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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-15
Corn Experiment Lesson.

Tn experiments with corn at the
Pennsylvania state college during the
last few years heavy seed gave little
better field termination and a little
better yield than light seed. Seed from
ears which terminated quickly gave a
slightly better field termination. Seed
selected on the stalk terminated better
than seed selected ut husklng time In
an outdoor test, for the single year for
which the record was kept. Seed Sc
lected at husking In three years trials.
for some unaccOuntable reason, gave
the better field termination. The
Yields were about alike.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-15

sembles the common honeybee. 1t Is
half an inch long, black and covered
with yellOwish white and reddish
brown and black hairs.
In the spring from the latter part OF
March to the LIST Of May the flies ap-
pear about the cattle. laying their eggs
upon the legs. especially In the region
just above the hoof. 1t is from this
habit Of placing the eggs near the heels
that they get the name of heelfly In the
west and southwest.
In 1915 1t was estimated that GO per
cent Of the cattle In Kansas were in
fected with MARBLES. The annual finan-
cial loss on damaged hides alone is now
estimated for the United States at
from So. 5000 to $3O.OOO,OO0.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-15

Wilde 10 PuslIIstIo Freak.
By LEFT JAB

Wiioe 10 Puolllotlo Freak.
Jimmy Wilde, the fyweight cham
pion OF England. will probably 60
down In history % the mystery Of the
prize ring. A tall. anemic looking.
thin, spidery legged creature defines
Wilde TO the dot. He stands i've feet
six inches and weighs around 100
pounds with his clothes on. His legs
can easily be circled by ones hand,
and his arms are 90 thick as three
eighths inch gaspipe. But this pecul-
iarly constructed Individual can fgh,
and fight like q demon.
With one exception Wilde won all
his battles. His only defeat was a
knockout. which Wilde repaid by re-
turning the compliment In the next en-
counter. This pale. sickly looking indi-
vidual has mesmeriEed the British fans
by his uncanny skill and strength when
in action.
A fair line on his ability can be
doped out from the manner in which
Wilde handled Young Rosner and the
Zulu Kid when they climbed into the
ring TO do battle. Both the lads weigh
ed 112 pounds at o'clock in the after-
noon OF tbs scraps. In each case Wilde
jumped on the scales with his clothes
on aud tipped he beam at 105 pounds.
an my opinion" remarked George
Smith, manager Of Young Rosner. "the
only man near wilde's weight that
might lick him IL Johnny Kllbane. The
featherwelght champion might be able
to wear down the skinny Englishman
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-15
Mack R.nk, On rhra,h.r.

Connie Mack is banking on a husky
youngster by the name Of Thrasher to
come through with some wallops next
summer which VIII make the fans at
Shibe park, Philadelphia, recall the
days Of Frank Baker and his big stick.
Incidentally Mack is OF the belief
that In Thrasher, McInnis. BOdie, Witt
strunk and schang he win have SIX
players in his lineup able to make con-
siderable trouble for the opposing
pitchers.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-15

with his terrific pounding body blows.
No other man within fifteen pounds OF
Wilde can conquer this human ,lath.
II remarkable popularity OF WILDE"
added Smith. rs that his arms resem-
BILE whitened gas pipes. And. what Is
more wonderful. when he lands blow
the party hit is sure he was struck by
q piece OF iron. Wilde doesn't play for
any particular part Of an opponents
body. He hits when there's an open.
ing and hits like a ton of bricks. He's
always after bis man, carrying him
along at a lightning pace"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-15
Enurnisr Altar na.tinn Eva.

Jack Fouraier. utility man Of the
Chicago White Sox, is sacrificing per.
fectly good room at his home in Aber.
deem. Wash, to regain, II possible, his
batting eye.
He has rugged up a baseball on q
rubber cord and swings at 1t with his
bat. The harder he hits It the harder
1t returns. and It is necessary for him
to keep his eye on the ball every In.
slant to avoid evil consequences.
FournIer slipped in 1915 and wound
up the season with a percentage OF
only .240. He insists that he will be
back In the 300 class the coming sea.
sou.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-15

production OF pure bred cows Is dis
tlnctly a recommendation. The above
figures are taken from the list Of tested
cows issued by the Jersey, Guernsey,
Ayrshire and Holstein associations.
Certainly conditions of feed and care
affect production. 1t Is equally certain
that the farmer and not the COW is re-
sDonslble for these conditions, and It is
my contention that under similar con-
dltlons the pure bred cow will produce
more protitably and reproduce more
uniform quality in her calves than will
the grade.
Probably oil Of us from personal OBJ
servatlon agree that the pure bred sire
Is desirable at the head OF the herd.
Have We analysed the reasons why?
He Is simply reproducing the qualities
Of his pure bred forbears In building
up the producing ability of the herd.
Would grade bull do the same?
Would he impart the same uniformity
TO his get? Not In one case ont of fifty.
4NO uulS uun cNcE got IlCH III uuy'
The dairy business demands patience.
No dairyman can afford TO neglect the
building up Of his future herd. 1t Is
his responsibility to breed better cows
with every generation. The grade COW
is handicap In breeding. So many
conflicting lines back OF her prevent
proficiency, and she fails to breed true
to type" Her daughters are just as
likely to lie inferior as to be superior
TO her. On the other hand. pure bred
stock carefully selected and judlclously
bred afford foundation for improving
quality with every generation.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-15

her of aiding the enemy. II she re
fuses Germany insists she has JOINED
the entente In trying to "starve the
Germans"
I'VE have tried" said a Swiss officla
not long ago, ito abide strictly by The
Hague rules Of neutrality. We have
lost 100000 francs in customs du
ties. We have expended probably 49,
100000 francs IN extra workers fol
the transshipment Of mail and bread
for prisoners. Yet We are kicked, ours
ed and spat upon from every frontier.
The question Of Swiss neutrality has
been not one of political or national
existence, but purely commercial
and economical matter. So difficult
was the business Of getting foodstuffs
soon after the war began that the
Societe Suisse de Surveillance Eco
nomlQue was formed as part OF the
department Of commerce.
Bal Day For Merchants.
III merchant wishes to import bag
OF rice he must make out an elaborate
QUESTIONABLE and send 1t 10 this socie-
ty. If the department regards the mat
ter as legitimate the request is for.
warded to Paris, where 1t must be
passed upon by the French customs OF.
ficials and the war department, the
first for permission and the second for
Transportation. The least time In
which such permission may be granted
is forty days, and the permit is good
only for forty days additional. Ere
Quently delays in shipping, in trans
portation or ut the frontier make de-
livery impossible, whereupon the poor
merchant must begin again as lie did
eighty days previously.
For time Switzerland found It pos.
sible to trade rice imported through
France to Austria for her sugar, which
was then used in Swiss condensed milk
and chocolate for sale to the allies.
It gave thousands Of people work, but
the entente stopped that because 1t
supplied the enemy with rice. II Ger
many chose she could close the shops
and stop the railways Of Switzerland
in u very short time, for she supplies
1000 carloads of coal daily.
Because Of fear that goods sold to
Switzerland may be passed on to the
central powers the entente refuses to
allow more than q certain amount,
based upon importation before the
war, to enter. Under these structures
Swiss customs duties have fallen 90.
100000 francs since the war began.
sugar has advanced from % to 30
francs per 100 Kilograms TO 1O2.50
francs, and the amount Of wheat for
-four within the country has decreased
by 80 per cent. Without intention upon
the part Of the entente, some OF the
restrictions become hardships. For IN
stance, importation Of lard and fats
Of divers sorts Is based upon 1928,
but the importation Of live stock has
fallen of because of the war demand
and Switzerland Is left without the
raw materials formerly brought In as
beef and then rendered into service
able shape there.
Find Swiss official after a bad meal
or after an affront by some allied Gus
tums officer and he will tell you two
tales, not as typical, but the sort that
rankle. A shipment Of oil cakes for
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-15

The money making dairyman learns
to know cows-their likes and dislikes.
their needs and what is hurtful to
them. A COW that gives a large yield is
always nOtlonal and has many petty
whlms about the way she wants her
feed arranged and the manner in
which she wants her mixer to treat
her. An increase In yield Is often Sc
cured by humoring these whims.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-15

Where uplands near and overlooking
lowlands are irrigated provision should
be made for subdralnage or the filter
ing Of the drainage, as the salts In the
upland soils win be carried TO the low
lands and damage them for agricul-
ture. This has shown quite clearly In
research work following fha drainage
from Irrigated uplandA
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-15
Eroxon VeoetahIaa.

Frozen vegetables should never be fed
to live stock while they are frozen, but
may be used either raw or cooked as
soon as the frost Is thawed out Of
them. They must be used up In a very
short time. however. or they viii de-
cay and become worthless.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-15
Eormar PuaiIist Now MlnIstsr

Kid Wedge. formerly q lightweight.
has reformed and is now the fighting
parson OF northern Wisconsin" He
teaches a Sunday school class boxing,
besides the good things in the Bible.
He has asked the state for club II.
cense to conduct the manly art.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-15

The Aberdeen-Angus breed OF cat
tie have been popular with feeders
and butchers. When matured and
fattened they show form almost al
ways symmetrical and not bunchy
or patchy. AS beef producers they
are hard to equal. The bull shown
Is an Aberdeen Angus.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-15
Wounds on Animals.

Ifany Of the farm animals has a sore
do not neglect Il. Even though It IL
not serious at the start, failure to give
4 attention may cause It to become
dangerous In its Development. II Il Il
serious neglect may Be PAID fss dearly.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-15

dropping and hoe covering are adopted.
"Blll picks or hand corn planters are
one Of the implement types used where
labor Is very cheap and the crop Is not
extensive. These implements are rare
ly seen in the corn belt, though they
are very handy for replanting.-Farm
Progress.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-15

cattle was refused at Marseilles be-
cause Switzerland gave 10 guarantee
that It would not he exported. The
price would have been 10 francs per
unit. II was then sent TO England, to
Holland and afterward into Germany,
where II sold for 20 marks. 1t does not
seem to be the fact that the stun got
into Germany, but It is the easy COM
mission gained in Holland that hurts,
as the thrifty Swiss tell this story.
Tie other one is OF some carloads OF
lard held-unduly, according to the
Swiss-in the port Of Cette, exposed to
the sun. When 1t arrived in Berne
two.thirds had melted away and had
to be refused. Then. OF course, began
long correspondence about the blame
and the loss, after which another forty
days must pass before even permission
TO import a similar shipment could be
received.
Proud Of Humane Work.
Despite their dissatisfaction with
parts of the work imposed upon them
by the war, the Swiss are proud OF
other things which they are doing.
Special attention Is given TO letters
sent to and by prisoners OF war, and
the parcel post bread for prisoners
amounts to 100 carloads daily. The
English, French, Italian, Russian. Aus
trlan and German governments have
organizations IN Berne, through which
bread is forwarded 10 their own men
In the hands Of enemies. The Russian
application for March % alone was
65,O0O pounds. The SOciete Suisse has
made inquiries constantly from eX-
change prisoners passing through and
has learned that all belligerents are
delivering parcel post bread IN good
faith. Having once convinced them
selves that such things actually reach
their destination, the Swiss have re-
doubled their efforts In this humani.
tartan but thankless work.
Without the extreme care Of Societe
Suisse and the entente, smuggling
through Switzerland during this war
would probably he the most lucrative
In the history OF the world. One sin
gle carload Of rubber, once past the
Swiss border, would net the smuggler
S135, 900. Small wonder that 1.-THE
screws are on" II Is not the strict.
ness of entente supervision that the |
Swiss find lrksome. but the hardsblps |
imposed upon things not legitlmately
Placed as Switzerland Is In juxtapo-
sltion to four Of the belligerent powers
Italy, Austria. Germany and France
she has found her neutrality PECULIAR
~ difficult and, indeed. assailed by
both the entente and the central pow
ers. Created as she was by the great
er nations OF Europe as a permanently
neutral land at the end Of the Ma.
pOleOnic wars, she always has been de-
pendent upon their good faith for her
political or national existence. Now.
dependent as she Is upon them for her
economic life. she has left her only
their continued good will, which de-
Ponds upon her every action. And the
dull roar OF cannon at Verdun, sixty
miles away. 10 he heard at any time
by walking to the suburbs of the Swiss
capital city, Berne, only emphasizes
The cruel necessity OF playing for the
favor Of all belligerent parties.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-15
FARMING INFORMATION
PURE BRED cow BEST.
Under Similar condltlons che 10 Nor,
Profitable Than the Grade.

SVesF eHVNeF SeVettteUo oVo " W.T. :
Profitable Than the Grade.
! contend that the pure bred COW on
the average viii do anything that the
grade COW on the average will do-and
something more. writes X. Il. Hutchin.
son IN the Rural New Yorker.
Tho average production OF the dairy
cows OF the United States Is approx.
mately 175 pounds OF fat per annum.
On the contrary. the average produc.
ton OF ll.100 pure bred cows tested to
Jan. !, 1915, Is 4S0 pounds fat. Which
pulled down the average-the grade
COW or the pure bred? The answer Is
obvious.
The simple fact that It Is possible to
quote accurate figures in giving the
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-15
show, sp..a on MaAarn~nI..

J. Booth Is reported having covered
a mile IN thirty-hye seconds On hil
motorcycle on an Adelaide (k1sllaI|nl
road b the resent Ipesay rnces llsla
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-15
The "HilI Pick.n

The implements used In putting a
corn crop into the ground vary with
the locality and the amount OF labor
and its cheapness. Where the crop or
the farm is very small hand planting
methods much like the old row by row
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-15

hepel invasion by Ether Gr0uE
of BelIigerents- Population ]:
About Equally Divided In 1t:
Sympathies.
"HERE have been frequent re-
ports recently Of uneasiness In
Switzerland regarding possible
violation of the country's neu.
trality. President Schulthess Of Switzer.
land said recently that the Swiss peo'
pie would never allow q foreign army
to invade their soil. On account Of the
reiteration Of these reports the French
and German governments renewed
their assurances to Switzerland that
they would respect her neutrality.
- DlaicuIt to Invade Switzerland.
Switzerland, forming gap between
The German French battle front on the
northwest and the Austro-Itallan bat
tie front on the southeast. would form
q field foH outnanking either Of these
lines, as the map shows, were 1t an
open and undefended country. Being
actually one of the most mountainous
countries in the world and able to
mobilize an army OF close to 100000
men, It can offer difficulties to an In
Rader from either side.
Although the Swiss army 10 relative
~ small and Ia organized on q purely
militia basis, It Is generally given cred
It by military experts for q high de-
gree Of efficiency. The physical stand
ard IL extremely high, and the indi-
vidual soldier is considered an excep-
t0nal marksman. The extent Of from
der, owing to the many mountains and
lakes, which needs artificial defense Is
also relatively small.
The only direct and near route by
which the Austro-Italian front could
be outhanked in either direction Is
through the Engadine valley, In some
OF the widest mountain country in the
world. The Italians, Just south Of
this, have been pecking away at the
Austrian lines In no worse country for
nearly two years without pushing more
than few miles beyond the frontier.
On the German-French front the line
Of attack through Switzerland would
be either from Muelhausen or from
BeEancOn, through the upper Rhine
valley and the Jura mountains, which,
while not so difficult as the Engadine,
would offer many obstacles to any con-
siderable invading army.
Works Hard to Keep Neutral.
Neutrality in q nutshell, with the
hhell perilously near destruction, is the
condition Of Switzerland. With large
percentage Of her population in sym
pathy with Germany, a similar num-
Der with French inclinatlOns and the
rest either Austrian or Italian, she Is
In constant turmoil, although all fac
lions seem resolved on neutrality-in-
ferpreted according to their sympa-
thies.
While Germans are being arrested j..
for espionage In the hotels Of Berne
or Lucerne and Swiss colonies have
been court martialed for giving secret
information to the German authorities,
the French hold propaganda meetings
under the guise Of lectures in aid OF
blinded soldiers. II Switzerland sells |
- 4. n.-~,,a.w Aha onkanka ooouooa
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-15

Sophle's Adora, the COW here pic
tured. went on test at one day over
four years OF age. and In the fol-
lowing Us days produced 15,S522
pounds OF milk containing $50
pounds OF butter fat. which amounts
TO LOAF pounds OF butter. figured
on the s. per cent basis. This rec
ord makes her worlds champion
four-year-old Jersey. sophie's Ado
ia Is owned and was bred at Low
ell, Mass.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-15

The heart gets weary, but never gets
old.-shsuStOne
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-15

She Is In Center of the Warning
Forces and Has Held Her SOL
dlers Always In Readiness to
RepeI Invasion by Either Group
of BeIIigerents Population Is
About Equally Divided In Its
Sympathies.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-02-11

sociate Editors, Evelyn Bulloch, Bob
bic Neal, Dorothy Holmes and Dou-
gal Bridges.)
We regret very much that one OF
our school-mates, Miss jamie Fouche,
has been absent for the past few days
on account of illness.
Oral Harris has returned to school
after an absence of one month.
We are very proud of the fact that
during the past three months we hare
not had a single case of hardness.
, BY the end qfathe term we will be
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-02-11
he's go the Group"

he's go the croup?"
The doctors eye emitted steely
light at the thought of being buncoed
out Of a free prescription and he said;
such a man, my friend, ought to
consult a good physician
Thanks, doctor" said the SUFFERER
as he took his leave, that's what III
do. then. Baltimore American.
News From Sixth A.
Omitted Last Week
6 editor, Mamie Laura Harriss AS
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-02-11

able to quote poetry from the English
and American poets, due to Miss En-
mis-. who keeps us in on talking near
ly every afternoon.
One Of the most interesting events
Of the Friday afternoons society was
as discussion of Highways of Trade.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-02-11

Judge Hal Lambdin in the local post
Office building Friday afternoon. The
court directed the trustee, H. Lamb,
to set apart the entire stock of gro
ceries involved in the bankruptcy suit
as homestead for c. c. Wooten. Coun
sci for the claimants attempted to
prove that the stock belonged to
Wooten's wife and that she was respon
sible for the obligations, though with
out success.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-02-11
WOOTEN STOCK SET ASIDE
AS BANKRUPT'S HOMESTEAD

The case of c. c. Wooten, bankrupt
grocer, was heard in the court of
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-02-11

boots. Literary Digest
Free Advice.
\ man with the Group halted a doc
tor on q quiet street corner.
Doctor" he said coughing violent
~. what ought a chap to co when
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-02-11

FOR THE SAKE OF THOSE FRIENDS WITH
THE BELIEF THAT WOULD THROUGH THE LIMIT
DON'T LET UP AND YOU May csoss THE LINE WINNER CON
TEsrANTs ADVISED TO BE HERE FOR CLOSE.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-02-11

In Only Little More the Bestconduced
History Southern Newspaperdm
viii Have
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-19

lodged from the factories. The
women may 20 into the factories in
the places of men who go to the
front, but children could by no pos
sibility do the work of men. Even
in the cases of women substitutes the
laws for their protection from over
work must be maintained rigidly.
English war experience in this mat
ter has shown that neglect Of these
precautions has led to a lessened out
put Of the factories as well as q
lowering of the tone of physical
health among the workers. The need
Of children's protection is the same
as ever, only intensified.
No doubt very brief investigation
of the proposal by the North Caro-
linians will make its futility 50 OBJ
vious that we shall hear no more
about it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-19
Don Marquis
Column

The Man Who Didn't Reach PIatts
burg.
When the band with blare and
thunder
Played The Girl Left Behind Me-
And the chosen men marched under
To their berths my eyes
did blind me.
With hot tears of disappointment
That l was not OF their number
And for all of hopes brave ointment
Things were stepped in dark brown
lumber.
In three months the Colonel told me,
/ should have my equal chances
From the ladies who behold me
To attain admiring glances
But those colonies. grim and ruthless,
Cut those chances down to zero
Though ] was not blind or toothless,
Had the stun to make q heroi
Well, the left-behind shall suffer
Proudly, and in smarting silence;
You shall know l am no duffer-
Be assured / plan no violence.
But wait-and wait for what, sirsf
For that second camp to come?
No, but for a mighty swat, sirs,
At my FIRST friend sent back home!