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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11


much harm there as it would stand
ing. If the stalk seems too hard and
ripe. add water Most of the filling
machines are provided with con-
venience which makes it possible to
turn a small stream of water into the
blower. The fans thoroughly mix this
water with the fodder A better quail
ity of ensilage will be obtained If
this process is followed when the corn
Is too ripe.
In this section the most common
practice is to have one man with
three horses on corn harvester cut
ting corn. two men to load the wag-
ons, three or four men with teams (de-
pending on the distance from the field
to the silo) to haul the corn to the
cutter One man to run the engine
when steam is used for power, and
occasionally when gasoline engine is
used. one man to feed the cutter and
one man in the silo to spread and
tramp the silage. Each teamster
pitches off his own load. This makes
8 crew of eight or nine men, exclusive
of the man who tends the engine.
Where there is a shortage Of teams
the following method is generally
practiced: One man with three horses
cuts the corn; two men load the wag-
one. two men or boys haul the corn
to the cutter, one man feeds, and-on
man works in the sil0. AS soon as
load arrives at the cutter the team
ster changes his team to an empty
wagon and goes to the field after an
other load. When a wagon is unload
ed 1t is run out of the way by hand.
with this method boys who are not
strong enough to handle the green
corn can be utilized to drive the
teams. This method requires a crew
of six men and two boys exclusive OF
the engine tender.
When horses are available and help
Is scarce. one man with three horses
runs the harvester, four men with
teams haul the corn to silo, one man
feeds and one spreads the corn In
the silo. Low trucks or wagons with
racks suspended below the axles
should be used, SO that the teamsteT
can put on their loads. This requires
a crew OF seven men besides the en-
gineer.
The cost of labor varies consider
ably. In order to compare the differ
emit methods a uniform rate of Is
cents an hour was made for men and
The same for a team of two horses.
Engine hire was at SIS d day, which
include the engineer This may be
too high in the case of gasoline en-
gines. as they do not require atten-
ton all the time. Twine costs IL
cents pound coal IS = ton; and
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11

I'd ERSONS passing the State, War
i and Navy building. on Pennsylvan-
la avenue, the other day saw bat
tie royal between corps of army
worms and a battalion of sparrows.
The unusual sight attracted a large
crowd, and much expert opinion was
passed on the outcome of the battle,
the problem facing the battalion Of
spafrows being the humiliation of
the enemy before darkness set in.
The battalion of sparrows moved
eastward in two columns from the
northwest corner of the State, War
and Navy lawn. One of the most in
teresting features Of the battle" was
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
Claimed That Automobiles Spread tuberculosis

A CITING as agents in the spread OF
n tuberculosis, motor cars and high
powered automobiles are spreading
disease and death in the Philippines.
according to a report in the quarterly
review of the bureau of public works
of the islands. This is due to the
great clouds of dust raised by the
rapidly moving vehicles. The dust
finds it's way into the houses, which
are built close on the edges OF the
narrow streets. and the high mortal
ity among the Filipinos from tuDer-
culosis Is attributed in large measure
to it.
The spread and increase of the
white plague is not confined to hui
man beings, according to the report.
but cattle and other live stock are
equal sufferers.
The Philippine government is ex-
perimenting with native oil on the
roads, In the hope OF remedying con-
ditions.
Electrical devices to handle the &c.
100000 money orders returned an
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
CELLAR TRAP FOR TRAMPs

Mrs. Leroy Parton, wife of a home
steader living nine miles east of Ke-
ota, Cal, devised unique system of
keeping tramps away from the place
when she entrapped one of them in
her cellar and gave him such a fright
that he promised to leave and never
visit that part Of the country again
The cellar, large hole in the ground
some distance from the house, is fire.
quented by snakes. 1t has not been
used for some time. When the tramp
appeared and begged for food she told
him that he could have meal IL he
would get milk from the cellar When
he was inside the woman slammed
down the door and sat on it. After
the man had gone Mrs. Parton shot
two rattlers in the cellar.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
POPULATION OF THE OCEAN

A striking proof of the vastness and
variety of the population of the sea
is furnished by the results of explora-
lions made by a committee of the
geological department of the British
association in that part of the Irish
sea surrounding the Isle of Man. Out
of 1000 species of marine animals col
lected, 224 never before had been
found in that region, S8 were previous
" unknown as inhabitants of British
water, and II were entirely new to
science; indeed, they were animals
whose existence had never been sus-
pected.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
GROUSE BROKE THE GAME LAW

C. E. Donaldson went to Tillamook
one day recently looking for Game
Warden Leach, for the purpose of
filing a complaint against himself for
assisting in the suicide of grouse. 1t
seems that while Mr.. Donaldson and
helpers were hauling hay from the
field to his barn, they disturbed a
flock of grouse, frightening the birds
considerably, and one of the birds,
crazed by fright, flew at Mr.. Donald
son, who was on load OF hay, and
struck him in the neck, knocking him
down and nearly off the load. The
force of the blow broke the birds
neck
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11


OBJ Shows front end of platform which
is attached to the under side of the front
axle.
(C) Shows an iron which strengthens the
splicing of the 3x8 inch timbers where
they are attached to front axle.
CD Shows an iron loop which goes over
the hind axle and Through the 3xS inch
timber This iron loop attaches platform
to hind axle of the wagon.
It is well to take wagon TO blacksmith
shop to have this work done, for not all
wagons are the same size.
savinb machinery possible. The bind
er has come to be almost indispens-
able. The cost of cutting corn with
machine is about the same as when
it is cut by hand, and laid in small
punches on the ground. But there Is
considerable saving of time in ham
ding bundles. 1t takes twice as
long to unload the same quantity of
corn when loose as when in bum
dies.
The rack should be as 10 was possi-
BILE. A low, solid wheel truck gives
good satisfaction on smooth Jewel
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
GERMANY'S WOMAN OFFICIALS

Germany has 1900 women filing
honorary Offices in cities and on char
fly boards. In 165 municipalities 1000
women are in active service for the
care of the poor and orphans. In 115
towns there are women serving Oh
the school boards. The Union for
Motherhood Projection is said to be
the only woman's organization which
receives the approval of the kaiser.
This society was founded by Frau
Stoecker and numbers its members
by the thousands. including every
class and condition. men and women,
in Germany.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
CAT AND TURTLE ARE CHUMs

Turtle Dove is the name of the fam
ily pet in the home Of Mrs. Catherine
Dillon, 13 Blocker street, New York
city. 1t is a mud turtle, which has
been in the family So years, and Is
said to be $50 years old. Wrinkled
skin. broken shell and twisted claws
are the indications of old age with
Turtle Dove. The turtle and the Dill
Ions cats are bosom friends, and night
finds them under the stove, with the
turtles head on the cats paws, and
thus they peacefully sleep.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
A COLLEGE GIRL OF EIGHTY

Mrs. A. D. Winship of the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin, in Madison, is no
doubt the oldest college girl in
America, if not in the world. She
became a student at the University
Of Ohio when she was seventy-eight
years old, and is now eighty. She
expects to receive her diploma from
Wisconsin in two years more. Her
interest in the world and in life In
general is as great as that Of wom-
an with the greatest part of life ahead
of her.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11

nually to Washington to be audited
win save 100000 year for the gov
eminent, according to estimates by
Charles A. Kram, auditor for the post
Office department.
The tabulations are accomplished
through system of punched cards
and electrical counters somewhat sim
liar to the machines used by the fed
eral census bureau. Heretofore. the
annual audit Of the money order husi-
ness Of the country has taken nearly
a year. With the electric card punch
Ing and counting system the final set
Element of money order accounts can
be made within three months OF the
end Of the flsca: year.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
To REBUILD NOTED THEATER

Once more the Pergola theater Of
Florence is to be, rebuilt. 1t was or
iginally erected in 1862, and was the
property of a society of aristocrats.
In ITS it was torn down and replaced
by a building made of more substan-
tial material than wood. 1t then had
1000 seats, besides ia boxes, and
gradually beca2e the leading opera
house of Italy. In 1t many first per-
formances were given of operas by
Puccini (the rival of Gluck). Paisiello.
Gimarosa, Cherubini, Donizetti. Ros-
SIM Verdi. and many others.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
POOR MANS BRICK IN MEXICO

A crude but valuable art in Mexico
. Is the making of adobe, sup-baked
brick. If it were not for this crudely
nodded slab of sun-cured mud half the
people of the Mexican republic would
be shelterless. The rich and those
of the middle class, who can afford
1t, build of stone When the Spaniards
came they denuded the forests to the
extent that vast tracts were left tree
less. Lumber is thus one of the rare
commodities of Mexico.
The implements used by a Mexican
mud-brick maker are of the most
primitive kind; earthen jars to hold
wooden mold in which the mud
squares are shaped, and his own deft
palms. Some Mexican builders make
only the walls of their homes of the
adobe, and thatch with straw, palm
fronds or banana stalks. Others,
again. form both walls and roof of
the adobe. When this is the case the
adobe roof is supported by beams AS
will be readily supposed the adobe is
OF enormous weight, and If it is not
well supported 1t is likely to collapse
upon its owners head
: When covered by a thick coat Of
cement, another production of Next
can art, the adobe walls stand for
years without showing the least sign
OF crumbling. There are buildings in
Mexico today. some OF them public
buildings, the cement-coated adobe
walls of which were constructed fully
century ago.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
WEARS IRON FALSE TEETH

S. P. Munday of Fort Worth, Tex,
prides himself as being the only man
living with cast-iron teeth. He wears
a set Of upper teeth made of iron.
cast by a metal company in Fort
Worth. They weigh Az ounces He
says they are as satisfactory as ordi-
nary false teeth and demonstrated
their solidity by sounding the metal
on a piece of steel. The plate and
teeth are in one solid cast.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
Guarding Against Flies.

The farmer who keeps a swill bar
rel for the kitchen refuse should be
sure to screen it carefully to avoid
the breeding of flies and the spread
of disease. This lis very important
subject and should receive due con-
sideration
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
ROWING WITH THEIR LEGS

This photograph represents men of
the julie lake in the southern Shan
states. which form part of Burma.
These men, who live in dwellings
built over the lake, row their long.
narrow boats with their legs. keeping
up a good speed for long time.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11

farms with short hauls. The accom-
panying illustrations show the wag-
on and how it is made.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11

Electrical devices to handle the Sc.
100000 money orders returned an
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-08-08
Thank You Kindly.

The News is in receipt of
complimentary tickets to both
the Pratt and Hutchinson Fairs.
Each in its sphere is good fair,
the one advancing the interests
of the citizens of Pratt and Pratt
county, the other being of SER
vice to all of the southwestern
portion of the state. In fact th e
Hutchinson fair draws exhibits,
and patronage not only from all
Kansas but from the whole mid
die west.
Whether or not business will
permit us to take a short holi-
day and enjoy these events, we
cannot at this time say. How
ever we appreciate the compli-
ments and hope to see the sights
of the fairs.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-08-08

The News solicitor has been
over the towns of the county So
Letting advertisements to go in
the Meade County Fair Premium
list. 1t was intended to see
every business house, and per
son. All times and persons are
subject TO mistakes, and again
persons whose place of business
was visited may have been out,
or for some other reason an in
terview was not obtained. To
cover any such COMMISSIONS or
mistakes, it is desired that such
persons as have not been seen
by our solicitor Mill phone in
their advertisements, and such
phone communication will re-
ceive prompt and courteous at
tention.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-08-08
Art Building Started.

The Fair Association is
pressing the work of building
and other preparations on the
fair grounds and will have every
thing in proper shape in a few
days.
P. ]. Lee has the contract for
the Art building and is rushing
the work. The building is
forty by sixty and will be floor
ed with cement. A poultry house
is the next building on the pro-
gram. The track is being work
ed down to regulation surface
and grade, and when finished
will be all that can be desired by
horsemen. Light and power
wires will be put in later.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-08-08
M. & M. in New Quarters

The M. & M. Drug Co. is
now located in their new store
in the Sourbeer building. The
building isthoroughly up-to-date
and much better than is usually
found in a small town. 1t is
lig ghted with electricity, has
freight and passenger elevators.
The post Office will soon be To-
Gated in the other room of the
building, and the store will be
right in the center of things.
The show window has all mod
ern fixtures, is fly proof, and the
plate glass front has row of
arc lights the full length. The
interior is fully up-to-date in
all its appointments. The soda
fountain is marble, the show
cases are all floor cases with
plate glass tops and sides. The
shelving is all enclosed with
glass doors. The prescription
case if wonder of convenience
and saving of floor space. 1t
also adds much to the appear
ance of the room with its plate
glass mirrors. Patrons can be
waited OH with quickness, and
pre- scriptions filled with celebrity
and certainty.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-08-08
No More Prize Fighting

Santa Fe, Aug. Declaring
he was head of the militia and
that there will be no more prize
fighting in New Mexico and
that boxing contests would be
stopped at the end of ten rounds
hereafter, Governor Mcdonald
today closed the door to all
battles in the future in this state.
He said if the people wanted
prize fighting the next leglsla-
ture could pass a fight bill by
a two-thlrds vote, which was the
intimation that he would use his
veto.-Hutchinson News.
Little by little the ground is
slipping from under the feet of
those, who, for money, demoral-
ize the youth of the land. Whis-
ky is now with it's back to the
wall, fighting for life. The
brutalizing prize ring is being
declared from one state and an.
other, soon it will be forced to
take its place with its twin, the
bull fights, in the half civilized
countries.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-08-08
Pythian installation.

Meade Temple No. 20, Ply.
THAN Sisters, installed the fol
lowing officers at the regular
session on Monday night:
Tressie u. Stevens, Past
Chief; Belle M. Adams, Most
Excellent Chief; Gail Ward Day,
Excellent Senior; Sadie Dorland,
Excellent Junior; Pauline Gray,
Manager; Margaret Wilson, M.
of r. & c., May f. Murphy, M.
OF F., Hilda Sell, Protector;
Lora Amphelett, Guard.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-08-08
Election Returns

Up to this time only incomplete
returns on the Primary have been
received. We give below the out
come where there was more than
one candidate for nomination.
For U. S. Senator-Farrely,
Thompson, Allen-Thompson car
ries
For Justice Supreme Court
Reeves, Riddle, Nicholson-Reeves
carries
For Governor Hodges, Jackson,
Billiard Hodges carries.
For State Treasurer Laughlin,
Waters, Cron-Laughlin carries.
For Attorney-General - Little,
Morrison, Robertson, Harvey,
Hyatt-Little carries.
For Supt. Pub. Instruction-Bur-
ton, Bowen-Burton carries.
For Supt. Peterson,
Pentz-Peterson carries.
For U. S. Senator-Stubbs, Cur
tis-Stubbs carries.
For Justice Supreme Court
Burch, Johnston, Buckman, Bulger
Johnston carries.
For Governor-Ryan, Capper-
Capper carries.
For Lieut.. Governor-Ingalls,
Westerman, Glenn-Ingall carries.
For State Treasurer - Payne,
Akers-Payne carries.
For Attorney-General- Griffin,
Dawson-Dawson carries
For Supt. Pub. Instruction.
Payne, Ross, HARRISON Payne
carries.
For State Printer--.Van Gundy,
Austin---Austin carries.
For Congressman Seventh Dis
tr1ct Finley, Hopkins, Dawson
Finley carriIs.
Fer Register of s-.-Gray,
Crocker---Gray carries.
For Supt. Pub. Instruction.
Carlson, Ruhlen---Carlson carries.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-08-08

Well, yes, the News force
has been rather busy for the
last week or more. First tel
ephone directory, and then the
Premium List of the Meade
County Fair. This with rush
of job work and getting out the
paper with more than the usual
amount of work attached has
kept all hands jumping. An
additional force has been en-
ployed but still the work piled
up, and indeed the days have
been strenuos.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-08-08
Died.

Mr.. ]. E. Stalder, father of j.
J. Stalder, died at the residence
of his son just east of Meade on
August 9th. Mr.. Stalder was
born in Athens county, Ohio on
Decem Der 9TH, 1882, and was
nearing the close of his S0th
year. With his family he re-
moved to Macon county Missouri
in 1868 and settled at La Plata.
In 1885 with his family he came
to Meade county and three years
later went to Castle Rock,
Wash. About three years ago
he came to live with his son,
John ]. Stalder, and has remain
ed with him since.
The children are scattered far
and wide, and only his daughter,
Mrs. H. B. Duley of Kansas
City reached his bedside before
his death. :
The funeral was from the home
of his son, John ]. at 3 o'clock p.
m. of August 9TH. Funeral SER
vices were conducted by Rev.
Baker of the first Methodist
of Meade. Inrerment
was made in Graceland cemetry.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-08-08
Poultry Business for Meade

Something over two years ago
the many friends of Frank
Wafer, the popular grocer of the
south side, were surprised when
he suddenly closed up his busi-
ness and returned to his old
home. Recently he returned
and is soon to open up in the
poultry business, both conduct
ing a poultry farm and buying
poultry and later may conpect
Herewith the buying and ship
ping of eggs and butter. All
this is quite in the usual way.
1t is not anything unusual for a
business man or farmer to sell
out and leave Meade or the coun
ty, only to return later to again
take up life with US, well content
that he is again in the best
country under the sun.
Mr.. Wafer looks the same, has
the same cordial smile and
hearty hand shake as of old,
greets his many friends with
the same pleasant manner and
friendly queriers as to health
and prospects. Here we meet
the change. He refuses to be
known as Frank Wafer, but
wishes his friends to know him
as Frank Heller. The explana-
ton of this change is interest
ing and as story bing.
But neither time nor space ad-
mits of giving it to you. Some
time in the near future the read
ers of the News may have the
whole story. A real romance in
every day life. Sufficient for
this time and this announcement
is the fact that the name is that
of his wife, her maiden name,
Wafer.
Once Mr.. Heller was a veal
thy, active, business man, happy
in his chosen persuits. I'm
fortunately for him he is of
warm, impulsivc, faithful nature.
In certain business transactions
he saw fit TO stand by his friends
when in trouble. This was for
tunate for them but as they were
not of his own mould of charac-
ter, it was not so fortunate for
him. The story in few words
is that his friends saw fit to let
Mr., Heller carry their load of
difficulties, and foot his own
bills.
That he comes back to us,
CHEEKY, hopeful, and with no
bitterness against the world,
speaks we'll for him as a man and
a fighter. We know that he will
make good here in business and
in his hopes for the future.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-08-08

The locals do not look familiar
this week. Well, e. d. Smith is
hammerlng a typewriter for a
few days in the News Office.
Thought likely an excuse was
due. AS part of the excuse, l
may say that surprise may ac-
count fori Stepping to the
back part of the shop l saw a
perfectly clean towel on the old
hook!
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-08-08

The recent rains wet the grain
stacks and thresbing had almost
ceased, and the stream Of wheat
comming to Meade had nearly
ceased but the last few days has
again started the good work a
long and this week wheat is
again moving.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-08-08

AS special premium the Peer
less Paint Company offers to the
young couple. married at date the
nearest to the date of the, first day
of the coming Meade county Fair
and owning their own home, six
gallons of best paint of any color
selected by said couple to paint
their home.
There is a chance for some in
tended bride and groom to win the
above premium by being married
on the fair grounds on the morning
of the first day of the fair.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-08-08

Last weeks issue of the Buck
I'm Banner was peach. Mr..
Miller got out a fourteen page
issue, got up in fine shape, and
cbock full of Bucklin boosts,
well not exactly, for there was
plenty of big well displayed adds.
However such adds are the best
of town boosters. The whole
was a credit to the town, to
Miller and the shop,