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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-10-07

AGAA6
Conducted by the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union.)
A BIT OF HISTORY.

A BIT OF HISTORY.
The eyenue system by which the
United States became a partner in the
liquor business originated during the
Civii war In order to prosecute the
war to free four million slaves, the
congress of the United States passed
q bill putting a high tax on liquor.
When the bill had passed both
houses, Salmon p. Chase, secretary of
the treasury, brought 1t to President
Lincoln for his signature. Chase"
said Mr.. Lincoln, Il would rather have
my right arm taken of than to sign
that bill. but I reckon I'll have to do
1t. You say 1t is necessary to carry
on this war to free those human
slaves. We have got to do 1t. But
tell me, Chase. will you promise, and
will congress promise, to repeal this
bill as soon as the war is over?"
Chase promised.
But at the close of the war and
before the promise could be redeemed,
President Lincoln was assassinated
and the promise forgotten. Doubtless
had Lincoln lived the country would
not today be under the domination of
the legalized liquor traffic.
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| stances that nourish plant and animal
life are made available.
Another important factor is good
shelter. a protection from heat and
cold. 1t requires food to maintain heat
ir the body, and the amount required
for this is much greater If the ami
mails do not have protection from the
cold. On some farms the amount Of
feed required to keep up heat is more
than the amount converted into
growth and fat.
Many of US fail to preserve our
feeding crops in a way to make them
palatable and digestible. II they are
not palatable they will not be eaten,
and If they are not digestible they will
produce no good results.
Too much of the food finds its way
into the manure without being eaten
on account Of not being palatable,
and much that is eaten many times
fails to nourish on account Of not be-
ing digestible.
Overripe hay that Is damaged, over
ripe straw, corn fodder and stalks that
have become woody contain but a
small per cent of nutritive value which
they would have possessed had they
been cut and cured at the proper time.
The silo offers a way by which we
can preserve u corn crop at a time
when it is of the greatest feeding
value and keep it without waste and
preserve it in the best, most palatable
condition, SO that it will furnish the
greatest possible amount of nourish-
ment.
If you have a silo, the stalks may be
improved by cutting and fed to the
stock after being sprinkled with water
and a little mill feed.
II preserved in good condition, the
cattle will consume about all of the
hay, straw and fodder with very little
waste, and so yield US all the profit
there is in them.
1t seems the height of folly to grow
good crops and feed them out under
conditions that will not allow of
profits.
No single crop will form a balanced
ration for any animal, when fed alone.
We need to make combining foods a
study If we would feed them to the
best advantage. We must remember
that we are keeping u farm stock I'M
der more artificial conditions every
year and il we confne them to one
kind of food, they cannot make the
best gains and keep in a healthy condi-
ton. Unless they have the kind of
food best suited to their needs their
development is slow and uncertain.
The soil stands ready to give large re-
turns to intelligent farmers. Every
well bred animal on the farm, by the
very law Of its being, is ready and able
to assist in giving additional value to
all crops that + grown on the farm,
II we only surround them with the
right conditions. Successful feeding
depends entirely upon the man.
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QIOV~S
TOWN PLANNING In AUSTRALIA
Antipodeans Show Wise Interest In
Subject and Profit by Experience
Of Older Countries.

Australians are showing a wise in.
terest in the subject of town planning
and housing in general. The trouble
with older countries has been that
they have not begun to think much
about improving housing conditions
until housing conditions have got to
be insufferably bad. Australia, being
a young country, should be able to
profit by the unfortunate example of
other countries. and 1t is apparent that
Australia Is striving to do this.
Building. an Australian publication,
devotes much space to this subject. AL
ludlng, for example, to the direction Of
the movement in Victoria by the Town
Planning and Parks association, these
activities are described as intelligent,
enthusiastic and energetic. 1.-THE flow
of active campaigning established" it
appears, threatens altogether to
swamp the slum and its welded evils
beyond the hope Of establishment.
THE association, very sensibly, is
enlisting the sympathy and support of
the masses by alert regard for their
well being. The essentials of the move
ment bear directly on the existence Of
that section of the people whom cir
cumstances have handicapped. This the
association recognizes. Settled evils
which primarily deny the common her.
itage of sunlight are being squelched.
Conditions Of living scarcely BETTING
the brute creation, but to which human
flesh and blood are subjected, are be.
ing swept way as speedily as the pom
derous arm of the law can be operated.
In brief, the movement in Victoria, d.
rected by the Town Planning and
Parks association. is making good.
"The association is making a special
point of making plain the principles Of
town planning to those in the position
Of facilitating reform. For instance,
the mayors and councillors of the mu.
inequalities and shires were recently
circularized or the new and extensive
powers conferred upon local governing
bodies, by recent amendments Of the
act. A portion Of that circular reads:
"It is hoped that advantage will be
taken at once Of these powers-ap.
piled. perhaps, in conjunction with
building regulations to avoid the crea-
ton of slum or insanitary areas. In
this connection st. Kilda council has
recently passed a bylaw providing for
a minimum area, devoted exclusively
to open space, for each dwelling equal
to at least eight.eighteenths Of that
occupied by dwelling and outhouses.'"
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CALVES INTENDED FOR BEEF
Necessary to Give Young Animals
Grain While on MIX Diet-First
Winter Of Importance.

When you are feeding calves In.
tended for beef animals you have two
methods which may be followed. You
car let the calf run with the COW or
you can remove the calf and feed him
skim milk and grains instead Of giving
him the whole milk, writes L. Hunt of
Kansas In Farm Progress. In these
days OF dairying the calf that Is not
vealed is likely to become a skim milk
calf. Tho yourgster that runs with his
mother usually ends his first summer
in excellent flesh. while the skim milk
calf is not plump, but usually has a
larger frame.
If you are going to make beef out Of
either of these calves 1t is necessary to
give them grain while on a milk diet,
II it is plain that they need this extra
ration. In handling the skim milk calf
give him a little oil meal while the
change from the whole to the skim
milk is under way and keep it up as he
grows older and bigger. Keep him on
the pasture and at the same time keep
up the feed of skim milk and oil meal
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(By W. NJ. KELLY

CBy W. NJ. KELLY
In order to grow successful crops fol
less cost than they will sell for in the
market, we must feed them out on the
farm, sc that we shall realize more
than the market price for them, and
thus make two profits. Could we mar
ket what we raise for an increased
price we would rot need to raise SO
much to meet expenses. And II we
could realize a profit above the mar.
ket price for u feeding crops, we
should in many instances double our
incomes, and without adding to the
cost of production and so have less
u to complain of low prices and
overproduction.
The first step towards more profit
able feeding is improved stock. There
are very few farms that are not sup
porting animals at a loss on account of
their inferior quality.
We should keep not only more good
stock, but We should keep those that
are adapted to our needs.
DA'CiSihSu ldinlluS ID Inc SdlcSI.
Different soils require different crops;
and upon all, farm rotation is essential
to profitable production. But the feed
ing Of live stock is a separate and
distinct branch Of the business; and
the narrower the limits to which we
confne ourselves the better the re-
suits.
Study the adaptation of your farm;
its location to good markets, your own
likes and dislikes and then specialize
upon the kind of stock husbandry that
judgment teaches is best for your
farm.
The beef producer will not find it
profitable to keep Jerseys, nor the
dairyman Herefords.
It is feeding sp~ecial-purpose animals
that has enabled feeders to realize
profits on the amount of feed that is
consumed and it is the feeding of dairy
animals that has enabled dairymen to
make their business profitable.
The better the animals the larger
the profits, and the animals that are
bred for special purposes are more
certain Of giving good results.
While it is my opinion that dairy
farming is the most profitable manner
Of realizing good profits on home
grown feeds, yet it is out of the ques-
tion for all of us to become dairy farm
ers. Some will do better with sheep
and some with horses.
It is not profitable for a man to
handle animals that he does not like
and that he can take no pride and in
terest in keeping in a good condition.
The most important requisite for feed
ing any kind Of stock is pure water
and plenty Of it; other things may be
neglected to a certain extent, but the
water is indispensable.
More than o1e-half of the live
weight Of all u domestic animals Is
water, and water is the universal SOL
vent, the medium by which all sub
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twice daily, and along with this there
ought to be some cracked corn, bran
and ground oats.
There is not much use in feeding the
calf that is running with the cow. If
On the pasture he is getting about all
that he needs. AS a general thing 1t
will pay, though, to teach him to eat,
for he will have to go through the
weaving period. II fed cracked grains
and kept on q good pasture the calf
will learn to eat before weaving time
and will not lose much flesh when sep
arated from the cow.
The first winter is an important
period to the calf that is being grown
as a beef animal. The calf will have
to be given shelter that is more COM
Portable than the open sheds that are
being provided nowadays for the big
steers. The rations ought to be such
as to keep up a rapid growth If these
calves are to be made into baby beef"
Steers sold somewhere under eighteen
months of age r rated as baby
beef"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-10-07
e OF THOUGHT.

At the convention in Chicago OF the
Associated Advertising Clubs Of the
World NJ speaker evoked more enthu-
siastic applause than did Mr.. Henry
D. Estabrook. a New York attorney,
when he made a plea for temperance
and lauded the European rulers who
are curbing the drink evil. This ex-
preston Of temperance sentiment
among the country's advertising men
is, said Mr.. H. S. Houston, the new
ly elected president of the associat-
ed clubs, Significant of the trend Of
thought. These men are in closer
touch with the public feeling and de-
sires than any other class except
newspaper men. Perhaps better than
politicians they reflect the general
state Of mind on a grave problem, and
conclusions may be drawn from their
attitude"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-10-07
GOOD
ROADS MUST BE MAINTAINED
No Phase Of Public rhorouahfare
Problem Of More Importance
Keep Surface Well Drained.

There is no phase OF the road prob.
lem more important than that of main
tenance. The general impression that
there r certain types OF roads that
are permanent is erroneous. No per.
manent road has ever been construct
ed or ever will be. The only things
about a road that may be considered
permanent r the grading, culverts
and bridges. Roads constructed by the
most skillfui highway engineers will
soon be destroyed by the traffic. frost,
rain and wind, unless they are proper
ly maintained. But the life OF these
roads may be prolonged by systematic
maintenance. A poor road will not
only be improved by proper mainte-
nance, but may become better in time
than a good road without 1t.
The first and last commandment in
earth road maintenance is to keep the
surface well drained. To insure good
drainage the bitches should be kept
open, all distractions removed and a
smooth crown maintained. Except for
very stony soil, the road machine or
scraper may be used very effectively
for this work. The machine should
he used once or twice a year, and the
work should be done when the soil is
damp, SO that 1t will pack and bake
into a hard crust. Wide and shallow
side bitches should be maintained,
with sufficient fall and capacity to
dispose Of surface water. These
bitches a in most cases be con.
structed and repaired with a road ma.
chine.
All vegetable matter such as sods
and weeds should be kept out OF the
road. as they make a spongy surface
which retains moisture. Clods are also
Objectionable. for they soon turn to
dust or mud, and for that reason
roads should never be worked when
dry or hard. powders or loose stones
are equally Objectionable II a smooth
surface is to be secured.
I A split-log drag or some similar de-
vice is very useful in maintaining the
surface after suitable bitches and cross
sections have once been secured. This
drag a also be used to advantage on
a gravel road as well as on an earth
road. The principle involved in drag
ging is that clays and most heavy soils
will puddle when wet and set very
hard when dry. The little attention
that the earth road needs must be
given promptly and at the proper time
II the best results are to be obtained.
In dragging roads only a small
amount of earth is moved. Just enough
to fill the ruts and depressions with a
thin layer Of plastic clay or earth
which packs very hard, so that the
next rain, instead OF finding ruts, de-
%pressions and clods in which to col
lect, uns off. leaving the surface but
little affected.
The drag should be light and should
be drawn over the road at In angle of
about As degrees. The driver should
ride on the drag and should not drive
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-10-07
Crown Of Earth Road.

The slope or crown Of an earth road
should be about one inch to the foot.
II the crown becomes too high 1t may
be reduced by dragging toward the
ditch instead Of from It. II the drag
cuts too much, shorten the hitch and
change your position on the drag. II
1t is necessary to protect the face OF
the drag with a strip OF iron, 1t should
be placed flush with the edge Of the
drag and not projecting. A cutting
edge should be avoided, as the main
object In dragging is to smear the
damp soil into position.
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PoINcARE A

To the National Anti-Alcohol League
Of France President Poincare has
sent the following statement:
you ask the president Of the re.
public to follow the examples Of 9TH
er heads Of states and take an en-
gagement to abstain from all spiritu-
GUS liquors during the war. That is
ar engagement the president takes
willingly and without difficulty, not
only for the duration of the war, but
even afterwards. He never drinks
alcoholic liquors"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-10-07
SPRAYING KEEPS FLIES AWAY
Relief Afforded. Live Stock by Mixture
Of Three Parts Fish Oil and One
Part Kerosene.

Relief from attacks by flies may be
brought to live stock on the farm by
the use of sprays. The following
spray is suggested in extension bulle.
tin No. 43 on "Flies and Theil Col
troll" by F. l.. Washburn, entomolo.
gist of the Minnesota college Of agri'
culture.
Three parts of fish oil and n part
kerosene.
The spraying is best done with a
knapsack sprayer, and 1t takes only
two or three minutes to spray a steer
or horse. The spray appears to keep
off all flies for two days.
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REMEDY FOR PAVING HORSES
Annoying Habit May Be Cured by
Fastening Chain to Animals Leg
Acts as Chain Switch.

A horse that has the habit Of paw
ing, especially at night, is most an
noying. It is also bad for the horses
feet IL he is paving all the time. To
stop this, take a strong strap with a
buckle on 1t, also 5 or 10 inches Of
heavy chain. Put the strap around
the horses leg above the knee SO
the chain will hang down in front Of
the knee.
This device acts al a chain switch
and will cure the horse of the paving
habit. 1t also keeps a horse from
running in rough pastures.-Farm and
Freside.
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Roadside Trees

Well-kept trees growing along the
roadside contribute greatly to the
pleasure and comfort of the travellers
besides lending an attractive afr to
the grounds along the side. For the
best effect the trees bordering the
road should be uniform in size and
shape and placed in a row parallel to
the boundary fences.
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CANNOT AFFORD TO DRINK.

IN and for the future 1t will be
known that no nation a afford to
drink" says Rector Saleeby, distin.
guished British Scientist, writing in
the London Chronicle. Every mole.
Guile of the poison alcohol means a
smashed and lost molecule Of sugar.
the superlative food and fuel for en-
ergy, work and warmth. Nations that
choose this slow suicide will go down
like their predecessors, in the night Of
Time"
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faster than a walk. One round trip,
each trip staddling a wheel track, is
usually sufficient to fill the ruts and
smooth the surface. II necessary the
road should be dragged after every
bad spell Of weather. when the soil
is in proper condition to puddle well
and still not adhere to the drag. II
the road is very bad 1t may be dragged
when very wet and again when 1t be-
gins to dry out.
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BEER A POISON.

The man who uses a quart Of beer
daily expends enough for it to buy
three loaves of bread for his family,
says DR.. Winfield Scott Hall. He gets
for himself a trivial amount Of nour~
ishment worth half a cent and Incl.
dentally takes into his system nearly
two ounces of a narcotic poison, the
influence of which is to make him
less alert and therefore more amen
able to accidents, to make him less
efficient and therefore more likely to
lose his job. and to make him more
likely to suffer from toxins and in
fections.
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TRAVELLERS WANT PROHIBITION.

TRAVELLERS WANT PROHIBITION.
Years ago the travelling man got
many orders by taking his customers
out and buying them drinks. In fact
the system was highly approved and
commonly employed. But now comes
the Iowa Union Of Commercial TRAY
elers, in convention assembled, and
calls for national prohibition. The
very men who used to be regarded as
the friends of liquor r now its enc
mics. Why? Because they know the
saloon business cripples trade, and
when trade is crippled travelling men
can't sell goods. Any travelling man
will tell you now that business is bet.
ter in dry towns and collections come
easier.-Sioux City News.
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Church an Educator.

We often forget that a church Is an
educational institution. For a man to
absent himself from church services
because he feels a religious deficiency
Is like a boy staying away from school
because he is ignorant.-The Christian
Register.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-10-07
Different Times.

1.-THE girls used to keep me waiting
when I drove up in a buggy l notice
they never keep you waiting long when
you drive up in a motor carr" "Why
Is that?" "The girls know how quick.
ly a model gets out of date as well
as we do"
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Never overwork Team.

A cayaful, humane teamster will SO
manage his team that a full days
work will be done without overwork-
Ing man or team. Never trust a team
to a brutal. passionate driver. Such
a one will ruin a team in a few days.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-10-07
MAKING Kerosene Emulsion

Kerosene emulsion is made up as
follows: Stock solution: One gallon
soft water, half pound soap, two gal
Ions kerosene. Thoroughly dissolve
soap in boiling water and add kero-
and churn violently. Dilute
with five parts Of water.
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WHY HE KEEPS SOBER.

why uUn o urIHK! ] aSKeu my
friend, the honest saloonkeeper.
well you see," he replied, I'm q
business man. I don't indulge, be-
cause l want to make money, not to
drink 1t up. I insist on absolute So
briefly among my bartenders and por-
tiers. It's bad enough for the boys to
have to look at my patrons. Besides,
a drunken employee is only Is per
cent efficient Cincinnati Republican
Gazette.
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BEER CAUSES ACCIDENTS.

The Western Electric plant OF Chi.
cago forbids its employees to bring
beer on the grounds. Why? Because
It was noticed that a large number of
accidents occurred after noon, and in
almost every case the victim had taken
beer with his lunch.
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Sow Cross.

A brood sow which does not secure
sufficient exercise becomes cross and
may eat what pigs she does farrow.
Improper care and feeding also come
In as contributory causes of small
litters.
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WATERING Horses.

Horses should not be watered when
overheated. Let them cool off first.
Watering should be done before feed.
ing grain always, and the quantity OF
mixed grain should be Just enough
to keep the horse in good condition
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CONDEMN USE oF ALCOHOL.

CONDEMN USE OF ALCOHOL.
Forty-one of the physicians Of Osh-
kosh, Wis, have put themselves on
record in writing as condemning the
s Of alcoholic beverages and declar-
ing that organized medicine should
initiate and carry on a systematic, per-
sistent propaganda for the education
of the public regarding the deleterious
effects Of alcohol" =
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Uncle Eben.

Some men, said Uncle Eben. lis
good natured because dey don't know
what's goin' IN an some is dat way
because dey's got too much sense to
take notice Of whut dey can't help"
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BuvIno New pouItrv STOCK.

II you have not yet bought the pouI.
try new stock that you will need, you
had better buy It in January 80 It will
be accustomed to its new home be-
fore cold weather sets In.
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terry of his suffer
ing, although an
innocent m a n |;
and by the fact
that after his
kindness to the
chief butler the
latter forgot him.
Yet there was
light in the prison
and that In sew
eral directions.
Of the
Lord.
To begin with,
the text tells US
that the Lord
was with Joseph"
"a va axnreSS II
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Love-.

Love is the highest gift Of God:
humble. gentle, patient love: all VI.
sions. revelations. manifestations
whatever are little things compared to
love.-John Wesley.
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Select Seed Corn EarIy.

Select seed corn early and thus
avoid getting the late maturing ears.
These ears are not safe for seed.
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Use Wood Ashes,

Wood ashes make an excellent fer.
tiiizer for s In the orchard and on
the strawberry bed.