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The Holly chieftain., 1909-03-19
OILY PUPILS PRIZE ESSAYS
Kathryn Thomas and Mr.. Harry Porter
the Successful Contestants for
Sons of Revolution Prize

md DECLARATION OF IN
ON o'u' DEPENDENCE.
eput
By Harry Porter.
be co
,t.-,,ing a period of fifteen years
Eho;.us to the outbreak of the
:, ~, ,ltion, the Colonists were
m,,-lg restive and dissatisfied
the oppressive acts of En-
po These very acts howev-
anlt.e rise to and fostered sem
b be , of Union. The Stamp Act
bespitd this feeling. With the
roor:;e of the Tea Act and Bos-
a - ort Act, it became a.posi-.
W = orce. Such papers as the
Pc fut Gazette, the Boston Post
nd the Pennsylvania Even
"heost advocated a united op-
lban$,n to the tyranny OF Eng
nd. In January, 1876, Nathan
eene, said, Permit me TO
mend Declaration of In
dence and call upon the
= world to witness the ne
y -, propriety and rectitude
f." The great mass of the
ne however were not ready
decisive a step. They were
"In ant to sever the ties which
m, them to their Mother
ring ry." But events moved
n say. The party for freedom
eorgi Soon the colonists were
n AZ a separation from England
build G for success in joint Dec
ile.' IN Of independence and the
oratYth Of their union.
visee first definite expression Of
|parea Declaration was voiced by
coveiirst Continental Congress
o4 q asserted that the "founda-
(ver ( English Liberty and Of all
S veovernment is a right to par
create in their legislative coun-
brk. nd, as the colonies are not
bur asented, and from their local
edicipther circumstances cannot
let ,operly represented in the
b ecth Parliament they are en-
MIto free and exclusive pow
legislation in their several
-. 1cial legislatures"
u May, 1916, Virginia adopted
III ~ ,lution Of independence. On
ttie 9TH, in the Continental Con.
ke = at Philadelphia, Richard H.
doeslntroduced this same reso-
art i, namely, THAT the colonies
We oand Of right ought to be
t berand independent states and
title fare absolved from all alleg-
Iur m to the British Crown A
aittee composed of Thomas
son, John Adams, Benjamin
slin, Roger Sherman, ane
1t Livingston was appointed
Jaw up a Declaration EN-
ting these sentiments. The
ration was written BY
4as Jefferson and presented
me 18th. A vigorous debate
dependence occupied July
Twelve colonies vote. fo1
lew York, the thirteenth, ia
independence. Therefore
wo following days we.
in revising the document
bn the afternoon of Julv !
the Liberty Bell peale;
its message of freedom
principles OF the Declara
pf independence are: that al
hare created equal; that al
shave a natural right tc lii
sy and the pursui tof h.ppl
that governments are in
sions for the sole purpose q
aing the welfare of the peo
ffhat people have periec
to alter their government
it becomes destructive Q
sy. This declaration of prin
is followed by a list Q
hnces suffered by the colon
. It the hands of England. !
! by declaring that an appea
gYt !. -.,,1~J ,,,,c ,>rofar,h1a 4
The Holly chieftain., 1909-03-19

eene, sad, Permit me 10
mend a Declaration of In
dence and call upon the
, world to witness the ne
=, propriety and rectitude
f." The great mass OF the
Z however were not ready
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1909-12-03
BATESVILLE DEFEATS
NEWARK TEArI

The Newark High School foot
ball team went up to Batesville
Thanksgiving and met the Bates
vile Giants on the gridiron, it
being the first game for both
teams. The Giants were much
heavier bunch than the High
School lads but the risky school
boys held their heavy opponents
down to the close margin of Is
to 0, allowing them only three
touch downs and one field
kick in the first half. In the sec
ond half the Giants did not near
the goal line, and the game ended
1870 in favor of Batesville.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1909-12-03
A THOUGHT FOR THE FARMER

The only farmer who succeeds
with the one crop method is the
big plantation owner who turns
his farm over to tenants and over
seers and extracts from them a
living under the mortgage and
credit spstem.
But in the end he, too, finds he
has lost through the depreciation
in his lands. Without fertility
acres are poor revenue producers.
The owner blessed with hundreds
of acres of deplected soil is cursed
It's better to have sixty acres
we'll titled and managed than
thousand worn out and robbed of
fertility.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1909-12-03
NEW CODE FOR FARM Frs
Ten commandments of Agricul-
ture Evolved by Uncle Sam

At an early period it was found
necessary to evolve from the mass
of ethical teaching, few general
rules for living called the Ten
Commandments" by hich man
could be moral without going
through course in theology.
Just so, in order to instruct the
average farmer how to success
fully conduct his farm operations
so as to secure greater net gain
from the farm, it is necessary to
first deduce from the mass of ag-
ricultural teachings a few general
rules. They are called The
Ten Commandments of Agricult-
ure. " by the practice Of which a
man may be a good farmer in any
state, and are sent out by the
L. S. Department of Agriculture.
|. Prepare deep and thor
oughly pulyerized seed bed, well
drained; break in the fall to the
depth of s, 10 or II inches, accord
ing to the soil, with implemen Is
that will not bring too much OF
the subsoil to the surface. (the
foregoing depths should be reach
ed gradually.
Use seed of the best variety,
intellegently selected and careful
ly stored.
3.-In cultivated crops, give
the rows and the plants in the
rows a space suited to the plant,
the soil and the climate.
Use intensive tillage during
the growing period of the crops.
5,-Secure a high content OF
humus in the soil by the use oil
legumes, barnyard manure, farm
refuse, and commercial fertilizers.
Garry out systematic crop
rotation with a winter cover crop
on southern farms.
Accomplish more work in 8
day by using more horse power
and better implements.
8.-Increase the farm stock tC
the extent of utilizing all the waste
products and idle land of the farm
Produce all the food re-
quired for the men and animals OF
the farm.
10. Keep an account of eact
farm product, in order to know
from which the gain or loss arises.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1909-12-03
TIMBER LAND FOR SALE

100 acres finest pine timber land
in Baxter county, seven miles from
railroad. Plenty of timber sur
rounding to make good run for
mill. White River Land & In
vestment Co., Newark, Ark.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1909-12-03
TEACHERS EXAMINATION

Notice is hereby given that the
regular quarterly teachers exam
nation will be held at Batesyille,
Ark, on Thursday and Friday.
December 10th and 18th, 1909.
SIDNEY PIckENs,
- County Examiner.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-29
COULDN'T GET 81 TO ENTHUSE
Hired Mans Remarks Could Hardly
Be Said TO Be in Nature Of
Of Compliment.

The young lawyer, having been
nominated for the Office Of county at.
torney. thought to surprise an eccen.
trio genius by the name Of 81 who
was working as hired man on the
young lawyers fathers farm
Well, 81, what do you think?" the
young man began.
Sometimes one thing, Lonny, an
sometimes mother"
But. 81, they have nominated me
Tor county attorney"
They might a done worse, Lon,
ny Howsomeyer. don't boiler till
you're out of the woods"
The young attorney was duly
elected, and on his next visit to the
farm announced the fact unctuously
TO ST who was at the woodpllc, saw
In hand
Well, 81. am elected by large
majority. What do you think OF
tIat?"
Well. Lonny. down in our parts
where | was raised. when we wanted
q stopper n hadn't any cork. we
generally took a corn cob."-Youth's
Companion.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-29
CALLING DOWN THE BoASTER
Coed Little Story Told by William
Dean HowelIs as a Rebuke to
Spread. Eagleism.

1T was William Dean Howells,"
said n Chicago editor. who first re-
hukcd us Americans for our spread.
oag'eism. for our foolish Boosting. |
see that Mr. Howells has just Joined
% mons society for the promotion OF
woman suffrage Trust him TO be in
the forefront always.
Il once heard Mr.. Uowclls deliver n
fourth Of July Grafton in Maine The
orator preceding him had hoasted n
GOOD deal MIR Howclls showed that
some OF the mans boasts we're even
impious
lie said that these spread.eagle
boosters deserved the rebuke that the
little child administered to the cack.
ling hen that had Just laid an egg.
The child, angered by the hens con.
tnuous cawk-cawkcawk. cawk.cawk.
cawk.cawk shook his little finger at
her and said:
lyon fink you're smart. But bod
made dat egg. You touldn't help but
lay IT,"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-29
Mysteries Of Nature
By G. Frederick Wright, A. vi. IL. D.
IRRIGATED FROM "ROOF CF WORLD"

mountains on tho northeast, fash.
kent has now a population " 10000.
After a course of 200 or ! 500 miles,
the Syr Daria also cmptios into tho
Aral sen. whore its water is eyaporat-
ed in connection with that OF the ANU
Darin.
Stll farther to the northeast numcr-
Gus other streams OF considerable size
come down from the northern flank
OF the Tiau shan mountains and. after
distributing aluyial soil at the base OF
the mountains, disappear in the desert
sands or In Lake Balkash, Among
these are the Talas, the Cm (which
has length of 700 or 500 niles, the
HI. of equal length, ana the Seven rty.
crs, which have given name to the
province OF Scmircchensk For dis
lance of several hundred miles along
this northern base OF the Tian Shan
mountains there is a broad belt OF
most fertile soil capable Of irrigation
with the water from these mountain
streams The Gnu is formed by the
combination 1l AN Iuuumrrahlc mum.
Der OF mountain streams, SO that II
has been designated the land OF the
thousand springs"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-29
THE OBJECT HE HAD IN VIEW
Farmer Had Not Much Expectation
Of Turkeys, But He Was Not
Losing Anything

A Rhode Island farmer set ban.
tam hen on IA turkey eggs, and great
was the scandal thereof throughout
the nCiGhh0rho0d Friends from far
and near dropped In for to see and
for To admire the lrcakish Feat.
"Sagy. Siias," asked enyl,.s Hiram
Hagrers "haow many turkeys T. yew
callato ter git outer them aiFs
"Oh. shuCks!" Silas answered 81
amt cal1atin' T. git many turkeys
Jest admire { see that pcsky little
crtter a.sprcadin' herself"-lIarpers
Weekly
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-29

Commander Maxwell Of the navy
enjoys telling OF an unique complains
preferred by n recruit
On every man.of.war the bar &C
justice is aft in front Of the sticks
or mast The recruit had gone to the
stick to state" his grievance Well
what do you want asked the
executive officer
Please, sir I want 10 complain Of
the breakfast this morning"
what did you have
"Burruo, Crack-hash. hard tack ane
coffee. sir"
What did you cypoCt2"
please sir always Hike to start
my breakfast with nice steak and q
pair OF eggs - Illustrated Sunday
Magazine.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-29
Privilege Of Enollsh Husband.

A wife who complained at the
Marylebono police court in London the
other day that her husband used
abusive language to her was informed
by Mr. Plowdcn that this was one of
a husbands privileges.
You must put up with It," the mag.
istrate told her. Better an abusive
husband than no husband at ALL"
But | have had so many years Of
this kind OF thing" she protested.
u cannot give you any redress, "
Mr. plowdCn replied. you must ex.
pect certain amount Of abuse in this
world"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-29
SKIN ERUPTION CURED.
Was So Sore, Irritating and Painful
That Little Sufferer Could Not Sleep
Scratched Constantly.
cuticura's Efficacy Clearly Proven

when about two ard half years
old my daughter broke out on her hips
and the upper parts of her legs with a
very irritating and painful eruption. It
began In October; tho first / noticed
was n little red surface and n constant
desire on her part to scratch her limbs.
She could not sleep and the eruptions
got sore, and yellow water came out
Of them. ] had two doctors treat her,
but she grew worse under their treat.
ment Then l bought the Cuticura
Remedies and only used them two
weeks when she was entirely well.
This was IN February. She has never
had another rough place on her skin,
and she is now fourteen years old.
Mrs. r. r. Whitaker, Winchester,
Tenn, Sept. %, 1905
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Solo PrUpG. Boston
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-29
Good knowledne Tor pIvern.

As part Of the education Of the Eng
fish naval divers. the beginners are
taught how 10 SAY" themselves shos,S
they become exhausted, by allowing
their suits to fll with air and shoo@
Ing rapidly upward to the surface
whore they are dragged INTO the boA4
BY the attendants.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-29
Neatly Put.

Two Quakers were having an ar
Gumcnt and one considered the other
was speaking falsely. This is how he
reprOved him:
Friend Thomas, will not call thee
by any bad name but II the mayor
were to ask me who was the greatest
liar In the town | would hasten to
thee and say: Thomas, think the
mayor greatly desireth to speak with
thee
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-29

The other day we saw an angry
woman In street car and her face
was anything but pleasant picture.
She was angry at the conductor. en-.
tirely without cause, and that made
her look more terrible than II she had
had n real grievance. Nebraska Jour.
nal
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-29

Altogether these vast areas in cen.
trail Asia which are capable ol irriga-
ton afford most attractive conditions
for human life. Since the soil has not
been lcaChcd by constant rains, the
fertile clements remain in conccn.
trated from, so as to afford crops far
greater than can be produced by the
broad cultivation necessary to obtain
rcmuncrativc results whore the rain.
fall is such as it is over the larger
part OF Europe and the eastern United
States one acre Of the irrigated silt
at the base of the Tian Shan noun.
tains is worth three acres OF the aver.
of America. Prof. Hilgard has recent.
~ commented upon this richness of
the soil in accounting for the fact tina,
all OF the early centers Of civilization
were in irrigated areas Instances of
this are the valleys of the Nile. the
Euphratcs and, he might have added
Of the Murghab, the OXus the Zeraf-
shan and the IaXartcs. When the ag
riculturist considers also the certainty
OF tn" water supply furnished by the
melting SHOWS on such lofty noun.
tains, he cannot fail to be thankful
that he is not dependent upon iitul
showers OF rain Tor the growth OF his
CROPS. but can look with unlaIlinE con-
hdoncc to tn" murmuring streams
which flow through the irrigated canals
which distribute the lifc.giving Gle
ment far and wide.
Another advantage OF this irrigated
belt is the almost perpetual sunshine.
which relieves the inhabitants from
fear OF the loss Of crops by mildcw
and which enables them, even in
winter weather, to utilize the warmth
OF the direct rays OF the sun in So
curing their bodily comfort. The de
mand for fuel to drive away the dis.
comforts OF winter Is thus reduced to-
the lowest point The famous baZar
in Tashkcnt occupies several miles OF
the ordinary streets. which during the
summer months are made comfortable
by a shading Of mating stretched
across a network Of beams which
cover the roadway. with this per
pctual sunshine, abundance OF pure
water, great fertility of soil, the line
OF cities along the base Of the Tian
Shan mountains presents the most at
traCtive centcrs of habitation which
can be imagined.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-29

From earliest times this belt Of fer
tile soil las played an important part
In the history of the world. Lying
midway between the mountains and
the arid plains to the north it has
been the fayoritc resort of semi
uomadic tribes who venture out into
the pasture lands OF the steppes with
their Aucks and herds in early sum.
mcr, and retreat to the mountain pas.
lures later in the season while raising
rich crops Of grain upon the inferno
date fertile irrigated belt The Rus
sian military road for several hundred
miles IN passing through this region
encounters not only q line Of flourish.
ing cities Of present importance, hst
passes by innumcrablo mounds of
earth marking prehistoric ciyili2a.
ton. The abandoned irrirdting canals
also speak too plainly Of Il dccadtnco
resulting from the neglect OF oppor
tnitios due TO the social ana political
Decentralization which has roignnd for
centuries. In The thirteenth century
the hordos OF Jrnghil Ehan marched
lcisuroly along this belt on their way
to the conquest OF western Asia and
of Europe
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-29
COMFORTING.
NF EAA a

Man in the Water-Help! Heipl
I'm drowning!
Droll Gent-What! you don't need
help to drown, man.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-29
In the Editorial sanctum.

Editor like the last verse Of your
poem the best.
Poet-And why2
Edltor-Well, principally because It
is the last-Judge.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-29

what do you suppose would be an
aeronauts garden choice?
Il don't know, but | would suggest
an air plant"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-29

AS one looks out to the north from
this irrigated belt and sees the glim.
mering mirage Of the desert, with
camels approaching, seeming to wade
knecdecp in wafer, and then turns
TO the south and beholds the mountain
peaks from 10000 to 10000 feet in
height glittering in their snowy man.
ties, he can but be thrilled with the
thought that here extremes meet, and
that midway between them nature is
most lavish with everything which
makes life attractive. The only draw.
back has been that man throughout
this region has been exceedingly vile
There can be no prosperity in an irri
gated region except there is n strong
and just central government, which
can protect the rights of the veal
and secure to them all their fair pro
portion of the life-giving water whicl
nature has provided in but limite
quantities. The advent Of British ru.
in Egypt has thus well nigh double
the productiveness of the irrigate
belt that lines the banks of the Nil.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-29

He who honestly seeks to save an.
other finds himself.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-29

To say nothing of the middle por.
ton OF the valley. which is bordcrcd
only by a narrow strip Of arabic land.
running like thread through wide
deserts, we come 10 the remarkable
oasis OF Khiva Occupying delta
nearly as large as that OF the NilCD,
at the southern end OF the Aral sea.
So completely is this oasis surrounded
by deserts that for ages the pcOp'C
have enjoyed immunity from the at.
tacks of outside enemies. The story
OF the Russian conquest OF Khiva,
which was effected about thirty years
ago is one Of the most thrilling and
tragic in all history. An attacking
army large enough to be effective was
pretty sure TO die in the desert OF
thirst before reaching the oasis; while
an army small enough TO make its way
successfully across the burning sands
was too small to accomplish anything
at its journeys end. Time after time
the Russian armies which attempted
to penetrate this region from different
directions were banled by these COndi-
tons and compelled to turn back after
hoartrcnding disaster At the same
time the ruling authorities OF Khlya
had no restraint upon the barbaritcs
they could practice upon the weaker
tribes which were dependent upon ir.
rigating canals running off from the
main stream. It was simple matter
40, .tTt in
other direction and thus speedily re.
duCe Il portion OF the people to the eX.
tremities Of starvation,
Going still farther to the northeast,
one comes to the Zcraishan, whose
name is derived from the golden sands
which it brings down from the noun.
tains In which 1t rises This stream
would be an important tributary Of the
ANU Daria II its water was not utilized
In irrigating the fertile plains around
Samarkand and Bokhara, two cities Of
great Importance at the present time,
but OF still greater renown in the past.
Still farther to the northeast the
Syr Daria (the ancient Jaxartes) rolls
down from the Tian Shan mountains,
irrigating the fertile province Of Ferg.
hama, which last year yielded 100000
bushels OF rice, 100000 bushels of
wheat and 100000 bales of cotton, be
sides a great amount OF other prod.
ucts. The cities of Tashkent, Chin.
kent and Turkestan are in flourishing
irrigated areas, watered by branches
OF the Syr Daria coming down the
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-29
VERY ABRUPT.

Spring Poet-Yes, sir; can write
about anything, sir.
Irate Editor-Won. then. suppose
you Just right.about face and head for
tho door.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-29

It's no use talking about the peace
Of God II your life is a provocatlon
to your peighbors.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-29

In central Asia the conditions IA.
yurablc to irrigation are connected
with the great mountain systems of
the region three OF which meet IN
the center of the continent to form
the elevated tablclaud of the pamir.
which Is aptly styled the roof Of the
world" These mountain systems are
the Hindu Kush, which crosses the
northern borders Of Persia and Al.
ghanistan the Tian Shan. which
stretches away from the Pamir in a
broad branching belt to tho north
east, and the Himalaya. which sopa.
rates India from Thibet The plateau
Of the Pamir. from which flows in one
direction the Indus, TO irrigato the
plains Of the Puniab. the Anu Daria
the ancient OXusj. which irriEates II
great belt in western Turkcstau. and
the branches Of the Tarim. which flow
eastward into the desert of Cobb IS
upward of 1900 feet above the sea
and is surrounded by various peaks
10000 feet higher
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-29

So much has been written about
The valley Of the Nile and the fertl.
ity afforded to the delta aud to mar
row strip along either bank through
means Of irrigation that little atten.
ton has been paid to the immensely
larger area dependent on irrigation In
central ASIA whereas central Asia eX-
ceeds, not only in the possession OF
fertile soil capable of irrigation
many times larger than that of Egypt
and equally rich IN character, but
also surpusses II in the uniformity Of
conditions which supply the needed
volume of water The delta ana the
irrigated bel. along the lower Nile
scarcely exceeds 10000 square miles
in extent and is incapable OF much en-
largement by artificial means.
The recent dam AT AssOun can add
but a few hundred square miles to
the area already under cultivation
Moreover, the sources of the Nile. be.
ing far OF in equatorial Africa, are
subject to various yicisaitudcs. which
render the supply Of water in the
lower Nile somewhat irregular and in
secure. The waterfall over the drain.
age basin differs more or less from
decade to decade and the outlets 10
the great lakes, which serve as rcsor.
yUirs, occasionally become SO clopeed
by the accumulation Of vegetable mat
ter as to interrupt the normal flow
for a number OF years together. THIS
latter difficulty the English govern.
mcnt is endeayoriuc TO correct by the
removal Of the denominations through
artificial means How successful they
will be remains TO be seen.