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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-27

leguminous crops, the application OF manure,
etc. In not a few instances corn farms have
been rendered more profitable by rearranging
the fields in order to make them more uniform as
regards moisture and soil fertility Soil wash.
ing, that is, the washing away OF the surface
soil-one of the bugbears Of corn growing-is
being prevented by systematic means such as
were almost unheard Of few years ago
The big problem Of fertilizers is one which
touches the very heart of the corn.growing
industry and the experts In and out OF the
government service have prepared very er.
plcit directions for enabling the corn grower
10 add to his soil nitrogen or whatever other
ingredients are most needed TO produce the
longedfor prize ears of corn. 1t has been
found upon investigation that many farmers
have had very different ideas as to how corn
should be planted and cultivated but at the
same time It has been discovered that no
hard and fast rules can be laid down as ap-
pcable TO tho whole country. The corn
grower who is cultivating a deep soil In n sec
ton where there is prolonged dry weather will
obviously have to proceed on different the
DRY from the man whose land is low and wet.
The point that is being driven home is that
each farmer must study his own particular
needs
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-27

in vertical position to the binder attach.
mcnt by means OF chains and gathering arms.
Latterly various improvements and modifica
tions OF the design have been made and new
inventions along the Same line have been in.
troduced. In some OF the machines the binder
is In almost horizontal position instead Of
vertical
Naturally. badly tangled fields make the
progress Of a corn harvester somewhat slow,
but II is remarkable with what precision the
machine will right tho stalks Owing to the
great variation In the height OF the corn, even
In the same field. tho binding attachments are
given great range of operation and in some
machines they are placed as high as 80
inches. The machines weigh from / 400 to
1900 pounds each and cost on an average
Sl25. The average number OF acres cut per
day by such corn binder is upward of eight
and tho total cost per acre of harvesting the
corn by this method tallowlng for cost OF ma
chine wages of driver. outlay for Irvine, etc)
averages about $3.50. Corn shockers cost
about as much as corn binders and weigh ap
proximately the same These are the ideal
machines for owners OF small farms who do
most OF their own work. A man with three
horses and corn shocker can cut about Ave
acres OF corn per day nj total expense of
slO6 per acre as against 81 so per aero With
the machine previously described.
The fundamental features of the corn
shocker are the circular rotating cutters
which cut the corn as the machine advances
and the circular rotating table upon which the
corn Ia collected vertically to form shock,
loading device for handling the shocks adds
greatly TO the efficiency OF the modern an
proved type of machines Corn plckers. ma.
chimes which remove the ears from the stalks
(Which latter are left In the feld) cost $3.50
each and are operated at an expense OF slSl
per acre Combined huskers and shredders
are the lntest additions to corn handling ma
chnery and on uptodate farms these are in
many instances operated by gasoline engines
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-27
a H02E2V corr H!FRW3ZFR 70

An odd circumstance in connection with this
phase Of tho crusade for better methods OF
handling the corn crop waE the discovery by
Uncle Sans Investigators that corn growers
MS n class are very conservative, altogether
100 conservative indeed, for their own good
The implements and methods employed in
Iowa are entirely different from those OF Con.
necticut and The latter. in turn, are dssImiiar
to those in use in Georgia No section has a
monopoly of ali the good things in methods
and machinery and in many instances prac
uco I'm vogue IN one locality could be profit
ably used in another district which had remained
In ignorance Of IT, All this bids fair to be
changed however under the present awaken
ing. Wide.awakc corn growers are paying
visits to other corn producing states than their
own and tho result is likely to be a general
dscarding of poor and adopting of improved
methods.
The depth of planting. the distances be-
tween rows and hills and the depth and fire.
uuency OF cultivation are all corn problems
that are being solved along dependable sclen.
tihc lines after century or more OF discus
sion and dispute Meanwhile the improvement
OF corn cultivating and harvesting machinery
has worked wonders in bringing about tho
new era In the corn fields. Mechanical corn
harvesters have developed more slowly than
the machines for wheat and other cereals, at
tempts TO solve the problem OF mechanically
handling the corn crop dating from 1890.
whereas 1t not until 1891 that Cyrus Nc
Corm!ck made the first reaping machine.
Despite the fact that there almost con.
tInuous experiment in the sphere of corn har.
vesting machinery from the date above men.
toned 1t was not until 1890 that success crowned
the efforts of the inventors. The principle in
corn harvesers and binders which was destined
TO prevail appeared In the year mentioned, the
invention OF an Illinois man. In It's clement.
airy form It consisted Of corn harvester With
tho two dvders passing one on each side OF
u row OF corn, which was cut and carried back
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-27
CURE THAT SORE THROAT

Sore throat IS inflammation OF the
mucous membrane OF the throat, AMI
II this membrane happens 10 be at all
sensitive q predlspositlon TO sore
throat will exist.
PaXtine Toilet An,isepuc is both
preventative and cure for sore
throat because it possesses oxtraor
binary cleansing. healing and germl.
cidal qualities. Just a little in n glass
OF water, used as Eargle, will quick.
ly relieve all soreness and strengthen
the mucous membrane OF the throat.
and thus overcome all tendency to
sore throat
Paxtine is far superior TO liquid an
tiseptics or Peroxide for all toilet and
hygienic uses.
Paxtine may be obtained at any
drug store. 25 and SOC box, or sent
postpaid upon receipt Of price by The
Paxton Toilet Co. Boston, Mass
Send for free sample.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-27
FALSE HUNGER
A Symptom Of Stomach Trouble Cor
rected by Good Food.

There Is, with some forms OF stom.
ach trouble. an abnormal craving for
food which is frequently mistaken for
q good appetite" A lady teacher
writes from Carthage, Mo, to ex-
plain how with good food she dealt
with this sort OF hurtful hunger.
u have taught school for fifteen
years, and up to nine years ago had
good, average health. Nine years ago,
however, my health began to fail.
and continued to grow worse steadily,
in spite Of Doctors prescriptions, and
everything could do. During all this
time my appetite continued good, only
the more | ate the more wanted to
eat-l was always hungry.
THE first symptoms OF my break.
down were q distressing nervousness
and loss OF flesh. Tho nervousness
grew so bad that finally 1t amounted to
actual prostra:ion. Then came stom.
ach troubles. which were very painful.
constipation which brought on piles,
dyspepsia and severe nervous head
aches.
The doctors seemed powerless to
help me, said | was overworked, and
at last urged me to give up teach
ing, II | wished to save my life.
But this could not do kept on
at 1t as well as could, each day grow
ing more wretched, my willpower
alone keeping me up. till at last a
good angel suggested that try q diet
of Grape.Nuts food, and from that
day to this have found 1t delicious
always appetizing and satisfying.
II owe my restoration to health to
Grape-Nuts. My weight has returned
and for more than two years have
been FREQ from the nervousness, con.
stipatlon, piles. headaches, and all the
ailments that used to punish me so.
and have been able to work freely and
easily" Name given by Postum Co..
Battle Creek, Mich.
Read the little book, The Road to
MELVILLE" In pkgs There's Reason"
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time 20 time. They
are genuine, true, and full OF human
interest
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-27
To Raize Old Paris Fortress

sian, NJ. lvanoff. had gone for n drive
IN taxicab. The motor broke down
near the Notifications, and while It
was being put right NJ. Ivanoff went
for n stroll. lie was not more than
couple OF hundred yards away from
his cab when two men and two women
attacked him. stabbed him in seven
places, robbed him of all his money
and his watch and chain and a val.
liable scarfpin. and left him for dead.
The two women have been arrested,
but their companions are still at
large. The incident is being used as
another argument for the leveling OF
the Notifications. Another argument
still is, of course, the great value of
the land for building purposes.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-27
able Persons Rent Space From Gov
eminent and Attack Pedestrians.

There is talk, as there has been
talk for years. OF leveling the FORTH.
cations of Paris. which are perfectly
useless now in the improved condi.
tons OF modern warfare. and OF
building houses on the large tract OF
ground which would be set free right
round Paris. At present the fortiflca
lions are not only useless as a pro.
lection to the city in time OF war, but
they are absolutely dangerous to the
citizens In time of peace. According
70 the law large space around the
Qualifications is kept free Of all stone
buildings. This military zone, rs 1t
Is called, has no houses upon It, but
little one-story huts are allowed to
be built there and are rented at tiny
rentals by the military authorities.
Their cheapness and discomfort at.
tract undesirable tenants, and the
Paris apache has for years made a
hunting ground of tho Notifications,
Only a few days ago a rich Rus.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-27
4 kZIhZIGPS cSnE NM TuRWAAT'

Sas more widespread miscorccption regarding
the needs Of corn than about any other leading
!arm commodity
For the purpose OF putting our farmers on
the right track in their corn growing Uncle
Sam during the past few years had field agents
DIT demonstrators travelling about the country
all the while TO give advice and assistance to
the corn growers who do not appear to be
doing the thing the best way At first there
was disposition TO regard with dstrust II not
with suspicion the advice Of these book farm.
srs." but gradually they proved that they
sould double and triple corn yields with scarcely
a cent of extra expense. they won over to
their side a considerable portion OF the farm
Ing community and this missionary work" is
now being extended until In time It will EN-.
brace the corn belt" where strange as It may
seem the farmers are not getting nearly all
that they should out OF the land-that is II
you lot these government sharps tell It.
The first boost that was given to the Amer.
lean corn crop came through Improvement by
seed selection. The experts have induced the
farmers to select their seed corn with great
care in the field instead of merely making use
Of what happens TO remain In the crib at plant
Ing time and the improvement from this cause
alone has approximateG at least twenty per
cent. Most of the progressive corn growers
have also awakened to the wisdom OF properly
preserving seed corn by keeping It dry during
the winter in a special seed house instead OF
merely entrusting II to the corn crib In the old
baphazard way. 1t has now come to the pass
where the best quality OF corn is worth s25 per
bushel more for seed purposes than unsolicited
corn.
second effective method of improving our
corn crop has as its purpose the Improvement
OF the condition of the soil In accordance with
the studied requirements of corn cultivation
Modern science is teaching the farmer that It
simply Will not pay to attempt corn growing
on poor land until It is brought into n fertile
condition by the growing and blowing under of
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-27

william" said Mrs Pcckcm, stern
ly, did you ever stop to think that
some one might steal me when you
are away"
We'll" responded the poor husband.
with far.away look. q was a little
alarmed when horse thief was prowl.
ing these parts last week"
Mrs. Pockem stIffened up haughtlly.
"A horse thief, eh?"
Eyes. heard that he carried of
two or three nags from this district"
And then Peckem made n Decline for
the door.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-27
boy Scout" Movemen, Spreads.

The boy scouts movement has
reached the Malay peninsula, and
Singapore is to have fine organiza.
ton under the patronage OF the gov.
ernor and chief Justice. II is good
thing in many ways. aside from the
military training. and bids fair to
become one OF the permanent and
most popular institutions OF the PENN.
sula. All through the British colonies
boy scout organizations are being
formed.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-27
Thlnnest Man Weds

The thinncst man in the world vas
married recently by Municipal Judge
John II. Newcomer at the city hail
Il had to look three timcs to see
him" said the Judge
The man Is Arthur Anterior, twenty
four years old Though FIVE feet high,
he weighs only thirty.eiEht pounds
he married Blanche Buckley, nineteen
years old who weighs 1876 pounds
Chicago Daily News.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-27
A Suggestion.

IF the sea had milky way as well
as the sky wouldn't It be convenient
for the sailors?"
In what wayf"
They could have floating dairies
when their boats skinned tho waves"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-27
Accented nj Last

Poet-My epic on the coming cor.
onation has been taken.
Wire-Oh. darling, I'm so glad!
Who's taken II?
Poet-Mary took II this morning to
light the study fire withl--Loudon
Opinion.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-27

The advance which has been made concerns
not only the methods employed in nurturing
and handling the corn crop but also the means
employed, that is the machinery which is do.
Ing much to aid human Drawn in caring for
the golden kernels.
Whereas progressive farmers have In man.
Instances worked out their own salvation as
regards the improved methods Of corn cultiya
ton, It is perhaps only fair TO give the major
portion of the credit to the United States
department of agriculture, which has worked
In cooperation with the State Agricultural col
leges and experiment stations to bring about
better understanding of the requirements OF
.he corn crop. Many an odfashioncd farmer
has been wonl to assume that every tiller Of
tho soil knew from his boyhood apprenticeship
On the farm all that there is to know about
growing corn and yet the experts OF the agri-
culture department found that in reality there
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-27

Give Defiance Starch q fair trial
try 1t for both hot and cold starching.
and II you don't think you do better
work, in less time and at smaller cost.
return It and your grocer will give
you back your money.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-27
He Wondered.

What do you think Of my hat
dear? | bought it at n great reduc
ton"
Good heavens What size was Il
before they began to reduce IT,"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-27
He Thought So.

Eve-hm | well dressed woman
ADAM guess SO; you never wear
q fig leaf more than once.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-27

George acts like n fool
mo An actor could never come az
.ose to nature as that. variety Life
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-27

For a trainwrccker no punishment
can be too severe
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-27

Many a man who has no music in
his soul can play on womans heart.
strings
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-27
Tip rOIlATE METHODS OF HAND
LING TILE CORN CROP b b J..

HERE Is no branch OF agricultural
activity In the United States
where the past few years has
witnessed greater improvement
in methods of cultivation and har.
vesting than in the sphere of corn
growing. This is as II should be
for corn is easily one of our
most important crops. Indeed,
although the fact is not generally
recognized, II is n greater wealth
producer-considered in the broad
uanun- than 20 tho ubpnt prpp
Arizona republican., 1911-10-10
Turning to Taft.

While President Taft is in the west the republicans of the east are stand ing up to be counted on his side Tn their state convention the republi- cans of New Jersey had this to say:
 We indorse the calm. judicial at titude of President Taft in the face Of unreasonable clamOr for nasty legisla- ton and ill-adyised remedies, and we approve his determination to apply business principles in the treatment of the problems of the day.
 The time has come to call halt, not upon true reform, but upon that political demagoguery which, under the cloak of the cry of reform. seeks political preferment. and decries hon est business. A national crisis is impending We need real statesman ship, less talk, and more intelligent action
 The republicans of Massachusetts were no less emphatic in their en- dorsement of the president:
 We heartily endorse the admins tration of President Taft, who. with out being a politician, has steadily grown in the confidence and affection of the people and has exercised in his office administrative capacity and judicial judgment which make him a safe and sound leader"
 Even more significant of the turn of popular sentiment is the result of the Massachusetts primaries. Cover nor Foss, democrat, who was tri- umphantly elected governor last year, received in the primaries the other day only about half the number of votes that were cast for the republi- can candidate.
Arizona republican., 1911-10-10
The Sanctity of an oath-Ashurst's
 Notion.

The corrupt practices act" passed at the late session of congress, ex tracts from which were printed in these columns the other day, require all candidates for representative or United States senator to file at Washington sworn statements of the expenses incurred by them in their primary campaign, and in their cam paigns for the general election, and also in connection with their candi- dacy before legislatures.
 With the consent of the Hon. Henry F. Ashurst, a democratic candidate for United States senator for Arizo- ma, a copy of his sworn statement of expenses so far incurred in the primary campaign has reached The Republican.
 MT. Ashurst's statement is interest ing in several of its items. For ex- ample. it is shown that his disburse- ments to the newspapers to date cover $25 to the Prescott Courier; s25 to the Phoenix Sun; SS5 to the Phoenix Democrat; s17 to the Phoe- nix Gazette: $50 to the Tucson Voice of the People. and similar sums to various other democratic papers of the territory.
 But the items which we think are deserving of special attention are the following:
 Paid to J. M. Shott for band
 to keep audience from run
 ming away while l spoke at
 Phoenix ................S S4O.OO That between the 1st day of
 September and the 9th day of
 October, 1911, I spent for the
 purpose of renewing old ac-
 quaintances the sum Off,. 500 And for the purpose of making
 new acquaintances ......-...lo.o .oO
 It is the purpose of the federal law with which this statement pur- ports to comply, that a solemn, truth full statement of expenses shall be made and sworn to. In swearing to the statement which includes the items we have quoted, Mr. Ashurst quite clearly discloses his own pe- culiar notions of the sanctity of an oath.
Arizona republican., 1911-10-10
TAFT WILL USE 4
 SOLID SILVER SPADE
This Inexpensive Implement Will Be Employed to Turn First Ground
 For the Great Exposition.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Oct. 9-Thc ground breaking exercises of the Pan anna Pacific exposition at which Prcsi- dent Taft will officiate next Saturday promises to be one of the most notable celebrations in the city's history. \ military and naval parade will pre- cede the ceremonies at the stadium Golden Gate park. An elaborate prp- gram, including speeches and choral singing has been arranged A solid silver spade. with a redwood handle, embossed with silver will be used by the president in turning over the first sod. The president will arrive Friday in time to attend the big banquet at which a thousand covers will be spread.
Arizona republican., 1911-10-10

ing to the ragged edge of a precarl- ous legality and it is not difficult to foresee the day when the palpable evasions of the spirit if not the letter of the law will be unable to stem the increasing tide of public disapproba- tion The world is simply outgrow- ing that sort of thing and those in whom the primeval lust for blood and suffering has survived must turn to something else or get along alto gethcr without the satisfying of such abnormal. unhealthy and unsportsman- like desires. When a white preacher can be lauded for getting into the ring with a negro bonc-breaker and women are appealed to in behalf of this degrading sport. it would seem to be high time to count ten. for it is already so 'groggy' that the knockout is in sight-Kansas City Journal
Arizona republican., 1911-10-10
Current Comment
A ToTTERING SPORT

The demand of Governor Dix Of New York for the repeal of the law under which the prize fights have been permitted in the guise of boxing con tests is only another evidence that this so-called sport is tottering to it's fall and that the spectacle of one bruiser beating another into insensi- biIity will in the not distant future be an exceedingly rare one. That the victory of d negro prize fighter over the white champion has had some thing 10 do with the conditions which prevail is not improbable. and If that demoralizing spectacle aids in accom- plishing the abolition of such eXhlbi- tions of brutality the Reno fight will not have been in vain.
 An interesting illustration of the psychology of prize fighting is afford fight pictures were rendered finan- cially worthless by Johnson's victory but in the more significant fact that another contest between Johnson and a white hope" has been pro- hibited in England, on the thinly yelled theory that the probable vic tory of the black man would cause disaSterous disturbances among the black subjects of the British empire To be entirely consistent. even in the capricious laws governing prize fight ing. the latest news indicates that the judicial ban upon the JOhnsonW Wells fight means the end of prize fighting in England regardless of color.
 In this country the game is cling
Arizona republican., 1911-10-10

and is not even inconvenienced by
 trial for two or three years after the crime. affords a striking example of this kind of immunity. Chicago's murder record is deplorable, but If the truth were told, practically the same conditions prevail in all of our large cities One need hold no brief for the gallows to be alarmed at the ease and facility with which murder
 CTS escape justice in this country"
Arizona republican., 1911-10-10
THE MEN WHO WHIPPED THE
 DESERT.

The men who whipped the desert Were Sinewy and brown; They were no whitefaced striplinCS Who camped where sprang the
 town; No life of ease could lure them. When called some distant trail: Each waGon-top was gleaming
 Like some bold vikings sail. The men who whipped the desert Were steeled unto alarm; What meant the shock Of onset,
 Save strife in all it's charm? Their wheels rolled on, relentless Their wagon-tops still gieamed; So may they pass. well ordered. To conquests yet undreamed. Arthur Chapman in Denver Repub- lican.