Central High School - EN EM Yearbook (North Manchester, IN)

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• AS YOU LIKK IT. ” crnmontal experiment stations. Rhode Inland was the first to establish a poultry yard for experimental purposes. The success of the movement is shown from the fact that now the national government and nearly two-thirds of the state stations are considering the poultry industry. Reports of station works have been freely distributed and have been great factors in making Iowa and Ohio the greatest egg producing state in the union. A few years ago farmers gave very little attention to chickens and as one farmer said. • I always considered the “pesky hen” as merely something that one raised from force of habit and never believed that there was any amount of profit in a flock of chickens.” And no wonder! If a person might have taken a peep into this man's back yard he would have seen that his fowls were a mixture of nearly all known varieties.of the past three centuries. But many farmers knew that such “mongrels” yield ed a small profit and reasoned that thoroughbred stock, not necessarily fancy, would yield more. They got a start of special variety and made it a huge success. They cared for them and found out that it cost no more to keep good stock than poor fowls. They received better prices because their produce came up to the market requirements for uniformity in color, shape, size, and flavor of ls»th eggs and fowls. The poultry industry of today is a close rival in actual valuation with other industries, and statistics show that money invested in poultry multiplies much more rapidly than if invested in any other live stock. The causes of the growth and relative importance of this business are many. Besides those already given, may be mentioned the adoption of a standard, whereby each poultryinan may have a definite idea of what they are working for. Knowledge of the laws of scientific feeding has enabled poultry men to feed for meat, plumage, etc. with no waste of material and with less expense, while the good quality of easily manipulated tools saves much time and labor. The tendency of the people to concentrate in large cities has increased the demand for poultry produce, and the numerous car-lines permit of quick transportation from the farms to these centers. Legislation lias also affected the demand for poultry. The oleo-m irgarine law increased the price for pure butter, and consumers have found chicken and gravy a good cheap substitute. The pure food laws in general have lessened the supply of good meat. As the cattle industry of the northwest is curtailed for lack of range, there is a call for smaller meats, but the wild game and fowls are nearly gone and the tish supply is diminishing. Thus we see that the secret of the success of the poultry industry lies in the fact that the supply and demand have increased hand in hand. A few years ago remarks were heard that the poultry business would Ik overdone but time has proved the opposite. Its extent in the future can ouly Ik judged by its growth in the past twenty years. The industry is really only in its formative period, but strong minded men are taking interest in it and a prosperous future is already assured. Teacher (In Geometry)— How many sides has a circle?” Student— Two. Teacher - What are they? Student— Outside and Inside. oMirabeau. Frankt S)t Ank. Mirabeau, that transcendent character of the French Revolution, was oue of the greatest statesmen and orators that France ever produced. He was born at Bignon, near Nemowes on March 9th. He belonged to a noble family of Italian descent. His father. Marquis Mirabeau. was a man of liberal sentiments, not unknown to literary fame. He was very cruel to his son. however, and is said to have had a strong dislike for him. Mirabeau, was not a learned man but he made live of the learning of others and made it burn with the originality of his own powerful genius. During his school days he was carefree and tliot-less, doing only what had to be done and letting the rest go. His early education was conducted bv Lachabeaussierc, who placed him at ••pension militarie” at Paris. If Mirabeau was ambitious in his youth, it was for a successful military career. Just after he left school, he received a commission in the cavalry regiment of the Marquis dc Lambert, which his grandfather had commanded years lK fore. Later, he obtained leave to accompany as a volunteer. the French expedition which was to effect the reduction of Corsica. The conquest was one of sheer numerical strength, for the whole population was on the side of Poli. Mirabeau. per-cciving the value of public opinion is said to have written a treatise on the oppression which the Genoese had formerly exercised over the island. The government was ready to publish the pamphlet had not the Marquis de Mirabeau seen lit to destroy it because of its divergence from his own political views. Mirabeau was made captain of Pago Twonty-Four

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•• AS YOU UK ft IT ' fluorescent thuds, which under action of the radium, lloo l the ImxIt with sunshine. By the discovery of radium a new field of chemistry has been opened, altho there were many before its discovery. If the experiments of trying to turn foreign substances into gold a'-e succesful, gold will be cons.derably depreciated in value. Thus it is seen how little men know of their surroundings, For over two thousand of years men have been experimenting and looking into the earth's crust, seeking for what ever they may find. Such a thing as radium seems very comprehensible at this day and age of the world, but had a man advanced a theory fifty years ago that there were elements in the sun's rays, he would have been scorned and confined in an insane asylum. Altho. we are today, much farther advance I along all lines of education, yet there is still room for discovery for the ambitious scientist and a place on top of the building called “Success. Th ? ‘Poultry Industry. Lloyd Mishler. Iii tliis age of science there is. probably, nothing which has occasioned more scientific research or in return received more benefit from systematic investigations than the poultry industry. In the early part of the past century poultry culture was receiving some special attention in Western Kuropc. but it was not until the early fifties that ••henfever rose to an abnormal temperature iii this country. The excitement wasdue to the introduction of the varieties known as the Brahma and the Bolton Grey. A great utility breed had long been desired and now they seem to have, for the Brahmi fowls were large and a single hen of this variety established at that time the unparalleled record of laying 313 eggs in 333 consecutive days. Gradually other breeds were imported among which were the so-called -‘full feathered Cochins. Although the Brahma had no more use for those extra feathers than it would have for a fifth toe. breeders were crazed with ••full-feathered idea, aud the fowl had to accept it. Consequently, the egg production of the Brahmas received a blow from which it has never recovered. At this early date not a single paper devoted exclusively to the poultry business was published and such a thing as a poultry show was practically unknown. A little later two such shows were held in Boston, one in the Fitchburg Railroad Station, and the other in a large tent on Boston Common While these early shows paved the way for the growth of the poultry industry. they were detrimental in that they created a tendency to sacrifice other good points lor general outside appearance. In viewing the poultry industry of today one cannot help but notice the development and importance of the literature upon this subject. Today. more practical publications are devoted to this field than to all other live stock interests combined, and there are enough books upon this subject alone to form a respectable library. These papers are full of practical science and have enabled m my person to double tli« ir incomes. Alter the Civil War there was increased interest in thoroughbred fowls, and shows came to be regularly held During the past winter between three and four hundred shows for poultry alone, in some of which from three or four thousand of the finest birds in world were displayed, claimed the interest of the raizers. These not only aid in the perfection of the fowl in all parts but also are a great advertising medium. The attendance of the public by the thousaiidsattcsts the popular interest in these great poultry exhibitions, while the intelligent discussion both of the good points of the prize winners and of the special merits of the different varieties gives evidence of the rapid growth of poultry culture in popular favor. One thing which has interested the people more than anything else is the fact that poultry-men are breeding not only for fancy points but also for utility. The small varitics, which arc usually considered the most prolific fowls, have had their production of meat greatly increased by careful selection in mating. Meanwhile the production of eggs of the larger breeds lias been increased in the same manner. Although scientific theories have failed so far to aid the hen in laying cither a double egg or two eggs per day. scientific feeding has enabled her to do a great deal of her laying during the winter while eggs are commanding the highest prices. New ftiiglaud is considered the hotbed of the poultry industry. Although the New ftnglandcr always liked gardening, he neither liked the idea of being a strict ••vegetarian nor was he able to raise cattle aud hogs as his western cousiu did. because he had to confine himself to intensive rather than to extensive farming. Then he tried chickens. They needed only a small range. Large cities and. consequently, good markets were near. The result was that the New ftng-land man doubled bis money in a short time, and the poultry industry was firmly established in that part of the United States. One great aid to New ftugland a well as to the whole country lias been the establishment of poultry departments in connection with the gov- Pago Twenty-Throe

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•• AS VOL' LI KB IT. dragoon for his services in Corsica. His married life is a complex affair over which we would like to draw a veil. He was remarkable. if for no other reason than that no woman was able to resist his marvelous fascination. This seems strange, for he was as ugly as Wilkes and his face was hideously marked by smallpox. When he was in the cavalry he succeeded in winning the heart of the lady to whom his colonel was attached, a fact which led to such scandal that his father had him imprisoned. After being released from this imprisonment, to please his father he married a rich heiress. He quarrelled so much with her that his father again ordered him into exile. It would have been better if he had been kept in close confinement while here, for at this time began the most disgraceful part of his life. He met Marie Thcrese de Monnier. his ••Sophie as he called her. a married woman for whom he conceived a violent passion. The affair ended in his escaping to Switzerland where she immediately followed him on her own accord. Our hero was condemned to death for this aff.iir altho he was in no way to blame. He was seized and imprisoned by the French | lice in the castle of Vincennes where he was kept three and one-half years. With his release from Vincennes begins the second period of Mirabeau's life He found that his ••Sophie was an uncouth, uneducated woman, who had speedily consoled her- If after his departure with an officer of low rank. The sentence of death was still hanging over Mirabeau's head but by the aid of his eloquence he soon procured the repeal of the sentence. Now ! cgan his connection with Madame de Nelvia. a woman much more refined and educated that “Sophie. who sweetened the later years of his life. Altho Mirabeau's fame does not rest upon his literary work, his writings will always be kept and prized highly by the French people. Many of his best efforts were written during his different imprisonments. His first political work, written during his imprisonment at Vincennes, Letters de Catchct on French constitutional history showed that an existing actual grievance was not only philosophically unjust but constitutionally illegal. It was as an orator that Mirabcau takes one of the highest places that history can accord. His eloquence was transcendent when made vivid by his facial expressions. He knew how to move men. for he understood human nature, llis voice was full, manly and sonorous and pleased the car; always powerful and yet flexible, it could be heard as distinctly when he lowered it as when he raised it. When Mirabeau heard of the king's determination to assemble a States General, it became, of course, an object of ambition to him to have a seat in this ilIustruousassembly. He offered at once to assist at the preliminary conference of the noblesse of his district. They defeated him. Mirabcau was not, however, to be defeated. He renounced his rank, became a plebian. solicited the votes of the people, and was elected a deputy both from Marseilles and from Aix. He chose to represent tile latter place. He became, at once, the leader of the States General, because lie always knew his own mind and was prompt in emergencies. To him is attributed the successful consolidation of the National Assembly and the address to the king for the withdrawal of the troops assembled by l»e Broglie When the messenger from the king came to the Assembly with a message that they join the other orders. Mira- l eau answered in his voice of thunder: “We are here by the command of the people and will only disperse by the force of bayonets.” His success from that moment was assured; until his death he was the leader of the Assembly. The Assembly wasted days in useless and foolish debates. Mirabeau remonstrated with them and urged them to spend their time in working for the good of all the citizens. On the ever memorable night of August 4th. when the Assembly decreed the total abolition of feudalism. Mirabcau was not present. When he learned of it there was not a more outraged man in all France. He stigmatized it as an orgy, giving the people theoretical liberty while not assisting them to practical freedom; overthrowing the old regime before a new one could ! c established. No man in France had such clear insight and sagacity. He showed his remarkable forsight when he attacked the dilatory behavior of the Assembly, which led to the catastrophes of October 5th and 6th. He implored the Assembly to strike while the iron was hot. But the Assembly consisted of men inexperienced in practical politics, who wanted to draw up an ideal constitution in imitation of our American constitution and who wasted their time in discussing in what words it should bo expressed, while th country was in a state of starvation and anarchy. Mirabeau was in favor of a government which should be both popular and strong. lie wished to retain the kingdom but desired a constitutional monarchy like that of Kngland. He was very hostile to all feudal institutions and he did not seek to have any of them restored. It was the abolition of feudal privileges which was really the permanent bequest of the French revolution. Mirabeau, altho extravagant himself, doubtless Pago Twenty-Five