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The herald., 1917-09-27
GATHERED FACTS

American-made iron bands and hoops
for kegs and barrels should find a
ready market in the Seville district.
Spain.
There are 2,07T buffalo in the Vain.
wright Buffalo park at Alberta. Cana
da. This park has an area OF $50
square miles.
Long leaf yellow pine will be greatly
In demand in England after the ter
mination Of the war. reports Consul
General Ripley Dilson at London.
A new telephone attachment that
must be operated 10 make a connection
shows the number OF calls that have
been made and the number remaining
on limited service line.
An Iowa inventor has patented a
liquid to be poured into automobile
tires to dissolve the sulphur and make
the rubber softer and more elastic and,
so ne claims, less liable TO puncture.
Economy Of fuel consumption In
steamships often requires the mixing
Of two or more kinds of coal and an
E0giishman has invented a cOaling
barge that mixes coal as 1t delivers II
into Q bunker.
The herald., 1917-09-27

ccrnedly. singing keep On Carrying
On In one district four wounded
soldiers strolled along the pavement.
and woman invited them into the
shelter OF her house. Thanks, but il
doesn't matter" replied tall guards
man. "One of these bombs is not half
rs bad as Jack Johnson"
To til" present writer" said an ar
ticle In the Chronicle "they were no
drngon flies or fluttering birds. They
were huge. sharply defined. mobile
magazines Of death. They came to
the metropolis, down and down, search
ing with contcmptuous deliberation.
After the first bomb piecemeal avail
anche followed. The demons who
drove and Gealt death cared as little
for us rs the earlier ZeppelinlstS
cared"
The London Globe published Ber-
lin dispatch. by way Of Amsterdam. in
which the TeutonS said they had hit
CLEARING Cross station. the great rail
way station, several times. The claim
is printed without comment. Only the
people In London can vouch for the
truth of il. one of the bittereSt cSti-
mates Of the bombing was written 10y
Hall Cainc:
Il think of what war was in the
days when. with all its brutalities. it
had the virtue of courage and the
splcndor of bravery" he wrote. 81
remember the battles recorded in the
old Morse sagaS when il was only
glorious To fight man who could fight
back, when 1t was n disgrace TO take
ones adversary unawares, and an
everlasting shame To attack the weak,
the disabled, or the unarmed.
And then l think of these young
German airInen. hiding behind the
clouds, until they come upon the
enemy unprepared. striking him with
an arm that can be long or short,
according to conditions OF their own
safety, and then sailing Off in the com
parative security Of the illimitabIe
sky.
War? 1t is manslaughter and muir
der. Brave men? In the category OF
soldiers the creatures who condescend
10 such methods of assault ought only
10 be classed among the DULLES and
towards"
The papers were filed with articles
demanding an Improvement in the air
defense. In the successful raid-if il
can be called a SUGGESTIVE enemy
escaped with slight loss. 1t is esti-
mated that there were twenty-five at
lacking planes. The English say that
four Of the raiders were downed, while
admitting the loss of one Of their own
craft. The government, however, de-
MES that the English airmen deserve
the abuse that was theirs after the
raid.
The herald., 1917-09-27

is planned and built for easy cleaning
and for ease and comfort in doing the
work.
On the north side of the hOghousc
1t Is advisable to build a long, narrow
dipping tank for the hogs. 1t should
be IS inches wide at the top and 8
inches wide at the bottom. inside meas
urement. The tank should be 20 feet
long on the bottom, with a 1O-foot APP
proach at each end. The incline down
into the tank should be made smooth
and the one leading out Of the tank
should be corrugated.
The tank is made narrow for two
reasons: In the frst place, less dip
ping fluid Is needed for q narrow tank,
and the second reason Is that when q
hog gets started through n tank as
narrow as this. It cannot turn around.
The length Is about suficient to give
the dipping fluid time to soak into the
hair and skin of the animal, while 1t
Is swimming through. A depth Of 2
feet is sufficient for the large hogs.
1t Is not filled full for the smaller
ones. The object Is to have the fluid
deep enough to cover the hog all but
ITS nose and eyes. A portable fence.
made in panels, Is placed outside Of
the trough when In use. After Dip
ping, the portable fence panels are fit
ted over against the lane fence and
are wired fast to hold them upright
until needed again.
To protect hogs from vermln In the
summer time, the cheapest and most
convenient arrangement is O hog wal
low. Where good many hogs are
kept, a number of wallows are neces-
sary. These are made of concrete by
first digging a pit about foot deep.
The concrete floor Is made in the bot
tom Of this pit by pounding down
stones and filling in between them
with concrete grout mortar. Then the
The herald., 1917-09-27
Prisoners Unable to Aoree.

Thirteen natives of the TrentinO,
CarsO, and adjoining districts of Aus
tria, who were serving az blue jackets
on the Austrian cruiser Kaiserin
Elizabeth, which was sunk at Using
tau, and who were taken prisoners at
the surrender Of the fortress, have been
released by the japanese authorities
and are 10 he returned to Italy. AL
though n0minally enemy prisoners, all
their sympathies were with the en-
tente allies, and their relations with
the other prisoners We're, in cOnse-
quence. strained. One of the men was
discovered attempting to commit sui
eide, his explanation being that life
was unbearable under the conditions
i'm The camp.
The herald., 1917-09-27

back TO the fields between feeds.
Later on. say two weeks before ship.
ping, they are confined on the feed
ing floor and in the hOGhOuSe until
ready for market. This makes a com
hinatiOn summer and winter hughouSo.
Such a complete hog department as
this requires Il number of small pOrta-
bic Lighthouses to be used i'm the fields
Sanitary hog raising plans should be
carried out al through the different
seasons. Winter pasture as well rs
spring, fall and summer pasture
should be provided in different fields
of the farm to work in with u thor
Ough system of rotation of crops.
The portable houses may he ny s
feet, simply made, with shed roofs.
They may he hauled away and placed
in any field for the accommodation OF
sows with their filters. or to make
sleeping quarters for the older pigs
when running on pasture. The size
mentioned is small enough SO that a
SOW with her litter of pigs can keep
warm when the temperature is below
freezing. This size also accommodates
about a half-dozen shoats. They need
shelter from storms and sleeping quar-
tors at night.
The principle of ventilation is the
same in all kinds Of farm buildings.
The herald., 1917-09-27

A flower stand, normally Of small
size. but which can be expanded 10 al
an ordinary sized window, Is the re-
cent invention OF a German.
American ice boxes would find bet
ter market liz Brazil IL the ventiiators
underneath the refrigerators were
closed with wire gauze or netting.
A Russian artist has invented n
method by which several theatrical
scenes can be painted on the same
canvas at once, the different effects be-
ing procured by changing the high.
thrown upon the canvas.
N-ray pictures for dentists use
may be quickly made and developed
by means of a cabinet which per-
forms all the operations almost au-
tomatically.
AS every year horses shed their old
coats for new ones, so the deer drop
their horns, Then in about Is weeks
a new pair Of horns arrives, but they
are tender and easily hurt.
A japanese company that has plant
ed 2OO,OO0.0O0 pearl oysters in a bay
in that country believes 1t will harvest
millions Of pearls through a recently
discovered process for impregnating
the molluskA
The herald., 1917-09-27

inside wooden forms are put IN place
and the sid" walls are raised r"ot
above tn" floor. TIL" earth - duS
square 50 IS 10 answer for the "i!lSlnc
form. The top Of the hog Wall"W Wits
are made after tn" fashion al Il 'urp'
to reach Up aboy" m" ground ah"ut
inches to keep "ul dirt. y : by
iS used a. an "ut~id" form above 'he
ground.
The" h"- Wa!i""~ @h''0" '' "'." -
finished. .hc forms ~Ii'"I" ~ ,'.',''
true ami IA" cuFh or coping >"""'' ~
h"vclcd on III" ""-''N 80 rs L" nv
neat appraranr" ANA prevent emp
ping. tn" WaI!"N> AT" hU'Il "I""- IN
stock lane az ihi'fNaiS' ;" 'lie i"-
may b" infinite" iron" me ''''''e
hv!'~. ciih'f by opening INC 7'''o "
10y rfe"pS.
IN" yards III tr"ht "' inc mo- ''' 49,,
The herald., 1917-09-27
WAR PROFITS OF SplANl
Wine Sent to Soldiers IN psds1
Didn't Need Any Water BY IsI
II Reached the Prvstst

A good story Of the war In tk \
ipplne islands occurs In Major Gs''
YOunghusband's recently Fss'
book. "a Soldiers Memories
Two Englishmen strOlllng ROM
Spanish outpost line near "
CHANGED across a small picket 90
ing Of three men In charge dis
geant.
The latter Hospitality Offers
Englishmen a share Of Their rA
red wine, which they gladly ir1
though. rs II was q very hot az =
asked that q little water ne
added.
This. writes General Ycunsa,
was evidently considered y,
Joke. for all four burst into ~
laughter. -
wherefore this merrnsali
the EngIlshmen In some o.SiIse
Pardon us, SIR" said me - ~
"but I will explain. That W.,
very good wine. and comes ~ =, |.
celona. 1t starts of In lirse - !
dressed TO the adjutant senen
Of each cask the adiul'n
makes two, and hands u - :
colonel. Our colonel out Of W -
diluted casks makes three, ~ :. !.
company commander has ! y !.
his profit, and l also na,'
mine. So you see, sir 'nn' ~
much need to add any n"'
The herald., 1917-09-27
Old.T,me Humor.

Upon one occasion Lord Chatham
asked Doctor Henajker to define "wit,"
and received the reply, "Wit Is what
n pension would be il given by your
lordship 10 your humble servant-a
good thing we'll applied" In "A Book
Of Famous Wits" Walter Jerrold re-
cords a happy jest addressed 10 Queen
Elizabeth. Mr. Popham, when he WAS
speaker. and the lower house had sat
long and done In effect nothing. com
Ing one day to Queen Elizabeth. she
said to him: Now, Mr.. Speaker. what
has passed in the lower house" He
answered: "If 1t please your majesty,
seven weeks"
The herald., 1917-09-27
Be the First.

Many a quarrel would come to a
speedy ending II both sides were not
afraid Of being the first to make adj
vanees. Instead Of being unwilling to
take the first step. you should be glad
Of the chance. Some of you perhaps,
are little inclined to be envious Of
the one who IL born leader, who II
the first In 30 many things. but there
Is no greater honor than to be the
f1rst to end misunderstanding, the
first TO say, "l'm sOrry."-Exchange.
The herald., 1917-09-27

The island Of ST. John, now Prince
Edward, was English from It's early
settlement, the method being a quasi
feudal system. which was not finally
extinguished until the middle 1Os OF
the nineteenth century. In I763 Il be-
came British province through com
mission issued to Governor Patterson,
and It became similarly autonomous.
The United Empire LOyolists, who s"t-
tied in the valley Of TIE ST. John river
The herald., 1917-09-27
Women Preachers in France

French clergy are not exempt from
military service, and many of the
Protestant ministers wives have cOur-
ageOusly stepped into the gaps thus
created and have taken up their hus-
bands work, says the London Chroni.
Gle. They preach on Sundays, teach
the catechism. visit the sick and even
conduct funerals. In more than one
case in English Nonconformity also
ministers wives are filling the places
Of their husbands who are serving In
the army either as chaplains or a.
combatantR
The herald., 1917-09-27

cl ,.'.'. ,aan@r, might and d,1 y
. .'r.r d. the he vorskla and % s~ l
. ...r ,S on tn, the same side 1p' q, nss
Up. The yorskIa' 't IA. ll4
h"ry'ih'nrS fifteen 'ai' 10
r'.'""a, The Russian q.
, w., ...., To- drive the Sres.,
, ,... "' .'., angle formed t'I !, '
rivers ,'.,'.. ana there oyervhsIU y p. = I
r. N,4'n n%o, The Muscovitbe,s'I 60,
I' ...,.' 40. -4''" men, his S. ,o ,a'' {
'''n greatly reduced bv '' re
h'>> and famine. ~ y oao
n""n severely wounded !, s sas
,,,- q recent skirmish. br, ' ICY q
,1'a' his. Ils dignity Required h. ~, \.
'I,r " a,,alI. and that he ~.
o oil. attack in person he 5 'g'' |
c"rried to the front in a Ii,t +.a
,i'S oh command and en. n.y., !
o ,I"'n !, ''. us. couch he headed 4 1
So furious was the S,.,
SIanSht that two Of the D..
doubts were actually car-i siI Y,
Swedish infantry raised A.
victory, yet the Russian . .s
stood steadily by their ,r.,
i''>h masses of troops vsr
mo 'heir support. Nevp, vac.
Gent Swedish valor mo,.
rN'mplificd than upon ,b,,
gay yet the Swedish line s,,r,
before the Russian works ~
The ear himself led the Int,,,
cavalry outside the fo-rs'.
formed them steadily under = !
advanced over the open ground n
.o''r"isn< were in the thla +, !
fray. They battled a, ~
Knights, welding sword slo,r,s |
'alaIrym"n Of their bOdyurs ]
striving desperately to tur a j
which for more than two ham \
IN the balance.
But heavily Outnnnle,s |
Swodcs finally fell into diSur /
- Il
stantly the Russians lauuchs ]
rife charge. The Swedes Va, !
pietcly routed, rushing down J
Junction Of the rivers, where thsl
iShcd in the waters or sursuars|
their enemies. Only a few b.!
escaped by swimming the river /,
them Charles and Mazeppa, VII !
their way into Turkish teritnr. n
ly 10000 lay dead or wounded !
bloody field.
The peace Of Nystadt tnnsa|
the faireSt possessions Of Ssss
Russia. Russian attacks o. N
and Persia began almost at en 4
tremendous Russian fabric Of ID
pnt was then and there put unas !
The vast power Of Sweden. xfita
kept the north world under hs 4
was gone.
The herald., 1917-09-27

Anyone who has been unfortunate
enough TO get Ink on a favorlte book,
or, worse still, a borrowed one, may be
interested to know how one housekeep-
er removed such disfguring marks.
She bought little Oxalic acid. diluted
1t with cold water and painted 1t over
the ink spots with fine camels hair
brush. Then she applied n sheet Of
blotting paper to the stained part, and
absorbed the stain with the LIQUID.
The herald., 1917-09-27
Sound AmpIifier for 1elephons

For the telephone user in a noisy
once, a sound anplifer OF compact
and convenient form has been intro
duced, according to the Popular Me-
chanics Magazine. 1t is particularly
suited for the person who receives
many important toll calls, since in ad-
ditiOn 10 magnifying the vibrations. il
excludes foreign noises. The device
consists OF small resonator to which
an adjustable branched ear tube. such
as is employed with stethoscope. is
attached. In use the receiver is
placed on top OF the amplifier.
The herald., 1917-09-27

What is required for The successful
raising of hogs: The answer is pure
air, good water. clean feed and clean
pastures. Ventilation supplies pure
air. 4 deep well with power pump and
Il system of water pipes will supply
pure water in abundance. A good con
crete floor with Il waterproof surface
graded To lead the surplus liquid away
will fix the drainage. A hose attach
mcnt will quickly wash the floor, the
concrete or steel troughS and force
The herald., 1917-09-27
Test Of Spruce Gun

The test Of a good chew s .
gum is first in the taste o. - !,
color. If there is no trscs : ~ Z
tine In the taste-no' D' y. ~
agreeable bitterness - .,s AL
first crushed in the nl0ui =. .,
good gum. II, after q =, ,s,,asy
chewing chew the cud shows /. .I ss'ss
ender shade. then it Is pen"'
The herald., 1917-09-27

does not call upon Jehovah, ana does
not fuss: hut there are some things
he never fOrgCtS. Truly. | do not
think il will he safe for any German
Ia 20 about the world after The war
for many years.
Ii Is asserted in England that the
raids have done no military damage.
Hall Cainr writes that In tour OF
the city following the raid he saw no
property damage that could not be re-
paired by the mason, the street payer
and the glaZier within six days.
Materially, the raid was contemplate.
London has seven hundred square
miles of territory. Miles and miles OF
streets were untouched. London stands
where il always did. Ey the slaughter
of comparatively few civilians the
Germans have succeeded only in piling
up Il heritage Of hate for the future.
London has seen women and children
crushed and blown to bits and manglcd
bodies in the streets. The memory will
linger with English men and English
women. Ii is not well 10 have a
nation feel as one old charwOman en-
pressed it:
by God. | wish some Of them Ger
mans would come down Mare street
Hackney'd give il To en-. All. wouldn't
it, I'd tear the eyes out of them"
There is talk of reprisals. Sections
of the enraged pOpulace demand il. but
the official mind is all against it. Eng
lish hands will be cleaner if they dis
dain German methods. The authorities
have said there would he no retaliation
unless there was military object TO
be obtained
London newspapers for several days
after the raid were crammed with de-
tails Of II. When the airplaneS came
Il little group huddled in an arch
formed by the juncture OF two three
story buildings. A bomb dropped on
the roof and the debris, pouring
through the shattered floor. buried the
victims. Four men were killed. Three
children and a woman were severely
injured
Horses were killed in the streets
and vans took fire. In one short street
where the houses are occupied by
working people the bombs killed eight
another Is missing and a tenth was
driven insane. Literally, scores OF
women and children suffered injuries,
more or less severe. Twelve small
houses were demolished.
A woman who lived In what is now
the shattered remnant OF little home
told pathetic story:
"As soon as I heard an explosion"
she said, Il ran into my neighbor's.
There l found her, another woman.
and five or six children. They were
all In the kitchen, and one woman was
trying to comfort the other. Then a
bomb burst In the middle of the road
and the whole front of the house
seemed to come in. | saw one of the
women fall and the terrible wounds
revealed to me even in that glance
showed that she could not be alive. |
called for help and a man came in
and covered the poor mangled body.
| had one of the children in my arms.
Fortunately, we were both uninjured."
\ torpedo fell in the play yard Of
large school. As il was Saturday no
children were present; otherwise, there
probably would have been many cas-
ualties. Horses bOlted In the streets
and there We're cries Of anguish from
the wounded. In West London at the
height Of the raid three motor lorries
of soldiers were proceeding eastward.
They continued their journey uncon-
The herald., 1917-09-27

A !: /: &: !: Z: g: !:
4 man gospel of making war
Az is the program of spreading
AN terror among nOn-cOmhai-
" ants of enemy nations. How
lXAV has this policy been carried
out? We all know the black
history made by the TeutonS the last
three years in Belgium and northern
France. in Serbia and Russian Poland.
Ii has been Il COwardly warfare of the
most outrageous kind, against women
and children and old men-an I'M
speakable record Of rape, murder, de-
POrtatiou into slavery, torture. savage
vandalism, that will nrver be forgotten
or forgiven.
The United States knows Official
Germany for its plots against us and
conspiracy within our borders against
friendly nations, while protesting
friendship for us. 1t knows official
Germany for its secret attempt to in
cite Japan and Mexico 10 make war
On us with promise of aiding them
1t knows official Germany for swiniSh
Insults to our diplomatic representa-
1t knows official Germany as liar,
murderer. IL thief. Il home-wrpcker, II
child-killer-in short II criminal gov
eminent of the most degenerative
type.
For these crimes the world will
punish Germany through many gen
erationS. Germany will have no
friends outside her border lines. Ger
many as nation will be stunned and
m!Strusted. German individuals Will be
snubbed and suspected for hundred
years to come. We shall listen to the
Germans story. We shall hear his
solemn prOtestatiOns Of sincerity. We
shall give ear to his assertions Of high
honor. But we shall remember our
bitter experience with all his kind.
And we shall refuse TO accept his
pledges. We will refuse his proffers
Of friendship. We will refuse him our
hospitality. We will refuse 10 visit
him or trade with him or aid him.
Come decades Of reckoning for him
that has poisoned our minds, our
hearts and our bodies.
Do you doubt?
Then read here how German air
planes have SOwn q heritage of hate
in London:
Il should like German people to
know that raids of this kind are pre-
pairing for them an ordeal which will
try their souls for generation"
So wrote Harold Begbie, English
anthOr, In the London Daily Chronicle
Swo days after the raid OF July that
Tffled and wounded ITS persons, sew
entv-siK Of them women and children.
I, They will find themselves, after the
peace" the writer continues, "con-
fronted by a social boycott such as no
nation has ever experienced. They
are proud of themselves now: they
think that the whole world must be
full OF admiration for their valor, their
discipline, their patriotism but when
the barriers of armed men are re-
moved, aud they begin TO move about
among other nations. they will come
up against spiritual barrier which
will be likely to break their hearts.
There are some memories which moth
ing can destroy.
Il have heard opinions expressed In
London during this raid which lighted
up for me the social future Of the Ger
man people. They have sung their
Hymn of Hate till they are hoarse, and
now perhaps they are ashamed of such
emotionalism. But other nations.
colder and more restrained, have
hate In their hearts for the German
spirit which is too deep for ballad
singing and too real to pass away.
The Englishman does not rave and
The herald., 1917-09-27

The air is heated by the bodies OF the
animals and rises. This air is replaced
by fresh air coming in from below.
The lower door is almost always open,
In these houses. and upper doors are
provided 10 take care of the discharge
The herald., 1917-09-27
1sr,aeea FaM

A Swiss farmer VINO nv 09.,ld,,
home in California va ,,,.,f b
knowledge Of msklns ,,,.s o \
mountainous country s'' su,m'
was thought by Others ~ w.
piece Of land. THIS ,Od % .
an angle of As degrees !. az a W.
anything thrive on MT, Il, i .a nd .,
raced in steps. Here . sn % >
and vegetables are hs, I.r Is 81
the little hillside farm ~
The herald., 1917-09-27
Turning the Other Cheek

de trouble bout fohgivin' an en-
emy," said Uncle Eben, "is dat he's
liable not to 'preciate yoh fOhgive-
ness, an go on double-crossin' jes' de
same"
The herald., 1917-09-27
THE LATEST TYPE
Of HOG SHELTER
Model House Must Be Clean.
Airy, Light, ROomy, Says
Expert.
GOOD STYLE DESCRIBED HERE
Provides Essentials to Health of
Stock - Upkeep Low if First
Glass Material Goes Into
Building.
By WILLIAM A. PADFORO

Mr. William a. i;ldtoru VIII answer
Questions and give advice FREE OF
COST Oh all subjects pertaining la tue
subject Of building work on the farm. for
the readers of this plpes. On account OF
his wide experience as Editor. Author and
Manufacture. he Is without Doubt. he
highest authority on ali thcs" suujaC, :.
Address all inquiries to William \. Rad
ford No. IS; Prairie avenue. chicago
III, and only .uClose twO-crut stamp for
reply.
The herald., 1917-09-27
The Hotel Mans Ad.

Rather clever ad TO catch the men
that summer resort hotelkeeper used"
what was 81"
Peaches Put Up Here"
The herald., 1917-09-27
Tn. old Crouch '., VI

He aalters himself
"In what wayf" 3. NEcd !
HE told me that ne De Isan :
contented. I'd like e, 70 az SOS
who could do that fOT
The herald., 1917-09-27

after the American rs, ',oI,.a,.ss
and obtained for their 'p' -, .
1874 a provincial status y"
with II a local Legislature
The herald., 1917-09-27

4e.. Generally p':si ~ =
mu raf prepare 't,pn to Iowa ''''
,t.-pittsbursh POSI-
The herald., 1917-09-27

y important part of the Ger
man gospel of making war
is the program of spreading
terror among nOn-cOmhai-
ants of enemy nations. How
has this policy been carried
out? We all know the black