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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-11-06
ORGANIZE RED CROSS
Local Women Plan to Aid Sufferers
In War-Stricken Europe.

With Mrs. Ernest Lister president.
Mrs. H. G. Heermans secretary and
treasurer. purchasing committee or
Mesdames c.. J. Lord, J. C. PercivaL
and H. G. Heermans and a press COM
mittee with Mrs. H. l.. Copeland az.
chairman, the local Red Cross society
was organized last Monday and with
the assistance Of so ladies as volun-
teer workers, has undertaken its
campaign to aid In supplying the
needs of the women and children of
the war-stricken districts of Europe.
All kinds Of knitted goods, shawls,
woollen blouses, skirts. stockings.
mufflers, capes. petticoats and alt
kinds of clothing. will be collected
by the society and it's volunteer
workers and turned over to the regu-
lar Red Cross committee consisting
Of Mesdames J. w. NOVEL;, Kate
Young and James Brewer. Plans for
the campaign were discussed at the
massmeeting at the public library last
Monday and another meeting will be
held there next Monday afternoon.
Several hundred mail boxes have
been donated by Mayor Mottman and
Mrs. F. s. O'Brien is in charge Of
the committee Of young ladies who
are selling these at rs cents each.
creating the fun with which to pur-
chase the necessary materials. The
work is being organized ON the unit
plan, each volunteer worker being re-
sponsible for 10 persons who will pay
10 ce0ts each and pledge themselves
TO do defnitc part of the work.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-11-06
FARMER ENDORSES
FARM EXPERT PLAN
l.. r.. CAMPBELL OF TUMWATER
THINKS 1T GOOD AND
TELLS WHY.

Strong endorsement of the plan to
employ an agricultural expert in this
county next year and to maintain
Farm Bureau in connection with the
local Chamber of Commerce, to as
sist in the agricultural development
of Thurston county, is contained in
the following letter from a subscrib-
er. brought forth as the result of the
request in last weeks issue that the
subject be taken up by the readers
of The Washington Standard for dis
cussion.
The writer Of this letter faces the
question in q common sense way and
tells some pointed facts. Every farm
er in the county should read what he
says:
Tumwater, Wash.
Editor Washington Standard,
Dear Sir:
"You invite discussion OF the farm
expert question, so will submit an
idea or two which I think will be
more or less to the point.
"a subscriber in the last issue
of your paper questions the advisa-
bility Of appointing a farm expert.
On that point hold that there is no
room for discussion. Who is to lead
in a progressive movement among
the farmers! Who Is capable or has
the time to divert from the impover-
ished soil of our average farm to take
broad view Of agricultural condi
tions and put into execution progress
sive ideas unless II is one especially
provided and paid for that purpose?
Cites His Own Case.
II am in the game. farming 100
acre farm not far from Olympia
that has been farmed for 40 years
without the least attention having
been paid to the conservation of the
fertility OF the soil. and in order to
be in any measure successful I am
Obliged at the start to begin putting
back into the soil fertility which II
has been robbed of by former farm.
ers. / ask pointedly: How many
other farms and farmers in this To-
cality are in precisely the same po.
sition?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-11-06
YELM PROJECT IS
NEARLY FINISHED
SUCCESS OF THIS IRRIGATION
PLAN MAY LEAD TO DEVEL-
OPMENT OF OTHER
> PRAIRIES.

The success of the Yelm irrigation
project, now nearing completion, has
awakened real estate men and prop
ertyholders throughout this section
Of Southwestern Washington where
there are great many prairies, to
the possibilities OF irrigating them,
too. on the plan followed by the Yelm
farmers and in that way developing
them into producing areas.
Discussing the Yelm project, a Ta-
coma Sunday newspaper said:
Initiated four years ago and now
within about two weeks Of practical
completion-except for fiume con-
struction--the big Yelm irrigation
project, which has been making
steady progress without hardly a
murmur of its plans and work being
made public, is the first irrigation
project to be carried out In the vi
cinity Of Tacoma for the reclamation
Of the vast prairie lands Of this Sec
tion Of the state.
Costing about 100000, the Yelm
project will increase the value of the
5000 acres which it is to immediate
ly water to more than 800 an acre,
ior giving an increased value of be-
tween Is and 100 per cent. Land,
therefore, which now sells at not
more than $50 an acre will be sold
at 800 and perhaps more, although
the promoters Of the irrigation pro-
ject-the farmers themselves--hope
to attrac. new settlers to the land
i and furnish them the land at fair
prices.
Started Digging in 1912.
"The Yelm project was first moot
ed in 1910, but no actual work wac
done. In March, 1912, teams and
men started at work digging a main
canal to irrigate some of the prairie
land. About four miles was dug and
it was seen the progress would be toe
slow and expensive. In October of
the same year steam shovel was
purchased and put to work. Since
then, with the exception Of Sundays
it has been busy every day.
1.-The result of the steam shovePs
work has been a main canal II Id
(Coptinuad IN naca g
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-11-06
DAY OF THANKS PROCLAIMED
Homage Be offered Blessings of Peace ant
Prosperity Enjoyed by Nation During Year

a proclamation designating
Thursday. November 2s, Thanksgiving day.
The
United States while the rest of the world at fol-
lows:
by the president Of United States of America.
1T the
thanksgiving Almighty
His blessings mercies nation
that Is drawing close since we last observed day OF
national thanksgiving has ben while of discipline
the mighty change which disturbed
world year o special blessing
People
vouchsafed with honor.
suffering supply
privileged by
steady the counses and
looked their nation with omprehen
fuller realization Of their responsibilities well Of their
practical significance
their the nations the world to be-
The hurtfu foreign in their industrial and
fully
their another and
stirred them helpful cooperation such they have sell
pracced before They quckened great moral
their pity
and dsineesed sympathy for who suffering their read
Others revealed them
to themselves we'll as to the world.
Crops Ample Needs.
Our will feed all who need food the self possession OF
steaness will other
nations we'll own.
country supplied
menaes the world with channels of
trade The Panama opened
continents America been
friendship New instrumentaites of inter-
have been created which be
mutual service Never
before of the United States situated for
the Of their neghbors
equipped to themselves and mankind.
Wilson. president OF the United
America
November Of thanksgiving and and
and their Of worship render
thanks to Almighty God.
whereof have heeunto my hand
o be ahnxed
city this twentyeighh day Of
year
United America
hundred and thirty ninth.
(Sgned) WOODROW WILSON,
"By the President
ROBERT LANSING,
acting of State"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-11-06

to the people and insures the manage
ment of the county's business on an
entirely different basis from that of
the last two years. How disgusted
the people were with the old man
agement is shown by the big vote
given the NonPartisan candidates for
commissioners, Littlejohn receiving
1854, according to the unofficial
count, to McBratney's 2304, major
ity of $50, and Dodge getting PISS
to 1912 for Gibson, a majority of
476.
Where NOn-Partisans Won.
The Non-Partisan ticket swept the
ring" off iits feet in the following
precincts: third, fourth and sixth
wards, and the second of the fifth
ward, in Olympia, and Black Lake,
Chambers Prairie, Grand Mound,
Gull Harbor, McLane, Mud Bay, Pc
ninsula, Puget, Rainier, Rochester,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-11-06
YANTIS, LITTLEJ0HR AND DODGE ARE ELECTED
Republican Control of County Disrupted by Victory Three
Partisan Candidates-'Wets' Get Majority ty-Wright
Superior Judgeshp in District-A But
ure Beaten Here.

The courthouse
not
McBaney Gibson and declared
business
which actively advocated the of NonPaian
told what
the result.
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-09-03
The Kind They Have,

My dear, what sort of firing do
they do in these war balloons?"
Il guess they have parachutes."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-09-03
FUTURE OF THE FARM FLOCK
No Stock That VIII Improve So Rap
idly on Good Feed and Use of
Best Sires as Sheep.

The future of the farm flock looks
good, for rangemen suffer so many
changes and vicissitudes that they
must receive more money for sheep
if they are to continue. I am not of
those who believe that a farm flock
is no trouble and all profit, nor that
they can be used as mere scavengers
and pay a profit, says writer in the
Denver Weekly Post. The better they
are looked after, as with other stock,
the greater the return. There is no
stock, however, that will so rapidly I'M
prove on good feed and the use Of
good sires, and it should be carefully
considered by some farmers whether
they can do best in sheep or dairying.
True, sheep must have frequent
change of pasture to do their best, but
their housing is inexpensive and they
demand extra care only at Landing
time. while COWS need milking twice
day.
I believe it will pay to figure this
thing out, but don't handle sheep with
out plenty of clover or alfalfa, for this
is necessary with plenty of leguminous
feed The burly Shropshire or other
Down breed need but little grain ex.
cept at lambing time, and TO push the
young lambs in the creep or maybe
in hard winter weather.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-09-03
BUTTER-MlLK GOOD FOR HOGS
When Fed With Grains-SuppIies
All Protein Needed.

Buttermilk of good quality has
practically the same feeding value as
skim milk 1t is much more valuable
when fed with farm grains in certain
proportions, depending on the market
value of the grain and the butter-milk.
Three to four pounds of butter-milk to
one pound of grain will usually give
the largest gains However, if butter
milk can be had at a low price, one
is justified in feeding a larger proper
tion-five to six pounds of butter-milk
to one pound of grain. If it is to be
fed to growing pigs or breeding hogs,
which are not being crowded for large
gains, the proportion of butter-milk
can be still greater. Butter-milk has
been fed as the sole diet to that class
of hogs with fair valuable feed when
mixed with grain. Corn is the best
grain for this purpose, although a
mixture of corn two parts and barley
one part is nearly as good 1t is not
necessary to feed wheat middlings,
tankage or any protein feed if a con-
siderable quantity of butter-milk is
used, for the reason that butter-milk
supplies all the protein that is neces
sary in the ration.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-09-03
DOCTOR WI AS MATCHMAKER
Celestial Diplomat Tells of Success
He Had in Bringing Together Two
Fond Hearts.

Once | was an involuntary match
maker" says WI Ting Fang in rem
iniscent chapter of his book, 'Ameri-
ca Through the Spectacles of an ORR
entail Diplomat" Some years ago,
during my first mission in Washing
ton, l was invited to attend the we'd
ding Of the daughter of the chief JUS
tice OF the Supreme court. When
entered the breakfast room, l saw the
bridesmaids and a number of young
men.
Going up to one Of the brides
maids, whom l had previously met
and who was the daughter Of a sena-
tor, asked her when it would be her
turn to become a bride. She mod
estly said that she did not know, as
she had not yet had an offer. Turn
ing to Inc group of young men who
were in the room, jocularly remarked
to one of them: This is beautiful
lady. Would you not like to marry
herr He replied: I shall be most
delighted to- Then l said to the
young lady: viii you accept his Of
Ter! she S66uI0u slightly eIIDdI-
raised, and said something to the eff
feet that as she did not know the
gentleman, she could not give definite
answer.
After a few days met the young
lady at an AT Home party, when she
scolded me for being so blunt with her
before the young man. l told her
was actuated by the best of motives.
A few months later | received an in
vitation from the young lady's par
ents, asking me to be present at the
wedding of their daughter. l thought
l would go and find out whether the
bridegroom was the young man whom l
had introduced to the young lady,
and as soon as l entered the house,
the mother of the bride, to my agree
able surprise, informed me that it
was 1 who had first brought the young
couple together, and both the bride
and the bridegroom heartily thanked
me for my good offices. " outh's
Companion
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-09-03

lieu of cash, and every family requires
eggs as a daily diet. The result is
that the output from the poultry plant
can be disposed Of almost anywhere
and in any quantity, no matter how
small If there is no demand for the
chicken as a broiler, which is often the
case, it can be kept a few weeks or
months longer, of course at an in
crease in cost, but with a sufficient
increase in quantity and possibly quail
ity to more than pay for the care If
a market is not ready to take the
goods, they can be held until the mar
ket does get ready, and the delay need
not cause a loss to the producer.
Should a poultryman so desire, he
can sell out at market prices with
little loss at almost any season Of the
year.
With squads, however, the case is
somewhat different. Unless they are
killed within a limited time they de
preciate not only in weight but in
value, and must be sold as pigeons in
stead of squads. The professional
breeder may use these to increase the
loft but in that case the surplus birds
go into stock instead of cash. This
increase in stock naturally demands
an increase in equipment, which I'M
der some circumstances might be adj
visable; but the producer who hash t
his market near by, and unless he is in
a position to guarantee delivery of a
certain quantity of his product at GER
tain intervals, is working under a very
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-09-03
GROWING CANADA FIELD PEAS
Plant Is Higher in Protein Than Graing
Commonly Grown OF Farm
Take Place of Bran.
By A c. Army, Minnesota Experimen


By A C. Army. Minnesota Experiment
StaGon-)
The Canada field pea is a crop that
deserves more attention on many
farms. 4 ten-year average yield OF
q bushels Of seed per acre has been
secured on University farm The
weight per bushel is so pounds. Mixed
in the proper proportion with other
foods, ground peas make a good feed
for live stock.
They are higher in protein content
than the grains commonly grown OF
the farm, and can be used il some
mixed feeds to take the place Of bran
For the production Of an annual hay
crop, peas and oats mixed at the rate
of two bushels Of peas and one busbei
Of oats and drilled Z spring give
good results. From ID half TO
three and a half to lay can be
secured. Dat and pc 3 can be fed
to advantage to all 51asses Of farm
animals.
Oats and peas drilled early in spring
at the same rate as recommended for
hay, make an excellent hog pasture
crop, ready for use about July l. TWEEN
ty bushels of white Canada field peas
produced In 1913 are on hand at Uni
versity farm. They can be procured
for use as seed at $3.50 per bushel.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-09-03
CANADA'S HUGE GRAIN BINS
Port Arthur Paper Is Peeved at the
Mention of Kansas City Elevators.

From the Port Arthur (Canada) Evening Chronicle
Kansas City gains the attention of
the New York Evening Post and is
mirable newspaper by reason of in
creasing the capacity of a grain ele-
vator there. The Evening Post says:
when the additions and alterations
to its huge grain elevator at Kansas
City now under way are completed the
Missouri Pacific-Iron Mountain rail
read will have one of the largest
plants of it's kind in the world"
The present capacity of the Kansas
City product is one million bushels.
When it gains its promised stature
and becomes zone of the largest in
the world" it will have a capacity of
2,133,000 bushels.
At the mention of grain elevators
the twin ports at the head of the lakes
prick up their ears ard take notice.
The name of Lloyd-George at a Tory
garden party, or of President Wilson
at a bankers convention catches at
| tention no quicker than the word "ele-
vator" in the hearing Of Port Arthur
Fort William man. Toronto prides
itself on it's churches; Pittsburgh
specializes on .miIlionaires; Chicago
has it's pork and Boston its pork and
beans-as for US, we rise to fame on
the bins of our elevators, and he who
says zone of the largest" about any
old two-million-bushe outfit in Mis-
| souri, must withdraw the statement or
name the place and weapons.
If the Evening Post had said zone
of the largest in Missouri" or in the
general but expressive American
phrase had said some elevator" we
wouldn't have minded it so much, but
when it describes this stunted Mis-
souri, receptacle as zone of the largest
| grain elevators in the world" then it
is time to kick. Why, two-million-
bushel elevators are so common here
abouts that the secretary of the board
of trade does not point them out to
distinguished visitors. Nothing could
show clearer than that what we think
of two-million-bushel elevators.
When we have pointed to the $780,
! 000-busheI G. n. R. elevator and the
| 1900, 000-bushel C. P. r. elevator and
the $500 000-bushel G. T. P. elevator;
then to the $500 000-bushel Dominion
Government elevator which is only
| the first unit of what is to be a 30
million-busheI plant, by that time the
air is so full Of millions that the
| listener would be annoyed if we both
cred him with mention of mere two
million-bushel affair. So we just lump
the balance together and describe the
grand total Of 45-million-bushel capac-
ity already standing at the head of
the lakes.
Upon the basis upon which Kansas
City got five inches Of space in the
Evening Post we claim compliment
tary writeup Of at least three columns
and in the article we would state that
in one. respect We are like Kansas
City-when it is a question Of big ele-
vators we also are from Missouri.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-09-03
SISTERS TRICK
But 1t All Came Out Right.

How a sister played a trick that
brought rosy health to a coffee hend
is an interesting tale:
q was a coffee fend-a trembling,
nervous, physical wreck, yet clinging
to the poison that stole away my
strength. l Knocked at Postum and
would have none Of it.
"One day my sister substituted a
cup Of piping hot Postum for my morn
ing cup Of coffee but did not tell me
what it was l noticed the richness
of it and remarked that the coffee
tasted fine but my sister did not tel
me l was drinking Postum for fear l
might not take any more.
she kept the secret and kept Civ
ing me Postum instead Of coffee until
l grew stronger, more tireless, got a
better color in my sallow cheeks and
a cIearness to my eyes, then she told
me of the health-giving, nerve
strengthening life-saver she had given
me in place of my morning coffee.
From that time l became disciple
Of Postum and no words can do JUS
tice in telling the good this cereal
drink did me- I viii not try TO tell it,
for only after having used it can che
be convinced of its merits"
Ten days trial shows Postum's pow
er to rebuild what coffee has destroy
ed.
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich. Read The Road to
WellvilIe," in pkgs.
Postum comes in two forms:
Regular Postum-must be well boil
ed. 15c and Csc packages.
Instant Postum-is a soluble pow
der. A teaspoonfu1 dissolves quickly
in a cup Of hot water and, with cream
and sugar, makes a delicious beverage
Instantly. 30c and soc tins.
The cost per cup Of both kinds is
about the same.
There's e Reason" fer Postum.
sold by Grocers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-09-03

and there is no reason why there
should not be a gradual expansion
of the barley area.
IN the United States and Canada,
barley is used for mailing purposes
and as a feed for farm animals. A
limited amount is used in the prepare
ton of breakfast foods, and for
pearled barley. Our farmers are
learning the value of barley as a part
ration for dairy cattle and young
stock and much more will be used as
animal food in the future. In the Pa
cifc coast states barley is quite gen
orally grown as q hay and feed for
horses. When used as hay it is
cut in the milk stage shortly after
heading and cured like timothy or blue
grass. When the grain is used as a
feed it is either fed whole or the
kernels crushed by passing between
rollers. If finely ground the gluten
therein makes a sticky mass as soon
as it is brought in contact with moist
ure and it is not then readily masti-
Gated or digested Only a limited
amount of barley is exported from the
United States and this is largely as
feed owing to the mixture of va
rieties
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-09-03
In tie Summarizing.

Married men at this season have a
pale, seedy look, a worried look and
and their eyes tend to be dull and
bloodshot"
The speaker was DR.. George Gust
Clayton, the Pittsburgh sociologist. He
resumed:
When the wife is away the man
viii play, you know. One of these
pale, red-eyed men said to me yester-
day over his pick-me-up luncheon of
chopped onions, picked herring and
dark beer:
I've got to steady down, even
though my wife won't be back from
the country till next week
Yes? said l. Yes? How SOP
The pace and the neighbours he
explained, are beginning to tell -
Chicago Herald.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-09-03
Prune Trees REGULARLY.

If the trees are properly pruned the
first three or four years after planting
there will be little need of removing
the larger branches. The results to
be obtained in pruning the young
trees are: Symmetrical ard evenly
balanced tops; to admit sunlight and
free circulation of air into all parts
OF the tree tops and yet maintain suf1-
cient density of foliage to protect the
branches and fruit from the direct
rays of the sun, which is likely to in
jure both tree and fruit
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-09-03
Exciting Voters.

Your constituents seem anxious to
hear from you"
Yes" replied Senator Sorghum.
My work isn't going to be as easy as
I once found it. There was time
when I would hire a brass band and
give EN- a concert that would leave
EN- perfectly satisfied. Now I've got
to throw in, carefully prepared lee.
ture free of charge"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-09-03

ANOTHER WoRM TURNS.
Shave, sir?"

Shave, sir?"
Course! If I'd wanted a haircut I'd
a said so"
The barber adjusted the chair at the
proper angle.
Hot or cold Iather, sir % he asked.
What do y want TO know that for?'
We'll, some customers like it hot
and some like it cold. All the same
t me, sir"
Then 'spose you go right ahead and
tend to your business. If I don't ike
what you're doing III kick"
Very good, sir; you can kick right
now. Next" vociferated the barber,
bringing the chair to an upright posi-
ton with a jerk that dumped the Gus
toner out. Bill, hand the gentleman
his buds an hold the door open for
him"
It may be well to remember that the
tonsorial professor in charge of the
first chair sometimes owns the shop.