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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-08-14
No More Useful Feed
Than Silage on Farm

Silage is one of the most useful
feeds that is produced on the average
farm. The entire crop is preserved
with much less cost than from any
other method in handling. Good clean
silage that is free from mold is great
ly relished by all classes of live stock.
With corn silage and alfalfa hay as
the basal ration. supplemented with.
linseed meal and corn, experiments at
the Michigan State college experiment
station, as well as at other experiment
stations, have shown that considerable
grain may be saved by inducing the
calves to eat more slage and hay in
the early part of the feeding period.
When starting on feed. calves weighing
375 to 400 pounds will gain practically
as fast for the first two months with
about six pounds of grain and all the
silage they care to eat as If they are
eating eight to ten pounds Of grain
and considerably less silage. In fact.
calves fed six and 0ne-half to seven
months gained almost as fast and were
practically as fat when fed approx
mately two-thirds as much corn as 9TH
er calves that ate from a self-feeder.
The selling price was the same two
years out of three.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-08-14
NEW DEVICE BOON
FOR THE SICHTLESS

A newly perfected device which
converts printed words into large
raised lines on aluminium foil so
that blind persons may read by touch
was demonstrated by the inventor,
Robert Il. Naumburg Of Cambridge,
Mass. The new printing visagraph,
as it is called, rapidly produces en-
larged, embossed letters on wide
roll of thin aluminium foil. These let
tiers may be felt by the finger of the
blind person in the same way that
he reads Braille or other embossed
type. The outstanding advantage Of
the product Of the printing visagraph
over the old embossed types is that
it will enable the blind to have ac-
cess to books printed in ink. This
will increase their present range of
reading about 1000 times. The New
York public library contains about
5000 books in Braille and more than
100000 books printed in ink.
The visagraph, Mr.. hamburg ex-
planned, is especially useful to the
blind student at school, college or in
postgraduate work. and to the blind
professional person, whether de-
tor, lawyer. writer, teacher, or engi-
neer. 1t is very helpful to the stu
dent of foreign birth. as hardly any
literature is available in foreign lam
guages in embossed type.
Mr.. hamburg was assisted in the
demonstration by Miss Edith Miner,
a student at Perkins Institute for the
Blind at WATERFOWL, Mass After less
than one month of practice on the
visagraph, she was able to read from
a book printed in ink with surpris-
ing f1uency. A month ago she did
not know the shapes of the alpha
bet printed in ink. having always
read Braille, which does not resem-
BILE the printed alphabet.
Adults who lose their sight, Mr..
Naumburg explained, will welcome
the printing visagraph, which enables
them to visualize with their finger
tips the letters whose shapes they
will remember.
The printed letters are magnified
in height and width, SO that they
are about the size of Braille char
acters, with which most Of the blind
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-08-14

are already familiar. The letters
are composed OF dots and lines. A
capital L has long line across the
top, and row of dots forming the
vertical line. These dots are close
enough together to give the feeling
of a continuous letter.
The Impressions on the aluminium
roll may be preserved for future ref
erence and for instruction purposes,
or they may lie erased by passing
the aluminium foil through a pair of
rollers, like a clothes wringer. The
aluminium may then be used over
again. The roll of aluminium resem-
bles, in size and shape, the music
roll of a pianola. The printing visa
graph is about the size of an office
desk.-Boston Transcript.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-08-14
o. P. v. Suitable for
Either Silage or Hay

At one of the Dominion expert
mental stations in Ontario an expert
ment has been conducted for a period
of years to determine the best time
for sowing a mixture of oats. peas and
vetch (O.r.v.) for silage or hay. The
mixture used was two bushels of
oats, one bushel of peas and one-half
bushel of vetch per acre. The seed
was sown on six different dates each
year, at intervals of seven days. The
average date of the first seeding over
sfx-year period was May %. The
average date of the last seeding,
June q.
The experiments showed that good
yields may be grown either for silage
or hay; that the earlier seedlings pro-
duce the better yields; yet very good
results may be obtained even from
seeding later in the summer. Hence,
the crop may be grown even on low
lying land. slow to dry up in the
spring.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-08-14
Gave Sound Reason for
Multiplicity of Wives

Maurice Hindus, the Russian au-
thority. was talking about his expe-
riences in Russia.
ain Russia the unrestricted divorce
law is abused" he said. ats abusers
don't think so, though"
II lunched one day in Moscow with
commissar who had already had
IA wives, and he was only twenty
nine years old.
HE said it was to his wives that
he owed his success, so naturally
the more wives the merrier. He said
without his wives counsel and sup
port he'd still have been a s'ioemak-
er's apprentice.
"Then he wourd up with an cpl
gram.
1.-THE born leaders Of men, he
said, are women"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-08-14
Find Corn Adapted
to Resist Drought
Federal and State Experts
Report Good Results
of Experiments.

prepared by the United States Department
OF Agriculture. l-WNU Service
Last summers drought delayed the
corn-breeding programs carried on
Jointly by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture and several of
the state experiment stations, from one
to three years. but it enabled those
in charge of the work to compare yari-
Gus strains of corn under drought con
ditions and to bring to light unex.
pected information.
The bureau of plant industry reports
that one or more strains of corn at the
various stations withstood the lack of
moisture and the temperatures Of 100
degrees Fahrenheit and upward better
than other strains. In some cases re
sistance was not great enough to be Of
value; other strains, however, silked
and tasseled with little or no apparent
damage
lncommoded by Drought.
Dark Green Lancaster. a self-fertil-
lied strain developed at Ames, Iowa,
had shown much promise in favorable
corn years. Last summer the strain
demonstrated its ability to thrive un-
der drought conditions as well. About
5000 plants Of crosses having Dark
Green Lancaster as one parent were
included in the tests at Ames. None
of these plants had any Of the top
leaves burned and only 1876 per cent
had burned tassels.
In contrast, 81 per cent Of the plants
of Krug. the best of - commercial va
rieties in the test. had burned tassels
and 1874 per cent had burned top
leaves. The 10 crosses of Dark Green
Lancaster averaged yield of 53.5
bushels per acre, in comparison with
1915 bushels for Krug.
Promise for the Future.
Many other characters besides yield
and drought resistance must be com.
bined to produce satisfactory strain
of corn for practical purposes. This
requires time for its Accomplishment.
The important point at present is that
apparent drought resistance has been
found in self-fertilized strains of corn
which may be expected to breed true
and thereby provide a hereditary
source for this Characteristic for use
In future breeding operations.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-08-14
Electric Eve Aid. Blind

"Electric eyes now are being used
to ''see" for blind persons in guiding
them about their homes by giving
them a sense Of direction as they
move about. The electric eye, or
photoelectric cell, is made up like a
flashlight with a small buzzer con-
nected to its battery, according to
Popular Mechanics Magazine. Con-
venient electric lights are then placed
about passages and Railways, par
ticularly at turns.
The blind person turns the cleo
trio eye about much as a person hav-
ing his sight would direct a flash
light. When the device points to a
light source, contact is made and the
buzzer sounds. AS long as the bhzzer
is sounding the blind user knows he
is on the right path.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-08-14
Save Fruit Trees From
Insects and Diseases

Whether they bear or not, fruit
trees should be sprayed this year to
protect the foliage from insects and
diseases, according to W. FL. Alder
man, chief in horticulture at Mime
sofa University farm. This is neces-
sary to insure having the trees in
proper condition for next years pro-
duction.
: Mr. Alderman's statement is prompt
ed by indications that some varieties
Of plums and certain orchards located
on low ground have suffered from
frost. In such cases, orchardlsts may
be inclined to regard spraying as I'M
necessary for the balance Of the
season.
On the contrary, Mr.. Alderman
points out, healthy foliage is essen
tial for the development of fruit buds
which produce the next years crop, as
the leaves manufacture the plant food
material which is transferred back
to the wood and stored there. He 'ad-
vises at least three sprays distribu-
ted throughout the season.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-08-14
Scatter Manure for
Benefit of Pastures

On farms where there is sufficient
stable manure to top-dress pastures.
there is some doubt as to best meth
DDS of using it to the benefit of pas
ture, without being in the way. The
manure for this purpose should be
very fine. G. W. Gay, animal hus-
bandman, Ohio State university. gives
the following sensible advice:
"Top-dress pastures in fall or early
spring. The manure of one kind Of
stock should not be put on sod to be
grazed by that same kind OF stock.
Germs of tuberculosis and abortion
disease may infect the manure of cat
tie and spread to stock on pasture. In
the same way sheep and hogs may be-
come infested with parasites if grazed
on grass top-dressed with sheep or
hog manure. But the parasites OF
sheep do not infest hogs and vice
versa. Cattle manure had best go on
corn ground, or other ground to be
plowed, while cattle pastures may be
top-dressed from either the horse, hog
or sheep BARNS"
An old plan which still holds good.
is to break up and scatter the large
pieces of dry COW manure from the
places where dropped. We knew one
farmer who. in walking about the
fields where cows had run, always
carried stick with natural crook
at the end. making weapon some
thing like a golf club. which with one
blow scattered these dried clumps
where they would do good instead Of
spelling the pasture grass where they
lay.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-08-14
Advocates Wheat as
Substitute for Corn
Expert Advises It's Use in
Rations of Hogs.

Proving an excellent substitute for
corn in the hog ration. wheat may
be fed with profit as long as its price
stays near its present level and does
not cost more than 10 to IL cents
more per bushel than corn, states j.
W. Wuichet, specialist at Ohio State
university.
AS feed for hogs, wheat is worth
about 6 to 8 per cent more than the
same weight of shelled corn and may
be substituted entirely for corn in the
ration, according to Wuichet. In fact,
some tests show that greater returns
are obtained by feeding wheat alone
with some good protein supplement
than by mixing large amounts of corn
in the ration.
To get the most out of wheat,
Wuichet believes that 1t is best ground
or crushed. preferably the latter. as
grinding fine does not improve the
digestibility nd only adds to the cost.
Soaking wheat improves 1t about l
per cent. but grinding adds about l6
per cent to its value.
AS wheat contains more protein than
does corn, less protein Is necessary
to balance it. Corn, he says, requires
about 10 per cent tankage to balance
it and wheat requires about 8 per
cent. So by feeding wheat good re-
suits may be obtained although less
tankage and other high protein feeds
are used.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-08-14

ing low. Big bombers and small
scout machines were used in the at
tack, and the maneuvers were car
ried out in strict accordance with
the latest Italian military develop
ment. The speed in which the viii
lage was completely destroyed was
declared to be an indication Of the
effective offensive of the present air.
plane in waging war.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-08-14
Beef Rations

Shelled corn or ground corn and cob
naeal are preferred in feeding beef
Ives to ear corn or even broken ears
~ L. p. Mccain. noted extension spe-
cialist in animal husbandry. Oats. bar
ley and limited amount of wheat
may be used with corn for fattening
steers but should be ground Oats
are too bulky because of the hulls
to use In large quantities but may
comprise third of the ration. while
barley or oats may be used to the ex-
tent of one-half the grain ration.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-08-14
Thank Goodness

The mayor had just laid the foun-
dation stone of new wing for the
hospital. and the spectators awaited
his speech.
"What can l do, Mary?" whispered
the mayor to his wife. "Iye laid the
stone on top of It,"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-08-14
Around the Farm

Nearly half the worlds population
uses soy beans daily as protein food.
The amount of oats that can be fed
hogs, sheep and chickens is limited.
Oats has a place in every laying ra-
ton.
Government scientists are expert.
menting with wheat and oat straw in
an endeavor to make use of these
farm products in the manufacture of
high quality paper.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-08-14
Village Built for Bombers

To provide target practice for air
planes in a recent aviation meet in
Italy an elaborate reproduction of an
Arabian village was built in minia-
ture. The model was raked with
aerial bombs shot from airplanes, fly
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-08-14
Sometimes Seems So

''The lawyers make some glowing
pleas for these prisoners"
ITO hear the orations, anyone of
them has led better life than /
have" commented the weary court
clerk.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-08-14

II the devil car have first chance
at our children it doesn't make n
particle of difference to him how
high we build our church steepleS.
Campers Weekly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-08-14
The Blame

"Poets are born and not made"
Eyes. blame it on the parents!
They get the blame for everything
else"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-08-14
No Age Limit

There doesn't seem to be any age
limit to antique collectors.-Ameri-
can Magazine. GH
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-08-14

If we keep in mind our compare
tive unimportance, our troubles won't
worry US so much.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-10-08
NOTICE FOR SEALED BIDS FOR
CARE OF COUNTY POOR SICK
AND INDECENT.

Notice is Hereby Given, that the
Board of County Commissioners pur-
suant-to an order made by the Board
of County Commissioners at its reg
ular meeting in October that said
Board of County Commissioners Of
Lincoln County, Montana will receive
sealed bids for the care, support, and
maintenance of the county poor and
infirm persons, per capita, by the week,
for period of not less than one year,
nor more than two years, sale, proposal
to include the cost of feeding cloth
ing and nursing of the INDECENT. sick.
poor, and infirm, and also the burial
expenses.
Said bids for care of said sick, poor,
and infirm must be submitted OIL or
before the first Monday in November,
1881, at which time said sealed bids
will be opened and the contract let
to the lowest responsible bidder, but
the Board reserves the right to reject
any or all of said bids in its discre-
ton.
BY order of
THE BOARD OF COUNTY CON-
MISSIONERS.
BY WALTER L. WOLF.
oc8-29-4t Clerk
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-10-08
DISTRESSING COLORS.

OH what a combination of colors
greet the eye when one enters any Of
Red Aliens classrooms.
He has with him a big black eye
surrounded by red freckles, auburn
hair and he wears blue sweater that
sets this off great
Out of the stiffness of late fall af-
ternoon football practice came pierre
ing shrek, fight, tightly A quite
football field is turned into wild
rough fight stadium The thud Of fist
on bodies and the grunts and gasps fer
breath are heard On looking over the
crowd you could see them sparring in
the middle of the field "Red Plague"
Allen is on the defensive Christmas
Holiday" leads with his right while
his left comes up, up into Reds" line
of vision ending the battle Of the CEN
tury' because how can Red hit when
he can't see "Xmas?"
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-10-08
CENTRAL NEWS.

For a number of years the Libby
schools have carried out quite def
mite health plan The children have
been weighed each month and meas
ured for height twice year. The re-
suits of this weighing and measuring
have been sent home to the parents.
The instructors in the various rooms
have tried to impress upon the minds
Of the ''underweight children the fact
that they should eat more vegetables
and drink more milk. They have en-
deavored to teach the habit OF long
hours Of sleep in we'll ventilated
room. These and other health habits
have been stressed because the early
school years are the most impression
able and at that time it is possible to
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-10-08
FOREST ROAD SURVEYS
ARE BEING MADE
Glacier Park. oy-Libby and Kings
Hill Highways Involved in Program


MISSOULA, Oct. 2-Survey of eight
forest highway projects involving 107
miles is under way or will be started
by bureau of public roads engineers
this fall.
Ten miles between Libby and Troy
will be surveyed under the direction
of Sam Cook.
Thirty-one miles of the Clark Fork
road from Trout creek to Thompson
Falls and Thompson Falls to Weeks
vile will be surveyed by Engineer
Sam Cook, completing Improvement of
the forest highway section of the Clark
Fork
Fifteen miles will be surveyed from
Sula, in the Bitter Root valley. to the
top of Gibbons pass. providing i'm
provement on highway SO, under direc-
ton of Engineer George Huffey of
Portland, Ore.
Ten miles will be surveyed from Al
bertson west on the Yellowstone trail
to the Cyr bridge, from where the road
is improved west Max Wilcomb will
be in charge of this crew
Wilcomb will also have charge of
the survey of IL miles Of the Y.-G
Bee line from the crest of Kings hill to
Neihart.
Ten miles of the Madison river, sear
West Yellowstone, will be surveyed
under direction of George Forest. Nine
miles will be surveyed from the enc
of the oiled road on Georgetown lake
over Flint creek hill to connect with
the graveled road south of Phillips
burg. Engineer p G.. Peters in charge
Ten miles of reconstruction on the
Columbia Falls-Glacier park road be-
tween Essex and Nimrod will be sur
veyed by Engineer Roy Ledicky.
Surveys and construction are undel
direction of the bureau of public
roads, with offices at Missoula. A. c
Clark is senior highway engineer ii
charge Falls Tribune
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-10-08

establish living habits that will not
only help the child to build a strong
body but that will be beneficial to him
throughout his life.
This year the health education is
being carried forward with greater
force than formerly New text books
have been placed in the hands of the
children The new Montana course of
study has devoted several pages to the
subject of health education.
Mr.. Wood has appointed committee
to make summary of what is really
being done in each grade to establish
health habits
The committees report is as fol-
lows: The course Of study is being fol-
lowed in each grade The weight cards
are sent home each month. Cooperation
is being obtained from the children and
from the homes. The members of the
committee are willing to look up any
information and to give such assist
ance as they are able to give in order
to help TO promote this health edu
cation.
Mrs Lloyd Hunter visited the 4tsl
Grade Thursday.
Angela Huchala visited the 4th grade
Monday
Mrs. Mike Skranak visited the 3rc
grade last week
Miss McGrade reports IFS children
{ are enrolled in the grade school
N. A. Forsyth, of the Keystone View
Co., made his annual visit to the Libby
schools. Mr.. Forysth sells steneograph.
which are beneficial to the pupils He
has Librarians in the grade school
| Ruth Switzer is head librarian.
Honor society members will have
their dinner October 18th instead d
! Thursday as planned.
Tuesday Rosella Shea gave talk
on Scholarships for the assembly.
! Many parents have asked what they
might do to prepare their children 70,
the primary grades in which they ex-
| pect to enroll in another year or two
! The two primary teachers, Mis-:
i Fousek and Miss Shave, have made {
number Of suggestions for pre-schoo
/ children.
/ Children entering school for the frs
| time should know name. age, birthday
J fathers name, mothers name, should
/ count to TO- be familiar with Mother
Goose rhymes, recognize objects to 5
1 be able to distinguish colors, have free
access to story and picture book:
| knowing how to handle theml, be able
to handle scissors and crayons
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-10-08
From the Troubadours

The complication Of opinions and
ideas, OF affections and habits, which
prompted the cliesalier to devote him
self 10 the service Of Il lads and by
which lie si.'oye To prove 10 her his
love, and 10 merit hers in return. was
expressed IN The language Of tie Trou-
badoars hy Il sugle word, hy the word
"domnei,' derivation Of DONNA
which may be REGARDED as an altera-
ton Of the Latin .s.omina,' Lady; mis-
treSs Exchange
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-10-08

Those subscribers Of this newspaper
whose subscriptions are in arrears are
asked to remit promptly. The date of
the expiration Of your subscription is
shown opposite your name, on the up
per left hand corner Of the paper If
that date indicates that your subscrip-
ton is past due, a remittance will be
appreciated.
THE WESTERN NEWS.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-10-08
NOTICE OF REWARD.

Notice is hereby given that the City
of Libby will pay reward of $500
for information leading to the arrest
and conviction of the party or parties
who are guilty of the petty thieving
that is being done over the City.
H. L. GREEN,
1t Chief of Police
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-10-08
OF INTEREST TO TRAPPERS.

At a regular meeting of the state
game commission at Helena Septem-
Der II, an open season was declared on
marten. commencing December |, 1881
and closing April IS, 1882, under q
regular trapper's license.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-10-08

The William Still Persued Her" a
comedy, will be the play given by the
Seniors for the literary program, Oc-
tober 81 Characters are: Viola Besscy.
Pauline Hough, Virginia Williams, Mil
let Keller Mary Stuhlreiter, Louis Hill
lis, Paul Schuyler and Martin Cor
mier.