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The farmer and mechanic., 1912-09-24
New League Formed to Teach
Public Hygiene
ORIGIN OF THE MOVEMENT


Washington. Sept e Washing
ton people Interested in the abolition
or social ills announce the formation
OF a new society in this city. Il work
III conjunction with the American Sex {
Hygiene Federation. which will be
known as the Society for Social
hygiene IN the District Of Columbia
The committee. Of which pr.
Thomas \. Williams is chairman,
which IS responsible for the new or
sanitation. viii shortly issue q cali
Tor meeting early IN October to
adopt a constitution aid by~laws and
elect officers
The purpose OF this new society.
as outlined by Or. Elnora {. Folk
mar, is to give a series Of lectures
every year before mothers clubs
school and teachers clubs, ministerial
clubs and other civic organizations
The committee which is behind the
formation Of the new society repre-
sents the public medical instruction
committee of the District Of Columbia
Medical Society. and is composed Of
Dr. Thomas A. Williams chairman
r. Nota MCGili. j. Waller Page. Dr.
Francis Hagner. Mrs Huntington vii
son. Mrs Henry {. Perkins presi-
dent of Noel House Settlement AS
sociation, William Knowles Cooper.
| DR. Elnora {. Folkmar. and Or j b.
Nichols.
Origin Of the Movement
This committee has held three
meetings since May. at which times
/ a constitution in the rough has been
prepared and the name agreed on.
! invitations were sent out in May to
sixty Washington people. urgin.
! them to attend a meeting To discuss
the formation Of social hysienic so
| ciety, and the appointment of tho
com mittee resulted
This committee will send out 800
| invitations to people Interested in tho
| suppression Of such diseases for a
| meeting early in October Of this year.
when officers will be elected
The problem OF eugenicS promises
to play important part in the
teachings Of the new society
Articles Of Incorporation will be
| filed next month, and it Is the hope
Of those behind the movement that
by the last Of the coming October an
| earnest campaign will be launched
| in the city.
Campaign Of Education.
Not only will lectures be used for
| spreading the propaganda Of the SO
Clety, but literature dealing with the
subject will be scattered broa dca-st
over the city. These pamphlets will
be prepared by skilled physicians who
have made a special study, of diseases.
The prime object which Or. Folkmar
says is to be attained if possible. by
| y,
such ailments from Washington.
The money for conducting the
propa ganda of the society will be de-
rived from two sources under the
present plans of the organization A
minimum ad iSSion fee Of q dollar or
two will be charged for berSh .
IN the society, and the balance Of
| the money needed will be raised by
private subscription. Or. FoIkmar
stated yesterday that already a num-
Il ber OF Washington business men
whose names she cannot at this time
make public have promised to aid the
cause with subscriptions ranging from
| $50 to 500 each.
With these and other subscriptions
the society expects to be able 10 wage
vigorous campaign IN this city this
winter
The farmer and mechanic., 1912-09-24
SHOULD HAVE BEEN PREPAID.

old Father EpicureInas the Ph.Ioso-
pher has just sent US a iettergrlin
stating that some mems idea Il earn
ing a living IS jlst answering din
rer bell We shollI have WELDON, ID
the communication had the old gen
tleman not sent his message col
lect-Judge
The farmer and mechanic., 1912-09-24
KEEPING HER HELP.

From Chicago isn't She?
Yes. \ very unusual woman. She
has such remarkable luck in keeping
her help.
.'How's that?
why, she told me she had had
four husbands and only one cook. =
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The farmer and mechanic., 1912-09-24

The secret ballot aids to an honest
election" grated the refOrmer.
"Huh,' remarked the practical pol
itician. you can tell me. Half the
fellows I buy take advantage of the
secrecy Of the thing to vote the other
way"
The farmer and mechanic., 1912-09-24

Farmers raise crops to feed the ma
ton, and boys to go to town and do
the nations work for it.
The farmer and mechanic., 1912-09-24

poor Angieslants death was sud
den, wasn't it?'
why. | wouldn't call il sudden
he was aeroplaning FIVE weeks before
the fatal fall
The farmer and mechanic., 1912-09-24

ants ten papers being read on the
general ubject
SeMcragr Question Discussed
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-26
FRIGHTENING WEEKS.

From the New York Commercial. Sept.
II. 1872.
Each week Is more suspicious than
It's predecessor in the suspicious prom
lse of a great business year. This
implies according to the laws Of trade
chances several to succeed 1t. With
immense uniform crops as a founda.
ton, accompanied by conditions In the
Did World much less favorable. It
gives this country a place Of vantage
which it has rarely II ever expert
enced, SO co~ncurrently do the general
facts at home and abroad run In our
favor.
A significant fact Is that New York
for the last week has been put to its
trumps to accommodate adequately
the immense throngs of business Wis
ltors. No city is better supplied with
such resources Of hospitality, but they
have been strained to the uttermost
since the middle Of August. There is
nothing in the capacity of our trans
portation lines which does not fully
c~onjoin with the ~sanguine outlook that
~pervades the whole country.
While all the activities Of trade are
notable now they will be vastly more
so in a few weeks.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-26
HAPPY
They Have Every Cause for Joy on
the Next Thanksgiving Day.

1912.
A ~marvelously fortunate year is this
" 1912 for this land of ours. The
government crop report yesterday re-
,ews once more the proof that all
lhings are uniting for the welfare Of
Americans. 1t is an amazing show
ng, 800, 000. 900 bushels Of spring
wheat being reported as In sight,
where last year the yield was only
100, 000, 900 bushels, and the year be-
!ore 200, 000, 600. Added to the winter
wheat, which In spite Of the soft wheat
osses in our own section Of the oun
Try, will still pass the 1911 mark, the
Total yield of this grain will III well
lbove 700, 000, 900 bushels, and II pri-
rate advices are reliable, even above
100, 000, 900 bushels.
We have had but two years in the
past when the 700, OOO, 900 mark was
passed, 1906 and 1901, and the outlook
IS that the return per bushel for the
harvest now available will exceed that
Of either Of these.
Nor Is wheat the only crop that is
practically assured of reaching record
figures. Corn. potatoes, barley, rye
md some others are already in the
slass Of bumper yields. The indica-
lions amount to assurance that they
will all exceed any previous aggre-
gate.
While the American fields are TEEN
ing with their produce across the
e Is heard the cry of distress.
Cold weather and prolonged rainfall
have played havoc there. The land
Is sodden and unfruitful. What crops
have grown are drowning in flood.
The American farmer, with his barns
bulging with the yield Of his acres,
will get big prices for his big stock
Of food supplies.
A bountiful harvest and a strong
demand should make the farmer of
his country a happy man on Thanks
giving day.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-26
PROSPERITY lessons CRIME
Secret Service Chief Says That With
Good Times There Is Less
law-Breaking.

From the Buffalo. N. Y. Inquirer.
The department of agriculture in
it's latest announcement reports bum
per crops of corn, white potatoes,
spring wheat, oats, rye and buck
wheat.
Business agencies report booming
iron and steel trade, strong demand
for cars and decrease In the number
of commercial failures.
The most novel sign Of prosperity,
however, Is recorded by Chief John
e. Wilkie of the United States secret
service. Whenever work Is plentiful
and employment easily obtainable."
says Chief Wilkie, crime is less, and
this rule, which has been demon
strated by years of experience, APP
plies rs much to counterfeiting as to
other offenses against the law"
AS a general proposition easy times
are the times freest of crime, indicat-
ing that distress is the GAUGE Of much
law breaking.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-26
i arm ano
Garden
RHODE ISLAND REDS.
Breed Just Now Riding High on Wa
Of Popularity

Breed Just Now Riding High on Wavs
of Popularity.
Among the most popular claimants
for attention in the breeds Of fowls
are the Rhode Island Reds.
They receive their name from the
state of Rhode Island. where they have
been bred for a number Of years for
practical purposes. Recently. however.
more attention is being paid to the
perfecting of the plumage.
They are believed to have originated
from crosses Of the Asiatics, Mediter-
raneans and Games. The former gives
them size. the Medi%terraneans contrib
ute to the laying qualities and the
Games to their hardness and color.
Rhode Island Reds have been con-
sidered a little difficult to breed true
to color. but many excellent speci-
mems may now be found in any care
full fancier's yards.
Their unitarian qualities are not de-
pendent upon the color of the feathers,
but IL one wishes to combine the use
full with the fancy some consideration
must be given to the proper mating Of
the specimens. The ear lobes should
be solid red. though a little white will
not ~disqualify. An entirely white
feather in the plumage is a serious de-
feet. The feet and shanks should be
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-26

a reddish brown I'm color. The eyes
should be rather prominent and red
In color. The neck of the male should
be q brilliant red, with red unlercolor;
wings red, with lower web of feathers
mostly black.
When the wing is folded non OF
the black should appear. The back
should be red. with red undercolor; the
main tail and sickle feathers black or
greenish black; breast red. with red
undercolor. The entire surface of
body should be as even and harmoni-
Gus a color Of red as possible-free
from mealy appearance.
The female is in color almost like
the male, though not so glossy or bril-
liant in luster. The neck should have
a slight ticking at end Of feathers.
| Colors red, with undercolor red, and
the ticking black.
One Of the main points to be desired
Is the proper undercolor, which should
in all cases be red. Beware of smutty
un%dercolor; it is a disqualification.
The Reds belong to the general pur-
pose fowls. They are among the best
Of layers, sit and hatch their own eggs.
are excellent table fowls and at the
present moment are riding high on the
crest of the wave of popularity.-Farm
Press.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-26
BANKS SHOW PROSPERITY.

From the Beloit. Wis, Free Press. Sep
TENDER II. 1912.
Bank deposits are a sure indicator
OF prosperity In a city. and on this
point Beloit banks show a steady in
crease and this city on this score
compares most favorably with the
outside world. Total deposits In the
four banks according to the current
statements aggregate s4,34S,4i8.46, of
which $2,569, 37l.14 represent the cav
ings of the people. Rockford with
three times the population has little
more than double the amount of
money on deposit In her seven banks.
Figuring Beloit's population at $4,000,
which Is probably conservative. the
per capita deposits In the banks
amount to $2.41k, which is a pretty
good showing.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-26
About Roses.

a rose tree breathes through its
leaves. In dusty weather, therefore,
the Ilant should be kept clean with
frequent sprayings.
The best soil for roses is two-thirds
loan and one-third manure This soil
should be at least eighteen inches
deep.
Curled up leaves mean a maggot is at
work. 1t should be caught and killed
at once or it will kill the tree.
The budding Of roses should be done
In the early morning or at sunset.
Mix guano with the rose trees wa
ter when ii Is in bloom.
Never try to grow roses from seed.
1t takes too long.
Rose beds should not be prepared in
wet weather.
Never plant a rose tree in a windy
place.
R~osebushes should be syringed daily
In May.
Roses that front north do not thrive.
Home and Farm.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-26
Should Not ImperiI Prosperity.

From the Buffalo. N. Y. News.
The current number Of Dun's Re-
view remarks upon the steady advance
In trade activity according to reports
from various business centers in all
parts of the country. The advance, 1t
says, Is both in actual volume Of bust
ness and in that confidence which is
the basis of health in business.
1t Is well to remember these things
when one is considering the outlook.
The situation together with the mag
niicent crops of the year explain why
business men are less and less inclined
to imperil prosperity by o~verturning
the government.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-26
BUSINESS OUTLOOK GOOD
Dun's Trade Report Gives Eneour.
asement for all Lines Of Business.

From the Freeport, ILL.,, Standard, Sept,
II, 1912.
Dun's trade report for the past
week gives encouragement for all
lines Of business, crops and manu-
featuring enterprises. In part the
report says:
Continuous advance in trade activ-
ity Is the tenor Of the reports from
the principal manufacturing and dis
tributing centers last week. The ad-
vance is both in actual volume Of
transactions and in that confidence
which is the basis of healthy bust
ness.
The big August bank clearings are
a development of present activity and
buoyancy. Clearings in August gain.
ed 4.6 per cent over last year, while
during this week they increased l0.5
per cent. Over 1911 and 17.6 per cent.
over 1910. The evidence of these
clearings is confirmed by the current
railroad gross earnings, which show
a gain OF 6.S per cent. over 1911.
Rates of money are hardening in all
parts of the world, a plain response
to the greater movements Of trade
and commerce and the bigger de.
mands Of enterprises. The in
creased confidence in the financial
markets is illustrated by the fact
that the August output Of new Sc.
curities and short-term notes In this
country was $92, 600, 900 greater than
a year ago. The remarkable consump.
ton of iron and copper products con
tinues to the point Of actual capacity
and all the principal industries show
satisfactory activity.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-26
WILL BE IN WEBSTER, s. D.,
AT COMMERCIAL HOTEL
Monday, Sept. 3Oth
For One Day OnIy-Hours From
1000 a. m. to 600 p. m.
CONSULTATION AND EXAM.
NATION FREE ON
THIS TRIP

The great and good work of DR..
Doran in the northwest during the past
three years has gained for him a stand
ing that places him in the high ranks of
Specialism and merits him the most
implicit confidence in every vicinity he
has visited in the state.
DR.. Doran, with laboratories Boston
block, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for the
past Is years is one of the Original
United Doctors, who began in South
Dakota over two years ago; you no
doubt have heard of him, possibly know
him personally through treating you, or
some of your family, if not, ask your
neighbors about him. He relies upon
the recommendations of his patients
treated IL bring him his practice, which
has grown to be very extensive.
DR.. Doran's laboratory is conceded to
be the largest and best equipped in the
Northwest. According to his system
no more operations for appendicitis, gall
stones, tumors, goiter or certain forms
of cancer. Tubercular glands, piles and
diseases peculiar to both men and women
and diseases of the stomach, intestines,
liver, blood, skin, graduated eyelids,
nerves, heart, spleen, kidneys, or blad-
der, rheumatism. dropsy, ulcers, weak
lungs and those afflicted with long-stand-
ing, d~eep-seated, chronic diseases that
have bafled the skill of the family ply
stefan, should not fail to call.
Married ladies must come with their
husbands and minors with their fathers.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-26
Can Be Affected by Politics.

Henry Clews. the New York fnan.
cial expert, says In his weekly letter
that business conditions are good.
especially In the west. but he points
that they may become unsettled by
political developments.
There ere good times before the
last Democratic administration. but
they % became bad times, The
country does not want history to re-
peat itself.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-26
Origin of the New York Yacht Club.

Origin Of the New York Yacht Club.
Shortly after the Revolution Colonel
Stevens purchased Hoboken, which
was then an island Of swamps and
rocky hills, and established the family
on Castle point. a beautiful promonto-
~ overlooking the Hudson and New
York city. John &. Stevens, the father
Of American yachting, was born there
in 1855. There were no ferries in those
days, and the Stevens boys Of necessi.
ty became expert boatmen. At four
teen John c. owned a sailboat Of TWEEN.
ty feet length named Diver. AS the
years passed by he had the schooner
Gimcrack built for him by William
Capes in Hoboken. This boat Is one Of
the most historic craft Of American
yachting, since she was the cradle of
the New York Yacht club, the organi-
cation being accomplished in her cabin
only July 80, 1874, the year in which so
many Of the worlds greatest achieve
ments occurred. On that day John @.
Stevens called a meeting of yachtsmen.
which assembled aboard the Gimcrack.
anchored off the Battery, New York.
and here the constitution of the New
York Yacht club vas drawn up
Strand Magazine.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-26
German Farmers, Economy.

The German farmers are installing
drying systems for beet and potato
leaves. which contain a great amc~.
of nutriment for cattle. By these in
~stallations 1t Is calculated that a saw
ing of $4,000. 900 a year can be effect
ed, while In previous years Germany
was forced to buy 100000 worth OF
cattle food from other countries. The
dried leaves are wetted again just be-
fore being fed to the cattle.-Electrical
Review.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-26
Must Have "Busted.,

when I "a here last" ventured
the commercial traveller who had re-
turned on a trip to the village after a
three months absence, "Hez Hoskins
was out for city marshal. How did
his boom go?"
"Jes' boom!" chucl.led the chorus
from the cracker kits.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-26
Era Of Greatest Prosperity.

From the New York Telegraph.
1t Is pleasant to note that the
opinions OF leading business men and
watchers Of the country's financial
pulse are that an era Of the greatest
prosperity is on Its way.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-26

Do not. for the sake of the soil
and those who will be dependent
upon 1t after you. burn the
weeds, stubble and vegetation.
Turn under all Of these materials
and let them be converted into
humus, which Is so essential for
the soil. Be progressive and not
retrogressive.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-26
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r NORWAY. I.

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That there exists a tribe Of blonde
Eskimos, presumably of Scandinavian
origin, is the statement OF Vilhjalmar
Steffansson, who returned to Seattle,
Wash, Sept. 10, after spending more
than four years in the Arctic region.
He told newspaper representatives of
his probable discovery of the descend
ants of the Scandinavian eolonists Of
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-26
OF INTEREST TO
SCANDINAVIAN
Recent Happenings In This
Country and Abroad.
BISHOP BILLING TO RETIRE

VIII Not Again BE a Candidate for the
Swedish Riksdag-Tribe Of Blonde
Eskimos Said to Exist In the Arctic
Reglons-Enelish Motor Company to
Erect Manufacturing Plant in copen-
hagen In the Near Future.
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+ DENMARK. !.

An English-Danish Diesel Motor
company has been organized in Copen,
hagen and it is reported that Bur
meister & Vain are the heaviest
stockholders. The details are not
known, but it is believed that the
company will erect a manufacturing
plant in Copenhagen in the near fu.
ture, as they have purchased a favor,
able site.
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A wireless station is to be erected
In Reykjavik, Iceland. and the althing
has donated $4,000 crowns for the pur-
pose. MARION s. NORELIUS.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-09-26

The University of Norway celebrat
ed its Tooth anniversary in 1911. Eff
forts were then put forth to secure a
large fund for the institution and
many Of the sons of Norway living in
the United States contributed freely
The amount secured is about 500, 00C
crowns.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-11
NOTICES
NOTICE OF PROPOSED RESOLUTION
OF NECESSITY. F

Notice Is hereby given tfat, the follow
ing resolution Vi nee cssity Is proposed
for adoption by the City Council Of the
City Of Manchester. Iowa:
BE 1t resolved by the City Council
of Manchester. Iowa.
That 1t Is deemed advisable and nee
essary to make S$improvement by the
erection of iron poles for one electric
light together with the necessary app i;.
ances. wires and appurtenances TO carry
an electric current for lighting the foi-
lowing streets or part OF said street.
tO-wit: Union street from the east iine
of Franklin street east to the west me
ter. Iowa, with three .electroliers to the
block on said part of Union street, to
be constructed In accordance win me
plans and specifications on file with the
City Clerk approved by the City Coun-
The expense OF making said improve
ment to be assessed against property
abutting on said part of said street to
be improved. And the contractor who
antee that the same will endure without
need Of repair for one year from the
date of it's acceptance by the CITY
You are further notified that said
sidered for passage at meeting OF the
City Council to be held at the Council
chamber at eight o'clock p. m. on the
Soth day Of September. 1912: at which
erty abuttlng on the Part Of street to
be improved. and subject to assessment
for the payment Of the cost thereof, ana
any others interested. may appear ana .
provement and to the passage OF said
resolution OF necessity.
Dated at Manchester. Iowa this Goth
day d Of August. 1912. :, poy
City Clerk. Mayor.