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The Parker post., 1912-04-20

good flow of water at depth of
225 feet. The first water was struck
at 120 feet, but the quality was not
good His drilling machine arrived
Tuesday, and he will put down a
couple of wells here sometime this
coming summer.
Robert S. Fisher of the firm of
Struckmeyer & Fisher, Phoenix, was
a visitor here last Sunday. He an
nounced that his firm would open
UP a permanent law office in Parker
at an early date, and in the mean
time either himself or Mr. Struck
meyer would make regular monthly
visits here to look after whatever law
business that may arise. Both
gentlemen are we'll known attorneys
at the state capital and enjoy a
large practice.
L. r. Smith and M. w. Wood,
prominent capitalists of Kansas City
Mo-, and friends OF j. b. Ross, spent
Tuesday in Parker They visited the
pumping plant and other places of
interest on the reservation and were
highly pleased with the outlook for
this country. They had just complet-
ed an examination of the Salt River
Valley project, and declared that the
ParkQr DrOinct was Sn,pnriOr in avarV
way. Mr. Wood stated that he will
probably spend next winter here in
stead of on the coast, where he has
been wintering for the past few years
The Parker post., 1912-04-20
Wit of Augustus Thomas.

'The trouble with amateur carv-
ers," said Mr.. Thomas, on one occa-
sion, lis that the gravy so rarely
matches the wall paper" A fatuous
argument he characterized as like a
chorus girls tights, which touch every
point and cover nothing" When Mr.
Thomas was rehearsing 1.-The Witch
ing Hour" one of the management
stopped the players, and, turning to
the author, remarked: Il think this
would be a good place for some witty
dialogue
Yes replied Mr.. Thomas las
for instance ?'-Channing Pollock in
"The FOotlights-Fore and Aft
The Parker post., 1912-04-20
STRUCkMEYER G. FISHER.
Attorneys-at-LaW.

Land, Mining, Irrigation, Corporation
Law, General Practice, Courts of Ari-
zona, California and u S. Land Of
flee. Main office, Phoenix, Ariz., Cor
respondence promptly answered.
In Parker at intervnIs-Notice in Post
The Parker post., 1912-04-20
Character and Circumstances,

Character is built out of circum-
srances-From exactly the same ma
terfals one man builds palaces, while
another builds hovels."-G. H. Lewes.
The evening world., 1912-01-22
1.-THE MEANEST MAN."

? IKE the age of Ann, the question as to who is "the meancst
man" is theme of unending dispute. Three official answers
- were rendered here last week. A magistrate called q pick
pocket who had robbed a factory girl Of her purse 'the meancst
prisoner ever arraigned'' A police official called . palmst "the
,ncanest Of swindlers." A Judge called a contractor who had stolen
meat from the insane asylum "thc meanest of all grafter."
Not all these vcrdcts could be true. In fact, none was true.
The more convincing grades Of meanness ire not on exhibition in
the criminal courts and never come in view Of the police. Downright
mcanness takes no chances. Calculation is one of its ingredients
The man who rum afoul Of the police is the man who has taken
. chance. Look rather FOR meanness to the civil courts, to the
cascs OF boarders who jump their bills. OF women who cheat domestic
servants OF their pay, of families quarreing over the apportionmcnt
of chattes when the estate of a decedent is administered.
For superlative meanness cschcw the ceremony of any courts
criminal or civil. Seek in the humble walks Of private life, The meanest
man in Maine, according to a village tradition, gave his half witted
sn a cent a day for hoeing potatoes, distracted the coin from his
trousers every night while he slept and used 1t to reward his services
for the following day. That was q very mean man, il legend speaks
truly, who crossed his honeybees with frehies 90 they would work
al night. Those are terribly mean men-celebrated in the news
columns from time to time-who live under the same roof with wifi,
or sister or brother for a dozen years Or more aud never breal
silence.
There must, however, be men still meancr. Perhaps our readers
can suggest instances.
The evening world., 1912-01-22
FROM THE WORLD TOWER.

IF there is one Of anything in this town there are several. That
is a consequence of possessing Eve million inhabitants. Instead
= Of having one village character here an edct Of expulsion d.
rectcd against such would cause another Retreat Of tho Ten Thousand.
Instead Of having one Mayor, tMs town has about twcnty-Mayors
Of the Bowery, Cherry Hill, Poverty Hollow and the like, many Of
them keepers of saloons or devoted patrons Of the same.
The Evening World was amazed when the laundry strike was
called to learn there were at least $4,000 pevons who wush and
iron shirts here-a yertsble "wash.tub city" % this column called
Il. We were edited to learn that q local union had been formed
with q membership Of 800, composed Of men who bake sweet potatoes
in sidewalk ovens. It was astonishing TO road in q contemporary
that there were $4,000 nurses in this city. and 1000 Of them idle be-
cause Of the excessive good health prevailing.
The romance Of statistics discloses other aggregates. This port
has o total water front Of 44 miles, equal 30 the distance between
here and Roanoke. Our streets have . mileage Of S,7+0, or just the
distance between here and London. There 10 el2000,O0O in copper
in the wires beneath our pavcmcns. There srs 100000 trees in
orr parks. Ten million pounds Of food q day are consumed here.
The town rejoices in 100 theatres, 1900 churches and about 10000
saloons.
Figures Of last year show els respectable hotels here with S2,b77
rooms and 1895 servants. The municipality spends $1,aoe,s1614
for forage and horreshoeing. According to the infsllibls Morning
World "nearly five hundred tons Of babies ere born in Now York
every year"
That dout', paradox which people call "little old New York" is
pooly served in that il has an official entomologih, but not an off,
csl ststiNician to get all these things tabulated.
The evening world., 1912-01-22
H POTATO TARIFF.

w 1iILE The Evening World blame. Edwin Markham for dis
w couragng agriculture with his poem. "Thc Man with the
Hoe and has put the potato famine up to him, it real
lies that the situation calls for action, not rcproachcs. Since this
newspaper began to agitatc, action has been undertaken. Congress
man Stephen r. Ayes of the Bronx district sends us a copy OF this
resolution:
whereas the scarcity OF potatoes in the markets Of tho United
States has raised the price TO a point almost prohibitve TO the
consumers thereof: therefore be Il
Resolved. That the operation Of para .raph 286 of Schedule q,
Of the act generally known M the PayneAdrioh Tarih Act ap
proved Aus. s. 1909. be suspended for a period Of six months from
the date OF the approval Of this resolution. and that during that
time potatoes be imported FREQ Of duty.
4 good resolution to pass. There is a short potato crop in the
world, and our own yield Of 300, $4,000 bushels is nearly 100! 900
bushels scant Of 1909.
As Secretary Wilson mas noted, $4,000 tons Of potatoes were lately
shipped from Scotland for this citys market. Every bushei paid a
tariff tax Of twenty-five cents. The tax should be taken on. In
times Of plenty here II is without effect. In times OF dearth It gives
Tho local producer q form Of protection" that 10 sxtortion. 1t
makes the consumer victim Of n squeeze, using the Government TO in
tensify famine instead Of mitigate il.
The reciprocity agreement with Canada, which imposes q tax OF
twenty cents a bushe|, put potatoes on the free list before the famine
was sighted and Congress passed it. II should pass the Ayres rcso-
lurion and suspend the potato tariff.
The evening world., 1912-01-22

By Nine. Legrande


fore the woman who has glorious shout
ders. the carriage Of a queen n the
walk OF a goddess forces herself to be-
come C about the abdomen. loose
jointed at the knees and collapsed at
the shoulders. 80 that her appearance
shall coincide with that of every other
feminine pedestrian OF the day.
Be individual!
II you have q soft. white neck and a
round or oval face. wear collarless
waists. no matter how tight and high
collars may happen to be at the mo-
ment. II you have a thin neck with
prominent bones and tendons. a a
high collar even II every one else is ap-
peardng In modified decollete.
Dress your hair to suit your face,
Buy your hats to suit your hair-not
because some saleswoman tells you thai
It's the --latest thing"
Call n halt on this wholesale copying
and be as Individual as your pocket
book and your good taste Will allow.
The evening world., 1912-01-22
Here's an Industry You Didn't Know About.

A " item that seemed odd in the
n manifest OF a steamer lately ar
4 rived from Japanese and Chinese
ports was this in the list OF her cargo
from Tientsln: Fifty-nve cases OF horse
tails.
AS q matter Of fact horse tails. or the
hair thereof. are a common article Of
importation into this country from China
and from pretty much every other coun-
try on earth. The American market gets
large quantities OF them from China. but
more from Russia; and horse tails are
imported here from every other Euro
pean country and from South America,
from Australia, from all around the
world, says the Boston Herald. On the
other hand there are more or less Amer
lean horse tails exported.
The evening world., 1912-01-22

.Jarr was about TO speak. Another
.-a., ,,.t CO.., $40 tooL FOR anoiber
,,si,tonw
II, $40 ,e,,o tbjs MACE" remarked
Nrs s,ryvor ~nri.,p. and dra wing her
skirts around her. 81 expected to be
.hocked l,,, no, ar dre,dfnllv ns this'".
NIr .Jarr cast one .b~evildered %slancoI
around and. 10 his lntense relief. saw
cor,rpds.s second relay he escort.
ci,uso. tho are.non. enter the boy op-|
,os,te and gree, that Young person and
ur s~ul,qus rho wine agent. efsusively |
"I.ll explaIn Tomorrow, sir" he said
,,sv,,v. o,a roll ,,i., rogc AMI morti-
eco,,or strobe ou, far h,s hal.
"v-boro.s vcr c5eckg =" asked the bee
! ,io.brovoj voun- man I'm tho cloakroom.
81 ms, have Ios, II, That's my hat,
,,o, I'll, an, ,N.rs and tho black Ugh,
a,..oo,,"
..l,,,,,n. do,,. ri,.ou. do check. DO"
,,a ,no oha,r,,o Young man. pat is,",
a.. ,ado, unless vou hand me some
IT,"
",u -,.h,, Take ,hIs," cried Mr.. ,Jarr.
-, 49,. 800, -, t~,,,tg,,.ion and rambling
1..n.a .,ra,,,ho,,,u bis good right
rm
A.. A.. .,r,o, souothinv IN that
,.nna ,ho, evoked him clean over
,ha han acros, ,be ~c,oakroom door and
,n,. ir1J,cd hoan under he coat
nv.
The evening world., 1912-01-22

the point or emaciation. instead Of wear
dng fiured clothes that All u and
soften. adopts a u shrunken model
Of that same skirt AND looks like a
sure thing for some kind doctor to take
In hand?
"Why. because It's the fashion,"
An actress comes from abroad. She ID
pretty. young. shameless and success
full. She introduces a kind of hat.
Immediately the lady with the round.
fat face. the lady with the square,. lean
face. the lady with the thin. wrinkled
face and the lady with the cascade OF
ohtns all rush to their milhners. have
It copied, and wear II.
A Nd IT'S not only In clothes. Wom-
~ en- are beginning to opy walks,
4 = laughs and poses.
II Or the fashion Just now to stand
and walk Is though you're Just abou
ready to cave IN all over. You must
he ianEuid, sinuous and bored. There
The evening world., 1912-01-22

From various causes the supply ot
horse tails Ike that OF anything else.
may In one country and another vary
from year to year, and there may be
years when the worlds supply Is shor,
and years when 1t Is plentiful. with cor.
responding changes In the range al
prices. Horse tails have sold as low as
20 cents a pound and they have SOLD for
as much as 3. II stocks are scarce
and high In London. and ample at lower
prices here. New York importers shin
horse tails to London; In the contrary
circumstances London importers might
ship horse tails here.
Horsetall hairs are sorted for length
and color and they are used either solely
or mixed with other ibres In the manu-
facture OF various sorts Of brushes AMI
mixed with other materials In the mani
.sacture of hnlrcloth for various purposes
The evening world., 1912-01-22
ARR ANNEXES
A PECK OF TROUBLE.

"HERE was a stir In the gallery
at the Lady Stcamfittcrs' bail
just opposite the box where MI.
Jarr was sitting with Mr.. Svflgus, the
wine agent, and Gertrude, the house
hold help. whom he had brought by mis-
wifc's command, owing to dcarth OF
other escorts.
"Bunch OF uptown sightscers.'' said
Mr.. Swilgus. Mr.. Jarr looked Owe to
beiold Mr.. and Mrs. S,ryver, Mrs. Mud
ridge-Smith M her husband and sew
eral other investigating sociologlsts
taking their seats.
Great Gecwhllikens.' murmured Mr..
Jarr. -yhile Gertrude. dwelling a ior-
gnettc that she had kept concealed upon
her person up unit, now, remarked:
why. It's the stryvers and the Mud
r!dge-Smiths!''
Friends OF my friends Is friends OF
NINE" said Mr.. Swilgus. rising. "Iil 60
over and ask them to Join u.s."
fc essayed to do so. but Mr.. Jarr
detained him.
"Er-er. III go over and um-er-ex.
plain" he suffered.
with a set smile UPON his paihd face,
Mr.. Jarr marched around to where the
last persons he ever expected to see at
the Lady Steamftters' annual mask
and civic ball were sitting.
what a surprise to see you all here. 20
he cried with forced gayety.
But Mrs. Stryvcr. who had been indi-
eating Gertrude with her fan TO Mrs.
Mudridge-Smith. seemed Unconscious OF
his presence.
Mr.. Smith. his employer. Elared stern.
iy at him. while the beefy Stryver
scowled Indignantly.
How dare you come up to speak tc
my wife In a place like this?' demanded
old man Smith. pompousiy.
Why. er-er. o see. It's this way
stammered Mr.. Jarr. MY ~wife-er-yo,
seq
I'VE see her Clothes said Mrs. Mud.
ridge-Smith.
But she said 1t to Mrs. stryver, fol
both ladies' appeared otherwise unawar,
Of Mr.. Jars presence
II often heard the quotation The way
OF a man with a MAID" said Mrs
Stryver cuttangly. but I never knew 4
was a married mans way to take hi
wife's maid to a downtown dance!"
And here both ladies Uttered mirth'
lessly.
You have a family. SIR thunderet
Mr.. Jars employer. II remember this
though you forget II. But for that fac
I should ask YOU to leave my emplo,
as I ask you to leave my presence. Sa,
no more" he added, as he saw Mr.
The evening world., 1912-01-22

he will tell you. the great value Of this
jewelry lies In the fact that there Is
only one OF eac d~esign-and no copies
will be made"
Triumphant IN the thought that you
Will POSSESS something that no other
woman will have YOU purchase the arti-
Gle that appeals TO you most strongly.
Yet with that bit of metal that Il to
he hung about your neck or clasped
around your wrist your individuality
ends.
W. PILL you tell me why a woman
Nv who tips h beam at goodness
w knows-what and puts her mum
over the dial OF the weighing machine
when people are around will persist In
wearing on tho street n skirt that 10 shy
about four yards OF material and that
gives her the appearance of a suddenly
inflated diving Venus?
Because It's the fashion," you say.
VIII You tell me why q Girl thin TO
The evening world., 1912-01-22

training ship Newport and the sort Of
lie and work or board: ] would like TO
. m my son there. ROBERT :.
r" sWpesistesdcst Of Cooper Usion.
To the Editor Of The rv~nins World
To whom can one apply for fun IN
formation about admission 10 Cooper
Uuboot q. y. j.
The evening world., 1912-01-22

Nsue Usivessally Observed.
70 tbs Edito- At The Evening wohdi
Is there d legal holiday In tho United
States or not. q, III.
Life On . Training ship.
To the Editor of The Evening World;
Can any experienced reader give me
Dassssuaass - 70 ne s4pssAauns - ths
The evening world., 1912-01-22

Vet IL. NOu go W
one Of them and
mako known your
desire.
Most likely the
man will open a
safe and say:
I'VE always keep
our choice odd
bits In here. you
know
Then he will dis.
play TO your raw
ished yes q num-
her Of pieces one
o., ~uvAaAn.O,,I
The evening world., 1912-01-22
INDIVIDUALITY.

r. o rant something very odd In
jewelry there are two or three shops
. On New York whore you're sure to
The evening world., 1912-01-22

than tho other and all OF different de-
signs.
besides the exquisite workmanship"
The evening world., 1912-01-22
THE U@uprp
G@0o0S0 w

Copyright, 1919. by The prev Publishing Co.
The New York World.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-06-13
SOY BEANS GOOD FOR SOIL AND LIVE STOCK

Sow some soy beans this spring
These plants are some of the bost
annual legumes to grow for forage
and whether used as hay. grain
straw, or in ensilage, soy beans is a
valuable crop to produce
This crop is recommended especial
ly by crop experts at the Kansas Ag'
ricultural College, because of the good
1t does to a WORKOUT soil. 1t fur
nishes new supply OF nitrogen in the
soil and at the same time produces a
useful crop. II is fairly drouth.re-
sistant and withstands frost as well
az cowpeas, although it is not quite
so sure a crop as cowpeas.
This legume also contains a good
deal of protein, making 1t a splendid
fed for growing stock and breeding
animals, when ground and properly
mixed with some grain like corn. AS
hay, soy bean provender IL almost
identical with alfalfa, providing the
hay is properly cured. 1t has been
proved that soy beans is more valI.
able in producing fat on hogs and
sheep and in helping cows produce
milk than supplemental feeds based
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-06-13

feeds as corn must be acted upon by
the saliva of The mouth in order to
insure its proper digestion. When the
grain is fed with the milk, the calf
simply gulps 1t down. In such cases
Indigestion often follows. When the
calf once begins 10 ca; grain readily,
only that amount should be given II
that 1t will clean up at each meal.
Here again the appetite OF the calf
is the best guide as to the amount
OF grain to feed. Usually the calf
will not eat over a half-pound Of
grain per day for the first two
months. From this time until they
are six months old pound of grain
per day will be sufficient.
Skinned milk is deficient in fat. so
in supplementing the skinned milk
one must make good this deficiency
Grains which contain a high per cent
Of carbohydrates may be substituted
for the butter fat. Corn or Kafir corn
contain high per cent of this sub
stance, and on account OF their low
cost in the corn belt they are the
logical grains to feed with the
skinned milk. Many farmers and
dairymen make the mistake of feed.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-06-13
Looking to the Inevitable.

seventy-nine years old, but with no
thought Of dying for years, a South
Brooklyn retired windmill dealer spent
his recent birthday in Cleveland, o.,
looking for a bargain in collins. He
said he never had cared much for
show and thought he would care less
when dead. 80 he wanted something
that would be durable, not fancy. The
undertakers wanted more than 500
for good coftlns," he told a friend.
none Of which looked to be worth
more than $50. For SIS l found /
could get one that looked as II It
might have cost $3.50 to make. You
don't suppose could get good sec
ond hand one anywhere, do your" The
man did not invest, but decided he
would wait awhile and see II the high
cost Of dying might not be reduced.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-06-13

| ing oil meal with skinned milk al
the only grin ration fed. This mis-
take Is made on account OF the idea
that some have regarding the com
position OF oil meal. Many assume
that oil meal contains q high pei
cent of oil. which will Replace the
fat that has been taken out OF the
milk. Linseed oil meal Is valuable
for feeding on account Of the high
content Of protein. II does not con-
tain a very high per cent Of oil. Oil
meal may be fed in connection with
corn, but this is not entirely neces-
sary. and 1t Is very expensive. The
corn has invariably given the best
results as a supplement TO skinned
milk. When teaching the calf to eat
grain II Is better to use corn chop.
When the calf gets little older,
shelled corn or Kafir may be fed.
Hay should be kept before the calf
after II is two weeks old. At this
age the calf will begin to nibble at
the hay and will soon consume quite
little OF 1t. The eating of hay
should be encouraged by keeping
nice, clean. bright hay within the
reach of the calf at all times. For
young calves mixed or prairie hay Is
better than alfalfa or clover, the lat
ter are usually too laxative and have
tendency to produce scours. After
the calf is two or three months old
1t will do much better on alfalfa and
will eat a great deal more Of 1t than
of the mixed hays. If alfalfa cannot
be had at this time, good clover or
cowpea hay should be fed. II the
calf is on pasture 1t will not be neces-
sary to feed any hay.
Clean. fresh water should be pro-
vided for the calf at all times. Many
feeders assume that the calf does not
need water on account Of drinking
milk. II will consume large amount
of water even after drinking fifteen
or twenty pounds Of skinned milk
per day.
After the calf g weaned from milk
the grain ration should be somewhat
changed. The object in forming q
grain ration for any growing animal
is to feed them bone and muscle
forming feeds. The grain ration at
this time will depend upon the kind
Of roughage fed. II alfalfa hay is
used, the calves will do we'll on a
ration of corn alone, or mixed corn
and oats. or corn and bran. II mixed
Or prairie hay, cane or corn fodder is
led, the grain ration should be
somewhat. More nitrogene-
BUS foods, such as bran, linseed oil
neal and cottonseed oil meal should
make up the grain ration. II the |
,alves, especially heifer calves, are
,tunted by lack Of proper food at this
ime, they will usually develop into
cows.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-06-13

largely on cottonseed meal. When
SOY beans is combined with corn Or
kafir an excellent silage is obtained.
Soy beans grow best on a fairly
fertile loan, or clay. They require
about the same temperature and mois-
ture as cowpeas. Deep blowing, fol.
lowed by thorough disking and har-
rowing, is the preparatory work re-
quired for a proper crop. Plant in
rows-seeds. two inches apart; rows,
thirty.six inches. Shallow planting Is
considered best. One or two inches
deep will give the seed good chance
for early development. A bushel OF
good seed will plant nearly three
acres. Cultivation is simple pro-
cess. Use only the fiat cultivators.
Harvest and thresh like cowpeas.-
Industrialist.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-06-13
Looking Forward.

The husband and wife were makinl
. call on friends one evening. ThC
wife was talking.
Il think we shall have Marian take
. domestic science course along with
her music and regular studies when
at college"
"Ah." said q man present, who had
been q stranger until that evening
you look rather young to have o
daughter ready for college"
"oi" said the mother, naively, "she
isn't old enough now; she is just eight
months old. but } do SO like to look
observation-disclosures News.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-06-13
GRAIN AND HAY SHOULD BE FED TO
CALVES WITH THEIR SKINNED MILK
Prof. Reed Of the Dairy Department Of the State Agricultural College
Gives Some Valuable Suggestions to Farmers and
StOckmen Regarding Scientific Feeding
Of Calves.

a T THE time the calf is changed
"A from whole milk to skinned
milk II will begin TO eat
grain. The best way to get the calf
started to eating grain is by placing
a little grain in its mouth after It has
consumed its milk. 1t will like the
taste of grain and will soon eat with
out assistance II the grain is placed
within its reach. A great many feed
ers have the practice Of feeding grain
with the milk. This is serious mis-.
take, especially II the grain consists
of corn or other starchy feed. Such
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-06-13

A girl with plenty Of time in which
to care for flower garden will want
many different varieties, but when her
time is limited, as 1t usually is, one
flower bed, carefully attended, will be
more satisfactory.