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The Holt County sentinel., 1917-08-24
MULES HAVE WON AGAIN

Sedalia. Mo-. Sept. 21.-The Mis-.
souri, mule has won out again; In fact.
he Just keeps winning out. He can
not be suppressed. When peace Is
on the land he is doing his bit to
make the big crops and draw the big
loads and give prosperity . boost.
When war comes on the world he Ii
right there In the front ranks doing
not only his bit but his best and he
does not have chills or fever or get
cold feet when he plays the war game.
The biggest mule and Jack and jennet
show In the world 10 held at the Mis-
souri, State Fair every fall and the
dates this year are September - 70 -.
The Holt County sentinel., 1917-08-24
COUNTY EXHIBITS GROW

sedalia. Mo-. Sept. 1s.-County OK.
hibits at the Missouri State Fair are
the best barometers Of the states
prosperity and varied resources in an
agricultural way and these county on.
hibits have come to be one Of the
very best features Of the Missouri
State Fair and will be again this year
from September 20 to 20. Grasses
and grains. fruits and vegetables
make up these exhibits which are
truly wonderful In every way. The
number Of county exhibits At the
State Fair this fall will be three to
four times - large a. In any pre-.
vious year
The Holt County sentinel., 1917-08-24
II YOU want TO buy some good

If you want TO buy some good
Carl Green Is now mechanical
craftsman with the Wagner Electri.
cal Co.. ST. Louis, Mo-, at an increase
Of salary.
William l.amcy died at Auburn,
New York, recently, at the age Of
lOi years. lie was the oldest living
Odd Fellow. having been initiated in
1874.
Meyer Post. G. A. r., will meet
with 7. G. Fuller. on Saturday.
August %. Vim. Morris and Ben
Morgan are 10 look after the trans
poitation.
2. u. Greene reports tina, c. T..
iustuson. J. g. Brown, Mike Dorc
and J. s. sherman. Of Nebraska. are
roing to HnStun, Colo. TO buy land
next week.
For Rcnt-To high school stu.
Tents. three large rooms; can be ar.
ranged for light housekeeping. Home
rhonc, 2Ii. -
MRS. JAMES MURRAY.
For Saic-Pcdigrecd Red Pollcd
bulls, six to eight months old.
- ~ INtuMNNs
iornd City.
Oregon. Mo.
Clark. son of Clare Irvine. md
I grandson of Mrs. Ann X. Irvine.
n this city. Is in the navy. md a
'crihcr Of the crew Of the $. s.
Cheyenne. which u now In the port
AT, San Diego. California.
Elder ". II. Hartman has been
and is still "a very sick man from
heart trouble. His daughter. Mrs,
Lulu Edwards. Of Glcnwood. Iowa
and his son. DIR. Bert Hnrdman, Of
Joplin. Mo-, are with him.
Dwight. son Of Wesley Xachman
80, into u ditch with his ear, near tho
George Patterson place, Sunday eve
ming. August ~. Meeting n car with
an unusual bright light II blinded
him 80 that he went into the ditch
No damage was done. but there might
have been.
The Holt County sentinel., 1917-08-24
ARTIFICIAL RAIN.
Overhead irrisation systems . Boon
10 Truck Farmers. .

70 Vruek FeFmere.
We hear much Of scientific farming
nowadays. says the Philadelphia
Ledger. yet most 81 US have only the
haziest idea OF what IL consists. Many
OF us realize. however that Intensive
farming. because Of lis extreme de
pcndcnce upon natural conditions. IL n
most uncertain business. Naturally.
therefore. the first call upon science has
been TO supplement these deficiencies.
How many know that simple. prac.
teal rain machine can lie easily and
quickly installed on the vegetable
farm. Artificial rninfall'' may sound
like merc dream OF u Woodworking
grower whose crops are dried up; Il
may seem that n rain machine could
only he within the reach Of the wealthy
dabbler In agriculture ON the other
hand. perhaps the growers. all within
two hours ride IT Philadelphia, can
turn on rain by the simple opening
OF u valve.
" you have ever visited or ridden
through the vegetable growing sections
Of Philadelphia you must have noticed
rows Of pipc supported un posts run
ming through the field This was On.
rnin machine.
overhead irrigation Il the invention
which has made dreams Of artiticia,
rain come true. The system consists
Of overhead pipes supported by posts
running through the ncld at Intervals
OF fifty feet. Small brass nozzlcs nrc
Inserted IN the distributing pipes at
distances ~ about three feet. The wa.
ter II distributed IN the form Of tine
rain.
Within two hours ride Of phi,ndci.
phln there are vegetable farms which
produce ~ high ns $3.50 mn mere.
Nclihcr California nor Elorldn can
bonst ~ any higher profits, yet tbcs.
results are obtained on New Jersey
soll worth hui few dollars nm nero
without irrigation. Scientific f,rtillzo.
tion, perfect control Of rainfnli. con.
Piled with thorough knowledge OF grow.
Ing. has achieved such results
The DAY of trust o. the weather.
farming l. RAPIDLY passing nnl tho old
fashioned grower who gets n crop one
year nnI loses I, ~. next IL destined
10 bc forced out Of business. Encb
The Holt County sentinel., 1917-08-24
Orchard Management

A demonstration In orchard manage
ment conducted by county agent In
New Jersey included the best practices
In pruning, spraying. fertilizing. cult
waiting and thinning and packing ana
shipping the fruit The records Of one
demonstration show that Ave acre
apple orchard brought In. during the
past year. $o35.10. The total expense
was e255.4O. which included $50 depre.
citation on q sprayer and seed and
labor In seeding the cover crop for the
next year. This orchard yielded'a net
pront Of S7l0.70. or el43.04 per acre.
in addition to an interest charge Of as
PER acre
The Holt County sentinel., 1917-08-24
Making the Little
Farm Pay
By c. c. BOwSFIELD

Farmers who are dissatisfied with
what they have gained in hog raising
will he making serious mistake IL
they wholly abandon pork production.
Four cents a pound Is liberal allow.
ancc for the cost Of raising pork, and
,the market for several years has al.
lowed a profit of to 4 cents on this
There Is not the slightest danger of
prices going below living basis. The
hog Is pretty sure to remain mort.
gage litter wherever he Is allowed a
clean field for forage and Is fattcncd
ON feed that IL at once wholesome and
economical There are times when
The Holt County sentinel., 1917-08-24

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The Holt County sentinel., 1917-08-24
County Sunday school Convention.

The county Sunday school convention
will be held Monday and Tuesday.
September "a and %. A melting Of
the county officers and Oregon Sun
day school workers vii be held next
Monday afternoon. August %, at =
o'clock in the Presbyterian church.
oregon, 20 make arrangements for
the convention.
W. l.. BIGGS,
County Superintendent.
The Holt County sentinel., 1917-08-24

and grasses and fruits, getting tSem
ready to exhibit at Uncle Sans great
training camp for efficiency which
means the Missouri State Fair. Sep.
tcmber 90 to 90. at Sedaiia. Looking
through the fence all over Missouri
you will see people who are getting
ready to take the greatest week Of
their lives at tho State Fair this fall.
Ask most any Missourian what Is the
greatest wock In the year and he will
tell you State Fair week ~. And he
Is right II Ia educational. inspira.
tional and entertaining It's a great
patri'sic undertaking this year. put
on to show the people OF the state how
to help Uncle Sam win by saving
foods and forage and making every
industry AMI every farm and every
garden ,ho IT'S BEST to help win the
war with var cro?.
The Holt County sentinel., 1917-08-24
Alfalfa Crop Pays.

Here Is why an acre OF alfalfa Ia
valuable In Minnesota:
II costs about $i2 to cultivate II.
At least GO per cent Of the fertilizer
value IL returned to the soil when the
crop Is fed.
A yield Of three tons win return
$4l.30 II fed to pigs IN pasture when
the pigs sell for cents pound.
A similar yield II fed to steers at 9
cents pound will bring &42.60.
The same yield fed to cows giving
30 pounds Of butter fat at 30 cents .
pound win bring et%.-Mhnssota Sta.
don.
The Holt County sentinel., 1917-08-24

-sJha olliz ,n's o. Forest City,
have become tired Of the dIllycaI
Tying tactics Of th3se In charge
II there 10 any one IN charge. Of
our lighting system. and are
going TO vote on q proposition on
tie 26th oithis month. TO give a
franchise 10 the St. Joseph
Transmission Company 10 fur.
nish them lights.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-02-26
Ordene hoy mismo
No divide listed nuestra Oferta

= rtcusrde cue aq-clos lie nucstros fvcrecedores cue nos !emhan $G0G
tsis pesos para abonar sou en- ST cuenta y 500 para una nucva subs
~yiwi5a que % cOnsgan. lccibir@n TN PRE'IIo EXTRA, coassteale en- IN
3uen Tbro de los que vcade Ia Liberia dc Lczano.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-05-22
New Stock Buildings,

Stock breeders throughout Maine will
be interested to hear that Charles E.
Morey, proprietor Of the Morey stock
farm at Mechanic Falls, is planning to
begin at once the erection of colony Of
buildings to take the place of those
destroyed by fire In the fall of 1915.
Three barns and house, modern in
every way, will be constructed on the
site of the old stand. A barn for borses
will be 30 feet in length and 3S feet
wide. A barn expressly for cattle Is to
be 100 feet in length and SO feet wide.
Near this will be the hay barn, which is
also to be 100 feet long. A cottage
house will be the new home of Super.
intendent Bumpus. The horse and hay
barns will be constructed OF cement
blocks made on the premises, the ma
chinery for which has arrived. The two
silos will be made out of tiling and
cement. Cork brick will be used for
flooring. Each barn will be entirely
separate from the others and contain .
number OF exits.
Although losing the greater part of
his herd In the big fire, there are now
20 head of pure-bred Jerseys and Ayr
shires on the place. The lot includes
seven Ayrshires and IS Jerseys. A re-
cent purchase 10 that line 10 $1,000 bull
from Thomas Lawson. After tho COM
nletion of the buildings, the breeding of
pure. bred cattle and draft bred horses
viii be renewed on . larger scale than
ever. The imported Clydesdale stallion,
Bombi's Pride, who was saved from tho
Are. has now reached maturity and is .
fine specimen OF the breed. Only the
heat strains possible TO procure will be
conside cred in the rebuilding of this we'll.
known stock farm, whose former herd
ranked among the best in New England.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-05-22

with gas fumes, he felt that he was
whirling through the air with the tur
ret roof.
As 1t turned In air he could see for
moment the dim, bulky outline Of
the ship below; then it faded into
darkness, and he was clinging for
dear life to that slowly canting disk
Of armored steel, until, as 1t assumed
a perpendicular, he was holding his
weight with one hand, very curiously,
as he then thought, weighing very
little.
Something hard and rigid brushed
him on the shoulder, and In moment
he was torn from his support to find
himself clutching a smooth, round rod
Of what seemed to be steel or iron.
1t was perpendicular, and soon he
made out another and beyond anoth-
er. Looking down, he saw long plat
form, to the edge Of which the rods
led He was clinging to the stanchion
of an airship!
He slid down the stanchion to the
deck and faced a man In the darkness.
How'd you get aboardT
II hardly know myself. hardly
know I'm alive. My name Is FELTON,,
torpedo officer of the battleship Argyll.
There was an explosion in the forward
turret, and was on top. I went up
with the roof"
"Was that a turret top? I wondered
what they were Shooting at U.s."
(Which side are you on In this mix"
'The side Of the Lord"
The man whistled shrilly, and imme-
diately half q dozen other dark forms
materialized out Of the dark. They
threw themselves upon FELTON,, choked,
pinioned and bore him down, and be-
fore he could speak his protest he
found himself bound hand and foot.
FELTON, lay on the deck Of the car,
through the Sits Of which he could
see lights below and the quick gleam-
ing of distant gunflre.
He made out the shape, size and
general construction Of the craft that
carried him. It was not the conven-
tional elongated gas bag, with car and
motor, rudder and screw. Nor was 1t
suspended In the air by wings or
plane, unless the long, concave roof
above, toward the edge Of which the
stanchions led, performed some such
function. Amidships were a vertical
and horizontal steering wheel, aft a
noisily buzzing engine, and behind 1t
in the darkness presumably were the
screw and rudders that propelled and
guided the craft. Symmetrically dis
posed about the deck were long steel
cylinders that doubtless contained the
compressed gas or air that worked the
sngine, and through and between them
Ill a system Of pipes, valves, levers
and indicators, as complicated as the
fittings of an engine room. The COM
mander was at the wheel amidships,
another man at the engine, and the
rest Of the crew, seven in all, were
keeping lookout.
There she is," said one, suddenly
lifting his head. Ahead and to port"
II see her." said the captain, peer.
Ing down and shifting the wheel
"You see, young man." he said to Eel
ton, 1--WE had to rise 30 suddenly to
dodge that turret top that we lost
sight Of her."
"Do you mean to say" answered
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-05-22
New Farm Catalogue.

The State Department Of Agriculture
In making preparations to issue, 10 the
nssr future, new catalogue OF "Farms
for Sale" This course has been fol-
loved by the Department for some years
and has been great help to the farmers.
No charge 10 made for listing these
properties and the Department does not,
in sny way, act % . selling agent, put
simply endeavors to list the information
obtainsbls for tho benefit OF the public.
The Department 10 desirous that those
Who wish to have farm property ilsteo
In the forthcoming catalogue should, at
An early date, send to the Department
Of Agriculture, Augusta, hsine' for
application card. -, $500,
Il is planned to make the genera
descriptive article accompanying the
properties listed Of more interest tnsn ID
previous years and to make the wnols
catalogue somew hat moro elaborate snsn
heretofore, in the hope that those Inter
ested In Maine farm properties will %
especially attracted By II.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-05-22
Corn to the Rescue.

- ~ sAsS F<V9St4Gs
The United States stands first among
the nations Of the world In the produc.
ton OF corn. In other words, we pro.
duce three-fourths of the worlds corn.
1t may be surprise to some to learn
that corn will produce two.thirds more
food per acre than wheat. We have no
crop so we'll adapted to both man and
beast which will yield anywhere near
ss much per acre a. corn. We would In
no way discourage the sowing of wheat
or minimize its Importance, for We need
more wheat, and bread is an all impor-
tant food product.
II Is our purpose, however, to urge q
larger acreage of corn this year and to
emphasize the value and Importance of
the corn crop. There is still time to
make preparation for a larger corn crop
and 1t may be done with q feeling that
it 10 no mskeshift but as valuable crop
"a can be grown.
The average yield of corn In the
United States is about 20 bushels per
acre and wheat averages about Is
bushels. Neither of these crops was up
to the average last year, and with the
increased demand for food by the nations
across the seas, the present supply Of
corn and wheat IL made very low. It
would be very unusual condition to
have an overproduction of either Of
these crops. It Is safe, az anything can
be in agriculture, to plant large acre.
age OF corn, for the world needs it and
good price is practically guaranteed.
We appreciate that corn needs close
attention during the time OF cultivation
and that this is busy season of the year
for the farmer. The scarcity OF labor
may lead some to doubt the wisdom Of
increasing the acreage Of corn. But we
have reason to believe that the problems
OF securing labor for taking care of the
farm crops Is going to be met. Every
city throughout our nation is alive to
the farmers problems and organizations
are being formed which will extend Q
helping hand when needed.
This is no time for doubling or hesi.
fancy, but rather time for belief and
action. Our country is calling for food
and it is our duty to heed this CALL
Hoard's Dairyman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-05-22

an Airship.
FELTON, cautiously, for he did not yet
understand the temper OF these men,
that you can dodge anythingT
1--WE can dodge or outrun a shell or
anything else big enough to see. But
It was dark, and we didn't see that
turret coming. It almost hit u.s."
"What Is your lifting power. cap
tainT
'.The centrifugal force Of the earth
partly, inconvenient in one respect,
for we rise at tangent. We descend
by its opposite and balancing force.
gravitation, which is more direct"
"How do you tap this centrifugal
force?" asked the amazed FELTON,.
"How do you overcome gravitationT
"Gravitation Is only one phase OF
magnetism. In magnetism repulsion
equals attraction. BY reversing our
polarity we are repelled from the earth
at the speed Of falling body, but, OF
course, at a tangent"
"It's beyond me-" said FELTON,. "Of
course that tangent would take you
westward at the speed Of the SUM-"
"In a succession Of jumps, yes"
"But how do you change your polar
ity?" asked FELTON,. becoming inter
ested.
'sThere is your ship down there, near
" beneath u.s." And the interest was
crushed.
The engine now accelerated Its speed.
increasing its volume Of noise. and
this noise must have been heard on the
battleship. A sudden illumination was
seen-like q dash Of heat lightning
then came the singing Of projectile.
"Oh, fudgew said the captain gently
and pityingly. 'Go ahead, boys"
Il was now light enough for FELTON,
to examine the faces Of these men. To
his surprise. they were young, almost
boyish. They were not In uniform.
Their dress and faces were as COM
monpiace a. could be found IN Q fac-
tory, only the tall, thin young captain
showing IN voice and expression the
signs Of study and thought. he twirl-
"a the wheel. manipulated levers and
valves within reach and watched,
downward through the sits, the bug
cssft bensath.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-05-22
The Possibilities of an Acre.

Does anyone know the possibilities Of
an acre of land? Has an acre of soil,
like the machine, its limitations? Who
is ready to say how many tons Of hay or
bushels of grain an acre can produce?
So far, we do not know of anyone who
has been able to make the acre work to
the limit Of powers or TO fathom it's hid.
den possibilities. There is bound up 10
a lump of soil much history and many
mysteries of the world, much of which
man has never been able to unfold. Too
many farmers have treated their soil as
though II were a dead instead Of living
thing; as though It were uuiuterestipg
and not full of charm and fascination.
In the book entitled "Letters of ap
Old Farmer to His Son." we came across
these paragraphs: "That's what I like
in the soil. Though we've been working
with It through unnumbered thousands
Of years, NO man since the beginning has
ever found the limitations OF single
square rod. In the very nature Of
things, no man will ever discover the
utmost end of the soils power when to
its own fertility he adds fertile mind" {"
Yes, It Ia the trained mind that compre-
bends the charm and wonders of the
land; It Is the fertile brain that looks
forward to the possibilities Of the soil
and can see its powers strengthen as the
com mprehension OF man broadeps.
We quote again from this book: San
acre Of land 10 pretty much like the
heart Of good friend. 1t Is an ever
lasting challenge to you to show the
best that's in you; it's everlastingly rich
10 surprises for you; it's an everlasting
invitation to you to do With II what you
will and to take from II What you need !;
and there's the everlasting certainty that
1t holds great treasures always In reserve
for you. He must be q man Of little
understanding who will dare to say that
be has exhausted all knowledge OF the
potent secrets of the merest handful Of
earth"
II every person who turns the furrows
of the 6elds could see In the soil Q
responsive, living substance, ever ready
to respond to the touch OF man, there
would be different attitude toward it's
treatment. There would be more who
would test its possibilities and strength
en- its owers.-Hoard's Dairyman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-05-22
Maxine n Garden.

Agriculture Is nearly as old as man,
and since 1t began 1t Is probable that
farmers have been studying out bal
anced rations for domestic animals, but
even yet few housekeepers have any
real scientific ideas on feeding the
family. Your state agricultural college
or the department Of agriculture, Wash.
ington, can help you out In this. and
you should take the matter into con.
sideration In making your garden and
see to it that your vegetables include
the most nutritious and health giving
properties. Every farmer knows that
when horse works all day he should
receive certain feed and when he is
idle-in rainy weather, for instance-he
gets different rations. How about q
man or a child? Do you know how to
set your table to get the maximum Ne
suits and keep perfect health? Do you
serve tie same food to the men work
ing In the heat Of the harvest neld, to
the boy going to school and to the
babiesf Your garden should contribute
10 the health and happiness Of each
Reclamation Record.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-05-22

tied Wreck Of the Argyll.
line, feature for feature, was the face
of the captain Of the airship, whom
last he had seen sprawling above him
In midair. Had he beaten him down
and been picked up flrstf It seemed
impossible.
"How-what-how"- he stammered,
rubbing his eyes. How did you get
here, ,captain7 You jumped after me-"
II jumped after your You are wan
dering. I saw you all Jump through
the periscope, but I was here"
"Then it's the closest resemblance
ever saw. You're the living image Of
the airship's commander, or else It's
the liquor. My head feels queer"
mo doubt but it's not the liquor.
You've had q terrible experience. It's
a wonder the jump didn't kill you as
well as affect your mind"
FELTON, was not satisfied with the ex-
PLANTATION. It was a strange and strik-
ing resemblance, nothing more, and
he was about to say as much when a
man came forward from the engine
with an oil can. He was the duplicate
in face and form Of the man he had
pommeled, but without the contusions.
FELTON, blinked In amazement, then
looked at the others, whom In the agi-
tation Of his entrance he had not
closely observed. Man for man, nine
in all. they duplicated the crew Of the
airship.
my Ged," he stuttsred, ''am mad
OF drunki You've drugged me-" he
yelled insanely. Every man here Is
q double Of another"
"Steady-steady, now" said the cap
tain. you're not drugged. You're q
little OF your balance, and the drink
was too heavy. Every drunken man
sees double. Isn't that soT
This seemed logical. and FELTON, STAN
mered assent It was terrible Jump
100 feet He had escaped death BY
q miracle. Men had gone insane I'M
der lees pressure. and he had taken
two drinks Of q powerful stimulant
He would be I'll right In time after Z
little sleep. The captain was peeeins
into the psriscope. ths nonmaanif ring