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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-10-07
POTATOES AS HOG FEED

When Prices are Low Surplus Pota-
toes may be Used Advanta ageausIy
with Other Feeds.
Because of the surplus Of white or
Irish potatoes now on the market and
the consequent low prices, many farm
ers have been seeking information as
to the possibility of feeding them to
hogs.
Many experiments have been con-
Quoted in Germany and other foreign
countries as well as few in the Unit
ed States to determine the value Of
potatoes as feed for swine. In Ire
land and Germany farmers feed large
quantities of potatoes annually. From
experimental data it has been conclud-
ed that to Az bushels of potatoes
when cooked are equal to about bush
ell of corn for putting gains on hogs.
Therefore, if corn is worth 30 cents
bushel, potatoes when fed to hogs
would be worth only IS to 20 cents a
bushel. There may, however, be in
stances where it would be more advan-
tageous for the farmer to feed to hogs
right on his own place at least part of
his crop rather than TO haul these po-
tatoes to an already overloaded mar
ket.
According to the concensus of opin-
ion, potatoes are fed to the best adj
vantage when cooked or steamed and
mixed with other feeds. Experiments
in which raw potatoes were fed alone
have been reported. In certain in
stances the raw potatoes are said to
have caused scours. However, raw
potatoes in small quantities and in a
diet lacking succulence may be con-
ducive TO health in pigs.
in cooking potatoes only enough
water should be used TO make mealy
mash and prevent burning. The re-
sultant meal should then be mixed
with corn meal or other grain supple
ment. Tankage, skim milk, or meat
meal would probably add to the profit
of the mixture. Potatoes when pre-
pared in the manner described and un-
der the conditions mentioned can of
ten be fed 10 pigs with advantage.
Weekly News Letter.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-10-07
PUBLIC INCREASES USE
OF NATIONAL FORESTS
New Statistics Show 1892 Especial
Use" Permits in Force, with Steady
Rise of Business.

klSe OF Business.
Washington, Oct. 4-There were
1S,342 special use permits in force on
the National Forests on June 30 last,
according to figures just compiled by
the U. S. Forest Service to show the
varied uses to which the public is put
ting the Government land involved.
The list included SO apiaries, 2 brick
yards, 81 canneries, 80 cemeteries, 9
churches, cranberry marsh, 80 fish
hatcheries, ! golf links, AZ hotels,
astronomical observatory, 10 fox and
rabbit ranches, LOSS residences, IA
resorts and club houses, 81 stores, 16
municipal watersheds, and 1872 water
power sites, with many other uses.
Fees collected on 1896 of these per-
mits contributed total of SITS ,S40.4
to the general Forest revenues, but
10,447 of the permits were issued
without charge
The permits cover more than l.
0S7,000 areas and 1904 miles of
right-of-way, granted for various pur-
poses, these figures including 173,131
acres for municipal watersheds, 6,572
miles for telephone lines, and S0,593
acres and 1919 miles for reservoirs,
canals, pipe lines, and other irriga-
tion and domestic-supply works.
The steady growth Of National For
est business is shown in columns Of
yearly figures going back to the last
century. Between 1891, when the first
Forests were established, and 1900
there were only six timber sales. The
number in 1915 was 10,905. The
number Of free timber permits has
risen from 2S3 in 1901 to 40,040 in
1915, and of grazing permits from
2,3l7 in 1901 to 30,6l0 in 1915. The
special use permits, which were only
29S up to the end of 1905, were in
creased by 5,657 in 1915, making a
total during the last II years Of A.
500. OF these 1s,342 are now in
force.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-10-07
FILLING SIL0S
Keeping of Silage Depends Largely
Upon Thoroughness with Which
Fodder Is Packed in the Silo.

4
The ideal time to cut corn for silage
is when the kernels have passed the
milk stage and are beginning TO dent.
At this period the greatest amount Of
food material can be obtained and the
best quality Of silage made.
The cutter should be adjusted to cut
the corn in short lengths, with three
fourths Of an inch as the limit In
general the finer the fodder is cut the
more easily and more compactly it
can be packed and in consequence the
better the quality of the silage.
Influence of Thorough Packing
Too much stress can not be laid
upon the necessity Of thoroughly
packing the fodder in the silo so as to
exclude the air as much as possible.
1t is upon this one thing that the
keeping of the silage largely depends.
A device consisting Of jointed pipe,
or some variations Of it, attached TO
the top of the blower pipe is at pres
ent in use for distributing the cut corn
fodder in the silo. By the use of this
distributor it is possible for one man
to scatter the cut corn evenly and at
the same time to tramp it. Without
the use of this device it is necessary TO
have at least one man in the silo to
fork the material over SO that it is
evenly packed. Besides the saving Of
one mans labor, the distributor does
away with the nuisance of having the
loose material flying around, thus an
noying the man in the silo, and also
lessons the danger of his being struck
by some foreign object that may have
passed through the blower.
Oftentimes the corn fodder is so dry
when it is cut that it is necessary to
add water to make up for the defic-
iency in moisture and provide for the
proper packing Of the silo. This wat
er is most easily added to the blower
when the corn is being cut, and it is
also more thoroughly mixed with the
cut material in this way.
The Top Layer
For the top layer of the silo a good
practice is to use heavy green stalks
from which the ears have been remov-
ed. This forms heavy layer that
packs well and at the same time con-
tains a smaller amount of food ma
terial so that the minimum loss is
sustained if it spoils. Various meth
DDS and materials have been used for
covering the top of the silage to pre-
vent its spelling. None have given
complete satisfaction, but the one
mentioned above has given as good re-
suits as any, especially when the top
layer was thoroughly wet down and
packed firmly by tramping The best
practice is to commence feeding as
soon as the silo is filled, in which case
there will be no loss of silage through
Weekly News Letter
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-10-07
STATE NEWS

The Rt. Rev. j. j. Rice Of Burling-
ton bishop Of the Roman Catholic
diocese Of Burlington, was in st. AL
bans Sunday and administered the
sacrament Of confirmation at Holy
Angels and st. Mary's churches At
Holy Angels church class Of 1T
members were confirmed after high
mass, and at st. Mary's church class
Of between 80 and 100 was confirmed
in the afternoon.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-10-07
SEEING MEXICO
AT CLOSE RANGE
Excerpts from a Private Letter from
Resident of Old Mexico to Friends

IlNIN.
Piedras Negras, Sept. 20, is.
The Villistas marched out of here
on Sept. 9th and the following day the
Carranzistas marched in. There was
no fighting within rs miles of here, as
the Villistas were outnumbered and
would have been fools to have given
the enemy chance to wipe them out
so that mild and prudent warrior
Carranza has scored another triumph
and think ,that the U. S. will be
obliged to recognize him willy nilly for
he has certainly got the best Of Villa
who has lost out on account of a lack
of money suspect. Whoever it was
that was supplying him with funds
probably lost faith in him and refused
to honor his drafts and so his men
began TO desert him and now he is
evidently badly crippled. A Mexican
friends of mine remarked to me that
"Villa was born bandit and Carranza
made bandit" SO 'You pays yer
money and takes yer choice" Your
idea Of the situation and of Carranza,
is so essentially correct that there is
no need for me to tell you anything
about it, you're wise to it."
There is plenty Of need in this place
due to the change of factions as that
also included a change Of the circulat-
ing medium, Villa bills being no long
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-10-07

earth road east from Sunderland tow
ard Arlington June %, 1913, and the
road was completed on September q,
1913. The road was graded dis
tance Of 1856 feet.
Winhall-Work was begun on a
hardpan gravel road extending east
from Bondville toward Manchester on
August 4, 1913, and completed on Sep
tember n, 1918. The road was grad
ed for a distance Of 2,450 feet.
Woodford-Work was begun on an
earth road running east from the city
of Woodford toward Bennington on
August 80, 1913, and completed on
October Is, 1913. The road was grad
ed distance Of ], 1886 feet.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-10-07
BURR AND BURTON OPEN
One Of the Largest Registrations in
History of Institution

History Of Institution
Burr and Burton Seminary began
the school year Of 1856 most
auspiciously with total enrolment to
date Of llS, the largest in over ten
years. The entering class, counting
freshmen and those who enter from
other schools with advanced standing,
is over 45. The material Of the en-
tering class is most promising and
while the law Of the survival Of the
fittest will doubtless weed out the
usual percentage Of the unfit, there is
large class Of ambitious young
people who propose to make I9 a
record class.
The Teacher Training Class" under
the direction Of Miss Sarah T. Palmer,
numbers ten and is already well under
way with the normal work. Miss
Palmer, formerly instructor at the
Normal School at Johnson, VT, and
more recently connected with the
Board Of Education Of North Stoning-
ton, Conn.,, in the capacity Of superin-
tendent Of schools, is a teacher Of
varied experience in the educational
field and decided acquisition to the
teaching force of the Seminary.
Ernest d. Pead, of Syracuse Univer-
sity and graduate of Bliss Commercial
College, has charge of the commercial
department. Mr.. Pead will also have
charge Of the boys athletics. Thor
oughly equipped for the work in ques-
tion he will unquestionably prove an
efficient and popular instructor.
Thanks to the munificent gift of
Mrs. Mcclure, supplemented by the
generous subscriptions Of trustees and
others the Seminary building is rap
idly being put into good state of re-
pair. Side walls Of several class
rooms have had unsightly plaster COW
cred with handsome steel ceilings.
Likewise all the corridors and hall
ways have had both side walls and
ceilings treated with steel ceiling, in
cluding most of the remaining dormi-
tory rooms not already provided with
steel ceiling over head. The greater
portion of the building, both extern
ally and internally, has been treated
to coat of paint, slate roof also
provided for the annex" The main
hall has been provided with large new
glass-lighted doors and other import
ant repairs made which now make this
substantial old building compare very
favorably with the best up-to-date
school buildings of similar institu-
tions.
Judge Loveland Munson, Mr.. Char
les Hawley, and Mr.. Albert Reed, COM
mittee of the trustees have had
charge of the repairs and improve
ments. 1t is planned to thoroughly
overhaul the heating system of the
building at an early date,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-10-07

The little daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Blumenthal OF Winooski ate some
rat poison while in the Blumenthal
store Saturday afternoon and was SER
iously Ill Saturday night, but will re-
cover. The child dropped some grapes
on the floor where rough-on-rats had
been sprinkled and il is thought that
a bit of the poison was gathered up
with the grapes. The little girl re-
eeiyed burns about the lips and one
eye was swollen as result Of rub
bing her hand on her face.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-10-07

Large numbers Of valuable farms,
particularly in the northern part Of
the state, are being purchased b.
French Canadians. In some instances
the rural population has been increas-
ed, and II has been found necessary to
reopen schools that had been closed.
Ii is said that increased taxation and
the fear Of conseription is the reason
for this emigration.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-10-07
THE ECONOMY OF OILING ROADS

Every years experience Of highway
building brings some new light A
few seasons ago the rapid deteriora-
tion Of highways under motor cars
seemed an almost insolubIe problem.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-16
SPLENDID LECTURE GIVEN
BY BLIND ORATOR.

The free lecture given last
week by +. s. Atwood, past
chancellor Of Minnesota Of the
K. P. lodge.win.long. remember
ed by those who were fortunate
in being present. His subject
was "Flraternalism and Pythian
Khighthood." lie told in q
very interesting manner the orr
gin Of the name Of the lodge, and
spoke of the meaning of the
word fraternalism or brother
hood. Mr.. Attwood's address
was very pleasing and his many
good stories together with the
serious part Of the lecture ..as
we'll received. Mayor C. u.
Forbes introduced the speak; r
in q few we'll chosen words. Air.
Atwood came up from Bismarck
in an auto and was accompanied
by Messrs. Best, Belk and Thomr-
son, all members Of the Bismarck
lodge. After enjoying q smoker
in the lodge rooms after tn
lecture, the visitors returned to
Bismarck.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-16
MADAM sCHUMANN-HEIgK
TO APPEAR IN BISMARCK

Music lovers of Bismarck and
adjacent territory will learn with
delight of the anticipated ap-
pearence in song recital at the
Auditorium, Of Madame Ernest
inc Schumann-Ileink, on the
evening of Wednesday, April 81.
The present season s tour Of the
great artist had been abandoned
during the severe winter months,
owing to her serious iEdisposition
but upon her complete recovery
in her sunny California home she
found it possible to resume her
tour, and first choice. Of engage
ments was given to- those with
when dates had been closed
Thus Bismarck is among the fat
vored ones, and an appearance
has been assured.
A number are planning on
going to- Bismarck on April 81.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-16
ONE LESS BLIND PIGGER
IN THE STATE

John Eshenko was arrested
Wednesday on a. charge cf blind
pigging. It appt ars that a boy
by the name Of Jon Covlin sent
George Waukedaw to Eshen-
ko to buy a bottle Of whiskey for
him. George succeeded in do
ing so and returned with the
goods. Thereupon a warrant
was issued and Marshal Suelzle
accompanied by Deputy Sheriff
Masteller arrested Eshenko and
searched the premises finding a
glass gallon jug about one-third
full of whiskey hid in q straw
mattress. The next day States
Attorney Williams and Sheriff
Hendricks autoed up from Wash
burn and the former prosecuted
while John Wehr defended. Es-
henko was found guilty and was
about to go to- Washburn to jail
when the states attorney gave
him chance to pay $43 costs
and move out of the county in
six days or go to Jail. He quick
ly produced the $43.-Dogden
News.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-16
THE AMERICAN FLAG
STANDS FOR ORDER

That is thrilling story which
comes out OF U1miah, Persia, de-
scribing the heroism of DIR. Harry
P. Packard of the Presbyterian
missionary station there in pre-
venting the massacre of 5000 AS
syrian Christians at nearby Geo
gtapa by hurling himself, with
the Stars and Stripes in hand,
in front Of bloodthirsty Kurds
and Turks bent on the destruc-
ton of their foes. Other thou
sands of refugees, We are told,
sought shelter from the avenging
hords in the enclosure of the
American mission.
In MEDIEVAL days soldiers and
prosecuted persons found safe
refuge from pursuers by seeking
sanctuary in cathedral or church.
Today, they seek sanctuary in
! American missions or in Ameri-
can consultates protected by
the Stars and Stripes. Just as
the American flag stood between
those Assyrians and a horrible
massacre, so the American Flag
stands between Serbians. and
disease, so the American flag
stands between Belgians and
starvation. Everywhere it stan6
for law and cndfr and ciNi!iza-
tion and enlightenment.
But how about the American
flag in Mexico.-St. Paul Pio-
neer Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-16
Met TO Re-
Ccive Instructions
All but one Assessor Visited the
County Auditor on Wednee-
day Afternoon

The assessors came from all
directions Wednesday and call
ed ON the county auditor for the
books and the necessary instruc-
tions for their work. Their quest
ions will be many but all must
be answered if true reports Of
the county are to be obtained.
The following is a list of those
who were here:
Andrews Twp.-Victor Kron-
berg; A,lrena Twp.-Ole Mndt-
eigen; Blaokwater Twp.-R. r.
Kits; Blue Hill Twp.-W. H.
Peugh; Buffalo Lake Twp. S.
Stevens; Butte Twp.-Wn.
Schmidt, Jr.; Byersville Twp
Geo. Norberg; Dogden Twp
John Esienreich; Douglas Twp
Nels O. Green; Emmet Twp
G. II. Hackett; Greatstone, Twp.
j. E. Sloboden; Heaton Twp
"A. II. HO,ltI ALdht VAl1adIuo WP
III. Edgerton; Linder Twp.-Jo-
mas Thompson; Longfellow Twp.
'-Chas Stroth; Malcolm Twp
johannes Olson; McGinnis Twp.
L. l. Chase; Mercer Twp.-H.
Berge; Platt Twp.-C. H. vii
liams; St. Mary Twp.-Fntz GM-
fey; Turtle Lake Twp-Peter
Gergen; Underwood Twp.-C. w.
Cannon Victoria Twp.-W. G.
Childs; Wise Twp.-Krogh Ovre;
Dngden Village-Ed Knapton;
Garrison Village-J. E. Nelson;
Max Village-Jnhn KEELING; Rmso
E. w. Wilson; UnderwoOd-C.
B. Unumb; WiltonJ. j. Schmidt
The assessors in the unorga-
nized districts are: LIST Oommis-
sioners Dist. l. S. Maxwell, End
Commissioners district G. j. Hill,
3rd Commissioners district C. +.
Huston.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-16
SIGNS OF SPRING
ARE VERY MANY

There are many signs Of
spring to. be found now. Geese
have been flying north during
the last two weeks, farmers are
all busy in their fields, town
folks are cleaning up their yards,
big flies are beginning to buzz.
mosquitoes are making ki-tfwn
their presence, children have be.
trying to play hockey, improve
ments are being made ON homes,
clocuses have been peeping out
for several days, autos have
been taken out Of winter head
quarters and young couples have
been seen strolling toward the
park. These are all sure signs
Of spring and all are glad it is
here even though the winter was
a pleasant one.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-16

rich and prosperous eastern pa
per of national circulation for
years declined the advertisement
Of cigarette manufacturers. Busi
ness has fallen off lately for
many of the big magazines, and
now that paper is accepting
the class of advertising mention
ed. Perhaps the publisher need
ed the money, and who shall
blame him if he sold his space
to- the American Tobacco Co?
Another big magazine, we under
stand, is letting down the bars,
just a little. That s all right,
let them down a little further,
just sn long as grafters and
swindlers are kept out. No one.
can rum a. paper to- please every
one, be that paper big or small.
1t is the publishers paper, and
his living. He is the one who
should judge what should and
what should not be. published in
its columns.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-16
MISS CRAMER AND LAW
RENEE GORDON MARRHDl

ture home in Bismarck, Miss
Mildred Cramer and Lawrence
C. Gordon were united in mar
riage by Rev. Chas. Harris Of
the Presbyterian church. Mrs.
Emily Fluke, sister of the groom,
was bridesmaid and Geo. H.
Cramer of Washburn, brother
Of the bride, was best man. The
bride was daintily gcwned in
pale blue messaline with a cream
lace oyer-dress. The bridesmaid
wore a becoming gown Of pink
voile and white lace.
The house was prettily decorat
ed with pale blue and gold
streamers and after the cere-
mony luncheon was served to
the Wedding party in tl.asdining
room.
The bride has been employed
for the past eight MOTHS on
I'll. Man.lsn Repp.''i:aL office
tslce and the groom, is employ
ed as stenographer in the office
Of the Marshall Oil Company at
Bismarck. Many friends will
extend congratulations to the
newlyweds. Mr.. and Mrs. Cor
don will be at home to their
friends at Bismarck after April
15.-Mandan Republican.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-16
PARENT.TEACHERs LEAGUE
MET MONDAY NIGHT

The regular monthly session
of the Rarent-T Teachers League
was held at the school house
Monday evening, and as usual,
the room was packed with spect-
ators.
After a short business session
with Mrs. Aug. E. johnson pre-
siding, the program committee,
consisting Of Misses Forbes,
Sundt and Sullivan, took charge
of the evenings entertainment.
The little tots in the first grade
sang q couple Of songs, then a
little play was staged by the
seventh grade pupils that was
very oleverly carried out. In
the play Asa Lathrop began his
duties as station agent without
being very familiar with the
names of stations and the trawe-
ling public caused him consider
able trouble. His station proved
to be a busy place and many
tickets were sold before the rain
arrived. Each one Of the trave,
lers took his or her part very
we'll but the funny part fell to
Alice Macomber, who carried all
her personal possessions with her
in small parcels, her little son,
Harry Clark assisting her
The entire play was very ANUS
ing. The Japanese songs by
Myrtle Nielsen, and Louise John
con were especially pleasing.
The girls were dressed in Gus
tcms suitable to- the songs and
were graceful little Japanese la
dies. The games and songs by
the pupils in the second and
third grades were also very
well done. The teachers are to-
he congratulated in carrying out
such a successful program.
These meetings have been
held once each month since last
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-16
fall and each has been we'll at-
tended. The, next meeting will
probably be the last until next
&all.
WHAT SHOULD BE PUB
LISHED IN WEEKLIES

The following editorial, which
Is going the rounds of the
weekly press Of the country,
answers very logically and truth
fully some Of the criticisms fre-
qukntly heaped upon publisher
regarding some Of the advertise
ments which are carried in the
columns of their papers.
"In the neighboring country
a clergyman took the editor OF
the local paper to- task because
that editor accepted a certain ad
vertising contract. The good
man forgot that for years the
editor had given freely cf his
space to- help the church; had
printed columns of notices of
services, meetings, srlppers, enter
tainments and lecturers, all free.
''In donating this space the
editor had given more than the
equivalent of cash; he had done
more to- support the church and
pay the minister's salary than
any three members cf the church
had done.
"A publisher has >but two
sources cf income-his sllbscrip-
tion list and his space-yet. i1l
this instance, when he sold his
space he lost a subscriber. Of
course no cne need subscribe for
a paper unless he wishes to- do
so, but no subscriber should want
to dictate; to the editor as to
what he should publish.
"Many editors will not ac-
cept certain lines of advertising
Others cannot be SO independent.
Business conditions most fire.
quently govern these. matters A
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-16
CHILDREN MAY EARN
PRIZE WRITING AN ESSAY

The National Grain Grower Of
Fargo, N. Oak, is offering $50.
in cash prizes for the best essays
ON ''The Rural Home, what
it is and what it ought to be. !"
As the subject indicates this is
for 9Th to 8th grade pupils of
the Rural and Consolidated
schools Of North Dakota. The es-
says should contain from 500 to
1000 words. The county superin-
tendent of schools has been noti-
fed and asked to cooperate In
guiding boys and girls on to the
best possible efforts!