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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-01-09
Prominent HOrsemen for Mis-
souri, Farmers Week

Columbia, Mo-, Jan. 1917, 1913
Hon. W. l.. Houser, Mondovi, Wis,
one of the leading breeders of draft
horses in the United States, will dis
cuss the subject of draft horses before
the draft horse breeders meeting at
Columbia, No., January 1917, during
Farmers Week.
Mr.. Mat S. Cohen, Lexington, KY,
known to the light horse world as one
OF the greatest trainers of saddle
horses in America, will discuss train
ing and production of saddle horses
before the Saddle Horse Breeders
Association meeting at Columbia dur
ing Farmers Week.
Hon. w. L. Houser, one of the ex-
tensive breeders of Clydesdales and
Percheron horses in Wisconsin, will
deliver several lectures at Columbia
during Farmers Week on the sub
iect, Draft Horse Production. Mr.
Houser will be remembered by many
as the breeder of the Clydesdale
mare, Princess Fortune, which was
the only Clydesdale mare to be
crowned twice champion at the Inter-
national Live Stock Show.
Mr.. Mat S. Cohen is known to sad
die horse enthusiasts of the past two
years as the trainer and exhibitor of
the famous black stallion, Kentucky's
Choice, which has been very prom
inent individual in the principal sad
die horse events in America. To
horsemen of few years ago, he will
be remembered by the famous five
gated mare, Edna May, which was
practically invincible in the American
five-gaited saddle horse classes for
several years. Mr.. Cohen has been
highly successful, and is man of
long experience, consequently he will
have much to say which will be of
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-01-09
BETTER POULTRY STOCK
THE BIRDS FIRST OFF THE Roosr
ARE MOST VALUABLE,
BY n. L. kempster. Professor of Poul
try Husbandry, College of Aari.
culture, University of Missouri.

Inc secret OF successful poultry
breeding is to Gull. Breeding stock
should undergo the most rigid selec
ton, not only for type, but for consti.
tutional visor. Unless a bird has a
strong constitution it is not an eco
nomlcal producer The chicks are
more liable to contract disease, and
hose that live are not as good egg
producers, nor do the birds grow and
'atten with as economical gains.
A good constitution is indicated by
broad, deep chest, long body, active,
vigorous disposition, keen blight eyes
ana broad head with a ieht-colored
comb and glossy plumage. Male birds
should display vim and vigor. Females
with long crow heads, heavy abdo-
mems and excessive fat due to lack Of
exercise should be eliminated from
the breeding pens, as they are rarely
good producers and are always Door
breeders The bird which is first off
the rOost in the morning and last to
go on the roost at night should be
used Above all, select strong male
DlTQ he is nalf the flock.
The great point is to have some
type in mind and select the breeding
stock with this purpose in view. Too
close inbreeding is also the cause of
lack of vitality. The criticisms to be
made of the farmers breeding meth
DDS are:
l. Using inferior males that have
been r"'o'' = 70" home use.
2. Inbreeding. 80
:. Di,,u-..s ION the entire stock,
4. Selecting eggs for Matching from
the general egg basket.
The breeding season is always the
one of the highest egg production. In
ferior birds are usually laying and
are as liable to reproduce as the bet
ter specimens. Another common prac-
tice is the introduction of males of
different breeds. Stick to one breed.
Pure-bred stock is more liable to pro-
duce reliable stock. Scrubs and dung
hills cannot be depended upon. Breed
ing from entire flocks produces infe-
rior progeny. By selecting a few of
the best females and then mating
them to good vigorous male, enough
eggs for Matching can be produced and
the practice will result in better |
progeny. Poor stock is Improbable. |
Good quality is not only productive.
but also demands higher price when |
marketed. Careful selection is as i'm
portant in improving poultry as in
other branches of live stock.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-01-09
FORMULA FOR WHIrEwAsH.

Take half bushel of unslaked limo
Stake it with boiling water, cover dur.
ing the process to keep in the steam
Strain the liquid through a fine sieve
or strainer and add it to peck Of
salt, previously dissolved in warm
water. Add to this three pounds Of
ground rice boiled to thin paste, and
stir in while hot; half a pound Of
Spanish whiting and one pound Of
glue previously dissolved by soaking
In cold water, and then hang over the
fire in small pot hung in a larger
one filled with water. Add five cal.
Ions Of hot water to the mixture. stir
well and let 1t set few days protect.
ed from dirt. 1t should be applied
hot. Pretty tints of yellow are made
for outside use by adding yellow
nchre.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-01-09
Kansas Gas Price to Go Up.

Kansas City, NO., Dec. per-
mission was granted the Kansas
Natural Gas Company, which sup
plies companies that distribute gas to
forty-two cities and towns in Kansas
and Kansas City, NO., to increase its
rates, by Judge Pollock in the Fed
eral Court at Kansas City, Kans., late
to-day.
The price demanded ranges from
Is to 81 cents a thousand cubic feet.
The courts order will serve, in
many cities, to double the present
price paid for gas. In Kansas City,
Mo-, it will cause an increase of q
cents thousand feet, making the
new price here so cents a thousand.
The application for the increase
was made by recently appointed re-
ceiyers for the company, who con-
tended that the concern was not
charging enough for its product to
make profit.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-01-09
Judge WOOdsOn to Preside.

Jefferson City, NO., Jan. 4.-Divi-
sion No. l of the Supreme Court to-
day selected Judge A. M. Woodson
as presiding Judge.
1t was further announced that Com
missioner Williams, instead of sue
ceeding Judge Bond in this division,
will be assigned to Division 2, which
handles all criminal cases, and that
Commissioner James T. Blair will be
transferred to Division No. /, a high
recognition of his ability and judg-
ment.,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-01-09
Winter Care of the Sows
Variety of Feed and Exercise Are Important for
Production of Good Litters
BY C. brashear College Of Agriculture University of Missouri

During the period of CESSATION the
SOW should be kept in good. strong
condition, but not overloaded with fat.
Extremes in condition are to be avoid
ed. The very fat sow is liable to be
clumsy with her pigs. and sometimes
her pigs are few in number and lack
Ing in vitality. On the other hand, the
very thin sow will either not do JUS
tice to her pigs, or will become mere
wreck herself during the time she is
nursing her litter. and the chances
are that both these things will hap
pen. A SOW may be kept in fairly
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-01-09
Colo. Women Make Slate.

Denver, Colo., Jan. 4.-Secretly
and excitedly, several Democratic
women, assisted by almost as many
women members of the Progressive
party and few Republicans, this
morning held nonpartisan meeting
behind closed doors in the Statehouse
and united on slate which they wish
for themselves and their friends.
They got its Endorsement by voting
for it themselves and getting women
OF other parties to support it as nom
partisan.
The leaders had figured out that
there are twenty-three appointive
State positions to which women should
be named. They were able only to
pick out fifteen candidates among
themselves and friends and were
forced to leave consideration of rec
concentrations to the other eel
places until another meeting Mel |
night.
Miss Gail Laughlin, chairman, Ct
clared that Mrs. Helen Ring Robin :
son, the first women Senator, is
political bandit" because she wrote
to and asked women friends of all
parties to vote for her at the primaries
and at the election.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-01-09

practical value to the horsemen of
Missouri.
Missouri horsemen are particularly
fortunate in being able to hear such
men as Mr.. Houser and Mr.. Cohen
during Farmers Week. Special ef-
fort has been made to secure these
gentlemen, and no one should miss
an opportunity of hearing what they
have to say.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-01-09

In cold weather. If sows have a good
deal of outdoor exercise, they may be
fed more corn with safety than when
they are kept pretty closely confined.
The herdsman must realize the i'm
portance of furnishing considerable
bulk, and of restricting the proportion
of heating or highly fattening foods.
Furnishing some such foods at roots,
or alfalfa or red clover hay is i'm
portant. Sows will eat considerable
of good, bright alfalfa when
it is supplied. 1t is best fed in racks
made especially for the purpose. Skim
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-01-09
Looking to the Future.

1T is comfortable to see ones hus-
band sitting down after dinner to en-
joy his cigar, and then there is some
thing rather soothing about the
aroma Of a good cigar, too" 'Oh.
don't care anything about the comfort
Of 1t or the aroma; but - long - my
husband smokes, II will always be
easy to tell him how to begin whom
he Insists that We have got to sUuao-
mise. Judge.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-01-09
Enlistment Note

A tested treatment that has been
found excellent for Kidding a house
Of beetles and cockroaches 10 made a.
follows: Procure half . pound Of
indian meal and half . pound of bo.
:ax and pound them well together
antil they are well mixed. Place q
handful on paper in convsnient places
Rhere the beetlee viii go I'D 4
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-01-09
THE RESULT OF GOOD CA

THE RESULT OF GOOD
high condition and still produce salts,
factory, filters provided she takes
plenty of exercise. =
There is temptation to feed sows
almost exclusively upon corn Such
method OF feeding cannot give the best
results, as corn does not furnish
enough bone and muscle forming con.
stituents to properly develop the un.
born pigs. Its exclusive use may be
the cause of the sows eating her pigs
later. 1t is also rather too fattenins
and heating to feed in large quaint.
ties to SOW at this stage. 1t is true
that corn may be fed, but it must be
fed with judgment. A feed high IN
protein should be fed with it. good
grain ration to feed pregnant sows is:
ooAh '''''.. .............S parts
Shipped stuff ...........o Darts
AahhaSe ..................l part,
Another good ration is:
ooiA ...... ............G PARTS !
Llnseed oil meal ...1 mart
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-06-05
SYNOPSIS.

Major Mcdonald, commanding an army
post near Fort Dodge. seeks man to
Intercept his daughter, Molly who Is
headed for the post An Indian outbreak
is threatened. Brick" Hamlin. SER
geant who has Just arrived with mes
sages to Mcdonald volunteers for the
mission. Molly arrives at Fort Ripley
two days ahead OF schedule. She decides
No push on to Fort Dodge by stage in
company with "Sutler Bill' Moylan. Con
gales. gambler. Is also a passenger:
tHamlln meets the stage with stories OF
hepredations committed by the Indians
The driver deserts the, stage when Indi-
ans appear. The Indians are twice re-
pulsed. Hamlin and Molly escape In the
darkness. Molly Is wounded. Hamlin Is
much excited at finding a haversack
marked s. A. He explains to Molly
that he was in the Confederate service
and dismissed in disgrace under charges
of cowardice. At the close Of the war he
enlisted In the regular service. He says
the haversack was the property OF one
Capt. LeFevre. who he suspects OF being
pear and under escort OF Lieut.. Gasklns
Molly starts to Join her father. Hamlin
leaves 20 rejoln his regiment. He re-
kurns to Fort Dodge after a summer Of
lighting Indians. and finds Molly there.
Shots are heard in the night Hamlin
rushes out sees what he believes Is the
ngure OF Molly hiding In the darkness
and falls over the body Of Lieutenant
Gasklns. who accuses Hamlin of shoot
ing him. The sergeant is proven inno-
cent He sees Molly in company with Mrs.
Dupont. whom he recognizes as for
mer sweetheart. who threw him over for
HeFevre. Mrs. Dupont tells Hamlin Le-
Fevre forced her to send him lying
note, Hamlin declares he has been look
ing for LeFevre to force him to clear his
record. Later he overhears Dupont and
plot. Molly seeks an interview with
Hamlln.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-06-05
Home 0lUTl
Y Helps Y
GERMAN METHOD HAS WORTH
az Would Be Heads Of Business
institutions.

The German cities have been able
to get their huge municipal invest
ments intelligently and honestly ex-
pended because they have treated mu-
nicipal government as a profession.
and not in the American fashion as a
cross between an exciting sport and
a scramble for the spoils Of office.
Many of the German cities and the
imperial government as we'll, have en-
tered upon the policy of appropriating
for the public treasures portion OF
land value increment, and 1t apparent
ly is their purpose to extend this pol
icy until 1t covers all or nearly all of
such increment socially created.
Most public improvements, not OF a
revenue producing character. have
been paid for by assessing a share OF
the cost against abutting property and
from the surplus earning of the reven-
ue producing public services"
German cities are large borrowers
but the money they borrow is always
put to work and is made to pay divi-
dends to the city in the form of earn
ings from public utilities-utilities
which in American cities pour profits
into the pockets of private owners,
Thus the city of Bremen has not hes
itated to impose, in addition to an
already large public debt, bond tax
amounting to $132 for each inhabitant
to enlarge and improve its harbor
Bremen, like Hamburg, owns its docks
and water front and receives from this
source a revenue which in few years
will pay off the huge debts incurred to
make that city port of world com.
merce.-Exchange.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-06-05
Nasturtiums for Bare Spots.

Plant nasturtiums wherever there is
bare spot in your garden; plant them
wherever you think there Is going to be
a bare spot. They are among the most
easily grown of flowers; and the snowy
blossoms, which flower until frost, can
be used for cut flowers for the house
all through the summer.
One gardener always plants nastur-
tiums about her hollyhocks. When she
cuts down the stalks of the hollyhocks
after the flowers have passed by-a
practice, by the way, which keeps the
plants strong and the flowers blythe
nasturtiums are just ready to demand
every inch of ground In sight; for after
they pass their babyhood nasturtium
plants are very greedy Of room-in a
few weeks more they begin to bloom
and cover what Would otherwise be
bare spots in the garden with rioting
color.
Another gardener plants nasturtium
seeds among the bulbs, in her hardy
border She does not remove the bulbs
but after the foliage of the bulbs turns
seer and yellow she cuts it. Just about
that time the nasturtiums are we'll I'M
der way and they quickly cover the
bulbs with carpet of color and
bloom.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-06-05
n RERAHEM Watson e. Coleman, Wash
y lngton, DC. Booksfres. High.
] - SAv ] ~ EST references Best resultA.
WASN'T GOING INTO DETAILS
FourYear-old Had His Own Idea OF
Proprlety Of Not Airing Strictly
Personal Affairs.

One little four-year-old boy who
doesn't live far from Central Park
west, New York. has as his particular
playmate little girl Of about the
same age. The children frequently
spend their evenings together, and the
other morning the girl came to the
fence and called him.
Alton" she cried, come out and
play"
Atoms mother heard the call ana
said to him:
Tell her you can't come over just
now because you have to take =
bath
So Alton went to the front window.
Elizabeth" he called, Il can't come
over now"
Then he turned back to his mother
and added:
81 don't fink the rest of 1t need DO
saided,"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-06-05
"LlKE MAGIC"
New Food Makes Wonderful Changes.

When a man has suffered from dys-
pepsla so many years that he can't re-
member when he had natural appe-
tite, and then hits on a way out OF
trouble he may be excused for saying
'it acts like magic"
When 1t is a simple, wholesome
food instead Of any one Of large num-
Der Of so called remedies In the form
of drugs, he is more than ever likely
to feel as though a sort Of miracle has
been performed.
A Chicago man. In the delight Of re-
stored digestion. puts 1t in this way:
Like magic. fittingly describes the
manner in which Grape-Nuts relieved
me of poor digestion, coated tongue
and loss OF appetite, Of many years
standing.
81 tried about every medicine that
was recommended to me, without re-
lief. Then l tried Grape-Nuts on the
suggestion Of a friend. By the time
| had finished the fourth package, my
stomach was all right. and for the past
two months 1 have been eating with
a relish anything set before me. That
is something l had been unable to do
previously for years.
81 am stronger than ever and con,
slider the effects of Grape-Nuts on .
weak stomach as something really
wonderful 1t builds up the entire
body as we'll as the brain and nerves"
Name given by the Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich.
There's a reason" and It Is ex-
planned in the little book. "The Road
to MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Ever read the above letterH A new
| one appears from time to time. They
are genuine true, and fun OF hunan
4 interest.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-06-05
CHAPTER Xxx.
Molly Tells Her Story.

Molly Tells Her Story.
Her breath came In little sob, and
she sank back on the bench.
For me? How do you mean"
Surely l had every reason to dis
trust her, to question her character
and l could not believe you realized
the sort of woman she is. l felt II
my duty to discover her purpose here
and to warn you If possible"
And you have succeeded? YOU
learned her purpose in your inter
view"
mot exactly" with regret. my
suspicion was merely stimulated. TIC
tell the truth, we rather drifted Into
renewal Of our old quarrel. How
ever, between what she said, and parts
of another conversation overheard,
know there is Matchmaking conspir
acy on foot in which you are in
volved. May l speak very frankly?'
Il certainly desire it," proudly. -
am not aware that have anything tc
conceal"
apparently bhO oShOhO NAN~>
people have on foot originated about
Lieutenant Gaskins. He is wealthy
understand"
81 have been told SO; yes. l know
he Is"
This knowledge, coupled with the
fact of your engagement"
my what?"
your engagement. I had heard II
rumored before, and Mrs. Dupont as
sured me it was true"
But 1t is not true, Sergeant Ham
in"-indignantly 81 cannot imagine
how such a report ever started. Lieu
tenant Gaskins has been very friend
ly; has" her voice breaking slightly
even asked me to marry him. but
but / told him that was impossible
He has been just as kind to me since
but there is nothing, absolutely moth
ing between US. have never spoken
about this before to any one"
II Hamlin's heart leaped wildly al
this swift denial, there was no evi
dence of it in his quiet voice.
THE point is, Miss Molly, that Mrs
Dupont, and those connected with her
think otherwise. They are presumine
on Gaskins' being in love with you
Mrs. Dupont can be very seductive
Little by little she has drawn the Lieu
tenant into her net. Believing him en-
gagged to you, they have him nov
where he must either pay money fol
silence or be exposed. Just how i
was worked, do not know. The shoot
ing last night was done to convinc'
him they were serious. The fact tina
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-06-05
AIaska's Floating Court.

Not many people are aware that the
United States has a floating court
which is used in Alaska and which
dispenses justice there. Secretary
of the Treasury McAdoo has issued
instructions to the commander of
the revenue cutter Thetis to be pre-
pared to report at Valdez July 13,
to take aboard Judge Overfield OF the
federal district of Alaska, together
with his court officials The Thetis
will touch at many ports, in which
the court will hear and adjudicate
both civil and criminal cases. Since the
floating fort" was introduced. sta
tistics show that crime in the far
northern possessions Of the United
States has materially decreased.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-06-05

digging secret tunnel from their hut
to the beach. At the end of the tunnel
they followed out a chamber. in
which, with pieces of driftwood and
little bits of steel and iron smuggled
into the hut. they fashioned boat,
the metal being at first used to make
tools and afterwards to form bolts and
rivets.
Then with infinite pains they built
an engine to propel the boat. and aft
er laboring nightly for seven years
they completed their task.
Everything was ready excent the
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-06-05

when no trolley or other wheeled
transport can be had. Besides, If you
walk in these days you may be thought
to be devil-wagonless; and what is
man, woman, life itself without that
shoe of swiftness? Old men can re-
member when bicycling was about as
common as taxes. Do folks bicycle
now? In less golden or snobblsh re-
gions, yes. In this United States
workmen and old-fashioned folks and
few others; but here again the
people who can afford a bicycle must
have a motor car.-New York Sun.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-06-05
LAWN MUST HAVE SHRUBBERY
Selection Is a Wide One, But Some
Sort There Must Be to Produce
Desired Good Effect.

Well placed shubbery is to the
home lawn as leaves are to tree.
The size and shape of the lawn will
determine the kind of shrubbery to
be planted, and where. The common
est kinds are: Snowfall, bush honey
suckle, bridal lilacs. Rather than
plant shrubs gathered In the woods.
plant the best that can be had from
the local nursery. This applies to any
plant.
Shrubs should be planted in either
spring or fall, preferably in spring,
when there is no growth. The soil
should be medium, rich, we'll drained,
relatively deep and well prepared be-
fore planting the perennials. They
should be planted just deep enough to
cover the roots, which must be in con-
tact with the soil particles. Tramp
the ground down solidly around the
plant. Do not plant when the soil is
sticky.
The amount of pruning on shrub
berry is small, for the best effect is
obtained when it is allowed to take it's
natural growth. All dead and dying
parts should be cut out. The larger
kinds of plants may be pruned to get
symmetry. And superfluous suckers
should be eliminated.
To maintain a healthy shrub some
form of soil enrichers must be put
around the plant each fall and spring.
If the plant is tender one the stalk
may be wrapped in heavy paper or
straw to keep it from freezing.-Uni
versity Missourian.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-06-05
Remedy for Insomnia.

Mrs. Keepup made it her private
and particular business to have what
ever her neighbors had. whether It
was a question Of chickens or dis
eases, so when Mrs. Gotthere COM
planned to her one day Of insomnia.
Mrs. Keepup was ready for her. Il
have It, too, very badly at times"
What do you do for it, Mrs. Keep
up?"
why. I have never found anything
that did me any real good. except just
to go to bed and sleep 1t of"