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Faith is an invincible and invisible
magnet, and attracts to Itself what
ever it fervently desires and calmly
and persistently eacpects. Trine.
. Vi 1 J AY Conduct by. XwuomU Council of the - . : fi ' V I
w" " At Boy Scouts of America.) ; 0 L XI If
REMARKABLE RACE BY HORSE
Castor, Morgan Gelding, Finishes Long
Endurance Contest With Clean .
, Speed Record. - 'v
(Prepared y the UnitedStates Depart
ment of Agriculture.) s ...
In a 300-mile endurance contest
wifa horses of the purest" Arabian
breeding, "Castor," a Morgan gelding
ored by the Unied States department
of agriculture at it? Middlebury, Vt,
Morgan horse farm, was the only through their country and then at
horse with a clean, speed record at tacked them."1
the oml of the fourth day of the How different n re the method thnt
grueling contest. "Castor" won third,
place for speed ;at the end of the con-
test, notwithstanding the fact that he
fell in the deep sand on a bad bit of
road, injured his nose, and made the
last five miles In a walk. This
achievement is an indication of what
has been accomplished by the depart
ment of agriculture In the rehabilita
tion of the Morgan breed during the
few years since the work was under
taken. . ' ' ' .
The race was from Fort Ethan Al
len, Vt., to Camp Devens, Mass., large?
ly over unimproved roads. The pur
pose was to stimulate Interest In the
breeding of cavalry mounts through
out the United States. A majority of
the horses entered were Arabians.
One was crossbreed that had seen
overseas service and was the first
horse to pass successfully through
quarantine at Newport News. Two
were Morgans, bred at the depart
ment's farm. The veteran of overseas
service, "Bob," owned and ridden by
Colonel George, led the field at the
beginning of the race, but was taken
out before the finish. The two Arab-
Castor, the United States Department
of Agriculture Morgan Gelding
Which Recently Made Such a Re
markable Record In a Long Dis
tance Race.
ians.ro finish ahead of the Morgan af
ter his accident were Bustem Bey and
Itamla.
Maj. C. A. Benton (retired) was one
of the judges, acting as the represen
tative of the bureau of animal indus
try. COST OF HORSE BLEMISHES
Defects Cannot Always Be Prevented
out One Bad Spot Will Prove
Expensive.
r
; A; horse market report f ronTone of
the Western selling points says:
"When present, blemishes take off up
to $50 or even more from the price of
first-rate animals of thp sumo tvna
Blemishes 'can't always. be prevented,
hut it Is good business' to try to pre
vent them, for, as can readily be seen,
one bad spot in the makeup "of a
horse may mean the difference be
tween profit and loss on him. Outside
of precautions to prevent injury the
-only safeguard against blemishes Is
to breed only sound mares to sound
stallions. Sometimes a colt will be
curby or otherwise defective, in spite
of alJ that can be done to avoid such
weaknesses, but that is no argument
gainst trying to produce only tb
Rood ones.
ADDITIONAL FEED FOR PIGS
Scalded Middlings, With Milk Added,
Placed in Shallow 'Trough Is
Fine for Porkers.
When the pigs are about three
eeks old they will want to eat more
than the milk they can get from their
pother. a small shallow trough
Miou'fj he placed where the sow can
Dt get; to It. Scald some middlings,
stlr "rid pour in some milk. Put Into
feed about a tablespoonful of
""losses. Drive the little pigs care
fully over to the trough. They svill
the odor from the molasses, put
their noses to the feed, lap It and
Win to eat. - ' x
PROPER QUARTERS FOR PIGS
Animals Should Be Kept In Dry Pern
and Fed in Clean Troughs-
Prevent Chilling.
P'es shonld fllwn VS hf Iron fr rf t-it
clean quarters and fed in clean
JwuRhs. They should not be allowed
: run out in cold rain or allowed tc
become eliillp tn c
riir.
v. ... uiij nay. ov w o 4 uu
through filth nnrl than helns
led will oftm
SCOUTS EMBODY BEST IDEALS
i "During my four"years in Germany'
says James W. Gerard, former Ameri
can ambassador, "I saw much of the
child life of - that country. The chil
dren were paraded through the streets
singing their songs of hate. In the
schools they were taught a deliberate
perversion of history. For instance:
The Fatherland did not wish to injure
the Belgians, but the winked Relirinns
promised to allow our troons to ns
are used to bring out the best "In the
childhood of this, our own "country!
While the Germans had organizations
which were intended to develop hatred
and yke passions in the hearts of the
young, we have the Bo; Scouts of
America. This splendid organization
well Illustrates the difference in ideals
between the two countries. In the
Boy Scouts the' boy subscribes to an
oath to be true to himself and his
country arid to keep himself morally
and physically fit at all times. He also
pledges Mniself to "do a good turn
daily." '
.The boy is taught woodcraft and
many other useful things. He partici
pates In big public functions and civic
ceremonials. From the very first he is
led into the higher citizenship.
PRISONERS AID SCOUT PLAN.
'
Through the. gray of, the granite
walls that shut away the inmates of
the Minnesota state prison from the
rest of the world came this little story
which shows that "stone walls' do
not a prison make nor Iron bars a
cage."
In the office of George D. Pratt,
treasurer of the National Council.
Boy Scouts -of America. New York.-a
letter arrived from Stillwater a let
ter containing $28.50, "in payment of
the following applications for associ
ate membership irt the National Coun
cil of the Boy Scout,? of America."
Daniel Blue, Frank Meyers, Joseph
Kelly, Charles Kramer, J. W. Schwartz
George Olson, Jacob Red Bird, N. A.
Burke, August Ruther-r-all prisoners.
Far removed from the blue skies
and running streams and long, winding
roads' that perhaps they themselves
had trod in their boyhood, they looked
back through ,the years, at the what-
mlght-have-been, at the different lives
they might have led had they been
shown differently, and "came across'
that other boys might have a fighting
chance.
SCOUTS URGE AMERICANIZATION.
. The executive board of the Boy
Scouts of America has decided to
strengthen its program for citizenship
training in order that even a greater
emphasis than before would be placed
upon developing patriotism and Ameri
canization.
It was also agreed that special ef
fort would be made to develop a pro-
gram for older boys, affording them
nn onnortunitv to "learn by dome:.
ra preparing for citizenship respon
r m- " - '
sibilities.
The executive- board meeting was at
tended by Messrs. Walter W. Head, of
Omaha; John M. Phillips, of Pitts-
hnrcrh: Georee D. Porter, of Phila
delphia ; Alfred W. Dater, of Stam
ford: Hon. James J. Storrow, of Bos
ton Charles P. Neill and Colin H.
Livingstone, of Washington. D. G
Mr. Daniel Carter Beard, of .Flushing;
John Sherman Hoyt, George TX Pratt,
Lieut. Col. Theodore Roosevelt, Jere-
mlah W. Jenks and James E. West,
of New York City.
Mortimer L. Schift was selected as
the representative of the Boy Scouts
ofr America on the International Scout
committee.
SPOKANE SCOUTS AS FIREMEN.
' At a meeting of the fire prevention
and fire insurance committee of the
chamber of commerce in Spokane.
Wash., it was decided to perfect a per
manent organization to be known as
the Spokane Scout Firemen.
The organization will consist of Boy
Scouts who have passed certain ex
aminations on fire prevention. Fire
Chief A. L. Weeks will be ex-officio
chief of the organization.
Deputy State Fire Marshal Groce
stated at the meeting that he cited the
boy scout fire organization as an ex
ample and Incentive on his visit to
other states and towns In the state.
He had slides made of the Spokane
scout fire exercises to Induce other
cities to follow Spokane's lead. ; , ,
SCOUTS TO HAVE MOTOR CORPS.
' The council o, the Boy Scouts of
America In Westchester county. New
York. is. making extensive plans for
the development of an efflcient county,
boy scouts motor' corps. ' . . -" v
Applications are elng received at
county ; headquarters from older boy
scouts who have autos which can be
of service for emergency calls. -
As soon as : the corps Is -efflcjenty
organized, Its services will be -at the
disposal of all legltlmate organization
and other good causes. ; v i-
. v ' ' cniiu me or-that country. The rhil- ! H iMSiimW:. : ..r-mU'.
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B'
EFORB daylight on the morning
of September 6, 1918, there was
an unusual amount of bustle and
stir in the little town of Aubierej
a suburb of Clermont-Ferrand, the
.capital of the department of Puy-de-
Dome, in one of the1 most historic re
gions of France the ancient province
of Auvergne, says the Christian Sci
ence Monitor. What ! was the occasion
which produced all this early morning
excitement? Surely no call to battle
or no signal to go over , the top, be
cause the actual horrors of the worffi
war never extended j into this sleepy
corner of , south-central France; and
the American regiment quartered here
abouts was merely passing through
the last stages of Its preliminary
training prior to Itsj triumphant mo
ment of action upon the heights of
the Meuse, which occurred during the
last days of the war.
It was the one hundred and sixth
anniversary of the birth of the great
Lafayette, and the regimental band of
Col. Arthur S. Conklin's Three Hun
dred and Third heavy field artillery
regiment had been Invited to share
with a few American army officers
the honor of representing the Amer
ican expeditionary forces yes the
United States of America at the
birthplace and the early home, of the
great hero who aided so much in the
work of winning Its Independence as
a nation. The last bandsman had re
turned from the early breakfast served
in the village square of Aubiere, and
with his Instrument had joined the
crowd already climbing Into the, huge
army motor trucks drawn up before
the band's billet
As the first rays of the dawn ap
peared, and the procession of Aubiere's
peasants commenced from the crooked
alleyways of the town to the surround
ing fields and vineyards, the trucks
moved out of the village and over the
hill toward Clermont
After the brief ride through the
thoroughfares of the city of Clermont
Ferrand, which was just awakening
to the day's activities, the bandsmen
arrived at the commodious railway
station where specially reserved cars
on the morning train south awaited
them. After the sun was up the train
ambled out of Clermont and was soon
making Its way leisurely through the
colorful Auvergne country.
The Setting Supreme.
The day proved to be perfect, warm,
and clear; the views from the car
windows were entrancing, and the
"mademoiselles" tending the gates at
each crossing waved their greetings
to the groups- of young Yankee sol
diers which filled the windows of each
compartment In the train. The land
scape was dotted here and there with
the picturesque red-roofed villages,
from the center of which rose the
gray stone church towers; the coun
tryside seemed to be an immense vine
yard filled with endless acres of
grapevines; and the mountain peaks,
now extinct volcanoes, stood out In
bold relief against the clear blue s'ky
like sentinels. Occasionally an old
castle ruin frowned upon the travelers
from some overhanging cliff or neigh
boring hillside.
After a ride ,of three hours, the
train passed Into the department of
Haute Loire and made a short stop at
Brionde, where many gayly-dressed
country folk with their lunch baskets
boarded the cars. A, few. moments
later, the train reached the little vil
lage of 'Paulhaguet, where the order
sounded to detrain. After much hur
rying and, scurrying about 'at the little
way-station, many . vehicles of every
sort and description were pressed into
service for, the transportation . of the
men to their destination. ,- Some rode
In autos, some in carriages, ( and a
bass tuba player with his Immense in
strument was obliged to ride on the
front seat of an outlandish coupe, by
the side of the driven The. horse was
not fleet-footed ; and the tuba . player
reached the Chateau de Lafayette
nearly an hour later than the other
bandsmen, - who had watched the great
bell of his brass horn dazzling in the
stm's rays, slowly making Its way. up
the mountain road, several miles be
low. . j :i:r ' -" :-'''
. ... Fine. Ride to Old. Castle.
, And what a ride,, Jt -was l what su
perb scenery and - glorious country,
picturesque,, mountainous L It seemed
difficult to believe that: a tantl of such
averwhelming beauty In summer could
vnavagnac $
3L.
In winter betransformed into a wild,
bleak regionfknown as the Siberia of
France. It as a great day for the
young , Americans ; a most delightful
diversion frn the daily routine in
Aubiere, marching drills and drills in
the uncomfowable gas masks, band re
hearsals, parades', and 1 reviews, and :
evening banef concerts In the town
square. v 1: ' ;
The Chatefju de Chavagnac Lafay
ette stands vtpon the crest of a lofty
eminence cofamanding a magnificent
view of the Beautiful Auvergne coun
try; miles arfjl miles of verdant fields
and woods 4retched far away to a
distant hbrilbn flanked with long
ranges of majestic hills and moun
tains. Thegrounds of the chateau
are spacious-and attractive,- and the
little village rf Chavagnac adjoins the
estate on o side," while the other
three sides fe open' to the distant
view. The d castle itself, flanked
on two sides Ijjvith large round towers,'
presents a jtrikingly medieval ap
pearance ; lofg rows of French win
dows are,huf2t across the upper por
tion of the ffont of - the building, and
large porthohlj? are seen on each slde
of the small aaln doorway.
The rastlewas built in the four
teenth centurh, burned in 1701 and re
built, as nearly like the original as
possible, before Lafayette's birth, on
September 6,l757. The family rec
ords date bac to the. year 1000, when
"a certain m'ji by the name of Motier
acquired an ffetate called Villa Faya,
and thereafuj: he became known as
Motier de latl Fayette," according to
Martha Foot Crow in her biography
of Lafayette.:'
The great -ero is a direct descend
ant of Ponsli Motier and the noble
Alix Brun deChampetieres who were
married In 10 and according to the
old parish Register in Chavagnac
Lafayette's fll name was Monseig
neur . Marie Joseph - Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert
DumoLer de Lafayette. Here,
In this grlmtipld castle, the Marquis
de Lafayette ligpent the first 11 years
of his life; aijd in later years the he
ro returned t his birthplace after his
triumphant 4 career in America and
lived here fo
4tTvtn tt? V Vile, f Amtltt
He Instituted Various kinds of reforms
on his estatertahd in the villages ad
joining; and 11 of the work for the
people of hii native town was for
their betterment, their enlightenment,
and emanclptlon. The peasantry
were greatly rjittached to him.
The later y?ars of Lafayette were
spent at his fife's estate. La Grange,
40 miles- easts! of Paris.
The latter art of the forenoon of
this anniversary day in 1918 was
spent in looking over the estate and
neighboring village. The bandsmen
were conducJ through the chateau,
saw Lafayette's own room and what
few relics ar to be seen. Including
a peculiar looting article of furniture
designated ashls bathtub. Many of
the . American poys wandered through
the quaint, picturesque village, visited
the venerable tfarish church and pur
chased beautifiil lace work made by
the women .of ihe town to send home
tothelr frlenjU.
Crowds of Jfrench people arrived
on the scene &th their lunches, mak
ing the aff alrV an out-of-door picnic,
as is their usval custom. At noon a
sumptuous dinner was served to the
bandsmen in he chateau itself, and
in the afternoon the celebration took
place on : the t )roadly-sweeping lawn
in front v&r
It was a brf-jflant scene. The band,
rendered a spjndid concert, and Its
leader, Arthur hepherd,' was present
ed ; with a bohuet In reply - to the
presentation ipeech Mr;' Shepherd
thanked the dehors and expressed the
honor which h'? and his men felt at
being present- i such an event Many
dfstinguished people, Including French
and American?i army officers, were
there. Later gt the day the bands
men . were conveyed back to Pfaul
raguet, where fiey boarded the train
as the sun waif setting over the hills,
and reached Mibiere late in the eve
ning with the beautiful day a never-to-be-forgotten
me;Jnory. - '
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Guessing.
When . yon .jfe a man . doing, some
fool stunt on tl$ street nowadays," re
marked the Oierverof Events, and
Things, you cln never tell,; whether
he's doing It oni bet or In working for
some moving-pture coacern
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SEASONABLE DISHES.
Put a pound of round steak through
the meat grinder -with one green pep
per and a slice
of onion, sea
son with a tea
spoonful of salt
and a few dashes
of pepper, then
flatten into a
large cake. Add
a pinch of nut
meg and mix thoroughly with one egg
and a half cupful of fine cracker
crumbs. When all is combined, shape
Into balls and sear In hot fat. Lower
AT 1 .
Mie ueai ana cook for half an hour.
lurmng orten. Ten minutes before
serving drain off the surplus fat, leav-
ing two tablespoonfuls. Add two
tablespoonfuls df flour and mix well,
ueu orowned add enough mjlk to
make a smooth sauce. Coat each ball
with the. sauce, arranging them on a
chop plate. Garnish with parsley
and serve piping hot with baked po
tatoes. Another nice wav to sprro ham.
m
burger steak is us follows: The steak I
must oe tree from gristle and well sea-
suuea io suit the taste. Some like a
pinch of cloves with a bit of minced
onion whh salt and pepper. Toast
rounds of bread on one s!de and place
them In a baking dish untoasted side
UP, spread with butter then spread
wtth the seasoned meat a half inch
thick. Place in the OVPn nnrl hobo
w w w . UtIU iUUV
until the meat it? brown. The juice
will all be held In the bread, making
a very tasty and simple dish.
Cranberry Tart Bake a pastry
shell and fill it with the following:
Wash one quart of cranberries and
cook until soft with a cupful of wa
ter. Put through a sieve and boil up
again with a pound of sugar or less.
vvneu cooi piace in the baked shell
and cover with a meringue. Brown
in the oen and serve fold.
Any canned fruit my be served in
this way. Beat It and thicken if nec
essary with cornstarch, cook well,
(cool and fill the baked shell. Cover
with a meringue and bake until brown.
Thickened fruit juices make most
tasty pie filling. Gelatine or jello may
also be used, topped with whipped
cream, as the meringue could not be
used unless cooked over hot water, as
it could not be baked without melting
the jelly.
. Fear paralyzes healthy action, men
tal " and physical. Worry corrodes,
poisons and pulls down the organism.
It is a perverted mental state that ex
ternalizes Itself . in various physical
ailments according to the peculiar
tendencies or weaknesses of the one
in whose organism its effects find
lodgment. Trine. .
WHAT TO EAT.
We all enjoy new dishes; but foi
real enjoyment nothing takes the place
of, the old-fashioned
dishes of
our grandmoth
ers. Bean Porridge.
Soak two cup
fuls of beans
over night. In
the morning
bring to a boil, stir in a bit of soda as
big as a pea, drain and cover with
fresh water. Boil slowly until near
ly done, add salt, a tablespoonful of
butter and then allow them to sim
mer until the water is nearly cooked
away. Mash with a potato masher and
add a quart of rich milk. Stir well,
bring " to the boiling point and serve
wifh crackers.
Serve a few nuts and raisins for des
sert occasionally; they are wholesome
and less expensive of time as well as
"money. ,
Apple John. Slice into a deep but
tered pie tin four tart apples. Sprinkle
with sugar and cinnamon, dot with
butter. Pour over them a dumpling
mixture or a rather thin baking pow
der biscuit dough. Bake in a hot oven
until well browned. Serve with cream
and sugar or a hard sauce.
One Egg Cake. Take one cupful of
sugar, two tablespoonfuls of sweet
fat, two-thlfds of a cupful of; thick
sour milk,' one-half teaspoonful of so
da, and the same of baking, powder
sifted wlth one and one-half cupfuls
of flour. Beat the egg and add to the
sugar and fat. For an Icing one may
use a half cupful of grated chocolate,
cooked to a cream with one-fourth of
a cupful of milk; add one cupful of
brown sugar, and cook until a soft ball
Is made when dropped In water.' Then
add one teaspoonful of butter and one
fourth pound of marshmallows and
beat. This cake may be baked In muf
fin pans and if served hot needs no Ic
ing. If baked, in a sheet and cut In
squares served hot. It makes a fine
pudding with any preferred sauce. For
a layer cake it may be filled with jam
or marmalade and served as a dessert.
vtdSL
. Try It on the Donkey.
When a gypsy girl wants to know
how soon she will be married, she
whispers into the ear of the first don
key she meetiv "Shall I soon have a
husband?" If the donkey moves his
ear, sho will. If he stands Immovable,
she wont. So If you have a little don
key In yotu lorner
PAINT AIDS POULTRY HOUSE
Adds Greatly to Appearance and Serv
ice of Buildings Whitewash ,
It Cheapest.
Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Painting adds greatly ,to Jhe ap
pearance and service of all buildings
and appliances. One may buy ready-
mixed paints or may purchase paste
pigments and oil and mix them. All
surfaces should be clean and dry be-
fore they. are painted. Use a prlmlns
coat made of. equal parts of paint and
linseed oil and cover with one or
more coats of paint, which should be
thoroughly brushed into the surface.
Whitewash Is the cheapest of all
paints, and may be used either for ex
terior or Interior surfaces. It can be
made by slaking about ten pounds of
quicklime In. a pail with two gallons
of water, covering the pall with cloth
or burlap and allowing it to slake for
one hour. Water Is th.m added to
bring the whitewash to a consistency
which may be applied readily. A
weatherproof whitewash for exterior
surfaces may be made as follows:
(1) Slake 1 bushel of quicklime In 12
gallons of hot water; (2) dissolve 2
pounds of common salt and 1 pound oT
sulphate of zinc In 2 gallons of boil
ing water; pour (2) Into (1), then add
2 gallons of skim milk and mix thor
oughly. Whitewash Is spread lightly,
over the surface with a broad brush.
FIND PERFECTLY FRESH EGG
Quality Is Largely Determined
Ease With Which Yolk Moves
Hints on Candling.
by
(Prepared by the United States Departs
ment of Agriculture-)
It is necessary to rotfite an egg be
fore the candle if one is to obtain an -accurate
knowledge of Its condition.
By tilting at various angles, the loca
tion and size of the air space can be
feen, and very often the position of
the yolk. But the quality of the. egg
is very largely determined by the ease-
A H9d-Made Egg Candling Outfit.
with which the yolk moves and the di
rection of Its motion. The operator
therefore -
1. Gn.isps the pointed end of the egg
with the tips of the fingers. .
2. Holding the blunt end uppermost,
places the egg closely against the
opening, or spout of the candle.
3. Gives the egg a quick turn to the
right or left, watching the movement
of the yolk.
If the egg Is perfectly, fresh It may
be difficult to find the yolk at first
glance, but as the egg Is turned a
glimpse of it will be obtained.
MENU HINTS FOR HENS
, (Prepared by the United States
Department of Agriculture.)
Use home-grown grains and
their by-products supplemented
with meat and fish scraps, or
milk. Mix these feeds to make
a properly balanced ration.
Feed a scratch mixture of
whole or cracked corn, twice
dally. Feed a mash, either dry
or wet made of ground grains
and meat scrap.
Make the bens exercise for
their, feed. , , , . r. ..
, Provide a light feed of corn
In the morning, supplying only
what the hens will clean up In
a half-hour. Give a . full f eed
In the afternoon, especially In
cold weather.
MAKE PROFIT FROM POULTRY
No Reason Why More Farmers Cannot
Make Money by Selling Breed- '
Ing Stock and Eggs.
Many farmers are now breeding
Binnuaru-urni iuuiiry, - trxnioiung me
same, advertising, and making a good!
profit from the sale of breeding stock;
eggs tor natenmg,- etc. There- Is 1 no
reason why other farmers cannot
as welL ,'
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