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Pat Finally Scored.

A Dublin jarvey was conducting an
Australian around the city. When the
Australian saw Nelson's pillar he asked
what that was and received the answer
that it was the talIest monument In
Dublin
"Humph 20 said the Australian, with
a show OF contempt, why down under
we can get cigars that are longer than
that.
All went well, however, until they
passed six horses drawing a Iorry On
which was an immense piece Of iron
for one Of the buildings In SackTille
street. On being asked what it was
for Pat said:
'Oh, you see, some people down here
are building a little house for them
selves, and that's the kitchen poker"
Silence reigned afterward.
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GEORGE G. M'MURTRY,
CAPTAIN. soath Infantry.

Captain McMurtry received the Dis
tinguished Service Cross for conspicu-
Gus gallantry in action at CharIevans,
in the Forest d'Argonne, France, Oc-
tOber to 8, 1918. Captain McMurtry
commanded battalion which was cut
of and surrounded by the enemy and.
although wounded in the knee by
shrapnel on October 4, and suffering
great pain, continued throughout the
entire period to encourage his officers
and men with a resistIeSs optimism
that contributed largely toward pre-
venting panic and disorder among the
troops who were without food, cut of
from communication with our lines.
October 4, during a heavy barrage, he
personally directed and supervised the
moving of the wounded to shelter be-
fore he himself sought shelter. Oc-
tober g he was wounded in the Shout
der by a German grenade, but con-
tinued personally to organize and direct
the defense against the German attack
on the position until the attack was
defeated. He continued to direct and
command his troops, refusing relief,
and personally led his men out of the
position after assistance arrived, be
fore permitting himself to be taken to
the hospital October 8. During this
period the successful defense of the
position was due largely TO his efforts.
His wife is at p East 10th street,
New York.
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fAARN6
S1NWdK
GOOD BUILDINGS FOR SHEEP
Should Be Dry, Well Drained. Ven
tiIated and Furnish Ample Space
for the Flock.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of AgricultureD
The site for permanent buildings for
sheep should first of all be dry and
well drained. Ample yard space that
is dry and sheltered should be avail
able adjacent to the main barn or
she'd A southern slope with sandy
soil is especially satisfactory for this
purpose
On most farms il win be advan-
tageous to have the buildings and
yards easily reached from the regular
pastures or from fields used TO grow
forage crops for summer pasture. As
the flock requires attention many times
daily during part Of the year, con-
venience OF location in relation to the
farm dwelling and to other buildings
VIII effect an economy OF time in the
performance Of routine labor.
Since sheep do not require quarters
that are especially warm, a single wall
viii ordinarily insure sufficient
warmth. If lambs are dropped in very
cold weather, a temporary covering
over the lambing panels viii provide
warmth, or a small space can be par
tiioned OF in which to keep a few
ewes until their lambs become strong.
Shade and protection from heat are
peculiarly necessary for sheep. Shade
cannot always be furnished in pas
lures, and buildings that are well To-
Gated and constructed so as to render
them cool in summer will often pro-
vide greater comfort to the sheep dur
ing hot days than would be possible
for them out of doors.
Dryness and freedom from draft are
most important. Sheep cannot pos
sibly thrive in quarters that are damp
or dark. In fact, the flock should be
shut in only during storms. Album
dance of light in all parts of the
building and at all times is necessary
not only for the health of the sheep,
but for convenience of the shepherd in
caring for them. One square foot OF
window for each 20 square feet Of floor
space is necessary. Windows should
be placed at a height to insure a good
distribution of light, and particularly
direct sunlight for the Iambing pens
during the period the ewes are lamb
ing.
Close confinement in poorly ven
tilated pens is very Injurious TO breed
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JOHN c. vILLEPIeUE,

Corporal, Company M, 18th Infantry.
For unusual bravery displayed in
action at Vaux-Andigny, France, Oc-
tober Is, 1913, Corp. Villepigue was
awarded the Distinguished Service
Cross. Having been sent out with
two other soldiers to scout through
the village of Vaux-Andigny, Corp.
Villepigue met with strong resistance
from enemy machine gun fire, which
killed one Of his men and wounded
the other. Continuing his advance,
without aid, 500 yards in advance of
his platoon and in the face of artil-
Iery and machine gun fire, he encoun-
tered four of the enemy in a dugout,
whom he attacked and killed with a
hand grenade. Crawling forward to
a point $50 yards in advance of his
first encounter he rushed a machine
gun nest, killing four and capturing
six of the enemy, and taking two light
machine guns. After being Joined by
his platoon, he was severely wounded
In the arm. Corp. Villepigue's home
is with his mother, Mrs. P. T. Vile
pigue, 1917 Lyttleton street, Camden.
S. c..
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GEORGE DILBoY,

Private, Company n, 1o2rd Infantry.
Private Dilboy won the Distin-
guished Service Cross for conspicuous
gallantry near Belleau, France, July
10, 1918. He died from wounds re-
ceived at that time. After his platoon
had gained its objective along a rail-
road embankment, Private Dilboy, &C
cOmpanying his platoon leader to rec
Onnoiter the ground beyond, was sud
denly fired upon by an enemy machine
gun from one hundred yards. From
3 standing position on the railroad
track. fully exposed to view, he opened
fire at once, but failing to silence the
gun, rushed forward with his bayonet
fixed, through q wheat field toward
the gun empIacement. falling within
twenty-five yards Of the gun with his
right leg nearly severed above the
knee, and with several bullet holes in
his body, with undaunted courage, he
continued to fire into the emplace-
ment from a prone position, killing
two of the enemy and dispensing the
rest of the crew. Private DilbOy's
home was in Boston, Mass.
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nizance has not been taken Of the fact
that many of these small native ami
mails destroy numerous Injurious TO-
dents and are thus an asset to the
country. An occasional skunk, mink
or fox does commit depredations in the
poultry yard, but that is merely a case
Of an individual gone wrong, and punt
tive measures should be directed
against the individual and not against
the species. They are also in many
places very destructive to game and
are then destroyed as vermin.
Natural Enemies That Help.
The natural enemies Of the rodents
may do great deal toward protecting
the farmer, but they cannot always, Of
course, do enough. The skunks, minks,
many of the rats and mice in the fields
and even around the barn, but they
cannot be expected to make a cleanup
even there and, Of course, they can
accomplish nothing against rats and
mice in the house, mill or store. There
artificial means have to be employed.
GuiIIotine Trap Is Best.
The United States department of ag-
riculture, through the bureau of bio
logical survey, has devoted q great
deal of study to methods Of rodent
control. Poison has been found the
most potent weapon against such 70
dents as live in the open, but as a rule
it cannot be employed in houses where
people live or work. In such places
the trap is the safest and most GER
tain method of eradication and the
''guillotine" type of trap is recon-
mended as the best. 1t may be set al
most anywhere behind furniture, be-
hind boards, against the wall or at the
entrance of rat holes. Rolled oats is
recommended as usually the best bait,
though if conditions are such that the
rodents are likely to have a surfeit of
grain, the best bait may sometimes be
meat, fish, or cheese, or even pastry.
The bureau Of biological survey Of
the department of agriculture coop
crates with the public in carrying out
systematic campaigns against animal
pests, including rodents, and invites
correspondence on the subject.
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HAROLD A. FURLoNG,
First Lieutenant, Company M, S53rd
Infantry.

Lieut.. Furlong won the Distin-
guished Service Cross for bravery in
action near Bantheville, France, No
vember 1, 1913. Immediately after the
opening of the attack in the Boise de
Bantheville, when his company was
held up by severe machine gun fire
from the front, which killed his COM
pany commander and several soldiers,
Lieut.. Furlong moved out in advance
of the line with great courage and cool
ness, crossing an open space several
hundred yards wide. Taking up a
position behind the line of machine
guns, he closed in on them, one at a
time, killing a number of the enemy
with his rife, putting four machine
gun nests out of action, and driving
twenty German prisoners into our
lines. Lieut.. FurlOng's home is at
1850 West Grand boulevard, Detroit,
Mich,
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An Alien Rodent Executed in 4euiIIotine" rap.
prepared by the United States Depart
nent of Agric11ltarreN

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of AgricUlture)
Four alien enemies have caused the
people of this country twO-thirdls as
much loss as more than $50 native
rOgues. The damage by the former is
estimated at S2OO,OOO,OOO annually and
by the latter at S3OO,OOO,OOO annually.
The chief alien enemies are the
house mouse and three kinds of rats
The introduced European hare is also
proving Injurious in some localities
The natives are the more than $50
kinds of rodents that inhabit this con-
tinent north of Mexico.
Now, all of the $50 are, or may be-
come, depredators, though many of
them are only mildly and occasionally
so, as is shown by the fact that to-
gether they accomplish only one and
one-haIf times the damage caused by
the four alien rodent pests. For the
aliens are in practically every house,
every barn, every mill, every elevator,
every storehouse, over most of the
country, while the natives run largely
in the fields, ranges and woods.
Native Rodent Bad, Too.
Some Of our native rodents are very
bad citizens-such as the prairie dog,
the pocket gopher, the ground squirrel.
Even that ancient rival of the weather
bureau, the grounding, sometimes
causes great damage, crunching corn
like a litter Of shotes or moving down
alfalfa or soy beans like a herd of
steers. Against all these, unremitting
warfare should be waged-unremitti
or at least such occasional warfare as
is necessary to hold them in check.
But the case is quite different as to
certain other animals usually regarded
as destructive-the skunk, the weasel,
the mink, the fox, and the badger.
These are among the most potent nat
ural agents, says the United States de-
partment of agriculture, in preventing
an undue increase in mice, rats,
ground squirrels, pocket gOphers, and
the like. Some of these have been
hunted, of course, for their valuable
pelts, but they are hunted also be-
cause they are considered the enemies
OF domestic animals and game. Cog
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[ 1llJ1lBY
TIME TO FEED YOUNG CHICKS
Washes Mixed With Milk Are of Con-
siderable Value In Giving Young
sters Good Start

prepared by the United States Depart,
ment of AgrIculture)
Young chicks may be fed any time
after they are thirty-six TO fOrty-eight
hours old whether they are with hen
or In a brooder. Some good feeds for
the first feeding are moistened hard
boiled eggs, jOhnnycake, stale bread.
oatmeal or rolled oats, which may be
fed separately or in combination.
Washes mixed with milk are of con-
siderable value In giving the chicks
good start. The mixture should be fed
in crumbly mash and not in sloppy
condition. JOhnRycake composed of
the following ingredients in the pro-
portion named is q very good feed for
young chicks: One dozen infertile eggs
or one pound Of sifted beef scraps
TO ten pounds of cornmeal add enough
milk to make pasty mash and one
tablespoonful of baking soda and bake
until done. Dry bread crumbs may be
mixed with hard-boiIed eggs, making
about onefOurth of the mixture eggs,
or rolled oats may be used in place of
bread crumbs
1t is a good plan to give these feeds
about five times daily for the first
week, then gradually substitute for
one or two of these feeds mixture
of finely cracked grains of equal parts
by weight of cracked wheat and finely
cracked corn and pinhead oatmeal or
hulled oats, to which about 3 per cent
Of cracked peas or broken rice and
2 per cent of charcoal or millet or rape
seed may be added. A cOmmercial
chick feed may be substituted if de-
sired. This ration may be fed until
the chicks are two weeks old, when
they should be placed on grain and a
dry or wet mash mixture.
Young chickens should be fed from
three to five times daily, but if care
is given not to overfeed chicks will
grow faster when fed five times per
day. Young chicks should be fed not
more than barely enough to satisfy
their appetiteS and to keep them ex-
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SIDNEY e. MANNING.
Co. G, 18TH Infantry.

Corporal. Co. q, 16Ith Infantry.
Corporal Manning received the Dis
tinguished Service Gross for conspicu-
GUS gallantry near Breuvannes, France,
July %, 1918. Corporal Manning was
in charge of an automatic rifle squad
during an assault by his battalion on
the strongly fortified heights overlook
ing the Ourcq river for the purpose of
exploiting the successful passage of
the stream. During the advance on
the hill his platoon commander was
killed and just as the crest was
reached the platoon sergeant was
wounded. Corporal Manning then as
sumed command of the platoon, which
was near the center of the assaUlting
line and was meeting with desperate
resistance. Though he himself was
severely wounded and was the only
survivor of his squad, this soldier led
forward the 80 electives remaining in
point which was wired, intrenched and
defended by machine guns and dOmi-
mated the entire Ourcq valley. He was
repeatedly wounded, but he succeeded
in getting .foOthold at this strong
point with but seven men remaining
with him. While the latter cOnsOlidat-
ed their position under his direction,
with the platoon on the flank, he held
off a considerable number of the enemy
so yards away by fire from his auto
matte rifle. He remained in this posi-
ton until the entire line had been con-
solidated, when he crawled back to
shelter, having received nine wounds.
Mrs. Lizzie Manning, his mother. lives
in FlOmatin, Ala.
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ops. grows Hors-the pain and dis
tress is incessant and the truth
dawns that we have chronic stom-
ach trouble
The case OF Mr.. Louis Young, EOS
Aerrimac st, Rochester, n. 2, 81
typical He writes: 'T suffered for
thirty years with chronic bowel
trouble, stomach trouble and hem
orrhages OF the bowels. We bought
q bottle OF Peruna and I took &c
faithfully. I began TO feel better
Ny wife persuaded me to continue
and I did for some time as directed.
Now am q well man" Mr.. Youngs
experience is not unusual.
II you suffer from catarrh In any
form. whether OF the head, stomach,
bowels or any other part OF the
body, try Peruna It may be Just
what you need Peruna comes In
either liquid or tablet form and Is
sold everywhere. Your dealer has
1t or viii get 1t for you. Ask for
Dr.. Hartman's WoTld-Fsmous Pc
runa Tonic and insist upon having
It. If you want your health accept
nothing else.
All the sick and suffering are IN
Vited to write The Peruna Company,
Dept 7s, Columbus. Ohio, for DR..
Hartman's Health Book. The book
IS free and may help you Ask your
dealer for a Peruna Almanac.
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APPEARANCE COUNTS
IN SELLING PRODUCE
Anything but High Grade Mate
rial Should Be Avoided.
it Should Be Uniform in Size, Color
and Quality and Packed So That
Contents and container Will
Carry Well.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
/. 1t has been shown that the consumer
cannot expect to receive produce by
parcel post at price much lower than
the local retail price. The producers
appeal to customers, therefore, is
largely through the quality and ap-
pearance of his produce The con-
sumner has come to expect a uniform
product and will not be satisfied with
a shipment OF miscellaneous ungraded
produce. As the sending of anything
but high-grade material will result in
failure to retain trade, and as many
persons have discontinued ordering
produce by parcel post because they
received one shipment that was IN
satisfactory in quality, it is better for
a producer to reject an order than to
send such goods. The produce should
be Uniform in size, color. and quality,
and should be packed so that the con-
tents and container viii carry prop
erly and arrive in good condition.
Quality is very important, but prob
ably more produce is judged by ap-
pearance than by quality. Some farm
eEs are prone to think of the likes and
disiikes of the purchaser as whims and
fancies, whereas, as business prin-
cipIe, he should endeavor to cater to
the desires of his customers. It is
known that white eggs. sell better In
New York, while brown eggs bring a
premium in Boston. The average
farmer cares little whether eggs are
white or brown, but this Indifference
should not govern what he sends to
customers
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Government Sheep Shed at ReItsviIIe
Farm.

ing ewes. While they should seldom
be shut indoors, a part Of the flock will
usually lie inside at night At lamb
ing and during storms doors should be
closed. For such times it is necessary
TO provide means Of securing fresh air
without creating drafts. In a very
large building with numerous doors
and windows 1t is often advisable to
build one or two partitions from floor
to ceiling to prevent drafts. Fresh air
can be admitted through muslin
screened windows opened on the side
opposite to that from which the wind
is blowing without causing drafts If
all other sides Of the building are
tightly closed.
Level and well-drained cIay-sur-
faced floors are satisfactory and eco
nomicaI. Sheep pack the surface very
firmly, and if there is proper drainage
the only objection to this floor Is that
it does not exclude rats. Con-
crete floors for alleys and feed rooms
are necessary, but viii seldom be
called for in the pens.
The main features to be provided In
the floor plan are minimum OF waste
space, convenience and ease In feed
ing and in cleaning the pens, and elm
inatiOn Of the need Of moving or dis
turbing the sheep. Pen partitions
should be movable. By using feed
racks to make divisions in the pen
space the size OF the pens can be va
ried as needed, and in special cases
the racks can be removed to permit
the use OF the space for other stock
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.RM2N0RS

Sweetening the soil with lime Is
very important to the onion crop.
Fairly deep blowing opens I'D the
Soil so rain can soak in more readily.
Proper drainage is the basis Of any
rational method OF soil improvement.
A much neglected source Of lime
potash, and phOsphoric acid is WOOD
ashes.
Weeds use up a lot of moisture and
the weeds grow all the time; they must
be kept out.
The more humus (decayed plant
matter) there is in soil, the more
water it viii hold.
Fertilizers, though high, are not rel
atively too high for jndiciOus use.
Home mixing VIII save something OF
the cost.
Be sure that your garden this year
shall contain some Of all the differ
ent kinds OF vegetables You wiz then
have a variety as wen as quantity.
There has not been a time since men
began to form this country when barn
yard manure was so valuable or play
ed such an important part IN crop pro
ducdOn. when given q chance.
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POULTRY NOTES

skim milk is good for the chickens.
Pumpkin is of value in the cold
weather poultry ration.
Wheat. oats and corn are good
grains to feed the laying hen.
Ducks are among the most profit
able of ali dOmesticated fowls.
Parent turkeys should be full grown
and mature. If the gobbler is re-
lated to the hens, get a new one.
The early Matched pullet has a
longer growing period in which to
mature. 1t takes doubly long to ma
ture a bird after coming of cold
weather.
One or two year old hens are found
to be the best breeders, and also lay
the best eggs.
Mongrel fowls possess no advantage
of any kind over pure-bred stock,
therefore there is no use in keeping
them.
1t takes q lot of 'tfussing" to get
the egg yields in the winter. This is
well paid for, though, with eggs at
present prices.
Geese are natural grazers and If
provided with a fenced pasture will
forage for the greater part of their
living up to fattening time.
For producing strong chicks two
year-old hens are best, and well-de-
veIoped yeariings come next. There
is q risk with pullets under nine
months of age.
An attractive table fowl is long In
body, wide in back. full in breast, and
plump over the showing meat ali
over. Taking the legs as a center,
more body should be shown in front
than behind.
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GARY EVANS FOSTER,

Sergeant, Company r, 18th infantry.
Sergt. Foster, whose home is at
Inman, S. c., was decorated for con-
spicuous bravery displayed near Mont
brehain, France, October 8, 1913. When
his company was held up by violent
machine gun fire from q sunken road.
Sergt. Foster, with an officer. went
forward to attack the hostile machine
gun nests. The officer was wounded,
but Sergt. Foster continued on alone
in the face of the heavy fire and by
effective use OF hand grenades and his
pistol killed several Of the enemy and
captured eighteen.
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GET RID OF RoDENTsI

; prepared by the United States De-
partment Of Agriculture)
The annual losses from rodent
; pests in the United States have
been estimated at fully $780,
100000.
About two-fifths of this dam
> age is inflicted by house rats and
mice, both introduced from the
old world, and the remainder by
native species.
This enormous waste Of re-
sources may be greatly reduced
through systematic and organ
lied campaigns against the in
furious species.
The bounty system effects no
permanent relief and is far more
costly than the use of poisons
and traps.
The United States department
Of agriculture has developed and
perfected practical methods Of
determination which have been
successfully applied over wide
territory.
The bureau Of biological survey
Of the department co-operates
with the public in organizing and
carrying out systematic cam
paigns against animal pests and
invites correspondence on the
subject.
Protection Of their natural enc
mics Is urged as an important
aid in controlling rodent pests.
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CARL F. PAYsoN,

Sergeant, Company c, 125th Infantry.
Sergt. Payson (deceased) received
the Distinguished Service Cross for
conspicuous gaIlantry in action with
the enemy at Cierges, northeast of
Chateau-Thierry. France, August L,
1913. During the attack made by his
company on the village of Cierges,
Sergt. Payson was MORALLY wounded
in the head by a machine gun bullet.
He succeeded in keeping his feet,
however, and with the attacking wave,
encouraging them. By his strong will
power he instilled in them all the spirit
of fearlessness. Mrs. Minnie Timber
man, his mother, lives in Monroe.
Mich.
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No fiction has ever presented
more amazing tales of physical
proWess and gaIl0ntry Under fire
than are disclosed By the following
official reports of deeds of Ameri-
can fighters tn France for aOhich the
Distinguished Service Cross has
been awarded. These Uere selected
By General Pershing's staff out of
hundreds of reports telling of re-
marka61e 6T0Uery and fOrtitude dis
played by american soldiers in oc-
tiOn.