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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-05-21
ROIsINGTON.
From the Dispatch.

From the Dispatch. May 10.
Art Mitchell came in from Fort
Scott via Kansas City the first Of the
week. He says Heck has been
switching In Kansas City but his
health has not been very good lately.
e. A. King and Miss Alice Ulsh
were married at the home of the brides
parents near Clahin May 5. They
will make their future home IN Stat.
ford county.
. il. Incl is the new proprietor of
the mail hack line between here and
the Bend, having purchased the
property of Jasper Duff last week.
Mr.. Incl took charge of the line
Sunday. Mr.. Duft's health has been
failing the past months and he ex-
poets to leave soon for California.
E. L. Jacobs net with quite a pain
full accident Monday while working
on a barn for J. M. Toadvine. Ed
was working with M. Norton hang
ing doors when they fell and a bit that
they had been using pierced one of
Mr.. Jacobs lower limbs, just above
the knee. He was brought to town
where Dr.. McCauley dressed the
wound.
Beckett Bros, have closed a deal
with James P;;zinger, selling him the
north half of the Beckett Meyer build
ing for $4,000. Since they have
purchased the Agerter lot and have
started the erection of a one story
so feet long, to be rented as
a store building. We understand
$1,000 was the price paid for the
lot.
J.. W. Drake was down to Wichita
last week and sold his fine driving
horse for $500. Jim of course feels
the effects of the dry weather like
every one else but says this is going
to be big corn year because all the
rain that is being held back will come
Just when needed by the corn.
Inc FIRE Department was called
out about l:SO p. m. Saturday to put
but pile Of burning rubbish under
he steps at the rear Of Pizinger's
|ewelry store. The fire was prompt
y put out by the use of the chemical.
It is not known how it started but il |
vas blazing in a threatening manner |
when discovered by l. W. Veneer.
Judging from the report issued BY |
he Kansas State Firemen's Associa. |
ion, the Hoisington Fire Department
S we'll up among the leaders, both in
of property saved and in
equipment. In most of The volunteer
over the state the men re.
eive 81 for each fire but few paw
more and in some the men are only
xempt from poll tax. Some of the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-05-21
Disease In The School.

More than 100000 children of the |
school age are annually laid PROSTATE
by the three preventable disease of
dlph.heria, tuberculosis and scarlet
fever, and 10000 of these illnesses
terminate fatally. In diphtheria and
scaret fever, the infection generally
passes from pupil to pupil in the
early stage of the disease, which only
medical inspection can detect.
How widespread may be the in.
lection resulting from the presence of
one source Of contagion is forcibly
demonstrated by an occurrence IN a
school at Millgrove, Ohio, where a
boy with incipient measles infected
every member of the school, iuclud.
ing the teacher, so they all fell sick
within ten days. If discovered early,
the sick are not only prevented from
injecting the well, but are, in most
cases easily cured. In one yeal
about 700 pupils with diphtheria,
scarlet fever and tuberculosis were
found attending the schools of Mass.
achusettS. During the same period
several thousand children with other
contagious diseases such as measles,
mumps, grippe, and syphilis were ex.
,cluded from these schools in the inter.
est of health. There can be no doubt
that the early discovery of these all
mentS prevented them from injecting
hundreds of other children Over 15,.
900 cases of contagious eye disease
we're found in the New York City
schools in one year, and $4,000 other
children were excluded for various
transmissible ailments ranging from
diphtheria to whooping cough. In
Philadelphia about 10000 of the
school attendants during the year are
excluded at some time, because of
diseases which menace the health of
their associates-From slaughter of
the Innocents,,' in June Technical
World Magazine.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-05-21

It would be interesting to see a
fence post driving contest between
two Of the professional strong men
Who proudly show their muscular de-
.velopment in the daily papers. Swing.
ing an eighteenteen pound post maui
all day might be just tlay to them,
but it is safe to bet that they would
be willing to 60 to bed early the
evening after.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-05-21

Ten years hence, when the present
courses of instruction in rural schools
will have been changed, we can not
expect the class in, primary rural &c.
onomics to recite, viz: Teacher.
What is one of the best investments
that farmer can maker Class. "a
manure spreader." Teacher. "What
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-05-21

companies have as high as As men
and some as low as twelve. The
Hoisngton company has nearly $500
in the relief fund for inj ired or dis.
able fremen.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-05-21

II the country boys leave the farm
to 60 to the cities, where do the CITY
boys gol In looking at the swarm of
bows on the playground seem that
mere are boys enough to supply the
demand for some time to come.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-05-21

Il. F. Wilson, who attended the
ball Igame at Mcpherson Tuesday,
and says ne will not attend another
outside game this season, as each
time he went the home team lost, and
he therefor considers himself a
jonah.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-05-21

Speaking about cutworms leads
me to suggest very fertile field to
the inventive genius. These insects
In one stage Of their existence 20 to
sleep for week or two. The prob.
lem is for some one to contrive a plan
or method Of keeping them asleep.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-05-21

is another goou one?" Class. "a
grain cleaner and grader" Teacher.
switch is the best way Of seeding,
broadcast or with the drill?" Class.
with the drill"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-05-21

The advice given by some to put
stations to work on the pillow is es-
pecialiy, applicable in the case of the
grade animal. 1t would be a good
thing if all grade stations would be
put in the tugs to stay.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-05-21

Barn plans differ so much in differ.
ent localities owing to the difference
In climate and other local conditions
that reliable information for those in
tending to build is hard to get except
BY visiting Deighboring farms and
being guided to certain extent by
the advice of the most experienced
barn builders in the neighborhood.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-05-21

''"vor and Mrs. Web Boards
low IF Heller were in the city
Sunday visiting. Also sighting at
the ball game.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-05-21

1t is generally thought that the
beech and a few other kinds of trees
are never struck by lightning. How
ever. the notion was completely up
set by one of our institute speakers
this winter, so don't think you're safe
under any tree in a thunder Storm
unless it's redded.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-05-21

1t does not matter what sort of seed
corn sOrter the farmer uses only so
he sorts bis seed with a sorter that
sorts.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-05-21

What fine thing it would have
been to have had someone present
with a bottle of chloroform just be
fore the first two Gu worms in the
world went to house keeping. If
they had been killed of, just think
how much more corn would have
been produced 10 the central West.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-05-21
'''''n Dunn is a new en-
ployee at the telephone office.

Harry Taylr oOf Lyons is an en-
thusiastic fam. He has attended
sevaraN If the Great Bend-LyOns
games in this city. But Sunday
=, I'D not have much to say.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-05-21

1t is not necessary for you to say
what you think to the fellow who tells
that he just likes to walk behind a
drag day after day. If you have
horses enough buy harrow cart and
take some comfort while dragging
and let the other fellow prauce around
his fields and enjoy himself in his
own particular way.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-05-21

1t IS hard to see where there can
be any object in keeping youngsters
in school long hours in order to keep
them from being a bother at home.
You cannot make a youngster stick
to his books to any advantage after
his mind tires.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-05-21

Farm Burrows has a sweet tooth
which acts up especially strong when.
ever anything comes in view that
looks like maple sugar. The other
day that sweet tooth caused the in.
vestment Of a small sum in what was
presumed to be good old fashioned
maple sugar. After emptying the
sack with satisfaction, what do you
suppose was found in the bottom3 A
slip which read: "Cane and Maple
Sugar Compound. Cane so per
cent. Maple so per cent" That
was the first time that sweet tooth
was ever satisfied with half and
half mixture.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-05-21

If snow is the poor mans fertilizer
the poor man stands more than an
even show to geta bumper crop this
year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-05-21
Farm FurroAs.
Turned by a practical farmer.

What would you think of a fellow
Who would say that the season in the
corn belt were July, August, and
winter? Well, such a fellow crossed
my path the other day. The fellows
that are looking for a Paradise on
earth are mighty unhappy individuals.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-05-21

Charles Buzzo of Chase visited
Saturday with his aunt, Mrs. Jas.
Slim.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-05-21

John Schultz was a visitor from
Logan township, Tuesday.
John Schauf. Of Ellinwood was in
the city Wednesday. He is build.
ing a large barn on MS farm south
east of the city.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-05-21

This is the season when the pig
pens and lamb cotes are we'll marked
with signs Of "Warm meals at all
hours.'
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-05-21

The middle. of-lhe-road policy in
general is good one. but those fell.
lows who put into practice on the
highway and refuse to give half make
a fellow pretty warm under the col.
Lar. There are certain convention.
'ites which society requires every
man to recognize regardless of your
like or dislike.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-05-21

have a neighbor wto holds the
idea that he can buy cheerfulness.
he pays seventy-fve cents a quart
tor 1T. There is nothing Catching"
however, about the kind of cheerful.
ness which he experiences. Farm
burrows cling' to the opinion that
cheerfulneSs is a home made product
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-05-21

1t takes some men long while to
see the light. Take, for instance, in
sheep growing. There is no better
way to get weeds under control on a
farm that has been carelessly tended
or to increase the producing power
of one that has been run down than
to introduce flock of sheep. A lot
OF men have been farming for forty
years and hasn't COTTON onto this
idea yet.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-05-21

OF 10 increase the producing power
of one that has been run down than
to introduce flock of sheep. A lot
OF men have been farming for forty
years and hasn't COTTON onto this
idea yet.
The American way is to worry
when things 60 wrong-for instance,
when it rains and keeps raining as it
has in many parts of the country this
spring. So many good people are
fussing and worrying-wasting ener-
gy. MY advice to such people is tc
do as they do in the old country when
it rains too much, that is, let it rain.
The prettiest little farm home in
this part of the country is owned by a
man who is an expert worker in
concrete. He has almost supplanted
wood in concrete in his farm improve.
ments. This is true in the case of
sidewalks, posts, watering tanks,
stable and feeding floors. Now he
has planned several small buildings
that are to be constructed entirely of
concrete from the ridge board to the
foundation. He says it is great fun
to live in the concrete age.
If l were philanthropist l would
offer a $1,000 prize for an ornamental
tree that would fit into the environ.
nent OF the school ground. l do
not know of a more unfavorable place
tor a tree to make showing than on
the average school premise. A half
dozen directors have tried to pet
trees to grow on our school ground
and III wager the shade secured I'D
% date has cost $50 a square foot.
A friend of mine who has been
helping his wife do the washings for
he last year or so found wash day
% be such "Jonah" that he has now
equipped laundry complete with a
gasoline engine costing something
ike SIS. All you have to do is to
tart the engine, handle a couple of
evers, and hang up the clothes. Farm
Burrows hopes that good manv
housewives may be able to use this
tip" to good advantage
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-03

Melvin McKerricher. Fort Bragg
WiImar Weston Deavitt, Tuolumhe-
s Edna Kline, WILLOWS. 20 1J.,.
Kenneth Hicks. X F. L., pOA - AA"S
Lloyd Sage. Fruitvale. box As.
Evaughn Lewis, 225 Sadowa street.
San Francisco.
Katherine stone, lou IidW eNNi -
Eria F. Cooley. 211s Central avenue,
Alameda. -. 80
Virginia whitehin. 1926 Fairview
street Berkeley
Ruth Dean P. o. box 201, Petaiu1ha.
Jane Cardwell San Juan.
Marguerite Chapman. box q. Auburn
/Elinor Atchison. 3S6 Berryessa road
San Jose.
Ralph Prather. FairfId.
Russell Medcraft sO1 Paru street.
Arthur R. Smith. 2o17. San Jose ave-
nue..
Alameda.
Hall Schrader Hall lodge, r. +. D
No. 81. box 81. Wrights -,
weelum Easton, r. F. d. No. %. Gil
Aimee Boysen. LeGrand-
Fulton J. Mather. ST. Helena:
Fred Levens. SOS Eighteenth street.
Oakland.
E. Mildred Thompson, Kenwood.
Frederic E Ward, 1928 San Pablo
avenue. Oakland.
Howard Kelley Antioch.
Thomas CardwelI. San Juan.
Ethel A. Poe, HealdSburg, r. f. ID.
No. 3.
Bernard Blank, P. o. box lis. San
AnselmO.
Henry ]. Sturne. Bloomfield.
Amy Felts, Maxwell
Claude ROuner. Snawmut
Helen Bache. 612 Taylor avenue, Ala
media.
Wanda Alger, 412 s. East street.
Paul B. Shuey, Monterey
Anita Sheeran, 2157 Santa Clara ave-
nue., Alameda.
Helen Morrissey. 1857 Sanchez street,
San Francisco.
Ethyl Leone Werner. Princeton
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A CLASS CLUB AND AN AMATEUR PLAY

her forehead into a knot at, the back,
an untidy wrapper and a dirty apron
was noticeable character His daugh-
ter. a light haired. blue eyed. ragged
little lass, could not have been mis-
taken for one of the family. Other
characters such as the inn keeper and
other noted personages of the village,
We're all there. but to describe them
would be unnecessary.
In the second act. in which RIP en-
tiers the amphitheater. costumes of it's
sue paper of every color were used to
represent the odd looking persOnages
playing at nine pins. We played a real
game of nine pins, and a boy in the
anteroom beat muffied drum at
each rolls of the ball, which was to
represent thunder.
In the third scene you find poor old
lame Rip awaking among boughs and
greens. An old key and a rusty gun
near by. His beard was white and his
clothes were widowed with four.
In the fourth and last scene Rip en-
tiers during the election. and every
body seems to be much excited except
Rip Van Wrinkle Jr., vino is peacefully
sleeping against the inn. He is fin
ally aroused and finishes the scene
with Come on. old dad. and wen
drink yer health with bumper Of
Holland wine.
We have given entertainments since
but none which were liked as well as
this.
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James Fenton. santa clara.

James Fenton, Santa Clara.
Mary Peckham, IA North Twelfth
Olive Kennedy, 41s Duncan street.
San Francisco.
Eleanor Manning. 1876 Clay street.
Lurline Violet Simpson. 6s1 Brock
hurst street, Oakland.
Paul Jordan, 1922 Telegraph ave-
Dorothy Jones, 964 F'ifty-third street,
Oakland.
Estelie Grant, 1925 Nineteenth street,
San Francisco.
Miriam Mendizabal, 1925 Union street.
Alameda.
GLADYS Sargent, 5s4 Sanchez street,
San Francisco.
MarceIla Merkel. SS3OA Eighteenth
street. San Francisco.
Jessie Leonard, 4545 Eighteenth
street. San Francisco.
Frank Roberts. 17S Dorland street.
Lillian Hegerty, 2s1s shattuck ave-
nue. Berkeley.
Clinton Duffy, San Quentin.
Trina Wilson, 439 Lisbon street, San
Francisco.
Edith A. de Betteville. 1741 Walnut
street, Berkeley.
e. Beryl Thomson, box 1s1. R. F. D..
Santa Cruz.
Alan Uren, Oceano.
Dondald Henderson. San Luis Obispo.
Helen Lightner, Alma.
Edith Crandell, box S11s r. F. D. No.
1, Santa Cruz
Ernest ]. Tweedie. 2O25. San Jose
avenue, Alameda.
Mabel Engdol Fitch avenue. Elm
hurst
Jeanette Inglis, 1884, Masonic ave-
nue., San Francisco.
Jack Liquori Jr.. Agnew.
Florence Dettling. $50 Utah street,
San Francisco.
Grant Merrill, box 2o2. Redwood City.
Helen Finke, Brookdale.
Carmen Williams, Suisun, r. F. D.
No /.
Annie Mansie, Fort Baker
Anna Holm, Tahoe City.
Muriel Hearsch, 924 Santa Clara ave
nue., Alameda.
Mabel LIND. S52 Everett avenue.
Palo Alto.
Charles d. williams. 1880 Haight
street F'ruitvale.
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whether the puzzle was more difficult
than the one which preceded it, or
whether the juniors were in such a
hurry to send in their answers that
they did not give sufficient time TO get
ting the correct solutions, many of the
answers submitted were incorrect.
Six watches were awarded TO six
boys and girls, and the names of all
others who sent in absolutely correct
answers appear on the roll of honor.
If your name is not on the roll OF
honor please study the answers and
try TO remember wherein you failed.
Six new puzzle pictures are shown
at the top of this page. Send in your
answers by numbers, thus: No. is =.
No . is - and so on These puzzles
are not very difficult, but they require
a little thought. Answers must reach
the editor Of The Junier Call not later
than Wednesday afternoon. and the
sooner the better; send in yours as
early as possible.
Six watches Will be awarded to six
correct answers showing greatest neat
ness and care. This contest is for
juniors between the ages Of 10 and 16
years. The younger juniors viii find
their contest on the fourth page.
The correct answers TO the puzzle
presented in last Saturdays Junior Call
are as follows: 1-Lucile, 2-keats,
3-captain. Savannah, 5-zebra, G.
beet
The juniors TO whom prizes have
been awarded for the correct solution
IF this nuZZle are:
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Names of the other juniors VINO sent
in the correct answers appear, in the
following roll Of honor:
Carmelita Langland. box 1SS, Los
Gatos.
Leland c. Adams, Willow and Lincoln
avenues. San Jose.
Harry Chandler, Nacaville.
Elaine Liddicoat. 473 Fourteenth
street. San Francisco.
Charles Graft. 13l Duboce avenue, San
Francisco
Dorothy Wilkinson, S61 Grove street,
san Francisco.
Thomas Cardwell. San Juan.
J. Mccormick 1868 Seventeenth
street san Francisco.
Adelaide NJ Storke,- 1913 Harrison
street. San Francisco.
Myrtle NJ. Conn, Atchison.
Charles Droge, 1913 Grove street, San
Francisco.
Ella Gomas, 2316 Cedar street, North
susie Fitzell. 1881 N street. Eureka.
Laurie ->Icolaysen, Bethany.
Albert Bryant, 42S Thirty sixth
street Oakland.
Edla Helena Beall, Newman, P. o
Clara A. Meehs, S24 B street, Peta-
Ruth stauffer. 4212 Twenty sixth
street San Francisco.
Marjorie A Trueman.- $50 East Santa
Clara street. san Jose.
Marion Rosso, 1880 Masonic avenue
Ruth Kinkead. $500 Piedmont avenue
Berkeley.
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on clay tablets, wood, stone and even
pulled up the flags of the Nile and
tied them together with strings and
called it papyrus. This is the word
from which is derived the word paper.
I can imagine one of our ancestors
sitting on a log writing a family his
tory thousands of years ago on a clay
tablet when hornet comes along and
says: Mr.. Methuselah. there are bet
ter things toEwrite on than clay. Why
don't you write on paper? Come with
me and / will show you my house.
which is made of paper throughout I
rock nv babies in paper cradle.
Does Methuselah go and learn the
nature lesson the hornet would teach
him? No. He goes on writing in the
same old way, until after long time
men find they can make paper by
grinding UP rags and wetting the ma
terial and pressing it..After a while the
demand for paper became so great that
the supply of cotton and linen rags
was wholly inadequate. The question
was. where to get the material to
supply the vast and growing demand
One day James G. Blaine was at din
ner with a friend. His companion said
Mr.. Blaine, do you know that there
is a great lack of stock from which to
make paper? What are we going to
do?' Mr.. Blaine replied: Il do not
know. Why can't we make It from
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-03
MZLkkEE2
RY WILLIAM f. EILE

TO be lover of nature is to be a
true worshiper The time was when
the preacher told his hearers that
this world is wilderness of woe and
the path our feet tread here a vale of
tears 1 always feel sorry for the man
who gets that idea Of the life that now
IS and 1 have been much perplexed to
find out how any one could come 20
that conclusion amid so much of beauty.
To call these wonderful landscapes by
such horrid names is wicked. This
world is a beautiful world, and we
must learn its beauties and listen 10 its
harmonies.
Truly does John Muir put it when he
says There are no accidents in nature
Every motion of the constantly shifting
bodies in this world is timed to the oc-
casion for some definite. foreordained
end. The flowers blossom in obedience
10 the same law that marks the course
Of the considerations, and the song OF a
bird is the echo of universal sym
phony."
To know flower, to become ac-
quainted with birds and insects and
animals, TO make them our friends and
feel the sure friendships that may exist
between ourselves and the animate and
inanimate is real education and soul ex-
pansion.
To find something new among the
flowers and describe it so that others
may share in our joy Of discovery and
become heir OF our inheritance q
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appear to be at all fine in anyway.
but it has on a royal dress OF the
finest silk. Beneath the rough outer
covering the strands of silk that
form its back are next to the spiders
web in the quality of it's silk. A gar
ment made of these hbers would be
worthy a princess.
This despised and low1y weed is des-
tined to become one of the most val
liable of our farm products.
Will not the American girl dress in
silk when her father can raise the
material on the farm as he does the
wheat and the flax The milkweed
tissue may be removed from the stalk
in the same way the fax fiber is sep
arated from the stalk Now notice the
picture of the pod That is one Of
the most interesting OF tie plant prod
lures knights arranged in matchless
order Each knight has his white
plume, and when We open the pod we
arrangement No drill master of the
place his regiment on the drill ground
in the order these little knights OF na-
ture have been placed in the pod
The milkweed is one of the most
widely distributed of American plants.
1t grows in all sections of the United
States. and when its value as a fiber
product becomes known it will become
a staple crop. -----