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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-30

end Miss Lizzie Moots visited with
John Lentz and family Sunday.
Miss Jessie Sponseller and lady
friend of Alliance spent Sunday with
her parents of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs Bert Starkey and fam
lily of Robertsville were the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Waltz Sunday.
Vernon Sheatsley has purchased
new hay loader from Henry Hildabid-
die of Freeburg
Mr.. and Mrs. John Coleman and fam
| lily spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
| VI. Maurer.
Mr.. Clay Crowl of Alliance spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Stuckey.
Miss Frantz of Midway is visiting
with her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hubbard Stuckey.
Mr.. and Mrs Dwight Farmer Of
Louisville visited his parents Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Motts spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Motts.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Royal Snyder Of
Canton spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs j. j. Snyder.
Mr.. Eli Motts of Cleveland called on
friends here last week.
Miss Chenot of Louisville visited
with her brothers and sister of this
place Sunday.
Henry Swallen of Canton is visiting
Lis son, f. Swallen, and family.
The frost Sunday morning did con-
siderable damage in low places.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Motts left
Saturday for an extended trip to south
crn Ohio and northern Indiana.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lantzenheiser
yisited with Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Snyder
Sunday.
] Mrs. Addie Booth and children
called on Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Sponsel-
Ter Sunday.
Mrs. Joseph Livingston and sons,
Miller spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Rufus Helm.
Mr.. Gas of Minerva made a business
call through here today.
Floyd Coleman is visiting his aunt,
Mrs. NJ Maurer.
: Services in the Reformed church
Sunday evening.
East Greenville, o., May 25.-The
:, public schools of this place closed last
Friday with a good literary program
f rendered by the pupils of the different
h rooms. A fine luncheon was served at
room and the teachers received some
h very nice presents from their scholars.
The pulpit Of the Congregational
l. church was occupied Sunday by a
/. lady preacher from Wales.
h Miss Mary Ann Jones was in town
Sunday calling on friends.
e Daniel R. Davis who is working in
Strasburg was home over Sunday.
y Miss Esther Jones of Barberton, was
home over Sunday visiting her parents
lie Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Richards.
e. Frank Baer is improving his resi-
!: dence by having it painted.
l. Calvin Swisher is painting the res
is idence of DR.. ]. F. Campbell
a Mrs. Thomas Collier has returned
II from Somerdale where she was visit.
T. ing her daughter, Mrs. John Thomas,
H. Rev. ]. T. Hoax occupied the pulpit
Of the NJ. E. church Sunday evening.
Some young people gathered at the
p home of Mr. and Mrs Eli Mocks last
Friday evening for a social gathering.
u The evening was spent in playing
games and instrumental music.
y The East Greenville Bunnies went to
Massillon Sunday to play the Nein-
va ingers of Massillon, the score being
10 in favor Of Massillon.
!" John Collier who was working in
Alliance returned home Sunday.
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-30
Death Of Former Congressman o'Neill.

GAINESVILLE, o., May 25,-Major John
o. O'Neill died at his home here today
aged 81 years. He was elected to
congress in 1862 where he served one
term and was also elected to Ohio
senate in 1880 where he also served
one term. He was lifelong Demo-
crat.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-30
SOLDIERS HUT
To Be Built by D. A. r. at Valley
Forge.

Norristown, Pa, May 25. The
Daughters of the American Revolution
OF Pennsylvania today commenced the
erection Of a soldiers hut at Valley
Forge camp grounds, not far from the
Washington memorial chapel, which is
in course of construction.
The hut will be a reproduction of
those used by the colonial patriots and
will be over one Of the hut holes which
are still very pronounced.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-30
Bucket shop Proprietor Convicted.

Elyria, o., May 25.-The last day of
the trial Of w, j. Worth charged with
running bucket shop at Lorain re-
suited in verdict Of guilty as charg.
ed, the jury were out but 20 minutes.
He win carry his case up. Sentence
was not imposed.
Kaneen and the Walkers were re.
turned to the penitentiary today The
trial OF Henry King on the same
charge will go over to the next term
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-30

Paris, May 25,--Memorial Day will
be celebrated here.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. II. Crowl and family
of Minerva spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs, John Stuckey. north of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. ALI. Lantzenheiser and
family Of Talpahock, Mr.. and Mrs. Da-
yid Kreiga, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Motifs
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-30
Death of an Extensive Traveller.

Mt Vernon, May 25.-James De-
good, 70 years of age, died at the
county infirmary today of cancer. De-
good who was formerly well to do,
Travelled extensively in his younger
days and had visited every state and
territory in the union and mad been
abroad % times. For six years prior
to his illness he was agent of the T.
& o. G. Ry. at Richhill, o.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-30
wooster.M ansfield Electric Line.

Wooster, o., May 25.-David Col
lier, OF Lakeville, O., one of the pro-
moters of the proposed new electric
road from Wooster to Mansfield was
in Wooster today accompanied by j.
c. Jackson representative of Phila.
delphia capitalists. The two men are
going over the route for the new road.
Both talk favorably about the road
and say that it will soon be built.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-30

Pontius of Waco was the guest of her
cousin, Miss Bessie Essig, Saturday
end Sunday.
Oscar Conrad, supervisor, Is taking
advantage of the nice weather by
working on the roads.
Misses Zelda Barkey and Della Es-
sig were guests at Eli Leshers Sun.
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Tarner Of Can
ton, visited at Adam Skaters Sun
day.
School closes Friday, May &c. Some
of the pupils are suffering from the
pink.eye.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-30
HiIIsboro-c chiIIicothe Traction Line.

Observation-Disclosures Traction Line.
Chillicothe O., May 25.-Attorney
William Wallace, representing the 10.
cal interests announced officially to.
day that Colonel Russell B. Harrison,
Of indianapolis, the son of the late
president, had notified him that the
Hillsboro- Chillicothe traction line had
been financed in the east and would
se built next summer.
The right of way will be surveyed
at once and the contracts let this
winter. The work of construction will
be begun as soon as the frost is out
of the ground.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-30

Franklin Hall, May a5.--Miss sai:a
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-30

Minerva, May 25.-Mrs. e Calerdine
was business caller in Canton Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. V. Simpson are
entertaining the formers brother and
family of Pittsburg, Pa.
Mrs. e. Motifs of Cleveland is Wis.
iting friends in town.
Mrs. Adam Fishel of Plain street, is
very sick.
Mrs. Almina Kurtz and Harriet
Stanley returned home Tuesday after
three weeks visit with relatives In
BJauerdam and Findlay.
Mesdames Homer Spray, c. b. Sala
w. G. Kryder and r. J. Patton, at
tended the w. @. t. u. convention al
Carrollton Monday and Tuesday,
Mrs. T. Fletcher and daughter have
gone to Rayenna to spend the sum
mer.
Il Irra,Glin Ila1l Maxy or nHlns c. 80.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1905-09-23
IN FAVOR OF WOMAN SUFFRAGE

At the annual meeting OF the National
Letter Carriers Association which has
Just met in Portland, Ore, the first reso-
luton adopted by it was one endorsing
the enfranchisement of women. The re;
solution was as follows, "Whereas this
country has attained its high standing
among the nations by the development
of its government on the principles OF
American Independence, therefore
Resolved: That the best interests OF
progress demand the application Of these
principles to women by extending to
them the right of suffrage on equal terms
with men, and we urge the necessary
changes in our laws and constitutions to
secure this right to them"
The spirit of equal rights seems to be in
the air in Oregon where it is expected
woman suffrage amendment will be SUBJ
mtted to the voters next June.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1905-09-23

Leave Harrington for Berlin, 1898 q. m. and
$50 p. m. week days. Returning leave Berlin
6.56 a m and 1888 p. m. week days.
Leave Porter for Delaware City 50 a m Il q
3 81, "a and "A p m weekdays Returning
leave Delaware City IS, g2I, and 10 % a m :,
and Is and 50 p m weekdays.
Leave Massey for Chestertown and way stu
tions 956 3. m. and $40 p. IN. week days
Returning, leave Chestertown 7O8 a. m. and
2.32 p. m, weekdays.
QUEEN ANNE & KENT r. R.-Leave Townsend
for Centrevilie and way stations 3 20 q. M, and
4.43 p m, week days Returning. leave Centre.
Vile IA a. m. and $50 p. m, weekdays.
DELAWARE CHEsAPEAKE r. R.-Leave Clay
ton for Oxford and way stations DAP q. m, and
4 So d. M, week days Returning leave Oxford
6. i3 q. M, and IS p. M, weekdays.
CAMBRIDGE q SEApoRD R. R.-Leave Seaford
for Cambridge and intermediate stations liz a.
m. and 6 "a p. m. week days, Returning leave
Cambridge So am. and 2.S2 p. m. weekdays
CoNNECTIoN.-At Porter, with Newark and
Delaware City Railroad. At Townsend, with
Queen Anne's & Kent Railrcad. At Massey,
for stations on Baltimore & Delaware Bay
Railroad. At Clayton, with Delaware a Chesa.
peake Railroad. At Harrington, with Delaware,
Maryland Virginia Railroad. At Sesford, with
Cambridge 4 Seaford Railroad. At Delmar
with New York. Philadelphia q Norfolk.
w. w. ATTERBURY. General Manage.
J. r. WOOD, Passenger Traffic Agent.
GEO W. BOYD. Gen, Passenger Agent
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1905-09-23

"v" Connections to and from Baltimore and
Washington made via Porter.
sOn Saturdays arrives 9.25 pm
Daily Daily except Sunday
''e" Stops on signal to receive passengers for
Maryland Division via Porter or for Whining
ton and beyond.
''f' Stops only on notice to &C aductor or ager
or on signal.
"h'' stops to let off passengers from points
north of Wilmington and from points on
Maryland Division via Porter.
''j'' Stops to take on passengers for Cape
Charles and beyond.
''k" Stops to discharge passengers.
''p'' Stops to leave passengers from Midi le-
town and points south.
'r'' Stops to leave passengers from New
York Division.
BRANCH ROADS.
DELAwARE, MARYLAND& VIRGINIA R. r.
Leave Harrington for Franklin City and way
stations OBS m SD p m week days. Return
ing train leaves Franklin City $50 q. M. and
ll.0 p. m. week days.
Leave Franklin City for ChiEcoteague (via
steamer) LS6 and S.45 p. m. week days Return
ing leave Chincoteague 0.4S q. m, and $50 p.
m, weekdays.
Leave Harrington for Georgetown andLewes
1888 q. m, 3. 20 p. M, week days Returning,
leave Lewes 6.45 m and SO p m week days
Leave Harrington for Rehoboth 10 38 m
and $50 m. Returning, leave Rehoboth 6.33
p m.and y IN weekdays.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1905-09-23
new baton for that paper, Rhoda Mas.

new baton for that paper, Rhoda Mas,
sey."
"The stenographer- | suggested.
He shook his head. tits Benson"
Abandon hope, We who!" | moaned.
'Benson's like Glass-incorruptible. :"
He laughed. well, come on. It's a
great fight, anyway, and the office is
pleased to be pleased with you, Miss
Massey, and if the small sum of twenty
more per would be considered any testi-
monial OF our appreciation, why"
ooh, how nice of you p | cried. "Ill
actually be able to pay for the gown Eye
ordered for the Inaugural Ball and
"Don't. Charge it to the Office. And
make it a corker, mind you, and do us
ere dit"
CONTINUED NEXT WEEK
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1905-09-23

Now, Secret Investigation is direct
challenge to the Press. It's an insulting
way Of telling newspapers to go about
their business, which, of course, is to find
out by surreptitious means the very thing
which is surreptitiously being kept from
theii-ur, rather, which the politicians
are attempting to keep from them. For
never yet knew of star-chamber ses-
sion, from a Grand jury meeting to the
solemn silences in the us. Senate, that
kept secret secret things they're the one
thing sure to leak.
SO at first we were hopeful up at Sacra-
mento when the Legislature appointed a
committee to investigate charges made
by certain newspaper in the city and
county Of San Francisco. besmirching the
fair name and fame Of California stab
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-10-15

cording to the American Fertilizer.
Many farmers use them extravagantly
and wastefully; this extravaganza con-
sisting not, as rule, in use of too
large quantities few of them err
that way-but in the use of fertilizer
unsuited to their lands or crops and in
dependence upon them as the sole
means of maintaining the fertility of
the SOIL Other farmers regard them
with something like suspicion and
seem to think that fertilizing land is
something similar to giving it dose
of medicine. Now the simple truth OF
the whole matter is that when one
uses fertilizer of any kind on his land
he is merely feeding it-restoring the
plant food that the crops remove from
it; and stable manure, nitrate of soda,
or a crop of clover plowed under, are
all fertilizers. This is not saying that
all of them will answer the same pur-
pose. Corn fodder and bran are both
food for cow, but they answer en-
tirely different purposes in the animal
economy. Yet as far as any certain
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-10-15
Experiments on Small Plots.

1t is claimed that the results obtain
ed with commercial fertilizers on
small plots are not indicative of the
capacity OF an acre, or field, because
of the extra labor, care and attention
bestowed upon the experiment plots.
Those who have watched the progress
of the work on plots are given the op-
portunity to study the items of ex-
penses and receipts, and in a ma,
jority of cases the experiments have
shown that profits can be derived from
the crops, despite the additional ex-
pense, for the reason that the use of
large quantities of fertilizer, the ap-
pl1cation of scientific methods of til
'lage, the conservation of moisture,
and the close and careful observation
necessary, are promotive of larger
yields and better quality of the pro-
duct 1t may confidently be affirmed
that the results possible on a small
plot are no better than may be obtain
ed on an acre, or larger area, if the
same methods are applied as upon
small plots. The expense necessary
TO be incurred in the management of
a held may appear enormous, which
prevents the application of the system
practiced on the experiment plots.
often the lack of capital being an OBJ
stacle in the way, but the fact remains.
nevertheless, that what can be accom-
plished on limited space is also pos
slble on large field. Even where land
Is high, and every square inch must
be made to render a profit, over a ton
OF FERTILIZER per acre is sometimes ap-
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-10-15
Fertilizers and Moisture.

Nature stores in the seeds OF all
plants food suitable to their growth
during the early stages of termination,
and when first pushing their way from
the seeds the shootlets are tender and
easily destroyed. If the rains are plen-
tiful. and the soil loose and fine, any
substance that may be injurious Will
be diluted and distributed; but should
the season be dry the best results
with fertilizers, when applied in the
hills, in proximity to the young plants
during the beginning of their exist
ence. may not be obtained Fertilizers
are partly valuable according to their
sOlubility in water, the more easily
soluble the better, and hence there is
no necessity for applying such IN the
hill at any time, as the finer the in
gradients and their exposure to air
and moisture the more quickly they
perform service, although experiments
in sections have shown that even when
fertilizer has been used in large guam
titles in hills, advantageous results
were obtained, but it is safe to claim
that no such thing would occur as
"burning up" the plants ii farmers
would go to the trouble of applying
fertilizers by broadcasting at intervals
instead of dumping them in the hills
at one operation. Broadcasting should
give better results, as well as lessen
s ing the possibility of danger should
drought set in. The roots of plants do
not feed at the hills where the seeds
are planted only. Just as soon as
plant can do so, it sends out roots in
every direction, covering the entire
curfaca and selecting tha finest and
most easily appropriated particles.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-10-15

piled, while the most careful culti-
vation is also bestowed, with results
fully equal to those obtained on plots
used for making tests. There is
really no known limit to the possibili-
ties of yields upon an acre of land.
Under the stimulus of competition and
awards many surprises have appeared
in yields of crops. Over 1000 bushels
of potatoes have been grown upon one
acre of land, and reports of nearly 200
bushels of corn on the same area
have been published. Every farmer
should endeavor to double his yields.
1t is less expensive to grow 100 bush
els of corn per acre than to be salts
fed with one-half that quantity, as
the extra yield more than compen-
safes for any expense incurred. There
is no reason for being contented with
normal crops as long as more can be
obtained.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-10-15

amount of any plant food is concerned
it is all the same whether it is obtain
ed from bog, cow stall or clover
plant. The only questions are as to
it's relative cost and availability.
Stable manures and green crops, how
ever, answer one purpose-perhaps
two-which commercial fertilizers do
not. They improve the physical con.
dition of the soil by the addition of
humus and probably make the plant
food present more available by pro-
noting not only chemical but bacterial
activity in the soil. For it must be
remembered that the productivity OF
any soil depends, first, upon the plant
food present; secondly, upon the ply
sical condition of the soil as respects
drainage, tilth, moisture content, etc.;
and thirdly, upon the bacterial pro-
cesses which are taking place. With
out the necessary plant food it is of
course impossible for crops to grow;
if the physical condition of the soil is
bad their growth will necessarily be
retarded; and while bacteriology is as
yet imperfectly understood even by
scientists, we do know that these un-
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-10-15

seen organisms play an important part
in preparing the plant food for use by
plants and that some plants require
the presence of certain bacteria for
their best development. A man who
wastes his stable manure and buys
fertilizers is certainly foolish; yet it
has been demonstrated in thousands
of cases that the use of commercial
fertilizer pays and pays well. While
we can draw upon the exhaustless
stores of atmospheric nitrogen there is
no way of keeping up the supply of
potassium and phosphorus except by
purchasing them in fertilizers of some
kind. Under any system of cropping
there is bound to be gradual de-
crease in the total amount in the soil,
although proper methods of cultiva-
ton may keep up or even increase the
available supply for many years. The
cheapest way to get these is in some
of the forms in which they are offered
as commercial fertilizers; and it has
been, l think, fully demonstrated that
the cheapest and most practical meth
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-10-15
The Using of Fertilizers.

of intelligence in applying fertilizers
in the fruit plantations. The barn
yard and stable liquid manures are
generally considered among the best
of fertilizers, but are not always avail
able in sufficient quantity.
Soils which show high per cent of
potash may not need application of
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-10-15

cd of fertilization is not the depend
ence upon either commercial fertiliz-
erS or stable and green manureS alone,
but in JudiciouS combination of all.
When used this way there is no foun-
datiOn for fear that they may act upon
the soil like morphine upon the hui
man system. 1t is certainly extrava-
gance to fail to care for the stable
manure; it is extravaganza to neglect
the growing of leguminous crops to
maintain the nitrogen supply of the
soil; 1t is extravaganza to use COM
mercial fertilizers upon your land with
out keeping it in good physical con-
dition; it is extravaganza to use fer
tilizers of any kind that are not pro-
portioned to the special needs of your
soil and crop and for most crops on
most soils, stable and green manures
alone are not properly balanced ra-
ton. The greatest extravaganza of
all, however, is in the cropping of land
year after year without making any
effort to keep up it's fertility. To put
it all briefly, it is necessary, if we
would improve or keep up the soil to
keep it in good physical condition and
to replenish the supply of plant food
Commercial fertilizers will do the lat
ter, but not the first. Stable manure
will do the first and will partially do
the second. The ideal method is a
combination of all these sources of
fertility according to the special needs
of the soil and the crop that is being
grown; and such a combination can be
made only by the farmer who has an
acquaintance with the elementary
Drinc ciDlac of fprtiIi1ot;Op opd with +bo
particular soil and crop to be fertilized.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-10-15
Robbinq the Farm.

nODDI1S the arm.
When produce is sold off the farm
the farmer should make a careful note
of the kind and the field on which it
was grown. The pasture on which the
cattle fed should find a place in the
farmers account book, the weight of
all live stock recorded that were sent
to market as we'll as the particular
kind of food most largely used for
feeding. By little practice, in COM
parison, at the end of the year a care
full study of these matters will greatly
assist in estimating the kind, amount,
and quality of the fertilizers needed
on the farm. Those who sell milk and
butter deprive the soil of it's nitrogen
and phosphates. The same may be
stated of those who annually fatten
cattle for market. Phosphoric acid,
nitrogen and lime are sent off the farm
in this shape, leaving the greater part
of the potash behind All stable ma
nure is rich in potash, more so than
in anything else, especially when it
comes from growing animals or dairy
cows. But the other ingredients pass
off in the milk, bone, hair, tissue, and
flesh of the animals sent away from
the farm.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-10-15
Maintaining Fertility.

There is nothing connected with
farming which is less understood, or
rather more misunderstood, than is
the use of commercial fertilizers, ac-