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o be known

which should be known to all interest
ed-namely, good pure bred animals
will grow faster and make more eco
nomical gains than scrubs or grades,
and good feeding and attention are far
more profitable than the careless meth.
DDS so frequently practiced.
This is but one of the lessons which
are learned by the thousands Of boys
who are joining the pig clubs that are
being organized by the United States
department Of agriculture in co-opera-
ton with the state agricultural COL
leges. Every corn club boy is urged to
join the pig clubs and learn how he
may market his corn more prodtably
than by selling 1t.
The pig club work Is now Being con.
Quoted by the department of agricul-
ture In seven states. and it is being
taken up in other states as rapidly as
funds will permit. All boys wishing
to become members should write to the
extension department Of the state agri-
cultural college or to the department
of agriculture for further information.
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-27
Bricks From Babylon.

There is Il law in the Turkish en-
pire prohibiting the expectation Of rel
les and antiques more than 100 years
old. and the fact that it is on the stat
ute books gives rise to the common
practice Of offering spurious articles to
the tourist. Real objects of art or Of
sufficient age to be of value are rarely
to be purchased. and the general desire
of the visitor. therefore, seems to be to
obtain stone OF pieces Of clay from
the sites Of ancient ruins or bricks
with inscriptions. The former can
probably be obtained. but they are
practically valueless. as one piece of
clay from Babylon is quite like anoth-
er from Musol. Bricks from either of
these places that are known to be gen.
uine are u~nobtainable.
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-27
Our First Ihaatar.

In 1852 the first theater III the Unit.
ed States was opened in the colony of
Virginia ut old Williamsburg. The
originator was an English actor, Will
liam Hallam. ST.. who brought his own
company from over seas and presented
THE Merchant OF Venice" us the ini-
tial performance. The idea spread a D
idly. and soon New York, Philadelphia
and the other leading communities of
colonial America each had its the
alter. While the Virginia playhouse
was the first in the United States, &C.
tors had played in the colonies before
this date. The first is said to have
been the English strolling player, An
thony Aston. who was known as Mat
Medley. The actor and his art Of that
day were generally despised by the
Puritanical colonists. The Massachu-
sets legislature passed a law shortly
after amateurs had given 1.-THE Or
phans" at the Coffee House in Boston
in 1749 which forbade such perform
ances. prescribing a penalty for. actors
and spectators ulike of $25 each.
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With Military Honors.

1t is not universally known. what is
meant by a funeral with full military
honors." In such a funeral the coffin
is borne on a gun carriage.
II the dead soldier was an infantry
man his sword and helmet rest on his
coffin.
At the funeral Of a cavalry soldier
his sword and helmet are fastened to
the saddle of his horse, which is led
Immediately behind the gun carriage,
and his top boots. with spurs attached,
are fastened in the stirrups, with the
toes pointing backward.
A firing party, drawn, if possible,
from the deceased's regiment, fire three
volleys over the grave, and the Last
Post" is then sounded by buglers.-
Pearson's Weekly.
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and crab grass for thirty days. Then
I turned them On blue grass pasture
for forty-fve days. This cost $3.50 a
head per month. Next l fed them a
very poor quality Of shock corn and
oat straw until about March 10 and
then about all the ear corr they would
eat, with oat straw for r~oughage, un-
til May S.
THE first week in May l turned the
cattle on clover and timothy meadow
without feed. They grazed until July
rs, and then I commenced to feed
shelled corn and oats. two parts Of
corn to one Of oats.
AFTER two weeks on full feed Of
shelled corn and last three weeks on
snapped new corn, I sold them Sept.
"a, having fed them grain just sixty
days to finish them out. They gained
40 pounds apiece"
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testing you have a few star boarders.
One cannot afford to feed, clean, milk
and care for a COW the year round just
for the sake of having a cow. A test
outfit with scales need not cost $40.
Then use 1t. Thinking about it doesn't
help. Make up your mind how much
you are going to get and "stick" till
you get it. When you get there raise
your standard. The 300 pound pro-
Queer is a necessity.
If the COW does not give that much it
may be your fault, You cannot build
a brick house out Of stones. Neither
can the COW manufacture milk in guam.
tity unless she is given the stuff with
which to make it. The constituent
parts should be contained in the food
in something like the proportion actu-
ally required. ~
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HORSES IN WINTER,
Common Hoof Ailments That May Be
Avoided With a Little Care.

Common Hoof Ailments That May Be
Avoided With a Little Care.
It Is a fact that a very great proper
don Of the lameness, disease and ALL
ments which occur among horses Is
brought about by avoidable causes and
could readily be prevented If a more
general knowledge were displayed in
regard to their origin, writes a CORE
spondent Of the American C%ultivator.
To commence with the horses foot,
we have, for instance, corns, and prob
ably quite ~three-fourths Of the cases in
which this complaint occurs would
never be heard Of If horses were al
ways reshod at sufficiently frequent
intervals, for corns are principally
brought about through the shoe becom-
ing 1mbedded in the heels owing to the
shoes being left on too long.
Cracked heels, which so often occur
in the winter, are in most instances
the result purely Of neglect and prin-
cipauy from one Of the following
causes: Owing to the hollow Of the
heel not being properly cleaned when
the horse is groomed, keeping horses
standing on dirty and wet bedding,
washing the legs and in the case Of
animals specially susceptible to suffer
from cracked heels failing to dry the
heels well on the horse coming in from
work with muddy and wet legs.
Mud fever, another winter COM
plant, could also in most cases be
avoided If the baneful practice of
washing the legs ERE refrained from
and If where there is an Inherent tend
ency to mud fever care were taken to
see that the animals belly, thighs and
legs are well rubbed down with wisps
Of straw and thoroughly dried when it
returns to the stable in a muddy CON
dition and the legs bandaged.
Thrush, or foul in the foot, is main
ly induced by standing on dirty litter
and omission to clean out the sole of
the hoof.
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-27
COUNTY OPTION BILL PASSES

St. Paul, Feb. 24.-By a vote of &C
to 81, one over the required majority,
the Minnesota house tonight passed
the senate county option measure,
making prohibition a county issue.
The measure, the first county option
bill to pass even one branch of the
state legislature, now goes to the
governor, who has indicated that he
will sign it.
Supporters of the bill say it's enact
ment into law means the elimination
of saloons from at least three-fourths
of the counties of Minnesota.
1t is urged that the Moorhead is
sue will be revised again under the
new law. The "Drys" in that county
believe they can get a majority under
the new act.
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-27
LIVE STOCK
HUSBANDRY
FATTENING STEERS.

Method Of Feeding That Produced a
Bunch Of Topnotohers.
Recently o. P. Williams Of Clinton
county. Mo-, fed and sold a carload Of
steers which brought him 81 a hun
dred on the Kansas City market, that
being the highest price ever paid on
that market up to that time, says the
Orange Judd Farmer. Following Is an
account by MI. Williams Of the method
by which these steers were fed:
Il don't believe an honest report on
the way these eleven dollar steers were
fed would be Of benefit to a beginner.
I handled the cattle cheaper than any
lot of finished steers I have ever fed.
1 bought them Oct. 1, 1913, turned
them on to oat stubble, volunteer oats
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Scouro In Calves.

If one is unfortunate enough to have
calves with the scours the writer has
always found either blood -four or
ing the digestive system. A table,
spoonful Of either of these given when
the calf is fed for a day or two will
prove successful. The latter is made
by placing ordinary wheat -four in a
skillet and stirring it over a fire until
the contents become a uniform brown.
The excuse offered by many that they
have no time to fool around with their
calves is the principal reason why the
death rate is so high. The calf is the
foundation Of the herd, and upon its
care depends the future profit or loss.
Iowa Year Book.
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SOME Factors IN
Profitable DAIRY|NG

The trouble with many dairymen or
so called dairymen is that they do not
know, writes John Bower in the Iowa
Homestead. They are either blinded
with prejudice or married to the sys.
TEN adopted by their fathers before
them. Times change. What does for
today is scarcely suitable for tomor-
row. If you are to succeed a start is
necessary. It will not do to dream
about it. Do it, and do it now.
Set a standard for the COW. What
are your cows producing? Have you
a fixed standard? Cows may give all
the way from 100 pounds Of butter
fat or less to the wonderful record of
that Guernsey Gov May Rilma, with
a semioficial record Of 1,073.41 pounds
Of butter fat, or almost three pounds
daily. Think of it, and then think Of
the thousands of COWS being MIXED
giving less in a year than this COW In
a month. You may not have q May
Rilma, but you may have better cows.
Three hundred pounds Of butter fat
yearly are not too much to ask of your
cows. On land valued at 500 and over
this should be increased. A daily milk
yield Of four gallons testing 3.3 per
cent Is not too much to ask Of any COW.
You may have a May Rilma in your
herd and you don't know it. Yeska
Sunbeam, a worlds champion, and ia
coba Irene, that wonderful Jersey, were
just cows until new owners applied
the test and scales to these world win
ners. If 0 are not weighing and
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Indigestion Of Horse.

First OF all be sure that the teeth OF
this horse are not worn sharp along
the edges. If upon examination sharp
points are found they should be re-.
moved by floating. A grain ration Of
three parts Of corn, one part oats and
n part wheat bran by weight or corn
and oats in equal parts together with
a pound Of linseed meal a day should
be fed. Limit. the hay to a pound per
hundred pounds live weight daily.
Give on the grain three times a day a
tablespoonful Of the following powder:
Salt, one pound; soda, one-half pound;
powdered u vomica, two ounces:
iron sulphate, two ounces, and gentian,
two ounces.-National Stockman.
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BALANCING the Hoo Ration,

Corn is the great staple feed Of this
country. 1t is because this is a great
corn producing country that 1t is also q
great hog growing country. There Is
no better way Of marketing corn than
through hogs as pork. Those who live
in a corn section must therefore seek
to feed all the corn in the ration that
can be fed to advantage. There is no
question about the value of corn when
balanced with a proper protein supply
for growing pigs. And the greatest of
all balancers Of the corn is grass, chief
OF the varieties being clover and alfal.
ia. No better combination can be
found.
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lnuuisitjve,

Yes, Henry writes very good letters
from college. They show a strong
thirst for knowledge. He never writes
without asking for information"
That's fine. What does he ask?"
"He always asks, When are you 60
ing to send me some more moneyT"-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-27
AROUND THE DAIRY.

3 A warm. clean. light stable
3 Is the proper place for the cows
: at this time Of year.
Wallowing through snow belly
: deep is not the best way to get
! the cows to water; chills them
! and stops the milk making bust.
! ness too long.
. Too much cannot be said about
! the way in which COWS are treat
. ed In the stable. Kindness must
: prevail.
. Calves starting life In late fall
.. make fine animals by grass time
. next spring because not annoyed
, by flies; also it is easy to give
calves good care and feeding in
. winter. ,
, The calf should be taken from ,
, the COW very soon after birth.
; 1t learns to drink much more .
. easily than If left several days .
with the COW.
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-27
HOG RAISERS
OF THE FUTURE

Prepared by the United States DEPART
ment of agricultural
At the Louisiana state fair were 1856
fine hogs raised by members of the
boys pig clubs. In this exhibit was q
pen Of four hogs which attracted wide
attention and caused a great deal of
comment. All Of these hogs were the
same age. Three of them were half
breed Berkshires and were litter mates.
Two Of the litter mates had been rails
ed by a Louisiana farmer In the old
manner Of letting the hogs take care
OF themselves and make their living in
the woods and fields. The other n
had been purchased by a pig club boy
and raised with the pure bred Berk-
shire.
The two large hogs were fed and
raised IN the same manner and receiv-
ed the same treatment from weaving
time. When shown at the fair the
pure bred Berkshire weighed 3O5
pounds. the half breed raised in the
same pen weighed 2O5 pounds, while
the two litter mates raised by the
farmer weighed but fifty pounds each.
From a market standpoint the two
small hogs were not worth over $3.50
each, while the grade pig raised by the
boy was worth about SIS and the pure
bred hog about $21. From a breed
er's standpoint the pure bred hog was
worth $50.
This illustrates forcibly two great
principles in the live stock industry
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-27
Silaao For Calves.

Silage Is a good feed for yearling
salves and may be fed to them in. Hber-
al quantues-that is, all they will con-
sumo without waste. It IL customary
to feed young animals silage night and
morning. Silage should be supplement-
ed with good clover OF alfalfa hay or
some other roughage rich I'm protein.
With good legume hay and silage year
ling calves need very little grain to
keep them In the best condition.
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-27
LIVE o BRIEFS.

Roots are nearly Indispensable
. for the profitable feeding of
! sheep in winter.
!, Keep all drafts off your horses.
, A draft is pneumonia's friend.
Roots are an economical and
healthful food for the hogs.
; They should have variety.
. In driving a pair Of horses see
. that the yoke is buckled firmly to
|. the end of the pole.
; The ~fockmaster or owner must
be ever vigilant He should know
bis flock so well that the very -,
slightest indisposition will be de-
tected at once.
Never give any icy or frozen
food to hogs. 1t will cause indI-
gestion. Indigestion opens the
way for all sorts of ailments.
4 4 4 {.
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-27
Government Hog Tonic Formula

/" S@vernmehe ao9 Bonic Formula.
One part charcoal. one part sulphur,
two parts salt, two parts sodium b.
carbonate, two parts sodium hyposul-
phite, one part sodium sulphite, one
part anthony sulphite. These should
be ground together and Thoroughly.
mixed. The tonic is proportioned In
feeding at the rate Of one large table
spoonful to every 200 pounds Of weight
and should be fed once a day only.
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-27
All the Same,

The horny handed" calls what he
lives OF pay" the skilled mechanic
wages" the city clerk salary" the
banker "income," a landowner "rent
roll" a lawyer fees" a burglar
''swag," but it all comes to the same
in the end.-London Scraps.
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-27

The Ayrshire COW of today is a
COW Of medium size. Weighing from
1000 to 1900 pounds, the bulls from
1,500 to 1000 pounds. The Ayrshire
Is a rather nervous cow and will
use those nerves to support herself.
She Is always active in walking,
eating and chewing her cud, show
ing a v energy that should
go we'll toward making milk. The
Ayrshire GOV has inherited a
strong constitution and great dairy
capacity that fit her to endure the
changes Of climate and to produce
a large quantity Of dairy products
at the lowest cost. The bull pic
tured is a pure bred Ayrshire.
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-27
ARREST EDITOR AT BEACH

Last week Editor James Frost of
the Beach Advance was arrested by
United States Marshall S. ]. Doyle
on a charge of printing and sending
libelous and defamatory matter
through the mails. 1t is said that
bonds we're fixed at $4,000.
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-27
Why He Didn't Cry.

Mother-Goodness, how did you hurt
your finger so?
Little Son-With a hammer
"When|"
"A good while ago."
II didn't hear you cry"
mo, mother. l thought you were
out."-Stray Stories.
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-27
Wisdom.

Hope and success make a finer tonic
than medicine.
The best tonic is fresh air.
The best restorative is sleep.
The best stimulant is exercise.
Fatigue calls for rest and not the
spur.-Wisconsin State Journal.
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-27
Their GIee.

HE boasts that he came Of a fine
old family"
Eyes. and how they must have
laughed when he left!-Judge.
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-27
A Good Start.

He offers me a platonic affection"
"Well, take it. A platonic affection
often leads to the real thing."-Pitts-
burgh Post.
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-27
To Avoid Worry.

If you would avoid worry train your
self to be methodical and to act up to
the good old maxim of never putting
off till tomorrow what can be done to-
day.
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-27

The Shorthorn breed of beef cat.
tie Is distinguished by it's symmet-
rical proportions and by its great
bulk on a comparatively small
frame. the offal being light and the
limbs small and fine. On touching
the beef points the skin is found
to be soft and mellow as If lying on
a soft cushion. In animals thin in
condition a kind Of inner skin
Is felt, which is the ''quality' or
"handling'' indicative of those great
fattening propensities for which the
breed is so famous.
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-27

The large hog In the picture is
the half breed Berkshire raised by
a member of the Boys Pig club Of
louisiana The small pig is q lit
ter mate Of the large pig and was
raised by a Louisiana farmer by
the old time method Of letting the
hogs find their own living.
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-27
J. L. HUGHES,
County Auditor.
FOE SALE OR RENT

My 100 acre farm, six miles south
Of Taylor, Stark County, N. D. Adj
dress, ]. j. Wright, Darlington,
Wis.-ady. 1-2s-tf
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-27

Experience teaches a lot of things
we never cared to learn.-Judge.
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-27
One View of Golf.

FOp, WHAT IS gOlf!'
"Golf. my son, is just the same Is
work. except that you get paid for
work. "-Pittsburgh Press.
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-27

Precaution is better than repentance
Proverb.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-01
M~sa NEWS Or TTfE \
EAmS6RAnROPS J
SPECIAL ORDER FOR
LIBERTY BELL TRAIN
Arrange For Guard of Honor For
Middle Division; Officials to
Come to Harrisburg

Special orders for the running of
the Liberty Bell train over the Middle
division of the Pennsylvania railroad
were issued yesterday. Passenger
Trainmaster w. Brooke Moore. with
his assistant. L. L. Banks. will come to
Harrisburg Monday, July 5, and ac-
company the special train to Altoona.
Arrangements have also been made
for guard of honor for the train on
the Middle division. Captain of Po-
lice G. Chal Fort will be in charge of
the guards. No stops will be made
until the train reaches Altoona.
The special train will include one
steel baggage car, one steel diner.
three Pullman sleepers and an all-steel
fiat car, carrying the bell. The latter
ing Harrisburg, but will be switched in
this city to the center.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-01
12s: 1873. III. 121. 11s. 1872. 1o2. 100.

129: 12s. III. 121. 11s. 1872. 1O2. 100.
Engineer for 121.
Firemen for 11S, 102, 100.
Conductor for 116.
Flagmen for 706, 102.
Brakeman for 1872.
Engineers up: Brown. Welsh. streep-
or, Crisswell, Bruebaker. Madenford
McCauley, Seitz, Sober, Manley, AL
bright, Mcguire, Smith. Huber.
Firemen up: Moffatt. Durall. Bleich
Gelsinger, Bushey. Shive, Madenfort
Martin, Gilberg, Arnsberger, McCurdy
Copeland. Whichello, Huston, Miller
Manning, Behman, Brenner.
FlaSmen up: Bankes, Clark, Bruehl
Brakemen up: Jackson, Wolfe
Brown. Malseed, Allen, Knupp, Steh-
man, Stimeling. McGinnis. Wiland.
Middle Division - Is crew to go first
after II. 40 p. M: %, "a, II, 26. 25.
Engineer for 20.
Firemen for 23, 20.
Brakemen for 23, II, 25.
Engineers up: Smith, Wissler, Moore
Mumma. Hertzler. Garman, Simonton.
Firemen up: Arnold, Fletcher, kuntz
Ross.
Flagman up: Smith.
Brakemen up: McHenry, Strauser
Wenerick, Troy, Thornton.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-01
SONS DEATH CAUSES
FATHERS SUICIDE
Sigmund H. Weihenmayer Shoots
Himself at His Home at
Hagerstown
Shceial to The TeIegraph

Hagerstown. Md, July Passing
the spot on the lawn of his beautiful
home where his son was accidentally
shot and killed by a companion six
weeks ago. Sigmund H. Weihenmayer,
a prominent manufacturer of this city,
early this morning went to the garage
and shot himself through the heart
with a pistol. Dependency over the
tragic death of his son is believed to
have caused the deed. Mr.. Weihen-
mayer came here from Philadelphia,
where he has five brothers, seventeen
years ago. He was manager and
treasurer of the Blue Ridge Knitting
Mills Company. and one of the found
ers of the industry He is survived
by a wife and daughter.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-01

Clarence Kirk. Mrs Henry McSwine
and Miss Mardorf. The bride wore a
dainty costume of white voile and car
ried roses. Mr.. and Mrs. Weaver will
reside at 615 South Ninth street.
Miss Gladys Rogers, of Norristown,
is visiting Mrs. David Rogers at 700
South Front street
Mr.. and Mrs. George Steele, of Sum
bury, spent yesterday in town.
Miss Anna F'roelich, a member of
the faculty of the State Normal School,
Lock Haven is visiting her sister, Mrs.
ID. c. Harris, 1854 North Sixth street.
Leroy Lentz, of Lebanon, was a
business visitor in town to-day.
Mrs. Edward L. Beidleman and Miss
Katharine Beidleman are visiting at
West Baden. Ind, while motoring
through the West.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. orville Hickok, Sd.
left to-day with their children for a
stay at Atlantic City.
w. c. Long, secretary and treasurer
OF the Lock Haven Normal School,
was in this city to-day on business.
c. H. Hill, president of the teacher
training school of Cheney, and StanleN
1arnell, also of Cheney, were in Har-
risburg to-day on matters of business.
Or. George w. Brose, of York, spent
tuesday with his sister. Mrs. w. A
Mcllhenny, of 1917 Chestnut street.
Miss Martha Orth Seller and Miss
Sue Seller leave tomorrow for a fen
days stay with Miss Mary Cameron al
Kings Gap and will spend the latter
part OF the summer at Spring Lake,
New Jersey.
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PERFORMS BRIDAL CEREMONY
UNDER AN ARCH OF ROSES

One of the prettiest of June we'd
dings took place last evening at the
home of the bridegroom's father, Jo-
seph Shearer. 615 South Front street,
when the Rev. Robert w. Runyan,
pastor of st. Pauls Methodist Epis-
copal Church. performed the marriage
ceremony for Miss Emma G. Ebersole,
of Hummelstown, and William Shear
er. of this city. Miss Martha Shearer
and Bruce Hoover were the attendants
and the bridal party stood under a
beautiful arch of roses. The bride
wore a white lingerie frock and the
bridesmaid, pink silk.
In attendance were Mrs. Philip
Swenson, Vane Bell, Mrs. Ida Kerns,
Misses Mary Shearer. Roberta Shear
er. Katherine Klotz, Evelyn Swenson,
Susanna Shearer, Margaret Shearer,
May Swenson.
Mr. and Mrs. Shearer will leave
Friday for Bellefonte. Tyrone and
Winbur. After July 10 they will be
at home" at 702 Showers avenue,
this city.