The day of the scrubby hen is gone forever. There hardly seems any ne cessity for an argument on this point, for any one who has ever understood the true value standard-bred poultry will never be with any other kind. If nothing else were involved than the mere appearance any one can appreciate the difference between vigorous, large-sized, uni formly beautiful, standard-bred fowls of satisfied hens which look as if they were not worth scratching for, and as as they look. A flock of pure poultry is an ornament to 2ny or farm yard, but this is not the difference between them and run-down Standard-bred try will than be obtained from the yard stock, and the eggs will valuable for the simple reason during hatching time will no trouble in at least double market When consider it much in food, time, etc., to hatch and turity scrubby chickens grown, will weigh bu: 31-2 per hen and 5 pounds does to hatch and pure-bred poultry peunds cock. A more than a barnyard requires more and no labor, but the result 1s twice as Is it not buildings, time, your money on run-d both pleasure and pure-hred stock? It are lawn main their cousins poul produce more eggs : barn more that have them common he you disposing of for the we COR/tS labor, out raige to that, pounds per cock as it raise to maturity that will and 10 fowl weigh 7 per hen pounds per well-bred requires no food fowl no time more great foolish, then, to waste your your your labor ywn stock, when profit lie in the fs the start that 1: fF In ANY RUCCES Certainly this i raising. Therefore bette . # yvoorly on repair It Diure It a8 easy €inning You do large grounds ings To begi most money thrown to begin a business that | every There poultry ng will right is just to make And AWAY at danger “ane no raising will e monopo! ized by a Usually the he $ begin right where There is ver o poultry right that little plot There is money in pon part of this country, though of course Some parts are poultry culture busy’ Up to fa 20.000 600 this means” 40 toher at for the « are a gold mine the hu iitry In every is ¥ ou now behind better adapted to than o now tt os dozen short Do know SOA/ON You No ] cent wind . get hnay Farmer RATION may interest A GOOD Here i poultry raise vho have small! ad it myself all win- ter and §f feed my ans ked and ahout three pints, 1 small handful of salt, and make it black on top with then mix well and feed in the morning. About two hours them cooked potato peeling 1 save that purpose} along all scraps from table: 1 also salt this and #tir in corn meal enough make a good mash, and put in about a tablk spoonful of coal oil which helps keep them warm My hens laid all winter: through coldest weather 1 got on an average of 14 to 16 eggs a day from 18 hens, 1 think that is pretty is a started on a scale; be a success Cra com, tn put a pepper later I give {which with for the the to tn the is a simple and good, cheap rece] producer It proved iis has healthy though they would surely it is cheap to try me If any one chickens that look as to lay, 1 think this work: at least as cracked corn is only 2c a pound. 1 use a half sack of corn meal to a gallon of scraps and peelings. The pepper has a warming auality while the salt makes them drink lots of water, which is healthy to either foul or animal, and also fat tening ; of course use judgment and do not overestimate the thing, for you could do harm by using too much as well as in anything else 1 have ducks that have not laid this season and 1 would like to know something make them lay wil you kindly answer through your pa per? Mrs. R. O. B. Perhaps you feed the ducks too much corn, and make them too fat to lay. Indiana Farmer, ought do the but to THE POULTRY BUSINESS. Don't expect too much of any bush ness, though we now apeaking more especially of the poultry busi ness. Some people are imaginative and boost a business beyond all res son. This is what some did with the Belgian hare business and it caused many people to lose money in it. In a similar way unprepared people are caused to go into the broiler, duck or in the squab plgeon business only to become disappointed. Any of these are good businesses to the right party in the right way, but not to every. re body. Nor is any one business the hn at AR, Rt for Individual Too any form simple anybody is prepared to pursue it but this they thing evervhody adaptation must he considered many jook poultry business of that BUC: mistak. the poultry or for the fun ia sure to be dis the poultry best.—I, H. in Journal, people upon as so cigefully; in en No business as a of it. If he does he appointed. And yet ness is one of the the National Poultry are one should enter pastime bus y vary AND old lay SUMMER notion that a hen that in winter is not worth but a hen that lays all lay all summer. If she will fn the spring, and if she accommodated, she may found on an old ox voke, or in a bare dry LAYERS It is an does not keeping ; ter win will not she heavy y breeds to sit be iI5 not goods box. , For summer layers | have Brown Leghorns hatched out in well, f them animal meal and oyster yt push hem until ! almost plenty o shell late give do n hen 11 troubl In these summer davs hen Farmers YOUNG (1 Filth more i than to adult fowls is that a everything sanitary conditions come handy to make the ers and Keen times, but “40 mothers the water by if the water be this has # Zive We Try treating inflamed and eyes of poultry with moderate salt water, Allowing barn lice among the horses Don't them set "his wi not toe the caus and pen up the Inveterate ao is very COWS let rid needs chicken, and | it. too Do not give to Boil peelings, f vy @ ood hona es z-ahells Twenty or thirty fat Thanksgiving turkeys about Christmas will bill wonderfull; some turkeys A damp, musty cellar is not a good place to eggs. If you wish to keep eggs for a short time for home use keep them in a dry, cool place. help Don’t or out the grocery have forget to store Baby Snatched From Death. When the engineer passenger train No. 4, on the Colorado Midland, rolling down the western slope of the Continental division at thirty miles an hour, rounded a curve at Glen: wood Springs, Col, he saw a boy, 2 years old, in the middle of the track laughing and waving at him. He get the emergency brake, but the heavy train slid down grade and he saw that he could not stop it before it reached the child, Fireman John Baker had seen the child ag soon as did the engineer. He dashed through the cab window, aped along the foot board of the swaying engine and out upon the pilot. Just before the engine reached the child Baker made a jump, threw an arm around the child and rolled with it off the track in front of the forward trucks. The child's father had just left the spot, having freed a horse from the barbwire fence of the raliroad’s right of way, and had not noticed that the little tot follow. ed him to the scene, of A WIFE'S DUTIES. A girl should marry when Capabie of understanding duties true thorough housekeeper, and never fore, is and fulfill wife she and be be ing the of Aa No matter how old she may Managing a of it she if she i8 not capable of house in every department old get married When she promises to take the posi tion of and homemaker, the man who holds her has ev. ery knows If she unwill consider how is in ig not enough to wife promise suppose that she to fulfil it. incompetent or right to self her competent be ing he has good reason to cheated No matter may be, If it the home husband's kept and simple) ordance with Means the serv clean ta his ights and he finds it meals (no matter ining dishes and 1 hushand will leave tho shot Ha and much powel making a happy home ge Cann P. A VOArs odd ra : devoted parents and to he f tion forbids all quarrel ge where there he children not to be their thes are little and gentl 7 family and a chance quarrel close for earth unt rednearnated n leas fome surroundings.” Talbot how over pointed out that the people have not © the importance of New t grasped and sanitary lving Preas fresh afr York PUTCH RED CROSS WOMEN Mabe] of the Boardman, national secretary American Red Cross, presented turesque women to President Mra. Taft, at a garden party in White Holise grounds. They are oncsges Alute and Ufford, two the Red Cross of Holland, but who are visiting in Wash. ington as the guests of the Minister from the Netherlands and Mme. Loud. on The two quaint young women, dressed in the severe costumes pre. geribed by the law of Holland, at. tracted much attention. They wore stiff starched linen caps and full plait. 131 and Dea widicea of wool and wide linen collars They were decorated with orders, which the Dutch confers on such women who have devoted themselves to such gorvice and who bave accomplished brilliant work They spoke only Dutch and German, but all evening they were the centre of a large throng who wished to meet and speak with them. They were shown through the White House and the grounds and were guests at an Informal supper that followed. New York Preas, MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE GOOD. “Marriage Is a mad gamble bejeweled BOTH and di This philosophy an nsurance policy is the substance of the held by A. ( lice magistrate much di on mad encouraged also Plowden i riage, Plowden, a He argues that there London po is unreasonable and marriage prejudice 10 say dangerous should and di encouraged.” no mar arranged, experiment You that, “Ther» ‘I look on divorce sim. policy of insurance against “1 look and he | YOrce Voroce EOe8 On a8 a Marriage every gamble in should be that however is not an prevent it way BAYS there is carefully which cannot being fore,” he says, ply as a ing ried of their provid. nity of who an opport release to mar. couples through no fault contact and ca- own, have come in with unfo lamities that miserable I ulties reseen i made their the have 3 1, \ think common view is both parti to a and have rea riage want anceled can satis they mad BONA LIN ores they Ver celve AN INVITATION do not ivitations not eX tion, It awthormn the wat papers exceeding: Do not than resting » for fu write long without work hours together read tao or or them our eves and closing + Rs . lly five nn Woman's Life nutes TROUBLES phrase The come singly “troubles originated Life, that WAS never by a Woman's married man HOW GOOD THEY wWouldan t ARE how didn’t We gome us pect good people are if thes Life FASHION NOTES eff oq i8 tell Woman's Paisley The touch Poplin for dence. Crushed much worn Simplicity of cut is the note of the wash sults. Rep is a material much separate skirts Handbags of black satin with mono grams and mountings of gold are used. There is yet no limit to the amount of braiding put on gowns and sults. Deep cotton fringe trims the bottom of some of the coats of the moment. Very neat are the zephyr ginghams woven in fine dimity ‘checks or stripes. Among the new rubber camping coats are those made with the check: ed lining. Smocking is seen on some of the handsome lingerie negligees of soft silk. ; Silk and lisle stockings are worked with rooster heads on instep and an. kle. The serge of fine twill is as firmly established as ever for simple dresses, Short coats, sloping shoulders, and { full underarm lines rule in present | models | Among the handsome scarfs which { the season has brought forth are | some of crepe with hand-painted bor | ders, are much of black suits in is still quite Yogue popular in is evi guede or satin belts are used for VEAL remains SCOLLOPS, of cold grated nutmeg, 2 blades and 1 dessert roast veal, 1-2 The teaspoonful of pounded to taste, a spoonful mace, cayenne salt little butter, of flour, teaspoonful of an chovy sauce, juice half and grated rind of same, tablespoon ful of mushroom ketchup, yolk of beaten up with 1 cup of veal slices about knife cut grate into of of lemon milk it the 2 Inches Foret ou into wide, across with don’t cut through, and the fry in a them nutmeg, mace, cayenne salt, little butter about 3 ” vale minutes, dish then and make gravy in spider other gredients, bring the bacon are over veal Whitehead DOOR There is a fancy ing old door kuockers ancestors d ollecting that man) re sre Of it adds reprodus Colonial zon! and modern fitted those niche wherei tiful supply of and gay, the hour, or By lucks nstance the k chance this happens to bedstead and placed fou the the fire wage deviaed bookshelves shoe C11 Serve reading lamp during wi boar them ag a table for candle or electric ful hours in the day dressing for that or that pleasant lul hour which it away with an bedroom book, the chair and together. "Housing of the Home Magazine, half befora dinner, restful to while ing book if only the time come Books,” in amus over one's fire the HINTS Mothers should caution their chil dren attending school not to put pen. cilg in their mouths, especially since diphtheria has been communicated in that way in some of our large towns Some people do not know how much can be saved by using suet and less lard. While lard is 18 cents a pound suet can be bought of the butcher for five cents a pound Cut up in emall pieces, put in kettle or spider, try out and strain. It may be used for frying doughnuts and shortening for many Kinde of cooking It is bet ter to melt it and use hot for shorten. ing Much valuable dirty gauncepans water until yon them Jelly bags are not clearing jellies and soup. A clean glass cloth tied over the lege of a chair turned upside down and a basin placed beneath answers admirably. When the color of a fabric has been destroyed by acid, ammonia is applied to neotralize the same, after which an application of chloroform will in almost all cases restore the original oolor. time are Are is saved if all filled with cold able to wash necessary for i { Waiting Their Turn, “Did your folks see Halley's the visitor “Nope repli ¢ native “We never big until ¢ p if v payed a foe i: down in Bingvilie BPTI asi or ng: shows yar in NEW York He Had Feared The pr It Would, il ESE BUInIner were $ printin Hobert W patch, Epidemic of Itch in Welsh Village. “In Wales, about fifteen years ago, families were strick. én wholesale by a the itch, Believe me terrible of its kind that | know of, through your body and makes your life inferno. Bleep {8 out of the and you feel ns if a mil OU8 were attacking you time, 1 knew a dozen were so affected “The did their best. but their remedies were of no avail what. Dowlais, South disease known as most it is the diseas ae question ion mosquit at the same families that doctors ever. Then the families tried a drug- glat who was noted far and his remarkable cures to him from all parts of for treatment, but his n matters st they wide for People came the country mada resort a friend to use I am glad to days’ treat- 1edicine a8 a last were Olatment fas wWonger- was a perfect curs may add that my three brothers, sisters, myself LE three 11 ou our iA and all users of the Cuticura {lies have been Rem Hugh, fil., June 2 [ESF hr idl Lier Cy Na edies for fifteen ™ ifomas years 8t., Chicago, Huron 38." 1650 West ¢ 9. 1% Ie rh. J mrs i » the country has had hydro to have only one case phobia, an found been diagnosed erroneously. SUD PORE of this was For raising oranges or grape fruit Porto Rico windbreaks ely necessary If the grove posed to the trade winds, which bi! continuously fi are abs is « ir nine months which cripple unprotected trees. Letters curiously ten with red cha formed and writ. K, says the New York Press, on a card the window of a frame buflding S00 yards from Columbia University announce: “Day Bored and Vokel! Music Tausbht ™ in not There's vitality, snap and “go” In a breakfast of, Grape-Nuts and cream, Why? Because natura stores up In wheat and barley The Potassium Phosphate, In such form as to Nourish brain and nerves. The food expert who originated Grape-Nuts Retained this valuable Element in the food. “There's a Reason” Read the famous little book,, “The Road to Wellville,” Fourd in packages.
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