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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-31
RECEIVES NEW SUPPLIES TO
COVER MARRIAGE LAWS

The change in the state laws gov
ernlng issuance of marriage licenses
became effective with the issuance
u the new statute books. The new
laws provide that record of ali
marriage licenses and weddings shall
be kept in the office of the probate
Judge as well as by the state regis
trar at Topeka. For several years no
local records were required.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-31
COMMISSIONERS CAN NOT
DECIDE TO BUY FIRE TRUCK

Six men, representing various com
panies. were trying to sell truck
to Abilene at the city commissioners
meeting. The commissioners seem
to think most fayorably OF one make
but cheaper cars have been offered
them, so that they have not yet de-
cided which to purchase. This mat
ter will be taken up again at the
next meeting Of the commissioners.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-31
Gypsying De Luxe

Carlton, May 2S.-Y Yesterday our
village was visited by a band of
gypsies. They came this time by
gasoline: an Empire seven passen-
ger, probably carrying the queen and
her retinue, followed by two Fords
with all the camping paraphernalia.
They stayed long enough to canvass
the town for those wanting to hear
their fortunes and then sped away.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-31

3. F. Jury is in receipt Of the
news Of the death of his brother-in-
law, L. S. Nolf. at his home in Ben
nington. Kan. He suffered a para
lyttc stroke on Friday evening and
died within few hours. He was 81
years old and leaves a wife and five
children. Funeral will be held Sun
day. interment at Bennington. He
was formerly a resident OF this
county and many friends will be
saddened By the news.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-31

a Lorene Reynolds, Leta Williams
Frances Fengel, Mildred Farrell
Milton Eisenhower, Daisy Crane
Lottie Lilley, Irene Graham. Earl
Eisenhower, Paul Hershey and Paul
Jeffcoat These constitute 2S.3 per
cent of the class and is an unusual
record and one of which the school
as whole is proud
With Miss Harger as sponsor,
Harvey Rohrer, president; Myrrl
Rodney, vice president, Madeleine
Nicolay, secretary, and Milton Els
enhower treasurer the senior class
has done excellent work. There are
forty-three girls and ten boys. There !
are two pupils from each of five
families and there are also two pairs
OF twins in the class.
''The Man of Tomorrow
President Pihlblad of Bethany
college delivered the commencement
address on THE Man of Tomor-l
row." It was earnest and helpful
md was appreciated most heartily
~ the audience. First giving the
ldvance not only in education butt
the method of doing things, he
iearly set before the seniors what
1ould be expected of them '.tomor-
ow.' In closing DIR. PihlbIad gave
hat qualities he thought a young
ian or woman should possess.
The girls glee club, under the
lrection of Miss Ethel Shay, sang
The Spring Song" which was great
enjoyed.
Following this Superintendent
acey made few remarks concern
g the growth of the grade and of
g nigh schools. Next came the
ng anticipated event for the SEN -
's-the presentation of the dipIo- w
IS. The seniors marched in regu- IN
order past Mr.. Stacey as he pre-
lted to each his diploma. Instead
the customary orange and brown
bons, the diplomas were tied with
!, white and blue ribbons.
The girls glee club gave another
ection and then the benediction {
pronounced by Rev w. Ziegler live
the Lutheran church. the
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-31
Three Teachers Back ONT

The board of education meeting
scheduled for last night was post
poned. The board meets regularly
Monday evening. Three of the
teachers elected a week ago. have
refused the positions. going else
where at higher salaries. Their
places will be filled as soon as pos
sible.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-31
BOARD COMMENCED REAS-
SESSNIENT OF HERINGTON

The board of assessors, composed
of w D. Morgan, + T. Ely and f.
c. James commenced the reassess-
ment of Herington today. There was
complaint concerning the vaIua-
ton given Herington when 1t was
first taken this year so that the
board was compelled by the county
commissioners to reassess it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-31
ABILENE GIFTS NO CASH
FROM AUTOMOBILE LICENSES

Ihe new motor license law which
Went into effect Monday does not
give any money to the cities but
townships receive the amount paid
on cars In each township. Abilene
has over 500 cars and will pav
' 800 but II all goes to the county
for county roads.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-31
Diplomas to Fifty-three
Graduates of A. II. S,

The largest class, fifty three in
number, in the history of the Abb.
9ene high school was graduated at
the Seelye theatre last evening. The
theatre was packed to standing room
with friends and relatives of mem
0ers of the class. Superintendent
Stacey presided.
The class was seated on the plat
form and its members were: Jessie
Arndt, Esther Aspley, Mona Brown,
esther Burnham, Gladys Burton,
Daisy Crane, Frances Curry, Eva
Danford, Mamie Davis, Anna Davis.
linda Edwards, Earl Eisenhower. |
Martha Engle, Milo Ewald, Alma
Ewald, Ray Etherington, Mildred
Etherington, Milton Eisenhower, Mil
dred Farrell, Frances Fengel. Laura
CHM, Sylvia Hancock, Grace Hawk,
irene Graham, Marie Hassler, PAUL
hershey, Hazel Heiens, Bertha Hill.
Paul Jeffcoat, Pauline Jeffcoat. Les {
ia Kaufman, Mary Kaufman. Lii a
Liam .Kinderdick, Ada Koenig, Esther r
Leach, Lottie Lille, Garnet Mize. a
Alice Mustard, Gladys Paul, Grace b
Nemechek, Madeleine Nicolay, Tom a
Neely, Lorene Reynolds, Myrrl Rod II
ney, Helen Shellhaas. Irvan Samp- G
son, Helen Seelye, Darthula Simp4i W
son, Anna Sprecher, Tavern Wilcox. r.
Mildred Wilkie, Leta Williams and "
Harvey Rohrer. m
Music and Honors :.
The high school orchestra was "1
First on the program. Under the di- llv
rection of D. H. Simpson It PLAYED
Festoorspiel" and was heartily an 81
olauded. Rev G. l.. Hovgard oil in,
ne Methodist church delivered the III,
nvocation after which Mr. Simpson lor
ave two violin solos, "Obertass Ma ior
nrka' and "Serenade" Superinten- ma
ent Stacey made few announce lar
1ests concerning the seniors and sen
ben gave the names of the fifteen ~
onor students, whose averages for ribl
1e four years of high school had red
cen better than 80 per cent These 2
ere 80
anoeS curry Helen Seelye, was
yrrl Rodney, Lillian Kinderdick of
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-31

rio"efs LOT the dead, VIII % dead but live
AND shall forever live IN splendid fame:
VINO deemed life little thing to give
10 save nation from undying shame
aye heap their graves with flowers with bated breath
Pay tribute to the men who died 10 save
But drop no tears. Life has no boon like sdsatb
When honor leads the hero to the grave
David A. Curtis
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-06-07

A More Scientific Result Can Be Pro-
duced BY Machinery.
National Crop Improvement servics

National Crop Improvement Servicel
AS no two lots run alike, it is very
difficult to mix straight by-products
of oats, barley. rye, corn, cotton-seed,
faxseed, ETC., by measure, because it is
purely guessing. Only few years ago
intentional fraud or unintentional
carelessness was the rule. Before the
feed laws were passed, each manu-
facturer adulterated all the trade
would stand.
Every car of feed sold to the con-
sumner is not analysed, and the farmer
cannot become a feed expert because
he has no laboratory. Not one car
out of five hundred is officially in
spected. In the old days country
millers were throwing feeds together
with no knowledge of feed and were
running valuable cows and making the
farmer poorer. In those days the feed
tables were wrong, the feeds didn't
fit the tables; the digestible analysis
method was incorrect; feed standards
for animals were not agreed upon nor
complete; the animals didn't fit the
standards; the buyer didn't know
what was in the feeds he bought to
mix; and there was an unavoidable
variation in the concentration of the
feed
These conditions have been largely
overcome through the joint action of
the government and state experiment
stations and the mixed feed manu-
facturers who have every facility for
maintaining a uniform product By
using these scientifically prepared
feeds, many a herd has doubled it's
yield and profits. There are some
painters who can buy lead, oil and
dryer and mix and match their own
color uniformly but the best painters
of today have learned that mill-made
brands are much better than any
thing they can mix with paddle
The same is true in fertilizers to a
great extent. In mixed feeds there
can be no economy in home mixing
because the mixing factories, being
near the large markets, can utilize
by-products to the very best advan-
tage Home mixing cannot be accom-
plished at one-tenth of a cent per h.,
besides the result is never twice alike
and cannot be without the help of q
laboratory
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-06-07
DIFFERENT cows, DIFFERENT
EEEnC

National Crop Improvement sesvice-l
No suggestions that we can offer
nor any other formula that can be
made can be followed to the letter as
druggist follows the prescription of
a physician. Feeds vary in their nu-
tritive values, some being better than
the average and some not as good,
and cows vary in their ability to di-
gest and transform nutriment. These
conditions make it necessary for the
feeder to use a good deal of judgment
and not follow too blind1y the sugges-
lions of others. Any good stock feed
is recommended as base, to be sup
p1emented by homegrown roughage.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-06-07

Every Wa-Keeney. Reader viii Ad-
NIT the Soundness of the Logic
Would Wa-Keeney people recon-
mend Doan's Kidney Pills as they do
if the medicine were not reliable
Would they confirm their statements
after years have elapsed if their ex-
perience did not show the remedy to
be deserving of it? Statements like
the following must carry conviction
to the mind of the reader.
j. II. Poffenberger, prop. of barber
shop, Wa-Keeney, says: Il got two
boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills at W.
w. Gibson's Drug Store and they
stopped the dull ache and soreness IN
the small of my back, which had an
noyed me for several months Iney
also regulated my kidneys. i was
astonished at the good results, as
other medicines ! had tried had done
me no good"
REIMBURSEMENT
OVER SEVEN YEARS LATER,
Mr.. PofenbergeT said: 'Time has
not changed the good opinion / hold
of Doan's Kidney Pills ] recommend
them as highly today as ] did few
years ago"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Piils-the same
that Mr.. PoffeEherger has twice pub
Hcly recommended. Foster MilDurn
Co, Props, Buffalo, n. Y Adv.15-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-06-07
FIVE POUNDS OF MILK ON ONE
POUND OF GRAIN
National Crop Improvement Service. ]

National Crop Improvement Service.1
G. H. Packard, of Delavan, Wiscon-
sin, a progressive and practical dairy
man, was not satisfied with his ration
of homegrown feed. Although he
mixed his ration with brains and it
seemed to be theoretically correct, he
thought he would try out his own
mixture in comparison with a first
class dairy feed. Much to his surprise
he found that he could save about
five lbs. of grain per COW per day and
nearly 5 cents per COW. He figured
his own grain at prices much below
the wholesale market and bought his
mixed feed at retail.
Also when his ration was figured ac-
cording to Armsby or Energy method
his mixed feed. proved to be the right
combination to make balanced ration
with his own farm roughage.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-06-07
WRONG FEEDING METHODS.

National Crop Improvement Service
There is an old story about a ship
captain who had a medicine chest. A
sailor was sick and he found that No.
At in his book was the indicated rem
edy, but alas, the bottle of No Al
was empty, so he took equal parts of
No. 40, which was strychnine, and
No. z, which was carbolic acid, and
added them together and made No At
and the sailor died.
The application of this old story is
that many a feeder will think that if
a little of cottonseed or oilseed meal
is good, a whole lot will be better
And, like the man who put the green
spectacles on the horse and fed him
shavings- after he got him
trained the horse died.
1t is human nature to experiment
in feeds, and the poor COW has to suf-
fer for an overdose or an underdose
before the proper ration is estab-
lished.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-06-07
SUCCESSFUL FEEDING.

INatonaI Crop Improvement SeFVice.1
1t is most significant and probably
the best argument for mixed feeds
when it is considered that a large
number of the most prominent and
skilled men in America have dis
carded their own mixed feeds. and
rations because they have found a
satisfactory brand of feed which will
make as much milk at less cost and
NO trouble and, above all, keeps cows
in perfect health
Many agricultural schools and ex-
pertinent stations use and have used
them for the same reason.
You can verify this by writing to
any experiment station and they will
give you the names of mixed brands
which are best adapted to your pur-
pose.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-06-07
CONCENTRATES FOR RATIONs
Taken From an Article by E. S. Saw
age, Professor of Animal Hus-
bandry, New York College
Of Agriculture.

National Crop Improvement Service.l
A good rule to follow in all rations
il to have at least three plants repre-
sented in the ration There are seven
factors which should be considered:
Cd Bulk, CD Digestibility, CD Rela-
ton between the digestib1e protein
and carbohydrates and fat, (4) Vari-
ETY., CD Suitability of the feeds to the
animal and product, (6) Palatability,
CD Cost.
As an example, choosing the cheap
est feeds relatively, considering ma
nurial values, suitability and all, we
would recommend the following mix
ture of grains as suitable for dairy
cows at present prices:
500 pounds distillers dried grains.
400 pounds gluten feed.
500 pounds wheat bran or brewers
dried grains.
400 pounds hominy feed.
800 pounds cottonseed or oil meal.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-06-07
-CASTORIA
For Infants and Children
In Use For Over 80 Years
z.xn. III Of &zgzzss
500 Reward, 500

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages
and that is catarrh. Catarrh being
greatly influenced by constitutional
conditions requires constitutional
treatment Halls Catarrh Medicine
is taken internally and acts thru the
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the
System thereby destroying the foun-
dation of the disease, giving the
patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in
doing its work. The proprietors have
so much faith in the curative powers
of Halls Catarrh Medicine that they
offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that it fails to cure. Send for
list of testimonials.
Address F. ]. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, Ohio. Sold by all druggist.
Adv. Is.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-06-07
MUST TASTE GOOD.

National Crop Improvement Service-1
A dairy ration must, of all things,
be palatable so that a COW will eat it.
1t must be bulky and coarse so as to
avoid indigestion and sickness 1t
must contain variety of foods SO
that the cow will not tire of it or get
OFF her feed. 1t must contain enough
real protein-all protein is not alike.
1t must contain the right amounts
and kinds of mineral substances nee
essary to life, health and milk secre-
ton 1t must be highly digestible.
Many feeds are only about fifty to
sixty per cent digestible and the work
of excreting SO much waste matter is
costly in that it uses up the energy of
the food to do it,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-06-07
FARMeR FEED ExpERTs


A farmer who has devoted his life
time to the study of feeding generally
has more success through his common
sense methods than any scientific
analysis can supply. If such a feeder
could have on hand all OF the in
gradients (most by-products of cereal
manufacture), which according to the
market at the time would be more
economical, he could, through his ex-
perience, be very successful in mix
ing his feeds But the difficulty with
the average man is to maintain an
economical ration from the products
of his own farm.
He may be an expert, If he chooses
to study out a new ration every time
the market changes, but he generally
prefers to let someone who makes a
business of mixing feeds do it for him
No doubt the majority of users of
mixed feeds begin to buy it because
of shortage of forage and grain
crops on the farm.
If such a man will keep books he
will find that as a usual thing the
use of mixed stock feed is mere mat
ter of arithmetic whether he could
buy the ingredients cheaper than he
could buy them in a so-called bal
anced" ration.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-06-07
THE AVERAGE REFoRMER.

The average reformer having 80
little at stake himself, plunges about
like a bull in q china shop, regard
less of the results of his ardor-
An amusing incident is told of the
Secretary of Commerce The can
manufacturers put up a howl that
unless they could get tin-plate to
make up, no canning Of fruits and
vegetables could be done, SO without
looking over the field it is said that
an order was made that steel was to
be diverted by the manufacturers
from other projects and put at the
disposal of the can manufacturers.
1t looked all right on the face of it,
but when the manufacturers of har-
vesting machinery demanded steel
which they contracted for, and found
that there was not steel for aprons,
1T having been diverted to cans, q
hurry-up call modifying the order
was issued, SO that our harvesting
machines could be made in time for
the growing crop.
This illustrates how many plans
are ignorantly made robbing Peter
to pay Paul Every enthusiast
who has a pet reform which is
always hitting some other business
instead of his own, never looks
around to see what the effect will be
before he plunges. The manufac-
turers of feed and the most success
full feeders in the country have a
right to demand that that delicate
machine-the dairy cow-shall not
be wrecked by hasty legislation
Revolutionary reforms are seldom
o. ANYTHING which diStnrDS
the food equilibrium should be
handled gradually. Experience has
shown that the most efficient way to
handle cereal products is to remove
the human food first and feed the
residue to stock. ANY other system
is sheer extravaganza.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-06-07
DOUBLE pun
4 Dairy Ration Has Two Main Usss-
LIE and producf

= Oa1ry Ration Has Two Main UDoo-
Life and Product
psausnsI Crop Inprovs.ens servicsl
A ration is divided into two parts:
1. The part needed to maintain or
keep the animal alive
2 The part needed to make
stored up material like wool, fat,
meat or milk
Milk is roughly in solids, one-third
each casein (protein), fat and sugar.
The casein in milk can only be fur
nished by the protein in the food
The fat and sugar may be derived
from either protein, fat or carbo-
hydrates.
If COW has the ability to give SO
pounds of milk containing two pounds
OF casein, and only gets enough pro-
tein to make one pound of casein.
then she will only give Is pounds of
milk.
A balanced ration is one that has
just the exact amount of protein, fat
and carbohydrates that the COW
needs. Just what this is we cannot
ever say exactly, because the amounts
vary from week to week and no two
cows are alike, nor are feeds alike.
A practical ration is one that has
sufficient protein and enough total
food to make the greatest amount of
milk without the COW losing weight.
"A commercially successful ration is
the one that makes the most milk or
profit, keeps the COW healthy and en-
ables the use of the most roughage.
All the hay and ensilage : COW can
eat will keep her alive and make
about 1 5 pounds of milk. Any more
milk has to come from grain or grain
feed.
The farm can usually raise carbo-
hydrates cheap in the form of hay and
ensilage, and, outside of clover, peas,
ETC., protein can usually be bought
cheaper than it can be raised.
The average price of protein feeds
with 20 per cent digestib1e protein
was about $25 to $35 per ton before
the war, but the prices are much
higher now, while hay (clover) with
u per cent digestible protein has
been rated at $40 per ton, so the pro-
tein feed at $40 would furnish protein
about the same as clover at $40. -
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-06-07
THE PRICE OF FEED.

INauonai crop improvement Service-
Feed is handled on a smaller mar
gin than coal, ton for ton. The retail
feed dealer who buys in carload lots
can sell as cheap as the manufacturer
can in less-than-carload lots, the diff
ference in freight rates being the
dealers gross profit. In nearly every
instance, group of farmers can or
der their feed, through dealer, in
carloads and make a material saving.
The difference in freight alone will
show a good profit.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-06-07
SALT FOR CATTLE.

National Crop Improvement Servise-1
Professor Henry says that a COW
requires three-quarters of an ounce
per day per 1000 lbs. of weight and
six-tenths of an ounce per day per 20
lbs milk Therefore, a COW which
weighs 1900 lbs and gives 80 lbs. milk
should have 1-8 ounce salt. 1t must
be remembered, however, that salt is
generally included in high-grade dairy
feeds: 1t is well to give cows access
to extra salt. They will take what
their roughage demands.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-06-07

1t is a fair assumption that any
farmer who talks against mixed feeds
does not know what a mixed feed
ought to be- There is no danger of
any man buying fraudulent feed. The
state laws are very stringent on this
point and if any man has any doubt
rs to the value of feed, all he has
to do is to write his State Experiment
Station and get the truth
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-06-07
EXPENSIVE PASTURE.

National Crop Improvement Service
When you stop to consider that an
acre of pasture will feed a COW, but
that that same acre will raise ten tons
of silage during the time the COW is
feeding on it, it would seem that a
grass cafeteria would be the most ex-
pensive way to feed your stock.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-06-07

practical test shows that eight
tons of a first class dairy feed will re-
place Is 1-3 tons of farm grain, max
ing a proportionate saving of about
$50 per ton and it also puts three
times as much fertilizer back on the
farm as is in the grain this farmer
could SELL
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-06-07

The Heider Tractor does not need
a salesman, it sells its self. That
an agent. If you are on the market
for a tractor don't fail to see this
one work before you buy. H. C.
Bryant, phone 966. Adv 49,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-06-07
INationa1 crop Improrenent sericel

INatonaI Crop IMPROVEMENT Service
Ordinarily, silage will correct the
tendency to costiveness. When it is
not sufficiently effective for this pur-
pose, add enough old process oil meal
to keep the droppings moderately
soft, but not necessarily loose Usu-
ally all that is needed is to increase
the allowance of concentrates.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-06-07

Starchy feeds like corn and oats
often sell as high as protein feeds be-
cause of the demand for them, for
horses and other work animals.
Starchy feeds are also good to fatten
steers That is why they are often as
high in price as dairy feeds, which are
strong in protein.