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Hundreds of lofts have been built and equipped In this country, and in the early days many pigeons were ship- immm ether Bunches or Swelling. No blister, no hair gone, and horse kept St work. Eco al nomical on! jr a few drops required at an n. $2 SO per bottle delivered. Icskltirtl lESOf.SiKl JR, the antiieptic liniment for man' kind, reduce Cjit, Wenr, Painful, Swollen Vein tnd I' leers. $ j. 2 $ a bottle at dealers or delivered. Eook,,Evidence free. prU-catio- W.P .YOUNG, P, 0.rwieinjlt, tartneileld, OlarYogf M1K records of this war are replete with stories of the courageous work performed by carrier pigeons while sating the lives of our soldiers, but no Incident better Illustrates what they have accomplished than their activities In the battle of Bethun-cour- t and Head Mans hill An enFrench tire regiment waa cut off from, their comrades, completely surrounded for four day, and with no method of communicating word of Heir plight to the general In command. That fourth night one of the men scouting In No Mans Ijtml stumbled over a dead comrade on whose back was strapped a basket carrying two little battle had been pigeons that during the four-dacaretaker. Tenof their the body safeguarded by and birds basket the scout the brought derly back to the colonel bn the hftl. Early the next morning messages were written, affixed to the legs of the birds, which, exhausted and but Imbued with indomitable spirit and pluck, were liberated wafted into the air by the prayers and wishes of the regiment, bearing with them the only remaining hope for these thousands of men and the happiness of other thousands In their families at home. Shortly afterward both birds fluttered wearily into their' Joft back at headquarters; and in a sortie ordered by the general the enemy was driven back and the regiment saved. ' One of the officers of thnt regiment Is now tn Washington, and he has promised himself that now the war Is over he will have a loft of the best birds he can get, and the best care and attention that is possible will be but a slight part Mat. SVIfi Sugar Lid Off. Bobbles afternoon nap bring unusually short, he was bathed, dressed ntid permitted to winder through the big house while bis mother prepared her toilet, Rob bi found many interesting things to do; poured water off the gold fish. climbed Into the - kitchen sink - and made cement out of his brothers sand from the hoisting toy. Bobbie was sternly taken to task, bis mother relating bis 'little sina" one by one. Penitent Bobbles con- tension was; "Yes, but mother, that w as not alt J I dipped my hand In the sugar bowl and Just ate sugar, and ate sugar and ate sugar." Bobble was not punished, and his toother camouflaged her smiles. . Three-year-ol- d . For What Ailed Hint The nervous wreck had explainer! at great Jengthsuhl symptoms. AIM hat were described in the medical books he had, and some besides all of which were described at great length. To you understand me? he finally nked the doctor when he had ended h's enumeration. - "I do," replied the doctor, 'and Ill give you something for yonr pains." f dust-sollc- A Mistake. bet the crown prince never was on the firing line." Oh, yea, he was. Hes Just fised three cooks. Carrier pigeons Ghoiee : People ment are keen for health, simplicity and contentment Thousands of these people choose the cereal drink INSTANT POSTUM as their table beverage in place of . tea or coffee. Healthful Economical Delicious wed - by- - the-in- - - under-wa- r, conditions. The pigeons ability to do all of these wonderful tasks lies in Its faculty of orientation, that In its power to know as soon as It Is released In what direction Its home loft Is and to fly directly to it. The perfection to which orientation is developed la the highly bred and trained homer was recently demonstrated at a pigeon fiy conducted by the ptgeoh section of the signal corps, when 8,100 homing pigeons were released in Washington for a lly to New York city, 224 miles. To a single bird, these pigeons ran out f their coops and the speed of an express arose train, and after taking a half circle to get their bearing were off for New York. Every one of honm-tL ofcultura-tast- e rtthoptgeonswas and refine- are- - not - only fantry and the navy, but are used frequently by The air sendee. At the Dunkirk hydroplane station they have an enviable record. There has not been a single accident to s plane, nor the loss of a Nan in combat, where word of the occurrence was not brought back by the pigeons which are a part of the equipment of the planes. Instances of the value of the messengers could be multi- piled without number, hut it is more interesting to recount how these birds are bred, reared and -- The Popular , - J v ' " , ll ; y ",M - - ) ii m .ii I .w J i' W . 4 I it t F - reported lor have arrived prompt--l- y and the first arrival made the trip in 5 hours and 40 minntes. Surely It did not stop to read many sign posts on the way. Just how the homing pigeon developed this power of orientation is a moot, question, hut it Is certain that It has been cultivated through centuries until now It is almost uncanny. What guides the pigeon back to the loft where it first took to the air is a quality called by many names, and you will find that each person knows that he 1ms the answer to the riddle. Some rail it Innate lore of home; others attribute It to faculty, atmospheric conditions, sight, or memory. Personally, 1 cannot caljl, it anything more or less than instinct, highly developed. We find it in lesser degree In horses, dogs and cats, and In other blrdslt seems to be developbd a little less markedly, but with sufficient accuracy so that they migrate annually tiusands of miles without the aid of any other compass than their Instinct When we remembeV the potent power of selection and think of the years and generations of careful breeding and selection which the homing pigeon has undergone it Is not so wonderful that they have developed the homing Instinct to a high degree. I have seen their cousins, the p'goons, bred to such a degree of fineness that Iy a few ounces e piece and were they weighed fnn-tallo- d ped overseas. Men have been selected and trained in the science of pigeon breeding, rearing and flying. Many of these have already found service overseas In the care of lofts and the birds of our armies. It has been necessary to train a large number of people In this work, as It was practically new to each person who took It UR. The training of officers and men in the use and care of the birds at the front and in the forwarding of messages all took time. Unfortunately the pig- Srse eons could only fiy end could not talk, necessitating the writing of the messages. Some wag has proposed to Improve the pigeon by crossing It. MTCJUMjnXATZSJAGrSYZQrt TtrfTZMr i with a parrot, thus ellra-so nervous that they could not stand still they tnatlng the necessity of writing the messages. were like the of a watch, constantly However, the pigeon might have something to move. on and In and the very ducking say about the matter. preening One of the most difficult parts of the work of early time homing pigeons were In vogue In and Romans. Greece Racing Egypt. among the Introducing pigeons into the army service was to in been a and national has Instill Into the minds of the officers and men the sport pigeons royal fact that the pigeons are reliable. That they are Belgium, France, Italy, Turkey, Egypt and Engwas Introduced land for hundreds of years. It reliable Is proved by the experience overseas, Into this country in the seventies and has enjoyed where the birds are retained In forward positions a fair and steady growth Until now there are while any other method, whether telephone, telethree national homing pigeon associations with a graph, Induction buzzers, wireless, wigwag or runmore of breeders. than 2,000 ner is available, and only when everything else membership Much time Is in teaching the pigeon all of falls, and only the birds remain, then through the tricks which count when the bird is actually barrage, gas, and every other of the diabolical inventions of war, more tnan 07 per cent of the racing In competition with other pigeons. It Is faught to enter the loft Immediately upon its remessages Intrusted to our pigeons are safely and turn, for a bird that does not enter so that the speedily delivered by them to headquarters. message K carries can be taken from It is of very These messengers are carried to the front In little value as a messenger. Nothing Is more especially constructed wicker baskets which can fancier or racer than to have be carried handily by the soldier Intrusted with exasperating e the pigeon return and cool Its anatomy and view their care. Back of the lines the pigeons are kept the scenery for a half hour before entering the ' In either of two kinds of lofts or home, stationloft. It is nearly sufficient cause to make the ary or movable, but the essential feature of each trainer of pigeons lose his faith in pigeon nature; is the same. Every effort Is made to make each besides it gives the neighbors a chance to make bird comfortable, happy and attached to Its home. remarks trinuit the fullgrown men playing with This is done most effectively by the method of birdies. Once'lhe bird Is Inside the loft It canfeeding, as the approach to the birds affection not emerge, since each loft Is equipped with a Is through Its stomach, the same as with genus can which enter at bird time the Each loft Is equipped with a trap through homo. through any trap but cannot go out unless thratrap Is set for exit. " which the birds are taught to enter and leave The ordinary barn variety of pigeon or those without fear. Each time the bird enters the trap bred for the production of squabs for market and an alarm is automatically rung, notifying the the racing homing pigeon should not be attendant of the return of the bird, that the mesThey are as distinct and have as many sage may be immediately obtained and forwarded to headquarters. points of difference as have the big draft horse nervous racing horse. The and the Before the late war If yon had told a pigeon ordinary pigeon has very little homing ability, fanderthat you could. move Jils pigeon loft as far whereas the homing pigeon is kept and bred exas 50 miles and that thepigeons would return t It clusively for that faculty. They are also bred for swiftly and accurately he would probably have speed, and every muscle which is used In flight laughed at you and said something about yonr is developed almost at the expense of the other being a novloe In the pigeon racing and breeding muscles of Us body. In races the actual speed game. The movable loft is one of the advances recorded Is almost beyond belief. Speedsofl.S.'iG in pigeon loretfiat the war has bmught out. . to 1.SHK) yards per minute or is) miles per hour, This is a very important development, as it is have been made for short distances and it Is not highly desirable that the lofts always be near to - extraordtnary-foe-abir- d - to cover trv exes-o- f military- - headquarters and variable' forlnstant miles In a single day. The record for 1,000 miles removal with headquarters as conditions may reis 1 day, 11 hours, 24 minutes and 11 seconds, and quire. These movable lofts are very well conwas made by a bird named Bullet, ami the longest structed and are Interesting homes for these Itinsuccessful race was l.tO miles from Denver, erant messengers. They are outfitted with nestin'-boxeColo., to Springfield. Mass, (time 22 days, 3 hours, observation traps, storage space for feed? 22 minutes), although instances are recorded water. Rnd accommodations for one or two atwhere birds sent from New York to the Pacific tendants who are constantly on duty. In fact. const as breeders, have, on liberatiorTtr one of the circus wagons that travel returned from California, over the mountains and with the smaller circuses about the country. Another Innovation developed was the owl explains to their old homes la New York. There were pigeons at the front that At various times m this country the army and press. developed the y faculty for seeing at night navy have decided to use use carrier pigeons In and these were called veritable human riieir work, but with indifferent success until the owls. In fact, they came home much more night and recent war. The old repo rts are rather amusing steadily knowlwhen considered in the light of present-da- y accurately than some of their civilian brethren, can vvhnt be with who were wmnt to be habitual riders of the done of birds when the edge owl , handled properly. Pigeons were used in the navy express." , more than 20 years ago, but failed through' lack . The sport of racing and breeding pigeons is due of proper eare. At the time of the Mexican to receive an impetus as a civilian sport now that der trouble pigeons were again tried, but with the war Is ended and the progress made little success for the same reason and through war conditions shfuld'not he allowed ta undr lapse lack of time for accliiratlzatlon. Thousands of soldiers will have become fimillnr businesson a first put Homing pigeons werq with the birds and will have a warm for like bnsis In the army In March, 1317, in,,the them. Thf re will he many who will regard hur the In November of tUetjenr eastern department. fecing of the officer who was mentioned in the the pigeon section of the land division of the sigfirst rart of this article , haring been saved bv nal dorps w as organized, and siree the,n rapid progress has been made In this country and ..i d, of hls"mensureofappreeiationcand gratitude to-tlittle feathered messengers to whom he and his comrades owe their lives. These little birds have been used In almost tvery conceivable way to get word back to the reserves or to headquarters when all other means of communication failed. -- 111 AJLYfJi, TXCSfteJTMt TYPFarj?AcmXO1F y -- , side. Always before eating, a servant pours, from a pitcher, water in orientals hands j which seems a wish provision, for they do not use kmw-nor forks; spoons only are used to nt soup or sherbets. They do not sit around" a t; ie ai we do, but sit on cushions round table trays. All over the mar east they have but two meals. Breakfast Is a sort of movable feast up to e, eleven oclock. It consists of fruit and various hot breads. The Turk is enabled to sustain life until e,r a hone Wheeze, Choke-dow- in an article on the colorful ancient op ii of the Ottoman empire.' But as the Turk tever bathes save In runn water the brick floors contain isi tM that carry the water to the gani.-lt. THICK, SVOLLEII GLAHDS or F. Tha Turk tn spite of his constant bathing (bathing being enjoin,, i i,y tha Mohammedan religion) has n sta. tionary tuba hor wash bow is uhW,, Turkish houses are quite Innocent o( experience. if complications exist, write Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.. Lynn, Mass., for suggestions in regard to your ailment. The result of its long experience is , at your service. have So Ao. I cure any female trouble." Mr. ALICB II fixer, Christopher, J1L Nervousness is often a symptom of weakness or soma functional derangement, which msv be overcome by this famous root and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pinkhama Vegetable Compound, as thousands of women bava found by At make . a .t., WrinlMimiMMujd Cm Dm, OcktHltM. much about what Lydia E. Pinkhama ne<h. cm hair-sprin- g he sint to-th- onfused. high-strun- g, -- -- s, jie, -- 4hey-remtnd foot-hig- h co-e- his dinner at sunset' by drinking Innumerable cupfuls of thick, hot, d coffee. Dinner, which is consumed In the i tUe T urk even Ingo ts the-on' ytakes In the bosom of his family It often is an elaborate affair of twelve courses: . Tomatoes-- , and squash sod eggplant and other vegetables stuffed with rice or minced meat or cheese, fish swimming in oil, mutton stews goat fricassees, roasted chickens, rich pastries and candles, preserves of plum and quince and fig and penrh, and always coffee and the narghileheavily-sweetene- - - waterpipe. At some of these dinners they drink a sort of brandy called raki; but alcoholic drinks are anathema to the orthodox Turk. ' s SOLDIER OF FORTUNE PASSES World Soon to Havo Little Ut for Picturesque Character Whoso Fortune Was His Sword. 4 If It shall now comb to pass, it a well may, that there shall be an end e soldier of put to wars, the fortune will become an extinct old-tim- a. f The world, of course, can get along very well without him, and yet he will be- missed. For he Is a very ancient Institution, Indeed. He was with Alexander and Caesar, Napoleon, the captains and the kings of every nation under the sun wherever there was knife to stick or a bullet to shoot Slowly but surely, however, the ground has been cut from under the feet.of the soldier of fortune, and now It seems that at. last he Is to dl appear completely. lie had a good time, though, whfie It. lasted, and It did last a long time. t that For there was always, some- where, a Job waiting for him. If things went stale on the Spanish Main, he could cross over to the other side of the world and find another banner wider which to fight It Was all the same to him. which side he fought with ofagalnst He had no enmities, no hatreds; he hnd no grudge to satisfy. His business fighting. The doubloon of Spain looked Just as good to him as the f erelgn of England or the yen of J - - pan. . Real "Handy Man." A Tasmanian Jack of all trade claim that he is a hairdresser, tohe conlst cycle repairer, electrical certificated engineer, certificated marine eo, and - gineer for the Derwent, organist Choirmaster, stencil cutter, fretaorker,billiard hall keeper, proprietor rirnithe taring library, and Is manager of local town halL Lava Warm After Thirty Year. 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