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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-10-10
WISCONSIN SOCIETY
WOMAN ASKS DECREE

Green Bay, Wis, Oct. Am action
to obtain a divorce from E. ]. Baker
was instituted here by Mrs. Eleanore
James H. MCCLELLAN Of this city. She
alleges incompatibility of temper. The
Bakers were married two years ago and
were prominent in Marinette society.
Mr.. Baker Is a nephew Of Senator
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-10-10
TELEPHONES BROTHER
OF INTENDED SUICIDE

Chicago, Oct. IA. X. Luitys, a
wealthy retired grocer of st. Louis. to-
day telephoned his brother of his in
tention to commit suicide. hung UP the
receiver and frank poison. No reason
Is known for his act.
Mr.. Luitys arrived in Chicago from
st. Louis with his wife last Sunday.
He left a letter addressed to hts wife
and ona to a brother n st. LouiA
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-10-10
REcHiD PASTA RETURNS.

Constantinople, Oct. S-Rechid Pasha
is expected to arrive today from
Ouchy, Switzerland, bearing important
documents connected with the Turko-
Italian peace negotiations which have
been proceeding there. He represented
the Ottoman government during the
conference with the Italian delegates,
although he was supposed to be acting
unofficially,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-10-10
TELEGRAPH WIRES ARE
PUT OUT OF SERVICE

New York, Oct. 8.-All the telegraph
wires in the territory of Turkey in
Europe are now unavailable for tele-
graphic correspondence, according to
an official notice issued today by the
International Telegraph office at
Berne, Switzerland, to all the telegraph
administrations throughout the world.
The routes by way Of Kustendje,
Odessa and Batoum, however, are
available for turkish correspondence.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-10-10
SEVERAL ARE REPORTED
DEAD IN AN EXPLOSION

Peoria. ILL.,, Oct. 7.-As a result of an
explosion today at the Western Pow
der mills located at Edwards Station,
several persons are reported killed and
nan injured. The plant was COM
pletely wrecked.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-10-10
THREE KILLED IN WRECK.

Hagerstown, Md. Oct. Three
trainmen were killed, another was
probably fatally wounded and four
other tra1nmen more or less seriously
hurt in a head-or collision near Ship
pensburg today.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-10-10
r WOMAN DIES.

st. Paul, Mimi, Oct. Mrs. Perry
S~tarkweather. of this city, head Of
the department of women and chill
dren, of the Minneapolis bureau Of
labor. dropped lead when about to
GARD a train at the Union station
today.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-10-10
MANY DOGS ENTERED.

st. Joseph, Mo-, Oct. THE annual
meet of the National Coursing associ~
alton will open here tomorrow. About
events to continue ten days, with 5000
in premiums.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-10-10
MEMPHIS MURDER RATE
LEADS WHOLE COUNTRY

New York, Oct. 7.-Seven out of
murdered, according to figures gathered
by an insurance journal here.
The statistics covering a score of the
larger cities of the country show there
are comparatively fewer murders here
thar In some other American cities.
The rate of homicides per 100, 00C
of population for some of the other
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-10-10
SULTAN SEEKS PEACE
WITH HIS NEICHbORS
Turkish Government Agrees to
Greater Measures of Self Rule
for Dependencies.

Paris, Oct. 8.-The European
powers have decided to intervene
at the Balkan caoital and at Con-
to make arrangements to that ef-
feet.
Great Britain today sisnified her
acceptance Of the French proposals
so that all the powers are now In
accord.
London, Oct. 8.-The announce
mont that the pope is prepared to
offer mediation in the Balkans was
made by the vatican after a hur-
ried meeting of the sacred consre-
cation today, according a news
agency dispatch from Rome.
Canstantinople, Oct. s.-The Balkan
situation has been considerably
changed by Turkeys eleventh hour
surprise announcement of her willing
ness to grant a greater measure of
self-government to Rumelia and Mace
donia.
It is argued here that IL introducing
in those provinces reforms elaborated
by representatives Of Great Britain,
France, Germany, Austria. Italy and
INuSSld Turkey llOI ultIcly ueSiISS "
give the powers an argument for
bringing pressure to bear in the
Balkan capitals but probably has IN
view the circumstances that the deci-
sion is calculated to SOW discord among
the members Of the Balkan alliance.
Crooks Seek Revenge.
The Greeks in particular are likely to
be dissatisfied, for it is regarded in
diplomatic circles as without doubt
that they were counting on a general
conflagration in order to settle various
Issues Of long standing. These include,
for instance, the presence of Cretan
deputies in Athens.
However, although the position has
improved. war cannot yet be said to
have been averted. Possible events in
Turkey itself must not be lost sight of.
especially after the warlike fever lately
encouraged among the people.
People Are Aroused.
In many quarters here the fear is ex-
pressed that the excitement created by
the war preparations of both sides has
advanced too far for a conflict to be
avoided on the basis of any reform
short of complete Macedonian auton-
omy.
The Ottoman government has or
dered the prohibition of the export OF
grain from Anatolia.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-07-19
THE PEOPLE APPRECIATE sENA.
TOR HODGES.

The people of Kansas appreciate
the woyk that any man does in their
behalf. For the past eight years
Hodges has been State Senator and
during that time has always been
found on the side of the people. Not
once has his honesty and integrity
been questioned. Not once has he
voted wrong on = question. In add.
lion TO all this he has always been a
loyal Democrat. In every campaign
Of the party candidates. lie has also
been the recognized leader of the pro.
gressive Democracy and is still con.
sidered the leader Of his party.
To the great body of Democrats of
Kansas and many hundreds of Repub-
licans this means much. They showed
their appreciation two years ago when
they almost succeeded in electing him
Governor. This year the sentime . Of
those same people and many more in
dicates that they intend TO reward him
for his good work and will cleo, him
Governor.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-07-19
EXCELLENT WAY
TO SET POSTS
Experience Teaches That It VIII
Last Much Longer With the
Small End Placed in
the Ground.

After many years experience have
concluded by placing the small end of
the post in the ground. A post will
last much longer than with the large
end down. The reason for this 10 OBJ
Fous. When limbs are cut off it al.
ways leaves a cut that holds more or
less water and where worms have
worked the holes are always down.
Yagd. These poles hold some mois-
ture, but by placing the top end down
this moisture runs out and leaves the
post dry.
At first thought it looks as though
the post with the large end up would
not make good appearance, How
ever, says an expert IN the Farm and
Home. have geserally found that the
large end is the straight end, and fire.
quently there is a crook at the. small
end. If this be placed in the ground,
the fence when completed books much
better. / also have found that small
posts for wire fence last longer than
large ones, for they do not hold mods
ture as long. A post should never be
reset until it is well seasoned. The
end posts should always be placed in
concrete; then there need be no bra
cling or anchors used.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-07-19
IS AGAINST MACHINE FIxtRs
George X. Hodges Is Radically Against
All Questionable Political Trick.
ery-Wants Clean Methods.

The eight Democratic "fixers" who
occupied a small room in Hutchinson
and devoted the entire night to fixing
up a State Democratic ticket for 100.
600 loyal Democrats to swallow are
The same old crowd Of Bourbons who
nave been running the party into the
ground for years. II is needless 10
say they are all against Senator
Hodges and other clean, able progress.
sive Democrats. They forget that the
day of fixing conventions has passed
and that the Democrats nominate
their candidate at the primaries in
August. The Democrats will nomin.
ate Senator Hodges for Governor and
the "hxers" Will be unfixed. Every
loyal Democrat should 90 to the pri.
maries and vote for progressiveness,
the day OF Boubonlsm is past.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-07-19
By J. NJ. wEsTGATE)

Either alone or in mixtures with
grasses for hay or pasture, red clover
constitutes from one-elghth to one
third Of the total area OF cultivated
land on most successful farms
throughout the north central and
eastern states, as we'll as the western
states. 1t does not give It's best re-
turns in the extreme south. nor is 1t
always quite able to Withstand the
more severe winters OF the extreme
north.
For centuries 1t has constituted one
Of the important factors in maintain.
ing a permanent system o. agriculture
In the old world. In this country for
century and a half 1t has assumed a
more and more important role in con-
serving the natural resources Of the
soil. thereby tending to maintain the
profitable yields OF the staple agri.
cultural products.
Red clover is utilized both as a hay
and as a pasture crop and often as a
soiling crop. It is sometimes used as
a green-manure crop to be Rowed I'M
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-07-19
ESSENTIAL CULTIVATION AND
MANAGEMENT OF GRAPE VINES
round TO Be Good Practice do Pruning Time
OF Picking, But In No Case Should Treatment Go
Over Until Spring, as BLEEDING" Causes
Weakness and Stunts.

The care Of grapes is the same
whether for the home or the vineyard,
and the method of training depends
largely upon circumstances. In the
west, California. and the far east, It.
ally, Spain, ETC., no trellis is used, as
wood Is not procurable, but in Michi-
gan and the other states the crop, is
Supported by trellis. On our farm
-four canes are allowed to grow from
the root stock, being guided till they
reach to longitudinal wires by being
tied with tarred Irvine, writes Herman
Haupt, Jr., in the Rural New Yorker.
We use cedar posts eight feet long set
in the ground about 2la feet, with the
butt end throughout coated with hot
coal tar from the gas works. The
end posts are braced so tat the wires
may be drawn taut. 1t is mistake to
bore holes in the posts and run wires
through them at four feet from the
ground, or in fact any distance, as 1t
allows Of the accumulation of moist
ure, and a wire at this height very
naturally interferes with the cultiya-
tion of the vineyard and the picking
of the crop. Any obstruction that pre-
vents getting readily from one row OF
vines to- the next is an error. The
cross arms, if made of 1 by 4 inch
board and secured with three nails
need not have the wire braced from
the end of the armB to, the post To
bold the longitudinal wires We saw a
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-07-19

telephone wire; these are passed
Though the box from end to end and
made taut. The box is then laid on
its side. the open side up, and filed
with concrete: One part best Port
land cement. three parts sand and
water to make quite wet. With a
trowel the upper surface is smoothed
on. At the upper or smaller end of
the post are inserted in the wet con-
crete two one-qRarter inch bolts, the
head imbedded in the concrete, and
the shank protruding an inch or more.
The bolts are four inches apart and
two inches from the top Of the pest
One is two inches and the other six
inches from the top. To these bolts are
screwed the cross-arms "a inches
long, when the post has set and hard
ened. The box or form is so made
that six or eight or more posts may Re
made at one time This makes a post
that will last for all time. ard need
no repairs, The end posts will, Of
course, need .bracing in the same man.
ner as the wooden ones. When the
canes have reached the wires they are
loosely tired to the wire and p-uned
back 10 the second bud of the rev
wood. We find it good practice to
prune the vines just about the time OF
picking the fruit, or a little liter. but
in no case do We let it go till spring.
as the bleeding" at that time weak
ems the vine and stunts both vine and
fruit. Grapes do aicely on a sandy or
gravelly soil and the ground should
be kept clean and well worked. To
give the vines a uniform influence
from the sun and air, plant the vine
ys5d in rows running north and south
and on high, well-drained ground.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-07-19
RED CLOVER Is CORNERSTONE
OF AGRICULTURE In SECTIONS
Constitutes From One Eighth OneThrd Total Area
Cultivated Lands on Most Successful Farms In
Central. Eastern and Western States
Utilized as Hay and Pasture.

weeds, some Of which may become q
decided menace to his locality.
Some Of the weed seeds appearing
in red clover seed can be removed by
the farmer by the use OF a wire-cloth
sieve containing 20 meshes to the
linear inch. Most Of the Clover seeds
Of medium size are held back by such
sieve and practically all the smaller
weed seeds pass through. The true
clover dodder, which is very noxious
pest in clover fields, is quite effective
ly removed in this way. Most OF the
seeds of the field dodder are also re-
moved. Seed or buekhorn, wild car
rot wild chicory, thistles. and others
OF similar size are mostly held back
by the sieve. The smalI-grained clover
seed imported from Europe largely
passes through such sieve. An easy
method OF separating buckhorn seed
from Glove: has been devised. This
method consists of mixing with the
seed containing the buckhorn thor
oughly wetied sawdust. The buck.
horn seed becomes sticky on being wet
and readily attaches itself to the saw
dust. The entire mass Is then imme-
diately screened, when the larger par
ticles Of sawdust, with the buckhorn
attached, are readily separated from
the clover seed. This work should be
done Immediately before sowing the
clover seed, which. with the small
particles of sawdust that pass the
screen. need to be dried only sufi.
GENTLY to enable the seeding to take
place readily. This is an effective
msans of removing practically all
buckhorn seeds and is easily accom-.
plished by the farmer who handles a
comparatively small quantity of seed
which is not necessarily bulked i'm
mediately afr the somewhat damp
seed has been screened out.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-07-19

Belle Kearney's voice can be heard
to the fartherest edges of Chautau.
qua tent. She is a large woman Of
striking appearance. She has written
many books and travelled more widely
than any other woman lecturer. Her
home is in Mississippi. She was born
and reared on a large Southern plan.
tation. She met Count TolstOy In
Russia and spent an afternoon with
him. She has made exhaustive study
Of the sociological conditions of every
civilized country. She is a refined.
cultured, scholarly Southern woman.
with worldwide experience and &C.
Quaintance She will speak here one
day Chautauqua Week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-07-19

The bunch of fixers behind Jackson
would rather rule q defeated minority
party than serve in the ranks Of a
successful partg. They are against
the men that they can net boss. DEM
ceratic bossism is past in Kansas. If
there were to be held the old-fash-
Toned political convention the ixers
would fix it but the voters at the pri.
mary in August will express their
personal feelings and they will blast
the fixers. They recognize Senator
Hodges as the leader Of Progressive
Democracy aad they will not staNd
for any of the dark lantern methods
proposed by the seven HutshinsoRs
H3ers. o
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-07-19
WORLDS YIELD
OF INDIAN CORN
Steady Spread and Development
Of the Crop Has Been Agri.
cultural Marvel Of
the Age.

The steady spread and development
OF Indian maize into a world crop has
been the agricultural marvel of our
age. The corn of the Bible, the corn
OF Great Britain, is our wheat, not our
king crop" But all the world has
come to know and bless the generous
grain. Though upward of Sc per cent
of the S,5OO,0OO,OOO of the 100000 900
bushels, which constitute the worlds
yield, is grown in this country, Argen-
tina, Hungary and Italy, yet the cult.
WALTON Of corn has been gradually diff.
fused around the globe.
Next to our western hemisphere and
Europe the most important areas are
now planted in southern and south
eastern Asia, chiefly in British India.
French Indo-China. and the Philip
pines In 1910 the. Philippine crop
amounted to l4.276.Sl6 bushels. The
culture of corn is now general in Az.
riea. Ills the Egyptian fsllah's staff
Of life, and is even produced for ex.
port IN the Union of South Africa.
where the product is known as inca.
lies In Mexico the tortllla. prepared
from the grain. is the chief food of the
masses Canada and Cuba raise corn.
and it is grown. in a small way in
Australia and New Zealand. Save in
ireland. u. is rarel1 used as human
food throughout northern Europe.
Outside of the United States the eul.
tivstion of corn ID most extensive in
southern Eufope-centralized ia a
giOue Of states compri. ing Africa.
Hungary, ROumania, the Balkan states
and Bessarabia, in southwest Russia
7-where the production ranges from
5OO,OOO,OOOsto eOO,OeO,OOO bushels. an.
huSlly, Q e'e ,
Corn is not only our king crop. II is
also an uncertain and Ratia6le one.
Last year, for instance, there was a
great decline in the.world yield. The
aggregate TodFt Of the foCr leading
countries Gas more than 55aOOO,OOO
buseels less than the crop of 1910,
and 2OO,OOO0OO bushels short of the
returns fds 1909. Ehe Yield in 1911 in
the Omitted States was about 35k OOO..
goo bushels and in Argentina about
4S,OOO,OOO bushels less than in 1910.
There were relative Shortages in
Hungary and Italy. Just Why this
should be So our agricNtGral statisti.
Cans have got made eieah and there
Aas Been no sinAAer rumo9 ofian in.
'ternatiOnal csnbinatiohs sto restrain
the acreage plated. % o
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-07-19

shallow notch in the upper edge of
the cross-arms; this is sufficient, and
being daubed with tar keeps out mois-
Eure. At best wood will rot and we
nave adopted the plan now of replac-
ing the wooden post with one made
OF concrete. A rectangular box is
made tapering from six inches at the
base to four inches at the top and
eight feet long, open along one sidS
This box is made with only two sides
sapering the others are straight. In
the ends of the box We bore four
holes, near the outer edge, f5r the ad-
mission. of four strands of galvanized
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-07-19


Helen Bradford Paulsen, in charge
of the Junior Chautauqua, Chautauqua
Week, is the head of large school in
which playground instructors are
trained. She is one of the greatest
opponents of children's play as placed
on an intelligent and net an alto.
gether scientific basis. She believes
that with a little care, boys and girls
play can be directed in a way that win
be Of great benefit in after years. And
she believes in more fun for boys and
girls, not less fun The Junior de-
partment will be a big feature OF the
ChSctauqua.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-07-19

AS a member Of the Kansas State
Senate, George Fl. Hodges was the
leader of the progressive side of that
body. Republicans and Democrats
alike acknowledged his leadership. He
held memberships on the most impor-
tant committees in every session dur.
ing his two terms in the Senate. not
withstanding the fact that it was a
Republican Senate. He actually
framed the greater part of the pres
ent railroad law, the WorkmeR's
Compensation Act, the good road laws
and many OF the measures that are
pointed cut as the progressive legis-
lation of the past few years in Kan
sRE His nomination as the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor will rob
the Republicans of the claim to this
legislation. But his defeat would
mean that the Democratic party of
the state took no pride in the part it
took in the enactment of these laws.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-07-19
Peas and Tomatoes

Where there is asgood market for
boh peas and tomatoes these Srops
NAY be grown together to good ad.
vantage. The peas should be planted
soones the ground can be prepared
AID the tomatoes are Set after danger
Oh hard frost, which, in cost sections
OF the north, viii not be before Che
'ffteenthor twentieth of May. ii the
rowsScf peas are four feet apart, two
sr three pea rAns must be removed
at the requires distance in the rows
to make place for each tomato plant.
!. e.,Sif the tomato plant4Rre t0stand
BUR feet apart each way thee pea
plants will be removed at intervals of
four feet in the roo. This plan. has
been used with entire success in Penn.
sylVRla. Q
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-07-19

In Che State Senate, Senator Hodges
not only supported All beneficial laws
introduced by others but he originated
and drafted the law taxing express
companies which brings to the state
treasury more than $4,000 annually
and he full weight coal bill. He is-
toduced the reciprocal demurPage
lag and won the. committee on rail.
roeb and the SeaaIe aer to the Is
per cent horizontal reduction of
tse:ght rates. @ grains which sEyes
he farmers Of Kansas over 100000
annually in freight charges, -
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-07-19

Grace Lewis. reader and sccompan.
list with the Harmony Concert Com.
pany, studied under Lulu Tyler Gates
in. Chicago. In her .Chautanqua re-
citals she is presenting a class OF
work quite different from any other
reader. She HAS a program especially
arranged for the hot summer months.
It is largely a miscellaneous program
made up of Tight and popular num-
bers that might be classed as the
best sellers" Some Of these are her
own. She is very clever reader.
pianologist and accompanist 90
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-07-19

RGth Bowers is the greatest Chan.
tauqua violinist She will make her
first ChautauQua tour in the West
this summer Her home is in Phlla-
delphia, but she has studied most OF
her 9ife in New York, She has been
doing concert work since she was
seven years old. Che will be here.
with Celia Fox as accompanist, one
day ChautauQua Week. s.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-07-19

SInchis Face for State Senator be ear
rea his hOgie county by 900 Raiority.
The largest majority, given in years
to any candidate for aey office-John-
son county is normally $50 Repub-
lican-ethat is how Senator Hodges
staEis at hone. Senat& Hodges Gas
one q the four mengwho drafted the
splendid C9stilities CCmmissioB Law
az Z OF Ach unreasonable. value
~ the farmers and business men OF
KaSas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-07-19

} The Fraternity Glee Club play as
well as sing. 1t is a male quartette.
9Th lot of action songs just off the
campus. 1t is one Of the Chautauqua's
extremely popular numbers. The
company was organized by Mr.. Ralph
Dunbar, the greatest organizing ge-
MUS in the Chaupuqua and Lyceum.