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RESULT OF SCIENTIFIC METHODS
OF TREATMENT AND STUDY
OF BABY LIFE.
FIND PERFECT BABY BOY
The "Better Babies" Contest Proves
tho Drawing Attraction at
the Great State
Fair.
Western Newspaper Union News Service,
Tho "Uetter Dubies" show at tho
Nebraska state fair brought out a list
of contestants far In excess of any
expectations of tho managers.
Nearly every county In tho state
was represented, and u husky, hearty,
healthy lot of Infantile humanity waB
much In ovldenco. Tho weather, how
ever, proved a slight handicap and
Arthur Van Gorden, of Greiham, 23
monthB old, weight 26 pounds, Is
a perfect baby, according to the de
cision of the committee on awards
at the Better Baby show at the
state fair. The youngster's father
Is Fred Van Gorden, a merchant at
Gresham. After the decision of the
judges the baby was re-examined by
the doctors, but not a blemish nor
a defect could be found, although a
scientific examination, including
over 100 points was made. He was
given a gold medal and $25.
perhaps cut down the representations
to some degree
Tho result of tho contest goes far
toward proving that more and more
attention is being paid to the welfare
and physical training of the little
ones, as parents arrive at a better
understanding of their neods and re
quirements. This Is evidenced by tho
Increasing attontlon helm; given to
wholesomo sports, and playgrounds,
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Howard Richard Kidney, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Kidney, R. F. D.
No. 6, Lincoln, was declared by the
committee to be the champion rurai
boy at the state fair's better baby
show. His examination scored him
09.5. He Is 24 months old, and was
given a special $25 prize and a
bronze medal.
and othor outdoor amusements for the
"kiddles."
Mrs. Vanco, tho superintendent, 1b
tnuch pleased at tho interest dis
played at tho contest, and at tho
growing Interest among parents along
the line of hygienic surroundings In
tho homo. As a point sho cites an
instanco of a baby which scored next
to tho lowest among tho 600 babies In
last year's baby contest, and took
third prize In its division of this
Greatest Apple Crop in History.
Howe, Nob. Owners of commercial
orchards in this part of tho state havo
begun picking and barrollng apples.
Hundreds of pickers and packers will
be required to take care of what Is
considered tho greatest apple crop
ever grown In this county. The fifty
acre Howe orchard, adjoining town,
will produce at least 40,000 bushels of
perfect apples. The apples will be
packed and shipped direct to cold
ftorage by the owners, who soW the
ntire crop to oat firm.
NEBRASKA
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BABIES
STATE
year's contest. When tho mothor
brought in her baby she said, "I bo
llovo I havo brought my baby's score
up this year," and sho had. On learn
ing of her baby's low Bcoro last year,
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Dorothy Grace Field, who scored 99.5
per cent, Is the baby daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Field, R. F. D. No.
5, Lincoln. She is 21 months old, is
the rural champion girl of Nebraska
and was given a bronze medal and
a $25 prize.
sho had started in at onco to scien
tifically bettor her baby's physical con
dition. Sho studied tho baby and
studied scientific methods of treating
It, with admlrablo results.
"This Is just whet the baby show Is
Denlce Green of Elmwood was com
pelled to divide her prize of $25
with another baby, both of them
scoring 99.5 per cent. The little
lady Is 21 months old.. Her father,
Ralph W. Green, le a pharmacist at
Elmwood.
for, to awaken tho mother's Interest
In developing her babies to their full
est possibilities and we are very proud
of this case," 'said Mrs. Vance.
A better record of attendance was
made In the hotter baby department
May Beth Ryerson, who tied for th
city baby championship, Is the 27
months-old baby of Dr. Edwin
Ryerson, 211 South Nineteenth
street, Lincoln. She was given a
bronze medal and half of a $25
prize.
than any other part of tho fair, all
but four babies bolng there on sched
uled tlmo In spite of tho rain and tho
cold.
Will Buy New Old People's Home.
Hastings, Neb. Hastings club wo
men, backed by tho support of repre
sentative business men and with the
co-operation of the board of county su
pervisors, have pledged themBolves to
raise $5,500 among business men of
Hastings and taxpayers of the county
in general to pay for the large twenty
four room brick residence building
north of the city park on Hastings ave
nue for tho use of Suunysld bom
for old people-
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RETREAT OF GERMANS WAS STEADY
UNTIL THEY MADE
London. An account of tho opera
tions of tho Urltlsh army In Franco
and tho French armies In Itmncdlato
touch with It during tho period from
September 10 to 13, written by an of
ficer attached to Meld Marshal. Sir
John French's staff, has been Issued
by tho ofllclal press bureau. Tho ac
count follows :
SInco Thursday, Soptcmbcr 10, tho
IJrltlsh army, in co-operation with tho
French, inado steady progress In Its
endeavor to drlvo back tho enemy.
Tho country across which it had to
forco Its way and over which It will
havo to tight In tho near futuro Is un
dulating and covered with patches of
thick wood.
"Within tho area which faced tho
Urltlsh before tho ailvnnco com
menced, right up to Laou, tho chief
feature of tactical Importance Is that
there are bIx rivers running across the
direction of tho advance, at all of
which it was possiblo tho Germans
might make a stand. Theso are, In
order from tho soulh, the Marne,
Ourcn, Vosle, Alsne, Allotto and Olse.
Real Resistance at the Alsne.
"Tho enemy lujld tho lines of tho
Marne, which was crossed by our
forces on Septembor 9, ns n purrly
rear guard operation. Our passage
of tho Ourcq, which hero runs almost
duo cast and west, was not contested.
Tho Vcslo was only lightly held, while
resistance along tho Alsno, both
against tho French and Urltlsh, haa
been and still is of a determined char
acter. "On Friday, Soptembcr 11, little op
position was met along any p&rt of
our front and the direction of tho nd
vanco waB for tho purpose of cooper
atlng with our allies turned slightly
to tho northeast. Tho day was passed
In rushing forward and gathering in
various hostile detachments. Hy night
fall our forces had reached a lino
north of tho Ourcq, extending from
Oulchy-Le-Chateau to Longpont.
General Advance of French.
"On this day there was also a gen
eral advanco of tho French along their
whole lino which ended ln'a substan
tial success, in ono portion of tho field
Duko Albrecht of Wurtemburg's army
being driven back across tho Saulx,
and elsewhere tho wholo of tho corps
artillery of a German corps being cap
tured. Several German colors also
woro taken.
"It was only on this day that tho
full extent of tho victory gained by
tho allies on September 8 was appre
ciated by them and tho moral effect
of this success has been enormous.
"An order dated September C and
7 Issued by the commander of the Ger
man Seventh corps was picked up. It
stated that the great object of the
war was about to bo attained, since
tho French were going to accept bat
tle, and that upon tho result of this
battle would depend tho Issue of tho
war and tho honor of tho German ar
nlcs. Germans Make Heroic Effort.
"It seems probablo that tho Ger
mans not only expected to find that
tho British army was beyond tho pow
er of assuming tho offensive for somo
time, but counted on tho French hav
ing been drlvon back on to tho lino
of tho Seine, and that, though sur
prised to find tho latter moving for
ward against them after they bad
crossed tho Marno, they wero in no
wise deterred from making a great
effort.
"On Saturday, September 12, tho en
emy wero found to bo occupying a for
midable position opposite us on the
north of the line at Solssons. They
bad both aides of tho river and an
entrenched line on tho hills to tho
north of tho eight road bridges and
two railway bridges crossing tho
Alsne, within our section of the front.
Seven of tho former and both of the
latter had been demolished.
Foes In Artillery Duel.
"Working from the west to the east,
our Third army corps gained somo
high ground south of tho Alsno, over
looking tho Alsno valloy, to tho east'
of Solssons. ,
"Hero a long rango artillery duel
between our guns and those of tho
French on our left and tho enemy's
artillery on tho hills continued dur
ing tho greater part of tho day and
did not ceaso until nearly midnight.
Tho enemy had a large number of
heavy howitzerB in well concealed po
sitions. "The movement of this army corps
was effected In co-operation with tho
French sixth army, on our left, which
gained tho southern halt of tho town
during tho night.
"The Second army corps did not
cross the Alsno, Tho First army corps
got over th,o river Veslo, to tho south
of tho Alsno, aftor tho crossing had
been secured by tho First cavalry
division. It then reached a lino south
of Alsno practically without fighting.
Battle of Bralsne.
"At Bralsne tho first cavalry divi
sion mot with considerable opposition
from infantry and muchino guns hold
ing the town and guarding the brldgo.
With tho aid of somo of our Infantry,
it gained possession of tho town about
midday, driving tho enemy to tho
north. Some hundred prisoners wero
captured around Bralsne, where tho
Germans has thrown a largo amount
of field gun ammunition Into the river,
whero It was vlstblo under two foot
of water.
"On our right tho French reached
tho lino of tho river Vesle. On this
day began, an action along tho Alsno
which Is not yet finished, and which
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may bo merely of a rear guard na
ture on n largo scalo, or may bo tho
commencement of a battlo of n moro
serious nut tiro.
"It rnlnod heavily on Saturday aft
ernoon and nil through tho night, which
severely handicapped transport.
"On Sunday, September 13, extreme
ly strong resistance was encountered
along tho wholo of our front, which waa
Bomu llftccu miles In length. Tho nc-
tlon still consisted for tho most part
of long range gun fire, that of tho Gor
mans being to a great extent from
their heavy howitzers, which wro fir
ing from clovorly concealed positions.
"Hy nightfall portions of all three
corps woro across tho river, tho cav
alry returning to tho bouth side. Hy
this night, or early next morning,
threo pontoon bridges had been built
and our troops also managed to got
across tho river by means of tho
bridge, carrying tho canal over tho
river.
"On our left tho French pressed on,
but wero prevented by artillery flro
from building n pontoon brldgo at Sola
hoiis. A large number of infantry,
however, crossed In single fllo tho top
girder of tho railway brldgo left stand
ing. Germans Quick to Surrender.
"During tho lust threo or four days
many Isolated parties of Gurntans
havo been discovered hiding In nu
merous woods a long wny bohlnd our
II tie. As a rule they seemed glad to
surrender, and thu condition of somo
of them may bo gathered from tho
following Incident:
"An officer proceeding nlong tho
road In chnrgo of a number of led
horses received Information that thoro
woro some of tho enemy in tho neigh
borhood. Ho gave tho order to
chargo, whereupon threo German offi
cers and 10G men surrendered.
"At Seulls Immediately on his ar
rival a proclamation wns lsBticd by
tho commander of n division. Tho
main points were that all arms wero
to bo handed In at tho town hall at
onco; that all civilians found with
arms would bo shot at onco; no per
son was to bo In tho atroet aftor dark;
no lights wero to bo maintained in
tho houses or the streets; tho doors of
all houses wore to bo loft opon and
tho Inhabitants wero not to collect
In groups. Any obstruction of the
German troops or tho threatening of
them immediately would bo punish
able by death.
"At Vlllora Cotterets, tho mayor ap
pears to havo behaved judiciously and
though suppltcB far In oxcess of the
capabilities of the place woro demand-j
od, tho town was not seriously dam-j
aged. !
"Tho Germans evacuated the place!
on September 11 in such haste thati
they left behind a largo amount of tho!
bread requisitioned. j
"It waa stated by tho Inhabitants'
that tho enemy had destroyed and
abandoned 15 motor lorries, soven
guns and ammunition wagons.
"Holms was occupied by tho enemy
on September 3. It was occupied by
tho French after considerable fighting
on September 13."
CORRESPONDENT TELLS OF
THE BURNING OF TERM0NDE
By T. M. KETTLE.
International News Service.
Termondo. Hero is tho story of the
wrecking of Termondo, told by a
dozen different Inhabitants and con
firmed from dozens of othor reliable
sources.
Following tho German entry Into
tho city tho commandor demanded a
levy of 2,000,000 francs. Tho money
was not In tho public treasury, and
tho burgomaster was not there to save
his town as Braun saved Ghent
General Sommerfold had a chair
brought from tho inn into tho center
of tho grand palaco. Ho sat down
on it, crossed his legs and said:
"It is our duty to burn this town."
The Inhabitants were allowed two
hours to clear out and then the sol
diers went to work.
Use Portable Caissons.
Tholr npparatus consisted of a
Binall portable pressure caUson filled
with benzine and flttod with a spray.
Other wltnessos said that there also
wero great caissons on wheels. With
this they sprinkled tho floors and
ground stories of tho Iiousob and set
II ro to the buildings, Others used a
sort of phosphorus paste with which
thoy smeared tho object to bo de
stroyed. They completed their work
by flinging hand grenades and pre
pared fuses Into tho Infant flames.
Remembering Louvaln, Genoral
Sommcrfcld had evidently given di
rections that tho public and monu
mental buildings wero to bo spared.
Thus the museum and tho city hall
both remain standing, but right bo
twoen them his potroleurs destroyed
a hotel.
Pillaged Everything.
General Sommerfcld'B soldiers stolo,
pillaged and drank everything on
which they could lay their hands.
Witnesses on this point aro many and
unshakablo. Tholr moderation must
impress anybody who talks to them.
A cltlzon of Tormondo, who him
self had been held as hostage said
to mo whllo standing amid tho ruins
of his town:
"Monsieur, thcro Is human nature
among tho Germans. I' saw many
ofllcorB In tears. A Gorman lieuten
ant came and shook me by the hand,
crying, 'It 1b not our fault' "
STAND
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WESTERN CAHU'S
GRAIN CROP FOR 1914
THE WHEAT CROP ALONE WILL
DE WORTH UPWARDS OF
ONE HUNDRED MIL
LION DOLLARS.
Tho yield of wheat In Western Cana
da for 1914 Is now safoly estimated at
135 million bushels. This is not ns
largo as In 1913 but for various rea
sons will not tho farmer considerably
moro money. Had it not been for
drought that struck somo portions of
Southern Alberta and Southwestern
Saskatchewan, shortly after seeding,
thoro would havo been a phenomenal
crop and with present prices thcro
would havo been a year of un
precedented prosperity. In a largo
district of tho country tho crops are
The Above Is a View of a Manitoba
Into Mixed
fully up to tho avorago. Tho por
tions roforred to had amplo ralnfull
and blessed with conditions that put
them Into a moro envlablo condition
than tho districts first referred to.
Fortunately in most places where lack
of precipitation prevented harvesting
a good crop this year, this Is tho
first of a number of years that It
has happened, and tho farmera are
in a position to withstand a partial
falluro. Throughout all of Manitoba,
Central Saskatchewan and tho largost
portion of Alberta conditions are
good. Tho raising of cattlo, sheep and
hogs Is now playing an Important
part In tho success of tho West
ern Canada Farmer. From theso,
and tho product of tho dairy and
tho creaming, ho is placing hlmsolt
In an excellent financial position. It
1b expected that during 191 G tho acre
ago sown to grains of all kinds will be
largely In oxcess of all previous years.
In tho districts that had not tho crop
that others had, thoro Is no dlsheart
ednoss, but embracing the opportunity
to got their land toady In good tlmo,
and pursuing moro deflnlto methods
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One of the Mortgage Lifters of Western Canada. Any Farmer Having a
Lot of Hogs Can Always Have Ready Money.
of conserving tho moisture, tho farm
era aro now busily engaged In prepar
ing larger areas for wheat, oats, barley
and flax, and In this way very much
will be added to the large acreage
placed In crop In 1913. Thoro are none
that take any comfort out of the war
In Europo because It will mean In
creased prices for everything they can
raise, but thoy proposo taking advan
tage of tho opportunity that is afford
ed. Western Canada is the recognlzod
grain field of tho world, and will be
so for all time. Looking Into the fu
ture, thousands of Americans aro now
contemplating Joining tho band of
Western Canada grain growers and
thoy aro wise In doing so, for thoy can
Bccuro tho boat of land In good locali
ties, convenient to market, at from $15
to $20 por aero If purchased from rail
way or land companies, or they can
still get homestoads within reasonable
distance of railways by making entry
for them. (Tho American Bottler Is al
ways welcomo, and bo will find in al
most any district In which ho cares
to locate, scores of Amorlcan settlers,
who aro doing well, and few, If any,
ever provo a falluro. Thero aro spo-
Sweden Is on tho vergo of national
prohibition of alcoholic boveragos and
tobacco,
SELDOM SEE
a big knee like thii, but your horn
may have a bunch or bruise on hit
Ankle, Hock, Stifle, Knee orThroat.
will clean it off without laying the
hone up. No blister, no bait
cone. Concentrated onlv a few
dropi required at sn application. $2 per
kcuU iiUitiM. Dmcrtb your rue (or iKcltl Instruction!
ad Hook 8 K free. ADSOKUINK, Jit., utlwixk
Sntomt loi nunklru). Rducc Pilnhil Swclllan. Ea
ri4 Clud. Coltre. Wcm, Brultct. VtrlcoM Vclnt.
Virkotltlct, OI4 oiei. A1U?( Filn. Pile II tod It
bottle d dtorilKi or dtUrcrad. MuiQfMtared onlr br
W.F.YOUm P, D. P., 110 TmIi It, Sprinoll.ld.MiM.
TCflFIUTG Talntradaoaoarnew bom rome
UU1 1 3 diet, far KhumUm. Nerroua,
Heart. KldnoT and
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OVER 100
YEAR8 OLD
c?.M raten given to tho settlers on the
railways for both himself and his ef
fects. Tho natural resources of tho coun
try nro ro vaBt that they cannot bo
told In mero figures. Mnn can only
toll of what tiny portions havo dono.
Ho can only say "I am moro prosper
ous than I ever expected to bo." And
yet if a farmer expects to succeed on
lnnd that ho has been forced to pay
C0 to $100 an ncro for, ho ought to
fool nBBurcd of attaining prosperity
whon ho finds tho richest pralrlo soil
nt his disposal absolutely frco. If ho
hao a llttlo capital, let him invest it
nil In llvo stock nnd farm Implements
ho.wlll find himself ton yoars ahead
of tho game. Somo day bucu a chanco
will not bo found nnywhoro on tho
faco of tho globe. Hut now tho Bamo
opportunities await you as awaited tho
pioneer and not ono hundredth part
of the difficulties ho encountered nnd
overcame. Success In Canada Is mado
up of two things, natural rcsourcoa
and human labor. Canada has tho ono
and you hnvo tho other.
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Farmer's Buildings. He Goes Largely
Farming.
You want a cozy home, a free life,
nnd sufficient incomo. You want edu
cation for your children, and some
plcasuro for your wlfo. You want In
dependonco. Your burden has been
hoavy, and yout farm hasn't paid. You
work hard and aro discouraged.
You require a change There Is a
goal within Bight, whero your chil
dren will havo advantages. You can
get a home In Westorn Canada and
freedom, whero your ambitions can be
fulfilled. If tho Pralrlo Provinces are
full of Successful Farmers, why should
you provo tho exception? Havon't
you got brains, experience, cour&goT
Then provo what those are capable
of whon put on trial. It Is encourag
ing to know that there Is ono country
In tho world whero poverty Is no bar
rier to wealth!
BcsldcB tho grains spoken of, all
kinds of grassos do woll In Western
Canada. At ono of tho fairs held
short tlmo' ago tho writer saw no
less than eighty varieties of wild grass.
Of tho cultivated grasses, Alfalfa gives
a splendid yield, and although not yet
generally grown, It will soon become
unlversal. At a rodent contest of fields
sown not la tor than Juno, 1912, there
woro prizes awarded In all districts In
Saskatchewan. Tho quality was ex
cellent. In Alberta It will soon be
come the popular feed. In Manitoba
tho growing of alfalfa is quite success
ful, and many farmers aro now prepar
ing land for It
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, on his re
turn from a trip to Western Canada,
furnishes the following contribution:
"I'll dream again of fields of grata
that stretch -from sky to sky.
And tho llttlo pralrlo hamlets, where
tho cars go roaring by,
Wooden hamlets as I saw them noble
cities still to bo
To girdle stately Canada with genu
from sea to sea;
Mother of a mighty manhood, Land of
glamour and of hopo,
From tho eastward sea-Bwept Islands
to tho sunny Western slope."
It Is tho Inspiration that led Sir
Conan Doyle to pen tho above that
has led tho many Americans that are
now In Western Canada to make their
homo there. Advertisement.
This Language Again.
"How did that blackhandor come to
be taken redbanded?"
"DecaUBo ho was a green hand."
We may never wear a golden crown,
but thank heaven we havo ono already
on our tooth.
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