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The Washington times., 1913-12-10
WHY PUPILS QUIT SCHOOL.

A Brooklyn educator, Prof Perrine has been
publishing in the Eagle of that town some articles
which attempt to explain why so many pupils drop
out of high school. He finds that nelastic require
nents of the curriculum and too rigid examination
and promotion systems are largely responsible.
Prof. Perrine points out, what everybody else
Knows, that children hopelessly deficient in
mathematics. The system that calmly goes ahead,
nammering a whole mathematical course at 4 child
With capacity for it, assuming that the child must
be either malicious stupid because he doesn't
learn, is educational system at all. 1t DOESN'T
know the first thing about real education. The very
derivation of the word tells what it ought to be =
drawing out" not a hammering in; develop
ment of the special capacities and capabilities of the
child not effort to dstort his mind into perform
of which it is not capable. The public school
course is too much an intellectual Procrustean bed
which all types of mind must arbitrarily be fitted
# some of the pupils must be chopped off to shorten
them, why, others stretched out to make them
measure up to the requirements
Prof. Perrine declares that nothing could con-
vince him that all girls should be compelled to study
physics, and likewise that it is useless to insist on
teaching foreign languages to some other pupils.
Yet many of the minds that will utterly reject mathe
matics or languages prove most adept with the sci
cnces
The Washington times., 1913-12-10
WINTERS TOUCH AT LAST.

We mad almost begun to think old Boreas had
cut acquaintance Except for mere flying visit
early in November, hadn't set eyes on him since
last winter, until he blew in with this week with a
singing touch that feels quite like old times. For
the present. therefore, the man who has been look.
ing for things to worry about need concern himself
less regarding the following propositions;
That the climate is changing.
That his summer clothes may not be able to stand
the strain.
That the touch of headache he feels and
then is due to the weather and not to the fact that
he has been trying to crowd normal days work
and weeks reasonable allowance for amusement
into twenty-four hours.
That he will be forced to trade his overcoat for
an electric fan.
That the Coal trust will have to 60 into the
hands Of receivers.
The Washington times., 1913-12-10
THE PRESIDENTS RIGHT OF FREE
SPEECH.

President Wilson's speech to the suffrage dele
CATION can be variousIy interpreted. The suffrage
question was national topic before the last Demo-
cratic platform drafted and the party ignored it.
Mr. Wilson's belief that he is not at liberty to COM
municate with Congress the subject may rest on
the contention that the tuar leader of the Demo-
cratic party, he would be advising that party to re-
consider policy to which, by its silence it has
mitted itself.
But the President expounds novel doctrine in
regard to the range Of subjects he may discuss in his
messages. The Constitution was written lon before
q Denocratic platform or the DEMOCRATIC party was
The Washington times., 1913-12-10
Quality of Water.

uIA BEASORE drove into town Just
before the big rain the other day.
/ and he saw OrlO Tuttlc setting
tubs and barrels under all the
shouts around his house. says the CleyC-
nd Plain Dealer. So Ira pulls up and
hollers at Orlo.
"IIcy, OrIo! What yc doin'?''
Il. .oOks like rain, an I'm a settin' out
these tubs so't the woman can have
sCme soft water for her washin' Mon
day, answers Orlo, all innocent like.
and not thinking about what a great
colder Ira is.
'Sho" says Ira. You wont git no
soft water.
why won't r."
Cause It's goin' to rain hay& Law
haw-haw! Get spI'
The Washington times., 1913-12-10
In Stock.

THERE is a proprietor Of a shop in
the city. a man Of most eHcitablc
L temperament. who Is forever
scolding his clerks for their in
difference in the matter of possible
safes.
One day. hearing a clerk say to a
customer. mo, we have not had any
for a long time" the proprietor, unable
Ia countenance such an admission, be-
gan to work himself into the usual rage.
Fixing a CLASSY eye on his clerk. he
said to the customer:
I'VE have plenty in reserve, ma am
plenty downstairs.
WhcTeupon the customer looked dazed
and then To the amazement of the pro-
prietor burst into hysterical laughter
and quit the shop.
What did she say to you?" demanded
the proprietor of the clerk.
We haven't had any rain lately
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Washington times., 1913-12-10
THE GULF STREAM MUST HAVE
WANDERED UP THE POTOMAC.

Dear Editor-In further corroboration
OF A. Mes iIcdiCtion Of mild winter
il vesterdav's : column, We IIfer YOU to
ar ad in Tuesdays paper, wnerc an
auartment house. not million minutes
from Washington Heights. advertise
'he fact that they have a large, cool
roof
can ,ou beat IT: Clipping on request.
ANN MOVED
The Washington times., 1913-12-10
70 the Editor of THE TIMES: :

10 the tnltNF OF HE lMES.
In a recent edition of The Times there
appeared a news item from Boston
that the health authorities of that city
destroyed over $4,000 worth of cold
storage turkeys, all of them being found
unfit for consumption.
When reading this story l was re-
minded how. i'll 1899, in the month of
November. we soldiers stationed at the
Preside. San Francisco. Cal. prepara-
tory to embarking for the Philippines,
contributed a sum of money to buy
turkeys for our Thanksgiving dinner.
These turkeys were bought and deliv-
cred to our transport on or about No
ycUber 10. We were to cat our Thanks
givir- dinner in Honolulu. and when
We took the meat out of our cold re-
frigcrator on the transport Ren Mohr
on THANKSGIVING eve the health officers
quickly condemned the meat
II was. Of course, a sad diSappoiut-
ment to us, but, nevertheless. il taught
lis n valuable lesson, to buy no more
cold storage turkeys.
The point ! wish to call attention to
is this: II would be well If every city
v-ouId COPY after Boston and have its
health authorities look into this cold
storage food. and | believe that ] am
not eXaCGeratinE when [ say that right
here in Washington could be found
much food supplies that would not pass
muster Certainly some OF the eggs on
the market would not. and The Times
and those members of Congress who
are endeavoring to remedy this evil of
impure cold storage inspection are TO
be commended.
WILLIAM \. HICKEY.
The Washington times., 1913-12-10
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE is THAT
LADY GODIVA WAS AN
EOUESTRIENNE.

PARIS. Dec. 6.-Thc craze 70:
gowns threatens to go much
further after Christmas than ever be
fore. 4 wel-known modlste plans to
Introduce a new fashion of tulle froCks,
unIine6. to be worn without under
skirts. The new mode promises TO re-
veal still more generously the lines
of the figure
The Washington times., 1913-12-10
Declares Alcohol
Is Most Potent of
CauSeSOfDiSease
AndDegeneracy

The recent congress of the American Medical Society," held for
the study of alcohol and narcotics Philadelphia great
in the questions Of the actual value alcohol
food and the dangers that lie in as poison
Taking the question from its many pieppons cap
ton "Pubc HEALTH Question of Alcoholic Degeneracy Dr. G.
Alexander MacNhoH of Nep York president of the Ame
The Washington times., 1913-12-10
Echo As Alarm Clock.

YOOT. mon, said Christie Mac
~ Donald we've got five
echoes III Scotland. but they
Gamma beat Your American
liars. An American and Highlander
We're walking one day on the top Of
OIL" Of the Scotch mountains.
The ScotChman. wishing to i'm
press the visitor. produced a
famous ccho to he heard in
that place. Nhpn the echo returned
clearly after nearly four minutes tho
proud SCotchman, turning to the Yam
kc". exclaimed:
There, mon. Hc Gamma show any
thin" Ike that in Your country.
To Whi"h III. other replied: ! guess
We can better that. why, in my camp
in tn" Rockies when ! go to bed |
just lean out Of my window and call
ont: Thine to get up; wake up and
eight hours afterward the echo comes
back and wakes me. "-Pittsburgh
ChrUniCle-TclegFam.
The Washington times., 1913-12-10
WE'LL SHOOT HIM A NICKEL

FRINGE Ayman de Fancigny Lucinge vi
Belgium, arrived at New York Monday
The Prince is a big game hunter.
The Washington times., 1913-12-10
THE NE1GHBoRS MIGHT OBJECT.

Admiral Peary advocates the estab-
Iishment of a station for meteorological
observations at the SOUTH POLE.
The Washington times., 1913-12-10
What's on the Program in
Washington Today

Meetings, evening:
Masonic-Hsrmony Lodge, No. II, cleo
lions: Anacostia. No. 81, installation.
grand lodge school of instruction:
ROYAL Arch Grand Chapter, school OF
rsirdCtion: washington Commander.
.. knights Templar: ST. john :
association, monthly meeting
"f directors: Naomi Chapter
:. AMI Brookland. No. IL, Eastern
.-.... elections.
odd Fellows-Eastern Lodge, No. :.
Harmony. No. 9. and Friendship. No
l.. business; Federal City, No. -
business: Columbian Encampment
No. |. nomination of officers.
National Union-Postoffice Depart
ment Council. Flynn's Hall, election
of officers: Interior Council, Pythisn
Temple, elections.
knights Of Pythias-Mt. Vernon Lodge.
No. ). and Hermione, No. ls nomins-
tions; Union. No. q. Columbia. No.
70 nominations.
Rcyal Arcanum-District Council. u0l
E street northwest. Sonisht.
The Washington times., 1913-12-10
MAIL BAG
(From The Times Redders.)

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
After the President Senators, and
Representatives in Congress remained
at work during all the summer endeav-
ornr to enact laws which would tighten
the yoke OF the high cost of living from
the necks of the poor and seemingly
helpless American people, who would
havs thought 1t would be necessary for
the housewives of this country to resort
TO 4 boycott in order to force the re-
duction of the necessaries OF life? Eggs
beef. flour, and many other necessities
of life are on the free list; but the
high cost Of living remains the same.
with the possible exception Of soaring
higher, At these rates the Govern
ment is becoming poor in order that
thes' damnable trusts might become
richer.
Think OF the millions of dollars the
Government is losing By taking the
duty off the said articles for the re-
lief of the people. and yet We are forced
TO resort to Doycot;ing in order to bring
about the desired honest price of living.
The President and Congress have done
their duty along the lines of freeing
the people from under the bondage of
the greedy and mercilesS American
trusts: but all they have done amounts
10 absolutely nothing. And, well-you've
got to quit playing with these trusts.
They are simply sitting back laughing
at the powers tnat be. They(a few mem
are kidding the seventy or eighty mil
lions Of the American people who are
seemingly at their the trustsD mercy
How long, o, how long. will the starv-
ing millions Of the people be serfs of
Just few daylight robbers. Echo
answers-how long. how long!
There can De no doubt that a slight
investigation by Congress would dis
close the fact that the egg. beef. and
flour trusts OF this country have ar
ranged with the money grabbers in
other countries 10 sell their goods at
the same high prices as prevail here.
or go higher, So while the poor
people here are still in as bad condition
as ever, the Government loses and
loses heavily. The people are with you.
Mr.. President Dent allow these trusts
10 play with you. Git yO' big stick an
hi: EN- once AMI hit 'em hard,
]. c. CUNNINGHAM
The Washington times., 1913-12-10
ON THEIR HOME GROUNDS.

Fanadroos on their natirc heath hcrG
beea knotcn 10 Jump serenity feet.
(The Herdld).
Wonder if they play better on the
road!st
The Washington times., 1913-12-10

Eggs are fourteen cents a dozen in
Australia, but it is a whopping big
swim.
The Washington times., 1913-12-10

While We are on ads here ic one from
the Manassas Democrat that will re-
lieve the monotony OF your young life
should YOU care to investigate. Why-
not let Oden give you the "once over" ?
If YOU want a comfortable shave or an
up-to-date haircut call on Oden Allen, an
Saturdays.
The Washington times., 1913-12-10
ARTHUR BAET;.
Concert Today
By the u. S. Soldiers Home Band
Orchestra, Stanley Hall, at
$50 p. m.

JOHN s. NJ. ZIMMER MANN,
Director
March. Italian Rifcmcn' Eilenberr
UN erturc, La Dame Blanche
Rnildieu
Adagio from Moonlight Sonata"
Beethoven
Selection, The Love Wager"
HambItzcr
Rag Oddity. "A Coon 5 Birthday"
LiuCke
Excerpts from The Rose oC Pa
lama Observation-Disclosures. Bcrtc
Finale, "KwanS lIsu" chinese,
LInckc
The Star-Spangled Banner
The Washington times., 1913-12-10
WE KNEW HE COULD DO 1T IF HE
TRIED.

Mr.. Rockefeller smiling, poses for a
picture. (headline).
The Washington times., 1913-12-10
Amusements.

National-"Broadway JONES' 2:l5 and
Sis .. IN
BE Belasco-"Bought and Paid For. s:sJ
and SO u. IN.
Columbia-Motet Choral Society. Con
cert ut $3.50 o'clock.
Poli's-"The County Chairman" Els aud
Sis u. M.
kcademy-'"Che shepherd of the
Hills" S:l5 u. III.
h cit! 's-Vaude e;illc. els and S:l5 D m
Cosmos-Vaudeyiiie. continuous.
I asiuo-Vaudevilie afternoon and even.
ing
Gayety- y rIesuGr. 2:ta and Sis pm
Arcade-"Night in italy" dancing to-
night
The Washington times., 1913-12-10

fELIX DIAZ seems 10 have n safety
zone. tshile Governor Tcner. Of PERM
syIvunia. Ieft his to become the head OF
tho National League.
The Washington times., 1913-12-10

So John smiled, huh'
Wonder what's going TO jump ia price
tlorf
The Washington times., 1913-12-10
THIS AND THAT
With Sometimes Little of AS 1T WERE

Glad TO hear from you, AHr. Look ny
me files aud see Uhethcr they hdUt
steam heat In summer
The Washington times., 1913-12-10

A Senator is something en- which they
blame all the anecdotes.
The Washington times., 1913-12-10
Hits From Sharp Wits.

Mrs. Inez Milhoiland Boissevain 4.
quoted as. saying that "a days house
keeping can be done in ten minutes -
That kind of talk is not going to help
the suffrage movement.
BY marrying her many a man hs.
spoiled the woman who would have
made somebody an ideal wife.-Toledo
Blade.
Some men who pretend to be in search
of knowledge insist on doing all the
talking.-Macon Telegraph.
The Washington times., 1913-12-10
THIS SHOWS THAT WE WILL
PRINT ANYTHING AT LEAST
ONCE.


Dear editor. ....... The District Com.
mssioners have established a safety
zone" at Thirteenth and New York Ave-
nue.. That is just about as much use as
an elephant in an auditorium. Below
have figured out just where safety zones
would really be beneficial.
Safety zones to shield us from
Spugs.
All-Americau football teams.
Engaged couples.
Winter baseball chatter
Mexican war news.
Christmas book agents.
Flat wheeled street cars.
Inflammable Kris Kingle whiskers.
High .of-egg- Jokes.
The last minute shopper.
Then safety zone would mean some
thing more than mere empty phrase
Yours. .........T Triple y
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-08-14
WOMAN TOOK
FRIENDS ADVICE
And Found Health in Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

I was so miserable
! didn't know what
to do. I suffered
from bearing down
pains, my eyes hurt
me, ] was nervous,
dizzy and irregular
and b ad fem ale
weakness. I spent
moneyeu-doctors
but got worse all
the time.
IA friend told me
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-08-14

| stave silo, are that it will crack and
fall down, and furthermore, that It
will not preserve the silage. It is
quite true that both these conditions
I have been met with IN many CAGES.
If the structure is properly reinforced
there is not the least danger OF it's
cracking or falling down. II the walls
are made Of mixture containing suf-
ficient cement, SO that the wall il not
too porous, the silage does not spoil.
1t requires some little skill to prop
erly build concree silo. A farmer
who has had no experience In con.
crete work should secure the assist
ance of some one who has had such
experience before attempting to build
a concrete silo.
The two things to be especially re-
garded in building are to have an
abundance Of iron for reinforcement
and sufficient cement in the mixture
to make the wall impervious to air.
1t Is a good plan to 60 over the in.
side Of a concrete silo each year Cor
at least every second Year, before
filling with mixture of cement and
water. The mixture should be about
the consistency of whitewash. This
helps to close up the pores of the wall
and to exclude the air.
When the moist silage is put in, the
walls absorb moisture from the silage.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-08-14

by water courses. Outbreaks of hog
cholera are frequently traced along q
stream. The carcasses should be
kept out Of draws that afford running
water. a
Probably the best and safest way
to dispose Of . carcass II to burn.
Burying 10 much better than leaving
the carcass exposed. but h not 20 Of
ncient II. preventing disease a. burn.
inE When burying b practiced care
should b taken to See that the ami.
NAL b buried deep enough that dogs
WIN not dig It mp.
Avoid throwing . diseased carcass
10 hogs. Different animals are fre-
euently subject to tlls same disease.
- for example. tubsrsulosia, vhich.s e.
fscts both cattle and swine. one can.
Aot always tell vhea N animal has
died q IN infectious dieeaee. % n NJ
- ~ sefs sjde 81, diooaee oh6nln
6lwaxp ~ susp6t2 Z - alISs an,ul1
Atape0sd Il Geef1fks -: y.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-08-14

present time, with both farm lands
and feed high in price, conditions are
quite different.
When the ears of corn are husked
in the ordinary way, and the fodder
left in the field, from go to 70 per
cent of the food value of the corn
crop is taken with the ears, while 30
to 40 per cent remains with the fod-
der. 1t is possible to utilize small
portion of this fodder by turning cat
tie into the stock fields in the usual
manner. But every farmer knows
that the benefits derived in this way
are comparatively small.
Size of siIo to Build.
The size of the silo that should be
built will depend upon the number of
animals to be fed. AS rule, the mis-
take is made of building the silo too
small. The sflo should be small
enough so that the animals will con-
sumo quantity each day equal to a
layer of at least two inches over the
entire surface. Silage keeps better in
a deep silo than in a shallow one, be-
cause it is more firmly packed and ut
the same time more feed can be
stored in the same space.
Except with very large herd it is
not advisable to build silo more
than 16 feet in diameter. If more Ca
pacity is desired, second silo should
be constructed AS a rule, the height
of silo should be at least twice the
diameter.
After the silo is opened, silage
should be taken out regularly, other
wise that which is exposed to the air
at the surface will spoil in two or
three days. The amount of silage or
dinarily fed to dairy COW Cor to a
mature beef animal Of the same size)
is from 30 to 40 pounds per day. Feed
ing 30 pounds per day will require 900
pounds per month per animal, or
about 81 tons to feed each animal six
months.
The figures below give general
idea of the size of slo needed for
herds of from 10 to so COWS for $50
days feeding. 1t is assumed that 40
pounds will be fed per day to each
animal:
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-08-14
Tons
hnn Ci1nun
Size Of SilO
The Concrete SiIo.

The concrete silo may be built with
blocks or with solid walls. The kind
most to be recommended is the solid
wall structure. The advantages of a
concrete silo are that when once prop
erly built it is a permanent structure,
and It not damaged by fire or wind
or from drying out. It does not pre-
serve the silage any better than does
one with wall of wood.
On the other hand, II the concrete
will is properly constructed, so that
the air is kept out, the silage will be
preserved in perfect condition.
The objections that are often raised
to the concrete silo, especially by
those interested In the sale OF the
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-08-14

There are a number of advantages
that go with the use of the silo. but
the greatest of all is the possibility 1t
affords of utilizing all the corn crop.
There WAS a time-Mhen land Was
cheap and an abundance Of coarse
feed was at hand that had little mar
ket value. Under these conditions 1t
was not a serious loss If a portion Of
the corn crop was wasted. At the
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-08-14
Best Silo for Missouri
The Use Of One of these Buildings for Corn Slaee
Enables the Farmer to Save the $3.50 Now Wasted

Dairy u.b.aay College of Agriculture Univ.ry o Mioud
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-08-14

If you use PUTNAM FADE
LESS DYES and are not salts
fed, we will refund your money
or give you free enough dye to
make your dyeing satisfactory.
MONROE DRUG Co., Quincy, III.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-08-14

The silo enables the stockman to uti-
lie all of the corn crop instead of IS per
cent
Cowpeas are being recognized more and
more as one of our best short season and
catch crops.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-08-14

The forms for building a concrete
silo cost about $50. For this reason
it IL desirable for number Of farm.
ers to club together and build the
forms. One set Of forms may be used
for q number Of silos, and in this way
the cost Of construction can be re.
duced.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-08-14

This may result in the formation of
white mould near the outer edge. This
condition., when present, indicates
that the concrete has been made too
porous. First of all, the concrete
should have been made richer in CO.
ment when bdilt. The trouble may be
avoided in case the wall has been
made too porous by applying the CO.
ment and water mixture as described.
1t is also well, where the concrete has
been made too porous, to wet the
walls with water as the silage is being
put in, to prevent the absorption of
water from the silage.
Cost Of Concrete Silo.
The cost will vary more in differ.
ent localities than will that of a stave
or Gurler silo, on account of differ.
ence in the local supply of sand and
gravel. The approximate local cost
of the materials may be estimated
from the table below. The approx.
mate amount Of each material for the
walls, floor and foundition with walls
inches thick, are shown. A barrel Of
fr
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-08-14
Special Round Trip Excursion

Fares
To Pertle Springs, Mo-, Season
June LIST to September 30th. Good
for return to October 31st. Fare
$3.50.
To Sweet Springs, Mo. Tickets on
sale same dates and bear Same limits.
Fare $4.75.
HOLSTER, NO., Summer Chautau-
qua, June list to Sept. 3Oth. Final
Return Limit Oct. 81, 1918. Fare
$685..
St. Louis, Mo. Season June list,
1918 to Sept. 3Oth, 1918 with final re-
turn limit to October 31st 1918 at
rate of $11.10 for the round trip.
E. C. Vandervoort, Agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-04
Stockholders Meeting.

once OF the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific Railway Chicago,
ILL.,. Nov. %. 1913.
To all stockholders OF the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific Railway com
pany:
special meeting of the stockhold-
Crs Of the company will be held at the
Office or the company in the city OF
Chicago. Ill, on Saturday. the 31st day
OF January. 1914. at 10 O'Clock a. m.
for the purpose OF voting upon the ac-
ceptaEce by the company of lease of
the line Of railway OF the Rock Island,
Stuttgart & Southern Railway com
psny. extending from Mesa, Prairie
county. Arkansas. in a sou;herly direc-
ton through the counties OF Prairie
and Arkansas TO Stuttgart. Arkansas
county. Arkansas, a distance of approx
imately % miles; said lease to extend
for a term Of 999 years from Feb. 1.
1914, uTon such terms and conditions
as may be agreed upon.
II. L. NUDGE. President.
Geo. II. Crosby, Secretary.-(Adv.)