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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24.
If IS ISM
EH RENTED?
Why Was England so Lax to
Lease For a Song An Island
Larger Than Heligoland and
Near the Shore at That?
London- -One of the strangest stories
that has been given birth by the great
war is that of the Island of Herm, the
leasing of which to a German company
was recently discussed in the House
of Commons, The lease has been ter
minated, and British troops are bil
leted on the island, but the question is
still being asked, why was England
so lax as to rent for a song an island
larger than Heligoland. within an
hour's steaming of English shores?
Herm is one of the lesser channel is
lands and at one time supported a
considerable population. It is a beau
tiful spot, with an attractive shell
beach. In 1889 It was leased bv the
Crown for S7O a year to the “West
Bank Liegnitz, Gtd.”, which in turn
leased it to Prince Blucher von Wahl
statt, a descendent of the illustrious
Blucher of Waterloo and himself a
German. The Prince and his family
lived quietly for yearn 1n the maner
houso on the Island, incurring the
great displeasure of those who sought
to ramble over the place by closing all
save one narrow pathway on the beach
and plastering about many warnings
to trespassers.
Childen Born There.
Children were born to the Princess
there—she is of the Russian royal fam
ily—-and one of these, a boy, became
a naturalized British subject. At no
time was the Prince suspected of us
ing his home in any operations against
England; but when the war broke out
the matter became one of natural agi
tation culminating in the home secre
tary being asked for an explanation by
Sir William Bull.
The explanation was brief. The gov
ernment knew the name of the German
company holding the lease,’ it knew
moreover that the rent was about five
shillings six pence a week; that steps
had been taken to cancel this docu
ment, that for some weeks British
For Him
or For Her
Nothing more elegant or accept
able for HIM or for HER than
a handsome Trunk, or Genuine
Leather Traveling Bag or Suit
Case.
WE HAVE THEM
LARGEST ASSORTMENT
PRICES THE LOWEST.
SEE US.
Augusta Trunk Factory
736 Broad—Opposite Monument.
The Xmas Candy
Store
Delivery when and
where you say.
Earle Hollingsworth.
Phone 1666.
946 Broad St.
The “Dead Level”
and
The “Lead Devil”
“The business that stands at a ‘dead level’
has a ‘lead devil’ round its neck”.
A business ean’t stand still; it must either
go ahead or backwards.
In dull times the wise business man only
fights the harder.
He watches every detail, he takes stock of
his goods and service and above all else he is en
ergetic in his advertising.
He bids boldly for business and bis very
boldness wins for him.
Turn to the advertising columns of this pa
per and you will see the names of some of the
men who are not willing to see their business
stand on the dead level.
The Best Present—“ He'll Be Home For Christmas” HAL coffman
SiHi Hi* Sl§ if •! sis i sissif
troops had been on the island* Wheth
er Prince Blucher and family had
moved from the Manor House was not
made clear.
The popular outcry against the
Prince, in the opinion of the London
iress generally, is unjustified; but the
Times remarks rather sarcastically
'hat the public might he told a little
•nore about the German company which
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of Whooping Cough and relieves Spasmodic
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Asthma. The air carrying the antiseptic vapor, In
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makes breathing easy; MS .gtf JMn
soothes the sore throat W'
aad stops the cough, I jWM' JJ
assuring restful nights, fc'r -WMg .vwtT y
It is invaluable to mothers tel /
with young chlldrsn. rilriS I
Senduspostalfor I
Sold by Druggists lly V V r J|KF /
VAPO CRESOI.ENF. CO.
SIGNOR GENNARO PUNARO
VIOLINIST.
Lessons given in private homes, in town
or out-of-town. FormiA-Iy under Schra
dleck.
Special music tor churches, weddings,
receptions and afternoon teas.
For particulars, address 623 9th Street.
Phone 1157-W or 1896-W.
weir able to acquire so cheaply so
much good farm and pasture land, to
gether with numerous cottages, not to
mention the Manor House. It also is
pointed out that the island is in the
heart of the English Channel, within
sight of the coast of France, about
70 miles from Portland and 40 from
Cherbourg. It could be used as a
submarine base, though nothing of the
kind appears to have been attempted.
STAMP COLLECTORS FIND
A BONANZA IN P. 0.
NEAR HAVRE
Havre.—The little branch postofflee
in the district of Ste Addresse, Havre,
is now the most important one in the
world in the view of stamp collectors. It
falls within the section of the city tem
porarily made over to Belgium as its
capital, and as such is on Belgian soil.
A letter posted there, even If destined
only for another part of Havre, must
carry the full foreign postal rate of 26
centimes, or five cents.
It is not due to the fact of a Belgian
stamp being used, but to the postmark
of Havre on the stamp that makes It
valuable to phllateilists.
During the office hours stamp collec
tors stand in line in Ste Adresse. The
greatest sale is of postcards with the
embossed stamp of five centimes, two
stamps of two centimes and one of one,
making a total value of two cents. They
buy the entire issue, which they usually
stick on an envelope addressed to them
selves and have them cancelled Imme
diately at the window. But the most
valuable collection is one placed on an
official envelope marked and signed by
the mail censor. It is thus a triple
sonvenr.
If It were not for tho collectors, this
Belgian office would do a small busi
ness. But in View of the stamps can
celled trtr the sake of the postmark, it
is probably the best paying office of its
size in any part of the globe.
GERMAN SUPPLY SHORTAGE
IN SOME CASES SERIOUS
Copenhagen.—Agents of the commis
sary department of the German army,
who are here purchasing supplies, ad
mit that Genmany’s shortage in some
respects is serious. They state that
Germany would be glad to release all
prisoners of war because of the diffi
culty of providing supplies for them.
The agents find their task here made
difficult by the Danish prohibition
against export of many articles. They
have succeeded however, In purchasing
large quantities of inent, which may
still he reported to Germany. They
would like to get a million pairs of hoots
and shoes, but the list of prohibitions
Includes ail articles made of leather or
hide.
NUMBER OF EAST INDIANS
INJURED IN LEFT ARM
Southampton, England.—A Canadian
soldier who has visited several hospi
tals In the south of England rerent'y
he w forty or fifty Cast Indians all of
whom had their left hands bandaged
Me asked one of the Bed Cross attend
ants how they all receive the Same
sort of Injuries
“AH of them have havnnet wounds tn
the left hand, because of their style of
fighting," was Hie reply, "When the-,
get close enough for a hand-to-hand
fight thev throw down their guns, parry
the bayonet* of the enemy with their
left hand and use their knives with the
right hand or course they get a had
wound In their left hand, hut thev don't
mind that arid they almost always get
their man.”
fHE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA. GA.
CHENEY’S
EXPECTORANT
Cures Whooping Cough, Croup
Colds, running of the nose, sore throat.
Cheney’s Expectorant slightly laxative.
Prevents the whoop In whooping cough.
Children like Cheney’s and has been on
the market fifty years. Take the old,
tried and true cough cure. 26c at drug
stores.—(Advt.)
Presents Worth While
Hartz Mountain Canaries
Genuine, best singers,
we’ve ever had.
Canary Cages
A fine lot at low prices.
Incubators and Brooders
Encourage your chil
dren in poultry raising.
Bulbs and Potted Plants.
N. L. Wilier Seed Co.
AUGUSTA, GA.
A MERRY CHRISTMAS
TO ALL
Thanks for a liberal
patronage.
A. SILVER
1028 Broad St.
A MERRY
CHRISTMAS
TO ALL
AUGUSTA
For we count all Au
gusta our friends.
A Merry Christmas
and a Happy and
Prosperous New Year
FARR-SEIGLER
CLOTHING CO.
LIVE STOCK
HUSBANDRY
THE PURE BRED HOG.
Why He Is Moro Valuable to the Farm
er Than tne Scrub.
Pure bred Hogs are sjmpiy a result
i)f breeding the best (and by liest we
mean those that take on fut quickest
and cheapest! hogs together for gen
orations until there Is hardly a possi
billty that the pigs will not fatten
quickly and economically
This, thcu, Is the value of the purr
bred hog, says a Kentucky farmer In
the Homo and Kami.
There Is, however, one objection to
this method of breeding Imgs to feed
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As a bread we have found the
Cheaters very prolific and. what is
even more Important, vory KOod
mothers, both os milkers and In
being careful and kind with their
pIKS, writes a New York farmer In
the Rural New Yorker W© nave
found them quick growers, hardy,
docile and easy to fatten They are
excellent fornKer* and do well on
pasture We have never had a
sick hog on our farms, but
have constantly used disinfectants
and sanitary methods In caring for
them. The sow shown Is a pure
bred Chester White.
for the market We cannot till afford to
buy pure bred breeding slock to begin
with.
We can, however, nil send to the
breeder of pure bred bogs atid buy a
boor or a gilt in pig. If yon are Just
starting buy gilt, and when she has
pigs save the good sow pigs and in a
year yon will have a good start How
ever. If a in,in i some good common
sows that In- knows ale good moth
era It is more sensible to get a boar
The llrst general lon will be half pure
bred, the next generation (if bred to a
pure bred boar) are three-fourths pure,
the next Is seven-eighths pure, and the
next Is fifteen sixteenths pure, which
Is as good as pure bred, though tlicj
cannot be registered.
When buying pure bred stock never
buy unless they are actually register
ed, which is really only a guarantee
that the animal Is really wluit It is
represented.
Many farmers think that by crossing
two pure bred animals of different
breeds they get better ptga. They a I
ways Imagine Mint the resulting eross
will combine the best .pinllllea of both
parents. As a matter of fact the
chances are ten to one that It will In
berlt only the bad qualities of both
parents Why this Is so i cannot say.
but It la n well known fact to up to
date breeders.
Many men have told me thnt they
bar* fed pnre breds and pure bred
crosses and like the latter l»esL How
ever, 1 have always noticed that these
nieo are the "guessing" kind and that
they did not weigh the hogs or food
at the different stages of feeding. Unit
they did not know the price per pound
their hogs cost them to feed
As against these men I have the fol
lowing proof of the value of pure bred
bogs:
In the spring of 1014 tho Kentucky
experiment station fed a ltd of hog
at the Kentucky state fair grounds
This lot consisted of pure breds, pure
bred crosses nnd scrubs. It was found
that the pure breds gained one-fourth
pound more per tint at one third eenl
less per pound than either of the othei
classes.
Ctmenl Hog Pen Floors.
An excellent suggestion Is made by a
practical swine breeder to those hav
Ing cement floors in their hog [lens. He
advises u movable wooden door for the
winter, lie makes Ids own tloora or
one Inch boards and lays them flat on
the cement In sections small enough
to be removed at any time.
In this way he (-01111)111141 the sdvan
tages of both the cement and the wood
He (am remove the board Moor, scrub
ont the pen and also thoroughly clean
and disinfect the false floor outside
Dement is the cheapest material In tin
end for the floor of a hog i*»n The
floor of tlie outdoor apartment should
be a few Inches lower than the tioiisr
floor, so as to Insure a good drainage
and dry sleeping quarter*.
Foot and Mouth Rumor Unfounded.
Sensational reports that the fis.it anil
month disease Is being Intentionally
disseminated In the hope of Interfering
with America * exporting meat to the
warring countries in Kurope have now
been proved to have no foundation
whatsoever. They have been traced. In
fact, to ft story Invented by an Irre
sponsible Individual In Lincoln. Neb.,
says the United States department of
sgrlculttirn.
Fluxsssd For Horses.
Ground whole flaxseed Is used ex
tenslvely for fattening horses Soak it
In hot water for two or three hours It
will form a sort of Jelly Mix a small
amount of this with the feed, or put
It In the drinking water It Is good
for digestion and gives bloom to the
eoat cf the noise It should not make
more than 1 oof cent ->t - gram ration
READ HERALD WANT ADS.
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LIVE STOCK NOTES.
Never leave home without a
heavy blanket, and eover your
borse even if you only stop a
very short rime.
Sheep should be si.»died with
clean, fresh water so Quit they
can drink "Mien they want it
Arrange the pen* and yards so
that the breeding sows can have
plenty of exercise.
It Is n great handicap and may
he an actual Injury to toad a
light horse with great heavy
shoes.
Give the sheep plenty of exer
cise. but keep them In when tt
storms A wet fleece Is a sore
cause of sickness.
One of the greatest fallings
some men have Is crowding their
lings In cold weather Give them
room. They will grow better.
PROFIT IN FEEDING
ROUGHAGE TO CATTLE
Renewed Interest Is being taken la
the marketing of rough feed through
fettling It to enttle, says the Kansas
Farmer. Ordinarily the method of fig*
nrlng profits on such operations is to
charge the cattle market prices for tbs
feeds consumed, and what Is left above
cost of this feed and the labor Involved
is regarded ns profit It Is difficult to
figure In this manner and secure the
real profits where rough feeds only ore
Involved. Quite often this rough teed
has no market whatever away from
the farm. Even where the feed-tL-on
sumed by cattle barely return actual
market prices lit the nearest station It
Is possible to figure a profit from the
standpoint of Increased fertility on the
farm.
On runny farms the future productive
ity of tho soil depends absolutely upon
Hereford cattle are noted for their
health and ruHtilnw qualities. The
bulla are the very bent to cross on
any herd that In delicate and run
down. The t>ff*i'rlnK secured by
this crostdnK are always stout and
healthy in mu miner, when pas
tures are wood. Hereford* need no
grain, an they grow fast on good
grass pasture- They are very eas
ily fed and do not require as mu«h
feed ns Home of the other beef
breedi* The principal thing tn rais
ing Hereford* Is to give them plen
ty to eat They will maJce fleeh
and grow faster than most other
breeds of cattle.
the addition of more organic matter.
Under these condition! much rough
feed, much an low grade hay, straw and
corn stover, cuu be marketed through
beef cattle which wonk) otherwise be
returned to the land. If returned St sD,
without bringing any value whatever
beyond Its hare fertilizing value. If
tlibi point of view were accepted many
more would make a practice of feeding
cattle on the farms during the winter
season.
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THE RAM IN WINTER.
Haad of the Rook BHould Not Bo Al
lowed to Run With Emo
JCvery man with ft bunch of brad
ewe* on ton hands knows It to bud
policy to allow the ram to ran «ttt
them throng!) the winter, nays tho Na
tional Stockman. Ho crowds tbom at
Uk- feed trough, worries them at otfaac
times and by aging his suporlM
strength tn bunting and pushing aaj
count- costly nburtlona. It to no pines
for him, but still too often bo to found
there because It Is "too much bother"
to keep him by himself. Nor should
be run with the fattening lamb* to hog
tlie feed and keep them from making
the beat of gains. On some farms D*
will he found with tbs cattta, running
to the Htniwstnck. Rut here, betddas
Ailing his fleece with chaff and othei
fllth, he is likely to be nndartad unless
•Iteclal provision 1m made for him.
Wo can't expect our aoie Investment
in service fee for ntte of a ram to ba
his cost price. He will not care fox
himself, and if he Is not worthy of bis
hire better send him to the tmtohoi
and secure one that la Generally a
place for him can he found cloea to
the other sheep, where he will not be
lonesome and where he can be fed
handily Perhaps ns giski a place as
any will be an open loan to against the
regular sheep .belter that afford* a
dry place for him overhead. Hi* “lot”
may well he an acre or ten acre* that
may happen to adjoin the sheep yards.
Here he can keep dry-the most essen
tial thing nnd here he can get plenty
or exercise and he easily fed as tbs
other sheep are And please do oot
forget a pall of fresh water every day,
and some salt when the ewe* get
their* It won’t pay to neglect the rein.
Th# Brood Sow.
flogs require attention rognrdlese of
condition, age or sex. but the manage
ment of the brood mow la the surest
K-t of the breeder's skill If sow* are
enreiwtsly fed during pregnnney trouble
of some kind Is sure to enHue at fur
rowing
READ HERALD WANTS
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