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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-14

Have You seen that famous step Saver" OF
ours that Kitchen Cabinet Of Quality, the FL,
WELL? Made up IN a great many styles, ali
handy, onyenient and finished IN that beluhful
satin finish that looks so well and stays SO clean
The St. Mary banner., 1907-08-24

a pinchushion for the poisoned darts
of the dread Touaregs.
But there was no one there. The
fiat desert Quivered in the sunshine.
and here and there a dusty plant stood
YEARLY. But though l commanded
the landscape for i radius of fifty
miles, not living creature was in
sight.
Another cough. I swung around
quickly The same plant, yellow with
dust, dropped in the dry heat. That
was all
Hack; Hack
"On my left this time. swung
around again. A like plant met my
ewes. The thing was growing rather
CHASTITY.
LAS | regarded this last plant a
cough came from it. Believe me the
plant coughed. 1t shook all over and
then, tightening up as man does
when he is about to sneeze, 1t gave
violent cough, and a little cloud Of
dust arose.
Il found out afterward that the
plant was the coughing beam which
is common in many tropical countries.
In the long, dry heats this weird
growth's pores become choked with
dust. and it would die of suffocation
were it not that a powerful gas accu-
mulates inside it, which, when it
gain sufficient pressure, eXplodes with
a sound precisely like the human
cough. The explosion shakes the plant
pores free of their dust and the
coughing bean is in good health again
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
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WHATS THE USE>

WHAT'S IN usa a-~oi,, !;
Worry never ,,a.,,l, In crazy over wo.I
Won would so crazy 'lo,.l
WHAT'S tn use +, .,
true. 7'' inside o you
III uSe'
Nhat's ~.
trouble 20 so around a.hu,,
YOU. q pfowls around a.hu,s
When va c,
double ~ IKE as not, yen sn
doc. DICK an quietly -
Wha,.s .,..
The St. Mary banner., 1907-08-24
Raising Beans and Forage.

While it is well to recip,ocate in
trade with our Northern and Western
friends, yet it is more wise in us
to try to use every laudable effort to
keep all the money at home we hon
orably can. 1t is astounding that we
should buy hundreds of carloads Of
forage, dried beans, rutabagas, ETC.,
from these distant sections, when we
can produce very great portion of
them ourselves. There are several
varieties Of field beans that are de-
1icious, both green and dry, that our
people should cultivate and have for
use on our tables during the winter
while vegetables are scarce.
Among the most desirable varieties
are the white kidney, white marrow,
Boston white, pea bean. red kidney
bean, Goddard speckled, kidney and
horticultural. These are all delicious
and nutritious, giving strength and
vigor to the body. May and June
is the time to plant them. Second or
third years new ground suits them
best, but they produce well on any
soil ferti..zed with old we'll rotted
manure, or. in the absence of this,
acid phosphate with two to four per
cent. Of potash and cottonseed meal
will bring the crop. Two hundred
pounds acid phosphate and 100
pounds cottonseed meal is the proper
proportion. Wood ashes can be used
by our friends in the rural districts
who yet burn wood. For planting,
as good way as any is to thoroughly
plow the land, lay off the rows with
bull tongue two and one-half feet
wide in which distribute the manure
or fertilizer, then run the plow
through it again and then drop beans
in furrow every three or four inches
and cover. Keep clean from weeds
and grass by shallow cultivation
after each rain. Don't permit
ground to bake. Cultivate only when
foliage is dry, free from rain or dew.
Provision dealers will buy all the
surplus. Half bushel will plant an
acre.
Now. as to forage. we need not
lose out by the dearth and .conse-
quently high price OF cowpeas; Ger
man millet requires only seventy-five
days to mature . 0ne and nutritious
The St. Mary banner., 1907-08-24

DO you think we should let wou
Sote?' Certainly. Why not? We
Them earn money all other ways'1
Life.
Our new curate seems to be an
truist.' "Oh, do you think so? qd|
thought from his intoning that he <
tenor. Punch.
HAS that rich author pseudonyn}
Il don't know if that's what it's called
but it's the newest make, forty.hGd
power. ."-Baltimore American.
What's the matter, silly?" Bo
hoo! Me teacher says I'm Ounce 4
won't never amount ter nothin." Hid
fellers! we got de umpire fer de gama|
Judge.
You don't mean to say" said Pe(
prey, that you absolutely do nothing,
"Aw," replied Cholly, YEARLY. i do1l
even do that. My man attends
ev'rything. you know. .''-Philadelpl''
Press.
Stern Employer-Come here. b
How many grandfathers have you 8
Surprised Office Boy-Two, sir, J!
like other folks. S. E-All right No
remember, | have you on RECORD,
two are your limit for the season
Baltimore American.
She of 'O7-Now, that you
through, do you honestly believe
q college education helped you!
of 'O6-Helped me! Well, yesteros|
signed a contract to coach the mo-
braska University football team lo'|
neriod of five years.-Puck.
what you need" said the doeu|
sis a change of scenery" Il KNOW
replied the manager of the one-nls
stand company; but, cofound IL
didn't come to talk business Wltn y
I'd like to find out about this Duza
in nv ears. Chicago Record-he's
Mrs. Dickenharry-For goodn1
sake. Mary, how long did you Doll ~
aggs? The New Cook-Half an ~
mum. Mrs. Dickenharry-But dlon
toll YOU that three minutes was en0
for an egg? The New Cook-fess
Rut l billed ten Of 'em'-C'e'e'
Leader. II
81 have always contended.' said
,n who whites, that every one
nerfect right to his own op'n'0u
.rrue" E" replied Senator Badger
hoe put in the majority OF cases
na, who thinks that way doesn ~
enough TO keep them to nlmss1
Milwaukee Sentinel.
why don't you make a iew speI sm;,|
th,1 s,,biect?" asked the adma1
eriend e my dear, sir" answered =
ator Sorghum, making a fe" .se sp',s III
is ont of the question. Once the s ~
- aco,ired it is impossible TO ma.a
tou sneeches. just as it is impo,s'|
~ smoke a few cigarettes -" a''
ION Star.
The St. Mary banner., 1907-08-24
COwpea Hay.

There is no doubt about the value
Of alfalfa and the desirability of
growing this crop If it can be done.
am trying year after year at consider
able expense to learn enough about
its habits and requirements to en-
able me to grow it as regular crop.
So much do l think of it that If any
man should be discovered to grow
it successfully should give it large
share of our farm. 1t makes the
finest of all hay that we have ever
had and also yields a large quantity
per acre. It is altogether a desirable
crop, but so far as I know there is
little hope of growing it successfully
in the Southern States outside of
prairie soils. Certainly there is little
hope of growing it where crab-grass
thrives, as this grass is deadly en-
emy to alfalfa.
But while alfalfa is uncertain and
no immediate hopes for its future,
we have similar plant that is in
digenous to our climate and that
can be counted on for at least three
out Of five years to make good, profit
able crops. Cowpea hay is almost as
rich in protein as alfalfa. It is near
ly equal pound per pound to the best
wheat bran and much better than
the average mixed bran on the mar
ket. 1t will easily yield two tons per
acre on good land and until alfalfa
can be grown successfully it should
have a place on every farm, and espe-
cially on every dairy farm. It fur
nishes a rich, nitrogenous hay for
the cows and at the same time gath
ers nitrogen from the air for sue
ceeding crops.
By all means sow some cowpeas.
It is not only good farming, but is
good, profitable business. If two tons
wheat bran per acre could be grown
I do not think there would be many
who would not SOW few acres.
Cowpeas are about as valuable. Why
not sow some?-W., in Southern
Cultivato:.
The St. Mary banner., 1907-08-24
Precautionary Ventilation.

The man who entered tAe smoking
car of the elevated train at Forty.
third street strode to the rear enr
and opened the doors.
Then he went half way back, sat
down. and lighted a cigar.
An icy gale blew through the car
and two or three men starred for the
rear doors for the purpose OF closing
them.
"Wait a few moments, gentlemen
said the passenger sitting next 10
the newcomer. This S,an kne" "hat
kind of a cigar he was going TO smoAe
a great deal better than we dio' -
Chicago Tribune.
The St. Mary banner., 1907-08-24
Glory of a SunflOwer.

There is SOmeLHIuS uOlC imam
mere attraction in the gorgeous
beauty of a big sunflower. When an
aggregation of them are put togeth-
er into one great mass OF cleaning,
golden colored scenery they are
sight worth any mans admiration.
About them clings the fragrance OF
health and over them hangs suspend
ed a benediction that will destroy
the most dreaded miasma to which
the human system is heir to in the
way of diseases.
In section where malaria exists it
would be a great thing if every farm
er's dooryard was hedged in with
these beautiful and luXuriant flow
ers. In neglected spots they can be
planted and yet they will grow with
flourishing growth that hardly any
other plant can choke down. The
mere fact that they are such a pro-
lection in the way of health ought to
be irducement enough to get every
farmer to plant them as method OF
safety, but aside from this they are
very valuable.
Every farm should have large lot
of poultry on it, and during the win
ter there is no other feed that quite
equals the product of the sunfiower.
The seed are exceptionally rich In
feeding value and poultry do better
on them than on any other single
feed. Therefore, it will be wise
plan for farmers to think about this
and plant some in this way and be
sure to save the seed. The little
things are the ones that count nova
days, and when farmer pays atten-
ton to details he is likely to come
out ahead of the man that throws
care to the wind in this respect.
would like to see the farmers
wake up to the many opportunities
that are scattered around about in
this way. / know there is limit to
human accomplishments, but there
are so few of us who do what little
we can do. The average mortal tires
of the struggle long before the task
Is we'll under way, and consequently
ldllS doAuC WACA pushing ~ SAC - OAI'
If we would keep struggling on it
might lead a community on to better
things.
In the sunfower lesson there is
something that can be carried out
into other branches of like character.
If farmer takes pride in this work
and does it well it may be the means
of introducing something new and
novel into a neighborhood that will
eventually work for the advance
ment, not only for the health, but
other material advantages. With
cooperation and assistance in work
like this great good may be accom-
plished, though there is generally a
damper to be put on such Efforts.
c. McAuliffe, in Southern Cultivator.
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A PLANT THAT COUGHsI

"I heard a cough and looked behind
ne nervously," said a huntsman, "for
I was stalking gazelles in that lion
coloFod waste, the Sahara Desert and
having gotten rather too for south,
I e1pectsd at any moment to become
The St. Mary banner., 1907-08-24

in sixty DAYS. Sand plowed and har-
rowed after wheat or oat harvest
brings a fine crab-grass hay CROP
Mark W. Johnson, in The Cultlvator.
Crab-Grass Hay.
OF all the plaques sent on tne
Southern States, undoubtedly crab
grass holds the first place. Negro
slavery, the Civil War and yellow
fever all put together does not equal
the curse Of it, 1t add two cents per
pound to the cost of the cotton crop
and deducts twenty-five per cent.
from the total yield of cotton. 1t
robs the land Of plant food as no
other crop does. 1t is actual poison
to some other crops which may con-
tend with it for living from the
land, such as alfalfa. 1t is ever
present, ever ready, always aggres-
sive, never yielding without a hard
struggle. 1t is ten times harder to
destroy than Bermuda grass and does
a thousand times the damage. 1t
should be fought Systematically and
persistently. The National Govern
ment should be induced to organize
a fight for its determination.
While fighting this pest We should
use it to our advantage when it is
possible to do so. Some times, in
spite Of efforts to keep it down, it
comes on and makes a good yield of
hay. If cut in time and properly
cured the hay is of excellent quality.
But if allowed to stand too long it
not only ripens seed to infest the
land again, but the hay is of little
value.
Crab-grass should be moved just
as the first blooms appear. II a few
days longer is given there will be
enough seed ripen and drop to keep
the land seeded and the quality of
hay will not be so good. Nearly all
crab-grass hay is made from over
ripe grass and is of inferior quality.
Curing crab-grass hay requires
close attention. It should be bright
green color and possess sweet, aro-
matte odor. Bleached. sunburned
hay is worthless. Crab-grass needs
close attention in curing. Some
times when the cutting is light and
the sun shines hot the rake should
follow Immediately after the mower,
and curing should be done in the
windrow. The windrow will prob
ably need turning time or two.
The thing to do is to cure it in the
shade, but cure it. Don't go to the
other extreme and put it into the
barn uncured. When the cutting is
heavy allow it to sun for a short
time and use tedder or fork to
turn it. AS soon as the hay is in
condition put into cock or windrow
and finish curing there.
When ready for the barn it should
by dry, bright green color and
smell good enough to eat.-W. L. W.
in The Cultivator.
The St. Mary banner., 1907-08-24
HOW TO GROW A NAME.

It is high time to get to work in
your gardens, youngsters. if you have
not already commenced. You can
have flowers in a box in the window,
or in the yard, or in the country gar
den-but, wherever you are, try to
have some kind of a garden so you
can watch it and tend it yourself Get
some one to advise you at first
mother or aunt or father Or uncle.
Here are some suggestions for seeds
for you to get.
If you like a vine, morning glory
is very satisfactory. and it will climb
up strings on a window or fence or
house. Some hardy flowers (meaning
flowers that can stand cold) are phlox,
candy -tuft, nasturtiums. portllaca,
snap dragon. mignonette, marigold.
cornfower, poppies and verbena.
If you prefer vegetables. try beans,
lettuce, radishes, parsley and mint.
Don't worry if the beans poke right
out of the ground after planting, for
that is a way they have. Let them
alone and they will manage them
selves. If you do not live too far
north, see if you can get peanuts from
your florist If you plant mustard or
cress seed, not water cress) try in
this way: Scratch your name or in
itials on the ground and plant the
seeds in the scratches, and the little
green plants will spring up and grow
into your name in your garden.
Are you going to have little gar
den somewhere this year?-Washing
ton Star.
BOYS MAY FESTIVAL IN JAPAN.
The famous boys festival which oc.
ours in Japan every May is an in
teresting affair.
Long before the arrival of the day
shops are gay with all kinds of
tempting toys and banners, while IN
every yard and in front of the houses
long bamboo poles are set up. When
the day arrives, writes Genjiro in The
Circle, the boys tie their paper fishes,
flags and streamers to the rope hang
ing from the top of the pole, and pull
them up. These paper fishes are
made hollow, so that the breeze may
pass through the wide opening Of the
mouth and initiate the body, making
It round like a real fish. The paper
is painted either red or black to rep
resent red or black carp. The fishes
are Of different sizes, ranging from
foot to three or four yards long.
Some of the bamboo poles have as
many fishes on them as there are boys
in the house; often each fish repre-
sents one of the boys of the family.
When there is strong spring
breeze the air entering through the
mouth initiates the bodies of the
fishes, swings them from side to side,
and makes then flap their tails, so
that they look as if they are in their
own element-a-e swimming in
stream. 1t is pretty sight to see
from a housetop a great number OF
them floating in the air all over the
city. To other bamboo poles flags
are attached and these have pictures
of warriors and heroes in japanese
history and legends painted on them.
The St. Mary banner., 1907-08-24
Modern Farm Methods
AS Applied in the South
Notes of Interest to Planter,
Fruit Grower and StOcklnan

hay crop. Then comes sorghum,
either amber or orange, also kafhr
corn, Indian corn and Hungarian mil
let. sometimes called Hungarian
grass, which will mature for harvest
in sixty days. Sand plowed and har-
rowed after wheat or oat harvest
brings a fine crab-grass hay CROP
Mark ". Johnson, in The Cultivator.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-12-26
st. John Items

Merry Christmas and happy
New Year to you all.
Well, | guess old Santa had
to do some tall hustling this
week in order to surprise all Of
OR good boys and girls.
The st. John Social club meet
with A. L. Haight, Saturday
evening.
Miss Julia Ellen returned
from Omaha, Tuesday, and will
spend the holidays at Mead
Kirkland's.
Jimmie Kirkland, who had
the misfortune to break his
an lle last week is improving
real nicely.
Miss Gladys Green is sick
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-12-26

The Rebekah Degree Staff
will meet for drill practice Fri
day afternoon at 2::3O ard ,at-
urday evening at 1880. n. G.
MIR. and Mrs. - lIoss, Jr.,
are rejoicing over the birth of
a daughter at their home this
morning.
Hon. j. q. Kirkwood ard
family, of Long Pine, Nebr.,
are in the Valley the guests i
the S. II. Morgan family.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. %. Jones n
tertained at Christmas dinner
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Chambers
of Ireton, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Donahoe, Mr.. and Mrs. A. s.
Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. D. C. Rec
and family, Mr.. Clarence Dona-
hoe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Chan
bers left for their home in Ire-
ton after a months visit with
friends in this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Stevens
Mr.. Allmon Stevens, of Crane
Rapids, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ee
Stevens, of Linwood, Nebr., are
guests at the E. w. Stevens
home.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-12-26

with the grippe.
Harry Foreman was a st.
John caller Sunday.
MRS. James Daughrty is on
the sick list.
The Misses Belle and Eva
Brundige were visitors at Mrs.
chinworth's, Sunday.
Frank McGavren and wife
were st. John callers FRIDAY
evening.
c. A. Pitzer returned home
Monday night, after a weeks
visit with friends at Manson.
Mrs. William Mullineix, of
Woodbine, spent Christmas at
John Varnes.
Mrs. Bert Jones was visiting
with Mrs. Pitzer, Saturday and
Sunday.
Master r. Harder was a
visitor at j. Varnes' Sunday.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-12-26
NOTICE

Dec. 1907, last month in
the year. All bills are now
due; don't fail to settle, and
present your bills also for paw
ment, as ! want to square up
to Jan. l, 'OS.
r. Newton.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-12-26
Pocketbook Lost

A small pocketbook contain
ing two five dollar bills Book
had card of Valley bank. Leave
at al Times office and get reward.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-12-26


George M. Putnam, of Grove
township, and John S. Hall, of
Harrison county, who We're
named as commissioners to In
vestigate the advisability of
granting the petition for a
sub drainage district in the
Harrison Pottawattamie drain
age district, with authority to
elect an engineer to serve with
them in the investigation, yes
tarday filed with County Audi
t5r Cheyne the appointment of
Seth Dean, as such an engineer.
Mrs Boughton left this morn
ing for Topeka, Kansas, to
spend the holidays with rels-
tives.
After hearing hundreds of
readers and actresses give Sc
lections from Ben iIur, | had
the pleasure of hearing Eliza
oetd de Barrie ellis rendition of
the Chariot Race at Crawfords-
Vile 1t was done to my entire
satisfaction, and the best | have
ever heard. General Lew Wal
lace, Charlottesville, Indiana.
At the Opera House, Fridey
, evening, Dec. 27th, 1907.
Mrs. Charles Gufstafson ard
son, Roy, of Boone, arrived in
Valley yesterday morning for a
visit with Mrs. Gufstafson's
brother, l. r. Pike and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Harty, CT
Washington, S. D., are in tie
Valley the guests Of George
Harty and family and otter
relatives.
W. NJ. Carlisle transacted
business in Omaha this morn
| ing.
Miss Mabel Nelson returnl &
to Omaha this morning after g
Christmas visit in the Valley
with her parents.
VIM. Hall, Of this city received
the appoint mcnt of clerk in
charge in place of j. f. White,
OF Blair, who was elected treas
urer of Washilis on county
Nebraska, and who resigned
4 from the service.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Withrov
today moved into the Schul
meister house formerly occu
ped by j. j. Murphy.
Geo. Colver went out in tn,
country yesterday to build
scale rack for Fred Brown
When he got out to the farm
he found there was no lumber
so he went out in the timbe
and cut a tree, took it to th,
saw mill, had it sawed int
lumber and before night had i
built into the scale rack
Quick work, too.
Ed Elliff, of Miner. III.
was in the Valley today on lant
business, the guest of Guy
Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. johnson
of Council Bluffs spent Christ
mas with Mr.. and Mrs. j. 3
Young in this city.
G. S. Green received a new
drum for Christmas, which
on display in the window at tn
picture store. Mr.. Green
; very proud of this new instru
ment and promises that tn
public will have the benefit o
his gift.
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Der 9th, Friday, evening, this
week. This is one of the regu-
lar numbers Of the lecture
course.
We acknowledge asho1t call
by our old friend, A. Ashcraft,
a former citizen Of Clay town
ship in this county, now Of Ne
braska. who was on his way
home from Indiana, on Satur-
day last. Mr.. Ashcraft is still
the jolly old friend of the days
of old and we hope ne may live
many years yet and be able to
help make w. j. Bryan Presi-
dent Of the United States.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Hennsssey
and son, Lon, We're guests Ct
of Omaha friends yesterday.
Miss Agnes Adams was the
guest of Omaha friends yester-
day.
Found A bunch Of keys.
Inq',ir Times office.
A. F. and A. M.
Special meeting Thursday
evening, December 26. Work
in the E. A. degree.
G. A. Kellogg, w. M.
Roy and Glenna Owens left
last evening for Chicago for a
visit with their sister, Mrs. A.
C. Middleton.
Postmaster Album reports
that the business done this
Christmas was the heaviest OF
any time previous.
Elizabeth de Barrie Gill al
the Opera House Dec. 81, 1907.
We often hear the remark
this winter, "that this is the
finest weather ever experienced
at this time of year." (Dec. 25)
By referrance to the weather
report of Dec. Is, 1906 we find
that the thermometer on that
day, and this year, registered
just the same, (Dec. "a above. }
Weather is much like the tooth
ache-the last spell is the worst
we ever had.
Mrs. j. N. Fitzgibbon was al
Omaha passenger this morning