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Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-09-15
Jack Dempsey.

or lost by a players ability to slip
over a shot where 1t will count -
again picking the opening.
"The placing of a court shot is like
the placing of a ring blow.
The one big difference is that in
boxing you slip in the marker where
the battler is and in tennis you slip
1t In where the opposing player isn't. :"
In the old days one was likely to
see James ]. Corbett or Jimmy Britt
using his placing and stepping power
in a prize fight ring.
Today, with these two battlers IN
the list of Insecticides, they have mas
tered tennis to a spectacular degree.
So it would seem that the old times,
when the cry Of ''forty-love" from a
tennis court brought forth a mock in
falsetto voice from passers-by, have
passed out via the knockout route.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-09-15
TYPES OF BABY BEEF COWS
Three important Factors Should Be
Kept in Mind in Making seIec-
ton Of Breeders.

In selecting COWS from which baby
beef is to be produced, three very Inn
pOrtant factors should be kept in
mind:
/. The cows should have at least
a fair amount of beef blood. Pure
breds are not necessary, but two or
three crosses Of such breeding is es-
sential. Cows with a preponderance
of dairy blood will not do for the pro-
ductioh Of baby beef.
2. Cows best suited for this type Of
breeding usually weigh 900 pounds or
over in thrifty breeding condition. So
long as early maturity is not sacri-
feed, the heavier cows are the most
suitable for baby-beef production.
Size of frame rather than weight
should govern in selecting cows which
are to be used for this purpose.
8. The cows used to produce baby
beeves should produce enough milk
to keep the calves fat and growing
without much additional feed up to
weaving time.
In addition to these three factors,
such things as constitution, Uniform
ity of breeding, color, size and early
maturity should be considered
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-09-15

wholly at his ease. He acted as If the
fear that men have instilled in his
breed was somehow missing. And
that is why she instinctlvely tried to
hurry on the trail.
The step kept pace. For a long
mile, up a barren ridge, she heard
every step 1t made. Then, as the
brush closed deeper around her, she
couldn't hear 1t at all.
She hurried on, straining to the
silence. No, the sound was stopped.
Could 1t be that the animal, fearful at
last, had turned from her trail? And
then for the first time a gasp that
was not greatly different from a de-
spairlng sob caught at her throat. She
heard the steps again, and they were
in the thickets just beside her.
Two hours before Snowbird had left
the house, on her long tramp to the
ranger station, Dan had started home.
He hadn't shot until sunset, as he had
planned.
He rode one Of Lennox's cattle
ponies, the only piece of horse-fesh
that Bill had not taken to the valleys
when he had driven down the live
stock. She was a pretty bay, spir-
tied, high-bred mare that could whip
about on her hind legs at the touch Of
the rein on her neck. She made good
time along the trail And an hour be-
fore sunset he passed the only human
habltation between the marsh and
Lennoxs house-7the cabin that had
been recently occupied by Landy Hill
dreth.
He glanced at the place as he
passed and saw that it was deserted.
No smell of wood smoke remained in
the air. Evidently Landy had gone
down to the settlements with his
precious testimony in regard to the
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-09-15
TENNIS PLAYING is
BIG HELP TO BOXER
Many FistiC Stars Delight in
Strenuous Sport.
Jack Dempsey says Smart Player Can
Get Much Advance information
by Watching Feet Of OPP
ponent as in Fighting.

Strange as It may seem, there is 9
close scientific relation between box
ing and tennis. No doubt this is the
reason why such flstic stars as Benny
Leonard, Battling Levinsky, Freddie
Welsh and Jack Dempsey have become
more OF less, cracks Of the chalked
courts.
Tennis is seldom a part Of actual
training for bout, but many fighters
turn to the strenuous game during the
keeplng-in-training period.
Dempsey explains where the con-
nection and benefit comes in.
SIN tennis playing" the heavy
champ told me, "the smart player can
get heap Of advance information on
what his opponent is going to do by
watching the opponents feet.
1.-THE same is true of boxing.
"You have naturally got to be
speedy on the courts. This trains your
own footwork and builds up your
arena pep.
"When a fighter is aiming to slip
over the K. o. blow, he travels along,
just waiting to pick the right open
ing. On the courts the game is won
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-09-15

a heavy foot, and again and again
she heard the brush crushing and
rustling as something passed through.
Sometimes, when the trail was COW
cred with soft pine needles, it was
practically indistinguishable.
The animal was approximately one
hundred feet behind. 1t wasn't wolf,
she thought. The wolves ran in packs
this season, and except in winter were
more afraid of human beings than any
other living creature. 1t wasn't a lynx
one of those curiosity-devoured lit
tie felines that will new all day on
trail. and never dare come near. 1t
was much too large for lynx. The
feet fell too solidly. There were no
dogs in the mountains to follow at
heel; and she had no desire whatever
to meet Shag, the faithful hybrid that
used to be her guardian in the hills.
For Shag had gone to his well-de-
served rest several seasons before.
Two other possibilities remained. One
was that this follower was a human
being, the other that it was a cougar.
Ordinarily a human being Is much
more potentially dangerous to a wom-
an in the hills at night than a cougar.
A cougar is an abject coward and
some men are not. But Snowbird felt
herself entirely capable of handling
any human foes. They would have no
advantage over her; they would have
no purpose in killing from ambush !;
and she trusted to her own marks
manship implicitly. While 1t is an ex-
tremely difficult thing to shoot at a
cougar leaping from the thicket, a tall
man standing on a trail presents an
easy target. Besides, she had a vague
sense Of discomfort that If this animal
were cougar, he wasn't acting true
to form. He was altogether too bold.
The animal on the trail behind her
was taking no care at all to go silent
ly. He was simply pit-patting along,
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-09-15
I1Is1N SOUNDS
GALlNELS doom
The oliver ToneD Man Warns
Folks Against the SiCkenIna,
Salivating Drug.

Ugh Calomel makes you sick. Tf
horriblel Take a dose Of the danger.
GUS drug tonight and tomorrow you
lose a day.
Calomel is mercury When 1t comes
into contact with sour bile, It crashes
into it, breaking It up. Then Is when
you feel that awful nausea and cramp.
ing. II you are sluggish, If liver Is
torpid and bowels constipated or you
have headache, dizziness, coated
tongue, If breath is bad or stomach
sour, Just try a spoonful Of harmless
Dodson's Liver Tone tonight.
Here's my guarantee-Go to any
drug store and get bottle Of Dodson's
Liver Tone for a few cents. Take a
spoonful and If it doesn't straighten you
right up and make you feel fne and
vigorous, go back to the store and get
your money. Dodson's Liver Tone is
destroying the sale Of calomel because
1t can not salivate or make you sick
Advertisement.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-09-15
LIVE STOCK
NEWS
TEMPORARY sHEEP PASTURES
Results Of Experiment Made by De
partment Of Agriculture on 90
Acre Field In Maryland.

prepared by the UnSed States Depart
ment Of Agficulture9
On a 30-acre field in Maryland, used
by the United States Department Of
Agriculture to test the carrying ca
pacity Of temporary pastures for sheep,
sufficient pasturage was produced to
furnish an average of sos days graz
ing on each acre for mature eve.
This is equivalent to about two sheep
an acre for a season Of $50 days, or
two and one-half sheep for a 2OO-day
period.
This pasturage is much more than
could be obtained from perennial grass
grown on land, Of the character and
value of that used In the experiment,
the department sheep specialists say,
but not more than can be obtained
from the best bluegrass pastures.
Good land used for such a succession
of temporary pastures should produce
from 30 to 100 per cent more pastur-
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-09-15

age than was obtained in this instance.
In such a system as the one under
trial there Is not much choice Of crops
to be used in different months. It is
chiefly necessary to make sure of hav-
ing one crop ready when the preced-
ing one is finished. All the crops
used in 1919, the third year of the
experiment, stimulated a good flow Of
milk in the ewes, produced good
growth in the lambs, and, after wean-
ing, put the ewes in good condition
for fall breeding.
The ewes and lambs were all pure
bred Southdowns. Some of the ewes
raising lambs received half-pound of
grain each daily until May 10, and %
head Of ewes in a fall-breeding expert
ment received a light feed of grain dur
ing September and October. All the
lambs were kept for breeding purposes
and were fed some grain throughout
the summer. In calculating how far
the feed actually produced would go
for grown sheep it was considered that
lamb ate One-fOurth as much as a
sheep until July /, and after that
One-half as much. A total Of $40
hours work for a man and a team
was required for blowing and seeding
the 60 acres used in 1919.
Under the conditions Of this expert
ment fall-sOwn wheat and spring seed
iHgs of oats and peas sOwn together
at the rate Of III bushels per acre
have been most satisfactory for graz
ing in spring and early summer. Soy
beans are ready for grazing about the
middle of July and furnish most Of
the feed until October. In November
fall-sown wheat and rye have been
used most, though late seedlings of
corn and velvet beans were used In
1919 for the first time on Ia acres
that had received an extra top dress
ing of manure.
The number of days of grazing from
one acre of each crop in 1919 was as
follows, calculated on its pasture value
for one mature eve:
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-09-15

Berlin chess players want DR..
Emanuel Lasker, former champion, to
meet Jose Capablanca again.
John II. Haseman, Jr., New York,
has been elected president of the UNI
ted States Amateur Glass association.
Carl Fisher became the Middle At
lantic States tennis champion by de-
feating DR.. P. B. Hawk In FIVE sets
at Philadelphia.
William T. Tilden, second, will re-
turn to Wimbledon, Eng, next June
to defend his title as British singles
tennis champion.
A. G. Hill, England's great miller,
set the record In that country at A
minutes 10 As seconds, the fastest
championship mile.
New college stadlums in course of
construction include Michigan, Van
derbilt, California, Stanford and Uni
versity of Kansas. Michigan's is be-
ing enlarged.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-09-15
MIDDLEMEN

According to the check-up on
the fans who witnessed the
Eight of a Century" at Tex
Richards bowl July 2, $4,000
fans paid $1,65O,OOO to gain ad-
mittance.
But that was a small item as
compared with the total Of what
those $4,000 paid.
Railroads, hotels and food
houses went into the fans pOck-
cts for an average of possibly
500 to $3.50 per.
That makes a layout of more
than $S,OO0,000.
And they spent 1t all for just
10 minutes and 10 seconds Of
milling.
But It was worth Ito a fight
bug.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-09-15
Thus We Babble on.

London Athenaeum-" in the
way the writing on the wall attracted
the attention of ACKNOWLEDGMENT"
Whatever that writing was, it
doesn't appear to have been Keep
off the grass. Boston Transcript
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-09-15
Hard 70 Saliva

Extracts from book on self-helps:
life is just what you make II.
Don't do anything foolish. Get mar
ried in early life. Remember, one
great mistake may last a lifetime.v
There is about as much help in that
as there is in an income tax blank.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-09-15
EoR SUMMER coLna

Use Vacher-Balm; it relieves at
once. If we have no agent where you
live, write to q. w. Vacher, Inc, New
Orleans, La.--Advertisement.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-09-15
Deadly.

Artists Model-Do you do much
sketching from life?
Artist-Oh, no; mostly from the
wife.
The Red Cloud chief., 1921-01-06

COmrade Beck Of Chicago, has a,
beard over eight feet long. Strange
to say, Mr.. Beck has never used any
hair tonic to increase its growth, nor
has he ever appeared In any public ex-
hibition. He Is a mechanic. and dur
ing working hours wears his beard
under his vest.
The Red Cloud chief., 1921-01-06

Woman's sphere nowadays seems 10
be the big round earth.
The Red Cloud chief., 1921-01-06
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never
Suspect It
Applicants for Insurance Often
Rejected.

Judging from reports from druggists
who are constantly in direct touch with
the public, there 10 one preparation that
has been very successful in overcoming
these conditions. The mild and healing
influence Of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root 10
soon realized. It stands the highest for
it. remarkable record of success.
An examining physician for one Of the
prominent Life Insurance Companies, in
an interview on the subject, made the a..
tonishing statement that one reason why
20 many applicants for insurance are re.
jected Is because kidney trouble is 80
common to the American people, and the
large majority of those whose applica.
tions are declined do not even suspect
that they have the disease. 1t 10 on sale
at all drug stores in bottles of two sizes,
medium and large.
However, il you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for .
sample b,ttle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
The Red Cloud chief., 1921-01-06
Welsh Halloween Custom.

1t was custom In Wales for every
family to make great bonfire on Hal.
'oween night In a large open space.
After the fire had died down the fam
ily solemnly marched around, and
each member tossed a white pebble
with his name scratched on II into the
embers. On waking In the morning
the first thing each did was to 60 out
TO the fire and search for his pebble.
II one Of the stones could not be found
the family come to the conclusion that
the member who cast In the missing
pebble would die before next Hallow-
cen.
The Red Cloud chief., 1921-01-06

When actors quarrel they can r.
sort TO the makeup boz.
The Red Cloud chief., 1921-01-06

AlonzO HerndOn, Atlantas million.
aire barber" was born a slave. Re,
Gently he purchased and equipped q
$4,000 house to be used as a day nur-
sery and kindergarten for negro chill
dren. Herndon was born In 1858 In
Walton county. Georgia. and was sew.
en- years old when emancipation was
proclaimed. At the age Of twenty.
light, he went to Atlanta with 81 in
Is pockets and secured a Job In q
'nrber shop. He soon became man.
''ger of the largest and finest barber
shop In Atlanta. Now he owns three
shops. valued at 100000. His savings
he invested In real estate, and as the
result. he is today one Of the richest
members Of his race in the entire
South. his estate being valued at $780,.
GOO. He Is active In church work.
The Red Cloud chief., 1921-01-06
Exact Copy Of Wrapper.
Below the Average.

Below the Average.
According to the comptroller Of cur
rency the average man carries $40 or
SIS In his pocket every day. Oh to
be an average man.
The Red Cloud chief., 1921-01-06

Watch Cutieura Improve Your Skin.
On rising and retiring gently smear
the face with Cutlcura Ointment.
Wash off Ointment In five minutes
with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Il
Is wonderful sometimes what Cuticura
will do for poor compilations, dandruff.
itching and red rough hands.--Adv.
The Red Cloud chief., 1921-01-06

Mentioned One. Thing Right on.
Mr.. GOldrOx-Marry me and yOu'M
never want for anything.
Miss YOung-Never want for any
thing? How about man I could
love ?-BOstOn Transcript.
The Red Cloud chief., 1921-01-06
ASPIRIN
Name ''payer" on Genuine

Take Aspirin only as told In each
package of genuine Bayer Tablets Of
Aspirin. Then you will be following
the directions and dosage worked out
by physicians during u years. and
proved safe by millions. Take no
chances with substitutes. II you see
the Bayer Cross on tablets, you can
take them without fear for Colds.
Headache. Neuralgia, Rheumatism,
Earache, Toothache. Lumbago and
for Pain. Handy tin boxes Of twelve
tablets cost few cents. Druggists also
sell larger packages. Aspirin is the
trade mark Of Bayeg Manufacture OF
Observation-Disclosures of Salicylicacid.--
Adv.
The Red Cloud chief., 1921-01-06

Some classes are like treadmllls
they're always moving but never gel
anywhere.
The Red Cloud chief., 1921-01-06
Information Bureau.

A man sent his bumptious son to col
lege and I'm n month or so wrote In
quirins how he was getting along In
the grind of knowledge. He got this
characteristic reply:
'Fine. Write often and ask me any
thing that puzzles you."--Everybody's
Magazine.
The Red Cloud chief., 1921-01-06

Love of money is the root OF all
svil-and OF some good.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-10-21
THE POWER OF GREAT ORGAN
IZATIONS

Great organizations of any kind,
when they become sufficiently power
full. often become a menace to the
welfare of the general public AS IL
is now, the farmers certainly need 60
he organized to protect themselves from
being victimiZed by elements OF society
that are better organized. But when
the farmers do become thoroughly or
ganiZed they will WELD tremendous
power and no doubt INSCRIPTIONS lead
ers will arise to use this power TO the
dptriment of the great mass OF s0cle-
ty
When the farmer limits production of
fOod-stutfs. it will be crime against
the world: it will mean starvation Tor
many; but perhaps the farmer Will
think it will make more money for him
and shorten his working hours. In the
long run he will not profit by it, just
as no labOring man profits in the long
run by reducing production:
The leaders of the farmers. intOXl-
lated with power. will put over unjust
legislation. Means will be found 70
boost the prices of their commodities to
high levcls-higher levels of compen-
Sation than their fellow men in other
walks of life. but working just as hard.
will receive on the average. They will
fight all establishments of their prices
at times when there is a general low
pring of all price levels. The pro
gram will naturally neceSsitate Il very
high fence to keep out foreign compe-
, tition. which would be able TO get over
Il moderate tariff wall and puncture
their price balloon.
They will forget that neither one
person nor a million can pull them
selves up by their boot straps: they
will forget that if we sell our surplus
products to the world we must also
buy from the world. and must buy
on terms that will permit the world
to do business with us.
And. if the fence is SO high that the
world cannot do business with us. ali
the legislation in the world will nOu
restore the balance and bring any gen
eral or lasting prosperity. The former
may limit his production so there Is
no surplus and by artificial means
force abnormally high prices for his
products. But when he does he will
find the price of other commodities
goes up TO the same high level and he
will then he unable to exchange his
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-10-21
A GUN uE EACH SLEEVE OF HER
KIMONA

As the fated day of the Armament
Conference draws near, it appears to
the average -An.cl.>.,.l as ii the ink in
the milk is Japan-silent, cunning
Japan
We hear all sorts of talk in our very
best sensational papers and magazines
of the great navy she is building III
secret of her mysterious battleshipS.
her mysterious airplanes and this and
hat mysterious engine of war. Add
o this the fact, which has been i'm
,ressed on us all for third of CEN
Jury. that Japan works darkly and
yrings on her victim like a bludgeOll-
rmed thief in the night-nO wonder
'e fear her attitude at the coming con-
ference.
la the American military experts
not share our average impressions.
hey laugh at the widely printed
rOriesa of the japanese navy being As
;trong or stronger than ours, or that
t is likely to be as strong as ours III
A few years. They point out:
1t takes time, great sums of money
large purchases Of material abroad to
1uild a dreadnOught. 1t is impossible
20 camOufiage such large undertake
ing.
Japan is poor country. Her revs
anues are only One-fifteenth of the rev
Anues of the United States, and her
people are even now grooming ANA
festive under the burden. Be her naval
program what it may, she cannot con-
pete in sea strength with 81 TO Uncie
Sam's 500.
Our naval experts are willing to BET
iheir regulations that she has only SIN
lreadnOughts to our 10, and they say
hat that propOrtion-or nearly that
will continue under our and Japan's
programs up to 1923, which is as far
as anybody can figure in 1921.
Perhaps it is another cunning orient
ii game to make the world think that
Japan is armed to the teeth. Maybe
she thinks that she'll scare somebody
~ pretending at the Conference that
she has gun up each sleeve of her
kimOna.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-10-21

reduced production for as great a
quantity of other commodities as he
would have been able to do had he pro-
duced what he could and the price
level remained lower
For, after all, money is only med
ium and it all SINNERS down in the
final analysis to matter of simple
barter, as in the days of old before
there was any money. We're merely
Il few people living on an island;l
mighty small island in the universe
and one cannot trade the product of an
hours work for the product of two
hours work of another man of no
greater skill. One may make such a
trade once or twice. but he cannot
keep it up indefinitely.
So. when the great organization of
farmers becomes reality. we may
rather expect that. as the farmer has
the same brand of human nature as
all the rest of human kind he will
have the same frailties and ut times
be just as selfish and unreasonable as
other powerful OrganiZatins have been
Human nature usually runs true IL
form.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-10-21
WHAT NEXT IN ELECTRICITY?
THOUGHT TELEGRAPHY?

Away back in the ninetieS. Mark
Twain wrote an interesting piece about
mental telegraphy-SOme folks call i
"tclcpathy." Mark recited instances
where he had wanted very much to
hear from this or that person. and had
il on his mind strongly and he hal
even sat down and written letters to
them. In each example the letter
crossed" in the mails another from the
individual mind.
Few Of us but have had letters
cross i'm the mails, both written on
the same subject. And how frequently
have each one of us been surprised 10
find people about whom we were talk
ing, suddenly appear on the scene,
causing us to remark: Speak of ALI
gels and you'll hear their wings or.
speak of the devil etc. And then
there is the constant recurring dupli-
cation of thought and ideas which
brings out the saying: Great minds
travel in the same direction.
Few think of these as mental teleg-
laphy.' but are they not?
Mark Twain wrote in the days
when common telegraphy of messages
was by wire. He was convinced that
mental telegraphy was not clalrvOy-
ance or Spritism. but the action of
some unknown quality of electricity.
Since that time wireless telegrapny
has become known. Wireless telephony
is beginning to become common. We
know that the sounds are carried
through the air by waves of electricity
which wash against poles and stand
pipes to which receivers are attached.
The world is making amazing strides
in the science Of electricity. What will
il yield next? Will it he the discovery
OF quality or element in electricity
that. with the help of apparatus. will
wash waves of thought from one brain
to another?