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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-17
BAD CREAM GETS A DYE.
slxty-FIve Gallons Condemned Lately,
BY Dairy Commissioners.

The dairyman who keeps his cream
until it is too stale for churning into
country butter and attempts to sell 1t
on the open cream maket In Kansas,
runs a serious risk this season. Dur
ing the last two weeks, D. S. Burch,
state dairy commissioner, and his
deputy, W. F. Droge, have condemned
65 gallons Of rancid cream and pre-
vented its manufacture into butter.
All condemned cream is treated
with a harmless blue dye and may be
safely fed to hogs. 1t cannot be made
into butter, as the color is fast. ,
The state dairy law requires that
cream be not more than four days
old IN the winter and three days old
in the summer. Most Of the cream
which has been condemned was from
seven to ten days old and was either
stale or rancid or showed objection
able flavors. This quality Of cream,
says the dairy commissioner, is
responsible for the poor butter found
i'm almost every public eating house
and in many homes. In many parts
of the state high grade of butter
cannot be had at any price. Cream
cries are equipped with the best but
ter-making machinery, but no butter
maker can be an alchemist, and a
good quality Of cream is necessary
for the production of the best butter.
The campaign for better butter in
Kansas as directed by the dairy CON-
missioner is constructive rather than
destructive. Helpful literature has
been widely distributed among the
dariymen. A system Of differentiat-
ing the price for cream according to
its quality is in progress on an exper'
mental scale. This, the commissioner
believes, will offer a practical solu-
ton to the problem of guaranteeing
Gle public a better quality of butter
chan has heretofore been available.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-17
NEW KANSAS TEXTBOOKS.

The state textbook commission re-
adopted eight of the old series OF
textbooks used in Kansas schools.
The commission finished its work last
week, adopting a complete set Of
school textbooks to be used in the
Kansas schools for the next five
years. The textbooks now in use on
spelling, mental arithmetic, elemen-
tary geography, primary language,
physiology, algebra, physical geogra-
ply and penmanship, will continue to
be the common and high school text
books used in the public schools. The
following is the complete list Of adop-
tons:
Speller-Rathbun's graded speller.
Reader-First, second and third
grade, Wooster's; fourth and fifth,
University Publishing Company.
Arithmetic-Smith's, published by
CHM & Co.
Geography elementary - Kings,
published by Scribners; advanced,
Tarand- McMurray's, published by
Macmillan & Co.
Grammar Scott-Southworth, pub
lished by Sanbon & Co.
Physiology-Krohn's, published by
Appleton & Co.
United States History-Foster's
published by Historical Publishing CO
Civics-Miss Arnold's.
Algebra-Marsh's, published by
Scribners.
Physical Geography-Gilbert &
Brigham IS, published by Appleton &
Co.
Writing-Barne's System.
Observation-Disclosures Book Com
pany.
No physics were adopted by the
commission, as none of the books Of
fered were satisfactory to the COM
mission.
Five Kansas authors had their
books adopted by the commission
this year. Rathbun's speller, Miss
Wooster's readers Of the first three
grades, Prof. Parsons readers Of the
fourth and fifth grades, Miss Ar
nold's civics and Krohn and Crum-
6ine's physiology, are all Kansas pro
ducts.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-17
X. U. SUMMER SCHOOL HAS SO
SPECIALISTS.

Fifty-nine specialists, offering 125
courses, have been provided by the
state for work in summer school at
the University of Kansas, June to
July II, and July IS to August Z.
The entire university equipment c.
laboratories, museums, class rooms,
library and gymnasium will be uti-
lized, thus increasing the efficiency
Of the state plant from nine months
to eleven months out Of the year.
The instruction provided is spec
tally adapted for state teachers who
are ambitious and wish to increase
their earning power" said Director
Walker. 1T will be possible for them
to learn more of the general theory
Of teaching, to learn more Of teach
ing, to leam none of teaching their
special subjects, and to prepare TO
teach new subjects"
New courses that bid to be popular
are those in journalism, physical
training and domestic science. How
to write ineligible and intelligent
copy for newspapers" is the aim of
one TO the journalism courses, while
another will help students whip into
shape material that is available for
magazines or Sunday papers. Prac-
teal work viii be carried out in the
publication of "The Summer Session
Kansan.n
Details Of 123 other courses may
be had by writing the University Of
Kansas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-17
NATION GOES DOWN
AS MARRIAGE DOES.

Marriage as spiritual and holy
bond between man and woman was
upheld the other day by Rabbi Harry
H. Mayer Of the B'nai Jehudah Tenn.
pie, who spoke before the members
Of the Socialist Educational Society,
Twelfth street and Central avenue, On
Marriage and Divorce"
Marriage is the cornerstone Of the
nation" declared Rabbi Mayer.
1t was evident, however, in the dis
cussion among the members which
followed Rabbi Mayors address that
many took issue with his idea Of mar.
riage.
There can be no love or partner.
ship in marriage under the present
economic conditions" declared one.
"a man marries, not because he loves
her, but for selfish reasons. He
thinks she can bear his burdens and
make him happier"
There is no love but self love-"
another said. THE women who said
no. when l asked them to marry me
did so because they had selfish IN
terest. was not making money
enough. A woman will go with the
fellow in the automobile and turn
down the man who brings a sack Of
peanuts twice a week. Today the
question Is How much money is COM
ing to see me?'"
Another decried the idea of any
bond of matrimony. Marriage, he
said, was an invention OF priests and
ministers to get fees. Still another
declared love should be universal and
that marriage is not a holy bond Of
union but a scheme to make slaves
of men and women.
Rabbi Mayer, in answering the var.
ious assertions, declared that while
economic conditions are the cause Of
much marital discord, they are not
wholly to blame.
How many OF you are aleinated
from your wives because you have
been unable to make a living for
them?" he asked.
1t developed that most Of the
speakers who had been most bitter
against marriage were bachelors.
q do not believe that 10 per cent
Of the trouble is caused by poverty"
said Rabbi Mayer. The ceremony Of
marriage, admit, is a formally, but
it Is a safeguard and protection. to
both parties. l do not believe that
most ministers think of their fees
more than they do Of the happiness
of the people they marry, and l
maintain certain safeguards are ne
cessary for social welfare. You have
got to love your wife before all other
women and the institution Of mar.
rage must be upheld or the nation
will go to ruin"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-17
CUT ALFALFA HAY EARLY.
When one-Tenth In Bloom It Makes
the Best Feed.

Cut your alfalfa when it is about
one-tenth in bloom, and cure it care
fully afterward. This, says A. H.
Leidigh, of the farm crops depart
ment at the Kansas Agricultural Col
lege, is the way to get first class al
faRa hay-the bright, green kind
that brings a high price.
Experiments made at the college
prove that alfalfa cut when in full
bloom does not have as high feeding
value as when cut early. The early
cut hay exceeded the other in the
four qualities which good hay should
have-healthfulness, palatability, d.
gestibility, and value after digestion.
For horse feed, alfalfa should be cut
q little later.
To get alfalfa hay which shows no
discoloration, two points must be OBJ
served, says Mr.. Leidigh. The hay
must be cured by the circulation of
air through it, not by the hot sun;
and it must not become wet after be-
ing cut, or be stacked when it con-
tains the least trace of moisture. A
light dew on hay cut in the evening
and stacked the next day sometimes
has seemed to have improved the
color.
Too long exposure to hot sunlight
or to 6ampness allows the food sub
stance to leach out. n this process
goes on long enough, the value OF the
hay may be reduced by one-third or
even by One+haf.
Bleaching may be avoided by turn
ing the hay two or three times in the
wildrow before it is stacked, or by
shocking it and leaving it in the
field several days. In the latter case
shock covers are valuable in prevent
ing damage If rainy weather sets in
Few leaves thresh off when alfalfa
Is cut early and the plant does not bt
come stemmy. When fed to stock ii
Is eaten stems and all. According to
the experiment, early cut hay was
more valuable for feed, as it contain
ed more necessary food substances
than the late hay.
1t is said that some farmers who
always have the best cOlored hay are
In the habit of cutting it just before
a rain. Mr.. Leidigh is of the Opin
Ion that this practice could be sue
ceSsful only in the case of light rains
Il the hay, cut and lying on the
ground, gets wet and stays wet fol
more than few hours, it is certain
to be discolored.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-17
A RURAL HOLIDAY.


Farm boys should not be compelled
to work six days week. II the coun-
try lads are allowed to go fishing,
play ball or take some other form Of
amusement Saturday afternoon, they
viii do more work in the five and one
hak days Of labor than they would II
the worked the full six week days.
And rural life will be much more at
tractive to them.
One Of the best things the boys Of
a country community can do is to
organize baseball team, and prac-
tice enough so that they can play real
ball. Take every Saturday afternoon
or for practice and play the teams
from the surrounding neighborhoods.
The games could be attended by all
Of the people in the community, and
they would do much to awaken a
healthy community spirit.
There should be more country pic
mics. II the farmers take all the fam
lily, and meet the members Of the
other families Of the community, it
will do much to develop a healthy
spirit of helpfulness and sociabihty
among the neighbors. If all the
farmers Of Kansas would plan to gel
together this summer in this way,
the sum total Of rural contentment
would be much increased.
Then there is no reason that tennis
golf and other athletic clubs should
not be organized. Let the young peo
pie take up the special form Of ath.
letics in which they are interested
Or, If the interest does not depend
so much on athletics, they should or
ganize other clubs Of a literary or so
cial nature. The main point is to gel
together, which is a normal desire
for everyone and especially for the
younger people.
The rural people in Kansas are de
pending on the city for their socia
life. If the rural life is to develop
to the highest possible point, thu
brightness in the lives of the younge
people must not all be gotten in thu
cities and towns. Why not develop
real and characteristic country lif'
and civilization? 1t can be done, i
will be done, and then country lift
will take the place it should have.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-17
PORTO RIco's NEW WONDER.

From far away Porto Rico come re-
ports Of a wonderful new discovery
that is believed will vastly benefit
the people. Raman T. Marchan, Of
Barceloneta, writes. "Dr. Kings New
Discovery is doing splendid work her
1t cured me about five times OF terri.
bic coughs and colds, also my brother
Of severe cold In his chest and
none than twenty others who used
1t on my advice. We hope this great
medicine will yet be sold in every
drug store In Porto Rico" For throat
and lung troubles 1t has no equal. A
trial will convince you Of its merit.
SOC and s1.0O. Trial bottle free. Guar
anteed by all druggists.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-17
ROOMS AND BOARD FOR IN3TI-
TUTE STUDENTS.

Persons having rooms to rent OF
who wish to board Institute stud ents
will confer a favor by notifying me
within the next two weeks. l can
also dispose Of a number Of good
rooms for light husekeeping.
JENNIE B. M0MYER,
County Superintendent.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-17
On and About the Farm
PEANUTS WILL BE TRIED.
The College Will TeRt This Crop on
Kansas Land.

Fatten your hogs on peanuts next
fall. Or feed your dairy COWS on pea
nut hay next winter, II you wish to
get the largest possible yield Of milk.
Experiments have shown that hogs
may be fattened cheaper on peanuts
than on corn, while dairy cows in
crease their milk yield when fed whole
peanut hay. Roasted, they are a
mighty good food for humans, too.
The Kansas Agricultural College is
experimenting with Spanish peanuts
this year. The plant will be thor
oughly tested on Kansas land. TWEEN
ty bushels Of peanut seed has been
sent tofarmers in various parts Of the
state who have aged to grow them
according to instructions from the
college. The college also is testing
them on its own farm.
There are two kinds Of peanuts
the Virginia or common peanut and
the Spanish. The Spanish peanut is
much smaller than the common var
iety and is used for hay, grain and
pasture. 1t grows best ON a sandy
loan soil. Heavy clay soils or poorly
drained lands are not adapted to
growing this crop, and land Of this
kind should not be planted to pea
nuts. The ground should be prepar-
ed in about the same way as for corn
Peanuts do not start or grow very
rapidly, and it is advisable to have
the ground as free from weeds as
possible before planting them.
Spanish peanuts are planted in the
pod. They should be soaked about
SO hours Just before planting. Treat
ed in this way, they will terminate
more readily and the chances Of Sc
curing a stand are increased. They
should not be planted until the ground
warns up thoroughly, usually the last
of May or the first of June. They
should be drilled in rows three feet
apart and IL to Is inches between
hills in the row. Planted at this dis
lance, a bushel of peanuts will seed
an acre.
The Spanish peanut is one of the
best of drouth-resisting plants. II
waits for rain. 1t will raise a good
crop during a dry year, although the
better the rainfall the larger the croI
if the land is we'll drained. Being a
legume, like clover, alfalfa, and COW
peas, it enriches the soil on which II
grows.
Under favorable growing conditions
the Spanish peanut will mature in 81
days from planting. When checked
by drouth or other unfavorable con
ditions it may take from 100 to 12(
days to mature. 1t can adapt itself t
variety of soils, rainfalls and eli
mates. In 1911 it matured in Colora
do at an elevation of $500 feet. i
stands drouth as we'll as milo, kafir
and cotton, the three great drouth-re
sisting crops.
At the Arkansas Experiment Sta
ton hogs pastured on ripe peanut:
made a gain of 1852 pounds from
1 every acre, while other hogs made I
gain of 1876 pounds an acre ON corn
The Texas station found that it re
quired less than three pounds Of pea
nuts for every pound of gain on pig
that weighed 40 to so pounds at tht
start. At Moline, ILL.,, a herd Of dair
COWS which was getting a ration o
ensilage and grain was changed t
a ration of ensilage and the who'll
/ peanut plant-vines and nuts-an'
/ the milk yield was increased.
iii " m cIIaMrD cNunnI LAC <
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-17
FLAeeEp TRAIN WITH SHIRT.


Tearing his shirt from his back an
Ohio man, tagged a train and saved 1t
from a wreck. But H. t. Aston, Raj
eigh, N. c., once prevented a wreck
with Electric Bitters. Il was in a
terrible plight when began to use
them" he writes, my stomach, head,
back and kidneys were all badly az
fected and my liver was in bad con-
dition, but four bottles Of Electric
Bitters made me feel Ike a new
man." A trial will convince you Of
their matchless merit for any stom-
ach, liver or kidney trouble. Price
so cents at all druggists.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-17

Soothes thing skin. Heals cuts OF
burns without a scar. Cures piles, 60
zema, salt rheum. any itching. Doan's
Ointment. Your druggist sells 1t.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-17

Feel lauguid, weak, rundown?
Headache? Stomach "off"?-Just a
plain case of lazy liver. Burdock
Blood Bitters tones liver and stomach
promotes digestion, purifies the blood.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-17

Willie-"Ma, am ] descendent Of
a monkey MAJ don't know,
son, never knew your fathers
folks."-Ex.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-17

Any man ought to get three square
meals a day if he is able to work
and able to keep from being worked.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-15
Forfeiture of Reservoir
 Site is Requested

An important action to have q reservoir site in northern Ari- zona granted to the Farm and Preside company in September, 1895, declared forfeited, was be gun in the United States District Court today by Attorney Joseph E. Morrison, representing the government.
 Suit is brought by the govern ment against the Farm and Fire side com any, having it's head offices at Holbrook, and it's presi- dent, Stephen Folsom of Trini- dad, Colo. It is claimed that since more than five years have elapsed and the project has not been carried out, the reservoir site granted to the company is again the property of the United States.
 The site was granted to Folsom and to William Claff1n. Claffln transferred his interests to Oscar L. Merrill in 1897 and Merrill sold out to the company.
 Judge William w. Morrow is- sued an order to Folsom to ap- pear in court May 13 to answer the governments complaint.
 The importance of this action
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-15
Notice for Publication

Department of the Interior. U. s. Land Office at Phoenix, Arizona, March l, 1912.
 Notice is hereby given that Jarrett Rboton, of Shumway, Arizona, who, on April 1st, 1908, made homestead entry No. O4248, for NEl NW4, S3 NW4, NW4 SW4, section 24, township 12 N., range q E., G. 6 s. R. meridian. has filed notice of intention to make final five year proof, to establish claim to the land above described. before w. B. Woods, clerk of the superior court, at Holbrook, ArizoLa, on the 11th day of April, 1912.
 Claimant names as witnesses: Wilson G. Shumway, LittIeton L. Perkins. Lorenzo D. Rhoton, Franklin P. Denham, all of Shumway, Arizona.
 Frank H. Parker, Register. First publication March 8, 1912.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-15

lies in the fact that the reservoir site is d feasible and therefore valuable one. A number of per sons desire to utilize it.
 Judge Morrow this morning admitted the following lawyers practice before his court: w. F. Sellers. Reese VI. Ling, 1. J. Lipsohn. Phoenix. Kirke T. Moore. s. L. Kingan, Tucson: Robert E. Morrison. John J. Hawkins, J. E.: Russell, Prescott.
 Tomorrow will be given over to the hearing of naturalization matters. Frederick Jones, United States naturalization ex- aminer for this district. arrived in the city today for tomorrow session. Arizona Dem.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-15
# probably SIS, GOO. GOO and

of probably $75, 900. 900 and a
 yearly deficit of probably $75.-
 900, 009. It is generally admit
 ted that the express companies
 will strive for the profitable
 short hauls and leave the govern
 ment the losing long hauls. Ag
 itators for for Parcels Post say
 that the Government must next condemn express property and operate the railroads. The ex- cuse of some committee members is that a Republican administra- tion has lowered these rates to foreigners through Postal con ventions'' An army of Federal employees will be added un.ier General Hitchcockfs direction.
 President Taft in a message to Congress Feb. p said: "I be- lieve that the true principle is that private enterprise should be permitted to carry on such public under due regulation, as to rates by proper authority rather than that the government itself should conduct them. This I favor because do not think it in accordance with the best public policy thus great ly to increase the body of public servants. It will take some time to perfect these additions to the activities of the Postofice De partment and we may well await their complete and successful before we take on new burden in tfis very extend ed department. "
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-15
The New State Seal

The background consists of a range of mountains, with the sun rising between the peaks, and at the right side of rhe range of mountains there is a storage reservoir and a dam, be- low which in the middle distance are irrigated fields and orchards reaching into the foreground, at the right of which are cattle grazing. To the left in the middle distance on mountain side is quartz mill in front of which and in the foreground is a miner standing with pick and shovel. Above this device is the motto: "Ditas Deus' and in a circular band surrounding the whole device is inscribed; Great Seal of the State of Arizona, :" with the year 1912, the year of admission.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-15
Notice for Publication

Department of the Interior, U. s. Land Office at Phoenlx, Arizona. March 1, 1912.
 Notice is hereby given that Robert Lee Newman, of Ad- amana, Arizona, who, on March lst, 1907, made homestead entry No. O9622, for SE4 of section 4, township Is N., range 24 E., G. & s. R, meridian, has filed notice of intention to make final five year proof. to establish claim to the land above described, before W. B. Woods, clerk of the su- perior court, at Holbrook, Ari- zona, on the 10th day of April. 1912.
 Claimant names as witnesses: Al Stevenson, of A0amana, Ari- zona; James Donohoe, of Ada mana, Arizona; L. D. Divelbess, of Holbrook. Arizona; George Hennesey, of Holbrook. Arizona.
 Frank H. Parker; Register. First publication March 8, 1912.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-15
Notice for Publication

Department of the Interior, U. s. Land Office at Phoenix. Arizona, March 1st, 1912.
 Notice is hereby given that John L. Fish, of Lakeside, Ari- zona. who, on July 18th, 1908, made homestead entry No. O14s. for E3 NE4, section 26, town ship g N.. range P E., G. 6 S. R. meridian, has filed notice of intention to make final five year proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before w. B. Woods, clerk of the superior court, at Holbrook, Arizona, on the 9th day of April. 1912.
 Claimant names as witnesses: Joseph Fish. of Woodruff, Ari- zona; R. c. Smith. of Holbrook,