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The Dermott news., 1917-05-17
TIPS FOR SCOUTS.

Who will be the first to carry the hoe into battle for supremacy over starvation?
 Arrange for a Scout hoe parade. Arouse the patriotism of others ana dignify the business of farming.
 Plant patrol garden. Get vacant lot or acre of idle farm land at once. All of the suggestions to the individual scout are applicable to the patrol. Do 1t now. Show your leadership by ex- ample.
 Organize for lectures to parents on the preservation of by-products, can ming, etc. This can be accomplished later. Another s. O. s. call from this office will warn you. Plant garden today.
 Don't let the cats kill the birds. Put bells on them. The birdf pro tect your garden by eating insects, Protect them.
The Dermott news., 1917-05-17
FILLING A REAL NEED.

Whenever n real need exists, sooner or later something is found to meet It. A real need existed for something to fill with wholesome activity the spare time of boys-and the Boy scout movement developed to meet 1t. This organization which has spread so amazingly during the last few years, has many claims to consider but none are so fundamental as this basic prin- cIple of keeping the boys so busy do- ing useful things that there will be no time for them to engage In harmful activities.
 The thing about the Boy Scout move ment that has surprised many people is the fact that it works. People had become accustomed to consider boys as being naturally mischievous and de- struetlve, to look upon the period or adolescence as time of tribulation, like the teething age of babies, which must be borne with patience and resig- nation. "Whatr they exclaimed. Make boys want to do useful thingsf It just can't be done!" Then the Boy Scout movement came along and did
The Dermott news., 1917-05-17
4 thrilling mystery story about q man ,uho lost his courage and the
 girl who Helped him to fndH again

in all the world but of how they looked.
 Suddenly Sidney felt very tired. She wanted to go back to the hospital, and turn the key in the door of her little room. and lie with her face down on the bed.
 Would you mind very much if l asked you to take me hack?'
 He did mind. He had Il depressed feeling that the evening had failed. And his depression grew as he brought the car around. He understood. he thought. She was grieying about Max. After all, Il girl couldn't care as she had for year and half, and then give a man up because of another woman. without wrench.
 Do you really want to go home Sid- ucy. or were you tired of sitting there? ? In that case, We could drive around for an hour or two. I'll not talk if youd like to be quiet
 Being with K. had become an agony, now that she realized how wrong Chris tine had been. and that their worlds, hers and Ks, had only touched for Il
The Dermott news., 1917-05-17
DIFFERENT RATION FOR SOWS
So Placed That Hogs May Have Free Access to 1t.

Brood sews generally suffer from everfeeding rather than from under feeding. An abundance of fat is the worst enemy of the litter. Sows that are to raise pigs should be taken away from the rest of the hogs and be fed different ration. Three good rations are: CD One part high-grade tankage, r parts corn. (2) skim milk or butter milk and corn, using three parts of the milk to one part of corn; (3) wheat and shorts. Whichever one of these rations is used, rack con- taining alfalfa should be so placed that the hogs have free access to the hay at all times. In addition the sows should be supplied with minerals. It Is good plan to dump the wood and coal ashes Tn the lot where the sows run. A mixture composed of a basket of charcoal or fine coal, 5 pounds of salt, pounds of air-slaked lime, and 2 pounds of sulphur will give good re- turns if kept easily available.
The Dermott news., 1917-05-17
CATTLE TO RAISE FOR BEEF Conformation and Physical Charac- teristies Naturally Adapted for
 Fattenins Are Essential.

(By J. l.. TORMEY. University of Wis
 Consin)
 Anyone who expects to feed cattle protitably for the market should not try to feed an animal that is not by conformation and other physical char acteristics naturally adapted for fat tening. In short, only good feeders should be selected.
 The good feeder comes from parents that are good feeders and whose an- eeStry is of good feeding stock, aeeus- toned to consume large amounts of feed and deposit it upon their bodies as meat of good quality. The impor- tanee of good breeding upon the quail ity of animals kept for specific pur- pose cannot be overestimated, and the use of purebred sires In estab- fishing good working herds cannot be ovcrvalued.
 The mating of q common ancestor of one of no known breeding with a purehred sire and continuing to use purebred sire on the following gen erations of offspring is known as grad
The Dermott news., 1917-05-17
CHANGE IN SHEEP INDUSTRY
Two Thirds of Animals Now Raised for Mutton, With Wool as Incl
 dent-Merinos Favored.

It Is a remarkable fact that within the past thirty-flve years the sheep of the United States have changed won derfully. Formerly two-thirds were little Merinos and were raised mainly for wool, with mutton as the incident. whereas today two-thirds are English mutton sheep raised for meat, and with the wool as the incident. There are many Merinos on the Western ranges. but most of them are fully one third larger than they were In 1882, when there were plenty of sheep and not enough good muttons to talk about. The change was caused by the con- tinual reduction In the price of wool, which closed many wool growers out of business. Now that the change has taken place, 1t is very good for those who remain or intend to go into the business.
The Dermott news., 1917-05-17

time. But she was not disposed to skimp as to agony. She would go through with it, every word stab, II only she might sit beside K. a little longer, might feel the touch of his old gray coat against her arm.
 I'd like to ride, If you don't mind"
 K. turned the automobile toward the country roads.
 K"
 ''Yes?"
 .'Was there anybody you cared about any girl-when you left home?"
 "I was not in love with anyone, If that's what you mean
 You knew Max before. didn't you9'
 ''Yes. You know that"
 "If you knew things about him that should have known. why didn't you tell me?"
 q couldn't do that, could I? Any how"
 "Yes?"
 .'I thought everything would be all right. IL seemed to me that the mere fact of your caring for him" That was shaky ground; he got of 1t quickly.
 K. was suddenly aware that Sidney was crying. She sat with her head turned away. using her handkerchief stealthily. He drew the car up beside the road, and in a masterful fashion turned her shoulders about until she faced him.
 .Now, tell me about It." he said.
 Its just stiffness. rm-Tm a little bit lonely. Aunt Harriet's in Paris, and with Joe gone and everybody"
 Aunt Harrietl'
 He was properly dazed, for sure.
 And with you going away and never coming back"
 "rll come back. of course. How's this? I'll promise to come back when you graduate. and send you flowers"
 You won't, k. You'll be back with your old friends. Girls who have been everywhere. and have lovely clothes. and who won't know T bandage from Il figure eight v
 There will never be anybody in the world like you to me. dear" His voice was husky.
 "You are saying that to comfort me-"
 ''To comfort you! I-who have wanted you so long that 1t hurts even to think about 1t Ever since the night I came up the Street, and you were sit- ting there on the steps-oh, my dear. my dear. If yon only cared little!"
 Because he was afraid that he would get out of hand and take her in his arms-which would be idiotic. since. of course, she did not care for him that way--he gripped the steering-wheel. It gave him curious appearance of mak- ing pathetic appeal to the wind shield.
 "I have been trying to make you say that all evening" :" said Sidney. "I love you so much that k., won't you take me in your arms1"
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slammed doors. Harriet used to be quite disagrteahle about 1t.
 Sidney slid from the railing.
 ''There he is now"
 Perhaps, in all her frivolous. selfish life, Christine had never had bigger moment than the one that followed. She could have said nothing. and, in tn queer way that life goes, K. might have gone away from the Street as empty of heart as he had come to it.
 Be very good to him, Sidney, she said unsteadily. "Ie cares so much. v
The Dermott news., 1917-05-17
GIVE HOGS MORE ATTENTION
As Margin of Profit Becomes Less It Behooves Farmer to Abandon Old
 Slipshod Methods.

It is usually considered that the SOW must on the average raise at least five pigs in order to make any profit for the farmer. If this is true. and if the price of hogs in the last years has not kept pace with the ad- vancing price of grains. as some farm CTS think, 1t becomes at once apparent that the SOW must raise as many pigs now. As the margin of profit be- comes less 1t becomes necessary to abandon the slipshod meth0ds and devote more attention to the care and management of the enterprise con cerned.
The Dermott news., 1917-05-17
SCOUT SERVICE SAVES s6,5oo.

Cabot Ward. New York park con- missioner, states that boys, members of the Boy Scouts of America, who have assisted in taking care of Gen. tral park saved the park commission at least S6,5Oo during the year 1915. In one day, when both Scouts and po- lice were removed because of the press of other duties, nearly S2'OOO worth of damage was done by tres paSSerS.
The Dermott news., 1917-05-17

ing Good common cows bred to wig oruuS purebred Shorthorn, Hereford, or Aberdeen Angus bulls show in their calves remarkable improvement over themselves in type and quality. It should be remembered that the value of the grade is due to the characters derived from purebred ancestors.
The Dermott news., 1917-05-17

silence on the balcony. Christine sewed; Sidney sat and swung her feet idly.
 Doctor Ed says Max wants you to give up your training and marry him now"
 I'm not going to marry him at all. Chris"
 Upstairs. Ks door slammed. It was one Qt his failings that he always
The Dermott news., 1917-05-17
CHAPTER xXVI-Continued.
70

"When you go away" she said nt last, "I want you to remember this. I'm going to do my best, K. You have taught me all I know. All my life I'll have to overlook things; know that. But, in his way. Palmer cares for me. He will always come back, and perhaps sometime"
 Her voice traiied off. Far ahead of her she saw the years stretching out. marked, not by days and months, but by Palmer's wanderings away, his re- morseful returns.
 Do little more than forgetting K. said. "rry to care for him, Chris tine. You did once. And that's your strongest weapon. It's always wom- ans strongest weapon. And it wins in the end"
 .'I shall try. k" she answered obediently.
 But he turned away from the look in her eyes.
 Harriet was abroad. She had sent cards from Paris to her trade" It was an innovation. The two or three people on the Street who received her engraved announcement that she was there, buying new chic models for the autumn and wintcr-afternoon froeks, evening gowns, reception dresses, and wraps. from Poret. Martial ct Armand, and others" left the envelopes casual ly on the parlor table. is If communiea- tions from Paris were quite to be ex- pected.
 So k. lunched alone. and ate little. Sidney came home at half-past two came delicatcly flushed. as if she had hur11ed. and with Il uremulous smile that caught katic's eyes at once.
 "Bless the child :" she said. There's s no need to ask how he Is today. You're nil one smile"
 The smile set just tritle.
 Katie, someone has written my name out on the street. in chalk. It's with Doctor Wilson's. and II looks so silly. Please go out and sweep il otf.
 I'm about crazy with their old chalk. I'll do Ii after while"
 "Please do lt now. I don't want any one to see t. Is-is MT. K. upstairsf"
 But when she learned that K. was upstairs oddly enough, she did not 70 up at once She stood in the lower hall and listened. Yes, he was there. She could hear him movI,g about. Her lips parted slightly as she listened.
 Christine, looking ia from her bal cony. saw her there. and. seeing some thing in her face that she had never suspected. put her hand to her throat.
 sidney :"
 "oh-hello. Chris"
 Wont you come and sit with me?"
 "I haven't much time-that Is, l want to speak to k"
 You can see him when he comes down."
 Sidney came slowly through the par Tor. It occurred to her. all at once, that Christine must see n lot of k, especially now. No doubt he was in and out of the house often. And how pretty Christine was She was un- happy, too. All that seemed to be nee essary to win Ks attention was to be unhappy enough. We'll. surely, in that case
 How Is Maxi"
 "Still better"
 Sidney sat down on the edge of the railing; but she was careful, Christine saw. to face tke staircase. There was
The Dermott news., 1917-05-17
How Is Maxi" "Still better"

Sidney sat down on the edge of the railing; but she was careful, Christine saw, to face tke staircase. There was
The Dermott news., 1917-05-17

South Carolina has new law ie- signed to make it easy Tor tenant Iarm- CTS to become propristors.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-29
w. AND J. ELEVEN START
TRAINING Ton PITT GAME

Especial to The Richmond yirginian)
Washington. Pa. october 2S.--Wash-
ington and Jefferson's football team
will start tomorrow on the biggest
two weeks campaign of the year. liz
preparation for the game on Novem-
Der 10 with the University Of Fits
burg. Pointed all season for this
clash. the combat on which the sec
tionai title hinges. the Red and Black
will endeavor. In the finat fortnight
before the date of the contest. to pol
ish up it's play in all departments to
an extent that will give Metzger's ma
chine a victory.
The Red and Black authorities con-
slider the cancellation of the Marietta
game of next Saturday as a fortunate
piece OF business now. inasrnuch as IL
will give the coaches two full weeks
in which to prepare solely for the Pitt
game without mourning any chances
OF injury in game Unless players
are hurt In practice now. the Red and
Black Is expected to be in fine shape
for the Pitt encounter.
Just now the coaches are concerned
most about getting Brown and Win
berry in shape for this championship
battle. Wimbtrly Is Improving every
day and could have played last Satur-
day against Geneva IL he had been
needed. He was rested all last week
and Is about ready now to take his
place In the lineup during the coming
practice sessions. Browns case Is one
that gives the coaches some concern.
It is hoped that he will be able TO
start the Pitt game. but Metzger will
prepare his team for this fray on tho
preBun ption that the Michigander will
not be available In case Brown is able
then to play against Pitt the Red and
Black will have strength that was not
counted upon and should prove ire
mendous asset.
The W. and J. resista nee continues
to give satisfaction and the coaches
will for two weeks now endsavor TO
build UP the attack. Washington and
Jefferson believes 1t has a defense that
can stop Pitt. but IL does not want a
drawn affair and hopes to achieve q
victory To accomplish this 1t must
develop scoring power and this is the
result that will be sought,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-29
.H0URltSS AND OMAR
NAY MEET N BOWIE
Two Great Colts Entered For Big
Handicap At Pimiico Meeting.
Rich stakes offered.

Baltimore. Md. October 2s.---AIthough
the meeting at Laurel Is the most sue
cessful ever held In this part of the
country the eleven-day session which
will begin next Thursday at Pimlico
promises to be even more successful.
Moro than sixteen hundred thorough
breds. representing more than two hum
the eleven stakes offered by the Mary
land Jockey club. Besides. there are
twice as many runners on the ground
which are not considered good enough
for the stakes. They will compete in
the overnight events.
Seventy-two nomlnators have named
l23 frst-ciass performers for the sl0.-
o6o Bowie cup. a handicap for three
yeAr-olds and upward over the one
mile and half route. Among those
entered are August Belmonts Hourless
and Wiifred viaus Omar Khayyam. the
two greatest three-year- olds In the
world. Both colts are at Laurel and
will be shipped to Pimiico early this
week.
Both colts are in prime condition.
but 1t Is possible that they will not
have things all to themselves In the
Bowie. The stake la a handicap In
which the starters will be brought to-
gether under equal conditions by skill
full weight adjustment and among those
named to oppose the two great colts
are the best handicap horses in the
country, including II. c. Applegate's
Old Rosebud. Andrew Miller's Roamer,
John sanford's George Smith, A. X.
Maco,nber's Sunb ,nnet and Liberty
Loan. Raj PARIS Crimper, Harry tPayne
Whitney's Borrow. Richard r. Wilson.
IRIS Corn Tassei and Willis Sharpe
kilmer's ON McTaggart.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-29
NAVY OUT FOR NEW
high SCORE RECORD
MidAie~ Beat Haverferd 50 to o, Total
Ing 3I2 Poiats I'm Three
Games.

Annapolis. Nd. October es--uniesa
stronger opponents can be found the
navy Is on it's way to new high acor-
Ing record Haverford proved woefuily
weak here yesterday. and the Middiss
buried the Pennsylvania boys under,A
score Of - to 0. That fattened Navy's
scoring to 2l2 points in three games.
The Middies holled up 55 points In
the hrst three periods. Then all the
regulars were withdrawn and an en-
tire scrub team took the neld. Pound
ed to a pulp by the assaults OF the
navy regulars Haverford proved Just
a. easy for the reserves in the fnal
quarter. The scrubs boosted the score
up another fourteen points.
From beginning to end the game
was one continual triumphal navy
march. The Middies found the Haver-
ford line as soft ~ putty and had little
difIiculty In boring through for ire
mendous gains, The navy backs gained
at will around both tanks and sent
Haverford up In the air with a bewil-
dering series OF trick plays and for
ward passes
The game proved a workout for the
navy more than anything else and
gave the coaches a splendid chance
Of trying out all of the players and
testing new plays
+ Haverford never threatened At no
time did the visitors work the bali past
midheld. Only once during the after
noon did the Pennsylvanians make
first down. Against their weak op-
ponents the Middies made 80 nrst
downs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-29
FAMOUS NEGRO BOXERS HAVE
ALL PASSED INTO DISCARD
BY JAMES J.. CORBEET.
Copyright, 1917, by King Features Syndicate. Incl

The day of the negro boxer seems
to be over. For n1ere than thirty
years one or another stood at or close
to the top in the pugilistie ranks. But
Il 10 veters ms have died or faded into
ob3curtty and no youngsters have
come to take their places.
Jackson. Woicott. Cans. Dixon,
LAngtord. Mcvey. Jeanette. John
scn-.hat remarkable warriors they
were In their prime!
Frequently l have been asked:
who was the greatest negro fight
er:"
with fiat statement. because the men
fought in different divisions. But
when the choice of greatest" is to be
made from among the heavies, my
answer Is:
Peter Jackson"
jackson was ring marvel. There
was nothins IN boxing that he didn't
know or couldn't do. He punched with
the force OF a-pile-art~cr-Few men
ever stepped into a ring who could
hit with more terrific power. jackson
was fast--amazingiy so. He was In
my opinion. the best heavyweight
negro boxer that ever Grew on a glove.
He had endurance that was almost un-
belieyable, and, best of all, he was
game to the core.
Jack Johnson, in his prime. was a
splendid ring man. But he had to
yield to Jackson In all-round ring
ability. JohI Aun was fast and shifty.
but he corJ1iit fft like jackson. And
IL the two had met when both were
at their best I feel certain that Jack
son would have boen an easy winner.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-29

slider him the greatest. The dufky bat
tier was one of the cltverest nneu--
in any class Tint pugflism iat known
In the earlier days OF his care err he
showed terrible punch. Ha moved
down hts fees much as Benny Leonard
is doing NC But, after he had bat
tered his way TO the top. Joe let up In
his hurricane tactics He had mas
tered boxing ~ thar riiue--4knew ev-
cry trick of the trade--was content
after that to win most of his battles
through referees decisions
George Dixon, HE Cans and jack
son. was one of the cieanest fighters
the prize ring has known--and one
of It's most remarkable actors Dur
ing all the years that lie held the
featherwefght title ne never brought
discredft to 1t. He wss an honor to
the sport that made him famous. In
/ 1886 DfxoD began his career and by
degrees fought his way to the top,
which he reached In 1890. From. then
on until Terry maGoyern beat him In
! 1899 the negro was looked upon as
the champion Of his class, although
at various times during that period
ne was temporarily deposed.
The greatest featherweight of them
ALL Is how unbiased fans classify
| Dixon. And this is said with full
knowledge OF the skill OF Johnny Kill
bane. the ability of Terry McGovern.
the wizardry OF Abe Att4ii and all the
others who have worn the l2s-pound
crown.
Joe Wclcott.-another whirlwind
fighter. He fought In the welter-
weight ranks at the crest of his ca
reer and held the title for a long
period OF time. But Joe. having
whipped all the really prominent men
in his class. went out CT it qnite often
and took on men from ten TO thirty
pounds heavier. They couldn't come
too heavy or too tall for lion hearted
Joe wclcott
jackson, Cans and Dixon are dead
johnson is In retirement somewhere In
Europe; Larcford. Mcvey and Jean
nette have played out their big
league" strings. and the last heard OF
Joe Wolcote was from the, stoke ole
of steamer plying between the
United States and South American
ports.
They've passed along, these won
derful negroes. and no others have
come along to take their places as
worthy eontenders for prize ring su :
premacy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-29
RAIN TRADE FACED
BY CAR SHORTAGE

Chicago. Oct. 2s.--The grain trade
the country Is menaced by car
I,ttage. A. viewed from an impair
"a standpoint, the grain receiver as
I'M a. the shipper has been forced
pfnce many inconveuiences which
r meant severe losses. During last
Inter and up to the time the wheat
|,p was harvested in both great belts
81 past summer there was a most
Rational congestion on the rail-
|ads OF the country. when 1t was next
E1mpossible to move grain and -four.
Nv that the various crops of grain
n badly needed for consumptfo In
Ericus positions, there are further
- staring the grain man in the
~ Producers Of wheat would
|ubtless sell that grain more freely
Ira It possible to secure cars.
The new corn crop has commenced
ENetbe forward in fair-sixed quanti-
n. The average farmer has not
- secure in his position on the corn
6.attcn and in consequence is will
10 accept the present price for the
|sne. He has already discovered.
lever. that 1t will be impossible
him to secure accommodations
"a the railways to move his grain
noir,ts of distribution.
Irhere has been a big trade In cash
n OF, export account, with our own
|Earr.m snt this largest buyer. That
Fnrest also has bought goodly guam
- OF this grain which Is to go to
various camps throughout the
|ndtsy.
n provisions there has been a good.
- initial trade on both domestic and
ss6rs account Including cash meats
81 lard.