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The Adair County news., 1911-07-12

Tolow.n@ an unusually dry season
such as last, aD increased interest is
being shown hy corn beit farmers in
thar type Of ,UlJivator which VIII xiii
weeds and 1T the same time 50 stir the
sol. as in the largest measure to con
as result Of repeated experience that
rba surface or knife cuitIr9tor will
do this. 1t cuitiyGJes thoroughly and
kills many weeds that the shovel cult
vaJ0r viii miss. while there IS a gain
in Weld at huskins' time of ali the
way from SIX to twelve bushels per
acre.
The Adair County news., 1911-07-12

Apples should be thinned when they
are about the size of a hickory nut to
at least six inches apart, and in the
course of the work only the thriftiest
and most perfect apples should be kept
on the tree
The Adair County news., 1911-07-12

\ report recently issued by New Zea-
land dairy authorities places The value
o. an acre of pastus3ee when sold in
the form Of butter at from SO to SO.
The difference here Indicated is direct
~ due to the ability Of the individual
COW 10 convert grass iu,o batter
The Adair County news., 1911-07-12

Three inches of rainfall strung along
over Period of three days will cause
the average man, previously fearfnl of
burning up with drought, to boiler for
life preserYers.
The Adair County news., 1911-07-12
Art IN FRUIT PACKING.

Reap Worth While Reward.
Here is shown the way to pack rasp-
berries for the high class markets.
Selected and fixed as they are. they
are poems of nature, and the short
haired farmer who gets them ready
often makes more on crate than the
long haired poet makes on Il perfectly
good set OF verses.
First. Of course. you must have yo1r
perfect berry, and after that 10 care
is too great 10 send it u market in
The Adair County news., 1911-07-12

Innarure's economy the wood hucl,
occupies about the same relative place
as the mole disS holes in the ground
that are source of considerable am
noTHuee, vet performs e service il the
destruction Of vermin Of one kind and
another that makes it possible to class
il as a real bcncfactor Of the tiI.er Of
the soil In case il seems Imperative
to dispose Of n woodchuck it May be
done easily by saturating piece of
absorbent cotton with carbon bisul-
Pride CS2) and inserting ii in the
animals burrow. The several openings
70 the burrow should be stopped with
earth 50 as to prevent an escape of the
animal and make. the gas more effec-
tive.
The Adair County news., 1911-07-12

While the damage done by The fam
lily of borers that work III the trunk
and limbs of trees is much less than
that done by those found at or just
below the surface of the ground. it is
we'll to keep IN eye open for them. We
noticed dead strip of bark in the up
per trunk of a thrifty top grated
Wealthy tree the other day and sup
posed at first view that it was caused
by some rot fungus getting a foot
hold. A closer inspection with knife
showed that the dead spot was due to
one of the borers referred to that had
been working for a considerable time
unmolested.. The birds of the wood
pecker family get many of these Dor
ers. but this one they had skipped.
We scraped the dead inner and outer
Dark away. killed the borer and will
paint the wound.
The Adair County news., 1911-07-12

Resolve not to be poor: whatever yoo
have, spend less.-Dr. johnson.
The Adair County news., 1911-07-12

Town taxes are now due call and set
lie at once. Geo. Cofey, Collector,
The Washington times., 1911-08-22
What's on the Program, in
Washington Today

Meeting of following lodges. Junior
Order of United American Mechanics: !:
Jefferson, No II, Twelfth and H
streets northeast; Washington, No
13. $50 Twentieth street northwest;
Potomac, No. 20. 1915 Thirty-frst
street northwest; Jaspar, No. %,
Fifth and G streets northwest. and
Independent Council, No. =, Seventh
and D streets northwest.
Meeting of following lodges Improved
order of Red Men: Idaho Tribe, No.
13. twelfth and H streets north
east. Seltese Tribe. No. Is. seventh
and D streets northwest; Osceo!a
Tribe, No. 10. Masonic Hall, Tenley-
town special meeting OF the Great
Council OF the District of Columbia
Twelfth and II streets northeast,
and Waneta Council. No: s. Degree
northwest
Meeting Camp No. 3, Patriotic Order
of Sons of America, Little Falls sta
tion, Conduit road.
Meeting of following Masonic lodges:
Federal, No. l. called on: Acacia.
No. IS. z. C; Takoma, No. 29. +. g
DeMolav Mounted Commandery' NO
4. Knights Templar.
Meeting of following lodges. Knights
of Pythias: Webster, No. I; Excel
sior, No "A; Capitol. No. "a: Ger
mania, No. IS, business. and Myrtle,
No. 25, Knight Rank.
Meeting of following lodges, Odd Eel
lows: Washington. No. s. second de-
gree: GOLDEN Rule. No. II, ana Phoe-
nix. No. 2S, regular work: Amity: NO
27, degree work; encamprnents; FREQ
., Stuart, No. Z. degree work.
Meeting of Capital Circle, No. 3l5
projected Home Circle, Northeast
Temple, 18th and H streets north
east, p. m.
The Washington times., 1911-08-22
"MARSE HENRY" THE WAY
OF THE STEAM ROLLER

A Kentucky convention ran the
steam roller over "Marse Henry" Wat
terson in Louisville the other day after
some of the most lurid threats of what
"Marse Henry would do that ever
appeared in print. Still the old war
horse does not seem to bear any Ill
will, judging from this, which appear
ed in the Courier journal next day:
Polly" says the Belle of Hell-for-
Sartin to the young lady of Yuba Dam.
the young lady Of Yuba Dam, No, but
l wanted TO have went" Urey, did you
go TO the hanging? Well. it was bully
You ought ito have went"
However, it was a warm occasion.
When Kentucky Democrats are not
fighting the Republicans they content
themselves as best they can with a
scrap in the party, and say, stranger,
as John Fox would remark, when they
fight they make the fur fly! These are
parlous times down that way. The
Republicans are in power and don't
show any present intention of letting
20. The Hon. "Pres" Kimball of Fay
cite county, whom the convention lis
tened to because he didn't want any
thing and wasn't mad at anybody"
reminded the delegates that
we'd better do what we're here for
and not monkey around too long, Tor
some of these Kentuchans are gettin'
hetter'n hell.
We don't know exactly what they
are so hot about; but, Judging from
what they did to "Marse Henry" the
Star-eyed Goddess must be ready to
make a bee-line for the Cyclone cellar
AS for "Oiley Jeems" McCreary, we
can see him getting comfort down
Louisville way in the next few months
The one thing that seems certain is
that former Gov. j. G. w. Beckham
has got his old machine in working
order and has a firm grip on the
| throttle.
The Washington times., 1911-08-22
BY CHAMP CLARK.
Speaker of the House.

that surprised
enemies The extra session in
quality combined
insurgents, and the combined
sugents Senate especially In the unanmty
developed by the House Democrats.
predicted freely VocIerousy enthusiastically confidently
press orators that pieces.
oreIy disappointed all their expectations.
example Democrats everywhere Snered
of negaon and being utterly lacking
ability craftsmanship, through the
legislation and better than has
in the length Of time In twenty
order the elections
i90 Of which well be proud and on which
will sweep the country In 1912.
To completely standpat Republicans demorad
only the statements that there
rejoicing and congaulatOn at the White House be-
failed by scratch the wothrds majority to
override the Presidents veto, although have only sxtthree
majority To this complexion has last that the Presi
dent who rode into by huge majority is glad
the humiliation of having his Overdden House
tanning majority Of only sixty three Small faVors thank
fully received by the Administration
honestly perteDy endeavored relieve the Of
Of of taxation President
game"
The Washington times., 1911-08-22
CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND
NEAR SOLDIERS HOME
To the Editor OF THE TINES.

To the Editor of THE TINES:
Near Eagle Gate, the main entrance to
the Soldiers Home, is an attractive
woodland on an eminence higher than
any portion OF the home inclosure. Ons
of the veterans, a lover OF woods and
fresh air, has pitched a tent ont there,
and in ten years of love and labor has
made it attractive with swings. benches,
tables, etc, to the joy and comfort of
children, adults, picnic parties, and
campers. The old man longs to have it
set apart for a playground for chill
dren without the obnoxious signs, Keep
off the grass" He wants it written up
to arouse public sentiment, and has
asked If l would do this. Both 4le and
the land were strangers to me until to-
day. l am not TO be paid in any way
for writing 1t up, and neither he nor
would get one penny, whether the
land be sold to the Government or a
private purchaser. He says it is owned
by a Mr.. Nathaniel Wilson, who, he
thinks, is a lawyer in our city. 1t may
seem like an anomaly today, to find
anyone willing to turn a finger for an
other without expecting that finger to
get into some financial pie, but it's
true. If you could talk with this old
man, and feel his hopes and enthusiasm,
you would gladly lend a helping hand,
thus giving him hope to see his dreams
realized. A z. w.
The Washington times., 1911-08-22
BY ROBERTL. OWEN,
Senator from Oklahoma
(Democrat.)

Copyright, 1911. by The United Press)
The extra session, thanks to the
Democrats, has removed some
of the barriers to commerce be-
tween the United States and
Canada by the reciprocity
agreement.
Thanks also to the Democrats, we
have provided for admission of
Arizona and New Mexico, In
which 1 rejoice to have had a
part The refusal Of the Presi-
dent to permit unrestricted con.
stitutonal government to Ari-
zOna Is a distinct national mis-.
fOrtune.- The recall Of judges
will be demanded by the people
of the States whenever they find
it necessary. II is a fundament-
al right which every State
should have, whether the policy
be wise or foolish.
The initiative, referendum, and
recall has made a national ad-
vance, through the approval by
Congress of that part of Ari-
ZOna's constitution.
The President himself has been
compelled to concede the right
and the justice Of the initiative,
the referendum, and the recall
with the sole exception Of the
judiciary.
The Presidents refusal to accept
the wool schedule Is equivalent
to saying that he Is not willing
to agree to the schedules ac-
ceptable to the progressive ele-
ment of his own party.
The wisdom or the unwisdOm Of
his views must be settled by the
people.
The Washington times., 1911-08-22
RESENTS THE ATTACK
MADE ON MISS ABBOTT

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
rs the famous and Infamous Dick-to-
Dick letter an ordinary and stupid
forgery, misshapen and untimely born
Of the disturbed and distempered imagi-
nation of an irresponsible, hysterical.
petticoated muck-raker?" 1 quote from
the Congressional Record of August 10
from a speech delivered by Congress
man Humphrey of Washington. The
reference is to Miss NJ. F. Abbott Miss
Abbott Is supporting herself by her
work as a magazine writer and research
worker. Therefore, such an attack
tends to irjure her means Of livelihood
as we'll as her character. A Congress-
man is exempt from libel laws, there
fore Mr.. Humphrey was safely shielded
by Congressional privilege when he in
suited a defenseless woman. Is there
no way by which this cowardly action
can be brought to the attention Of Con-
gressman Humphreys constituents? I
am quite willing to leave the matter to
them. NJ. H. g.
The Washington times., 1911-08-22
STERILlZING THE VERNACU'
LAR OF THE CANAL.

Solomon's Temple has always enjoyed
a unique sort of distinction because OF
the fact that it was built without the
noise of hammers and whipsaws and
iackplanes and all the other paraPher-
MALTA of carpentry. The Panama canal
is to have the distinction, equally
unique, of having been constructed so
far as future work goes without pro-
fanity-if Colonel Cocktails recent or
ders are carried into effect.
The censor who is to take official cog
nizance of any outbreaks such as are
peculiar to the fish markets of Billings
gate has a job which no ordinary
linguist will envy. For be it under
stood they speak divers tongues down
there on the Canal Zone, and each and
every one has vocabulary which is
particularly rich in expletiyes. From
the rolling "Carramba!" of the ro-
nance languages to the fearful My
world" which Jamaica may be assum-
ed to have borrowed from the mother
country, the laborers, brown, ecru, and
gingercake, who have come from all
the margins of the Caribbean, have
brought their pet by-words. Whoever
could distinguish the various shades
of meaning belonging to all that stock
of profanity would be equipped to have
been universal interpreter at the tower
of Babel.
A still more serious aspect Of the
situation lies in the fact that the work
is carried on to a large extent by the
aid of Government mules. Does any
one seriously believe that an honest
davis work can be secured from a
Government mule without addressing
him at times in terms which are
pointed rather than polite? Is it not
true that as result of long training
the brief and emphatic phrases which
squeamish rhetoricians regard as pro-
fame are, so to speak, the very mother
tongue of the mule? Fancy the stolid
indifference, not to say contempt, with
which an isthmian Maude would regard
the Panamanian equivalent of "Will
you kindly go on" She would bray
for very scorn of such mollycoddle fool
ing!
OF course, the canal would be just as
strong, and would furnish just as safe
passageway for those who go down
to the sea in ships, if the "mixellaneous
medley" of men who are constructing
it should indulge only in the politer
forms of conversation, such as the rela
tive merits of Browning and the author
of 20, Sassafras," for example, but it
is much to be feared that the delay
will be long if the language of the
zone is to be Bowdlerized and fumi
gated before the work proceeds further
The Washington times., 1911-08-22
BY JAMES r. MANN,
Representative from Illinois.
Copyright. 1911. by The United Press }


wise
fined the special session to the consideration Of the reciprocity
only. of they they
bungle legislation They the Of the cOnsu
onaI amendment for direct election Of Senator's insisting
upon coupling with another Constitution
deprive the General Government of of its necessary powers
They fought against publicity primary election until
them into yielding They defeated Statehood
Arizona by insisting tnat Congress give practical approval
They prepared knowledge
of form substance.
While entering upon legislation they
consider other needed legislation We unable
legislation especially bills
protect and utilize the Of Alaska
special session President Taf
craftsmanship the ncompetency the
legislation They have tried put the President
They hoist their peard
the special session has been strengthen the President
weaken the Democrats before the country.
The Washington times., 1911-08-22
case conclude that Wiley is right about

case conclude that Wiley is right about
it.
An evcn-money bet on poisoning
people isn't good gambling chance.
That's about the issue between Wiley
and the people who have found him
pig-headed and unmanageable. Wiley
isn't much of a sport. He doesn't think
the people ought to take even chances
OH being poisoned.
Beyond that, he thinks the law
ought to mean what it says, and be
enforced accordingly.
On that issue, Wiley has alread
carried the country by a majority that
doesn't need to be counted. a,
The Washington times., 1911-08-22
ByJOSEPHL. BRLSTOW
Senator from Kansas
Republican PogresSfUs

Copyright, 1911. by The United Press.)
The special session has not ac.
cOmplished what 1t should have
done, though 1t has to its credit
some substantial legislation.
The corrupt practices act will
have some restraining influence
on excessive expenditure of
money In Congressional and
Senatorial elections.
The reciprocity agreement, 1
think, will not produce satisfac-
tory results. / think It will
slightly reduce the price of farm
products, but not the cost of
living, because the reduction
Will all be absorbed by mid
dlemen.
Efforts of the progressive Repub-
licans to reduce excessive duties
on manufactured articles failed,
through combination between
the President standpat Repubn-
cans, and certain Democratic
leaders.
The passage by the Senate of the
resolution for direct election of
Senators, is the greatest tri-
umph Of the session for progress
siye government. But that Is
tied up in conference because
certain Southern Democrats de-
mand as a price If its passage
that the Federal Government
shall give up the power it has
always had, to regulate the time
and manner of electing Sena-
tors.
The progressive Republicans have
made the best fight they could
for reduction of excessive tariff
duties, and have laid the fOun-
datiOn for ultimate revision
along the line they advocate.
The Washington times., 1911-08-22
BY VICTOR MURDOCH,
Representative from Kansas. Progressive
Republican.
RepubEcan.
Copyright. 1911. by The United Pr..,J

Copyright by
By far the most important thing that has anspd this session
has been the Of Representative Un
that hereafter will be the public and
In making this statement recognize the fact that
important legislation has been under consideration but should
remembered that will do shape egi
on the interests of the people than anything else that could
be done by Congress-
We have taken two steps the right direction: the matter Of the
popular election United States Senator's and the Of
practices This latter does far
but 1t certain will have additional Legislation
along With these bills
books Congress be depended be thoroughly
resentaiye of the people.
The condition Congress would ken sensitive 6m which
awaits Development Unless Mistaken the people
fairly Congress, so,
they should and will their attention to the judiciary
responsive the will Of the people, Judiciary
Is not should be made and am absolutely confident
1t will be made in the future.
The Washington times., 1911-08-22
ARMY.
Promotions Of officers Coast Artillery

AhmY.
Promotions Of officers Coast Artillery
Corps:
OSCAR I. STRAUB. from major to
lieutenant colonel.
BENJAMIN M. KOEHLER, from cap
tain to major.
Major ROGER BROOKE. Medical
Corps, to General Hospital, the Pre-
sidio of San Francisco.
Major PERCY NJ. .AsHBURN, Medical
Corps, from General Hospital, the
Preside of San Francisco.
Leave for one month granted First Lieu
tenant LEONARD ]. MYGATT,
Fifth Infantry.
Promotions of cavalry officers:
INNS P. SWIFT, from second lieu
tenant, Twelfth Cavalry, to first lieu
tenant, Second Cavalry.
JOSEPH D. PARK, from second lieu-
tenant, Fourteenth Cavalry, to first
lieutenant, Eighth Cavalry.
ARTHUR H. WILSON, from second
lieutenant, Sixth Cavalry, to first
lieutenant, First Cavalry.
Captsin JOHN L. JORDAN, quarter
master, to Tucson and Fort Hua-
chuca, Artz.
The Washington times., 1911-08-22
Amusements.

Re,asco-Coronation pictures in colors,
2:30 and $50 p. m.
Coiumbia-Columbia players In THE
Liars" S:15 p. m.
chase's-Polite vaudeville, 2:16 and SIS
Acadeny-"The Chief of the Secret
Service." 2:15 and Sis p. m.
Gayety-"New Jersey Lilies" 2:l5 and
Cssino-"Love By Wireless" and oon-
tinuous vaudeville, p. m. to II p. m.
Cosmos-Continuous vaudeville, to II
chew Chase Iake-Dancing and music
nv section of Marine Band.
Glen Echo Park-Dancing and music by
section of Soldiers Homo Band. Free
Luna Park-Midway and attractions.
Arcade-Motion pictures. bowling, and
pool.
Colonial Beach-Boardwa)k bathins,
and other amusements; steamers leave
Seventh street wharf daily, except
Monday, 9 a. m; Saturday, 2.3o p. m.
Marshall Hall-Steamer Charles, Macal-
ester leaves Seventh street wharf 10
a, m. $50, and 6:45 p. m. daily. Stops
made al Mt. Vernon
Steamer st. Johns leaves Seventh street
wharf for forty-mile trip on the Po-
tomac, p. m.
chesapeake Beach - Bathing. Fishing
and grabbing: other amusements.
The Washington times., 1911-08-22
Ancient CementS.

1t has been stated that the durability
of the old cements-for instance, those
of the Romans-is due to a low prop
portion of soluble silicates and a low
lime content-under so per cent-and
that most modern high lime cements
are deficient in resisting power when
exposed to waters containing dissolved
alkalis and sulphates. In America a
company has begun the manufacture of
a cement which 1t is claimed will resist
alkalis and sulphates by virtue of a
low lime content and an excess of silica,
using limestone, shale and blast fur
mace Stag as raw materials.
The Washington times., 1911-08-22
REAL HUMANITY
FOUND AMONG LOWLY
o the Editor Of THE TINES:

To the Editor OF The TIMES:
Take not the life you cannot give,
For God ordained all things TO live.
Believing it to be a monstrous injus-
tice to deprive the noblest animals that
God could bestow on the human family
for the material benefit and pleasure
of the life that was given them by the
same omnipotent power that He gave
to man, Is it not revolving to hear glori-
fled in the press the humanity OF
the owner who consigns 10 death by the
last act Of his own life two horses that
had given 'the most fruitful years Of
their youth for the pleasures Of his
household? Now. look at this other
nj :ture. When the time comes that the
old race horse becomes unable to earn
the meal tickets. does TIE gentcmanly
owner do like the society magnatc?
Not ne. lie sends the noble animal
to the richest pasture and to the most
comfortable barn that money can pro-
cure, there tC end his days in peace
and plenty.
Rave as we will about humanity and
philanthropy, 1t is only among the gen.
tie and very, very often among the
humble and animal-lovinG strata of So
ciety that pure and Christianlike hu-
manity Is to be found,
"ADAIR-"
The Washington times., 1911-08-22
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.

Culgoa, and North
Dakota at New York: Rocket, Por-
ter, Dupont, and Blakely at Norfolk;
Wake, Nashville, at Boston; Prairie
at Newport; Yankton at Hampton
Roads; Marietta at Guantanamo;
Albany at Kujiosumi.
Sailed-Washington from Boston for
Hampton Roads, Vermont New
Hampshire, and South Carolina from
Rockport for Hampton Roads, Gel
tic and Delaware, Panther, Nebras-
ka, Virginia, Ohio and North Caro-
lima from Provtncetown for Hamp-
ton Roads, Michigan from New
York for Tangier Sound, Burrows,
FIusser, Lanson, Mccall, Preston
and Sterratt from Newport for Gar
diners Bay, Buffalo from Sitka for
Tatoosh Island, Albany from Nazo,
Japan, for Osima Strait, and Poto-
mac from Norfolk for Annapolis.
The Washington times., 1911-08-22
In the Mail Bag
HAVE
NO HALF-HOLIDAYS
To the Editor Of THE TIMES.

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
I have read your article as to half
holidays for the poor laborers. But
have you forgotten the poor watchmen
in the various Government departments
men who spent. the best DAYS OF their
lives in defense OF our good Old Flag?
Almost all of them have lost a limb
or carry wounds received in the civil
war. They work seven Gays a week
Sundays and legal holidays-no half
days for them, and receive less pay
than laborers.
VETERAN OF CIVIL WAR WATCH
MAN
The Washington times., 1911-08-22
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS

Act Asst. Surg. A. r. SCHIER, ap-
pointed from August 16.
Chief Btsn. ?. HERBERT, retired from
August II.
Chief Btsn. A. STUART, from Naval
Training Station, Newport, to COM
mand the Potomac
Chief Btsn. E. v. SANDSTROM, from
command Of the Potomac to home
and wait orders.
The Washington times., 1911-08-22
Women Save Child.

ELIZABETH N. J., Aug. 22.-Mamie
Otto, nine years old, was burned Sc
verely when her clothing caught fire as
she was playing around the kitchen
stove in her home She ran into the
street with her clothing ablaze. Several
women smothered the flames. The child
was taken to the general hospital.
The Washington times., 1911-08-22
NAVY.

Lieut.. 6. w. DANFoRTH, retired from
Naval Academy, to home.
Lieut. (iunior grade) NJ. F. DRAEMEL
commissioned from February 13.
Ensign r. E. JONES, resignation ac-
cepted August q.
Ensign e. ]. FOY, from the Lancaster
to the Utah.
Passed Asst. Surg. g. G. THOMAS,
from Navy Recruiting Station, Phil
adelphia, to the Rhode Island.
The Washington times., 1911-08-22

The girl he left behind him" seems
to have followed him on out to Camp
Ordway.
The Washington times., 1911-08-22

barbara Frictchie" and all its parodies
are being called to memory by the boys
in camp at frederick.