Bellefonte, Pa., March 9, 1917. mm THE PROUD POTATO. They used to treat me with contempt, The Old Potato said, I never have been quite exempt . From chilling fear and dread When hasty hand have fondled o'er And pared me to the quick, And then tossed out the back yard door The peelings awful thick. I say they used to do that same, Abuse me like a witch, Until just recent I became One of the idle rich. They used to call me “murphy,” “spud,” And meaner things no doubt, They used to jab me with a thud Upon an oil can spout, They’d push me back with vile disdain And call for bread and cheese; They've often left me in the rain To rot and scab and freeze. But since my ship came into port You ought to see ‘em—Gee! Come every day to count and sort And toady up to me. They used to put me in the dark Piled high in wretched pens, They used to boil me in my sark And feed me to the hens. And then, I think it was the worst Of all indignities, They'd feed me to—nor cook me first— A wormy dog with fleas! But since I've come into my own I pass no humble door, I greet none who lack proper tone, Nor mingle with the poor. Wilkes-Barre Record. Overland by Automobile From Phila- delphia to Rushville, Nebraska. The following very interesting ac- count of an overland trip.by automo- bile from Philadelphia to Rushville, Neb., was written by Lieut. George Dale, of the U. S. navy, who a year or so ago was retired on account of ill health. He resides in Washington, D. C., and the trip was made to visit his father, Horace Dale, who is a half- brother of Clement and A. A. Dale Esqgs., of this place. With Mr. Dale on the trip were his wife and two daughters and his aunt, Lillie Dale, of Boalsburg. I was given leave on July 11, and at once started to get my outfit ready. I had some trouble getting the auto- mobile that I wanted but by the 12th I had it all ready. In the meantime I had been getting my camping out- fit. I had it all ready by the evening of the 12th, also, but in the hurry to get off I forgot some of my traps at the marine depot until I camped that night when 1 found that I did not have it. Next morning I had to re- turn to Philadelphia to get the re- mainder of my outfit. So that it was the 13th beforeI really got started. Besides the automoblie I had the fol- lowing outfit: 1 pyrene, 1 towing line, 1 set of chains, 1 vulcanizer,ilb. rub- ber, 1 box of patches, 2 extra shoes, 2 tubes extra, 1 box plungers, 1 tent with fly and floor cloth, 2 canoe cush- ions, 12. cans solidified alcohol, 3 duf- fel bags, 1 pressure coaloil stove, 1 canvas bucket, 2 canvas water bags, 12 condiment bags, 2 cots, 1 set of bunk springs, 1 axe, 1 spade, 8 blank- ets, 1 lantern, 10 yds., mosquito bar, 45 ft. of heavy white line, 1 folding bathtub, 1 extra set of clothing and plenty of wraps, 2 good sized grub boxes, and a hammock for the baby swung from the bows of the car. From Philadelphia to Harrisburg there is a good macadamized road, although it is rough in spots. This road is a toll road most of the way, but the State is gradually taking it over. I had to pay 70 cents toll from Philadelphia to Downingtown, 25 cents to Lancaster and 43 cents to Harrisburg. The road from Harris- burg to Clarks Ferry, where I paid 25 cents to cross the bridge is excellent. From there to Newport the road is in very bad condition, dirt all the way and that not kept up. The road is in good condition from there to Boals- burg, even across the seven Moun- tains. I arrived at Boalsburg on the night of the 14th after having a great deal of trouble with my tires and spark plug. I remained at Boalsburg until the 2nd of August preparing my outfit and visiting. At 1:38 p. m. August 2, 1916, my aunt, my wife, two babies, and my- self started on one of the most en- joyable trips I have ever taken. Our entire outfit weighed 2050 lbs. We stopped to talk to my uncle Willard for about 15 minutes and at 2:40 we reached Bellefonte where we bought a few extra traps which we found we needed. Leaving there at 2:55 we found good roads all the way to Lock Haven, where we arrived at 4:40, speedometer reading 7850.8 showing we had traveled 23 miles. We had some slight trouble with the engine on the way and we decided that we had better have shock absorbers on the rear springs. This we had fixed up and left the town at 6:19 p. m. We next stopped for a few minutes at Jersey Shore for provisions and then pitched camp a short distance out- side of Linden at 7:15, having travel- ed 67 miles on our trip. Our camping place was a school house surrounded with beautiful trees, and with a view all around that was inspiring. We got camp pitched and supper over in a remarkably short time for the first camp. It was funny to see Helen try to walk through the grass. It was the first time she had ever been in the grass and she could not understand what it was that was catching her feet. She would stand on one leg and raise the other up as high as she could and then try to reach away out and put it down and then balance on that leg and raise the other up and over. When reaching out she would gener- ally reach too far and overbalance herself and then fall down. Every once in a while she would have to cry from pure vexation. However, she kept on trying until she finally learn- ed to run around. We were late breaking camp next day, not getting away until 12:26 p. m, on account of the newness and the for water and oil and reached Wil- { liamsport at 1:15, after having travel- { ed a very bad dirt road over bad hills | all the way from Lock Haven. We left Williamsport at 3:20 p. m. ' speedometer reading 8001.2 and trav- ! eled north towards Elmira. The roads i were very much better although mountainous. Here we passed some of the prettiest scenery that we saw on our trip. We stopped at Canton to see Eva’s friend, Effa Dunbar, but she was not at home so we continued on about a mile farther north where we camped at 7 p. m. We passed several bands of gypsies this day and we expected some of them to camp near us but they did not, for which we were duly thankful. We found a very nice camping place here, also, and the owners treated us very nice, not only showing us a very nice place to camp but bringing us milk for the babies next morning and both the farmer and his wife came over and talked to us a long time. We broke camp at 9:30, August 4th, speedometer reading 8045.4 and soon reached Troy through which place ran a good macadamized road. By 12:10 we were in Elmira where we obtained a few provisions and left by 12:50. From here to Buffalo we found an ex- cellent macadamized road nearly gall the way. We stopped at Corning, meter reading 8080.7, for lunch, and were on our way again at 3:10, hav- ing consumed one hour and ten min- utes. Between Painted Post and Campbell we stopped for some time to help a fellow traveler. Coming down a hill five miles-outside of Dans- ville we ran into a cow and bent the radius rod and broke the left head- light glass. We limped into that place at 6:30 p. m. where I repaired the trouble and we got our supper, after which we moved on a mile and camped. We did not expect to find much of a camping place on account of the lateness of the hour and the necessity of camping at the first available spot so we were very agree- ably surprised next morning to find that we had blundered onto a spot often chosen by campers on account of its beauty and nearness to a beau- tiful clear stream of water which came meandering down over the rocks in a series of falls. August 5 we broke camp at 11:32 meter reading 8114.9 and started for Buffalo. On the way we passed many autos going both ways. We stopped at Mt. Morris for oil and two miles before reaching Caledonia we stopped from 2:30 to 3:45 for lunch. Not long after leaving we got on the New York--Buffalo road which isa cement road but it was at this time in bad shape due to the top dressing having scaled off in places and this scale and the holes left made a bad road. 15 miles east of Buffalo we had a blow- out and although I put in three spare tubes they all failed to hold up under pressure so we were forced to camp here for the night. Here we found our first unfriendly feeling for when we asked for permission to camp in a field near the road and also for water we were told that we could have some water when the owner was around but that we could not camp on the place nd we were given to understand that we were persona non grata. However as we could not move on we were com- pelled to camp on the roadside which was very narrow and strewn with broken rock from road making. After working on the tires all morning and gaining seme valuable experience in regard to them we finally got one to hold up and so broke camp at 2:25 p. m. meter reading 8147.3, and headed for the centre of the city which we reached at 3:15. Here we purchased a U. S. grey tube which was put in in a very few min- utes for us and at 4 p. m. we left for Niagara. Here I want to say that the courtesy and excellent service shown us is one of the best advertisements possible. We soon reached Niagara and after viewing this wonder of nature for a few minutes we proceed- ed out about three miles on Buffalo Ave. and camped at 7 p. m. determin- ed to spend the next day at the Falls and in that vicinity taking in all of its wonders. We broke camp at 10:15 a. m. August 7 and returned to the Falls where we spent about an hour and a half viewing the Falls from every an- gle. Then we took a ride on the Maid of the Mist going close to the Ameri- can Falls and then over into the whirl- pools of the Canadian Falls. After landing we drove over into Canada. When we attempted to cross the bridge we were stopped but when the inspector saw our outfit he threw up his hands at the job of searching us. I gave him the gun we had along and he then allowed us to proceed. We drove along the shore in both di- rections and saw the wire entangle- ments and camps of the Canadian troops. We then attempted to drive to the whirlpool but we found that there was no road there. We then returned to our own side and after lunch we drove over on the island and viewed the island from there. At 3:45 p. m. we started for Buffalo which place we reached at 4:45. We spent the night at the Castle Inn while I had the car repaired and made several purchases. Here we got rid of our packing case using a duffle bag instead, because we could strap that on the front of the car and bal- ance the load much better. We left Buffalo at 6:35 p. m. on August 8th, and proceeded about eleven and one-half miles out on the lake front where we found a beautiful place to camp on the shore of the ake. ‘On August 9th we broke camp at 9:50 a. m., meter out of commission, and started on our way to Erie. We found the roads fine along here all paved or macadamized, and the road being so close to the lake we had a fine view all the way. At Bracton we stopped a short time for provis- ions and at Portland we stopped from 1:30 until 2:30 for lunch. It was 4:15 before we reached Erie where we re- mained until five p. m:, having the carburetor, which was still bothering us, adjusted. We then continued our journey stopping at Swansville and Girard for provisions. Camp was pitched two miles west of Girard at 6:30 p. m. August 10th we got under way at 9:10, meter reading 76.2, although it } : : 1 | washing we put out the next morning. Boor fda. ae is not accurate, but we had not reach- | We stopped a few minutes at Linden ' ed Conneaut before we had to stop for an hour to repair a blow-out. At Ashtabula we stopped for gasoline and oil, and at Unionville we stopped from 1:30 to 3:45 to fix a spare tire and have lunch. We reached Wick- cliffe on the Lake at 5:30 and spent the night there with Mrs. Dale’s aunt | Mary. Here we had a chance to sleep in a real bed and eat at a table, which broke up the monotony of camp and was very welcome to us all. We departed at 9:10 and soon reached Cleveland, where we stopped to see Eva’s aunt Anna and her cous- ins, Bert and Dudley. Her aunt was not at home but we saw the boys. We left Cleveland at noon and stop- ped about six miles out, from 1:10 to 2 p. m. for lunch. After lunch we got on the wrong road and it took us some time to get back and even the road was so bad that we could not make any time, so that it was late when we got into Belleview, where we stopped for provisions and then, just as we were starting out we had a puncture, which delayed us until almost 8 p. m., so as soon as we got a mile out of Bellevue we camped for the night. Although we were com- pelled to stop without much choice of a camping place we stumbled onto a very nice place. There were several big trees growing along the road and the ground was covered with a nice carpet of blue grass. Water was very handy and as I had to fix up some spare tubes the other members of the party put a wash and cleaned things up generally. During the morning a little girl came over to play with Helen, which she appreciated very much. Her father mentioned some- thing about its being Saturday, which surprised us very much as we thought it was only about Wednesday. (Continued next week.) REASONS FOR HIGH COST OF LIVING GIVEN. Reasons for the high cost of living are discussed by Prof. Irving Fisher, of Yale, in an interesting article, pub- lished in the Financier. The article says, in part: Never, since the Civil War, has the price level in this country shot up with such prodigious speed as in the last Yew months. The excitement of the present war at first made us for- get our anxiety about the “high cost of living.” But recently the war itself has reintroduced the problem and re- aroused our interest in it. In Europe the price levels of various countries have shot up even faster than our own. Professor Cassel, of Sweden, found that by April last, prices in Russia had risen since the war began by 165 per cent, in Germany 111 per cent, in France 87 per cent, in Eng- land 66 per cent and even in neutral Sweden 46 per cent. The price level in the United States had at that time risen, according to Dun’s Index Num- ber, only: 19 per cent. Since then prices in the United States have con- tinued to rise until they are now 40 per cent more than before the war. Undoubtedly European prices have contirued their much steeper ascent. The price level depends on certain fundamental factors: The quantity of money, the superstructure of credit built on this money foundation, the velocities of circulation of the money and the credit, and the quantity of goods brought to market. These are the only approximate causes. Myriads of other causes—war, tariffs, anti-trust laws, trusts, trade unions, gold discoveries, rapid trans- portation, shortened hours, advertis- ing, waste of natural resourses, etc., may affect the high cost of living, either upward or downward but as I have shown elsewhere, these causes are anterior to, and act only through, money, credit, velocities or goods. To the question, which of these fun- damental factors is, or are, responsi- ble for the sudden uprising of prices in the last few months, I would reply that the chief causes both abroad and at home are (1) growing scarcity of goods and (2) growing abundance of money. Apparently the more import- ant of these two is, even in Europe, the growing abundance of money. To put itin a nutshell, the whole world is now suffering acutely from war infla- tion. In belligerent countries, this in- flation has been chiefly in the form: of paper money issues, while in neutral countries it has been chiefly in the form of gold imports. The gold flow- ing to neutral countries, like Sweden and the United States, is gold dis- placed by paper maney in belligerent countries and attracted to neutrals because the belligercnts could not ex- port other goods than gold. I shall not attempt here to elaborate my own view of the appropriate rem- edy—*“stabilizing the dollar” by (vir- tually) increasing its weight from time to time to offset the depreciation of gold. I hope within the year to publish a book on the subject. I may take this opportunity, however, to say that I have recently received several letters, including two from prominent bankers, expressing a new interest in this proposal. Required for Health and Beauty. 1t is surprising that it is necessary to repeat again and again that the health and beauty of the skin require that the blood shall be pure. If the arteries of the skin receive impure blood, pimples and blotches appear, and the individual suffers from humors. Powders and other external ap- plications are sometimes used for these affections, but will never have the desired effect while the causes of impure blood re- main. ; The indications are very clear that Hood’s Sarsaparilla is the most successful medicine for purifying the blood, removing pimples and blotches, and giving health and beauty to the skin. It gives tone to all the organs and builds up the whole system. Insist on having Hood's Sarsa- parilla when you ask for it. Don’t take 62-10 anything else. ——The following speech was made by an Irish barrister in defense of his client, whose cow had been killed by a train: “If the train had been run as it should have been ram, or if the bell had been rung as it should have been rang, or if the whistle had been blown as it should have been blew, both of which Shey Sid neither, the cow would Bot Dave n injured when she was FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN. DAILY THOUGHT A cheerful friend is like a sunny day, which sheds its brightness on all around, and most of us can, if we choose, make of this world either a palace or a prison. —-Avebury. Cloth top shoes are in for a spring run, and all-cloth shoes with leather tips and strappings will also play an important part in the summer fash- ions. Belts and girdles of gold and silver tissue have carried over from winter models, and are now shown on spring dresses. Stout ladies and those who are only a little plump will be given as youth- ful lines in suits, coats and dresses as the willowy-formed damsel, and when these clothes are made correct- ly they will not be lacking in the nec- essary quality of dignity. Beads of all varieties and all colors are used with distinctive and real ar- tistic value as trimming combined with hand embroidery. Green in brilliant and refreshing shade is sure to be a popular color in dress fabric as well as accessories. A Paris blouse recently imported was of white voile, trimmed most charmingly by conventional lines of colored floss, put on by a couching stitch. Three colors were thus ef- fectively combined. Velvet can be made to look like new either by steaming to raise the nap or pressing with a damp cloth over it, which makes it look like panne velvet. Cotton gloves may now be had in quarter sizes, and this is surely an advantage for women who have here- tofore been obliged to wear a half size too large. Blouses of sheer material, such as georgette crepe, chiffon, organdie and voile, are being shown in a wide range of colors, in white and in flesh tint. Hand embroidery and application of beading make pleasing trimming on materials of sheer quality. Delicate flesh-colored lingerie in silk is in good demand, and this nat- urally brings forth a decided call for corsets in matching color, with the re- sult that many exquisite models are to be had. Figures and forms cut out of leath- er and kid are applied to hats with loose and irregular embroidery stitch- es done in colorful flosses. Many French hats are in brilliant colors this season, such as cherry, rose and cardinal. Huge silk tassels trim many sepa- vate skirts and one-piece dresses. On separate blouses and jackets the tas- sel idea is used, but here the quaint ornaments are smaller. Women who are middle aged and rather stout will find a cold bath every day with plenty of friction afterward an admirable fat reducer. If you can’t take a cold bath have a cold sponge down after your warm bath and dry yourself vigorously with a rough towel. There is something very stimulating in the friction in- duced by thorough drying after a bath. ‘ Plenty of fresh air is essential to health, and it is essential, too, to avoid much lolling about in easy chairs. This last induces that fatal habit of stooping, as a result of which there is formed, as we get on in years, an unsightly roll of fat between the shoulders, which hangs over the top of the corsets. Very often faulty cor- sets are responsible for the formation of this figure blemish, corsets which are laced so as to press the fat up- ward between the shoulders. To cure it, in the first instance you will re- quire to go through a course of sci- entific massage. Massage is also splendid for fat which forms beneath the waist line and for the double chin. Wealthy women with tired nerves can go in for various treatments— special baths and electric massage— but many women are far from well off and are unable to do this kind of thing. But 10 minutes’ treatment every day will soothe the most over- worked nerves if properly and regu- larly given. The treatment is a sim- ple one, and consists in applying very hot water to the base of the brain. Wring a sponge out in very hot water and hold it firmly to the back of the neck for a few seconds, repeating the process and using water a little hot- ter each time until it is as hot as can be borne. Keep this up for about eight minutes, then dip a sponge in very cold water, squeeze it out, and rub it quickly over the back of the neck. The heat expands the blood vessels, which have become congested and rig- id through fatigue, and the cold ap- plication contracts them, momentari- ly, quickening the circulation and giv- ing new vigor and vitality to them. ‘If this is done twice daily, at midday and at night, this treatment will soothe and rest the most overstrained nerves. . For years I have been annoyed by “the accidents that would happen from brushing wup against the gas stove. Now I can wear white clothes inthe kitchen with impunity, to say nothing with having done away with black, greasy stove cloths. IT have given the outside of the stove, burners and all, a thick coat of aluminum paint, the kind that is sold for painting boilers and pipes. When the stove is given its weekly cleanup the scratches and rubbed spots are touched up ligh'ly with the paint. Bits of food or grease smears are wiped off after each meal as easily as off the sink, for nothing soaks in- to this finish and the stove is actually an orniment to a daintily kept kitch- en. The Massachusetts branch for wom- en of the Special Aid Society for American Preparedness has opened a school to teach women to operate au- tomobiles in order that they may be utilized in case of war. ~—Subscribe for the “Watchman”. FARM NOTES. Goose Raising.—Pasturage is essen- tial to the successful raising of geese, according to Farmers’ Bulletin No. 767, recently issued by the United States Department of Agriculture. The industry is at present on the basis of small flocks raised on gen- eral farms, few, if any, farms being devoted entirely to goose raising. In some producing sections, however, the fattening of geese is conducted as a special business. For this business the geese are collected from general farms, usually over a large area, and are fattened for several weeks before being killed. Geese can be raised in small num- bers successfully and at a profit, says the bulletin, on farms where there is low rough pasture land with a nat- ural supply of water. Geese are gen- erally quite free from disease and all insect pests, but occasionally are af- fected by the diseases common to poultry. Grass makes up the bulk of the feed for geese, and it is doubtful whether it pays to raise them unless a good grass range is available. A body of water where they can swim is con- sidered essential during the breeding season and is a good feature during the rest of the year. The market for geese is not so general as for chick- ens. This should be considered in un- dertaking the raising of geese. The demand and the price paid for geese are usually good in sections where goose fattening is conducted on a large scale. Many geese are kept in the South for the production of feath- ers rather than for their flesh, but the demand: for their feathers is not so good as it has been, making the busi- ness less profitable. Wherever pos- sible, the geese on a farm should have free range. Many farmers in the South keep them to kill the weeds in the cotton fields. Houses.—Except in winter or dur- ing stormy weather when some pro- tection should be provided, mature geese do not usually need a house, Some kind of shelter, such asa shed open on the south side, a poultry house, or a barn is usually provided by breeders in the North and is used by many in the South. Coops, bar- rels, or some other dry shelter should be provided for young goslings. The goose houses should be kept clean and plenty of clean straw provided for the floor. Selecting and Mating.—Geese, like other kinds of poultry, should be se- lected for size, prolificacy, and vital- ity. They should be mated several months prior to the breeding season to obtain the best results; therefore breeding stock should be bought in the fall. Goose matings are not changed from year to year unless the results are unsatisfactory. A gander may be mated with from one to four geese, but pair or trio matings usually give the best results. The wild gander usually mates with only one goose. When mated, geese are allowed to run in flocks. From 4 to 25 geese may be kept on an acre of land, and under most conditions 10 is a fair average. Incubation.—Geese are fed a ra- tion to produce eggs during the lat- ter part of the winter so that the goslings will be hatched by the time there is good grass pasture. They are allowed, to make nests on the floor of the house, or large boxes, barrels, or shelters are provided for that pur- pose. The eggs should be collected daily and kept in a cool place where the contents will not evaporate too freely; if kept for some time they may be stored in loose bran. The first eggs are usually set under hens, while the last ones which the goose lays may be hatched either under hens or un- der the goose if she goes broody. If the eggs are not removed from the nest in which the goose is laying she will usually stop laying sooner than if they are taken away. Some breed- ers prefer to raise all the goslings under hens, as geese sometimes be- come difficult to manage when allow- ed to hatch and rear their young. Hens used for hatching goose eggs must be dusted with insect powder and have good attention, as, in the case of geese, the period of incuba- tion is longer than in that of fowls. Goose eggs may be hatched in incu- bators and the goslings successfully raised in brooders, although this is not a common practice. The period of incubation of goose eggs varies from 28 to 30 days. Mois- ture should be added to the eggs after the first week if set under hers or in incubators; this is usually done by sprinkling the eggs or the nest with warm water. Four to six eggs are set under a hen and 10 to 13 under a goose. They may be tested about the tenth day, and those which are fertile or contain dead germs should be re- moved. They hatch slowly, -especial- ly under hens, and the goslings are usually removed as soon as hatched and kept in a warm place until the process is over, when they are put back under the hen or goose. Some breeders who hatch with both geese and hens give all the goslings to the geese. Hens with goslings may be confined to the coop and the goslings allowed to range. The latter, espe- cially if the weather is cold, are not usually allowed to go into water un- til they are several days old. In mild weather the hens are allowed to brood the goslings for. from 7 to 10 days, when the latter are able to take care of theniselves. Good-sized growing coops, with board floors, should be provided for the goslings, and they must be protected from their enemies, and given some attention when on range. Feeding the Geese and Goslings.— Geese are generally raised where they have a good grass range or pasture, as they are good grazers and, except during the winter months, usually pick up most of their living. The pasture may be supplemented with light feeds of the common or home- grown grains or wet mash daily, the necessity and quantity of this feed depending on the pasture. Goslirgs do not need feed until they are 24 to 36 hours old, when they should be fed any of the mashes recommended for chickens or ducklings. Preparation for Market.—Before marketing the young geese the aver- age farmer can feed advantageously a fattening ration either while the geese are on grass range or confined in small yards, but it is doubtful wheth- er it would pay him to confine them to individual or small pens and make ! a specialty of fattening unless he has a special market or retail trade for well-fattened stock. ‘ Geese are usually killed and picked in the same manner as other kinds of poultry. Some markets prefer dry- picked geese, while in other markets no difference is made in the price of scalded or dry-picked geese. When feathers are to be saved fowls should i not be scalded but should be picked ! dry before or after steaming. On most farms where geese are raised the feathers are plucked from the live fowls at some time prior to moulting. About one and one-tenth pounds per goose is the average yield of feathers. Feathers are worth from 30 cents to $1 a pound, and the picking ¢ost per goose is about 11 cents. Breeds.—Six breeds have been admitted to the American Standard of Perfection, namely: Toulouse, Embden, Chinese, African, Wild or Canadian, and Egyptian. In addition to the standard breeds there is the so-called Mongrel goose, which is a hybrid made by crossing one of these varieties or the common goose with wild geese. Crosses of the varieties of geese, especially of the Toulouse and Embden, are occasionally made, but without any apparent gain. The Toulouse. Embden, Chinese, and Af- rican are easily the most popular breeds of geese in this country, the first two greatly leading the other breeds. All economic.breeds of geese are kept primarily for the production of flesh and feathers, and although their eggs are occasionally used for culinary purposes on the farm there is no demand for them for food pur- poses in the markets. The Toulouse, the largest of the standard breeds of geese, is a good layer, producing from 20 to 35 eggs a year, is docile, grows rapidly, and makes a good market bird. However, its dark pinfeathers make it a slight- ly less attractive market goose than the Embden. The Embden, a large, white goose, slightly smaller and with somewhat longer legs than the Toulouse, is oniy a fair layer and is usually less pro- lific than the Toulouse. This breed has white pinfeathers, is a rapid grower, and matures early. The African, a gray goose with a distinct brown shade, about the size of the Embden; is a good layer and makes a good market goose, although it has the objectionable dark pinfeath- ers. It is a rapid grower and ma- tures early. There are two standard varieties of Chinese geese, the brown and the white. Both varieties mature ear- ly and are said to be prolific layers and rapid growers, but shy and rach- er difficult to handle. The wild goose 1s bred to some ex- tent in captivity, and the young are sold to hunters to use as decoys. The wild gander is used to cross with either the common or the pure-bred goose, producing the so-called Mon- grel goose. This Mongrel goose is highly prized as a market goose, but is sterile and can not be bred. The Egyptian goose is a small, brightly colored goose kept for orna- mental purposes and rarely seen in this country. It resembles the wild goose in shape and weighs 2 pounds less in each case. —Fruit growers complain, with justice in many instances, about low prices and high freight rates, but there are no sections that give more convincing evidences of thrift and prosperity than those devoted largely to fruit growing. Great Danger of Harmless Things. It is a bloody battle which inflicts death or wounds upon one in every seven soldiers. Casualties of 140,000 in an army of a million are away above battle averages. Americans are so wasteful of the most precious things we have—human life—that they suffer casualties from accidents during every year equal to such a heavy battle, writes Gerard. One man in seven is killed or injur- ed. I learn from an insurance com- pany which has paid $10,502,000 in 22 years for 128,000 accidents where and how the accidental blow falls. The wagon hurts more persons than the automobile by 25 per cent. Noisy as it is, the motorcycle is fairly harmless, and the bicycle has almost ten times as many victims to its credit. City folk think of their elevators falling, but they rarely do it, where- as we never reckon the horse among beasts of prey, and yet Mr. Equine kicks and b.tes nine times as many persons as are injured in elevators. More men fall through trapdoors than are drowned, but it seems hard to believe it. Almost ‘as many are hurt by falling from bed as get their fingers caught in electric fans. A gun is a deadly thing, and yet its army of victims is only one-sixth as great as that of the innocent-looking stairway. The rolling stone gathers no moss, but it accumulates a fine assortment of accidents—six times as many as the snorting motorboat. Your true acci- dent bobs up when least expected. I once saw Samuel R. Kirkpatrick, who is now a broker, but was former- ly a newspaperman, return from a 5,000-mile journey. He had plastered himself with accident insurance, but nothing had happened until he step- ped upon a lead pencil in his own of- fice after his return, and then he was in drydock for a fortnight,—Pitts- burgh Dispatch. ——The deepest mine works in any part of the world are in Brazil. One of the mines of the St. John del Ray Mining Company, Ltd., has reached the vertical depth of 5,826 feet, and since the vein shows no sign of los- ing its size or value, the company is considering means of continuing to a vertical depth of 7,626 feet. One Is Enough. “Does your husband worry about the grocery bill ?” “No; he says there’s no sense in both himself and the grocer worrying over the same bills.”—Boston Trans- cript. ——Only 40 years ago the Japanese went to battle clad from head to foot in armor, and wearing hideous masks to frighten the enemy. wd iy i Youd
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