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MEW CHANCE FOR SCOUTING
Across the German lines on the west
ern baitle front our aviators fly out
into unknown territory. Military maps,
good as they - are, oe to be taippie
,mntol by photographs or drawings
of landmarks such as canals, bridges,
towns, hureh spires, prominent buildup.-,
hills, or the bird men may be
uuaith to recognize the localities over
winch they fly or do their work as
thoroughly as it should be done.
The war department has asked all
citizen to contribute, for the purposes
the intelligence bureau, all avail
alile photographs, drawings, picture
portals and other descriptive matter
relalin? to towns and localities now
occupied hy German forces in France,
lleigiura, Luxemburg and that part of
d nanny lying west of a line running
north and south through Hamburg.
Tbese will be pieced together 'into 'pic
ture maps for the use of aviators and
aviation students.
Collectors of picture postals, art
sct.ool.'V art dealers, persons who have
traveUd abroad, are asked to look
"rjn ouch albums for this needed ma
terial. -Scout troops, having well established
systems for covering their territory
and practical experience gained iiTLib
rrty loan. War Savings- stamp and oth
cr campaigns can make a house-to-house
visitation and collect the pic
iuks wanted by our government more
quickly ami thoroughly than any other
organization.
SCOUT TOUR OF 2,500 MILES.
In Five Motortrucks They Demon
strate How Troops Can
Be Carried.
Fifty scouts, of Akron, O., with 15
uniut officials and scoutmasters rode j
ju trucks, slept in trucks and ate in
trucks for 2,o00 miles recently, on a
tour of the large cities in the East. At
Washington they were received by the
Ifesiiient. J
- It took three of the trucks to carry
the hoys and their leaders; another
truck carried the baggage, and the
fifth was a field kftchen which pre-
i:in'1 the f(Kwi en route, doing away
v.1th the necessity for long stops. Nor
!;1 the party stop to sleep. It took
nly 20 minuies to convert the three
Iiassensr c.-irrying trucks into motor
I'ullmans with upper and lower berths,
:ind jnuMKii.itif tires made it possible
fr all to rtt while on the road.
ru ol.jict of the tour was to dem
onstrate' to the government the pos
sibility of tnaisjMtrting troops by mo
tor, fully provisioned, over a consid
ral.le distant e, on a 24-hours-a-day
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this thoroughly as scouts always do
demonstrate things. The run was
made direct from Akron to Boston in
f,l hours. W;ir service was also per
frraed sdong the route by selling
war Saving-- stamps and distributing
food saving literature.
BASIS OF GOOD SCOUTING.
Talking ahout knots, says Scout Ckm
imssioner Pirie MacDonald in address
jnR a sriithering of scoutmasters, the
rcfuai tyincr of the knot is an asset
when well done, but doing it well is
in.mifely inoro valuable than the
'n? ( the knot. By Way of Illustra
.on the elovehirch, which is the knot
-it H- d to over a spile, is one
(h! ' You frnnot teach this in
(i("Ss' have to take every boy
ParaiHy :,nd teach it to him.,
"u h;ve to pnt yOTir arms around
t!f ,y' "r ",r :!ml tak' his grubby lit
,f' 'aijilv jn yours ;ml you have to
'"ii now that thing is done with
' "-ute (,.. certainty every time.
f-u liave to got him so he is able to
rVpT H l)e f3ead S1ire K is there
tlatV'" '' y" hHVe to get him so
tn Is uro of himself. You have
'xiitir.1'1' !ihn that kuot frm every pos
'l)or Uni yunSsters love it when
of dn lt well that they are proud
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font iaeu noys to uo tnings
l mi U" ,Pnve scmitlnS alone. That
a" there is to scouting. You have
'Jn ynrself how to do those things
-v ...weiy rne tying of knots, but the
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The secret of happiness is not in do
ing what one iikes-but in liking what
one has to do. Barrie. 5
A CAKE FOR TEA.
UK following recipes
may be served as a
tea cake or wi II k?ep
well In the cooky jar
'for the children:
Oriental Tea Cakes.
Cream a fourth of
a cup of shortening
and add gradually one
cupful of brown sugar,
beillitlr i.-iiiof...,iK.
Dissolve an eighth of a teaspoonful of
soda in a lablespoonful of water, add a
half teaspoonful of vanilla and one
cupful of flour. .Mix until it holds to
gether and leaves no crumbs. M-ike
into small balls; if they separate add
a few drops of water. Place on a I ut
tered sheet and bake in a quick oven
until delicately brown. This recipe
will make 40 cakes.
,.. Poppy-Seed Wafers. Take two enp
fuls of milk, two eggs, three table
spoonfuls o olive oil, three-fourths of
a cupful of sugar, one-fourth pound of
poppy seeds, rwo ' teaspoon fills of bak
ing powder, a pinch of salt, ami flour
to roll oiit. Cut in large rounds with
a rooky cutter and bake in a hot oven.
Bangor Brownies: Cream one-fourth
of a cupful of sweet fat with a -cupful
of brown sugar, an. egg, three squares
of grated chocolate and one-fourth ot
a teaspoonful of salt. Add one-half to
three-fourths cupfuls of flour and a
cupful of nuts. Heat all together and
spread evenly on a buttered pan. P.ae
in- a moderate oven and cut in strips
while hot.
Creoles Mix all the following In
gredients, beat well and bnke in small
fluted pans from 12 to 15 minutes:
Three eggs, one and a half cupfuls of
brown sugar, three-fourths of a cupful
of flour, one-half teaspoonful of salt, a
few grains of cayenne and one and
one-half cupfuls of pecan meats.
Macaroons Mix one cupful of
almond paste with one cupful of pow
dered sugar until the mixture is like
meal. Add egg white, one at a J line,
until three have been used ; flavor with
a fourth of a teaspoonful of almond
extract. Hake on buttered paper
placed on an inverted dripping pan.
itemove from the paper immediately
after baking in a very slow oven.
Sleep! To the homeless thou art home;
The friendless find in thee a friend;
And well is he'wher'er he roam,
Who meets thee at the journey's end.
Ebenezer Klliot.
A FARM MEAL.
HY is it that the aver
r.ge farm dwellot
when entertaining city
guests will invariably
endeavor to give them
something that is city
food rather than serv
ing something winch
is common for them
but unusual to the
city cpusin? What
more delicious meal could be prepared
than baked potatoes with crisp brown
slices of sweet, farm-cured snlt pork
wJth a gravy made from the fat,
thickened with Hour and made with
good milk?
Then there is roasted spareribs, not
the kind we can buy in the city mar
kets, but spareribs with plenty of
meat on them, roasted with a stuffing
seasoned with the good things which
have been raised in the little herb
garden by the housewife herself.
A boiled dinner served, from the
farm wife's table is an entirely dif
ferent meal than the usual boiled
dinner. In the first place the corned
beef has been - grown. 4ind fattened,
killed and .cured cn the place aiid it
tastes very different; then the vege
tables are fresh, full of their juices
and of good flavor. A good-sized cab
bage, a turnip or two, a few carrots
and potatoes and a nice fat piece of
corned beef cooked all together until
the vegetables are tender, makes a
dish fit to set before the dearest friend.
The meat should cook in simmering
wafer mi hour or more before the
vegetables are added. Onions and
cooked beets, cooked in separate
t saucepans, may also accompany this
, meal.
A pork roast of home-grown pork
doesn't, taste much like the town va
riety. If the. winter Is the time one
Is entertaining, the canned corn, peas
and beans which have been put up
during the season of fresh vegetables
will please the palate much better
than the tinned kind we may purchase
in town.
With fresh eggs, an omelet, a cus
taVd pie or a sponge cake may b
quickly prepared. With the pickles-,
sour, spiced and sweet, which are the
pride of every farm wife, she need
not fear for either variety or flavor.
Rivals the "Human Fly."
Of all American animals, bighorn,
the mountain sheep, is one of the most
remarkable. Not only is he equally
remarkable in his ability to live, and
llvfr well.Vln an-environment where tt
would seem that no animal of such
size could possibly sustain life. There,
on the roof of the world, he not only
sustains life, but winter or summer,
appears to. be-fat nd in the best of
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his victorious army captured
Damascus from the Turks,
they took what is called the
'oldest city in the world." The claim
is based upon frequent-mention in the
Old Testament where it is referred
to, by various names that serve to
identify it. and in the New Testament.
Josephus affirms that it was founded
by Uz, the son of Aram, who gave to
the region the name of Syria, which it
htis retained to this day.
Damascus was a flourishing trade
center in Abraham" thne. One of the
earliest "novels" in all literature
(equally so whether true or fanciful)
is the story. of the Jewish maid' taken
captive by Naaman, a Syrian general
(II Kings). Naaman was a leper, but
the captive suggested getting the ad
vice of a prophet at Samaria. He did
so, but when told to bathe in the Jor
dan he was vexed, saying that plenty
of water existed nearer home. How
ever, he did go to the Jordan and was
cleansed. Good story.
If you douCbt it, the next time you
visit Damascus any of the old inhab
itants will point out Naaman's house.
Elisha figures in the early history
of Damascus. Ben-hadnd (94C B. C,
at a guess), a king of Damascus, was
murdered, and the assassin improved
conditions so greatly that king killing
became popular. The king of Judea
resented the success of the upstart
monarch and, with help from the ru!er
of Assyria, took the city and killed its
ruler. This made good a prediction
of Isaiah.
Made Familiar by St. Paul.
It is in New Testament times that
one seems to be brought into most in
timate touch with Damascus. The
memorable journey of St. Paul to the
city of Jerusalem, and all that hap
pened during and after it ; the "street
which is called Straight the house
of Judas; the visit of Ananias; the
subsequent preaching of St. Paul in
the synagogues; the plots to kill .him,
and his escape from the city by night,
are all names and incidents familiar
to Christians the world over. It was
to Damascus, too, that St. Paul re
j turned after his three years' sojourft
in the wilderness, and in no other
period in its long history does the an
cient city on the banks of the Abana
seem to come so clearly into view.
Later on, under Trajan, Damascus
became a Roman provincial city, and,
on the estaiuisnment or tjnnstiamty,
the seat of a bishop, who ranked next
in authority after the patriarch of An
tioch. Even when this point is
reached, a wealth of history still lies
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Neckwear in Youthful Effects.
Spring brought in its wake many
bits of dainty neckwear neckwear
which will bring that air of dash and
youthfulness that proves such ah ef
fective weapon" to the summer maid.
Straight from La Belle France the col
lar, vestee and edff combination' has
wop the heart of feminine America. A
collar, vest, and cuffs can be worn with
a Bilk sweater, developed in black and
white; the set itself may be of polka
dot handkerchief linen In black and
felte. Tiny crocheted button trim
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Damascus under the kalifs, and of its
many trials which followed the re
moval of the kalifate to Bagdad ; of
the coming of the Egyptians, the Car
mathians. and the Seljuks; of the cam
paigns and mighty conquests of the
Saladin ; of the ravages of the Mon
gols, and of the final inclusion of
Damascus within the Ottoman empire,
early in the sixteenth century, fol
lowed by a long 400 years of stagna
tion. Beautiful,- From a Distance.
The modern Damascus, like the
Damascus of all the ages, is, in Its
distant view,, as are many Eastern
cities, a place of great beauty. It lies
at the northern edge of the plain of
Ghurah, at the foot of the Anti-Lebanon,
2,250 feet above the sea, and all
around, for a circuit of 60 miles, ex
tend the famous orchards, gardens,
vineyards, and fields of Damascus,
which have always made its fertility
proverbial throughout the East. The
Arabs regard it as one of their four
earthly paradises. Close at hand, the
city is not so beautiful. The rough
mud walls of the houses contrast
strangely with the splendors within,
for the houses of Damascus, with their
mosaics and carved '.wood, and their
ceilinjrs rich in arabesque ornaments,
elaborately gilded, are amongst the
most beautiful in the "East. The
bazaars, however, are it be great fea
ture ,of Damascus. The masses of
color arid the wonderful effects of
light and shadow which they present
have made them the delight of paint
ers. As one writer has described such
a scene, here ar displayed all the
riches of the Orient ; rare c;irpets and
rugs from Persia, and shawls, scarfs
and kerchiefs of every dye from the
far Interior of Asia, with gold and
silver embroideries In exquisite taste
or of barbaric splendor. There is no
pavement, but the ground is hard from
the tread of many feet, for a motley
throng is ever passing to and fro, of
turbaned men and of wonien closely
veiled; a musician playing his tam
bourine, and cavaliers or a ' train of
camels slowly filing through. The
long streets are dim and cool, being
arched in high above, and through
apertures the sunlight falls in misty
streams on the gorgeous wares and
moving multitudes' beneath. Then, the
old city walls ji re still there; and the
Roman gateways; and the Derb el
Mlstaklm, or the. "street which is
called Straight," still runs throtigh the
city, from the eastern to the western
gate, as it did nineteen hundred years
ago, in thedays of St. Paul.
of Damascus.
the vestee, which so ably camouflages
the absence of the blouse. An organdie
fichu collar edged with net can be worn
on a tailored suit Organdie has beerr
exploitetl in this way, and a narrow
ruffled edge of net makes an effective
finish. The color scheme may be apple
green cd' white.
Lace Trimming. ..
Filet lace trimming and hand , em
broidered are" prominent n , sheer
white voile and organdie summer
drease
VALUE OF BORDEAUX MIXTURE
No Substitute Known That Wilt Con
trol Certain Common and Seri
ous Diseases. -
(Prepared by the United States Depart- A
. -ment of Agriculture.)
As a result of the present high price
of copper sulphate, the principal active
ingredient in bordeaux mixture, many
farmers who are compelled to combat
such diseases as late blight of potato,
black rot of grape and bitter rot and
blotch of apple are asking the United
States department of agriculture,
"What can we use as a substitute for
bordeaux mixture?" There is no sub
stitute, according to specialists of the
department bordeaux mixture is the
only reliable preventive for such dis
eases. Methods of calculating the
value of commercial bordeaux mix
tures have, therefore, been published
in Fanners' Bulletin 904, a copy of
which can be obtained from the de
partment at Washington.
Every package of commercial bor
deaux mixture carries a label on
which is given its content of copper.
This is usually given in percentage,
and by multiplying this percentage by
3.93 the result gives the amount of
crystallized copper sulphate, the bul
letin explains. If the percentage is
given in terms of copper oxid, multiply
by 3.14 ; if, in copper hydroxid, multi
ply by 2.56. In order to calculate the
copper sulphate when diluted .ready
for application, multiply the number
of pounds of "the concentrated bor
deaux mixture to be added to 50 gal
lons of water by the percentage, of
copper sulphate.
Physical properties, such as adhe
slveness, texture, spreading quality
and rate of settling, also are Impor
tant factors in determining the effi
ciency of bordeaux mixtures. A prep
aration containing a large amount of
copper, but coarse and granular in
texture, with poor spreading anil stick
ing qualities, cannot be expected to
give good results in cases where a
good fungicide is required. To test
-the physical properties, dilute the mix
ture and place a small quantity in a
glass tube, and watch the speed with
which the solids settle to the bottom.
If the copper is held in suspension for
a great length of time the physical
properties of tha mixture may be re
garded as good.
In order to reduce the cost of spray
material some growers are using a
weaker mixture than is commonly ad
vised for the various diseases which
require bordeaux treatment. When
the disease attacks are mild a bor
deaux mixture containing considerably
less copper sulphate than is commonly
advised may give very good control,
Gasoline-Power Spraying Outfit With
Carpenter's-Horse Type of Tower
.and Rotary Pump Tank Filler.
provided its physical properties are
good and it is thoroughly applied, the
bulletin states. When infection is se
vere, weak mixtures should be avoided,
for the resultant loss when they are
used may much more than offset the
amount saved by using the proper
strength. Spraying is a question of
Insurance and the grower must decide
whether he wishes to insure his crop
wholly or only partially by the use of
bordeaux mixture containing suffi
cient copper.
TRIM SMALL BERRY BUSHES
Old Canes of Raspberry and Black
berry Should Be Removed Right
After Bearivig Season.
(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment . of Agriculture.)
Cut out all the old canes of raspber
ries upon which fruit has been borne
during this season and burn them so
as to destroy any diseases and in
sect eggs or immature insects on
them. The old canes will die in a
short time if left, but in the meantime
will rcb the new shoots of much nour
ishment. When the new shoots reach
n height of three and one-half to four
feet pinch ou tor cut . off the growing
tip to cause the shoots to branch. Cut
out also all of the weak shoots, leav
ing only the strong ones. -
Give blackberry bushes . the tame
treatment.
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Barns Need Not Be Expensive, but1
Should Be Dry, Well Ventilated W
and Free From Drafts. ; ,
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ment of Agriculture.) .
Equipment for raising sheep on
farms need not be expensive. In mild .
latitudes little housing is needed, and
the muin need Is for fencing and pas
tures of sufficient number and dxe t
allow frequent changing of flocks to
fresh ground to insure health. Where
winters are longer and more severe
buildings and sheds are necessary to
furnish protection from storms, though
no special provisions are needed for
warmth. Dryness, good ventilation,
and freedom from drafts are the first
requisites of buildings for sheep. Con
venience in feeding and shepherding
.must also be held in mind in locating
and planning such buildings or sheds.
Small flocks can be cared for In sec
tions of barns having stabling or feed
storage for other stock, but with a.
flock of, say, 100 ewes, separate build
ings are desirable. The interior ar
rangement of these buildings should
be such as to require a minimum of
labor and the least possible moving of
Adequate Protection From North an
West Storms in Winter Is Afforded
by This Inexpensive Open Shed,
Which Faces East.
the ewes in doing the feeding and car
ing for them during the lambing sea
son. A building of this type can alsw
be utilized for fattening purchased
lambs to be disposed of before lamb
ing begins in the regular farm flock.
A good supply of feed racks, grain
troughs, etc., can be provided at -small
expense and will save labor and pre
vent wyaste of feed.
PIGS FOR BREEDING STOCKS
Animals Should Be Kept Separately
and Fed Differently Than Those
for Fattening.
Prepared by the United Ftatos Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Animals which are u o- ftept for
breeding purposes should be separated
from the fattening stock soon after
weaning. Only such gilts as snor
exceptional type and nnfonnation
should be chosen to replace or aug
ment the sows in the herd. X male
animals should be saved entire ttnlest
the breeder is growing purebred reg
istered swine. When they are
saved their care and feeding is similar
to that of the gilts.
Breeding stock must not he pam
pered. This does not mean to neglect
them, but it is not best to house them
as carefully or feed them as heavily a
the fattening stock. Sows should De
trained to resist the weather and fe
rtilize forage crops, that they may
have vitality and t;ie' ability to eat
cheap feeds. Pasture should be fur
nished in, abundance to these younic
gilts, pariieularlj' such crops as th
If gumes. it is best to feed some grain
to the breeding stock to keep them
growing nicely, but they must never
be pushed, for the whole object la
their feeding is to make them stretch
out and develop bone and muscle ia.
place of fat. A grain ration ontain
ing more protein than is fed to fatten
ing stock is very good for brewing
animals, an ideal ration being similar
to the ones previously given as wean
ing rations. Two pounds for each 100
pounds live weight is about the rigt
amount to feed. The gilts are kept m
the same feed until time to breed for
the first litter, after which they are
maintained in much the same fashioa
as the old sows during pregnaaer, ex
cept that they are fed a heavier ration.
The gilt at this time must not onlj
grow the unborn litter but must be fur
nished nutriment to continue her owo
growth.
KEEP BEST YOUNG ANIMALS
Successful Breeders Do Not Sell Purs
Bred Stock That Definitely
Excel Parents.
The most successful breeders of
pure-bred live stock are . men who do
not sell the young animals that defi
nitely excel the parents. High price
do not tempt, nor equal merit In tbr
herds , or flocks concern . such makers
of breed history. It Is with their own
familiar animals that they produce tfc
best results, for no matter how excel
lent the purchased animal may -.be, it
seldom produces as good' results I
carrying forward the breeder's Ideal
of Improvement.
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