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announced. The local sailors
will nroceed to Philadelphia by special
train, and will there board the battle
ship Illinois at the League lslahd navy
ward. The schedule provides for the
shin to be a. sea en- route to BLOCK
Island sound July IS to II. July II at
Block Island sound. July II to 22 at
sea for drills and maneuvers, July "
and 90 at Newport, r 1. for drills and
liberty. and July 90 to 25 at sea, en-
route to Philadelphia.
The Illinois will have a complement
made up of 40 per cent regulars and
so per cent naval militia. The vessel
can accommodate twenty wardroom
officers, fourteen junior officers, nine
warrant officers. twenty-nine chief
pettv officers, SIS sailors and fifty-six
marines.
will be on board the Illinois the 1st
and % Rattalions from Michigan, the
I'd Battalion of Pennsylvania and the
battalion from South Carolina.
1t was said at the Navy Department
that only part of the naval militia OF
the eastern states will be taken on the
battleships assigned for naval militia
use this year. The program calls for
80. per cent Although there will be a
number of organizations on the ILL.,
nois il is said that the vessel Will not
in any way be crowded. because of the
limitations which are to be put on the
militia organizations.
Instead Of practice followed hereto
fore where the militia commanders told
the department how many officers and
men they will bring, the departme ant
this year will inform each organization
of the number of officers and men who
may be sent for duty aboard the ship.
The selection of the officers. 1t is un-
derstood will be left to the militia
commanders. Just how many officers
and men will be allowed to go from the
District naval militia the Navy Depart
ment does not yet know.
However, IL is said to be probable
that those officers and men who are
unable to make the cruise on the bat
period on their own ships. This duty
will be under regular naval officer
who will act as Instructor.
If this is followed out, the officers
and men of the local battalion who are
left at home will make cruise aboard
the u S. S. Sylvia, training ship of the
local battalion.
There will be no target practice this
year, according to the departments an
nouncement.
The first and second divisions of the
Naval Battalion will go to the Congress
Heights range for rifle practice June
81 and 2s, and the third and fourth di-
visions, June 30 and 80.
A detachment from the Naval Bat
talon, under commissioned officer
will parade here Tuesday in connection
with the Decoration day ceremonies.
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bined they make a free show
The fragrant green place was like
bouquet with it's blossomy bushes and
big trees full of new leaves and building
birds. And the children and squirrels
and robins had 1t about all to them
selves the other morning when a col
ored woman came along and seated
herself on a bench
She carried a basket, and in the bas-
ket was a rooster. When she had set
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Mr.. President. Anybody would know
you by your smile. You recognize him
by his pictures. don't you, Marie? And.
oh, Mr.. President. will you mind Civ
ing Marie your autograph? 1t would
be perfectly lovely to show it to them
at home. Give the President your note
book. Marie"
Marie held out the note book. The
gentleman took it and wrote:
John r. Brown. Chicago"
It's all right to give his name. He
told it himself to newspaper man.
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4. n. JohNSoN
Principal of the Henry ID. Cooke Public
School and xcoutmaster of Boy Scout
Troop No. 90. composed of boys at
tending TINT school.
spoke round the camp fire about ap
proaching time for camp down at
Chesapeake bay
Patton Visits Annapolis.
Deputy Commissioner Patton went
down yesterday to Annapolis, to wit
ness the base ball game between the
Army and Navy. He took quite a num-
Der of the scouts along with him.
70 Decorate Graves.
Tuesday, May 80, being Memorial day.
the scouts will turn out and help the
6. "A. R. decorate the graves at Arlington
They are to assemble at a m. sharp at
18th and B streets northwest. The G. A. R.
will furnish transportation and lunch.
Drum Corps Rehearses.
The Scout Drum and Bugle Corps held a
band practice last Wednesday at the
Naval Battalion Armory- The drum and
bugie corps will not go to Havre de Grace
June as had been planned.
Two New Troops Formed.
Two new troops have been started this
past week, which will make the last num-
Der 69. One of these was formed last
Sunday evening at the Dumbarton Ave
1ue NJ E. Church, where Dr. Martin gave
a sermon on the Boy Scout movement
Scoutmasters Matthes Marsh and Hem
derson. with Deputy Commissioner Taylor
were present and after the services met
group of the boys and arranged for
meeting today in the Sunday school rooms
Rev. DR.. Martin is well acquainted with
the scouts. as he was a scoutmaster in his
former home in Pennsylvania.
Hold Parents Night.
"Wednesday evening at SauIs Addi-
tion members of Troop 50 gave COM
plirnentary entertainment to the parents
of the scouts. II was a regular parent
night Fully 100 of the parents were
out and the hall of the Iowa Avenue NJ
E. Church. where the entertainment
was held. was we'll filed. Dr. Benson
Of the Department of Agriculture. who
is one Of the three members of the
troop committee, gave an illustrated
4-I-frf sHcWlNB now tne boys can hold
lucrative do" campaign during the
summer months, and outlined what he
had seen done in other cities by the
scouts during the long vacation and
what he hoped the troop would adopt
for its summer work.
The scouts gave demonstrations of
trst aid and signaling. and also an ex-
csllent one in knot tying. Three of the
members of the troop gave piano selec-
tons. After the lecture Scoutnaster
Robb and Deputy Commissioner Tay-
lar gave short addresses Following
this ice cream and cake were served 10
an The entire troop turned out in uni
form.
Holds Patrol Contest.
Friday evening the annual patrol
drill contest Of the three patrols of
Troop SO was held The trophy was a
troop flag. presented by one of the first
members OF the troop. when ii first
formed five years ago. and is known to
the troop as the "Connegys trophy"
having been presented by former Scout
Conegys, Scoutrlaster Bailey. DEPUTY
Commissioner Taylor and former Scout
Orviile Walsh acted as judges
Each patrol was drilled by the patrol
leader
The trophy went 10 the second patrol.
Rodney bennett patrol leader
the drill took place on the west side
Of ka!oraIna road.
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Last Tuesday night a full-wire COM
pany was formed on the drill floor and
was given about twenty minutes foot
movements. Messrs Foster, Buscher,
Potts and Coke are the latest recruits.
Foster is an old-timer, having served a
full enlistment in the Signal Corps
Company.
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The telegraph class now numbers
twenty men. and the instructors are
working hard to graduate the students
SO they will be able to handle the
business when they go to camp.
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Troop 8, White Rose Troop-Miss
Gardner, Captain.

At the last meeting of Troop s, Satur-
day. May 90, it was divided into two
patrols, with Rosa Melvin patrol leader
and Irma Beaver corporal of patrol and
Doris Hullings. patrol leader. and Elsie
Hayden, corporal of patrol @
Because of the warm weather the troop
play has been postponed until fall, and
instead, for the aid of its camping fund.
1t is arranging a lawn at Friendship
House, June S and 10
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Troop &c, Hyattsville-Mrs. A. w
Tupper. Captain.

on Wednesday, Troop 20 held its
weekly meeting at the home of Mrs
Burnside. who is interested in the Girl
Scouts. There was a good attendance
and two visitors. Miss Margaret Boyden
and Miss Mary Porter.
The carnival was splendid success,
enough money being cleared to buy
most of the suits.
on Saturday the troop took a hike.
meeting at the captains house at IL
O'Clock. The girls hiked up the Wash
ington and Baltimore pike until they
came 20 a lovely spot on the Eastern
branch just outside of Riverdale. While
some Of the scouts made a fire the rest
went to a nearby house for water and
Il few minutes later a great splash =
ing was heard as the girls came run
ming down the middle of the stream,
waving their arms and yelling at the
top OF their voices. On the opposite
bank four cows ran along with them.
The scouts had met the cows dropped
their buckets and ran and the cows had
given chase. One OF the scouts climbed
a tree. The cows finally were chased
off and :he girl in the tree was helped
down. Every one enjoyed the trip and
the troop is planning another hike
next Saturday
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Troop 10, Red Poppy-Mrs. F. P.
Wilcox, Captain.

The Red Poppy Troop has had les
sons from trained nurse in making an
Invalid's bed with a patient
They have decided to spend the
greater part of the day at Arlington
after the exercises and the work of
decorating the graves is completed.
Several of the girls have nearly COM
pleted their Second-class examinations.
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Troop 5, Takoma Park, The Oaks
Mrs. ]. D. Eggleston, Captain.

Troop held its regular weekly meet
ing at the home of its captain, where
their dancing teacher gave them another
lesson. They are practicing stunts for
the rally. Some of the girls are nearly
ready to take some proficiency tests and
the new girls are still preparing for their
tenderfoot test. After the lesson a basket
ball game was played.
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At the commissioned officers
school Thursday evening, May Is, Pri-
vate McCallum gave talk on the
horse, illustrating his remarks with
bones, etc.
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Private Lee NJ. Corrick is working
out a scheme whereby every piece of
property belonging to the Signal Corps
Company is indexed and listed.
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Troop g., Pansy, Petworth-Mrs. S
A. Mooers, Captain.

The Friday meeting of the troop was
quite a busy one. large number of
members responded to roll call and in ad-
diton there were three candidates and
two visitors. The candidates for member
ship We're Lois Nicols. Adelaide South
wick and Mildred Harr, while the visitors
We're Mildred Lloyd and Virginia Rose.
Adelaide and Lois. having almost COM
pleted their probation, will be initiated
into the troop at the next meeting.
Further plans were made for the work
at the rally. Troop is going to present
flag to the Girl Scouts Association. and
Mr. Cote, father of one of the scouts of
Troop S, has donated fine iron pole for
the flag.
Troop is being highly complimented
for the splendid work it did al the Church
of the Ascension Wednesday evening of
last week. The following was the pro-
gram: Bugle call, Assembly" Eunice
Haden: march, girl scout prayer, flag
salute. inspection, fall out" Knot-tying,
Eunice Haden; semaphore message. Isa-
belle Cote; Morse code message. Melba
Jones: stretcher drill, Katherine Davis,
Hazel Smith, Rita Eastburn, Hope Mich
OILS: roller head bandage, Isabelle Cote ::
hand and fingers, Gertrude Coon: ankle
bandage. Helen DAILY: broken nose, Eliza
beth Rice broken jaw, Miriam Eastburn
arm in splints, Thurza Suter triangular
head bandage, Ruth Haynes: crushed
hand. Margaret Caffee: medley of ma
tiona1 airs, bugle, Taps"
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YGuARP
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LTHOUGH the place for hold
ing the annual encampment of
the National Guard of the Dis
trict of Columbia has not yet
been selected the dates have
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Troop IL, Daisy Troop, Tenleytown
Mrs. Norman Jones, Captain.

Troop II held only short meeting
on Friday evening as several of the
evening, and the troop went in body
to the church to see the ceremony On
Saturday a hike was taken to Glen
Echo, arriving about O'Clock. After a
couple of hours at the amusements the
troop turned homeward. but they were
too tired to hike all of the way
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Corp. Miller has loaned the outfit
an old-time telegraph key and sounder
for instruction purposes, and the stu
dents are making more rapid progress
than was possible with the field buzzer,
as the dots and dashes are clean-cut
and not blurred up as they are with
the buEZer.
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Troop q, Red Rose, Noel House
Miss Treat. Captain.

Troop met at Noel House gym
nasium at the regular meeting time.
One new member, Grace Schlosser. was
admitted. First aid was reviewed and
then all kinds of fractures and dislo-
cations were studied, also the making
of splints. Semaphoring was also prac-
ticed.
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Troop 20, Daisy-Mrs. Leon Arnold
Captain.

Troop 20 is working hard prepar-
ing for the June rally and also for a
garden party in June. They are also
to give a complimentary dance May 26.
The troop is planning a week in the
mountains with the proceeds of their
entertainment Of Easter week
Beginning next Thursday the troop
will take lessons in first aid, in which
IL is much interested.
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. ETAILS of the cruise OF the
Naval Battalion of the Ma
tional Guard of the District
of Columbia have just been
announced The local sailors
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rally on June 10 at the Zoo. and all
troops are urged to put forth their best
efforts to make this one the best yet
Troop /, Sunf1ower-Mrs. G. S.
Rafter, Captain.
At the Wednesday meeting of Troop
l plans were completed for the party
to be given Saturday evening. May -,
at Sunflower Lodge by the troop. to
which they have invited their friends.
Evelyn Healy was presented with her
tenderfoot pin and welcomed into the
troop as real girl scout. There was
a splendid basket ball game after a
most strenuous business meeting.
Mrs. f. n. Woodfeld visited the
meeting
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The date set for leaving for camp is
August "A, but the location has not yet
been announced. 1t is probable that the
Signal Corps Company will go to camp
mounted, leaving Washington on the
18th. This will allow the men and
horses to become accustomed to moving
in regular formation. and save at least
two days mounted instruction in camp.
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Capt. Terry is devoting a great deal
of time and energy to instruction in
visual signaling, and it is expected
that that means of communication Will
be used more in camp this year than 1t
has in the past
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Troop 16, Pansy-Miss Ruth Brown
Captain.

Troop l6 held its tenderfoot ceremony
Tuesday al the Mount Pleasant Congre-
gational Church. when Mrs. G.. S. Rafter
presented the pins to the following
girls: Louise Smith, Ruth Daniel, Eliza
beth Scharf, Dorothy Young. Dorothy
Diggett, Katherine Butnitzky, Ger
trude McKnew. Elizabeth Bove. Kath-
crime Rooney. Imogen Hostetler Helen
Thorne and Helen Harrah. Mrs. Rafter
explained some of the Girl Scout ideals.
and Mrs. Colman. the field commits
sioner, told of work being done by the
other troops and the organization as A
whole. Several of the girls are about
ready for the second-class test and
Edna Bolts, the new member. VIII soon
be ready for the tenderfoot test. Most
of the girls expect to go to Arlington
on the 30th TO participate in the exer-
cses under the Women's Relief Corps.
Troop 1s-Mrs. ]. B. Kelly, Cap
tain.
Troop IS has been very busy with its
first-aid lessons. in which it is pro-
crossing nicely. and also practicing for
the play TO be given June ..
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The proposition of purchasing an
other pool table will be taken up at the
next meeting of the Wig-Wag Club as
the one now in the quarters is in con-
Stant use.
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rooster is an ordinary creature and
park is an ordinary place. Com
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The company has the promises from
several telegraph operators that they
will enlist, and hopes to be able to have
men enough to handle four stations per
section in camp this summer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-08

With the present high prices of corn
and other grain foods it is essential
that we exercise strict economy in
feeding the growing pigs, and also in
maintaining the breeding herd during
the time they are not in actual service.
A well-planned system of grass and
forage crops will greatly reduce the
cost Of producing pound of pork, as
well az maintaining the breeding herd.
The size of pastures, and the kind of
forage and grass crops depend largely
upon the location Of the grower and
the number of animals in the herd.
We prefer to have more acres Of
hog pasture than are needed to supply
the herd with succulent food, SO that
we can pillow under what Is not eaten
together with the droppings from the
hogs, thus improving the pasture land
for future crops Of grain and grass.
In this way it Is possible to improve
the fertility of a number of acres,
and at the same time we are utilizing
the land for pasture purposes. The
pastures and yards should be planned
SO that you are not dependent upon
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any one crop at any time during the
season, or you will have an abundance
at certain times, and no green 1000
at other times.
Among the pasture and forage crops
that are best adapted to hog pasture,
are rye, clover, alfalfa, field-peas, cow
peas, sweet corn, oats, millet ana
rape. They may be sown at various
times during the growing season, so
that some of them will be available
at all times when the weather Is favor
able for the animals to be outside.
The hog growers should look to the
legumes and investigate their high
feeding value. They are highly nitro
geneous food and may be grown with
great benefit to the land at low cost.
When green forage crop Is pas
tured with pigs, it is often necessary
to plow under a large portion of the
green forage, which, together with the
droppings of the pigs while they are
running on the field and being fed
supplementary grain foods, greatly
improves the land, increasing Its
humus content and adding large
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-08
FRUIT GRADING PAYS.

The following facts should give food
for thought to the man who thinks 1t
pays to sell apples "anv cid way"
This is from the Fruit Trade Journal
Of January 1st. -"
1.-The ratio of strictly fame" f~"'t ~
the aggregate receipts vas ali
The most desirable Baldwins 81 :t
prices ranging from $500 to So pe'
barrel. Strictly fancy commanded q
premium. Most o. the common stor-
age Baldwins changed hands at s2.2s
to $3.50, and wasty and unclassifled
marks at $50 to $1.75." -..
There is a whole sermon. To- the
apple grower in those few lines. 1t
has very little effect on the selling
price Of common apples to take out
the strictly fancy fruit, but it utterly
annihilates the fancy price to include
even a few specimens that are not up
to the standard. e
The market report Ger New :
City published on New Years d"N '''' :
headed Fancy Apples Are Firm -
then says that common stock II g
as low as $3.50 per barrel
grade do you send to market
you satisfied with returns?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-08

There is steadily and in many
places, a rapidly growing demand for
cleaner and more wholesome milk,
both for direct consumption and for
the production Of butter cheese and
other milk products. This demand
will continue to grow just as rapidly
as the milk consuming public comes
to realize the Importance of using milk
which has been produced under
healthful, sanitary conditions, and the
dangers which may accompany the
use Of milk which has been produced
and handled under conditions both
unsanitary and unhealthful. Many
progressive dairymen are awake to this
call for an improved quality Of milk.
and are DESTROYS of knowing how to
meet 1t. The increasing interest and
Importance of this question has led
the experiment station in nearly every
state in the Union to undertake the
work of finding out through careful
experiments, the best methods Of pro.
ducing good milk.
Various methods Of clarifying milk,
such as straining, fllterIng, sedimenta-
ton, and the use Of centrifugal ma
chimes have been employed both in
this country and in Europe. Some OF
these have been fairly successful in re-
moving both dirt and bacteria, but
none has proved entirely satisfactory,
One important objection to such
methods of handling milk, especially
in the small dairy is that they require
considerable time, and some Of them
additional machinery, and thus add to
the cost Of production. 1t Is much
more important, however, to go far
Their back than this, and to prevent
the dirt from getting into the milk at
ALL because much of 1t dissolves
readily in the warm milk. cannot be
removed, and thus contaminates the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-08
REDUCING THE COST OF PRODUCING POUND OF PORK

amounts Of nitrogen to the soil beside
freeing it from noxious weeds. 1T Is
an economical method of building up
a rundown field.
A number of writer's have advocated
feeding the pigs nothing but grass and
forage crops, but my experience. both
in the alfalfa region and here in the
east, will not bear out these claims
for forage.
We find that in order to secure
fairly good gains we must feed a little
grain-food at all times. Forage will
make a great saving, and the best
possible growth and thrift are secured
when wheat middlings, corn or other
grafn-foods are fed in connection with
such grass and forage crops as alfalfa.
blue grass, clover and cow-peas, and
the pigs will reach the highest de-
velopment they are capable of making.
1t is claimed by the leading pork
producers that we'll managed system
Of forage crops will reduce the cost of
producing pork from 80 to 40 per
cent
In planning a system of forage crops
and pastures, we must be governed by
the number Of pigs, their size, and
quality Of the land that Is used for
growing these crops
In my own experience I have found
no better method Of improving the
soil than to raise hogs, and practice
a system of growing green forage
crops and feeding them a reasonable
amount of grain-food In connection
with the pasture and forage crops.
To secure the best growth and de-
velopment the nogs must have some
grain-food in connection with their
pasture and forage crops or there will
be a tendency to promote an abnor-
nal development Of their stomach
and intestines-W. Kelley.
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Grease the Face
When Spraying

In dealing with strong solutions OF
lime-sulphur the fruit grower must
protect himself. After his eyes begin
to smart and his fingers crack open.
he learns than goggles and rubber
gloves are splendid protection. Vase
cline or lard smearcd on face and
hands afford relief. Heavy leather
gloves are serviceable when creased
or soaked with machine OIL. Som
men prefer miscibIe oils for dorma~;
spraying as they are more pleasant -
handle. Arsenate Of lead and be-.
deaux sprays in the summer are no.
disasreeable.
I The man who sprays for ten or
twelve, hours and runs between trees
to saw time, studies out many little
tricks Of saving his strength. A
change of position, and an occasional
rolling of the head keep the neck
from stinenins. A change Of hands
or 4 shifting Of their position tends
to keep the arms from paraly.ing.
like to separate my hands widely, LETT
ting the rod balance loosely in the
right hand and sliding it In and out
with the left hand. which rests on the
oAuS"OA waive VI 0H AnpAOSSu AS~AiVOS
type.
When dragging the hose about, it 10
easy to drop the hand down to the
end Of the hose itself. This saves
many a bursted hose connection. ana
broken stop-cock or extension rod.
Never pull on the rod. Hug the left
elbow in close to the hip and drag the
hose by the weight Of your whole
body, not simply by the power Of your
arm. Pull the hose up this way q
little further than you need 1t each
time, then back up one step and take
advantage of the slack. A half-inch
hose filled with water is no joke to
drag about quickly all day. often
through the mud. but the experienced
sprayer soon learns the knack Of.
handling it on the run A smaller
hose, while much lighter. reduced
pressure by giving too much friction