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The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-01
Grandmother, Johnny and tho Chicken.

Many Of US when our minds are per-
mitted to wander back to childhood,
will remember that the first property
which we felt we could call our own
was a chicken, and we came into pos
session Of this chicken most likely
through the benevolent spirit Of our
grandmother, aunt, or a neighbor who
took an interest in US.
We also remember that this chicken
was to US a great treasure, although il
may have been a scrub, crippled OF
delormed, and Of no real value, and
was given to US primarily 10 get rid oI
it.
In travelling over the country we
we find birds in breeding yards which
should not be there and would not be
il they had not been gifts to the child
rem.
This prompts US to advise all who
make presents Of chickens or settings
Of eggs to a child, to let them be the
best which they can furnish for the
chickens will be kept as long as they
live and the memery OF them will live
as long as life lasts.
The commercial value is not the
most important point TO be considered
for ideals are fixed to a great extent it
this way. Give the child bird o
correct size, shape and color, anC
you have fixed correct impression
which will never have TO be changed
As the spring approaches our en-
thusiasm in poultry increases. II VI
wish to benefit and interest SOM
child BY giving him some present iron
the poultry yard, let that present b
the best We can furnish and thereb
be Of real and permanent value to tn
poultry industry.
For information on any poultry mat
ters, write the Missouri State POultr
Experiment Station, Mountain Grove
Missouri.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-01
Beign Fly SWattiRg Early.

| The most effective time TO fight is
before the enemy is ready. Why not
open a swatting campaign before the
| fly is readl2 That would give a stra-
tegic advantage which would keep the
pest in check.
One can hardly imagine anything
more desirable than a hy!ess
Missouri, OF course it is hardly pos
sible TO eliminate all flies, but expert
men,s have shown that flies can be ell
minated 10 such an extent that they
will hardly be noticeable.
Flies breed in manure and other ami
NAL and vegetable waste. By elimin
ating these breeding placea or By trea,
ing them with substances which will
kill the fly larvae, flies can be almost
entirely eliminated from any iarm or
community.
By starting early, any community
can practically eliminate the fly nuis-
ance but if the fly is given an oppor.
tunity TO propagate, extermination is
well,nigh impossible. The trouble
with most anti'hY campaigns is that
they are not started until the flies be-
gin to give trouble. Then it is too late
for effective work. Persons and org
anization who are interested in fly swat
ting campaigns should apply to the
College Of Agriculture Columbia, Mis-
sour for information on eliminating
flies by treating or protecting their
breeding places.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-01
Do You Use Your Agricultural College.

The fundamental principle Of all pub
lie institutions is service. The Mis-
souri, College CT Agriculture was foun'
ded to serve. Most folks have an idea
that its service is limited 10 those who
attend the institutions. As a matter
OF fact, giving resident instruction is
only one Of three important functions
Of the college Of Agriculture. The
other two functions are research or ex-
Fermentation and extension. The
experiment function is carried on TO
solve problems. The solutions OF these
problems hover, are Of very little
benefit unless they are given TO the
people. Il is the business Of the in
siructional aud extension divisions to
make practical application OF the facts
discovered by experimental research
and to give them 10 the public.
The College Of Agriculture cannot
Of course, solve all farm problems bu'
there are very few PROBLEMS which
arise on the average farm on which il
cannot throw SCENE light. TO be o
greatest service the College Of Agricul
lure must come in contact with tht
person for whom it is working. Any
one who has problems which he can
not solve satisfactorily can probably
receive some beneficial suggestions b,
addressing the College ol Agriculture
| Columbia.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-01

either taken inventory or are about to
take one. Merchants find inventories
indispensable in intelligent conduct Of
their business,
The inventory is jus; as indispen
sable to the intelligent conduct Of
farm business as it is to the merchant.
In general way the farmer can tell
whether or not he has made money
during the year. But unless some
form of inventory is made or some
form Of records kept, no farmer can
tell the exact status Of his business.
The inventory, together with a simple
system oI bookkeeping will put the
farm on a business basis. In this
way the farmer can tell whether or not
he has made money on his various
transactions. By keeping records he
will be able TO discover the leaks in
his business and remedy them. In.
der the usual system on the average
farm there is absolutely no way Of de-
terminipg the earnings Of the different
activities.
Farmers who have not worked ont a
system Of farm accounting may receive
aid and suggestions by addressing the
College Of Agriculture, Columbia,
Missouri.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-01
Place for Economy Never Found.

The following startling statement
recently fell from the lips Of the leader
Of the Democratic majority in the Sen,
ate; 1T is all we'll enough to talk about
economy; am very much in favor Of
economy myself; but prefer to in
dulge in methods OF economy in mat.
ters in which millions and scores Of
millions are involved" Awesome Ian
guage that, and calculated to fill the
people back home with a healthy re.
spect for the Tremendous responsible
ties weighing down their representa-
tiyes in Washington. But the enun
citation Of that hige sounding principle
is strangely out Of keeping with the
easy way in which 20 millions we're
given for a nitrate plant, II millions
for an armor plant, so millions for gov
ernmeut-owned Shipping, 40 millions
for improving creeks aud sloughs in
Democratic States, IS millions for pub
lie buildings, and so on, all within one
year oi Democratic rule.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-01

sent and future state road taxes shall
60. Any money payable from the
United States for the purpose Of aiding
in the construction Of rural post roads
shall, when paid, be placed to the Gre
dit Of the same fund. The money be-
longing to this fund shall be paid out
for no other purpose than the constIuc'
ton Of state roads aud the support Of
the State Highway Department, except
that state aid for dragging intercounty
seat highways shall be continued, un-
der the existing law, until such time
as state roads are established and con
struction is begun upon them. 1t is
not likely that any part Of the federal
fund would be available for that pur-
pose.
The counties or civil subdivisions
must pay for the survey and furnish
the right Of way for each state road.
The bill is net perfectly clear as TO
what part Of the expense Of construct
ing a state road shall be borne by the
county or civil subdivision. Counties
must maintain the roads and no state
aid shall be given to a county that has
not levied the maximum tax or voted
road bonds 10 the extent Of per cent
Of assessed valuation but the bill lacks
defniteness as 10 division Of construct
ion costs. This should be made en-
lirely clear. The counties should do
their part. This would prevent favor
itism and what is more important still
would insure more roads. Globe Dem
oCrat.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-01
Wants Service Maintained.

Representative William S. Ware Of
Philadelphia, like other Congressman
from the large cities, is up in arms
over the attempt Of the Postmaster
General to abolish the use Of pneu-
matte tubes in the transmission Of mail
in the congested portions those cities.
Il am opposed 10 the proposed
change" declares Mr.. Ware, because
it strikes at the very roots Of the ef-
ficiency Of the postal service; because
the PROPOSALS confscatory; and because
Il believe the Government should be
responsive to the will Of the people. +"
Congressman Ware recites the fact thai
the best practice has been TO relieve
surface congestion BY undersurtace
means Of conveyance, and calls atten
ton to the Hudson tunnels, su5waY'
under city streets, anG underground
telephone and telegraph wires. Mr.
Ware proposes to fight to the ent
against the return 10 more primitiv
means for handling the mail.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-01
The Controlling Principle.

The principle which must centrol
any solution OF the strike problemn in
public service il it is not 10 be a sh m
solution is perfectly clear. That prin
ciple is founded solidly on the right Of
public deleuses and it holds that men
who engage in necessary public
service shall be required to subordin'
ate their private right Of collective ac'
ton when it takes the form Of paralyz.
i,g that service.
The right to qlit work in body is
recognized in private industry. 1t can
not bo recognized in a necessary pu.
bic service il public right is to be con-
sidered. When a man voluntarily en-
tiers the public service service upon
which the health, safety, existence Of
the whole community directly depends
as it does depend upon the common
carriers he should be bound BY the law
Of the land not Join in concerted action
to paralYze the service, Such collect
i've action is power no group Of men
should be able 10 exercise over the
community and will not be permitted
10 exercise if the public gives it a nc
ment's clear thought.
Transportation is public function,
necessary TO the community. It's
agents the corporations, on the one
hand the employees on the other, are
subject to the paramount right oil the
public. The right to strike does moi
apply to such an industry and should
forbidden, not for a period, but abso
lutely.
No compromise OF this principle
should be permitted for one moment
No procraslination in establishing i
should be tolerated. This is no sub
ject for political prestidigitation 1t il
an issue Of first rate moment, wh;cl
we cannot shirk if we are to avoid are
petition Of disgracefui situation 0
last Agust or the national calamity Q
transportation paralysis
At the bottom the issue is whethe
the American people is sell governini
or has reached the end Of efectua
democracy where organized iactio
assassinates freedom. Chicago Tr
bune.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-01
The State Highway Bill.

House Bill NJ. S, introduced by
Mr.. HAYES, provides for suitable sup
ervision Of the selection, designation
survey, construction and maintenance
Of a system Of highways by a State
Highway Board, a nonpsrisan body
composed Of nonsalaritd members
working through an expert state high
way engineer. One Of the chiei pur
poses oil the bill, and the most urgent
is to give assent to the act OF Congress
extending i"deral aid 10 the states in
the constructions Of rural post roads.
We assume that the provisions Of the
bill giving such assent are fashioned in
conformity with the rules and regu!a
tions promulgated by the Derarmen
Of Agriculture. Missouri has been de
MED participation in the federal ap
preparation for this year, because Of tht
inadequacy Of its highway laws.
The bill provides for a state roar
fund into which the receipts Of all pre-
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-01
Oppose Gwen Bill

Great indignation is expressed
among the Republican lawyers Of the
Senate at the resolution introduced by
Owen Of Oklahoma forbidding Federal
judges from declaring unconstitutional
an act OF Congress. Senator John D.
Works Of California, himself a retired
justice Of the supreme court OF his
state, characterz the resolution as
"outra 1eous." l. is probable that il
will no! receive serious consideration
in the Senate, as the more conserva
tive Democrats will unite with the Re
publicans in su pressing it.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-01

band Of free traders would cling to the
old theories but protective sentiment
is overwhelming both in England and
the colonies.
Conditions were revealing the folly
Of free trade long before the war began
Chamberlain, who came from a manu-
featuring district pointed out the handi
cap years ago. The United Kingdom
was even embarrassed in dealing with
its own colonies which had local tariffs
Il had no reciprocal concession to Of
fer them. Trade treaties are based on
the principle Of give and take, but
England had nothing to give to one
nation that it did not freely accord to
all. It was in the same predicam ent in
dealing with its neighbors in which the
United States now is in its commerce
with Canada, France and some CT the
South American states. Under the
Underwood tariff we let in certain Of
their products free without demanding
ilir treatment OF our exports. Some
nations have tariffs on exports as well
as imports and those have been used
to our disadvantage. That is why there
are now $50 branches oil American
manufacturing establishments located
in Canada.
The thehry Of the free trade is adap-
ted to an ideal world. It falls when
there are such inequalities as exist in
various countries and when it must en-
counter tariffs Of competitors in com
merce. The fond predictions OF the
Cobdenites have not been fulfilled. In
stead Of all tariffs being gradually abo-
lished, they have been multiplied and
become more complex. The trade
battles Of the future will be largely tariff
battles and the nation without a work
able tariff will be hors de combat
Globe Democrat.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-01
Will Recognize Practical Work On Mis-
souri, Farms,

Putting into practice the ideas they
have learned during the winter short
course in the College Of Agriculture
Of University Of Missouri will s::ve the
short course student additional credit
in the College Of Agriculture. The
idea is to make the home farms labora'
tories Of the College Of Agriculture
where the Theories taught may be
tried in actual practice. Seed growing
the use OF pure bred sires, the record
o. dairy COWS and spraying Of iruir
tress are among the subjects in which
the additional credit will be given.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-01
City Has no Lure for Youngsters With
Interest on the Farm.
Democrat

Have you a boy or girl that has
heard the call Of the city3 Perhaps
your children are not old enough to
heed the call and you do not worry
about it yet a while, unless a little
lorethought now may save that worry
later.
Boys and girls who have an interest
in the farm, who have developed a
genuine love Tor the country, rarely
leave it, and you cannot begin too
early to develope that interest and love.
The University Of Missouri is develop
ing boys aud girls clubs with a view
OF fostering love for the country, and
its institutions. Youngsters between
10 and l8 years are admitted to these
clubs. Encourage yours to join, and
by doing so you may not have to face
the problem which is worrying your
neighbor, when your boy or girl grows
up.
Registration for this year is open.
The College Of Agriculture, Columbia,
Missouri, will send details for regiStra,
tion or lor forming clubs to any one
interested.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-01

Greenbacks are 10 come back alter
more than thirty years in innocueus
desuetude. They are to be issued in
denominations Of one dollar and two
dollars and are to replace bills Of larger
value because as the Treasury states,
there is a great demand for small bills.
Is this CRY I T smaller money to be
taken as meaning that Democratic
prosperity is nearing its end or that the
HI .hIy prosperous want this small
money TO light their cigars with.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-01
Democrats Oppose DGIibaratiun.

Following out the Democratic policy
so successfully deyelope / in the House
Of jamming through important legis-
lation without adequate debate or a
full understanding oiits provisions, the
Democrats in the Senate made siren
uous objections to even the reading
Of the committee report on the water
power bill, claiming that the Repub'
licans who requested II were fIbustel.
ing. Senator William Alden Smith Of
Michigan very appropriately observed
1t seems TO ME there coull be no
better place Tor the careful, dehb crate,
pains;aking conclusions OF the COM
mittee having the matter in charge TO
have their views read than before the
Senate. | have sistened to these re-
ports, continued Senator Smith, with a
great deal Of interest and have often
been convinced by them" Mr.. Smith
laid emphasis on the fact that the re.
port stated the bill was one Of the
most important 10 be considered BY the
Senate, and he finally succeeded in
having it read at length by the Sec
retary.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-01
Farm Inventory shows Profit or Loss.

Look over the advertisements in your
local paper during January. Most Of
the merchants are advertising sales,
aren't they7 Those sales mean that
the merchants are preparing for an
other year Of business, They have
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-01

Gloucester (Mass) Timer-Some-
times when a man considers the prices
which articles have NV reached, he
wonders Why it is necessary to mint
any small ,ins at all.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-01

Mt. Yeraon (OhiO) Republican
News-That there was a leak is no,
seriously denied but the chances are
ninety billions 10 nothing that the
source Of the leak will never be reveal
ed to the curious public.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-01

Fresport (Ills) Jouraal-Standard--
Every time JOIN 81 elton Williams
tells US how rich We are we just keep
our hands on our pccketbook and re-
fuse 10 wake up.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-01

Norwich (Co1n.) Bulletin-Presi.
dent wilson is absorbed by the COZ.
sideration Of methods to meet the ma
tional deficit. He might make a good
start by insisting upon the practice Of
economy.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-10
PRESERVE SCENIC BEAUTIES.

The beautiful scenery Of New Iea
land is not to be permitted to b,
marred by the real estate hawk, o.
the builder speculator. The dOmin
ion parliament has passed a scener,
preservation act in order to say,
some of the nations splendid busl
flora from the ravages of the gentr,
mentioned. In the Auckland distric
a feature of great natural beauty
in the King country known as thu
"Mangapohue natural bridge" ha
been gazetted and preserved from de
struction, and in the Wellington dis
trict the well-known Wharite noun
tain, at the back of Palmersto1
North, situated on the boundary be
tween the Wellington and Hawke
bay districts, has also been pro
claimed. A very beautiful section
clothed with native bush, within /,
mile of Ohakune, has been added
to the scenic reserves of the dis
trict.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-10
She Was smotherinr.

Rock ford. Ala.-M Mrs. NJ. C. Pas.
chal, Of this place. SAYS: Il was taken
with nervous prostration. and had
headach backache. pains in my
right side, and smothering spell~. |
called in physicians 10 treat my case.
but wi bout elief. Finally, | tried
Cardui. and it gave perfec sa'isfac-
ton. r, comm nd to ev ny sick
woman Are you weak, tired,
woTn.out? Uoyou suffer from any
of the pains peculiar to weak wo.
man? Cardui has a record of rver
fifty years in relieving such troubles.
and will certainly benefit you. Ii
prevents those frequent headaches,
a. d keeps you up, out of bed, feeling
Apply. Try Cardui. Advertisement.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-10
CAN'T LIVE ON $4,000 A YEAR
Larger Allowance Needed to Keep
Country Home, Says Heiress to
Great Wealth.

Mrs. Olga Florman, daughter OF
the late Charles Kohler, piano man
ufacturer and race horse owner, is
in a predicament which she set forth
in the Surrogate's court in an ap-
plication for an extra allowance of
$4,000 from her fathers estate.
With a baby to support and on an
income of $4,000 a year, Mrs. Flor
man declared she found it hard to
get along, in view Of the fact that
her husband, Nils Florman, earns
only $50 a week. The $4,000 a
year, said Mrs. Florman, who is
twenty-one years old, is just enough
to maintain her city home and her
country residence at Port Washing
ton, L. I. The acquisition of the
latter was made necessary last spring
by the illness of her baby. To buy
the house she had to borrow 5000,
and, of course, the high cost Of hv-
ing has to be taken into considera-
ton.
Within a year Mrs .Florman will
receive one-third of 100000, the
residuary estate of her father, and
as she reaches twenty-five, thirty and
forty years she will receive 100000 |
on each occasion. Her need is press I
ing, however, for she has outstanding
debts amounting to $4,000, of
which $4,000 is secured by notes
which soon will mature.-New York
Tribune. (
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-10
REAL DAUGHTER OF THE SEA
Little Girl, Born on the Ocean, Goes
Everywhere on Barkentine of
Which Father Is Captain.

Evelyn Hansen, only seven year,
old, is the daughter of H. o. Han.
sen, captain of the barkentine James
johnson, now loading, and is here
with her father and mother-and,
what's more, the barkentine isn't 60
ing to Australia without ber-not a
bit Of it.
Evelyn is truly daughter of the
sea, as far as age has anything to
do with this story. Born on the
high seas, she has spent over four
years on the water. She has Sweden
written all over her face and her
eyes and hair spell the same coun-
try.
Evelyn knows ropes and spars;
knows which is the mizzen and which
is the foremost; knows what a mud
hook is and respects and obeys the
captain, for is he not monarch of all
he surveys when on the high seas
But let hireling aboard the James
Johnson issue an order to her and
every motion from disgust to disdain
envelopes her features.-Seattle
Post-Intelligencer.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-10

King George in reopening the Brit
ish Parliament Wednesday referred
to the recent German peace propos-
ais. Declaring that their tenor indi-
Gated no possible basis for peace, the
King reasserted that Great Britain and
her allies remained steadfast in their
determination ito secure the Just de-
mands for reparation and restitution
in respect Of the past and guarantees
for the future which we regard as es-
sential to the progress Of Ct, lization. "
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-10
BUTTERFLIES TOT Ill clG.7
Certain Movements Of Fragile crea.
lures Produce sounds-chrysalis
Known to Make Slight Noise.

One does not think of butterflies
as making any sounds, nor of cater
pillars as noisy creatures, yet the
careful student will find some use for
his ears in observing the habits Of
both.
Certain species of butterflies pro-
duce sound during certain move
ments. The "whip" butterfly, when
surprised, makes a noise like the
snap of a lash, by opening and shut
ting its wings in quick succession.
Some alternating butterflies, when
disturbed, make a faint kissing
sound by slowly depressing and rails
ing their wings. The noise thus
produced resembles that made by
blowing slowly through closed teeth.
Other sounds resemble the friction
Of sandpaper.
A large number of caterpillars
make sound by striking the head
against the leaf on which they are
resting or by swinging the head from
side to side, catching the mandibles
in the roughness of the leaf or on
the silken threads spun upon it. 1t
is said that a certain kind of chrys-
alsis, when disturbed, emits a slight,
sharp chirp or clicking noise