THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 12, 1010.
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POULTRY DRY MA8H HOPPER.
One of Numerous Little Convert
ences for Feeding Laying Hens.
A bulletin has recently been pub
lished by tho Kansas experiment sta
tion on tho selection and feeding of
laying hens. Borne attention Is given
In this bulletin to conveniences that
nro used around poultry quarters.
There Is for lnstanco a do' mnsh hop
per Illustrated in Fig. 1. This hoppor,
as Indicated In the illustration, is 36
inches long, 8 inches'high at the back
and 4 Inches at tho front. It is 8
Inches doep. There are 12 Inch
pieces across the top, these being
placed 2 inches apart. There is a top
Fig. 1.
Hopper for Chicks,
cover placed on hinges so that It may
bo opened and shut at any time. A
little chick hopper Is shown in Fig.
FIB.-2i
Dry Mash Hopper.
2. This is 36 inches long, 2 Inches
high and 4 inches wide and of course
It Is made out of Inch lumber.
Duck Feathers.
The feathers of ducks aro their cov
ering; and protection, which should
admonish farmers not to pluck them
during a cold spell, or In winter. It
costs something to produco feathers,
as they are grown only from tho most
nourishing foods. Ducks that are In
poor condition or that are not well
covered with feathers, should not bo
phicked.
Tho rule Is to pluck the feather
when they are "ripe," which may be
known or by testing a few from the
breast, the ripe feathers having no
blood or colored fluids In the ends of
the feathers. When in good condi
tion some ducks will produce feath
ers every six weeks, or even more fre
quently, much depending upon the
food.
The feathers of the Pekln and Ay
lesbury ducks, being white, aro nearly
equal to those of tho goose, and as
both kinds are large of site, tho feath
ers are an important part of the profit.
The common puddle duck, however, Is
of but little value compared with the
pure breeds. The Aylesbury, Rouen,
and Pekln ducks not only give a fair
proportion of feathers, but also pro
duco largo and desirable carcasses.
The feathers may bo steamed, and
then sun dried, but Eome experience
la necessary to properly dry them for
market.
Why They Dont Lay.
Many who keep hens aro asking
themselves Just about now why their
pullota don't lay, when tho fact is
that a lot of their young stock was
hatched too lite, or was not given
proper food and care during growth.
The bIeo and general appearance of a
pullet does not always denote the time
when she should commence producing
eggs. I have seen flocks of pretty big
nica pullets and they would lay hardly
an egg all winter. The first essential
for winter eggs la tho right kind of
stock to produce them. Food will not
supply that want; It may help Bcrno
and In some Instances It's pretty dim
cult to help tho matter very much by
giving extra care. The strain has got
to be of the right sort If they prove
themselves reliable and profitable lay
era. After being In the poultry bust
ness so long and seeing 60 manyipco
ple fuss and experiment and work In
the effort to get eggs from stock that
had no egg to lay, no Inclination to
make eggs or ability to commence to
get ready to lay, it ts impressed all
the stronger upon my mind that there
Is a whole lot to this ben business be
sides feed and care. Inland Farmer,
Poultry Notes.
In selecting your flock for next
year's work, see that they aro all in
perfect condition, selling any which
are not
Have you provided some alfalfa
well cured to feed tho hens next win
ter?
Nothing gives tho poultryman so
much pride aa to beat his neighbor in
getting eggs.
rtemombor that milk does not take
the place of water and when milk
Is fed to tho fowls they should be
liberally supplied with fresh water at
the samo time.
Some poultry keepers feed their
chickens three times a day while oth
ers And that twice la sufficient. For
the inexperienced feeder It probably
would bo better to feed three times a
day.
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Harvard Football
Prepare to
Photo by American Press Association.
Harvard's football warriors nre taking dnily trials with the now rules.
Several blackboard lectures, too, serve to make the time fly. For the first
time in four years Dave Campbell's smiling face will bo missing from the
stadium green swnrd tho last two weeks before the annual contest with Yale.
Campbell declares that his business Interests will not allow him the time neces
sary to coach the eleven. Perhaps when tho smoke of battle strikes his nos
trils that peerless end will be again found nt his old stamping ground bolster
ing up a defense that can stand off
pects for a successful season at Harvard depend In n great way on what
disposal the college olllccrs make of tho cases of McKay, tho big tackle:
Minot, the burly fullback, and II. A.
nre behind in their studies. McKay has been Ineligible since last spring, and
it Is very doubtful If ho can regain a good standing. Mlnot faced the same
handicap last season as this, but emerged
Of the sixteen men who faced Yale
four have graduated, Hamilton Fish,
Withlngton. O'Flalierty had some hitch in his sheepskin program and has
to spend this year nt tho university. Fifteen "II" men will try for tho team,
thirteen of whom played ngainst Yalo last fall. Tho second eleven will fur
nish some excellent material, while the 1013 eleven have several men who
will stand au even show to nose out
Tho Old Roller Towel.
Roll on, thou stilt and dark old towel-
roll I
A hundred hands are wiped on thee each
day.
Thou bearcst mystic records like a scroll
And flnger prints of all who passed thy
way.
And where he those that said thou shouldst
not stay.
The New York traveling men who bade
thee hence,
Tho Kansas people who did Bternly say,
Each his own towel count not the ex
pense?" They pass, but thou still roll'st thy length
Immense.
Judge.
Close By.
"Lncklly you didn't have a homo to
mortgage when you bought your au
tomobile." 'No; but I did tho next fashionable
thing."
"What was that?"
"I bought it through n building and
loan association." St. Louis Post-Dis
patch.
Rats, Pads, Etc.
When little sister sweetly stands
Beside tho dressing table
She's said to be making a toilet grand
In a manner deft and able.
But how can a term like that apply
With all tho modern arts?
For Instead of making a "toilet" now
It's Just assembling parts.
Philadelphia Telegraph.
Sounded Liko It.
"Now, brethren," said tho colored
minister, mopping tho perspiration
from his brow, "I has conducted you
to fustly, secondly and thirdly, an' now
I think It's tinio 60mo one passed tho
plate'
"I say, parson," shouted a brother
from tho rear seat, "what does you
suppose this is a game of baseball?"
Yonkers Statesman.
The Usual Argument.
She wants to go out,
And I want to stay In,
And that Is the way
That our squabbles begin.
Detroit Free Press.
Not In His Line.
"When you are grown up," queried
the visitor, "will you bo a doctor, like
your father?"
"Oh, dear mo- no! Why, I couldn't
oven kill a rabbit," replied tho boy
with great frankness. Argonaut
Getting Even.
Like tho lava from a crater
Camo the gravy on his plate.
For he failed to tip tho waiter,
Bo the waiter tipped the plate.
Woman's Home Companion.
Prima Facis.
"Bill tried to lick mo yesterday."
"Well, you coward, why did yon
run?"
"Mo? What makes you think I ran?"
"Because you're not in the hospital."
Cleveland Leader.
Not Particular.
My lady's lips are fair to see
Away with learned terms!
By Jove, If they wero offered mo
I'd never think of germs!
Birmingham Age-Herald.
No Danger of That
Mrs. Stubbs John, no truo man will
smoke up bis wife's curtains.
Mr. Stubb I should pay not Any
body that smokes curtains would bo a
freak. I prefer cigars. Chicago News.
Melting Words.
Where are tho snows of yesteryear?
Who cares for such advice?
We only ask as noon draws near.
Where Is this morning's Ice?
Washington Star.
Oh, Tht Kldl
Nuse Tho baby is cutting n tooth
Newma Heavens, June, take away
the knife'-Ilostoii Herald.
Warriors
Battle With Yale
Yale's heaviest onslaughts. Tho pros
Rogers, an "II" end, all of whom
from his difficulty with flying colors.
last fall on tho stadium gridiron but
G. G. Browne, F. D. Houston and Paul
some of last year's varsity regulars.
Crook's Letter to His Pal.
Dear Bill, I takes me pen In hand
To drop a line to you,
Hopln' dis finds you healthy and
Enjoyln' freedom too. .
Would say to you I ain't no more
Out on do same old lay.
I cracked mo last crib week before
Last, Independence day.
I now make speeches every night
For them Salvation folks,
A-pleadln", tearful, fer the right
An' warnin" these young blokes
Never to tread the downward road
That theso here feet has walked.
But cast asldo their sinful load
An' all that line o' talk.
"Reformed?" I thinks I hears you Bay.
Well, no mo mind ain't clouded
I'm scarin' theso here guys away.
Our graft's a-gittln' crowded.
JIM.
Cleveland Leader.
Chickens a la Mode.
Fieddlo was visiting relatives in Cana
da, and his mother constantly besought
him to bo on his good behavior and to
avoid saying anything that might give
offense, but one day when his aunt
asked him at luncheon if ho would
have some curried chicken ho could
not help showing his surprise.
"AVhy, what's tho matter, 'Freddie?"
inquired tho nunt. "Don't you like
curried chickens?"
"Well, auntie, I can't really say,"
was his reply. "You sec, down In the
States we don't curry our chickens
we pick 'em." St. Paul Dispatch.
Last Here.
Tho Minister In the next world.
Tommy, the last shall be first
Tommy Say, won't I shine when the
minister comes to supper nt our house
up there! Puck.
Goldsmith Amended.
Ill fares tho land to hastening Ills a prey
Where postcards accumulate and letters
decay.
Puck.
One or the Other.
"What state aro you from?'
"Michigan."
"What's your lino, automobiles or
health food?" Chicago Rpcord-norald.
Siberia.
Siberian winters resemble those of
northern Canada. Tho soil of Siberia
much resembles that of Iowa, Illinois
and Nebraska, though better watered
A Mighty Task.
If any one began to count tho cor
pusclcs in tho l)ody of n man HO
pounds in weight, counting at the rate
of 10O a minute, day nnd night, it
would take 285,000 years to complete
tho task.
Baking a Cake.
If you wish to see that your cake is
baking properly strike n match nnd
hold it by the partly ojwned door. The
whole surface of the cako can then be
seen at u glance and there will bo no
risk of causing the collapse of the
confection us when tho door Is opened
wido or tho cako moved around.
Horses.
A good authority on horses says that
the gray will live tho longest nnd thut
the roans come next in order. Blacks
seldom Jive to bo over twenty, und
creams rarely llvo moro than ten or
fifteen years.
Straw Paper.
Tho first straw paper mado in this
country was manufactured In 1828.
Flan Into Gold.
Ono of tho most valuablo discoveries
of placer gold in Alaska was mado by
men who ran n amnll steamboat up u
shallow river to avoid government In
spectors.
IN THE WORLD OF
SPORT
Eddie Collins, Leading Base
Runner of American League.
Photo by American Press Association.
Eddie Collins, second baseman of the
Philadelphia. Athletics, will probably
carry off the base running honors In
ills league, with Tjrus Cobb second.
Collins is one of the greatest ball play
ers developed In the last few years.
This Is the true story of Collins' dis
covery: Ho had Just finished a cam
paign with the Columbia varsity nine
when Thomas F. McAvoy, former dep
uty police commissioner of New York,
took him in tow. Mr. McAvoy, n vet
eran baseball fan and a competent
Judge of talent, saw in Collins a com
ing star. So he took the young colle
gian to tho American league park one
day and Introduced him to Clark Grif-
flfth, then manager of tho Highlanders,
who was asked to try Collins in n reg
ular game. Griffith, however, didn't
enthuse and said, "Oh. let him come
around some morning and I'll look him
over." Collins, who wanted to be a
Highlander, didn't relish Griffith's at
titude and lost no time hunting up
Connie Mack. "I'll sign you now,"
said the Athletics' manager, "and try
you out later." And Collins became a
star almost from tho first Jump. Grif
fith still remembers the Incident too.
Boxing Game Wide Open In Berlin.
Professional boxing made its Berlin
debut recently in the club at Char
lottenburg. It was a most amiable
affair of thirteen rounds between Jim
Knllsh and Hans Itoschak. For twelve
rounds it was a walking match, not
fast walking, simply a stroll.
Kalish was clad in a well fitting dark
bluo combination that came up to his
ears and down to his knees. Itoschak
was In a natty bathing costume. Tho
referee introduced the men In a care
fully prepared lecture, in tho course
of which ho begged the spectators not
to be alarmed if blood were accidental
ly drawn, as It would not hurt. "In
fact, they rather like it." ho added
cheerily.
In what by mutual agreement was
accepted an the thirteenth Roschak saw
an opening, sailed In and walloped
Kalish around the ring to tho alarm
of tho referee, sending Kalish finally
to the floor, where he remained until
the timekeeper, tho referee, bottle hold
ers, seconds, spectators and all counted
ten. Then Kalish arose and walked to
his corner.
Coach Warner Likes New Rules.
Football Coach Glen S. Warner of
tho Carlisle Indian school is pleased
with the new rules. He believes that
they will result in giving a more spec
tacular game and will consequently
1)0 more Interesting to the public and
less dangerous for the players than
the code governiug the game in for
mer years. Coach Warner last year
did some experimenting along tho
very lines that have been covered by
the football rules committee. He said
that ho thought the forward pass
would be used more than ever and be
lieves that open nnd freak formations
will be greatly In vogue during tho
1010 season.
International Horse Show.
Reports from London stnto that tho
fifth International horse show will bo
held at Olympia from Juno 14 to Juno
24 next Prizes offered for competition
will aggregate $00,000.
Tho secretary of tho show Is now in
Russia, and It Is hoped that several
Russian entries will be made next
year and that Russian officers will
:orapeto in tho Jumping contests as a
result of his visit to tho Moscow show.
Italian entries aro also expected. Brit
ish owners and breeders are to help
tho show soon to be given in Rome.
Jesse Burkett Quits Worcester.
Jesse Burkett has quit tho Worces
ter team of tho Now England league,
no expects to cither manage n major
lenguo team or become a scout for the
blr league.
PPOPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
THE CONSTITUTION SUBMIT
TED TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS
COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR
APPROVAL OR RE.TEOTION, BY
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENN
SYLVANIA, AND PUBLISHED BY
ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH, IN PUR
SUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF
THE CONSTITUTION.
Numbor One.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Proposing nn amendment to section
twenty-Bix of article five of tho
Constitution of tho Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
Resolved, (if tho Sonato concur),
That tho following amendment to
section twenty-six of artlclo ilvo of
the Constitution of Pennsylvania be,
and tho snmo is hereby, proposed, in
accordnnco with the eighteenth arti
cle thereof:
That section 20 of Article V., which
reads as follows: "Section 2G. All
laws relating to courts shnll bo gen
oral and of uniform operation, and
tho organization, Jurisdiction, and
powers of all courts of the same
class or grndc, so far as regulated
by law, and tho force and effect of
tho process and Judgments of such
courts, shall bo uniform; and the
General Assembly is hereby prohibit
ed from creating other courts to ex
ercise tho powers vested by tills Con
stitution in the Judges of the Courts
of Common Pleas and Orphans'
Courts," bo amended so that tho same
shall read as follows:
Section 2C. All laws relating to,
courts shall bo general and of uni
form operation, and the organization,
Jurisdiction, and powers of all courts
of tho same class or grade, so far as
regulated by law, and tho force and
effect of tho process and Judgments
of such courts, shall bo uniform;
but, notwithstanding any provisions
of this Constitution, the General As
sembly shall have full power to es
tablish new courts, from time to time,
as the same may be needed in any
city or county, and to prescribe the
powers and Jurisdiction thereof, and
to Increase tho number of Judges in
any courts now existing or hereafter
created, or to reorganize the same,
or to vest in other courts the Juris
diction theretofore exercised by
courts not of record, and to abolish
the same wherever It may bo deemed
necessary for tho orderly and efficient
administration of Justice.
A true copy of Resolution No. 1.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number Two.
RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania, so as to
eliminate the requirement of pay
ment of taxes as a qualification of
tho right to vote.
Resolved (If the House of Repre
sentatives concur), That tho follow-
ing amendment to the Constitution
of tho Commonwealth of Pennsylva
nia be, and the same is hereby, pro
posed, in accordance with tho eigh
teenth article thereof:
That section one of article eight be
amended, by striking out the fourth
numbered paragraph thereof, so that
tho said section shall read as fol
lows: 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 havo been a citizen
of the United States at least one
month.
Second. He shall have resided in
tho State one year (or if, having pre
viously been a qualified elector or
native-born citizen of the State, ho
shall havo removed therefrom and
returned, then six months), immedi
ately preceding the election.
Third. He shall have resided in tho
election district where he shall offer
to vote at least two months immedi
ately preceding tho election.
A true copy of Resolution No. 2.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number Three.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con
stitution of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, so as to consolidate
tho courts of common pleas of Al
legheny County.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the
Senate and Houso of Representatives
of tho Commonwealth of Pennsylva
nia in General Assembly met, That
the following amendment to the Con
stitution of Pennsylvania be, and the
same is hereby, proposed, in accord
ance with the eighteenth artlclo
thereof:
That section six of artlclo five bo
amended, by striking out the said
section, and inserting in place there
of tho following:
Section 6. In the county of Phila
delphia all tho Jurisdiction and pow
ers now vested in the district courts
and courts of common pleas, subject
to such changes as may be mado by
this Constitution or by law, shall bo
In Philadelphia vested in five dis
tinct and soparato courts of equal
and co-ordluato jurisdiction, com
posed of three Judges each. Tho
said courts In Philadelphia shall be
designated respectively as the court
of common pleas number one, num
ber two, number three, number four,
and number five, but tho number of
said courts may bo by law Increased,
from time to timo, and shall be in
liko manner designated by successive
numbers. Tho number of judges in
any of said courts, or In any county
where tho establishment of an addi
tional court may be authorized by
law, may bo increased, from time to
time, and whenever such Increase
shall amount In the whole to threo,
such threo Judges shall compose a
distinct and separate court as afore
Bald, which shall be numbered as
aforesaid. In Philadelphia all suits
shall bo Instituted In tho said courts
of common picas without designating
tho numbor of tho said court, and the
several courts shall distribute aud
apportion tho, business among them
In such manner ns shall bo provided
by rules of court, and each court,
to which any suit shall bo thus as
slcncd. shall havo exclusive juris
diction thereof, subject to change ot
venue, as shall bo provided by law.
In the county of Allegheny nil tho
Jurisdiction nnd powcrB now vested
in tho several numbered courts of
common picas shnll bo vested in one
court of common pleas, composed of
nil tho Judges in commission In said
courts. Such Jurisdiction and pow
ers shall extend to all proceedings at
law and in equity which shall havo
been Instituted in tho several num
bered courts, nnd shall bo subject to
such changes ns may be made by law,
nnd subject to change of venuo as
provided by law. The president
judge of said court shall bo selected
as provided by law. Tho number of
Judges in said court may bo by law
increased from time to time. This
amendment shall tako effect on tho
flrat day of January succeeding Its
adoption.
A truo copy of Resolution No. 3.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of tho Commonwealth.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Number Four.
Proposing an amendment to section
eight, article nine, of tho Consti
tution of Pennsylvania.
Section 1. Bo it resolved by tho
Senate and Houso of Representatives
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva
nia in General Assembly mot, That
tho following is proposed as an
amendment to tho Constitution of tho
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, In
accordance with the provisions of the
eighteenth article thereof:
Amendment to Article Nine, Sec
tion Eight.
Section 2. Amend section eight
article nine, of tho Constitution of
Pennsylvania, which reads as fol
lows: "Section 8. The debt of any coun
ty, city, borough, township, school
district, or other municipality or in
corporated district, except as herein
provided, shall never exceed seven
per centum upon the assessed value
of tho taxable property therein, nor
shall any such municipality or dis
trict incur any new debt, or increase
its indebtedness to an amount ex
ceeding two per centum upon such
assessed valuation of property, with
out the assent of the electors thereof
at a public election in such manner
as shall bo provided by law; but any
city, the debt of which now exceeds
seven per centum of such assessed
valuation, may be authorized by law
to increase the same three per cen
tum, in the aggregate, at any one
time, upon such valuation," so as to
read as follows:
Section 8. Tho debt of any county,
city, borough, township, school dis
trict, or other municipality or incor
porated 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 dis
trict incur any new debt, or increase
its Indebtedness to an amount ex
ceeding two per centum upon such
assessed valuation of property, with
out the assent of the electors thereof
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 ot such assessed
valuation, may be authorized by law
to increase the same three per cen
tum, in the aggregate, at any ono
time, upon such valuation, except
that any debt or debts hereinafter
Incurred by the city and county of
Philadelphia for the construction
and development of subways for tran
sit purposes, or for the construction
of wharv s and docks, or the rer
clamatlon 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 county of Philadelphia, and
which shall yield to the city and
county of Philadelphia current net
revenue In excess of tho interest on
said debt or debts and of the annual
installments necessary for the can
cellation of said debt or debts, may
be excluded in ascertaining the pow
er of tho city and county of Philadel
phia to become otherwise Indebted:
Provided, That n sinking fund for
their cancellation shall be established
and maintained.
A true copy of Joint Resolution
No. 4.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of tho Commonwealth.
TWELVE muslin trespass notices
for $1.00; six for seventy-five cents.
Name of owner, township and law
regarding trespassing printed tbere-
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ERIE TRAINS.
Trains leave Union depot at 8.26
a. m. and 2.48 p. m., week days.
Trains arrive Union depot at l.fO
and 8.05 p. m. week days.
Saturday only, Erio and Wyoming
arrives at 3.45 p. in. and leaves at
5.50 p. m.
Sunday trains Icavo 2.48 and ar
rive at 7.02.