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LAND YACHT STARTS TO CROSS THE CONTINENT Thu house on wheels was designed and built by Roland K. Conklin in order to lake liis family on a land yacht trip from his country estate in Huntington. Hong Island, to the Panama-Pacific exposition in California. Every comfort of the party which is going on the transcontinental trip was takm into consideration, and there is even a ■oof garden atop the machine. The start on the long trip was made recently, and though the “yacht" was stuck In a Long Island ditch for 24 hours, it is proceeding merrily on its way. The party includes Mr. and Mrs. Conklin their son and daughter, another girl, two nephews, two governesses, two chauffeurs and a cook. IN THE FLOODED STREETS OF GALVESTON - m—mm—tj-i-i m wmmmwmb—■ tfrtOEiewodS 4* ur<p£Rwo6t>,: Scene at Market and Twenty-second streets. Galveston, looking west and south over the section of the city that was flooded hy a swift stream three feet deep during the recent great storm ZEBRA BORN !N CAPTIVITY KAISER AND HIS STEED UN.DER.WOOD This baby zebra, believed to be the first one bom in captivity in Amer ica if not in the world, is in the Central Park zoo. New York city, and is a finely marked and lively specimen. MRS. MARYE WORKS IN WAR HOSPITAL Emperor William of Germany and his favorite horse, one of several that have been specially trained for his use. Capital Punishment. There art seven states in the I'nien in which the maximum penalty for any crime is imprisonment for life— Maine, Rhode Island. Kansas. Miehi San. Wisconsin. Minnesota and Wash ington. in the form of electrocution capi tal punishment is executed in Massa chusetts. Arkansas. Indiana. Kentucky. Nebraska, New Jersey New York, North Carolina. Ohio, Pennsylvania. South Carolina and Virginia. Death is by hanging or shooting in the discretion of the condemned person in two states. Nevada and Utah: and the hangman uses the noose in the balance of ths subdi visions of the Union, including Alas ka. Hawaii. Porto Rico, and the Dis trict of Columbia, and, with the bal ance of the states, the three New England states not already named. Connecticut, New Hampshire and Ver mont. Many a woman without brains is able to fool a male highbrow. UNSeRWOOD U NO Ft R WO op Scene In the operating room of the American lazaret in Petrograd where Mrs. George T. Marye. wife of the American ambassador to Russia, is serv ing as a nurse. She is standing at the physician’s right hand. MAKING GREAT CANOE TRIP Two New Jersey Sportsmen Are Try ing to Cross Continent by Rivers and Canals. To determine the practicability of a transcontinental voyage by canoe, two New Jersey sportsmen are headed, in their frail craft, for the Pacific coast. The route takes the couple through various rivers, lakes, creeks and canals to the headwaters of the Columbia river. Down this, it Is their intention to paddle to the ocean. On their way, they will traverse the canal from Jersey City to the Delaware river, thence to Delaware bay, to the Chesapeake canal and on to the Po tomac. From the headwaters of the latter stream, they will enter the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, make their way to Cumberland, Maryland, from which point, by plying small streams, they expect to reach the Monongahela river and. through its waters, the Ohio. From the Ohio they enter the Mississippi, tbeuce the Missouri, thence the ?fortb Platte, through which they paddla to the Yel lowstone and the Snake rivers. In tervening streams will carry them then to the Columbia. Still Losing. "Does constant poker playing strengthen the mind?" asked the seek er after useless knowledge. 1 understand it does to some ex tent,” replied the unlucky player, "but in my case I'm sorry to say it has no tendency to strengthen the hands." PROFIT IN ECONOMICAL FEEDING OF PIGS Swinging Front to Pig Pens, to Prevent Pigs From Entering Trough Before the Food Is All In. (By W. R Gil.BERT.) A mistake that we often make is that we wean our pigs too young. I believe in getting the little pigs start- j ed off to eat at three or lour weeks ] old. and there is nothing better than a little milk and shorts to get them started. Then feed them liberally and by the time you wean them at eight or ten weeks old. you have a big. strong, lusty pig. I am satisfied that a great many of our farmers lose all the profit in the business by the way they handle the pigs at the weaning time. I am a strong believer in raising the little pigs out in the open. Of course you must have shelter for them in storms and for feeding purposes, but let them have access to the earth; keep them on the ground and give them green food, and you will get them to develop bone and muscle and a strong stomach. They are always on their feed and always at their feed I like to have them out on a clover pasture or on peas and rape. For later pastures, rape gives satisfactory results. Of course, you must feed the pigs reason ably at the same time. We all know that for economic, pro duction a mixture of several grains fed together will give better results than any one grain fed alone. I cannot lay down a hard and fast rule. Some seasons outs might be very satisfactory, but if you get such a combination as high-priced oats it would be foolish to advocate them, es pecially when we have to purchase our feed. During the winter months in a root growing country 1 believe roots are a good food, and should compose a large proportion of the ration, and I be lieve in boiling the roots and feeding some grain. Do not load them up with a great lot of water: feed the roots in rather a thick batter, and mix in your shorts and middlings and whatever grain you might happen to have. For the larger pigs pulp the roots and feed the meal sprinkled on. In a section where winters are cold, it is well to take the chill off the food, and always see that the pigs clean the troughs up and do not leave any material in \ them. A great many people make the mis take of having food left in the troughs. Pay particular attention to cleanli ness. have dry teds and give them dry straw to lie on. The bedding should be changed often. In the winter months give them wood ashes and charcoal and sod or earth of seme kind. Earth seems to be absolutely necessary to keep the digestive organs in good condition. Milk is one of the best things for a pig. Nothing lengthens them out like milk, if properly handled. GOOD RATIONS FOR EWES WITH LAMBS Clover Hay Is Better Than Tim othy—Mouldy or Sour Corn Silage Is Dangerous. (By HOWARD HACKEDOKN, Missouri Experiment Station.,) Clover hay and grain is a better ration for breeding ewes than timothy hay and grain. Clover hay alone will maintain preg nant breeding ewes up lo lambing time. After lambing, the addition of grain is advisable. Corn silage when fed with clover hay. with grain, and with both clover hay and grain, is slightly better rough age than corn stover fed with the same combination of grain and clover hay. N Moldy or extremely sour corn silage is a dangerous feed for sheep. Eleven ewes were lost in one week from ac cidentally feeding moldy silage. A ration of corn silage, clover hay and grain is the most efficient way of utilizing silage. feeding corn stover, clover hay and grain is the most satisfactory method of utilizing stover. Corn silage and stover are better roughages than timothy hay when fed with grain. LIST OF BREEDING HORSES IMPORTED Names of Animals. Their Regis tration Number and Name of Importer Is Included. The bureau of animal industry has issued a list of horses imported for breeding purposes in 1914 for which certificates of pure breeding have been issued by the federal department. This list includes the names of ani mals, their registration number, the name of the importer, and the depart ment number for the various breeds. The following table shows the num ber of certificated horses imported for breeding purposes during 1914: Breeds. Stallions. Mares.Total. Belgian draft .234 157 3M Clydesdale .. 17 34 51 Hackney . 3 lit 22 Percheron ."4:: 181 524 Shetland pony . 2 22 24 Shire . 34 14 liS Standard bred . 2 2 4 Suffolk . 11 1‘) 3u Thoroughbred . 31 5 3d Welsh pony . 11 49 GO Totals .70S 502 1,210 The list referred to can be obtained on application to the Bureau of Animal Industry. Blanching Celery. Celery may be blanched (whitened) by leaving dirt up around the stalks or by placing boards along the rows. Sometimes drain tiles are set over each plant to advantage. There are also several kinds of patent paper or wood bleachers. Pigs Need Protein. Growing pigs need more protein than they can get from corn and pas ture. Skim milk is fine for them and so is meat meal or tankage Late-Hatched Birds. The late-hatched chicks will pay for their keep and then some if given the right kind of care and feed. Reset Shoes. Shoes should be reset every four or five weeks. Keep the horse’s feet level, the corks short and even. ONE MAY PREVENT BLOAT IN CATTLE Avoid Rank Grass and Wet Green Clover or Alfalfa—Some Precautions. (By nn A. S. ALEXANDER Wisconsin Experiment Station.) Rank grass and wet. green clover or alfalfa are likely to cause bloat in cattle. Bloat may be avoided if right precautions are taken. Here are a few of them: Gradually change cowa from winter grain and hay rations to fresh pas tures and meadows. Prevent indigestions, because indi gestion is the direct cause of bloat. Feed cows their usual ration of dry hay and grain before turning them out to pasture. Keep cows off clover and alfalfa fields until dew or rain lias dried off and never turn them on such fields In moisture-laden, "muggy” days. Give cattle access to a mixture of salt and slacked lime. Visit pastures frequently in early Summer, and, if possible, take along proper remedies and instruments for relieving bad cases of bloat. NOTHING BUT CORN IS UNSATISFACTORY Where Fed Exclusively to Hogs the Animals Become Fat and Do Not Develop. Investigators have proved what good feeders already know that corn —good corn—is a good feed for any animal, and that there is no need of withholding it from any animal need ing food. At the same time, it .-s shown that corn alone is not nearly so good or so profitable a feed as eo n sup plemented by some protein food, buch as tankage, linseed meal o-- soy beans. In hogs fed exclusively on corn the animals become very fat and chubby, and do not develop properly; the bones are brittle and easily broken. Sixty-five hogs were used in a re cent experiment and they were di vided into lots of five each. Twelve different rations were used, with corn alone in two of them and corn with some other feed in the others. The hogs fed on corn and linseed meal and those fed on tankage gained the most; those receiving corn alone were most unsatisfactory. Prevent Flies From Breeding. Powdered hellebore mixed with wa ter and sprinkled over manure will prevent flies from breeding and be an extremely effective means for their control. It is inexpensive and the thing of special importance regarding it is that it does not insure the fer tilizing value of the manure, as do most materials used in controlling flies. Double the Corn Crop. The greater the variety and the rich er the feeds given cows, the more and better manure can be had from the herd. With dairy manure alone on the farm, the corn crop can be doubled within two or three years. Plow Under Clover. Plowing under some clover Is neces sary to increase the soil nitrogen of that field. Very little or no nitrogen at all is added to the clover or alfalfa field under normal soil conditions when all of the crop is cut for hay. THE EUROPEAN WAR A YEAR AGO THIS WEEK Sept. 6. 1914. Russians attacked Germans on left bank of Vistula, occupied Stryj region and captured Forty fifth Austrian regiment near Kras nystaw. German right wing checked near Paris. Kaiser directed attack on Nancy. Eritish cruiser Pathfinder de stroyed by mine. Germans levied war *ax on cap tured cities. France called out recruits of 1915. French fleet bombarded Cattaro. Sept. 7, 1914. Austrians retreated and Russians closed in on Przemysl. Allies forced Germans back from Nanteuil to Verdun, German right wing retreating across the Marne. Germans defeated Belgians near Melle and marched on Ghent. Germans repulsed at Capelle-au Bois. Germans destroyed Dinant. British submarine attacked Ger man fleet fn Bremerhaven harbor. American ambulance corps at work in field near Paris. Sept. 8, 1914. Rusians took Nikolaioff and Mi kolajow. Austrians defeated Serbs near Mitrovica. Serbian invasion of Bosnia be gun. French defeated Germans on the Ourcq. Severe fighting at Vi'.ry. British merchant cruiser Oceanic wrecked on coast of Scotland. Austrian government appealed to Jews In Poland to fight against Russia. Sept. 9. 1914. British and French forces crossed the Marne in pursuit of Germans. Germans evacuated Upper Al sace. Battle at Rawa Russka. Austrians evacuated Russian Po land. Germans captured Maubeuge and 40,000 men. Japanese force of 20,000 landed at Lunkow. Force of 60.000 natives from In dia landed in France. Kaiser protested to President Wilson against alleged use of dum dum bullets by the allies. British cruiser captured the Noordam with German reservists. Sept. 10, 1914. General von Stein admitted de feat by allies. Belgians reoccupied Termonde, Aerschot and Diest. Russians invaded Silesia and menaced Breslau. Austro-Germans defeated at Lub lin. Russians suffered reverses in East Prussia. Germans defeated by British In Nyassaland, Africa. Panic in Cracow; Archduke Fred erick admitted loss of 120,000 men in Galicia. British house of commons voted to add 500,000 men to regular army. Pope issued appeal for peace. Sept. 11, 1914. German line west of Revigny re treated, but captured fort near Ver dun. French recaptured Muelhausen. Germans marcked south from Ghent with Belgians in pursuit. Serbs took Semlin. Montenegrins captured Folcha and joined Serbs in advance on Sarajevo. Germane defeated invading Fin land force at Lyck. Russians occupied Suczawa and Hatna. Austrians resumed offensive near Lemberg. President Poincare sent message to President Wilson denying use of dumdum bullets. An Insuperable Objection. Nell—I wouldn't marry the best man living. Belle—But. you know, nobody ever expects the bride to marry the best man. Use Much Cottonseed Oil. Today the cotton fields of the United States have to a great extent replaced in our economic system the olive groves of the Mediterranean dis trict The oil is a first-class edible product and the cake after crushing the seed constitutes an equally valu able cattle feed. Guided by Instinct. If a chimpanzee is wcunded it stops the bleeding by placing its hand on the wound, or dressing it with leaves and grass POINTED PARAGRAPHS Pessimists are misfortune tellers. However, lovers should never be too good to be trua There is a lot of sentiment in the squeeze of the hand by the right per son. Many an otherwise truthful man lies about the good time he had while camping out. JUSTAWORD ABOUT YOUR HEALTH If your health is poor as a result of a weak stomach, lazy liver or clogged bowels — TRY _ HOSTETTER’S STOMACH BITTERS IT HELPS NATURE CORRECT SUCH TROUBLES *ND IMPROVES HEALTH A Soluble Antiseptic Powder to be dissolved in water as needed For Douches In the local treatment of woman’s ills, such as leucorrhoea and inflammation, hot douches of Paxtine are very efficacious, b'o woman who has ever used medicated douches will fail to appreciate the clean and healthy condition Paxtine produces and th® prompt relief from soreness and discomfort which follows its use.This is because Pax tin® {assesses superior cleansing, disinfect* ng and healing properties. For ten years the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. has rec ommended Paxtine in their private correspondence with wo men, which proves its superi ority. 'Women who have been relieved say it is “ worth its weight in gold.” At druggists. 60c. large box or by mail. Sample free. The Paxton Toilet Co., Boston, Mass. PATENTS Wttioa E. Coleman, Patent Lawyer/Washington. D.C. Advice and books free. Bates reasonable. Highest reference*. Best sex *ioea 47 bu. Corn per Acre KM loam. Good water, no buildings, near market. 9nap 140 acre. Write Theodore Johnson Burke, 8. I)aL Progress. "1 hope you are using your vacation to good advantage,” said the boy's father. "When you go back to col lege, 1 shall expect you to be more of a credit to your family than you were last year.” “Don’t worry about that, father.” said the boy. ‘‘My batting average has improved 50 per cent s'nce last spring." It is enough ta discourage the fool killer when he looks around and sees how far behind he is with his work. 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