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Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-31
FARMING INFORMATION
MONEY IN DUCKS.
Buff orpingtons Arc Good Layers and
Thrive In Confinement.

Buff orpingtons Arc Good Layere and
Thrive In Confinement
In these days the prospective breeder
or beginner IN the breeding OF water
fowls Is looking for Il breed or variety
that will net him the most profit.
writes n correspondent of the Western
Poultry Journal. In vaiorfowls wo
have some very good specimens noted
for size. Then We have small speci-
mems noted for their egg laying. and
the one that combines all Is the Bun
Orplngton dnck. All waterfowls are
beautiful. but the Bur Orpington
ducks are the most beautiful OF all
waterfowls. Bur orplngton ducks.
although n new variety. are becoming
very popular. having been admitted
into the standard under the new aud
shorter name Of Bun ducks. They are
not as tame Us the large breeds. such
rs the Pekirg and RDnen. yet a two
foot fence controls them. and they
thrive we'll IA confinement
In color they are rich shade OF
faWn bun The drake has seal
brown bead and neck with natural va
riatIons. being tribe darker IN color.
These ducks are excellent layers. great
foragers. hardy aud therefore easy to
raise. They mature rapidly. being
ready for the early market They
make an ideal duck FOR the table, as
they are not greasy They have a
very strong game flavor aud yield a
bountlful supply OF beautiful soft and
short feathers They lay large white
eggs. aud matured ducks weigh from
tiye to eight pounds II you confem-
plate breeding ducks. give the Buns
chance 10 demonstrate that they they
stand unapproaehed 10y any other
breed rs all around purpose ducks.
Oh. yes: We VIII have 70 admit they
do not sit
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-31
GRAINS FOR POULTRY.
Value of tho Various Cereals as Meat
and Egg Producers.

Value of tho Various Cereals as Meat
and Egg Producers.
There is more nutriment Ia white
oats or white middlings than There Is
In the brown kinds. Damaged wheat
or screenings full Of cookie are danger
Gus foods. says the Farm Journal. Oai-
meal if fed too freely viii cause a loose
ness Of tile bowels. Aiilet seed con-
talns considerable flesh forming mate.
rial. There IS more bone aud muscle
food In barley than there Is in wheat.
but the fowls seem TO prefer the hitter.
Bran Is laxative and should be In the
daily bill OF fare for both old aud
young
There Il not the fattening property
IN white corn that there T. IN yellow.
Wheat H. the most complete grain. bui
must never be fed alone. oats are a
muscle food, while wheat makes feath.
ers. Rye Is II poor poultry food and
not relishcd by fowls. Boiled rye vii
produce bowel disturbances. Broom
corn seed Is rellshed by fowls. The
composition Of corn il largely starch
Wheat oats. bran and middiings nre
egg foods. Corn furnishes heat and
fat. 1t has been computed that, Ia q
hundred pounds Of oats there are ff.
teen pounds Of flesh forming material
six pounds II fat. foriy-seyen pounds
OF stareh. two pounds of bone forming
food and twenty pounds Of hrsk or flber
Barley Is grain hard 10 digest aud
should be fed only occasionally.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-31

the locating of submerged mines. Hos
tile submarines and steamers mas
ouerading under false eolors lay mines
whenever the opportunity presents it
self. and no ship lane is immune from
them. Ships are in danger of being
sunk unless lanes are properly patrolled
by aircraft and subsequently, II neces-
sary. swept by mine sweepers.
Aircraft are employed extensively to
direct the planting of mines and loeat-
ing mine fields and mines set adrift
by storms or other causes.
The size of mines IS different in diff
ferent countries. and they are spherical
or cylindrical in shape. In the United
States the average contact mine Is
about forty inches in diameter and
contains about 100 pounds of INT,
gun cotton or other explosives. They
run from that size up TO seven feet
In diameter.
Mines are usually submerged to a
depth of ten feet and are usually ar
ranged in clusters of four the total
number of mines in a mine field being
unlimited. Whether in clusters or In
fields, the electric contact mines pro-
tecting harbors and stations are con-
trolled from a shore station, each mine
being connected 10 a submerged con-
Meeting box. which is connected TO this
station by cable. through which the
electric current is flashed to, explode
the mines. The officers in charge of
the mine field and operating from the
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-31
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THE sTockMAN.

O. Pretty soon the gadhy will {
0 emerge from manure piles and {
0 begin to torment the sheep. Be
ready for II. Smear the sleeps {
0 noses with tar.
0 IL the corn browns out. SOW {
0 rape for the hogs. Forage helps {
0 TO put the gains on hogs at the {
o lowest cost. {
0 Before letting the colt to the {
0 mare at mealtime partly milk {
o out the udder In hot weather let {
0 the mare rest and cool Off few {
minutes before the colt sucks. {
0 IL you want 10 see the lambs
o grow. give them oats 10 eat Of {
O ten
Put the self feeder where the
0 pigs can help themselves. Let
them do the work until market
O ing time.
o Collie often results from work {
0 Ing horse Immediately after
0 feeding. Allow plenty Of time at
o noon.
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Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-31
In the Sport Arena
Eddie Thorpe Joins Navy.
BY SPARK PLUG

Ecuio inofpc joins Navy
Eddie Thorpe, brother of Jim. the
world famous athlete. hns answered
the call TO tho colors. along with nu-
merous other students at tho Carlisle
Indian school. mnny OF whom hive
won fame ma athletes The younger
Thorpe has enlisted In the navy and
hopes TO win fame In the greater strug-
gle. as his brother did on the football
leld and on the cinaer path.
WEIGH Teesatcski. a football player.
and Thomas Montoya. George cay
emo. Howard Foreman. George An.
derson. Luke Conley. Joe Baphio md
Isaac Wills. trGek man. are the other
nborigines who have enlisted IN the
navy. Henry Broker. one time half
back on Carlisle teams. and Jesse Wof-
ford. also a backaeld man. have joined
the engineering corps.
George Warrington. star lacrosse
player, headed 70 the army. and among
those who followed him are II. b.
Smell. Andrew Conner. Tom sllnker,
Oscar stephens. Earl Wilbur. Joe King
Euoch Owl. John Summer. Herbert
Crow md George KGQuatosh. Wilbur
Is the holder Of the 100 and 30 yard
dash records at Carlisle and was re-
garted as mos, promising al around
man.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-31
Lime. Sulphur Fer Fungus.

The self boiled lime-snlphur is one
of the simplest and cheapest Of sprays
and is good for all fungous diseases on
fruit. such as rot. leaf curl. mhldew
and also for soft bodied. sucking IN
sccts. such as the aphis. that Is found
OF the cherry and plum. Eight pounds
OF lime slaked with eight pounds OF
sulphur aud then diluted 10 tifty gal
Ions of water is the formula. IL Is
suggested that these sprays be made
fresh each time one Is going to use
them. as their strength will be found
To be better.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-31
Erinht and the Hair.

The hair does stand on end under
certain conditions. because there IS
a little muscle down al the root Of
each hair that Will make each hair
pulls a certain way. 1t il difficult to
say just how these muscles are caused
to act in this way When we are fright
ened We know that when thoroughly
frightened our hair viii sometimes
stand straight up. and we know that
it is this muscle at the root of each
hair that makes 1t possible, says the
Book of Wonders, but why ii is that
a big scare viii make this muscle act
this way we do not as yet know.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-31
crnn Bound Fowls.

A hard and swollen condition Of the
crop is caused by an obstruction to the
outlet from the crop or by gorging
large quantities OF grain. which swells
and ferments The fowl Is droopy. II
has n purplish color. and sour smell
Ing liquid runs from It's mouth. Give
castor oil or a large dose of olive oil;
iInend the crop with the fingers until
II becomes soft under the effects Of
the oil and then hold the bird with its
head downward and try TO empty the
contents OF the crop
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-31
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CHICKEN CHATTER.

0 About the quickest way Of Gre
0 afing generation Of weaklings
o Is to breed from parents that at
0 some time In their lives suffered
0 from n contagious disease.
o A bit OF powdered charcoal
o beats most OF the SO called
o bowel remedies that are on the
o market
o Lice. heat and too much food
0 make the June chicks life
o short and painful experience.
o When you don't understand
o what Is the matter with the
o chicks Just try changing their
Q runs. Many times 1.-THE very
o earth whore they are Is foul and
o full of disease germs.
o Don't forget TO give the poul-
0 try an extra allowance of water
o this warm weather. They may
Q be able to pick up good share
o OF their living now, but they
o cannot pump water.
O
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Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-31

TIME development of the aeroplane
in the war has been marvellous.
and almost anything Of a star
Ting nature can be expected of it. The
uses to which the seaplanes have been
put in the present war are most COM
prehensibly told in THE Textbook of
Naval Aeronautics," arranged by Hen
~ woodhouse, naval and aerial ex-
pert.
Aircraft have made photography Of
tremendous value in warfare, says Mr..
Woodhouse. Whereas at the beginning
of the present war commanders thought
that it was wonderful to be able TO get
clearly written or sketched reports of
conditions from air scouts who had
flown over the enemy lines, today they
expect Photographic evidence.
It is not sufficient for an aviator to
return from a raid and report that he
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-31

stations on shore have detailed maps
of the mined areas, showing the exact
location of the mines.
The maps are plotted In squares.
and when n hostile ship approaches
mine field the observers at this station.
who get Information either through
seeing the ship through telescopes or
from a Kite balloon or a dirigible or
seaplane. follow the ships movements
and notify the officer in charge Of the
electric switchboard to fire the mines
of given square, through which the
ship or ships are passing.
First Airship to Discover Mine.
DirigIbles are especially valuable for
locating submerged mines. The first
employment of dirigibles for this work
was the result of the Italian dirigible
PA finding by accident in October.
1914, while on a cruise over the Adri-
attic a number Of Austrian floating
mines. Thereafter it was found that
the small coast patrol dirigible. which
is capable of flying very low and Of
almost standing still over spot. is the
best means of locating submerged
mines Upon locating them the OBJ
server summons the mine sweepers.
or, If 1t Is important that the mine be
destroyed Immediately, he destroys it
by firing at it or by trolling weight
attached TO wire against Ii under the
water. Seaplanes are also used for
locating submerged mines. but less sat
isfactorily, owing to the fact that they
cannot travel slowly or stand over a
given spot. The same purpose, but
less efficiently, is accomplished by the
scaplane circling over a given spot IN
til 1t has detected the mines that may
be submerged in that spot
Aircraft can also he used for expert
ments in painting mines in different
colors. which makes them less visible
from the air. The color must. of
course. change with the color of the
background where the mine is located
In clear water aud when the. sun
strikes In a way To create a shadow
Of the mine this ruse is of little avail
but in other conditions the locating OF
mines is made very difficult by paint
| ing them.
Hunting the submarine Is done in
much the same way. as the treaeher-
| Gus u boat can be easily detected
while under water by an aeroplane
/ and destroyed when 1t comes TO the
surface or even below the surface
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-31
covehman In No Hi Class.

The yeternm Bob C0nohman was add.
Ell to the list OF no HIT pitchers Ia the
Texas league when he dii not allow
Fort Worth a safety IN the second
game OF double header The only run
o. the game was made for Galveston
by Conchman with three base iit and
a man on basc in the third inning.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-31
Foas Are Valuable,

1t has been discovered that fogs.
especially ocean fogs. are valuable.
Fogs are the principal fertilizers OF
the great bean fields OF California.
The fields are dry farmed. Rain means
ruin YET moisture is necessity. This
is furnished in just the right degree
by fOgs Detroit Free Press.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-31
Konwor.hy Becomes an AnqeI.

Second Baseman Kenworthy. who
was drafted last fall by the 81 Louis
Browns from Oakland OF the Pacific
const hague. has been released TO Los
Angeles OF the same league. Oakland
would have had first claim on Ken
worthy. bat did not desire his return.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-31
The Silo.

Ii has been said that good silnge Is
the best, cheapest. most palatabie,
most healthfu, greatest milk and meat
producing roughage known. The silo
question has resolved itself into a
farm necessity. When the farmer has
a good crop he can afford to build n
silo. and should he see poor corn
crop coming he can hardly AFFORD to be
without a silo
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-31
Proof Of Damage Done.

OF course the commander of the op-
posing forces has the same privilege
unless one side has the mastery of the
air and is in a position to prevent the
aviators of the other side from flying
over their own lines and taking photo
graphs.
In a report of bombing raid on the
Turkish lines by a seaplane squadron.
which started from a seaplane carrier
at Saloniki, Lieutenant Francois Ber-
nou, who was on the seaplane carrier
Ben Ma Chree, relates how, after the
aviators had returned from the raid
they were ordered back TO get photo
graphic evidence of the damage done.
Returning to the spot to get photo
graphic evidence, instead of waiting to
take it after the smoke of the bombs
has cleared away. is often wise. as the
aircraft guns and the enemy's fight
ing aeroplanes are usually In action
soon after the ayiators begin to drop
their bombs.
The speed and accuracy In locating
things permitted by aerial photography
are positively revolutionary. Within a
few minutes after the photograph is re-
ceiyed the experts. with knowledge
of the height at which the photograph
was taken and by means of special
devices, promptly find the compass d.
rection. location. size Of objects and
the distance between objects.
Locating Submerged Mines.
One OF the most important uses to
which aircraft have been put since the
....iur.inan o4 Aha arraak wnn hma haam
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-31

Aircraft Have Been Used In a
Hundred Different Ways-They
Convoy Vessels, Attack SUBJ
marines and Mines, Guide Gun
ners and Destroy Enemy Posi-
tons, Taking Photographs of
the Damage Done.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-31

The wages Of sin are always paid.
II there is any delay ia settlement COM
pound interest is added
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-31
Wreoking the Konigsberg.

The wrecking of a German cruiser
by two British monitors, one OF the
most remarkable events Of the war, Is
described 10 the textbook" 1t was
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-31
Leonard Good FinI.hsr.

While Dutch Leonard hns not shown
the form of last season or the season
before. Manager Jack Barry OF tho
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-31

Red Sox expects gren, things % him
when the crucial test comes in the
American league rnce.
Leonard Barry says. Is n great stretch
runner and viii lie AZ hts beat by mid
summer and IN the nngl games Of the
season.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-31
AerOpIanes One of Big Factors In World War

made possible by seaplanes. Following
is a letter written home by an English
naval officer, which describes the aid
rendered by the two aeroplanes and
shows how closely the gunners of the
sea as well as the gunners of the land
are now working as team with the
air scouts. The action described was
the attack by monitors upon the Ger
nan cruiser Konigsberg in German
East Africa. 1t may be remembered
she took refuge up Il river on the east
coast of central Africa and was men,
ace to British interests. She was found
after many months up the river. where
she was hidden from the monitors by
palm trees. Aeroplanes were procured
after many weeks and action started.
The officer of the monitor Sayern
writes:
I'VE went on higher up the river and
finally anchored. Two shells fell with
in eight feet OF the side and drenehed
the quarterback II was a very critical
time II she hit us we were probably
finished
I'VE had no sooner anchored than the
aeroplane signaled she was ready TO
spot our first four salyos. at about
one minute intervals, were all signaled
as. Did not observe fall of shot We
came down 400, then another 400 and
more TO the left. The next was spot
ted as 200 yards over and about BOO
to the right. The next $50 short and
100 10 the left. AT the seventh salyo
we hit with one and were Just over
with the other.
Hit Eight Times Tn Twelve.
1--WE hit eight times In the next twelve
shots. 1t was frightfully exciting The
Konigsberg was now firing salyos Of
three only. The aeroplanes slgnaled all
hits were forward. so we came n little
left to get her amidships. The aero
plane suddenly signaled, Am hit. com
INK down; send boat As they fell
they continued TO signal our shots-we.
Of course. kept on firing. The aeroplane
fell in the water about $50 yards from
the Mersey; one man was thrown clear,
but the other had struggle to get free.
Aihdiis pVti III away anu NffF N8 tih-
ming for ten minutes before the Mer-
sey's motorhoat reached them, beating
ours by short head. They were I'M
injured aud as merry as crickets
Terrors of Flying In the Tropics.
Most serious risks have been run
| by the officers and men who have
4 flown IN this climate where the effect
/ OF the atmosphere and the extreme
heat Of the sun are quite unknown to
/ those whose dying experience * limit
! ed 10 moderate climates. Bumps OF
i 30 feet have been experienced several
| times, aud the temperature varies from
extreme cold when flying at q height
/ 10 a great heat. with burning. tropical
sun when on land" reads the official
report after the konigsberg was com
1 pletely destroyed.
in the operations against the Konigs-
| berg on July . both the personnel and
/ material Of the Royal Naval Air sery.
/ ice were worked TO the extreme limit
/ of endurance. The total distance COW
| cred by the two available aeroplanes
| on that date was no less than go
| miles. and the time In the air. working
| watch and watch. was thirteen hours. -
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-31
Locating Submerged Mines.

One OF the most important uses to
which aircraft have been put since the
beginning OF the great war has been
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-26
Still Shows Battle Scars.

Cartagena still shows many scars
OF battle, for she had hard life Of Il
In the past. AS she was the principal
stronghold Of Spain. all Spalns enc
mics attacked her first when they
moved on the Americas English buc-
cancers sacked her half q dozen times.
The English Admiral Vernon besieged
the city unsuccessfully for months
but In spite Of his poor success he In
spired such admiration In a young CO
lonial officer that the latter named an
American country estate for the ad-
miral. The officer was one Lawrence
Washington, and IL named tho coun.
try place Mount Vernon.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-26

AIr ard Mrs ] ". Brnndy aud at-
traotiNe daughter, Miss Eva Erunis
ii Toronto Canada. have come to
Daytona 10 Join Mr. and Mrs Ed
Burns and arc guests 1t the Prince
George hotel Although the Rrundys
had planned 70 spend tho winter Ill
Miami. the alluring descriptions of
Daytona sent them BY NIr and Mrs
Burns brought them here for the re-
mainder Of the season Said Mr.
Burns YESTERDAYS We have visited
both places and there is no compari-
son it IS Daytona for Us every time
and We We're confident that as soon
as Mr. and Mrs Rrundv saw nay
iona they would change their minds
about Miami
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-26
To Cleanse Err Of d Cat

Take q largo cupfl.l or graduated
corn meal, add pinch Of tine grape
seed. Place cat on apron or other
cloth. then rub meal gently and thor
oughly through the fur. gathering the
meal up and repeating three or four
times This will heal and leave skin
perfectly clean and the fur soft and
luxuriant. Will also remove heas.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-26

Cleveland, Ohio. are popular additions
TO the bachelor group at the Prince
George hotel. where they Joined Mr..
and Mrs. J. +. Carnahan and Miss
Nell Sarnahan. Both are enthusiasts
tie motorists and brought their car
with them
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-26

o 5 Hathaway. OF the Kentucky
Military Institute. Winter Park, is 4
guest at the Princess lssena, having
arrived Saturday Tor a several days
visit in Seabreeze
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-26

Completing brief stag at sohmidts
hotel $ G. Schaner. O. /. Sehaner
and n {. Sehaner. Cincinnati trio
who have been touring the east coast
Lett saturday for 81 Augustine ga
route home
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-26

f. \. Cullom and G II Cullom. OF
birmingham. Ala, We're visitors at
Schmidt's hotel Friday eli route to
the southern and west coast resorts
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-26

Ormond Friday for a round OF golf
on the Ormond links. They remained
for luncheon at the Ormond hotel.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-26

Pierce Barnes. OF New York City
is the guest Of his brother aud sister
IIl-laW Mr. and Mrs " s. Barnes, at
the Seaside Inn Mr.. Barnes IS spend
ing the winter at Monticello Where
he IS enjoying q series OF hunting and
fishing trips
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-26

temuei P. Padgett of Tennessee is
chairman of the exceedingly important
house committee on naval affairs. and
as such offered the amendments to the
naval appropriation bill that were
made necessary by the critical state of
international affairs
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-26

Mrs B W. Bailey, Mrs. NJ. E. You
lin and Major NJ F. Davis, season
guests at the Prince George, drove to
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-26

]. II Hughes and y D. Hughes. O
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-26
NEWS OF THE HOTELS

r. A. Burgert, father Of Mrs. Henry
Haynes. has arrived to take charge
of the Princess Issena during the i'll
ness of Mr. Haynes.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-05-03

Every rice farmer should know of the boiler inspection law pass ed by the last legislature in re gard to the inspection of all boil. CTS to be operated in the state during the present year. The owners of boilers can obtain all information regarding the law by writing the State Boiler inspec- tor in care of the State house at Little Rock. This should be done at once as it may be the means of saving trouble for the owners of boilers that they intend to use during the coming rice growing season also in other lines of busi ness where steam engines are used.