The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, December 7, 1916, Page 6

LIGHTS ON STATUE OF LIBERTY = That Turned on the Light. — New York, Dee. 2 Wilson gave the wireless whieh bathed with light Statue of Liberty at 6 o'clock tonieht. Bartholdi’s famoys sym- Dol of American freedom, whieh —President has been for thirty years a token|lowed te drink from ponds and) appe of welvome of the United States te qmillions of tmigrants from very dand, will be illuminated very night hereafter from top yotromn, funds fo tustall the permanent iting for the statute, system the gift to the United States of {« 10,000 citizens of Franee, were orovided by public subseription, Grouped around the president rpon dhe deck of the yacht May- lower anchored — off President Wilson Gave the Signal Bedloe’s| should be: fed in a thin slop. | Wormy Hogs Are Neither Profit- i able Nor Healthy, Hogs become infested with ‘worms by pieking up , the» eggs ‘with the food or in the drinking water, Therefore to lessen the flash opportunities for the hogs to be-| the | come infested they should he kept! shot gun ended the life of James and! Melton at 11:30 o'clock Thurs- in clean, well drained lots should be supplied with ~ fresh, | I elean drinking water and not al-| i jmud-wallows. Fresh slacked lime {sprinkled freely over the lots oe- | castonally will help to destroy the worm eggs, Hogs badly — infested | with] hworms should be given 4 grains j calomel, 6 grains santonin—for 100-pound hog; or 2 1-2) ns santonin, 1 drachm areca ns calomel, 2 drachms bicarbonate—-for each These remedies The | Soditim 100-pound shoat, J£S. MELTON KILLED AT -. | WORLAND, MO. | Accidental Discharge of a Gun | Produced Fatal Wound—- Leaves Large Family. The accidental discharge of—a day noon at Worland, in the western limits of the county. It rs that Melton, who lived on} a farm two miles from Worland, went to town to purchase grocer- | ies, taking a shot gun with him to kill game that he might chanee to! meet on the way, ‘In front of the | stove Melton visited was a poreh | with posts, and Melton with the! yun leaned against a post when; suddenly the gun slipped and the | hammer struek the edge of the} floor which caused the gun to dis- | charge, the contents of one barrel | entering Melton’s left groin, pro-| signal} slop should be inade out of ship-| stuff or bran. The hogs should be dieted for at east 24 hours, then given the slop containing the proper amount of medicine, Make sure that there island, as he flashed — the vhiech turned on the lights were Mes. Wilson, Jules 1. slesserand, sinbassador of Erance, Madame Jesserand, high officers of the) yo and navy. and representa ves of several nations. fight this statute, said the president, “with the thought that | i may always stand as a symbol of the slop. of our purpose to throw upon Tih-| tem days or two wee 4 | A good remedy usec wm light whieh shall re sound ¢ cultural dignity, its serene power, its be-| Station for preventing worms is:} nigant hope and spirit of guid-)3 pounds glaubers salts, 3 pounds ty Fommon salt, + pounds charcoal, 11 pound sulphur, 8 pounds cop- peras and 3 pounds sodium bicar- honate. Mix and keep in a self? feeder or trough in a dry place where the hogs can have access to Fit at all times. ret to the trough without crowd- x so each hog will get his share If necessary repeat in| 1 at the Mis-| The Missouri Agricultural Sta- tion has demonstrated the — fact. that gains may be put on fatten is plenty of room so all hogs ean} 5: Experiment |}: ducing a fatal wound. only three-quarters of an. hour, | Dr. Rhodes of Foster was sum- moned but arrived too late to be of any servic An inquest was! deemed unnecessary. Melton was | 3 years old, married and leaves | childven.—Rieh a wife and. ten Hill Review. Married 70 Years and Never Had A Fuss. | “Glasgow, Mo., Nov. 29.—J. P.| Bentley, 90 years old, and his wife, Mrs, Susan Fristoe Bentley, 88, who were married 70 years ago to- day and never had a fuss, are cel- cbrating their anniversary today. They live near Forest Green, Mr. Bentley, who has lived all} his life on his farm and still runs | He lived | from 14 to 16 hands high. I will be at the following towns to buy any number of Horses, Mares and Mules. Buy Horses and Mares from 5 to 12 years old. from 15.1 to 16 hands high, from 1,100 to 1,800 pounds, Will also buy full-made Driving Horses and Mares, 5 to 12 years old, from 14.3 to 15.2 hands high, from 1,000 to 1,100 pounds. Don’t fail to show me your good Draft Horses and Chunks as I buy them as good as grow and pay the highest cash price. Will buy any kind of a useful Mule ( « I will make you from $5 to $20 per head on your Horses and Mules, as we hold the largest Horse and Mule contract in the United States. I buy more Horses direct from farmers than anyone in the State. Nevada, Friday, ‘December Sth Butler, Saturday, December 9th Horses, Mares and | WILL BE AT - Allen’s Feed Yard z Guyton’s Bus Barn ~ 1 pound. ing hogs rapidly and economically) {foes that ave practically free| the G00-acre tract himself, is rated hy the use of self feeders. Hons Wontns ane quel) Mandioanone on the wenltliast ier) 1 Char-| Shonts weighing 121.0 jpotinds} shan hogs that are badly infested |itensCounty, having amassed a} it the beginning of a sixt¥-day] with worms. Being hardier they} fortune of between $75,000) and} Yeodine period eained 179 pounds] ya daseunervne othor dis. | 100.000. daily. weighing 228.9 pounds at] : es common ‘to Ae oe oe Both he and his wife were born the close of the “feeding trial.) jous should be kept free from jon adjoining farins. When they During this time they were sup-; jwvorms if they are to be the most profitable. -L. Weaver, Mis- sourd College of Agriculture, plied scorn, shorts, and tank each of these feeds being pl: ina separate self feeder and thé | shoats allowed to eat as much of each a sthey wished. When so fed they seemed to Dalanee their} pation about as well as could be} done by hand feeding, The pro- portion in which the: feeds were eaten Corn, 20.66 pounds: | shorts, 3.03 pounds; and tankage, The average daily feed consumed per hog was 8.189 pounds. The amount of feed re- quired for each pound of gain produced was 459 pounds. Who Was the Loser? | A banker, going home for his inner, saw a $10 bill on the eurb- stone, THe pieked it up and took the number home in order to find the owner. While at home his wife remarked that the butcher had sent a bill amounting to $10. The only money he had with him was the bill he had found, which he gave to her and she paid the With corn worth 65° cents a bushel, + , 39 per hundred and tz 2.50 per hundred it cost $5.68 to produce one hun- dred pounds of pork.-L. A. Weaver, Missouri College of Ag- riculture. Flashy Uniforms Make Better Soldiers: Washington, D.C. That fine feathers make fine -birds’* is accepted as ai unques- tiouable truth by the leading iil- itary authorities who are urging nv more extensive use of the blue uniform, Major General Bell, U.S. Army, itly pointed out the U.S. Marines as examples of his belief that an attr ve uniform — in- spires a soldier to live up to a soldier's ideals. “Though the drab and khaki will still be used as a field uni- form, the smartness of the blue i uniform with its shining brass i buttons worn by-the Marines at sea and ashore, Intve a marked ef- Dee, 2. be teet on the efficiency of those ity troops,’ say the Marine officers. Ht ee uel H Home For Thanksgiving. He i ‘ ‘Phanksgiving was a home com-}. ‘i ing day for those from Butler i who were attending the various colleges and universities. Among butcher, The buteher paid it to a farmer for a calf and the farmer paid it to a merchant who in turn paid it to a wash woman, and she, owing the banker a note for $10, went to the bank and paid the note.. The banker recognized the hill as the one he had found, and which up to that time had paid $50 or debt. On eareful investi- gation he discovered that the bill was counterfeit. Now tell us what has been lost in this deal and by whom.-—Ex. Lewis Boys Are Guilty, Hang. ‘ St. Louis Mo., Nov, 29— Ora and Roy Lewis, on trial jointly Must Government now exercises over were wed they ‘ood that if one felt, himself losing his tempen the other should take coghizance of it and preserve his own temper un-| ruffled, This, they say, is the se- | evet of their smooth relations. U. 8. Navy Effects Military Rule in Santo Domingo. Washington, D.C., Nov. 30—- Military rule has been proclaimed in Santo Domingo hy the United States Navy to suppress existing | political chaos’in the little Re- public and pave the way for guar- antecing future quiet by establish- ing there such a financial and po- liee protectorate as the American Uaiti. Kighteen hundred American marines will maintain order for the present and at least until elec- tions are held in January there officers will supervise the — econ- duct of government by native of- ficials and-disburse the customs. revenues which receivers have heen collecting by treaty arrange- ment nine years. Takes Family Cow With Him to College. Manhattan, Kan. Dec. 2. MeKena, last night were found guilty of murder in the first de- gree: The penalty assessed was death. The verdict came at 8:35 p.m. just ‘four hours after the case had heen given to the jury. 6,000,000 SOLDIERS LOST IN 6 MONTHS Russian Casualties Are the Heaviest. Berlin, Dee. ; é ~ tp| lersey cow, the property of IL. F. ne li pas aie: Krdley-of Hiawatha, has an_ in- = Teves eugenan # OR value of $300, but it would 2.—Military ex-] ¢Xpen rins not be possible to buy her from Erdley for several times that amount. i A year ago son, John, to tend the State Agricultural Erdley sent his Manhattan to at- Col- Kansas City Horse Market Farm. successfully made on the Much of the farmer’s during the winter months ean be put to good advantage in this ts more from the appearance farm than a poor fence, and there is nothing whieh adds more Making Concrete Posts on the | uable fertilizer and Concrete fence posts are one of | manure at top prices would do| the conerete produets that can be! well to preserve the leaves which | furnishes a most rich material. dl Her fall from trees and shrubs in their | At the end of each second year, ale me i} work, There is nothing which de- | io the appearance, efficiency, and | many who! weed seeds found in stable man- t . : 1 seek to obtain high grade stable} Ures. When run through a sereen it yards, H. F. Major, assistant pro-| several tons of this leaf mold are fessor in landseape gardening of} ready for use. Mixed with gar- the department of horticulture of | den soil it is splendid for potting University of Missouri says.| house plants, ferns and palms and | Millions of bushels of fertilizer; unequalled as a dressing for ; Which could be produced from de-| lawns, rose gardens and shrab- | eaying leaves are annually wasted | bery borders. ithe Fife of a fence than good durable | @ Missouri because “of thought- posts. : lessness._ To make concrete posts during | Experiments have proven that the winter months precaution | the fertilizer produced is not only inust be taken to see that the ma-| V#luable for farm fertilizer but terials do not freeze before set? for lawns and gardens. At the ting. A place for this work where | U2Versity the leaves are thrown there is no danger of freezing ean | ! : A he found on every farm, | ly mixed with clay or rough soil. There are certain requirements | At the end of a season they have io obtain good yesults in making | become decayed forming a com- conerete posts that every user of | posed heap of exceptionally val- eonerete should) have well inj Uable mold. This fertilizer is not mind; jonly a rich humus and nitrogen- Use new cement that is free |OUs substance but is free from from lumps. | Use clean, coarse sand. eit Use gravel or broken stone that. s well graded; free from soft ma- terial as clay, organic matter, ete.) BT a Use enough cement. A rich} alll mixture of 1 part cement, 1 1-2! sand, and 3 of broken stone not | Jarger than-3-4 inches, is best for | posts. - j Mix cement and sand thorough- ly while dry. Add broken stone and water Ae i lege, and he sent this cow with him. John took the cow to a Manhattan man, who fed it, used the milk and in return gave thé hoy his room and board. The board was figured as being “17 a month. At the end of the school year, after figuring in all s, the Manhattan man and continue mixing. Conerete mixed for a period of five min- utes is much better than when mixed for one minute only. Proper amount and proper plac- ing of reinforcing is essential. Four 1-4 inch iron rods are neces- sary. Place these near each cor- ner of the posts. Have well-made forms. There Leaves may be piled in shrub borders, weighted down : with sticks or.soil instead of being placed in pits. In this way they will form a winter protection as a mulch and after decaying, a nat- ural fertilizer. Care should be i into pits, soaked down and slight- | taken in placing them around young trees. Diseased leaves should be sprayed. Spraying the plants at the right time will pre- vent disease. Save your autumn leaves and return them to the Iand in the form of fertilizer. TL SB i perts estimate that there have] now figures that he is $20 to the This year Erdley sent his son him three if those who had turkey at honie heen 6,000,000 casualties on the| good. ae were: Gardner Smith, Anna] ,, 7 i : fe sal 5 Will-| Somme, at Verdun, in Russia on ft Bell Thompson and James N ill-| ire Isoazo. river, in. Macedonia|to school and with it iams, from the University of Mis- uae ’ , souri; Leslie Harper, of the West- ern Dental College, Kansas City; Frank Tuttle of the Collegiate Institute, Ft. Scott, Kansas; Ruby Henderson, Huff’s Business Col- lege, Kansas City; Robert Mad- dox, Business College, Kansas City. 2 Gets a Fine Cow by Express and Roumania since June 1. This} ¢ows, all sisters of the one who means an average of 1,000,000 cas-| came to college last year, and the ualties a month. boy now expects to return home The casualties have occurred | capitalist. with nothing decided, the German experts point out. Only in Rou- Odd Fellows Elect Officers. mania has anything definite been accomplished. The allied on-| At the regular election held by slaughts on the Somme cost 1,- the Butler Oda Fellows last Mon- 500,000 in casualties, yet the Ger-|day night the following officers man line is not broken. The strug-| Were elected for the ensuing year : Some time ago Earl Leeper, of] gle at Verdun has been given up.| Noble Grand, John Krinn. Pleasant Gap, while on a visit to] The Russian losses north of Rou- relatives in the north part of the} mania in the summer were great- state saw a Jersey heifer, that/er than those of the German, struck his fancy and which he|French and English combined. then and there determined to own,| Of the figures given out, 2,000,- and when Leeper makes up his|(00 represent the men. who were mind that he really wants — a|cither killed in battle or have died Vice-Grand, Frank Adams. Secretary, W. S. Arnold. Treasurer, M. E. Fullbright. , Trustee, H. H. Wells. ° Butler ledge No. 180 is in the most flourishing condition of its career. New members are being thing he usually gets it. So he purchased the cow and had it shipped by express. It arrived in Butler in good shape Saturday from wounds or disease. The fig-| added at nearly every meeting to ures are not exact—these never | its already large roster and under may be available, but are estimat-| the newly elected officers it is be- ed by statisticians and others who| lieved that it will-have a more prosperous season than ever, - if night and-Mr. Leeper was on hand | keep closely in touch with the sit- and took it out to his farm. uation. that be possible. rc ‘ are many good patented forms on the market but home-made forms have given just as good satisfac- tion. : Clean and oil form with a heavy oil before pouring concrete. Leave posts in mold for at least 24 hours. In damp weather a longer period is necessary. Keep posts moist the first week while curing. Allow them to sea- son one month before using. Handle concrete posts with care. They cannot be thrown frem a wagon like wooden posts. he uses of concrete on the farm will be discussed in a course offered by the Agricultural En- gineering Department of the Uni- versity of Missouri during the Short Course in Agriculture.—E. W. Lehmann, Missouri College of Agriculture. © Autumn Leaves Valuable for U: Autumn leaves are a1 inost val- - Here’s a Vacation Tip In the White River Country of Southwestern Missouri and Northern Arkansas, you'll get more of what you want in the way of a real vacation than anywhere you can go—even though you traveled three times the distance and it cost you ten times the price. * - Only a short ride “a to reach. Hotels, boenting-hadies and camps everywhere—comfortable and inexpensive. MISSOURI ‘PACIFIC “Pleasant Way to Pleasant Places”