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X •een In various degrees of dllaplda- ton* but they show *v- the English Norfolk turkey, thr Slate turkey, and the red Bourbon turkey, which is similar to the Buff turkey . In addition to the North American wild turkey, the Men lean wild turkey still affords splendid sport, as does also the Honduras turkey, which is found in various parts of Central America, both birds being resplendent and of savory flesh. The turkey bulletin of the Depart ment of Agriculture above mentioned is a brief booklet which will certainly be re-ad witii interest by anyone grow ing or caring for turkeys, it describes the different varities, and devotes fif teen or twenty pages to the selection and care of breeding stock, turkey ! houses and ranges, incubation, batch ing, growing and feeding the birds, (marketing and also the aliments to It Costs Ten Cents It’s Worth Ten Dollars GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL lng, people % have become so disheart ened In some localities with the mea ger results of their efforts to grow turkeys for market that they have de sisted from the attempt. Mr. T. F. McGrew, of New York, a well-known Judge of poultry and a writer on breeds and breeding, has written a turkey bulletin for the De partment of Agriculture which is known as Farmers’ Bulletin No. 200, and Jn tills he says that there is no other kind of livestock that will return ho large a profit to the successful pro ducer ns will poultry, and no kind of poultry Is more profitable than turkeys when properly handled. The fact that turkeys will, from the tli and, to have* fullest ex ten b ous females ItE year should be. imje to the ironed, vigor- dad or third as breeders. The great American bird* the bird which will scream back an answer to yon every time yon imitate his "gob ble” or otherwise "moke a noiso like a gobble,” has along with hiH domesti cs tor, man, driven the other American bird far Into the back woods, figura tively and actually. When the Indians owned the land, the eagle and the turkey stood on Because, for one reason, it is worth more than ten dollars for one year milSiC - « - *— — /.mOm rnhsM flioro am vnntiff Pnlldf are 1 ;ic page alone in every family where there are young children wn v being taught music—or if they are not then they ought to be. Music in the Family is the surest way to interest the children and entertain the boys and girls where they will be under the uplifting influence of the Home Environment. ' * ' j| The Music Department in Maxwell’s Homemaker Magazine is conducted by a successful teacher of music of more than ten years’ experience, who has a re markable insight into the musical needs of child life and an unusual ly clear and concise way of explaining all things pertaining to the laying of a solid foundation for musical development Keyboard Drill, Staff Drill, Note Drill and Ear Training have already been worked out Scale Building begins in the December Number, get it if you are interested in - Teaching the Children Music. Other Departments in Maxwell’s Homemak<*-Magaz__ Study, Home Cheer, Home Entertainment, Home Gardening, Health in the Home, besides a Story and Interesting Miscellany of special in- __ they are six weeks old until winter sets In, gain the greater part of their entire living from bugs, grasshoppers and waste grain that they pick up In tliclr wanderings over the range, assures their existence through this period at little or no cost to the grower. * In other words, they may be termed self sustaining foragers, where they have sutllcleut range. The Bronze Turkey# This turkey bolds the post of honor. It 1b possibly n cross Jietween the wild turkey and the tame turkey, which Lit ter is generally Ixdleved to have de scended from either the North Ameri can wild turkey, the Mexican wild turkey or the Honduras or Ocelli ted turkey. Its beautiful rich plumage and Its size have come froth Its wild progenitor. To maintain these desir able qualities, crosses are continually necessary. In this way the mammoth size has been gained, the standard weight ranging from sixteen to thirty- six pounds, according to age ami sex. The coloring of this variety Is a ground of black blazoned or shaded with bronze. This shading Is rich and Bo sure and terest to the Homemaker, And Everyone is or ought to be a Homemaker. Bear in mind that Maxwell's Homemaker Magazine will be sent to you for'-r - : -V- • - : , p» One Whole- Year for Ten Cents. - JS Send u Dime o^five two-cent stamps to Maxwell’s Homemaker .Magazine, 1409 Fisher Building, Chicago, I1L ' TOtTHO BRONZE COCKS, probably an equal footing, the one the tyrant of the air and the other the king of game birds. Both w°re hunt ed by the India’ 1 ,-tbo eagle to furnish plumes for his war bonnet end the turkey, of course, for food. But now the <-ngle seldom is hunted and still more seldom ever killed or captured, while the turkey Is found in hundreds of thousands of farm yards. Although the North American wild turkey Is n beautiful and resplendent game bird, with feathers of black, •haded with a rich bronze and Illumi nated with a lustrous finish of coppery color, his domesticated cousin, while Improved nothing In nppenmneo, lias been bred up to outweigh any other domestic fowl, thirty or thirty-five pounds dicing not uncommon among prize turkey fL 'ks. According to the Department of Agriculture the growing of turkeys Kirk’s Be H’as Incomplablc. , In tbe opening days 0f tbo American Bcvolntlon, when France had recog nized the Independence of the United State*, and we had shown ourselves determined- upon stubborn resistance, the English Parliament were driven to a final “conciliatory bill” for the re covery of their colonial possessions. Most everything was conceded by this act, bnt nowhere was allusion made to obsolete Independence. Lord Car lisle, William Edsen and Gov. John stone, In the capacity of special com missioners, brough tbo bill to America THE NORTH AMERICAN WILD TURKEY. Ho not select the very large specimens which turkeys nro subject. I>rnp a jawtal to your member of Congress or Senator, and lie will scad you one. , for this purpose: thoso of n medium size are usually tin- l» st. I il-a-ard the undersized females nt all times, as they are of hut little value as pro ducers. Length of shank .ami thigh, If out of proportion, should not bo mis- AMERiCAN CROWN evil. Exhaustive experiments by well equipped Investigators prove that the egg deserves Its reputation as an easily assimilated and highly nutri tious food, If eaten raw or lightly cooked. Such experiments alti show that eggs at twelve cents a dozen aro & cheap source of nutrients; at six teen cents, somewhat expcnslvo, and at twenty-five cent* and over, highly extravagant. Tho basis of comparison was the market prices of standard flesh foods considered In relation to their nutri tive elements. But there Is a physio logical constituent of eggs which is of great value, yet it defies tho search ol tho scientist or tho Inquisition of the statistician, and that Is their palaU- billty. Unless a food, however rich In proteins. Is relished. It loses much of ltu value, while, per contra, a less chemically desirable food that Is en joyed becomes valuable by reason ot cleanser for automobile machinery and alt vehicles; will not injure' tho moat highly polished surface. Mads' from pore vegetable oils. If your dealer does not carry American Crown Bonp in stock, aend ns Us name and supplied. Put up in 12H £3 and CO lb polls. James S. Kirk & Company CHICAGO. III. Foiled in CTcry attempt but not dis mayed, tho commissioners now re sorted to measures distinguished In Infamy and baseness. They opened secret correspondence with members of Congress, and, through a female agent, Mr. Heed, a delcgmta from Pennsylvania, was offered $50,000 and the best office In the qolonles that his majesty could bestow If he would use his Influence In favor of tho concilia tory bin. Mr Reed’s reply, as well a* memory,' ihoald be enshrined in the heart* of every loyal Pennsylvanian. It was simply this: “I am not worth purchasing, but such as I am, the King of England Is not rich enough to Foster’s Ideal Cribs Accident Proof GROUP OF WHITE TURKEYS. through inbreeding, as it Is improved by each cross with tin* wild specimens. Of nil our domestic fowls none suffer from inbreeding so much as turkeys. This should be guarded against at all times, If It Is hoped to gam the best results. Naturally tho Bro»'~o turkey should bo tho largest In size, tho most vigor ous In constitution, and tho most prof- FAIR STUDENTS IN REVOLT. Tbo Alexandrian library. Said Omar, “Either those book* are tn eomformtty with the Koran, or they nro not It they are, thoy aro useless, and If not, they aro evil; In either OTent let them bo destroyed.” Such was the logic that led to the destruction of seven hundred thousand manuscript volumes In Alexandria. ( Pliny tells us that Hornet's Iliad, with Its 15.000 verses was written in a Object to the Measuring Methods of IF YOU WANT A JACK find tor our jMkCtta&VM. Bnratornn Utath.dracrlptlonof .uctlr wh»lyou vrc._< Hydraulic Jacks ottr Specialty Watson-Still man Co., „ 40 Vex St., N. X. Cttj. ’ Their Gymnasium Instructor. Tho girls of tho freshman and sopho more classes of tho University ol Cin cinnati have been going about with traces of tears an their checks, and asking each other,- “Have yon been scheduled?” 1' ’ At first tho girls did not know what “scheduling” meant when they re ceived confidential notes from JIIsi Edna Earl Hope, teacher of the girls’ space as small as a walnut shell. gymnasium work nt the ’varsity. Their prescnco alone In her private room was requested at such and such a time. The "alone” looked mysteri ous and tup girls hoVl a consultation. Then the bravest faced Miss Hope. When she went In to Miss llopo her face was eager, but when she came out It was scarlet “And what do you think?” she wbls- In more remote times an account Is given of an Ivory chariot constructed by Mormlcldes, so small that a fly could cover It with one of Its wings, and of a ship that could bo concealed by the - wlng of a bee. The Narragansett Turkey. This turkey Is a noble looking, full- chestod bird lmt is not so lurin' as tho Bronze. Ills colqr Is a black lrack- crouiul with n steol-gniy edge to the feather which Imparts a metallic lilack-and-hronze luster. Tho cocks, or toms, weigh from 20 to 30 pounds, and Internationa! Harvester Co GASOLINE ENGINES When equipped with an I. H.C. gasoline engine, the form, tho dairy, th mill, tho threshing machine, or tho husker and shredder can bo operated mox economically than with any other power. Farmers who havO water to pnmj -wood to saw, feed to grind or com to shell, can do this work at a minima] somo old ones have gone 40 pounds. Tho Narragansett Is n desirable breed and some growers declare that they will reach market size and condition 111 less tlrno than the Bronze turkeys. The Buff Turkey. A8 bred for market these turkpysere a reddish half or. light chestmH:Cxilor mixed with white and Rome dark shadings. They are highly valued in some localities for their quick growth a ml for their attactivenoss when dressed, although they do not run as XR&NBfteyt tbo fingers, and how 1* when the girl takes a long fid how little it gets whenThe gi£l expels her breath. Then she-' subtracts. the difference, .divides it by t wb. and 'multiplies the result by three, and says: “There’s where you ought to be, and maybe you’ll be that by the end of the year, when tho second physical examl- nation comes." The girls hold an Indignation meet ing the latter part of the week, and a committee was secretly appointed to wait on President Dabney. “But," aald the girls ou tbe commit tee, “we would rather take one of those scheduled things than to tell a man about it." . ^ »* - - Because of the excitement of those girls who were “scheduled" Miss Hope has now provided A garment In mak ing the “test”. tbe Nar&gansett or the Bronze. The White Turkey- In America the white variety Is called the White Holland turkey. In Fneland they are known as “Anstriair Whites,” where they are considered snorts from other turkeys. They range from 10 pounds for young hens to 26 vonndt tbf old cocks, although. they •avo run as hleh as nr, pounds nt fairs. Mr. McGrew states that white turkeys are qnlte ns easy to grow ns any other variety, ami he states that one cannot select a better kind for all uses than the White Holland. They grow to the most profitable sizes, dress beautifully for market, their light, plnklsh-whlte shanks add to their appearance; and with them, ns with nil white poultry, the pin feathers show less than in darker rarities. The very largest tur keys are not as profitable either to grow or to sell. The medium sizes— from 0 to 18 pounds dressed—ere the most desirable for family hse. Other turkeys are the Black turkey, similar to, If not much the same, as lucking In Education. Little Freddie, having lost a nickel was crying bitterly. An old gentleman whh had stopped to investigate saiu* **My boy you shouldn't cry that way '‘But;** aald the llttk .fellow, ”1 d don't know how to c-cry any o-other way." I. H. C. HORIZONTAL ENGINB I. H. C. gasoline engines are made in the following sizes: 3,3 and $ R* P., vertical type, stationary; 6, 8, 10, 12 and 15 IL P. t horizontal type,state* ionary; and 6, 8, xo, xa and 15 H. P., horizontal type, portable. WRITE FOR GASOLINE ENGINB BOOKLET. International Harvester Co. of America (lacomntsd) 7 Monroe Street ~ Chicago, I1L, U.S.A. “Say not goodbye, but tn som brighter clime, bid me good morning.