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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-01
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-01

The bllnuk Ent c1EI,HJf1iI az <zEr-
s-izir su1H-H-f ant Er1eE 1u or
= rfrlia1i0ek- MRrr EBch hprrre
s<rs beer ssuIufaa1silF -rs-n-ed -
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@u.r-nrs Lns Erez-s<E- rhsr Esr
csuBs rau1ss nrreusr- nc -tt rpp-
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Fslr stHuatsh- gre 1hen r-k
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-01

a vA4 Encvr t-Irni.rr mtr pht
vifits the f-uc trade sHyf he Ia.
t,rtfsr heard aruErasts Ess . csfzoEns1
v.ne vishat te NUr a caurf uec1rfnt
v'netse- = was Tor a xtlc u- Al El-
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tr1n r AID lhIl r AwkF. cures
7'he-F = nlg he lH1E; dElgsr n gr-
'rlr 2 AID 5u- rn.ts r'pu4 EIsd v hso.-
in1 cough i u urFu-pIE~ec
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-01
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my riefz s1os. basa Ase hnsn 4
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cld me Hr' nnck rsaf newer scr
tired ~ lrrRisnc =. fos 2 fe8ess ?
saved ny Iiie IN 8rSx tive FnErs
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tif me tlrs rhoa- Z tried sfs'e-xl
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be VII rive y1r nnnf,efrta Ina1i1nl
afTict free uf cosi. Don't VAL 2
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-01

huf ) Aune a. nc noz z.ssc0a I,
treat 4 a. Ere-e~s-ass diseases a1G
has 1as yrn2rs A1fflrs The Asa q.
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ssnpsoas Seoa cllrsr ercsns q the
1ss>r hecomt Involved aad VARGAS
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a. sss- soovress. cnnsa aAsion. fots
n-eAsh. fnlness aetc- eatlAE pains IA
the sseaaach. has6scht. tired ont
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hare testified gn4lic.y Ia; uhey have
beer tAls RESTORED u tA- enserners
q sse<fecs hs4ith - skkIne Taniat.
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frs ulAry e thtr have repar1@k ! ~
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wight x3ane VIA sNer rs4x-r -
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Drag Co. and ~ lestlrss az EXISTS
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-01

-T'rs Aax N&ars N thf taHrsen
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kGnsss c1rv sra Z mrz We q F-'eas
csznsar. ~ iais ezrancr 70 bAzt snmf-
thing ne p1rs fs1 tbsss DAYS
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laS leer led * i,~Afre Tho fss..issf
ks1r xvzJ e-pu aAIlrsraus ptaees
where ahsr wAIls nn-t Js-asecuna
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-01

~ u u sends TINS oDt IL rAEmf
Z hB1A ~ Hsk
sDcA isaAsl 1hlnrs
3uz x:hn rpu hnil-
Wnar Miss Earring 90
Euf SDmf ~ Ent nHr-'lscs I-t
nsHr unougt ~ vRfF 1hf daat
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-01

13ow dil Nrt'-- ullnart ie aE2fh
thHz -,nh sd SsshtEur sls nsr-ieL
ss,r-t MAss.
she taof x wearing cal1 lasE
And liEf slsoes End aht paw bsut
<bouSin sbs was s1e sensible lsVg
l.n1 E-kl,hed hnr. Ae h ,lLsdrf su-
si4 ant his uzs1llre NOV replied
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-01

Srs 81 SAYS here rhnt "a re-slnss
- s-l- = rr cieL u Enelna a.
.,.-g .essr ia gaaes 81 are
t7t -'-'aA. proves * lnnsl - raf
sarr n ErssAl.f we're nsvt, sHix e
hes1 kfsF rnurs IN l-flAnL
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-01
Children CRY
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lnr, and l,ath l-t nav -sEaint by si,ec-
lriuiz
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.--h1ur ssrvirH. .nd making ulle
improvements 70 The llaIs ~ 8h-us-
al4g
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-01

-snf sptf = inrtn-r MN 4. -sn4ec
owen NouHu tks 0ernearHs3
<fa-lRs s,iss and AiexAr.3er Tnks-
et-. q lonesviile were n lspn Tpes.
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-01

1c@ haa k-1Ex st Snr~~Fnars =
1s-lfrr-stl 1uceE1er VA the Arnerz.
an lCzfo1 srrxs~t t-on seree
;ren-r- g a ar1arel olsA GcfiSaTars
s-,aB sssciEr r1nrstes Soc a Lorx-
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Suhr,e kIc for wnsn effar-s az. ne
M mace * sscure a rnnssanss1llr Z
N1 ncrrun e hs h-e--3oees cnnaf
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-01

Town TOPICS


Car Yea o<ss az
These sqsHI sirerx s1-r sr~ enefs-'
No r<r0 p's4she2 ~ tecF.
10 Ee. ~ cna<csne fpr he kias
And re- -ha7ss 1.xlFs rls ~ hE
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-01
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The FED crass ot Ne lcczE chAyx.r
= . cCIusSzu aosef pl1h Csbsr chkp
srs a tis,t-arz pE--s & tht c1xnfrs
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-01

Observations u Clsts. lrnih1ars
All r1mEuser when mel v'ars
roupa deaA< ns5s cuts 4AG were
hnss u1 RzA uesaz fAs-ene-s
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-01

S.hr< . esar
Alas, 8rre hrs
Ag nv Yn.rs resolus aol,--
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I'br vea& . rsnst.sa1s<l
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-01

--rs a1sins srrrrrnslons
s7t lsnl ~ Enzt
-sl.s 1assa of haahh.
Nv oo-;Dr1 Ce-
A. f his xish91h
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-01

a i.lzsr -ecsirea rareuE-F frgm a
AKA sx-sarr.es nzsz n ne Z : 2
p : fs<&yi1Al a. Bpa%e CEr. 1Esba.
~1stf vEE ~-Eraa ~ a LED Grass
>ns-1'c@- srs- x<rAs- n Tie bas-ass-
ana was = SAs sfterz zhss sbe sss
v's-lt SON -s<lxE -sls Ehzslr z-nsr
ss'lsBec . In ozzz . <Esnsxs
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-01

-ls Ret Cross n 1-zr De M--an
III n cn-oE'ersd.o1 ~tih sh4 Joc.4,
: hAsrtr - Ling a SAN fcr crE-s1-
s-iiur iur I Lagzr courl l.es
sewlrr1r1 l~a-s
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-01

~'hf. Wfw CIR wssrt c.ir1sa
Pa aNd N1lx
'1lssze - crsN4e1 Pa
"THsr usre a. Gas axaesKs ~ s.id
81. tAaIs shsy-"
p7rA. b une q rarm vEs very rra-
ant e11l tifs hare nalel hln ST.
cuss
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-01

ssf iscNgestAcr spc cc-fs pstsor
ght nfcesf ans TlaAxaute@ med
sc-rt J have used f1r indiression ana
us'r sf lgs1en is CtArrsersAir Ta3-
aetA s-sies Neitrc = c-zae. Me-
ele SreFt. y Y. Tbey wars rae a
chktu Anc Do net gr1pe 81 lease Ar
urrisRstrs -cfsrt
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-01

Eve. IN zDoss sreers VT vi ro~
sr-'ee VIII sft laws decArsrior sAas
+ is . crime s0 ave zwRy lle1or
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-01

he Turk th.rff Er1aer raucves a.
lr-usaels e1serts es EiooatDe
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-01

T'se Eee C-~ss q HeRgvss6- CAL.
fu-ush b rcLex<inr . iaan sves u
ss'cE t'hAsrx- ~ che e sc- L1.rsn
crI1-y ts1Fk n0p N<s-i1r-x n H1,Hr-
Nssst 7'hs bsr = 1-zwlr crmpsn-
ssr1rr -h-DuEe sfiarss u tfis rhsvEgr
1nl n zlslEaar Ees6 S.sF * hss wax
ri has never 12st t.s<k thr in11
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-01

Tor cots MOI aan: y Miss krs ~
-hrss Sgto
fiaArVnrf Cof AaSs5ncs lcNnll
Tom S1assin laHrnfpE1 tH E3hSs Isrs
SArurdsy " hare hls sEes cessrd
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-01

y FTa f-E T'rs:samr o. mr. nasspan. iun IA upy
ssrt fnr nx FH1rE TflaI TREATMENT snr nv
an - be PAN C,SLA .AF'TEE EE1CrvECN Es.AS
Z roU st EsElra
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-22
JAMES At LEAST WAS FRANK
Explanation, However, Must Have
Been Cold Comfort for Young
American Lady.

1.-THE butler In a Scotch family"
says an American of that extraction,
occupies a privileged and unique posi-
ton. He sometimes assumes free
dom of speech that seems to American
ears to border on impertinence; but
to those who know him his frank
speech is only one Of the many evil
dences Of his interest in the family
welfare.
"a young American woman was the
guest at house where butler of that
sort reigns. She submitted to his
patronage with much amusement; but
one day there were unexpected and
important guests for dinner, and lit
tie while before the meal was served
the butler waylaid the young American
in the hall.
"'Im fearin' there'll no be quite
enough SOUP" he whispered, so when
it's offered, We maun decline it, lass
"'Decline soup, james," she said,
laughing, "why, that would not be
polite"
"'Well not, precisely said James,
with a benignant smile, but they'll
a make excuse for We, tlinkin' We ken
nae better "-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-22
";oIf" Comes From Dutch Word.

Why is the ancient Scottish game
now so popular in this country among
those able to support the extensive
links required, called ''golf?" The
answer Is to be found in letter writ
ten by Sir Walter Scott, in 1872:
II should doubt very much that the
word golf is derived from the verb
'gowff,' or to strike hard. On the
contrary, I conceive that the verb it.
self is derived from the game, and
to 'gowff' is to strike sharp and
strong, as in that amusement. If
were to hazard conjecture, I should
think that the name golf is derived
from the same Teutonic expression
from which the Germans have cobb,
a club, and the Low Dutch 'kolff,'
which comes very near the sound OF
golf If 1 am right, the word golf
signifies the game Of the club"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-22
~ Course John Was spoof,no.

The late John Kendrick Bangs came
upon a friend one afternoon In field
taking photographs. His camera was
pointing ut a haymow and the scene,
while one to delight person Of keen
artistic sensibility. apparently did not
strike tho humorist as anything out OF
the ordinary.
"Hallo, Rudolph" he remarked
"what In the world are you doing
there2"
aust you come over here and look
at the reflection on my ground glass
and you will see," said his friend with
much fervor. Bangs ventured over
and put his head under the cloth.
"Ah, now see." he said gravely. 1.-THE
haymow Is standing upside down.
Boston Transcript.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-22
Image Puzzles Antiquarians.

Dug up in Southfields, Eng, weird
little stone figure battles experts as to
it's origin. 1t Is Of flint, of a reddish
color, and is, apparently, grotesque
image Of some kind. The lower part
Of the body is, unfortunately, miss
ing, as we'll as portions Of the arms,
but the carving of the face is quite
clear, though Of primitive workman
slip. Authorities at the British mu-
scum are vague as to It's origin, but
are of the opinion that It is relic
of post-medieval times. The soil in
which the image was discovered is of
London clay, and is on the site of a
pond which not many years ago was
drained for housing purposes.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-22
BeIIiqerent Rooster.

A big black MinOrca rooster, full
bred and owned by a chicken fancier
at Orwigsburg, Pa, the other day at
tackled a little four-year-old girl, inflict.
ing wounds, scars of which will be car
ried for life. The rooster knocked
her down and thrust its spurs into her
forehead ut the upper part of her nose,
just between the eyes. Her screams
brought help just in time to save the
childs eyes.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-22

morning, supposed"
II did, my love-" he answered, un-
blushingly.
Il asked mother to postpone her
visit for a WHILE" his wife went on.
"YOu see"
Henry did so. His wife saw, too.
What she saw was the tired man jump
from his chair, kick off his slippers,
put on his shoes and skip out into
the murky street.
And when, five minutes later, Henry
returned with the tale that he had
just been to see how the thermometer
outside the postoffice stood, she
smiled.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-22
Queer "Ornamentation."

The natives Of the South Sea is
lands bore holes in the lobes of their
ears, which gradually stretch until
they reach down to their shoulders.
In these openings are inserted such ar
ticles as pipes, etc. Anything which
comes their way, for which they can
not imagine a use, they are fond of
suspending round their necks. China
door handles, cartridge cases, wheels
of alarm clocks, are often worn" in
this way. One islander has been OBJ
served wearing the leg Of couch
complete with its caster round his
neck.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-22

pers, lit his pipe,
sat down In the
easy chair, and
cellar ed that
no thing could
make him stir
from the house
till next morning.
Henry" said
his wife, "yOu
posted that letter
/ gave you this
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-22
Favored by St. Valentine.

An Ontario reader says: "A1r. and
Mrs. Watson were married on st. VAL
entine's day three years ago. The fol-
lowing st. Valentines day daugh-
ter was born. The second child, also a
daughter was born st. Valentines this
year. The happy couple are receiving
congratulations on the happy coinci-
denceS.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-22
Remember This Bird.

"My dad likes the old songs. I'm
trying to get one for him, but can't
think of its name"
do you know what it is about?"
"About some bird who lived In
gil6ed cage."-Judge.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-22
Eight Children at One Birth.

Eight Children at One BITth.
The President Of the republic Of
Mexico sent $3.50 to Sonora Enriquita
Ruibo Of Tampico, Mexico. because
she recently gave birth to eight chill
dren in one day. None Of the babes
survived, however.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-22
Two Made Heavy Work.

Mrs. Benham-I made this cake with
my own hands.
Benham-Well, many hands make
light work. You ought to have had
help.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-22
when HUBBY "G0T MOVE ON"
Sudden Desire to See How the Their.
mometer Stood Might Have
Had an Explanation.

He kicked off his wet shoes, slid his
tired feet into pair Of carpet slip,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-22

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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-12-22
BORAH,S CONDITIONS

Senator Borah resembles our own
senior Senator in that when he has
something to say, which is often, he
says it. Having heard that the
Harding administration is giving
some serious consideration to the sit
uation in Europe, with desire to do
something about it, he serves notice
to all and sundry, but particularly the
government, that nothing can be done
without his opposition unless Europe
complies with certain conditions, and
he gives no assurance that he would
not oppose even if conditions were
fulfilled. Judging from his position
in the past it may be fairly assumed
that no conceivable conditions would
relieve his apprehension or induce his
approval Of any form of participation
in European affairs. But what are
his conditions?
"If these countries" he says now,
"will signify their readiness to reduce
and adjust reparations to a point
which would permit Germany to pay
and live, to reduce their land forces,
to ratify the disarmament treaties, to
recognize the government of Russia,
to expose the secret military conven-
lions now obtaining between one of
the great mowers and a number of
small powers to waive the RIGHT TO
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-12-22

fluences have shown the farmer how
to apply the principles of scientific
agriculture and farm more efficiently.
But what has been the result as far
as the farmer himself is concerned !?
He has found that in normal times
for these larger crops which cost him
more thought and labor to produce he
little more than he does for his
smaller crops. A particularly large
one may glut the market and he will
have difficulty in getting any price
for part of it.
Agricultural education, therefore,
has increased production, but has done
little to better the condition of the
farmers pocketbook. But this edu-
cation has by no means been worth
less to tn farm. AS he has begun to
farm with his brains, he also has be-
gun to use his brain on other aspects
of his problem. Education has given
him a broader vision. He is now
ready and prepared, with the aid of
those public spirited citizens who are
interested in the farmers welfare, to
consider the other half of successful
agriculture-the marketing of the
crops at profit to the farmer.
Cooperative marketing is way to
the solution of this part Of the prob
lem. When properly conducted it
substitutes merchandising for dump
ing; secures for the farmer much of
the profit of the middlemen, STABILIZE
es prices, thus removing some of the
speculation from farming. increases
demand, and eliminates waste. 1t has
been tried long enough to prove its
success, and it now is spreading like
wild-fire throughout the country. 1t
is the most popular single develop
ment that has taken place in Ameri-
can agriculture in as short a time.
Improvement in the standard of liv-
ing is directly traceable to it,
Worlds Work.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-12-22
GETTING AN EVEN BREAK FOR
THE AMERICAN FARMER

Should the United States Steel
Corporation, instead Of paying divi-
dends in cash, distribute among its
hundred thousand stockholders all the
products that it manufactures, how
good would be the chaos in the stee
industry. One stakeholder might re-
ceive a carload of steel rails, another
might get one or two, still others only
parts of one rail, and so on with al
the products of the corporation
What would happen?
These people would all want to con
vert their dividends" into cash or in
to something that they could make use
of. Only few of them would be ir
touch with the users of steel products
A group Of speculative middle-mer
would enter the field. They would &C
to these stockholders and say: eve
will take your rails and other things
but we cannot pay you much fol
them, for we do not know whether we
can sell them. We may get stuck
with them" These same middlemen
would go to the railroads aand other
users of steel and say to them: 1--WE
will get you the steel you need, but it
is difficult to gather it together and
we will have to charge you a good
price for it."
How absurd it would be for the
steel corporation to distribute its
products that way; what a change
from the present efficient method OF
marketing through sales organiza-
ton that is in touch with all the
markets of the world and is constant.
ly developing new ones. How long
could the steel corporation continue
its production of a billion dollars a
year with system of marketing as
that?
Yet that is the system employed in
marketing good part of five billion
dollars worth of farm products in
this country annually. The produc-
ers of our food supplies take almost
as little part as that in the marketing
Of their products. They dump them
on the market and accept what the
middlemen offers for them. And that
is why the cotton growers of the
South are at least two generations
behind our city population in the
things that make for civilization
That is why they are now practically
at the mercy of the boil weevil, the
spread of which they might have
checked had they had sufficient funds
to fight it. That is why our tobacco
growers are little better off than the
cotton growers, and why our farm
ing communities generally are gen.
GRAFTON behind the rest of the country
in the formard march of civilization.
The need of creating better condi-
tons for the farmer has been recog-
nized for more than fifty years. The
support of agricultural colleges in
each state was provided for by Cong
rees during the dark days Of the Civil
war. Since then funds have been ap-
propriated by the Federal Govern
nnent for agricultural experiment
work in the states and for the en-
ployment of agricultural agents in
the counties. These educational in