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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-03-03
Good THINGS Come True.

You are perhaps expecting some
great and wonderful thing to happen !;
but you will find that true progress
comes from doing faithfully and well
the little, everyday things that come
to you. Truly great things do not drop
into peoples lives. They are built up
of little things faithfully done.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-03-03
Make Your Gift Useful.

The weakest among us has gift
however seemingly trivial, which Is
peculiar to him, and which worthily
used, will be gift also to Ills race
Ruskin.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-03-03
FOUND
LOST

LOST-Two mares, one black and
one iron grey. Branded o on shout
der. Reward for information OF
whereabouts. Notify Alma Olsen,
Logan, Utah.-adv. ev-sat.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-03-03
About Tired of Existence.

After man arrives at the age Of
seventy, he Is usually so Disguised
with life that he does not fear death
very much.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-03-03
Kept Bright by Constant Use.

Three things that never become
rusty-the money of the charitable, thu
nails in collectors shoes and ,
thoughtless woman's tongue.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-03

sELEcTING Hens FOR LAYING
Idea That II Fowls Are Compelled TO
Mott Early They Will Lay IN
Fall Is Wrong.

Laying hens should be allowed to
mott naturally. The common idea that
If hens are compelled TO mott early
they will quickly feather out and COM
mence laying early in the fall is err
rOneOus- An early mott is not sign
OF early fall production Usually the
late molting hen is the heavier prOduc-
er- In fact n lack Of feather growth is
suggested by @. w. Hervey OF the Uni
versity OF Missouri college OF agricul-
ture as one Of the points TO consider
when selecting hens for winter laying
Very often show birds are forced
into a summer mott by a restriction Of
feed. This is done so that the birds
may be in full feather once more
for the early show season This should
never be praeticed with utility stock.
1t will cause production TO stop and
weaken the hens at a time OF the year
when full strength is needed It is
unwise to change the general character
OF the feed The addition OF some oil
carrying ingredient, however, such as
sunfiOwer seed, will aid in the develop
ment Of new feathers.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-03
MAKING PROFIT FROM SWINE
Proper Care and Feed Are Necessary
Provide Comfortable Quarters
and Lots of Sunshine.

In order to make a profit from pigs
it is necessary to give them the prop
er care and feed. They should be pro-
vided with clean, comfortable quarters,
exercise, and plenty of sunshine. The
sow should be given special care at
narrowing time. She should be fed
lightly for a few days after farrow-
ing, and the amount of feed gradual
ly increased as the young pigs de-
velop.
The ration for the SOW at this time
should be one which will produce a
heavy flow of milk. A good ration for
this purpose is one composed OF corn,
shorts, bran, a small amount of tank
age, and a good quality of alfalfa fed
from a rack. Bran may make up 10
per cent of the ration, as it'has ben
eficial effect on the digestive system
and tends to increase the milk pro-
ductiOn.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-03
(From the United States Department {
Agriculture)

(F'rom the United States Department of
Agriculture
The demand for breeding ewes has
exhausted the local supply in many sec
lions, the United States department of
agriculture finds. Western range ewes
are being used to start farm focks in
the corn belt and in the East. In the
corn belt these ewes have already
proved their ability to produce mar
ket-topping lambs when mated to good
rams of mutton-breeds and when well
cared for during the winter and after
Iambing. They may be expected to do
well on the farms east of the corn belt
and on billy pastures Of the Appa-
lachian mountain system.
Use Care in Selecting Ewes.
In purchasing these ewes care should
be taken to obtain those with sound
teeth, udders that are soft and pliab1e,
and teats that are sound and have no
hard cores. Ewes from one to three
years of age are to be preferred. These
ewes may be in thin condition but
should suffer no discrimination on this
account alone. If thin they cost less
per head than If fat, and the flesh
needed to put them in good condition
can be put on by the purchaser more
cheaply than it can be bought in the
open market.
These ewes are usually free from
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-03
USE SPECIAL CARE
IN CURING ALFALFA
If Crop Has Been Cut and Still
Green, Best Not to Turn 1t
While Wet With Rain.

Particular care should be used In
curing alfalfa under adverse weather
conditions, asserts R. Z. Bennett, in
structor in crops in the Kansas State
Agricultural college.
If alfalfa has just been cut and is
still green, 1t is best not to turn it
when wet by rain. It should be left
in the sWath until favorable weather
conditions prevail. Providing hay has
dried enough on top 1t should be
turned, preferably with a side delivery
rake and allowed to dry In the wind
row. Allow the surface to become dry
before turning the alfalfa under and
keep turning until all the hay is dry
are important points to observe. If
hay has been punched and is wet by
rain, open up the punches as soon as
the top is dry and allow sun and wind
to blow through it.
Under the weather conditions Of the
last few weeks, shocking hay is good
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-03
GERMANS HAVE WAR MUSEUM
Valuable Works of Ancient Art Saved
When French Buildings Were
Destroyed by Raiders.

Peronne, Bapaume, Lens, st. Quen-
tin and other French towns In the path
of the war, were noted for their many
works of ancient art, and many of the
most valued art treasures of France
were in those cities. Wonder has been
expressed as to what has become OF
these, and the question is answered in
magazine published in Germany, a
stray copy of which has somehow
reached American hands.
Most of the art objects could never
be replaced, especially those in ST.
Quentin, where some of the most beau
tiful buildings were destroyed. But
1t seems that the Germans decided to
save these art treasures and a long ac-
count is given in the magazine of the
efforts made, even under fire, TO pack
and carry away u famous collection OF
pastels, numerous paintings of value
and the wonderful painted glass of the
Gothic cathedral. The question Of
housing these treasures was solved by
taking them to Maubeuge and there
tearing down buildings and from the
material erecting a museum in which
the articles were put on display.
10 a 0OSNAApl1O1 VI AAA1hy VI
the historic productions and q general
sense of satisfaction expressed that
German culture had added them to the
esthetic life of Germany, where, it was
planned, they would eventually be TAX
en-. The cOmplacent announcement is
made that the museum is opened both
to the military and the French public,
''but it is principally designed for the
recreation of the army, so that after
hard days of toll they might find here
an opportunity to refresh themselves.
1t is museum that has been saved
from the smoke and the ruins of the
catastrophe. War and culture, which
try to avoid each other, meet here"
it is said, land they have been brought
together by the artistic instincts of
German barbarians."
This reference to barbarians is, of
course, writ sarcastic" but it is to be
noticed that the innumerable charges
and proofs of barbarity are not met.
Art products may be destroyed, but
the proofs of barbaric deeds will stand.
indianapolis Star.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-03
HELPING HONEY BEE
is ACT OF KINDNESS
Neglect to Provide Water Is as
CuIpabIe as to Cut Off Food
SuppIy-0ther Hints.
Ry W. H. UNDERwoopO

We take pleasure in kindness in va
riOus ways to the higher domestic ami
mails, well knowing that there is profit
in this humane treatment, but that it
should extend to bees may come as a
new thought to many.
Neglect to provide drink IS as culpa-
bic as to cut of the food supply and yet
the bees are in, many instances, Who'll
" disregarded in this respect.
Yet the insects pluckily shift for
themselves in such cases, and they may
be found congregated about the vilest
places, If they happen to contain mOis-
ture, not because they do not prefer
pure water but because it is not con-
venient to obtain.
You may have noticed how they In
variably flock about the watering
trough, If it happens to stand in the
neighborhood OF the hives, showing
plainly that water is necessary, and
can you fail to appreciate how many
are drowned in this effort to get a
drinkl
A fountain for their special accom-
mediation is SO easily made that 1t
is really wicked as well as Wasteful to
neglect it. Cover a pan or other shall
low dish With wire screen cloth and
keep the dish filed with water, plac-
ing it in a shady place where it will
keep as cool as possible. The bees
can get the moisture through the
screen and yet there is no possibility
Of their drowning.
Another hardship through pure neg
Iect, and one which often results disas-
trously, is a failure to keep the grass
moved IN front OF the hives.
How would you like to have such an
obstacle in your path when coming
home tired and heavily laden?
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-03
Write to Sammies.

It's pathetic to see the eagerness
with which the dOughbOys wait for let
terS from home, writes a war CORE
SpOndent from France. One would
cheerful1y trade a package of tobacco
for q single sheet of paper with an
American pOstmark-andh he would not
sell a package of tobacco for five
francs at this writing 1 have seen
him pay ten francs for five-cent pack
age, but that was because q submarine
sank the boat bringing his supply and
he happened to be short temporarily.
To all those girls who are adopting
soldiers, 1 would suggest two letters
week, and regular contributions OF
tobacco.
Captain Hull drew a letters. Six
were from his wife, one from his five
year-Old son, and 81 were from moth
ers of boys in his company. They
wanted to know why Jimmie didn't
write; and would the captain please
take good care of him and see that he
didn't get his feet wet? And was the
food all right? because Jimmy had
been raised pet. They know how busy
the captain must be with so many to
look after, but if he would only watch
over Jimmy mothers prayers would
go up to the Heavenly Father for him
every night.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-03
! I'VE
STOCK
ATTENTION TO HOGS IN FALL
ease as in Spring-Water Supply
Is of Importance.
nv E p sPENCEN

Hogs are not as resistant to disease
in the fall as they are in the spring
when getting an abundance of green
forage, and having access to a wide
range. 1t is necessary, therefore, to
give them more attention and better
care TO Offset seasonal conditions and
danger from new corn.
Do not feed in the same lot, or on
the same acre of ground, day after
day. This contaminates the feeding
places, and also attracts crows, pig
cons, and sparrows which may have
been feeding with a cholera infected
herd. Throw the feed out in a differ
ent spot each day, thus giving the
pigs q clean plate" from which to
eat.
The water supply is of much i'm
pOrtaIsce to the health of the hogs at
this time of year. Old mud waIlows
are never good, but are not so bad if
the hogs can have pure water to
drink, but if forced to battle and drink
in the same tub" serious trouble can
be expected at any time. See that
they have an abundance Of pure water
to drink, situated near the wallow
holes or feeding places. Pure water
will aid materially in keeping the
herd cholera free.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-03
First Aid to Marriage.

OF what use is q diamond, anyway
COnservatiohists who are for cutting
out all extravaganza during the war
are asking the question, says the Kan
sas City Star.
The answer, based upon statistics
furnished by jewelers., seems to be
that the diamond is most valuable
as an aid to marriage. 1t is said
that the trade in diamonds goes up or
down in ratio with increasing or de-
creasing numbers of marriages. THIS
is because the diamond is used so
much as the setting in engagement
rings.
Last year the United States i'm
ported $34.OOO,OOO worth of dia-
monds, an increase of 20 per cent
over 1915 and no per cent over 1914.
Looking into this startling growth
of the diamond trade 1T was discov-
cred that, according to leading i'm
pOrters, ''every girl expects real dia-
mond in pledge of plighted troth these
days. and the growth of that custom,
coupled with good times and an in
crease in the number of marriages, &C
counts for it,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-03
DESTROYER OF THE FRONTIER
Aircraft Promises Such Swift and Easy
Transportation That Peoples VIII
Not Be Rooted in Soil.

If you went in the ordinary way
from the Italian city Turin to Eng
land, you would change trains three
times. cross the channel by boat. force
yourself TO be patient while 1OcOmO-
tives cOaled and took on water, pas
sengers embarked or alighted along
the railway, and customs officers went
through their fussy examinations A
proper allowance Of time, we would
say, would be SO hours
The other day, Captain Lauriat OF
the Italian aviation corps made the
journey by airplane in u hours and
? minutes. For him, there was no
such thing as frontiers, no delays ex-
cept those he himself wiIled, no off,
Gals in seedy uniforms TO make a
mess Of his baggage unless he selected
to let them.
It Is the idea Of internationalists
that well have a world state when
everything is so mixed that there Is
no Strengthening If out by national
command, when borders can be
crossed as one would county lines.
when transportation Is so swift and
easy that no peoples can be or will
desire to be rooted in the soil Well,
should this come about. the world has
the instrument which will compass IL.
1t is the flying machine-ToIedS
Blade.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-03
Handy Dipping Vat.

so that the operators may handle the
sheep conveniently. At the time of
dipping it is desirable to have chute
of permanent or temporary construc-
ton. This provides a means of plac-
ing the sheep in the vat one at
time. At the outgoing end the vat has
an angle of 45 degrees provided with
cleats, or notches, which give the
sheep a foOthold when leaving the
vat. A slOping platform, also pro-
vided with cleatS, should be construct
ed at the end, from which the sheep
leave the vat; this allows the solution
to drain off the animals aad return to
the vat.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-03
WOMEN SUFFERERS
NEED SWAMP-ROOT

Thousands upon thousands of women
have kidney and bladder trouble and
never suspect It.
Women's complaints often prove TO be
nothing else but kidney trouble, OF the
result OF kidney or bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not IN a healthy con-
dition, they may cause the other organs
to become diseased.
You may suffer great deal with pain
In the back, headache, loss Of ambition,
nervousness and may be respondent and
irritable.
Don't delay starting treatment DR..
kllmer's Swamp-ROot, 3 physicians pre-
scrIptlOn, obtained AZ any drug store, re-
stores health to the kidneys and Is Just
the remedy needed to overcome such con-
ditions-
Get a medium or large bottle immedi-
stely from any drug store
However, If you wish first 70 test this
great preparation send ten cents to Dr..
kiimer & Co., BinghamtOn, N Y, for q
sample bottle When writing. be sure
and mention this paper. Adv
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-03

himself that the policy of the state
one. Let US consider first of all the
expensive type of road construction,
such as concrete, or the best grade
of macadam. This type of road will
cost approximately $4,000 per mile.
and let us suppose that the cest OF
construction is met by issuing 20
year AZ per cent bonds. The annual
expense on account of this first cost
would be about $3.50 per mile. And
these roads will need some mafnte-
nance, possibly not much over $50 per
mile per year. This brings the total
cost up to about $3.50 annually per
mile for the expensive or so-called per-
manent type Of road.
Now take a well-constructed gravel
road and the cost for this road will
run about $4,000 per mile for con-
struction, figuring again on a basis Of
20-year IA per cent bonds and the
annual account for first cost will be
about $40 per mile. The cost for
maintaining these roads, if properly
done, runs up pretty high, and it can
be well done with an expenditure Of
about $40 per mile per year.
This makes q total annual cost then
for the surfaced road of approximate
ly $3.50 annually per mile. A compari-
son of these two annual costs shows
$3.50 per mile per year in favor of the
cheaper roads.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-03
Meteora From the Moon

Taking up an old theory of meteors,
Emile Belot, French astronomer, has
attempted to demonstrate that these
bodies may have resulted from vol
canic eruptions on the moon and other
satellites Of the solar systems planets.
He finds that an initial velocity Of
projection comparable to that which
has been observed In the eruption Of
COtopaxi and only twice as great as
that developed in artillery of the pres
ent war would be sufficient to carry
body free from the moon and he has
made calculations of the speed of pro-
lection and other conditions that would
cause such body to become satellite
Of the moon, of the earth, or Of the
sun
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-03
w. N. u, KANSAS CITY. NO. 4s-1e17
Lack of Restraint.

Senator Chamberlain, defending the
food control bill, said in Washington:
How unmeasured the attacks on
this excellent bill have beenl Now,
am like the boy at the movies. 1
like measure and restraint.
Two boys at the movies saw a
tragic picture play, and one OF them
was overcome He took out his hand
kerchief and wept and sobbed-
why, Bill, ye're blubberin' % said
the other boy.
WELL sobbed Bill. Z like to see
a person show little feelin''
4" 'Feelin'I' said the first boy. Feel
ms all right, but We don't need TO
wash yer face in it,"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-03
CHICKENS FOR WINTER EGGS
Careful Selection of Fowls and Get
ting Them into Good Condition,
Is Best Practice.

Careful selection of the fowls that
are apt to be kept for winter egg pro-
ducing, and getting them into cOndi-
tiOn to produce a maximum yield of
eggs, Will more than repay one for
the time and trouble taken Not only
is it advantageous from many points
of view, but it is necessary if one ex-
poets 4 satisfactory yield OF winter
eggs. The principal reason for max
ing early selections is To get uniform
fowls of the right age at the right
time, but it is also necessary that
they be properly fed and cared for
so that they be properly brought to
the laying point at the earliest pos
sible date.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-03
FALL FLOWING WILL
PROVE PROFITABLE
Puts Soil in Proper Condition Tor
Coming SeaSon-DeStroys
Grubs and CutWormS.
Ry L. NJ. BENNINGToN.)

Ia Nj NJ
It will soon be time to demonstrate
to the amateur the value of the late
blowing that the foresighted man did
during the late months OF last year.
There is none of the fancy natural
setting about the fall work that is
found in the spring. but the man who
thought ahead and prepared his ground
will soon enjoy an advantage in the
form Of a much earlier crop, and in
the satisfaction of having completed
the job while he was at it that the
less energetic and thoughtful farmer
will not know.
During the first favorable days of
spring the disk and harrow work will
be done, and the earth will be broken
with all of the riches that the fall
workers who do not understand the
value of this initial work that at the
opening of the new year the resolution
ought to be made to take leaf from
the book Of experience and make this
year count on scientific lines
The fall work will put the ground in
proper condition for the coming sea-
son. Grubs and cutwOrms and all
of the bug tribe that come to harrass
and annoy the farm worker will get
short shrift when the pillow turns them
up to the mercies of the cold weather
that is to follow. And then the vege-
table matter that is plOwed under will
have time to decay and blend with the
soil thoroughly. Where the blowing
is done on rough, billy soil the fur
rows will catch and hold a large
amount of moisture that would other
wise be lost by reason Of the con-
formation of the ground.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-03
Candle Makinn an At

The making of candles Is not ordi-
narily considered a fine art, but the
italians have made 1T such. The dis
tinctively Italian vOtive taper is made
by hand The materials are pure bees
wax. which is kneaded and tempered.
and mixed with a secret ingredient to
retard combustion. and which has spe-
cial Egyptian cotton for wicks. The
cotton. too, is treated with chemicals
to keep 1t from feeding too fast. Small
candles are nodded. Large ones are
made by rolling up sheets of wax.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-03
MONEY SPENT ON HIGHWAYS
Over $500, 1000 900 Expended for Con-
struction and Maintenance in
United States in 1916.

More than S3OO,OO0OOO was spent on
highway construction and maintenance
in the United States in 1916. Of this
amount 16 Southern states spent ap-
proximately S52,OOO,OOO. The state of
California has voted S15,OOO.OO0 to be
spent in perfecting the state highway
system and not a single county failed
to give the empowering measure ma
jority. Ohio is talking of a $5000O,
900 highway bond issue and the state
of Illinois will put to its voters at the
1913 election the question of issuing
$60,O00,000 in highway bonds, the in
terest and retiring fund for which is
to be provided for by an increase in
the motor vehicle registration fees.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-03
Slotted Chicken Trough.

easily moved and can be cleaned and
scalded with comparative ease The
trough is made seven inches wide, the
slot is three inches higher than the bot
tom OF the trough. The partial
''rOof' over the trough will aid In
keeping out rain, dust and trash It
also prevents the birds from hop
ping into the trough and wading into
the ration The trough should not be
made longer than four OF five feet
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-03
EXPENSE OF IMPROVED ROAD
Manifest Advantage, as Well as Neces-
sity for Good Roads Seems to
Be Educating People.

Within very recent memory the ex-
pense of good roads has been bitterly
opposed by farmers. The increasing
tax rate. due to many causes, has been
viewed with the greatest alarm. With
in the last year, the manifest advan-
tage. as well as the actual necessity, of
better rural highways seems to be
gradually educating the public to the
viewpoint that good roads are an ac-
compartment to the changing times in
the agricultural world. The only ques-
ton now is whether or not, with all
the vast sums expended for road i'm
provement, we can get good roads soon
enough.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-03
TROUBLE WITH LITTLE PIGS
Watch Closely for Sore Mouths
Sometimes Advisable to Clip
Tusks-use Pisinfectant.

The little pigs should be watched
closely for sore mouths, especially In
large filters. It is sometimes advis-
able to clip the tusks from the pigs,
thus preventing them from scratch
ing each other. In case of sore mouth,
wash the part frequently with a dis
infectant.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-03
USEFUL DIP VAT FOR SHEEP
Device Shown in Illustration Is Con-
Venient Piece of Equipment
for Any Farmer.

A dipping vat similar to the one
illustrated is a convenient piece Of
equipment for any farmer to have,
since it can be used for swine and
other stock. 1t should be at least 8
feet long, % inches wide and feet
deep. It may be made of concrete,
wood or galvanized iron. The vat
should be placed on 4 hole feet deep,