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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-12-05
AUTO TRUCK IS
WINNING FAVOR
Machines Are Rapidly Taking
Place of Animal Power in
Hauling Products.
Development of Regular Freight Serv-
loo IL Considered Notable-One
Farmer Uses Ten TraiIers
Drawn by Tractor.

Motors are rapidly taking the place
OF animal power in hauling products
from the farm in many counties in
the United States where the roads per-
NIT. A significant phase of this new
development is the growth of regular
freight service, by which farmers can
hire the taking of their produce by
motortruck directly from the farm to
a distant market, and thus avoid both
the wagon haul and the shipment by
railroad or boat.
OF lab county reports received by
the bureau Of crop estimates of the
United States department of agricul-
ture in it's recent investigation of the
hauling of products from farm to ship
ping point by animal power and by
motor, 1913 reported the use of motors,
mostly motortruckS. In large frac-
ton of these counties, motortruck
service is just coming into use in haul
ing products from the farm. There
were many more reports of use for
light traffic, such as poultry, eggs and
vegetables, than for hauling grain. A
few reports, scattered from Delaware
to the Pacific coast, mentioned the
great importance of the light motor
truck service in delivering perishable
fruits to shipping points.
In many states. especially in the
northern and south central sections
hogs were hauled preferably in motor
trucks on account of the relatively
small amount of shrinkage compared
with hauling in wagons. Some coun-
ties reported hogs hauled exclusively
In motortrucks, although these We
hicles had not yet come into general
use for grain or other products.
Improved Roads Help.
One of the chief limitations to the
use of the truck is the condition OF
the roads, and several reporters mem
toned beginning of motortruck use
as following closely an improvement
in roads. Another hindrance to using
motors is connected with the seasonal
distribution of farm work. Some cor
respondents said that after their har-
vest was over there was no work for
their horses to do but haul, and that
motortrucks would not be an economy.
In other instances, the trucks were
reported to have done needed hauling
at times when laborers and horses
could not well be spared from the
farms. A market gardeners associa-
ton in Rhode Island is said to be
operating a few trucks with trailers
and to carry produce to the city mar
ket at a cost averaging only 10 cents
Per ton-mile.
Frequent mention Is made, even In
the East, Of trucks which do regular
freighting business. charging farmers
for the service. One Tennessee farm
er reported having paid a truck to
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-12-05

made in Germany" He collected as
many of the books as he could and in
structed pupils to throw the others
away.
81 have sent these books to New
York for analysis" said Mr.. Whitaker.
1.-THE children to get the pictures of
President Wilson and Mr.. Roosevelt
had to rub their fingers over the page
of the book. Naturally, the children
afterwards put their fingers in their
mouths, and as there is much illness
among pupils here decided to send
the booklets for examination"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-12-05

30 / can do my house work without any
difficulty. advise any woman who =
afflicted with female troubles to give
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Conn
pound q trial and it win do as much fog
them. Mrs. MARIE BOYD, 1421 6th
ST., N. E., Canton, Ohio.
Sometimes there are serious con6d-
tons where a hospital operation is the:
only alternative, but on the o Their hand
so many women have been cured by this
famous root and herb remedy, Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, after
doctors have said that an operation was
necessary - every woman who wants
to avoid an operation should give it
fair trial before submitting to such .
trying ordeal
If Complications exist, write to Lydia
e. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass,
for advice. The result of many years
experience is at your service.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-12-05
TAKE. A GRAPE CURE

The effect of unfermented
grape juice as drink has been
studied at the European "grape
cures" and to slight extent in
laboratories. 1t is generally
claimed that the consumption of
reasonably large quantity of
it improves digestion, diminish
es intestinal fermentation and
results IN an increase in weight.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-12-05
OFFERS TURKEY FOR COAL
Mining Manager Plans Christmas Din
ner for Working Force Making
Largest Output.

Greensburg, PA big Christmas
dinner is the prize offered by James s.
Amend, district coal manager here for
the working force that produces the
largest amount of coal for the month
of November. There are 200 mining
camps in this district.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-12-05

Cleveland, O.-Mrs. C. L. Newell
eighty years old. is the champion knit
ter of Cleveland Although she IL de-
cidedly past the age when most wom-
en- do much knitting. Mrs Newell has
set mark OF IT'S pairs Of soldiers
socks and ten soldiers helmets In the
last twelve months- She has 70 near
relatives In the war.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-12-05
HoT sv mrs R n
OPERA ton
Canton, Ohio.-"I suffered from .
female trouble which caused me much

suffering, and two
doctors decided
that ! would hayo
to 60 through ~
operation before 7
could get well
My mother, Whe
had been helped by
LydiaE E. Pinkhan1o
v eye table Com
pound, advised mo
to try it before sub
uniting toan opera
ton. Itrelieved mo
from INV fpnr1hYol
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-12-05

Before the outbreak of the war there
were 1000 German walters in Londoa,
and 1900 in Paris.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-12-05
Winterina Idle Horses.

At this time of the year practically
all the heavy work on most farms has
been finished, and during the winter
horses are more or less idle. Since
idle horses give no return in labor
performed, the feeding should be as
economical as possible, and proper care
should be taken of the animals in or
der that they may be in the best pos
sible condition for work in the early
spring.
Horses should not be confined to the
barn during the winter on a liberal
supply of grain. 1t is far better to
trough" them through the cold months
They should be given the run of the
yard or lot during the day. This should
be provided with a protected shed, one
that is thoroughly dry and well pro-
vided with bedding. While nature
does her part and protects the horse
with heavy coat of hair during the
cold months, the shed is necessary in
order to afford the requisite shelter
and protection against rains, snow,
and cold winds. Winter winds come
mostly from the north and northwest,
and the shed should be so situated
and constructed as to give the proper
protection from this quarter.
In the feeding of idle horses high
priced feed should be avoided in order
to keep them in proper condition at
the lowest cost. 1t has been found
that idle horses do very well on a win
ter feed consisting of all the hay, oat
straw, cornstalks, or sorghums they
Will consume, SO that little grain is
necessary. Idleness also permits of a
more thorough mastfcation of the feed,
thus insuring proper digestion.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-12-05
Which Was It7

Knicker-An exalted parsonage for
got himself.
Bocker-Or else remembered him
self.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-12-05

A farm is business, and crop yields
are only one part of that business.
Studies in farm management show
that farm to make money must usu-
ally have large business. must have
good crops and live stock, and must
have these enterprises SO selected and
organized on the farm that the labor
viii be kept busy throughout a large
part OF the year. While it Is impor-
tant that a farmer avoid poor yields,
he should not judge the success of his
farm by its yields alone.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-12-05

M4fFettn0 by Parcel Post
In most communities there Is great
opportunity for marketing eggs and
poultry by parcel post Often this
plan gives better satisfaction than the
usual method
Arizona republican., 1918-07-28

forester within decade or so just when the acorn from which it sprang fell upon fertile soil.
 It has long been a moot question just how old tree may get to be. California rcdwoods arc known to be more than 1000 years old, but whether there have been older trees of course cannot be determined. for there is no means of knowing the age of a tree unless ono has at least q segment of the wood from the bark 10 the heart. The oldest tree in New York, or any where near the city. is probably the famous tulip tree near the south bank of the Harlem ship canal. a few hun- dred yards from the Hudson river. Ths foresiers have estimated its age at something near three centuries, but that guess may be somewhat short of it's true age. for the trunk is far from symmetrical, and had been subjected 10 hard usages before the park depart ment repaired it's burned and rotted interior and put an iron fence around 1t to-keep vandals at a distance.
 Judging the age of a tree by the size of the trunk is sure to be inaccur- = ate because all the rings will not be ot the same thickness. though each is
Arizona republican., 1918-07-28
ERNEST H..W|LSON
 ARRA|GNED UPON
 GLENDALE CHARGE

Ernest II. Wilson, supposed to be mining promoter whose arrest on charge of defrauding J. l.. Cant of Glendale was made some weeks ago. yesterday, for the first time, appeared in court Whatever delay there may have been Wilson cannot charge to the dilatoriness of justice but rather to his own movements.
 The warrant was issued out of Jus tice Dc Souza's court. Wilson at that time was in Flagstaff and he was taken into custody there on telegram from the sheriffs office here. Though Justice De SouZa had fixed his bond at t2.000. a justice at Flagstaff re- duced it to $500 and Wilson furnished hondsmen in that amount. Shortly thereafter he disappeared from Flag staff and his bondsmen failed for some days to locate him. He was then picked mp at kingman and was brought here by Deputy Sheriff Warren.
 Wilson said he had no intention of leaving the state but that he had gone 10 Kingman to repair his crippled for tunes. He said that his attorney knew all the time where he was.
 Though the complaint on which he was arrested describes fraud only to the extent of S100. it is said that there are other charges to be made which involve irregular transactions amount ing to more than S2,000. It is stated in the complaint that Wilson had been rooming at the Glendale hotel at Glen dale. One morning he arose and an lounced to the astonishment of that pcaceful village that he had been robbed in the night of drafts amount ing to more than $1 200. The loss, Inc said, though not serious was incon- venient as he was in need of ready money and was about to convert the drafts into cash. He proclaimed that
Arizona republican., 1918-07-28
Shoup s 1 Lake

Mr. Harvey Taylor of 1030 West Polk street, who for several years ran motor boats at different boating re- sorts on the coast, now has charge of the motor and TOW boats at Shoup's Lake and has everything in fine run ming order and will take good care of all parties and especially children who en- joy a motor boat ride so well. You will find a fine place to swim and the only boating place in the state.
 The past week several large picnic parties were held there and everybody had a good time. Shoup's Lake, (like Shoup's Lumber Yard is starting at the bottom and will build up as business grows.
 z There are five TOW boats and one motor boat and lockers to accommodate forty people now. Next spring there will he a large bath house built.
 You who have not been there will be surprised and pleased to find such a fine body of water and after boat ing awhile you will get the habit of going there botf summer and winter.
 H. H. SHOUT Lumber
Arizona republican., 1918-07-28

bound to represent an annual lamina-
 tion. A forester who has a core cut
 from tree. or has a cross section of
 the trunk can tell not only the age of
 the tree but can tell what sort of
 weather marked each year of the trees
 life 4 big tree recently cut was turned
 over to n forester for examination. He
 found by the rings that the tree was
 80 years old. Beginning at the first
 lamination under the bark he made Il
 written record of the general weather
 conditions for each years growing sea son. judged by the rings, right in the heart of the tree. By going to the weather bureau records he found that hi- deductions were accurate for all the years as far back as the records had been kept. How did he tell? 4 ] tree grains in two directions and all | the growth takes place between spring I and late summer. A layer of wood is 1 laid on which increases the diameter of the trunk and each branch. At the tip of each twig are two buds, one of
 which produces leaf and the other
 new upward growth of wood. Hence the tree not only increases it's girth each year. but increases its height.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-28
DIFFICULT TO FIND
 ANY USE FOR THE RAT
Current Opinion)

One of the geological details con- nected with the rat is it's failure to sustain any discoverable relation with the balance of nature. The balance of nature seems remarka bly even all over the world for no kind of life can be- come wholly extinct without affecting preJudicially the general environment.
 The rat seems the solitary eXcep- tion to the general experience that in- terfence with the fauna of an environ ment invites disaster through an up set in the balance of nature. Other forms of life, vegetable or animal up- set it by their absence. It was thought until recently that peculiar species of flea could thrive upon the rat alone, but some doubt is thrown upon this idea by reports of plague investigat- ors.
 There is, however another view of the connection of the rat with the bal anee of nature, according to the Paris Revue Scientifique. The rodent has achieved it's task, performed it's duty Tue work was accomplished in past centuries, probably in Asia. Rats will attack very large organisms. Even the elephant is not respected. It is widely known that certain varieties Of Asiatic elephants have a great dread of rats. Cases are recorded in which large elephant has succumbed 1o wounds made in its feet by rats. The rat gnaws the hoofs of horses when it can get at them. It would exter- minate the pig if it could find a neu- tral in man.
 In brief, all the evidence suggests that there has ragged in the past q great warfare between the rat and certain gigantic forms of animal nIc. The brown rat seems to have had much to do with the extinction of certain great beasts in Asia. Perhaps the mastodon was routed by the rat In any event, the rat may have played q glorious part in eliminating the bulky monsters that in time past kept man down numerically. just as today the robin plays a glorious part in elimin- ating from the soil the pests that otherwise would keep the crops down. 1 The very voracity of the rat must have been of great geological import ance when it had to attack. perhaps a herd of mastodons. The rats trav- eled then. evidently, in swarms. They swan rivers in Swarms. Nothing could stand them or withstand them. Hav- | ing eaten up everything that could not run, or fly. or fight back, the rat turned to Europe and had to satisfy itself with new habits and different | food. Its connection with the balance of nature was destroyed and it is to- day q meaningless survival with noth ing but somewhat doubtful claim ! to a characteristic flea.
 |
Arizona republican., 1918-07-28

he was worth something more than Sl,000,000 and that he held mortgages on property in King county, Wash ington, amounting to s4S3,00O. On this showing Mr. Cant let him have s100 until he could get into communication with one of his various caches of wealth. The complaint ayers that Wilson is not worth s1,00O.000 or any other sum and that he has no mort gages. of the value of s4S3.000 or any other amount.
 Justice Wheeler, before whom he was arraigned yesterday. set the hear ing for August and fixed the bond at $3,000.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-28

reading. This tree was loo years old in i91S," the age figure varied, of course, to suit the fact
 Of course, foresters make pretty ac- curate guesses as to the age of trees Knowing, for example. that an oak adds ring of certain average thick ness each year. measurement of the trees diameter, with due allowance fpr bark and other known facts. tefls tEe
Arizona republican., 1918-07-28

under him. The tree tapper bores into
 the center of the tree and brings out solid core of wood. cut squarely across the grain and showing each annual ring from the bark to the heart that was once only a twig before the yearly llaminations began. With this infor- nation it would be possible to post on each tree old enough to make the test worth while a weatherproof placard
Arizona republican., 1918-07-28
TAPPING TOOL WILL
 TELL AGE OF TREES

The tree tapping tool works on the
 same principle as the diamond drill that cuts a core out of the rock under the earth and brings up to the geolo- gist exact information as to what is
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-21
TELLS ON THE KIDNEYS
Madison People Have Found This to
BE True.

The strain of overwork tells on
weakened kidneys. The hurry and
worry of business men, the heavy lift
ing and STOPPING of workmen, the
women's household cares, tend to
wear, weaken and injure the kidneys
until they can no longer filter the
poison from the blood and the whole
body suffers from the waste matter
that accumulates. Weakened kid
neys need quick assistance. Doan's
Kidney Pills are prepared especially
for weakened kidneys need quick as
sistance. Doan's Kidney Pills are
prepared especially for weakened kid
neys; tired, worn-out backs-have
proven their merit in thousands of
such cases. Convincing proof of their
worth in a Madison citizens state
ment:
Mrs. Chas. Martin, sol Third
street SW, says: Il have used
Doan's Kidney Pills with very good
results and l am glad to endorse
them. My kidneys were in bad shape
and / had dull, tired backaches. My
work wore me all out and / had no
energy. My kidneys acted irregular
ly, too. A friend advised me to use
Doan's Kidney Pills and | found they
were just the thing for me. Doan's
helped me right away. The back
aches left and / felt better in every
way"
Price, 60 cents, at all dealers.
Don't simply ask for a kidney rem
edy-get Doan's Kidney Pills-the
same that Mrs. Martin had. Foster
Milburn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-21

selves to be representatives of the
federal food administration for this
state unless these persons have ere
dentials signed by c. N. Herreid, fed
eral food administrator.
Reports have been received of per-
sons operating in the state as agents
of the food administration who have
no authority whatever from the state
administrator. One of these persons
is said to have collected SO from a
merchant. Every bona fide repre-
sentative of this office Is given proper
credentials before starting out on any
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-21
MITCHELL'S HERO
PATRICK HENRY JUDGE, ENGI-
NEER ON ILL FATED STEAM
ER JACOB JONES.

Mitchell, Feb. 21.-'Pat's home
again" He is. Patrick Henry Judge
engineer, U. s. s. Jacob Jones, and
Mitchell's hero today. Perhaps he is
a bit of an unwilling hero. but just
the same the city Is craning its neck,
figuratively speaking. for a glimpse
Of the young man. who. with nothing
but a lifebelt and a suit OF engine
room overalls, swan In the Atlantic
for three hours and then rested on a
raft for II more before picked up
after being sunk" by a German sub.
Judge was one of the AZ survivors
on the boat. which was sunk In Brit
ish waters on December 6. He says
he was in a British hospital for two
days resting before being able to see
sights for a week. Then he returned
to America, and is now on his way to
San Francisco to join another de-
stroyer crew.
Judge says that the boat was out
of sight in eight minutes after the
torpedo hit 1t. He was in the engine
room, and the explosion killed his
four helpers, but did not even stun
him. He rushed to the deck and put
on his life belt. There was no excite
ment among the crew he says, the of
ficers quietly telling the men to jump
which they did to avoid the swell OF
the sinking boat.
THE sub got us about APO in the
afternoon, December s. I understand
that she was seen by men on deck,
but not in time to dodge her. The
explosion tore a big hole aft and she
sank Immediately. Most of the men
lost were killed by the torpedo. We
all swan about until the RATS were
found and all men alive picked up.
Then came the long wait for aid.
Just as day broke, a British patrol
headed right for us, and We felt sure
that we were to be taken up. How
ever. the lookout must have had poor
eyes, for she turned suddenly and
steamed away. About that time two
of the fellows on the raft I was on
died OF exposure.
''The attack came as a great sur
prise. We had been cruising the
French coast for a week. and were
hear the mouth of the English chan
mel when the sub sneaked up on us.
The report circulated in this country
that two men who spoke German
were taken by the sub as prisoners is
wrong. They merely picked up two
men to prove they had sunk a boat
which Is customary with subs. The
kaiser won't believe his own men
without evidence. The men taker
were Pat Murphy, ships cook. and
Peitro Demillo. a seaman. Neither
knew a word Of German"
Judge was born and raised on 9
farm near here, and attended the 10.
cal city and high schools. A number
of relatives, including a sister, Mrs
p. l.. Heles, live here. His mother
lives In Minot, N. ID. He enlisted IL
the navy in January. 1912, and since
last April has been cruising the wal
zone. He is military to a great de
gree, and Is reticent to talk OF hi
naval experiences. His arrival In
Mitchell was unheralded. and he wa
here "a hours before the city knew
OF his presence.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-21
CAMP DODGE FIRE
SOLDIERS JUMP FROM SECOND
STORY WINDOWS TO
SAVE LIVES.

DeS MOlneS, Ia, req, CIV men
fire broke out In the barracks of
Company u, ordnance corps, at Camp
Dodge at 8 o'clock Tuesday morning
more than 100 soldiers we're forced
to jump from the second story win
dows. a height of more than 20 feet.
A number of men were injured.
The fire started from a big stove
at the foot of the stairway and when
the guard detailed to are for the
fires returned to the barracks from
stocking the fire in the latrine, he
found the entire hallway which bisects
the building in flames and the escape
OF those on the second floor cut off,
Among the eight men who were
most dangerously injured were j. N.
Hummel, of Mason City. hands and
ankle badly sprained from jumping,
and l.. ]. Malnowski, of Rockford.
H., whose back is believed to be
broken. J. v. Towey, of Casey, Ia,
was taken to the base hospital suffer
ing from burns and from ankles
sprained while jumping to safety.
The time which elapsed before the
second story burst into flames was so
short that the men had nc time to
dress and those who gained the
ground by jumping a in their un-
derclothing and bare feet to neigh
boring barracks.
The camp fire department for the
third time demonstrated its ability
to cope with a blaze. A high wind
rom the southwest threatened the
her barrack buildings, but all were
we'd.