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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-03-06
TEST KArIR, MILO, FErERITA.
Kafir, Milo, and Feterita Difficult to
Keep without Losing Vitality
Test, Don't Guess.


The termination test outlined for
kafir, milo, and feterita, is simple, so
that any child can make it and get
good results. The materials used are
found in every home. There is no
expense attached TO testing these
seeds.
The method is simple enough, so
that it is being adapted in thousands
of schools in sections where these
crops are grown extensively.
1st. A bowl, wide-mouthed mas
ON jar, or dish, or even tin cup
may be used for making this test. A
bowl is best.
End. Fill the bottom of the bowl
with paper, or with cloth, folded up
roughly. Then put in layer of the
seed. another layer of cloth OF paper,
another layer of seed, and SO on until
the bowl is nearly filled.
.3rd. Soak it for about an hour in
good warm water (milk warm). Now
tdhS up Nuc pOWl anu PlOoo INC va
ter out, leaving paper or cloth damp
and wet.
4th. Use an ordinary earthern
Jar, as shown. If you do not have
jar. pail or water-tight keg will
! serve the purpose. 1t is always best
to put something in the bottom of the
Jar (part of brick. or plate bot
tom side up) to raise bowl off bot
tom of the jar
9Th. Set the bowl containing the
seed in the jar and pour in the wa
ter, 1. e., fill up the jar around the
bowl, but do not let the water run
into the bowl. The water should be
rather warm. but not hot.
9th. Wrap the jar up carefully
m old papers. 1t is well to crumple
up number of papers and put them
under the jar, as great deal of the
radiation of heat will be from the
bottom, iris part should be we'll
protected Keep the tester in a
YARN room where It will not freeze.
II the test is put over in the morn
Ing. it should be Watched and kept
~Arm during TIE day. Put ie move
warm water and leave stand over
night.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-03-06

brought So yesterday, and white face
panhandle yearlings, $50 lbs aver
age, brought $SO5 today. Stockers
and feeders are selling 10 to 5 high
er this week. following a firm close
last week. There is fairly good
supply here this week, but not so
many will be included after this
week, and prices on them will like
ly go higher as spring approaches.
Butcher grades are selling firm, but
receipts of that class are limited
Occasionally a choice COW at $7.75
or few heifers at 80, are included,
but bulk of the cows sell at Sc to
7.25, heifers 81 to $50. Best veals
bring $11. Hogs sold higher to-
day. receipts 1880. Top hogs
brought 1856. bulk of sales $3.50 to
$50. order buyers are securing "a
good many hogs. and lead the buy
ing force at each market session.
Receipts in the last week were 5000
head less than same week last year
and the fact that average weight was
1872 last week. and 213 lbs a year ago
almost double the shortage. Sheep
and lambs have struck another rough
place this week, and lack of quality
in the offerings today adds to dis
couragment of sellers. Montana
yearlings brought $685. today, sat
isfactory sale, but inferior quality OF
lambs held prices down to $7.40 for
tops. bulk of sales around $725. top
ewes $3.50. Northern Colorado is
shipping very freely. and the North
ern markets report extreme weak
ness in prices.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-03-06

Orient. Only 20 years old and pretty
Miss Keyes expects to travel alone
on her trip of thousands of miles.
The mother of Miss Reyes has no
Indian blood but her father is one
eighth Cherokee and for years has
been the government Indian inter-
prefer at Bartlesville. They are we'll
known in this section of the state.
Several years ago when the gov
ernment was parceling out allot-
ments, Miss Keyes drew eighty
acres near Bartlesville. Now she is
barely 20 years of age and SO many
oil and gas wells have been discover
ed on the eighty" that she has a
hard time spending her income.
I've always been independent"
she said recently, speaking of her
plan to travel alone, "and believe
can find my way around Europe
as well as in this country. But when
reach the Orient it may be differ
ent. They do not understand
American women there. I have
travelled considerable and nearly al
ways alone. Mamma says I have
just enough Indian in me 10 make
me roam all the time.
"This is an awful prosaie world in
which we live. often yield to the
impulse and camp out, rough it, and
enjoy 1t too"
Miss Keyes expects to start on her
foreign tour within the next few
weeks.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-03-06
LIVESTOCK MARKET.

Kansas City Stock Yards. March s.
The arrival of 1200O cattle yester-
day gave buyers a temporary advan-
tage, and some sales of killing kinds
we're weak to ten lower. the mar
ket closed fairly good, with every
thing sold. The supply today is T.
500. and prices are strong to 10 high
er on killing kinds. Good to choice
natives brought $50 to 50 today,
and middle class steers $3.50 to $50.
Large consignments of Colorado
pulp and hay fed cattle are here this
week. including steers at s7.75 Ito
$50, bulls 1915 to s715, cows &c.
90. The supply of quarantine cattle
is very light, and it is said that prac-
tically ali the meal fed cattle from
the South are in. Lightweight quar-
antines sold at $500 to 1885. A
feature in the last two weeks is the
large number of good cattle receiy-
ed from the panhandle country. Tex
as. The latest feeding methodH are
teing practiced there, and that coun-
try is becoming a factor in the pro-
duction of fat cattle. Silage and
rieal fed cattle from that locality
brought $3.50 yesterday, 1885 lbs,
average. Panhandle stock calves
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-03-06

"A great majority of persons af-
flicted with eczema have no other
ailment, which is accepted as proof
that eczema is purely a skin disease.
Meritol Eczema Remedy is recon-
mended especially for eczema and
diseases of the skin. II you are af-
fllcted with this terrible disease we
ask you to use ,this remedy on our
guarantee. Corner Drug Store,
Agents. ADV.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-03-06
SAVE THE MOISTURE.
Frisco Supervisor of Agriculture
Sounds Warning Note to Okla
1 hOma Farmers.


The season is approaching in Ok
lahoma when there is danger of great
loss OF soil moisture through evapor-
alton. caused by the high winds that
usually prevail in the early spring.
II satisfactory crops are to be as
slrel for the coming season, they
must be grown in large measure by
the aid of moisture already stored in
thel Soil. 1t is only by saving the
supply available now, so that 1t may
be made use of later, that we may be
certain of profitable yield of crops
planted in the spring.
A heavy winter rainfall does net
necessarily mean good crop the fol
lowing summer, unless steps are TAX
en- to conserve the moisture. There
is ample soil moisture available at
present to supply ali needs of the
crops, if the treatment Of the soil Is
such as to prevent its escape through
evaporation.
All fall and winter plowed land
should be worked down Immediately
and a soil mulch maintained from
this time on. There may be some
exceedingly dry weather during the
next month or six weeks, and there
are almots invariably high drying
winds prevalent at this time.
Land which has been stirred and
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-03-06
CANNOT SPEND HER MONEY.

BartIesvilIe. Okla. March A.,
While devising ways and means to
spend an income OF 500 day. Miss
Pearl Keyes, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Leroy Keyes Of Bartlesville, a
one-sixteenth Indian maiden and
owner of lands rich in oil deposits,
has decided TO tour Europe and the
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-03-06

Real Estate Extensive adyertis-
ing in Texas and the North are bring
ing us cash buyers. List your land
with us, and we will sell it. A. B,
Davis Co. 36 Main Street, Durant. w
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-03-06

CLEAN RAGS WANTED AT THIS
OFFICE.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-03-06

oIa papers i0r sals At News Ofiice,
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-06-05
MILK IN PLACE OF BEER.

MILK IN PLACE OF BEER.
Milk bottles instead of beer bottles
reign supreme at luncheon in the
Pullman car factories. Two peddlers
at the main gate, which is but one OF
the seven entrances, sell nearly half
a thousand bottles of milk each noon.
Exclusion of demoralizing influences
being part of the original paternalistic
regime, no saloons, with but one ex-
ception, were allowed In the town,
Liquor interests seized upon the near
est available spot and 80 grog shops
soon clustered at Kensington, just
across the railroad tracks and south
of Pullman. This place quickly mer-
tied the name of "Bumtown," which
still clings to 1t.
Few things" writes Prof. Graham
Taylor in the Survey, "are more strik.
ing to the observer who watches the
swarms of men at the main gate dur
ing the noon hour, than the absence
of beer cans and the prevalence OF
milk bottles. Bumtown, however,
lives up to its old reputation and
boasts Of So saloons, rs of which are
on the single block nearest to Pull
man."
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-06-05
FORCED TO EAT
CRUSHED ICE
And Vas Not Even Allowed Priv.
ilege Of Sitting Up, but
Finally Wins Out.

Kaplan, La.-Mrs. Casamear Burk.
hart, of this town, gives out following
for publication: Il feel that owe my
life to Cardui, the woman's tonic. ]
was married last April, and was in
fairly good health. Shortly after
marriage my health began to fail, and
for three long months l was threat.
ened with serious sickness.
I passed most Of my time in bed,
with nurse at my bedside. At last,
/ was told an operation was neces-
sary. / was SO weak could retain
nothing on my stomach but crushed
ice, and was not even allowed to sit up
In bed.
A friend of mine advised me to use
Cardui, the woman's tonic, and they
got bottle for me, as last resort.
After taking Cardui for one week,
was able to be up in my room. After
continual use for two months, was
In perfect health, and could do all of
my work without firing.
I take an occasional dose of Cardui
and Black-Draught now, to keep my
system in good condition.
Several OF my friends are using
Cardui with good results. / am never
without it In the house."
There's bottle of Cardui waiting
for you at your nearest druggists.
Get 1t and begin taking today. You
will never regret it.-Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-06-05
The New pancea.

Billy Sunday, the remarkable evan
gelist, was asked after his successful
Philadelphia season what he thought
of the new dances,
What do / think of the new
dances" said Mr.. Sunday, with a
laugh. well, let me tell you a story.
"A young man and girl in evening
dress sat In conservatory. A foun-
tain trickled and gurgled in marble
basin before them. Palms dropped
their long leaves over them.
THE light was dim. Distant music
sounded softly.
Suddenly the young man, overcome
by the girls beauty, seized her in his
arms and crushed her madly to his
breast.
why, Mr.. Trevanion,' she said,
putting her white hand on his shirt
bosom and pushing him coldly away,
you forget yourself. This sort of
thing isn't proper-here.'
$50 saying, she took his arm and
they went out on to the ballroom floor
and INDUCED In Make
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-06-05
MODERATE pRlNkER TO BLAME.

We maintain, not as radical reform
ers or as prejudiced prohibitionists.
but merely as fairly intelligent observ-
ers, that the example of the moderate
drinker is far more dangerous than
that Of the habitual drunkard-just as
the respectable" saloon 10 far more
dangerous than the basement dive.
What young man ever takes his first
glass with the intention of becoming
like the Keeling, degraded sot he
passes in the street with disgust? Or
like the pitiful wreck of humanity
seeking to regain his lost manhood in
an inebriate asylum? No, he intends
to be like his friend, Mr.. A, that pat
tern of morality and sobriety. leader
in business and social circles, a pillar
in the church, moderate drinker. If
Mr.. A. can stop when he wants to, SO
can l." argues some mothers boy, and
but we all know the old, old story
only too we'll.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-06-05
HER MOTHER-iN.LAW
Proved a Wise, Good Friend.

A young woman out in Ia. found q
wise, good friend IN her mother-in-law.
Jokes Notwithstanding. She writes:
Il was greatly troubled with my
stomach, complexion was blotchy and
yellow. After meals / often suffered
sharp pains and would have to lie
down. My mother often told me 1t
was the coffee l drank at meals. But
when I'd quit coffee I'd have severe
headache.
while visiting my mother-in-law I
remarked that she always made such
good coffee, and asked her to tell me
how. She laughed and told me it was
easy to make good coffee when you
use Postum.
Il began to use Postum as soon as
got home, and now we have the same
good coffee tPostum) every day, and
/ have no more trouble. Indigestion
is thing of the past. and my COM
plexion has cleared UP beautifully.
my grandmother suffered a great
deal with her stomach. Her doctor
told her to leave off coffee. She then
took tea but that was just as bad.
"She finally was induced to try Post
UNI which she has used for over a
year. She travelled during the winter
over the greater part Of Iowa, visiting.
something she had not been able to
do for years. She says she owes her
present good health to Postum"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek. Mich. Read "The Road to Well
ville." in pkgs.
Postum now comes In two forms:
Regular Postum-must be well
boiled. lie and Csc packages.
instant Postum-is a soluble pow
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
in cup Of hot water and, with cream
and sugar, makes delicious beverage
instantly. soc and SOC tins.
The cost per cup Of both kinds is
| about the same.
There's a Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocers
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-06-05
TRITE REMARK STIRRED HIM
Man Who Knew Very Well That
1t Was Raining.

IT'S quite a heavy shower we're
having" he said, cheerily, to the man
who had entered with his clothes
soaked and his umbrella dripping.
Yes, sir" replied the stranger, tes-
tily, ut is heavy shower; but YOU
have failed to remark also the inter.
esting facts that the shower is falling
downward from above, that it's wet
shower, and that 1t is raining on both
sides Of the street Also you have
neglected to observe that this is the
year 1914, that the earth is round, and
that there are four seasons each year.
But I'm obliged to you for your infor-
nation about the weather"
And the stranger walked away, with
a glitter Of vindictive triumph in his
eye.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-06-05
Language Not Likely to Last.

Mistral, the great Provencal poet,
whose death was announced lately,
has been likened to Robert Burns for
the work he did. But Burns task
was child's play compared with Mis-
trails. The Scottish poet found his
language fully grown and completely
alive; Mistral had to create his means
of expression. Provencal had lost ev-
cry resemblance to literary tongue,
and the new poet-patriot had to mold
1t afresh, to recreate and to build UP
on the ruins left by the vineyard and
the farm. Our Provencal," said Mis-
trail, was a country lass ragged and
Wild She is now wonderfully beau
tiful creature; but it is doubtful
whether all the genius of Mistral can
keep her alive. The educational re-
former In France does not like such
irregular beauty.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-06-05
A TREATMENT THAT HEALS
ITCHING, BURNING SKINS

Don't stand that itching skin humor
one day longer. Go to the nearest
druggist and get jar Of resinol oint-
ment (50c) and cake Of resinol soap
(25c). Battle the eczema patches with
resinol soap and hot water, dry and
apply a little resinol ointment
It's almost too good to be true. The
torturing itching and burning stop in
stantly, you no longer have to dig and
scratch, sleep becomes possible, and
healing begins. Soon the ugly, tor.
menting eruptions disappear complete
ly and for good.-Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-06-05
NO LONGER A "FANATicAL" IDEA.

NO LONGER A "FANATiCAL" IDEA.
Rev. Charles M. Sheldon of Topeka,
Kans., preacher. author. sociologist,
police OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES best
known to the world as 'In His Steps
Sheldon-speaking Of a recent lecture
tour said: when l spoke In Chicago
of the prospect that saloons would be
swept from the city within the life
time of nearly every one present the
applause was prolonged. Everywhere
| go, even In Wisconsin where the con-
sumption of liquor is GA gallons per
capita, find the same quick response
to the statement"
And everywhere temperance speak.
ers and workers are finding the peo-
pie ready for the final onslaught upon
the liquor traffic as the enemy not
only of the town and the city but of
the nation. "A saloonless nation in
1920 does not seem SO improbable a
goal today as 1t did to some of them ir
1911.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-06-05
lnsecta Worth ProtectIna.

Among the common insects Of the
household are two which are friends
of the housewife II she realized this
fact, she would protect them, instead
of taking every opportunity to kill
them. One of them is the spider, and
the other is the so-called "centipede,"
or "earwig." But the latter is neither
an earwig (which is quite different
kind of creature). not yet a centipede.
It is a "myriapod," and has fifteen
pairs OF legs. Like the spider. 1t is
predaceous. attacking and devouring
Ties and other "undesirables."
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-06-05
Incubation of Chlna's Eaaa

In it's present form the constitution
Of China abolishes the cabinet and con-
verts it's members, with single exeep-
ton, into department chiefs. The
exception is that of secretary of state.
who is continued In charge of foreign
affairs under the title of "kuo-wuch-
Ing" and whose office is to be or
ganized after the model Of the United
States. Other clauses debar the legis-
lature from participation In the MAX
ing of high appointments or the nego-
tiation of treaties and establish con-
sultative board, with which the presi-
dent is to determine all financial mat
tiers. Last, but by no means least the
president is declared the supreme
ruler.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-06-05

Father Point Que, May 30.-The
Empress of Ireland sank In ten min.
utes after the collision and after she
had called by wireless: Save the
ship" Mr.. White, the Marconi oper-
ator here, instantly notified all the
government steamers in view and the
Eureka, Captain Belanger. was the
nrst to get away. She must have
re sched the scene within As minutes
after the disaster. The Lady Evelyn
had to get up steam and also rushed
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-06-05
GOING UP AND GOING DOWN.

Two men, one well dressed and the
other seedy and webbing, walked
along the street. A third man asked
a fourth: What makes the differ
ence between those two men," and
got this reply: "One patronizes dry
goods and grocery stores, and the
other patronizes saloons" That was
explanation sufficient, but this may be
added: THE seedy man is well edu-
Gated and his wife a college graduate,
while the we'll dressed man has little
education but gets value in return for
his money. Saloons make difference
enough in two men, one going up and
the other going down."
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-06-05
One Himself.

Gertrude Vanderbilt had been lunch.
ing with a friend at Murray's. AS they
left the restaurant seedy-looking
mendicant approached Miss Wander
bilt and held out his hand.
Cant you give me few pennies.
LADY," he pleaded. I'm hungry and
a broken-down sport myself"
Miss Vanderbilt had coughed up a
quarter before the full impact Of his
remark struck her, then she began to
laugh.
II suppose l should have given him
a dollar" she observed. AT least the
man was brave"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-06-05
swims to safety and Die

Quebec, May 29.-To pluckily leap
from the deck of the sinking liner EN-
press of Ireland and swim around for
nearly an hour in the st. Lawrence
only to fall dead from exhaustion on
the deck of the pilot boat Eureka,
which rescued her, was the fate of an
unidentified woman. She had on little
clothing and has not been identified.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-06-05
MISREPRESENTATION.

This is the question, beginning with
the individual: If prohibition of spir-
it's in his life and work are absolutely
necessary, does the same thing hold
good in the community. in society, in
business circles everywhere?
If prohibition can be made prac-
teal in a town or city, and show q
profit and gain in every relation, why
cannot this be extended and applied
to every form Of human activity?
There is no theory or ideality in this.
DIR. T. d. Crothers.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-06-05
KANSAS PRINCIPLES IN MISSOURI

The Willis Wood theater, which was
recently opened in Kansas City, Mo-,
was christened with White Rock min
eral water instead of champagne. This
happened not because things are usual
ly done that way in Missouri, but be-
cause Kansas teachings had taken so
firm hold on the manager, citizen
from the latter state. that he still
did things the Kansas way despite the
example of his adopted state.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-06-05

to assistance. When daylight broke
] saw on the gray horizon with the
aid Of telescope collier. the two
government steamers and nine life-
boats all around the same spot
Shortly after the Eureka came by
with 80 survivors and several bodies,
later the Lady Evelyn with Captain
Kendall and Moore, and still later the
Storstad with few more and some
bodies. All were lined at the Rimouski
wharf, to which place the scene has
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-06-05
Not That Stinoy.

Hogan propounded Schmidt, "if
hen unit a half laidt an egg unit a
half day, how long vouldt 1t dake
hen to lay half an egg?"
"A him. promptly responded Pat,
"wud scorn to short change her own
er by layin' half an egg. An nobody
but tightfist wud liver think av such
a thing" -Judge.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-06-05
Well Known In London.

London, May 29.-Among the pas
sengers on the Empress of Ireland, A.
B. Anderson was chairman of the Brit
ish Electrical Manufacturers associa-
ton and managing diree tor of Fer
ranti, Limited, of London. He was a
resident of Marrow. A. J. Burrows, a
Canadian well known in the lace
trade, was traveller Tor T. |. Birkin
& Co. Of Nottingham.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-06-05
INTERESTING FIGURES.

To those who say that to abolish
the liquor traffic will throw men out
Of work, 1t should be shown that the
number of those thrown out of work
from inebriety is much larger. The
number of men In Massachusetts, in
the liquor traffic in 1905 was 1884;
the number OF arrests. for drunken
ness was 73,s72-e746S males and
6,504 females. Some of those, Of
course, were repeaters, but the aggre-
gate number of those thrown out of
work through inebriety is several
times the number of men employed in
the liquor business