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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-02-26

Now that the cruise of Amer
lean battleship fleet has been com
pleted the following by the Wash
ington correspondent of the New
York World will be interesting:-
In round numbers the cruise of
the battleshp fleet when it is fin
ished at Hampton Roads on Feb
ruary %, will have csot the Amer
can people $2O,OOOOOO. That cost
is figured on the prices prevail
ing in the latter part of 1905. Ths
5000 men aboard have spent
Sc, 400, 00ONan allowance of $4OJ
for each officer and man, spread
over fourteen months. The repair
bill, after the ships reach their
home ports, is expected 10 run up
to between $5,0O0,0W and $1,000,
600. Rear Admiral Arnold's third
squadron of the Atlantic fleet,
now concentrating at Guatanamo,
is under orders to leave there be-
tween February s and 10 to meet
Rear Admiral Sperry's 16 bat
tleships, which are to leave Gibra
tar February 6. Somewhere In
the broad Atlantic the ships of
the several squadrons will get In
to wireless communication with
each other, and then with-Arnold
ships as an escort, the vessels WI
proceed to Hampton Roads. With
good weather they may reach the
Virginia capes two days ahead Of
time. Arnold''s squadron consist
Of the bsttleships Maine, Mssiss-
ippi, New Hampshire, and idaho
the scout cruisers Chester, Birm-
'ingham and Salem. -Commoner,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-02-26
BREEDS AND TYPES OF
FARM ANIMALS
H0istein CaHle

hoistem-kreAan caLtle have bt
come widely known among GARY.
men because of their extreme
profit making capacity and are
widely spread Over continental
Europe. They are supposed to
nave originated In Holland, wher,
tney have been bred for at least
200 years as dairy cattle.
The moist lowiands of Holland
produce abundant feed, and the
inherited skill of the Hollander
coming through many generation.
OF people who have devoted them
selves entirely to the care of COW,
with a process of selection of
the superior cattle, aided by Gov
eminent regulation as to breeding
have produced the most wonder
ful and useful breed of the world
The cattle breeders of other
countries have recognized this,
and have used the Holland cows
IN building up such well-known
races as the Ayrshire and Short
horn, while Continental Europe,
from the Arctic Circle down, DO
seSes Offshoots of the Holland
breed, all of which, under various
names, are uniformly animals of
a strong and vigorous character,
yielding largely of milk and fat
tenlng into profitable and excel
lent meat.
At several of the State ex-
pertinent stations in this country
much careful work has been done
to ascertain the qualities of the
HOlstein COW and the results have
demonstrated beyond question thu
large and profitable yield of
the Holstein as a dairy cow.
The size of the breed is large.
The cows, properly reared, weigh
at maturity well toward l,M
pounds, and average from 5000
to 1880 pounds of milk, and 300
to $50 pounds Of butter per year.
Bulletin No. rs of The Bureau
of Animal Industry reports under
title of Comparative Yields Of
Butter Fat, an average yield OF
Leo pounds of fat per day for
Holstein cowys, as against 1.36
pounds for Jerseys, and 1.R
pounds for Guernseys and Ayr
snlres. These figures are from
American and European analyses.
From a summary of American an
alyses the Holstein shows 1.6l
pounds, against 1.26 pounds for
Jersey, 1.41 pounds for the Guer
sey and LOT pounds for the Ayr
shire. The daily milk yield is
given as 1879 pounds for the Hol-
stein, 24.5 pounds for the Jer-
sey, 2S.9 pounds for the Guerns-
ey and 27.7 pounds for the Ayr
shire.
One COW of the breed, Pietert-
je, End yielded 3O,3lS pounds OF
milk in one year; Princess OF
Wayne yielded 29,OOS pounds;
Clothilde, 26,O21 pounds; Echo,
29,775 pounds.
The quality of the milk, as re-
lated to butter fat, shows an ave-
rage of about 8 IA per cent fat.
The other solids are about 9 per
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-02-26

The recent high prices of eggs
brought forth the following COM
ment from a writer in a large
city paper-Sharp advances in
price Of eggs threaten to cause
some peculiar cha lses III the old
customs of the people. 1. is
wealth to order two or three egg
for breakfast; children are no
longer allowed to carry them
from the grocery stores; express
companise receive shipments only
when offered in steel safes; egg
when offered in steel safes;
egg-throwing at distinguished cit
Gems can only be INDUCED in by
millionaires."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-02-26
Unsatisfactory Education,

We ought to train our boys to be
more methodical and more thorough.
going In everything they have to do.
Constantly We hear complaint from
business men that boys from the
grammar schools, and even from the
higher schools, are very hazy about
arithmetic. Now. II there II any sub.
Jet requiring precision It 10 that
which deals with figures. Il boots 1t
tie that q boy has gone through q
high school course II he cannot make
out the extensions Of an ordinary bin
OF lading. Yet the latter difficulty pre-
seats itself to business men eontinp
aily.-Philadslphia Inquirer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-02-26
WHAT THREE ACRES wILt DO
An illustration Of What May Be 40
eompllshed In the Tropics on
Small Aeresoe.

|
! Many re9ders OF this paper will re-
call a Iii book published several
years ago entitled, Ten Acres
Enough" The book had a large cir.
culation, and being well and logically
written by practical market gard
+, ner, IT was the means OF inducing a
large numter Of people to abandon
city life and devote themselves to
agriculture and hort. culture in a small
way. Had the writer OF the above
mentioned publicat on lived today and
visited that wonderfully fertile DOR
ton Of the MEXICAN republic known
as its tropics" he would never have
written Ten Acres enough" but
would have devoted his time and
skin as convincing writer to a de-
scription OF one o. me most bountI
fully endowed and most prohlc eoun-
tries on lhe Amer Can continent, and
what could be done with but three
acres OF its rich, alluvial soil. His pen
would have found delight In depicting
conditions undreamed Of In northern
climates and he would have been the
pioneer Of a large following Of en-.
--usaasts, csptvated by his descrip-
tons.
1t Is difficult to keep within bounds
when depicting prevailing conditions
in tropical Mexico; one becomes so
carried away with his subject that he
is liable TO be regarded as an unre-
liable narrator by the incredulous. 1t
Is a fact, however, that a settler in
the Mexican tropics, or one who en-.
cages in horticulture on a plan Of
cooperation. without go ng to Mexico,
may become financially independent
with three acres Of land planted in
tananas, in less than FIVE years. And
another thing; he may secure free
holdings OF land in the Isthmus Of
fehuantepec, the richest portion "
this region, If he will take advantage
OF The offer now being extended BY
the Cardenas Land Company, whose
Offices are situated on the eighth floor
OF the Arrott Building, Pittsburgh, Pa.
1t will pay the reader to write 10 this
company for information regarding
their free offer.
DR.. Speires of Ellinwood was il
the city Sunday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-02-26

Miss Flora Smith returned Sat.
urday from St. Louis and Kansas
City where she has been buying
a large stock of spring millinery
for her Millinery Emporium.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-02-26

Mrs. Dave Barritt and daughte
were down from Pawnee Rock
last Saturday for a visit with
friends.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-02-26

Lawrence Walters was in from
the south side last Saturday for
a visit with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Walters.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-02-26

Miss Amy Armstrong returned
to her home at Hutchinson Mon
day, after visit here with Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Wyman.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-02-26

j. E. Reser returned last Sat-
urday from a business trip to
Chicago.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-02-26

James Buchanan is here from
Topeka for a visit with relatives
and friends, and to look after
his farming interests in ) outh
Bend township.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-02-26

Lloyd Holiday and Ernest Rus
sell were up from Hutchinson on
Sunday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-02-26

DR.. Powers went to Little Rlv-
er last Saturday on professional
business.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-02-26
ct, and are uniformly u,ssen, 10

| 81 oph0 LUZ IIquiQ c0uSuhi
tlon Or lor outer or cheese plu-
ouctlon. IL Is a milk winch uoes
lot reauliy separate It's lat as
uooS that Oh DreeaS whose nilA
Enthusiastically shows larger Ia
glODules, and 1t Is, therefore, Tic
best possible milk for shipping
purposes.
lhe greatest yields OIL butter
per cow have been made in lhls
c0untry and nom hOlStein cows.
The recently completed Seml-an-
1lclal test by representatives OF
the Wisconsin Experiment STA
ton for one year OF the Holster
cow, COlantha As Johanna, is tn,
world S record for all breeds and
shows a yield in twelve consecu-
i've months OF 99o.26 pounds fat,
from q ,432 pounds of milk; avel
age per cent of fat in milk 3.42.
This is equivalent to 1,247.S2 lbs.
OF butter on 80 per cent basis OF
LA less at $751; per cent.
The worlds largest record pre-
lous to this was that of the Hol-
stein cow, Pauline Paul, reaching
1853 pounds Is ounces, and this
was a perfectly authenticated rec
ord. .
Of the 1894 Holstein cows test
ed by State experiment stations
during the year ending May Is,
1908, the average seven-day yield
was 1851 pounds of fat from 395
pounds of milk showing a fat
percentage of 3.46.
HolStein cattle are by no means
dainty in their choice of food
from calfhOOd up. They freely
consume all sorts of roughage.
They possess vigorous constitu-
tons; are hardy under all condi-
tons of climate; free from diseas
and breed with great regularity,
producing very large and strong
calves, which are raised without
difficulty.
Holsteins excel for all dairy
purposes. No breed equals them
in the production of veal. The
calves are large at birth and
fatten with great rapidity. They
are valuable for beef production
and they fatten rapidly when
not in milk. The conditions un-
der which the breed has been de
veloped for thousands of years
are conducive to the remark
able combination of utilities.
Large size is a predominant
characteristic of the Holstein. Thu
peculiar vitalizing properties ex-
listing Holstein milk have be-
come widely recognized by phys
icians and scientists as well as
breeders. Public institutions hos
pitfalls for the insane etc. using
large quantities of Holstein milk
among their patients, find certain
peculiar beneficial results and no
ticeable from other mllks.
The nearness in composition to
the human mothers milk has led
generally to the use of HOlsteln
milk. for infants, and the supply
ing of pure HOlstein milk for
this purpose has become a dis
tinct feature of eht city milk
trade.
F. L. HOUGHTON,
Sect'v HOlsteip-Friesian Assn of
America.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-02-26

Hugh Holmes was over from
HolsingtOn Tuesday evening to
attend the masquerade given by
the CarnatiOn Dancing club.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-02-26

l, A marriage license wss issued
Monday to Jesse McMurrsy, age
Is, Of Denver and Bessie Haskins
age a, of Los Angeles.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-02-26

Fly. Nordman was down from
.Olmitz last Saturday visiting
with friends and looking after
business matters here.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-02-26

Fred Lutcshg was up from Ell.
llnwOod for a visit with home
folks over Sunday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-02-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Button
were in from Clarence township
Saturday for a visit with rela-
tlveS and friends.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-02-26
School Report.

Report of School District No. /
for the month ending February L.
1909. No. days utgaht, %; To-
tai attendance 223; Average daily
attendance II 800; No. boys en-.
rolled 6; No. girls enrolled 9: TO-
tai enrolment Is. Lille Gagel-
man was neither tardy nor absent
Josiee harms, Fred Harders and
Mary Harders were absent but
not tardy. Herman George was
tardy but not absent. Friday,
Feb. IL, Lineoln's birthday, a.
small program was given by the
school. The visitors were Mrs.
Minnie Cell and son, Louis, Mrs.
Auguste Tammen, Hilda and
Rosa, the Misses Marie wag-
ner, Alma and Irma Muasolf, and
Messrs. Archie Cell, Edgar Garth
and Harry Mausolf. Everyone in
vited to visit the school at any
time.
TILLA NEWKIRK, Teacher.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-02-26

Miss Lizette Zutavern, who has
weeks, is reported to be much
been very ill for the past few
better now.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-02-26

A. Henderson, of Homestead
first of the week to look after bus
farming interests out there.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-02-26

Courtney Harris is in Speare'
vile this week on business.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-02-26

Fred Kienzle was up from Ell
llnwood Sunday to visit friends.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-02-26

Mr.. and Mrs. W. s. McDougal
and family have moved into Mrs.
h. Seebcr's residence in the east
pa. o. town.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-02-26

Z. c. Briggs was at Huichin-
son on business last Saturday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-02-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lee have
been here from Salina, for a Wis
it with Mrs. Lees parents, Mr..
and Mrs. E. R. Moses, and with
other relatives and friends.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-02-26

DR.. Speires of Ellinwood was il
the city Sunday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-02-26

F. L. HOUGHTON,
Sect'y Holsteip-Friesian Assn OF
America.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-05-22
JUNIOR ATHLETES
Give Interesting Exhibition at the
Local Y. M. C. A.

An audience that comfortably filled
the spacious gallery of the Y. M. C.
A. gymnasium was on hand to wit
ness the junior gymnastic exhibition
last night. The boys went through
the various mass drills and class
work with faultless precision, and
richly deserve the praise that was
given and is due them. A great deal
of the credit for the success of the
entertainment is due the Leaders
Squad, an organized composed of the
picked boys in the junior classes, and
whose work is absolutely indis-
pensable to the physical director of
any association. Perhaps the most
interesting feature of last nights en-
tertainment was the illustration given
by the Leaders Squad of Restoring
to life of the apparently drowned"
One of the boys jumped in the pool
and was actually rescued in the same
manner as he would have been if
drowning; from there he was carried
to the gymnasium, where all the
methods employed by trained life
savers were gone through in view of
the entire audience. The musical Sc
lections by the Triece Orchestra
were up to their usual standard of
excellence, and were greatly appre-
ciated and enjoyed by all present. A
neat little sum of money above Incl
dental expenses was realized from
the exhibition, all of which will be
applied to the purchase of several ar
ticles needed by the boys.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-05-22

road was not then mentioned, and has
never been preached to him.
If the buying of the International
and Great Northern by the Cotton
Belt is contemplated, Judge Freeman
does not know of it; at the same
time he says that anybody with good
taste would want the International
and Great Northern road, and that it
would be especially valuable to the
Cotton Belt as giving it a tidewater
outlet. Any road is in bad condi-
ton that does not have a gulf outlet
or terminus in Texas and it would be
exceedingly beneficial for the Cotton
Belt to have such road Judge
Freeman said that such a thing as a
physical consolidation of the proper
ties of the two lines was out of the
question, as they were competing
lines. When asked if control by buy,
ing controlling stock of a competing
line was not also precluded by the
law, he said that this was the other
fellows question, and smilingly de,
clined to answer.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-05-22
EAST TEXAS OUTLOOK
WoIdert Grocery Company of Tyler
Issues Bulletin Touching Fruit
and Truck Industry.
Tyler, Texas, May 81, 1909.

Tyler, Texas, May 81, 1909.
Strawberries-We have been ship
ping them for seven weeks. Eighty
five straight care have left Tyler to
date, and will probably ship four or
five more. This has been by far the
best season on record, consequently
the acreage has been largely in
creased.
Peaches-Since our last report on
April 30th there has been consider
able change in the prospects. At that
time we expected about 25 car loads
early peaches and 10 cars Elbertas.
We now think Is to 20 cars will
cover all, as they have dropped from
the trees. The crop is fully two
weeks later than usual, especially the
early ones.
Tomatoes are excellent;
the vines are standing the dry wealth
er fine. No rain of any consequence
has fallen here this month. We ex-
pect to ship first car pink stock
about June 5th.
Potatoes-We have been shipping
new Triumph potatoes for some time
from points south of here. Will be-
gin digging at Tyler next week. The
yield is going to be very light on ac-
count of the dry weather. In South
ern Texas the drouth has cut the
crop short fully sixty per cent. The
yield in Louisiana is also very disap-
pointing.
Cabbage-Cabbage has been hit the
hardest of anything, not only by low
prices, but the dry weather has cut
them short fully fifty per cent. The
crop is now moving.
Yours truly,
Woldert Grocery Co.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-05-22
A NOTRE DANE LADY'S APPEAL.

To all knowing sufferers of rheuma-
tism, whether muscular or of the
Joints, sciatica, lumbagos, backache,
pains in the kidneys or neuralgia
pains, to write her for home treat
ment which has repeatedly cured all
Of these tortures. She feels it her duty
TO send it to all sufferers FREE. You
cure yourself at home as thousands
will testify-no change of climate be-
ing necessary. This simple discovery
banishes uric acid from the blood,
toosens the stiffened joints, purifies
the blood and brightens the eyes, Civ
ing elasticity and tone to the whole
system. If the above interests you
for proof address Mrs M. Summers
Box R, Notre Dame. Ind.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-05-22
FREEMAN VS.. MAYF|ELD.
Receiver of the international Rail
road Tells What Might Happen
With Forfeiture.

3 Today's Houston Chronicle says:
y If Commissioner Mayfield should
succeed in an attempt to secure the
forfeiture of the charter of the Inter
national and Great Northern road it
would, it is said, result in costing the
unsecured creditors of the road the
aggregate sum of 100000.
Judge t. ]. Freeman, receiver of
the International and Great Northern,
was seen by Chronicle representa-
tive and questioned concerning the
possibility of the forfeiture of the
charter of the road Judge Freeman
said that in his judgment no basis
existed in law or in fact for such a
forfeiture as was proposed, and that
absolutely the only result of the &C
action, if it could be successfully
done, would be to cause an irrepa-
rable loss to two thousand creditors
of the road to whom the company
owes sums of from 81 to as high as
$4,000,000, aggregating s7,0O0,OOO of
unsecured Indebtedness
If the road is recognized without a
foreclosure these general creditors
who are unsecured will be taken care
of, but if the charter be forfeited no
reorganization would be possible ex-
cept through foreclosure.
Not one cent in fines and no finan-
cial gain of any kind would accrue to
the state of Texas by such forfeiture,
and no reason, except a sentimental
one, is said by Judge Freeman to ex-
list for it. The general creditors are
scattered all over Texas and other
parts of the United States, and con-
sist largely of merchants who have
furnished supplies, lumber, ties and
other commodities.
The bonded Indebtedness of the
road to holders of the first, second
and third mortgages is about 27.OO0,-
600. The holders of even the third
mortgages could easily afford to bid
in the road and secure another char
ter by pro forma process and the
PAYMENT of the small charter fee re-
quired, 6dt none of the general cred
itors could swing so large a deal
and would simply lose out.
Judge Freeman pointed out that
the bondholders are quite comfort
pie and secure in any event, and
that in not desiring to see the char
ter forfeited he was acting entirely
in the interests of the general cred
itors.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-05-22

in the Northwestern states and Mid
die Slope region, ALSO over part of
the eastern cotton belt and Texas and
the Atlantic states.
The storm center continues over
Utah, with its trough extending to
South Texas. The high pressure area
continues over the lake region. At
7 a. m. the coolest temperature was
3S degrees, in Nevada; in the lake
region it was As degrees, while on the
gulf coast it was IA degrees. In
Texas the extremes were so degrees
in the Panhandle and ~ degrees on
the coast.
G. Hass Hagen,
Official in Charge.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-05-22
TO SPEAK TO MEN.
DR.. Carroll of Dallas Will Address the
Men of Palestine Sunday.

A great meeting for men will be
held tomorrow afternoon in the Y.
NJ. c. A. gymnasium, to which every
man in Palestine is invited. Rev. w.
Irving Carroll, pastor of the First
Congregational church of Dallas, Tex,
as. who is now conducting a revival
meeting at the Congregational church
in this city, will give the address
His subject will be, "Noah's Ark" A
special effort is being made to pro
vide an attractive musical program.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-05-22
Junior Epworth Leaque

Program for Sunday, May 90:
Singing.
Prayer.
Topic: The Lords Supper.
Scripture-Luke 22:14-2O, l Cor
1880.
Leader-Helen Henry.
Key Text<Juani Watkins.
Central Trutb~Iaa6oIle Woodland.
Lesson Story-Gface Yarborough.
Roll call.
Song.
Benediction.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-05-22

vile to help out the boys. He is a
musician of marked ability and help
ed to make the overtures great
treat. The vaudeville act by Leigh &
Shone brought down the house, and
the motion pictures were up to the
usual high standard The illustrated
song by Mrs. John D. Grigsby was a
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-05-22
Grace Church Junior League.

Grace Church Junior League.
Program for Sunday, May %, 1909:
Leader-Ernest Hughes.
Hymn.
Topic: Missionary.
Responsive reading, Ps. "a.
Prayer.
Hymn.
Talk on Mission Work in Korea
[delle Johnson.
Missionary sketches by Leaguers.
eading-Maggie Wagnon.
Hymn.
Missionary drill.
Sentence prayers.
Hymn.
Remarks.
Benediction.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-05-22
GOOD CROWD AT AIRDoME
Last Night For the Band Boys Ben
efit-Nce Program.

There was standing room only at
the Airdome last night. 1t was the
occasion of benefit for the Queen
City Concert Band, and was the first
concert in public by our local band
since their reorganization. The music
was excellent. Prof. Cruz, the new
director, came down from Jackson