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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-12-08
NOTHING DOING.

Ned-My love for you Is like this
ring-it has no end.
Nell-My love for you is also lie
The rfng-it has no beginning.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-12-08
calIfornla's Highways.

The state OF California has votcd
S15,000,0OO to be spent In perfecting
the state highway system and not a
single county failed TO give the en-
iowe..is iaeascee maicy,iy.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-12-08
HEARD IN A HOTEL.

"Guzzler says he is color blind"
'Well, I'll bet he knows when be
has dark brown taste in the morn
ing"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-12-08
EssentIaIs Of Happiness.

'sThe grand essentials Of happiness
are something to do, something to love,
and something to hope for."-Chal-
mers.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06
GOOD RAM ALWAYS CHEAPEST
Scrub Animal Is Particularly Expen-
siVe at Present High Prices of
Wool and Lambs

A scrub ram is expensive at any time
but dOubly so at the present high price
of wool and lambs. A good ram has
many times proved to be more than
''half the flock" Many successful and
progressive sheep breeders trace their
start on the road to success to the pur-
chase of a good ram. Sometimes the
price of the ram has looked high, but
time proved it to be the cheapest and
by far the best investment ever made.
At the University of Missouri college
of agriculture a good mutton ram, such
as any farmer could purchase at $50
to $40 this season, bred to western
(COlOradO) ewes, sired lambs that av-
eraged two and half pounds more at
three months of age, when they were
marketed, than lambs, out of the same
class of ewes, which were sired by an
inferior or scrub ram. Furthermore
lambs sired by the superior ram sold
for 60 per cent more per 100 pounds
than by the inferior ram.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06
china'e "Four Diamonds"

There are in China four powerful
men, known as the Four Diamonds,
who are credited with being actively
pro-Japanese, and at the head of the
Chine5e pro-Japanese political activi-
ties. These men are TSao Ju Ling,
former minister of foreign affairs and
former minister of communications :;
Chang Hsiang, former minister of JUS
tice and former minister to Japan from
China, the first cabinet minister ever
sent to Japan in a diplomatic capacity
and the leading japanese scholar of
China; Lu Chung Yu, former minis
ter from China to Japan and Wang l
Tang, former minister of the interior
The Four Diamonds are generally re-
garded as the instruments with which
Japan was working in this most am
bilious plan to impress the will of ia
pan on China and create a situation
that would allow Japan to intervene
in China, with some show of reason
other than apparent aggrahdizement.-
Samuel G. Blythe in the Saturday Eve
ming Post.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06
THE OUTPOST.

Patrols are by 10 means sufficient to
guarantee the security of a force in
hostile territory, or in the proximity
of an enemy in friendly territory.
Every camp or bivOuac should be pro-
tected by covering detachments known
as outposts, although it is true that an
outpost may also exercise the functions
of patrol and become an outpost pa
troll.
The size and disposition of an out
post will depend upon a number of fac
tors, including the size of the whole
command, the proximity of the enemy,
the particular situation with respect to
the enemy, and the nature of the ter
rain.
OutpOsts may vary in strength from
very small fraction to one-third of
the entire force. The principle to be
kept in mind is that OutpOsts, like pa
trolls, should be no stronger than is es-
sential to the work in hand; but they
should at least always be sufficiently
large TO insure reasonable security. A
few Sentinels and patrols will usually
answer for a single company, but for
large command, q more elaborate sys-
The supreme duty of an outpost is to
prevent surprise and prevent an attack
upon the camp before the troops are
prepared to resist. For a camp to be
Jumped" in the colloquial language
of the army, is an OffenSe on the part
of the commander which is neither to
be explained nor eXtenuated. This does
not mean that a camp or bivOuac may
not be overwhelmed with sudden at
tack by an enemy force, but at least
the command should have sufficient
warning from its OutpOsts to make an
organized show of resistance.
The outpost patrol is used to keep
in close contact with the enemy, and
this has been found to be the most
economical form of protection, since, if
the commander is kept constantly adj
vised of the whereabouts of the enemy,
| it will be unnecessary for him to make
use Of as elaborate a system of out
posts to guard against surprise. Never
theless. he should always err on the
side of caution in the matter of the
protection of his camp.
OutpOsts should be composed of com
plete organizations. Discipline and
morale can be better maintained in a
full squad, for example, and one which
is accustomed to drilling together, than
| with q detachment, say, of six or ten
men. If more than one squad is re
| quired at any point, two squads are
preferable to one squad and half.
| Troops on outpOsts keep themselves
| concealed as much as is consistent
with the performance of their duties
Especially, they avoid appearing on the
skyline, for this would render to the
enemy clear silhouette of their move
ments. The skyline, indeed, is a back
ground which brings out a figure more
distinctly than any other-even the
olive drab uniform does not escape the
eye, since it is the outline and not the
color which is distinguishable.
Troops on outposts do not render
honOrs. It is assumed that their at
tention is completely occupied in keep
ing upon the lookout.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06
Writes With His Knee.

The invention of a Portland (Ore)
doctor, by means OF which one can
write with the knee, offers large posi-
bilitiss for the person deprived of the
use of both hands; for the device af-
fords a much more convenient meth
cd of writing than by holding a pencil
with the toes or teeth, says Popular
Mechanics Magazine. The apparatus
consists of a broad strip of leather fas-
tened over the bent knee by means Of
spring clasps. 1t is provided with two
pencil clips, into which a pencil is in
serted so that it projects beyond the
knee. A low rack, made like a music
rack, holds the writing paper firmly
in convenient position. Ample range
Of motion for the pen is obtained by
resting the foot on the ball, with the
heel appraised.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06
GRAZING ABILITY OF
HOGS NOT REALIZED
Men Who Understand Importance
of Ample Growth and Ten
der Foliage Make Profits.

CBy c. w HICKMAN, Animal Husban-
dry Department, University of Idaho)
Perhaps the high price of grain will
awake farmers to the full apprecia-
ton of the grazing ability Of hogs.
There never was so great an incentive
to save grain and use green forage.
1t is generally understood now that
profitable hOg-feeding in summer in
wolves the use of pasture of some kind,
but there is more difference in hog
pastures than many people suppose.
However q few men realize the i'm
portance Of ample growth and tender
palatable forage in hog pasture, and
they profit by the knowledge.
Very often the only hog-tight field
on a grain farm is the small grass
pasture near the barn that serves for
all kinds of stock. Horses and sheep
keep the grass too short for cattle
or hogs. Instances have probably
come to notice when hogs on such a
pasture last year did not return mar
ket price for the grain they ate. Other
farmers nearby whose hogs ran in al
falfa, clover and rape figured that
they got much more than market price
for the grain fed, and in some in
stances twice as much This means
that their hogs in good pasture prob
ably made twice as much pork from
each hundred pounds Of grain as was
made by the hogs on short grass
The hog will eat an abundance Of
green forage If given a chance. The
| important thing to bear in mind is
that the better the forage the more
the hog will eat Of it, and then the
more grain there is left for other pur-
poses. Good succulent pasture crops
| like alfalfa, clover or rape often make
400 to 500 pounds of pork per acre be
sides what can be accounted for
through the grain fed
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06
SENDING BACK INFORMATION
FROM PATROLS.

Patrol work calls for the exercise of
more faculties perhaps than any other
form of duty. Not only the young SOL
dier's muscles, but his head also must
be exceedingly active. He has many
things to remember, much to watch out
for. and must be able to transmit such
pieces of information as he gains. The
country must be carefully observed
When a hill is to be passed over, the
region beyond should first be observed
by one man; in the same way, houses
or Enclosures should be approached by
a single man Or avoided entirely. This
for the reason that one man is dis
ltinctly less likely to be seen than the
patrol as whole, but what is more to
the point, the guard, encOuntering dan
ger, would be able to warn the main
body before it fell into a trap Woods
should generally be reconnoitered in
thin skirmish line. This serves as
big rake, of which each man is
tooth, for combing the thicket.
Patrol leaders, and the men as we'll
should know the uniforms, gufdOns and
other insignia of the enemy. This will
help in determining the class of troops
sighted when no other means are avail
able.
Patrol leaders should send back i'm
pOrtant information as soon as it is
gained unless the patrol itself is to re-
, turn at once. In any case, it is the
duty OF the leader to send reports to
his commander with sufficient fire.
Quency to keep the commander in
formed as to his Whereabouts and what
he is ACCOMPLISHING
The information, if written, should
be signed by TIE leader, and should
state the place, date, hour and minute
of its dispatch. If this does not seem
requisite to the young soldier, it must
at all times be borne in mind that the
commander is continually receiving in
formation from other Sources-other
patrols, probably, and that he assem-
bles and pieces together all that he OBJ
tainS. The hour and minute when the
Information was gained may furnish
the commander with a clue to whole
series of other facts which have been
reported before. but which he was IN
able to interpret.
AS simple illustration Of the neces-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06
PROTECT YOUNG PIGS
FROM CHOLERA GERM
When Vitality Has Been Permit
ted to Run Down Animals Are
Susceptible to Disease.

Protect young swine from cholera by
so arranging the breeding pens and
hog houses that good drainage, sun
light, and fresh air will be insured. is
the advice of Dr.. c.. W. Hobbs, field
veterinarian and superintendent of
the serum laboratory at the Kansas
State Agricultural college.
1.-THE young pigs are susceptible to
pneumonia and other diseases" said
Doctor Hobbs. eff allowed to nest
in a draft, they may contract disease.
Their vitality will at any rate be low
cred, making them more susceptible to
cholera. Overlooking either the moth
er or the young pigs, especially with
fat producing food. will also render
the pigs more susceptible to disease.
do not allow communication be
tween your hog lot and the lots be
longing to neighbors, as cholera germs
may be carried easily on persons
shoes. Wagons that have been used to
carry infected or dead hogs will infect
corn and other feed and in this way
may be brought to ones farm. Ere
quent cleaning and burning of litter in
the hog pens will prevent any latent
infection.
Hog pens, feeding troughs, and
buildings should be protected by regu-
lar use of a three per cent solution of
cresoI compound q. S. P. Hogs should
be sprayed weekly with a four and
one-half per cent solution of cresol
q. S. P.
'sDo not put new stock-either hogs
or cattle-with hogs already on the
farm. Newly purchased hogs should
be put into separate Enclosures well
separated from the herd already on
the farm and kept under observation
for three weeks. This is necessary, as
stock cars, unloading chutes. and pens
are likely to be infected with hog chol-
era organisms.
BURN up all catcasses of dead cat
tie, horses, hogs, sheep, or dogs on the
day they die. Do not allow chickens
or hogs to have access to a dead car
cass
'Ponds should be drained and thor
oughly covered with lime. Where this
cannot be done they should be fenced
! hogtight Infected ponds and wal
lows become a source of infection on
| the farm for years and little or moth
| ing can be done until they are drained
| When walIows exist near the drink
! ing troughs they should be plowed uI
| and filled in after they have been drain
ed and covered with air-slaked lime
| The use of the sanitary hog waIloW
eliminates this source of infection.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06

CORRECT RATIoNS FOR PIGS
Animals on Pasture Will Gain Rapidly
If Given Additional Allowance
of Grain Feed.

Pigs, granted on pasture, will gain
a pound or more a day from weaving
to weight of 200 to $50 pounds, while
those getting little or no grain will
gain but one-ha1f to three-quarters OF
a pound per day. This will bring
spring pigs to a marketable weight in
early fall, at the period of high prices,
whereas those being pastured only are
not ready for market until month or
two later. A grain ration, by bring
ing the hogs to an earlier market, re-
duces the time Of feeding, the risk, and
the interest on the investment. The
animals are in higher condition, with
a finer and more palatable meat and
fat.
Farmers substituting pasture entire
~ for grain and other concentrated
feeds to their market hogs through the
summer will find that before market
ing in the fall it will be advisable to
feed grain to harden the soft fat and
meat and put on additional weight.
Light but steady grain feeding on
pasture, however, gives better results
than heavier feeding during a short
er finishing period.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06
ORCHID ICE CREAM COMMON
1t Does Not Bear That Aristocratic
Title but Goes by the Very PIE
beian Name of Vanilla

Very few of US would ever think OF
ordering orchid ice cream without a
little tremOr OF the pOcketbOok. for
everyone knows that the orchid is the
most expensive Of flowers But there
are thousands of persons who eat or
child ice cream daily. Although they
probably have not been aware Of the
distinction, ii Is none the less a fact.
OF course the ice cream is not ordered
by the aristOcratic name Of orchid
On the contrary, it bears the very pie
beian name Of vanilla
There are said TO be no less than
1900 varieties of orchid scattered
over the earth All Of them have the
peculiar artificial beauty and the
haunting OdOr that seem inseparable
from this flower. which looks almost
as though 1t were a product Of an IN
healthy condition In nature OF all
these 1900 varieties, only one has any
practical value, and that is the one
from which vanilla comes The plant
grows abundantIy IN South and Cen
tral America, and has been transplant
ed to other tropical countries, where
II IS now 1Ourishing.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06

nomic principle does not obtain In
time Of peace. Argentina has long
since made it a felony to slaughter
heifer calves. If we kill all the calves
it is only q question Of time before we
will have no cows. Is it not a penny
wise and pound foolish" policy to kill
the future cow in order to get the
dirty dollar in our hand right on the
spot? The farmer gets the dollar or
two for the calf, and 16 cents q gallon
for his milk in so days and this knocks
him of his economic perch. Keeping
the calf until it becomes a cow means
an investment with slow returns, but
with mighty satisfactory returns con-
sidering the present prices Of good
milk cows.
So now, behold the inevitable
drought and famine from cutting of
the stream at its source. Yes, the
fact cannot be denied that we have
killed so many calves that both our
milk supply and our meat supply is on
the blink and q good milk cow is al
most worth her weight in gold.
Here is the proposition: In the
long run, is a cows milk too valuable
! to feed to cows calf?
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06
ROADS REDUCE LIVING COST
Make for Prosperity More Than Any
Other National Undertaking, Says
Alaskan Engineer.

Good roads, more than any other
national undertaking. make for the
prosperity, happiness and contentment
OF the people" declared Col W. P.
Richardson, engineer in charge OF high
ways in Alaska. ''This is particularly
evident at this time, when in every
large city there is protest against the
high prices Of food In my judgment,
good roads, more than any other
agency, Will help to solve permanent
" the high cost Of living. TranspOrta-
ton, of course, is at the foundation
Of prices. 1t is truthfully said that
where there is inadequate transpOrta-
ton food prices mount high We know
that in cities prices are greatly in ex-
cess of those in rural districts and it
is all a matter of transportation and
distribution If we have good roads,
We can get our products to market. If
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06
SWEET CLOVER FOR PASTURE
No Other Leguminous Crop, With Ex-
ception of Alfalfa, Furnishes as
Much Good Feed.

With the exception OF alfalfa on
fertile soils, no other leguminous crop
will furnish as much nutritious pas
turage from early spring until late
fall as sweet clover, when it is prop
erly handled. Live stock thrive on it.
Animals which have never been fed
sweet clover may refuse to eat it at
first, but this distaste can be over
come by turning them on the pasture
as soon as the plants start growth.
There is practically no danger from
bloat from sweet clover, according to
Farmers Bulletin $50, sweet Glover /;
Utilization" which has just been is
sued by the United States department
of agriculture.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06

sity of the time element, it Will be
seen that if a troop OF cavalry is re-
ported at certain spot at a certain
hour by one patrol and troop three
miles up the road is reported by an
other patrol moving in the same di-
rection, the only way in which the
commander might know whether or not
it was the same troop is by the time
If the reports of the two troops are
timed, say, half an hour apart, the
commander concludes that it is the
same troop; if they are timed within
ten minutes of each other, he naturally
concludes that two distinct troops are
approaching.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06
KILLING OF HEIFER
CALVES DISAPPR0VED
Country Is Paying Price of Fool
iSh Practice and Should
Profit by Lesson:
By GEORGE H CLOVER, Colorado
Agricultural CoIIsge. Fort ColIins)

Ry GEORGE H GLOVER, Colorado
Agricultural College, Fort ColIins)
''NIen are but children of a larger
growth and COWS were but calves
three years ago. Again comparing hu-
man and real cattle we are reminded
Of the effect of war upon the stand
ards of the human race, physically,
numerically and otherwise, anent the
war on heifer calves and the inevitable
beef and milk shortage
Recent legislation making it unlaw-
full to slaughter female cattle has
caused US to sit up and take notice.
If it is bad economy TO slaughter
calves, and thus endanger the food
supply, in time of war, the question
arises whether or no the same eco
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06
POOR ROADS ARE EXPENSIVE
Mistaken Idea That improved High
ways Are Solely for Benefit Of
Automobile Owners.

Poor roads are very expensive things
for country communities. The farmer
who thinks that improved highways
are mainly for the benefit of those who
drive automobiles should reflect on
the results Of a recent investigation by
the department of agriculture, which
finds that the cost Of hauling farm
produce over ordinary country roads
is q cents q ton mile, whereas over
hard-surfaced roads it is only Ii cents.
Youths Companion.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06
Good Road over Rocky Mountains.

we haven't, we cannot Products on
the farm are worth nothing if they
cannot find a market. I am convinced
that the most important governmental
work is in the improvement OF the
roads. In this day OF motor trucks
it is much easier TO haul products to
the cities or to railroad terminals than
If was a few years ago, but we must
have good roads to do it. There is not
the slightest doubt that good roads
many times over pay for themselves.
They are a fundamental economic ne
cessity.
1.-The initial outlay in the building OF
good roads may seem large, but il is
small in comparison with the benefits
that accrue. In Alaska we have ap-
prOximately 900 miles of improved
roads, varying from the ordinary cOun-
try dirt road to the best kind of ma
cadam. In Nome there is a stretch
of road over which in the summer
time thousands Of tons of products are
hauled"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06
Southern Thorouohbreds.

In ante-bellum days there was pas
sion all over the country for breeding
and racing fine stock. In Tennessee,
Virginia, North and South Carolina,
Alabama and Louisiana it amounted TO
a craze. No expense was spared to i'm
port scions of the three fundamental
lines that had been established in
England on the Arabian, Turkish and
Barbary original stock. Vast enter
prise was exhibited In this direction.
It Is remarkable that In the days OF
greatest scarcity Of coin. when "a ham
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06
Gave Him Away.

Mrs. BrandybalI returned home one
afternoon from quite an extended visit
to her old home Among the first
questions put to her maid was:
Have you noticed that my husband
missed me very much when I was
away. Annie"
Well" said Annie. Il didn't notice
II so much at first, but yesterday he
seemed to be in despair
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06
EXCELLENT CROPS FOR HOGS
Leaumes Are Rich in Protein and
Swine Thrive on PIants-Grazing
Cowpeas and Beans

The Iegumes are excellent crops for
hogs. Being rich in protein hogs rel
ish legume plants and will thrive on
them.
The practice Of grazing soy beans
and cowpeas is a good one provided
a supplementary grain feed is given
Often this is not the case It must
be remembered that soy bean and
cowpea plants are very rich and IL
fed alone would be rather expensive,
considering the value Of the protein
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06
HOGS NEED SUccULENT FEED
Pumpkins Are Excellent for Swine Be-
cause Seeds Are Especially Good
Worm Exterminators.

Pumpkins make good hog FEED.
Hogs need a little succulence Of some
kind to keep them in good condition
and help them make the best use of
grains. Pumpkins are especially good
for hogs because the seeds are excel
lent worm exterminators. Keep that
in mind.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06
PIacina the RIame.

Redd-I see an English sportsman's
yacht is so built that his automobile
can be lowered into it to provide
power.
Greene-Now If the boat WON'T
bulge hen know what 70 blame It en.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06
OPERATION OF A ROAD DRAG
Use Pokiest, LATEST Kind Of Team
and Let Them Have Their Own
Time-Just Keep Moving.

Do not wait for anything; build a
drag and get out onto the road.
Drive very slowly Use the pokiest,
LATEST team you own, and give them
their time. Just so they keep moving
they will be going swiftly enough.
After you have used the drag year,
and have learned when to drive rap
idly and when to drive slowly, you can
carry a whip or drive a mettlesome
team
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06
For Coxer;no GRAPES

Earth is about the best material for
covering grapes, raspberries, and even
roses, over winter. The plants must
be well drained No water can be al
lowed 20 settle over them