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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-10-02

OF conserving the moisture, the farm
ers are now busily engaged in prepar-
ing larger areas for wheat, oats, barley
and flax, and III this way very much
will be added to the large acreage
placed in crop in 1913. There are none
that take any comfort out of the war
In Europe because 1t will mean in
creased prices for everything they can
raise, but they propose taking advan-
tage Of the opportunity that is afford
ed. Western Canada is the recognized
grain field OF the world, and will be
70 for all time. Looking into the fu-
ture, thousands OF Americans are now
contemplating Joining the band OF
Western Canada grain growers and
they are wise in doing SO, for they can
C. the best Of land in good local.
ties, convenient to market, at from 81.
to $40 per acre If purchased from rail
way or land companies. or they can
still get homesteads within reasonable
distance OF railways by making entry
for them. The American settler is al.
ways welcome, and he will find in al
most any district in which he cares
to locate, scores Of American settlers,
who are doing we'll, and few. If any
ever prove q failure. There are spe-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-10-02
PEOPLE DID SOME THINKING
OF Course This Is a Fable But Il 10
Possible That Such a Thing
May Happen.

A certain people were much given
to deploring war, War, they kept in
sisting, was poor business.
Their king heard them, but he
didn't take them seriously. The very
first chance he got he picked a quar-
rel with a neighboring power. and
that done he lifted up his voice in the
old way.
The fatherland is in danger" he
cried. The honor Of the nation is
assailed. My children, be patriots."
But they couldn't see him. Not on
your life" they made answer. You
can fool all the people some Of the
time and one Of the people all of
the time. but you cannot fool all the
people all the time"
Nhereupon the king made haste to
, patch up his quarrel and was very
careful forever after not to pick an
other.
This fable teaches that we have still
some distance to 20 before universal
peace can be anything but a joke
New York Evening Post.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-10-02
ECZEMA ON CHILD's BODY

$40 High St, Oshkosh, Wis.-"When
about two months old my nephew had
sores break out Oh different parts OF
his body. The trouble first began as
a rash which itched SO at night some
one always held his hands. eve while
sleeping, as at the least scratching it
would run together and form scabs.
His night-clothes had to have mittens
on them or the scabs would be raw
and bleeding by morning. His cloth
ing or the least friction irritated the
trouble. His face and scalp were COW
cred. They called it ZEN
I'VE tried different treatments but
none cured him. At three years old
We commenced the use Of Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. It took nearly a
year to effect a complete cure and he
never had anything like it since"
(Signed) Mrs. r. Scotield, Mar. Il.
1914.
Cuticnra Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
tree. with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post.
card "Cuticura. Dept. l.. Boston. ADV.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-10-02

The beautiful duchess of Narlbor
ough, at a tea at Marble house in New.
port, praised the toilets OF a Baltimore
girl.
She dresses exquisitely," said the
duchess, who. dressing exquisitely her
self, is an admirable Judge. Her hats.
her shoes, her coiffure-it's all ex'
quisite.
pains with her appearance. tho
duchess added. 1t is wise. For a CIR
can't help her looks, but her looks car
help her"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-10-02
Shows the Folly Of TotiEc q Gun.

Shows the Folly Of Totirg q Gun.
A little sermon on peace by liomef
Hoch: old Bill Jones always carried
a gun or two, and By much practice
when he should have been at Work-ho
became a crack shot. lie said thar he
didn't propose to he caught unpre-
pared. and that he went armed in or.
der to keep out of trouble. But old
Bill Jones was in mere braWlS than
anybody, and was finally gathered to
his fathers by 2 gent who was a little
quicker on the trigger. Nations have
been proceeding on the Bill .IoneA
theory. This theory played up strong
by the Honorable krupp and others
has been that In order TO insure peace
they mus. be ready TO fight the world
or d moments notice. But the nations
are Just like old Bill The Bill Jones
theory is ready for the junk pile
Kansas City Star.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-10-02
WESTERN CANADAS
GRAIN CR0PFOR 1914
THE WHEAT CROP ALONE WILL
BE WORTH UPWARDS OF
ONE HUNDRED MIL.
LION DOLLARS.

The yield Of wheat in Western Cana
da for 1914 is now safely estimated at
1875 million bushels. This is not as
large as in 1913 but for various rea-
sons viii net the farmer considerab bly,
more money. Had it not been for
drought that struck some portions Of
Southern Alberta and Southwestern
Saskatchewan, shortly after seeding,
there would have been a phenomenal
crop and with present prices there
would have been a year of I'm
~precedented prosperity. In a large
district Of the country the crops are
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-10-02
COMRADES SLAIN: MAJOR
DIES A HEROIC DEATH

Aneouleme.-The family Of Nal. G.
Dupont OF the artillery has received
news OF his heroic death in a recent
action.
With a regiment of 700 mon he e.
ceived orders to take a position In a
meadow near q town. There was a
dense fog at the time. through which
ominCus rumblings were heard. but
Majo. Dupont's instructions were ur-
gent. All his men stood at their posts
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-10-02

fully up to the average. The por-
ions referred to had ample rainfall
and blessed With conditions hat put
them into a more enviable condition
than the districts first referred to.
Fortunately in most places where lack
OF precipitation prevented harvesting
a good crop this year, this is the
first OF a number OF years that it
has happened, and the farmers are
In a position to withstand a partial
failure. Throughout all of Manitoba.
Central Saskatchewan and the largest
portion of Alberta conditions are
good. The raising Of cattle, sheep and
hogs is now playing an important
part in the success of the Vest
ern Canada Farmer. From these,
n the product of the dairy and
the Dreaming. he is placing himself
in al excellent financial position. 1t
Is expected that during 1915 the acre
age sown to grains Of all kinds will be
largely in excess of all previous years.
In the districts that had not the crop
that others had. there is no disheart-
edness, but embracing the opportunity
to get their land ready in good time,
and pursuing more definite methods
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-10-02

waiting for the word Of command.
Suddenly the fog lifted and revealed
a company OF German quick iirers
within 1900 yards OF the French posi-
ton. In a few seconds all except two
officers and thirty men had fallen.
Major Dupont was among those un-
scatbed. The German captain asked
for his surrender. Major Dupor.
sprang to a gun beside which his gufr
ners lay dead and trained it upon tn.
enemy. but before he could fire a bull
let stretched him across the gun. NOR
tally wounded.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-10-02
Evidently Knew Him.

At a recent public meeting OF retire
ing councillors in a certain ward in a
Boosting that he could bring an argu-
men to a pint as quick as any 9TH
er a
On hearing this. one of the audience
who was acquainted with the speaker
shouted out:
Aye, man, and We IAN bring a quart
tae a pint a guild bit quicker. London
Tit-Bits.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-10-02

You want a coy home, a free life,
and sufficient income. You want edu-
cation for your children, and some
pleasure for your wife. You want in
dependence. Your burden has been
heavy, and your farm hasn't paid. You
work hard and are discouraged.
You require a change. There Is =
goal within sight, where your chill
dren will have advantages. You can
get a home in Western Canada and
freedom, where our ambitions can be
fulfilled. IT the Prairie Provinces are
full Of Successful Farmers, why should
you prove the exception? Haven't
YOU got brains, experience. courage?
Then prove what these are capable
of when put on trial. 1t is encourag-
ing to know that there is one country
in the world where poverty is no bar
rier to wealth,
Besides the grains spoken OF, all
kinds Of grasses do Well in Western
Canada. At one of the fairs held a
short time ago the writer saw no
less than eighty varieties of wild grass.
OF the cultivated grasses, Alfalfa gives
a splendid yield, and although not yet
generally grown, it will soon become
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-10-02
True at That.

a deaf man was being married and
the parson asked the usual question.
lawful Wife,"
'Eh?' said the leaf man.
do you take this woman for your
lawful wife,
This time a bit louder.
The groom seemed to get angry.
oh, | don't know he said. "She
Amt so awful. I've seen wus than
her that didn't have as much money
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-10-02

universal. At a recent contest OF fields
sown not later than June, 1912, there
were prizes awarded in all districts in
Saskatchewan. The quality was ex-
c~ellent. In Alberta it will soon be-
come the popular feed. In Manitoba
the growing Of alfalfa is quite success
full, and many farmers are now prepar-
ing land for it.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, on his re-
turn from a trip to Western Canada,
furnishes the following contributions:
III dream again of fields Of grain
that stretch from sky to sky.
And the little prairie hamlets, where
the cars 60 roaring by,
| Wooden hamlets as saw them-noble
cities still to be
| To girdle stately Canada with gems
from sea to sea,
Mother OF a mighty manhood. Land Of
glamour and of hope,
From the eastward sea-swept Jgl:aas
to the sunny Western slope"
It is the inspiration that led Sir
Conan Doyle to pen the above that
has led the many Americans that are
home Observation-Disclosures.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-10-02
Quite a Problem.

Summer has its inconvenience
Il don't get you.
Il was just thinking Of the vestless
man who tried to carry a lead pencil.
a fountain pen. his watch and his CT
CARS in the top pocket Of his coat
Detroit Free Press.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-10-02
Clever Advertisinc.

The sale OF the average move! in
this country is less than 1000 coBiea."
Yet, after reading the publishers
announcements ! seem to hear theiI
presses roaring night ard day to fiji
the orders"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-10-02
Different Sorts.

The farmer and the comic opera
directors training a chorus are en-
gagged in similar labors."
.HoW do YOU make that OUT
Aren't they both raising chick
ans2"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-10-02
Youthful Distinction.

"Oh. yes. we are 80 pleased with
him, Just think! He's the latest IN
his whole classI"-Paris LIE Rire.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-10-02
Durable Snow.

It was in the smoker Of the limited.
and the Yankee was talking Of Joe
knowles. the Boston artist, who took
to the woods without food or clothing
and lived there for some weeks. by way
Of proving that nature is an adequate
provider. The man from the 500 was
Well said he, maybe he might
do that In Maine, but out here where
we have weather he never could have
done it. Why, man. I've eel good
shedding out here In August"
The Pine Tree man never blinked,
but replied: Nothing wonderful about
that! Why, up Pennington, Me-, way.
where Joe and come from, they new
err think Of using the snow until its
two years old;"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-10-02
Safely over II.

Safely over Il.
Yes, | have a nice home in the
suburbs"
Raise chickens, do you9"
No, | passed that stage two years
ago"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-10-02

Put your best foot forward and you
won't have SO many kicks coming.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-02-12
REDUCE AMOUNT
OF DRY ROT LOSS
Best Results Secured at the Me-
braSka Station by Use of
FormaIin Dip.

Extensive experiments have been
conducted by the Nebraska station to
learn if any treatment might be APP
piled before the potatoes were stored
that would reduce the amount Of loss
due to dry rot. These experiments
have clearly demonstrated that dry
rot may be held in check through
treatment of the tubers before being
placed in the storage cellars.
For this purpose the best results
were secured through the use OF
either formalin dip. formalin vapor.
or the limesulphur wash Not only
did the tubers in these lots show a
very small percentage OF dry rot. but
they were IN excellent condition other
wise when removed in April The
storage time Il should be remem.
bered. employed in this experiment
rs longer than would ordinarily be
employed by the average farmer.
and this gave the treatments a severe
test.
Under ordinary farm conditions the
Development Of the formalin vapors is
not easily secured. and therefore the
station would particularly recommend
the use OF formalin dip as the easiest
method to employ, and one that should
give excellent results IL practice.
This form9lin treatment referred 10
consists OF placing the tubers in secRs
and immersing for two hours IN a
solution OF one pint Of 40 per cent
formaiin in q barrel OF water The
tubers are then dried before being
placed I'm storage.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-02-12
GAINESVILLE IND. DISTRICT.

Cottrcn, s. Observation-Disclosures.
Depue. John c., p. T. l.. and
Hiram Campbell .........
Fowler, LcuveTna c. ...........
Fowler Susanna ..............
Guin, Sarah n. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Good. y. c. ..................
Gibson, George Observation-Disclosures.
Harris, Lizzie b. (Evans) .......
same
Holiday LuM L. and S. Hickman.
Holiday Lulu l.. and Virgil Mace. .
Ice, ). J. ..................
Mccoy Maggie
NutteT Josie ...................
Farscn. Joseph Observation-Disclosures.
larson. Nathaniel .........
keinstein, 5 J. ..................
Robinson, Howard l.. and w M....
Smith, Walter l.. ..............
Same .............
Same
Smith, Jemima ..............
Same
Summers, II. NJ, Guardian ....... -.
States Sarah Francis .........
S'ailman, J. r. and Rosa l.. Boice. q.
SimmOns, Margaret ]. .........
Schilling J. G., II. G. woodward
and r. b. Newman ............
Tyson c. and a. G. Bailey ......
wilson, +. .. ....................
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-02-12
PREPARING SEED
BED FOR WHEAT
"HeaVing" Is Due to LooSenesS
and Goodness of Lower
Layer of Bed.

Careful farmers are already prepar-
ing the seed bed for the wheat that
goes In this fall One of the greatest
factors that limits the production OF
wheat ordinarily is the poorly pre-
pared seed bed.
Prof. NJ. +. Miller of the Agron-
omy Department of the University OF
Missouri describes the "heaving" Of
wheat to the looseness and cloddiness
Of the lower layer of the bed If the
surface is plowed and allowed to
stand quite q while, then is har-
rowed, the top will appear to be
smooth and in good condition, while
the part few inches underneath will
be made of large clods and openings.
These openings not only cut off the
supply of water which should rise
from the subsoil, but in a wet time
they will fill with and lift when a
freeze comes.
The simplest remedy, and the most
effective one, for this coarseness in
the lower part Of the seeded, is to
disk the ground thoroughly before
blowing 1t. Then there viii be no
clods that cannot be reached and
dealt with. Furthermore, the disked
surface will plow with less horse
power, and the weeds will turn under
better.
Two things then, are extremely i'm
portant in preparing wheat land One
is to disk before breaking; the other
is to do it soon enough so that the
seeded will be started up and the
seedbed will have time to settle well
before seeding time. The moisture
will be started up and the seed will
have the best kind of a start.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-02-12
DAWSON REVELS IN HOT WAVE
Alaskan City Reports Very Passablc
Imitation of the Good Old
Summer Time"

The following from Dawson will
be surprise to many
'"The heat wave which is troubling
the east is also causing suffering in
the Kiondike, where outside opinion
has us wallowing in snow the year
round, says a writer in the Douglas
Island (Alaska) News. Owing to
the excessive heat the last two weeks,
Greenfield & Pickering are operat-
ing their stages at night instead Of
the day until the temperature be-
comes lower. The heat has been
very hard on horses engaged on the
road. One horse came in bleeding
from the effects. II is said to have
been as high as 1875 above zero, Fab
rcnheit, in the sun, The highest reg
istration in the shade was 80.
Charles Payson, weather observer,
says that was the highest ever reg
istered in Dawson. Dawson is reyel-
ing in the heat. The fact that the
old town can thaw out good and
plenty is not troubling most of the
people. Some develop a perspiration
without exercise, and fans are even
put into commission. Someof the old
timers from the hot belt have been
trying to find linen buds and a num-
Ter have appeared in white duck, Just
like Willie-off-rhe- Yacht. Porous
underwear, or no underwear at all, is
the popular thing, and collars are
being abandoned by the good folk
20 surplus adipose tissue.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-02-12
WASHINGTON pIsTaIeT.

and oil is heirs
r b pan etotlap g.
D IN purchase hh or
e m romf time e
dq NJ and OF day orJa
J
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-02-12
Planting Of All Rulha.

A bit OF gratis wisdom concerning
forcing bulbs is to the effect that most
OF the failures come from too late
planting. The advice is to pot all
bulbs as early as possible, which prob
ably means as early as they are OBJ
tainable. Some of the foreign grown
bulbs do not ripen early enough to be
obtainable with the first consignments
TO our dealers
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-02-12
CAUTIONED HER

She aly physician says / s.9a'.
have % bite before retiring.
He e careful; that's what killed
Cleopatra.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-02-12
BRUTE

Cold What tense DO fuse
/ say q am beautiful.
Bold soph-Bemo,e past
mont Crabbe.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-02-12

Marks-lleard from your wife
since she went to the shore?
Parks No; she hasn't run out Of
money yet
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-10

Trego County High School will
County,
Goth
p Of w A Boys,
Prof Husbandry
both of College, been
including
three soils,
will
farming sorghum including eerita milo
types proper filling
Prof Gatewood will deliver
ing cattle; 0 breeding CO.
tie l)
dairy cattle feeding of
Sheep feeding
judging horses; Judging cattle
These will all
that
from College. bring
to by
practice. You have all this for the asking.
All will held the High School
nish ample and equipment for their classes. :
You cordially invited We will IN a
that
ftable Respectfully,
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
BY J H. Niesey.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-10
Sparks Tilton.

On Wednesday, December 81, 1913,
in Collyer, at the home of the
brides parents at high noon John G.
Sparks and Florence AITilton were
united in marriage by the Rev. Chas.
w. Harper in the presence of a goodly
company of relatives and friends.
The ceremony was very brief and inn
pressiye.
The bride was beautifully attired
in blue nuns yelling and the groom in
conventional black.
The display of presents contained
many which were both useful and
beautiful.
After hearty congratulations a
bounteous dinner was served, to
which all did justice.
The bride and groom will spend
sometime visiting and later will set
tie on their farm Is miles north of
WaKeeney.
Miss Tilton is known as one of~the
very finest young ladies that the Col
lyer neighborhood affords, and every
one wishes for her and her husband
all the joys and blessing of health
and Heaven and prosperity in their
new home. Xxx
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-10
Ask for Catalogue f6I.
The VICTOR
SAFE & LOCK sc.
clAclsAaI,. nun

Miss Florence Staatz of Hays will
be back at her old post in the tele-
phone office about February 1st.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Keyser and
daughter, Delta, arrived home from
a two weeks visit at Sycamore, Kan
sas, Tuesday evening.
Rev. Reed will preach at Quinter
next Sunday and Mrs. Reed will
occupy the pulpit at the NJ. e. church
next Sunday evening. Everybody in
vited.
Last Wednesday evening quite
number of friends gave Mrs. 1. t.
Purcell very pleasant surprise party
at her home. The ladies all report a
delightful evening.
Miss May Curry will be the new
clerk in the postoffice. Miss Ida
Cloud. who has been clerking for the
past four years, resigned her job, to
take effect February Ist.
In this issue will be found the an
nouncement of E. n. Altman of
Riverside township as candidate for
the Republican nomination for sheriff.
We will have something good to say
for Elihu later on.
The Golden Belt hotel closed its
doors the first of the week and will
remain dark until some fellow comes
along and tries his luck at running a
hotel. The hotel is centrally located.
and should be made to pay if the
property could be rented cheap.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-10

Ash Davis, cartoonist entertainer,
who is to appear here in the near fu-
ture, was born near West Union, Ia.
ON a farm. His talent for art was soon
discovered by his teachers in school.
much to his sorrow, for in those days
drawing was discouraged by the use
of a stick But it took more than q
stick to sidetrack Davis. He studied
art in Chicago, Philadelphia and New
York He did cartoon work for news
papers and magazines. and painted por-
traits until he saw Frank Beard give
a chalk talk at the Beatrice (Neb)
ChautauQua- 1t was the only thing
he remembered and could talk about
That happened twenty years ago. and
he Is still talking. His entertainment
has gone through many changes since
then. 1t has had college training and
private tutoring and many years OF ex-
perience. Today he is recognized az
one of the standard professional LIZ
ceum family.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-10
Fire at Johnson's Market.

About 1850 last night Guy Morton
discovered fire in the Johnson meat
market and turned in an alarm. The
whistle at the power house told most
of the people i'll the city about it. A
goodly number of men answered the
call, and hose carts were pulled out
and in very short time stream of
water was turned on the flame. 1t is
not known how the fire started, and
it was discovered just in time to save
the north part of the city. There was
considerable damage done to the
building and contents both by the
fire and the water.
If there were any men at this fire
who were skeptical about the kind of
water pressure Ellis had with which
to fight fire, they were convinced
last night that it was all right--Ellis
Headlight.