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, WHAT ONE ACRE
; OF CORN COSTS 4

Johnson county, Indiana, on the
farm of Leonard B. Clore, corn
king of the world" winner of more
medals and cups for corn quality
than any other man in the country.
I found him in his corn field, direct
ing the blowing force. The corn
king is now in his forty-third year
a broad-shouldered man with a
pleasant face and manner He isn't
corn king" because of his large
production, for he has only 1913
acres. but because of the fact that
he gets more kernels upon the ear
and more ears on the stalk than
any other corn grower on earth.
Anybody can raise some kind of
corn he told me, but when we
see the fat fields of the thrifty
farmer, the arched neck and noble
bearing of the well bred horse, the
fat, sleek cattle, we cannot but re-
alize that there is something in the
principle of breeding and selection.
Good corn is not an accident. 1t is
a development of seed, assisted by
scientific treatment of seed, as
sisted by scientific treatment of the
soil,'
From the little farm where quail
ity Is the thing sought for, I
speeded through the corn states.
Everywhere. King Corn was coming
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At the Panta9es

A show composed of all star acts
opens at the Pantages theater for a
weeks engagement starting with
the matinee Sunday, April II. Man
ager Walker states that next to the
Pauline road show, this will be the
highest price bill that ever played
the Pantages. Headed by the La
Bella Napoli troupe, composed of
eight of the best Italian singing and
instrumental artists before the pub
lie today, who in settings beautiful
beyond description and involving a
scenic investiture of elaborate de-
sign and expense, present a novelty
act of originality and merit such as
has never heretofore been produced
in this country. During the full time
of the act, 30 minutes, program
replete with selections running
from the best of grand opera to
latest popular airs, is offered in
manner delightful and Of impelling
interest. The following is part of a
notice from the New York Variety:
THE settings for the Italian act are
beautiful, and represent scene
from old Venice"
AS an extra added attraction, Mr..
Pantages has engaged Daphne Pol
lard. New York's latest sensation,
worlds greatest and youngest Aus
tralian coincidence of the day. For
merly leading lady with the Pollard
Opera company, better known as
the Pollards Lilliputians. This
famous coincidence has just fin
ished most successful engagement
over the William Morris circuit, and
it was only with the very big salary
that Mr.. Pantages secured her from
the east to play an engagement
over his northwestern line. Another
big feature act to be on the all star
bill is that of Tinkham and COM
pany, presenting the Mile a Minute
Motor Cycle Cage. Two men and
woman and a Stat cage, together
with several bicycles and motor
cycle are the equipment of the act.
The sides of the cage are almost
perpendicular with the stage. This
becomes a track for the cyclists and
the ride around it in the most care
less fashion. Another act of big in
terest will be that of Jones, Grant
and Jones company, cOlored singers
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into his own. Millions and millions
of acres were being broken up; the
pillow everywhere had the right of
way. In few favored places the
seed was going in.
The farms back east looked more
like truck gardens after | had been
over the $4,000 acre farm of David
Rankin. near Tarkio, Mo. After |
had talked with that IS year old
corn raiser and stockman, in his lit
tie 10x10 office back of the Tarkio
bank, | began to understand how it
was that America raises more than
three-fourths of all the corn grown
in the world.
| began to see why we harvest
nearly four bushels of corn to every
busheI of wheat, and why our corn
crop last year was worth three
times as much as our wheat crop.
Wheat goes into the family flour
bin, while corn-S0 per cent of it
comes to the table in the shape OF
pork chops, steaks and roasts.
That's how the corn farmer gets
biggest profits. And the more bush
els he can force out of his acres,
the more profits.
Rankin has farmed for more than
65 years. But he has not farmed
the way most farmers farm, for
when | asked him How many bush
els of corn will you sell this fall?''
he stared in manner that fully
expressed his pity for my ignor-
ance.
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las had to cut them and find new

has had to cut them and find new
ones.
Another big act on the bill will
be the appearance of Smith &
Campbell Their act is in no way
as prosaic as their names. They
have a hummer of humorous Of
fering entitled Camping Out" 1t
deals with the troubles which beset
a pair of New Workers who set
about to have a real vacation by 60
ing on camping expedition.
Still more comedy comes. 1t is
the piano-comedy act of the jolly
Wild company entitled "Mr. P. T.
Barnum Jr." 1t is a happy COM
bination of good music, both vocal
and instrumental, and fund of
wit which sparkles.
For good measure there Is an
other bunch of comedy. This time
it is the act of Emily Greene en-
titled "A Minnesota Romance. "
Miss Greene will appear as lilly
Swanson, Swedish maid, and the
comedy is immense. This is her
first year in vaudeville, but not her
first appearance in Spokane. She
has been here with large num-
Der of big productions in years
past.
The Three Brothers Mascagno
come as European comedy eccen-
triQues and have a novel gymnastic
number. The act is called Fun in
Drawing Room"
OF course there has to be a mus
ical number on the bill or iC would
not be an Orpheum bill. This neces-
sary establishment is to be fur
nished by Diero & Porcini, pair
of artists who are expert instru-
mentalists and at the same time
have a number of pleasing vocal
numbers.
A laughable number will be seen
in the offering of the Bob & Tip
company, composed of Bob Leo, a
clown of the old school, Edward
Webb, an acrobat, Bobbie, a clown
dog, and Tip, the $1,000 challenge
dog who loops the loop.
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One of the unidentified bodies Of
men killed in the wreck Of the
Northern Pacific fast freight train,
just this side Of Winn's siding,
Thursday, Is believed to be that Of
one James steel, structural iron
worker from Kansas City.
This is indicated by information
secured at the Scored Heart hos
pital yesterday afternoon from
some of the survivors of the wreck.
James Steele is known to men I'M
der treatment at this institution for
injuries sustained in the wreck, to
have been on the ill fated train and
he has never been seen since.
1t is not yet positively known
how many deaths resulted from the
wreck, but the remains Of wreck
victims were scattered along under
the wreckage for considerable dis
lance Steel was on his way to Spo-
kane with friends, all of which were
on one car, to find work at his
trade
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At the Washington

The newest vaudeville mystery
is Professor Burleighs Balloon Girl,
which will be the feature act at the
Washington for the coming week,
commencing Sunday afternoon.
This wonderful novelty is the latest
addition to the Sullivan & Consi-
dine list of feature attractions, and
is proclaimed as the greatest nov
city in modern vaudeville. THE
Balloon Girl" floats above the
heads of the audience and occa-
sionally swoops down until she is
almost within reaching distance,
then she scars away again.
Next on the program comes Lew
Welch, the well known Hebrew
comedian, and a clever company in
a charming little playlet entitled
''LeviRsky's Old Shoes The play
let is from the pen of Louis Weslyn
and the plot reveals pretty love
affair in the Ghetto" of New York
The Trocadero quartette will
offer an excellent musical number
on the bill that will be of interest
to all those who enjoy music of
the catchy up-to-date kind. Every
member of this organization is a
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BELIEVE STEEL DEAD;
WRECK INVESTIGATION

At a meeting Of the structural
iron workers union last night II
was voted to assist John Mack. .
member of Structural Iron Work
ers' local No. 10 of Kansas City,
who was also injured in the wreck.
Mack is without funds and he will
likely be confined to the hospital
for a long time with his injuries
and his brother workmen OF Spo-
kane will likely give him all nee
essary financial assistance.
An investigation into the breach
of railroad rules by the brakeman.
who, it Is declared, accepted 81
from each of the hoboes on the
train, to allow the latter to ride to
Spokane from Pasco, is being made
by railroad officials. Other roads
running into Spokane are conduct
ing similar Investigations on their
lines and as result 1t may be
pretty difficult business from now
on for tramps to get over the road
in this manner,
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DAVID RANKIN.
25, 000-Acre Farmer.
BY THOMAS E. KISER.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, April 10
To-day million farmers and more
in the great American corn belt
have started upon wonderful
campaign-they're blowing the
ground, sowing the seed and plan
ming for next fall the record crop
Of 3,000,000,000 bushels of corn, val
ued at ONE MILLION EIGHT HUN
DRIED MILLION DOLLARS.
More corn to the acre!" That's
the campaign cry of the corn belt
Which means: No more haphazard
planting; no more neglect of the
SOIL no more poor seed.
The lesson has been driven home
at last. Everywhere in this coun-
try the farmer who has secured the
best seed, fed his soil well and
titled the growing acres scientific
ally, has had much bigger crops
than his neighbor who did it all in
the old way. And so the neighbOr
has came to it, tens of thousands
of him, as the story of this springs
planting shows.
The best example Of the new. for
tune-making farming I found in
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AT THE THEATERS

soloist and every one of the num-
bers, whether solos or quartets, are
immensely effective.
One of the best novelties in the
instrumental music line in vaude-
vile is the musical surprise, "a
Yard of Music" presented by Bou-
ton & Tillson. They not only rem
der musical selections in a unique
order, but are incompatible instru-
mentalists and their renditions are
beautiful.
Charles Wolfe and the Misses
Moore and Young, who are a trio
of rollicking entertainers, will add
greatly to the attractiveness of the
program, with their timely songs
and dancing that is Incompatible.
Two of the best people in the
head balancing line are Yields and
Coco. Their feats consist of re-
markable balancing from head to
head, and hand to hand, as we'll as
executing some of the most as
founding feats in gymnastic work.
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HAYWARD HELPS
IN THE RUSH

The box office of the Auditorium
theater was about the busiest place
in Spokane this morning when the
sale of seats for the Mantell en-
gagem1 opened and all day long
there has been a steady stream OF
ticket purchasers thronging the
window. The entire office staff has
been impressed, Manager Hayward
himself making a hand"
1t is not to be wondered that the
advance sale is one of the heaviest
on the local record, for it is entirely
fitting that the visit of the foremost
living actor for an entire week and
in such fascinating list of plays
should draw all sorts and conditions
to the Auditorium in their desire to
be sure that their seats are posi-
lively secured for the great dra-
matte festival.
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At the Orpheun,

Comedy predominates on the
bill which opens at the Orpheum
with the Sunday matinee and in
the large majority of the acts the
comedy is the basis. First and
foremost comes Frank Fogarty,
1.-The Dublin Minstrel" who is
again making the round of the cir
cult. Fogarty is a prime story tel
Ter and he has a splendid brogue
with which he tells his Irish yarns.
If imitation is the sincerest form of
flattery Fogarty has been flattered
numerically, for dozens of his
jokes have been picked up by writ
ers who have turned them into
copy" with the result that Fogarty
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RECORD OF SUICIDE

ST. PETERSBURG, April 49,
The enormity of the suicide wave"
that has been sweeping over
Russia, particularly st. Petersburg,
was made apparent by the report
of the bureau of stastics, showing
that there were 1892 suicides in
st. Petersburg alone last year. or
this number 1875 were children be-
tween the ages of II and II.
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"CARTWHEEL HEADGEAR"
TABOOED IN LONDON
UNITED Press Leased Wire)

Omitted Press Leased Wire)
LONDON, April 16.-Henry
} Curtiss Bennett, a Bow street
magistrate, tackled the mat
inee hat question today and
finally gave judgment that the
management of the theater
} had the right to eject women
patrons who refused to re-
) move their "cartwheel head
gear"
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and entertainers. Cullen Brothers,
eccentric dancers of the best order
come with great record of being
among the best.
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Newly Furnished Modern
Rates Reasonable
KEAN'S HOTEL AND eAV
22O Bernard Street
I invite all my old friends to call
on me in these new quarters.
Frank Kean. Prop
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Watson's Drug Store

4O3 Riverside Ave-, Granite Block.
Prescriptions and pure drugs, rub
Der goods and sick room supplies.
Phone 1872. Free delivery.
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results in the east. The travellers
took considerable interest in the
elections this year and many made;
Devils Lake the stopping place, know.
ing full well that Mr.. Reade would
get the latest first. :. 81 =
The republican headquarters at the
office of County Auditor Bice was an
other busy place, Chairman Baker Of
the county republican committee
keeping track of the state, while Coun-
ty Auditor Bice kept the people we'll
posted on the. results in Ramsey coun-
ty. & "
The returns were also received at
the Ramsey Drug Company and several
other places. Devils Lake never had
better service and when 1t is all told
the reason an~be traced to the west
tern Union Office where the Misses
Hanson kept the service at top notch
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LOCAL, NEWS
For Surety Bonds can on s. G. Jones'

For Surety Bonds can on s. G. Jones'
\ Frank Cayanaugh was over from
ssheyenne Monday. ,.Ss;
4 Old papers for sale at, this Office,
Ten cents per bundle. } IS, I
Chas. Todd of Grand Harbor was a
business caller Tuesday. s5as s: :f1: Ut @g
John W. Mahsr makes farm loans
at lowest and easy terms.
II Ernie" Hansen was a business visi-
tor from Hmaar Tuesday.
ss Mrs. Nick Muellen 81 Penn was shop
ping In the city Saturday. u S
5 5 w. p. Farrriss and wife of Fort Tot
Is Ten were visitors here Tuesday.
555 Born unto N Mr. I ana d, Mrs. x: x. waller,
~ ON Monday, November 7th, son.
4. Il ense1nbe s3plaeesito trade after
election g E's1 z! - the New York Cash store,
SsSSs s John W: aMahers will make farm
loans that you can pay of any interest
payment date s.s y y 81 II
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have watched with interest from the

have watched with interest from the
time the employer-the repulsive look
ing captain-makes his visit to the
Brooks fiat to be insulted by Joe him
self; then the removal of the Brooks
family to the better quarters in the
hotel where Joe learns that his thefts
have been discovered; Jimsey's timely
appearance and the dickering on the
part of Joe to get his wife to straigh-
ten out the tangle; the dramatic visit
Eof Mrs. Brooks to the captains apart
ments to repudiate her husband, her
return to him with the treasured pa
per, which again puts him on a plane
with honest men and the final separa-
ton, IT 49,
It was the same captivating Emma
who. teaches her audience that ut
pays to be decent" the weak and sell
fish Joe, her husband; the burly cap
tain, rought on the exterior like a
chestnut but mighty good at heart; the
gentle Jimsey, who always appeared at
the psychological moment, and wins
hts audience with Ills honesty and tact;.
Mrs. Harris, the luxury loving mother:
Beth, whose Education hurts her."
and sato, the captains servant, whose
nervous twitchings and peculiar "yas
sahs, " add spice to the dramatic situa-
tons. Variety enough to hold the in
terest and to keep the audience wait
ing for the curtain of the next act,
wonderfully. human, full of strength
and true to lift, 1t is no wonder that it
took 50 well with the house Friday
night. It was a clear case of apprecia-
ton of good work.
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Why does Great Britain Buy
Its oatmeal of us?F, Il:

Certainly it seems like carrying
Goals to Newcastle to speak of export.
Ing oatmeal to Scotland and yet, every
year the Quaker Oats Company sends
hundreds Of thousands of cases; of
Quaker Oats to Great Britain and
Europe. ~, J =
The reason is simple; while the
English and Scotch have for centuries
eaten oatmeal in quantities and with a
regularity that has made them the
most rugged physically, and active
mentally Of all people, the American
has been eating oatmeal and trying all
the time to improve the methods of
manufacture 50 that he might get that
desirable foreign trade. - +
How we'll he has succeeded would.
be seen at glance at the export re-
ports on Quaker Oats. This brand is,
recognized as without q rival in clean
illness and delicious favor: i ST:
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! The fine collection of boys and
young mep's overcoats goes at re-
duced price: at the New York Cash
Store. = 49,, >.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Winans have as
their guest this week their daughter,
Mrs. King and little grandson, of Tow.
er City. .
q Herman Garske and P. P. Bottolf-
son were in the city Thursday visiting
with friends and also attending to
business matters. 81 to-
Mrs Isabella Baldwin and son Don
aid of Webster left the latter part of
last week for Spokane, Wash, where
they will make their future home.
Mrs. George Chaffee who has been
been visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Chaffee, Jr., for the past few weeks
left Tuesday for her home at Rock.
ford, Illinois. :.
The Young Ladies' sodality Of st
Joseph's church met with Miss Me
man Wednesday,. afternoon. There was
a good attendance and number OF
articles were made for the sale which
the young ladies will hold very soon
Mrs. H. Mackey of Hampden visit
ed with { her niece, Miss Edna Kelly
here for a few days the first of zthe
week. Miss Kelly was. operated OF
Wednesday for appendicitis at the
General hospital and is getting along
nicely at this time. .& rc.,.-
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MONDAY MUSICALE.

On its second years worn Monday
night. The meeting will be held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs M. n. Brennan.
A miscellaneous program has been
arranged and part Of the evening will
be spent in a discussion of the pro-
gram committees report on the plan
for this years study.
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1.-THE LION
AND MOUSE

MAY BIZ NEXT ATTRACTION IN
DEVILS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ARE NOW UNDER WAY.
''The Lion and the Mouse Is one
of the attractions which is likely to be
booked for the Grand opera house for
appearance in this city at an early
date and will possibly be the next show
to be seen In Devils Lake, if the nego-
tiations which Managers Nimmo and
Cowley of the Grand have under way
pan out.
"The Lion and The Mouse" opened
at Racine, Wis, this week with an ex-
cellent company and are headed this
way. Due to the poor show business
which the legitimate attractions are
doing in Grand Forks according to all
reports, the attraction will not stop
there but will head for Devils Lake
and it is hoped that this excellent pro-
duction will be seen here.
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soLEMNtzED WEDNESDAY AFTER.
- NooN-EDMoRE PEOPLE
, INTERESTED. !,

"wednesday afternoon at o'clock
at the Presbyterian Manse a double
wedding was solemnized. At that
hour Mr.. Harry Marsh an Miss Lena
Stephan became husband and iwfe, as
did also MIR. Ray Hill and Miss Clara
Marsh. Mr.. Marsh and the bride last
mentioned being brother and sister.
The young ladies have until quite re-
Gently been residents in the vicinity of
Devils Lake but removed to Edmore
not long since The young men have
for some time resided In or near Ed
more and are known as energetic
young farmers held in high esteem by
all who know them. They will estab-
fish their own homes at once upon
their own farms. A host of friends
wish them good measure Of the best
things of life. Il. -, 49,
Rumor has it that there was consid.
cradle difficulty experienced in reach.
ing Devils Lake Wednesday on &C
count Of a series Of accidents to the
automobile, perhaps not accustomed
to carrying young people on marriage
intent, but as usual cupid was not to
be outwitted, :and though delayed sew
eRal hours, the yuung people reached
sefr 9siBaanaaB and weD happily
weaeea. pstaaing to Edmore the same
evening the auto having undergone the
needful repairs. # s> n .5$> s:i-3 E.. = t..
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Insurance Bonds. $ Installment Ioace
Geo. wv. Mooers
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a Mr.. and Mrs. John Daeley are spend
3ang the week on their farm near Lako-
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45j Herman Herzog was down from Ed
more TO see Paid IN Full" Friday eve
ming. . s s 3.S n 10, .@# .1= .....
Miss Clara Hodgson Of starkweath-
en- was the guest Of her mother over
Sunday. #ss II. s$5& 4. IN 5$:=
n. Griffin OF Grand Forks was
aooking after business matters here
Tuesday, & III. 5.:,, 5S $s;.s, -.
Don't ask your friends to go on your
bonds when You can get Surety Bond
from 8. g. Jones ct q nominal cost