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Milford chronicle., 1921-12-16
Two individuals
BY F. " L. TURNER
Secretary Laying Competition

Notwithstanding the snowstorm and
decided drop in temperature, the 500 lay
ers in the Eleventh Philadelphia North
American International Egg-Laying Com
petition at Milford, produced 274 eggs in
the fifth week, a decided gain over the
preceding week and the creation Of a five
weeks total in excess of all totals for
corresponding periods except in the tenth
year.
Pen scores for the week were around
the average for the season, two pens,
80 and e., laying % eggs each. One bird
laid a perfect seven-day score and six
teen individuals laid six eggs each in
the week.
Decidedly more interesting as features
than the performance Of the aggregate
membership of the competition are the
individual yields of thirty-three birds
that have scored twenty or more eggs in
the thirty-five days of the present year,
two of these birds reaching the unusual
November output of % eggs each. Both
birds are Wyandottes. No. in pen IS
and No. in pen %. Bird in pen SO laid
27 eggs in the November period of five
weeks (S5 days.. Four birds laid 25 eggs
each, five laid "a each, six laid % each,
five laid % each, two laid 81 each and
five laid 20 each.
Milford chronicle., 1921-12-16
N. A. TRAPNEsT INVENTED
BY PROMINENT PoULTRYMAN

When the first Philadelphia North Am
erican international Egg-Laying Compe-
tition was proposed for Storrs Agricul-
tural Experiment Station, Storrs, Conn.
the active operation was to be under the
guidance Of Prof. F. H. Stoneburn. Am
erica's first professor Of poultry hus-
bandry,
Milford chronicle., 1921-12-16

Among other things which were to be
provided for the successful operation of
the competition was a suitable trapnest,
a trapnest at once positive and as abso-
lutte in it's operation. Professor Stone
burn. because Of this necessity. evolved
and designed the gravity trapnest used
continuously in all of the competitions
staged by this newspaper and those stag
ed by Storrs station and which the Unit
ed States department Of agriculture
adopted in preference to all other trap
nests.
This trapnest is free from all nechaR-
les in its operation, the door and trig-
ger operating solely by gravity. Because
of its simplicity and comparative free
dom from hardware it appeals to al
poultrymen. it is positive in its action
and cannot be deranged by the layer OF
operator.
Thousands Of poultrymen use thiI
trapnest, working drawings Of its con-
struction going broadcast thru publica-
ton by this newspaper.
Milford chronicle., 1921-12-16

age and conformation when selecting
pure-bred stock that has been trapnest-
ed and proved.
. HONOR PENS FOR NOVEMBER
Close scores ushered in the honor pens
for November II competition-Pen %,
George W. Middleton, White Wyandottes,
leading with 79 eggs. Second place was
taken by pen 80. Grant Buler & Son,
Rhode Island Reds, IS eggs; third place
going to pen 6S. S. c. Price, White Leg
horns, II eggs.
Milford chronicle., 1921-12-16

What has become of the ffty-nfty
contingent of the last association cam
paign for a liberal poultry administra-
tion? Some of these fifty-fifty advocates
voted mo change in the standard Of
perfection at Trenton recently.
Milford chronicle., 1921-12-16
Comparative Yield by Years

The Yields
20 date The Philadelphia North International
Competitions follows:
10th nth
week
aaas 2a 1924 sssa a2of
Milford chronicle., 1921-12-16

laid The fifth week h1[d
BEGINNING ovmmER@ 20
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-27

been telling us that we should live 100 years II
we viii but observe the simple laws OF health.
Most of us mistake the real mission of the
nbvsician. We only feel the need OF him when
we are sick The best time to consult the ply
stefan is when we are well. He knows Things
that we don't in the least suspect. He VIII tell
us the things not to do that will keep Us wen
and fit. Therein lies the real value OF the
physician to his clients.
Despite that most intelligent beings under
stand the laws of right living, few OF US tnal
don't occasionally violate them. We know
that each day we must have a certain amount
of exercise in order to stimulate the mind and
body, yet we are known persistent loafers
on the lob We dismiss our case with the
thought that lust so long as we feel fit there is
no occasion to worry. We overeat and we
don't spend the time in rest that we should
We start out with perfect health. natures en-
dovment and we are the ones responsible
when the break comes, except in instances OF
accident or innocent contracting of disease.
Most of us know that we are not fighting
the fight that nature intended we should night,
but as men and women realize the inevitable
penalties for their indiscretions there will be
rapid swinging of the pendulum in the other
direction There is no excuse for any person
not living naturally and simply. All of those
who do can't expect to attain lac years, but
they can at least travel the expanse~promised
in the bible, and through all those years en-
joy the blessings of happiness and health.
There is e way, and all know it. All we
have to do to be happy and well is to follow it.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-27
A Literary Gem.

There printed in THE Line O. Type"
column of the Chicago Tribune the other day
rare bit of prose. 1t may not have been orig
=inal, but that does not matter. 1t is such an
unusual bit, for Its beauty. that yoH will enjoy
1T. 1t is entitled December" and follows:
"Rumor came to the. north wind yesterday
that sneering death lurked near my favorite
.held and hurried from the town TO cry a pro-
test. but this thing there before me, and
the latest and brayest dandelion was dead The
naples beyond the marsh were as black against
the sky as the charcoal marks upon an Arabs
tent; the sumach crumbled in my hands with
cred like the tea leaves from old japan; the
ochre willows at the margin of the lake dropped
heavily and, in the wind, l thought l heard
them crying like Rachael for her children; and
the lake itself, so serene in September now
frowned and chilled me like stranger: A flock
OF blackbirds, restless and without design flew
above 1t, no longer trustful of its reeds and
Fusnes; and high on naked limb of a spotted
cottonwood sat the chief mourner-a gaunt
and he lifted and lowered his wings as a widow
ADJUSTS her weeds when the preacher takes his
text. Across the smitten fields came the north
winds, and on them rode the gray Norns
chanting dirge, and ! Joined the procession
al OF death Now l understand what the Mas
ter meant when he said Pray that your flight
is not in winter"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-27
He Made Bed Springs

The world sometimes gives rewards to the
deserving while yet they are able to enjoy
them. James Z. Liddy, inventor of the spring
bed, has just died at the ripe age Of SO years.
He may not properly be said to have made the
paths of his fellow beings easier. but assuredly
he caused their resting places to be more en-
joyable than they were before the invention ar
rived
The bed spring is a simple thing. 1t seems
strange that the human race waited some thou
sands of years to lie down on one Straw and
feathers were the best and most restful bols-
tering people could have before Mr.. Liddy got
busy. Then he made sleep increasingly bliss
full by giving it better buoyancy. He put the
spring in bed.
One-third of our lives is spent in bed-or
was before night automobiling became the rage.
This generation therefore owes much to Mr..
Liddy 1t is good to know that he lived 80
years, most of which were spent close TO
good bed. May he continue to rest in peace.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-27
HEALTH TALKS
y William Brady, M.
Noted Physician and Author.

Is. Plague.
II. Practically every AGATE sore
throat.
Is. Tonsillitis.
10. Laryngitfs (hoarse sore
throat.)
20. Acute bronchitis.
Don't touch this supreme fmpor-
tant health conserving and lite
saving question, don't attempt To
deal with it at all. teachers, II you
still harbor little suspicion tnai
one does somehow catch cold
from dampness, drafts or weather.
One catches respiratory OF rath-
err a spray infection by venturing
needlessly within the five foot bar
rage--about the individual who has
such infection; or by being caught
within the danger area, a circle
around such individual, with a ra-
dius of 10 feet, if the individual
sneezes or coughs, without cover
ing his nose and mouth with hand
kerchief, mask OF, hand.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-27

Q. What is used to enamel cop
per wire? J. A 5.
A. Copper wire is taken through
a bath OF enamel made especially
for wire and baked on.
O. How did the English acquire
the Rock of Gibraltar? F. F. +.
A. The Rock of Gibraltar was
captured by combined Dutch and
English forces, July "a. 1904, and
coded to Great Britain by the treaty
of Utrecht in 1713 Spain set out
to recaptu~e it in 1878. and a siege
lasting 5 years, months and II
DAYS followed. The British with
stood the siege successfully and
the peace of 1888 secured the rock
20 Great Britain.
@. What is the record parachute
drop, and how long did it take?
A. The record is claimed by
Sergeant Encil Chambers, L. S. A.
who dropped approximately $4,000
feet during the American Legion
conven ion at Kansas City. The as
cent in an army plane TOOK one
hour and a half and the descent
took IS minutes.
Q. What is the base pay Of naval
officers? H. F.
A. Base rates of pay for naval
officers vary from s1.700 for ensign
to SIS, 600 for rear admiral. In grades
Of captain and commander there is
an addition of 10 per cent for each
five years up to 10 years and in
grades of Lieutenant commander to
ensign an addition of 10 per cent
each five years up to 20 years. Sea
pay is 10 per cent more than shore
pay. The temporary increase act
gives captains in the navy an aGdi-
tioRal $500; lieutenant command
ers, SS40 Iieutenants, $3.50; lieu
tenants q. g), $500; ensigns, 1920
per year additional until June 80,
1922. The officers also have allow
ances for quarters, heat and light
varying according to grade OF Of
fcer.
Q. How many births and deaths
are there in the United States in a
year? p. G. J.
A. In 1920. in the registration
area, there were 1,508,874 births
Ind 1,142.558 deaths.
Q. Were the continents of Eu-
-ope and Asia named for women in
mythology? L. y. f.
A The continents OF Europe and
Asia were not named after women.
Fhe word Asia" is derived from
be Semitic stem "acu." meaning
to go out" used in connection !
With the rising of the sun "Eu- |
'ope" is derived from the Semitic /.
e-eb, meaning "darkness" !.
q. How much silver bullion has
'een purchased by the government
o replace the silver dollars melt
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-27
The Daily Short Story

/ But the Misses Pebody were moi
the only ones to whom had oc-
, CURED the necessity of a visit tc
Angelica's mother. \ little later
they heard even through their clos
ed windows the up-lifted voice OF
the court tale-bringer: And il
you'll believe it, Mrs. Gowing. that
young imp had put it right on my
front steps: Shut up your mouth
and brush your teef' And for her
to say that to me! l could scarcely
trust by eyes
The Misses Peb0dy were az the
door in time to hear the gentle
voice of the minister's wife reply.
Yes, l really think something
ought to be done Angelica should
have known better She wrote on
the front walk, right where the
children could see: You are a
devil. Did you no ft?"
The two listeners gasped. wait"
they cried. Are you on the way to
Angeiica's? We will be ready
shortly"
Just as they were going down
their walk their bachelor friend
emerged from his house. Guess I'll
go. too" he observed grimly.
Mrs. Morn was ready to start
work. Angelica" she said. where
is my tailor'S chalk?" Angelica
didn't know; didn't even know her
mother had any. But I saw you
with it. Angelica" Well, Angelica
had had it But she didn't know
where it was now; hadn't seen it
for long time.
Just then knock sounded. An
gelica became irreproachably de-
mure. But the combined utterances
of five determined individuals pre-
vailed over her innocence. Imme-
diately after their departure, An.
gelica was sent to the court with
a pail and sponge. Her return was
fearful, but Mrs. Morn
was stern. Not once may you go
out of the yard today" was her
sntence.
Angelica sulked, then as she look
ed up toward the court, grew sur
prisingly cheerful. A gentleman
was approaching whose hat fairly
faaiated newness. She glanced to-
ward the crab-apple trees and
grew prositively radiant. The next
morning several of Baltimore
,ourts most prominent men stood
'areheaded. waiting for the near
'St naperdaShery to Open-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-27
GWHEN SHE WAS BAD
BY Winifred Jeanette Kitteredgt
Copyright. 1921. by the Wheeler
Syndicate. IncD


! Copyright, 1921. by the Wheele
Syndicate, InCD
and when she was good
She was very. very good:
But when she was bad"
| Angelica Morn lived just outside
Baltimore court This was a thins
for which the jewellers within thar
sanctuary thanked their luck!
! stars night and morning. ant
sometimes in between times, too
as on their way to to work they fur
lively passed the little yellow cot
| tage where she dwelt The found
| it we'll to walk softly. and drive
their cars quickly, past this small
and unimposing domicile. Angelica
had an unpleasant habit of making
shining cars and new hats the
targets for small over-ripe crab
apples, of which she had in her
yard, three trees. and Angelica S
aim was remarkably accurate. Low
ers often turned up the preceding
street in their walks. and careful
mothers sent their scrubbed little
boys and girls to school the other
way.
Frequently, when their welI-kept
poodle dogs came home with mud
dy coats and followed by a short
length of Irvine, and their angoras
nursed abbreviated scars and
bloody paws, the Baltimore court
housewives might be heard to
make scorching remarks about
their small neighbor. But com
plants were made on the side. for
Angelica's mother was dress
maker and found her work none too
easy at the best. And, too. it did
make one feel trifle foolish to be
making unpleasant remarks about
a demure little girl who had just
brought a chair and now stood look
ing up with innocent eyes. Angel
ica's manners were, by spasms, I'M
believably cherubic.
One day Angelica came from
school unusually thoughtful. To her
mothers inquiries she merely said.
"Oh, there was a dentist came to
the second grade to talk" But the
thoughtful mood remained for the
rest of the day.
AC AhISSCo CbONF rose early.
The elder Miss Pebody went to
raise the curtains at exactlv half
past five. SISTER, I think we are
going to be blessed with rain" she
said. Then her gaze fell to the
front walk. Jane Miranda, come
here at once. What is that"
In large letters lay this inscrin- !
ion, Mis- Pebody brush you teef"
Angrily the two ladies glared at !
each other. IN unison they gasped
one word, Angelica"
Scarcely had they recovered fror, !
he first shock when the telephone
angled wildly. A wrathful voice ,
shouted: Has that young rascal
,een at your house, too? What did
;he write?" He shut off at once
when they told him, and Jane was
ust quick enough to see their
bachelor neighbor efface the re-
mains of a large heart above an
Elongated toothbrush. The lower
initials in the heart were ~. NJ. p"
This is going erti-ely too far"
aid the elder Miss Pebody. "Sor,a-
hing must be said to Angelica's
Mother. At 3 o'clock We will go
'yer."
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-27
How Old Are You?

1t has been said that individual is only
as old as he feels; that age is not matter of
years, We are told that Fora Mehamed a
TURK, claiming to be 146 years old feeling as
well and buoyant as he ever did, has started
out to see the world before he gets too old IN
travel
1t is more than likely that Fora is trying to
spool us when he asserts that he feels az
youthful as he did hundred years ago II is
scientific fact that age deteriorates the hu-
man machine. no matter how great care il re-
eeives, and if it is truth that the Turk has
lived the years he claims to have lived he is
merely an extraordinary human who has been
mercifully spared beyond the biblical time al
loted man on earth.
Yet there is sermon to mankind in the
Turks case and that sermon is on right living
Fora doesn't run errands in an automobile
neither does he board street car when he
wants TO make trip of few blocks He uses
natures implements in navigation. Neither is
he in rush to do thing that is before him.
DE takes his time. He doesn't crowd his physi
cal or mental mechanism, the mistake that
most humans make nowadays. Perhaps Fora
hasn't built up fortune in dollars, but he has
done more than that, he has conserved his life
beyond the time man is supposed to remain in
the land of the living
Fora, despite that he has had four wives
stu is skeptical on matrimony. While admit
ting the sweetness of women, he paints them to
be more often like tborns. hidden only by a rosy
exterior But well wager that the old Turk
hasn't abandoned the notion of another matri-
nonial venture, despite his advanced years for
u Is natural for man to seek mate Just so
ong as he has the strength and the courage to
court one.
Medical scientists probably are not sur |
prised at the age of the Turk They have long
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-27
Frederick Haskin's Letter
Especial Correspond neso a: Arsusl
The Conference As Education.
Especial Correspond nee Q

| Washington, D. c., Dec. 2E.-Tha
, the most important accom- plishIneu
of the conference has been to at
ford the American people a fret
| course in international affairs, suel
as they never had before, is ar
| opinion often heard here as tn,
great meeting draws to close.
| Public interest in the delibera-
lions is now perhaps declining, bui
at the start it was keen. And never
, has such high level Of newspaper
comment on great political event
been seen In this country.
1t is true that every nation
poured out it's propaganda by the
familiar methods, but these parti-
san statements stood side by side
with discussion by experts which
reached the very highest level OF
impartiality. A famous Socialist
wrote from his own point of view
under his own name, and his writ
ilgs were printed by many papers
who by no means shared his views.
An economist of international repu-
tatfon discussed the matter from an
economic point of view. College pro-
feSsors, army and navy officers,
radicals and conservatives, all have
had hearing.
Doubtless such a symposium of
conflicting viewpoints is sometimes
confusing; yet never has the intelli-
gent reader had a better oPportun-
ity to hear ell sides and form his
own opinion.
And never before have the motives
behind diplomatic moves and pre-
tensions been more clearly un-
masked Compare the meeting to
that at Versailles, where self
interest always advanced behind a
barrage of platitude.
Work Of Public Opinion.
In the first place, the common
man has seen what public opinion
can accomplish For it was I'M
doubtedly public opinion that
created the conference and that de-
serves credit for whatever it may
accomplish. The Borah resolution,
providing for such a gathering, at
first attracted no attention at all. !
Neither the American government /!
nor any of the other governments !
seemed at all interested in it. But !
the Borah suggestion had fallen on +,
fertile popular soil. 1t soon became |
to the administration that !
there was a general popular de-
mand for such q gathering.
Thus the average man is brought !
to realize that he is the ultimate |
arbiter in matters of peace and war ]
If the common man would not
fight and pay taxes, there would be
no wars. If governments could not
drum up war to decide who shall
have the oil in Mesopotamia or the
trade in Mongolia, then the oil and
trade would be peaceably divided
up. Of course. the trouble is that
some people make more rapid
progress than others in getting over
heir capacity for being fooled. A
people with something left in them
If the medieval war spirit is q men
ace to the whole world.
None the less in this slow but
steady popular revulsion against
war is the one real hope OF perma-
lent peace. Doubtless a great world
tribunal will also be necessary. hut
hat organization will simply be an
Of the popular will
against war. and until such a will
las been developed, no interna-
ionaI organization will he any
more effective than the League Of
Nations is.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-27

TO realize the slow ra
this will against war, you mas
! long way back. You must -. 49,
Der that in medieval DAYS -
made aggressive war deiibara,-ts
/ in accordance with their An,
i right, and that their subjects ~
not refuse TO follow them ~.
; every war is made with elaSo,.,
! apologies, and with a thousand =.
| tensions Of high moral intent NJ n.
real rulers of modern nations -
simply the property-oWnere
them, ard these property owns,.
make war Tor profit Just as ~
medieval kings did, but their ma ~
pets, the politicians, must nroy1s.
, for them vast smoke SCREEN :
apology and pretense.
Pooling the Public.
In other words. once it was No.
even necessary to fool the comm. ~
man. Now it is necessary IN f,.l
him, but how painfully easy Il h
The question now is to what eyts,,
he can get over his amazing cane
ity for being fooled. Just before "a
entered the World war the Amer
can people were in a most pac5s,
mood. They did not want Vss
They reelected president bacsB,s
he had kept them out of war M
actual declaration of war found rs
greater part OF the country indiHs-.
ent, apathetic. And yet within a fzv
months a state of hysteria had beas
worked up such as was never 81.
ceded IN the middle ages. By
dozen awful bugab oos the pe0pl-
were harassed into a state of fever.
ish bellicOsitE.
Il is not meant by this to impvz7
the motives with which We eutare3
the World war, but simply to recall
in a period OF reaction against war
how easily the war spirit is WORKED
up with flags and drums and
speeches. Some wars are Just
wars and some wars are necessarr
but the point IS that the methods br
which wars are made are not in the
least dependent upon the merits q
the case. Our attack on Spain was
more than by anything
else, by the phrase Remember The
Maine" but it was never in Che
least proved that the Spaniards
blew uD the Maine and there is not
he slightest reason 10 believe thai
he Spanish government had any
hing to do with it.
The point is that as long as men
-etain this primitive responsive
ness to war spirit, as long as they
'esponG to speeches and flags and
Lrums with a hystericaI yelling eZ-
just as saYages respond to
he beating Of 4 tOm-tom, Just 50 q
ong diplomats, politicians. dema-
sogues generally can make wars at
will. And as long as they can make
vars, they will do so.
Wars are made in the same way
hat P. T BaTnum made his fortune
by taking advantage of the pub
les enormous capacity for being
ooi5d. Perhaps that capacity IS
Inherent and unchanged BILE. But as
ar as war is concerned, an0tne;
lement now enters into the situa-
on. War is 10 longer thought C.,
0 much as a glorious thing. Slowly
he connotatious Of the word are
hanging. War IS com nE to mean
overly, hunger, death. poison gas,
tarFing babies. millions of young
zen dead. These grim associations
re bound to put check upon the
pSvNn won lS.- Rf ba srB~Hp4 r1g4
D the war Call.