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The Monticellonian., 1918-09-27

plays are decorative panels contributed by repre- sentative American illustrators to illustrate twelve points in recent speech by Herbert Hoover, food administrator.
 The purpose, scope and accomplishments Of the food administration. the situation with which it is dealing, and work being done by the home con- seryation department shown.
 The bureau of fisheries of the department of commerce has displays to urge the utilization of fishery products now used little not at all, but that available to help supply the demand for meat. Samples and posters of whale, shark, gray fish, sabeffsh euaehons, burbots drums tefsh. skates and rays represent some of the dining table strangers shown.
 The fisheries exhibit also display tanned skins Of aquatic anmals-and most people know that leather is valuable now-with demonstration of pearl button manufacture, of the industries that Germany dominated before the war.
 Programs of moving pictures treating many war time themes are shown in connection with the other exhibits. They screen American soldiers at the fighting front and in camp; farmers striving for bigger crops in the country; methods of con- serving as we'll as increasing the food supply views of beautiful landscapes in the national parks; reclamation of arid lands, highway con struction and other activities, many of them in direct relation to winning the war.
 At every fair where the combined exhibits displayed, the Four Minute Men-the volunteer speakers who fighting disloyal propaganda and urging unsllnled puDHc support TOT every War gather in state conclaveS. They speak the regulation four minutes between the official motion pictures and assist the soldiers and sailors and department representatives in explaining dis plays. The Four Minute Men have headquarters at booths maintained by the committee on public information.
 At number of the fairs where trackage faci- ties can be provided in near the grounds, one of the mine rescue cars of the bureau of mines, department of the interior, will be open to the public Full crews of five men will be on duty to explain the intricate rescue apparatus.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-27

and certainly the teas materially re duce the egg production, retard the growth of fowls, and diminish their size
 The eggs are deposited by the adult flea while it Is attached to the host. They fall to the ground under the roost in chicken houses or under sheds frequented by the poultry and there continue to develop. When dogs and cats are infested, the immature stages develop largely in the material used by them for beds. They require com paratively dry material in which to breed. but large amount of air moist ure is favorable to them. Adults of this species continue to emerge from infested trash for four or five months after all hosts have been removed.
 A few other species of feas are oc- casionally found in poultry houses. Some of these may be normally bird infesting species, while others are at home in the houses of domestic poul- try.
 As preliminary step It is well to
  from other animals as far as possible. Especial care should be exercised to keep dogs and cats from lying about the chicken wards or places frequent ed by the poultry. All animals. and the poultry as well, should be exclud- ed from beneath houses and barns. as such places are favorable for flea de- .I .lf tn become infested. These precautions should be followed by thorough cleaning out of the chicken honse and outbuildings frequented by the poultry All of the material should be hauled a good distance from the buildings and scattered. The places where the tleas are thought to be breeding should then be sprinkled with crude oil.
 It is rather difficult to destroy the sticktight flea on fowls without iniur- ing the host. II is desirable however In the case of heavy infestations to de stroy as many of the fieas as possible. This can be accomplished by carefully applying carbolated vaseine to the clusters of feas on the fowls. or greas-
 
 part kerosene to two parts lard. In all cases care should be taken that the applications of grease are con fined to the seat of infestati0n. IL Is important that dogs and cats be freed from sticktight fieas This may be accomplished by washing them in q Saponfied coal-tar creosote prepara- tx infested parts with kerosene and lard. Rats sometimes harbor these fleas In considerable numbers. therefore their destruction will aid in the control work
 The thorough cleansing of poultry houses and runs and the application of crude petroleum will be found to aid in the control of other important enc mics of fowls. such as mites and chick en ticks or blue bugs"
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-27

In order to prevent damage to cir cular saws and danger to workmen fl Has been found advisable to give al logs which come to sawmill thor. oueh spraying with sharp jets of wa ter This removes bits of rock or gray. el before the logs go to the saw.
 Joel Moses, named for state engi. neer on the Socialist ticket in New York state, explained that he could not take the nomination. as he was not an engineer but a tailor. The con. vention said that wouldn't make any difference.-Exehange
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-27
|P1tEzEK Ia K s0s
PLEAS INJURIOUS TO FOWLS
sticktight Variety Found in Many Southern States Is of Importance
 Few Other Types.
Grom the United states Department Of
 A..LL.lIlL

Grom the United states Department Of
 AgrcultureD
 Southern poultry raisers have m additional poultry pest to combat aside from lice and mites. II fs the stlc5tight flea. or Southern chicken flea. which in many parts of the South and Southwestern states is of great im- portance. T. has been reported as in- furious to poultry as far north as Kan Sas. This form of flea attacks q num- Der of different hosts including poultry. dogs. cats, and some wild animals. Un- like other species the adult heas re main, during the greater part of their lives. attached to the host animal, it has been stated. In the case of poul- try infeStatiun fleas are most common on the heads of the hosts, where they nre to be seen in groups or patches. This habit of attacking in clusters seems to he well marked, and an in- Tested fowl often may he recognized at considerable distance by the dark flea covered areas about tho eyes, comb and Wattles. When tbe leas are eX- cessively abundant they may be found in similar patches on the neck and va- rious parts of the body. The injury is most marked in young chickens, which when fairly heavily infested often die quickly Older fowls are more resistant but have been known to sueeumb to very heavy infestations;
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-27

signed up for Eganunt
 
  reached and mbbe freely When covered that his leg and Supy That
  the the shipping  o !. Ii. familiar rce He looked his he Pedro dry months The commissioner patiently
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-27
Japan and the Cherry Blossom

No flower has entered Japanese history, Htera- ture art and religious thought longer more richly than sakura or Japanese cherry. It was only natural, therefore, that foreign visitors to this country began call it the land of cherry blossoms and that we have chosen sakura our national flower by common consent Our army has adopted the blossom its insignia eXpres
 sion of the national ideal of always being ready to die for cause, after the manner of sakura. which falls in the height of natural glory and human admiration without the slightest desire to finger in the sordid world.-From Herald of Asia.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-27

Prominent members of the Trades and Labor council and the board of trade in Vancouver, B. C., have formed a committee as a court of appeal and conciliation board to avert strikes, if possible
 The local trades council has made strong protest against the proposal to employ women as street car drivers in West Midland (EnglandD district
 Pulling back the handles of a new motorcycle stops it by disengaging the clutch. throttlng the engine and ap- plying the brakes.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-27
ARRANGE FOR EASY CLEANING
Dropping Board Prevents Litter From Beinq Standardization
 Droppings Weekly.

Poultry houses are more satisfactory when they are arranged for easy clean ng. A dropping board will prevent the litter from becoming quickly con taminated and make cleaning easier The board should be tight and the droppings removed at least once each week. IL is n good plan to cover the board with dry earth, sand or cinders. Lime or wood ashes should not be used as an absorbent. as these mate riais lower the value of the poultry manure by allowing the ammonia to escape.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-27

and the parasite becomes squalls rhad laughter And then lights the false stripped Of its mask and cumLlcs into black despair
 An electric other st spark from the machine fell into folds of chiffon by one of the as There Pndnonnm and then the He grabbed the frightened k1ny
 
 The crowd fell back The eleanmfed American had The hdd struck he eSafspnged Banne and the hbashd rushed said poeeman don't
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-27
JUGGlERS OF HEARTS.

Probably the worlds marrying record for men was created by that notorious bgamist, George Witzoff, whose marriages have been estimated at about 800. In the space of single week he went through marriage ceremonies with ten women
 An amazing matrimonial record, too, that of a certain John Watson. This "juggler of hearts" became acquainted with the eight daugh- ters of brewer. Within a year he had gone through form of marriage with each of the eight sisters. and had succeeded in decamping with their savings.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-27
Interesting Gleanin9S

Bloody angle was term applied to q position in the battlefield of Gettys- burg, taken and held during several hours of hard fighting by troops com handed by Gen. Daniel E. Sickles. Shortly before the battle ended shell shattered General Sickles' knee. but he buckled a strap around his leg and remained on his horse until the last shot was fired. That night his leg was amputated.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-27

pugnance to rodents A was heard the take white
  Tiny Tim" Don't love Green. The boy sobbed he wanted Ito the bu no one O o Do think ask "oh I'll him. the he
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-27

home enlisted British Tor nm 70 ne enlisted bombing squad Of the Sherwood Foers from which honoray He eeeded in ensng blown H.
  and relieve the edtatey enlisted the Hattie Gage submarine to Then he returned home bid his mother goody rnld
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-27

Mrs. Mary Hazenstaub of Mewry, Rlair county, who is in her one hun dredth year, is the purchaser of $l0O Liberty bond. She Is native of Ger emany and cannot speak English. She AQpversed with the solicitor through ode of her daughters, the youngest Of whom is aged seventy-three. She prom ised after receiving the money from the sale of her farm that she would pur- chase additional Liberty bonds.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-27
THOSE WAR TERMS.

One of the rearend-of-thestreet-c regulars boarded the at his accustomed corner after an absence of about two weeks. He was looking peaked and one of his friends asked "Where have you been for q couple of weeks. Brown?"
 "Oh, had slight touch of pneumonia" Brown answered.
 "rouelrt" said the first speaker; looks to me like you might have had airect ht!"
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-27

Quinn, Daniel Egan, an able seaman, four years ago while crossing a rail road track in Oakland. Cal, had his leg cut off. Egan couldn't get work as sailor and for three years he scrubbed. washed and cleaned out sa- looms. saving every penny until he had accumulated enough money to buy 6 new leg.
 The good ship Westboro was look ng for men and Dan, with quick tep walked to the pier. where the ship WIS moored, and strnichtwav
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-27

spigots within the diners reach. One muy become corned between The soup and the entree and the check is the safnc.
 long haired Bohemian leads the orchestra and is repaid for his plain live notes by the showers of smali change from the diners At a0out teR In The evening sentiment reaches fhe hief tide. Ii is the hour of ff luSions
 Flushed by the wine. the motley crTNyd furns salfs6noss inf, ,,,,ro.,n
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-27

youngster has set to work the maehln- cry of the state departments of two countries by his efforts to fight Sec retary Lansing had him released from the English army. upon his mothers plea of his extreme youth. but Thomas ran away as soon as he reached home. He sailed on q munition ship from this port to Italy and made his way again into England. where he enlisted In the engineers immediately he learned the United States. had entered the WAT. In 14IR ThntnaS rnn nwnv frnrn
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-27

e He registered fear and his cash but only g
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 of He of man fredo Georges shead
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-27

tuII UI ITtIf tAIlIUIIn dIIU IIItIT pINIIIIIl- nary conferences.
 Huh, what's the use of workin' for twelve bucks week when We ean go out with q couple of gats and make q hundred iron men an hourY" quered Patakey of George George opined there was logic in it. They got the gats. also masks and flashlights.
 Under the Chicago and Northwest ern track subway at Kinzie street and kedzie avenue they started their career. The first victim reacted prop
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-27

was n big sacrifice, and the small face of Allan Ferrel. 112 Third street N. W. was streaked with tears when hC offered his small bundle to Mrs. w. C. Saxton. wife of the cashier of the First National bank. She accepted it and was about to open 1t when the young ster said:
 'Please, want to give my white rat to the Red Cross"
 Then Mrs. Saxton dropped the box, screamed and fled. Mrs. w. c. Green. conducting her feminine re
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-27
Sailor to Get Wooden Leg That Has Travelled Far

SAN FANclsco-ow wooden leg lost b its travelled almost
  aric II onnn LnIsd Staiss shipping
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-27
Watch Feed for Poults

The feed for the young poults must be closely watched. Newly matched poults require no feed for the first 24 hours.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-27
Youthful Patriot Was Willing to Give Up Pet

CANTON, o1HoAlan
  nducted by the of the Canton
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-27
Goslinas Are Hardy.

Goslings, as rule, are very hardy and should thrive with but the slight. est loss.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-27
Careers of Precocous Bandits Nipped in the Bud

CICAG0Bby to N
  f0 dnf fhir reynInIS nnd hn rnrnI1nf
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-27
Boy Soldier of Fortune Laughs at Wars Mishaps

oSToN-A real soldier Of D his in the torpedons
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-27
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 G(.7i G(ifC(9 = CtT!E(S t T!!(:-S His Classification Pointed Though Not Polite

NEW YoRKrhee little N by pnn5fng opuen,7 The Is yellow wIe
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-27
CIPHER.
know, that what a man

eholy-They say. you know, that what man eats he becomes
 Miss .keen-Dear mei You must be eating practically nothing.-Boston Transcript
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-27
Various Government Departments Unite in Preparing Elaborate =Ex- hibits for Stale Fairs and EXDoSitions.
and EXDOSltlOnS.
tPrepared by the United States De- partment of Agriculture

HE United States government has combined it's travelling displays of public work and is to exhibit them so as better to inform the people concerning the work of their gov ernment toward winning the war. The combined display Is war show from beginning to end, for every activity of the government now has bearing, more or less direct, on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-01

The cattle buildings have been en- larged, the poultry department has been provided with new and ample quarters and improvements in other directions are we'll in evidence.
 The annual catalogues are being widely distributed and prospective ex- hibitors are making plans to have whatever they intend to show installed on time. The prizes are large and more numerous than last year and emulation among breeders and tillers of the soil in general, to say nothing of canning clubs, will be keen and helpful. And as fair week approaches interest in the great annual event is being more firmly focused.
 Birmingham is going to have the best fair ever seen in the south. Ger tain it is that no visitor will be dis appointed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-01
AN AUDIENCE WITH THE KAISER

n INVITED by the grand master of
 II ceremonies, the Emperor's ever S faithful servitor, Count Eulenburg, David Jayne Hill, in Harper's NIaga-
 zine.
 to descend alone an outer flight of steps into the garden, 1 was surprised to see standing like a statue, perhaps 20 yards away, a solitary figure, clad in white, covered with a silver helmet bearing on it's crest a high poised eagle, adding considerably to the ap- parent height of a medium sized man. Seen in the coulisses of an opera house, this apparation might have been taken for Lohengrin waiting for his cue. It was the Kaiser in the brilliant uni form of an officer of the garde du corps.
 From the embankments of the Spree outside theS garden the Sunday promenaders, of whom there were many, could behold at a discreet dis tance his majesty in all the glory of his warlike panoply, and the black coated ambassador approaching; pie ture of imperial magnificence, on the one hand, and republican simplicity on the other, in which for impressive ness the odds were far from even. Presently the staturesque figure moved, the shining metal flashing radiantly in the soft June sunshine that glinted through the branches of the trees, a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-01
AIRPLANE PRODUCTION

By Edwin wildman, in the August
 Forum.
 It is the opinion of some aircraft ex-
 perts in this country that we should
 have and might have followed slavishly
 the European models and have pro- duced the aircraft so much needed on the battle line-so much needed pri- marily in England and France to ac- celerate aircraft production.
 Upon careful examination and in- vestigation of the situation in regard to European aircraft, it was found that the European models, both engines and fuselages, were to almost an exclusive
 extent dependent upon highly skilled labor in the fitting or finishing rooms The European motors were highly complicated and technical machines.
 composed of an extraordinary number
 of parts, and these parts, to secure per-
 feet unity, had to be fitted by machine
 artisans before they were successfully developed to perfection.
 In this country, in the automobile
 business, our machines were built so
 as to work in measurements of two thousandths of an inch automatically In Europe the final machining" was done largely by skilled artisans This country had not developed the same
 type of skilled filters, and furthermore
 to employ or develop such class of workmen would be only to find our selves confronted with the problem of limited production.
 It was thought that the most advisa-
 ble method to pursue in the case of the engine was to develop an all-American
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-01

motor. To accomplish this a number of the most skilled automobile engineers were called in and asked to pool the secrets of their various motors into one, all-American, Liberty Motor.
 Such men as Sir Henry Fowler and Major General Branker were of the opinion that to really reproduce and im- itate the existing foreign motors was to take step backward, and it was demonstrated in one or more of the largest automobile concerns in Amer ica that to build certain English mo- tor only brought disaster. Its require- ments did not fit in with existing ma chine tools and shop practices in this country. In fact, the human element in skilled labor was an important consid- eration. Men trained on American ma chimes in the method and manner char acteristic of America could not accus- tom themselves to unfamiliar designs, plans and specifications, and methods of foreign production. All these factors led to the rejection of the reproduction of foreign motors and stimulated the development of the now famous Liberty Motor ~ sR
 Furthermore, abroad they were using something like 50 different types of engines, and had we undertaken such a programme We would have had our manufacturers all experimenting and competing along different lines, with the result of lack of coordination and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-01
TYRES THE ETERNAL

adjust a row which had arisen in the in upon the group: his face was IS white as the sheet of paper which ks handed to the colonel. The colonel read the message, smiled, and said quietly, with the relish of a true fighter, we can forget our petty quarrels now; we are up against the real thing In two hours that colonel was dead. But his few officers that remain still cherish his fiery watchword.
 As the soldiers rushed out of their billets, they heard the bugles sounding the British alarm through the stricken population pandemonium reigned. Many an individual soldier, had he consented to his own trembling heart, would have joined that pandemonium.
 But their discipline was not want ing.
 of pipes, the Canadian Scottish went swinging by, With that crash of mar tial music. the fears of the faintest heart were swept away. Over the panic and cries of alarm, and over the roar of the guns, the regimental march past of Leckie's Highlanders rose triumph ant as that gallant regiment went swinging into action.
 It was on Thursday night that this inferno was let loose. From Thursday night to Monday morning that thin Canadian line stood between the Ger mans and the sea.
 When the ppers of Leckie's High flanders came back to meet them, to play them out, they met a tattered handful of that gay and gallant resi- ment that few nights before they had played away. Regiments that went in thousand strong came back with less than 300. But the brave that died in that devoted band did not die in vain, for the line was never broken, and the city of Ypres was never cap- tured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-01

strong right hand was extended, the mask of monumental sternness fell, and a pleasant smile lighted up the we'll drowned features and tine unfath- omable gray eyes.
 Unimportant what was said. It was all of the frienship that should exist between the two great peoples, of their community in blood, religion. science, interest, good will and common civil ization; spoken on the Kaiser's part in very English English. fluently, ac- curately, expansively, with roll in the "r'' when Rooveselt's name was mentioned that had in it strong sug- gestion of the North sea.
 It seemed like real personal con tact, frank, sincere, earnest and honest One could not question that, and IL was the beginning of other contacts more intimate and prolonged; especlal1 ly at Kiel where the sportsman put aside all forms of court etiquette. lying flat on the deck of the Meteor as she scudded under heavy sail With one rail under water; at Eckernrorde' where the old tars came into the an cient inn ins the evening to meet their Kaiser and drink to his majesty health a>glass of beer.
 Did you ever see anything more democratic in American the kalser asked, gleefully, one time wv nA< would Roosevelt think Of this: ne in- nuired at another.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-01
General March Replies

We were anxious to have some de- tails about the death of Winston" said Pelham Anderson, "and I just took l chance and wrote direct to General March, without having much hope but that the letter would find it's way into the waste basket, but, very much to letter from him giving the sector where he was on duty and some other details. The letter was signed with pen and ink in his own hand. I think it mighty fine when an officer as busy as he is will take the trouble to answer letter so promptly