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Marvelous, as these resources are, comprising two-filths of the world's annual production of coal, one-half the worldls output of copper and near- ly two-thirds of the world's annual supply of petroleum, no raw material, except coal, can serve a useful pur- pose in war until combined with, or refined by, other metals or chemicals. In a statement on the mineral situ- ation, Secretary of the Interior Lane said: \In war time a new point of view must be had in order to grasp the situation. The great production of gold and silver in the United States except from the financial point of view, is unimportant. But the 5,000 ounces of platinum now reclaimed at the government mints will make, by the 'contact' process, hundreds of thousands of pounds of concentrated sulphuric acid, which can all go into high combustible explosives. Sulphuric Acid Necessary. \Let us begin with explosives. Speaking broadly, concentrated sul- phuric acid, the famous H-SO< of col- lege memory, and nitric acid, are the two chief and vital elements neces- sary in explosive manufacture. We shall need about 5,000,000 tons of sul- phuric acid this year. The acid is uot a. pleasant thing to transport, so in peace times it is generally used close to its point of production. Its use is two-fold: The low-grade acid goes largely into the production of phos- phates for agricultural fertilizer be- cause it will 'burn the phosphate out' of phosphate rock. We have two great natural beds of sulphur, but they are in the extreme southern part of the United States, with the result that In peace times we ordinarily import about 1,000,000 tons of Iron pyrites con- taining about 45 per cent of sulphur and roast It out. In time of- need we could secure sufficient from our own beds, but with concentrated sulphuric acid the ease is different. This acid Is obtained from the fumes of lead and zinc smelters by the 'contact' process, which requires platinum in orders to oxidize the gases. The ma- chinery is expensive and takes time to Iniitnll, but an ample supply can he as- sured if sufficient platinum is avail- able. Nitric acid, made from nitrates, is the other necessary basic material from which high explosives are made. The United States contains practically no nitrates, nor does any other country except Chile. From Chile we import In peace times about 300,000 tons a year, of which about 50 per cent is •used for fertilizer and 40 per cent for explosives. But the atmosphere around lis contains nitrogen in limitless quan- tities, and congress has voted $20,000,- O00 for the construction of a plant for Its fixation. The location and charac- ter of this plant is now being deter- mined so that in a comparatively short time we shall be equipped in this respect for the enemy In time of war and for added agricultural production In time of peace. Most of Manganese Imported. \With regard to the metals, the United States has ample quantities of iron ores from which to make steel guns and shells lor the army and the navy, but soft ores do not make a hard steel without the addition of various alloys and oxtdizers. For example, the iron ores from the Great Lakes dis- trict, and from Alabama as well, con- tain so much sulphur that if the sul- phur were not removed the steel would be flaky, brittle and unserviceable. Therefore the 'open hearth' method of manufacturing was invented, but this method requires the use of great quan- tities of manganese. We have large deposits of manganese, but the quality Is so low that in peace times we ordi- narily import nearly 00 per cent of the manganese which we use. \What would happen if our imports of manganese were shut off? After our reserve supplies were exhausted, ,we should have to find a substitute, and there is no question about our being able to do so. \The situation as regnrds man- ganese, though extreme, is generally similar to that of the other principal alloys, including those of tungsten, chromium, nickel, cobalt, molybdenum, .vanadium and urantum. Ol some of these we have more than others, hut research and experiment all tend to show that various combinations can be made as substitutes for any one of them. Although we should be serious- • ly handicapped if all importations of these alloys were completely cut off, yet, domestic exploration under this Impetus would undoubtedly develop new denrreits-'* Uncle Sam Reports Great Increase In Agricultural Production in the \Frozen North.\ A farmer in Alaska has announced a record yield of 17 tons of potatoes per acre on his farm, according to an an- nouncement made by Uncle Sam. His statement is printed in a recently pub- lished report of the Alaska agricul- tural experiment station. Nine hundred tons of potatoes were produced during the summer of 1915 In the Immediate vicinity of Fairbanks, an increase of 100 tons over the crop of the year before. Fifteen varieties tested at the Fair- banks demonstration farm last. year covered 3% acres of land, 40 per cent of which was on the north slope. The production was 18 tons.. Officials at this point and at the.Kampart station are making comparative tests to see what varieties are the most satisfactory under existing climatic conditions. It is said that a variety has been evolved whose equal cannot be found from Idaho to County Cork, in size, shape or flavor. A great transconti- nental railroad company has decided to make a specialty of \Alaska Great Big Baked Potatoes,\ and each potato served on its dining cars will weigh at least a pound and a half. Much of the agricultural soil in Alas- ka is favored with volcanic ash, and this condition is a proved advantage in the growing of potatoes. Soil con- taining tills ash warms up readily, drains easily, and can be worked Willi little difficulty. Farmers are kept posted by government advisers, and furnished with as much seed and in- formation as they can use. Letters sent in by homestead operators throughout Alaska prove beyond a doubt that the watchful and prudent farmer is given every opportunity to make a comfortable living. George Roll of Cook Inlet has re- ported 575 to 700 bushels of potatoes to the acre, and adds that all the other vegetables do exceedingly well. He grows beets, cabbage, carrots, turnips, rutabagas, cauliflower, parsnips, peas, celery, radishes and lettuce. To the government station at Haines, .Tames McGuire reported a splendid crop. \I had about four acres under culti- vation,\ he said, \and I raised about 300 sacks of turnips, about 100 sacks of rutabagas, 50 sacks of potatoes, and about 100 pounds of cabbage. I also raised 8 Hubbard squash that weighed 20 pounds each, all ripe, and I had 30 pumpkins that weighed 16 pounds each, that were also ripe. I would like to have some of your currants, gooseberries, and some grapes to try next year.\ „ Since writing that letter, Mr. Mc- Guire has more than doubled his acre- age, and Uncle Sam thinks it would be Interesting to hear his opinion Of the people who still persist in speaking of his country as the \frozen North.\ SEE NEW HARDWARE MARKET Uncle Sam's Trade Experts Believe European Neutrals Will Be Com- pelled to Re-Stock After War. Because Germnny, Holland, Den- mark, Norway and Sweden will all bo under the necessity of restocking with hardware when the war is over, Uncle Sam's bureau of foreign and domestic commerce has published a report on the character of goods required in those countries and the possibilities of getting some of the business for Amer- ican manufacturers. Before the war. Germany was able not only to supply domestic demands for hardware, but to carry on a most flourishing foreign trade. The prob- abilities are that, with the exception of a lew lines that America has al- ways supplied she will again be able to supply her own markets when the war is over. The Scandinavian coun- tries, however, which have always pur- chased certain lines of hardware in the United States, will be promising fields lor pushing American trade. The report is made up ol discussions of general conditions governing the hard- ware trade of each of the countries mentioned and of detailed descriptions ol each article successfully sold in the markets. In connection with the investigation by the American commercial attache at Berlin, upon which the report is based, an extensive collection of sam- ples was purchased. Divinity Student Joins \Soldiers of the Sea.\ Eugene W. Wohr, a divinity student, answered the presi- dent's call for the co-operation of the clergymen of the country in the fight for democracy and human rights, by himself enlist- ing in the United Slates Marine corps at Lancaster, Pa. Wohr told the recruiting offi- cer: \After a long debate with myself, I have come to the con- clusion that It is my Christian duty to give up my studies and enlist in our 'first line of de- fense.' \ This new \soldier of the sea\ was formerly a senior at the TMcklnsnn Theological seminary nt Williamsport, Pa. 1 *VltV.*\VMHlLA»*MAM»«\Mt*VMti GROW BROILERS FOR MARKET Early Cockerels Not Intended for Breeders Should Be Fattened Up and Sold. Early cockerels, unless kept for breeding purposes, are best sold for broilers or fryers. On the average farm it is not prac- tical, because of rush of work, to hatch chickens extremely early, hence they do not reach the market early enough In the spring to bring the best prices. The price, of course, depends upon the market and the demand. Growing broilers for market is a spe- cialized industry and is not always profitable. On the large markets broil- ers are classified as small, medium and large. They weigh from three-quarters of a pound to a pound and one-half each. Young chickens as sold by farmers are frequently not properly fattened, no attempt being made to get maxi- mum returns. Confining broilers in crates holding from six to eight birds and feeding an exclusive diet of wet mash, composed of cornmeal and wheat middlings mixed with sour milk or buttermilk the consistency of bat- ter, gives best results, but broilers thus fattened los'e weight quickly when shipped alive. For the farmer this method is usually impracticable. A better method is that of confining young cockerels in groups of 25 to 30 in a small pen where their exercise is restricted. Feeding the birds cracked corn helps the quality of the meat and increases the weight con- siderably. pEST SHIPMENT OF POULTRY Many Processes Gone Through Before Product Reaches Consumer—Keep All Culls at Home. (By F. B. MIXA.) Before poultry reaches the consum- er, It has to go through many proc- esses: From the farm the poultry Is marketed as it runs; large, small, fat, lean, sick, and deformed. Very little attention is given to the quality of the product, yet it would be money In the pocket of the farmer were lie to keep out the culls for his own use or dispose of those which were unfit for food, elsewhere beside on the mar- ket. The shipping of poultry to a com. mission merchant or firm is quite a common practice near large cities. CJhickens Packed Breast Up. This seems to be quite a. satisfactory way. It has advantages and disad- vantages. A car of poultry shipped to New York city from Kansas City raises the price per pound from 3% to 4 cents, and before the consumer gets it, it is raised 1% to 2 cents more per pound. Yet the results obtained are usually In favor ol this method ol marketing. Large commission con- cerns have adequate facilities for han- dling both live and dressed poultry, thus assuring good care of the prod- uct until it has been sold. It is es- sential that the product be the best grade possible to get the best results. PICK FEATHERS FROM GEESE Operation Should Not Be Perforrried Until Warm Weather Sets In, Usually About May 20. Geeso should not be picked until warm weather sets in, usually about the 20th of May. In handling geese they should always be grasped by the neck, not by the feet and held with the back toward the person In order to prevent them from striking with their wings. Draw a stocking over the bird's head while picking. Do not remove the feathers from the wings, shoulders and hack as they are needed to protect the bird from the sun and rain. LEGHORN IS MUCH IMPROVED Tendency Has Been to Breed Larger Fowls and Still Retain Laying Characteristics. The Leghorns today are a much bet- ter bre\>d than they were years ago. The tendency has been to breed larger birds and still retain all their charac- teristics as producers of a large num- ber of eggs. With larger bodies also has come the production of larger eggs which is an added merit to the breed. mriM»OK-&G« mj^wi ajwainii ' MAKING EXAMINATION OF A SICK HORSE IMPORTED CHAMPION BELGIAN HORSE. (Prepared- hy the United States Depart- ment of Agriculture.) In examining the system of organs and their functions in a. horse It is customary to begin by noting the fre- quency of the respiratory movements. This point can be determined by ob- serving, the motions of the nostrils or the flanks ; on a cold day one can see the condensation of the moisture of the warm air as it comes from the lungs. The normal rate of respira- tion for a healthy horse at rest is from 8 t o 16 per minute. The rate is faster in young animals than in old, and is increased by work, hot weath- er, overfilling of the stomach, preg- nancy, lying upon the side, etc. Ac- celeration 'of the respiratory rate where no physiological cause operates is due to a variety of .conditions'. Among these is fever; restricted area of active lung tissue, from filling of portions of the lungs with Inflamma- tory exudate, as in pneumonia; com- pression of the lungs or loss of elas- ticity; pain in the muscles control- ling the respiratory movement; ex- cess of carbon dioxide in the blood; and constriction of the air passages leading t o the lungs. Dyspnea. Difficult or labored respiration is known as dyspnea. It occurs when it is difficult, for any reason, for the ani- mal to obtain the amount of oxygen that It requires. This may be due to filling of the lungs, as in pneumonia; to painful movements of the chest, as in rheumatism or pleurisy; to tumors of the nose and paralysis of the throat, swellings of the throat, foreign bod- ies, or weakness of the respiratory passages, fluid in the chest cavity, ad- hesions between the lungs and chest walls, loss of elasticity of the lungs, etc. Where the difficulty is great the accessory muscles of respiration are brought into play. In great dyspnea the horse stands with his front feet apart, with his neck straight out, and his bend extended upon his neck. The nostrils are widely dilated, the face has an anxious expression, the eye- balls protrude, the up-and-down mo- tion of the larynx is aggravated, the amplitude of the movement of the chest walls increased, and the flanks heave. The expired air is of about the tem- perature of the body. It contains con- siderable moisture, and it should come with eo.ua ! force from each nos- tril and should not have an unpleasant odor.' II the stream of air from one nostril Is stronger than the other, there is an indication of an obstruc- tion in a nasal ehambei'. If the air possesses a bad odor, it is usually an Indication of putrefaction of a tissue or secretion In some part of the respiratory tract. A bad odor is found where there is necrosis of the bone in the nasal passages or in chronic catarrh. An ulcerating tu- mor of the nose or throat may cause the breath t ,to have an offensive odor. The most* offensive breath occurs where there Is necrosis, or gangrene, of the lungs. In some diseases there is a dis- charge from the nose. In order to de- termine the significance of the dis- charge it should be examined closely. One should ascertain whether it comes from one or both nostrils. If but from one nostril, it probably originates in the head. The color should be noted. A thin, watery discharge can be com- posed of serum, and i t occurs in the earlier stages of coryza, or nasal ca- tarrh. An opalescent, slightly tinted discharge is composed of mucus and. Indicates a little more severe irrita- tion. If the discharge is sticky and puslike a deeper difficulty or more ad- vanced Irritation is indicated. If the discharge contains flakes and clumps of more or less dried, agglutinated particles, it is probable that it orig- inates within a cavity of the head, as the sinuses or guttural pouches. Examining Nasal Passage. In examining the interior of the nasal passage one should remember that the normal color of the mucous membrane is a rosy pint and that its surface is smooth. If ulcers, nodules, swellings, or tumors are found, these indicate disease. _ Between the lower jaw there are several clusters of lymphatic glands. These glands are so small and so soft that It is difficult to find them by feel- ing through the skin, but when a suppurative disease exists in the upper \}art of the respiratory tract these glands become swollen and easy to feel. They may become soft and break down and discharge as abscesses j this is seen constantly in strangles. On the other hand they may becomo in- durated and hard and attach them- selves to the jawbone, to the tongue, or to the skin. This is seen in chronic glanders. If the glands are swollen and tender to pressure, it in- dicates that the disease causing the enlargement is acute; if they are hard and insensitive, the disease causing the enlargement is chronic. The manner in which the horse coughs is of importance in diagnosis. The purpose of the cough is to remove some irritant substance from the respiratory passages. It occurs from inhalation of cold air if the respira- tory passages are sensitive from dis- ease. In laryngitis, bronchitis and pneumonia, cough is very easily ex- cited and occurs merely from accu- mulation of mucus and inflammatory product upon the irritated respiratory mucous membrane. If one wishes to determine the character of the cough, it can easily be excited by pressing upon the- larynx with the thumb and finger. The larynx should be pressed from side to side and the pressure re- moved the moment the horse com- mences to cough. A painful cough oc- curs in pleurisy, also in laryngitis, bronchitis, and bronchial pneumonia. After experience in this method of examination one can determine with a considerable degree of accuracy wheth- er the lung contains a normal amount of air or not. If, as in pneumonia, air has been displaced by inflamma- tory product, occupying the air space, or if fluid collects In the lower part of the chest, the percussion sound be-; comes dull. If there is an excess of] air in the chest cavity, the percus-' sion sound becomes abnormally loudl and clear. As the air goes in and out of the lungs a certain soft sound is made which can be hoard distinctly, especially upon inspiration. This sound is Intensified by anything that accel- erates the rate of respiration, such as exercise. This soft, rustling sound is known as vesicular murmur, and signi- fies that the lung contains air and is functionally active. The vesicular mur- mur Is weakened when there la an in- flammatory infiltration of the lung tis- sue or when the lungs are compressed by fluid In the chest cavity. It dis- appears when air is excluded by the accumulation of inflammatory product, as in pneumonia, and when the lungs are compressed by fluid in the chest cavity. The vesicular murmur becomes rough and harsh in the early stages of inflammation of the lungs, and this is often the first sign of the beginning of pneumonia. Bronchial Murmur. By applying the ear over the lower part o£ the windpipe in front of the breastbone a somewhat harsh, blow- ing sound may be heard. This is known as the bronchial murmur and Is heard In normal condition near the lower part of the trachea and to a limited extent in the anterior por- tions of the lungs after shatp exercise. When the bronchial murmur is heard over other portions of the lungs, it may signify that the lungs are more or less solidified by disease and the blowing bronchial murmur is trans- mitted through this solid lung to the ear from a distant part of the chest. The bronchial murmur id an abnormal place signifies that there exists pneumonia or that the lungs are com- pressed by fluid^in the chest cavity. Additional sounds are heard in the lungs in some diseased conditions. For example, when fluid collects in the air passages and the air is forced through it or is caused to pass through tubes containing secretions or pus. Such sounds are ol a gurgling or bubbling nature and are known as mucous rales. Mucous rales are spoken of as being large or small as they are dis- tinct or indistinct, depending upon the quantity of fluid that is present and the size of the tube in which this sound is produced. Mucous rales oc- cur In pneumonia after the solidified parts begin to break down at the end of the disease. They occur in bron- chitis and in tuberculosis, where there is an excess of secretion. Sometimes a shrill sound is heard,' like the note of a whistle, fife, or flute. This Is due to a dry constriction of the bronchial tubes and it is heard' In chronic bronchitis and in tuberculo- sis. Auikor of HAKE and SIKMtf^AME FISHING FLY TACKLE FOR BEGINNER. My Dear Buck: You want to get into the fly-casting game, hut you feel that the price ot an outfit is high. That all depend^ old man, on how you go about it.. You have heard so much about rods at $25 to $50 and so on, that it makes you- feel sick when you think of practicing, on such high priced tackle. You ex- pect to give the tackle some hard knocks before you get the hang of the sport and you see your bankroll with a healthy case of shrinkage during the operation. For a starter there is no need- of going deeper into the mint for an outr fit than, say $15 to $18' and if you dp feel like playing her a little higher; $25 makeB a limit, and at that you can get a good serviceable outfit that\ will take you through the season and give you a working practice that will make you a \stay-for-sure\ fly-caster. Select Rod With Care. Of course every fellow wants as fine an outfit as he can select after he's in the game and has the rough edges worn off. A rod for instance should have the same consideration that one gives to the selection of a shotgun or rifle. It takes the same place in the fishing kit that the gun does in the hunting layout. A fellow pays a good price for a gun, he selects the best he can get and is mighty particular about the drop—the bore and all de- tails, because he depends\ on his gun to stand him well at the right mo- ment therefore as the rod holds the same value to the fisherman, the care in selection and the money put into the rod covers a big vital point in the outfit. However, for a starter we can select a well made and serviceable line of tackle at a very moderate cost. Here is an outfit, from which a selection can be made at either end, as to price, and it will cover tackle good enough tor any beginner. You can buy the $5 rod or the $10 one or go anywhere between, and you will get good value as far as service goes. Outfit for the Beginner. Fly rod of split bamboo or steel, $5 to $10. Reel, single action, click, $1 to $5. . Enameled wat'erproof silk line, $1.50. Half duzen 6 foot gut leaders, $1.25. Two dozen artificial flies, about eight patierns, $3. Fly book, $1.50. Wicker creel or basket, $2. Landing net (folding), $1.25. Leader box, 25c. In selecting your rod, make it a 9 to 9% foot in length, 5 ounce weight, three piece with extra tip, snake guides, German silver ferrules and solid metal reel seat. The rod when together should turn around in the hand with exactly the same droop all around. It should show an even curve without lopping over to one side and have plenty of action when you whip or bend it. The line\ should be enameled water- proof silk, level braided size B. Here you can go a little deeper if you wish and get a double tapered line, which being lighter at the SndB makeB less friction in going through the guides and enables you to shoot out the line for greater distance in your casts; however a level braided line will an- swer the purpose. The reel is not as important in fly- casting as in bait-casting, as it Is merely used to store surplus line. The featherweight, 60-yard size, weighing 3 ounces, makes a good all round reel, while the automatics are coming into use to a greater extent each season. Flies You Swear By. Whip a stream for a few hours trying every fly in your kit without a rise, when the fish are \off and then pick a fly at the windup when they happen to be \on\ and get a well-filled creel and you will play that fly clean across the board, until the same thing hap- pens over again with another fly. One well-known fisherman who carries in his kit an assortment of about a dozen flies, admits that in the past five years he has seldom used other than three flies and he is some fisherman at that, not the porch variety. For the eight patterns to go with the above outfit let it goat Coachman, Professor, Queen of Waters, Covr Dung, Brown Hackle,\ Silver Doctor McGinty and Emerson Hough Buck- tail. This last named fly is a new one to most trout fisherman) but It sure is a killer. It isn't a very fancy looking cuss, just an ordinary sort of a Hy that don't shine up alongside of the dainty looking feathery affairs, but to those who have used it, it holds the first place in their fly hook, because it is certainly some creel filler. With the above tackle^ Buck, you can have many pleasant days on the trout streams nad feel that you are learning a gams that has added at trat&ons every tine you play it. ,? . blXlE, 5 Woman Tells How $5 Worth of Pinkham's Compound Made Her Well. Lima, Ohio.— <'l Wfcs allsbroken down, - tnhealthfromadisplacemeht,Oneof my; '\\ ia4yfnienfeoaineto see me and she ad- vised jniei to. com- mencetaking Lydia E, jPihkham'fl Veg- etable Compound arid ito use Lydia M:'. Rnkham's Sanative Wash. .Ibegtotak\ stojf. your wmeotea! and ^k'lE'OOwoiftbi-^ and in two month! was a Jivell woman '•- after three doctors; s&ict I never woriia stand upsixaight again.: J was a mid? wife for seven years and I recommended the Vegetable tofripounato eyery wo-, man to take) before' birth and after-. -' wards, and they all got (along. Bo ; niceiy . •that it surely is a godsend 4* suffering ; women; If women;: wish to write to; me I will be delightedtoyahswer them.\ —Mrs.JprniE MoYBfe>3421 KNorthSt, ; >: Lima, Ohio. o , /' Women who suffer from,, display * menfi, Weakness; irregularitfe\\ vousnesSj backache, or bearings*,., pains, need the' tonic: properties' of Href-•••- roots, and herbs contained in Lydia E. finkham's Vegetable Compound. ,,. TOW CAN'T COT OCT A Bog Spavin or Thorou^hpin but you can clean them pff promptly-vrith tINE TRADE HARK REG.U.SJPAT. OFF. and you work the horse .same time.; Does° not blister or remove the hair. $2.00 per bottle, delivered! Will tell you more if. you write?-;. Book 4 M free: ABSORBINE, JR., the antiseptic liniment for mankind, reduces Varicose Veins, Ruptured , Muscles or Ligaments, Enlarged Glands, Went, Cysts. Allays pain quickly. Price £ 1 and tl t bottle at drtlcelsts or delivered. Made in the U..S. A: by W. F.YOUNG, P. D. F.,3IOTcmploSI.,SprInufiel(i, Mail. Fewer South African Ostriches. One of the leading wholesale houses »f South Africa, which for many years has maintained a commission sales branch for the disposal of ostrich feathers upon the local market, has completed a fairly comprehensive ostrich census for the Union during the latter part of 1916. Consul B. A. Wakefield, at Port Elizabeth, reports the results, which show that little more than half the number of ostriches are now being raised In South Africa as were shown, by the government figures of 1913. There were 8,614 completed forms returned in the last canvass, and this would In- clude the majority of ostrich farmers of Importance. The 1916 census. • showed there were 399,010, compared with 776,268 nt the end of 1913 and 746,657 in May, 1913.—New York Times. On the Other Side. The clock had struck* eight, and Wil- lie said: \Mother what is, a fllibus-' ter?\ \Why dear, a, filibuster is a—i^why it's a filibuster, of course, but It Is top late to talk about it tonight. If yol wait until tomorrow mother will tell you 'all about' it.\ \But mother, I want to know to-| night, and I love to hear you talk,\ mother, dear.\ . f \Willie it's bedtime\.-said his father, / \and you can't Inveigle mother ilrtcr~- «• any of your political plans for slaying up, because she is on the other side.\: Pussy willow buds soon expand If brought into the house and put I n a jar of water. Tills is a beautiful worfdto the girl - v^ with a new lint. \ Economy! ^flavor! Nutrition!
