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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-08-06

motorcycles rush through every street,
road and lane, shouting the notice and
FASTING bulletins in every conspicuous
place commanding reservists to join
their regiments before a certain hour,
perhaps eight or ten hours after the
mobilization order has been flashed.
Instant Response.
Every man drops his work as soon
as he hears the order; the plough is
left in the furrow; customers are left
checked in the bank. Every man
liable for military duty rushes to the
nearest transportation line which will
take him to his regiment, whether it's
headquarters be mile away or a
hundred, or five hundred. The reserv-
lists do not wait to pack luggage or
food. There are clothing, equipment
and food for all at the mobilization
centres in storage warehouses, always
filed, ready for the call. Men go to
the trains often hatless and coatless.
There is no Formally of getting
tickets and passes. Only soldiers may
ride and they ride free in the direc-
ton which duty takes them. All
freight traffic is suspended; all pas
senger schedules are abandoned. The
government wants men, in masses,
quickly. Parlor cars and sleeping cars
are no more privileged against the
reservists than workmen's gondolas.
Benefits to Us From War.
The London Statist says:
"A great war in Europe will enable
the United States to sell it's great crops
in places which will give much great
er income than If there was no war.
Almost every industry will derive more
or less advantage American investors
and bankers should get in much profit
from the ability to buy back from Eu-
rope great quantities of securities at
attractive prices in payment for the
foodstuffs and raw material exported
from the United States.
"A great war in Europe will give
the United States an opportunity Of
assuming the post of world banker by
supplying capital freely to countries
and individuals in all parts OF the globe
who need it and can prev!'o the re-
quired security. Should tl,. American
people take advantage of the golden
opportunity afforded them by the out
break of war. it will mean not dimin-
ished but increased prosperity Tor the
United States ri VI. u
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-08-06

ton Of the government is that as3
Servla is not naval or maritime ma
ton, American shipping is not likely to-
become involved and that the occasion
for a proclamation Of neutrality would
not exist unless one Of the European:
powers with a seacoast line took M
arms against Austria
IT at any time it is necessary to issue
proclamation of neutrality it will
follow the lines of that issued in 1911,
when Italy and Turkey fought over
Tripoi. Announcing the purpose Of
maintaining absolute neutrality, the
proclamation will enjoin all American
citizens and residents within the Unit.
ed States to obey the laws and rules
governing the conduct Of neutrals in
time of international conflict. and
warning will be given that persons
who misconduct themselves will be
subject to strict enforcement of penal
ties prescribed by American law.
All American citizens who undertake
to violate neutrality outside of the
jurisdiction Of the United States will
be warned that they can in no wise
obtain any protection from the United
States government against the appro-
pirate legal consequences of their mis-
conduct.
American citizens will be Informed
that they are forbidden while within
the United States to accept commits
sion from either Of the combatants,
All American citizens and residents,
if a proclamation is issued, will be
warned that, while they may sell mu-
nitions of war within the United
States, they cannot carry them to the
belligerents, transport soldiers or break
a blockade without mourning the risk
Of hostile capture.
What Mobilization Means.
The European term of, "mobilization''
means something very different FROM
the comparatively leisurely process for
which the word is known to Amer
icans-the gathering of militia regi-
ments at their armories and the trans
fer Of regulars and militia to the mo-
bilization camps for training and move
ment to the field.
When a mobilization is ordered in a
thoroughly militarized country, as for
mer German soldiers now in this coun-
try describe the movement, the coun-
try goes under martial law. All trans
portation lines, even though privately
owned, are Immediately transferred to
military control. The communication
lines, telephone and telegraph, are put
under the same management.
Word of the mobilization is flashed
to every telegraph Office and every ex-
change and to every telephone instru-
ment. Couriers in automobiles and on
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-08-06

Photo by American Press Association.
sERvIAN WOMAN SOLDIER
Women are ready to fight for Austria
Hungary and Servia. as they have in the
past.
way Of the world if the present HOSTILE
ties between Austria-Hungary and Ser
via develop into a general conflict in
volving the, other European powers.
There is much speculation in diplomat
ic circles in Washington over the part
the canal may play in the impending
events.
Treaty stipulation provides that the
Panama waterway, like the Suez canal,
shall be absolutely neutral. It ''shall
be free and open to the vessels of CON-
merce and of war of all nations" and
''shall never be blocked nor shall any
right of war be exercised nor any act
Of hostility be committed within it"
1t is suggested that large part of
the commerce passing through Suez
might be diverted to Panama If q gen.
eral European conflict filled the Medi-
terranean with fighting craft.
daZaTQ 20 commerce.
The liability of search would be a
hazard to Suez and Mediterranean
commerce in the event Of a general
war, and commercial activities might
be more and more curtailed as the
parties to the conflict defined more and
more sharply the commodities to be
included in cOntraband Of war. While
the vessels of war as we'll as Of CON-
merce may use the canal freely, exact
rules have been devised to maintain
the strictest neutrality Of the water
way. The transit Of war vessels must
be made with the least possible delay
and with only such intermissions as
may result from the necessities of the
service. No belligerent may ''embark
or disembark troops, munitions of war
or warlike materials in the canal, ex-
cept in case of accidental hindrance
Of the transit, and in such cases the
transit shall be resumed with all posi-
bic dispatch"
The treaty provisions prohibiting any
act Of hostility in the canal bars any
war vessel from exercising the right of
search on commercial vessel in
transit through the waterway, and this
provision likewise protects all ships
within three marine miles Of either
terminal.
What may happen to vessels carry
ing contraband on the high seas is
their own affair. War vessels may not
remain in the three mile terminal limit
longer than twenty-four hours, and the
treaty st1pulates that "a vessel Of one
belligerent shall not depart within
twenty-four hours from the departure
Of vessel Of war Of the other BEL
ligerent.' --.+
Hands Off, Our Policy. +"
In the view of administration Off.
Gals in washington no necessity exists
at present for any action by the Unit
ed States government with regard to
the war in Europe. According to state-
ments In the highest quarters the posi-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-08-06
Farmers. Attention

Farmers, Attention.
Wanted, hogs and cattle at D.. c..
Hummel's meat market, Princeton.
Highest market prices paid. 13-tfc
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-23
LESSONS FROM
RAINFALL RECORDS
Farmers of Tennessee Do
Not Take Advantage of
Rainfall Received
PROPER SURFACE DRAINAGE
With Proper Drainage the Farmer Can
Snap His Fingers at the Occasional
Comparatively Dry Periods Expert
enced In Tennessee In Year.

The State of Tennessee has just
passed through the dryest II months
since rainfall records have been kept.
This would seem to be good time
to look at our farming methods and
find whether or not they are calcu-
lated to take advantage of the many
variations in rainfall and rainfall dis
tribution to which this section of the
country is subject.
During the first three months of
1918 the rainfall was abundant,
amounting to 21.58 inches This
amount Of water properly conserved
would have insured bumper crop in
1913. This is more rain than many Sec
tons of the West receive In whole
year and they grow fully as big crops
as We do After large portion of
this rain had run off, carrying some of
the best part of our land with it, the
weather turned dry and by June we
were needing rain. But instead Of the
usual amount of rain, we had for the
IL months beginning June l, 1918, the
dryest year ever experienced in Ten
nessee. The accompanying chart
shows cphically the state of affairs.
The upper line represents the normal
or average rainfall while the lower
line shows the rainfall for the II
months ending May 81, 1914. Only
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-23

dates OF seeding. The Tokyo variety
may be used in place of the Mammoth
Yellow with excellent results. The
Mammoth Yellow Is the most satisfac-
tory in the mixture of corn and soy
beans, as they mature we'll together.
The combination of corn and soy
beans is held in high favor in SEQ
lions where it has been tried.
Finishing For Market.
Hogs that have been grown prin-
cipally on grazing crops should be fed
twenty-five or thirty days before they
are sent to market. When they come
off the pasture they are in good con-
dition to make cheap gains for short
time and their frames are not as we'll
covered with fat as the butcher likes
TO see. Until recently 1t has
not been advisable to feed cot.
tor seed meal for periods Of
longer than twenty-five days, but re-
cent Investigations have developed a
method by which it can be fed without
any harmful effects. The method con-
sists of feeding in connection with the
cotton seed meal, solution of Cop
peras, Iron Sulphate) water, which is
made and used as follows:
Add two pounds of Copperas (Iron
Sulphate) to fifty gallons of water.
Use one-half gallon of this solution
to each pound of cotton seed meal.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-23

Conditions should determine which
of the above crops to use for best re-
sultsAwhen their respective grazing
periods are identical. For instance,
barley. wheat, oats and rye may be
sown INTERCHANGEABLE on land of me-
dunn fertility The cost and availa-
bility Of seed should largely determine
which to use On roor land, however,
rye should have the preference, and
on rich land barley will give much the
best results.
With respect to cowpeas and soy
beans, soy beans should always have
the preference. because they have a
much wider range of dates Of seeding,
and of period of grazing. They are
richer in protein, more palatable. and
stand up better on the ground; hence
are easier cultivated, require much
less seed per acre, and yield heavier.
At least three different varieties of
soy beans should be used. The Ito
San is the earliest maturing, and when
planted May LIST, will be ready for
grazing July 10th The Haberlandt
planted May LIST, will be ready for
grazing July goth. On poor land the
Acme variety will do better for this
second planting than the Haberlandt.
The Mammoth Yellow will be ready
for grazing by Aug. 10th. This gives
a succession of pastures ranging from
July 10 until frost. by varying the
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-23

We were honored with a dele
cation Saturday of about ten
members Of the Republican
County Committee, who asked US
if we could not in the future is
sues Of the Independent favor
the election of W. K. Alternately
for the senate. 1t is well known
that the Independent never es-
spouses the cause of any local
office seeker. Everyone knows
where the Editor stands on all
the political issues of the day,
but the Independent is a news
paper and not a political organ.
Its readers do not take it for its
political proclivities. We permit
the use Of our columns, to be
used by any office seeker in Civ
ing their views, but strictly as a
business proposition. Mr.. Pat
terson is the democratic nominee
and for Rye. Mr.. Alternately is
the nominee of the Independents
and is understood to be endorsed
by the republicans, and is for
Hooper.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-23
Bryan and His Dictation

Is the defeat of Gov. Hooper
more important than interna-
tional diplomatic questions which
arise almost every hour, which
involve issues Of peace or war
between this government and
the fighting world? If such is
the case, Pres. Wilson is justif-
BILE in sending his Secretary of
the Navy and his Secretary Of
State to Tennessee to try to crush
the little 140lb. republican, just
because he at heart is supposed
to be republican, but is asking
the people to re-elect him to
fight to the finish the illegal sale
of whisky and the enforcement
of the laws Of the state.
The great author Of the Prince
of Peace comes with two
edged sword and tries to plunge
it to the hilt in every nan who
dares vote for Hooper. If Bryan
says the election Of Hooper
means a rebuke to Wilson and
his administration, then truly it
may be said he and his admins
tration must stand on a crum-
bling grain of sand. We did not
know that any governor was the
cornerstone Of any ADMINISTRATION.
When it comes to pass that one
man, though it be a Bryan
three times repudiated by the
people must dictate to Tonnes
scans how they are to vote on
local or any other issue, it will be
when they forget to read, and
have not sense enough to think.
That day is a long way off.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-23

]. Il. DeFord, Republican candidate
for congress, addressed the citizens
of Selmer at the courthouse last
Thursday night. Quite crowd of
the citizens composing the voting
element of the town were present.
While Mr.. DeFord does not assume
the role of a finished orator, he can
make speech which carries with it
the earmarks of real common sense
and eaTnestness which attract his
hearers. We heard much favorable
expression from his hearers. His
support here will not be restricted to
party vote by any means. People
are beginning to think that our rep
resentative should be nearer the PEG.
pie than is the present incumbent
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-23

two months, September and October,
had more than the average rainfall.
These two months however, put our
soil in fine condition for fall sowing and
We have had splendid crop of wheat
although it was reduced somewhat
by the dry weather in May. We have
grown other crops too, but they have
not been up to standard and in many
cases have been considered failures.
Now let us see what caused all the
trouble. What is the reason we are
discouraged? Is it really because of
lack of rainfall, or have We failed to
do our part?
Our average rainfall for year is
1885 inches. In the IL months in
question we fell short of that amount
by 1880 inches or a little more than
27 per cent. Just think of that. We
had less than three-fourths of the av.
erage rainfall. Is it any wonder our
crops were poor? But let us look a
little further The actual rainfall for
the IL dry months was 1888 inches.
That is more than the average rain
fall for Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa,
Oklahoma or Texas, and it is gener-
ally understood that they usually grow
very fair crops in those states. 1t is
more than twice the average rainfall
of some of the great dry farming Sec
tions of the northwest Are we SUI
fering then because nature has failed
to do her part? Not bit of it. We
are in trouble because we have not
used the rainfall we did get, but have
allowed large portion of it to run
off the surface carrying the finest of
our soil with it. II anyone doubts
this let him look at our rivers which
have been yellow with mud during this
whole dry season.
When we learn to farm In such a
way as to prevent the waste of valu.
able water by surface drainage. we
can snap our fingers at the occasional
comparatively dry periods experienced
here in Tennessee.-J. F. Voorhees,,
Consulting Meteorologist, University
of Tennessee.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-23
dwelling

Sunday afternoon at | o'clock the
beautiful custom by the Woodmen Of
unwilling the monument erected by
them at the grave of deceased mem
Der, occurred at the cemetery over
the grave of the late John McAlpin.
The Ramer camp together with the
Selmer camp and other members
were in the march and at the grave.
The ritualistic services were held in
due form. Miss Lavera Thompson
recited the ritulistic poem. Prof.
Horny Hodges delivered the address.
1t was conceded by all that. it was
the most mastery and appropriate
address ever delivered by the Pro-
fessor, or anyone'else on a similar oc-
casion in the cemetery. While brief,
it contained much thought of not
only historical, fraternal and religious
sentiment, but was classical and force
fully delivered.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-23
APPLE CROP OF TENNESSEE.
&c. A. Keffer, University of Tennes-

&c. A. Keffer, University of Tennes-
= see.)
The United States Department of
Agriculture estimates the apple crop
of Tennessee for 1914 at 100000
bushels. 1t is safe to say that not
more than $4,000 bushels of this great
crop would bring top prices in the
great market centers. Very few or
chards in Tennessee receive system
attic eare-tillage, fertilizing, pruning
and spraying. Without regular care
there can be no substantial profits in
apple growing The few commercial
orchards that receive intelligent at
tention are making money for their
owners. II Tennessee apple growers
would give their apple trees the care
that the orchards of Oregon and Wash
ington get as a matter of course, this
state would have a nationwide repu-
tation for producing high favored and
high colored fruit.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-23

i The cost of producing pork on the
farm can be reduced from one-third to
one-half by making a larger use of the
great variety Of crops that can be
grown and which the hogs relish. Corn
Is the most important and most gen.
orally used hog feed, and will likely
continue to hold its position in all
practical rations But corn alone is
not rich enough In protein and mineral
'matter to supply the proper proportion
of nutrients for muscle and bone build
Ing. Its excessive use tends to dimin
ish the strength of bone, retards the
growth of frame, and induces excess
sive fat. These effects may be obvi..
ated by experimenting the corn with
any Of the commonly grown nitro
a great variety. In this connection
pastures should be used as much as
possible, as they furnish the cheapest
source Of protein and mineral matter,
and also give bulkiness to the ration.
Maintaining the Breeding Herd.
Pastures furnish the only profitable
basis for handling hogs the year round.
The sows and herd boar can be kept
in fine condition On good lssuminous
pasture with the addition Of corn
ration equal to per cent Of their nve
weight Without pasture per cent
to per cent Of their weight In dry
feed will be required, and Of this "a,
ton not more than one-half should
ever be corn.
Corn may be supplemented satisfac-
torily, so far as the animals needs are
concerned, by heterogeneous concen-
ltrates, such as shorts, bran, soy beans,
'cowpeas, tankage, cotton seed meal,
and skim-milk. But these feeds are
now SO high In price that it is rarely
possible to get market price for corn
when fed.
II concentrates must be used, corn
. should never be fed alone. Skim-milk
is very valuable supplement to corn,
and when available should DO fed In
the. proportion of one part of corn to
three parts of skim-milk. Other con-
centrates should be fed in the proper
ton OF about one part shorts or bran
to three parts OF corn; one part of
tankage to nine parts of corn, and one
part of cotton seed meal to siz parts
of corn If cotton seed meal Is fed, It
must be fed in connection with cop
peras water. (The method is explain
ed later in this paper.) Cowpeas and
soy beans are now so high In price
for seed that they can not be widely
used as feed, but as they get to be
more commonly grown they should
come into general use as supplements
to corn. They should be finely ground
and fed in the proportion of about one
part of cowpea or soy bean meal to six
parts Of corn.
The SOW should receive nothing but
water for twenty-four hours after far
rowing. Then she should have skim
milk or slop of sllim-milk and shorts.
If no skim-milk is available, she may
be fed slop containing four parts of
cornmeal with one part Of shorts, cow
pea or soy bean meal She should be
gradually brought up to full feed SO
that at the end of one month she will
BIO getting daily an amount equal to
per cent of her live weight. II she
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-23
Your Fall Cold Needs Attention

No use to fuss and try to wear it
out. 1t will wear you out instead
Take DR.. Kings New Discovery, re-
lief follows quickly. 1t checks your
cold and soothes your cough away.
Pleasant, aatiseptic and healing. Chill
dren like it. Get SOC bottle of DR..
Kings New Discovery and keep it in
the house. 'Our family Cough aud
Cold Doctor" writes Lewis Chamber
ain, Manchester, Ohio. Money back.
if not satisfied, but it nearly always
helps. adv