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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25
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Cartagena.

Cartagen is picturesque old seaport
on the northern coast of South America,
interesting nowadays for what it used
to be rather than for what 1t is. Front
ing on perfect harbor. with pleasant
green hills sloping up behind it's gray
walls and red-roofed houses, it would
be more popular with people of the
north If it were somewhat healthier
and a great deal cooler. The sun beats
down through a moist heat, and the un-
acclimatiZed are prone to sicken in
Cartagena with great suddenness.
There is no town in either of the
Americas that is more perfect ex-
ample of what Spain could build in the
days of her greatest power. The mis-
tress of the Indies made this port her
greatest western stronghold. The mas
sive walls still stand with their old
towers well preserved: the ancient cas-
hostile fleet. but they loom up with a
bold and warlike front Here you may
see the grim old building that was for
centuries the headquarters of the in
QUESTION in the new world.
The city is built after the Moorish
style rather than the pure Spanish CO.
lonial that is more common in Mexico
and South America. The streets are
narrow and winding. paved with rough
cobbles, though modern Cartagena has
lighted them with electric arcs. Barred
windows jut out from square old man
sions with an agreeable suggestion of
mystery and romance; crowded gardens
glowing green with the rich verdure Of
the tropics are ringed by high, in
hospitab BILE walls; screened balconies
overlook the narrow causeways. The
scene is set for gallants with rapiers
and guitars.
Cartagena still shows many scars OF
1
the past. AS she was the principal
stronghold of Spain, all Spain's enemies
attacked her first when they moved on
the Americas. English buccaneers
sacked her half dozen times. The
English Admiral Vernon besieged the
city unsuccessfully for months, but in
spite Of his poor success he inspired
such admiration in a young colonial
officer that the latter named an Ameri-
can country estate for the admiral. The
officer was one Lawrence Washington.
and he named the country place Mount
Vernon.
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Delivering on Approval.

From the Cincinnati Times-Star.
Some Cincinnati merchants are be-
coming FESTIVE at the growth of the
business of sending goods on approval.
They feel that the custom has some
very Objectionable features from their
standpoint-and it may be that 1t has
Objectionable features from the stand
point Of the public as well.
When Mrs. Jones has a full set of
china sent out to her house and gives
an entertainment with 1t. only to re-
turn the whole lot as unsatisfactory
the day afterward, the merchant alone
is imposed upon. But when Mrs. Smith
orders lingerie, which she wears to an
afternoon tea, and then returns it, the
general public has reason for objec-
ton. both from an esthetic and a SAM
tary point of view. The public doesn't
know much about health conditions in
Mrs. Smiths house-and when it buys
goods at a store 1t expects to get them
new. without scarlet fever or diphtheria
trimmings.
Some merchants feel that the delivery
on approval business has been over
done-and the average citizen, when
he thinks 1t over. is apt to agree with
them.
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these will prove pullets? Our expecta-
tons will not be gratified. hence we are
let us cherish the aforementioned
averages as our goal. and if we exceed
them. then. indeed. have we achieved
unusual success. Hitch your wagon to a
star is excellent logic for the spoultry
industry as for any other vocation: but
we can't afford to do the driving blind
folded. If we do. and run into the I'M
expected-the impact is all the more of a
tirely out of the wagon and left stranded
by the roadside. The province of this
article. therefore. will be limited to the
conditions as experienced by practical
pouitrymen. rather than the imaginative
or the ldealstic. with here and there a
suggestion for the proper observance of
traffic regulations"
Assuming that 33 per cent is the aver
age mortality. it would appear as though
chicks were heir to. and prone to con-
tract ever disease under the solar sys-
TEN, or that they are naturally frail
ana sh weak. they are frail, tits true. in
the sense that they are very intricately
constructed intensive organism, yet 1t
has been my experience that the greater
mortality is due to accidents rather than
olsease. and by causes which should
come within the attendants control In
fact, the ways in which chick may meet
It's death are SO numerous ii would almost
seem they were born with suicidal inten-
eiohS- IL cope successfully with this pro-
pelsity one must exercise common sense
and great deal of forethought. For ex-
ample. it is unwise to brood chicks with
in fifty yards of old outbuildings. lest rats
abound, or in a coop that offers refuge
for the pests. Thousands of chicks are
Killed annually by rodents-among the
poultry raisers' greatest foes. Once let
a rat get taste of chick flesh, and he
VIII rob the brood Of two or three mem
bers day, in broad sunlight. if nee
essary. and frequently under the very
eyes of the attendant
rack your eggs very carefully so they
will not be broken in transit as a
little care in packing will save time
and eggs for you and your customer.
The family that gives the right at
tention to chickens and garden az side
lines is usually pretty well provided for,
Make it rule that every chick must
come out from under the cover at feed
ing time.
Chicks should be left in the incuba tor
thirty-six to forty-eight hours after
Matching.
The incubator is ready to use any
time. but with hens desire to hatch
cannot be fastened
In shipping eggs for Matching, select
only the ones uniform in size. Do not
send one man a dozen different sizes
and shapes of eggs
When the poultry yard is on low
ground it is a good idea to place
coops on a platform
When chicks show signs of leg weak
ness put them out of doors imme diately
and keep them out every day the
weather is favorable.
The chicks of a gentle. quiet hen
will be in disposition very much like
herself
1t is good policy to retain a hen in
the breeding pen as long as she Is
doing good work
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Hakerstown. Md.-Joseph. eight-year-
old son of Harry Strock, was killed on
the street near his home here when he
was struck by an automobile owned
and driven by John Leitscow. Marion,
Pa. The youth was playing and, at
tempting to jump on another automo-
bile coming up hill, was struck by
Leitscows car.
Petersburg, va.-A movement has
been inaugurated in Petersburg and
Hopewell to organize alumni associa-
tons of Washington and Lee Univer-
sity and Virginia Military Institute
among the many graduates of these in
situations in this immediate section. For
this purpose a meeting OF graduates
will be called at an early day, at which
1t is planned to have present a member
of the faculty of each institution.
Hagerstown, Md-The New York
battle monument commission located a
site on the Antietam battlefield for a
monument to be erected on q seven-acre
lot opposite Old Dunkard Church. used
as a hospital during the civil war. in
memory of New York Union soldiers
who fell at Anuetam.
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The Boy Scouts

Orders have been issued by the coast
guard service to the commander of the
cutter Apache to deliver to Camp
Archibald Butt. the Boy Scout camp on
the Chesapeake bay, a twenty four-foot
gig whaleboat and a twenty-sixfo
cutter for use by the boys who are to
visit the camp this summer Both boats
are equipped with sails and oars. 1t
will take ten boys to row each boat.
Deputy Scout Commissioner J. w.
Patton is at the camp with the follow
ing boys: Postles. Troop 2; Parsons,
Troop A.: King, Troop 81; Derrick,
Troop %. and Joseph Wandsleben. The
camp Is being prepared and put in or
der Tents are being erected. new mat
tresses for the metal cots have been
purchased. and new covers for the old
cots are on the way.
The Sea Scout has been painted and
put in frst-class condition. Canoes are
ready for delivery. and the first load of
supplies has been shipped. The cook.
assistant cook and dishwasher are on
hand. and all that awaits is the opening
day, July 3.
Examinations Are Discontinued.
on account of the summer months and
the camping season second and first
class examinations will be discontinued
except at camp.
To Compete in Games.
Scouts desiring to enter the track and
field events of the Independence day
celebration at the Monument grounds
in, beir
Edward Beckett, chairman, athletic
committee. Y. NJ. c. A. Silver medals
will be given to the winning boy in
each team of the relav races. No entry
fee whatever Is required.
Invited to Fredericksburg.
H G. Northrop has requested some
boys to come to Fredericksburg, Va,
July 4. to attend the LIBERATION at that
place. He will arrange a special rail-
road rate of l cent a mile from Alex
andria to Fredericksburg. He has as
sured the scouts a good time and
lots Of good eats.
Scouts Asked to Aid.
Scout headquarters has received a
request iroHi tHe JOINT COInHittee OF
the Sons of the Revolution and the
Sons of the American Revolution for
seventy five scouts in full uniform to
act as ushers and distribute programs
and look after the people in general
on the morning of July at the base
of the Washington Monument, where
exercises will be held. All scouts who
desire to act in this capacity should
report to Frederick d. owen at $3.50
o'clock at the foot of the Washington
Monument on that day.
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Scouts Asked to Aid.
News From the Troops.

Communications have been received
from troop scribes. as follows:
Troop "a.
Several trips have been made to
Forrestburgh, Va. to select a site for
our camp this summer. where we ex-
pect to put in good deal of time.
After our troop reregistered for the
coming year we elected new officers,
as follows: Barry Helwig, troop
trumpeter, and Jack Chase, troop sec
rotary. Mr.. Walls. our new commit
teeman. has presented a handsome gold
watch to the troop to be contested for.
The boy who becomes first-class scout
first gets the watch. A great sorrow
befell our troop last week. Our black
and white bulldog mascot Villa pass
ed into the world of the unknown. He
was buried and taps were sounded over
his grave. While Mr.. He1wig. our
scoutmaster, Is at Fort Myer.e Raymond
Whip and MIR. Walls will look after
the troop.
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Wheeling, w. va.-When Sarah"
Hamilton. eighty-six years old. colored.
found that she" was a man. she" had
been In the home several years and no
suspicion was ever entertained as to her
sex. Before entering the county home
the pseudo woman had worked as a do
nestle for prominent family for sixty
years.
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Troop 80.

This summer we are going to Camp
Archibald Butt for a two-week stay
We contemplate having at least TWEEN
ty-five members to go with US. We are
going July 10 and remain there for two
weeks. Last Monday night we went on
an overnight hike to Chain bridge, on
the Virginia side of the Potomac. We
held another war game Friday night at
the meeting.
Troop 1.
Troop I ended its efficiency contest
with a special parents evening Satur-
day. June II. Scoutmaster Matthes pre-
scented report on the activities of the
troop since last October. Brief ad-
dresses were made by Mr.. De Cast. di-
rector of boys work at the Y. NJ. c. A.:
Hugh L. Taylor, deputy scout commits
sioner, and by Assistant Scoutmasters
Shaw and Leech. The prizes for the
efficiency contest were awarded by Mr..
Cooper. general secretary of the Y. NJ.
c. A. They were given to the following
boys: First prize for first-class scouts,
William Hoeke; second prize, Renwick
Mc1vor; third prize. Alexander Dalton.
First prize for second-class scouts, Will
son waters; second prize, Robert
Howe. One hundred per cent duty
Der and Wilson Waters. The silver fox
patrol retained its lead and remains the
flag patrol.
Troop IL.
Troop IL has had several changes in
the line of officers for the summer
months. H. B. Brumbaugh, former
senior patrol leader, is assistant scout
master. The other promotions are: S.
S. Symons, from assistant patrol lead
er to patrol leader; George Jefferies,
from assistant patrol leader to patrol
leader. and James Leroy, from a scout
to assistant patrol leader. William
graduating from the rank of patrol
leader.
Troop As.
Troop As Of the Fourth Presbyterian
Church enjoyed the honor of having
Mr.. Taylor to its big rally, held in its
clubroom Tuesday evening. The troop
assembled at $40 o'clock for re-regis-
tration At Z o'clock about thirty five
scouts sat down to supper, served by
the ladies of the church. after which
the room was cleared and the scouts
formed in a circle for their business
meeting, which was opened by prayer
Mr.. Taylor gave the boys a talk about
his service in the, scout organization,
the camp this summer and other things
of interest Scoutmaster Edison, his
brother Charles and others of his as
sistants told of good things in store
for Troop As this summer. Stories were
told by the scoutmaster, and the meet
ing was closed by joining hands and
singing America
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Troop %.

waiter Jex. our assistant scoutmas-
ter. is looking after the troop. as Mr..
Greene. our scoutmaster. is very busy
with his business affairs. At our last
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meeting Paul Turner was appointed to
the position of senior patrol leader, AL
Ian Sousa was appointed leader of the
wood pigeon patrol and Raymond
Gaines assistant patrol leader. Arthur
Schoenthal was elected troop scribe and
Walter Cornelius, troop courier. We
are planning for long hike in the near
future.
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The above estimate may seem rather
radical to the layman. or discoura ginelv
low to the beginner. for there are many
exceptions perhaps; nevertheless, on large
commercial farms these averages prevail
and are considered highly successful Con-
sequently. IL such ratios exist as they
most certainly do, why try to delude our
selves with the notion that. to be success
ful. we must raise ninety-five chicks from
every 100 eggs set. and that eighty Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

When chicks show signs of leg weak
ness put them out of doors mediately
and keep them out every day the
weather is favorable
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

The chicks of gentle. quiet hen
will be in disposition very much like
herself
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

1t is good policy to retain a hen in
the breeding pen as long as she Is
doing good work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

When the poultry yard is on low
ground it is good idea to place
coops on a platform
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Many successful dafrymen are skim
ming q part of their milk and selling the
sweet cream 10 the factories This prac-
tice leaves the desired amount of SKIM
milk on the farm to be used for calf
feeding and allows a fair price for the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

See how your cows stick UP their
noses at hay that has been picked over
by sheep, and then feed both cows and
sheep in their own racks
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illness OF eighteen months. Sne
was a member of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church and was vice president
Of the Epworth League, Of which she
was a charter member. Surviving, be-
sides her parents are five brothers. eri
Harry Porter. and three sisters, Jessie.
Fannie and Bertha Porter.
Frederick. Md.-A romance which be-
gan several years ago in Baltimore,
when Miss Daisy " Measell of Freder-
lex met Harry p. Campbell, will culmi-
nate in their marriage June 27, few
minutes after the arrival of the steamer
Lurline at Honolulu, Hawaii Miss
Messell, who is nineteen years old. is
now on a 5.000-mile journey to join her
fiance. who is employed in Honolulu.
Miss Measell is a former resident of
Baltimore. She has been living with
her grandmother. Mrs Julia MeaselI.
Frederick, for several years. Mr.. Camp
bell is native of Bristol. Conn.
Harpers Ferry. w. Va.-William Long,
eighty years old is dead at Neersville,
Loudon county, Va. He is survived by
his widow.
Charles B. Payne. for forty-two years
an engineer on the Winchester division
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, is
dead in Sandyhook. He is survived by
his widow and one son, Alton Payne.
DR.. R. NJ. Marshall, seventy-two years
old, is dead at the home of his niece,
Mrs. Charles Jones. near Shepherds
town. He was native of this county
and practiced medicine for fifty years
in Shepherdstown and Shenandoah
Junction His widow and two sons, J.
Butler and Robert NJ. Marshall. WASH
ington. survive.
Richmond. Va.-As the outcome of
jitney accident, occurring June 20, 1915,
NJ d. Georseson has filed suit in hust-
iftgs court, part =, against the defunct
Motors Transit Company and D. Il.
Griffith. Georgeson seeks the recovery
of 81 600 for personal injuries In his
declaration the plaintiff states that he
was a passenger on a jitney bus of
the defendant company when it COL
lided with the car of d. T. Griff1th at
Grace and Pine streets. Both defend
ants are charged with concurrent
negligence. and it is claimed that they
violated two city ordinances, one COW
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Many daEymen pin their faith to the
Jersey COW, and when wen cared for
and generously fed she usually re-
spends by producing plentiful supply
Of milk and butter fat. The other
breeds Of dairy cows have also proved
their worth at the pail. A good deal
depends on the dairyman
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cows that produce large amounts of
outterfat are good to contemplate, but
1t requires time. effort and persistence
to get them. and in the getting a good
many blanks will be drawn; but the
prizes make the effort worth while.
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Our soils are running short in humus.
And still we are burning straw. Straw
Will keep up the humus content of the
soil if spread over the farm and allowed
to rot.
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A Missouri county agent reports an
orchard spraying demonstration that re-
suited in profits of 81 800 in 1915, when
profits of from $500 to $500 year had
usually been received without spraying
The day book., 1916-03-23
THE TRlB's Bo AID.

THE TRlB'S 30 AD. sleepy
bo went to and fro, once in the win
ter season, a-searchin' for a place to
flop, until, for some queer reason, he
ventured into Batey's "mish;" a gink
with hand extended slipped him
Daily Tribune and, right there his
search was ended.
The bo, he murmUred: ''This is
soft. I wished for nothing better;
I'll plant myself right on this Trib
and hold it like fetter; and there
upon the Worlds Great Sheet, this
bo in peace did slumber; his cheek
did rest upon the new six hundred
thousand number.
Six hundred thousand on his cheek,
that was the magic number that
stood in figures black as teak when
he bestirred from slumber. He
rs-rr- -- .-.
The day book., 1916-03-23

moched around from bar to bar, in
his be-crumbed DISBURSEMENT. He
didn't know that he was now a Trib-
Une Observation-Disclosures Side Cot
ton Stocking.
Can you give me Hendricks ad-
dress? - w. S. C. S. (Not unless
Kendrick permits. Are you willing,
Ken?)
The day book., 1916-03-23

produced. What would the value of
the tangible property of these COM
panies be if divorced from the prop
eTty the people have given them for
nothing? without the privilege of
monopolizing the streets of Chicago
it would be hardly worth marketing
as junk.
Why shall we not begin to get into
the public treasury some of this mo-
nopoly value? It is a value produced
by the people. Let us cease trying
to get from these corporations taxes
upon their personal property. The
annual value of their right to use the
streets is easily estimated. The stock
markets are a sure index to this. In
crease the tax upon their monopoly
value to the limit and let their tan
gible property go free. They would
find it necessary to better their serv-
ices to the public in order to pay for
their exclusive privilege. Then the
people would find other taxes less
Onerous and would be able to accu-
mulate fund to buy out the coTpor-
ations, if they desire to do so. The
people can do this without any con-
stitUtional amendment, if they will
stand solidly back Of the taxing ma
chinery Of the state. If you know
any better way to begin than this,
tell the peOple.-Geo. v. Wells.
THE TRlB'S 30 AID. A sleepy
The day book., 1916-03-23

SELF CONTROL.-Th The human
race has got to the end of it's tether.
There is no crime that man will not
commit to attain his end. God has
decided on a course of intervention.
Watchful waiting is almost at an end
with Him, and a policy of divine reg
ulation is about to be instituted. Al
most all people from the first advent
of Christ until his second advent,
now, have been transgressing His
laws, fighting Him in every conceiv-
able way, aided and abetted by the
Christian church, which has been
controlled by the devil. If any man
is converted to God and is then taken
in hand by any church he becomes a
greater child of the devil than he was
before. God calls now to man to re-
pent. This means that man must
cease to sin and learn to do right.
The most insiduous sin that con-
trolls man today is the lust after wom-
en-. Women know their power over
man and twist him any way they
like. Right there man loses his
power. He fails to rule himself and
cannot rule others. The man who
rules himself can rule nation.
The sooner you awaken and deter
mine that you will, by the grace of
God, be a slave no longer, the better
it will be for you, your family and. the
world.
If you learn to rule yourself you
can take your proper place at the
head of your own family and then go
out into the community. The foun-
dation of the nation is in the home.
Women are not to blame, for the man
was made to rule the woman and she
respects a ruler.
Eve would have obeyed Adam
gladly, but, poor old fellow, he fell.