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FOOD REQUIREMENTS OF cow
Results Given OF Studies Of Depart
ment of Agriculture and
Purdue University.

prepared by the United States Depart.
ment of Agriculture.)
Bessie is n of the champion con-
sumers Of the universe, according to
results of studies Of the United States
department Of agriculture and Purdue
university in the neighborhood Of Por-
ter county, Indiana, where Uncle Sam
kept tab for I'VE years on the food
requirements of about 1858 cows that
were producing market milk for Chi
cago. AS COW living expenses have
increased p~roportionally to those of
the human family. these results are
notable as an index to which the aver
age dairyman or the owner of a fam
lily COW can refer in doping out" the
menus and amounts of feed which his
animal or animals require.
The grand average maintenance and
production ration for the good grade
cow yielding about 1000 pounds of
, 1920-01-08
MOUNT STRAIGHT-SIDE TIRES
Best Method Is First to Lay Rim on
Floor and Insert Valve Stem in
Proper Place.

The best method of mounting
straight-side tires is first to lay the
rim on the floor and insert the valve
stem of the tire In the proper place.
About Ten inches of the bead on both
sides of the valve should then be
forced into place. After thus start
ing the tire it should be further
forced into place by stamping on 1t,
first on one side and then on the
other. which as a rule is all that is
necessary to seat the tire properly,
though sometimes it may be neces-
sary to resort to the aid of a tire tool.
The ends of the rim may be brought
into place with the use of a screw
driver, due care being taken not to
get the wrong end of the rim on top.
, 1920-01-08

ringing, and continues to ring even
after the thief leaves his seat and
seeks safety from the police or citi-
zens who are sure to be attracted by
the noise of the bell. The bell will
continue to ring until the owner re-
turns to the car, or until somebody
finds the hidden control switch and
turns 1t off. OF curse, If the thief is
ingenious enough to find this switch
at once, he can turn off the alarm him
self. but there is small chance Of n
thief working very long around n car
to the accompaniment of a loudly
Changing bell.
Diagram Explains.
The various parts of the circuit and
their connection are shown in the dia-
gram. The materials needed are: One
or more small switches to be con-
cealed as well as possible within
reach of the driver; a good, loud cleo
trio bell a relay, or circuit breaker,
such as is used IN nearly all modern
automobiles to connect the generator
to the battery when the proper speed
is reached; some resistance wire,
luTSe tnOuSH W carry SeNtEul dllpeieS
of current and some pieces of wood
and spring brass to make the seat
switch. AS will be noted in the cir
cult diagram when the concealed
switch is closed and the seat switch
is closed, the circuit through the bell
is established, and, al the same time,
the circuit through the circuit-breaker
switch, so that, even though the
latter is open, the bell continues
to ring. The resistance coil would
not be necessary If the circuit through
the bell was continuous. Since, how
ever, 1t is interrupted at eacn tap OF
the bell, the coil is necessary in order
to maintain a sufficient current
through the circuit breaker to keep it
from permitting the shunt circuit
across the seat switch to open, thus
stopping the alarm. The only way the
alarm can be stopped is by breaking
the main circuit, either at the con-
cealed switch or at some other point.
If properly wired this cannot be done
by a stranger without spending con-
siderable time, which, under the cir
cumstances, is out of the question for
a thief, at least in a city or town.
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
, 1920-01-08
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER.

Constipation invites other troubles
which come speedily unless quickly
checked and overcome by Green's
August Flower which is a gentle laxa-
tive. regulates digestion both in
stomach and intestines, cleans and
sweetens the stomach and alimentary
canal, stimulates the liver to secrete
the bile and impurities from the blood.
1t is a sovereign remedy used in many
thousands of households all owe the
civilized world for more than half a
century by those who have suffered
with Indigestion, nervous dyspepsia.
sluggish liver, coming up of food, pal
pitation, constipation and other in
testinal troubles. Sold by druggists
and dealers everywhere. Try a bottle,
take no substitute.-Adv.
, 1920-01-08
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never
Suspect It
Applicants for Insurance Often
Rejected.

Judging from reports from druggists
who are constantly in direct touch with
the public, there is one preparation that
has been very successful in overcoming
these conditions. The mild and healing
influence of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is
soon realized. 1t stands the highest for
it's remarkable record of success.
An examining physician for n of the
prominent Life Insurance Companies, in
an interview on the subject, made the as
tonishing statement that one reason why
so many applicants for insurance are re-
jected is because kidney trouble is 80
common to the American people, and the
large majority of those whose applica-
tions are declined do not even suspect
that they have the disease. 1t is on sale
at all drug stores in bottles of two sizes,
medium and large.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
kilmer & Co., B~inghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
, 1920-01-08
FIND COST OF FEED IN OHIO
Hundred Pounds Of Milk Produced at
Rate of 60 Cents When Silage
Is Furnished.

At the Ohio college 1t a found that
100 pounds of whole milk can be pro-
duced at the rate of So cents when
silage is fed, and butter at a cost of
1871 cents a pound. However, when
an average feed is fed without silage,
1t costs $1.95 to produce 100 pounds OF
whole milk, and % cents to produce n
pound of butter. The same can be
said for beef production. Silage and
a little %cottonseed meal, or clover hay,
soy beans or cowpeas will make a bal
anced ration. Moldy silage should not
be fed to stock at any time.
, 1920-01-08

Many good and efficient automobile
locks have been called into existence
by the epidemic of automobile thefts,
and there is now nc excuse for leav-
ing a a unprotected. The locks in
general use are of several classes,
each presenting its own advantages
and open to its own objections. Elec-
trical locks for merely breaking the
ignition circuit were the first on the
scene, and are still used TO some ex-
tent, although no expert automobile
thief would be delayed by them for
more than a few seconds, as he would
simply connect aroun the lock" with
a wire leading directly from the bat
terry to the igniter.
Complicated Locks.
Gasoline-line locks are useful, but
somewhat complicated in their in
%stallation, and introduce the question
able element of additional opportun-
ity for gasoline leakage. Probably
the favorite method is a purely me-
chanical lock, on the steering gear. the
starting crank, or some other essen
tial part of the mechanism.
While all of these locks may be re-
lied upon to prevent Or at least delay
considerably the work of the thief,
, 1920-01-08
SOMETHING OF A SURPRISE
Probably Prodd Family Would Have
Preferred Neiehbors Selecting
Another Time for Call.

"a passed. of us folks started out
luther night to give Jurd Prodd and
his wife Il surprise party" related a
resident of the Fiddle Creek neigh
borhood.
"Did you surprise 'em?" inquired
an acquaintance from Straddle Ridge.
II reckon so. Leastways, when we
busted into the house we found Miz-
Zus Prodd holding Jurd down on his
back on the floor by means of his
throat and humping him on the head
with a skillet, while the children
hoped around and bet grains of pop
corn on Wilhelm would whip. They're
a proud family Jurd has always made
his brags that his Uncle Buck rid
with Jesse James, and Mizzuz Prodd
has long commended hat she had an
cestors. So it's more than likely that
If they'd a-knowed we were coming
they wouldn't have let us ketch 'em
in no such a iX."-Kansas City Star.
, 1920-01-08
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The brake mechanism seldom gets
the fabrication it deserves.
Motorists should prevent all posi-
BILE corroslon of battery terminals.
The body of the car should be
cleaned with CASTLE soap and water.
Few owners pay the attention to the
ball bearings that these latter deserve.
Undoubtedly, the jack is one of the
most difficult tools to carry in the cars
equipment.
In the absence of fuller's earth ordi-
nary talcum powder may be used to
stop one clutch slippage.
The best utensil for removing dust
from the engine is a thick soft brush
of the sort that painters use.
A charge is the quantity of mixture,
gas and air, taken into the gas engine
cylinder on the suction stroke.
A mixture of flake graphite and
grease applied to the screw threads is
excellent in preventing the formation
of rust,
To prevent children from playing
with the horn and thus exhausting the
battery, n switch may be placed In Sc
rtos with the horn circuit and tho cur-
rem, turned Off when the car is stopped.
, 1920-01-08
II Bessie Is to Yield a BountifuI and
Persistent Yield She Must Be Fed
Adequately and Well.

milk a year included 2,O46 pounds of
grain, as well as 1901 pounds of hay
and corn slower, 1926 pounds OF sill
age, and 720 pounds of straw for bed
ding. The average COW required a lit
tie less than IN acres of good pasture
to furnish grazing for six months of
the year. To keep her in proper con-
dition and to milk and feed her regu-
larly required 164.5 hours of human
labor, as well as 1872 hours of horse
labor to haul the milk.
The studies in Indiana showed that
the annual overhead charges for Bos-
sic aggregate $27.11, inclusive of the
interest, depreciation, and taxes on
buildings, cattle, and equipment, as
well as miscellaneous expenses, such
as provision and maintenance of cans,
pals, clippers, shovels, forks, scoops,
lanterns, and the like, medicine and
veterinary costs, fly sprays, gas en-
gines, windmill and milk wagon re-
pairs, and similar items. The cost of
bull service, tuberculin-testing ex-
penses, and contrasting dues are also
Included.
The tests show that a calf crop of
approximately 81 per cent is usually
raised, so that each cow is credited
with the production of 0.S7 Of IL
calf, as well as the providing of 6.S
tons of manure, which is hauled to the
fields as fertilizer.
Massed together under n roof, the
grain and coarse feed which Bessie
will eat in one year would fill a small
barn. Generally speaking, high pro-
duction of milk is closely associated
with a large and healthy cow appe-
tite, and the dairyman who closes his
accounting records at the years end
with the maximum net return is the
man who provides the greatest va
riety and a proper mixture of the
goodies of the cow world for the bos-
sizes of his herd according to their in
dividual production and capacity.
, 1920-01-08
WONDER 1T WASN'T FATAL
Girls Question Must Have Given Aw-
full Shock to Enthusiastic Har-
ward Football Rooter.

With all his wild cheers and Wig
orous gestures of encouragement, the
Harvard undergraduate with the girl
in the grnndStand survived the strain
until near the end of the second quar-
ter. The Crimson halfback then
caught a forward pass, shuffled off
two Yale tacklers and crossed the goal
line for the winning touchdown.
In the subsequent uproar n soft
sentence, ringing high above the in
fernal roar, was put to him by the
Radcliffe sophomore mt his side:
"What is all the excitement about?"
she asked.
1t took the waterboy's sponge to re-
vive him.
, 1920-01-08
CASUALTIES DUE TO
RANK ~CARELESSNESS
Drivers Fail to Comply With Few
Simple Rules.
Don't Rely Wholly on 'other Fellow
Doing Right Thing-Look Care
fully Both Ways In Crossing
Streets and Go Slow.

Most automobile accidents are due
to lack of a little common sense and
c~areIessness in complying with n few
simple driving rules. 1t isn't always
the irst-time owner who gets his
name in the accident columns" says
George Stowe, president of a motor
car company.
First assume that you must o
out for yourself and the other fellow
too. Don't rely wholly OF the other
fellow doing the right thing and you'll
be on your guard II he does the wrong
thing.
Never back or swing from the curb
into the street without looking back to
see IL the way is clear.
Glance both ways on each cross
street, and If you're not on the main
thoroughfare slow down before you
cross. It's safest to drive slowly
enough to have the car well under
control where buildings hide intersect-
ing streets.
Do not cut corners in turning, but
keep to your side of the street and
look both ways before you make a
turn.
Put out a hand as a guide to the
car following or approaching.
If passing a slower vehicle pass on
your left, but in passing a street car
always keep to the right.
Do not follow another vehicle too
closely. 1t might stop suddenly.
Stop when the street a ahead of
YOU stops and stand still till all pas
sengers getting off are out of the
street.
, 1920-01-08
DAIRY NOTES

When ten days to two weeks of age,
the calf should have a little grain.
The silo is one Of the foundation
stones of successful dairy farming.
Some people like butter that is quite
salty and some prefer butter without
salt. 1t is all a matter of taste.
y
Every farmer who observes closely
must be impressed with the need of
more dairy cows to economize in food
production.
Dairymen should weigh each cows
milk daily. Feed and labor are too ex-
penslve to spend on any but high pro-
ducing animals.
Shipping whole milk long distances
without souring Is a matter requiring
considerable skill and an understand
ing of the principles involved.
, 1920-01-08
No Trivial Obstacle.

HAS this own YER boosted Of any
celebrities?"
''The only Chiggerville citizen who
ever got his name in the big city pa
pers won't be home for ten years yet"
replied the old resident.
Indeed! What's OBTAINING himY'
There's Il great deal OBTAINING him
the Lord only knows how many tons
Of steel, stone and mortar. That fell
lows in the Pen. Birmingham Age.
Herald.
, 1920-01-08
ASPIRIN FOR HEADACHE

Insist on 'Bayer Tablets of Aspirin"
in a "Bayer package" containing prop
er directions for Headache, Colds,
Pain, Neuralgia, Lumbago, and Rheu-
matism. Name "Bayer" means genuine
Aspirin prescribed by physicians for
nineteen years.. Handy tin foxes of II
tablets cost few cents. Aspirin is trade
mark of Bayer Manufacture of Mono
aceticacidester Of Salicylicacid.-Adv.
, 1920-01-08
Their Opinion.

my friend" began the party with
the overhanging brow, 'how do the
farmers of your region feel toward the
proletariat?"
"wen," frankly replied the gent
from Jimpson Junction, such of EN-
as have took it, that I've heerd ex-
press themselves, admit that it hain't
no better for the rheumatic than a
buckeye in the britches pocket."-Kan-
a City Star.
, 1920-01-08
Gold In the Headn

is an acute attack of Nasal Catarrh. Per-
sons. who are subject to frequent colds
In the head will find that the use of
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE will
build up the System, cleanse the Blood
and ender them less liable to colds;
lead to Chronic Catarrh.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is TAX
en- internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces of the System.
All Druggists 75c. Testimonials free.
10000 for any case of catarrh that
cure.
b. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
, 1920-01-08
Her Delicate Sensibilities.

why have YOU broken your engage
ment with Billy Sands?"
"Oh, 1 couldn't stand for his slang.
] tried to put him wise hat father
was o r on he phony talk, but he
couldn't to get hep, so 1 gave him
the raZz-dazZ."-Boston Transcript.
, 1920-01-08
GRABBING CLUTCH HARMFUL
Mechanism That Transmits Power
From Engine to Wheels lie ReeeIv-
ing Destructive Strain.

The car owner should remember
that when the clutch takes a fierce
hold and does not have a slight slip,
the mechanism that transmits the
power from the engine to the drive
wheels, particularly as regards plnions,
universals and gear teeth. receives de-
structive strains.
, 1920-01-08
Showing Them Off.

A considerable amount of golf is
played principally for the reason that
some women think their husbands look
well in Observation-Disclosures
Star.
, 1920-01-08
Don't FORGET cutieura raIeum

When adding to your toilet requisites.
An exquisitely scented face, skin, baby
and busting powder and perfume, rem
dering other perfumes su%perfiuous.
You may rely on it because one of the
Cuticura Trio (Soap, Ointment and
Talcum). 25c each everywhere.-Adv.
, 1920-01-08
Elattery

Edith-How absurd of you to tell
that awkward cousin of mine that she
dances like an angel. 1 don't believe
angels can dance, anyway.
Jack-Neither do I.-Boston Tran.
script.
, 1920-01-08
Changed.

"Times have changed"
"They surely have. You used to
show your gentlemen friends your art
treasures in the den upstairs; now
the first thing you show them the
stock you have in the cellar"
, 1920-01-08
Various Parts of Circuit.

few. If any. of them are of any assist
ance to the police in capturing the
would-be thief. The device here de-
scribed is intended to accomplish this
purpose, and at the same time furnish
u protective device with all the con-
venience of the ignition lock.
Arrangement Of Circuit.
The effect of the contrivance is that,
when a thief enters the car and takes
his place in the drivers seat. an in
visible alarm bell under the car starts
, 1920-01-08

True politeness consists in treating
others as you would like others to
treat o
, 1920-01-08

It's Il great pity that the average
man cannot draw Il check as easily as
he can draw an inference.
, 1920-01-08
The Main Point,

HE can express himself in seven
different languages"
"And can't make a living in one"
, 1920-01-08
NY U1S Z
Unsightly and Disfguring Sig
mails of Bad Blood.

Pimples on the face and other
parts of the body are warnings
from Nature that your blood Is
sluggish and impoverished. Some
times they foretell eczema, boils,
blisters, and other skin disorders
that burn like flames of fire.
They mean that your blood needs
S. S. s. to cleanse it of these i'm
pure Accommodations that can cause
, 1920-01-08
Watch the Little Pimples;
They are Natures Warning

unlimited trouble. This remedy is
one of the greatest vegetable
compounds known, and contains
no minerals or chemicals to iniure
the most delicate skin.
Go to your drug store, and get a
bottle of S. S. S. today, get rid of
those unsightly, disfguring pim-
pies, and other skin irritations. It
will cleanse your blood thorough
ly. For special medical advice free,
address Medical Director, Al Swift
Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-14
WISE URGES NEAR EAST AID
Calls Upon Everyone TO Contribute to
Armenian and Syrian Fund.

Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, one of the
! best known Jews Of America, is urging
that everyone, whatever may be his
religious faith, to aid in the relief work
in Armenia aid Syria. William A.
Biby. Kansas chairman for the Near
East relief drive to be made this
month, has received the following teIe-
gram from Rabbi Wise:
4 rejoice to learn that Kansas is about
to open its campaign for the Near Ea ST
Relief. l want 70 give expression to my
profound sense of the need and Importance
Of the work which is being done under the
auspices Of the Near East Relief The work
I is being well done. Intelhgently, earnest
ly. effectively the Near East Relief com
mands the services of some of the most
able and consecrated men in the field Of
service turnout the world. We have done
much for Armenia that we must persist
a little longer. Armenia must be saved by
Americans until the day when free and in
| dependent Armenia esu be greeted as
Americas sister republic"
The Rev. DR. Charles s. Macfarland.
general secretary of the Federal COIN
ell OF the Churches of Christ in Amer
ica- in a letter to all the churches OF
Kansas has approved the plans for
Near East relief and urged every pas
tor to assist in the movement. The
! letter said:
81 am sure We all feel that the saving Of
this new Christian nation Of the east is
both a national and a Christian RESPONSE
bility which the churches Of Christ in
America cannot and will not seek to eyade-
While, as you know. our pastors receive
many appeals. this is unQuestionably one
which will be regarded as Of imperative
significance
Herbert Hoover. who had charge OF
the general distribution OF supplies to
the Near East while he was food ad-
Iministrator, sent the following tele-
gram to'Mr Billy:
"There can be no question about the
critical situa ton In Armenia The popula-
charity, end failure simply means the death
of hundreds OF thousands Of people"
The Catholic churches. too, have
| Joined in the campaign for relief in
| the Near East, that part of Western
Asia inhabited by the Armenians and
! Syrians. Cardinal Gibbons, of Balti-
more one of the best known of the
| Catholic prelates, has sent this tele-
gram to the Kansas headquarters for
| the driye.
Prom information received 7 am per-
su1ded early assistance is needed in the
Near East I am sure Kansas Will set
an example in generosity for the rest Of
( ths country.
I The response over the state has
been unusually good The outbreak
| Of the influenza has delayed much of
/ the organization work and has caused
: delays in the drives in many of the
: communities. The Topeka campaign
/ was scheduled for the present week
/ but was postponed because of the in
fIuenza ban
There are more than one hundred
Kansas communities thOroly organ
| lied for the campaign to raise three
| hundred thousand dollars during the
present month. Olathe is the first city
| to complete its Quota having raised
{ the. entire amount assigned TO Il in
I twenty minutes at q big union meet
! ing last Sunday