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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-10

gumbo lands are easily drained and
II convenient outlet can be obtained
1t will always pay to tile drain. Hard
pan is difficult to drain and Is said
to be impractical unless there are at
least twelve inches of fertile soil on
top of the hardpan layer.
Occasionally it is possible to drain
q seepy hillside with one line of tile
under.drain. This drain should be
laid near the upper edge of the seep
outcrop and deep enough to lie on the
impervious underestimate. This IL
known as a cut-oft system.
A drainage system should be planned
in such way as to have as few juno
tons as possible. Wherever there Is
a junction there is small amount
of land double-drained.
To drain an old pond the herring
bone system should be used. For a
field with a slope extending in one
direction the gridlron system is best.
This latter is used on practically level
fields where all parts are equally in
need of drainage.
Never attempt to drain seepy hill
side by extending short laterals from
a main up the hill. This method 10
expensive and ineffective.
It is sometimes possible to drain
extensive level bottom lands and old
ponds by surface drains. These
drains, however, are being replaced by
under-drains of burned clay or cement
tile.
In most cases the farmer knows
the character of the soil, but the best
depth for the. laterals and distances
between them must be determined BY
experience. In heavy soils they are
placed as close as fifty feet and three
feet deep while in a more porous soil
100 or even $50 feet is close enough
at that depth.
1t is best for the inexperienced not
to trust his unaided eye in. laying out
the lines for tiles. Farm levels con-
tanning full instructions for operating
may be obtained for SIS.
With the outlet located assign It
an elevation Of 10 feet Set level
over the main line $50 feet from out
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-10
rhorouuhly up.to.pats.


'Halloal" Jellison cried, as he en-
Oountered his acquaintance, Barwood
In the street. Thought you were get
ting married today. Postponedi"
Altogether" said Barwood, firmly
mot even engaged now. theni' pur
sued Jellison.
mo. The lady Twas to have mar
ried was too modern-too up-to-dats
for me-"
"Up-to-date!" The excuse astonish'
ed Jellison. How on earth"
Wrote her last Monday, saying ]
was coming to see her on Wednesday.
You see, although we'd been engaged
for some time, I never formally pro-
posed, and she seemed to want It. So
went on Wednesday-just to satisfy
her within, as I thought. Got there
and found she had sold the rights Of
photographing me at the moment Of
proposing to q cinematograph com
pany.
THAT settled it!"-Tit Bits.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-10
Land Drained.

The cost of a drain can never be
known prior to it's construction. On
the college farm ALSO feet of 4, s, 6,
and S-inch tile were laid, at an aver
age depth of 3 feet z inches for
s252.25, or 93.5 cents a rod. This for
labor alone where foreman was paid
80 cents an hour and helpers II cents,
all inexperienced.
A noted authority gives AZ cents
as the average cost of laying 4. .,
and 6-inch tile 3h feet deep and COW
ering them. The cost Of laying 8
inch tile is given as 10 to IL cents
higher. Estimates were figured upon
the best class of labor and at 500
day.
Tile per 1000 feet will cost about
as follows: 4 inch, $50; inch, S2e;
inch, $3.50; inch, $50.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-10

feet in the main, which gives you
the fall or grade for each hundred
feet.
Beginning at the outlet where the
elevation is 10 add this grade to each
100 feet consecutively. This gives
you the elevation of the grade lone
or line of tile. If your grade Is 2
inches, the elevation Of the grade line
at the 100 foot mark will be 10 feet
2 inches, at the 200 foot point 10
feet 4 inches, and so on. To find how
deep to cut the ditch at these points
subtract the elevation of the grade
line from the elevation of the ground
surface.
Use no tile less than 4 inches In
diameter. The first 1000 feet Of q
lateral may be 4-inch tile, but IL long
er than 1000 feet the rest should be
Of 5-inch tile.
Mains with a pinch fall for each
100 feet, and for lengths less than
1000 feet should be Of the size tile
shown in the following table:
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-10

THERE are about four million
acres Of land In eastern Kan
sas that should be drained,
says H. B. Walker, drainage engineer
at the Kansas State Agricultural Col
lege. The value of the present crop
from this land will average about S.
an acre. Land which has been drained
shows quick response and produces
some Of the best crops; and cases
can be cited where the drain has paid
for itself the first year. A safe esti-
mate of increased crop value is $40
an acre, or 30 to 40 million dollars for
the state yearly.
Wet lands along the lower edge of
q hill usually can be drained and
profitably at minimum expense. Black
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-10
MUCH FARM land IN EASTERN KANSAS
WOULD SHOW GOOD PROFIT If DRAINED
Value Of Crops Produced Show Increase Of Ten Dollars More
Acre Annually When Tile is Properly Pacsd---Some
Pertinent Suggestions Regarding Drainage
for Owners Of Wet Land.

let. Sight to a measuring stick or
leveling rod at outlet. This gives you
the distance Of your level above the
outlet. BY adding the assigned ele-
walton Of the outlet to this reading
you obtain the height Of your instru-
ment. Take reading at the 100 foot
mark. Subtracting this from the
height OF your level gives the elevar
ton of the 100 foot mark.
Continue making calculations and
leveling along the main line OF tile
to the upper end when you can de-
termine the difference in elevation be.
tween the outlet and this place. The
tile will be laid three feet under
ground, so take 8 from this difference
and divide by the number Of hundred
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-10

Too many farmers fear to talk busl-
ness with their neighbors. They may
be friendly, but when It comes down
to advising one another, the farmers
are not doing what they should. If
one farmer has tried a certain crop
or has planted his grains according
to q certain plan. and the results were
unsatisfactory and improbable. II is
not more than fair to his neIghb5Fs
to tell them. The same is true II the
results prove successful
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-10

This country is experiencing q
shortage OF hogs such as It has not
had for years. The shortage was
caused. in part, by. the high price OF
corn, which was the result Of the
drouth last year, and by the great
scourge of hog cholera. The relative
price OF corn and hogs has been such
for the last three or four years that
frequently the farmer was tempted
to sell the carn rather than raise
Dogs
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-10
Wasted Energy.

Minced Gust back from fishing)
Il got this string in less than an
hour.
Nimrod's Wise Wife-There's FISH
store nearer than that, John.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-10

clean coops mean healtny' proup
able chicks.
Young turkeys and dampness do not
get along together. 81
Any soil that turns blue litmuD
paper pink needs lime.
II you haven't hog house. prepare
to build one next fall.
Experts say that topping corn ma
terially reduces the yield.
Plenty OF good loose dirt should be
allowed the Noting hens.
The manners Of the horse usually
reveal the temper Of his owner.
Turkeys need q tide range They
do not do we'll confined to yarda.
Every day you keep the lambs after
they are big .nough to go is a loss.
Water the horse before you give him
hay. Hay before grain, concentrates
last.
Good feed will put life into horse
hundred times better than an S.foot'
whip.
Pasture and exercise develops
strong frame in all kinds OF young
stock.
Rye may be sown In the fall and
used as late fall and early spring
pasture.
Stubble that cannot be stirred this
fall should be dlsked to conserve the
moisture. ,
Don't be in any hurry about wean'
ing the heifev you will add to the
dairy herd.
II Is we'll to remember that ducks
need plenty of cool shade during the
hot months.
Live stock furnishes manure and
converts forage crops into market.
able products.
The green straw pile is not infre'
Quently the sign of a green hand man
aging the separator
Keep up-the supply Of oyster shell
The lime in 1t is an essential article
in the production OF eggs.
II pays to grade melons, and 1t pays
to market them in the large baskets
now growing in popularity.
No land is so rich that It's owner
can afford to waste the manure that
is made by his farm stock.
In this hunt for the profit dollar.
keep an eye on the combination OF en-
silage and clover or alfalfa hay.
There is nothing about green fodder
that would have a depressing intiu'
ence upon the milk floW OF the cow.
The foundation for sllo made OF
concrete and properly reinforced need
not be more than twelve inches thick.
A half-blood Holstein cow bred to
a registered Holstein bull will pro-
duce threeQuarters Holstein AMI
NAL.
Sheep must play an important part
in the restoration Of fertility to the
wornout grain-raising areas of the
country.
Rotation OF crops is one Of the SIM
NE. practical methods Of increasing
the productivity of the farm aid dis
tributine labor.
Illinois milk producers found they
had to organize to get living prices
for their product. This Is needed In
all lines of farming.
The most profitable way Of market
ing grain and fodder is through stock.
They produce manure, which is very
necessary to the soil.
Asa rule, sons Of great producing
cows are more liable to beget large
producing daughters than are great
cows themselves.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-10


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CaponIzing is profitable.
Range for the chicks IL. best
Sheep must have some shelter.
Keep the horse manger clean.
Separate the pullets and cocker
els.
Good feed. good care. good breed.
good stock.
Some cows are better bred than
their owners.
Do not put the colts in pasture
fenced by barbed wire.
Do you have a lot Of young roost-
ersH Sell them for frys.
It's q mighty easy matter to over
crowd the chick coops now.
It may be wise to protect the colts
from the flies during the day.
Hill culture produces earlier straw
berries than matted row culture.
Unless a man has q great love for
D horse he should not handle colts.
A sheep or calf staked In the
front yard Is splendid lawn mower
Warm skim milk for feeding pur-
poses soon pays the cost Of q farm
separator.
Most OF the fly dopes are fairly good
but for results they have to be ap-
piled every day.
Sheep have Just as important q
place upon the average farm as any
Dther live stock
Drink Is all right for the hogs, but
they need some grain and vegetables
to 60 with their milk.
There is plenty Of farm talk In tho
air, but It is farm work that counts
In the bank balance.
A good plan Is to make the lots
long and narrow and SOW them to pas
ture, blowing up alternately.
Remember, chick coops are very
apt to become foul and unhealthy
while the weather is so sultry.
It will only take about half as much
grain and other feed to- raise q litter
Of pigs II they be given pasture.
There are about q dozen different
breeds Of dairy cattle and the best Of
them all 10 the kind that suits you
best.
Roughness cannot be made to en-
tirely take the place of grain, but q
heavy crop Of roughness is not to be
despised.
The best favored butter Is obtained
by rIpening or souring cream until
from 8 to 6 per cent. OF acid has been
developed.
Ground limestone Is preferable to
burnt lime unless two tons of the for
mer cost considerably more than one
ton Of the latter.
There are very few farms on which
additional labor expended In prepar-
ing the seed bed would not yield
handsome returns.
A wide range and frequent ex-
change Of pasture will reduce the
ravages Of the stomach worm. that
fearful enemy Of the sheep.
An enterprislng farmer living near
Q town OF 5000 or more can sell every
pound Of his butter at full retail prices
or little above the year round.
The man who Is trying to raise hogs
without pasture and forage crops IL
like q puppy chasing his tail. He gets
plenty Of exercise. but nothing else.
Sore shoulders on horse are moth
ing less than shameful. and no man
should consider himself worthy who
permits them to appear upon his work
animals.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-10

: Might may overcome right. but Il
can never destroy 1t.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-10
Imnortanf to Nkothera

important 20 Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that Il
srs SsaHa the Of LzHAZzzM
In Use For Over so Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's CastoriG
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-10

A woman has no business with .
family II she can't take something old
and make it over into something new.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-10
The LannuanA.

I'm going to whip that child"
mo, you're not! It's my child.
Now, beat it,"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-10

The satisfying quality in LEWIS Single
Binder il found in no other &c cigar. Adv.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-10

Mrs. vInsiow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teethIng. softens the gums, reduces infamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, sc bottle.
Adv.
The Washington times., 1912-04-14
MISSING NOBLEMAN
IS FOUND ON TRAIN
Sir Harry Blosse, in Letter, Ex-
plains Why He Left So
Suddenly.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. April 14.--sir
Harry Blosse. for whom the police OF
California have been seeking in vain
since last Tuesday, and whose wife
has spent the interval In feverish
anxiety, believing that he had met
with foul play, has put an end to her
fears by letters in which he says he
is on his way to New Orleans.
when he left the Palace Hotel Tues
day afternoon, where he and Lady
Blosse had been spending several
weeks, Sir Harry had an appointment
to call on friend, but just as he was
leaving the hotel he received an ur-
The Washington times., 1912-04-14
Key Aseptine

A compound antiseptic in pow
dered form: especially beneficial in
the treatment of catarrhal and in
fected conditions of the mucous
membrane; unequaled as a local
application to ulcers, alb Eno
scesses, etc; soy. box ..... OUC
The Washington times., 1912-04-14

Bourne,~ Bristow, Brown, Bryan, Bur-
ton, Chamberlain. Clapp, Clarke, Craw-
ford, Culberson, Cummlns, Davis, Dix
on, Gardner. Gore. Gronna. Hitchcock,
johnson OF Maine, Kenyon, Kern a
Toilette, Lea, Lodge, Martin, MARITIME,
Myers, Nelson, oGorman, Overn,an.
owen, Page. Poindextcr. Pomerene,
Rayner Reed Root Shively r. H..
Smith, Hoke Smith. william Alden
Smith, stone, Sutherland, Swanson,
Williams, Works, Smith OF Arizona,
Ashust--forty- nine
This would give bare majority
against Lorimer. The enate now has
ninety-five members. Classed as un-
certain are Newlands. Percy Town
send. Fall Catron. and Chiffon SEN
ators Newlands, Percy, and Chiffon all
voted against Iyorimer before, but gossip
Is that their attitude is uncertain.
The Washington times., 1912-04-14
Pure Norwegian Cod
Liver Oil.

Guaranteed to be the pure oil of
the Norwegian cod, and to contain
absolutely nothing else.
1t Is q well-known fact that a
great deal OF taking and adulter-
ating Is done In connection with
the marketing OF cod liver oil. We
pay a higher price for our oil
than is general paid. but charge
you no more than YOU would have
TO pay for an Inferior grade. Al
ways fresh. Right from the orig
lnal barrels into the bottles anu
tnte your hands. Special. full QSa
pint bottle ,,.,. ...,..,,.,....,,., OOC
The Washington times., 1912-04-14

gent telegram calling him to New
Orleans at once. only little time
remained before the departure OF the
Sunset Limited train, and Sir Harry
and reservation that he forgot Lady
Blosse until the last minute. He
seized n telegraph blank and hastily
wrote note explaining the urgency
OF his business and directing Lady
Blosse to follow him post haste. lie
committed this message TO the near
est boy he could find and caught the
limited Just as II pulled out OF the
The boy failed to deliver the mes4
sage.
The Washington times., 1912-04-14
Students Organize
At q. w. u. Law School

With the avowcI purpose ~ proniot-
ing the legal and social interests of the
law schooi, permanent organization OF
The alumni and pper .lassnen Of tho
school WAS formed last night.
REPRESENTATIVES from the classes OF
the 'ast twenty-five wears met Mt the
ileadauartcfs OF the law school In the
New Masonic Temple. voting to call
tho organization the Columbian George
Washington Law school Association.
The Washington times., 1912-04-14

band became cnamorcd OF young
widow residing not far form where they
lived In North Tonawanda. to which
place they had removed from Wyoming
county. She says that she demonstrated
with him, but 10 no avail. -Four years
ago, as the wife alleges. she discovered
the actual evidence on which her action
FOR divorce was based 80
A few months ago she learned that
" she we're to avail herself OF the evil
dence she would have to do so soon for
the law. requires that action for divorce
be Instituted within fi5e years of the
discovery OF The evidence on the divorce
Is sought. They have no children.
The Washington times., 1912-04-14
Readers Club Hears
Mrs. Ida Bentley Judd

A large number Of members and
friends of the Washington Readers
Club were present at the Raleigh last
night to hear Mrs. Ida Bentley Judd, of
New York, give her Interpretation OF
"A Tale of Two Cities" and lie Bour-
geois Gentilhomme. Mr.. Judd is said
TO be one OF the greatest readers in
America. She was introduced last night
by Miss Grace Ross. president of the
club.
The Washington times., 1912-04-14
Minneapolis Man
Routs Two Robbers

MINNEAPOLIS, April 14.-opening
fire this morning or two robbers who
attacked him with clubs after trapping
MIN In front of his home. Robert Il.
Salter routed them both and wounded
one.
The Washington times., 1912-04-14
WIFE WAVES HER
DOVER RIGHTS TO
OBTAIN DIVORCE
Mrs. Julia Harder Given In
terlocutory by Buffalo
Court.

. BUFFALO. N. Y, April 14--Mrs. Julia
Harder, thirty-nine years old, was
granted an interlocutory decree OF di-
Norce yesterday when she agreed TO
waive all her dover rights in her hus-
bands $4,000 estate; The Harders lived
lled twenty-five years ago.
Mrs. Harder charged that her hus-
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-29
Telegraph Line Started for
Oakley Tuesday.

The Oregon Short Line Rail
road Company started force OF
men at work Tuesday construct
ing a telegraph line along their
railroad track from -Burley to
Oakley.
This will add great conven-
ience to the town, in the matter
of sending telegraphic news dir
ect, and especially will this line
aid the railroad in their business.
Heretofore they have not been
able to tell what time trains
would arrive without coming up
town and sending a message in
some other way, besides all such
additions increase our valuation
and build up our country.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-29
Distributing
Station Nearing
Completion.
LOCATED NEAR CROSSING OF
COLLEGE AVE. BY I.S.R.R. Co.

The Distributing Station being
erected by the Great Shoshone
Falls Electric and Power Plant
near the crossing of College Ave.
by the Idaho Southern is rapidly
nearing completion.
1t is constructed entirely OF
brick and when completed will
furnish a very commodious place
for the distribution of electrical
energy which will shortly arrive,
The pole line is practically up
from Miner to this point and a
force OF men are at work pushing
the system along as fast as
possible.
1t is expected that the wire will
be up by the 10th of April anc
the power being transmitted tc
the dam on the date named.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-29
Senator Borah will come out
for Roosevelt.

Washington, March 19.-It is
said that within two or three
days Senator Borah of Idaho
will issue a statement declaring
himself for the nomination of
Colonel Roosevelt. Senator
Borah was one OF the original
Roosevelt senators, making trips
to Oyster Bay to urge the colonel
to announce himself. His attlt-
ude for two weeks had been a
mystery until today. when he
declared bis purpose to come out
and work for the colonels nom
ination, declaring at the same
time that he had been sending
telegrams to his friends in Idaho
for several days urging them to
get their delegations instructed
for the former president.
Cap. News.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-29
Armel Rose thrown from
Horse and gets his Leg
Broken.

On the 22nd inst. Armel Rose
the II year old son of Wilburn
Rose of this place. was thrown
from his horse about one mile
north of his home and in falling
clung to the bride reins causing
him to tall in front of his animal
and the latter stepped on him
breaking his leg just above the
knee. Beside breaking his leg he
was quite badly bruised which
seems to give him as much pain
as the break.
The accident occurred through
a dog running out at the horse
on which the boy was riding
causing it to jump with the re-
suit stated.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-29
Studabaker lets contract
for building to Local People.

Messrs. Bobier, Mecham and
Richardson were the successful
bidders on the Studabaker build
ing to be erected this spring on
their lot on main street.
The title for the land has been
transferred and operations will
begin shortly on the construct
ion of the new. building.
The size of the structure will be
36xSO and shed room 2Ox4O
feet. The former will be brick
and the latter of wood.
The company has several cars
of implements on the ground and
are awaiting a suitable place to
put them, which will be amply
provided when they get their
new home built.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-29
Notice to Republicans.

A Meeting of the Republican
County Committee will be held
at Albion. April 2nd, at 2 pm.
In accordance with resolution
adopted March 9th. 1912. at
meeting of the committee, 9 dele
gates will be selected at the next
meeting to represent the republic
ians of Cassia County at the
republican state convention to be
held at Lewiston May 10th.
AT the Lewiston convention del
egates will be selected for the
national convention at Chicago.
which will nominate republican
candidates for president and vice
president.
The said resolution further pro-
vides that all committeeman are
directed to ascertain in every
manner possible the choice of the
republicans of their precinct for
president so as to enable said
committee to intelligently repres-
ent the republicans at the next
meeting. All republicans are
urged to assist in this matter bv
communicating their choice to
their committeeman.
B. p. HOWELLS, Chairman.
LOUIS A. BAUMAN. Secy.
B. p. HowELLs,
Nj. O. FUNK,
Committeeman Oakley precinct.