0 anim al Industry. T his work will In­ clude, a s alread y mentioned, cam ­ paign fo r th e reduction of losses of live stock from unlrnnl diseases, losses of eggs through fau lty handling nnd from fa ilu re to produce Infertile eggs, nnd m ovem ents to assist In th e more econom ical d istrib u tio n of hogs. In the lu tte r work field agents of th e bu- $11,346,400 to Be Spent in Stimulating Production and Protec­ renu of anim al Ind u stry will bring to­ g eth er ow ners of su rp lu s hogs and tion and Conserving of Crops— Farm Help Activities to Be farm ers having facilities for raising m ore hogs. T h is should result In the Extended— Marketing Assistance to Be Ex­ d istrib u tio n of th e su rp lu s stock from tended to tho Producers. regions o f heavy anim al production nnd expensive feed to [«arts of the country w here anim al Industry Is not W ashlngton.—T h e task of tnalnlaln- Mm throe project« m entioned, special well developed an d w here pastu rag e fng d u rin g th e w ar an am ple supply work will tie un d ertak en liy tnnny of and feed a re relativ ely abundant and of food will be a tta c k e d un a still the b u reau s and offices of the d e p a rt­ cheap. T h e bill also m akes provision lurg er scale by th e (Tutted S ta te s d e­ m ent of a g ricu ltu re in the In terest of for the extension of o ther lines o f the p a rtm e n t o f a g ric u ltu re through a Increased production arid *■ r the con­ work of th e dep artm en t. score nr m ore of projects, und er tho servation, protection nno Improved provisions of the food p roduction bill tiaridllng and m arketing of crops and ONLY FEMALE ARMY SURGEON Just en acted by congress. live stock. T he b u reau of anim al in­ W hile m ost of th e p ro jects will be dustry win to bring nbout to- exten sio n s of p re se n t a ctiv ities, som e creased production of hogs and poul­ of them will rep resen t new u n d e rta k ­ try, the two live stock products enpa- ings. Tim task will bo to find Just Me of m ost rapid Increase. T he w here th e coun try sta n d s In so fur agents of th is bureau also will locate as th e adequacy of th e p resen t food su rpluses of hogs In heavy producing supply Is concerned, to spins] up th e a re a s and farm ers In o th e r sections of production of food crops w herev er th is the country with good facilities for can tie done, and to stop as m any as hog raising. In the effort to bring possible of th e Icuks through w hich about more econom ical d istrib u tio n of h u n d red s of m illions of d o lla rs’ w orth bogs. E fforts also will be mafic Indi­ of edible p ro d u cts an n u ally Is w asted. rectly to Increase anim al production E leven m illion th re e hun d red nnd for- by com bating anim al diseases nnd ty-slx tho u san d four hundred dollars pests, especially hog cholera, tu b e rc u ­ a re m ade av ailab le for th e work In losis, and the c a ttle tick, which cause th e food production bill. T h is money losses aggregating m illions of dollars Is for em ergency use In add itio n to the annually. T he b u reau also will en ­ fu n d s a p p ro p ria te d In th e re g u la r a g ­ deavor to stim u late the Increased pro­ ric u ltu ra l a p p ro p ria tio n bill for th«« duction and utilization of dulry food; u su al a ctiv ities of th e d ep artm en t. T h e and will carry tm a cam paign fo r the bill also is d istin ct from th e food con­ m ore general production of In fertile trol bill, a measur« having to do c h ie f­ eggs. ly w ith th e reg u latio n of tin- d is trib u ­ Tho bureau of entom ology will o r ­ tion of food. tend Its activ ities In th e field to p ro ­ tect crops an d live stock. It will a s ­ To In c re a ie C ounty Agent Force. One of tin» mu t Im p o rtan t ste p s to sist In organizing com m unities fo r com ­ be tak en In lite « trerg en cy ag ricu ltu ral b atin g Insect pests, both of crops and w ork will he the ex tension of th e ex ­ live KtfM-k. M arketing A ssistance. istin g force of county agents, th e Joint fii-ld em ploy«cs of tlie ib-partm eut ami P ro d u cers will be given advice by th e sta te s, who come Into m ost direct the bureau of m ark ets regarding Im­ co n tact w ith farm ers. W ith th e a d d i­ proved m ethods of packing and h an d ­ tion of th e new county agents, an ling fötal products. T he bureau also agen t will t>c situ a te d In p ractically will extend Its m arket new s service to ev«*ry a g ric u ltu ra l county In th e U nit­ Include grain, hay and seeds, dairy ed Htnfes that will co-operate to advls<> and poultry products, nnd to cover and a ssist fa n n e rs In every way pos­ m ore fully vegetables anti fru its and D octor M urkluud Is th e only fem ale sible on iuatt«-rs of priMluctlon, conser- ; m eats and m eat products, nnd will ns- surgeon li* th e H rltlsh arm y. D octor slst In solving local tru ck m arketing vettori ami m ark etin g . T h e num ber M arkhind Is a m ost unusual miss, and o f woman county a g e n ts In ru ra l conn- j problem s. T hese services will m nke the d istinction w hich she holds has ties will be considerably Increased nnd \ public facts as t" supply, y Iter g reat skill a s a sur- oth«*r wom an ag«-nts will be placed In i m ovem ent of f»««l products. Intended u nu m b er of th e larg«-r tow ns nnd clt- ! to help In th o elim ination of the lost | geou. She holds a rep u tatio n in h er p ri­ I*«s. T h ese women will stim u la te the j m otion and econom ic w nste ex isting produ ctio n of gnrdcn tru ck , poultry ! In th«* m arketing m achinery o f the vate p ra c tic e w hich ruukes h er one of nnd o th e r p ro d u cts by vo m i'ti nnd rhll- ; country. T he bureau also will help tlie forem ost women surgeons In the dren. an d will ad v ise nnd In stru ct In j p roducers and consum ers to form d i­ world. D octor M arklnnd will ren d er service reg im i to th e most efficient m ethods rect business relatio n s through the very probably In one of th e ho sp itals o f food u tilizatio n nnd co nservation. p arcel post. L abor and Food Problem s. W ith th e ex tra funds fu rn ish ed by behind th e firing lines In F ran ce. She U n d er th e food production bill the tin* bull the b u reau of p lan t In d u stry lias won th e com m endation of m any office o f farm m anagem ent of th e de­ will greatly Increase Its w ar ag ain st physicians In O reut B ritain, and w hen p a rtm e n t, tu co-operation w ith th e d e stru c tiv e p lan t d iseases which a n n u ­ she offered h er services to th e arm y, I ’ulted Hint«-* d e p a rtm e n t of labor, ally bring nbout th e loss Af con sid era­ she w as accepted n fter some d elib e ra ­ w ill extem l th e farm -help activ ities ble p ro portions of th e crops o f tho tion ns to w hether n wom an doctor th ro u g h which fa rm la b o re rs nnd the country. T h e b u reau nlso will seek could serve In the arm y ran k s. T h ere Is little question, b u t th a t fa rm e rs w ho m ost n«-ed them have to bring nbout Increased conservation D octor M arkland will prove th a t wom­ of food products by encouraging n a tu r­ been brought to g e th e r d uring th e p re s ­ al sto rag e and drying of the products en doctors In the field can be of con­ en t season. T h e th ird of th e inoro Im portant of best suited to th ese m ethods of p re se r­ sid erab le service, nnd soon m any m ore of h e r sex will be seen in th e ran k s. th e «-mcrgcncy pr«»J«-cts to be rarr!t*d vation. out by th e d e p a rtm e n t of ag ric u ltu re F arm P ro d u cts and Anim als. Girl Saves Poet’s Home. Is a quick survey of th e food situ atio n . U nder th e food production bill the San Francisco, Cal.—T hrough th e T h is activ ity will be for th e purpose d e p a rtm e n t’s work fo r tlie conserva­ o f a sc e rta in in g as a c c u ra tely ns possi­ tion of farm products. Including live heroic w ork of Miss M arg aret Moya, ble th«« condition of tlie co u n try 's food stock, will be g reatly extended. T he eighteen yenrs of age, of F ru ltv a le stor«*s and th e norm al consum ption In s ta te s ' r«-lntlon service will add to Its H eights, th e fam ous Jn cq u la M iller o rd e r th a t such action ns m ay be nec­ staff m any county nnd city agents, who home w as saved from d e stru c tio n by e ssary to Insu re a sufficient supply will give In stru ctio n s and d em o n stra­ fire. A g ra ss fire of considerable pro­ nm y be ta k e n Intelligently. Entro tions to all p n rts of th e country In portions w as discovered by th e plucky stocks nml supplies In re ta il sto re s and canning, dry in g nnd the p re p a ra tio n of girl In th e grounds of th e p o et’s hom e. In th e h an d s «if co nsum ers will be es- food p ro d u cts In o th e r form s which A fter sum m oning the fire d ep artm en t. tlm nti-d, and stocks held by w holesale will p ro tect th«-m ag a in st spoilage. Miss Moya attacked th e flnines w ith Jobbing, storing, m a n u fa c tu rin g nnd Th«« b u reau o f m ark ets will seek to re­ wet b la n k e ts and had stay ed th e ir o th e r com m ercial cstn b lln h m en ts will duce losses due to fn u lty handling, progress In the vicinity of th e house be en u m erated . It Is co n tem p lated pa«-klng, shipping and m arketing. T he before th e arriv al of engine No. 14. th a t th e survey will be follow ed by b u reau of p la n t Ind u stry will en deav­ m onthly re p o rts on several of th e m ore or to aro u se In terest In the n a tu ra l B erries Keep 21 Y ears. Im p o rta n t com m odities, an d If th e stornge «luring the fall nnd w in ter M ontlcello, Ind.—Mrs. Id a Foss, a em ergency rc«julres It, by a n o th e r s u r­ m onths o f sem lp erlsh ab le products. fa rm e r’s w ife living n e a r th is place, vey a fte r an Interval o f p e rh a p s six F orces m aking fo r th e conservation of recently opened a can of h u ck leb erries live stock nn«l anim al products will be th a t had been put up 21 yen rs before m ouths. In addition to th e a c tiv itie s und er p u t Into o p eratio n by tho b u reau of nnd found them In p erfect condition. GOVERNMENT ATTACKS ON BIG SCALE , TASK OF MAINTAINING FOOD SUPPLY CALL BRITISH TARS “ LIMEYS” SAVES TWO SMALL A m erican B luejackets In E uropean W a te rs H ave N icknam e for E verything T hey See. London.—A m erican b lu e ja c k e ts on d u ty lu E uropean w a te rs have a n ick­ nam e of th e ir own fo r E n g lan d ’s sntl- o rs nnd soldiers. T hey call them "H m oys;” th e Individual being know n ns n "lim e.” T he A m erican sailo r men apply th e d esignation to nil E nglish fighters Just ns th e B ritish re fe r to th e ir eobllcrs a s "T om m ies.” Tho enllor from tho U nited S ta te s h a s hi«! nicknam e fo r n enrly ev ery ­ th in g he sees. B lu ejack ets who had served In th e n e a r an d fa r E a s t flrat sta rte d calling B ritish sailo rs nnd sol­ d ie rs "lim e Juicers,” because of th e ir fondness for fru it Juice and chnrgod w ater. Now th e d esignation h as been s h o rt­ ened dow n and ev ery th in g B ritish Is •ilm ey.” B ritish so ld iers’ an d sa ilo rs' clubs a re know n a s "lim ey clubs,” and B ritish-brew ed Ingcr b eer Is com m only spoken of ns 'ilm e y beer.” GIRLS R ooster Picks fo r Hens. U pper Sandusky. O.—A nthony H all Brown Leaped From P ilot of Loco­ of n e a r Sycam ore has a ro o ste r th a t Is envied by all the o th e r ro o ste rs on m otive to Sweep Them to the farm . H e w atches u n til Mr. H all Safety. has picked nil the ch erries from a tre e AVallnee, L a.—B. V. Brow n of St. he w a n ts fo r his own use. T hen th e Itegls, Mont., a t th e risk of his own ro o ster clim bs the tre e him self, going life saved th e lives of In nes L anpher, to th e ends of all th e b ran ch es, and eleven y ears old, nnd h e r little two- picks nil th e rem ainder of th e ch erries, year-old sister, hy leap in g from the dropping them to the ground, w here pilot of a locom otive nnd sw eeping the th e hens of the farm g a th e r In a g re a t children from th e p ath of an on-com­ fiock nnd have n feast. ing freig h t tra in h e re receutly. T h e children w ere p u shing a go-enrt Aged M other of T w enty-E ight. ncross th e tra c k s w hen It becam e Chino, C al.—Mrs. P au l A guilar, who caught In the rnlls. B row n w as rid in g h as been m arried 88 yenrs, recen tly on tho pilot of tho engine, nnd seeing gave b irth to her tw en ty-eighth child, th e ch ild ren 's danger, Jum ped from the a boy. Mrs. A guilar, w ho Is fifty-three engine In tim e to save them , b u t w as yenrs old, w as nm rrled w hen she w as him self stru ck by th e engine nnd fifteen. Sho has had th re e s e ts Of h u rled to one side. H e w as severely tw ins, nnd all but tw o of th e ch ild ren shaken, but u n in ju red . a re living. - - ■ — - An E arly “ Scoop." T h e V irginia G azette w as founded In 1730 and claim s to be th e oldest p a p er In th e oldest city o f th e oldest s ta te and first to publish the D eclara­ tion of Independence. A Big Job. L ittle E sth er stood gazing at the sky, and tu rn in g to h er m other, said: “M amma, how do yon 'spose God ever got th a t g re a t big sky up there w ith o u t breaking U!” ORIGIN OF FAMILIAR PHRASE WHEAT DEALERS SHY How “Sw inging Round th e C ircle” Gained Ite Place In A m eri­ B uyers N ot Inclined to M ake Q u o ta ­ can Politics. t i o n U n til G overnm ent A cta— F arm ers F re t O ver Delay. “As 1 go round the circle,” u tte re d by P resid en t Jo hnson In a speech In C leveland, Ohio, In ISO), w as th e origin Pullm an, W ash.—P u llm an ’s g rain of Hi«« fa m ilia r p h ra se of today, “sw ing­ stru c tlo n s from th e governm ent, a re ing round th e clrcl««.” as applied t« fin- Ing the la st w eek, th e d ealers n o t be­ cam paign to u rs o f presid en ts. It was ing inclined to o ffer q u o tatio n s In the face of th e g o v ern m en t’s Investigation David Ixwke, the P etroleum V. Nnsby leading up to th e e sta b lish m e n t of a of th e T oledo B lade, who converted sta n d a rd price. the w ords o f Jo hnson Into th e “ Sw ing­ M ost of the w arehousem en, upon In­ ing A round th e C ircle” slogan. m a rk e ts have been a t a sta n d still dur- A ndrew Jo h nson wns In m any re- a tta c h ln g to th e g rain re c e ip ts th e sp*-«*ts a reninrkuble rnnn, born un«l g o v ern m en tal clau se callin g for the reared In lllit«-rney, P re sid e n t Jo h n ­ sa le of th e c ereal w ithin 30 d ay s and em pow ering th e w areh o u sem an or son's s ta te p apers a re said to be e le v a to r o p e ra to r to dispose of It a t aiming th e ablest executive docum ents th e end of th a t tim e a t th e h ig h e st now on file a t W ashington. “ Vet,” pro cu rab le figure. F a rm e rs and buy­ say s T. It. B urton In tils life of J«ihn e rs alik e a re fre ttin g u n d er th e delay Sherm an, “Jo h n so n 's first m essage to in esta b lish in g prices. cptigress, In D ecem ber, 1805, w as writ- ten by G eorge B an cro ft, and tli<- orig i­ FRUIT SHIPMENTS IMMENSE nal m an u scrip t is a t th e L ib rary of ('«»tigress. It w as on A ugust 24, 1S00, th a t Presl- P earh es and P e a rs le a v in g Y akim a at K ate o f 150 C ars a Day. dent Johnson, w ith S ecretary S ew ard, G enerul G ran t nnd A dm iral F u rra g u t, N o rth Y akim a.—F ru it sh ip m en ts l«-ft W ashington for a to u r th ro u g h the from th e Y akim a valley la s t week m iddle w estern stat«.«s. ag g reg ated 406 carlo ad s, a larg e p a rt T he ostensible ob ject of the trip w as of w hich w as of m ixed fru its, p a rtic u ­ a p articip atio n in th e d edication of a larly peaches, p e a rs and prunes, a l­ m onum ent to S tephen A. D ouglas at though som e s tra ig h t carlo ad s of p ears and p each es w ere included. T his C hicago on S eptem ber 0. w eek th e heavy m ovem ent of B a rtle tt But th e outing w as plainly nn elec- p e a rs is on and peach sh ip m en ts will lloneering m ovem ent on the p a rt of also be h eavier. T he an ticip atio n Is the presid en t, for th e p u n sjsc o f m ak­ th a t from 900 to 1,000 carlo ad s w ill ing votes fo r “my policy” In th e coin­ leave th e valley th is week. C ars are plen tifu l and th e prices a re firm a t ing fall election. At all th e principal cities along the HO per ton fo r pears, deliv ered in bulk and 60 to 70 cen ts p er box fo r ro u te through P ennsylvania, New York peaches, acco rd in g to v a rie ty and an d Ohio, th e presid en t w as received grade. S ev eral cash buyers of apples hy a maj««rlty of those p resen t a t th e a re in th e valley and w ith in a few different outdoor receptions, w ith the day s th e closing of som e larg e deals is a n ticip ated . respect due Ills office. If the presid en t. In his speeches, ha«l S tu d en t G ardena L arge shown som e ilegrae of m oderation and N o rth Y akim a.—H igh school s tu ­ dignity In his language, th e h isto ry of this n o table p resid en tial Journey would d e n ts and som e g rad e s tu d e n ts are going in heavily fo r fru it d ry in g and not have been w ritten In w ords of de­ canning, as w ell as g ard en in g th is nunciation. year, according to Prof. C. S. Cole of B ut Mr. Johnson did not try to con­ th e high school a g ric u ltu ra l d e p a rt­ ceal e ith e r Ids preju d ice or his tem ­ m ent, who h as Just com pleted h is sec­ per. From New York to St. Louis the ond to u r of in sp ectio n of u p w ards of p resid en t p etu lan tly showed his oppo­ 500 g ard en s w hose ow n ers h av e en ­ te re d in th e an n u a l school g ard en con­ sition to th e p revailing to n e of public te s t. It h as ta k e n him a m onth to opinion th roughout th e n o rth ern sta te s m ake th e round and he w ill Im m edi­ a t tho tim e, bandied ep ith e ts w ith the ate ly begin ag ain so as to finish final crowd, nnd “ex alted him self a t every in sp ectio n before th e an n u al c o n te st p«>rtunlty." S ecretary S ew ard nlso is held in S eptem ber. H e sa y s he m ade som e speeches. B ut G ra n t an«l h a s n o t a tte m p te d to e stim a te th e F u rrag u t, although freq u en tly called am o u n t of produce grow n, b u t It is im m ense, and th a t som e of th e s tu ­ for, dhl not u tte r n word. G ran t w as d e n ts h av e had re m a rk a b le success -aid to be thoroughly d isg u sted w ith In can n in g and d ry in g fru its an d veg­ the p resid en t nnd rode in o th e r cars etab les. when he could do so. "I fe lt,” said G ran t a fte rw a rd , “th a t It w as like listen in g to a m an a t his own fu n e ra l.” A lthough P re sid e n t Jo h nson m ade m any speeches. It w as said th a t n«jt P o rtlan d — W h eat — B luestem , $2.10 ••ven once did he pronounce th e nam e o f “ L incoln” in th is e n tire trip . At per bushel; fo rty fo ld , $2.05; club, < Cleveland, on Septem ber 3, th e presl- $2.05; red R ussian, $2.05. F l o u r — P a te n ts, $11.60.