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X&OMen
Epicurean Episodes
By DOROTHY DIX.
Real husbands, like real terrapin
once so plentiful in this country that
•ven the poor could afford to indulge
in them every day, have now become
so scarce that they are a luxury of the
rich.
This has made it necessary to find
some substitute for the genuine arti
cle, for it is a well-known fact that
the capricious feminine appetite
■ craves this dainty morsel almost as
Insatiably as it does chocolate creams,
and that women consider no menu
properly balanced in which husband
is not served up in some fashion or
other.
Real husband being so difficult to
capture, even by the most expert
sportwomen, and so extremely* high
priced as to be practically out of the
Teach of everyone except widows who
have been left large wads of life in
surance, housewives have sought
something that would taka its place
at the family table, and a number of
ingenious and toothsome compounds
have been devised, whose flavor and
eubstance are so much like the real
thing that they deceive any but Reno
connoisseurs.
There are several ways in which
this dish may be prepared. The best
is, perhaps, Mock Husband, a la Suf
fragette.
To make this, take a chimney that
smokes, a cat that stays out at night,
a parrot that swears, and a pocket
book with a Tale lock on it that you
cannot pick, and mix them all thor
oughly together. Serve piping hot.
This dish has all of the peculiar
flavor of the real article, and is a
great favorite with old maids, espe
cially around Boston, where it sup
plements their sacred baked beans
as an article of dally diet.
Another form of Mock Husband,
commonly known as Mock Husband
EVENING OF SONG
New Cumberland, Pa., Sept. 11. —
'An "Evening of Song" will be held in
Trinity United Brethren Church to
morrow evening at 7.30 by the choir. |
The program will include prayer by
the Rev. J. R. Hutchison; solo, "May
My Walk Be Close With God"; F. En
try: anthem, "Come Then All Victor?
ious Lord," choir; solo. The Lord Ts
Mindful of His Own," Miss Esther
Snell; anthem, "Behold God Is Mine
Heljer"; choir, duet, "My Heavenly
Home," Misses Mary and Ruth Wil
liams; address, the Rev. A. R. Ayres;
anthem, "Bless the Lord, O My Soul,"
choir; solo, "Jesus, My Redeemer,"
Miss Helen Lechthaler; anthem, "Hear
O Ye King," choir.
WORK ON BOROUGH HALL
Marysville, Pa., Sept. 11.—The new
borough building is nearing comple
tion. It is under roof and ready for
the plasterers.
ANNOUNCE BIRTH OF SOX
Marysville, Pa., Sept. 11. —Mr. and
Mrs. Lester Mutch announce the
birth of a son on Friday morning.
■ =i
LEGAL NOTICES
ROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION SUBMITTED TO
THE CITIZENS OF THE COMMON
WEALTH FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR
REJECTION, BY THE GENERAL AS
SEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH
OF PENNSYLVANIA. AND PUBLISH
ED BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
OF THE COMMONWEALTH. IN PUR
SUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE
CONSTITUTION.
Number One.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to section
one, article eight of the Constitution
of Pennsylvania.
Be it resolved by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania in General
Assembly met, That the following
amendment to the Constitution of Penn
sylvania be, and the same is hereby,
proposed, in accordance with the
eighteenth article thereof:—
That section one of article eight,
which reads as follows:
"Section 1. Every male citizen
twenty-one years of age, possessing
the following qualifications, shall be
entitled to vote at all elections, sub
ject. however, to such laws requiring
and regulating the registration of
electors as the General Assembly may
enact:
"First. He shall have been a citizen
of the United States at least one
month.
"Second. He shall have resided In
the State one year (or. having previous
ly been a qualified elector or native
born citizen of the State, he shall have
removed therefrom and returned, then
six months) immediately preceding the
election.
"Third. He shall have resided in the
election district where he shall offer to
vote at least two months immediately
preceding the election.
"Fourth. If twenty-two years of age
and upwards, he shall have paid within
two years a State or county tax, which
shall have been assessed at least two
months and paid at least one month be
fore the election," be amended so that
the same shall read as follows:
Section 1. Every citizen, male or fe
male. of twenty-one years of age, pos
sessing the following qualifications,
shall be entitled to vote at all elections,
subject, however, to such laws requir
ing and regulating the registration of
electors as the General Assembly may
enact:
First. He or she shall have been a
citizen of the United States at least
one month.
Second. He or she shall have re-
Bided in the State one year (or, having
previously been a qualified elector or
native born citizen of the State, he or
she shall have removed therefrom and
returned, then six months) immediate
ly preceding the election.
Third. He or she shall have resided
in the election district where he or she
shall olter to vote at least two months
immediately preceding the election.
Fourth. If twenty-two years of age
and upwards, he or she shall have paid
Within two years a State or county tax,
which shall have been itssessed at least
two months and paid at 'east one month
before the election.
Fifth. Wherever the words "he,"
"his." "him," and "himself" occur In
any section of article VII of this Con
stitution the same shall be construed
as If written, respectively, "he or Rhe,"
"his or her," "him or her." and "him
self or herself."
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 1
CYRUS E. WOODS.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number Two.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to section
eight of article nine of the Consti
tution of Pennsylvania.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Sen
ate and House of Representatives of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania In
General Assembly met, That the fol
lowing is proposed as an amendment to
the Constitution of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, in accordance with the
provisions of the eighteenth article
thereof:—
Amend section eight, article nine of
the Constitution of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, which reads as fol
lows:
"Section 8. The debt of county,
city, borough, township, school district,
or other municipality or incorporated
district, except as herein provided,
shall never exceed seven per centum
upon the assessed value of the taxable
property therein, nor shall any such
municipality or district Incur any new
debt, or Increase Its Indebtedness to an
amount exceeding two per centum upon
auch assessed valuation of property,
■without the assent of the electors there-
SATURDAY EVENING, HAHRISBT7R t aplsfe TEIJSGRAPH SEPTEMBER 11, 1915
Ordinaire, or Everyday Mock Hus
band, is made by taking a good hefty
brass knocker, a vinegary temper, a
large well-developed grouch, and a
barrel of surly silence. Blend these
thoroughly together and serve with
a garnish of grocery bills and dry
goods bills and other household ex
penses. This dish is peculiarly appe
tizing for a breakfast food, and is so
satisfying that no woman was ever
yet known to desire a second por
tion of it.
Those who have made Mock Hus
band after this receipt guarantee that
it is so exactly like the real article
of which thousands of women have
partaken every morning since they
were married, that should it be sub
stituted for the simon-pure article
they would never know the difference.
To give Mock Husband Ordinate a
still more realistic touch a dash of
stale beer or high balls may be added,
but this is optional with the cook and
not at aJI necessary.
Another form of Mock Husband
called Mock Husband a la Saphira is
a great favorite in many households,
and is frequently served to guests by
wives whose husbands belong to the
rara avis or fly class. Not being able
to obtain any real Husband for their
parties or festivities, these poor wo
men are reduced to the necessity of
concorting a substitute that they
fondly believe deceives even their
dearest female friends.
The basis of Mock Husband a la
Saphira is lies. Take as many of
these (and be sure they are large,
juicy lies) as theer arc persons to be
served. It is best to always select
the same kind of lies, as they blend
better than lies of different varieties.
Having made your lies, season the
mixture with as much plausibility as
you can command, sprinkle it over
with an unlimited quality of refer-
of at a public election in such manner
as shall be provided by law; but any
city, the debt of which now exceeds
seven per centum of such assessed val
uation. may be authorized by law to
Increase the same three per centum, in
the aggregate, at any one time, upon
such valuation, except that any debt
or debts hereinafter incurred bv the
city and county of Philadelphia for the
construction and development of sub
ways for transit purposes, or for the
construction of wharves and docks, or
the reclamation of land to be used In
the construction of a system of wharves
and docks, as public Improvements
owned or to be owned by said city and I
county of Philadelphia, and which shall
yield to the city and county of Phila
delphia current net revenues in excess
of the interest on said debt or debts '
and the annual instalments necessary j
for the cancellation of said debt or I
debts, may be excluded In ascertaining '
the power of the city and county of|
Philadelphia to become otherwise in- '
debted: Provided, Thai a sinking-fund '
for their cancellation shall be estab
lished and maintained," so that It shall
read as follows:
Section S. The debt of any county
city, borough, township, school district,
or other municipality or Incorporated I
district, except as herein provided, shall
never exceed seven per centum upon i
the assessed value of the taxable prop- !
erty therein, nor shall any such mu- !
nlcipality or district incur any new I
debt, or increase its indebtedness to an 1
amount exceeding two per centum upon !
such assessed valuation of property .
without the consent of the elector:!'
thereof at a public election in such I
manner as shall be provided by law
but any city, the debt of which on the
first day of January, one thousand i
eight hundred and seventy-four, ex- '
ceeded seven per centum of such as- I
sessed valuation, and has not since been !
reduced to less than such per centum !
may be authorized by law to increase
the same three per centum in the ag
gregate, at any one time, upon such 1
valuation. The city of Philadelphia, i
upon the conditions hereinafter set I
forth, may increase Its indebtedness to ,
the extent of three per centum in excee*
of seven per centum upon such as
sessed valuation for the specific pur- I
pose of providing for all or any of the ;
following purposes, —to wit: For the '
construction and improvement of sub- I
ways, tunnels, railways, elevated rail-1
ways, and other transit facilities; for
the construction and improvement of!
wharves and docks and for the re
clamation of land to be used In the
construction of wharves and docks,
owned or to be owned by said city. '
Such increase, however, shall only be |
made with the assent of the electors'
thereof at a public election, to be held
in such manner as shall be provided
by law. In ascertaining the borrowing
capacity of said city of hiladelphla, at
any time, there shall be excluded from
the calculation a credit, where the work
resulting from any previous expendi
ture, for any one or more of the
specific purposes hereinabove enumer
ated shall be yielding to said city an
annual current net revenue; the amount
of which credit shall be ascertained by
capitalizing the annual net revenue I
during the year immediately preceding
the time of such ascertainment. Such I
capitalization shall be accomplished by j
ascertaining the principal amount i
which would yield such annual, cur-'
rent net revenue, at the average late!
of interest, and sinking-fund charges;
payable upon the indebtedness incur- j
red by said city for such purposes, up !
to the time of such ascertainment. The I
method of determining sucn amount, so
to be excluded or allowed as a credit, 1
may be prescribed by the General As- i
sembly.
In incurring indebtedness, for any
one, or more of said purposes of con
struction, improvement, or reclamation,,
the city of Philadelphia may issue its
obligations maturing not later than
fifty years from the date thereof, with
provision for a sinking-fund sufficient
to retire said obligation at maturity,
the payments to such sinking-fund to
be in equal or graded annual Instal
ments. Such obligations may be In an
amount sufficient to provide for and
may include the amount of the interest
and sinking-fund charges accruing and
which may accrue thereon throughout
the period of construction and until
the expiration of one year after the
completion of the work for which said
Indebtedness shall have been Incurred;]
and said city shall not be required to
levy a tax to pay said interest and
sinking-fund charges, as required by
section ton of article nine of the Con
stitution of Pennsylvania, until the ex
piration of said period of one year after
the completion of sucn work.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 2.
CYRUS E. WOODS.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number Three.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to section
twenty-one of article three of the
Constitution of Pennsylvania.
Section 1. Be It resolved by the Sen
ate and House of Representatives of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania In i
General Assembly met, That the fol
lowing amendment to the Constitution
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
be, and the same Is hereby, proposed,
|in accordance with the eighteenth ar
: ticle thereof:—
j Amend section twenty-one, article
;thrfee of the Constitution of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania, which
I reads as follows:
I "No act of the General Assembly
! shall limit the amount to be recovered
| for Injuries resulting In death, or tor
I injuries to persons or property, and In
case of death from such Injuries, the
right of action shall survive, and the
General Assembly shall prescribe for
whoso benefit such actions • shall be
prosecuted. No act shall prescribe any
limitations, of time within which suits
may be brought •igainst corporations
for Injuries to persons or property or
for other causes different from those
fixed by general laws regulating
actions against natural persons, and
such acts now existing are avoided "
i ao that It shall re.id as follows:
The General Assembly may enact
'laws requiring ihe payment of employ-
I or.«, or employers and emploves Jolnt-
I ly, or reasonable compensation for in
; Juries to employes arising in the course
lof their employment, and for oceu
-1 patlonal diseases of employes, whether
ences to "Dear John," " My Darling
Husband," "our ideal married life,"
and "My husband's devotion to his
home:" then throw in a large solid
chunk of mendacity about John's hav
ing called away on business, and hav
ing to work so hard that he has lit
tle time for his family, and let this
mixture cook down to a thick puree.
Be careful not to drop into it any
of the salt of the tears of a neglected
wife, for this ruins the flavor of the
dish, and is a mistake that many
women make when they first begin
to concoct it. Afterward they
get more expert. Wreathe the tureen
In which Mock Husband, a la Saphira
is served with false smiles, and your
guests will be sure to inaise it.
Mock Husband a la ?aphira Is the
piece de resistance In many million
aires' homes, where the girl children
acquire such a taste for it that even
in later life, they prefer it to the real
article.
Of course there is a certain sweet
ness, and tenderness, and delicacy of
flavor about Real Husbands that
Mock Husbands never acquire, no
matter with what skill they are
cooked up. Still when it is impos
sible to obtain the genuine article—
and the species wihch our grand
mothers used to serve at the head
of their table as the chief ornament
of the feast seems well nigh ex
tinct—we must make-shift with what
substitutes we can find, and the re
ceipts which have been given will, if
faithfully followed, enable any wom
an to impart a distinct flavor of mat
rimony to her frugal fare, and give
it a pleasing diversity from the usual
tea and toast of spinsters.
Also it may be said that while,
perhaps, Mock Husband, is not quite
so tasty as Real Husband, it agrees
better with a woman, and is much
less apt to her heartburn.
or not such injuries or diseases result
In death, and regardless of fault of em
ployer or employe, and fixing the basis
of ascertainment of such compensa
tion and the maximum and minimum
limits thereof, and providing special or
general remedies for the collection
thereof; but in no other cases shall'
the General Assembly limit the amount'
to be recovered for injuries resulting i
in death, or for injuries to persons or i
property, and in case of death from I
such injuries, the right of action shall
survive, and the General Assembly
shall prescribe for whose benefit such
actions shall be prosecuted. No act
j shall prescribe any limitations of time
| within which suits may be brought
against corporations for injuries to per
sons or property, or for other causes.
! different from those fixed bv general
| laws regulating actions against na
j tural persons, and such acts now exist
ing are avoided.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No.
I 3.
CYRUS E. WOODS,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number Four.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con
! stltutlon of tills Commonwealth in
j accordance with provisions of the
| eighteenth (XVIII) article thereof.
| Section 1. Be it enacted by the Sen
j ate and House of Representatives of the
l Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Gen
eral Assembly met, and it is hereby en
! acted by the authority of the same,
. That the following is proposed as a»
[amendment to the Constitution of thi
.Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in ac
cordance with the provisions of the
eighteenth (XVIII) article thereof:—
! AMENDMENT
I Laws may be passed providing for a
] system of registering, transferring, in
juring and guaranteeing land titles bv
J the State, or by the counties thereof,
and for settling and determining ad
| verse or other claims to and interest in
i lands the titles of which are so regis-
I tered, transferred, Insured, and guar
anteed; and for the creation and collec
| tion of indemnity funds; and Tor carry
ing the system and powers hereby pro
| vided for Into effect by such existing
'courts as may be designated bv thi
Legislature, and by the establishment
|of such new courts as may be deemed
: necessary. In matters arising in ano
under the operation of such system,
| Judicial powers, with right of appeal,
,may be conferred bv the Legislature!
i upon county recorders and upon other I
; officers bv it designated. Such laws |
may provide for continuing the regis- I
i terlng. transferring. Insuring, and
guaranteeing; such titles after the first I
or original registration has been per-
I fected by the court, and provision may
be made for raising the necessary funds
for expenses and salaries of officers,
which shall be paid out of the treasury
of the several counties.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 4.
CYRUS E. WOODS.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
EXECUTORS' NOTICE Letters tes
tamentary upon the Estate of W. H. !
Houts, late of the City of Harrisburg, I
Dauphin County, deceased, having been I
granted to the undersigned, all persons'
! having claims against said estate are i
j requested to present the same without
delay, and persons indebted to said es-
I tate to pay the same to
ADAM D. HOUTZ.
MARY E. HERR,
ELIZABETH E. HOUTZ
Executors,
FREDERICK M. OTT, Attorney,
222 Market Street. Harrlsburg, Pa.
NOTICE is hereby given that the
! Board of Directors of the Merchants
Ice Company of Harrlsburg, Pa. has 1
called a special meeting of its stock-I
I holders, to be held at the general office
l of the said company at the plant, cor
jner of Cameron and Berryhill Streets.!
> Harrisburg, Pa., on the fourth day of
October, nineteen hundred and fifteen, I
at 2:30 o'clock P. M., to take action on
approval or disapproval of the proposed
increase of the indebtedness of this,
company.
R. W. WOODS, Secretary.
Harrisburg. Pa.. July 31. 1015.
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE
j Estate of Barbara Lindley. late of Har
risburg. Pa., deceased.
! NOTICE Is hereby given that Letters
Testamentary upon the estate of said
decedent have been granted to the un
. I dersigned.
; I All persons indebted to said estate
j are requested to make payment, and
those having claims or demands against
the same will make them known wlth-
I out delay, to
CENTRAL TRUST COMPANY.
| Harrisburg. Pa.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
' Estate of Emma Shepley. late of Har
| rlsburg. Pa., deceased.
I NOTICE is hereby given that Letters
lof Administration upon the t state of
i said decedent have been granted to the
undersigned, residing at No. 2328 Jef
' ferson Street, in said city.
All persons Indebted to said estate
are requested to make payment, and
those having claims or demands against
the same will make them known with
out delay, to
| DON F. MANAHAN.
FOR SAI.E
; SEALED PROPOSALS will he receiv
ed by the Superintendent of Public i
Grounds and Buildings, Capitol Hull -i
ing, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania, for the I
; sale of three <3), Model 1012, Cadillac
automobiles, one each stored at the i
i Pittsburgh Motor Service Corporation.
; First Avenue and West Street. Pitts
,! burgh. Pa.: Washington Automobile
I Company. Washington. Pa., and Sea
brings Garage, Bellefonte, Pa., until
' twelve (12) o'clock noon, Tuesday. SeD
;■ temher 14. 1915.
Inspection can be made at the above
specified places.
The right Is reserved to accept or re
1' Ject any or all bids.
SAMUEL R. RAMRO.
f-'upt. Public Grounds & Buildings.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
II Estate of Rrldget Dunn, late of Harris
burcr. Pa., deceased,
i NOTIC'R Is hereby given that Letters. '
: of Administration upon the estate of 1
■ said decedent are requested to make pay- 1
• ment. and those having claims or de- I
■ rnunds against the same will make them 1
s known without delav. to
CENTRAL TRUST COMPANY.
"I Harrisburg, p». j
Poultry Kept in the Yatd
Will Red uce Cost of Living
COPYRIGHT, 1915.
BLACK WYANDOTTES
Birds that were almost black were
not uncommon among Silver Ivaced
Wyandottes in the early days of that
variety. In 1885 an Ohio breeder
mated a pen of his darkest birds, and
by constant selection he and others
produced the Black Wyandotte, which
was recognized as a pure variety in
1893.
Black Wyandottes are excellent lay
ers, grow fast and make excellent
broilers and table fowls, being plump
and compact, with rich, yellow skins.
They mature early and begin laying
probably sooner than any other Wyan
dotte. They do well in small space,
and are excellently adapted to the
backyard poultry plant. Their bril
liant greenish-black plumage does not
show the dirt and soil of confinement,
Two Dozen May Be Kept in
House 10x12 Feet and
Yard 12x50 Feet, or in
Smaller Space If Neces
sary
Waste From the Table May
Be Turned Into Eggs and
Meat; Three Ways of
Starting
By Reese V. Hicks
Former President of American Poul
try Association, and now General
Manager Rancocas Poultry Farms,
Browns Mills, N. J.
COPYRIGHT, 1915.
Poultry-keeping affords one of tlie
most practical methods of reducing
tlie cost of living. Kconomy in the
household is secured by turning table
scraps into meat and eggs. Mr. Hicks
tells how to start with a home flock
of poultry and gives directions for
tlie care of the fowls.
SINCE eggs and meat are consid
ered necessities in almost every
household, it follows that one of
the most practical means of econ
omizing in household expense is to
produce these at home. By utilizing
table scraps as feed, practically every
householder with room for a small
flock of poultry can make the fowls
yield a profit of from 100 to 200 per
cent, per annum.
A flock of twenty-five hens will pro
duce enough eggs for a family of six.
Such a flock will largely live on the
table scraps that otherwise would go
into the garbage can. In addition,
the small poultry raiser can have an
occasional fowl for his own table. It
requires only an average of an hour
a day to care for a flock of this size.
This care can be given in the morn
ing and evening before and after
working hours.
Eggs are increasing in price con
stantly, and this is true of meat of all
kinds. There is no better and easier
way of economizing than by keeping
a few hens in the backyard. There
is considerable satisfaction in having
eggs when one wants them, without
having to pay high prices, particularly
in the winter when they are most
needed, and it is worth something, too,
to be able to get "strictly fresh" eggs
without having to go to the store.
Only Small Space Required
The space required for twenty-four
hens need not be more than 10x12
feet for housing, and 12x50 feet for
yarding, or even less. In fact, some
successful small flocks of poultry are
confined to houses with four square
feet of floor space for each fowl and
equal space for the yard.
When kept in so small a space the
birds, of course, require more care
and if more room is available it should
be used. •
The house should be what is known
as the shed type, with the roof slop
ing from the front to the rear.: It
need not be more than five feet high
in the real-, but should be at least
seven feet high in the front. The
house should have a glass window, not
less than 3x4 feet, in the front, and
I an opening of the same size covered
I with m.sliri or burlap. This opening
is for ventilation, and should not be
covered with glass. The window should
be kept open in nice weather and
should be closed only on stormy days.
Avoid Expensive Buildings
Most beginners who engage in poul
try keeping on a commercial scale
make the mistake of erecting expen
sive buildings. Successful commercial
poultry plants keep the cost of the
buildings down to the lowest possible
figure—seldom more than $1 per fowl,
and practicable buildings can be put
up for even less than this.
For a number of years one promi
nent egg farm has kept 500 laying
hens in a house 100 feet long and 14
feet wide. This house is 9 feet 5
inchea high In the front with a height
at the back of 4 feet. 5 inches. By
making the roof high in front, the
operator can do his work easily with
out bumping his head: and the lower
ceiling in the bp.ck helps to keep the
house warmer in winter. This house
gives more than 3>4 square feet of
floor space to each fowl, but the fowls
kept in it are a Mediterranean variety
which do not require as much room
as larger breeds.
Economy In the construction of
poultryhouses may be secured by using
prepared rooting, but the builder
should Vie careful to select only a
good grade of roofing. Cheap pre
pared roofings go to pieces quickly,
and it is economy to spend a few
cents more per snunre to secure sev
eral years' longer service.
Moke the poultryhouse as simple In
construction as possible. Fancy fix
tures. elaborate mess boxes, etc., add
nothing to Its efficiency but add con
siderably to the cost.
Opposed to this system of keeping
and the fowls always present a good
appearance.
The hens are strong foragers and
this, combined with other good quali
ties, makes them a profitable farmer's
fowl, while, on the other hand, they
do well in confinement, as do all
Wyandottes. This is in favor of their
use in the small backyard flock where
the hens will keep the table supplied
with eggs, and if chicks are reared
you may have table poultry at any
time from broiler size up.
Their splendid plumage, yellowish
legs and red comb and wattles make
them favorites with some fanciers.
The standard weights demanded in
this breed are 6 % to 7 pounds for
females and 7 % to BV6 pounds for
males.
many fowls in one house is the col
onyhouse system which is used suc
cessfully by many poultrymen. The
colonyhouses are seldom more than
Bxl2 feet in floor area and they are
generally built on skids so that they
may be hauled from place to place.
These cost more per fowl than the
larger houses but have the advantage
of being easily movable and by being
serviceable in the Spring as brooder
houses, in the summer as homes for
flocks of young stock, and in the win
ter for housing laying fowls or breed
ing pens.
Don't Give Scraps to Chicks
Adult hens may be fed entirely on
table scraps, but young chicks should
not be fed table scraps from the begin
ning. They should be two months old
before they receive an entire feed of
table scraps. By "table scraps" Is
meant the left-overs of meats, bread,
pies, cake, etc., potatoes, cabbages
and other vegetables. This also in
cludes the trimmings of meat, lettuce,
potato peelings, and the like. These
should be cooked together when fed
to young chicks, but for the older
hens they may be chopped fine and
given raw.
When not enough table scraps are
secured to feed the flock, the scraps
may be cooked and mixed with equal
pa.rts of bran and cornmeal, and this
mixture fed to the fowls three times a
day. When a wet mash is led this
way it Is better also to give the hens
a light feeding of grain early in the
morning and late in the afternoon.
Three Ways of Starting
There are three ways of getting
started with a small flock as outlined
above.
First—Secure hatching eggs and an
incubator. If the incubator is cor
rectly handled, and the hatch turns
out satisfactorily, this method Is
doubtless the cheapest, but a beginner
will frequently overlook some impor
tant details of incubation and thus
make his investment unprofitable.
Second —Buy baby chicks. These
usually cost double the price of hatch
ing eggs. While the beginner does
not have the trouble of incubation,
there are difficulties raising the chicks,
and this way of starting—like the buy
ing of eggs for hatching—may be fol
lowed only in the Spring.
Third—Buy laying hens or pullets,
preferably pullets, because they usual
ly lay the heaviest in their first year.
This method costs more at the start,
but is probably the safest for the be
ginner, and can be used at any time
of the year, especially in the Fall and
winter when the demand for eggs is
heaviest.
In the selection of breeds it pays
best to pet what is known as standard
bred varieties; that is, those that have
been bred for a definite purpose like
egg production, or a combination of
egg and meat production. They are
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Molting and .Maturing Time
Y ° ur ™ hole year's profit can be made or marred
by the physical condition of your birds, now.
The pullets and cockerels are just reaching
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.more attractive, being uniform in color
and will produce both eggs and meat
more satisfactorily than a mixed lot.
For eggs alone, the Single Comb
"White Leghorns are recognized as the
leading variety. If it is desired to pro
duce both eggs and meat, the Ply
mouth Rocks, Rhode Island Reds, Or
pingtons and Wyandottes all are valu
able, and any of these will prove
profitable as "dual-purpose" fowls.
Poultry raisers who are operating
on a small scale often make the mis
take of attempting to carry too many
fowls or expecting too large a profit
on a small number of fowls, especially
at the beginning. A beginner should
remember that he will make errors
in feeding and caring for the fowls,
and that his profits will be small until
he learns to manage them. But as an
offset against this will be the satisfac
tion and pleasure of keeping the fowls
himself and of being able to raise his
own products—products that he knows
are high in quality.
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Choosing the Poultry
For the Home Flock
J. Harry Wolsieffer, practical
poultryman. will give advice next
week on "Selecting the right, kind
of birds for the home flock." He
will suggest the choice of varieties
for egg production, for meat, or
for a combination of these uses,
and discuss the characteristics or
the most desirable breeds. Watch
for his article exclusively in the
Telegraph next Saturday.
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Social and Personal News
of Towns Along West Shore
Mrs. J. C. Beers and two children,
Ernest and Kenneth of Marysville, are
visiting her sister, Mrs. W. B. Brown,
at Philadelphia.
Miss Margaret Kulp, of Duncannon,
is visiting at the home of H. C. Hol
land, Marysville.
Miss Hazel Houdashel, of Baltimore,
is visiting at the home of M. P. Stam
baugh, Marysville.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Wenrich left for
New York City where they will spend
the winter.
Mrs. Ross Albright of Marysville, Is
visiting at the home of A. S. Fry at
Red Lion.
Mrs. William Donahue, of Marys
ville, is at Wilkes-Barre.
Mrs. W. H. Burkheimer, of York,
is visiting Mrs. Emma Sellers of
Marysville.
Calvin Weibley, of Saville, is visit
ing his daughter, Mrs. F. A. Fleisher
of Marysville.
Miss Jennie Flickinger, of Marys
ville, is visiting her cousin, Miss Agnes
Hayes, at Philadelphia.
C. Dean Eppley, of Pedro Miguel,
Panama Canal Zone, is spending his
vacation with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Eppley, at Marysville.
T. J. Fiddler, of New Brighton, is
visiting W. J. Williamson and Harvey
Sellers, at Marysville.
Misses Anna Wagner and Margaret
Hess, of Baltimore, returned home on
Thursday after spending a week with
relatives at Marysville.
Charles Lilley, of Marysville, after
spending a week with his granddaugh
ter, Mrs. Lillie Brown, of Bowmans
dale, Chester county, returned home
on Thursday, accompanied by his lit
tle great-granddaughter.
Dr. J. H. Young of New Cumberland
went to Philadelphia yesterday to visit
jhis son William and family.
I Miss Carrie Simmons of Hershey
was the guest of her aunt. Mr». Wil
liam Simmons at New Cumberland
yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Parker Buttorff, Mr.
and Mrs. Sherman Hull, Mr. and Mrs.
A. P. Black, Mr. and Mrs. Westen
haver, Mr. and Ilrs. H. Purple,
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan, Mrs. Edith
Felght, Mr. and Mrs. Coover, Mr. and
Mrs. Weatherby, Miss Marie Sponsler
and Miss Sara Kaufman motored to
Hershey on Wednesday evening.
.MARYSVILLE CHURCH SERVICES
[ Marysville, Pa., Sept. 11. —"Jesus,
Light of the World" will be the sub
ject of the sermon by the Rev. S. B.
Bldlack of the Methodist Church on
Sunday night. "The Bible in the Pub
; lie School," will be the subject of the
sermon by the Rev. S. L. Flickinger,
of the Reformed Church. The Rev.
L. A. Fuhrman, of the Evangelical
Church will preach a temperance ser
mon in the morning and Bishop U. F.
Swengel will preach at the evening
services.
CHURCH MEETINGS TUESDAY
Marysville, Pa., Sept. 11.—On Tues
day evening the Teacher Training
class, of the Evangelical Sunday
school will hold a meeting in the Pri
mary room of the church. On the
i same evening, the Women's Mission
j ary Society will hold a meeting at the
jhome of Mrs. J. C. Roush.
Pleasure
and Profit
You can have both by keep
ing poultry.
But pleasure in poultry keeping
depends largely upon the profits.
To make money with poultry, you
must knoiv ho<w to care for them.
The International Correspond
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methods that have enabled hundreds
to build up profitable back-yard
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Keeping Chickens
Many men and women who have
applied the methods given in the
I. C. S. Course in Poultry Farming
are making their spare time pay
them a dollar an hour. They keep
their tables supplied with eggs and
meat and have a surplus to sell at
high prices.
"By applying the methods I
learned from the I. C. S. Course
in Poultry Farming, I made
$165.21 profit from 90 hem in
the last six months and increased
my flock by 100 pullets and IS
cockerel*," writes J. B. Myers,
Muskogee, Okla. "My profits
last year, before I began studying
poultry farming, were only
$28.59."
"After failing with poultry
four times 1 enrolled in the I. C. S.
Poultry Farming Course, started
again, and am making $24.00
a month from 100 common hens.
The Course is worth ten times
what 1 paid for it," say * E, J.
Hennessy, Hecla, Pa.
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