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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-01-16
Care Of Sore 7eats,

Cows inclined to have sore teats
should always be MIXED with dry
hands in the winter time. There is
nothing that has a greater tendency
to aggravate this difficulty than the
wetting Of the hands during the milk
ing process. Vaseline is very useful in
treating sore teats.-Kansas Farmer.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-01-16
An tnducement.

"Supposing l decided to let you have
the money, how do l know that I shall
get it back at the time you mention:"
said Spiffkins.
Il promise it, my boy, on the word
Of Il gentleman" replied Bliffkins.
"Ah, in that case l may think better
Of it. Come round this evening and
bring him with you."-Princcton Tiger.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-01-16
They Are Now Married.

Miss Summit must answer his let
ter, and I want to write something
that doesn't mean anything.
Miss Palisade-Why don't you tell
him you love him ?-Puck.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-01-16
av the Doctors Orders.

THE doctor told Hobbs that he must
take a long rest, SO he bought himself
a racing automobile"
Ibid that bring him rest::"
ooh, yes. He's in a nice quiet hos
pital for three months now.'-Boston
Transcript.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-01-16
tlmpressing the Fact.

1.-The first time l ever saw him I
knew we would not be friends"
"Why so?"
well, to tell the truth, he was shak-
ing his fist at me.''-Birmingham Age
Herald.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-01-16
Malice Aforethouoht.

"Your honor" began the lawyer,
"the defendant is about to throw him
self on the mercy of the court"
IF he does," replied the hard hearted
jurist, The shall be held for attempted
suicide."-New York Sun.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-01-16
Violating the Laws of Gravity
Rioht Versus Might.

your legal department must be very
expensive"
Yes" sighed the eminent trust mag
nate, 1T is"
"Still, I suppose you have to main
tain it,"
"Well, I don't know. Sometimes I
think it would be cheaper to obey the
law."-Harper's Weekly.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-01-16
Those Fish Stories.

Those Fish Stories.
Mrs. Muggins-My husband gave up
fishing when he Joined the church.
Mrs. Buggins-But fishing isn't sin.
full.
Mrs. Muggins - No, but lying is
Philadelphia Record.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-01-16

did you wake up No. Az"
mo, sir. Couldn't wake him. But !
/ did the nearest l could"
"What was that:'
Il walked up No. 45, sir..'-Comic
Cuts.
Self Made Man.
The self made man was speaking. He
said: my father was a raiser Of hogs,
There was a large family of u.s." And
then his voice was drowned by the
applause.-Life.
You Gues4.
"My half brother Is engaged to my
wife's half sister,"
when will they be made one:"-E1.
change.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-01-16
Not Modern Enouuh.

Pessimo-1 am discouraged about the
prospects of the novel I've just brought
out.
Optimo-Why is that?
Pessimo-My publishers have sent il
to 200 librarians, and not one has bar.
red it from his shelves.-Denver Re.
publican.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-06-18
The Mail. Order Disease.

There was a man in our town called
Mail Order Pehee" who went bare
looted because he couldn't get the
right size from the mail'order house.
When he fell sick he sent off for pat
ent medicine. For ten years he toiled
and saved until he had a hundred
dollars, which he put in mail-order
bank down in St. Louis. When the
bank failed PetIee just smiled and said,
"Oh, come easy 60 easy"
A few years ago he appeared at the
magistrates Office with a mail'order
wife, whom he had just met in the
columns Of a matrimonial paper, and
after they had been married a little
while they went to an orphan asylum
and got mail'order baby.
Petree has bought cemetery lot IN
Kansas City by mail order to be paid
on the installment blan. He says
furthermore that he has no use for
the preachers and hypocrites Of this
town, but is taking a magazine called
the Magazine Of Mysteries" which
tesches some new ideas about life,
and he will doubtless wind up in a
mail-order heaven. VIM. Allen White.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-06-18
A Big Novelty

This Fourth Of July at Branson base
ball will be omitted and in its stead the
management will put on all kinds OF
races on land and water. The funny
tub race will make you laugh for a
year; the rowing races, open TO every
body, and the motor races will be the
limit for rivalry. The ladies and chill
dren will have egg-rolling races, and
the three-legged and bag races will be
worth miles Of travel to see. Remem-
Der, this will be the biggest Fourth oI
July Branson has ever had, and that !;
going some. And, besides the many
races Of all kinds, there will be pleny
Of amusement - dancing, fireworks,
band concert; and, what is more, there
will be 6ne prizes given for the races
Come and have the time oil your lil'
and see the only real Fourth in south
west Missouri.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-06-18
Get The Habit.

Get the habit OF looking before you
buy.
Get the habit OF knowing when to
look, and where to look.
1t is habit that will save you many
dollars in the run Of a year. As a
habit, it is one Of the principal aids to
success in life.
Study the advertising pages Of your
local paper each week.
Study them with two-fold purpose
the determining Of what goods to buy,
and where to find them.
II a locsl merchant spends money
in advertising his wares, 1t is sale to
assum that he is able to make good on
every statement that he makes.
1t is rlso safe TO assume that the
home man will do more for you than
stranger will do. 1t is his way, and il
is way which should appeal to you
Get the habit Of giving the home
man the first chance,
is a habit Of which any person
should Justly feel proud.
1t is a good habit.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-06-18
Everybody Reads

Everybody reads the newspapers
these days. We are a nation Of read
ers.
We read the daily papers for the
worlds news Of the day, for the mar
ket reports, for the works Of our legis'
lotors in national and state capitols.
But we read the local paper for the
news which comes straight home 10 US
the news which is necessary to our
growing intelligence, which is an es-
sential part Of our being.
We read the local paper because it
alone can keep US in close touch with
local affairs OF moment - with our
aeignUors anu 49, -----------:.,,..-2 .-2.t
conditions which are OF prime import
ance to US.
We read the local paper because
without it we would be practically
strangers in our own homes, because
we would be living in ignorance ol
those happenings Of which local condi'
tions make it imperative that we be
constantly informed.
Present-day necessity requires that
we read the papers, and especially the
local paper.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-06-18
Furnishing Farm Help

Jewell Mays, secretary Of the board
Of agriculture, reports state wide co.
operation in the matter OF getting the
man wanting a job into communica
tion with the farmer needing help.
Farm advisers, agricultural club off
GERS, secretaries OF commercial clubs,
station agents, merchants and farmers
are invited to file requests re-
quests for help or applications for jobs.
Address the secretary at Columbia OF
the labor commissioner at Jefferson
City.
Letters are coming in to the agri-
cultural department from families in
the cities who are already influenced
by this new NOV ement 10 return TO
their first love, the country, and they
are now seeking employment on farms.
II Missouri will need many thousand
wheat, oats, rye, hay OF the several
kinds, foIlowlng WIN tho rnidsuu''..v.
blowing, the filling Of silos, and the
gathering Of what promioes to be the
greatest corn crop that imperial Mis-
souri, ever produced.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-06-18
Financial Standing and Happiness

If it is true that David Mofat, rail
road builder, died poor man in 1911,
after making bequests in his will
amounting to several million dollars, it
forms basis for interesting specula-
tions. Did he die poor, but thinking
himself a multimillionaire2 Or did he
know his fortune was dissipated2 II
he knew, why did he allow the will
disposing Of millions tie remain unalt-
ered2
One thing seems certain. Mr.. MOT
fatt might have been poor at the time
Of his death, but he was not pinched.
1t is quite possible that he might have
been poor without knowing it. And
so long as he did not know it and no
one else did, it was just the same as il
he had continued rich. SYcophants
iawned upon him; his credit was per
iectly good as long as he did not at
tempt to use it; he was millionaire in
everything but money.
Sometimes it is possible to travel a
long distance on momentum. The re-
versal Of the case oil this railroad man
is not at all unusual. People who get
rich BY slow accumulation frequently
are rated poor long after they are rich.
The story Of sudden wealth is dissem;-
mated rapidly, but there is nothing drs-
matte or sensational in the tortoise
walk to riches and oltentimes it is ae-
complished entirely unheeded.
1t is an odd thing that many people
find happiness in Disgusting their
wealth, while others get equal hsppi'
ness in hiding their poverty. The log.
ical deduction is that happiness doe,
not depend upon the amassing, pos
sessing or losing Of money.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-06-18
Gave Away 100000 at Dinner

Michael Toomay, who died recently
at Braymer, Mo-, at the age OF 83
years, was one Of the many remarkable
characters Of north Missouri. He was
a farmer and had lived fifty eight years
upon the same land. A stowaway boy
in an emigrant ship sailing from coun-
ty Cork, Ireland, he became very
wealthy for a man who devoted his ei'
forts absolutely to farm activities. A
few months before he died he invited
his eight children to family dinner at
his country home in Ray county.
After the frugal meal he gave away
property worth a quarter Of million
dollars, this being not by any means
all OF his wealth. -Four Of his children
are old maids who have devoted their
lives to the farming interests Of their
father.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-06-18

Look around you for a time, and

Look around you for a time, and
think.
Look at the condition Of our COM
munity, and think again.
True, we have much for which to be
thankful, but it might be an hundred
fold better IF WE IMPROVED OUR
OPPORTUNITIES.
Take the one item OF the money in
circulation in our midst.
How many Of US are seeking to
EXPORT instead OF IMPORT2
When We export the money comes
to US. Wheu we import, it leaves US.
How long can an importing commun-
ity Aourish7
The wealthy sections Of this country
are those that create commodities not
only Tor home consumption, but Tor
export purposes.
The exporting Of surplus commod-
tiles has made the American nation
commt REALLY great, it is doing the
same for the successful communities
Of the country, and it can accomplish as
much for us il we grasp the opporuui-
ties that beckon at our door.
The man or woman who purchases
from our local merchants is taking the
first step in the pushing Of this com
munity on TO commercial prosperity.
The one who passes them BY in
favor Of the house at distance ignores
the hand Of Providence that offers them
the opportunity to become builder,
and not destroyer.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-06-18
Co.0peratiun That Pays.

The farmers OF Missouri are more
and more helping themselves BY mu'
tual co.operation-and indeed coop
Grafton is really organized self-help.
Community Club unity Of plan and pur'
pose will give the best results in pre-
venting and fighting the chinch-bug as
we'll as eliminating the army worm.
The Secretary Of the Board Of Agri
culture is moving actively to foster
Community Clubs organizing fol
farm and country life betterment along
practical lines.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-06-18
Should Show Their DisappruVal.

Farmers should bear in mind that
the candidates for congress in this
district who fought the Republican
tariff two years ago and four years ago
helped to bring about the present tariff
which discriminates so much against
the farmers. Farmers should show
their disapproval Of the present tariff BY
voting for candidates for congress that
consistently worked against tariff re-
vision downward. The clamor ior
tariff downward was only another way
Of demanding free trade in farm pro
ducts for the benefit Of the cities ant
east. .-Slayton (Minn) Gazette.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-06-18
How It Hits American Farmers

In an official statement, the depart
ment Of commerce frankly admits that
there has been large increase in food
imports under the Underwood Simmons
tariff law and a corresponding decrease
in food exports
In March, 1914, when the new low
tariff was in full operation, the imports
Of foodstuffs were valued at more than
$24, 900, 600, as against S17,5OO,O 90 in
March, 1918, when the farmers Of the
United States we're still doing business
under the Payne Aldrich act.
Exports in the same month Of 1914
were below $1,000, 900, as compared
with more than $4,000, 900 in the
corresponding month Of last year.
The significance Of these figures will
not be lost upon the farmers OF the
United States. No class Of men is so
mindful Of its own interest as the agri-
cultural population. The farmers are
we'll organized for political purposes in
their oranges, and yet they make little
noise before the elections. When the
time comes they register their approval
or disapproval Of the party in power
with crushing effect.
The Republican party learned its
lesson when the Canadian reciprocity
agreement was passed by congress.
There seemed 10 be little cohesion in
the protests that came from the agri-
cultural regions at the time the bill
was under consideration, but the farm
ers Of the country, with Characteristic
Jealousy Of their own interests, spoke
more harshly and surely at the congress
sional electiops which followed, mark
ing the ascendency Of the Democratic
party.
Appeals to passion or prejudice
make little impression upon the
phlegmatic farmer. He is a close stu
dent Of economics so far as his own
pocketbook is concerned. He is now
informed by the department Of com
merce that foreign interests sold So
100000 more foodstuHs last March
itAier AiHDOwNs IGA, Nttn sallREe TiAtYvuHe"6r
American farm products must have
been ulspIaCru. ---.---.--.-.-
Furthermore, the American farmer
is now told that in addition to his loss
in the domestic market he lost S6,-
100000 in the foreign trade, as shown
by the drop in exports. Therefore,
the total loss TO the American farmer
in March, 1914, was S13,200,000.
He will chalk that up against the
Democratic party and give his opinion
Of it at the polls. Washington Post.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-06-18
State Fair Silo School

One OF the new features Of the state
fair in Missouri this year is the silo
school proposed by w. L. Nelson, as
sistant secretary Of the Missouri state
board Of agriculture. There will be
special section OF the fair devoted to
erected silos Of all kinds and to models
Of makes not putting up full-size struc'
lures. The Missouri farmer who is
planning silo for 1915 can mighty
we'll afford to make the state fair triT
this wear for the silo school alone.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-06-18
Pests and Pessimists Prosper?

In spite Of the fact that pests aud
pcssimists seemingly prosper in many
sections Of Missouri at this moment,
yet the general crop conditions do in
dicate real prosperity dependent, oI
course, on plenty Of rain. Already
goodly portions Of the state have been
blessed with helpful showers. The
Missouri farmer who understands &C.
tual conditions and state wide croI
prospects will have much to be thank
ful for in spite OF the army worm, the
hessian fly and the chinch bug.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-06-18
Helping in Time Of Danger

It Is a matter Of STATE vide comment
that the Missouri state board Of agri'
culture, cooperating with the College
Of Agriculture, has Of late been render
ing a substantial service to the COM
monwealth in the giving Of counsel tc
thousands through letters, bulletins and
newspaper articles on the pests thai
lately have been threatening the crops
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-06-18
$500 Saddle Horse Stake

The saddle horse men, and all low
ers Of the Missouri saddler, will be de-
lighted to hear that the directors Of the
state fair have decided to offer the 49,
500 saddle horse stake again this year.
Last years show was recognized over
the nation as having been the biggest
ever held on the continent. That is q
good score for a state that now leads
Kentucky for fine horses and pretty
women.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-06-18
Cow Peas and Soy Beans Next

A buttetin on Cow Peas and Soy
Beans" is now in press and viii be is
sued by the Missouri state board Of
agriculture within a month. Its pub
lication at this time will be Of great
value to the farmers Of Taney and
every other county this year.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-06-18
New Home Bulletin Due.

The new homemakers' bulletin Of
the board OF agriculture is in press and
will be ready for mailing very soon. 1t
covers the proceedings Of the home
makers conference Of 1914 and will
be welco med in any town or country
home.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-06-18
Harvester Company 0usted


States has affirmed the decree Of the
Missouri supreme court fning the In
ternational Harvester company $780,
600 and ousting it from the state be-
cause Of its violation Of the antitrust
law. The decision is not surprising,
in view Of previous decisions uphold
ine the validity OF the anti trust law OF
this state. A similar statute in Texas
has been held valid and the state treas
ury has been enriched by heavy fines
assessed under it. That the state has
legal right to drive corporations from
its boundaries and deny them the right
TO re.enter has been established.
But there is a lack Of unanimity OF
opinion as to the wisdom OF this meth
cd Of trust extirpation. A trust is
deemed a public enemy because it
crushes out competition. But when
the trust is ousted from a state the
state itself seems to do the same thing
the ousted concern was punished for
doing. It was this line OF reasoning
which caused the supreme court Of
Missouri 10 refuse to oust St. Louis
ice company it found guilty Of violat'
ing the anti trust law. 1t assessed a
fine against the company and con-
demned the methods followed in its
organization and inferred that its vast
profits came from monopolistic prac'
tices. But the court argued that the
ousting Of the company would merely
work hardship on the St. Louis ice
consumers, who would be compelled
to buy from fewer competitors. A gen.
eral movement was begun by lhe bust
ness community to get the decree Of
custer against divers lumber companies
modified largely on the same theory.
Whatever may have been the theory
Of the general assembly in adopting
this method Of dealing with combina-
tions in restraint Of trade, the course
does not appear TO be satisfactory in
practice. The practice OF fining trusts
has meyer appealed TO the public, for it
has suspected, with much reason, that
the Rne is eventually paid by the con-
sumer. This has given strength to the
sentiment in Iavor OF looking upon
guilt as personal. It is argued that
Jail sentences can not be charged up
to fixed expenses and added to the bill
Of the consumer. 1t was doubtless the
theory Of the Legislators that the threat
Of custer would prove a deterrent.
Probably it has done so, to some ex-
tent, but it has been demonstrated
that the public is punished as much as
the corporation in cases Of custer.
Whatever the International Harvester
company may have done in Missouri it
is difficult to conceive Of how the in
terests Of its former patrons will be
served by driving it out. II they had
wanted it driven out they could have
easily done. so without help Of the
courts by refusing 10 patsonize it. The
only profit from the custer would come
to its former competitors. There sure
ly can be some better way devised to
make business behave itself. Globe
Democrat.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-06-18

rom clover, as rom other legumeS,
has an Objectionable odor, necessitat-
ing particular care in feeding TO avoid
tainting the milk. 1t does not pack so
well as corn, so great care should be
exercised in the tramping Of the silage
al the time OF filing, and the depth Of
the silo should also receive particular
attention. Clover should be chopped
before SLIDING as a matter Of convent
ence in feeding and also to secure
more thorough packing, although it
can be placed in the silo without chop
ping. Clover should be harvested
when in full bloom and some Of the
first heads are dead.
CoWPEAS, ALFALFA AND SOY BEANS
Cowpeas, alfalfa and soy beans can
be successfully made into silage by ex-
ercising the same precautions as with
clover. They should be cut at the
same time as for haymaking. Howev-
er, it is ordinarily preferable, as with
clover, to make them into hay rather
than silage. The lamentations which
take place in silage made from legumes
cause a greater loss Of nutritive mate
rial than with corn silage. Corn husks
and pea vines from canning factories,
beet pulp and other by-products are
also used in certain localities for filling
the silo.
Corn for the silo can be cut either
by hand or by machine. Hand cut
ting is practiced on farms where the
amount OF corn to be harvested is SO
small as TO make the expense Of pur
chasing corn harvester too great to
justify its use. Hand cutting is slow
and laborious, and there are probably
lew localities now where the purchase
Of harvester would not be a profitable
investment.
There are on the market several
makes OF silage cutters that will give
satisfaction. The capacity OF the ma
chine to be purchased is an important
consideration which should not be
overlooked. Many persons make the
mistake OF getting a cutter which is
too small, thus making the operation
fering with the continuous employment
Of the entire force Of men. II is bet
ter to get machine large enough, so
that every one will be able to keep
busy all the time. The larger cutters
are equipped with seli'ieeders, a labor
saving device which the smaller sizes
lack.
The usual length Of cutting varies
from one-half to one inch. The latter
is a little too long, since pieces Of this
length will neither pack so closely in
the silo nor be so completely con
sumed when fed as will the shorter
lengths. On the other hand, the
longer the pieces the more rapidly can
the corn be run through the cutter.
In case the corn has become too
dry or ripe before it is put into the
silo, water should be added to supply
the deficiency Of moisture necessary to
make the silage pack properly. I'm
less it is we'll packed the silage will
fire fang" or deteriorate through the
growth Of mold. Enough water should
be added to restore the moisture con-
tent Of the corn TO what it would be it
cut at the proper stage. The water
may be added by running directly into
the silo by means Of hose or by run
ming through the blower. Iii claimed
that BY running it into the blower the
water is more thoroughly mixed with
the cut corn.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-06-18
Missouri Leads 10 Ponies

Missouri leads in so many things
this state has not only the largest and
best.mansged farm in the United
States, but it also can truly boast Of the
greatest and most beautiful peony
farm in the world, located near Sarco1-
lie, Mo.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-06-18
For Alfalfa and Siios

Alfalfa and silo on every farm"
is motto proposed by the secretary Of
the state board Of agriculture for Ia
ney county. What do you SAYS it a
coed wsy-does Il pay3