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Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-02-26
ROAD BUILDING IN OKLAHOMA
State superintendent OF Public In
struction Takes Steps to Teach
Boys Art Of Construction.

Not to be outdone by Missouri and
Kansas, the state OF Oklahoma is to
take up educational work in road
building" said r. Il. House of Mus.
kogee, while In Washington recently.
Governor Major of Missouri and Gov.
ernor Hodges of Kansas stirred the
imagination and ambition of the boys
OF Missouri and Kansas by getting out
on the roads and handling pick and
shovel In the making of roads. Okla
homa is going to begin at the begin.
ming and teach the boy in the school
how to build good roads. The state
highway commissioner is cooperating
with the state superintendent of pub
lie instruction, and the latter has
taken up the matter with the county
superintendent
When the federal government had
spent THOUSAND, of dollars 10 encour-
age scientific farming and when so
few farmers adopted the methods ad-
vanced, the officials changed their
plans and went after the boys in the
schools. They sought to teach the
new methods to the older persons
through the boys in the schools, and
they succeeded.
"If the farmers were made to real
lie the advantages of better farming
methods through their boys in the
schools, it seems to me there is little
doubt they can be brought to appreci.
ate the great advantages that will re-
suit from improved roads. For that
matter. however, the farmer ordinar-
lily understands that good roads are
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-02-26
SELF SHAMPooING
With cutleura Soap 10 Most Comfort.
Ing and Beneficial. Trial Free.

Especially IL preceded by touches
OF Cuticura Ointment to spots of dam
druff and itching on the scalp skin.
These supercreamy emollients meet
every skin want as well as every
toilet and nursery want in caring for
the skin, scalp, hair and hands.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard. Cuticura. Dept. ky.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-02-26
BETTER USE FOR LIQUOR MONEY,

The liquor bill would pay for so.
100000 bales of cotton at ten cents a
roundabout equivalent to four years
production for the entire South" as
serted Senator Morris Sheppard in a
speech delivered at Little Rock, Ark.
II would pay for 125,000.0O0 tons OF
cotton seed at $50. II would pay for
all the corn the entire nation raises in
two years. at the rate of dollar a
bushel 1t would pay for all the cattle
and hogs Arkansas can raise in two
decades"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-02-26
WE CAN AND WE WILL


WE CAN AND WE WILL.
"A few years ago was up In the
interior of China" says Bishop Samuel
=, Spreng of the Evangelical church.
1T was about three years after they
had determined to do away with the
opium traffic. The opium traffic is as
great curse, or was as great curse
in China, as the liquor traffic has ever
been here, and the government de.
termined to put that traffic away with.
in ten years. That was in 1906. Three
years later in the interior cities you
could not find an opium den except
hidden away in the back alleys, In the
little places, Just where they have TO
look for the blind tigers and places of
that kind here BY the time the ten
years are up that traffic will be blotted
out among those four hundred millions
of people, and they did that, they un.
dertook that, In spite Of the fact, or In
view OF the fact, that nearly 33 per
cent of their. revenues came from the
opium traffic They let the revenue go
and looked for other sources of rev
cnue that are honorable and honest
and clean, to carry on their govern
ment and let the opium traffic go And
I say II the most conservative, the
bulkiest, the biggest people on the face
of the earth can put away the opium
traffic inside of ten years, we Ameri'
cans ought to be ashamed OF ourselves
II we cannot put down the liquor traf'
fic. And we are going to do Il, we
are able to do 1t, we are not going to
say that we cannot II we will. We
can and we will. God helping u.s."
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-02-26
Useful Eroek.

A useful little day frock is of old
parchment-colored wooden rep trim.
med with braid. very wide silk braid
to match, worked over again in places
with very narrow braid In black. and
the buttons are wooden, matching the
parchment hue. while there Is an odd
little waistcoat. OF which little seen.
In black and white checked velvet.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-02-26
WHAT LABOR RECEIVES.

Let the man who tolls with his
hands remember this: That in all the
Industries OF the United States out
side the liquor traffic labor receives
544 per cent OF the capital Invested;
while in the brewery industry labor
receives only 20.2 per cent OF the in
vested capital.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-02-26

OF these pretty wells, and anyone can
afford to indulge in fad that costs
so little. The prettiest touch is added
by lacking rose or a small nosegay
OF bright flowers to the border at the
left side. This is the very latest trick
OF adornment and is wonderfully pleas
Ing. JULIA 6OTTOMLEY.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-02-26
Hia Point of View

h What is your idea of matrimony?"
asked the fair maid who was still &C.
cupying the anxious seat.
WELL" rejoined the wise chap who
had baked at the hurdle, it's probably
all right for those who haven't enough
worry"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-02-26
The Female Of the Species.

II tell you, sir" said the sad-eyed
passenger with the bargain-counter
tie. 'all women are born gamblers"
That's right" observed the button
drummer. "And they nearly always
win when they play hearts to catch
diamonds"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-02-26
The Reason.

"The man who uttered those forged
notes made very clumsy job of It."
'Oh, but, you know, he suffered"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-02-26
a coMPARIsoN.

The1Titanic carried down 1903 peo-
pie The drink traffic carries to death
I. ao3 men and women every eight days
an theyyear
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-02-26
The Proof Conclusive.

Sunday School Teacher - What is
the outward, visible sign of baptism?"
Johnny-The baby, mum.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-02-26

Conducted by the National Woman's
Christian Temperance UnlonD
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-10-13
The School Problem

The. destruction Of the Third
Ward school will open the ques-
ton of providing additional
school facilities for the city.
The Second Ward has for some
time demanded the erection of
a school building on their school
reserve and the increase in the
white population of the Ward
warrants the demand. A bond
issue will be needed to erect a
building on the told side and we
believe the voters of the city
will sanction the building for the
Second ward at the same cleo
ton.
Twenty thousand dollars will
provide the two buildings. The
City Council should call for a
bond election as soon as posssi.
bic so that the school may not
suffer any longer than needed.
The short session necessitates
under the circumstances to accom-.
modate all the children in the
lower grades will do for a short
time but the children as we'll as
their parents are looking to the
city council and the Board of Ed.
ucation for a speedy adjustment Of
the system. As the new buildings
are needed the voters will Ger.
tsinly sanction a bond issue if the
city11s tax valuation justiffes one
this year.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-10-13

Advertising in the LIE. is like
throwing dread upon the
waters" You get immediate re-
suits. Mr.. Albritten advertised
for a lost sow one night, early
next morning the telephone mott
fled him of its whereabouts:
Chas. Isler had the same result
with a grip and now B. T. Strick-
land is proud of the possession of
his dog. whom he had lost and
a small ad in the Leader Enter.
prise brought him back home.
Everybody reads the Leader-En-
terprise and everything in it, so if
you want to buy or sell anything,
or want to find a lost article, ad-
vertise it in the Leader-Enter-
prise and your chances are good
to get what you want.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-10-13
To The School Children Who
Loved Their Third Ward
\ School House and Lost

AS you loved your third ward
and your teachers and your school
work and were disturbed and sad
this morning over not being able
to go back there to school. so
were grown-ups, your papas,
mamas and your friends sad and
disturbed.
These grown people love you
and are bound to see that your
little hearts and heads may have
true learning, so the school board
has Immediately planned that
those who have been going to
the first ward shall be there one
part of the day and you be there
the other part.
Just one half day is all that we
want you to lose from school
now.
This may last till the early
part of next year.
We hope that the grown.ups
and friends of little children will
help us at the proper time to give
you a real nice building.
Every one is proud of our
schools, proud of you and in a
few years when you are grown
people, whom you meet in life
will find that you have splendid
educations, that you know lots
worth while and you will be an
advertisement for Fitzgerald.
Sorry you lost your school
building, but you shall go right
on to school.
]. E. Turner, Prest. of Board.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-10-13
Our ''Go To Church Sunday" Edition

Next Wednesdays issue of the Leade Enterpe will be in
are ge of members of the young peoples societies of the Potes
This made necessary
coming the editor but merely make their
appeal attendance Sunday church services which
GLADLY dedicate this particular issue The EDITORIAL advertising
adj other features of the Enterprise will be their hands
that the readers Of the Leader Enterprise will have
creahe edition presented them The editors charge will
ID b. Nicholson the Ist Baptist church, Hemmnger for
Christian Martin the Central NJ E. A. G.
NJ E. r. L. King for the Presbyterian church and
Davis the make the L. BETTER show
help and than doing,
eady their pan For better Fitzgerald the
office force
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-10-13

When the losses from these boil weev counties are added
they give total 98 bales. This is exactly the loss
orded in the ginning figure from 1914 1915 The total Of
chat loss is 1852 bales. s ,..
That what the boil weev doing How are we 60
Igg to fight back?
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-10-13
Strawberry Plants
for Sale

-, Improved Lady Thompson's.
Thrifty p lants. $3.50 Der 81
thousand. p0A
Geo Drexler, r. F. D. 121.tf.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-10-13
What The Boil WeeviI Did to Alabama. :"

take pleasure reproducing article from the Montgom
cry Advertiser the Boil weev situation that State as we
ave doubling Thomaes county who do fully APP
reca the dangers that confronting the planter The
experience of the Alabama cotton counties will be in few
years and if profit by their experience it proper
thingtO do. Says the Advertiser;
Convincing evidence of the damage Alabama by the
boil wee is contained in the report cotton gnned which
ISSUED by the department Sept 2h That report
shown up September h there had been gnned Alabama
1852 bales of cotton less than ginned in 1914
The official figures for ginning Sept g. 1914 1922
17 and for the ginning September 25h 1916
What counties sustained that loss of 853 bales? 1t
eSting study to make the to this question:
There the county of Dallas for instance which ves with
Montgomery Pike for being largest producing
ay Alabama and which has led the list at times bales pro-
uced The boil weevi in Dallas for his third year
doing his In the cotton production Dallas
fell Off 12200 bales Montgomery county, particularly in the
Southern section suffered from the weev but will suffer more
next year The weev far from doing his maximum dam
age this his second year, the county, but the cotton produc-
ton fell off by 155 bales.
Covington county, industrious and progressive county,
not important cotton raising Montgomery Dallas dropp
5 bales cotton production Lownde another big cotton
growing county, where the boil weev got in its most
deadly work. suffered heavily The loss in Lowndes was 73
Perry Wcoxcounte both Black Belt countless west
and counties with the boil weeY hard hit Perrys
loss being 63O bales and Wicox loss being 665 bales
1t is group the counties whole show how the
boil weev directly responsible for the loss of 532 bales in
the Alabama crop.
to mind that these figures the loss
lin production yearthe figures being obtained in COM
harrison of crops up Septmber 25 well to bear
mind also that the counties given here the counties invaded
by boil weev most of them counties in which the boil
eev has been at work for period longer than two years.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-04-01

tors from whom received only tempo
rary relief. l decided to give Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound fair
trial and also the Sanative Wash. have
now used the remedies for four months
and cannot express my thanks for what
they have done for me.
"If these lines will be Of any benefit
you have my permission to publish
them. Mrs. SADIE WILLIAMS, ass
James Street, Elkhart, Indiana.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and herbs,
contains no narcotic or harmful drugs,
and to-day holds the record of being the
most successful remedy for female ills
we know Of, and thousands Of voluntary
testimonials on file in the Pinkhasa
laboratory at Lynn, Mass, seem to
prove this fact.
If you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound will help you, write
tOLydia 4. Pinkham Medicine Co.
(c0nfidential) Lynn, Mass, for adj
vice. Your letter will be opened.
read and answered by q woman,
and held In strict confidence.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-04-01
CONVEYED ONLY PLAIN TRUTH
Advertisement Of Boston Physician
Merely Stated Facts Exactly az
They Were.

A Boston physician tells Of Doctor
Reed who, In his time. was one of the
prominent medicos of the Hub. His
large practice included many patients
outside the city limits. and these he
visited in his buggy. et
One day Doctor Reed bought new
horse, with which he was much
pleased until he discovered that the
animal had an insurmountable objec-
tion to bridges of all kinds, and could
not be made to cross one.
lnasmuch as at that period 1t was
necessary to cross certain. bridges in
order to reach any one Of the sur
rounding towns, the doctor decided to
sell the horse He did not think It
necessary to mention the animals pc.
culiarity, but was much too honest to
misrepresent him, and. after some
thought. produced the following ad-
vertisement, which he inserted in a
local paper:
. "For Sale.-A bay horse. warranted
sound and kind. The only reason for
selling is because the owner is obliged
to leave Boston"
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-04-01
WASTE PLACES ON THE FARM
Progressive Farmers Are Making First.
Class Hog Pastures Of Land
Once Thought Worthless.

Most Of the large and many of the
small farms in the arid West have
more or less poor land. Some of this
is rocky hilly country, some damp
alkaline soils and other sections are
cut up with washes and bitches. Most
Of these are not being utilized. What
can we do to help In a practical way?
A number Of progressive farmers
have made first-class hog pastures OF
these formerly waste places by sowing
common sweet clover. They say hogs
relish 1t and make about as good gains
as on alfalfa II pastured young. 9th.
ers have planted sweet clover for
sheep pasture, taking care of the few
'arm sheep which are always source
81 profit on such farms. Some have
been utilizing these places for dairy
calves. colts or any other animal avail.
able.
This is worth trying out. II the farm.
sr wants to grow sweet clover and
1oes not want to pasture it. then he
may cut 1t young for, hay or produce
seed which at present is bringing
big price on the market.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-04-01
RAIL CHIEF RUNS ENGINE
o. p. 6yers. Principal Owner Of A.
and NJ, Which Has No Debt.
Takes Sick Drivers Place.

Hutchinson. Kan.-Because OF the
illness Of the regular engineer on the
Anthony and Northern railway, o. P.
Byers of Hutchinson. president of the
new line. donned overalls. climbed In.
to the cab and took the regular train
out of Pratt on time recently.
Byers returned to the engine cab af.
ter quarter of century's absence.
He was promoter of the original
Hutchinson and Southern road, now
owned and operated by the Sante Fe.
and later was connected with the traf.
fic department Of the Rock Island
railroad.
The Anthony and Northern is vir.
tually owned by Byers. 1t is unique
In that 1t is a railroad built and oper-
ated without cent of bonded In.
debtedness, and 1t is paying dividends
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-04-01
MAN, 78, DOES EGG DANCE
Blindfolded and Bent With Ace, He
Does the Steps and Never
Broke a Shell.

st. Paul, Minn.-Albert Pankops,
seventy years old. bent and
whitehaired. danced blindfolded
among is eggs. laid In two rooms at
intervals Of foot, for several min.
utes without breaking a shell. For
more than fifty years Professor Pan.
kopf has been performing this feat,
but at the annual Schlachtfest Of the
Saxonia and General German Benevo.
lent association he danced as never
before. The years dropped from him
as he danced. When the music stopped
the old man fell into the arms OF a
spectator. Weak heart" he gasped.
He soon recovered himself and bowed
In response to the cheers.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-04-01
CORN STALKS TO HOLD SNOW
Added Moisture Makes Soil Less Ii.
able to 6low-Wind Is Checked,
Reducing the Drifting.

1t is sometimes good plan to leave
some of the corn stalks standing
Every fourth row left standing will
hold a lot of snow on the land. At the
North Dakota experiment station 1t
was found that one-fourth of the corn
stalks left standing stopped about as
much snow as when all we're left. This
will In many cases mean a good deal
to the next crop. The added moisture
will make the soil less liable to blow,
and the standing stalks will check the
wind a good deal. near the surface,
and this also reduces the drifting Bet.
ter try leaving few rows and see il
II does not pay.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-04-01

One of the most interesting ex.
hibits at the International Flower
show at Grand Central Palace, New
York, was moth orchid growing In q
human skull. A rather curious story
accompanies the exhibit. The skull Is
that Of an old tribal chief OF the Phil.
ippine islands. who was murdered for.
ty years ago by Guanu, a Suriago
chief, for stealing one Of the latter's
wives. Guanu kept the skull as a
trophy until his death, when 1t was
placed upon Guanu's grave as a tomb
stone. An orchid took root and as
the flower bloomed 1t was zealously
guarded by the natives who thought
the orchid was the spirit of their chief.
In the year 1902. a traveller passing
through the village saw the freak and
stole It from the natives and sent 1t
to florist Of Rutherford, N. J. Note
how the expansion Of the roots has
caused the frontal bone to crack. The
roots extend down through the skull
and can be seen through the nasal
cavity and beneath the jaw. The flow.
er has bloomed regularly since
brought to this country.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-04-01

blood the stricken party followed
across the dress circle and down the
stairs. Fa
In the street there was a helpless
pause.
Where shall we take him?"
From the steps of house opposite
the theater a man called. Bring him
here into my room," and through the
crowd Of civilians. soldiers and police
men the president was carried into
the hall bedroom of William Clark.
soldier lodger. In the front room
sat Mrs. Lincoln weeping and moan.
ing. "Oh. why didn't he kill me?"
Horror and Dread In the City.
Oyer the city. after the FIRST light.
ming shock OF the story, there was sur.
,prisingly little violence. In the forts
and camps the long roll sounded; an
army stood to arms. grim and silent.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-04-01
SUDAN GRASS ON DRY LANDS
Where Climatic Conditions Are sui..
ed II Is Most Promising Annual
Hay Crop Yet Tried.

tBy ALVIN KEYSER. Colorado Experi.
ment Station.1
A previous article on Sudan grass
has aroused so much letter inquiry
that 1t is thought that further ex-
PLANTATION in regard to the crop would
be helpful.
Sudan grass belongs to the sor-
ghum family Of plants. 1t is finer
stemmed than cane and natures in
shorter season. Like all sorghums,
however, it is distinctly warm
weather plant. There are very few
localities where 1t will do we'll at
attitudes higher than 5000 feet. In
some favored locations it can be
grown somewhat higher than that. 1t
Is generally adapted to the Colorado
plains conditions as dry land an.
uual crop.
1t cannot be pastured, but makes
a very rapid growth when warmth
and moisture conditions are proper.
1t can be expected to yield as much
as ton per acre on practically all OF
the dry lands worth cultivating and
In fairly favorable seasons may 90 as
high as four tons per acre.
Sudan grass is a good producer and
Will harvest seed at the rate of 300
up to as high as 1000 pounds per acre
under the very best conditions. I'm
der ordinary dry land conditions seed
yields of 500 to 1000 pounds per acre
are not unusual.
On the dry lands this crop should
be planted In rows and cultivated. II
Is not especially adapted for irrigated
conditions, although it will make 4
heavy growth as an annual hay crop
II 1t is desired to use 1t for such pur.
poses. In the Arkansas valley, the
season is long enough and hot enough
TO make two crops most years under
irrigation. Under dry land conditions
one crop is all that can be expected
except In unusually wet seasons.
Where climatic conditions are warm
enough, Sudan grass is the most
promising annual hay crop yet tried.
It Will not do well In the higher alti.
tudes where the nights are cool. the
seasons short and the days often cool.
When seeded In rows, five or six
pounds per acre Is amply sufficient.
The rows should be put from three
to three and one-half feet apart in
order to permit of cultivation. Seed.
ed broadcast. ten to fifteen pounds
is sufficient under dry land conditions.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-04-01
DUCKS MUST HAVE SHELTER
Many Farmers Beginning to Realize
That WeII-Bred Fowl, II Properly
Cared For, is Profitable.

Many farmers who rear ducks, leave
them to find shelter as best they can.
and for years this plan has seemed to
do fairly well on some farms; but of
late they are learning that well-bred
ducks. II properly cared for, are a
profitable side line. D.
While 1t takes no more food to raise
the well-bred duck than 1t does to
raise the scrub, they do require slight.
ly more care, and they should have
some sort Of shelter Build neat, in
expensive duck house and note the
difference In the looks and health OF
your flock.