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Western Kansas world., 1915-09-11


without one, and similarly situated to
corn, might find it profitable to build silo
to utilize his soft corn to the best advantage.
1t is worth investigating. A Silo should be
every stock farm anyway, and If the
prospect of soft corn Influenced the
building of a silo soft corn should be
credited and another blessing in disguise be
chronicled. AS stated before one cannot
expect to take out of his silo any better feed
comparatively than he puts in 1t. But soft
corn,' if properly taken care of and ensiled,
will make large volume of feed that other
wise might prove of small value. At any
rate, SLIDING the "soft corn is probably the
best use to which such corn can be put and
the most profitable way it could be handled.
In cutting crops for ensiling, the most de
sirable length is variously estimated, but
ordinarily the shorter the better, enabling
more thorough mixture of the mass and
compact settling. The exclusion of
air is the main point, and is absolutely
essary for wel1-preserved silage. Perhaps
half-inch lengths might be about the aver
age.
There has been considerable said about
the time of filling, whether it should be
done quickly or say, rather 1eisurely. EN-
perience seems to indicate that either way
is quite satisfactory the method adopted de
pending more the farmers convenience
than anything else. About the only point
found here for discussion is in the fact that.
filled at intervals, the silage gradually set
ties, with the result that more feed is put in
Many contend, however, that the settling
through lack of extreme weight is not
uniform and compact, and for this reason it
is possible the silage may not keep in
good condition when filled without delay.
At any rate many farmers like to hustle
the work through and have it finished.
Extra help is needed almost every farm
such occasions, and it is not easy to as
Semble at all times.
Silage is put up more cheaply, however.
when filling in large quantities. Where
convenient to let it settle for week or ten
days, possibly much fourth
silage may be added in some cases. When
two or more silos side by side, filling
alternately, in one one day, then the other
the next day, ETC., giving each time to set
tie, is of course good plan. When left for
several days it will likely be found that the
top portion should be removed before re-
filling, naturally little of the surface
silage would be spoiled. A rather common
practice among many prominent si1o users
is to fill for a couple of days. tramping thor
oughly, let it settle for a day. and then
finish the job the fourth day.
Farmers May Cooperate
Owing to the demands for additional la
Dor, as we'll as for the necessary machinery.
system of cooperation might be
readily and prohtab1y evolved, especially in
those districts where silos numerous.
Through this plan the cost of equipment
may be saved in the course of time and the
Of &c ~aI 20 hoIr
Western Kansas world., 1915-09-11
By J. C.. MOHLER


anu QSNGIOpIIlG1ll OF SdCn Wn6n II Is
best suited for ensiling. With corn, it is
when the grain has passed out of the milk,
the more forward ears are dented, and the
husk and blades take a tinge of brown.
This IS the stage quite universally favored
by the experienced stockman for greatest
feeding value. Thus, no essential element
is lost, whereas cut when immature there is
a serious deficiency in quality. For approx
mately two weeks preceding complete
turity there is very rapid increase in the
quantity of nutrients. One should be
full, therefore, not to ensile crop too soon.
1t had better go in too ripe than too green
or immature. Broadly speaking, there is
period of, say, two three weeks when the
will do for the S1lO.
Over-ripe badly frosted may be
turned into good silage by applying water
in the blow-box of the cutter, and this is
much preferred to silage from the immature
plant.
When to Eusile.
| know of several farmers who have
SLED kafr after it had stood in the shock all
winter. In fact, one farmer friend not long
since told me that he had filled his silo FIVE
times year, in the summer, late in the fall,
in the dead OF winter, in the spring and
early in the summer.
This was George Tannahill, successful
stockman of Vernon, Woodson county,
Kansas He says stock seemed to eat the
s1lage that was put up last with as much
relish and do as well on it as that put up in
adds that the important part is to cut the
kafir at the stage when it is ready to enSile.
Then leave it in shock until needed, and
when put in the silo add about three times
much water when filling the silo in
the fall with the green kafr. Mr.. Tanna-
hill says:
The only difference l in filling
the silo in the middle of the winter any
other time silage is needed, is to use more
water than in filling the silo with green
fodder. and then let the stand for
about three weeks before feeding" 1t takes
a good deal longer to soften and cook the
hard, dry, flinty stalks of kafir corn than
kafir corn that comes direct from the field
and is cut green. He uses about half a
barrel of water to the ton in putting up
green silage. The silage from any of the
five cuttings is fed out with practically equal
success in Mr.. Tannahills experience.
In cutting kafr and "cane" for silage, the
crops should be practically mature; that is,
the seed should be mature. At this time
the stalk still possesses enough juices to
make good silage. If put up too green it
will make sour feed The silage should be
put up before frost is possible, but it is ad
visab1e to let the crop stand until after frost
instead of putting it up too green. After
a heavy frost the crop should be cut and
sliced Immediately. If the forage dries out
too much before cutting, sufficient water to
pack well should be added.
Soft Corn for Si1age.
There 1ilre1v this wear tO he some
Western Kansas world., 1915-09-11

Continued on Page I3)
Western Kansas world., 1915-09-11
Stage for Silage Harvest.

At this season of the year the filling of
the silo is a matter of general interest
Properly filling the silo is essential to first
class silage. The stage of maturity when
crops should be harvested for silage is i'm
portant- There is a period in the growth
The Keota news., 1915-08-06
How Expsrts Are Made.


In every generation there IL apt to
spring up . body Of men who. add
ing to natural abilities and an uncom.
mon stock Of assurance q certain
amount Of specialized knowledge. ter.
rorize the rest of the world under the
guise Of experts"
Thinking that they find something
rotten in the state Of Denmark, in.
capable Of calm reflection. and eager
for notoriety. they hit upon specific
for what Is amiss, compared with
which all others are spurious imita-
tons.
Their field Of interest may range
from solar mythology to eugenics.
but the threefold badge Of the tribe
Is an overweening belief in their own
infallibility coupled with q proportion
ate contempt for ordinary human be-
ings, the command of q barbarous jar
gon and an irrepressible desire to
badger and bully their unfortunate fel-
low.creatures.
But let the sluggard attend a picnic
and the ant will surely come to him.
The Keota news., 1915-08-06
On the Right Track.

On the Right Track.
while you were captive Of the can
nibals, captain. why didn't you teach
'em not to eat people up?"
"Well. I did have or try. youngster.
but the best c'u'd do was to larn 'em
not ter eat wiv their knives!"-Puck.
Could Well Believe lt.
Chinner-They say that in battle
one hundred bullets are fred for every
one that takes effect.
Chauffeur-Very likely. sometimes
pass as many - 200 pedestrians be-
fore I hit one.
Have the Ring OF Truth.
IAN artful angler, you say?"
II never knew . man who was more
so."
"Pshaw! He never catches any.
thing"
II know It, but 80 per cent Of his
fishing yarns are believed"
Women motor truck drivers In Eng.
land are being paid $3.50 per week.
the same rate paid to men.
The Keota news., 1915-08-06
COLORADO
STATE NEW S
western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
COMING EVENTS.
Aug. ls-ll.-Frontisr Days and Wild
West Features At Grand Junction.
Aug. l3-PIckle Day at Platteville.
Aug. l8-20.-Old Settlers meeting at
Cope.
at Colorado Springs.
Aug. 2e-3s.-FaIl Festival at FlaEler.
Sept. 37.Oet. S.-Aesting International
Dry Farming Congress at Denver
Oct. 3-s.-Fair and Race Meeting at
Denver.
The Keota news., 1915-08-06
Mrs. rrott'. New Husband Arrested.

Mrs. 1rott's New HUSBAND arrested.
Cripple Creek.-Harry Allenson. 49,
vaar.old son Of Goldfield merchant,
who married Mrs. Evelyn Trott. who
shot and killed her husband. Fred
Trott, following family quarrel at
their home III Goldfield last February,
was arrested on charge Of carrying
concealed weapons.
The Keota news., 1915-08-06
TWO DROWN AT KELKER
ANOTHER MAN Is MISSING AFTER
cLoUDsURsT.
rhlrty.flvs Persons Injured When
Santa rs Train 10 Deralied by
Washout In Severe Storm.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
Colorado Springs.-Trapped by a
terrific wall Of water that hurled It,
self down Sand creek, Harry Robinson.
business manager of the Colorado
Midland. and Albert w. Colburn,
chauffeur. were caught in an automo-
bile ten miles east of Colorado
Springs Friday night. swept away and
drowned. v. H. Lucas, wealthy
ranchman. is missing and Is thought
to have perished with them. The
storm. which resulted in the tying up
Of three railroads and the automobile
roads, and wrecked Santa F4 train No.
6. swept the men down the stream
from eight to ten miles. The drown
ing was not discovered until Saturday
morning, when Colburn's body was
found in the sand, eight miles from
the spot where the auto attempted to
cross the creek.
Colburn was the brother Of Walter
Colburn, manager Of the Colorado
Springs zoo. Searching parties were
Immediately organized and 1t re-
mained for George Maxwell to discov-
er the body of Robinson, who was his
half.brother. Lucas body has not
been discovered.
Colburn and Robinson we're partial
ly undressed, indicating an attempt on
their part to take their clothes off in
order to be able to better swim the
stream. Robinson's body was found
one and a half miles above Colburn's
lodge on q sandbar. Coroner Boyle
took charge of the bodies.
Robinson was 43 years old and
prominent in musical circles here. He
was q bookkeeper in the First Nation
al bank and is survived by his moth
er, Mrs. M. R. Maxwell; his half
brother, Harry Maxwell. also a local
musician, and Miss Ruth Maxwell, q
half.sister.
Colburn was 20 years old and lived
with his parents at South Weber
street.
Lucas came here several years ago
from Cleveland for his wifes health
and purchased the Bar X ranch near
Falcon. Mrs. Lucas is seriously Ill in
BETHEL hospital. Lucas was coming
into the city to see her when he was
swept away.
Santa F6 train No. 6. southbound.
was derailed near the scene OF the
drowning as the result Of culvert
giving way. Late reports indicate
that thirty.five passengers were In
jured, none fatally.
The engine passed over the culvert
in safety, but the baggage and chair
car turned over and six Pullman cars
left the track. Most Of the injured
were in the chair car.
The storm that caused the damage
began in the outskirts Of Colorado
Springs as a shower. increasing In in
tensity southwark, accompanied by
sharp electric disturbances and the
fall Of hail. Sand creek. where the
wreck occurred. ordinarily is dry
arroyo. Down this waterway the de-
luge ran, undermining the bridge sup
ports and finally emptying into the
Fountain river. The wall Of water
was carried off by the Fountain river
without any appreciable damage be-
low.
The Keota news., 1915-08-06

West Features at Grand Junction.
Aug. ls-so.-Oid Settlers meeting at
Aug. 81 Sept. 5.-orand Lodge. K. Of p.
Ass. ::,,y.' a, E,:s':. :s;':.,,
Oct. zssMF.in .aa S1"fa:ss Race Meetina x a.
Colorado Fair Dates.
Aug. 1s-2o-lsland Grove Driving Club
Aug. 1l.S7.-Bent County Fair Associ-
AUG. % as-a7-Fort a7HSTss Collin. Racing Asso-
Aug. ss.IFarmsrs: Fair at Fowler;
Association. Rocky Ford. r.,,
sept asy:iaes Bounty Fair AS
seDs sGse'aa:1Gn sssFsvf vrsin CITY valley Fair AZ.
Sept: S:io.-Losan Comfy Fair at
Sept; s.S:il: s;i1:-Gnsyenne -GGns;yenne County Fair at
Sept: l5:l7.-Routt County Fair at
Sept; is.is;@colorado state Fair A''o-
Sept ls-ls.-Lincoln County Far At
Sept. al-2s.-conejos County Fair at
Sept: si:s4.-western Slope Fair at
Sept. 22:24.-Baca County Fair NJ
Fair Association. Trinidad. r.,r
Sept. 2l-24-Montczuma County ia"
Sept 23-2b.-saguache County Fair at
Saguache.
Sept. s1-25-Farmers' and Stockgrow-
ers' Fair at Burlington. . a,
T Lamar. S0-Fro"ef' c''"
Sept. ss;oct. a.-El raso County Fair
Aug. si-sept. s.-Xorgan County Fair
Oct. s-s.1coiorado New Mexico Fair
Oct. 3-s-Coiorado Agricultural Fair
and Racing Association. Denver.
Inheritance taxes paid in July total
t27.743.
Street venders must now pay IL
cense in Longmont.
A war on grasshoppers has been de-
clared In Weld county.
The workmen's compensation act
became effective Aug. 1.
The Brown hotel at Confer caught
fire and was totally destroyed.
Mrs. Mary saase. aged 6S. was
found dead in bed at her residence In
Boulder.
The school census in the various
counties Of the state show q big In
crease in population.
The city Of Pueblo will insure ita
employees under the workmen's com
pensation bill with the state.
About 10000 people Joined in cele.
brating Colorado's thirty-ninth birth
day at City park in Denver.
Many prominent men will partici'
pate in the laying Of the cornerstone
for the new oil laboratory at Boulder,
VIM. J. Stone, veteran United States
Senator from Missouri, was in Denver
on his way to the California exposi'
tions.
The late Irving s. Morse. Denver
dairyman, left an estate estimated to
be worth 100000, all Of which is d.
vided among his relatives.
Triplets were born to Mr.. and Mrs.
J. w Mumpower Of Denver but none
Of them lived more than q few hours.
They were two girls and boy.
The municipal civil service contro-
versy was decided in favor Of the old
civil service board by Judge Butler in
the District Court in Denver.
Broadmoor, near Colorado Springs,
the home OF the smart social set and
the location Of the Cheyenne Noun.
tul Nanutrv C1,,h dnoant Wnnf tn hp
The Keota news., 1915-08-06

But let the sluggard attend a picnic
and the ant will surely come to him.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-09-07
ADVICE
Freely Given by a winnemucca citizen

When one has suffered fortunes from
a bad back and found relief from the
aches and pains, that person S advice Is
Of untold value to friends and neigh
bCrs. The following %neighborly advice
comes from a Winnemucca resident.
Mrs. W. Knight, Winnemucca, says:
~ had IN attack Of kidney trouble
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-09-07
cATARRH CANNOT BE CURED

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrh is a blood or constitutional dis
ease, and in order to eure it you must
lake internal remedies. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, and acts di-
rectly upon the blood and mucous sur
FACE. Halls Catarrh Cure is not 4
quack medicine. 1t was prescribed by
one of the best physicians in this coun-
try for years and is a regular prescrip-
ton. 1t is composed of the best tones
known, combined with the best blood
purifiers, acting directly on the mu-
surfaces. The perfect combination
OF the W. ingredients is what pro
dpces such wonderful results in curing
eatarrh. Send for testimonials, free.
+. j. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, O..
Sold by druggists, price Use.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
-advt.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-09-07
ALAsKA's DEVELOPMENT
DELAYED BY DEMOCRATS

For two successive years surveys of
mineral resources in Alaska were de-
layed aud prevented by neglect Of the
Democrats.
Failure to pass the appropriations
Tor these surveys in time to equip the
experts from the Geological Survey
made the work impossible.
Reports from the chief Of the Alaska
Mineral Resources division furnish an
official account Of how this important
activity was hindered by the negligent
delay Of the Democratic House.
'eIn 1912 the appropriation for the
continuation Of the investigation of the
mineral resources Of Alaska was not
made until August "a, " says the adj
ministrative report for that year. "As
q consequence Of this delay but little
could be accomplished, and the pro-
iocts undertaken could be carried out
only at relatively heavy expense.
"Only three parties out of the
twelve eventually dispatched to Alaska
had a full season work. Several
other parties were dispatched under
temporary grants, but the funds were
Sc inadequate that the parties were
UNDERMINED and but poorly equipped.
Several important pieces of work had
to be abandoned.
Appropriation for the same work was
delayed the next year. The official de-
soription of the way this embarrassed
the Alaska surveys is even more strik
ing, the report declaring that it caused
a loss of % per cent in time, a heavy
money loss, and a check in efficiency
that cannot be estimated.
ssThe fact that the appropriation
was not made promptly" says the 1913
Department account, "mueh eurtailel
the field season of several Of the pa
ties and thereby greatly enhanced the
cost of the work. Out Of a total of II
field parties, only five had a fall sea
son 5 work. The loss in time, due to
delay IN appropriation, amounted to an
average Of one month, or 20 per cenr,
for each Of eight field parties.
"A careful estimate shows that the
actual monetary loss oceasioned by the
'ielay-that is, expenditure for which
there was no return-was over Z per
Of the total appropriation. There
also a loss Of efficiency brought
about BY the delay Of the field work
and consequent change Of plans which I
cannot be expressed in figures. Z
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-09-07

which got so bad that | was in misery.
Ny kidneys gave me no end Of annoy
anee and my back panied me a lot.
also had spells of dizziness and black
spots often appeared before my eyes.
Two boxes Of Doan's Kidney Pills
cured me-.
Price n at all dealers. Don t
49, a kidney remedy-get
Doan' 5 Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Knight had. Foster Milburn Co.,
Props. Buffalo. n. Y-advt.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-09-07
TIE VAR A YEAR AGO TODAY
Sept. Z, 1919.

Austrians ~retreated and Russians
closed IN on Przemysi.
Allies forced oermans back
from NanteuiI to Verdun, German
right wing %retreating across the
Marine.
Germans defeated BeIgIans near
Melle and marched on Client.
Germans repulsed at capeI!e-au-
Bots.
Germans destroyed Dinant.
British submarine attacked Ger
man fleet in 8remerhaven harbor.
American ambulance corps at
work in field near Paris.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-09-07
A YEAR AGO YESTERDAY
Sept. 6,19t4.

Russians attacked Germans on
left bank Of Vistula, occupied
stryl region and captured Forty
fifth Austrian regiment near Kras-
nystaw.
German right wing checked near
Paris.
Kaiser directed attack on Nancy.
British cruiser Pathfinder de-
stroyed BY mine.
Germans levied war tax on cap
tured cities.
France called out recruits OF
1915.
French feet bombarded Cattaro.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-09-07
No Graft

in earying out thes, objects.
The management win be pleased to explain in full the
proposed plans and methods of carrying them out, to any
persons DESTROYS of participating in the movement for a
Greater Humboldt Valley and Of securing some of the ben
ehts to BIO derived therefrom.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-28

. KEFAEl-ER Clarlc.
Q. D. ~ D. We
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-28
rs IS 2;
Does Buck
And ~ ~ q
Sixteen Year Old Fat Girl
MarrIes Man Weighing
118Pounds.

kANsAs CITY May :2s-The.
Union station was turned intosa big
SIDE SHOW andSseyeralS persons missed:
.thei: trains in an effort to get a look
al Mrs. M IA Gowdy. rs years old
weighing more than qUarter of "a
ton or. 20 be exact. -5S7 pounds
aside from being the biggest girl N
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-28

sGHLEY WILL
Be A TERROR
United States to Have the Most
Dreaded Unde sea Boat
in the World.

NAsHINGToN, May 2s-The sub
, marine Schley, which IS 10 be b';llt
| at once by the Electric BoatSCon1paoy
! at Groton, Conn. will be the most
dreaded of all submarines In It's
design and construction the naval
architects haze taken big strides The
largest submarine that is building IS
under 200 feet in length This - the
class f of the British. The boats OF
this class are TO have a surface speed
of twenty knots. TIE largest OF tae
German coats are Of 500 tons dis
placement with cruising radius OF
2.0ao miles and, make. SO it was plan
ned, eighteen knots on the surface ana
seven knots submerged.
! The SchleyR to be OF the ofia lEl
or diving type Il viii displace aP-
prox: mately LOO tons at surface
and much more when submerged Iae
length will be 3S5 feet over all, or
about sixty-fve feet longer than any
submarine now projected by any En-
ropean power This craft is TO Ece
driven by Niseco Diesel oil engines
which Will develop 1000 horsepower.
and these engines will enable the
craft to maintain speed on the sur
sface of twenty nautical miles an hour
When submerged the vessel VII be
driven BY electric motors and VIII
then make eleven nautical MUGS an
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-28
CruisiRg Radius 1850 MIIes-

CRUISING hadlus s;Vs ~ M. 1naie ss,,ia,.
me crulssns spseu 49, ~ s $3.50 .ilsi
willtpe ron ~ 80 S,,ee5s
nfiies az az = =. a1o
WI has -: - = .,e!,1 Isre s1,<Hcien,
miles. That IS, II VII lay
efuei capac1ty 70 enaole ~ -
across tne Aeiane a.: anu 80 n, = ~.
Wltaont repeentsain lsss l at,,a,. s,;;hn,as
Is an VII,
rine at present pTo3ec1ed mas anu W.
make tne ScnieInes 1nosl = ~
vessel OF ITS 4z1no ever 1ehlat
Win IT'S speed AZ VII pe eA stsess,
insiy d1n1c'1lt 1or 70
rs 1aetesiil ~ q,
German submarines
There VIII IN az pI1oe9.iss - =
class N sae 9eaee5 me- nasS on ne
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-28
, prayer Of. the sald petition should no.

ssszAnd MS Sfprps1sr er5a-ed 5yssHee cou-t
AL khown tofS seopfes or SID peS5a
ton and this CIDER 6reSked 20 them
at their places OF resideEce- as STAGED
witness the Honorable ASson g.
Dayton. judge Of che Satd Court 5and
the Se1I fs1ereoS at C1arksbu-E. IN said
district. on the 18th OF May. ~ D.
- b ESFsAEr-EzH- Clarx-
(Sea1l $ D. c. c. % w.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-28

dience in Miss Anna Shelton's b
dressing parsor IN the station
Evening journal., 1915-04-10
GOODEN.

Realty Co.
40. . WEST NlNIH STREET
Evening journal., 1915-04-10

d" HIS is a square type of house
of attractive design that
has much to recommend it
TO the particular home seeker
Such a model is economical TO
build, and due 10 its straight lines
gives the maximum of room for
the money expended.
The design shows a plain digni-
fed exterior that appeals to one
looking for a harmonious house in
good architectural taste The first
story is of rOught cast stucco, with
shingle effect above. ornamented
with band mouldings laid about
two feet apart. A less expensive
though more commonplace treat
ment may be secured by laying the
shingles the ordinary way. IL
inches to the weather. The mas
sive square entrance columns OF
stucco and broad cement steps
leading to the piazza, the floor Of
which is of solid cement, are
handsome architecturally and
carry the impression of substantial
worth.
Evening journal., 1915-04-10
For Sale

AN these houses are new houses IN good
residence locations, and the pricca are right
6Qa Broome ST.. 3 rooms. bath
zoos Park Place. "a rooms and bath.
s. W Cor Sixth and Rodney Sts., new 10
rooms and bath.
1901 Monroe st., detached, new s rooms and
bath.
/ 7.0-11-1a ". cath st. new rooms and bath,
1929 Washington s., opposite park 90
rooms and bath.
GiIOiq Broume st.. now. o rooms aud huth
2O2i Delaware Ave. N rooms and bath.
26Osi2 Van Buren ST. new. o rooms and
bath.
2oii Monroe st., 9 rooms and bath
Geo. r. Townsend Co.
No. G West Ninth Street