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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-30
FARM LAND Reel
AIMED FROM SWAMPS.
8y w a, Martin.
National Crop Improvement ssr. ice.l
N T HAS hann estimated that neariy


m I HAS been estimated that nearly
ore-half Of the farm lands Of
America are standing idle be-
cause they are not in tlilable condi-
tion. For instance, in the state of
Wisconsin,. there are thousands of
small lakes most of which are sur
rounded by more or less wonderful
rich land which is either overlooked
or low-lying 10 boys.
It Is one Of the problems Of every
agricultural college 70 put this land
in farming condition and much prog
ress il being made in introducing
modern methods Of draining this
land,
County agricultural agents in coun.
ties which have such iow-lying lands.
are holding drainage meetings and
they will all welcome any man who
is in search Of drainage information
No man who has wet farm should
neglect putting 1t in tillable condi-
ton.
Many instances are cited of Won
derful results from merely making
E-shaped bitches One county agent
states that A farmer ar Green Bay,
Wis. by the name of NJ Bode1hein,er.
had 500 acres Of fat land on which
The water stood whenever ii rained.
The water would SOC into the land
and consequently it kept too soft and
wet to work. He acquired this land
about eighteen years ago and he al
ways thought a lot Of the place as
was determined 10 get something out
Of II.
He got sigrers and tried to bring
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-30
CHICAGO GRAIN

thlcagc, Jan. 2S-Corn ralIied to
Ward the close Of todays r1arke. and
prices advanced sharply. January fu-
iHre leading with gain Of epc Feb
FHarN went up ir white thr more de-
f"rred futures were = to l. higher
fsh safes amounted 10 IS A6o bushels
WI Pflths unchanged 10 iieG higher
NerNHusness on tht part of the Jan.
oNrN sh9rtS because of the small kk
tcfe and the fsct that thrv rnukt even
~ their position before tht market
et'Ses saturday heincd that tuflre
,"hsidera oly January sold between
ifa"t and l+,is closing At ~
y considerable amount Of news ysa-
'aN"rahl ~ the bun side of corr.
news Of the sal" ~ 35a. 00h bushe}a
~ oats - New YORK and $50 900 bush
~ at Baltimore. part ~ which vas
''F March loading. with the money
s~aittnS th' loading of the grain
'roueht en~oursgemeut to the oats
marker here This news showed tina,
l"re!gn countries that must havo
cereals are able to secure rrorez -
F&% Tor them What nation the grain
=! : ;q"S'ined fer could not. he learned
tnolent lnrr"vemsnt In Foreign Ex-
T. anSf nelFcd the oats ard other mar
f@ts were strong At The close. show
II GAINS IT : To lie Early selling
- ~ some of the larger commission
n IAea weakened the market. bat these
s7nF hoAses turned buyers later. brtnl
~ nTt"At ~ zEa70 StrfneFF IN corn
r,a~ket
Lard vas - 70 S0e lower. selling bv
a'5dArz who have been ltqu,datinc tbci-
res for some time past being resnor
e ne F3rE and ribs we're strong
s'o"'ns Sigh gains Grain and pro
ViNiorlS fr.Furee
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-30

the matter of drainage before the cir.
cult judge. spending $500 OF his owB
money in the effort. but nothing came
of it, Then he dropped the whole
natter and started after the Job hin.
self with ' shaped ditchine ma
chine
BEFORE drai0in- this land he could
not Get over SO to Sd per acre. hut
after ditchiua and getting it inio
shape he would not take 500 per
acre for it, The land is rich and will
produce more aud better crops for
years 70 come than he could get from
ant other Kind Of land
He makes his own bitches. often
three 70 four feet deep. and can
build half Flile or more of then, In
less than Z day The laterals to con.
meet up with The main ditch require
even less time. lie can put the whole
body Of land under cultivation and
have also as fine corn and meadow
land as there is In the state.
In like manner he is going to drain
his peat land which contains live
springs which saturate their sur
roundings The last ditch he made
took care Of every bit Of water from
the big rains in December
No farmer ought to be without a
ditching machine as Il can be put 10
so many uses, The right Kind OF a
ditcher is also perfect terracing
machine and for laying tile 1t cannot
be beat because You can 90 right
back and cover the tile with the same
machine.
II you have Srch land you should
lose no time in addressing the State
Agricultural College and asking them
for the most economical way to re-
claim e.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-30

a British statesman proposes ina,
every mother II I'VE or more children
be permitted ~ 80 to Labor Ex-
change and commander 4 servant.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1920-03-17
2 hovord ma domacim dvofe.

Kohout: vsimla isl Sc, he mas
hospodaf ma otcklon tyaf7
Kaeka: TO no nejspB bolt ziby
anebo chytil pr1van.
Kohont: Mona, ale il jsem
veera veeer veIiky kirk V
syttnici naseho hospodafe a jak
81 dncs raDo d4yecka s maxim no.
hhnkem vypraveIa, he pry to ze.
zlo, kterym nase hospodyne vlad-
ne, jc 2 naramne tyrdeho dfeva.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-26
SAVING 900. 900, 600.

Congress have entered of
AS joyful Washington correspondent pork barrel
taion has borne fruit
Congress has about seriou 600 100000 out of
estimated appropriations for the beginning July 1t should
be difficult for the estimates certainly high
begin with and of them probably stand good deal of
pruning That billion that be saved about neourh
the total What left will be plenty for budget The
saving alone would have been enough the
ment before the
The satisfaction felt by the nation however the prospect
that unspent billion altogether unmixd with regret Take
of the already regarded
phed those of the federal building bill and the and harbo
bill The former calling originally for 600 said have
abandoned entirely by the House The latter
$4,000 900 instead original of about four that
find willing economic these
because they have been the the gang
pies of pork money primarily
make legislators solid with their constituencies indirect egmized
buying e-eecon with the money. But all
those appropriations have been of the pork by
fact aeed by the fine and necessary federal buildings
all the country and the improved
harbors actually utilized by
OF there have been many postoes built
villages and creeks deepened give the frogs
and nearly all public works have than they ought
have But general they desirable
doubtless the with the originally contemplated
the bills referred There have been postoces
built and and habors dredged for years.
country needs many such improvements.
The pork, OF be But pork not
ed these branches of expenditure There has probably
OF other departments Now that not
few dozen millions and for example
to spend on legitimate building and dredging?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-26

ally sell the whole output, for it
would fill every car of train 6 IL
miles in length. The accessories"
called for annually include over l.
100000 yards of cloth and $4,000
miles of flax thread. A monument
over 500 miles in height could be
raised were a years output of shoes
stacked one on top of another.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-26
NO PEACE ANYWHERE.

Commenting the signing of the treaty of with the
United States left out the London Telegraph says:
1t time of triumph soaring hopes The of
Americas the rayng stands for the bitter
disappointment of the hope that goed with promise for humanity
the League of Nations by the
the treaty the world United
the League actions 1.-THE of the useful
and moral authority should possess will belong it.
In other words wholly that all the world
but America 1t clear the obervant citizen tha the
of the treaty little technicaly of form
and ceremony lacking soul and virtue.
With America outside the breastwoks of things is
Either be treated negligible quantity world
affairs and the European of former allies will alone
dement; else the world peace all while
America refuses the We only barring
ourselves but withholding the full fruits from
warim
The League OF Nations practically American product
We fought the such
the League the football of partisan
the Senate Until America raes the and paci
the functions of the of Nations there
peace anywhere earth.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-26
-. WHAT THEY SAY
CURRENT COMMENT
OF THE PRESS
Some Things Being Talked. and
Z Thought About
GEORGIAS FURIOUSLY FUNNY
Multiplying LAW

GEORGIA has a perfectly good.
40 ant-tippihg law. 1t was conceiv-
ed in patriotism and ordinary COM
mon sense and enacted into. law by
the state legislature in perfect good
faith.
Nobody pays the slightest attention
to it.
So far as it's effect upon the tipping
nuisance in Georgia is ~oncerned, it
might as we'll have been written into
the laws of Hedja2-wherever- and
whatever and why that is.
The truth of the matter is the rea-
son no hotel, restaurant, club, or pub
lie plays pays any attention to the
law is because there is little or no
public sentiment behind it; that is,
there is no aggressive, assembled and
determined public sentiment behind
it.
The general public doubtless would
be only too glad to get rid of the tip
ping evil, if it could. But so far it
has not been able to, see it's way
clear
SO universal has the tipping GUS
tom become that the business has been
reduced to orderly statistical array
by authorities, and one may consider
the problem from a broad and COM
prehensive point of view.
The United States Monthly Labor
Review presents some interesting and
significant figures in this. matter
which are we'll worth thinking upon.
In the large cities walters get an av-
erage of 1928 day in tips. Wash
ington gives them 1857 a day. New
York, 1910 and Indianapolis $1.16.
The average for hotel porters is $3.50
day. Pittsburg heads the list with
$3.50 a day, but the average in In
dianapolis is only 10 cents. Bell boys
are given an average of $2.16 day
and the luckless chambermaids re-
ceive on average of only AZ cents, SO
cents in New Orleans and IL cents in
Omaha.
These are illuminating figures; they
tell rather startling story of the
widespread qualifications of the tip
ping evil.
And what is the general public 60
ing to do about it?
Apparently, nothing.
That is, nothing by way of stopping
it.
Georgia has a fine anti-tipping law
that other states might copy-if said
states wish to have something more or
less new to tickle them and make
them laugh.-Dawson News.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-26
HOW TO MAKE GOOD
HOW TO MAKE GOOD ------
Let The World Know What
You Have To Sell
THAT'S HOW DOUGLAS DID IT.
As Reported by B. c. Forbes Editor Forbes Magazine

VIZ L. DOUGLAS has demonstrated
" that the trick one follows is of
less importance than the diligence
and enterprise with which it is fol-
lowed. Before his day no American
had ever become q millionaire max
ing shoes. Shoemakers were usual
ly poor men, doing business on a
puny scale.
Douglas, at Cne age of 81, after
having been bruised and butfeted on
the stormy sea of experience, set out
to become the greatest shoemaker
in the world"
He did a revolutionary thing. In
1883 he began to advertise systemat
ically, persistently, extensively. Ad-
vertising then, however, was not al
ways taken seriously by the puolic
The first results were discourage
ing. Douglas paid out more money
than the increase in returns justified.
But W. L. Douglas was not one of
that large army who expect strong,
healthy plants to shoot up the mo-
ment seed is sown in the ground. He
was not building for today, but for
tomorrow, for the time when his pOr-
trait and name on a pair of shoes
would recommend these shoes to men
and women throughout the world.
! He could stand the soothing of those
ignorant of his ambition and barren
of his vision. His confidence never
weakened, his perseverance never
wavered. He adhered to his we'll
considered course, spending $780,
1000 and more annually on advertis-
ing the shoes whose maker was no
| ashamed to stamp with his own por
trait.
| With what results?
The siyty-by-sixty feet one-roon
factory which was started on les
than $1,000 capital, with five EN-
iployees and an output Of 48 pairs o.
shoes day, has developed into on,
of the manufacturing and mercan
title wonders of the present time. It
tcapital is not 81 1000, but $3,500,000
lit occupies not one room, but a groul
Iof spacious buildings covering 300,
1000 square feet, its output is not /
flew pairs day, but over 5,OOO,OOC
year $4,000 pairs per day. wortI
over $20,0O0,OOO. The force of fv,
workers has multiplied into an arm,
of 1000 workers. The leather con
sumed is not transported under tn,
arm of the owner, for it comprise
the hides of 100000 animals year
iE- Nor does the proprietor person
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-26
STOP CATARRH! OPEN
N0STRILS AND HEAD
Says Cream Applied in Nostrils
Relieves Head Colds at Once.


If your nostrils are clogged and your
head is stuffed and you can't breathe
freely because of a cold or catarrh. inst
get small bottle of Ely's Cream Balm
at any drug store. Apply little of
this fragrant, antiseptic cream into
your nostrils and let it penetrate
through every air passage of your head.
soothing and healing the inlamed, swol-
len mucous membrane and you get in
slant relief.
All! how good it feels. Your nos.
trlls are open, your head is clear, no
more hawking, snuffiing, blowing; no
more headache, dryness or struggling
for breath. Ely's Cream Balm is lust
what sufferers from head colds aud ca,
tarrh need. It's a delight.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-26
WOOD ALCOHOL.

On New Years Day I made this
pledge, concerning which l do
not hedgo: "While l infest this
mundane ball, 1 will not drink
wood alcohol" When | am thirsty
I may drink a quart or two Of pur-
pie ink, and | won't draw the line,
I ween at foaming mugs of kero-
sene; man may swig such harm
less drinks and not accumulate a
jinx; but since | wish to live
while, and kick around and sing
and smile, and dodge the shroud
and bier and pail will not sip
wood alcohol. Strong vinegar is
not 50 bad, and it's for sale in ev-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-26
The ELL

An influenza going around There
careful but certainly to be frightened Pancy
the things that epdemc and this
show that it is unjustihed.
The flu this winter of much mder An attack does
not last SO much less likely be fatal serious
The disease shows tendency locazaon
making general the Chicago and some other
cities have been rather numerou afflicted but of the cities
which suffered heavily last January far almost untouched
he first word of advice, therefore, BE calm is also we'll
practice ordinary precautions Eat food get plenty
exercise fresh air and sleep; keep wet feet: keen av
from known Victims call the doctor sign of troble
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-26

cry grad; and liquid bluing hits the
spot when one is worn and tired
and hot; and one can lay wood
aches by, and make a lot of whole
some lye; there are a hundred
tempting drinks which should ap-
peal to thirsty ginks, and yet, poor
simps, they weakly fall for nox-
ious stovewood alcohol. And then
the hearse goes up the road, and
takes them to their last abode, and
folks along the right of way ex-
claim, "Alas! Alackaday! Now see
what prohibition means! It's spilled
our everlasting beans! The law
has shut off gin and rye, and every
day it's victims dep
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-26
LOO PER CENT CORRECT.

The Townsville Times-Enterprise
says editorially "To grow we must
build That is very true, and growth
in almost every Georgia town is now
governed by the amount of building
done. Building comes high, but those
towns and cities that pay the price
will get a great lead in growth
Noultrie Observer
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-26
HoW'S This !?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Medicine.
Halls Catarrh Medicine has been taken
by catarrh sufferers for the past thirty
FIVE years, and has become known as the
most reliable remedy for Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Medicine acts thru the Blood on
the Mucous surfaces, expelling the Poi
son from the Blood and healing the dis
sased portions.
After you have taken Halls Catarrh
Medicine for a short time you will see
great improvement in your general
sealth Start taking Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine at once and get rid OF catarrh. Send
for testimonials free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo. Ohio.
Sold By all Druggists. 75c.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-02-12
A RECORD MAKER

Ray +. Barnett, the Brookings auc-
breaking sales records. About year
ago he cried sale for the biggest
money ever secured for a hog sale
in this county. On December II of
last year he sold "A head of sheep for
Prof. Wilson at an average of $50, a
record price for the state. Now he
has again topped the county record
for Duroc hog prices by securing an
average price of s237 at the Dennis
Maher sale. But the Register will let
Barnett tell about his own sale and
that of Mr.. Maher on the same day,
February 2:
Brookings, S. d. Feb. 9, 1920.
Editor Register.
Dear Sir: On February occurred
two very good hog sales. Barnett &
Son sold 80 head for an average of
$3.50, or about $1,000 total The top
of the sale went to Dennis Maher
for $500. This was an outstanding
SOW and Mr. Maher proudly declared
afterwards that he would not take
$1,500 for her. The sale was consid.
cred by everyone as very much of a
success. in spite of the "lu," which
caused many outside buyers to remain
at home and many also did not know
the sale would be held out of the city.
1t was held in a barn, poorly lighted,
and cramped for room, which was a
great handicap.
In the evening of the same day
Dennis Maher again topped the county
record by selling 40 head for an aver
age Of $237. This was Dennis first
sale and he proved himself a breeder
of good Durocs by driving a mighty
good bunch Of sows into the ring. The
sale was snappy from start to finish
and lasted less than two hours. The
top of the sale was $40, going to
Etting of Bushnell This was the first
night sale ever attempted in the county
The Delco light plant furnished an
abundance of good light and the sale
was such a marked success that many
more night sales will fall in line. These
breeders are pleased with these sales
for the short time they have been in
business and the expense they have put
into it. Both firms are buying the
best brood stock in America and will
have something good to offer again
next year. Ray e. Barnett.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-02-12
CALLING A SPADE A SPADE"

The Elkton Record believes in plain
language, at least when extolling the
merits of the home team in compari-
son with competitors. The Elkton
basketball team, which to all who are
interested in the high school game
seems likely to carry off the South
Dakota championship this season, does
not need any particular defense-its
record of victories speaks for it. But
when the Huron paper attempted to
high over the Huron school the Elkton
paper "came back" at the Huronite
with a flow of language that reminds
one of days gone by when the news
paper fraternity was more in the habit
than now of using words not sane.
toned by polite usage nor Roberts
Rules of Debate" The following from
the Record ought to hold the Huronite
down to plain statement of facts
hereafter, if its sporting editor is sus-
ceptible to argument of the old school
style:
Having been squarely and fairly
beaten, on two counts, by our II. 5.
B. B. team, the Huron B. B team,
through its mouthpiece - the Daily
Huronite-dons it's camelion suit and
bellyaches galore. In the contest here
on January 10 the Hurons would not
allow Elkton to choose the referee,
but transported a referee from Brook
ings. When our boys went to Huron
on January 26 the Hurons showed the
bristles on their spine and insisted on
Huron refree.
"The Hurons lie outright. Elkton is
simply playing a clean game and not
looking to state championship. The
Hurons lie again, for they put on their
strongest team against Elkton, select
ing the Hurons from their best men,
and even running in an old-timer of
1917, which debars Hurons from hav-
ing place in the state tournament,
The Sioux Falls Press {if quoted right
by Huron liars) is mistaken as to time
of service Of our boys.
Now, Mr. Liar Hurons, we defy you
to play our boys, with the same team
you played at Huron, on a Huron court
and with a Huron refree-and beat
them in fair square game! Condemn
ye!"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-02-12
A SATISFIED ADVERTISER

A letter from Johnson Crothers &
Biggars, proprietors of Duroc Meadows
hog farm at Hetland, states that their
sale of bred sows on January "a fully
met their expectations in the matter
of buyers and prices paid, and for
this success they give due credit to
their advertising carried in this paper
Their letter in part follows:
Brookings Register
Dear Sir: We held very successful
sale January "a, and consider the ads
carried in your paper helped out lot
We had an average on 40 head of
$240, and are we'll pleased, this being
our first bred SOW sale. These sows
could have sold much higher and still
have been money makers, but we are
well pleased, as we know these sows
and their litters will make good for
their owners and so will do us good.
The top of the sale was spring
gilt which went to Riley Martin Bara-
boo, Wis. for 1915. Dennis Maher OF
Aurora bid $3.50 for this gilt One sow
sold for $3.50 and two for $500 each.
Lester Leibert Of Bushnell secured
a very choice fall gilt for $500 and
Charles Larson of Brookings litter
mate at the same price. p " Finley,
Barnette & Son, Dennis Maher, and
Peter Leibert bought choice sows, so
you see Brookings county was well
represented and took home some very
choice sows.
We believe the best advertising a
breeder can use is the local papers,
and the Register sure does get re-
suits Yours truly,
Johnson, Crothers & Biggars.