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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-03-29
BUYING THE SEED CORN.

Buy if possible the seed produced
in this county or closely surrounding
counties.
Buy all seed corn early, buy now,
right away, do not delay for each day
the supply for sale is becomming
smaller.
Buy all seed corn on the ear. This
rule will apply every year. but this
year absolutely no other method will
do, insist on buying seed this way
and then test every individual ear.
Let every man who has seed corn
for sale, offer it this way. 1t is just
as easy, and it is the only fair way
to the buyer. Far better plant no
corn, or to plant only one-half the
usual acreage than to plant seed
which will not grow.
Where corn is to be grown for the
silo it may be safe and even be policy
to plant seed from the states to the
south Of US, but where grain is the
main consideration, do not plant seed
from any section more than forty
miles south of this location, rnlcss
you can afford TO gamble.
Perhaps the subject of seed corn IL
getting tiresome, but even those Of
us who were in a position to early
know somewhat Of the true seed corn
situation, have had another guess
coming as we are learning from day
to day.
The best testing lot of corn in this
county which | know of up to date
has tested in large way less than
20 per cent strong termination, and
if this is true of the best lot, what
about all the poor lots?
Follow the above buying rules and
they will save you worry, time,
energy and feed. 1t will help all of
the thousands Of other farmers in the
county to win the war, for it is after
all, the American farmers who will
decide the outcome of this war.
w. G. Eckard,
County Agent,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-03-29
FARM MANAGEMENT
EXPERT COMING.

The week beginning March 31st,
1913, Mr.. C. H. Graves, Farm Man
agement Demonstration for this state
will be in this county to meet as
many farmers as possible and explain
the purpose and workings of the
Farm Management Demonstrations.
Mr.. Graves jointly with the Coun-
ty Agent will look after ten of these
demonstrations in this county and
any above this number must be look
ed after entirely by the agent, but so
much good can come to each farmer
who takes up this work that l will
be very glad to make the extra effort
required to look after a hundred or
more of these demonstrations or as
many as can be started.
Briefly the plan is somewhat as
follows, to start out say on April 1st,
and take complete inventory of the
farm business, and then from day to
day, keep a complete record of the
days business in dairy, at the end
Of each month posting the results
from the diary ir set Of blanks fur
nished by the Farm Management
Demonstration in such a way that at
the end Of the year very complete
set of records regarding every phase
of the farm business will be avail
able.
With this system we are doing
more than just keeping account of
the money paved out and taken in,
for the records properly kept will
show not only this, but also what
crops are paying, what are not, and
so on, showing up very clearly all
the sides of the farm business.
Very likely after a few years of
this kind of records a lot of us will
want to change our systems of farm
management somewhat as we will
know definitely where the greatest
profit lies.
A great many farmers found this
winter when making their income tax
returns that if they had, had a COM
plete set of farm records to refer to,
it would have simplified matters for
them, and saved considerable time
and worry.
A few days ago / heard a promin-
ent farmer and business man in this
county say it took him just ten min
utes to figure out just how he stood
on the income tax. Why was this?
Just because he keeps a very COM
plete record of his farm business.
Don't we all want to be able to do as
we'll? Of course we do, so let Mr..
Graves earn his salary while in the
county by keeping him busy explain
ing farm records all the week.
Please, all who are interested in
this send in your name, address and
exact location, and / will bring Mr..
Graves to you and he will help you
get started right.
w. G.. Eckard,
County Agent.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-08-08
DOMACl zPRAVY.

V nedeli Tho srpna 1918 Dude
Sc odb5vati schdze G. N. S. a Wee
lex pfi nfz Sc mali zvolit novt IL
fednici protoz d~ostavte Sc vsichni
kteff Sc k tomu haste v~lastenci.
Schdze Sc Dude odb5vati pc ukon-
cent schnze u. G.. B. j. v Radov6
SIM. f. j. Cacek tai. odboGky
C. N. S: v Tabofe.
Cap a Duffek obdrzeli A Gray
traktory pondelf, ktere dodali
farmerGm jenz 81 je objednali.
Sdeluje Sc nam, Re Ludvikova
divadelnf spoleGnost 2 Chicago "a
vita do Tabora, 20, 81 a % srpna
a Dude hrati v Opera House ceske
divadlo pc til vecery ma ony dny.
Dalsf podame pffste. Nasi ctena-
ii jiz slyseli o teto spolecnosti q
nenf pochyby, Re kazdy tuto no.
vinku uvfta S ~potesenfm.
Will Mach a rodina sem pfijeli
v AUTOMOBILE v nedeli z Nashua,
Mont, kde bydleli ma domovine
a nynf Sc usadi zde. Rodina Jana
Honnera tez pfijela ma automobilu
a usadf Sc nejaky cas- zde. Jan
pfijede pc vlaku tento tyden. BY.
10 tam pry ukrutne sucho, take
TO nebylo k vydrzenf. Posledni
dest NELL v polovici dubna, take
to nebylo k vydrzenf. PoslednI
dest NELL v polovici dubna, a tn 81
kazdy pfedstavf jak to vypada.
Ia TO iako ma true, kdyz odjfzdeli,
pfisel dest. -,
J. H. Ptak prodal svoji farmu c
100 akrech poledne cd mesta Ado.
fowl Uhekovi, jenz prodal svoj
farmu severne cd Scotland a odste'
stehuie Sc ma novou svojf farmu.
Pan Ptak koupil residence v Tyn
dali kamz Sc S manzelkou nasteho.
val. Doposud vlastnl 100 akrt
vedle fanny CO prodal. Vezme s.
zaslouzeny odpoeinek. Pfejem
Jim stesti v novem domove.
Postroje a chomouty ma probe.
II Jos. Skorpik & Co. Adv,
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-08-08

Kupuji drdbez a vejce a platim
vzdy nejlepsf trzni cenu. j. F.
Mikolasek. Adv.
Kdykoliv potfebujete otruby,
midlink, anebo oil meal, Haste Sc
We farmerskem elevatoru. Adv.
Chcete-li pojistenf ma zivot pre-
ptejte Sc u V. j. Wagnera z Les
'terville. kter5 pojistuie u Securi-
ty Mutual Life ms. Co, jenz dava
lepsf vShody nezli mnohe jine.
Adv.
Jsme pfipraveni pojistiti drodu
proti krupam v nejsilnejsfch spo-
I~eGnostech. 0 dalsf informaci
Haste Sc u Tabor State Bank Adv
KIDD sebral omylem destnik We
Vlasakove pfedsince We stfedu
necht no vrati 1fadovne Indepen-
dent.
Ma prodej, Moline 8-pluh novy,
upotfeben pouze ma so akrech.
Jan MachaGek, Utica, S, ID. Adv.
ST
Kupuju nynf vejce j smetanu a
platim vzdy dobrou cenu. Pr.
Vellek. Adv. 81
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-08-08

Naffzeni ktere vydala statnf OBJ
rama rada tykajfcf Sc mzdy, jez
Sc ma platit farmersk5m delnfkGm
znf, Re Sc d9lnikGm ma farme ma
platit 45.centG ma hodinu a Re de-
set hodin denn9 Sc ma p~racovati,
ale mic v naffzenf nenf co by zapo-
vfdalo pracovati vice hodin. kdyz
by nutnost toho vyzadovasa. Kite
re- delnfk by pozadoval vice nez
As cent? ma hodinu, jest vinnym z
pfecinu a maze bSt pokutovan al
$1,000 anebo uveznGn v okresnfm
vezenf az jeden rok. To same pls
II pro farmera jenz by nabfzel vi.
ce nezli 45 cent? ma hodinu. Far.
mer vsak mIze nabidnouti meme q
delnik mdze pracovati "a meme
nez As cent? ma hodfnu.
Jan Homer sem pfijel v 1ter}
z Montany, a Dude hledet zrento.
vati nejakou farmu. Ztratil prs
SO liber v Montana ma vaze, aG w
pada Re ztratil vic, ale eff Sc jake
ryba, a je zdrav re by mohl hfebf
XIV kousat.
Meade County news., 1918-08-01

1t Gained him. The kick of the gun
subdued his excitement and cleared
his brain. He surprised himself by d.
recting Jacket In cool, authoritative
voice, to shoot low. When he had emp
tied the magazine he led two of the
horses forward. Then, grasplng his
own machete, he Joined In clearing a
pathway.
1t seemed an intermlnable time ere
they had extricated themselves from
the trap, but finally they succeeded
and gained the welcome shelter of the
woods, pauslng inside its shelter to
cut the muffles from their horses feet.
BY this time the defenders of the tro-
cha were pouring voney after volley
at random into the night.
Now that the sklrmish was over,
Jacket began to boast of his part in It..
"Hal Perhaps they'll know better
Meade County news., 1918-08-01

than to show themselves the NEXT time
I come this way" said he. "Y0u saw
me, didn't your Well, made q few
Spanish widows tonight"
When no one disputed his assertion
jacket proceeded further In praise Of
himself, only to break off with q word
less cry Of dismay.
"What's the matter2" Johnnie In
qulred.
"Lookl Behold me" walled the
hero. II have left the half of my beau
tiful trousers on that barbed wire !"
Antonio swung leg over his saddle,
saying: "Come along, amigos; we have
fifty leagues ahead Of us. The war
will be over while we stand here gos.
slplng."
O'Reilly's adventures on his swift
ride through Las Villas have no part In
this story. 1t is only necessary to
say that they were numerous and va
rled, that O'Rellly experienced excite
ment a-plenty, and that upon more thar
one occasion ne was forced to thInb
and to act quickly in order to avoid q
clash with some rowing guerrilla band.
Food became a problem immediate
ly after the travellers had crossed the
trocha. Such apprehenslve families al
still lurked in the woods were liberia
enough-Antonio, by the way, knew al
Of them-but they had little to give.
and, in consequence, O'Rellly's party
learned the taste Of wild fruits, ber.
ries and palmetto hearts. Once they
managed to kill small pig, the sole
survivor of some obscure country trag
edy, but the rest of the time their
meat, when there was any, consisted
Of iguanas-those big, repulsive liz
ards-and jutlas, the Cuban field rats
Fortunately there was no shortage
Of food for the horses, and so, despite
the necessity Of numerous detours, the
party made good time. They crossed
into Matanzas, pushed on over rolling
hills, through sweeping savannas, past
empty clearings and deserted villages,
to their journeys end. A fortunate
encounter with rebel partida from
General Betancourt's army enabled
them to reach headquarters without
loss Of time, and one afternoon, worn,
haggard and hungry, they dlsmounted
in front of that gallant officers hut
General Betancourt read the letter
which O'Reilly handed him, then
looked up with smile.
"SoI You are one OF Gomez Ameri'
cans, eh? Well, I would never have
known 1t, to look at you; the sun and
the wind have made you into a very
good Cuban. And your clothes One
might almost mistake you for Cuban
cabinet officer"
(TO BE CONTINUED)
Meade County news., 1918-08-01
CHAPTER XVI.
The Trocha.


OF all the military measures en-
ployed by the Spaniards In their wars
against Cuban independence, perhaps
the most unique was the trocha-
trench or traverse. Martinez Campos
during the Ten Years war built the
first trocha just west of the Cubitas
mountains where the waist of the
island is narrowest. Not until Wey-
ler's time we're the two methods of
paclfication, the trocha and the concen-
tration camp, developed to their fullest
extent. Although his trochas hindered
the free movement of Cuban troops
and his prison camps decimated the
peaceful population Of several prov
inces, the Spanish cause gained little.
Both trenches and prison camps be-
came Spanish graveyards.
At the time Johnnie O'Reilly set out
for Matanzas the war-a war without
battle, without victory, without defeat
had settled into grim contest of en-.
durance. In the east, where the insur-
rectos were practically supreme, there
was food of sort, but beyond the Ju-
caro-Moron trocha-the old one of
Campos' building-the country was
sick. Immediately west of 1t, in that
district which the Cubans called Las
Villas, the land lay dying, while the
entire provinces of Matanzas, Habana
and Pinar del Rio were practically
dead. These three were skeletons,
picked bare of flesh by Weyler's beak.
The Jucaro-Moron trocha had been
greatly strengthened since Campos'
day. 1t followed the line Of the trans
insular railway. Dotted at every quar-
ter of a mile along the grade were lit
tie forts connected by telephone and
telegraph lines. Between these forti-
mas were sentry stations of logs or rail
road ties. Eyes were keen, rifles were
ready, challenges were sharp, and coun-
tersigns were quickly given on the Ju-
caro-Moron trocha.
In O'Reilly's party there were three
men besides himself-the ever-faithful
Jacket, a wrlnkled old Camagueyan
who knew the bride trails of his prov
ince as fox knows the tracks to Its
lair, and silent guajiro from farther
west, detailed to accompany the expe.
dition because Of his wide acquaintance
with the devastated districts. Both
guides, having crossed the trocha more
than once, affected to scorn' its ter.
rors, and their easy confidence reas
sured O'Reilly In spite Of Esteban's
parting admonition.
The American had not dreamed OF
taking Jacket along, but when he came
to announce his departure the boy had
fatty refused to be left behind.
Fifty miles Of hard riding brought
the party to the trocha they neared II
on the second morning after leaving
Cubitas, and sought a secluded camp
ing spot. Later in the day Hilarlo, the
old Camagueyan, slipped away to re
connoiter. He returned at twilight
but volunteered no report Of what he
had discovered. After an inslstent
cross-examinatlon O'Reilly wrung from
him the reluctant admission that ev
Meade County news., 1918-08-01

erything seemed favorable for cross
ing some time that night, and that he
had selected a promising point. Be-
yond that the old man would say moth
ing.
Supper, simple meal, was quickly
disposed Of. Then followed long,
dispiriting wait, for glbbous moon
rode high in the sky and the guides
refused to stir SO long as 1t remained
there. 1t was a still night; in the
jungle no air was stirring, and dark
ness brought forth a torment Of mos
qultoes. AS day died the woods awOke
to sounds of bird and insect life;
strange, raucous calls pealed forth,
some familiar, others strange and un-
accustomed. Sitting there In the dark,
Meade County news., 1918-08-01
CHAPTER xv-continued.

Esteban raised himself to his elbow.
"You think it's myth, joke. Well,
it's not. / know where It is. 1 found
itr
Norine gasped; Johnnie spoke sooth-
ingly:
Don't get excited, old man; you've
talked too much today"
"HaI" Esteban fell back upon his
pillow. 'I haven't any fever. I'm as
sane as ever 1 was. That treasure
exists, and that doubloon gave me the
clue to its whereabouts. Don Esteban,
my father, was cunning; he could hide
things better than q magpie. 1t re-
mained for me to discover his trick"
"He is raving," O'Reilly declared,
with sharp stare at his friend.
The girl turned loyalty to her pa
tient. "Tll believe you, Mr.. Varona. 1
always believe everything about buried
Meade County news., 1918-08-01
GIRLS! USE LEMONS
FOR sUNBURN, TAN
Try ItI Make this lemon lotion
TO whlten your tanned or
freckled skin.

Squeeze the Juice Of two lemons In
to bottle containing three ounces Of
Orchard White, shake well, and you
have a quarter pint Of the best freckle,
sunburn and tan lotion, and complex
ion whitener, at very, very small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and any
drug store or toilet counter will supply
three ounces Of Orchard White for q
few cents. Massage this sweetly fra
grant lotion into the face, neck, arms
and hands and see how quickly the
freckles, sunburn, windburn and tan
disappear and how clear, soft and
white the skin becomes. Yesl 1t Is
harmless.-Adv.
Meade County news., 1918-08-01
women FARMING IN
WESTERN CANADA
Success Has Followed All Their
Efforts.

On the train from Edmonton to Win.
nipeg the writer took a seat beside a
soldier who had returned from the
front. On his breast he wore the
beautiful distinguished service medal.
One coat sleeve was armless and on
his left cheek he bore scar that he
would carry to his grave. He had
served his country faithfully and well.
At the first call for soldiers in August,
1914, he hastened to the recruiting
office, leaving his 320-acre farm, with
Its crop ready for harvest, full
equipment of farm implements, plenty
of horses, and q wife. The wife should
not be last on the list for she proved
the master of the situation, and 10y
ally took hold Of the question of pro-
duction, While her husband was on his
way to fight the Hun. And she sue
ceeded In 1915 she succeeded, and
again in 1916, and when her husband
returned In 1917 she was able to show
some contemplated farm buildings
completed. the Indebtedness of the farm
paid off, considerable addition to the
stock, and the land ready for a 1917
crop. This was the story told by the
soldier, and wasn't he proud mani
He was now ready to do what he could
to keep up the period Of prosperity
and provide food for the allies. The
women of Canada have done nobly
during the struggle.
Among the most successful farmers
OF the Oak Lake district, Manitoba,
are the Misses Clara and Beatrice For
ward, who, for the past fourteen years,
have farmed their own land, doing all
the regular work on the farm, such as
plowlng, seeding, summer following
and reaplng. They have been espe-
clally successful with stock, and have
a splendid herd of shorthorns, both
purebred and grade. At the recent
Brandon sale they purchased new
purebred stock bull for 500. Their
herd was last year increased by %
calves.
Miss II. NJ. Hlllman Of Keeler, Sas-
katchewan, is another successful
WOIlluH lUTInVT. GoIe lluS BOuc III CA
tenslvely for grain growing, and farms
1,120 acres She also owns some Of
the finest Percheron horses In Sas-
katchewan.
The prairie now boasts of many
women who have had more or less sue
cess, though few are farming on the
same large scale as Miss Hillman and
the Misses Forward. These women
have demonstrated, and are still DEM
onstrating that n versatile woman
may be just as good and successful
farmer as her brother.
There are other women, too, on the
Canadian prairies, who, though they
have not had thrown upon them the re-
sponslbilities of running a farm"
have been decided factors In making
the farm q success. They assist their
husbands by keeping the farm ac-
counts, reducing the grOcer's bills by
their management Of the poultry and
butter, taking care of the house. and,
very often, proving good advisers In
the economic management Of the men
and general conduct Of the farm work.
The man who moves to Canada car
rles with him wonderful asset In a
good managing wife.-Advertisement.
Meade County news., 1918-08-01
~ Know Where Il Is. IFOund I'll"

treasure. The bigger the treasure the
more implicitly believe in 1t. sim
ply adore pirates and such things; If 1
were q man I'd be one. Do you know,
I've always been tempted to bury my
money and then go look for It."
"There is no doubt that my father
had great deal Of money at one time"
Esteban began; che was the richest
man in the richest city Of Cuba"
O'Reilly shook his head dubiously
and braced his back against a tree
trunk; there was look of mild disap-
probation on his face as he listened to
the familiar story Of Don Esteban and
the slave, Sebastian. When Esteban
had finished, Norine drew deep
breath.
"Ohl That lays over any story I
ever heard. To think that the deeds
and the jewels and everything are in
the well at this minute Suppose some
body finds it?" Norlne was aghast at
the thought.
"Not much chance of that. The
treasure has lain there for a genera
fion, and the story itself is almost for
gotten" Esteban turned triumphantly
to O'Reilly, saying, "Now, then, do you
think I'm so crazy?"
O'Reilly didn't have 1t in his heart to
say exactly what he really thought.
What he more than half suspected was
that some favored fancy had formed
lodgment in Esteban's brain.
'It's an interesting theory" he ad-
mitted. Anyhow, there is no danger
of the treasure being uncovered very
soon. Cueto had good look and made
himself ridiculous. You'll have ample
chance to do likewise when the war is
over"
'You must help me find It," said
Esteban. 1--WE shall all share the for
tune equally, you two, Rosa and l."
"We2 Why should we share in it?"
Norine asked.
II owe 1t to you. Didn't O'Reilly
rescue me from a dungeon? Haven't
you nursed me back to health? Don't
I owe my life to you bothf"
Nonsense 1, for one, sha'n't take
a dollar of It,"
"Oh, but you must. insist. Nurs-
ing is a poorly paid profession.
Wouldn't you like to be rich?"
profession! Poorly paidT Norine
sputtered, angrily. "As If I'd take
payr"
"As If 1 would accept a great service
and forget 1t, like some miserable beg
gari" Esteban replied stifly.
O'Reilly laughed out. "Don't let's
quarrel over the spoil until we get it."
said he. "That's the way with all
treasure-hunters. They invariably fall
out and 60 to fighting. To avoid blood
shed, I'll agree to sell my interest
cheap, for cash. Ny share Of the ia
nous Varona fortune going for a dol
larr
"ThereI He doesn't believe a word
of It," Esteban said.
Norine gave an impatient shrug.
~Some people wouldn't believe they
were alive unless they saw their breath
Meade County news., 1918-08-01
(To BE coNTINUED.)
A cIneh.

'Tnto each life some rain must fall,'
said the philosopher.
"Yep. Especially If he lives In thi
territory during the month Of April
Meade County news., 1918-08-01
Comfort Haby's skin

When red, rough and itching with hot
baths of Cuticura Soap and touches Of
Cuticura Ointment This means sleep
for baby and rest for mother. For
free samples address, "Cutlcura, Dept.
x, Boston" At druggists and by mail.
Soap 25, Ointment 20 and 60.--Adv.
Meade County news., 1918-08-01
Same as United States.

Two privates had been discussing
the French language. Silence fell be-
tween them for minute, when one
spoke up and asked: "Say, what's
camouflage in FrenchT
Meade County news., 1918-08-01

Norway is planning to raise its own
seeds and thus become Independent OF
other countries.
Meade County news., 1918-08-01
Much Depends.

Bnlie-Brown Is great pianist.
Milly-Does he play while people eat
or while they talk?-Town Topics.
Meade County news., 1918-08-01

Wisconsin is to have 100 sections
Of land devoted to wild game farm.
Meade County news., 1918-08-01

1t is difficult to judge a woman bJ
the things she doesn't say.
Meade County news., 1918-08-01

Groves Tasteieas chill Tonic
g sS s' S ne SsS SSR are Free Fra'S'' Co.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-04

shown that he ranks near the ton
of the ladder and will never be con-
tented until he backs the local man
OF the board.
Even after a victory over the
pride of the local mat world last
spring. Gardner came forth with a
challenge and willingly accepted a
return match with Turner, in which
he was beaten. The Buffalo grap-
piers word can be taken he intends
to enter this match with the fight
ing heart of his wonderful mat
ability and has the confidence Of
believing that he can best the local
king on Thursday night.
Gardner Is the most popular
grappler that ever stepped on a mat
in this vicinity. Pink has at all
times made an effort to keep the
game clean and he has never Of
fered an alibi for being knocked
OF. His matches with Turner in
the past, both when he has won
or when he has been on the short
end. have always been clean, fast
and aggressive, and the fans who
turn out to witness this match at
the required middle-weight pound
age are sure of seeing two of the
best gladiators in this division in
real bout that makes prediction
like a toss-up to name the winner.