Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 63, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1915 — Page 6

THE BOY FARMER

|or a Monitor of dio CoraClut

Oepyriflht, 1918, by Arsjjrloan Pres. Association.

CHAPTER VIII. EVERY member of the Boys’ Coni club In the county was present at the meeting. There were many others also, including fanners, merchants and bankers. It was a jolly crowd that gathered to getber that morning. Every one had his joke and hia laugh. The noise nev er ceased for a moment until the club was called to order and Mr. Burns stepped up on the rostrum to make a few before the awarding of the prizes began. *1 want to say,” he began, smiling, ♦♦that I am very proud that this county is In my district When I tell yon why, boys, you’ll be proud also.” A stillness settled over the crowd, and the boys listened eagerly for the next words

“What I refer to,” continued Mr Burns, “is the fact that some boy of this county, some boy sitting here in this room, has won the state prize -a trip to Washington. Think of that, boys. One of your club has not only won the first prize for the county, but be has beat every other boy in the state. I wonder if any of you know who the winner is?” As be asked the question the agent allowed his eyes to wander about over the crowd of boys, as if he himself was trying to locate the lucky youth. The boys looked at each other and tried to guess the winner. But the agent left it to the committee to re veal the name. They didn’t have long to wait, however. Presently Mr. Burns sat down, and the chairman of the committee stood up to award the prizes. "Sam Powell will please come for ward,” he said. Sam could hardly realize that It was his name that had been called,' but be rose and went forward The chairman had him step up on the rostrum beside him, facing the assembly. The next words of the man caused the young farmer almost to faint “Sam Powell,”, he said, “1 wish to in form you that as a competitor tn the Boys’ Corn club you have won the first prize offered to the boy In this state who produced on one acre the largest amount of corn at the least cost This prize consists of SIOO In cash, to be used in paying the expenses of a trip to Washington. “Furthermore. 1 wish to inform you that you have won the first prize offered to the boy in this county who produced on one acre the best all round crop of corn, quality, quantity and cost considered. This prize consists of one registered Jersey cow.

“For your achievement In farming the state also presente you with this certificate of honor. It is signed by the governor and stamped with the great seal of the commonwealth. To win this certificate Is alone a distlnc don to be proud of.** | Holding the certificate in his hand. Sam went back to his seat It seemed almost too good to be true that he had won those first prizes. He was anx loua to get out and go home to tell the news. How proud his mother and sis ter would be! The awarding of the other prizes went on. but Sam, to tell the truth, was so busy thinking about the Jersey cow and the trip to Washington that he didn’t pay much attention to any thing else. There was hardly a member of the club, however, who did not win some prize besides the certificate of honor which was given to every boy who raised over fifty bushels of corn to the acre. After all the prizes had been awarted and the agent and two or three visitors had made short speeches, en couraglng the boys and urging them to begin that very day to prepare for the contest next year, Mr. Burns rose and; smiling, asked if any member of the club would like to saj anything. No one responded, but suddenly some one called out “Sam Powell I” Then from different parts of the house came the call:

“Sam Powell!” “Sam Powell!" “Sam Powell!” Sam flashed with the excitement and embarrassment of it He couldn't make a speech, he knew, but be had won first prize, and they wanted him to say something. He had thought of one or two things that he really did want to say to the boys, so when some one called his name again he rose from his seat “Members of the club and visitors,” he said, “you flatter me by calling on me for a speech. Speechmaking isn't much in the line of the Boys'. Corn club, but I do really wish that 1 could make a speech today. I’d like to talk a long time on farming and what we can do for ourselves by following It as a business. That’s what 1 think we ought to consider—ourselves. We want to improve our farms* but we want to Xe thinira and the moat imnortaut thins

By ASA PATRICK

I we ceoru is now to study. When we learn how to study we can keep on go lag to school without a teacher. Ard vneres so mnco to lemu iu Ovoka afia outdoors that we ought to keep, on learning and studying as long as we live. - “We’ve all done pretty well this year, but we can do better next and still bet ter the next. We are just beginning to see bow much land will produce. ‘Bet ter seed and better stock* must be our watchword ’Double the crop to the acre and halve the cost' must be our class yell I’m going to grow more and better corn to the acre next year and try to do It at less cost. We have raised some fine corn already, though, and we must send some of It to the county and state fairs. You men farmers had better look out; we boys an after you. Next year I’m going to try for the automobile in the national corn shew That's all 1 have to say, and I’d like to bear from some of the other boys "

Sam sat down while every one bouse cheered loudly. Mr. Burns remarked that the speech was a good one. It wasn’t long, he said, but it was to the point and said a great deal tn a very few words. He then called for others to say something, and two or three responded. After they had finished the meeting adjourned, and Sam rushed from the room to find out about his prizes. It happened that the banker who had offered the trip to Washington prize lived In the town, and Sam was Informed that the money was waiting for him whenever he was ready to start on the trip. The Jersey cow had been shipped from a distance and was also waiting Id a nearby stable for him to take possession of her. Sam was delighted when be saw the cow She was a perfect beauty -soft eyed and fawn col ored. She wore a halter, and the young farmer bought a short rope with which to lead her home. They were a much surprised and pleased mother and sister who came out when he drew up at the front gate with the cow following contentedly behind. Sam sat on the front seat, bold Ing the lines, nnd answered a rapid fire of questions “Yes. I won this Jersey cow and the trip to Washington." “My. but you can’t go clear-to Wash ington by yourself," said Mrs. Powell doubtfully.

“Pshaw! Of course 1 can! Lots of boys travel farther than that. Any way. I don’t expect I’ll have to take the trip myself. 11l find out in a day or two." “What are those papers you have?” asked Florence. J “Oh. that's my Jersey’s pedigree and some other papers This cow’s registered. and she’s worth over sloo.’’ “What are the other papers?” insist ed Florence. “Well, one is a certificate of honor from the state. It's signed by the gov ernor and stamped with the state seal.” “A certificate of honorf’ exclaimed Mrs. Powell. “My goodness! Did you get that for the acre of corn too?” “Yes’m,” replied Sam. “the whole lot. You see. mother, I was ahead of every boy in the state” When at last his sister and mother had exhausted the supply of questions the boy climbed from his seat and led the cow away to the pasture. Mrs. Powell didn’t like the idea of her son going on a journey to Washington, and Sam wanted to buy a pony for Florence more than to take the trip, so he decided to see the banker and find out if be might not use the money to buy a horse instead of going on a journey. “Why, don’t you want to take the trip?” asked the banker when he heard Sam’s proposal. _ _■ “Yes, sir, I’d like to go mighty well, but Td like to buy a horse with the money; and then mother doesn’t like me to go unless some one else is going along.” . “Have you ever traveled any?” “No, sir, not much.” Sam told the truth. He had never been fifty mites from home, and after the banker had asked him some more questions he decided that the boy needed the trip more than he did a horse. “No, I can’t let you use the money to buy a horse,” he told Sam. “but I’U

ceu you what you may do. It won’t take all the money for the trip, and -after you return, if you have saved' enough out of the SIOO, you may use it tor whatever you like As for your going alone, we can arrange that. Mr. Burns tells me that another boy Is going from another state out this way. and you can join him.” So it was arranged, and a week later Sam and the other boy who had won a state prize set out on their visit to the capital of the United States. They were both wanting to save as much money as possible, so they didn’tride tn the Pnltoan or take their meala. on the train. When they got sleepy they slept leaning back in their, seats.

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..»«u i*»ey gor nungry cney oougm sandwiches for 15 cents each. When they arrived Id Washington they nad nyt spent more than $1 each above railroad faret- - it would take a long time to tell all about to the capital. But it was by far the most delightful and instructive visit he had ever made He and bis comrade were met by a pro fessor from the agricultural depart ment. and soon afterward they were introduced to nine other boys who bad just arrived These boys were win ners of state prizes also, each one being the best corn raiser in bis state. First they were taken to see the secretary of agriculture; then In a body they visited the president and afterward were shown all the wonderful rights of the capital. They visited con j r t awl Moun/- Vornnn. tbe home of OUDCai garoe/w wum, dered and fascinated with tbe thou sands of beautiful and strange plants When Sam returned home he bad £4O iei\ out oi <ne »ivu wfCu tms necohio buy a pony for Florence’s Christmas and not have to use tbe money that he had made from tbe crops. As for his mother, be bad already decided to give her his Jersey cow. * One day some time after be had re turned from his trip Sam sat on the doorstep with his account book and pencil. The year’s business was about over and he was figuring up bow much had been made on the little farm. “Mother.” he said at last. “1 paid the remainder of our debts today and I’ve just run up the accounts tt?-see how we stand. Our expenses were pretty heavy"this year, having to buy all the feed for stock, besides groceries and fertilizer and other expenses They amounted to over S3OO But everything’s paid, and 1 figure that we’ve made $1,200 clear.” “Surely you have made a mistake. Sam.” exclaimed Mrs Powell “We haven't made that much." “Well, you can figure it out for yourself. We’ve got S6OO of it in cash in tbe bank. The other S6OO is in stock and feed and supplies. Of course I am counting in the prizes 1 won, for they are really a part'of It 1 think we’ve really got over S6OO worth of stuff that we didn’t have when we moved. I just counted the most Important things—the chickens, the hogs, the cow, tbe corn, the hay and the potatoes You see, we’ve got over 400 bushel* of corn, and then the Jersey and the Plymouth Rocks and the Berkshires count up, for they are more valuable than common stock.”

“That’s doing just fine,” said his mother. “I’m so glad we came back here. We could just barely live in town.” “Yes, its a tolerably good beginning, mother. We can do much better. J think I’ll raise two bales of cotton to the acre next year. It has been done, and I know I can do anything that anybody else does.” Suddenly he jumped to his feet and gave a big whoop. His mother, star tied by the yell, came running to tbe door. “Look! Look!” shouted Sam as he danced about Mrs. Powell did look, and what she saw was big flakes of snow falling thick and fast TEE END.

Republican Meeting March 19th. Will H. Hays, chairman of the republican state committee, has issued a call for a meeting of the committeemen in Indianapolis, Friday, March 19th. Party organisation will .be discussed and the men lers will be entertained at a luncheon at the Columbia Club.

Democratic newspapers are publishing editorials to show that the prices paid the American fanner for wool have been as high since the new democratic tariff went into effect as they were before and contend that this is sure to continue to be the case in the future. Sheep owners usually anticipate the action of a, democratic administration and get out of the wool growing business and unless accompanied with statistics to show that the number of sheep was approximately as great as before the passage of the act the claim falls to the ground. If, however, the price of the wool was as high, the price of the labor as high in its manufacture, the manufacturer’s profit as great, and the profit to the wholesaler and retailer as much, the consumer would receive no advantage in price and again there would be ng adequate excuse for the removal of the tariff on the wool,and the consequent loss of revenues. There is on the whole a quite general conviction that the country is at this time suffering mainly from the effect of the democratic tariff and it will require more than the claim that wool prices have been maintained to make the average producer believe that it is a safe tiling to take chances with a low tariff when there- have been so many years of prosperity with a reasonably high tariff. -

J. Blaine Gwin, son of Mr, and Mrs. J. C. Gwin, of Paterson, N. J., is at the head of the associated charities of that city and during these trying times has a hard job of it. Many of the silk mills at Paterson are closed down and there is much more suffering than common. His parents recently returned home from a visit with him and say that he is very devoted to his work, notwithstanding its many perplexities. .

Miss Helen Leatherman continues about the same. her.fover increfising some every evening and going down, the followingday. Although she is mending very slowly the outlook for her recovery is very hopeful.

WOMAN PIERCES LINES OF ENEMY

Wife of British Officer Tell* Hew She Dressed Wounds of Injured Countrymen. WAS DISGUISED AS A PEASANT Found' Bruges, Crowded with Suffering, City of “Supreme Sadness.** London. A vivacious Englishwoman, the wife of a well known officer bearing a famous name, just returned from Holland, but whose name for obvious reasons must not be mentioned, tells a remarkable, narrative of an adventurous day’s tour she made behind the German Hues. **l made up my mind,” she said, “to see for myself what was going on. I was warned that if I went out on my adventure in my usual clothes I should be seized as a spy. So I disguised myself as a Flemish peasant woman, with the assistance of a national costume — earrings and headdress complete down to the very shoes; stained my face brown with a concoction of strong coffee, borrowed a pair of spectacles and a market basket and set off across country on foot.

"I reached Bruges safely enough and with nothing untoward to mark my journey. Bruges I know well enough at ordinary times, but as the city was whan I entered it I should not have recognized it. It was a city of supreme sadness- —of gloom, desolation and pain. There were wounded Germans everywhere, wandering about the streets aimlessly and apparently uncared for. My heart bled at the sight of some of them, though my own hospital training has hardened me to most incidents of suffering and pain. Automobiles, vans and all manner of vehicles were being used to hurry the wounded through and out of the town. Hospital organizations seemed to be all at sixes and sevens, and large numbers of the less severe cases were left to take care of themselves. I watched the Hotel du Lion being cleared of bandaged and shattered soldiers, who were being removed elsewhere. Scarcely had the last ambulance van left when a huge wagon drove up filled with crippled children, under the rare of Little Sisters of the Poor, who have a sort of hospice for these unhappy young folks not far from Bruges. The children were carried into the hotel under the superintendence of some German officer. “The town was placarded with notices forbidding any civil person the possession of any kind of firearms, and ordering all householders to be indoors, and all lights out by 9 o’clock at night. The revelry that has marked the conduct of the German soldiers in other towns in their occupation was here totally absent. The soldiers moving in and out in constant procession, all looked anxious, tired and harassed, as though some dark fate which they could not understand was hanging over them. They were constantly looking behind them, furtively, suspiciously. No hilarious foregathering at the cases, no drinking, no uproariousness, but everything strangely, almost uncannily quiet "The military commandant evidently noticed this. It worried him, and he ordered a regimental band to form up In the Petit place and to play enlivening music. The band obeyed and began playing dolorous jigs, with absolutely no jig in them. There was no music in the brass melody; the music was ridiculously like that of those painful German bands which used to make us all so sad in London in the glad days when there was no war. Finally the commandant stamped and ground his teeth and sent out the order that if the band could do no better than that they had better stop. They could not do better, so they stopped. •On the way out of town I met a German soldier with his arm and head dreadfully shattered. His bandages had slipped and he was trying vainly to replace them with his left hand. I took pity on him and helped him, redressed the nasty wounds and rebandaged them with pocket bandges I happened to have with me. The soldier fumbled in his pocket and at last found a crumpled 5-franc note, which he offered me. Of course, I refused it “‘Why do you refuse good money for a good action, madame?** he said. . • ‘Because I am an Englishwoman,* 1 replied, ‘and Englishwomen do not take payment for good deeds, however small or great they may be.* •1 cannot believe you are English,* he said, *but you are,-an angel, angels have no nationality. May I kiss your hand?’ **l held ont my hand and he bent low over and kissed IL There were tears in his eyes. And—l rather wish now that I had accepted that 5-franc note to keep as a souvenir of Prussian gratitude."

FIND NEW USES FOR OLD GUNS

Washington, D. C.—The Navy Department has found it possible, by making some changes in the carriage, to turn the discarded one-pounder guns Of the mark VL type into effective antiaeroplane guns, About sixty of these guns made in 1599, and which long ago gave place to a more modem weapon, have been recalled by the Navy Department from were loaned and are now being conunrted at the Washington new raid WiW

NEW CORN RULES

Chicago Board of Trade Prepares fe* Federal Cam Grades. " (National Cr»» Imprevseußt ServlM.] In order to adjust its rules te eeo* form with the new federal grades el corn, which go into effect July 1, ths Chicago Board of Trade on April IS amended section 1 of its rule XXII se uh to permit the delivery of Ne. X white corn, No. I white corn, Ne, 1 jcllow corn and Ne, B yellow eern ea ail contracts at l-2e per bushel ever contract price, No, 1 mixed com and No. 2 mixed eorn are deliverable at -ontract price. No. B white corn and No, 8 yellow corn are deliverable at 8c per bushel under contract price; nd No. 3 mixed com at B 1-Be under contract price. All of these grades are the new federal grades. Section 3 of the same rule is fur* tber amended so as to permit the do* livery of No. 4 white oom and No. 4 yellow corn on contracts at a discount of 4 l-2c per bushel and Ne. 4 mixed corn at a discount of 5c per bushel, provided that No. 4 corn of ths new crop can bo delivered only during the months of November, December, January and February.

TESTS AU. CORN.

H. L Harter, superintendent of Hen* nepin county (Minn.) schools, has started a competitive plan whereby four thousand farmers are to select seed and properly cultivate twenty* five acres of com with a view of raising the county average ten bushels. His circular states that this would increase the county com yield 1,000,000 bushels, which at 50c a bushel, would be a gain of $500,000 to the farmers of the county. He has made arrangements with the Northwestern National bank to furnish the grain exchange rag dolls, which have been sent to all the schools in his county. He is also distil buting government bulletins to the schools. He has asked the teachers to take up the subject of germination; and while waiting for germination to take place, to ask the pupils to find out how far apart the rows of com are planted, the distance between each hill, the number of stalks and ears to the hill, hills to the acre, average weight per ear, number of bushels to the acre, market value, cost of prep station of the soil, seed, planting, cultivation, harvesting, marketing etc, and net profits per acre. He winds up by saying: "Be enthus U stic and you will bo successful.”

BOYS ACTIVE IN TAZEWELL CO.

E. T. Robbins, agent, Tazewell county, Ill.: The Tazewell County com breeders will start a system of "seed corn inspection so as to produce a Reid’s Yellow Dent com of uniform type and quality, but I think we will hardly undertake the construction ol a seed house this year." We have two good seed houses in the county in private hands and another that is tolerably good, having altogether a capacity of probably 1,000 bushels of seed com. Our people have no seed oats to spare as the crop was poor here last year. One or two cars of %ats have been shipped in from lowa for seed. One car of Texas Red oats was shipped I believe, to Texas from here, but as these red oats are not good market oats, I am not encouraging flair use. I have tried hard to get our farmers to fan their oats thoroughly to blow out their light oats this year and to tost their germinating power ar.d treat them for smut One drug store sold 50 pints of for malln last Saturday, so you see the farmers are taking hold of IL 1 wish to thank you very much for your suggestions about the seed corn and we will try to profit by them.

CLUB WORKS FOR COUNTY AGT.

The Deering Progressive Fanners’ club of McHenry county, N. D., meea every two weeks on Thursday at ths homes of the meml era. This club is endeavoring to buy its supplies cblleo tlvely, and tc build a telephone line, The programs consist principally ol debates and talks by the members. The club would like to have a county agent and Is working to that end.— The Farmer.

POOR SEED EXPENSIVE.

w. A. Posey, agent Clay county, Iowa: “Farmers who tested their seed corn found in numerous instance* that com which they thought good for proved to be only 90 per cent strong It pays to test every ear. By planting a single spoiled ear, the fanner loses 200 hills of corn. The crop from these tills would pay amply for, the trouble of testing all the seed , used.” By planting seed that is only 90 per cent .strong, there Is a" 10 per cent loss tn the crop, equivalent to ten' acres out of a 100-acre field. The farmer whc eliminates this loss could turn these ten acres into pasture and obtain as large a crop, with nine-tenths the work, from the remaintag 90 acres.

PRIZES TO ORGANIZED COUNTIES

The lowa State fair will devote special section this year to exhibits . counties having a county agent. The counties that send in exhibits which qualify for this purpose will be awarded f ISO by the state board of agriculture. The Farmers’ dub of Anoka county, Hinn., has started a fund to build s hail by charging evWy dKHittending tue meetings 10c tar supper.

BOY GIVES LIFE TO DELIVER ORDERS

French Lad, Wounded, Refuses Aid And Offer to Let Another Complete Mission. VOLUNTEERED FOR THE TASK Dies After Whispering Instructions to Commander of Last Company He Was Told to Visit. p&rls.—Rene Granger, a lad of 18 years, enlisted in the first days of the mobilisation, and after a short period of training joined a regiment tn Lorraine. In a few weeks his carriage and Intelligence had gained him the rank of corporal. One day when his regiment was in the trenches the Colonel called for a soldier who should volunteer to carry orders of the staff to different companies. He did not conceal the fact that the mission was one of real danger. Corporal Granger volunteered. He listened tentatively to the Colonel's instractions. Then with a quiet “C’est Men,” went on his mission. He reached the first trench in safety and gave his message. The next stage of his journey was a dangerous one, for he had to pass over an open space of 300 yards, swept by the enemy’s fire. He went down on his hands and knees and crawled, only lifting his head In order to see his way. Within a few yards of the trenches a’ bullet struck him in the thigh. He sheltered behind a tree, hastily dressed the wounds, then dragged himself to the trench, there he delivered his message to the commander. This officer pressed him to remain and let another complete his mission, but Granger refused. “I have given my word,” he said. There remained still two companies to visit One of them was quite near, and he reached it without much difficulty, but the last was 600 yards away, far advanced In the zone of fire. Granger began his terrible journey. At every few yards he was compelled to stop, so fierce was the suffering, caused by his wound. Bullets whistled around him, and one pierced his kept He was within 20 yards of safety when a shell burst in front of him, and fragments struck him, inflicting a terrible wound. He lost consciousness a moment, but he had been seen from the trenches. Two ambulance men ran out, placed him on a stretcher, and carried him to their company-. Young Granger recovered consciousness and remembered that he had a mission fl) fulfill. He asked that the crnnrn finding officer should be called, and almost with his last breath whispered the orders he had been given. The sacrifice of his life was not in vain, for the instructions he had transmitted enabled the French to repulse a fierce German attack with heavy loss.

HERMIT IN 1760 FORETOLD WAR

Quaint Document Written In Switzerland Also Predicts World’s End in 1999. Trenton, N. J.—A prediction of the European war, and the further prediction that it presages a series of catastrophes to conclude in 1999, with the end of the world, is contained in an old Italian document, with ah interesting history, in the possession of Antonin . Federici of ‘No. 22 Berkeley place, N. J. Mr Federici received the document from his brother, the - late Thomas Federici, who was at one time a professor in the Roman Catholic College at Rome. According to Mr. Federici, the document was given to his brother by Pope Plus X. » I The quaint old document, yrritten on a double piece of finely grained paper in Italian, is said to have, been,-the work of a hermit, who lived In Switzerland. How it came into the possession of the Pope is not known,.-ft beatsthe date of 176 ft, andtells, as prophecies, of the birth of Napoleon,- his rise as the greatest military man the world nas 'known and his defeat. I The dates of various past cataclysms including warsani} natural disturbances are given and the European war is foretold, although- the date is set for 1915. Of the present gigantic war too prophecy says: "Famine, slaughter and mortality will be extensive, so that there wU bo left a small number of men. When two meet each other they will ombres* for joy” In 195 Q, sa s the prophecy, •'throe suns" will appear, and thia Is the beginning of a series of disasters, which wiU culminate with the end of the world. Sicily will be swallowed up by the toe and Naples will be destroyed by fire in 1950, according to the prophecy. At the samb time France and Spain win be desolated by earthquakes. In tae Orient there will be pestilence and famine In 1970 there will be an eclipse for seven days, after which the first star, it is predicted, win appear. From then until 1999, when the world will come to a violent end, there are predicted vague catastrophes.

Camel Corps In Battle

Cairo, Egypt—Reports of an engagement between a British and Maoism, camel corps, in which twenty of the enemy were killed before the British force retreated to avoid envelopHMto by been receivedhere.oneEgyptian and one int Hen officer of the British ftwqa wem kflhM. with twelve man