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POULTRY YARD NOTES.

It is stated on apparently good au-
thority that milk will sell in various
parts of the industrial north at 40 cents
quart and in the south at 20 cents
a quart next summer" Eggs are being
placed in storage at double their nor
NAL cost, and they will sell at unheard
Of prices next winter. Since there is
no chance to buy any kind OF meat.
milk or eggs within reason. every fore
sighted family Will produce one or
moro kinds of meat at home. Poultry
growing. which happily furnishes eggs
as well. SQUAD raising and Belgian hare
keeping are industries that tho family
can successfully conduct With our
homo garden and preserved or dried
| fruits and vegetables, and a fresh and
| preserved meat and egg supply. few
| additional foods need be purchased.
Every back lot has spots that are too
| shady or otherwise not adapted Tor
gardening. These can be prontaoly
roast chicken from the home nock
| should be served for dinner at least
| once q week. From fifteen to thirty
hens will keep the family in eggs
Eleven average size eggs equal In nu-
The care and expense Of maintaining a
| flock of poultry is small in comparison
with the satisfaction of living well in
| war times.
| An inexpensive shed s by 8 feet in
| size will accommodate fifteen hens
| while one s by 10 feet will take care
Of thirty egg producers. This shed
| faces the south and the front IS feet
| high, with the back a foot lower to
shed the rain. Place a door in one end
| Cover the upper four feet of the front
with wire netting. This style of open
| front poultry house. with cloth cur
tain dropped over tho wire to keep out
the snow, has even superseded poultry
| houses with windows in the cold north
| In the southern climate. a board one
| foot wide is nailed temporarily in the
| back wall near the roof and removed
! in hot weather to provide moro ventila
ton. The two ends and the rest OF
| the back wall are made tight to pre-
| vent drafts in winter.
If you are living on . small lot. you
can conf1ne your hens A pen by Ii
feet is sufficiently large for the small
house and pen by 20 feet for the
! larger house. have q similar poultry
house and inclosed run in my garden.
1t is by 10 feet The temporary rur
is attached to the west side Of the
house and conflne the hens when they
i would injure the garden. Tho sides OF
this run are only two feet high. They
are made of lath-covered frames- The
top of the run consists of frames 4 by
feet in size covered with wire netting
These frames rest on the low walls
Once in two weeks I remove the tor
1 frames and dig up the run. 1t makes
a cheap. healthful and satisfactory out
door pen. There Is no need of erecting
an expensive fence around the poultry
house unless you intend to have q
permanent plant
Inside the house you will need two
roosts made of lumber two inche:
i square that rest in notched boards
nailed to the end walls near the back
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Maryland and the Virgi1ias
other. This caused the machine L
swerve and turn turtle.

other. This caused the machine to
swervs and turn turtle.
Martinsburx. w. va-charles Cot
trill. forty-eight' years old, Kemps MIL.
Md. was instantly killed recently. when
q western Maryland westbound passenger
train struck q two-horse team. which he
was driving to Williamsport Both horses
were killed and the wagon demolished.
Frederick. Md-Blazing away at a
weasel. which for some time had been
killing their chickens, William H. Har-
baugh accidentally shot his father, T.
Washington Harbaugh. on the latter's
farm, about one mile north Of New Mid
way. recently: Fortunately Mr.. Har-
baugh was not badly wounded, only ono
Of the shots taking effect The blow of
this bullet was shattered when a rib
was struck.
Charlottesville. va-E. T. Jessup. a
well known resident Of the city. died at
his residence several days ago.
Charlottesville. va.-while swim
ming at Wilson Springs Bath county
several days ago Miss Elizabeth Lindsay
Miss Josephine Blair of Richmond and
Mr. MCPHERSON Of Lexington nearly lost
their lives by drowning. They got into a
deep hole in Jackson river
Pulaski, va-Rev. Thomas F. opie
Of Saltsvilie has accepted a call to the
L
Church here. He will enter upon the work
in October. Mr.. Opie Is native of Staun.
ton, Va.
Richmond. va-CounciIman Morgan
R. Mills has introduced in the common
council an ordinance appropriating $780,
900 as an emergency fund to be used to
increase by 10 per cent the wages and
salaries of city employees during the war
The ordinance was referred to che finance
committee.
Fredericksburg. va-Capt. r. C
Vance has sold one Of his farms known
as Chestnut Grove, on the Rappahan-
mock river. two miles from Freder.
icksburg in Spotsylvania county, to R
A. James of Illinois. who is the cham
pion corn grower Of the world. having
won the prize of $1,000 for the best
single ear of corn. Tho property ha.
Winchester, va-Spontaneous com
bustion of new hay probably caused
the blaze which recently destroyed the
large livery barn Of William T. Sulli
van. near the heart Of the business sec.
ton. together with most OF tho con.
tents. The horses were saved. Tn.
loss is about $1,000.
Danvflle, Va-Much interest is beinl
displayed by farmers of tho Ringgolt
section over a new kind Of tobacco
which is being grown by Arthur Neal
| a well known farmer of that district
This tobacco grows twice the size o,
the average tobacco and he Is topping
1t from fifteen to twenty-five leaves
high. Tobacco Is generally topped a
from eight to twelve leaves up. Tn,
| seed for this tobacco was secured II
Halifax.
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Memoranda.
VEGETABLES TO BE DRIED.
Public Invited to Use Equipment at
Thomson School,

Drying as we'll as canning may be
done by the public at the Thomson
School beginning next Tuesday morn
ing. when at 1890 o'clock. demonstra-
ton in drying corn. beans. potatoes and
carrots will be given. The work will be
done in a new artificial dryer and tho
public Is invited to make use OF this
equipment as 1t already has done of
the canning facilities.
Twenty-six hundred quarts and pints
Of vegetables and fruits have been put
up in the four weeks the community
center has operated. Mrs. A. ]. Dris-
coll is in charge of demonstrations and
Mrs. F. P. wilcox is chairman of ar
ranRements. Experts from the Depart
ment Of Agriculture give the demonstra-
lions.
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Midland. va-while defending him.
self against the attack Of q hornet re-
.. Gently. DR.. W. W. Moss sustained .
painful injury. DR.. Moss defended
himself with q towel and struck at
tho hornet nercely. dislocating his arm
at the shoulder.
Annapolis, Md-Anne Arundel coun-
ty 10 preparing to fight tooth and nail
against any legislation pertaining to
the project Of certain interests Of Bal.
tfmore city to annex tho fifth district
to that municipality. ana tentative
plans to carry on the campaign were
launched here when the legislation
committee recently appointed by the
county commissioners held a meeting
discussed the situation.
Charlottesville. va.-Mrs Julian Har-
rison. the widow of Col. Julian Harri-
in the Confederate army, died recently
at the home of her youngest son. Ber-
nard Harrison. at Short Hill, N. J.. after
brief illness from heart failure.
Hagerstown, Md-Charles Henry
Downs died at the home of his daugh-
ter. Mrs. Samuel Wilds, near Williams
port. recently of cancer of the stomach.
aged sixty-two years. His wife died
seventeen years ago.
Newport News, Va-A man-eating
shark eight feet long and weighing
about $50 pounds was caught recently
in the James river in the vicinity OF
Browns shoals. about three miles north
Of here, by II. c. Chalkley and John
Oliver fishermen.
Danville, va-Three Danville gradu-
ate nurses have signed for service with
the University Of Virginia hospital
unit, which Is officially known as base
hospital unit No. Al. Misses Rebecca
Norman Anderson, Jean C. Forrest and
Mary L. McKoin are tho three who will
aid in war work.
Winchester, va-Dr. W. A. Jones'
seventy-six years old. widely known
dentist. died recently at Waynesboro
Va, from injuries suffered when he was
struck by an automobile in the South
widow and two daughters.
Leesburg. va-Clarence Harrison OF
Leesburg died at tho Ohio Valley Hos
! pital in Pittsburgh recently. as the
result Of being crushed by a falling trolley
pole. on which he was working and to
which he was strapped.
Culpeper. va-william YoweIl died
recently at tho home Of his daughter
Mrs. Ashby Jenkins, near Inlet, aged
| seventy years.
Martfnsburg. w. Vain an unusual
Robert D. Miller suffered broken arm
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller. their three small
| children: Miss Allemong and Miss Mary
Miller, who was driving her fathers car
we're travelling along at a rapid rate
when three tires exploded. one after the
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RIFLES ARE ORGANIZED.
Officers Selected for Company K
Home Defense League.

Home Defense League Rifles held q
meeting last week. Capt C. Edward
Beckett presided and election of off,
GERS was held. which resulted in the
election of William A. Rawlings as
first lieutenant and c. H. Ourand, jr,
second lieutenant. Capt. Beckett ap-
pointed the other officers as follows
Sergeants-H. w. Wendell, Robert NJ.
Miller. c. E. Miner. J. c. Olmstead and
S. E. Beach. Company clerk and treas
urer, J. P. Mcmahon. Corporals-D.
D. Caldwell, Charles c. Duvall. Ben. r.
Johnson. J. w. Leverton, H. Nichol. w.
w Wallace. B. L. Wheeler and e. c.
Wilcox.
Companies X and c OF the Home De-
Tense League Rifles will hold COM
petitive drill at the Central Y. NJ. C. A.
gymnasium Tuesday at pm. The
drill instruction will be given by Robert
D. LIE Garde.
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first ten days OF Incubation. Cool The
eggs at least half an hour every day.
Brooding the Chick.

eggs at least half an hour every day.
Brooding the Chick.
After the chicks are Matched Il VIM
be an easy matter to caro- for them
during summer weather. They will re-
quire only such a hover as may bO
made at home from any clean boz OF
suitable size. A soap box two feea
long, eighteen inches wide and ten
inches deep will make q hover capable
of caring for fifty newly Matched
chicks. cover OF burlap loosely tack-
ed to a square frame that will at the
top OF the box will keep the chicks
plenty warm enough. though the top OF
the box. made into a lid. will be re-
CURED to cover the box at night An
opening cut in one end of the box ana
extending nearly the entire way across
| it, four inches In height from the bot
tom of the box, will give the chicks
plenty of room to run in and out. A
low run about eight feet long and sig
wide, covered with fne mesh poultry
netting, will keep the babies from
pings or clean char. two or three,
inches deep. on the bottom of the bog
must be provided, and this must be re-
newed every day or so. to keep IT per-
fectly clean and sanitary.
Feed the chicks the same as you
would feed spring Matched chicks. Give
them nothing to eat for the first forty
eight hours Then allow them to MI
their crops with clean. fine, sharp sand.
Give them all the fresh, clean water
they will drink. Do not feed baby
chicks hard boiled eggs in hot weather:
this practice often results in setting up
bowel troubles that kill on the chicks
like flies. For the first feeding. forty
eight hours after the last chick has
Matched. give pinhead oatmeal or rolled
oats ground fine. Give only as much ~
the chicks will clean up in about I'VE
minutes. Feed little and often; five
feelings a day. in quantities such AZ
that indicated here. will be about right.
When the chicks are given their first
feed they should have buttermilk or
sour milk. much as they want. in
addition to fresh. clean water to drink.
Feed as directed for the first three or
four days. after which the chicks may
be placed on commercial chick feed.
Give them no beef scrap until they are
at least two weeks old and then only
sparingly. Allow the chicks to run
around in their run during the day,
making sure they are securely housed
in the brooder at night. Provide door
that will fit the opening in the box.
and see that II is closed: otherwise rats
or cats may get away with the most
OF the chicks. Provide inch auger
holes or some ventilation of the kind.
Chicks Matched at this time of year
and cared for as indicated will make
rapid growth, and If of one of the larg-
er American breeds should be of fns
broiling size as early as Thanksgiving,
and certainly by Christmas.
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Odd Fellows.
LODGES.

LODGES.
Monday-Cnion, No. IL; Beacon, No. is.
and Langdon, No. %, business
Tuesday-Amity, No. %. degree; Golden
Rule. No. 81, business.
Wednesday-Earmony. No. 8; Federal
City. No. 20. and Eastern, No. 4.
degree; Friendship. No. II, business.
Thursday-Covenant, No. Is, and
Phoenix. No. %. degree; Columbia,
No. 10, business
Friday-Central. No. 1, and Metropolis,
No. 16, degree.
ENCAMPMENTS.
Tuesday-Fred d. Stuart. No. I. BUSH
ness.
Wedne sday-Mt. Nebo. No. 9, degree,
Thursday-Columbian. No. 1. degree.
Friday-Magenenu. No. 4, degree.
PATRIARCHs MILITANT.
saturday-Canton Washington, No. /,
drill.
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souvenirs. contests and the usual Grotto
stunts" Tho following train schedule
| is announced: EARLY Bird" special, 9:15
am; Joy" special. 10 Am: Fun I'm.
limited" 1880 am; Merry Makers,
ESQ pm. and tho Last Call" $50 pm.
Grand Monarch Edward g. schmid.
accompanied by Prophets w: F. r.
and John w. Clark, went to Baltimore
Tuesday for the crab feast of Yedz
Grotto at Benkert's Park. They re-
turned without accident and apparently
I well pleased with the trip.
Thursday evening the Grotto Band
and Glee Club entertained the soldiers
at the United States training camp at
American University Park. A large
delegation of Grotto members and
ladies attended
Monarch I. S. Goldsmith. who Is tour
ing New England in his motor car. was
heard from at New Haven Wednesday
He states the roads are fine, he has had
no mishaps. has not lost his way and
that he is enjoying the trip thoroughly.
He is accompanied by his wife and
| daughter
Prophet Milton Hopfenmaier is work
ing industriously on the joint Grotto
ceremonial to be held at Atlantic City
September Il. Grottoes from a number
probably will be perfected for making the
pilgrimage an annual affair. 1t is said a
new grotto will he organized at Atlantic
City in all probability.
The Lodge Bulletin of The New Jeru-
salem Lodge, No. 8, announces nothing
doing in the lodge until September 10.
The special communication announced for
August was not held because Of the alb
sence Of interested parties from the city.
Pentalpha Lodge. No. %. will have the
NJ NJ. degree. with Junior Warden Ar
thur NJ. Poynton heading the line, August
20. but will probably "call of" its COM
munication scheduled for September 3,
Labor day.
Anacostia Lodge. No 81. has called OF
its communication scheduled for Septem-
Der 3, but will meet August 20.
National Lodge No. IL, which called of
its communication Tuesday, will have the
F. c. degree August 81. with Junior
Warden Tango heading the ofdcial line.
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Rush for Farm Loans.

in to the federal land banks at the rate
Of more than 100000 day, the federal
farm loan board announced yesterday,
the total for July having reached $34,-
$4,000. During that month the board
approved loans amounting to $16,000.000.
About 100000 has been loaned farmers
thus far.
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Maccabees.

Tho excursion committee. at It's nnal
meeting Friday night. with Chairman
Frank Hannah presiding. received re-
ports from several subcommittee. The
Home Defense League Rifle Company
of the Maccabees is to be in attendance
at the excursion Tuesday, 1t is stated.
Frank Hannah and I. c. Foster, a
committee from Mt. Vernon Tent, No. 4.
Monday evening presented to National
Tent, No. 1. the District banner won
by that tent for having secured the
largest number Of members from Janu-
airy ] to Juno 80.
Both Mr.. Foster and Mr.. Hannah
made speeches. the commander Of Ma
tional Tent, No. 1, ]. NJ Foster, re-
the next contest which ends December
81
Sidney Haas of District Tent. No. 8.
has been reported sick at his homo.
The response from the Maccabees to
the call for the organization of a COM
pany of the Home Defense League
good. w. W. Adamson. jr.. is chair
man Of the committee on organization
and each tent is securing the names of
members rapidly. Many recruits have
left their name and address with the
record keeper OF their tent. Soon after
the date of the excursion the company
recruits will begin drilling.
er of Mount Vernon Tent, No. 4, who
has been in Boston for six weeks. has
returned and was present at the last
review of Mount Vernon Tent.
Mrs. W. w. Adamson, wife of w. W.
Adamson, jr., OF Mount Vernon Tent,
will attend the dedication of the Mac
cabee Temple in Port Huron. Mich.
erected by the Ladies' Of the Maccabees,
next month and then will take a west
ern trip.
Georgetown Tent. No. s, served re-
freshments to the committee that visit
ed 1t recently in the interest of tho
member present. it is said. put his name
on the list to become member. There
are already more than enough for the
organization OF one unit. but it is ex-
pected at least 500 will be secured ulti-
mately.
Harry Sengstack is the new record
keeper Of Mount Vernon Tent.
D. Edward Clarke. Commissioner Brown
low and others are expected to deliver
addresses at the excursion Tuesday.
Brightwood Tent, No. 5. Tuesday night
elected and installed James NJ. Grant as
first master of the guard. vice C. H. Man.
ming. recently deceased
The membership Of District Tent, No. S,
it is announced. is to be transferred to
Mount Vernon, No. 4 National. No. /
Brightwood, No. 5. and Georgetown No.
6. by special arrangement, to suit the
members
The field managers of the Maccabees are
in session at Detroit, Mich. this week. D.
w Gall. district deputy supreme COM
mander. is in attendance The purpose Of
the meeting called by the supreme COM
mander is said to be the exchange of
views upon the different plans used and
to be used in lettering the business of the
association
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12

The insurance department of the or
der purchased $4,000 worth Of liberty
bonds.
The finance committee of the Supreme
Lodge authorized the purchase of
$4,000 worth Of liberty bonds for the
Supreme Lodge.
Past Chancellor Kelsey Saul Of De-
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Bottle brushes from Australia. be-
longing to callistemon. metrosideros
and allied species. are among the
shrubs standing the greatest amount OF
heat with q minimum water supply
splendid plants for desert regiona.
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ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Schooner Avalon and powerboat Vir-
ginia, watermelons from bay point. at
18th street wharf for the local market;
powerboat Daisy, at Alexandria from
Pennington, Md, after merchandise:
schooner S. E. Colbourn. at 10th street
wharf from a Potomac point with cord
wood for the dealers; boat ]: E. Dyer.
at 10th street wharf with railroad ties
from up c. & o. canal
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Jr. o. u. A. M.

Andrew Jackson Council, No. 6, Tues
day evening signified Its intention to
stand with the national councillor in
the food question. The national coun-
cilor has appointed the following MEM
bers of the order to cooperate with
Herbert Hoover on this question:
G. A. Davis of Maryland, chairman
H. l. Merrick of Maryland. secretary /:
j. r Mansfield and J. H. Trimyer Of
Virginia, and T. E. Skinner Of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
The committee has sent a notice to
the national board of officers for it's
action. The council also Endorsed the
action Of the committee. The council
was notified OF the death of the wife
of G. r. Washington and expressed its
regret.
Mount Vernon Council. No. 10.
Thursday night received Past Councillor
Maurice Peabody of Star SpanRled
Banner Council, No. s, as national dep
uty councillor of the District for the
term of two years. The Oldest member
Of the. council. Past Councillor James s.
Espey. was buried with full junior
honors in Baltimore Thursday Star
Spangled Banner Council. No. 174, was
in charge of the funeral ceremonies.
One application was received for rein
statement. Addresses were made by the
national deputy councillor, Frank F..
Kress. and A. c. Columbus.
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Knights Of Pythias.

LODGES.
Monday-Calanthe, No. IL. rank of page.
Decatur. No. o. business.
Tuesdsy-Webster. No. 7. rank Of knight,
Excelsior. No. IA. rank of ESQUIRE,
Capital. No. "a. and Myrtle. No. 70,
business.
wednesday-Mount Vernon, No. s. and
Equal, No. IT, business.
Thnrsday-Frankiin. No. 2. business.
Friday-syracusians. No. 10, business.
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Departures.

Schooner Earl Biscoe, light. for a
river point to load cord wood for the
dealers here: powerboat Juanita, light,
for the Rappahannock river after wa
termelons for this market: schooner
Kathleen, from Alexandria for a Poto-
mac point to load cord wood to return.
Memoranda.
Schooner Clara Noweth is at a lower
Potomac point to load wood to return:
schooner Ira Crockett is at a Maryland
point loading for this city; schooner
Mabel and Ruth is due to sail from
Newburn, N. c. with lumber, reported
for this city; schooner Bertha May is
due at Georgetown from Maryland point
with paper-making wood.
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Masonic.

LODGE. No. IL. will
conduct the religious serv-
Ices this afternoon at .
o'clock at the Masonic ana
E..+ern Star Home. Rev.
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Martfnsburg. w. Vain an unusual
accident near Albin, Va. recently, Mrs.
Robert D. Miller suffered broken arm.
Mr.. and Mrs Miller. their three small
children: Miss Allemong and Miss Mary
Miller, who was driving her fathers car,
were travelling along at a rapid rate
when three tires exploded. one after the
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The field managers of the Maccabees are
in session at Detroit, Mich. this week D.
w Gall. district deputy supreme COM
mander. is in attendance. The purpose OF
the meeting called by the supreme COM
mander is said to be the exchange of
views upon the different plans used and
to be used in lettering the business Of the
association.