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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-30
KAFIR is AS GOOD
AS CORN FOR FEED
SiIaqe Made From 1t Is Even Bet
ter Than Ordinary Kind for
Live Stock.

Kafir is as good a feed as corn.
Because farmers are learning this,
kafir has become one of the most i'm
portant crops grown in Kansas today.
The grain is valued highly as feed
for all classes of live stock. In feed
ing. five bushels of kafir seed are con-
sidered as being equivalent to four
bushels of shelled corn. 1t should be
ground for all classes of live stock. ex-
cepting poultry, as it is so hard that
they do not masticate it thoroughly
if it is fed whole. 1t should never be
fed wet.
Silage made from kaflr excels corn
silage as a feed, as the percentage of
grain and leaf to stalk is much higher
in the kafir. The same thing is
true in regard to kafir fodder and corn
slower.
Some of the farmers over the state
cut their kafir with a corn binder.
They then cut the heads off with a
knife, similar to tobacco cutter, only
much larger, which is attached to the
side of wagon box. The headg are
allowed to fall into the wagon bcI and
are then threshed. The foddeC which
is left is excellent feed. Sons persons
have advocated the feeding Of this
fodder to horses suffering from the
heaves, but DR.. c. W. McCampbell,
assistant professor Ut animal hus-
bandry at the Kaueas Agricultural
college, says that It has no more val
ue for this purpose than any other
similar feed.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-30
She Had Been Reading History.


He had told her by telephone DUR
ing the afternoon that he wished to
speak to her that evening about some
thing very important to him' he
hoped, to her
So. when he arrived, she had two
chairs drawn close together IN the
living room. Her parents had gone
out for the evening. Her little broth
or had been sent to spend the night
with his cousin, and the beautifully
shaded lamp had been so arranged
that it shed soft, subdued light.
Having shown him where to hang
his hat, she led him to the chair that
had been placed in proper position
for his use and made herself com
Portable in the other. Then she cross.
ed her dainty feet, folded her soft
white hands in her lap, smiled at him
In an encouraging way, and said:
when you are ready, Gridley, sou
nay fire" Chicago Record-HeralG.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-30
Collapse
ilBEhEOtcTS,
II CIlJR

VIZ ASHINGTON.-The collapse of
w the Bachelors Washingtons ia
nous cotillon club, which for the last
twenty years has established the
standing of the successive crop OF
smart society, has been followed by
the establishment of the Benedict"
and at last Washington winter time
smart set has undergone the long
threatened pruning. The Bachelors,
according to some reports, fell of it's
own weight In other words, too
many who could not muster all the re-
quirements were admitted to member
ship and one by one the "swagger"
element withdrew. The detection be-
gan several seasons ago when Major
Charles McCawley, II. S. M. c., who
throughout the Roosevelt regime was
the Beau Brummel of Washington,
gave up his membership. George How
ard, son of Lady Howard of England
and kin to the ultra-aristocratic Riggs
connection, resigned about the same
time. Gist Blair, one of the most elig-
ible bachelors in the country, came a
close third, but these lapses were
made up by the younger army and
navy set.
Last year things got worse and even
the lances of criticism assailed the
bachelors, whose dances careful moth
ers considered bit too blase for the
debutantes whose coming-out hereto
fore had not been considered properly
accomplished unless "they appeared
at least at the Bachelors three yearly
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-30

cars. Experienced shippers seem u
be agreed on the point that cattle,
which have been heavily fed for aome
weeks, should be prepared for ship
ment by withholding the usual grain
feed for day or two previous tn ship
ping. and substituting for this grain
feed roughage in the shape of goot
hay. Some very good advice atoms
this line is given by John Clay 10
Henry's Feeds and Feeding, as fok
lows:
A day or two previous to shipping,
feed the cattle in pen, and feed nay
only The secret of shipping Oil
classes of cattle is to place them on
the cars full of food, but with as llt-
tie moisture as possible.
A steer full of water is apt to pave
loose bowels and show up badly IN
the yards; properly handled, cattle
should arrive in the sale pens dry be-
hind and ready for good tlh OF
water-not very thirsty, but in good
condition to drink freely. Many
shippers think that by sailing their
cattle or feeding them oats they can
fool the buyers, but IL always goes
against them to use unnatural
amounts.
AS to feed on the road nothing
EQUALS good sweet hay, which excels
corn or other grains, because 1t is
easily digested and does not fever the
animal. Of water in midsummer,
care must be taken to supply the ami
NAL wants. whereas in winter steer
can go for many hours without a
drink Cattle shovld arrive at the
sale yards at from to a. m, ap'
pearing on the scene as near the lat
ter hour as possible, since they al
ways look better just after they nave
been fed and watered.
Funkhouser advises feeding all the
hay the cattle will eat. ind reducing
the grain feed at least cne-half two
or three days before shipping. For
steers in transit, allow 25G pounds OF
hay and one and one-half bushels OF
grain per car. Steers on pasture that
have had corn should be- taken OF
pasture twenty-four hours before
shipping. and allowed half feed OF
corn with plenty of hay.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-30

The Mercury de France has been
making some inquiries as to the re-
spective popularity of the various mod
ern languages in the schools OF
Europe, and it finds that French is
still far ahead of all competitors. It
says that in England German finds
less and less favor, and that pupils
who have any option in regard to a
modern language always choose
French. In France, however, since
1870, German has perhaps secured q
preponderance over English in the
Lycees, says the Westminster Ga
zettre. In Germany the study OF
French has progressed to the detri-
ment of English, but the government
has interviewed in order to develop the
teaching of English. which it regards
rs of great Importance in commercial
matters. French is now taught IN
Italy more than ever before, but Ger
man is also gaining some ground, es-
pecially in the north. In Spain
French has more pupils than any 9TH
er foreign language, and English
comes next.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-30

ID LANS are made. and their execu-
i ton will be proceeded with as soon
as finances warrant, for further en-
bellishing the capidAl grounds by the
planting of additional shrubbery. 1t
should be emphasized that no attack
is contemplated on the design of the
grounds which represents the admir-
able work of the landscape architect,
Frederick Law Olmsted. The layout
of the capitol grounds is satisfactory
to everybody, and the design is veneer
ated by all the men having in charge
the care and preservation Of the
grounds.
When the capitol grounds, as we
know them, were young, great deal
of the plantation was for quick results.
The results were achieved. Some
shrubbery has developed so that as
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-30
underpaid Ambassadors.

Mr.. Bryce, in resigning his post at
Washington, resigns also $4,000
year, a sum which probably gave rise
to Sala's phrase concerning special
correspondents, that they have the
salary of an ambassador" On the
other hand, the American ambassador
in London has to represent the United
States on a salary of $17,5Oo. Mr..
Reds predecessor, Mr.. Choate, USED
to declare that $4,000 would scarcely
cover the expenses of the office. An
American biographer tells how a man
was found wandering in the dead of
night around Trafalgar square by
kind hearted constable, who recon-
,nended him to go home. Home"
exclaimed the wanderer. Il have no
home. I'm the American ambassa'
6or!"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-30

The birthday cake which had the
place of honor on the table specially
constructed for the comfort of the
tiny guests, was real wonder cake,
with its tier after tier of frosted ter
races" the pinnacle crowned with a
trio of birthday candles.
Boxes of cake, with the monogram
OF the celebrant, together with quanti-
ties Of wonderful toys and marvellous
mechanical trophies, were given to
each of the guests as they set of
home at the close of the afternoon.
For entertainment there was circus
with real clown. Punch and Judy
show and vaudeville entertainment
completed the show.
Baby Mclean is three years old and
IL heir to between rinety and a hum
dred millions.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-30

Beef cattle should be found on
every farm where cattle are not
handled for the exclusive production
of milk Whether or not the farm
er enters the dairy business or
handles beef cattle should depend
upon the amount of labor available
in proportion to the crops produced,
the demand for milk and it's products,
and the equipment for the proper
production of milk. Beef cattle Will
consume a larger amount of feed than
any other class of farm animals in
proportion to the labor necessary in
handling them. They are especially
adapted to the utilization of rough
age, require a small outlay for build
ings and equipment, and return to
the soil very large percentage OF
the plant food consumed, thus reduc-
ing expense of fertilizer.
1t is not always the heaviest feed
ers who get the best results. Every
animal requires certain nutrients that
enable it to perform it's best work.
If these nutrients are not supplied in
the proper proportions. 1t means that
the animal must consume and adjust
larger amounts of some of the ele-
ments that it can use, in order to get
enough of the others. Economical
feeding requires that nutrients be
supplied to animals in the proportion
needed. AS a rule, farm feeds are
lacking in protein. If one is feeding
cornstalks or wild hay, the farm
grains will supply enough protein to
meet the animals needs for best
work. This is especially true of
dairy COWS and young stock. When
this form of roughage must be fed,
some such feed as bran, middlings or
oil-meal must form a reasonable pro-
portion of the grain ration, in order
that the protein supply may. be main
tanned.
inexperienced cattle feeders fire.
quently suffer quite a heavy loss on
account of the shrinkage in weight
between the time the cattle are taken
from the pasture and the time they
reach the market. The shrinkage is
usually due to the careless feeding in
transit, or lack of preparation of the
cattle before they are put on the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-30

A great joke was played upon Presi
dent Hadley at the recent banquet for
the Harvard football team by the Bos
ton alumni. A student, cieverly dis
guised, and speaking broken English.
was introduced to the "Prexy" as
Herr Baron cgn Keppel," just over
from Germany. President Lowell lent
himself to the foreigners entertain
ment, recalling other distinguished for.
eigners who had shown interest in this
university. When the stranger asked,
What time do they chase the eats on
board" the president promptly recogr
nized him as a Harvard man by his
university English.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-30
Ed,Ication in Samos.

II Stromboli is the lighthouse o;
the Mediterranean, Samos possesses
what native writer has described al
the Lighthouse of the Levant.
moral and intellectual lighthouse, thai
is to say-the college named Pytha
goreum, after the greatest of Samians
This college attracts students IRON
Crete and many other islands, anc
stands at the head Of remarkably
creditable educational system. Four
teen years ago Mr.. William Miller
noted that Samos had one school TOT
every thousand of the population, and
was far from content with that, there
being a strong movement for agricul'
tural, kindergarten and higher female
education. Samos. as a rich island
with no national debt, is not crippled
nv the rates difficulty which tempers
popular enthusiasm for education In
some countries.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-30

ly sheet music was derived from the
operas of Gilbert and Sullivan: nova
days they seem to come mostly from
the burlesque stage. Twenty-Five years
ago many popular songs possessed
considerable merit; today many of
them are unspeakable.
ct is not the actual, literal mean
ing of the words sung that is objec-
tionable, but it is the connotation, the
idea obviously implied, or that one
is led to anticipate, which constitutes
the peculiarly vicious effect of these
songs Popular music today Is at its
lowest ebb. But even if it cannot, show
brains, it at least can show decency,
and | would welcome any movement
designed to this end"
The Washington Y. NJ. G.. A. has a
membership of 5000.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-30
AS FATE W|LLED IL
Cindy's Matrimonial Affairs Mo-
All Her Own.
Town Gossps Had Their Ears Close
to the Ground and Very Little of
Real Moment Got Away
From Them.

yep, got that boss when it was q.
teeny colt long back-let's see-Well.
bout the time Cindy contemplated
metermony. Ma made that rag car
pet the year of-yep, the year Cindy
thought of gettin' married The GA
Baptist church wes the biggest thing
in town the year-wG1l, the year Cindy
was serious bout hitchin' up, you see.
Was it or was it not the year afore
or after? BY heck! 1t was the same
year she was thinkin' il she'd--CiHdy-
mean--take ST Slocum or Ez Penn
brook. The blacksmith shop burned
down, Abe Poots corncrib, as well as
fourteen hens, six pullets, and nine
Pekin ducks went up in feathers and
smoke-strange how dates mix up.
1t was when Cindy got the notion in
her fool head that she'd lived a life or
singleness enough. Then the new
school teacher come and took the new
deestrick school just bout when Clndy
got hotheaded and tarned down III
Jenkins; he had q new buggy; ana
Sim Coot had two colts. Sim didn't
have any new buggy, but he had
mortgage on Lis twenty-acre farm
Cindy got left on both deals; but she
held on to her passhun for doublin
up, she did"
1T seems that about everything
hinged upon Cindy's affair of love. All
starts or ends about the time she con-
templated matrimony."
"Yep, that's what it does. Ma got
her teeth then the same year; pa
bought a new hayfork and had the
new COW barn painted red, the colt
run way with the milk wagon ana
we lost forty quarts of milk that sum
mer: the dern crick slushed over and
the hog pen was split into kndlin
down on the flats; Jim Parker broke
his collarbone liftin' keg OF cherry
brandy, on a bet In Perkins's place;
Nose Judkins was beat for pathmaster
and | was put in postmaster at me
Corners the same year; Tidy Brown
went to the town high school, and the
steeple fell down. the year Cindy con-
templated-"
"And how did Cindy come OUT?
Come out? Say, she went ana
done it,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-30
Not the ROYAL Salute.

1t happened to the queen as pr'n-
cess of Wales, when she was at ons
of the great cities of Upper india
and is here quoted from recent
book entitled. can American Girl at
the Durbar."
The princess wished to see the
place quietly for herself, and asked a
young police officer to escort her, ana
to be sure to tell no one about 1t De-
forehand. So off they started on foo'
through the bazaar, and the princess,
who was dressed in thick vel ana
topi. enjoyed it all immensely
But at the first police outpost on
the road the constables, seeing their
police sahib coming, turned out in full
force, and saluted with a clatter OF
arms as they passed.
"Now ! particularly asked thai
there might be none of this, re-
preached the princess.
"Oh, it's not your royal highness
they are saluting; it's T." explained
the young officer, blushing nightly
And therat the princess saw hef
mistake, and laughed at herself might
lily, too-Youth's Companion.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-30
Keeping sheep in Condition.

Doctoring sheep is expensive and
often unsatisfactory, unless the
symptoms of the disease are clearly
understood. If sheep are not exposed
to bad weather in the late fall, and
are given proper care and feed, there
is not much show for disease, unless
brought in from other fiocks. With
sheep an ounce of prevention is
worth considerably more than a
pound of cure.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-30

The passion for censorship seems to
be on the increase. 1t may properly
be considered as by-product of the
growing paternalism on the part Of
our government. Ia the newspaper
post office bill we have the first stages
OF censorship of the press. There is
also a censorship of the moving pic
ture industry, which will doubtless in
time be extended to the whole theatri-
cal field. Already this is true in Eng
land, says Life. What is really needed,
however, is a censorship to suppress
the truth. The truth is getting very
bold in these days, and unless some
measures are taken to curtail her ac-
tivities, lamentable results will fol-
low.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-30

At a Lacrosse poultry show ca 5000
prize hen swallowed a $20o ruby.
which accidentally dropped into her
coop and thus increased her value to
$500. This blue-ribbon poultry-show
business is making the hens too vain
and high-minded for ordinary uses. A
$500 hen ought, to be satisfied with her
plutocratic position, but the female
lrind ever aspires TO what is fanciful
and dazzling.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-30
Small Farms.

A farmer near Philadelphia took a
little farm of Is acres. Upon that
farm he was enabled to grow the nrst
year enough to winter two head Of cat
tie and a horse, and in a number of
years he was able to winter 80 head
of cattle and two horses, and had hay
to cell. He, employed a man and
boy If you figure that up it comes
to about 20 men on 100 acres of land.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-30
Simple Request.

An Irish conductor on the Payne
avenue line was trying to make room
for more passengers III his car dur
ing the rush hours the other night.
AS reported by more or less truth
full witness. this is what he said; FIJI
thin in front PLACE move up so that
thin behind en- take tn places av
thin in front, an lave room f'r thin
that's neither in front nor behind?"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-30

The governor of Michigan urges a
sort of church uniform dress for WON.
en-. plain and inexpensive, which all
can wear. So guileless theory ought
to be followed up by a proposal that
horse races should be conducted with
a view of affording artistic enjoyment
by the easy grace of horses, with all
betting eliminated.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-30
e,.,,thino coffee Fragrance.

Under Frederick the Great Fellows
with keen, long noses. throughout one
country got jobs as Coffee-smeilers 20
smell out the bean roasting and 10
detect the odor off the boiling conee-
The government tried building big
coffee roasting plants and charging
high prices, and in time the Germans
ALI turned again to beer, and coffee
was considered iuxuTg
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-30
The OLDEST Horse.

The oldest horse in the world is
probably pony owned at Lancaster,
N. Y. According to evidence in his
owners hands this pony is fifty years
old For the last two years he has
lived almost entirely on soft feed and
Cruel. He will not last much longer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-30
Construction of Foot.

When leg is bent the bird cannot
open it's foot. That is why it does not
fall off the perch at night when asleep.
When a hen is walking it closes its
toes as it raises the foot and opens
them when it touches the ground.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-30
They Never Drown.
these

What's Hardluck doing tnes
days?"
Teaching his sorrows to swim.
reaching his sorrows to swim?'
YES, trying to drown them i
booze"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-30

A woman has asked the law to stop
her husband from calling her "dearie"
and sweetheart" in public. The pub
tic has a right to complain, too.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-30

1t is said that the sultan of Turkey
is skilled as a pianist. Most of his
victims would prefer to be massa-
cred.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-30
BAD Daicrinn.

Allowing a boy or dog to run the
cows to and from pasture morning
and night and forcing the cows to
Stand in a dirty barnyard over night
Is not good dairying.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-30
cIon Gar Hoos.

One of the things necessary to con-
slider as important is to be sure that
the hogs must be made to drink
plenty of water in winter, and in or
der to do this part of their feed
should be given as siop
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-30

Whoever invented saloon iceboxes
that cannot be opened from the inside
conferred a lasting favor upon the
robber fraternity.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-30

They say that the new $4,000 bill
is a work of art But only the million
aire collectors can afford to have 1t
framed.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-30

A Seattle boy of twelve has a peau-
tiful crop of whiskers. Wonder II
they're the latest style?
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-30
OF Anectation.

There is nothing in poetry, or, in
deed, in society so unpleasant as az
decentralization.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-30

The discovery of blonde Eskimor
Snay merely prove that peroxids fol
lows the flag.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-30

The main trouble with the fellow
who knows it all In that he hs& 90
much to learn.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-30
Baking Money.

money makes the mare CO." Not
Taller.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-30

Life with some fellows is simply a
case OF meet and drink
Evening journal., 1913-10-23
TALKS ON THRIFT
HOME GARDEN ECONOMIES

lem BY means of the family garden. we
nos only must produce more but we
must save more; not only raise more
vegetables, but save more vegetables
Tor winter use
Il is doubtful il an average sized
Kitchen garden can be made to pay un-
less the householder himself does most
of the work in it, II you are under
constant expense for labor the chances
are that your garden will not show a
profit.
But If YOU are living where you can
have a garden and are so situated that
members of your own family can do
most of the work on it, you will find il
genuine means of economy for you,
even as thousands and thousands of
others have found by experience
Plan your garden so that You will not
only have plenty of fresh vegetables
during the summer, but also so that you
will have an ample supply Of winter
vegetables and plenty OF stuff for pre-
serving such as tomatoes, which are
easy to cultivate and very valuable as
food.
Entirely aside from the actual profits
or saving from garden, you must
reckon as an important asset the health
and satisfaction that it gives.