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PROM THE
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Who Bide* HU Time.
Who bides his tlm*-. and day by day
Faces defeat full patiently.
And lifts a mirthful roundelay.
However poor his fortunes bo,
He will not fall In any ‘Idaim
Of poverty the paltry ulm«*.
It will grow golden In his palm.
Who bides his time.
Who bides his
Of honey in the
time—he tautos the »*'«<•»
snltest tear;
FELT lack of hospitality.
Unfeeling Cruelty and Suspicion To-
ward a Dog and Some Dust.
Jack Mitten and his Newfoundland
deft. Prince, of Skagway. Alaska, ap-
peared at the Sherman hou-e one
night, hut decided not to stay. Two
difficulties slated them in the face.
The first was that the gold hunter had
run out of cash and had only a bag of
yellow dust to offer in return for lodg-
ing. The second difficulty
clerk's refusal to allow
was tne
the dog to
Mitchell secretary of the federation.
district wmido'irt anl'lght-hour basis, ; nlght^a'id *^^2!
T„e Ourav mine managers are now together or no. at We
And though he fares with slnw-t f«*r;
The ^hlrds^ar* Kids‘of his. -.us,,
Th
never-
’he roadsides bloon
Who bides his tin
tiding i hyme-
in hw upplu
tie.
use.
Who bides his time, and feveis not
i.. ti... ».«» nil-*- that none a< n
the hot or“|'*;.tr^*h:!rr^reVwmu«ht
Shall wear «’t
With trims
And he shall
And he sh
And sway
With
reign a k«»<i
his hand o'e
rlt
e ie
ally king,
er every cllm
his signet ring.
The Ouray mine
making arrangements preparatory to ed It up on - (hal
.......hange. The atloptlon of _ the wjnt^^te^o^tar^nd^^
That dog, tdr,
THE FIRST BORN.
Info the light Of the days> to be.
S?S'Stor
Thine b<- the angulsh^other mild!
The ecstosv thine of hearing the n
^hMJ^’orhefny'^oni
God send^my IWMffiUd fo
And in°thv dream of the man to be
keeping-
peace writ on
Whu bld. s hS time. wh,tcomb R„ey.
NEWS OF THE LABOR WORLD.
Items of Interest Gathered from Many
Sources.
Prof. Charles P. Neill has been ap-
pointed commissioner of labor, i<>
succeed Carroll 1). Wright.
New Orleans has nineteen labor
unions whose membership are colored
men. They have a combined mem-
bership of 11,000.
The general headquarters of the
Carriage and Wagon Workers’ Union
are to be removed from New York
City to Chicago, and the entire execu-
tive hoard are to he Chicago mem
hers.
President MofTatt of the United llal
ters' union and Vice President James
Woods of the Clgarmakers' Interna-
tional union are the fraternal dele-
gates elected by the A. F. of L>. to
next summer's British trades cou-
And'rew
gress.
A report Is current that
Carnegie is planning to present to the
labor unions of the United States a
handsome Hall of Labor, to be erecte(
In New York and modeled along the
ltnea of the Palace of Peace recently
preaented to The Hague.
The boilermakers employed at the
Cliff works of the American Locomo-
tlve company. In Scranton. Pa., are on
strike in sympathy with the strikers
of the Krie Ilallroad boiler shops at
Susquehanna, because the American
company is repairing Erie engines.
The 1900 census gives the number
of wageworkers in the United States
as 28,285,022, divided as follows:
Professional. 1,204.737 : trade and
transportation, 4,778,233; domestic
and personal service, 5,691.740; manu-
facturing. 7,122,987; agricultural pur-
suits, 10.438,919.
Recent advertisements In Denver.
Col., and other Western papers called
for 25,000 skilled men in 100 different
trades, applicants to agree to work
open shops. This Is understood to be
a move on the part of the Citizens'
alliance of Colorado in its campaign
against unionism and the closed shop.
There Is a movement on foot to have
the clgarmakers. garment workers,
hatteis, shirt waist and laundry work-
ers and boot and shoe workers join
hands and each subscribe an equal
amount and keep several label agita-
tors on the road, visiting trade unions
and other organizations advocating
these labels.
An act recently passed by the house
of representatives of Rhode Island
prescribes u fine of $350 to $500,
Imprisonment for three to six months,
or both, against any employer or cor-
poration attempting to prevent work-
ing people from belonging to a labor
organization as a condition of new or
continued employment.
The Outlook contains an article by
Slaton Thompson on "Violence in La-
bor Conflicts.” which presents some
statistics on the loss of life and physi-
cal injuries due to this cause. He
gives a table by stales showing that
during the period between Jan. 1,
1802, and June 30. 1904, there were
killed In strikes 180 persons, injured
1,051, and arrested 5,533.
At a recent conference of the em-
The adoption
tight-hour In the mills of the latter
city arc hastened by the fact that mill
men wore leaving there and going to
Tellurlde to take advantage of the
shorter workday now prevailing at
that place.
An assessment of $1 per man has
been laid upon the entire membership
of the International Association of Ma-
chinists to raise a fund In aid of the
members of the organization who
on strike against the Santa Fe Rail-
way Company. The Santa Fe strike,
though a comparatively quiet affair,
has been one of tho most stubbornly
contested of labor's recent battles.
Only members of the machinists
union are on strike, the trainmen and
engineers not being involved.
Twenty five Independent special or-
der clothing firms of Chicago signed
agreement with the Garment Work-
ers' Union to pay the union scale to
their 5,000 employes. All the condi-
tions In force the last year will he ob-
served by the employers until Jan. 1.
1900, and they will use the union lahe
on their products. The unions gain-
ing the agreement have 10,000 other
members on strike in forty-three con-
cerns in the National Wholesale Cloth-
ing Manufacturers' Association.
The American Sheet and Tin Plate
company have started thirty-seven tin
plate mills. But seven of the 24-
mills are now Idle. Of the idle mills
five are at Sharon, Pa., ami two at
Martin's Ferry, Ohio. These likely
will be going before the end of the
week, and for the first time in the his-
tory of the company or its predeces-
sor, the American Tin Plate company,
every mill will he In full operation.
The mills resuming were at Ander-
son, Ind.; Elwood, Ind.; New Kensing-
ton, Pa., and Connellsvllle, Pa.
“The joint trade agreement Is the
only means of preserving industrial
peace ami the great corporations of
the country must set the pace in such
matters.” Such was the sentiment
voiced by Francis L. Robbins, presi-
dent of the Pittsburg Coal company,
at a recent banquet in Pittsburg. I he
circumstances under which the declar-
ation wns made adds to its signifi-
cance, because the men to whom 1
was made were the mine managers,
the superintendents and the officials
of the great company which Mr. Rob-
bins represents.
Presidents Keller of the City Letter
Carriers' union and Cunningham of
the Rural Letter Carriers' association
have been removed from office for
cause" by Postmaster General V ynne.
The dismissal is the result of an In-
vestigation of charges of insubordina-
tion of being absent from duty with-
out leave, and of violation of the Pres-
ldent’B order of Jan. 31. 1902, prohib-
iting individual or organized attempts
of government employes to influence
legislation or to solicit increase of
pay The matter may finally be
brought to the attention of the Presl-
A well-known writer on trade union
subjects has been doing some figuring
which he used in the following man-
ner’ A conservative estimate of the
number of organized wage-earners and
the amount they earn—and of neces-
sity spend—shows in a truly startling
manner the tremendous power they
could wield if their wages were al-
ways spent after they had given due
thought to their best interests, lak-
the 2,250,000 members of trade
their wages at
of
suspi
and we ain’t going to
here In God’s country,
once saved my life.”
He offered the clerk an ounce
gold dust, but received only
clous looks.
"This is Chicago,” said the clerk.
“Only the coin of the realm goes here.
Go down on llalsted street with your
gold bricks.”
Milton, when he arrived, still wore
his fur boots and sealskin gloves. His
face was weatherbeaten and his collar
was turned up about his ears. t i
his dog he started out to find another
hostelry.
To a crowd of curious bystanders
who surrounded him Mitten said that
his companion was the prototype or
Jack Iajndon's dog in "The Call of the
Wild.” "It'll he a hard winter up in
Skagway," he declared, "but 1 m going
to get out of this mail's land on
next train.”—Chicago Tribune.
The Little
Iron Spikes
the shore, where they turned to waren
Louis' strugles. Seeing that the Ud
was evidently In difficulttea one.of
them leapt out again to lend lnm ft
hand if possible; hut to everyone*
horror, before help could reach hlm
I .outs suddenly sank out at bight
the water. h
"They gave him up for lost then,
for. caught between these Plun*‘”{!'
grinding logs, a man had practical J
no chance of living. You can imagine
their amazement and delight, there-
fore, when, a moment or so late .
Louis' head appeared In open water
cloe to the hank. He had seen his
danger, and, diving deep below the
surface, had swum for this spot o
safety. Eager hands were at once out-
stretched to aid him, and he was soon
once more on land.
"An immediate examination of ms
number of the
--- , hoots showed that a
1 on is Radillao and Pierre Legros nallg httrt been roughly wrenched out-
- both |„ the same lumbering gang | A^the^ hen. over mrd
of the scoundrel who had done this
piece of villainy. •
There is only one man here who
bears me ill-will.' said Louis, looking
up at them. Where is Pierre I-egros.
„^sssr‘rss
lural College. This crate ,
n is divided into three compart-
ments.
birds, according to tne ■
chickens The crate «■ *“de * ,ta,£
exrent the ends. The slats ari
usually one and a half inches »
and five-eighths Inches thick,
vlats In front are run up and dowi
on the 1)11 Motne river, a tributary of
the Ottawa, when 1 first knew them.
Lumberers, as perhaps you know are
the men who cut down the trees in
the forest, and shape them into logs
‘ - for the saw mills.
ready ior -»»*•••— i i»i» «v —-— . , »
“The two youths were French Cana- j l,t him answer «ometor ,h . ^
the bank in search of
the
A Tip the Waiter Took.
"1 ran against a new manifesta-
tion of the tipping game the other
night,” said the man who is always
looking for novelties. "I had been din-
ing with a friend. On the way home
we dropped into one of the new hotels
which makes a boast of its high prices.
"We each had a cordial. I was not
surprised to get a check for 75 cents,
and I handed the waiter a dollar, ex
peering, of course, to reward his ardu-
ous service with the quarter balance
But he didn't give me a chance, lie
took the dollar, said 'Thank you,’ and
walked away. An assistant helped me
into my coat and we were ushered
out.
"I didn’t want the quarter, but it
would have been a satisfaction to have
Bald farewell to it."—New York Sun.
Imitated Papa.
A little girl, before going out to a
tea party, was coached in conduct by
a fond mamma. "You may take cake
twice if It is offered to you, hut if you
are asked a third time you must say-,
with all possible politeness, ‘No, thank
you’”’ On her return home she gave
assurance she had remembered and
followed the maternal instructions;
•but," she added, "the servant brought
the cake to me a fourth time.
“And what did you say then?” in-
qulrcd mamma. "Oh," was the starb
ling rejoinder, “then 1 thought of what
papa does sometimes; and I ,,faKl'
'Take it away and don't bother.
Had Lots of News.
“Do you know anything new?" was
asked of a farmer by a newspaper
man the other day. "No, guess not,
was the reply. Then he added
just came to town to send a doctor
out to my Place.” "What's wrong
there?" was asked. "Well, the farm
er replied, "two of the triplets are
sick; my oldest boy is down with ma-
laria; my hired man broke his collar
bone and my nearest neighbor fell off
a load of hay and fractured his right
lee You see we need a doctor pretty
badly. Sorry 1 haven't any news for
you.” "Wait a minute, said the
newspaper man, “I’ll 8° wlth
"You’re full of news.
in the esteem
the notary's
between
put, this
ing the 2,S6U,uuu n,"1"”"” "* ,ra<le
unions, ar.d basing
$1.50 per day for 300 days in the year,
we find that this gives them a pur-
chasing strength of $1,012,500,000 per
year. This sum—so great that
difficult and well-nigh
1 ever
or
workmen,
st: ^rj'izrzz s *
new wage scale for the job branch
was negotiated which gives an in-
crease of $1.50 a week and makes the
scale $21. Machine operators were
advanced to $23. A proportionate in-
crease in overtime pay was granted to
apply also to apprentices in their last
year.
Chicago Typographical Union, Lo-
cal No. 10. lias offered prizes to Its
apprentices for the best composition
and makeup work. The test consists
in printing, without Instruction, a busi-
ness card for a physician, giving resi-
dence, office hours, telephone number,
etc., and the proofs to be submitted
before Jan. 1. Three prizes are of-
fered, as follows; First, $5; second,
$3; third, $2.
Labor organizations which contrib-
uted to the Colorado strike fund have
been furnished a statement of the re-
ceipts and disbursements of the fund
by Secretary W. I). Harwood of the
Western Federation of Miners. The
donations received from sources out-
side of the local unions of the federa-
tion amounted to $154,099.22. The
amount disbursed for nine months end-
ing Sept, 30 is $355,874.72.
The General Federation of Trades,
the financial organization of Great
Britain, seems to be growing very
well despite had industrial conditions.
The federation has a membership now
of 425,000, with $500,000 In the gen-
eral treasury, while the affiliated na-
tional unions have a total of $9,000,-
OU0 in their individual treasuries. At
the recent conference Pete Curran
was re-elected president, and Isaac
it Is
Impossible to
used to
nay rent for homes built
boi- and in purchasing the necessities
of life, that were manufactured
procured by organized
would soon work a revolution in every
industry In the land.
United States Consul General F.
Dillingham, Auckland, New Zealand,
has reported to this government a
new system of preventing railroad
collisions. He says; "An interesting
change has recently been made In the
signaling system in New Zealand s
railway, which it Is thought will make
collisions absolutely impossible. For
a long time, up to a reoent date, what
Is known as the 'block' system has
oeen generally used, but the 'tablet'
system has now been introduced. The
essential point in the new system
Is tout no engine driver Is allowed to
leave a station without a tablet In his
possession, and the element of safety
rests on the fact that the machines
are so made that it is impossible for
two of the tablets to be out at the
same time. If a driver leaves Auck-
land for Newmarket with a tablet
that tablet has to be deposited In the
machine at Newmarket before another
tablet la Issued allowing a return
train to leave that station for Auck-
land. and the electrical connection
between the two stations makes it Im-
possible to extract a tablet from the
Auckland machine until the tablet has
been put into the machine at Now-
market. It is claimed by railroad ex-
perts that under the new system two
trains cannot he on the same section
at once, so that the danger of colli-
sions Is entirely done away with."
Advance Information.
Be—You are the only girl
loved.
She—Yes, I knew you would say
that. , ...
Be—How did you know it ■
She__Oh, at least a dozen different
girls told me that was one of your
stock remarks.
Silent Versus Singing Butlers.
Silence was not always the virtue
of butlers, says a writer in Country
Life in America's Christmas Annual
What a spectacle one of those velvet-
footed. austere gentlemen would be
nowadays, singing a Latin ode as he
carries in the turkey!
the
Largest Sailing Vessel.
The largest sailing vessel in
world Is nearing completion at Brem-
erhaven. It will exceed by a thou-
sand tons the Hamburg five-mas ed
Preussen, which Is at present the
largest as well as the fastest sailing
vessel afloat.
Makes the Kaiser Liberal.
The kaiser was so pleased over
shooting a fine stag at Romlnten that
he gave $6,000 for the orphans and
widows of the foresters and had his
two heaters to dinner with them, plac-
ing one on each side of him.
His Ca6e Hopeless.
"There are at least 1.000 good rea-
sons why 1 should marry her."
"Well, what are they."
"First because I want to, and she
herself is the other 999.”-Town Top-
ics.
Hardly a Start.
"Does your music teacher
stand Italian?" ,, .
“Just slightly. I believe he said he
could whistle a tune
guage.”
dians, from the same little Quebec vil-
lage but they represented two differ-
ent types. Louis, who was quite a
boy, turned 10 and slight in figure
came of a pure French family
with a claim to nobility on his moth-
er's side. Pierre, on the other hand,
was of the peasant claRs, heavily built
and with a touch of Indian blood
him that made his skin darker and lus
features coarser.
“Both the youths were noted for
their strength and their skill in lum-
bering. and It was well known
each wanted to win the little silver
hell which is awarded to the best lum-
berer on many of the rivers in Can-
ada. Louis was especially keen on
gaining this honor, for he knew that it
he returned with the little bell tied
to his knee, its gay ribbons fluttering
and its tinkle-tinkle sounding at every
step, it would raise him
of pretty Jeannette,
daughter.
“If Legros had been forced to admit
why he most wanted the silver bell he
would have said that it was because
he could not bear to be beaten by a
boy. He was four years older, and
surpassed Louis in sheer strength, hut
the younger one was more lithe anil
active, and in the river work this gave
him an advantage.
“1 saw them start off from Montreal
one September morning for the lum-
bering camp, and it did not need two
glances to see that mischief was brew-
ing While Louis was in high spirits,
laughing and chatting with his friends
Pierre sulked moodily by himself
wearing an ugly scowl on his swarthy
face. 1 learned from Radillac himself
that there had been a wrestling match
in the village the previous day. and
that he had thrown Pierre three times.
"The months passed quickly by. and
the winter gave place to spring. I was
still in Montreal engaged in some busi-
ness when the next news of the lum-
borers reached my ears.
“One evening in May some river-
men came down the Ottawa with a
raft, and brought a startling tale with
them. There had been trouble in the
Du Moine camp—trouble
Louis and Pierre. Briefly
was what had happened.
"The winter had passed without any
open quarrel taking place, the con-
stant work of felling trees, ha
logs and sawing them, having kept
everybody busy from early morn
sunset. Then, in the shanty
they all roomed Together, the presence
of the other men had prevented
Pierre's ill-will from showing Itself.
After the Ice had broken up, how-
ever, and the river was ready to re-
ceive the logs and carry them down
into the Ottawa. Pierre found more
than one opportunity to vent his spite.
To his disgust Louis had become a
great favorite with the gang, and had
been specially commended by their
chief, so that if the silver bell were
to be awarded to one of them it was
plain that Pierre stood little chance.
"Then came the 'drive,' the most ex-
citing and dangerous part of the lum-
berer's work, when he has to pilot
hundreds of logs through the tum-
bling water of the river, guiding them
through rapids and over waterfalls,
and keeping them from forming a
‘jam’ in awkward places. It was
when one of these 'jams' occurred
that Pierre's ill-will carried lnm to the
lengths it did.
"Louis was one of the best of the
rivermen, expert with pole and cant-
hook, and at these times he was al-
ways among the first to leap out on to
the heaving mass of logs and release
those which blocked the way. On this
occasion he had hardly set foot on the
outer ones when he realized that lus
boots had been tampered with.
lumberer in his work wears
sharp spikes in his boots to prevent
him from slipping on the wet shifting
logs: but to Louis’ horror he found
it difficult to maintain his balance. He
kept his head, however, and sprang
lightly from one position to another
until he reached the head of the jam.
where he began pushing and pulling
with his hooked pole.
‘Pierre was working near by him
with another man, but Louis had no
time for questions, although the sus-
picion that his rival knew something
of the affair had entered his mind. At
last the key log was found, and as the
mass suddenly commenced to move he
gave a warning shout, and leapt back
on to a safer spot.
"The need of those sharp spikes in
his hoots ndw made itself felt, for
again and again his feet slipped on
the treacherous surface, and it was
only by a desperate effort that he re-
gained his balance and saved himself
I from falling between the logs. Pierre
'and his companions quickly gained
J
to
where
you.
under*
in that Ian*
and ran along — . . „ *
the missing man. for Pierre hail1 not
waited to see Iritis’ rescue. They
sought in vain for him, however; he
disappeared before any one could ay
hands upon him and took to tne
woods. This flight was construed in-
to evidence of guilt, so the matter end-
ed for the time being, the men prom-
ising that Pierre should have a warm
reception when he showed up again.
“I saw or hoard nothing more of
I,ouis Radillac or Pierre Legros for
over a year, then fate brought us,
strangely together again.
•Having finished some important
business in Ottawa, 1 took the steam-
er one morning to travel down
river to Montreal. The journey this,
way is most exciting, because one
'shoots’ the famous Lachine rapids
just before reaching Montreal.
'On this warm summer afternoon
was pasing by the steamer's cabin
where the pilot stood at the wheel
"uiding the vessel along the twisting,
tossing thread of water in the main
channel, when 1 saw among the pass-
engers a man whom 1 recognized as
Pierre Legros. I was about to move
forward to speak to him. but he sud-
denly turned and climbed the steps to
the upper deck, and 1 lost sight of
ill ui. , ..
“We were now about halr^a}
through and nearing the worst part,
where (he river seems to be goaded
to its fiercest rage. Suddenly, as I
leant over the boat's side, there was a
sharp cry of Man overboard!' and the
next moment 1 saw a black speck in
the water a little distance away. It
was a man's head bobbing up and
down.
“Life-belts and other things were
hastily thrown over, but it seemed
hopeless to think of rescuing the poor
fellow. ,
"The man swam splendidly, and but
for this he must have been lost. For
now another cry of ‘A canoe! Look
_a canoe!' broke out. and there was
a rush of passengers to the other side.
There, to our amazement, we saw a
long Indian canoe, manned by two
men, steadily making for a point in
the stream where it would just catch
the swimmer as the torrent carried
him down.
“We watched the race breathlessly,
the race between man and the river,
and. when, in the nick of time, one of
the occupants of the canoe bent over
and clutched the drowning man, draw-
ing him up into safety, such a shout
went up from our throats as must
have been heard above the roar of the
rapids. Whether he heard It or not,
the other man in the canoe waved his
hand towards us; then with his com-
panion he set to work paddling back
to the shore.
“We reached Montreal in due
course, and all thought of Legros for-
gotten in the excitement of this inci-
dent. I omitted to look for him at the
landing stage. I had some time on my
hands, as it happened, so I determined
to go back by rail to Caughnawaga,
near which place the rescue had been
effected.
“You can judge of my surprise
when I found there that the man whose
life had been so miraculously saved
was Pierre Legros, while one of his
rescuers was none other than Louis
Radillac! Pierre was in bed, recov-
ering from his immersion, and Louis
was seated by his side when I entered
the little cottage. On a table near
them lay this string of nails.
"l^ouis told me how he was visiting |
a pilot friend In the village, and had
been out with him in the canoe before
the accident occurred, so was fortun-
nately on the spot. He further told
me how Pierre bad confessed to hav-
ing torn out those nails from his
(Louis') boots, and had begged his for-
giveness.
“•He was mad with jealousy that
time,' said Louis simply, ‘or he not
have done such a ting. An' he has
been troubled evair since, for the good
God has touched his heart. When
Pierre fall over in the rapeeds he was
then coming to fin’ me and now he say
he was sorry, so it ees all right now.'
"Pierre stretched out a hand from
the coverlet and clasped Louis', and
by the happy expression on his face
1 knew that the breach had been
healed. And bo 1 left them, but as
passed out into the open air Louis ran
after me and pressed this little string
of nails into my hand.
“'Take these away,' he said; ‘trow
them in the water, or anywhere, that
we shall not fin' them. They are no
more use.’ Then he hurried back in-
side.
"There,” concluded Captain McKen
zie abruptly, “that's the end of the
story of the little iron spikes."—Vl*v
tor Joyce In Cassell's Little Folks.
and are two inches apart, to
chickens to put their
The
after
allow
heads
through for feeding. The slats on the
bottom are three-fourths Inches apart,
so as to admit of the dropping* paw-
ing through to the ground. Care
should be taken not. to have the first
bottom slat at the back fit closely
against the back, as this will hold the
droppings The feeding and water-
ing are done by means of a trougn
in front running the entire length o
tho coop. This trough is from two
to three Inches deep and is made of
three-fourths-inch lumber.—Farmers
Review.__
Colds and Roup.
Roup in fowls of all kinds is very
dangerous to the whole flock,
hatchet is the best cure for il
the fowl's head becomes foully odor
ous. Roup starts from colds, damp
quarters, foul air, and other causes.
When a cold gets bad and runs into
a form of catarrh it is then almost
sure to go into roup. Burn or bury
all fowls that die or are kill of it.
Weak constitutional flocks are always
troubled with colds and roup. Kill
them off and try new blood. A cold
can be cured in a healthy fowl by an
application of three or four drops of
coal oil in the fowl's nostrils. Never
get it in the eyes. Put enough per-
manganate of potash in the drinking
water to color it. This is good for
throat infections of all kinds and will
prevent the spread of the trouble.
Farm Life. _
Evil in Surplus Male Birds.
Many people who raise pure blood
chickens forget that they are good for
anything else than to sell for breed-
ing purposes and keep themselves poor
feeding surplus male birds during the
winter. Many of them that if kept
until spring will not bring more than
$1 and sometimes less, if they had
been sold when they were tiny broil-
ers would have brought at least forty
cents. Just consider the feed and the
room, not saying anything of the time
that would have been saved. A per-
son who is well versed in the intrica-
cies of the standard of excellency can
readily pick out the birds which have
glaring defects, so they are not likely
to kill the ones that will bring the big
1 money. __
The Flock in Winter.
It is the height of foolishness to al-
low male birds to run with the hens
during the fall and winter months un-
less eggs are wanted for hatching. It
should be remembered that an unfer-
tilized egg is dead matter, while a fer-
tilized one contains a life-germ ready
to take on animal existence as soon as
proper conditions are furnished. Even
at a low' temperature of sixty degrees
a fertilized egg will begin to decay
long before an unfertilized one shows
the least change. Keep the males and
females separate.__
Wintering the Flock.
It is of no advantage to carry a lot
of fowls over into spring unless thero
is some object in view, and the poul-
tryman is confident that it will pay to
winter the birds. Before winter ar-
rives there should he a reduction in
the number as close as possible in or-
der to avoid crowding. Room on the
roosts and on the floor »s a necessity
when the ground is covered with snow.
Select the best, and then select again
| in order to avoid mistakes. It is bet-
I ter to have a few good fowls that pay
than to retain a large number that are
unprofitable.
Turnips for Ducks.
Grow a crop of turnips for ducks, if
you intend to raise a large number of
ducks. In the large establishments,
where hundreds of ducks are raised,
the principal food for them is cooked
turnips, with a small proportion of
ground grain. No crop can be grown
to better advantage than turnips, and
in no way can turnips be grown so
profitably as to feed them to ducks.
Ducks and turnips are adjuncts to
each other on the duck farms, for
without turnips the ducks could not
be made to lay so well.—Exchange.
Selling Eggs by Weight.
In France official agents are appoint-
ed to inspect not only the number and
quality of all eggs marketed but all
eggs which pass through a hole of
certain size are rejected. If eggs were
sold by weight in this country with
twenty-four ounces to the dozen aa the
legal standard what a relative differ-
ence it would create among the
breeds. Everybody would be o-ram-
bling to secure fowls which would
always lay eggs up to weight.
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