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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-11-21
Missouri Hen Wins Contest.

Mountain Grov0--A Missouri hen
won first prize in the second lnterna.
tional egg-laying contest which closed
Nov. is at the Missouri state poJtftry
experiment station here IN thrilling
race with hen from England, noslng
out the latter by two eggs The win.
ner is a rose comb white leghorn hen,
owned by John Gross Of Maryville,
Mo-, and produced 26O eggs during
the year. Tom Barron's white leghorn
hen from Catsforth, England, laid 25S
eggs. The two hens were tied for sew.
eral days, but the loser did not lay an
egg during the last two days of the
contest. Tom BaTon's pen of white
leghorns won the pen record with
G,073 eggs from ten hens. with a pen
OF buff Wyandottes owned by C. H.
Rogers, Eaglesville. Mo, running sec.
ond.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-11-21
esTRlNeINo UP" RELIC OF DARK
AGES, SAYS REV. cRuTcHER
TO CHARITY SESSION.
ST. LOUISAN CENSURES WIVES
Russsek 5lames Them for Desertlons
Gov. Major Is Petitioned to Ap.
point Board to Build Hcme for
lncorrisible Negro Girls.

St Joseph.-An attack on the sys.
tenn in vogue in the Missouri state
penitentiary, discussions OF subjects
relating to children and church and
social center work featured the open.
ing session of the state conference of
charities and correction here.
The conference also took up for the
first time in its history the question
OF negroes.
The attack on the penitentiary was
made by Rev. James n Crutcher OF
Neosho, Mo, member of the state
board, Taking as his text recent rev
elauons by convlcts OF how some of
their number had been strung up by
the wrists "ln the rings" Rev. Mr..
Crutcher flayed what he termed the
barbaric methods OF dealing with the
prisoners.
He was inspired to protest against
this, he said, by no maudlin sentiment
or desire to make martyrs of men
serving Just punishments for crime
but he did think that stringing up men
by the wrists is not a proper way TO
punish them.
Torture, he said, belonged to the
dark ages and not to Missouri of the
present day. He asserted that prison
wardens are working on the theory Of
Furnishing men, rather than that OF
preventing and curing crime.
AS reform he urged the adoption
In Missouri OF the indeterminate sen.
tence and the honor system, the estab-
lishment OF schools within prisons,
more recreation and chance for a
prisoner to be heard when he Is
charged with infraotions Of discipline.
In taking IN the negro question tae
conference heard pleas by representa-
tive negroes Of the state that more at
tention be paid to the negro people.
A resolution urging the immediate
appointment by Gov, Major of a com.
mittee to proceed with the erection of
home for incorrigible negro girls at
Upton, for which $4,000 has been ap-
propriated by the state, also was
adopted.
Methods OF coping with wife and
caild desertlon and recommendation
for severe penalties for offenders fea.
tured the afternoon session.
Wives were censured in an address
by S, l.. Russack Of 81, Louis as to
blame for majority OF the cases Of
desertion.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-11-21
Cheap Rations For Dairy
Cows
BY p, M. BRANDT.

This will be hard winter for
the dairy farmers of Missouri,
The price of feed is unusually
high, and the price OF butter fist
is low. The average daily pro-
duction Of the COWS is low as a
result of short pasture during the
summer. The best Missouri
dairyman can hope to do is to
pay the feed bill and bring his
COWS through the winter in good
condition.
From knowledge gained on a
recent trip through the principal
dairy sections of the State the
following feeding suggestions are
offered by the Dairy Departm ent
of the Missouri College Of Agri-
culture.
Many farmers have corn silage,
timothy hay and wheat, but are
short on corn. With wheat
cheaper than corn pound for
pound, wheat is the more econo-
micaI feed. 1t has about the
same feeding value as corn. With
the above feeds cotton seed meal
is the only feed that need be
bought. The wheat and cotton
seed meal should be mixed in the
same proportions as corn and
cotton seed meals parts chop
ped wheat to cne part cottonssed
meal. A COW giving two gallons
of milk u day should receive
daily about 80 pounds OF silage,
all the hay she will eat and about
8 1-2 pounds of the grain mix
ture. The grain in this case is
fed at the rate OF one pound for
each 3 pounds of milk the COW
produces. II cowpess or clover
hay is available and there is no
silage, the hay will take the place
of the silage. A COW will eat he-
tween 10 aud 20 pounds Of good
hay each day.
II corn fodder and timothy or
cane hay is the only rougksge
available the COWS should receive
all they will eat and the grain in
this case should be fed l pound
for about every 2 pounds Of milk
the COW produces daily.
These two rations meet the
conditions on the majority Of tine
dairy farms in southern Missouri.
There are some communities,
however where more and better
feed is available. The Dairy
department OF the Missouri Col.
lege Of Agriculture will help fig
ure out balanced rations for any
noe asking for information. In.
quirers should give the kinds and
prices of feeds available when
writing for this Information,
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-11-21

SikestoS Standard: John E.
Marshall hid sown up to the
time OF the snow, about $500
acres Of wheat. He is at work in
the Richwcods vicinity, putting
in the balance Of his crop. Last
year he had T50V acres. At
harvest time, 25 self binders were
cutting his crop at one time, and
eight steam threshers were
threshing.
Everett Kings six children,
ranging in Age from A months to
10 years, weEs taken from him by
the Juvenile Court, at Poplar
Bluff, last week, on account of
his cruelty to them. 1t was
proven that he had hitched his
small children, two abreast, to a
plov and driven them like horses;
that he had beaten the oldest
boy across the face until it was
torn and bleeding; that he ham
mered a smaller boy on the head
with a club with a nail in it, the
scars of the nail showing on the
ohild's face; that he forced one
child to sleep out of doors one
cold night, and the child being
afraid to eAter the house, had re-
mained in the woods alone the
next day. that he had whipped
his four ubnths old baby until it
had spasns. Heis Farther charg-
ed with incest, his victim being
his 9-year-old daughter. The
children were removed from his
guardianship and placed under
the protection of the Probation
officer. Their mother and grand
mother say they can provide for
the little ones, with the father
out of the way, and they will be
allowed to do 30, under the sup
ervision OF the probation officer.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-11-21

Centralia.-A lawsuit by Roberts
Bros. \ Green, hardware merchants
here, to collect s125 for corn binder,
against HeQry Bryson. a farmer near
here, has been brought TO a sudden
termination in a novel manner. Just
as the case was about to be tried Rev.
kagan Herndon, who was . witness.
arose and made = speech that law
suits were against tae Word Of God.
and after he had concluded his re-
marks the litigants called in arbitra.
ters and the case was adjusted to tha
satisfaetioa OF both parties
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-11-21
1920 for Central ccllens.

Marshall.-Blshop +, r. Hendrix in
a late sermon spoke on the endow,
ment of Central college, at Fayette,
and endeavored to got a subscription
to the fund of $225,0OO that the church
to the fund OF 225,o0O that the church
of the state seeks TO raise. II this
sum is forthcoming Rockefeller's
board of education at New York will
add S75,000 The bishop received
$3,220.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-11-21
eIven euIA Student. strIke.

Commbia.-Twenty-five members Of
class In the school Of law Of the
University Of Missouri struck because
the professor, Charles Burdick, ipsist-
ed on giving them quiz against their
wishes. When the examination ques-
tons were given out the students left
the room, The professor gave each
the grade OF failure and reported
them to the discipline committee of
the university.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-11-21
Phelps Dieting for senate Race,

Jefferson Clty.-Col. Bill Phelps
said he will make the race for state
senator IN the district comprising Jas.
per county. Il am dieting now to get
in shape for . strenuous campaign, Z"
be said. The only thing ! have for
breakfast are buckwheat cakes and
country sausages. II keep up my
dieting | am sure my health will be
equal to the task Of campaigning
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-11-21
eIees Property Taken Over.

Macon,-The final papers complet-
ing the deal between Or, A. G. Hi,
dreta of ST. Louis. Dr. Charles and
Harry Still of Kirksyille and the citi,
gems Of Macon were signed and
$75O,OOO worth Of property passes into
the hands of the Osteopathic Sani-
tarium company.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-11-21
sued for SANDER Ends LIE.

Macon.-Richard D. Roberts, 50
years old. a farmer living south Of
New Cambria. committed suicide as a
result Of worry over a slander suit
filed against him. Lena Detmers, the
young woman who sued him for
$4,000 for slander, alleged that Rob.
erts had, in the presence Of others. at
a picnic. on July 4. said things reflect.
ing on her character.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-11-21

McFall.-The largest check even
paid for wheat in this county was re-
ceived by Mack Manring a farmer
near here. The check was for $2,26473
representing the value of 2,9OO bush.
els Of wheat Manring also can boast
tae largest wheat crop in the county.
his yield being $500 bushels.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-11-21
Fer Submarine SAFETY.

All German submarine boats have
been equipped with buoys that eau be
detached from the deck Of q sunksn
craft at the end et . sahls containing
q telephone wire 70 enable reseuers
to converse with Psrseas withiA the
boat.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-11-21
Accused Of Attacking pauqhter.

Poplar Bluff-Eysrett King, who
was stripped of authority over his six
small children recently by the juve-
nile court, after he had been accused
of cruelty to them, was held for the
circuit court by Justice Henderson on
a charge of attempting to attack his
10-year-old daughter Nicola.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-11-21
NUMBER 3.
Wheat Crop to Show Good Gain.

Jefferson City.-The state board Of
agriculture issued the following Mis-
souri, wheat and stock report:
The Missouri wheat crop for the
year 1918 amounted to $3.50 1888 bush
els. These figures are based upon
careful estimates made by more than
500 correspondents who report to tho
Missouri state board Of agriculture.
The 1913 wheat crop is l3,S44,1I3
bushels more than was the crop of
1872, which amounted to 21,546,7
bushels. The average yield per acre
is 1850 bushels. The value of the
crop, figured at the state price of 81
cents per bushel, Is $2S,505,S46
This is S9,063,S77 more than the
1912 wheat crop was worth The yield
by crop division sections is as fol
lows; Northeast, 6.2l5,4S2 bushels,
with average yield per acre of 1850
bushels; northwest, S,51S,5Sl bushels,
with average yield of 2l30 bushels;
central. 7,l26,G93 bushels, with 1880
bushels average: southwest, 6,462,433
bushels, with 1850 bushels average;
southeast, 6,767644 bushels, with
l5.4O bushels average.
Acreage Gains Per Cent.
The acreage for the 1914 wheat
crop shows an increase OF 7 per cent,
as compared with 2,023, 500 acres seed
ed in the fall of 1912 This means
that Missouri has 2,15G,627 aeras In
wheat Most Of this is fine, the cundi-
tion for the state being 96.2. Seldom
or never has a wheat crop gone into
winter In better shape.
Missouri farms show a shortage of
all meat animals, hut this scarcity ot
stock will 20 far toward relieving con
ditions brought about BY a scant sup
ply of feed Seventyone per cent OF
the crop correspondents report suffi-
cient corn and other feed to carry
stock through an ordinary winter. The
bluegrass was uniniured by last sum
mer's drouth.
Hogs are scarce. AS compared with
an average year, the number of fat
hogs or hogs on feed shows 81 per
cent; brood sows, IS per cent; fall
pigs. 20 per cent.
Hog Cholera Reduced.
1t Is estimated that the prevalence
Of hog cholera is but A. per cent, as
compared with conditions of year
ago. Recent fluctuations in the mar.
ket, coupled with the higher price Of
corn, aave caused many farmers to
dispose of hogs which under more
favorable conditions would have had
a longer feed These same conditions
have also sent a large number Of
brood sows to the fatteEing pen or to
market.
Sheep also show n shortage. An
estimate places them at Is per cent
as compared with the number on
farms for average year.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-11-21
'ROUNDABOUTTHE STATE.
Cleaned from Exchanges--Made by the Shears,
the Pencil and the Paste Pot--Some Origi-
nal, Some Credited. and Some Stolen,
but Nearly All Interesting Reading.

attending these picture shows
that they saw and had the wrong
influences. - Maryville Demo
crat- Forum.
S. B. Combest, prominent
farmer and stock raiser of EN-
pire Prairie, brought in spring
pig Monday that tipped the beam
at 500 pounds, which he sold to
Joe Deter. This is probably the
largest hog ever shipped from
this place and quite a number of
men went to the stock yards to
see him. He is a fine individual,
well proportioned and quite ac-
tive to be 80 large, and is Of the
Duroc Jersey stock, anyway he
would be called a red hog. He
was born in the spring of 1910
which makes him q spring pig
all right and sold at $3.50 per
cwt., bringing his owner a neat
little sum.-King City Democrat.
Sixty thousand pounds of seed
cotton was hauled from the
f. j. Walker farm east of town
and marketed last Friday. The
cotton was bought by the Porter
Benson Mercantile Company a.
S4.75 or S2,S50.00. There is
about 10000 pounds more to be
this week which will
make 100000 pounds raised by
Walkers tenants this season,
about two thirds of a crop owing
to the drouth. Under favorable
weather conditions this farm
would produce q bale and a half
to the acre easily, the soil being
the most productive in the county
for cotton, corn or melons,
Campbell Citizen,
At Aurora, Mo-, on October
10Th, while cutting in a drift 1870
feet under ground Dan N. Iced,
a miner cut in a lime bar and
there found a petrifed toad and
II live toad. The two were found
in a small opening in the solid
rock and probably had been i'm
prisoned for many years. Iced
said that they were located in an
alright chamber. The petrifed
toad and the live animal were
taken to the surface of the earth.
When the live one was placed by
boiler the heat warmed it
enough that it hoped away.
Earl Seals, of Sikeston, aged
10, died in a hospital, at Cairo,
rom the results Of having a bean
pushed into his ear, eighteen
months prior to his death, by a
small child, with whom he was
playing. 1t gave him no pain
until a few weeks before his
ieath, when Inflammation set up.
His condition became such that
he was carried to the hospital for
IN operation, but the best of
medical attention failed to re:
ieye him.
The Trenton Republican re-
oorts considerable woe and con-
'ternation among high school
Students of Trenton, An Eng
ish teacher has assigned them
o write stories on local themes,
md some of the girls would like
o know what on earth he ex.
,ects thom to know about SUBJ
eets like "The Value of a Com
nercial Club to a Country Town"
'r "The Cemeteries of Trenton. ~
A wealthy farmer named Willis
foang, aged over 90 years, shot
md killed q man named Brad
deatte, aged 40 years, in 4 dis.
'ute about seven pounds Of pc
'ans. Meatte was a poor man
md was picking pecans on the
hares. The parties live near
iayti in Pemiscot county, and il
vas only another OF that coun-
les cold -blooded murders,
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-11-21

Poplar Bluh 10 preparing t.
drill for oil.
Jackson had very successful
Farmers Institute, last week.
Paul Holmes, aged 16 or II, is
in Jail at jackson, charged with
forgery.
Hayti boasts of a restaurant
and barber shop for its colored
residents.
John Van Amburg, aged SO,
died November 9th, on his farm
near Jackson, where he had
spent his lie.
Hobart Embry, aged 16, was
placed in Jail at Poplar Bluff, by
the Stoddard county authorities
charged with horse stealing.
-
C..S. peField, of East Prairie,
shipped a car of II hogs, last
week, that averaged 210 pounds
each, and topped the market at
S8.10.
w. L. Mabrey Of jackson, So
sured an allotment of $40 acres
in r recent land drawing in Me-
braska. He has been offered
800 in cash for his allotment.
Harry B. Curtis' aged 81, for
merly Of Cape Girardeau, was
killed in an automobile wreck, at
Los Angeles, Cal, Nov. 7th.
Three others were killed at the
time.
In n seollison Of an auto and q
hack, on the gravel road between
Cape Girardeau and Jackson,
recently, a horse was killed and
the occupants Of both vehicles
had narrow escape.
GuilEord Smith, son of the edi-
tor Of the Republican, at Caruth'
vile, was painfully injured,
when a trapeze bar, on which he
was performing broke, precipita-
ting him to the ground on his
face.
Marshal Hull, Of Allenville,
has sued John A. Withers for
100000 damages, for alleged
libelous statements, in a COM
munication which Withers had
published in a Cape county pa.
per, recently.
A recent rise OF the st. Fran
ois river washed 10000 railroad
ties, belonging to the Carter Tim
Der and Mercantile Co., of Pied.
mont, down the stream from
Greenville. Their loss is esti-
mated at S6,000.00.
On December 2nd, New Mad
rid county will vote on the prop
osition to bond the county, in the
sum of $40, 100000, to build a new
courthouse. The citizens Of New
Madrid have subscribed $40, ,000.-
90, to be added to the $40, 10000,
il voted.
AT the primary election, to de-
eide who shall have the appoint
msnt for postmaster, at Poplar
Bluff, November let, Henry Ma
com received majority of the
votes cast, and will doubtless re-
ceive Congressman Russell's en-
dufsement,
In the juvenile court today, oa-
lore Probate Judge Conn, trying
the cases OF Verde Seely, aged
1lyears, Ond his sister, Hazel
Seely, aged 19 years, for taking
q Shetland pony from Roy slau-
son, the father Of the children,
John B. Seeley, stated that the
children had the deyil in them
from attending the moving pic
tire theaters in the city. He
said that the children had been
good up to the time this trouble
bad came up, but i seems from |
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-11-21

tot III VI SOG dCFo5i OOO Cl6dT6u
and 400 sown in wheat. He
gives much attention TO the rais-
ling of stock.
A man recently died at West
Plains, who had been q pump
man on the Frisco railroad for
forty-three years, twenty-one OF
them at West Plains.
Failing to receive what was
considered a fair offer for its
waterworks and sewer bonds,
Dexter refused to sell the same
until the market is better.
Financial aid from the rural
school fund was given to 1O2
counties out of ia in the state in
1918. The amount apportioned
among the various schools was
$3.50, 10000.
The estate of the late J. N.
Miller, of Dexter, the will hav-
ing been filed for probate last
week, approximates S250,00O, he
having been the wealthiest man
in Stoddard county.
A man counted 1875 women
crossing a certain street in st.
Louis the other day and found
that tenth of them wore
slashed skirts. Gee! Some peo-
pie must have lots of spare time
on their hands.
The first Missouri flag ever
made has been prepared and de-
livered to Gov. Major by Adj.
Gen. O'Meara. The flag is eight
feet long and five feet wide and
complies with the law recently
enacted by the legislature.
The Charlottesville Republican
considers that halloween pranks
were carried too far in that town,
this year. Two automobiles were
stolen out and one of them dam
aged to some extent, and consid-
cradle damage done to other
property.
Burglars broke into the store
OF the Lilbourn Mercantile Co.,
recently, and carried off 18 suits
of clothes, enough hats to start
store and numerous other ar
ticles of merchandise, represent
ing an aggregate value of $780,
90. At last accounts, there was
no clew to the thieves.
Cape Girardeau opened a box-
ing club on Monday, Nov. 3rd,
with two rafting scraps. The
bouts we're conducted in an or
derly manner and strictly within
the law. The quality of the mill
ing, however, was satisfactory to
the crowd in attendance, and
other bouts will follow.
A pair of names made from a
piece of white oak wood eighty
five years ago, are the property
Of Thomas Ross, a farmer living
four miles south Of Gentry, The
names weremade by Ross grand
father, who used them on the |
harness OF q pair of horses in
making the trip from Ohio to
Will ]. Jones has become edi-
tor and manager of the Dunklin
Democrat, succeeding E. P. Ca
who died, Mr.. Jones is
a son -in-law Of Mr.. Caruthers
aud his home is at Kennett. He
is a practical newspaper man Of
many years experience. In re-
cent years he has been engage ed
in the mercantile business.
The Pure Food Commissioner
visited Charlottesville, recently, |
and condemned several restsu-
rants aud grocery stores for the
manner in which they handled
food products, and informed the
prcpristors that they must i'm
nroya n Nndiliono. aId;oc. tk.kkl
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-12-09
BOAT FOUND UNoCCUPlED.

Pensacola, Dec S.-A mystery of
the sea seems to have developed
with the towing into port by fishing
schooner of the large launch Beverly
s., whose home port is supposed 20 be
Mobile. The fishing schooner sighted
the launch tossing about in the gult,
over 100 miles from shore. A dory Was
sent from the schooner to the launch.
Not a sou! was found aboard, although
all indications were that the launch
had not been long without life aboard
There was plenty of gasoline in the
tanks and everything aboard was in
shipslape with no leaks and macnin.
ely intact, showing the occupants
we're not foi ced to leave the vessel
on account OF breakdown. The
launch was brought into port by tow
OF the schooner and Is now tied UP at
city wharf. The theory has been ad.
vanced that the launch broke her
ncorings, drittcd out Of some harbor
and was carried by the tide far out
INTO the gulf
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-12-09
BRUNSWICK To Be
STARTING POINT
FOR GOVERNMENT INVESTIGA-
TlON INTO THE RAILWAY SYS-
TENS OF THE COUNTRY.

Brunswick will be the starting point
for the investigation by the United
states government OF the value aad
the cost CT every railroad system n
the United States.
The investigation, which was Sc
cured by Congressman Brantlcv, is
Tor the purpose of regulating the
rates charged by the various railroads
On basis Of their cost, their pre- sent
value and the cost of replacing tbel1.
The board which will make the lives
tigation has been appointed Dy tn,
interstate commerce commission, and
VIII begin its work Immediately.
The A, B. & A. railway has been SC
lected as the first system to be valued
and Brunswick has been selecteI as
the starting point. The headqlar of
the board for their Wcrk in tbs zig
trict will be in Chattanooga.
1t is planned to begin the WORK in
the South during the winter, and az
the weather grows m! der in lie
spring to work further North. Three
months will be consumed with the 3
b, & A.