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The Washburn leader., 1916-12-22
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FOR SUCCESS WITH PIGEONS
Variety of Good, Hard Grains Is Essen.
tiaI-Not Advisable to Feed Birds
on Wet Ground.

| A variety of good, hard grains is
essential to success with pigeons, and
grains which are in poor condition
should not be fed. Old grains which
are hard are better than new soft
grains, especially for pigeons with
squads. Red wheat is considered bet
ter than white wheat by many pigeon
breeders. Good wheat screenings are
often fed with success, as they usu.
ally contain variety of seeds. Vari-
GUS stimulating seeds, such as lentils
and vetch, are sometimes fed as a
tonic to breeding birds during the molt.
ing period.
The grain may be fed on the floor
Of the pen, in troughs, or kept before
the birds in hoppers. 1t is not gen.
orally considered advisable to feed the
grain on the ground, especially on
heavy soil where it may get wet and
moldy. Unless the floor is kept clean
it is better to feed the grain in troughs
than on the floor. The troughs should
be made so that the pigeons will not
roost on them and soil the feed with
tnelr urOpplnSS.
HOppers are used with good success
but may attract rats in some pigeon
houses. They should be fitted with
wires or nails about two inches apart
so that the pigeons cannot waste the
feed by throwing it out onto the floor.
If the grain is not fed in hoppers the
pigeons should be fed twice daily, in
the morning and in the afternoon, at
regular hours, giving from one and
one-half to two quarts Of grain at each
meal to 20 pairs Of pigeons and add
ing an extra pint If the pigeons have
many squads. The feeder must regu-
late the quantity of grain according to
tile appetite Of the birds, giving them
all they will clean up in one to two
hours.
The Washburn leader., 1916-12-22
RECOGNIZE VALUE OF SALT.
Scientists Now Are Practically Unanl.
nous In Their Appreciation Of
tho Humble Mineral.

The preservative, the cleansing and
the soothing effects Of salt have been
known for ages. To this extent, and
with some recognition Of existing prac.
tices, the use of saline solutions In
British military hospitals, noted in q
cable despatch, is not new. The In.
terest:Eg points are in the evolution
of salx to the position of sole heal.
ing agent, and IN the method Of ap-
plication by a constant stream which,
in single flowing, washes the wound,
guards it from Infection and con.
tributes healing power.
An ancient and common household
article thus supplants, after the initial
disinfec7ing, the highly scientific,
antiseptic appliances Of the day.
This elaboration of an old remedy
recalls to mind the medical stir which
followed in 1901 the publication from
the University of Chicago, by DR..
Jacques Loeb and Prof. D. ]. Lingle,
Of the theory that a solution Of com.
mon salt in the blood, neutralized by
calcium and possibly potassium salt
solutions, was the cause of the
rhythmic beating Of the heart. All
doctors had known of saline injec.
tions to stimulate the heart. Those
who hesitated over the new proposi.
ton s1mitted the physiological i'm.
portarce of salt and its ability, after
a hesnorrhage, to supply the de.
flcien.y in circulation until new blood
Is made.
Inland people Of old esteemed
saline springs as gifts Of the gods.
Chips Of salt were anciently used as
money, and the mineral stood, ae
many passages in the Bible testify,
for high religious symbolisms. The
sharing Of salt represented In other
days sacred pledge Of friendship,
A precious and essential quantity in
our daily living, though but casually
regarded on the grocer's bill for sup.
plies, salt may yet be revealed in q
more intimate relation to life itself
than daring scientists have guessed.
The Washburn leader., 1916-12-22
Robins Travel by Train.

When a boxcar was pulled into this
city the other day for repairs It was
found that q robin had built her nest
under the car and had Matched three
young ones. ee..
When the car was pushed on the
repair track the mother bird flew
around greatly excited and could not
be driven away. The men searched
the car and found the nest. They put
the nest in a small box, cut a hole
In It and nailed 1t to post.
The mother bird took possession i'm.
mediately and is feeding her young
numerous times daily.-Vancouvel
(Wash.) Dispatch to Seattle Times.
The Washburn leader., 1916-12-22
OLD HENS ARE UNPR0FITABLE
%aed Fowls Cause. Low Average In Eaq
Produetion-Three Years 10
Limit OF Usefulness. ....

Old hens are the cause of low aver
ages in reproduction. The pullets
work regularly but the old hens lay
about dozen eggs and rest the re-
mainder of the year. =
Unless you are raising particular
stock of chickens of which you have
only few hens, you cannot afford
to keep the old hens as layers. A hen
is not profitable after her third sum-
mer as layer. Selling the old hens
and using the incubator for Matching
is the best plan for the small poultry
man.
The Washburn leader., 1916-12-22
Wartime "Kid."

"Kidsw Another word consecrated
by usage and recognized by lexico'
graphers. The term embraces all the
lads and :lassies, urchins, ,hobblede.
hoys, chits and little ones, but some.
how it means more than all these
writes Maurice Donnay In Cartoons
magazine.
In 1870 I, too, was a kid. How did
look upon the war; What memories
do retain of it? I was a 8 year old,
and went to school at the Vanvea
lyceum, which was then the. "Lycee
du Prince Imperial" It was in July,
and the war had just been declared
AS 1t happened, Father Nichaut held
his class in history on this historic
day, and not because of this, but
simply because we had arrived al
Charles VII, he related to us the glo:
rious adventure of Joan Of Arc.
Among us was one pupil who re.
mained Istless. Questioned, he re-
fused to answer, and our venerable
professor was hurt. still remembel
his reproachful tones.
''No, I shall not punish you," he
said. zone does not punish young
Frenchmen who are not interested in
Joan of Arc. Rather one pities
them"
We didn't understand very we'll why
Father Michaut had suddenly be-
come so grave and reproachful, but
we felt that there was a depth Of
meaning in his words. This meaning
we realized better later on.
The Washburn leader., 1916-12-22


The total value Of crop production
In the United States in 1915 is esti.
mated at about $8,471, 900 900, as com.
pared with $5929, ,000. 900 I'm 1914, an
increase Of 9 per cent. The estimate
Of value Of animal products fsr 1915
is $3.50, ,0O0, 900, as compared, with
$3,788 100000 for 1914, an increase Of
2 per cent. The gross value Of crops
and livestock products is thus esti-
mated at $10.s21. .0oo,OOo for 1915. AZ
compared with $9.713,OOO.OOO for
1914, an increase Of g per cent. The
farm production of forest products Il
estimated at s195,0OO. 900 In 1915 and
about the same In 1914.
The Washburn leader., 1916-12-22
Eehe From San FrancIseo

An event which was not without its
regrettable aspects was the recent
wrecking Of the beautiful buildings
and monuments Of the exposition at
San Francisco, which were erected
only about two years ago, says Popular
Mechanics Magazine. Despite any de.
yireto preserve them that admirers may
have had, the temporary character Of
the buildings made their, demolition
advisable. Many Of the fine monu-
mental structures. such as the "Arch
Of the Rising Sum-" surmounted by a
group entitled 'sThe Nations Of the
EAST were thrown to the ground by
exploding charges Of dynamite under
them. 800
The Washburn leader., 1916-12-22
KEEP VALUABLE MALE FOWLS
confine Roosters In Separate Pens and
Market InfertiIe Egos-Sell
All But Breeders.
fBv T. E. ou1sENBERRY.)

No one asks or expects farmer or
poultry raiser to kill or sell valuable
breeding males. You might not be
able to find what you want to take
their places the following season. The
males would be better of, however,
and so would the females and would
make better breeders the following
season, If the males were confined to
separate quarters and kept with but
few, If any, hens.
Keep the males from the laying hens
and market infertile eggs. Unless you
The Washburn leader., 1916-12-22
Rropitjoue Tjne.

"Mr. Jobson, you will have to wait on
our customers with more alacrity."
"I'm sorry, sir. worked 80 hard in
my garden this morning that ami tired
OUT
sis your garden doing wellf"
"Oh, yes, sir. I'm growing some Of
the finest vegetables you ever saw"
':Hum. "A garden reduces the cost
Of living. In that case, ! presume you
can stand > slieht reduction n you
salary"
The Washburn leader., 1916-12-22
Superior Type.

are certain you will need the males
another season, it is best to sell them
and to give the room to the young
stock. The feed the old males will
eat and which you would save would
almost pay for new males, thus giving
you new blood and, perhaps, better
males. Consider bill these facts before
acting.
The Washburn leader., 1916-12-22

Next March the Office Of president
Of the United States win be one hun
dred and twenty-eight years old. OF
the total, 11O11 years are accounted
for by the men who were elected pres
ldent, and 17h years by men who were
elected vice president and were pro.
NOTED by chance to first place. This
mathematical relation makes It more
difficult than ever to understand why
the vice presidency should have be-
come something to be earnestly
avoided.
The Washburn leader., 1916-12-22
HINTS FOR POULTRY RAIsERs
Keep overactivs coekereIs In Separate
Yard-soft Fresh Dirt 10 Good
for Chicks.

Sour milks Il valuable in any ration
Summer shade insures thrifty
chicks.
Remove overactive cockerels to {
separate yard.
Clean up the incubator, remove the
lamp. and throw away the wick.
Soft fresh dirt is an Insurance.
against leg weakness In chicks.
The Washburn leader., 1916-12-22

A popular publicist mag express his
opinions so often that reiteration At
last makes him unpopular particular.
y II he has not the grace Of literary
originality.
The Washburn leader., 1916-12-22

Nearly everybody looks like some
movie star, and those WHO have 20
much resemblance are distinguished by
this fact, showing that Providence is
still impartial in the dlstrihution Of its
blessings.
The Washburn leader., 1916-12-22
Furnlshlns Needed Dyes.

TVrUToUVH0 WoS000 I'VE
This country's demand for crude
ayes is being met in part by greatly
Increased imports q cutch from
ouyma. --.,-
The Washburn leader., 1916-12-22

= Optimistic Thought.
The block Of granite which is an OBJ
stacle In the path Of the weak becomes
a stepping stone TO tie strong.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-22

E. L. Smith, president of the Cache Creek Dredging Company Is author
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-22
INTERESTING SENSATIONS OF AIRMEn In BATTLE
 WHEN BIG SHELL COMES

several hundred yards away. at it's nearest, but the distance seemed less.
 "A few faint stirrings of air begun to rock my machine even before the shell went by, but the full force of the air wash was not felt for a frac- ticn of a second later. Then an al- most solid wall of air nearly threw me on my beam ends.' and was really hard put to get the reeI!ng me chine back on an even keel For he next mile or two the air was like the water in the wake of a big side wheeler-all chopped to pieces-and the machine rocked like a springless motor lorry going over cobbles. The air was disturbed for some seconds at'er & big roar astern told me the 'i2' had come to earth."-Popular Mech anics.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-22

ly ones work takes him into an air 1cne in which some of the big shells are travelling. This Is one of the most remarkable experiences that can Iall to the lot of an airman; in fact, the weirdest sensations of my whole Fly ing experience are connected with he occasion on which I blundered .nto the road of passing '42.'
 AS you doubtless know. the Ger mans have used their 17-in. guns for intermittent bombardment of Dun kirk, and other points Is or 20 miles behind the lines right down to the present. time. Well. was at an alti- ,ude of about 5000 feet one day, and climbing higher at an easy angle, when one of these big fellows, almost at the end of It's long flight. came blowing along in the opposite direc- ton. First a dark little blur appear cd in the air ahead. and at an angle oi aoout oo oeBTeeS-d hl.ie SleSpei than the one at which I was climbing ahove me. At first It seemed to be coming right at me, and 1 swerved to the left In an instinctive effort to dodge the threatened blow. Then sort of droning hum became audible, even above the roar of my engine, and this sound increased during the two or three seconds that elapsed be- fore the big missile came even with and swept by me. It was probably
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-22

"The most striking thing to me about being under gun fire in an aero- plane is the unreality of it," said a British aviator who has been flying in Flanders since the outbreak of the war 'The roar of your own engine drowns the sound of the guns on the earth. and even the detonation3 of the shells which do not burst very close at hand are rarely heard. Sharpnel bullets Fly in a broad cone straight ahead-th Ii Is. In the same direction as that In which the shell itself Is moving 80 that practically the only shell hat ever does any harm to you i5 the one which bursts directly beneaath your rechine, and which. therefore, you do not see explode. The little puff balls of smoke which blossom out around you are perfectly harmless. At :he worst a few of their spent bullets may shower back upon you. sometimes 80 gently that you can see. and even reach hand and catch them. A shell bursting even immediately over you Is rot dangerous in itself. but rather ominous as indicating the fact that the 'Archies' have you we'll ranged. The back kick from the she'll casing might stun you If 1t hit you on the head, but the chance of that is almost negligible.
 Ordinary heavy artillery is rarely used against air craft, but occasional
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-22

One hundred and fifty five children arc enrolled In the public school at Ketchikan, and this number Is ex- pected to be increased 25 per cont within the next month or two.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-22

he new railroad town of Nenana Is reported to be alive with building operations since the recent sale of lots there.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-22

The Anchorage Chamber of Com- merce gave a banquet in honor of J. L. McPherson, head of the Alaska bureau of tho Seattle Chamber of Commerce. while he was in that city a short time ago.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-22

Tyonek natives are reported to be finding & ready market for their seasons output of dried salmon in Anchorage a. 10 cents per pound.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-22

We lead In quality and prices. Gents Furnishinos and Fur ooods. Full line Air o Lite Lamps. Full line Steam Hose. Full line of Flash Lights and Batter ies.
 Hand Slsds, all kinds.
 Poreslsin Bath Tubs.
 New Furniture just arrived. Doors, Windows and building paper. Eurska, Hiprsss and U. s. eosts and Packs.
 New Stoves and Ranges. New Rugs, Springs and Mattrsssss. New Oil Cloth and Linoisum. Now and complete stoek Hardware. Nations and Toys, full line. Complete Camp and HousshoId 0oeds.
 Very cheap at HoIr'e Bargain sters. Tel. Main 6. New and Second Had. "Watsh us ers~."
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-22

Lieutenant Mears has returned to Anchorage after taking Attorney J. c. Cotton, for the commission, over the lire of the railroad to Broad Pass. Attorney Cotton went through to Fairbanks.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-22
ALASKA
 NOTES
(From Our ExchAnges.)

Deputy Marshal Frank Hoffman re- ports that the new jail and office building at Matanuska Junction. on the line of the government railroad, are almost completed.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-22

One dollar per pound Is the price received by Gus Bystedt. an Eagle River farmer. near Anchorage, for live fowls sold to the plotocrats ct the railroad town.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-22

B. A. Ross, formerly connected with the Wells Fargo Nevada Ma tional bank in San Francisco has &C., cepted position with the bank of Alaska at Skagway.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-22

The 11-year -old daughter of Chief Jim BosB, of tribe of Indians living at Lake Lebarge. was drowned recent ly by falling overheard from a canoe or the lake c short distance from the shorN.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-22

ity for the statement that the com- pany has had n profitable sason this year.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-22

Superintendent Mcfarland, of the Venus mine. near whitehorse. states that the mine will make regular semi-monthly ore shipments In the future.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-11-22

s. M. Graf president of the Sew drawn his application for a telephone franchise at that place because of restrictions imposed by the city 
 council
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-17

derstand that in event OF their peins
stoned by German public vessels pro
visions OF international law must be
obseryed to the letter, and that tneIr
special attention be called to the DAN
gers incurred by turning their Ships
on r submarine. 49,, -, a..
"Tnus alone can incidents OF tne
foregoing description be avoided, re-
sponsibiiity for which woud exclusive, :,
Iy lie upon tho neutral shipmasters'
Official, say that as international Jaw
requires all merchant vessels 70 STOP
when signalled by warships, II they
desire immunity for the non-comoat-
ants on board, this government cannot
object TO the position taken in to-day $
note. II is pointed out that many YES
sells have been shelled after their en-
zines had been stopped and that in the
case of the Arabic the submarine hred
a torpedo on the mistaken assumption
that he was about 10 be rammed. IN
that case no warning was given, ana
the Arabic's commander was not even
aware of the presence Of submarine.
The Ancons also was shelled by an
Austrian submarine after having halt
ed. and was then torpedoed before the
passengers had been given an oppor-
tunity TO take to the boats.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-17
WIDE AREA SUFFERS
FROM CLOUDBURSTS
Towns In Pennsylvania and New
York Report Damage.

Buffalo, May 16.-Damage amounting
70 hundreds OF thousands OF dollars
was caused by cloudbursts in the coun-
ties Of Wyoming, Cattaraugus and Al
legany this afternoon. Streets in many
towns and villages were under rushing
water from three to four feet in depth,
buildings we're moved from their
foundations and bridges were carried
away by the immense amount Of debris
washed down from the hills into the
creek beds.
In Warsaw the water was four feet
deep in Main Street at 6 o'clock to-
night and receding slowly, although
rain was still falling The damage at
Warsaw was estimated at $4,000.
Other towns reporting food damage
are: Cuba. 100000; Franklinville, s25,-
900: Arcade, $4,000; Perry, $1,000;
Belfast, CASTLE and Friendship, 5000
each.
The railroads report serious damage
TO roadbeds. On the main line OF the
Erie near Cuba one washout two miles
in length was reported A big concrete
culvert on the Erie Railroad near Cuba
was moved several feet out Of plumb.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-17
Dublin Jury Blames Troops
for Deaths of Two Men
Without Trial.
OFFICERS REFUSE
TO BELIEVE EVIDENCE
Asouith Continues Conferences
with Leaders, but Does Not
Explain Object.

Dublin. May 1s.-The Coroner's in
quest into the deaths Of two men,
named Bealen and Healy. whose bodies
were found buried under the debris Of
a saloon. seemingly illustrates the diff
fculty Of fixing the responsibility for
casualties in the recent fighting in Dub
lin. owing to the conflict of the evil
dence addueed from military and civil
witnesses.
No testimony was brought forward to
show how the men met their deaths
or came to be buried in the cellar, but
the jury returned verdict that the
men had died from shock and hemor-
rhage, the result Of gunshot wounds
inflicted by soldier or soldiers.
The jury expressed the opinion that
the military evidence was unsatisfac-
tory and that the officer responsible
for the acts Of the soldiers could have
been produced before them. A heuten-
ant colonel who attended the hearing
on behalf Of the military authorities
said he could not believe the testi-
mony given by witnesses. He added
that he had been unable to discover any
witness who could testify as TO the
manner in which the men met death.
There was much fighting around the
saloon, and many officers had been
killed or wounded in that vicinity, he
said.
The proprietress of the saloon testi-
fed that Bealen and Healy had had no
connection with the revolt. She and
other witnesses said there had been no
firing from the saloon, which was IN
the hands Of the soldiers from Friday
midnight until the following Tuesday.
The proprietress said that soldiers took
Bealen away on Saturday and that she
had not seen him since.
Premier AsQuith to-day continued his
conferences with prominent persons in
every sphere Of Irish life. The Pre-
mier, however, did not explain the OBJ
ject Of his Investigations, contining
himself to ascertaining the views or
the persons whom he saw.
The largest dinner party since the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-17
CIRCUS RUNS SECOND
TO PREACHERS ANTICS
Evangelist's Band Wagon Keeps
Crowds from Tents.

New Brunswick. n. j., May l6.-"For-
get the Circus and Come to Christ"
And the kddies, as well as the
grown-ups of New Brunswick, needed
the Rev. William Anderson's revival ad-
vertising to-day.
Tossed on the horns OF dilemma by
the arrival of circus as a counter at
traction to the stunts in the taberna-
Gle. citizens to-day did not know what
TO do. When the garish circus parade
marched down the street it looked for
n time as if the clown was going TO
sweep all before him into the tent.
The Rev. william Anderson. how
ever, was equal TO the occasion. lie
got a bandwagon as noisy as the one
In the circus and on it painted big
placards: Forget the Circus and
Come to Christ" Behind the band
wagon marched a parade of revivalists.
Fully 5000 people jammed the tab
ernacle. Only 500 went to see the
camels and clowns. The sawdust ad-
vance agent is scratching his head to-
night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-17
WAY ASK WILSON
TO BROACH PEACE
Time Ripe, Think Leaders,
Who Will Meet at
MOhOnk.

Time Is ripe for peace, and President
Wilson is the man TO bring it about, IN
the opinion OF members OF the erecu-
tive committee OF the American branch
of the Central Organization for
Durable Peace and OF the Rev. DR.. Mark
A. Matthews, OF Seattle.
At meeting held by the Peace AS
ISOLATION at 70 Fifth Avenue yesterday
il was decided to call special meeting
Of that body at Lake Mohonk tomorrow
for consideration OF plan 20 ask
President Wilson to invite the nations
Of the world to join league Tor the
enforcement of peace. cable message
from the Dutch Anti-War Council, an
nouncing its belief that there are signs
in Europe OF strong desire TO talk
peace. has KEYED peace leaders IN this
country TO an optimistic pitch, among
them such members OF the durable
Peace Organization as Hamilton Holt,
DR.. Frederick Lynch. Fannie Fern An
drews. Jane Adams. Oscar ,. Straus,
David Starr Jordan, Meyer London.
George W. Kirchwey, Emily Balch,
John Barrett and Anna Garlin Spencer.
az believe the time has come for
President Wilson to offer his services
TO belligerents, and I will urge the
conference TO communicate with him 70
that effect" said Mr.. Holt.
1.-THE idea of the Central Organiza-
ton for a Durable Peace is not TO stop
the present war" said DR.. Lynch, but
to provide groups Of people In all
countries to promote an ultimate and
durable peace"
DR.. Matthews, who is not CONNECTED
with the peace party, said at the wal
dorf Yesterday that he thought Presl-
dent Wilson should issue call WITHIN
the next thirty days for peace con-
ference of all the nations at war.
ar he will" said DR.. Matthews, Il
prophesy that he will be needed by
every belligerent. Representatives
would assemble and sign thirty or
sixty day protocol, and during that
time peace terms could be worked out.
| believe now is the psychological time
to strike for peace, and | don't believe
there is a man living who could frame
a better appeal to the nations than Mr.
Wilson"