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Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-09-06
THE ABUSED RECALL.

The reply Of Governor Johnson of
California when he was informed that
petition was being circulated
against him for an election on his re-
call is provocative of reflection. 1t
was, as reported in the dispatches:
I have known for some time
that Pat Calhoun and John D.
Spreckels and the clique the re-
present were to circulate a petit
tion. Before leaving Sacramento
I was told that they were offering
SIS name for signers.
We do not undertake to affirm
Governor Johnson's theory of the
forces behind this movement for his
recall. Neither do we assume to de.
ny it. We simple do not know any.
thing about the motives that inspire
it. But what is important is that
here we have from an. eminent off.
cial a direct assertion that he is be-
ing harassed and pursued with a re-
call movement by capitalists with
selfish motives and that signatures to
the recall petition are being purchas.
et.
Entirely apart from the question of
proof of this particular assertion, the
salient fact is that the method makes
that method of attack enirely posi-
BILE. The recall is advocated on the
assumption that it will be used only
against bad men in Office. But the
fact that it can be used with equal, or
perhaps even greater, facility to ha-
rass and paralyze good men has been
pointed out in these columns before
1t is an unexpected corroboratien to
have an illustration alleged by an IN
doubted believer in the doctrine.
A good man in prominent Office
will, Of course, be forced to antagon-
lie the political machines. He. will
in all probability earn the enmity Of
powerful corporations. These eles
ments can command from their OF.
ganizations the necessary force to cir.
culate recall petitions, and in most
cases to supply the necessary sigma.
lures. If they cannot get enough
signatures within their organizations
they have the money to do wha4 Gov.
ernor johnson says they are doing in
California pay for the signatures.
Even if they cannot carry the recall
election they can keep a good man
IN office so busy fighting recalls that
he will be unable to accomplish any
thing else.
There is no safer rule in this re.
spect than the old one, Let the people
elect good men, and give the latter
chance to prove themselves for their
entire term. If they elect bad men.
let them bear the penalty. There il
a great truth in what Henry I. Gour
ley used to declare in his public
speeches twenty years ago: "The
people will get the kind of govern.
ment they deserve, ''-Gmnd Forks
imes. =, s,~i ID '>s~, Il .-...
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-09-06

As threshing begins many reports
are received Of damage to grain in
the shock by reason Of the excessive
rainfall. Barley particularly has suf-
fered and q prominent Ramsey county
farmer was heard to remark that hard
" q bushel Of first class barley would
be found in the whole Lake,.Region.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-09-06

Valley City, one Of the richest and
most prosperous cities Of the state,
has not one diamond among all its
citizens, according to returns made by
the assessor. In the words Of the
song, it is evident "somebody Lied
or else Valley City citizens are not
not given to personal adornment.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-09-06

Hanna nay not, be the choice Of a
few self-appoisted leaders in this
state but there is no doubt that he
b the choice Of the; overwhelming ma
jority Of the voters who have espous-
ed the cause Of the third party. The
attempt to put a third party ticket
in the field is going to meet with very
strenuous opposition in North Dakota.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-09-06

There Is nothing sacred about the
rights Of property. Once admitted
that there is and the rights Of man
are abolished, It is equivalent to ad-
hitting that some men were created
of finer clay than others. 1t is an idea
subversive Of the whole declaration
OF independence, and it ought to be
repugnant to every patriotic citizen,
rich or poor. Il
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-09-06

II. H. Aaker is out with statement
that he will not be a candidate for
governor this fall on any old ticket.
This old world will now swing back
into it's orbit and 60 -olling long just
as it did before Aaker threatened to
horn his way into politics as a Bull
Moose. What relief
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-09-06

"The Republicans have b en- very
fortunate in their nominations for con-
gress as they (Helgesen, Young and
Norton) are men who are progressive
all the way through says the
searchlight. Very true as regards Hell
gesen and Young. But Norton well
he has earned for himself the unen-
viable reputation Of abusing his Off
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-09-06

# The public man who claims immuni-
ty from criticism simply because heSis
q, heavy tax payer, Is one Of two
things: A fool or "a knave; or beth.
Senator Jonathan Bourne, Jr., of
Oregon, has declared for Roosevelt.
It this boost o. q slami
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-09-06

Ward county Progressives perfected
an organization at Minot last evening,
amid feast Of reason and flow Of soul.
There were addresses galore and if
everybody, who attended votes this
fall for the Big Bull Moose, the Pro-
gressives will make some showing.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-09-06

Twin City jobbers say that early
fall buying indicates that this sea-
son IS business will be at least TWEEN
ty-fve percent greater than any in
the history Of the Northwest. And q
great big hare Of this is coming from
North Dakota.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-09-06

The Id Bible saw: ssMany are
called, but few are chosen" should
be amended so as to read: "Many
think they have been called when
really they only have an aggravated
attack Of Indigestion. -
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-09-06

An exchange sagely remarks that a
circus takes lots Of money out Of a
town, but that a mail order house
does: not even give a parade.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-09-06
TAFT Goes ON
AN EXCURSION.

Special to The World: 4.
New York, Sept. 5.-President Taft
left here today en- an excursion in his
private yacht. s,SS
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-09-06

assault, give them jail sentences and
there will be a falling of in the
records for injuries.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-09-06

Gradually but surely the bitterness
of the late primary campaign is being
wiped out and republicans all over the
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-09-06

Senator P. j. EcCumber has been
appointed q meabsr Of committee
of O. s. senators who will investigate
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-09-06

World wants bring resAts.
World wants bring results.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-08-09
WINTER WHEAT AND THE sILo.

we expect to see a great increase
n the winter wheat acreage of the
corn belt as an indirect result of an
increased number Of silos. Winter
wheat has long been recognized as
far superior to oats as a money-mak-
ing crop. The logical place for 1t is
Just after corn and before clover. Blu
1t is a most inconvenienG crop with
which to follow corn. Sometimes
the wheat has been seeded with a
disk drill in the standing corn. This
often gives fair results, but the stant
Is generally uneven,
Another practice has been to cut
the corn early for fodder, and then
drill in the wheat. So far as the
wheat Is concerned, this practice has
Oeen good-but the feeding value Of
the corn fodder has been lowered be
cause OF such early cutting. Corn
fields cut early in September for the
silo need but one disking and harrow
ing to put them in good shape fol
winter wheat. Any reader who has
silo should give serious considera
ton to winter wheat as a crop to fol
low corn cut for sihge purposes
Wahaces Farmer;
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-08-09
HoeeINe DOWN CORN.

In these days Of expensive labor,
farmers sometimes find it to their
advantage to hog off some of their
corn instead of husking it. The
amount that should be hogged off
should be decided upon beforehand,
and should Of course be proportion
ate to the number d hogs which are
expected to consume it, There shoul
be access to water, and the results
will be all the better If the hogs, at
the same time, can have access to
a clover, blue grass or alfalfa field
Corn should not be hogged OF unit
1t is pretty we'll matured; that is. un
til the grtins are well dented. Hog
ging It off before that time means a
waste Of feeding value, for corn
grows until the leaves are killed by
frost or die naturally. There are
may case in which it is quite as
well and much cheaper to hog the
corn off than to husk it and feed il
to the hogs, and the practice is grow
ing more popular every year.-Wal
laee's Farmer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-08-09
A HARVEST. WITHOUT SEED.

Harvesting a bumper prairie hay
crop right now. just reminds me OF
what the prairies Of Kansas looked
like when l landed there 50 Yeas
ago." said Peter Servatlus Of O;ta-
wa, Kas. p
IT was a long and wearisome trip
from my home On Germany to AneIi-
ca. and then In finding my way out
to Kansas. which at that time was a
territory. After leaving the Missou-
ri river We had to travel BY wagon
across the country. Here for the
first time In my life l saw an Indian.
and a good many Of them. It was
a strange sight to a foreigner like
myself to see such looking persons.
On our way across the country from
the Missouri river we stopped one
night at the hut Of an Indian. We
slept but very httle. In the night
the Indian felt US over as we lay
asleep. or as he supposed US to be
asleep. He felt On our pockets. We
made no moves, but pretended we
were sleeping, as We we're scared al.
most to death.
But those broad prairies! They
were covered with tall grass every
where. Looking IN every direction,
not a house could be seen. Such a
large country, and with so few peo-
pie. 1t seemed that l could live to
be very old. and then not see II set
tied The few settlers down in the
low places along the streams were
very poor. A good many years rolled
around before there was very much
OF a change. The open praiHes re.
NAMED a good while before settlers
went out on them.
But returning to the subject Of
prairie hay. Those prairies stretch
ting out miles and myes dn every d.
rection covered with a thick growth
Of hay. and an going to waste. Late
In the fall. II would be burned of.
Those prairie fires were a sight. For
many miles they could be seen, and
the smoke from them would roll up
On clouds that would darken the sun
for days. Then finally settlers went
out on the prairies. 1t required a
good many years to get the prairies
settled. The first great problem was
to break that thick, tough sod. No
steam plows those days, so the big
OK teams were brought into use. With
three and sometimes four OK teams
hitched to a now, and two Or more
men, probably three acres a day
could be laid over, but it was hard
work. Think Of such a slow way Of
doing things today, when the big
steam pillow would roll over % acres
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-08-09
a day d that sod

- w " tnob oo4t
Here and there some spots were
spared. alj that is what furnishes
our pFatrie hay Of today. which has
become such'a valuable product. AZ
ter that original sod is broken. and
the land rs farmed. It cannot again
be converted back into Its original
state and produce good hay. ! have
Just harvested from 60 acres $50
tons Of very choice bay. III let alone
that piece Of land. would keep right
on turning off prairie hay for i, the
next 80 PEARS and still be in good
condition. Cutting an average Of $40
worth. Of hay to the acre from 1t
each year without sowing or planting
and without wearing out the land, is
remarkable. and differs Of course,
from other farming"
Mr.. Servati1s owns a large .and,
valuable farm where he lives, besides
800 acres Of good land In wibarge-
county, Tex, in the Red river valley.
-Drrers' Telegram.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-08-09
On and. About the Farm
MARKET REPORT.

Kansas City Stock yards, Ay. 3.
Cattle receipts fell below expecta-
tiona again last week, and the mar
ket made a gam of 15 to 40 cents.
On cattle from pastures in native ter
ritory the market was the highest
Of the year Today the run is 'arg-
er than on any previous Monday this
year, footing up $4,000 cattle. not in
Guiding 400 calves that came in
Outside maBkets were well supplied,
and it looked like lower prices at
first. There w@ a good demand,
and not much GSange could be no.
ticed in the prices. Top steers in
the native division drought $3.50
They were light steers, weighing
less than 1900 pounds, from Nebras-
ka. Ripe steers of greater weight
would bring more. Cattle from pas
tunes ranged from $3.50 to 1915.
Feeder buyers were in the field for
some of De pasture steers. but kill
ers bid the highest ON them9 An H.
IinOis man Offerai $3.50 for some
1900 pound steers, but an order buy
er from lew York landed them at
$40, the fifty cent margin being due
to competition from other killers.
Killers paid $3.50 for some Green
wOad couDty, Kansas, steers denomi-
mated as dogs by an unsuccessful
; bidaer. S0pply of quarantine quit at
1S5 loads tOday9 Usage steers sold
at $40 to $780, weighing $50 to
. 1850 pOdAds. Grass COWS bring 1915
t. $3.50, bulls $500 to $500. Owners
: all over TIE field show a disposition
to he'd calves back, hence prices
are 25 to % cents above a week ago.
though a shade lower today, best at
800 Stock steers bring $3.50 to
$50
Fegsupplies today, 1000 head here,
Darket to 10 higher, top $S.37 ~,
bulk $500 to- $685., The bulk of
sales is closing up because practical
" no heavy hogs, which sell 10 to
Is osnts below the others, are COM
Ipg' The bulls are clearly in the ma
. dority when opinions are expressed
sboge future prices. Sheep and
, lambs are steady today, best spring
lambs $3.50, sethers worth up to
$40, ewes $500. Feeding lambs
bring $500 to$5,5O. Run is light to-
day, 1000 headS but stuff from the
Northwest will be coming freely lat
. es this seek, an0 constantly hence
forth for some weeks @ O
IsA. RICKART,
Market Correspondent
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-08-09
SPREAD THE STRAW.
Straw Needed as Fertilizer and
Humus. g

Last year Kansas farmers had lit
tie trouble to dispose of their straw.
This year with a large wheat crop
hundreds Of farmers are distressed
at the loss CT good wheat ground
covered with sacks of straw. Doubt
less thousands of straw piles will be
burned, shafeful thing to do. But
what can be done about it? There
are several ways Of avoiding this al
most sin.
In the first place the average farm.
er does not use one-tenth enough
straw for bedding for his stock.
There is no more profitable way Of
using straw than to use plenty CT 1t
in the stables, thus conserving all
the liquid exerement CT the aninafs
stabbed, and the straw itself be-
comes valuable fertilizing element.
Not only SHOULD more Of it. be used
in the stables, but farmers can. we'll
afford to use smaller yards for their
dairy cows, and even fer their fed
ers" or their fattening cattle, and
then cover these yards in Septem-
Der with two or three feat of straw,
and thus quadruple the quantity and
double to value of manure for the
fields. A lfIside is no place for a
feed yard, and an acre is large
enough for a feed yard for from
twenty to forty cattle. The time has
come when the Karsas farmer must
study ways Of increasing his supply
Of farm manure.
The next best way to utilize these
thousands Of stacks of straw is to
spread them over the FIELDS imme-
diately after thneshing. OF course,
this cannot be done safely If wheat
is to follow wheat, unless the ground
is moist when plowed. II the ground
is dry, the spreading should be post
poned until about the last Of OctO-
Der when 1t may be spread over the
wheat field. Where wheat stubble is
to be plowed in the fall and put to
a corn or sorghum crop, the straw
may be spread any time after thresh-
ing and plOwed under before Novem-
Der. Straw spread right on the
wheat in October or any time in the
winter will help to stop blowing, will
hold moisture and later will add 20
the humus content when plowed n-
der the next year. 1t is important
that our thousands of straw stacks
be put into the ground in some way.
Not one should be burned. Straw is
estimated to be worth about 81 80 a
ton as a fertilizer and in my judg-
ment it is worth more than that
as humus material. Our western
lands are in sore need CT humus, and
i will pay every farmer to study
ways of getting adj his straw back
into the ground from whence dit came
There is no need Of factories to use
up this straw as it is worth so much
TO the farmers as humus and ferti.
hzer material, that he cannot afford
to sell 1t. 1t belongs to the soil. A
Kansas farmer has recently inverted
a straw spreader that will spread a
swath" twenty feet wide. But get
the straw back to the fields In some
way.
j. H. MILLER,
Mahattan, Kans., August 6. 1912.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-08-09
THE WHEAT CROP


ers one would imagine that we we're
to have a record breaking wheat croI
in the Unied States. This opinion is
reflected in the drop Of nearly ten
cents a bushel in the last few days
July 23). We do. not see anything
in sight to justify these expectations.
We have undoubtedly in Iowa and
at least some parts Of Missouri a re-
cord breaking winter wheat crop. We
have reliable reports Of Yields CT
forty bushels per acre and over. We
have eQdeavored to point out the
conditions which lead to such phe-
nomenally big crops. But Iowa is
not a prominent winter wheat state.
The government does not even recog-
,nize it as a winter wheat state at all
although 1t does raise more winter
than spring wheat. There are large
sections in the west where winter
wheat was an utter failure. We hear
of one man in Illinois who, being
something of a phnger in winter
wheat, sowed four hundred acres. He
will cut about a hundred. Others
have plowed up their acreage. So it
l., in portions of Kansas. The pros
poets for spring wheat in the spring
wheat states and in Canada are at
present very good, but we are not
out of the woods yet. There is dan
ger from rust, blight, from lodging,
and, in Canada, frost.
me farmers are to blame for much
of this feeling. They like to boast Ct
their big crops, their big yields per
acre; but in such cases they are not
very particular to measure the acre
age. Remember that while there will
be forty bushels Of wheat raised on
some fields, the average crop viii no
exceed fourteen and one-half bushes
per acre at the outside, and it is the
average crop that counts.
1t is possible to double our yield Of
wheat. 1t will be done in time, but
not soon, not faster than the demand
for wheat increases, as We will do
we'll If We do that.
The trouble is that when wheat be-
gins to fall, farmers seem to get the
idea that it will never stop falling,
and they rush it on the market in
order to get the present higher price
This naturally causes it to drop low
er.
We do not want TO advise our read
ers as to whether to sell their wheat
or hold it. We never do that, but We
want to impress upon them that We
are not going to have any larger crol
Of wheat this year than last. The gov
eminent figures it. We believe, some
fifty or sixty millions short; and it
will take a good deal Of extra pro-
duction in the sections Of the winter
wheat country that had drouth. last
summer and snow last winter, to bal.
ance up the shortage in other Sec
tionS of the winter wheat country
where wheat had to be sowed late
on account of lack of moisture, hence
small growth, and there was no snow
to protect it. We have no doubt but
that we will have a better spring
wheat crop this year than last; and
it must be a good deal better in or
der to make the total crop equal to
last year; for remember that two
thirds Of our crop is winter wheat,
and it is hard for the excess in the
spring wheat crop to balance such a
shortage in the winter wheat crop
as we have had.-Wallace's Farmer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-08-09

When baby suffers with Group, ap.
ply and give DR.. Thomas Eclectic
Oil at once. Safe for cAildren. =
little goes a long way. 25c and SOC;
At all drug stores, 9
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-08-09

Many a love letter has cOme'home
to roost.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-08-09

The Proprietor-HoW much are you
selling those stockings fort
The Saleslady-Ten cents q pair. :
The Proprietor (absently)-Thsy
won't last long ct that prica
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-08-09

"Doan'O Nntment cured me Of &C.
zema that'had annoyed me for a long
time. Tie result was lasting" -
Hon S. W. Matthews, Commissioner,
Iapor Statistics, Augusta, Me-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-08-09
wANTED-sTock TO PASTURE.

! 1 have pasture with best q grass
and water for 200 horses or mules,
W to and including November /, at
so cents a head per month. Just
over IN Kansas from Colorado, on
the Missouri Pacific, in Greeley
county, Kansas. Address
A. o. BEEN,
1918 T0wner, Colo.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-08-09

ISAAC PRTCHARD q
Cooperative Observer,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-08-09
WEATHER RERoRJ

The following is a, record d, the
character Of the weather fore the
week ending August 4. 1872.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-08-09

ar' and Mrs. Floyd Higgins art
she parents Of a fine Baby boy born
last Saturday morRing'
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-08-09
EVER NOTICE iTH


II your hat should blow of and rod
Away from you, Just let it, .
Stand where you are. some willing
b. soul =
VIA chase around and get Ii. =
Cincinnati Enquirer.
If your glove should drop on be floor,
Or the dusty pave Of the city,
Therein be divers for II, galore
If you are a girland prete.
Denver Republican.
If you've been Joy riding with
Some Sue or Arabeller
Don't trouble to inform your wife,
There'p be a dozen teMerA E
Houston Post. !