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\ Of Home Rabbit is
Practically Indstinsuishabe by Taste From Chicken.

tiicepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agricult,re.)
For many Years rabbits have been
raited in this country as pets and as
fanny stock for competitive eXhibi-
tionI but now it has become profi.-
able sor many living in the country,
and even city dwellers, to raise these
animals for the food market. Until
war and postwar prices set everyone
to thinking about the food problem.
there had been no real incentive to
breed rabbits for practical ends. as
they We're not actually needed for
food, and Letter fur than theirs could
be had for little money. However, the
great change in economic conditions
has materially changed their status.
The general introduction of any
kind of a food product is dependent
upon the public's familiarity with that
product. American people in general
have learned something Of the value
of rabbit meat through the rather
general use of Wild rabbits which
were hunted and trapped by farmers
and sportsmen and others in almost
all parts of the country. Homegrown
rabbits do not have the salny flavor
of wild rabbits. their flesh being prac-
tically indiStinguslable by taste from
that Of chicken.
Because of the wcl-rcmclnbcre,l
Belgium hare boom which took place
some years ago, there is considerable
disinclination on the part of many
to undertake rabbit raising for profit.
Experiments along this line in the
b!, rnsing as now advocated by the
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been done in the way of developing
market for rabbit meat in these
countries indicates clearly the large
possibilities for progressive growers
IN the United States. The shortage Of
meat furnishes I'm opportunity which
should be made highly profitable to
the rabbit grower.
Another economic phase of the
question is indicated by the fact that
meat produced at or near home saves
freight and several profits. The ex-
ample of Europeans and the experience
of breeders in America alike Indicate
that the utility rabbit, particularly IL
grown near the market, can be made
large factor in solving the meat
problem, TO the mutual profit of con-
sumers as well as producers. There
are seven breeds of rabbit which come
under the designation of utility ami
mails. They are comprised in three
types, represented by the so-called
Giants, the Belgian hares. and the
New Zealand red rabbits.
Feeding Problem Simple.
The problem of feeding the rabbits
Is relatively simple. In every garden
there is feed that is apt to he wasted
unless it is given TO the rabbits. Dam
delonS are pest in lawns, but they
are excellent to feed. with alfalfa and
clover and oats or other grain, as also
leaves of the burdock, yellow dock,
and other weeds and prUninss from
apple and cherry trees. The construc-
tion of proper housing for these ami
mails is relatively simple. The United
States department OF agriculture Is
prepared to furnish advice on the
breeding and marketing OF rabbits and
to offer practical suggestions regard
! ing their feeding and housing.
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}, 23le
MEANING Of
CHRISTMAS
a e & & e & 81 & e essesesses e e
BY REV. T. B. GREGORY

UT FEC its great days, in
carnating and flashing forth
the ideal, humanity would
have no more history than
a flock of sheep.
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LIVE Stock
T|5 NOTES

Getting rid of the scrub bull is q
mighty progressive move.
Concrete floors make 1t easier to
provide sanitary places for animals.
Keep the hog lots. troughs and wa,
tering places in sanitary condition.
A calf requires 10 to Is pounds Of
whole milk day, until four months
old.
Where alfalfa can be successfully
grown there is no better grazing crop,
for hogs.
Blackleg vaccine has been In 'se
many years to imnunize young catt!&s
against the disease.
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street, and Charles Bigrlow. superin-
tcndcnt of The graveyard, arc cooper
ating in search for the ghouls.
The girls mother. who lives at Her
mita-e and !lyland avenues and is
widely known in North side German
circles, visited her daughters grave u
short time ago.
The earth appeared TO her to have
been turned and soft. She suspected
1t had been tampered with and imme-
diatrly notified Superintendent Bige-
low. She later went to the minister.
lie asked the police to investigate
Sergeant Barry found the grave had
been dug up and the top torn from the
coffin. He could find no ,ewelry in
the remains. Graveyard officials have
asked the police to again open the
grave and turn .hc coffin over for @
more thorough St'Hrrll for the rings.
"rhe grave unGuc$lonably had been
opened and the rings taken" Sergeant
Barry reported tc Capt. Max Danner,
head Of the Slmmrrtlale police.
lircords show HAT the girl died in
Lakeside hospital In 1872 after an op
nrHtiull.
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United States department Of a.ricul.
ture. The Belgian hare boom spread
rapidly for Il time and continued as
long as there was Il demand for breed
ing stock, but when this demand was
changed to Il meat basis the boom
collapsed. as there w:lS then no real
need for Il new source Of meat.
Demand for Rabbit Meat.
Experience iii more recent years has
proved. however. that rabbit ruSiny
for the purpose Of supplying tie meat
trade is proital! j.. City and suburban
tlweIlcrS are raising rabbits in back
yards. Although. the total production
is as yet cGiul ;il;i!vely small. 1t is
steadily incrc:a.n1. In such scattered
sections Of the ro.intry us California.
Washington G dorado, Kansas Mis-
souri, the ,lOm..stic:lted rabbit is rec
ogniZed as Il regular meat animal.
Rabbits are SL.uted alive to market
in crates or ar- neatly dressed ready
for cooking anG are packed in Il sam
it;,ry manner FIR transportation.
There are El.:nrrouS instances OF
profitable rabbi: raising. 4 resident in
Kansas City, Sans, has raised 300
to 400 pounds ,r rabbit meat for use
on his own table. at a cost OF about
holf the present u'Hat prices. large
institution in Nebraska has raised rab.
bits instead uf rnhltry and reports
the meat more satisfactory than chick
en-, and also - unsi profitable prod
ucl. On county farm in Washington.
rabbits were grown to provide for
the county hospitals. furnishing sub
stitute for chickens
Europeans Eat Many Rabbits.
Further evideH:y OF the marketing
possibilities in rabbit raising are to
bp found IT, the a"pcrience of France
and Belgium AMI other European
countries. In the grcnter part of
Europe. except the E,ost northerly por-
tions, rabbit breeding was an industry
ot considerable in'.,crtance before the
wor. About 1O0.Gh;.UO rabbits were
mn:,keted annually ir France, approx
imately 100000 we're raised in Bel
GUM per year for home consumption
and export. The va:6e Of rabbits an
nually exported from Ostend to Eng
land exceeded sl.0tO.00G. while, in
Guiding wild hares raised In English
preserves, England itself was produc-
ing from 3O.OOO.9OO to 40OOO.OOO rab-
bits. The consumption In one year be-
fore the wMr tr London amounted to
hulf million pounds daily and in
p.7is to 100000 pounds. What has
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Some Legends
of Christmas
Celebrations

VHE original "halcyon days"
were at Christmas, and were
s0.called because the halcyou,
an ancient name for the king
fisher, was said to build it's nest upon
the waters at this time of year. 1t was
generally supposed that this bird,
through the influence of the holy sea-
son, had the power to still the waves
and winds, SO that the weather was
peaceful and calm, and enabled the
halcyon to lay her eggs in her floating
nest and brood upon them with perfect
safety.
In olden times it was believed that
all nature testified in various ways to
recognition Of the great event COM
memorated in the celebration Of Christ
mas. The winds and seas, as we'll as
the animals and plants and all other
living things, gave evidence of knOwl-
edge of the approaching glorious ami
versary and became imbued with the
prevalent spirit Of alteration, joy and
peace.
Tradition tells us that at the mo-
ment Of the Savior's birth q universal
peace reigned throughout the earth,
that a deep silence rested upon the
world, the birds stopped in their flight,
the cattle ceased to feed, men became
motionless with sudden awe in the
midst Of their labors. and the stars
glittered with added luster. From this
tradition came the superstitions OF the
middle ages relating to the miraculous
phenomena supposed to occur annu-
ally at Christmas, many Of which still
survive.
Bells, too, have their legends. In
village near Raleigh, in Nottingham
shire, England, there is now valley
where once there was a picturesque
and prosperous village, but an earth.
quake swallowed it up; yet every
Christmas since, the bells of the bur-
led church are heard Ginning.
Similar tales are told of Preston, In
Lancashire, and Been, in the Neither
lands. This latter city was famed for.
it's beauty and magnifccnce, and also
for the sins and avarice of it's inhabi-
tants. On the anniversary of his birth,
the Saviour came as beggar and went
from door to door; but. although
Christmas festivities were being kept
up, nobody would give him aims Sin
was abundant on oil sides, but there
were no Christmas goodwill and -'sar.
ity, and he called to the sea AID ii
came and completely covered the un.
holy city of Been. But at Christmas
time even now comes the joyous peal.
ing of bells from under the water.
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GK0UlS ROB GRAVE
OF YOUNG WOMAN
Disinter Body and Strip It Of
Jewelry Said to Be Worth
S1,5O0.

Ch.cago.-Whcn Clara Gundcrbers
aleu, seven years ago, her engagement
ring went to hcr grave with her In St.
Boniface cemetery.
Detective Sergeant Steve Barry dug
INTO the grave recently and made the
discovery that ghouls had stripped the
remains OF the engagement diamond,
taking with it two other rings. The
three articles of 1ewelry. buried with
the girl, We're worth 81 800. The police,
the girls mother, Pew. George Eisen-
bacher of the Angel Guardians or
phanase, Devon avenue and Robey
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PASTOR GETS QUEER BEQUEsT
Heir to ss7 900 Must Provide Care for
Woman's Birds, Cats, Dogs
and rabbits.

Eureka. Cal.-Iiev. James MacDon-
aid. a Methodist minister residing here.
has been named at sole heir in the will
of Mrs. Amelia Smith Woodbury. to an
estate valued at $4,000. In addition
to other property, the minister has
been given charge of IS canaries. 81
dogs, 18 cats and hutch Of rabbits,
with the understanding that the pets
shall receive call the care and COM
forts to which they have been accus-
toned"
Rev. Mr. Macdonald is carrying out
the trust, but the rabbits are multi
plying so rapidly that he entertains
doubts as to how he is going to provide
room for them year from now.
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afraid is to be a sham, cringing
menial, a nobody; while to be able to
believe In the best and to trust that,
no matter what our evil genius may
suggest to the contrary, the light
awaits US on ahead, is to be a hero
and conqueror, friend and helper
to all mankind.
1t is we'll, then, that in obedience
to old custom we should throw about
the Christmas season the parti-colored
mantle or JOY and wreathe it with the
hearts most exurberant gladness.
1t would be shame not to be glad,
and not to try to make everybody
else glad, on Christmas day!
On Christmas day to be cynic and
to curl the lip of scorn at sight of
the rosy festivities about us, would
be an objectionable crime, the very
abyss of the mean and contemplate.
1t is a part of the unwritten law of
every healthful heart that when
Christmas comes we are to "put our
best foot forward" cast all care to
the winds and be as full of gladness
and good will as an egg is of meat.
And right here in this unconquer-
able optimism we find the only true
and genuine Christianity. The one
whose birth the Christmas signalizes
came to replace tears by smiles, sor-
row by happiness, worry by conf
dence and despair by the 'hope that
maketh not ashamed" and in his
name wish you all a merry Christ
mas !"-not merely an abundance of
turkey and plum pudding, but an ex-
ira abundance of "good will to men,"
with no lack Of the disposition and
resolve to make everything else as
happy as yourselves.
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DISEASED CARCASSES
DANGEROUS AS FOOD
Numerous Instances Where Hogs
Contracted tuberculosis.
Live Stock Owners Urged to Have
Careful Autopsy Made on Animals
Dying Because Of Sickness
Feeding OffaI Is Bad.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Warming against The feeding of dis
raSeu cattle carcaSseS to hogs is sound.
ed by the United States department OF
agriculture. A conference of state and
federal officials, to deal with matters
of tuberculosis eradication, brought to
light numerous instances where hogs
contracted tuberculosis after feeding
on c;rcas*es of tubcrculous cattle. In
one ease nearly an entire drove OF
hogs showed LESSONS of tuberculosis
which at first the owner could not ac-
count for. Later he admitted to the
veterinarian Investigating the case
that several mouins before he had fed
to The hogs the carcass of a COW that
''never did very WELL
Tie bureau OF animal industry urges
livestock owners to have Il careful
autopsy mnde on animals dying on the
farm or killed because of sickness in
order that the actinile cause of trou-
bic may he learned. Carcasses that
show LESSONS OF infectious diseases
should not be fed. Instead, such car
c;Sses should be cared for so that no
part can be eaten by hogs. Thorough
destruction Of the carcass by burning,
or by deep burial under liberal ap-
plic;l,ion Of quickIjmc. Is the proper
procedure in such cases. Attention Is
called also to the danger of feeding
Offal from slaughtered animals to
swine. as such Il practice is another
source of infection.
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The skulls of the three Wise Men,
each encircled with crown Of Jew.
eled gold. are among the reuea in
Cologne cathedral.
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Gets Heart Barn From
Girl who Ji;ied Him

DHmH." TO mans heart re-
.lllin@ from his being Tilted
in Il love affair has been placed
at $40 by a jury in Nohoken,
y. j.
Peter Mechhn. past middle
lifc. plaintiff in the action
against Miss Bridget langley. q
rolncly lass. torty-two. for
breach OF promise of marriage.
has the distinction W hcing the
first man in tie county to win Il
verdict for heart balm against
{: woman.
Tie w0,lG-bc bridegroom tC:>-
tilted that he would have never
thought of marriage if Miss
langley had not popped the
question" herself.
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Woman Rivals Burbank.

Centralia, Wash.-Rivaling Luther
Burbank, Mrs. s. G. Davis of this city
has developed new variety Of aster
that Is q marvel Of beauty to local
floral enthusiasts who have seen It
The flower petals are purple, en-
broidered with white and We're devel
oped after four years of careful Sc
lection along Burbank lines by Mrs
Davis.
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ments of mental and spiritual achieve
inert, the eternal reminders of the
only true progress-the progress that
email les us to perceive and admire the
moral sublime.
Cn14spicuously radiant among these
gala days is the Christmas, standing
-as it does for the nativity Of One who,
ALI theological Qu;bbling aside, was the
living embodiment of the most beau
tiful and, at the same time, the most
helpful manhood that this world has
ever seen.
The one who is foremost in our
thoughts a. this time was pre-eminent-
~ hopeful. From the harp over
which he swept his hand there came
no pessinistic strain, no note Of de-
spair.
He gave us the gospel, the "Glal
Iidings." To all his word was BE
not afraid" The Supreme in whose
embrace he ever rested. like the babe
in mothers arms, was supreme love.
Hence that other word of his, which
he was so fond of repeating to the
multitude, "Let not your hearts be
troubled"
Religion, so-cai!ed, is responsible
for a vast amount Of mental misery.
1t has crazed many a mind, broken
many heart, driven countless thou
sands into the throes of despair, but
let it be remembered that the Beauti-
full One who is commemorated in the
Christmas season authorized no man,
or combination of men, to speak in
his name the word Of gloom.
He who was born in Bethlehem, or
in Nazareth, for it makes no differ
,ence where he first saw the light of
earth, grew up to be the most uncom-
promising opti1nist that ever walked
the ways of earth. Wherever he went,
along with him went gladness, and
from his radiant presence despair fled
as the darkness fees before the rising
sun.
He was like the wonderful river in
the seq, warming and encouraging all
that he touched. The Gulf Stream of
humanity, he put new life and cour-
:nge and joy into the cheerless, sor-
rowing world to which he came.
And he was able to do this because
me was SO glorlously hopeful, so
,stancnly committed to the belief in
the best.
/, Looking up, he saw, instead Of the
'black4 bottomless eyesocket," the liv-
ing, loving glance Of the "Father,"
whose eternal goodness" would never
do him harm.
Looking ahead, this man saw no
:spooks or bogies, no devils or fiends
in the way. The path was clear. and
over it hung no dark clouds of impend-
ing disaster.
If Jesus had written poem we
may be sure that it would have been
very similar to Whittier's:
know not where his islands lift
Their fronded palms in air;
only know I cannot drift
Beyond l.is love end care.
And SO beside the silent sea
wait the muffed oar;
No harm can come from him to me.
On ocean or on shore.
Now it is just this sort Of spirit
that every one should feel within the
soul at this Christmas time-the spirit
.of brave trustfulness, Of 4 rock.
.ribbed confidence and hope.
Be not afraid Of anything. To be
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b, 8. b IA d o
:fs=ss;'s:stas,<:Io c0Efkssssfza4s4s

Tomorrow's Christmas. Dolly. dear.
So of to bed we'll go.
Well hang our socks upon the shelf
For Father Christmas. though!
Don't try to keep awake. my dear.
But shut your eyes up tight.
II we're awake. he is 90 shy.
He's sure to take 10 flight.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-05-29

settled in this country On Tie other
hand American ideals, American his
tory and American festivals, even laws
such as child labor and minimum wage,
could be interpreted to these people
by means of pageantry.f
people have been learning not only
to work together, but to play togeth-
err" Miss MacKaye says, particularly
since the war. when the people stood
together in drives and large patriotic
community entertainments. The op-
portunity to build up great commu-
nifty organization is now at hand, and
the time is ripe for it. Why not utilize
the corner saloon?"
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-05-29
DEPARTMENT ADVISES ON
PLUMBING AND CURTAINS
New Bureau Opens in Y. w. c.
A. Overseas Office.

A new department of finance has
been organized by the Y. w. G. A. for
its work in France Miss Constance
Clark of Pasadena, Cal, is the execu-
tive. Miss Clark before her recent
coming TO France was director Of the
big Y. w. G.. A. Hostess House at Camp
Lewis, Washington.
All contracts, leases and rentals for
new buildings will be handled by
Miss Filth Austin of New York City,
an txpeI fenced architect and builder,
who will work through this newly ere
ated section.
Plans for remodeling and decorat-
ing rooms, clubs and hostess houses
taken over by the Y. w. G. A. will be
IN the hands of Miss Mary Buchanan,
an interior decorator, who comes orig
inally from Scotland, but who has been
working in France for the American
Y. w. G. A. since the beginning of Its
war work there.
In addition, the department is COM
pillng lists, suggestions and general
shopping guides for all the buying of
the Association in France, including
all kinds of building equipment from
cretonne curtains to plumbing sup
plies.
A cafeteria expert will have place
in the department to act as general adj
visor on restaurant and cafeteria prof.
ects Of the Association throughout
France.
In short. the department is to be
more than finance alone. 1t Is to be a
kind of general advisory department
and clearing house for all other de-
partments In the French association
a department where dollars will be
measured up against deeds and nssdA
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-05-29
QUEEN MARIE INVITES
Y. w. c.. A. TO RUMANlA
Extends Invitation to Overseas Work
era In Paris.

Extends Invitation to Overseas Work
ers In Paris.
Paris, April 21.-Queen Marie OF
Rumania, following a conference with
a representative committee of the
American Y. w. c. A., held at the Ritz
Hotel, Paris, has invited the American
Young Women's Christian Association
to come. to Rumania and open work
under her patronage.
Among the representatives of the Y.
w. C. A. present at the conference
were: Miss Harriet Taylor, head OF
the American Y W. @. A. work over
seas; Miss Mary Anderson Of Hudson,
Wis; Miss Mary Dingman, head of
the Y. w. O. A. industrial work In
France; Mrs. Margaret B. Fowler of
Pasadena, Cal, and Miss Charlotte
Niven, head of the Y. W. @. A. work
In Italy. notable guest at the meet
ing was Madame Catarji, wife of the
secretary of the Rumanian legation In
Paris.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-05-29
PROHIBITION TO BRING
COMMUNITY PLAYHOUSE
Hazel Mackaye Advises Using Build
inos as centers for Drama, Com
munity Sings and Enter
tainments.

Why not turn the corner saloon into
Ia community playhouse when the law
effects the closing Of these gathering
places, asks Miss Hazel MacKaye, d.
rector Of the Department Of Pageantry
and Drama of the Rational Young Wo-
mems Christian Association
II went over on the West Side of
New York one night recently to attend
community drama meeting" Miss
MacKaye says in explaining her theo-
ry, "and as was riding along noticed
how many saloons there were-one on
every corner and another in the mid
die of the block, it seemed, all just
blazing with lights. Those lights ought
not to go out with prohibition. They
ought to shine for something worth
while to all of the people, and what
better than community drama and
sings2"
Miss MacKaye feels that the war
has given a great impetus to popular
interest In drama and that through
pageantry and drama a great deal in
the way of Americanization can be eff
.fected.
Through the community center, II 1t
be In district populated largely of
one foreign nationality, these people
could present pageants of the life in
their mother countries, translating
them into English, so that Americans
and also the younger English speaking
members Of their household could un-
.derstand and appreciate their tradi-
lions. American art would be greatly
ienriched thus through the dramu of
ALL ofths rations whose ceorles haye
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-05-29
Wa. Taking No chaEses.

One of Lucy's friends was giving
little birthday party for the little
boys and girls of the neighborhood,
and of course the children were much
excited about it, particularly as 1t was
customary for each little boy to ask
to take the little girl he was most
proud of. Several days passed and
no one asked Lucy. And then one
afternoon she came home from school
In great glee.
Mother" she said, 81 have asked
Bobby to go to the party with me-
Mother was shocked. you. asked
Bobby to go with you'll Why, Lucy,
that wasn't very nice thing for you
TO do. Bobby might prefer to take
some other little girl"
'Well, you know, mother" Lucy re-
piled, "that's just what was afraid
Of"
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-05-29
Y. w. C. A. WORKER
is DECORATED.

K Miss Marion Porter of New
K York City was decorated the
K other day in the name OF the
K Chaplain General Of the Ameri-
K can army with the Church War
K Cross.
4 Her citation was for her moral
4 and spiritual contribution TO the
4 war
4 For more than year Miss
4 Porter has been at hospital
X center in Vittel, France, as a
4 representative of the Y. W. G. A
4 in charge of nurses club there
4
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-05-29

E. A. Stegner, Fruitland, Idaho
p. E. johnson, Fruitland, Idaho -
p. H. Ware, Indian Valley, Idaho
VanHoesen & Seymour. Mesa, Idaho
w. H. Eckles, Cambridge, Idaho -