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The Washington times., 1914-09-06

did he believ, that tire Russians were
still so deep in the nire of graft
and disorde::. that they could not cope
with his weak ally? Only those who
saw The fight at Lenbcrg can know
just how to appraise The two armies
that have been making the great
eastern half of the war
Although the courage and disci-
plinc of the Austrian soldier in the
ranks have remained in high repute,
about the officers hangs the rrcer-
tainty inherent in theoretical judg-
ment that has never met practical
test. While occasionally Iner ap-
pointed to the chef posts because of
iinship to the Emperor have mud
died a campaign, officers have fire.
quently worked their way 20 the top
through sheer ability. Among those
now in command none, however. has
shown talent for marshaling large
bodies of men, said TO be one Of the
weak points in Austrian gcneralship.
Unfortunately fer Austria also
there are too few nor-commissicned
officers, and the existing ones have
as rule had too little experience to
measure up to higher posts as the
latter become vacant. The reform
that was intended to encourage
longer service has been in operation
too short a time &c produce markell
effect. :.
Among other flaws in the Aus
trian army are usually reckoncd an
inadequate comm;ssariat and artil-
lery insufficiently equipped and
trained. Possibly these handicaps
explain in part the failure to rene
trate quickly into Servian territory
and the early collapse of the Cali
clan campaign.
Whatever the future record of the
at present beaten Austrian army it
has during peace counted as one of
the chief Haosburg assets. Families
that have held their own in officers
ranks for generations give unstinted
personal loyalty to the Emperor
Many of them he treats as friends.
They help 20 unity The conglomera-
tion of races that gather in the Aus
trian army, the Hungarian army,
and the joint army, all under his
supreme command.
Another unifying force is the
teaching of the language tc recruits.
Though the grea. majority of SOL
diers receive military instruction in
their native tongue, they learn Ger
man for official proposes, particu-
larly for command. In orly few
regiments is Magyar the official Ian
guage.
The eagcrness of the Magyars to
exploit this concession to their own
national interest has Decn one of The
exposed points in the dual system
where flames were always slnolder-
ing. To combat this decentralizing
tendency and to re-enforce the i'm
perial demand fer a larger army
nothing could be more helpful than a
war. Whether the war has gone be-
yond Francis Joseph's control, so
that it imreri.s instead of strength
ering his position, only these who
see uncensored reports from German
and Austrian battlefelds can tell.
The Washington times., 1914-09-06

has been taken by the allies. Italy
may be in the war soon. though her
chance Of keeping ont would appear
better than a week ago today. If
she enters, it Will be on the side of
the allies, and that will mean more
resources opened to their drafts.
The Washington times., 1914-09-06
Boy Rangers Organized.


The Boy Scout idea was exempli-
fed in many Of Its present day de
tails by the boys who were left be-
hind. with irprovised uniforms.
with flies and drums, Mrs. Belden
said the boys OF our town organ
lied and went about from mouse to
house where women were left alone.
cutting their wood and doing other
chores. These boys. ranging from
eight to fourteen years. called them
selves the Starbuck Rangers.
Then. too. the little mother idea
came into existence in stern reality.
Girls of seven and eight years
watched their younger sisters and
brothers. Boys as young as five
carried water. The spirit of service
seemed to communicate itself to
those far too Young to understand
the full meaning of the crisis
The present day absence OF news
had its parallel then. Mrs. I'elden
recalled. in the difficulty of trans
mittinS information.
I'VE were twenty miles from a
railroad she said. ''One of my
most vivid reCollections is seeing
COurlerS rue INTO town on nCfSeS
covered with lather and about
to drop from exhaustion. These
corriers woulI be taken 10 the
square. and there. on q store box.
would read the meaEcr dispatches.
Occasionally they would have lists
of the dead and wounded.
Then the wearing of mourning
became a badge OF honor. There
was something rGastly, but touching.
in the exultation with which women
prepared for periods of MOURNING
Calico cost ~ cents a yard. Money
was scarce but women were glad to
spend 81 for dress which they dEed
black by a crude method OF boiling
harks in huge kettles. Even little
girls wore these dresses. more in
pride I am afraid. than i'll sorrow.
High tribute was paid by Mrs.
BeIaen to the HOllanders. the Ger
mans and the SCandinavians. who
constituted the principal settlers in
jackson and Clinton counties. the
so-caIled river counties 0f Iowa.
Men from these eXtraCtions were
the first to answer the call" she
said" and women, from their old
country training. probably. faced
The Washington times., 1914-09-06
Senators Also Will Take
A Holiday. Tomorrow

The Senate will hold no session to-
morrow. II Will convene again Tuesday.
and will then take up the conference re-
port on the trade commission bill
The conference report came up IN the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-12
Panel Of Portable Ioapen.

ter circulation OF air and is pleasant
er for the pigs than being cooped up
day after day without a tight fence
through which they cannot see. For
ease in transportation from one pen to
another, etc, one corner may be
fastened with hooks instead OF nails;
there will be enough give" in the
other three corners to allow for open
ing wide enough for hogs to pass
through.
There are many advantages in such
a pen for few animals in summer II
is so light that 1t may be readily car
ried or moved about by one man or
couple of boys. without removing the
hogs. BY shifting the pen every few
days the ground does not become foul,
the animals keep clean, and the ma
nure may be left where wanted with
out handling. The pen may be set
under a tree or any place where the
ground needs loosening up, and the
hogs will do a thorough job. and Incl
dentally destroy every white grub
within reach
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-12
dffMR1NE
TE,0NQK.
HoGPeN is MADE PORTABLE
Many Advantages In Such an Arrange
nnent for Few Aninnsls-May Be
Readily Carried About.

In response 10 a query c. 3. LOOMS
in Rural New Yorker gives brief de-
scription Of a simple. inexpensive and
serviceable portable hogpen. which he
made and found entirely satisfactory
for few pigs or hogs, a calf. etc. With
the materials on hand, It can be made
by one person in half an hour or
less.
For the corners use four four by
fours or two by fours three to FIVE
feet high as desired. To these posts
nail, for each side. two or three one
inch boards, six inches wide. making
a pen eight. ten, twelve or fourteen
feet square. as desired. Nail the bat
tom boards three or four inches above
the bottom Of the posts. so that the
board VIII not touch the ground
where uneven, and cause the pen to
tilt or teeter. Below the bottom
board and above the top board stretch
and nail two or three strands OF
barbed wire to discourage attempts
to root under or climb over. To
steady the sides. nail them together
In the center with cross piece.
Leave a space Of about two inches
between the boards; this allows bHt-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-12
TREATMENT FOR WORK HORSE
Essential Factors In Handling Of Farm
Animals Are Good Care and
Intelligent Feeding.

CBy J. @. FULLER, Wisconsin Agricul-
tural CollegeD
Regular care and intelligent feed
ing are the essential features In sue
cessfully handling the work horse.
II possible. give him drink the hrst
thing in the morning. and follow this
with the grain ration and a limited
amount OF hay. Let him have another
drink on the way out OF the stable to
work. and, II not too warm on enter
Ing the stable at noon, and again at
night.
A variety OF feed is important to
the hard worked horse. A grain mix.
ture OF nine parts OF oats and one part
OF bran. by weight is an excellent
combination. The horse should be fed
from four to seven quarts OF this mix
ture three times day. the amount
depending upon the size OF the horse
and the character OF his work. In ad-
dition, two OF three ears OF corn can
be fed. On idle days the ration should
be cut down about one-third In bulk
and the grain mixture charged to
seven parts OF oats and three parts OF
bran with but little or no corn.
II pays to use the curry comb and
brush. The work horse Is never
groomed too much. As far as possible
all dirt should be removed from the
inner side OF the harness and collar.
At the beginning Of the season the
shoulders will be toughened by being
bathed each evening with cold water.
Farm work horses need not be shod
except during the dry warm weather,
but their feet should be rounded by
means OF rasp and kept from split
ting or getting out OF shape
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-12
POULTRY
FATS
SUITABLE FEED FOR TURKEYS
n Allowed 70 Run kboU; the Farm as
They Please Birds Will Pick
Up Sufficient Food.

The less turkeys. either old or
young. are fed. the better. The breed
ers need range. the baby turks need
range. and. in fact, this is almost all
that can be said about the matter. II
On a farm. they need no feed only
WHIT they pick up. unless the snow is
90 deep to find scattered grain.
II the wea ier is fair when the
poui, are hatched. they win have a
far better chance for their lives. II al
loved TO 60 with tie motAsr turkeys,
saws Wisconsin Farmer. She helps
them hun. the kind OF feed they re.
quire. The lest lots OF turkeys we
ever raised we're haichvd in nests that
rems med untolched from the lime the
first egg was laid There Wss a light
freeze. once. In the meantime, but the
turkey understands her business much
better than we DO.
She had covered the eggs so care
fully that not one was spoiled From
% eggs there we're 21 strt 9 poults
Thel> are so many eEemies to prey
on turkey eggs that the. cannot be
safely lef, In this manner II. when
the hatch comes OF. the weather is un.
favorable. It is well TO keep the poults
confined until they can hop over a
foot-wide board, feeding very lightly
OF cottage cheese and green stuff
When the mother takes her brood tc
the pastures and fields. she goes slow
ly and rests by the way many times
Gathers a bug here. calls the little
fellows attention TO a morsel there
always between whiles. and they are
never stuffed. II is natures own way;
ii is in natures own time; and al
the end OF the season there will be
more surviving turkeys than II they
were coddled.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-12

Bone and mascle must keep ahead
Of the fat but IL only fattening food is
given them they cannot grow bone
and muscle. so feed them bran and
cut oats o. oatmeal and cut bone as
well a. coarsely ground corn. They
must also have anima' food in some
form. Good sweet beef scraps are all
right for this. or skim milk will take
the place Of meat
Although they should be fed as
much as possible TO hurry their
growth. they must not be fed enough
TO cause Indigestion. They must be
given the habit Of '4ting a great deal
Of food but must so be given a good
4i<estion. with which to handle IL.
Inc ability TO assimilate large guam
titles OF food is absolutely necessary
for heavy layer.
As an aid in helping them 10 digest
their food and in growing muscle. ex.
ercise is very important. II they are
running on range with their mothers
they will get exercise enough in keep
ing up with her. but II they are con-
fined in houses or yards then let them
scratch for the most OF :heir food in
some light, clean litter or some loose
earth
Keep them supplied with fresh
drinking water and chick sized grit.
Many chicks die or have their di.
gestions ruined because they are not
kept supplied with grit and water.
They must also be kept free from
lice. No chick can grow when a
swarm OF these pests Is drawing the
life from its little body.
They must not be crowded In q
cop. Overcrowded chicks will not
grow well nor keep healthy. They
must have plenty Of fresh air and
shade and sunshine both. so that they
may choose which they please.
As soon as the young roosters show
red In their combs. separate them
from the pulle.s. Allowing them TO
with the puliets will retsrd the
growth OF both. II kept by them
selves the young roosters will sooner
be ready TO eat or sell and the puliets
relieved OF their company will also
grow up faster.
This is what is needed to make win.
ter layers, a quick growth and an
even all.round development. so that
they will begin laying before cold
weather. II they begin at this time
they will lay all winter. II they are
put into a comfortable house before
they become chilled in the fall and
are given the right kind OF care after
ward.
| have never failed to raise foch
OF good winter layers. when have
cared for my pullets in this way.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-12
a. l,Rs. a J wILpERl

ff a4Rs. A. J. WfLDERD
When fall IL here and the price OF
eggs begins to climb upward. with the
sure prospect OF good prices all win
ter; thet those who have given but
little attention 10 the poultry during
the rest o. the year. viii begin to asS
how shall make my hens la,
through the vinter7'
II is uphill work to take a nock
OF hels that have been poorly cared
for and are altogether unprepared and
by caring for them after cold weath-
er is already here. get them to laying
before spring.
The time TO begin Preparations for
winter egg harvest is the spring,
and the right start must be made by
choosing for the parents OF your lay
ing flock. only those fowls that are
strong and healthy aud good laying
stock.
BY this care ia selecting The eggs
from which TO hatch your next win
ters layers, you give them heredi.
tary tendencies to be good layers and
good strong constitutions to help them
develop quickly and enable them to
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-12
DOGS SHOULD BE DISCARDED
No Excuse for Sending Swapping Cur
After Cows With Full udders-
Better 10 Take Horse.

When cows are in the pastures do
not send a vicious dog TO drive them
in. The COW that is run to the house
by dog that is continually swapping
at her heels must sufer great deal
OF pain as her udder Is thrown from
side to side by the movement OF her
heet limbs II a man is too lazy to
walk after his cows he had better get
on his horse and ride. A well trained
dog may be allowed to bring them in,
for he quietly walks behind them and
does not bring them down the lane at
two-forty gait
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-12
WHERE HENS PREFER TO LAY
Like the orouse She Naturally Seeks
Spot Where She Cannot Be Sur.
prIsed From the Rear.

A poultryman made an experiment
with his fowls to ascertain their pref.
erence for n place In which to lay and
found that more hens chose TO lay in
an open box in a corner not far from
window and three feet from the
ground than In anything darker. high.
er. lower or differently constructed.
save a writer In an exchange. One
hon out OF forty-one left all the boxes
and stole her nest In a thicket; an.
other selected barrel on its side at
the back OF the house. The rest
went for the greater part into corner
boxes or corners OF the chicken house
without boxes.
He says: Il think the explanation
OF this corner idea Is simple' The
wild hen, like the grouse, naturally
seeks spot where she canno. be
surprised from the rear. and the habit
sticks 10 her descendants no matter
how civilized. Anything she can 20
into and then face round with an as
surance OF safety on all sides except
in front seems desirable TO her. Co
ing still farther into natural functions.
the hen evidently wishes to be able
to leave her nest with a dash for the
open over the head OF formidable
assailant II necessary. thereby tempt
ing II to give chase and drawing II
away from the eggs.
80 the nest should be at least a
three-sIded affair, and having a top
is no disadvantage. The entrance
should be in front deny the value
OF making rear dark alleyw-y TO the
nests, as is often planned, for this
means added labor. expense and trou.
BILE, since another opening IN front is
necessary for human access 4 the
nest"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-12
POUETRYNoTES
AN623 81 Ianaa

Clean the poultry house every day.
Lime sprinkled about the poultry
house is good disinfectant.
Impure drinking water is one OF the
most common causes OF sickness in
chicks.
A well cared for flock OF hens will
pay a bigger dividend than anything
else on the farm.
Don't have too much poultry house
furniture. 1t occupies space and af.
fords hiding place for lice.
AS a general thing the fowls that
have plenty OF range ard good varI.
ETY. OF feed do not lay thin shelled
eggs.
II some folks were fined for all the
bad eggs they have sold there would
be no profits for them even in the poul.
try business.
II Is a good time OF the year 20
whitewash the hen house, put new hay
In the nests, also to look out for lice
under the roosting poles.
A good grain ration to feed the lay.
Ing hens during the summer months
is composed as follows Onehalf
wheat, one-fourth oats and one.fourth
corn. Buckwheat may be substituted
for the oats II desired.
When the hen house is close and
hot, and particularly IL infested with
mites and lice, who can blame the
hen that has sense enough to hide her
nest! Such a bird is to be com.
mended and encouraged.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-12
DAIRY
CARING FOR BREEDING COWS
No Question That Growing and Selling
Calves Under Proper Conditions
10 Profitable Business

In part, no doubt. the difficulty OF
getting q high percentage Of calves
arises from sending dry cows 20 the
shsmbles. The COW that has sucked
down often fails 10 get in calf next
year She ls In calf and fat and away
she goes. Another COW that has raised
q calf takes q rest neIt year. and 50
on.
One advantage Of ceiling the calf
crop to the feeder rather than year.
lings or older cattle is that 90 much
more attention and feed can be given
10 the breeding cows and their higher
condition and vitality will enable them
10 produce more calves.
II there 10 a shortage OF feed II will
usually be noticed thst hsifers that
breed young and older cows that have
been breeding take lay On. and this
is undesirable, with calves at present
prices.
A good calf 10 worth sz5 10 $50. aud
selling even few Of thsss viii fur.
nish hay TO winter several mother
cows that lay the golden egg. There
10 no question that growing and sell
Ing calves under proper conditions is
paying business. both for the grower
and the feeder who buys them. as
they go TO the feed lot in splendie
condition. but II will not pay unless
the cows receive enough attention and
are kept breeding. except as q more or
less speculative proposition. depending
on the prices at which cows are
bought and sold
Where the production OF really high.
class feeder calves is the end In view.
these can be constantly increased in
value by more feed and better cows.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-12
KEEP POULTRY HOUSE CLEAN
During Summer Weather Lice and
Mites Multiply RapidIy-RemoVe
All Litter From Floor.

The necessity OF thoroughly clean
Ing the poultry house at this season
OF the year is obvious to all who give
the subject much thought During
the summer the hot weather has
quitely likely added filth and disease
germs to those which already existed
and has assisted any lice and mites
that were present TO multiply their
number rapidly. To put the fowls in
winter quarters filled with vermin.
disease germs and dirt is to invite
trouble before cold weather fairly.sets
in, and to kill the profit in advance.
The ceilings and wall should be
thoroughly swept down to remove all
dust. dirt and cobwebs. and all litter
should be removed from the floors and
nest material from the nest boxes.
The wooden or cement floor should be
scraped and sprinkled with lime. The
dirt floor should have at least two
inches Of the surface removed, unlesi
4; has been done. and fresh sand put
on earlier.
The Interior Of the house and all
equipments should be sprayed with
thin whitewash, forcing the liquid into
all cracks and crevices. II the first
coat does not make the house look
bright and clean. put on another as
soon as the first is dry. when you will
have a building that is clean. sweet
and healthful for the fowls.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-12

Mangels are good COW feed. but are
not Of high value as a horse feed.
They contain about nine per cent OF
dry matter and 81 per cent water. IL
per cent protein and six per cent car
bohydrates and have a nutritive ra-
tion Of 1888.
They are valuable as succulencas in
feeding milk cows. very important
consideration when animals are being
fed on dry hay or fodder where one
has no silo to keep silage In. The
mangels are far more valuable for
maintaining the healthfulness OF the
animal than for the food In them. Car
rots are the best horses root feed in
preference to all others and the sugar
beet for swine and turnips for sheep.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-12
Kansas Corn Cake,

Two cupfuls OF cornmeal, one cup.
full Of -four, one teaspoonful of salt
two teaspoonfuls of baking powder
two tablespoonfuls OF lard, one-half
cupful of brown sugar, one egg. Use
milk enough to make a soft batter
sift together meal, -four, salt and bak.
Ing powder. Add lard and sugar, then
beaten egg and milk. and beat thor.
oughly. Turn into creased pan and
bake in moderate oven.-Delineator.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-12
DAIYYNO!Ty

Safety nrst is the best policy in
handling the dairy bull.
When you build a barn see that Il
80 comfortable and sanitary.
Every COW In the hord should be
halter-broken. Begin while they are
calves.
II you haven't one. there 10 still
time TO put up q silo for this winters
feeding.
The calf should be given fne locks
OF hay when young TO encourage its
appetite.
To have a calf that will mature
into a valuable individual give II
proper care from the start.
In any but round silo the silage
does not settle well, and even settling
is what makes quality in silage.
Scours Is far too common a malady
with young calves and II not checked
the outcome may be disastrous.
The COW that has TO spend two
third0 OF her time fighting flies can.
not count for much at the milk pail.
The dairyman with small herd OF
COVE can well AFFORD to build a silo
and increase his herd and his profits.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-12
Jellled Grapea.

Wash two lunches OF grapes. then
plunge them into boiling water for
half a minute. Remove skins and
seeds, leaving cupful of pulp. Make q
sirup OF half cupful OF sugar and q
cupful of water, add grapes and table
spoonful OF gelatin that has soaked
In cold water. Let thoroughly melt
and boil up. then turn into a mold.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-12

Take a soup bone and one pint Of
split peas, put on back OF stove in cold
water and let II come slowly to a boil.
Let 1t cook slowly all day; about two
hours before It is needed season to
taste. Onions may be added II de-
sired. This makes very nice supper
dish, is easily prepared and needs very
little attention.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-12

stand the strain OF early and heavy
laying.
II this has all been done and the
little chicks hatched. then winter eggs,
or no winter eggs, depends entirely
on your care for and feeding OF these
chicks TO prepare them for their win.
tec's work.
They must be fed well and variety
OF food 80 that the whole body will
develop properly.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-12
Furrsd Kettles.

When kettles become furred, that ia
coated on the inside with a hard de
posit from the mineral and other sub
stances in solution In water, which
are set free in t-.ling, they can be
cleaned by boiling whiting in them foI
one or two hourA