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SCOUTS
[Conducted by National Council of th* Boy
dcouta of America.)
f SCOUT MAKES BRAVE RESCUE
In (ho Missoula river, at a place 20
I feet dee p and 300 feet wide, full of
whirlpools and scum ice which had
broken loose from the mountains,
I Scout .Tames Johnson, formerly of
Missoula. Moot., and now of Portland,
Ore., last spring aaved a man from
frowning. Scout Johnson's coura
geous act, and willingness to sacrifice
himself, together with his skill in life
saving and in resuscitating the strick
; en man earned for him a medal from
the National Court of Honor.
Johnson and a friend, who was not
| a scout, were playing on the bank <vt
| the river when a man came up to
I fiiem nnd asked the hoys to accom
L pany Jiim a few feet to where he said
I he had seen an unusually large fish
I dispensing itself. The boys, more In
| play than in seriousness, went with
[ the man to the river's edge at a point
where it is extremely steep and rocky.
Suddenly the mnn lunged forward and
disappeared in the water. The< scout
first glanced around for a pole with
which to lend the unfortunate man
aid. but failing to see one nearby, he
and his friend, who was not able to
swim, started to wade into fhe water.
When they reached a depth "beyond
which the companion eonld go no fur
ther. Johnson, now -seeing where the
m:in .was struggling, plunged tnto the
f wafer, soon secured a scout grip on
Tilm and then swam back with him to
the other boy. Tlw two lads dragged
the gasping man ashore where Scout
Johnson administered fiTSt-aid pend
ing the arrival of help.
HAWAIIAN SCOUTS ARE BUSY
Hawaiian Doy sfouls are enthusias
tic in their scout work. They excel in
agility in gynmastics and in swimming.
They are known the length and
breadth of the island for their "good
turns" and community service.
SCOUTS AND "ROBIN HOOD"
"Sherwood Forest Is yours/' quoth
Robin Hood to those who were his
flrieuds. Like his medieval namesake,
the modem Uobln Hood, Douglas
Fairbanks turned over the new Sher
wood forest to his friends ? the
scouts. The occasion was ttve big
scout rally of Crescent Bay council,
1,800 boys who had assembled
from - all southern California, en
joyed the hospitality of the Fair
banks studio. The actor, pointing to
the massive sets, Including a huge
medieval castle that hud been erect
ed for the production of "Robin
Hood," said: "They are all yours,
boys. Have a good time. I am
through with them." Upon this In
vitation the 1.800 khaki-clad hoys
swarmed over the place, many of
fliern wall-scaling with a facility that
u knight of old would have praised.
SCOUTS EXTINGUISH FIRE
After working from early morning
until lute in the night fighting a fire
that raged in' the mountains, burning
more than 1,000 pine trees from eight
inches to eighteen inches In diameter
In addition to thousands of small
pines, members of "Troop 2, Ogden,
Utah, succeeded In extinguishing the
blaze. In making a report on the fire
the scoutmaster said, in his opinion,
the trees destroyed could not be re
placed In 50 years.
SCOUTS FIND LOST WOMAN
1 \yhen relatives of a Berkeley (CaL)
woman, who had been missing for a
week, appealed t? the scouts for help,
the hoys began their hunt in the hills
nearby. After the party had been
searching an hour, two of the scouts
hearing faint e*Ies for water and
tracing the sounds, discovered the
woman under a clump of bushes, suf
fering from hunger and exhaustion.
The scouts administered first aid and
notified the police. It Is believed the
woman suffered a lapse of memory.
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NO CURE FOR TUBERCULOSIS
Most Common Symptom of Disease Is
That Fowls Get Very Thin, Waste
Away and Die.
Tuberculosis is one ol the most
common diseases frumd in Yhe poultry
flocks of the corn belt, sfys J. J.
Warren of Iowa. The diseaJe devel
ops rather slowly. The infected birds
do not usually show any symptoms un
til several weeks have passed, and in
many instances several months afber
they have contracted it.
The most common symptom of tu
berculosis is that the birds get very
thin, "waste away" and finally die.
Another is to find a bird going lame
in one log without showing any out
ward sign of injury, even while the
bird is in good health. The bird may
live several weeks after this 4aiueness
first shows up.
To make sure that the disease is
tuberculosis, it pays to kill and exam
ine the insides of a very sick bird.
The liver, spleen and intestines are
often enlarged, but contain light yel
j low spots which are hard, sandy
lesions. Lungs are seldom found to
contain lesions.
There is no cure for tuberculosis ex
cept to keep it from spreading. Burn
the dead birds or bury them; kill the
infected birds without spilling any
| blood; don't try to keep aged hens;
and keep the henhouse clean, especially
j from droppings. Use lime on the soil
i where the flocks feed, and change the
ground. It helps some to separate the
j young chicks from the old ones and
! to be careful when buying new stock.
I Sanitation is the biggest help.
HOPPER FOR FEEDING FOWLS
Model Shown in Illustration Appears
to Afford Best Means of Ra
tioning Hens.
After using many types of dry mash
I feeders in the poultry house, the model
i shown in the cut api**ars to afford the
i best results. The fowls cannot stand
j on the top of the feeder, or ^ot into it.
Dry Mash Feeder.
If is also difficult for thein to waste
any of the food by throwing it out, as
the sloping guard in front prevents
that. A sloping bottom should be put
iu. as suggested by the dotted line.
Such a feeder can be made by cutting
down an empty grocery box.
PROFITABLE TO CULL FLOCK
It Is an Art Anyone Can Acquire, and
the Sooner Unhealthy Fowls
Qo the Better.
Culling chickens is to the poultry
keeper what iflilk testing is to the
dairyman. Fortunately it is an art
anyone can acquire. The sooner the
flock is culled '.lie sooner expenses are
cut down. Tben, too, the prices are
higher earlier in the season. The man
who is making the most of his poul
try, systematically culls. Birds lack
ing in health, and general purpose
breeds not laying und two years old,
or over, should go. The older the
bird, the leas profitable she becomes.
MATURE GEESE AS BREEDERS
Fowls Are Usually Best for Breeding
When From Three to Five
Years of Age.
Toulouse geese ordinarily will not
breed until about two years of age,
and they do not mature for another
year. They are usually best for
breeding when from three to five years
old, although the females may be kept
until they are from twelve to four
teen years of age, the ganders not gen
erally being kept after they are eight
to nine years old.
The busy hen is the laying hen.
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There are poor laying hens in all
breeds.
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In poultry raising the breed is im
portant, but th^ man or woman be
hind the breed is more so.
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A sick hen may be faded but will
not show the vigor that is shown in
a good layer.
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With colder weather more corn may
be fed but it is easy to overfeed of
corn, even In winter.
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For the sake of keeping peace in the
neighborhood, It is a good plan to lo
cate the turkey flock now and then.
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Clean floors are needed for clean
nests. If the floors are dirty, mud is
tracked into the nests, and gets on the
eggs from the hens' feet
LIVE STOCK 1
NEWS
MAKE FIGHT ON ROUNDWORMS
System of Swine Sanitation Put Into
Practice in McLean County At
tracts Attention.
(Prepared by the United Statei Department
The system <*? swine sanitation
worked out in the laboratories of the
United States Department of Agricul
ture and first put into farm practice in
McLean county, Illinois, is attract
ing the attention of many farmers
elsewhere. The intestinal roundworm,
which this system seeks to eliminate,
Is now recognized as one of the most
important causes of loss to the hog
raiser. Practically all reports from lo
calities where It has been used have
been favorable.
During the last 12 months the sys
tem was tried out in the experimental
work In McLean county on nearly 10,
000 pigs of both fall and spring litters.
In August practically all the pigs were
in remarkably thrifty condition, and
the farmers are enthusiastic over the
returns obtained from the little extra
care , and labor expended.
The Mercer County (111.) Farm bu
reau has announced that tt will put a
man to work lining up the members
for a worm clean-up campaign simi
lar to that put on in McLean county.
The Institute of American Meat Pack
ers has given special attention to the
round- worm work in the report of its
committee on animal diseases. The
president of the American Veterinary
Medical association says that this sys
tem of eradication Is one of the most
important recent developments In the
hog Industry.
Briefly, the system consists in thor
ough cleaning of the farrowing pens,
scrubbing the sows before they are
put into the clean pens, keeping the
sows and litters strictly in the clean
pens until they are hauled out to
worm-free pastures, where they are
kept away from contaminated hog lots
until the pigs weigh 100 pounds, after
which they are past the greatest dan
ger from worm infection. The work
ing plan may be obtained without cost
by any hog raiser who will writ* to
the Department of Agriculture, Wash
ington, D. C.
SHIPPING CRATE FOR SWINE
Department of Agriculture Haa 1
Worked Out Satisfactory Device
? Made Cheaply.
The United States Department of |
Agriculture, Washington, D. C., has
worked out a satisfactory type of ship
ping crate similar to thnt shown iji
the accompanying diagram, which can
be made by anyone at a small ex
pense. The size will have to be varied
of Agriculture.)
Handy Hog Crate.
according to the size of the hog to be
shipped and must be several Inches
longer and enough wider so that the
hog can lie down. Care must be taken
that the hog cannot get its legs fast
In the lower cracks and that no nails
project to injure the hog or those that
handle the crates.
TO ERADICATE CATTLE LICE
Mo?t Satisfactory Treatment It Appli*
cation of Raw Linseed Oil,
Says Doctor Riley.
Application of raw linseed oil Is the
most satisfactory treatment for cattle
infested with lice and other parasites,
says Dr. W. A. Riley, chief of the di
vision of entomology at University
farm at St. Paul, Minn. One pint of
oil applied thoroughly with a brush or
rag will do for four or five cows. The ap
plication should be especially thor
ough on upper parts of the neck along
the back from the poll to the base of
the tail, the shoulder tops, and about
the folds of the udder and escutcheon,
for it is in| these places that the lice
are the mok abundant.
1 Doctor Ifliley suys it is desirable in
bad infestations to clip the hair for
a width of \ three or four inches along
the back from the head to the base
of the tail. The treatment with oil
should be repeated in about two weeks
after the first application in order to
kill the lice, which have hatched from
the eggs. Thereafter it should be ap
plied one? a month during the winter.
It is important to use raw linseed oil,
and not the boiled linseed, for the lat
ter may cause skin irritation.
Feed for Fall Plga.
Care should be taken that pigs ol
fall litters are well supplied witb
skim milk or tankage, especially after
weaning.
Blanket Heated Hors??.
Don't fail to use a blanket when thi
horses become heated. It may sari
a veterinary bill.
Punctuality In Feeding.
Punctuality in feeding and watering
?tock keeps them from worrying off
flesh by waiting for feed.
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COftllGMl IT Visum NIWaHI UNION
AIR ADVERTISEMENTS .
"Well," said the Fairy Queen, "there
Is only one Item sent in to the Nature
land News this time, and that is from
Tad, the Black Cat."
"What is that?" asked the other
Fairies.
"Tad," said the Fairy Queen, "sent
In an announcement and asked us If
we'd please publish it as he would be
glad to have as many see it as pos
sible."
"What was the announcement?" the
other Fairies asked.
"It was this," said the Fairy queen,
as she took forth a piece of paper
upon which in strange sprawling words
wqs written :
"Tad, the Black Cat, is giving an At
Home Tuesday Evening in the Alley.
"It is his second birthday. All those
who wish to bring him birthday pres
ents may care for his list of sugges
tions, which is as follows:
"Mice, Milk, Cream, Sausage, Liver,
and nil other delicacies.
"Ribbons he does not care for."
The Fairies all laughed after they
had read this. No one but a Fairy
could have read such strange writing
as Tad wrote !
"I believe Mr. Sun and Mr. Moon
want to talk to us this afternoon.
They're both to be in the sky at the
same time, you know, today, and they
have something most especially im
portant they want to tell us."
At that moment the Fairy Queen
looked up and there she saw Mr. Moon
smiling. Mr. Sun, of course, was shin
ing brightly.
She had been waiting to see Mr.
Moon.
"You had something to say to us to
day?" she asked.
"Ah, yes, Fairy Queen," said Mr.
Moon. "Now you know I've looked
down at signboards and I've seen big
signs. I've been told by Midgie Moon
"It Was This."
that those were known as advertise
ments because they ? advertised or
praised some special Article.
"As I said the other day, Mr. Moon
has no substitutes. I've seen that on
signboards about other things.
"And I explained, or you explained.
Fairy Queen, what substitutes meant.
Perhaps you will explain today?"
"(Jladly," said the Fairy Queen,
"though I may not do It as well as you
could. Mr. Moon."
"Oh, most gracious Fairy Queen,"
said Mr. Moon, "I'm delighted at the
compliment, but I am willing to let
you do the explaining."
"A substitute is something put In
tlio place of another," the Fairy Queen
began.
"Now, If I were asked to go to a
party and I sent a substitute, it would
mean I would be sending some one in
my place. Isn't that right, Mr. Moon?"
"Fine, fine," said Mr. Moon. ?
"Well, to continue," he added, "I
think Mr. Sun and I shall give air
advertisements and write our signs on
the clouds. I shall put on mine:
" 'Accept no substitutes for Mr. Moon.
There is nothing the same. Money re
turned If not satisfactory, and if any
lias been given ! Insist upon Mr. Moon's
shining, and nonfe other.'
"And I shall have one, too," said
Mr. Sun. "Mine shall be:
" 'Others have tried to shine, but they
cannot shine as Mr. Sun. There will
always be those who will Imitate him
and try to be as bright.
" 'But accept only the real Mr. Sun.
He has stood the test of qges.'
"Fine, fine," said thei Fairy Queen.
"The only thing is," said Mr. Moon,
"that we wouldn't want to disfigure
the clouds by putting signs on them,
and we really have no rivals."
"That's true," said Mr. Sun, "and 1
think it would be a pity to put signs
on the clouds. We want some ol
Mother Nature never to be touched by
signs and advertisements."
"I think that is best," said the Fairy
Queen, "but you could have a fine air
advertisement if it weren't for that.
"However, Mr. Sun and Mr. Moon
are among the few creatures who don't
need to advertise," ended the Fairy
Queen.
Angels Failed to Show.
"Mamma," called three-year-old
Edith from the top of the stairs, "won't
you please come up and sit with me
until I go to sleep?"
"No, darling. Mamma's busy noir,"
was the reply. "Run back to bed ; the
angels will watch over you until you
go to sleep."
"That's what you said before, mam
ma," Edith answered, "tyit the angels
didn't show up and I'm lonesome."
By JANE GORDON /%
(?, 1923, Western Newspaper Union.)
She was a new girl in Warreneliff,
and not greatly in favor with her sex.
The young men of the town seemed
banded together as one in endeavoring
to make Sidney Dell's stay pleasant ?
Sid, they chummily called her. She had
a merry way, a pretty face and a dar
ing disregard for the opinion of her
fellow-townsmen.
Not that Sidney did anything to
shock convention, but if she desired to
coast down the steepest hill with the
school children, or if it pleased Iter to
go humming along the main street ?
Sid did that ? oblivious.
Constance and Marion were not
quite sure of her. As two chosen con
fidantes may, they discussed together
the amusing ways of the newcomer.
"We should," Constance suggested,
"be charitable in our views where Miss
Dells is concerned, for she has no
mother, and her father, from all I
hear, is not much interested in his j
daughter's pastimes. Or her. friends,
for that matter."
"He cannot be," Marion said, "trav- j
eling about the country as he is obliged !
to. And the old woman who came to '
keep house for tliem has really little i
intelligence. Sidney, it appears, man
ages the household according to her
own fancy. She certainly has the pret
tiest clothes I ever caw."
"Who wouldn't?" Constance flashed,
"coming from the city as she does.
Secretly, I think she looks upon us as
a lot of dubs." j
Marion stared. "Why, Connie!" she \
exclaimed, "that does not sound like
you ? especially after your recent re- ;
mark about charitable judgment." Ma
rion smiled to take the sting from her
assertion. "Jealous," she decided.
"Constance," Marion reminded, gent
ly, "it was you who drove David to Sid- j
ney's side. You remember the night j
of her coming, when Mrs, Wendell on- j
tertained for Sidney Dells because she !
had known her in the city? You did
talk most absorbedly that evening to
Tom Webster, though you knew of
David's abhorence of the flirt. And, in
counterplay, perhaps, David went over
and began to talk to the new girl. If ,
he found her charming, that was !
not strange; so have many others."
"It was the way he looked when !
Sidney Dells came into the room that
made me talk to Tom," Constance ex
plained. "But what's the use going
over it. I always feel like a drab, col- ,
orless thing when the vivacious Sid
ney is in the room. No doubt I appear
so, in contrast. But why will David
in his fineness, allow the girl to play
fast and loose with him? Terry
Towns one day, David the next. Terry
Towns eager to drive or walk with
her, David ? courting the favor. It
makes me sick," added Constance, an
grily. Marion sighed.
"It is humiliating," she agreed.
"Last night Sidney was telling Terry's
own sister that she did not know
whicli of the two she liked best;
thought she'd make some sort of a
test."
High on Warreneliff hill at this mo
ment "Sid" Dells stood. David was at
her side, and waiting near, stood
Terry.
"BUt I want to coast down the hill,"
insisted Sidney, "even if it is danger
ously steep. In the danger lies charm.
And anyway, with a sure ann to steer,
there could be little danger. David,
won't you take me down? I've bor
rowed one of the boys' sleds on pur
pose. Please, David."
"Certainly I will not do such a fool
ish thing," he refused.
"You, then, Terry," she begged.
"All right, Sid," he agreed. "Come
on." Forcibly David's arm detained
the willful girl. "You shaU not go,"
he said.
"My master's voice," she quoted to
Terry.
Slowly down the hill she walked at
David's side. Terry hafl left them.
"David," the girl said, "I'll tell you
something.. I was trying to find out
which one of you two liked me best.
"So," she went on, "I gave you both a
test. Sort of" ? the girl laughed ?
"Solomon stuff. And you won. David,
because you cared too much for me to
let me risk my life. You'd rather
have me safe and belonging to Terry
thfen yours, perhaps though suffering
or hurt. I am romantic, I admit It,
David." ?
"Sid," said David, "I am going to
confess to you what I did not a few
moments ago know myself. I have
been attracted to you, immensely at
tracted, Sidney. It was your happy
understanding of a lonely fellow, I
guess; your comforting, good-natured
companionship. But I would not
marry a woman, who, in order to dis
cover the affection of a njan would
resort to a foolish test. Th? woman I
would love, Sidney, must love me truly.
Everyday, wearing love."
"Such a woman," she smiled, "such
a woman as Constance.
"After all," Sidney sighed, "I guess
you two are suited to each other. For
a while I hoped differently. But ? I
know now that John Bently, back
home, Is the man for me. He always
said so. Poor John, so hopelessly sen
sible, while I longed for a cavalier ?
back from the pages of thrilling Ac
tion. I'm going to send for John. I
certainly have had a time keeping my
self entertained here so that I could
bear missing him."
Sidney cast a twinkling glance at
her thoughtful companion.
"You can tell when you love, Da
vid," she said, "without that Solomon
Stuff."
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RENOVATING OLD ORCHARDS
While Many Apple Treei Seem to Have
Outlived Usefulness They Are
Simply Exhausted.
In looking over an old farm one
often sees an old apple orchard that
seems to have outlived its usefulness.
Many times these trees, although no
longer young, are free from disease,
comparatively, and in a fairly good
condition. They are simply suffering
trom exhaustion, which has been
caused by neglected culture and want
of food. The owner has been content
to take all that the tree offered him
each year, and has given too little in
return. While they were young and
cared for, and there was a sutlicient
supply of food in the soil the nutri
ment It must have ? and much of it
was furnished by its own leaves drop
ping and decaying ? its storehouse has
diminished, and the tree has gradually
lost its vigor.
In their present condition they are
of little value, but most of them can
be restored to a fai* degree of useful
ness. Unless one has a sutlicient
number of young trees bearing, and if
the trees in question are of a good
variety, it will pay4 well to take re
storative measures.
It is a mistake to think that the
dead branches cause no harm. They
should all be removed, for the longer
they remain the more injury they
cause the tree. A great deal of prun
ing will no doubt be necessary, but in
extremely cold climates it is best
done in the spring. Grafting Is an
excellent way of giving new vigor to
trees that have long been in an un
thrifty condition. A new top can be
formed, and it sometimes has a really
wonderful effect.
After the part above the ground
has Jt>een pruned and trimmed until it
pleases- the eye, let us turn our atten
tion below. For that part which is
under ground needs fully as much at
tention as that which we see. Most
of the unproductiveness of the tree is
An Applo Tree in Bloom.
caused from want of suitable material
for the roots to feed upon. Therefore,
we must supply this food in the form
of manure, rich compost, or commer
cial fertilizer; also slacked lime is ex
cellent to apply. If the ground around
the tree is heavy, it should be plowed,
not too deeply, and with great care so
that the roots are not broken or
bruised. Then the manure, compost
or fertilizer should be well mixed with
the soil so that it will be readily dis
solved and carried down to the roots
for their use early In the spring. It
is best to apply this in the fall, but It
should not be done until all growth
for the season has ceased. If not done
In the fall, It should be early In the
spring before the sap comes up, so
that the full value ofr the manure will
be available when the growth starts.
In treating the trees, it should be
remembered that the roots extend
fully as far as the branches, and that
the larger proportion of those which
.??ecure food are quite a distance from
the trunk. Thus from this arrange
ment of roots, the larger amount of
food material should be placed to
wards the circumference of the circle
which the branches cover.
These measures, along with proper
spraying, will help the farmer to
realize a profit where he has hereto
fore received nothing. ? Farm Life.
SPACE FOR PLANTING TREES
Branches of White Elm or Hackberry
Will Come Together When
Forty Feet Apart.
Street or road trees should never
be planted closer than forty feet. The
branches of white elm or hackberry
planted on rich soil at this distance
will often come together. Give plenty
of room for future deve^pment of the
tree as naturally as passible.
Check Orchard Diseases.
Collect and destroy all mummified
and windfall fruit in your orchard. It
will check the spread of diseases In
your orchard.
Location for Windbreak.
Put the orchard windbreak on the
south and west. This will protect
from the hot drying winds of summer.
Men Who Ftar Mice.
There are men who fear mice.
Fruit growers have rood cause t*
Watch your trees this winter.