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The Washington herald., 1914-11-01
Share Middleman's Profit.

There is not much advantage in buying BY parcel
post if the city is compelled to pay the same
prices that are asked by retail dealers Possibly he
might get better quality of produce but he would
not be saving any money by the operation The
farmer who sells his eggs huckster or to village
merchant does not get high price for them as
the city retailer gets when selling them to the
price advances with the repeated handling of the prod
uct. The middeman in every instance must have a
profit.
What the parcel post ought to accomplish is the
division of the middlemans profit between the pro-
ducer and the consumer. That would be fair to both
sides 1t would give the farmer better price than
he could get from the merchant or the huckster and
it would give the consumer lower price than he
would have to pay to the city retailer This is a
point that will have be borne in mind by the pro-
ducer who expects to do any considerable business by
parcel post-Louisville Courier Journal
The Washington herald., 1914-11-01

the coldiers catch the chickens as they
come soaring and clucking out in all d.
rections
The sergeant and his helper take the
old woman into her little house, and
there. presume. help her to pack, for
a few minutes later she comes out, very
white-faced and rigid, carrying a small
bird cage and clock. while the sergeant
carries a bundle on his broad back. tied
up in a bed quilt.
The old woman is not allowed TO pass
near the coop. but is taken to the r ar
and put aboard a light wagon along
with a number Of other unfortunates-
The sergeant comes back, and the
officer whispers something TO him. and
notice that he passes him a couple
Of 3O-franc pieces
The big sergeant mutters something
nodding toward the disrupted coop, and
after a moment the officer mods.
Very well. JEAN" he says. Just one.
but no more. We can't cart all the live
stock on the countryside!'
From the coop hear sounds that tell
me Enthusiastically that chickens are being
converted into poultry, and l glance for
explanation to the officer.
IF We leave them" he tells me, they
will only be destroyed. They Will be
better in our camp pot tonight
Just that he tells me. Not a whisper
about the fact that, out Of his own pocket
he has sent 20 francs to the old woman
to recompense her for the poultry which
she was bound to lose.
Five minutes later we were ready TO
move on. and l went to the rear to see
one of the loaded wagons start on to the
southwark. In the tail end Of II the old
woman sat upon her big bundle done up
in the old bed quilt. In one hand was
her bird cage. The other was grippci
on q doubt noO the Heutenants two
gold pieces. In her lap repOsed snugly
two things-her clock and one Of her
hens which j guessed the big black
bearded sergeant had begged for her.
The wagon went away to the south
ward, and we moved forward on our er-
rand of mercy and pain: for we had TO
see that all the country for a certain area
was empty OF nOn-cOmbatants-
Twelve hours later great flames were
rising up in our rear. The hen COOP
and the little farm were going up to
heaven in smoke, along with many an
other. on the borders of the great forest
Of Compiegne.-French correspondence Of
New York Times
The Washington herald., 1914-11-01
Neutrality Involved.

Japans protest in the case of the little German
cruiser Geier which is supposed to be undergoing
repairs at Honolulu but probably using that port
as refuge. should receive the prompt attention Of
the State Department When the Geier is ready for
sea and has taken board enough coal to reach the
nearest neutral port notice should be given her to
leave Honolulu. The alternative is internment for
the war As the Geier would not have the ghost Of
chance in a fight with the Japanese cruiser which
is waiting for her to out discretion would be
the better part of valor At any rate, the United
States government should be under no suspicion OF
deviating hairs breadth from the straight line Of
neutrality-New York Sun.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-01

The judgment awarded in the District Supreme
Court to Samuel T. Kabfus for the amount of his
salary assistant assessor of the District of Co.
umba from the date of his illegal removal by the
District Commissioners to the date of his resigna-
lion suggests complication in the case The
salary awarded to Mr. Kalbfus has already been
paid TO Edward w. Oyster, who was illegally ap-
pointed by the Commissioners to fill vacancy which
they had failed TO create The law provides for a
certain number of assistant assessors and Mr. Oyster
was paid the salary of assistant assessor which
the courts have held should have been paid to Mr..
Kabfus. who was an assistant both de jure and
de facto Obviously Mr.. Oyster has no legal right
60 the inoney and yet not the taxpayers would
want 10 him compelled 10 refund ii because of
The COMMISSIONER bunder in view of the fact that
nc undoubtedly rendered service TO the District
But where the Commissioners to get the money
The Washington herald., 1914-11-01
THE KNOCK ON THE DOOR.

iNote-T,le inhabitants Of Belgian yilhEe were
yarned to fee in the middle Of the night by a
IEOck OF the door. A. their hOmss wCre 10 be
5urned Immediately u clear the way for i'm
Ending hattlel
Peasant awake,
Thy threshold jars
Beneath the martial tread.
While on thy pOrtal snites
4 hasty warning. dread
The mailed hst strikes.
Peasant. arisc,
Thy humble rOf
IIOth block orr onward wsy.
FIee quickly through the night,
The blazing torch day
VIII SPREAD itS deadly blight
Tie m8Iled hst strike,
Peasant behold,
The sky fames rcd.
And meath the htful bla1s
The a,h mounds burning low
Reveal 10 OutCast gaze
Thy Ecarthstune's alien glow
The maIlsd fist strikes
Peasant oh hark
The bEttlc's On.
The great guns crash and rDar,
And night is fun Of death.
Home shelters thee no more
The mailed fist strikes!
HINDA BURKE.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-01

The United States sold to foreign countries in
September $68+0o&S9 worth of food products against
S3S7S6.624 worth in September. 1913. There are no
signs that the demand will diminish while the supply
holds out At this rate, and with imports practically
cut off, our debts in Europe, which have caused so
much concern should rapidly disappear. Politicians
have been blaming the for everything, but the
time is here when they will have to begin writing
items down on the credit side of the ledger
The Washington herald., 1914-11-01

I to capture the Confederate. whom he
supposed TO be an officer Posting five
sharpshopters OF his own and five of
the Twenty-third Maine Regiment to pro-
! teCt him in event Of serious aIterca-
tion, he advanced TO meet the COnfeder-
ate. taking very short steps so as to
bring the man as near the Federal lines
as possible
An Unusual Capture.
The two men met and passed a few
commonplace remarks. whereupOn Capt
Dudley demanded the surrender of the
Confederate. The latter refused. but
Dudley pressed a revolver TO his breast
and forced him to march into the Fed
eral lines There he was disarmed. after
attempting to shoot Dudley, and sent to
brigade headquarters
To the astonishment OF all. the man
was found 10 be none other than Rogsr
a. Pryor, formerly a Brigadier General
in the Confederate service, who had re-
signed his commission because he had
not been given an active command and
At that time was serving as a private in
the Third Virginia Cavalry. The capture
was such an important one that an in
vtstigation as to the manner OF his ar
rest was started. Gen Meade informed
Gen. Parke that he disapproved retalia-
tory acts not directed by hims II or
superior authorities.
Gen. Parke. after investigation. report
ed that the arrest OF Pryor has my
hearty approval. as I have reason to be-
lieve that this is not the first time of his
visiting our line. a previous visit being
made under an assumed name" Gen.
Meade was much inCensed. however.
that his orders regarding the exchange
of papers had been disObeyed. Capt.
BurraCe was dismissed from the service
issued at the direction Of President Lin
coin. he was reinstated in good standing.
Gen. Cadmus NJ. Wilcox. who was Pry-
or's friend, as well as commander. wrote
to Grant personally, asking that Pryor
be returned to him. He cited the ir-
regularity of the proceedings, and the
good faith with which Pryor had gone
out to meet the Federals. Though at
this time a private in the ranks from
choice" wrote Gen. Wilcox. he has
been both colonel and brigadisr general
in our army, and filed both grades with
credit to himself I believe this
mans case will be favorably regarded
by you, and that he will soon be re-
turned to our lines, to his friends, and
family"
But Grant regarded Pryor as a dan
gerous man. He had been the friend of
Jefferson Davis Gen. Lee, and other !, ad-
eTs OI lne OOnltueTdcS, FORMER MEM
Der Of the United States Congress and of
the Confederate Congress as well, and
belonged to one of the leading families
of Virginia Gen. Wilcox's request was
refused and Pryor sent to Fort I.afay-
ette, in New York harbor, as a political
prisoner.
Late in the war. as a result Of an ap-
peal to President Lincoln by Pryor's in
fiuential friends in the North. he was
released on parole. never again to take
active service in the Confederate armies.
Capt Burrage was also released before
the end Of the war
Copyright. Islil
TOmOrrOw-Traeing Missing Sol
dfern
The Washington herald., 1914-11-01
The Caviar bird.

Two ultrasephisticated New Workers
were admirinE the wainscoting in a Ger
tain Philadelphia hotel and got to ar
guing over the name of the wood used.
Finally they asked a waiter. He didn't
know. and asked the bartender.
''Whatta yuh call that wood" he said.
That wood? said the bartender.
That stun costs a lot of money. It's
Russian caviar
"Piffle," snorted the New Workers,
.'caviar's not wood: it's bird. .'-Phila-
delphia Public Ledger.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-01
AS Ii Goes.

Some nations were fighting fiercely.
Why are you fighting SOP inquired
the bystanders. moved at length to Curl
Csity.
To save civilization replied the na-
tiCns severally.
Here a draggled figure rose from the
mire under the feet Of the combatants
and limped lamely away.
And who are your asked the by
ISLANDERS. with a disposition to get 10 the
bottom of the matter.
Don't speak to me-fm civilization"'
the figure made answer. somewhat pet
Iishly.-New York Evening Post
The Washington herald., 1914-11-01
MaYfowers Picked in October.

John NJ. Flint. Of West Baldwin, picked
far from his home. The leaves were per
fectly formed and the blossoms were as
pink as il they had just come forth after
the departure of snow in the SPRING
Portland CMe) Press.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-01
Not on Your Life.

Rank IeIler-This check is all right.
but you must be introduced, Can you
bring in Your husband?
Woman-WhO. Jack? Why. IL Jack
thought you wanted an introduction to me
he'd knock your block on Cleveland
Plain Dealer
The Washington herald., 1914-11-01
The First Step.

Doctor-what your husband needs is
absolute quiet
Mrs Gab-But, doctor. he won't listen
to me.
Doctor-wen. that ought to help a lot
Judge.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-01
Tho Rejected Recruit.

An American who desired /" go to
Mexico as a soldier was rejected on ac-
count Of his poor teeth
What's the idea he sad 10 the re-
cruiting office Have We got to eat the
Greasers after We kill 'em?'-Kansas
City Star
The Washington herald., 1914-11-01
Morning Smiles.
A Study in Tcnser.

Teacher-TRe sentence. My father haH
money" is in the past tense. Now. Mary
what tense would you be speaking in
If You said. My father has money
Little Mary-Oh that would be pre-
tense-Hartford Times
The Washington herald., 1914-11-01
RuSr MnshIngton GIrI..

WashinetOn society women have quit
the study of ethnOlOEy and have turned
to manual training. They are hammer
ing out brass ash trays. Next thing we
know they'll be washing the dishes for
a.-Rochester Herald.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-01

Turkey has taken fand, and Italy and Greece
becoming more Tesrvc 1t looks as if the entire
Eastern hemisphere will soon be involved What
possible chance is there for Hayti and Mexico TO
attract attention.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-01

France Ilas arranged with New York banks for
I loan of $IoO0o,ooo and will spend it all in this
country iE the purchase q supplies If this sort
Of financing can be continued it won't take long to
establish balance in cur favor abroad
The Washington herald., 1914-11-01
Disappointment.

SteIla-She thought she married a
bank.
BeIa-Well. he turned out to be a rail-
rocd; he isn't allowed to earn enough
New York sun.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-01

FoLr mcn accused OF having voted I5o times
ii lie recent New York election. Such display of
energy is only surpassed by the negligence of the
clc,t'cn officials who permitted it.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-01

candidate for governor in Pennsylvania and in New
York his denunciation of Whitman is violent while
his criticism of Gov. GBnn is as mild day in
early spring
The Washington herald., 1914-11-01

Senator Stone is the leading exponent
at the Capitol of absolute neutrality. He
is chairman of the Foreign Relations
Committee. But here's one that stumped
him.
The German waiter who usually at
tends to the Inner man" for the Sen
ator, finally managed to pluck up cour-
age to approach the latter on nom
neutral subject.
Senator" he boasted, I'VE can lick
the EnElish and French: already we
have wiped out Belgium; and we can
whip the Russians and COssacks. But
its those d-ned allies that bother us.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-01

TOmorrOw-Tracing Missing Sol
dIerE.
The Parker post., 1914-07-25
ATTENTION TO SETTING HENS
Fowl Should Be Given Plenty Of Wa,
ter and Corn-Dust With Insect
Powder to Kill Vermin.

A sitting hen should have plenty Ca
water every day; she should also have
| plenty of corn to keep up her body
heat-just about all she can eat. II
confined closely don't forget her grit,
and bit Of fat meat occasionally will
help her to keep warm. Be sure to
dust her with insect powder, at least
twice, to get rid of all lice. Give her
just what eggs she can cover nicely,
remembering to take into considerar
tion her size and the cold weather.
Better give hen II eggs, which she
can cover nicely, than to give her 15.
which she cannot keep warm.
If you have trouble in getting a hen
to sit where you want her, move her
after dark; then cover her closely so
the nest will be dark all the next day,
and SO the hen cannot stand up. Put
an egg or SO under her and leave her
alone over the second night. After
that she will usually sit contented.
Gentleness and kind treatment are
necessary in the successful handling
OF sitting hens. Any roughness
| shown causes them to become rest
less and untrustworthy on the nest.
rendering them liable to break their
eggs, if nothing more Keep them
quiet, comfortable and well fed; give
them as much chance to exercise az
you can, and if the eggs are good you
Will get pretty fair matches even Ia
very cold weather.
II your sitters are wild and inclined
to fly from the nest every time the
| attendant comes into their presence
| try hanging a curtain in front of the
nests until they get settled down tn
business. Sometimes, particularly 80
with Leghorns, it is necessary to leave
the curtain hanging all through the
period of incubation. Always go to
the nests of the f1ighty hens after
dark. If you have no special sitting
room and must have other hens lay.
ing in the vicinity of your sitting
hens, collect the eggs after dark.
The Parker post., 1914-07-25
Young HopefuIs In Vienna.

The Austrian government has taken
strong action against curious revolu-
tionary movement among the boys OF
Vienna on the ground that it is dan.
gerous to the state.
For some years a culture club
had existed privately among the boys
but the membership became SO large
to the government for permission to
put a club for boys of 16 and over on
a legal basis.
When the government officials re
ceived copy of the proposed statutes
they had a rude shock Statute No
1 calmly provided for the abolition OF
the home. Members of the club were
enjoined to put pressure on their par
ents so as to obtain flats for them
selves.
Other items on the boys program
were the election Of school teachers
and the dismissal of unpopular teach
ers. Suggestions were invited for up
to-date substitutes for such institu
tions as the home and school.
These and even more startling pro
posals horTifed the officials. A con
ference was hurriedly called. The
minister of education, who was On a
holiday, was summoned to Vienna
The existing club was raided and
closed because further evidence OF
the unblushing effrontery Of the move
ment was found.
The minister Of education knew
only too we'll what the boys meant
by putting pressure" on their par
ents. Vienna parents are often bull
lied into acceding to the wishes OF
their children bv threats of suicide.
The Parker post., 1914-07-25
Potato Attacked by Powdery Scab

Importance. AS far as is known, it is
not generally distributed in the United
States, although it has been found
In one or two localities. Every eff
fort should be made to prevent the
spread Of this new disease by the
destruction of all infected potatoes.
1t causes the formation of round puc-
tules with raised edges, which may
vary in size and number (See illus
tration.) If they are numerous, the
whole surface of the potato may be-
come covered and the eyes destroyed.
These pustules contain when mature
or at harvesting time a brown dust.
This powdery substance consists OF
countless small spore balls, which
may remain alive in the soil for
several years and infect the future
crops.
The question now before the de-
partment of agriculture is whether
this scab is of such dangerous char
acter that the exclusion of potatoes
from all foreign countries will be
justified. Such a quarantine would
involve Canada and probably nearly
all European countries not already
under the wart-disease embargo.
The Parker post., 1914-07-25
POWDERY SCAB OF POTATOES
Farmers Of United States Lose Over
$3O,0oo,oo0 Every Year From
Disease of 1ubers.

That the farmers of the United
States lose over thirty million dollars
every year from potato diseases is a
statement that the United States de-
partment of agriculture considers as
under the mark rather than other
wise.
The list of parasites responsible
for this loss is a long one. Early
blight, late blight, scab, blackleg, wilt.
powdery dry-rot, and others are al
ready widespread, and new troubles
are discovered every year. Several Of
the worst plant diseases have come to
us from foreign countries, and 1t was
to exclude these unwelcome visitors
that congress passed last year quar-
antine law under which potatoes from
the British isles, Germany, Austria,
Newfoundland, St. Pierre and Mique-
Ion are now excluded on account of
the wart disease, a dreaded pest
which transforms the tubers into tr-
regular, unrecognizable, black, warty
masses.
Powdery scab of the potato resem-
bles to the unframed eye the common
scab, but is in reality a markedly diff
ferent disease, apparently Of greater
The Parker post., 1914-07-25
BURLAP AS A DECORATION
Can Be Put to Almost Innumerable
Uses In the Making of
Tasteful Home.

The woman who is eager to have a
tasteful home at small cost should re-
member the many uses Of buriap tor
interior decoration. A couch that has
become worn and faded, but does not
require re-upholstering. may have its
defects covered by a throw of ouriap'
using the widest obtainable In tan or
other good shade, and cutting this suf-
fciently long to hang entirely over the
couch ends. The ends may be I'm
ished by a wide hem caught in place
with green briar stitching and the
cover further ornamented by stencil
ing. II tan or brown burlap has been
selected a pretty stencil design Is
border of pine trees done in green's
and browns. Burlap also makes beau
tiful portieres, and is excellent for up
holstering chairs, making boat on
porch pillows and may even be used
as a floor covering.
The Parker post., 1914-07-25
EARLY METHOD OF CLEANING
Of Salt and Vinegar the Best for
Decanters, Etc

If you would get the nearest carpen-
you could make your cut glass Dishes
and even your fine pressed glass, daz.
zling bright
First wash each dish thoroughly
with warm soapsuds and then, with
cut drying it, bury the dish in the saw
dust.
Leave each piece until it is per
fectly dry and then brush it with a
soft brush, taking care to reach all the
crevices.
You can clean decanters, carafes
vinegar cruets. etc, by using mix
tire Of salt and vinegar. To q wine
.qlassful OF vinegar allow a handful OF
salt. Put some of this in the bottles
shake it about we'll and the stains will
di=a0Dear.
# you have pudding or meat pie
dishes that have become brown, burnt
and generally disgraceful looking b.
baking in the oven, you can almost
always remove the stains by soaking
them for several hours in strong boraE
and warm water.
Greasy pots and kettles, that bette
noir of the woman who does her own
cooking, can be cleaned with little diff
Guilty by letting them get warmed
through OF the stove, then removing
them to the sink and throwing in g
handful of corn meal and rubbing
them well with this
The Parker post., 1914-07-25
Rhubarb Pie,

Cut the large stalks off where the
leaves commence. strip off the out
side skin. then cut the stalks IN
pieces half an inch long; line pie
dish with paste rolled rather thicker
than a dollar piece, put a layer oil
the rhubarb nearly an inch deep; tc
a quart bowl of cut rhubarb put
large teacupful Of sugar; strew II
over with a saltspoonful Of salt anc
q little nutmeg grated; shake over d
little -four; cover with a rich pie
crust, cut slit in the center, trim on
the edge with q sharp knife and bake
in a Quick oven until the pic loosen
from the dish Rhubarb pies MADE
in this way are altogether superior
to those made of the fruit stewed
The Parker post., 1914-07-25
Freedom for Colts.

It is not best to keep the colts tied
up day after day, nor is it best to al
low them to run with the mothers
while the latter are at work in the
fields. Keep them in a lot that has
good fences, where they can run and
play and yet be in the sunshine.
The Parker post., 1914-07-25
The Colony Plan,

Where the hens are kept in colony
houses they may be moved to differ
ent grain fields as soon as the crop
has been harvested and find plenty O.
feed for several weeks.
The Parker post., 1914-07-25
COOPERATIVE Farm
Products Marketing
How 1t Is Done TN Europe and May Be Done
i tn America to the Profit of Both
/ Farmer and Consumer
/ BY MATTHEW DUDGEoN.
BY MATTHEW s. DUDGEoN.

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Copyright. 1914 Western Newspaper Union.)
The Parker post., 1914-07-25

An objection to paying taxes seelua
to be more certain than the taxes