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III p"rfcctnG of planting c"nSis s
~ rla"iiS the tree roots ia connection
with the soil as nearly as possible IN
tn" same direction as that in which
they were before removal ana b,i
~ one or two inchcS-drct,cr
thIn !he tree stood in the nursery.
II The season is very dry it viii he a,
S"Cd plan to give each tree Il bucket
lhl 81 iwo Of water when nearly don.
planting.
!!aNiiur should not he done too early
not t'iorc tn" leaves will come nf
casi!!. They must i'll no case he l.ft
ON the t"c"s, even for an hour or - o
AFTER digging. as they carry off
moisture rapidly, and the trees would
soon hr wilt"d to u certain extent; and
I" strip off the leaves by hand before
their Office is completed is not a good
plan The planting may continue as
!"hS 's TIA" soil works we'll lis not wet
"hd sticky and the gronud not too
lard.
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mcnt. TWO parts of clean. coarse sand
and three parts OF screened gravel
The cement. sand and gravel should
be thoroughly mixed dry, by turning
with a shovel or hoe. Water should
then lie added. Il it'll" at Il time. until
the moisture ~ mushy N; not SLOPPY.
II tw" much water is used and the
form. are not tight. "a part of the
cement Will leak out with the water,
and the concrete will be weakened
In making large tank, or one
that is going To he moved from place
to place, reinforcing OF iron rods or
w.rc mesh is required. though old
wagon tires or pieces OF scrap iron are
often used. II is important that the
Wall reinforcing be made continuous
around the corners.
'''rnc tauk II II iargc one. should rest
on it's OWE foundation ana have n
concrete floor surrounding it, This
moor viii keep the tank more sanitary
and also keep the water. spilled by
the cattle. from undermining the tank
The tank may hc east upside down
by using wooden core, and an out
side form. The outside ,orm is made
straight NJ and down. while the inside
cor. is made wider at the top than the
bottom. Then if the water should
frccZ" in the tank. the ice will slide up
HE slopinI sides and bc less likely to
crack them"
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Weekly Bureau of In
formation for All Who
Till the Soil or Are In
ferested in Making Homes
DETAILS NECESSARY IN
THE CARE OF SMALL PIGS

In order Ia raise large. healthy lit
tiers OF pigs IT IS absolutely essential
tina; all details pertaining 10 their
handling, housing and feeding he given
careful consideration. The SOW. in
order IN produce Il large. healthy lit
ter. should hc ia thc best possible con-
ditiou. After She has been bred. care
full feeding ana management ar" n"ccS-
s0ry TO develop successfully TIL" litter
she is TO produce 1t is well Ia keep
a record Of the date on which the SOW
was bred. IN order to know approx
matrly when the young sters are about
10 arrive. The CESSATION period of pigs
is liz to li5 DAYS. 1t * good policy to
he on hand IN case the SOW needs H"lp.
hut She need not he helped II she is
getting along we'll.
When the pigs are born during warm
weather they are less liable To become
chilled. ana wili generally End their
way Ia the t"ats uuIii.d. In extremely
cold weather the pigs viii lie in dau-
ger OF hciu" chilled unless the hos.
house is heated. To remedy this. place
a few heated bricks in tho bottom OF 4
basket or small box. cover them With
chat or straw, ana nut q cloth over the
top t. Keep in the heat: unless the SOW
objects too seriously the pigs may hc
rubbed dry with soft cloth and placed
in the receptacle as fast rs they ar
rive II any Of the little pigs appear
to be lifclcSs when they are born first
sec that all mucous * removed from the
nose then xiv" the pigS 4 Icw gentle
slaps on the side with the hand This
viii start the pitc breathing il there is
any life in the body. Give il suck
OF the SONS milk and place il in the
receptacle described. The pigs will not
suffer If they do not suck FOR Il few
minutes after narrowing.
Before placing the pigs with the
SOW, cut out the eight small tusk-like
IL.
jaw in tho rear Of the mouth. These
teeth are Very sharp. and If left in the
pig's mouth they Will likely cause tear
ing of the sow's udder. ami the little
pigs cut one auothcr's mouths while
lighting for a tcat These teeth can
he removed with bone forceps. wire
nippers or a knife. Never pu.l out the
teeth, always cut or break them off.
After TINS operation. place the pigs
with the SOW, care being taken that
each one GETS to u teat
When the afterbirih is passed. it
should be removed from the pen at
once and buried or burned. There is
good reason 10 believe tina: eating the
aftcrbirth j. often the beginning of the
nabit ct eating pi"S
Great care must bc taken to feed the
sow properly. Ii she is not being prop
crly fed the little pigs Will show 1t.
II the pigs follow the SOW around very
much and pull ut her tcatS. il = Il good
sign tina, sh" is not giving enough
milk. and NOR. feed should he given to
stimulate milk How When SOW is
ovcrfcd, causing heavy milk flow,
securing is generally produced in tho
pigs II this happens. cut Gown the
sow's feed Immediately. CIV" the SOW
fifteen Ia twenty grains of Sulphatc of
iron tCopperasb in her SlOR morning
and evening. and II necessary increase
Tho dose untl results have been OBJ
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STURDY RUSSIAN SOLDIERS
SIA Nd GI Ard VT SIAIlnNS

sturdy Russian soldiers. already
equipped with high fur caps and sheep
skin coats. stand guard even at thu
most remote prairie stations Every
mile Of the line is under heavy patrol
and there is little opportunity for per
sons not supplied with proper crcden-
tails to cncroach upon military Prop
crty
Passports Of ncutrals entering Rus
san territory at Uhis time must bear
an oath. certified to before "A dipIo-
matte or consular agent Of the country
TO which the bearer belongs. to the
effect that he was born in that country
ana is not naturaliZed citizen This
ccrtihcation is necessary before "A Rus
sian legation or conSilat" viii STAMP
- passport for travel in Russia When
~ train enters Russian territory tho
conductor collects passports along with
tickets. and these are scrutiniZed care
fully and retained until the Russian
officials are satisfied as IL the identity
of the nearer
Every guest entering Il Russian hotel
rs also required TO turn over his pass
port when he registers. This is sent
by the innkcepcr TO the police. officials.
who hold hotcl-kecpcrs responsible for
their guests. The police stamp salts
; factory passports and return them TO
the hotels where the hearers live.
guests are Immediately advised in Rus.
Sian towns that they must not he away
from their lodgings after midnight, and
persons found wandering about after
. that hour ar" subject 10 arrest
rs troops are entraining at many
points along the Trans siberian limo
and thousands 81 rev recruits arr.
constantly moving westward from
Niadivostok. Hardin and other points
i'll the east. the mo- liquor provision
was very essential Ia proper morale.
Frequently ii requires thirty DAYS for
/ IL troop train to move the length Of
the Trars-Sibcrian line. Trains arc
delayed for hours at sidinGs. wai,in,
ammunition. Time hangs heavily on
the hands OF recruits packed into
freight ears. Hungry soldier. bcsicgo
the rcireshmcnt places in the Nam
churinn stations. ana IL liquor were
available trouble would doubtless
fol!ow.
Under liquor the Russian privatcs
are extremely brutal. The Associated
Press correspondent saw one group OF
HVc soldiers in their cups. All wore
the Gra!grccm blouSes and CAPS OF
! the RuSSian service. One of the men,
who seemed somewhat worse for IL
: quor than his comrades said some
thing which offended the rest OF tho
! group. One of the men Knocked him
down. The others jumped upon his
body with their heavy cowhide boots
and kicked him III the face. An old
woman rushed to the assistance OF the
/ bleeding and bruised soldier She
! pushed his assailants away and pro-
testify loudly as she helped the stun
ned man To his feet and led him away.
The four men f. flowed, but were
! frightened away by n threat OF the
woman to report the assault to an
officer
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MUCH OF MANCHUR|A
IN PROHIBITION RANKS
kussia's Ban ON Liquor Drives Vodka
From Trains and Stations OF
Trans-Sibcrian Railway.
OFFICIALS ARE VERY ALERT
Great System Used Now Primarily as
Route for War Suppiics-AbsoIute
Sobriety on Part OF Railroad En-
plOyccS Vital.

| HARDIN. MANCHCRIA. December s.
| = Russia's punishment OF liquor has
driven v?ika from the trains and sta
tons of the TranS-Sibcrian Railway
and in consequence has particularly
put much OF Manchuria into the prohi-
bition ranks. Bcin; the chief artery of
business. the Russian railway is the
center of most activities in Central and
Northern Mamchuria. In many of the
smaller places the railway station cafe
and bar are the only social ccuters.
{ Before the war vodka was sold at all
stations and in the dining cars Now
the patrons OF the railway rcfrcshmen,
stands must coniinc their drinking To
nonalcohoiic beverages.
I At present the railway is used pri-
marilE as route for war supplies
and troops. and the successful enforce
ment of the no-liquor regulation is OF
such vital Importance that Russian Of
. iicials are very alert. Vodka is snug
elcd occasionally into railway proper
/, " Notwithstanding all precautions. hut
railway employees. passengers and
troops in transit across Manchuria
have little opportunity 10 obtain it,
! The military is so completely in
charge Of the railway property that
] =
Absolute sohriety on tho part OF the
railway employees is vital IA; this
time. when every moments delay is
serious to the Russian army. The dis :
patching of munition and troop trains
on sinSle-trackcd line requires the
greatest care. Sending these trains
from NladivoStok to Moscow is much
more difficult than il would be TO send
them from European Russia to Vladi-
rostok. During the Russo-.Japanose
War the railway was equipped for rush
service eastward. .Ionscu'iently. the
switches and sidings az" more convr-
nicnt for trains bound for the Pacific
Coast
Passengers riding On the Trans
i siberian line are never permitted ia
forget the railway j. strategic line
Before train crosses a bridge soldiers
enter the cars. throw open the doors of
b compartments. make sure there are no
windows open, and then signal Tin.
train To proceed. At til" opposite end
; OF the bridge the soldiers leave tn.
train No opportunity is afforded Rus
sias enemies to throw dynamite or
Other explosives which might wreck
one of the bridges now 81 essential Ia
/ the Russian army
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Tho size OF an apple can he influenced
I" quite Il large degree by picking.
Pears and apples keep better If
picked - little green. Some pears rot
from the core outward IL allowed Ia
ripcn Oh the tree.
Flow the garden this fall and sc,
how it goes to be able to work the
soil which in tho early spring had this
fall blowing.
Trees set out in the fall do better
when the winter is moderate. as the
ground is dricr, and the trees make Il
greater growth the next sason.
The fruit that brings the top price
Is hrst-class fruit that reaches the
market in as good condition as ii leaves
the orchard and packed in neat and
attractive manner.
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;AA-e-rE

hurry TO wcau them. Eight weeks is
young enough 10 wean them. If there
is skim milk Tor them. or course. the
size and development has a great deal
TO do with tacir weaving age. IL skim
milk is not obtainable, ii is better 10
let the pigs nurse the SOW unit! ten
weeks CID.
Skim mil. and corn, or skim milk
and shor,%, fed in the proportion (
20 ! r'ak" an excellent ration ioi
wcaniin%S. II skim milk is not avail
able. a mixture OF five parts cOrnnc;:l.
four parl" middlinES and one part
trnharc. fed as thin slop, is v".'.'
good. Good succulcnt pasture is al.
ways beneficial. Il will aid wonder
fully in putting growth on the youu.
pigs. and the grain expense will he
ies:sri,cG After litter OF pigs has
hceu wcaucd and are eating we'll the
mos: dii'icTl; part of their care is over.
Tn" :ccUIng and management from
then ON Will depend much upon
whether they are To be kept for breed =
ing or fattcncd for the market
Young pigs. JUST after they are
taken away from their dam, should be
given their feed in such hammer that
each individual pig gets it's share. The
simplest way 10 accomplish this is
10 allow the pigs To eat from Il properly
constructed feed trough; one that will
keep the pigsN ont of the feed and
VIII lessen tho possibility Of crowding.
y weaving trough is used with good
results on the government experiment
farm at BcltSvillc. Md. This trouc II
is larp" enough 10 hold a quantity OF
Sion sufficient To feed twenty wcanlinG
uiSs weighing approximately thirty
fly" pounds. II is only three inches
deep. thus enabling the pigs To get
at their feed very conveniently. The
c"nStruC ion Of the ridge pole together
With the nartitiom ricces !nakcs II i'm
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sftnue-

Kansas experiment station shows mn,
Sl'd*e reduces the cost OF producing
hu''crf+i from 80 cents to u cents
u" nerds III this case were OF sufficient
SiH" 10 give reliable data and c!imI.
nat. Ia" difference that might occu,
between two cows. The lot which were
i''" hIltsc gave seven pounds more milk
~ IN" summer and a5.5 more i'm winte,
pr month ihan the herd which wer.
fcd dry feed. The buttcrfnt was ,lar
increased hE 40 ia summer and &c IN
winter The difference in the cost o,
rec" was even greater. The silagc fed
COWS saved 60 cents per month In III,
cost OF feed
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How to nnild Concrete Tank.

Careful selection OF sand ana
gravel Is the rrst necessity IN tho con
struc'icu OF a concrete water tank for
the farm says T Il ScwaI. of TN.
North"cst School Of Agriculture al,
croohstom. sand should be clean and
sharp, containing not more than 3 or
per cent Of clay. II +, contains NOR.
clay II should be washed Gravel
shou!6 also be clean and not more than
threc-fonrths OF an inch In diameter
for small tanks or one Inch for large
tanks y good mixture for tanks may
De made o! one part OF Portland c,-
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cotton Goods Slender.

NEW YORK, December J.-Cotton
goods markets arc Steadicr and nrmcr
taan they were Il week ago. print cloth
and Shooting prices in unbranded lines
for III" converting trades having re-
covered some of the decline Of last
month. Cotton goods lines are much
trincr. and they are tending higher
because OF the scarcity OF fast dyes
and the Willingness Of buyers now TO
pay premiums on cloths where colorS
are guaranteed. Some Southern staple
giughams were advanced IL cen; "A
yard during the week. and arc now
selling AT the highest prices quoted
since the boum of 1907. Indigo dcuirns
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GOES 1876 FEET IN AIR
Navy AvintOr Establishes New World,
Attitude Rcrord for Hydro
tcrOpluucs

PENSACOLA. FLA, December s.
announcement was made at tho navy
aero station here that Lieutenant
X. g SAUDI. nav aviator. cs-
'abllshcd new worlds altitude rec
ORD Tor Observation-Disclosures late ycstcr-
day. when he assembled l".i3; feet Tho
ascent occupied atty minutes, and tho
descent TO Pensacola Bay. fifteen min
N
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i'hnh: that are being fattcncd need
s"iuc Kind OF succuicut food ANA for
TINS purpose corn cmsilage is a good
substitute for roots. The EXPENSE Of
growing. and tn" additional labor re-
CURED In caring for them make the
growing of root crops unpro,itable for
many Of the flock owners. especially
wh"n "nsiiag" can ID" produced more
EASILY and for icss cost per ton
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nrHl,lcnce IN Dumnrcd.

l~I"cIal To Tho Times Dis patch '
BRISTOL. VA, December 9Th,
residence OF DR.. George L.. Wiley here
,ns damaged Ia the sum of $4,000 h,
"'e this afternoon. The iircmen Tough,
sircnuonsly to prevent thc aames from
spreading TO q row az costly homes
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Illc I'urnlnr.

tn" farmer is the foundation of
prosperity. and it is bad for the whole
world whcn ii goes i'll with the farmer
Fall To each whatc'cr bcfall.
The farmer he must pay for all"
- David Starr Jordan
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Fruit growers are rapidly coming to
nun appreciation of the cash value
OF the appearance their fruit pack
ages must have.
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-" not put Il heavy mulch ON pcrcn =
mails: IL is likely to smother the plants.
straw makes tie best mulch
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careful management of poultry is
more necessary for success than with
many other classes OF live stock
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Glenn trees. devoid Of insect life. are
- credit to amy home. and no yard is
complete without thcm-for shade as
we'll as beauty
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lf calves are kcp; in u dark stable.
they Will grow sickly and weak Just
as certainly as :: young plant treated
in the same way
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Very palatahc Sof; cheese may be
made by grinding four parts OF ordi-
mary cream chc"S" i'll food grinder
ana mixing with one bart Of butter
Work we'll together
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Tn" poultry house should he roony
enough TO be used AS playroom dur
ing stormy weather.
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Ashes are q valuable fertilizer when
used WITH proper care and discrimina
ton
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Houp is infectious. aud The weak
nhEs axe the ones To :rst become in
fcctcd
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DO not coddle your giants. Give
mem plenty of light and fresh air.
Keep them clean and give them what
water they nced-ncithcr too Hnch nor
10 little
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The valu" Of a potato rron I'm .bc
grower depends mainly upon the Weld
and size. form and healthy condition
OF the tubcrS
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'lc"n oct the diaius and dilchc>
ana 50" that they a." free from oh.
struCtionS
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I'm excellent grade OF ,iuiicious yirI.
IL now made from waternclonS
Evening star., 1915-05-23

name OF a dealer in either farm OF city
mortgages. possibly in one of the Middle
Western States
Then the $4,000 should be divided
roughly into halves, and one portion placed
in number OF different first mortgages.
or bonds secured by first mortgages.
through a dealer with good reputation
and many Years of experience. In numcr-
Gus cltleSthere are dealers Who have loaned
scores OF millions of dollars upon farm or
city mortgages and have lost practically
not one dollar. 1t goes without saving that
loans should be made only in settled
communities, whose agricultural or in
duStrlal enterprises. as the ease may be.
are sound and established. If the $4,000
is placed in five different mortgages.
none should run more than ten wears.
and preferably they should come due at
different times, 50 that some ready money
is practically always available.
onc-thlrd or onc-hali Of the other
$1,000 should be invested through tho
broker partly in preferred stocks of our
strongest railroads or industrial COM
pani"~. FINALLY the broker should be- IN
strurtcd 70 place The remaining - .OOO
or $1,000 in two or three such bonds as
California Gas X Electric ) :, Public
service Corporation 1's, Bethlehem Steel
refnnding -, or Republic Iron x Steel
first IS
This is not the ohll way 10 invest for
+ and safety; bat il is on. sure way of
doing il, and | am sure that the possi-
blltN of loss i, reduced very close TO zero.
Evening star., 1915-05-23

AIT of many letters, select four
that in varying phrases ask the
same question. araphrased in a
single sentence, the question is, "llow can
| best keep clean inside as we'll as out?'
Aletchnikof's theory that the cause of
old age and early death lies in the ravag-
ing effects of intestinal microscopic plants
may or may not be true. But we do
know that absorption of the poisonous
products of bacteria from the intestines
into the circulation is Il cause of the hard
cning of arteries and the lowering of tone
that accompanies aging protoplasm. 1t
is hardly to be thought, however, that it
is the sole cause.
Yet it is conceded by medical men that
most diseases not resulting from direct
infection or acquired by contagion-are
due to the vitiated state of an organism
poisoned by its own products of decay.
So clearly Is this now recognized that one
school of physicians, the Alkaloidists.
has adopted as Il slogan, Clean Up and
Keep Clean.
So to be healthy the first requisite is to
clean ont of the system the debris of used
material Proper physiological Functions
ing Of any organ or member depends upon
its being constantly used When we per-
sistcntly fail to employ a function Nature
takes it away from us. This is the chief
objection to most artificial means for over
coming constipation. They stimulate a
drastic rathartic action which lea rs the
bowel muscles more tonclcss or atomic,
as doctors call it-than before
1t follows then, with the majority of
laXativeS usually taken, that there must
be Il gradual increase in the amount. until
finally response To amy safe" dose falls
to the vanishing point. CaScara and pho-
nolphtha perhaps are exceptions to this
rule, but not sufficiently exceptional to
warrant universal condolences
Evening star., 1915-05-23

The really safe and most dependable
corrective of constipation is diet. And
among the most dependable things in diet
are pruncs. For the luscious fruit pulp
the malc acid, and the mildly stimulating
salts and juices, if eaten regularly, prefer
ably as the Introduction to breakfast. do
more to overcome intestinal apathy and
inertia than almost amy other item ON our
bill of fare.
To get the best results they should be
eaten boldly and fearlessly, not in the
homeopathic doses customarily diShcd
out to us. \ generous Sauccrful, with
plenty Of rich, heavy juice to enhance
It's tart tastefulness, should be the aver
age dose
For bottlc-fcd babies who, by the way,
have an almost invariabe tendency to-
ward constipationD strained prune juice
is most excellent. 1t must of course be
given on an empty stomach. so as not to
curdle the baby's dinner and give him IA
tummy ache.
PruneS are a distressing source Of tlatu-
lonc" and collie to some. This is usually
corrected by discontinuing the use of the
whole fruit. and concentrating dietary at
tention upon the heavy juice.
The prune. we may remark in passing,
is also Il highly nutritious food, carving
from twelve to twenty-five per cent. Of
sugar concealed about its pulpy person.
So when food, drink. and medicine, each
quality satisfying and cminently efficient
IN Its way, can be combined in one deli
rlous dish, it may well be considered a
distinct achievement.
1t is greatly to be hoped that, with
wider recognition of the virtues of these
dried Saint Catharnc and green gage
pIumS. the perennial battle between prunes
and pills will result in an overwhelming
victory in favor of the sleek and ~ucculcnt
prunc.