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The Washington times., 1916-02-09
111,391 Bales Shipped.

Nearly 100000 bales of cotton have
been exported from the United States
since August l. last according to fig-
ment of cotton exports shows shipments
for the week aggregating 39l bales
The Washington times., 1916-02-09
Dominican to Sneak.

Father CARNEY. noted Dominican
priest, will address the Holy Name So
ciety Of Holy Trinity Church. George
town. tomorrow night. Eighty-eight
new members were obligated on jan
uary 30.
The Washington times., 1916-02-09
Explains Conscription.

The British Labor Movement. Con-
/ 'scrption and War" will be discus ed
by Cornelius Lehsne, Irish labor aGt-
tator and Socialist. at the Pubic Lii
brary on Friday night, under the aus
piCes OF the Socialist party.
The Washington times., 1916-02-09
To Eat Morse Fish.

Norwegian 'lubehsh" will feature the
supper tonight in the Northeast Ma
sonic temple by the Norwegian Society.
Dancing will follow the supper.
The Washington times., 1916-02-09

The newest and most unique pro-
duction Of the year, the Portmanteau
stage. IL announced for afternoon
and evening performances on Febru-
arr 22, In the New Willard ball room,
under the auspices of the Friendship
House Association.
The Washington times., 1916-02-09
MUSIC.

turesque symphony. "Antar." Is the
principal number on the program OF the
Boston symphony Orchesra at its fourth
concert in the New National TheateI
next Tuesday afternoon. Like many
Russian symphonies. this Is a symphony
only in name. 1t is in three movements
and is much more in the order of q
suite than symphony. It has much ir
common with the same COMPOSERS IA.
nous suite. "Scheherazade." in that tho
music Is strongly tinged with the color
OF tho Orient.
The soloist will be Joseph Malkin, the
celebrated 'cellist OF the orchestra
The Washington times., 1916-02-09
Attractions Coming to
Capital TheaterS

the port of Ecuador, the long but in
teresting journey homeward is begun.
The Washington times., 1916-02-09
TODAYS BEST FILMS
By GARDNER MACK.

]. Warren Eerrisan in C'A Son OF
the Stars CniverSaD. the Hippo
drome. Ninth street anu New York
avenue.
Arthur Hoops and Alma Hanlon in
THE Devils Prayer I}ooL'
(kleine- Edison). the Garden, 423
Ninth street
Charles Richman in '"rhe battle
Cry OF Peace" by j. Stuart Black
ton (Vitagraph), the Strand, Ninth
and D streets.
Frank Lossce in THE Old Home
stead" adapted from the play by
Denman Thompson 0amous Play
ers, the Leader. Ninth between Il
and + streets.
Charles Richman and Eleanor
Woodruff In THE Heights of Haz.
Cyrus Townsend Grady Vitagcaphl,
the Masonic Auditorium. Thir-
teenth street and New York ave-
nue..
Anna Held in Madame President"
CMorosco). LNews Columbia,
Twelfth and / streets.
Jane Novak in Graft" eighth in
stallment UnirersRD. the Alhanl-'
bra, $40 Seventh street
(ATetroI, the Home Thaater,
Twelfth and c streets northeast.
Clara Kimball Young IN "The Vel
low Passport" adapted Cror the
play The yellow Ticket" O'orli
Film COlnorationI. Crandall's,
Ninth and L streets.
Emily Stevens in The House OF
Tears" (Metro). Crandalrs Apollo,
62i II street northeast.
William Farnum and Kathlyn VIII
liams in "The Spoilers" adaptaI
Of h. II.
(Seiig), the Casino, + near Seventh
street.
The Washington times., 1916-02-09

Note-These selections are made
from programs prepared by the
managers of the theateTs concerned,
and no responsibility is assumed for
arbitrary changes without notice to
The Times. They are based on the
personality Of the players and the
producing company, and not per-
cases. G. NJ.
The Washington times., 1916-02-09

Dwight Elmendorf will give another
series of his illustrated tTaveltalks at
the New National Theater, beginning
February "a.
Isles " HOLLAND - "Switzeriand :.
Northern Italy" and Southern Italy"
The lectures will be given on five
successive Thursday afternoons at 4:3O.
The Washington times., 1916-02-09

Friday afternoon at the New National
Theater the Capital will have its first
opportunity of the season to hear the
foremost contralto of America when
Nine. Louise Homer appears as the
artist at the ninth of 7. Arthur Smith 8
ten concerts series.
No singer is more popular here than
the great Metropolitan Opera star and
concert artist. and there is every indi-
cation that capacity audience Will
welcome her.
Nine. Homer is typicall- American
and her charming personality is scarce
ly less appealing than her glorious
voice. with all its warmth and beauty.
The Washington times., 1916-02-09

Josef lTofmann, one of the worlds
greatest pianiSts will give a recital at
the National Theater on the afternoon
OF February % at 4:30 o'clock, under
The management OF Mrs. Wilson-Grcene.
The Washington times., 1916-02-09

Frieda Hempel, coloratura soprano,
will be the soloist with the New York
symphony Orchestra, Walter Damrosch,
conductor. at the Belasco Theater, Mon
day afternoon, February q.
The Washington times., 1916-02-09

Nine. Gadski. soprano, and Clarence
Whitchill, baritone, stars from the
Metropolitan Grand Opera, will appear
i'm a joint recital at the National Thea
ter next Friday afternoon at 4:3C
o'clock. This VIII be the third concert
in the Artists Course under the
management of Mrs. Wilson Greene
Nine. Gadski is the leading soprano for
Wagnerian roles at the Metropolitan
Opera House, and Is without a rival in
this particular operate sphere. CIar-
ence Whitehill, one OF the greatest
baritones in the opera, shines tho
brightest in Weenerian roles. His por.
trayal of roles in the Wagner operas IL
considered the greatest piece of operate
work ever achieved by an artist in the
metropolis
The Washburn leader., 1916-01-28
Tar Paper Kills sorrsI.

Thorough fallow cultivation win kill
sorrel as well as tar paper, though It
may prove more expensive. Usually
sorrel occurs In isolated spots measur-
Ing from three to ten feet across. II
these spots are numerous cultivation
viii prove the more satisfactory. When
the sorrel heads out NOW the patch.
cover with tar paper and weight It
down. This win prevent the plants
from getting to the sunlight. and conse-
quentIy they will be smothered. One
season Is sufficient to do the work. The
economic principle depends on the cost
Of the covering compared to the cost Of
digging |, 4 ,nts or In Flowing and
disking. II 4. tar paper can be bought
for $40 lsl' roll of 800 square feet the
cost of GOVERNS. II slight compared to
the cost Of digging at 81 per day.
The Washburn leader., 1916-01-28
Making the Little
Farm Pay
By c. c. BowsFlELD

With cold weather at hand poultry
owners turn to the problem Of getting
eggs in winter. Chickens are most
profitable where they are used main
~ for the production Of poultry meat
in spring and summer, leaving the
marketing of eggs for fall and winter.
A great deal Of the success with
poultry in the winter depends on the
way the houses are built for warmth.
but when we speak Of warm poultry
houses we do not mean it in the sense
that we do In speaking Of dwelling
house being warm. To have poultry
house warm enough SO that water will
not freeze in the coolest weather is
sufficient. A simple thickness Of match
ed lumber will provide this condition.
There must be ventilation without
drafts, and the open front is best. A
curtain is used to close the front in
stormy periods. The object in having
warm house is to stimulate the hen
and induce her to lay eggs during the
cold months. If the fowls are kept
warm and are well fed they will lay
eggs, while IL they are cold or allow
ed to become infested with vermin the
food they consume is employed to
keep them warm and maintain an Or
dinary state of vitality, and there is
nothing left for the production of eggs.
The floor should be kept dry and
clean. Sanitation is just as essential
here as in other farm buildings. The
roosting quarters must be apart from
the feeding and laying sections. Lice
and mites are ruinous to chickens at
all seasons and must be kept off the
premises. In the morning fowls are
hungry and ready to work for their
The Washburn leader., 1916-01-28
A Clear Skin.

Good health is the only lasting pre-
scription for a good skin. Cosmetics
and lotions will do no good If the real
trouble is lack of exercise or indiscre-
tion in eating. Indigestion is the cause
Of many pimply skins and sluggish
dispositions. Your stomach and its
health will reflect on your beauty.
Many girls lunch daily on a dish Of
ice cream or some candy. A sallow
muddy complexion is the inevitable
result. You should make every meal
as substantial as possible. and do not
eat between meals. .
Women who form the habit OF get
ting up late, then rushing OF without
any breakfast or none to speak Of will
soon show the results of this in their
faces. The midday meal need not be
heavy: a salad. patty. light des-
sert and glass Of milk are enough.
The Washburn leader., 1916-01-28

GOOD TYPE OF POULTRY HOUSE
food. It is well to keep them as busy
as possible. Work helps to keep them
warm, healthy and contented. With
this in mind, scatter mixed grains in
the litter. Be rather sparing of the
feed in the morning. The grains may
be mixed in the proportion Of three
pounds corn, two pounds wheat and a
pound ground or clipped oats. To this
may be added pound Of buckwheat.
Have fresh water on hand bright and
early. The water may be heated In
cold and stormy weather.
At the midday meal is the time to
provide those appetizing mixtures so
greatly relished by fowls and which
make egg production easy. Take
scraps of meat, bread and vegetables
and mix them with cornmeal and
wheat middlings. Moisten the mass
with warm SKINNED milk until crum-
bly,. Keep the usual dry ash for after
noon hopper feeding. The ingredients
are substantially the same, but the
rations are kept dry. Give the fowls
all the green food that they care for.
Keep oyster shells before them IL con-
venient and see that they have plenty
of grit. Nearly all the common vege-
tables are relished by fowls. and they
should have rations Of beets, cabbage
and rutabagas at regular intervals.
Nowadays the 200 egg hen is quite
common throughout the country. She
is the backbone Of many dock and
lends helping hand to many worth.
less sister whose body would grace the
dinner table could she be identified.
Unfortunately in a majority Of tlocks
neither is known. What's the answer? !?
The trap nest. Starting In October
with hundred pullets and twenty
trap nests. March will find the flock
divided into three classes. The record
will show perhaps 20 per cent that
have laid from eighteen to twenty-five
eggs per month. These pullets IL they
show all qualities necessary to make
good breeders should be retained as the
nucleus of breeding pen. Sixty of
the remaining hens will perhaps be
productive enough to make it pay to
keep them for a year or SO or at least
until the end of their first laying pc
riod. The remaining twenty should go
to the. poultry market. Expert line
breeding follows. A strain Of prolific
egg producers will be secured. but this
is not the only object. The fowls must
also be the kind that will transmit a
sound, vigorous constitution.
The Washburn leader., 1916-01-28
Farm and
Garden
FARM WELLS AND POLLUTION.

Clean Water IN Important considsra-
tion on Every Farm.
prepared by United States department Of
agricultural
Perhaps the most. important consid-
GRAFTON in connection with the farm
water supply is to get clean water. 1t
has often been considered that clear
water was clean water and that clean
water must be clear. Neither one of
these conditions is necessarily true.
Water may be vilely polluted and at
the same time be beautifully clear and
sparkling. 1t may be clear and yet
contain the invisible and deadly germs
of typhoid fever or other intestinal
The Washburn leader., 1916-01-28
NEW sILAGE POINTERS.

In q special research on the subject
of silos and silage the Iowa station
has found these illuminating facts OH
subjects supposed to be about ex-
hauSted:
The two chief things affecting the
quality Of silage are the maturity OF
the corn at the time Of cutting and the
amount Of moisture. init
The greener the corn is the more
acid wiN develop in the silage. Most
Of the acid is formed in the first seven
days. and at the end Of three weeks
fermentation -is complete.
The gases which form in silo are
chiefly carbon dioxide and nitrogen,
the latter forming in the largest guam
tity.
Both Of these gases will smother &
person, but they gradually disappear II
the silo is well ventilated.
The kind Of material q silo is made
from has little effect on the quality Of
the silage 80 long a. the silo IL we'll
made.
The Temperature Of silage In wood
stave silo. hollow clay tile silo. and a
solid concrete silo 10 about the same,
otner things being equal.
A high degree OF fermentation Is not
necessary for the production of good
silage. Too high an acidfty Is harm
ful. and good silage has been made
where the temperature. did not exceeE
81 degrees f..
The Washburn leader., 1916-01-28
Brown Betty.

Half cupfuI of melted butter, one
pint Of sifted breadcrumbs, half q
teaspoonful Of cinnamon. one quart
Of sliced apples. half cupful Of cold
water. half cupful Of sugar Stir
the butter into the breadcr.imbs. Into
buttered baking dish put a layer Of
sliced apples. sprinkle with the CHINA.
mon and sugar and continue until the
materials are used. having the last
layer of crumbs. II the apples are
juicy use less water. Bake about one
hour in the freless roaster. Serve
with cream.
The Washburn leader., 1916-01-28
Scientific
Farming
CARE OF LIVE STOCK.
Barns, Pens and Yards Should Be kept
Clean and Sanitary.
Observation-Disclosures

Barns, Pens and Yards Should Be kept
Clean and Sanitary.
1t is q we'll known fact among suc-
cessful live stock men that it Is very
important to keep clean the barns.
pens and yards where the animals are
kept, says Hoard's Dairyman. What
is the meaning of clean? Well. there
are many conceptions Of cleanliness.
Many farmers think IL they keep their
barns and yards free from manure
that they are clean. This is true TO-
q certain extent, for it is important to
keep the premises free from manure
and other refuse. Others will hold
that not only must the manure I've re-
moved, but the walls and ceilings OF
the barn must be kept free from cob
webs, dust and the like in order to
have clean barn and that whitewash-
The Washburn leader., 1916-01-28
20 Redues.

The following exercise ts an excel
lent one to practice II you wish to re-
duce an extended abdomen. Place the
right foot forward about eighteen inch
es and raise the arms above the head.
Bend the body to the left. to the front
ami to the right. endeavoring to reach
the floor with the finger tips. Keep the
left knee rigid. but bend the right just
d little. Inhale deeply when rising and
exhale when bending. Continue this
exercise until you are fairly tired, q
;ternating feet.
The Washburn leader., 1916-01-28
Farm Machinery investment.

Farm Machinery Investment.
A difficult problem on the American
farm is to decide how much and what
kind Of machinery should be pur-
chased. Some farms are SO overstock-
ed with machinery that the. deprecia-
ton, interest and repairs eat up much
Of the profits.
Assuming. the average depreciation
on machinery at 10 per cent and the
interest on the money invested at 6
per cent. we have an average yearly
expense Of approximately $13 on each
500 invested in machinery. A man
who has $500 worth Of machinery
would have $195 expense on this
alone In interest and depreciation. It
his work could be done with half this
amount he could save $97.5Os This
would be equivalent to- the interest on
$1,625 at 6 per cent.
A farm Of eighty acres cannot profit
ably use four-horse machinery. be-
cause three horses should do the work:
on a farm OF this size. In buying ma
chinery too large in proportion to the
size Of the farm unnecessary expense
is added. This comes, not only In the
increased cost of machinery. but also
In the maintenance Of any extra horse
required.
The Washburn leader., 1916-01-28

disorders. 1t may also contain con-
siderable poisonous matters in solu-
ton. A polluted water supply is evil
dence of the existence Of bad sanitary
conditions. which it is OF the utmost
importance to remedy. On the other
hand, many waters that are not clear
cannot be regarded as unclean nor
their use prejudicial to health. Many
surface waters have a greenish or
brownish tint from vegetable stains,
and mineral waters frequently impart
more or less color to spring and ground
waters. In some cases such waters
instead of proving harmful to health
have proved to be decidedly beneficial.
With the growth Of population and
development of industries there is pro-
gressive pollution Of streams, so that
in the more thickly settled regions
streams not already contaminated or
subject to pollution are very rare. Sur
face water supplies from small streams
should never be used for household
purposes unless no other supply Is
available. In the event that 1t must
be used such water should be clear
and should be thoroughly boiled.
The well is the most commonly used
source of farm water supply. 1t may
be a shallow dug or driven well or q
deep dug or bored well. 1t may be
said. however. that the majority of
shallow dug wells on farms where con-
tamination is present are contaminated.
The government sanitary engineer
offers the following practical sugges-
! tions for keeping different types of
wells, especially shallow wells. from
needless pollution:
Obviously the logical first step In Sc
curing a clean well water supply on the
farm or anywhere else ia to remove all
the sources Of possible contamination.
Among the worst of these are the open
privy vault. the teaching cesspool and
barnyard filth. A well in ordinary per.
vious soil located lower than and with.
in a hundred feet Of any Of these IS al
most certain to be polluted. Even
though the well is located on higher
ground than these sources Of c0ntami-
nation. heavy pumping or dry weather
may SO lower the ground water level
that It viii reach the zone of contami-
nation and thus pollute the well. 1t ts
evident, therefore. that the open privys
vault and teaching cesspool should be
discarded and q sewage publication
system or at least q sanitary privy be
used instead. Sewage. garbage. ma
nure or other waste should never be
The Washburn leader., 1916-01-28

ing once year is necessary. When
the various buildings about the farm
are kept clean, not only are better
homes provided for the stock, but
work is easier and more inviting. Be
ing clean is not fad. 1t is dollar
and cents proposition.
1t is well known now that most it
not all. diseases are caused by germs
Cattle cannot have tuberculosis unless
exposed to tubercular bacteria, nor suf-
fer from abortion unless infected with
abortion germs, nor foot and mouth
disease unless they come in contact
with the bacteria which cause this
disease. Hogs do not have hog cholera
unless they are exposed to the germ
that produces this disease. So 1t Is
with the many other diseases which
claim our live stock. It is plain that
one Of the factors in keeping live stock
healthy is to destroy the bacteria, and
disinfectants will do this.
The sun., 1916-08-27
~@~~eatho,ic scb e "a = s .H %fone t E}Etico at T \, n,5s
p: :" ~r Pl,h1ic in Edi1ca+ino for Citizereh;n

duce and develop in the children these
six virtues. This, in fact, Is what In
popularity understood as the scope Of
the moral teaching which il 30 univer-
sally insisted upon as the first duty Of
the school. The public school aims.
and II has always aimed. at the devel-
opment Of these virtues; but experi-
ence has demonstrated. and Is demon
strating more clearly day by day. the
failure Of the school to inculcate these
moral qualities without the aid Of re-
ligion. 1t is the consciousness OF this
failure. coupled with the realization Of
the absolute necessity Of these virtues.
that lies back OF the insistent and
growing demand for the introduction
Of religious teaching into the public
schools.
The Catholic school. even more
strenuous,y than the public school. in
sists on the development Of these six
virtues in all the children that come
to Il; but II should be noted that
whereas the State Ia concerned only
with the natural virtues OF faith and
hope and brotherly love and the patri-
otto virtues Of disinterestedness. 10y
my " law anu SCtl-COIitIOI ZIG nuICu
aims at the cultivation Of these virtues
as intensified and exalted to the SUPER
natural order. When the Catholic
speaks Of these virtues ne thinks Of the
great fundamental virtues Of faith.
hope and charity. and Of the three
moral virtues which correspond to the
three vows Of religion. poverty. obedl-
ence and chastity.
The Church IL not content with the
possession by the candidates for the
teaching profession Of the mora vir-
tues which constitute citizenship. She
devotes the wisdom and experience OF
centuries to the training of these can
didates for two or more years in the
religious novitiate in the practices
which are best calculated to develop
and to render permanent the virtues
in question. After the novice makes
his profession and takes his place in
the ranks Of her teachers. she throws
round him every protection M en-
ploys every means for the continued
cultivation and enhancement OF these
virtues.
The State trains the candidate for
the teaching profession in normal
schools and teachers colleges just as
the Church trains her teachers in sim
liar institutions. but the State pos
sesses no means comparable to the
training In the religious novitiate for
the development OF the religious vir-
tue OF faith, hope and charity. Of dis
inte~restedness. obedience and self-sac-
rifice. The state through Its superin-
tendents and school boards puts forth
The sun., 1916-08-27

civilization will disappear. It il the
hops of what the future may bring
that moves every wheel and presses
every spring Of action in human life.
I'VE labor: 30 what end? The chill
dren, the woman In the home. the man
in the community. The nation takes
thought for Its future: why? In Q
few years its statesmen, It's soldiers.
its merchants, its toilers will be gath
cred unto their fathers. Why trouble
We ourselves about the future? The
country pours its blood and treasure
into the earth that the children may
reap. Take II that the de-.
cree has gone forth from heaven,
there shall be no more generations;
with this life the world shall die. Think
you We should move q hand? The
ships would rot In the harbors: tho
grain would rot in the ground. Should
We paint pictures. write books. make
music. hemmed in by that onward.
creeping Q Of ~silence7"
3. Mans love for his fellow man
II in tact, the fundamental principle
on which Christian civilization rests
We have only 30 look at life below the
human level to learn that no species
may maintain itself In the struggle
for existence save through cooperA.
tion OF individual with individual. In.
dividual against individual Is q prin.
ciple Of disintesration and death. The
extent to which the principle Of CO.
operation obtains measures the prog
ress OF the SpecieA Love IL the in.
~tegrating principle Of home. The love
q n man for ono woman and Of one
woman for one man IL the secure
foundation upon which the welfare Of
the whole social body depends. and Il
Is the indispensable condition for the
maintenance and proper upbringing
OF children. Tho love Of the parent
for the child, with its element Of self
oblation and self-sacrifce. shifts the
centre Of gravity from the individuals
self to the group and teaches the in
dividud to strive for the good Of the
larger self. The city. the nation, the
Church. rest upon this principle. The
element Of progress contained in o.
operation. az opposed to competition,
n manifested strikingly in the eco
nomic and industrial conditions Of our
times.
Faith, hope and charity these
three great virtues constitute the
foundation Of Christian character. ana
ship. Not one of them may b dis
pensed with without disaster. To pro.
duce these virtues in the children and