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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-04-06
Irrigation Department /,
ABy C. E. FUNK

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The best way to raise alfalfa on up
land is to pillow o to 10 inches deep.
To get a good stand use old alfalfa
ground scattered over your field.
Manure right. Raising alfalfa on
uplands means the greatest country
on earth. Two rainy seasons to-
gether would help. Plant in drills
and cultivate. They have an alfalfa
now that covers the ground COM
pletely. Try 10 acres. Destroy the
the weeds with a disc then run over
the field with an ordinary spike tooth
harrow. 1t loosens the soil. We
have heard of spring tooth harrow,
teeth narrowed down to a point.
They pass the crown without damage
to the plant. Looking over Meade
county for IS years we say try it.
The line which separates the land
where there is enough rainfall for the
raising of the crops and that which
does not have the required amount
has moved a hundred miles west
within the last twenty years, accord
ing to Samuel Haston, a farmer of
Sterling Kas.
"The land in Western Kansas that
was once thought to be good for cat
tie raising only is being broken up
iLto farm land" Mr.. Haston said.
"With the increase in rainfall with
the natural fertility of the soil we are
learning that more money can be
made by farming the land than there
can by allowing it to remain in pas
ture. *. G. Star.
There is considerable alarm among
some Kansas school teachers be-
cause of the passage of house bill 5o7
which contains provision that
third grade teachers must pass an
upon the elements of
agriculture. Some of the teachers
fear that such provision will force
them to go to Manhattan and take a
course in the agricultural school.
The bill was prepared by the
house educational committee, of
which Carney of Cloud is a member.
"There is nothing in the bill"
said Mr.. Carney this week, "that
will compel any candidate for
third grade certificate to 60 to the
agricultural school. There are text.
books on the elementary agriculture
which may be studied at home or
anywhere else. The object of the
amendment is to place the teachers
n position to intelligently teach
he importance of farming"
President Waters of the state agri-
cultural school is pleased at the pas
age of the bill with the agricultural
amendment in it.
1.-THE good thing about it" said
Professor Waters, sis that school
will begin to hear of the
lements of agriculture early in adj
ance. There will be no necessity
or teacher to GO to the agricultur-
| college to pass the agricultural
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-04-06
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Tot First Publication March ., 1911

Department Of the Interior, u s. Land Office
Dodge City, Kansas March /. 1911.
Notice is hereby given that Frank Stout. o
Merta, Kansas. who on October II, 1905 made
homestead entry No 2+1S0 Serial No 0S42T fol
SW14 Section ,, Township 3Os, Range pot p Meri
dian, has filed notice Of intention to make fina
five years Proof, to establish claim to the LAND
above described. before the Probate judy,
Of Meade county Kansas at Meade Kansas OF
the 10Th day of April. 1911.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Robert McNairy, of Mertilla. Kansas
Thomas Brown, OF Kansas
Andrew J. Elliott, Of - Kansas
Aaron L. Snyder, Of Jasper Kansas.
Not coal land. II. F. Millikan,
Register.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-04-06
Clean house easily. Rent a
Vacuum Cleaner at Fletcher's.

al had been troubled with constipation
for two years and tried all of the best physi-
clans in Bristol, Tenn, and they could do
nothing for me, writes Thos. E. Williams,
Middleboro, KY. 'Two packages of Cham
berlIins Stomach and Liver Tablets cured
me-" For sale by all dealers.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-04-06

When you have a cold get a bottle of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. 1t will
soon fix you up all right and will ward off
any tendency toward pneumonia. This
remedy contains no opium or other narcotic
and may be given as confidently to baby
as to an adult. Sold by all dealers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-29
La FOLLETTEs ADVICE
TO SUFFRAGETTEs.

In Getting Out the Vote" the Wo-
man Suffrage article In the Sepfem-
Der American Magazine, Helen N
Todd tells of an interview with Sena-
tor La Toilette. of Wisconsin. 5hs
writes:
What would you do, senator La
Toilette / asked If you were dis
franchised because you were man.
How would you feel If you were not
merely not represented but were mis-
represented as we women are In II
peated, and paused. 1T is almost
impossible to put oneself in such .
position. Do women feel It as keenlv
as men would?' Just exactly the sane
as a man of her same type would
answered. Then said Senator Ia
Toilette. L should be eterna1Iy and ev-
erlastingly fighting until got 70
changed The trouble with women q
the trouble with all idealists' he said
you don't understand political f1urnan
nature. You believe that il you can
convince people that a thing is rfxnt
they will act upon that convfetion-
We men have learned differently. We
know that the machine politician sell
we can give him his job or take fx
away from him. Women must MAKE
the politicians Of Illinois UNDERSTAND
that they can punish and that they
can reward. Stop talking TO von~
churches societies and women's CLUBS.
Suffrage is a great Democratic pr1r-s
ciple- Take your cause to the people
Talk at Chautauquas, State fairs in
the streets, in tents, anywhere where
you can reach the common people
You must get constituency"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-29
BLACK ROCK NOTES

Miss A. Kline of EaSton, is visiting
Mrs. Lietch of Brewster street.
Master Erick Rising, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Rising, Of Brewster street, was
taken last week to the hospital, as he
is very sick with typhoid fever. j.
Smith of Wilson street, is also con-
fined to his bed with typhoid fever.
Miss May Shepard Of New York city,
has returned to her home after a very
pleasant visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liams. of School street
Miss Florence Moran of Boston, is
visiting Miss Ruth Meters of 1857 Fair
field avenue.
There is sure to be some excitement
in Wednesdays and Saturdays boat
races, as they will be the last of the
season with the exception of Labor
Day, which will see the closing races
Of the season. Those in the lead are
Messrs. G. v. harrington, Rodney Nc
Neil, F. 7. Bedford, and G.. Sherwood,
all members Of the Bridgeport Yacht
Club.
The thieves that broke into the
Black Rock pharmacy Friday evening
made good their escape, with about SIS
in all
Miss Louise Kelly Of Fairfield ave-
nue., returned home last evening after
a pleasant visit with friends in
Enrich, Conn.,
Mr.. and Mrs Ralph S.. Broderick of
"a Morehouse street, has returned from
several days visit with friends at
Myrtle Beach.
Samuel George Of Ohio. is visiting
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George, on Growers avenue. Mr..
George, ST., is superintendent of the
Hawthorne Mfg. Co. of this city.
st. Marys Church by the Sea held
it's last meeting for the summer on
Sunday afternoon
Master Gus Anderson and Miss Au-
gusta Anderson of Morehouse street.
left Saturday for two weeks vacation
in Boston.
:. Miss Lillian Lawrence of Ellsworth
street, has returned from pleasant
visit with friends in New York.
Although there was plentyo of Oil
put on Fairfield avenue this summer,
it is now worse than country roads,
as the rain has washed out the oil
and carried it to the sewers, and the
fine bedrock which was placed over
the oil has made things worse than
before 4
Miss Carrie Green of 6ss Howard
avenue, spent last evening in Black
Rock
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-29
Militia Men Have
NaughtI|y Given
Buttons To Girls

New Haven, Aug. 29.-Some of the
militia of the state have been naugh-
ty. and they have been caught at it..
Word has come to the office of Adj
jutant General George NJ. Cole that
the state property has been used for
other purposes than those for which
1T was intended. Brass buttons made
to adorn manly coats have been used
as brooches by the soldiers sweet
hearts; belts meant to encircle mill
tary waists have been slung, letter
carrier wise across the shoulders Of
beauties who never saw the inside
of an armOry, except at dances; rifles
furnished to ward off the enemy from
our gates have been used on private
expeditions and skirmishes against
squirrels and rabbits and feathered
foes. So the adjutant general issued
the following general order, under
date of August 90:
s'The attention of all officers res
ponsible for property is invited to Sec
lions 202l and 2,025 of the general
statutes as amended and published in
G. o. No. SO, A. G. O.. 1909, which re-
quires that all u. S., and state prop
erty shall be kept in the armory ex-
cept when used in the discharge Of
military duty. 1t has come to the
knowledge of this office that property
is being loaned and used for other
than military duty; this a violation of
one having knowledge of this practice
will so inform this office through mill
tary channels
Capt. H. B. Carter of Waterbury said
that this order did not apply at all TO
the Waterbury companies, for to his
certain knowledge no property had
been used there for any other than
the regular purposes for several years.
He admitted that five or six years ago
the practice of using the state property
for private purposes was common
there, as it was elsewhere throughout
the state. but that since orders prohib
iting it were issued, it had been given
up altogether.
Another general order issued Tues
day was as follows:
$50 much of general order No. 4,
A G. o. sAries 1911. as refers to the
placing on the eligible list, for the pc
riod of one year, of all enlisted men
who successfully pass the examination
prescribed in general order No. 4s, A.
G. O., series 1910, is amended so that
the same shall apply in so far as the
theoretical examination, in subjects. Ia
ken is concerned. but they will be re-
quired to complete the theoretical, and
to take a practical examination, dem
onstrating their fitness for the posi-
ton of officers in the Connecticut Ma.
tional Guard"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-29

curing into their business methods.
Let US alone" Is their favorite wall
whenever a move fs made to deter
mine in what manner they are exact
ing tribute from the people. The
tendency to distrust big corporations"
said Mr.. Perkins, sis hurting business.
Business desires to go ahead unn10-
1ested."
The "1et us alone policy would sufe
the trusts exactly. Having gobbled
everything in sight, naturally they re-
sent interference. With the tariff SO
high that they have monopoly on
all the necessities of life, and the anti
trust law so interpreted that restrains
of trade is not restraint 50 long as Il
is reasonable they are safe from
cution. Hence their desire to be let
alone
In the meantime, how about pr5cesz
Ten years ago a pair Of five pound
wooden blankets could be bought for
1915; today they cost s.. At that tfrns
the price of five yards Of serge cloth,
fifty inches wide was 1915: the pTfce
now is s6.25. Ten years ago twenty
yards of unbleached cotton cloth could
be bought for s1.20; today the cost
| ic 1920. Five yards Of all wool fan
mel could be purchased then for sz.75s
| the price now is 1928. Flour sold for
$3.50 less per barrel during tho C7vI
War than it does now.
THE RICHEST BABY"
Judson c. welliver, one Of the very
few Washington newspaper and mag,
azine writers who write what they
think, has an article i'm Hampfonfs
| magazine this month which Is Of es-
peciad interest, now that President
Taft has vetoed the cotton bill. This
article Is an account Of how the cot
ton millionaires keep up Their fat div
lidends-amounting in some instances
to one hundred per cent annually
and at the same time continue to
plead for high tariff, without which
they contend they will starye to death-
Mr. Welhver begins his article with a
photograph of one James Nicholas
Brown, age eleven, whose wealth -
estimated in the hundreds of millions.
every cent of which was made out
of the highly protected New England
cotton manufacturing industry. Tn
writes the cotton trust calmly paid
its usual fat dividends. True, its al
ready underpaid labor had to suffer
sharp reductions; true, the wearers OF
its products had to pay increased
prices. But that was unimportant
to the cotton millionaires- They would
have their dividends, and they got
them. They had the power to EFFORT
them. They could pay as low wages
and charge as high prices az they
chose. The tariff wall held them Sc
cure in their domination. Senator Lip
pitt predicts this country VIII Be-
plunged into the worst sort OF a pan
ic if the regular flow of profits into
the Golfers of the richest baby OF the
world is shut off,
ION THE JOB
The interesting announcement mas
been made that former Senator Nelson
AIdrich, of Rhode Island, has purchase
ed home on the fashionable Massa-
chusetts avenue, near Sheridan Circle,
in Washington, and that he intends
to make his future home In the cap
ital. The announcement is Of excep-
tional interest inasmuch as the tariff
fight IN Congress, within the next two
or three years. is to be fought TO a
finish.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-29
SLEEP WITH BARE SKIN
Prominent Physician Says that that
Is Most Healthfu1 Way

1.-THE physiological ideal of sleeping
is with a bare skin" writes DIR. VIII
liam Lee Howard in Munsey's Maya
zine. 1.-The bedclotfes offer a suff7-
cient covering for comfort. and do not
stick to the skin and thereby remain
as a sodden garment. When rolling
over in bed, natures way of gfvin :
every portion of the skins surface \
chance to breathe, they do not roll
with the body. In the ordinary night
clothing, every time you turn, you
simply carry the covering with you.
thereby depriving the skin Of it's fu1I
breathing opportunities. For the same
reason you should never allow soddsn
underwear to remain next to the skin
Nightclothes, in particular, should b
loose and baggy."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-29
Fire in This City to
Destroy 100000 of
Property Next Month

On September Is there will be fire
in Bridgeport that will burn proper
ty to the value of 100000 The police
and fire departments here. are, aware
of the forthcoming conflagration but
they take the news calmly. The fire
will be deliberately set, not by a fire
bug but by the New England Conven-
ton of Photographers. The material
for the flames will be 100000 worth of
Photographic goods, contributed by the
big manufacturers, and consisting of
Photographic material, perfectly good,
but out of date because Of the modern
advances in the Photographic art.
This announcement was made last
night at the meeting of the committee
of the Photographers club of Bridge
port which is arranging the details
for this affair. Carl Alderman of
New York one of the, leading NOV
ers in the convention, which will oc-
cupy Steeplechase island from Sept.
II to Is inclusive, is in this city help
ing arrange the details of the affair.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-29
Canada To Apply
A Referendum 10
Reciprocity Bill
Also Has What Amounts Practi.
cally to the Recall-HOw
it Works

Ottawa, Can, Aug. 29.-Canada has
the recall. Didn't know that, did
you? It's true, nevertheless.
The Canadian election on reciproc-
ity. to be held September 81, is a re-
call election not on a single officer
but on the whole membership of the
house of commons of parliament.
You've been reading good deal
about ..going to the people," and about
the reciprocity election being a re
ferendum.' That's what it is, but ii
is recall election.
going back to his constituents to find
out. at the polls. whether they want
him to stay on the job or get off.
The Canadian way is different
from the American way. Up here,
when an issue arises, folks vote on 1t
direct. In the United States elections
are fixed events, held whether or not
there are any issues.
The action of the two countries on
the reciprocity pact shows the differ
ence.
President Taft and Premier Laurier
signed a treaty by which products
were to pass from one country to the
other free of duty, or at reduced tariff
rates. President Taft did not consult
congress. Premier Laurier did not
consult parliament. Having arranged
the pact, each sought approval of it
from the representative body of his
country. Congress, after much log
rolling. decided the American people
want reciprocity. The American cit
izen was not consulted and next year
the members of congress will go back
to their constituents to explain their
votes.
The Canadian parliament will not
pass on reciprocity until it's members
have been definitely instructed by the
people. sgFR
September II Canada, at the polls,
will say whether or not it wants re-
ciprocity. Then, when parliament
meets, it will register that decree.
Parliament has been dissolved, or
the house Of commons abolished, for
that purpose. Canadians do not call
the election a referendum" They
style it" an appeal ITO. the. people.
q When 1.-THE government the majority
party-announces a policy which His
Majesty's loyal opposition"-the conser-
vatives-believes will be unpopular
H. H. L. o. demands an appeal to the
people. and is in a position to force
II by talking against supply the fl
nance bill. which provides the. expen-
ses~sof sgovefnment Every member
who wishes to Speak may hold the
floor as long as he is able to talk.
Thus supply can be held up until
an appeal to the country is forced.
Then If the people again give ma
jority to the government, the policy
goes into effect. If not, the opposition
takes the reins.
If a members views are approved
by his district he comes back to OF
tawa. If not, he is beaten by an op-
posing candidate, and Thereby re-
The referendum and .srecalr' are
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. con-
stitution. They are part of the .'un-
written law an honQred and respect
ed traditions of. BTftish government,
and they work
Furthermore, when the will of the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-29
POINTS OF INTEREST,
Summer Millinery.

SuIIIIler M1lllnery.
At Clearance sale prices at E. H.
Dillon & Co., HOS Main st.
Wednesday Specials in Dainty waists.
All at one price, so low with such
big values that it will be a record
day in value giving. All day Wednes-
day this bargain event will be in full
swing. We will show some of the lat
est and most novel effects in waists
ever exhibited in the city at the price.
Don't miss it. See advertisement on
another page for full particulars. Mrs.
Seeley's Waist Shop, Ills Main streetr,
Security building.
Moerleins.
Moerlein's Cincinnati Beer is and
has been for years the standard, all
other beers are measured by 1t, it is
always the same. Year in and year
out rich bodied, fully matured spark
ling food drink, absolutely pure and
healthful. 1t doesn't cost any more
than the common beer and it is policy
for you to. make your next order
be particular. We are
opening. an annex to our cafe to be
ready about Sept. Is when we will
serve delicatessen lunches for ladies
and gentlemen. Gus Brooch and Son,
347 Fairfield avenue. On Automobile
Row.
More Matinee Excursions.
There will be only five more matinee
excursions given on the Steam Park
City to Port Jefferson, New York, this
season, this owing to the fact that
the Fall Time Table goes into effect
next week. therefore those who wish
to enjoy the pleasures of this ideal
outing trip should take advantage of
the special matinee Excursions given
daily to Port Jeffeson. The Steamer
Park City leaves the wharf at the foot
of Fairfield avenue at 1:30 o'clock, re-
turning leaves Port Jefferson at 4:30,
thus affording three hours trip on the
sound and one hour and half in the
village of Port Jefferson Special low
fare for round trip. Children under
twelve years of age half hare
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-29

lectmen Of such town or majority
of them.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect
from it's passage"
The new law, which became effec-
tive as soon as it was signed, increas-
es the hazard in those places where
there is the least fire protection, it
being safe to say that the larger cit
les having better fire departments
than towns with population of less
than 10000. An effort was made on
Friday to discover just when and
where the addition to the act was
made, but the chairman Of the COM
mittee was not present Evidently
for the next two years Connecticut
is going to make a bid for accidents
in moving picture houses.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-29
Bridgeporters Who
We're in Train Wreck
at Manchester, N. Y

Mr.. and Mrs. Richard F. Clancy of
1549 North avenue, this city, and Mrs.
James Dickie. who lives at Burr road
and Orland street, were in the terri
BILE train wreck at Manchester N. Y,
which cost so many lives.
Mr.. and Mrs Clancy were in a Pull
man car, which directly preceded the
first car that went over the trestle.
They felt their car jump the rails and
bang along the ties, hanging over the
very verge of the abyss, but the rar-
est good fortune saved it from going
over. The next several cars plunged
over the trestle and frightful havoc
resulted.
Mrs. Dickie was seated in the din
ing car. This struck a telegraph pole,
which saved it from going over. AS it
was everyone in it was badly shaken
II
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-29
TAFT'S VETO OF WOOL BILL
why He Refused to Approve It-No
Reductions Next Winter in Prices
of Wooden Clothing
CIV Clyde H. Tavenner.)

Washington, Aug. 20 = President
Taft's veto of the wool bill means
there will be no reduction this winter
in the price of WOODEN clothing of any
sort for men. women and children, nor
in the prices of blankets, nor any
other forms of wooden manufactures
needed for warmth by the general pub
lie.
And just so much as the public would
have saved in cheaper woolens, to-
gether with the amount the farmers
would have saved in cheaper agricul-
tural implements had the president
signed the free list bill, will be trans
ferred unjustly to the Golfers of the
wooden trust and the harvester trust.
two star contributors to the Repub-
lican campaign fund.
What is the Presidents defense for
refusing to permit reduction in the
cost of living? Let us see: First, he
makes the point the wool bin was UNI
considered, when as a matter of fact
the ways and means committee put
in three months of sincere investiga-
ton and study before the bill was
framed, which is twice the length of
time given to the consideration of the
wooden schedule Of the Payne-Aldrich
bill, and which document the president
readily signed.
Second, the President asks that the
people continue to pay exorhitant
prices for woolens until he hears from
his tariff board, which is packed with
men who take the high-protection
viewpoint, and whose chief agents and
alleged impartial investigators
abroad are writing back articles for
American newspapers ridiculing and
belittling the crying demand of the
consumers for tariff revision down.
ward.
Mr.. Taft's message against cheaper
woolens will go down as a document
of Misrepresentation, false pretense
and excuses. The real reason the pres
ident vetoed the various tariff bills
was not stated in any of his mes
sages: It was because he was under
obligations to the beneficiaries of the
Payne-Aldrich law to serve their in
terests instead of the public. interest.
Mr.. Taft was elected president with a
campaign fund contributed by special
privilege Then, having done this the
great tariff trusts extended further aid
(and placed Taft further in their debt)
by frightening their employees into
voting for Taft with the threat their
factories and mills would be closed
down unless he was elected. And,
Just as he was the candidate of special
privilege, Mr.. Taft is revealed in his
veto message as also the president of
special privilege.
Thus it is shown again how protec-
ton makes politics business PROPOSE
ton. The trusts contribute campaign
funds to the party of the high protec-
ton wall with the intention Of not
only recovering from the public the
amount of such contributions in excess
sive prices, but stupendous dividends
as profits. Mr.. Taft proved an excep-
tionally good investment for the tariff
trusts.
LET US ALONE"
The trust officials who appeared be-
fore the various investigating commit
tees Of Congress this summer, includ-
ing G. W. Perkins, complained because
the Democrats were too active in in