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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16

his selections in this manner and
should be familiar with its limitations.
In order to judge the animal with
much accuracy she should be in milk
and at the best stage of her lactation
period. A cow that is dry offers very
little upon which to base opinion, as
she has a tendency to take on flesh.
Cows that have been underfed are in
no condition to be judged. 1t is hard
to tell what heifers will do from ap-
pearance, before ealving. Sometimes
the COW that has all Of the external
appearances does not have the stimu-
latiOn to produce milk. Until records
are kept Of more animals or some
other means devised for selection, the
selection by type shoald be used, and
it is up to everyone interested in dairy
cattle to become familiar with it.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
SELECTING DAIRY cow
Essential Functions Are Milk Pro-
duction and Reproduction.
Only Small Proportion Of Animals
Used for Dairy Purposes on Which
Records Are Kept-ckarae-
teristies Of Conformation.

The essential functions Of the dairy
cow are milk production and repro
duction. The most accurate methods
Of determining these are: ID Milk
production by means of the milk
scales and the Babcock test; (2) re-
production by breeding records.
There is only a small proportion Of
the cows used for dairy purposes on
which such records are kept. This
necessitates the employment Of some
other method of selection. In the
breeding of high producing animals,
through several generations, it has
been observed that there are certain
characteristics Of the conformation
which are correlated with large pro-
duction. These characteristics are,
namely: ~ Extreme angular form,
carrying no surplus flesh, but in good
physical condition. (2) Prominent de-
velOpment of the udder and veins. (3)
The symmetrical development of the
barrel with large capacity . After one
becomes familiar with these external
characteristics it is possible to select
COWS producing 300 pounds of fat per
year from those producing $50 pounds.
The difficulty comes in picking the ami
NAL that will produce 500 pounds Of
fat per year as compared to the one
producing 400 pounds.
The selection Of animals by this
method is rather uncertain. The
farmer makes the largest majority Of
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
The secret Of Youth.

After all, the plain truth is that ad-
venture consists less In the experiences
n actually has than In the indefatiga-
BILE expectancy with which one awaits
them, writes Edgar j. G~oodspeed In the
Atlantic. Indeed, I sometimes fear that
people must be divided into those who
have adventures and those who appre-
ciate them. And between the two the
affinity for adventure is greater treas.
ure than the experiencing of II. II we
are possessed Of the affinity. adventure
itself is, at most, just round the cor
ner from us. This opens the life Of
adventure to all who crave II. What
possibilities lie In merely crossing a
street. for examples Some one re-
marked the other day as he lodged
across among the motorcars, "Why not
take a chance now and then and lead
a real life for a few minutesT"
therefore recommend the life of adj
venture. II conceives each day as q
fresh enterprise, full Of delightful pos
sibillties and promise, and so preserves
the wine Of life from growing fat. b,
Here Is the secret of youth.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
South Dakota Board Meets.

The district board for the state OF
South Dakota to consider exemption
appeals with all members present or
g~anized by formal selection of Judge
w. G. Rice of Deadwood, chairman,
and Hubbard Patterson of Sioux Falls,
secretary. All sessions of the board
will be held at Pierre and Secretary
Patterson will be here until the work
is completed. Chairman Rice calls at.
tention of all who expect to ask for
exemptions upon agricultural or in.
dustrial grounds to form 161 and the
instructions upon the back of the
same. This form can be secured from
the local exemption board, and the In
structions IL followed will save time
and trouble for the applicant.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
Youngest Soldier in State.

Parker.-Company d. Fourth South
Dakota infantry, of Parker, boasts of
having the youngest soldier in the
regiment. His name is Ronald Stout,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. n. Stout. of
this city. He was II years old July
20 last. Ronald got the consent of
his parents to enlist in Company D,
South Dakota national guards, when
he was under Is years of age. He
signed the federal oath over a year
ago and saw active service with the
company in the Fourth regimen. on
the Mexican border from July last to
February last.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
TO ERADICATE WILD CARROT
Short Rotation, Including lntertilled
Crop, Is Simplest and Most
Effective Remedy.

If the soil is thoroughly infested
with wild carrot, a short rotation Of
crops, including an intertilled crop,
as corn, potatoes or beans, is the sim
plest and most effective remedy. The
intertilled crop should be given a
little extra attention, particularly late
In the season after 'laying by" to
make SUI that none Of the weed sur
wives Before seeding to grass a spe-
cial effort should be made to build
up the fertility of the soil by blowing
under barnyard manure or other or
ganic fertilizer.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
soldiers 70 PublIsh paner.

Sioux Falls.-Members OF Company
B, state national guard. of this city,
have completed arrangements for the
publication of a weekly newspaper
which will contain items in reference
to the activities of the members Of
the company, SO that during the time
they are in active service for the gov
eminent the folks at home may know
what the boys are doing at their sew
eral camps.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
Status Of Home Guards.

The organization and equipping, as
well as the duties. of the home guarus
in the state are now burning questions
of the hour, as there seems to be no
legislation enacted SO far In South Da-
kota to provide for them. A commit
tee of Douglas county men with the
approval of State Senator E. p. Waz-
ner. has sent to Gov. Norbeck, through
him, a message expressing the views
of the people of that county in the
matter. The organization of the home
guards has been handicapped by the
fact that such guards, according to
the oath taken, are liable to answer
the call Of the governor to any part
of the state, subject to the laws, rules
and regulations now or hereafter gov
erning the same" But there are no
such regulations now affecting the
home guards. The authority OF the
home guards with regard to protecting
private and public property is also
one Of the issues in doubt. II is sug.
gested a special session of the legis-
lature be called to settle the matter.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
FAvORS LITMUS PAPER TEST
Professor Huddelson Of Missouri Col
iege Makes Suggestions for Lo-
eating Sour Soils.

With a little practice, any careful
and close observing person can test
a soil to see If 1t is sour. All the ma
terials necessary are some strips Of
blue Htmus paper that can be pur-
chased at almost any up-to-date drug
store and, If the soil Is dry, some pure
water free from lime. Distilled water
or rain water Is best. If the test is
made when the soil is wet enough to
make a mud ball, no water is needed.
X. r. Huddelson Of the University of
Missouri College of Agriculture offers
the following suggestions for making
the test. Work the sample of soil into
a stiff mud ball about the size of an
egg. Break this into halves and put
Il or two strips OF blue litmus paper
between. Put the mud ball back to-
gether, pressing 1t firmly against the
paper, and let it stay for five minutes.
Then examine to see If there has been
any change in the color Of the paper.
If the soil is sour the paper, where 1t
was in contact with the mud, should
be distinctly pink in color. If it is
spotted pink and blue or purpllsh IN
color, either the soil is not very our
or there vas poor contact between the
paper and mud. If the paper remained
blue the soil is not our enough to be
very detrimental to crops.
The soil of a field is seldom alike all
over, and when making a soil test, care
should be taken to get soil from sew
eral places and mix them together, or
enough tests should be made over the
field to determine whether any Of il
is sour.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
Breaks Leo while Asleen.

Sioux Falls.-Hans Aine, who was
the fourth man drafted from the Clay
county list of 951 names, had a good
excuse for exemption when his name
was called by the exemption board.
He was at at his home with a broken
leg, sustained as the result of a
peculiar accident. The intense heat
of the day caused him to sleep out
of doors. and he selected a hayrack
as his place of repose. During the
night he must have dreamed he was
pursued by Germans, for he fell from
the hayrack to the ground, breaking
n Of his legs just above the ankle. :
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
Hoppers Are SPREADING.

Pierre.-The farmers of many Sec
lions of this state are hoping that the
grasshoppers will meet some misfor-
tune before the next year. The pests
are spreading and are now working
in localities all the way from the
counties in the southwest corner of
North Dakota, where they are reported
to be very troublesome this year down
through South Dakota in many coun.
ties west Of the river, as well as along
the Missouri, and are working over
into the Jim river valley in the south
ern counties of the state. Jerauld and
counties south and east of that be-
ing troubled.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
.FDR BETTER ROADS,
STATE READY TO SPEND MILLION
A YEAR If COUNTIES DO
PART.
GOSSIP OF THE STATE HOUSE
A Review of the Work Of the State
Government at the Capitol and
at the Various State
institutions.

Pierre
II the different counties are ready to
meet their share of the expense, South
Dakota will spend s 1000, 900 on high,
ways within the next yea and keep
up the expenditure for several years.
The money is to come from the coun-
ties themselves, the state and the ma
tional government. That is, this
amount will be spent outside of local
funds raised to push the good roads
movement.
The state highway commission,
is composed of Gov. Norbeck,
State Engineer Derr. and Frank S.
Peck, the engineer who has had super
vision of the construction of highways
in Lawrence county, which has built
more hard surface road the past few
years than n other county of the
state. This board met and organized
a short time ago and has been busy
since that time getting matters lined
up for the fall work.
The board will work along lines OF
highway construction which the fed
VIC ooNOihLiCnl lCqullCo, anu WYNN
they meet these requirements they
will have a quarter Of a million dol
lars of government funds available
this year, and a like sum at the end
of June next year. The state appro-
priated a quarter of q million dollars
of which 5000, 900 have been appor-
toned, and the balance is being held
for emergency work in the projects
which are to be looked after for the
year.
Under the apportionment of state
and federal funds Minnehaha county
would be asked to raise a little more
than SAT, 900 local funds to secure the
benefit OF the state and federal appro.
priations. Roberts county would
have to raise almost $4,000 to get it's
share.
With the use of these funds under
supervision OF the state highway com.
mission, there should be q great i'm
provement in the highways of this
state, especially so before the end Of
the federal appropriation OF $780,.
90 is finally reached, as the state
must appropriate a like amount In
the series of years in which this runs,
and the counties to meet them both
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
List of AIternates
Killed BY Mao Bull.

Sioux Falls.-Herman Schuttler,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Schuttler,
residing on a farm in the Spencer ter
ritory. was killed by a bull. He had
been dead some hours when found in
a pasture by searching parties. He
must have had a terrible fight before
succumbing. for HIS body was badly
bruised. his back, one arm and M
leg were broken and his chest crushed
IN. 1t is presumed that while he was
An the pasture after the cows he was
ATTACKED without warning BY the bull
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
To issue 100000 In Bonds.

C. M. Henry has finally resigned as
q member Of the state tax commission
and has taken up his duties as the
head of the state rural credits board.
The board at is first regular meeting
for business decided to issue 5000, 900
of bonds. and Chairman Henry. Treas
urer Ewert, and Gov. Norbeck expect
to leave for eastern points soon to see
what the best terms are which can be
secured on such an issue. After that
Is arranged the board will be ready to
open up its loan department.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16

were useless and only an Operation
would help me, but Lydia <. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has proved it
otherwise. / am now perfectly wen
and can do any'kind Of work. "-Mra
NELLIE PHELPS, care of r. A Rider,
RID. Nc. s, Fulton, N. Y.
We wish every woman who suffers
from female troubles, nervousness,
backache or the blues could e the let
tiers written by women made well by Ly-
dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
If you have bad symptoms and do NOT
understand the cause, write to the
Lydia z. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn.
Mass. for helpful advice given free.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
HOG NEEDS ASHES AND SALT
Articles Should Be Kept Handy for
Animals at All Times-AVoid
Giving Coal Ashes.

Wood ashes mixed with salt should
be kept in the hog lot all the year
around. The greater the amount Of
charcoal in the ashes the better. Coal
ashes should not be given, as they
are c~onstipating. About the proper
mixture of ashes and salt for the lot
is four quarts of salt to a bushel Of
ashes. Keep 1t in a trough or self
feeder. so it will not be trampled into
the ground.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
FEED CALVES IN STANcHIoNs
Young Animals Should Be Fed Sep
arateIy After Milk Ration-Give
Grain and Roughape.

When feeding time comes feed the
calves separately after the milk ra-
ton. Let them have grain and rough
age-no a sucking will follow and
wind on the stomach and indigestion
will not result. Try this plan. Stan
chions with box for grain and rack
for hay is a good plan.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
Leads in n. N. c. A. Fund.

South Dakota leads In Group z
states in the fund campaign for
army Y. M, c. A. work, having raised
$4,000. The other states in
this group are North Dakota, Utah.
Oklahoma. Arizona, Louisiana, Mon
tana. Maine and New Hampshire. The
various counties in this state are set.
ting their filarks at one to I'VE thou.
sand dollars. The cities have already
completed their funds with amounts
ranging from u to four thousand
dollars.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
DO NOT DISPOSE OF LAYERS
Practice Of Selling Large Pullets In
Fall, Retaining Small Ones,
Should Be Discouraged.

The common practice Of selling the
largest pullets in the fall and keeping
the small ones should be discouraged.
1t Is the mature bird that will lay
during the early fall and winter.
Farmers should plan now TO winter
over large flocks. The sacrifice OF the
pullets last fall is being shown already
by the egg shortage. That mistake
should not be repeated a second year.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
MUCH MILK sPoILs QUICKLY
Mise to Observe Doctrine, .keep Per-
ishabIe Food Cool, Clean
and Covered"

Much milk spells quickly because
II Is kept uncovered In warm kitchens.
Close observance Of the doctrine
keep perishabie food, especially milk.
cool, clean and covered continuously"
may make . striking difference I'm the
food bills Of MANY families
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
TREATED FOR cANKER
Combination Of WhaIeoil Soap, siaked
Lime and Water IL Recon-
mended as Effective.

Treatment recommended for canker
Of apple trees by one Of the expert
ment stations is to paint the affected
trunk with a combination Of n pint
whaleoIl soap. three pints slaked lime
and four gallons OF water; thicken to
the right consistency with wood
ashes, or with bordeaux mixture
thickened with Lime until nks white
wash.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16

receive no D0nenE,
when 90 many have
proved that Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound
will make them
well Z . For over o
year I suffered 90
from female weak
ness / could hardly
stand and was
afraid TO 60 on the
street alone. Doc
tors said medicines
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
Small Grain tarvested.

Parker.-All small grain is harvest
ed In this section. The quality is
fine and the yield above average. The
threshers show oats going from 80 to.
10 bushels per acrc. wheat from rs
to 80. barley from 30 to IS.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
Sisters Of Good Cheer.

Sioux Falls.-Turner county is the
first county in the state outside of Min
nehaha county to begin plans for the
organization OF a branch of the "U.
5. Army Sisters of Cheer" which re-
Gently a organized In Sioux Falls.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
CONVENIENT GATE FOR FARM
Turnstile Arrangement Is Handy
Where Four Lots Come Together
How IL Is Built.

An excellent gate for use where
four lots come together is a turnstile
gate. This will enable n gate to
answer instead Of four. The end posts
are 2A feet from the center post on
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
Handy Farm Gate.

which the gate turns. An inch iron
pin IS inches long and IL inches in
the post that the gate is framed on
and six inches In the post in the
ground, does the work. This should
fit the holes very tight SO that the
gate may turn solidly.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
Little Girl Fatally Bitten.

Bison.-Josephine, the 6-year-old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Robertr Va
Doe OF Zeona, in Perkins county. was
bitten by a rattlesnake and died about
twenty hours later.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16

Many Of the words that burn go from
the waste basket into the incinerator.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16

War may even liberate the human
race from the thralldom of the
white starched collar.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
WOMAN COULD !
HARDLY STAND
Restored to Health by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Fulton, N. Y. - ''Why win women
nav out their money for treatment and
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Sioux Falls.-The following is the
list of 140 South Dakotans who have
been accepted for the second officers
training camp at Fort Smelling:
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-03-05
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Having qualified as administrator
OF Daniel H. Brown, deceased, late
OF Robson county, n. c., this is to
notify all persons having claims
against the estate Of said deceased
to exhibit them, duly proven accord
ing to law, to the undersigned at Red
Springs on Or before the 9th dav of
February, 1918, or this notice will
be pleaded in bar Of their recovery
All persons indebted to said estate
Will please. make immediate payment
to the undersigned.
This 9th day of February, 1917.
JOHN A. BROWN, Administrator.
A. P. SPELL, Attorney for the Ad-
ministrator. 70 6mon
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-03-05
EXECUTRIX'S NOTICE

>, Having qualified as executrix of
the estate of Richard Carter, deceas-
ed, late Of Robson county, North
Carolina, this is to notify all per
sons having claims against the es-
tate of said deceased to exhibit them
to the undersigned at Pembroke. N.
e., on or before the 1st day of Feb
ruary, 1918, or this notice will be
pleaded in bar of their recovery. All
persons indebted to said estate will
please make immediate payment.
This 26th day of January. 1917
NANCY ANN CARTER.
Executr1x OF Richard Carter, de-
eedseu' / 20 6mon*
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-03-05
WHITE POND RIPPLES
Public Debate Thursday Night-Live
Subject to be Debated-Personal

Public Debate Thursday Night-Live
Subject to be Debated-Personal
Mention :.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
White Pond NFairmont, r. y,
Mrch Rev. P. T. Britt filled his
regular appointment at White Pond
Sunday p. M. He was accompanied
by his wife, Misses Blanch Bullock
and Margaret Britt.
Miss Lillian Page, who is attend
ing school at Drum, spent Sunday
here with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
N. ]. Page.
County Supt. J. R. Poole and DR.
Page visited our school Monday %
m.
There is to be a public debate al
White Pond Thursday night, March
9th. The query to be debated is
"Resolved, That the United States
Should Declare War on Germany
Speakers on the affirmative are Nj,
Oliver Page and Miss Inez Page, anc
on the negative are Mr.. Tucker Britt
and Miss Vallie Page. The public is
cordially invited to attend.
Mrs. O. K. Morgan was taken tc
the Thompson hospital at Lumber.
ton today. She expects to undergo
an operation and we hope for {
speedy recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. L. Byrd of Mari
eta attended preaching at White
Pond Sunday evening.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-03-05
NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND

Under and by virtue of an order
of the Superior court of Robson
county, made in the special proceed
ing entitled J. B. Clark, administra-
tor of J. D. Clark, deceased, VS.. G.
H. Clark, ct ais, heirs-at-law, the
same being No. 80. upon the spec
ial proceeding docket Of said court
the undersigned commissioner will
On Monday, the 10Th day of March,
1917, at II o'clock M, at the court
house door in Lumberton, North Car
DINA, offer for sale to the highest bid
der for cash that certain tract, OF
tracts of land lying and being IN St
Paul township, near the town OF
st. Paul, n. c., in Rooeson county,
adjoining the lands OF A. Odlm and
others, and more particularly descrlb-
ed as follows, to-wt:
FIRST TRACT
Beginning at high water mark in
north edge of the Great Marsh, at
}. D. Clark's corner, and runs as his
and A. Odum's line north west 11.2A
chains; thence north 80 east chains;
thence south 1 west $50 chains to
highwater mark in said Great Marsh;
thence north 76 west 4.50 chains to
the beginning, containing five and
six tenths acres, more or less.
SECOND TRACT
Beginning at a stake in A. Odum's
line and J. B. Clark's corner, and
runs south west 5.76 chains; thence
south 80 west 2.90 chains; thence
north 1 east SIG chains to A. Odum's
line; thence as his line north SO east
200 chains to the beginning, con-
tanning one and six tenths acres
more or less.
: Time of sale: Monday, March 9