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PLAN FLOCK WORK
FOR COMING YEAR
Cost of Feed, Price of Eggs,
Are Vital Points.

The rising costs of poultry feed
and the rapidly widening spread
between the price of eggs and
chickens as compared with the price
of this feed. does not permit of any
laxity in management and planning
in 1884.
In addition to the rising costs Of
all poultry feed, the grower is con-
fronted with heavy storage holdings
in both poultry and eggs.
There is no certainty that the
prices of poultry products are go
ing to increase sufficiently to COM
pensate the grower for the full
study of all factors entering into
his production" says Roy S. Dear
styne, head of the poultry depart
ment at the North Carolina State
College of Agriculture.
In the first place, Dearstyne
points out that chickens inherit the
capacity to lay eggs. therefore the
grower wants to select his breeding
birds from those which lay the
greatest number of eggs in a year.
II production does not exist, it can
not be put into the birds by heavy
feeding or excellent care, as impor-
tant as these are. Where a grow
er does not have birds which pro-
duce eggs protitably, he should buy
some baby chicks this winter from
fiocks which do produce profitably.
In the second place, dole feeding
never paid any poultryman, he says.
If best results are to be secured, the
birds must be well fed with the
proper elements. Homegrown feeds
should be used If available.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-01-12

thusiasm this new type OF dress that
Is made to accommodate itself grace
fully to variations In size at hips.
bust and waist. These dresses,
made of soft wooden fabrics In the
popular high or neutral shades, have
an ingenious side construction that
does the trick. II looks as If it's
sole purpose were decorative, but a
tiny metal buckle at each side indi-
Gates the presence OF a concealed
adjustable slide fastener. which is
set in so that the dress may be ad-
justed TO correct fit by regulating
the clever fasteners. Instead OF a
snap-fastened opening at one side
of the waist these dresses have both
sides open with deep plackets reach
ing up to the bust and down to the
hip, so made that the fabric neatly
overlaps and stays closed when the
fasteners have been adjusted to
the waist.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-01-12
Keep Eggs Clean

Eggs will keep better and will be
easier to sell if they are kept clean.
Changing the floor litter and nest
ing material before it Is too badly
spoiled helps to keep eggs clean.
Dropping boards or, better still,
wire-covered dropping boards also
help. Crowded quarters are a COM
mon cause of dirty eggs. There
should be 31a to square feet of
floor space for each hen. A short
age of nests also causes broken and
dirty eggs and may lead to the hab-
its of egg eating and Of laying eggs
on the floor. There should be one
nest for each five hens. AS a rule.
20 to Is per cent of the eggs are
laid by one o'clock in the afternoon.
On wet days it therefore would be
desirable to confine the hens until
noon and gather the eggs before let
ting the flock out. Egg buyers in
sist that eggs should not be washed,
as they deteriOrate faster when this
has been DONE
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-01-12
West Virginian Stays
Bobcat With Bare Hands

Martinsburg, w. va.-The man
so tough he walked barbed-wire
fences every morning before break
fast with a wildcat under each arm
found a counterpart near here
when Robert Raines disposed Of a
bobcat bare-handed.
While out hunting. Raines' dog
chased into a cave some animal
Raines could not see. Following,
he saw the forepaws of an animal
and, thinking 1t was a fox, attempt
ed to get a hold on the nape Of
the animals neck. Imagine, then,
his surprise when he dragged out
a big bobcat.
In the struggle, Raines suffered
minor scratches, but with the help
Of his dog he killed the cat and
gave 1t to the owner of the land
on which he was hunting.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-01-12
Under a British Mandate

Palestine is administered by Great
Britain under a mandate, which was
passed by the council of the League
of Nations on July "a, 1922, and
came officially into effect on Sep
tember %, 1923. The mandate pro-
vided for the Balbour declaration of
November 2, 1917, to the effect that
'his majesty's government view
with favor the establishment in Pal
estine of a national home for the
Jewish people, and will use their
best endeavors to facilitate the
achievement of their object, it be-
ing clearly understood that nothing
shall be done which may prejudice
the civil and religious rights of ex-
isting non-Jewish communities in
Palestine, or the rights and polit-
ical status enjoyed by Jews in any
other country"
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-01-12
The Pekin Duck

The origin of the Pekin duck is
unknown. but it was discovered in
China in fair state of develop
ment. This breed was imported into
England and the United States
about the year 1870 and has been
widely distributed over the civilized
world since then. Crosses were
made with Aylesbury ducks to in
crease the size, improve table quail
ties and add vigOr to the strain.
The standard Pekin of today is the
result. The Pekin has moderate
ly upright carriage with round.
plump, full breast and body. The
rear part of the abdomen is rath
er fiat, having the appearance. es-
pecially in the female, of having
been pressed up by a mold and held
there. The main tail feathers OF
both male and female have a ten
dency to turn up at the points. The
bill, shanks and feet are deep
yellow or orange and free from
dark markings.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-01-12
Provide Good Home for
Comfort of Housed Birds

One of the most important con-
siderations to keep in mind is the
comfort Of tn housed birds, says
a poultry expert in the Indiana
Farmers Guide. One should try
to make the hen house hen home,
and make the home comfortable,
cheerful, clean and interesting.
Ventilation is very important
Each 1000 pounds of chickens re-
quire about three times as much
fresh air as each 1000 pounds of
COW. Pure air is absolutely essen
tial for profitable egg production.
Moisture is too often present in
the coop. There are usually two
causes-one that is produced by the
birds In the droppings and in their
breathing, and the other capillary
moisture that rises through the soil
upward through the floor, making
a wet floor Wet feet for chickens
are as bad as wet feet for us-it
means colds. reduced vigor, and ac-
tivity. The capillary moisture may
be controlled by painting the floor
with an asphalt paint, or by cover
ing the clean cement floor with
roofing paper and then a layer of
cement over that. This breaks the
capillary rise. In case of the mois-
ture coming from the hens through
their breathing, one must have
plenty of ventilation. During the
day the coop is usually warmer
than 1t is at night, and at night as
the air cools. the moisture con-
denses on the walls and roofs. This
shows that at night the house
should not be closed but really
should have more air to prevent
this condensation.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-01-12
MYSTERY UNSOLVED
AFTER 38 YEARS
No Trace Found of Wife Who
Vanished in 1895.

Webster. Mass.-Webster's great
est mystery is more than thirty
eight years old, and no nearer solu-
tion than at the time of its origin.
Jerry Staskowicz, only surviving
principal, Is an inmate Of Webster
infirmary now. Still quite vigorous,
he does chores about the grounds,
but seldom talks-and never about
the strange case Of 1895.
In January Of that year Stasko-
wicz's wife and his seven-year-old
son, one of three children, van
ished. They never have been heard
from. Jerry said then, and prob
ably would now, If he wished to
talk, that they had run away to
their native Poland. But though
Mrs. Staskowicz had many rela-
tives in the Webster area, never a
word did she send them.
The StaSkowicz family, like
many of those who came over from
''the old country" took a farm
known variously as the Blackmer
place and the Morrlssey place. II
was situated across. the town line
In the Connecticut community of
East Thompson, on the southern
shore Of Webster lake.
The farm failed to afford them
a comfortable living, so Mrs. Stas-
kowicz went to work in mill In
Webster. On the morning Of Janu-
ary IA, 1895. Staskowicz told
neighbors and relatives that his
wife had taken their oldest child
and left him. At first he said she
fed with another man. The rela-
tives, doubtful and apprehensive,
sought help from the parish priest,
who asked authorities to investi-
gate.
Police found the fve-room farm
house in a deplorable condition.
Ceilings, floors and walls of an en-
try, first floor room and the cellar
were blood-stained. Cory clothing
likewise was confiscated, as were a
stained fiatiron and revolver with
broken butt. The ramshackle barn,
housing a calf. COW and goat, was
In far tidier conditions.
Staskowicz, cooking potatoes in
a tea kettle In the kitchen, was
placed under arrest. He said the
blood came from chickens he had
slaughtered In the house. Some of
the stains subsequently were de
clared as of human origin. But
authorities vainly searched the
grounds and the lake. including a
qulcksand bog, for additional evil
dence of foul play.
Judge Oscar Tourtellotte dis
missed Staskowicz after a hearing
held In Thompson town hall for
lack of sufficient evidence of a
crime.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-01-12
Use OF Loco Weed Growing

attempt TO eradicate the menace.
Marihuana. common problem in
the Southwest for many years,
grows profusely in California. 1t Is
cheap. and In many instances has
taken the place of cocaine and 9TH
er narcotics.
"The depression. coupled with
the breaking of drug rings. has had
much to do with the recent abun-
dant cultivation of the marihuana
weed" Walker said. Those seeking
a thrill may receive It inexpensive
ly. Rolled in cigarette form. the
weed will give the average addict
exhllaration for approximately three
hours. at an average cost Of but
% cents"
A large quantity of the weed is
cultivated in southern California.
Fields OF II also have been located
In the Fresno district and In Te-
hama county. The weed is hardy,
and often is found under cultiva-
ton in back yards and on odd bits
of land.
Because It is OF nondescript ap-
pearance. without odor, 1t Is diff
cult OF detection except by experts
o. the department. A constant pa.
troll is maintained in territories
where the weed is known to be
cultivated.
Historically, the weed is held to
be a native of India. where Ii Is
known as hasheesh.
The weed is not classed under
federal law as a narcotic. hence the
burden OF suppression rests wholly
on the state narcotic department
Approximately one-half the states
of the nation include marihuana In
their narcotic regulations. and the
weed was classed as a narcotic at
the Geneva conference, TO which
the United States was not a party.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-01-12
Beavers Dam Cuts
OFF Water Supply

Grand hlarais. Minn.-When
the water supply at the z. G. G.
camp near here failed recently,
investigation revealed that a
newly built beaver dam had cut
off the flow. Camp workers de-
stroyed this dam. but the beav-
ers promptly built II up again.
Capt. r. G. Sanders. taking a
cue from the persistent animals.
ordered a man-made dam built
by members of the camp so that
the water might be piped to the
camp from the resulting reser-
voir. This dam proved less
sturdy than the work of the
beavers and soon sprung a leak,
hut the beavers came to the res
cue and built nine more dams
before the conservation workers
had finished their one. The COM
bined effect of all this dam
building was to turn the creek
into a fair-siZed lake.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-01-12
Shepherd Dog Saves Tot
From Mad Police Canine

Seattle.-Queenie, a little Bel
gian shepherd dog. attacked a large
police dog suffering from rabies
and was bitten ten times while she
kept the big animal away from
Donald Benn, her three-year-old
master.
Her fight gave Lawrence Wehr-
vein, a neighbor, time to kill the
mad dog with shotgun. A vet
erinarian placed Queenie under OBJ
servation.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-01-12
California Starts a Drive to
Curb Practice.

San Francisco, CalIf-Alarmed
by a swiftly rising tide of marihu'
ana users, the California state mar
c0tic division has started con-
certed drive against the loco weed
w. G. Walker. chief Of the division,
has announced.
Successful campaigns against
other types of dope" rings, com
bined with the general economic de-
preston. have resulted In marihu-
ana becoming one of the most popu.
lar narcotics. Walker said. Prac-
tically the entire staff of the state
narcotic division is engaged in an
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-01-12
Sentence Keeps Mounting
as Man Cheers and Jeers

Aberdeen, Wash.-If I. A. Ryals,
arrested for drunkenness, had con-
tinued with his antics he might
have received a life sentence.
Fined SIS, he argued with Judge
r. e. Taggart despite a warning
he was in contempt of court. The
judge sentenced him to ten days In
Jail.
Ryals emitted a sound like a
Bronx cheer" The court made the
Jail term 80 days. Ryals then
tossed his head back and hissed
The judge set the term at 60 days
The jailer then rushed Ryals
from the room to prevent more In
creaseS.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-01-12
Pennsylvania Freshmen
Barred Use of Rouge

Philadelphia.-ROuge, face pow
der. and llpstick have been barred
from the freshman class of the new
college of liberal arts of the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania. The rul.
ing was formulated by the sOpho-
more council as part OF the tradi-
tioDal hazing of freshmen.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-01-12
CAMEL TEST IN 1856
RECALLED IN TEXAS

acquired the government camels.
Bethel Coopwood buying sixty-six
at S31 a head at San Antonio In
1866. The use of the animals In
private transportation enterprises,
however, did not prove profitable.
Eventually many of the camels
found their way to circuses; others
strayed off or were turned loose.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-01-12
Daughters of Confederacy
Mark Site With Plaque.

San Antonio, Texas.-In re-
mote and still sparsely settled sec
ton of Kerr county. Texas, stands
an old stone ranch house, In the
shadow of which a simple ceremony
recently revived an almost forgot
ten chapter In the military and eco
nomlc history of the United States.
The old ranch house was not al
ways such. Once IL was the Off
GERS headquarters building at Camp
Verde. an important military post
on the Texas frontier. Reputedly
laid out by Robert E Lee, later
commander In chief of the COnfed.
crate army, but then United
States colonel OF cavalry in Texas,
Camp Verde became famous as the
home of the government camel herd
imported from the Levant during
the administration OF Jefferson
Davis as United States secretary
of war.
Crumbllng ruins of the camel
khan" or pen, part OF whose
'dObe walls were sixteen feet high.
remain near the ranch as evidence
OF the experimental use of bumped
beasts from the Near East In Amer.
lean military and commercial trans
port
Dedicate Plaque.
In the recent ceremony the United
Daughters of the COnfederacy. d..
vision of Texas. dedicated a bronze
marker cOmmemOrating what Is
left OF Camp Verde, whose hallowed
walls are linked with the past pres
ence of such men as the illustri
Gus Lee and Albert Sidney John
ston.
History records that Camp Verde
or Fort Verde. as IT also was called
was established as military post
on July 8. 1856. II is sixty-five
miles northwest OF San Antonio.
The old fort was captured by
Confederate troops on February
%. 1861. AS quoted In Texas
Camel Tales" written by Chris En-
NETT of San Antonio. Lieutenant
Hill of the Confederate forces re-
ported that among other things
captured at the post were eighty
camels and two Egyptian drivers"
Jefferson Davis. when secretary of
war In 1855. obtained $50 900 con.
gressional appropriation for the
camels. and Mai Henry Constan
tine Wayne, who went TO the Le-
want for the animals. brought the
first shipload via old Powder Horn
(Indlanola). Texas.
rs Were Imported.
The first cargo of thirty-four cam.
els-seventy-fve were imported In
two shlpments-was unloaded on
May l3. 1856. at Indianola. the
Texas port which long ago was
swept away by a gulf storm.
Although employment of the
army camels actually included use
In the pursuit of Indians, their
outstanding uses were In Lieut.. w.
III. Echols' reconnaissance of the
Texas Big Bend section (near the
Rio Grande) with a camel train IN
1860 and. prior to that. Lieut.. e. F.
Beale's camel expedition to Cali
fornia In 1857 to survey the Great
Wagon Road" over southern
route. Incidentally, the Southern
Pacific railroad later was built
practically along that route and the
advance of the steam locomotive
was one of the developments that
discouraged continuance and exten
sion of camel transport But dur
ing the Civil war camels carried
Confederate cotton-two bales to
the camel-to the Mexican border
at Brownsville. returning with salt
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-01-12
Bitten by Rat in
Pool Table Pocket

Ft. Wayne. Ind.-L. f. Schroed-
er, age twenty-three, of Indian
apolis, received injuries to his
forearm as the result of a rat
running up his coat sleeve when
he reached for a ball In the
pocket of pool table at a bill
lard hall here.
The rat bit him severely near
the elbow.
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ABSOLUTE PROOF
Prehistoric

Teacher-How do you know the
world Is round?
Tommy-Because father says Il
amt on the square and uncle says II
amt on the level. f"
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PATTERN lszs

It seems as though life were de-
handing more and more Of women.
1t used to be that If a woman looked
neat and fresh about the house, 1t
was all that anyone could ask Of
her-but that Is not SO today. She
has to be smart and pretty every
moment of her life. After all,
though to be quite fair - why
shouldn't she. when q pattern like
this costs so little-can be run up
In next to no time-and the counters
Of the cotton goods departments are
piled high with ravishing fabrics
crying to be taken home for a song?
Pattern 1925 is available in sizes
IA, 16, 1s, 20, 80, "a, SO. 80, 40. AZ
and A. Size 16 requires 81 yards
36-inch fabric. illustrated step-by-
step sewing instructions included.
Send FIFTEEN CENTS (15c) In
coins or stamps (coins %preferred)
for this pattern. Write plainly
name. address and style number.
BE SURE TO STATE SIZE.
Address all orders to Sewing Cir
Gle Pattern Department, 243 West
Seventeenth street, New York City.
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Times Change
II used to tell my son that If he
was a good boy I'd take him to the
circus"
rs he too old for that?"
"Rather. Now he intimates that If
I succeed in keeping in his good
graces he may get me a ticket to see
him play football"
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A b c

IF you were a diplomat abroad
would you learn the language Of the
country to which you were as
signed?"
"No," answered Senator Sorghum.
"There is a danger in trying to be
a linguist. It's liable to tempt a man
to spend the best years of his life
learning his Abc's over and over
again. w Star.
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Russell and Jean were looking at
pictures "What is that picture Off"
asked Jean.
THAT'S the Statue of Liberty"
Russell replied. "You can always
tell her. cause she's got an ice cream
cone In her hand"
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Hits Customer

So that the customer may be cheat.
ed and fooled. or, wen worse from the
standpoint Of the brewer Of the more
expensive beverage, may come to the
conclusion that what no bad thought
his favorite beer had deterforated. and
hence stop ordering 1t.
As. the brewers Of more expensive
beers see It, their only protection
against this sort Of thing Is to have
a number Of outlets which dispense
their beer exclusively. II the retail
ers have no other draught beer to sell.
there is no temptation to substitute .
cheaper variety.
One of the ways to induce these re-
tailers to sell only one variety, and
that higher priced, ID to make some
other concessions. Such a. the fur
nishing Of an expensive electric sign
which the retailer would not be apt
TO purchase for himself-a sign. stat
ing not only the name Of the establish.
ment, but the variety Of draught beer
on sale. =. ;"
There 10 no doubt that pressure on
the part OF the brewerteS to obtain
the maximum number Of outlets led
to terrific abuses In the past. And
the same goes for pressure from the
distilleries. to a much smaller extent.
One Of the famous old bars Of WASH
ington avoided all such entangle-
ments, In the pre-prohibition days By
simply declining to sell draught beer
1t all. This was "Shoemakers," now
one OF the old traditions.
Meanwhile, the electric companies
are wondering II this flair trade prac-
tices" drive Of the government viii
lead eventually to torbidding Of al
electric light signs furnished 10 ~
tailefs By manufacturers q the result
Of exclusive sale contracts Just %.
other attempt. they ny. to skim IL
cream Of their prodts.
Cspyri6ht-w1u sssvisA
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Fights Saloon

SoN ~
Much publicity has been given to the
decision by the Federal Alcohol ad-
ministration. putting stress on the idea
that this giving Of $500 signs to Chi
cago beer parlors, saloons, OF what
ever. was just an opening wedge. II
the plan had succeeded, Mr.. Choate BE-
lieves, the steps that would have fol.
lowed would have led inevitably to ev-
cry place that sold beer being owned BY
some brewery or other; that the brew
cry would have compelled the sale Of
Its product exclusively in that estab-
lishment; that eventually to make
both ends meet the saloonkeeper
would have been driven to the prac-
tees so Objectionable in most old-time
saloons.
There are two angles to the stu
alton which are not stressed by the
government In this instance. One II
that the brewery In this case sells q
beer which is more expensive than most
Of its competitors. Unless it does some
thing In addition to consumer adver-
Using. the chances would favor the
average saloonkeeper or beer parlor
proprietor dispensing a. beer on
draught which he could buy more
cheaply.
This problem is especially keen in
the minds Of the brewer just now
because in many states local regula-
lions aimed at preventing the return
Of the saloon do not permit the Gus
toner to see the beer actually drawn
from the spigot or faucet. These reg
ulations are aimed at preventing the
return Of the bar"
So If It happens that a beer dis
penser' has two varieties Of beer On
draught, one costing perhaps so per
cent more than the other. or even
twice as much. he II under constant
temptation, when asked for a glass
Of the higher priced beer. to substitute
the cheaper.