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Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-05-01
CHANGED POINT OF REFORM
Uncle Rastus at Least Was Honest In
His Acknowledgment Of Prev.
ious lapses From Grace.

The colonel had demonstrated Wig
orously with Uncle Rastus about the
old darky's persistent excursions into
the state of inebriation
Uncle Rastus, though he promised
faithfully to refrain from frequent dips
into the flowing bowl, failed to live up
to the colonel's expectations.
On numerous occasions the colonel
saw Rastus under the influence of liq-
uor, but the darkey when taken to task
stoutly denied the accusation. affirm
Ing emphatically that he did not drink
One evening the colonel met Uncle
Rastus in condition which made II
plainly evident that the darkey was
caught with the goods on"
"Rastus," began the colonel. serious.
ly, Il thought you told me that you
had given up drink?"
"Ah sho' did, Massa Kenol. ah sho'
did" replied Rastus. but lately ah
dun took up drinkin' an glib up lyin'.'
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-05-01
Loan Floated BY Mexico.

Mexico City.-The Mexican govern.
ment has floated loan of $7,75O, 900
for one year SS1s bearing per cent
interest through Coutts and company,
bankers Of London, according to infor-
nation which apparently is reliable.
The resignation of Garcia Granados
as minister of the interior in all prob
ability will be followed by the res.gna-
uon OF other members of the cabinet
who are dissatisfied at the postpone-
ment of the elections.
Francisco de la Barra. minister Of
foreign affairs, announced his with.
drawal as a candidate for The vice
presidency on the ticket with General
Felix Diaz. There is some possibility
that Diax will Withdraw his candidacy
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-05-01
Much Of World UnexpIored.

Despite the discovery of both poles,
a large portion of the earth still re-
mains unexplored. Roughly. 1t is esti-
miles, or approximately ne-eighth of
the total land surface of the world, Is
still mystery to civilization. Includ-
ed in this area are vast tracts of polar
region, portions Of Arabia, jungle and
mountain in South America, spreading
wastes in Australia, regions In the
Himalays, dark haunts In Barneo, and
the Congo basin. and stretches of the
Sahara
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-05-01
Short Hatpin Law.

We have observed disposition In
the newspapers outside of Massachu-
sets to belittle the law against long
hatpins that will become effective
early in April. There is one excep-
tion. however. The New York Sun,
which used to boast that It Shines
for all" takes sane view OF the mat
ter. THE protection of life and limb, y
declares the Sun. Cannot be deemed
sumptuary legislation Is It not rea.
sonable to approve the Massachusetts
statute just passed providing that the
deadly end of hatpins worn In public
shall be sheathed. The rapier is not
less beautiful with foil. The hat
pin scabbard can be made esthetic |;
the fears Of man can be allayed. his
miserable life spared. Sovereign wo-
man can still slay with her eyes; she
needn't put out the other fellows
No. she need not, and 1t is within her
power to make the penalties OF the
new law harmless by setting the fash
ion OF wearing a protector Let her
heed the advice of the Sun and make
the scabbard of the hatpin esthetic.
AS already suggested, let the feder-
ated clubs address themselves to this
troublesome problem and the AFFAIR
can be settled to everybodys satisfac-
tion within very short time.-Fron
the Lynn Item.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-05-01
c-eat Writer ecIative.

The Italian poet DAnnunzio Is evi.
IDENTIFY not ve"y gracious person, but
there is nevertheless something to ad-
mire in his refusel of the villa offered
to him by his native town of Pezeara.
But he might have couched the re-
fusal in terms little more suave. 81
do not require either worldly or spirit.
ual presents" he wrote. II am per
fectly satisfied with myself. and live
where like, In houses chosen by my
self"
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-05-01
RAILROAD SURGEON DlSCOv.
ERS WONDERFUL REMEDY
eoe Man and Beast, the Ola Reliable
Dr.. Portef's Antlseptie Healing Oil
Relieves Pain. Stops the BleedineC
and Heals Al the ssme time,

Thousands Of Farmers and Stockinen
know Il already, and trial will convince
y0u that DIR. PORTER'S ANTlSEPTIC
HEALING OIL Is the most wonderful
Remedy ever discovered for Wounds,
Burns, Old Sores, Cafbuncles, Cranulated
8yelids, all Skin or Scalp Diseases, and
a1sO for Barbed Wire Cuts, Calls, Sores,
Scratches, Shoe Boils, Warts, Mango on
Dogs. etc. Continually people are finding
new uses for this famous old Remedy. Sold
by nearly all Druggists. II your Druggist
hasn't u. sendu us SOC. In stamps for me.
dium size, or 81 90 for large size, and It Will
oe sent By Parcel Post. Money refunded
Il NOT satisfactory. We mean It. Paris
Medicine Co. 2622 Pine st., St. Louis, Mo.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-05-01
115L|VES LOST IN
Mine EXPLOSION
THRILLING ESCAPES MADE BY
MANY woRkMEN FROM THE
BURNING SHAFTS.
NONE IN MINE ARE STILL ALIVE
Rescue Parties Make Slow Progress
On Account Of the Fumes and
Gases Left From tho
Explosion.

Pittsburgh.-Thirty.fv bodies OF
miners, victims of the explosion in
the Cincinnati mine of the Mononga-
hela Coal and Coke company at Fin.
leyville have been removed from the
workings. Many other bodies have
been found, but so far Il has been
impossible to remove them because of
wreckage. Rescuers have not been
able to penetrate many of the work.
ings because of fumes and gases.
That 100 men composed the day
shift instead of 179 as at first stated,
was announced by the Pittsburgh Coal
company. The Monongahela is sub
sidiary OF the Pittsburgh company.
This announcement also stated that rs
miners escaped after the blast Ac-
cording to these figures so men have
not been accounted for, and as trained
mine rescue men said that probably
every imprisoned man had been killed
by the after damp" it is feared the
death list will reach the neighborhood
OF 115.
OF the 35 dead taken from the mine,
10 have been identified at the morgue
In Monongahela City. four miles away,
where all the victims are being sent.
The rescue workers from the United
states bureau of mines and the squads
maintained by the various coal com.
panies In the Monongahela valley
worked assidously during the day to
penetrate the inner workings of the
mine. They met with little success.
The rettcent attitude of both rescuers
and mine representatives has resulted
IN an absence of details. It has been
ascertained, however, that rescuers
have only been able to reach point
one mile underground.
The Cincinnati mine is about four
miles In length. Its main entrance is
1t Courtney. on the Pittsburg Vir-
ginia and Charleston railroad, a short
distance from Huston Run, Pa.
The other entrance Is Mingo juno
tion, Pa.
'he eApioSlOn occurred deep IN the
mine. The Cincinnati mine has been
In operation for about thirty-eight
years. Thirty years ago there was a
mine explosion in which mine cars
we're blown through the tippe and half
way across the Monongahela river.
A theory advanced as to the cause
of the explosion is that an old mine
running parallel with the Cincinnati
mine was filed with gas, which may
have escaped through crack In the
concrete wall separating the mines.
II will take thorough investigation,
Ing gases. coal dust or after-damp
caused the explosion. The majority
Of the dead are foreigners.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-05-01
Puts Liver and
Bowels In condliIen
Everybody Seys hey are Fise; NssA-
iaq % Ceed fss ceastipatiea Ever
Before Offered In this Tewn

Yssas ~ Oh, 1lsls ~ fsaals an She ~
Praises 4 nst Syringe Liver Dsetses-
Mako Yss FEEL fiss b Q Day.
Don't fool with ealomel or Salts or
harsh purgatfves that act violently,
many times injuring the lining OF the
bowel, and causing serious illness.
HOT SPRINGS LIVER BUTTONS
are mild, gentle, yet absolutely Ger.
tain.
They always act bllssfully on the
bowels and never fail to unclog the
stubborn liver and compel It to do its
work properly.
Physicians in Hot Springs. Arkan-
sas, prescribe them because they
know that there Is nothing better
they can prescribe. Take HOT
SPRINGS LIVER BUTTONS as d..
rected and get rid Of constipation. diz-
xiness, biliousness, sick headache, sal
low, pimply skin. They are a fine
tonic. All druggists 25 cents. Sam.
pie free from Hot Springs Chemical
Co., Hot Springs, Ark
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-05-01
"THE GRANARY OF
NORTH AMERICA" |"
GOVERNOR oUlZeR SAYS THAT
OF WeorERN CANADA.

The close ties Of friendship exist.
ing between the United States and
Canada were dwelt upon In addresses
by Premier Robert L. Borden, of Can.
ada. and Governor Sulzer, at the an
nual dinner Of the University Club OF
Albany.
Canada and the United States" )"
said Premier Borden, have a common
heritage In the language. the litera-
ture. the laws. the institutions and the
traditions which have come down to
them from the men Of bygone days.
Perhaps no more Instructive object
lesson ever has been given to the
world than the four thousand miles Of
undefended boundary line from the
Atlantic to the Pacific. which bears
silent but eloquent testimony to the
mutual confidence and respect OF the
two nations. Time will shortly place
upon the brow of each nation the lau-
rel Of one hundred years of peace. II
matters not SO much as to the form
Of the outward celebration, but let us
hope that It's full significance may
sink deep into the hearts of both ma
tions, and that, whether north or south
Of the boundary, we may stand with
bowed and reverent heads, offering
grateful thanks for the Divine blessing
Of peace. and earnest prayers that in
the century to come, mutual confidence,
goodwill and respect may truly ami
mate the ideals and aspirations of both
nations"
Referring to the natural resources
possessed by the United States and
Canada, particularly along the st.
Lawrence River, the premier urged
that they be preserved and developed
for the people,"
Governor Sulzer predicted that the
"Great Canadian Northwest is designed
to become. before long, the granary OF
North America"
Many Of our best citizens, I regret
to say" said the governor, ARE leav-
ing the States of the west and going
into the Canadian northwest, because
Of the fertility of its soil, the lib
erality OF the Canadian government
and the ability OF those people to bet
ter their conditions here.
I'VE should extend to them help.
ing hand In their onward march of
progress. Instead of closing our doors
BY tariff barriers against these coun-
tries and their products in my opinion.
we should open them wider and do
everything in our power to facilitate
closer commercial relations. We want
their products and they want our prod.
ucts. and all restrictions to prevent Q
fairer and freer exchange OF goods.
wares and merchandise should, in so
far as possible. be eliminated."-A
vertisement.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-05-01
Copper King Made Defendant.

Austin, Tex.-F. Augustus Heinze
Of Amalgamated Copper fame is de-
fendant with w. c. Shaw of Cameron
county In suit filed here to foreclose
on sugar mill property at San Benito
valued at nearly S35O.OOO. The plain
tin is the San Benito Sugar Manufac.
turing company which sold It's hold.
ings one year ago to Heinze and Shaw
who, II claims, have defaulted in the
payment Of notes as they fell due.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-05-01
WOMAN SUFFERED
TEN YEARS
From Nervousness Caused By
Female 1lls-Restored b
Health by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Veseta-
bic Compound.
Auburn, N. Y.-"l suffered from
nervousness for ten years. and had such

organic pains that
sometimes / would
lie in bed four days
at a time. could not
eat or sleep and did
not want anyone to
talk to me or bother
me at all. Some
times I would suffer
for seven hours at q
time. Diferentdo
tors did the best
thew co,ild for ma
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-05-01
Diplomat ResIuns.

Washington.-Secreiary Bryan an.
nounced the acceptance of the resig.
nation of Horace q. Knowles as min.
lster to Bolivia. Mr.. Knowles, who
was appointed to the Bolivian post by
President Taft In 1910. resigned at the
close Of the last administration. His
successor has not yet beea appslAtsd.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-05-01
Carried Passengers hloh In Al,

Pierre Gougenheim, young French
aviator, recently carried four passen-
gers half mile into the air, with
the wind blowing thirty-five miles an
hour. He used a mammoth biplane
with a spread Of wings Of fifty-six
Seet.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-05-01
QuININE ARO IRON.THE MOST
EfFECTUAL GENERAL TONIC
Groves Tss,eless Chill Tonic eombiass both
n tasteless form. The Quinine drives out
Malaria and the IRON builds up the
System. For Adults and Children.

You know what you are taking when you
take GROVES TASTELESS chill
TONIC recognized for 80 years % tile
standard General Strengthening Tonic.
Il has no equal for Malaria and Fevers,
Weakness, general debility and loss OF
appetite. Removes Biliousness without
purging. Relieves nervous depression and
low spirits. Invigorating to the pale and
sickly. It arouses the liver to action and
puri6es the blood. A true tonic, and sure
appetizer. Guaranteed by your Druggist.
We mean Il. 50c..
There 10 Only One "BROMO QUININR"
That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUlNINR
Look for signature Of &. w. GROVE on
every box. Cures Cold In One Day. 2Sc.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-05-01
Atlas!

Ethel-After you refused Jack. did
he propose again?
Maud-Yes, but It was to another
girl.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-05-01
Consolinu.

Rev. DR.. Joseph Krauskopf says that
failures lead to success. Well, there
is some consolation in knowing one
is on the right road.-Washington
Post.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-05-01
RlNGW0RM SPREAD ON FACE

Campbell. Va.-"1 have been trou.
bled with ringworm on the right side
OF my face for six or eight years. II
began with just very small pimples in
spots and continued to spread more
every year until 1t covered the right
side of my face. It was red, rough and
In circles. and itched and burned very
much. II was sore when scratched
my face and 1t worried me so much I
couldn't keep from scratching. It
looked very bad; would hate to go
out while 1t was on my face. Every
one noticed 1t and some would ask
what II was.
II tried some home remedies before
using Cuticura Soap and Ointment,
such as -, -, - and -. I
could only find temporary relief until
began to use Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment. put the Cuticura Ointment ON
my face and let It stay on for about
an hour and then washed my face
with Cuticura Soap. I used the Cuti.
cura Soap and Ointment for one month
and ! was cured" (Signed) Miss
Virginia Woodward. Feb. 21, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free. with s2-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura. Dept L. Boston"
Adv.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-05-01

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Chiidres
teething, softens the gums, reduces inhamma.
Aou, ,Allays palm. .cures wind cole - bottle ~
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-05-01

Needing an audience for a job lot
Of hard luck stories. misery loves
company.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-05-01

until four months ago began giving
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound q trial and now l am in good
health" - Mrs. WILLIAM H. GILL, Is
Pleasant Street, Auburn, New York.
"DOctOr's Daughter Took It."
St. Cloud, MINI. --"I was 30 run down
by overwork and worry that could not
stand 1t to have my children talk aloud
or walk heavy on the floor. One of my
friends said, TRY Lydia E. Pinkham' 3
Vegetable Compound, for know doc.
tors daughter here in town who takes
It and she would not take It If It were
not good
81 sent for the Compound at once and
kept on taking it until was all right.
Mrs BERTHA M. QUICKsTApT, 727 9Th
Avenue, s., st. Cloud, MINI.
Lydia z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound may be relied upon as the most
efficient remedy for female ills. Why
don't you try it,
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-05-01
Petted DarlIn0,

My wife treats me like a dog"
"Humph! ] wish my wife woult
treat me like hers!"
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-05-01

elliptical Language.
Il see where the Arm of Hook &
Took are about going up"
Yes, they are fast going under"
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-05-01
Natural Nav.

How did the facts In the case laal
out?"
THE story wouldn't hold water"
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-02-01

, for while 1t is not advisable to jump
at every novelty that springs up, 1t
is often possible to secure start of
something much better than we are
now growing, selecting wisely from
catalogs, In connection with securing
our spring supply of seed 1t Is also
necessary that we plan our cropping
for the season. Many farmers do this
planning as the blowing progresses
and without any system whatever.
This is unwise as 1t usually results in
providing very irregular annual sup
ply of feed for our live stock and a
very uneven distribution of labor.
In case of the dairyman cropping
should be so planned that the stock
will be provided with a continued
and abundant supply throughout the
year. The cropping should also be
planned from year to year 80 that all
of our land will periodically grow a
good cultivated crop to enable us to
give the soil the benefit of seasons
thorough tillage and should also at
some period grow a soil improving
crop like clover, peas. or vetches. A
system Of cropping for the general
farm that does not provide for a
cultivated crop in the rotation and
for a soil improving crop is not prop
erly planned. It Is needless to sug-
gest that much is gained by seeing
that the tools, harnesses, etc., are all
in shape before the spring work be-
gins.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-02-01
Timely Topics

By Geo. Severance, Supt., Western
Washington Experiment Station,
Puyallup, Wash.
1t is now time to make preparation
for the summers work. The old
custom of ga stitch in time saves
nine" applies in farm plans Things
left to the last minute often costs
several times as much as If done in
advance or else the results may be re-
duced proportionately. One of the
most important things to plan for
carefully is good seed. In the first
place if we wait until the last minute
we usually are obliged to pay higher
for seed than if purchaed two or three
months in advance but this is only a
small factor compared to the i'm
portance of securing good seed. Good
seed should possess good vitality,
should be free from the seeds OF
noxious weeds, should be adopted to
the climate for which it is secured
and should be of a good yielding
strain. 1t takes considerable time
to make the necessary investigations
to determine these points. This can
be accomplished by terminating 200
or 300 seeds taken just as they come
from the sample offered, placing them
between heavy blotting paper or folds
of muslin kept moist between two pie
tins or pans and in a reasonably warm
growing temperature. The blotters
or muslin should neither become dry
nor be kept so saturated as to ex-
clude air. A sample seed is not real
good unless 80 per cent of the seed
will terminate. In the case of the
majority of farm seeds samples that
show weaker termination will when
subjected to ordinary field conditions
not only produce a good many weak
plants but will produce rather
irregular and incomplete stand be-
cause many seeds that terminate
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-02-01

] weakly unQor the arC10C1al COnOlLlOnS
of the test will not grow at all In the
field. Small seeds like clovers and
grasses are quite apt to contain the
seeds of noxious weeds like Canada
thistles, etc., which the farmer will
not be able to recognize. 1t is well,
| therefore, to send samples of such
seeds to Miss Louise Allen, Seed Ex-
pert of the State Dairy and Food
Commissioner office, Seattle, WASH,
for examination as to purity and the
character of the impurities. In some
cases an excellent sample Of seed will
contain more dirt than another sample
of seed that is much poorer In actual
seed value but has been cleaned more
carefully. II the dirt in the good
sample OF seed is not of nOxious
nature it will ofttimes be found good
policy to buy the better seed regard
less of the dirt, the vital point being
to secure good seed without introduo-
ing dangerous weeds. In the case Of
certain crops it is extremely desirable
to secure strains that have become
acclimated, for example, it is possible
given variety grown in warm climate
that will require two or three weeks
longer to mature than sample OF the
same variety grown for several seasons
under our own climatic conditions.
The case in point was observed near
Spokane where one farmer used seed
of Minnesota King grown several
years near Spokane besides some seed
of the same variety secured from the
East. There was about three weeks
difference in time of maturing the
corn from the two samples of seed.
The necessity for securing acclimated
varieties applies more particularly to
delicate crops and is not so essential
in the securing of clover and grass
seeds or the seeds Of wheat, oats, rye
and seeds of similar hardy crops. Elk
periments, however, have shown that
even in the case of most of these
crops there is an advantage in seour-
ing locally developed seed, other
things being equal.
Another point the grower should
bear in mind is that within given
variety there are strains of seed de-
veloped that vary markedly in their
yielding power just as there are
different herds of Jersey COWS varying
markedly in their producing capacity.
IT is possible TO secure two lots of SEED
of early Hebron potatoes, for example,
that might if grown under Identical
conditions differ in their yielding
capacity five or ten per cent or even
more. This will depend very largely
on the pains with which the grower
has carried on his selection. If 1t Is
possible for one to do SO 1t is well to
secure seed from sources where much
pains have been taken to select and
clean seed regularly. The yielding
power of seed cannot be determined
by any physical examination and the
only certainty one may have OF secur-
ing seed of good yielding strains Is
to purchase it from parties who have
taken the necessary pain to develop
high class strains of seed.
1t is good idea to secure the cata-
l. 4 Il