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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-06
THE BUSYBODY FIRST
AT MONTREAL COURSE
Zindel Landed Second Money
and Sempsilla Third at
Blue Bonnet

MONTREAL, Can, Sept. 6.-The Busy
body romped home an easy winner in the
opening race today. zindel was second
and Sempsilla third.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-06

.par for Cravath In eignth'
,Rstted RAT for Getz in eighth'
nan for wheat in eighth'
'na s..a b,ts-stengel, smyth 1)' Lu-
Two-Dess orIIece-paubert. Ia, Struck out
terus sas =. Alexnder. 4; Marquard, a.
BY cheney, eSys,ns-off cheney, I; Alexander,
Base on DSnS Double plays-o' Mara to
srt' Coo1nVI Daubert to o'Mara. Batter MT 1T
pauperN o. assed ball-Miller. Wild pitches
2 Alexander. Marduard CD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-06

'Batteo for Crane in ninth.
tBatted for Malone in ninth.
Throe-base hit-Gandil Two-base hits
Milan, Mcbride, Strunk. Sacrifices-AIc-
lnnis. Stolen bases-Strunk, Acosta. Nc
Bride. Struck out-By Sheehan, /: Ayres.
T. Base on balls-By Sheehan, 1. Double
plays-Acosta to Mcbride, Foster to Gam
dill
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-06

Germantown Boys Club athletes swamped
the other entrants In today's Middle Atlantic
Association track championships by piling up
30 points. MeadOwbrOOk was second best,
with 90.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1915-04-22

GOOSE EGGS FOR HATCHING.-
Large Toulouse, so OTIS. a sitting
of six eggs. At the Blakely farm,
Route 2, Box l.. 1-tf
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1915-04-22
DRAG THE ROADS.

when the smiles of spring appear,
Drag the roads;
When the summer time is here,
Drag the roads;
When the corn is in the ear,
In the winter cold and dread,
Every season of the year,
Drag the roads;
when you've nothing else to do.
Drag the roads;
If but for an hour or two,
Drag the roads;
It will keep them good as new;
With a purpose firm and true,
Fall in line; it's up to you
Drag the roads;
The Kansas Industrialis
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1915-04-22
INDIANS FOR PROHIBITION.
"Who made the State 20 dry?

I! I! II"
was the war cry chanted by the Clal-
lam Indians. living at jamestown in
the state Of Washington. as they Joy
ously celebrated the victory for state
wide prohibition.
Most Of these Indians belong to
what is called the Indian Shaker
church, and no one is aver admitted
to this church until, as they say, the
drink devil' is driven out of him. In
other words. he must sign a very bind.
ing temperance pledge.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1915-04-22
Should Not Feel Discouraged.

80 many people troubled with
indigestion and constipation have
been benefited by taking Cham
berlain's Tablets that no one
should feel discouraged who has
not given them a trial. They
contain no pepsin or other diges-
tive ferments but strengthen the
stomach and enable it to perform
Its functions naturally. Obtain
able everywhere. (Adv,)
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1915-04-22
Alfalfa.

Alfalfa.
1.-THE greater part of the work in
field crops has been with alfalfa, corn
and a practical rotation.
cat the time of the arrival of the
County Agent. there were to his
knowledge four small pieces Of alfal-
ia in Steele county. Today ~2heA4otal
area sown to alfalfa is probably near
1000 acres. The majority of these al
falfa fields. have been directly or in
directly under the supervision of the
County Agent. Suitable ground has
been secured and incubation, clipping
and top dressing has personally been
supervised in almost every instance.
The acreage own in 1913 was about
half that sown in 1914. The 1913
crop cut on an average about two tons
per acre.
ION the arrival of the County agent
a forty acre corn field was uncommon.
This year some fields are more than
one hundred acres in size. About
one-half of the corn planted under
the direction of the County Agent was
from home grown seed. The balance
was from carefully tested commercial
seed. In most instances where corn
has been raised under the direction
of the County Agent, the quality as
we'll as the yield has been in advance
of that of the surrounding territory.
Much corn has been selected during
the past fall either directly under the
Agents supervision or indirectly
through his influence. The majority
of this has been carefully stored and
during the winter or early spring will
be tested for vitality.
During the past fall the County
Agent has conducted field excursions
in various neighborhoods. These
excursions we're usually for the pur-
pose of studying and selecting seed
corn. The number of farmers pre-
sent at these meetings ranged from
three to t~wenty-six.
MANY farmers have been influenc-
ed to hog off corn and have secured
excellent results. In 1913, this meth
cd of feeding corn was practically un-
known, but the practice has increas-
ed steadily and next year probably
twenty per cent Of the farmers in
the county will feed corn In this
manner.
Live Stock.
THE County Agent has made ia
visits into the Country or about towns
in the interest of livestock. About
twenty per cent of these calls have
been in the capacity Of a veterinarian.
However, the majority have been to
assist In selecting brood sows, boars,
bulls, etc. He has secured 10 bulls
2 rams, more than SO boars, 4 dairy
cows, 8 beef cattle and in the neigh.
borhood of 200 pure bred chicken,
and other classes Of poultry. Much
interest has been shown in the live.
stock industry during the past two
years.
General Advisory Work.
THE County Agricultural agen,
has acted in an advisory capacity 46A
times where definite results have beer
accomplished. This does not include
the advice given on various occasion,
without knowing whether or not suct
advice was put into practice.
Calls.
Give hundred and eighty-ave far
mers have called on the agent eithe,
in his office or at his home. Each Of
these men have come for some definit,
purpose, and 1t is safe to assume tina,
in practically every case they hav,
carried out their work as outlined b.
the agent. Aside from these calls
there have been about four THOUSAND
telephone calls. Often advice wa,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1915-04-22
Horses for Pasture.

Will take a limited number of
horses and colts for pasture on
the Road Peterson Farm, Sec.
81, Sherbrooke. For terms see
Geo. w. King.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1915-04-22

a. All notices OF entertainments of
any nature at which admission is
charged, given by local organizations
are charged at the rate of five cents
per line per insertion.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1915-04-22

Another thing that should be brot
to the attention of our readers is the
fact that if the work is dropped in
this county a great loss will be sus-
tanned because the work of this kind
is bound to be demanded again. AS
things now stand the work in Steele
county is receiving both State and
National aid. According to the terms
of the Smith-Lever Bill the Federal
Government will donate one dollar
for every two raised by the county
and this money can only be secured
by working under the present system.
The state has also.appropriated none
Wy to assist in this work and as this
county pays its share Of the state
taxes the best way to get this money
back is tokeep this good work going
on.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1915-04-22

WANTED.-Teams to pillow and
seed three hundred acres. See
w. e. ELLIOTT.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1915-04-22

The following is an excerpt from
the Official Proceeding of the Board
of County Commissioners at their
meeting of April 8th:
Mr.. Verwest moved that tho Com
missioners of Steele County enter
into contract for the period of one
year from Jan. LIST to Dec. 31st, 1915.
with the Board of Trustees OF the
North Dakota Agricultural Expert
ment Station, in charge of, the Bet
ter Farming Section of said Station,
for the expenditure of taxes levied
and raised in 1914 under the pro-
vision of section 1858 of the Com
piled Laws for 1913 which was for
the promotion of Diversified Farming
which motion was seconded by Mr..
Williams.
On call of the roll the members
voted as follows: Verwest, yes; Will
Jams yes; Dronen, no; Hovick, no;
Chairman Johnson, yes. Motion car
ried.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1915-04-22

We were surprised to find that there
existed a sentiment against the Bet
ter Farming movement. and especial
~ so on the County Board. After
making some inquiries we succeeded
in getting a copy Of the report for
1914 Of the Field Agent in this coun-
ty, Mr.. A. E. Nelson, and If space
would permit we would like to pub
lish it all. We are able to give how
ever a few Of most important para
| graphs.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1915-04-22

Land for Rent.
One hundred acres of good
land; eighty acres plowed. For
terms, see L. N. WooD.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-11-19
KEEP THE KIDNEYS WE'LL
Health Is Worth Saving, and Some
Pullman People Know How to
Save Ii

Many Pullman people take their
lives in their hands by neglecting
the kidneys when they know these
organs need help. Weak kidneys
are responsible for a vast amount
of suffering and i'll health-the
slightest delay is dangerous. Use
Doan's Kidney Pills-a remedy that
has helped thousands of kidney suf-
ferers. Here is a Pullman citizen $
recommendation.
G. S. Stone, carpenter, 1701 A
street, Pullman, says: Kidney
trouble came ON from straining my
back at my work | had much
trouble from weak kidneys and a
dun pain settled in them, torturing
me. / was told to use Doans Kid
.ney Pills and l found they were just
what | needed to help me. They took
hold of the trouble at once, clearing
up the kidney secretions that had
been unnatural and soon freeing me
of the pain"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doans Kidney Pills-the same
that Mr.. Stone had. Foster
Milbur Co., Props, Buffalo, N Y.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-11-19
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons having claims against the estate
OF William B. Wallis, deceased, to
present them to Serena f. Mathews,
the executrix of said estate, at the
law office of John w. Mathews, with
III one year from the date hereof,
said law office being the place for
the transaction of the business of
said estate.
Dated October %, 1915.
SERENA l.. MATHEWS,
Executrix.
Oct.22-Nov.19
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-11-19
Aid Nature by Selection

The selection of the stronger or more fit
individuals or races by nature is often a
slow process, especially in cases where
there is but slight differences between the
contesting plants. Yet a difference of
from five or ten per cent in the vigor of
wheat plants as shown in the yield per
acre is of great Importance to the farmer.
A similar per cent of difference in the
form of root of turnips, carrots or other
root crops is of the same Importance. Then
the proper thing for the grower to do is to
step in and hasten natures selection or
guide it along lines to suit his needs or
notions by careful selection of seed from
the plants which most nearly meet his
ideas A failure to select seed means not
only that we are not improving the race
we have in hand but that we are giving
chance to develope such forms as are not
fitted for our needs even though they may
be better able to grow than those wanted.
This failure to select is most often the
cause of the running out" Of good vari-
cites or strains. In many cases the failure
TO select carefully for few years among
plants from seeds grown in another sec
ton leads to the discarding of new strains
which, with proper care, would develope
into valuable additions to our present list
of food plants.
Entirely new strains or varieties of food
plants may be produced and will be from
time to time produced by the work of the
professional plant breeder Occasional
variants may be picked up by any careful
observer of the plants under cultivation,
but for the farmer and truck gardener and
for the grower of fancy crops the most i'm
portant means of securing uniformly high
quality and yield is the judicious and con-
tinual selection OF seed from such plants
as most nearly approach the ideal in their
lines.
Washington Agriculturist
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-11-19
Plant Breeding and Seed Selection as Means Of
Securing Better Yields
BY +. l.. Pickett

Plant breeding and seed selection as
means of securing better crops are often
confused and misunderstood. careful
examination of field and garden crops will
show some plants much more satisfactory
than others. Some wheat plants show
many stalks and long, well-filled heads
while others do not, although the condi-
lions for growth are the same. Some tur-
nips grow with large, tender roots, while
others show only small, woody roots. So
we may easily find such differences in all
farm and garden crops, differences which
can not be accounted for from the stand
point of differences of soil, moisture, or
other conditions Of growth. The seeds of
some valuable specimens will produce
other plants with the same desirable quail
tiles or they will, as we say, breed true.
Others will bear seed which will show only
q certain proportion of plants with the
characters of their parents. Such plants
are probably hybrids, plants grown from
seed which had been formed as the result
of cross pollination or cross breeding of
more or less widely different forms. Then
again there are some plants which show
tendency to grow entirely differently in
different places or under different cond1-
tions. Yet another class of plants needs
attention There are som etimes single
plants which show very marked differences
as compared with others from the same
bunch of seed Such plants are sometimes
of more value than the older forms. II
they breed true they may become the
starters of new races or varieties. These
new forms or variants seem to arise
without any reference to cultivation or
other conditions of growth.
By plant breeding we mean the inten-
tional crossing of more or less unlike races
with a view to a Encouragement of their
characteristics or peculiarities so as TO get
as many as possible of the good qualities
and as few as possible of the inferior quail
tiles of the parent plants together in the
new race or variety. Successful plant
breeding needs careful study, accurate
record keeping and skilled workmen Tor
success And then more often than not
several years must pass before definite re-
suits may be obtained. Only after several
generations of years of growth can we be
sure tnaC we nave louho JuSO
wanted Work of this kind has been III
progress for many years at the State Col
lege of Washington where men in the De-
partment of Agriculture are spending most
of their time trying to develop new Varl-
cites of staple crops That they have been
wonderfully successful is proven by the
high yield of the wheat and barley hyDrloS
they have produced.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-11-19

If the seeds of these two plants are scat
tered over a pasture or lawn with foot
paths across it the clover will grow every
where but in the paths and the other plant
will grow in the paths while being crowd
ed out from other parts of the lawn by
other grasses. In just the same way diff
ferent individuals of the same kind of
plants show an ability to grow better under
different conditions. 1t is well known
that northern seeds do not at first do we'll
in the South, that seeds from river bot
toms do not do we'll on the uplands, and
so on. At the same time it is we'll known
that often seed which has at first given
but poor crops in a new section of the
country if grown for some years in that
only means that during the years, the
plants able to fit into the new conditions
have produced the most seed and so only
q strain fitted for growth in that section
remains after the first few years. Many
times seeds from one section Of the coun-
try will, after few years, develope into
a race with higher vigor and yield than
races usually grown there. This is abund-
antly proven by the astonishing growth of
some of the common weeds of the North
west which were scarcely even common be-
fore the land was brought under cultiya-
ton, but which have developed SO rapidly
under these new conditions of cultivation
as to threaten to take sections from the
crops we are trying to raise there.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-11-19
Tendency of Plants to Vary

In general it is true that the purer the
seed the more nearly alike all the plants
will be- and yet there is never a crop so
good that some differences in the plants
can not readily be seen. This is due 10
what is called the tendency OF plants 10
vary to be different This tendency 10
vary is shown not only in the form OF the
plants but in their power to get and use
food material or to grow vigorously unoer
different conditions as well. In nature
this variation of plants has much 10 90
with their distribution over the earth ana
with their abundance in any one place
For example we know that red clover ana
the carpet weed or knot weed of the barn
ward will each grow in fallow ground, but
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-11-19

For farm land see ]. M. Reid.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1915-12-09
LONG FIGHT FOR THE BALLOT
(New Public.l

At the time of the Declaration of
Independence our American forefath-
ers were busy making state eonstitu-
tions, and everywhere they put quail
fications on the right to vote and hold
office.
In some states Catholics and Jews
were deprived Of the ballot. In other
etates only Jews and Unitarians were
excluded. Ex-President Taft, as a
Unitarian, could not have voted in
Delaware under the first constitution
which required voter to believe in
the Trinity. In one of the states be-
lief in hell fire was a prerequisite to
voting, on the assumption that only
fear of punishment and hope Of re-
wards could make men straight in the
polling places.
In almost every state property
qualifications were put on voting ano
office holding. In New York only
those who held land worth about $500
could vote for governor and senator
while a lower qualification was placed
en- voters for assemblymen. In Vir-
ginia only free-holders could vote
Under this plan in New York the peo-
Pile of the towns were subjected absol-
utely to the landholders, and they did
not like it. 1t is estimated that more
than half of the adult white males
were excluded from the right to vote
in the beginning of our government
In this long battle of the common
ran, Jew or Gentle, Unitarian OF
Catholic, freeholder or non-freeholder
for share in the government, every
one of the arguments except the bear
ing children argument now used q
gainst woman suffrage was used a.
gainst the unfranchised men.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1915-12-09
HIn I'M Dawes mol AVOID DRAFT

An Old woman who had been read
ing Of the attempts Of Englishmen to
leave their country for fear Of con-
scription laid aside her paper, took
off her glasses and became reminis-
cent. She had known of another con-
scription which affected her own kith
and kin, her neighbors and school
mates in a rural academy Of Central
Kentucky.
ut wasn't much easier to evade
the draft during the Civil War than
it is over there" she said. when
we saw it was coming a great many
men Of military age disappeared
from our community, and their folks
announced that they had gone to
Texas or Mexico. But few left the
country at all. We lived in country
of large caves and here the so-called
refugees found safe hiding place.
Several friends would band to-
gether and occupy an underground
room. They did their cooking by
night SO the smoke would not lead to
their discovery. A hole in the ceiling
served as fiue. Members Of their
.
families provided rations and what
few comforts they could. Occasional
/ ly, at night, the refugees would risk
a visit to- their homes, but such oc-
currences were rare for the risk was
considered too great. Believing them
to be out of the country the authorit-
les did not draft them. They were, in
the truest sense, deserters and felons,
yet there were not amenable to the
war since they had not actually been
called to arms.
II had cousin too young to serve
in the army whom an aunt asked to
put in a crop for her because, she ex-
planned, all her men folk had skipped
the country. The lad did not know
until the crop had been harvested that
his uncle was hiding in nearby
cave"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1915-12-09
JOHN J. STEELE RETIREs As
.SECRETARYO OF MAsONS HERE

John ]. Steele Tuesday night after
reing elected for the twenty sixth
tirie as secretary Of the Hebron Lodge
No. 354 ask the vote De Ts-ss-==..ddc--ccaa
and that he should be relieved Of this
Office that be filed so long. T. J.
Kelso was elected secretary instead Of
Mr.. Steele.
Mr.. Steele has been secretary for
the last twenty-five years and during
all this time has not missed more than
twenty-five monthly meetings. Al
though he has retired from active ser
vice nj the Hebron Lodge he is secre-
tary Of the Chapter and Commander
He has a record that is praiseworthy.
The other officers elected for the
year 1916 were: W. A. Pallin, Wor-
shipful Master; Eppa Elliott, Senior
Warden; J. Garrett Barnes, Treasurer;
7. j. Kelso, Secretary and G. F. Kehl,
Senior Deacon.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1915-12-09
PRESERVING SWEET CIDER.

Several people have asked about diff
ferent methods of preserving sweet
cider so that it might be used later.
They also desire that the materials
used for preserving shall not injure
the flavor, nor be injurious to the
human system. Professor Sackett Of
the Colorado experiment station re-
Gently wrote the following in Better
Fruit:
"Many people desire convenient, af-
ficient and yet Inexpensive methods
for preserving sweet cider. Mustard
and horse radish have been employed
to this end for years with varying de-
grees Of success, but there is nothing
which commends itself more highly
for this particular purpose than cal
cium sulphite. This must not be con-
fused with calcium sulphate, or gyp-
sum. The cider can be preserved eith-
er in fresh, sweet condition, just at
it comes from the press, or after it
has undergone a desired amount Of al
coholic fermentation.
"For each gallon Of cider dissolve
one-eighth to one-quarter ounce Of cal
cium sulphate or sulphite Of lime, in
one quart Of the cider to be preserved;
add this solution to three quarts OF
cider, making one gallon in all, and
mix thoroughly in the jug or cask.
Allow it to stand for several days
when it will be ready to bottle if il
is so desired. Often little CHINA
mon, wintergreen or sassafras is added
to the bottled cider to give it spicy
flavor, which is more pleasing to the
TASTE A pinch of baking soda added
at the moment Of inserting the stop
per helps to neutralize the acid ant
render the beverage effervescent wher
it is unstopped. If this is done, it will
be necessary to tie in the corks."
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1915-12-09
THE WIRELESS A TRUNK LINE.
Chicago Tribune.)

ANY telephone subscriber in Chicago
can talk with any telephone subscrb-
er in Paris, France; London, England
Pekin, China; Sidney, Australia, OF
other far away cities of the world
without change Of his present tele-
phone equipment, within relatively
short time, in the opinion Of John j.
Carly, engineer of the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company, who is
at the University Club.
"The telephone people will hook uI
the subscribers telephone wire to the
apparatus in big wireless tower and
a similar wire communication will be
established between a wireless tower
on the French coast and Paris" he
said.
"The wireless section will operate
as trunk line as far as the telephon'
subscribers are concerned, although
the message will be relatively public
for the reason that it cannot be con
fined to the ether as message is con
fined to a WIRE"