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Mi Question Year By Mrior lor Home Tame. LITRE ML IS DEEDED M Is$k-Yard Enterprise Turn* Material* and Span Time Food<~6et*ctton of Breed Matter of Taste. Waal* Into by the United States Depart- £•* meat of Agriculture.) Babbits have always been an important source of meat In Europe, but Ja, the United States until recently few of them were eaten except during the winter hunting season. Conditions resulting from the great war have awakened many Americans to the economic value of rabbits and more and more people each year are raising •efficient in their back yards to supply the family table. The flesh of the young domesticated rabbits is vastly superior in fiber and flavor to that of the wild rabbitg1 It closely resembles the white meat of chicken. vA prolific 10-pound doe can easily raise la a year 20 young, which at 5 months will produce not less than SO pounds of delicious meat. By means of compound hutches all this can be Rabbits Are Easy tovHapdle. jflone on an area 4 by 6 feet Half an hour of time a day, and some hay, roadside weeds, and Refuse from orchards, garden, and kitchen, supplemented by a small quantity of ^pain, cover the cost of production. Raising rabbit meat for home consumption is a proposition for turning to recount time, space, and materials which- are ordinarily wasted. Cost of Rabbit Ralaitig. The cost of starting a rabbitry depends on its size and on the price of joaterlal. One can buy two good does fnd a buck of breeding age--enough to supply an average family with all the rabbit meat it would care to use *-for anywhere from $1.50 to $10 each, . ST for a total of from $4.50 to $90. * Hutches may vary in cost from a few cents each, the price of an empty dry-goods box, to several dollars, if expended for dressed lumber to be put together by a carpenter. On a farm where odds aind ends of lumber and poultry netting usually are available, •tad where hay, grain, and milk are produced in abundance, the money cost of starting and carrying on a •mall rabbitry is negligible. In any case the initial cost need not be great. The daily cost when all feed Unpurchased is not usually above 1 cent for a 10 or 12 pound rabbit, a recent bulletin on rabbit raising, published by the bureau of biological survey of the United States department of agriculture, states. Selecting a breed la a matter of tfeste, although it may be influenced more or less by the market that is to be supplied. For example, the family table would demand smaller animals than would the trade of a restaurant br hotel. It is best to begin with only one breed and to concentrate on devel- . oping that into stock that may be a Source of pride and profit One buck and two or three does are enough to start with. Young animals ot breeding age are better than older OSes, which will soon be oast their Advantage* Are That Larger Number of Plant* Can Be Set on Given Area--Quality of Fruit I* : ' - Usually Much Better. H Dee* It pay to prtine tomato' itoe# to a single stem and tie them to stakes or to a trellis T This question Is asked*every year by thousands of home gardeners. It does pay, according to United States department of agriculture specialists, especially if the space for garden purposes is limited, and it is desired to make the best use of it Tomato plants, if left to themselves, have a habit of spreading all over the garden and of producing their fruit right on the ground, where it becomes covered with dirt every time there is a rain. Advantages of pruning and staking tomatoes are that a larger number of plants can be set on a given area than by the ordinary method; the fruit will ripen a little earlier on the plants that are pruned and staked; and the fruit is held off the ground, is and easy to gather. While the individual plants do not produce so large a quantity of fruit as when they are allowed to spread upon the ground, at least three times as many plants can be set oft a given area, thereby actually increasing the quantity of toiqatoes produced. The quality of the fruit is usually better on the plants that are pruned and tied to stakes. Small round poles about four feet In length, sharpened at one end, make the most desirable tomato stakes for the home garden. The best proof that staking tomatoes pays is found in the fact that the best home gardeners follow the practice. LIME REQUIREMENTS OF SOIL As Qeheral Rule Application of Small Quantity Will Be Benefit Is^ ~ ^1':= Ashes Help Some. - tffrefe is no certain means by which the' average gardener can determine the lime requirements of his soil. As a general rule, however, the application of a small quantity of lime will be beneficial. This should be at the rate of from one-half bushel to one bushel of air-slaked lime to a square rod of ground. TJbe lime should be applied after the land has beeen plowed or spaded and while It Is being raked and fitted for planting. It should always be borne In mind that no lime should be put on the land that is to be planted to Irish potatoes nor should the lime be applied at the same time as commercial fertilizers or poultry manure, as it has the faculty of liberating' the nitrogen contained in the fertilizer and causing it to be lost in the air. Unleuched wood ashes contain some lime and considerable potash, but should not be applied at the same tftne as the lime. Coal ashes are beneficial as a means of lightening heavy soils. However, they have very little fertiliser value, the United States department of agriculture says. GOOD FARMSTEAD PLANTINGS Tree* Are Used - for Windbreak* and Shade, While Shrubs Are Neede^ te Cover Unsightly 8pots. Suitable plantings are necessary to unite the parts of a farmstead into a pleasing, homelike whole, says the United States department of agriculture. Trees are used for windbreaks, as frames for the buildings or a background for them, arid to give shade. Shrubs are needed In abundance to hide partially the foundation lines of buildings, support their corners, give reasons for turns In drives or walks, and to screen unsightly objects. Na tive trees and shrubs and those known by trial-Jo thrive the beat to use. Rabbits Respond to Good Treatment usefulness. The buck should come from a different source from the does. It Is always best to deal with reputable breeders and to examine stock before buying It. I • .' Feeding the Rabbit - ,, American breeders follow no janl- •' form system of feeding rabbits. Some feed no green stuff, while others use *11 <hat is available. It is usually wise to avoid both extremes, but green feed must be used with more caution Wmn is necessary with dry, and only the best of any kind should be used. This ibeans particularly that spoiled, moldy, or dirty feeds are to be avoided as Injurious to rabblti, - Clean oats (whole or crushed), (night well-cured hay, aad a small portion of some kind of greens dally is the steady diet used in most rabbitries. Crushed barley may be substituted for oats; clover or alfalfa .may be used with green oats or timothy hay; and the greens may consist of carrots, rutabagas, prunings from apple and cherry tress, and plantain, dock, burdock, dandelion,' cauliflower, lettuce, or lawn clippings. Lawn clippings or other green grass 'should be clean and not fed when muddy or fermented. Dandelion tops and roots not only have a food value, but are useful on occasion because of their medicinal properties. A variety |Df feed is essential. IMPROVEMENT OF DAIRY HERD Statement From Virginia Owner Ret fleets Sentiment for Upbuilding of Live Stock. "I disposed of one scrub bull and replaced him with a registered Hot *tein to build the herd up." This statement from a Virginia, dairyman reflects sentiment of improving llv* stock in the Old Dominion state, says the United States department of agriculture. The dairyman is enrolled In the "Better Sires--Better Stock" movement In which Virginia now leads all other states from the standpoint of number of persons agreeing to use purebred sires for all classes of stock i"' 7*" V * " * 0 "V'f. . * . • *T-, V " V 1 1 1/ •" ' . 0 " " 1 ••; WHEAT SILAGE IS SUPERIOR Has Feeding.Value Approximately thft *• Corn--No Spe- , 'flat precautious Needed. Wheat is used to some extent for silage and supplies 4 silage of reasonably good quality, having a feeding value approximately the same as corn silage. It should be put into the silo when the wheat grains are In the dough stage. No special precautions are necessary to Insure a proper orese r * a t l e i ^ , ' : : V ' j v - • ' c jysR-: 1 tw»s Representatives Charles M. Stedman Cleft) and Isaac R. Sherwood, both Democrats, are the only Civil war veterans who are members of the national congress. Both enlisted as privates, Stedman in the Confederate army which mustered him out as a major, and Sherwood in the Union army from which be came out a general. Both served throughout the war. Say Die from H. C. United States Scientists Give Startling Facts Gleaned From investigation. CHUREII MOST SOSCffTIBLE Claim Vice President MarehalPa Adopted Son Killed by Lack of Nutritious Food--Proper Diet I* Needed. WasWn^on.--The high* costef'fbod Is killing thousands of Americans and undermining the health of thousands of others. * This is the deduction made by scientists connected with the government whose job Is to figure out just what kinds of foods are necessary to sustain the human body. The reason for the H. C. L. casualty llat is that the most ^expensive foods are the ones most necessary to good health. Economical shoppers select the cheaper food and thereby deprive themselves and their families Of lifesustaining elements. The disease that develops Is called acidosis. It is not a new disease, but Its prevalence in America has devel* oped in the last five years. The word "acidosis" is so new that It hasn't got Into the dictionary. The disease is more prevalent among children. It was the malady that killed Vice President and Mrs. 'Thomas Marshall's adopted son. That child had been properly cared for after the Marshalls adopted him, but he was undernourished before he fell Into such fortunate hands and several years' of proper feeding failed to restore hte health. "Bread and other starchy foods are the cheapest" said Dr. Carl Voegtlin, professor of pharmacology, government hygienic laboratory. "For this reason they are consumed more extensively. They are the foods that used to excess, bring on acidosis." The principal symptom of acidosis is abnormality in breathing. The respiration is more difficult because the lungs are trying to eliminate the excess of poison* What Is the preventive or remedy for acidosis? Sometimes doctors give bipnrbonate of soda or magnesia--alkaline* -that nwitrallze the acids--to prevent ad' dosis after operations, after ether anesthesia or relieving established acidosis or diabetes. Proper Diet Needed. But to keep from getting acidosis there is a better way. The necessary alkaline* can be taken Into the body In a mixed diet containing green vegetables, fruits and milk. "One cannot emphasise "too much the value of milk, fresh vegetables and fruits," declared Doctor Voegtlin. "From these foods one gets sodium and potassium carbonates and other Inorganic salts that are absolutely necessary in neutralising the acids If one la to keep wall. The Juices contain Winnipeg, Man.--According to Christopher Possett station agent at Gunton Village, a Short distance from here, the only thing wolves don't insist on doing In his town is voting. Possett was here to get provincial permission to carry a gun and says the wolves know the railroad timetables as well as the chief dispatcher and come In droves to meet the Incoming trains. He was given the permit bought a gun and loaded up with enough ammunition to last him a year or two. the alkalines the body needs. We should have them regardless of cost for It Is not economy to save mttiey and ruin our health. "The starchy foods, such as cakes,, pies, hominy, hot cakes, biscuits, bread and potatoes should never make tip more than 50 per cent of the menu, and should be much less. If possible. People should eat lettuce, cabbage^ spinach, carrots, turnips, onions, apples, pears, oranges, grapefruit and other fruit and vegetables. "String beans contain about the tight proportion of foods and we should eat all we can get of them. The people now eat a half-pound of meat a day per capita, which Is Just 100 per cent too much. Sugar Is a luxury that could be entirely eliminated with no bad effects. The best rule to follow Is a mixed diet with emphasis, especially now that summer is near, on the green vegetables and fruits and mllb and Its producers, and eat plen< ty ef food at regular Intervals." - Vicar on War Slang., London.--Rev. J. Cartmel-Roblnson, vicar of Bedford Park, favors the use of war slang. In his parish magazine he cites "lead-swlnger," "funkhole," and "skrimshanker" as good examples. "We church folk, engaged In the holy war, are mone polite than expressive." he said. "We prefer archaic language which has lost Its point by long use. We cling to respectability even if it means nothing, and can neither curse nor bless." German Liners Crafts Which Once Flew the Double Eagle Crippled by Plotters. iMPEBATOR IS ONE VICTIM Slant Vesael Develop* List at Bomb* Found on Washington^ Meocasln Sunk and Callao Disabled. New York.--Former German liners and cargo 'ships, now being operated under the United States flag, appear to have become the objects of sabotage by Germans or "reds," who are determined that the craft that formerly flew the double eagle shall not prove of great value to a nation that helped to overthrow Germany. Great Britain Is said to be following similar clews, some of which Indicate that' the attacks on shipping may be the result of the spreal of communism and soviet teachings to the ranks of the International Seamen's union, which controls the men on the ships under the American' and other allied flags. The four most aggravated cases which are being considered Involve Hhree American vessels and the Imjperator, which Is flying the flag of the Cunard line since she was turned over to England by the United States. The United States ships are George Washington, on which President' Wilson traveled to and from the peace conference, and the cargo carriers Moccasin and Callao. Attempts to Damage Ship*. The Imperator, while on a trip to Europe early in March, developed a mysterious list while at sea, which her officers and crew were unable to remedy. It Is held to have been caused by a deliberate attempt to disable the giant liner. The Moccasin turned turtle In the Erie basin several months ago. When divers Investigated they found fcer seacocks had been opened and so tampered with that It was impossible to close them. Several bombs were found on the George Washington several weeks ago just before she was scheduled to sail for Europe. The Callao, on her recent arrival at Rio de Janeiro, was found in an unsea worthy condition as the result of deliberate tampering with her machinery. mOFFCORN% i*t hurt a bit and costs only s few cents Magic! Just drop a little Freezone on that touchy corn, instantly it stops aching, then you lift tho corn off with the fingers l Truly! No humbug! Try Freezone! Your druggist sella a «ny bottle for a few cents, sufficient to rid your feet of every hard corn, soft corn, or corn between the toes, ami calluses, without one particle of pain, soreness or irritation. Freesooe is ,the discovery of a noted Cincinnati genius.--Adv. Occasionally a man discovers that he has a friend who Is a friend. Cut leu ra Soothes Baby Rath**. 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Guaranteed ma r <k« wn GeU MmU! « •V False Teeth Held . / Firmly in Place >' *« « Brings HeoJtk aad 4 At leading draggitfs everywhere. 3 Set OS Send 10 cents for trial samp) Core** Laboratory, Cleveland* O, IOII SBttl MIEiSFRsSSiM*** Floating Hotel to Help .Solve Housing Problem •!( BABOON PUT TO USEFUL TASK As Shepherde, the Animate Are Said to Develop Trait* That Am Almost Human. ' ' f have often wondered, remarks Mr. W. C. Scully In the Atlantic Monthly, why more baboons are not trained as shepherds. The creatures Invariably levelop an absorbing affection for any voung animals, human or other, that are placed In their charge, and there is a well-authenticated Instance of a Gaboon taking charge of a motherless Kafir infant, and guarding it night tnd day for more than two years. The simian foster ; a rent performed every necessary function except feeding the child. Several baboons have been trained as shepherds. In a case that Mr. Scully himself observed the baboon had charge of several hundred sheep. He became passionately attached to the members of the flock, and remained with them all day long at pasture and brought them back to the corral, In the evening. His only fault as shepherd was the outcome of extreme so* licitude; If be heard the voices of wild baboons In the distance at any time of the day, he would at once collect the sheep, and with every appearance of the liveliest terror hrrry them home. . - Many s girl with mischief In eye has goodness in her heart. her 167 Acres Dark Loam Soil ISO under cultivation: balance One paatw*| t mile* from good village, high achool ia| market*; all level; aome fruit; (0 acrae wheat. >0 acre* meadow; good I-room hoiai, ffambrel roof barn 31x70; plenty of othe* building*: equipped with all kinds of etaek and tool* .If desired. Price S1&.6**, with a 13 ,000 payment. Oet llat of 100 others* Har* old R. Langworthy Co.. Inc.. Batavta. W. T. CHINESE HOLD HILL SACRED Huang Shan Created a Shrine MefS' Than Three Hundred Year* Agbb Iris Tradition. T More than 800 years ago to the lOag dynasty a Buddhist priest named fa Men visited the Huang Shan In ths South Anfiul hills. He was charmed ^'Ith the place and became Infatuated with the Idea of making It a mmil mountain. A journey to Peking and an audience with the royal household resulted In the appropriation of sums of money for developing fairyland of the gods. A brass pagoda was prepared for the first temple, it was decorated with 1,000 little Bud> dbas and was called Thousand God p*> god a. The temple, whose halls H decked, was christened the Purpl* Sand temple and is now restored aaA called the Merciful Light hall. At that time, says the North ChinS Herald, hundreds of priests came to the mountains, and there was a period of Buddhist prosperity. Roads wera built to the tops of all the Important peaks, and at least one temple was erected far above Ute Uo? of springs. • . \ - " - ':*Xi : V • f . ;; The Language. "I tell you, young Smith is a ea^'-'^ lng man." - •»* "Yes, I notice he Is going some." * is The silk industry of China emploj(|: from 4,(100.000 to n.OOO.tHIO people. The steamship Noronlc hss been sent to Detroit, at the combined request Of the dtlseos aad to help solve the bousing problem there by serving as a floating boteL proprietors, ENDS 15Q-YEAR. FEUD Trouble Started by Dog Has Been Settled. Egyptian Authorities Interfere When Village* Engage in Sieed^r Battle. SUPEftldR SPRAY FOR GRAPES Combination of Bordeaux Mixture and . Arsenate of Lead Is Sug- • ' gested as Effective. Bordeaux mixture Is excellent foi use on grapes. A combination spray of. Bordeaux mixture and arsenate ol lead is also effective. The vines maj be sprayed just before they bloom; at soon as the blossoms fall, and a thlrt time two weeks after the seeond ap plication. .A& H' Cairo.--An assize case has ended which Is one of the most remarkable held In Egypt for years. It originated In a vendetta, not between families-- but between two whole villags, Hamidat and Ashraf, near Keneh. Upper Egypt, northeast of the rains* of Thebes. "*• One hundred and fifty years ago a dog from the village of Hamldat bit an Ashraf man, who died. A quarrel followed between his relatives and the owner of the Hamldat dog, which developed till all the Inhabitants of Ashraf considered that alt persons of Hamidat blood were guilty of the death. The hatred of one vll- . . ^ "J,***4": -F .i<* .* * I "V . . '- J ' * v . * 1 . " ' - J * ^^ lage for the other became hereditary, and assassination was common between them whenever the conditions of the country favored disorder. Last spring Ashraf attacked Hamldat In force. A score of Hamldatians were killed, 120 bouses were burned and harvests were carried off. Hamidat remembered the dog and bit back, killing 16 of the assailants. These slayers have just been tried, 71 accused being brought up and one lawyer briefed for every Ave persons by the defense. Twenty-one received sentence of 10 years' penal servitude. It Is noteworthy that the vendetta did not Include women, who during 150 years had Indulged only In verbal warfare. The growing production of artificial hltrate by atmospheric fixation with >oxygt*n as a by-product, is expected by many scientists to affect decidedly several industrial processes. - " « • .V Farmer, Plowing Up Snake Den, Kitted 47 Reptiles. Peter Neyen, while plowing on a farm near Tipton, la., turned over a den of snakes. Neyen ran for a grubbing hoe, which was nearby, and with it dispatched, the reptiles. There were 15 snakes in the bunch, and they were of every kind and color. Making another round of the field and coming to the same place, Neyen turned over another big roll of snakes, which he immediately killed, and this time the number was 32, making a total of 47 snakqs in the bunch. The snakes measured from 15 to 18 Inches in length. The only kind missing mas tla rattlesnake. A- .'-H'-v Basket bibs for babies to catch dropp'»d food as well a* protect theix clothing have been patented by ai Arkansas inventor. fr. Try Postum Instead of at the family table fbra or two and see if everyond doesn't relish, the change. Postum Cereal a drink of delicious flavor ; . r-should be boiled fulljft • JBfteen minutes to bring 4 fmt its full-bodied richness, ."^Better health aad comfort - ."^usually follow a change" from coffee to PostuoL Hmntf'i a ru ...• % .rX'- m1 Made by POSTUM CEREAL CO., Inc.. Battl»( :rv ¥ & V* ti ff > v.-. 't . ' t i * M