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V-W \ PRODUCTION OF EGGS S1 g< a< Poultry Tend to Make Farm Self- n< Sustaining. ti u: G Every Southern Farmer Should Aim fe to Keep at Least Fifty Hen* for tj Laying Purposes and Home Consumption?Few Essentials. j* ED [Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) P' The faraer who has a well planned b; and well cared for garden has gone a 01 long way toward supplying his family ci with healthy and economical foods. If w he adds to the garden a fair size flock 01 * 1 4V of poultry, he win ao sun more lv ?.* make his farm self-sustaining. jc Early springs and mild winters make fc the production of eggs particularly nl profitable for the southern farmer. On m njany farms throughout the country pi p~ ; White Leghorn the money derived from the sale of c; poultry eggs buys the groceries and h clothing for the entire family. Every e southern farmer can do as well, and a: should aim to keep at least fifty hens o: for laying purposes and home con- re sumption. Select some of the Ameri- il Ny can breeds, siich as the Plymouth f< Rocks, Wyandottes, or the Rhode o Island Reds. The Orpingtons are also g a good general-purpose breed. ft On almost any farm there can be e fitted up, with very little, if any, cost g i for new material, a poultry house that s! I* 1 will answer all the purposes of more n expensive buildings for keeping poultry. The essentials to success in hous- ^ i lng are fresh air, sunshine, a dry g I floor, and a building that is free from b | drafts. The house must be free from a M drafts or the birds will catch cold, b Kg- Colds are forerunners of roup and s! Hr& other diseases. ii H It takes a healthy, well-fed flock to g produce eggs. Fowls must not be al- a K? lowed to become too fat, as* but few v eggs will be laid by hens in such con- o ditlon. To prevent their getting over- o fat. It is best to make them work for b j^" A Mixed Flock on a Govern most of their feed by scratching in a tc l /fitter composed of about four inches ol of dry straw, leaves, or chaff. The fol- si lowing rations will give good results s< when proper care is given to their oi feeding: c) Grains- One pound oats, two pounds n corn, and Mash: Two pounds corn r< meal, one pound rice bran or wheat bran, one pound cottonseed meal. Grains: One pound oats, two pounds corn, kaflr corn, or milo, maize, one pound broken rice or peanuts, and a! Mash: Two pounds corn meal, two ** pounds rice bran, one pound cotton ^ seed meal. Grains: One pound oats, one pound wheat or barley, one pound of kaflr corn,, and Mash: Two pounds wheat bran, two pounds wheat middlings, ^ two pounds corn meal or corn chop, one and one-half pounds cottonseed ' . meal Ten per cent or less of beef scrap may be added to the mash in all the p: rations with good results. Skim milk ct jy Willing Milk Producer. There is a subtle something about a good dairy cow that makes her look as ai &' if she was a willing and large milk- w producer. This is something best seen ai In the eyes, which should be large and gc k.4oh! onH milfl in ' Makes Men More Humane. LThe caring for good stock makes men more humane and tender hearted m uot only toward animals, but toward, gx men as well th r buttermilk is excellent for poultry, reen feeds/ such as cabbages, mansi beets, alfalfa or clover, should be ided to these rations when grass is ot available. Young chickens should be fed from iree to five times daily, depending pon one's experience in feeding, reat care must be taken not to over:ed. After they are thirty-six to forr-eight hours old, they may be fed. The first feed may contain hardoiled eggs, johnnycake (one dozen ifertile eggs to ten pounds of corn teal; add enough milk to make a asty mass and one tablespoonful of aking soda), stale bread; pinhead atmeal, or rolled oats. Dry bread rumbs or rolled oats may be mixed ith hard-boiled eggs, making about ae-fourth of the mixture egg. Feed te bread crumbs, rolled oats, or ihnnycake mixtures five times daily >r the first week, then gradually sub:itute for one or two feeds of the ixture finely cracked grains of equal arts by weight of cracked wheat, Cockerel. racked corn, and pinhead oatmeal or ulled oats, to which about five per ent of cracked p^as or broken rice nd two per cent of charcoal, millet, r rape seed may be added. A comlercial chick feed may be substituted ! desired. The above ration can be id rfintil the chicks are two weeks Id, when they should be placed on rain and a dry or wet mash mixture, lashes mixed with milk are of consid* rable value in giving the chickens a ood start in life, but the mixtures bould be fed in a crumbly mass and ot in a sloppy condition. As soon as the chickens will eat rhole wheat, cracked corn, and other rains, the small-sized chick feed can e eliminated. In addition to the bove feeds the chickens' growth can e hastened if they are given sour milk, dm milk or buttermilk to drink. Growig chickens kept on range may be iven all their feed in a hopper, using s a grain mixture two parts by 'eight of cracked corn and one part f wheat, and for a mash mixture any f those given for laying hens. If eef scrap is to be fed, It is advisable ; ? m^Jmk Ml iment Experiment Farm. > wait until the chicks are ten daya Id. Chicken^ confined to small yards aould be supplied with green feed, ich as lettuce, sprouted oats, alfalfa r clover, but the best place to raise hickens successfully Is on a good inge where no extra green feed Is jquired. Wintering Brood Sow. Keep the brood sow in good, thr/fty id healthy condition. Allow her ienty of exercise. Feed her green ?od in the winter. She is very fona ' alfalfa hay and mangel beets with le feed per day of middlings and ilk. Give her a dry, comfortable raw bed, also plenty of fresh water, id she will winter in prime condion. Good Car Bedding. Shredded corn fodder or rye stra^p rovide good Dedding for the hog ir. Large Udder Essential. A dairy cow's udder should be large id should extend far front and back, ith teats evenly placed and well sep ated. After milking, the udder of a juu uairy cuw is veijr wuuu icuutw size and its skin is soft and loose. Growing Pure Seeds. ? Every one of us should be a seed?an. If not, why not? Pure seed owing is a good work, and It pay* e worker. > a mi - - - LIVE-STOCK-FRUIT-DAIRYING-6A New Wrinkles FA In . A Progressive Agriculture JJJ1 J | TOLD IN IN INTERESTING MANli HINTS FOR THE HORSE LOVEF Narrow-Chested Animals Do Not P'os sess Endurance of Broad-Chested Ones?Keep Things Orderly. The horse that is "all legs" is no the one you want Try to get thoa< that are well set, neither too lo?;[ legs nor too long bodies. When a good horse lags don't pu the whip on and make it go anyway Stop and look into the matter. Tha horse is not well. If it were it woul< not lag. You do not like to be force< to work when you are sick. Ttu horse Is most like a man of any liv lng animal. It is foolish for the farmer to ge the notion that he can win money oi the track with his horses. It is al right to give the horses a chance it< show what is in them, but don't d< It for money ever. Have the sides of your stalls wel nailed to place. Horses sometime! find out that they can crowd ttu partitions out of place and once the: get that habit they will make life mis erable for you. Some horses have a way of throw ing their hay out on the floor the firs thing they do afjer feeding. If yoi feed through a chute from overheat you will be free from this difficulty If not, the best way is to build in fron I Do Not Buy NarrowChested Horsei of the horses a rack of round, hard wood poles an inch or two In diarc eter, running from the manger ovei head, firmly secured at both ends. Narrow-chested horses have not th Vniro wUK (rnn, tuuui <ui\;c luat WUUOC ua? V niui bwu' broad chests. Don't buy a thln-breast ed horse. Study your blacksmith, as well a your horses' feet Some horses can't eat straw with out having impaction of the bowels and that sometimes causes death. A ration of good wheat bran once i week is a fine change for a horse Wet it up good and he will relish i and it will act nicely on his bowels. Hang up your dung forks. - Don' stand them against the side of tin barn, where they may be run into b; a horse passing that way. It is sometimes said that you cai make any horse a good walker whei you break him. That is not alwayi true. You never can make fast walb ers of some horses. It is not in then j and you cannot put it in unless yoi do it before they are born. It is easy to hang up your barnesi [ if you once get into tie habit of il How many friends do you know tha drop them on the floor? The reason the varnish is comini off your wagon or carriage may b< that you keep it in the room when horses are stabled. The chemical from horse manure and urine will di it every time. MOLDY FEED IS DANGEROU! i Farmers Are Losing Cattle From Ha1 ing Acorns?Take Precautions to Keep Poisons Out. It is dangerous to give molded o spoiled hay and other feeds to liv stock, especially horses. Such feed i apt to cause sickness and even death We have heard of instances wher farmers have lost a number of valu able animals from this cause. Can should be exercised to see that all feei 1s in good condition. Hay put up whei too damp may mold, corn and oat often harbor various kinds of fungou diseases that may be poisonous ti stock, and corn silage when impropei ly stored may cause trouble. The foo< an animal eats has a marked influent upon tts physical well-being. We an informed that, in Wisconsin, farmer are losing cattle from eating acorn picked up in the pastures. Young cal tie are particularly affected. Shee; .and hogs can eat the acorns withou bad effects, and milch cows seldom di from this cause, but young calves ar poisoned and little can be done fo them. It is the part ol wisdom to tak precautions to keep feeds known to h dangerous away from animals, am give them only that which is in gocu and sound condition.?Farmer's Guide Producing Clean Milk. ?"- J kl -f -1 mill i ne pi uuuutiou U1 ticau, nam uuu Is not a hard thing to master nor at expensive line of work to follow. Ii simply means cle^n cov-b, a clean sta ble, clean utensils, clean habits e: milking and good common sens* ir the application of all of these. Fattenjng Tiirkeyo. It does not tajw long to fatten u? turkeys for th^ market on thick boiled oatmeal or cofljtoaeal, to whlct add some suet. $ ?* ^.tten on corn meal, bran and a little su-at or meat . _ , ; ' ' in HlBliiMHH?ll RDEKIK6-FIELD CROPS-SIIOS-I'IBS 1 ? / RM Making tho | . jyj J) Farmer.' > | Business "4 Profitable , J ER EXPRESSLY FOR OUR READERS 1 PRUNING A RASPBERRY BUSH - Canes That Have Borne Fruit 8hould Be Cut Away Soon as PossibleOvercrowding Is Fatal. t (By W. R. GILBERT.) i The raspberry Is 'too often left alone a >r prepared by rule of thumb methods only.. t When this Is the case It Is useless to look for good crops. ' The canes that have borne fruit 1 should always be [fot rid of as soon 1 as they performed this duty. 3 Choose flno weather for this opera* tlon, and leave three or four young . shoots to each stooL Manure and let them grow away until spring. Then if * - J ?J 1-4 j tney appear very cruwueu, iei mo oiuo 3 shoots be shortened back before mid3 summer down to about six or eight leaves from the ground. v j By doing this the light and air will 3 have free play, and without their 7 h Harvesting a Fine Crop of Raspberries. beneficial agency no good results can be bad. The cdnes of the bushes must never t. be allowed to press one another. When* this Is the case good fruit is imposI* Bible. Overcrowding is fatal to either i* iruit or nowers. > The great object In pruning is to open the heart ol! the trees or bush, e so as to admit the sunshine and air. The thicket of young suckers should > also be removed. To form a raspberry hedge, plant 8 the canes a foot apart, and train on wires. Cut out those that have borne, l" and train the young canes so that >? they are six Inches apart. In regard to varieties, the very largo a kinds I consider very undesirable, ex'* cept, as the dealer said, when asked' ' "What are the utterly useless razors you have to offer made for?" "To sell.'" ^ These mammoth varieties look well, 8 but they lack the juice and the pecu^ liarly acid flavor of the raspberry. I PLANT TREES WITH DYNAMITE: 3 . Excellent Fteaults Secured at Two New 3 Jersey Experiment Station??Coat j Is Little More. 3 Witn peacn trees pianiea ai iuu . Vineland substation of the New Jert sey experiment station, the average growth of the dynamited trees the I first season was 794 inches, as come pared with an average growth of 65l> 8 inches for trees planted in the ordinary s way. In all cases the ground wan 0 thoroughly plowed before planting. In another test in the same orchard there was a difference ranging from > 652 inches, or over fifty-four feet, of * growth to 1,397 inches, or over 116 feet of growth per tree in favor of dyna^ miting. Similar results were obtained with peaches at New Brunswick, whereas the apple trees showed practically no difference in the amount of 1 growth between the trees planted with 8 dynamite and those planted in the or8 dinary way. In all the tests made the ^ percentage of trees living through tho ( first season was practically the samo under both methods of planting. a The cqst of planting was about fivo cents greater per tree for the dynamited trees. Although no conclusions! are drawn from the flr?t year's work, the opinion is expressed that the use of dynamite for planting fruit trees in j worthy of a thorough trial. e e Apples in Storage. g If the apples in the cellar are not g keeping well, carefully sort out every .. one that haB the slightest speck of p decay or broken skin, wrap the t sound ones in a paper, pack loosely e in boxes and barrels and keep them 0 in a cool place. T ' 8 Second Year Pruning. B Pruning the young tree the second j season after setting consists primarily j In removing the superfluous branches and in shortening the new growth. , Value of Warm Barns. : Dairymen having warm barns and L abundance of skim milk, can raise t the fall and early winter calves with ?less trouble and with scarcely any f expense as no feed will have to be l bought and there Is plenty of time to feed and care for the little fellows. * Feed for Dairy Cows. ) Clover hay is a very good feed and cotton-seed hulls lather poor for dairy cows. Cotton-seed hulls can be used as e cl'er, but they do not furnish vf niiik-making material. PROPER PARE AND MAN J r fl^RI A ; ' -: ' -' ",it .-i . - - - ' ' ' f A Device to Prevent Pigs From Crow dl ' (By E. M. RANCK.) gC To be a successful hog raiser one ti< muBt keep his stock under the very ge best environment possible. Do not fc{ think any old thing or place is good pI enough for a hog. He should have w access to good clean water to drink ti| at all times, and not stale pond water pj or mud wallows. Clean, pure water th ?j?i * - ' ? 1 i. M- l ~ 1 - wui uu mure wvwttiu at healthy than any other one thing, th The hog has a peculiar skin, and under ic the skin is a thick pad of fat, so that cc he must get rid of his heat mostly from his lungs by breathing. In hot sa weather he needs some cool place to th lie in, and if he can find mud he wal- ta lows in it. He prefers good, clean wa- ac ter, but if he cannot find that, mud is li] the best substitute. Shade is very es- si sential in warm weather. . he Buildings for hogs need not be very m expensive, we advise colony nouses ci of the A shape, with both sides open with hinges on the top. This type of [J house'furnishes shade, ventilation, and sunlight in summer and when closed, ,F( a very comfortable farrowing pen in winter These houses are erected on skids and can be moved from place to place with a pair of horses or mules. They are so constructed that they are ideal farrowing pens. A sow about to m farrow can be placed in a lot in which cc is one of these colony houses, and she n( will make her nest in the house if m some hay or straw is placed there, it Fenders should be arranged around th the sides of the house so that the sow qt will not be able to lie close to the st sides and in that way crush the young lo pigs in the nest. These colony houses can also be p< used for the boars and growing pigs, cc although some prefer permanent quar- n< ters for the boar and those pigs in- rc tended for the market. It is a great m advantage to feed hogs on concrete or tight board floors, especially if one in is feeding ear corn, as there will be bi no a ;te. Feeding in muddy or dusty c< lots is a very dangerous practice. It sometimes becomes necessary to fc ^Sh9bP| A Champion Poland S< feed pigs separate from the sows, in even when nursing. This can be done ie by building near the colony house a fa temporary fence which will allow the oi little pigs to get in, but will keep out d< the old hogs. If this plan is adopted tt the pigs will practically wean themselves without inconvenience either to te themselves or to the sow. We prefer w feeding the small pigs and in fact all fr our hogs in either Iron or concrete troughs, with round bottoms. V- tb uhnnoH troughs ran also be used. fc Fences play a very Important part ai in hog raising. A poor fence will pro- ui duce a breachy hog as quickly as it p< will a fence-breaking cow. We prefer any strong close woven-wire fence at pi least 58 inches high for the outside in fence. In smaller lots either woven wire or wooden fences temporarily fc placed wili be cheaper and can be used Hi a number of times. Temporary fences si need not ba over three feet high and should be so constructed that they can be carefully stored when not in use. Woven wire used as temporary fence to is very difficult to stretch after it has w been used several times, although it iti can be used to advantage when lumber m and help are not plentiful. nt In planting forage crops it is an P* advantage to plant in long narrow ei +V? a famnnrorv fon r?oa fl,f Oil DU cuai> tiiVy Ui J ivuvvw ? can be placed across the narrow part tl of the field. It is also an advantage cc to arrange tjhe crops so that one sec- at tlon is in fcuch alignment with the other sections that the cultivation may be done without turning at the end of each section and when the pi crops are laid by the temporary fence cc can separate one crop from another. tb When plans are made to establish si hog pastures one must not forget the to very important factor of providing g? Poum^: Fruit growing and poultry raising go fe well together. Any one following te either will do well to consider the ej other. t i gi If possible place the brood coops near the cornfield, which furnishes 1ftth shade and fresh ground. 01 v\ v IAGEMENT OF SWINE i 1 I ; 'I ng and to Allow a Fair 3tart for All. iod, pure water for them. In secins where running water cannot be cured through pipes. It can be mled In barrels. Many hog raisers ovide a sled or drag on skids on hich a barrel Is fastened on a water?ht floor with sides to It so that the aa non HHnlr oil ornnnr) fhfl harrftl. e water doming out of the barrel tout three inches from the bottom rough a*small hole, which automatally flows according to the water turned. Running streams of water are very .tisfactory when they originate on e farm, but if they travel long dipnces and through several farms aud sross public roads, they are very lely to be contaminated and may tread diseases such as anthrax, and >g cholera. Keeping bogs healthy Is uch more Important than trying to ire them when sick. NCLEAN HOUSE MEANS LOSS owls Require Abundance of Free Breathing Room?Keep Sleeping Quarters Free From Filth. (By H. H. SHEPARD.) As young chickens grow they soon lake crowded conditions in their >ops and colony houses. They will Jt grow and keep healthy when too any are confined at night in a limed space. Separate them and get tern into larger and better ventilated larters as they increase'in size. The uffy, unclean coop will result in sses. 1 Many fail with chickens and other jultry because they do not stop to insider that fowls, above all animals, jed abundance of free breathing K>m and that their sleeping quarters ust be free from filth. Without cleanliness and the furnishig of abundance of fresh air to the Ird# at all times, no person can sucjed in the poultry business. Provide clean and roomy quarters ir the young poultry, as they come flSSHI I IBWmto^^HbWB bf #;3fc*^?SSW^5jSi!(% " Li *ti."' !3$ *S? ^ " il >w From Missouri. to maturity. This will mean healthr and better developed pullets for 11 and early winter laying. Dispose * J* * I - - - ? ' - -n ?in : me cocKereis as booh as uiuy yvm ) to market, to make more room for te pullets. Clean the droppings out of the winir house frequently, and use whiteash, kerosene and other Insecticides eely to keep down the lice. Lice breed in filth, hence tho cleaner te house is kept the better it will be ir the birds. Most poultry troubles id losses can be traced directly to isanitary conditions and to insect ists. Let the house for the coming laying lllets be amply provided with opengs for sunlight and ventilation. The ill open front house 18 proving best >r all seasons, as it provides for unmited quantities of fresh air for the eeping birds. Silo Is Necessity. Nearly all of the best dairymen like supply some feed to their cows even hen on the best of pastures, both for s food value to the cows and for its anurial value to the pastures and >thing is more convenient for this lrpose than good silage. Every farm who feeds live stock cannot well ford to be without a silo. Just a lite experience in the use of silage will invince any man that the silo is an jsolute necessity. Experiment With Electricity. Experimenters in the stimulation t?l ant growth by electricity have disivered a queer thing. The wind blows ieir current away, but a wire screen irrounding the plat of ground tends i hold the electric charge in place reirdless of the wind. When you find the neck stretched it tViO hill nnon oH fVt a nooru AWy wuv uiu V J7VUV/U, iitc Vliiua 500^ ig for breath, with eyes closed or ilf-closed, you may be sure that gape orms are In the windpipe. * * * A superfluous male means waste of ed and labor. One vigorous male to n hens is sufficient for fertility. For jgs alone dispense with the male itirely. * Feeding hens broken up oil cakc* ice a week promotes lying. No sick headache, sour stomachy |B Get a 10-cent box now. Turn' the rascals out?the headachy 'M oiliouEness, Indigestion, the 8lck, Kmr out to-night and keep them out wlti >|2 Millions of men and women take ? .fl Cascaret now andtheh.'and never -.9 know the misery caused by a lazy .-q liver, clogged bowels or an'upset J Don't put In another day of dlsteesa. ^l| Let Cascarets cleanse your stomach; ;M remove the sour, fermenting food;.-'* take the excess bile from your .IlvpgH and scarry out^ all the constipated : bowels. Then you will feel ffeat A A Cascaret to-night straightens yon out by morning. They wbrk whfta ^ H any drug store means a clear head. sweet stomach and clean; healthy liver ana Dowei mcuvu ivr luuyu#*. never gripe or sicken. Adv. Mrs. Bacon?I see that nearly there could be Boss?No; we\ave all'Se meji'^j|iB Laborer?Seems like^ you <&faid one more, the little bit _ orwqrk hjB^^^W Eat Lets Meat If Kidney Kurt^ '9 Have Backache or' B!adder. In* the Mdnevs bccaslonidi^^jS^if well-known authority. ' Meat loraia^iSJ uric acid which clogs the kidney porj?X|j Jfl so they sluggishly filter or slrai^ oril?, ,'|jB the blood, then you get sick, N?artjr3| J8 all rheumatism, headachee,' Iirar bid, nervousness, constipation,-JoB ness, sleeplessness, bladder AlMrdeiii' V^S come from sluggish Iddnej*. i <|gjH The moment you feel a dull ach^ tt^ the kidneys or your back ..hmts^orjM ^ l| the urine is cloudy, offensive, sediment, irregular of passage Or :'~J| tended by a sensation of scalding; about four ounces ot any reliable pharmacy and tal?";a^- .4| tablespoonful in a glass of w^ter fore breakfast for a few days and yo#:$| kidneys will then act fine.1 Thty:*ngg mous salts is made from the acid xj grapes and lemon juice, combined wftfc~|| lithla and has been used tar genert? f.i tious to flush clogged kidneys stimulate them to activity, also to tralize the acldB in urine so it no / M longer causes irritation, thus ending . ; {m bladder disorders. \j3H Jad Salts is inexpensive and cannot ..-Jjfl Injure; makes a tieUgntrai tzrufvara^H cent Uthi&-water drink which aD re^, ular meat eatera should takenOwana^ Jai then to ke^p the Hdney*' the blood pure, thereby avoiding ? ? rlous kidney complications.?Adv. a Marker for a Funeral. Matt Hogan was making a cottee- I tion to meet funeral expenses for on^^^H of the fraternity who had died aud- . j^l denly and penniless. He asked fiva ' j 9 dollars from each contributor, a typfcft^^J cal "tinhorn" came along and said, ^?l "Put me down for five." v -1 "Where's the money?" asked Matt. -fjM "I'll give It to you later." 1 "What are you trying to do?" demanded Hogan sharply, "put in a I marker to help bury a dead man?" ASHAMED OF HER BAD COMPLEXION yM Many a nice, and otherwise attract v'l tlve, girl is a social failure because of :j h?r noor comDlexlon. If you. too. v&A'j- cm embarrassed by a pimply, blotchy, sightly skin, resinol will probably cleaTTp it Just try resinol soap and restnal ointment regularly for a week and soft if they do not make a blessed differ* ence in your skin. Sold by all draggists. Prescribed by doctors for JO :-j years for most skin troubles. Adv. Tolstoy's 'Teachings. If people would but understand that jjjj they are not the sons of some father- * ^ land or other, nor of governments, but ^ are sons of God, and can, therefore, Jk neither be slaves nor enemies, one of t'-another?those insane, unnecessary, a worn-out pernicious organization! called governments, and all the suffer !i if, ings, violations, humiliations and- \-jgi crimes which they occasion, wo Old cease.?Leo Tolstoy. Trying to Forget q He?Don't you remember me? | She?Why should I? "-ft "We were engaged to be married'' 'v-r * ?i- - i -v ft it'i last summer at toe Deacu. > , "Yes; but don't you recollect yov told me to forgive and forget you?" J| RUB-MY-TISM I Will cure your Rheumatism and all 9 kinds of aches and pains?Neuralgia, yfl Cramps, Colic, Sprains, Bruises, Cuta,?-wij Old Sores, Burns, etc. Antiseptic Anodyne. Price 25c.?Adv. J The New Grocer. She?Have you any good farmer# H eggs? . ^9 He?Er?wouldn't hen's eggs da ma'am.?Philadelphia Ledger. ' Let's remember the kind acts of oth 9 ers, but forget our own! fl Nothing is so unoertaia as the mindx V of a certain class of politicians. jl