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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-17

NJ. Nuwed 90 dear friend)--
What's the sec| OF getting n new
frock from hubby after he refuses
orce2
Mrs. W/'y-lf at first you don't
succeed cry, cry again.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-17
GQrIanded Mirrors

The decorative motif of floral gar
lands is an old one and appears on
many modern giltframed mirrors. on
mirrors of the empire period garlands
OF gilt flowers were often carried
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-17
Speedy.

Inuuircr "a. South Station) -
Where does this train go?
Brakeman-T THIS rtain goes to New
York in ten minutes.
Inquire That's going
Christian Register.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-17
ECONOMY IDEA IN
CLOTHES GIVES WAY
TO SIMPLICITY

Avoids the Appearance of
Extravagance-Women Have
Decided That 1t Is Unjust
to Workers to Refuse to
Buy Clothes, but They
Choose Dignified Gowns
That Reflect a Serious At
:itude - What Methods
Women Are Taking to
Withstand a Shortage of
Buttons and Hairpins.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-07
Y. M. C. A. NOTES

The high school group at Portland
led by Mr.. Kentener, the coach, had a
fine meeting and feed at his home last
Tuesday evening.
The Y. M. c. A. group at Muir en-
joyed stereopticon slides showing the
countrywide activities of the associa-
ton last Wednesday evening.
Lyons Y. M. C. A. organization have
their Father and Son banquet next
Friday evening and only $50 can be
accommodated. Carl l.. Bailey, the
general secretary of jackson, with
team, will be the speakers.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday last
week three students from M. A. c.
were at Saranac having special
athletic games and evangelistic
meetings with the school boys.
The annual County Boys Confer
ence which Bedding so ably entertain
ed two years ago will convene at
Ionia this year. The dates are Fri
day and Saturday, March 20 and 80.
Beginning Friday evening with the
annual county banquet, when all the
contributors and friends of the asso-
citation are urged to attend, not only
to get a good feed but to get divid-
ends from their investments. The an
nual report of the organization is Civ
en- at this time. DR.. A. G.. Stueder of
Detroit, the association secretary
there, which is one Of the very larg-
est in the world, will be the main
speaker.
The conference program will be
given on Saturday. C. w. Kirk
patrick, state secretary for boys
work, will be one Of the speakers at
the boys meeting on Saturday. The
conference will close Saturday after
noon so that the boys can be home
for Sunday.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-07
F A r M A N d
O r C H A r d


bonds of small denomination will en-
courage saving through their appeal
to individuals who have not been in
the habit of making investments.
bonds will be secured not only by
farm mortgages deposited in trust
with government official (the reg
istrar for the land-bank district)
but also, as indicated above, by the
capital and surplus of the twelve
banks.
Both mortgages and bonds will be
exempt from all forms of taxation.
Farmers who wish to obtain money
from the Federal land banks will or
dinarily be obliged to form loan as
sociations, and get their loans
through these organizations. The
local loan associations will improve
the credit of their members and re-
duce the cost of their loans through
the performance of certain definite
services, among which are the fol-
lowing: The committee called the
'1oan committee" of the association
will appraise the property offered as
security and approve all applications
for loans which are sent to the land
bank. The secretary-treasurer of
the association will transmit the
papers and carry on all correspon-
dence with the land bank relative to
the loans. The association will
guarantee the mortgages of it's MEM
bers, the liability of any individual
member being limited, however, to
an additional sum equal to the
amount of his capital stock, or APP
proximately to five per cent of his
own loan.
Ooo ;,,,rox4oot f,,,o+,or &c ~ ~
new system will be to establish safe
business of the United States; for it
is not proposed to extend any credit
except on the basis of proper secur-
ity. In addition to the Endorsement
of the local association, every loan
must have the approval of one of
the salaried appraisers appointed by
the government for the several
banks.
Further, not more than $4,000
may be loaned to one borrower, nor
more than fifty per cent of the value
Of the land offered as security plus
twenty per cent of the value of the
buildings; and the money must be
used for specified productive pur-
poses, such as the purchase of farm
land, improvements, equipment, fer
tilizers, or livestock, or by the pay
ment of existing Indebtedness.
The Federal Farm Loan Board Of
the Treasury Department has gen.
eral charge of the system. The De-
partment of Agriculture will CO.
operate with this board in supplying
information and rendering assistance
to farmers who desire to take 'ad-
vantage of the Federal farm loan act,
especially with reference to the or
ganization Of local loan associations.
The time for seeding alfalfa in
eastern fields depends much upon the
region. In general, the best seeding
time for the group of States includ-
ing Michigan, Wisconsin, and Mime
sofa; New England and New York !;
and Pennsylvania, West Virginia,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-07

By reason Of the facilities by the
Federal farm loan act, which was
passed last summer, it will be easier
in the future for farmer to secure
money to make needed improvements
or for the purchase of livestock, and
it will be easier also for the landless
man to purchase farm, according
to a recent publication of the United
States Department of Agriculture
Farmers Bulletin 1922 entitled
"How the Federal Farm Loan Act
Benefits the Farmer"
The Federal land banks establish
ed under this act will stand ready at
all times, it is expected, to lend
money to farmers on farm-mort-
gage security. The interest charges
will be not more than six per cent,
nor more than one per cent above the
rate paid on the bonds sold by the
banks. If four and one-half per cent
bonds should be issued, therefore, the
rate charged on loans would be five
and one-haf per cent or less. There
will be on commissions or bonuses.
The loans will be made for periods
of time ranging from five to forty
years, thus doing away with the
trouble and expense of frequent re-
newals.
The payment of a certain part of
the principal annually or semi-annu-
ally, with the interest, will be requir-
ed. The total payment, including
the interest, will be the same each
year, and will be just large enough so
that the entire principal will be paid
off at the end of the period. The an
nual payment thus required to pay
off loan of $1,000, with interest at
per cent, in twenty years, is SS0.24
After the loan has run five years
the borrower will be permitted to pay
off the whole amount, if he desires,
on any interest date, or TO make par
tial payments in addition to the regu-
lar installment.
The requirement of installnent
payments on the amortization plan.
as outlined above, will serve, first,
to cultivate habits of thrift in the
borrower, and second, to make pos
sible the placing Of the loans at a
lower rate of interest, since the
gradual reduction of the principal
constantly improves the security for
the unpaid balance. The privilege
of optional payments after the first
five years leaves the borrower free
to discharge his Indebtedness before
the end of the loan period, if he finds
it convenient to do so.
The Federal land banks will per-
form three important services. ID
They will convert the security
which farm mortgages afford into a
negotiable form, known as farm-loan
bonds. (2) They will furnish addi-
tional security for the protection of
these bonds, through their capital
and surplus, and thus make bonds
more attractive to investors (3)
They will sell the land-bank bonds
in the open investment market,
which for obvious reasons, the small
farmer could not reach to advantage.
The bonds are to be issued in de-
nominations ranging from $25 to ST.
600, and it is expected that the
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-07
Testing Seed Corn for termination

Testing Seed Corn for termination
1t is only good business to know
that the seed that we put into the
ground will grow; and the only way
we can tell good seed is by testing it.
We can't do it merely by looking at
it. If we want profitable yields, we
must plant good seed.
It will take about 200 ears to plant
ten acres. Six hours work, will test
six kernels from each ear to plant
ten acres, yet because it is "too much
bother" we pick out 200 ears, look
at them, guess that they will grow,
and plant them. AS consequence,
more than three acres out Of each ten
acres of corn planted in Michigan
produce nothing. This is worse than
useless, because we must pillow, plant
and cultivate these three acres and
get nothing in return.
BY testing we get rid Of the bad,
weak and mouldy ears. Testing does
not hurt the corn; it costs but little
work and can be done at a time of
the year when other farm work is not
pressing. BY testing we have every
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-07

northern Maryland, and northern
New Jersey is from the last Of June
to the middle Of August, depending
upon the moisture and soil condi-
tions. Early spring seedlings, as a
rule, have rot proved successful,
while seedlings later than the mid
die of August in these sections are
apt to afford too short period OF
good growing weather before winter
sets in for the plants TO become
thoroughly established.
The hand lens will be found very
useful in detecting dodder and other
weed seeds in alfalfa seed. The gen.
eral quality of unadulterated seed
can be estimated on the basis of coll
or. Fresh seed is light olive green
and gives a bright glossy surface
when rubbed with the hand. Alfalfa
seed which is of any shade of browir
is questionable. One should not pur-
chase seed when the sample contains
any considerable percentage that is
discolored-
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-07

'How do you like the eloquent
stranger?"
"Don't know" returned the untut-
ored savage. Haven't eaten him
Washington Star.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-07

A Good Old Soul
/ have know him well, 10, these many
years,
Through the winters cold and the
summers heat;
i have known him when life brought
bitter tears,
And the storm ragged wild with its
binding sleet.
l have known him when skies were
bright and fair
Or the elements had their sad tale
told;
But through it always and every
where
He was simply known as good
old SOUL"
His farm was always a beautiful
spot,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-07
Good Roads Department
Conducted Especially for the Banner by Hon. P.
T. Coigrove. President of the Michigan
Good Roads Associat ton.

miles are on the Hastings-Battle
Creek road, two miles on the Nash
ville-Assyria road, one on the Hast
ings-M Vaudeville road. The eight
miles for which bids are asked fol-
low:
Orangeville-One mile on section
~, on Hastings-Gun lake road.
Yankee Springs-One mile on the
north line OF section 36, on Hastings
Gun lake road.
Hope-One mile section 3, Hast
ings-Delton road.
Assyria-One mile section 81,
Nashville-Assyria road.
Rutland-One mile section "a, Hast
ings-Delton road.
Maple Grove-One mile section is,
Nashville-Assyria road.
Baltimore-One mile through sec
tons 8 and 16, Hastings-Battle Creek
road.
Johstown-One mile section 8.
Hastings-Battle Creek road.
Thornapple-One mile sections 20
and 21, Hastings and Vaudeville
road.
Prairieville-One mile on the Del
CONFERENCE.-The road.
"Mrs. Dubwaite has been under
great nervous strain for about six
months"
That's too bad. What's troubling
her ?"
"Some people moved in next door
who are evidently well-to-do, but to
save her life she can't find out where
thy get their money."-Birmingham
Age-Herald.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-07
THE BELDING BANNER-AGACAzlNE SECTION

Not q weed could you find in the
corn's straight rows,
Not lane or corner or by-way
lot
That did not the toiler's ideals dis
close.
And the home that was his by the
side of the road
Was the picture of cheer on the
crest of the knoll,
And the neighbors all said of the
CHEEKY abode,
There. that is the home of "good
old soul"
He was always alert at charity's call,
The eleventh commandment just
fitted his mood.
But as to profession, he made none at
all,
And he answered his prayers in way
There was something about him that
To the practical realms we have
learned to extol,
And his praises were couched in what
people would say,
o, he is all right and good old
soul"
I wonder when the books are opened
at last,
AS they say they will be when the
Judgment is set,
What this neighbor l knew, when his
work here is past
And the creeds measured out, as his
portion, will get?
o, if it shall be that consciousness
lives,
II should ring around the worlds as
the ages shall roll
Just the simple distinction that here
he received
Just. the welcome at last as good
old SOUL"
Il. B. Mitchell.
"How do you like the eloquent
Stranger"
"Don't know" returned the untut-
ored savage. Haven't eaten him
vet v-Washington Star.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-07
commissioners Ask Bids on 1O Mile
POULTRY
CONSULTING DEPARTMENT
Hatch Chickens Early

Did it ever occur to you that nature
requires her children to take an an
nual vacation? She does, and now
where do human beings puzzle their
brains over this fact more than when
the hens begins their yearly holiday.
This vacation is technically called the
"molting season.. 1t begins during
the late summer. The hens stop lay
ing, and change their suits of feath-
ers for new ones. Usually they con-
sumo three or four months in the pro-
cess. Most of us know this perfectly
well, but are apt to overlook the fact
that a very important feature of the
molting period is that egg laying
stops. We are unreasonable and ex-
pect the hens to lay all the time.
When the hens take this vacation
new-laid fresh eggs are scarce and re-
main scarce until the pullets Matched
during the preceding spring begin to
tay.
The remedy is very simple, AMI is
under the control of the poultry man.
The first step is to have chickens
Matched early, so that the pullets be-
gin to lay when the hens begin to
molt. This is not difficult. Pullets
of the American breeds begin laying
at about seven months of age. Leg
horn pullets begin when about six
months old. North of the Ohio river
this means that all Matching must be
over by May / at the latest. The
best plan is to have the chickens COM
ing at intervals during March and
April. The earliest Matched pullets
will, of course, begin to lay first. If
any of them begin to molt, their
places will be taken by the later ones
and steady supply of eggs will be
more certain.
The difficulty in the way of the
practical application of this matter is
that so many poultry keepers are de-
pendent on hens for Matching. As
long as we have late Matched chick
ems we will have late sitters. The
poultry keeper who wants to change
from late Matching must therefore
either get broody hens from some
one else or use an incubator. After
he has changed the dates" on his
flock he will have no trouble, especi-
ally with the American breeds.
Every progressive poultry raiser
who has tried it, every agricultural
college and the government, have
data showing that early Matching
will produce fall and winter layers.
In the government flock during the
past winter the pullets Of the entire
flock averaged over twenty per cent
in egg production, and and some pens
made 35 per cent. That means, in
plain language, that the egg produc-
ton for all the pullets was one egg
daily for every five hens, and for
some pens one egg daily for every
three hens. This, too, when fresh
eggs sold up to rs cents per dozen
in Washington. This could not have
been done except by early Matching.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-07

Investigations of serious losses from
watermelon rot in melons in transit
to northern markets show that at
least 90 per cent Of the loss in the
cases investigated was due to Dip
lodia. Field experiments to control
this fungus yielded promising re-
suits, according to the annual report
of the Federal Bureau of Plant In
dustry.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-07
Uncle Sam Insists on Road Main
ttendnce

Your Uncle Sam is becoming very
wise to road conditions i'm this state,
and if he helps to improve the high
ways of Michigan with any part of
the many millions he will spend for
that purpose he is going to be well as
sured not only that the roads shall be
well constructed but also that they
be properly maintained, or her will
refuse to sit in the game at all.
In the first place he will refuse to
help any but trunk line highways, the
main travelled roads, and he will de-
mand that they ge built on the best
approved plans for the making Of per-
manently good roads, and will insist
that the state become responsible for
maintenance, and puts 500 per mile
as the burden upon the local commun-
ity for road maintenance.
In a county like Ionia there would
probably be 200 miles of trunk high
way. To ask the county to appropri-
ate $4,000 for Grad maintenance on
200 miles would means that the other
900 miles would not be made into
good roads in a hurry.
Another thing which Uncle Sam
occasionally hints at is that he may
withdraw rural carrier service from
communities that show no disposition
to maintain good roads.
Commissioners Ask Bids on 10 Miles
At their recent meeting the road
commissioners of Barry county vot-
ed to advertise for bids for ten miles
of trunk line highway. For these
the surveys and plans had been COM
Melted Others will be advertised
later this year. Of the ten miles two
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-07-07
STEEL SHIPS IF POSSIBLE

Ships to carry food and munitions of war to our allies and
to transport and supply our own troops in France must be pro-
vided as rapidly as possible. The federal government and our
allies are treating with Japan for ships to help in this work.
We must build ships as fast as possible and we should build the
best ships that we can.
Germany's submarines are cutting down the available tom
mage at an alarming rate. Most of the victims are slow and
comparatively small vessels. Fast steamers carrying guns are
practically immune because submarines can seldom come with
in torpedo range of them, while running submerged, and if they
rise to the surface to use their guns and to pursue at full speed,
they become targets for gunfire with the odds in favor of the
steamer whose greater stability and higher decks make his
guns more effective.
It is said that the latest models of German submarines can
make eleven miles an hour under water and seventeen miles on
the surface. Any good steel steamer can beat eleven miles an
hour and can fight when the submarine rises to use her guns
A submarine cannot run at full speed under water for much
more than an hour, because that is the limit of her storage bat
teries' capacity and they cannot be recharged without rising to
the surface and using her internal explosion engines. If a
steamer maintains a speed in excess of eleven miles an hour
she has a good chance to escape torpedo attacks In the open sea.
Harbor entrances must be protected by small naval vessels of
high speed.
During the last three months much light has been thrown
on the capacity of the German submarines and the means of de-
feating or avoiding them. In spite of the heavy toll they eX-
acted last week the British admiralty is more hopeful than ever
of keeping England well supplied with food and other require
ments. More vessels beat off submarines in actual combat than
were destroyed by them and the fortunate ones were chiefly
steamers of good size and speed.
As far as possible we should build steel steamers or steel
vessels equipped with powerful explosion engines. There is
some doubt whether American engine builders have sufficient
ly perfected the art of building internal explosion engines, but
they build marine steam engines fit for any service. III is a
smOkeless fuel and should receive consideration because vlSi-
bility is an important factor. a steel steamer can be more
heavily engined and is therefore faster than a wooden steamer
and will also last longer in service and be more valuable after
the war is over. From a business standpoint the superiority of
the steel vessel is beyond dispute. Anything else is a make
shift, resort to which only dire necessity can justlfy.-New YORK
Commercial.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-07-07
PERSHING IS DOUBLY WELCOME

The Parisians have discovered that our General Pershing
is of Alsatian descent. If anything had been needed to increase
the graciousness of the French, if it were possible to heighten
their delight i'm him, it probably would have been this. A
Paris dispatch states that much interest was shown at the
French capital in the publication of the details of the American
generals ancestry. 1t is a fact that the first Pershing came
from Alsace to Pennsylvania.
Indeed" says the correspondent, president Poincare him
self asked the general about his ancestors at an official lunch
con the other day at the Elysee, and expressed the greatest
pleasure when General Persbing replied that they were genu-
inc Alsatians. But the ancestry most distinctly stamped OH
the general is southern, his mother having been Miss Thomp-
son of Tennessee. His manner and personality are southern"
Paris also sees in General Pershing distinctly American
traits. 1t marvels much at the genius for organization which
he is displaying and at his untiring zeal for work. The dis
patch above quoted from gives the following account OF tn.
generals headquarters and of the progress of his work:
General Pershing and his staff have struck a steady gait at
their headquarters in the Rue de Constantine, organizing for
American operations. 1t is the busiest corner in Paris-begins
work earlier, closes later and takes the shortest luncheon time.
grained objection to making his movements public, an accoun;
General Pershing is in his element, as, but for the general III
of a sample day at headquarters would show. 1t would make
interesting reading and enlighten the American public without
giving Berlin information to use against us.
An arrangement has just been made to bring all American
Red Cross activities under the direction of the general and his
staff. The Red Gross people are delighted, as they feel that
through the instrumentality of this recognition their Official
status and the scope of their work may be very greatly extent
ed and facilitated.
All day long General Pershing was closeted, first with one
then another department head. Work of this kind doesn't tW'
him. Big difficulties challenge his zeal and interest, and ever
after the closing of headquarters he keeps everybody busy ''l
d late hour at the hotel.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-07-07
A NEW AIRPLANE MOTOR

From Detroit comes the announcement that a super air
plane motor, designed to conquer the skies for the allies, help
to sweep the seas of German submarines and end the war
speedily, has been perfected by a prominent Detroit engineer,
whose name is withheld. The new motor is said to be the most
powerful combustble engine ever contrived, and it is necessary
for the men operating it to wear muffs to protect their ear
drums. 1t has been placed before the war department and re-
ceived the name of the Omitted States Aviation Motor" 1t is
expected the new motor will be accepted as the United States
standard for all airplanes. The average life of the ordinary
airplane motor is sixty hours. At the end of that time the mo
tor has to be rebuilt. The Omitted States aviation motor" is
so constructed that its life is determined only by the life of the
airplane itself.