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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-22
GOOD RACES ASSURED
At ROCKVILLE FAIR
Over 1875 Running and 80 Trotters
Ready for the Sport That
Starts Tuesday.

The Montgomery County Fair, annual
ly held in Rockville, and which will be-
gin Tuesday and run for four, days, Is
easily the leading event of the week in
these parts. The exhibits are in line in
the agricultural department. most of the
animal and fowl exhibits have arrived
and last touches will be given to the
grounds tomorrow.
More than lbs running horses were al
the track yesterday to participate in the
nat and hurdle events of the week. and
more than fifty harness bred horses are
housed in the stables of the track to take
part in the harness events of the week
Some Of the last named are owned by
Washington and Montgomery county
folk: but the greater part come from
widely separated sections of the coun.
try.
Nearly $1,000 will be distributed
among the winners of the racing events
during the four days the fair will
run. Fifteen hundred dollars will be
distributed among the winners of the
local trotting stakes-better known as
the District Of Columbia. Maryland and
Virginia trotting stakes.
Colts Worth $4,000.
These colts are estimated to be worth
in the aggregate $4,000. A few OF
them were bred and foaled in Ken
lucky. The greater part, however
were bred and foaled in the District OF
Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. This
accounts for the intense rivalry that
exists between colt owners.
1t is the consensus of opinion among
men skilled in such matters that the
lot now informed at the Rockville track
is the best bred lot. as well as the
fastest. ever before seen in these parts
The colts that will participate in the
stakes-some twenty-five In number
are ready to race for a kings ransom
In the two-year-old class q few have
shown themselves capable of trotting
a mile in better than 2.30. In the three
lyear-old class, mile in 2.25 is moi
beyond the capacity of some of the
colts listed. In the four-year- stake
trace it is expected that 2.20 will be
equaled, II not beaten, in some of the
heats to be trotted. In the aged class
there also are some very fast horses
and as some of them have been racing
| for the past two months and the Rock
vile track Is at razor's edge, records
may go by the board.
The American League is making . Bel,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-22

Oscar -csst of the Tigers was hit by
Walter Johnson, but far from being
made gun shy thereby he slammed
Scott for triple and Russell for a sim
gle in the very next game he played.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-06-10
Utmost Difficult of All
Studies
BY Henry Sherman Knox. Evanston iii.

college reputable college, The study me
itself four nine months eac and some medical schools
require additional inferno hospital This makes
years study for who already has highchoo education
graduation medical school, graduate must take
state board examination
The study itself difficult and the hours OF study in medical
usually the morning to $50 in the evening"
great deal of home study required The cost of tuition
and books is usually about 5000 year.
tendency toward philosophy and psychology
order to be able into the details
medicine Especially he has to work his way through ne
determination and He must tend strictly TO
his studies and sacrifice great many pleasures
should realize that the medical profession noble one and that
there higher things life than the pursuit of From
standpoint the medical profession considering the
money be invested in the study The average pys-
an prevailing dea does not make than far
living and great many weeducad physicians have hard time to
make prospective medical student must also have IN mind
he a,scoa and student through his whole m and
graduates he has only limited more or less theoretical
knowledge Of the practice of medicine
If anyone thinks fulfill these requirements it is well for him
take medicine otherwise would not advise INN TO 90
it. as statistics only about twohds OF all the students who
take M the study of medicine graduate and enter practice
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-06-10

Kansas station a lot of skim milk
calves which were placed in the feed
lot at once and finished with alfalfa
hay and corn made an average gain OF
44O pounds per head, consuming "a
bushels of corn during the second pc
Rod. Adding this to the average
amount fed to the skim milk calves
I'D to six months of age, the total
is 3S bushels of grain when the
calves were sent to market weighing
little over 500 pounds.
Another lot of skim milk calves was
placed in the feed lot and finished as
baby beef on cut alfalfa and 35 bush
els of grain per head. They were
sold when they weighed TAO pounds
at IL months. The calves in this ex-
pertinent, however, were of very low
breeding and were well suited for the
purpose. If they had been well-bred
calves, Professor Wheeler states
they might have beer brought up
about a 100 pounds of weight on the
same amount of grain. These are
some of the things that the baby
beef feeder must thoroughly under
stand before he undertakes to start
in the business.
Another thing to be figured in the
cost of making baby beef is the cost
of feeding the dam while producing
the baby beef for market If the cow
has given no other return she is GER
tainly worth at least SIS per year, and
this should be charged against the
calf when he is sent to market. Too
many feeders fail to take this impoT-
tant item into account, overlooking
the fact that they must feed the COW
while she is producing milk to give
the youngster a start. If she has fur
nished milk which has been sold or
made into butter or cheese then, OF
course, this item may be very much
reduced.
The calves should be allowed to
suckle the dams as dong as possible
in order to keep what is known as
"calf fat" that is, the natural fat
which is on their bodies when born,
and they must be taught to eat grain
as soon as possible. This should be
in the form of oats and corn ground
and if fed with one-half bran the
ration is an excellent one.
1t is a mistake to feed very young
calves cottonseed meal as it is too
strong for their digestive organs and
is liable to upset them and prevent
tham from LAYING on fat
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-06-10
(By L. MILLER.)

(By L. MILLER.)
There is good profit in making
baby beef; that is, in preparing ami
mails for market when they are from
twelve to eighteen months old, but not
every man can make it. Many things
enter into the preparation of baby
beef which very few farmers possess.
In the first place he must have on
his farm an abundance of foods that
are well adapted for the particular
purpose of making growth and fat In
the youngsters. He must not feed
foods that are so coarse that they will
not be suitable for young stock, If he
does he will produce paunchy animals
and fail to get on their ribs the nee
essary fat and to make them profit
able Foods, especially fodder, which
may be suitable for older animals are
often entirely unfit for the production
of baby beef. There is a tremendous
waste in feeding young animals al
though a pound Of grain fed to the
very young calf may produce pound
of gain, but with this there is more
or less waste, mainly water, and the
first thing to do is to start the fat
going on the youngster.
If the calf is allowed to become thin
he can never again be properly fat
tened. Baby beef must be started
from the moment the animal is able
to take his first meal from his mother
and he must be first every moment
from that time until he is sent to
market.
Dry straw fattens calves particularly
when they lie on it and sleep great
deal. Young calves are much like
young babies, they must be stuffed as
much as they will in peace and quiet.
Sunshine and plenty Of fresh air
are almost as necessary as food be-
cause they help digestion wonderfully.
The farmer who has plenty of skim
milk, alfalfa. clover and corn may
produce baby beef at profit Calves
can be raised on skim milk until about
six months of age, provided they are
fed on grain, clover or alfalfa at
comparatively small cost. Some ex-
perienced feeders say they can make
$50 to 400 pounds of baby beef at six
months at a cost of less than $S per
head. In this cost the skim milk
has been put at SO cents per
hundredweight. Roughage figures
at 81 per ton, and all grain at so
cents per hundredweight Labor is
put in at 10 cents an hour. At the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-06-10
Reading Of Poetry Is
very Desirable
a kiss or a caress.
By F. B. Endicott, Portland. Ore.

from babarsm such culture afforded by letters that the reading
of poetry much needed
In the first place. apt today place too much stress the
merely material things of life need something to couneract t
tendency Poetry does this greater degree than other kind
reading; poetry strives to express the ideal.
Again. because Of the the telephone typewriter photograph
and other mechanical Devices Of this falling into
therefore soveny methods Of expression Poetry because OF its m
on rule and FORM necessarily uv the art OF correct and
gamma mental habits largely formed by
reading, evidently need poetry more than ever
Besides poetry makes for better rhythmic sense finer perception
Of beauty and higher culture generally
When begins grow bald he hates like everything But
the worst has happened he to like It,
Naturally odahoned like to talk about the good old dis
eases Stylish ailments do not interest them.
homey GIRL when she looks into the mirror knows doesn't lie
but she thinks it ought to be more polite
When question of keeping the chin up seespec
as helpful as high collar
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-06-10
POULTRY FANCIERS'
NEED OF. INDUSTRY
Men Wanted to Create Breeds
and Perfect Old 0nes-Spec-
uIator Is Passing.
(By M. X. BOYER.)


It has been asked: Will the fanci-
ers eventually be driven to the wall by
the progress made in growing market
poultry? Certainly not. We need fan
ciers-real fanciers. We want men to
create breeds and to perfect the old
ones. But the speculator and the
huckster is fast seeing his finish.
The man with a string of breeds is
not fancier. He is speculator 1t
would be next to impossible for him
to give each of these breeds his best
attention. To thoroughly know a
breed, and to get out of it all that is
good it would require an ordinary life
time. ,9
Amateur fanciers will often buy
culls from a breed well advertised and
then advertise eggs for Matching from
so-and-so's strain. The man is a
worse enemy of the fancier than the
man who breeds dunghill fowls.
A wonderful interest has sprung up
in poultry matters. Large sums of
money are being invested, and poul-
try farms by the score are started.
These new farms are on the lookout
for utility stock. The man who can
advertise big egg records generally
gets the trade They want carcasses
and egg records-business poultry.
So the best advice to the beginner
is to join the utility ranks and raise
poultry and eggs for market.
Then. in after years he can, if he
feels so inclined, gradually creep up
into the fancier's fold. 1t is & step
that cannot be taken hastily.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-06-10
Old Newspapers are
Made Useful
By I. O. Darlington. Poplar Bluff. Mo.

printing the type that makes the moths stay
mohproof bags and cedar chests
some housewives pack wrapped
and find that is satisfactory OF pre-
of moths There nothing better than
under the carpets for the
newspapers other we'll Wet IN water, they
the spenddy Crushed newspapers excellent
clean lamp cmne They be used for iron holder for an
emergency
Newspapers dipped lamp oil useful for cleaning windows
rubbed old and thus made
Dipped lamp OIL they splendid rub the outside OF the
dshpan They keep bright and shining Torn in sred slightly damp
the carpet they keep down dust when sweeping
They clean the sink sediment nothing better for the
greasy paper be at burned after
Many folded newspapers will mat to stand hot an
backened song the kitchen table Inc
kitchen stove kept after the cooking of each meal with ole
papers, and this many poishings
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-06-10
WESTERN CANADA
SEEDING FINISHED
Wheat and Other Grains Have
Had an Excellent Start.

The seeding of spring wheat was
pretty general this spring about 7th
of April or about as early. as in Illinois
and Iowa. Oats and barley followed,
information is to hand that on first
of May all seeding was practically fin
ished. Farmers will now be busy at
their breaking, and the land for sum-
mer fallow will be entered upon. Some
Who did not get their land prepared
last fall, will be later than the others,
but as the spring in Western Canada
has been very open they will be only
a few days later. At the time of
writing rain would be welcome, but
at seeding time, the ground contained
a splendid lot of moisture and the
lack of rain at the present time will
not be serious. The number of farm
ers who have gone into the raising OF
cattle has been considerably in.
creased, and the preparation for ex-
tensive cultivated grass pastures Is
in evidence everywhere. The cult
Walton OF fodder corn Is being largely
entered upon in Manitoba there be-.
ing upwards of $4,000 acres in corn.
In Saskatchewan there will be q
large increase in the area planted, and
in Alberta many of the more progress
sive farmers are taking hold of it.
The yield varies according to the cul-
tivation it receives, and runs from
five to nine tons per acre. In some
portions of Manitoba where it has
been poor for some years, success has
been achieved in ripening and it is
expected that a variety will soon be
developed that will provide seed for
the entire West, that will at an early
date give to Western Canada q fame
for the growing of q marketable corn
equal to that it has now for the
growth of smaller cereals.
A trip through Western Canada re-
veals field after field Of alfalfa, the
growth of which in any portion of
the country is now absolutely assured
When these facts are made known to
the farmers of the corn and alfalfa
growing states, where their value as
wealth makers is so we'll known, there
will be no hesitancy in taking advan-
tage of the splendid gift of $50 acres
of land made by the Government OF
the Dominion Of Canada, where equal
opportunities are offered. Besides
these free grant lands, there are the
lands of some of the railway com
panies and large land companies, that
may be had at low prices and on
reasonable terms. During the month
of February large number of in
Quiries were received, asking for farm
lands.
An encouraging feature of the farm
land situation in Canada is the large
percentage of sales made to settlers
in the country who desire to increase
their holdings or to others who will
take Jap farming in place of different
occupations previously followed.-Ad-
vertisement.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-06-10
Manly Qualities
Admirably Women
By ANNIE RUSH. Baltimore. Md.

That's foreigners make such Roadway with American
They be dena and the little things
little things the cookies of the feminine heart
This be all Perhaps she ought appreciate the character
But she doesn't The isn't
She's romantic She likes and bonbon Many
cabbage beeeak Cabbage and beefstea right but
they resome She'll take less cabbage and beefseak
thereby she may have and bonbons.
likes look healthy and to be well groomed She
likes vigorous body healthy skin and look that betokens daily
with bath merely because she likes beauty
but these things beoen good habits
woman if she wife sweetheart likes expressions of love-
She tired taking mans love for granted 1t faint and far
away commonplace he tell her in
words and show her by actual how much To
foohnes They think that paying bills the
best Of their love- But again. most not practical and
unnteresng things half enjoyable and vital
a kiss a
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-06-10
CAREFULLY ADJUST
COLLAR OF HORSES
Sore Shoulders Are More Easily
Prevented Than Cured-Rest
the Team Often.

have found that sore shoulders
On horses at blowing and cultivation
time are due largely to a lack OF
humane thought and to neglect on
the part of the driver. We cannot be
too careful about fitting the collars.
The trouble lies there. The collar
should be fitted to every horse with
precision and pains. 1t is cruel and a
mistake to change harness from one
team to another without carefully adj
justing the collar each time, says a
writer in Baltimore American. The
padding of the collar should be
worked down with the hands until it
conforms to the shape of the horses
shoulder. The surface of the collar
should be clean and free from grit.
When the collars are removed after
working it takes but little time to
battle the shoulders in cold water,
and it counts a great deal. 1t tough
ems the shoulder and removes all
sweat and dirt Calling will never
occur if the horse is not overheated
beneath the collar. 1t takes some
thought and care to prevent this, espe-
cially on sultry, humid days.
Cultivation is very strenuous and
heating, and upon sultry days the
team should be rested often, the col
lar being lifted from the shoulders to
allow them to dry and cool.
Many think CALLED shoulders nee
essary evil, but sore shoulders can
be prevented and are more easily pre-
vented than cured. If 1 think i
cannot avoid CALLING upon hot, hui
mid day, l prefer to put the team in
the barn.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-06-10
Famous Royal Artillery Band.

One OF the most famous bands is
that of the Royal artillery. Many per-
sons who have attained distinction in
the musical world have been connect
ed with the Royal artillery or it's band.
Among them was Sims Reeves, who
was the son of a bandsman, and who,
in his boyhood, sang in the military
choir at Woolwich. 1t is, perhaps, not
we'll known that the Royal artillery
band is fifty years older than the
Philharmonic society, having been
formed in 1852. 1t has done much for
the advancement of music in England,
and has always enjoyed the advantage
of having a succession of eminent mu-
sicians as bandmasters. 1t has always
been double-handed; that is to say,
the players are as proficient on
stringed instruments as on wind, and
can at any time assume the character
Of an orchestra.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-06-10
About Cows.

No matter how well our cattle are
bred, or how intelligently they are
fed, if the environment does not cor
respond with their breeding and feed
ing, our efforts are in vain.
Our lives are too short for us to
try to perfect a herd of improved
cattle from bunch of scrubs. Neither
can we keep our herds UP 20 profit
able standard unless we employ we'll
bred animals.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-06-10
Money From Snakes.

Lewis Anthony, wellknown Ware
farmer, expects to take legal action
against negro named John Ham
nond because the negro killed large
rattlesnake on Mr.. Anthony's farm, &C.
cording to a Waycross (Ga.) CORE,
spondent of the New York Sun.
Mr.. Anthony catches all snakes in
his settlement and sells them, and he
figures that the negro has caused him
a loss of at least 81 in killing the rat
tier.
Hammond was working near Mr..
Anthony's farm, and when he saw
a RATHER he lost no time in getting
it out of the way. The snake had
thirteen rattles and button.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-06-10
SiIo Prevents Loss.

The silo is not the only way of
preventing the usual loss from the
corn fields, but it is the only way,
and the best way, for preserving the
feeding elements of the corn plant.
The silo adds nothing to the feeding
nutrients. On the other hand there is
a slight loss through fermentation,
but it does increase the palatability
greatly.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-06-10
His Wedding Celebration.

TITS five years ago today, and I'm
going to celebrate my wouldn't wed.
ding"
Wouldn't wedding? Wooden, you
mean"
mo. Wouldn't. Five years today
since / asked a girl if she'd marry me
and she said she wouldn't browning
Magazine
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-06-10
system Means Success.

The successful farmer that attracts
attention today is the fellow that keeps
his place fixed up and his tools in or
der. Be tidy about the farm work.
It leads to system. the system means
the keeping of the boys on the farm
instead of their becoming anxious to
go to the city.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-06-10
Sunshine in Dairy Barn,

The inside of a modern dairy barn
looks very different today from the
inside of a dairy barn 20 years ago.
We are beginning to realize that sun
shine is a Necessary part of dairy sani-
tation. In fact, it is the principal
factor.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-06-10
CLEAN SWEET SCALP
May Be Kept So by Cuticura Soap
and Ointment. Trial Free.

To have good hair clear the scalp
Of dandruff and itching with shampoos
of Cuticura Soap and touches of Cuti
eura OintmeT4 to dandruff spots and
itching. Nothing better than these
pure, fragrant, supercreamy emol-
nents for skin and scalp troubles.
Sample each free by mail with Skin
Book. Address Cuticura, Dept. Ky,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-06-10
Signature pss5l s1 Of Zezzzzzw
In Use For Over 80 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
Flaw in the Argument.

Don't you think that idiots should
be chloroformed at birth?" asked the
progressive person.
ut wouldn't be practical" replied
the student of human nature. Most
of them do not show it until after they
grow up"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-06-10
Advice Needed.

"I will take the matter under ad-
visement," announced the referee in
the divorce proceedings, "and will de-
eide the case next week"
But, your honor" put in her coun-
sci, the appellant is immensely veal
thy and
That" said the referee, lis the
point upon which l wish to be adj
vised This hearing is adjourned. -
Judge.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-06-10

Unquesticnably the most
difficult of all studies is
that Of medicine. The re-
quirements for admission to
the first-class IN edical
schools is a complete high
school education and at
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-06-10
Animal Diseases.

OCT of 100000 animals inspected
in the last year $4,000 were found to
be infected with tuberculosis, and hog
cholera and cattle tick have cost the
producer anywhere from $100,00o,000
to $3.50, 100000 in single year.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-06-10

/ wonder how many
people read poetry! | fear
not nearly SO great a num-
Der, proportionately, as for
merly, and yet there is no
age in the history Of the
world, since men emerged
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-06-10
ux,,rx for Some People.

Honey is considered a luxury by
most people, but farmers can have it
on their tables the year around at
almost no cost. Farms are the logical
places for bees,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-06-10
And Ingenious.

Bing-I understand that Shmelts is
lazy.
Bif-Lazy! You bet! Why, when
he spanks his child he lays carpet
over the kid, so that he can do two
jobs at once!-Michigan Gargoyle.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-06-10

A woman likes pleasing
manners in a man. She
likes Difference and courtesy
and attentiveness in small
things. Manners o f ter
make more of an appeal tt
her than sterling worth
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-06-10
Aeifer Calf Needs Care.

Don't expect the heifer calf to
thrive on corn fodder and oat chaff
Protect her from hard winds and cold
rains. Keep her thrifty and growing
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-06-10

The mere fact that moths
cannot read is no reason
why they should detest
newspapers, b ut they do
nevertheless. 1t isn't ex-
actly the newspaper or its
editorial policy that moths