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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-08

There Is, or at least there appears to
Se, vogue for aprons of the sorts that
.oyer the dress or are substituted for
1t. Styles In aprons are shown in al
most as much profusion as styles in
frocks and some persons insist-es-
pecially some masculine persons--that
women look their best in these worka-
lay garments. At any rate they have
chance to look very well in them
since there are SO many designs in
them made up in attractive colors and
with easy, semifitted lines.
The fortunes Of war have brought it
Nbout that many women must do a
great part of their own housework and
they are making a virtue of necessity.
The good-looklng apron, or Service
Dress" or house frock helps some. 1t
Is the insignia Of service to be proud
Of and adds CHEEKY element to hum
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-08
Patience with alttera.

To be successful with sitting hens
requires careful and faithful attention
to their needs. and above all, patience.
Even with the best Of care some hens
prove to be f1ckle mothers and cause
trouble and loss In Matching by break.
ing their eggs, leaving their nests or
trampling on the chickens when first
hatched. Most hens Of the general
purpose breeds, such as the Plymouth
Rocks, WyandOttes, Rhode Island Reds
and Orpingtons make very good moth
ers. The heavier class or meat breeds,
including the Brahmas and Cochins,
are good sitters, but are inclined to
be clumsy on the nest. The Leghorns
and other Mediterranean breeds are
very nervous and usually do not make
good mothers.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-08

casionally the appetite may be too raw
enous to be a good indication. The
general condition of the colt and the
droppings should be observed daily.
Usually not over one pound Of grain
per 100 pounds Of live weight should
be fed until the animal Is two years
old. A liberal supply Of salt and good
water and plenty Of fresh air and exer-
else are essential for the proper de-
velopment Of young horses. Idleness
succeeding exercise will cause consti-
patton. 1t 10 often said that horse Is
made during his first winter. Certainly
this IL a critical time in the animals
life. and at no other age will proper
feed and attention do as much to make
Of him a good horse. II stunted during
the first winter he never will gain
proper size and shape.
During the second winter the feed
and management should be nearly the
same as for the first winter, except
that the quantity Of feed should be In
creased somewhat, the colt tied up in
his stall and handled frequently. Edu-
cation by gentle and careful but flrm
handling at this age will save later
much strenuous labor.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-08
THE SIZE OF "sc0UT CITY"

The Boy Scouts Of America has a
membership Of 1885, .76s boys properly
registered in 13,7s7 troops. with 49,
1878 men council members and troop
committeeman and scoutmasters.
II all the scouts and their leaders
were In one city. then Scout City"
would rank eighteenth In the United
States. This Is larger than Minneapo-
lis and almost as large as Newark or
New Orleans.
The registered boy scouts alone
Indianapolis or Kansas City, and more
than enough for st. Paul.
Counting the million or more scouts
who have received during the past
eight years the benefit of the scout
program and who have entered mans
estate, the Boy Scouts of America
could move bodily into a deserted
Cleveland and Boston and there would
be a scout to represent every man.
woman or child among the former in
habitants Of both cities, or almost
enough to fill Philadelphia.
There are 100000 boys who could
be scouts If there were men leaders
enough. When the nationwide cam
paign of the Boy Scouts of America
for scout leaders is over. 1t Is expect
ed that there will be room in the scout
organization for 100000 duly regis
tered boys. "Scout City" then might
well be as large as Chicago. The
scouts would overrun the several
states.
The hoy power" of this nation Is a
mighty thing. The organized boyhOod
Of America is one of Its greatest
forces.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-08
Early Hatch, Early Layers.

February, March and April are the
best months to hatch chickens, but
the sooner 1t can be done the better.
Hatching should be completed II pos
sible by the hrst Of May. Chickens
hatched before this time will have a
good chance to mature and be In lay.
ing condition as pullets before the cold
weather Of fall sets In, and should,
in consequence. be producers during
the entire fall and winter. This Is one
Of the chief reasons poultry specialists
Of the United States Department Of
Agriculture are urging the importance
this year of the early hatch. Early
hatched chickens are also easier to
raise, as they live and thrive better
than those which are still small when
the hot weather begins.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-08
Instead Of Beef serap.

II 1t Is desired to substitute cot.
tonseed meal for beef scraps In the dry
mash for hens the feeder should be
careful not to replace more than half
the beef scrap with this substitute, as
the result In egg production and in
the quality Of the eggs will be unsatis-
factory. Chopped green bone. avail.
able at the butcher shop, Is an excel
lent substitute for beef scrap when fed
fresh to the hens. Buy It in small
quantities as 1t does not keep fresh
very long, and when sp2iIed it Is like
~ to be harmful.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-08

or three patches. so that much time Is
saved in tending to the incubators and
brooders, while the chickens are more
even In size than those that are hatch
ed when the incubating period extends
for poultry farm is an incubator
space Of one-egg capacity per hen. pro-
vided that about one-half of the flock
is to be renewed yearly and no outside
Matching Is carried on. The larger
machines cost less In proportion to
their capacity than the smaller ones.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-08
sov SCOUT GOOD TURNS.

At Reading, Pa, all boy scout troops
are prepared to watch for forest fires.
Scout patrols have been assigned to
all important points. There are fifteen
troops Of scouts, each Of which normal
ly containe 80 boys under a scoutmas-
ter and assistant scoutmaster.
Boy scouts Of East Dallas, Tex,
have made a census of all boys be-
tween the ages Of fourteen and eight
cen for the purpose Of enlisting them
for government service whenever the
necessity erises.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-08
SELLING HENS NOW MEANS
LOSS OF EGG MILLIONS.

To effect a saving of 10000
600 eggs for the food supply In
the United States, poultry spe-
cialists Of the United States De-
partment Of Agriculture are
making every effort to encourage
farmers to keep their hens until
after the spring laying season
rather than send them to market
at this time. Figures compiled
by the specialists show that
more than 100000 hens, each
capable Of producing 80 eggs, on
an average, are sent to market
from the southern states alone
in the winter and early spring.
The "Save-the-Hen" message is
being sent by the Department
Of Agriculture broadcast through
press notices and posters and
through its county agents, espe-
cially in the southern poultry
raising sections, where the prac-
tice Is more common.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-08
WELL TO SELECT
BEST INCUBATOR
Hatcher Found to Be Successful
Locally, Usually Most
Profitable.
MANY MAKES ARE RELIABLE
Machines Most Popular In Vicinity
Enables Beginner to Learn From
Experience Of others-size
10 Of Importance.

II you are concerned now with the
selection Of an incubator, you have the
choice of many reliable makes. Since
1t Is not advisable to recommend any
particular machine, you would best
study the types and decide for your
self. Wherever possible 1t Is well to
select an incubator which has given
satisfaction In your locality, so that
you may get the benefit of the expert
ence of other operators near by. Some
machines have become popular in GER
tain sections of the country because
they were advertised extensively in
that section rather than because of
adaptability to the climatic conditions.
Don't Buy Cheap Machine.
Cheap machines are less reliable. re-
Quire more attention and wear out
much quicker than higher-priced incu-
batOrs. As the value Of the machine Is
small compared to the value of the
eggs used during the normal life Of the
incubator, 1t Is poor economy to pur-
chase q machine that Is not reliable.
The details Of construction and
equipment Of most incubators are SO
subject to change that 1t Is impossible
to state definitely the best kind Of
lamps, brackets, regulators and other
equipment for the different incubators.
The lamp should have a bowl large
enough to hold sufficient oil to burn at
least SO hours under average weather
conditions; 1t should be easy to remove
and replace and set absolutely tight In
position. The incubator should be set
SO that the lamp Is at a convenient
height and the egg tray convenient to
handle.
Size Of Machine TO Get.
The best size Of an incubator to buy
depends upon circumstances. 1t takes
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-08
rnEse ARE REAL FOOD SCOUTS.

A troop Of Boy Scouts Of America
has been organized in the Food Ad-
ministration building at Washington,
with Mr.. Hoover and Colin II. Living
stone on the troop committee. Lewis
L. Strauss, Mr.. Hoover's secretary, Is
the scoutmaster.
Herbert Hoover. Jr., Is one member
Of the troop, he having received his
scout badge In England. direct from
Ambassador Page. for particular serv-
Ice. Two more Of the scouts belonged
to Sir Robert Baden-Powell's organiza-
ton In England.
There are 18 boys in the troop, and
they are known as Troop No. 20.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-08

There Is cape to match made Of two
hemmed flounces about the shoulders
and ruche about the neck and a
cluster OF cherries brightens this also.
A dashing hat of black satin having
border Of straw braid on the brim
edge in light French gray is trimmed
with two long gray quills that har-
monize exactly with the spirited shape.
There are many brilliant, glossy small
hats for her who lives In the North
and may have to wear her Easter hat
in token of spring that is behind
Easter In arriving. No two hats were
ever more unlike than this saucy
model and the demure hat Of crepe
above It,
At the left of the picture there Is a
very pretty hat with crown of cord
ed silk and braid brlm faced with
silk. Three small and very green ap-
pies, In some sort Of composition, make
its very simple and durable trimming.
1t Is very graceful model and the
same adjective is deserved by all three
hats.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-08
soW's FEED OF IMPORTANCE
Animal Requires Something Besides
MeaI-oive Her Roots, Alfalfa or
Red Glover Hay.

As In. the case Of the boar, the
SOW requires something besides meal.
and the furnishing Of some such feeds
as roots, alfalfa or red clover hay, IL
even more important than in feeding
the boar. Skim milk is also excellent
when It can be had.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-08
HOW TO HELP INCUBATOR.

Follow the manufacturers d.
rections In setting up and oper-
ating an incubator
See that the incubator Is run
ming steadily at the desired tenn
perature before filling with eggs.
Do not add fresh eggs to q tray
containing eggs which are under
going incubation.
Turn the eggs twice daily af-
ter the second and until the
nineteenth day. Cool the eggs
once daily, according to the
weather, from the seventh to the
nineteenth day.
Turn the eggs before caring
for the lamps.
Attend to the machine careful
ly at regular hours.
Keep the lamp and wick clean.
Test the eggs on the seventh
and fourteenth days.
Do not open the machine after
the eighteenth day until the
chickens are Matched.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-08
City Chickens Need Room.

Whether the backyard poultry, keep
er should try to renew his flock either
by Matching and rearing chicks or b,
purchasing and rearing day-old chicks,
is an open question. Raising chicks
should not be attempted unless q plot
can be provided separate from that to
which there Is grass or where a sup
ply Of green feed can be furnished
Hatching under these conditions can
best be done with hens,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-08

about as much time to care for a 90
as 1t does for 300-egg machine. 50
that II Is generally advisable to get one
Of at least 1oO-egg capacity. although
special conditions often exist which
make smaller machines valuable. A
small machine Is often used in con-
nection with a larger one, placing all
the eggs in the large machine after the
first or second test. Incubators Of
from 800 to 4OO-egg capacity are gen.
orally used ON those large farms which
use Individual lamp incubators. Many
poultrymen believe that 1t pays to have
an incubator capacity large enough to
hatch the bulk Of their stock in two
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-08
BOAR IN PROPER CONDITION
Good Judgment 10 Necessary and Ex.
trsmes Are to BE Avoided
vlnor 10 Essential.

It requires good judgment to keep a
boar in the best possible condition.
Extremes are to be avoided. The
over-fat boar Is not satisfactory, and
a half-starved one cannot transmit
vigor and constitution to its young.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-08
SALT FOR SHEEP IN WINTER
When Feeding for Lamb Crop It 10
Well to Remember That You Are
Feeding for Wool.

Sheep need a little salt winter as
well as In summer. Remember that
when you are feeding for the iamb
crop you are also feeding for wool.
A well-fed, well-nourished eve will
shear . heavy fleece.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-18
Spoiled Children.

On 4 crowded interurban car the
day after Christmas there was jost-
ling, pushing, complaining bunch, in the
aisle. There was just one woman in
the bunch who was not complaining,
and she was good to look at, being
cheerful, pretty and perfectly clothed.
from her russell shoes to the brown hat
that topped her gold-brown hair. Her
lovely brown suit was coming in con-
tact with all sorts of shabby clothing,
but she chuckled, and remarked to the
strange woman next to her: "What
spoiled children we are! Here we are
In q warm, comfortable car, fairly fly
Ing over the road, and grumbling all
the way. I can remember when trip
to Indianapolis meant, for me. chair
In farm wagon, maybe way back over
the hind wheels, and yet, even in zero
weather, jolting and jouncing over f1f-
teen miles of frozen road. / never
whimpered. was just glad all through
for the chance to take the wonderful
trip to the city"
A sheepish grin spread over a num-
Der of faces in her vicinity, proving
that others could dig up similar memo
ries.-Indianapolis Star.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-18
LIFE REVOLVES ABOUT CT uBS
institutions In havana Nave IN Inf'u.
sncs Probably Not Felt In y
Any Other City. "a

In Havana the whole political, social
and commercial life pivots on the clubs.
They are q tremendous influence In
every way. They are Of all kinds, of
all sizes, of all degrees of expensive
ness and exclusiveness. The largest
are the so-called "centros," which were
founded under Spanish rule, by men of
Spanish birth, in order to furnish a
bond and a meeting place for men
from the same province of Spain. Thus
the "Centro Gallego" was founded for
Galicians. and the "Centro Astrulno"
for Austrians. The former Of these Is
now the largest club In the world.
Besides these centres, there are nu-
merous other sorts Of clubs. There are
clubs for the laboring man, where for
$3.50 month he gets not only the So
cial and convivial privileges Of the club
house, but benefit and protective iAkur-
ance, night school advantages for his
family, hospital for himself, even the
services Of dentists and opticians. One
club goes SO far as to maintain an
asylum. On the other hand exclusive
clubs Of the conventional type are mot
lacking-clubs for the rich, yacht Gibbs,
athletic clubs and political clubs. jHa-
vana's motto seems to be: ITO Ell ch
man q club according to his needs.1
Practically without exception these
clubs, large and small. have housed
themselves in beautiful buildings.
White marble walls, statuary and imu-
raj painting. pillared halls and fojun-
tanned courtyards reflect the srtiAtic
spirit Of Latin America. Havana's clpbs
60 far toward making her beautiful
city.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-18
NO NDlCETlOE, GAS,
OR STOMACH MISERY
IN FIVE MINUTES
"Pape's Diapepsin" for sour, acid
stomach, heartburn, dyspepsia.

Time it! In five minutes your
sour, acid stomach feels fine. No in
digestion, heartburn, or belching of
gas, or eructations of undigested
food, no dizziness, bloating, foul
breath or headache.
Pape's Diapepsin is noted for its
speed in sweetening upset stomachs.
It is the surest, quickest and most
certain stomach antacid in the whole
world, and besides, it is harmless.
Millions of men and women now
eat their favorite foods without fear
they know Pape's Diapepsin will
save them from such misery.
Please, for your sake, get large
fifty-eent case of Pape's Diapepsin
from any drug store and put your
stomach right. Don't keep on being
miserable-life is too short-you
are not here long, SO make your stay
agreeable Eat what you like and
enjoy it without dread of acid fer
:mentation in the stomach.
Pape's Diapepsin belongs in your
home anyway. Should one of the
family eat something which don't
agree with them, or in case OF an
attack of indigestion, dyspepsia, gas
tritis or stomach arrangement due
to fermentation and acidity, at day
time or during the night, it is han
dy to give the quickest, sarest relief
known. ADV.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-18
DAY OF WASTE Is ENDED
Every Sort Of Refuse Now Being Made
Use OF in Some Way In
Britain.

How to avoid waste Is to be one Of
the lessons Of the economy campaign,
and at the ministry Of food plans are
being elaborated. In one department
the visitor may see samples of oils
from fsh-waste, potash from banana
stalks, fats from slaughter house ref
use. dried house swill for pig and poul-
try food, fish meal and grit for poultry
from unsound fish, metals from old
tins and scraps, and disinfectant pow
der from flue-dust.
A provincial mayor has collected a
box Of tinfoil saved from years but
tonhoies, to be converted into tin. Liv-
erpool has plant for extracting poultry
and pig foods. as well as fertilizers,
from waste.
Sheffield and Nottingham specialize
In getting iron out of unconsidered
triffes, and Nottingham has also dur
Ing the present year recovered 400
tons of manure from refuse.
Glasgow Is Systematically salvaging
the by-products of waste. Other towns
are introducing "digesters," the type
Of machine in which q dead horse can
be tipped, with the result that fats and
oils are secured. in addition to dried
aud prepared animal foods.
1tsis reckoned that the metals found
IN dustbins total one ton per 1000 OF
the population per annum and that
annually 100000 tons Of paper are
wasted.
Nearly everything thrown into the
dustbin has q commercial or chemical
value. Not SCRAP of metal should be
cast aside, but all should be sold in
ordinary trade channels or handed to
any collecting organization which may
be operating in Observation-Disclosures
Tit-BitS-
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-18
Honesty and careIessness.

There are so many ways in which
TO be careless with the things that be-
long to others. Most of us seldom
think Of these small sins Of commits
sion and omission. We would not, for
anything In the world, knowingly tres
pass on the rights Of others Yet, day
after day, because We do not think, we
do things that are really destructive,
and verge very closely upon dishonesty
OF act, II not intention. Dishonesty
Is an ugly word. But 1t is better to
face the fact that the careless person
is really the dishonest person, for only
By admitting a fault can 1t be cured.
Are you carsless7 If SO, look to 1t
that your carelessness does not work
harm to yourself and to those about
you.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-18

Owing to the high cost Of, ingredi-
ents soup eating may become q lost
art. America today holds the medal
for spectacular and musical Doup eat
Ing. There Is no nation 30 accom-
plished In the art Of eating soup audi
bly, as ours. No race OF people e1tant
can eat soup and keep up q steady con-
versation without stopping 1t on its
shirt bosom) as successfully rs the
American. A foreign writer once re-
marked that he dearly loved to hear
an American eat soup. Some nations
drink their broth and bouillon in 81
lence or sop 1t up noiselessly with
bread, thus robbing the process OF all
Its interest. But America blows its
broth cool. then musically sucks 1t
from the spoon. allowing 1t to hit the
base Of the empty stomach with the
chug Of a pile driver. The way some
Of us strain soup through our mus
taches Is decidedly artistic. But. like
many Of the lost arts Of our aborigines,
the doom OF soup eating 10 in sight
Cartoons Magazine.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-18
COAL PRICE CUT TO
CONSUMER PROMISED
Jobbers' Commission Of 80
Cents to be Eliminated.

Washington, Feb. 1S-Dower prices
of coal are promised to the retailer
and consumer by the United States
fuel administration.
Decision was announced that the
prices of ceal to retailers will be
made the same whether anthracite or
bituminous is sold direct by the oper-
ators or through jobbers. At present
the jobber Is permitted to add to the
government price at the mine, his
commission running from fifteen to
thirty cents a ton, mostly thirty.
Under the new plan this commits
sion will be eliminated The price Of
coal at the mine will be increased
slightly, but the jobber will be re-
quired to look to the operator for his
compensation. The increased price
at the mines will not, however, equal
the commission that is being charged
now by the jobber. This the retailer
will be able to sell cheaper than at
present
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-18

From the time the mother salmon,
in answer to the primal urge. leaves
the ocean, until the young return, the
salmon faces and is preyed upon by
more varied enemies than perhaps any
other denizen Of the deep. Man, bears,
birds, eat the mature fish, as do also
the hair seal and the sea lion. The eggs
are a rich and eagerly sought food by
trout and ducks and other fresh water
lsh and birds. The young fish. too.
are preyed upon by many species Of
the larger fish. Yet, In face of such
tremendous odds, the salmon for count
less ages has maintained the balance
Of numbers largely in Its favor.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-18

proverb that says that
the busy man is vexed with only one
devil, the idle one with seven. 1t IL
illustrates the old saying that, If you
want to keep chaff out Of the gram
ary, fill it with grain.
'@The point IF all this is that, If you
are trying to break bad habit, you
had better start good habit to take
its place rather than to sit thinking
how wretched you are. would sug-
gest that you start now to make an
engagement for every club night dur
ing the rest Of the season. Give your
self something interesting to do that
night; something positive to take
your mind in another direction in
stead Of leaving it to revolve on
nothing"
II hadn't thought of it in that way.
mother" said Barbara. Il believe
you're right. Only the other day Mar
jorie Sears said she wished some Of
NJ girls could get together one evening
q week to do some Red Cross work. !
believe I'll call up now and ask her
to come over and help me make some
plans"
That night after Marjorie had gone
Barbara said to her mother shyly, Il
guess any little blue devil that comes
looking for lodgings with me on club
nights hereafter will find that have
no room to spare."-Youth's Com
ponion.