Cameron County press. (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, November 19, 1903, Page 7, Image 7

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    POULTRY SHIPPING BOX.
Madf from Cheap Common
That Can lie Obtained at Any
Grocery Store. A
All institute speaker here describes
how he makes shipping coops from
common cheap shallow boxes such as
are common at grocery stores. lam
trying the plan this season and find it ia
the cheapest good shipping coop that
I can get. The shallow box shown at
the base of the illustration is built up
by two end pieces sawed from refuse
LIGHT SHIPPING COOP.
thick box boards joined together and
to the box by two cleats inside and wire
nails clinched. I get most of my slats
from old broken orange crates, which
the grocer gives me when I buy boxes,
but laths may be used if desired, with
a wide slat for the top. To insure care
ful handling it is best to make handle
holes or nail on a couple of short out
side cleats.
For a pair of average fowls the coop
should not be much less than two feet
high, one and one-half feet wide and
one and threeifourths feet long. I put
Inside a couple of ears of corn, an apple
or two, and for water nail a tin can to
the side of the box. On top of the box
I write with a blue pencil the address
of the buyer and also of the shipper.
Including post office address when dif
ferent from the express office, also the
number of chickens inside and the
■weight of the package if I know it. The
address is repeated on a card tacked to
the box. This care pleases the ex
pressmen and I think tends to insure
prompt and careful handling.'—l. A.
Stephenson, in Farm and Home.
BEES THAT DON'T SWARM.
The Orlulnnl Qneen AVrnn ft Gold-Dnßt
Italian an«l Her Stock IN Funni
ly llouie-liO vitttf.
Recently we were informed that In
Cuba had been discovered a stingless
bee. Now comes a man who claims to
have a swarmless bee. Writing to the
American Bee Journal, he says:
So much has been said and written
about the desirability of non-swarming
bees that I thought perhaps a few words
from me would be acceptable, as I hare
had some experience In that line, and I
am convinced that I have got a non-
Bwarming variety of bees. Why do I
think so? Because they answer the de
scription as given by nearly all the
•writers on the subject, namely, they do
not swarm; but they do give me surplus
honey every year. I can't take credit
for better management, for 1 manage
just as all prominent writers say wo
should manage. There is plenty of
room in the brood-chamber for the
queen to lay, plenty of ventilation when
•weather is warm, and I extract when
ever the bees begin to seal the honey In
the super, so the management is noth
ing unusual. Yet I have not had a swarm
Issue in eight years.
I have five colonies back of my home,
and my lot is 30 feet wide, with
neighbors on both sides. So a swarm
could not very well get out without be
ing seen, and my queens' wings are
clipped; that is, I clip one wing quite
short.
The original queen was a gold-dust
Italian, and the ones I now have are
of her stock. lam not selling queens,
but I do think I have a stock that won't
swarm if given fairly good manage
ment. I have kept bees off and on for
16 years, but never very many colo
nies at a time. I use eight-frame dove
tailed hives, and run for extracted
honey altogether.
POULTRY YARD NOTES.
Large roasting fowls, young and fat,
•will be in demand for the Thanksgiving
market. All cannot buy turkeys.
First make a few hens pay you a
profit, then start the large flock. Many
a man has made a failure by starting
on too large a scale.
If the market before Thanksgiving is
good and the birds are ripe, why wait?
There is frequently a glut when all try
to sell at once.
No figures, however large, should
tempt the grower to sell his best birds.
The best is none too go<tfl for the breed
er who wants to keep his stock up to
high standards.
A water-proof root on the poultry
house is a fine thing to have when the
cold November rain falls. It will soon
be too late to put on a new one or to re
pair the old.
Pet the turkeys and get them ready to
celebrate. Feed generously and in such
a way that they will not be overreached
or deprived of their food by the quicker
motioned fowls. —Farm Journal.
l'lovririK 23 Aerea n IJny.
A man living in Oklahoma is doing
his fall plowing with a threshing ma
chine engine and two disk gang plowa
The scheme was begun as an experl.
ment and has proved a great success.
At each round of the field the machin*
plows eight furrows, doing the work ol
four men and 16 horses. In this way
|25 acres of wheat stubble are turned un
der every day at an average cost oi
about 50 cents per acre.
POULTRY FOR MARKET.
The Vexed Problem of Dran inR Ile
fore NhipiiinK to ll< a Ueelded
l>y l.oeal Demand*.
The proper way to kill all kinds of
poultry is by opening the veins of the
neck or by bleeding in the mouth. Hang
by the feet until the blood is drained out.
One may scald chickens for home trade,
but it is best to dry-pick them for ship
ment. When scalding, do not imnver»e
the head. This spoils the appearance
of the eyes and comb and give* the buy
er the impression the chicken has boen
diseased. If the water is too hot that
is used for scalding it will cause the
Bkin to be tender and break eastl. All
pin feathers should be removed cleanly
and neatly. "Plump" by dipping for
several seconds into water ntar the boil
ing point; then at once Into cold water.
Always dry-pick turkeys. They look
better when dry-picked, and command
better prices than when scalded. Todry
pick turkey's or chickens properly the
work should be done while the bodies
are warm. It is easier to pluck them
while warm. Opinions differ regarding
the practice of drawing poultry before
marketing. When shipping one must
Buit the demands of the market. Our
home trade prefers the crop and intes
tines removed. They tell us the shipped
fowls they buy that have not been drawn
have a strong intestinal flavor some
times. We have made a few experi
ments along this line, and we find that
fowls that are drawn as soon as possible
after being killed keep longer under the
same conditions than those not drawn.
When the crop and intestines are not
to be removed, it is important to let
the birds fast for 24 hours to empty them
of food that might ferment and spoil
the fowls.
One who has never dressed and packed
poultry for shipment has many things
to learn. The head and feet must not
be removed. Turkeys should have the
feathers left on the neck for about three
Inches from the head; also a few feath
ers on the tail and tips of the wings.
Ducks and geese should be scalded when
dressing for market, and we find it takes
longer for the water to penetrate and
loosen the feat hers than it does for other
kinds of poultry. Leave feathers on
the head and for two or three Inches on
the neck.—Mrs. Frank Wood, in N. Y.
Prairie Farmer.
COOPS FOR FATTENING.
Fowl* Kept In One Tliree Week* Will
Gain Wonderfully in Weight
and liOokß.
Where it is desired to take extra pains
in fattening chickens, it is necessary
to confine them in close quarters for
two or three weeks before killing. The
coop shown herewith is ideal for this
purpose. It is set on legs two and one-
FATTENING COOP FOK FOWLS.
half feet above the ground for con
venience in earring for the fowls. The
coop is about two feet wide, five feet
long and two feet nine inches high, and
will easily hold six birds.
The bottom should be constructed of
slats somewhat closer together than
the sides and ends, so that the drop
pings may fall through. The coops
should be placed under roofs to shed
rain and to protect the fowls from the
hot sun. In cold weather it would be
necessary to protect them still more
by placing the coops in buildings. Feed
troughs and water vessels are attached
at the outside in easy reach of the
fowls. —J. D. Spooner, in Farm and
Home.
GOPHERS KILLED BY GAS.
New anil SnceeMnful Mean* of Getting
Kid of the Former'* l'etttc*
Tested In Kebruaka.
The farmers in the vicinity of Ijpnls
ville, Neb., are very much interested
in experiments now being made by the
Nebraska experiment station on the
farm of George H. Holdrege at Louis
ville for the extermination of gopher 3
by the aid of Pincht gas. The Neoias
ka experiment station, having made
successful tests of this new discovery
In the western part of the state on
prairie dogs, is now experimenting
with the ground or pocket gopher,
•which has proven very destructive t#
orchards and meadow lands in this
part of the state. The first experi
ments were made by Mr. Perrin, ex
periment station farmer, and Prof. K
A. Burnet, animal husbandman of the
same institution, and at least, 50 per
cent, of the gophers were killed in
holes where the gas was applied.
Pincht gas is said to be inexpensive,
the cost of ridding farms of prairie
dogs being estimated at about 2 cents
per acre. It is the refuse from the
manufacture of Pincht gas and is iu
liquid form. Any absorbing article
may be soaked in the fluid and then
putin the hole and the earth replaced.
The fumes of the gas penetrate
through the hole and the animal ia
killed of asphyxiation.
Ingoing to a new country to enter
the fruit business the neighbors are
the safest advisers.
Weed out the old ewes and feed to
turn into mutton before cold weather
comes.
Let poultry of all kinds fast at lea**
12 hours before killing.
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1903.
Win.
Though worth several millions, Hugh Mc-
Laughlin. the Brooklyn democratic boss,
upends very little money on himself, his
clothing at times being absolutely shabby.
His chief lieutenant, .lame* Shevlin, is a
relative by marriage and a dealer in shoes,
aavs a New York exchange. "Come over fo
my store," said Sherlin one day."and get
you a pair of good shoe* made." The old man
demurred at first, but finally consented and
wan measured for a fine pair. Shortly aft
erward he received a bill for sl2, just about
three rimes as much as he is accustomed te
pay for footwear. He looked at the docu
ment gravely for a minute, wiote across the
face of it: "Collect from Shevlin; he's re
sponsible," remailed it to the sender aad
beard nothing more about *.he matter.
If an He Fonnd Itt
Polk, Ark., Nov. 9.—A remedy that will
absolutely cure Rheumatism has been dis
covered by Mr. George ililand of this place.
Mr. Hiland is sati-fied that the remedy he
ha* used is a sure cure, for it cured him of a
very serious case of Acute Rheumatisnl
when he was so bad that he could not move.
This is what he says:
"I was troubled with what is called Acute
Rheumatism in 1900. 1 was in such shape
that 1 could not move without help. 1 was
treated by a physician, who helped me some,
but [ was still in great pain when my wife
saw Dodd's Kidney Pills advertised as a cure
for Rheumatism. She insisted on my trying
them, and 1 felt better after taking the first
box. I continued, and now I am well and able
to work all the time. I have found Dodd's
Kidney Pills to be jus-t what they are claimed
to be, a perfect cure for Rheumatism."
Mr. Hiland's very positive statement seems
to settle all doubt a* to whether or not Rheu
matism can be cured.
*»!<• Would Be Appreciated.
"Allow me to introduce you to l'rof. Alpen
Ftocker. He has this season surmounted the
difficulties of the M.ilterhorn."
"O, delighted, professor. 1 must beg of
you to attend my next musical reception and
bring the Ma-tterhorn with you!"—Strajf
Stories.
Chicago's First Itallway Half Centnry.
Under the above heading the Railway
Age. in referring to the recent centennial
celebration of the city of Chicago, said:
Ttiu world had not heard of railways in
1803. It was about 25 years after the start
ing of Chicago before the first locomotive
went into service in the United States. As
early as 1536 a few far-seeing men among the
pioneers in the country between Lake Michi
gan and the Mississippi river determined
that a railway ought to be built to Galena, an
ambitious town in the lead mining regions,
170 miles to the northwest of this point.
They secured a charter Tor the Galena & Chi
cago Union railroad, giving Galena the
honor of precedence in tiie title, because it
was the more important place. Why was it
determined that the first railroad should
start for Galena from this little town on
Lake Michigan? Simply because there were
a few men here of the railway building
spirit. These men might have started a
Chicago at some other point on the lake
more attractive by nature than this. The
pioneer railway was to determine the loca
tion of tiie greatest railway tenter in tho
world, and when William B. Ogden and ]iis
associates determined that here should be
the starting point of the railway to unite
Galena with the lake, they did the thing
which made Chicago.
It was 12 years after the charter was
granted before the first piece of road was
completed. The panic of 1837 stopped the
surveys, and construction was not begun
until 1847, but on November 20, 1848, the
Galena A Chicago Union Railroad ran its
first train_ from Chicago west to Harlem. 10
mile». Within three years it had reacned
Eligin, 43 miles, and by ISM had been ex
tended to Freeport, 120 miles westerly from
Chicago, where it stopped for good. The
Galena road never reached Galena. The
gap of 51 miles between Freeport and tho
original goal of its ambition was substantial
ly filled Dy the construction of the Illinois
Central on its way to Dubuque, and the
Galena & Chicago Union company, having
decided on a more direct line to the Mis
sissippi river, built the "Dixon Air Line"
from Turner Junction on the old road, 30
miles west of Chicago, onto the Mississippi,
which was reached at the end of 1855. i'ho
pioneer road had built a branch, from Bel
yidere. 111., into Wisconsin and was propos
ing an extension to the northwest when a
competitor, under the name of the Chicago,
St. I aul & Fond du I „ae, began to build a road
direct from Chicago into the same Wisconsin
territory. That road became the Chicago
& Northwestern, and its line now forms the
Wis. consin division of the present company.
In 1804 the Galena & Chicago Union Railroad
company was consolidated with the Chicago
k Northwestern Railway company and disap
peared from the scene of action. In lSGfithe
Chicago & Northwevtem absorbed the Chi
cago A Milwaukee and Milwaukee & Chicago
railroad companies, which had built a line
between the places named in their titles, and
this was the origin of the Milwaukee division
of the Northwestern road. The Chicago &
Northwestern system and the entire railway
system of the Northwest therefore, started
in 1848 from the Galena & Chicago Union
road, and it was fitting that to commemorate
the inauguration of the tremendous inter
est to which Chicago owes so much the city
should place in the wall of the modern
Northwestern Railway station a tablet mark
ing the site of the first raihvav depol in
Chicago.
'' fn y<«ii put two and two together?"
Not ; so well as one and one; I'm a min
ister."—Detroit Free Press.
w «w F*»t Train to Texas
▼la Iron Mountain Route, leaving St. Loull
8:30 a. m.for points in Texas and the South
west. Direct connection with trains froia
North and East. In addition to this the
Iron Mountain Route have three other
trains to Texas, leaving St. Douis2:2l p.m.,
8:40 p. m and 3:05 a. m. Through Pullman
Sleepers, Dining Cars and Elegant Chair
Cars. Twelve hours saved to California.
Fastest schedules to Texas. Tourist tickete
on sale tho year round. Write any agent
of Iron Mountain Route, or H. C. TOWN*
SEND, General Passenger and Ticket Agent,
St. Louis.
A very popular couple—two dollar*.—Chi
cago Daily News.
HAPPY WOMEN. ~
fi ulTer i nx f'.; ' . 1
secretions,
which were exceedingly variable, some
times excessive and at other times
scanty. The color was high, and pass
ages were accompanied with a scalding
sensation. Doan's Kidney Pills soon
regulated the kidney secretions, mak
ing their color normal and banished
the inflammation which caused tho
scalding sensation. I can rest well,
my back is strong and sound and 1 feel
much better in every way."
For sale by all dealers, price 50 cents
per box. FOSTER-MILBURN CO.,
Buffalo, N. Y.
MARSHALL FIELD WAREHOUSE MANAGER
Cured of Catarrh of Kidneys by
Pe=ru=na.
If OS. JOHN T. SIIEAHjLN, OF CHICAGO.
Hon. John U. Shealiaa, who has been for seventeen years manager of Marshall
Field & Co.'s wholesale warehouse, and is corporal 2d Regiment Infantry, I. N.
G., writes the following' letter from 3753 Indiana avenue, Flat Six, Chicago, 111.:
Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, Ohio.
Gentlemen—" Last summer / caught a cold which seemed to set
tle in my kidneys and affected them badly. / tried a couple of kid
ney remedies largely advertised, but they did not help me any. One
of my foremen told me of the great help he had received in using
Peruna in a similar case, and / at once procured some.
•' It was indeed a blessing to me, as I am on my feet a large part of
the day, and trouble such as / had affected me seriously, but four
bottles of Peruna cured me entirely and I would not be without it for
three months salary."—JOHN T. SHEAHAN.
Mr. Jacob Fleig writes from 44 Sum- ■ serious nature of the disease is atonee
ner avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y.: I suspected, but the chronic variety may
••I am now a new man at the age of " m ' e . ou so gradually and insidiously
seventy-five years, thanks to your tl ! ut »J" Presence is not suspected until
wonderful remedy Peruna.' —Jacob j n r thoroughly
_| . I UJ)()U lib vll 11111S,
' 8' At the appearance of the first 6\*mp
_ Catarrhal inflammation of tliemucous torn Peruna should be taken. This
lining of the kidneys, also called remedy strikes at once at the very root
"Bright's disease," may beeither acute of the disease.
or chronic. The acute form produces A book on catarrh sent froc by The
symptoms of such prominence that the Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, O.
| Sioo.oo Reward jj
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<IV will be gladly paid to anyone who will furnish convicting evi- J'
2 deuce against imitators and substitutors who try to sell you | J
$ worthless preparations when CASCARETS are called for. < )
Don't ever take substitutes, but insist on having < >
$ < (
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$ The great merit of CASCARETS makes big sales everywhere.
IH Therefore, now and then, dealers try to substitute "something <{i
& just as good." It's a lie ! Don't let them do it, and if they try, SF
MY write us confidentially at once. Address Sterling Remedy O/
Company, Chicago or New York. All Druggists, 10c, 25c, 50c. $
Beware of Imitations! |
GALL-STONE CURE. "Craemer's Calculus Cure"
w H %9IWIb UWltltl 18 o Certain Remedy FOR CALL STONES,
Stones tn the Kidneys. Stones Inthe Urinary Bladder ar Gr»»el, Billmnni-ti, Sallow Complexion, Jaundice
and uli Stomach Troubles resulting from lliliousne*H. Wrlt« ton If your druggist
does not keep it. order from u«. WM.CKAK.HK'V 410# Si. brnnd Ave-, St. I.oula, Mo.
DxiuoGrisTs— wju ar ppiiY you oihuct.
rijßMPgappafli
H5 . CURLS WHEKE ALL ELSE FAILS. , CST
IjM Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Übo gjl
l> in tlm«. Sold bv drtiggtita.
A. N. K.-C 1993
Riches of South Dakota
More than 60,000,000 bushels of corn, more than 50,000,000 bushels of
wheat, live stock to the value of $32,000,000, hay to the value of
$12,000,000, and products of the mines above $12,000,000 are some of
the returns from South Dakota for 1903. With a population of 450,000
and the production of new wealth for 1903 above $146,000,000 it can be
readily understood why South Dakota people are prosperous and happy.
For them the horn of plenty has been turned upside down. This year
for the sixth consecutive time South Dakota leads all other states in the
production of per capita wealth.
Why don't you go there and better your condition?
From Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and from many
other points in Illinois, Minnesota, lowa and Missouri, direct service to
South Dakota is offered via the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Its main lines and branch lines fairly gridiron the rich agricultural and stock country
that lies east of the Missouri River in South Dakota. Its mileage in South Dakota is more
than 1,200 miles, and by the building of extensions is being rapidly increased. Some of
the best opportunities for success are in the territory of these new lines, but the railway
company has NO farm lands for sale or for rent. If you are interested, it is worth while to
write today for a new book on South Dakota.
F. A. MILLER, General Passenger Agent, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, Chicago
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You can save from $3 to S5 yearly by
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They equal tlioso
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all other makes. fCli
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dealers everywhere. |dL>» L/
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TO THE
WORLD FAMED
Virginia Hot Springs.
2,.100 feet elevation on Chesapeake A Ohio Ry.
Pre-eminent among all-year-round Resorts.
THE NEW
Homestead Hotel,
Under the manc£?flient ol It;. Fred Sterry.
This fine brick structure is now fully completed.
Has 4>IU rooms and 200 private baths, each room
supplied with lone distance "phone and rno<lero
appointmeuts. Brokers* ollico with direct -new
York wire. _
MAO.NIFICENT BATTT-HOUSE arid mr<r\
curative waters known for rheumatism, gout,
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FINE UOLF LINKS and NEW CLUB lIOUSK
with Squash Court, lounging rooms, cafe, pine
ponß tables, etc. Tennis courts aud all outdoof
amusements. Orchestra.
OCTOBER and NOVEMBER
The Grandest Months in the Year.
Magnificent Train Service, Dining Cars,
Pullman Sleepers, Observation Cars.
Reduced Rate Tickets now on sale.
For full information call on agents of the
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t TRADE-MARK.
••Sequel to the Feoclng
Copyright, 1903, by Chicago
ART CALENDAR
Four graceful poses from life; figures ten inches
high, reproduced in colors. Highest example
of lithographic art.
"TIIK OXLY WAY"
to own one of these beautiful calendars is to
send twenty-five cents with name of publication
in which you read this advertisement, to GEO.
J. CHARI.TON, Gen'l Passenger Agent, Chicago
& Alton Railway, CHICAGO, 111.
The best railway line between CHICAGO, ST.
LOUIS, KANSAS CITY and PEORIA. Take the
"Alton" to the St. Louis World's Fair, 1904.
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READERS OF THIS PAPER
DESIRING TO ::UY ANYTHING
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SHOULD INSIST UPON HAVING
WILAT THEY ASK FOR, REFUSING
AJJj SUBSTITUTES OH IMITATIONS.
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In frreat variety for sale at the lowest prices by
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