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Evening star., 1915-06-13

No man ever saw a horse render himself
mellow. or talkative. or unsteady in his
gait, or unconscious, from the use of
horse mint. Nobody ever had ii horse
who would neglect his business and
make himself unit for work because ~
and uncomfortable desire to lipper
near a bed of horse mint There is
really no connection between horses
and horse mint. and why any man
should have named this pungent plant
norse mint is beyond the understand
Ing of any horse. Offer a bunch of
horse mint to any horse and he will
show Indifference
And all this brings up the question of
the horse laugh. No horses laugh i'm that
rude. senseless and usually idiotic way
That practice Is found only among men.
Horses may have sense of humor, but
they never express themselves in a horse
laugh. Neither do they giggle The
nearest approach to such a sound that a
horse will make is to neigh or nicker
and whinny, and the normal horse will
yield TO such emotions only on especial
occasions.
Many horses are well bred, and they
show IL so clearly in their conforma-
ton. manners and performance that
of il. Any horse that would demand
soft snap because his grandsire many
times removed had helped to haul IL
forage wagon or a kit wagon in par
ticular war, or whose great-granddam
won Brooklyn handicap. would be
laughed out of the stable. The other
horses would not stand for It
So. it all comes back to this: That no
horse laughs horse laugh. And when
you describe the boisterous and dis
orderly outlaws of some man whose
ears could be tied in a bowknot over
the top of his head as horse laugh"
you are guilty not only of very in
accurate piece of descriptive work. but
you are foully slandering a sensible
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Evening star., 1915-06-13

securely attached to the halyards. one
private taking one side of the rope and
one the other side. When the sun is
"bumped' one Of the soldiers starts
pulling away on the ha1yard in his
hand, slowly raising the flag to the
top, while the other releases the rope,
and in addition sees that the flag does
not come in contact with the ground
Sentries are kept pacing In the vicin-
ity of the staffs all day, so that If the
flag becomes entangled the guard is
marched out to release it. When even
ing comes similar guard of non
commissioned officer and two armed
privates proceed to the flagstaff.
loosen the halyards and prepare to
lower the flag from the leeward side.
This lowering from the leeward side is
done so that the ensign will fly to the
breeze during the process. II prevents
the flag from becoming wrapped around
Evening star., 1915-06-13
,tal Has Largest Municipal Hennery and Hog Farm

H\Y ness. Within a few months
" " ii has built and is now op-
Grating the largest municipal hennery
and hog farm in the world. Both plants
are a part of the workhouse at Occo-
uuan, Va. and are designed to become
big contributors to the revenue pro-
ducing activities of that institution.
eliminating five years of investiga-
tion and experiment, W. II. Whitaker.
the builder and manager of Occoquan.
which is the only workhouse farm III
the United States. is preparing to teach
the whole country something about the
raising of chickens and hogs.
That he is likely to succeed is best
evidenced by the fact that out of 1,oGo
chickens hatched this spring. half of
which are of frying size, not one has
died. This record probably never has
been cqualed in the history of the in
dustTy.
On the hog farm the litters have
thrived equally well, and the sanitary
methods employed are expected to prove
Evening star., 1915-06-13

the staff or entangled with the nal
yards.
!: X
At the last note of the retreat the Dig
gun goes off, and then the flag starts
slowly down the mast, either to the
music Of 1.-THE Star Spansled Banner
or ITO the colors." The soldier who pulls
down the halyard in the evening also
is charged with the duty of seeing that
no part of the ensign touches the
ground at any time. When the flag is
at the bottom of the mast the two
privates see that it is neatly folded in
the triangular fashion required in the
Evening star., 1915-06-13

or more. Five concrete pens. sox5o fee'.
and each with trough capacity for 200
heads, have just been built. and sixth
shortly is to be added. In these in
swill. which is prepared in small
building especially constructed for the
purpose. Here. also, they are given
baths on hot days, and the filth and
Objectionable odors of the average pig
sty are absolutely lacking.
r
On the summit of hill above the
pens are located sleeping houses with
brick floors. Each pen also is equipped
with a four-acre run. which provides
sufficient forage for the stock. Sweet
clover and timothy are the principal
crops cultivated.
Separate accommodations have been
provided for the brood sows, which are
kept in pens 60x100 feet. There are
fifty such pens. each equipped with
small shelter house. Here the litters
are given every care until the pigs are
large enough to be turned into the
general pens.
Should the farm be visited by an
epidemic of cholera or other disease.
1t would be possible by means of the
large acreage 10 QUICKLY isoldpc ttN
stock, but Mr. Whitaker is confident
that the sanitary system which he has
worked out reduces the danger or
cholera to minimum
AS in the case of the hennery, the
hog pens and buildings were construct
ed by prison labor, and at little cost to
the municipality.
Both plants will be relied upon to
save the District several thousand dol
lars a year, and 1t is expected that they
will throw new light upon the profits
to be made in chicken and hog raising
where scientific methods are employed.
Evening star., 1915-06-13

rieties was the more preferable and it
was decided to raise the Reds exclu-
sive1y.
BY this time enough data had been
collected to enable Mr.. Whitaker to
determine what kind of permanent
chicken plant the workhouse should
have Prison labor was called in and
construction of the necessary buildings
commenced. The plant. which is now
receiving its finishing touches, repre-
sents a value. exclusive of labor. of
s1,25O-s5,000 for buildings and $2,25O
for land.
The equipment consists of ten brick
hen houses. each connected with two
acre run: a large brooder with thirty
pens. capable of accommodating 100
chickens each, and substantially
constructed brick building that serves
as combined Office. storage and incu-
bator room. Within the next few
weeks there is to be built d two-ton
silo as part of this plant.
In the office building three 250-egg
Evening star., 1915-06-13

Washington Into the Chicken Hog Raising BusneBo Plants Are
Part Wohhoe Occouan Va and Planned Become Big Revenue Pro-
Whitaker Preparing Whole Country Something About
Hog-Not Thousand Chickens Raised
and Cholera and Other DSeaesow the
Each Yeahe Chickens and Hogs That Have
Pens and Hnhose Constructed
Prison Labor.
Evening star., 1915-06-13

and lowering it at sunset or retreat"
II is honors in every sense OF the word.
holiday merely goes to his front win
dow and puts out his banner. which
remains tucked away in some out-of-
the-way place between holidays.
II might be said that the sun never
sets on such honors to the national
emblem OF the United States. With the
numerous military posts, and ships
travelling in nearly every latitude and
of honors during every hour of the
tWenty-four-all in tribute to the Star
Spangled Banner.
Just because the honors are paid
sometimes at noon, rain or shine. IL
does not mean that they are perfume
tory in character. The soldier and the
sailor take just as much pains and in
terest in honorng the flag on the last.
day Of their enlistment as they do on the
first day.
Among the officers and men of the
military service the flag is held, nat
urally, in great reverence. 1t is con-
stantly being honored and bowed to,
particularly in the naval service.
Whenever il is necessary 10 handle the
ensign it is gently touched 1t is close
iy guarded in every way. Even in
folding, there is a particular and neat
way in doing this. It is insisted upon.
II the flag becomes entangled on the
staff the guard is marched out and ii
is made free just as coon as possible
for it must always fly free to the
breeze.
Those in the military service oppose
the use of the flag in any way other
than where II can fly free to the
breeze. Some oppose it even as dra-
perry. particularly where il is around a
stand where there is danger Of some
one ira nIplinG upon it, They look urop
TINS as the most serious heSecratIou
Whenever officers and enlisted men
ar" present when honors are being
paid to the colors. such as the PLAYING
of The Star Spangled Banner" or the
sounding of the colors on the bugle,
Evening star., 1915-06-13

they are required to face the ensign
and render = hand salute at the end.
Take the daily honors at any one OF
Uncle Sans numerous garrisons and
military posts. for instance. They
start off with bang at sunrise, when
the big Salutlng gun announces sun
rise, or bumps the sun up as the
regular calls il. AS the gun is fred the
buglers Or field music sound reveille,
which is the soldiers alarm clock. The
reveille is sounded where there is no
band. but where there is a band the
gun goes off at the first note of the
march.
In the evening the garrison usually
is lined up for the parade and review,
the field music sounds retreat" a the
Evening star., 1915-06-13

the nayv the Stars and Stripes are
flown at the mainmast. If the salute is
to some foreign fortification, as when
ship is visiting foreign country,
the flag of the country is raised during
the firing of the salute, and the stars
and Stripes returned there after the
firing of the complimentary salute.
Aside from the honor paid the flag
while it is being raised, it is guarded
and handled very carefully during the
passage from it's resting place in the
guardhouSe to the headquarters staff.
Just before the reveille a non-com-
missioned officer and two privates,
armed. proceed to the commander of
the guard, procure the ensign. and then
march to the staff. where the colors are
Evening star., 1915-06-13

an impenstrabie barrier against the in
PRODUCTION and spread of cholera or
other disease.
Although, not operating to their full
capacities. the hennery is equipped to
accommodate. eventually. J.06o laying
hens, which will he the normal number
kept, while the hog pens will furnish
about 1000 animals for slaughter an
nually.
1t is estimated that 1.5o0 hens Will
be raised this year. The stock viii be
increased by similar number next
year and during successive years until
the total number reaches 5000. After
Evening star., 1915-06-13

in about four or five wears If the
5000 hens supply more eggs than are
required by the two prison establish
ments. the excess stock will be turned
over to the municipal hospital and
other District government institutions
located in Washington.
When Supt. Whitaker, with only
prison labor at his disposal. began the
converting of wilderness into a big
industrial empire. just five years ago,
he started series of experiments
which were to furnish the data for the
founding of permanent revenue-produc-
ing operations. Road-ma king, brick
Evening star., 1915-06-13
a Fla9 Day i'm Uncle Sans Army and Navy

Honos the Stars and Stripes
Blast Band Be OF trumpet
the FlagMonmg and
Made Army se-Co
or' in the Navy-When Naval Vessels Dip their Flags.
Evening star., 1915-06-13

y
\V\W morning and drags forth from
" " it's place of storage the Stars
and Stripes. to be hung in front of the
house in commemoration of the flags
birthday, he probably little realizes that
the honor he is paying the ensign. and
even more, is rendered to it every day in
the year. Sundays. holidays and just plain
work days. by those in Uncle Sans mill
tary service.
Unless that citizen has done duty with
either bra nch of Uncle Sans regular mill
tary forces or have served at camp with
the militia or aboard battieship with the
naval militia he has not had a real taste
of what honor to the flag means.
No matter how far away from the seat
OF government or from the continental
territory the flag may be, honors are paid
just the same. 1t is solemn honor,
sometimes accompanied with the blast of
a band, other times with only the blare of
the trumpet and the rutfies of the drum.
Then again il may be TO the heavy boom
of saiuting gun which pays the honor,
with all the rest, band and bugie and
drum. thrown in.
Even in the far-on garrisons at the
American legation at Peking, China,
where the United States maintains ma
rine guard PREPARED for cventualities. the
honor is paid daily the Stars and
Stripes raised to the staff. On the
ships of the Asiatic feet there is q series
of honorS paiH twice daily. In the Pacific
feet and the Atlantic feet all the vessels
act siugly. In the Philippines. at posts on
the isolated islands, not 10 mention blea X
Alaska, where the haiyards may be frozen
to the staff. the honor is paid just the
came
With these daily honors it is not
merely Tarrer of putting the flag out
A. sunrise or in the navy at S O'Clock
Evening star., 1915-06-13

site adjoining the workhouse prop
erty 1t is pretty definitely settled that
both institutions will be placed under
one management. SO that the total
number of persons to be fed will be
doubled Work on the reformatory
has commenced and will be concluded
Evening star., 1915-06-13

that the process of thinning out the
old stock will begin. and it is proba BILE
that the plan of adding 1900 new birds
each season will continue indefinitely.
The hog plant will not be utilized to
more than half of its capacity this
year, but next season it is planned to
Evening star., 1915-06-13
PIGS IN THE CONCRETE FEEDING PENS.

raise at least I..oO hogs. of which SEQ
will be slaughtered for consumption at
the workhouse and the remainder sold
RerkShircs and GorkShireS are the
breeds selected for the shoat farm,
while after careful elimination test
the Rhode Island red has been retained
as the most desirable bird to he pro-
duced on the chicken farm.
Not only will these industries be big
factors in feeding the 700 prisoners and
100 officers at Occoquan. but their
value will become even more apparent
with the founding of the District re-
formatory for long-term prisoners on
Evening star., 1915-06-13

last note of which the gun Is fired
Then. If band is present. The Star
Spangled Banner" is played while the
flag is slowly lowered, reaching the
FOOT of the mast as the last note of the
piece is played.
While the army regulations provide
mat the flag shall always be displayed
at the time Of firing a salute. they spe-
cihcalIy prohibit the dipping of the
ensign by way of salute or compliment.
1t is lowered for no one. and is half
stated only in the event of a death.
However. in the navy the flag is dipped
to passing vessels as a salute and as a
compliment. Usually 1t Is in answer
to compliment paid by some other
vessel. During the firing of salute in
Evening star., 1915-06-13

00 0HEN the patriotic citizen
MN ~ arouses himself tomorrow
\V\W morning and drags forth from
" " its uJace of storage the Stars
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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-07

the service will mean that approxi-
mately 100 employees will be trans
ferred to Denver with the opening OF
the new administrative headquarters.
Their arrival and work here will
mean incidentally that the supplies
for the departments work will be
bought largely in Colorado.
A Mighty Good Thing.
Says Lieut.-Gov. Lewis, The value
of this action to Colorado and the
entire West canont be ovcre-stimat-
ed. 1t can mean only that the feder-
al government realizes that the best
interests of the West can best be
served by officers actually ON the
scene of the undertakings, rather
than 1000 or more miles away.
Executive officers stationed here in
Denver will be in closer touch at all
times with all phases OF the question
than is now possible for them. They
naturally will absorb much of tire To-
cal atmosphere and will come to look
upon conditions and situations here
with more of the Western viewpoint.
1t should mean that much of the fric-
ton between the West and the feder-
al government in years past will be
done away with, as the executive Of
hcerS will have a more intimate
knowledge OF the needs of the states
with regard to irrigation projects, ma
tional, private and cooperative in ma
ture, and will be able to better judge
their relative worth and to consider
more dispassionately than at present
the comparative benefits to be derived
by the individual states and the indi-
vidual projects, whether federal or
private in nature.
Unquestionably, this change in
sentiment, in executive and admins
trative viewpoint will not come about
at once, but ultimately il will be
brought about, with resultant good
for the western states and for the
federal government as whole.
1t apparently is one of the best
things that could happen for the
West and the activities OF the depart
ment should mean much to Denver
and Colorado in particular
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-07
TRACK ANDFIELD MEET
HERE TOMORROW
Eighth Annual Meet of Southern Colorado
Northern New Mexico Interscholastic
League---Grade Pupils Give Con-
cert This Evening

present the eighth track and field
Southern Northern New Mexico Inerschoasc
League held this city will be OF the most
cessu of the kind ever held here
There eight schools in this league and from reports
every will participate in the that there will
probably larger number of contestants than usual As each
bring along their teams
anticipated that here be Interesting time at the fair grounds
during the meet
throng cheer boys to victory the people
of Rocky Ford will in force if the day is fine
will be fright there with the goods in the meet
the splendid showing they made High
Colorado College last Saturday when they captured
third place the winning II points and the relay AS
prowess they brot home five fine cups.
The point Alvin Robbins who got first in hur
des Julian Mae who took first in the broad jump making q feet
hurdles and second in high jump with feet
inches In the latter event ee Cover took third place with feet
5 inches.
Schools HodF Tonight
Provocative of interest than the high school
of the much number
the
jam expected the Grand house this
friday when the following will be rendered by
the grade pupils of School District No. A:
Rontgen
la Sailors -Hsndrika Tusssnbok
Sixth. Seventh and Eighth Washington School
Swedish Came See and Second Grades washington School
Fourth Annex
and Seventh Grades Liberty School
Folk Song
Fourth Grade washington
Folk Dance-a) In Wooden S"eosn oame
y" N' '' Third Grad. washington School
Dumb Rail Drill - - - -. Fifth Grade, Liberty School
Comet Ruthven Laug
Evening Fanz Ab
Seventh Grade Chorus washington School
Wand and Fifth Grades Washington School
Nancy Las Merry Life warrior Bold
Seventh and Eighth Grades Liberty School
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-07
PIXIES PEAK TOURISTS
Reach Rocky Ford This Morning on
Last Lap of Their Automobile
SociabiIity Tour

Every automobile in town that can
be secured will be pressed into service
this morning to meet the Pixies Peak
Ocean-to-Ocean motorists, who will ar
rive in Rocky Ford at 8 a. m. on the
last stretch of their 5000 mile automo-
bile sociability tour. Mayor Roberts
and the city council will head the well
coming delegation and will escort the
party to the Agricultural Club rooms,
where they will be entertained during
their stay.
This expedition is perhaps the first
and most definite example of the "See
America" idea carried into actual prac-
tice in an organized way thru the states
of the Mississippi valley. Starting
from the foot of Pixies Peak on April
IA, the caravan of five cars went direct
ly eastward over the Pixies Peak Ocean
to Ocean highway to Indianapolis, visit
ed thru Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and
Missouri on a circuituous return to St.
Louis, and then began, on April 30,
the return by way of the National Old
Trails road and connecting highways.
The tour has made the Coloradoans
enthusiastic converts to the "See
America" idea. 1t has shown them a
great deal of things of scenic and his
toric interest, has brot them into touch
with thousands of people, and has given
an opportunity to spread the gospel of
good roads and direct attention to the
wonderful possibilities offered this year
for transcontinental touring, both by
rail and auto.
This automobile sociability tour has
for its object the promotion of closer
acquaintance and more friendly rela-
tions between the people of Colorado
and those of Missouri, Kansas and
other central states. 1t seeks to en-
courage the good roads movement and
to promote the development of the Ma
tional Old Trails road, the Pixies Peak
ocean to ocean highway and other great
transcontinental highways. 1t desires
to make known to the eastern motorist
that there is this year available for his
cross-country tour thoroly practicable
highway thru the scenic mountains of
Colorado. 1t is, in fact, seeing
America expedition in which the west
is paying a social visit to the east.