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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-05-25
CONFLICT over
FOSSIL REMAINS
Case Tried Over Bones
Of Mastodon in Tennessee
Court.
MAKE The DISCOVERY
Courts Are Asked to Decide Whether
the Remains Belong to Dlscov-
erer or the Owner
Of the Farm. =

Halls, Tenn.-An unusual cast has
just been tried over the bones Of a
mastodon by the Lauderdale county
circuit court at Ripley, Tenn. A few
weeks ago two little boys, David Oar
nell and Cherrell Boone, were setting
traps on the farm of N. D. Salisbury.
five miles northwest Of here. One
Of the boys hurt his foot on what
they thought to be the end Of a large
horn. Their curiosity vas aroused
by the unusual size of the object, and
the Boone boy went for his father
to assist them in digging 1t out.
Tusk Weighs SO Pounds.
The father, Ellis Boone, came with
implements and dug out a tusk
weighing SO pounds and 5 feet
s inches long. Another tusk was
found. but was broken in prying it
out of the ground. A jawbone with
four teeth was unearthed. The teeth,
when removed from the bone. weighed
five and a fourth pounds each and
were in perfect condition. Several
other bones were found.
There was also found the jawbone
of some other animal, with the teeth
in it. The back teeth Of this animal
are an inch long and worn, denoting
that 1t was very aged when it died. -.
Salisbury commended that as the
bones were found on his farm they
were his. He had them replevined
from Boone. Boone contended that
by right Of discovery they should be
his.
Goes to Supreme Court.
The hearing was before Esquires
Kinley and Dunavant. One thousand
people were present. A decision was
rendered in favor Of Salisbury. Boone
then appealed to the circuit court and
that court decided in Boone's favor.
Now Salisbury appeals to the supreme
court of the state and that high body
will pass on the case. r.
Local authorities are Of the opinion
that there is no law, ancient or mod
ern, to just fit the case. and that the
final decision will govern all such
cases in the future. Salisbury was
represented in the trial by T. G. Cor
don of Dyersburg and w. C. Patten
of Halls. Boone was represented by
w. N. Beasley of Halls.
The mastodon itself is said to have
been the only party within q con-
siderable distance who didn't mani
fest some interest in the case.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-05-25
BEST HOGS FOR FA1TENlNe
Pigs Weighing From 100 to $50 Pounds
Should BE SeIeeted-corn az
Supplementary Feed.

For fattening, select pigs Weighing
from 100 to $50 pounds and in good
condition. They should be fattened
for at least 60 days and perhaps Is,
If 1t requires SO long to bring them up
to a weight of 1870 to 200 pounds. This
is the most desirable weight at which
to put hogs on the market and animals
of this weight in good condition will
bring top prices.
In feeding corn as a supplement to
pasture, begin with q daily feed Of
three pounds of corn for a hog weigh
ing $50 pounds. When full feeding
has been we'll begun, one may feed all
the corn the hog will clean up. Kafr
milo or feterita may be used instead
of corn, but the amount required will
be q little larger.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-05-25
BEST sHEEP.PEN LOCATION
High Ground, slipping or Rough, 10
Preferable-Anlmais Do Not
Thrive In Mud and Water.

The pens should be on high ground.
preferably sloping or rough. If you
have nothing but low. flat ground, do
not buy sheep. They do not do we'll
on low, level ground where they must
be in slush, mud and water.
A sheep wants q hillside where It is
clean, and where 1t will have dry bed
ding when it lies down. The feed
and water must be clean. A shed is
essential to, keep on cold rains and
SHOWS and as a windbreak. A warm
barn 10 not necessary until lambing
time. One hundred ewes under ia
vorable conditions should raise n
hundred lambs.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-05-25
COUPLE OF REASONS
FOR GROWING SEED
From $1.25 to $3.50 Per Pound
Saved Chance to Cultivate
Own Variety.

There are q couple Of reasons for
raising your own onion seed. Onion
seed costs from $1.26 to $250 per
pound. 1t could be saved with very
little trouble. One has . chance to
cultivate q variety Of his own and as-
tablsh q reputation - . seed producer.
which, In years to come. may bring
more ready money than the onions he
raised.
f, At screening time In the fall. pick
out the most solid, globe-shaped. deep
ly colonel onions Of whatever varieties
you want for your next crop. Large
or medium.sized ones r best. EST.
mate the seed required to SOW your
crop. It takes ~ to S pounds to the
acre and one bushel Of onions will pro-
duce three pounds Of, seed on an aver.
age. Always SOW . few more for
safety.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-05-25
SIx-YEAR CABBAGE
TEST OF INTEREST
Practically No Difference Shown
in Yield Between the Small
and Large Plants.


When seed is sown either in drills
or broadcast, some of the seedlings
will make q more rapid growth than
others. Because Of the belief that
larger plants possess some inherent
characteristics which enable them to
outdistance their neighbors. thus be-
coming superior, many. cabbage grow
ers discard a number Of plants which
are under size.
An experiment, which has been con-
Quoted for six years at the Pennsyl-
vania State college school OF agricul-
ture and experiment station to deter
mine the variation in yield and pro-
ductiveness between large and small
cabbage plants, showed that there
was practically no difference in this re-
spect, regardless of whether the grad
ing was done at the time Of the first
transplanting or when the field plant
ing was made.
There was approximately an inch
Of difference in the height Of the
plants at the time OF making the field
planting. which soon disappeared.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-05-25
STRAW VALUABLE AS
A SOIL Fertilizer
Farmers Are Urged to Make
More Extensive Use of It as
Bedding and Feed.

A large amount Of straw is shipped
from a county in Missouri to a near
by paper and strawboard factory. This
straw brings the farmer about so
cents per ton.
A county agent recently found q
pile Of about 1000 tons at Sikeston
ready for shipment. He computes that
as q fertilizer this straw is worth $3.50
per ton, in addition to its value as q
means of adding organic matter to the
soil.
He is making a campaign Of the
county in an attempt to show the in
advisability Of the farmers selling
their straw and urging its more extern
sive use as bedding in stables and feed
lots.
Straw used as a top dressing on fall
wheat has been found to practically
insure a good stand of clover on lands
where clover is otherwise grown with
great diff culty.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-05-25

road funds to know what is available
for any particular project, where funds
have been or where existing balances
are to be expended.
8. Lack of any systematic practice
in handling funds among most u
ties makes It very difficult to carry out
over even q single year any persistent
maintenance policy, because funds Of
ficially obligated for maintenance pur-
poses are not protected against spo-
radio and irregular drafts for miscel-
laneous purposes. The greatest like
lihood consequently exists everywhere
that there will be no balance in the
maintenance fund in the last half or
third Of the year, although only q part
Of the fund allotted may have been
spent.
4. Local labor available for mantle
nance work Is made dissatisfied by
the constant, unintelligent. and unfa-
vorable criticism of those using the
road.
s. Maintenance continuing over .
period of years-the ultimate indis-
pensable condition Of effective main
tenance-is jeopardized by lack Of &C.
counting control that will prevent
spending next years current income
in this year.
6. The lack Of skilled supervision
in construction and the effect Of this in
increasing the cost Or in making ef-
fective maintenance ~impossibly expen-
sive Is everywhere seen.
z. The county authorities are COM
monty opposed to following sugges-
lions for maintenance that involve ty-
ing up road funds in any way, such
as purchasing materials in advance to
store along the road for making re-
pairs or maintaining the road surface.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-05-25
Ten pays on Castor OH.

Milwaukee,, Wis.-Because Roy T.
Baxter abandoned his wife at q time
when she wanted him with her during
her approaching motherhood. the
court has ordered that he be put on
a ten-day diet Of castor oil. Roy. in
court, said he had left home because
he was not well. He admitted smok.
ing many cigarettes and having q bad
liver. The court then ordered that he
be given treatment which would clear
the nicotine out Of his system effectu-
ally and make him able to work and
support his family.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-05-25
CORRECT FEEDING OF SWINE
Scientist Gives Long Tables for Farm.
or to Follow-Another Allows
Porkers Free Rein.

A w%ell.known scientific research
professor spent years In experimental
'tion to ascertain the correct amounts
Of protein, carbohydrates and water
to feed hogs Of varying ages.
He formulated voluminous feeding
tables for farmers to follow that
would cause the average feeder to lie
awake nights to decipher.
Now comes another investigator
who produces better weights and bet
ter profits with hogs by simply allow.
ing the porkers to feed and water
themselves Just as their tastes die
tate.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-05-25
ROAD.
BUILDING
MANAGEMENT OF GOOD ROADS
Specialists Of Department d Asri-
culture Place Responsibility for
Highway Defects.

Where a county builds q good road
and soon let's 1t become rutty, washed
out or uneven, who OF what il prin-
cipally to blame? As q result Of q
study Of conditions in q number Of
counties. road specialists Of the United
States department of agriculture are
inclined to place the responsibility
upon the following defects in road
management, some or all Of which are
found in all counties where good roads
are not properly repaired and main.
tanned:
1. County boards, although having
full administrative authority, appear
not to attach to their Official action
in road matters the importance OF le-
gal effect which 1t should have.
2. County boards do not generally
have sufficient accounting control of
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-05-25
WANTED LEFT LEG ExHuMED
VIII Of Former Convict Provides That
Severed Leg Be Burned
With Him.

San Jose. Calm the will Of the
late Franklin H. Ingram, filed in the
probate court, he requests that his
left leg, amputated as a result OF q
pistol fight with the notorious bandit.
Harry Tracy. be exhumed from a field
near the Oregon state ~penitentiary and
brought TO Santa Clara county tor
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-05-25
GOOD COLLABORATING HINTS
Young Animal May Be Accustomed to
Harness and Trained to Rein
After Broken TO Lead.

After tho colt has been broken to
lead he may be accustomed to harness
and trained to rein. A horse should
never be hitched to a wagon or ridden
before he is broken to drive in har-
ness, to stop when he hears whoa"
rein to the right and left, and to back
up.
To familiarize the colt with bit and
harness the biting harness." consist.
ing of an open bride with snaf1e bit,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-05-25
Not Good for Orchard.

Not Good for Orchard.
Close pasturing all Of the season is
not good for IN orchard. The tramp
ing Of animals about the trees. espe-
cially in wet time. 10 harmful to
the orchard.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-05-25

There are yet many who wholly mis-
understand the question as to what
effect feed fed to cows has on tie
quality Of milk produced. By quality
we mean the amount Of butterfat,
says a writer in an exchange. Some
feeds affect the flavor of milk and
possibly to a slight extent it's col
or. Feeds rich in protein. 1t is long
known, have a tendency to increase
the percentage Of fat in some animals
but not in others.
The milk.producing function of the
COW is to a large extent under the con-
troll Of the v system. Anything
that disturbs the quiet or normal con-
dition of the animal, whether it be
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-05-25
Benefit. Of Good Road,.

By furnishing better means Of COM
m~unication, good roads will add to the
selling price OF farm products and in
every way will contribute to thu com-
fort and happiness Of the people.
Then. furthermore. we can have .
good system OF consolidated schools
only where we have good roads.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-05-25
s.ven.y.seoond wedding Anniversary

sevsnty-seeond Wedding Anniversary.
Mitchell, s.. D.-Mr. and Mrs. e. r.
johnson observed their seventy.second
wedding anniversary with q dinner,
which the ninety-year-old bride helped
to prepare. The Johnsons we're mar.
ried at Wilmington, N. Y. m April II.
1854. They have three children liv-
ing, one Of whom. q Civil wal vet.
eran. makes his home with. his par.
ents.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-05-25

rough usage. extremes Of temperature,
or aught else. will have its effect upon
the quality.
On the other hand. plenty Of the
right kind Of feed increases the guam
tity of milk until the animal reaches
the maximum production. We have
yet to hear of any feed or system Of
feeding that so improves the quality of
milk as to make a given quantity Of
milk produce more butterfat at one
time than another. OF course, the
greater the quantity of milk, the more
cream there will be.
IT is simply common to know
which COWS are profitable. Testing ia
the only way to find out.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-05-25
Bosom Farm ErIends.

Dairying and maximum farm fertfl.
ity are bosom friends and the farmer
is Wise who keeps q number Of good
cows and intelligently uses the ma
nure to enrich his grain and alfalfa
fields and meadows.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-05-25
re.eh catf 10 Eat,

A good way to teach q calf to eat
10 to put q handful of bran or meal
on the calls nose. when 1t haa nm
ished drinking milk. The CALI viii
lick the meal OF and soon learn to
at the feed.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-05-25
Rlrda Neat In Mani Boz

B~ellebontaine. GA Young, rural
mail carrier. reports finding q blue
birds nest In the mail box Of Jacob
Troyer's home. He IL ~depositing the
mail very carefully each day so as moi
to disturb the nest.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-05-25
E1oeks, aowel rrouhlea.

F1ocks' Bowel Troubles.
The looseness. Of the bowels Of .
fowl generally ID due to something II
has eaten: Increase the amount Of
middlings In the mash. and add . tea
spoonful of charcoal every day to each
quart of soft food. Fowls should have
charcoal at least twice . week.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-05-25

burial. At the time he lost his leg he
was serving a life term for numbering
his brother, but the governor pardoned
him for the gallant name in which
he assisted the guards In the fight
with Tracy.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-05-25
Good stain Of Seed.

Be sure to get y good strain Of seed,
especially OF cabbage, tomato, and
onion seed. Tho rule also applies to
florist plants, such AZ pansies, verbe-
mas, and petunias.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-05-25
UneomfortabIe Hoce soueaI,

A hog never squeals for the mere
purpose Of hearing himself make .
noise, but because he Ia uncomforta-
BILE; and an uncomfortable hog is .
poney-losing proposition.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-05-25

II 10 cruel and shiftless to let the
pigs sleep on bare boards or damp.
dirty beds, and loss win surely follow.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-05-25

Un0AttSf1ctory peaIth0o.
Unsatisfactory dealings could be
avoided II the prospective buyer
would make a personal visit to pick
out the stock he wants.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-05-25
pialnfact poultn houoa,

Dtotnteet Poultry Ho0oos
When there are colds in the dock
the poultry house should be frequently
disinfected and the, drink and feed
dishes scalded or otherwise disinisct
Cd evsry- other das.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-05-25
Unneeessar Losa.

The loss or injury Of . few ewes
takes OF the profits unnecessarily.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-05-25

Don't let Manure Waste.
Use the manure going to waste In
feed and barn lot before purchasing.
fertilizers.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-05-25

Spread the manure on that piece Of
sod you are going to put in corn next
year.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-05-25
Most Vaiuab,,

Most Valuable Roads.
Good wagon roads running into the
country are moro valuable to . town
than an extra railroad running through
II
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-05-25

How to Read Maya.
In taking up the introduction for
The Twin City star., 1916-06-24

The Negro is patriotic and should
He, and the time is at hand when
every Negro shiuld REFUSE to en-
list, until his race is given equal re-
cognition in every branch of the
Army and Navy, unless his country
needs and appreciates his services
Let the lynchers and "nigger" haters
get out on the firing line and serve
as breastworks. The sooner they are
annihilated, the better will be our
condition. We can be ready and will
ling to defend OUR flag and coun-
try, but should be conservative and
by all means not too hasty. 1t is a
post of honor to be held in reserve
and Negroes can be depended upon
to do their duty, when called upon
but at present it is apparent thai
Negroes are not wanted" even II
Minnesota.
The Twin City star., 1916-06-24
GEORGIA'S BIG PROBLEM.
State Enacts Prohibition Law to Wips
Out the Liquor Traffic.


Georgia has passed a new prohibi-
ton law, and efforts are being made to
have the provisions Of the measure
enforced. Business and professional
men, ministers and leaders along all
lines of industry are asked to aid In
wiping out the liquor traffic in the
state. The "blind tiger" method Of Sc
curing strong drink and distributing 1t
to households is being closely watched.
One Of the able leaders among our
people who are urging members OF
the race who may be addicted to
strong drink to leave 1t alone and save
their money and put it to better use Is
the Rev. II. II. Proctor, Congrega-
tional minister. 1t Is said that strong
drink is the cause Of nine-tenths Of the
crimes committed in the state and that
mobs Of lynchers are surcharged and
inspired by strong drink when about
their evil work Of lynching human be-
ings. Whether the accused is guilty
or innocent is not taken into considera.
tion.
The lynching habit is one Of the
black spots in the records Of the state
The disregard for law and the vel
being Of the citizens Of the state by
lynching mobs should be promptly sup
pressed by the officials Of the state
and in the various counties Of the
state. Lynchers should be punished
and until they are this form Of out
lawry will continue.
The Twin City star., 1916-06-24
UTICA INSTITUTE CLOSES.
Bishop Bratton Delivers Address at
Misaissippi School.

Utica, Miss.-The Right Rev. Theo-
dore DuBose Bratton, bishop Of Missis-
sippi. a leader of educational and reli-
gious thought in the south. made sig
nificant address to large audience Of
white and colored people at the recent
commencement exercises Of the Utica
Normal and Industrial Institute For
the Training of Colored Youth, located
in this town Of thrift and industry.
It Is significant that the voice and
pen of Bishop Bratton. representing
the white race, and that of William II.
Holtzclaw, principal Of the Utica in
stitute, representing the colored race.
were raised and employed by them to
defeat the Stevens bill, introduced in
the present session of the Mississippi
legislature, which sought to prohibit
white people from teaching in schools
for colored people.
mo people will come to a knowledge
Of themselves until they express them
selves in something they have made"
said Bishop Bratton. until you begin
to interpret yourselves by what you
accomplish you will never know your
selves. Until you measure your ability
by your power to create, to accomplish,
you can never know what your abili-
| ties are.
81 have often said to my friends of
the colored race, and also to my white
friends, that we must realize that
neither the Negro race knows itself
nor does the white race know the Ne
gro. There has been no opportunity
for that until the last two generations
I would almost limit it to one genera.
} tion. I haven't much respect for a
man who demands recognition until
he has done something by which to be
recognized"
Other short talks were made by EN-
NETT ]. Scott, secretary. and Major j.
B. Ramsey. commandant of Tuskegee
institute, and by f. II. Coleman, su
perintendent Of public instruction OF
Kinds county. Practical demonstra
tions of practical subjects on the par,
Of the members Of the graduating
class featured their activities.
The Twin City star., 1916-06-24
CHANGE IN POSTAL SAVINGS.

Larger postal deposits will now be
accepted at the post office. This
is made possible by an important
amendment to the Postal Savings Act
just approved by President Wilson.
A postal savings depositor may now
have an account amounting to $1,000
upon which interest will be paid.
Formerly $500 was the maximum
amount he could have to his credit.
This enlargement of postal savings
facilities will be very gratifying to
thousands of depositors who have al
ready reached the old $500 limit and
are anxious to entrust more of their
savings to Uncle Sam. Another feat
ure of the amendment that will avoid
further embarrassment to the public
and to postal officials is the doing
away with the limit on the amount
The Twin City star., 1916-06-24
RELIGIOUS WORKERS MEET.
Many Noted Speakers on Program a
Memphis (Tenn.) Gathering.


Memphis. Tenn.-The largest meet
ing of young people ever held in this
section of the country Is that of the
National B. Y. P. U. and Sunday school
congress. which is being held here
from June II to 49, The local commit
tee, consisting of representatives from
each Baptist Sunday school in the city
Is entertaining the delegates and Wis
itors with liberal accommodations
The congress represents that division
Of the national Baptist convention OF
which Rev. E. c. Morris is president
and is attended by some Of the most
noted ministers and laymen In the
country. Experts in Sunday school
methods, as well as those of the young
peoples union. are on the prOgram
Lectures and sermons will be deliv
cred, and every phase Of denomina
tional work will have attention. AL
the board will be represented.
Among those who are scheduled tC
preach and lecture are: Revs. C.. T
Walker Of Augusta, Ca: NJ. w. Gil
bert of Selma university. Selma. Ala.
s. e. j. Watson. Dallas. Tex: E. Ar
lington Wilson. Muskogee, Okla; c. q
Fishback, Topeka, Kan; e. c. Morris
president national Baptist convention
Helena, Ark; r. B. Hudson, secretary
national Baptist convention. Selma
Ala; Joseph A. Booker, secretary home
mission board, Little Rock, Ark; c. Fl
Parrish. Louisville. KY, editor Sunda.
school literature Of the publishin.
board, national Baptist convention: w
G. Parks. Philadelphia: L. g. Jordan
Philadelphia. secretary foreign mission
board: T. 8. Sandefur, president Ar
kansas Baptist Sunday school conven
ton: 8. A. Mosely, D. D.. st. Louis
j. NJ. Booker, Kansas City, Mo-; A. NJ
Johnson, president Mississippi stat
conventions; Jesse Henry. Vicksbure
Miss. and host Of others.
The executive board Of the nationa
Baptist convention will meet durin
this session Of the congress for tn
purpose Of arranging a program 70
the Savannah meeting next September
On this board is representative o
every state In the Union.