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Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-29
HEAVY SEED DOES
NOT INCREASE YIELD
Tests Made at Nebraska Expert
ment Station on Different
Sized Kernels of Interest.
CBy JAMES D. MARSHALL. Colorado
Agricultural Coliege.)

(By JAMES d. MARSHALL, Colorado
Agricultural College)
During the past ten years a great
many experiments have been conduct
ed by various experiment stations to
determine the relative effect of diff
ferent-slzed kernels on the quantity
and quality of grain produced per
acre. The work at the Nebraska ex-
pertinent station, is worthy of note on
this particular subject. Tests here
we're made with wheat. the tanning
arations.
In the tests Turkey red, a hard
winter wheat, and Big Frame, a soft
winter wheat, were used. A lot of
seed from each of the above varieties
was separated into two parts, the
heavier and the lighter halves.
These were again separated into the
heaviest heavy and the highest
light" being sown. To check results
ordinary seed as it came from the
separator was planted
The same method was followed each
year for a period of eight years. The
seed from each crop of the heaviest
heavy and the highest light" was
separated and only the heaviest quar-
ter OF the heaviest heavy" and the
lightest quarter of the highest light"
were used for seed.
At the end of the experiment the
average yields for the three kinds OF
seeds were practically the same while
the average weights per bushel from
the crops harvested showed hardly
any difference in favor of any one Sc
lection of the heaviest seed for par
ticular kind of seed. From the above
results II is evident that the selec.
ton of the heaviest seed for sowing
purposes will not materially increase
the yield per acre or the weight per
bushel of the crop harvested.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-29
"LikE MAGIC"
New Food Makes Wonderful Changes.

When a man has suffered from dys-
pepsia so many years that he cant re
member when he had a natural appe-
tite, and then hits on a way out of
trouble he may be excused for saying
1t acts like magic"
When it is a simple, wholesome
food instead of any one of large num-
Der of so called remedies in the form
OF drugs, be is more than ever likely
to feel as though a sort Of miracle has
been performed.
A Chicago man, in the delight OF re-
stored digestion, puts it in this way:
Like magic, Gttingly describes the
manner in which Grape-Nuts relieved
me of poor digestion. coated tongue
and loss of appetite, of many years
standing.
i tried about every medicine that
wac recommended to me, without re-
lief. fheh | tried Grape-Nuts on the
suggestion of a friend. BY the time
| had flashed the fourth package, my
stomach was all right, and for the past
two months | have been eating with
\ relish anything set before me- That
something | had been unable TO do
previously for years.
Il am stronger than ever and con-
slider the effects Of Grape-Nuts on a
weak stomach as something really
wonderful II builds up the entire
body as well as the brain and nerves"
Name given by the Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
There's a reason" and 1t is OK
claimed in the little book, The Road
TO We!lyille,' in pkgs.
EVcr r.nd the above letteTF A new
me appenrS from tiIne 20 time. Thcy
- crruI =, true, and full or Human
rteIs' ..
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-29
LlNCOLNS NEXT BIG FIGHT
After Reconstruction, Martyred Pres
ident Intended to Wage War on
Liquor Traffic.

At a recent temperance meeting In
Washington, ID. c., one of the speak
ers was ]. b. Merwin, introduced as
1.-The personal friend of Abraham Lin
coin" Major Merwin dined with Lin
coin the day the latter was assassin
ated, and he stated that during the
conversation the president said to
him.
"Merwin, since as far back as 1912
I have waged two fights, one against
slavery and the other against the
liquor traffic. We have won the fight
against slavery and after reconstruc-
ton the next great question will be
the overthrow of the liquor traffic.
And you know, Merwin that my purse
and my heart and my influence and
all that have and all that am will
go into that work"
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-29

Ma laid one Of her hands on pas
arm, and her voice was all trembly
when she said:
Il know 1t. I'll get dressed early
and wash the boys and then you can
take US all out where the celebration
is and explain 1t all to US, SO the chill
dren will get an idea OF the sacred
ness Of the occasion"
II wish could" pa answered, "only
l got to take part in some patrie ottic
exercizes with the other men from the
office. But you and the boys can go
and see the parade anyhow, and you
can explain what it means to them"
Anybody could see that ma was dis
pointed, but she told pa she supposed
he couldn't help 1t, only 1t was a
shame we couldn't have the day to
ourselves. After pa lit his cigar and
started away ma told me and little
Albert to always remember the words
our father had spoken and try to grow
up to be good and patrie ottic like
him.
In the afternoon she took us out to see
the parade, but before it came along
horse ran away. and ma got scared
and said crowd was no place for
women and children that didn't have
father there to protect them, 80 she
brought US home again before the pro
cession arrived, and 1t was sad day
for us. Little Albert made a sail boat
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-29
ALCOHOL HURTS THE MEMORY
Karl vogt, Distinguished German
Naturalist, Gives Result Of inter
estlns Experiments.

To the Medical Annual" for 1912
we are indebted for the following:
Karl Vogt, the distinguished German
naturalist, found that alcohol had a
deleterious effect on the memory.
After taking about one ounce OF al
cohol after breakfast, he found that
he required a longer time to learn
off by heart portion of Greek verse.
II the alcohol was taken on an empty
stomach this action was much more
marked, and was seen with a smaller
dose. On revising his work some
months later, he found that the lines
learned under the influence of alcohol
were more imperfectly remembered
than those learned on the days when
no alcohol was used"
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-29
Soldiers Graves Holy Affairs.

Each recurring Memorial day con.
socrates anew the heroic sacrifice OF
those men who gave their lives that
the Republic might live. 1t is day OF
sacred, solemn memories, 1t dedicates
u.s. the living, to the completion and
the defense of the work begun by
them' the dead. Every fower-strewn
grave is an altar before which we
pledge anew our lives. our fortunes
and our sacred honor that tho blood
OF these soldier heroes shall not have
oeen shed in vain; that free govern.
ment OF, by and for the people shall
not perish from the earth: that this
nation conceived in liberty shall be
passed on to our children and our
cniidren's children still dedicated to
equality and justice.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-29
MISTAKES CAUSED BY BEER
interesting Experiments Conducted In
Vienna to Determine Reaction
Time In Brain.

A series of interesting experiments
was conducted by Exner of Vienna to
determine the reaction time of the
brain with and without alcohol, and 1t
was found that no ones intellect was
at its best even under moderate doses
of this drug. The experiment was con-
Quoted as follows: The subject was
placed at a telegraphic table with fln-
ger on the key and at the fash OF
light was required to press the key.
It was proved that the reaction time
of imbibers was heightened over that
of the abstainers even when small
quantities of alcohol were taken. A
number of complicated experiments
were made on reaction time involving
color signals. A telegraph key was
placed on the right and left OF the
subject and signalized by alternating
flashes of red and white light. 1t was
proven that more mistakes were made
after the ingestion OF one glass of beer
than before it was taken.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-29
Temperance al 2
a 9SS9lk3I
Conducted by the National Woman
Christian Temperance Uniuu)
QUAKER MAKES APT ANSWER
Decent Place Is Told Just What
He Does to Mankind.

During lively discussion on the
subject OF temperance In an Allie
gheny mountain stage, says the Chris.
tian Endeavor World, one OF the
company who had hitherto remained
silent, said.
Gentlemen. want you to under
stand that | am a liquor dealer. I
keep a public house at -, but I
would have you know that have q
license, and keep a decent house. l
don't allow loafers and loungers
about my place, and when q man has
enough. he cant get any more at my
bar. sell to decent people, and do
a respectable business"
Friend" replied a Quaker. that is
the most terrible part of thy business;
thee takes the young. the poor, the in
nocent and the unsuspecting, making
drunkards and loafers OF them. When
their character and money are all
gone. thee kicks them out and turns
them over to the other shops to fin
ish OF. and thee ensnares others and
sends them on the same road to
ruin"
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-29

that he tried to sail In the bath tub,
but he fell in with his best suit on,
and ma said she wished there never
was such a thing as Memorial day.
By the time pa got home the house
was all upset and ma said her nerves
were all frazzled out. but pa looked 80
sad when he came In that we felt sor-
ry for him, and after he hung I'D his
hat and sat down and wiped his fever
ed brow few times ma went over and
put her cheek against his and said
TRY to be cheerful. I suppose you
can't help thinkin' of your Uncle Will
liam at time like this but remember
how glorious 1t was for him to give
his life for his country. It's a sad
occasion. but always remember that
some must lose while others win In the
battle Of life. What happened must
have been for the best or God wouldn't
of let 1t happen that way, you know"
YES" pa answered, almost groanln',
Il know what you say is true"
Then he sat there and seemed to be
thinkin' Of something that couldn't be
helped.
is there anything / can do for your"
ma asked.
mo, there's no help for 1t now," pa
answered.
Don't look that way" ma said.
How can help it?" pa asked, but it
was easy to see that he didn't know
what ma was talkin' about. 1T makes
me mad to think Of a crowd of farm.
ers like those fellows from the retail
department goin' in and winnin' by the
score Of 2S to 7, and then have our
men blame 1t on me becoz my pitchin'
arm went back on me In the fourth
inning. II they wouldn't of taken me
out OF the box Just when / was gettin'
my nerve back"
Then he happened to look up at ma,
and stopped as though he had thot of
something he hadn't remembered be.
fore, and the rest of the evening was
SO diLmal that 1t didn't seem as tho
pa ever had patrie ottic thot In his
Hfa-
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-29

termination. providing the ground 10
warm and the depth of covering not
too great
Packages should be neat and clean
AS a rule small packages are best
early In the season when the prices
are high and large packages for the
main crop. Use standard sized pack
ages and give full measure. Nothing
is gained in the end by short measure.
When possible 1t is best to grow
vegetables on a large scale to sell to
the Wholesale trade instead of retail
ing. The successful gardener finds
his time too valuable to peddle his
vegetables.
Crops must be gathered in proper
condition and sent to the market
fresh and clean. Careful grading is
essential A few inferior specimens
in a package are the first to attract
attention. Even few specimens will
knock off more from the price of the
package than they are worth.
Remove quick maturing crops as
soon as they are done bearing and
plant to others.
Cultivation should begin early. Gull
tivators with not less than twelve
small teeth or shovels are best for
small truck crops. because they leave
the soil in ideal condition and are the
best conservers of soil moisture. A
/ loose and friable soil stimulates a
steady and rapid growth.
Keep out the weeds and keep the
surface soil stirred and the plants will
grow through dry and wet weather.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-29
Kept IN Suspense

Scene-one OF the piers at South
ampton. A group of boys playing in
dangerous proximity to the edge. Sud
denly an old salt. who has been a
Hdgety onlooker of their gambols.
leaves his favorite post and proceeds
soundly to cuff one of the lads in
question.
Surprised by his actions several in
terrogated the old tar thereon.
We'll, sur" was his reply, lit be Ike
this. 'Tisn't as | care hang whether
they fall in or whether they don't. but
it's the bloomin' uncertainty about it
that ! can't stand!"-Pittsburg Chron-
icle Telegraph.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-29
Fifty Tears Of History.

These are the semi-centennial years
OF the Civil war-years in which one
may follow from day to day the events
OF that unparalleled conflict, and
trace from stage to stage the poll.
Giles which guided it and to which 1t
gave birth. Fifty years seems a brief
space through which to regard an his
torical interval of four years duration,
although in other lights 80 years is a
Tar reach Of time-half a century!
And when we top to reflect that so
years represents more than one-third
of the life of the republic to this date.
and that the republic was only SIS
years old when the Civil war burst
into violence, we gain some sense oil
the potency Of the years.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-29

day we gather to consecrate the hal
lowed dead. Today we put away all
sectional feelin's, no north, no south,
no east, no west, but all Americans
with one great purpose and mournin'
at common shrine"
Ma looked at pa as tho she felt
awful proud of him, and there was
nearly tears in her eyes when she
said:
PA, you don't know how grand it is
to hear you when you talk that way.
If you could only speak such grand
things when you get up in front Of a
crowd it would make folks think you
were a great orator. Your sentamunts
are perfectly splendid. and It would
be a great thing for the coming gen.
Grafton II everybody could hear you"
Thanks" pa said. 1T makes me
glad to think that once In a while I
can say something you are willin' to
listen to-"
IT'S shame" ma answered, that
you can't have holiday like the rest
Of the people, so you could go out
where they strew the flowers and
show that you are not barbarian"
Il am goin' to have a holiday" pa
told her. Il thot | wouldn't let you
know about 1t before, becoz l wanted
1t to be surprise for you"
"Oh, I'm so glad" says ma. Now
we can take the boys and go some
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-29
Easy Bargain.

Having tried unsuccessfully various
highly recommended recipes for dis
lodging selfish passengers from covet-
ed seats. the woman who swung from
strap in front Of the sandy man
tried talking at him to her husband
As a peroration to her harangue. she
said impressively:
IF you, James, should ever be pig
gish enough to sit down while there
was woman in the car left standing,
would never speak to you again as
long as | live"
The sandy man looked up then.
Lucky devil" he said. Not many
of us could purchase peace at that
price"
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-29


bling with gratitude toward the men to
whom we owe the fact that there Is a
nation TO govern.
backward, turn backward, o Time
in thy flight"
Backward to the May mornings
wears ago when we beheld the man
hood of the land marching to wounds
and death that the nation might live.
Marching along, marching along. For
God and for country they went march
ing along" with the farewell tears of
wives, and mothers, and sisters. and
sweethearts, moistening as with a
chrism the brave faces lit with the
CLEAN Of the hammered stars.
Again we behold them led by their
brave captains. Sheridan-the Rupert
who rode TO conquer or to fall" Sher-
man-whose army sang the mighty
chorus from Atlanta to the sea-"
Grant
Patient OF toll, serene amid alarms,
Infexible in faith, invincible in
arms"
Logan, whose legions unvexed the
current of the Mississippi from the
Ohio to the sea. Hooker, whose men
battled above the clouds at Lookout
mountain. Meade, who drove the foe
southwark away from the soil of Penn
sylyania, and all the generals and col
onels, and captains, and-not least of
all--the hosts, from the greatest COM
mander to the poorest and most inlet.
tered soldier who went over his door
sill to battle for the flag that some
times knew disaster, but never knew
dishonor.
Honor and reverence and gratitude
for the gray survivors.
Loving remembrance to those who
sank to rest with all their country's
wishes blest." When the banner fell
from Sumters battlements we had
thirty-two wrangling and discordant
states populated by 30,000,0O0 of peo-
pie. Now We have forty-eight homo
geneous and harmonious common
wealths, containing 900O0,000 of souls,
and our flag floats from the Arctic to
the Caribbean and reaches across seas
to Orient isles. Then we had war and
privation. Now We have peace and
plenty.
Then we ranked fifth or sixth among
the nations. Now we are not second
TO any power on earth. We are first in
letters, arts and arms, first in freedom
and prosperity and happiness.
These things we owe under the prov
idence of God to the members, dead
and living, of the Grand Army of the
Republic. Again, and again. and yet
again, Hail! to the veterans.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-29
CBy BESSIE L. PUTNAM)

(By BESSIE L. PUTNAM
Cauliflower IS one of the crops that
should be in every garden. even II not
for commercial purposes. This vege-
table is peculiar in its demands of soil
and climate. In the east, where 1t Is
grown for market purposes. 1t is
thought to be doing we'll il one-half
Of the plants make heads that weigh
from one to two pounds. Caulifiower
demands cool weather and a soil that
is fairly strong in nitrogen and also
we'll supplied with phosphorus and
potassium
The culture of this vegetable is the
same as that for cabbage, with the
additional work of going through the
field every day or two after the heads
begin to form and tying together the
leaves to prevent the small white
heads from coloring. II this is neg
lected. the vegetable is ruined for
both market and family use
Do not allow the garden to grow up
to weeds after the first early crops.
but keep the surface clean and in
cultivation during all the growing
months.
Home mixed fertilizers are the most
desirable for the market gardener
Nearly every gardener grows a diver
sified list of vegetables, which vary
more or less in food requirements,
and the feeding problem is entirely
lnder his control when the rations
are mixed at home.
A firm and compact seed bed. bring
ing the seed into intimate contact
with moist soil, is the secret of quick
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-29
Furnish Pure Seed,

With a view OF furnishing the farm
ers OF the state with pure seed. the
governor of Massachusetts has an.
nounced that the farms connected
with the various state institutions
would raise seed and sell them at a
fair market price This will not only
be OF great benefit to the state, but
also a source of revenue to the insti,
tutions, Particular attention will be
given to the raising of grass seed.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-29
Value Of sunflower Seed.

Sunfower seed acts both as a food
and medicine. It is a grain rich in
OIL which produces a redness to the
comb and a luster to the feathers.
The seeds should never be dried in
the heads, but always shelled as soon
as ripe and spread out on a dry floor
where air and light will reach it, thus
allowing 1t to dry before becoming
musty
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-29
Sowinu Spinach,

In Virginia the spinach Is sown in
rows, four TO each narrow bed, rows
about nine inches apart, and in the
edge OF each bed is generally a row
Of cabbage set out in December, and
after the spinach is shipped, say about
March |, the cabbages are cultivated.
and are ready for marketing in April
and early June. Millions of cabbage
plants have been so set out in the
,H'rHch beds.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-29
DE VETERANS

Their battle flags have gathered dust
Their bugles no longer blown,
Their guns are covered deep with rust,
The youthful hopes they had are flown;
Meath many mound their comrades lie,
Their heads are bent, their step is slow, .
And cen perchance you wonder why
They fought so madly long ago;
But though the cannon has been stilled
And foolish prejudice has died,
His soul Is small who Is not thrilled
To see them marching side by side.
For worldwide peace we may appeal
And scorn the belted soldiers trade.
Or speak the deep contempt we feel
For mimic warriors on parade,
But these old men, whose heads are bowed,
Are worthy still of our applause;
Their valor still may make us proud,
Though Time has cleared away their cause.
Peace reigns and shall through all the years,
Yet mean at heart his blood is cold
Who feels no thrill and sheds no tears
As their brave story is retold.
IS E Ki,cy
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-29
Governor sulzer on Temperance.

The days when "a quorum OF tho
house OF representatives could always
be found at the Capitol bar" are gone,
never to return, according to Cover.
nor Sulzer. when | first went TO
Washington" said the governor, "a
man who did not drink was under sus.
picion; now It is the man who drinks
who is under suspicion. The change
came about through the good sense
and better judgment of the members"
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-29
Bureau OF Information.

The saloon is bureau of Informal
ton for every crime in the community
II is the first place a policeman goes
when he is in search of crime and the
last place he goes when he is in search
OF virtue,-William j. Bryan. in an
Address to the Presbyterian AS
sembly.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-29

began taking Lydia +. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound and now am strong
and healthy. Mrs. ALICE DARLING,
RID. No. 2, Box n, Pentwater, Mich
Read NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. says:
Peoria, III. --"I had such backachcs
that could hardly stand on my feet I
would feel like crying out lots Of times.
and had such heavy feeling in my right
side. had such terrible dull headaches
every day and they would make me feel
so drowsy and sleepy all the time, yet
could not sleep at night
After had taken Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound week began To
improve. My backache was less and
that heavy feeling in my side went
away. | continued TO take the Com
pound and am cured.
"You may publish this II you wish. 20
Miss CLARA l.. GAUwITz, R.R. No. 4.
Box 62, Peoria, III.
Such letters prove the value of Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for
woman's ills. Why don't you try iti
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-29
Ringing a Change.

Coin to move again this Year,"
asked the Office pest.
Nope. Can't afford to-"
What cha goin' to do. them"
Well" said O'Beetle, we've made
arrangements to have new street num-
bers put on the houses on our block"
Indigo
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-29
Two Ereedoms.

There are two freedoms-the false,
where one is free to do what he likes,
and the true, where he Is free to do
what he ought.-Charles Kingsley.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-29
WOMAN COULD
NOT WALK
She Was So Ill-Restored to
Health by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.
Pentwater, Mich. "A year ago was
very weak and the doctor said had

3 erlous dlsplace-
ment- l had back
ache aud be airing
down pains so bad
that l could not cit
in q chair or walk
across the floor and
| was in severe pain
all the time. | felt
discouraged as | had
taken everything I
could think of and
was no better. I
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-29

where and see the parade and cheer
for the veterans when they pass by
and have the whole day together"
TITS beautiful thing" pa went on.
not notlcln what ma had said, for
men to let their better natures have a
chance. After they get filled with
sublime sentamunts they can go back
to work feelln' SO much better that it
pays In the long run
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-29

That $4,000 prize for flight across
the Atlantic might safely have been
made S50,00O,0OO.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-05-29
INvrGoRATINo TO THE PALE AND

The Oid STANDARD general strengthening tonic
GROVES TASTELBSS chill TONIC, drives out Ma
lara, enriches the blood and builds up the system.
A sure Appetizer. For adults and children. ~ cts.