The Trenton Potteries Company 
Trenton, New Jersey, U. S.A. 
L "World’s largest makers of All-Clay Plumbing Fixtures k 
P eople are glad to visit 
homes where their finer i 
sensibilities are consid¬ 
ered and where they are not 
embarrassed by noise escap¬ 
ing from the bath or toilet room 
when the closet is flushed. 
In perfecting the Silent Si-wel- 
clo closet to its state of ex¬ 
tremely quiet operation, a 
source of daily annoyance to the house¬ 
holder has been overcome. No effort 
has been spared to make the Si-wel-clo 
mechanically perfect—no exposed 
nickel work—seat of finest wood and 
finish—long-life fittings—closet and 
tank of china, of course. 
The Trenton Potteries Co. 
‘‘Tepeco” All-Clay Plumbing 
is most sanitary, beautiful, practical 
and permanent. “Tepeco” plumbing is 
china or porcelain, solid and substan¬ 
tial. Dirt does not readily cling to its 
glistening white surface, nor will that 
surface be worn away by scouring. 
With time, inferior materials will lose 
their sanitary value, dirt will adhere, 
the appearance become uninviting— 
the piece lose its usefulness. 
Insist that all your plumbing fixtures 
be of “Tepeco” ware. A wise invest¬ 
ment—a beautiful one. 
AS the weather gets warm it becomes 
necessary to protect the young 
stock, turkeys and ducks as well 
as chickens, from the hot sun. If there, 
is no natural shade, it may be necessary 
to make an awning from feed bags or 
canvas. Some poultrymen plant sun¬ 
flowers for shade and others use Jeru¬ 
salem artichokes, which may be grown 
in the poultry yards, as the hens will 
not touch the leaves. Permanent shade 
may be provided by planting fruit 
trees, but it is well to wrap the lower 
part of the trunks with burlap or better 
still to place wire protectors around 
them, for the fowls are likely to strip 
off the bark. Peach trees grow rapidly 
in the hen yard, but are likely to be 
soft because of the excessive feeding. 
Perhaps plum trees are the best of all 
for poultry runs, for they are almost 
sure to thrive and the hens will eat the 
curculio which is one of the common 
pests damaging to the fruit. 
Green Food, Hawks and Water 
If the chickens have an abundance of 
green food, a considerable saving in the 
grain bill will be made. The ideal plan 
is to have a grass run, but when that is 
not possible, lawn clippings and waste 
vegetables from the garden should be 
fed freely. A few short rows of rape 
may be planted especially for the chick¬ 
ens and will last most of the summer, 
for when the tops are cut off it grows 
up again. It is wise, too, to sow mangel- 
wurzel beets for feeding next winter. 
Few vegetables keep better. If lawn 
clippings are plentiful, it may be worth 
while drying them and then storing 
them in barrels for winter use. 
In the open country where the chick¬ 
ens have a wide range, there is certain 
to be considerable loss from hawks, 
especially if a white breed is kept, for 
white chickens on the green grass make 
shining marks. It is an excellent plan, 
when possible, to allow the youngsters 
to run in the corn, for then they will 
have complete protection. Piles of brush 
here and there also offer places of refuge 
and it is well to have a few guinea hens 
about to give warning. 
It is more essential than many people 
realize to have plenty of cool water 
available at all times. .The chicks must 
have it if they are to grow well, and 
hens must have it if they are to lay 
well, for eggs consist largely of water. 
Several kinds of automatic watering de¬ 
vices are on the market, by the aid of 
which much labor is avoided. 
It is commonly thought that when 
chickens have a wide range they pick 
up enough bugs and worms to provide 
them with all the meat they need, but 
this is seldom the case. It is always 
well to keep a hopper of beef scraps 
where the youngsters can have access 
to it at all times, unless, of course, 
dry mash containing meat or fish is 
used. This is not the time of year to 
give fresh meat, however, and it is im¬ 
portant to make sure the beef scraps are 
not tainted. 
Cleanliness is imperative at all sea¬ 
sons of the year, but unless extra pre¬ 
cautions are taken during the next three 
months the red mites will increase at 
an amazing rate. It has been found 
that a single pair of these mites will 
produce thousands in a few weeks, and 
it is impossible to raise good chickens 
where vermin abound. The best remedy 
is the use of a good prepared lice paint 
inside of coops and nests and on the 
under part of roosts. When hens are 
brooding chickens they should be treated 
with mercurial or blue ointment, 
little of this ointment may be mixed 
with lard and a piece the size of a pea 
rubbed into the skin of the hen just 
below the vent, which is where lice con¬ 
gregate. 
Turkeys and Guinea Fowl 
Turkeys thrive on a wide range with 
plenty of grass land, but the poults 
must not be allowed to trail through 
the grass when it is wet either with 
rain or dew. After the young turkeys 
shoot the red they become strong and 
hardy, but up to that age they are 
very delicate. 
If plenty of land is available it will 
pay to raise some guinea fowls this year 
—pay, at least, by providing a new 
kind of meat for the table at very little 
expense. Guineas have a flavor which 
is matched by but few kinds of poultiy, 
and as they can be easily raised with 
hens, there is no reason why they should 
not be much more common than they 
are. It is true that they make a'rather 
unpleasant noise when mature, but it 
is a simple matter to raise only as many 
as will be needed for the tible while 
they are young. 
E. I. Farrington. 
When the velvet-bellied bee 
Is a thing of mystery. 
And the pigment of the rose 
Is the secret no one knows. 
In the moonlight by the wall, 
Yester-eve, I watched the fall 
Of the cherry blooms that blow 
In a softly scented snow. 
There are moments when I feel 
All their exquisite appeal. 
There are hours when I know 
Why the poppies bleed and blow; 
And I wondered if the gift 
Of that faintly fragrant drift 
Was the petals’ joy in darting 
Or the old tree’s grief, at parting. 
If you intend to huild or renovate your 
bathroom be sure to write for our instruc¬ 
tive book, “Bathrooms of Character.” 
There are moments, there are hours 
As I bend above my flowers. 
Counting little lifted faces 
In the sunny sheltered places. 
When I seem to catch a gleam 
Of the dim eternal dre.im 
Dreamed by greenly growing things 
In innumerable Springs. 
