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Williams news., 1909-12-04

| com mon door key and take the string in the fight hand, holding it so the key would clear the floor four or five inches. If you can hold the string steady enough the key will begin to swing Back and forth in straight line. Let another person take your left hand in his and the motion of the key will change from the pendulumlike swing to circular swing. If a third person will place his hand on the shoulder of the second person the key will stop. This test of human science was recently intro duced in Williams by Alb Wilson, and is furnishing amusement in parlor parties. Try it and then explain if you can.
 According to the bulletin recently issued by the Interstate Commerce Com mmission, the number of persons injured by railway accidents is de- creasing, there being a smaller number killed and injured this year than last, but for the last quarter, more were injured than last year, the total number for twelve months ended Juue 30 being 5SS killed and 15,3O7 injured. There were S17 collisions and 12 $50 derai!ments.
 J. P. Storm, ex county treasurer of Yavapai county, charged and convicted embedding the funds of the county and sentenced to serve four years in the territorial prison at Florence, was taken to that in- stitution by Sheriff James Smith of that county Monday, to begin his imprisonment. Storm was first tried and convicted about five years ago and has been fighting the case in the courts ever since.
 While hunting skunks that had invaded his poultry yard Joe Mayer founder of the town of Mayer and one of the leading merchants and milling men of Yavapi county, last Saturday morning slipped and fell, accidentally discharging his pistol. The bullet entered the left lung inflicting a fatal wound
 Come in and examine our complete line of boys and chil- dren's clothing. Babbitt-P Polson Company.
 Services at the Methodist church tomorrow as follows: At 9:45 am. Sunday school c. H. Appleton, superintendent; preaching at II a. m., and at 7:3O o'clock p.m., by the Rev. David Roberts, pastor. The Junior League will meet at 2:3O p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 7:3O o'clock.
 Travelling Auditor Hahn of the Harvey system was in town this week checking up the accounts of J. w. Mccormack, who resigned as manager of the news stand and photograph room to take charge of the news service on the Canyon line. G. Kennedy succeeded Mir Mccormack.
 There is no remedy that relieves as quickly as A. D. s. Foot Relief. G. c. Drug Go.
 This country by having no postal savings banks allowed the neat sum of $436. .956,e2 to slip through her fingers in a single year. This ] is the amount of savings sent home for safe keeping last year by our foreign born citizens who have government savings banks in their own land.
 After agitating for an election 10 open Warren to the saloons. the liquor people found that no amount of voting could accomplish their purpose as every deed for lot in the new city carries the stipulation that 1t shall never be used for the housing of saloon.
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Williams news., 1909-12-04

FOR RENT.-J. c. Phelan slaugh- ter house and pasture; $3O per month. Inquire at the Bank.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-12-16
THE CAPLE HARDWARE CO.
Christmas In h colonies.

Twas the merry Chris mas season. and
the palms swung ii. the breeze
or the lovely hot December In an island
over seas.
And a meditative maiden of the kind
called Philippine
Sat and gazed. with pensive visage. on
the sultry winter scene.
Well she knew that on the morrow all her
folks would celebrate.
Place a palm tree in the parlor. hang
their anklets Ger the crate.
On the heaped up Christmas table. groan-
ing with its load. there'd be
Appetizlng BIRDS nest trufties and pa
mana fricassee
LET me see" she murmured softly: ia
Their III get his string or beads.
Blue and yellow. / am certain they're the
very kind he needs. ~
For his old ones looked quite shocking.
though he never seemed TO care.
And his new sets quite the SWEETEST thing
a gentleman can wear.
And for mamma there's the nose ring
that 1 bought on Thursday week.
With the handsome whalebone stickpin
for insertion IN the cheek.
And little brothers boomerang! He'll be
immensely pleased.
That or a bamboo jumping jack are the
things for which he's teased.
And as for me. only hope they've got
the things 1 need
Just one or two nice costumes made OF
genuine coral bead,
A toe ring would be lovely. and a piece
OF copper wire
To wear around the instep make up all
that 1 desire.
Except of course. some other things that
every girl receives,
Such as various kinds OF dresses made o.
nicely ripened leaves.
For surely" said the maiden as she
smiled scornful smile.
I'm not like those American girls who
always think of style"
Chicago Record Herald.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-12-16

FIG vI.-MANURE PILES IN OPEN YARD.
large chunks. as is usually done. with
pitchfork Still worse is the prac-
tice Of dropping the manure i'm piles.
leaving it nearly all winter and then
toward spring scattering il about with
"A fork. In addition To spreading the
manure more evenly the spreader
saves work enough to warrant any
one who has much stock i'm buying
one.
The spreader should be kept in use
practically the year round Manure
left in the open yard for six months
loses nearly half its fertiizing value.
Manure kept in sheds does not lose i'm
value nearly so rapidly. A practice
that is sometimes followed on dairy
farms is TO have n shed in connection
with the barn. keeping the cows in this
shed most of the time turning them
into the barn only long enough to be
MIXED. A plan that is preferable to
this is TO have small shed over the
door where the manure Is thrown out
The spread-r can be hacked into this
shed and the manure loaded directly
on TO IL at seasons of the year when
manure can be spread directly upon
the fields. At other times the manure
can be thrown out into the shed and
left there until 1t can be hauled
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-12-16
A Timely Caution.

Don't give any one bric-abrac or pic
lures unless you are morally sure you
know his taste Presents that must be
displayed are apt TO be great strain
on the affections. No matter how the
receiver may hate them. he must IA
Their them and deface his rooms with
them or insult the giver Now, a book.
for instance. even If the receiver
doesn't like il and doesn't want IL, can
and forgotten. but an ugly vase we
have always with us-at least till We
can smash ii.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-12-16

FIG. v-How FERTILITY Is WASTED.
II given time. Crops Of weeds will
spring up, make a considerable growth
and die down and rot In the course
of few years the humuS supply will
be renewed, locked up elements of fer
tility will become available. and the
field will again produce profitable
crops.
If rotation is practiced so as TO even
up the demands on the soil, with
clover or some other legume to gather
nitrogen from the air. the soil will
continue productive for a much longer
time Even then it will not keep on
yielding profitable crops always. Com
mercial fertilizers may help to stave
off the day of reckoning, but after the
farmer has contributed hundreds Of
dollars TO the pockets of the fertilizer
manufacturer he will find that even
this method of maintaining fertility
cannot be depended upon.
Keeping the Soil Productive.
There are three factors on which
the productivity of the soil primarily
depends-the amount of available min
eral plant food elements which it con-
tains. its physical condition and the
amount of moisture ii will hold. Nj
trogen, one of the three most important
chemical elements in the soil. can be
obtained from the air in unlimited
quantities by the use of legumes. such
az a
phosphorus and potassium. are present
in most soils in fairly large quantities,
although much of the supply is in
unavailable form. Good tillagp and
well planned rotations do much to
make these elements available. When
the total supply becomes low it can
be renewed by the application Of ferti-
lZers. This is all, however. that fer
tilizers will do. They will not i'm
prove the physical condition of the
soil nor increase it's moisture holding
capacity.
The use of liberal amounts of clover
In the rotation will add to the humus
supply Of the soil and so increase its
moisture holding capacity. Humus
acts like sponge. forming a store
house for water that would otherwise
be wasted. Humus also improves the
physical condition of the soil, making
Ii lighter and mellower. Take pan
full Of CLAW and a painful of rich black
surface soil. wet them thoroughly and
place them in the sun. When the clay
is dry IL will be- baked almost ms hard
as a brick. while Il little stirring will
make the black dirt as mellow us ever.
This difference in the two soils is due
solely 10 humus.
The humus supply cannot be main
tanned by the use of clover unless a
crop is plowed under at frequent i'm
tervals. 1t takes considerable time
for this clover TO rot enough to form
humus. and the turning under of so
large an amount of green matter at
once is liable 10 make the land sour"
This condition can be corrected by the
use OF lime, but this means trouble
and expense.
The Value OF Manure.
The only way to keep the soil i'm the
highest possible state of productivity
Is to keep live stock and apply the
manure to the land Barnyard manure
adds large amounts of the elements of
fertility 10 the soil. An average of
80 per cent Of the nitrogen. phosphorus
and potassium in the food eaten is
passed out I'm the manure. This per-
centage is highest in fattening animals
and lowest in young stock. Tbe ele-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-12-16
Our Old Friends Are the Best.

Because they have stood the test
of time and are known to be reliable
DIR. Herrick's Sugar Coated Pills have
been used by three generations. They
will cure liver complaint. sick head
ache, bowel troubles and colds. They
triiy the blood Try them-2jc per
bcx Asl; for a free sample. sold by
c. f. Brown. dealer in drugs
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-12-16


This table shows at glance the
great economy. considered from fer
tility standpoint. OF marketing grain
in the form OF live stock. Adding fer
tilizing materials TO the soil. however.
is only one of the ways in which ma
nure is beneficial. 1t helps to break
down the unavailable minerals. 1t
adds humus, and this is of a kind that
mixes readily with the soil. Thus the
physical condition and water holding
capacity of the soil are improved even
more than where clover is used. In
stead of blowing under clover it can
be fed The resulting manure will do
the soil almost as much good as the
clover would if turned under. Thus
both the feeding and fertiliZing values
are obtained from it, BY using regular
rotation with clover and feeding all
the rough feed and most of the grain
on the farm the soil can be brought
up to very high state Of productivity
and kept there for an indefinite period
of time.
In an experiment at the Ohio expert
ment station where manure was ap-
piled every three years 10 rotation
of corn wheat and clover at the rate
of eight tons TO the acre the average
increase in yield was l4.1 bushels of
corn. $50 bushels of wheat and CSC
pounds of clover The value of the
increased yields due TO the eight tons
of manure was $17.32, or $2.17 per ton
for the manure. This was for manure
that was obtained in the open yard.
Manure that had been tramped down
in sheds where it was under shelter
had value OF $295 per ton in increas-
ed crop yields.
The results obtained on a little run
down farm in Pennsylvania strikingly
show what can be done with manure
This farm was so badly exhausted
that il would produce scarcely any
thing Dairying was introduced and
the manure applied to the land. After
few years of such treatment and
without the addition of any CONNER
cial fertilizers whatever the produc- |
tivity Of the farm was so greatly in |
creased that an annual revenue of $500 |
to the acre was received from il.
The effect of manure continues for |
a great many years after its applica-
ton. Experiments with manfred and !
unmanured land have shown that the |
yield in the manfred plots was con- |
siderably greater twenty years after |
the last application Of manure was
made.
Applying Manure.
The best results are obtained. how |
ever. when manure is applied fire. |
quently and in comparatively small |
amounts. For the ordinary field
crops an application of eight tons TO
the acre is sufficient at one time. 10 |
get the required amount on each
acre and to get il applied evenly q
spreader is a necessity Manure spread |
evenly over the ground is much more
effective than thar thrown about in
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-12-16
Copyright. 1909. by American Press
Association.

w WHEREVER grain is grown
wv continuously for a number of
years the soil decreases in
yielding power If the prac-
tice is kept up the yields will finally
become so low as TO be Improbable,
and the land is said TO be worn out.
more than "A sickle is worn out when
It becomes too dull to cut Both the
sickle and the soil need certain
In shape TO use again.
In the case OF the soil nature will
restore it to its original productivity
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-12-16
Home Course
In Live Stock
Farming
IlI.-Live Stock Farming
and Soil Fertility.
By c. v. GREGORY,

Author of Home Course In Modern
Agriculture" Making Money on
the Farm" Etc.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-12-16

r. Ca'lN cf Marlette. fcrrn'
missionary 10 Juno. Alaska. Was the
CUES. ct A G Austin ard family this
week
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-12-16
CHAFING DISHES

In nickle, silver and copper. The woman
does not live without one but wishes she
had one
The National tribune., 1909-07-08

No part OF the Mckinley tariff bin
received more abuse from the free trad
ers, headed by the New York papers,
than that which put a protective duty
on tin plate. Many of our readers will
remember the derisive pictures pub
1ished in the New York Times and 9TH
er papers of the FIRST tin-plate factories
established. These Were quite modest
and experimental. and the New York
Times, Evening Post, World and the
papers which followed in their train
wasted no end of ridicule upon these
flake" factories 5tThe result is that to-
day we are manufacturing nearly all of
our tinware lin this country, keeping
from SIS. 100000 to $4,000, 600 a year
here to pay Our own workmen, and peo-
pie are getting their tinware much
cheaper than'they ever did These re-
marks are given point by the announce
ment that the MeKeesport Tin Plate
Company has begun the erection of 10
new mills near RcKeesport, Pa, which
will cost about s5oO,000 and give en-
ployment to 500 men.
The National tribune., 1909-07-08

The National Negro-American League,
want to hold office, was strongly op-
posed to Candidate Taft, and now they
are breaking out afresh in opposition
to his policy in the South in not ap-
pointing negros to office. This was to
be expected and of little consequence.
Nothing is injuring the negros SO much
and retarding their progress as the ap-
pointment of colored men to political
positions. Instead of having their at
tention, as that of other people most
strongly directed, toward building
themselves up by activity and useful
for good citizenship, their ambitions
are aroused by the hope of holding Office
and getting big pay for little work. This
is dangerous for any race. 1t has hurt
the white race immensely, and it will
hurt the negro race a great deal more
ton is doing the greatest work for the
negros in sternly discountenancing as
pirations to Office. and teaching them
that their sole hope of advancing the
race is by learning trades or business,
becoming masters of it and making
themselves valuable members of the
community. This is the way the white
race advanced, and it is the way that
the negros must travel if the race is to
rise to the dignity and independence of
free men.
The National tribune., 1909-07-08

In spite of all the walls from sensa-
tional papers and speakers as to trade
hostility between the United States ana
Canada, our exports to the Dominion are
increasing at a wonderful rate. In 1863
Canada bought only 34.03 per cent of
her imports from us, while she took 56.2
per cent from Great Britain. Every
year has seen an increase in the inn
ports from the United States and de-
crease in those from Great Britain, until
in 1903 she bought 60.4 per cent OF her
imports from the United States and
only 23.69 per cent from Great Britain.
These facts are derived from the Cana
dian statistical publications. Two-thirds
of these imports are manufactures, of
which Canada in 1866 took from us
s166. 900 worth.
The National tribune., 1909-07-08
The Old Sd, or 9th, W. Va. Cav.

Editor National Tribune: Please
give the history of the old Cd, or 9Th.
w. Va. Cav. and would like to know
the whereabouts of William Fl. Lud-
wick, of jackson County. w. Va. and
Lloyd Wright. of Taylor County. w.
Va; also my good Captain. E. L. Par
ker.-Adam Minear. New Martinsville.
w. Va.
This regiment was organized at
Wheeling and other places in West
Virginia from June 25 to July 10, 1861,
and designated the Sd w. Va It was
changed to mounted infantry in No
vember, 1863. and in January. 1864,
it was designated the 6th w. Va. Cav.
Upon the expiration of three years the
veterans and recruits were consolidated
into a battalion of six companies. and a
battalion of the 5th w. Va. Cav. added
to 1t Dec. IA, 1864. and the entire force
mustered out May %. 1866. 1t was
commanded by Col. David T. Hewes.
who was dismissed Feb. Is, 1864. sue
ceeded by Col. George R. Latham, dis-
charged March 9, 1865. AT the time
of final muster-out Lieut.-Col Rufus r.
Fleming was in command. It belonged
to Kelly's Division. and lost 81 killed
and ia from disease. etc.-Editer Ma
tional Tribune.
The National tribune., 1909-07-08

An Indianapolis minister is wasting
his time in preaching against the we-
men wasting their time in playing cards.
There is no dearer theme for man,
and especially a preacher, than to in
weigh against something that women
are doing or wearing, particularly wear
ing. This has gone on from the begin
ming of time, probably viii go on to the
end of time. We know from Ezekiel
that even in that faraway day they
were preaching against women's fash
ions. There has never been a time
when certain men and all the preachers
were not throwing fits over some FASH
ion. We of the older generation can
remember the TRADES against the hoop
skirts, and since that time against CHG
mons, Grecian bends, ''tie-backs," pill
low-like sleeves, big hats, etc. At each
time the preachers were quite sure that
these were dragging women down the
broad road to certain destruction. The
women, however. went on calmly wear
ing these highly Objectionable things
until they got tired, when they changed
them. They will go on playing bridge
until something more attractive offers,
and all the TRADES from the pulpit, the
press and the conjugal fireside might as
well not have been uttered for all the
effecr they will have.
The National tribune., 1909-07-08

Men who seem to know renew the
assertion that there are really as many
Indians in the United States to-day as
there ever were. They simply do not
occupy SO much real estate as former
ly. There are 100000 Indians in Okla
in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. AL
together there are 277,000 Indians in
the country. If these were spread out
as they once were they could make a
good deal of trouble for a little while
in every State. just as a half dozen
mosketos will fill up large sleeping
room. Canada finds that her Indians
are increasing at the rate Of 1000 a
year.
The National tribune., 1909-07-08
Discrimination Against Regulars.

Editor National Tribune: The Act of
April %, 1872, discriminates against
Regulars in regard to bounties. 1 vol
unteered because of the rebellion, al
tho I allied myself with the Regulars
in preference to the volunteers. I sac
rificed a school course to help suppress
the rebellion and would have spurned
the idea of joining the Regular Army
in time Of peace and giving up my
school course. Now, because / enlisted
too soon, and disabled by typhoid fever
and chronic diarrhea, and happened to
be Regular, I am debarred from a
bounty. i think that a soldier OF the
rebellion who enlisted early (whether
in the Regulars or Volunteers) should
get bounty as we'll as those who en-
listed late. Really more so. 1 used to
almost despise q drafted soldier Can't
You advocate in The National Tribune
an amendment to the bounty laws SO
as to give us all square deal? 1 know
Teddy will say Amen" to it.-A. L.
bellies, 1st u. S. Art, Regulars, Fair
field, Iowa.
The National tribune., 1909-07-08
The SD Pa,

Editor National Tribune: Please
give me short history of the SD Fa
Spencer Cotton, Utica, Pa.
The SD Pa, one of the fighting regi-
ments, was organized at Erie, Sept. 13.
1861, and upon the expiration Of its
three years the original members were
mustered out, while the veterans and re-
cruits were consolidated into battalion
of six companies This force was added
to by four new companies later, and
the organization mustered out June Is,
1865. II was commanded by Coils. John
w McLane, Strong Vincent, o. S.
woodward and Chauncey p. Rogers.
IN succession. The sad Pa. did more
/ HShting and lost more men in battle
than any other PENNSYLVANIA regiment
| Two OF its gallant Colonels. McLane
and Vincent. Were killed in hattie the
| former at Gaines's Mill and the latter
at gettysburg. At Malvern Hill IL lost
33 killed. lis wounded and IS miss
ing, total of 362 out of 55i present at
the time of Gaines's Mill At Gettys-
burg it took part in the movement of
seizing Little Round Top, which helped
so much in saving the fortunes of the
day. Gen. Mcclellan publicly an
nounced the SD as one of the best reg
iments in the army. 1t belonged TO
Griffin's Brigade. Fifth Corps, and lost
2S2 KILLED and 153 from disease. etc
Its total of killed and wounded was 971,
and % of its members died in Confed-
crate prisons.-Editor National Trib
une.
The National tribune., 1909-07-08
INCREASE OF GOLD PRODUCTION.

The bulletin of the u. S. Statistical
Bureau gives some interesting facts in
regard to she rapid increase of gold in
the world. This is now rs per cent
more than it was a decade ago. The
gold production from the discovery of
America to the present time aggregates
5000, 100000, and the amount of gold
now in existence is estimated at $11,-
900, 100000 value, with about $1,000
600, 900 in gold coin now in circulation.
Prior to 17e0 the worlds gold produc-
tion averaged about s5,000,000 a year
From 100 to 1850 1t averaged about
$40, 900, 900 a year. With the discovery
of gold in the United States and Aus
tralia the worlds production of gold
increased tenfold, the annual output
ranging above s1O0,000,0O per annum
from 1850 to 1890. In 1893 the pro-
duction passed 150,o00,o00, and in
1896 it was S202 100000. 1t is still in
creasing with even greater rapidity
every year, and last year reached the
enormous output of $427, 100000; that
is, more than half of all the gold in the
world that has been produced in the
last % years. The United States has a
greater supply of gold in coin than any
other country. The following table
shows the total amount of coined gold
in each of the countries enumerated: