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About The Loup City northwestern. (Loup City, Neb.) 189?-1917 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 7, 1916)
X>iefe 2lbtetlung ift fur bte 5amilienglieber, tt?cld?e am liebften Deutfcfy lefen. Stan Srtwmilafee m curo^aifdicn S?ijl!crtricgc5. &iir bie 2fttef}mad)er, bie $afen lierjen unb 2lngfmieier im bcutfd)en Sager bradjteu bie lenten So cmen bag recbte Siriegemetter. llnlogifd) ttrie aHe Scute, bie )id) burd) (fingelereigitifie aus bcr 'Jtidjtung bringcu Iaffen, uberfeben fie ba-5 ©efamtrefultat be» btsberigen Sricge? unb fdjiittcn ba£ ftinb mit bem 3dabe au-3. £ie i’fieB* inatber gefjoreti in§ ?lfliierte ■ Sager, uidjt ctma, rceil fie bort auf @efin nungogenoifen ftogen, fonbern rocil fie bort etroas Iernen fijnnen. i'iit einem furditbaren geinb feit Slona* ten auf bem beimatlid)cn '-Pobcn unb mit nidjt eineni einjigeti pofitioen ^rfolg in ber 2afcbe feben bie Seute im Sliliierten - Sager Iiente nod) bem (rnbc be» JfriegeS mit berfeiben 3u rcrfidit entgegcn lore ju ?fnfattg bc-o $iriege§. SeldieS ©efdEjrci fie mit ben (jrfolgen ber beutfdjen SOerbiin bcten in ber 2afdie crbeben miirben, Icifet fid) au§ bem Siegcojubcln fol» gem, ba£ beim f}alle bon ©or3 au§ iiem Sager ber Sldiiertcii iiber bie gan^e 2Belt brang. 23ei ber ©efpredjtmg bcr itaheui ’■(6en gront fam: man iu bcr .yaupt* ’atbe baraufbiu tocifcn, bag nut bem galle non 0)br3 nur ciu JJeil ber er* fteit Stnie ber Defterreidjer am igfon* 30 gcfaQen ift. Scbou Iieutc finb bic in Qfdra iceilenbeii ^.taiiener einein arfdbtlicben glanfenangriff Don’ iV orb often anSgefeyt, loo bie Defier reidier fid) bent gansen fteilen Cft uier bc§ Afonso entlang feftgefcfet t)a ben. Sian gefjt tatfadilid) nidjt 311 irrit, menu man nur no in gaile ber Dorgefdjobenen gteHungen ber De fterreidjer fpridit, benn 511 SInfang beS italienifdicn firiegeS fdjon rourbe in ©ien crfldrt, bag ber Afonso bie eigcntlidje fBerteibigung-Minic gegnv A\talien fei. Jtorblidi Don (Hors ift ne ba» beute nodi nab fiiblidi Don *^or3, too fidi bie bftlidie .f>dlfte bee Doberbo - plateaus nub bie engeti T'dffe jroifdjen ber Sftiiftc unb ban '•UJotcau unb ben bobinterliegenben Bergen in bfterreidjifdien ^rinben befinben, ift ben ^talienem baB gort Tonunen nidjt Ieid)ter. giir toeniger al§ Deiferreidj - llngarn itjncn Dor iTuSbrud) bc§ $triege§ freitoillig an* geboten, baben §imberttaufenbe Don ,'talienern jtoeJio# ibr Deben gelaj fen, bie Staatsfaffen finb leer unb bie $»nbuftrie bee 2anbe» ouf ben ifiuHpunfi gefunfeu. i'fngefidite bie fer Jatfodjen unb ber militdrifdjen 2age Don eittem Stiefenerfolg §ta* lien£ 3U fpred)cu, ift nid)t am fl>Iafce. 2onbon bat fiirjlid) bie amt lidtjen 2]erh'ttliften Dcutfdilanb’e fiir ben SJonat ouli befannt gmod)t. Gnglanb toirb nidjt geneigt fein, bie beutfdjen 9?erluftc 311 Det!leinem, bae (Sfegenteil todre an sunebmen, aber trofcbcm toerben bie beutjdjen ©efamtoerlufte im Sionat .guli auf nur 122,540 SJann, barun ter 21,000 £ote, angegcbcu. £eutfd) lanb bat alfo, obgleid) c§ ouf mebr J*riegefd)aupld&en fdmpfte ala bie toeftlidjen Hfliierten, faum ein 2rit* tel ber anglo ■ franjbfifdfen Ukrlufte getragen, bie Dont beutfdjen ©eneral jiab auf 350,000 Statin an ber SJcft* non! angegeben toerben. £0311 font men bie unmenfd)lid)en SScrlufte ber 3hiffen unb bie ber ^taliener. 2asS tBerbaltnis biirfte etroa 6 ju 1 fein, unb bod) bebaupten bie SlUiierten, i*QB bie 3eit auf ibrer Seite ift. TaZ fraffe Ofegenteil ift bcr gall. £ic nedten 3a*)len betoeifen el Seit bent 1. 5uli laufen bie Sritcn unb 5rQn3ofeu mit iljren ,.2RiIlionenbeeren" gegen bie beut* l'djen SteEungen nbrblid) unb fiiblicf) non ber Somme an. SlJeronne unb Sapaume foEten im erften Slnfturm *aEen. Sie fteften fjeuie nod) uuer fdniitert ba, unb Dor ben beutfefyen SteEungen bat fidi GnglanbS unb ftranfreidji Offenfiofraft oerblutet, oerblutet im tnabren Sinne be§ 2Bor* tc3, meungleid) neue S3erfiarfungen in ber 3nfunft neue Sturmangriffe bringen fonnen. ©o ift aber ber grofte englifcfte dJlnffenangriff gebliebett, ber fid) bon ber Somme bi§ jur ITCorbfee eritref fen foEte? Sdjon beute fiinbigt Son* bon an, baft bie Somme - Dffenfioe iiberbaubt nod) nicftt bie ridjtige Of ienfioe gemefen fei, bie fomme erjt nadptes Sabr. ©etoift fommt nod) eine grofte 0f fenfibe, aber e3 mirb feine englifdje, .feine franjofifdje unb aud) feine ruf fifdje fein, fonbern eine beutfd^c, unb bie toirb ben ?Iu»jd)Iag geben unb bie Gntfdieibung bringen. Sie me tbobiid) burdjgefiifirte GrfparaiS an SWeufdjenmaferial entf beutfd)er Sei te, ba§ 3?ermeibcn ieben grofteren llutcrncfmtena ba-j 2)?enfd)enDerIufte rcrurjnctjt, unb bas gebulbige 3lb marten auf bie Grfd)laffung ber teinblidjen 8rcittc finb nur einige 3cid)cn, bie auf cin grofteS beutftfteS iinternebmen im ^erbft ober fpqrer Iiinmeifen. Sic Sage an ber SSeftfront muft beebalb unter SBeriidfidjtigung bet Satfadie. baft bie Slfliicrtcn ifjre graft ten £ raftanftrengungen, beren fie fa big tnaren, gcntadji, alg auBerorbent* lid) giinftig fiir bie beutfdje Sadje be* trachtct tterben. Sitatiger giinftig ift bic augenblid lidje Sage im Often, abet aud) nut auf einem £eil berfelben. 55 ift beute nodi 311 friib. bie ©riinbe fiir bie StiidjugStaftif bet Gtsbetjofl tfarl - 9lrmee jn fe£>en, nut bas etne ift fidjer, bie fRiicf jugSbetoegung teirb an bem ffhmfte aufborcu, ber com ©eneralftab ber beiben 33Iad)te al§ bie anBerfte ©renje feftgefefct morben if: £em ^eobaepter muB e§ unbe* bingt aufiaflen, bag, tuabrenb bie gaiye iibrige grant fid) nid)t nut bait, fonbern erfolgreidje ©egenan* griffe mad)t, an einer SteUe alleS }d)ief geben foil. Oaf; biefet fpunft aerobe in ber SDJitte ber 'Subfront liegt, flanfiert non sn>ei nuid)tigen Jlrmecn, i<otbmer nub StoDeB, ift be ionberS auffaflenb itnb fieht nidjt nad) plaulofer giudit, n?ie bie Shiffen ben ffiiidjug Ijinfteflen, au5. Ser beutfdje ©cneralftab fpridjt in einem furslidjcn 33erid)t Den eincrJJeugrup* pierung ber bentfdjen 23crbiinbeten im Onieftcr - ©ebict, bie je$t in ber Ourdbfiibning fci. Oarin liegt obnc 3n'eifel bie Slnfunbigung einer SSenbnng, bie alle febnlicb ertuarien, bie fid) uieileidjt fd)neHer, al§ bie Sluffen e-3 tt)iinfd)en, jeigeit tnirb. Oer IRbglicbfciten in biefcm ®e* biete gibt e§ fo Dicle bafe man fie faum anfiibren fann, abgeieben ba uon, bafe c5 eben nnr „i>IogIid)fciten'' finb, mit benen bie beutfd)e giibrung befannilid) uiebt reebnet JluffaHenb ift obnc ;>it>cifel bal fietige, menu aud) Iangfame, iBorbringeu ber S?o Dcfp?Innee au» bem ©ebiete poit Tc Iatnu. SSeim fie ficb in ber eiitgc* fdjlagcucn IRicbtuug roeiter beroegt, iiibrt fie unbebingt in bic linfe gian fc ober gar in ben tRiiden ber ruf* fifdjeit Stanii’Iau - ?lrmec. £ie jefcige StcIIung ber ^boefj • flrmee Derbiirgt etn »orfid)tigere3 unb lang fnmcre-3 fSorriicfen bee Shiffett bei Stauic-iau. trine dimfidje SOetoegang mad)t fid) iin SUorbeu benterfbot. §iitbcnbarg5 .•pauptguartier fprtdjt con Jjoff nangslofcti Stagriffen ber Suffen ant £eretb, fiibofilid) non .‘oori-bi);fi". (r§ banbclt fid) alfo am $cimpfe attf ber 2trecfe jmifdten Xarnopol unb Xrembola. mcit norboftlid) con Sta* niolau. lie Sampfe bort unb bei Xclatnu titrbienen bie grbifte sBearfp tung. sic biirften fiir bie ©efamt logo in ©alijicu ieidjt entfdjeibcttb mirfeit. .'oodjfr erfrenlidte 9iad)rid)tcn fmn* | mc;t auv bent Orient. f£ie ntffifdte ftaufafu? • Offenfioc „in ber Sid) tang auf Souftantinopel" ift mieber einmal 1500 Srilomcter oftlid) bon ber ©olbenen iPriitfe fteefen geblie ben, bo bie XurTen nodi ber trinnab- ! me bon unb iDiufd), Sitbar menien, bie fiiblicpe Slonfe unb ben Siiden ber A?aufafu§ - 3frmee bei trrsrrmn bebroben. £er franfc SWann trnropao I)at am ^ungbnm nen getrunfeu unb jeigt cine er fiaunlidje ftroft, bie fid) ni_cf)t nur im ATaufafn# itnb 2Irmenien, fonbetm in nod) auffadenberer SScife in tfSerfien bemerfbar gemadjt bat. llnb bie Suffen maren bie fieibtragenben. i'leltr al§ bie J£alfte be# 2Sege§ rcu ber perfiidjen ©renje bi# Xebe ran, ber .^auptftobt tperficn#, baben bie Xiirfcn in meuigen 23od)en 3u rudgelegt, eine Seiftung, bie ju ben groBtcn ber Uricg5gefd)id)tc gebori, menu matt in iBetradjt jiebt, bag ben iiirfcn meber (rifenbabnen nod) gutc Sirafjen auf ibrem meiten 2>farfd)e 3itr SPerfugung fianben. Siijjlanb gab bie Sanmung bon §a maban, ber alien ^anpifttibt fper fienf, bereii# ja, ebe bie Siirfen fie gemelbet. SDiit ber niffifdjen $err febaft in iPerfien ift e§ enbgiiltig cu§, anb bie ber 9?riten, im fiibli* d)ett Xeile, fiebt and) nidEjt auf aflan ftarfen Sagem £ie eon 2onbon gemelbete turfi fd)C Cffenfiec gegeu ben ©uea-Jla- ! nal war genau ba?, fur wa§ fie eon anberen ERcnfcbcn, all benen, bie burtf) britifdjc SriQen fcben, gebal ten wurbe, namlidj eine gewaltfame fRefognof-jierung, bie bie ©tellun gen unb ©tiirfe beg geinbe? feftftel Ien unb fid) bann auriitfaieben foEte. ERan barf annebmen, bag bieS ge* idfetien ift. £b ber Etefognosaie rnng ber eigentlid^e Hitgriff folgen wirb, ift beutc noth nidjt an ent fdjeibcn. £ie Xiirfen baben fid) aber, bay barf man toobl annebmen, . bie 9tefogno?aierung rtit^t al? Spa Siergang gebaebt, unb grofeere 3)inge biirften am ©uej - flanal an er Wartcn feiu. (frbbcben in gixme 2 o n b o n. Giite SImfterbamer IDepefdjc melbcte, baft ein Grbbeben in ber ©egenb eon giume, Ungarn, bebeutenben ©ebaben angeridjtet bat te. ber ©tabt giume foil ba§ Grbbeben unter ber Etawlferung eine riefige ipauif bereorgemfen baben. (giume ift etne ©tabt eon ciwa 40,000 Ginwobnem unb ber groftte ^anbelsbafen Ungarn? am Hbriati •;d)en EReere. 'Ia§ unterc $talien Si3ilien unb bie abnatifdje S'iifte ber I 2oppeImonafcbie Wurbe Fiirjlid) Wie ( berbolt eon fleiuerett Grbbeben b^w* gefudjt) In Woman’s Realm Sports Clothes. Which Have Achieved Such a Wonderful Popular ity, Bound to Become a Permanent Institution — Have Given Impetus to the Separate Skirt Idea—Pretty Party Dress, in Batiste or Organdie, for the Little Miss. LATE MODEL IN SEPARATE SKIRTS. I When sports clothes made their ap ; pearance up-to-date women came and 1 saw and were conquered by them. They are not classed among the fads of a season now but acknowledged as a new departure that promises to be come a permanent institution. They have added a lot of color and vivacity to the apparel of women, and have in fluenced styles in other lines. Al | ready specialists in designing them have demonstrated that their charac ter and style lie in lines and in ma | terials as much as in color. A separate skirt in a handsome plaid, shown in the picture, is not ; classed among sports skirts, although ‘ it might be. But it reflects the style ■ of the sports skirt. It is made ankle i length with bias edges of the goods joined in a seam down the back and the front. Pipings and parallel rows | of most workmanlike machine stitch ing places It in the class that is dis tinguished by fine tailoring—and there is nothing better. The saddle-bag pockets, introduced early in the season, proved an inspira tion for several pocket effects which removal of her coat discloses her finery in these thin materials, sometimes hand embroidered, more often machine embroidered, and often finished off, in either case, with fancy needlework stitches. In the »ummertime her frilled bonnet is much like her dress, and in wintertime It is apt to match her coat. The little Crock pictured above is of machine-embroidered batiste in a fine quality. Among the embroidered flounc ings there are many patterns that seem made especially for children’s dresses. The flower designs are dainty and the work fine. Such a pattern is needed for the little dress shown here. Frills are set in the short sleeves and they are made of the same flouncing as that used in the skirt. The skirt is set to a short baby waist, and what lit tle needlework there is, Is done by hand. The finest of organdie edgings and flouueiugs are used for making those dressy bonnets, with double frills about the face, that have a permanent place in style for little children. The honnet shown has a puffed crown and is trimmed with a soft CHILD’S DRESS OF BATISTE FLOUNCING. are reappearing in the new fall mod els. In the skirt shown, a shaped band about the hips serves a double purpose, as it decorates and also provides a place for two pockets. Skirts of this kind are worn with plain waists of crepe de chine or of aotton materials. The combination of plaid skirt and plain colored coat, to match the dominant color of the skirt, is among the best of the new show ings for fall. The well-tailored sepa rate skirt Is a joy to its possessor and gives months of good service. For the coldest weather long heavy coats will replace the coats to match, which are designed for immediate wear. When she goes visiting the little girl going on four or five or six is more than likely to wear a dress of batiste or organdie. Summer or winter the rosette of pink ribbon at the left Bide. Short sox and black strapped slip pers complete the visiting toilet of the little miss, in which she looks much like an animated doll. There is nothing unusual or different about this pretty outfit Every little girl may have one like it Every merchant car ries the materials needed for m»irfng it and all hearts warm to the daintily clad little ones in their frills and rib bons. To Make Fowls Tender. If a turkey or chicken is rubbed in side and out with lemon it will make the meat white. Juicy and tender. To Clean Wicker. When a wicker chair requires clean ing dust It well and wash in tepid soapsuds. Mix together equal parts of turpentine and sweet oil and a few drops of methylated spirits. When the chair is quite dry, rub with a cloth moistened with the polish. Hand Whitener. A splendid formula to use on the hands after washing is: Fifteen grains of powdered borax, fifteen grains of common table salt, one-half dram of spirits of ammonia, one dram oli of orange, two ounces of glycerin, six ounces of alcohol. Rage for Velvet. A sheer frock and a velvet hat Is the favored costume for fall. And let the hat be royal purple If It be comes you, or navy blue for second choice. Switzerland, in proportion to Its pop ulation, spends more on poor relief than does any other country. LESSWASHINGSODA EXPERT WRITES OF MISTAKE MADE IN THE KITCHEN. Constant Use of Strong Alkali Bound to Destroy Linings of Pots and Pans, to Say Nothing of Ruin ing the Hands. If I had my way I would go into (he kitchen of every woman In the Sand and confiscate her entire supply af washing soda, writes Mrs. Christine Frederick in the Chicago Daily News. That one misused article is responsi ble for more sore, red hands, more pots with worn-out linings, than any other one thing. I do not exaggerate when I say that in many kitchens washing soda is put into the pots af ter every meal. Then how cau we ex pect to have utensils that are bright and shiny If we subject them constant ly to so strong a chemical? Washing soda is the crystal of soda ash, a very strong alkali. Washing soda should never be used in a solid form, but should be dissolved sepa rately and the solution be used spar ingly. When I say that two table spoonfuls of dry soda are sufficient for a large tub of water, you cun readily see why "a handful of soda” is ab surdly too much to use in a poor, harmless kitchen utensil. If foods are cooked with care there need be no scorching. If no scorching (hen the reticles which adhere to the bottom and sides should be easily scraped off with a round-pointed fiat wooden paddle, and not a metal instru ment. If one is so careless as to scorch a utensil, plain water will dis solve the food as well as any water with soda. Now as to actual cleaning: Our ! modem pots are made either of en amel. aluminum or retinned ware. In any case, the outside should never be scoured with an alkali. Enamel Is the easiest to keep clean of the three be cause of its chlnallke surface. The worst thing we can do to enamel ware Is to let a soda solution soak into it, as 1 this eats off the porcelain and lessens j the life of our pot. So many say to me: “Oh. aluminum ware is so hard to keep clean!” In my own home we have used alumi num for three years and it is still bright and silvery looking outside. The Inside of some pots has become dis- ; colored through cooking certain foods, j All we ever use on aluminum Is whitd , soap and water daily, and then We i polish it weekly with a good silver pol- j ish. No alkali or powders such as nre I on the market and commonly used I should ever be allowed to touch alumi- i num, as it is the alkali in the water that turns the aluminum dark. Never rub an entire cake of cleanser i on a pan or utensil, as this makes | scratched and streaky places. Scrape or use a very fine powder with as little ! sand as possible in its composition, and apply preferably with a soft brush j rather than a rag. which is an unsani- j I ary procedure. There are special j "pot brushes” on the market with : bristles that look like a lamp chimney brush, also a very good kind made of com fiber in compact, squatty shape which could be easily scoured on the inside of the pot. It is a great mis take to use metal pieces and scrapers on any kind of a pot, except a frying pan, which is Iron and can stand It. Dump heaps with monuments of en amel pans, and rubbish piles with dis carded utensils would be smaller if more housewives exercised a little common sense in the deuuing of pots and kitchen utensils. Quenelles of Veal. One pound fillet of veal, one ounce dripping, two ounces flour, one-half pint white sauce, two eggs, salt and cayenne papper. Melt the dripping, add the flour and stir in the stock when well mixed. Turn out on a plate to cooL Remove all fat from the veal and pass it twice through a mincing machine, add the above mixture and seasoning and pound all well together : in a mortar. Mix one egg into it, beat ill together, add another egg, mix well and rub through a wire sieve. Grease some little tins, till them nearly to the top, cover with paper and stand them in a saucepan, with boiling water to ! reach half-way up the little tins. Steam for a quarter-hour and serve with white sauce round them. The : quenelles can also be shaped with two spoons and cooked by throwing them Into boiling white stock for ten min utes, thus poaching them. Dainty Cocoa Wafers. One cupful of sugar, one table spoonful of cocoa, a small lump of butter, one-third cupful of milk. Boil until it forms a soft ball when tried in water, then put in flavoring and beat until -It thickens enough to spread. Spread between crackers and spread the tops with the mixture. After they are col^ put a marshmallow on top of each, and place in the oven to brown. The oven must be hot enough to brown the marshmallows before the Ailing melts. Chopped dates or nuts may be add ed to the filling after taking It from the fire. Parsnip Balls. , One cupful cooked mashed parsnips, one-half cupful cracker crumbs (scant), one egg yolk, one-half cupful coarsely ground nut meats. Combine the parsnip, cracker crumbs and egg yolk; salt to taste. Shape the mix* ture in balls, roll them in the nut meats, and fry them In deep fat hot enough to brown a bit of bread in forty seconds. Cream Pudding. Stir together one pint cream, three ounces sugar, the yolks of three egga and a little grated nutmeg. Add the well-beaten whites, stirring lightly, and pour Into a buttered pie plate on which have been sprinkled fine crumbs of stale bread to about the thickness of an ordinary crust. Sprinkle over the top a layer of bread crumbs and buke. Tea in Your Starch. When starching holland pinafores put a little strong tea Into the starch. This keeps the garments in good color. VIGOR, FECUNDITY, TYPE AND EFFICIENCY DUROC-JERSEY SOW AND HEALTHY LITTER. (By GEORGE R. SAMSON, in Denver Field and Farm.) The prime purpose iu raising pigs is to produce pork and lard and is the one point in swine breeding, whether one allows the animals to shift for themselves or gives them all the elab orate care that fancy may dictate as contributing to the comfort of breeder or the pigs themselves. The points upon which the practical pork produc- j er should base his selection are vigor, fecundity, type, and efficiency in trans forming feed into pork and lard. The : best type of pig is the one which is most responsive to feed and most ef- ! ficient in laying on flesh or fat. The ] marks of thrift and vigor are too well ; known to require much explanation. In any good sized litter there will ap- : pear individuals more alert, larger and fuller chested from the very first. Their greater aggressiveness, which leuds them to avail themselves of their food supply and perhaps a part of that of their inntes. gives them an initial ad-1 vantage which they usually keep I through their suckling days. In fact, it is seldom lost when they go to the feed lot where they can get all they , want. It is not the little, fat. chubby ! females which should be retained as breeding animals, for they almost al- j ways prove disappointing at farrowing time. They neither produce large lit ters nor save the little ones from being crushed in the pig bed. They arc not good milkers, either, and thus do not give the litter a good send-off during the suc-kliug days. Long, Growthy Females. One should rather select the long, growthy females, taking care, however, that they do not stand too high from the ground and are not contracted at the heart girth or rear flank. One should make sure, too, that there is no tendency for the ba<-k to sag or the feet to go down on the dew-claws. It is better to select one with some arch to the back, making sure that the arch is in the back and not in the rump. An arthed rump with a low-set tail means a shorter ham. which curtails the carcass in its best part. The back should be wide and the sides should come down perpendicularly to a low, straight underline. Width between the eyes and smoothness arid freedom from coarseness about the head are of im portance, but one should look to the j body first, for that is the valuable part j of the pig. See that the sow has at least 12 good teats, with room enough between the front and hind legs to ac commodate 12 good pigs. Select a boar of the desired type and then adhere to that one breed. The fat hog breeds will be found most profitable under present market condi tions. The Durocs and Poland-Chinas are most numerous and will offer wid er range for the selection of breeding stock, but Berkshires and Hampshire* are good and have the advantage of being a little better rustlers than the I’oland-Chinas. The Durocs have larg er litters on the average than the I»o land-Chinus and meet with equal favor on the market. The breed is of less importance than individuality in the boar. Whatever the breed, the boar should be individual and of the de sired market type; better than the sows. He should be one of a large lit ter. Having found sows that are good mothers and have large litters of good thrifty pigs which mature quickly and fatten well, keep those sows and select pigs from their litters to replace the less profitable sows in the herd. Feed ing quality is the most essential thing to consider, for the better the feeding quality the more profits we can ex pect. The average feeder will agree that the pig which attains a weight of 200 to 300 pounds with the least amount of feed is the most profitable one to raise. Be careful not to select too coarse an animal, for coarseness means u hog that is not an easy feeder. In the improvement of a herd nothing is of. more importance than feed. It matters not how good a herd may be. if judgment is not used in feeding you can never expect to keep up the standard, much less improve it. Avoid Feeding Corn. Do not feed much corn to a breeding herd. A good alfalfa pasture in sum mer and a wheat or rye pasture in winter with alfalfa hay makes a pig develop into a strong, healthy animal. I’igs that have access to alfalfa all the time are seldom bothered with weak bones. It always pays to re member that an even load of purebred hogs of uniform size, carrying finish and quality, makes an attractive dis play and appeals very strongly to the buyer. He will make a special effort to buy hogs of this kind even if it is necessary to spring the market to do so. He can estimate within one nr two per cent what such hogs will yield and can figure the dressed cost very close ly. On the other hand, a load of hogs of assorted sizes and breeds are dif ficult to judge and he is forced to make liberal allowances when buying this class of porkers at the ranch. Gen erally a load of this kind does not bring what it is worth, as It is heavily discounted by the buyer. ELEVEN SIDELIGHTS ! ON DISEASE OF HOGS Cleanliness Is Given as Best Pre ventive of Cholera—Use Disinfectants Freely. 1. An ouuce of prevention is worth several cars of cures. 2. There has never been a cure that worked worth while. 3. Cleanliness is the most effective preventive. A hog will keep himself clean if you give him a chance. 4. A hog should have room, range, light, grass and gruin, as well as pure water. 5. Dust is more dangerous to a hog than mud, but filth is & breeder of dis ease to any animal. The hog is pow j erless to dodge disease when confined in small pens. j 6. Change quarters occasionally. Do | not allow hogs to stay in contami nated places. 7. Use disinfectants—dips, white wash and lye. Clean up now and then. 8. Clean and disinfect troughs, slop barrels, pails, etc., as well as yards and buildings. 9. Quarantine all new stock that is brought onto the place, at least three weeks. Vaccinated hogs may give cholera to others. 10. Vaccinate your hogs if you know how, but get a veterinarian if not. Treat the pigs—it is much cheaper and better than to wait. The bigger the hog, the more it costs to vaccinate him. 11. The hog seeks shade and mud in his natural state, especially during summer. Give him a place to wallow, but do not have his pen so small he cannot get around comfortably. PLACE TO STORE ROOT CROPS Mangels, Beets, Carrots, Turnips and Rutabagas Are Excellent for Stock in Winter. Every farmer should have a good cel lar or cave and raise a few roots, man gels, beets, carrots, turnips and ruta bagas. They are of the best of feeds for stock during the winter when they can get nothing green to eat. Stack Wheat Quickly. Stack the wheat as soon as possible after cutting it. This retains its color, the straw becomes brittle and hard so that nearly every kernel is saved by the threshers. There is a heavy loss ia threshing from the shock. Germ and Bug Killer. Crude creosote is one of the best and cheapest germ and bug killers. Use it plentifully in the hen coop, hog pen and barns. It can be spread with a brush, like paint, or applied with a spray. MAKING LIVE STOCK LIKE SWEET CLOVER Stake Animals in Pasture and They Will Soon Develop Taste, Says Iowa Expert. “My stock will not pasture on sweet clover. They don't seem to like it. What's the trouble?” is the query be ing received from many farmers over the state by the farm crops depart ment at Iowa state college. Do not discard such an excellent pasture as sweet clover because the animals do not like it at first, as they are likely not to. They can soon be made to like it, even better than other pastures. Simply allow the animals nothing but sweet clover for a few days. If the sweet clover patch is not separate from other pasture, stake the animals in it. After a few days turn them out where they will have access to other pasture as well as the clover. Nine times in ten they will then eat sweet clover in preference to any other pas ture. Sweet clover is proving to be one of the best pasture plants, especially for sheep and cattle. Besides rarely caus ing bloat, as do red clover and alfalfa, it is nutritive, palatable when animals get used to it, increases the milk flow, grows rapidly and gives an abundant pasturage. ERADICATION OF ALL WEEDS Get Rid of Noxious Plants Before They Have Chance to Ripen Seed—Now Is the Time. Chop, cut or mow them down. Plow, die or pull them up. Any way to get ri<j of them before they have a chance to ripen seed, and now is the time tc be up and doing. One weed growing where two grew before shows that someone has been on to his job just as much as two ears of corn growing where only one grew before shows that Mr. Farmer is wide awake, and, with a little perseverance, its a whole lot easier to grow fewer weeds where weeds ought not to be than it is tc grow more corn where corn ought to be. • Character of Farmer. The character of the farmer is as a rule formed by the character of his soil. The owner of a poor, un productive farm becomes discouraged, hopeless, shiftless and skeptical; hence, it is to his credit, morally as well as financially, to make his farm productive. Provide Surplus Supers. Provide surplus supers for the bee colonies, but do not put the new one on until the old one is well filled, else the workers will become discouraged.