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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-06-05
THE WEEK In THE
COTTON MARKET.
BY walter Parker.


New Orleans. May 30.--with the
boil weevil spread over the belt from
the Rio Grande to Georgia, wet
May holds greater terror for the bear
than 1t did in the days when an open
fall might be counted on to repair
the damage. At best, a wet May
means late cotton-tender plants
when scorching weather comes, and
green bolls when the weevil reach
maturity and maximum destructive
strength
This season Texas is squarely up
against very wet May. scarcity of
labor. foul fields. and adeficient sup
ply of desirable seed.
Rains have also played havoc in
some other sections in the western
half of the belt. in Alabama. Geor-
gia, and the Carolinas low tempera-
lures and lack of moisture have rob-
bed the prospect Of full promise.
So It follows. In the opinion of
conservative men, that there is rea-
son and logic in the trade conviction
that at the end of May, there is no
prospect whatever for a fun yield
per acre. AS the climatic conditions
which have robbed the crop OF fine
promise continue the supply prospect
for another year shrinks, and while
1t is entirely too early yet to guess
the outturn, far seeing traders now
know enough to realize that, in the
absence of some unexpected calam-
ity seriously affecting consumption,
there is no relief in sight from rela-
lively scant supply of the actual.
In the week just closed firm spot
markets. in conjunction with bad
weather and crop damage reports,
caused a net advance at New Orleans
OF 2S points on July and 36 on Oc-
tober, and at New York, of As points
on July and 81 on October. New
Orleans July now stands at 1s,42 as
against 1912 at New York
An interesting side light on the
market is supplied by the July 1915
delivery. This position is being trad
ed in at New Orleans at 1850. or at
a discount Of 50 points under July
1914 Since currenct bad weather
suggests scarcity Of supply one year
from now. the layman might fancy
that the professional operator is
buying July. 1915. But the profes-
sional IS selling, not buying this lat
ter position, and In doing SO he
doesn't care a Zig whether cotton
win be scarce or plentiful when the
summer Of 1915 approaches. He is
selling July 1915 here simply be-
cause he can cover by purchase in
Liverpool at the very narrow differ
enceaof about e2 points. In making
ouch straddle he figures he is buy
ing 1918 summer deliveries at Liv-
erpool at a relatively low parity and
is selling 1915 summer deliveries at
New Orleans at a relatively high
parity. Hence the activity in July,
1915.
Currenct statistics are in keeping
with conditions. The supply OF cot
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-06-05
TAKh Hoo onoLERA oURE.
U. s. Government sends out warning
Government has not approved any
treatment save protective serum.

washington, d. c., June 4-Evi-
dence OF what appears to be a we'll
organized campaign to delude farm
ers throughout the country into
buying an alleged cure for hog chol-
era, undcr the impression that this
has been investigated and approved
by the Department OF Agriculture.
Articles praising this medicine. BEN
dtol by name, are being sent out
widespread to newspapers. These
articles are SO worded that Il appears
as II the Department of Agriculture
had received reports from the state
cine has proved most beneficial. Az
a matter OF fact the one report re-
ceived by the Department was an
unofficial and unsolicited statement
sent presumably from the promoters
themselves. The Department attach
es no importance whatsoever to this
statement. 1t has no reason to be-
lieye in the efficiency OF any prop
rietary cure for hog cholera and does
not recommend any. Under certain
conditions II urges farmers to pro-
tect their stock with anti-hog cholera
serum. but that is all.
In connection with tnis attempt
It may be said that tue medicine.
which Is now. put forward as good
for hogs. was advertised some time
ago as a means Of killing tuberculo-
sis. typhoid and cancer germs. ac-
cording to an article published IN the
Journal Of the Amerl ;aa Medical AS
sociation. At that time 1t was as
serted that the Army was interested
in It. AS matter of fact the Army
was no more interested in It than the
Department Of Agriculture is now.
In view Of the evidence that the
attempt TO create this false impress
sion is persistent and widespread, all
hog owners are warned to communi-
cate with the United States aut0rl-
ties before accepting as true any
statement that the Government rec
ommends any treatment other than
the serum already mentioned.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-06-05

dresses and lectures we're Of much
higher order than usual. Health
Week and Health Days in other cities
and towns will follow the one In
Muskogee and several are alrsacc
scheduled.
After the summer vacation many
of your schools will start up IN Aug
ust. Before school begins see to It
that your building and the water
supply and out-buildings are put In
good condition. Have the water ex-
amined; have the building aired and
fvmigated and see that the toilets or
privies are put In good sanitary con-
dition.
The following letter from DR.. John
w. Riley. President. of the Oklahoma
State Medical Association, Is self ex-
planatory. A word to the wise
should be sufficient:
CDR. ]. G. Mahr,
Oklahoma City. Okla.
Dear Doctor:--
Last fall three children from st.
Joseph's Orphanage OF Oklahoma
City we're found to be suffering from
typhoid. These three cases we're re-
moved to St. Anthony's Hospital and
careful inquiry into the sanitary
conditions of the institution, water
and milk supply, failed to show any
cause for infection.
1t was evident that the disease was
brought there by typhoid carriers.
Two children who had typhoid some
weeks before had apparently recov-
cred.
When the disease was first recog-
nized the State Health Department
furnished anti-typhoid vaccine to
vaccinate all children and those en-
ployed at the institution.
Three children contracted typhoid
srter the first dose of the vaccine,
i,Et after the second dose not an
other case occurred in the institution
Fifty-five patients were given the
vaccines: In small way this shows
the value of preventative medicines
in institutions: feel that a serious
epidemic was averted by using the
vaccines at the Orphanage.
Truly yours.
(Signed) John w. Riley"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-06-05
PROGRAM
Bryan County InterdenOminationaI
Sunday School Conyention
Thursday and Friday, june 1 / and IL, 1914
Thursday Afternoon, june 1tth.
First Christian Church.

First Christian Church.
2:OO-song service. led by Mr..
Nichols.
2.lE-Devotional. led by Rev. Err
nest J. Bradley.
2:S0-song.
2;s5-Report Of County Officers.
s:20-"The Art of Finding Folks'
by Mrs. G.. 3. Dowis, State superin-
tendent secondary division Sunday
School association.
S:55--Song.
4:1o-Appointment of Commit
tees.
Season of prayer for the
convention.
4:4O-closing song and benedic-
tion.
Thursday Night. June 11th.
NJ. r. Church, South.
s:oo-song service. led by Mr..
Nichols.
s:15-Scripture reading and pray
er. by Rev. Fontaine.
S:25-Song.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-06-05
GONE TO VERA CRUZ.

Jasper H. Farmer, who has been
here for the past two months on a
furlough visiting his mother and
father, who reside>S at Folsom. and
the family of his uncle. r. w.
Smith of Durant. departed last
week to join his regiment at
Vera Cruz. Mexico.
Mr.. Farmer will visit in Dallas,
going from there to Galveston. from
which place he will take passage for
Vera Cruz. His regiment was among
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-06-05
CATHOLICS no ERECT SCHOOL

It was learned here Friday that the
congregation OF st. Catherine's Cath
Ollie church Of this city plans for the
establishment of Sisters school
here to commence work early in the
fall. Plans call for the erection Of
a two room school building on the
same lot as the church Is located
and to be in charge of two sisters.
A Sisters Home viii also be erect
ed on the same lot. While the
school will be essentially for the
children OF Catholic families. chill
dren OF o..ser religious faiths may
enter II desired.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-06-05

tons other than American is now
decreasing rapidly. spinners' TAX
ings and exports hold up well, and
the weekly into-sight movement re-
fleets small interior stocks.
The agricultural departments in
itial cotton crop report is expected
to show percentage Somewhere In
the neighborhood of rs.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-06-05

the first to be landed BY Uncle Sam
az Vera Cruz and landed only a few
days after he returned on his fur
Tough.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-06-05
WHENEVER YOU NEED
A GENERAL TONIC ] TAKE GROVES
The Old Standard Groves Tasteess chill Tonic is Equally
Valuable General Toms because Acts the Liver
Drives Out Malaria Enriches the Blood and Builds UP
the Whole System. For Grown People and Children.


the formula label showing that contains
Mothers and Pale Sky Children Bnouess without
Relieves and spirits liver
purihes the blood
No family should be outit euaranteed Druggist We
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-06-05

E. M Evans, agent Royal Type
writer.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-06-05
no. 666

This is prescription prepared especially
tor MALARIA or cltiLLS q FEVER.
Five or Dix doses viii break any case, and
II taken then as tonic the Fever win not
return. i ecis on the liver better than
Calomel and does not gripe or sicllen, 25c
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-16
Herman Hickman
Claimed BIZ Death

Herman Hickman. aged % years,
formerly All cmptoye at the Shaft
mine, died Monday'at The Collins
boarding house near The brick yards
tttcr an Illness Of eleven weeks from
tuberculosis. Hc9wus born in Wirt
county. No relatives survive him.
This afternoon funeral services
we're held at the Collins home at two
O'Clock, cc1ducted by DIR. II. G..
st0etler. Of the First Presbyterian
church. Music was rendered by :,
Guartc;tc from the choir. Inter
mcnt was made under the direction
of Undertaken Williamson.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-16
NO ARBITRATION.

CHARLESTON. w. Va, June 1s.
miners of the Kanawha
field held a large mass meeting at
Boomer al which resolutions we've
adopted against arbitration Of their
difficulties with the operators anu
tnstrmcting their representatives nj
Washington conference not to sub.
nit TO IN arbitration board.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-16
Fatal FAM

MAIsTlNSDuiiG. ". Va. June 1G.
Miss Gay Bush. adopted duuehtur
OF Mr.. and Mrs! Robert Stewart. OF
rablers Station. this county. fell II
distance of seven feet from cherry
tree Yesterday. She altghtcd upon
her SPINE. causing paralysis and
died from her injuries in two hours.
She was seventeen years old and
very nretty.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-16
Cont stantsNot
Tosbe'I {:
VOTING 1; HEAVY !, n. I. DURING WEEK

Q-iNiffI ~ -
The travel contest inaugurate
bs tl.tI merchants ofthis city n shor
time ago has; created considerable
Interest among Tie people of this vi
cinityy. Tho contest is now In IT.
second week and although large
number OF contestants have entered
II Is cxpeetcdii that as many more
Will ep tn the next two weeks
All day Saturday and Monday
tibp,tt five hundred contestants have
bs. entered In the two days, ant
ance ballots WI ccntinuc to b,
THIS and next week. AMI although
the contest will be open for new
candidates Unit the close, 1t is cx
peeted that the majority Of the con-
testants will enter in the first tire,
ot four weeks.
Voting for the first two days ha,
itecn particularly heavy In distric,
No. i. Over one hundred candidates
having been entered in :lIis distric'
III the slirst two days.
1'licreihas been a small amount o.
lnisundcrstand regarding the man
MGR In which the cc!itcstants, vii
rtsa; No names will be disclosed
that Is the contestants names wiz
not be published. gonly their NUM-.
bers. 1t iss thought that THIS an
nouncement will induce .qu.tc a fey
People who have been coiitcmpt;tt.
ing about sentering~for some time tc
de 80. Persons may enter by mere.
W signing their name to wtltc chi.
Trance ballot, and they will be as.
signed a number In a Few weeks b,
the contest manager. There will l.
aofpublicity whatever. but votes ma
be polled for name or number.
District No. 6 Offers Irnusu-' Onro?-
tunities For New Conte .Sants.
Very few people have entered In
tlIis district, which inGlr 'cs Shlhns-
TN, Riyerdale, Hutchir an. Enter
Prise Worthington. G.. elton, Mid
]letons Evcrson, Nor :sah. New
i'ngland, Boothsvillc, FL the inter
mediate territory into ~" Hunsuck-
er Bridgc. This Is an ,ptionally
good field for contest - on nc.
count Of the light entraE .. How
ever, It Is rumorcd that Sew pco.
pie are running, as dark h. ON
tfstants and It would be very 800
fnr; some person in this district wi :.
y few friends to step In and come
wit in the lead the last of this
month.
Winning Candidates Nav Take Ad-
vantage Of Their Tour at
Time to Suit Themselves
A. little misunderstanding has oc-
cured among the contestants re-
garding the conditions governing
t'teawarding Of the tours. The con-
icst manager wants It understood
that the winners Of the tours will
irayel at the expense of the mer-
Tiauts and that they may go TO San
FrarnciscoJ at a time to suit them
selves, They may take advantage Of
their trip at any time during the
Opposition and may travel in par
ties or alone. They'may take fricnGs
With tlietn IL they like, and Il may
be arranged that their friends tale
csactiy the same trip with the same
adyattae that the merchants rem
rosentattye enjoys The merchants
giving thestoirs are tofpay the ex-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-16

Of Our Grand Tour Contest. Their
certificates entitle tie holder ut tiie
close o. the contest 10 railroad
transportation, Pullman car accom-:
modations. Transfer to and iron,
hotel in San, Francisco, two side
trips out Of San Francisco. Exposi.
ton tickets, tickets to special at.
stractions inside the Exposition, and
hotel accommodation on the Euro
I'pcan plan. That means that their
meals arc, not provided. The mer-
chants feel that Tho tourists will pre-.
fer to provide their own meals nj
their convenience. There are more
good cating places In San Francis.
co than any other city in the Uni;
cd States. and the merchants con-
clud"d that their Representatives.
should eaat where and when they
pleased.
Candidates Nominated and Not En-.
tered.
A few candidates who have been
nominated by their friends aud
whose nominations have not yet
been acknowledged have large
number of votes already cast TO
their credit. To those who have
been notified of their nomination
End failed to acknowledge II, II is
recommended that they call at the
store issuing notice of their en-.
trance and endorse the ballot at
once.
New Candidates.
Those considering entering The
contest are urged to do so at once
No candidate In any district las u
very large number OF votes aud IL
would be an easy matter for new
contestants to enter In any district
.and cleanup. However. To Get, the
full benefit of vote soliciting IL is
recommended that those thinking OF
entering cast their nomination. bal
lot at once. Any of the stores in
tCrGsted In the contest %.ll gladly
supply nomination ballots to a.iyont
aud villas be glad to fu:nishScon-
test literature and rules. 'rhcArips
and expense of Tho tour a. pr,syidd
IRE given positivcl yfre IL the t:sht
wincrs. and II doesn't cost ,hGfcon-
tcsiant anything to enter.
Any OF the following business
houses will supply literature cs.
planning tho details of the contest
aud tours. or you may address, tll"
Contest Manager. y. o. Box G";'
Ross Furniture Company. Holt
Drug Company. Robinson Ice Crr.m
Company. Smiths Shoe Store. j. u.
Anderson. t'l'hc Bon Toni. Richard
cilkeson, tTailor), Waiter Il Ily-
land. srocers.
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-16

be laid in front Of tlie pisie taisatre
IN iata street Iilleh work Is shSins
done under the direction OF Street
Commissioner Lehman.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-16
NEws1DEwALK.

A gang of workmen, employed by
tho city began the excayaiing Work
this norningslorSra new Sidewalk 10
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-10-22
Essentials to Good Dairy Herd

keep up his interest in the work he
has undertaken, and he must read
to inspire courage.
1t takes time to do any truly great
thing, and this is what tests out the
man. There are plenty of men who
can work for time along any given
line, but the successful man must
never lose his courage nor his faith
in the thing he is endeavoring to do.
He must be a worker, as dairying
can hardly be called pastime. 1t
is real work, and the successful man
in this business must not shrink
from his share of actual labor.
He must like the business. If he
does like it, he will like the cow and
this fact will help great deal. If
he likes her he will be kind to her
and kindness to a dairy COW is sure
to pay out in dollars and cents. If
he likes her he will study her, and
more and more this matter of the re-
suits of right breeding and right
feeding will appeal to him.
The best thing about it all is,
perhaps, that in the end 1t will be
found that the man has improved
quite as much as his herd There
are some kinds of business that
dwarf men. Others seem to have
little influence over them. But the
successful breeder of dairy cattle is
sure to develop into a stronger and
more able man as his business grows.
w. F. Taylor.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-10-22

California yew which grows on the
national forests Of that state Is find
ing some use in present-day archery
practice. Its qualities closely resem-
BILE those of the oldworld yew,
which made the English long-bow
famous in medieval times.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-10-22

1t is said that the first sawmill in
the United States was at Jamestown,
from which sawed boards were ex-
ported in June, 1907. A water-power
sawmill was in use in 1925 near the
present site of Richmond.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-10-21
Concert of Action Needed.

We sympathize with and commend
the members of the general assembly
who are honestly endeavoring to frame
a law or laws that will bring relief to
the farmers in their extremity, but 1t
is useless to enact a law providing for
the issuing of bonds or to prohibit the
planting of normal acreage in cotton
next wear unless the other cotton grow
ing states take a like action. Texas
alone can produce almost IS much cot
ton as the American mills can consume
in year. Just what Texas is disposed
to do in this eXigency we are not IN
formed. Surely though the farmers
of the Lone Star state will join hands
with their brother farmers of the South
in their efforts to avert bankruptcy.
Great is the pity that the effort to
aid farmers by each state issuing bonds
was not undertaken earlier Granting
that all of the states in the cotton belt
fall in line by the adoption of this
means, the plan can not be perfected
and put into actual operation before
the small farmer is forced to sell the
major portion of his cotton. He has
pressing obligations that must be met,
in part at least, and by the time the
fertilizer dealer, the grocer, the dry
goods merchant and the bank are each
paid something there will be but little
cotton left to reap the benefit of be-
lated marketing scheme. However, if
all of the cotton producing states will
fall in line, some Ian can be devised
which will afford relief that will be
needed during the ensuing year as well
as at present.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-10-21
Sermon for Teachers.

Rev. J. T. Littlejohn preached a
special sermon at Red Hill Sunday
for the teachers Of that section.
There were present Miss Lila Ian
ham and Miss Mary Townes Of the
Red Hill school, Miss Lula Quarles
and Miss Ferguson of the Antioch
school, Miss Buford Lyles Of the
Prescott school, Mrs. Bradford and
Miss Pindar of the Golfers school,
Miss Scott and Mrs. Joseph Bussey,
nee Miss Leila Kemp, of the Flat
Rock school. Besides the teachers,
there were large number of other
persons present. His splendid dis
course was we'll received.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-10-21
Clemson's Income Curtailed.

Unless the legislature comes to the
assistance of Clemson college, by in
creasing the annual appropriation to
that institution, it will be forced On
account of its diminished income to
discontinue some departments of its
work. The fertilizer tax, all of which
is turned over to Clemson, will be less
next year than it has probably been in
10 years. In the first place, owing to
the war in Europe curtailing the sup
DIV of kainit, farmers can not possibly
obtain as much fertilizers as usual,
and in the second place there are hun
dreds and thousands of farmers
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-10-21
No Time For Politics.

You can't teach an old dog new
tricks. That proverb is again illustra-
ted by Governor Blease's special mes
sage to the extra session. About nine
tenths of it is devoted to exploitation
of his political record. republication of
his campaign speeches and interviews
and about one-tenth to consideration
of the questions the legislature was
called to act on. This Is no time Tor
personal or partisan politics. The
emergency confrohts all classes of our
citizenship and there should be har-
monious action in the effort to reach a
solution. .---Greenville Piedmont.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-10-21

There is a dearth of stock feed in the
country, if one is to Judge by the large
quantity of cotton seed meal and hulls
that is being hauled in every direction.
If cotton is curtailed next year, as it
must be of necessity, and the supply
of seed is like wise reduced, what will
be used year hence for feeding cat
tie? Better begin planning to grow it
at home in abundance