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few TIMELY HINTS
FOR POULTRY YARD
Pleasure and Profit Found in
Fowls When Rightly Fed
and Sheltered.

Rightly bred, rightly fed, warmly
and clearly housed, the fowls at Snow
Bird poultry yards are a never fail
ing source Of pleasure and profit.
The ground feed II compounded at
home was composed of one scoopful
Of wheat bran to one Of chopped corn
and oats equally halved.
Vegetables were substituted for the
summertime green food. Cabbage
hung by the roots within easy reach,
mangel-wurzels split in half then i'm.
paled on spikes so the biddies might
pick the flesh from the outer covering
In a clearly manner, with added sue.
culency in the form Of chopped onions
and uncooked potatoes together with
clover.chaff and dried leaves as
scratch material and roughage. mini.
mized the grain bill and kept tho
fowls comfortable, vigorous, produc-
tive.
Meat was either ground green bone
or beef meal. II the former, one-half
ounce to the fowl daily, II the latter, it
was hopper fed, they eating as much
as desired and whenever inclined to.
A t~ri-weekly cleaning of drop
boards; a weekly spraying of perches;
a semi-annual house-cleaning, together
with the usage Of effective insecticides
kept down the vermin.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-03-26

Some breeders are bold enough to
castrate their own animals, still more
employ a man who makes a living as
a gelder, but does not pretend to be a
veterinary surgeon. The danger in
%castration is in rupture.
So long as the testicles are In the
purse, and their cords are occupying
to a great extent the oritices in the
belly the obtrusion into the scrotum
Of a small knuckle of intestine may
be overlooked unless a very careful
examination is made; indeed it may
then escape the intending operators
notice, If the colt has been well fast
ened and placed upon his back, re-
naming there for a minute or two, as
during this time the small portion of
gut will often slip back into the abdo-
men.
For this, among other reasons, an
old hand will prefer to have the ami.
NAL on his side while making an ex.
animation. Some will squeeze the
larynx to make the animal cough by
way Of a test. If another person does
the squeezing las for wind patients Of
adults, the castrator's fingers upon
the cords of the t%esticles will tell him
of a bulge and he will then exercise
special precautions.
1t is far better to let the colt get up
again and sacrifice the time than to
proceed without all necessary appli.
ances. Ruptured colts should never
be entrusted to gelders without ana
tomical knowledge. or not possessing
a reputation for operating upon such
cases.
The animal should be prepared by
long fasting, placed upon his back,
rendered limp by the inhalation Of
chloroform, and the testicles removed
while the horse is insensible and IN
likely to struggle.
The veterinary surgeon may choose
TO put in two or more stitches of solu.
Bile material across the orifice now no
longer partly occupied by the cord.
II his hands and all things used by
him have been rendered antiseptic
this will probably be the best plan.
There will be just enough adhesive in.
flammation set up by the sutures to
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-03-26

over sixty and you work us into the
shadow OF the grave in a few cases,
and actually into the grave In all the
other cases. I'd like to get my ease
In my old age a little earlier II I'm to
have a chance at II at all"
Undoubtedly at sixty we are In the
shadow OF the grave, but so we are at
fifty, at forty, at fifteen, at six and at
one. All life goes on in that shadow
It may go on at sixty mighty well and
vastly to the satisfaction OF the sub
Iect. Charles should not be discour'
aged. n he lives wisely. drinks light.
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GOOD TREATMENT
OF ANIMAL WOUNDS
Few Injuries Are Materially Bene-
fitted Unless Treated by
Professionals.
BY DR.. M. II. REYNOLDS, v. 8.

Various preparations Of turpentine.
alcohol, vinegar, carbolic acid, irritat.
ing oils, and even mineral acids are
frequently used in the treatment of
animal wounds and then because the
patient RECEIVERS in spite Of barbarous
treatment, people enormously con-
clude that the medicine cured.
Bleeding can usually be checked
quite easily. II the blood is from a
large number Of small vessels.
hemorrhage can be checked and final
ly stopped by the means Of ice and
by very hot or very cold water, or
the wound may be packed in clean
cotton or oakum and tightly bandaged.
In ase a large blood vessel is sew
cred the artery may be secured by
means OF small forceps or even a hook
made by bending a pin or piece of
wire.
In some cases hemorrhage can be
easily controlled by a tight bandage
placed above or below the wound. II
the blood flows in a steady stream
the bandage should be on the side
farthest from the heart.
If it flows in Jets the bandage
should be tied between the wound
and the heart.
Comparatively few wounds are ma
terially benefited by sewing, band
aging or washing except In profes.
sion hands.
II the wound is made lengthwise of
the muscle there may be considerable
advantage in holding the sides to-
gether by sewing. No special form
of needle or thread is necessary ex-
cept that both should be clean and the
latter should be of q reasonable size.
A darning needle and ordinary cotton
thread will do very well In an emer.
gency.
II the wound is made across the
muscle and gapes widely It Is usually
unwise to sew, for the stitches will
cut out in a few days and make the
scar much worse than II 1t had been
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-03-26
SALOON THE STATES WORST EN-.


CBy JUDGE A. B. WATKINS of Texas.)
Why does the state so abhor the sa-
loon on election day? Absolutely one
would think it no worse to sell whisky
at one time than at another. 1t knows
only too we'll that this right Of free
men and the sale of drink are at hope
less war; that the liquor traffic has al
ways been the sworn enemy Of the
honest ballot; that to furnish the voter
with whisky would be like arming a
mailman. II the saloon be the limo
cent and harmless thing its advocates
claim, why not unchain 1t on cleo
ton day?
But in spite of these and every 9TH
er precaution. the saloon is today the
gravest n to an honest vote. Not
content with taking its place in soci-
ETY. as a business simply, it Is ambi.
tious to become a ruler.
Who ever heard Of a drug store
ticket at an election? Who ever heard
Of the family groceries, or the shoe
trade claiming the right to elect their
officers?
And yet one hardly need inquire
for any man that ever lived in a sa-
loon-ridden county or city that has
not heard Of or voted for or against
the saloon ticket?"
1t Is always there. And from con-
stable to governor those lords Of vice
demand that society shall bow to
them. Many have wondered at the
cause and asked why a simple bust
ness should not be satisfied to be a
business simply. But the answer Is
not far or hard to find.
The saloon seeks the election of
candidates who are willing or pledged
to do its bidding. 1t Is needless for
another business, for 1t follows the
law. 1t is necessary for the saloon.
for it defies the law.
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looming, SURE AS FATE"
A Kansas City saloonkeeper, who
has been in the business % years. re-
Gently announced that his place was
Tor sale at a bargain. MY reason" he
said, for quitting the liquor trade Is
not that am old or rich. or troubled
by my conscience. I simply have de-
cided to get out while the getting Ia
good. for | believe that / can read the
handwriting on the wall. l believe
that the finish of the booze business in
this country is in sight, and | prefer
to step from under before the roof
falls In.
Il would not undertake to say when
nationwide prohibition is going to ar
rive, but it Is coming. as sure as fate,
and 1t is not many years away. 1t is
coming, not so much as q result Of
feverish and hysterical agitation, but
as a result Of a majority Of the voters
OF the country making up their minds
that boozing is a criminal waste Of
time and money, and booze a nuisance
and a dangerous drug"
He goes or to say that "drunkards
there are and will be so long as there
Is booze to be had, and they are panic
stricken at the suggestion that
try-wide prohibition may prevail. But
the self-respecting and social drink
ers, the real dependence of the liquor
traffic, are preparing to Danish booze.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-03-26
SYNOPSIS.

Professor Desmond OF the Peak observa-
tory causes a great sensation throughout
the country by announcing that what ap-
terriic speed. Destruction Of the earth is
feared. Panic prevails everywhere. The
satellite barely misses the earth. The at
%nospherie disturbance knocks people un,
conscious. but does no damage. A leaf
bearing a cabalistic design nutters down
among the guests at a lawn party. II is
Identical in design with a curious orna-
mRn-like being with huge wings descends
IN the midst Of the guests. He notices
Doris and starts toward her.
The men fear he intends some harm to
Doris and n fierce battle ensues. in which
Tolliver and March. suitors OF Doris. and
Professor Desmond are injured. The n.y.
ing maj is wounded by a shot from Toll
liver, hut escapes by flying away. 4 far
mer reports that the flying mar carried
on his young daughter. People every
Shess are teETor-strisse9 at the posi-
ster. The governor offers a reward Of
SSea,oo for his capture, dead or alive. Put
nam is h FIRST Of the avistors TO re-
ne Is thrown from his machine by the
cying man and killed. North and a score
OF other a~viators arrive. The re-
ward is increased to a million. The avia-
tors ind themselves outdistanced and out
unanswered by the flying man. Artillery
proves futile. A negress is the latest vic
tragedy. some SO miles distant. Doris in.
vites March to accompany her on a horse
back ride. They are Joined by Tolliver.
much 10 March's disgust. While the men
are rounding up the horses. which have
become u~naccountably frightened. the fly
ing man suddenly swoops down and car
ries Doris of. March and Tolliver pur-
sue the demon. The way leads through
canyons and over mountains. Tolliver.
driven insane by the strain. shoots
March. Toliiver succeeds In climbing up
the mountain 10 a plateau where the fly
ing man has sought refuge. Tolliver 10
taken unawares by the monster. who car
- nm Up IN me air anu u5ups mn
starts back to summon the ayiators. but
drops from exhaustion. He sees North
hytng on high and calls him to earth.
North takes him In the machine and they
land on the mountain plateau.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-03-26

able on demand after 30 years service.
irrespective Of age or disabilities, says
Harper's Weekly Older men say that
would result in %pensioning of some
men while still in their ~forties. and
suggest sixty as a proper age for re-
tirement. To that, with fine scorn. re
torts Charles Gardner, a Madison
square letter carrier:
What good IL a mans life TO him.
self when he's sixty years old and
over? Give us our leisure while we
have life enough In Us TO spend Q year
or two In peace. Work US until we're
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nesses who can testify at the coro
ner's inquest, and when II mn to
applying for that little old reward"
he said grimly. And 1t will make a
respectable sum when divided up pro-
rata amongst us, Puts widow and a
slice for the other boys who did not
happen to be in at the death. Also
today sees the last fight Of one erst-
while aviator named North. l have
had enough Of skyscraping to last for
one lifetime. l am going to get mar
ried and live happily in a hole in the
ground forever after" He pointed
into the air.
Inlay is coming. He must have
heard our guns. He can take one Of
you down and I will guarantee the
safe descent OF the other" A grin
o%verspread his face. You two seem
to be having your own troubles and |
guess I'll fade into the perspective for
a moment II you think you car spare
me. And my blessings upon you" He
turned his back upon them and was
gone behind the rocks.
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XVI.
The End.

Doris was in March's arms, her
tremblings vanished by that strong
clasp, the horror that had filled her
eyes gone, her sweet face upturned
to his.
But tell me-" he was whispering.
Poor Clay-he lost his mental poise
at the last and said many wild things.
Was there any understanding between
you-you know what l mean, Doris
were you" He hesitated, turning his
eyes upon the distant speck floating
In the sky, which he knew to be I'm
lay speeding towards them. Her face
grew very grave and her voice was
low as she anticipated the word he
disliked to speak.
Move were good friends, nothing
more. He asked me to marry him
upon the Sunday Of the pursuit and I
told him I would answer him by letter
upon the following day. He had al
ways been SO kind to me that I did
not have the courage to refuse him
to his face-and he was SO strange In
many ways. In my letter I told him
that l could not accept, begging the
privilege Of his continued friendship.
He accepted the answer calmly, mere
ly renewing his avowals of devotion
and repeating that he would give all
wen to his life-for me-" Her eyes
swan mistily. "And the horror Of it!
He kept his word"
HE loved you d~evotedly and did all
that a brave man could for you. Dor
is" said March gently. She nodded.
Il understand. And his memory
what can one say! She ran her fin.
gers lightly across his matted hair,
where the bullet had raked his skull.
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he must now look upon he passed
quickly 10 his side. The aviator was
pointing at an object which lay close
before him. March, looking also. felt
his blood turn TO ice.
"A sight like that is about the only
thing that gets my nerve" whispered
the other as he blotted his damp fore
head with a hand that shook despite
his efforts to control It. Il have seen
too many OF my good friends lying
like that. 1t makes me think what I
will look like one OF these days II I
don't get out OF this cursed business.
But we will come back and take care
OF him later. Just at present We have
a woman TO look after. Lord! He
must have fallen a thousand feet"
Five minutes later Alan. moving
with the stealth OF a mountain lion.
saw something that brought his heart
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-03-26

to his throat. Doris. huddled against
a rock. her face in her hands, was
within a hundred feet OF him. With
an involuntary cry and thoughtless OF
all else except that he had found her.
he bounded forward. She heard him
coming. shrank convulsively back
against the rock with a cry Of dis
tress. then raising her hollow eyes
saw who It was and springing to her
feet stood swaying with hands out
stretched. Another instant and he
had caught her In his arms.
"Doris!" he cried fercely as he
strained her to him. searching her
wan face and sunken eyes. She shud-
dered, chung to him closer. seemed
about to lose her senses, then raising
her face to his, smiled.
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You were wounded?" she asked soft
ly. For the first and last time In his
life March lied to her.
yes, an accident-the accidental
discharge OF a revolver. But towards
the last l thought you loved him most
after all. You never would answer
me, you know" She smiled up at him,
Doris old smile, and there was mt
sweeter n anywhere.
THAT night upon the lawn when I
thought my last hour had come! Did
| not leave him and run to your arms?
And was that not answer enough?"
A faint whistle fell upon their ears.
thin, sibilant, ~momentarily shrilling
louder. March glanced southwark
again. INLAY is only a mile away
and will be here in another minute to
take you Blackjack to the home
from which | shall 30 shortly take you
forever, Doris" he said as he drew
her closer. Her head vas upon his
shoulder. her face upturned. her rich
lips but a matter of inches from his
OWE. He claimed them.
THE END.
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left alone. Occasionally a wound is
such that the edges a be held to-
gether by OF bandages. If this
can be done there may be consider
able advantage in doing so, but these
wounds are rare. Bandages should
be changed frequently and the wound
kept clean.
Maggots may be prevented in small
wounds by smearing the following
mixture around the border. Turpen-
tine, n part; tar. three parts; fish
oil, two parts.
If a wound becomes infested with
maggots, use chloroform by spraying
or sprinkling the parts by throwing it
from a sponge.
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PROFITABLE FEED FOR BEEF
Regularity Is One Of the Most lmpor.
tant Factors With Cattle-Have
Abundant Water Supply.

Those who are feeding beef cattle
will find 1t profitable to not only make
no sudden changes in the kind or
quantity of feed, but to also see that
the feeding 10 done at the same time
every day. Seven o'clock this morn.
ing and 1880 or 7:45 tomorrow Morn.
Ing Is not regular feeding, Water In
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-03-26

abundance, where cattle can get It
without wadlng through mud, belly
deep, is favorable to good gains. Prob
ably the most common trouble in the
feed lot is scours. When a steer suf-
fers from scours the feeder is losing
money. The most common causes Of
scours are over feeding, irregular
feeding, changes Of feed and some
times too much salt.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-03-26

make a plug and stop the escape Of
the gut afterwards. The suturing ma
terial itself will be dissolved and abb
sorbed in a few days.
This suturing material is at once a
great gift to the surgeon and a dam
ger If he trusts It too much. 1t may
be absorbed in f%orty-eight hours be-
fore sufficient or sufficiently strong
plastic material has been thrown out
to guard the entrance to the abdomen,
OF exit for the bowels as we fear 1t
might prove.
A further precaution may therefore
be taken by putting a few stitches of
insoluble silk through the empty purse
rather close up to the belly. This
should be well saturated with an anti.
septic as we do not want a formation
of pus, although we may have to leave
1t for three days Or more. II the sub
sequent swelling outside the belly does
not satisfy us that it is safe to remove
these outside stitches.
Unless any foreign substance has
gone in while operating, there is ap-
parently little danger of peritonitis or
other Ill results. There are other
methods Of operation the details Of
which mor concern the practicing
veterinary surgeon than the horse
breeder, who should neither attempt
the performance himself nor let an
other whom he cannot fully trust.
1t Is to put u readers on their
guard against the reckless assumption
that every colt is normal. and that no
such precautions need be taken that
we offer these suggestions. there being
no use in idle regrets when an hour
after castration a colt Is found with
his bowels hanging out and beyond as
sistance.
One may say that such cases have
been successfully dealt with, but the
delay Is nearly always fatal. If the
animal can be secured and the bowel
held up by a sheet saturated with a
d~isinfectant until the veterinary sur.
geon arrives. 1t may be possible to re-
turn that portion of intestine and re-
tain 1t while anticipating subsequent
inflammatory troubles by proper
treatment.
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PUT CHILDREN IN RIGHT PATH.

Is there any investment Of time,
energy, talents, that will count for
more than the work with the chill
dren? III you write the law Of total
abstinence on the hearts OF the chill
dren," says Congressman Hobson,
they will see to It that 1t is written
on the statute books Of the state and
the nation"
This is why the w. C. T. u. gives so
much time and thought to teaching
children the nature and effects Of
alcohol.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-03-26

keeps his health and manages to Sc
crete a little sense, he may find life
more profitable at sixty than he has
v e found 1t yet, and that, whether he
gets a pension or not. II he will read
Cicero on Old Age" he will get some
good points, though sixty 10 by no
lean old age.
But. gracious! how folks are reach.
ing out for pensions,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-03-26
CANCER OF SOCIAL VICE.

A large number Of cities are at his
time graphing with the cancer Of 30
cial vice. There ia one thing we may
write on the first page of the record OF
this war: Always there will be a peri
to woman so long as society is in
league with the saloon. The back door
Of the saloon ia the front door Of the
brothel, or leads to the home of purity
where the brothel will find its victim,
Exchange.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-03-26
SENTIMENT

Public sentiment Is everything. With
public sentiment nothing car fail.
without 1t nothing car succeed. Con-
sequently he who molds public senti-
ment goes deeper than he who enacts
statutes or pronounces decisions. He
makes statutes and decisions possible
or impossible to be executed.-Abra.
ham Lincoln.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-03-26
LIFE GOOD AT AGE OF SIXTY
Common Sense Reply to a Letter Car
rier Who Would Like His Pen
sion Earlier.

80 much depends on the point Of
viav!
gor example. II IL proposed to give
p~eesions to the postman, and the
terms on which the pesions shall be
paid are under discussion. We read
in the New York Times that the
young clerks favor having them pay.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-03-26

A handful of shelled grain Is always
more effective than a club in inducing
n pig to travel where yna want 1t.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-03-26

Charity covers q multitude Of sins,
but 1t is generally our charity and
other peoples sins.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-03-26
LAUDABLE AIM

Our aim: "A dry zone round every
home In the United States. and that
zone nation. widL.'
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COMING. SURE AS EA1E.n

by the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-23

the opinion that Il would - desirable
Sc examinations for teachers could b
held at the beginning Of the institute
thode In attendance might recognise
their deficiencies ana have thoar
minds rather on what they lack in-
stead Of ON examination percentages.
Seventy Of the ITO attending the M
efttute already hold teacher1 cortidr
cateG
Wednesday evening the Young Peo-
Aisalon church. Polk ana sixth. Win
give : Midsunmer entert1tnmen6 a
literary and muaic1 program VIII be
rendered by members Of the local 90
|ciety. The program win conaist of
recitAtfonu, dialogues, vocal and piano
duets, and the choir OF the church will
give several numbers. Tho president
Of the association. John ". Nygren.
has arranged this midsummer 1e0ti-
val. The church will be decorated by
the young men Of the society.