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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-16

BUILDING
IMPROVE ROADS IN ILLINOIS
Expected That State VIII Spend
Nearly 100000 900 for Better High
ways In Next Few Years.

By n. A. JEFFRIES. Membe, Of Illinois
Good Roads Assoclation)
Illinois has been one of the last
states to take ur seriously the prob
lem Of improving its roads, bu, now 1t
Is going into 1t with q determination
to make big advancement in a short
time. A commission Of Illinois road
enthusiasts has been touring the
states. inspecting roads and investi.
eating the methods Of road building.
1t IL expected that the state will spend
In the next few years nearly $500, 000,-
900 for good roads, and necessarily
u people want to get the best roads
possible. ~.
The question of whether there shall
be macadam roads, brick roads or con.
crete roads is one to be determined.
Many OF the new roads are Of mac
adam construction, and there has been
q lot of sentiment for the brick high.
ways. Concrete roads have been OBJ
jected to largely because of the great
cost of construction. 1t costs $4,000
. mile for al 1S-foot concrete road,
and this initial outlay Is so great that
1t ordinarily scares any community.
The advantage Of the concrete road,
however, lies in the small cost of
maintenance.
The expense Of keeping up a con-
crete road, 1t is said, is less than $50
q year per mile, with the experience
Of New York, Massachusetts, New Jer.
sey and Pennsylvania shows that It
costs $500 a mile to maintain mac
adam and brick roads.
It makes no difference what kind Of
construction, so long as we get i'm.
proved roads, and we can we'll afford
on to change the style Of road
If we get a first-class highway across
the continent, which, l believe, will
be accomplished in the next ten
years.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-16
tBv NJ.

tBy NJ. covERDELL)
The balky horse and the 'kicky"
COW rob M Of time, labor and patience.
Sentence these robbers to an unlimited
term in the market place-the sooner
the better.
The chicken.eating hog is an agra
waiting robber no sane man can afford
to retain on the farm. 1t never will
pay for tho feed it consumes and the
fowl flesh it plumbers.
Rust is q robber most Of us en-.
courage by leaving all sorts Of tools
and machinery exposed to the wealth
er. Still. farmers appear not to de-
tect the enormous amount this robber
filches from them every season. nor
do they provide ample shedding for
checking this destructive influence.
The dairy COW with a profuse flow
of milk and a low cream test is rob-
bing us by cutting down the profits
of the whole herd for she eats Just
as much high.priced feed and requires
as much care and attention as the COW
that turns you in twice as much money.
The Babcock or some other test equal
ly as reliable, detects these robbers;
while a quick sale sends them where
they belong and stops a leak in your
dairy profits.
We have seen farmers keep a brood
SOW that was, to all outward appear
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-16
Dairy Cow With Profuse Flow Of Milk and Low Cream Test 10 Farm Rob-
ber-stop Leak In Dairy Profits by Having Only Reliable Cows.

ances. a thoroughbred, but which. at
narrowing time, showed up a litter Of
pigs that fell short Of the scrub"
standard. This kind Of robbery is SO
apparent and the hog market so easily
reached that 1t is i~nexcusable allow
ing oneself to be thus plundered,
especially when good sows are to be
obtained-sows that eat no more feed
than the poor breeder and produce
double the number of offspring.
Old rickety gates are farm robbers
that get in their work almost every
day in the year. You would hardly
believe how much time you fool away
in worrying these nuisances open and
shut. beside the amount of time their
frequent repairing calls for.
The old ~tumble.dcwn fence belongs
to the same class of robbers, and It
holds you up at times the whole year
around, despoiling you of time, labor
and money in repairing; often causing
you to hunt the country we for stock
that broke out; training the stock to
be breachy by encouraging them to
sneak through the crops.
The crimes of these common rob-
bers are too numerous to mention, the
means of their suppression too appar-
ent for US to waste space CON
demning them. Hang them without
mercy.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-16
fine ROADS ATTRACT TRADE
Pedestrians Go Around Bad Streets to
Reach Shops on Good Highways
Add to Realty Value.
(By L. K. COOPER.)

(by II. n. COOPEH.)
Il would seem that in this late day
and age advocating good roads as good
for mankind generally and business
particularly would be unnecessary.
Good roads mean good business.
Have you ever noticed that in towns
Immediately after a street has been
paved or resurfaced. pedestrians and
vehicles begin to multiply on those
roads?
1t does not take long before every
body, 1t seems, knows of the newly
paved streets and many 60 out of the
way to travel them. Last summer the
pavement on a, street neal my home
was torn up for r%epatching. The con
tractors were so long in even attempt.
ing to get started on the work that
merchants along the street started
suit against the city for business they
knew they had lost because the street
was impossible.
II good streets-and street is only
another name for road-mean so much
to the city business man, It is to be
supposed they are Just as valuable an
asset to the business man or the farm
er located on the highways Of the
country. Good roads, in the first
place are a benefit to every individual
in this big land Of ours. II all roads
are good, the people residing m their
immediate locality find 1t easier to get
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-16
MAKE MORE PROFIT
IN HANDLING EGGS
Practical Suggestions for Suc-
cess In PouItry-Provide PIen-
ty of Nests for Hens.

II the suggestions below are fol-
lowed eggs will be marketed In better
shape and will yield a better profit to
the producer.
Provide plenty Of clean, dry nests
for your hens.
Do not wash eggs. Use the dirty
and small eggs at home.
Keep eggs in a cool, dry place.
which Is free from odors.
Don't sell eggs which have been in
an incubator.
Market your eggs daily, II possible;
II not-every other day.
Don't sell eggs which were found in
a stolen nest. Use them at home.
Keep the eggs out of the sun when
taking them to town.
Don't keep eggs near oil, onions,
etc., as they readily absorb odors.
Kill or sell all BOOSTERS as soon as
the Matching season is over.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-16
CHICKEN FEATHERS
Have FAIR VALUE
Essential That They Be Carefully
Prepared for Home Use as
Well as for Market.

In estimating the profits from q
flock Of chickens, it should be known
that the feathers from dressed fowls
possess a fair value. The feathers
may be marketed or they may be put
to a variety of uses at home, as many
a thrifty housewife knows. The small
soft feathers may be used In making
pillows and cushions, If first cleaned.
They should be placed in heavy tick
ing when being used In these articles,
so as not to work out.
1t is essential that the feathers be
carefully prepared for home use as
well as for commercial purposes, as
otherwise they are apt to give off dis
agreeable odors. The method gen
orally employed in factories which re-
ceive the feathers from cold storage
plants is to wash the feathers in a
large tank containing water in which
Quicklime has been Stacked in the
proportions Of a pound of lime to
each gallon of water. They are kept
In this tank two or three days, being
stirred occasionally. Then they are
rinsed thoroughly and carried to a
rapidly revolving perforated basin,
where they are partly dried, after
which they are transferred to large
steam cylinders. Here they are kept
moving until perfectly cured. Feath-
ers can be treated in much the same
manner at home. After they have
been thoroughly washed and rinsed,
either run them through a wringer
or carefully press out the water by
hand. Place on sleeves or netting in
the sun to dry.
The prices paid for clean feathers
range from Is to SO cents per pound,
white feathers bringing the higher
prices The stiff wing and tail feath-
ers should be kept separate from the
soft body feathers. Unless feathers
can be marketed at once, they should
be well cleaned as otherwise they are
apt to decompose badly before they
can be marketed and, Of course, they
will then be worthless.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-16
LITTLE HELPS FOR
SUCCESS IN DAIRY
Seek to Have Sire Superior to
Cows in Herd-Use Care
Not to 0verfeed.

A sunny, clean barn means more
contented cows.
Record keeping tends to increase
the milk production Of the herd by
the eliminatory process.
The ration for the dairy COW should
be bulky, well-balanced, palatable, d.
gestible, and economical.
Until we get perfect animals we
should search for a sire that in some
particulars is superior to the cows
in our herds.
The first step in the production Of
clean milk Is to arrange to keep the
cows clean.
1t is hopeless to advise dairy farm
ers who are opposed to silos, daily pa
pers, and things that cost a little time
and money.
1t is an expensive operation to sup
ply grain to cows with which to build
up energy to fight flies.
Proficiency does not come by
chance, but through years Of proper
breeding for certain characteristics
and a specific function.
During hot, dry weather, when flies
are troublesome, 1t pays to let the
calves stay inside all day and let them
run in the pasture at night.
One of the greatest points In feed
ing calves is not to overfeed them.
We need to have a clear idea Of
what breeding does, Of what feeding
does, of what care and environment
do, IL we secure and maintain a profit
able dairy herd.
Milk-giving is a habit that responds
to encouragement or neglect. 1t is
q function that may be developed or
diminished by the treatment accorded
the COW.
Lines Of breeding which a century
has evolved and stamped with approx
al, ought to prove safer than the
theories Of a single mind, made tan
gible in a few heterogeneous crosses.
No COW can properly digest and as
simulate balanced rations and econ.
omically convert them into milk un-
less she has been properly developed.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-16
OF SEED
OF Big IMPORTANCE
Determining Factor in Production
of Maximum Crop Of Pota.
toes-Five Good Rules.

~ Good seed is a determining fac
tor in the production Of maximum
crops Of potatoes.
(2) Good seed may be obtained by
the tuber.unit and hill-selection meth
DDS OF selection through the elimina-
ton Of unproductive and weak plants.
These methods are explained in Farm
ers' bulletin 533, Good Seed Potatoes
and How to Produce Them"
t3) Like produces like. II tubers
from unproductive or weak plants are
used. a similar harvest will be reaped.
4) All tubers showing marked dis
celebration Of the flesh should be re-
jected.
80 Purity of seed stock is an es-
sential quality OF good seed. Serious
losses are sustained by the grower
through mixtures.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-16
GOOD MATERIAL FOR GROWTH
Alfalfa, Either In Green State or az
Hay, Is One Of the Best Feeds for
the Young Pigs.

The pig which does not grow, but
merely gets fat, is likely to die Of
"thumps." Corn makes fat. The
small grains are richer in the things
that make the bone and muscle need.
ed II the pig is to grow. Two parts
Of shorts to n of corn is a growth
ration rather than a fat ration.
Skim milk furnishes a good material
for growth IL fed with a little corn.
When the shoats reach the weights Of
abouts rs pounds, the feed may be
made Of n part Of tankage to ten
parts Of corn, or one of the small
grains. Small grains should be ground
or crushed.
Alfalfa, either in the green state or
as hay, is one of, the best of feeds for
the young pig. 1t feeds the bones and
muscles, but should have corn to rem
der 1t complete. These ideas have
been found correct by the Nebraska
station. Those who have not the al.
falfa may grow rape as a growth crop.
1t is equal to alfalfa in materials for
bone and muscle.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-16
RAISING HORSES FOR PROFIT
Every Available Sound Mare Should
BE Bred to Meet the Demand
Caused by European War.

Ever since the first days Of bicycles
some have thought that the breeding
Of horses would become Improbable.
Meanwhile the horse has kept its place
among domestic animals and we now
have nor than ever before. With
the European war On US and so many
horses being killed in battle the near
future probably will see a greater
demand for horses than at any time
in the last century.
It is not advisable to breed a mare
having serious defects, but every
sound mare available should be bred
to a stallion to produce stock to sup
ply the coming demand. Don't think
you are economizing to breed to some
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-16
Important Duty TO People.

The making Of good roads is one
Of the most important duties Of the
people and their prompt repair and
careful maintenance is essential.
There is probably no subject in which
the progressive farmer is more deep
ly interested than that Of having
roads connecting him with his mar.
kets over which he must be able to
haul the greatest possible load. Good
roads. like all other good things, are
too expensive to build and Of too
much value to be neglected.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-16
NEGLECT YOUR SCALP
And Lose Your Hair. Cutieura Pro.
vents II. Trial Free.

Cuticura Soap shampoos cleanse
and purify the scalp Of dandruff while
the Ointment soothes and heals the
irritated scalp skin. Dandruff and
itching are hair d%estroyers. Get ac-
quainted with these supercreamy emol-
lients for the skin and scalp.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. Ky,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-16

defective or disreputable stallion rath.
er than pay a little higher price for
the service Of a good one. .
Two years ago a farmer who had
two mares Of equal value bred N to
a low-grade horse, the other to a
good one. The colts had the same
treatment in every respect. At wean-
ing time he refused 500 for the bet
ter colt and could not find a buyer at
$50 for the other. This demonstrates
the benefit o. breeding from the best.
It takes no more to raise a good ami
NAL than a scrub, and the selling price
is generally twice Is much or more,
and a buyer is much easier found.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-16
PIos Need Protein.

Growing pigs need more protein
than they can get from corn and pas
ture. Skim milk is fine for them and
80 is meat meal or tankage. In the
writer's experience there is no better
thing for growing pigs on pasture, that
are getting some corn. than a slop
made Of shorts with a little tankage
added. 1t sure helps a pig to make
a hog Of himself In quick time.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-16

from place to place. The person max.
ing q long cross-country tour finds
the journey the Joy he counted on and
not a trial, as 1t certainly is where
travelling is bad. In the second place,
good roads increase the value Of prop
erty-so real estate is benefited.
And so I could go on down the list
tho hotel man. the butcher, the
baker. all are benefited, either directly
or indirectly, by good roads; and by
good roads I ean roads that permit
Of foot or vehicular traflc during all
seasons Of the year.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-16
Protect the Birds,

The birds eat billions Of insects
that, II left alone, would destroy mil.
lions Of dollars worth Of fruits and
grain. or course, some kinds Of birds
are pests, but you need not have many
OF those kinds on your farm II you
will spend a little time studying birds.
Study their habits Of feeding and nest.
ing. Prepare homes for only the help
full kinds, the one that feed chiefly OF
insects and worms.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-16

o verses OF
Scripture. Some
people commit en-.
tire books Of the
Bible. but I re-
gard that as an
unreasonable tax
upon the memory.
OF c one
could easily learn
the first psalm.
and the twenty
third, and the M
hundredth a n d
the n hundred
a n d t~wenty-hrst.
Also the COM
mandments a n d
tn q beatitudes.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-16
Had the Proper Name.

why do you call 'em fountain pens?
I should say reservoir pen would be
the better name. A reservoir contains
liquids; a fountain throws 'em
around" II think fountain pen is the
proper NAME" said the party Of the
second part.-Louisville Courier,Jour
nal. (
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-16
God and His Workers.

God takes away HIS workers, but he
still carries on his work. The church
owes 81. Paul to the death OF st. Ste
phen, or, as St Augustine puts II, to
the prayer Of ST. Stephen, Lord. lay
not this sin to their charge"-Selected
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-16
impossible.

1.-THE great trouble with the Ameri'
can people is that they eat too much"
said the doctor. Nonsense" retorted
the statistical person. 81 can easily
produce figures to prove that one-third
Of the American people live in board.
ing houses."-Judge.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-16
Great Relief.

Patience-Why did they applaud hen
when she sang?
Patrice-They liked It.
But they didn't applaud until she
was all through?"
mo; that was the part they liked"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-16
Success With Poultry.

,rhe greatest success In successful
poultry raising, for market and eggs,
is to know your flock thoroughly.
know which are the producers and get
rid of the drones.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-16
Keen the Colt Sleek,

A few minutes every day with brush
and comb would keep the colt sleek. It
is when we let this work slip by that
we have to turn the little fellow out
and leave him to get rid Of dust and
dirt.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-16
Breed to Pure.Bred Stock.

II everybody insisted that they must
breed their mares to pure.bred stock,
1t would not be long before scrub stall
lions would be scarcer than hens
teeth.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-16
Poison for kUIInu Rats.

The old device of mixing plaster Of
paris with dry rat feed is worth re-
Numbering. The plaster Of paris will
not kill chickens. They need stones
in their crops. but It does kill a rat
or q mouse.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-16
Mz~%1z<
A Relief,

"How did you come to lose your
liberty?" asked the visitor at the pen.
itentiary. II amt lost IT," replied the
prisoner. Before / came to this in.
stitution l couldn't turn around that
the police wasn't watchin' ne. You
don't know what. a relief 1t is to be
in a place that's run on the honor
system"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-16
Value Of
Scripture
By REV. HOWARD W. POPE
S~spsHsss.Sss, q Msa. Moody Bib lzsssus
dChieaso

TEXT-This book of the law shall not
depart out OF thy mouth; but thou shalt
mediate therein day and night Josh is
One of the best habits n can &C
Quire is that OF committing to memory
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-16

There is scarcely q neighbor around mo
who does not use your medicine. Mira.
j. F. JOHNSON, R. No. a, Box 30, Prince
ton, Illinois.
Experience of q Nurse.
Poland, N. Yin my experience as .
nurse ! certainly think Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound is a great
medicine. wish all women with fe-
male troubles would take it. l took it
when passing through the Change Of
Life with great results and I always re-
commend the Compound to all my pa.
tents If I know of their condition in
time. I will gladly do all I can to help
others to know Of this great medicine"
Mrs. HORACE NEWMAN, Poland, Her
kimer Co., N. Y.
If you are Ill do not drag along until
an operation is necessary, but at once
take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
If you want special advice write
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.,
(cOnfidentiaD Lynn, Mass. :.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-16

and q all
caused by female
trouble, and l took
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound with such ex-
cellent results that
am now feeling fine.
I recommend the
C~ompoundand praise
it to all. I shall be
glad to have you
publish nv letter.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-16
Mash for Work Teams,

The work teams should have a bran
mash on Saturday night. The rest on
Sunday will do much to keep them in
the best Of condition.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-16
GivInq Colt Cows Milk.

II 1t is found necessary to give the
young colt cows milk, 1t should be di.
luted about half with water and sugar
added.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-16
Value of MiIIet Seed.

Millet seed contain considerable
fiesh.forming substance.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-16
Trim Rhubarb Plant

Rhubarb seed pods and seed stems
should be cut out whenever seen, II
you want the plants to do their best.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-16

About the best a stepmother ever
gets Is the worst of 1t.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-16

Always use Red Cross Ball Blue. Delights
the laundress. At all good grocers. Adv.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-16
IN ALL OUR
NEIGHB0RH00D
There Is Hardly A Woman
Who Does Not Rely Upon
Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound.

Princeton, Ill.-"I had inflammation.
hard headaches in the back of my neck
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-16
INTERNATIONAL
SUNMSQlOOL
LESSON

CBy O. f.. SELLERS, Acting Director ot
the Sunday School Course OF the Moody
Bible l~nstitute.b
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-16

Avoid Stimulating Foods.
Too highly stimulating food is apt
to cause liver troubles.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-16
Hold Good Eve Lamba.

Do not sacrifice a good eve lamb
40 matter what price Is offered.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-16

As a rule, hens lay larger eggs
than pullets.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-16
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 10
DEFEAT THROUGH DRuNkEi
NESS.

LESSON TENT Kings sc:lo-sl.
GOLDEN TENT-wine and new wine
take away the understanding. Hos. t;ii
r. v.