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The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-08-14
The Illusion Of Dry Farming

In the recent issue or Farn
and Fireside, the national farm
paper published at Springfield,
Ohio, H. A. Bereman writes an
article 1.-THE Truth About Dry
Farming" He says that dry
farming has had so much boost
ing by enthusiastic supporters
that it has come to be regarded
as one of the wonders Of the
age. AS is usual in such Gases
he says that there are two sides
to the story. Following is an
extract from the article:
THE history Of dry farming
in the United States can be sum-
med up in one sentence: Good
crops have been raised by dry
farm methods where the rain
fall is around fifteen inches per
year, but good crops rarely are
raised under such conditions.
This means that under ex-
perimental farming conducted
with ample capital, Or having
funds in the bank to tide them
over the bad years, men have
succeeded in proving the correct
ness of the theory. 1t further
means that the average, nay,
the great majority of home
steaders in the semi-arid west
do not often reap profitable har-
vests.
with several years of unusal
rainfall, settlers are encouraged
in the belief (disproved by the
records of the U. S. Weather
Bureau that the climate is
changing. They reap fair har-
vests in proportion to their in
dustry and wisdom, immigration
increases, new homesteads are
taken up, and the outlook is
promising. Then do the lean
years make famine in the land
and there is no Joseph to save
the people. Crops fail, stock
starves or is sold for lack of
sustenance, savings funds run
low, homesteads are abandoned.
Even these sad facts do not
improve the value of dry farm
ing, for l have seen good crops
grow in dry years without irri-
cation. American Press.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-08-14
COOD ROADDON't ADVICE'TSUED
highway Department Tells La.
How to Accomplish Most
Good August 81

In a further appeal Saturday
the highway department of the
State Board of Engineers, gives
several don't" to all Louisiana
IN Its earnest effort for good
road building on Louisiana Good
Roads Day, which the last Legis-
lature fixed for August 81.
Here are the "don'ts".
Don't try to do too much.
Don't start more than you can
finish in one day. Don't place
gravel on roads that have not
been properly graded and drain
ed. Don't grade roads that
not been properly staked out on
correct lines. Don't plow up
long stretches of road and leave
them impossible. Don't scrape
sods on the travelled roadway
and leave them for passing vehi-
cles to smooth down.. -
State Highway Engineer W.
+. Atkinson gives the following
further advice:
Drain the road. Clear and
widen the right of way where
too narrow; remove logs, weeds,
stumps, stones, brush from road
way. Fill holes and washes with
good earth; apply bermuda sods
to embankments; cover sand
stretches of road with three or
four inches of good clay, and
mix by narrowing and dragging.
Cover clay stretches of road with
four or five inches of sand, and
mix by blowing, narrowing and
dragging. Should there be a
natural mixture of sand and clay,
or any good road material at
hand, haul this and apply to bad
stretches of road. Culverts and
bridges may be repaired or re.
constructed. Construct road
drags Of planks or logs, and ar
range for their use after all
rains throughout the season.
Engineer Atkinson suggests
that each community organize
by road or school districts; that
the best road builder in the neigh
borhood be selected as road |
boss" for Louisiana Good Roads
Day, and that everybody turn
out and work Loyalty under his
direction. He states that the
highway department will be
pleased to furnish any other in
formation that may be desired
on the subject.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-08-14

A valuable farmers bulletin
(No. 597) just issued by the I'm.
tied States Department of Agri-
culture treats of the road drag
and how to use it. That our fall
and winter hauling may be done
over better roads and at less ex-
pense, it is important now that
We begin to arrange for road i'm
provement. In this work, few
implements will be found less ex-
pensive and more efficient than
the King road drag. Write the
Secretary of Agriculture, Wash
ington, D. c., for this free bull
etin, and prepare to live on and
travel over highways that are a
little more than roads in name
only. The Progressive Farmer.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-08-14
TURNING A BOG HOLE into A MODEL ROAD
Citizen. Of Me Rouge Take Initiative in Movement For "cood
Road" Dav '0~

community, led by the Mer
Houge Boosters Club, began to
make plans several months ago
70 make a model road of this
Dog hole with volunteer services.
This road had previously been
graded by the parish road grad
ers under the management of
our parish road superintendent
and on last Tuesday, according
TO previous arrangements, the
volunteer service consisting of
a force Of eighty farm wagons
and teams and about two hun
hred men began to haul sand or
loan for at least a dirtance of
one mile and properly place it
on the graded road bed.
The net result is a good road
lat all times Of the year where
|one is very much needed, and
mot counting what was done by
the parish and the regular road
Icrew Of the parish at the time
land in advance, the volunteer
donations have been estimated
at not less than $1,000. Rating
| the work done at contract price,
IT least $1,000 was rendered in
,ctual services by the white men
themselves and in the way of
furnishing wagons and teams,
etc., and something over $500 in
cash which has been donated by
the Mer Rouge and Sixth Ward
citizens was paid for negro labor
and incidental expenses.
The force in operation was
we'll worth seeing. A large num-
Rr Of citizens from all parts of
tie parish visited the scene of
tie. road working and expressed
5enealvss a. having never seen
to equal it.
4 Mer Rouge takes the lead in
volunteer road working. "
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-08-14

An Exchange says: If you do
not like the town or neighbour
hood you live in, this is a big
world with plenty of room for
everybody; you can move out
and give room to some one who
will like it and, perhaps, be of a
great deal more good to the COM
munity than you are; and you
can probably find a better place
away off by yourself to which
you are better adapted.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-08-14
Public Notice

| have at my disposal an ap-
polntment of one free scholar
ship in the Academic Depar-
me !;I of Tulane University, and
will be glad to give the appoint
ment to some ambitious young
man OF this Parish. Applicant
must be young man above six.
teen years of age and prepared
Tor r., college work. Scholarship
will last four years if desired.
J. E. McCLANAHAN.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-08-14
Notice

In the matter Of the Tutorship
OF the minor, Erwin Wash
ington
Thirtieth District urt-Parish
OF Caldwell State of Lou
isiana.
Notice is hereby given that by
virtue of the recommendations
OF q family meeting held before
n. n. 7. Lovett, Notary Public
on the 3rd day of July 1914, and
the Judgement of the said court
homologating the proceedings of
s s family meeting, | will on
saturday the 22d day Of August
1918, offer for sale at the princi-
PAL front door of the Court
mouse in the town of Columbia,
La, between the hour Of I'm,
anu Vic nOuf or 4 o CLOCK p. H.,
on said day offer for sale for
cash. {: the N IL of S. E. ia Of
Sec. ID, in T II, North of Range
z east containing 80 acres; the
sald land having been appraised
by the said family meeting at
$2O.W it will not be sold for
less ST., than said appraisement.
witness my signature at COL
umbia, La, on this the 18th day
OF July 1914.
P. ]. MEREDITH,
Tutor to the Minor, Erwin
7-l7-5t Washington
lnS> Ia. Lo1yrs Ennr
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-08-14
HUNTING SEASON SHORTENED
no Game BirGs i,lay Be Killed
Before Nov. dates Are
Given

The last session of the Legis-
Iaturo made a number of changes
in the game laws of the State.
Formerly there were varying
periods in which game birds of
different species might be killed,
but under the recent enactment
all game birds are protected ex-
cept from Nov. | to Feb. 16. In
no case is the hunting period
heightened, but in most cases it
is shortened. The game birds
are enumerated as doves, wood
ducks, river and sea ducks,
geese, brant, poule d'eau, gal
linules, tatlers, curlew, plover,
wild turkey cocks only, teal
ducks, snipe, sand pipers, Flori-
da ducks or black mallards, pa
pabotte, choroots, woodcock,
grosbec and quail. Red wing
black birds can be killed all the
year round. Prairie chicken,
kildeer, pheasants and wild tur-
key hens cannot be killed until
December, 1915.
Sea gulls may be killed from
Aug. | to Feb. |. Wild sea and
river duck, coots, or poule d'eau,
snipe, geese, brant, and rail
are not to be bought or sold ex-
cept from Dec. Is to Feb. Is of
each year, and the other game
birds may be sold at any time.
Hunters are allowed to kill not
exceeding twenty-five, poule
d'eau, choroots or doves; fifty
snipe, one wild turkey cock,
fifty sea gulls or fifteen of any
other game birds in one day dur
ing the open season.
/ Squirrels may be killed be-
tween Oct. l and Feb. Is, fif-
teen of the rodents being the
limit of a days bag. They may
be bought and sold.
The season for trapping mink,
otter, muskrat raccoon, skunks,
opposum, beavers and foxes be-
gins Nov. l and ends Feb. Is.
Wildcats and rabbits may be kill.
ed and sold throughout the year.
For deer the open season begins
Sept and ends Jan. Is in North
Louisiana, and in South Louisi.
ana runs from Sept. l to Dec.
81. No fawns may be killed at
any time and no deer are per-
mitted to be sold. Five deer is
the limit for one hunter during
the season.
Every person hunting or trap
ping must have a license, except
persons hunting in their own
ward, or residents on their own
land. The fees for licenses are:
Amateur hunters, Statewide Ii.
cense So, parish only so cents,
own ward nothing, non-residents
of the State SIS. Trappers, non.
residents SIS, residents So.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-08-14

< or 6 doses 666 will break any
case Of Fever or Chills. Price,
% cents.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-08-14

Get your automobile insurance
from H. w. Blanks. Fire and
liability.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-08-14
For Sale

An organ at a bargain, apply
to Mrs. J. E. Daniel.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-08-14

Claud Traylor returned home
Saturday after a week spent in
Monroe.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-08-14
P. ]. MEREDITH,
Tutor to the Minor, Erwin
7-l7-5t Washington

Keep her rolling, boys; keep
her rolling,
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-01-13
East Bound.

No. 2 (Limited)-Arrives Whine
mucca 400 .. m; No. 4 arrives 4:25
p. m.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-01-13
POSITIVE PROOF
Should Convince the Greatest Skeptic
in Winnemucca.

Because it's the evidence of a
Winnemucca citizen.
Testimony easily investigated.
The strongest endorsement of mer-
it.
The best proof. Read it:
Mrs. w. knight, Winnemucea, Ne
vada, says: 81 had an attack of kid
ney trouble which got so bad that |
was in misery. My kidneys gave
me no end of annoyance. Ny back
nained me a lot. I had spells of diz
ziness and black spots often appeared
before me. ] had been reading a
recommendation for Doan,s Kidney
Pills in the papers, given by a friend,
and / decided to try them myself. At
ter using Doan's Kidney Pills, | felt
so much better that I haven't need
ed any more kidney medicine. Two
boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills cured
me. l am only too glad to speak a
good word for them when / have an
opportunity"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milbur Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan sand
take no other.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-01-13
Application No. 2S6S.
Notice of Appreciation for Permission
to Appropriate the Public Waters
of the State Of Nevada.

Notice is hereby given that on the
9th day of December. 1913, in ac-
cordance with Section SO, Chapter
40, of the Statutes of 1913, one Eric
Johnson, of INLAY, County of Hum
boldt, and State of Nevada, made ap-
plication to the State Engineer of
Nevada for permission to appropriate
the public waters of the State of Ne
vada. Such appropriation is to be
made from a well, tapping an under.
ground channel in the NEA of SEA
section 26, township SO north, range
33 east, M. d. B. & NJ, at a point in
the NEH of SEA section &c, town
ship 33 north, range SO east, M. ID. B.
& NJ, by means of a pump, and IL
cubic feet per second is to be con-
veyed to the So of NWA and NEA
of NWH section IS, township 33
north, range 33 east, M. d. B. & NJ,
by means of ditch and flume and there
used for irrigation and domestic pur-
poses. Water not to be returned to
stream.
Signed: w. M KEARNEY,
State Engineer.
First publication, Jan. 3 1914.
Last publication. Jan. 81, 1914.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-01-13

Winnemucca-K ennedy Stage Line.
Arrives Winnemucca Monday mi
Friday mornings, returning to Ker
needy following day.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-01-13

Subscribe for the Silver State, %
per year.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-01-13
NOTICE TO WATER CONSUMERS

Any one caught letting their water
run all night to prevent plumbing from
freezing will be fined $1,000 for the
first offense and have their waite.
shut off all winter for the second Of
Tense. This course is absolutely
necessary in order to supply the town
with water and to protect it from
fire.
w. l.. AKIN,
Supt w w. & L. Co.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-01-13
winnsmucca Garage Auto Stages.

Leaves Winnemucca (snd opposite
points, daily Except Sunday at 7 a.
m. for Paradise. willow Point ano
way stations. 25-lbs. baggage allow
ed, &c for excess.
Office and garage on Sixth, near
Bridge. Phone az.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-01-13
TIME TABLE

Southern Pacific timetable No. s, in
effect 1901 a. M, Jan. IA, 1914.
Eastbound.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-01-13

FOR SALE-At a bargain. one
Wheeler & Wilson sewing machine;
good as new. Inquire at Elite
Bar-Advertisement, 1w.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-01-13
WeStbound.
Western Pacific railway.
West Bound.

No. l (Limited)-Arrives Winnie
mucea 1885 p. M; No. 3 arrives l1:49
q. m.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-27

perts who sit in the jury box. Her
wiles of weeping and dramatic posing
will not affect those who know all
about the effectiveness OF tears and
understand the arts of lovely woman
from tender ticklings beneath the chm
to the majestic and queenly pose OF ir-
reparable offense. Beauty will not get
her anywhere except TO Jail. Good
clothes will not bring her anything
beyond criticism that she should have
the audacity to come into the prison.
er's box dressed better than those VINO
are judges Of the law and the evil
dence. And the fact that there are not
mere than enough men TO go around
anyway will have its economic effect
upon her fate when she faces jury
OF her peers with hands Redeemed with
the blood OF man vino might have
made a good husband If he had mar
ried someone who understood him
Until then we shall turn them loose
sometimes with admonition. mostly
with approval. Mrs. madame, Marie
ana "Mayme." Their sex Will continue
10 be their excuse. And the pistols
will continue to go off unloadea md
without any knowledge of the shooter
but with marvellous accuracy of aim
as concerns the shootee.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-27
1.-THE Country Bow. Greco. y

We came upon it first in the Green
wood (Aiss.) Commonwealth" But
no source was given. We traced il,
however. to it's publication in the PRO
gressive Farmer of Memphis, Tenn.
That is as far as we have got, altho a
query 20 that paper brings the informa-
ton that very likely the Greed was
first used by boys corn club in Vir-
GINA and was later adopted by all the
corn clubs in that state. 1t would give
Us real pleasure to learn where and
how tlris expressive statement of an
ideal crystallized into words. Perhaps
by this time you are curious to read II
for yourself:
l believe that the country which God
made is more beautiful than the city
which man made; that life out of doors
and in touch with the earth is the
natural life of man. l believe tina,
work with nature is more inspiring
than work with the most intricate ma
chinery. / believe that the dignity oil
labor depends not on what you do, but
how You do 1t: that opportunity comes
to 81 hoy on the farm as often as to q
boy in the city; that life is larger and
freer and happier on the farm than i'll
the town; that my success DEFENDS moi
upon my location, but upon myself; moi
upon my dreams. but upon what ac-
tually do; not upon luck. but upon
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-27
THE TONE OF BUSINESS.

Further gradual Improvement in the
business situation is apparent at time
when pause in mercantile and indus
trial activity IS customary. Consider
able irregularity still characterizes re-
ports from the leading centers yet fav-
orable influences predominated and
there Is q tendency TO enlarge the vol
une Of individual transactions. Each
day brings the agricultural products Of
the nation nearer maturity, and while
com plants are heard of damage TO the
gram ana cotton crops another pros
porous year on the farms is virtually
assured. The promise OF aounutul har-
vests has brought lower prices fer the
principal staples, although this week
the trend was upward, and of the 81
quotations compiled by Dun's Review
thirty showed advances and fourteen
declines
Enhancement of values in iron and
steel is reflex OF better conditions in
that trade, higher figures being an
nounced in several lines. Expansion in
current operations is only moderate.
but buyers are more disposed to an
ticipate future requirements. In cop
PER. on the other hand, quietness Is
pronounced and an easier trend is
manifest. electrolyptic now being avail
able al about 1917 cents.
a waiting attitude on the part OF dry
goods merchants is noted. special
causes creating an unusual situation.
There have been active openings of
mems wear. yet new business is below
that OF year ago. Advices from
New England indicate that more ac-
ti.ity has prevailed in footwear than
for some time past, many factories
running full schedules. Leather. also.
shows improvement, and prospects are
considered favorable
Statistical comparisons are not who'll
Is satisfactory. as bank clearings this
week we're o. per cent smaller than
last year and gross earnings Of rail-
ROADS reporting LOT Two weeks o. Ju!4
we're % per cent less than for the
corresponding period OF 1913 Interest
in monetary affairs has centered chiefly
on Developments in foreign exchange,
which has advanced sharply. In the
space Of a week rates for sterling have
risen more than 100 points, owing
mainly 10 speculative short covering
on the hardening Of English discounts.
Existing conditions are abnormal, in
asmuch as il is logical to expect a de-
clining tendency in exchange at this
season Of the year in response TO in
creased offerings Of commercial remit
lance. The strength Of the market has
led 70 resumption of gold exports TO
Paris, and more than ss2,o00,10o worth
Of the precious metal has been With
drawn from this center during the cur
rent year
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-27
Iona Newspapers
CUSTODIAL FARMS.
[Cedar Rapids Republican.

lAtGdI Itr<I-IGSiil+l
Sioux City wants the first custodial
farm of the state 10 be located in that
vicinity. 1t would be a logical place
for IT, since the two peuitentiaries are
in the extreme eastern part of the
state, one of them almost out of the
state. II Is a long ways 10 bring
prisoners from Sioux City TO these in
situations. The custodial farms for
he keeping Of prisoners and instead Of
working in shops they VIII be taught
to work in the open air. just why =
city should be anxious TO nave such a
place IN its vicinity IS more than some
OF lis can make out. We are sure some
cities will not strive for such honors.
But custoGiai farming is another ex-
pertinent upon which the state should
make progress rather slowly. II al
the prisoners of sihe state are to be
furnished with farm work the state
viii have 10 own and operate rather
large tracts, since one man with mod
err machinery can take care OF eigh. ,
acres without humping himself To
furnish every convict with an eisht!-
acre farm upon which TO display him.
self would be rather expensive for the
state. Of course, there are possibly
some forms of intensive farming. But
il may turn out tha, farm life is not
he ideal that It has been pictured
when it comes to taking care Of those
who have transgressed the laws and
been caught at K. 1t As always sy
enough to terminate new theories and
II is easy enough also 10 spend barrels
Of money, only % find out afterwa:d
that the ends desired have not been
wholly, or even partially, attained.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-27
JUST DOGS.
Hardin County Citizen. ]


A dog is usually the pride of his
master ana the curse of the neighbors
HoN quick the average man will leap
20 the detense OF the dog. 1t has some
,iines been said that the poorer a man
is the more dogs he owns Some autn-
or has said:
HIS spaniels lay by the fireside;
Ana in other parts dye see
Crossoows. tobacco pipes. old hats.
4 saddle. his wife. and a litter of cats.
And he looked like the head Of an an
cient family"
But dogs in these days are pretty
We'll distributed in society. Now here
Is fat little poodle, suffering with a
curvature OF the elongated end of the
spine. He has a pretty fair appetite
for the rear side of the travellers
pantaloons. He is fun of fieas and oc-
cupies the couch in the parlor. He is
at once the pride OF his mistress and
the curse of the public
And here is another dog. Just a val
Ter dog. just dog. He is lineal de-
seendant of the original canine tribe
and altho he has no pedigree he can
claim longer and more perfect line
or ancestors than the most perfected
breed He comes bounding out at ev-
cry team, leaping over the tuul bled
fences or lodging the obstacles. He
enases the hogs and the chickens. He
might be used for a fence for lsO-acre
farm If the purpose vas ~ keep every
think of from the place The WALLER
dos Is at once the pride OF his owner
and the curse Of the nelghbors
wen. mere comes & iioneiy, ugiy
crooked legged. long haired. long
cared. long shouted. long tailed dog
He keeps his tail close to the ground
and travels about with a look of sha me
on his face. He grabs hunk oil
bread from the slop bucket but doesn',
tarry. He goes wild at the sound o.
gun. He is at once the pride of his
master and curse 20 his owner
And here is another noble, gigantic
canine. occupying half the sidewalk
He rolls his eyes calmly and kindly
at the passerby. He walks gently into
the house and wags his tell in the
gravy plate. He eats as much as q
horse He is a noble aninal-at once
the pride Of his master and useless Il
his owner
And here is a pack of dogs forsg
! ing in muck heap. comparing note.
II the read. or sparring for a battle
A great pow-wow and conflict ensues
| team runs away. the buggy is brok.
en- the horse runs into a barb wiz,
J fence and the baby gets its arm broken
These dogs are at once the pride o.
their masters and the curse of tn,
public.
| Perhaps the indictment is httI.
strong against Mr.. Dog. There is mucl
/ good in the dog. The fidelity of tn,
dog is unequaled in the animal king
dom. Even man might take Lessons o
him. And there is considerable utilit,
| in many dogs. but nine out of ten wht
own a dog would be better without tn,
! property.