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dren went about singing to every one
they met:
Good morrow, tbs st. Valentine;
First tis yours then It's mine,
So please give valentine.
In other parts of England young
women and men used to mask and go
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Peat and Straw Fodder,

Stockholm, Nov. SIT is reported
from Berlin that a concern has been
formed there to try to find new mate
rails for fodder, either through the
adaptation Of peat or the increased use
of straw and root tops. The dearth
Of imports of fodder is severely felt.
and chopped straw has been gradually
resorted to for feeding horses. The
making of straw flour has largely In.
creased. The dry summer made the
straw harvest exceedingly poor In some
places.
On the initiative of the minister OF
war an organization also has been
formed for obtaining substitutes for
spinning materials. The people are re-
qucsted to gather hop vines, nettles
and other suitable plants, which will
be bought by the government for tho
textile industries.
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French Troops Will Be Warm.

Paris, Nov. 3.-Thc ministry of war
announces that the stock Of warm I'M
dergarments, socks, and similar arti-
cleS for soldiers at the front Is album
dant for the winter campaign and that
it is unnecessary for relatives of SOL
dierS to send garments unless they
wish to do so. In this cas- the sugges-
ton is advanced that socks be made
Of absolutely pure wool as a protection
against frozen feet. Underwear may
contain IL very small proportion of cot
ton. The government, however, calls
attention to the scarcity of wool on ac-
count Of the occupation by the Ger
E!ans of northern France, where there
are numerous factories. and the use
by the government of large quantities
of this material.
This announcement is made particu-
larly in view of the cagcrEess with
which garments for soldiers were ac-
ccpted during the early months of the
war, when it was impossible to fore
see the length OF character of the con-
fict. Since that time measures have
been taken to obtain all needed up
plies.
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Bull For County Use.

a I1olstcin bull valued at $1,000 has
recently been put at the head of the
heard of the Marinette county hospital
farm in Wisconsin. This bull has been
leased to this county for two years by
the Wisconsin College of Agriculture,
and by the terms of the lease the col
lcge is to have the first chance 10 Dur-
chase ut market price amy hcifrrs sire!
by this bull that may be for sale from.
the county herd. This herd of cows
has made the institution self SUPPORT
ing. ana it is stated that the farmers Of
the county have drawn on it freely for
stock to improve their milking herds.
The placing Of such n valuable bun as
the one just leased from the college on
this farm will make the herd AN even
greater asset to the dairy farming i'll
tcrcsts of the county.
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his life in the steel business. At the
age of sixteen he entered the chemical
laboratory of the Edgar Thompson
steel works. Later he Went to the
Homestead steel works, becoming SUI
p~erintendent Of the plate de-
partment in 1903. Four years later he
succeeded Charles NJ. Schwab as gen
erul superintendent and in 1901 was
made president of the Carnegie Steel
company. In 1903 he became president
of the United States Steel corporation,
retiring from that position in January,
1911.
Mr.. Corey's selection as head of
the new company was made by the
syndicate. it is said. because of his e
pert knowledge of steel manufacturing
Reasons for his retirement from the
Steel corporation have never been made
public, but his ability as an efficient
operator has never been questioned.
1t was believed that Il difference be
tween himself and Gilbert H. Gary,
chairman of the Steel corporation, i'll
regard to prices ut a time when indie
pendent concerns were cutting the mar
ket from under the steel trust was the
chief factor in Mr.. Corcy's withdrawal
from the presidency.
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Japan sendinq Students Here.

New York, Nov. 1O.-On account Of
the war Japan is sending hundreds OF
postgraduate students in the profess
sions here who otherwise would have
gone to Germany, it developed recent
ly through the c~nnvaSSing of the med
ical colleges Of this city by two Japa-
nese educators.
Some of these students had left Ger
many when their country joined the
cause of the allies and others have
come from the University of Tokyo.
Arrangements are being made for fifty
or more of the postgraduate students to
enter such institutions as the Medical
college of Cornell university here and
the College of Physicians and Sur
geOnS.
In former years many hundreds of
young Japanese went to Germany to
take advanced courses i'll the sciences
and arts. especially in mining. engi-
necring and chemistry and madeleine.
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Use Of Lime In Soil Building.

Indirectly lime is u potent force in
soil building. 1t acts as IL stimulant
and as an nntidote for soil acidity. Al
though it is not Il plant food itself, eA'
cept in very limited amounts, it pro
notes the growing of legunles. and this
makes it possible to cheaply add nitro
gen to the soil.
The presence of lime in the soil where
large amounts OF fresh organic matter
are present haStcns the decay of this
material. Weeds. cornstalkS or straw
Il be of 10 use to Il growing crop
until thoroughly d%ccomposcd. The or
ganisms necessary for bringing about
the rapid decay Of this raw material
canno work in the presence of acid.
Lime ncutralizcs this acid us fast as it
forms. and the decomposition rapidly
goes on.
Lime is commonly spoken of as Il fer
%tliizer, and in this sense it may be so
called. 1t is Il we'll known fact that
soils rich in lime arc nearly always
highly productive. The true function
of lime should be fully understood, and
IN every section where it's absence is
responsible for poor soil conditions
efforts should be made to supply this
observation-disclosures Farmer.
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SWEET CLOVER.
Once Despised Weed Is Now Valued
For Hay and Soil BuiIdinu.

Once Despised Weed Is Now Valued
For Hay and Soil Building.
Sweet clover, which is so common
along roadsides and in waste places in
many parts of the country, is rapidly
gaining in favor as a cultivated crop.
This is due to it's value for soil i'm
provement, for pastures and for hay.
There are three species of sweet clover
commonly found in the United States:
The biennial yellow lowered species
and the biennial white Powered species
are valuable over a wide area, while
the annual yellow lowered species is
OF little economic Importance except
in the south. Tho biennial white flow
cred variety is commonest.
One Of the most notable features of
sweet Glove is Its root system. During
the first season of growth the roots
often reach Il diameter of one-half inch
at h crown Of the plant. On account
of the fcshy character of the roots n
large quantity of vegetable matter is
added to the soil ever when the tops
OF the plants arc removed for hay.
On account of the root d%cvclopucnt
or this plant large quantities of ycrc
table matter are added to the soil
when q field of sweet clover is plowcd
The root system alone has been csti-
mated to be about twenty tons of
green weight per acre for a good
growth of sweet clover. In some parts
OF the country 1t has been used in q
small way as a green manure crop, the
second years growth being plowcd un-
der. BY turning under a crop of sweet
clover, or only the stubble, marked
gains are obtained in the FOLLOWING
crop.
1t takes two years for it to produce
a full crop. Ordinarily some trouble is
experienced in getting stock TO eot
sweet clover ut first, on account Of its
J bitter taste.
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at IL time when money is very vel
come.
This is the season when the feed OF
the turkey should be given special at
tention. The flock should not find it
necessary to range over wide territory
for food. They should be confined and
given all they can eat.
Care must be taken to give them
what will meet their requirements.
Foods high in starch should not COM
pose the chief article of diet. Kitchen
scraps are good and should contain
meat. 1t is better to feed these in the
morning and in the evening grain.
Good oats are reliShcd. The green
food which the bird has been accus-
toned to should not be entirely discon-
tinued If possible to provide it. Like
all other birds, the turkey requires IL
certain amount of grit. This must not
be overlooked in f%attcning up the birds
for the market.
AS the market time draws near the
turkeys can be pushed in feed to the
limit and restricted in exercise or eXcr-
ton so that every possible ounce of fat
can be added.
The most common way of killing tur-
keys is to hang them up by their legs
and stick them with Il knife III the
mouth, making II or two cuts diagon-
ally across the roof Of the mouth, while
moving the point Of the knife forward
from the edge of the skull.
After sticking, the birds are Drained
by running the point OF the knife under
the eye or into the root Of the mouth in
such a way as to strike the inside of
the skull directly between the eyes.
The knife may be slightly twisted
when the point reaches the brain, the
bird giving a characteristic CULVER
when properly Drained, after which the
feathers pick easily.
The feathers are usually picked in
the following order: Flights, main tail,
back, sides, breast, legs and thighs,
Turkeys are usually dry picked and
shipped undraWn to market.
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Heads New Steel CORPORATION.

Pittsburgh, Nov. o. William Ellis
Corey has returned to an active
place in the steel business, was for
merly president of the United States
Steel corporation. Mr.. Corey is Il mem
Der of a New York syndicate which has
bought the Midvale Steel company. He
has been elected chairman of the
board Of directors of Il new company
formed with the Midvale properties as
Il nucleus. The Midvale plant at pres
ent covers about fifty-two acres Of
ground at Nfcetown, near Philadelphia.
\ native of Pennsylvania, now in his
tfticth year, MI. Corey has spent all
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Big Increase In Seals.

Washington, Nov. 0.-The officials of
the bureau of fisheries resident in Alas
ka have completed the regular sum-
mer census Of fur seals. The first step
in taking this census is to count III July
ut the time Of the formation Of harems
and this gives a preliminary figure.
The next count takes place in August
and includes the pups. The complete
count shows that the seal herds have
increased during the last year by 49,
600 head. and that now, at the close Of
the breeding season, there are approxi-
mately one-third of a million seals of
both sexes and all ages.
The preliminary figures received by
wireless messages show that the num-
Der of harems on st. Paul island this
season was 1,7S9 againt 1916 III 1914,
an increase of 35 per cent. On st.
George island the number Of harems
40 Der cent. The number of idle bulls
on st. Paul island this year was SAG
| and Oh st. George island 127, making q
| total for both islands Of 673, an in
crease Of sol over 1914.
The number of pups born this year
was SS,137 on st. Paul island and H.
| $50 on st. George island, Il total Of
1O3,526. The births this year exceeded
those of last year by 1926. or II per
cent. The number Of dead pups found
was 1.S1O, or IL per cent, indicating
no abnormal mortality among either
! the pups or their mothers.
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One Of the Advisers to Our Navv.

Detroit. Nov. 1O.-When Secretary Of
the Navy Daniels set ont to form the
naval advisory board Of inventions. the
members of which will contribute their
inventive genius to the navy, he re-
quested eleven great engineering and
scientific societies to select by popu-
lar election two members to represent
the society on the board. The NOM
bers were chosen for fitness rather
than for notoriety. With the exception
of Mr.. Edison, chairman of the board,
there is no member of sensational
reputation. o IL who has been hither-
to widely known beyond scientific and
technical circles, but in their respec-
tive fields they have high standing.
The board, which is composed of
twenty-three members, is small enough
to work in harmony when combined
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mmioration After War.

New York. Nov. 1O.-Frederick G.
Howe. commissioner of immigration
here. says that no Onc is able to fore
cast with amy degree of certainty what
effect the war in Euroc will have upon
immigration into this country.
lie gave as his opinion that there
would he a general ebb and flow of peo-
pie from and to Amcrica-an ebb of
European-Americans returning to help
rchabi'itate their countries and Il flow
OF uislhanhcd soldiers and other per,
sons.
"YOu al never COLOMBO immigrants,'
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as,ss,s

80 . 80 49, ~ y y - |QFANxTI'T'
Keep all weeds from going to seed
and SO destroy part OF the trouble MAX
crs for next year.
The fall fairs and flower shows begin
soon. Prepare to show something. 1t
pays YOU and helps make the show Il
success.
Dahlias have done exceedingly well
so far this year. Did you have any?
cites.
1t may be worth while to stop all in
crease of branches or buds on the
melon vines, lorcing the vines to hasten
maturity of the fruits already formed.
Is there Il bird bath in the yard? A
butter crock filled with water on a
post or other place out of reach of the
cat or dog will be enjoyed by the
birds.
One Of the best garden perennials for
cut flowers this season has been the
Achillea ptoSmira. the pearl. 1t is a
splendid small white flower suitable
for mixing with larger colored flowers.
Now is IL good time to go over the
fence corners and unused yards with
a scythe and remove the burdock and
other weeds that have found a home
there. 1t will reduce the weed crop
next year and make the place look
better.-LcIsoy Cady, Associate Horti-
%culturist, University Farm, st. Paul.
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, breeding season, and apparently take
the place of green feed to some eX,
tent. Green feed, such as cut clover,
alfalfa and grass. lettuce and plantain
leaves, may be fed to advantage.
\ variety of good, hard grains is
essential to success. and grains which
are in poor condition should not be fed.
Old grains which are hard are better
than new soft grains, especially for
pigeons with squads. Rcd wheat is
considered better than white wheat by
many pigeon breeders. Good wheat
screenings are often fed with success
rs they usually contain n variety of
seeds. Various stimulating seeds, such
as lentils and vetch. are sometimes
fed as a tonic to breeding birds during
the melting period.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-11-26
More Military Schools,

Washington, Nov. 1.-THE talk In
government circles of establishing more
schools Of the character of the Military
academy 1T West Point has led to a
suggestion which has been put for
ward by army men and is advocated
by the Army and Navy Journal. 1t is
to educate together for the first two
years young men who are destined to
serve as officers in the army and In
the navy.
The central idea is that as the studies
followed at Annapolis and West Point
during the first two years are so near
ly alike they could be assimilated, so
as to be taken up by students attend
ing a school established on the strict
lines of military control, where prelim-
mary instruction will be given to young
men who wish eventually to enter the
army or navy. This would reduce to
two years a finishing course ut the
Military and Naval academies.
The advantage claimed for this plan
is that it would more than double the
output of these academies and do away
with the present necessary "sifting'
process. This sitting would be done at
the preliminary schools and only Sc
lccted pupils granted the privilege Of
further instruction. 1t is believed that
this plan would add greatly to the eff
cheney of both army and navy.
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AGlance at urrent Topics and Events

he said, until land is made cheap.
The land spectators must he made to
sell their land ut reasonable prices or
pay for holding it at prohibitive prices.
AS Lloyd-George said, the dog in the
manger must be made to pay for his
manger."
DIR. Howe said that under present
conditions he did not blame the immi-
grants for settling in the cities and that
they made the most intelligent voters.
The number Of scratched tickets in so
called foreign districts" he said, in
Dictated that the immigrants voted their
convictions.
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cARNEAux PIGEON (FAclNe LEFTY AND A HOMER PIGEON.
Prepared by United States department OF
agricultllre.l

Prepared by United States department OF
agricultural
Many varieties of grains are used in
feeding pigeons. A good mixture of
staple grains may be made of equal
parts by weight of cracked corn, hard
red wheat. Katlir corn and Canada peas,
with a small quantity 90 per cent? of
hemp and millet seed added during the
Noting period. Other grains which
may be substituted for or added to
these are oats or hulled oats, buck
wheat, Egyptian corn. barley, cowpeas
and milo maize, while Il small guam
tity of stale bread. rice, rape, millet,
canary. vctch and suntlowcr seed may
be fed for variety. Canada peas are eX-
pcnsive. but seem to be essential to the
best results, especially during the
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action is needed. large enough to at
tack and solve many important ques-
lions without needless delay.
Andrew l.. Niker OF this city. who was
selected by the American Society of
Automobile Engineers, a the first
president of that organization. His
work resulted in placing the American
automobile on Il m%eritorious worldwide
basis. Mr.. ltilkcr produced the first
toOthcd armature and OF the first
electric vehicles, electric trucks. ma
rinc lighting plants and racing auto
mobiles. In 1890 he was awarded n
medal by the French government for
meritorious automobile design. LAG a
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-11-26

DAIRY TALK. .

- 1t is a good practice to let the
=. calf suck the COW for about forty .
eight hours after birth. after
. which it should be taken from
=. its mother.
= No matter how you. figure it
. out. you will always find there is
. more money in pure bred stock .
= than in scrubs. Use pure bred
- dairy bulls.
- No dairyman can afford to be
- = without a good cream separator.
. 1t will remove practically all the
. butter fat from the milk.
a To keep the separator clean is
- II Of the most important things
-. to do.
. Churn in a clean, cool place,
. where there are no bad odOrS.
e4o4e
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Odd Employment For Girl Students.

0uU ENHPt0yHT0t ! y. 0"'
Cambridge, Mass. Nov. 9.-Here are
some Of the things some Radcliffe girls
are doing to help pay their way
through college, according to the bu.
reau of occupations:
Take care of fish in a laboratory.
Make charts of fluctuations in the
prices of eggs.
Pose as models for artists.
Run errands.
Cane chairs.
Act as chnperons.
Act as detectives at weddings.
The bureau has found employment
for 200 girls.
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cant who is granted Il pension receives
IL certain sum each year. In case the
soldier receives injuries which would
render him partially invalid he receives
only part Of the yearly mount. most
likely one-half. but in case of the sol
der being totally invalid he gets the.
full amount.
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Holder For Cows Tai

The Scientific American in dcscrib-
ing a cows tail holder invented by e.
Quick of Trinidad, Colo, says:
The main object of the invention is to
secure the tail of a coW, that the ami
NAL may not switch its tail in an eff
fort to rid itself Of insects, such as
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flies, mosquitoes, gnatS, etc. 1t is we'll
known that COWS switch their tails con
%tinually. either to brush off insects OF
from Il crvou habit, and this tends
to brush foreign matter, such us dirt,
dust and the like, into the pail during
milking, particularly when the tail is
filled With the filth of the yard or pas
turc. This invention prevents such
milk contamination.
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Old Warship Goes to Junk Heap.

Washington, Nov. 1O.-The receiving
ship Franklin, Mt the Norfolk yard. Is
to go the way Of all the wooden ships
in the navy and will probably be sold
for junk. The Franklin, formerly used
as quarters for about 1000 men, began
to leak several weeks ago, md the men
We're forced to leave the ship and seek
quarters elsewhere. She was author
lied in 1854, and the keel was laid
down at the navy yard ut Kittery, Me.
During the civil war she was laid up
ut the navy yard at Portsmouth, n.
H., unfinished. The Franklin is of the
old frigate type, with screw propul-
sion. Her hull is Of wood, and she
was ship rugged.
In 1865 the Franklin was completed,
and two years later she was In the
European squadron as the flagship OF
F%arragut. The first admiral in the
United States navy made n long cruise
in European waters on the Franklin.
BY special permission of the president
Mrs. Farragut and her cousin, Mrs.
Pennock, wife of Captain Alexander
NJ. Pennock, in command Of the Frank
lin, accompanied them. They visited
the principal European capitals, being
received with marked attention. One
of the most interesting incidents Of the
cruise was a visit to C%herbourg,
IS..,,>z ,-l~-~- 49, TN,>~.,, N,,vD-{r
paid a visit to the Franklin. After the
Franklin had outlived her usefulness
as a ship of the line she was sent to
were removed, and she was housed
over.
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MILITARY PENSIONS IN SERVlA.

Servian soldiers enjoy a pension,
granted only to invalid cases. The or
binary veteran who does not suffer
some injury which would render him
invalid does not receive a pension. mil
ltary service in Serviu being compul-
sorry. Invalid pensions in Servia are
paid by the year-that is, each appli-
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! ROTATION MEANS PROGRESS. .

No farmer can make much
progress unless he establishes 4
systematic rotation. This Is
proved on every hand. and sue
cess absolutely depends on it to-
day when insects and soil dis
eases curtail plant growth on ev-
cry hand. 1t is business judg-
ment. and the widcawake farmer
will plant his rotation ut the car
Hest moment. \ rotation regu-
lates farm labor. 1t furnishes the
means Of utilizing the men for a
greater number of work days Of
the year. When the grain crops
are planted then the corn and
hay harvest must be taken care
of. 1t furnishes work from the
time spring opens until late au-
tumn or early winter.-Orange
Judd Farmer.