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The Springfield herald., 1912-03-22
LIMIT SIZE OF COTTON CROP
Only Hope Farmer Has for Securing
Fair Price for 1912 Staple 10 to
Reduce Acreage.

To Southern Farmers:
The holding movement is having its
effect. The price OF cotton is grad
ually going up to where 1t belongs.
Under the present method OF manipu-
lating the markets none can tell with
any certainty just what the results OF
the advance will be, but firm hold
on the cotton on hand and reduc-
ton OF the acreage this year will In
sure fair price.
The man of careful Judgment who
has helped to make the holding
movement successful Will not become
excited about the advance and plan
large crop for 1912. Some who were
forced to sell on the extreme low
market may be fooled" into believ-
Ing, as doubtless the bears would llke
to have you, that the upward treno
OF prices now, fnsures fair price Tor
the next crop, however large. 1t 10
against Just such feeling as this
that want to warn you. 1t Is now
planting time. and the manipuiators
want to impress upon farmers the
importance OF an increased acreage.
There may be no "bait" in the pres
ent movement, but II there is don't
throw your resolutions to reduce to
the four winds, swallow the bait"
and rush to the fields to plant big
crop.
1t has been demonstrated time after
time that small crop Will realize
more cash than large one. This is
economically wrong. but until We can
change marketing methods we must
treat 1t as fact and theorize after
wards. The only hope you have for
securing fair price for the 1912 out
put is to limit the size OF the crop.
You are fully convinced that this Is
true, then why don't you sign the
pledge to reduce? There are any
number of you who have not signed
the pledges sent out by this office.
Perhaps you do not want to sign the
pledge sent out by me. II you don't.
just hunt up the representative In
your county of the Rock Hill Plan and
sign his. pledge. The result will be
the same, and results are what we
want and must have.
One or two parties have written me
wanting to know what other folks
were going to do before they signed
the pledge. / hope the number OF
such individuals is very limited. You
reduce cotton acreage and plant lots
Of corn and hay, and II the other fol-
low will not reduce his let him sell
his cheap cotton and pay you fancy
prices for your corn and hay.
The cotton OF 1912 will be made on
tho highest priced feed known for
years. You had better make what
you can on the grass" than to buy
much feed and risk the price or
bumper crop.
A. C. DAVIS.
Rogers, Ark.
The Springfield herald., 1912-03-22

villaume Goebel. who told the matron
of the home that the boy was turned
over to her by an inmate of a resort
in Seattle, Wash. She asked the de-
tention home to take charge OF the
boy.
When the child was undressed at
the detention home 1t was found that
his left arm was broken. his left col
lar bone dislocated and that his body
was covered with marks and bruises.
He was sent to the county hospital.
and from there to tn state home. He
has never recovered from his injuries.
and may be cripple all his life.
Mrs Goebel. who lives at 1400
Acoma street, disappeared about that
time, but was afterward arrested in
Pueblo and brought back to Denver
to answer to the charge of cruelty
to children. Mrs. Goebel claimed that
the boy received his INJURIES while
running away from her to escape a
whipping, which she said he deserved.
According to the story told by the
father, his wife ran away from him
several years ago. He could not take
his son with him on his travels. 80
placed him in the care of Mrs. Goebel.
The Springfield herald., 1912-03-22
Finds Young Son After a Long Search

R.-"There's my papa" said
y four-year-old Frederick Eugene
Lockwood, pressing his face against
the window-pane Of one of the rooms
of the state home for dependent chill
dren. A minute later the boy had his
arms around his fathers neck and
both father and son were crying with
joy. His identification by the boy
was a test suggested by the father to
prove that he was the boys parent
Frederick H. Lockwood. the father.
is balloonist and parachute jumper.
and when there are no circuses nor
county fairs where his services are In
demand he works as a cook In hotels
and restaurants. For more than a
year Lockwood has ben trying to find
his boy. but without success. A few
days ago he finished an engagement
at the more hazardous of his two oc-
cupations In the south and came on to
Denver to make another effort to find
the boy.
When he asked for the custody of
the child he suggested test to prove
that he was the boys father. He
stood, with several other men, outside
the home and the boy was taken to
a window and asked If he recognized
any of the party. The child picked
out his father without hesitation.
This time he was successful, but
heard a story that made his blood boil
with anger.
Little Frederick Lockwood was taxi
en- to the detention home last Octo-
ber and left there by Mrs. Edith NJ.
The Springfield herald., 1912-03-22
Cooperative Selling.

Farmers residing in the vicinity Of
Crabtree. Linn county, N. Y, have per-
fected an organization to pool their
cream sale to the creameries. They
will thus sell all the cream of the
members of the organization to the
creamery making the highest bid. In
this way the farmers expect to receive
a higher price for the product.
1t is said that the creamery men.
too. are satisfied with the arrange
ment. for it will afford a regular sup
ply in the creamery which makes the
successful bid and lessen the
operating expenses of all. At the
present time there are five cream
routes running out of Crabtree, two
each for two Portland creameries and
one for the Corvallis creamery The
competition for cream thus is keen,
and one creamery may secure the bulk
Of the cream of that vicinity one day,
and practically nothing the next.
The Springfield herald., 1912-03-22
Ants Nests Divert Fashionable City

To vary the program the ants are
made to engage in pitched battle as
one swarm is introduced into the nest
OF another. Invaders and invaded
lock In fierce combat, and hastily
improvised hospital and ambulance
service for the injured is organized
by the non-combatants. This idea was
introduced into Paris society by a
well-known singer.
Another innovation which is having
an immense success Ia a dogs train.
Ing college. which was opened in the
most fashionable quarter OF Paris.
Here society woman's dumb friend
is lodged. fed. and educated in all
that he should and should not do at
the trifing fee of about $50 month.
though day pupils are admitted at q
lower rate.
Many graceful accomplishments are
impaired in the course, which is d.
vided into school and college grades,
and diplomas are awarded en- a Ger.
tain standard of proficiency being at
tanned. 1t is jokingly said that the
ume-honored French polish ia going
to the dogs.
The Springfield herald., 1912-03-22
hia Only COMPLAINT.


Senator Beveridge, at luncheon in
New York, was talking about the child
labor problem.
Children are SO plucky and so
cheerful" he said. I'VE don't realize
how horribly overworked they are till
its too late-till their bodies and
minds are stunted irretrievably.
Il was once talking to tiny errand
boy at the height of the Christmas
shopping season. He was working,
knew, II hours day. As he walked
sturdily along with a mountain of par
cells piled on .his thin, narrow shoul-
ders, | said TO him:
Do you like your job?'
Yes, sir he said; I like it fine.
Only
Here he grinned up at me gayly
from beneath his load
Only Pm afraid I'm doing an au-
tomobile truck out of job"
The Springfield herald., 1912-03-22

the property regularly. Delinquency
notices were served with no effect.
Court procedure had as little effect.
The gray-haired defendant let every
thing go by default and held stead
fastly to her abode.
TIL county's plan to foreclose on its
tax lien is the first action taken
against the tax defying estate that
can have the effect of dislodging the
old lady. The county can obtain the
right to sell the property through a
master in chancery.
March 29 Peter Schmitz, county tax
expert. will go before Judge Scanlan
to have the Reber matter referred to
master in chancery. With report
from the master the county will be
empowered to advertise the property
for sale.
After the sale the heirs to the es-
tate have two years in which to make
redemption. Without such action the
entire proceeds of the sale will revert
to the county treasurer.
The Springfield herald., 1912-03-22

DARIS.-With the approach of spring
1 the rage for novelty has descended
on fashionable Paris. On all sides
new forms of the entertainment of
guests and new ways of doing things
are being subjected to experiment
One of the most curious of the new
fashions is the ants nest craze. No
hostess thinks a drawing room COM
plete unless 1t contains glass case
inside Of which are few pounds Of
earth, large number Of ants and
their eggs. and supply Of more or
less suitable food. Guests are pro-
vided with magnifyins glasses and
are invited to watch the Industrious
insects carrying on their domestic and
civic duties. much az If still in coun-
try field.
The Springfield herald., 1912-03-22

Chicago Post Just wait until O'Day
steps in the coaching box" says John
ny. 'If he steps over the line half an
inch we're going to see that the um-
lpire sends him to the bench. Hank
himself always was a stickled for the
coaching box rules. and now he'll have
to live up to them, you can bet on
that.
Another thing-it won't help O'Day
a bit to reach down and pick up small
stones now when he's getting angry.
When We used to have our arguments
with him we always knew there was
trouble coming when he reached down
for those stones. Well simply give
him the laugh now If he tries that
stunt"
Manager Freddie Clarke of the Pi-
rates already has given O'Day notice
face to face-that he'll walk behind
Hank to the clubhouse the first time
he's sent off the field. and laugh loud
enough for all the fans to hear.
The Springfield herald., 1912-03-22
COOPERATION is BIG THING
II is Ono of Farmers Greatest Possl-
bilities and viii Give Them What
They Rightly Earn.

Agriculture was never OF so much
Importance as 1t is today. And CO.
operation among farmers offers one Of
the greatest possibilities of agricul
ture today. Cooperation will give
the farmers that which they rightly
earn. Denmark has increased the
well-being Of its people wonderfully
by cooperation. 1t can be done in
this country.
President Waters, addressing the
Agricultural association-a student
anization-recently said these and
other pointed things. His subject was
THE Importance of the Farmer"
In the last so years, the president
said. the food supply has been
doubled. But the yield of every acre
has not been increased proportionally
The goal should be to obtain the high
est yield possible for every acre with
out making peasants of farm men and
women.
The Springfield herald., 1912-03-22
UMPIRE STAFF is COMPLETE
President chlvington Of American A.
soelatIon Receives Contract Of
Last OfI7ciai.

President T. NJ. Chivington Of the
American association the other day
announced that he had received the
signed contracts of Umpire Charlie
Ferguson. who is at present on his
ranch about 30 miles from Tampico.
Mexico. This makes five arbiters
named by the league head for 1912. 1t
practically completes the list, how
ever, as Bierhalter, Chill, and Handi-
Doe are holdovers from last season on
two year contracts. Without presum-
ing to anticipate the president, 1t is
safe to say the four chief umpires will
be Ferguson. Chill, Bierhalter and
Hayes.
| This would leave Handiboe, Ollie
Anderson. r. F. Connolly and Charles
! f. Irwin for the role of assistant UNI
pires under the plan to be tried this
season. The last three named are
new men.
The Springfield herald., 1912-03-22
Bio Stake for eittsbura.

Secretary George Dietrich OF the
Grand circuit has announced that the
Pittsburg Driving club. the new mem
ber of the circuit. has been allotted
the Matron stakes. one of the most i'm
,portant of harness colt races. All the
great three-year-olds of 1912 are
eligible, there being trotting and pac-
ing divisions. original nominations
free. the stake coming to value at
maturity of between $1,000 and $4,000.
The Pittsburg meeting will be held
the week of August SO.
The Springfield herald., 1912-03-22
TROUBLE AWAITS HANK o'DAY
Chicago Cubs, Especially Johnny
Evers, viii Delight In Causing
Former Umpire Distress.

II Hank O'Day had his troubles
when he was National League UNI
pire. Just walt until he leads his Gin
cinnati Reds to battle. All the play
ers on the other National League clubs
will take a lavish delight in helping to
get Hank fred of the field by the
umpire.
Johnny Evers OF the Cubs ia one
man who always had trouble with
Hank, writes Malcolm Mclean in the
The Springfield herald., 1912-03-22
Cooperative Associations.

There are several farmers ex-
changes cooperative associations) in
New Jersey which are exceedingly val
liable in the business transactions of
the members. These organizations
make 1t possible to purchase supplies
in large amounts, thus securing the
lowest rates. The selling advantages
are just as great. The whole scheme
Is highly beneficial to the community.
Why not have more farmers ex-
changes In all parts Of the country :?
This is great movement and It de-
serves the most careful considera-
ton of all classes Of producers.
The Springfield herald., 1912-03-22
Meat Packing Plants.

The farmers Of this country own and
operate 16 big meat packing plants.
The members OF the Farmers union
in the south own and operate 5000
manufacturing plants of various kinds
and the American Society of Equity
owns 4,300. The growth of these CO.
operative plants is the most hopeful
sign for the American farmer.
The Springfield herald., 1912-03-22
Summer Wear.

Patrick worked for notoriously
stingy boss and lost no chance to
let the fact be known. Once wag-
gish friend, wishing to twit him, re-
marked:
Pat, l hear your boss just gave
you brand-new suit of clothes"
No." said Pat, only part OF q
suit"
What part?"
THE sleeves iv the vest,"
The Springfield herald., 1912-03-22
A Labor Saving Machine.

One of the big lifts on the farm is
the machine which elevates corn to
the crib. A wagon load dumped into
the box at one motion can be put into
the crib in less time than three men
can shovel It.
The Springfield herald., 1912-03-22
Appearance a Fair Index.

When one rides through a dairy
section 1t does not take very much
Imagination to decide whether the
farmers are making money OF not.
The appearance of their places is suf-
ficient evidence.
The Springfield herald., 1912-03-22

The Major League Baseball Calendar

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they perfectly satisfied They for their protests
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Glowing
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LaJoles.
April-season opens crop Oh players
10 no ooks good.
MayReeruts the Supposedly cellar
bAekto 10 he esecond
Juy-od timer a house ahre phenoms
N he
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November-TIcke echoes.
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The Springfield herald., 1912-03-22
Parlez-vous Francais?

He-Does she speak French at all?
She-Well, yes; but only enough to
make herself unintelligible.-Judg
The Springfield herald., 1912-03-22

DR.. Pierces Pleasant Pellets first put
up 40 years ago. They regulate and invig-
crate stomach, liver and bowels. Sugar
coated tiny granules.
The Springfield herald., 1912-03-22

Some men try to avoid paying as
they go because they don't expect to
come back.
The Springfield herald., 1912-03-22
Poor Henry.

Peck claims that when he married
he was misled."
Yes, and now he is Mrs.-led."
The Springfield herald., 1912-03-22

Makes the laundrcss happy-that's Red
white clothes. All good grocers.
The Springfield herald., 1912-03-22
Quite So.

"Pa, what is tidy fortune?
"A clean. crisp. ten-dollar bill.
The Springfield herald., 1912-03-22

When the Millennium comes Garfield Tea
and Holy Church will not be longer needed.
The Springfield herald., 1912-03-22

No, Alonzo, a girl isn't necessarily
an angel because she is high flyer
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-09-05

and moved to Its present site In 1852.
AS 1t is between 20 and "a feet high,
IL inches In diameter at the base, and
/. at tie tip. and probably weighs
over six tons. Its manufacture at SO
early period as the nfth century par.
takes somewhat OF the marvellous. And
1t vas rendered even more of manu-.
featuring wonder when the discovery
was made some years ago that 1t was
a solid piece Of welded wrought.iron.
The curious yellowish tinge Of the up.
per part had led to the belief that It
consisted of brass or bronze. The weld
ing together Of such mass OF metal
in those primitive days. centuries be.
fore the era Of modern forges and
drop hammers must have been
mighty troublesome Job for King Can.
dra's iron workers
Some years ago Sir Alexander Gun.
ningham had rough analysis OF the
metal in the Pillar made, which finally
~ W bu WiOu6ut lIOu. Dir
Robert Hedneld. past president OF
the British Iron and Steel Institute,
recently obtained new samples Of the
column and subjected them to care.
full and very thorough analysls--"the
first thorough analysis" he believes.
The result was as follows: Carbon,
0.0s; silicon. 0.046; sulphur. O.OO6;
phosphorus, OLA; iron. 1912; total
30.966." Plainly u really excellent type
OF wrought iron. says Sir Robert, and
much to be wondered at when the
date Of Its manufacture is borne In
mind. The small quantity OF sulphur
indicates the use Of unusually pure
fuel. probably charcoal. The absence
OF manganese. an element usually
present In wrought iron, is also OF In
terest. The specific gravity OF the
metal was found to be 7.Si.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-09-05

city lot. II you want to build on this
plan. you must have room enough to
look out in every direction.
There is another advantage In a
plan OF this kind, and that Is the posi-.
bility Of extending 1t at the back
without interfering with the original
plan. Some houses may be enlarged
when the family increases. while 9th.
er plans cannot be altered without
tearing the whole house to pieces.
There are only six rooms In the plan
as designed. but the rooms are all
large. II an eight.room house Is want.
ed In the years to come. the only thing
necessary is to add wing at the
back similar to the one ip front. and
make two rooms that can be reached
without any Objectionable features
and with no alteration In the original
plan except the cutting Of two doors.
It Is not desirable. az a general
thing. to build house smaller than
you really want. with the expectation
Of making II larger afterwards: bu,
there are great many different exist
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-09-05

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject Of bnilding. for the readers Of this
paper. On account Of his wide experience
as Editor. Author and Manufacturer. he
Is. without doubt. the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford. No. l7s West
Jackson boulevard. Chicago. ILL.,. and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
The house here illustrated Is built
On plan that many might say be-
longs to the "old school," but 1t has
\ good deal to recommend 1t. Those
who appreciate plenty Of light and air
like to have rooms built on this plan,
because they can have all the win
dows they want. and have them SO
placed that sunlight can penetrate into
every room.
The first houses. built when the
country was new to white folks, were
square or nearly so. Then, as more
room was needed, they were extended
In one direction. keeping generally to
one room In width. When the limit
In this form was reached. some bright.
intelligent fellow branched of at
right angles. and built room on the
side OF his house. This must have
been considered great innovation, as
well as great invention; and so 1t
was. for 1t has been handed down from
one generation to the next. and we
still find the idea worth adopting
There Is no record of the original
house built on this plan; so we do not
know whether 1t had an upstairs or
not; but there is good second story
to this house. and there is also a good
cellar-another feature that the origi-
nal architect didn't understand. 1t is
necessary TO hike" back to those
good old times" when luxuries ap-
preached closely to what we call pri.
vations, in order to appreciate what
we now have.
We could live as the early pioneers
did. In one.room houses built with an
ak; but We should rather not do 1t
In the winter time. There are. how.
ever, few principles that were work.
ed into those early habitations that
we cannot get away from. and we do
not want to. One is the open.air free.
dom. the light and cheerful setting OF
trees and clearing. and the open fire
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-09-05
PICKED OUT THE WRONG EYE
Physician Meant Well Enough but He
Had Left tho Motorman Serious
ly Handicapped. Y

Frank E. Payne, member OF the
state railroad commission, said when
Investigating trolley accident re-
Gently. he was told Of motorman on
work car who was running at high
speed when the trucks left the rails
because OF snow and sleet, and the
car was thrown to the side Of the right
Of way. bringing up against a tele-
phone pole.
"The motorman was not seriously
hurt, but was cut and bruised about
The head and face by flying glass. He
was carried to physicians office
where his wounds were dressed and
bandaged. When the physician had
placed the last pin. he asked the
wounded man II he felt like he could
walk.
Sure, l can walk all right, re-
turned the patient, but wish you
would fix those bandages so I can
,ee.'
"'Why. man. returned the physi-
clan. I left one Of your eyes uncovered
for the purpose
But. doc, that eye you left uncov-
cred is glass one. Indianapolis
News.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-09-05
AWoNpERFuL DISCOVERY.

10 this age Of research and experiment, all nature
ransAcked by the sclentl and hap
pinessof man Science has indeed made giant st .ses
p tho past century, and among the-by NO means
Ihes pon which has been ussd with great in
french Hospitals and that worthy tho attention
d those who suffer from kidney, bladder nervous
lLcases, chronic woaknesses, ulcers skin eruptions
plies, &C., thcre 70 10 doubt IN fact itsecms evident
iHlRHpi6H j. destIaed 70 cast into oblivion ail
those questionable remedies that were formerly tho
lSle reliance Of medical mep. Ills of course impos-
10 this short article, but those who would like 70
know moro sbL Mt this remedy that has effected SO
ihould send addressed envelope for FREE book %
pr. " Clero Med; Co. Ha!entock Road, Hampstead,
London, Eng and 1eclde for themselves whether tho
New French Remedy "rH HERAPlo IN" No. /, No.
p No, is What they require and have becn seeking
and unha ppiness. Thsn plon u sold By dtpgSla Ir
mall r.-i "oag,s, Co, v Beekman 8. Mo- ,rk
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-09-05

ing circumstances, and changes in
families are continually taking place.
1t Is customary, under certain condi.
tions. to build house larger than
necessary, and to leave some rooms
unfinished to save expense at the time
of building; but It is quite unusual to
select plan with the expectation Of
making alterations. In fact. 1t usual.
ly 10 very undesirable to do 30.
One feature about this plan that
will strike everybody favorably is the
possibility Of building 1t for about
$1,000. In these times Of advancing
prices. no one expects much Of a
house for any such price. A man
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-09-05
DISTRIBUTION OF THE WATER
important Part Of Supplementary Irrl
oatlon 40 ssspaos and Evapora.
tion Must Be Reduced.

The distribution Of the water Is an
important part Of supplementary irri-
cation. as seepage and evaporation
loss must be reduced to a minimum.
The canvas hose. made by stitching
together the edges Of strip Of can.
vas. wide enough to pass around the
outlet pipe to reservoir, Is the most
practical and economical method OF
distributing limited water supply.
The slip Joint pipe is also a good
method but the first cost is the chief
objection to 1t.
The method OF irrigation most com.
monty and profitably used is the fur.
row method. The plants should be
set and seed planted along the edge
Of the ,furrow.
The flooding or sprinkling method
requires more cultivation to keep the
crust from forming on the soil and is
wasteful Of water.