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a long time and the one in the ac-
companytng illustration seems to offer
the desired convenience. The nose
bag is mounted on a somewhat rigid
frame and is supported from the up
per and lower parts Of the horses's
collar SO that 1t is held firmly in place
In front Of the animal and at the same
time gives the horse all the freedom Of
his head that may be desired. In ad-
dftion to this advantage 1t also saves
feed for great deal Of valuable ma
terial Of this character Is lost in the
endeavors Of the animal to effect a
transfer Of the grain from the bottom
Of the bag to his mouth. This is gen.
orally accomplished by tossing his head
in the air and catching the grain in
his mouth.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-05-25
SCOUTS TO AID RED CROSS

DR.. Ernest P. Bicknell, director gen.
eral Of the American Red Cross, and a
member Of the executive board of the
Boy Scouts Of America, has been in
conference with other officials at the
Boy Scout headquarters, working out
definitely the plans proposed for the
cooperation Of the 25S,OOO scouts and
scout officials with the Red Cross In
its war work.
Doctor Bicknell is enthusiastic about
the prospect Of efficient aid by the Boy
Scouts Of America in various branches
Of Red Cross work. In the first place
every boy scout receives. in his regu-
lar scout training, instruction and prac-
tice in first aid and life-saving, and
many scouts have gained such high pro-
f1ciency in first aid that they have OBJ
tained the Merit Badge, which the
scout movement offers.
The second factor making for eff
cient cooperation with a great relief
organization like the Red Cross, is that
the boy scouts, wherever located, In
big cities or in hamlets, are organized
in definite groups and are under re-
sponsible adult leadership. This lead
ership can be reached quickly with the
information as to ways to help. togeth-
er with instructions, from the national
headquarters of the movement. Thus
1t is that more than a quarter of q mil
lion men and boys with special train
ing become partners of the National
Red Cross in the work it has to do to
meet its tremendous and steadily in-
creaslng responsibilities in war time.
Service of local groups of this kind
can be given more effectively in Coop
grafton with the local chapters of the
American Red Cross. And local scout
leaders everywhere have been advised
10 Immediately acquaint themselves
with the local Red Cross need.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-05-25
FAV0Rs TWO LITTER SYSTEM
Plan Are Enumerated by Expert
Of Missouri College.

A system of swine management
which is growing in popularity is that
Of keeping on the farm a breeding
herd large enough to produce all the
pigs needed for feeding. The sows are
bred to produce, as nearly as possible,
two litters per year. Sows are usually
bred In November so that the pigs will
be farrowed during the late February,
or early March. The pigs are weaned
at eight or ten weeks Of age and sows
bred again for September litter. The
practice of raising two litters year
IL more or less successful but If three
litters are produced in two years, re-
suits are about as good as can be e1-
pected. The pigs produced In this
way are crowded from birth, and are
marketed at from six to eight months
Of age, when they weigh 2O0-250
pounds. The advantages Of the sys-
TEN are listed by L. A. Weaver Of the
Missouri College Of Agriculture.
1. Gains are put on young growing
animals. Such animals gain more eco
nomically than older animals. 2. Maxi
mum returns may be had from money
invested in breeding herds. In other
words brood sows are kept busy the
whole year. 8. Money is turned most
quickly. 4. Twice as many hogs may
be fattened. The spring litter is fin
ished and put on the market in the
fall and the fall litter Is marketed in
the spring. 8. This method gives
minimum risk from hog cholera and
other losses since hogs are held on
the farm only short time.
The disadvantages of the system
are: 1. The system requires maxi
mum amount Of grain and minimum
amount Of forage, and cheap feeds. 2.
Early spring and fall pigs require
more care than late spring pigs.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-05-25

more than half the surgeons do. Then
II anybody was sick or died, or II the
captain wanted him to on any other
occasion. he was always ready to read
prayers. I have remarked that he
read beautifully.
Ny own acquaintance with Philip
Nolan began six or eight years after
the war, on my first voyage after !
was appointed a midshipman. It was
In the first days after our slave trade
treaty. while the reigning house,
which was stin the house of Virginia,
had still q sort Of sentimentalism
about the suppression Of the horrors
Of the middle passage, and something
was sometimes done that way. We
were in the South Atlantic on that
business. From the time I Joined,
believe I thought Nolan was a sort Of
lay chaplain chaplain with a blue
coat. I never asked about him. Ev-
erything in the ship was strange to
me. knew 1t was green to ask ques-
tions. and suppose I thought there
was a "Plain-Buttons" on every ship.
We had him to dine in our mess once
q week, and the caution was given that
on that day nothing was to be said
about home. But II they had told us
not to say anything about the planet
Mars or the book Of Deuteronomy, I
should not have asked why; there were
a great many things which seemed to
me to have as little reason. I first
came to understand anything about
"the man without a country" one day
when we overhauled q dirty little
schooner which had slaves on board.
An officer was sent to take charge Of
her, and after a few minutes he sent
back his boat to ask that someone
might be sent him who could speak
Portuguese. We were all looking over
the rail when the message came, and
we all wished we could interpret, when
the captain asked who spoke Por-
tuguese. But none Of the officers did;
and just as the captain was sending
forward to ask If any of the people
could, Nolan stepped out and said he
should be glad to interpret, If the cap
tain wished, as he understood the Ian
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guage. The captain thanked him, fit-
ted out another boat with him, and in
this boat it was my luck to go.
When we got there. 1t was such a
scene as you seldom see, and never
want to. Nastiness beyond account,
and chaos run loose in the midst of the
nastiness. There were not a great
many of the negroes; but by way
Of making what there were understand
that they were free, Vaughan had had
their handouts and anklecuffs knocked
of, and, for convenience sake, was
putting them upon the rascals Of the
schooner's crew. The negroes were
most Of them, out Of the hold, and
swarming all round the dirty deck,
with a central throng surrounding
Vaughan and addressing him in every
dialect and patois of a dialect, from
the Zulu click up to the Partisan Of
Beledeljereed.
As we came on deck, Vaughan
which he had mounted in desperation,
and said:
"For Gods love, Is there anybody
who can make these wretches under
stand something7 The men gave them
rum, and that did not quiet them.
knocked that big fellow down twice,
and that did not soothe him. And then
I talked Choctaw to all Of them to-
gether; and I'll be hanged II they un-
derstood that as well as they under
stood the English"
Nolan said he could speak Por-
tuguese, and one or two fne-looking
Kroomen were dragged out, who, as 1t
had been found already, had worked
for the Portuguese on the coast at
Fernando Po.
'.Ten them they are free" said
Vaughan; "and tell them that these
rascals are to be hanged a. soon ~
We can get rope enough"
Nolan explained It In such Portu-
guese as the Kroomea could under.
stand, and they in turn to such Of the
negroes a. could understand them.
Then there was such Q yell Of delight
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NUMBER OF FOWLS IN FLOCK
Under Ordinary Conditions 800 10 Con.
sIdered About Right for the
Average Farm.

One Of the most important things
to consider in the poultry business
from the viewpoint Of profit is that Of
keeping the proper number Of birds in
the farm flock. Under ordinary condi-
tons, It is held that 800 fowls repre-
sent the best number.
It should be large enough to make
the producer Independent Of the local
market and yet not be SO large as to
interfere with more profitable enter
prises. Three hundred fowls take lit
tie more time or equipment than $50.
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seuth's Farm Production.

The Manufacturers' Record say!
that the total value Of the South's ag
ricultural products, including anima
products, in 1915 was more than g.,
CSC, ,O00y0 900. or only 8 per cent less thar
the total for the United States in 1900
The total value Of the South's cropa
omitting live stock, In 1915 was secs,
~. 900. or $1.O72, ,28O. 900 over 1915. tt
this cotton contributed 81, 1,O79, see, 600
grain &1,283. $50 600. and hay, tobacco
and potatoes $40, ,4o4y 4yO0Q
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serviceable. The trapping device con-
sists Of door held up by wire trig-
ger. AS the bird enters the nest 1t is
forced to climb over the step and
thereby lifting the door allows the trig
ger to drop back, and thus the door i'm
mediately swings down and closes the
bird In. The button on the outside Of
the nest prevents the bird from escap-
ing.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-05-25
RATS IN THE CHICKEN YARD
Save Time and Fowls by Getting Rid
Of Them Before Young Chicks
HAtch-poison 10 Best.

Get rid Of all rats before chickens
hatch and It will save both time and
chickens. There Is no excuse nova
days for having more than an occa-
sional rat around.
There are several pastes and poisons
which II put out with care and judg-
ment viii soon entirely rid place Of
these costly pests.
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! I'VE
STOCK
OFFERS FREEDOM FOR HORSE
Recently Invented Nose Bag. Mounted
on Rigid Frame, Permits Animal
to Breathe Freely.

A humane nose bag for the accom-
mediation Of the work horse when he
Is compelled to take his meals out as
many Of these animals are compelled
to do frequently. has been sought for
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-05-25
ARRANGEMENT OF TRAP NEST
Device, Cheap In Construction and Ae-
eurate and servieeabIe, Made
From Old Crate.

Owing to the number of inquiries we
have received for plans Of trap nest,
we herewith describe one Of the most
practical homemade nests, says Twen-
t1eth Century Farmer.
This nest Is best made from the
common lemon or orange crate; 1t Is
cheap in construction and accurate and
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-05-25

drawing shows how 1t may be made
similar to a poultry feeder. says a
writer In The Farmer. It should be
made Of inch boards, large enough to
hold one feed. The horse can get
the grain only In small quantities, and
cannot eat more rapidly than he
should.
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SELF-FEEDERS FOR BOLTERS
Where Horse Has Acquired Habit Of
Eating Too Rapidly He Can Be
Restrained BY Device Shown.

II your horse has the habit Of bolt
Ing his feed, you can easily remedy 1t
by making a self-feeder for him. The
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-28

Salt mining IL done through pipes
at Hutchinson, Kans. 500 feet below
the wheat fields are beds Of solid
rock salt. About sixty miles from
Hutchinson rock salt is broken out
with a pick, but at Hutchinson a
water pipe is sent down to the salt
and water forced down it till a salt
lake is formed under ground. Then
q smaller pipe is sent down inside
the water pipe BY forcing air into
the salt lake the brine is brought to
the surface through the smaller pipe.
First the brine stands in settling
tanks to let foreign stuff free itself,
then it is run to the vacuum evapor-
ating pans. Steam heats 1t to the
boiling point. After the steam has
been used about one pan ii. is run
to another. 1t is hot vapor then, but
it would not boil the second pan If
open to the air. so that pan has an
air pump to create a partial vacuum
so the brine will boil. Other pans
with greater vacuum suction cause
boiling as the vapor cools about eac1
pan in the series. and at the last pan
the brine is boiling merrily although
you may place your hand on 1t with
out burning. In this way all the
heat Of the steam is used and the
last pan sometimes boils when cool
er than the air of Kansas. The salt
Is always pure, for a load Of 1t at the
works is cheaper than load OF sand.
a pinch of baking soda is
added to it so 1t will not cake in
damp weather. This increases the
cost. Sometimes the land caves
down where the salt has been taken
out. One salt works lost four large
boilers by a land drop.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-28
LIQUOR ADVERTISING.

Christian Science Monitor: II re-
duired many a long year Of argu-
ment and agitation to bring The
Chicago Tribune around to the point
of admitting that there was anything
essentially wrong with the liquor
traffic. but it was finally brought
around, and now we find 1t saying,
editorially: The liquor business has
been a faithful ally Of every vicious
element in American life; 1t has pro-
tected criminals, and 1t has brfbed
politicians, juries and legislatures.
Each OF these counts in the general
indictment of the liquor traffic has
been proved. The wonder Is that
any newspaper in the United States
which pretends to self-respect viii
still accept advertising from 30
harmful and disreputable a trade.
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Peoples Council. They had to secure
q meeting place. The time was
short. Thus began the hegira or
flight.
ITO the special correspondent OF
Viereck's the situation, tragic as 1t
was, presented an aspect of humor
-inconvenient humor, to be sure. To
have a complete travelling outfit suf-
ficient for 10 days snugly packed in
ones suitcase, and then to be COM
PEELED to walt day after day, pock-
cts stuffed with time tables, anxious
to go but not knowing where to go,
is not a convenient. situation. All
dressed up and no place to go'-en-
riching the telephone and telegraph
companies by the price of innum-
cradle calls to the New York office
and wires to the Chicago officials Of
the council-at last dashing for the
next Chicago train-only to learn,
upon securing the morning papers at
Fort Wayne, Indiana, that the. con-
vention had dissolved as suddenly as
it meti One felt rather like the cat
who watches the erratic course OF a
mouse patiently waiting for it to
be still a moment, and when IL does
stop, springs for it-and misses!
Fargo, North Dakota, seemed to
be the fated scene OF the great gath
ering when it was decided to re-
treat before the threats of the chief
executive of Minnesota. Governor L.
]. Frazier did not hesitate voluntar-
lily to extend an invitation to the
managers of the convention to sum-
mon their delegates to meet in his
state, and he promised the full pro-
lection of the law to all their order
ly and legal deliberations. After a
day Of dalliance with the proposal,
the officials of the council decided
that it would be impracticable,
doubtless because of the impossi-
bility of securing sufficient accom-
modations in Fargo or any other
city In the state, and the distance
from the east.
Enemy Met Everywhere.
THE discovery of an important
geographical fact, namely, that the
Wisconsin border is but few miles
from Minneapolis and st. Paul.
seemed for a day to solve the prob
lem. The town Of Hudson, Wis, was
marked for fame as the refuge OF
the Ishinaelites of Peace. But the
enemy was there too. and his cohorts,
reused and maddened by fanattcal
exhortations, gathered at night and
marched the emissaries Of the con-
vention managers out with dire
threats of what would happen IL they
ever came back. Subsequently Gov
ernor E. L. Philip Of Wisconsin, re-
fused protection to the pacihsts II
they tried to meet in that state.
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stuffs. Burnt orange with black and
dark blue are effective color
schemes.
Lyons veIvets as thick as those oil
yore, but ineffably soft, are used fol
manteaux and calling costumes. Ar
important novelty for street cos
tunes is cote de Flandres, a silk
serge of rich colors.
Paquin's late models show white
velvet barred and checked with black
and leopard skin plush, and an odd
dark blue plush dulled with white
designs like floating clouds has un-
usual charm combined with white and
plain blue.
Cheruit combines leopard skin
plush with shades of brown and yell
low. and makes graceful dresses of
wide-bordered crepes and black
crepes embroidered with metal
threads in Chinese designs. Cou-
dourier's MORE silks copied from the
Second Empire are effectively COM
bined with soft crepes.
New features noted in a long coat
Of checkered, very coarse wooden,
lined with black satin, are deep
pointed shawl collar and wide, up
turned cuffs, edged with deep wool
en- fringe, and a folded sash of the
material with fringed ends to hem.
Silhouette remains fat, but move
ment shows individual taste.
Coat collars lengthen into scarves
that wind the neck. Wide ribbon
ends hang from hat for same pur-
poseI and narrow, old fashioned
Powered ribbons are used in dress
decorations, sashes, even bracelets and
watch guards. For dancing dresses,
old tarlatan returns to favor, trim
med with fancy ribbons of same
period, and white tulle skirts of
three plated f1ounces are topped by
jaunty colored silk basques.
Colored faille hats have matching
wristbags.
Five costumes seem to be typical
of the new season:
Lanvin's afternoon gown - gray
crepe de chine, silver and gold
embroidery. Wide box plaits are
separated by narrow ones on the
gathered skirt. Chemisette, fine
organdie. Hat, gray crepe, black
satin faced. a.... ..-
Worth's jacket suit taupe silk
wool or velour de laine, with a
matching crepe de chine chemisette,
and black liberty sash and cuffs.
Jenny's tan Indian cashmere suit,
trimmed with bias DandS or tan ana
dark red "matelatine," - fabric
velour de laine. The belt
and a simple collar ornament hold
the coat closed.
Premet's waistcoat suit, black
satin, with white ermtne collar, white
MORE revers, white georgette crepe
waistcoat, a jour stitched.
And a suit of my own design, Of
Rodier's serge tricot, in clear gray.
The full, circular cut coat falls in
two loose back plaits, the flchu and
cap are dark blue ederella, and
Rodier embroidered band Of white
wool, stitched in blue and yellow,
finishes coat, skirt and sleeves. Blue
wool pompoms, yellow fiecked, end
the sash Of the suit material.
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Eli w Asmus is a prosperous bust
ness man .sS
Who has cleaned up a neat bit of
money e-.. ..-.
By selling umbrellas down at Long
Beach, ..~ "-A
Where fair bathers are numerous.
When a rain cloud the size of
A mans hand appears Eli
Appears also with a choice line of
Thirty-five-cent umbrellas which he
retails
At two dollars a throw.
To whom does he sell them?
To the fat old dowagers and
Tired business men?
Guess again.
He sells them to the sweet young
things
Who Toll upon the beach in
Perfectly lovely bathing suits and are
Panicstricken when a rain cloud ap-
pears.
Eli has saved many a bathing suit
And many a dollar.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-28

A shoemaker, getting on well in
the way Of business, became proud.
One day there were a lot OF custom
ers in the shop when the shop boy
came in to say that the mistress bid
him say dinner was ready
Whats for dinner? asked the
shoemaker.
'Herrings, sir'', answered the boy.
"AIl right, said the shoemakec'
and when he went in to dinner he
repriyhanded the boy for not mem
tionihg something decent and big,
telling the boy in future always to
mention a good feed when there were
any people in the shop.
A few days after the boy came TO
say that dinner was ready
What's for dinner? asked the
shoemaker.
'sF1sh, sir. answered the boy.
What sort Of fish"?
"A whale. sir replied the boy.
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BIG TASK

washington, Sept. 2S.-One-third OF
the sales in the coming Liberty Loan
campaign is the task set for the wom-
en- OF the country by the woman's lib
erty loan committee. which began a
two days session here Thursday with
more than 100 delegates from all sec
tions in attendance.
Mrs w o. McAdoo, chairman, pre-
sided, and Mrs. Antoinette Funk, Of
Chicago. announced the great share
Of the work undertaken amid enthu-
siastic applause,
Secretary McAdoo urged the whole
hearted and active cooperation OF
women
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LIVESTOCK


South ST. Paul, Mimi, Sept. 2s.-
Hogs: Receipts, LOO; 10c higher;
range, $1S.00Q1s.75; bulk, $1s.609
cattle; Receipts, 5000; killers,
steady; steers, $5.O0@1A25; cows ana
heifers, $6.00@9.00; calves, $500 q
1880; stockers and feeders, weak
sheen: Receipts, 1000; steady;
lambs. SS.00@16.25; wethers, $1,000
1900; ewes, $5.00@10.50.
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The girl who marries her ideal
often gets a divorce or lives unhap-
PLY ever after.
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Chicago, ILL.,, Sept. 28.-Hogs: Re-
ceipts. 1000; strong; bulk, $4,000
1855: light, s1S40@1s:60; mixed,
rough, $is.4O@Is6O; pigs. siA5O@
1890.
Cattle: Receipts, 5000: weak: na-
tive beef steers, $7.25@1775; western
steers, S6.40@15.25: stockers and feed
S5.0O@1250; calves, 1000 @15.75.
Sheep: Receipts, 1900; strong;
wethers, $500 1850; lambs. $12.754
1900.
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After praying for her bad husband
for q few months woman is apt to
get ashamed OF herself and apply for
& divorce.
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And every man wants 20 climb
about three times higher than he
ever win get.
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MINNEAPOLIS CASH MARKET.
Minneapolis, Sept. 1s-Corn
cars. s1.sB@ 1885, OATS SO cars.
63M 0b8Mc; rye 80 cars. S1.S71
1889; barley, 113 cars, e11a01s8s
daxs cars. &s.4T0s.62.
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sioux City.

Sioux City, Ia, Sept. 2S.-Hogs: Re-
ceipts, $500; 10000 higher; estimat-
ed receipts tomorrow, $500; bulk,
$s9Oms.20; mixed, $S.s0@19.10; heavy,
SIS. so a $40.
Cattle: Receipts, 1900; steady; esti-
mated receipts tomorrow, 500.
Sheep: Receipts, 500; steady.
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Aetion caIIad unlnnt.

That the action Of the governor
was wholly unjustihable, and
amounted to a temporary suspension
Of self government in Minnesota, did
not help the advance agents az the
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AERO CLUB HEAD
THINK PLANES
OFFER OPENING
Describes Plan by Which
American Participation
May Be Effective
STRIKE GERMANY
THROUGH THE AIR
Construction Opportunities
In This Country Set
Forth as Admirable

Henry Woodhouse. author of
the subjoined article in the
September Motor Boating on the
use of huge warplanes and tor
pedo planes in squadrOns of a
thousand or more to reduce the
U-boat base and wipe out the
submarine, is the editor of Fly
ing. He also is secretary and
member Of the board of COVER
nors OF the Aero Club Of Ameri-
ca. Mr.. Woodhouse and Alan
Hawley, president OF the Aero
club, were the guests of the
Minneapolis civic & Commerce
association during the regatta of
the American Power Boat asso-
citation on the Mississippi