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The Butler weekly times., 1917-04-05

What do you know about this 2
Some time ago the governor of
Kansas asked Professor Blackmar
Of the Kansas University to com
pile statistics on the amount of
Intoxicating liquor consumed in
the various towns in that state
The Professors report showed
that the annual consumption per
capita in the principal cities, in
gallons, was Topeka, 7.59; Wichi-
ia, 6.2S; Leavenworth, 6.20; Sa-
lima, 4.01; Arkansas City, 1856;
Hutchinson, 3.54; Kansas City,
Kas., 3.36; Atchison, 2.5, and
Kansas is a prohibition state
FIX.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-04-05
For Sale.
County

Some good Boone County
white seed corn.
24-2t Nuckols Bros,
r. F. d. No. 8 Butler, Mo.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-04-05

You can own a Douglas shoe
for $500, $3.50, $4.00, $4.50. The
best values anywhere, Black &
Sons Clothing Co. 25-f
The Butler weekly times., 1917-04-05
SPEAKER CLARK kE.ELECT.
ED BY VOTE OF 217 TO
2O5

Lower House of National Con-
gress Completes Organiza-
tion in One Hour and Forty
Minutes, Just as Missouri
Leader Had Predicted Week
Ago-Mann Loses Support Of
Five Colleagues-Four Inde-
pendents Cast Ballot for Mis-
sourian.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-11-09

S4an&ible companion, who Circmnstan- tiaiiy detailed the imaginary contact Hitl' the car.
 "lll see you iu the morning. Dolby" said Gresham, as they parted. "Tm SoinG to sue the company. You are my witness. remcmber.a
 sure, l wiI,' insisted Dolby.
 'Don't forget your story, now"
 Not l. Treat me square for my trouble, though"
 'Oh, sure. that"
 Burt Gresham entered on his course of crime the next morning lie had gone to a surgeon and had his injured arm set i'll sling. lie resigned his position forthwith. He had secreted a diamond ring he was buying on in- staimcnts, and went to the ieweler from whom he had purchased it, and lSeited q likely story of losing it in :he accident. He visited his taller and paraded his hurts and bruises He located Dolby, Drimed him up to the necessary point. and then took him to the office of the electric rail- way.
 The plausible story of the duo inn pressed the claim agent. Gresham left tie presence of that official with two hundred dollars in his pocket. He gave Dolby ten of it, braced himself np with strong drink through the day and at dusk packed up his few be- iongings and made over the city.
 ,rf oil him, work. home, ambition. He was not Il sot, but the fiery liquor was his Solace when memory and remorse as sailed him. Within a month he had squandcred his all. At the end of a week later he was T nameless wan derer. fast degenerating into q tramp.
 One morning, harassed and weary. he reached q little crossroads school house. He observed that one of its windows was open. It was vacation time, so he felt safe to climb in through the embrasure. Gresham found himself in small room con taining bench. some broken chairs and stools, brooms, maps and the like. He lay down on the bench and went t0 sleep.
 It was two hours later when Nettie Dean unlocked the door of the school house, to he soon joined by a dozen or more little ones. Once a week she made 1t q custom to meet her sehol- ars and pass an hour or two in their company, and the little group were glad to be with the devoted teacher they loved.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-11-09
IRNA TnnN1 W HI THE NY
 iIU1 Es
LOSS OF FAT IN SKIM MILK
Farmer Using Separator Should Pay Close Attention to Matter-chief
 Cause Is Speed.

Every farmer who uses a separaear. to skim his milk should give close as tention to see that he does not lose f4. In the skim milk. A small percenteys of fat going into the skim milk contis- uously means a great loss for the yeax
 If q COW gives 5000 pounds of miTk and four tenths of one per cent is loss, it would mean for the year a loss sf about $8 per COW.
 There may be many causes to pre- duce such loss. Probably the cllia cause is the speed of the bowl. If 5 separator is turned too slowly the miKc does not skim clean and fat goes ove' into the skim milk Another cause might be the temperature of the milk. For close skimming milk should he sS degrees or above. Still another cause is an unbalanced bowl. See that tSe separator gets plenty of oil when ruR- ming and do not neglect it when it geEx out of order.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-11-09
MAKING MONEY WITH CATTLE
Possibilities of Beef Production From Winter Grazing Shown at North
 Carolina Station

The money-making possibilities of beef production from winter grazing have been demonstrated in a series of experiments conducted jointly by the North Carolina experiment sta tion and the bureau of animal n- dustry. The cattle depended upon pasture for food during the winter months. The experiments covered q period of three years. Seventeen steers were used the first year, the average initial weight being 5f5.5 pounds. The final weight indicated gain of 55.5 pounds each. and the total cost of winterin@ was only SASS per steer. For the second year 2G steers were used. The average initial weight was 795 pounds. and the gain during 131 winter days WAS IT pounds per steer.
 Tke cost of wfntering each animal was &5.I5. In the third year IS ani- mals made an average gain of 2G pounds in 119 winter days. the cost fer =zyinterIn@ being %52G.
 When We take into consideration the faet that nateltHg animals in this wuv in addition to giving them gains, pn1s lhem in such condition that they vilI readily faEe=an flesh i'll the spring and suuMars ii is strong indication that tHs plan ef hauaiiag Them is a gaed one. ae there k nothing to lose.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-11-09
Old Prophecy of Flying.

Inasmuch as the words were ut- tered more than two centuries ago. there was truly prophetic dnticipa- ton of the experience of the present war in a sermon on "physio-theology," ," delivered in I'll by Dr. William DeI- ham of St. Johns college, Oxford, which has just come to light again. ''.ss in all probability the art of fly ing would particularly be- he said, "by putting it in mans power to dis cover the secret of nations and fam flies more than is consistent with the peace of inc world to know: by giv- ing i'll men greater opportunities to do mischief, which it would not lie in the power of others to prevent; and, as one observes, by making men less sociahle. e.'-LondOn Globe.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-11-09
LAMBS B07fl lHJ F4li!
Such Animals When Ready for
 Market Bring FanCy Prices.
Dorset, Rambouiiets and Merinos Will Breed at Almost Any Season. Open Shed Will Furnish Suf-
 ficent Shelter.

The term "winter lamb" has refer ence to lambs that are born in the fall or early winter and grown during the winter. Such lambs when ready for the market usually sell al fancy prices because they reach the market at q time of the year when choice, fat young lambs are scarce and in great demand says D. \. Spencer. sheep expert for the department of animal huShandfE ot Oklahoma A. and II. college, SdllWa- ter.
 To produce winter lambs it is neces- sary to have the ewes bred iB late spring or early sumner. says Mr. Spen- cpr. If the ewes are iu good. thrifty condition and have access to plenty of good pasture, they vii! not need any grain until lamhing ti0e.
 Not very large percentage of the ewes of the most desirable mutton typ, will breed curly enough for winter lambs. The Dorset breed i> an eNrep ti0n 10 this however, for the Dorset ewes will breed at almost auy Seasor Of inc veaf. Only small paGeaHta@g Of the fidy. popular Shropshire ewes will breed before ceel weather in thJ faIl. Afernas and Eamhouilets. lika D0rsets. Eiti breed at almost any sea. sor. If ore has grade Moriuo or Ram houl'et ewes that ha does uut cure [, mate with fna-wool rams, they may he bred to mutton typa rams aad the lambs will he excellent for mutton
 Nevertheless. during the hot weathn' fiat usually prevails in July and Au gust, oniE q small percentage Of th, ewes If any breed Will come in heat If is, therefore. Wise to turn the ram, with the ewes in May, or at least a, early as June, in order to get the eve, te breed before extreme hct weather The period of gestation in the eve wil average about one week less than Gv, months, SD that ewes bred in May ol June will lamb in October and Novcm Der, just when the weather is @ettin. cool and almost ideal for lauibng.
 The mild winters of Oklahoma affor, the farmers of this state splendid op portunities for winter lamb production A shed placed on well-draiund land opening to the south te admit sunlight so built as to braaa direct drafts o wind, and with good roof, will fur nish sufficient shelter.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-11-09
Children'S Authors.

If a statue should be erected to the memory of John NeWbery, the pioneer of ehildrens literature, as has been suggested by writer, another statue should be placed by its side of the late Edmund Evans, for to him We owe the beauty and character of the modern children's books. He may be said to haye discovered Kate GreenaWay and Randolph Caldecott. He believed in their nius. encouraged them to work, printed their pictures, by his own spe- ctal color process, at his presses in Fleet street, and saw their many yen4 lures through to succeSs.-London Chronicle.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-11-09


 (Copyright, 1917, Western Newspaper Union. }
 With cruel force Burt Gresham came in contact with the bottom of newly dug ditch, stumbling over a board set on two kegs which had been placed for the warning and protection of pedestrians. lie landed hard, his shoulder striking the edge of the cut, his clothes We're torn on the nails in tine board he had fallen over and he was bruised by the side of the ditch aud his attire muddied and disordered. One arm, severely spraimed, hung limp by his side. He had been run ming to catch a trolley ear when the accident occurred. As, with pain and difficulty, he noted the fading lights of the car, Il bitter scoWl crossed his face.
 "Evcrything is going wrong with mel! he muttered sulienly. "This about caps the climax. In debt, the boss sore at me and ready to fire me, even the clothes I wear net paid for the world is at odds with me. I'd like the chance to get even, no matter how desperately"
 Hello! Well, say, if it isn't Burt Gresham" hailed familiar voice and staggering form neared him. "llit by the trolley?"
 Gresham gave a quick start at these fast words. A subtle flash came from his eyes. A suggestion had sunk deep in his mind all off it's balance in his prevailing misanthropic mood. He noted the nuddled condition of the man who stood regarding him un- steadily.
 Did you see it?'
 Did I? Sure, did mumbled the other. Didn't signal, just caIne around the curve and hit you"
 ''Tossed me into the ditch--and you saN' it."
 'fhat's it. Why, you're hurt, ain't you? I'll tell you what-thut com pany is in for damages, hey?"
 In flash the structure of base fraud arose in the thoughts of Burt Gresham. He was in fit frame Of mind to "get even" with the world lie held to the arm of Nate Dolby and entered the first saloon they came to. He treated Dolby and drank hin- self. He Was reckless and desperate
 By this time he had drilled q spe- ciouS story into the mind of his ire
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-11-09

Wash. ngton.-Uncle Sam is rather pleasantly surprised at the way the nation is standing the war tax gafT. Tile grouching, such as there is. has been growled in q minor key. and most of it comes from the troubIe-makcrS. tise whining pacifists, those of sick ly cast of loyalty.
 Nobody really enjoys paying excess taxes, such as three cents postage for letters, extra charge for freight. cN- press and passenger transportation telephone and telegraph meSSagrS and aniusemcnts. But all true Americans who realize that the kaiser is to blame for the trouble. stand ready and will ing to pay their share of the cost of cxterminating the worlds greatest menace.
 By the way, do you know that if you are single and earn more than $1,G00 yearly, you must pay two per ceiit tax on what you make over S1 GOO. And if you are married, you must pay i've per cent on what you make over S2,000. The tax for all of 1917 must be paid by June l. l9lS
 All of the new taxes fall upon the average man. They have nothing tn do with the "cOnScripii0n of wealth" They are Il part of the program of taxation to make each man. woman and child in the United States feel q direct personal part in the war. They apply to freight, passenger and eX. press transportation, pipe lines, Pull naH seats and berths, telegraph and telephone messages, insurance pai ies, admissions to theatprs and movies and to club dues. The eff feet of most of them iS felt, therefore. sn slight rise in the high cost of living
 fine taxes are expected to net the federal government the following rev enues:
 Freight transportation. .... ST. 100000 Express transportation l0,000,0a0 Passenger transportation. G0006,d80 Pipe lines. 4.l0O,0O0 Seats and herths. ........ 4,000,0O0 Telegraph and telephone
 messages ............. I,oO0,00O Insurance policies ........ 5,000,00o Cub dues ...... 1.I00 0uo Admissions ............... 20 uOu. .G00
 The war tax on facilities furnished by public utilities is now levied as follows:
 Three per cent of the amount paid for transportation by rail or water or by any form of mechanical motor pow CT in competition with carriers by rail or water, on freight consigned from one point in the United States to an- other.
 One cent for each twenty cents or fraction charged by express compa- nies for transportation from one point in the United States to another.
 Eight per cent of the amount paid for the transportation of persons hy rail or water or by any form of me chanical motor power on regular established line in competition with common carriers from one point in the United States to any point in the United States, Canada or Mexico where the ticket is issued in the Unit ed States. No tax is imposed on com
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-11-09

the second week q little oatmeal and q small quantity of flaxseed oil meal after 1t is boiled may be added to the milk.
 Tie a little bunch of bright, sweet clover hay in the pen every day fos' the calf to nibble. After the milk aas beed fed put a little meal in the calrs mouth. 4 little hay may also be given. By this method the calf will soon learn to eat meal and hay.
 Whole oats and wheat bran may he fed in small quantities after the sixth week. All stock, young and old, thrive and keep in health when well fed aaa kindly treated.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-11-09
MAKING IDEAL DAIRY RATION
SiIo Solves Succulence Problem Best Roots Should Be More Generally
 Fed to Cows.

It is very necessary that succuleHee be supplied if we hope to come any where near an ideal dairy ration. Tbe, silo solves this problem best. From ah points of view silage is to be preferred
 The second choice would be roots. These will be very satisfactory, either. when fed alone or supplementary to the silage, and should be more genex- ally fed than at present on all dairy farms. Lacking either of these. 1t Nrin be important to secure similar effecas through the grain ration with the aid of alfalfa or clover if available. k this connection oil meal is of greef value because of it's well-known laxa- tive properties coupled with it's ihisss protein content.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-11-09
EVERYONE PAYING ID CRUSH ENEMY New War Tax Squeezes Purse of Wage Farmer, but All
 Must Help. KAISER 70 BLAME FOR COST Mad Prussia Must Be Broken Before Conflict Can End-Good Patriots Steel Selves for Sacrifice
 and Then Victory.

Postage.-Thrrc cents an ounce or fraction thereof on letters for other than local delivery; two cents on all postal cards.
 Admissions-Ten per cent tax on tickets to theaters, caharctS, and other amusement places.
 DueS-Ten per cent tax on dues of clubs exceeding SIP n year
 Tobacco-firIduated taxes on cigars, tobacco. cigarettes, cigar cite papers and snuff.
 Express-five per cent tax on amounts paid for express trans portati0n.
 Passengers-Eight per cent of the cost of railroad tickets, cx- cept local
 Berths-Ten per cent of the cost of berihs, staterooms, and parlor car seats.
 Oil-l'ive per cent tax on amounts paid for transportation of oil by pipe lines.
 Messages-Hive cents tax on each telegraph, telephone, or ra- dlo message costing l5 cents OF mere.
 InSurance-Eight cents tax on each %l00 or fractional part thereof of each life insurance policy; one per cent of the pre- mium on fire, marine, inland, and casualty insurance policies.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-11-09
Gained Fame While DNinn.

Antoine Vatican, one of Frances foremost artists, painted his celebrated decorative panels while dying of the white mans scourge. lie sprang from humble and poverty-stricken surround ings. and was forced to work on the brink of starvation for the greater part of his thirty-seven years. Just as his fame rose to national propor- tions his tubercular condition became worse and he worked desperately dur ing his last few years to complete as much work as possible before ne died.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-11-09
CONCRETE FLOORS ARE BEST
corncribs, Granaries, Poultry Houses and Chicken coope Should Ee
 Made R2t-prooI.

Concrete floors may be built for new corncribs and granaries and small mesh wire netting can be placed in the walls. Old cribs and sranaries. chick en cGops and poultry houses should also be made rat-proof. One of the food conservation suggestions made by the Missouri College of Agriculture is rat-prooffng corncrjbs and grauaries. A few years ago if Was estimated that every rat on the farm cost the farmer S1.S2 year. With the present high prices of feed, seed and grain the cost will amount to much more than that. In most of the grain-growiug states q fair estimate of the rat population of farm would be about 25 and DO.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-11-09
BUILDING UP 4 DAIRY HEH
Care and Feed of Calves Is Of Greet mportance-SeIect Best Marked
 Females.

Select the best marked fensIe calves from the tested and most pre- ductive COWS. Let the calf remain with the COW for eight to ten days @ until the cows milk is fit for human food. Feed sweet skim milk heated ts blood heat; about one to two quarts may be given morning and evening. Have clean tin feed bucket; disease and no end of germs may be found tm dirty buckets. Feed every day and Sec out in the sun and air.
 Feed sweet milk; it should always be fed warm; cold and sour nilk wis produce SCOUTS and diarrhea. Afbr
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-11-09
Clemson College Bulletinl

Clemson College Bulletinl
 Distributing and packing silage in the sjlo is frequently neglected Un~ less the blower has a distributor at tachnent there is q tendency for the cut corn to fall in one place in the silo. If the stalks are frequently blown to the outside and the heavier parts, ears and butts of stalks are deposited in the center, this causes m uneven distribution of grain and stalk and a consequent uneven quality of sildge. Uneven distribution iS ire quently the cause of soft places and air pockets. which later result in spoiled siIage. When the lighter DOT tons are blown to the outside they do not pack we'll aud the Silage spells near the wall Such spoilage, which really results from careless filling, is often attributed to the silo.
 Packing Is important.
 Packing the silagc is equally as inn portant as distribution. Thorough packing requires persistent work.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-11-09
PIG RAISED WITH EACH COW
Wita Eyoept.onally Cord Cows the Number of Hcas May Be
 Increased Somewhat.

Figure on raising enc Hig to market ahie age for each dairy COW and pos siblT one or tNo in addition for the house stops. With exceptionally g1ad cows the number of pigs may be some what increased. This iss of coursas where the cream tS sold, but the skim milk kept on tbe farin.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-11-09
Greatest Thing in the World.

Love has been called the greatest thing in the world. but the greatest thing in the world is not thing at all; the greatest thing is a person. Personality is the greatest thing in the world. The greatest thing in per sonality is not strength of body nor strength of mind. It is strength of heart. Clever people are as common as blackherries, the rare things to find good one" II is not Daniel Weh&er's brain, but Lincon's heart, that wins a nations iove.-EXchange
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-11-09
CHECK GROWTH OF BACTERIA
Milk Fresh From Cow Should Be Chilled at Once to About Fifty
 Degrees Fahrenheit.

Cooling milk immediately after risk- ing checks the growth of bacteria and thus prevents the milk from spelling. Hence milk fresh from the COW should be chilled at once to about 50 degrees Fahrenheit and kept at that taGapeEa- ture until delivered.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-11-09

Good siiage can be had enly hy uni form packing and uniform distribu- tian of the corn The entire surfuce, especially the outer edge. should be packed firmly. The best help obtain able should be stationed in the siio. That is where the silage is ultimately made, and success depends on the abii- fly of the men 10 distribute and pack the corn properly.
 Large Gutter Saves Money.
 The large cutter with the core spending large capacity frequently saHes= money in filling the silo but it may result in a waste of the storage capacity of the silo If the silo is filled rapidly the corn has little time to settle. Slow filling allows the corn to settle as il is stored, with the re- suit that more corn can be placed in the siIo. To overcome the disadvau- tage of rapid filling woven wire may he extended above the top of the silo thus increasing it's capacity until Il can settle
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-11-09
MAKING HaHEY WITH MULES
Profitah'e to Buy Up Stock Animals and Feed Them Over Winter-Let
 Them Run Loose.

Any farmer who has an abundance of eeru and reusha@e can make money by buying up stock mules in the large markets and feeding them over winter. They should be allowed te run loose in raon1y barns or sheds and never con fined in stalls, as horses.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-11-09
An Evernreen Shrub.

One always associates heather with Scotland. and it is one of the chief glories of that land of colors; but heather, or ling, is an evergreen shrub which grows all over northern Europe, certain species even being found in Africa. where it reaches the height of large bushes.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-11-09
SAVE EGGS FROM BEST STOCK
Evidence Of Good Qualities When Fowl Reaches 2oc-EGg E'arl<-shouId
 Be Perpetuated.

Eggs from the best hens should not be eaten. When a fowl reaches the 2ao-e@g mark in a season, it is evi- dence of qualities which ought to be parpetuated. Eggs from this kind of stock should go into the incubator.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-11-09
sILAGE NECESSARY FOR COW
Thirty Pounds Per Day Is Abosse RS9st Ut Won't Hurt to Give kaev
 Ali She Will Eat.

About 30 pounds of silaee psr &ay is required by the dairy COW, while beef animal will consume ome-thsrd more, or possibly a stin greater amount It will not hurt a COW bo feed her all that she will eongunDe if
 the silage is good and is fed reguSaxs.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-11-09
Mentiarnest Islam.

The island of uaiti-Santo Domingo is, after Cuba, the largest of the West Indies. The total area of the island is 29,525 square miles, of which 1O,2OO, or approximately one-thlrd, are In the western section, or Haiti; 19.325, or the remaining two-thirds, are in the eastern portion, or the Dominican Re public.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-11-09
Eirst pntn of Cor,,,nnit,,

The first undertaking of every agri- cultural community is to determine the breeds and varieties of crops adapted to the district. The experi- ence of leading successful farmers and the state agricultural experiment sta tions are valuable guides to follow.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-11-09
Gains on Feeders.

The profitable gains on u bunch of feeders are those which increase the value of the animals per pound. Such gains are due more to intelligent buy ing than to feeding and handling
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-11-09
Timely Warninu,

Harry boasts of always going to the bottom in anything he undertakes" l"
 Glad you told me in time. I won't go out rowing with him this after noon"