X>iefe 2Ibteilung ift fiir bte
5amiltengliebcr, melcfye am
liebften Deutfcfy lefen.
Sum Sdjmi&lafcc
De>? curouaijdien
$olfcrfric0.
Gincn Segriff non ber llngebeucr*
htfifeit bet Seriufte ber DUluerten er
bali man, menu man bie bojeuroeife
neraapjten Serluftliftcn ber Gntentc
macbte anemanberglieberi unb fie im
Sidjte ber Grfatjnmgeu bee- .ftrieges
Uetradjtet.
So jdjreibt bie gut injormierte
„£ranfjurter S^itimg" betrefjs ber
Tratiabfifdjen Serlujte uor Serbun:
„©egeniiber ben ncuerbing-3 roie
ber befonberg betonten Sehauptun*
gen ber granjofen, bag roir bei Set*
bun fiirdjterlidje Serluftc erlitten,
finb roir in ber Sage feftauftellen unb
jroar auf ®runb genauer Sdjafcun
gen maggebenber SteHen (Sdjdguit
gen, beren 3uuerldffigfeit bei ber uo
ngen Cfjenjtoe ber Gngldnber unb
^ransojen jidj errovejen): lmjere Ser*
lujie bei ffierbmt finb nidjt tjalb jo
both roie bie ber granaojen. 23tr
tjaben umfoniebr @runb un§ bariiber
. 311 freuen, alS rcir uor Serbuu bie
I'lngreifer finb unb ben Grfolg auf
unferer Seite tjaben. Sag aber
umgefcfjrt aroifdjeu Hrras unb 3tone
bie angreifenben Gitglanber unb
granjofen bie allerfdjroerflen bluti*
gen Serlufte erleiben, ift gcrabe im
legten Xage»berid;t bentlidj bernorge
liohen roorben."
2Us Seftiitigung ber emmneitScr
lufte granfreidjg uor Serbuu mug
bie Grflarung Sean £>erbelte? im
„Gdir be SariS" betradjtet roerben
bie babin lautet, bag granfreidj fid)
nor Serbun langfam 311 Xobe blutct.
sJiodi augcrgerobhnlicbcr mug e? bc
traditet roerben, bag ber frauabjijdje
3enfcr foldjc freimiitigen Sugejmnb
niffc uaffieren liigt. Gr erflart im
Skitcren, bag obroobl bie prranjofen
uor '-i'erbun an 3ubl ben Xeutfdjen
rocit iiberlegeu feien, bieic franjofi*
fdje Ucberlegenbeit an Seuteu burdi
bic beutfdje lleberiegenlicit an iaatc
rial, irJbefcnbere fdjroerer Ifrtille
ric, mebr ai» auSgegltdjeu roerbe.
25>enn bie Stanjofen grogcre Xrup
penmaffen in» Xrefjen bradtien al§
ber <&egner unb biefer biejelben mit
roeit iiberlegcnemSfaterial bcfdmptte
iit e* ratr iogifdj. bag ibre Serluftc
roc:t groger roaren a!$ bic ber Xcut
I UiV. II.
lie Xentidien, fagi #erbette, fcien
fid) biefer iarfadicn bcroufgt unb
grocifcllog gebe iiire ^auptanftreng
uug ocr Pcrbun babin, bie frangofi
fd’c Slrmce ju ocrbraudien.
Uebcr bie ruffifdjen Perlufte an
ber £figrenge roirb ©ien au-3 bem
Alriegspreffe - Pureau Pen ber 5r°il1
gemelbet:
Slafgegriffer.e PZelbungeu unb
fonftiges PZateriai ermbgiid)cn mm
inepr ein anuabernbeS Pilb iiber bie
ruffifdjen Perlufte roabrenb ber jeei
gen Cffenfioe gu geroinnen. PZan
gebt nid)t fehl in ber Snnabme, baig
iiinler ber Jront fiir jeben iruppen
fbrper 50 bi§ 75 Present be? 3tan
be§ ber Grfaptruppen bereitgefteUi
roaren. PetfpielSroeife batre.um ei
nes unter ungejabiten Peifpielen an
gufiibren, bas 53. ruffiftbe ^nfantc
ric - Pegimcnt am G. 5uni 3250
PZcnn unb nier Xagc jpdter nur
mrbr 800 oerior alfo 2450 PZann
ober 75 Progent feinel PeftanbeS.
Sim 14. viuni rourben 2200 PZann
(?rfa? eingeftcllt, roobei bas Pegi*
men: roieber anndbernb feme AXricgS
ftarfc crmdjte. Slber jd)on am 21.
;\uni roaren unter ad)t Alcmpagmen
fiinf gduglid) aufgerieben, roabrenb
brei nur 20 bil 50 ©eroebre gdblten.
Slebnltdje Perljaltniffe ergeben fid)
al§ J\otge ber maffenmorberiidjen
Xaftif ber ruffifdjen Jelbberren bci
ben Xruppenfdtpern unter Pruffi)
Ioro3 Pefebl. Side ocrldBlidicn Sin
gaben fiimmen barin iiberein, bag!
i>cr bei ber ruffiftben Jvelbarmcc be-1
mtgcfteHte (rrfati bis t • brei Pier-'
teln bcS AXampffmnbe?> gur ©ieber
gcromnung ber pollen flriegsftarfr
nidit mebr noil auSreidjt. £aS ruj
fifdje ©eftbeer biifgte in cincm ein- i
gigen PZonat bes AXriegeS fauni roc
niger ala 500,000 PZann an £oter
unb Perrounbeien ein.
©enn bie Perlufte bereitS im §uni
eine folcbe proportion erreidjter,
roaS miiffen bann jene im £uli gcroe
fen fein, in roeldjem fie iiire „2aroi
nen" auf ber gangeit Sinie aegen
Ccitcrreidj unb Slcutfdjlanb oorfiiir
gen lieBen.
gnglanb oeroffentlidit feinc Siftcn
blofe bofenrocife unb nur bie Offigierc
finb ibm beadjienSrocrt. 2Zie Pegie
rung roagt e§ nidjt, mit ber ©abr
beit licrauSgufommen, ba bie 3qW
ber ©efaUcncn cricbreJenb grofg ift.
£as cnghfdje Polf ift roobl barauf
porbercitet toorben, itrbem ibm Don
nmtlicber 3eite geiagt roorben ift,
bag bie CfienfiPe oiel Pint fofien
trirb. Offenbar ift aber ber Perluft
nod) unctiblid) griiger. a(§ bie 5Re
gierung, bie auf baS 3tblimmfte ge
fafgt roar, erroartet bat. jjjnfoige
beffen roirb ba§ Polf im £unfeln gc
Iiattcn. £er einjige Siroft, ben bie
Pegierung bietet, ift bie Slngabe, bait
bie Perlufte ber iEeutfdjen nod) gro
wer finb. 2a§ ift aber nid)t roabr,
ttcil bie Teutfdien, bie ibr firiegs
banbroerf Derftetjeit, ifjre 2eute nad)
^ratten fdjonen.
Cine $bec Doit ben entfeblidjen
Serluften ber Gnglanber unb gran
gofen itt ibrer ..OffenfiDe" an ber
Somme fann man roofjl au§ eittem
Sergleidbe mit ben britifdjen 33erlu
ften im iPfonat ^uni erbalten, in
ban bie OffenfiDe nod) nidbi einge
febt unb ffdmpfe im il>erbaitni3 gu
ben Sdjladjteit be? fWonats Suit nut
S3orpoftengefedite roaren. 5m 5uni
Derlor Gnglaub an toten unb Derronn
betcn Offijicren 1519 iTann. SKatt
ntuB bcbenfett, bag bie urfpriinglitfc
an? eittem Sblbncrbeer beftefjenbcn
Streitfraite Gitglattbs bei roeitem
feitte auSreidjenbe gabl non giibrern
riir SDiiHionen Don Solbateu, roie fie
Gnglanb nunmebr anfgebotcn bat, 311
Iiefern Dcrmoditeit, fo baf; bie brattd)
baren Offijiere ber britifdjen ?lr
mee, roie fie fefct ift, fidjedidj burnt
gefdt finb. 2?et eincm Slbgattg Don
1519 Offijieren in einem SPfonat
roirb Denttutlidi ber iPtantifdjaftsiDer
Iuft mit citter roenigfteu? buitbertfa
dieu giffer beredjitet roerben miiffen.
£emnadi miiB einc lialbe Million
fiir graitjofen nnb Gngldnber in ber
groBcn OffenfiDe nl» nidBige Sdjdj}
nng bewndjtct roerben. Gin briten
freimblidjer tHiilitdrfritifer fdibfct bie
SJerlufte ber briten nnb granjofen
an ber SESefifront attf einc. lialbe tril
lion. llnb itxt§ ift mit biefen gro
fjen Opfertt grroomirn roorben. Gi
nige 30 ober 40 Ouabratmeilen ©c
Idnbe nub, uadi ibrer eigenen SSe
bauptimg 20,00(1 ©efangene nnb et
roa§ iiber 100 SWafdjinengeroebre er
beutet. ?lttgenommen, biefe Stnga
ben berubten anf SSabdjeit, rooran
febr ftarf gejroeifclt roerben tnttfe, fo
rodrcit biefe Grrungenfdjaften gegeu
iiber bat entfe^Iidjcn Cerhiften fount
nentten "inert.
28ic langc nodi roerben bie 2XHiier
ten einc foldjc OffenfiDe tociter fiil)
ren Fontten ober, ba fie bereit? rtt
bat lebten 3iiGcii Iiegt, rodre e§ roobl
angebrnriitcr, 311 fagen: „5Rod) einc
foldie OffenfiDe nnb roir finb oerlo*
re it."
i'crteilitttg non ©elbern fiir 2attb
ftrai?rubnn.
28 a f b i n g t 0 it. 2a-3 Jldcrbau
bepartemeut gab bie 1'crtciluug ber
erften galire?rnte Don $5,000,000
an bie einjeinen Staaten imter bem
©efcp fiir nene gnte 2anbftraBcn be
fannt. Xen 2>orfd)rifteit gandf; ntufs
jcbcr Staat bie gictdje Sunune fiir
bcttfelben groeef aufbrmgen. Sera?
crhalt best grdfjten Slntcil mit $291,
927, battn folgeu 'Jictr 3)orf mit
$250,720, ilJennfijlDania nut §230,
044 nub gUinoio mit $220,920. Sic
SJcrteilung erfolgte nad) SKaBftab ,
be§ ©ebiet-Smufange-:-. ber tScDolfe
nntg unb ber 'i'oftrouten.
giir bie nacbfolgenben gi?faljal)re
finb bie iolgcitben ^eroilligungcn
fiir gnte 2anbftraBcn au-Jgcroorfcn:
1918 $10,000,000, 1919 $15,000,
000, 1920 $20,000,000 nnb 1921 ,
$25,000,000.
?IuBerbcm roerben jebe£ §abr $1,
000,000 fiir ben ?Ui«bau Don 2anb- |
itraBen in ben 3fationalforften be- J
roifligt.
^ritifdjrr Seefnpitdn ftanbred)t(id)
crfdjoifcn
Berlin, Dia SapuiHe. fiapitan
GbaS. grpatt Don bem britifcben
Xampfcr „23ruffelS", rcelcber Dorigen j
tUionat dou beutfdien 3erftdrern ge- !
fcpcrt unb nad) 3ecbncegge gebradjt
roorben roar, rourbe Don einem bent*
fdjen Secgeridjt 311m Xobe Dernrteiit
unb ift erfdiofjen roorben.
fiapitan grnatt liatte im SJJarj i
1915 an ber SPiiinbung bcr 2)iaa? !
mtt feiucm JpanbelSfdjiff Derfudjt baS
U-Soot 3Io. 33 ju ramnten, roa?, ibm
um .SaareSbreite and) beinabe gelun
gen rodre. giir biefe $elbcntat roar
grpatt, roie erroiefen, uon bcr briii
fd)en Jlbmiralitat belobitt roorben.
Gnglanb tit roie crfldrlid) iiber bie
Seftrafung be? granftireur? an5
bem £auSd)en unb bat bereitg burcb
ben amerifanifdten 23otfdjafter um
Gintelbeitcn nadjgefudjt.
©roper 23nlbbranb int norbfidien
Ontario.
G it g l e b a r t, Cnt. SSalbbrcin
be, roeldje mebrere £age lang bie
ndrblidift gelegenen Stable unb Hn
fiebelungcu im ndrblicben Ontario
bebrobt batten, erreid)ten eiuen ber
artigcn Umiang, bag ganje ©emein
bcn rernicbtet, bie ©rensen grdgerer
Stable befcbdbigt rourben unb 14i
bis 200 iperfonen umgefommen fein
biirften, rodbrenb Diele anbere jdjroe
re SScrlegungen erlitten.
©rope SoDernte.
23 a f b i n g t 0 n. Oie SSoHernte
rcirb biefe? ^abr $75,000,000 cin
bringen, roie baS Sanbroirtfdiaftsbe
partcment be? 2funbeS mitteilt. 5m
5uni foftete 23olIe burdifdjnittlidi
28,7 Gents ba§ ipfunb, mebr al§ feit
Dielen 5a&ten. 3ud)t tnirb all
jabrlid) Derbeifert, unb baS ©eroidjt
ber einjeltieu SOIiege ift im Steigcn
begriffen.
i
GROUP OF AUSTRALIAN MERINO RAMS.
(By W. C. COFFEY.)
To sell at a good price, an offering
of wool should i,«* uniformly good,
which means that it should be even in
structure, length und strength of liber,
and that it should he as nearly free as
‘ possible from foreign matter, such as
dirt, chaff, or litter, burrs and tar or
paint marks.
If the wool is to he fairly uniform
in structure and length, the individ
uals in the flock must be similar in
breeding. By using purebred rams of
the same breed for a series of years,
any flock can he graded tip so that
tile type of wool will he sufticiently uni
. form In the particulars mentioned to
! satisfy the demands of the market,
! provided proper attention is paid to
I the fleeces of the rams purchased und
of the ewes reserved for breeding. The
ewes should be alike in fleece charac
teristics. In addition to other very
necessary requirements aside from
wool, they should carry fleeces even
in quality, density and length.
The prevailing blood in the farm
flocks of the Middle West is of the
English Down mutton breeds, such us
Shropshire. Oxford and Hampshire.
Any of these, under favorable condi
tions. produces wool which will meet
with ready demand. So far as the wool
product is concerned, the use of rams
of different breeds is not only unneces
sary but undesirable, as it lessens its
uniformity.
Unless the animal is properly fed
the wool will not he strong and even
la size. If the food supply is reduced
to a point below the normal demands
of tite animal's body, the wool fiber is
reduced in diameter and a weak place
is the result. This greatly reduces t.b*>
commercial value of the coming
wools such as prevail In most s actions
where farm fioeks are kept. In the
process of combing, the fiber breaks
at the weak place and the wool has to
be put to some use of less value. It is
. nearly every locality, is very injurious,
! because it becomes so completely en
tangled in the wool thnt In its remov
al fabrics are broken and small woody
particles from the burr are left in the
fleece.
i Carelessness in feeding causes a
| great deal of foreign material to be
i deposited in wool. Racks for rough
ages such as hay, fodder aud straw,
i should be constructed so that the chuff
! cannot fall out and lodge on the shoul
ders and necks of the sheep. Barns
and lots should be arranged so thut it
i is unnecessary to pass among the
j sheep in carrying loose straw to the
racks. It is well to remember that
the equipment necessary to keep chaff
and litter out of the wool, as suggested
above, also results in a saving of feed.
Usually that which sifts out and is lost
is the most palatable aud nutritious
part of the feed; hence there is good
reason for keeping it out of the fleece
aside from the damage it does to the
wool.
Oil paint and tar marks are very
objectionable in wool, but their use is
not common in farm flocks. They are
objectionable because they cannot be
removed in scouring. The manufac
turer is obliged to employ labor to cut
them out before the wool is scoured.
This reduces the length of the wool
| to such extent that its value is im
paired.
Up to this point we have considered
what the grower can do toward pro
ducing w*>M of desirable quality and
condition. Granting that he succeeds
iu idling this, it is necessary for him
tii observe care in shearing and in
packing for market, if his product is
to find favor with the manufacturer.
The first requisite in careful shear
ing is to provide a clean place to do
the work. A platform made of sur
faced lumber is best, and it should be
of sufficient size to insure that none of
— -1 - —■
POPULAR TYPE OF A MERINO RAM.
therefore necessary for the owner to
provide feed sufficient to keep his
flock well fed throughout the year.
If the animal is in poor health, the
effect on the growth of the wool Is
similar to insufficient feed. Sheep
often shed or slip their wool as a re
sult of a feverish condition. Any se
vere illness extending over sufficient
time to reduce the animal in flesh will
almost invariably cause a weak place
In the wool. In the production of
good strong wool the health of the ani
mal is just as essential as proper feed
ing.
While lack of uniformity in breed
ing, improper feeding, and disease
each contribute to the criticism made
against the wools produced in farm
flocks, by far the greatest amount of
fault is found because of the foreign
substances they contain. Some of
these substances get into the wool
while it is on the sheep, while others
gain entrance through faulty methods
of shearing and packing. If there is
a great deal of foreign material in
wool, it is impossible to remove all of
it through the process of scouring. If
it is left in, the result is a fabric with
noticeable defects; if It is removed, it
Is by treating with a weak solution of
sulphurie acid and heating (a process
known as carbonizing), which 'may
weaken the wool fibers. This not only
lowers the value of the wool for man
ufacturing purposes, but also adds to
its cost to the manufacturer because
he has to spend upon it the extra la
bor of carbonizing.
Farm flocks as n rule are small, and
In many cases they are kept to eat
down the weeds that grow in pastures,
woodlots, and truck patches. After
the corn is harvested, they are usually
given a run in the stalks. In all of
these places burrs are likely, unless
the farmer uses care in keeping them
down. The cockle burr, so common iu
the wool will be crowded off by nerv
ous, unruly sheep. For the amateur
this platform will be none too large
if ten feet square.
The second requisite is to cut the
wool off smoothly close to the body.
The power machine will cut closer
than the hand shears, but satisfactory
work may be done with the latter if
the operator is careful and possesses
some skill. It is the tendency of the
unskilled shearer, whether using the
machine or hand shears, to fail to cut
close to the sheep's body. For exam
ple, the shearer may start to cut close
to the body, but in advancing the
shears he cannot follow the shape of
the animal, and hence some of the
wool is cut from a half to an inch
away from the skin. He can, and usu
ally does, back up and cut close where
he failed in his first attempt. This
makes what is known as second cuts.
Because they are so short they are of
low value for manufacturing pur
poses. It is also obvious that the
evil of making second cuts makes the
fibers in the main body of the fleece
shorter and uneven in length, and
therefore less desirable.
The third requisite in good shearing
is to get the fleece off the sheep with
out getting it torn apart. There is a
knack in holding a sheep so it will not
kick and struggle violently; if the
shearer is fortunate enough to possess
this knack, he is in a fair way
to have the fleece intact when the op
eration of shearing is finished. It is
not our purpose here to describe shear
ing In detail, but perhaps it should be
said that our most skillful shearers set
the sheep on its rump while shearing
it. Its body is tilted back toward the
knees,of the operator so that its hind
legs cannot get sufficient contact with
the floor to make effective resistance.
It is the adjustment of this position
that amounts to the knack in holding.
Keeping Fertility on Farm.
When a farmer makes and sells but
ter and feeds the skim milk to poul
try, pigs and calves, he is not send
ing away a great deal of his farm’s
fertility. Keep the farm's fertility on
the farm.
Coat of Raising Pig.
The Ontario experiment station
says that it costs pretty close to ?4 to
raise a pig to six weeks of age, count
ing cost of sire and dam and feed
cost.
Separator Is Useful.
No dairyman can afford to be with
out a good cream separator. A sepa
rator removes practically aU the fat
from the milk. By the ordinary skim
ming method, from 10 to 25 per cent
of the butterfat is left in the milk.
Keep Ducklings Separated.
Although ducklings are not often
troubled by hen lice as much as chick
ens are, nevertheless they should be
kept away from lousy fowls and lousy
quarters.
If the Boy in Blue Is Disabled
By LAURA JEAN LIBBEY.
—
(Copyright. I91€)
Then thev shall know their friends though
much
Will have been lost—the help In strife.
The thousand sweet, still joys of such
As. hand in hand, face earthly life.
Among the many letters which come
to me is one which has touched ray
heart deeply. Ii
1 is from one of
j our boys in blue,
j a soldier, and Is
| in part as fol
lows: “I am iu
sore distress of
mind and am
' writing to you for
not only consola
ttno. but advice.
While connected
with the army at
- I met and
loved a beautiful
girl, our com
mander's daugh
ter. She returned
my affection, and
it was settled
that we should
wed. I wns called upon for active;
duty across the border and that event 1
has changed the course of my life. I
believe. In several skirmishes I fared \
worse than my companions, being j
wounded twice. When I bade good- \
by to my sweetheart 1 was u stalwart [
| fellow, as good to look upon as the j
i general run of young men, ambitious j
! to a fault, anxious to rise to the very
| height of what an army man may oh-!
j tain as to position.
"One of the wounds is In the ankle |
i which will leave me crippled for life.
The other—an explosion—has so '
j seamed and scarred my face that I |
am repulsive to look upon. The ques-1
tion is. should I hold the girl I love
better than my life to marry me—If I
am destined to return—or write her
dissolving the bonds? I cnnnot bear
the thought that she might look upon
me with repugnance—that would be a
living death to me. Tou are a worn- j
an and understand the hearts of wom
en better than almost any one else. [
Will you toll mo what 1 .should dn for
her happiness and mine .”
There are few sadder cases of the
blasting of love's young dream, bur
from one end of the world to the oth
er there exists at the present moment
many thousands of such cases which
disabled soldiers are trying to light
out on tiieir cots of pain. Unfortun
ately they do not understand the
hearts or nobility of women under such
circumstances. With but few excep
tions. when a young girl gives her
heart to her lover it is not because of
his manly beauty in face or form, bis
ambition to forge ahead. It is his
winning personality, that wondrous,
inexplainable attraction and influence !
which draws hearts intended -for each i
other together. Sorrow and misfortune i
make tile object of u true woman's af
fection doubly dear to her. A love
that veers when so tested is uot the
grand, true kind upon which man can
build the hopes and trust of a life
time.
Before harboring the thought of
parting, a man should throw himself
upon the mercy and wishes of iiis
sweetheart, leaving it with her to de
cide.
Of the thousands of maimed soldiers
nbroad who have put this question up
to their waiting sweethearts whom
they left behind. I am glad, nay,
proud, to say it has been vouched
for that not one of the wounded heroes
had cause to repent giving the strong,
enduring love of his heart to the ten
der-hearted girl who in each instance
quickly wrote him that he need have
no fear her heart could ever change,
and that she would stand by her hero
uuto death.
Such letters are life elixirs to the
boys in blue facing the enemy's shot
and shell to guard their country’s
honor. The dear loves at home nerve
the soldier to do his best. What joy
to know that whatever woe betides
him there are wide-stretched arms
waiting to clasp him. a heart that is
true as the stars of heaven. The love
of a true woman cannot alter.
BLANCHE SWEET.
Actress produced by the movies, who
never has spoken before an audience,
but is a familiar figure to millions.
Wearing of Wedding Rings.
German women when engaged wear
a wedding ring on the third linger of
the right hand. Swiss wives wear the
wedding ring on the left hand, hut
widows on the light. When engaged
Swiss women wear the wedding ring
with a jeweled ring under It; when
married the wedding ring is under
neatli. The married mnn, by the way.
lias to show his “condition” by wear
ing a wedding ring.
The Codicil.
“A penny saved is n penny earned.”
quoted the moralizer.
“Hut,” rejoined the demoralizer
“the pocket piece you carry for ter
years draws no interest.”
flaBocpoooQoaaoaaaflgJi.fl.9B9tt^
1“ A Touch of Handwork. %
3 The business woman can era- o
hellish a simple white blouse °
a with her own clever fingers and o
2 impart to it tiie distinction of c
handwork. Collar arid cuffs on a °
white georgette blouse can be °
finished at the edge with an em- g
broidery running st.tch in black a
floss, with tiny jet beads set at °
regular intervals. A black bow. 9
drawn through button-holed
slashes above tiie waistline, in- o
tensities the black-and-white °
note. Buttonhole motifs are <=
especially smart. Draw oblongs °
on the wrong side with n pencil °
® and pad them with white darn- 0
a ing cotton, then put tiie running °
a stitch .»ith black floss around 0
° the edge of the padded oblong. ®
Mother’s Cook Book.
The world does not care wliat college or
university you graduate from, or how
many diplomas you may have, or how
many letters after your name; it asks:
• WHAT CAN YOU DO?"
Cato said: "I would rather the world
asked why no statues were erected to my
memory, than why they were.”
Peas on Toast.
Cook green peas until tender, then
season well with rich cream, salt and
pepper, pour over nicely browned
toast that has been lightly buttered.
Serve hot. This is a dish that will
take the place of meat. Some time,
for a change, take a little peunut but
ter, thin with water to make a sauce,
aud serve on vegetables.
Nut Gravy for Toast.
Add a large tablespoonful of nut
bJtter, rubbed smooth, with a little
water, to a pint of hot milk, thicken
with flour rubbed smooth In a little
nf the cold milk, season well and
serve either on toast or potatoes.
Vegetable Stew.
Cook together a few green peas,
some small even-sized onions and
small carrots, until tender, letting the
liquor remain for additional flavor.
Add rich milk seasonings of salt and
pepper and two tablespoonfuls of bits
of salt pork diced and browned,
adding tiie hot fut also, to give a rich
ness to the stew.
Hot Weather Dishes.
As little people feel the heat as
much as grownups and are not as
capable of caring for themselves. It
behooves the mother to see that her
child Is fed properly. Simple meals
with fresh vegetables and fruits are
the best for both old and young dur
ing tike hottest weather. Succulent
vegetables are refreshing because
they are served cold and because of
the acids and minerals that they con
tain. A few slices of ripe, juicy to
matoes with a good salad dressing,
served with a sandwich of nut bread
and a simple drink, either hot or cold
as seems best, is a luueheon of suffi
cient nourishment to satisfy any ap
petite wisely, during hot weather.
This is the time to eliminate rich
pastries and puddings, serving meat
J but once a day at the most.
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—
Telemeter, ‘"Eye of the Gun”
Is a Wonderful Instrument
The telemeter, used by all artiller
ists in some shape or other, is also
known as the eye of the gun. It is
really a tube with two telescopic
lenses, one on each end. The “objec
tives” of the two lenses are placed in
side the instrument aud towards the
end of the tube. Prisms with five faces
act as reflectors, so that the person
looking in has mechanically spread his
eyes to the two ends of the tube, with
a tremendous range of vision.
Of course, the ends are so arranged
that they may be directed at a single
object at the same time, thus making
it possible for the observer to see what
would otherwise lie beyond the power
of the human eye and to know, by the
angle at which it is viewed, the dis
tance away.
It requires a little practice to use
this wonderful instrument but in a
few days the operator ascertains how
easily he can determine the precise dis
tance he is from the object he Is look
ing at and by a quick calculation he di
rects the pointing of the gun so that It
cannot fail to strike at the desired
spot.
Clever Salt Shaker.
Recently a cleverly devised salt
shaker was mude. the makers of which
claim that it will loosen clogged salt.
It is of clear glass with a noncorrosive
white metal top. A spiral loop of wire
which occupies the center of the shak
er is turned by u twist of the knob
above the lid. The coil of wire when
turned reaches every part of the in
terior of the shaker, thus breaking up
the salt.
To Keep Plants Fresh.
There is a simple way to water
ferns and flowers which will be of In
terest to one who must leave them for
a time without care. Take a washing
tub and place three or four bricks in
it and put about two inches of watef
in the tub. Place the flowers on th^se
bricks and place the tub whero they
can get the morning sunshine.
FIGHT WAP AGAINST SAND
One Giant Dune Is Built in an Effort
to Eliminate Smaller
Ones.
To make a successful fight against
the ever-moving sand dunes of the Co
lumbia river region and at other places
along the Pacific coast, the Uc.'ivd,
States must follow the plan adopted
by France many years tgo. It must
build one great dane tr an effort to
eliminate many smaller ones, says the
Popular Science Monthly. This ir the
verdict of forest service experts who
have made a world-wide study of sand
dunes and methods to comhnt them.
In the lower Columbia river valley,
both In Washington and Oregon, sand
dunes are destroying farms and or
chards and are changing country of
great fertility into waste laud. Bear
ing orchards have been completely en
gulfed by dunes and buildings nave
been buried to the roof line.
A hundred years ago France was
confronted with a problem equally se
rious. More than 300 miles of coast
line on tlie Bay of Biscay was being
blown inland by t'>e winds of the At
lantic ocean. The most fertile por
tion of tlie co ntry whs threatened.
Eventually someone hit upon a plan
of building a great lateral dnne 'dong
the entire coast as a means of check
ing tb*- movement of the sand. About
"v years ago France set to work on
this great task. She only started the
building of the dune, however, when
nature took up the work and com
pleted It.
Today a great forest 2,500,000 acres
in extent fringes the const line as the
result of this initial experiment. It
represents France’s greatest supply
house of turpentine and lumber. The
country lying inland from it is rich and
fertile. The sand menace had disap
pured and it cannot return.
They Knew It When Seen, Anyway.
A New York clergyman doubts “if
you can find a Bible in the homes of
most of the society people.” Most of
the society people have Bibles In
tiielr homes but it would be difficult
to find them.—Buffalo Enquirer.
SOME DON’TS FOR
THE POULTRY RAISER
i _
Don't overcrowd your chicks.
Don’t fail to remember that fresh
| air and plenty of it is vitally neces
! sary to all animal and bird life, chlck
| ens included.
Don’t fail to supply your fowls with
dry quarters.
Don’t fail to keep the chicks ant
I layers active, clean and happy.
Don't use inferior, musty or waste
product foods for your poultry.
Don’t expect record egg yields froir
j old hens.
Don't fail to keep your poultry and
; all equipment in a sanitary condition
Don't get lax when things ure goim
well.
i Don't expect profitable winter eg?
i yields unless you enforce exercise ant
; -supply animal and green food in pro
i per form and quantities.
Don't expect to continue iu the poul
try business without being able tc
hatch and rear your chicks.
Don't expect livable chicks without
i vigorous breeding stock,
i Don t forget to cull. Kill every
weakling in sight. Take no chances it
this matter.
Don't use or rely on poor tools with
which to work.
Don’t fail to follow instructions ic
running your own incubator.
Don't put eggs into the incuhatoi
when it is first started.
Don’t expect strong chicks from pooi
eggs.
Don't handle the eggs or the incuba
tor roughly.
Don t fail to have the broodei
ready.
Don't pamper the chicks.
Don’t feed too much. Little at t
time and often is a better rule.
Don’t fail to provide sun and shade
Wise and Otherwise.
Even experience is unable to teacb
a fool anything.
Every woman is judge and jury
unto her own husband.
All things come to those who stof
waiting and go after them.
Nothing worries some wives like ab
sence of worry in their husbands.
Talk less and think more. This it
good advice to give but hard to take.
If you never told a lie do not risk
spoiling your reputation by saying so
No wonder a yacht jumps up ami
down v.ien it is forced to get on an
other sack.
J?ooks are man’s best friends; whe*
tiiey bore him he can abut them up
without giving offense.
Iu contemplating what he has don*
for other.!, the average man is pr>n*
to forget whet the others huv-i don*
for him.
First American Novelist.
The first American novelist to tak*
up literature as a profession and a
means of livelihood—the pioneer—was
Charles Brookden Brown, who died lOf
years ago, at the age of thirty-nine
Brown was a native of Philadelphia
and liis ancestors were Quakers, whe
came over with William Penn. He
studied law, but abandoned that pro
fession for literature. “Wtelnnd," hi*
first novel, was published in 1798. and
was followed the next year by “Or
month” Both novels were successful
oud. although they now seem rathei
crude, they stood ns the best Americnr;
fiction up to Cooper.
"Edgar Huntley: The Adventures oi
a Sleepwalker,” was his nex‘ novel,
and it was followed by "Clara How
ard," “Jane Talbot" and other tales
Brow-n died of consumption, and, al
though his literary career covered only
13 years, lie producer) 34 volumes.
Browu is justly to be regarded as the
father of American fiction, us he was
the first to take up uovel writing seri
ously und not us a mere diversiou.
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