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. animal was. sick’ with colic. ! ‘avetertnarian, : kicked down and the horse was gone. two feet. ' - batchied”. ‘ that-he had - operated &n automobile *- Liolind™ biwself ‘over to the criminal | ehded’ froin’ custody on his own recog- * four miles from- Springfield, NIl,, took f wlarmed by the trafic and jumped | “the biggest clock 1n the world. Its dial NO WORK FOR TUNER THERE Neally Very 8imple Reason Why Caller Was Unable to See Piane Ay in That House. © “Can I tune your piano?” asked the mih at the door, « { - “No!” ' replied the mistress’ of the house, sharply. “Indeed, ma’am ! Perhaps it has been. tuned lately?” “No,’ it ‘hdsn't1” . snapped the : ‘woman, ; ‘“f'hen sbouldn’t 1t be attended to at “PRAC ‘MAINTENANCE RATIONS .. Again, according to Prof. Haecker, &'1,000~pnund caw requires 7-.pounds of protein,;7 gounds of starch and .1 pound of “Zat first to live and main- tain a normal weight. If she is to prodice milk she must have additional |nuteients in proportion to the amount Ioduced. Ten pounds of clover hay 4nd ten pounds of fodder corn will tnpi:: !fdr ¥ words, if 4 c #ten polipds of foddet corn daily she v?'illnensfly maintain her weight if 'she is not- milk, ing. . If she is milking sHe.will rgb her body to produce milk, as milk pro- duction is her natyral instinet, and become -thin, ' gradually giving less milk untjl she stops milking at a com- paxétively short time and spénds: the rest of the year in regaining lost: flesh: er milk will not pay her feed, as she; milks but' a short time’and not heavily -at that. On the other hand, ajntenan P . b thrifty. If a surplus of starch be fed supply & Hittle m"q'é?g 4 “kmg;{tfie' cow’ will . become £at. A cow " tns;? don't think so,” returned the |if the’cow is given additional feed woman. :’:pply_]i]:xg ngmc;tshl_n xgfiopugfl:q to P 3 . e milk produced, she will maintain a jobL‘)T:::u:: not. spoll?” ventured tha normat eondition and weight, and pro- “xo Pt duce milk to the limit of her capacity xp 0 P innd complete ‘her lactation period ‘Are you quite sure {with profit, depending upon her ca- “Pertectly!” answered the woman, growing impatient. * “Won't you let me see it?" persisted the’ man. p “No,-1 won't let you see it!” ““But why, ma’am?” continued the tuner, “Peesuse we haven't got a plane,” Tepifed the womun, ' No ‘Affidavit Goes: With This. ! A‘ carrespondent sends the follow- ibg, which he vouches for: '*In July wwhen X' was at work near Brockville, Fia., a farmer's wife called to me, say- ifig & Jarge gopher snake was Fobbing | her ‘hem's mest. I hurried to the spot and saw a spake which measured 5% feet -taking eggs from the nept of & common barnyard fowl. The nest was along & bedge near the road. Quickly pleking up a hoe I struck the reptile Jist g8 it :swallowed the last egg in the nest and severed the head from the body and then picked the muti- | Jated remains up by taking hold of ! its. tail, and ‘as X <id so six eggs, all | ufibroken, rolled out on the grass and goft ‘sand. The grateful woman who valled to 'me gathered the eggs up, set thew wnder an old hen and in dae course - of time all of these eggs «. No'Partiality About This Judge. Hillshorough. County Judge J. L. liazard,.arrested by = Tampa (Fla.) mdtorcyele « policeman, who - charged witliout, proper license, bound himself .over 'to’ the’ eriminal court. for i trial. ‘Judge Hazard held a preliminary hear- Ing, found /hitpself gullty as'charged, vcaprt, and’then ordered that he be re- nizhice, declaring he felt reasonably ‘Cartaln’he’would be present’in court whel) the case-was-called. Mr. Quack: ' Yes, sir, | was ter- eibly shortsighted but 1-find two pair of extra strong eyeglasgen fixds me alright. Worse Remembered Friend. About n year ago a farmer residing His horsc. to a. veterinary, when the We are told that the horse was sick again a few weeks ago and the farmer called When he arrived at ‘the farm, the barn door was found 'he aniwal was found later standing At the door of the “horse hospital” in Springfleld, where it was treated. last ¥eAr. B S i Sheep's Prank Costly. A flock of sheep was being driven _mlong Upper street, Islington, England wherf one of them suddenly pecame "through " the plate-glass window of a costumer’s shop. The “window was shatteréd and the sheep badly cut, ‘hut_thie: whole flock follewed their leader through the falling glass into | “'the shop. s | . .Liverpool Claims Biggeat Clock. Livetpool. England, claims to have -18°25 feet in dlameter, two feet more than that of “Big Ben,” the famous (Westmigster clock, its hands are three | * ' feet langer and the size of its numer- als aro three feet as against Big Ben's { ', Hgre is something new in breakfast caps. It is made of gay cretonne and i3 buttoned up the back so that it may le easily washed and froned, It is ‘Yound with a plain color in chambray. and has a narrow band of this mate- rvial about it. The brim portion may be-turned up or down ‘and- is shown tere turned up at one side and down | on the other. i A Year of Housebuilding. 1t is estimated that 417,287 houses ‘wers . grected In this country during last year. [PUSEE— Piay Football in Bare Feet. i Football is very popular in Burma, ‘the players wearing no footgear; and Kieking the ball with the bave feet. | 7 pacity and ability as a producer; and also being in a better physical condi- tion, freshen and begging another lactation period without unduc loss of ‘time and feed. Too many cows are {fed only a maintenance ration and are expected to produce heavily. They fail to do the impossible i. e., produce somethihg out of nothing, are un- profifable, never: develop properly, are stunted and tend to perpetuate | the .lgecd to ‘“‘common cows.” " BALANCED RATIONS While all three of these nutrients are necessary, they are used in differ- ent amounts by the dairy cow. .. Ac- cording of. 'T. L. Haecker, 5f St. Patl, apgrg[)'(imntely one poundiof — e e, TICAL HELPS FOR DAIRYMEN | (Prepared by County Agent D. C. Dvoraeck) [protein is needed for seven pounds of starch, or starch equivalent for most economical milk production.. It high- er proportion of protein is fed, it will be wasted and lost besides being a strain on the kidneys. If not enough { them. utger spfi:dinflsomc time in l;llemi;lji,‘zmd found neatly every unfi péesl;:t] where Mrs. Horner was under the . i f the project. Consc- doctor’s carc. Mrs. Horner's brothers, :::“il;‘v,f?ggrl!%urd wfil formulate a Harry and Pat Schussman are ‘Mh_plsn for bonding and subgm it tg : ¥l I the voters at an early date. l‘h{’: ,)u:; M£, and Mrs. G. F. Morton were jjs principally made manifest by the dinner guests at Alvin White’s Sun- pigh schaol students who come ffqm day. 3 outside the district. While this is v c_n{ J. G. and H. E. Hoglin ‘were callers | sgmplimentary to our school and its at John Langfelt’s Sunday. management it is going to cost us John Mikkelson and fawmily were Sunday guests at Mrs. Mary Segar's: Mr. gnd Mrs. L. V Harpe! returned Monday from a week end visit with relatives at Plummer. Mrs. John Mikkelson called on Drs. 1C, W, Trau‘nt Beeida Monday. eve- Stillwell called at Mrs. Dora Bel nday afternoon. _Joy Shepard and Jule Harpel were igmnor guests at E. L. Horner’s Sun- ay. v protein is fed, the cow will rob her own body to supply the lack, and will lose weight, her coat will become rough, harsh and she will become un- must therefore'be given the right pro- 4 k! | ning. portion of protein and starch—to be Mrs. J. able to produce the most milk from a/giyen amount of feed. That js hes ration, for daily feed must b op- | erly balanced. i & | 5 Redently: ‘two ‘daily rations jwere| S F:epnrod]ornlncal!nrmerzakingthe‘ RN R R kR ¢ed he has on' his farm, and buying | x as little feéd; as possible and also the: . . o o .I:ARE 'RJ:I’EDS, P .’ |feed that would supply the necessary ¥ * » nutrients at least'cost. These rations! ~ Much intérest was shown Wednes- are for cows weighing approximately | day night and the attendance was 800 pounds each, and producing 30{large and representative at the meet- [pounds of 4 per cet milk daily. Ac-|ing called by the school board for. cording to Prof. Haecker's Fecding|the purpose off devising ways and Standards, which are the result of | means to relieve the congestion in our 25 years of experimental work, each|school rooms. Our high school rooms of such cows would require 218|arc vastly overcrowded and many of pounds of protein, 12.9 pounds of!the gradés are sufering the same starch, and .7 pounds of fat daily.|way. After @ number of talks and These nutrients would be supplied by | suggestions by leading taxpayers the either of the following rations: i Clover hay .... .10 Ibs) whethey we should build a ne Fodder corn . 0 lbs|schoo! buitding thi Corn and cob meal Linseed meal Clover, hay Fodder corn 3 Corn and cob meal Ground oats . Shorts . ; Theae- rations would not onié' ene able the cow to: produce that amount of ‘milk, but also maintain her body: weight. Larger'cows,, of cows 'pro. ducing more milk Would réquire more; foéd. FL- M | opye==cs FINDS, EQILAND A FAIRYLAND American Traveler Has Nothing but Praise f‘r the People of the Northern Country. In Petrograd, Arthur Ruhl relates in “New Masters of the Baltic,” he had handed over his bag and overcoat to be checked, The functionary In charge smeared - a great label covered with uncanny paste on-his suitcase, and then . proceeded. to duplicate the oper- ation by marking his coat in the same way. Dumfounded at his protest against sticking so much soviet grime on his:good Americ¢in clothes, the- old gentleman finally .agreed to stick the label on the honk. . Thtrty miles out from Petrograd you cross the Finnish. border. - Mr. Ruhl stepped into a station restaurant, de-; posited a small.coin In an automnt,” turned the crank, and out came the best of coffee: with creum and sugar | on a-neat metal tray. Iis luggage was cured for as it would be In the’ best American hotels. Instead of be- furred Russlans, there. were dapper young ‘men . cutside the station and charming young women {nside, each dressed in the immaculate uniform of the ‘Finnfsh waitress. - “One went about,” he says, “nibbling here and there as a child in a dream nibbles {from a castle made of chocolate.” Fatal Dose for Swan. Not cantent with crumbs thrown to 1t by a pigpic party at Fresham pond, Surrey, and, a covetous swan stole a plece of jam tart which had been put gside bacause several wasps bad settle@ upon it. Apparently the wasps were still on the tart when the swan swallowed it, for a moment later the bird scréeched in pain, lashed the water with head and wings, and af- tev ‘flying wildly round the lake, fell dead. A flock of other swans watched the bird’s death struggle in fright, Muu‘é ‘Accompanied Operation. i own music s¢ soothes a South ¥bston man that he preferred it to ether recently while hospltal surgeons were probing for a bullet in his thigh. When the doctors started to put Kel8ey junder the influence of the aneAthetic he objected strenuously, Then he,. called for his harmonica,’ jumped npou the operating table and Played’ gally while the buliet was re- moved. R e st ) Gay Bungalow Caps B ] fuNeceine fror ‘rne Dally Ploneer | | i | |+ The Pauge of Emphasis. | | The historic old church of $t. M!- | chael's, In Charleston, §. C——to be a member of which is the open sesante | to Clarleston soclety—had at one time a very eccentric pastor, whose cou-! gregation never knew just swhat le would do next. Ore hot July after- noon he entered his pulpit, with the ' sounding- board above, sat down and wiped. the perspiration from his face, remarking, in & calm, unruflled tone’ “D—a hot day.” - ' A Of cour the congregation’ was thunderstruck. With_all his peculfar- ities, they had not dreamed of any- thing Mke this. So stlil was the audl- ence that the drop of 2 pin could have | been heard. After a long time, when | the perspiration had "been ' caréfally | wiped from chegk and. brow, he con-1j« glnded: s | 3o w #That's” what T Deard an irreverent H* young man.say as I nome ln."-)lur-' per's Magazine. ake yuor “gorn and drapings Kitten Built Like Rabbit, In Wauchope, Austialia, .there is a kitter -‘bunny: . It ds.an‘ordinary: puss, born with a‘deformity. - The hind.legs are immovable at the-jolnts, copse- quently Tabby’s gait gives her the gait and appearance of a rabbit. We hdve a stock of h I EEEEESRTE SRR S SR 3 ] . 8 Dressings — boxes, g TAKE HATTIE * I EE SRR ERES SR & N N The Ladies’ Aid held a supper and sale Friday evening in the town hall. The supper was. scheduled to be a fish Iry, but the fish wouldn't bite. The sale was a success and an en- joyable evening was spent by those attending, - A dance was held in the Lake Hat- tic hall Saturday night with a jolly crowd in’attendance. 4 Mt. and Mrs. J.-G. Hoglin und H. E. Hoglin were, .Bemidji - ishoppers Saturday. | Mr. and-Mrs; Ed Horner are again Pehairman took an expression as to k v high coming suminer Fof Christmas Eve owii décorations of Dennison ! égepQfla idy, bags, boxes and cornuco- : @s,,i%ij% :.;.eolo;ed lcames- and -baskets, ars, ¥ells, «'rag’”’. dolls, cut-outs, flower coi@f%%w ol C yalls, even chains of paper pop~" a nice sum in cold cash. An automobile expert who has been here looking after Cleveland - cars and was traveling through .thc' coun- try in the employ of a Mmmnpolls firm for that purpose took-one o¥ fl‘? caps he hidd been working on withdw! leave of the owner and with arlother young man and two givls atartqd Tor his next stop. He first lost his job. Next he was arrested in Duluth him-back Monday morning. Examina- tion was held before Justice Leven- jck and he was held for th¢' grand jury in May term under $2,000 bond. At last accounts he had not secured bondsmen. The other young man mar- ried his girl and brought back the automobile with the two girls as pas- sengers. ) Cooler weather with a little addi- tional snow has made the roads,good and smooth and sleighs are getting to be the rule. Weather is extremely moderate for this time of year. Plasterers are just beginhing to plaster the Methodist parsonzge and with another week of this fin¢ weath- er, it will be safe. It is-hoped it may |be occupied by the last of January. Y of “Southern Moss.” These- are-the latest and prettiest orna- -ments forithe Christmas tree, all ‘easily made and inexpensive. H;vé Yén Gifts to Wrap and Mark? andy Dommioon Gift papers, ‘cards, tags; seals, gummed ribbons, tinsel cords, twine, everything you need, and all high-class, decorative and practical. Stationery Store residing ‘at their farm homo here ™ 3 “Hey, buddjr. Firginie to T.acoeTT & Myress Topaceo Co. ‘come and get it!” Vhe Virgnia Cigar —-ard for cizarettes ette baces is the best and held for our sheriff who brought i Christmas trade is not very rush-j ing yet, but with good roads it isp beticved it wiil be, made up during the' coming week. There are a good many ' bargains' waiting for ‘the man who takes advantage of them. W.. W. With#am: bought. tke old house “where Dri Walling had lived |+ for the last 39 years and wilk move jt-across the river'onto his lots some time next week. It is one of the old- | if HUNT'S GUARANTEI! SKIN DIS! E 5] (Hunt’s Sulve'and Soap), fad) in the treatment of back without question fItch, Begemn, i fa1 est buildings in town but is sound and when fixed up will make some one a'comfortable home. The doctb.‘] Boardman’s Corner Drug Store Columbia| - ‘Wabiah Blues. Fou/Trot . The Colimbions - No One's Fool. 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