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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-12-15
STATE AID RECEIVED !
BY COUNTY TREASURER
Amount 10 Twenty Per Cent Less Than
kandiyohi County 10 Entitled to.

Amount 10 Twenty Per Cent Less Than
kandiyohi County 10 Entitled to.
The state aid for the schools Of
Kandiyohi county has been received
and the check calls for $22,493, or
just so per cent of the amount, the
county is entitled to. The twenty per
cent which we didn't get will be made
up by assessing the tax payers Of the
county, eventually. In comment
Ing on the reasons for sending but 80
per cent Of the money, State Superin'
tendent c. G. Schulz has the follow
ing to say:
"The aid to all classes of schools
and to the several special departments
is paid from one general appropr1a'
ton.
"Since the total amount appropriate
ed at the last session is insufficient
to pay the aid In full as fixed In the
law or as earned by the several schools
and departments, a pro rata d1strlbu'
ton is made. The amount appro-
priated allows for the payment Of 80
per cent of the total. The only ex-
oeptfon is that aid to teacher-train-
ing departments and building aid for
consolidated schools is paid in the full
amount earned. When the aid paid
to any school or special department
is less than so per cent Of the maxi.
mum fixed in the law, it indicates
that the school or department Is re-
ceiving 80 per cent of the amount
to which it is found to be entitled, in
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-12-15

Don't forget to attend the Removal
Sale at the HooIund Hardware Store.
ADV.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-12-15
Shadow Social.

A Shadow Social and program will
be given Friday, the 18th of December
Der in the Olstead school house, Dis
trict "a, six miles west of WiNmar.
Girls are requested to bring lunch for
two.
Esther Somerville, Teacher.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-07
THE wARLIKE GLARS.

The Gar who has assumed supreme
command of the Russian forces, comes
of a family renowned for courage. AL
exander l. was in the fighting line at
Austerlitz, and exposed himself so reck-
lessly that he escaped death only by a
miracle, whilst in the battle before
Dresden he was splashed by the blood
of General Moreau. who was killed at
his side. His successor, Nicholas, was
described. even by an enemy, as "abso-
lutely ignorant of fear" and Alexander
IT. not only exposed himself as fear
lessly as any Of his soldiers In the Turk
ish campaign of 1877. but literally sacri-
feed his life to his unconcern for suffer-
Ing. when he fell by the assassin's bomb
in 1881
The title Gear" bears a peculiarly sa-
cred significance In Russia. 1t Is seldom
used in modern Russia except in the
church prayers. the word ordinarily en-
ployed being "Gosudar." Similarly "Tsar
lisa" and ''T'sezarevich" are church terms
and in ordinary life Russians commonly
speak Of the "Gosudarynia" and the
'Naslednik." 1t has been maintained
that GEAR" Is not derived from Caesar.
but is a Slavenda word signlfying prince;
but the generally accepted view is that
Gear" has the same origin as Kaiser "
parallel case Is the Lithuanian word
for king-"k aralius," from Cha rlemagne.
the great Karl or Carolus. London Chron-
iclc.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-07
OUR GIANT INFANT INDUSTRY.
(From the Philadelphia Prcss.)


The moving picture our latest indus.
try, is fast assuming giant proportions
Few appreciate its real magnitude, and
its influence on our present life and So
ciety. In New York alone statistics show
more than 1000 employed In the indus
try. In the country at large these figures
would easily reach 10000. or one one
thousandth of our entire population
Eighteen thousand theaters are devoted
To showing the perturbation of the seen
arios in the silent drama, ana more than
IL, OOO, coo persons daily attend n movie per-
said to pass into the box offices, md 80, =
600 operate the machines for producing the
films on the screens.
Our latest infant industry seems never
to have worn swaddling clothes It sprang
INTO manhood at q bound. and It's growth
is tremendous daily. The success of the
movies comes from the fact thai the ac-
ton Is swift tense, moving. 1t depicts all
classes and conditions. not through the
eye of the dramatist. but through the
truthful. never lying eye OF the camera
The people realize that this Is life In its
stern realities, and conditions as they
really exist. Add to this tho stimulating
fact that right is always triumphant. that
evil Is always given the wages Of sin, that
truth Is mighty and always prevails, and
one sees why the moving pictures nre a
splendid influence and profitable invest
ment
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-07
THE NEXT PARTY PLATFORMS.

Leading republicans are determined to
give the tariff precedence in the party
platform next year, placing military de-
Tense second, and foreign affairs third.
There will also he a plank denouncing
tho commission form of government and
dealing. incidentally, with the plight Of
the railroads, Something will be said
about the alleged abuse OF discretionary
power by the comptroller Of the currency
and there will be considerable about bust
moss conditions and the financial status
OF the treasury. Although It has been
said that the progressves who have re-
turned to the Republican party want to
take some OF their platform planks with
them. there is not likely to be any trou-
bic on this score, since the initiative ref
erendum and recall are becoming obsolete.
In the Democratic party Bryan is to
put forward two dominant Issues first.
military unpreparedness as a means to
peace, and, second. his single presidential
term. Mr.. Bryan has consented to elm
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-07
BACK ROADS"
(From the Newport Express. }


We have had occasion to travel many of
our highways known as back roads" this
season. and find them in a most deplor-
able condition. Some of them are almost
impossible. Some OF them have not been
worked or repaired up to the present
time. They are quilted out, washed out
and In some cases. as In the hill roads
northeast OF Charleston. the traveller has
to take to the fields or wood roads in order
to get along at all The scattered farmers
along these roads say-and with mighty
good reasons too-that the State and
towns furnish them no money to work
these roads. The money all goes into the
automobile roads for people to sport over
If any work Is done on their roads they
have to do It; and in many instances as
houses are a milo or more apart and the
highways In between are of the washable
or easily-out-of repair kind. II Is an expen
sive job for the few isolated farmers tn
keep them up They certainly haye good
and sufficient reason to kick Uphill farm
ers are as essential In our community an
the valley farmers. They should be al
lowed the same rights OF the highway
funds We do not want them isolated os
the almost impossible roads are making
them, Their dollars count in the stores
their influence is felt in the communitv
and their votes are tho same at the noll,
as those along our best highways where
the hundreds OF automobiles daily hum
Look this matter up. You who are inter-
ested in the good roads movement who
organize automobile parties to ride over
the regular travelled routes and praise
them to the skies just for once go out of
the regular route and try some OF the
back roads" the isolated roads. and see
what you think Of them. We are sneak
ing from experience.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-07
MA AND THE MOTOR.

Before We take a motor ride. Pa says
to Ma, My dear,
Now just remember ! don't need as
sstance from the rear
If you will just keep still back there
and hold in check your fright
II! take you where you want to 60
and get you back all right.
Remember that my hearings good and
also I'm not blind
And l can drive this car without sug-
gestions from behind"
Ma promises that she'll keep stiN then
of We gayly start.
But soon she notices ahead pcddlcr
and his cart.
You'd better toot your horn,' says she,
ito let him know we're near.
He might turn out" and Pa replies:
Just shrek at him, my dear"
And then he adds: Some day some guy
will make a 10: of dorgh
BY putting horns or tonneau seats for
women folks to blow"
A little further on Ma says: Tie signalled
for turn"
And Pa says: Did he?" In a tone that's
hot enough TO burn.
"Oh. there's a boy on roller skatcs -
Ma cries now do go slow.
I'm sure he doesn't see our car" And
Pa says; Il dunno.
think I don't need glasses yet. bu.
really 1t may be
That am blind an cannot sec what's
right In front Of me-
II Pa should speed tho car BIT come
rigs to hurry past,
Ma says: Now do he careful! You arc
driving much too fast.
An all the time she's pointing out the
dangers Of the street
An keeps him posted on tho ronds
where street cars he will meet
Last night when We got safely homo
Pa sighed an said; MY dear
I'm sure we've all enjoyed the drive
you gave us from the rear
Edgar A. Guest In tho Detroit Free
Press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-07

and are fed at least once a day all the
green's they will eat up In half hour
The small flock which has the table re-
fuse will get much watery feed from
this source.
GRIT AND SHELL MUST BE SUP
Piled
The bird has no teeth, likek most ami
mails. and some other method must be
used to grind the hard particles Of grain
and other feeds which are consumed
This is accomplished in the gizzard by
means of small particles of grit. When
the flock is confined to the house or
a small yard the natural supply fire.
quently will he limited Coarse poultry
grit mixed with equal parts Of ground
oyster shell should be kept in box or
hopper placed so that the flock always
can have free access to 1t. The grit ac-
composites the grinding of the food
through the muscular action Of the giz-
zard, while the oyster shell supplies the
much needed lime, which Is largely used
in the manufa cture of the shell of the
| egg.
GRAINS SUPPLY HEAT AND ENERGY
are among the most economical sources
of body heat and energy. They contain
much fat and the starchy nutrients,
which must be supplied in the proper
proportion for the best results.
Birds running on an excellent range
which is covered with luxuriant vcgeta-
ton and shade do not require the con-
slant attention to feeding that is neces-
sary where they are confined to small
bare yards in suburban communities or
even in cities. The free range flock
gets many Erubs and insects which, in
| themselves, contain much protein. They
also get many weed seeds and particles
of grass and grit, which supply a large
part of the required ration. The prob
lem Of the feeder of the confined flock
becomes then much more complicated.
With Gear understanding of tho
i the problem is to find the economical
| source of them and to provide them in
"A manner which will keep the birds
| healthy and vigorous Feeding require.
only common sense Anyone who is will
ing to study his birds, become acquaint-
ed with their bodily needs and observe
the condition Of the individuals, will have
| success assured from the start
DRY MASH SAFEST AND BEST.
| When feeding the home flock, use the
| dry mash system. The birds have the
mash before them in self-feeding hoppers
and can then balance their rations tc
suit their own particular needs. This
mash should be supplemented with n
good cracked grain ration which can
be fed twice n day in deep litter on the
| floor Of the house. Do not uso grain
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-07

$50 of the national wealth. France, how
ever, at the beginning Of the present war
had a debt of s6,343ooo,0Co and wealth
OF only $5O,OOOOo,0o0, That is the French
government owed 1884 out OF every $50
owned by the people. The wealth of
Great Britain and Ireland amounts to $780,
6oooO,000 and dent Il 81 ,0dO, D0.O00 means
that the government has pledged for ma
tional defense 81 out of every $50 owned
by the people The present war debt of
the British is therefore only a little lar
ger proportionately than the peace debt
.! Of France.
IF those nervous people who think that
Europe will not repay the loan of half
a billion or n billion which 1t IL seek.
ing here will study these figures they
may discover that burden which would
seem intolerable to us will rest on Shout
ders already calloused by heavy loads
and accustomed to fear them. IL there
is any reason for declining to advance
to England and France the money they
need it does not lie in the probability of
population.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-07
JAPANESE FARMERS IN BRAZIL.

A good feeling towards Japan prevails
in Brazil, says Expert Ken Katoaka Of
the Japanese agriculture and commerce.
department who has recently returned
from his inspection tour In that part Of
the world, except In the two States Of
Santa Catharina and Rio Grande del Sui
where German elements are predominant
The special skill and knowledge which
Japanese farmers exhibit In growing rice
are much appreciated by the people Of
that country. The Japanese immigrants
who have settled In San Paulo State alone
number some 1900, and are working in
coffee plantations. Their relations with
the planters are smooth and satisfactory
Many of them are saving three hundred
yen or so every year. 1t Is however, re-
grettahle that some planters have come
TO grief owing to the effects of the world
wide conflict-East and West News.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-07
SLIDING FROSTED CORN,

Seth Gordon, proprietor of the Dunn
Farm at Chazy. n. y, sends the Free
Press an article on SLIDING frosted corn
that he originally wrote for Wallaces'
Farmer 1t reads as follows:
notice in a recent Issue Of Wal
Iaces Farmer several inquiries on how
best to manage with frosted corn, For
the past So years ! have been running
an all-the-year- around dairy, making a
speciality of butter for private trade. |
grow As to 80 acres OF corn. and have
made use of silos for 20 years past. with
Fair success During this long period,
occasionally have had to deal with frost
ID corn. and l will give you readers the
benefit of my experience
Since the germs which produce decay
IRE killed at 100 degrees of heat. corn
which Is harvested when the husks arc
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-07

first glazed, and put in the silo. will
keep nicely. because 1t generates about
40 degrees of heat in the early stages,
and later drops back to 10 degrees, and
II the air is excluded. it remains at this
temperature. Frosted corn gets dry, does
not pack quite so closely, and fails to
reach the required degree of heat. Con-
sequently, it molds some. and is unfit
for the best dairy ration. The way to
remedy this is to spray this dry corn with
water. either in the silo, or which is bet
ter, keeping a stream Of water flowing
on the carrier The quantity Of water used
depends upon circumstances, The pur-
pose is to supply an amount Of mos-
ture similar to the amount found when
the corn Is put up In the best possible
condition. An excess Of water is safer
than a deficiency.
Aside from frosted corn, rank sour.
silaGe is often due to immature corn. It
Is best therefore, not to put corn in the
silo until 1t is just glazed. II put in ten
days prior to this. when 1t is in the roast
lnF-ear stage, the feeding value Is de-
creased at least 20 per cent.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-07
ABOUT ANIMALS, BIRDS AND FISH.

An elephant sleeps only about five hours
out OF a.
The flesh Of the camel tastes like beef,
but has the appearance of veal
new species Of whale was discovered
recently in the South Atlantic.
caterpillar's eyes can see nothing at
distance beyond two-iifths of an inch.
Gray horses are the longest lived and
cream coored ones the most affected by
Temperature changes.
Butterflies like bats, invariably go to
sleep head downward. their eyes looking
straight down the stems of grass on which
they roost.
Wild pigeons are known to be the most
voracious eaters Of the animal kingdom
In proportion to their size. One consumed
100 grains of wheat in a day
The ostrich has the distinction Of lay
ing the largest egg The egg, which
weighs about three rounds, Is considered
equal in contents to "a hens eggs
The tuna, which until within n few
years was known only as one of the great
est Of game fish, is now the basis of an
extensive canning industry. It is predicted
that 100000 cans Of 1t will be garnere
this year on the Pacific coast.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-07
EUROPE is USED TO BIG DEBTS.

From the Philadelphia Evening Ledger,
The American national debt is so small
the average citizen stands aghast at the
discovery that the British debt will soon
reach the sum of sll.OOOD,OO. 1t does
not seem possible that the interest on this
vast sum can ever be paid, to say moth
ing of liquidating the principal
but European financiers. who are accus-
toned to dealing with big debts, are not
shrinking from taking up the burden of
providing ways and means for preserving
the national credit.
The debt of the United States at the
beginning Of the Civil war was only
sbooO'"o and the national wealth was
Sl5U"O~,GM At the close OF the war
the debt had grown to more than s.. 900.
"""p. 1t has now been reduced until 1t
Is only H,0o00o,OoO, and the national
wealth has increased till It reaches the
enormous sum of $3.50. 600 100. The gov
eminent owes only one dollar out Of every
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-07

mate prohibition as national issue but
this new peace-at -any-price propaganda
is apt to split the party wide open. II
there is any way for Bryan to get the
nomination he Is going after It, He will
take the submarine route through which
he tried to achieve his ambition at Balti-
more In 1912 Then Bryan divided the
party between Wilson and Champ Clark
hoping that n deadlock would result and
cause the convention to turn to him
| But Wilson will be rcnomlnatcd in spite
of the most skillful Vaccinations of his
former secretary of state.-Thomas +,
LOGAN in Iesles.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-07
Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds.

Because they are excellent winter lay
ers. desirable table fowls, mature rapid
ly, and have rugged constructions. Rose
Comb Rhode Island have become one of
the most popular of American varieties
of poultry. Their brown eggs are of
good size. AS market birds, they stand
high because they are plump and yellow
skinned and are salable at all ages. from
hroiler size to maturity
Rhode Island Reds were produced from
crosses Of a number of other fowls, in
Guiding the Light Brahmas. Buff and
Partridge Cochins. Single Comb Brown
Ieghorns Rose Comb Brown Leghorns
and Dark Cornish. Out of this collection
came red fowls with single combs, rose
combs and pea combs The peacomb
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-07

The number of eggs produced by any
flock of poultry will be determined by the
breeding back of them. by their en-
vironment, and by their food supply.
The latter factor is of greater impor-
tance than the others, for good birds
kept in clean we'll ventilated houses
cannot lay eggs if they are not provided
with the raw material needed in produce
ing them.
The birds body is essentially a ma
chine and the quality and quantity of
raw material supplied will determine
the nature OF the resulting product. The
average hen in the back yard flock lays
in a year eggs weighing more than eight
times her body weight; and in order to
do this she must consume food which Is
nearly thirty times her body weight. Is
1t any wonder then that we must look
carefully to the food supply?
ANIMAL FEEDS ESPECIALLY DE-
SIRABLE,.
All animal feed, such as meat scrap.
etc. contain considerable of protein, in
which is found nitrogen, so abundant in
the white of the egg. This protein food
material builds up body flesh or lean
hens system tuned up to high state
of efficiency.
Dry ground bone is form of animal
feed which has valuable properties. 1t
contains a large percentage of nitrogen
Gus material and in addition about %
per cent. Of phosphoric acid. This is
essentially a mineral food nutrient which
goes into the formation Of bone and in
Or t1a ali 90
acid increases the efficiency of the other
food materials fed by making them more
available; that is, n ration in phosphoric
acid is more completely digested by the
birds and hence more production re-
suits from a given food consumption
Every dry mash for laying hens should
contain at least 10 per cent Of meat
scrap and 10 per cent. Of dry bone.
GREEN FEEDS ARE INVALUABLE.
The egg contains about GO per cent. Of
water and the birds body more than 80
per cent. Of water. which makes it nee
essary to supply large quantities of this
material if the best performance Is to he
attained. Every laying flock should be
supplied at all times with some form of
green or succulent food material, hence
some young tender growing plant must
be provided. Lawn clippings during the
summer. and cabbage or mangel beets
during the winter are best.
Where these field-grown plants are not
available. it is profitable to sprout oats
and feed them to the flock each day
when they have attained a sprout about
three inches In length. This sproutins
requires n moderately warm room. A
rack by the side of a heater is a most
excellent place.
These watery feeds are valuable in reg
ulating body temperature and in aiding
the process of digestion by dissoving
and transporting the particles Of feed
after II is eaten. II you want good egg
production be sure the birds always have
access to plenty of fresh water to drink