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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-12-19

ket at lively rate, but not as fast
as some have wanted 1t to go. Last
Saturday six cars of live stock were
shipped from the town Of Schleswig;
thirty-three cars had been ordered.
understand that an effort has been
made by the railroads operating In the
northern states to get the live stock
from that section first. in an effort to
get the stock to market before real
winter weather sets in. Perhaps that
is the reason there has been a short.
age of cars in this section.
For fear that our farmer friends
have not noticed the announcement
that after March l, 1913, the subscrip-
ton price of this great family newspa-
per will be increased to $500 per year,
| mention it here. Renewals of pres
ent subscriptions and new subscrip.
tons will be taken at the present rate
of $3.50 per year up to March 1, 1918.
Two years in advance may be paid at
the rate Of $3.50 per year If you wish.
An unprecedented advance in mate
rial Of every description. especially
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-12-19

ting few dollars stand in the way Of
the purchase OF some of that good live
stock which is raised in Iowa. The
average sale runs from $4,000 to $751;
000 just for live stock, machinery and
some grain. The value OF personal
property OF most Of the Iowa farmers,
not to mention the value Of his land,
exceeds the value OF stocks OF goods
owned by the average big town rner-
chants. Poor farmer! Poor merchant
is more like it. And there are some to
arise among the people and cry: Be
hold. the years of famine and dark
ness are upon u.s. The majority are
wise in this generation and declare:
Behold the sun still shines and the
face of Nature is fair to see." And it
shall come to pass that they shall wax
fat and their sons shall wax strong
upon the Iowa land. And it was ever
so!
Harrison county will have county
agent next year. A canvass has been
made and ZIG names were secured,
representing that number of men are
going in as charter members. or
course, there will be number more
who will 90 in later. Let the good
work 60 on.
Last week Thursday was good day
for visiting and l decided to spend
part Of the day in the prosperous little
city of Vail. While making the rounds
Of the business houses l found G. B.
McAndrews toasting his shins in one
of the stores. He informed me that
his next sale of Durocs would be jan
uary 31st. On that date G. B. and
sons will have bred hog sale. The
sale will be in the town of Vail and it
will be in the evening. 1t IS rather I'M
usual to have pure bred stock sale
in the evening in this country but this
firm does things unusual, for instance,
they raise young male pigs which sell
UP to $1,000 piece.
Jacob DeHaan, ST., has statred goat
industry on his farm near Pella. The
animals were brought from California
and cost from SIS to $3.50 each. 1t is
asserted the mich goats will produce
from 75O to 1000 quarts OF milk an
nually. which is sold for 10 cents a
quart. Money is also realized from i,
the sale Of the kids. Mr.. DeHaan says
that only high bred goats are profit
able.
have been told there were 200 silos
erected in northwestern Iowa last
season. North Bros, of Vail, report
they had sold just sixteen last year
the first of January, but have at this
date sold forty-five for next season.
This looks like we are going to have
a big increase in silOs next season,
and it behooves those wanting one to
place their order early. Nothing gives
me more pleasure than to know we
are to have more silos, because I be-
lieve there is nothing that can be
built ON an Iowa farm which will re-
turn better profit to the farmer than
the silo. There are two other things
which always feel like going out of
my way to encourage. They are &C. !
ment feeding floors and growing OF
alfalfa.
Live stock has been going to mar
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-12-19

a ucSlTc 10 uO greater lHlA6S oAohe
farming lines.
j Odebolt News: with the high price
of meat and wool many are inclined to
begin the raising of sheep. My ex'
perience in sheep raising was Of forty
years ago-anl shat principally at
herding for neighbors and lodging
unr,ily rams. Sheep are valuable
these days and if properly handled,
will pay rich returns on the invest
ment. At the same time, If improper
~ handled by an inexperienced man,
they can lose money about as fast if
not faster, than bucket shop. Many
farms in Odebolt's territory are adapt
ed, and many not, for sheep. Land that
is low and poorly drained, where wa
ter collects and becomes stagnant,
soon becomes deadly to sheep. But
the rouglier the land and hill farms,
where the soil is thin and has some
gravel, can be built up by sheep quick
Ter and more effectually than by any
other kind of stock Better buy fifteen
or twenty head and learn the bust
ness than 500 and lose 50 per cent of
them before you know what ails them.
The same rule will cover the poultry
business. l have seensseveral fellows
in the past thirty-five years, in Ode
bolt, who went into the poultry bust
ness on quite a large scale-bought
hundreds Of chickens, rented several
acres of land. bought several hundred
rods OF poultry fencing, hauled and
collected slop in town and fed them
and made a failure simply because they
did not know how.
For the past three weeks we have
been right in the midst OF the Iowa
sale season. From reports that reach
us the sales this year are on par
with the, sales of recent years, both
In attendance and range of prices.
There was q time when several men
would take the part Of the star board
er-never miss q free lunch at rOon,"
or spend dollar. While it would be
impossible for all who. attend the
sales today to buy, there are not ar
ticles enough to go around, but most
OF them bid, and that's what makes the
atictiOneer happy. Sales now attract
men from great distance, for they
come in their automobiles. Farmers
without an automobile are now as
scarce as men who never told lie.
at an editorial convention. Let me
digress q little from the subject. 1t
was a common sight this fall, dur
ing corn picking time, to see several
autos in the farmers yard when /
called. was told they belonged to
the boys picking corn. Years ago it.
was the habit of the hired man to have
his horse and buggy. Remember how
those iVOry ringS-all the cOlOrs of the
ainbow-decorate their harness? But
now how different, like Rebecca at the
we'll, they refuse to be comforted I'M
less they own an automobile. 1t is
now possible to see from four to five
hundred automobiles, representing an
expenditure Of from 100000 to $780,
900, at a sale. Bankers fell me that
few notes are taken; IL note is taken
it is for not more than twelve months
time, and, in all probability, it will be
paid off before it natures, to save in
terest. Those in attendance have mon
ey to spend and they spend it, not let
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-12-19
FARM suREAu CAMPAIGN

n5anteffort to carry out the purpose
Of the act Of congress providing funds
for cooperation in the employment OF
an agricultural agent in every agri.
cultural county in the United States,
the Department of Agriculture and
the extension divisions Of most OF the
( agricultural colleges in the north and
west are conducting a campaign to
establish q farm bureau in every agri.
Y cultural county. This campaign is
carried on in frank recognition of the
fact that the extension workers and
specialists of the colleges and the de-
partment need the help of farmers In
the great task of planning to make
American agriculture more permanent
ly prosperous while promoting the
greatly increased production which the
worlds needs SO urgently demand.
Farmers are responding promptly and
heartily to this rapidly developing
attitude of the agricultural specialists.
This was to be expected; for farming
is really applied science. In q new
and effective way the farm bureau
Is making the farmer and the man OF
i science fellow workers.
rs Every farm bureau is made up OF
/ volunteer farmers from all parts Of
afcOunty Officers and committees are
chosen to represent all parts of the
county and each of the, special branch
ges of farming practiced in the county.
4 These officers and committees con-
suit with each other and with the
state county agent leader regarding
general plans of work and the selec-
ton of a county agricultural agent.
When a suitable man. who measures
up to the high standard set by the col.
leges and the Department Of Agricul-
ture has been found the appointment
Isl made. The farm bureau and the
4 county agent then make plans for
carrying forward definite production
\ or other projects in the. county. When
these plans have been approved after
any necessary modification, the farm
bureau serves as the local agency to
push work that has also the support
OF the agricultural college and the De-
partmeN of Agriculture. The plan
works; for the farmers know the local
situation and the county agent serves
as organizer of local forces and as
agent to bring the services of state
and national agencies to his people.
AT the Clark sale near Vail last week
timothy hay sold for $29 per ton and
alfalfa for $32 per ton.
TX III o. IA g.s.-... o.
N met, young man on the train last
week who was returning to his home,
In Mexico, after finishing his last job
of corn husking. He had been work
ing for Thos. Whiting, south of Vail,
the last five weeks and during that
time had earned just $141, besides his
board and lodging. He had been laid
of one and half days during the five
weeks. Looks like good wages to me.
Everyone now knows that the seed
corn situation is worrying every corn
grower in the middle west. The clos
est cooperation is necessary IL our
farmers all have seed corn for plant
ing the coming spring. The crisis
facing our country demands that we
not only look to our own needs, but
also that the needs o. our friends and
neighbors receive attention.
49,
The national shortage IN coal sscaus.l
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-12-19
PARMERssAskED 70 KEEP, MORE
PIGS NEXT YEAR,

Every farmer in the state is being
asked to keep at least one extra brood
SOW. The purpose OF this movement
I Is to increase the supply Of quick"
meat and ready fat for the armies OF
the allies, as we'll as supply the home
demand. a, ~ ..- q.
"a fair price for hogs has already
been assured by the food administra-
ton. For pigs narrowed in the spring
the government will try to stabilize
the price so that the farmers may
count on getting for each 100 pounds
OF hog ready for market, thirteen
times the average price per bushel OF
corn fed into those hogs. ".s.
Il 1t looks like the farmers are run.
ming no risk in raising few extra
pigs to sell next season. The govern.
ment has complete control over the
buying for the allies, our army, our
navy, the Red Cross, the Belgian re.
lief and the neutrals. In short. COM
plete control of all foreign markets.
as we'll as considerable portion Of
the domestic trade. To meet this Is.
sue the least that we can do is to
raise enough for our own needs. We
should do this for the safety Of our
own families. .g
The foreign demand for pork is
much larger than ever before. This
means a scarcity of pork and may
mean more than one meatless day 4
week next year. This war may last
long time. We have been only in It
d few months and already have wheat.
less meals and meatless days. Should
it last two years, we may have wheat
less weeks, or be forced to do with
out meat entirely. The need for pork
was never greater. If the war con.
tinues well need the meat. II tho
war ends. the world must still eat.
One brood SOW more means at least
an average Of five more pigs. That
will help some. 80 ..s...ss
i only print the above for the reas.
son that l know it is only necessary
to call the farmers attention to our
needs for l am certain the farmer
will respond as soon as he knows our
need. The farmer has always been
loyal from the days of '76 to this very
minute. They have left their plows
to shoulder the gun, in defense Of our
country, whenever their help was need
ed. They have always been willing
to labor along other lines and 60
where duty calls. It is not so much
Of guaranteed profit with them, as
Il is in doing their bit. had that |
thought in mind when preparing the
above which accounts for only few
words in regard to the financial safety |
the raising OF more pigs. |
am banking on the patriotism of the |
farmer, no matter where
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desire to do greater things along
farming lines.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-12-18

It is tonic to visit the store at this time-jus to be
among SO many cheerful things and view the Gorgeous
Christmas Attire of this Most Beautiful Store
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-12-18

Morning hours the best for shopping. Aises are
less crowded Saespeople less busy and more in
innate service be given each patron at this time.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-12-18
CHRISTMAS HAS ALWAYS Been
a HAPPY DAY

Especially here these greatly blessed United States and would
additionally
that has always brought CHEEKY Old Santa Claus
the chimney
that today friendships
deeper meaning and friends closer friends than
Soft will be Christmas purposeful of
good smiling
the
The pleasure of giving will be increased ourfold bringing
little cheer small token of remembrance the homes of those who
today making sacrifice the humanity and liberty
i'm wonderful worthwhile gifts
symbolic demanding
pendabe the genuine the BEST produced the efficient
nd at the least possible compatible with quality.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-09
WHAT LITTLE GERMAN
CHILDREN THINK.

Report of an investigation of the
influence of the war on the children
of Germany, published in an educa-
tional journal in Leipzig, throws an
interesting though a tragic sidelight
on the state of German mind, say
The Deseret News. The teachers in
a certain school asked the children,
boys and girls, to write a theme ex-
pressing their Thoughts, Wishes and
Hopes, and in order that the schol-
airs should not be influenced, care
was taken that no reference should
be made to the war, each pupil being
| given liberty to choose his answers
to the three auctions. The idea was
that this would obviate all query by
the children as to what they should
write and how, and the purpose was
to ascertain what was occupying
those children's minds. Precautions
we're taken by which it was made i'm
possible to copy from or
with one another while they wrote
their answers.
To the number of 10. answer
were handed in, and in all but 3 of
these ITO, the children expressed
their thoughts about the war; 80
voiced their desire for .peace
IS we're Worried about members
of their family on the battle
field; 3S thought about the
high cost of living, especially about
tile scarcity of potatoes. butter and
fat; hopes of victory were expressed
by only %, happiness over the VIC
tories of the German army by only
9; only Z expressed any kind OF
hate towards the enemy. and the
kaiser was mentioned by just 1.
From the later part of this showing
1t Is evirent that all the literature
OF hate introduced into the public
schools has failed in its efforts, and
its effect, and that there must be
much humbug and e~xaggeration
about the affection and alteration
said to be felt by the masses for
their ruler when only n child in
more than a hundred thinks enough
of him to refer to him at all!
If the child is father to the man.
or If he in an innocent and uncon-
scious way reflects the thoughts OF
the men. it must be plain that the
people of Germany are more than
tired of war, and that this thought
dominates the national mind. And
IL IL is remembered that this signih-
cant showing was made more than a
year ago-the report being made In
March, 1916, when the fortunes OF
the Fatherland looked far brighter
than they do now, ones imagination
needs no spur to enable one to judge
how those little children and their
fathers and mothers must feel to
day.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-09
SYNOPSIS

wuuam Baxesr. aged seventeen. falls q
y sJgbt in calf owe with young Miss
-, on a visit to friends OF his. Ills
..,is sister, Jane. Is a fly In the ointment
wu,am Is s.nt by his mother to help
o.,esls. darky of all work, bring home
."ms ~wasntubs she had purchased. They
are accomban. ed by clematis Genesis
-ororel dog. Miss Pratt. escorted by her
Sssnds. comes along with her dog. F1opit
A dognght ensaes.
The dogs arc separated. william van.
..has disguised. under a boiler. That
nn"~f,o he takes his fathers dress suit
md calls upon bliss Pratt and her friend
Miss Parcher.
Iare a knowing youngster. explains
.,r,aIn matters concerning Williams love
snaIr To her mother. She also knows the
ssc, that william has distracted his ia.
thsr's dress suit
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-09

departed for the upper floor again and
presently could be heard moving about
theoretically in various parts Of the
house a remote thump finally indicat.
ing that he was doing something with
a trunk in the attic.
After that he came down to the IL
brary again and nee more seemed
about to speak, but did not. Then he
went upstairs again and came do wn
again, and he was still repeating this
process when James time limit was
reached, and she repaired conscien-
tiously to her little bed. Her mother
came to hear her prayers and to turn
out the light, and when Mrs. Baxter
had passed out into the hall after that
Jane heard her speaking to William,
who was now conducting what seemed
to be excavations on a serious scale
In his own room.
"Oh, Willie. perhaps | didn't tell you,
but you remember I'd been missing
papa's evening clothes and looking ev-
erywhere for days and daysT'
"Ye-es," huskily from William.
well, / found them. And where do
you suppose I'd put them7 l found
them under your window seat. Can
you think of anything more absurd
than putting them there and then for
getting it7 | took them to the taiior's
to have them let out. They were get
ting too tight for papa, but they'll be
all right for him when the tailor sends
them back"
What the stricken William gathered
from this 1t is impossible to state with
accuracy. Probably he mixed some
perplexity with his emotions. Certain
~ he was perplexed the following
evening at dinner.
Jane did not appear at the table.
Poor child! She's SICK in bed" Mrs.
Baxter explained to her husband. II
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-09
vi.
lane Meets Mr.. Parchsr.

@ANE thought almost exclusively
Of MFR. parcher until breakfast
n time and resumed her thinking
of him at intervals during the
morn.ng. Then, in the afternoon, a
series of quiet events not uneonnected
with williams passion caused her to
think of Mr.. Parcher more poignantly
Than ever. Who can say, then, that IL
was not by design that she came face
10 face with Mr.. Parcher on the public
highway at about 3 o'clock that after
aoOni
Nit. parcher was walking home from
bis Office, aud he walked slowly. gulp-
ing from time to time as lie thought
of tue inevitable evening before him.
His vas NOT a rugged constitution.
and for the last fortnight or SO he had
feared that 1t was giving way alto.
eether.
Walking more ard more slowly as h.
approached the dwelling lie lad once
thought Of as home, lie became aware
Of a little girl in n eheciefed dress
approaching linn at a gait varied b.
the Indifferent behavior of a barrel
hoop which she was diseipllning with
a stick held in her right hand. When
the hoop behaved well she cane ahead
rapidly; when 1t affected to be intoxi-
Gated. which was most often Its within,
she zigzagged with 1t and gained little
ground. But all the while. aud with
out reference 10 what went on concern
Ing the hoop. she slowly and %contlnu-
ously fed herself with her left hanc)
small. solemnly relished bites of n slice
Of bread and butter covered with apple
sauce and powdered sugar.
Mr.. Parcher looked upon her. and he
shivered slightly, for he knew her to
be Willie Bakers sister.
Jane checked her hoop and halted.
ed afternoon. Mr.. Parcher."
"Good afternoon" he returned.
Jane looked up at him trustfully and
with a strange, unconscious fondness.
'You goin' home now. MI. Parcherf"
she asked.
FaIHpot Hes bt hiui hihlth-
MY brother Willie's been at your
house all afternoon" she remarked.
He repeated, Il suppose So" but In
a tone of hopeless anlmoslty.
lie just went home" said Jane.
He kept lookln' back at your house.
Miss Pratt WIS on the porch"
Il suppose so" with a moan.
My brother Willie isn't comm back
to your house tonight, but he doesn't
know 1t yet"
"Whatw exclaimed Mr.. Parcher.
Willie isn't goin' to spend any more
evenings at your house Mt ALL said
Jane thoughtfully. "He isn't. but be
doesn't know 1t yet"
Mr.. Parcher gazed nxedly at the
wonderful child. and something like 4
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-09
CHAPTER VII.
PROGRESS of the Symptoms.

TAT ILLIAM'S writing table was
NAf beside an open window,
through which came an In
sistent whirring, unagree-
able to his mood, and, looking down
upon the sunny lawn, he beheld three
lowly creatures. One was Genesis,
cutting the grass; another was Clema-
tis-he had assumed a transient atti-
tude, c~uriously triangular. In order to
scratch his ear-the third was Jane.
In one hasd she held q little stack OF
sugar sprinkled waters, which she
slowly but steadily depleted. Wearing
unaccustomed garments Of fashion and
festivity, Jane stood, In ~speckless.
starchy white and a blue sash. watch
ing the lawn mower spout showers or
grass as the powerful Genesis easily
propelled 1t across the grass.
Clematis found his ear too .pliable
for any great solace from his foot.
Rising, he permitted his nose TO lead
him. with the result that 1t touched
the rim of the-last wafer In James ex-
ternal possession.
This incident annoyed William. Look
there!' he called from the window.
"You mean to eat that cake after the
dogs had his face on itT'
at wasn't his face" Jane observed.
well II 1t wasn't bis face. I'd ike
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-09
Didn't Want to be Buried In Yonkers

An American took an Englishman
to a theatre. An actor in the farce.
about to die, exclaimed: Please
dear wife don't bury me in Yonkers!
The Englishman turned to his
friend and said: ! say. old chap,
what are yonkers?
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-09
Mr.. Parcher." she said gently.

Evening after evening passed while
William sat dreaming painfully OF Mr..
Pareher's porch, but In the daytime,
though he did not literally make hay
while the sun shone, he at least gath
cred q harvest somewhat resembling
hay In general character.
Thus: One afternoon, having locked
his door to secure himself against In
truslon, William seated himself ut his
writing table and from a drawer there
In took a small cardboard box, which
he uncovered. placing the contents be-
fore him upon the table. In the box
we're:
A faded rose: several other faded
roses, disintegrated into leaves: three
withered -four leaf clovers;' a white
ribbon still family smelling of y%iolets;
a small silver shoe buckle; a large
pearl button: a small pearl button; a
tortoise shell bairpin; a cross section
from the heel OF a small slipper; a
stringy remnant, probably once an I'M
provised wreath of daisies: four or
five withered dandelions; other dried
vegetation Of a nature now indistin.
guishable.
His gentle eyes showed his emotion