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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08
WILLARD WAS THE WINNER

Havana. Cuba. April 5.-Jack
Johnson, the burly negro, is no long
er the heavyweight champion Of the
world. He was laid out by his white
opponent, Jess Willard, in the fight
here today, inthe twenty-sixth round.
Both fought viciously from the
start. ln the first few rounds John.
son appeared to have the best of 1t.
Bnt he then began to weaken and
Willard had the best of it in most Of
the rounds.
In the oath round johnson drove
Willard into the ropes, and it was
thought that he would then deliver q
Knockout blow as he did to Jeffries at
Reno. But Willard recovered and
landed hard blow on Johnson's Jaw.
and they clinched
Wizards blow in the twenty.
fourth round appeared to weaken
johnson and he was not himself in
the twenty fifth round, which went to
Willard.
In the twenty-sixth round the
Knockout, a blow on the neck was
given by Willard, and he took there
by the championship of the world.
johnson did not fight in his old
TIME form very many rounds, and II
was evide.a' that dissipation and age
had left their marks and weakened
him.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08
WHAT is RELIGION?

A Chicago church which sery es
meals to the. unemployed has drawn
the line at colored people and will
not feed any of them. In retaliation
Ebenezer Baptist church, one of the
largest colored churches in that city,
is feeding the unemployed no matter
whether white or black. Good din
ners are served to $50 men daily at a
cost of $50 per day, Last year they
fed s,752 whites and l,oo2 colored.
" Which Of these two is the real thing
in practical religionf Argus Leader.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08
A BETTRRMENT OF CONDITIONS

Thomas R. Marshal, vice president
of the United States, is quite a fel.
low. He speaks his mind on all pub
iic questions. He declares that the
state itself should control the natural
resources, and in a speech recently
delivered in Wyoming he said: .'The
state should control irrigation and
mineral deposits and lands, as against
the present system of control by the
federai government. indiana and all
the old states within their borders
and new states shold have the same
rights. The people who live IN Col.
orado and Wyoming and other public
lana states are right here on the
ground working for the advancem ent
ana development of their states
ihey know the conditions; they know
what they need and can handle these
questions better than the government
official thousands of miles away"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08
COAL MINE AFLAME

Despite the efforts of the county
officials of Bowman county, N. D.,
the Pinkham coal mine, just across
the state line, which has been burn
ing for two weeks. was still on fire
today and, the burning area seems to
be gradually increasing. Flames ale
shooting up the air shaJt to a consid-
erabie distance, and the smoke from
the burning mine can be seen by per-
SONS eight miles away.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08
WESTERN RAIL
ROADS PROSPEROUS

Chicago, April 2-U. G. Powell,
rate expert for the Nebraska railroad
commission opposing the petition of
the western railroads before the in
terstate commerce hearing, for an ad-
vance of commodity rates, testified
that the roads are generally prosper.
Gus and the average earnings over six
per cent. He said his figures were
the result of averaging a representa-
tive list of railroads. C. c. Wright,
for the railroads, declared that
Powell's list was composed mainly of
"strong" railroads, representing A.
900 miles and that the weaker roads
have only II, 900 miles.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08
PREDICT SET BACK

If the present war continues Nor
way will suffer a tremendous set
back in her tourist traffic, especially
from the American side. During the
past few years thousands of Ameri-
cans have visited Norway and Swed-
en during the summer months, but it
is doubtful if many of them will un-
dertake such journey while the war
is in progress. 1t is believed that
tourist hotels are prepared for it,
however, and many of them will re-
main closed for the season.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08
INDEMNITY SELECTIONS

Miss Herbert, representative of
the general land department, was in
the city Saturday in conference with
the state land department in relation
to the indemnity selections which the
state Will make on the Standing Rock
Indian reservation before it is open
ed to settlement next month. There
is qnite an acreage of sections six
teen and thirty six in each township
which has been taken by the Indians
in their different allotments, and the
state has the right of selection OF
lieu tracts for this loss before the
general claimant gets chance to dc
any selecting for himself.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08
BUYING DAIRY COWS

Transactions on the local market dur
ing the winter indicates that the dairy
COW is securing considerable more at
tention from farmers than she has in
the past
Many sales of dairy cows have. mark
ed the winter and early spring months
and the purchases have been driven to
the ranches ereabouts, where they
will thrive and multiply and fill the land
with milk and financial comfort
The dairy cow is a profitable asset.
Her products sell for money and she en-
riches the soil so that double the value
of what she yields is returned to the
farmer.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08
BARNUM, A BRIGHT BOY

p T. Barnum once said "If you
have nineteen dollars to use, pay ten
dollars for advertising can out
talk any man but q printer. The man
who talks every week TO a thousand
men, while am talking to one, is the
man ! am afraid of, and | want to be
his friend. The business man. who
does not advertise, is poor stick.
Trade with the men who advertise if
you want to get bargains and the
worth of your money"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08
HILL IS EVER RIGHT

James j Hill, when witness in
the steel trust case said, "You must
change human nature and eliminate
all selfish motives that rule human
beings and every other form of life
before you will eliminate competi-
ton" There is truth in that. There
is day and hourly proof from current
facts that the great natural forces are
stronger than human law, and that
the social and political forces which
operate upon mankind, though they
may be expressed in some form in
the statute book, cannot be controll-
ed, and only slightly modified, by
legislation Hyde County News.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08
TO CONDUCT BANK AT PHILIP

Philip Review: A change in tho
management of the State Bank Of
Quinn occurred this week when G. j.
Johanson, the cashier and who has
been in charge for some time, dispos-
ed Of his interests in the bank to tho
president, l.. A. Munson, of Pierre.
Mr.. Munson will take active man
agement Of the bank Mr.. and Mrs.
Jobanson will move from Quinn to
Midland, where Mr.. Johanson will
have the position of assistant cashier
in the Midland State Bank,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08
BRYAN'S REPLY TO ALLIES

Huron Huronite: In reply to the
British order in council, Secretary Bry-
an has given the allies to understand
that this government excepts unequivo-
cally to the embargo upon it's com
merce authorized by the order. He
said this country could not admit either
the right of the allies or their claims to
justification in the premises, which
leaves this country in its proper attitude
of an objector.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08
IT'S QUARTERS SUITED

II transpires that the German
cruiser Eitel was well satisfied with
her warm berth in the harbor of,New-
port News during the blizzard that
ragged for two days last week and had
no intention of quitting her moor
ings and encountering the perils Of
the raging sea. The storm along tho
coast was q terrific one, making o1
Easter Sunday q wintry dsy, IN con-
trast with the balmy spring weather
in the country Of the great plains. Is.
is generally admitted that tho Ettala
last chance for : Dash u - d -
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08
EVERY DAY
Grow q little every day;

Grow little every day;
Seek to learn little more;
Put some long-nsed fault away;
Know some truth unknown before
Every day add something new
To the skill tnat is your own
Something that may bring to you
Hopes when other hopes are flown
Every day some cause remove
That has limited your strength;
Add some virtue that will prove
Worthy of its cost, at length.
Make some progress every day,
Take at least one step ahead
Men may linger by the way
Only when their hopes are dead
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08
URGE CABBAGE CULTURE

Wisconsin has always been not ed
for its short courses in agriculture
and darying, but now they are con-
sidering the establishment of a short
course in the culture of cabbage.
This may seem somewhat of a joke,
but when you consider that a large
portion of the commercial sauer.
brant come from the Badger state,
the project of a short course in cab
bage culture will not seem SO much
of misfit. And then it may have .
beneficial effect on some Of the cigars
besides.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08

Stock Growers News: Sheriff Cur
ington arrived from Arizona Friday
morning with Maurice Mcmillan n,
who was. arraigned before Justice
Conway Monday. 1t is claimed that
Mcmillan will plead guilty and trust
to the mercy of the court for sentence.
Mcmillan has not heard from his wife
and family since his fight about three
years ago and is now said to be IN
quest of them.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08
BIG GOVERNMENT
LAND OPENING

100000 acres homestead land to
open for settlement in State of Wash
ington. Send so cents for description
and map showing location. The Gas
sert Agency, Spokane, Wash.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08

Springfield Republican,; The for
tifications of the Panama canal are
declared by army and navy men to be
the most complete in the world, May
it never have to be proved
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08

A great many farmers have added
additional COWS to their herd, which
means Increase of cream.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08

Many fellow is a star because he
stuck to the dipper and the milky
way.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08

The Porto Rican is becoming Amer
canized. He is now on a strike for
an increase in wages from 80 cents to
rs cents per day. Workers there are
mostly field men on sugar planta-
lions.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08

Evidence in the. arbitration Of the
wage demands of the 63.0 600 locomo
tive engineers, firemen and hostlers
Of 99 western roads has been complet-
ed. Taking Of testimony began Nov
80 last, One week will be allowed
for the Submission of briefs, and al
award will be delivered on or before
April 20
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08

The postmaster general says the
railroads are liars. The railroads,
through their joint committee on rail-
way mail pay. say the postmast-
er general is liar. So decisive
ly has has the battle line been drawn
and with such coarse and vulgar ex-
pletives are the opposing sides she'll.
ing each other.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08

The railroads of the country, gen.
orally speaking, are showing con-
siderable increase in their net rev
enue but it is produced not by in
creased receipts but by decreased ex-
penses. This is another vjndication
of Mr. Brandies.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08

1t will be great disappointment to
the ship subsidy crowd that the ad.
mirhstration has decided to use gov.
ernment transports to export goods
tied up in the Philippines. 1t can
filibuster the senate, but it cannot
talk the executive authority of the
country to death, while it is reposed
in the hands Of Woodrow Wilson,
Britton Sentinel.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08

During the week the couhjct over
the passage through the Carpathia1
mountains to the plains of Hungary
has ragged with unabated fury. 1t is
a hand to hand fight in the midst OF
snow and the bayonet as a weapon
If Russia wins, Austria will los,
heart and seek way to peace.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08

Hans should give the public a
rest" says the Iroquois Chief in
speaking of the output of Senator
Urdahl's typewriter since the close of
the legislature. Senator Urdahl is
down on the printers and editors but
he does not hesitate to ask them to
publish columns of letters he writes
in his own defense. Some of the boys
fall for it; and then again some do
not.--Argus-Leader.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08

Last week double murders occurr-
ed in both Roberts and Dawson coun-
ties which causes those who opposed
the adjustment of capital punish
ment in South Dakota to call atten-
tlon to their prediction that such
action would be followed by an in
crease in the number of murders.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08

The circle has been replaced at the
head of each party ticket by our leg
islature. This is the only state in
the union that ever replaced the circle
after taking it off. The circle at the
head of the ticket is advantageous
only to the state republican organi-
Zation.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-08

Postmaster General Bnreson has
ruled that parcel post shipments of
foodstuffs and merchandise to bellig-
erent countries in the European war
will be accepted at tue sender s
risk, Z" and that so far as action of
the belligerents is concerned they
will be subject to same rules as if
shipped by freight or express.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-06-25
OUR PUBLIC FORUM
ILL. 6. johnson
On Two-Cent Passenger Rates

both the State and the Railway Com
pany testified that the claims Of the
railroad were sustained by the facts.
Two cents did not pay the cost of
carrying passenger mile. The
State, however, contended that the
railroad was earning enough surplus
on its state freight business to give
fair return upon the capital used in
its passenger as well as its freight
business. For the purposes Of the
case. the railroad did not deny this,
but held to it's contention that the
State could not segregate its pas
senger business for rate fixing with
out allowing a rate that would be
sufficient too pay the cost Of doing
business and enough to give some
return upon the capital invested IN
doing the business regulated. This
was the issue presented to the SUI
preme Court. Its decision responds
to the judgment of the fair-minded
sentiment Of the country. The SUI
preme Court says that, even though
railroad earns surplus on par
ticular commodity by charging rea-
sonable rates, that affords no reason
for compelling it to haul another's
person or property for less than cost.
The surplus from a reasonable rate
properly belongs to the railway COM
pany. If the surplus is earned from
an unreasonable rate then that rate
should be reduced. The State may
not even up by requiring the railroad
to carry other traffic for nothing or
for less than cost.
The decision is a wholesome one
and demonstrates that the ordinary
rules OF fair dealing apply to railway
companies. The fact that one makes
surplus on his wheat crop would
never be urged as a reason for COM
polling him to sell his cotton at less
than cost 1t would not satisfy the
man who wanted bread to be told
that it's high price enabled the cotton
manufacturer to get his raw product
for less than cost In this case the
court reaffirmed the homely maxim
that each, tub must stand upon its
own bottom"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-06-25
First National Bank
PLAN NOW TO PLANT
CROPS FOR S|LAGE
(By c. A. Hutton, Division of Exten-
sion, University of Tennessee.l

(By c. A. Hutton, Division of Exten-
sion, University of Tennessee.)
At this season of the year farmers
generally are busy with field work
and are apt to neglect planning for
crops for filling the silo The best
yield of sifage is made by planting the
crop on well-prepared ground at the
usual corn planting time. Good yielNs
are secured, however, by planting on
stubble land after crop OF wheat,
oats, rye, or barley has been harvest
ed. A good seed bed should be pre-
pared by use of subsoil pillow and
disc harrow. This should be done as
soon as possible after the winter crop
is harvested, while the land is still
moist and mellow.
Corn is the best crop to plant for
silage. Any variety which makes a.
good yield of grain in the locality will
make a good variety for silage. 1t is
usually best to plant one of the large
growing, prolific varieties, however,
owing to the large tonnage secured
Sorghum or cane makes large yield,x
but the silage is hardly as nutritiouss
as corn alone. A mixture of about 6
to pounds corn and to pounds
sorghum per acre gives excellent re-
suits. The corn and sorghum may be
mixed and planted with an ordinary
corn drill, and cultivated as one would
cultivate corn. The sorghum adds suc-|
culence to the silage and gives a
larger yield than corn alone.
Cow peas and soy beans may be mix
ed with corn or sorghum for silage.
and they add palatability and protein
to the silage, but do not preserve in
the silo quite as we'll as corn or cane.
1T is usually best to plant these crops
for hay to be fed dry with silage.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-06-25
WHY SHOULD
WOMEN VOTE?
tWOMAN'S SUFFRAGE FROM THE
VIEWPOINT OF LEADING
FARMERS.

Why should women vote? That Is
the question that is ringing from
ocean to ocean and reverberating from
THE Canadian boundary to the Next
can border. 1t is the mission of a
Newspaper to give the news and the
Iaction of the Texas Farmers Union
lin opposing womans suffrage when
that question was recently before the
Texas legislature is significant as
representing the attitude Of the or
lganized plowmen. We reproduce in
part the argument presented by Hon.
w. D. Lewis, president Of the Texas
Farmers Union, in opposing the bill:
1T is gratifying to note that it is
mot the farmers wife who is clamoring
for the ballot. She is too busy
trying to make happier homes, mold
ing the minds of future citizens and
sharing with her husband the cares
of life to indulge in political gossip.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-06-25
THEMTSTOCLES

When Themistocles was asked by
his host at dinner party to enter
tain the guests by playing the lutte, he
replied that he could not play the
fiddle, but that he could make a small
town great city. We have in this
nation many politicians who are good
"fddlers," but they cannot make a
small town a great city. We are over
run with orators who can play upon
the passions of the people, but they
can't put brick and mortar together.
We need builders.
Let those who hunger and thirst for
power understand that the highest
glory of statesman is to construct,
and that it is better for a man that he
should build public highway than
that he should become Governor of a
state, and that he start a pillow than
that he become the author of a law.
The true test of craftsmanship is the
pillow and the hammer, so let those
who would govern, first build.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-06-25

states have a two cent passenger rate
and whatever loss Is incurred Is recov-
cred through freight revenue. The JUS
tlce OF such procedure was recently
passed upon by the Supreme Court
or West Virginia and the decision is
SO far-reaching that we have asked
l.. E. Johnson, president of the Nor
folk and Western Railway whose road
contested the case to briefly review
the suit. Mr.. Johnson said in part:
Some ten years ago, passenger
rares were fixed by the legislatures
of large number of states at two
cents a mile. AS basis for such
economic legislation, no examination
was made of the cost of doing the
business SO regulated, nor was any
attention given to the fact whether
such a rate would yield to the rail
way companies an adequate or any
net return upon the capital invested
in conducting this class of business
"Such law was passed in West
Virginia in 1907 The Norfolk and
Western Railway Company put the
rate into effect and maintained it for
two years. It's accounting during
these two years showed that two
cents mile per passenger barely
paid the outof-pocket cost and moth
ing was left to pay any return on
capital invested 1t sought relief from
the courts. Expert accountants for
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-06-25

gument advanced by the proponents Of
woman's suffrage that many cultivated
and noble women are far more capa-
BILE of intelligently exercising SOW
ereignty than worthless negro, but
the South never was anxious for
negro suffrage, and while culture and
refinement, and even morality, are
desirable virtues, they are not the
only qualifications for franchise.
"The primary, inherent and insep-
arabic fitness for suffrage is support
ing family. The pillow handle, the
forge and the struggle for bread af-
ford experience necessary to properly
mark the ballot Government is a
great big business and civilization
from the very beginning assigned
woman the home and man the bust
ness affairs of life.
There has been much freakish leg
islation enacted during the past de-
cade that no doubt appeals to woman's
love for the ridiculous, but to under.
take to unsex the human race by law
10 ehO ACl6ht VI lOily
a tragedy to mankind.
I'VE are opposed to the equal rights
of woman-we want her to ever re-
main our superior. We consider
woman's desire to seek mans level
the yellow peril of Twentieth Century
civilization.
Woman is the medium through
which angels whisper their messages
to mankind; it is her hand that plants
thoughts in the intellectual vineyard;
it is through her heart that hope, love
and sympathy overflow and bless man
kind. Christine liberator of woman
kind-was satisfied to teach the lessons
of life and He was a man. He chose
to rule over human hearts and re.
fused worldly power and men followed
after Him, women washed His feet,
little children climbed upon His knees
and the Ruler of the universe said
that in Him He was we'll pleased
Can woman find higher calling?"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-06-25
SELLING THE ROUGH STUFF TO
BEEF CATTLE.
(By r. M. Murphy, Division of Exten-
sion, University of Tennessee.)

(By r. M. Murphy, Division of Exten-
sion, University of Tennessee.)
There are thousands of dollars
worth of corn stover, straw, and other
unstable roughage going to waste
every year in the state which ought
to be sold to beef cattle. Mr.. w. H.
Neal of Lebanon, Tenn, sold his
roughage at good price this past
winter, despite the low price of cattle.
On October 10Th he bought SO steers,
weighing 53,605 pounds at 6&c, to
which he fed 100 tons silage, 120 bales
of wheat straw, 40 shocks of shredded
corn, and Z tons of cottonseed meal.
He sold the cattle for TIC. The
cottonseed meal cost him $2S,55 per
ton. The steers paid him $69.68 per
ton for it. They paid him for silage
$597 per ton; for straw, s26S per
bale; for shredded corn $794 per
shock. He might have sold his silage
for $500 per ton; his straw for zoe
Per bale; and his corn shocks Of SOC
apiece. He had in his manure pile an
additional value of at least $4,000,
due to having fed cottonseed meal,
and his corn slower and straw were
also there in a most satisfactory cog-
aition