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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-06

when the war broke out and as Au-
. gusta was not the scene Of any actual
conflict the boy knew little about what
was going on he was also shielded
from the stormy passions and violent
prejudices Of the war, and grew up into
manhood unWarped by section hate.
In the autumn OF 1870, the Wilson's
moved to Columbia, S. C., and three
years later Woodrow. who was then
II. began his scholastic career at
Davidson college While this institu
ton was rather obscure as compared
with the great colleges OF the north,
the elder Wilson deliberately selected
Davidson as the starting point for his
sons college work, because Of the su-
perfor character Of its faculty. David
son is still fIourishing and is now we'll
equipped, but at the time woodrow
Wilson attended there, 1t was rather
primitive. The boys took care OF their
own rooms, filled their own lamps, cut
and carried in their own wood and
brought water from the old pump About
the only record young Wilson seems to
have made at Davidson was the ability
to dress. cross the campus and get into
his seat at chapel quicker than anyone
else. He is said to have accomplished
the feat on several occasions before the
chapel bell stopped ringing
He is remembered at Davidson as a
pleasant hammered, engaging young
man who did not seem to be very much
interested in Outofdoor sports, which
shiny" He did play baseball on the
college nine for a time, but his record
perhaps would not excite the envy OF
Ty Cobb. There is a tradition which
has it that on one occasion, the cap
tain Of the team, becoming vexed over
Wilson's 1istless manner of play during
q holly contested game, said
Wilson, you would make a dandy
player If you were not so damned
lazy"
In September. 1875, Woodrow Wilson
entered the freshman class at Prince
ton. There were 1873 young men IN the
class Before the war. princeton hao
been the most favored northern col
lege by the young men Of the south,
but after the war their numbers began
to fail off and at the time Woodrow
Wilson enrolled but very few of the
students hailed from the south Of the
Mason and Dixon line.
Refuses to Run in a Groove.
The next president is a man who in
stinctiveIy baIks at doing things sim
ply because they have been done be-
fore. From his earliest youth he has
insisted upon his own personality and
individuality. At the time he entered
Princeton that institution was just one
of the educational mills Young VIII
son refused to sit snugly in the groove
and be ground cut
He had not been at Princeton long
before he found out Just what he
wanted to DO. And that thing was to
be q public man; to devote his life TO
the service Of his country.
This determination came with thrill
upon reading in an English magazine
a series OF articles on the British par
lament presenting in graphic Ian
guage the dramatic scenes in the Brit
ish legislature He never forgot the
picture. He hunted up everything in
the library he could find bearing upon
this subject and devOured it, and from
~
his determination to play an active
part in the stirring scenes on his cOun-
try's political stage
Mr.. Wilson began his preparation at
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-06

this period he also acted as a lecturer
on the John Hopkins faculty. By this
time his fame as speaker had spread.
especially throughout educational cir
cles, and he was in constant demand
for addresses on most every known
topic.
Wilson published another book: THE
State" in which again was revealed
that amazing grasp on governmental
affairs and the history Of all govern
ments from the very beginning Of MS
tory.
The trustees Of Princeton, finding
the chair Of jurisprudence and politics
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-06

Princeton. n J. Nov. s-WOOdrow
Wilson has been schooling himself, per-
haps unconsciousIy. but nevertheless
carefully and studiously for 30 years
for the exalted office he viii assume
on March 4th next
There has never been a closer stu
dent of American political affairs since
Hamilton and Madison. There Is moth
ing about congress or the white house
that viii take him greatly by surprise.
At the age Of % he had written col
lege thesis that showed him to be even
at that time one Of the keenest analists
Of our national legislature we ever
had. And in later years he turned his
sharp scrutiny upon the white mouse
and wrote the most informing and IL
Illuminating treatises on the powers and
limitations Of the president that have
ever been published
Aside from these special investiga-
tons his whole life has been long
and exhaustive study OF the american
people in their social and political re-
latiens, as, indeed, were those Of his
fOrebears before him
His grandfather James Wilson, was
born in Ireland He emigrated to Amer
lea about a century ago and settled IN
PHILADELPHIA This city was the capitol
OF the United States at that time One
Of the leading Philadelphia papers OF
that period was the Aurora" Thomas
JeffersOu's personal organ James
wilson. being a printer. obtained en-
ployment on the Aurora. Also being
q hard working, thrifty man, he ac-
quired ownership OF the paper and be-
came intimately. acquainted with JET
derson.
But the rapidly growing west began
to cast its spell over James Wilson and
accordingly. in 1920, OF Whereabouts, ne
moved to Steubeuvil1e, Ohio. where he
ETfarr Nr
became a power in the Democratic
party in Ohio and was known through
out the state as Judge wilson
1t was here, amid these surround
ings of hardy vigorous pioneer life
that Joseph r. Wilson, the father Of
the president elect was born and grew
10 manhood
Joseph r. Wilson began his career
as a teacher, first In an academy, then
in jefferson college. then IN Hampden-
Sydney college. His natural taste,
however. was for the ministry and
after careful preparation stepped into
the Presbyterian pulpit About TINS
time he married Janet WOODROW,
daughter Of the Presbyterian minister
at Chillicothe, Ohio. She has been
described as a remarkably pretty ana
charming woman. She was born In
Carlisle. England but her father came
to America when she was but few
years old
was Born in staunton, Va.
Woodrow Wilson was born In Staun-
ton. Va. in 1886. It was during
Christmas week and the cheer of that
occasion has never left him. He viii
be the eighth occupant Of the WhiSe
house from the Old Dominion.
About two years after Woodrow VIZ
sons birth his father accepted q call
10 the pastOrate Of the Presbyterian
church Of Augusta. Ga This was at
that time one Of the most Influential
in the south and the elder
- . q H~ana
out the Civil War. He was recognized
as one Of the leading divines of the
south
woodrow was only five years old
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-06

Sea Grit after his nomination at Balti-
more;
AS a beauty am not star;
There are others more handsome BY
far
But my face-I don't mind it;
For am behind it
"The people in front get the jar"
In this love for wholesome nonsense
and his keen dry humor, Mr. Wilson
is very much like Lincoln. He further
resembles the great liberatOr in his
perfect simplicity and his democracy.
Young Wilson had taken up the
study Of law recognizing it as the most
direct avenue leading to a public life.
AS soon as ne nad completed MS
studies at Charlottesville he went to
Atlanta to launch his legal career. He
Joined partnership with q young man
who also had just completed his cot
lege work. Renick was his name. and
the single Of ''Renick & wilson was
swung out at 4S Marietta street.
But the young meR were strangers
in Atlanta Moreover there were many
lawyers there and moreover again
nearly everyone had relative practic-
ing law.
In 1888 he entered Johns Hopkins
university and took a course in history
and political economy under the late
Herbert B. Adams and DR.. Richard T.
Ely
His study OF Government.
IN IlaA4l45 MS E5L4E - c1L4OLl1r W 4AS04
desired nothing but the facts. His re-
searches were prOdigiOus and ambas-
sador James Bryce found him Of great
assistance while he was compiling his
american Commonwealth" The result
Of Wilson's two year work at Balti-
more was his book Congressional
Government: Study OF the Government
by Committee"
It was the first account ever given
of the way Americans actually do gov
ern themselves.
The book met with instant success.
II was at once recognized as a final,
standard work, and is so recognized 20
day
Liter receiving his degree at John
Hopkins, DR.. Wilson was called to q
professorship in the new college for
women at Bryn MaWr.
However, he took advantage Of his
variation that summer to journey TO
Savannah, Georgia, and marry Miss Ell
len Louise Arson. the daughter OF
long line of Georgia clergymen- In
the autumn the young professor AMI his
bride started housekeeping in one Of
the prettiest towns along what is called
the main line" out OF Philadelphia
The next three years DR.. Wilson re-
NAMED at Bryn Aawr teaching history
and political economy. But he spent
the two years following at Wesleyan
university at 1Iidd1etown, Connecticut,
teaching the same subjects. During
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vacant In the autumn OF 1880, at once
turned to the now distinguished alum
nus OF Old Nassau and offered HIM
the chair He accepted with pride ard
joy.
For the next u years, 1890 to 1902.
Dr. Wilson lectured to his classes at
Princeton, worked on his history -
History Of the American People" and
added daily to his reputation at home
and abroad Princeton had never before
seen anything like his classes HIS
lectures were so popular that nearly
every student wanted to take his
course. Tt was a daily occurrence for
the members of his class to rise 20
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-06
WILSON lFIGHTER Of POLITICAL BOSSES;
MARSHALL A DEMOCRATIC PROGRESSIVE

President-eect Is Native Of Virginia and Son of
Preacher; Forefathers Came From Ireland; Has
Record as Quiet and Effective Political
Fighter Marshall Refuses Congressman
Nomination at the Right Time And Els
capes Defeat; Is Winner of Men
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-06

Continued on page 81
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-04-04
CARE OF R0AOslDEs IS
AN IMPORTANT FACTOR.
Removs All Rubbish to Make Highway
|.=4 .~' Attractive.

No matter how smooth and well con-
structed the travelled road may be. II
the roadsideS are not cared for the
highway as whole will not give
good impression. ALI rubbish should
be removed. the excavations should be
filled and embankments srnOothed and
planted with grass wherever it will
grow Unsightly brush should he cut
and grubbed out Sometimes, however.
,he brush and small trees if suitably
trimmed add to the attractiveuess OF
the roadside
All trees which are ornamental or
which have value as shade trees should
he preserved and protected unless they
grow so close together as to make
dense shade In hot, dry climates par
ticularly and indeed in most places
trees are a considerable factor in re-
ducing the cost of maintenance since
they lessen the evaporation of the
moisture from the macadam. In ex.
posed places. where the sweep OF the
wind would be otherwise unbrOken.
they serve to prevent in n measure the
blowing away Of thc binder from the
road surface Unfortunately in such
places 1t is often difficult to make trees
grow Care in the selection of the
kinds of trees best suited to the locali-
| ty IL important
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-04-04
IMPROVE HIGHWAY SYSTEM.
Minnesota Legislature Passes Bill Pro-
viding For State Roads Plan.

Minnesota Legislature Passes Bill Pro.
vidine For State Roads Plan.
Planned. built and kept In repair un-
der supervision Of expert engineers em
ployed by the state highway commits
sion the roads designated MS state
roads in Ave years will. it is claimed.
give Minnesota the hest system OF
highways in the entr" country.
The Dunn good roads bill, passed at
the last session Of the legislature, pro-
vjies for constitutional amendment
levying a quarter mill tx for the
building. repair and improvement OF
the roads and that the state share
equally with the county the expense Hf
all state roads Any public thorough
fare can be designated ns state road.
li.t after being so designated it hence
: forth must he improved, changed ana
repaired under the supervision Of the
state engineers The building up Of
good roads system rests with the I'm.
tproyement Of the dirt roads Of the
state and not in the construction of
macadamized highways
These roads may he improved by
cutting down the hills, removing the
sod. clearing out the 1.tches, rounding.
grading. surfacing and dragging after
every rain so that they wi,l serve ev
cry purpose for which 'lit highways
will be usel and Mt lesser expense
than the special rnads
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-04-04

used for planting an increase bed. The
seed from the increase bed is used to
plant bigger field and the seed from
this for the general fields or for sale.
BY selecting the best heads for each
years breeding plot improvement is
rapid and marked. 1t takes two or
three years after the improved seed
has been produced to obtain it in suffi-
cient quantities for general use, but
the results will pay for all the trouble,
even if you produce seed for your own
use only. After the superiority Of
your new strain is once shown, how
ever, you will be besieged with re-
quests for seed and can add consider
ably to your income by supplying the
demand thus created The trade will
continue good, for each year you will
have something little better to offer
In addition to the selection for yield,
stron. straw and freedom from dis
kase there are number Of other
points that should be considered.
These depend to considerable extent
oH LIT. uSss 10 WHICH tue STdlu ~ W De
put.
In selecting oats the per cent OF hull
is one Of the most important points to
look to. This varies from 20 to so
per cent of the entire weight Since
oat bulls are Of little more value than
straw, 1t is evident that the smaller
the percentage Of hull the more valua
bic the oats will be. A mere examina-
a thick and thin shelled oat To de
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-04-04
MINNESOTA HAS A GOOD PLAN
Sill Provides That Owners. State and
|; County Share Road Expense.

Sill Provides That Owners, State and
Is County Share Road Exfsnse.
The Minnesota state highway COM
mission has taken favorable action to-
ward building several trunk highways,
connecting Duluth with Minneapolis.
st. Vincent. Manitoba and other points,
The road from Duluth to st Vincent
will in time be extended 10 Winnipeg
by thu Canadian government With
the road to st Paul 1t will furnish
tourists with a road many hundreds OF
miles long on which autOmobiling may
be enjoyed under tl most favorable
circumstances
OF what material! these roads Will be
built, whether Of macadam brick or
gravel. has not yet been decided. but
the fact that residents of the counties
in both the country and small towns
are willing to bear their share OF the
expense Of construction and mainte
uance was brought before he comIn1B
sion by the many signers to th. peti-
tion presented,
The roads will be built under the Ell
well bill. which provides that the state
shall pay one half Of the expense OF
the road in ten annual installnents.
| the county one quart and the owners
VI tht. benefited property one quarter
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-04-04

NMALL grain breeding Is second
u only to corn breeding in impor
tance. Indeed, there is even
more chance for Improvement
along this line, since so little has been
done already The average yield Of
oats in Iowa in 1908 was only twenty
three bushels to the acre. while many
fields yielded three times that much
This is only one instance out Of many
that could be given to show the great
need for improved seed
With small grain, as with corn. the
work Of Improvement must largely be
done for each special locality Each
type of soil and climate affects the
crols in different way. and varieties
that yield well in one part Of the coun-
try may fail utterly under different
conditions This makes it necessary
for each locality to have its small
grain breeder There is no opening
along the line of special farming that
offers greater opportunities to the am
bilious young farmer than this. The
| work is a little more particular than
corn breeding perhaps, but the results
are Just as sure and the profits just as
great Even though you may not care
| to take up small grain breeding as Il
| business, it will pay you to carry 1t on
| to limited extent at least to provide
improved seed for your own use
| Selection the Basis Of Improvement.
| The requirements of the various
| grains vary with the use to which they
are to be put, but the yield is an i'm
portant point with all Selection is
the basis for Improvement III yield as
well as in the other points that will
be taken up later The iirst step is to
select the variety that seems to be
that rs the basis Of Improvement The
| simplest method of breeding is to Sc
| lect few Of the best heads ut harvest
time to start with. A great difference
| will he observed at this time Some
heads Of oats. for instance, will con-
| tain three times as many berries as
others not foot away The seed
from these large heads, following the
law Of like produces like" give lar
ger yields. -
The seed from the selected heads Is
sown on a plot by itself the next
spring. Small grain Is not like corn in
that it is normally self fnrtiiZing The
flower is inside the hull. so that the
! pollen cannot get from one to the
ether The only way cross pollination
can be accomplished il by. hand, Some
i improved varieties have been prodnc
ed in this way, but the operation is too
delicate and the results too uncertain
for the beginner. Being self fertiliZed,
the only way small grain can be mixed
is mechanically. by mixing the seed II
is not necessary that the breeding plot
be II considerable distance away from
the other fields. as in the case Of corn.
! The produce of this breeding plot
should he thraslled separately and used
for planting larger field the next
year The year after that there will
be enough seed for the entire acreage
OF small grain.
This method Is simple and easily
worked out on any farm The trouble
with it is that the Inherited differ
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strings, one at each end OF the ear.
keeps it from warping. as it will warp
if tied by one string in the middle.
One Of the chief requirements OF u
seed corn house is adequate ventila-
tion. In the northern section where
severe cold weather comes early some
artificial heat will be- needed. The
corn may be hung in the seed house as
soon as 1t is gathered. At this time II
contains a large amount of moisture.
SO the windows should all be opened
to allow it to dry rapidly Artificial
heat should be applied gradually at
first, as too much when the corn Is
full Of moisture vii! injure 1t. After
the corn is we'll dried out less ventila.
ton will be needed, though some
should be given at all times. Heat will
be needed from this time on only or
very cold or damp days
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FIG XIV--GOOD HEAD OF BEARDED WHEAT.
termine the differences more exactly
it is necessary to weigh a hundred
oats or SO on fine balance such as
any doctor or druggist possesses, then
press out the lulls and weigh them
and calculate the per cent. The weight
of oats to The measured bushel varies
from twenty-five to fifty pounds. The
heavy oats are of course the most
valuable. Nearly all grain elevators
have a small device for testing the
weight per bushel.
Another point to be considered is the
tendency to stool In localities where
the summers are cool and late varie-
ties can DC grown, Il tendency to stool
considerably is desirable, since thick
stand can he secured with less seed,
Where the summers are hot and early
varieties must be grown. however. the
tendency to stool to any great extent
should be discouraged. since stOoling
always delays ripening Often hull
will lie seen partly inclosing a smaller
oat. These small oats are known as
pin oats They lessen the yield, and
a strain which contains many Of them
should be Disseminated against
There are three general types Of oats
side oats, hullcss oats and spreading
OATS The huIless varieties do not yield
enough to be Of any great value The
side oats. in which the berries are all
on one side of the head, arr. grown IL
this country to A limiteI extent only
Nest of the oats grown are Of the
spreading varieties. There are v:irie
| ties Of oats Of almost every color
| white, yellow, black and green being
| the most common There is little diff.
ference in yield that can be Inscribed
! to color If they are grown in il com
munity in large enough quantities SO
| that they can be shipped iii carload
lots the selling price will not vary
much
Selecting Wheat ard Barley Heads.
| In selecting wheat heads those that
do not shell too readily should be given
| the preference. since much WHEAT Is
lost by shelling during harvest The
grains should be plump, smooth and
bright The seed coat should be tough
and not cracked Where the bran is
brittle and cracks easily 1t is difficult
to separate it from the -four The
kernels should be hard Hard wheat
makes better flour owing To the great
er percentage Of gluten. and Iniliers
viii pas more for it, Beard,ess wheat
is more easily handled. but it does not
yield as well as the bearded varieties.
In barley the hull adhcres to the
kernel in thrashing The grains should
be bright. rs the quality af brewing
barley depends largely upon the color
The best barley for brewing purposes
is that which contains the most starch
This can be determined by cutting
through the grain and noting the. per
centage Of starch to horny parts. FoI
feeding purposes q smaller percentage
If starch is desired
Bcardless barle$ is little less hard!
; and Yields a little less than the beard
ed sorts. but the convenience Of han
ding more than makes up for this
There are two types of barley. the tw'
! sowed and the SIX rowed The 81.
. eowed varieties, have given the bes
satisfaction In this country
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iS1IIt.. ....- lt.5H -;
IAa|king Money
!. !. On the Farm
VI. Seed Corn BREEDING
BY 6. Y. GREGORY.
Author Of Home Course In Modern
Agriculture
Copyright 1909. by American Press
Association.
Copyright. 1909. by American Press
Association
RN the preceding articles improves

RN the preceding articles improved
methods Of growing few Of the
most widely grown farnl crops
have been given. BY study and
careful attention to details it is pos
sible for farmer to make good
profit raising common produce for the
general market. Much greater re-
turns, however. may be obtained by
specializing in some particular line
and selling the products on special
market.
One Of the most profitable special
lines that can be followed is breeding
improved seed corn This Is some
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-04-04
Oiled Roads a Success.

Because !; superior grade OF oil was
used on thoroughfares by the city OF
Milwaukee,. Wis, last year no addi.
.tional street oil may have to be pur-
chased by, the board this year Oh to
the amount Of 10000 gallons was pur
chased. and 5000 gallons remaining
may be sufficient tc meet all require
msnts this yeal
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Gooo ROADS REMINDERS

Good roads never 9row-they
are made.
Take a few minutes time and
drain that mudhole. lt's as much
your neighbors' place to do
that a. IL 10 yours. Yes, but that
doesn't drain the mudhole!
Spare the time to climb out
Of the wagon or buggy and toss
few Of those stones from the
track into the ditch Every time
you pass over th=m you fairly
Grit your teeth with vexation.
The remedy is yours to apply
M. CoverdelI.