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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-01-15

Struck Ii Rich.-From compare
lively poor farmer, Ed Warner. south
of Augusta, on whose farm a 1900
barrei-a-day oil well was brought in
recently by the Wichita Natural Gas
Company, may be placed with the opu-
lent. MIR. Warmers royalties and in
terest in oil sales will aggregate al
most 5000 4 day or about SIS. 600
year. Mr.. Warner remains a hard
working man.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-25
is CRUSHED BY JUNK IRON
Man in a Freight Car Released When
Cries Attracted Train
Crew.

Lafayette, Ind.-When west-bound
Wabash freight train was passing
through Lafayette one day early the
shrieks of a man in distress were
heard and the train was brought to a
standstiil.
When the train crew investigated 1t
was found that James Fisk of Spring
field, Mass, aged twenty-four, had be-
come imprisoned in car of loose junk
iron.
Fish had been beating" his way on
the train and short time before the
cries were heard the train had broken
in two. When the cars came to-
gether with a crash mass of Junk
iron slid over on top of Fisk's legs.
At the time he was sleeping in the
end of a gondola car and it was i'm
possible for him to free himself Ke
could not be rescued until the car
had been bumped several times to jar
the mass of iron away from his legs.
He was taken to the hospital in a
terribly crushed condition. His cries
aroused hundreds of people from their
sleep. 1t is probable he will recover.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-25
PLAN DEFENSE FOR new YORK

within sixty minutes the commanding
officer, the field, staff and company Of
f1cers and the first sergeant and quar-
termaster sergeants of each unit would
be at the armory, while the subordin1
ates leaders would be completing the
notification Of the privates.
Six hours after the order to mobil7
ize had been received the guardsmen
would be assembled, uniformed, armed
and equipped, each with three days
emergency rations and ready to move
out.
They consist of signal corps bat,
talon with an aeroplane detachment
which would probably fly at once from
Hampstead plain to Central park OF
some other point within the city; two
battalions of engineers, ten troops and
a machine gun troop of cavalry, IA
batteries of field artillery, SO companies
Of coast artillery, seven regiments OF
infantry, field hospital, an ambulance
company and th4 quartermaster corps
Another 100000 guardsmsa would
commence arriving the next day froM
New York state outside the city.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-25

(By c. w. HICKMAN. Idaho Expert
ment Station.)
The success of the prosperous hog
breeder is due to the wise selection
of the brood sow.
In selection of the individual ami
NAL, there are few points to con-
slider. In general appearance, the SOW
should be fairly low set, good length,
good constitution, deep bodied, strong
back and symmetrical throughout. She
should stand square on strong feet
and legs. Her head should be re-
fined, indicating quality and present
a feminine Greedy appearance. The
shoulders should be broad, deep,
smooth on top and well deshed. The
back should be strong, slightly arched
and with well-sprung ribs. The loin
should be wide, thick and strong. The
sides should be long, deep and smooth,
free from wrinkles. The rump should
be broad and we'll carried out, (not
too drooping). The hams should be
wide, deep and we'll filed down to the
hooks. The legs should be straight
and have quality and substance COM
bined.
Other things besides individuality
must be considered. One OF the most
important characters of the brood SOW
is fecundity, that is, the bearing of
large filters. 1t costs just as much
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-25
COAL CARRIED IN GO-CARTS
Rich and Poor Alike Forced to Get
Fuel Home Any Way They
Can in London.

MISREPRESENTATION coal parades
are one of the sights of Westminster
just now. Elegant flats and mean
streets jostle one another in this
neighborhood, and the problem of the
household coal supply has to be met
alike by rich and poor.
Storage is the main difficulty. In
many of the high-rent flats there is a
conspicuous absence of "cellarage."
At the rare and welcome cry of
Coal" people of all classes hurry
out of their houses with pals, foot.
baths, string bags, scuttles and any
thing else they can get, mob the coal.
man and clear his stock.
When the coal cart fails to appear
which is more often than not-there
are professions of go-carts to the
small coal shops.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-25

according to information laid before
congress. But the author of Home,
Sweet Home" had eight brothers and
sisters. Two sisters died in infancy,
one brother lived to be eleven years
old and the other brothers and sisters
died at twenty-three, thirty-two, forty
nine, sixty and sixty-seyen years OF
age. Mr.. Payne lived to be sixty-three
years of age.
At the time of his death sister,
Lucy Taylor Payne Osborn, mother of
two children who died in infancy, was
alive, and also a brother, Thatcher
Taylor Payne, who was married. Moth
ing is now known by the government
of the surviving progeny of his broth
ers and sisters. His father, William
Payne, lived for many years at East
Hampton, N. Y, where several OF the
Payne children were born.
The treasury department has mem
orandum of several living heirs. They
are Thatcher T. p. Luquer, Eloise T.
Luquer and Lea M. Luquer, all OF 10
West Fortieth street, New York city,
and Mrs. Clara Ada Payne Doyce OF
New York city.
Mr.. Paynes accounts are curious in
indicating the method of spending the
appropriation for Barbary inter-
course" He expended $367.5O for
gratuities and presents, consisting of
sabers, swords and belts richly mount
ed for persons distinguished about the
court, also for engravings of the
United States senate and cities of New
York and Brooklyn, for the hey ($22S),
and for the customary presents to
dragomans, musicians and servants on
festival and other occasions, and ex-
penses of framing pictures at Paris
intended for the hey, including their
transportation from Marseilles."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-25
WILL PAY CLAIM
after 60 YEARS
United States Government Seeks
Heirs of Author of Home,
VI Sweet Home"
SMALL AMOUNT TO DIVIDE
Money Was Owing to John Howard
Payne at Time of His Death at
Tunis, Where He Was United
States Consul.

Washington.-After sixty years the
government of the United States Is
prepared to pay to the heirs of the
author of Home, Sweet Home" John
Howard Payne, money due to him
from the treasury at the time of his
death, April 9, 1852, at Tunis, where
be was United States consul. AS there
may be a multitude of heirs, the sum
due, $205.92, may be divided into very
small amounts. The treasury depart
ment is seeking the legal heirs.
The bill as originally introduced,
many years ago, proposed to pay the
amount to Mrs. Eloise e. Luquer,
daughter and sole heir" AS passed
and approved by the president on April
3, the act provides for payment to his
heirs"
Mrs Luquer still lives in New York,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-25
--
FLOWING LAND FOR
OATS NOT FAVORED
Greater Yields Obtained at Chic
Station by Disking-Doesn't
Pay to Clean Seed.

Does it pay to pillow ground for oats
and to clean the seed for this crop?
The Ohio station says that farmers
are frequently misled by such prac-
tees. Six years results at the state
experiment station show that disked
land has given greater yields than
plowed soil, and the cost of preparing
the seed bed has been much less. The
only objection to disking is on land
where weeds are unusually abundant
or on exceptionally heavy soil.
Cleaning seed oats to remove all
the small grains 1t is said has like
wise been Improbable. Yields are
increased so slightly by repeated
cleaning Of the oats in tanning mill
that the station advises only the re-
moval of dirt, broken straw and weed
seeds in the grain.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-25
OF RYE AS A
FEED FOR The COWS
Composition Is Almost Identical
With That of Corn in Car
bohydrate Content.

Concerning the value of rye as a
feed for dairy cows, Prof. r. e. Cald-
wall of the dairy department at Pur-
due says: Ground rye as feed
for dairy COWS, has received very lit
tie attention in this state, due to it's
limited production. The composition
of this material is almost Identical
with that of corn, especially, in re-
spect to it's carbohydrate content. Ex-
detrimental results in the feeding OF
rye to dairy COWS indicate that it is
not entirely equal to ground corn, al
though under average conditions, 1t
may be substituted for corn pound for
pound with very fair results. In using
this material, would suggest the fol-
lowing alternatives:
Ration 1. Ground corn, 4 parts by
weight; wheat bran or ground oats,
parts by weight; cottonseed meal, ]
part by weight.
Ration 2. Ground rye, 4 parts by
weight; wheat bran or ground oats,
2 parts by weight; cottonseed meal,
1 part by weight.
"Of the above grain. mixtures, feed
1 pound for each 3 or 81 pounds of
average testing a per cent? milk pro-
duced. In case crushed corn (corn
and cobmeaD are used, use parts,
by weight, instead of as above indi-
Gated for ground corn"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-25
USING TRACTOR ON
VERY SMALL FARMS
Good Return Can Be Made on In
vestment Where Machine Dis
places Three Horses.
By l. w. DICKERSON, Illinois Expert
ment StatiOn.l

(By I. w. DICKERSON, Illinois Expert
ment Station.)
Where well-built tractor costing
less than $1,000 will displace three
good work horses, 1 think it can cas-
lily be made to pay a good return on
the investment.
1t is really matter of balancing
the cost of keeping and operating the
three horses displaced. At the same
time, the work for which 1t is adapt
ed can be done better and in better
season. 1t should be kept in mind,
however, that the matter of success
or failure of tractor operation lies
largely in the farmer himself and his
ability and willingness to master the
details of operation.
In general, / Lave not advocated
very strongly the use of a tractor on
q quarter section farm, as l think in
many cases it's economy would be
doubtful. Where the three or four
year rotation is followed the amount
of blowing, disking and pulverizing
in any season will not be very great:
and unless the farmer has some belt
work of ensilage cutting, corn shell.
ing, thrashing grain, food grinding,
elevating ETC., tractor may not pay.
There is no doubt that two such farms
together could find plenty of the prop.
er work to justify such tractor.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-25

to winter a brood SOW that produces
three or four pigs in the spring as it
does to winter one that will produce
eight or nine. In selecting the brood
SOW, it is we'll to select those from
large filters and whose mothers and
grandmothers were from large filters.
After the first crop of pigs are
weaned, the poor mothers and the
sows that produced small, runty lit
tiers should be culled out and sent to
the butcher.
Good sows improve for number of
years in the number and size of pigs
they produce to the litter. At the Wis
consin experiment station, yearling
sows averaged 7.8 pigs per litter with
an average weight Of 14.2 pounds per
litter, while sows from four to five
years old averaged nine pigs per litter,
with an average weight of 26 pounds
per litter. The United States depart
ment of agriculture compiled the rec
ords of over six thousand sows and
found that yearling sows averaged
665 pigs per litter and five-year-old
sows averaged S.4 pigs per litter.
The practice of some farmers sell,
ing their old brood sows each year
and replacing them with immature
ones is bad one, as the older sows
are better mothers and produce larger
and stronger litters.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-25
TO INSURE HEALTH
AND THRIFT IN HOGS
Mixture of Wood Ashes, Lime,
Copper SuIphate, Salt and
Sulphur Is Favored.

To guard against worms and to in
sure general health and thrift in hogs,
w. H. Peters of the North Dakota
experiment station recommends the
following:
Mix thoroughly two bushels of wood
ashes or pulverized charcoal, one
peck air-sIacked lime, one gallon pull
verified copper sulphate, one quart Of
salt and one pint flowers of sulphur.
The best way to feed this is to
place it in a box where the hogs can
get at it any time, as they only eat
what is good for them. It can also
be fed to them once week in case
this is more convenient than to keep
it where the hogs have continual &C
cess to it.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-25
SHOW WOMEN LIVE LONGER
Them Three More Years
E.H Than Men.

Washington.---Wom the United
States bureau of census will show in
set of tables soon to be issued, are
longer lived than men to the extent of
more than three years, and in the case
of native whites and negroes, more
than 911A years.
The tables, which were compiled in
Hrst of their kind to be prepared by
the government. They show death
rates and expectation of life at all
ages for the population of the six New
England states, New York, New Jer-
5ey, Indiana, Michigan and the District
bf Columbia (the original death regis
tration states) on the basis of the
population in 1910 and the mortality
for the three years 1909, 1910 and 1911.
They are similar to the 'life tables"
prepared by the life insurance COM
panies, but differ from them in that
they relate to the entire population Of
the area covered, whereas the life in
surance tables relate only to risks Sc
Iected through medical examination
and otherwise.
According to these tables the aver
age expectation of life, at birth, for
males is 1919 years; for females, 532
years; for white males, 502 years; for
white females, $50 years; for native
white males, SOC; for native white fe-
males, 542 years; for negro males,
BAL years, and for negro females, 37.7
years.
Other facts brought out relate to in
FAINT mortality, median age at death,
and the difference between city and
country life.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-25
In WOman'S Realm
Frock of Taea Should by All Means Be Included in the Outfit
of the Girl Gaduae-Danty Touches That May Be Achieved
by the Proper Selection of Pretty and Appropriate ~
NeckWear of Which There Is Plenty. sat8H

Quitting the girl graduate for the
closing of her school days and for her
summertime occupations will certainly
include providing her with one pretty
frock Of taffeta. There is no end to
the variety in dresses of this kind, but
among them all none more suited to
young girl could be found than the
simple, cool-looking and graceful
model which is shown in the picture.
The straight-hanging skirt is merely
four lengths of the silk stitched to-
gether and hemmed. 1t is gathered
with narrow waistband. Two bands
of taffeta, about four inches wide, are
cut on the straight of the goods and
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-25
Police, National Guard and
United States Army Prepare
for Emergency.
DANGER POINTS ARE PLOTTED
At First Indication of Trouble Guards
VIII BE Placed at Piers, Public
Buildings, Aqueducts and
Terminals.

New York.-This great metropolis
has been rapidly prepared by the po-
lice, National Guard and United
States army officers, acting together,
to meet an emergency. Some of the
measures taken would be of equal
value in case of great fire, flood or
riot, but just at present they are de-
signed to meet the needs of sudden
call to war.
Not all the preparations known by
newspaper men and others to be in
effect or contemplated here can be
made public. There is no censorship,
but a word to the patriotic-to para
phrase the proverbs sufficient.
New York has large unnaturalized
foreign population. In the main these
aliens are peaceable, but the author
tiles are taking no chances with the
few firebrands among them.
Every danger point has been plot
ted. At the slightest indication of
trouble, guards will be placed at all
piers, public buildings, reservoirs,
aqueducts, and important transporta-
ton functions and terminals.
The program has been worked out
mostly by Arthur Woods, police COM
missioner. If trouble comes his TO-
900 big bluecoats will be REINFORCED
Immediately by an equal number OF
National Guardsmen whose homes are
in this city.
Besides these, Mr. Woods for some
months has had 1000 volunteer po-
licemen training in the various police
stations. These men have promised
to do police work when called upon to
supplement the regular force.
Commissioner Woods has already
dispatched a special squad of detec-
tives to assist the regular force which
guards the great aqueducts bringing
water from the Catskills and the Gro
ton watershed.
A few pounds of dynamite judicious-
ly placed could make New York go
thirsty for many day.
IL enemies wreck telephone and tele-
graph wires within the city, the police
will not be at a loss. They have been
trained to communicate between sig
nal stations on the top of the sky
scrapers by means of flags and Ian.
terms.
Detailed information has been gath
cred concerning the number, size and
power of river craft, of automobiles
0F ~, al, ia1n yuhi lob oh he
pressed into service.
A list has been made of empty build
ings that might be used either as bar
racks or to supplement hospital serv
ice; and the police have worked out a
method for handling volunteer nurses
and stretcher bearers.
The National Guardsmen of the city
have been divided into squads in such
a way that each squad leader lives
near the men of his unit. An order
to mobilize received at the regimentaI
armory would be telephoned to the
squad leaders. Each leader would
then telephone to those members Of
his squad who have telephones and
would call on the other men of the
squad personally.
Those men who could not be reached
in this way would receive kilograms
which are now lying all made out II
| the desks of the company clerks II
| the armories.
Within thirty minutes after the re
| ceipt of the mobilization order, the of
ficers, commissioned and noncommis
stoned, would have been notified and
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-25

side turned out, and afterward they
are turned down so that only one
edge is sewed to the skirt; the lower
edge is free. They serve to hold the
skirt out from the figure, as fashion
demands, as well as to ornament it.
To add the charm of daintiness to
the toilette, or to make plain blouse
or dress more attractive, or merely
to provide careful and pretty finish,
is the mission of neckwear.
Colored organizes in light tones and
tints are used in conjunction with
white in borders and frills.
For little capes like that shown in
the picture both white and colored or.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-25
a gay pattern of many colors over The

a gay pattern of many colors over the
sloping hills of the countryside. The
children, mostly girls, met and elected
officers as follows: President, Char
lotte Rose; vice-president,, Margaret
Leaf; secretary, Doris Plant; treasur.
er, Mary Moss: directors, Violet White
and Fern Murphy.
They will begin at once their studies,
which are to be prosecuted vigorously
in all of theil out-of-school hours.
No blooms of rarest ray serene VII
be permitted to bud and blush unsees
in the shady dells of Tamalpais
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-25
Smart Accessories.

Nothing will give the street cos
tune such compelling smartness as
new boots, new gloves and a new ven.
Even last years tailleur will pass mus
ter If correctly equipped with modisn
accessories. Not not wait for warm
enough weather to make pumps com
Portable and safe; invest this month
In the smartest pair of buttoned Doots
you can find. They will give incalcui-
able style to your street costume. You
will need fresh gloves also Of glazed
hid in bisQue or white, and your ven
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-25

edged with a narrow ruff1e of the silk.
This edging is set on to the band
with small piping and is cut on the
bias of the silk.
A plain underbodice of chiffon or
crepe has long easy-fitting coat
sleeves. The skeleton overbodice is
narrowed at the back and front ex-
cept about the waistline, where the
back is joined to the front pieces. 1t
blouses a little and is fulled into the
belt at the front There is wide
crushed girdle of the silk, and a
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-25
Thirsty Chicks.

Abnormal thirst in Incubator chicks
is generally caused from Keeping them
too long in poorly ventilated and too
warm incubator. This seldom happens
in winter, but occasionally in hot
weather. To guard against this, keep
them from painting by lowering the
Temperature somewhat, and increasing
the ventilation.
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sash with two short standing loops and
two rounded ends is made of 1t also.
It conceals the fastening of the girdle
at the left side.
A net collar, edged with narrow
plated frill of double net, is extended
at the front to the waistline, forming
an edging for the fronts of the over
bodice. Very wide cuffs of the net
are made to match the collar and ex-
tend little way over the hand. The
skirt is a little shorter than ankle
length. The bands are machine
stitched to the skirt with their under
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-25
GIRLS WITH FLOWER NAMES
Arrange a Club in California for the
Study of Wild
Plants.

Mil Valley, Cal.-Out of the deep
tangled wildwood of this hamlet,
nesting at the base Of Mount Tamal-
pals, has come a school children's
club, unique, at least, in the nomencla-
ture of its governing officers.
The club has been organized for the
study of wild flowers, which are now
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-25
pen for narrowing Sow.

AS soon as the SOW begins to grow
heavy. even If she isn't to farrow for
six weeks or more, she should have
pen by herself. In this way you
know what she eats. You know she
is not robbed and crowded by mas
fer mate
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-25
To Restore WooIens and Eurs.

Make large bags of unbleached mus
lin with drawstrings at top and bot
tom. Soak the bags in turpentine and
hang in the air until the odor disap-
pears. Place the clothes on hangers,
adjust the bags over them and draw
the strings tight.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-25
ndlt Hasn't His wIfe's Name

Patterson, N. Though asserting
that he was saying how many" in
stead of Minnie" while talking in his
sleep. as his wife charged in her d.
vorce suit, John ]. Hutchinson failed
70 prevent his wife from obtaining her
final decree.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-25
Smoked Since GirIhood.

Pittston, Pa.-Mrs. Catherine Red
dington, aged one hundred and six
years, who was a smoker of strong
tobacco since girlhood, is dead. She
frequently said that smoking had pro
longed her life.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-25

candies are used. These capes prove
to be gems as accessories. Demurs
and quiet looking as they are, they sue
coed in focusing attention on them
selves and are to be worn for outdoor
dress as we'll as in the house. They
are larger than the capes and cape
collars similar in style but not in.
tended for street wear. Plain borders
and hemstitching or plated frills and
hemstitching finish them.
Rufus are made Of malines for wear
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-25
Only Exercised Preroaative.

Frankfort, Ky.-In setting aside q
$500 verdict awarded a coal miner
who alleged he had been kicked by a
mule, the court of appeals declared
that the mule had right to kick and
would be false to every tradition of
his breed If he had not kicked"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-25
Resourceful Surgeon.

New York-Using a borrowed
hockey stick and small steel sign
nr Otto Bryning set the broken leg
NJ George Chadwick, injured in an au-
tomobile accident.