and growth which
are good for the breed or variety. Hens
will lay little or no eggs during the
tall and early winter while they are
molting. Well-matured pullets, how
ever, should lay fairly well during this
period, SO that an immediate return Is
realized from the investment.
Advice Helps inexperienced.
When pullets are to be purchased,
It Is well If possible to go to some farm
er or poultryman who may be known
to the prospective purchaser. In some
cases 1t may pay to make arrangements
with the farmer to raise the desired
number Of pullets at an agreed price.
Where the householder does not have
an opportunity to 60 into the country
Tor his pullets, he can often pick them
out among the live poultry shipped into
the city to be marketed.
The advice Of someone who knows
poultry should be sought to make sure
that pullets or young hens are obtained
and that the stock Is healthy. Often
local poultry associations are glad to
help the prospective poultry keeper to
get stock by putting him in cQmmuni-
cation with some Of Its members hav-
Ing stock for sale. Sometimes boards
Of trade or chambers of commerce are
glad to help bring together the pro-
spective purchaser and the poultry
raiser.
Kind Of Fowls to Keep.
Householders usually desire not only
eggs for the table and for cooking, but
also an occasional chicken to eat. For
this reason one Of the general-purpose
breeds, such as the Plymouth Rock,
Wyandotte, Rhode Island Red, or
Orpington. is preferable to the smaller
egg breeds, such as the Leghorns. Not
only do the mature fowls Of these
breeds, because Of their larger size,
make better table fowls than the Leg
horns. but the young chickens for the
same reason make better friers and
roasters. whereas chickens Of the egg
breeds are only suitable for the small
er broilers.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-07-19
Determining chtckens' Ages.

A common way of testing the age Of
dressed poultry, as described by home
economics specialists Of the United
States department Of agriculture, is to
take between thumb and finger the end
OF the breastbone. farthest from the
head, and attempt to bend 1t to one
side. In a very young bird. such us q
"broiler" chicken or a green goose, It
Will be easily bent, like the cartilage
In the human ear; In bird year or
so cid 1t will be brittle, and In an old
bird, tough and hard to bend or break
Tricky dealers have been known to
break the end Of the breastbone be-
fore showing the bird, thus rendering
tho ,est useless
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-07-19
Don't overstoek Hen Yard.

The size Of the flock which can be
most efficiently kept will depend first
upon the space available and second
upon the amount Of table scraps or
other waste which Is available for feed.
It is q mistake to try to overstock the
available space. Better results will be
obtained from a few hens in q small
backyard poultry flock rarely will Con-
sist Of over 20 or 25 hens and in many
cases Of no more than eight or ten, or
occasionally Of only three or four.
For flock OF 20 to 25 hens a space of
not less than Is by 80 feet should be
available for yard. Where less space
y available, the sixe Of the flock should
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-07-19

make their living by travelling with .
show. You'll have to put up with auntie
she's beyond the beauing stage!"
"Suits me-" he said contentedly. II
am getting more than my deserts. Come
on, Grace, Wen start"
$50 Will we, Connie" said Fairy.
But the boys came. both together.
and the family group set out together.
Carol and Hartley-one Of her high
school admtrers-led OF by running 4
race down the parsonage walk. And
Lark. old, worn and grave, brought up
the rear with Jim Forrest. Jim was
a favorite attendant Of the twins. He
had been graduated from high school
the year previous. and was finishing
OF at the agricultural college In Ames.
But Ames was not far from home. and
he was still frequently on hand to
squire the twins when squires were In
demand.
For this broad minded devotion the
twins gave him deep-seated gratitude
and affection and he always stood high
in their favor.
"Are you scared, Larkf" he asked
LleF h6 IQey Whlheu SlOWAy Oo"u lAc
street toward the church.
TN nooDcared. Jim." she answered
solemnly, 'but I'm perfectly cavern
GUS, II you know what that means"
II sure do know" he said fervently.
didn't I have to do a speech at the
commencement exercisesf There never
was a completer cavern than was
that night But can't figure out why
folks agree to do such things when
they don't have to. had to. II was
compulsory"
Lark 9azed at him with umpid trou-
bled eyes. II can't figure out, either.
don't know why did It was Q mis-
take, some way"
At the church, which was gratifying
ly crowded with Sunday school enthu-
siasts, the twins forsook their hr1ends
and slipped along the side aisle to the
dressing room"-commonly utilized
as the storeroom for worn-out song
books, Bibles and lesson sheets There
they sat In throbbing, Quivering silence
with the rest Of the "entertainers." IN
I'll the frst strains Of the piano solo
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-07-19

bsoke forth, when they walked sedate-
" out and took their seats along the
ddo o6 the platform-an antediluvian
custom which has long been discarded
by everything but Sunday schools and
graduating claDsA
The program went along smoothly.
with no more stumbles than - custom
ary at such aftaifs and nicely punctu-
nted with hand clappinsA When the
superintendent rad, sRec1fat1o0-Miss
Carol Starr" ths applause was enthu-
siast1c. for Carol was 4 prime favorite
in church and school and town. With
sweet and charming nonchalance she
tripped to the front Of the platform
and gave q graceful inclination of her
proud young head In response TO the
applause. Then her voice rang out,
and the room was hushed. Nobody ever
worried when Carol spoke a piece.
Things always went all right. And
back to her place she walked, her face
flushed, her heart swelling high with
the grat1aeat1on o6 q good deed well
done.
Carol" Lark whispered. Tim
scared"
Instantly the triumph left Carols
heart. you're not" ahe whispered
passionately, grippang her twins hand
closely. "you are not, you're all right"
Lark trembled more violently. Her
head swayed q little. Bright flashes
Of light were binding her eyes, and her
ears were ringing. "I-car't," she NUT
tered thickly. I'm ssch"
Carol leaned close to her and began
violent train Of conversation, for the
purpose Of distracting her attention.
Lark grew more pale.
'Recitation-Miss Lark Starr"
Again the applause rang out.
Lark did not move. II can't" she
whispered again. II can't"
Lark, Lark" begged Carol dsspsr-
ately. you must 90, you must. The
wind wsnt drifting o'er the lea,'-lt's
easy enough. 90 a, Lark. You must"
LARK shook Ase head. "1Gnnmn.~
she murmufeo in11Gl1neelA
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-07-19
clrcumstanees induce Fairy to
reveal her llfe's romance. The
twins for q short period enjoy
thsmsefvss hugely.
(To BE CoNTINUED.)
Puts Il Up 70 the Judos.

One Of the city judges, who was up
for reelection, made speech in New
Fork, and after he had touched on
patriotism and the various questions
Of civic virtue and the keeping Of q
good man on the bench, he sald at the
close Of his speech that he was ready
to answer any question propounded.
At this point one Of the members Of
the club arose. "Judge," began the
questioner, there's one thing that has
always bothered me. and hope you
can settle It for mo % that the ether
members Of this club viii 80 that I
am right. This 10 ~: Dses 6r does
not . straight dusA beat tour Of 4
kind under any and all clscuu,
stancesT
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-07-19
Author of
e OF THE PARSONAGE"

Remember the parsonage" begged
Carol Think Of Prudence. Think Of
papa. Look. there he is, right down
there. He's expecting you. Lark. You
must !"
Lark tried to rise. She could not.
She could not see her fathers clear en-
couraging face for those queer flashes
OF light.
"You cnn," whispered Carol. you
can do anything. II you try. Prudence
says So"
People were craning their necks. and
peering curiously up to the second row
where the twins sat side by side. The
other performers nudged one another.
smiling significantly,
II can't" Lark whispered, "Tm sick"
'Lark-Lark," called the superin.
tendent
Carol sighed bitterly. Evidently II
was up to her. With a grim face, she
rose from her chair and started out on
the platform. The superintendent
stared at her, his lips parting. The
people stared at her too. and smiled
and then laughed. Panic-stricken, he,
| eyes sought her fathers face. He nod.
| ded quickly. and his eyes approved.
"Good!" His lips formed the word
and Carol did not falter again. The
| applause was nearly drowned with
laughter as Carol advanced for hen
second recitation.
''The wind went drifting DER ths
lea," she began-her voice drifting
properly on the words-and go on Il
the end of the piece.
Most Of the audience, knowing
LArk's temperament, had concluded
that fear prevented her appearance
and understood that Carol had come h
her twins rescue for the reputatioe
OF the parsonage. The applause wal
deafening as she went back. It grew
louder as she sat down with a com
forting little grin at Lark. Then al
the clapping continued, something Of
her natural impishness entered hel
heart
Lark" she whispered. "go out ant
make bow"
"Mercy!" gasped Lark. II didn't d,
anything"
ut was supposed to be you-go on
Lark! Hurry! You've got tol Thinl
what joke 1t will be-"
Lark hesitated, but Carols domi
nance was compelling.
"Do as. tell you," came me Der
emptory order. and Lark arose from
her chair. stepped out before the a.
tonished audience and made q SLOW
and graceful bow.
This time the applause ran riot, 70,
people Of less experience than those o.
Mount Mark could tell that the twinl
were playing game. As it continued
Carol caught Lark1n's hand In hers
and together they stepped out once
more, laughing and bowling right and
left.
Lark was the last one In that night
for she and Jim celebrated her defea,
with two ice cream sodas apiece at thu
corner drug store.
II disgraced the parsonage" She
said meekly. as she stepped Into the
family circle. waiting to recaive her.
Indeed you didn't" said Fairy III
was too bad, but Carol passed 1t oA
nicely, and then, turning It into q Joke
that way took all the embarrassment
out Of It. 1t was perfectly all right
and we weren't bit ashamed"
| "And you did look awfully sweet
when you made your bow" Connie said
warmly-for when a member Of thu
family was down, no one ventured .
laugh. laugh-loving though they were.
Curious to say, the odd little freah
Of substitution only endeared the twins
to the people of Mount Mark the more
by ginger, you can't beat them
bloomin' twins" said Harvey Reel
chuckling admiringly. And no one dis
! agreed.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-07-19
nritleh coIvmbla 0hIphvIIalna.

The steel steamer War Dog. the
first ship Of its type to be built In
British Columbia, was recently
launched at Vancouver. The War Doe.
with a length Of 816 feet. IL also tha
frst steel cargo vessel to be built In
that province. The contract was
placed BY q japanese stsamship Co.,
pany through IN Hngiish aem. glnen
the steamer Was launched - hae
- ana0 . q Rita -
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-07-19
Helping Village and Town.

Duty does not stop with the
raising Of poultry products suf-
ficient to feed the home folks
on the farm. Many village peO-
pie will have to look to the near
by farm for poultry or probably
go without. Many people in
town have not even a back yard
and cannot maintain a laying
flock. These folks look to the
farm for fresh eggs and chick
ems for the table. Dozens Of
people in nearby villages and
towns would gladly have a back
yard flock il it could be pro-
cured near home. The farmer
should rear extra pullets to help
I'LL this cali from the village and
town.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-07-19
Poultry Paragraph.


the Matching season. Hens lay
just as well without a male.
Don't overstock your land.
Purchase well-matured pullets
rather than hens.
Make the poultry house dry
and free from drafts, but allow
for ventilation.
Keep the house and yard
clean.
Grow some green crop in the
yard.
Spade up the yard frequently.
Feed table scraps and kitchen
waste.
Keep hens free FROM lice and
the house free from mites.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-07-19
EMBARRASSMENT THREATENS AND 4 NEAR
PAINFUL INCIDENT BECOMES COMEDY

synopsIs-The
eldest daughter and head Of the
twnsCarol
family
t. roughnecks
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-07-19

be reduced, allowing on the average 70
to 80 square feet per bird.
A few hens are sometimes kept sue
cessfully with smaller yard allow
ance than this, but if the space Is avail
able yard Of the size indicated should
be used.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-07
KEY WEST THREATENED
WITH BREAD FAMINE

Key West, March 6.-The people of
Key West are now beginning to real
ize what the hardship of war really
is. as provisions and supplies are get
ting soarcer every week. The bakeries
are now closing for the want of flour.
Last week number of the bakeries
closed and in few days more there
will be no flour in the city. The gov
eminent allowance for the first quar-
ter In 1918 was seventy per cent of
what was used in 1917, but even this
allowance cannot be purchased from
the mills.
The Mallory steamers from New
York and Galveston were expected to
bring supplies this week, especially
-four, but when the steamers arrived
the supplies were not forthcoming.
In a few days more there will be u
bread famine in the city, and there
are no substitutes for bread, for most
everything used here has to be
brought here as there are no farms
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-07
HUN SYMPATHIZER
MADE TO KISS FLAG

Canton, Ohio, March 7.-"You guys
will all be taking your hats off to
the Kaiser in a MONTH" Before the
crowd of 40 workmen to whom he
had shouted the remark could reach
him, Harry Rogalski, a former en-
rloy of the Cannon drop force COM
rany, disappeared. Then the men
waited at the office of the cashier for
the supporter of the Kaiser to call for
his pay envelope When he appeared
every workman in the plant QUIT
work and reinforced by hundreds of
persons, escorted Rogalski to the pub
lie square where he was made to kiss
the American flag. He was then
turned over to the police, who
with their prisoner wrapt In
the flag to the Jail, followed by the
crowd, He will be tried on a charge
OF uttering pro-German remarks.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-07
(|CAN COLONEL CAPTURES
|PRUSS!AN LIEUTENANT;
lER|CANS ARE GIVING
warm RECEPTION
fARlS WAS PREPARED FOR
RECENT GERMAN BOMBING
LAPEDITION; 50 "FIRST AID.
RELIEF POSTS In THAT CITY
(By Associated Pess !,

Paris, March Paris was ready
lor the German bombing expedition
winch took place Jan. 81. Fifty new
rehef posts had been established in
Parls and the suburbs where FIRST
aid could be given to the wounded or
TO the "gassed.' These preparations
along with daily warnings in the
newspapers and hints as to what to
90 in case of alarm had given a sort
OF o1hcial support to rumors that had
been in the air for months.
Farisians were warned to keen
their windows open, their blinds shut
and their lights out. Full explanations
as to the best model of gas mask had
been given them and the sale OF
masks had increased.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-07
NATION WIDE CAMPAIGN TO
INCREASE FOOD PRODUCTION
(By Associated Press.)

State College, Penn, March 6.-To
prevent an annual loss estimated at
34,556,000 bushels OF wheat, oats,
barley and rye, and tremendous
losses" in other staple crops, special
lists on agriculture have organized a
War Emergency Board of American
Plant Pathologists. This board has
inaugurated nationwide campaign
to increase food production through
control of Obstructive plant diseases
during the coming growing season.
Because the consumer pays for ev-
cry rotted and scabby potato and ev-
cry smutted grain Of wheat or oats
the farmer grows, without having
them as food, hundreds of trained
workers intend to carry the campaign
into all the States. Teachers, re-
search workers and students are be-
ing enlisted in the service which will
show the farmers how to increase
their yields of disease-free crops.
These preventable diseases will be
attacked vigorously as the first step
of comprehensive program to pre-
vent food waste. Further efforts to
save food are to be made by teaching
methods of eliminating losses in
transportation, storage and In house
holds.
The War Emergency Board, of
which DR.. F. D. Kern, plant patholo-
gist at the Pennsylvania State Col
lege is a member, expects to give di-
rect aid to growers as to the avail
ability and prices of spray materials.
Assistance will be given to the plant
disease survey undertaken by the
Federal Department of Agriculture,
in cooperation with the state col
leges Of agriculture and other
agencies.
Plans and projects for the cam
paign were considered at a special
meeting of the board in Washington
this month. The country was dis
tricted into six sections, each In
charge Of commissioner selected by
the board.
A concrete example OF how the
scientists will attempt to increase
Uncle Sans food output is given in
the statement hat there is an annual
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-07
American Ambassador Has
Advised u. s. To Give
Material Aid To Any
Russian Government

loss of from four to five bushels OF
wheat and grain every year from ev-
cry acre growing those crops. Thi.
loss is attributed to grain smut, a
disease which the board says is en-
tirely preventable by an application
|of common disinfectant, costing
only few cents, to the seed before 1t
is planted. Spreading information of
this nature and of similar character
for ether crops on other preventa-
BILE diseases is to be one of the chief
activities of the board.
The board is making a complete
survey Of the workers who are quail
ned and willing to assist in the bat,
tie against plant diseases. To this
END the board is taking a nation wide
census of plant disease specialists
who will be enlisted.
Work has been started on the gath
ering Of accurate information on
losses in staple crops due to diseases.
Teachers Of botany and plant patho,
logy are being urged to give special
attention to the training of students
along the line of fighting plant dis
eases. Many workers are needed to
take up work already planned by
State and Federal agencies.
Seven men, all pathologists at
agricultural colleges, constitute the
War Emergency Board. They are:
H. H. Whetzel, chairman, New York
State College of Agriculture; H. P.
Barss, Agriculture College, Corvallis,
Oregon; e. c. stakman, Agricultural
College. st. Paul, Mimi; G. H. Coons,
Agricultural College, East Lansing,
Mich; F. D. Kern, State College,
Pennsylvania; H. W. Barre, Clemson
College, South Carolina, and G. r.
Lyman, Department of Agriculture,
Washington, D. c.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-07
OF SPECIE TESTED
PECTION OF U. s. MINT
EST NO. EVER PASSED
D COIN ASSAY COMMISSION
|y Associated Press.)

- ~NSeoSAObNN AS05sJ
&lphia, March 6.-Samples of
sted in the annual inspection
pited States Mint here by the
Jay Commission, represented
est number of coins ever
Don by a body of this sort.
y was completed recently.
terial departures from the
|pd quality standards OF coins
been detected at the mint in
Ten-dollar and twenty-dol- l.
pieces must assay within a
p of the required weight
rdollar and two-and-one-half
pld coins within a fourth OF
I'm silver, coins Of all denom-
are passed If they are within
|one-half grains Of the stand
esults of the tests just COM
|ere were reported to Presi-
lson at Washington together
ports Of the output at the
Denver and San Francisco.
er were inspected in this city
8 of sample coins. In conduct
Inspection, one piece, pix as 1t
D technically, Is tested for eV-
thousand gold coins minted
for every thousand in silver.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-07
FLORIDA BARACA-PHILATHEA
UNION WILL MEET SOON

jacksonville, March 1.-THE Florida
Raraca-Philathea Union will hold
theil annual meeting in Orlando. Fla
Representatives from all sections or
the State will attend this meeting, TO
be held April 12-14.
An interesting program is being
prcpared by President j. G. Lanier
and his program committee. Many
nrominent speakers will take part in
the program Marshal A. Hudson OF
Syracuse, N. Y, founder of the Ba-
raca- Philathea movement is expected
to take part in this convention.
Heretofore the city entertaining the
convention has been offering free en-
to all delegates attend
inc these conventions, but the union
hoe GROWN so fast during the past few
,.oors that it has been deemed advis-
ohio for the union to adopt the Har-
word nlan of entertainment-orlando
n.,n,o furnishing rooms and break
f,st for delegates, free of charge,
do,ogates to buy their dinner and
supper.
# is hoped that all classes in the
,tato will be represented at this
nsetipg. Program will be sent to each
a,oss IN the near future showing just
uhot will he done at this meeting.
(Miss) MARIE SANDERS,
Fla Bara-Philathea Union.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-07
HEARD FROM WIFE
IN JERUSALEM

Atlanta, March Abraham Anna
to. proprietor of little shoe repair
shop on Capitol avenue, near tn,
state house in this city, and cousin
OF Pasquale Amato, the famous opera
singer, has just received a letter from
his wife In Jerusalem, whom he has
not seen for three years, 1oyfully an
nouncing the capture of that city BY
the British troops, and the fact tha,
she and the two little children are
safe and we'll and happy. ''Thank
God, we are all safe and sound and
may the Almighty bless our lighters
and warriors" says, the letter. "for
they have saved us from many dan
gers"