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tough. and remain for a time. The fishermen idling along the banks re- fused the entreaty for enough fish to sustain the small company for a few hours. and the missionary. in righteous wrath, cursed the river, whence no more fish were ever taken, says 6 legend. and turned and took his men northward without further barley.
 St. Patrick. quite wisely, had ever tried to reach first the ear of the chief or the best reputed man in a commu- nity, and found it so prudent a plan that he never veered from it, but this time, back in the old paths of his serf- dom. he had not counted on any evan gelistic fame of his having reached the masters ears. nor known that Milcho was profoundly superstitious and COW ardly.
 Milcho. upon the arrival of the ex- slave in the vicinity. had departed. simply run away, and burned all his houses and sheds behind him. None of his neighbors knew where the frightened fellow had gone There is one report that the two men got to- gether later and Milcho was converted. but this is not substantiated.
 Palladius of Rome had failed in his work in Ireland. He had died in de- spair among the Picts. And St. Pat rick, armed with his commission from the Vatican, had been consecrated by the bishop of Milan soon afterward So. bearing the redsealed papers of the Roman pontiff. and having gained discretion in his experience as a serf and a measure of general knowledge in the years immediately following, Patricius. the evangelist. who was 10 become the most loved saint of the Emerald isle. was well equipped for the life of zealot when he came to the north country once more. lie seemed never to have failed. good sense as well as the spirit Of a re- ligioso standing him in hand
 Ireland, as then divided. consisted of four kingdoms, corresponding to the present provinces, and one cen tral kingdom, the present county of Meath and contiguous territory. Here was Tara, the seat of the federal king, Ard-Righ. St. Patrick's conduct before the pagans of the district won over the ruler. he was baptized in the River Boyne. and Christianity was estab- iished in the center of the four king doms. with Armagh as the seat of the metropolitan see." says writer.
 The saint died at Saul, when a very old man-some say more than one hundred years of age. Saul Is in north ern Ireland, near the abbey of Down patrick, and there he was buried, a huge, fiat stone marking the spot and acting as mecca for all Ireland 10 this day. Three hundred and sixty-fve churches were founded by St Patrick, and by the side of each a school was instituted. Two colleges held him as their father and teacher. And the first archiepiscopal see, in Armagh. was established through his efforts.
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be made by consulting state and Ted eral authorities, who will gladly give information on the subject.
 If the hogs are already wormy, tur- pentine can be given in the slop each morning for three mornings at the rate of one teaspoonful for each so pounds of live weight. Turpentine, however. is not very efficacious, and is liable to injure the kidneys.
 Santonin, which was formerly wide Iy used as a remedy for worms in hogs, is practically unobtainable at the pres ent time owing to foreign trade condi- tions. The following treatment has been found to be very effective in ex' periments by the department: With hold all feed and water for 24 hours, then give each pig a tablespoonful of castor oil to which has been added oil of American wormseed as follows.
 Small pigs 2 to months old. drops S Pigs weighing % 10 To pounds. drops G-l. Larger pigs, teaspoonfui....
 Each pig should be dosed separately if the best results are to be oeaa.1eo
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STRAIN ON THE IMAGINATION
Company Was Willing to Believe a Lot. but Lonsbow's Stay Was
 Too Much for Them.

Mir. Stretcher-Yes, it's cold. but nothing like what 1t was at Christmas three years ago. when the steam from the engines froze hard and fell on the line in sheets.
 MT. Cufrer-And yet that wasn't so cold as in 's7. when if froze the cleo tricity in the telephone wires. and when the thaw came all the machines were talking as hard as they could for upwards of five hours
 Well. gentlemen" said Mir. Long bow, the coldest year that I can re- member was in the Christmas week in 'si. when the very policemen had to run to keep themselves warm"
 But that was too much, and with silent looks of indignation the other two left to his own reflections the man who treated the truth so slightly.
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those caused by disease. by providing proper shelter for the SOW at farrowing time. In the South this shelter can be constructed very cheaply. and even in the North it can be provided in most cases at a moderate cost. The farmer should always be present at farrowing time, but should not interfere with the SOW unless necessity calls for his as- sistance. The raiser should always cultivate the confidence of his animals by quiet and humane handling; this care and attention in times of neces- sity will pay big returns. The pigs upon arrival should be rubbed dry with a gunny sack and quietly removed to a place of safety. For this purpose 1t is well to provide a covered basket or hamper containing gunny sacks In cold, damp weather it may be well to warn. a brick, wrap it in q gunny sack, and place it in the basket to warm up the new arrivals. If the SOW is very long in farrowing. it may be well after two CT three hours to place the little pigs carefully and quietly where they car get sonis nourishment and then
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CAUSE FOR REAL REGRET
Mistreated Father Thought He Saw How the Situation Might Have
 Been Different.

They were travelling peacefully home in their numbering market cart, when from the shadowy hedge there leapt two unkempt forms No time was wasted in useless talking. In a businesslike manner they riied the pockets Of Farmer Jones and his daughter. turned them out of the cart. and drove of in it themselves.
 Dear, oh, deaT." walled the poor old man. here's a nice today, Horse and cart and money all gone!"
 Not the money, father" broke IF the daughter. T had the purse in ny mouth"
 In your mouth. lass?" replied the old man, feebly. Good for you, But what a pity your mother wasn't there then We might have saved the horse and cart"
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CFrom the United States Department of
 AgrigultIreD
 The low prices received for hogs dur ing the past year have been disccurag- ing to some of the hog raisers 0. the country. The hog should be a paying animal. He requires less labor. less equipment, less capital. makes greater gains on 100 pounds of concentrates, reproduces himself faster and in great CT numbers. and returns the money fasts. :lss:; any ether t:--. animal! The fact remains, however, that prices paid for hogs are low and discourag- ing In spite of these prices the ani. nal that possesses the above adyan- tages can still lift mortgages for his owner if the latter will study and apply some of the fundamental principles un- deriving the business.
 To begin with. the best can be made of a poor market by having the hogs ready at the time when they are most wanted by that market. This normal ly occurs during the spring and again during early fall. The September and
 
 How can the farmer take advantage of these facts to the greatest degree? In the first place. the hog wanted by the market usually runs between l15 and 225 pounds. Fortunately this is the most economical weight at which to dispose of the hog. Up to this point his gains are made very cheaply. Be uE T. G.F F,,H der general conditions feeding can be made a profitable business. The hog. if properly fed. can readily be put upon the market at POO pounds in six or sev- en months. Therefore have the pigs for the September market dropped in the latter part of February or during March. This will require that the breeding 0. the sows begin about the latter part of October or November first. continuing. if necessary, during the first week in December. The pigs for the April market should be dropped in early September. Tbese pigs can then be weaned before the November breeding season starts. To have the pigs dropped in September il will be necessary to breed the sows during May or early June. Under certain con ditions it may be impossible to bring hogs to the 200-pound mark at six months: however. a great effort should be made 10 attain this goal, as time means money. and the longer hogs are held the greater will be the labor ! and overhead charges. The cost of feed for maintenance also will be in ] creased.
 Breeding, Farrowing. Wesnlns. On the average farm there should be radical improvement in breeding and l the care Of details during farrowing weaning, etc. There are many com plaints throughout the country either | of small filters or else a great mortal ity in pigs. By keeping the production records of sows and selecting from | those that produce and raise large av | craze filters breeder can raise to its most efficient point the size of his lit | ters. This probably runs between sev en and eight to the litter. The hos | raiser can prevent losses, other than
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replace them In the basket until the mother is through.
 For l2 hours before farrowihg and for 2i hours afterwards the SOW should have no feed. During this period all the fresh. clean water that she may desire should be accessible. The water should have the chill taken of. The first feed after farrowing should be very light, preferably a bran mash. The best indicator of the amount of feed necessary for a SOW and her piss is her condition and the condition of the youngsters themselves. The SOW should receive enough to keep her and her pigs in a fair condition (not bony). and yet she should not be overfed. Overfeediug of the SOW often causes SCOUTS in the pigs.
 The pigs should be weaned at six or eight weeks of age. By this time they should be eating readily and should be continued for two or three weeks on the same mixture that their mother was receiving. after which the feed can be changed gradually to a grow ing. fattening ration if the pigs are in tended for market. The addition of a little sweet skim milk to their ration at weaning time is especially helpful to young pigs Castrating should be done week or ten days before wean- ing Spaying does not pay.
 Feeding.
 The best information on the feeds available in the farmers locality can be readily and accurately given by the state experiment station. Pigs make the best use of concentrates. These can be fed in a self-feeder and can be supplemented by various slaughter house. bakery. or table by-products, etc. A by-prOduct to be economical should be fairly concentrated, should be moderate iG price per 100 pounds of nutrients. and should be fresh and free from taint. During the winter. leguminous hays fed in addition to the concentrate help reduce the cost of production. In the summer, pasture crcps such as rape, alfalfa, bur clover, crimson clover, rye, etc, make very economical and efficient supplements for hog feeding. In practically every farming district in the United States cheap and efficient forage and grain crops are available for hog production. These should be diligently studied by the farmer, with the aid of the state and federal forces. and used !n the most profitable manner.
 The self-feeder is greatly reducing the labor cost in hog production. and the principles governing its use should become a part of every hog grower s equipment It is especially useful in feeding. growing, fatteniDg stock, which is the largest part of hog pro | duction on most farms.
 Diseases and Parasites. The prevention and cure of disease are always more readily accomplished where cleanliness and sunshine pre- vail. Probably the commonest and worst troubles of hogs are hog cholera, internal parasites. and lice. The farm CT should make a thorough study of the methods of preventing and treat l ing these troubles. This study should
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~T. PATRICK, the shamrock and Ireland are hard to disassociate. \ whether the one or another
 comes first in mind. It is a common story. of course, as 10 the use that the saint put the shamrock when converting some Gaelic chieftains, how they stood by the roadside, with the emerald fields Of Ireland spread ing out on either side, and the mis- sionary stopped, p!rcked 2 shamrock and held it up before the scoffer, as typifying the Holy Trinity. It is also commonly told that St. Patrick was of fered his mission to the isle by the pope, and that he was of French or Genoese extraction.
 In a somewhat lengthy biography an authority recognized as first an- nounces that after much investigation, research and travel, he is certain St. Patrick was a native of Scotland, bit of a city called Fitzpatrick disputing with another bit of a city called Dunn barton for the honor of being his birth place. The exact year is not debated lORAAaA NlANt4 OL A-ON- ern customs ayers 3s6 to be correct. That St. Patrich's mother vas Gaelic seems to be generally accredited. Doubt Of his purely Gaelic parentage fs increased by the fact that he is said to have been obliged to acquire the Gaelic language" says another authority. His father. he states in his confessions, was a farmer and dea- con of the church. and his grandfa- ther was a priest, all clergy being al lowed to marry at that time.
 The Isle of Man was one scene of the saints labors. as was also the west ern part of Scotland, so that the Scot tish theory of his native place may not be simply theory and no more. Yet it was not until he was forty-fve years old that he was enabled to es- cape slavery, which he had been driven into at the age of sixteen. along with several thousand others. who were caught and herded together by Irish pirates and taken into the wilds of northern Ireland. And it was not until nearly twenty years after this abduction that he was able to return from the continent, whither he had fled for freedom. That he landed in France after escaping Britain is def nitely known; except that he is found . few years later down In Rome, little Is known of how or where he acquired the necessary learning to take the gospel back to the north country. Zeal, perhaps. and simple faith, and not a littl confidence in the inspira- tion he believed his, served greater purposes than the law of litanie~ and the fnesse of dogma.
 In any event, after he had accompa- nied Sss. Lupus and Germanus into the British isles, ito preach against the growing Pelagian heresy," and had retired again to the continent, Ger manus induced him to go into the pres ence of the pontin and ask for a regu- lar mission to his old home.
 Celestine was head Of the Roman church in that period, and he had sent only the deacon, Palladius. and twelve assistants into Ireland during the reign, so he granted the request of the xealot who had been named Sue cat, but now assumed the name of Patricius or Patrick Patrick was given . group of attendants and made haste to the old familiar fields of his youth.
 Having crossed the channel and come upon the River Dea. he decided ,eo 70 ashore there, near Stamford
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GENERAL

Eight hundred Mexican bandits passed Mimbres, N. NJ. the first sta ton west of Columbus. and were headed west toward Hatchita, x. Nj (. according to Douglas, Ariz., adyices.
 Raids Of Mexicans on American towns along the border have been numerous during the last few years. but none of them has equaled the massacre at Columbus, x. M, in scope or daring
 The town of Columbus. N Mex, IS partly in ruins and at least sixteen United States citizens are dead. fol- lowing a murderous raid over the border early Thursday morning by Pancho Villa al the head Of ,00O of his Mexican bandits. The Mexicans paid dearly for their raid. Pablo Lopez, Villas chief lieutenant, was killed and scores or the outlaws fell under the fire of the United States soldiers and citizens.
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Youthful Financier.

My five-year-old nephew told me one day that he had no place to keep his money. so 1 bought him a small dime bank, relates a correspondent of the Chicago Tribune. He was delighted with it. When l kissed him good night he asked me if would keep it for him. l was somewhat surprised. and asked him why he wanted ne to keep it for him. whereupon he said. Well. auntie, know you won't take anything out of 1t and you might put <nnsefhtrg fr il"
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WASHINGTON

Our army has crossed the border to get Villa" Secretary Lansing tells Carranza
 State department agents have in formation that Felix Diaz. the Mex ican revolutionary leader. is hid ing in New Orleans, and upon their information they are satisfied that he has rot landed in Mexico with an armed expedition. as has been re- ported.
 Three dreadnoughts and four battle cruises added to the American fleet built and authorized. would make 1t the equal in fighting strength Of the present German fleet, Admiral Fletcher, commander of the Allan tic fleet, declared before the House naval committee
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Aptiy Described.

overheard two tiny youngsters tell ing each other their mothers had com pany. After stating just who the wis itors were at each home, one little fel- low said: "Aw. yours ain't company just a bunch of relations. s."-Ex- change.
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WESTERN

The Quaker Oil Company al Pitts burg. Pa, declared a dividend Of sl,iU" share. which have par value ot s2J a share.
 One man was killed and another SC rlously injured in an explosion of nj troglycerin several miles from Tulsa. Okla, which shattered scores Of Tin- dows in Tulsa and rocked many build ings.
 Heavy losses of hogs. cattle. horses and sheep by farmers in the low lands Of the James and Missouri rivers, near Nankton, $. b. are reported by iankton rescue parties who patrolleG the flooded area in boats
 To shift the meeting of the Western Governors Conference from Butte, Mont. 10 Salt Lake City. and 10 hold 1t a day in advance Of the opening Of the National Governors Confer ence, which will be held al Salt Lake late in Jane. is proposal being made to the Western executive by Governor Lister Of Washington. president Of the Western Conference. through Gov ernor Withycombe of Oregon. it's secretary
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How He Is Judoed.

A man who confesses that he went fishing and didn't catch snything doesn't get credit for being truthful He merely lacks ima1inafion.
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SPORTING NEWS

At Chicago Battling Nelson. former lightweight champion pugilist. was granted divorce from Fay King
 Harry Kane announces that he has received his contract as umpire with the Western League for the 1916 sea son.
 Louisiana of Philadelphia won a decision in fifteen rounds over Benny Chavez of Denver in a last round rally at Kansas City.
 Four towns have already signel articles to support league baseball team this year The towns are Cheyenne. Greeley. Fort Collins and LOveland
 ". J. Billy" kenworthy. former star infielder Of the Bears and last season with the now defunct Kaysee Federal League outfit, has closed a deal 10 play with the oakland club o. the Coast League.
 The Presbyterian Ministers Asso citation, including 800 New York min isters. may protest to Governor Whit man against the holding or the Will iard-Moran fight in Madison Square garden in New York on March 25.
 Chicago sportsmen have a new va riety of contest to arouse their inter- est-alligatOr racing The sport was introduced in the parlors of a Chicago hotel by Dr. F. R. Lewis of Dubuque Iowa, who has just returned from Q Florida hunting trip.
 The worlds record time for a 60O- yard run, established by Tom Halpin in 1914, was bettered for the seconl time in two weeks in New York when Dave Caldwell of the Boston \. 4. de feated Ted Meredith of the Universitv of Pennsylvania by one foot in l minute and l3 l-j seconds.
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4 BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR
 EiGN COUNTRIES.
IN LATE DISPATCHES
DoiNGs AND HAPPENINGS THAT MARK THE PROGRESS
 or THE AGE.
ABOUT THE WAR

Russians drive wedge between flee ing Turkish armies. Bagdad's fall ce- ported imminent
 London is uneasy over reports that great German batti" fleet is maneu- yorins in the North Sea.
 Germany has formally declared war on Portugal. which becomes the thirteenth nation to enter the con flict
 Twelve person: were killed and ttirty-three injured in a raid by Zep- pelins over the northeast coast oi England
 German official reports announce the capture Of Fort Naux. but later r"n"r's from Paris contradict this statement.
 The French after setting back the Germans driving on the front west of the Mouse. have occupi the heights of Cote de TOie.
 Russian warships are making head way in the Black Sea. A large sec ton Of the coast line is now under the domination of the czar.
 French make further progress al Ncrdun, r.ga!ning ground in CorbeauX wood and reporting repulse Of German attacks along the front from noua- mont to NauN
 A. J. Baliour replied 10 the charges made by Winston Churchill ina; the British navy is not as strong as il should be. Mir. Balfour asserted that England was never better prepared for war on the sea.
 Although the report persists that a German battle fleet of i' least twenty dreadnoughts is in tn. North sea. there was nothing up 10 Wednesday 10 indicate they are seeking the Brit ish fleet or are bent on battle.
 Germany in a note to the United States has admitted that the stand taken by the United States on under sea warfare is just Berlin says il was forced into action by England The kaiser offers to abide by the old war rules if England will do the same.
 The activity of Russian torpedo boats .n the Black Sea against coast towns east of Trebizond is con tinuing with success. According tJ recent dispatches from Sebastopol. the Turkish coast defenses are crumb- ling before the intensity Of the Rus sian bOmbartnent
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FOREIGN

Jean Mounet Sully. the celebrated French tragedian. is dead in Paris. He was 75 years old
 More than 5000 men drowned when French auxiliary cruiser Provence II was sunk in Mediterranean.
 Charles Respa was convicted of dynamiting Canadian buildings by a jury al Sandwich. Ont, and sentenced to life Imprisonment.
 The crusade against the spreading minister of the interior, has resulted in the arrest of 200 persons in Paris and the department of the Seine.
 An Athens dispatch to the Et change Telegram company reports ru- mors Of the death of Ever Pasha, Turkish minister of war, but all ef- forts to confirm or refute them have proved unavailing
 A marriage is being arranged be- tween Prince Boris. eldest son of King Ferdinand of Bulgaria. and heir 10 the throne. and princess of the house of Hapsburg, according 10 the Berlin Journal des Balkans
 The Russians fouad only sixteen Armenians alive in Erzerum out of the usual Armenian population oi 40.pu0. according To information re ceived in Petrograd and forwarded by Reuters correspondent in the Rus, sian capital
 Disturbances over the food situa- tion which began with a strike of the Madrid bakers, have developed into a general strike, in consequence Of which retail business has been sus- ,.'nded while ri"firg nj 2 serious na- tCre has developed.
 About 4i5 passengers and crew of the Spanish steamer Principe de As turias are missing and believed lost. following the wrecking of the steamer on rock Cn route to Buenos Aires from Barcelona, according to Lloyd dispatch from Santos.
 The German cruiser Moewe. which, according to rumors few days ago, was tap'uitO ny the bIitlsh' atINtu in German port, according to an of, ficial announcement made at Berlin. She had on board 199 prisoners and l,0o0,o0O marks in gold bars.
 X new type of ''leatherless shoe is being widely advertised in the Ger man newspapers The uppers are made of gray or black waterproof linen sailcloth, while the soles are tuilt Of thin layers of wood glued to- gcther with waterproof glue.
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BIRTHPLACE OF
 IRELAND'S SAINT
Has Been Ascribed to Scotland Among Other CountrieS-His labors in the Emerald
 lsle.

~T. PATRICK, the shamrock and Ireland are hard to disassociate. whether the one or another - comes first in mind If is A