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MerHlTloulfa* q 0 Sixteen billion of the hen fruit was con­ sumed in the United States last y ear and we imborted some to in­ creasing de­ mand\ jit .... ,. .. MDYZgairrnm'" c/Mimw&G- SfiSS- izock at mm* pzmvumrPOCKS - ^ * -. ̂ 7l £ .-H ^ j *~\» W - . -1 ^ - | Y . «l'#r 'vt1* 4vk 'J 'X Ti- " '4^. if. P jO doubt the man who paid an even $800 for a single hen, "Lady Eglan­ tine," not long ago, will get his money back with liberal interest, The phenomenal value of this hen lay in the fact that she had just completed tile astonishing perform­ ance of producing 314 eggs in 365 days. It Is assumed that the prog­ eny of Lady Eglantine will also be wonderful egg machines, for which reason her eggs will command the highest prices for hatching pur­ poses : as a matter of fact, they are already sell­ ing at $5 apiece. To be safe, this is much of a gamble, but hundreds of people will be giad to take the chance. You see, the call these days is All for heavy layers, for never has the demand for eggs beensfto hard to meet Sixteen billion eggs «Te required to satisfy the Amtf> V lean appetite each year. * " i v Egg farming has reached * point where It must be included among the big business interests of the country, and the coming Of the parcel post has already given it added Impetus. All over the country big plants are springs tog up, where chickens are hatched by the thousands and shipped far and wide. Other j^ants are being established ft»r ctostom hatching, just about as chicks have been hatched In Egypt 4fnce the days of Moses. Over .there the hatching is done in im­ mense brick ovens, of which these are some six hundred. In which 1125,000,000 chickens are incubated each season. Camel's dung is used f«r fuel, and the operators have cause broken eggs, although the point at tissue Is that fertile eggs are less desir­ able for table purposes than unfertile oaes. One might imagine that with the tre­ mendous extent of the egg business in this country, the uarket would be glut­ ted. On the contrary, the demand seems to keep pace with the supply--in fact, a little llhead of it. or It would not be found profitable to import eggs from China, as was done a year or two ago. All over the country mammoth poultry, estab­ lishments are springing up. Not far from Chicago Is a large plant made famous by its White Plym­ outh Rocks and White Indian Runners. There are 160 acres on this farm, and houses are scattered all over them. The man who owns this big plant sells much of his stock for breeding purposes, and Values some of his birds as high as $5,000. That J sounds like an unbelievable figure, to be sure, but the very lowest price for which, one can buy a fowl at this fam^ ls The owner has made a fortune, is a bank director ant^ a business man ;*-ho can take rank with those who manage the big Industries of the city. r One thinks first of eggs In connection with the poultry business, but growing and fattening thickens for the table is slmo'st as important a branch of it as egg farming. Formerly no one fhought -of specially preparing chickens for the daughter. The farmer simply "went out Into the yard, selected a likely looking fowl, laid It on the block, and chopped off its head.' Quite different is the process now. especially in the West and in Canada, where fattening poultry hks developed into more of a fine art than In the eastern states. There Is a difference of from three to seven cents a pound in the price'paid Cor well-fleshed or fat­ tened birds and that paid for poul­ try Just off the range. As this means a difference of from 15 to 35 cents on a five-pound chicken, it Is well worth while to fatten the fowls. tnrp ^ieeMf»«onfe8in»a^they °an ^cee*> the temperaX protect the chick from harm. If shipped as soon tpre at close to 103 degrees without referring to -- -- POULTRY NOTES J**-".1!* b;X * thermometer, which Instrument Is never em­ ployed. .Custom hatching in this country Is quite an­ other matter," and htts been made possible only by the Invention of Incubators of the continuous type, heated from a coal-burning furnace and requiring only a comparatively small amount of attention. It is a line of work which farmers*"' wives and other women can follow with success "and to which farmers themselves, as well as the owners of large poultry plants, are turning their attention. Men and women living near the larger towns, and especially If close to the railroad sta­ tion or on a trolley line, are particularly well sit­ uated to do custom hatching, for people keeping a few hens will come personally with their eggs and also call for the chickens--Just as they do In Egypt, by the way, except for the means of con­ veyance. . The Initial investment need not be large. One can start with a single machine and Increase the slse of Ms plant as business warrants. A little advertising by means of circulars, or, better, in a newspaper, will bring the custom. It Is first accessary, however, to learn all about running the incubator. It would be foolish to }eek cus­ tomers before becoming thoroughly familiar with artificial incubation and making several experi­ mental hatchings. These can I; - made in the fall or winter. Along with custom hatching goes the sale of day-old chicks. This Is another line which men and women in the country or elsewhere who have hot little capital may begin in a small way and Increase with their business. The two -branches may well be combined also. If at any time there be a dearth of custom-hatching orders, the ma­ chines may be kept running just the same to fill orders for newly hatched chickens. For hatching chicks, a charge based on the number of eggs In an incubator tray is often made. If, for example, s the tray *111 accommodate 75 eggs, the charge may be $2 and upwards. Jest as much time and fuel are required for a dozen eggs as for 75. Of course, if the eggs to be hatched for several cus­ tomers are received at the same time, they can , tie placed in the same machine, but it will he very difficult to decide to whom the chicks belong when they are out of the shells. - If the hatcher Is using single machines. It If tjlse to employ the smaller sizes. The machines Which come la sections are most satisfactory, for they can be added to like sectional bookcases as one's business grows. Of course the custom hatcher takes no responsibility. He does his bv$*t, and If the eggs fail to hatch, the loss Is the cus­ tomer's. The hatcher has no means of knowing that they were fertile, even, until a test at thj? eud of five days Is made. Likewise, the hatcne* runs no open- accounts, if he is wise. A deposit afcould be made when the eggs are left and the remainder paid when the chicks are delivered. Day-old chicks are best sold at a flat rate, say 15 cents apiece, with delivery charges added. Strongly made cardboard boxes especially de­ signed for shipping chicks are manufactured and US dried off, no food will be required, for a chicken needs nothing to eat for the first two days of Its existence after leaving the shell, being nour­ ished by the yolk of the egg which it has absorbed. For that reason, pet-pie who complain that the practice of withholding food is cruel are wasting . their sympathies. v •- To just what extent these new developments1 tllli revolutionize tt>e poultry business of the H>i*ntry, no one can safely even guess. It is cer­ tain, though, that hundreds of people who for­ merly raised a few cnicks each season with hens " will now either send 'heir hatching eggs to a cus* torn hatchery or buy flay-ojd chicks. The expense Is but little greater and hours of fussing with broody hens are elim'nated. People living In the df.es may now keep bens in the back yard, for they will need no roosters and thus avoid the com­ plaints of neighbors, and can keep breeds which not get broody. - One thing is certain, though. If the egg pro* defers are going to make the most of their op* portunities, many of them will have to reform t their methods. The statement Is made, apparently with authority, that there is an annual loss of Wfi.000.000 because of the Improper handling of eggs. Much of this loss can be traced directly to the producers--the nfren and women on the farms. Soeh facts are responsible In part for the present much-discussed high cost of living. ' Many farmers let their eggs accumulate until *h**y get a basketful, although it may take several weeks. Fertile and Infertile eggs are dumped i» the same lot If a bidden nest Is discovered, the, old hen is shooed sway and the hulf-lncubated eggs are sold along with the others. This Is the reason why the avenge market egg Is unreliable. Incubation has begun In a fertile egg before it Is laid. In a few days traces of the embryo may easily be discovered, even though the egg simply be kept in a warm room or allowed to remain in the sun. Ordinarily Tie germ soon perishes, and >• then the egg is quickly added to the rotten-egg -class. An unfertile egg may be kept for many weeks without going bad, although it may get somewhat state and consequently unfit for the* table. Under the present system, the customer Is pro-,' teeted to a large extent by the big egg merchants, who examine the eggs which pass through theU hands by means of a t€*t known as candllqg. This candling Is a highly Important part of the business 4n most cities, and on the care and expertness with which the work Is done depends the quality of the product which the customer secures. The men who candle eggs becorie remarkably expert--«o expert that they can handle two eggs In each hand and grade them at a glance as they are passed quickly before a hole in a tin shade placed before a strong electric light Eggs from flocks whlrh contain no male bird except in the breeding season will keep longer and be better than those laid by hens with which a rooster is running. Many people still hold to the antiquated belief that h« ns lay better if attended by a rooster. This is r pure fallacy. In point -af fact, the roosters acnoy the hens, and may Selecting Pullets. Not every poultryuiuu can select a laying hen by her appearance. It Is true students of i»oul- try husbandry are generally able to do this, but few farmers and poultrymen are unless they have given the subject some attention. The following suggestions should be of help, to you In enumerating some of the points In the making of a. good laying hen. But these points will need to be verified. That is, you must pracr tjee if you would become a good judge or at least Team how to select your own pullets for layers. And It will be necessary for you to know how to •elect If you are to Improve your flock. Judging poultry is said to be a finer art than . the selection of other farm animals, but the man or woman who picks pullets with a fine head, alert eyes and comb, face and wattles of fine *ex-' ture, has taken the first step toward increased egg production. Good pullets should stand square OH their feet, with legs wide apart with the front Mid of the body slightly higher than the posterior end. and with a long back and tall carried rather high. The body should be wedge-shaped, yielding kmple room for the reproductive and digestive organs..' r" ' r When EggsAre Highest, • .1 How to get eggs In late fall and early winter when they are highest is a serious problem with most poultrymen. ' Taking it for granted that the pullets were hatched early and have made good growth during the summer season, we would get the entire flock of spring pullets, yearlings and ail Into winter quarters in September. 'That is, we would have . the poultryhouse and yards put in order for win­ ter then, so there will be .no rearrangement to disturb the flock or in any way disarrange its daily routine or habits during late October, Novem­ ber and December, when we most desire the eggs. One of the principal factors for securing a high Sg production in the poultry flock is, exercise. A n kept closely cooped will not lay as many eggs during a seuson; she will take on fat Instead and become unhealthy. Give the hens plenty of range--and then get a larger in which to Cfirry the eggs to market. • •*:: .' - .-.v* •-'Pi. k Single Comb Slack Leghorns. Not many years ago this breed Was little knovrn; to breeders. They, have made rapid strid&i ami are becoming very popular. The heavy Minorca combs, high talis, very dark legs und purple instead of black plumage have all been bred out and today the Black Leghorns are as good in slope as the other Leghorns. Their cotubs are equally as small ami neat as the whites or browns. They carry their tails low and well spread. Their legs show a *good yellow color together with a good green Sheen to the plumage. Among many fanciers black 1s a desired color and among these admirers and fanciers the Black Leghorn, in many instances, is replacing Its brown or white sister. They are persistent layers of large chalk-white eggs and there's no reason whjr they should lack popularity any longer. - ENGLISH RULE IN GREEN ISLE i •" • Dates From Twelfth;Century, -When , Strongbow invaded Country toft#"" sist King of Lelnstee. | "~l Visitors to the historical places and buildings of Ireland hear much talk of Strongbow. In the twelfth century, when Strongbow became famous, Ire­ land was divided Into many small provinces, and each of these had its potty king. Dermot MacMurrough, who was king of the province of Lelnster, was a very cruel and,, unpop-; ular ruler, and he was so disliked and' hbused by his people and the neigh-' boring rulers that he finally fled to Eu&iand, where he begged King-Henry II for help in subduing his enemies. But Henry Vemembered that there were many other kings in Ireland and he refused to side with MacMurrough, thouglj he gave permission to any of his subjects who liked, to go to Ireland mid aid the Leinster king. A company of barons, therefore, left their barren lands In South Wales and crossed over to Ireland to win themselves rich lands there where soil was fertile. At the head of this band of barons was Richard de Clare, earl of Pembroke, who was known as Strongbow. They, landed at Waterford, which city these barons straightway captured. Strong­ bow made his claim even stronger by marrying the daughter of Dermot MacMurrough. Then, learning that Dublin was just then struggling to free Itself from the rule of the Danes,: Strongbow made all haste In that di­ rection, and soon he had taken the city by storm. Since that first land­ ing and conquest by Strongbow and the other barons the English have al-' ways held more or less power over Ire- landL An old hlstorian> nfemed Cambren- sls, gives us the following quaint de­ scription of the warrior Strongbow: "The earl was somewhat ruddle and of sanguine complexion and freckle- faced, his eies grei, his face feminine, his voice small, and his necke little, but somewhat of a high stature. He was very liberal, courteous and gen­ tle; what he could not compasse and bring to passe In died, he would win by good words and gentle speeches. In time of peace he was more readle to yield' and obeie than to rule and beare swale. In all chances of warfe, lie was still one and the same maner of man, being neither dlsmaid with adversitie nor puffed up with pros­ perities' a picture which hardly fits such a twelfth-century conqueror.-- fhristlan Science Monitors 1 ! Her lde4* Mrs, Flptbuah--AVbere'a youi^ hus­ band th^se days? Mrs. Beruonhurst--pe'i gone to the. > Paw--Yes, ihy son. The mnrrieii one* front with his regiment*. "What 1 to flghtr? , "Oh. no. He won't hav# jo He's an officer." W A shrewd politician Is one who knows Jyst how much the dear people will stand for. Paw Know* Everything. » WIHJe--Paw, axu theretany wommt> aviatora? are always going up in the air. Maw--Willie, If you ask that old fool another question ni beat yiptt within an Inch of your life.--Pitta- burgh Chronicle-Telegraph. , Prayer that Is long drawn ont Itf apt i» be narrorw. vi 1 I Save the Babies. "* - '4 f \ . " I* • % , A NFANT MORTALITY is something^ frightful. We can hardly iwlhlsteR of all the children born in civilized countries, twenty-two per onl»» 1 or nearly one-quarter, die before they reach one year; lliiiii shim^ ' % ] Sr cent., or more than one-third, before they axe five, and one-half befoe» . -k, -are fifteen I t' ^ w e do not hesitate to say that a timely use of Castoria would save 4 majority of these precious lives. Neither do we hesitate to say that manfK -J'- gf these infantile deaths are occasioned by the use of narcotic preparations*;" ' 7%'?' Drops, tinctures and soothing syrups sold for children's complaints more or leas opium or morphine. They are, in considerable quantttfeBj- deadly poisons, ̂ In any quantity, they stupefy, retard circulation andleaix, to congestions, sickness,,death. Castorda operates exactly the reverse*, you must see that it bears the signature ot Chaa. H. Fletcher. Caatoria^ 1 causes the blood to circulate properly, opens the _y¥ >-• • por« of the skin and allays fever. • ' *, 4 fientilne Castoria always hears the signature of Consolation. T am sorry to hear of the loss of your husband, Mrs. Maggs" "Oh. 'twas no loss, ma'am. He was Insured for one thousand dollars." The flight Kind. "Modern steamers are floating hotels." '• "Do they employ the bell buoys?" Unfailing. ' u **Wheh smoke goes straight up In the air, what Is It a sign of?" "That something Is burning.** Bound to Be Heard. . Mfc. Flatbush--Did you -ever, heaf child cry as loud as that one door? -'fl Mrs. Flatbush--No; you fen?* , the reason. I suppose? . .. ..i.-i,-. .'4. Vj "No. I don't" "Why., the mother and tether deaf." - Depends. / -c The Cynic--Women never .get.* j grasp of anything. • .. . . The Husband--Well, that may be .it you get ytour hair cut short enough. 1 Poker Chip Material found. It has been several years since open gambling was allowed in Texas and other parts of the Southwest. Even poker-playing Is becoming an almost lost art. As an evidence of the fall lng off In this one-time great national game, It may he stated that few peo­ ple realize that there now exists an unprecedented shortage of poker chips, due to the war across the seaS The knowledge of this threatened crisis has caused a world-wide search to be made for the mineral known as barlte, which enters largely Into the manufacture of poker chips. In the days before the foreign war barlte came chiefly from Austria. It is well known to mineralogists that the Llano region of Texas con­ tains many rare and little-known met als. This fact caused a search for barlte to be Instituted, with the result that a large deposit of the metal has Just been discovered In that district The poker chip supply will soon be replenished from this new source of raw material. Barlte is also used In the enameling of iron and steel, the manufacture of paints, the coating of liuoleums and oilcloths and the adulteration of sugar. Three-ToMi Horee Foeell. A well-preserved set of teeth and Jawbone of an animal which Prof. J. C Jones of the Nevada State university declares were the property of a three toed horse of the Upper Miocene age have been unearthed in the Washoe val ley, oa the Pedroll ranch, by university engineers. Professor Jones says the horse prob­ ably roamed the wilds of Nevada some 3,000,000 years ago. He says the horses of that date were even smaller than the Shetlands of the present day, and are classified as the eohippus. The specimens were found in a well which apparently pene­ trated a prehistoric lake bed. Teeth of mammoths, fossil leaves and other specimens of prehistoric ages have been found In wells on the Pedroll ranch. They are among the best In the fossil collection at the university, as they show clearly the age and class! fication to which they belong. Brace Upl "Brace up!" "You who sit all day In one position, square your shoulders and brace up, "The 'consumptive o stoop' does not make for health, so brace up." "The slouch, the sag, the droop, the stump are poor guarantees of fitness. They endanger your health and your Job- Brace up!" "Dori't -bow your back and round your shoulders as If the burdens of life were too heavy. All toads will be lighter If you brace up.* These are a few of the paragraphs In a circular sent out,by the Chicago health department. WORTH KNOWING lions never run out of roars. Ju*t •ft soon as one roar la gone another roar takes Ii«» place. An electrically-operated mact; been invented for balancing pills on top of each other. It isi that this epoch-making cont will solve the quinine^jpll problem. All the energy needed to or new automatic thimble recentlj M the market Is one thumb pol Fortunately for Innocent n on com­ batants waters elons don't have very far to fall whej they get ripe. Outside of betag hoppier a kangaroo has no more l^tps In Its repertoire than a frog has However, a kanga- oo's hops are much more hopjiish an those of a irog. T1h> Bath (Me.) three-masted achoon- r Maud H. Dudley, which was built (2 years ago at a cost of *22.000. has An automobile coal wagon has been invented with four separate compart­ ments, so well balanced that they can be dumped by hand. A metal an^ rubber device that re­ sembles a male's foot In form has been patented to be attached to the ends of ladders to bold them firmly In any position. 1 The percentage -of urban population In England and Wales has Increased oeutly been sold for $19,000, after; and that of rural dwellers decreased vmg paid.. ..her. ow#" j every time that a census has dividend* ^ , j _ i ^ - j (jn the last half century. .* ^ ....' . . • • . BRIEF INFORMATION , i > The swallow has a larger mouth In proportion to Its size than /any otitec bird. ^ New Zealand Is said to have min­ eral waters, of far greater therapeutic strength than any of the famous wa­ ters of Europe. t One of the ne* furniture combina­ tions is a dining table In which the leaves slide into the top and are con­ cealed by It so d ean he used u • library table'* > ' Economies. , "PTCby don't you wear some ot your last year's clothes?" Inquired M. Growcher. "Why, father!** exclaimed his daugh­ ter; '.'didn't I have my last winter's furs made over and wear them all sum- . Inevitable Conclusion. "Can ybu foresee what the effect of this latest excitement is going to be?" "Not exactly," replied the ultimate consumer, wearily. "But I take It for granted it'll make the price of some- , . p; r; •- Unavailable.. • lie--Thpy certainly are having rough times in .Mexico. She--Yes, and Isn't it strange con­ sidering they haft so many greasers there! W. L. DOUGLAS "THE SHOE THAT HOLDS ITS SHAPE S3.00 S3.SO $4.00 S4.SO & *&OO.ISVffib Save Money by Wearing W. L Douglas •hoes. For sale by over9000alioe dealers. The Best Known Shoes In the World. W. L. Douglas name and the retail mice is stamped an the bat» torn of all shoes at the facton#.. The value is guaranteed and tin wailr 1 jiiHi t il against high prices for inferior shoes. The atta&ptjces am the same everywhere. They csst r»o> snore in San rrii»'"'"T iii-izi uiey uu iu Now tuuU Tii«y are always worthths pri<* pskl for them. • 1 '"pbs quality of W. L. Douglas product it gaanntttd bp aSbn A than 40 ytao csperimce in making fine shot*. The amut MMes are the leaders in the Fashion Centra of Amciica. Tn*r «*" in a well-equipp ̂factory at Brockton, Mass- by me highest paid, skilled shoeotthezs, under the direction and •upmision of experienced men, all working with an honest determination to make the best ahecs for the ptiee that money aan buy* Aak yonr shoe dealer for W. L. Do«||u shoes. If b« can. not attppty yon with the kind yt»n want, take no other •alt*. Write for Interesting booklet explaining how to •hoes of the highest standard of QMlltj " in* mail, polbtge free. rlw lesi in if»s lerlt $3.00 S2.S0* $248 JEJbJ2£iltiS^S2S*2ifc£5S2!E$fflt3SSSL*n get shoe if LOOK FOR W. L. Douglas aaase mod the retail pries stamped on the bottoaa. ity for &e prioe^ President O J "Bail Lightning." Some progress is reported In solving the mystery of "ball lightning."' An Investigator enumerates three signifi­ cant character!sties of the phenome­ non : The body or ball itself, which Is able to retain Its Individuality as It moves through the air, appears to be composed of gas r,r matter in some novel luminous' condition. The balls appear to exist Independently of any large electrical Intensity, for they have been observed within closed rooms where large electrical fields are Impos­ sible, and hove also been 'observed to pass In an<* ont of parallel telegraph wires. They appear to be associated directly or indirectly with large quan­ tities of energy, for they have been ob­ served to explode with violence and have also been seen to fuse the over­ head wire of nn electric railway. Dr. O. C. Simpson Is Inclined to connect the phenomenon of ball lightning with the fact that a mass of nitrogen can he put, by means of an electrical dis­ charge, info a state In which It con­ tinues to glow for some time after be­ ing removed from the electrical field. Blg- An Easy Job. "Yes, dls is sure an easy Job, gest cinch I ever had." « 4 t The speaker was a well-known char­ acter of the New York Bast Side. His well-barbered aspect and immaculate -evening attire did not altogether dis­ guise him, and therefore an astonished friend--a newspaper mati--was asking him questions. The encounter oc­ curred In a very "refined" end high- priced dancing resort at Brighton Beach, on the border of Coney island. "Dey had a couple o' fusses down here, early in de season." continued the East Slder, "an' den dey hired me, see. I gotto wear dls make-up so's to look right. It's-all right, when y' git uaed to it. Dey pay all right, too. Twenty a week an* eats. What do I do? W'y, when I sees anybody I knows I puts 'em ont. Dat's all." To Extinguish Gasoline Fire. Experiments recently carried a British fire prevention co show that the best way to extin small gasoline fire Is tb spread the burning surface a mixture of tea pounds of bicarbonate of soda ami twelve pounds of common sawdnst. The sawdust need not be wet but must be free from chips and shavings. The theory is that the sawdust, by floating on the burning liquid, excludes the oxy* gen of the air. and the heat of th* flames generates carbonic acid gas, which helps extinguish the fire. Save-: dust alone gives satisfactory result% better than sand or similar materials^ FIEBY RED PIMPLES Soothed and Healed by Cutlcura $Mj|f and Ointment. Trial Free. t y\" -,vi?: * -/.ft ' Some men are born poets, bot most editors have poetry thrust upon them. Smear the affected skin with Cutlcni* ; ? v Ointment on end of finger. Let it i*» main five to ten minutes. Then waak off with plenty of Cuticura Soap an# hot water. Dry without irritation. Nothing like Cuticura for all ski% troubles from infancy to age. ^ Free sample each by mail with Boofe Address postcard, Cuticura. Dept. £% Boston., Sold every where.--Art*,.. •- • i -V -y" Useless. ' "Time is the most precious thing w# have, and yet there's not one of us who doesn't waste It As if It were of no value whatever." "You're right about that old man. I don't suppose there's a day goes by that I don't spend half an honr or mors trylnft to convince my wife, that she is spending more money than we can a|̂ ford." tot** Wise is the instructor who learns more than he teaches. Don't forget to laugh when your boss tells a Joke with whiskers on It. x , _ The Bathers. Patience--Aren't you water? Patrice---Ye#; how Isttl "Pretty cold." "I thought so. This bathing rait Isn't very warm." ' jA "Where are you going now?" „"Back to the bathhouse to get pQf fur boa." * When a woman breaks a man's hewr^; be hurriedly patches It np again fat some other femaje smasher. >v v mm\ * ~ft>U Should Find t f lNCHBSTtk ; u,