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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-08-14

IN 0nlnlns That Does Not Affect tho Rese
Because Of It's touie and laxative effect. LAxsA-
osinine and docs not chase nervonsness nor
fSnxfha On head. RezwenIbef the fBu name and
look fer the siHnatare of X. W. GROVR Soc
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-29
Many Diplomats Had Whiskers and
Mustaches, but Lacked Hair
on Their Craniums.

An amusing sidelight on the recent
peace conference at Versailles is
thrown by a correspondent, who not
only reported the proceedings proper,
but took notes regarding the hair,
mustaches, boards and whiskers Of the
peacemakerS.
Two-thirds OF the delegates were
more or less bald. Perhaps some OF
them made up for this by wearing
mustaeheS. Out of IS men who sat
round the peace table, all had mus
taches but IA.
Whiskers, on the other hand, were
not popular Only three people wore
them, and by a curious coincidence
the names Of all these three people
began with V. They were Venizelos
of Greece, Vandervelde of Belgium
and Vassitch of Serbia. The Iatter'a
whiskers were particularly prominent.
In regard to dress, there was less
formal attire than one might have
imagined. The English paid no special
attention to dress. High hats and frOck-
coats, once a combination that would
never have been sanctioned, were
quite popular; but there were some
countries which put all they knew into
their attire. These were, notably, the
japanese, and some of the South
American states.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-29
LITTLE BUTTER IS EXPORTED
States Is Small Factor in Inter
national Trade.

Butter made in the United States is
very small factor in the information
al butter trade, according to compila-
tons made by dairy experts of the
United States department of agricul-
ture. More than 90 per cent of our
butter business has been entirely do
nestle. except in the last three years.
Even small exports and imports. hEw-
ever, have a considerable effect on
prices. That condition is especially
true in countries where butter produc-
ton and consumption are nearly equal.
The United Kingdom and Germany
were the principal butter-impOrting
nations, and Europe in the last decade
has been unable to supply its own but
ter needs. Shortly before the war ST.
IBERIA, Australia and New Zealand
supplied most of the butter which Eu-
rope imported
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-29
SCRUBS BEING CLEANED OUT
West Virginia Stoekmen Making Wig
orous Effort to Drive Out All
Scrub BuIIS-

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
West Virginia-largely regarded as
minerai-prOducing State-is on the
war-path to increase beef cattle pro-
duction and its output OF dairy prod
ucts by eradicating scrub bulls, which
are primary offenders against profit
able and progressive live stock hus-
bandry. Within a few months parts Of
West Virginia where the campaign Is
most active expect TO round oUt a
cleanup which Will eliminate the
scrub bulls and leave the purebredS
as monarchs of all they survey. The
case of ROane county, w. Va, is an e1-
ample of what West Virginia stOckmen
accomplish when they go over the top.
The live stock specialists OF the State
agricultural college, the county agent
and officers Of the Roane county farm
bureau have sOlidly backed up the
scrub sire cleanup.
mot a single man turned US down"
remarked the live stock specialist in
telling how the campaign to Gust the
scrubs was conducted.
''The first Of the year our local
stOckmen made a declaration of indie
pendence against scrub bulls, and work
was begun promptly in taking a thor
Ough bull census. This investigation OF
sire ancestry showed that there were
200 bulls In the county, Of which 102
were misfit grades and scrubs. while
90 were registered pure-breds. There
were 81 registered Herefords, 2S regis
tered Angus, and 13 registered Short
horns. Fortunately, the army Of 1O2
grades and scrubs was not as fOrmid-
able as il looked on the paper, because
60 Of these low grade sires were year
lings. Furthermore, the census showed
that there were only 80 men who
actually made a practice OF keeping a
scrub bull"
By correspondence and personal con-
tact with farmers the state live stock
agent and the county agent waged the
battle. These men toured the county
day after day visiting the scrub bull
owners, holding meetings, and request
ing influential farmers to assist in rel
egating the scrub sires into the live
stock scrap heap. In the main the
scrub bull owners, once they learned
the purpose OF the campaign, and once
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-29

unusually large space for Insulation
beneath and above the ice From these
figures it is possible to calculate readi-
" the quantity OF ice that any given
ice-hOuse will hold.
Where a lake, pond, or stream of
clear water is not available, sne
preliminary work in preparing the ice
field viii be required before freezing
weather sets in. It is therefore advis-
able 10 make all plans for the work
as soon as possible. Water for the
ice supply should be entirely free from
contamination or pollution. Ponds and
sluggish streams usually have grass
and weeds growing in them. so that
the ice harvest is likely to contain de-
cayed vegetable matter, which is al
ways Objectionable. They should there
fore be thoroughly cleared OF such
growths before the ice has formed.
In some sections If is necessary to
impound the water for producing ice.
This may be done either by excavating
and diverting a stream into the ex-
cavation, or by constructing dams
across low areas. In localities where
very low temperatures prevail for sew
eral weeks at a time and the supply
of pure water is limited. blocks of ice
may be frozen in metal cans or in spe-
cial fiber containers.
Size of the Ice Field.
In harvesting ice it is desirable to
have field of sufficient size to fill the
ice-house at a single cutting, as the
thickness and quality of the ice Will
be more nearly uniform, and the nee
essary preparation for cutting and har-
vesting need be made but once. In
many instances, however. the size Of
the pond or stream is such that it Is
necessary to wait for second crop in
order to fill the ice-house. The average
farmer requires only a comparatively
small quantity Of ice, so that even a
small harvesting surface will usually
prove large enough. especially If ice is
cut the second time. The square feet
Of surface required per ton is shown
i'll the accompanying table. Size OF
cake, % by % inches.
Few Tools Required.
When a small quantity Of ice is to
be harvested, but few tools are re
quired. The following list contains
those actually needed for harvesting
ice on 4 small scale: Two ice saws,
one hand marker, one pulley and rope,
two pairs of ice tongs, two ice hooks,
one pointed bar and one straight edge.
While these tools are all that are
necessary, additional ones, such as the
horse pillow and marker, horse scraper
and marker, and a caIking bar, are
convenient, and will help to expedite
the work of ice harvesting.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-29

NRMl2N0rES

The farmer is the only man who
can live at home and succeed at it.
Watch the squash and cabbage stor-
ed in the cellar. Both are apt to decay
at this time Of year.
Lots of land and big muscles will
pay, but less land and plenty OF active
brains may pay better.
"Cut only dead and dying timber"
is a good rule to go by in thinning the
standing trees for fuel.
Burn ali rubbish from the garden. Its
value as compost will not Offset the
damage from the insects and disease
found in this trash.
Farmers who keep COWS, feed hogs
and raise sheep usually save enough
manure 70 keep up a portion of their
land so large crops can be grown.
Pocket gophers may be poisoned by
putting strychnine crystals in raw car
rots or potatoes and putting the pieces
in the pocket-gopher runs, preferably
the branch runs
Uniform new bags, tightly packed
and neatly sewed, give the shipment
Of wool a good appearance that brings
a better price.
Nebraska has a special copyright
law for farm names and these names
appear on the Ietterheads OF hundreds
of its stock raisers and farmers.
The low, fat land that fails to pro
duce in wet seasons should be drained.
the water table lowered and the soil
aerated so the roots Of plants may ind
the right kind OF conditions
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-29
"a - TIE
COW PUNCHER
Quf6oroF
Y Kitchener. and poems


Then there was Merton, the wild
over with sick lungs and the mother
less boy, who had brought his little
savings 10 the West in the hope of
outstanding out his life in the dry.
clear atmosphere and saving his son
from the white death that had already
invaded their little family With a
cruelty almost unbelievable Coward
had talked this man into the purchase
of property so far removed from the
city as to possess no value except
as farm land; and the little savings
which were to ward off sickness and
death. or, if that could not be, minis
ter modest comfort in the declining
hours of life, had been exchanged for
property which, even at the time of
the transaction. was valueless and I'M
Saiable
Merton had called on Dave with re-
Spect to his investment Dave had at
first been disposed to tell him frankly
that the property, for which he had
paid twenty dollars foot, was barely
worth that much an acre. But d sec
ond look at the man changed his pur-
pose.
81 know you were stung, Merton, -
he said, "shameIessly stung. You are
one of those unsuspecting fellows who
think everybody is going to play fair
with them. You belong to the class
who keep ali kinds of rogues and
scoundrels in easy circumstances. You
might almost be charged with being
accessories. Now, just to show how
1 feel about it-how much did you pay
for those 1ots?''
''Three thousand dollars 1t was all
I had
"Of course it was. If you had had
more you would have paid more.
suppose Coward justified himself
with the argument that il he didn't
take your easy money someone else
would, which is doubtless true. But
just to show you how 1 feel about it
Til buy those lots from you, for three
thousand dollars"
81 can't do it, Mr. Eden; I can't
do it," said Merton, and there was
moisture on his cheeks. ''That would
be charity-and I can't take it. But
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-29
GET PROFIT FROM POTATOES
Badly Cut, Mashed, Frosted and
Damaged Tubers Not Wanted by
Dealers or Consumers.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agricultural
Shippers Of potatoes will profit by
needing market demands and prefer
ences. Dealers and consumers do not
desire badly cut, mashed, frosted, and
decayed potatoes or those damaged
by sunburn, blight, dry rot, or an ex-
cess of scab or second growth. Mar
kets frequently are overloaded, prices
seriously affected. and unnecessary
losses sustained by growers because of
the shipment of such unsatisfactory
stock.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-29
HANDLE SHEEP WITH PROFIT
Good Drainage, Pasture, Some Shelter
and an Interested Attendant
Are important.

The requirements Of a farm where
sheep can be handled with profit are
good drainage, plenty Of fresh pas
ture. land that will produce clover, al
faIfa, cowpeas, or soy beans; a good
water supply, fences that viii keep
sheep out OF growing crops and fur
nish two or three fields for frequent
change Of pasture. a shelter that will
protect the flock from cold rains, winds
and storms, and an attendant who can
give the flock interested and inteIli-
gent care
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-29

Is there any man who would not
avail himself of any necessary COM
modify he could find that has not in
creased in cost?
Well. here is one thing that has not
Nature is freezing ice just as cheaply
as 1t was before the war.
And yet, there are thousands of
peopIe-people who need ice-neglect-
ing opportunities to provide them
selves with an abundance of it at no
cost of manufacture whatever. Where
no extra labor is hired the cost of
cutting and hauling is no more than
it used to be, and the actual manufac-
turing cost is as it always has been
nothing.
Every farm family needs ice. With
ice in the farm ice-hOuse, a hundred
comforts are possible all through hot
weather. They could not be had il the
ice-hOuse were empty. And, with few
exceptions, farmers who produce milk
or butter for sale, as the United States
department of agriculture has fire.
quently pointed out, simply can not
have a full measure OF success with
out ice. The absence of ice generally
means a big money loss, but it means
more than that Sour milk makes a
bitter man. The dairy farmer who has
to haul back home a lot of sour milk
or cream every few days simply is
not in frame of mind to enjoy any
Of the good things of life.
A great many men honestly mean
to harvest a crop of ice, but never do
1t. The pond freezes. They think, per-
haps, that the ice is not quite thick
enough. Or else they simply procrasti-
nate, waiting, like Nicodemus. for a
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-29

I'm much obliged. 1t shows you're
square, Mr. Elden, and 1 hold no i'll
will to you"
"Well, can 1 help you in some way
you will accept? I'm afraid don't
mean to be unkind, but we may as
well be franklin afraid you won't
need help very long"
Merton answered as one who has
made up his mind to the inevitable
and Dave thought better of him. This
little wreck of a man-this child il
business matters-could look deal in
the face without a culver.
Not so long" he said. ST felt ever
so much better when 1 came. here
first; thought was really going to
be well again. But when I found what
a mistake I had made I began to WOr-
ry, not for myself, you know, but the
boy, and worry is just what my
trouble lives on. I have been work
ing little. and boarding out, and the
boy is going to school. But can't do
heavy work, and work OF any kind is
hard TO get I find I can't keep going
that way"
Merton looked with dreamy eyes
through the Office window, while Dave
was turning over the hopeleSsness of
his position and inwardly cursing a
system which made such conditions
possible. Society protects the phys
icaIly weak from the physically
strong; the physical highwayman usu-
ally gets his deserts; but the mental
highwaynan preys upon the weak and
the inexperienced and the unorganized,
and Society votes him a good citizen
and a success.
tT had a plan,'' Merton continued,
half apologetically, as though his plan
did him little credit-'T had a plan,
but it can't be worked out. 1 have
been trying to raise a little money on
my lots, but the mortgage people Just
look at me-"
what is your PIan?" said Dave
kindly. ANY plan. no matter how
bad, is always better than no PLAN
81 thought" said Merton timidly-
''I thought if 1 could build a little
shack on the lots I could live there
with the boy and we could raise a
very fine garden. The soil is very fer
tile and at least we should not starve
And the gardening would be good fol-
me, and could perhaps keep some
chickens and work out at odd jobs as
well. But it takes money to build
even a very small shack"
''How much money!" demanded
Dave
IF had a hundred dollars"
to me personally, you understand Fl
advance you five hundred dollars"
Merton sprang up, and there wa:
more enthusiasm in his eyes than haC
seemed possible. ''You will? But
! don't need that much
''Then use the surplus to live on
So the Merton affair was straight
ened away in a manner which Ief
| Dave more at peace with his con
| science But another event, muel
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-29
SWINE CONSUMED MUCH FEED
Devoured More Grain Than Cattle
Last Year, Being Fed sos Per
Cent of Corn.

Swine consumed more grain than
cattle last year in the United States.
being fed SOB per cent Of the corn.
1O.8 per cent Of the oats, 60 per cent
Of the barley, 29-1 per cent of the
wheat and 41.5 per cent Of the mill
feeds fed TO all farm animals
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-29
q Woman's Weakness
OnePafion Was AdYised

Carollton. Mo.='T vas very poorly
With vuman's weakness. Had consulted
with three doctors and they all advised an
operation. A lady friend advised ms % ty
Dr.. Rrce's FsToEite Prescription ! was m
bed when began to take this medicine, but
by the time had taken half bottle was
up on my feet. took seven bottles IN al
and was then vel enough to do 81 my work
and felt fne. got very stout and felt Just
Is dld when / was young It Is certainly p
grand medicine and have often recon-
mended it TO others."-MRS. MARY
STANDBY, oil E First ST
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Better Late Than Never.

The strangest wedding I ever saw
was that of an aged aunt, who in her
youth had had a sutton who went OF to
make his fortune and never returned
until. old and infirm, but wealthy, he
returned to claim his old sweetheart,
who was so feeble she had to remain
in a wheel chair during the ceremony.
Chicago Tribune.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-29
ASSETS FOR GOOD STocKMAN
Amona other Things Breeder Must
Have Interest and Incentive
for Best Stock.

Three most valuable assets for the
nrospective stockman in order TO be-
come a successful breeder are: An
interest and incentive for raising good
stock; second, practical experience,
and third, thorough technical knoWI-
edge Of selection, feeding. judging and
breeding.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-29

they appreciated the benefits which
would result if they substituted pure
bred sires for the mOngrels, were glad
to dispose of their inferior herd-head-
ers. Detailed figures showing the in
creased value Of calves sired by pure
breds over calves OF scrub parentage
were particularly convincing in gain
ing converts. Most OF the scrub bull
owners were prompt In admitting the
error Of their livestock raising ways.
The Roane county banks have aided
the movement to replace poor bulls
with good ones. Every bank in the
county has offered to lend money at
5 per cent to farmers for the purpose
Of purchasing pure-bred sires as sub
stitutes for their scrubs.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-29
This Sort of Thing May Be Made 4
Picnic as Well as a Profits Promoter.

more convenient season. It does not
always come. The pond does not al
ways freeze q second time. Boreas may
be the most rigorous of the gods, but
he is also one of the most unreliable.
It is not safe, therefore. to defer har-
veSting q house full of ice.
Many Kinds Of Ice-Houses.
The house may be any one of many
kinds. An ideal fce-house is one thing.
A house that will keep ice is quite an
other thing. Farmers Bulletin 623 of
the United States department of agri-
culture gives full information concern
ing them.
The ice-haryesting season fortunate
~ comes at a time when there is the
least work on the farm for men and
teams, and consequently the actual
money cost is usually not very great.
The quantity of ice needed depends
upon the location of the farm-wheth-
er in the North or in the South, the
number of cows MIXED, and the meth
cd of handling the product. In the
northern states it has been found that,
with moderately good ice-hOuse, one
half of a ton of ice per COW is suffi-
cient to cool cream and hold it at a
low temperature for delivery two or
three times a week. One and one-half
or two tons per cow should be pro-
vided where milk is to be cooled.
Capacity of Ice-Houses.
A cubic foot of ice weighs about 81
pounds, so in storing ice it is Gus
tomary to allow from 40 to 90 cubic
feet per ton for the mass of ice. At
least ID inches must be left between
the ice and the wall of the building
for insulation. unless the ice-house has
permanently insulated walls and an
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-29
When Run-pown and Nervous

ChilHcothe, Mo.-'For four yesrs had
pains N my back ana N the back Of my
head. was all rundown and nervous.
Was practically N bed for = year. Ny
mother advised NE to tTy Dr.. Rerceis
Golden Medical Discovery 80 took It and
was helped almost st once. ] only took
three bottles Of It and have been better eveF
since that time. know It Is fine medi-
cine."-MRSs @. D. MARBLE. 81 East
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-29
Capacity of Ice-Houses.
Small Part of Expense.

The purchase price of trees is only
a small part of the orchard cost. A
few dollars extra spent se>r trees, If
1t will purchase the kim sou want,
will be well spent.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-29
Raspberries and erapes.

If raspberries or grapes have not
been buried before the ground Is
frozen too hard. they may be laid on
top OF the ground and covered with
stable manure.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-29
No Affinity.

There is one queer thing about the
old sea dogs
What IS that?'
''They don't seem to take to ocean
greyhounds-"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-29
WELL KNOWN
MISSOURI FOLKS
g. Louis Mo.@HDr. Pizcs's medicina-
esvs been wonderful help to roe. Souo

yesBago duEngesch
winter I would 81
rundown and catch
cold, which would
leave me with aver
bad cough tha$usus-
y bothered ne near
~ ali a1mmG sook
Dr.. Rerce's Go5den
Medical Discovgv
and It cured M g
completely that I
49, 49, ha1
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-29
Tricks Of the Trade.

Lawyer Ito fair client a defend
ant)-''When a young juror looks at
you. weep; when an old one looks at
you, +firt."
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-29

Taking Garfield Tea keeps the system
clean, the blood pure and the general
health good. Buy from your druggist.-Adv.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-29

Fefu-n Of this condition. / have ssnes fsken
Dr.. PiGcs's FzyoCite PrescEption during
expectancy and afteFEsrd with wonderful
results. No woman should try 70 20 through
this condition without the use Of .Fazorzts
Prescription MRS. H. A. HARRISS
lf2O s. Cardinal St
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-29

A bachelor doesn't consider q girl
baby worth kissing unless she IS sweet
sixteen.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-29
Nothino New.

"An the worlds a stage" and yet
stage as modern idea.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-29

Nowadays wnen we order a suit We
feel like kicking Adam for having eaten
that apple.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-29
OF
ICE BY NATURE
Freezing Is Done Just as CheapIy
at Present Time as 1t Was
Before War.
FARM FAMILY NEEDS SUPPLY
Thousands Of People Neglect oppor-
tunities to Provide Themselves
With Abundance of II at No
Cost OF Making.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture-)
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-29
BALD HEADS AT PEACE TABLE

co BE CONTINUED
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-29

prepared by the United States Depart
nent of AzrictJIfrYre
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-29

Nebraska has a special copyright
law for farm names and these names
appear on the Ietterheads OF hundreds
of its stock raisers and farmers.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-04
CITIZENSHIP
FORU NJ
THINGS WOMEN
WANT TO KNOW

Each day is given, with it's cor
rect answer, one question asked the
students at the Chicago School of
Political Education for Women,
which was held the week following
the national convention of the Ma
tional American Woman Suffrage
Association.
What is state rights?
States rights is term referring
to the rights of Individual states as
compared with the federal govern
ment. In the United States, the term
is used to denote a view prevailing
in some sections with regard to the
nature of the union. According to
this the union was a compact of SOW
ereign and Independent states; the
federal government was the mere
agent of the states as principals; the
primary allegiance of the individual
was to his state rather than to the
United States.