The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 95, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 3, 1917 Page: 2 of 4
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VALUE OF NEWSPAPER
, ADVERTISING.
, , The federal government is constant- .copy of the paper. We thank you.
‘-suing printed circulars which aye Gibson, J. H., Weatherford,
to the postmasters of the coun-
. with the request that they post in
inspicuous places, and oft-times with
•further request that the local
-upapers be furnished a copy for
'publication in their papers. These ’
oulars usually set forth the fact
it opportunities exist in various de-
triments of the government service »»., wmi»
r competent men and women at good i Melton, J. L„ Garner.
’“'las. The government recognises j Michou, I„ Weatherford,
publicity given through
StevenSon, T. H., Whitt.
Anderson, W. A., Weatherford.
Loggin, S. M., Aledo.
Davis, W. B„ Waurika, Okla.
Claunch, Mrs. B. F., Weatherfords
Carroll, W. L., Garner.
Stevens, C. E., Weatherford.
Hardin, S. B., Weatherford.
Norman, J. H., Millsap.
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j, newspapers, but it wants that ser- f
1 to be gratuitous on the part of
publishers.
Recently the secretary of war ask-
ed for an appropriation to advertise
through the newspapers for* recruits,
• Rut the senate of the United States
•overruled that request. However, a
substitute paragraph was put into the
iarray appropriation bill authorizing
the secretary of war to accept the gra-
tuitous services of advertising agen-
cies end free service and free adver-
‘ (Using of patriotic newspapers for stim-
ulating recruiting.
-A telegram from Courtland Smith,
ssident of the American Press As-
sociation, representing 5,159 home
In reference to the mat-
ter, tirbUght forth the following reply
“~om Senator Albert B. Cummins of
“t have your telegram of the
T2tb Instant. I agree with you en-
tirely. The government has no more
right to ask for free advertising than
fjfe has to ask for free material of any
As is well known to the public, the
advertising columns of a newspaper is
3ts merchandise: it is all it has to sell
and - it seems to the Herald that the
publishers are under no obligations to
*ive the government free space than
It is to "give tpe business men of the
^:*0w»try.<Wl«o patronize the papers 11b-
K <erally, free space.
The government takes from the
Newspapers a very profitable part of-
their business that legitimately be ‘
longs to them. We refer to the print-
ing of stamped envelopes. Under con-
tract with ]biK envelope manufactur-
ers, the government will print any
business firm’s return card on 1.0(H)
envelopes and deadhead them through I
the mail at a fraction more than the
eost of the blank envelopes to the 1
Voters and publishers. The tonnage 1
thus deadheaded through the malls is j
enormous, yet, when there is a short-
age in the postal department it is
charged up to .the newspapers of the
country as having created it on ac
Dent, F. P., Yuma, Ariz.
Harris, T. L., Adamsville, Tenn.
Miller, Sam, Breckenridge, Texas.
Kearby, Wood C., Weatherford.
Hardaway, J., Weatherford.
Doss, W. C., Garner.'^
Russell, H. L.. Weatherford.1
Alexander, C.'D., Aledo.
Tankersley, If. A., Weatherford.
Pearson, J. M„ Lyra.
Cranfill, W. M., Garner.
Carr, G. B„ Whitt. ,
Stone, E. M., Seymour, Texas.
Williams, T. L., Haskell, Texas. ~
Shadle, Mrs. M. E.,~ Poolville.
Pettyjohn, B. S., Poolville.
Gilliland, C. 0.,v Springtown.
Hopkins, Mrs. C. L., Laredo, Texas.
Woods, James B., Sonierton, Ariz.
Vefetal, A. J., Garner.
Briscoe, I. J., Weatherford.
Stephens, W. A., Dennis.
Taylor. J. E„ Buchner.
Dobbs, J. W., Springtown.
Lyle, Mrs. A. P., Auborn, Cal.
Searcy, Mfs. Mattie, Calvan, Ark.
Yeary, W. A., Garner.
Woolsey, N. B., Weatherford.
Bellenger, C. O., Eastland.
LeVarr, W. T., Weatherford,,
Keith, J. T., Garner. v
Plumlee, J. D., Weatherford.
»Frady,( F. S., Weatherford.
Long,' J. C., Weafherford.
Suliiv9h, J. F., Weatherford.
Riddle,% J. T„ Weatherford.
Leftwica, R. L., Fort Worth.
White, S, C,, Springtown.
Lewis, Ben F., Weatherford.
Senters, Mrs, Jennie, Millsap.
ByTd, Lee, Millsap.
Dodson, C. R., Poolville.
Grogan, W. H., Dennis. •
Smith, W. I., Springtown.
Littlefield, J. M„ Millsap.
West, H. V., Altus, Okla.
Hammond, Fred, Weatherford.
White, W. W„ Garner.
Count of the low rate made them for
clrcul
culating their papers.
The newspapers of the country are
" upop to publish free the “ad-
wwused” list of letters, yet, when you!
can for a letter that has ’thus been
_ Advertised, you have to pay the gov-
ernment one cent for the expense of *
“advertising.’’ - ' M
•Where is the justice of it?
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Gatlin* W .R., Garner.
Pierce, Mrs. Annie, Perrin.
Montgomery, H. M., Garner.
Elam, W., Poolville.
Massie, T. W„ Millsap.
Holloway,'Mrs. M. E., Weatherofrd.
Barton, E. C., Weatherford.
Dilbeck, J. 5l„ Peaster.
Wallace, J. J., Casa, Ark.
Wallace, John, Birta, Ark.
Allmon, *W. C., Weatherford.
Phillips, W. D., Weatherford.
Stout, A .A., Whitt.
Gholson, Mrs. Flora, Millsap.
f Vaughn, J. G., Weatherford.
Jourdan, J. C., Weatherfords
Chaney, Z. P„ Grand Saline, Texas
Jordan, Mrs. Lela, Garner.
Bonneau, Joe B., Carrollton; Texas.
Watkins, Mrs. Tessie, Garner.
Voorhles, J. H., Weatherford.
Floyd, J. H., Weatherford.
Klrksey, C. B., Oklahoma.
Adams, J. L., Springtown.
Lowe, R. D., Weatherford.
Vincent, J. M., Weatherford,
Barnett, G. J., Weatherford.
Parsons, M. S., Clarendon.
Stone, L. C., Weatherford.
Dill, A. D., Weatherford.
McMahon, C. T., Weatherford.
Roberts,* Mrs. Ollie, Paducah, Texas.
Belnap, Mrs. Belle, Superior, Mich.
Austin, T., Childress.
Littlefield, H. B„ Mlll^p.
Vance, J. A., Gamer.
Smith, S. L., Weatherford.
Jackson, Robert, Oklahoma.
Shoemaker, T. A., Weatherford.
Huffman, R. W., Weatherford.
Sdott, W. L„ Fort Worth.
Guerry, S. J., Oklahoma.
Woolsey, C. A., Dicey.
Lampkin, D. W., Mineral, Wells.
Reynolds, W. D„ Axle.
Harrison, Bill, Regency, Ark.
Gill, J. M„ Weatherford.
Copps, F. M„ Weatherford.
Stevens, Mrs. Sallie, Allenreed.
Yeary, M. L., Acme, Texas.
Whitmire, G. E., Aledo.
Pope, E., Weatherford.
Smith, C. B., Brock.
Ballipger, H. C., Poolville.
Hart, W. M., Weatherford.
Morton, John S., Duncan, Okla.
Tevis, J. W., Weatherford.
Morris,. C. B., Weatherford.
Stratton, kd, Brad, Texas.
Kincaid, J. A., Weatherford.
'Waldrip, J. W„ Weatherford.
Joussome, Louis, Weatherford.
Davis, Henry B., Buckner.
Liles, R. S., Millsap.
Thomas, H. C„ Noodle, Texas:
Hughes, J. B., Weatherford.
Nlcksop, B„ Poolville.
Waldrip, J. W., Millsap.
Lqtsinger, J., H., Plalnvlew.
Turpin, G.-W., Graford.
Dent, E. M., Weatherford.'
Norman, S. R., Millsap.
Woody, H. S„ Dicey.
Baltes, S. L., Weatherford.
Vlhson, W., Weatherford.'
Golden, W. S., Weatherford. ^
Varner, Howard, Dallas.
Woodbbuse, L, Aledo.
Thomas, W. A., Millsap.
Lancaster, J. D., Peaster.
Shaw, M. J., Garner.
Plumlee, Mrs. May, Weatherford.
Huddleston, R. S., Vernon.
Cretsinger, f. M„ Wdatherferd.
Kelley, J. A., Weatherford.
Choate, J. D., Peaster.
rath will soon d
gM* potatoes to pay, for a consent
, floor that will keep them out. If built
[. three feet from the ground tin tubs
could be inverted over pillars before
sills are ■jfut. on to keep out rats.
potatoes In as dry a time as
possible. Handle them carefully, so
as not to bruise them. Put cut ones
to themselves ^nd small potatoes on
bottom shelves and largest on top
shelf, as it takes them longer to dry
on bottom.'
. Place, a large stove in the center
of tee room. If the building Is long,
put in two stoves, or as many as need-
ed to heat well. Coal or wood stoves
keep heat well and are cheap. Heat
up the room to a hundred degrees
temperature by shutting doors and
windows. Open transom In ventilat-
ing .shaft. Make- a small vent hole
four Inches by-nine or twelve inches
under the door for intake air to cre-
ate circulation of air.
'The stoves should be heated as'soon
as the first potatoes are put in, so as
to begin drying as once before they
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The idea is to kiln-dry the potatoes.
The moisture cultivates the ro,t germ
It can’t live in dry potatoes. Get ex
cess of moisture out of potatoes as
quickly, as possible. It takes about
ten days or two weeks of heat with
the thermometer registering about 100
degrees to dry the potatoes. Fire un-
til bedtime and teen begin early in
the morning.
After they all dry stop the heat,
open tee windows and doors and keep
potatoes ?s cool as possible without
freezing. Forty to si*ty degrees will
be right, on as nearly tfcat as possible.
No more heat .will be needed all win-
ter in Southern climate, unless the
extremely damp atmosphere of a long
rainy spell condenses moisture enough
to start the rot. If so, heat again for
two or three days till dry again. If
they start to rot they were not well
cured or got moist again. In freez-
ing weather, shut all doors and win-
dows to keep potatoes from freezing,
but don’t fail to ventilate again when
weather moderates.
We have followed this plan for
many years, and have never failed to
keep potatoes in a house like this
dried out in this way and kept dry
and cool without freezing.
Plan Very Successful.
We have^bought potatoes that were
rotting and dried them hut and. they
stopped rotting, although we do hot
adVise one tp take that risk. A few
will be lost of drj- rot, hut very few.
It stops the wet, mushy rot that usu-
ally destroys the whole crop when n
starts. This house can be made
cheaply of lumber. No floor is need-
ed, but select a high, dry, well-drained
place.
A dry house 'is what is ^wanted.
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"Now Remember1
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hurry to your grocer’s for a
can of Calumet—learn your
final and best lesion in baking
—bake everything with Calu-
met that proved a failure with
other Baking Powders.
‘‘This is the test which
proves Calumet the surest,
safest Baking Powder in the
world—the most economical
to buy and to use. My
mother has used Calumet for
years — and there’s never a
bake-day failure at our house.”
Received Highest Awards
New Cook Book Frte—
St* Slip in. Pound Can
not madebyi
baking i
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CALUM
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Cheap and bij can Baking Powders do not save you
Calumet does—h'a Pure and far superior to sour miilf and (
It* can be made of
have been built. We take this meth-1 by merchants who buy
or of brick or stone. 'A far-
cheqp, rough od of passing it on to others and shall'at digging time or take
itnno A foi*L ho cried Am oahJ __i__a____* > 1 . ’ .
mer could build one of poles and daub
It with mud to make it alr-tlght. Tie should be partitioned into several sec-
Bethesda Locals.
Herald OorreanonCence.
Bethesda, Texas, May 2.—Health of
IS"-"
community is good at present, j|
only some bad colds.
' The fanners are planting their cot-
. *®n, but the weather stays so cold it
W Aherns like what is up is not doing
MJ Mr. and Mrs. Ed Massie and little
^ daughter, Hazel, spent Saturday anf
t Sunday with Mrs. Massie’s mother,
Mrs. j. H. Morris.
Miss Rule Smith has returned home
Peaster, where her school clos-
Priday. We ai;e glad to welcome
home again.
Johnnie Wright returned to the bor-
Tuesday..
trs. J. B. Coalson visited Mrs. Jor-
Sunday.
a*<l Mrs. Kuhn of Perrin'Spent
night and Sunday with their
Mrs. C. C. Coalson.
> Effie Massie is home from Gar-
here she was operator for the
| system for a while.
jour young folks attend-
rat Rock Tank Sunday.
*hd Hope coalson
Keeping Sweet Potatoes
(By J. W. Benson, A. M., LL. D., Pres-
ident Meridian Colleger Meri-
dian, Mississippi.
One of the best crops for the South-
ern states to raise is that of sweet
potatoes. It can be planted after a
crop of oats or early corn or Irish
potatoes or any early crop and will
make before frost. It can be made
with less labor than most crops and
will produce ^ large yield per acre.
Land that will yield thirty bushels juf
corn or a half bale, of cotton per acre
will produce from 100 to 250 bushels
of sweet .potatoes to the acre. They
stand a drouth well and can stand a
rainy season with good results. If the
land is broken deep and smoothed off
with marker, slips or vines can be set
out without bedding the land, and cul-
tivated level. Tbqfg will make more
than set.out on beds or ridges!
The greatest problem has always
been to keep sweet potatoes through
mu jjr-TT---- the winter. Over 50 per cent of the
attend the I crop is, lost each year by rotting. This
Jla whv fhev nro not 1n._»l..__!„
keep about 95 per cent of our sweet I the spring.
college makes and keeps from 1,500
to 2,000 bushels each year.
We raise them at little cost. We
plow lightly with cultivator and sweep
every week or ten days until vines
cover the ground.
Plant flat and cultivate well. Plow
once a week to keep moisture in the
ground and keep down weeds. No
hoeing needed unless it be to chop
down some scattering weeds or bunch-
es of grass not covered by the plow.
We never make hills or beds or ridg-
es upon whidh to set potatoes. Dis-
tribute your manure broadcast, plow
it under deep, tee deeper the*1 better.
Set them out flat by pushing deep in
groimd with a stick when ground is
moist. Set deep. Vines gathered be-
fore frost can be banked like sugar
cane or potatoes banked to set out in
be glad
to any
to send further instructions
interested. Large houses
potatoes, including cut and bruised
ones, till used up or until our new
ones come in” the next year.
' How It Is Done.
Our plan, briefly stated, is this:
Build a tight house, storm sheet it:
cover with builders’ paper and weath-
erboard it; storm sheet and ceil walls
and overhead with builders’ paper.
Leave door in south end, window in
north end. We use two door shutters
»nd double windows in same opening,
one opening outside and one inside.
This leaves a dead air space to keep
even temperatures. Make air shaft
tbFough ceiling and center of roof, ex-
tend it above roof and cover and box
it in and open it south with transom
above the roof. Make slatted staelv-
ing on each side of /bom, beginning
about twenty-four Inches from floor,
shelves two feel? apart, made of 1x3
or 1x4 lumber placed one inch apart,
so the air can circulate freely through
&v,v
• — >•' ♦v*****p. * i th® shelves. Have an aisle in the cen-
slats
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As to Commercial Fertilizer.
If commercial fertilizer is needdd,
put it by the side of the plants after
they have been set out two or three
weeks-and plow it in.
Remember that if the potatoes are
very large, it takes longer to dry. The
trade generally wants smaller' pota-
toes. These can be made by setting
slips close together, say twelve inches
apart, and wider for large potatoes.
This will regulate the size of the
growth. Set out slips early to get a
good yield, as early as possible 'after
frost is over. They can be set as
late as July, but the yield is much
smaller. The potatoes. afe not full
grown.
It is an easy crop to make and easy
Tor us to keep in these “dry houses
or kilns.” "y ' *
If any farther instructions or «nf-
gestidhs are wanted, write Meridian
[•College, Meridian, Miss., sending
stamp for reply,
' States Department , of
Iton,*>. C., Mht
tlons; the whole house need not be
heated kt one time. Steam heat is
fine If it Is convenient and oheap
enough.
Marketing.
It .wet wish the best market an<f
tee best price we must cultivate the
Northern and European markets,
where they can not raise sweet pota-
toes. They sell best in the North put
up in* crates. We must get^in touch
with purchasing agents from the North
and Europe and put up packages for
shipment as they desire.
, . Varieties. e
We find the Early Triumph the ear-
liest, most prolific and the best keep-
counts and dry and keep
thousands of bushels to ship to !
ern or European markets '*
are good. The house
and potatoes kept the first;
a bushel, and the second ;
the house Js built, they- can c
Associated Press ,
Chicago, 111., May 2.—tTiS
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er, the finest grain, fine flavor and the *overn,nenh already has 1
the best all-round sweet potato. 1--*
for 2c to 3c a bushel.
The curing does not’,
germination. They are Just
for planting and as good or
eating. They are not' much
than when cured in any oti
SAYS GOVERNMENT PREP/
ING TO SEIZE PART
Agriculture at Washington, *>
a man w..
„ vppHVi It is
a cream color, not a deep yellow po-
tato.
• Food Value.
The United States government says
the sweet potato has 50 perf cent
more food value than the Irish potato.
It is more nearly a balanced food than
can be grown in America. It can be
raised at much less expense than the
Irish potato. It ih bound to play a
prominent part in feeding the increas-
ing population of the earth.
Millions of dollars of health will be
added to the South each year by this
invention of President J. W. Beeson
of Meridian -Upllege. He did not pat-
ent this idea, but gave it. out to the
jvorld in circulars published at his
own expense. Besides the small hous-
es farmers have built, large potato
dry-houses are b&ng built In towns
sidering plans, to seize a
nation’s food supply. |
State of Ohio, City of Tol«'
Lucas County, ss.
Frank J. Cheney m&keB >
is senior partner of the fit
Cheney & Co., doing busifl
City of Toledo, County
aforesaid, and that sakH
the sum of ONE HUH1
LARS for each and ever
tarrh that cannot be cur
of HALL'S CATARRH C
frank,:|
Sworn to'before me \
in my presence, this (
ber, A D. 1888. A.
(Seal).. -■
Hall’s Catarrh Cure «-
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the mucous surfaced
Send for testimonials
’ F. J. CHENEY A (
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Hall’s Family Pills j
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