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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-18

, : that ten 10 one hc~ standing in with the hodup
- 40 Sir the thing to DO if YOU can, Is to surprise
80 roIhcr before he has chance TO surprise you.
TLat,s What have in mind a stunt for us today
"R,,t the coach has already gone.
so much the better. We can follow on horSepdcN;
loo inst ont Of sight Jump into the game at tlc crucial
moment. and hold up the holdup. 30 you see;
Kcndrick saw; but not enthusiastically; ne h'u lloC
lived with fbc subject half night, waking or dreaming,
~ Dor.o,, had His hcSitancv was short lived, however;
Tor he reflected that even Dorsey proved to nave Dceh
rifle premature in his incrcnccS ana the eXpediICh
"Jd in nothing they would have had the day ride in
th, omen anyway So with the boiling OF the last IN
fihIr r}GItbful they set about QUILTING their cam
pagn.
IN th ding cell that served the double purpose OF Of
l flee and bar at the Hotel Imperial, they found the
rnsb,vcd factotum in a chair tilted back against the
wall, staring into vacancy. He turned dull ana li'iy
eve, mon them when they preached the horse question;
Int after an interval calatcd that they might prapS
fake q pair o. his ponies cf he knowcd ere they was
,,oin' with 'crl-but he wasn't sure.
ooh Kcndricb answered, with an acctaton oil IN
difference we had another day to put IN here ana we
thought we might find little shooting
scot q license; ,
we're provided with everything we need thank
you." H..
floor shrfl.d through I'll back door, and disappeared.
Orr he must have developed greater energy; for in
fifteen minutes the Pau'c ,'abcboy brought TWO mus
rrgs to the hitching rail- But here arose another HIM
lruc, Dorsey having brought from upstairs their only
BELONGINGS, the two rolled slctcrs and rifles, and as
tn, y.,. dashed behind their respective saddles the
f,.,nt,lr1 demanded to know which Of the friends was
,n' 10 stan bail for the board hil an them ponies
The pr,np,u,s, with which Dorsey produced The forty
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-10
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.

Kansas City Stock Yards, May G..
Light receipts of cattle here last
week and a good demand for killers
was combination that gave the mar.
ket am uplift Of % to 40 cents. Fed
steers made the greatest gain, par
ticularly medium grades, which kind
are selling higher than they have
sold in forty years, or since the re-
construction days following the Civil
war. Top steers have sold at higher
figures than at present, though sew
eral lots sold today here at $3.50 to
$50, unequaled previously this year.
The supply today is between seven
and eight thousand head here, the
market strong and active. Supply fig
ureS for the year to date at the five
leading markets of the country show
only a six per cent decrease from
same period last year, which does not
furnish an explanation for the adj
vance OF forty per cent in values in
the same time. Hogs and sheep
have increased at the same markets
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-10
REST ROOMS FOR FARMERS.


Many Kansas country towns are
not giving the farmers who trade
there a square deal. These farmers
maintain most of the town with the
wealth they produce and spend and
they have a night to demand that
their welfare shall receive some at.
tention.
Every country town should provide
a rest room for the women and girls
OF the country families who come to
town for the days shopping. In some
towns, these rooms are maintained by
the merchants, who believe the In
creased trade always much more than
pays for the cost Of maintaining the
rooms. This is done at Excelsior
Springs, Mo. The women OF the town
provided the money for the project.
These rooms should contain maya
zines and papers. There should be a
kitchen, where meals may be prepar-
ed, II desired. A competent woman
should have charge Of the noon.
Then, the farmers should demand
that plenty Of hitching posts be
placed ON the streets. They need not
be on the main street, but can be
placed on the side streets near by.
These posts should be well placed In
the ground, so the horses will stay
anchored" until the farmers desire
to go home.
Judging from the conduct OF the
country merchants IN some towns they
believe the farmers exist only for the
merchants benefit. Frequently the
price of farm produce, such as butter
or eggs, is fenced down lower than II
should be, while the prices Of the
things the farmers have to buy Is
boosted skyward.
Farmers have a right to demand
that goods be sold to them with a
reasonable margin OF profit, and that
their rights and comforts shall be ne
spected when they come to town. II
these advantages are absent, farmers
should trade at some other town.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-10
POSITIVE PROOF.
Should Convince, the Greatest Skep'
tic In Great Bend.

Because it's the evidence of a Great
Bend citizen.
Testimony easily investigated.
The strongest endorsement Of merit
The best proof. Read it:
John Moffatt, 1919 Heller St., Great
Bend, Kansas, says: For about 8
years l was afflicted with kidney com
plaint and as time passed my con-
.secretions passed too frequently, es-
pecially at night, and | often had
spells of dizziness, during which black
spots appeared before my eyes. l
tried numerous remedies but resolved
only temporary relief until l procur-
ed Doan's Kidney Pills from the A.
& A. Drug Co. Since using this rem
edy, l have enjoyed much better
health and my kidneys have done
their work properly" Statement
given March q, 1907.
A SECOND STATEMENT.
In June, 1910, Mr.. MOffat was in
terviewed and he said: 81 still use
Doan's Kidney Pills occasionally when
in need of a kidney medicine and
they always help me. 1t gives me
pleasure to confirm my former public
endorsement Of this preparation"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan' sand
take no other.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-10
THE MAN WHO NEVER GIVES UP
(B. A. LOeb.)

There are men-and there are men
There are men who are possessed
of will power, plus endeavor-who
have the ambition to surmount diff.
ficulties.
Men of this calibre are supplied
with big stocks Of courage. They en-
JOY nothing more than the exercising
Of their brain powers, combined with
the putting of their physical prowesS
to the severest test.
To them the goal is ever ahead;
they climb, not in order to say, BE
hold me, the wonderful mani" They
put forth their efforts as sef-imposed
tests Of their own powers, that, when
they meet with success, they may
thrill with the JOY of achievement.
Ambition to do and to arrive some.
where worth while fires them to per-
form seemingly miraculous feats. To
such men nothing seems impossible
except to give up"
The world awaits such men. II
matters not who they are, where they
come from-the world wants them
because they are earnest, because
they can make good.
Such men come up from the ranks
they are not bound by destinies. 4.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-10
PRINTING DOES THE BUSINESS.

A modest printer In an exchange
says: THE stationery printed In this
office Is giving the best OF satistac.
ton. Last week we printed 100 state
Eents for man and by their aid he
collected a small fortune. Two months
ago a man bought Of us some note
paper and envelopes and now he is
married. Another young man stole
some Of Our paper to make cigarettes
and now he Is dead. A young lady
got some OF our paper to curl her
hair on and now she has a beau. We
have only few packages Of this kind
In stock. By using our stationery
every person can collect old accounts,
tell futures, make rain, change the
color Of your hair, extract teeth with
out pain; If you are married keep tab
on your husband, find out II he is
really detained from home on bust.
ness; II you are unmarried, find out
the name Of your future husband or
wife, be successful in business, be
elected to office. Give US a call"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-10
THEY'RE GOING BACK.

One Of the interesting textures In
agricultural education In Kansas Is
the remarkably high proportion Of the
agricultural college graduates who are
going back to the farms. There are
many positions in the government
service and teaching positions In COZ
leges and high schools that pay 800
a month that are open, this year, to
the seniors, yet most Of the farm stu
dents have not had enough interest
In such jobs to inquire about them.
Take, for example, the agronomy
seniors. OF the IA men, 10 will go
back TO the home farms In June. The
other four expect to take some Of the
positions that ane open and stay with
the professional work for a few years
until they have saved some money,
and then they, also, win 60 10 farm.
ing for themselves. And the proper.
tons are about the same In the other
farm courses: Animal husbandry,
dairy husbandry, and horticulture.
So, while the seniors In most Of
the other courses are putting In SINE
hand work and worry in landing" a
job, the farmers are not fretting
about anything Of the kind. They
know that their future is assured.
One Of the students In animal hus.
bandry expressed the situation last
week, when he said: 81 am going
back on the home farm, and l am go
ing to farm it right. | don't want q
job working for someone else. | can
make two dollars ON the home farm
where you can make one dollar In any
professional work, and win be my
own boss. l am going home"
1t is a mighty fine thing to be able
to say, 81 am going home" And II
means a great deal for the social and
economic welfare OF the rural civiliza
ton In Kansas. These young men
will do much to aid in the develop.
ment Of the new ruralism. %.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-10

50 far this year, over last year, which
renders the explanation still more in
adequate. Evidently the consuming
population has gained several laps on
production Of meats more than has
beeu suspected. Distant territory con-
tinues to send IN cattle, else the
shortage at Kansas City would be
much greater than 1t is. Bulk Of the
native steers sell at S.25 to $3.50,
sugar beet steers s7.25 to $40, hay
fed steers 500 to $3.50, South Tex.
as grass steers $500 TO $500, quar-.
anine fed stenes up to 1925, top
native COWS s7.25, stock steers $500
to s6.75, feeders sS.25 to Sis.
Hog supplies are showing unexpect.
ed volume lately, the run last week
aggregating $4,000 head here. Re-
ceipts today amount to 1000 head,
one thousand more than the first es-
innate, and $4,000 are expected for
tomorrow. The increase in supplies
Is common at all market points, and
the situation became top heavy last
week, resulting IN net loss Of 80
cents In values for the week Prices
are steady today, top $40, bulk Of
sales s7.45 to $765. The estimate
for tomorrow here is moderate, and
should It be correct, and typical Of
runs elsewhere as well, an upturn IN
prices would naturally result.
Few sheep and lambs came in last
week after Thursday, fortunate cir
cumstance for shippers, as the mar
ket was being undermined the last
days of the week. But the blow fell
an the harder today, when the run Of
$1,000 head consisting Of varied as
sortment Is selling % to rs cents I'm.
der last Thursday. The best wooded
lambs only reached $3.50 today, and
good clippers stopped at $3.50, fail
ones going at $3.50. Choice Texas
wethers sold at 500 today, nearly
a dollar under last Tuesday, and goat
were being hawked about the sheer
yards with small chance of selling
even at sharply reduced values, VI
: to noon. Buyers threaten still NOR
punishment later in the week.
J. A. RICKART,
Market Correspondent
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-10
TEST YOUR SOIL FIRST.

You can save from 81 to IS a ton
by mixing your own fertilizer. 1t is a
useless expense to apply a mixed Ter
tihzer containing nitrogen, phosphor-
us and potassium to your land II the
soil needs only phosphorus, says L.
E. Call, associate professor Of soils
at the Kansas Agricultural College.
IF the soil needs fertihzing," said
Professor Call a few days ago, "a
farmer should determine what ele
ments are needed, and not apply a
mixed fertilizer to remedy a single
deficiency.
Amy farmer can make the simple
test 10 see what kind of fertilizer is
needed for his soil. To make this
test, select plot of ground about an
acre and a haE in extent, depending
on the extent of the experimeDt-one
that is typical Of the soil on your
farm. If you do not select a tract
that Is typical the experiment will be
worthless for part Of the farm. Di-
vide this piece Of ground into plots
about One-tenth acre apiece, separat.
ing them by an alley.
ITO every one of these plots apply
a fertilizer that contains one OF the
three elements that plants use
potassium, nitrogen or phosphorus. To
some OF the plots apply a mixture of
the elements in different combina-
tons, and reserve one or two plots o.
which no fertilizer is applied as a
check on the others. In this way you
can tell whether your soil needs one,
two or all of the elements. 1t is bet
ter to use a small grain, such as
wheat or oats, for this experimental
crop, rather than corn.
IF it is found, upon testing, that
the soil is deficient in nitrogen, it is
much more profitable to plant alfalfa
or cowpeas to supply this need than
to apply a fertilizer containing nitro
gen. Alfalfa will get from $40 to $35
worth of nitrogen an acre from the
air, depending ON the yield, but a
stand usually must be left from four
to six years. The full value of this is
not realized unless the crop is fed to
stock ON the farm and the manure re-
turned to the soil. Cowpeas will gath
er from S. to SIS worth of nitrogen
an acre and does not interfere with
the regular crops.
Most of the commercial, mixed fer
tiizers are prepared for the crop to
be grown and not for the soil
Steamed bone is a good fertilizer
to apply to supply phosphorus. Nj
tnate Of soda or dried blood will fur
niSh nitrogen. And muriate of potash
will supply potassium. When mixing
these elements, nitrogen and phOs-
phOrus should be about the same pro-
portion and about one-haf as much
potassium. Two hundred or 300
pounds of mixed fertilizer should be
applied to an acre, depending upon
the need.
"If fertilizer costing $40 a ton
contains only one-half as much plant
food as another costing $50, it will be
seen readily which is the more eco
nomical. How much the fertilizer
costs a ton should not be considered;
rather, how much pound the plant
food that it contains, COSTS"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-10
FLAGGED TRAIN WITH SHIRT.

Tearing his shirt from his back an
Ohio man, tagged train and saved 1t
from wreck. But H. T. Aston, Raj
eigh, N. c., once prevented a wreck
with Electric Bitters. 81 was in a
terrible plight when l began to use
them,' he writes, my stomach, head,
back and kidneys were all badly af-
fected and my liver was in bad con-
dition, but four bottles Of Electric
Bitters made me feel like a new
man." A trial will convince you Of
their matchless merit for any stom-
ach, liver or kidney trouble. Price
80 cents at all druggists.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-10
A VERY PECULIAR DISH.

Husband-What a peculiar dish.
Wife-I did the cooking myself, and
in turning the leaves of the cook
book, l turned two at time and l
cooked the behring's in apple jelly
but you don't mind, do you?-Satire.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-10

Willie-"Ma, am l a descendent Of
a monkey?" MAJ don't know,
son, l never knew. your father g
folks."-Ex.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1912-06-07
Beware Of Ointments for
CatarIh That Contain Mercury

as mercury will surely destroy the sense
Of smell and completely deTange the
whole system when entering IL through
the mucous surfaces Such articles should
never be used except on prescriptions
flOm reputable physicians as the damage
they win do Is ten fold 10 the good YOU
nm possibly derive from them. Halls
1tnrrh Cure, manufactured by +. J.
heney & Co. Toledo, o.. contains no
"rrcury and Is taken internally. acting
ertly upon the blood and mucous sur
-cs OF the system In buying Halls
''9~rh Cure be sure YOU get the genu-
v is taken internally and made In
'c'n Ohio by +. j. Cheney e CO. Tes-
-~"'7lg free.
- Dr. Druggists. Price 75c pe- bn'Ue.
TaEe Balls Family pills Cor constipation.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1912-06-07
Notice for Publication.
(Publisher.)

Department of the Interior,
u. S. Land Office at Salt Lake
City, Utah, May Is, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that
Irene r. Porter, assignee of
George Gardner, of Salt Lake
City. who, on May l, 1908, made
Desert Land Entry (Serial
O1926, } No. 56ll, for W., Section
%. Township 35 s., Range Is
W., Salt Lake Meridian, has
filed notice Of intention to make
Final Proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, be-
fore the Register e. Receiver, U.
| s. Land Office, at Salt Lake City,
| Utah, on the 10Th day of June,
1912.
Claimant names as witnesses:
]. X. Gardner, of Pine
Valley, Utah. John L. Sevy, of
Panguitch, Utah. John L.
Fackrell, of Woods Cross. Utah.
Israel Barlow, Jr., of Woods
Cross, Utah.
f. d. X. THOMSON,
Register
First Nav 24-Last June %.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1912-06-07

bttC NiCtiilby VI OCNoA WY hdNC
ever been fortunate enough to
accomplish as much. There is a
reason:
During the past three years |
have placed twenty-eight gas
traction engines in the field and |
schooled many gas engine men,
and in every case | have found
that these men while knowing a |
stationary gas engine fairly well
do not sense the responsibility
that is upon them with a trac-
tion engine.
A first class man is always
willing to pillow at so much per
acre. or no pay. In that way
the owner only pays high wages
for what is actually accom-
plished. The man who can plow
1000 to $500 acres in a season is
deserving of good wages because
he is obliged under such condi-
tions to have his engine in first
class shape all the time. Such
men though are scarce, but there
are many would-be experts. The
condition in Idaho got so we
found it paid for four or five men
owning gas engines within a
ten-mile radius to employ Or
binary labor upon the engines at
So. so per day and employ an ex-
pert at $25 to $50 each per
month. This arrangement did
fine and is giving satisfaction.
This | trust will be some little
enlightenment on the blowing
question. The success of the
desert is assured, when the peo-
pie of Cedar City can cooperate
to such an extent as to get the
home people interested. Why
let Eastern capitalists in to take
what is rightfully the peoples of
Iron County. Northern Utah
and Southern Idaho are doing it;
why not Iron County?
In meeting with the success
that have had | may be a little
lover jealous on the question but
this / know. that with good care
full management and the amount
if rainfall the desert is now get
ting, it will grow fall wheat by
thousands of bushels. The most
needed implement on the desert
is the harrow. The gas engine
harrows about 80 acres per day
without injury to the crop. do
not surmise these statements as
my three years actual expert
ence has taught me many lessons
of value. The valley in which l
homesteaded is about twelve
miles long by four wide. Eleven
years ago it was full of jack rab-
bits and sage brush. Last year
172, 600 bushels were harvested
and l honestly believe it is only
an atom compared with what the
land in the vicinity of Cedar City
can do. ! am interested in the
development of that part of the
country because know from ex-
perience what a whole-souled
people live in that community.
l might go on and on upon this
subject for hours, but possibly it
is best | should close. Any in
formation | can give on this mat
. ter to anyone at any time | will
be pleased to give. Hoping to
see the smiling grain, the busy
engines and harvesters in Cedar
City's vicinity ere four more
years have gone, and that by
Iron County's people, | remain,
Yours truly,
S. j. BEVAN,
AO0 0Dnd 81
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1912-06-07
FORMER RESIDENT
ON DRY FARMING
Gives Practical Suggestions to Southern
Utah Farmers, Based on Several
Years. Experience
Editor Iron Co. Record.

Editor Iron Go. Record.
Dear Sir:-Since had the re-
cent pleasure of visiting in Co.
dar City / have thot very much
on the possibilities of the coun-
try adjacent to that very prom
ising little town. Nearly four
years have elapsed since / turned
my back upon, what almost
seemed to me. a home.
/ have been in many commun-
tiles during that time and have
grown with the development of
one in Idaho. Comparing Cedar
City to many other places [ have
been in, there seems to be a lack
of confidence in the people as to
the great possibilities which lie
calling to them at their very
doors.
In coming across the desert l
was disappointed to see that
what was talked of five years
ago in the way of arid farming
was practically the same. The
possibilities for success along
this line are unlimited. Many
places have no more annual rain
fall than the desert. That the
soil is fertile is proved beyond
doubt by few energetic men
who have done a small amount
of work in various places.
Again, it is possible that this APP
parent inactivity is caused
through the inability to get feed
for horses in sufficient quanti-
ties to justify going out to stay.
Engines have been miserable
failure, l know, but that was be-
cause of ignorance more than
anything else. Steam engines
for such a country as the desert
is a dead loss to the owners, not
only because the cost of blowing
and harvesting are too heavy but
because facilities do not justify
them. The nature of the ground
rebels against them on account
of the enormous weight. Gaso-
line engines have been tried with
but very little better success.
Yet the gasoline engine is the
only successful power and its
cost of upkeep so small if hand
led by someone whose knowledge
is up-to-date on this problem.
True it is, there are many en-
gines on the market that will not
give satisfaction but there are
also many good engines, too. For
instance, l have spent three
years in Southern Idaho and con-
ditions for traction engines are
not as favorable as on the desert.
There we have to freight our
gasoline, or distillate, 30 miles
over heavy range of noun
tains. The average cost of dis
tillate, delivered on the field in
carload lots, is IA cents per gal
lon. Engine oil, AZ cents pei
gallon; cup grease at 70 cents
per pound. The cost to pillow,
per acre, is as follows: Distil,
late, 3 gallons, at most 42c; oil
and grease, 5 cents; wear and
tear on machinery, 10 cents pei
acre; Engineer, 60c per acre
pillow man II cents; board for two
men 9 cents per acre. Total cost
per acre to pillow and harrow
once, SLAB. This think is toe
high, according to an average of
4700 acres | have plowed myself
during the past three years.
do not claim any 20 acres pei
day with any engine, but rather
an average of 10 acres per day
for not less than Z months dur
inO the wear Cleaning AWAY
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-30
GIVES BOOST

The following from Cripple
Greek newspaper tells OF the removal
of Charles Walker from that city to
Grand Junction. where he has pur-
chased the Crystal theater from J..
E. Wheatly. Mr.. Walker is an old
friend of John Connors, who has
several thousand dollars invested in
the Grand valley:
George Walker, a resident of
Cripple Creek number of years and
for six years employed as engineer
at the American-Eagles mine, will
leave this morning for Grand juno
tion. where he will take charge of
the Crystal vaudeville theater June |.
He recently purchased this theater.
He is one of the leading citizens of
Cripple Creek and his departure will
be regretted. He was formerly in
the show business in this city and
Victor"