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( WHAT OTHER SECTIONS ARE DOING TO PROMOTE CORN GROWING IN THE VALLEY This Will Enable Successful Growers to Compare Notes And See Where They Can Improve. PAYEnE HAS A VERY SUC CESSFUL CORN EXHIBITION The Corn rurtuvnl and Poultry Show at fay, h, M i I deoMed success. In iMPWtiM tftlkl on Mm ;rowiiK were arranged .mil WH1 listened to by good crowds of Interested farmers. The fol lowing is a Met of premiums as award ed 1st. Premium W. J, Wlnslow, Greenleaf. Idaho, on best 10 ears of White Dent Corn $f.00 savings acct. at l-'ruit Growers Hank. Payette. 2nd. Piemlum Floyd Spalnhower, Krtiltland, Idaho, 2T0 trade nt Km iire Lumber ('o., Payette. Idabo. No, 3rd. Premium Chns. C. Tchlas, Cald well, Idaho, 1st. MM Ribbon. 1st Piomluni ft, I Wlnslow, Oreen leaf, Idaho, best 10 ears of Yellow Dent-Corn. $.V(0 saving aert. at Pay ette National Hank, Payette, Idaho. No. 1. M Premium W. F. Nelson, New Plymouth, Idaho, $:;." trade, Independ ent Meat Co., Payette, Idaho No. 26. 3rd. Premium 1st Prize rlhton, J. C. Dewey, Kmmctt. Idaho, No. 27. Sweepstake ribbon W. J. Wlnslow, (Ireenleaf, Idaho, best 10 ears Dent corn, Silver living Cup. 1st. Premium W. J. Wlnslow, (Irrenleaf, Idabo. best sltiKle ear, White Dent corn. I ulliinilnuni f. rup Pereiilator, Wood and SpnuldhiK llard ware Sl,, i. I'.r . ii, . hlubo. No l.'l L'nd. I'riinliini - ('has ('. Tcblos, Cttldu.ll, Idabo, Hand Corn Shelter, Moss Men nntllr Co., Payette, Idabo, No It). .'Ird. Premium 1st prize ribbon 1st. Premium W. .1. Wlnslow, (ireen leaf, Idaho, best single ear Yellow Dent Corn, I rocker. J. a. Iauer A llro . Pa.Mllc. Idabo. No II 14. L'lld. Premium .1. C. Dewey, Klll milt, Idaho. :.uil Mdsc. at 'iiiimui Coinnnrclul Co I'nvitti-, Idabo, No. '7. Ilrd. Premium. 1st Prize rlli'ion Sweep Stake Premium licst single ear of corn, W. J Wlnslow. Ureenleaf, Fogle. Idaho. Silver living up. No. IL'4. For the third best 111 cars of corn 1st. Premium .1 II. I'lichert, Fruit- J ian kind) I'll burs of Pearl White Ian t, Idaho, herd in ,ats of Hop corn, soap l WIImhi Bros, haul eon planter, iblsler Hros, Buy-j For the best ten ears of white corn cite, Idaho. No 1 an express wiiiton bj the Nyssa llard- :nd. I'remlum Idifus Carlisle. I'm graft Co, best boys' hat In stock b ette, Idaho. I set harness spreaders. Caldwell, live pounds of sausage, K Dews'! Harness Shop, Payette, Idaho. M. Iloush. No. 46. j Second bed ten ears white corn, a ird. Premium 1st. prize ribbon, Ben box of fine writing paper by 8. F. Bell, Pinetle, Idaho No. IN. Foster the din. -;ist, fl in cash by 1st. Premium -J. II. Spulnhower, Henry Fields. Iinltluiid. Idaho, best 10 ears of Sweet Ilrst best ten curs yellow corn, U "in. 1 sack flour, t'orham Merc Co., cash by the Kmplre Lumber Co., ten 1 lie, Idaho. No. 00. .pound pull of laid b the N.wisa Meat 1st. Premluiii Pterl White 01 u. l'lu Richardson, Cush oiuiuerclal club. Pop- iLoe, ONE WAY 10 HARVEST CORN A good aj to fatten bo- in the full ; 1- (JO I'H" a plteg d th, cornfield, or to grow .1 lew teres ,,i corn near the bog (raid lor this purpo. 1 Where th. t, me is tn go. mil a r,,w or two .I corn. Set the pettt or stakes quite U dlblUllie RUait. Slletell the wire lence Bet1 und tiwbt. also !,, sure that the wire rests 011 Hie ground; then the pigs will not try to get out. When teuced turn the lambs in long enough to clean the leuv from the corn -talks us high as thev can reach. As boon as the corn Is ready to gad it is rcad to turn tbe pigs in and the will almost do the rest All will watch with interest the pigs after the corn. Sec that the pigs have what fresh wuter they want. I ust eur a neighbor of mine fenced off about two ucres of bib cornfield and turned his pigs lu He had tweut) one pigs and it was a surprise to all to see them grow. Wlieneer the pigs wanted corn the would break it down boiiie way, 1,111 mere was never uny corn wasted This party will fence off tour acres of his corntield next year and put in more pigs He says it is the easiest hog inone he 1 an get If one could have the bog pasture near the corntield so that the pigs could run in both, so much the better iinlebs one wants to fatten them in I hurry C. F. H., Mich. When rape or vetch has been sown lu tbe corn at lust cultivation the hogs do not need the run of a pasture Tlic balance the ration us the., to. PARMA IS OFFERING SOI NEEDED ENCOURAGEMENT The corn growing contest instigated by H. C. Haldrldge of Parma created considerable enthusiasm among the farmers of this section and n fine ex hibit, consisting of 18 entries, was on hand Saturday to be Judged. James W. Jones of Poise, director of Idaho exhibits for the San Francisco fair, acted as judge and gave an Interesting lecture on corn growing before making his awards. . II. McComber of Roswell se cured first prlxe, a fine corn sheller, on a dlspla of 25 ears of a variety of white corn known as Silver Mine corn. Second premium, a five-tooth cultiva tor, was awarded to C. C. Mammon, of Parma, and W. J. Wlnslow of (Jreen leaf took third place, with a double shovel plow as the premium. The contest was arranged primarily for the purpose of arousing Interest among the farmers of this vicinity In regard to the possibilities of raising corn in this state. All of the displays were of a high grade and everybody was satisfied with the awards made by Mr. Jones. NYSSA MERCHANTS HELP IN BOOSTINGjTHE GOOD WORK To encourage the young folks in the Nyssa district local merchants have offered the following prir.es to boys and girls under 10. For the best ten ears of corn (any kind 1 best pair shoes for boy or girl In tin- house by L. Spier, gasollur flallron l. the Owyhee Mercantile Co., 1 in cash by the Malheur Count Hank. $.'. rash by Wilson Pros. For second best ten ears of corn lain kind) a select pair of gloves by I. Spier. 11 sack of Vcrlbcst flour by Wilson Droit., I:'. Mi by the Malheur ( mini) Hunk und $1 rush by (ioldeu tk Market. Second best ten ears yellow corn, a one dollar watch by A Hliisch und an eight pound cheese b the cheese factory. J In addition to the ubovg the Mal- 11 r t'otittt Hank oiuis $.", tor the best bushel of corn thrown In the N sbu dUtrii t and $:'. ,n tor the second ''est bushel making in all $J." ottered 1 ''' premluiiib b this institution. The Hank of Nyssa hub given ... Io "'e general fund to he apportioned us the committee bee fit. Nyssa Journal. USE ONLY HOME GROWN SEED Hie best place to obtain seed corn Is troin your own field or in our own neighborhood, selecting a varletj ! that has proved generally successful. tart the Federal department, if you i have an established and reliuble corn breeder In your neighborhood, It will i N Mlt and often will pay to get jour tetd from him. In tebts made by the (ioveriimeiit for five years. In ten Northern Stateb and with twelve varieties, it was found that the vuriety producing the best lu some states produced leabt iu otheis. Seed ears from hlgb-yleUllng rows, however, invariubly produced better than seed ears from poor- lcldiug rows. Well-presened seed on Ror soil lidded 11' per cent more than poorlj preserved seed, and on fertile soil L'7 per cent more, notwithstand ing the fuel that both lots geriniiiat ed alike. Thib seed should be dried and pre served carefully throughout the win ter. Where the corn lb cut up the best cars shouli be saved out at hut king time. KIPLING APPEAL STIRS ENGLAND f 1 iii 1 I nil r SUPPOTlS KliCnenerS bail hOr More Volunteers. 11 MENAND MEN" NOW NEEDED Author Osclsret Thst England Is Ger many's Real Objective If Kaiser Campaign Should B 8uocsful Britain Would Ctas to Exist a Nation, H Says In Spssch. London. "It is not conceivable that we should fall. If we do full the light of freedom go out over tbe whole world." This was the statement of BudyrrJ Kipling, the author, in a stirring ad dress to a mass meeting at Brighton. The meet inn was prldVd over by the lord mayor of Brighton, seconded by IlerlHTt Samuel, presldeut of the local government board Mr. Kipling said: "Through 110 fault nor wish of our we are at war with Oermany. tbe power which owe it eilstenc to three well thought out war; tbe pow er which for the Inst twenty year has devoted Itself to organizing and preparing for this war; the power siii, h Is now fighting to conquer the civilised world "For the last two generations the Germans in tbelr books, lecture, tpecrhc and acbool have been care fully taught ib,n nothing less than etils world conquest wt tb object of Ill l Alll SII-I.IV.I their preparations and their sacrifices They tin prepared curefully and, sacrificed greatly. "We must hav men and men and men if we. with our allies, are to check the onrush of organized bur bar Ism "Have no Illusions We are dealing with a strong and magnificently equip pvd enemy, wboae u vowed aim Is our complete destruction. "The viulutlou of Belgium, the at tack on France ami the defense ugulust Kussla are only steps by tile way. The i, iinans' real objective, a she has already told us. Is Fugland aud Fugltiud's wealth, trade and worldwide Kssesslous. "If you assume for an iustaut thut that attack will be successful Fuglaud will not be reduced, ns some people ay. to the rank of a sevond rate mw er. but we shall cease to exist as n on lion We aball become au outlying province of Uermauy. to be adiiilins leied with what severity Uermuu safety and Interest require "We aim against nil, h a fate. We enter into a new life, lu which all tbe fucts of wa,r that we had put Udilud or forgotteu for tbe past hundred years have returned to the front and lest us us they tested our father. It will be a long aud hard road, beset with ditlicuities and discouragement. tint wu tieud 11 together, aud we will tread It together to the end. "Our petty social divisions and bar riers buve been swept 11 way at the outset of our mighty struggle. All the interests of our life of six weeks ago are dead We have but one Interest now. and that touches the nuked heart of every nuiu lu this Uluud aud in tbe empire. "If we are to win the right for our selves and fur freedom to exist oa earth, every man must offer himself for that service and that sacrifice, while tbe state aeo to It that ids dependents do not suffer. "There I no middle way In this war We do uot doubt our ultimate victory any more than we doubt tbe Justice of our cause it is not cuucelvable that we should full, for If we fail the lights of friisn.in go out over the whole world "They may glimmer for a little In the western hemisphere, but a tier many dominating half the world by sea and land will most certainly el tinu'iiish them lu every huhi-Ici where they have hitherto shoue upon man kind so that even the traditions ot freedom will pass out of remembrance If we do am duty we shall not fall ' taaflF ' -mm' WHAT FIGHT IN AFRICA MEANS. British Hops to Rsaltis Rhodes Drsm of Caps to Cairo Roui. Washington. Report Of ftffbtinfl be I WWII the Htitlsb and t'ermiin force lu central Africa me regarded In dip lomatlc quarters here is having slgnlf- Icatue far beyond that of 11 local Mriiir- icle In that arnKe iind ret. ,ie .,,... rter. It Is lootum upon IIH M mi. 11 test 01 uw two rival policies the 1 . ,11111111 plan of establishing her most lltetttt colony In r'nt Africa and th" British ollcy of linking together her at territory In southern Africa, evtcndlng from Cape Colony through Rhodesia up to Lake Tanganyika, and bet equally large possessions In iiortlicrn Africa, extending from Kgypt. through the Sudan, down to British Fast Africa. These llrltlsh possessions In the north and the smith streti'h almost ,-,,:itlnu-ously for Ti.tKlO tulles, giving tbe hope of realizing Cecil Itbodes- dream of a continuous "Cairo to tbe Cape" route, entirely under llrltlsh authority. This stretch Is now Interrupted nt only one point, where for RMi miles Oermau Fast Afrlen projects an arm straight across the chain of British possessions extending from the north to the south. The llrltlsh have succeed ed In getting around this Rap. Ilrst, by crossing Belgian territory under a treaty, which was finally abrogated through Germany's protest and. sec ond, by adopting Lake Tanganyika ns a water route, connecting the other portions of tbe route by rail and river. One of the reports from Blanqtilrc, In llrltlsh Central Africa, tells of the In: I ti- of the German station at Iin ginbnrg. at the head of Lake Nyaasa. in (lermnn Fast Afrlen This Is the section Immediately at Issue and which forms the link between the British possessions of north and south Africs. It lies Just south of the British posse slons In Cgntida. and should its con trol paaa to the British It would com plete their continuous chsln from the northernmost point of Africa to tbe southernmost point of Cape Colony. "WIZARD" BURBANK OUTDONE Potate and Tmatoe Ar Grown an m Plant. Brltton. 8. D.-Plants with jsitntoe on their 'roots and tomatoea on their tops, raised hero by II. i: Benson, may yet place him In the 1 irden wlxanl clnsH with tbe lUteB Hurhank. In iippearinice the 1 uts are of the ordinary Nitnto vmh-ty. but at their top are large bull,- resembling to undoes In h,,th meat nnd seeds. Whether or n,, these are the onll nary potato 1 : I often seen or s growth cnnif by the mixing of the pollen of the 1, , mill,, and potato bios gOM I" i"t leiinlii. although the latter explnii illoii of the odd coiubliiatloii plant I- believed t" be the true "lie B. S. TO SMOW FARMER HOW TO MAKE PROFIT To Conduct Farm Survey School With Experts as Teachers. Washington- Professor William J spniimiii. eider of tin- aflat or fam management department of ngrbul tu re. U milking arrangements for the holding of a farm lunmigciuciit survey school here in November when Held ugelits of Ills office will be in Wash iugton attending an annual conference. A week will be devote,! to the survey, which will take plan, 011 farms nearby In Virginia. Tbe "school" will i. ggsj ducted by experts of Professor Spill man's office "A farm uiuuagement survey." said Professor Spllluiiiu. "tiikc in every possible Item In the business of the farms liulmbsl The purpose is to as certain which farms lu u given oiu inuiilty are being successfully and profitably operated, which farms are 'making u living' and which are being operated at a loss. "Thirteen such surveys hove been made up to date lu us many states. Those already made have been of real benefit to this office aud to the farm er affected directly by them. "For example, the survey show thut many farmers fall to get a maxi mum of work out of their farm anl muls. their help nnd themselves lie- cause of luck of foresight. Instead of I so urriinglng their work that they will j be profitably employed all the year i many buve entirely too much to do at ' one time and little or nothing to do nt other times Consequently their farm animals frequently do not pay for their keep for cousMcruble periods because of lack of profitable employment "The work of our field agents Is to acquaint themselves with the facts developed by the surveys and then as sist the runners In applying scientific methods which buve proved success ful. Where a farmer Is not planning bis work so a to secure a maximum of profit from his employment ways a'nd means to accomplish this end are pointed out to him. Where he Is rais ing crops that are unprofitable the fact and figures are laid before him iu a convincing way. "Few fanners are Inclined to show resent inent when our agents attempt to assist them lu this way. Occasion illy, perhaps as often as one In a hun dred, a farmer will refuse to answer questions or supply information us to tits rami operation or his success or 1 I'l.'L .if le a .. ..j.. - I .... . ., ,IC, lllev are ,uore than r,M.dy to adopt better methods , " I BIG WAR TOO SCON HER FRIEND'S FOR AIR FIGHTS! ml Grahams-White Says Better Re sults Would Have Come Later. BOMBS NOW INEFFECTIVE. Aviator Assarts That if Struggle Had o. cured In 1824 Evry Nation Would H.ive Had Trsmandou Flt of Fast Airships, Not Tentative but Highly Organized. London. -Clnnde Graham 'White, tbe aviator, thinks that if the great Furo pen 11 war had come ten fittl biter, tho best results from craft In the air would have been secured. In u recent nrtlcle he write; "Tbe prent war ha HM oon for nvlutlon almost too oon. Splendid aerial scouting should la done; vital Information gained, both above land and sea. Aerial duel she hi be fought Dirigible, which are the IM-Mdnoughta of the air. should be attacked by light tng plane. Rut If It Imfl been only Photo by Amsrlcan Pre) '-sKclatlon (.Ann oKAiuMi: v iriTfc ten years hence! This N " Iml thos will think who have stud: d tin va powers of perfected air .afi when a v aiia hie in large numbers tor the pur Hses of war "In ten years the great 11 n Win would have bid in fleets, not ti illative ami experimental, hut highly oi-unlxcd and ready to prove -In a wav that could Hot be gainsaid the value of the II vim.' machine not only as u scout, but as a eapou for destruction and offense "In ten years, had the vvnr come then, the first battle would have 1 11 In the air. tin- rival Hying th-et con tending far that siiprenue v whl, Ii would have been all Important und ,,iild hav e enabled a subsequent blow by land or "en to be delivered with a crushing for, e, unhampered either by iitliu ks 01 spying fit, 111 above. "But at present lighting aircraft are esu iiiiiiii.il Aimed machines that are lu elsiin,e earrv only the lightest of guns Numerically the air Meets are by 110 menus strong-not strong, that is to suy. for the ravages of a great cam palgn. (leriuuny. winch has beta build lug war craft with the utmost speed. Is re, 1. oiied to have about Loot) ma chines for active service. "The French air corp canuot com pare with this, either in numbers or lu the condition of Its machines. Itussla Is estimated to Uuve 300 war craft, Austria, roughly. IW and Britain for military purposes-about 11 slmllur number Instead of being launched against each oilier lu any preliminary combat, these air corps will be hus banded and used with care, their prime value lying in tbelr work us scout. "Nothing is more contradictory. nothing more bewildering, thun the resirts of spies or of those who are ent out to reconnolter. Some locate army cors where they have seen only detachments; others see only de tachments where they ought to have seen army corp. "Bn hu phase U ended; tbe 'fog of wu: u.is gone. The use of tho air scout must make a vital dlffereiico Id the plans of the contending nrmles. Although served by a comparatively small number of u.ncblues. both France and Germany should know In this cam paign exactly what positions the ene my is taking up. And this should spell a quickening of all movement, should tend to the deullug of decisive, crush ing blow. "There will be les room for strategy nd finesse, seeing thut any shining or reurruugement of men will be ob served and noted within a few hour of It making. "Of course tbey will not be infallible There may be movements of troops that tbey will mis. But all main bodies, all vital positions, should be detected Inevitably. "Bombs certainly will be dropped from airships uud aeroplanes: already there have been unimportant raids. Mechanism for releasing bomb from a machine In flight has now been well tested, and the missiles themselves are carried In a convenient releasing gear Hut the effects, generally speak lug. will be more moral than material Those mNslles that fall from the skv ... . . J wn, rest.nlh,e tlrop lu the 0l,an com pared with tbe streams of projectiles that will ronr from the artillery." 9 L I V la, W The Results Made This Newboi Lady Glad She Followed Suggestion. Newbunr, Ala. "For more thu year." writes Myrtle Cothrum, of Uj place, "I suffered with terrible pain, my back and head. I had a 0 complexion, and my face was coir, with pimples. Our family doctor) gave mo temporary relief. A friend of mine advised me to ti Cardul, so I began taking It, at too and with the beat results, for I , cured after taking two bottles. mother nnd my aunt have also u, Cardul nnd were greatly benefibjd. I shall always pralso Cardul to it. and suffering women." Cardul Is a purely Tegetable fectly harmless, tonic remedy for, men, and will benefit young and oil it Ingredient are mild herbs, kit Ing a gentle, tonic effect, on the w manly constitution. Cardul has helped a million woo back to health and strength. Have you tried ItT If not, pfe, do. It may be Just what you nwd. N. B Writt tm I dif Aiviory fvtn . Ostti nf MkImGjCMHi Turn ,1n'sZZ ,-,-' -, " 1 l-ifr I-- , lll-i, r lor Wwmti. Mill In stain witppar. en rtjimt. Your Banking No matter how small, no mat ter how large The First National Baol Ontario, Oregon will give it careful attention. This message applies to the men and the women alike. Officers and Director: A. L. COCKKl'M, President T. TURN HULL. Vice lreidet II II. KKUM. Cashier ( . W. II I I . Ass't Cashier J. w. MI I ITf MilT C K. KEN YON L. It COCKRUM A Promising Opening ' QOOI) TlUHGr To Tap MM lit iiiiv aouBnti nt the VWr would be a keg of our iprt' ling Sclitz Heer, which l ood thine to have "00 tap ; case of thirttv eitiergenci This lager is the hest, pur1 and most wholesome ever Oft" ed, and will satisfy the IM critical Knar drinker. BWl I l,i..u...,l f ..,,.,. ii... i,....t malts'" hotiri. hv n siifiitilic nielli" "" I I , J m SB VH II brewing, it is naturally a M feet beer. L. B. TETER Col. Roosevelt carries his low br meter around with him. Thus far the mere man has Wt I ..,.!.. . I.. 1 l.t tha Htvks at lnn.r ,.!.. in Pria tht llOID1111 I onessbeing quite as ugly. : 77 ..... a tfl If Belgium survives this w. probably insist that its neighbor I bonds to keep the peace. In buying our Christmas anvil- u.'a orat fllir minds On 0B pleasanter than wholesale slsutf W W