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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-02-20
3 TO 2.
Supreme Court of Ten
nessee UphoIds Consti-
tuition an d Declares
Regular" Election Law
"Nulla Bona"
Neal, Buchanan and Williams
VS.. Laasden and Green.

The Supreme Court decision
on the Election Law case cam,
last Sa:urIay-and while tha'
expon mt and advocate of Reg
ularity, (regardless) Toe Jack
sonian, "confesses its chargin,
we confess the grin" without
the "cha" when the wires
brought the welcome news we
have Won"
The so-called amended cleo
tion law, which was claimed tc
have been passed by the House
on April 3, 1913, when quorum
or sixty-six members of that
branch of the Legislature was
not present, would have increas
ed the members of the Election
Board from three members to five
and would have made it worse
than a farce to have had on said
board any but loyal" Regular
Democrats.
Later, on the 21st of June, the
matter was again brought up
when enough of fusion members
were trapped, the doors Of the
House locked and armed thugs
placed at the doors. A resolu-
tion by John |. Cox proposed to
re pass" the bill which had
been passed on the Bird day of
April by Speaker Stanton who
did the voting by counting pres
ent 35 members who were in an
other State. In rendering an
opinion supplementing the ma
jority opinion which was given
by Justice Buchanan, Chief JUS
tice Neil quoted the constitu-
tion which says clearly that
not less than two-thirds of the
members Of each house should
be present before a quorum could
be declared to do business. "
Justice Williams also gave a sup
Elemental oppion in concurrence
with that of Justice Buchanan.
Judge ID. l.. Lansden delivered
the minority opinion in which
Judge Grafton Green concurred.
The gist of Judge Lansden' 5
opinion is that the majority de-
cision will legalize the fillibus.
ter, the running away Of legisla-
tors, and SAYS 1T will become
the trick Of a politician and the
resort of spoilsmen." The de-
cision of the court, the victory
over the forces of graft and whis
ky, is the greatest happening in
Tennessee since the State gov
ernment was reclaimed from the
hands of niggers and white car
petbaggers and given back tt
the native whites to whom i
belonged. Judge Lans d Ell
makes but one awful point. Th'
grit of the majority opinion w
clip srom the Me nphV Comme,
.cial Appeal, q regular paper
which docs not purpose suspend
ing publication because of tn
constitutions triumph over tn
gang that exhausted every ef
fort to trample it under foot.
The two opinions are yer.
long, probably filling 10 column
Of newspaper space.
The holding Of the majority o
the court is that:
There was no house presen
on April 3, 1913, capable unde
the constitution Of transactinI
executive business. -
Again the court says:
so, upon the whole, we thin
that, giving the Journal fu
weight to which it is entitle
Confined on last page
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-02-20
FIRE.
Early Morning Blaze De-
stroys Plant of South
ern Foundry & Machine
Company.

AT the early hour Of 9 O'Clock.
last Saturday morning the two
story brick building, equipment
and stock Of the Southerh Foun.
dry d Machine Company, were
totally destroyed by fire Of un-
known oregin. When the vol
unteer fire laddies" reached
the scene, the conhagration was
so far advanced that nothing but
a shed room could be saved. Az
there was no fire in the building
when the force quit work Friday
afternoon, it is possible that the
burning was Of incendiary origin,
or it was sccidentIy fired by
tramps VIC, had sought refuge
+ from !e9s1t11 ather.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-02-20
Chancellor Ross.

In an article on the Ohuncerv
Court at Huntingdon last week,
the Tennessee Republican said :
1T is q fact not universally
known that our chancellor won a
most coveted decision shortly
after he was appointed chancel-
lor--it was a case in the court Of
Cupid-and the verdict in the
case gave te him charming
Tennessee woman, who is accom-.
panying Mr.. Ross in his rounds.
Those seeking divorces in the
chancery court are having rough
sailing--not only from the fact
that the chancellor has strong
ideas on how divorces affect SO.
ciety, but perhaps from the fact
that his honeynlas '
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-02-20
law unconstitutional and invalid
was a great shock and is a keen

law unconstitutional and invalid
was a great shock and is a keen
disappointment to the Demo-
Gratis of Tennessee. They had
awaited the decision that the
law would be held, although
they recognized the fact that the
constitutional question involved
was a close one, over which able
lawyers and judges might we'll
differ.
The Jacksonian freely confess.
es its chagrin it bad hoped and
believed that the Court would
rise above the petty TECHNICAL
ties upon which it has seen to re-
ly to ratify LEGISLATIVE
ANARCHY AND OUTLAWRY.
We did not believe and do not
now believe that the trainers Of
the Constitution ever contem-
plated that the quorum clause Of
the Oonstitutionrelating to &C.
Itionso Of either house Of the gen.
eral assembly could be taken ad-
vantage Of by an unscfupulous
minority TO BREAK UP THE
STATE GOVERNMENT. 1t is,
positively unthinkable to so bel
lieve. --Jacksonian Eehy 35
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-02-20
One More for Memphis.

Memphis, Tenn, February 13.
--1he body Of q man supposed
to be T. Bell Of Denver was
found late Thursday night be-
side the Illinois Central Rail
road tracks. Tightly clutched
in the left hand was a card bear
ing the pencil words, II have
been killed."
A lead pencil was held in the
right hand. The authorities be-
|lfcve that BELL" was endeayor-
ing to explain his death when ha
hied. -
claf hinou11rDnIa
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-11-10

climate may bring about very differ
ent results.
In the following lst of percentage
of sound posts in average fences, an
eqOrt IS made to picture the relative
value of the different kinds of timber
by giving the per cent of posts that
are usually found to be sound at
various ages, beginning at ten years
and counting each five succeeding
years up to fifty
Usage orange posts-1O years, 100
per cent were found to be sound; Is
years, 100; 90 years, 100; 25 years
100; 80 years, 80; 35 years, 9S; 40
years, 81.
Locust posts-10 years, 100; IS
years, 95; 20 years. SO; 25 years, Sc
30 years, So; 35 years, 10.
Red cedar-1O years, 100; Is years,
81; 20 years, 81; 25 years, S4; 80
years, 80; 35 years. 55.
Mulberry-1O years, 81; Is years
so; 20 years IS; % years, 73; so
years, 62.
White cedar-10 years. 50: Is
years, rs; 20 years, 62.
Catalpa-10 years, 90; Is years. 72;
20 years, 5S; % years, So; 80 years,
As
Chestnut-1o years 72; Is years
oak-1o years II; Is years, 61; 20
years, At.
! Black ash-1O years, 40.
| 1t will be seen from the above that
the Usage orange is in class entirely
along with no close competition
Yellow locust and 0'ed cedar come
next very close together, with a lit
tie in favor of the locust In the
case of the red cedar, only that which
grew in the woods is counted. Tha
which grows in the open is about ths
same as oak in durability. Consid
erably below these two is the mul
berry. Then white cedar and catalps
are quite close together. The varie
ties of oak counted are white oak
chinquapin oak, burr oak, the ma
jority being white oak. A small
amount Of black oak and post oal
has also been examined
Besides these varieties there hav
been found a few at a place of hone
: locust, sassafras, black walnut, whit
walnut and elm. The durability 0
these is usually poor; though som
instances of excellent durability hav
been found in the black walnut.
is regularly poor when cut from
: thrifty young tree. The durability c
some timbers seems to have bee
} overeStimated; for example. tn
5 chestnut and the hardy catalps
! especially the latter
2 The writer is aware that mos
! people writing on this subject clas
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-11-10
How Hog Cholera May Com" on Your
Farm.

First-pigs and hogs purchased
from an infected herd, or coming in
contact with those from infected
farms, or running over grounds that
were occupied by cholera infected
>oSs within four months.
= econd.-Infected streams may
81. Nlnicate the disease to Ihe herds
belszN 'he source Of Infection.
Th.-'d d.-The disease may be carried
in feed. implements used on the farm,
and on the feet and clothing Of per
sons from infected herds and prem
iSeS
FOurth.-Dogs. birds buzzards,
pigeons, chickens, etc. that have ac-
cess to diseased premises or diseased
carcasses, may transport the hog
cholera virus.
Fifth.-Any dead animal, whether
il be horse. COW, dog, chicken or
hog. If permitted to remain unburned,
is source Of infection, as buZZards
and dogs feeding upon this carcass
may have come from an infected
farm.-Nansas Experiment Station.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-11-10

any personal opinion. The fences ex-
amined We're the oldest that could be
found.
The fact should be kept very clear
~ IN mind that in order to have re-
nable data, We should have a number
OF fences with a considerabl num-
Der of posts in each. and the condi-
uon of each and every post in the
fences should be taken. 1t would be
just as fair To gather up the rotten
ones and make an estimate from
them alone. as to take the sound ones
that have survived and make no note
of the decaved ones.
At the State Experiment station at
Wooster. Ohio, there are or file the
data Of every fence that was ex-
amined in this investigation. These
data contain, among other items, the
name and address Of The owner, the
location of the fence on the farm.
and the date the fence was examin-
ed.
Anyone who feels inclined to ex-
anime any Of these fences hat hap
pen to be in his commune an get
their location by writing to for
eStry department Of the exp. ut
station at Wooster
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-11-10
CRESTED WHITE Dt GAS.
BY q. Howard.

The crested white duck may be
called an ornamental duck, much the
same as Polish chickens. They are
not bred to any great extent in this
country, and they are seldom seen
except in the show rooms. They have
no special vaue to the farmer az
more easily bred and more profitable
birds are to be found for CONNER
cial purposes.
These ducks have a medium sized
head and bill; a large, well-balanced
crest upon the crown of the head
rather long neck; a medium length
back; breast round and full: body
Of medium length; wings that fold
smoothly: hard. stiff tail feathers.
with well-curled feathers in the tail
Of the drake. Their eyes are large
and bright and Of a blue color. The
shanks, toes, and webs are Of a light
orange color. The standard weight
of the adult drake is seven weight
adult duck. six pounds; young drake,
six pounds, and young duck. five
OoOn0S
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-11-10
VOL. c.. NO. 81.

lmalS foods. and the cotton hardly
paid for necessities other than the
food Stuffs for hoss and cattle.
These pastures mentioned above
will relieve the situation AID enable
farmers 10 have the animal foods at
the loves; cost and viii also improve
greatly the looks of the place in WIN
ter. This Is a case where economy
combines we'll with civic pride in max
ing conditions better The cattle
could have some cotton seed meal
mixed with corn stoycr and then craze
on winter rye grass and keep iii per
feet order and at the same time give
quantities Of milk. The hcgs could be
given a little corn meal and swili. and
the grazing and be kept up well. The
chickens would thrive we'll on scraps
from the table, a little mixed feed and
the grazing.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-11-10
Prevention of PelIaora

If you would avoid having pellagra,
you must eat an abundance Of beans.
peas, milk, eggs and lean meat as
a part of your regular diet. At least.
that is the conclusion of officers Ct
the United States Public Health Ser
vice. who have made a special study
studies, they believe that pellasra Is
undetermined fault in a diet in which
animal proteid (milk, eggs, and lean
meat). OF leguminous proteid fbeans
andpeas(. is isprOp0rtionately small.
and that no peliagra viii develop N
those who consume a mixed. wei ball
anced and varied diet
BY using regularly an bundauce cf
fresh milk. eggs. fresh lean meat.
beans and lc@s (fresh and dried-not
cannedD. not only may pellagra be
cured when the disease is not too far
advanced, but prevented. This ac-u-
ally happened in at least one inst;tu-
| ton, where, in 1919. IS cases Of I.el.a-
gra occurred AS d result "f change
| Of diet, not single case is known to
| have developed this year.
| 1t appears then that pellagra set
! another example Of class Of diseases.
! like scurvy, which can be prevented
| and cured ~ an abundance Of food Of
| a Irnoer char;l, 81. and this fact Sl!G
/ gests the advisabilIty Of farmers N
| the South cultivating beans and peas
| and raising dairy cattle, instead Of
| cotton at a time when the market for
| the latter abroad has been al Jti de-
! stroyed ) {. .eien wars.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-11-10

Cross section OF Post showing the |
Tendency To- Rot ut the Heart First. |
TIE Top Is IA Catalpa; the Bottom is
White Cedar.
ming to set out trees. More of them
ere planting with a view to growing
posts than for any other purpose.
Surely then we should understand as
clearly as possible which timber will
produce the most durable post
The various state experiment sta
tons and the forest service at Wash
ington are continually receiving in
quiries concerning the durability Of
tmbers in the soil. The farm jour
nails throughout the country are also
frequently called upon to answer
questions on this subjects.
In the forestry exhibit at the Ohio
State Fair few years ago, there was
a group of eight specimens of wood
labeled post timbers." During the
ume that these specimens were on
exhibition there were six different
varlues pointed out with the express
Sion That is the best for posts"
lhese six Were yellow locust, red
oedar, hardy catalpa, Usage orange,
mulberry and chestnut.
In the endeavor to ascertain with
more or less certainty, the relative
merits of various timbers for use as
posts extensive research work was
uhdertaken by the Ohio station, some
uihe ago. and carried into a number
oi different States, through a period
vi several years. So far as known,
no work Of this kind has ever been
uAuertaken by any other station on
80 large scale. While this fact
Siohe IS not urged as a reason for
r1oa Il
oe taken as evidence to establish with
considerable certainty the relative
uu!ah!lty Of the kinds of timber
,ed named in the Investigations. The
striking variability of wood as to
uu'anlhty under varying conditions
makes 1t plain that the number OF
0aSttVauons count for Il great deal
=" 1he whole. the results can not fail
~. re i great value to farmers.
ne material published in this ar
~ ~ mas been obtained from the eX-
animation of 292 fences containing
"VleV posts These fences are sit
S"'eo IN Ohio. Indiana, Illinois. Kan
Sas ana Texas.
v nile data was being collected
fa were found living on adjacen
,Sa. Su,'S one believing very steadfastl.
~ posts should be seasoned befor,
ON are put into the ground, th'
ttie' Just as firm in his belief tina
"r s should bc set green; and again
-, nehevinS that posts should b.
WE, win the top or small end in tn
0o,.u' that Is. the opposite to tn
~, they grew in the trees, the othe
=, they should be set with the to-
traItil ilttil end up. These Zen wer
srapiy speaking from their actua
'iiehce. Such circumstances ma
Ma. .Picated over and over, shown
dr 'tat many conditions-such 8
'f damp soils. and ys-,s.ior- i
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-11-10
pII lTIVE DURABILITY OF POST
TIMBERS.
By j. j. CRUMLEY.

The time has now come when we
must make a clear distinction be-
tween the qualities of post timbers.
Timber is getting more and more
scarce and prices keep increasing and
tho future purchaser must know
what ne is buying. Hundreds of far
,,ors an over the country are begin
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-11-10

IN ten years the fountain. stylo-
graphic and gold pen industry % tho
United States has almost t-eoled.
while -hat of the steei pen has
dog bled..
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-11-10

The Top Illustration IS Il cross SEE
Cr,+;on nf a Locust Post that was
sound After 81 Years OF Service IN
the Soil. Note how Close the An
nual Rings are.
Tl:c Illustration at the Bottom
Shows a Cross Section OF Locust
post that has KOtted on III FIVE
wears Note How Large the Annual
Rings arc.
the hardy catalpa with the red cedar
no yellow locust, and the Usage
~. hur the examination Of 292
.annes containing 3o.16O posts in ac-
nal service points to the CONCLUSION
her.;n made, and the ciaSs'iica.ioti
has been .li;de ~ acc"fuane ~ien
tt "a data indicate. regardless OF
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-02-25
soxv,LLE

- 4
A number from here attended the
teachers convention anu all highly
praise the good speakers and pro-
gram.
Edwin Iverson has been quite busy
saving wood the past week; hope you
got rich Edwin. ss .1 s..
Boxville school had vacation on
Thursday and Friday.
Arnold Lindstrand spent the week
end at Dudley Cheney's.
The Boxville Farmers Club is plan
ming on putting on a home talent play
soon; hope it will be largely attend
ed as it is for a good cause.
George Cheney got his wood sawed
last week. Won't we have some jolly
Sunday dinners soon, as he intends to
move onto the Peter Kurz farm, that
place having been purchased by John
Cheney last summer.
Victor and Elmer Johnson and
wives attended the K. p banquet held
at the hall on Thursday evening.
Frank Transform left for his home
at Roseau on Wednesday where he
intends to farm his mothers farm: ne
has been employed by Dudley Cheney
the last five seasons and during that
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-02-25
PERSONALS

See how they get wife at the Ma
trimonial Bureau
Greatest event of the season: The
Matrimonial Bureau.
r. G. Mathwig went to Grand Forks
yesterday on business.
R. T. Smith of DeKalb, H., is at
tending to business in the city.
Miss Serin Kulseth Of Viking, spent
Friday and Saturday in the city.
P Juhlin, from Marsh Grove, at
tended to business here on Monday.
Charles j. Anderson, of Vega, at
tended to business in town yesterday.
Albert G. Kezar is attending to
business matters at Argyle this week
Miss Marie Anderson of Vega, is
visiting with Mrs. A. e. Mattson for
few days.
Il. B. Halvorson, from Excel, at
tended the school officers convention
last week.
Nels Lodoen and Walt Johnson of
Aiyarado, spent Sunday at their
homes here.
.F & + y + +
@. F. Hanson, former proprietor Of
the Dreamland, is in the city on bust
ness thi week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Magnus Olsen of Ste
phen, are spending a few days at the
home of Rev. Knudtsen.
John Price, of Stephen, was among
those who attended the school offic-
|ers' convention here last week.
Silas Torfgerson manager Of the
Farmers Cooperative store at Radi-
UNI, was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl E. Allen and
daughter Flora visited with Mrs. Otto
Allen near Radium over Sunday.
Carl E. Allen returned last week
from a couple weeks visit with rela-
tives in Minneapolis and ST. Paul
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-02-25
ALMA

Ida Jorgenson, who is attending the
Warren High School, spent a few
days at home last week.
The Scandinavian Thimbae club met
at T. Schey's Saturday and in spite Of
the storm about thirty were present
Cecilia Grim visited at her home
last week, as school in District No. 4S
where she is attending, was closed
for the convention.
Mrs. Peter Anderson and daughter
Anna. have been visiting relatives at
Thief River Falls.
The Middle River Young Peoples
society meets Sunday, March 8, at 3
o'clock at the Norwegian Lutheran
church.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-02-25

time has made many friends who re-
greet seeing him go.
Geo. and John Berg attended the
club held at March farm.
Mrs. John Cheney has been on the
sick list the past week..
Geo. Head was a~Visitor at our club
on Tuesday, and extended his visit
amongst his friends until Thursday.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-02-25

Lundgren, Wittensten & Co., is
surely showing the confidence they
have in the valley by unloading car
after car Of machinery this early in
the season. With their many years of
experience in business they can be re-
lied on to handle just what is needed
most on the farm.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-02-25
SCHOOL REPORT.

School report from District No 18
for month ending Feb 20:
Those who are perfect in attend
ance are. Eme1ia, Hattie and Edward
Nowach, Hazel and Hurley Benson,
Clyde. Harry, Roy and Bert Laymon,
and Cecilia Grim Those who attend
ed 10 days are, Edna and Clarence
Benson Emma Schey, Teacher
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-02-25

SWEDISH MISSION CHURCH
s@AS4A J. G. Wilson, Pastor.
Morning services 1920 a. M Sun
day school 11:45 a. m. Evening 1880
p.am. ALI cordially invited.
SWEDISH MISS. CHURCH, VEGA.
Services will be held at E. Holm
green's at p. M ALI cordially invited
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-02-25
The Churches.
FIRST M. e. CHURCH
BENJAMIN Donovan. Pastor

Subject for next Sunday mornings
sermon: The Tree of knowledge of
Good and Evil Evening sermon: /
came that there may be abundant Life.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-02-25
Gleanings
GATHERED FROM THE
HOME FIELD.
TODAY'S MARKETS
As Reported by the Warren Milling
Company.

Fire and Life Insurance - L. M.
Olson & J. P. Lem.
The Matrimonial Bureau at Opera
House, March 5th and 9Th.
II. A. Hanson of Huot, MINI, pur-
chased two O. ]. c.. gifts from Munger
& Son last week. 81
-X-.sS$5ais-3l s--55- .77a.S$
Frank Taus, prosperous farmer of
Angus, has purchased gas tractor
and 8-bottom pillow from the Warren
Machine G Iron Works Co.
+. G. Larson, manager OF Co-opera.
tive store left Monday evening for
Minneapolis, where he is attending
the Retail Hardware Dealers conven-
ton.
David Erickson, son OF VIM. Erick-
son. implement dealer Of this city has
accepted a position with VIM. New
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-02-25

Advertise your auction sale in the
Warren Sheaf and the crowd will be
there
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-02-25
SCANDINAVIAN M. z. CHURCH
Gustav kvisqaard, Pastor.

The services next Sunday will be
held as follows: Morning service at
1880 a. m. Sunday school at 2 p. IN.
Evening service at 1880 p. m. All
are cordially invited to attend.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-02-25
man and will learn the carpenter ant
cabinet maker trade.

man and will learn the carpenter and
cabinet maker trade.
Real estate loans at lowest rates.
L. M. Olson & J. P. Lein.
Are you looking for husband? At
tend the Matrimonial Bureau at Op-
era House Mar. 5th and 9Th.
Anyone looking for snaps in auto
accessories, it will pay them to go to
r. M. Gilbert, Warren, MINI
T. M. Lewis has returned from
Glendive, Mont, where he has spent
the winter, but his family still remain
there.
Andrew Stenseth, formerly of Thief
River Falls, now in the real estate
business at Albert Lea, Mimi, attend
ed to business here last Friday.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Nor.
wegian Lutheran Synod church will
meet next Wednesday, March 4, at
the home of Mrs A. Grindeland. All
are welcome.
Andrew G. Isaacson, of Stephen,
and Inga Heller, of Kittson county,
were married Tuesday at Thief River
Falls. The groom is "a prosperous
young farmer.
~
Miss Ellie johnson, teacher, and
Miss Nathalie Evert, member OF the
school board. from district near Ste
phen attended the educators conven-
ton here last week.
The Warren Mach. & Iron Works
Co., invites every farmer to bring