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Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-06-17
The American CONSUL at Hamburl

The American consul at Hamburg
says Germany will surely win; Win
ston Churchill says the Allies are
certain Of victory, and now Hassim
Bey says the Turks can't lose. AS
ahe Reflector has no subscribers In
england, Germany or Turkey we
4hink we are safe in saying boldly
and without eQuivocation that some
body 10 lying.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-06-17
A STORY OF FAITH AND WORKS

OI I'M IA A4ND NOAsA~S
An unusually interesting book has
Just been issued by the Brethren IN
Christ press, written by Miss II.
Frances Davidson, South and Cen
tral Africa" 1t is a history OF the
missions conducted by the River
Brethren church in which the au-
thor has been a worker for many
years. Miss Davidson is sister OF
Mrs. ]. G. Landes Of this city and
was for a time a teacher in the
Abilene high school. She tells the
story well, simply but forcefully, be-
ginning with the contribution Of the
first $5 for foreign mission work
and ending with statement of the
condition OF the flourishing mis-
sions now condccted.
In November, 1897, the first par
~ went to Africa, among the mis-
sionaries being Elder Jesse Engle
and Mrs. Engle, both Of whom died
Of fever in that far off land. The
story of the difficulties met in TAX
ing the gospel to q benighted race
which had its own customs and
ideas Of religion is q thrilling one
land speaks much for the devotion
OF the men and women who took
part. II is q first hand recital, with
all the trials set forth and the vic
tories recounted. Whatever may be
ones previous ideas of the need of
such heroic effort one cannot lay
down the book without feeling that
In fact much has been accomplished.
To change q nations customs one
must change its religion, was
the motto Of these workers. They
took the crude material, unclothed,
uncouth, barbarous, and by patient
teaching and the example of godli-
ness instilled the rudiments of civ
ilization.
The book is replete with Incl
dents OF the difficulties encounter
ed and the successes won. The chill
dren and young folks prove most
tractable to the lessons Of the gos-
pei and these are growing up In
the church and living decent lives.
There are now 21 missionaries at
work and 800 baptized natives with
schools and religious teaching for
several hundred more. The govern
ment Is now helping" says the au-
thor, "and we rejoice that a begin
ming has been made. Only 9 small
part OF the Dark Coatiaent is COW
cred in the story Of the Matoppa
and Macha missions but It is absorb
ing in its detail and well worth
, reading. NJ. L. Hoffman is the abb
lene agent for the book and It sells
for $3.50. 1t has many illustrations
and Is a valuable addition to the
history Of church missionary effort.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-06-17

The road to hades isn't the only
one that's paved with good inten-
tions. There's lots of Kansas roads
in the same fix though we don't
hear so much about them.
In the spring young peoples fan
cies turn to thoughts Of love. After
they are married their fancies turn
to thoughts Of house-cleaning.
1t doesn't do much good to heap
Goals Of fire on some peoples heads.
Their skin is so thick the Goals
won't even raise a blister.
And sometimes it is a good thing
that we can not see ourselves as
others see us. If we could, we would
become discouraged and give up in
despair.
You don't know how much of a
load you can carry until circum-
stances force you to try.
Even II you can not grin and
bear it" you are doing pretty we'll
If you "bear 1t" without complain
ing.
There are just as many June
bridegrooms as there are June
brides, though we don't hear SO
much about them.
The trouble with some folks who
drop suddenly from the top rounds
Of the ladder Of fame into oblivion,
ic that they were in such a hurry
TO get to the top Of the ladder that
they didn't take time to see what
kind of a foundation it was stand
ing on.
- -
A woman may be a social star OF
the first magnitude and yet fail to
spread light in her own home.
All friends are not an asset. Nel-
ther are all enemies o liability.
II you drop a tack and can't find
it, Just turn out the lights and
walk around in your stocking feet
u few minutes. 1t won't take long
to find the tack.
Lots of folks who fret about their
crosses wouldn be happy without
ole.
The gossip always has his peris-
cope out looking for q character to
torpedo.
Don't sit around doing nothing.
II you haven't anything else to do,
swat the fly.
zee
A man may absorb $4,000 worth
Of education and still be unable to
realize $40 q week on the invest
ment when It comes to making his
own way In the world. Knowledse
IL power Only when mixed with good
common sense. grit and Dersever-
ance.
AAA
What do people in old Ireland
see when they indulge in too much
booze, there being no snakes over
thsref
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-06-17

Did you ever go prospecting for
the gold Of friendship and strike a
vein of trouble?
AA&
adding a little sugar to the wa
ter for cut flowers will keep them
fresh longer" says an authority on
household lore. Perhaps you have
noticed that adding a little sugar
to your conversation will also make
the flowers of friendship bloom
longer.
A woman will get breakfast for
her husband and the children and
in nine cases out of ten never taste
bite uStil they are through, but IT
she goes to another town as dele
gate to some lodge doings and
stops at a hotel, she will grumble
because the waiter is so slow in
bringing the order.
Many a boy would be more inter-
ested in Sunday school II he thought
there would be Fourth of July cele-
brations and fireworks in heaven.
Before marriage a man and his
sweetheart lock arms. After mar
riage they sometimes lock horns.
To hear some women talk you
would think that the troubles they
have with their servants is Of great
er interest and Importance to the
world at large than are the diplo-
matte relations between the United
States and the European countries.
A little patience now and then is
needed by all kinds of men.
Even the sweetest grapes may
have a bad effect on a sour stom-
ach.
zee
Lots of folks live according to
the whole hog theory, and all they
lack in appropriating to themsel-
YES the whole clover patch is the
power to do 1t.
If you have pluck, 1t isn't neces-
sary to wait for luck.
And then, perhaps you have no.
ticed that some folks plan their lives
on the theory that it is better to
have the devil with them than
against them.
You can get folks to swallow
many an unpleasant pill by sugar
coating 1t. Folks can also be ca
joled into swallowing q lot of truth
II 1t is administered to them in su-
gar coated form.
There is no denying the fact that
a girl who has had q lot Of lovers
looks shelf worn.
Many a man has gained q repu-
tation for generosity by spending
borrowed money.
II doesn't pay to neglect your
own business in order to attend to
the affairs Of your neighbors, but
you can't make some folks believe
II.
After a mother has taught her
son not to keep his hands in his
pockets, to turn his toes out and
not to sniff his nose or smack his
lips when he eats, Il must be dis
couraging to hear people remark q
month after his marriage that his
wife made him.
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Some folks who bsliere hat shey
era Eem M ~
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-06-17

1t il an admitted economic fact that
there can be no permanent prosperity
without q permanent agriculture.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-06-17

when the note TO Germany is
ds public there win be Opportun-
Is Judge o. the real wisdom o.
|hdrs hI lfea ~ eeHl-
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-06-17
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. sHRAPNEL

. Anna Carlson in wichita Eagle .
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They say 4 woman can't take q
Joke. Occasionally one OF them
does, Just the same. when she gets
married.
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The war over In Europe a good
Iadrrsf'on & whsl happens eAeh
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Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-06-17
Two Different Effects

The quality Of food is very
largely determined by the ingre-
dents in the baking powder with
which it is made. Cream of tar
tar baking powders, such as
Dr.. Price's, add only healthful
qualities to the food.
The cream of tartar of Dr..
Priceis Cream Baking Powder as
used in food has the same whole
some effect on the digestive sys-
tenn as the cream Of tartar in
grapes, from which 1t is derived.
In like manner it is in evil
denoe that the unWholesome eff
fects Of alum, which is mineral
acid salt, exist in food made
with alum baking powder.
There is a clause on baking
powder labels whic names all the
ingredients. Read IT and let 1t
guide you.
DR.. PRICES CREAM BAKING POWDER
Made from Cream Of Tartar
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-06-17

Did you ever go prospecting for
the gold Of friendship and strike
vein of trouble?
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-12-17
FACTS ABOUT BARLEY.

g-t~91s-1-1-'-'F - $3.50
Barley hay fed with alfalfa makes
balanced ration.
Barley is accused of causing abortion
in COWS to which it is fed. hut this is
libel on n splendid grain.
Those fine horSemen, the Arabs, feed
it to their horses as n concentrate. 1t IS
rich i'm carbohydrates. but deficient in
protein.
Swine growers who have tried ii
claim that il is the best single grain
feed for hogs i'm dry lot
At both the Utah and California ex
pertinent stations it is fed with alfalfa
TO balance the ration.
In southern climates il is Sown In the
fall and grows all winter. making fine
pasture. Take the stock off it i'm time
and 1t will still make a good crop OF
barley hay if cut when in the milk.
1t makes n fine crop for hogging of
IF the beardleSs varieties are sown-
md it comes earlier than almost any
other grain crop for this purpose.
Winter barley is coming Grain. In
Michigan winter varieties have been
developed which are hardy all over
the southern peninsula-but they are
bearded. Otherwise they would ideal
for hogging off in early summer.
These winter varieties Weld better
than the spring varieties Farm and
FIrcSidp
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-12-17

you keep of them the richer your land
will become The manure they will
make will be like money in the bank to
the soil, representing Il large share Of
the profit in them. More animals on
the farm means more productive capac-
ity Of the soil for larger crops TO feel
more animals.
Then heavy bedding of the housed
animals is the next important step.
Straw, dry corn stover, refuse hay and
similar waste matter are good animal
bedding material II pays handsomely
to plan ahead 10 grow crops that will
furnish abundance Of bedding for the
animals. Wheat and other small grain
crops are profitable every year because
the straw itself is valuable. even
though the grain is not heavy. Every
live stock farmer should grow some
small grains i'm order 10 have plenty
Of straw to use in stalls and stables.
The time to begin to plan for saving
stable manure is in late fall. when ami.
mails must be taken from pasture to
shelter Everything that will make the
animals comfortable and absorb liquids
should be used under the animals feet
The reason for liberal bedding is TO
absorb all possible Of the stall liquids
thus saving the rich liquids and at the
same time making confinement both
more sanitary and comfortable for tho
animals. Pile the bedding I'm heavily
during cold and wet weather 10 keep
the stables dry and clean and to trans
form waste materials into rich plant
foods for the fields
The solid and liquid droppings of the
animals are fertilizers OF the best kind
for general use, yet the liquids are usu.
ally allowed 10 waste i'm stables for
want Of sufficient bedding or abSOrbiu"
matter Also. the rough bedding mat.
ter itself makes Il better fertilizer aft
er it has been used and Softened I'm
der the animals Mixed with the other
manure, it becomes partially dccom
posed and is i'm more available form
for immediate use i'm growing crops.
To derive the greatest benefit from
stable manure it should be taken from
the stables and scattered on the land
as fast rs IL is made Especially is this
true on billy and sloping farms where
the soil is inclined 10 wash in wet
weather All bare land should be
covered during the idle months. and
there is nothing better than trashy
manure for this purpose. The trashier
the manure the more ground can be
covered and the more solid materials
saved and soil enriched
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-12-17

silage as there is between dried fruit
and fresh fruit. When a silo is first
opened it may be necessary to throw
away a foot or more Of sour stuff on
the top.
There are many dairymen who now
feed acres Of hay and dry fodder every
winter to their COWS who should cut
loose from their old methods If they
only realized it they cannot afford to-
get along without the silo. The silo IS
a winner coming and going 1t helps
save on the cost OF the feed and In
creases the amount Of milk. For young
growing stock it seems Indispensable.
rs it greatly aids in keeping them in "
healthy condition, which is necessary
in the development Of Il dairy COW.
The daily ration Of a dairy COW will
average about Gfty-fve pounds. / cow
weighing 100 and yielding thirty to
forty pounds OF milk every day shOuld
have upward of fifty pounds Of feed
daily. rs follows: Corn silagc. thirty:
clover or alfalfa. ten; straw, five;
ground grain. bran and linScel or cot
tOnSccd meal. eight TO ten pounds. If
the owner can supply roots or beet pulp
the amount Of hay or straw may lie cut
DOWN little Sec that the animals eat
with relish and clean up their feed
Extra large COWS may require sixty
pounds Of Feed or more every day,
while small ones will thrive on forty u,
rOrtv-live
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-12-17
Farm and
Garden
SAVE STABLE MANURE.

Home Produced Fertilizers Are Eco
nomcaI and Valuable to the Farmer.
The farmer who can look to pros
porous and happy future is the one
who knows and practices the art OF
saving ana using stable manure, says
II. II. Shepard in the Farm Progress,
To some il may seem trivial matter
yet it is fact that not one farmer in
ten knows how to save large quantities
Of manure economically; few use il
judiciOuSly
We ma, TAI: about crop failm eS, loN
prices. hard zines and all that. but the
man who saves and uses large quanti.
ties of the home produced fertilizers is
the man with the fewest complains
and the fattest pocketbook. He seldom
experiences crop failures, for his crops
are grown in soil that contains mo!s.
ture and sufficient plant foods for good
crop production. He gives back to the
soil, and the soil gives back TO him; he
feeds the soil and the soil feeds him
and his family. There is nothing won
derful about it, simply common sense
applied TO agriculture.
All know in a general way the value
of stable manure in maintaining and
increasing soil fertility. The trouble is
few Of us put our knowledge into prac-
tice for saving as much manure MS our
fields need. We need stimulating along
this line The big secrets of having
large quantities Of rich manure on the
farm are i'm keeping as much live stock
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-12-17

mer feeding of dairy cattle was long
since recognized. One Of the most try
ing seasons Of the year for the dairy
COW is the latter part Of summer and
early fall. At that season the pastures
are often short or dried up. ana in such
cases it is common occurrence for
dairymen to let their COWS drop off in
flow of milk through lack Of feed.
Later they find it impossible to restore
the normal milk flow, no matter how
the COWS are fed. Good dairy practice
demands that the milk flow be main
tanned at a high point all the time from
paTturition To drying off. 1t becomes
necessary. therefore, TO supply some
thing to take the place of the grass.
The easiest way TO do this is by means
OF silage. 1t has been found by hun
dreds of dairymen that silage is cheap
er and decidedly more convenient TO
use than soiling crops. The man with
a silo for summer use need never have
thin cattle. and in this way also silage
cheapens production. for 1t takes much
good feed TO put back flesh that has
been lost. 1t is much cheaper to keep
It than to rebuild it.
Calves may be fed silage with safety
when they are about three or four
months old. After the calves are wean-
ed they may be given about all the 81
lage they will eat up clean, and If sup
plemented with some good hay little
grain is required to keep the calves I'm
a thrifty, growing condition.
Silage has been found equally valua-
BILE for sheep feeding. Horses also like
silagc and it may proftably be fed To
them. though care must be taken that
there is no mold i'm the silage. Even
the chickens like silage, and it may
VOL he supplied them in winter when
other green feed is scarce.
1t may be wondered why it is that
silage is so good for stock. I'm the first
place. il is made from one of the best
plants that grows at time when Ii IL
at its most aDpetizing stage. In the
process of SLIDING it ferments just
enough TO become little acid. AS one
writer has stated 1t. "silage is a sort of
salad" There is as much difference
between dry corn fodder or hav and
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-12-17
Pay Your taxes.

Pay Your taxes.
Turn on the Electric Lights.
Hang up the biggest stock
ings tonight.
L. Perrigo and family left for
Allegan yesterday.
Ask Arthur Prentice for his
professional opinion OF the
show.
A. r. Anderson and family
visited friends in Kalamazoo
last week.
Judge Heckert drove to
Decatur yesterday on PROBES
sional business.
Boughton has another neat
window decoration, "Watchlng
The Old Year Out. "
Bring us wood, dry or green,
on subscription account.
Harry McNiel and VIII and
Lottie FIinckley returned from
Ann Arbor last week.
T. p. Grimes wife and chill
dren have gone to Plainwell to
spend the holidays with Mrs.
G's. mother.
Rumors Of wedding soon be
tween one of Paw Paw. rosy
lassies and a young Michigan
newspaper man.
If you have anything to sell,
no better medium can be found
for letting the public into your
secret. . than. the. NORTH
ERNER'S columns.
Wheat is bringing % cents in
this market.
The business men have en-
ployed Seth Allen as night
watch during the winter.
Hon. !. J. Woodman and vile
will attend a reunion Of the
Hunt family in Kalamazoo to-
morrow.
Lynn Tree and Bert Onley OF
Ann Arbor University, and
Prof. Russell of Battle Greek
were among Saturdays arrivals
in Paw Paw.
w. !. Sellick and Son, report
most satisfactory trade in hol.
iday goods. With everything
to tempt the purchaser, it is no
strange that the goods Move
DR.. Maynard, director of oul
school board, has received II
the neighborhood of twenty ap
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-12-17
Making the Little
Farm Pay
BY c. c. BOWSFIELD

In the whole scheme of intensive
farming no feature deserves more at
tention than the slo. This method Of
conserving feed saves a third of the
corn crop from waste and makes the
entire product more palatable and nu.
tritious than it would otherwise be.
No farmer who keeps cattle, hogs
and poultry. even in small numbers,
can afford to do without silo. No
other system of feeding is 50 good for
maintaining the efficiency of dairy
and keeping IL fairly even output of
milk summer ana winter. y little farm
is helped To produce big results by the
usa of silncr i'm fattening cattle. sheen
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-12-17

and hogs. as well as in milk prouuc-
ton.
Silage saves acreage in the growing
crops. 1t saves acreage in the spring
by having the stock in such good con
dition that they do not need so much
pasture. The value of silage for sum
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-12-17
q Good Silo.

The si!o shorll be smooth Oh the in
size ~ err. niicular lrem top 10 bot
tom Uneven H.alls prevent me silagc
from ycttl.n2 evenly, ail air is not eX
cluCcl ~ s9oilel sillge is certain
A good $50 Yields greater returns in
proportion 10 cash than any Other
building ON the farm.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-12-17
Oh DiJn,t Mind.

sarah. wish you would be more
careful. do not like 10 hear your
mistress scolding you SO Often" said
the master Of the house TO the maid
"Oh, don't mind me, sir replied
Sarah simply: ct take no notice"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-12-17

plications from teachers for the
place vacated by Miss Mary
Bryar.
Fred Bassett has sold his
jeWelry business to II. Sheldon,
who will continue the same in
the Searles building, and also
look after the wants of tele-
phone customers.
w. $. Durkee won nine regu-
lar and five special premiums on
White Cochins, and Will Rick
ersons took four third prem
iums on r. c. w. and B. Leg
horns at the Battle Creek PouI-
try Show last week.
Mrs. Mack ellar is helping at
the post office DURING the HOli-
day rush. An unusual number
Iof Christmas packages were
sent through the mails from this
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as the land will well carry, in liberal
stall feeding and i'm bedding the housed
animals heavily, especially during the
wet and cold months.
Pin your faith TO domestic animals
and keep just rs many of them as you
possibly can-horses, cattle, sheep, hogs
and poultry All Of these animals are
highly profitable now. and IN. r""""
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-12-17
Looking Backward

CLIPPED FROM THE TRUE NORTHERNER
OF DECEMBER %. 1S9O-25 YEARS AGO.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-14
WARRENITE MAY BE l1SHOWN UP"
 ON LOCAL JOBS

There is not the best of good feeling between the city authorities and the Connecticut company. over the pave ment the company is laying between it's tracks on Noble avenue, and other streets, where the city is putting War renite.
 The company is putting down a con- crete pavement, which carries eleven inches of crushed stone between ties, and six inches on top. This pavement is permanent, can be surfaced at any time at small cost, will last long after the Warrenite is worn out, and costs very little more, about $1.60 a yard.
 The authorities are helpless to ob- ject, because the city engineer has de- clared and the Warrenite monopoly has admitted that theirS pavement is not durable enoughis tosb be laid between tracks and stand up.
 This means. that in the not distant future there will be show down on streets where the Connecticut com pany has laid concrete between tracks. This pavement will be standing up, when the pavement right beside 1t is sadly in need of repairs, or altogether worn out.
 The company is welding the joints between its<rails,- as it lays the pave ment with the purpose of making the road bed better and lessening the noise caused by passing cars.