A Confederate Spy's Escape and Wedding Plan
Wyatt in U S uniform returns to Green Briar country to confront the Harwood custody case. He faces Anse Cowan's gang and a precarious court outcome on a spy charge as he contemplates a risky plea for survival and possible union with Noreen Harwood. Captain Fox offers cautious aid and hints at a final hope before departure.
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Wyatt Ia
Green Briar
Jem Taylor
T Springs
Harwood
Taylor
Wyatt
U. S
Noreen
Lieutenant Raymond
Parson Nichols
Anse Cowan
Notreen
Cowans
Gang
Prenciar
Cowan
Raymond
Lewisburg
Camp Command
Fox
Leutenant
Colonel Pickney
Bla
Johnny
Escape From the Sheriff’s Office in a Daring Night
A prisoner details a perilous ascent from a courtroom to a chimney and attic, using improvised tools to slip out during a festive band’s din. He reaches the sheriff’s office, cleans up, dons a star hat, and discovers Lieutenant Raymond in the clerk’s room as dawn nears.
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Whitlock
Norean
Raymond
Don
Altar of Heaven at Peking a Ming Dynasty marvel
An evocative description of the Altar of Heaven in Beijing built by Emperor Yung-le in 1420. The marble circles, triple balustrades, and vast enclosure form a ceremonial setting where the emperor once worshiped Shang ti amid ritual pomp and celestial imagery.
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Tien T’an
Peking
Shangti
New Rural Schooling Aims For Modern Country Teachers
Margaret Woodward argues in The Countryside Magazine that rural education will modernize with well equipped schoolhouses and teachers born and bred in the countryside. The new teachers will hold high and normal schooling, love country life, and seek to improve village schools and save farm youth for rural life.
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Ghose
Margaret Woodward
Countryside Magazine
Something to Do Quote About a Dull Summer Resort
Senator Lodge speaks in Washington about a dull summer resort as a cottage anecdote unfolds. A man uses a pointed lease line to boast of a stone’s throw from the station and plans to “throw stones at the train” for evening amusement, reflecting local aural humor.
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Senator Lodge
Washington
Reduce expenses in the poultry yard
L M Bennington outlines frugal feeding for hens using cut clover and cowpea hay instead of bran, sprouted grains, sunflower seeds, and cheap kitchen scraps. Soaked sprouts increase intake, while sunflower seeds and potatoes reduce reliance on costly grains. skim milk adds value, with proper housing and water ensuring steady egg production and winter profits.
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Ll. M. Bennington
BS & Poultry
Valuable feed for layers spread of disease
Professor H L Kempster notes milk or meat in hen rations boosts profits and egg yield, with 945 eggs without animal foods, 1 783 with sour milk, and 1 802 with beef scrap. He stresses daily cleaning of water pans and using simple washbasins in a sunny, roost-free corner to prevent disease spread. Wisconsin Station.
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H. L. Kempster
Missouri College of Agriculture
Wisconsin Station
Feed the laying hen sour milk as part of her ration
A historical note contrasts feeding hens sour milk with beef scrap in egg production. Hens fed sour milk yielded $29.71 per batch, while beef scrap fed hens produced $30.03. Despite higher output, beef scrap did not justify its extra cost, and hens fed no animal food earned about half the egg money.
Shipping Eggs Long Distances
Packing hatching eggs in a basket with excelsior cushions allows long distance transport with good results. Rail transport causes jolting that can weaken or kill germ plasm, so strong packing is essential. Excelsior is preferred, and baskets are better than boxes for easier handling by railroad workers.
Shipping Live Poultry
When shipping live poultry to market ensure coops are not crowded to prevent weight loss from stress during transit. avoid overcrowding as poultry loses weight en route.
Winter Quarters for Hens Disinfection Guide
The piece advises cleaning all manure dust and litter from hen houses then spraying walls ceilings floors roosts and nest boxes with a government whitewash mix. It details a disinfecting formula using quicklime table salt zinc sulfate skimmed milk carbolic acid and hot water with guidance to dry before hens return.
Green Feed Suggestions for Winter Poultry
Winter poultry need green feed. Mangels turnips and cabbages are good. Alfalfa or clover cut early and cured green and lawn clippings are excellent. Some of these should be fed every day.
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Attale
Randall Parrish
C. Drhode
the. Aesieclurg
Buck Kilby
Missouri Agricultural College
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