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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-15
COMBINATION OF CORN
PLANT AND ALFALFA
Largest and Most Profitable
Gains Made on Cattle Tested
at Nebraska Station.

A combination of alfalfa hay and
corn plant gave the largest and most
profitable gains on cattle tested at
the University of Nebraska. Corn was
fed both in the form Of silage and sto-
yer, and of these, silage was SUPERIOR
The cattle were fed in groups Of
eight steer calves, each for 20 weeks.
Each animal of one group received
IN pounds Of corn, four pounds al
falfa and 31s pounds shredded corn
slower daily. The other group were
fed six pounds corn, 31a pounds alfalfa
and Is pounds silage.
, The silage-fed calves averaged 1.8
pounds gain daily per head, or about
one-third of pound more than the
stover-fed steers. They required only
34 pounds grain per 100 pounds Of
gain made instead Of five pounds, as
in the case of the stover-fed animals.
Valuing corn at As cents bushel,
alfalfa at So ton, shredded slower
and silage at So ton each, the silage
ration made 100 pounds gain at a cost
of $4.66, the profit per steer during the
20 weeks being $5.88. With the sto-
yer ration, 100 pounds gain cost $54s,
the profit being only $1.31 per steer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-15
PROPHET TELLS OF WARS END

passed by q wall Of enemies. His
slogan will be Onward with Godr The
Almighty God will lead him from vic
tory to victory and many will meet
their death.
There will be wagons without
horses, and fiery dragons will fly
through the air dropping fire and sui
phur and destroying cities and vii
lagos. The people will turn to God.
The terrible war will last three years
and five months. The time will come
when food can neither be sold nor
bought, and bread will be carefully
distributed. The seas will be tinged
with blood and men will lie in wait un-
der the waves for their prey"
Americas Entry ForetoId.
Here follows reference to Ameri-
ca, which was in those times often re-
ferred to as the country of the seven
stars"
1.-THE people of the Seven Stars will
attack the ring of steel and suddenly
fall upon the bearded nation in the
rear and rend it in twain. The whole
of the lower Rhine will trembie, but
nevertheless will endure to the end.
1.-THE land to the west will be one
vast desolation, and the land in the
ocean will, with its king, be crushed
and suffer all the pangs of hunger.
The land Of the bearded people will
c+;II o,d.,ro for a IonC timo RI oOno
and following the war the world will
be united in one great brotherhood.
"The victors will carry cross, and
between four small cities and four
steeples of equal height the decisive
battle will be fought. Between two
linden trees the victor will fall upon
his knees before his army, lift his
hands to heaven and thank God. Fol-
lowing this all ungodliness will disap-
pear; the indecent dances that pre-
vailed before the war will be seen no
more, and God will reign in chuAch,
state and family.
"The war will commence when the
grain is ripening and will reach it's
height when the cherries bloom for the
third time. Peace will be consummat-
ed by the prince In time for the Christ
mas mass"
All German newspapers have COM
mented on this amazing prophecy.
'1t is remarkable" says one paper,
show accurately this monk has predict
ed events as they have thus far occur
red. We sincerely hope that the
longed-for peace will come, as he says,
in order that we all may breathe free
ly again"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-15
DESTROY WEEDS WITHou! COST TO FARMER

(From the United States Department of
Agriculture.)
Sheep will pay for their keep as
weed destroyers alone, says the United
States department of agriculture,
which just announces the result of a
study lately completed in New Eng
land.
One of the fields Of the Morgan
fss farm in Vermont, maintained
by the bureau of animal industry of
the department, largely for the pur-
pose of keeping up a supply of good
horses for the army, was infested with
the weed known as paintbrush, or dew
IFS paintbrush. This weed has recent
ly come into northern Vermont, and it
is said that some farms have been ru-
ined by it. 1t is now common through
out the Northeast. 1t throws up a
tall, slender stalk, but the damage is
done by the leaves, which are spread
from the crown and form dense mat
on the surface of the ground, eventu-
ally killing out all other vegetation.
Devour Paintbrush.
On the Morgan horse farm an area
of about two acres was fenced off. This
area had some bad patches of paint
brush. The grass and weeds were
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-15
SEVEN KITTENS GET
JOBS IN CONGRESS

WaShington.-A job has been
found for Congressman Austin's
secretary's cats seven kittens.
They will be welcome down on
the floor below in Representa-
tive Hulbert's Office. Mice are
overrunning the place. They
are as bold as bulldogs. Frari,
McEnnany, Mr.. Hulbert's SEE
tary, says they climb on the " :
leather chairs and watch him
derisively as he tries to work.
The other night the mice ate up
all the free seeds that Mr.. Hull
bert had for distribution among
his constituents. That is not
much of a disaster, in view Of
the fact that his district in New
York is one Of the most thickly
populated in the greater city
and the people wouldn't know
what to do with the seeds If he
sent them on. What is Of i'm
portance, though, is that the
mice also ate up a bas-relief
model of the East river, He'll
Gate and Wards island, being
attracted by the excellent quail
ity of glue in the papier mache.
He'll Gate Is a most precious
thing in the eyes Of this con-
gresham.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-15

and pulverized to the depth indicated
as necessary by the kind of soil and
the crop to be grown; and the stubble
and rubbish are completely turned I'M
der where it will be out of the way
and quickly decomposed, For most
crops, deep, rather than shallow plow-
ing, is the best practice.
To do good work with minimum of
power, plows must be equipped with
properly shaped and sharpened shares.
A good share allows a pillow to run
true and littleS or no effort is neces-
sary to hold it in place.
To turn under all rubbish a good
jointer properly adjusted is necessary.
No stubble or weeds are left sticking
up between the burrows where a good
jointer is used.
Keep the plowshare property shaped
and sharpened. Use jointer so that
all rubbish is turned under completely.
Increase the depth of blowing an inch
or two each year for several seasons.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-15
German Monk in 1901 Fixed
Three Years and Five
Months of Strife.
AMERICAN ENTRY FoRETOLD
Document Discovered In Old Monas-
terry in MeckIenburg Describes
"Wagons Without Horses" and
"Fiery Dragons Of the Air"

Copenhagen.-In the raZing Of the
old monastery of the Holy Ghost In
Wismar, Mecklenburg, an old Bible
was found which contained remark
able prophecy regarding the present
world war. 1t was written in 17O1 by
one of the monks on parchment that
is now yellow and scared with age. 1t
is now on exhibition in a glass case in
the city hall Of Wismar. So much
publicity has been given to the pro-
phecy in the papers of Germany that
thousands have flocked to Wismar to
see it.
The prophecy not only gives the
cause of the war, but also indicates
the countries engaged. Up to the
present it has been amazingly accu-
rate. 1t does not exactly state that
Germany will be victorious, but indi-
Gates how long the war will last, when
the decisive battle will be fought, and
where and when peace will come, and
adds that Germany will continue to ex-
list as power for many years. A
translation of the writing on the
parchment is as follows:
"When Malignity and Hatred Rule"
Lord, have mercy on thy people de-
spite the fact that they are turning
more and more away from thee; that
they are destroying thy monasteries
and cloisters and forgetting thee. A
time will come in Europe when these
people will feel the weight of thy
hand, when malignity and hatred will
rule. 1t will be at time when the
papal seat will be vacant, and the
confiagration will come as the result
of the murder of q prince. Seven ma
tons will rise against the eagle with
one head and the eagle with two heads.
The birds will defend themselves flu
riously and viciously with their talons,
and their wings will protect their peo-
pies. A prince from their very midst,
sovereign who mounts his horse
from the wrong side, will be encom-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-15
PROPER FEED FOR DRY cows
Roughage Supplemented by Daily Al
Iowance Of Bran and Oats Is
Recommended as Good.

During the eight or ten weeks that
cows go dry, their food should be
chiefly roughage. A daily allowance
of two pounds of bran or oats, or
mixture Of two parts each of bran
and oats and one part Of linseed meal
or corn-oil meal makes proper feed
for a cow near calving. Some roots,
cabbage, pumpkins, or squashes are
also very good. Highly carbonaceous
roughage, such as straw and corn
stalks, is not good OF this particular
time. Such feeds, with cold water,
cold drafts, or lying out at night on
damp or frozen ground, are the CHER
causes Of caked udder or garget.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-15
BRIGHT FUTURE FOR
FIRST-CLASS STOCK
Majority of All Breeders Now Use
Purebred Sires, Says Kan
SaS Authority.

A bright future for purebred live
stock is predicted by Edward N.
Wentworth, professor of animal
breeding in the Kansas State Agricul-
tural college.
"The use Of grade sires is gradually
decreasing" said Professor Went
worth. Seventy per cent of the horse
breeders, IS per. cent of the sheep
breeders, 60 per cent of the cattle
breeders, and SO per cent Of the swine
breeders use purebred sires.
'From to 10 per cent of the hogs
are purebred, approximately 21s per
cent each of beef and dairy cattle, 2
per cent Of draft horses, 3 per cent Of
light horses, and from ~ to per cent
of sheep.
''These proportions may be those
actually required to furnish the bulk
of breeders with purebred sires, al
though 1t is probable that there should
be from 6 to per cent Of purebreds
in order to supply one purebred for
every 80 grade females, to maintain
purebred herds, and to permit rigid
selection Of breeding animals.
"The present proportion Of pure
breds seems to be sufficient in order to
supply the present users Of purebreds,
but not so rigid selection can be
practiced as might be desired. The
fact that probably all breeders will
ultimately use purebred sires will
allow a doubling in the percentage OF
purebred cattle, an increase of two
thirds in the number of hogs, slightly
more than one-half in sheep, and one
third in the number of horses, without
increasing the severity of selection.
"Such an expansion will afford a
prosperous future for purebred live
stock even though the standards Of
selection are not raised. Since, how
ever, standards of selection are being
continually raised, an even higher per-
centage of purebreds may be eX-
pected."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-15
MELT HEIRL00MS FOR ARMY
Women From All Over Country Give
Up keepsakes to Send Gifts
to Soldiers.

New York.-Old gold and silver con-
tributed by women in all parts of the
United States to aid in carrying on the
work of the National Special Aid So
ciety, melted, sold for So, 400.
The gold and silver represented
many heirlooms from old families,
from Maine to California. Many of
them, in sending in their contributions,
said that the articles contributed were
of great sentimental value.
This money will be used to buy ne
cessities and luxuries, too, for Ameri-
can soldiers in military camps urgently
needed. The society received a re-
quest from one of these camps for 300
sweaters, 800 pairs of socks, 300 pairs
of gloves, monographs and other camp
essentials.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-15
DEDUCTIvE TEST is FAILURE
Scientific Method Adopted by New
York Detectives Admittedly
EnconcIusive.

New York.-The first real test of
the new method evolved by the New
York detective bureau for proving
crime solely through chemical, scien-
tific and analytical deductions resulted
in failure in the court of general ses-
sions. An Indictment of Vencenzo de
Stefano for ten-year-old Tillie Browns
murder was dismissed when chemists
of the central testing laboratories adj
mitted that they had been "too posi-
tive" in their statements before the
grand jury that they had discovered
inf1nitesimal fragments of the strap
used in strangling the child on the
blade of knife found in De Stefano's
possession.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-15

physicians of the United States and
watching
every
this work being cared
nursing provide soldiers
baseh
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-15
STRONG CONTRAST IN OUR GENERALS

another with less exacting drill
sergeant.
On the same field sergeant who
had won honors in bayonet fencing
was drilling a company In the art.
General Pershing was interested. He
wanted to see that. 1t appealed to his
love for action.
A colonel of marines who accom-
panied him carried a natty bamboo
cane. That was just what the gen.
eral needed. He took the cane. Then
to the edification Of the officers, also
such of the men as dared glance up
from their work, the general gave a
demonstration Of fencing, the life and
death style Of battlefield. With the
little cane in his right hand he jabbed,
lunged, plunged, jumped forward,
skipped sideways, each thrust impal-
ing an Imaginary foe.
"Vicious, vigorous, that's what's
wanted" he said. "Get the man and
on to the next one. Therel not be
time in a battle to practice the fine
points of fencing"
General Sibert says that two-thirds
of the time of the staff officers Of any
expedition, If it is run properly, is de-
voted to planning for the comfort and
health Of the men. He can tell you
how each company is billeted, how
many cases Of sickness there are
among the expedition, what proper
ton of their increased pay the men
are saving and how the expedition is
equipped for fighting.
There are two big jobs with two big
men to fill them. The dashing Perish
ing and the methodical Sibert make a
team that will be hard to beat when
their machine once starts.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-15
BROWNS TRYING TO REsCUI:
Scout Master Sinks in Mississippi Riv-
err While Bringing Youth
Ashore.

st. Louis.-Eugene Ferris, eight
years old, of Alton, Boy Scout, and
William Strittnatter, twenty-one, scout
master of boys troop, were drowned
in the Mississippi river a mile north
of Alton.
The scoutmaster, a strong swimmer,
had gone to the aid of young Ferris
when the latter, in wading about, got
into deep water and was carried out
into the river by the current.
Strittnatter had taken young Ferris
and eight other boys Of his troop on a
hike. The boys prevailed on him to
permit them to get into the water, and
he Joined them.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-15


had been explosion Of
curbward like
hat information.
and what it and
body contempt.
al
bomb full
of weren't harmng anybody"
had blown I'd be selling extras"
with his maxim
eyerything world depends point Of view.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-15

experiments just now Is test Of the
meat of the whale and Of the sea-
COW, more scientifically known as the
manatee. According to Mr.. Panchard
the meat of both these sea denizens is
tasty and has great food value when
properly prepared. The sea-cow is
now almost extinct. but Alexander
Graham Bell has begun the breeding
of these mammals in waters about
Florida, and soon its flesh may be
more available. According to Mr..
Panchard its taste greatly resembles
that Of young pork and the meat u
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-15
SOME P0STSCRlPTS

An Englishman has invented an
alarm clock that awakens deaf per-
sons by administering light blows with
q paddle.
A long list of advantages are
claimed for a new front drive automo-
bile in which all the driving mechan-
ism is mounted beneath the hood.
A locomotive sand box from which
a stream Of water carries the sand to
the rails with a minimum of waste
ms been invented by Frenchman.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-15

military happened along company
Washington
a
fellow a
maybe
a
a "rooke."
All think Napoleon
privilege
works.
they
Thank you sarg," grnned "rookie," gratefully.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-15

The government of Argentina is fos-
tering a more extensive development
of that nations oil fields and thereby
increasing their production.
A couch equipped with mechanism
that enables person lying on it to
stretch his own bones and muscles In
an endeavor to add 10 his height has
been invented.
A French physician has discovered
way to cure pulse beats sounds in
the ears, which are due to defective
blood circulation, with alternating
electric currents.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-15
SEA-C0W MAY BE WAR FOOD
New York Chef Says Meat Is Sweet
and Palatable and Resembles
Young Pork.

New York.-yarious experiments
with the American palate are being
made by Edouard Panchard, chef OF
one Of the big hotels, who some day
hopes to publish a monograph on our
national gastronomic likes and dislikes
and eccentricities.
Among the most important of these
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-15
Jobs for 1000 Bows.

Little Rock, Ark.-"Boy wanted!"
This sign decorates hundred or more
shop windows. Statisticians have es-
dmated that 1000 boys are needed 70
fill jobs in Little Rock. Telegraph
companies are employing girls to carry
messages.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-15
Poultry Food Control.

The feeding Of wheat and other
cereals fit for human consumption Is
prohibited ia Great Britain. Poultry"
men are compelled to rely upon waste
food or damaged grains. and as con-
sequence they are hard pressed.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-15

SO DITCH, and therefore hungerS 70 see
all that is going On-and more.
Fate was in accommodating mood,
and the widery one, standing on a
curb, was reveling in the excitement Of
something which she couldn't make
out, except that it was crowd around
a street car-and which she yearned
to join, only she dasn't, because Of
automobiles sizzling every which way
at once. So she asked a man.
The man said he didn't know
~ h. To-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-15

proper autnOrItleS 10 HIKE SuIIdDIe
disposition of the massive block of
stone which for Is years past has oc-
cupied a prominent position on it just
opposite the statue of Lafayette in the
park of that name. According to the
legend inscribed on the face of the big
stone. 1t was designed and presented
by the Stonecutters' union of Wash
ington, d. c., as the corner stone of
the memorial bridge which, in con-
Meeting the nations capital with Ar
lington, shall ever stand as q monu-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-15

dedicated the 9th October
of
memorial
shall
probable public
wasded
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-15

tin, head Of the committee of medicine,
Of the council Of national defense,
there are the names of more than 20
BOO American nurses who are ready to
serve their country. These nurses will
not be used behind the battle lines and
in the base hospitals only, but they
will be used in caring for the public
health of America, while thousands of
American physicians are at the front.
For the most part these nurses
will be engaged in public hygiene
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-15
Woman Worked as Farmland.

Louisville.-After laboring for more
thansa year as farmland in order to
support herself and infant child, Ada
McCubbins grew tired Of such manual
labor and sought a divorce from Da-
vid McCubbins, a farmer, and her
prayer was answered by Judge Wal
lace.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-15
CHEAP RATION is PULLING
Difficult to Provide Formula winch
Contains Sufficient Amount
of Protein.

In the maintenance Of farm poultry
much difficulty is often experienced IN
providing a cheap and economic ration
and especially in providing a formula
which contains a sufficient af1ount or
protein.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-15
In the Auto.

Smith Cat the wheel)-Do you know.
1 have new theory about saving
tires
Nervous Companion-Good heavensl
What was that noise?
Smith (wearily)-Only another the
DRY exploded.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-15
Clean Up.

Clean up the garden and burn all
weeds and trash. You will destroy
and make Homeless many insects that
had figured on eating your next years
crop.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-15

sweet and palatable. The sea-cow
reaches upward of seven hundred
pounds in weight, so even one catch
would do much to relieve the food
stringency.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-15
Paint Up for Winter

Now is good time to paint up Tor
the winter. Paint is cheaper than
wood and iron.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-15
com. in Handy Now.

The wasted cornstalks and burned
straystacks of other years would
come In very handy this winter.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-15
Kid Looked at Things From Business Standpoint

the the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-15
Something Wrong.

When farm machinery makes
noise, there is something wrong. Noise
means wear
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-15

boys down, that's all there is to it. If
you don't believe it-but you do be-
neve it-listen here:
Major General Kuhn, in command
Of Camp Meade, is taking great per-
sonal interest in the men of the Ma
tional army. While not relaxing the
necessary formality which should ex-
LIST in any well-regulated cantonment,
the commandant feels that the per-
sonal touch Is necessary.
So he goes around and watches
th0 OrooLioc,S in thar firc+ IoccoYc a.,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-15
New Place Must Be Found for Historic Stone

NOW that the government reservation at the northeast of
will be for the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-15
Commandant Suddenly Deprived Of Many Grades

M AsHINGToNThe spirit
w Meade
the boys the big dusty Adm
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-15
Nurses Readily Answer Call Of Their Country

call The
the largest America
.oMaoo Mar
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-21
BoLsHEvIlkI HAS
GREATER OPPOSITION.

Opposition. to the Bolsheviki appar-
emily is increasing as reports Il Ger
man support Of the Maximalisl gov
ernment become more pronounced
and the situation in Russia grows
more chaotic while the Bolsheviki en-
deaYor to arrange separate peace
with the central powers.
=, The Ukraine In its hostility to the
Bolshevikis governm ent has been join
ed by the Russian staff on the south
western front and General Steiherbat-
has been, appointed head, sof the
ukrainiang forces, reported Ito ,.be
marching, against the Bolsheviki. An-
other report reaching London: says
that the Rumanians have Joined the
Ukrainians.z while other dispatches; de-
clare. that former Premier Karensky
lis marching against Moscow and that
Grand Duke Nicholas rs raising q roy
alist, army IN. the Caucasus. Sies
ITEUTONs LED III n: i, ~,
lDHE BOLSHEVIKI.i 4, ~. AZ 'i3n ~
German and .3Austriin, officers re.
leased from Russian Prisons are re.
ported to have led the Bolshevski Il
Tashkent, the capital Of i Russiar
Turkestat. while other released en-
enly prisoners. said to be two army
corps, ARE near Petrograd. Ofacers
OF the central powers are said to bs
active In Petrograd,. although this |!
Idenied by the Bolsheviki, VIII, ciain
THAT the. CONSTITUTIONS dem ocrats ars
trying to, put Russia i under German
Meanwhile diplomats Of the rcentra
powers are hurryings to begin peace