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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30

abundant Of the year, but is also pal
atable, %succulent, easily digested and
balanced for milk productions; hence
the wise dairyman e that his cows
have a ration that combines the above
characteristics.
when the pastures dry up or get
short some provision should be made
to supplement them. Silage or green
crops may be fed at this time. This is
the most critical time in the milking
period Of the cow, and she must not be
neglected.
winter feed should also be pat
termed after the abundant pastures Of
May and June. Dry roughage does not
do this. Silage or roots are needed to
supply %succulence. Silage does not
meet all the requirements. It is not q
balanced ration, The ration to be
balanced must contain protein, the
muscle builder, and hence important
in milk production, and also cafbohy-
drates, which furnish heat, energy and
fat. Such feeds as alfalfa, cowpea
and clover hay. c~ottonseed and linseed
meal and gluten feeds are high in pro-
tein, and bran and oats are fairly high
Such feeds as silage, timothy, cane.
millet and Sudan grass hay and the
folders and straws are low in. pro
tein and high in carbohydrates. The
grains of corn and the sorghums have
the same characteristics: hence grain
and roughage both chosen from. one
Of either Of these groups is not prop
erly balanced. We should choose feeds
from both groups. .Silage or any
roughage of the second group should
be fed with bran, oats, etc., and not
with corn. oilmeal or Kaf1r chop. Al.
falfa or any roughage Of the first,
group should be fed with corn. Kafir,
and grains Of this class. Silage and
alfalfa make a most excellent rough
age ration. but the high producing cow
will need some grain also.
1.-THE dry COW should receive special
a She should be fed a liberal ra-
ton Of bran and oats in addition to.
roughage and be allowed to put on
considerable flesh. This will give her
more vigor for the next years work
and enable her to produce more and
cheaper milk"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30

AROUND THE DAIRY.

The milking qualities Of a COW
are a result Of inherited tenden-
cies. but at the same time they
can be materially stimulated
with the right kind Of care and
feed.
One Of the fortunate things
about dairying is the truth that
a cow that 10 "A good mixer
usually produces a healthy calf.
The dairy farmer realizes that
the comfortable COW is the most
profitable COW, and that induces
him to look after the comfort Of
all his stock.
1t is best to keep the cows
from developing Objectionable
traits. This will sometimes hap
pen, but the right kind Of han
ding is usually the best proven
tive.
The amount Of milk a COW
gives Is important, but the trait
Of milking for a long period il
still more important. This can
frequently be developed by ham
ding.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30

lament and the entire Hellenic race.
asked for the resignation Of Premier
Venizelos. who favored entering the
conflict. This action raised a storm Of
protest from the people. who believed
that Greece should Join the triple en-
tente in the desperate struggle against
the Turk.
King Constantine Of Greece was born
in Athens in 1868. During the wars
Of 1928 he won great popularity for
the services he rendered in two sue
cessive campaigns. He succeeded to
the throne In March. 1913. his father.
King George. having been assassinat'
"a 1T saloniki, which had been captur-
"a from the Turks. King Constantine
was married in 1850 to Princess 30
-phia, q sister Of the German emperor.
The wedding was attended by the kaf.
ser and members of the royal families
Of every court in Europe. Soon after
ward Sophia renounced her Lutheran
religion and took that Of her husband.
thereby deeply offending her brother
and Others Of her family.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
Protecting the Bed Hammock.

Owing to the size and weight Of &
bed hammock it is generally left out
side in all kinds Of weather. A good
plan Is to fasten two awning pulleys
to the ceiling of the porch over the
hammock so that a rope may be run
through them; then attach hooks to the
ends of. the rope for hooking into the
lower part of the hammock. The ham.
mock can then be pulled up close to
the ceiling when not in use so that it
will be out of the sun and rain.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
ROAD BUILDING IN SCHOOLS.
Plan to Interest Oklahoma Boys !,
Good Roads Movement.

Plan to Interest Oklahoma Boys In
Good Roads Movement. d,
The good road educational movement
Is to reach the country boy In Oklaho.
ma through the rural schools, as the
result of advocacy Of such a plan by
Colonel Sidney Suggs Of Ardmore, state
highway commissioner, who has secur-
ell the Endorsement and cooperation of
other prominent state officials.
The plan as outlined by Colonel
Suggs is to organize a good roads and
tree planting club in every rural school
in the state, have the county or state
highway engineer visit the schools, fol.
lowing the organization of the clubs.
and proceed to lay out one-fourth or
one-half mile of road leading from the
schoolhouse. In every instance the
school club shall assist in the survey,
the laying out of the road, in securing
the easements from the AUDITING prop
crty wner The club boys shall car
ry the chain, set the grade stakes. learn
Just how plans and profits are made
and be taught that this. piece Of good
road will be used for generations to
come.
Only the building Of a common dirt
read will be undertaken at the start by
the boys. They will be taught that II
they desire in the future to put gravel
or macadam on the road that they
have In the well built dirt road q foun-
dalton already prepared for such an
Improvement. In this manner, too,
they may be taught to use such mate
rails 40 are most suitable and conven.
lent at the time and the nearest at
hand.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
POINTS FOR ROAD DRAGGING

Pithy Advice For This Important
Method Of Improving Hishways.
The following points are to be borne
In mind in dragging a road:
Make a light drag, which is hauled
over the road at an angle Of about for
ty-fve degrees, SO that a small amount
of earth IL pushed to the center Of the
road. st.
Drive the team at q walk.
Ride on the drag. Do not walk along
the side.
Begin at one side of the road or
wheel track. returning on the opposite
side.
Drag the road as soon after every
rain as possible, but not when the mud
Is in such a condition as to stick to the
drag. ..
Do not drag a dry road.
Drag whenever possible at all sea-
sons of the year. If a road is dragged
Immediately before a cold spell 1t will
freeze In a smooth condition.
The width OF the Travelled way to be
maintained by the drag should be from
sixteen to twenty feet. First drag q
little than the width Of a single
wheel track; then gradually increase
until the desired width IL obtained.
Always drag a little earth to the e
ter Of the road until It II raised from
ten to twelve inches above the edge Of
the Travelled way.
II the drag cuts too much shorten the
hitch.
The amount Of earth that the drag
will carry along can be very consider.
ably controlled by the driver accord
ingly % hs stands near the cutting
edge or away from Il.
The best results from dragging are
obtained only BY repeated applications.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
How eIu.d Steel .. Produced.

Heat bluing. which is familiar to
every one. is applied to watch and
clock hands, buttons. buckles and a
large variety Of steel articles and gives
a finish of a pleasing blue or black
color. which is not. however, 80 very
resistant to corrosion. 1t Is produced
in several ways. such as dipping the
parts in a bath Of molten saltpeter.
heating them on an iron plate in the
air or tumbling then in a sheet iron
barrel heated by a gas fame. Re
volvers and similar parts r very
often given a fine blue finish by heating
in charcoal.-Engineering Magazine.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30

Alexander Mitchell Palmer Of Penn
%sylvania, who was recently appointed
chief justice Of the federal court Of
claims, finished his third term as a
representative to congress ON March 4
last Last fall Mr.. Mitchell went be-
fore the people Of Pennsylvania as a
candidate for the United States senate
on the Democratic ticket, but was beat
en- al the polls by Boies Penrose. Re-
publican, who has held down the job
since 1897.
During MI. Palmer's career a. a con-
gresham he was active and aggressive
and became one of the recognized lead
ers of his party. He was a steady and
forcefui worker for President Wilson
at the Baltimore convention and since
the advent of the present administra-
ton has been n of Mr.. Wilson's most
trusted allies on the floor of the house.
Judge Palmer Is credited with defeat
ing Charles NJ. Schwab in a labor In
Quiry. When the Democrats Of the
Sixty-third congress met In caucus
Leader Underwood, who called Palmer
his strong right arm" nominated him
for caucus chairman, and he vas unan-
imously elected. As such 1t was his
duty to preside v e the Democratic
caucus in the house more than any
other chairman ever did. for the great
tariff and currency bills were both de-
bated and considered line by line in
Democratic caucus for weeks. entailing
much labor for Mr.. Palmer.
A native Of ~Stroudsburg. Pa. Judge
Palmer was educated at Swarthmore
college, from which he was graduated
in 1891 with the highest honors In his
class. He studied law and was ad-
mitted to the bar in 1899. Judge Pal
mer has practiced his profession with
success and is a director in several in
dustrial and financial institutions. He
is now chairman of the executive cam
paign committee of the Democratic ma
tional committee.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
Re.d censsruetien In New Mexie,

Rsad Construction In New Msxioe.
A total Of $4,000 was expended fol
road construction IN New Mexico dur.
Ing 1914. according to q report from
the ONCE Of State Engineer James A.
French. It 10 also reported that dur
ing 1915 100000 viii bs expended ex-
elusive Of an issue Of 100000 Of STATE
bonds which have not yet beep sold.
Among the Improvement projects
which win be taken up during 1915 are
the Santa Fe-Taos road, the Los Lu-
nas-Gallup road. the Ocean to Ocean
highway from socorro to the Arizona
line. the All Southern route andSa poI-
tlOn41f the Borderland route.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
Furnace For Soft Metals.

Experimenters desiring to make
small castings of zinc. brass. copper
and other metals Of low fusion point
will find the simple furnace illustrated
suitable to their requirements. says
Popular Mechanics. The body Of the
furnace was made of ar old ten gallon
milk can, which was lined on the in
side with fire brick, w%hereupon a base
about four inches high was built up
with the brick In the bottom for the
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
Mixing Battery Solution,

To secure uniformity of solution the
water and acid should be we'll mixed
before pouring it into the battery cells.
In mixing the water should be placed
In u porcelain or enamel ware dish and
the acid added slowly, stirring continu-
ously with a clean wood paddle. Mix
ing causes the mixture to become quite
warm. and the solution should not be
placed In the cells until 1t has cooled
down.-Automobile Dealer.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
FEEDING THE DAIRY
COWS FOR PROFIT

''The milk flow is most abundant in
May and June; hence the wise dairy
man tries to duplicate May and June
conditions-in other words, study ma
lure and follow nature" was the ad-
vice Of Professor O. e. Reed, head Of
the dairy department, Kansas State
Agricultural college, in a recent ad-
dress on Feeding Dairy Cows" 'The
feed at that season is not only the most
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30

1t is said by admirers of the Ayr
shire COW that while she gives a
good flow Of milk as a two-year-
old. she steadily increases it until
nine or ten, thereby having the adj
vantage Of most of the dairy breeds
in at least two years Of use
fulness. She is hardy and tough. a
good feeder and not dainty in her
appetite and thrives on rough food.
but 10 far from slow to respond to
good treatment. She is a very per-
Eistent mixer. giving a uniform
quantity well up to another calv-
ing. The COW pictured is q pure
bred Ayrshire.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
EARTH ROADS.

The earth roads are important
! channels for the commerce Of the
J country, are large factors in the
I social and church life Of rural
J communities and are Of vital
, Importance to the present rural
} educational interests and the fu-
, ture industrial developments Of
. agriculture. The very life, credit
, and prosperity Of our country re-
J quire that the rural community
, shall have the highest possible
, development. and the quality Of
, the road from the farm to the
! village and the t0wn may aid or
, retard this development. On one
!. hand, the earth roads should not
!, be improved at such expense
that the cost will be q real bur-
den upon the community, and, on
. the other hand. the roads must
J not be so poor as to be a bar to
the highest reasonable develop
ment Of the community. In near
~ every case the earth roads can
lie greatly improved without ap-
preciable expense and with much
advantage to the local commu-
nifty and to the entire country
Ira O. Baker.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
Bonding Load Tubes.

When small lead tubing ID bent with
sharp turns 1t viii frequently crack or
break unless special precautions afs
used to prevent It Ono Of the cheap
EFT and simplest methods to overcome
the dihaculty 70 to wind the place with
several layers Of One flexible wire b.
fore trying to make the bend.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
Ruler Of tho hell.ns..

When the allied fleets began smash.
ing the forts e the Dardanelles the
people Of Greece believed that the time
had arrived when the Hellenic nation
should abandon it's policy of neutrality
and enter the war against their ancient
foes. the Turks. King Constantine.
however. against the sentiment of par
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
OIL rnE STONE ROADS.

We know now that the whole
secret Of holding stone roads
lies in oiling them. With mod
ern methods Of oiling under pres
sure a surface can be maintained
even under exceedingly heavy
tramc. The oiling prevents the
busting" Of the roads and their
consequent disintegration, which
is very rapid without oiling un-
der fast moving automobile
travel. OF course, II the traffic
is SO heavy that it breaks down
the top course of the road, that
L. q different matter. Roads Of
other than stone construction are
needed to meet this condition
! John N. Carlisle, Commissioner
Of Highways Of New York.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
Winds Favorable to Forest Firss.

Winds Favorable to Forest Fires.
The weather bureau has recently
made some study Of the meteorological
conditions favoring the occurrence Of
forest fires and has tentatively estab-
lished q special service for issuing
warnings Of the hot, dry winds which
seem to be a frequent %antecedent and
accompaniment Of such fires in the
valuable timbered regions Of the west
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
Read improvements aleys.

Only 10 Per cent Of an the roads in
the United States have been improved.
OF the individual states Ohio leads
with ~ per cent Of improved roads:
New Jersey has q per cent, New York
II. per cent, or Z per cent above the av-
erage Of the county AZ q whole. Penn
;ylvania has only per cent Of IL roads
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
When Cylinders Misnrs.

As a rule. when missing occurs IN
one cylinder at slow speed and firing .
right at fast speed the fault consists OF
too wide q spark gap In the plug 5of
that cylinder.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-07-30
EUROPE ia7S AND 1915

the face Of tremendous difficulties, be-
sides being outnumbered at every
point of contact. History was being
made in the few following hours;
thousands of our soldiers surrendered;
the ground was covered with the dead
ard wounded; cavalry regiments, pam
ic striken, attempted to break through
the lines of the opposition, only to be
thrown back upon our own wavering
army, or to be cut to pieces.
Much praise should be Civ the old
guard of the empire, which at one
time had almost turned the tide of
battle in favor of French arms, only
to be enticed into well-planed am
bush, compelling these brave men to
strike their colors and surrender to
the foe.
The emperor had ere this deserted
the firing line and withdrawn to the in
her Notifications of Sedan, while a
mob rather than an army threatened
the officers with mutiny. Hungry,
discouraged, enraged at the evident
treachery of our leaders, the army was
ready for revolt. Thousands already
had thrown away their arms and in
the mad rush for safety, caused a
general stampede, all seeming bent on
reaching the city gates.
Chaos was the rule of the hour; Of
icers and men of the line trampled up
on their more unfortunate fellows;
cannons, failing in their effort to hold
in check the advancing foe, or to cover
he retreat, were compelled to join in
the mad rush, until not a vestige Of
military order remained. At about
2 o'clock the bugles sounded for gen.
eral retreat; the sounds of that bugle
call fell upon the ears Of demoral-
lied army. No power on earth could
now stem the tide, and infantry, cav
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-07-30
INCONSISTENCY

caption Overreacg themselves in last weeks issue
that record as opposed 70
county officials holding Office fora term of four years I oraon
profound satisfaction by Republican oceseek
doubtless than anything they have read for some time
been content apply the reforand we may call
elected hereafter would probably have
received the approval OF the people writes ne
referring the foot petition to have enacted
giving officials fouryear instead OF two years. IN the
interest of economy and greater efficiency.
presume bieves-we know that believe and
people believe that fuyear term for county
will better all interests than the present twoear term The
hinges when the change shall be made From time lm
reward the faithful county officer with second
albeit the officer compelled eeconer just the same and
reelection matter of
AS expressed by the Sentinel two weeks under the present ar
acquainted with the duties
his Office than another election awn and his interest naturally becomes
divided between official duties and the question Of reelection The editor
believes elections and much political
agitation but opposed to urear term because officials SHOULD go
before the for reelection their merits We fail see the
steny slightest idea whether
the suggested amendment provide for fouryea term will be
ratified by the but does believe decided reform the
true efficiency economy will eventually be brought
sby not this year, but at least by another year.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-07-30
(By Rev. G. r. Mente, Ph. d.
Granger, 0.

While we patiently wait for set
tlement of our difficult problem regard
ing Germany, we shall retrace our
steps to the fateful Sept. /, 1870, and
follow the fortunes Of that war.
AS formerly stated, our troops were
placed in very dangerous position
and early in the day it became evident
that all the sacrifices made by the
army of the empire would eventually
be made in vain; still burning de-
sire to avenge former defeats caused
the soldiers of the line to fight furious
ly against the ever increasing odds
German and Bavarian heavy artillery
had taken advantage of the surround
ing elevations during the morning fog
and tho desperately attempting To
pierce the enemy's lines, we were
thrown back upon our own line of de-
fences, until at the noon hour it be-
came evident, even to the most opti-
mistic, that the death struggle of the
empire was impending. Here and
there the bugles tried to rally the
breaking lines, but in vain, and soon
surrender stared us in the face.
Our first line Of defence had been
pierced at different places, being har-
raised on three sides by the ever in
creasing shell fire Of the enemy. About
p. M, the army began to waver, reg
iment after regiment withdrew slowly
toward Sedan proper; at first a per-
feet orderly retreat, but soon disor-
ganized route, hard pressed by the
rapidly advancing light fed artillery
of the Prussians.
If you study German history care
fully you will find that even their
biased historians call attention to the
heroism and courage of our troops in
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-07-30
SHOULD LEARN RURAL NEEDS

Recently in Chicago at the Banker Farmer Congress-
speaker stated that the average business ought to take
training and learn how his community He said
that such school should be established The business
often helpless in the matter of promoting community welfare
Does he the condition and needs of the surrounding country
Does he know whether cooperative creamery woud make his
farmer friends Does know how much prof
it county agent county experiment farm would add to his
county?
Does he know how organize his counrys share
of the money that Uncle Sam will give to Ohio?
Has the business called farmers into conference
matters that concerned both the town and surrounding country
Did the business mems association devote its meetings
to discussion of agricultural nerests? We believe that the
business has, to extent neced his duties along these
lines
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-07-30
Sipher's

OlpHeT )
We have coffee, good coffee, bet
ter coffee-the latter means
our C. as. JAVA and MOCHA
so perfectly blended as to pro-
duce in the cup the very best
results in strength, flavor and
aroma.
Did it ever occur to you that it
was real economy to purchase
the very best coffee?
You buy coffee by the pound--at
a price, but that is not the real
way to reckon on it's cost. A
pound Of our G. & S. Java and
Mocha has a beverage produc-
ing value much greater than a
pound of cheap coffee. This
makes it in fact the cheapest
coffee to use.
T hePRICE 35c- The value more
Of n
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-07-30

Continued on page 81
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-03-19
GREAT BUSINESS REVIVAL


F. NJ. Murphy, president of the
Santa Fee. Prescott &, Phoenix R. r.,
has just returned from a trip to New
York and is now at Castle Hot Springs
where he expects to remain for some
|ti1he.
Speaking of conditions in the east,
he said this week: Financial affairs
are improving daily and the disturb
|ance caused by the war is rapidly SUBJ
siding g. have never seen so great a
spirit of optimism as is evident In
business circles throughout the east
and middle west, and look confident
ly for aIgreat business revival shortly.
There is one thing that, it seems
to me, the people Of Arizona should
do and do at once. That is make the
ATTRACTIONS of the state known to the
transcontinenta1 tourists who are go
ing to he coast expositions. Did
they realize what the state has to
toffer they would come here by thous-
ands."