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The nonpartisan leader., 1917-11-08
CRAFTY TAKES 1T
AS A GOOD JOKE

II don't know what maid me fly off
the handle that way, Crafty" sed af-
fectionately, like that. He looked up
at me agin an this time he wuz show
in fite an I seen that thar wuz goin'
to be sumthin' doin' purity quick. He
commenced to rize to hiz feet an to
humble sum wurds that wood GEAR
tainly not get by the board Nv censur-
ship eff I shood set 'em down here, so
I'll leave that fur you to guess at Mr..
Editur.
mo SIR" he started in gritten' hiz
teeth, '1'll be dingfizzeled eff you can
run ennything like that over me-" an
he maid lunge fur me-
I ducked around on the uther side
NV the table an seein' that he ment
bizness, ], busted out in big laff. I
laft an laft an laft. He stopped an
looked at me in amazement. I laft on
an he sorter begin to smile little.
"Haw, haw, haw," laft, "wuzzent
that good initashun Nv North Da-
kota farmer?" sed. "Aint that jist
about the way they do it? Don't you
think I'd maik a good agitator? Haw,
haw, haw."
"Say-S-A-Y!" he yelled. laffin', too,
"wuz you jist putin that on? Wuz
you jist a-foolin' me-wuz you? wuz
you?"
laft sum more an tole him that
shorely wuz, an then laft sum more.
He cum up, grabbed me by the ham,
slapped me on the shoulder an sed:
well, you're dingbusted good ac-
tor, you air. You had me scarf nearly
to deth an by the jumpin' jeminy cats
don't want you to do that agin.
An then he laft, an I laft. An we
shuck hans agin an then laft sum
more.
well, I'll be dingbusted," he sed
meditatively. That wuz the funniest
thing ever seed in my life. Say, you
ort to git job agitatin' fur that Nom
partishun Leeg, fur can tell you you
shorely wood hornswoggle them farm
ers by the wholesale, fur you almost
had me hornswoggled rite thar. Why,
/ wuz almost in the noshun to go rite
strate an jine the Leeg an start out.
BY crickety, that wuz good wuz
good"
list then the telefone rung an he
went to ansure 1t. When he got thru
he told me, with wink, that sum Nv
hiz Denver trends wuz down stairs an
wood pleze call agin the next day. /
started fur the door an he follered me
an shuck my han fur minnit.
AThat wuz good, Mr.. Head that wuz
the best ever seen"
Then he turned back to the table,
picked up han'full NV the seegars,
stuffed 'em In my pocket an shuck
hams agin.
Yoors Trooly
RIPP.
cTo be continued in a subsequent iBsue)
PAGE N
The nonpartisan leader., 1917-11-08
ONLY A NERVOUS
SPELL, RIP SAYS.

'You spend millions Nv dollars tryin'
to besmurch the character Nv our lead
ers an disrupt our organizashuns.
You fill ever prostituted nuzepaper in
the country with lie, misrepresenta-
ehun, slander an vilificashun. In q
crate crisis like this nashun IL goin"
thru rite now you call us disloyal after
we have needed the call Nv our gov
ernment an raized az big q crop az
we can-an' paid three prices fur seed.
fur farm machinery an fur labor. Eff
we kick on bein' robbed by Crane
gamblers you call us Huns. Eff we ask
that the government regulate the price
nv the things we buy az well az the
things we sell you call us pro German.
Eff we call a meetin' to urge the gov
ernment to take sum Nv the profits
out NV the munishun bizness to help
finance the war, instead Nv pilin' up
war taxes on the already over-burden-
ed producer an consumer, you organize
mobs NV hoodlums to disturb our
meetin's an deprive us Nv the rite
given US by the constitushun."
walked over by the winder an
looked across towards Sheyenne can
yon. Crafty sot still an breathed
heavily. Then / begin to realize that
not only had I spilled the beans and
kicked over the pail Nv milk, but that
/ had stuck my foot in It up to my
neck, as it WERE seed that wood not
have emmy more opportunities to git
inside stuff from Crafty, an begin to
regret that hadn't had sense anuf to
keep my shurt on. !, wuz doin' sum
nifty fast thinkin' about that time.
had wiggeled outen ttte places before
The nonpartisan leader., 1917-11-08

Then thay cum around with they're
gush an flattery an Dragged on our
boys.
"Thay used to brag on me an tell
my father that I had he'd like Henry
Clay an that I'd likely be president NV
the United States sum day. Thay
Dragged on our spring water, on the
air an the sunrize, on the calves, the
pigs an the colts. They complemented
my mothers biscuits, kissed the baby
an toled how buteful it wuz-jist like
its muther, thay sed, an when thay
went to leave thay wud say to my
father: Now remember Mr.. Head,
remember that on the eighth day wv
November-git out early an stay out
late, vote fur me furst, vote fur me
last an vote fur me twice eff you can.'
Then that wuz the last we seen Nv
them till a few days before the next
eleckshun, an all we ever heard Nv
them wuz to git few garden seeds in
the spring Nv the year-seeds that
wudn't grow in a hot house."
paced back and forth thru the room
while Crafty sot in a crumpeld heap.
hiz ize bleared, hiz chin dropped down,
hiz hans tremblen an hiz face pale.
Then I cum back an stood in frunt
Nv him again. He never looked up.
AN all this time you an your kind
have toled US to stay outen politicks-
that politicks wuz rotten" started in,
sneerin'ly. you've toled us that thar
wuz no relashun between politicks an
farmin', an that we shud leave poll
ticks to the-to the-the-rotten poll
tishuns, I spoze-hay? Nv course
politicks il rotten now, because you an
your kind have bin runin' 'em all
theze years. You don't tell us that po-
liticks il the science Nv government an
that government il az sacred az
religion an that ever person ought to
take an intelligent part in politicks an
thus keep 'em purified.
No, on the contrary, you tell us to
leave politicks to you an your kind.
Not only so. but when we start an or
ganizashun to purify politicks you fur
git all the nice an hypocritical things
you've sed about us an start in to call
us rubes, suckers, clod-hoppers an
simple-minded stupid fools.
The nonpartisan leader., 1917-11-08

PAGE NINETEEN
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-10
PRACTICAL WORK IN GARDEN
Cultivate Often and Thoroughly, Keep
Ing Surface Sell Loose--kii
Weeds at tho start

tBy n, 8. MACINTOSH. Minnesota EN-
pertinent statiosal
Cultivate your war garden often and
thoroughly.
Cultivation means the keeping Of
the surface soil, the upper two inches,
loose.
Cultivate more In dry weather than
In wet.
Cultivation makes a dust Blanket
and prevents the loss OF soil moisture
by evaporation,
To know the tricks Of the enemy In
half the battle, Know the insects and
diseases which attack your vegetables
and you will know how to 6xht them.
Sod when thoroughly broken MP
makes the soil richer. The job Is TO
get II broken up and worked into the
soil.
The easiest time to kill weeds Is
Just as they begin to start. There
fore, start the garden hoe and the cul-
tivator early.
Skill Is shown and good results OBJ
tanned when the gardener does each
job at the right time and In the right
way.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-10
DAIRY
DIFFERENCE M MIX PRICES
Until NEsrtiy Prsducs Has nseR
Paid sor Mishass nsSsfd u oaai.
ity-Famsrs orSaNlsaNR

naacuxsing Tho cont of prcdacinA
milk by dairymen and the cost Oh dis
srshation hy dealers rruf. Frcd Ras
Tnassep, brad az ti.s dairy l.ushandry
department At the Pennsylvania stats
college receatIy asserted that -uiilx
has until very recently been paid f0r
without regard 10 quality, tho cheapest
md poorest milk determining tho
prsce, Thu farxnsr. he said. has ia0s
made use ot collective hArsaintn. In
tho sase III miik. and a. Mn inaiviausi
has accepted whatever peicA WAS ols
Jared.
~The fact that ,nilk has always bees
oAsaiaahle farther away from tho mar
kst ut less price tAan the differencs
In the cost M transportation said
Professor Rasmussen. .has made u
difficult to get rise In price VI milk
for the farmer. The farmer as Il clasa
is slow 10 change and slow 10 ergan-
Ire. II has been the history through
out the world thar cooperation ansoHs
farmers develops only under econonlc
pressure.
''rhe fact that milk producers In
the eastern part OF the Omitted States
are today organizing to save their In
dusty from financial ruin Ia the best
evidence of the ecnnomic pressure tho
industry Ia suffering. In the solving
Of the crisis In the milk business today
many adjustments must be made"
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-10
SAYING sou MOISTURE
crop Of Corn Depends On Farm
er's skin 10 Keep RainfaA.
Description n implement rhss WIN
naks Best Mitch with Lsast In
Jury 10 Plants Devices III
Dragged Over s0ffasA

The farmers supply of nloimurs fer
maturing d crep os corn cftssa dspeasis
upon bis skill In prexesving the rain
fall. This may hs dome BIZ keeplng q
anst mulch or "siastshlxnket'4 ever his
saatis~sea hsaa. Ertfh this aim In
siew. s0nie farmers drag = mower
wheel hesxeen thu corn rows. While
this II successful tn large degree. X
has been found that the whees ofteG In
lures the brace rsots OF the corn
The Implement that wiH make the
best mulch with the least injury to the
corn IL the enc described. Pressure
twe boards s feet long 10 inches wide,
and 2 inches thick for the frame. Be
meath this frame run cross sections az
2-by-4-inck material about tn inches
apart diasonaily with frame Of drag.
Let the hack ones be longer than the
front ones. and extend toward the In
side Of the frame. The frame In fas-
tened together at the front end with an
eye-holt bent In U-forrn 70 II can be
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-10
GROOMING HORSES IS URGED
70 improve Texture OF Animate Cost
and It's Appearances, Skin Should
De Cleaned Often.

tBy G. II. MEIRoY. Oklahoma Expert.
ment stAttonl
In many ways the skin OF m AMI
NAL IL like that uf n man. except that
II ID more densely covered with hair,
which affords protection. but leaves a
place for the lodgrntnt Of dust, bac-
terra ead 9th. and these are retained
by PRECIPITATION. To improve the tex.
ture Of the coat, and the appearance Of
,slie aaihsas. 1rHv sfla asud,a W atE1ss6ha<a
frequently. This Is probably best done
by the use VI brush and metal comb.
The comb Is used to remove the hard
material. and care should be exercised
to use the comb lightly. Then use the
brush vigorously.
Animals should be greeused lmme.
dlately after exercising. thus removing
PRECIPITATION that tends to dry on the
skin. After nil coarse material Is re-
moved. the loose material can be re-
moved from the hair by using moist
cloth. Names and tails can be cleaned
by using q coarse brush tnane brushl,
using care to work only a small por>
ton ut a time. Names and tails should
be washed once In each month and
brushed out straight. with the addition
of A blend oil. and keep II soft. In
warm weather wash the horse, using
water from which the chill IL removed.
and of this time rub the skin. Then
dry and brush tho ha!r straight.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-10
HEARTY BREAKFAST IS 0. K
French Medical Professor Urges Euro
peans to Follow Example OF
Americans.

bordeaux, France.--The Americas
breakfast Of ham and eggs. liver and
bacon, beefs,eak or other meat, vege.
tables and porridge. MS a substitute fos
the rncaser Earvpeun morning mrai. Ia
recommended for France by nocto,
Bergonie, professor Of the Bordeaux
medical faculty.
Doctor Bergonie regards this subst,.
tuition Us one Of the reforms most like
iy 10 relieve the economic situation, by
providing rational nourtshment and
avoiding a great deal Of waste.
He bases his argument on the fact
that map requires sustenance most at
the beginning OF the day when he ID
about to make his effort, whereas In
Europe be takes his principal meal
when hts days work Ia half through,
when he Is haif tired out and Ii In.
capable Of 10 digesting his meal ~ to
give him proper support for the rest of
the days work.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-10
HOW TO WRITE TO SOLDIERS


Neutrality-suspicious. sending LET.
tiers Or cablegrsms to American sol.
diers In France are cautioned ID 4
war department announcement to In.
clude In the address only the name Of
the soldier, his company. regiment OF
ether unit. and the words American
Exped.::oaary Force The location
Of the unit should not b. mentioned,
even II II be known.
The envelope should also bear the
name aud address Of the sender.
Similar rules prevail for communities.
tons from nenlbers af the expedition.
airy force TO friends or relatives In the
Unitsd States Troop locations or
movements must nos be Elenttuued.
Money may be transmitted through
POSTAL orders, but arrangements have
not yet been completed for parcel
post service
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-10

inches. A little retaining or trip lever
wns also fastened 10 the frame and
engages In n suitable slot In the end
Of the carrier body. This lever II
shown In the sketch. and u is to keep
the carrier body In place when loading.
and 10 release the body NO that Il win
swing on the Piyets In unloading.
The next thing was TO put up tho
track. used round steel cable pur-
chased from the local dealer and fas-
tened this TO post In the barnyar6
suitably guyed and anchored. Ths
other end Of the cable ran through
the barn door 10 the opposite side.
There fastened II 10 the wall securely
and stretched II tight. Then ! hung
the carrier In place and the Job was
completed. tworks fine and y about
~ good as more expensive f'fse.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-10
LIMITATION OH cR0F ylElD
cieod FtarmiNs RsaClfss ThAt Laek -
y LINE BE sappiie<--Arssans -
Aepiy WIN Wary

Cs0p yields are iinaitsa by lack ofS
lime Coed fasmsax requires that thu
iaek hs snppals6 Tne tendency VI
ssais 10 lose tteai lime results nnaliy
In clover n ilare ard gives opportunity
10 sorrel. plantsin and othsf WORTHLESS
plants which thrive with d lower pr
csmtaxe vi uuse IN the sal
Ths anaSant cf lime thHt xhoabt b
xppiied to hand varies lii soti N 4
tenacious clay and rAysisai Improve
uaent n desired, m application M two
cr lshree tens III xtcne Lime may BIZ
probable Ordinarily. lime VI applied
to make soil friendly to cluyer and
other plants: snd tAs equivalent at
one 10 one and ene-half ton OF ssore
lima per acre. applied once la each ~.
tation. liz usually = inaxsmum am0unt
lin many instAncea, i.NoO pounds per
acre will accomplish the desired re-
suit, and Smaller amounts may be sur
ncient. TIE equivalent of Loco pounds
af stone lime represents between L.
300 and i,S50 pounds ct stacked thy
draiedl lime. or d little less than one
tom Of raw limestone reduced To y
powder,
While some experiments seem to
show that ground limestone has given
u little better return than the caustic
forms such returns are not usually
sufficiently greater 10 justify tho use
OF ground limestone at disproportian.
ate price.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-10
CARE OF FRESH VEGETABLES
Garden Truck Should Not Be Allowed
to Wit or Lose Fiavor--Store In
Cool, Dry Place.

Don't let fresh vegetables or fruits
wilt or lose their favor or begin to rot
because they are handled carelessly.
Keep perishable vegetables in cool.
dry, well-aired, and for most vege-
tables. dark rather than light places.
Learn how to store potatoes. cab
hages, root crops, fruits. and ether
foods so that they will keep properly
for later use.
Don't think that any place in the
cellar OK pantry Il good enough to
store food.
Heat. dsmpness, poor ventilation.
hruising or breaking will rapidly make
many vegetables rot, ferment, or spoil
Warmth and light make vegetables
sprod, and this lowers their quality.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-10
HOMEMADE CARRIER IN BARN
er.ssvino Device Easily Put Ts-
osthsr Greatly Assists With
Chorss Around STABLES.

z 1A
The daily toll about she barn Ia do
Ing chores can be- iessensd II few ~
osfmvfhs 'dt%1itst " NV Iii aiHsstt1iil~a sf
Of these devices II q manure carrier.
! made one an follows: The body al
the carrier Ia made Of pine boards for
the ends shaped AZ In the sketch, and
onto these ends nailed shset-iron
aides and bottoms, m shown. sara q
South Dakota writer In The FArsnsr.
Then I bent ali ordinary onelnch gas
plpe Into U shape. forming the frame.
and bolted II to the body Of the car
ner. as shown. Then to the top II
the gas pipe frame l fastened two piv-
oted sheave wheels. diameter stx
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-10
INCREASED DEMAND FOR cow


Dairy products. IKE everything elss.
are increasing In price and We ena
now M never before nm Increasing de-
m#nd fer the dairy COW. II re stop To
consider d few OF her performances
re win And that In single year 80
win rrsinc~ enough protein for three
steers. enough fat for twe. ssh enough
TO buisd the skeletons for three. over
so worth OF milk smgar. and manure
valued ut So
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-10

fastened through ia rama. This ii.
lows the drag to take an A-form II
the chain hitch Ia fastened ON the out
side corners. Across the rear end II
an adjustable chain for regulating the
width Of the spread. This 10 used TO
allow the drag to spread and close, W
~ To Accommodate itself TO the width
Of the corn rows. II works all the
ground between them. and does not In
jurc the brace roots. The instrument
Is especially needed after the curn has
become too large to cultivate with a
cultivator.---Ralph A. Page. In Popular
Science Monthly.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-10
TO ERADICATE WILD CARROT
Root Of Tap-Root Type and Does Not
Spread, Hence Plant II propaganda
Only by Seed.

Wild carrot In q biennial or two yeAr
nlan, ordinarily: that In, II normally
blossoms and produces seed the SECOND
year after termination and thea dies.
Occasionally a plant natures seed the
frss year, or, on the other hand, II may
live for several years II seeding is pre-
vented each ysar. The root Is OF the
s.y~rcnt type and does not spread.
hence the plant Is prefagated only hy
Its seeds. For this reason the weed
can he exterTninated II seed production
q prevented.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-10
GOOD SANITATION IN DAIRY
Five Practical Suggestions Msds BY
Clemson College Tor Best Man.
agemsnt u Herd.

Clemson College Balietinf
/. Have the herd examined ut least
once q year by competent veterf-
marian. Promptly remove animals sus-
pected Of being In bad health. Nev~~
add an animal to the herd until ces~
tain Il IL free from disease. particu-
larry tuberculosis.
2. Never allow q COW 10 b. excited
by fast driving. sbuse or unnecessary
disturbance.
3. Clean thu entire body NJ the cOw
daily. Hair In the region of the udder
should be kept short By clipping.
4. Do no, allow strong-navored food.
like cabbage or tnrnips. to b. eAt~n
except Immediately after milking.
Changes in fed should be made Krad-
ually.
o. Provide fresh, pure drinking W.
ter In abundance.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-10
THIRD YEAR or WAR SEES SITUATION
OF THE ALLIES GREATLY IMPROVED
Ge,anys Position Less Favorable Than One Year AGO Two
Years Ago-ln Principal 1heater Of War; the West East
ard Italian Fronts the Entente Allies Have Shown
Decided Superiority.

Of Ypres. This the British blew up by
mines June 7. the noise teing heard In
London. They captured 500 PRISON
err the first day OF the ofYenxf,e and
naay others later.
French Gain Hilla
Below the sector Of the German re-
tirement the French were equally SOC
cessfui. On Apri. 10 they started a
great offensive which resulted In the
dominating Ladies' road" falling into
their hands, besides important ppsi.
tons In Champagne. Their prisoners
the iirst two days totAlled 17.000. On
May Q. along the Aisne, they took 6,i00
captives and gained points from which
they looked down On the foe. AZ the
British did farther north.
Il should be noted here, however.
that the French losses were severe.
resulting In the replacement Of Eivslle
as commander In chief by retain-
The last twelvemonth In the Italian
campaign has witnessed q series Of
costly reverses for the Ausrians, but
the Italians have becn prevented from
following up their successes by the
very difficult terrain, the beaten Teu.
tons failing back after each defeat to
new mountain positions most diiicui;
70 attack.
tts,lara Take oorixis-
On August & 1918 the Italians
stormea the stubbornly defended Go
rizia hridgehead. on the lsonxo river.
taking about 10000 prisoners. aud
they followed this success the neIt
day by scizing the city Of Gorzia and
increasing the nnmhsr. At their CAP
tiyes.
The Italians launched new offsn-
''ssxs. ...a.sss ~osxt y.axsrs4 November I'D
on November s they announced that
their prisoners since the fall o. Go
rtsla totaled +0,.ao.
Winter then stified operations until
May Is. when the Italians returned
to the attack In the Carso, aiming at
Trieste. On May IS the haul Of Aus.
trian prisoners was announced to be
8.43a. The offensive was renewed May
g. 1900 prisoners being taken the
first day. On May 20 Italy stated she
had taken 22.4i4 prisoners since
May Ia.
The last operations left the Italians
In an unfavorable terrain and the Aus
TRANS counter.attacked successfully,
inhictIng important losses but not
driving back the invaders to any great
extent. The Italians apparently set
tied down to organize the conquered
soil In preparation for new blow.
In the BalkanA
In the Balkans the deadlock con-
tinues. but what changes there have
beam have favored the allies. At the
west end Of the lines the gallant Ser
bians last winter fought their way
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-10
DOGS RESCUE EFFORT FAILS
Collie. Plunolna Into River. vainty
Tries to Held UP eedy Of HE
Master.

westfieid. Msss.--JosepL wrcgow.
sky. seven years old, was drowned In
the westfeld river q, Red Rock after
his collie. rlaK. twice tried to bring the
boy TO shore. :
Joseph aud his nine-year~old brother.
William. were playing I'm the bank
Joseph SLIPPED into The river. The deg
plunged In. got the lads collar In Arm
grip ant tried desperately 10 paddle
ashore The boy dragged the dog un-
der until flht was forced tn, cCaie W
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-10
NEW HARVESTER FOR CLOVER
Heads Of Plant Clipped on TO sssur
Seed Contained In Then--Hlew
into Receptacle.

This clover secd.harvester works
partly on the principle Of n vacuum
cleaner. An engine drives powerful
rotary-air fan to produce a blowing
and suction blast Of air. The blow.
ing" blast Is driven under the clover
as the machine In driven across the
field to III, up any tangled and "down"
cl,vcr so the cutting mechanism can
get at II. A cutter IL provided to clip
on the heads Of the clover plants Then
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-10

for air. Fluff filled his lungs, then
diyed and came up with his master. but
was dragged under again until he had
TO let 60
Arthur Basata came at the Older
brothers screams. dlved In and
brought the body Of Joseph to shore.
Fluff. who had kept diving desperate
ly. refused to come ashore until Baza
ia came up with his masters form ans
brought II to land.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-10
Glover Harvester.

the suction current Of air seizes the
clipped heads OF clover and carries
them up Into receptacle OF some kind
or other provided on the body Of the
harvester, Thus only the heads OF the
clover are clipped OF to secure the
seed contained In them. the rest of the
plant being left to be cut AS hay or
used In any other way desired.--rarm.
ing Business.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-10
SUGGESTIONS FROM HOG LOT
Lack Of Exercise 10 Cause Of Much
toss Among Young Pics-push
for Early Maturity.

Thousands NJ young pigs are annu-
ally lost through lack Of exercise
The cost 81 the product IL lessened
BY pushing the PIGS for early ma
turity.
A liberal feeti!as 9f roots to the
brood sUvs insUres healthy pigs.
Early maturity decrsssss roe risk
trsu disease