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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-07-27
CANDLE eggs TO
TELL CONDITION
Appearance Of Egg Shell Not Re.
liable Indication of Quality
of Contents.
EQUIPMENT IS EASILY MADE
Ordinary Hand Lamp, Lantern, Incan-
descent Bulb or FlashlIght May Be
Used-Neeessary That Work
Be Done In Dark Room.

The poultry raiser with a small
flock as well as the commercial raiser
needs to make sure that the eggs used
at home or marketed are In best con-
dition. Gambling will show that. 1t is
reliable and can be done easily. Equip
ment can be imprOvised at home.
The shell Of the new laid egg has a
soft "bloom" which Is a valuable sign
of perfect freshness. This bloom is
destroyed by touch, and in any case
disappears after few days exposure
to the air. After that the appearance
Of the shell Is not reliable indication
Of the condition of the contents. BY
holding an egg between the eye and
strong light in such manner that
She rays of light come to the eye
through the egg the condition Of the
contents can be seen. This method of
examining the eggs is called "can-
ding"
Work in Dark Room.
Gambling eggs Is done in a dark
room, using light inclosed in case
having opposite the light a hole Of APP
propriate size and shape ut which the
egg Is held for examination. An Ordi-
nary hand lamp, lantern. an mean
descent bulb, or flashlight may be
used. Any box large enough to hold
the lamp, set on end, can be used for
q case. Besides the hole In the side
opposite the light there should be q
hole In the top end (see illustrati0n) !;
otherwise the heat over the light would
fire the box. A tester chimney such
as is used on lamp for testing eggs
in incubation may be used for can
ding. Have the light on table or
shelf as may be convenient. Place the
eggs to be candled at one side; at the
other have separate receptacles for
good and bad eggs. Take the eggs one
by one and hold, large end up, close
to the light.
Appearance Of Eggs In Gambling.
A perfectly good, fresh egg shows
full" and "clear" before the light /;
there is almost no air cell at the large
end, and the yolk outline Is only faint
ly discernible.
A fixed air cell OF h to 3-16 inch In
depth indicates fresh egg as eggs
run in general receipts. A larger air
cell with mobile lower line indicates.
according to size and fiuctuation, a
stale egg, or one becoming weak and
watery.
Spots Are Blood clots.
Very small spots in an egg are usu-
ally blood clots. Large spots, rings,
and shadows are due to heat and ger
mination, and indicate decomposition
in the first stages. An egg that is
Opaque except for a. large, liked An
cell contains a chick dead at an ad-
vanced stage Of incubation. An opaque
egg with large air cell having a mo.
bile lower line is in an advanced stage
of fluid decomposition. Eggs showing
slight spots or rings can often be util.
lied by breaking them and separating
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-07-27
Selection Of Breed.

Be sure that the male at the head
of the flock is purebred.
The Mediterranean or egg breeds
are: Leghorns, Mlnorcas, Spanish,
Blue Andaluslans, and Anconas.
The American or general purpose
breeds are; Plymouth Rocks, Wyan-
dottes, Jayas. Dominiques, Rhode Is
land Reds, and Buckeyes.
The Asiatic or meat breeds are:
Brahmas. Cochins, and Langshans.
The English breeds are: Dorkings.
Orpingtons, and Redcaps.
For farm use the American breeds
are probably the best.
Puretred poultry means uniformity
Of Products.
Uniformity Of products means in
creased profits. II products are prop
ely marketed.
lGiven the same care and feed, pure
bted fowls VIII make greater profit
xhan mongrels.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-07-27
CONSERVE ALL GRASS CROPS
Meadows and Pastures Should Be
Used to Best Advantage to Pro-
duce Large Tonnage Of Hay.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
There Is need of making use Of all
meadows and pastures to the best pos
sible advantage for the production Of
large tonnage during the current
season, but without reducing the pro-
duction of milk and pork from pastur-
age. In the Northern and Western
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-07-27

Ten dozen eggs a. year Is the aver.
age !. estimate auaa sive9 as the production
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-07-27
Data Complete.
ACCURACY OF CROP RE-
PORTS.

Wherever 1t has been possible
to secure an absolute check the
crop reports Of the department
of agriculture have usually been
found to be surprisingly accu-
rate.
Wheat will be added to the
few crops for which an addi-
tional check will be made avail
able through the new require
ments by which all threshermen
must report to the bureau Of
markets of the department the
quantity of wheat thrashed and
the acreage from which it was
produced.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-07-27

Eggs intended for Matching should
not be kept over, four weeks. They
must be turped esesy day or two.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-07-27

portions Of the country there are a
considerable number of farms where
there Is substantial acreage Of natu-
raj meadow and pasture such as prai-
RE and marsh land, which can be
profitably harvested for hay this year.
The high prices Of the past winter for
both hay and straw point to the de-
STABILITY Of filling barns and stacking
the surplus beyond the immediate ap-
parent needs az measure Of safety.
Transportation problems may be seri-
Gus again next winter.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-07-27
HARVEST GRAIN WITH !
LITTLE OR NO WASTE
Especially Important That Farm
ers Adopt Effective Plan.
Careful Methods This Year VIII In.
cIude Raking Of Fields and Stack
Ing Of GIeanlnos-covered
Storage 10 Favored.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
High prices and the need Of supply
Ing the country and our European part
ners in the war with grain make 1t
especially important that grain farm
ers study the most effective methods
Of harvesting without waste every acre
of grain. Careful harvesting methods
The sun., 1918-07-07

Hll the soul and Gre the heart with
their sonorous swell. The meaning?
Is It not we'll expressed that there
should be puzzlement:
THE gangs all here"
1t is admitted that the language
has n rugged brevity which may not
Mt first reveal Its profound meaning.
The Yankee soldiers, sailors and ma
rines on Chelsea Field, we are bound
to shy, "had something" which the
delivery Of convention orators does
not show. Possibly the art Of shoot
ing q proposition from the box to the
plate with swift onrush is more effec-
tive at times than rhetorical avoid
ance Of directness.
If you ask n man, IN army, q peo-
ple-the worrd-"What tell do we
care?" certainly you have said some
thing. We hope that nobody in the
grand stand Of Chelsea Field failed to
grasp the great meaning Of the song.
Now could anybody? 1t is the Amer
ican soldiers self-chosen declaration
Of purpose unsteady emphasized by
u fighting million their response to
fellow freemen's call for help. The
gangs all here !"
The sun., 1918-07-07
Thoughts of q Sailor Upon the Gov
eminent Clerk.

To THE EpIroR OF THE SuN-Sir: l
read In your paper that President Wilson
has vetoed n bill designed to make the
working day OF the Government clerks
eight hours instead OF seven. as In now
the case. but he thinks 1t fair to allow
them a salary OF $500 n month.
What effect do you think such action
has on the boys in uniform"
We are often on duty twenty hours at
a stretch. the weather conditions often
make sleep impossible, we are wet and
cold many, many times. and our gem
eral surroundings are far from ideal.
DO We get $40 a month and a seven
hour day. at the end of which we can
go to our home or to a theatre? I
should say not
And many Of us left a wife and good
position to help our country.
Does Mr.. Wilson think less of me than
OF the Government clerK whose life IL
safe. or Is IT because he does not stop to
think about me that causes him to take
such action?
! and many others I know are begin
ming to wonder II We men in the service
are really being backed at Washington.
NEW YoRK. July 6. A SAILOR.
The sun., 1918-07-07
THE PRICE GERMANY PAYS
An Immortal Infamy Her Rulers Are
Winning,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuM-Sir. Per
haps everything has an immor,a.ty-
words, deeds, systems and things which
seem TO have no organized life. as well
as man himself. A failing raindrop nay
influence the ides OF the ocean furo}s'
The traces OF my youth cannot be lost
in the depths of ages" said a German
Of brightest fame,
The tremendous evils that Germany
has wrought in this war of her miNlNI
cannot be lost in the depths o. arc'
Her cruel deeds will be transmitted
through the memories of mankind -
future generations and centuries for
ever. The horrible mark OF unspcak11,e
infamies which the Kaiser is branding
on the German race will live gs long
as that race exists. When nOh,'~ pa
tions have won their righteous caGsH 'E
justice n humanity. the German ma
tor will stand before the world "a a
nation without honor. with only hate
and brutalities as her record, a,sp'se1
and ostracized. because a lIohcr2ollorn
wanted to rule over the earth.
NEW York, July 6, NJ y. c.
The sun., 1918-07-07
THE GOVERNMENT CLERK.
His Hours Of Work and Those Of Vol.
unteer LabOrers.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: The
veto Of the bill requiring Government
clerks to work eight instead OF seven
hours was truly Wilsonian, and par
ticularly so In its reasoning.
What disturbance could be caused to
these clerks to cause them in time OF
war to work an extra hour per day for
more pay?
II the Government thinks its clerks
should not work more than seven hours,
with what face can it set any one TO
work more thar seven hours? If Con-
gress had any life" it would pass this
bill over the veto.
I have been working for the Govern
ment for seven months nine to ten hours
a day for nothing. II | keep 1t up l
shall feel foolish.
The Socialists can take this veto as
an official Endorsement OF their wish for
a six hour day. L. r.
New YORK. July 8.
The sun., 1918-07-07
Germany's worthless Word.

A member Of the Reichstag, whose
home city Of Cologne has recently suf-
fered in attacks by alrplanes, has pro-
posed In that body that this sense
less murder of women and children"
be stopped forever by an international
agreement.
This form of attack on civilians
was begun by Germany In violation of
oil the laws of war. and reprisal was
not attempted until 1t was plain that
the attacks on civilians by Germans
were not the accidents Of m%lsdirected
military enterprises, but were the re-
suit of n definite and deliberate pur-
pose and a plan carefully matured by
the Imperial German military au-
thoritles. Moreover. they constitute
but n incident Of German warfare
against civilians and ncombatants.
which is not even restricted to clti-
zens and subjects of belligerent ma
tlons. but is carried on against
neutrals as well, on the sea, In the
air and on the land.
Germany began the war with q
gross and thoroughly considered vio-
lation of her " solemn and specific
pledges. expressed in the treaty guar
%anteeing Belgium's neutrality.
Germany has conducted her mill
tlry operations with consistent. ruth
less disregard for every obligation
imposed on her by International law.
whether the obligation affected civil
lans or soldiers.
There Is in her record nothing sug-
costing even remotely that the I'm.
perial German Governments formal
acceptance of an International agree
ment to end the 'senSeless murder of
women and children" would be worth
more than her acceptance of any
other agreement that is, it would be
worth absolutely nothing.
The test of the Imperial German
Governments adherence to civilized
practices in war and in peace here
after will be its deeds and not its
words. If the Relchstag can con.
vert the masters of Germany to civ
ilization, 1t will do n great work for
peace, but before the conversion is
accepted by the world it must mani.
fest It's authenticity in deeds. Ger
many's word will not win credence In
a world that is familiar with Ger
many's conduct.
The sun., 1918-07-07

disclosure. 1t was while he occupied
these subordinate posts that his cour-
L was first shown; and that cour-
age remained unlmpaired throughout
his too short life.
No survey Of his term Of ONCE a
neglect the splendid service he per-
formed for the United States. the
State and the city In safeguarding
our interests from the beginning of
the war in Europe. Through the whole
period Of our neutrality the gravest
danger Of public disorder existed.
The suppression Of lawless acts in
spired by tho corrupt agents Of Ger
maSy, the natural passions Of out
ragged men and women. called for
TACT, for skill. for courage, for fore
sight, for unwnvcring frmness. Mayor
mitchell displayed all these qualities.
Tho pursuit of Iawbreakers was I'M
rcmitting, effective. fruitful. The or
ganization effected for the protection
Of the public was amazingly perfect
and gratifying to lawabidlng citizens
in the results it obtained. 1t worked
quietly, smoothly. without advertise
mcnt. II the day eve comes when
the hidden history Of those perllous
months can be written. the municipal
government of New York under JOHN
PUmoY mitchell will attain n fame
such as nobody now thinks Of con-
ferring on it.
Mayor MiTcHEL's demeanor after
he was overwhelmingly defeated at
the polls accurately reflected his state
Of mind. He was not downcast. He re-
GREETED the recrudescence Of Tammany
rule, but he took 1t philosophlcnlly.
lie recognized that New York, though
the city might lie hindered in Its
progress. would continue to advance.
He showcdvno disposition to buik the
incoming administration. The hard
two months between election and the
induction Of the new officials we're
spent by him in preparation for his
g X public service, and that he took
up with scarcely II moments rest.
Then he fulfilled his ambition to
join the fighting forces of the country,
and offer his life before the altar of
freedom. He might have got the uni
form without the, danger: many
executive jobs were open to him. He
chose the fighters work. He made
quick progress In the art OF flying =;
and he died, not rs he would have
wished, for he would have preferred
death in action. but h%onOrnbly In his
country'S service.
Into thlrty-nine years JOHN PUR-
ROY mitchell crowded many eNpe-
riences. In them he won distinction.
His memory will be kept green in the
city where his most valuable work
was done. for he is worthy to be re-
membered by every citizen for his
great services to the cause Of good
government, and held in honor for the
high ideals that ruled and directed his
life.
The sun., 1918-07-07
PROHIBITION IN MAINE.
A Q%uestiOner Who Doubts Its Pc.
tPnCy.

To TIE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: F..
A. Packer says that Maine is a prohib!-
ton State where prohibition is now rig
idly enforced. Where does he get his
information to that effect?
In connection with the recent removal
from office OF the Sheriff OF Penobscot
county II was shown that more than 200
tons OF alcoholic beverages had been
shipped into Bangor within a period OF
three months 1t il true that spasmodic
attempts at enforcement are made In a
few cities, largely for political purposes.
but liquor is still sold freely in practi-
calIy all sections of the Pin Tree State.
The fact that nearly 100 Illicit deal
ers pay a Federal liquor tax in the city
OF Lewiston, 10000 population. shows
how the farce OF prohibition that doesn't
prohibit is still being played IN Maine.
New York. July 6. ii. L.
The sun., 1918-07-07

We have already conveyed to ESocH
II. CRowpER. the man who runs the
draft, the assurances OF our respect
and admiration, inspired by his re-
markable capacity to do a hard and
difficult job with a minimum Of fric-
ton, a maximum Of effectiveness and
n total absence of self-seeking. We
now find ourselves under the neces-
sity OF co%mplimenting him on his
mQdesty, which has forbidden him to
accept n Lieutenant-General's stars
as a reward OF his labors. General
CRowDER feels hat he should not be
singled out for promotion unless some
thing is done in recognition of scores
and hundreds Of his official associates,
many OF whom serve without pay or
title. We agree with him that they
deserve well of their country. but we
regret he is not to have the well
earned advance in rank Congress
sought to bestow on him. He has
earned 1t. He may. however. take
comfort in the reflection that even
though he Is not now a Lieutenant
General everybody knows he thor
oughly deserves to be.
The sun., 1918-07-07
The Czecho-slo, AXIS at vIadivostok.

The rowing bands of CZecho- SlOvaks,
which the earlier reports from Ger
man sources had classed as troops of
armed outlaws, have developed such
n strength as to make them n power
worth consideration by the interested
Powers. The rcusOn for this lies in
the fact that they have taken over
the administration of N~ladivostOk and
other Russian Pacific coast towns and
have thus formed IL rallying point for
the interests opposing German domt-
nation and BOlshevist incompetency
and favoring II restoration Of an au-
thOrltative government.
Germany has ~cndeavOrel to. mini
miZe the efforts Of the CZechO.SlO-
walks, and In these attempts she has
had such support rs the Government
Mt Moscow could afford. They were
the one irrecOncilable element In the
Russian army. Their military con-
tingents were made up of men of the
Czech and SlOvnk races who would
not fight to perpetuate Hapsburg mis-
rule and who cast their fortunes with
Slavic Russia. At the collapse of the
Cars army an amnesty was offered
to them II they would join the Cen
trail Powers. They chose, however, to
continue their alliance with the En-
tente Powers.
Their only way to reach the west
ern front was by the long journey
The sun., 1918-07-07
TRADE BRIEFS.

Ma'hihery Tor twisting hair and weav-
Ing 1t into mats Is wanted in Argentina
There Is also a demand for oil rehninx
machinery and equipment for making
hooks and eyes.
A New Zealand hrm wishes to buy ma.
chlnery for making dried milk.
CarraGeen. an Irish moss. is being more
generally used In Ireland and Scotland
IMAM II mas been In the past. II is eaten
as cereal and goes into the making OF
puddings' A movement Is on foot to
popularlze this product, which can be had
In many localities for the gatherlnr.
Cotton seed is needed in China. Infor-
nation about the varieties sent should ac-
company orders.
The sun., 1918-07-07
O to Be Young In War Time.

o to be young in var time
And bear the sword Of hame.
To right the worlds old grievance
Wherein We had no blame.
For guilt is on. the g~raybeard.
But youth is clean OF shamel
o to be young In war time
When heart and hand keep pact.
When aught but blows are useless
To make the dream a fact.
For wishes are for g~raybeards,
But only youth can act!
o TO be young In var time
When earth has blossomed red.
To guam the nectar only
And leave the lees instead.
For 9 10 for the living,
But youth 10 for the dead
MoIx SpBUnoH WILSON.
The sun., 1918-07-07

Listen to a voice from long ago,
yet so clear and near in its tones that
it seems to be speaking now. There
Is. We affirm says Plato. IAN i'm
mortal conflict now going on. and call
ing for marvellous vigilance. In It
Il allies are the gods and all cool
spirits He is speaking OF the age
long conflict OF truth with error. 1t
is n clarion call of ancient freedom
across the centuries to us, not onlv
to the battle line in France but to
the armies OF education in America.
Listen to it's echoes and YOU shall
hear the story Of Marathon and
Salamis, of Leonidas at Thermopyln.
Charta. of the desperate siege OF Ley
den. OF Cromwell's Ironsides, of the
Declaration Of Independence and OF
the glorious defence of Verdun. Lis
ten n you shall hear Lincoln's an
swering voice: The fiery trial through
which We pass will light us down.
In honor or %dishonor. to the latest
generation. We shall nobly save or
meanly lose the last. best hope OF
earth" Let us listen again in the
quiet OF our schools and we shall hear
the echoing thunders of the long
fought war, not yet ended. between
the freedom Of knowledge and the de
basing slavery Of ignorance. And
that warfare is the one business ~
education. the one reason why we
need schools at all. What is the past
for us? II IS experience teaching
and teaching now. You recall the
scene at the end of Goethe's Faust"
where Faust eXclaims of the fleeing
The sun., 1918-07-07
OLD AGE IN AMERICA.
An Indictment OF Those Who Mis-,
the MellOwness OF Years.

To THE EDITOR OF TIE SUN-Sir: Old
age does not seem to mellow in this
country. As a rule It becomes sad or
s"Nnore grouchy or pessimistic. / think
TINS Is due partly to our climate and
partly to our social system under which
old age per Sc does not meet with
much considerations. ALcIne
NEW YORK. July 6.
The sun., 1918-07-07
The Gang All Here.

Hearty voices Of thousands of
American soldiers, sailors and ma
rines on their way to the front gave
added significance to London's cele.
brntion of the Fourth by rhythml-
cally, t~unefully and wholeSomely as
surfing King GEORGE and his Queen:
Hail! Hail! The gangs all here"
and then asking the question, heart
enlng, unanswerable:
what tell do we care?"
The air to which these stirring
lines were sung by the men BrItons
delight to cpll Huskies puzzled one
friendly wrlter. who said in his de-
scriptlon of the famous baseball game
on Chelsea Field that the tune In
spite of the triumphant spirit of the
Lines was solemn. 1t is not when the
full significance Of the accompanying
words are understood; then the
strains Of the noble anthem at once