CANADA ONE OF THE
HOLD PROVIDERS
Although Canada's real start in na
tional development as pointed out by
the Buffalo Commercial, came slow
ly and late, as compared with that of
the United States, it is now well un
der way. and very soon there will be
a marvelous expansion in agriculture,
mining and manufacturing.
The paper above mentioned says
that "heretofore the development of
Canada, like that of the United States,
has been westward, but unlike this
country, the Dominion has a great
territory to the North, which has been
regarded as all but uninhabitable, but
in which recent research has proven
there are possibilities of develop
ment almost inconceivable.” After
making complimentary reference to
the resources of the country tributary
to the Hudson Bay, which will be
opened up when the railroad now un
der construction is completed, the
Commercial further says “there are
those living today who will see our
neighbor on the north a great and
powerful nation, and a not insignifi
cant industrial and commercial rival
of the United States. The war may
retard, but it cannot destroy, Canada's
future. And in this expansion no one
will more heartily rejoice than the
people of the United States, Decause
the prosperity cf the Dominion is
bound to Increase our own."
Herein is the spirit that dominates
the Dominion Government when it
extends an invitation to Americans to
assist in developing the resources that
Canada possesses, whether they be
mineral, forest, industrial, commercial
-or agriculture. Both countries will
benefit and the United States will be
a gainer by having as a neighbor a
country whose resources are as great
and varied as are those of Canada.
In comparing the United States
Blong with other nations of the world
in producing and importing food
stuffs. the Agricultural Outlook pub
lished by the United States depart
ment of agriculture says:
The United States in recent years
has been as large an importer of food
stuffs as exporter; therefore she can
not be classed as a surplus producer
of foodstuffs. This is contrary to pop
ular impression. It is true that she
is an exporter of certain articles, out
she is an equally large importer of
other articles. In this classification
tea and coffee are included with food
stuffs. in eoible grains the produc
tion is 23 per cent more than the
amount retained; the production of
meats is six per cent more—that
is, exports of meat equal six per cent
of that retained in the United States
for consumption; the production of
dairy products is 20 per cent more
than consumed; the production of
poultry is just about equal to con
sumption; of vegetables, one per cent
less
An investigation into the produc
tion, imports and exports of food prod
ucts of various countries indicates
that England produces about 53 per
C'-nt of her food requirements, and
imports (net) about 47 per cent; Bel
gium produces 57 per cent, and im
ports 43 per cent; Germany produces
88 per cent, and imports 12 per cent;
France produces 92 per cent, and im
ports eight per cent; Austria-Hungary
produces 98 per cent, and imports two
per cent; Russia produces 110 per
cent of her requirements, and exports
.an equivalent of about 10 per cent;
Canada produces 23 per cent more
than she consumes; Argentina pro
duces 48 per cent more than she con
sumes; the United States produces
practically no more than she con
sumes (i. e. exports and imports of
foodstuffs almost balance).
With this information before the
Teader, it is not a difficult matter to
direct attention to the fact that Can
ada stands in a pre-eminent position
in the matter of grain and cattle pro
duction, and with a large territory
yet unoccupied she will always main
tain it.—Advertisement.
Sew It Seems.
“When does a man become a seam
stress?”
"When he hems and haws.”
“No.”
“When he threads his way?"
“No.”
"When he rips and tears?”
“No.”
"Give it up.”
"Never, if he can help it.”—Chris
tian Register.
SIMM MISERY
GAS.JNDIGESTION
“Pape’s Diapepsin” fixes sick,
sour, gassy stomachs in
five minutes.
Time it! In five minutes all stomach
distress will go. No indigestion, heart
burn, sourness or belching of gas, acid,
or eructations of undigested food, no
dizxiness, bloating, or foul breath.
Pape's Diapepsin is noted for its
speed in regulating upset stomachs.
It is the surest, quickest and most cer
tain indigestion remedy in the whole
world, and besides it is harmless.
Please for your sake, get a large
fifty-ceut case of Pape’s Diapepsin
from any store and put your stomach
right. Don’t keep on being miserable—
life is too short—you are not here
long, so make your stay agreeable.
Eat what you like and digest it; en
joy it without dread of rebellion in
the stomach.
Pape’s Diapepsin belongs in your
home anyway. Should one of the fam
ily eat something which don’t agree
with them, or in case of an attack of
Indigestion, dyspepsia, gastritis or
stomach derangement at daytime or
during the night, it is handy to give
the quickest relief known. Adv.
Not Sure Yet.
“Your wife is out of danger, then?”
“I shall think so unless the doctor
comes back.”
FRENCH ALPINE CHASSEURS WITH SKIS
Alpine chasseurs of the French army are seen heig marching in one of the passes of the Vosges. Theae hardy
mountaineers are eq lipped with skis, which they use U> great advantage when the weather conditions demand it
UNCLE SAM’S LARGEST SUBMARINE
This submarine torpedo boat LI. the largest o£ its kind ever built for the United States, was launched recently
at Quincy, Mass. Mrs. Elizabeth Scott Daubin, wife of Lieut. F. A. Daubin, commander of the boat, christened it.
BABY SAYRE, FATHER AND GRANDFATHER
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Here is the Utest addition to the White House family, Francis Sayre, with
his father, Francu Bowes Sayre, and his distinguished grandfather. President
Wilson. This is ;he little fellow's first photogTaph.
SERVIAN HEAVY FIELD ARTILLERY
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GRANDSON OF THE KAISER
ajmmmm ■■■■Km
New picture of Prince Alexander
Ferdinand of Prussia, grandson of the
kaiser and son of Prince August Wil
helm. The lad, only two and a half
years old, is dressed in the uniform of
a German officer and wears a meda1
with which the kaiser decorated him,
for what reason has not been stated.
Eksorsiezeing Wurld-Madness
Lovers of “pees" are respectfully re
ferred to the following from the Pi
oneer of Simplified Spelling for a
warning of what may happen to us
when the war is over. "When this
wurld-madness has been eksorsiezed
when aul the haitful noizes of worfait
ar murjd in that luvil karesing wurd
‘pees’ then will cum the dai for such
muuvments as ourz.” Meanwhile the
passage, if held at arm’s length, will
pass very well as an account of events
in the eastern theater of war.—The
New Republic.
Mouth Organs for Tommy.
The British government’s appeal
for gifts of mouth organs for the use
of soldiers at the front has revealed a
shortage in the supply of these popu
lar musical instruments. According
to instrument dealers, practically all
England’s supply of mouth organs
comes from Germany. An effort is
being made to remedy the depleted
stock by importation from the United
States.
AEROPLANES HARD TO HIT
Gunners Waste Much Ammunition in
Attempt to Bring Down the
Flying Air Craft.
The London Times publishes the
following letter from a captain in the
Royal engineers:
We see aeroplanes nearly every
day, and generally they are being
shelled. The aeroplane is surround
ed with little puffs of white smoke,
usually at a slightly lower level than
itself. Each puff represents the burst
of a shrapnel shell. Although I have
seen at least a dozen performances,
I have never seen an aeroplane
brought down. Apparently it is aw
fully difficult for the gunners to get the
range of an object in the air, and in
any case that object is moving very
rapidly.
There is an anti-aircraft lection of
the artillery, armed, I believe, with a
sort of pom-pom, which fires little one
inch shells in rapid succes-:on. The
French and Belgian aeroplanes throw
out little pencil-shaped rods, which
will kill a man if they strike him on
the head, provided they are thrown
from 200 feet or over. Of course, the
aeroplane is always much higher than
that when flying over the enemy. But
I don’t think these projectiles do much
damage and the German aircraft don’t
use them.
The chief use of aeroplanes Is to
direct the fire of artillery. Some
times they "circle and dive" just over
the position of the place which they
want shelled.
PRODUCTION OF ANTI-HOG-CHOLERA SERUM
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Test Pigs—Those With an “X” Are Check Pigs.
(By CHESTER G STARR. Purdue Ex
periment Station.)
The anti-hog-cholera serum used in
the prevention of hog cholera is ob
cained from hogs that have recovered
from an attack of cholera and have
□een rendered very strongly resistant
io the disease. The modern serum
laboratory is a manufactory in the full
sense of the word.
Healthy hogs are purchased either
it home or at some market; they are
.-accinated upon arrival at the serum
plant, and good care is taken of them
for three weeks. At the end of that
.ime they have fully recovered from
;he effects of vaccination and are what
ire termed immunes. At the end of
his time, the immunes are given very
arge doses of very virulent hog-chol
jra blood. This blood is obtained in
.he better serum companies by buying
lealthy one hundred to one hundred
ind fifty-pound hogs, inoculating them
with cholera blood alone. These virus
aogs are killed as soon as they show
ligh temperatures and visible signs of
:holera. Their blood is carefully col
ected in bottles or jars, the fibrin Si
rred out and the resulting fluid is the
rirus used for injecting into the im
nunes. Large quantities of virus are
;iven each immune, a 200-pound hog
receiving from one to two quarts of
his very virulent blood, depending on
he method used in injecting it. This
lose of virus renders the immune very
strongly resistant to cholera, and he
s now what is termed a hyperimmune.
Ten days after the injection of virus, if
he hyperimmune is in good health, the
irst bleeding is done. Since the tail
>ffers the only place available without
langer of bleeding to death, it is se
eded as the place for bleeding. A
small piece of the tail is cut off and
he blood, flowing from the cut, is eol
ected in bottles. After a certain quan
:lty is collected, the amount being
;overned by the size of the hog, the
ail is tied to prevent further bleeding,
ind the hog released. A week later
he hog can be bled again. One week
ifter the second bleeding, a third bleed
ng is done. At this time the serum
rom the hyperimmune is becomingless
jotent and the hog is rehyperimmu
lized by a fresh injection of virus. Af
er the tail is clipped too short for
urther use, the hog is killed and all
>f the blood is collected. In some
nlants that are close by a packing
louse one bleeding is done. The hog is
tilled at the time of the first bleeding
ind the blood collected. The carcass
s inspected and passed for food if the
issues are normal.
After the blood is collected in the
>ottles the fibrin is filtered out, the
Tail Bleeding—Proper Aseptic Precau
tions.
;erum cooled and bottled. It is then
ilaced in a refrigerator to wait for the
esting. This is done by trying the
lerum with pigs and also in tb“ best
>lants by a bacteriological examtna
ion. The potency of the serum is
ested by taking some pigs weighing
>0 to 70 pounds that are not immune
o cholera, injecting some of them
vith hog c hoi eta blood alone and the
>thers with varying amounts of the
terum along with the hog cholera
jlood. The pig? that receive no serum
ire termed check pigs and should die
'rom cholera whhin from five to four
teen days. Thf. pigs receiving serum
ihould remain healthy. If the bacteri
dogical examinrlion shows no bacteria
.hat are liable to produce blood poison
ng or abscessed and the potency test
s good, the se--utn of that particular
deeding is labeled with the serial num
ber of the test and placed on the mar
ket.
In the main, this is the process of
manufacture of anti-hog-cholera se
-um. The varying results with different
serums that cat be observed in a com
munity are dun to difference in the
:are and intelligence used in the man
afacture. The potency of the serum
is governed by the virulency of the
virus used, the amount of virus in
lected at one fime, the method of in
jection and the number of bleedings
that are obtained before rehyperimmu
nization. Other conditions being equal,
the more virulent the virus, the more
potent will be the serum. Nothing but
the strongest virus possible should
ever be used. Strains of virus that
will produce fever and fatal sickness
in seven to eight days are much pre
ferable to those that require an incu
bation of eight to ten days. The usual
amount of virus injected at one time,
when injected into the veins of the
immune, is six cubic centimeters for
each pound of body weight. If less
than this is used, the serum will be
apt to be low in potency. The first
and second bleedings are of stronger
potency than the third bleeding. In
practice, equal parts of first, second
and third should be mixed for the
proper production of serum. Not more
than six cubic centimeters of blood
at any one time should be bled from
the hyperimmune for each pound of
body weight. The method of bleeding,
whether from the tail until clipped too
short for further use and neck at the
final bleeding or from but one bleeding
at the neck as practiced by some serum
companies, will not produce any differ
ence in the potency or in the amount
of foreign bacteria, provided that
: proper methods of sterilization are em
. ployed.
No virus sliouid be used that is bled
from hogs that show lesions of other
diseases other than acute cholera.
Each virus hog should be carefully ex
amined after bleeding. The amount of
bacteria, and especially the number of
pathogenic bacteria, is due to the meth
ods of sterilization used. Each hog
should be carefully cleaned and disin
fected, the tail or neck shaved • and
sterilized before bleeding, and all bot
tles or jars should be sterilized. All
of the preparation and bottling should
be done in clean quarters free from
any dust, and no vessels used that are
not sterile.
The potency test may be misleading
through the use of pigs that are from
immune mothers. These pigs may re
tain enough immunity that they will
remain well even though the serum is
low in potency. That is one of the
reasons why check pigs are used, to
show the natural immunity of the pigs.
The pigs should also be of the same
herd or litter and treated alike.
Under the provisions of the new hog
cholera control law in Indiana, Purdue
university is charged with the testing
of all hog cholera serums and so-called
cures that are sold in the state. All
of the different serums exposed for
sale in the state and a great many of
the cures have been tested. The great
er majority of the serums have been
found to be potent, but no cure has
been of any use in either curing or
preventing hog cholera. All serums
tested by Purdue university are recom
mended to the state veterinarian, who
issues a state permit, under which
each serum is sold. At any time this
permit can be revoked through the
serum not being up to the standard.
ALSIKE CLOVER IS
GOOD COVER CROP
Well Adapted to Low, Moist Soil
—Is Well-Known as Fa
vorite Food tor Bees.
Alsike clover, unlike our red clover,
is well adapted to low, moist soils,
also to dried up land. It should not
be sown alone. Six pounds of alsiko
seed and ten pounds of red clover seed
sown to the acre will give a large crop
of excellent hay. and a larger yield
than if either were sown alone.
Red clover will seldom produce a
crop of bay the third year, waile
alsike will yield good -’■ops from three
to five years if the land is in good
condition and the season not too dry.
Alsike clover is well known as the
favorite food for bees. The honey
made from alsike blossoms is said to
be of excellent quality. But its great
est value is for pasture. When once
firmly rooted it will make a sturdy
growth even if the season is hot and
the ground dry.
Hay farmers who have grown this
clover for some years consider it
valuable to mix with meadow grasses,
such as foul meadow and red top.
Yields of 314 to 4 tons of hay have
been grown to the acre, and excellent
fall pasture may be had until late in
the season.
The second crop Is said to cause
horses to slobber freely, and on this
account it is best not *o sow alsike
in horse pastures. The ?eed may be
had from the agricultural stores. It
is thought best to try IWs clover—
sow one-third alsike and two-thirds
red clover to the acre ths coming
spring and note results.
Bad 'or the Calf.
A good calf may be ruined by im
proper feeding. Sweet milk one day
and sour the next, or warm milk to
day and cold tomorrow will surely
cause trouble. An unclean pail may
carry germs fhat will cause scours
and perhaps death.
VAvoid Icy Foods.
Never give any icy or frozen food to
hogs. It will cause indigestion. Indi
gestion opens the way for all sorts of
ailments.
Fresh Eggs for the Table.
A flock of 12 hens will supply a
family of four with all the fresh eggs
they need for table use. The largest
hens do not always lay the largest
eggs. Minorcas and White Leghorns,
as well as other varieties of the Leg
horns, lay large eggs. The Hamburg
lays a very small egg.
Separate Ducks and Geese.
The ducks and geese should have
separate winter quarters and not be
allowed to run with the chickens.
No sick headache, sour stomach,
biliousness or constipation
by morning.
Get a 10-cent box now.
Turn the rascals out—the headache,
biliousness, indigestion, the sic It. sour
stomach and foul gases—turn them
out to-night and keep them out with
Cascarets.
Millions of men and women take a
Cascaret now and then and never
know the misery caused by a lazy
liver, clogged bowels or an upset stom
ach.
Don't put in another day of distress.
Let Cascarets cleanse your stomach:
remove the sour, fermenting food,
take the excess bile from your liver
and carry out all the constipated
waste matter and poison in the
bowels. Then you will feel great.
A Cascaret to-night straightens you
out by morning. They work while
you sleep. A 10-cent box from
any drug store means a clear head,
sweet stomach and clean, healthy liver
and bowel action for months. Chil
dren love Cascarets because they
never gripe or sicken. Adv.
NEEDED SOME MORE TRAINING
Possibly Pup That Was Moses' Pride
Would Prove Prize Winner, but
Just at Present—
“That's a nice dog of yours, Moses.
What breed is he?"
“Isn't he? He's an Airedale—got a
pedigree as long as my arm. and I'm
told he'll carry all before him when
he gets properly filled out.”
“It isn't often dogs carry things be
hind them, is it?"
“Oh. I don’t mean that. I mean he'll
win wherever shown. But he's a good
one to carry things as well. See. I'll
loose him off the lead, and give him
my cap to carry.”
Suiting the action to the word. Moses
gave the dog his liberty and stuffed
the cap in his mouth.
For five seconds the dog carried the
cap in a model manner, then he sud
denly bounded away, tossed the cap
about upon the muddy roadway, and
finished up, just as Moses got to the
spot, by tearing it nearly in half.
“He carried all before him that
time,” said Asker.
But as Moses held up his mud-lorn
hat he uttered things we daren’t
record.
Oklahoma Man Tails About
Kidney Remedy
Several years ago I was taken with
severe pains in my back, due to diseased
kidneys and was forced to give up my
daily labors. I heard of your great kid
ney remedy and resolved to try it. I did
so with wonderful results.
Since taking Dr. Kilmer's Swamp
Root I have had no trouble fiom my
kidneys. I am giving this tes.imomal
of my own free will to let others know
the wonderful merits of Swamp-Root.
If you should care to, you are at liber
ty to publish this testimonial whenever
you choose.
Very trulv vours,
j. A. PARRISH.
Stillwater. Okla.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this gth dsv of March. 1912.
H. S. HAUSSDKR.
Justice of the Peace.
Letter to
Dr. Kilmer fy Co.
Binghamton, N. Y.
Prove Wbat Swamp-Root Will Do For You
Send t;n cents to Dr. Kilmer A Co.,
Binghamton, X. Y., for a sample site
bottle. It will convince anyone. You
will also receive a booklet of valuable in
formation, telling about the kidneys and
bladder. When writing, be sure and men
tion this paper. Regular fiftv-cent and
one-dollar size bottles for sale at all drug
stores. Adv.
Sentiment Jolted.
Just as the happy husband of a few
month.i was about to leave home for
the daily office grind his wife placed a
hand upon his arm.
“Harry, dear,” she softly said,
“haven't you a lock of my hair some
where in your pocket?”
“I have, indeed, sweetheart,” was
the prompt response of hubby, as he
affectionately embraced the sharer or
his sorrows and joys. “I have it right
here in the pocket close to my heart:”
"That's fine, Harry!" delightedly re
turned little wifey. “Won't you please
take it and see if you can match me
some puffs when you go downtown?”
—Philadelphia Telegraph.
SOFT WHITE HANDS
Under Most Conditions If You Us*
Cuticura. Trial Free.
The Soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal. Nothing
better or more effective at any price
than these fragrant supercreamy emol
lients.. A one-night treatment will test
them in the severest forms of red.
rough, chapped and sore handa.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. XT,
Boston. Sold every where.—Adv.
Great Problem.
"What was your office boy lookisg
so thoughtful about this morning when
I came in?” f
“He was trying to make up his mind
whether he would fill my inkstand
or not.”
Reasonable Theory.
Boss—No; we have all the men we
need.
Laborer—Seems like you could take
one more, the little bit of work he'd
do.—Judge.
People who hunt trouble never kill
it; they catch it alive and domesti
cate it.
Most particular women use Rai Cross
Ball Blue. American made. Sure to please.
At all good grocers. Adv.
Nothing is so uncertain as the minds
of a certain class of politicians.