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collected by F. w. Peck, assist
ant professor of farm manage
ment in the Minnesota college
of agriculture, and published in
his new bulletin 'The Cost of
Living on Minnesota Farms"
The cost of living on farms
in the study made on more than
100 farms included accounts for
food; labor, including that of
men and women and of farm
animals; fuel, and an estimate
for year on utensils and rent on
houses.
The expense of living on Min
nesota farms is distributed
among: Purchased food, "a per
cent; farm produce, % per cent ;
Labor, 20 per cent; equipment
and fuel, IL per cent, and rent,
13 per cent.
That the cost Of living on Min
nesota farms is higher than that
in many other sections of the
United States is indicated in a
comparison with a recent bulle-
tin published by the United
States department Of agriculture
in which the cost of boarding a
hired hand for a year is esti-
mated at S128. A remedy for
the high cost in Minnesota is
suggested by a page of pictures
in the new bulletin by Mr.. Peck,
in which more livestock and
poultry and a family garden ar=
cited as the best weapons tc
fight the rise in living costs.
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stand point of the small town
dealer. He said many things
that will be helpful to the New
Ulmites in increasing their busi-
ness efficiency. Among other
things, he said that merchants,
who do not advertise are COM
miting business suicide" The
New Ulm Journal gives the fol-
lowing Wlite-up of his talk:
Mr.. MacIntyre has been up
against the merchandising game
for a number of years and there
fore knows the wherefore Of his
arguments. He was raised in a
general store at Lansing, Mower
county, this state. Upon the
death of his father he had the
task On his hands to transform
a losing business into a money
making proposition. He did this
by driving the mail order house
from the field. This was accom-
| plished by judicious advertising.
Mr.. MacIntyre's motto seems
Ito be 'sHit all the time and hard =
His method was to advertise the
same goods as those contained
/ in the catalogues of the mail or
der houses and for the same or
less money. The speaker stated
that there was not a merchant
doing business, but which could
put the mail order houses out
of commission in his territory, if
he fought them at their own
game, and advertised to dupli-
cate any article for the same
money that it was offered by the
mail order houses. Mr.. Mac
Intyre did not state that the big
llNew York, Chicago and Twin
City firms were taking advan-
tage of their customers, but
that the retailers in the smaller
Icities and villages could compete
with them at their own game,
if they took advantage of their
opportunities. He also stated
that many of the larger firms
of the country spent from three
to five per cent of their annual
receipts for advertising and that
they thought the money we'll
spent.
According to Mr.. MacIntyre
the business man, who does not
advertise, is certainly commit
ting business suicide and is a rel
ic of former years. Modern bust
ness cannot be successfully pros
ecuted without advertising. The
speaker stated that during the
time he managed the Lansing
The Redwood gazette., 1917-01-31
HOW TO SELECT SEED WHEAT

Why not unite upon MARQUIS, and cut
out the others? Blue Stem and Fife are
very good but it is better to grow the same
kind and get better price.
Screen your seed and fan out all trash,
immature kernels, weed seeds, wild oats,
etc., leaving the seed to be planted the
heaviest you have, with an equal amount
of plant food in each kernel, which will
cause it to mature at the same time, max
ing less waste at harvest It all ought to
get ripe at the same time.
Examine your seed closely to see whether
it contains bunt or sinking smut and treat
your seed with formaldehyde before sowing.
How much of your seed will grow? 1t is
easy to test it.. Take an ordinary piece of
blotting paper, wet it, fold it over in the
middle, to open like book, count 100 seeds
just as they run into the blotting paper, put
strip of rag about ten inches long in the
fold of the blotter, wrap it up in piece of
butter paper (greased paper), wet the whole
thing, then hang the. wick in glass of
water like lamp, put the test on top of the
glass, do not let it dry out or freeze. After
six or seven days, open it and count SO
many kernels strong, so many weak, SO
The Redwood gazette., 1917-01-31

many dead; then let it grow for few days
on top of the glass and see if the sprouts will
grow two inches long before they wither.
This is important this year, because wheat
is badly shriveled and contains little plant
food. Take no chances on your seed wheat.
If the seed you have is all right you are
fortunate. If it does not test 80 to $50
strong you are in danger; find some neigh
Dor, if you can. who has good wheat enough
to supply seed for you and sell the seed that
you intended to SOW. Ask your County
Agricultural Agent or the Agricultural
Teacher in your High School to help you
locate MARQUIS seed in your neighbor-
hood, or ask your seed man to get it for
you, but be sure he honestly tells you where
it is grown. Do not get it too far away from
home. If the seed man cannot supply you
to your satisfaction, apply to your mill or
elevator. All of them have agreed in this
territory to locate proper seed wheat for
their customers. If they cannot supply you
write to Prof Manley Champlin, State Ex-
pertinent Station, Brookings, s.. D., or
Prof G. P. Bull, Secretary, Minnesota Crop
Improvement Association. st. Anthony
Park, Mimi.
If you have any good Marquis wheat to
sell advise your mill or elevator.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-01-31
How to Beat The
Catalogue House
Manager of Commercial Paper
Gives Good Advice to- Coun-
ty Merchants

Last Friday evening H. c..
MacIntyre, manager Of the Twin
City Commercial Bulletin, was
at New Uln, where he addressed
the clerks and proprietors of the
business houses of that city ON
Craftsmanship and Advertising" "
He is perhaps one of the best
qualified men in the state to
talk on this subject from the
The Redwood gazette., 1917-01-31
THE FARMERS FRIEND
Every Meadow Lark Worth 3
Dollar a Year to Grain Farm
ers; Don't Kill the Birds

To the farmer, wild field birds
are of incalculable value. They
will eat an immense number OF
harmful insects in the most
dangerous stage, eggs and pupae.
They will eat millions of weed
seeds.
The food of these birds con-
sists mostly Of insects and the
The Redwood gazette., 1917-01-31
PeaSe
The Hot Air
Expert

If you are thinking of building
next summer you want to con-
suit us as to the heating plant
We have had years of exper-
ience and can give you salts
factory results.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-01-31
MARQUIS w HEA I

Is the variety which has the best
milling qualities and makes more
and better flour, therefore brings
the highest price to the farmers.
The elevators and mills will pay you
more because the wheat is worth
more. AS a rule, unless we have
just such year as last year, MAR
QUIS brings better results because:
1t natures from five to ten days
earlier than other wheat, avoiding
so much danger from winds and
drouth. We may never have an
other year like last year.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-01-31

fl ON accident, inadvertence or
even lack of knowledge. The
simple truth remains and he will
be judged by that.-Buffalo
Lac Review.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-01-31

Being earlier, Marquis escapes rust,
which attacks later varieties.
It does not shell out and waste so
badly as Blue Stem, Red Fife, or
Velvet Chaff, during harvest. This
is true of it even when over-ripe.
The straw is shorter and sitter,
hence in a dry year it suffers less
from drouth and in a wet year it
suffers less from lodging.
It contains lots of gluten and the
gluten is much superior to that of
any other wheat, therefore is bet
ter milling wheat.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-01-31
NEANEST MAN.

Another "meanest man" has
been discovered-the LaPlata,
Mo. Republican, says: "The
meanest man in the state is that
southern Missouri man who
sharpened all the stumps on his
farm to prevent the hired man
from sitting down to rest. -
Wilmar Tribune.
If it were as easy to reduce
weight as it is to reduce the size
Of the bank roll, there wouldn't
be any fat men.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-01-31
MORE AND BETTER GRAIN

the variety wheat which
breed
highest yielding and milling properties Wheat badly mixed
The Redwood gazette., 1917-01-31
THE PRICE OF HEAT

world deficiency
The world be fed Now the
opportunity himself
at
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-17
LIVE STOCK PROFITABLE.
Louisiana Cattle and Hogs Bring
Good Prices in North.

Two recent shipments of live stock
from Louisiana--one of cattle and
another Of hogs-brought excellent
prices on northern markets.
Three cars of steers, averaging TAT
pounds each, sold in St. Louis jan
uary 20 at $8.40 per cwt., according
to the Daily National Live Stock Re-
porter. This is the highest price on
record for quarantine cattle from
Louisiana, surprising the previous
record of last year by 80 cents per
ewt. These cattle were raised and
fed at Whitehall Ranch in Richland
parish, and were the common breed of
Louisiana steers. They had been fed
five pounds of eottonseed meal per
day and all the corn ensilage they
could eat for 100 days. During this
period they gained about two and one
half pounds per head per day.
A car Of hogs shipped cooperative
ly by two farmers of Hammond, Tan
gipahoa parish, brought $10.10 per
cwt. net on the same market. This
lot of hogs was corn fed and classed
as mixed" The shipment was made
with the assistance Of II. f. Cassell,
parish demonstration agent, and Tur-
ner Wright, market specialist, Live
Stock Extension Service, L. S. IT,
Z. S. II. Press Bulletin.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-17
"The Man Who Forgot. =

Startling situations and gripping
climaxes mark 1.-THE Man Who For
eot, = in which Robert Warwick sup
ported .by Geraa II dimes and Doris
Kenyon, will be seen at the Grand
nevt Thursday.
IRON the past he has forgotten and
cannot recall, no matter Gcw hard he
tries, comes a woman to confront
John Smith +" This woman claims
she is Smiths" wife. Whether she
is or not, "Smith" cannot say, for his
memory is gone so far as things far
ther back than FIVE years ago are con-
cerned. The woman comes into his
life at very crucial moment. Ee is
engaged to lovely girl and is fight
ing to push through a very important
bill in congress. The opposition uses
this woman from his past to help
them in their efforts to defeat
Smiths" BILL What can "Smith"
do? Is there no way out for him?
Must he go down to defeat and lose
the girl he loves, just because be can
not remember? These are some of
the big questions in "The Man Who
Forgot"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-17
"Her Right TO Live"

Even though the sentence of death
for murder stared him in the face, he
would not blacken the girls character
to save himself. He believed the girl
had cher right to live"
After struggling with her brood of
brother and sister f1edgings; after
living in dread at the home of dis
reputable relative, Hoadley; after
saving. the kiddies from the poor
house the night it burned, she had
found a haven in bungalow where
young artist painted his pictures.
That very night Hoadley's bench.
man was murdered and the finger of
guilt pointed at the artistic All man,
all moral fibre, he refused to discredit
the girl.
How she frees him from his plight,
and at the same time wins the protec-
tion of his love, is depicted with
wonderful touch of realism in "Her
Right to Live" feature picture in
which tears and smiles chase each
other with charming effect, TO be
shown at the Grand Friday.
Peggy Hy1and plays the leading
part, and is ably supported by an un-
usually well-balanced cast, including
the famous Vitagraph kiddies, Bobby
and Helen Connely and Mildred May.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-17
NUMBER 20
TO GET TICK EARLY.
Dipping of Cattle in Infested Area
to Begin in March.

The dipping of cattle in the tick
infested areas will begin earlier than
usual this year, it is announced.
/ There are now 14,247 vats in COM
mission and it will be possible with
| these to dip over a million cattle
each month. 1t is planned to begin
the work as soon as possible after
March / in order to catch the tlrst
generation of ticks Matched in the
spring before they have had time to
lay eggs. In this way, it is hoped to
release much territory early In the
| fall
There is reason to believe that
1917 will see more territory freed
from the pest than any year since
systematic tick eradication was be-
gun. Each county released from
| quarantine is an object lesson to its
| neighbors, and in recent years popu-
! lar interest in the movement has been
growing.
One evidence of this is the action
| of the people in Mississippi in making
eradication state instead of coun-
| ty matter. Under this law system
attic dipping will be conducted this
season in each Of the thirty counties
in the state still under federal quar-
antine In this area there are approx
imately 100000 cattle, and 2700 watts
will be operated. In addition, Dip
ping will be carried on in those courl-
ties which have been freed as q
whole but in which some herds have
not been cleaned and are still under
local quarantine.
The work in Mississippi, it is point
ed out, will drive wedge of tick-free
area right down to the Gulf. The
army of ticks will be cut in half, to
be destroyed pieeemeal hereafter,
and highroad for cattle from the
freed areas will be opened to the mar
kets of the north
III the other states east Of the Mis-
sissippi the campaign Of eradication
is to be pushed vigorously by counties.
West of the Mississippi the prob
lens Of eradication in Louisiana, Ar
kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas were
discussed at a conference held at
the end Of January in Dallas, Tex
as. Louisiana, like Mississippi, has
made eradication state matter. In
the other states the work will be car
ried on by counties.
These facts indicate that through
out the entire south there is q deter
mination to be rid Of the tick and that
quickly. It is many years since there
was any question of the feasibility Of
total eradication; the chief difficulty
has been TO convince the people it is
really worth their while to take up
the work. Today SO much territory
has been freed that the benefits are
plainly apparent, and this difficulty
has, therefore, 10 q great extent been
removed. III The last three years
more than 10000 square miles have
been released from quarantine, leav
ing Ais, 900 in the entire country still
infested Much Of this area, how
ever, is in Texas, where the problem
is somewhat different than in the
states east Of the Mississippi. In the
latter section it is reasonable to sup M
pose that in few years the tick will 4
be thing Of the past.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-17

Coming Attractions at the Gem.

Coming Attractions at the Gem.
Today-Bessie Barriscale and Will
liam Desmond in ''The Payment" and
Roscoe Arbuckle in stThe Other Man"
Sunday-Douglas Fairbanks in'sThe
Matrimaniac,' and William Collier in
wife and Auto Troubles" T"
Monday-(To be announced"
Tuesday H. B. Warner and
Dorothy Dalton in "The Raiders, ~
and a screaming two-reel Keystone
comedy, ellis Bread and Butter"
Wednesday-Douglas Fairbanks in
american Aristocracy," and Juanita
Hansen in "Black Eyes and Blue"
Thursday-Sir Herbert Tree in
"The Old Folks at Home" and
Charles Murray in tPills of Peril"
Friday-Louise GlaumSin "Some-
where in France" and Gloria Swan
son and Bobbie Vernon in "The Dan
ger Girl"
Saturday, Feb. 24-Dorothy Dali
ton, Howard Hickman and Enid Mar
key in ':The Female of the Species,"
and Mack Swain in Safety First Am
brose.''
Sunday, Feb. 25-Charles Ray,
Louise Glaum and Dorothy Dalton in
''The Weaker Sex" and Mae Busch
and Joseph Belmont in "a Bathhouse
Blunder."
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-17
NEWS OF THE PHOTOPLAYS

| LYMAN Broening was the man who
stood behind the camera, the man VINO
skiIIfully transferred to the screen
the shadowy counterpart OF that artls-
try and that imagery and that beauty.
Miss Clark entered upon the max
ing Of the picture no stranger TO the
role of Snow White. For two seasons
she played the part in the Little Thea
tire, under the direction OF Winthrop
Ames. The latter gave the company
the benefit of his knowledge OF stag
ing the subject and also the costumes
used in the stage presentation:
"Snow White" is not only CHRIST
mas story; it is a fairy story, with lts
witches, it's dwarfs, and it's giant: And
there is magic, too. Its opening IS
strong in the flavor of Christmas. Old
Sanity climbs out of the fireplace, and
from his bag arrays on great, table
a wonderful assortment OF dolls. a
little girl slips down the stairs and
peeks at him at his work k. AS she
runs back upstairs and the bearded
figure departs the dolls are transform
ed into miniature humans. A mo-
ment later we are in cbabyland. A
giant stork,. bearing the appeal of the
queen, goes straight to the dispenser
of heirs and heiresses, and after one
is selected from among the forest OF
kicking infants legs, bears 1t back TO
it's new mother. And in the bundle
is "some" baby, too.
Dorothy G. Cumming, an Austrian
player, is Queen Brangomar, who by
means of foul magic seeks the de-
struction Of Snow White. Creighton
Hale is Prince Florimond, who falls
in love with Snow White and will
have none other for his princess.
Lionel Braham, who played Caliban
at the Stadium during the Shakes
perean revival in New York, is the
huntsman of robust mold, the good
friend of Snow White who refuses to
kill her at the direction of the evil
Alice Washburn is
Witch Hex, who employs her powers
for the destruction of the abused
princess. Then there are the seven
dwarfs, the real things, too, and the
three children of the huntsman.
"Snow White" is remarkable pic
for the way it es-
sablishes illusion, for the way 1t
makes the unreal seem real, for its
pictorial quality, and for it's real
irama, which will hold and move the
adult as it will the child. 1t is a pic
,ure for the family, and if in the FAM
ly there be small children you don't
lave to guess the chief topic Of their
for days after seeing
Snow White"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-17
"'The Vixen" :"

Theda Bara makes her reappear-
ance in vampire roles in ''The Vixen"
fascinating Fox feature portraying
the story Of woman's wiles, which
will he the special Mardi Gras attrac-
ton at the Grand. Miss Bara plays
the part of Elsie Drummond, young
society girl, who has but one object in
life-to gain power and position. In
the furtherance of her ambition, she
does not scruple about means. If she
sees a way to conquest, she takes it,
irrespective Of the obstacles in her
way
That is why Elsie uses her first op-
portunity to take Martin Stevens
away from her sister, Helen. But
Stevens loses his money, and Elsie
casts him off. Then she meets
Knowles Murray, another of Helen's
admirers, and she captivates him. He
marries her, and takes her to Paris
with 1im
A few years later, Elsie and her
husband and children return to Wash
ington. Stevens is wealthy again, and
is trying to win Helen's hand. But
the girl does not love him, and she
has been deluded so often, through
her sisters plots, that she has no
more faith in men.
Elsie makes a final effort to bring
stevens back to her. Then he realizes
what tricks she played on him before.
now she had forged letters, and ar
ranged meetings, and he wants to de-
nouace her to ner husband. But
Helen knows that the revelation of
this to Murray will mean the future
unhappiness of his children, and she
prevails on Stevens to be silent.
Elsie, chastened for once, returns
to her husband.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-17
"Tha Riyht Direction"

"Heart-interest' is plentiful in
"The Right Direction" well-acted
waif story which will be the Mon
day offering at the Grand. Vivian
Martin has the leading role, that OF
Polly Eccles, child who starts out TO
push baby buggy containing what is
left of her household goods" and her
brother, "Billy Boy" as well. 1t is a
great little team. There is fund of
interest centering about the pair
trio, III nigh taJ5e sssslf fyg For I'VE innat
not overlook Rags, a regular dog pick
ed up by Polly early in her wander
ings. There are, it is true, in the
working out of the story, number of
condolences, perhaps an unusual
number, but they are well hooked up.
The titles, too, are feature, showing
skill and literary ability.
There is realism in the first reel,
where the father of Polly, home from
a vacation of thirty days on the Is
land, throws fatiron and snuffs out
the Pickering light in the eyes of the
eonsumptive mother. It is brutal
phase of life, but it is true to life,
nevertheless. 1t is then Polly sets out
on her journey for California, that
Billy Boy may be rescued from a de-
cline like that to which the mother
had succumbed
Miss Martin fits the role of the child
Polly. She has charm, naivete. Billy
Boy, played by Baby Jack White, is
u show in itself 1t is hard role he
carries, but he portrays it in such
manner as to win the heart and hold
it. The picture is well staged, with
striking contrasts in high and low
life.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-17
Shut Them Out.

The commission council of Dom
aldsonvil1e has adopted an ordinance
making it unlawful for any one to
discharge firearms of any kind, air
guns, s'nigger-shooters," and other in
struments Of similar nature within
the corporate limits of the town. A
fine of not more than $50, or I'M
prisonment for not more than thirty
days, or both, at the discretion of the
court, are the penalties provided for
violation of the ordinance.
This is good move, and one that
every town should follow. Air guns
and "nigger-shooters" are not only
instruments Of torture to the dumb
animals of the town, but are danger
GUS to the human family as we'll
Kentwood Commercial.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-17
NOTED LECTURER COMING.
Peter Collins TO Speak Here Under
Auspices of Ascension Council.

AUSPICES OF Ascension SOuNG1l.
"What's Wrong with the World
will be the subject of lecture to be
delivered at the local courthouse
Thursday, March 8, at 7:30 o'clock p.
M, by Peter Collins of Massachusetts,
under the auspices of Ascension
Council, Knights of Columbus. Mr..
Collins has been heard here before on
this subject, and is known to be an
orator of exceptional eloquence as
well as man of brilliant intellectual
attainments. He is an earnest work
er in the cause of social reform and
christian democracy, and has devot-
ed years of his life to fighting the
workers greatest enemy-socialism.
He has delivered lectures and ad-
dresses in many parts of the country
before schools, colleges and univer-
sites, business mems associations, la
Dor organizations, Women's clubs,
Knights of Columbus councils, legis-
lative committees, and many other
bodies and associations. During the
past FIVE years alone he has spoken to
over 100000 people in the United
States and Canada, and has travelled
nearly 100000 miles.
Mr.. Collins has taken part in more
public platform debates than any man
in America. During the past two
years alone he has had fourteen pub
lie Joint debates in various states, be-
sides meeting thousands Of others in
discussions at his lectures.
At all Mr.. Collins lectures the
open forum prevails and every one in
his audience is afforded the privilege
of asking any questions and being as
sured of an always courteous, prompt
and convincing answer.