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Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1909-12-02
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Ente' I'd "a, secoHd-clsss matter February 9th
1907 At the postothce at Marion Kentucky. under
IN A. Of Congress OF March ,, 1870.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1909-12-02

The total sales of the StemmiDp
District tobacco crop to date is;
TO the Imperial, Is, 900, 900
To Gallaher Limited, 1900, 600
TO John H. Hodge. 1, 800, 900
To the American 1000, 600
a total OF twenty three million
pounds aud the 1909 crop nearly
exhausted.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-09-09
DRY FARMING IS NOT NEW.
Stage and Shows Astonish-
ing Possibilities.

The last word in agriculture, and
an important one, is dry farming.
Some idea of the significance of the
new science was shown by the recent
congress of dry farmers at Cheyenne.
which was attended by about 1000
delegates, including several from for
eign countries. Few of these men are
theorists. Almost all are practical
tillers of the soil, some on an extern
sive scale.
The object was to discuss Methods,
and in this they had the advantage of
advice from fellow farmers and from
government experts. The dry farm
ers have set out to conquer the arid
ity OF the western plains, and they
feel certain that many million acres
which have not been considered as
fit residences for coyotes are not only
susceptible of cultivation but may yet
become the stock fattening section of
the country.
There is nothing new abom. the
basic principles of dry farming. 1t
was practiced by the ancient Egyp-
tians and Aztecs. 1t consists of con-
serving in the soil such natural mois
ture as falls, small though it may be,
and by following one-half the. land on
alternate years raise the crop with
two years moisture. The conservation
is done by maintaining a pulverized
dust mulch which breaks the capll-
larity of the suns rays with the mois-
ture underneath. Dry farming has
long passed the experimental stage,
and the exhibit of grain, forage, vege-
tables and fruits raised by this means
made at Cheyenne were astonishing
in size and quality.
When it is known that during the
last five years in Colorado alone TO-.
100000 acres of arid lands have been
put under dry farming to the tremen.
dous enrichment of the state, it viii
be seen what possibilities there are in
the new science of agriculture.
The eyes of the whole world are
now upon these dry lands of western
America. Australia, South Africa,
Russia, Asia and South America each
have hundreds of millions of arid
plains upon which the rainfall Is so
far below normal that they are use
less for agriculture by the ordinary
methods of farming. Their delegates
have gone home full of the American
idea, which promises to change the
face of nature all over the globe.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-09-09
Women Are Auction Mad

their retiring than there are ministers
to retire. But who's going to keep
tab? Diplomatic debris is always at
a premium. Discards from legations
whether genuine or apocryphal, are
gobbled gluttonously, Most congress
sional wives go back home laden with
sacred relics from auction houses,
more or less authenticated.
One of these ardent ladies picked up
recently, at rare bargain, in prime
condition apparently, an oriental rug,
warranted to have been highly priced
by prominent diplomat, who parted
with It reluctantly upon his recall to
his own country. The rug, which had
never known foreign football, wore
beautifully for month or two, then
fell all to pieces at one fell swoop,
like the wonderful one-horse shay"
The fabric, which was literally worn
In holes, had been strengthened and
renewed by preparation of glue on
the back, the threadbare spots filed
up to firm consistency by the use
of red egg dye paint. The olsen
chanted lady had only shoddy rug
to show for her SIS expenditure. Still
the thrall of the auction room never.
dimlnishes.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-09-09

lUASHINGTON.-B much larger
w than the senate, with many more
members to look out for and more
ground to cover, the house is allowed
IA page boys, and In age they are the
seniors of the senate pages, while
their pay Is just the same. House
pages must be between the ages of
fourteen and Is years They go on
duty at nine o'clock each day and
stay until the house adjourns. They
place the copies of the Record on the
desks of members, keep the desks in
order and are at the beck and call of
members whenever wanted They are
under the immediate supervision of a
chief page on each side of the house.
Some of them are assigned to duty as
telegraph pages and others as tele-
phone pages, but most of them are on
duty on the floor.
The house pages are appointed on
the recommendation of members by
the head doorkeeper. who has general
supervision of the boys. Generally,
the member who has secured the
boys appointment will look after his
physical and moral welfare while he
is here. and 1t has happened that a
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-09-09
Planting Alfalfa.

In order to obtain a deeper soil,
more amenable to intensive cultiva.
ton, some have tried planting alfalfa
The results obtained have been sur.
prising in the success which attended
the experiments. The clovers and 9th.
er fibrous rooted plants have the same
effect in loosening the soil and max.
ing it finer and more tillable. And
every one knows that when corn fol
lows alfalfa, there is a well defined
increase in the corn crop over land
which has not had the plant grown
upon 1t.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-09-09
TOO MUCH WATER
Excessive Rains viii Surely De-
crease Small Grain Crops.
Farmer Must Learn to Save the Rain
Waters by Narrowing, or Some
other Method to Prevent
Evaporation.

: While we abhor a pessimist and do
not wish to appear as one we believe
in locking the stable door before
the horse is stolen and not after.
The excessive rains so common in
early June have resulted In packing the
surface of all small grain fields which
will surely cause a decrease in the
grain yield where narrowing is not
done as soon as the surface is sufll-
GENTLY dry to prevent the soil from
sticking to the harrow
While passing through Minnesota
and North Dakota recently we We're
strongly impressed with the import
ance of this work and believe the
yield of the average field could have
been increased from 20 per cent. to
40 per cent. providing the season is
normal but should a dry season fol-
low the difference would be greater,
says Campbell's Scientific Farmer.
One thing the farmer must learn
and that is to save the rain waters
when they come by narrowing, disk
ing, or some manner of cultivation 20
stop evaporation and hold the water
in the soil, not simply to mature the
crop, but that he may have an ample
supply in reserve for the next years
crop.
In an early number we will discuss
fully the many advantages of holding
water in the soil the entire year
through, and the numerous ways in
which this makes it possible to not
only increase the yield but to prevent
too low yields.
Water in the soil is not alone valu-
able for it's direct use by the plant
but it is one of the direct causes OF
increasing available fertility as well
as aiding or making it possible to
secure that ideal physical condition
of the soil necessary for large yields
of grain in any and all seasons
There is no one thing in corn grow
ing that is more vital to the success
of the corn crop each and every year
than it's cultivation until the crop is
made. 1t is not only to make this
years crop yield more bushels but to
dut HiOlS puSHCio W hSA' JSoi % Niop
Again let us urge the point of never
allowing the soil to become dry, try
a few rows and see the wonderful
effect. A one-horse cultivator that
cultivates all the space between two
rows gets over the field just as fast
as the two-horse one-row machine.
Again let us urge the use of the
disk harrow after the harvester, dou
BILE disk, if possible, the same time
you harvest, if not the same day do il
as quickly as possible after; it means
more bushels next year.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-09-09
Moisture Conservation.

While the conservation of the mois.
ture is an important factor it is by
no means all. 1t is only one of many
vital things to be carefully consid-
cred if we are to reach the high limit
of yield in all fields that now seems
possible.
While we do not wish to convey
the idea that our system is so elabor-
ate and full of details that the aver
age farmer cannot grasp it in its en-
tirety, for it is not, says Campbell's
Scientific Farmer Yet there are so
many details, every one of which
must be fully understood, that it is
entirely out of the question to cover
the field as we now understand it in
so short space. We can only deal
with the main or fundamental princi-
pies.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-09-09
National Capital Is a Clean City

cleaning department. 1t was discov-
cred that there Is about ten times
as much street area in the district to
be cared for as in New Orleans; but
the visiting official told the local
heads that the streets of Washington
are cleaner than those in New Or
leans
The New Orleans official went care
fully Into all the details Of the sys-
tenn of street cleaning in the national
capital, and declared that he found
many new ideas which could be used
in the southern city.
One of the advanced steps ta.,en in
New Orleans looking to cleanliness,
Superintendent Gleason explained,
was along the line of making the
street railway companies sprinkle
their tracks. While the old lines of
the city cannot be made to carry out
that course, the new lines are given
charters containing compulsory
clause. The results are excellent it
was reported, and the system is to.
be extended in the future. Nothing
like this has been tried in the dis
trict.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-09-09

III Ugh tribute to the cleanliness of
III the streets of the national capital
was paid recently by Joseph A. Glea-
son. general superintendent of the de-
partment of public works of New Or
leans.
He called at the district building
to find out how 1t was done, and
chatted with Commissioner West and
Superintendent James M. Wood Of the
STRENGTHENING department
Washington is the cleanest and
the best city l have been in" he told
Commissioner West, after relating
experiences in visiting many of the
leading cities of the eastern and cen
trail states. 81 want to find out how
you do 1t"
During his conference with Su-
perintendent Wood of the street
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-09-09
Craze For Presidential Relies"

and economical buyer, deliberated
for a considerable while over the
choice of piece of lace at the lace
counter. After she had finally made
her selection and departed a fellow
customer of the shop. much more
showily and handsomely dressed than
the presidents wife. who. from lit
tie distance had been watching the
proceedings like hawk, pounced
down upon the saleswoman that Mrs.
Taft had just released, who was busy
folding up her stock. Which piece,
did Mrs. Taft buy?" asked the eager
onlooker with avidity. She was
shown. I'm take all the rest of that
piece OF lace" the woman feverishly
declared. The Taftian touch and the
Taftian taste had given the airy fab
ris fictitious value in the purchas-
er's eyes, truly ludicrous.
A local paper recently remarked in
all seriousness that Mrs. Taft was
seen not long ago walking democrats
ically down F street, carrying her
pocketbook in her hand" An eceen-
trio proceeding not to carry Ii IN her
teeth
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-09-09

THE loyal legion of congress wom-
en-, who hung on in Washington
during the dog days. encouraging
their husbands, found surcease for
sultry solitude In auctions. The Wash
ington female is auction mad There's
greater glamour here over the sale
of other peoples old rubbish than any
where else in the country. Power is
always changing hands. Nobody
stays put in his high estate, and when
the dignitaries get their walking pa
pers they sell out all their household
goods, as a rule. Hence the avid fem
mime scramble for foreign and his
toric relics. The smartest society is
always to be found in the fashionable
auction rooms in Washington.
THE retiring foreign minister"
dodge is worked to a fine financial
finish by foxy auctioneers. There are
usually more auctions to celebrate
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-09-09
Congress Pages Need Supervision

member has sent home boy who
fell into bad ways and could not DO
brought under discipline. There is
not such a large proportion of the dis
trict boys In the house as in the SEN
ate. They come from many states.
but some of the more distant states
are not represented
1t Is doubtless fact that the boys
In both houses of congress are under
closer supervision than was the case
at one time. A few examples opened
the eyes of the authorities to what
dangers might confront boys far from
home without the refining Influences
that are inseparable from a mothers
love and care. While the restraint
Is not irksome, II is designed to be at
least wholesome and for the entire
good of the youths who may very
likely grow up to be themselves max
ers of laws and rulers of the land.
without doubt 1t has been great
trial to most of the youngsters to be
deprived of their vacations for such
long time. The call Of the woods
and fields is strangely insistent to
youth. Every normal, healthy. man.
ly boy yearns to get out in the open
TO swim, ride, shoot, sail or dlsport
himself In the water To be confined
within even marble walls cannot conf
pensate for the freedom of the fields
and so the page boys are happy at
last in the prospect Of unlimited en-
joyment for time and a rest from
the cares which sit but III at best On
yOuDp shOul6ers
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-09-09
TOOLS USED IN CULTIVATION.
Implements Employed Vary Somewhat
According to the Crop and Its
Stage of Growth.

The implements employed in cult.
walton will vary somewhat with the
crop and with it's stage of growth.
Tillage of ground before the crop is
up and when the plants are very
small, especially listed crops, should
be with the spike-tooth harrow with
the teeth set at considerable slant.
weeds are most easily destroyed
when they are coming up. The har-
row is very useful for this purpose
and at the same time it produces the
soil mulch. distinct advantage in
the use of the harrow Is the rapidity
with which the ground may be gone
over The spike-tooth harrow or the
disk harrow followed by the spike
tooth harrow, should also be used in
summer culture intended to conserve
moisture for future crop. When the
plants are too large to be cultivated
with the harrow, any of the modern
double cultivators will do good work
in cultivating corn and similar crops;
but when equipped with gangs of three
or five narrow shovels that throw the
soil but little, they are still more eff
cient for surface cultivation, unless the
ground has become weedy from inabil-
ity to cultivate it because of the wet
weather. Bladelike shovels that run
nearly horizontal and cut off this lay
er OF soil are effective unless there
be too much trash. These blades can
be so adjusted that the soil will pass
over them, forming loose layer,
which on drying will protect the moist
soil below
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-09-09
Improbable Weeds.

Most farmers know that it is not
profitable to raise weeds. 1t is I'M
derstood that they take food that be-
longs to other plants, use as much wa
ter and, in many instances, shade the
plants. There is an attempt being
made by the department of agricul-
ture to prove whether weeds are poi
sonous to cultivated plants or not. So
far as the department has gone, the
results indicate that some weeds are
poisonous and may work more in
jury to crops by poisoning than by abb
sorbing moisture and fertility from
them.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-09-09

Well bred or even good grade pigs
should weigh GO to 80 pounds when
weaned at three months of age. and
should then go on alfalfa. clover or
other fresh green pasture and have
corn twice day. Late in the sum-
mer there should be ready for them
a pasture of rape, field peas, or soy
beans, besides the corn. If their teeth
become sore, change 20 shelled corn.
soaked "a hours in water, slightly
sailed.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-09-09

r HE presidential people never cease
to be objects Of the most poignant
interest They never pail on the pub
lie curiosity, even here in Washing
ton. where presidents are human ma
lures daily food.
Shortly before Mrs, Taft's departure
for her summering she attended a
concert at fashionable theater. Her
discarded program dropped to the
floor as she got up to leave. Instant
ly those near by who were watching
every motion of the notable lady made
a stampede for the worthless piece of
paper, each anxious to secure 1t Gs
a relic.
On one of her latest shopping ex-
petitions, Mrs. Taft, being a careful
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-09-09
Beneficial Cultivation.

1t is by some considered that Is
inches of water is sufficient to mature
crops. This is probably true if the
water can all be made available for
beneficial use. But in sections which
receive annually twice Is inches crops
are sometimes cut short for lack of
moisture. Cultivation of the moisture
is the best insurance that can be
taken on crops in almost any agricul-
tural region.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-09-09

Use the moving machine for clean.
ing up fence rows both in the field
and along the roadside. Weeds and
other undesirable growth take up val
liable room, prevent nutritious grasses
from growing. and their seeds scat
ter over the land. Cut them before
they go to seed
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-09-09
Cow Is NeuIected-

No animal on the farm is drawn
upon so greatly and gets so little for
what she has to do as the COW. We
demand of her that she give milk
enough to make a profit; that she pro.
duce healthy, vigorous calf and that
she support herself in good health.
No wonder the Hindoos considered
her as one of heavens most precious
gifts to men.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-09-09
erlt and lime for chickens.

1t is well to keep grit and lime
within reach of the chickens all the
time. 1t is true that in a country
like ours, they can gather plenty of
grit from the fields, but it is a mat
ter of convenience to keep it about
the house where the hens can get
at ii,
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-09-09
Lazy Hen unavoidable.

Industrious fowls are the kind to
keep. 1t matters not what the breed
is. the lazy hen is Improbable. 1t
is the Industrious hen that produces
eggs.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-03-27
fine WOMAN CONE.
Mrs. j. w. Stewart Dies Very
Suddenly at Her Home, 821
Nineteenth Street.
HEART FAILURE THE CAUSE
Was One of Earnest Workers of
Broadway Church-Anniversar
Reception is Postponed.

Mrs. Rosabella Mclean Stewart,
teenth street passed away at o'clock
this morning. her death being entirely
unexpected, and coming as a great
shock to her family and many friends.
While Mrs. Stewart has been falling
in health for some time, she was able
to be up and around. Last evening
she ate supper as usual. and this morn
ing when she awoke gave her daugh-
ter some directions in regard to the
household affairs. A short time after
wards she was found dead. Heart
failure was responsible for the Ceath.
Mrs. Stewart was born Dec. &c, 1S45,
at Shiprensburg, Pa, her parents be-
ing Mr.. and Mrs. William Mclean.
Her marriage to DR.. Stewart took;
place at her own home Dec. 5, 1867,
and soon afterwards the couple moved
TO Rock Island, where they had made
their home since. Mrs. Stewart was
one of the most beloved and respected
ladies in the city. her earnest la5ors
in charitable fields gaining for her
host of friends and admirers. She
was a member of the Broadway Pres
byterian church, and one of its most
earnest workers until few years ago,
when her falling health compelled her
to give up some of her assumed duties
towards those who needed help. Be
sides being a member of the church,
she was a member of nearly all the
organizations in the church, and she
was prominent factor in them all.
The w. c, T. U. of this city looked
upon her as a leader in charitable
work, and her earnest endeavors will
be greatly missed.
The Surviving Family.
She is survived by her husband and
eight children, Mrs. Florence Mcneil
OF West PLANES, Mo-; Will M Stewart
of Tishomingo. Okla; Alexander Stew
art of Seattle, Wash; John Stewart
of Omak. Wash; Mrs. Margaret Ran
dolph of Tulsa, Okla; Mrs. Nancy
Norton of Richey. Miss; Miss RosabelIa
Stewart. at home, and James e. Stew
art of Belle Fourche, S. d. There are
also two sisters living. Mrs. NJ. r. Nc
Calister of Pittsburg. and Mrs. Flora
Coughlin of Norristown, Pa.
Reception Postponed
In view of the close relation which
existed between Mrs. Stewart and the
Broadway church. the informal recep-
tion and glee club concert, which the
Rock Island Argus., 1909-03-27
CITY CHA Il.
Kerler & Co. weave rugs.
Buy a home of Reidy Bros.
Read II. K. Walkers want ads.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.

Iledu N. WdlhSE aus.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
For bus and express, Spencer & Trefz
Godfrey's laundry gives green trad
ing stamps.
Chicken lunch at Al Gregg's to-
night. 1921 Second avenue.
Attend the dance given by the Terp
sichorean club at Turner hall tonight
Attend the dance given by TIE Terp-
sichorean club at Turner hall tonight
Browns Business college runs all
summer. Spring term begins April 5
Let KrelI & Johnston do your tip
and furnace work. 1916 Third avenue
II. T. Siemon wants your tin and
furnace work. 1526-1528 Fourth ave
nue.
Try Mrs. Austin's buckwheat flour.
Makes dandy cakes, with the genuine
favor. Ask your grocer.
Nothing so cheap for a good, whole
some, hearty breakfast, as Mrs. Aus
tins pancake flour At ali groeers.
Those interested will be glad 70
know that Monday, April 5, is the
opening of the spring term at Browns S
Business college.
c. w. Hackstadt, 400 Fifteenth
street. announces that he will have or
hand a large supply of absolutely pure
milk and cream, received fresh daily
The Bungalow club, which has for
some time been without a head, lis re
ioicing over the return of its presi
dent, James Long, TO take charge OF
the clubs affairs.
The new Regis shoes for women
have gained footing in Rock Island
that nothing can disturb. II you Gaze
for durability and most catchy mod IL
buy the Regis at McCabe's.
Be sure TO choose the right milliner
It's more important this year than ey,l
to avoid the many unbecoming fa6s
McCabe's force of experienced Mill
ners give assurance of absolute har
mony
The trial of r. j. Fisher, F. Cameron
and J. Hogan, the three men accused
by Victor Van Tieghem, the saloon
keeper, of working him with shor
change scheme, came up this mornin,
at the police station, and was con
tinued until Monday morning. Th'
three men were arrested in the rail
road yards at the east end of the cit,
while trying to get out of town.